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Park  Point  PILOT  Agreement  Draws  Criticism By  Roberto  LoBianco Copy  Editor  |  Rlobianco83@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Wilmorite  could  move  forward  with  the  Park  Point  housing  complex  without  paying  any  taxes  on  the  project,  according  to  New  Paltz  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet.  However,  in  February,  Wilmorite  applied  for  a  25-­ year  long  Payment  in  Lieu  of  Taxes,  or  PILOT,  agree-­ ment  with  the  Ulster  County  Industrial  Development  Agency.  If  approved  the  arrangement  would  have  the  FRPSDQ\ SD\ WKH ÂżUVW \HDU RI WKH SODQ ZLWK D JUDGXDO LQFUHDVH WR LQ WKH ÂżQDO \HDU The  town  assessor  estimates  that  Wilmorite  would  owe  $1.5  million  annually  if  Park  Point  were  taxed  at  the  same  level  as  other  properties  in  the  town,  accord-­ ing  to  Zimet.  ³,W ZDV ORRNHG LQWR DQG LWÂśV EHHQ FRQÂżUPHG WKDW the  property  is  tax  exempt,â€?  Zimet  said.  â€œBecause  the  mission  statement  of  the  foundation  did  get  changed  to  include  student  housing,  the  student  housing  portion  of  the  project  will  be  entirely  tax  exempt.â€? In  a  letter  to  faculty  and  staff,  President  Donald  Christian  said,  â€œIt  is  unfortunate  that  many  people  have  not  understood  that  the  developer  will  pay  full  taxes  on  [the  faculty  and  staff]  units  to  support  K-­12  education,  recognizing  that  employees  are  more  likely  than  students  to  have  school-­aged  children.â€? According  to  Christian’s  letter,  additional  hous-­ ing  Park  Point  will  provide  is  critical  to  maintaining  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  enrollment  levels  in  an  increas-­ ingly  competitive  higher  education  environment.  Wilmorite  Inc.,  a  Rochester-­based  real  estate  de-­ YHORSPHQW ÂżUP LV SDUWQHULQJ ZLWK WKH 681< 1HZ Paltz  Foundation  to  construct  a  732-­bed,  $56  million  housing  complex  next  to  the  campus  on  Route  32  South. The  New  Paltz  Foundation,  the  college’s  non-­ SURÂżW IXQGUDLVLQJ DUP SXUFKDVHG WKH DFUH SORW RI land  where  Wilmorite  will  construct  Park  Point  for  $2  million  in  2007  and  plans  to  lease  the  land  to  Wilm-­ orite  for  46  years. However,  Wilmorite’s  decision  to  pay  a  reduced  rate  on  the  student  housing  portion  of  the  project  has  drawn  criticism  from  some  residents  and  Town  Board  members.   â€œI  think  the  big  picture  that  the  foundation  is  miss-­ ing  is  that  we’re  seeing  tuition  increase,  we’re  seeing  URRP DQG ERDUG LQFUHDVH ZHÂśUH VHHLQJ LW WDNH ÂżYH WR six  years  for  students  to  get  through  our  university  system,â€?  Town  Board  member  Kristin  Brown  said.  â€œThe  state  doesn’t  have  enough  revenue  to  operate  its  university  system.  Why  not?  Because  the  state  grants  tax  exemptions  to  billion  dollar  corporations.â€?

Potential  costs  of  Park  Point  complex  continue  to  be  disputed. Â

In  his  letter,  Christian  cites  data  from  the  Hudson  Valley  Pattern  for  Progress  that  shows  a  nearly  20  per-­ cent  decline  in  the  number  of  high  school  graduates  in  Ulster  County  between  1993  and  2020.  Similar  de-­ clines  are  happening  across  the  Hudson  Valley.  â€œColleges  and  universities  throughout  New  York  and  the  Northeast  view  the  same  statistics  that  we  do,  and  are  intensifying  their  recruitment  efforts  in  areas  of  traditional  recruitment  strength  for  New  Paltz,â€?  Christian  said  in  his  letter.  In  a  letter  to  the  Town  Board,  David  Dorsky,  chair  of  the  New  Paltz  Foundation’s  Real  Estate  Commit-­ tee,  defended  Wilmorite’s  pending  PILOT  applica-­ tion  before  the  Ulster  County  Industrial  Development  Agency. “Wilmorite’s  proposed  PILOT  agreement  will  more  than  offset  any  expenses  incurred  by  the  Town  for  providing  additional  municipal  services,â€?  Dorsky  said. According  to  a  report  prepared  by  the  state  comp-­ WUROOHUÂśV RIÂżFH ,QGXVWULDO 'HYHORSPHQW $JHQFLHV were  created  in  1969  to  boost  economic  development.  There  are  114  active  IDAs  throughout  the  state  pro-­ viding  nearly  $500  million  in  tax  exemptions. 7KH FRPSWUROOHUÂśV RIÂżFH HVWLPDWHV WKDW jobs  were  gained  as  a  result  of  such  projects  at  a  cost  of  $2,659  per  job  created,  while  local  taxpayers  had  to  PDNH XS PLOOLRQ LQ UHYHQXHV ORVW WKURXJK 3,/27 tax  exemptions  in  2010  alone.

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The  Mid-­Hudson  region  offered  the  highest  level  of  net  exemptions  of  any  region  in  the  state,  according  to  the  report. A  fact-­sheet  prepared  by  Wilmorite  â€œminimal  im-­ SDFWV DUH DQWLFLSDWHG´ WR 7RZQ ÂżUH SROLFH DQG RWKHU services  â€œbased  upon  previous  experience  with  similar  student  housing  projects  in  the  State.â€? However,  the  initial  cost  estimates  outlined  by  Wilmorite  were  based  on  the  assumption  that  SUNY  New  Paltz  University  Police  would  provide  police  services  to  Park  Point,  according  to  Wilmorite’s  Draft  Environmental  Impact  Statement  on  the  project.  It  was  later  reported  that  University  Police  would  not  be  able  to  patrol  Park  Point.  Their  latest  union  FRQWUDFW SURKLELWV 83' RIÂżFHUV IURP VHUYLFLQJ DQ\ off-­campus  locations,  according  to  University  Police  Chief  David  Dugatkin. The  New  Paltz  Police  Commission  estimates  that  an  additional  $12.5  million  in  emergency  services  costs  over  25  years  would  result  from  the  construction  of  Park  Point,  while  Wilmorite  estimates  $300,000  in  additional  costs  over  the  same  period. “They  can’t  tell  us,  never  having  been  in  New  Paltz,  what  we  need  and  what  we  don’t  need.  That  has  to  come  from  experts  who  have  been  living  here  for  years,â€?  Ira  Margolis,  member  of  the  New  Paltz  Police  Commission  said.

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New  Paltz  Prepares  For  Possible  Smoking  Ban According  to  an  email  sent  out  by  Michael  G.  Malloy,  director  of  environmental  health  and  safety,  smoking  is  prohibited  in  all  cam-­ pus  buildings,  in  SUNY  motor  vehicles,  within  50  feet  of  building  entrances  with  or  without  signage  and  in  all  exterior  stairwells  and  any  building  roofs.  That  restriction  comes  from  a  New  York  state  public  health  law,  Malloy  said. The  current  smoking  policy  has  gained  momentum  and  support  this  year,  with  a  cam-­ pus  wide  email  pushing  students  to  adhere  to  the  50-­feet  rule.  In  terms  of  enforcement,  Malloy  said  new  employee  orientations,  face  to  face  discussions  and  pleading  to  other  com-­ munity  members  to  do  their  part  and  enforce  the  present  smoking  policy  are  strategies  that  work  best.   Fire  drills  are  also  an  important  part  of  on-­campus  smoking  awareness  and  policy  en-­ forcement,  however  SUNY  New  Paltz  has  had  its  share  of  real  incidents,  Malloy  said.   ³7KHUH KDYH EHHQ D IHZ >ÂżUHV@ IURP P\ recollection  over  the  past  six  years,â€?  Malloy  VDLG Âł:H KDYH KDG PDQ\ PXOFK ÂżUHV IURP carelessly  discarded  butts,  especially  by  the  Lecture  Center.â€?   In  2012,  the  SUNY  Board  of  Trustees  passed  a  resolution  calling  on  all  64  SUNY  campuses  to  become  tobacco-­free  by  Janu-­ ary  of  2014,  according  to  the  SUNY  website. Â

Some  individual  SUNY  schools  have  already  become  smoke-­free,  but  SUNY’s  system-­wide  ban  requires  approval  by  the  state  legislature,  which  was  not  adopted  in  the  2013  legislative  session  in  either  the  State  Senate  or  Assembly. “There  are  some  campuses  that  have  de-­ clared  themselves  smoke-­free,  but  when  you  ask  them  how  they  are  enforcing  it,  they  throw  their  hands  up  in  the  air,â€?  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Christian  said  in  a  previous  interview  with  The  New  Paltz  Oracle.  â€œWe  have  chosen  to  focus  our  efforts  elsewhere  in-­ stead  of  creating  another  regulation  that  people  defy.â€? However,  according  to  Malloy,  such  a  policy  could  mean  a  positive  environmental  impact.  â€œSome  of  the  pros  of  a  ban  would  be  clean-­ liness  of  the  campus,â€?  said  Malloy.  â€œA  smoke-­ free  campus  with  proper  effective  enforcement  can  make  the  aesthetics  better  without  poorly  discarded  cigarette  butts  around  campus.â€? However  fourth-­year  student  Michelle  Handler  does  not  think  the  current  policy  is  practical,  let  alone  a  campus  wide  ban.  â€œThere’s  no  one  to  come  and  check  if  I’m  VPRNLQJ QRZ >RQ FDPSXV@ ´ +DQGOHU VDLG Âł$V far  as  banning  it,  I  know  they  did  it  at  other  SUNY  schools.  They  took  away  the  butt  dis-­ pensers,  but  people  did  it  anyway.  And  people  would  have  to  go  to  the  edge  of  campus  at  night,  which  is  dangerous.â€? Malloy  is  very  much  aware  of  the  prob-­

NUCLEAR  REACTIONS Russia  is  warning  that  a  U.S.  strike  on  Syria’s  atomic  facilities  might  result  in  a  nuclear  catas-­ trophe  and  is  urging  the  U.N.  to  present  a  risk  analysis  of  such  a  scenario.The  warning  comes  By  Andrew  Leif  Sports  Editor|  N02452747@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu from  Russia’s  Foreign  Ministry  spokesman,  Al-­ The  New  Paltz  Village  Board  has  begun  exander  Lukashevich.  implementing  a  Streetscape/Parking  Plan  that  includes  increasing  parking  meter  rates  to  POPE  CONDEMNS  WARFARE Pope  Francis  ramped  up  Vatican  opposition  to  50  cents  per  half  hour  with  a  one  hour  park-­ threatened  military  strikes  against  Syria.  He  ing  limit  in  the  Village  center,  among  other  urged  Catholics  and  non-­Catholics  to  partici-­ changes.   The  plan  started  last  year  with  the  idea  to  pate  in  his  planned  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  for  FORVH &KXUFK 6WUHHW WR FDU WUDIÂżF IURP 0DLQ peace  on  Saturday.  Street  to  Academy  Road,  to  create  a  â€œpocket  parkâ€?  and  pedestrian  walkway.   OBAMA  ICY  OVER  SNOWDEN The  plan  was  drafted  last  year  by  Amy  President  Barack  Obama  is  in  St.  Petersburg,  Cohen  and  Julie  Robbins  from  the  Down-­ Russia,  for  meetings  with  world  leaders  at  the  town  Business  Asscoication,  Village  Trustees  Group  of  20  summit.  Obama  arrived  Thurs-­ Ariana  Basco  and  Sally  Rhoads,  and  Kathy  day  morning  from  Sweden.  The  Stockholm  Moniz  from  the  Building  Department. stop  was  added  after  Obama  canceled  plans  The  proposed  Streetscape/Parking  Plan  to  hold  talks  ahead  of  the  G-­20  with  Russian  was  endorsed  by  the  Bicycle  and  Pedestrian  President  Vladimir  Putin  in  Moscow  in  retali-­ Committee,  a  joint  Town  and  Village  commit-­ ation  for  Russia  granting  asylum  to  National  tee  that  works  to  improve  town  and  village  Security  Agency  leaker  Edward  Snowden. safety  conditions  for  cyclists  and  pedestrians.   However,  recent  changes  to  meter  rates  Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

and  times  were  inconsistent  with  the  plan  that  was  proposed  last  year,  but  the  error  was  caught  by  the  board  and  corrected,  Robbins,  a  business  owner  in  the  village  said.  â€œThe  mistake  that  was  put  in  was  the  vil-­ lage  decided  to  help  the  business  owners  that  over  the  holiday  they  were  going  to  bag  the  meters,â€?  Robbins  said.   â€œIn  that  wording  they  used  the  wording  â€œcore  district,â€?  which  is  the  main  business  district  in  the  downtown  area,  and  somehow  that  wording  â€œcore  districtâ€?  got  put  in  place  of  Main  Street  when  they  were  PDNLQJ WKH RIÂżFLDO FKDQJHV IRU WKH PHWHU ´ Robbins  said  this  mistake  is  being  cor-­ rected  and  a  meeting  was  held  last  week  to  inform  the  village.  The  purpose  of  the  plan  was  to  allow  people  to  enjoy  their  time  in  the  village  with-­ out  having  to  worry  about  their  parking  meter  expiring,  Robbins  said.   â€œThe  idea  is  that  when  people  come  into  the  downtown  they  want  them  to  have  options  to  eat.  So  they  can  eat  lunch,  and  shop  and  it Â

CAR  BOMB  IN  CAIRO Egypt’s  interior  minister  says  his  convoy  was  targeted  by  a  â€œlargeâ€?  explosive  device  that  was  likely  detonated  by  remote  control.  Speaking  on  state  television  after  Thursday’s  attack  in  an  eastern  Cairo  district,  a  clearly  shaken  but  unscathed  Mohammed  Ibrahim  said  the  explosion  targeted  his  own  car.  He  says  four  other  cars  in  the  convoy  were  damaged. MAALOULA  OCCUPIED Syrian  government  troops  battled  al-­Qaida-­ linked  rebels  over  a  regime-­held  Christian  vil-­ lage  in  western  Syria  for  the  second  day  Thurs-­ day,  as  world  leaders  gathered  in  Russia  for  an  economic  summit  expected  to  be  overshadowed  by  the  prospect  of  U.S.-­led  strikes  against  the  Damascus  regime.  Residents  of  Maaloula  said  the  militants  entered  the  village  late  Wednesday. MEETINGS  OVER  MISSILES  The  threat  of  missiles  over  the  Mediterranean  is  weighing  on  world  leaders  meeting  on  the  shores  of  the  Baltic  this  week  -­  and  eclipsing  economic  battles  that  usually  dominate  when  the  Group  of  20  leading  world  economies  convenes.  Men  at  the  forefront  of  the  geopolitical  standoff  over  Syria’s  civil  war  will  be  in  the  same  room  for  meetings  Thursday  and  Friday  in  St.  Petersburg.

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lems  with  such  a  policy.  â€œThere  are  some  cons  in  that  smokers  would  be  forced  to  smoke  outside  the  well  lit  and  patrolled  campus,  especially  at  night,  where  the  safe  guards  such  as  our  blue  light  phones  will  not  be  accessible,â€?  Malloy  said.  â€œAs  well  as  our  neighbors,  who  might  com-­ plain  of  carelessly  discarded  butts  on  their  property.  Smokers  might  also  now  have  to  KLGH LQ URRPV WR VPRNH DQG PLJKW GHIHDW ÂżUH V\VWHPV RU VHW RII ÂżUH DODUPV V\VWHPV PRUH IUH-­ quently.â€? In  March  2012,  three  Student  Association  senators  spearheaded  a  project  to  look  into  bet-­ ter  ways  of  enforcing  the  already  established  policy  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.  At  the  time,  many  students  expressed  interest  in  creating  desig-­ nated  smoking  areas  on  campus,  which  is  an-­ other  alternative  to  a  ban,  according  to  a  previ-­ ous  article  published  in  The  New  Paltz  Oracle. “We  also  need  to  recognize  there  are  smokers  who  adhere  to  the  policy  and  they  should  be  thanked  for  participating  as  commu-­ nity  members,â€?  Malloy  said.  â€œI  do  not  mean  to  vilify  all  smokers,  there  are  smokers  who  fol-­ low  the  rules  and  do  the  right  thing.â€? Malloy  has  been  campaigning  to  promote  â€œcommunity  based  enforcementâ€?  and  it  has  been  â€œan  uphill  battle,â€?  but  thinks  momentum  is  shifting.  Complaints  regarding  smoking  by  students  in  a  given  area  should  be  referred  to  WKH 2IÂżFH RI 6WXGHQW $IIDLUV DQG ZLOO EH KDQ-­ dled  through  the  student  judicial  process.

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can  be  leisurely,â€?  Robbins  said.   â€œThis  gives  people  a  longer  time  to  spend  downtown  with-­ out  having  to  go  back  and  forth  to  the  meters.â€?  Basco  said  that  this  plan  wasn’t  a  topic  of  discussion  by  the  board  initially  â€”  it  spurred  from  another  topic  during  a  meeting.   â€œWe  were  really  meeting  about  putting  things  downtown  to  help  direct  people,  and  through  those  meetings  we  started  talking  about  parking,â€?  Basco  said.   â€œThe  intention  was  not  to  organize  a  group  and  come  up  with  the  parking  plan.   The  group  was  existed  and  then  we  came  up  with  this  plan.â€? Robbins  said  she  sees  the  error  as  a  posi-­ tive  because  it  allowed  for  a  more  open  dis-­ cussion  between  the  board  and  the  business  owners,  she  said.   The  reaction  to  the  plan  has  been  â€œto  change  everything  back,â€?  Basco  said.   How-­ ever,  despite  their  differences  in  opinion,  Basco  said  that  the  board  and  town  have  been  able  to  work  together  to  try  and  come  to  an  agreement  on  the  matter.  Â

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Seventy-­three  percent  of  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  graduate  within  six  years  â€”  third  best  of  any  SUNY  school  after  Cornell  New  York  State  Colleges  and  Binghamton  University,  according  to  a  re-­ cent  Times  Union  article  that  cited  SUNY  FHQWUDO DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ ÂżJXUHV WUDFNHG from  2006  to  2012.  SUNY  â€”  the  largest  public  univer-­ sity  system  in  the  country  â€”  graduated  64  percent  of  students  in  the  last  six  years,  which  trumped  the  national  average  of  55.5  percent,  according  to  2009  data  from  the  National  Center  for  Higher  Education  Management  Systems.  Despite  above  average  numbers  for  681< UDWHV Ă€XFWXDWHG WKURXJKRXW WKH system’s  64  campuses.  The  Binghamton,  New  Paltz,  Geneseo  and  Alfred  campuses  graduated  at  least  70  percent  of  students  between  2006  and  2012,  while  the  Canton,  Old  Westbury,  Maritime  and  Farmingdale  sites  were  all  at  less  than  45  percent.  According  to  Vice  President  of  En-­ rollment  David  Eaton,  New  Paltz’s  loca-­ tion  and  extensive  major  options  help  to  make  the  school  a  popular,  and  ultimately  selective  destination. Additionally,  â€œgood  graduation  rates  are  an  extension  of  good  retention  rates,â€?  Eaton  said.  Eaton  also  said  academically  moti-­ vated  students  won’t  stay  at  a  school  that  isn’t  challenging.  Those  at  New  Paltz  have  â€œa  desire  to  learn  a  lot  about  a  lot,â€?  Eaton  said,  â€œan  enlightened  characteristic  of  students  here.â€?  New  Paltz  has  continued  to  increase  its  access  to  courses  that  students  need  by  spreading  out  classes  through  the  evening  and  made  use  of  every  day  of  the  week  to  EHVW DYRLG VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ€LFWV DFFRUGLQJ to  Eaton.  Expanded  access  to  classes  Eaton  called  â€œhigh  demand  courses,â€?  often  ORZHU GLYLVLRQ FODVVHV WKDW IXOÂżOO D JHQ-­ eral  education  requirement,  have  become  available  online  during  summer  and  win-­ ter  sessions.   With  an  increase  in  high  demand  courses,  there  has  been  a  decrease  in  re-­ medial  education  â€”  classes  whose  mate-­ rial  should  have  been  taught  to  students  while  they  were  in  high  school.  Remedial  education  classes  are  only  given  as  â€œsup-­ port  to  students  who  are  English  language Â

DIVIDED  VOTE A  Senate  panel’s  deep  divide  over  giving  President  Barack  Obama  the  authority  to  use  U.S.  military  force  against  Syria  underscores  the  com-­ mander  in  chief’s  challenge  in  per-­ suading  skeptical  lawmakers  and  wary  allies  to  back  greater  intervention  in  an  intractable  civil  war. ARIEL  CASTRO  SUICIDE Ohio’s  prison  system  is  reviewing  how  Cleveland  kidnapper  Ariel  Castro  -­  per-­ KDSV WKH PRVW QRWRULRXV ÂżJXUH EHKLQG bars  in  the  state  -­  managed  to  hang  him-­ self  with  a  bedsheet  while  in  protective  custody. PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher  giving  a  speech  at  New  Paltz.

learners  or  who  have  special  needs,â€?  In-­ terim  Dean  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Sciences  Stella  Deen  said. Expanded  online  learning  and  dimin-­ ished  remedial  teaching  were  central  in  SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher’s  State  of  the  University  Address  in  January,  where  she  emphasized  raising  graduation  rates  and  reducing  the  time  to  completion.   â€œWe  need  a  comprehensive  plan  to  get  more  students  into  college,  graduating  on  time  and  graduating  ready  for  success-­ ful  careers,â€?  Zimpher  said  at  her  State  of  the  Univeristy  Address. In  that  speech,  Zimpher  outlined  her  goals  for  the  SUNY  system: ‡ Expanded  access ‡ Increased  completion ‡ Assured  life  and  career  success She  also  mentioned  several  other  ³KLJK SURÂżOH FDOOV WR LQFUHDVH WKH QXP-­ ber  of  college  graduates  in  this  country,â€?  which  included  President  Obama’s  Col-­ lege  Completion  Goal  â€”  his  plan  to  grad-­ uate  an  additional  8  to  10  million  students  by  2020.  The  President’s  plan  is  for  increased  funding  based  on  how  well  each  college  performs  on  a  rating  system  that  will  be  ¿QLVKHG EHIRUH WKH VWDUW RI WKH VFKRRO year.  The  criteria  for  the  rating  is  as  fol-­ lows:

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Access,  percentage  of  students  receiving  Pell  grants ‡ Affordability,  average  tuition,  scholarships  and  loan  debt ‡ Graduate  earnings,  advanced  de-­ grees  of  college  graduates At  New  Paltz,  Eaton  said  that  he  recognizes  many  undergraduates  pursue  multiple  majors  and  minors  in  varied  ¿HOGV +H VHHV WKLV HFOHFWLF HGXFDWLRQ DV an  advantage  for  an  era  where  a  person  is  â€œlikely  to  change  professions  three  to  four  times.â€? “To  participate  in  meaningful  things  in  work  and  society,  you  need  a  broader  knowledge  base  than  you  did  40  years  ago,â€?  Eaton  said.  But  despite  the  merits  of  undertak-­ ing  that  knowledge,  according  to  Eaton,  there  are  costs:  additional  years  in  school  to  complete  requirements  and  a  loss  of  in-­ come  by  not  being  in  the  job  market.  â€œAcquiring  knowledge  irrespective  RI HFRQRPLF EHQHÂżWV KDV WR EH FRQVLGHUHG a  good  thing,  but  in  reality,  we  all  need  jobs,â€?  Eaton  said.  Eaton  said  he  measures  the  success  of  college  with  both  a  degree  that  proves  course  study  and  an  education  that  pro-­ YLGHV VHOI FRQÂżGHQFH LQWHUFRQQHFWHGQHVV a  love  of  learning,  leadership  skills  and  the  ability  to  listen.

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TRIBE  LAUNCHING  AD A  tribe  in  upstate  New  York  said  Thursday  it  will  launch  a  radio  ad  campaign  pressing  for  the  Washing-­ ton  Redskins  to  get  rid  of  a  nickname  that  is  often  criticized  as  offensive.

STUDIES  LOOK  AT  HEALTH  lAW A  study  released  Thursday  by  the  non-­ SURÂżW .DLVHU )DPLO\ )RXQGDWLRQ IRXQG that  government  tax  credits  would  lower  the  sticker  price  on  a  benchmark  â€œsilverâ€?  policy  to  a  little  over  $190  a  month  for  single  people  making  about  $29,000,  regardless  of  their  age. NADAL  TO  FACE  GASQUET Nadal  is  10-­0  against  Gasquet  heading  LQWR WKHLU 8 6 2SHQ VHPLÂżQDO 6DWXU-­ day. CONVICTED  RAPIST  COULD  FACE  MORE  PRISON  TIME A  former  Montana  high  school  teacher  sent  to  prison  for  30  days  over  the  rape  of  one  of  his  students  could  face  more  time  behind  bars  after  prosecutors  ap-­ pealed  the  case  to  the  state  Supreme  Court. Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

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The  Town  of  New  Paltz  is  in  the  process  of  applying  to  the  Hudson  Valley  Greenway  for  a  $10,000  grant  to  examine  the  feasibility  of  building  a  bicycle  and  pedes-­ trian  trail. The  board  passed  a  resolution  at  their  Aug.  22  meet-­ ing  to  authorize  the  application  for  the  grant,  which  would  inspect  the  area  west  of  the  Carmine  Liberta  Bridge  and  down  Route  299.  The  path  would  connect  downtown  New  Paltz  to  the  Wallkill  View  Farm  Market.  The  town  created  a  committee  in  place  to  draft  the  proposal  for  the  grant,  which  includes  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet,  Chris  Marx  from  the  Town  of  New  Paltz,  Bob  Anderberg  from  the  Open  Space  Institute,  Glenn  Hoagland  and  Eric  Roth  from  the  Mohonk  Preserve,  Chris  Bernabo  and  Christine  DeBoer  from  the  Wallkill  Valley  Land  Trust  and  Daniel  Lipson  of  the  New  Paltz  Bicycle/ Pedestrian  committee. Zimet  said  the  grant  money,  if  awarded,  would  be  used  to  hire  a  planner  who  would  further  examine  the  pos-­ sibilities  of  implementing  a  bike  path. “We’re  currently  in  the  very  early  planning  phases  of  the  project,â€?  Zimet  said.  â€œShould  we  get  the  grant,  we  would  be  bringing  in  a  consultant  to  discuss  what  we  would  be  able  to  build,  and  certain  things  we  would  have  WR GR LI ZH GHFLGHG WR HYHQWXDOO\ H[SDQG WKH ÂżUVW SDWK ´ Zimet  said  even  though  the  primary  focus  of  the  com-­ mittee  is  to  see  a  path  built  which  reaches  the  Wallkill  9LHZ )DUP 0DUNHW WKDW LV RQO\ WKH ÂżUVW SKDVH RI D WKUHH

phase  project.  The  second  phase  of  the  project  would  take  bicyclists  and  pedestrians  to  the  Shawangunk  Mountains  and  the  third  phase  would  extend  the  path  to  the  Ulster  County  Fairgrounds.  â€œThe  three  phases  are  something  I  hope  to  make  a  successful  reality,â€?  Zimet  said.  â€œIt  isn’t  just  people  who  live  here  that  take  advantage  of  bike-­riding  opportunities  we  offer.  There  are  plenty  of  people  who  come  up  to  the  area  with  bicycles  strapped  to  the  back  of  their  cars,  and  I  can  only  see  this  bike  path  being  advantageous  to  the  community  in  the  future.â€? Zimet  said  a  â€œparamountâ€?  concern  of  hers  is  safety  for  bicyclists,  due  to  narrow  shoulders  on  the  side  of  the  road.  She  said  she  believes  that  having  the  bicycle  path  put  in  place  would  help  to  keep  them  safe  from  auto  traf-­ ÂżF DeBoer  said  the  bicycle  path  would  be  built  so  that  the  shoulders  on  the  side  of  the  road  would  be  made  larger  or  the  path  would  be  built  10  to  20  feet  off  of  the  road.  She  also  said  while  she  isn’t  sure  what  the  eventual  costs  would  be  should  the  path  be  approved  in  the  future,  but  VDLG VKH LV FRQÂżGHQW LW ZLOO EHFRPH D UHDOLW\ Âł$V RI ULJKW QRZ WKHUH LVQÂśW PXFK RI D ZD\ WR ÂżJXUH out  exactly  how  much  this  would  cost  us,â€?  she  said.  â€œBut  I  do  believe  if  we  are  able  to  get  this  grant  and  The  Carmine  Liberta  Bridge  is  the  location  for  possible  bicycle  Path.then  be  able  to  move  forward  in  making  this  bicycle  path,  we  would  be  able  to  fundraise  enough  to  make  it  a  reality.â€? Lipson  said  if  the  project  were  to  be  approved  in  the  future,  it  could  be  a  â€œhuge  game-­changer.â€?  for  the  com-­

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munity  and  SUNY  New  Paltz  students,  and  that  commit-­ tee  members  are  anticipating  receiving  the  grant. Âł, GRQÂśW KDYH DV JUHDW RI D ÂżQJHU RQ WKH SXOVH DV RWKHU committee  members  do,  but  I  do  know  that  other  commit-­ WHH PHPEHUV DUH YHU\ FRQÂżGHQW WKDW WKLV ZLOO KDSSHQ DQG that  many  believe  it  is  just  a  matter  of  time,â€?  he  said.

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All  bicycles  on  campus  are  now  required  to  be  regis-­ tered  with  the  school  and  have  a  sticker  with  the  owner’s  name  and  an  assigned  number  placed  onto  the  crossbar  area  near  the  handlebars.  The  use  of  bicycles  by  commuters  and  residents  as  a  means  for  transportation  is  widely  encouraged  on  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  campus.  However,  where  they’ve  been  parked  in  the  past  has  been  seen  as  a  problem,  ac-­ cording  to  Facilities  Operation  Manager  Gary  Buckman.  Obtaining  a  sticker  is  free  for  all  students;Íž  the  school  ZLOO QRW PDNH SURÂżW DQG UHJLVWUDWLRQ LV VROHO\ IRU LGHQWL-­ ÂżFDWLRQ SXUSRVHV %XFNPDQ VDLG Buckman  said  he  feels  the  new  bike  policy  will  be  a  positive  change  to  the  aesthetic  of  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  campus.  After  so  much  renovation  and  work  to  beautify  the  campus,  he  says  it’s  â€œunsightlyâ€?  to  have  bikes  latched  to  trees  and  lampposts  when  there  are  available  racks. If  bicycles  are  found  parked  somewhere  other  than  a  designated  zone  (i.e.  attached  to  a  tree),  a  staff  mem-­ EHU IURP WKH )DFLOLWLHV 2SHUDWLRQV RIÂżFH ZLOO FKHFN IRU DQ LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ VWLFNHU DQG DWWHPSW WR FRQWDFW WKH bike’s  owner  to  move  it  to  a  rack.  If  unable  to  contact Â

the  owner,  a  staff  member  will  cut  the  lock,  relocate  the  bike  to  a  designated  parking  rack  and  lock  it  with  a  lock  WKDW EHORQJV WR WKH RIÂżFH 7KH VWXGHQW ZLOO WKHQ EH DEOH WR FRQWDFW WKH )DFLOLWLHV 2SHUDWLRQV RIÂżFH IRU DVVLVWDQFH with  unlocking  the  temporary  lock.   There  is  no  ticket  or  charge  for  parking  in  an  undes-­ ignated  zone.  According  to  Buckman,  cutting  the  lock  is  the  staff’s  â€œlast  resort.â€?     Fourth-­year  accounting  student  Sam  Zuffante  said  he  didn’t  really  see  a  problem  with  where  bikes  were  be-­ ing  parked  during  his  time  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.   He  said  he  felt  this  policy  would  never  have  to  be  implemented  if  WKHUH ZHUH D VXIÂżFLHQW QXPEHU RI UDFNV LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH Buckman  and  his  staff  are  working  to  solve  this  problem  to  give  cyclists  adequate  space  to  park  their  ELNHV %LNH UDFNV RI ÂżYH QLQH DQG VSDFHV KDYH EHHQ added  in  front  of  dormitory  halls,  classrooms  and  other  buildings  around  campus.   If  there  are  regularly  an  inad-­ equate  number  of  spaces  in  a  particular  area,  the  Facili-­ ties  Operations  Staff  promise  to  put  more  in  where  they  bike  policy  will  depend  on  the  cooperation  between  the  are  needed,  Buckman  said. Facilities  Operations  staff  and  cyclists.   He  said  there  is  a  Students  must  register  their  bikes  to  park  on  campus. “People  will  need  to  be  patient,â€?  he  said,  â€œbut  we’ll  â€œgrace  periodâ€?  of  a  few  weeks  while  faculty  and  students  are  made  aware  and  familiarize  themselves  to  the  new  get  them  racks.â€?  Buckman  said  that  he  feels  the  success  of  the  new  bike  policy.   PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

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In the midst of suing the New Paltz Village Board, Jason West has decided to take a leave of absence from the position of village mayor. $IWHU ¿ OLQJ D ODZVXLW LQ $XJXVW FRQFHUQLQJ D UHFHQW decrease in salary, West informed Village Trustees and friends via email and Facebook that he is taking a paid one-­month leave-­of-­absence from the position due to medical reasons. Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rotzler will act as mayor during West’s absence. West’s lawyer Michael Sussman said his client believes the village trustees docked the mayoral salary and brought down the position from full-­time to part-­time as a reaction to West’s lack of support in consolidating both town and village governments. “My client believes that the trustees acted in bad faith when they changed his salary,” Sussman said. “We’re anticipating on having a hearing some time in the future to see whether the courts feel the same as we do.” Village Trustee Ariana Basco said the decision to reduce the mayor’s salary had “nothing to do with consolidation,” but instead was because of an unwillingness to communicate and work with other members of the board, along with not meeting the same

VWDQGDUGV KH KDG PHW GXULQJ KLV ¿ UVW \HDU DV PD\RU LQ 2011. “When he started I thought he was a true leader who was committed to getting things done and making the village a better place,” she said. “But it was noticeable last year that his lack of cooperation was hindering his ability to be a good mayor.” When West’s tenure as mayor began in 2011, his salary was pegged at $22,500. That salary was later increased to $35,000 in 2012 after 4-­1 approval from the board. West wanted to raise his salary by $13,000, but village trustees voted 4-­0 to bring the mayoral salary down to the original 2011 salary. At the end of budget meetings in April, West’s salary was not the only village employee to receive a paycut. The positions of deputy mayor and village trustee were brought down along with the mayor’s salary. Although West said he wanted to raise his salary due to the amount of hours he was clocking in, Basco said WKDW WKHUH DUH QR VSHFL¿ HG KRXUV QHHGHG IRU WKH SRVLWLRQ “The pay isn’t about being full-­time or part-­time,” Basco said. “It’s about getting the job you need to get done done. There are a lot of hours that need to be put into these positions, but that isn’t what our salaries are based on. It’s about working together as a team to do what’s best for the village.”

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West said he had sent an email to village trustees proposing a salary raise to $48,000 before budget meetings began. Sussman said one of the mayor’s FRQFHUQV LV D )2,/ UHTXHVW KH :HVW KDG ¿ OOHG RXW LQ RUGHU WR ¿ QG RXW ZKHWKHU RU QRW YLOODJH WUXVWHHV EURNH Open Meeting laws. While Sussman said he and his client have not yet heard anything, Basco said that village trustees had sent every email they had exchanged with one another to the village clerk. Basco and Sussman both said that the mayor’s GHSDUWXUH IURP RI¿ FH LV IRU PHGLFDO UHDVRQV DQG KDV nothing to do with recent disagreements between the mayor and the board. Even though the mayor is still on the mend to better health, Sussman said he believes the leave will not result in a permanent departure from the position. “I expect him to be back when he said he will be back,” Sussman said. “He’s very focused on taking care of his health and all signs point to him coming back.” Basco said she hopes the mayor will make a full recovery but that once he comes back he will be more willing to work with other members of the board. “He’s recently stood as an obstacle to get things done,” Basco said. “I’d do anything to get things done the way they used to be, but that will take willingness to cooperate from everyone on the board.”

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Natalie  Skoblow  displays  the  selection  at  Hidden  Harmony’s  Closet. By  April  Castillo Features  Editor  |  acastillo@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Natalie  Skoblow  always  had  a  secret  plan  for  her  life,  and  now  the  secret’s  out.  The  third-­year  public  relations  major  is  the  founder  of  boutique  thrift  shop  Hidden  Harmony’s  Closet.  The  shop  will  open  Sept.  14  inside  The  Green  Palette,  a  furniture  store  specializing  in  eco-­friendly  furniture  and  home  decor,  located  at  215  Main  St.  â€œIn  the  back  of  my  head,  I  really  wanted  to  open  something  of  my  own  someday,â€?  Skoblow  said.  As  a  passionate  thrifter  and  the  founder  of  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  Think  Thrift  club,  she  has  been  sifting  through  thrift  and  second-­ hand  stores  for  bargain  prices  for  more  than  four  years. Caitlyn  Maceli,  a  member  of  the  club  and  a  third-­year  environmental  geochemical  science  major,  said  Skoblow’s  passion  for  sustainability  and  style  are  always  present Â

ZKHQ WKH\ VFDQ WKULIW VWRUHV IRU Âż QGV 0DFHOL often  comes  with  Skoblow  on  thrifting  trips,  and  said  Skoblow  has  a  good  eye  for  what  can  sell.  â€œShe  tries  to  look  for  nice  quality,â€?  Maceli  said.  â€œShe  feels  it  and  looks  at  the  brand.â€? The  fashion-­conscious  Skoblow’s  previ-­ ous  time  in  retail  helped  her  determine  the  need  for  her  expertise:  stylish  clothes  that  would  make  even  budget-­conscious  college  students  smile.  She  had  worked  at  Urban  2XWÂż WWHUV VXUURXQGHG E\ DOO WKH PDNLQJV RI a  fashion-­forward  wardrobe,  but  with  prices  unrealistic  for  college  students.  ³, ORYH 8UEDQ 2XWLÂż WWHUV FORWKLQJ ´ 6NR blow  said.  â€œBut  their  stuff  is  mass-­produced  â€“  oh,  this  is  a  vintage  sweater,  but  it’s  not  re-­ ally.â€? Thrift  and  consignment  stores  often  of-­ fer  similar  products  at  half  the  price.  Skob-­ low  recently  lost  20  pounds,  and  she  turned  to  thrifting  to  revamp  her  wardrobe.

“I  know  the  market  and  audience  really  well  because  I’m  in  my  customer  base,â€?  Sko-­ blow  said.  â€œI’ve  put  so  much  time  and  effort  LQWR KDYLQJ SHRSOH EH DZDUH RI WKH EHQHÂż WV RI LW , Âż JXUHG ZK\ QRW PDNH WKDW D FDUHHU for  me?â€?    Marc  Anthony,  the  owner  of  The  Green  Palette,  had  been  in  touch  with  the  Think  Thrift  club  and  offered  them  space  and  sup-­ plies.  When  he  heard  Skoblow  wanted  to  start  her  own  shop,  he  offered  space  within  The  Green  Palette  free  of  charge. “I’ve  talked  to  so  many  people  who’ve  said,  â€˜Oh,  I  need  to  go  shopping,  but  I  don’t  have  any  money,’â€?  Skoblow  said.  â€œI  price  the  items  the  way  that  I  would  buy  them.  I’m  go-­ ing  to  be  honest  with  my  customers.â€? Skoblow  purchased  two  long,  vintage  dresses  the  day  before  she  began  selling  on-­ line.  Although  she’d  thought  about  opening  the  business  for  months,  those  dresses  came  at  a  time  when  she  knew  she  was  ready.  â€œI  didn’t  like  the  way  they  looked  on  me, Â

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but  I  knew  I  could  sell  them.  I  didn’t  even  tell  anyone  about  it  â€“  family  or  friends.  It  was  a  very  spontaneous  thing,  a  typical  Natalie  move,â€?  she  said. $IWHU KHU Âż UVW VDOH YLD KHU VKRSÂśV Face-­ book,  Skoblow  told  her  parents.  They  weren’t  surprised,  Skoblow  said.  She  personally  ZUDSSHG XS KHU Âż UVW VDOH WKH YLQWDJH GUHVV and  delivered  it  to  her  customer  because  the  woman  couldn’t  get  to  the  village.  â€œThere’s  always  a  middle  way,â€?  Skob-­ low  said.  (YHQ WKH QDPLQJ RI KHU VKRS UHĂ€ HFWV KHU determination  and  dedication  â€“  the  phrase  ³¿ QG \RXU KLGGHQ KDUPRQ\´ LV ERWK KHU OLIH philosophy  and  a  tattoo  on  her  back.  â€œWhen  you  have  two  notes,  there’s  al-­ ZD\V D PLGGOH QRWH WKDW FDQ Âż W LQ WKDWÂśV JRLQJ to  sound  nice,â€?  Skoblow  said.  â€œYou  may  not  see  it  at  the  time,  or  hear  it,  but  if  you’re  pa-­ tient,  you’ll  be  able  to  see  that  middle  sound  RU PLGGOH ZD\ :KHQ \RX Âż QG WKDW LWHP LQ WKULIWLQJ LWÂśV OLNH Âż QGLQJ D KLGGHQ WUHDVXUH ´

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Wallkill Water Worries RIVER CONSISTENTLY FAILS EPA STANDARDS FOR SAFE SWIMMING By  Roberto  LoBianco Copy  Editor  |  rlobianco83@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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The  Wallkill  River  begins  its  meandering  northward  path  to  the  Hudson  as  a  trickling  stream  draining  out  of  Lake  Mohawk  in  Sussex,  NJ.  The  nearly  ninety-­mile  jour-­ ney  takes  it  through  some  of  the  most  fertile  farmland  in  the  country  as  it  passes  through  the  Black  Dirt  region  in  Or-­ ange  County,  the  result  of  millennia  old  glacial  lake  depos-­ its  and  then  on  to  Ulster  County  and  through  our  backyards. However,  farms  and  towns  that  developed  along  the  banks  of  the  Wallkill  River  have  also  contributed  to  the  ULYHUÂśV WUDQVIRUPDWLRQ IURP D WKULYLQJ VRXUFH RI IUHVK ÂżVK and  center  for  recreation  to  today’s  Wallkill  â€”  a  river  much  in  need  of  cleanup,  according  to  recent  tests  run  by  clean  water  advocacy  group  Riverkeeper. Water  quality  testing  conducted  over  the  last  year  and  a  half  showed  that  the  Wallkill  River  consistently  failed  to  meet  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  standards  for  safe  swimming,  according  to  Riverkeeper.  This  was  due  to  the  presence  of  the  Enterococcus  bacteria,  an  indication  of  fecal  contamination  from  sewage. Every  sample  taken  in  June  failed  federal  standards  at  21  different  sites  along  68  miles  of  the  river.  Test  sites  in  New  Paltz  included  the  boat  launches  at  Plains  Road  and  Springtown  Road  as  well  as  the  Sawmill  Brook,  part  of  ZKLFK Ă€RZV WKURXJK WKH 681< 1HZ 3DOW] FDPSXV Data  shows  that  tributaries  like  the  Wallkill  tend  to  have  poorer  water  quality  than  the  Hudson,  Riverkeeper  Representative  Dan  Shapely  said.  ³<RX ZRXOG WKLQN WKDW WKH\ ZRXOG EH FOHDQHU DQG VDIHU for  swimming,â€?  Shapely  said.  But  even  if  you  avoid  dipping  your  toes  in  the  Wallkill,  you  may  not  avoid  its  bacteria,  Shapely  said,  and  contami-­ QDWLRQ YLD Ă€RRGLQJ LV D FRQFHUQ IRU ORFDO FRPPXQLWLHV Âł$JULFXOWXUDO ÂżHOGV DORQJ WKH ULYHU DUH LQXQGDWHG ´ 0L-­ chael  Edelstein,  professor  of  environmental  psychology  at  Ramapo  College,  said.  Edelstein  is  also  the  co-­president  of  2UDQJH (QYLURQPHQW D QRQSURÂżW HQYLURQPHQWDO DGYRFDF\ group  based  in  Orange  County,  NJ.  On  Aug.  10,  at  the  height  of  the  late-­summer  harvest,  heavy  rains  caused  the  river  to  swell,  submerging  The  Gar-­ dens  for  Nutrition  and  its  more  than  130  plots  along  the  south  bank  of  the  Wallkill  in  the  contaminated  water,  ac-­ cording  to  the  Cornell  Cooperative  Extension.   ³:KHQ WKH JDUGHQ Ă€RRGHG DOO , FRXOG WKLQN DERXW ZDV that  report,â€?  Lisa  Weinstein,  one  of  the  gardens  said  one  of  the  garden’s  members.  â€œThe  soil  is  fertile  there,  but  if  the  river  is  polluted,  it  might  not  be  such  a  great  place.â€?  The  latest  testing  for  contaminants  in  the  gardens’  soil  KDSSHQHG DIWHU +XUULFDQH ,UHQH -DLPHH 8KOHQEURFN SUHVL-­ dent  of  the  board  of  the  Gardens  for  Nutrition,  said. Â

7KH Ă€RRGLQJ RI WKH :DOONLOO 5LYHU PD\ H[SRVH DJULFXOWXUH WR SROOXWHG ZDWHUV Uhlenbrock  also  said  that  testing  results  declared  the  soil  safe. But  local  gardeners  still  aren’t  so  sure.  Alice  Velky,  a  six-­year-­long  member  of  the  Gardens  for  Nutrition,  said  she  doesn’t  feel  comfortable  harvest-­ ing  the  vegetables  from  her  garden  plot  for  fear  of  possible  contamination.  She  said  she  will  probably  not  return  to  the  site  next  year. Âł(YHU\ WLPH , JR EDFN WR P\ JDUGHQ , ZDQW WR FU\ EH-­ FDXVH , SXW VR PXFK ZRUN LQWR LW ´ 9HON\ VDLG 6KDSHO\ VDLG 5LYHUNHHSHU FDQQRW LGHQWLI\ VSHFLÂżF sources  of  the  pollution  based  on  data  they’ve  gathered  so  far.  However,  evidence  suggests  excessive  storm  water  during  heavy  rains  causes  outdated  sewage  systems  â€“  some  EXLOW PRUH WKDQ \HDUV DJR Âą WR RYHUĂ€RZ 7KH V\VWHPV are  designed  to  spill  excess,  untreated  sewage  water  into  the  river. Development  along  the  river  displaces  wetlands  and  IRUHVWV WKDW RQFH VRDNHG XS H[FHVV UDLQZDWHU ,QVWHDG ZDWHU

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runs  off  pavement  and  asphalt  into  sewage  pipes  of  com-­ munities  nestled  along  the  river,  Shapely  said.  That  water  HYHQWXDOO\ PDNHV LWV ZD\ WR WKH :DOONLOO DQG OHDGV WR Ă€RRG-­ ing. (GHOVWHLQ VDLG KH EHOLHYHV WKDW WKH LPSDFW RI Ă€RRGLQJ can  be  reduced  by  removing  impervious  surfaces,  directing  and  catching  the  remaining  runoff,  restoring  trees  and  land-­ scapes  to  trap  water  and  restoring  wetlands  and  daylighting  streams. “An  enormous  amount  of  water  is  running  off  into  the  river  because  there’s  too  much  pavement,â€?  Edelstein  said.  The  Wallkill  River  Watershed  Conservation  and  Man-­ agement  Plan,  created  by  the  Orange  and  Ulster  County  Planning  Departments  in  2007,  found  that  in  some  areas,  surfaces  such  as  pavement  and  asphalt  make  up  10  percent  RI WKH ULYHUÂśV ZDWHUVKHG ,I WKLV QXPEHU FRQWLQXHV WR JURZ the  pollution  may  increase  further. Âł,Q D SHUIHFW ZRUOG HYHU\ WRZQ DORQJ WKH ULYHU JHWV RQ the  ball  and  cleans  it  up,â€?  Velsky  said.

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Each week, one of the members of our Copy Desk will share their culinary chops with you. Bon appetit! Having  a  huge  sweet  tooth  severely  limits  (or  broadens,  depending  on  who  you  ask)  my  food  choices.  No  matter  the  time  of  day,  there’s  always  that  underlying  craving  for  some  type  of  food  that’s  been  sugared  down  and  more  than  likely,  overly  processed.  Which  leads  me  to  the  point:  French  toast. Yep,  French  toast  â€“  probably  one  of  the  most  popular  choices  of  breakfast.  Rightly  so. It’s  fairly  simple  to  make,  quick  and  to  the  point.  There’s  no  ornate  ceremony  or  preparation  for  this.  So  grab  a  few  slices  of  bread,  some  eggs,  milk  and  ground  cinnamon  for  some  added  Ă€ DYRU DQG OHWÂśV JHW WR ZRUN First,  you  have  to  mix  all  these  ingredients  together  into  a  bowl  until  you  get  some  form  of  oddly  colored  goo.  The  weirder  it  turns  out,  the  better  â€“  trust  me  on  this.  Make  sure  your  pan  has  some  form  of  grease  on  it  though;Íž  whether  it  be  butter,  olive  oil  or  non-­stick  pan  spray,  it  doesn’t  really  matter. Completely  drown  the  slices  of  bread  in  this  strange  mixture  and  make  sure  it  soaks  it  all  up,  so  that  it  comes  out  all  soggy  and  gross.  Throw  it  onto  the  pan  and  let  the  rest  take  care  of  itself.  Make  sure  the  toast  (now  French,  apparently)  comes  out  golden  and  toasted.  Leave  it  on  for  too  long  and  it’ll  turn  out  to  be  too  dry  and  crunchy.  Here’s  where  the  real  magic  happens. Grab  a  bottle  of  maple  syrup  and  just  pour  the  whole  thing  onto  your  French  toast,  until  it’s  practically  swimming  in  it.  This  is  literally  the  best  part  of  the  whole  process,  watching  your  French  toast  drown  in  maple  syrup.  Now,  eat.  Then  make  some  more.  Rinse  and  repeat.

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It’s  been  a  long  time  since  I’ve  read  a  book  cover  to  cover  in  48  hours.  But  Gillian  Flynn’s  â€œGone  Girlâ€?  is  that  sort  of  novel  â€“  the  prose  is  exact,  intelligent  and  engrossing  enough  to  fascinate  you  with  the  marriage  of  Nick  and  Amy  Dunne,  even  as  you  know  everything  is  going  horribly  wrong  for  both  of  them. 7KH 'XQQHÂśV UHODWLRQVKLS LV SLFWXUHVTXH DW Âż UVW EXW ZKHQ Âż QDQFLDO DQG IDPLO\ PDWWHUV IRUFH WKHP EDFN WR Nick’s  hometown  of  North  Carthage,  Missouri,  resent-­ PHQW RQ ERWK VLGHV VHWV LQ 2Q WKH Âż IWK DQQLYHUVDU\ RI their  marriage,  Amy  Dunne  goes  missing.  Her  husband,  RI FRXUVH LV WKH Âż UVW SHUVRQ SROLFH VXVSHFW But  this  is  anything  but  an  ordinary  thriller.  The  QRYHO LV VSOLW LQWR WZR SDUWV WKH Âż UVW LV WROG IURP 1LFNÂśV point  of  view  and  interspersed  with  Amy’s  diary  entries.  In  the  second,  Amy  and  Nick  tell  their  stories  in  al-­ ternate  chapters.  Amy’s  diary  entries  shine  with  romance  as  she  reveals  how  they  met  and  enjoined  in  the  relation-­ ship  of  her  dreams.  Nick  is  honest  and  blunt  to  the  point  where  he  starts  to  lose  sympathy.  He  deals  with  the  pres-­ ent,  with  the  aftermath  of  Amy  gone  missing  and  all  of  the  questions  left  unanswered.  â€œGone  Girlâ€?  is  not  what  I  thought  it  would  be.  That’s  exactly  what  makes  it  a  disturbing,  beautiful  novel  about  relationships  and  the  psychological  implosions  that  can  cascade  and  elevate  through  even  years  of  a  seemingly  stable  relationship.  When  people  marry,  they  have  to  accept  that  the  per-­ son  they  marry  is  going  to  grow,  change  and  perhaps  become  someone  completely  different  from  the  person  they  started  the  relationship  with.  PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR This  is  the  story  of  the  extremes  in  how  everything  6DPDULWDQV DW WKHLU Âż QHVW EXW WKH\ DUH KXPDQ LQ HYHU\ can  go  wrong  â€“  the  ultimate  how-­not-­to  book.  Far  from  scene’s  portrayal  of  love,  horror  and  catastrophe. clichĂŠ  and  bordering  on  the  line  between  disturbing  and  â€œGone  Girlâ€?  is  striking  in  the  way  that  an  avalanche  perverse,  the  complex  protagonists  may  not  be  good  LV WHUULI\LQJ FDVFDGLQJ DQG GLIÂż FXOW WR ORRN DZD\ IURP

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Dorsky Goes From Local to Global MUSEUM EXHIBITS BRING WORLD OF CULTURE TO NEW PALTZ

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This  semester,  the  Dorsky  is  going  global  with  art  not  only  from  the  Hudson  Valley,  but  from  around  the  world.  7KH ¿UVW H[KLELWLRQ ³6FUHHQ 3OD\ +XGVRQ 9DOOH\ $UWLVWV ´ FXUDWHG E\ 'DQLHO %HODVFR RSHQHG DW the  museum  earlier  in  the  summer  and  will  remain  on  display  through  Sunday,  Nov.  10.  After  twenty  years,  WKLV GLVSOD\ RI ORFDO DUWLVWV KDV JURZQ LQWR RQH RI WKH Dorsky’s  signature  programs.  ³7KLV H[KLELWLRQ LV DERXW GLVSOD\LQJ WKH TXDOLW\ RI WKH FRQWHPSRUDU\ DUWLVWV ULJKW KHUH LQ WKH +XGVRQ 9DO-­ OH\ ´ %HODVFR VDLG ³,W LQFOXGHV ZRUN IURP GLIIHU-­ ent  artists  and  ranges  in  form  from  painting  and  draw-­ LQJ WR SHUIRUPDQFH DQG YLGHR 7KLV \HDU WKH RYHUDOO WKHPH IRU WKH H[KLELW IRFXVHG RQ LQFRUSRUDWLQJ WKH PRGHUQ PHGLXP RI WKH VFUHHQ LQWR WKH DUW SLHFH 7KH VFUHHQ FDQ EH DQ\WKLQJ IURP RXU PRGHUQ PRYLH DQG L3RG VFUHHQV WR WKH ROGHU VLON VFUHHQV ´ +LV KRSH ZDV WKDW WKH FRQWHPSRUDU\ WKHPH ZRXOG DWWUDFW D YDULHW\ RI DUWLVWV UDQJLQJ LQ DJH IURP DOO RYHU the  Hudson  Valley.  /XFNLO\ WKHUH ZDV D UDQJH QRW RQO\ LQ WKH DJH RI WKH FRQWULEXWLQJ DUWLVWV EXW WKH LQWHUSUHWDWLRQ DQG PH-­ GLXP RI WKH VRPH SLHFHV VXEPLWWHG DV ZHOO

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New Paltz Taking The Stage

THEATER DEPARTMENT OPENS CURTAIN ON NEW SEASON By  Suzy  Berkowitz  A&E  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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Different Notes For Different Folks

JAM-PACKED SEMESTER SHOWCASES TALENT By Sally Moran Copy Editor | n02668795@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Listen up, New Paltz. Beginning in September, the fall VHPHVWHU ZLOO EH ¿ OOHG ZLWK FRQ certs and showcases that highlight the musically inclined students and fac-­ ulty members. The concert series begins with a night of jazz and classical music per-­ formed by faculty members of the De-­ partment of Music, with several shows taking place until early December all over campus in the Dorsky, Studley Theatre and the Shephard Recital Hall. Faculty members are not the only people eagerly preparing for these per-­ formances. Students are also hard at work, as participating in these show-­ cases provides them with an opportu-­ nity to demonstrate their musical abili-­

ties. Second-­year music performance and elementary education double-­ma-­ jor Erica Yu said the large audiences attending the events are encouraging from the “musically inclined” campus. “I know students practice hard all semester to prepare for these perfor-­ mances,” Yu said. “The emotion and expression put into the concert series performances, not to mention the cour-­ age to perform onstage, is what makes the music come alive.” Carole Cowan, former Chair of the Music Department and conductor of the College-­Youth Symphony Or-­ chestra said students in the Introduc-­ tion to Music class are also required to attend a showcase every Tuesday night to view their fellow peers and mentors performances. “I want to build a bridge between student and professor outside of class,

and see what they’re learning about in the classroom put on stage,” Cowan said. Cowan said the easiest way to bridge that gap is to have students in-­ teract with the perofrmers. “It’s one thing to learn about the subject and another to see it as a live performance,” Cowan said. Faculty members performing have been working together for years, As-­ sistant Music Professor Joel Evans said, and being onstage is almost sec-­ ond nature, an integral part of who they are as people. “There is such a wide spectrum of different kinds of music and that’s really what makes these showcases so interesting and thought-­provoking,” Evans said. “There is something for everyone. This also gives us a chance to show what we’re about.”

Along for the Ride With Passenger MIKE ROSENBERG PERFORMS IN THEATER AND PARK By Katherine Speller Managing Editor | katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Passenger Live at the Gramercy

Mike Rosenberg can walk down the busy streets of New York City, past a line of fans waiting outside the Gramercy Theater for his own concert, and still go unnoticed. His unassuming presence is on par with most singer-­songwriter archetypes. He still takes the time to stop and speak with the few fans who do notice him – the person behind the stage name (Passenger) they came to see. Passenger, as a project, started as a folk-­ rock band containing Rosenberg and a col-­ lection of other members from 2003 to 2009 when the group broke up. Rosenberg, the pri-­ mary songwriter and lead singer, maintained the stage name when he continued on solo.

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After gaining notoriety in Europe and a successful run as opening act for Ed Sheeran, Rosenberg set sights on the United States. His song “Let Her Go” eased its way onto the summer charts, earning enough attention to ensure his Aug. 23 performance was sold out. Rosenberg prefaces most songs with a story, though he constantly apologizes for do-­ ing so. He’ll tell the crowd about the people and places that inspired the writing of most songs. It might annoy some people, but I like the chance to get a look into his process a bit more. Though he didn’t play much off his most recent album All The Little Lights, the crowd appreciated anything they could sing along to. When he played “I Hate,” his list-­like anthem of things he cannot stand, the sound of the au-­ dience’s off-­key singing was deafening. A highlight of the night came when Rosenberg played one of his newest, yet-­un-­ released songs “Scare Away The Dark.” He asked the crowd to put away their cell phones and cameras, remarking that many people

view events like concerts through the lens of technology. The song urges audiences to choose to be more present, and hokey as it sounds, there’s something beautiful about a truly engaged crowd singing along to that sentiment. Rosenberg originally made a name for himself in the folk and busking communities around the U.K. and Australia, making the money he could from charitable donations on the streets. He still busks, though he doesn’t really need the money, trying to schedule smaller-­scale shows a few hours before or af-­ ter his tour gigs. On Saturday, Aug. 24, he performed around noon to a decently-­sized crowd in Washington Square Park. He played a shorter version of his night setlist, his opening act Stu Larson collaborating with gorgeous harmo-­ nies on his song “Hearts On Fire.” Both performances really reminded me why I try to get out to folk shows every few weeks. There’s nothing like a night of insight-­ ful, empathetic songwriting.

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: TRAVIS SEWALK

YEAR: Fourth MAJOR:Marketing HOMETOWN: Nanuet, N.Y.

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE AND WHY? My voice, because I’m not really that good at actual instruments. WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY? I sing in a hardcore/punk band called Trenchfoot. I am the booking manager of the New Paltz Music Collective and I also book DIY shows outside of that. WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? Black Flag, The Minutemen, Cro-­Mags and Converge. WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY? Living Laser, Zeddmore and Recycled Earth are all great local Hudson Valley Hardcore bands I think deserve more attention. Outside of that, East Beast, Old Wounds and Full of Hell are currently what I’m listening to. WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? I’ll be taking my studies on the road as my band will be touring Europe a large chunk of October and we’ll also be going on various weekend tours before and after that. We also just released a new split vinyl 7” available through Melotov Records, who are based in Los Angeles, CA. ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS? Stop networking, just make friends. Punk is whatever you make it. CHECK OUT TRAVIS SEWALK

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tHe Deep END SHAUN O’HANLON

Major: Painting Year: Third Inspirations: “Artists like Harry Ally and Mark Demsteader both feed into my style [as] their treatment of material is refined but still chaotic.”

“I am a figural painter but my art seems to be leaning more towards abstraction with every new piece. Recently I’ve been painting wildly colorful nude women, caught in very casual instances, with long, linear marks. “

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A  recent  article  published  in  the  Albany  Times  Union  said  more  than  half  of  students  enrolled  within  the  SUNY  system  graduate  within  six  years  of  matriculating,  giving  the  system  one  of  the  highest  graduation  rates  among  higher  public  education  institutions  in  the  country. SUNY  New  Paltz  alone  has  a  six-­year  maximum  graduation  rate  of  73  percent,  making  it  one  of  the  top  three  best  within  the  SUNY  system,  contending  with  schools  like  SUNY  Binghamton  and  SUNY  Geneseo.  While  the  numbers  for  some  SUNY  schools  and  for  the  entire  SUNY  system  are  promising,  there  are  other  schools  with  sig-­ QLÂż FDQWO\ ORZHU JUDGXDWLRQ UDWHV 7KH ORZHU rates  are  at  the  heart  of  President  Barack  Obama’s  plan  to  help  improve  public  higher  education  by  2020. During  recent  appearances  at  SUNY  campuses  Binghamton  and  Buffalo,  Obama  discussed  increasing  funding  for  public  high-­ er  education  based  on  certain  criteria. We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  applaud  SUNY,  and  especially  SUNY  New  Paltz,  for  current  success  in  graduation  rates.  However,  the  President’s  criteria  for  increasing  funding Â

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Body  Politics Casually  browsing  Tumblr  I  stumbled  across  a  post  featuring  the  different  body  types  women  have.  You  know,  the  one  where  they  take  the  intricate  and  complicated  essence  of  the  female  anatomy  and  simplify  it  into  fruits.  According  to  this  post,  you  HLWKHU KDYH D EDQDQD DSSOH SHDU RU KRXUJODVV Âż JXUH and  as  one  â€˜witty’  commentator  suggested,  there’s  also  the  watermelon  woman.  The  more  I  think  about  it,  the  more  messed  up  it  gets.  How  is  it  that  men  get  to  wear  baggy  Aeropostale  t-­shirts  that  don’t  even  show  their  beer  gut  in-­progress  without  a  second  glance,  yet  women  are  expected  to  not  only  have  a  perfect  body,  but  show  it  off  daily. :K\ LV LW WKDW ZRPHQ KDYH WR EH REMHFWLÂż HG WR SK\VLFDO VFUXWLQ\ IRU SHUIHFWLRQ" Right  now  you’re  either  saying  â€œf-­yeah  go  IHPDOH HPSRZHUPHQW OHWÂśV QRW VKDYH ´ RU \RX WKLQN this  is  just  another  feminist  rant  bashing  men.  Well,  it’s  neither.  I’m  not  going  to  lie,  I  love  to  have  smooth  legs.  I  love  wearing  dresses  (sometimes)  and  makeup.  The  thing  to  remember  is  not  all  women  have  2  hours  every  morning  to  â€˜put  on  their  face’  and  look  â€˜perfect.’  Not  all  of  them  want  to,  and  frankly,none  of  them  need  to.  Men  don’t  do  it  and  I  sure  as  hell  didn’t  today. I’m  also  not  bashing  men.  I  love  men.  I  love  their  arms  (don’t  judge  me.)  But  until  I  see  a  man  get  ready  in  the  morning  with  more  than  a  toothbrush,  clothes  and  occasionally  a  comb,  then  a  woman  shouldn’t  be  expected  to  need  three  drawers  worth  of  beauty  products.  There’s  a  point  coming  up  soon,  I  promise.  We’re  all  hypocrites,  let’s  be  real.  You’re  gonna  judge  the  person  walking  around  campus  in  some  crazy  New  3DOW] KLSS\ RXWÂż W 7KDWÂśV \RXU SUHURJDWLYH +RZHYHU don’t  ask  a  girl  if  she’s  tired  just  because  she’s  not  wearing  eye  liner.  Don’t  not  date  a  girl  just  because  her  hips  don’t  lie  and  most  importantly,  so  help  me,  if  you  ever  call  a  girl  a  watermelon  you  deserve  whatever  comes  to  you.  $QG JLUOV" <RX GR \RX Jennifer  Newman  is  a  third-­year  journalism  major.  She  is  the  News  Director  for  WFNP  as  well  as  a  Resident  Assistant.  She  enjoys  orange  juice,  watching  Spongebob  and  the  color  blue. Â

Think  of  the  most  disappointing  event  that  happens  to  you  on  a  daily  ba-­ sis.   Maybe  it’s  failing  a  test  or  maybe  not  having  time  to  watch  your  favorite  TV  show.   I’m  sure  it’s  terrible,  and  my  thoughts  are  with  you. As  disappointing  as  your  event  is  IRU \RX ,ÂśP IDLUO\ FRQÂż GHQW LWÂśV QRW DV disappointing  as  mine  is  for  me.   For  me,  it’s  every  time  I  open  a  bag  of  chips  and  see  that  it’s  half  full.   I’m  a  big  chips  guy.   There  are  few  things  in  life  I  enjoy  more  than  opening  a  nice  bag  of  Kettle  Cooked  Original  Lay’s  to  compliment  my  wings  or  just  having  them  as  a  delicious  snack.   I  know  that  the  bags  need  the  extra  air  space  inside  to  make  sure  the  chips  don’t  get  crushed  and  to  keep  them  fresh,  but  come  on,  it’s  2013.  Nobody  KDV Âż JXUHG RXW D EHWWHU VROXWLRQ \HW" I’m  no  scientist,  but  there  has  to  be  a  better  way  of  packaging  chips  so  the  custumer  can  truly  get  the  best  bang  for  their  buck.   I’m  not  going  to  stop  buying  chips,  but  it’s  ridiculous  that  I’m  paying  $3.45  for  a  bag  that’s  half  full. As  always  though,  I  have  a  plan  to  end  the  suffering. Â

 So,  here  it  is: This  journalism  thing  is  going  to  go  according  to  plan.   I  will  become  a  suc-­ cessful  sports  writer,  who  makes  tons  of  money.   So  much  money,  that  I  will  be  able  to  retire  from  journalism  at  the  age  of  28.  Upon  retirement,  along  with  my  friend  Jordan  and  a  team  of  the  best  sci-­ entists  in  the  world,  we  will  open  up  a  QHZ FKLS FRPSDQ\ FDOOHG Âł)LYH Âż IWKV´ —   cleverly  named  because  our  chip  FRQWDLQHUV ZLOO EH Âż YH Âż IWKV IXOO We  will  create  the  ultimate  chip  container,  which  will  enable  the  chips  to  stay  fresh,  yet  avoid  being  crushed  at  the  same  time.   The  chips  will  come  in  original,  sour  cream  and  onion,  bar-­ beque,  sea  salt  and  vinegar  and  the  rest  RI $PHULFDÂśV IDYRULWH Ă€ DYRUV Our  headquarters  will  be  located  in  the  beautiful  city  of  New  Orleans,  where  we  can  establish  our  company  as  not  only  the  best  chip  provider  in  the  southern  United  States,  but  in  the  entire  world.   2XU VORJDQ ZLOO EH Âł)LYH Âż IWKV HQMR\PHQW ´ &DWFK\ ULJKW" , thought  of  it  myself.   The  creativity  of Â

the  slogan  alone  will  attract  customers,  if  our  product  that  is  needed  by  any  true  American  doesn’t.   This  company  will  make  billions  of  dollars,  enabling  both  me  and  my  part-­ ner  to  purchase  pretty  much  anything  we  want.   We’ll  buy  something  awesome,  ob-­ viously.   Since  our  company  is  located  in  New  Orleans,  it  only  makes  sense  to  purchase  the  New  Orleans  Pelicans.   We  will  lead  the  Pelicans  to  mul-­ tiple  NBA  Championships,  which  will  not  only  establish  us  as  the  best  own-­ ers  in  basketball,  but  two  of  the  smartest  men  in  the  world.   So  friends,  next  time  you  open  a  bag  of  chips  and  are  disappointed  with  the  amount  of  chips  inside,  I  want  you  to  see  my  face  and  remember  that  hope  will  soon  be  on  the  way.  Â

Andrew  Lief  is  a  third-­year  student  of  journalism,  a  cheese-­ burger  lover  and  a  big  sports  fan.   He  enjoys  watching  televi-­ sion  in  his  free  time.

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After  going  8-­10-­1,  11-­8-­1,  and  win-­ ning  only  one  game  in  the  SUNYAC  7RXUQDPHQW LQ KLV ÂżUVW WZR VHDVRQV DV WKH Men’s  Soccer  Head  Coach,  Gene  Ventri-­ glia  is  looking  to  see  a  major  improve-­ ment  from  his  team  in  his  third-­year.  The  Hawks  are  returning  almost  a  full  roster,  excluding  the  four  fourth-­ year  players  who  were  lost  to  graduation.   With  this  in  mind,  Ventriglia  sees  no  rea-­ son  why  his  team  can’t  be  one  of  the  best  teams  in  the  SUNYAC.   â€œWe’re  returning  several  players  from  last  year,  so  we  expect  to  be  a  pretty  good  team,â€?  Ventriglia  said.  Chosen  to  lead  the  team  this  season  DV FR FDSWDLQV DUH WKLUG \HDU PLGÂżHOGHU Alec  Johnson  and  third-­year  defender  Brian  Spina.   Ventriglia  feels  his  team  is  in  good  hands  with  them. “I  think  they’re  going  to  hold  them  together,â€?  Ventriglia  said.   â€œAlec  and  Brian  are  two  of  the  most  committed  kids  \RXÂśOO HYHU ÂżQG ´ 6HFRQG \HDU IRUZDUG DQG PLGÂżHOGHU Joe  Hughes  echoed  his  coach’s  feelings  on  the  team’s  co-­captains.   â€œThey’re  the  best,â€?  Hughes  said.   â€œThey’re  really  holding  the  team  down.â€? One  major  focus  the  coaching  staff  is  emphasizing  during  practice  this  year  is  conditioning,  Spina  said.   ³7KLV \HDU PRUH WKDQ P\ ÂżUVW WZR years,  we’re  really  focusing  on  condition-­ ing  during  practice,â€?  Spina  said.   â€œCoach  Jimmy  [Ventriglia]  and  Jamal  [Lis-­Sim-­ mons]  handle  the  conditioning  parts,  while  Gene  handles  the  tactical  aspects  of  the  game.â€?  The  biggest  decision  Ventriglia  will  have  to  make  is  who  will  get  minutes  in  goal  between  third-­years  Andres  Montoya  and  Steven  Domino.  Last  year  the  two  shared  time  and  Ventrgilia  said  he’s  going  with  the  same  strategy  again  this  year.   â€œLast  year  early  on  we  split  them,â€?  Ventriglia  said.   â€œRight  now  they’re  neck  and  neck,  each  has  something  that  the  other  one  doesn’t  have.   If  you  put  them  together  we’ve  got  a  great  keeper.â€? Ventriglia  said  he  is  concerned  with   whether  or  not  the  team  will  have  enough  scoring.   Last  season  the  Hawks  averaged  1.65  goals  scored  per  game  and  they  are  looking  to  improve  this  season,  while  also Â

replacing  their  three  leading  goal  scorers  from  last  year. “The  question  is  always,  â€˜Are  we  go-­ ing  to  have  enough  scoring?’â€?  Ventriglia  said.   â€œWe  graduated  our  leading  scorer  [from  last  season],  who  tied  for  the  lead  in  the  conference  last  year.   I  think  we  won’t  have  a  big  scorer,  but  we’ll  have  a  good  number  of  players  who  will  score  some  goals.â€?   Looking  to  step-­up  for  the  Hawks  in  the  scoring  department  is  Hughes,  the  team’s  leading  returning  goal  scorer.   Right  now  he’s  struggling  with  a  shin  in-­ jury,  but  once  he’s  healthy,  he’s  looking  to  make  a  major  impact  to  help  his  team,  he  said.   ³, GHÂżQLWHO\ KDYH D PRUH FRPIRUW-­ able  feeling  this  year,  I  had  more  nerves  last  year,â€?  Hughes  said.   â€œI  just  want  to  help  out  the  team  as  much  as  I  can.â€? Spina  is  focused  on  winning  the  SUNYAC  championship  this  season,  but  he’s  just  as  focused  on  continuing  to  build  the  friendships  he  has  with  his  teammates. “I  want  to  continue  to  form  strong  relationships  with  my  teammates  on  and  RII RI WKH ÂżHOG ´ 6SLQD VDLG Âł7KH JX\V on  the  team  are  my  best  friends.â€? A  major  reason  that  the  players  on  the  WHDP DUH EHVW IULHQGV ÂżHOG LV EHFDXVH RI D team  trip  they  took  to  Italy  last  spring.   â€œThat  trip  brought  us  together,â€?  Hughes  said.   â€œIt  made  us  a  family,  going  to  see  all  those  sites  with  the  whole  team.   There’s  nothing  like  it.â€? Overall,  Ventriglia  is  happy  with  the  team  he  has  this  season  and  his  goal  for  them  is  to  make  it  to  the  SUNYAC  Championship  game,  he  said.   â€œOur  goal  is  to  get  to  the  champion-­ ship  game,  which  is  another  step,â€?  Ventri-­ glia  said.   â€œI  think  it’s  going  to  be  a  good  year.  I’m  not  usually  this  optimistic.â€?  Hughes  has  one  goal  on  his  mind  for  the  team  this  season,  he  said. “We  want  to  win  the  SUNYAC,â€?  Hughes  said.   â€œI  think  we  have  the  squad  to  do  it.â€? The  Hawks  opened  their  season  with  a  3-­1  loss  to  Vassar  College  in  a  hard-­ fought  game.  They’ll  look  to  rebound  from  the  loss  in  the  Gary  Smith  Invita-­ tional  that  will  take  place  this  weekend  at  St.  Josephs’s  College  (LI). Â

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Head  coach  Gene  Ventriglia’s  coaching  staff  welcomed  a  new  name  to  Hawks  Men’s  Soccer,  but  not  an  entirely  unfamiliar  face.  New  assistant  coach  Jimmy  Ventri-­ glia,  Gene’s  son,  is  no  stranger  to  coach-­ ing  under  his  father.  After  graduating  from  Colgate  University  in  2004,  where  he  competed  for  the  Raiders  from  2000-­ 01,  Jimmy  still  wanted  to  integrate  soc-­ cer  into  his  life.  From  2004-­08,  Jimmy  was  an  as-­ sistant  coach  at  West  Point  for  the  women’s  soccer  team,  the  same  team  his  father  was  the  head  coach  for  from  1985-­2009.  â€œThe  last  season  he  coached  for  me,  we  won  the  Patriot  League  Conference,â€?  Gene  said.   â€œHe  was  a  main  reason  we  did  so  well.â€?  Jimmy  views  the  time  he  spent Â

coaching  under  his  father  at  West  Point  as  a  time  where  he  learned  what  it  takes  to  be  a  successful  soccer  coach,  he  said. “That  experience  taught  me  a  lot  about  managing  players,  preparing  prac-­ tices,  preparation  for  games,  and  the  logistics  of  operating  a  soccer  team,â€?  Jimmy  said. After  receiving  his  Master  of  Arts  in  teaching  from  New  Paltz  in  2008,  Jim-­ my  went  on  to  teach  history  at  Marlboro  High  School,  where  he  also  became  head  coach  of  the  boys  soccer  team  and  led  the  team  to  an  inaugural  Mid-­Hud-­ son  Athletic  League  title  in  2011. But  when  the  opportunity  presented  itself  to  once  again  to  assist  his  father,  Jimmy  didn’t  think  twice.  The  fact  that  he  would  be  coaching  alongside  New  Paltz  graduate  and  former  Hawks  de-­ fender,  Jamal  Lis-­Simmons,  seemed  to  only  sweeten  the  deal.  â€œJamal  and  I  have  known  each  other Â

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HU\WKLQJ RQ WKH ÂżHOG DQG WKDW LV ZKDW , demand.â€?  Both  coaches  agree  the  compari-­ sons  and  contrasts  of  their  father-­son  dynamic  are  only  going  to  strengthen  the  program.  â€œIt  is  the  perfect  situation  for  suc-­ cess  in  terms  of  a  successful  coaching  staff,â€?  Gene  said,  who  believes  that  this  year,  the  Hawks  have  the  right  attitude  and  culture  as  a  team  to  compete  aggres-­ sively  against  any  team  in  their  regular  season  matchups  and  make  it  into  the  play-­offs.  After  dropping  their  home  opener  to  Vassar  3-­1,  the  Hawks  are  hitting  the  road  Sept.  7  -­  8  for  the  Gary  Smith  In-­ vitational  at  St.  Joseph’s  College  (LI),  where  they  will  compete  against  the  United  States  Coast  Guard  Academy  and  St.  Joseph’s  College  or  FDU-­Flor-­ ham.

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