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Suspects  involved  in  two  unrelated  gun  incidents  have  been  arrested  by  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  University  Police  Department  (UPD)  and  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  Police.  UPD  apprehended  19-­year-­old  Marquis  Bernard  from  Brooklyn  the  evening  of  Mon-­ day,  April  14  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;menacing  two  students  with  a  handgun,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  a  press  release  sent  to  the  campus  community  by  UPD  Chief  Da-­ vid  Dugatkin  the  next  morning.  New  Paltz  Police  arrested  21-­year-­old  Basheem  Bennett  of  Poughkeepsie  for  the  murder  of  29-­year-­old  Ryan  Gray,  also  of  Poughkeepsie  on  Tuesday,  April  22.  Ben-­ nett  also  wounded  a  26-­year-­old  woman.  The  woman  remains  hospitalized  and  is  in  stable  condition.  Bernard  was  visiting  his  girlfriend,  a  SUNY  New  Paltz  student,  at  the  time  of  the  campus  incidents,  the  press  release  said.  The  altercation  began  at  an  off-­campus  party  on  5RXWH %HUQDUG ZDV LQYROYHG LQ D ÂżJKW with  an  off-­campus  student,  and  afterwards  left  the  party  with  his  girlfriend.  After  returning  to  the  area  of  the  party,  Bernard  â&#x20AC;&#x153;confrontedâ&#x20AC;?  a  different  student  on  campus  property.  Bernard  aimed  a  handgun  at  the  student  on  the  sidewalk  near  the  basketball  courts  by  Bevier  and  Deyo  Residence  Halls.  The  victim  said  Bernard  pulled  the  trigger  of  WKH JXQ WZLFH WKRXJK WKH ZHDSRQ GLG QRW ÂżUH the  press  release  said.  According  to  the  victim,  Bernard  ap-­

proached  another  student  earlier.  The  victim  WROG SROLFH %HUQDUG DOVR ³¿UHG WKH ZHDSRQ with  no  dischargeâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  unknown  student,  according  to  the  press  release.  Dugatkin  said  no  further  details  about  the  shooting  could  be  released  due  to  the  ongoing  investigation.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  cannot  say  for  certain  what  hap-­ pened  with  the  gun  since  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  under  in-­ vestigation,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  that  we  know  is  the  victim  said  the  trigger  on  the  handgun  was  pulled  and  there  was  no  discharge.â&#x20AC;?

UPD  arrested  Bernard  in  his  girlfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  UHVLGHQFH KDOO ÂżYH PLQXWHV DIWHU WKH YLFWLP alerted  his  residence  assistant  of  the  incident,  according  to  Dugatkin.  SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Donald  &KULVWLDQ VDLG WKHUH KDYH EHHQ QR JXQ LQĂ&#x20AC;LFWHG homicides  in  the  campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  history,  though  there  have  been  past  incidences  of  gun  violence.  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chief  of  Staff,  Shelly  Wright,  said  two  prior  instances  of  gun  violence  occurred,  once  in  the  1990s  and  once  in  the  2000s.

Christian  said  gun  violence  in  New  Paltz  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremely  rare,â&#x20AC;?  but  not  out  of  the  realm  of  possibility  on  an  open  campus  like  New  Paltz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  would  like  to  have  none  of  these  incidents  happen,  but  when  you  look  at  it  and  see  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  10-­year  interval  between  the  last,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  remarkable,â&#x20AC;?  Christian  said.  Bernard  is  currently  being  held  in  Ulster  County  Jail.  His  original  $50,000  bail  has  been  reduced  to  $10,000.  He  is  charged  with  ¿UVW GHJUHH UHFNOHVV HQGDQJHUPHQW D XQODZ-­ ful  possession  of  a  weapon  on  school  grounds,  a  and  second-­degree  menacing. Â

Six  days  later,  in  the  early  morning  hours  of  April  20,  a  shooting  took  place  at  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant  and  Pub  on  Main  Street.  Some  time  before  2  a.m.,  Bennett  allegedly  shot  *UD\ DQG ZRXQGHG WKH XQLGHQWLÂżHG ZRPDQ Like  Bernard,  Bennett  is  being  held  at  Ulster  County  Jail,  but  without  bail.  Bennett  faces  a  charge  of  murder  in  the  second  degree,  and  another  charge  of  assault  LQ WKH ÂżUVW GHJUHH Town  of  New  Paltz  Police  Chief  Joseph  6Q\GHU VDLG WKLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH D VKRRWLQJ has  taken  place  in  a  New  Paltz  bar,  but  that  instances  such  as  this  are  to  be  expected  over  time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  shootings  from  domestic  incidents,  but  never  in  a  bar,â&#x20AC;?  Snyder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  town,  village  or  city  without  crime.  What  matters  is  what  we  do  in  the  af-­ termath  to  keep  that  to  a  minimum.â&#x20AC;?

Snyder  also  said  police  believe  the  shoot-­ ing  was  in  retaliation  to  the  death  of  Alvin  Hayles  this  past  October  in  Poughkeepsie.  6Q\GHU DQG RWKHU SROLFH RIÂżFLDOV FRXOG QRW comment  on  the  relationship  between  Gray  and  Hayles.  Ulster  County  District  Attorney  Holley  Carnright  said  social  media  played  a  role  in  the  investigation,  but  would  not  comment  on  the  extent  of  social  mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  use  in  the  case.  :KLOH QR GHÂżQLWLYH SUHYHQWDWLYH PHD-­ sures  have  been  discussed  or  decided  upon,  Carnright  encouraged  the  implementation  of  surveillance  cameras  on  Main  Street,  despite  concerns  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big  Brotherâ&#x20AC;?  sentiments. Âł0\ RIÂżFH KDV EHHQ D FKDPSLRQ RI VXJ-­

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gesting  video  cameras  on  the  streets,â&#x20AC;?  Carn-­ right  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many  town  boards  are  resistant  for  all  of  the  intelligent  reasons,  but  video  camer-­ as  are  a  commonplace  preventative  measure.  A  lot  of  establishments  have  their  own  video  cameras,  which  is  great  going  forward.â&#x20AC;?

Dugatkin  also  encouraged  the  use  of  vid-­ eo  cameras,  and  said  they  are  one  of  the  most  important  tools  UPD  uses  in  their  investiga-­ tions.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  would  be  extraordinarily  successful,â&#x20AC;?  Dugatkin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  always  in  favor  of  that,  even  when  I  worked  for  the  town  police.  There  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  week  that  goes  by  where  we  [UPD]  GRQÂśW ÂżQG RXUVHOYHV XVLQJ D VXUYHLOODQFH FDP-­ era-­recorded  video  to  solve  a  case.  They  are  instrumental  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  policing  world.â&#x20AC;?  New  Paltz  Town  Police  are  still  taking  tips  from  anyone  who  was  at  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  during  the  shooting.  Snyder  also  said  that  the  incident  was  not  a  random  act  of  violence,  and  that  the  bar  was  not  at  any  fault  for  the  incident.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  was  a  window  of  opportunity  that  allowed  this  incident  to  happen,â&#x20AC;?  Snyder  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  was  not  an  attack  on  the  college  town  and  there  is  nothing  indicating  it  was  random.â&#x20AC;?

Calls  to  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  were  not  returned  as  of  press  time.  Dugatkin  said  neither  the  town,  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  or  SUNY  New  Paltz  should  receive  criticism  for  two  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  rare  and  isolated  inci-­ dents.â&#x20AC;? Âł7KH 0XUSK\ÂśV VKRRWLQJ ZDV DQ RYHUĂ&#x20AC;RZ of  prior  events  in  Poughkeepsie,â&#x20AC;?  Dugatkin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation  deserves  to  be  tar-­ nished  because  of  this.â&#x20AC;?

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Council Looks To Limit New Clubs

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At the April 2 meeting of the 57th Student Senate, there was discussion of the Council of Organizations Board wanting to control the number of Student Association (SA) approved clubs next se-­ mester by accepting fewer new charters.

Council of Organizations Chair Matt LaSpada said there is currently around 200 SA-­approved campus clubs and any VLJQL¿FDQW LQFUHDVH LQ WKDW QXPEHU ZRXOG be adverse.

“I don’t want to decrease the amount of clubs,” LaSpada said. “But I want to prevent a lot more new clubs in the fu-­ ture.”

LaSpada said most SUNY schools have between 65 and 85 clubs, and it’s GLI¿FXOW IRU WKH PRQH\ LQ JHQHUDO SUR-­ gramming to support the approximately 200 clubs at SUNY New Paltz.

General programming ran out of PRQH\ IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKLV VHPHVWHU ODVW month, and since, LaSpada said in order to keep the account funded, money from other clubs that no longer exist or are in bad standing with council had to be trans-­ ferred to general programming.

LaSpada said when the council board reviews new clubs for acceptance, there are only a couple general rules: the club will be open to all students and the pro-­ spective club’s interests do not overlap with an already existing club.

LaSpada said he considers those re-­ quirements too lax.

He said he suggested the council board add to its requirements, which LaSpada said will help ensure that clubs that do meet all the stipulations will be strong and sustained over a long period of time.

According to LaSpada, 30 new clubs were approved this year, while 20 clubs have dissolved over the course of that same time, mostly from a lack of pres-­ ence at Council of Organizations meet-­ ings.

In addition to the requirements al-­ ready in place for club approval, LaSpa-­ da said the council board is considering adding to the list the following: Proposed clubs have an executive board, or leadership structure in place.

If there will be a member that will be dedicated to representing the club at weekly council of organization meetings.

Council of Organizations Chair Matt LaSpada.

There is enough interest among the student body to justify the club’s exis-­ tence.

The last LaSpada said may be dif-­ ¿FXOW WR JDXJH EHFDXVH ³\RX FDQ¶W KDYH members without a club established ¿UVW ´ %XW DOVR WKDW ³WKHUH QHHGV WR EH LQ-­ terest,” he said.

He also said looking for overlap and similarities in clubs is a “big issue” that “will be more strictly enforced.”

According to LaSpada, there were

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several clubs this semester that were de-­ nied approval because the council board felt there were already clubs addressing those interests.

LaSpada said these new initiatives would not be written out as legislation, but only serve as guidelines for next year.

He said the ultimate goal of these changes will be halting a dramatic in-­ crease in new clubs in an effort to de-­ crease overlap and make general pro-­ gramming last longer.

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The  57th  Student  Senate  met  on  Wednes-­ day,  April  23,  and  discussed  funding  for  outside  groups  and  clubs  for  next  semester,  and  passed  WKH ÂżQDO FRQVWLWXWLRQDO DPHQGPHQWV The  meeting  began  with  an  announcement  by  Student  Association  (SA)  President  Manuel  Tejada  about  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blackout  dayâ&#x20AC;?  to  raise  awareness  of  supporting  the  proposed  student  activity  fee  change.  On  Thursday,  April  24  all  boards  adver-­ tising  clubs  and  elections  in  the  Student  Union  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blacked  outâ&#x20AC;?  with  paper  or  black  plastic  bags  to  represent  what  the  school  would  be  like  without  clubs.  7HMDGD VDLG VRPH FOXE RIÂżFHV PD\ HYHQ EH closed  all  day  to  represent  the  importance  of  sup-­ porting  the  proposed  student  activity  fee  raise.

The  next  E-­board  topic,  brought  up  by  Ex-­ ecutive  Vice  President  Zach  Rosseaus,   concerned  the  shooting  that  occurred  at  an  off-­campus  bar  6XQGD\ PRUQLQJ +H EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ DVNHG IRU VHQDWHÂśV opinion  on  how  security  should  be  increased  in  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bars.  Some  senators  suggested  metal  detector  wands,  but  were  very  against  pat  downs  to  screen  people  going  in.  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  Jordan  Taylor  announced  that  senate  elections  begin  April  29  at  12  p.m. $IWHU WKH ( ERDUG DQQRXQFHPHQWV WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU was  opened  up  to  the  senators  for  their  reports.  Senator  James  Auer  voiced  concern  about  some  of  his  campaign  posters  for  elections  being  defaced  with  derogatory  remarks  on  campus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politics  are  dirty,  we  all  know  that,  but  [this  vandalism]  is  stepping  up  from  that  and  it  hurts,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  really  need  to  make  sure  our  cam-­ paigns  are  going  as  smoothly  as  they  possibly  can.â&#x20AC;?  Next  were  appeals,  where  three  organiza-­ tions  sought  out  the  Student  Senate  to  negotiate  funding  for  next  year.  7KH ÂżUVW WR WDNH WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU ZDV 1<3,5* &R-­ ordinator  Eric  Wood,  who  alongside  two  student  representatives,  worked  out  a  plan  to  increase  funding  for  the  organization.  2QH 1<3,5* VWXGHQW UHSUHVHQWDWLYH VDLG WKH organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  was  decreased  two  years  ago,  and  since  then  have  been  looking  to  expand  their  programming  further.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  money  does  stay  on  our  campus  since  LW LV D VWXGHQW UXQ RUJDQL]DWLRQ ´ VKH VDLG Âł,I ZH have  a  bigger  pool  of  money  we  could  do  greater  things,  like  having  experts  at  our  hand  for  net-­ working  possibilities.â&#x20AC;?

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NINTH  SUSPECT  IN  N.C.  KID-­ NAPPING  TURNS  SELF  IN  TO  FBI As  the  kidnappers  pulled  into  a  quiet,  upscale  golf  course  community,  they  thought  they  were  about  to  abduct  an  assistant  district  attorney  who  sent  a  high-­ranking  gang  member  to  prison  for  life,  authorities  said.

MAN  CHARGED  WITH  MURDER  IN  NURSING  HOME  DEATHS A  Houston  nursing  home  resident  accused  of  using  the  armrest  of  his  wheelchair  to  beat  two  of  his  roommates  to  death  is  facing  a  capital  murder  charge,  police  said  Wednesday.

SA  President  Manuel  Tejada  at  the  April  23  Student  Senate  meeting. Â

The  next  appeal  was  from  Boxing  Club  Pres-­ LGHQW -RVHSK 5XVVR UHTXHVWLQJ IXQGLQJ RI IRU FOXE HTXLSPHQW ,W ZDV GHFOLQHG E\ VHQDWH DQG suggested  the  club  go  through  general  program-­ ming  for  funding  instead  of  line  items.

Urban  Lyrics  came  to  the  meeting  to  request  IRU PXVLFDO HTXLSPHQW VXFK DV PLFUR-­ phones,  stands,  audio  mixers  and  speakers.  One  of  the  representatives  from  the  club  said  having  these  materials  will  not  only  cause  ease  when  performing  by  not  having  to  borrow  equipment  from  others,  but  also  to  teach  the  members  audio  production  skills.  Senate  accepted  their  funding  request  under  the  stipulation  that  bought  materi-­ als  be  stored  in  a  secure  area  due  to  its  monetary  value,  and  that  it  will  be  available  in  open  work-­ shops  to  other  students.  Two  members  of  the  Lacrosse  Club  came  to  the  meeting  to  seek  monetary  help  from  SA.  The  club  is  faced  with  a  debt  from  a  private  village  entity.

Close  to  three  weeks  ago  the  club  organized  DQ DOXPQL SLFN XS JDPH RI ODFURVVH RQ WKH ¿HOG on  Huguenot  Street  near  Village  Pizza.  From  nearly  40  men  walking  across  the  SURSHUW\œV EDVHEDOO ¿HOG RUJDQL]LQJ WKH JDPH WKH RZQHUV RI WKH ¿HOG FODLPHG WKH JURXS FDXVHG damage  to  new  grass,  clay  on  the  baseball  dia-­ mond  and  the  pitchers  mound.

7R SD\ IRU UHSDLUV WR WKH GDPDJHG ¿HOG WKH 9LOODJH %DVHEDOO $VVRFLDWLRQ LV VHHNLQJ from  the  club  lacrose  team.

They  asked  for  SA  to  provide  them  with  a  loan  to  pay  these  off  since  they  would  rather  be  indebted  to  the  student  association  rather  than  in Â

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legal  matters  to  the  baseball  association.

The  senate  voted  to  give  the  club  the  money  to  pay  off  their  debt,  with  a  stipulation  that  if  they  fail  to  pay  back  the  loan,  they  will  be  unchartered  and  their  accounts  will  be  frozen,  thus  stopping  their  operations  as  a  club.  A  new  committee  was  organized  to  highlight  advocacy  on  racism,  sexual  orientation  and  other  LVVXHV RQ FDPSXV ,W ZDV VXJJHVWHG WKDW WKHUH EH a  liaison  between  senate  and  other  student  orga-­ nizations.  They  negotiated  the  name  of  the  new  committee  and  came  to  the  consensus  it  would  be  FDOOHG WKH 6RFLDO -XVWLFH &RDOLWLRQ ,W ZLOO EH UH-­ sponsible  for  providing  underrepresented  groups  an  opportunity  to  organize  and  foster  an  inclusive  campus,  according  to  the  committee  guidelines.  7KH ¿QDO SURYLVLRQV WDNHQ ZDV DQ DJUHHPHQW on  the  non-­SA  Bylaw.  Under  the  proposed  bill,  a  programming  grant  fund  will  partially  fund  non-­ SA  programs  that  choose  to  charter  with  the  Of-­ ¿FH RI 6WXGHQW $FWLYLWLHV 2QO\ WKRVH ZKR GR WKLV will  be  able  to  have  funding.  These  organizations  ZLOO EH VXEMHFW WR D PD[LPXP OLPLW RI D VH-­ mester  being  that  many  organizations  will  have  access  to  these  funds.  The  distribution  of  these  funds  will  be  based  on  whether  or  not  the  organi-­ zation  can  demonstrate  to  the  programming  board  WKDW WKH\ DUH LQ ¿QDQFLDO QHHG 7KH VHQDWH DJUHHG to  co-­sponsor  the  amendment  and  pass  the  bill,  which  is  subject  to  the  student  voters  to  go  into  effect.

The  last  decision  of  the  night  was  a  unani-­ mous  vote  in  favor  of  the  2013-­14  Constitutional  Amendments  which  will  be  put  on  the  student  vote  referendum. Â

Thursday,  April  24,  2014

US  WEIGHS  CLEMENCY  FOR  IN-­ MATES  JAILED  FOR  10  YEARS The  Obama  administration  is  encouraging  many  nonviolent  federal  prisoners  to  apply  for  early  release  -­  and  expecting  thousands  to  take  up  the  offer.  SOME  NOTABLE  SOCIAL  MEDIA  GAFFES,  MISSTEPS A  feel-­good  Twitter  request  by  the  New  York  Police  Department  asking  for  SLFWXUHV RI SHRSOH SRVLQJ ZLWK RI¿FHUV quickly  turned  ugly  when  hundreds  instead  posted  shots  of  baton-­wielding  cops  battling  protesters  and  taking  down  suspects.

GUN  CARRY  RIGHTS  EXPAND-­ ED  IN  G.A. Georgia  took  a  big  step  Wednesday  toward  expanding  where  licensed  carriers  can  take  their  weapons,  with  the  governor  signing  a  law  that  allows  them  in  bars  without  restriction  and  in  some  churches,  schools  and  government  buildings  under  certain  circumstances.

OHIO  WOMEN  HELD  CAPTIVE  SEEK  JOAN  RIVERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  APOLOGY Attorneys  for  two  women  held  in  a  Cleveland  home  and  abused  for  a  decade  say  Joan  Rivers  should  apologize  for  comparing  living  in  her  daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  guest  room  with  the  captivity  they  experienced.

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Five  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  were  honored  with  other  SUNY  students  for  the  2014  Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Award  for  Student  Excellence  at  Empire  State  Plaza  Convention  Center  in  Albany,  N.Y.  According  to  6XQ\ HGX,  each  campus  president  establishes  a  committee  in  order  to  review  eligible  VWXGHQWV IRU QRPLQDWLRQ 7KH Âż YH 1HZ 3DOW] VWXGHQWV all  fourth-­years,  were  chosen  for  this  award  on  a  basis  of  President  Donald  Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  selection  committee,  which  selects  students  to  be  recommended  to  SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher  for  the  award.  The  recipients  of  the  2014  Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Award  are  Loucia  Papaseraphim,  Deborah  Walnicki,  Bren-­ dan  Wright,  Stephen  Lawrence  and  Chelsea  Allocco.  The  Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Award  aims  to  recognize  distinct  students  attending  a  SUNY  who  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dem-­ onstrated  academic  excellence  along  with  other  at-­ tributes  including  leadership,  campus  involvement,  athletics,  career  achievement,  community  service  or  creative  and  performing  arts,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  award  guidelines.  Lawrence,  a  fourth-­year  communication  studies  major,  is  currently  a  resident  assistant  and   serves  as  co-­executive  director  of  St.  Judeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Til  Dawnâ&#x20AC;?  events.  He  has  also  spent  previous  summers  in  New Â

Paltz  working  as  an  orientation  leader.  He  said  re-­ ceiving  this  award  has  made  him  proud  of  his  ex-­ periences  at  the  college  and  feels  grateful  for  all  the  positive  encouragement  he  has  gotten  throughout  the  years,  in  and  outside  of  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  know  I  was  recognized  by  administrators  beyond  those  here  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  extremely  motivating.  I  am  truly  honored  to  have  received  this  award  and  cannot  have  accomplished  all  that  I  have  here   without  the  support  of  my  friends,  my  faculty  and  staff  mentors  here  at  New  Paltz,  and  of  course,  my  family,â&#x20AC;?  Lawrence  said.

Papaseraphim,  a  fourth-­year  childhood  educa-­ tion  major,  has  spent  her  time  at  New  Paltz  involved  in  student  activities  such  as  Emerging  Leaders  men-­ toring,  Student  Activities  Management  and  Alterna-­ tive  Spring  Break  Volunteer,  as  well  as  holding  mem-­ bership  to  the  Honors  Program  and  the  educational  honor  society,  Kappa  Delta  Pi.  Throughout  her  four  years,  she  has  worked  closely  with  the  women  of  the  Center  for  Student  Development,  who  she  credits  for  being  a  big  part  of  her  New  Paltz  experience.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  helped  me  expand  my  leadership  op-­ portunities,  and  were  also  a  huge  support  system  for  me,â&#x20AC;?  Papaseraphim  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  ecstatic  and  so  proud  to  receive  this  award  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  felt  like  my  work  for  the  past  four  years  has  all  been  worth  it.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  feel-­

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Wright,  a  fourth-­year  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gender  and  Sexuality  Studies  major,  has  been  involved  with  campus  and  student  activities  at  New  Paltz  includ-­ ing  working  as  a  residence  assistant,  student  manag-­ ing  at  the  Welcome  Center,  working  at  the  Center  for  Student  Development  and  holding  membership  of  the  campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  chapter  of  NRHH,  where  he  serves  as  asso-­ FLDWH GLUHFWRU IRU WKH 1RUWK (DVW $IÂż OLDWH RI &ROOHJH and  University  Residence  Halls.  He  said  he  recalls  receiving  the  Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Award  as  a  distinguishing  moment  in  his  college  career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  really  such  a  great  honor  to  be  selected  for  this  award,â&#x20AC;?  Wright  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since  so  few  students  are  able  to  receive  it  each  year,  being  selected  as  one  of  those  students  who  got  the  award  this  year  was  a  great  feeling.â&#x20AC;?

Wright  said  that  a  large  portion  of  his  achieve-­ ments  can  be  traced  back  to  his  deep  involvement  with  programs  and  activities  on  campus  and  encour-­ ages  others  to  do  the  same.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  matter  what  students  choose  to  commit  their  time  to,  being  involved  within  the  campus  com-­ munity  helps  form  connections  and  bonds  within  their  peers  and  faculty  or  staff  members  as  well,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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Walnicki,  a  fourth-­year  sociology  major,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Honors  Program  for  all  four  of  her  college  years.  She  has  experience  working  as  a  research  assistant  at  the  Center  for  Research,  Re-­ gional  Education  and  Outreach  (CRREO)  to  develop  health  plans  commissioned   by  the  Ulster  County  Department  of  Health  and  is  currently  working  for  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  empowerment  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls  on  the  Runâ&#x20AC;?  for  her  human  services  internship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  humbled  to  have  been  chosen,â&#x20AC;?  Walnicki  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  at  the  award  ceremony  in  the  presence  of  so  many  motivated  individuals  was  truly  inspiring.â&#x20AC;?

Allocco  a  fourth-­year  computer  science  and  math  major  who  has  been  a  member  of  the  swim  team  for  her  entire  college  career,  said  that  she  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blown  awayâ&#x20AC;?  by  the  news  of  getting  this  award,  but  is  nonetheless  honored.  She  notes  that  being  a  student  athlete  has  taught  her  the  values  that  have  fueled  her  success  both  in  the  pool  and  the  classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swimming,  as  with  any  sport,  takes  a  lot  of  time,  so  like  most  athletes,  I  had  to  learn  to  budget  my  time  and  make  sure  to  spend  it  wisely  or  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  KDYH KDG WLPH WR Âż QLVK DVVLJQPHQWV ´ VKH VDLG 7KH Âż YH 1HZ 3DOW] VWXGHQWV DWWHQGHG WKH DZDUG commencement  consisting  of  nearly  300  SUNY  stu-­ dents,  all  whom  earned  praise  from  Zimpher  on  this  achievement.

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New  Paltz  Village  Board  Discusses  Lighting  By  Jennifer  Newman  Asst.  Copy  Editor   |  Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New  alternative  energy  lights  have  long  been  a  topic  of  discussion  in  New  Paltz,  but  steps  toward  â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;?  energy  have  just  begun,  according  to  a  Central  Hudson  presentation  at  the  April  23  New  Paltz  Village  Board  meeting.

All  lights  in  the  Village  of  New  Paltz,  except  10  near  the  town  hall,  are  owned  and  maintained  by  Central  Hudson  Gas  and  Electric,  according  to  Supervisor  of  Central  Hudson  in  Catskill  and  Kingston,  William  Cotting.  Because  of  this,  the  village  currently  pays  $65,000  per  year  for  Central  Hudson  to  maintain  the  current  70-­watt  high-­pres-­ VXUH VRGLXP OLJKWLQJ ¿ [WXUHV DFFRUGLQJ to  New  Paltz  Village  Mayor  Jason  West.

Cotting  said  transitioning  the  285  lights  in  the  village  to  LED  lighting  ZRXOG VDYH DERXW SHU Âż [WXUH D \HDU LQ energy  savings,  totalling  in  approximate-­ ly  $6,000  in  savings  per  year.  However,  in  order  for  the  village  to Â

transition  to  LED  lighting,  they  would  need  to  purchase  the  lights  from  Central  Hudson  for  about  $58,000,  and  the  village  ZRXOG KDYH WR PDLQWDLQ WKH Âż [WXUHV DQG hire  a  high  voltage  contractor.  According  to  Cotting,  the  reason  for  this  is  because  Central  Hudson  does  not  currently  offer  LED  lighting.  The  com-­ pany  is  planning  on  having  these  lights  by  the  end  of  the  year,  raising  the  issue  of  which  municipalities  would  potentially  JHW WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR EH WUDQVIHUUHG Âż UVW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  lot  of  people  showing  interest,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ok,  New  Paltz,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  do  your  entire  village,  but  the  Town  of  Lloyd,  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  it  because  we  made  this  commitment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  have  to  spread  it  out.â&#x20AC;?  This  could  mean  only  a  small  per-­ centage  of  lights  would  be  transferred  at  a  time.

Since  there  is  no  way  to  bring  the  LED  lighting  over  sooner,  the  only  other  option  for  the  village  is  to  purchase  the  lights,  or  purchase  new  lights  entirely, Â

Cotting  said.  He  said  regardless,  the  pos-­ sibility  of  LED  lights  would  not  go  with-­ out  issues  that  the  village  would  need  to  maintain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  so  new,  the  claims  are  that  [LEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s]  last  20-­25  years,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  done  some  [work]  with  some  that  they  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  worked  in  a  couple  of  years.â&#x20AC;?

Village  Board  member  Ariana  Basco  commented  on  the  possibility  of  an  al-­ ternative  solution  of  solar  lighting  at  the  Village  Board  meeting,  wherein  West  said  he  is  in  the  initial  stages  of  exploring  the  idea.  Environmental  studies  professor  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  Daniel  Lipson  said  the  decision  of  what  method  to  take  needs  to  be  assessed  at  two  different  levels.  First,  at  the  government-­as-­consumer  level,  the  village  would  need  to  decide  whether  such  lights  are  cost-­effective  and  whether  WKH\ DUH HQYLURQPHQWDOO\ EHQHÂż FLDO 6HF ond,  they  must  look  at  the  processes  and  practices  in  mining  for  the  materials  that Â

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are  required  in  photo-­voltaic  cells  (PV  cells)  and  in  any  other  materials  that  are  part  of  solar  lighting,  he  said.

Chair  of  the  Department  of  Sociology  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  Brian  Obach  said  he  is  in  favor  of  a  switch  to  alternative  en-­ ergy  for  lighting  in  the  village.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  energy  demand  for  lights  is  not  that  great  and  most  street  lights  would  be  well  positioned  to  capture  solar  energy  HIÂż FLHQWO\ ´ KH VDLG Âł5HQHZDEOH VHOI UH liant  energy  also  makes  us  less  vulnerable  to  catastrophic  events  that  can  result  in  region  wide  blackouts.â&#x20AC;?

West  said  the  concept  is  in  discus-­ VLRQ EXW KDV QHYHU EHHQ RI¿ FLDOO\ EURXJKW 3+272 %< 52%,1 :(,167(,1 to  the  board.

The  board  must  now  decide  whether  or  not  they  wish  to  purchase  the  275  lights  Central  Hudson  owns  in  order  to  transfer  the  village  into  LED  lighting,  whether  WKH\ ZDQW WR SXUFKDVH VHSDUDWH QHZ Âż [ tures  for  solar  lighting  options,  or  if  they  would  wait  for  the  LED  lighting  to  be-­ come  available  next  year. Â

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By Kenny Satterlee Contributing Writer | N02176443@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu “You may use pen, and remem-­ ber to use the text to support your answer,” Melissa Gruver-­LaPolt said.

Some might say that this sounds like instructions for a standardized test, but they would be wrong.

On April 5, New Paltz teachers and parents united at the New Paltz Jewish Community Center to solve a mystery, catch a murderer, and raise money for their students in their per-­ formance of “Murder on the Oriental Rug At Downturn Abbey.”

The New Paltz United Teachers (NPUT) hosted the murder mystery dinner to raise money for the New Paltz United Teachers’ Scholarship Fund which helps local high school students prepare for college.

The event has been held semi-­ annually for the past seven years, ac-­ cording to Lenape Elementary School teacher Linda Sinforoso. The show was directed by Elizabeth Burdick, a fourth-­grade teacher at Lenape, and produced by Meri Lederer, the NPUT Public Relations Coordinator. This year the event sold around 100 tickets for a minimum donation of $40 per ticket, Lederer said.

Performers in the show were teachers from the New Paltz School District. There were around 20 actors, who each played multiple roles.

“We spent six to eight hours a week for the past two months to pre-­ pare for this show,” Daniel Monheit, one of the actors in the production said.

Monheit said it is a great commu-­

nity-­building event and a chance to work with other teachers he wouldn’t normally get the chance to work with.

Patrons arrived for a cocktail and mingling before the formal din-­ ner began. The dinner was catered by P&G’s restaurant. After dinner the murder-­mystery portions of the night began.

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The show contained seven mu-­ sical numbers including one where nearly 50 audience members were grabbed from their seats to create a conga line.

“The crowd is mostly parents, families of the cast, and teachers — the advertising was done throughout the local school district,” Monheit said.

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“On The Verge” Explores The Stage PRODUCTION SET TO SPRING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE

with the sense of time and space evoked by the script, including an internal knowing of what is still unknown externally, until the mo-­ ment when internal and external meet,” Ro-­ tunda said. “And this circles back around to other reasons why the play was chosen. It speaks to the feminine jour-­ ney of longing and self-­ discovery throughout history. It is a play about language — the language of move-­ ment, the language of time, the lan-­ guage of space, the language of change, the language of the heart and the language we speak.” “ O n The Verge” will run in Park-­ er Theatre from Thursday, April 24 through Sunday, May 4.

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The Theater Department will be taking audience members on a journey through space and time dur-­ ing their last mainstage production of the season, “On The Verge.”

Directed by Assistant Professor Connie Rotunda, the Eric Overmeyer play features three female Victo-­ rian explorers moving forward, in every sense of the word, from 1888 until 1955, with the goal of reaching Terra Incognita: the last unknown, unexplored bit of globe.

“This is a play about women discovering who they are and celebrating their potential. It is a play about yearning,” Rotunda said. “The title says it all ‘On the Verge,’ or ‘The Geography of Yearning,’ is such a sensorial phrase about our internal landscape.

It is my job, our job, to illuminate that.”

A unique component of the show is that all eight characters the three Victorian explorers meet through-­ out their journey — including a German dirigible pi-­ lot, a baby yeti, a bridge troll and a slick Havana-­style nightclub owner — are played by one actor.

Fourth-­year theater performance major Robert Gagnon, cast as Man, said his role requires him to bounce from one character to the next often during quick scene and costume changes, which challenges him to fully shed his previous persona and take on the next within a matter of minutes.

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Gagnon said getting into character for this pro-­ duction and transitioning from one to the other in the time allotted is unlike any show he’s had to get into character for.

Whereas he typically has one character to focus his attention on, this production requires him to take on sometimes three new roles within a four-­page script span.

Gagnon said he has taken to studying each iconic character’s movements, vocal patterns and lives in

order to create the most authentic interpretation of them, and he said the quick character transitions have become less challenging throughout the rehearsal process.

Besides the variety of characters Gagnon’s role requires him to por-­ tray, the interpretation of the show’s transition itself has proven to be a challenge for Rotunda to visually convey onstage.

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Rotunda said this seemingly abstract notion is being conveyed through each character’s move-­ ment, commitment and stillness within their space.

Out of the various unique components of the show, third-­year theater perfor-­ mance major Jenny Berg-­ er, who plays Fanny, a Victorian explorer from 1889, is the production’s language.

Berger said the language, with its chal-­ lenging nature, is what truly takes its characters and audience members on a journey.

Rotunda said the production, which is dedicated to the Theater De-­ partment’s late Emerita Faculty Dr. Beverly Brumm, is about the beauty of yearning.

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SERIESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SEASON SIX PREMIERE CALLS FOR AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;OH MY GLOBâ&#x20AC;?

Monday,  April  21  was  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventure  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  half-­hour-­long  season  six  premiere,  kick-­ ing  off  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wake  Upâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Escape  From  the  Citadel.â&#x20AC;?   SPOILER  ALERT:  If  you  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  watched  this  new  episode  yet,  I  recommend  coming  back  to  this  review  after  doing  so.  ³%LOO\ÂśV %XFNHW /LVW´ HQGHG VHDVRQ Âż YH RQ a  very  pensive  note  when  Finn  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  the  help  of  his  grass  sword  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  defeated  the  Fear  Feaster  (a  physical  manifestation  of  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fear  of  the  ocean)  and  completed  the  bucket  list  his  hero  %LOO\ OHIW EHKLQG EHIRUH G\LQJ :KLOH Ă&#x20AC; RDWLQJ LQ the  ocean,  Billy  appeared  to  Finn  via  a  constel-­ lation  in  the  sky  and  told  him  he  must  go  to  the  Citadel  where  his  human  father  is.

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seen  blatantly  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Susan  Strong.â&#x20AC;?  The  season  six  premiere,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wake  Up,â&#x20AC;?  began  with  a  party  featuring  some  of  the  most  powerful  ¿ JXUHV ZHÂśYH PHW LQ WKH HQWLUH VHULHV RI WKHVH including  Prismo,  the  Cosmic  Owl,  Death,  Pep-­ permint  Butler,  and  the  Lich.

The  idea  that  in  order  for  Finn  and  Jake  to  get  to  the  Citadel,  a  universe  one  can  only  enter  if  he  or  she  has  committed  a  cosmic  crime,  was  very  clever,  but  the  fact  that  Prismo  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  real-­ ize  he  could  be  responsible  for  his  demise  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  sense  to  me.  What  did  make  sense  was  the  Cosmic  Owlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  abrupt  foreshadowing  exit  from  the  Time  Room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Killing  a  wishmaster  is  a  cosmic  crime,â&#x20AC;?  Prismo  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  dead,  a  guardian  will  show  up  and  take  you  to  the  Citadel....As  soon  as  my  corporeal  body  falls  asleep  again,  in  a  thou-­ sand  years,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  back.â&#x20AC;?  In  line  with  my  theory  of  dog  ESP,  Jake  expresses  his  unease  with  Prismoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  and  the  Lich  immediately  gets  up  and  kills  Prismoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mortal  (could  be  human?)  body. Â

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The  Black  Keys  are  trying  on  another  color  for  size.  Their  eighth  studio  album,  Turn  Blue,  releases  Tuesday,  May  13.

It  has  been  more  than  two  years  since  their  last  album  El  Camino  was  released  and  the  duo  hailing  from  Akron,  Ohio  and  consisting  of  Dan  Auerbach  and  Patrick  Carney  are  ready  to  be  back  on  the  music  scene  doing  what  they  love.

The  band  recorded  the  11-­track  album  Turn  Blue  in  Los  Angeles  at  Sunset  Studios,  the  Key  Club  in  Benton  Harbor,  Michigan  and  Easy  Eye  Studio,  Auerbachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Nashville  studio,  working  for  the  third  time  with  producer  Danger  Mouse.   The  album  singles,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feverâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn  Blueâ&#x20AC;?  have  already  been  released. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fever,â&#x20AC;?  a  pop-­sounding  and  catchy  hit  IHDWXULQJ D EHDW IURP D 9LQWDJH )DUÂż VD 2UJDQ premiered  on  Monday,  March  24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn  Blueâ&#x20AC;?  premiered  on  drummer  Patrick  Carneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SiriusXM  show  Serious  Boredom  on  Monday,   April  14.

It  has  been  called  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;slow-­burning  slice  of  psychedeliaâ&#x20AC;?  by  Rolling  Stone  Magainze.

The  opening  track,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weight  Of  Loveâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  longest  recorded  track  to  date,  clocking  in  around  seven  minutes.  The  track  also  features  multiple  heavy  guitar  solos  by  Auerbach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  record  that  we  do,  we  try  something  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  done,â&#x20AC;?  Auerbach  said  in  a  March  interview  on  BBC  Radio  with  DJ  Zane  Lowe.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  longest  song  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  ever  had.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  done  such  a  ridiculous  guitar  solo.â&#x20AC;?

Auerbach  sings  falsetto  during  several  songs  on  the  album  as  well.

The  band  will  be  touring  in  Europe  this  summer  and  playing  several  festivals  including  Glastonbury  for  the  second  time,  and  on  the  0DLQ 3\UDPLG 6WDJH IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  change  the  set-­list  up  a  lot,  add  some  older  songs,  and  obviously  the  new  stuff,â&#x20AC;?  Carney  revealed  to  Lowe.  U.S.  fans  should  be  on  the  lookout  for  the  release  of  North  American  tour  dates.

The  fact  that  the  Lich  killed  Prismoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mor-­ tal  body  and  assumed  the  blame  for  the  cosmic  crime  makes  me  a  bit  skeptical  about  Billyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ap-­ parition  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bucket  List.â&#x20AC;?  It  leads  me  to  believe  the  Lich  intentionally  lured  Finn  to  the  Citadel.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  personally  not  surprised  that  Martin,  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dad,  seems  like  a  shifty  guy,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  also  skeptical  ahout  whether  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  actually  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dad.  Jakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ESP  was  presented  again  during  the  Lichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  monologue  when  both  Finn  and  Jake  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  open  their  eyes.  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  awesome  grass  sword  attempted  to  bring  him  back  on  his  feet,  pulled  through  with  giving  Finnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  arm  super-­ strength,  but  then  off  went  his  arm,  another  fre-­ quently  alluded  to  circumstance  in  past  episodes.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  looking  forward  to  the  rest  of  this  season  because  it  seems  like  our  questions  will  be  answered  and  the  storyline  will  further  sprout  in  interesting  new  ways.  Special  shout  out  to  Shelby  the  worm  who  asks  Prismo  for  a  pony  for  his  girlfriend,  wasting  a  perfectly  good  wish,  but  scoring  â&#x20AC;&#x153;mad  pointsâ&#x20AC;?  Prismo  grants  his  last  wishes  at  his  last  party.   for  making  his  girl  happy.

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Audience  members  got  down  with  different  cultures  during  the  International  Student  Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  (ISU)  second  annual  talent  show  on  Tuesday,  April  8  in  the  Student  Union  MPR. The  talent  show  featured  16  participants  orig-­ inating  from  countries  including  Ecuador,  Turkey  and  the  Czech  Republic  who  took  the  stage  with  song,  dance  and  martial  arts.  The  talent  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hosts,  Masooma  Homa,  a  second-­year  international  relations  major  from  Af-­ ghanistan  and  Melissa  Laudenbach,  a  second-­year  French  and  Spanish  double-­major  from  the  United  States,  started  the  show  by  giving  audience  mem-­ bers  an  opportunity  to  cheer  for  their  country  and  say  hello  in  their  native  language.  They  incorpo-­ rated  popular  culture  into  their  emceeing  perfor-­ PDQFH E\ VWDUWLQJ DQ DXGLHQFH ZLGH VHOÂżH WR WKH WXQH RI 7KH &KDLQVPRNHUVÂś KLW Âł 6HOÂżH ´ The  night  was  kicked  off  by  fourth-­year  in-­ ternational  relations  major  and  President  of  ISU,  Jay  Yu,  who  hails  from  South  Korea.  He  both Â

rapped  and  sang  a  cover  of  a  Korean  song  called  ³*XLOW\ ´ RULJLQDOO\ VXQJ E\ .DUD 6HXQJ\HRQ 7KH VRQJ LV DERXW D PDQ ZKR LV VLFN RI ÂżJKWLQJ ZLWK KLV girlfriend  and  is  ready  to  break  up  with  her.  Another  act  featured  a  performance  from  ¿UVW \HDU JUDSKLF GHVLJQ PDMRU DQG %UD]LOLDQ QDWLYH 6RÂżD &RHOL ZKR VDQJ D FRYHU RI D 3RUWXJ-­ HVH VRQJ FDOOHG Âł3RU (QTXDQWR ´ RULJLQDOO\ VXQJ by  Cassia  Eller.  The  song  touches  upon  different  NLQGV RI UHODWLRQVKLSV %HIRUH VLQJLQJ &RHOL H[-­ SODLQHG WKDW WKH VRQJÂśV VLJQLÂżFDQFH WR KHU DQG ZDV accompanied  by  a  friend  on  the  guitar.  Coeli  said  while  the  songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  message  is  com-­ monly  interpreted  as  romantic,  it  reminds  her  of  her  friendships  and  having  to  say  goodbye  to  ev-­ eryone.   &RHOL DOVR H[WHQGHG KHU DELOLWLHV WKURXJK GDQFH GXULQJ D SHUIRUPDQFH E\ %UD]LO :LWKRXW %RUGHUV D QHZ FOXE RQ FDPSXV WKDW VWDUWHG ODVW VH-­ PHVWHU %UD]LO :LWKRXW %RUGHUVÂś JRDO LV WR H[SUHVV their  culture  to  all  students  through  history,  food  and  dances  by  participating  in  international  events.  The  talent  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  last  act  featured  fourth-­

\HDU ÂżQDQFH PDMRU (IUD\P 5HIDW IURP (J\SW ZKR VDQJ DQ $UDELF VRQJ FDOOHG Âł$KX 'D (OL 6DU ´ originally  sung  by  Mohamed  Al  Maghraby.  Refat  said  his  inspiration  to  sing  this  song  stemmed  from  SROLWLFDO FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV RFFXUULQJ LQ (J\SW â&#x20AC;&#x153;[This  song]  calls  for  the  people  to  unite  to-­ JHWKHU DQG PRWLYDWHV WKH SHRSOH DQG WKH FRXQWU\ ´ Refat  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  country  needs  the  people  right  now  because  we  need  to  do  a  lot  of  effort  to  build  WKH FRXQWU\ DJDLQ DIWHU WKLV UHYROXWLRQ ´ %HLQJ WKDW WKH WDOHQW VKRZ LV RQO\ RQ LWV VHF-­ ond  semester  and  will  continue  to  be  a  semesterly  HYHQW ,68ÂśV ( %RDUG PDGH VHYHUDO FKDQJHV VLQFH WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH VSRWOLJKW ZDV RQ WKHP â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  talked  to  the  former  president,  and  I  got  ad-­ vice  from  her.  She  said  last  time  it  was  in  a  hurry,  VR WKH\ GLGQÂśW KDYH HQRXJK WLPH WR RUJDQL]H ´ <X said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  this  time  when  I  was  elected  president,  we  held  E-­board  meetings  and  picked  the  date  ¿UVW ´ ISU  decided  to  work  as  a  team  to  promote  this  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event  by  handing  each  E-­board  member  with  a  task  and  sharing  their  ideas.  Ac-­

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6WHLQ VDLG GXULQJ D SRVW VKRZ 4 $ 3HQGOHWRQ ZDV DVNHG ZK\ Âł(WW\´ GLG QRW KDYH D IXOO FDVW +H UHSOLHG Âł$ GL DU\ LV D RQH SHUVRQ SOD\ ´ (YHQ WKRXJK Âł(WW\´ LV D RQH ZRPDQ SHUIRUPDQFH WKH audience  will  become  a  part  of  the  overarching  narrative  WKURXJK WKH 4 $ DIWHU WKH VKRZ ZLWK WKH KRSH RI SURPRWLQJ DZDUHQHVV RI JHQRFLGHV DQG WR ÂłJLYH VRPH thing  back  to  Etty,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  Stein.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  people  to  feel  bad,â&#x20AC;?  Sorin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  want  to  UHPLQG WKHP ZK\ ZH GR WKH +R locaust  Memorial  Presentation.  There  was  one  Holocaust,  but  there  are  many  genocides.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ongoing.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ettyâ&#x20AC;?  will  run  in  Parker  Theatre  on  Tuesday,  April  29  at  7:30  S P IRO lowed  by  a  discussion. Â

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8VLQJ RQH VWRU\ WR PDJQLI\ D KLVWRULFDO HSLVRGH LV RI WHQ KRZ 6RULQ VDLG KH NHHSV WKH 5HVQLFNVÂś ZLVK RI H[WHQG ing  Jewish  Studies  and  the  memory  of  the  Holocaust  alive  DW 681< 1HZ 3DOW] So  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  serendipitous  for  him  to  have  chosen  a  play  in  ZKLFK WKH VROH SHUIRUPHU LV WU\LQJ WR PHPRULDOL]H RQH ZRP DQ (WW\ +LOOHVXP ZKR ZDV PXUGHUHG LQ $XVFKZLW] FRQFHQ tration  camp  during  WWII.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  an  insightful,  intelligent,  young  woman  who  saw  the  future  and  wrote  about  it,  knowing  she  would  die,â&#x20AC;?  Sorin  said.  He  said  The  Resnick  Institute  provides  another  way  of  teaching,  as  it  allows  students,  faculty  and  the  community  to  come  together  to  hear  something  special  and  ask  questions  to  VRPHRQH WKH\ ZRXOGQÂśW KDYH FRPH LQWR FRQ tact  with  otherwise.  7KH SOD\ÂśV DGDSWHU DQG VROH SHUIRUP er,  Susan  Stein,  said  she  has  grown  a  lot  living  in  Ettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  diaries  for  the  past  six  and  a  half  years,  performing  in  prisons,  colleges  and  high  schools  throughout  the  United  States  and  Europe.

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CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN

Within  the  span  of  one  week,  two  inci-­ dents  of  gun  violence  both  on  and  off-­campus  have  shaken  the  university  and  Town  of  New  Paltz  and  have  caused  concerns  of  safety  for  both  students  and  community  members.  While  these  incidents  of  violence  are  very  rare,  there  was  a  similar  event  in  2001.

We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  would  fore-­ most  like  to  express  our  condolences  to  the  families  of  the  victim  and  to  the  woman  injured  in  last  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shooting.  We  also  extend  our  relief  that  no  one  from  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  community  was  hurt  during  these  incidents.  Nevertheless,  when  a  life-­threatening  cir-­ cumstance  has  the  potential  to  cut  the  thread  that  binds  our  mostly  safe  and  friendly  com-­ munity,  both  the  university  and  the  town  have  VSHFLÂżF UROHV WR SOD\ LQ UHHVWDEOLVKLQJ WKH mostly  tranquil  ambiance  New  Paltz  holds.  They  should  provide  reassurance  that  these  in-­ cidents,  however  scarce  they  may  be,  will  be  taken  seriously  and  responded  to  actively.  While  many  students  were  not  present  at  these  recent  situations,  there  were  many  New  Paltz  students  in  the  nearby  areas  when  these  incidents  took  place.  Undoubtedly,  the  impact Â

upon  those  both  near  and  far  from  the  incidents  can  and  will  have  a  lasting  impact  upon  a  stu-­ dents  psyche  and  their  level  of  apprehension  leaving  inner-­campus  after  dark.  With  the  ball  in  the  universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  court  and  student  uncertainty  about  their  security  in  question,  it  is  time  for  SUNY  New  Paltz  to  hold  an  open  discussion  between  students,  campus  police  and  town  police  about  these  episodes.  This  forum  is  necessary  for  New  Paltz  students  to  discuss  their  feelings  about  what  has  happened  in  our  town  last  week  and  what-­ ever  concerns  they  may  have.  ,Q WXUQ ZH EHOLHYH WKH RIÂżFHUV WKDW SROLFH both  the  campus  and  town  should  reiterate  the  importance  of  the  personal  precautions  to  be  taken,  regardless  if  the  student  is  on  campus  or  in  town.  We  are  UPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  responsibility  while  on  campus,  but  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  otherwise,  and  their  input  on  these  situations  should  be  presented  and  welcomed  by  both  parties.

We  acknowledge  that  the  character  of  this  school  and  town  is  founded  on  a  calm  atmo-­ sphere,  conducive  to  the  feeling  of  security  and  immunity  from  danger.  But  the  fact  re-­

mains  that  the  campus  of  New  Paltz  is  an  open  campus,  and  that  this  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  amenities  attract  people  from  outside  of  our  quaint  community.  The  vulnerability  and  risk  that  plagues  some  outside  communities  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  vulnerabilities  that  we  as  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  are  not  accustomed  to  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  become  a  reality  that  many  students  may  overlook.  It  is  important  for  us  to  remember  that  we  are  not  free  from  the  realities  of  the  world,  and  it  is  imperative  to  pay  a  constant  diligence  to  your  surroundings,  travel  with  groups,  and  always  listen  to  your  instincts,  wherever  you  may  be.

We  at  The  Oracle  also  acknowledge  that  Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant  and  Pub,  where  the  latter  incident  took  place,  is  a  popular  hub  of  New  Paltz  student  nightlife.  Organizations  host  events  there,  sports  teams  host  formals  and  in  general,  it  is  a  common  place  for  students  at  New  Paltz  to  frequent  on  the  weekends.   While  New  Paltz  is  a  college  town,  it  is  a  small  town.  There  are  a  handful  of  bars  that  most  students  attend  for  nightlife,  and  during  the  school  year,  the  student  population  makes  RI D VLJQLÂżFDQW DPRXQW RI WKHVH EDUVÂś LQFRPHV It  is  a  mutually  advantageous  relationship  that Â

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now  has  the  possibility  of  being  severed  due  to  these  incidents.  We  hope  that  the  local  bars  and  late  night  establishments  reciprocate  with  new  protocol  that  elevates  concern  from  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  minds  and  upholds  safe  spaces.  We  believe  elevated  pre-­ cautions  such  as  pat-­downs  or  metal  detectors  would  be  a  welcomed  addition  by  any  New  Paltz  student  who  is  looking  to  have  a  good  time  within  a  safe  and  welcoming  place  they  have  come  to  love.    Ultimately,  the  police  and  security  can  only  do  so  much.  If  you  see  something  suspi-­ cious,  say  something.  By  doing  so,  you  could  help  someone  in  danger  and  possibly  save  a  life.  Editorials  represent  the  views  of  the  majority  of  the  editorial  board.  Columns,  op-­eds  and  letters,  excluding  editorials,  are  solely  those  of  the  writers  and  do  not  necessarily  represent  the  views  of  The  New  Paltz  Oracle,  its  staff  members,  the  campus  and  university  or  the  Town  or  Village  of  New  Paltz.

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LETTER  NYSR  CAMPUS  UPDATE  SPRING  2014:  CHANGE  THE  SUNY  NEW  PALTZ  DRUG  POLICY;Íž  KEEP  UPD  IN  CHECK  To:  President  Donald  Christian The  State  of  Our  Campus:  Drug  Policy  and  the  UPD We  write  to  you  as  students  concerned  for  the  well-­being  of  New  Paltz  students.  New  Paltz  is  a  beautiful  town  with  a  unique  culture  and  a  breathtaking  landscape.  It  is  our  hope  that  as  many  students  as  possible  are  able  to  enjoy  this  place.  We  fear  that  the  current  drug  policy  stands  as  a  barrier  to  maintaining  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation  as  an  up-­and-­coming  modern  environment.  We  write  to  you  to  express  our  deep  concern  surrounding  the  current  drug  policy  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.  Although  we  respect  the  UPD  for  all  they  do  for  this  campus,  we  must  point  out  their  behavior  in  regards  to  marijuana  calls  and  how  it  is  unacceptable  and  harmful  to  students.  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  No  Second  Chance  Policy  (1)   is  extreme-­ ly  archaic.  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  the  only  SUNY  with  a  drug  policy  so  harsh.  Not  only  do  we  lag  behind  every  other  SUNY,  we  lag  behind  the  nation  as  many  states  are  in  the  process  of  legalizing  medical  marijuana,  and  even  marijuana  for  recreational  use  (2).  Young  adults  should  be  able  to  decide  for  themselves  what  they  put  into  their  bodies,  and  their  education  should  not  be  taken  away  because  of  these  choices.  The  most  harmful  thing  that  could  be  done  to  a  student  who  smokes  marijuana  would  be  to  take  their  education  away.  You  have  mentioned  in  past  statements  that  stu-­ dents  who  smoke  marijuana  are  usually  below  average  students.  For  example,  in  the  November  14  and  May  9  issues  of  The  Oracle,  you  expressed  the  belief  that  changing  the  drug  policy  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hurt  the  academic  integrity  of  the  campus  community  (3).  You  then  went  on  to  name  grade-­point  averages  of  students  affected  by  the  policy,  even  though  no  such  data  actually  exists.  Students  across  the  board  use  marijuana,  which  is  apparent  from  the  Student  As-­ sociation  survey  completed  last  semester  which  resulted  in  72.86  percent  of  921  students  who  responded  saying  they  have  consumed  both  marijuana  and  alcohol  (4).  The  drug  policy  should  not  be  used  as  a  tool  to  weed  out  less  successful  students.  This  administration Â

has  been  dishonest  with  the  student  body,  giving  students  with  two  strikes  an  ultimatum  to  either  drop  out  of  New  Paltz,  or  to  risk  be-­ ing  expelled  and  having  it  on  their  permanent  record.  This  damages  their  chances  to  transfer  into  other  universities,  and  further  decreas-­ es  their  ability  to  receive  a  quality  education.  Because  students  are  pressured  to  leave  the  University  rather  than  maintain  an  expulsion  on  their  record,  there  is  little  data  on  who  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  Second  Chanceâ&#x20AC;?  Drug  Policy  effects.  This  lack  of  information  makes  it  unclear  if  certain  groups  of  students  are  being  disproportionately  affected  by  the  policy  and  gives  a  false  impression  of  the  number  of  students  who  have  been  expelled  or  pressured  to  leave.  Not  only  is  the  current  drug  policy  problematic,  but  the  University  Police  Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  handling  of  marijuana  calls  is  extremely  unfair.  There  have  been  multiple  cases  ZKHUH WKH 83' RIÂżFHUV SK\VLFDOO\ IRUFH WKHPVHOYHV LQWR D VWXGHQWÂśV room  by  shoving  their  foot  in  the  door  so  the  student  cannot  close  it.  Students  do  not  have  to  open  the  door  for  the  police,  nor  are  they  UHTXLUHG WR DOORZ 83' RIÂżFHUV LQWR WKHLU URRPV WR EH VHDUFKHG :KHQ D VWXGHQW WHOOV DQ RIÂżFHU WKDW WKH\ FDQQRW HQWHU ZLWKRXW D warrant,  or  that  they  do  not  consent  to  searches,  the  UPD  should  respect  this  instead  of  abusing  their  power  to  search  a  room.  This  is  not  a  police  state,  and  we  as  students  do  not  sign  our  rights  away  when  we  step  onto  this  campus.  Our  rooms  cannot  just  be  searched  DW WKH ZKLP RI D 83' RIÂżFHU DQG WKH IDFW WKDW WKH\ GR WKLV VKRZV how  our  campus  is  crawling  towards  a  totalitarian  police  state.  Al-­ though  we  respect  the  UPD  for  all  they  do  at  this  campus,  we  must  point  out  their  behavior  in  regards  to  marijuana  calls  and  how  it  is  unacceptable  and  harmful  to  students.   Our  demands:  1.)  Change  the  drug  policy  to  a  range  of  sanctions.  Instead  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  Second  Chanceâ&#x20AC;?  Policy,   there  should  be  a  range  of  sanc-­ tions  similar  to  the  ones  suggested  in  the  SA  survey.  Instead  of  the  ¿UVW VWULNH D YHUEDO ZDUQLQJ VKRXOG EH JLYHQ 7KH VHFRQG WLPH disciplinary  probation.  The  third  time,  a  meeting  with  the  dean  and  possible  suspension,  etc.  2.)  At  least  10  days  should  be  allowed  for  students  to  appeal  judicial  decisions,  so  that  the  student  can  be  guaranteed  the  chance Â

to  meet  with  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lawyer  who  comes  in  only  once  a  week.

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4.)  The  burden  of  evidence  must  be  raised.  Our  judicial  pro-­ cess  is  inconsistent  with  actual  law.

Normally,  one  must  be  found  guilty  without  reasonable  doubt.  At  SUNY  New  Paltz,  students  are  found  guilty  with  only  prepon-­ GHUDQFH RI HYLGHQFH 7KLV EDVLFDOO\ PHDQV WKDW LW LV WKH RIÂżFHUÂśV word  versus  the  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  No  actual  evidence  must  be  produced.  (YHQ VRPHWKLQJ DV PLQLPDO DV DQ RIÂżFHU VD\LQJ ÂłWKHLU H\HV ZHUH UHG´ LV HQRXJK WR ÂżQG D VWXGHQW JXLOW\ 7KLV LV XQDFFHSWDEOH

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&KLHI 'XJDWNLQ PXVW KDYH D VHVVLRQ ZLWK DOO 83' RI¿-­ cers,  reminding  them  of  their  boundaries  and  reminding  them  of  the  rights  that  students  have.

Respectfully  awaiting  your  public  response,  New  York  Students  Rising,  Students  for  Sensible  Drug  Policy -­-­-­-­-­-­-­ 1.www.newpaltz.edu/studentaffairs/studenthandbook13.pdf  pg.  43 2.www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/nyregion/new-­york-­state-­is-­set-­ to-­loosen-­marijuana-­laws.html?_r=0 3.http://oracle.newpaltz.edu/campus-­debates-­current-­marijuana-­ policy/ 4.  Student  Association  Drug  Policy  Survey,  2013

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After  posting  a  24-­3  regular  season  record,  the  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  team  won  the  United  Volleyball  Conference  (UVC)  tournament  last  weekend  at  Nazareth  Col-­ OHJH LQ 5RFKHVWHU Âą WKH Âż UVW WLPH WKH WHDP has  won  the  UVC  Championship.  The  Hawks  swept  Penn  State-­Beh-­ rend  Saturday,  April  12  (25-­15,  25-­15, Â

LQ WKH TXDUWHUÂż QDOV EHIRUH GHIHDW ing  Stevens  Institute  of  Techonology  in  WKH VHPLÂż QDOV GURSSLQJ RQO\ RQH VHW DQG taking  the  match  (26-­24,  25-­19,  22-­25,  25-­ 15).  The  following  day  the  team  defeated  New  York  University  in  the  championship  match  3-­0  (25-­17,  25-­17,  25-­22).  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  a  dream  come  true  for  us,â&#x20AC;?  fourth-­year  Captain  Brian  Smith  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  the  hard  work  we  put  in,  and  the  way  we  did  it  together  was  the  best  part.â&#x20AC;?  The  Hawks  had  defeated  all  their  championship  contestors  previously  in  the  season  and  Brian  Smith  said  the  team  knew  that  if  they  played  their  style  of  play  and  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  beat  themselves,  there  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a Â

team  in  the  conference  that  could  defeat  them,  and  they  would  come  out  on  top.  &RPLQJ XS VKRUW LQ WKH VHPLÂż QDOV RI the  championshp  last  year  against  Stevens  3-­2  (25-­21,  21-­25,  25-­21,  30-­32,  13-­15),  Smith  said  being  able  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;close  the  dealâ&#x20AC;?  was  gratifying  for  everyone.  Head  Coach  Radu  Petrus  said  the  team  played  last  weekend  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;good  strategy  and  a  tough  serve,â&#x20AC;?  giving  the  Hawks  their  VLJQDWXUH VWURQJ RIIHQVH WKDW LV GLIÂż FXOW IRU other  teams  to  defend  and  capitalize  on.  Petrus  said  in  the  championship  match,  NYU  attempted  to  switch  up  their  defensive  strategy  by  taking  out  their  de-­ fensive  specialist  and  trying  new  tactics  WR Âż JKW DJDLQVW WKH +DZNVÂś VHYHQ VHUYLFH aces  and   .329  hitting  percentage,  without  avail.  Second-­year  setter  Christian  Smith  and  second-­year  outside  hitter  Tim  Fer-­ riter  earned  First  Team  All-­American  hon-­ ors  from  the  American  Volleyball  Coaches  Association  (AVCA)  for  their  performance  throughout  the  tournament.  This  is  the  second  year  Ferriter,  who  boasts  a  team  best  of  315  kills  and  No.  5 Â

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ranking  in  the  UVC   in  hitting  percentage  with  a  .365,  has  received  the  First  Team  accolade.  An  All-­American  and  the  NCAA  Div.  III  Newcomer  of  the  Year  last  season,  Ferriter  said  he  did  not  feel  pressure  being  a  key  player  in  the  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  lineup  during  these  pivitol  games.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  team  has  a  lot  of  faith  in  me  and  I  know  if  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  having  a  bad  day,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  players  who  can  come  through  and  per-­ form,â&#x20AC;?  he  said,  adding  that  while  he  was  happy  to  be  honored  with  the  title,  getting  a  win  as  a  team  is  more  important  to  him  than  being  recognized  personally.  First-­year  middle  blocker  Steven  Woessner  was  another  standout  player  throughout  the  tournament,  earning  the  moniker  of  Most  Valuable  Player  of  the  UVC  Tournament  as  well  as  AVCA  New-­ comer  of  the  Year  and  Second  Team  All-­ American.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unusual  for  a  player  to  have  13  aces,â&#x20AC;?  Petrus  said  of  Woessnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  perfor-­ mance.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  has  good  individual  skill  and  is  a  good  server.  He  deserves  it.â&#x20AC;?  The  Hawks  remain  the  No.  2  team  nationally,  as  ranked  in  the  12th  week  of Â

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voting  by  the  AVCA  NCAA  Div.  III  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Top-­15  Coaches  Poll.  The  team,  who  earned  an  automatic  bid  to  the  NCAA  Div.  III  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  Tournament,  will  face  6WHYHQV 7HFK RQFH DJDLQ LQ WKH Âż UVW URXQG at  Juniata  College  in  Huntingdon,  P.A.  While  players  and  Petrus  alike  ac-­ knowledge  that  the  UVC  is  one  of  the  strongest  conferences,  Ferriter  said  the  Continental  Volleyball  Conference  (CVC),  which  houses  powerhouses  Ju-­ niata  and  Carthage  College,  will  be  strong  opponents  as  the  team  looks  to  progress  DQG UHDFK WKH Âż QDO PDWFK Âł7KH\ DUH ERWK WRS Âż YH WHDPV ´ KH said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  play  Juniata  the  second  round  if  we  beat  Stevens.â&#x20AC;?

The  Hawks  look  to  continue  their  lev-­ el  of  play  and  team  work  throughout  the  NCAA  matchups.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  it  worked  for  the  UVC  it  should  work  for  the  NCAAs,â&#x20AC;?  Ferriter  said.  Brian  Smith  agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  long  as  we  stay  humble,  stay  loose,  have  fun  with  it  and  enjoy  every  moment  and  play  together,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  rea-­ son  why  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. Â

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The  lacrosse  team  is  currently  on  a  four-­ game  losing  streak,  falling  to  The  College  at  Brockport,  SUNY  Oneonta,  SUNY  Cortland  and  SUNY  Oswego.

On  Saturday,  April  12,  the  Lady  Hawks  fell  to  The  College  at  Brockport  Eagles  22-­ :LWK WKH VFRUH EHLQJ WLHG ¿YH WLPHV GXU-­ LQJ WKH GXUDWLRQ RI WKH ¿UVW KDOI %URFNSRUW VFRUHG WKH ¿QDO WKUHH JRDOV RI WKH KDOI LQ WKH ¿QDO RI SOD\ WR WDNH D OHDG 7KH Eagles  then  added  eight-­straight  goals  in  the  ¿UVW PLQXWHV RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI WR EXLOG D OHDG ZLWK WR SOD\ 7KH /DG\ +DZNV IRXJKW EDFN E\ VFRULQJ ¿YH PRUH JRDOV EHIRUH WKH ¿QDO EX]]HU EXW LW ZDVQ W enough.  The  Lady  Hawks  hosted  SUNY  Oneon-­ WD RQ :HGQHVGD\ $SULO )RU PLQXWHV of  play,  the  Lady  Hawks  kept  the  Lady  Red  Dragons  within  three  goals.   After  fourth-­year  DWWDFN 7DOLD 7HVOHU VFRUHG KHU WK JRDO RI WKH VHDVRQ DW WKH PDUN RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI making  the  score  13-­10,  the  Hawks  made  it  a  WKUHH JRDO GH¿FLW DQG PRXQWHG D FRPHEDFN

2QHRQWD UHVSRQGHG ZLWK VHYHQ RI WKH next  eight  goals  to  build  a  20-­11  lead  at  the  PDUN )URP WKHUH WKH OHDG ZDV H[SDQG-­ ed  enough  to  put  the  Lady  Red  Dragons  in  the  win  column  defeating  the  Lady  Hawks  23-­14.  %RWK 7HVOHU DQG WKLUG \HDU PLG¿HOGHU Carissa  Citro  each  had  four  goals  for  New  3DOW] 2Q 6DWXUGD\ $SULO WKH /DG\ +DZNV WUDYHOHG WR &RUWODQG 1 < 7R WDNH RQ WKH SUNY  Cortland  Lady  Red  Dragons,  who  are  WKH 1R UDQNHG QDWLRQDOO\ LQ 1&$$ 'LY III.  7ZHOYH GLIIHUHQW /DG\ 5HG 'UDJRQV scored  goals,  defeating  the  Lady  Hawks  22-­

Citro  lead  the  Hawks  in  ground  balls  ZLWK ¿YH On  Tuesday,  April  22,  the  Lady  Hawks  KRVWHG 681< 2VZHJR 1HZ 3DOW] ZDV GRZQ ZLWK PLQXWHV WR SOD\ 2VZHJR VFRUHG IRXU VWUDLJKW JRDOV LQ D VHYHQ PLQXWH VSDQ WR HDUQ D YLFWRU\ +HDG &RDFK /L] 6WXGHQW VDLG WKH WHDP LV learning  from  each  of  the  three  losses,  espe-­

cially  SUNY  Cortland,  who  is  No.  1  NCAA  'LY ,,, WHDP LQ WKH FRXQWU\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  can  learn  from  playing  the  best,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  some  good  things  and  we  did  some  things  that  we  just  need  to  ¿[ 3OD\LQJ DJDLQVW WKH EHVW LQ WKH FRXQWU\ \RX UH JRLQJ WR OHDUQ D ORW DERXW \RXUVHOYHV We  played  hard  for  sixty  minutes,  which  was  YHU\ UHIUHVKLQJ WR VHH :H GLG VRPH UHDOO\ JRRG WKLQJV :H ZLOO LPSURYH RQ WKH WKLQJV that  we  need  to  work  on  and  continue  to  do  the  things  that  we  do  well.â&#x20AC;?  Student  said  both  Tesler  and  Citro  are  hard  workers  who  work  well  together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carissa  is  the  workhorse  of  the  team,â&#x20AC;?  6WXGHQW VDLG Âł6KH V DOZD\V ZRUNLQJ KDUG 6KH V VRPHERG\ WKDW GRHVQ W QHHG WR EH WROG WR SLFN LW XS ZKLFK LV JUHDW 6KH V JUHDW RQ WKH GUDZ :KHQ VKH V EDFN RQ GHIHQVH VKH OO JHW D FRXSOH RI WXUQRYHUV GRZQ WKHUH EULQJ LW up,  and  help  our  offense  distribute  the  ball.â&#x20AC;?

Citro  said  the  team  is  concentrating  on  SRVLWLYH DVSHFWV Âł:H KDYH KDG D ORW RI XSV DQG GRZQV within  each  game,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  con-­ centrating  on  the  ups  and  focusing  on  reach-­

ing  our  full  potential.  Our  team  continues  to  ZLWKKROG D SRVLWLYH DWWLWXGH DQG SUHSDUH IRU our  next  SUNYAC  game.â&#x20AC;?

Despite  the  current  losing  streak,  the  /DG\ +DZNV DUH FRQWLQXH WR VWD\ SRVLWLYH â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  continue  to  work  as  a  team  and  support  each  other,â&#x20AC;?  Citro  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  order  to  ERXQFH EDFN ZH QHHG WR FRQWLQXH WR KDYH WKH ZLOO WR ZLQ DQG UHPHPEHU WR OHDYH LW DOO RQ WKH ÂżHOG ´ Tesler  leads  the  SUNYAC  conference  ZLWK JRDOV SHU JDPH DV ZHOO DV VKRWV SHU JDPH ZLWK &LWUR LV VHFRQG UDQNHG in  the  SUNYAC  conference  in  points-­per-­ JDPH ZLWK 7KLUG \HDU JRDOWHQGHU -DFNLH 8ODQRII OHDGV WKH FRQIHUHQFH LQ VDYHV SHU JDPH ZLWK Âł7KH WHDP UHDOO\ ZDQWV WR ÂżQLVK WKH VHD-­ VRQ RXW VWURQJ ZH UH MXVW WDNLQJ WKDW PRPHQ-­ WXP DQG JLYLQJ RXU VHQLRUV DOO ZH KDYH OHIW ´ Student  said.

7KH /DG\ +DZNV ZKR KDYH DQ RYHUDOO UHFRUG RI DQG UHFRUG LQ 681<$& play,  conclude  their  regular  season  schedule  at  home  with  a  SUNYAC   matchup  against  SUNY  Geneseo  on  Saturday  at  1  p.m.

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Pitching  Leads  Hawks  To  Wins By  Melissa  Kramer Copy  Editor  |  Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  baseball  team  continued  their  2014  SUNYAC  schedule  with  three  home  games  against  SUNY  Fredonia  from  Friday,  April  11  to  Saturday,  April  12.  The  Hawks  and  Blue  Devils  played  one  game  on  Fri-­ day.  The  Blue  Devils  scored  their  only  two  runs  of  the  game  in  the  top  of  the  second-­inning   off  a  two-­run  home  UXQ E\ IRXUWK \HDU FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU %REE\ )UDQW] The  Hawks,  down  2-­0  in  the  bottom  of  the  ninth  inning,  fought  back  with  back-­to-­back  doubles  by  third-­ \HDU FDWFKHU ÂżUVW EDVHPDQ 0LNH 6SDUDFLQR DQG WKLUG \HDU LQÂżHOGHU 6WDQOH\ 'H/D&UX] ZKLFK EURXJKW WKH +DZNV within  one  run. +RZHYHU %OXH 'HYLOVÂś IRXUWK \HDU SLWFKHU 6HDQ /DU-­ son  and  fourth-­year  pitcher  Kyle  Grey  combined  to  hold  the  Hawks  to  only  one  run.  The  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  comeback  was  not  enough,  as  they  were  defeated  2-­1.

On  Saturday,  the  Hawks  took  both  games  in  a  dou-­ bleheader.  ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JDPH WKH VROH UXQ ZDV VFRUHG LQ WKH ERW-­ WRP RI WKH WKLUG LQQLQJ ZKHQ VHFRQG \HDU FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU 7RP 'LHFNKRII UHDFKHG EDVH RQ D ÂżHOGLQJ HUURU E\ %OXH 'HYLOV IRXUWK \HDU WKLUG EDVHPDQ 0DWW &DVLOOR 'LHFNKRII advanced  to  second  base  on  a  groundout  by  second-­year  catcher  Tyler  Bell.  During  the  next  at-­bat,  he  was  then  able  to  steal  third  and   advance  home  on  a  throwing  error  by  Fredoniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  third-­year  catcher  Anthony  Schiro.  Third-­year  pitcher  Shaun  Hansen  came  on  in  relief  in  the  top  of  the  seventh-­inning  with  one  out,  for  Hawks  VWDUWHU IRXUWK \HDU SLWFKHU &KULV 3\] +DQVHQ FORVHG RXW WKH JDPH DQG SLFNHG XS KLV ÂżUVW FDUHHU VDYH DV WKH +DZNV took  game  one  1-­0.  3\] HDUQHG KLV WKLUG ZLQ RI WKH VHDVRQ WR LPSURYH WR a  3-­2  record.  He  threw  six  and  one-­third  innings,  allowing  no  runs  off  three  hits,  struck  out  six.

In  the  nightcap,  the  Hawks  scored  four  runs  in  the  bottom  of  the  eighth-­inning  to  take  the  sweep  of  the  dou-­ bleheader  against  the  Blue  Devils  6-­4.  Fredonia  had  loaded  the  bases  in  the  ninth-­inning,  but  second-­year  pitcher  Christian  Huertas  closed  out  the  game  for  the  Hawks,  giving  them  the  victory.

Third-­year  pitcher  Jesse  Vahamonde  was  the  pitcher  of  record  for  the  Hawks,  who  entered  the  game  to  pitch  WKH HLJKWK LQQLQJ 9DKDPRQGH HDUQHG KLV ÂżUVW FDUHHU ZLQ as  a  collegiate  pitcher,  striking  out  one  and  forcing  two  Ă&#x20AC;\ RXWV +HDG &RDFK 0DWW 5LJKWHU VDLG 9DKDPRQGH KDV UHDOO\ turned  into  a  nice  reliever  for  the  team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  of  our  more  intelligent  guys  on  and  off  the  ¿HOG ´ 5LJKWHU VDLG Âł+H ZRUNV VR KDUG DQG ,ÂśP UHDOO\ happy  that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kind  of  emerged  himself  in  a  role  as  one  RI RXU UHOLHYHUV WKDW ZH FDQ FRXQW RQ ´ Vahamonde  said  taking  two  out  of  three  games  from  )UHGRQLD ZDV ÂłKXJH ´ Âł:H QHHGHG WR ZLQ HYHU\ VHULHV IURP WKDW SRLQW ´ KH said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  results  of  this  series  was  a  great  turn  of  events Â

IRU XV DQG VHUYHG DV D JUHDW PRWLYDWRU ´ The  Hawks  then  played  three  road  games  against  SUNY  Plattsburgh  on  Friday,  April  18  to  Saturday,  April  19.  2Q )ULGD\ WKH +DZNV ZRQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH RI D WKUHH game  road  set  1-­0.  The  Hawks  scored  the  lone  run  of  the  JDPH ZKHQ WKLUG \HDU RXWÂżHOGHU 5LFKDUG *XLGR VWDUWHG RII the  eighth-­inning  with  a  triple.  Fourth-­year  Captain  Da-­ YLG /RVWDJOLR EURXJKW KRPH *XLGR RQ D VDFULÂżFH Ă&#x20AC;\ VRRQ after.  Fourth-­year  pitcher  Andrew  Grann  pitched  a  com-­ plete-­game  shutout  to  become  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all-­time  leader  in  wins  tossing  a  three-­hitter  to  notch  his  17th  career  vic-­ tory  for  the  Hawks,  striking  out  seven  Plattsburgh  hitters  in  a  114-­pitch  performance.  He  allowed  just  one  walk  and  earned  his  fourth  victory  of  the  season.  On  Saturday,  game  two  of  the  series  needed  extra  in-­ QLQJV WR EH GHFLGHG ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JDPH RI D GRXEOHKHDGHU the  game  was  tied  at  two  through  four  innings  of  play.  7KH +DZNV WRRN D OHDG LQ WKH WRS RI WKH ÂżIWK LQQLQJ The  Cardinals  had  tied  the  game  at  three  a  piece  in  their  last  at-­bat  of  the  seventh-­inning,  sending  the  game  to  ex-­ tra  innings.  The  game  would  be  decided  on  a  wild-­pitch  ZKLFK EURXJKW KRPH 5LFKDUG *XLGR WR JLYH WKH +DZNV D 4-­3  victory.  In  the  nightcap,  the  Hawks  fell  to  the  Cardinals  3-­2.  7KH &DUGLQDOV VFRUHG WKHLU ÂżQDO UXQ LQ WKH HLJKWK LQQLQJ Pitching  has  been  a  key  point  in  the  Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  recent  success.  ³2XU SLWFKLQJ WKLV HQWLUH VHDVRQ KDV EHHQ JUHDW ´ 9D-­ hamonde  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  starters  have  been  able  to  go  deep  into  games  and  keep  teams  from  scoring  a  lot  of  runs  early.  Our  relievers  have  been  very  reliable  out  of  the  pen  NHHSLQJ WHDPV IURP VFRULQJ PDQ\ UXQV ODWH LQ WKH JDPH ´ The  Hawks  now  have  their  eyes  on  their  upcoming  opponent,  SUNY  Oneonta. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  anxiously  watching  them  and  then  looking  forward  to  having  our  top  pitchers  on  the  mound,  a  fully-­ UHVWHG EXOOSHQ DQG D ORW RI FRQÂżGHQFH JRLQJ XS WR 2QHRQWD RQ 6XQGD\ ´ 5LJKWHU VDLG 5LJKWHU VDLG WKH WHDP SODQV RQ SOD\LQJ WKRVH JDPHV as  meaningful  games,  and  not  much  differently.  ³:H ZLOO SUREDEO\ WZHDN DQG ÂżQH WXQH D IHZ WKLQJV with  our  base-­running,  some  situational  defenses,  which  ZLOO EH YHU\ LPSRUWDQW ´ KH VDLG Âł7KLV \HDU HVSHFLDOO\ in  the  league,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  small-­ball,  a  lot  of  bunting.  Every  base  and  every  run  is  extremely  important  in  this  league.  We  want  to  be  as  sharp  as  we  possibly  can  going  LQWR WKH >2QHRQWD@ VHULHV ´ Vahamonde  said  the  team  now  controls  their  own  destiny  and  has  the  necessary  tools  to  make  it  happen.

The  Hawks  conclude  their  2014  season  as  they  host  Ithaca  College  in  a  doubleheader  Saturday  afternoon  be-­ JLQQLQJ DW QRRQ DW /RUHQ &DPSEHOO 0HPRULDO )LHOG 2Q Sunday,  April  27,  the  Hawks  travel  to  Oneonta  in  a  SU-­ NYAC  doubleheader  beginning  at  noon  to  conclude  their  regular  season. Â

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With the signing of free agent run-­ ning back Chris Johnson to a two-­year, $8 million deal, the Jets now have the potential of having a dominant one-­two running attack.

Johnson, paired with fellow running back Chris Ivory has the potential to develop into a “thunder and lightning” EDFN¿ HOG Johnson’s numbers the past four seasons haven’t been anywhere near his 2,006-­yard season in 2009, but he still has the speed to take it the distance on any play. Last season, Chris Ivory ran for 833 yards on 182 carries. His physi-­ FDO VW\OH RI UXQQLQJ LV YHU\ GLI¿ FXOW IRU opposing defenses to stop.

I think both Johnson and Ivory have the potential to run for 1,000 yards next VHDVRQ +DYLQJ D WZR PDQ EDFN¿ HOG ZLOO allow both backs to be fresher through-­

Running Back Moving Forward out the game because they won’t have to carry the full burden.

Since Johnson is a homerun back, the defenses will have to focus on him every play, so things will spread out for quarterback Geno Smith and the rest of the offense. New wide receiver Eric Decker will have plenty of space to work to get open.

General Manager John Idzik will have to bring in another wide receiver or two, and a tight end to help Smith and the offense take the next step. With a few more weapons their playoff chances for QH[W VHDVRQ ZLOO LQFUHDVH VLJQL¿ FDQWO\ With Johnson and Ivory in position to be the two featured backs for the Jets, it appears that running back Mike Good-­ son will be the odd man out. Goodson is coming off surgery to repair his torn ACL and MCL, as well as having some

law trouble, so it wouldn’t shock me if he is cut sometime soon.

Signing Johnson is one of the few moves that Jets’ General Manager John Idzik has made this season. He’s show-­ ing the fans that he won’t overpay for players, and would rather wait to get players he think can make a positive im-­ pact at a low price.

With the draft being only two weeks away, Idzik will have to make the most of their 12 picks, which is tied for the most picks with the St. Louis Rams.

Having this many picks, Idzik needs to ensure that the players he drafts can start and make a positive impact right from day one.

Having so many picks the Jets will have the ability to make some trades.

If they do make a trade they shouldn’t move up in the draft. That would be a

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huge mistake. Moving up in the draft would require the Jets to give up assets.

With the way their current roster stands, they should be looking to acquire as many people who can help their roster because they are more than one piece away from becoming a championship team.

If anything, they should look to trade down to acquire assets if they feel they’re unable to get a good value with the players remaining when their pick at 18. By having more picks in the draft, WKH\ ZLOO WKHQ EH DEOH WR ¿ OO DOO RI WKH depleted spots on their roster.

I think they will keep the 18 pick, so come back next week for my 2014 New York Jets draft preview where I will give an in-­depth analysis of all the Jets’ needs and what prospects they should be look-­ ing at.

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