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IDA PILOT For Park Point Accepted Despite Town Planning Board Re-­ jection;; Zimet Anticipates Legal Action

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Incident:  Drugs Date:  04/0714 Location:  Dubois  Hall Female  student  complained  of  drug  transaction  in  her  suite.  Police  found  no  evidence  of  drug  activity;͞  investigation  ongoing.

Incident:  Suspicious  Person Date:  04/06/14 Location:  Bouton  Hall Residence  Life  staff  reported  a  suspicious  person  loitering  and  allegedly  intoxicated.  Search  of  area  negative.

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Town  Board  Votes  Against  Park  Point  PILOT By  Andrew  Lief

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Despite  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  Plan-­ ning  Board  voting  against  providing  land  use  to  the  student-­housing  project  Park  Point,  should  a  25-­year  payment-­in-­lieu-­ of-­taxes  (PILOT)  agreement  be  approved  on  Monday,  April  7,  the  Ulster  County  Industrial  Development  Agency  (IDA)  approved  the  PILOT  on  Wednesday,  April  9.   The  approved  PILOT  was  given  to  Wilmorite,  a  Rochester,  N.Y.-­based  com-­ mercial  real  estate  development  and  man-­ agement  company,  who  will  pay  a  total  of  $522,000  to  Ulster  County,  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  and  the  New  Paltz  school  GLVWULFW GXULQJ WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WKH FRP-­ plex  is  up  and  running.  Included  in  the  $522,000,  Wilmorite  will  pay  $750  for  each  of  the  696  beds  in  the  proposed  Park  Point  complex.    IDA  Board  Chairman  Michael  Horo-­ dyski  said  the  uniform  tax  exemption  policy  was  put  in  place  to  take  the  politics  out  through  an  independent  body.   New  Paltz  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zimet  said  as  of  now  the  project  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  happen  because  the  planning  board  is  a  lead  agency  and  voted  against  it.  She  said  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unsure  what  the  next  step  is,  but  ³¿QGV LW KDUG WR EHOLHYH´ WKDW WKHUH ZRQÂśW be  legal  action.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  if  that  should  happen  [le-­ gal  action],  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be  a  tough  situation  for  the  college  and  the  foundation  to  basically  have  a  developer  building  the  project  for  the  foundation  on  behalf  of  the  college  suing  the  host  FRPPXQLW\ ´ =LPHW VDLG Âł, MXVW GRQÂśW VHH ZKHUH WKLV LV JRLQJ ´ Town  Councilman  Jeff  Logan  said  it  ZDV ÂłGLVWXUELQJ´ WKDW WKH ,'$ PDGH D GH-­ cision  based  on  over  100  pages  of  docu-­ ments,  with  no  full  review  of  the  docu-­ ments  prior  to  the  meeting.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  board  members  were  obviously  sitting  there  stumbling  through  the  docu-­ PHQWV ´ /RJDQ VDLG Âł7KHLU RZQ DWWRUQH\ >-RVHSK 6FRWW@ ZDV KDYLQJ GLIÂżFXOW\ ÂżQG-­ ing  references  in  the  documents,  and  yet  they  were  able  to  make  a  decision  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  cost  Ulster  County  and  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  and  the  tax  jurisdictions  in  Ulster  County,  without  producing  any  MREV ´ ,'$ 7UHDVXUHU 6WHYH 3HUÂżW VDLG SUNY  New  Paltz  is  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;jewel  and  FURZQ´ RI 8OVWHU &RXQW\ DQG LW GHVHUYHV

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The  New  Paltz  Town  Board  voted  Monday  against  a  PILOT  for  Wilmorite  Inc.

ÂłZRUOG FODVV KRXVLQJ ´ +H DOVR VDLG ZLWK-­ out  the  college,  there  would  be  no  com-­ mercial  industry  in  New  Paltz.   Town  Councilman  Daniel  Torres  said  3HUÂżWÂśV FRPPHQWV VKRZHG D ÂłODFN RI XQ-­ GHUVWDQGLQJ´ IRU WKH SURMHFW DQG SHRSOH RI New  Paltz.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;His  notion  to  that  it  was  a  county  issue  opposed  to  just  a  local  issue  is  cor-­ rect,  but  I  will  point  out  that  500  New  Paltz  residents  showed  up  at  a  public  hearing  and  told  him  the  exact  opposite  RI ZKDW KH VDLG ´ 7RUUHV VDLG Âł+H FDPH with  a  prepared  statement  without  read-­ ing  the  document  and  registered  a  very  LPSRUWDQW YRWH ´ /RJDQ VDLG 3HUÂżWÂśV UHPDUNV DERXW New  Paltz  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;derogatory  and  insult-­

LQJ´ WR WKH WRZQ EHFDXVH KLV FRPPHQWV were  based  on  supporting  the  project,  and  he  has  not  spoken  to  members  of  the  community  about  their  views  on  the  is-­ sue.   Right  now,  Zimet  said  Wilmorite   â&#x20AC;&#x153;wants  to  have   a  shovel  in  the  ground  LQ 0D\ ´ EXW LI WKHUHÂśV D ODZVXLW LW ZLOO take  two  years.  She  also  said  construc-­ tion  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  able  to  start  in  May,  regard-­ less  of  the  status  of  a  PILOT  because  the  water  and  sewer  process  for  Park  Point  would  still  need  to  be  decided  on.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  not  sure  what  the  next  step  is  other  than  [Wilmorite]  trying  to  put  incredible  pressure  on  our  planning  board,  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  our  planning  board  IROGLQJ ´ =LPHW VDLG

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Council  of  Organizations  met  Monday,  April  7  at  7  p.m.  for  their  most  recent  update. $ VSRNHVSHUVRQ IRU ³%H 3RVLWLYH ´ D QRQ SUR¿W ZKLFK IXQGV UHVHDUFK DQG GHYHORSPHQW IRU ¿QGLQJ D FXUH WR FKLOGKRRG FDQFHU DQQRXQFHG an  event  that  will  take  place  May  4.  Each  club  and  organization  that  chooses  to  participate  will  pay  $10.  The  participants  will  then  each  come  up  with  a  unique  activity  to  play  and  the  group  with  the  most  people  at  their  activ-­ ity  will  win  money  that  will  be  allocated  to  the  club  or  organization  through  Student  Associa-­ tion  (SA).  For  more  information  students  should  email  Pete  Troiano  at  Patroiano92@gmail.com.

Senator  Liason  James  Auer  spoke  about  a  cap  on  how  much  the  state  can  increase  tuition  SHU \HDU &XUUUHQWO\ LW LV DW ¿YH SHUFHQW DQG WKH\ are  looking  to  extend  the  cap.

SA  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governace  Jordan  Taylor  said  that  the  candidacy  forms  for  SA  elections  are  due  April  14.  ³:H QHHG PRUH FDQGLGDWHV ´ 7D\ORU VDLG If  students  have  questions  they  can  email  him  at  Vpacademicaffairs@gmail.com.

The  activity  fee  needs  to  be  approved  by  12.5  percent  of  the  student  body  so  that  there  is  still  money  to  provide  services  to  students,  Taylor  said.

If  the  activity  fee  is  increased,  there  will  be  extended  service  of  the  Loop  Bus.  There  is  also  a  debate  whether  or  not  to  add  money  to  General  Programming  because  this  year  the  Conference  Account  ran  out.  They  took  money  from  other  SODFHV WR PDNH LW ZRUN VR DGGLQJ WKH ¿YH ZRXOG ³VPRRWK WKLQJV RXW D ELW ´ 7D\ORU VDLG Either  the  increased  budget  or  the  current  budget  needs  to  be  approved  and  voted  on.   Vice  President  of  Budget  and  Finance  Youssouf  Kuoyo  said  that  all  clubs  and  organi-­ zations  that  applied  received  their  budgets  for  next  year.  Next  year,  the  conference  account  will  be  allocated  $8,000,  which  is  less  than  it  was  this  year.  General  programming  will  be  allocated  $150,000.  Everything  else  was  kept  about  the  same.

Each  club  and  organization  has  until  next  Monday,  April  14  to  appeal  the  budgets  they  were  given.  If  clubs  or  organizations  were  not  in  good  standing  clubs  with  Council  of  Organiza-­ tions,  they  were  automatically  denied.  If  clubs  or  organizations  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  give  enough  paperwork  to  support  their  club,  they  were  also  denied.

Currently,  there  is  no  money  in  general  programming.  Conferences  has  $2,000,  and  $4,500  needs  to  be  moved  into  general  program-­ ming. Â

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AFGHAN  PROBE  BEGINS  IN  AT-­ TACK  ON  AP  JOURNALISTS Afghan  central  government  authorities  on  Wednesday  began  questioning  the  police  commander  who  killed  an  Asso-­ ciated  Press  photographer  and  wound-­ ed  an  AP  reporter,  a  day  after  he  was  transferred  by  helicopter  to  the  capital.

US  TROOPS  MAY  BE  SENT  TO  EUROPE NATOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  military  commander  in  Europe,  drafting  countermoves  to  the  Russian  military  threat  against  Ukraine,  said  Wednesday  they  could  include  de-­ %HJLQQLQJ QH[W VHPHVWHU VWXGHQWV ZLOO KDYH DQ DGGLWLRQDO ÂżYH PLQXWHV EHWZHHQ FODVVHV ployment  of  American  troops  to  alli-­ ance  member  states  in  Eastern  Europe  %\ .ULVWHQ :DUÂżHOG tended  to  be  permanent.

Copy  Editor  |  :DUÂżHON #KDZNPDLO QHZSDOW] HGX now  feeling  at  risk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  the  time,  the  change  created  prob-­ lems  for  faculty  and  students  with  back-­to-­ The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Department  of  BLASTS  IN  CENTRAL  SYRIA  Enrollment  Management  recently  made  the  back  classes  and  the  understanding  was  that  as  classrooms  came  back  online,  we  would  CITY  OF  HOMS  KILL  25 decision  to  change  the  start  time  of  classes.  return  to  15  minutes  between  classes  by  Two  car  bombs  exploded  Wednesday  Beginning  next  semester,  scheduled  eliminating  the  extra  time  zone,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. in  a  government-­held  district  of  Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  courses  will  be  switched  from  the  current   The  re-­openings  of  academic  buildings  battleground  city  of  Homs,  killing  at  system  of  10  minutes  apart  to  a  15  minute  throughout  the  past  few  years  has  allotted  least  25  people  and  wounding  more  period  between  classes,  with  the  exception  for  more  classrooms  to  be  available  at  once,  than  100,  state  media  said. of  8  a.m.  classes. now  making  the  seemingly  traditional  10  This  change,  according  to  Vice  Presi-­ WAS  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;CUBAN  TWITTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  PRO-­ dent  of  Enrollment  Management  David  Ea-­ minute  policy  a  notion  of  the  past.  )RU VWXGHQWV OLNH XQGHFODUHG ÂżUVW \HDU GRAM  POLITICAL  OR  NOT? ton,  is  an  implementation  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Victoria  Calandriello,  this  new  change  is  a  The  Obama  administration  is  looking  previous  policy  for  class  scheduling  from  relief  since  it  will  allow  for  less  of  a  rush  into  whether  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuban  Twitterâ&#x20AC;?  pro-­ six  years  ago  which  was  changed  when  the  when  walking  to  academic  buildings  that  gram  secretly  backed  by  the  U.S.  gov-­ demand  for  classrooms  increased. are  further  away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  had  traditionally  been  15  min-­ ernment  contained  messages  that  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  it  depends  on  the  student,  political  in  nature,  despite  assertions  utes  between  classes  until  2008,  [but]  the  but  for  me  it  will  give  me  a  little  more  lee-­ from  the  administration  that  the  effort  course  schedule  was  changed  because  of  an  way.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  an  intro  to  painting  class  in  [the]  ZDV LQWHQGHG RQO\ WR LQFUHDVH WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ ongoing  series  of  renovations  of  classroom  Smiley  Arts  Building  now  where  I  have  to  of  information  in  a  country  that  heavily  buildings  [such  as]  van  den  Berg,  Old  Main,  FOHDQ XS ÂżYH PLQXWHV HDUO\ MXVW WR PDNH LW WR and  Wooster  [which]  created  a  classroom  restricts  Internet  access. my  other  class  in  Humanities  on  time,  where  shortage  that  needed  to  be  addressed,â&#x20AC;?  Ea-­ I  could  be  working  a  little  more  diligently  JUDGE  SLAPS  STATE  DEPART-­ ton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Course  times  were  subsequently  instead  of  trying  to  give  myself  enough  time  PRGLÂżHG DQG WKH WLPH EHWZHHQ FODVVHV MENT  OVER  BLACKWATER to  get  there,â&#x20AC;?  Calandriello  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  I  had  a  shortened  in  order  to  create  an  extra  time  A  federal  judge  is  calling  for  an  inves-­ zone  to  absorb  the  impact  of  classroom  class  that  was  farther,  like  in  Old  Main  or  College  Hall,  I  would  probably  never  make  tigation  of  the  State  Department  over  closings.â&#x20AC;? it,  so  I  think  the  15  minute  change  will  be  years  of  delays  in  prosecuting  Black-­ Eaton  said  when  the  change  happened  water  security  guards  in  the  shootings  in  2008,  many  students  and  faculty  mem-­ better  for  the  future.â&#x20AC;? $OWKRXJK WKH H[WUD ÂżYH PLQXWHV EH-­ of  dozens  of  Iraqi  citizens  in  2007. bers  were  displeased  and  viewed  it  as  an  tween  classes  will  allow  for  students  to  pre-­ inconvenience,  although  it  was  never  in-­ pare  for  their  next  class,  second-­year  visual  Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

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arts  and  art  history  major  Erica  Melville  said  this  change  will  probably  be  a  cause  of  concern  among  people  taking  back-­to-­back  evening  classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  really  had  a  problem  getting  from  class  to  class  in  10  minutes,  but  the  change  is  great  if  you  have  classes  that  are  really  far  apart  or  if  your  professor  always  teaches  until  literally  the  last  minute,â&#x20AC;?  Mel-­ ville  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last  semester  I  had  four  classes  on  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  so  I  went  from  8:00  a.m.  to  5:45  p.m.  with  one  90  minute  break.  If  I  set  up  my  schedule  the  same  way  next  semester,  the  15  minute  [breaks]  would  mean  that  I  would  go  from  8:00  a.m.  to  6:20  p.m.  instead.  Throughout  the  whole  day  that  WLPH ZLOO DGG XS 7KH H[WUD ÂżYH PLQXWHV doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  that  much  between  one  class,  but  [with  back-­to-­back  classes]  it  would  end  XS PDNLQJ \RXU GD\ VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ORQJHU ´ Eaton  said  this  new  change  will  hope-­ fully  allow  people  more  time  to  comfortably  complete  a  class  and  be  able  to  get  to  the  next  one  if  they  are  back-­to-­back,  even  if  it  is  on  the  other  side  of  campus.  He  also  VDLG WKH H[WUD ÂżYH PLQXWHV ZLOO JLYH VWXGHQWV more  of  an  opportunity  to  speak  with  their  professors  after  class  if  they  need  to  do  so.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  only  negative  consequence  would  be  if  classroom  availability  became  a  prob-­ lem  because  of  the  loss  of  a  time  zone,  [but]  so  far  the  assessment  is  that  it  will  not,â&#x20AC;?  Ea-­ ton  said. Â

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According  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  Pres-­ ident  Donald  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  March  Faculty  Report,  Christian  has  decided  to  use  the  allocated  funds  from  strategic  initiatives  IRU VHYHUDO QHZ SRVLWLRQV The  positions  include:  an  elevated  JLIWV RIÂżFHU LQ WKH 'HYHORSPHQW 2IÂżFH DQ $OXPQL 5HODWLRQV 2IÂżFHU D SRVLWLRQ LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI &RPPXQLFDWLRQ DQG Marketing  and  two  positions  in  the  3-­D  Printing  and  Digital  Design  and  Fabrica-­ WLRQ ,QLWLDWLYH Vice  President  for  Finance  and  Ad-­ ministration  Michele  Halstead  said  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  budget  is  made  up  of  two  parts:  tuition,  the  largest  part,  and  state  WD[ GROODU VXSSRUW This  year,  she  said  the  budget  was  made  up  of  $48  million  of  tuition  reve-­ QXH DQG PLOOLRQ RI VWDWH WD[ VXSSRUW For  this  upcoming  academic  year,  Halstead  said  she  believes  the  revenue  projection,  which  is  based  on  enroll-­ ment,  will  be  out  near  the  end  of  April  and  will  go  from  $48  million  to  $50  mil-­ lion  because  of  the  increase  in  tuition,  so  the  overall  budget  should  be  about  $66  PLOOLRQ Halstead  said  Christian  had  money  in  an  unallocated  account  that  was  a  part  of  his  budget,  so  he  authorized  more  in-­ vestments  in  development  and  in  com-­ munication  and  marketing  to  further  HQJDJH DOXPQL LQ D PRUH HIIHFWLYH ZD\ She  said  that  these  investments  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an-­ ticipatedâ&#x20AC;?  to  use  most  of  the  unallocated  DFFRXQW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  putting  those  investments  out  there  because  we  have  a  lot  of  talented  alumni  and  we  have  no  idea  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  because  we  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  engaged  them  yet,â&#x20AC;?  Halstead  VDLG Director  of  Alumni  Relations  Bren-­ da  Dow  said  the  new  Alumni  Relations  2IÂżFHU ZLOO EH UHVSRQVLEOH IRU ZRUN-­ ing  with  alumni  and  student  volunteers  WR SODQ HYHQWV 6KH DOVR VDLG HQJDJLQJ alumni  is  one  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;eight  essential  ini-­ WLDWLYHV´ RI WKH FROOHJHÂśV VWUDWHJLF SODQ 'RZ VDLG RYHU WKH ÂżYH \HDUV RI WKH plan,  the  college  is  looking  for  oppor-­ tunities  to  revitalize  connections  with  alumni  in  ways  that  are  meaningful  to  DOXPQL DQG EHQHÂżFLDO WR WKH FROOHJH DQG LWV VWXGHQWV 2QH RI WKRVH SULRULWLHV ZLOO

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SURVIVOR  SAW  HOMES  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EX-­ PLODINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  FROM  MUDSLIDE  FORCE Amanda  Skorjanc  was  watching  videos  with  her  infant  son  when  the  lights  in  KHU KRPH VWDUWHG WR Ă&#x20AC;LFNHU DQG VKDNH She  looked  outside  and  saw  a  terrify-­ ing  sight:  a  massive  mudslide  crashing  down  the  hillside  and  nearby  houses  ³H[SORGLQJ´ IURP LWV IRUFH TEEN  STABS  22  AT  PITTSBURGH-­ AREA  HIGH  SCHOOL Flailing  away  with  two  kitchen  knives,  a  16-­year-­old  boy  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blank  expressionâ&#x20AC;?  stabbed  and  slashed  21  students  and  a  security  guard  in  the  crowded  halls  of  his  suburban  3LWWVEXUJK KLJK VFKRRO 1  CHILD  DEAD,  14  HURT  IN  FLOR-­ IDA  DAY  CARE  CRASH

A  car  smashed  into  an  Orlando-­area  day  care  Wednesday,  killing  a  girl  and  injuring  14  others,  at  least  a  dozen  of  them  children,  and  authorities  were  searching  for  the  driver  of  an  SUV  ZKR WKH\ VD\ VWDUWHG WKH FUDVK RI¿FLDOV VDLG 681< 1HZ 3DOW] 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULVWDLQ RXWOLQHG IXQGLQJ LQ KLV 0DUFK )DFXOW\ 5HSRUW

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neering  Building  and  to  further  invest  in  ' SULQWLQJ ´ She  said  Christian  has  also  autho-­ rized  money  to  the  departments  of  Sci-­ ence  and  Engineering  and  Fine  and  Performing  Arts  to  teach  students  more  about  3-­D  printing  and  to  create  more  VSDFH IRU WKH 0DNHUERW DUUD\ Through  the  Hudson  Valley  Ad-­ vanced  Center  Manufacturing  on-­cam-­ pus,  the  school  is  hoping  to  form  part-­ nerships  with  Hudson  Valley  businesses  ZKR GR QRW KDYH D SULQWHU +DOVWHDG VDLG Overall,  Halstead  said  the  school  is  investing  in  people  and  the  student  expe-­ ULHQFH WR LPSURYH WKH FDPSXV DV D ZKROH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  worked  here  for  a  very  long  time  and  was  in  the  position  to  watch  ev-­ ery  penny  come  in  and  now  every  penny  JR RXW RI WKH FDPSXV ´ +DOVWHDG VDLG Âł, have  to  say  my  colleagues  are  very  good  VWHZDUGV RI WKHLU PRQH\ 7KH\ ORRN WR get  the  most  bang  for  their  buck  and  pour  the  most  money  into  areas  that  are  im-­ SRUWDQW ´

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Navy  sailors  say  conditions  during  the  rescue  of  a  family  with  a  one-­year-­old,  critically  ill  girl  were  so  bad  that  even  the  para-­jumpers  who  dropped  into  the  sea  to  help  grew  seasick  as  5-­  to  8-­foot  ZDYHV FUDVKHG LQWR WKH ERDW CALIFORNIA  MAN  CONFESSES  TO  40  KILLINGS A  suspected  contract  killer  charged  in  Central  California  with  murdering  nine  people  confessed  to  investigators  that  he  carried  out  up  to  40  slayings  in  a  career  spanning  decades,  a  prosecutor  VDLG :HGQHVGD\ GOP  CHAIR  PUSHES  MCALLISTER  RESIGNATION Captured  on  tape  kissing  another  manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wife,  a  married  Republican  congressman  was  urged  Wednesday  by  the  leader  of  the  Louisiana  GOP  to  resign  from  the  seat  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  held  VLQFH 1RYHPEHU Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

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In  a  break  from  the  weekly  Student  Association  (SA)  senate  meetings,  SA  RI¿ FLDOV KRVWHG D ³6WDWH RI WKH &DPSXV´ program  on  Wednesday,  April  9  at  7:30  p.m.  in  Lecture  Center  104.  The  event  was  sponsored  by  SA  and  the  Student  Concerns  Committee  (SCC),  headed  by  Senate  Chair  Carissa  Moore,  to  provide  an  open  forum  for  members  of  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  stu-­ dent  body  to  become  more  familiar  with  their  elected  senators  and  SA  E-­board  members.

At  the  beginning  of  the  event,  Moore  said  the  SCC  and  SA  wanted  to  host  a  public  event  for  students  to  be-­ come  more  familiar  with  how  SA  and  senate  operate. Âł7KLV LV DERXW ZKR ZH DUH ZKDW we  do,  and  we  ask  that  you  address  your  concerns.  This  is  a  program  for  us  to  hear  from  you  and  understand  what  \RXU FRQFHUQV DUH ´ 0RRUH VDLG Though  not  technically  a  senate  meeting,  the  program  operated  in  a  similar  way  to  how  the  weekly  senate  meetings  run.  SA  E-­Board  members  began  the  meeting  by  introducing  them-­ selves,  explaining  what  their  individual  jobs  entail  and  discussing  the  areas  of  legislation  and  reform  they  are  currently  working  on.  Executive  Vice  President  Zachary  Rousseas  said  SUNY  New  Paltz  will Â

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EH WKH ¿ UVW 681< VFKRRO WR DOORFDWH D VSHFL¿ F DPRXQW RI PRQH\ IRU JHQGHU DI¿ UPLQJ SURFHGXUHV ³(YHU\ IHZ \HDUV WKH VFKRRO UH assesses  the  healthcare  policy,  and  it  coincided  with  SA  and  Queer  Student  8QLRQœV DGYRFDF\ ´ 5RXVVHDV VDLG ³7KLV LV D KXJH YLFWRU\ IRU XV ´ Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Jordan  Taylor  said  dis-­ cussions  concerning  the  Student  Activ-­ LW\ )HH DUH RQJRLQJ DQG ¿ QDO GHWDLOV DUH still  being  ironed  out.

Taylor  reminded  students  that  the  ¿ QDO GHFLVLRQ RQ WKH VWDWH RI WKH DFWLY ity  fee,  whether  it  increases,  remains  the  same,  or  does  not  pass,  is  theirs. Âł:H GRQÂśW LQFUHDVH WKH IHH VWXGHQWV LQFUHDVH WKH IHH ´ 7D\ORU VDLG Âł:H KDYH been  trying  to  be  transparent  with  this,  WKH QXPEHUV DUH FRQVWDQWO\ Ă&#x20AC; XFWXDW ing.  The  increase  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  our  decision  to  PDNH ´ After  introduction  by  SA  E-­board  and  senators  were  made,  outside  bod-­ ies  that  work  closely  with  SA,  includ-­ ing  Residence  Hall  Student  Association  (RHSA),  New  York  Public  Interest  Re-­ search  Group  (NYPIRG)  and  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  each  spoke  about  the  func-­ tions  of  their  respective  groups.  Discussion  then  turned  to  student  FRQFHUQV 6$ DQG 6&& RSHQHG WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRU for  attending  students  not  involved  with  any  of  the  organizations  represented  at  the  event  to  ask  questions.

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Auxiliary  Services  (CAS)  Board  activi-­ ties  were  brought  up,  with  one  student  voicing  concern  over  the  price  of  meal  plans  and  price  of  meals  on  campus.

Senator  Osato  Okundaye,  who  serves  on  the  CAS  Board,  said  the  board  has  agreed  to  allow  a  non-­voting  student  food  service  employee  onto  the  board.  The  program  also  heard  concerns  of  sexual  assault  crimes  on  campus  and  is-­ sues  regarding  racial  issues  on  campus.  Taylor  said  he  and  other  senators  are  working  on  the  creation  of  a  new  com-­ mittee  that  would  focus  on  improving  racial  tensions  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.

SA  President  Manuel  Tejada  said  the  progress  made  in  the  past  couple  years  has  been  encouraging,  despite  trouble  getting  off  the  ground. ³7KHUH ZHUH VHWEDFNV LQ WKH EHJLQ ning  and  resistance  from  administra-­ tion,  but  in  the  past  two  years  we  have  VHHQ PXFK PRUH SURJUHVV ´ 7HMDGD VDLG ³%XW ZKHQ ZHFRPH WRJHWKHU WR ZRUN on  these  issues  and  work  through  differ-­ HQW FKDQQHOV \RX ZLOO VHH SURJUHVV ´ Senator  and  SCC  member  James  Auer  said  he,  Moore  and  Taylor  saw  the  event  as  a  chance  for  SA  and  senators  to  get  a  better  pulse  on  student  concerns.  He  also  said  there  are  plans  for  the  pro-­ gram  to  continue  in  the  future. ³:H FROOHFWLYHO\ UHDOL]HG WKDW LW ZRXOG EH EHQH¿ FLDO WR KDYH VRPHWKLQJ OLNH WKLV DQQXDOO\ ´ $XHU VDLG ³(VVHQ tially  this  is  our  State  of  the  Union  Ad-­ GUHVV ´

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By  now  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  all  heard  about  the  16-­year-­ old  boy  who  allegedly  stabbed  21  students  and  an  adult  in  a  Pennsylvania  high  school.

The  accused  teen,  Alex  Hribal,  went  to  the  Murrysville  school  early  Wednesday  morning  with  two  kitchen  knives.  Almost  all  of  the  vic-­ tims  who  were  stabbed  later  said  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  anyone  coming  at  them,  according  to  CNN.  As  far  as  the  media  coverage  of  this  stab-­ bing  is  concerned,  there  were  the  usual  suspects;Íž  changes  in  the  number  of  students  stabbed,  spec-­ ulation  quotes  from  teens  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  much  and  perpetuation  of  rumors  about  the  suspect.  That  being  said,  if  you  want  to  learn  more  about  the  details  of  the  story,  Google  it.  I  want  to  take  some  time  to  talk  about  how  all  of  this  media  attention  is  affecting  the  kids  involved,  and  really  any  student  who  goes  to  Franklin  Re-­ gional  Senior  High  School.  And  by  that,  I  mean  the  mental  health  im-­ pacts  they  will  be  facing  with  the  possible  de-­ velopment  of  Post-­Traumatic  Stress  Disorder  (PTSD).  The  estimated  risk  for  victims  of  shoot-­ ings  or  stabbings  developing  PTSD  is  15.4  per-­ cent,  according  to  the  PTSD  Alliance  website.  The  school  is  offering  counseling  services  for  the  entire  school  community,  but  the  high  school  is  only  closing  for  a  few  days.  The  mid-­ dle  and  elementary  schools  are  not  closing  at  all.

I  think  a  few  days  is  not  enough  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get  overâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  a  fellow  classmate,  described  as  shy  and  quiet,  stabbing  people.  This  is  perpetuated  by  the  fact  that  the  media  will  be  stalking  the  high  school  for  more  quotes  for  at  least  a  week.  At  least.  But  hopefully  there  will  be  something  good  that  will  come  out  of  this  attention.

Think  for  a  second  about  the  tragic  New-­ town  shooting,  the  immense  journalistic  cover-­ DJH DQG KRZ LW LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHG OHJLVODWLRQ LQ &RQ QHFWLFXW SXWWLQJ OLPLWDWLRQV RQ Âż UHDUPV DQG magazines.  But  in  this  Murrysville  stabbing  case,  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exactly  put  limitations  on  kitch-­ en  knives.  This  media  attention  could  be  a  much  needed  wake-­up  call  for  increased  security  with-­ in  the  public  school  system,  or  more  awareness  of  mental  health  within  youth. Â

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The eleventh annual Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) con-­ ference will meet Friday, April 25 in the Lecture Center to discuss the chal-­ lenges of disseminating messages dur-­ ing complex and rapidly changing di-­ sasters.

IDMH at SUNY New Paltz was founded to “help prepare students, com-­ munity members, paraprofessionals and SURIHVVLRQDOV LQ WKH KHOSLQJ ¿ HOGV WR prevent, prepare for and care for others following a disaster via evidence-­based disaster mental health interventions,” according to their website.

The title of this year’s conference: “Why Don’t People Listen? — The Whole Community and Communicat-­ ing in a Crisis,” will focus on the im-­ portance of communication during a disaster.

Dr. Karla Vermeulen, a sociology

professor at SUNY New Paltz as well as the acting director for the IDMH at SUNY New Paltz, said the target audi-­ ence for the conference is mental health H[SHUWV DV ZHOO DV ¿ UVW UHVSRQGHUV Vermeulen said experiencing a di-­ saster is traumatic — it leaves those who have gone through it with numer-­ ous questions, such as: Are my things safe? When can I go home?

Vermeulen said these common questions and concerns in light of a disaster underscore the importance of communication in these situations.

Vermeulen made reference to recent events, like the missing airliner in Ma-­ laysia, the mudslide in Washington and Hurricane Sandy, that she said reinforce the conference’s importance.

Eric Klineberg, a sociology pro-­ fessor at New York University and au-­ thor of the book “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago,” will speak on the topic of social infrastruc-­

ture and disaster that takes place in the form of “super-­storms” as a result of climate change.

The conference will include other presentations and workshops that will DGGUHVV ³VSHFL¿ F KD]DUGV DQG SRSXOD tions, with representatives familiar with the challenges of message dissemina-­ tion,” according to their website.

Wendy Harman, director of social strategy for the American Red Cross, will speak on the strengths as well as the limitations of social media and how helpful new technology can be in disas-­ terous situations.

Vermeulen said strategies on how to disperse warnings prior to expected disasters and why people do not always adhere to warnings they receive will be explored during the conference.

“We must understand the reasons why people don’t always listen to warn-­ ings — why they don’t evacuate,” Ver-­ meulen said.

Vermeulen said a level of “victim blaming” often occurs toward those who choose not to evacuate when con-­ fronted with a natural disaster.

Instead of blaming those who do not evacuate, Vermeuelen said her hope is to explore some of the practical rea-­ sons why some do not leave — “What are the barriers to that action?” — and what people can do to better convince people to leave.

Those who have gone through a trauma from experiencing a disaster will likely experience depression, grief, an inability to focus and an inability to PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN maintain employment and certain rela-­ tionships, Vermeulen said.

Vermeulen said she hopes to dis-­ pel the myth that a person will “bounce back” from an incident within a few weeks or months. She said those ex-­ pectations are not realistic and there is often a stigma that those effected feel when they do not recover immediately.

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Delectable Dishes For American Appetites NEW RESTAURANT SERVES UP FLAVORFUL LOCAL FARE

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An  Ohio-­native  turned  New  Yorker,  Chef  Nathan  Snow  has  been  immersed  in  Italian  cooking  for  more  than  a  de-­ cade.  And  while  New  Paltz  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Naples,  he  believes  the  Italian  approach  to  food  and  his  mission  for  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  newest  eatery  are  symbiotic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Italian  philosophy  is  the  re-­ gional  plate  to  your  area.  In  that  vein  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  been  my  philosophy  to  use  the  food  you  can  get  your  hands  on  re-­ gionally,â&#x20AC;?  Snow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  goal  is  to  get  food  like  vegetables  and  proteins  and  even  grains;Íž  our  goal  is  to  get  it  from  as  close  to  the  restaurant  as  we  can.â&#x20AC;?

Having  opened  in  February  of  this  past  winter,  The  Huguenot  is  Main  Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  newest  restaurant  and  project  from  A  Tavola  founders  Snow  and  Bon-­ nie  Snow.  The  Huguenot  features  farm-­ to-­table  fare  sourced  from  Karl  Fam-­ ily  Farms  in  Modena,  N.Y.  Just  several  doors  down  from  A  Tavola,  the  restau-­ rant  features  American  cuisine  and  a  menu  that  evolves  based  on  the  seasons  and  availability  of  resources.   Snow,  who  came  to  New  York  after  ¿QGLQJ KLV ORYH IRU IRRG GXULQJ KLV XQ-­ dergraduate  studies  at  Ohio  University,  VDLG KH ZDV ÂżUVW DSSURDFKHG E\ .DUO Farms  about  opening  The  Huguenot.  After  Il  Gallo  Giallo  closed  in  2013,  he  and  his  wife  got  the  space  at  36  Main  St.  and  opened  on  Feb.  4.  Before  moving  to  the  Hudson  Val-­ ley  several  years  ago,  Snow  said  he  al-­ ZD\V ZDQWHG WR ÂżQG PRUH UHVWDXUDQWV that  supported  and  utilized  food  from  local  farms.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten  years  ago  I  was  surprised  that  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  more  farm-­to-­table  stuff,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  the  farms  go  to  the  city  to  see  their  wares,  but  not  in  restaurants  up  here.  I  think  New  Paltz  is,  maybe  not Â

Chef  Nathan  Snow  opened  the  restauraunt  The  Huguenot  on  Feb.  4,  2014.

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Snow  said  the  menu  evolves  and  rotates  throughout  the  year  based  on  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seasonal,  with  some  supplements  because  of  the  winter  months.  Current  items  on  the  menu  include  a  plate  fea-­ turing  roasted  bone  marrow  with  garlic  FRQÂżW SHDU PRVWDUGD FRUQLFKRQV DQG house  brioce  points,  as  well  as  bacon-­ wrapped  pork  loin  with  curried  local  apples,  sweet  potato  puree  and  pan  jus.  Because  of  the  restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  focus  on  farm-­to-­table  American  cuisine,  Snow Â

said  he  is  able  to  push  the  limits  of  his  culinary  creativity,  which  he  has  en-­ joyed  since  the  restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  great  thing  about  American  food  is  that  the  sky  really  is  the  limit  for  what  you  can  and  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do,â&#x20AC;?  Snow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  room  for  creativity  in  food,  but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  special  about  American  food  where  you  can  re-­ ally  create  whatever  you  feel  like  creat-­ ing.  There  are  many  more  rules  you  can  break.â&#x20AC;?

Offering  specials  for  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  and  college  graduation,  the  restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  philosophy  and  pricing  makes  for  an Â

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attractive  option  for  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  looking  for  something  new  to  try.

Along  with  this,  he  believes  his  own  family  and  culinary  values  are  a  perfect  ¿W ZLWK WKH +XGVRQ 9DOOH\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything  is  fresh,  there  are  no  preserves  or  sprays  and  there  are  liter-­ ally  farmers  who  go  and  pick  things  and  bring  them  here,â&#x20AC;?  Snow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  people  here  are  awesome  and  they  all  believe  in  supporting  local  farms  and  communities.  A  lot  of  the  people  who  come  here  have  become  our  friends,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  experience.â&#x20AC;?

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Wickler, 30 are the co-­ owners and coaches of CrossFit 299 in Highland, N.Y. During their time as the co-­captains of the Men’s Rugby team at New Paltz, there was no coach, so they decided how the team trained. Through some trial and error they started learning how to do Cross-­ Fit, a weightlifting, gymnastics and endurance type of working out performed at a high-­intensity, and af-­ ter a couple of years they started getting into actual CrossFit. After graduating from New Paltz, they moved to Australia to play rugby. Upon returning back to the United States, Judge worked as an oil broker and Van Wickler went back to school and received his mas-­ ter’s degree in physical education from Canisius Col-­ lege.

Although they parted ways, both were still active participants in the CrossFit community. Van Wickler was a coach at CrossFit Buffalo and Judge was train-­ ing at CrossFit Westchester.

Van Wickler said he and Judge made good part-­ ners as co-­captains of the rugby team and were both into CrossFit, so they decided on the idea to open their own place.

“We both took pretty radical turnarounds,” Van Wickler said. “Joe was brokering oil, I was going to start teaching full-­time somewhere else. We both re-­ located and changed careers to do this.”

Judge said he loves CrossFit because of how it’s constantly changing and how it translates to his other hobbies, rugby and snowboarding.

didn’t have space they ing for. What instead was ing that used the County of Mental in High-­ — it was what they l o o k i n g

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SUNY New Paltz graduates Joe Judge (2008) and Keith Van Wickler (2007) had no idea that the train-­ ing regimen they decided to use at New Paltz while on the rugby team would ultimately help determine their careers, as well as take them around the world and back.

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Van Wickler said he enjoys CrossFit because of the community aspect it fosters.

“It really builds a nice community and cama-­ raderie that is similar to what you get playing team sports,” Van Wickler said. “You come in and start working out with the same people everyday. You start to get to know each other, you start looking forward to being here.”

Judge said they initially wanted to open a gym in New Paltz because of their familiarity to the area, but New Paltz

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They received the keys to the building on July 3, 2013 and immediately began knocking down walls, painting the insides and renovating the lighting. Van Wickler said this process took six weeks, and then DQRWKHU IRXU WR ¿ YH ZHHNV ZDV VSHQW EX\LQJ HTXLS ment, which has remained a continuous process for them since opening on Sept. 1, 2013.

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said the construc-­ tion of their gym was not the hard part prior to opening.

“The tough part was generating interest, creat-­ ing a buzz and getting people to be here, so when we opened the doors we could start attempting to make money and attempting to pay our bills, dent the over-­ head and start that whole process,” Judge said.

To create that “buzz,” Van Wickler said they used Facebook to advertise. Also, the people they knew in Facebook the area and in the CrossFit community allowed word WR VSUHDG TXLFNO\ DERXW WKHLU J\P Judge said they offer basic CrossFit classes, Olympic weight lifting classes, mobility classes, open gym hours and specialty courses.

There are also three additional coaches, Greg Saso, Malinda Treglina and Tim Taylor, who teach one to two classes per week, all of whom have had prior CrossFit experience before joining CrossFit 299, Van Wickler said.

“A big part of what we do is not only coaching our members, but also coaching our coaches to improve their skill-­set, so they can provide a better product for our members when we aren’t here,” Judge said.

Going forward, Judge said they want CrossFit 299 to keep growing at its current rate, with 50 mem-­ bers after seven months and to continue providing FXVWRPHUV ZLWK D TXDOLW\ H[SHULHQFH In addition to working at CrossFit 299, Judge is currently captain of the USA Rugby Div. 1 Club in White Plains, N.Y. and Van Wickler is a substitute teacher in the Highland and New Paltz Central school districts.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, there were 46.5 mil-­ lion Americans living in poverty in 2012, and the number has only in-­ creased since. On the evening of Wednesday, April 2, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), New York State’s largest student-­di-­ rected research and advocacy orga-­ nization, hosted “Poverty: It’s Not a Game” to call attention the issue.

Samantha Spoto, a fourth-­year creative writing and sociology double major, and a member of NYPIRG’s hunger and homeless committee, helped to coordinate the event and said the goal of the program was to educate the public on the increasing poverty issue in the United States.

“Each year, more than three mil-­ lion people experience homelessness, and each night, over 38,000 homeless individuals sleep in the New York City shelter system. As long as pov-­ erty exists, groups like NYPIRG must work to facilitate discussion on the is-­ sue,” Spoto said. “Educating the gen-­ HUDO SXEOLF RQ SRYHUW\ LV WKH ¿UVW VWHS LQ WKH ¿JKW WR UHGXFH WKH VWHDG\ LQÀX[ of individuals thrust into homeless-­ ness.”

The interactive event had the at-­ tendees metaphorically incorporated into the system. Attendees received criteria distinguishing them by class, housing, education, diet, access to healthcare and so on. The breakdown of how many people received what social class status — two upper-­class, several middle class, lower-­middle and below the poverty line and three people homelessness — was meant to coincide roughly with the actual per-­ centages of population based on class.

Spoto gave the group differ-­ ent prompts and the attendees, who were lined up along the room, took steps either forwards or backwards

accordingly.

For example, Spoto instructed the audience to “take two steps forward if you received a college degree, take one step backwards if you received a college degree but need to pay back student loans, take two steps back if you received a high school degree.”

The main goal of this activity was to show how certain class-­based fac-­ tors channel certain people into pov-­ erty while other factors help to enable people to lead successful lives.

In the end, the people who had been given “upper-­class” status stood at the front of the room, while those who had been given the simulated “homeless” status remained at the back. This “segregated” the room based on perceived class.

A discussion period followed the event and students talked about the aspects of the activity they learned from and how it made them feel when they had to either take a step for-­ wards, or back.

“As some students expressed, it gave them a reality check, that maybe we should pay more attention to. We have such a stigma of homeless peo-­ ple and fail to realize that it could be us in that position. It’s so much easier to fall back in social classes, then it is to get up,” third-­year Yvette Ramirez, who also helped to coordinate the event, said.

“I felt the event accomplished its goal of educating the public on the factors that contribute to poverty;; it dispelled common stereotypes of homelessness,” Spoto said.

NYPIRG strives to educate the general public on hunger and home-­ lessness as well as offers direct as-­ sistance to those in need. If students are passionate and seeking involve-­ ment in local volunteer projects that aid those in need, NYPIRG’s hunger and homeless committee meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in SUB 426.

NYPIRG members discuss the struggles poverty presents.

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PHOTO BY LIZZIE NIMETZ

STUDENT ADVOCACY GROUP HOSTS EVENT TO COMBAT STIGMAS OF POVERTY

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I Am Woman, Hear Me Warrior

DANCE TEAM GETS DOWN WITH WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RIGHTS PHOTO Â COURTESY Â OF Â SARAH Â GOLDBERG

Dancers  strut  their  stuff  at  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Am  A  Womanâ&#x20AC;?  performance. Â

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The  Warriors  Dance  Team  will  be  taking  their  name  literally  as  they  battle  sexism  and  oppression  through  movement,  music,  poetry  and  comedy  during  their  annual  performance  showcase  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Am  A  Woman.â&#x20AC;?  In  addition  to  original  Warriors  dance  numbers,  the  night  will  feature  performances  by  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all-­female  a  capella  group  The  Sexy  Pitches,  dance  team  FOCUS,  musical  theater  group  Curtain  Call,  Urban  Lyrics  and  TBA  Improv.  The  Warriors  Dance  Team  Co-­President  and  fourth-­year  graphic  design  major  Mary-­Anne  Ramirez  said  during  the  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  early  planning  stages,  the  eight-­member  team  decided  they  wanted  to  focus  on  the  positive  stories  told  about  women,  as  well  as  the  struggles  women  endure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  collaborated  on  dance,  poetry,  music,  acting  and  stories  of  women  in  history,â&#x20AC;?  Ramirez  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  looked  at  important  ¿JXUHV DQG ZDQWHG WR LQWURGXFH VWRULHV SHRSOH PD\ QRW NQRZ ´ This  year,  The  Warriors  will  perform  a  piece  on  victim  shaming,  using  choreography  and  song  lyrics  to  convey  the  struggles  victims  who  are  blamed  often  face.

During  past  productions,  guest  groups  were  assigned  themes  to  convey  through  their  performances.  This  year,  however,  The Â

Warriors  allowed  them  more  leniency,  letting  them  choose  their  own  messages.  The  Warriors  also  usually  connect  parts  of  their  performance  to  a  recent  news  story.

This  year,  Urban  Lyrics  plan  to  perform  a  piece  about  Ma-­ lala  Yousafzai,  the  Pakistani  15-­year-­old  who,  in  2012,  was  shot  in  the  head  by  a  Taliban  gunman  for  speaking  out  about  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  right  to  be  educated.  Post-­recovery,  Malala  is  now  an  educa-­ WLRQ DFWLYLVW ZHOO NQRZQ LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ E\ KHU ÂżUVW QDPH DORQH and  has  delivered  speeches  about  equality  from  United  Nations  headquarters,  according  to  BBC.  In  the  past,  The  Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  performances  during  their  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Am  A  Womanâ&#x20AC;?  show  were  deeply  emotional  and  poignant  in  contrast  to  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  numbers,  fourth-­year  English  major  and  Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Co-­President  Cristina  Battista  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  year  is  a  more  fun,  lighthearted  show,â&#x20AC;?  Ramirez  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  still  emotional  pieces,  but  not  as  intense.  You  want  everyone  to  leave  there  feeling  positive.â&#x20AC;?

Ramirez  said  similar  to  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  show,  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  will  fea-­ ture  dramatic  entrances  of  modern-­day  women,  with  music  from  artists  like  Ke$ha  and  Lady  Gaga,  to  help  set  the  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tone.  Between  The  Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  original  choreography  and  perfor-­ mances  from  guest  groups,  there  is  more  diversity  overall  at  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Am  A  Womanâ&#x20AC;?  showcase,  third-­year  public  relations  major  and  Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Vice  President,  Alexa  Gold,  said.

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 One  unifying  theme  that  spans  across  The  Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  num-­ bers  is  sexual  liberation,  illustrated  with  a  burlesque-­style  twist,  Gold  said.  The  Warriors  said  they  exemplify  this  theme  with  a  number  WKDW LQYROYHV DOO HLJKW PHPEHUV FODG LQ ÂżVKQHWV VHTXLQV DQG FRU-­ sets,  slinking  and  shimmying  on  four  chairs.

The  number  highlights  two  different  sides  or  levels  of  sexu-­ ality,  starting  with  a  more  modest,  broadway-­jazz  style,  and  eventually  evolving  into  modern-­day  hip-­hop  movements.  Gold  said  the  number,  which  begins  with  the  retro-­jazz  WLQJHG VRQJ Âł5LJKW 1RZ´ E\ 7KH 3XVV\FDW 'ROOV DQG ÂżQLVKHV with  the  syncopated  beats  of  BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partition,â&#x20AC;?  is  like  turning  moves  by  Bob  Fosse  into  ones  inpsired  by  BeyoncĂŠ,  cel-­ ebrating  all  types  of  sexuality.  Overall,  Gold  said  she  wants  the  audience  to  leave  with  an  awareness  for  certain  issues  and  different  perspectives,  with  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspired  outlook.â&#x20AC;?

Battista  agreed,  and  said  The  Warriors  want  audience  mem-­ bers  to  feel  uplifted  when  they  leave  through  the  doors  of  McK-­ enna  Theatre  again.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  them  to  feel  like  they  can  go  out  and  make  a  dif-­ ference,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Am  A  Womanâ&#x20AC;?  will  run  on  Thursday,  April  10  at  7  p.m.  in  McKenna  Theatre. Â

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McManus Makes Mad Men Moves

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At times, artwork can speak messages that mere words cannot convey. Adjunct Professor Dylan McManus uses his artistic practice to cri-­ tique social issues prevalent in today’s society.

McManus’ work is currently a part of an exhibition at The Printmaking Center of New Jersey (PCNJ) called “Mad Men,” in which he and artist Bob Craig create prints that share their respective political commentaries as tools for social change.

McManus said the PCNJ contacted him about participating in a two-­person exhibition and were interested in featuring his work as a representation of a “new school” way of mak-­ ing prints.

He said the current Visiting Professor in the SUNY Printmaking Program and the artistic di-­ rector of the PCNJ, Sheila Goloborotko, thought his work would be perfect for the concept of the two-­person exhibition the center had slated;; the

exhibition would feature two male artists work-­ ing with political subject matter who also hap-­ pen to have an obsessive or “mad” process they utilize for creating their works.

“Each series looks critically at various social issues prevalent in our society today. Is-­ sues spanning everything from diamond wars in Africa to unemployment within our local com-­ munity are considered within the series featured in this exhibition,” McManus said. “The thing that unites all of the works is not only the social commentary but the fact that my use of materi-­ als and process directly inform the content con-­ tained within each individual piece.”

McManus’ work featured in this exhibition contains selections from three separate bodies of work spanning the last seven years of his ar-­ tistic practice. With 28 pieces in the exhibition, mostly produced in 2014, “Mad Men” is the largest collection of his art shown in the United States since 2007.

In “Portraits of Recession,” one of the se-­ ries within the exhibition, McManus focuses

Spotlight On Shawangunk Snaps Nestled on the strip of shops on Water Street Market is G. Steve Jordan Gallery., owned by photographer Steve Jordan. The gallery has been thriving for upwards of 10 years and Jordan has photographed commercial work for more than 20 years, and has been featured on the SUNY New Paltz campus. All photos displayed in the gallery have been taken within a few miles of New Paltz. Jordan said he wants this gallery to represent the area it’s in.

on the collapse of the global economy in 2008 and how it resulted in severe unemployment for young, recently-­graduated Americans. He laser-­ engraved the portraits of both unemployed and under-­employed members of the community on the surface of dollar bills that banks refused, turning them into pieces of artwork.

In another series, McManus appropriated SRUWUDLWV RI FKLOG VROGLHUV ZKR ¿JKW LQ UHVRXUFH wars in Africa and printed their portraits using QDWXUDO GLDPRQG JURXQG LQWR D ¿QH JUDQXOH “Material is really important to me, the ma-­ terial speaks as much to my subject as does the image,” McManus said. “In the case of the gun-­ powder portraits, the series focuses on returning veterans from the War on Terror, I draw portraits of them in gunpowder and I light the powder on ¿UH WR FUHDWH WKH ¿QDO SLHFH 7KH UHVLGXH RI WKH burn and the ashes is what draws the portraits.”

Linda Helm Krapf, the executive director at the PCNJ, said there is tension and breadth within the exhibition, between McManus using the newest, most cutting-­edge printmaking tech-­

nology and Craig using traditional technology.

“The materials [McManus] used make his work so compelling,” Helm Krapf said. “With the prints he made with diamond dust and gun-­ powder, he’s marrying the materials with the is-­ sue of diamonds and child soldiers.”

McManus, who received an MFA from SUNY New Paltz, has taught printmaking and foundations at SUNY New Paltz on and off as an adjunct professor since 2008.

He said the opportunity to be involved in the show came at the end of a very transitional period in his life when he found himself not ex-­ hibiting as frequently as he had in the past.

“While my work is constantly being fea-­ tured in various shows around the world, I haven’t had an opportunity for a solo space where I can exhibit multiple works since 2008 so needless to say, I am very happy that I was considered for this exhibition,” McManus said.

“Mad Men” will be featured at the PCNJ from Saturday, March 15 through Saturday, April 19.

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Review: Musicians Rock Out At Oasis

LOCAL APRIL FOOLS CONCERT PROVES THESE BANDS ARE NO JOKE

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Weather Underground, Earl Boykins and Aircraft played their souls out at Oasis on Thursday, April 1.

Thanks to Christoper Daly, another amazing concert was produced for New Paltz. Salvation Records, a com-­ pany run by Daly, has been tearing up the music scene all over town.

The night began with a solo act, Weather Underground.

Slightly underwhelming, he had a hard time managing his sound quality. With the mic at a shatteringly high level and the guitar screeching, it was hard to appreciate the mu-­ sic. However, there were moments during his set when he played a brilliant guitar lick and moments of great music. I highly respect his bravery and soulful attitude.

As the night continued, I experienced an extremely un-­ expected turn.

With his electric rock and roll stage presence and ec-­ centric hair style, Justin John Smith, lead guitarist and singer, suddenly took control of the crowd and set us all on a journey with his band, Aircraft, who hail from Buf-­ falo, N.Y. Described on the band’s Facebook page as “Psy-­ chedelic Surf Pop,” they combined an exceptional broad

range of music into one. With inspirations varying from Beethoven to Black Sabbath, every song was an unpredict-­ able joy.

Each member of Aircraft added a soulful component to their music while combining to form a beautifully cohesive and synchronized sound. They clearly were experienced musicians who had been playing together for some time.

To me, they stole the show.

After this shocking and unexpected gem of a concert, the next band, Earl Boykins, named after the 5-­foot-­5-­inch basketball player, performed.

The band members, hailing from SUNY Purchase, had D JR ZLWK WKH À RZ DWWLWXGH 7KHLU SXQN PHQWDOLW\ DQG KDUG hitting vibes led to an intensely crowd-­pleasing concert.

They performed all original songs and made a huge impact on the crowd. I would not go out of my way to listen to this type of music, but if you are a head basher and want to get some anger out, I highly recommend checking out Earl Boykins’ music.

All in all, these rockers put up a great show and de-­ serve to have their names and music spread. So go check them out. Go see a concert. You never know what will hap-­ pen.

Noah London, member of Earl Boykins.

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Years Holding Steady Zamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ams Ten NEW ALBUM PROVES THAT WITH AGE COMES WISDOM TEETH

With summer music festivals and concerts coming up, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at Zameenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most anticipated albums of the season.

Three  years  and  a  tour  later,  soul-­capturing  Coldplay  will  release  their  sixth  album  Ghost  Stories.  Though  the  elec-­ tronic,  Bon  Iver-­sounding  single  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midnightâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  ever-­so-­romantic  single  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magicâ&#x20AC;?  veer  from  their  past  sound,  Coldplay  have  al-­ ways  added  a  twist  to  their  sweet  tunes.  Expected  release  date:  May  19 Back  with  their  gritty  rock  are  The  Black  Keys  with  Turn  Blue.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  teased  the  public  with  a  few  creepy,  out-­ landish  Youtube  videos  and  the  psychedelic-­ish  single,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fever.â&#x20AC;?  It  has  a  bit  of  a  pop  feel  to  it,  but  very  well  could  have  been  any  song  off  an  older  album.  Expected  release  date:  May  13 Swedish  band  Little  Dragon  is  back  with  their  third  al-­ bum  N Nabuma  abuma  Rub-­ berband berband.  Their  promising  single  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Klapp  Klappâ&#x20AC;?  is  laden  with  jazzy,  cosmic  synthpop  vibes.  Yukimi  Na-­ gano  is  ,  as  usual,  on  point  with  her  vocals.  Expected  release  date:  May  13 Brace  yourself  for  the  rising  female  rapper  Iggy  Azaleaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  debut  album  The  New  Classic.  The  The  New  Classic.  The  The  New  Classic.  The  girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  bars  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  an  Aussie  could  spit,  but  check  out  her  singles  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Change  Your  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  featuring  T.I.,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fancyâ&#x20AC;?  featuring  Charli  XCX  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  great  to  bump  to  at  the  gym  or  before  a  night  out.

Expected  release  date:  April  22

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The Hold Steady Teeth Dreams

The  Hold  Steadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  10th  anniversary  show  in  February  at  the  Abbey  Bar  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.  ended  abruptly  when  someone  jumped  onstage  and  tried  to  steal  the  microphone  from  lead  singer  Craig  Finn.  It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  last  song  on  the  setlist,  but  the  band,  in  disarray,  walked  offstage.  It  was  a  crude,  kind  of  sad  ending  to  an  uplifting  night.  But  it  was  also  a  glimpse  into  an  authentic  rock  nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  roll  moment.  There  was  an  element  of  danger:  anything  could  happen.  The  show  could  end  at  any  moment.  And  it  did.  Like  audacious  guitarist  Tad  Kubler,  who  brings  substance  DEXVH 7KLQ /L]]\ JXLWDU VRORV DQG WKH ZHOO IRUWLÂż HG IHDVLELOLW\ RI D Âż JKW DIWHU WKH VKRZ )LQQ KDV PDGH D FDOFXODWHG GHFLVLRQ PD\EH LWÂśV EHWWHU WR EH WKH EDQG WKDW GRHVQÂśW Âż QLVK WKHLU VHW HYHU\ QLJKW The  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  latest  record,  Teeth  Dreams,  sees  a  return  to  the  powerful,  risky  guitar-­driven  rock  they  are  so  well  known  for.  It  was  a  sound  missing  from  their  last  effort,  2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Heaven  is  Whenever.  7KH Âż UVW IRXU +ROG 6WHDG\ UHFRUGV FDSWLYDWH EHFDXVH WKH\ sound  like  novels  on  tape.  There  are  crowded  descriptions  with  vivid  and  dramatic  characters.  These  characters  seep  through  to  every  record  and  create  a  lengthy  testimony  to  sin  and  salvation,  to  life  that  is  bigger  than  a  song,  album  or  the  band.  These  characters  are  familiar  friends  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  their  dispositions,  history  and  vices  Hold  Steady  die-­hards  are  well  acquainted  with.

But  2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Heaven  is  Whenever  began  to  stray  from  the  unique  sound  they  had  carved  for  themselves  11  years  ago  in  the  1HZ <RUN &LW\ LQGLH URFN VFHQH 7KHVH WUDFNV IHOW OLNH Ă&#x20AC; LPV\ DW tempts  at  pop  songs,  with  only  half  references  to  the  stories  fans  wanted  to  hear.  Gone  was  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  patented  talk-­sing  aesthetic  of  dense  storytelling.  7KH Âż UVW FXW RII Teeth  Dreams,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Hope  This  Whole  Thing  Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Frighten  You,â&#x20AC;?  feels  like  a  return  to  their  per-­ manently  precarious  edge.  Even  the  lyrics  suggest  a  sort  of  comeback.    Finn  describes  bringing  a  girl  back  to  his  hometown  and  introducing  her  to  old  friends  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  punks,  Twin  Cities  tough  guys  and  seedy  types  that  permeate  Hold  Steady  songs  of  the  past.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  guys  I  know,  we  go  back  pretty  deepâ&#x20AC;Śmost  of  them  are  dead  and  some  of  them  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  live  here  anymore.â&#x20AC;?

Finn  has  refocused  his  thoughts  back  to  the  upper  Midwest,  which  has  always  been  crucial  to  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  charm.  Songs  written  for  mass  appeal  are  vague  and  trite.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  rather  listen  to  Finn  singing  about  his  hometown  and Â

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crossing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;that  grain  belt  bridge  into  bright  new  Minneapolis.â&#x20AC;?  The  appeal  of  The  Hold  Steady  is  their  unapologetic  faithful-­ ness  to  being  real,  made  obvious  by  the  way  Finn  writes  songs  about  the  people  he  knows,  from  the  places  he  comes  from.

The  next  track  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spinners,â&#x20AC;?  is  catchy  but  haunting.  It  intro-­ duces  a  theme  of  devastation,  sadness  and  ultimately  persever-­ ance  that  carries  throughout  the  album:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartbreak  hurts,  but  you  can  dance  it  off.â&#x20AC;?  Finn  is  confronting  harsh  truths  of  adulthood  that  he  thought  might  never  come,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;nights  go  on  forever  now,  but  the  morning  comes  so  quick,â&#x20AC;?  the  sobering  truth  that  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  17  forever,  massive  nights  end  and  little  hoodrat  friends  eventu-­ ally  grow  up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Only  Thingâ&#x20AC;?  looks  back  at  the  reckless  years,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;this  town  was  so  much  fun  when  there  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  so  much  police.  We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  watch  our  speed.â&#x20AC;?  The  song  offers  closure  to  2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sequestered  in  Memphisâ&#x20AC;?  through  a  message  of  healing  and  rec-­ onciliation:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  trying  to  get  in  touch  with  her,  last  night  her  teeth  were  in  my  dreams.â&#x20AC;?  Having  dreams  about  teeth  falling  out  speaks  to  anxiety  and  stress  over  personal  appearance.  In  â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  With  The  Business,â&#x20AC;?  Finn  reveals  possible  reasons  for  those  dreams,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chemistry,  currency,  plastic  and  magic.  Everybody,  rise,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  an  American  business,â&#x20AC;?  Finn  whales  over  intricate  guitar  parts.  The  song  is  both  loud  and  somber.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great  expectations.  LA  Fitness.  So  many  choices,  deci-­ sions,  decisions.â&#x20AC;?  At  its  core,  the  song  is  a  critique  of  capitalism  and  the  ways  in  which  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  uniquely  American  characters  are  ill  with  a  uniquely  American  sadness  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  they  only  know  how  to  temporarily  cure  with  more  booze  and  more  stuff.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood  on  the  carpet,  blood  on  the  mattress,  waking  up  with  that  American  sadness.â&#x20AC;?

Midway  through  the  album,  despair  has  sunken  in  and  the  rest  is  left  for  advice,  self-­analysis  and  how  to  grieve.   With  Teeth  Dreams,  the  band  grapples  with  problems  that  mirror  those  in  their  personal  life:  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  divorce  and  Kublerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drug  use  and  pancreatitis.  Partying  has  caught  up  to  both  the  band  and  the  characters  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  created.  This  album  is  a  logical  progression  for  the  band.  ,WÂśV GLIÂż FXOW WR PDNH HYHU\ VRQJ D SRVLWLYH MDP LQ WKH IDFH RI GL saster,  tragedy  and  personal  shortcomings.  The  last  song  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oaksâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  longest  in  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  catalogue.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  almost  a  synopsis  of  the  entire  album.  It  begins  bitterly  poi-­ gnant.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eloquent  guitar  playing  from  Kubler  and  Steve  Al-­ dridge  who  trade  long,  down  tempo  solos  that  simmer  underneath  each  other.  Toward  the  middle,  Finn  sings  with  some  assurance  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  we  hopeâ&#x20AC;Śand  we  dreamâ&#x20AC;Ś.and  we  hope.â&#x20AC;?  The  end  trails  off  into  a  fading,  distorted  guitar  reminiscent  of  Dinosaur  Jr.  Even  on  an  album  where  all  signs  point  to  an  apocalyptic  HQG ZH JHW VRPH DIÂż UPDWLRQ WKDW LQGHHG WKLQJV ZLOO DOO EH RND\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  not  all  our  dreams  have  to  be  teeth  dreams.

The  Hold  Steady  have  always  found  a  way  to  elevate  the  lives  of  those  that  most  people  deem  unimportant.  They  dignify  WKH ORZHVW PRVW RUGLQDU\ FODVV RI SHRSOH WKDW PRVW RI XV ¿ QG RXU selves  in.  Teeth  Dreams  shows  there  is  still  so  much  joy  in  what  they  do.

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The  softball  team  began  SUNYAC  play  the  weekend  of  Saturday,  April  5  and  Sunday,  April  ZLWK D KRPH ¿ HOG DGYDQWDJH DW 0DU\ *UD\ Deane  Field.

The  Lady  Hawks,  with  a  current  overall  re-­ cord  of  5-­11  and  2-­2  record  in  SUNYAC  play,  split  two  doubleheaders  against  SUNY  Cortland  and  SUNY  Oswego.

On  April  5,  game  one  went  to  the  Lady  Hawks,  who  defeated  the  Lady  Red  Dragons  7KLV LV WKH ¿ UVW WLPH WKH SURJUDP KDV GH feated  Cortland  since  April  27,  1996.

Both  teams  traded  runs  in  the  early  innings.  New  Paltz  took  the  lead  once  again  in  the  bot-­ tom  of  the  third,  when  second-­year  catcher/in-­ ¿ HOGHU -RUGDQ )LRUH GURYH LQ WKLUG \HDU SLQFK UXQQHU -XOLHWWH 9HUVR ZLWK D VLQJOH XS WKH PLGGOH  The  Lady  Hawks  added  two  unearned  in-­ VXUDQFH UXQV LQ WKH ERWWRP RI WKH ¿ IWK 7KRVH runs  would  prove  as  vital  insurance,  as  Cort-­ land  scored  twice  in  the  sixth  and  left  the  bases  loaded  when  the  inning  ended  with  a  pop-­up  to  WKLUG \HDU &DSWDLQ 0HJ %UHZHU  With  the  tying  run  on  third  base  for  the  Lady  Red  Dragons,  New  Paltz  got  out  of  a  jam  in  the  top  of  the  seventh  to  preserve  the  historic  victory.

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earned  the  win  in  the  circle  for  the  Hawks,  yielding  four  runs  (three  earned)  off  seven  hits,  three  walks  and  three  hit  by  pitches,  while  strik-­ ing  out  two.

In  the  nightcap  portion  of  the  doublehead-­ er,  the  Lady  Hawks  were  defeated  6-­2  by  the  Lady  Red  Dragons.  Fourth-­year  Captain  Chelsea  Kull  singled  through  the  right  side  with  two  outs  and  drove  in  two  runs  to  pull  New  Paltz  within  one  at  3-­2  in  the  third.  That  score  would  hold  until  the  sixth,  when  Cortland  plated  a  run  off  an  RBI  single  to  OHIW ¿ HOG The  Lady  Red  Dragons  added  insurance  in  the  seventh,  scoring  two  runs  off  three  hits  and  one  error  in  the  inning.

Head  Coach  Brittany  Robinson  said  the  team  went  into  the  series  knowing  that  Cortland  ZRXOG EH D JRRG WHDP DQG ZDV FRQ¿ GHQW WKDW DV a  result  of  facing  good  competition  previously,  the  team  could  hang  with  their  opposition  and  beat  anybody.

On  April  6,  the  Lady  Hawks  split  a  double-­ header  against  Oswego.  The  Lady  Hawks  took  game  one  4-­3.

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Pitching  was  the  key  in  game  one,  Robin-­ son  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  without  our  No.  1  pitcher  during  the  series,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  to  make  a  pitching  adjustment.  I  think  [fourth-­year  pitcher]  Amber  &DUR]]D GLG D UHDOO\ JRRG MRE LQ WKH Âż UVW JDPH getting  them  to  hit  ground  balls  and  stepping  up  big  in  situations  when  we  needed  to  get  the  outs.â&#x20AC;? *DPH WZR RI WKH GRXEOHKHDGHU QHHGHG H[ tra  innings  to  be  decided,  with  Oswego  ending  WKH JDPH VFRULQJ Âż YH UXQV LQ WKH WRS KDOI RI WKH eigth  inning.  The  Lady  Hawks  answered  back  with  a  run  in  the  home  half  of  the  eighth,  but  it  was  not  enough  as  the  Lakers  sealed  the  victory  7-­3.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Third-­year  pitcher]  Erika  Traina  did  a  great  job  of  keeping  us  in  the  game.  After  giv-­ ing  up  two  runs  early,  she  really  shut  them  down  pretty  much  after  that,â&#x20AC;?  Robinson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  we  had  the  opportunities  to  win  the  game,  we  just  didn't  take  advantage  of  them,  and  Oswego  did.â&#x20AC;?

Robinson  said  the  team  had  the  attitude  that  they  can  beat  any  team  at  any  time  after  the  game  one  victory  against  Cortland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After  we  beat  Cortland,  the  girls  didn't  say,  'we  hung  with  them  and  tweaked  out  a  win,'  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  said,  'we're  a  better  team  than Â

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they  are.  We  can  be  better  than  anybody  in  this  FRQIHUHQFH *RLQJ LQWR WKLV VHDVRQ WKDW ZDV P\ goal.  It  was  to  make  them  see  that  you  can't  just  say,  'oh,  we  can  hang  around  with  them,  we  can  come  close  to  beating  them.'  It's,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;we  have  to  believe  that  we  can  beat  any  team  at  any  time,  because  nobody's  going  to  be  that  much  better  than  we  are.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Brewer  said  the  team  must  work  in  posing  as  a  triple-­threat  to  prepare  for  their  upcoming  games.

"We  have  strength  in  offense,  pitching  and  defense,  but  bringing  all  three  together  ev-­ ery  game  would  make  a  huge  difference  in  our  team's  success,"  she  said.

On  Wednesday,  April  9  the  Lady  Hawks  dropped  both  games  of  a  road  doubleheader  against  Western  Connecticut  State  University.  Robinson  said  the  team  wants  to  work  on  some  things,  but  not  overwork  while  preparing  for  the  upcoming  stretch  of  10  games  in  seven  days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There's  not  much  practice  time  in-­be-­ tween,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  main  thing  is  getting  mentally  prepared  for  that  many  games  and  re-­ ally  trying  to  keep  it  up.  Figuring  out  how  to  keep  that  focus  up  during  a  doubleheader  is  key.â&#x20AC;?

This  stretch  begins  with  a  doubleheader  against  SUNY  Oneonta  beginning  at  3  p.m.  at  0DU\ *UD\ 'HDQH )LHOG RQ )ULGD\ $SULO

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The  baseball  team  dropped  its  record  to  10-­15  overall  this  season  after  losing  two  out  of  three  confer-­ ence  games  at  home  against  SUNY  Oswego,  which  brought  the  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  SUNYAC  record  to  2-­7.  Saturday,  the  team  split  a  double-­ KHDGHU JHWWLQJ VKXWRXW LQ WKH Âż UVW game  4-­0,  and  winning  the  second  5-­4.  They  lost  the  Sunday  game  in  the  ninth-­inning  7-­6.  ,Q WKH Âż UVW JDPH 6DWXUGD\ 2V ZHJR VFRUHG Âż UVW DQG RIWHQ GULYLQJ LQ a  single  run  in  the  second,  third  and  fourth  innings,  courtesy  of  RBIs  from  designated  hitter  Eric  Hamilton,  right-­  ¿ HOGHU -RKQ 5DXVHR DQG WKLUG EDVHPDQ Tim  Smith.  The  Lakers  tacked  on  an  additional  run  in  the  bottom  of  the  HLJKW ZKHQ OHIW Âż HOGHU 'DQ 6DFFRFLR stole  home  on  a  double  steal  attempt.

The  Hawks  struggled  against  Os-­ wego  starting  pitcher  Brendyn  Kar-­ inckak,  who  threw  a  complete  game Â

shutout,  holding  the  Hawks  to  10  base  runners  through  nine  innings  of  work.

7KH VRXWKSDZ VWUXFN RXW Âż YH DQG walked  just  one.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  pitched  well  inside,â&#x20AC;?  Head  Coach  Matt  Righter  said  of  Karinckak.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  kept  our  hitters  off-­balance  with  a  good  change-­up.â&#x20AC;?

Two  bright  spots  in  the  New  Paltz  lineup  were  catcher  Tyler  Bell  and  WKLUG EDVHPDQ $QGUHZ 'L1DUGR ZKR were  both  2-­for-­4.  Third-­year  pitcher  Brian  Solomon  started  the  game  for  the  Hawks  and  took  the  loss,  giving  up  three  runs  and  VHYHQ KLWV RYHU ¿ YH LQQLQJV Second-­year  right-­handed  pitcher  Christian  Huertes  surrendered  one  un-­ earned  in  three  hitless  innings  of  relief.  New  Paltz  again  fell  behind  early  in  the  second  game  of  the  doublehead-­ er  when  Oswego  scored  two  runs  in  WKHLU KDOI RI WKH ¿ UVW LQQLQJ RII ¿ IWK year  Andrew  Grann,  after  he  allowed  two  hits  and  a  runner  reached  base  on  DQ HUURU E\ VKRUWVWRS 'L1DUGR

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  pitching  staff]  had  to  over-­ come  some  adversity,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said  of  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eight  errors  in  the  game.  7KH +DZNV KDYH WKH ORZHVW Âż HOG ing  percentage  in  the  conference  and  lead  the  SUNYAC  in  errors  with  52.

Grann  settled  down  to  throw  a  complete  game,  striking  out  eight  and  walking  one.  Grann  allowed  four  runs,  only  two  of  which  were  earned.  Entering  the  seventh-­inning,  down  4-­1,  New  Paltz  rallied  begin-­ ning  with  three  consecutive  singles,  ¿ UVW IURP WKLUG \HDU LQÂż HOGHU 6WDQOH\ 'H/D&UX] )RXUWK \HDU &DSWDLQ 'D vid  Lostaglio  singled  to  right,  advanc-­ LQJ 'H/D&UX] WR VHFRQG )RXUWK \HDU Captain  Steven  Morse  singled  to  left,  GULYLQJ LQ 'H/D&UX] After  a  series  of  hit  batters  and  wild  pitches,  third-­year  Captain  Rich-­ ard  Guido  drew  a  walk  on  a  wild  pitch,  allowing  Morse  to  score  the  tying  run.  Bell  earned  an  RBI,  driving  in  the  go-­ DKHDG UXQ ZLWK D VDFULÂż FH Ă&#x20AC; \ EDOO WR ULJKW Âż HOG

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After  two  RBIs  from  Bell,  the  Hawks  led  6-­4  coming  into  the  bottom  of  the  ninth.  But  the  Lakers  came  back  to  score  three  runs  in  the  last  inning,  including  a  two-­run  homerun.  Upcoming,  the  Hawks  have  a  six-­  JDPH VWUHWFK RYHU Âż YH GD\V EHWZHHQ )ULGD\ DQG 7XHVGD\ LQFOXGLQJ GRXEOH KHDGHUV DJDLQVW 681< )UHGRQLD DQG SUNY  Oneonta.  If  there  is  any  team  that  can  handle  the  packed  schedule  of  the  next  week,  Righter  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  his,  who  have  expe-­ rience  playing  multiple  games  over  consecutive  days  this  season  at  both  the  Ripken  Experience  and  Snowbird  Classic  tournaments.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  in  every  game,â&#x20AC;?  Righter  said.

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The  Lady  Hawks  are  4-­4  overall  and  1-­2  in  conference  play  after  their  22-­19  loss  to  Farmingdale  State  College  April  8. Â

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The  lacrosse  team  is  currently  .500  on  the  season  after  their  17-­5  loss  to  SUNY  Fredonia  April  5  and  22-­19  loss  to  Farmingdale  State  College  April  8.

The  Lady  Hawks  could  not  come  back  from  the  Lady  Blue  Devil's  early  6  point  lead  at  the  start  of  the  game,  as  Fredonia  tallied  seven  points  to  the  Lady  Hawks'  one  at  the  midway  point  of  the  ¿UVW KDOI 7KLUG \HDU PLGÂżHOGHU DQG GHIHQGHU Julia  Johnson  and  third-­year  attack  and  PLGÂżHOGHU .HOVH\ +HDO\ IRXQG WKH EDFN of  the  net  to  bring  the  score  to  7-­3,  while  fourth-­year  Captain  Talia  Telser  ended  WKH ÂżUVW KDOI ZLWK DQ XQDVVLVWHG JRDO DW 1:49  remaining,  but  the  Blue  Devils  maintained  a  strong  lead,  going  into  the  half  up  9-­4.  Fredonia's  38  shots  on  goal  com-­ pared  to  the  Lady  Hawks'  15  led  to  the  Lady  Blue  Devil's  scoring  eight  goals  in Â

the  second  compared  to  the  Lady  Hawks'  lone  one,  scored  by  third-­year  Captain  Carisa  Citro  at  16:32.

Head  Coach  Liz  Student  said  the  pro-­ gram,  which  has  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  team-­oriented  VW\OH RI SOD\ ´ FDPH RXW Ă&#x20AC;DW LQ WKH JDPH against  the  Lady  Rams  and  dropped  the  ball  in  terms  of  remaining  positive  about  the  good  things  the  team  was  doing.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  weekend  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  play  like  us,â&#x20AC;?  Student  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  our  team  plays  together  and  they  celebrate  all  the  good  things,  we  play  very  well.  You  need  your  teammates  to  pick  you  up,  and  we  just  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  come  out  to  play.â&#x20AC;?

Student  said  the  team  getting  excited  about  the  good  work  they  are  producing  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  transitioning  the  ball  well,  a  big  save  by  WKLUG \HDU &DSWDLQ -DFNLH 8ODQRII ÂżQG-­ ing  the  back  of  the  net  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  is  pertinent  to  the  success  of  the  team  moving  forward.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It's  important  to  recognize  those  things  because  they  fuel  everyone  else,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. Â

But  the  Lady  Hawks  still  tallied  a  loss  against  non-­conference  opponent  Farmingdale  Tuesday  on  the  road,  drop-­ ping  a  close  game  in  a  match  up  with  strong  offensive  presence  from  both  sides.  The  impact  of  Tesler's  six  goals,  accompanied  by  Healy  and  third-­year  PLGÂżHOGHU /LDQQH 9DOGLYLD V IRXU DSLHFH were  not  enough  with  3:04  left  in  the  game  as  the  Lady  Rams  tallied  two  straight  goals  to  end  the  contest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lacrosse  is  a  game  of  runs  and  Farmingdale  was  able  to  pull  together  a  strong  comeback  in  the  second  half,â&#x20AC;?  third-­year  defenseman  Fatima  Ismail  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  game  was  very  close  and  both  WHDPV ZHUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU WKH ZLQ WRZDUGV the  end.â&#x20AC;?

Ismail  said  the  Lady  Hawks'  sched-­ ule  is  designed  so  that  each  consecutive  match  is  more  challenging  than  the  pre-­ vious,  and  the  team  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;striving  to  el-­ evate  their  play  and  compete  throughout  these  games.â&#x20AC;?   For  the  rest  of  the  week Â

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WKH WHDP ORRNV WR ÂżQH WXQH WKHLU SOD\ LQ preparation  for  Brockport  this  weekend,  she  said.   Student  said  as  a  coach  she  is  tak-­ ing  the  losses  of  the  last  few  games  as  a  bump  in  the  road  that  the  team  can  and  will  get  over  and  looks  forward  to  the  team  returning  to  SUNYAC  play  in  Saturday's  game  against  the  College  at  Brockport.  7KH /DG\ +DZNVÂś ÂżUVW FRQIHUHQFH game  against  Potsdam,  where  the  team  FDPH EDFN IURP D VHYHQ SRLQW GHÂżFLW WR beat  the  Lady  Bears  15-­14,  will  provide  inspiration  as  the  Lady  Hawks  take  on  Brockport  and  the  remainder  of  their  SU-­ NYAC  competitors.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  proved  to  the  team  that  we  are  capable  of  great  things,  but  in  order  to  do  those  things  we  have  to  work  together  and  get  excited  about  little  things,â&#x20AC;?  Stu-­ dent  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  that  the  second  half  of  the  Potsdam  game,  so  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  bring  that  into  the  rest  of  the   season.â&#x20AC;?

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While the 2013-­14 Div. I college basketball season just ended on Monday night, it’s never too early to start looking at what to expect for next season.

With that being said, here are my top-­10 teams for the 2014-­15 season: No. 1 Arizona Wildcats The only player that is expected to leave for the NBA on their roster is forward Aaron Gor-­ don. All-­American guard Nick Johnson should UHWXUQ IRU KLV ¿ QDO \HDU EHFDXVH KH¶V DQ XQGHU sized two-­guard and doesn’t have the skillset to play the point in the pros. Regardless, with guards Gabe York and T.J. McConnell, forward Brandon Ashley returning from injury and cen-­ ter Kaleb Tarczewski, to go along with incoming forward Stanley Johnson, the Wildcats should be the favorites heading into next year.

No. 2 Duke Blue Devils I don’t think Jabari Parker will return, but if he does the Blue Devils will surpass the Wildcats for the No. 1 spot.

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A Look At Next Season Even without Parker, Duke will be one of the best teams in the country because of the No. 1 recruiting class that they are bringing in, made up of center Jahil Okafor, point guard Tyus Jones, forward Justise Winslow and guard Grayson Al-­ len. These players along with their returners will make the Blue Devils the class of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), if not the nation.

No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers With only guard Ben Brust not returning, the Badgers will return the majority of their Fi-­ nal Four team from last season. Forward Frank Kaminsky showed everyone who didn’t already know that he’s a star. With Kaminsky and for-­ ward Sam Dekker’s return, the Badgers will have two NBA players who will lead them to an easy Big 10 title.

No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks Losing guard Andrew Wiggins and center Joel Embiid will be big losses for the Jayhawks, but at this point it’s nearly impossible to doubt that Head Coach Bill Self won’t have a winning team. With guard Wayne Selden Jr. and forward

Perry Ellis returning, to go with incoming for-­ ward Cliff Alexander, who will be an absolute beast, the Jayhawks should have an easy path to a Big 12 title.

No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels By only losing guard Leslie McDonald and forward James Michael McAdoo, the Tar Heels will be one of the top teams in the country. Point guard Marcus Paige will be even better in his third year in Chapel Hill. The three top-­100 re-­ cruits coming in will give the Tar Heels the depth they need to make a deep run in March.

No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats With most of their 2013-­14 roster expected to turn pro, the Wildcats will still be in a posi-­ tion to succeed with forward Alex Polythress and centers Dakari Johnson and center Marcus Lee returning as well as the No. 2 ranked recruiting class coming in.

No. 7 Wichita State Shockers After their battle with Kentucky, the Shock-­ ers showed they were legit and should never have been doubted all season. The loss of forward

Cleanthony Early will hurt them next season, but with guards Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker returning they will win the Missouri Valley Con-­ ference with ease and be near the top of the rank-­ ings all season.

No. 8 Virginia Cavaliers After winning the ACC regular season and tournament in 2013-­14, the Cavaliers will look to continue their success in 2014-­15. Losing the heart and soul of their team, guard Joe Harris will hurt, but they are so well-­coached and disciplined that they will be able to have another great sea-­ son.

No. 9 San Diego State Aztecs Losing Mountain West Player of the Year Xavier Thames will hurt, but bringing in three top-­100 recruits will help them stay in the top-­10 all season.

No. 10 Villanova Wildcats With all of their rotation players returning, except guard James Bell, and two top-­100 re-­ cruits coming in, the Wildcats are poised to have a great 2014-­15 campaign.

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