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Beginning  in  August  of  this  year,  the  healthcare  insurance  provider  SUNY  New  Paltz  offers  will  be  inclu-­ sive  of  Transgender  students.  Student  Association  (SA)  recent-­ ly  passed  a  bill  which  will  allow  for  a  $25,000  allotment  toward  gender-­ DIÂżUPLQJ SURFHGXUHV 7KH PRQH\ ZLOO come  from  a  $7  increase  in  student  healthcare  fees,  Assistant  Director  of  Student  Health  Services  Lori  Mitchell  said.  Though  a  provider  has  not  yet  been  selected,  Mitchell  said  they  will  give  access  and  coverage  for  â€œTransgender  therapies,â€?  including  hormonal,  psychi-­ atric  and  psychological  therapies.  â€œFrom  what  we  understand,  it  is  a  very  long  process,â€?  Mitchell  said.  â€œThere  are  psychiatric,  psychological  and  hormonal  therapies  that  need  to  be  completed,  and  then  you  start  talking Â

about  surgeries.  It’s  a  really  long  pro-­ cess  that  happens  over  several  years.â€? The  current  bill  was  sponsored  by  Senator  Bri  Parsons,  who  said  she  want-­ ed  for  there  to  be  negotiations  to  insure  that  there  would  be  inclusive  healthcare  for  Transgender  students.  SA  Executive  Vice  President  Zach-­ ary  Rousseas  said  senators  from  previ-­ ous  Student  Associations  had  told  him  in  the  past  the  school  did  not  provide  healthcare  necessary  for  Transgender  students.  â€œBack  when  Queer  Student  Union  used  to  be  Queer  Action  Coalition,  there  were  Transgender  students  in-­ volved  in  the  group  who  mentioned  to  me  that  there  were  other  schools  who  provided  healthcare  for  Transgender  students,â€?  Rousseas  said.  â€œI  knew  when  I  heard  it  that  it  was  something  I  wanted  to  see  happen.â€? After  initial  discussions  on  what  could  be  brought  in  from  different Â

healthcare  providers  between  Rous-­ seas  and  Mitchell  took  place,  a  survey  was  sent  out  to  students  on  the  current  school  health  insurance  policy  to  gauge  interest  in  the  inclusiveness  of  Trans-­ gender  healthcare.  Mitchell  said  that  82  percent  of  the  people  who  took  the  survey  supported  the  notion  of  providing  Transgender-­ inclusive  healthcare.  She  said  the  $7  increase  did  not  have  the  same  amount  of  support,  though  the  number  was  still  high.  There  was  also  an  option  of  whether  or  not  students  would  pay  more  than  $50  for  unlimited  Transgender  healthcare,  but  the  number  of  students  willing  to  pay  was  low. She  also  said  the  survey  did  not  in-­ clude  what  types  of  amenities  would  be  included  with  the  $25,000  allotment.  â€œSo  the  $25,000  may  not  cover  all  of  the  surgery  someone  would  need  to  transition,  but  it  would  cover  the  four  years  while  you’re  here,  whether  you Â

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initiated  it  before  coming  to  New  Paltz  or  while  you  were  here,  that  was  what  we  were  hoping  to  do,â€?  Mitchell  said. Parsons  said  while  transitioning  is  a  lifelong  process,  four  years  is  a  good  amount  of  time  for  students  to  transition  in  a  safe  space.  â€œFour  years  is  a  short  time  for  some-­ one  to  start  transitioning,  but  it’s  not  that  hard  once  you  get  into  the  process,â€?  Parsons  said.  â€œYou’ll  keep  doing  it  so  once  you  leave  the  school,  you  should  have  health  insurance,  especially  with  the  Affordable  Care  Act.  I  do  wish  this  had  happened  sooner,  though.â€? Rousseas  said  while  New  Paltz  LV QRW DPRQJ WKH ÂżUVW VFKRROV WR RIIHU Transgender  inclusive  healthcare,  it  will  hold  a  spot  as  a  pioneer  in  picking  up  the  policy. Âł:H DUHQÂśW WKH ÂżUVW VFKRRO WR EH GR-­ LQJ WKLV EXW ZH DUH LQ WKDW ÂżUVW ZDYH RI schools  who  are  providing  Transgender  KHDOWKFDUH ´ 5RXVVHDV VDLG Âł,WÂśV GHÂż-­

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New  Paltz  Town  Supervisor  Susan  Zi-­ met  formally  announced  that  she  will  run  for  the  New  York  State  Assembly  seat  for  the  103rd  District. =LPHW D GHPRFUDW RIÂżFLDOO\ DQQRXQFHG her  candidacy  for  state  assembly  on  Tues-­ day,  April  29  via  the  launch  of  her  website,  susanzimet.com.  Zimet  will  run  against  in-­ cumbent  and  fellow  democrat  Kevin  Cahill.  Cahill  has  served  as  the  assemblyman  for  the  103rd  District  for  nine,  non-­consecutive  terms.  Zimet  said  she  hopes  to  continue  her  efforts  of  tax  decreases  in  New  Paltz  to  the  district.  Since  she  took  on  the  town  supervi-­ sor  role  in  2012,  Zimet  and  the  Town  Board  have  lowered  taxes  by  eight  percent  and  have  saved  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  $1  mil-­ lion,  according  to  her  campaign  video. “People  start  off  in  politics  with  the  best  of  intentions,  but  other  factors  come  into  play  once  you’re  in  Albany  politics  and  you  become  insulated,â€?  Zimet  said.  â€œIt  EHFRPHV GLIÂżFXOW IRU SROLWLFLDQV ZKR KDYH been  involved  for  extended  periods  of  time  WR FRQQHFW ZLWK WKHLU FRQVWLWXHQWV :H QHHG VRPHRQH LQ RIÂżFH ZKR LV JRLQJ WR EH DEOH

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to  empathize  with  their  constituents  and  not  get  as  tangled  up  with  Albany  politics.â€? Zimet  said  that  she  will  focus  on  prop-­ erty  tax  reform  should  she  be  elected  to  the  assembly.  She  said  she  has  seen  â€œthe  dev-­ astation  property  taxes  bring  to  familiesâ€?  ¿UVWKDQG DQG WKDW UHIRUP RQ SURSHUW\ WD[HV is  one  of  her  major  campaign  platforms.  ³:H QHHG WR UHYHUVH WKH ZD\ PDQGDWHV and  regulations  like  expensive  high  state  testing  are  imposed  on  us  from  Albany,  and  we  pick  up  the  tab  via  our  property  taxes,â€?  Zimet  said.  Zimet  was  recently  re-­elected  as  Town  Supervisor  in  November  of  2013,  after  hav-­ ing  been  elected  to  the  position  in  Novem-­ ber  2011.  Zimet  had  previously  served  as  town  supervisor  from  1996  -­  99,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  Ulster  County  Legisla-­ ture  from  2003-­11. Zimet,  who  has  long  been  an  advocate  for  anti-­fracking  efforts,  said  in  the  video  that  part  of  the  reason  she  is  running  against  Cahill  is  because  of  his  inaction  on  energy  reform. “Our  assemblyman,  who  was  then  Chair  of  the  Energy  committee,  had  a  great  opportunity  to  lead  the  fracking  morato-­ rium  effort,â€?  Zimet  said.  â€œBut  instead,  he Â

remained  silent.â€? Zimet  also  accused  Cahill  of  becoming  part  of  the  Albany  status  quo.  She  said  in  her  video  that  she  will  continue  to  advocate  IRU D PRUH HYHQ SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG IRU ZRPHQ LQ New  York.  In  her  video  statement,  she  dis-­ cussed  inequality  between  men  and  women,  and  said  she  will  bring  these  issues  to  Al-­ bany  should  she  be  elected. “It’s  very  upsetting  to  see  what  women  in  Albany  have  to  go  through,â€?  Zimet  said.  ³:RPHQ VKRXOG EH DEOH WR JR WR $OEDQ\ ÂżQG D MRE PDNH WKHLU ZD\ XS WKH ODGGHU DQG not  be  sexually  harassed  by  congressmen  who  then  try  and  silence  them  with  taxpayer  dollars.â€? Cahill  said  in  a  statement  released  on  Tuesday  that  he  is  looking  forward  to  Zi-­ met’s  challenge. Âł:H DUH YHU\ IRUWXQDWH WR OLYH LQ D IUHH democracy.  That  means  we  often  have  elec-­ tions  where  different  people  run  for  the  VDPH RIÂżFH ´ &DKLOO VDLG Âł, DP SURXG RI my  record,  my  achievements  and  my  vision  for  the  people  of  Ulster  and  Dutchess  coun-­ ties  and  the  great  state  of  New  York.   I  wel-­ come  the  opportunity  to  discuss  any  issues  the  residents  of  the  103  Assembly  District  deem  to  be  important.â€?

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TANKERS  CARRYING  OIL  DE-­ RAIL,  CATCH  FIRE  IN  VA. Multiple  CSX  train  cars  carrying  crude  RLO GHUDLOHG DQG FDXJKW ÂżUH :HGQHVGD\ along  the  James  River,  with  three  tankers  ending  up  in  the  water  and  leaking  some  of  their  contents,  becoming  the  most  recent  crash  involving  oil  trains  that  has  safety  experts  pushing  for  better  oversight. COMPUTER  ISSUES  DELAY  FLIGHTS  IN  LOS  ANGELES Flights  to  and  from  airports  in  the  Los  Angeles  area  were  grounded  for  PRUH WKDQ DQ KRXU :HGQHVGD\ GXH WR D FRPSXWHU IDLOXUH DW DQ DLU WUDIÂżF FRQWURO facility  in  the  region,  the  Federal  Aviation  Administration  said. COLORADO  EYES  EDIBLES  RULES  AS  MORE  PEOPLE  EAT  POT Colorado’s  marijuana  experiment  is  threatened  by  the  popularity  of  eating  it  instead  of  smoking  it,  leading  the  SRW LQGXVWU\ WR MRLQ KHDOWK RIÂżFLDOV and  state  regulators  to  try  to  curb  the  problem  of  consumers  ingesting  too  much  weed. GERMAN  CONSULATE  SEEKS  JUSTICE  FOR  SLAIN  STUDENT The  German  consulate  called  for  MXVWLFH :HGQHVGD\ DIWHU D KRPHRZQHU ÂżUHG IRXU EODVWV IURP D VKRWJXQ LQWR his  garage,  killing  a  17-­year-­old  exchange  student  who  was  inside. Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

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Delta  Sigma  Theta  hoated  a  forum  for  Senate  E-­board  canidates.

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On  Monday,  April  28,  members  of  the  sorority  Delta  Sigma  Theta  hosted  a  question  and  answer  panel  seated  by  candidates  running  for  positions  on  next  semester’s  Student  Association  (SA)  E-­board.  Ten  candidates  were  present  for  the  event  â€“  Osatohamwen  Okundaye  running  for  SA  president,  Jesse  Gins-­ burg  and  Kelly  Brennan  running  for  SA  Executive  vice  president,  James  Auer  and  Jordan  Taylor  running  for  vice  president  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance,  Moses  Vincent  and  Rose-­ mary  Owuo  running  for  vice  president  RI Âż QDQFH DQG %ULWWDQ\ -RUGDQ *ROGLH Harrison  and  Henry  Lino  running  for  vice  president  of  programming.  Of  the  candidates  on  the  ballot,  three  were  not  in  attendance  â€“  Samp-­ son  Oppedisano  running  for  President,  Karen  Ho  running  for  Executive  Vice  President  and  Kayla  Juvet  running  for  Vice  President  of  Programming. Members  of  Delta  Sigma  Theta  began  the  event  with  a  slide-­show  presentation  detailing  the  duties  and Â

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responsibilities  of  each  SA  E-­Board  position  according  to  the  SA  constitu-­ tion.  Audience  members  were  then  asked  to  write  questions,  directed  at  the  E-­board  positions  in  contest,  on  slips  of  paper  which  were  read  aloud  to  the  panelists.    The  questions  covered  topics  relat-­ ed  to  the  candidates’  prior  experience  in  relation  to  the  position  they  are  run-­ ning  for,  what  they  hoped  to  accom-­ plish  if  elected,  as  well  as  how  their  talents  and  ideas  would  best  serve  the  campus  community.  â€œI  intend  to  bring  different  institu-­ tions  that  are  responses  toward  issues  of  campus  climate,â€?  Okundaye  said.  â€œI  know  the  senate  is  currently  working  on  the  Social  Justice  Coalition,  and  it  works  by  electing  students  from  dif-­ ferent  clubs  and  organizations  to  come  collaboratively  to  respond  to  students  who  feel  targeted  by  issues  of  race  or  sexual  violenceâ€? Questions  directed  at  VP  of  Pro-­ gramming  candidates  resulted  in  an-­ swers  stressing  that  the  position’s  capabilities  were  not  limited  to  the  or-­ ganization  of  the  spring  concert. Â

“The  $80,000  [for  the  spring  con-­ cert],  if  you  budget  yourself  right  you  can  split  that  in  half  for  other  events  and  programs,â€?  Jordan  said.  â€œAny-­ thing  other  than  just  spending  your  money  on  one  concert,  a  lot  more  could  happen  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.â€?      All  three  Programming  candidates  expressed  a  desire  to  organize  campus  events  for  the  fall  semester  to  alleviate  anticipation  for  the  spring  concert  and  other  seasonally-­determined  events  that  heed  warm  weather.     In  response  to  a  question  concern-­ ing  the  promotion  of  smaller  SA  fund-­ ed  clubs,  Auer  proposed  a  restructured  manual  that  would  better  inform  clubs  how  to  receive  money  from  the  Gen-­ eral  Programming  Account.  â€œSome  clubs  don’t  even  know  they  can  access  [General  Programming].  It’s  a  general  fund  with  lots  of  money  in  it  a  club  can  use,â€?  Auer  said.  â€œUn-­ der  [Council  of  Organization’s  Chair]  Matt  [LaSpada]’s  leadership  we’re  re-­ structuring  the  club  manual  to  teach  new  and  smaller  clubs  how  to  do  this.â€? Students  can  vote  for  SA  E-­board  candidates  on  my.newpaltz.edu  from  Tuesday  April  29  to  Thursday  May  1. Â

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The  picturesque  scene  of  a  JUDVV\ Âż HOG Âż OOHG ZLWK VPLOLQJ VWX dents  in  their  black  cap  and  gowns,  ready  to  take  on  the  world.  This  is  a  scene  portrayed  in  ev-­ ery  movie,  television  show  and  form  of  media  out  there.  From  â€œGilmore  Girlsâ€?  to  â€œLegally  Blonde,â€?  this  is  the  perpetuation  of  the  image  of  the  perfect  ceremony.  But  not  the  one  you  will  see  this  upcoming  graduation  day  in  SUNY  New  Paltz.  1R \RX ZLOO VHH D Ă€ RRG RI UR\ al  blue  instead  of  black. Although  it  is  a  tasteful  and  distinguished  color,  it  just  doesn’t  hold  up  to  the  expectations  set  forth  E\ D OLIHWLPH RI PHGLD LQĂ€ XHQFH High  school  is  the  time  for  school  spirit  at  graduation,  not  college.  Believe  me,  I  did  not  enjoy  wearing  my  obnoxious  yellow  gown,  but  I  did  it  with  grace  and  style.  College  is  the  time  to  feel  accomplished  and  professional,  and  black  is  the  class-­ iest  color  out  there.  And  at  $42.95  a-­piece  for  the  cap,  gown,  tassel  and  hood  that  graduates  will  only  wear  once,  I’m  sure  they  would  rather  not  look  like  an  18-­year-­old  nugget  from  high  school.  Although  I  am  not  one  to  usu-­ ally  conform  to  stereotypical  media  expectations,  a  black  cap  and  gown  is  one  I  would  love  to  see  in  New  Paltz.  My  hope  is  that  the  admin-­ istration  will  consider  this  iconic  image  in  the  future  for  New  Paltz  graduates.  Congratulations  to  all  college  and  university  graduates  who  are  going  out  in  the  real  world  now.  Even  though  the  New  Paltz  gradu-­ ating  class  will  be  departing  this  college  in  blue,  I’m  sure  it  will  be  a  good  looking  crowd  nonetheless.

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New Paltz Town Councilman Daniel Tor-­ res has appointed Carol Johnson and Susan Stessin-­Cohen to serve as town historians. Torres said he had been searching for ways to ‘revamp’ the position. “We had looked for some time to make history more modern, and more accessible through social media and other means like that,” Torres said. “So when we were thinking about that, we thought that Carol [Johnson] and Susan [Stessin-­Cohen] would be great candidates for the job.” Johnson is a lifelong New Paltz resident who worked for two former town historians, Ken Hasbrouck and Irene Martin. She cur-­ rently works in the history room at the Elting Memorial Library. “I’ve worked with New Paltz history since the early 1980s,” Johnson said. “I’ve written two books on New Paltz history [“New Paltz,” and “New Paltz Revisited”], VR ,¶P SUREDEO\ WKH PRVW TXDOL¿HG SHUVRQ LQ New Paltz to take over at the position of town historian.” Torres said Johnson has been an incred-­

ible resource for people looking into the his-­ tory of the New Paltz community. “We thought that she brought a lot of knowledge to the table, including institutional knowledge, too, from doing this as long as she has,” he said. Johnson said that one thing she would like to accomplish in her new position is to have a PowerPoint presentation on the his-­ tory of New Paltz, and the development of the town up and running in the Community Center. “New Paltz extends past the history of just Huguenot Street,” she said. “You can go down there and take a tour, but there’s a lot of things aside that are of interest that have hap-­ pened here. So people learn why the street that they live on is named that. Or even which peo-­ ple from here became famous and so forth.” Aside from her work at the library, John-­ son writes a monthly column for The New Paltz Times titled, “A Hundred Years Ago.” The column displays an event’s current date in history with a New Paltz event in history that took place a 100 years ago. “Almost everything that goes on today, \RX FDQ ¿QG LW DOUHDG\ KDSSHQHG LQ VRPH ZD\

you can relate to in the past,” she said. Stessin-­Cohen got her undergraduate and graduate degrees at SUNY New Paltz where she teaches as a history professor. “Dan [Torres] asked me a couple of questions, and I was really helpful to what he needed,” she said. “He asked me about being town historian, if I was interested because he asked a couple of years ago, and it didn’t work out at that point. But he asked me again now, and I said I’d talk to Carol because I felt we’d really make a good team together.” Stessin-­Cohen refers to herself as a “born-­again historian” because she has never taken one history class in the department. Her biggest focus is black history and she is currently writing a book with a colleague about runaway slaves in the Hudson Valley, which she said should be published in about a year. As town historian, she said her mission will be to continue to uncover the history of marginalized people. “Those are the people I want to look into — the people that didn’t leave hundreds of re-­ cords behind,” Stessin-­Cohen said. “My main focus has been looking at parallel cultures, overlooked people, for example who lived

at the Ulster County Courthouse. The people who were born and raised who helped build this community. Everyone always credits the Huguenots as the builders of New Paltz, [but] It was mostly the enslaved Africans who did all of the work for them. So I’ve been look-­ ing at the Manumission Ledger and tracing people to the present.” Stessin-­Cohen is hoping to start a New Paltz historical society in which college in-­ terns, high school students and some young people can get involved. In addition, she will be speaking at the New York State History Conference in June. Torres said both Johnson and Stessin-­ Cohen complement each other. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN Stessin-­Cohen said she and Johnson have been working together for 15 years and bal-­ ance each other well. “We really complement each other be-­ cause we both have different areas of exper-­ tise,” she said. “Both of us really love local history. I’m more of the techie person and Carol is more hands-­on at times. Carol is a good resource for me on certain things, and she’s a good resource for me.”

Senates Discusses Elections And Spring Concert By Melissa Kramer Copy Editor | Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The 57th Student Senate met on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss their views on campus climate. During E-­board announcements, Vice President of Academic Affairs Jor-­ dan Taylor said he met with the campus climate director on Tuesday to discuss the creation of a Social Justice Coalition. During the senate report section of the meeting, a senator said academic af-­ fairs met Wednesday regarding proposed “mid-­term feedback” from students to professors. “It’s supposed to be feedback rather than evaluating,” she said. “It’s going to be optional but highly suggestive for faculty. It’s going to be during the sixth week of the semester. It’s not going to be ratings, it’s going to be comments based on what the individual faculty wants to ask their students. We just want to stress that it’s only for the faculty to view.” Senator Jesse Ginsburg mentioned

the situation regarding the liberal edu-­ cation committee. He had previously thought that the Liberal Education pro-­ posal was inactive, but now it may not be. “We’re going to try and get the right faculty members to come out next time, and get the people who are going to sup-­ port the Liberal Education proposal out,” he said. “The committee is in favor of the idea for students to come out and show support for the proposal. Huge changes will occur with positive results.” Senator Adriana Dulmage brought up the previously discussed topic of changing the roommate selection process for LGBTQ students. “I talked about working with the KRXVLQJ GLUHFWRUV DERXW ¿QGLQJ D ZD\ IRU LGBTQ students to have a safer process having a random roommate,” she said. Director of Student Activities Mike Patterson brought up the fact that it is hard to do a survey and have people pick their own roommates.

Patterson then gave an update on the election process and said the total num-­ bers of participants are the most impor-­ tant factor in deciding new elects and policies. ³,W KDV EHHQ D GLI¿FXOW HOHFWLRQ VHD-­ son because of discussion on what is per-­ missible and what is not permissible,” he said. “I really encourage the next Student Senate or E-­board to give more structure on what the election rules are. When peo-­ ple have a complaint, there’s not a lot of things to help the complaint when they don’t exist.” Patterson also said that as of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, nearly 12 percent of the student body has voted. Results of these elections will be released Friday, May 2. The next topic of discussion was the spring concert. According to Senator Goldie Harrison, performer Jhene Aiko performed for about 30 minutes. Accord-­ ing to Patterson, the Board decided to not pay Aiko because of her failure to per-­ form in terms of obligation in the con-­

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tract. Later on,Taylor discussed how he met with Presidential Cabinet last week to discuss the marijuana policy. “One of the main points, the resolu-­ tion, was asking to change the language to give students a second chance to be judged on factors other than being caught [with marijuana] a second time. They did not agree with that.” He said they also give students the opportunity to re-­enter and apply again to work things out after a year and they seemed to be siding more with their cur-­ rent practice and how they currently en-­ force the policy. “We were talking about considering factors such as the amount possessed, conditions of arrest and whether they are involved in clubs,” Taylor said. Vice President of Finance Youssouf .RX\R GLVFXVVHG EXGJHW UDWL¿FDWLRQ IRU the upcoming year and said everything stayed the same except general program-­ ming.

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SUNY  New  Paltz  became  one  of  the  few  colleges  to  be  represented  at  the  White  House  through  a  new  sexual  as-­ VDXOW WDVN IRUFH HYHQW SUNY  New  Paltz  President  Don-­ ald  Christian  journeyed  to  the  nation’s  capitol  with  other  selected  college  presi-­ dents  on  Tuesday,  April  29,  to  listen  to  presenters  address  concerns  about  sexual  assault  and  violence  on  college  and  uni-­ versity  campuses,  a  New  Paltz  press  re-­ lease  said. 7KLV JRYHUQPHQW WDVN IRUFH ZDV FUH-­ ated  as  part  of  a  new  federal  initiative  to  curb  such  crimes,  according  to  â€œNot  Alone,â€?  The  First  Report  of  the  White  +RXVH 7DVN )RUFH WR 3URWHFW 6WXGHQWV From  Sexual  Assault. $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH UHSRUW RQH LQ ÂżYH women  is  sexually  assaulted  in  college.  â€œMost  often,  it’s  by  someone  she  NQRZV Âą DQG DOVR PRVW RIWHQ VKH GRHV not  report  what  happened,â€?  the  report  stated.  â€œMany  survivors  are  left  feeling  isolated,  ashamed  or  to  blame.  Although  it  happens  less  often,  men,  too,  are  vic-­

tims  of  these  crimes.â€? 7KH WDVN IRUFH WKDW RUJDQL]HG WKH HYHQW LV FR FKDLUHG E\ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Vice  President,  Joe  Biden,  and  the  White  House  Council  on  Women  and  Girls,  ac-­ cording  to  the  report.  Others  present  at  Tuesday’s  event  included  other  higher  education  repre-­ sentatives,  leadership  of  the  American  Association  of  State  Colleges  and  Uni-­ YHUVLWLHV $$6&8 7DVN )RUFH PHP-­ bers,  Cabinet  members,  several  senators,  including  United  States  Senator  for  New  <RUN .LUVWHQ *LOOLEUDQG YLFWLP DGYRFD-­ cy  groups  and  students,  according  to  the  press  release. “Preparing  for  this  event  reinforced  IRU PH WKH WUHPHQGRXV ZRUN WKDW 681< New  Paltz  has  done  and  is  doing  to  sup-­ port  victims,  provide  clear  and  equitable  processes  and  broadly  educate  and  train  members  of  our  community  to  prevent  sexual  violence  on  our  campus  and  in  our  community,â€?  Christian  said  in  a  press  release. 7KH WDVN IRUFH UHSRUW KLJKOLJKWHG IRXU ÂżUVW VWHSV QHHGHG WR EH WDNHQ LQ WKH ÂżJKW DJDLQVW VH[XDO DVVDXOW ,GHQWLI\LQJ

the  problem  through  campus  climate  sur-­ veys,  preventing  sexual  assault  through  programs,  research  and  engaging  men,  effectively  responding  when  a  student  is  sexually  assaulted  and  increasing  trans-­ parency  and  improving  enforcement.  Locally,  SUNY  New  Paltz  recently  XQGHUZHQW DQ 2IÂżFH RI &LYLO 5LJKWV (OCR)  review  of  the  college’s  policies  and  practices  as  part  of  a  SUNY-­wide  audit,  according  to  the  press  release.  The  2&5 UHYLHZ RI ÂżYH \HDUV RI 1HZ 3DOW] records  found  that  there  were  no  cases  of  sexual  assault  or  violence  that  required  more  investigation,  as  it  was  handled  ac-­ cording  to  OCR  standards. “Not  only  did  the  OCR  review  in-­ dicate  that  we  handled  cases  by  OCR  standards,  but  also  that  our  longstanding  practices,  sharpened  by  the  OCR  review,  are  aligned  with  current  federal  expecta-­ tions,â€?  Christian  said  in  the  press  release.  However,  he  noted  there  is  room  for  improvement.  7KH WDVN IRUFH UHSRUW FDQ EH IRXQG on  the  White  House  government  web-­ site.

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New  Paltz  Professor  Receives  Education  Award By  Andrew  Lief Managing  Editor  |  N02452747@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Rief  Kanan  is  the  2014  recipient  of  the  Dr.  Emanuel  Saxe  Outstanding  CPA  in  Education  Award. A  lecturer  and  director  of  the  Busi-­ ness  Institute  at  SUNY  New  Paltz,  Kanan  received  the  award  because  of  his  successful  teaching  and  his  promo-­ tion  of  the  accounting  profession.   Kanan,  who  has  been  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  since  1997  as  an  adjunct  professor,  full-­time  professor  and  di-­ rector  of  the  Business  Institute,  said  he  views  receiving  this  award  as  a  â€œlife-­ time  achievement  award.â€? “The  names  I’m  associated  with  as  a  result  of  this  award  are  the  mar-­ quee  names  of  public  accounting  and  accounting  education,â€?  Kanan  said.   â€œThe  award  itself  is  named  after  Dr.  Emanuel  Saxe,  who  founded  the  ac-­ counting  program  at  Baruch  College.  From  my  point  of  view,  it’s  the  highest  honor  that  a  crossover  practioners  to  academics  can  get.â€?

Kanan  said  he  was  nominated  for  the  award  by  Interim  Dean  of  the  Business  School  Chih-­Yang  Tsai,  his  colleagues,  students  and  members  of  ¿UPV KH KDV ZRUNHG ZLWK Tsai  said  Kanan  is  an  important  member  of  the  School  of  Business’  faculty  because  of  the  way  he  connects  the  college  with  the  business  commu-­ nity.   â€œBecause  of  his  involvement  with  the  business  community,  we  were  able  WR LPSURYH RXU FXUULFXOXP DQG NQRZ what  the  business  community  needs  from  our  students,â€?  Tsai  said.   Kanan  said  the  School  of  Business  was  founded  in  2002  because  of  the  support  received  by  the  Business  Ad-­ visory  council,  which  is  composed  of  external  advisors  to  the  dean  and  the  faculty  of  the  business  climate,  and  ZKDW PDNHV VHQVH LQ WHUPV RI FXUULFX-­ lum  and  what’s  happening  in  the  real  world.  Later,  the  council  recommended  the  business  school  needs  more  con-­

nections,  so  the  Business  Institute  was  created.   Kanan  said  he  hopes  the  recogni-­ tion  received  from  winning  this  award  will  allow  the  Business  Institute  to  JURZ DQG ÂżQDOO\ ZRUN RQ WKH LGHDV KHÂśV had  for  years.  â€œI  have  every  intention  of  seeing  the  accounting  program  strengthen  and  JURZ ´ .DQDQ VDLG Âł7KH NQRZOHGJH RI content  of  accounting  and  auditing  is  going  through  a  dramatic  change,  so  we  have  to  stay  up  with  that  and  the  only  way  we’re  going  to  do  that  is  by  staying  connected  to  our  business  com-­ munity.â€? Yang  said  Kanan’s  award  will  help  â€œenhanceâ€?  the  program  going  forward  through  the  promotion  it  will  receive,  recruiting  good  students  for  the  pro-­ gram  and  convincing  outsiders  to  in-­ vest  in  the  program.  Kanan  said  he  wouldn’t  have  been  able  to  receive  the  Dr.  Emanuel  Saxe  Outstanding  CPA  in  Education  Award  without  the  support  of  his  wife,  Nan-­

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cy,  and  his  colleagues  in  the  School  of  Business.  â€œI  can’t  do  stuff  without  the  sup-­ port  of  Chih-­Yang,  the  support  of  my  colleagues  and  faculty,  without  their  commitment  to  excellence  and  without  the  school  itself,  who  is  the  foundation  for  us  to  do  what  we  do,â€?  Kanan  said.   â€œ[My  colleagues]  are  involved  in  all  different  levels  of  consulting  and  busi-­ ness  activity.  If  it  weren’t  for  that  at-­ mosphere  there’s  no  way  I  can  do  what  I  do  here.â€? Ultimately,  Kanan  wants  New  Paltz  to  become  a  big  player  in  the  business  community. “We  hear  too  much  about  us  being  D ZHOO NHSW VHFUHW ´ .DQDQ VDLG Âł:H GRQÂśW ZDQW WR EH WKH ZHOO NHSW VHFUHW DQ\PRUH ZH ZDQW WR EH WKH EDGO\ NHSW secret.  We  want  to  broadcast  all  over  the  world.  â€œ Kanan  will  receive  his  award  on  Thursday,  May  15  at  the  Marriott  Mar-­ quis  in  Manhattan,  during  the  annual  1HZ <RUN 6WDWH 6RFLHW\ RI &3$ÂśV DQ-­

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SUNY New Paltz’s 3-­D printing initiative program has offered to sup-­ ply New Paltz High School (NPHS) with two MakerBot printers on extend-­ ed loan in order to introduce the craft to younger generations. Dean of SUNY New Paltz School of Science and Engineering Dan Freed-­ PDQ VDLG WKDW WKLV SDUWQHUVKLS ¿ UVW arose from a New Paltz High School art teacher, Jen Cone, who expressed interest in the 3-­D printing program last May. ³:KHQ ZH ¿ UVW DQQRXQFHG WKH 'LJ ital Design and Fabrication program last May, she got in touch with myself and [Dean of Fine and Performing Arts] Paul Kassel and expressed interest in the program,” Freedman said. “Jen took the Crafting in Virtual Space 1 and has used that and the MakerBot we loaned NPHS to introduce her students

to 3-­D design and printing.” In order to expand the MakerBot’s prevalence at the high school, more connections were made between the College’s engineering department and NPHS engineering teacher Alexis Mal-­ lory, Freedman said. Mallory is a teacher in a pro-­ gram called “Project Lead The Way,” (PLTW) which is a Science, Technol-­ ogy, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM)-­driven movement that pro-­ vides the K-­12 curriculum with prep-­ aration in problem solving, critical thinking and economical innovation, according to its website. One of her classes, Introduction to Engineering Design, is one of these PLTW courses that will utilize the MakerBot from the College. “We are particularly interested in working with other school districts to help them implement 3-­D printing,” Freedman said. “We are interested in

seeing how [the high school] uses the printers in various curricula. 3-­D de-­ sign and printing has the most obvi-­ ous uses in art and engineering and our collaboration with NPHS covers both of those. We also can make more advanced 3-­D printing technologies available to the high school so they can continue to push the envelope [of this program].” Freedman said he hopes the Mak-­ erBot loan will highlight strengths in engineering, computer science, tech-­ nology, and the innovation and creativ-­ ity of the arts among the high school students. “The point of using 3-­D printing educationally is that there are many fewer restrictions on what you can cre-­ ate,” he said. “The goal is to teach stu-­ dents to think about creating their own novel solution to a particular problem. This can take place at any level, it just depends on what problems you use.”

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Colorful  assortments  of  masks  lined  the  walls  of  the  Fine  Arts  Building,  gazing  silently  upon  the  crowd  gathered  before  them.  Each  meticulously  placed  brush  stroke  and  pattern  evokes  the  feelings  of  children  facing  various  illnesses.  Creative  arts  ther-­ apist  and  New  Paltz  adjunct  Lucy  Barbera,  3K ' UHĂ€HFWHG RQ WKH PDVN SDLQWLQJV which  she  said  helped  alleviate  the  fear  and  pain  her  patients  suffered.  â€œMasks  of  Hope  and  Healing,â€?  an  ex-­ hibition  featuring  mask  paintings  created  by  pediatric  patients  of  the  Children’s  Hos-­ pital  at  SUNY  Upstate  Medical  University  in  Syracuse  during  Barbera’s  creative  art  therapy  sessions,  was  displayed  for  the  ¿UVW WLPH RQ WKH 681< 1HZ 3DOW] FDPSXV on  Thursday,  April  24.  â€œA  mask  is  very  powerful  [in  art].  It’s  three-­dimensional  and  it’s  personal.  It  is  a  canvas  that  is  literally  a  face,â€?  Barbera  said.  â€œThat  combination  is  so  powerful  you  can  make  that  mask  into  anybody  or  any  force  that  your  imagination  can  dream  of.â€?  Masks  â€”  physical  devices  most  often  used  to  conceal  the  tangible  â€”  are  con-­ versely  used  to  reveal  the  emotional.   Hav-­ ing  previously  used  mask  art  in  her  therapy  sessions,  Barbera  found  their  use  to  elicit  strong  responses  in  patients  due  their  in-­ trinsic  nature  as  â€œcanvases  of  alter-­ego  projection.â€?   Barbera  worked  as  a  medical  art  thera-­ pist  at  the  Children’s  Hospital  beginning  in  May  of  2012  and  by  October  2012  would  ¿UVW PRXQW KHU SDWLHQWVÂś PDVN DUW DW WKH Children’s  Hospital.  In  a  lecture  presented  before  the  ex-­ hibition  opening  on  Thursday  titled  â€œArt  Therapy  with  Pediatric  Patients:  Healing  Process,  Healing  Image,â€?  Barbera  spoke  on  the  psychology  behind  mask  design.  According  to  Barbera,  the  design  and  themes  patients  painted  on  their  masks  ZHUH RIWHQ UHĂ€HFWLYH RI WKH HPRWLRQDO VXS-­

“Masks  of  Hope  and  Healingâ€?  exhibition  went  on  display  Thursday,  April  24  in  the  Fine  Arts  Building.

port  they  craved,  be  it  a  protective  force,  a  transformational  proxy,  a  reminder  of  self  or  other  self-­serving  devices.  Barbera  recalled  working  with  mental  health  patients  who  she  instructed  to  paint  a  series  of  two  masks;Íž  one  representative  of  where  they  currently  were  psychologi-­ cally  and  another  mask  representing  where  they  hoped  to  be  in  the  future.  â€œI  realized  the  transformational  pow-­ er,  how  much  they  projected  onto  that  mask  and  how  much  that  mask  served  as  a  reminder  to  themselves  of  their  own  hero-­ ism,â€?  Barbera  said.  %DUEHUDÂśV GHÂżQLWLRQ RI DUW WKHUDS\ LV “the  wedding  of  two  vital  disciplines,  psy-­

chology  and  art,  to  provide  multiple  mo-­ dalities,  often  non-­verbal,  as  alternative  means  of  communication  and  expression  to  facilitate  physical,  emotional,  social  and  psychological  healing.â€?  Barbera  said  children  are  comfort-­ able  participating  in  art  therapy  because  they  have  positive  and  familiar  associa-­ tions  with  creative  craft  â€”  something  that  provides  a  comforting  reprise  from  trauma  experiences  that  can  result  from  hospital-­ ization.  â€œWhen  they  take  their  art  home,  the  masks  serve  as  a  bridge  between  the  pa-­ tient’s  experience  in  the  hospital  and  home,â€?  Barbera  said.  â€œEven  though  some Â

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of  them  look  scary,  creating  them  was  lib-­ erating  because  the  patients  were  able  to  release  negative  emotions  and  fears.  The  masks  carry  a  positive  healing  message  and  a  record  of  self.â€? Barbera  said  by  allowing  patients  an  opportunity  to  take  an  active  role  in  their  recovery,  they  are  empowered  in  an  envi-­ ronment  where  many  decisions  remain  en-­ tirely  out  of  their  control. “Saying  â€˜no’  is  often  the  power  hos-­ pitalized  individuals  have  â€”  be  it  in  re-­ sponse  to  treatments  or  therapy,â€?  Barbera  said.  â€œBecoming  involved  in  your  own  treatment  helps  in  the  process  of  getting  well.â€? Â

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By Altimont Parker Contributing Writer | N02337401@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Every spring semester at SUNY New Paltz, a festival is held on the Old Main Quad devoted exclusively to spreading awareness about agricul-­ tural sustainability. Dubbed “Farm Fest,” the event is an opportunity for local farms as well as community groups that spe-­ cialize in sustainable agriculture to come together and spread awareness. Students for Sustainable Agriculture, Oxfam America and New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) hosted the event, which took place on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event included performances by student musicians, yoga exercises

and students giving henna tattoos. Also present were local farm vendors selling produce and handing out farm grown vegetable samples to students. Third-­year student and President of the Sustainable Agriculture Club Annie Courtens said the festival func-­ tions mainly to “give awareness about agriculture as a whole, and give infor-­ mation about buying local to support local farms.” Farm Fest also focuses on getting community members and students to ZRUN WRJHWKHU IRU WKH EHQH¿W RI 1HZ Paltz, Courtens said. Farm Fest provided information on the dangers of fracking, learning how to compost and encouraging stu-­ dents to use public transportation rath-­

er than using their cars to get places. “One thing I’m working on is re-­ introducing the UCAT system to the New Paltz campus,” Phoebe Leon, a ¿UVW \HDU VWXGHQW DQG D VWXGHQW ERDUG member of Ulster Core, an organiza-­ tion that focuses on environmental awareness, said. “It’s free for students, but it’s very vague, so nobody knows how to use it,” she said. “It’s something that we are trying to work on.” 1RW RQO\ GR WKH VWXGHQWV EHQH¿W from the event, local farms do too. Local farmer Katy Kondrak, who is based in Kingston, uses the festival to her advantage. “Learning the importance of lo-­ cal food and getting the opportunity

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to buy local goods from some of these awesome vendors,” Kondrak said. The vendors as well as commu-­ nity members seem to have the same way of thinking as far as the purpose DV ZHOO DV WKH EHQH¿WV RI WKH IHVWLYDO Kondrak said. The college hosts farmers’ mar-­ kets every Thursday on academic row near Coykendall Science Build-­ ing, selling produce and other locally grown goods. “It’s really about raising aware-­ ness about the farmers market that usually happens on campus,” Ariana Basco, marketing director for the Community Compost, said. “We run a lot of internships for surrounding en-­ vironmental issues.”

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Andrew  McDonough  was  a  young  boy  who  died  at  the  age  of  14  after  battling  leukemia  and  sepsis.  His  blood  type,  B+  became  the  name  of  the  foundation  cre-­ ated  in  his  honor  â€”  Be  Positive  â€”  which  raises  money  WR SURYLGH HPRWLRQDO DQG ÂżQDQFLDO VXSSRUW IRU IDPLOLHV of  children  with  cancer. This  year  the  second  annual  Be  Positive  Quad  Party  For  a  Cause  will  be  held  on  May  4  from  12  to  4  p.m.  on  the  Old  Main  Quad  on  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  campus.  The  biggest  fundraising  event  of  the  year,  held  by  the  United  Greek  Association  (UGA),  the  event  is  open  to  all  students  and  the  public.  While  donations  will  be  accepted  at  the  event,  no  one  has  to  pay  to  play  or  par-­ ticipate. “This  year,  the  United  Greek  Association  really  wanted  to  reach  out  to  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  commu-­ nity  and  create  an  even  better  event  than  last  year,â€?  Graduate  Assistant  of  Off-­Campus  &  Commuter  Ser-­ vices  Kristen  Wohlgemuth  said.  Wohlgemuth  advised  UGA  and  aided  them  to  cre-­ ate  and  put  together  this  event.  â€œThe  addition  of  the  involvement  of  a  few  clubs  and  organizations  has  helped  to  build  relationships  among  student  groups  and  spread  awareness  of  the  event  be-­ yond  the  sorority  and  fraternity  life  community,â€?  Wohl-­ gemuth  said.  â€œFinals  can  be  stressful,  but  Sunday  will  be  a  really  great  timeâ€?   Activities  available  will  include  bouncy  houses,  a  OLYH '- UDIĂ€H SUL]HV =XPED UHIUHVKPHQWV DQG JDPHV Epic-­Glee  and  Absolut  A-­capella  will  also  perform.  3UL]HV ZLOO FRPH LQ WKH IRUP RI JLIW FHUWLÂżFDWHV IURP local  eateries  and  establishments  and  gift  baskets  put  together  by  campus  departments.   This  program  is  an  effort  to  bring  together  Greek  Life,  other  clubs  and  organizations  to  provide  a  day  of  HQWHUWDLQPHQW IRU VWXGHQWV EHIRUH ÂżQDOV DQG LQ WKH SUR-­ cess,  raise  awareness  and  fundraise  for  childhood  can-­ cer  and  Be  Positive.  Each  organization  will  pay  $10  to  participate  and  a  friendly  competition  between  groups  will  take  place  â€”  whichever  team  gets  the  most  people  to  participate  in  their  game  will  receive  half  the  money  they  raise  to  EHQHÂżW WKHLU FOXE RU RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQG WKH RWKHU KDOI ZLOO go  to  Be  Positive. Last  year  more  than  $6,000  was  raised  for  the  cause  and  Katisha  Patrice,  social  chair  of  UGA  and  a  third-­ year  psychology  major,  said  this  year  the  goal  is  to  beat  that  number  and  raise  $10,000.  â€œIt’s  a  good  cause,  and  it’s  going  to  be  a  lot  of  fun.  I  mean  children  with  cancer  â€”  who  doesn’t  want  to  help  them?â€?  Patrice  said.

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John  VanderLippe  gave  a  lecture  on  Middle  Eastern  autocracy.

By  Olivia  Wallace Contributing  Writer  |  N02500907@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu On  Wednesday,  April  23,  The  Cen-­ ter  for  Middle  Eastern  Dialogue  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  hosted  John  VanderLippe,  a  former  New  Paltz  professor,  to  discuss  the  challenges  of  oppressive  rule  in  Turkey  and  the  Middle  East  in  a  lecture  titled  â€œBlood,  Sweat  and  Tear  Gas:  Challenges  to  Autoc-­ racy  in  Turkey  and  the  Middle  East.â€?    Currently,  VanderLippe  is  an  associate  professor  of  history  at  The  New  School  For  Social  Research  in  New  York  City.  Vander-­ Lippe  became  an  academic  leader  in  the  discussion  of  the  modern  Middle  East  and  western  perceptions.  His  teachings  at  The  New  School  focus  on  the  history  of  the  Turkish  Republic  and  relations  between  the  United  States  and  Middle  East  over  the  past  century. 9DQGHU/LSSH RXWOLQHG WKUHH VSHFLÂżF

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movements  in  recent  Middle  Eastern  His-­ tory.  VanderLippe  began  by  discussing  the  Green  Movement  in  Iran.  He  explained  that  the  Iranian  Green  Movement  was  a  politi-­ cal  uprising  that  took  place  after  the  coun-­ try's  presidential  election  of  2009.  The  election,  between  Mir  Hussein  Moussavi,  a  popular  Iranian  reformist,  and  Mahmoud  Ahmadinejad,  an  Iranian  conser-­ vative  party  leader,  led  to  Iranian  protest-­ ers  demanding  Ahmadienejad  be  removed  IURP WKH SUHVLGHQWLDO RIÂżFH 9DQGHU/LSSH said. VanderLippe  said  many  Iranians  felt  the  election  was  fraudulent  and  wanted  to  know  â€œwhere’s  my  vote?â€?   VanderLippe  addressed  the  revolu-­ tionary  wave  of  protests  and  demonstra-­ tions  known  as  the  Arab  Spring.  He  said  since  December  of  2010,  both  violent  and  non-­violent  riots  have  broken  out  in  up  to Â

twelve  different  Middle  East  countries.  These  nations  included  but  were  not  lim-­ ited  to  Egypt,  Libya,  Syria,  Yemen,  Jordan,  Kuwait,  Tunisia  and  Iraq,  VanderLippe  said.  The  reasons  for  the  uprisings  included  distrust  of  the  local  government  and  huge  gaps  in  wealth.  He  said  many  of  these  countries  have  been  successful  in  removing  their  leaders  and  push  towards  democratic  rule.  During  the  presentation,  other  scholars  from  New  Paltz  were  asked  for  their  opin-­ ions  on  the  matter.  â€œEven  though  there  is  commonality  across  the  Middle  East,  each  country’s  pro-­ tests  and  challenges  are  unique,â€?  Clinton  Bennett,  an  adjunct  professor  of  philoso-­ phy  at  New  Paltz,  said. Vanderlippe  noted  the  importance  of  the  Gezi  Park  protests  in  Turkey.  On  May  1,  2013,  groups  were  prohib-­

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ited  from  having  a  demonstration  at  Gezi  Park,  even  though  the  May  Day  demonstra-­ tions  were  accepted  as  an  annual  tradition  at  Gezi  Park.  The  Turkish  government  re-­ fused  to  allow  protesting  because  of  â€œon-­ going  constructionâ€?  in  the  park.  On  May  27,  2013,  50  Turkish  protestors  decided  to  gather  against  the  approval  of  the  Turkish  government,  but  protestors  were  violently  evicted  from  Gezi  Park. This  action  by  the  Turkish  government  sparked  an  â€œoccupation-­like  movement,â€?  VanderLippe  said.  On  June  1,  Turkish  peo-­ ple  gathered  together  in  protest  for  15  days,  bringing  together  a  variety  of  individuals  to  protest  against  the  oppressive  Turkish  gov-­ ernment.  Across  the  Middle  East  and  Turkey,  VanderLippe  said  individuals  are  rising  up  against  oppressive  governments  using  vio-­ lent  and  non-­violent  tactics  of  civil  disobe-­ dience.

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Night At The Jam Asia Museum CULTURAL CLUB CULMINATES EDUCATION THROUGH CREATIVITY

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A  far-­east  movement  was  made  during  Museum  Night,  Jam  Asia’s  second  installment  of  its  weeklong  cultural  celebration  on  Tuesday,  April  29.  The  event  re-­ LQIRUFHG WKH FHOHEUDWHG HWKQLFLW\ ZLWK GHFRUDWLYH Ă€ DJV and  relevant  music.  The  club’s  main  focus  of  the  year  is  planning  their  annual  Jam  Asia  Show,  which  highlights  Asian  fash-­ ion,  dance  and  students’  general  talent.  The  club  hosts  a  series  of  preview  events  to  provide  a  glimpse  into  the  featured  culture  leading  up  to  the  culminating  event,  DFFRUGLQJ WR WKLUG \HDU Âż QDQFH DQG PDUNHWLQJ GRXEOH major  and  Jam  Asia  President  Daisy  Wen.  Museum  Night’s  stations  included  Asian  snacks,  photo  sessions  with  a  panda  mascot,  mask  painting,  henna  applications  and  a  performance  by  traditional  Filipino  dance  troupe  Kinding  Sindaw.  Third-­year  Spanish  education  major  and  Jam  Asia’s  Secretary  Mayra  Romero  said  the  club  planned  Museum  Night  in  order  to  spread  awareness  about  Asian  culture  across  campus  and  to  give  attendees  the  oportunity  to  experience  the  creative  side  of  these  tra-­ ditions. “In  comparison  to  our  other  events,  Museum  Night  is  educational  in  a  more  direct  manner,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt  is  more  interactive  and  hands  on,  so  attendees  will  have  the  chance  to  learn  about  different  Asian  cultures  through  the  many  stations  we  have  set  up.â€? Potri  Ranka  Manis,  founder  and  artistic  director  of  Kinding  Sindaw,  kicked  off  the  performance  by  teach-­ ing  the  audience  about  the  cultural  background  of  the  group.  She  said  their  art  is  representative  of  not  only  the  indigenous  tribes  who  once  inhabited  the  Philipines,  like  the  Maranao  and  Maguindanao  people,  but   also  about  the  preservation  of  their  traditions. “Our  main  mission  is  to  preserve  the  unwritten  his-­ tory  of  the  Filipinos  that  are  facing  cultural  extinction,â€?  Manis  said.  Manis  performed  traditional  tribal  dances  rep-­ resentative  of  different  aspects  of  Filipino  nature  in-­ cluding  the  sea,  rain,  birds  and  turtles.  The  crowd  was  invited  to  join  in  and  follow  her  dance  lead  as  her  hus-­ band  played  the  kulintang,  an  ancient  Filipino  gong-­

style  instrument  made  of  brass  that  dates  back  from  the  15th  century.  The  next  dance  featured  Manis  using  an  ornate  cloak  as  a  narrative  of  a  woman’s  daily  duties  throughout  her  lifetime.  The  crowd  applauded  at  the  end  of  the  perfor-­ mance,  but  Manis  interrupted  to  share  that  in  her  cul-­ ture,  they  chant  instead  of  clap  at  the  end  of  shows.  Her  husband  then  performed  an  acoustic  song  on  guitar  dedicated  to  their  daughter,  Malaika  QueaĂąo,  who  is  a  fourth-­year  electrical  engineering  major  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.  According  to  Manis,  Kinding  Sindaw  is  made  up  of  approximately  26  members  who  perform  at  venues  including  The  Ellen  Stewart  Theatre  at  La  Mama  where  they  held  their  most  recent  show. Manis  said  the  group  typically  incorporates  numerous  aspects  of  traditional  Filipino  culture  by  including  dancing,  music,  martial  arts,  mystical  storytelling,  cultural  workshops  and  lecture  forums  into  their  performances.  Over  the  years,  Manis   said  she  blended  her  family  life  into  the Â

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to  inform  people  why  their  culture  is  fading  away  from  KLVWRU\ EHLQJ WKDW RQO\ DERXW Âż YH SHUFHQW RI DQFLHQW southern  Filipino  tribal  population  are   culturally  pres-­ ent. Manis  said  any  preservation  of  their  culture  be-­ FRPHV GLIÂż FXOW EHFDXVH RI )LOLSLQRVÂś GLVSODFHPHQW GXH WR WKH IUHTXHQW W\SKRRQV DQG Ă€ RRGLQJ WKH FRXQWU\ IDFHV “We  want  to  preserve  this  tribal  culture  by  inform-­ ing  the  world  that  this  [displacement]  is  happening  and  hope  for  solidarity  in  protecting  it  through  our  performances,â€?  Manis  said.  â€œWe  always  connect  this  theme  into  our  performances  to  show  the  knowledge  of  our  limited  culture.â€? Wen  said  this  event  is  extremely  impor-­ tant,  as  it  spreads  cultural  awareness  on  campus.  According  to  Wen,  by  choosing  unique  ways  to  spread  culture  among  students  and  entertain  them  while  doing  so,  the  club’s  goal  is  ac-­ complished. “It  is  important  to  teach  people  about  the  many  tra-­ ditional  Asian  cultures  be-­ cause  Asians  are  a  small  minority  here  on  campus,â€?  Wen  said.  â€œWe  want  to  be  represented  and  inform  our  peers  about  our  cultures.  That  way  we  can  help  others  learn  more  and  express  ourselves  the  way  we  want  to  at  the  same  time.  Museum  night  [is]  a  ma-­ jor  part  of  spreading  our  tra-­ ditional  culture  because  it  is  one  of  our  more  educa-­ tional  events.â€?

 th ree group  by  having  her   Vi cto daughter  perform  an  PH ria n  e OT Indonesian-­style  xpl ore O dance  and  her  son  perform  mar-­  B rs  r ehe Y  tial  arts.  M ars e  f AX or  Kinding  Sindaw’s  main  fo-­ “O W n  T EL cus  is  on  teaching  others  to  be  he  L  Ve RE aware  of  the  risk  of  extinction  their  F i l i -­ rge .â€?  I D pino  culture  faces.  Manis  said  the  club  aims  E

Museum  Night  featured  instruments  and  dances  from  the  ancient  Filipino  culture. Â

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Worlds Of Wonder To Start This Summer

DORKSY SET TO HOST A UNIVERSE WORTH OF LOCAL WORK By Zameena Mejia Copy Editor | Zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The 2014 edition of the annual Hud-­ son Valley Artists Exhibition, “Worlds of Wonder” will be on display in The Dorsky’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries from Saturday, June 21 to Sunday, Nov. 9. The Hudson Valley Artists exhibi-­ tion, one of The Dorsky’s signature an-­ nual art shows, is curated from an open call for emerging and mid-­career artists who live and actively practice their craft in the Hudson Valley, according to The Dorsky’s website. “Worlds of Wonder” is curated by Dayton Director of the Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Ian Berry, who is working with Dorsky Curator Daniel Be-­ lasco on the exhibition. Berry’s guidelines for submissions involved the way artists bring together disparate elements into a singular work, or a cluster of related images or objects.

Berry’s call to submission explored the extent to which science, nature, architec-­ ture, design and history weave in and out of contemporary art making. When deciding on the exhibition’s theme, Berry said he wanted to come up with something that would attract differ-­ ent types of artists. He was also inspired by his appre-­ ciation of wonders and the history of museums. According to Berry, museums began from the German concept of “cabinets of wonder,” which were private collec-­ tions of objects that would show off the owners’ intellectual and interdisciplinary interests. “I’ve been very inspired by those private museums,” Berry said. “They’re very similar to how artists go into the studio and bring in all of their interests — from current events to politics, fam-­ ily, environment, things going on locally, all different things that mix.”

%HUU\ VDLG WKH WKHPH DOVR UHÀHFWV WKH notion of interdisciplinary curiosity, sim-­ ilar to the life of a college student “where you’re mixing all of those experiences into how you think about yourself in the world.” 7KLV LV %HUU\¶V ¿UVW WLPH ZRUNLQJ with SUNY New Paltz and he said he’s very excited to look at the work of local artist. He aslo said he has admired Be-­ lasco’s curatorial work for many years. Belasco said there have not been any challenges involved in choosing artists and pieces to be exhibited. “[The artists] are a delightful group and the works are highly appealing in the way they remix and assemble disparate elements into visually rich imagery,” Be-­ lasco said. Berry said he thinks the group of art-­ ists represent a diverse group of artwork, as they are different from each other in materials and style. He said there were more than 300 applicants who responded

to the call for submission, a number nar-­ URZHG GRZQ WR IRU WKH ¿QDO H[KLEL-­ tion. Angela Voulgarelis, a Hudson Valley resident and one of the featured artists, is creating her installation in the gallery, “using the space to create as opposed to MXVW UHSUHVHQWLQJ D ¿QLVKHG SLHFH ´ According to Voulgarelis, the instal-­ lation, called “Paperwork,” is a gather-­ ing of close to 100 small-­scale sculptures created by the juxtaposition of found im-­ ages, discarded paper, recycled stretcher bars, and painted cast porcelain. “[‘Worlds of Wonders’] is very in line with what’s going on in the great-­ er contemporary art world. It’s good to meet people in the local arts community and showing together,” Voulgarelis said. “I’m honored to be a part of it of the show.” “Worlds of Wonders” opening re-­ ception is on Monday, June 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Springing Into The Spotlight With SAP

Student Association Production’s Spring Concert, Beauty and The Beat, featured Brooklyn-­native indie-­dance band Rubblebucket and Los Angeles-­native, singer-­songwriter Jhené Aiko. The concert took place in the Elting Gym on Friday, April 25. CAPTION BY SUZY BERKOWITZ PHOTOS COURTESY OF FACEBOOK USER GOLDIE HARRISON

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Keys To A Summer In New Paltz PIANISTS PERFORM DURING INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE By Melissa Kramer Copy Editor | Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New Paltz is tuning up for the 20th anniversary of PianoSummer, an international institute and festival dedicated to piano music. The festival will kick off on Sat-­ urday, July 12 and is set to run until Friday, Aug. 1. PianoSummer Founder and Ar-­ tistic Director Vladimir Feltsman is also a professor at SUNY New Paltz and Mannes College of Music. Vladimir Feltsman’s wife and co-­ ordinator of the PianoSummer Insti-­ tute Haewon Feltsman, said students participating in PianoSummer will have the opportunity to learn not only from their personal teacher, but other

teachers attending the event as well. She said students will take piano lessons, master classes and partici-­ pate in and watch performances. The PianoSummer program in-­ cludes four concerts set to take the stage, including the closing sympho-­ ny gala. “[Students] learn a lot from hear-­ ing other students play, and from the several faculty concerts,” Professor and Concert Master Carole Cowan said. “Sometimes they have master classes, where one of the students will play, and everybody will listen, and then they’ll listen to the com-­ ments and then they may be asked comments themselves. You just learn a lot from being in an intensely fo-­

cused environment.” As part of the PianoSummer pro-­ gram, the Jacob Flier Piano Competi-­ tion takes place toward the end of the three-­week-­long period, and is open to all students under the age of 35. The competition’s winner per-­ forms a piano concerto with the Hud-­ son Valley Philharmonic, and the sec-­ ond and third place winners share a recital. In addition, all three winners re-­ ceive scholarships to attend the fol-­ lowing year’s PianoSummer Insti-­ tute. Nine of the last 10 winners of the Jacob Flier Competition over the past ten years will play as a tribute to the program’s 20th year.

SUNY New Paltz faculty, includ-­ ing Lecturer Susan Seligman (cel-­ list), Assistant Professor Joel Evans (oboist) and Professor William Mc-­ Cann (horn) will also be participat-­ ing as members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Vladimir Feltsman said his plans for this year’s PianoSummer program are to give students the best quality work and provide the top level of concerts for all audience members. “I want students to learn and to expand their minds and for the public to enjoy the music and themselves,” Feltsman said. “They learn how to learn, which is the most important thing in all human endeavors, not only in music.”

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on the stage

By  Suzy  Berkowitz

A&E  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

There  is  something  inherently  magical  about  the-­ ater  above  all  other  art  forms. , FDQÂśW TXLWH SXW P\ Âż QJHU RQ LW EXW WKHDWHU KDV PH under  its  spell,  its  gravitational  pull,  drawing  me  toward  it,  making  me  perpetually  impressed  by  its  abilities.  Theater  has  a  way  of  transporting  audience  mem-­ bers  to  any  time  and  place  from  the  inside  out.  It  is  self-­aware  enough  to  recognize  its  disadvan-­ WDJHV EXW LW LV FRQÂż GHQW HQRXJK LQ LWVHOI DV DQ DUW IRUP to  use  those  disadvantages  as  a  propeller.  1RW EHLQJ Âż OP DQG WKXV QRW KDYLQJ WKH FRQYH nience  of  double-­takes  or  an  angle  of  choice,  theater  LV E\ QDWXUH DV UHDO DV LW JHWV $ Ă€ XEEHG OLQH PLVVHG cue  and  emotional  reaction  just  reinforces  its  genuine  nature,  and  you  can’t  help  but  be  humbled  to  share  that  simultaneously  intimate  and  public  experience.    I  was  always  hypnotized  by  theater,  but  decided  to  make  it  an  integral  part  of  my  life  in  high  school,  when  I  chose  to  pursue  it  as  a  career  path.  After  realizing  the  time  and  committment  this  would  entail,  I  yielded  to  temptation  and  chose  to  write,  something  I’d  always  been  passionate  about  and  was  naturally  good  at.  I  have  compromised  a  balance  be-­ tween  the  two  and  now  consider  writing  theatrical  re-­ YLHZV RQH RI P\ PRVW UHÂż QHG VNLOOV I  often  joke  with  myself  that  those  who  can’t  do  teach  and  those  who  can’t  perform  review,  but  I’m  learning  to  see  the  necessity  in  my  work  as  a  parallel  to  the  necessity  of  the  work  performed  onstage.  Similar  to  the  natural  catharsis  writers  feel  after  and  while  producing  a  piece,  actors  experience  a  release  while  and  after  performing.  An  audience  isn’t  inher-­ ently  necessary,  but  they  do  help  propel  a  performance  forward.  I  have  been  fortunate  enough  to  witness  some  in-­ credible  moments  both  on  the  Broadway,  off-­Broadway  and  SUNY  New  Paltz  stage.  I  sobbed  watching  Patti  LuPone  break  the  fourth  wall  in  â€œGypsy,â€?  I  snort-­laughed  during  the  Theater  De-­ partment’s  performance  of  â€œThe  Producers,â€?  and  I  was  taken  on  an  emotional  roller  coaster  watching  Estelle  Parsons  stumble  across  the  stage  in  â€œAugust:  Ostage  County.â€? Theater  forces  viewers  to  face  themselves  with  a  critical  eye,  gives  a  voice  to  those  silenced  by  oppres-­ sion  and  strives,  as  all  art  forms  should,  to  imitate  even  the  dustiest  corners  of  life.  It  has  helped  me  forget,  forced  me  to  remember,  and  above  all,  made  me  feel.  It  is  genuinely  as  real  as  it  gets,  and  I  am  grateful  to  have  experienced  it  all  from  the  outside  looking  in.   Â

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Spring Semester In Rewind

HITS IN HINDSIGHT OF AN ENTERTAINING EQUINOX By  Suzy  Berkowitz A&E  Editor  |  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

This  semester’s  weather  may  have  wavered,  but  it  remained  reliable  on  the  artsy  end.  The  spring  blossomed  into  some  memorable  moments  and  others  we’d  rather  forget.  But  in  the  spirit  of  positivity,  here  is  my  take  on  the  best  of  the  semester: Best  TV  Show:  â€œBroad  Cityâ€?  Although  I  haven’t  ¿ QLVKHG WKH VHULHV JDVS the  eight  out  of  10  epi-­ sodes  I  marathoned  left  me  both  laughing  at  and  relating  to  each  charac-­

ter  â€”  I  mean  I  am  Ilana  Glazer.  The  series  features  two  best  friends  whose  opposites  not  only  attract,  but  make  for  a  dynamic  duo  dripping  with  humor  and  girl  power.   Best  Album:  Ingrid  Michaelson’s  Lights  Out Ingrid  Michaelson’s  Ingrid’s  work,  between  her  soothing  voice  and  acoustic  sound  will  always  put  my  soul  at  ease,  and  this  album  was  no  exception.  0\ IDYRULWH WUDFN Âł+RPH ´ WKH Âż UVW RQ WKH album,  left  me  with  a  nasty  lump  in  my  throat  asso-­ ciated  with  the  approaching  notion  of  graduating,  as  its  lyrics  â€œThis  is  my  home/Where  I  go  when  I  don’t  know  where  else  to  go/I  know  everything  about  this  place/It  wears  your  face/Even  when  my  body  blows  away,  my  soul  will  stayâ€?  ripped  my  heart Â

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straight  out  of  my  chest.   Best  Movie:  â€œMuppets  Most  Wantedâ€? As  a  Muppets  enthusiast,  this  movie  was  an  automatic  hit  in  my  eyes  even  before  I  entered  the  theater,  so  I  would  have  been  content  just  watching  WKH JDQJ Ă€ DLO DURXQG WR VRPH FRUQ\ O\ULFV The  addition  of  the  hilarious  Tina  Fey,  plus  several  big-­name  cameos  including  Celine  Dion,  Usher  and  Stanley  Tucci  with  a  classic  Beaker  blowing  something  up  in  the  background,  made  for  a  memorable  musical  motion  picture.   Best  Single: Ed  Sheeran’s  â€œSingâ€? This  song,  the  lead  single  released  on  Mon-­ day,  April  7  from  our  favorite  ginger  Brit’s  album  X,  X,  to  be  released  Monday,  June  23,  has  a  heavy  JXLWDU SHUFXVVLRQ DQG 5 % LQĂ€ XHQFH VHWWLQJ LW apart  from  his  earlier,  more  acoustic  work.  That  said,  the  song’s  catchy  beat,  soulfully  syncopated  lyrics  and   falsetto’d  hook  has  the  makings  of  a  future  sum-­ mer  jam.  Can’t  wait  to  hear  the  rest  of  the  album. Â

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As the Art Department’s BFA/MFA Thesis Shows get ready to open in The Dorsky, we take an inside look at dif-­ ferent strokes from different folks. Running May 2 through May 6

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

SPOTLIGHT ON KRISTEN DANDIGNAC

Opening Reception: Friday, May 2

Uninvited Guest

Metal Cheyenne Cole Paige Munroe

Photography Kristen Dandignac Erin Tornatore

Painting and Drawing Sculpture Nicole Bel-­Summer Terence Corrigan Helen Houghton Sarah Lambert Ceramics Carrie Hack Ryan Michiels Eun Ju Kim Alaina Nicolosi Kate Reath Cory Spraker

Fourth-­year BFA photography Medium: digital photographs and a hardcover photography book My thesis is based on the obser-­ vation of the growth and development of mold as a metaphor for the stages of cancer and tumor growth in the human body. I wanted to create my thesis as an outlet for the emotional roller coaster I experience while going through surgery and therapy to have a tumor removed from my thyroid. I want my viewers to have a bet-­ ter understanding of the beauty be-­ hind the unusual forms and textures of these often overlooked organisms. 7KH VFDUV ZH H[SHULHQFHG ZKLOH ¿ JKW ing cancer are beautiful in their own way and are representations of the battles and struggles we encoun-­ WHUHG LQ RXU ¿ JKW WR VXUYLYH

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: KATIE SPELLER

YEAR: Fourth MAJOR: Journalism HOMETOWN: Brewster, N.Y.

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE AND WHY? Voice and guitar because they were the ones that stuck for me. WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY? I’ve been writing and playing my own folk music for six years. I also decided to take Voice 101 this semester for sh*ts and gigs. WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES? Carly Simon, Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY? Oddly enough, a lot of show-­tunes: “Tales from the Bad Years,” this bitter and beau-­ tiful indie musical by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk and also the 1970’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” soundtrack. WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? I’ll probably be living in a quaint cardboard box in one of my more successful friend’s garages, Instagraming pictures of strang-­ ers’ dogs and weeping. ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS? Learn to love your voice, even (and especially) if it’s really weird. Also: Sing out, Louise!

CHECK OUT KATIE SPELLER

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN DANDIGNAC

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK? Contact Zameena Mejia at zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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THE DEEP END

THIS WEEK IN

The New Paltz Oracle

THE DEEP END ROBIN WEINSTEIN

I remember when I first came to look at New Paltz. After a tour, I came across a stack of Oracles. My dad tried to get me to read one, but I wanted nothing to do with it. Now, here I am, four years later, having everything to do with it. It began not with The Oracle, but with the Men’s Rugby team and an acquaintance. A few guys on the team who I was friends with asked me to photograph one of their games, and I agreed even though I didn’t think I’d be any good at sports photography. Surprisingly, I was completely wrong. So I kept photographing their games and a conference of theirs in Albany. While I was photographing the conference, I remembered this girl in a bunch of my classes, Cat, had something to do with The Oracle. So I texted her to see if something could be put in the paper. The next week, my photo was on the back page. It was unreal. What was even more unreal was being contacted a few months later, saying the paper needed a photography editor for the following semester. And that semester started off with my most memorable assignment. Hurricane Irene hit. The town was without power, people’s houses and academic buildings were flooded, many were without cell service. Meanwhile, I was out there in my rain boots on a bright sunny day with Julie, the Editor-in-Chief at the time, wading out into the Walkill to photograph the flooded river. I walked under fallen electric poles in order to get photos I wanted, while Julie begged me to be careful so her new photo editor wouldn’t die. This was the first of many crazy things I would do for this newspaper. Why would I do such crazy things for The Oracle, you may ask? Because it’s so much more than a paper. It’s a group of people who become a family each semester no matter who stays, who goes and who’s just starting. Cat, that girl that I sort of knew is now one of my best friends and I got to watch her grow to the incredible Editor-in-Chief she is up until this issue. I have so much more I want to say but so little space. I can’t believe it’s been three years that I’ve been on this E-board. It feels like just a couple semesters ago that I joined. All of the E-boards I’ve been a part of blend together. Maybe it’s because each of them was filled with amazing, hard-working people. I love all of you and I’m seriously going to miss spending my Wednesday nights in the corner of our tiny orange office. The Oracle defined my time in New Paltz and I don’t know where I’d be without it.

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PROGRESSIVE Â HEALTHCARE

CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN

When  the  new  academic  year  starts  in  August,  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  healthcare  insur-­ DQFH SURYLGHU ZLOO LQFOXGH JHQGHU DIÂżUPLQJ procedures  for  Transgender  students. Student  Association  legislation  that  was  recently  passed  will  provide  Transgender  stu-­ dents  with  access  to  $25,000  worth  of  services,  including  hormone  therapy  and  psychological  assistance  throughout  the  transition  process.  The  $25,000  will  come  from  a  $7  increase  on  students’  current  healthcare  plans   â€”  which  a  majority  of  students  already  said  they  were  willing  to  pay.  We  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  commend  the  school  and  students  who  have  pushed  this  legislation  through.  This  is  a  tremendous  source  of  pride  for  SUNY  New  Paltz;Íž  it’s  a  progressive  step  that  not  all  schools  are  ready  to  take. Despite  the  vitriol  spewed  on  the  bewil-­ deringly  still-­popular  Facebook  page  New  Paltz  Secrets,  SUNY  New  Paltz  as  an  institu-­ tion  has  made  strides  in  providing  a  more  open  and  accepting  environment  for  Transgender  students.  Though  implemented  slowly,  the Â

number  of  gender-­neutral  bathrooms  on-­cam-­ pus  has  increased  over  the  past  several  years  and  the  trial  run  of  gender-­neutral  housing  was  a  success  during  its  inception  two  years  ago  â€”  and  since  then  more  residence  halls  have  included  spaces  for  gender-­neutral  housing. When  the  ideas  and  possibilities  of  gen-­ GHU QHXWUDO VSDFHV ZHUH ÂżUVW GLVFXVVHG ZH DW The  Oracle  stressed  that  these  sort  of  ameni-­ ties  are  not  something  we  bring  to  our  campus  so  we  can  look  â€œmore  progressive;Ížâ€?  we  have  these  things  because  they  are  a  necessity  for  members  of  our  campus  community.  When  the  Facebook  page  New  Paltz  Se-­ crets’  popularity  reached  a  boiling  point,  we  stressed  this  point  â€”  being  progressive  in  name  means  nothing,  especially  when  a  stu-­ dent  body  does  not  practice  what  they  preach.  But  now,  with  this  development  in  legislation,  we  believe  the  campus  community  has  taken  the  notion  of  this  necessity  to  heart,  and  with  each  year  we  see  the  school  exploring  the  op-­ tions  available  to  make  SUNY  New  Paltz  a  safe  space  for  Transgender  students. The  transition  process  is  a  long  and  stress-­

ful  one.  It’s  a  lifelong  process  that  can  take  years  of  medical  assistance.  The  physical  ther-­ apies  necessary  for  it  are  seemingly  endless,  and  the  mental  and  emotional  therapy  needed  can  take  an  enormous  toll  on  individuals  tran-­ sitioning.  The  $25,000  allocated  to  Transgen-­ der  healthcare  services  will  provide  for  at  least  four  years  of  these  numerous  therapies.  It  will  cover  an  important  amount  of  time  for  Trans-­ gender  individuals  who  are  transitioning  dur-­ ing  their  college  years.  :KLOH ÂżQDQFLDO LQFUHDVHV KDYH D WHQGHQF\ to  make  people  nervous,  especially  college  students  paying  exorbant  amounts  just  to  at-­ tend  school,  we  do  need  to  stress  that  this  is  an  important  investment.  If  we  are  willing  to  spend  thousands  of  dollars  to  attend  our  school,  why  not  spend  an  extra  $7  to  help  fel-­ ORZ FODVVPDWHV ZKR ZRXOG EHQHÂżW IURP WKH extended  healthcare  services?  As  a  campus  and  as  people  in  general,  we  need  to  do  everything  we  can  to  create  a  safe  space  for  students.  Transgender  health-­ care  is  not  special  treatment  for  Transgender  students;Íž  it  is  something  they  need  to  exist. Â

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Some  Transgender  students  currently  in  at-­ tendance  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  have  to  travel  far  distances  in  order  to  receive  hormone  ther-­ apy,  which  can  be  costly  and  draining.  With  the  new  healthcare,  Transgender  students  will  have  access  to  necessary  healthcare  that  en-­ ables  them  to  exist  without  the  stress  of  travel  and  accesibility.  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  a  school  that  prides  itself  on  progressiveness  and  inclusivity,  and  we  often  say  that  this  is  not  necessarily  the  case.  However,  this  is  one  of  the  moments  where  we  can  say  that  New  Paltz  has  done  a  good  job  in  being  an  inclusive  and  accepting  campus.  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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SUZY  BERKOWITZ A&E  Editor      sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

I’ve  been  putting  off  writing  this  thing  for  quite  some  time  now,  because  as  much  as  I  joke  about  chaining  myself  to  the  copy  desk,  I  know  that  once  this  piece  of  volatile  word  vomit  completes  itself  and  is  staring  right  back  at  me,  the  weight  of  my  num-­ bered  days  is  truly  going  to  solidify. But  I  guess  I  should  bite  the  bullet  and  seize  the  day.  Here  goes:  I  started  on  the  copy  desk  my  second  semester  here,  a  sophomore  transfer  hail-­ ing  from  a  private  university  whose  school  newspaper  existed  in  name  alone.  With  an  RYHUZKHOPLQJ DIÂż QLW\ IRU JUDPPDU DQG D desire  to  make  up  for  lost  time,  I  jumped  KHDGÂż UVW RQWR The  Oracle’s  Editorial  Board.  The  rest,  as  they  say,  is  herstory.  7KURXJKRXW P\ Âż YH VHPHVWHUV DV DQ editor,  I’ve  had  the  privilege  of  working  with  a  plethora  of  writers,  photographers  and  fellow  editors  whose  insight  and  atten-­ tion  to  detail  have  consistently  encouraged  and  challenged  me  to  be  the  best  version  of  myself.  John  Green  once  said,  â€œsurround  your-­ self  with  people  you  like  and  make  cool  stuff  with  them.â€?  There  is  a  special  kind  of  bond  formed  between  people  crammed  into  D WLQ\ Ă€ DPPDEOH RIÂż FH IRU KRXU ORQJ stretches,  all  simultaneously  doing  what  they  love;Íž  it  is  the  kind  of  bond  that  needs  to  be  experienced  to  be  fully  understood.  We  have  all  brought  out  the  best  and  the  worst  in  each  other  at  every  hour,  and  continue  to  love  one  another  despite  and  for  this.  And  if  that’s  not  family,  goddamnit,  I  don’t  know  what  is.   This  pseudo-­eulogy  to  my  time  here  on  The  Oracle  will  never  be  enough  do  it  jus-­ WLFH EXW VXIÂż FH LW WR VD\ MRLQLQJ WKLV SXGGOH of  psychos  has  been  one  of  the  greatest  joys  of  my  life.   -XOLH \RX DUH XQVHOÂż VKQHVV SHUVRQL Âż HG <RXU GHGLFDWLRQ DQG SHUVHYHUDQFH LQ spires  me  to  be  a  better  journalist  every  day.  <RX ZLOO DOZD\V EH WKH +DUU\ WR P\ =D\Q and  I  look  forward  to  a  lifetime  of  homo-­ erotic  One  Direction  music  videos,  Mom. Andrew,  you  may  be  a  derp,  but  you’ll  always  be  King  Shit  to  me.  Thank  you  for  trusting  my  skills  as  a  social  media  monster  and  letting  me  jump  into  the  driver’s  seat Â

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REFLECTION of  the  â€œLIKE  MEâ€?  bandwagon.  We’re  still  waiting  for  you  to  dye  your  hair  pink.  Carolyn,  we  hatched  in  the  A&E  nest  together  and  following  in  your  footsteps  has  EHHQ D SOHDVXUH <RXU SURVH SRHWU\ ZLOO DO ZD\V PDNH PH XJO\ FU\ <RXÂśUH P\ IDYRULWH Planter’s  peanut,  monocle  and  all.  Bye.       Katie,  you  are  one  of  the  most  brilliant-­ ly  hilarious  people  I  know.  Thank  you  for  throwing  me  a  life  vest  when  I  almost  sunk  in  The  Gunk,  for  shamelessly  harmonizing  ZLWK PH DQG IRU EHLQJ %HYÂśV )DQ <RXÂśUH so  hip,  you’re  a  pelvis.  =DQ P\ Âż UVW SDJH HGLWRU \RX FKDO lenged  me  in  all  the  best  ways.  Back  when  dinosaurs  roamed  the  earth  and  I  was  a  mere  contributing  writer,  you  emailed  me  in  re-­ VSRQVH WR WKH Âż UVW DUWLFOH , HYHU VXEPLWWHG telling  me  how  impressed  you  were  with  my  writing.  I  want  you  to  know,  whenever  I’ve  hit  a  roadblock,  I  refer  to  those  early  words  to  keep  me  going.    Princess  JohnBenet,  I  adore  you  as  much  as  I  despise  writing  news.  Thank  you  for  that  twerking  lesson,  even  if  it  didn’t  go  exactly  as  planned.  Rachel,  your  ability  to  hit  an  extended  word  count  and  still  make  every  word  count  is  one  I  dream  of  having.  I  can  only  hope  to  be  as  soft  grunge  as  you.  Maria,  you  are  genuinely  the  sweetest  and  I’m  eternally  jealous  of  your  lipstick  game  and  cat  skull  tattoos.  Molly,  thank  you  for  gracing  the  copy  desk  with  me  in  A&E  for  a  semester.  Please  serenade  us  again  soon.  Sam,  you  were  never  my  photographer  but  I  always  admired  your  work  from  afar.  I’d  still  love  to  accom-­pun-­y  you  to  The  Punderdome  sometime  in  the  near  future.  Dana,  my  almost  birthday  twin,  your  photos  always  made  The  Gunk  better.  Thank  you  for  sharing  your  talent  with  us.  April,  please  let  me  move  my  cardboard  box  into  your  penthouse  apartment  when  you’re  on  the  FRYHU RI D Âż WQHVV PDJD]LQH ,WÂśV EHHQ D SOHD sure  sharing  this  â€˜zine  with  you  for  however  long.  Alfonso,  I  knowbolobo  you’re  actual-­ ly  The  Mole.  Please  bike  down  from  Albany  soon  so  I  can  make  more  memes  of  you  at  The  Great  Wall.  To  the  ghosts  of  Oracle’s  past:  you  have  all  instilled  in  us  a  violent  love  for  WKLV FUDIW DQG WKLV SDSHU <RXÂśYH JLYHQ XV the  necessary  tools  to  believe  in  ourselves,  RXU UHSRUWLQJ DQG RXU ZULWLQJ <RX ZHUH RXU Âż UVW ODVW DQG EHVW MRXUQDOLVP WHDFKHUV To  the  babies  I  currently  serve  on  staff  with  (and  I  can  call  you  babies  because  I  realized  between  sips  of  whiskey  that  I’m Â

currently  the  oldest  editor  on  The  Oracle):  please  don’t  think  of  this  in  any  way  as  a  goodbye.  I  will  always  be  that  embarrass-­ ing  alum  waving  newspaper  pom-­poms,  dancing  in  the  aisle  a  la  Regina  George’s  mother,  pretending  I  still  go  here,  and  I  will  be  a  mere  carrier  pigeon  away  in  case  of  a  silhouetting  crisis.  Call  me,  beep  me,  and  DERYH DOO NHHS FDOP DQG &RPPDQG = Cat,  you  Glamazon,  shut  the  door  be-­ cause  I  need  to  tell  you  something.  As  much  as  you  love  J.  Crew  is  as  proud  as  I  am  of  you.  I  wouldn’t  want  to  be  the  Mayor  of  Shady  Pines  with  anyone  else.  Thank  you  for  letting  me  simultaneously  vent  and  pel-­ vic  thrust  in  your  general  direction.  Robin,  my  roomie  and  OTP,  you’re  ZHOFRPH <RX ZHUH P\ Âż UVW EHVW IULHQG RQ The  Oracle  and  you  welcomed  me  with  open  DUPV <RXU DELOLW\ WR VHH WKH ZRUOG WKURXJK your  lens  is  incredible,  and  you  better  be-­ lieve  I’ll  be  putting  my  fucking  hands  up  at  \RXU %LJ )DW $VV WKHVLV VKRZ Lil’  Lief,  thank  you  for  always  being  there  to  point  out  when  the  crowd  went  si-­ OHQW <RXÂśUH JRQQD PDNH D VLFN (GLWRU LQ Lief,  bro.  Even  though  you  don’t  think  I’m  funny,  we  always  had  the  best  music  nights,  YROXPH John,  don’t  ever  lose  that  secret  sass.  The  American  Turd  Association  thanks  you  for  your  loyalty,  even  if  you  don’t  wash  your  hair.  Sorry  I  only  wrote  for  you  once,  but  WKDW ZRUG ORQJ UHYLHZ ZDV HQRXJK for  the  both  of  us.  Anthony,  letting  De  La  Rosa  go  to  print  was  the  best  mistake  I’ve  ever  made.  I  ad-­ mire  your  modular  passion  and  skinny  ties.  Let’s  get  drunk  in  The  Gunk  again  soon. Abbott,  you  are  the  greatest  nug  in  all  the  land.  Thank  you  for  laughing  at  the  jokes  Lief  refused  to  admit  were  funny.  I  look  forward  to  watching  you  unapologeti-­ cally  glide  up  the  editorial  ladder  in  your  Sperry’s  and  Nantucket  Reds.  =DP =DGG\ ,ÂśP H[FLWHG WR KDQG WKLV section  over  to  you  and  your  Sanjayna.  I  hope  you  know  I  only  put  pressure  on  you  like  I  did  because  I  wanted  you  to  be  your  EHVW , FDQÂśW ZDLW IRU PRUH =DPÂśV -DPV \D tu  sabe. Jen,  you’ve  been  with  me  through  ev-­ ery  doer  task  I’ve  taken  on  and  I’ve  learned  so  much  from  your  ambition  and  indepen-­ dence.  Thank  you  for  listening  to  me  com-­ plain  about  boys.  Stay  sexy.  Hannah,  I’m  convinced  you’re  a  super-­ hero.  Monday  treks  to  and  from  Po’town Â

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are  made  possible  and  brighter  because  of  you.  Maddie,  you’re  the  only  person  who  FDQ ORRN OLNH D PRGHO DW LQ WKH PRUQLQJ <RXÂśUH D GHOLJKW HYHQ WKRXJK \RX ZHDU overalls.  Melissa  and  Kristen,  you  nugs  are  our  future.  It’s  been  a  pleasure  having  you  both  on  staff  and  I  can’t  wait  to  see  what  you  ac-­ complish  in  the  years  to  come.  Max  and  Rosalie,  your  artistic  visions  KDYH NHSW 7KH *XQN LQWDFW <RX DOZD\V pulled  through  and  managed  to  keep  me  calm.  Julie  G.,  my  twin,  I  actually  don’t  understand  your  talent,  but  I’ll  wear  your  screenprinted  sketches  till  the  day  I  die.  They  are  sneaky  little  monsters,  time  and  change.  They  wait  for  no  one  and  they  have  no  problem  leaving  people  behind.  As  unsure  as  I  am  about  the  next  chapter  of  my  life,  I  take  comfort  in  knowing  that  being  surrounded  by  these  orange  walls  and  the  static  cling  between  everyone  within  them  has  made  me  better.   I  implore  you  youngins  whose  days  aren’t  as  numbered  to  understand  the  mag-­ nitude  of  what  you  do.  Writing  about  the  arts  has  allowed  me  to  capture  other  peo-­ ple’s  passions  using  my  own.  Keeping  your  ¿ QJHU RQ WKH SXOVH RI WKLV FDPSXV WRZQ DQG village  takes  a  certain  amount  of  ambition  and  perseverance  that  is  too  strong  to  be  dis-­ couraged.  Keep  your  heads  up  and  away  from  those  who  say  the  work  we  do  is  a  lost  cause.  Stay  humble  and  stay  hungry,  be-­ cause  headlines  are  larger  than  bylines  for  a  reason.  Seek  out  the  stories  that  matter  and  hold  true  the  notion  that  the  most  important  and  necessary  forms  of  journalism  are  those  ZKLFK FRPIRUW WKH DIĂ€ LFWHG DQG DIĂ€ LFW WKH comfortable. And  above  all,  remember  why  we  work.  We  work  because  after  all  that’s  said  and  done,  through  InDesign-­related  break-­ downs  and  sources  who  won’t  return  phone  calls,  there  is  still  a  glimmer  of  hope  and  hu-­ PLOLW\ LQ WKLV Âż HOG 1R PDWWHU WKH SUHVVXUH the  frustration  or  the  exhaustion,  remem-­ ber  that  this  holds  true.  We  work  because  there  is  healing  power  in  watching  the  sun  rise  while  listening  to  â€œBorn  To  Run.â€?  We  work  because  people  are  not  just  people;Íž  they  are  stories,  and  we  are  their  voice.  We  work  because  the  pen  is,  and  always  will  be,  mightier  than  the  sword.  We  work  because  we  haven’t  given  up  on  honest,  accurate,  sensitive  reporting,  and  we  probably  never  will.  We  work  because  we  love  this  shit.   Â

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, ZDV D ODWH EORRPHU WR MRXUQDOLVP , dipped  my  toes  into  the  ink  sophomore  year,  when  I  didn’t  know  a  source  from  a  dec  (now  a  cringe-­worthy  admission).  After  a  month  of  writing  ledes  for  class,  I  felt  like  I  was  drown-­ LQJ LQ MRXUQDOLVP DQG WKH RQO\ IRUP RI OLIH VDYHU ZRXOG EH D FKDQJH LQ PDMRU $IWHU , Âż QDOO\ GHYHORSHG D JULS RQ WKH craft,  I  shyly  stopped  by  a  few  Oracle  meet-­ ings,  contributed  here  and  there  and  eventu-­ ally  sent  a  meek  Facebook  message  to  the  former  Editor-­in-­Chief  at  the  end  of  my  third-­ year,  inquiring  about  open  copy  editor  posi-­ tions  for  the  Fall  semester.  I  used  to  be  intimidated  by  the  Oracle  crowd.  They  were  cool  to  me.  They  knew  what  they  were  doing.  And  as  much  as  I  en-­ YLHG WKHP DQG WKHLU FRQÂż GHQFH LQVLGH MRNHV and  impressive  AP  style  skill,  I  wanted  to  be  one  of  them  even  more.  Sending  that  Facebook  message  was  one  of  the  best  decisions  I  made  in  the  last  four Â

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Looking  around  this  tiny  orange  room  as  I  sit  here  in  the  corner  on  my  last  produc-­ tion  night,  two  weeks  before  graduation,  I  can’t  help  but  tear  up.   Suzy  is  making  a  creepy  face  at  me,  Anthony  is  eating  my  OHIWRYHU FKLFNHQ Âż QJHUV /LHI LV ZDWFKLQJ a  basketball  game,  Hannah  is  bopping  to  â€œApple  Bottom  Jeans,â€?  which  is  playing  loudly  in  the  background,  Jen  is  wearing  a  Disney  T-­shirt,  Cat  is  imitating  a  former  editor  in  a  squeaky  voice,  Abbott  is  staring  at  her  screen  with  intense  concentration  and  John  is  ignoring  everyone  with  head-­ phones  in  â€”  pretty  typical.  :KHQ , Âż UVW MRLQHG The  Oracle,  I  didn’t  understand  how  a  college  newspaper  staff  FRXOG EHFRPH VR FORVH 7KH LQVLGH MRNHV and  the  way  everyone  treated  each  other  like  some  kind  of  bizarrely  close,  slightly  volatile  family  confused  me.  A  year  of  sleepless  nights,  endless  hours  spent  in  the Â

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years.  In  these  claustrophobic  orange  walls,  I  IRXQG P\VHOI DV D MRXUQDOLVW , OHDUQHG PRUH about  professionalism,  ethics  and  the  prac-­ tice  of  writing  and  reporting  than  I  ever  did  in  class  from  these  psychos  I  surrounded  my-­ self  with.  Here’s  to  the  weirdos,  thank  you  for  teaching  me.  Cat,  Cathy,  Mom;Íž  thank  you  for  always  LQVWLOOLQJ FRQÂż GHQFH LQ PH LQVLVWLQJ RQ DJ gressively  complimenting  my  butt  to  the  point  where  I  feel  uncomfortable  and  echoing  whatever  horrifying  sound  I  make.  Your  pas-­ sion  and  dedication  really  do  inspire  me  and  I  know  you  will  do  fantastic  things  once  you  graduate.  Now  serenade  me  in  German.  $QGUHZ $OO WKLQJV FKHHVHEXUJHU UHODWHG really  do  make  me  think  of  you.  You  were  a  killer  Managing  Editor  and  I  am  so  proud  of  KRZ IDU \RXÂśYH FRPH LQ MXVW WKH VKRUW WLPH I’ve  known  you.  I  will  always  appreciate  our  mutual  distaste  for  the  abomination  that  is  â€œchip  bag  air.â€? $EERWW 1R RQH VFDUHV PH \HW HQWHUWDLQV me  like  you,  my  little  cabbage.  You  are  hi-­ larious,  sharp  and  honest.  Can’t  wait  to  see  you  reporting  on  ESPN  someday,  when  my  11-­year-­old  son  will  tell  me  he  has  a  crush  on  the  â€œhot  sports  anchorâ€?  and  I  will  respond  by Â

giving  him  a  speech  about  respecting  women  DQG VH[LVP LQ MRXUQDOLVP $QWKRQ\ $QIUDQHH \RXU SXQV DUH XQ touchable.  Thanks  for  always  believing  in  me,  and  for  making  sure  your  psychotic  breaks  were  always  entertaining  for  those  of  us  read-­ ing  along.  You  remain  one  of  the  funniest  writers  I  know  to  this  day,  and  I’m  glad  we  can  indulge  in  the  same  awkward,  twisted  sense  of  humor.  -RKQ -RKQ 7DSSHQ RQH RI WKH QLFHVW JX\V out  there.  Your  patience  and  calm  demeanor  in  the  newsroom  never  cease  to  impress  me.  They  also  make  it  that  much  funnier  when  your  sassy  side  makes  an  appearance.  You’ve  been  a  fantastic  News  Editor,  keep  doing  you.  6X]\ +RZ ZRXOG , JHW WKURXJK WKLV \HDU without  our  in-­sync  harmonization  to  Demi  Lovato  and  Broadway’s  biggest  contemporary  hits?  I  will  always  respect  and  admire  your  re-­ view  writing  skills,  and  can’t  wait  to  see  you  do  it  in  the  big  leagues  some  day.  0DGGLH 8JK P\ DQJHO 5HPHPEHU WKDW time  we  bartered  drinks  for  copy  editing  du-­ ties?  I  still  owe  you  one.  I’m  so  glad  we  know  each  other’s  gross  secrets  and  became  as  dis-­ gustingly  close  as  we  are.  You  are  one  of  the  most  spontaneous  people  I  know,  love  you. -HQ 1HZVZRUWK\ 1HZPDQ \RX DUH WKH

peas  to  my  carrots.  My  assistant  copy  editor  in  crime,  you  are  exceptional  and  balance  all  of  the  priorities  in  your  life  so  admirably.  =DP =DP 'DGG\ \RX DUH WKH FXWHVW <RX are  usually  the  only  one  who  laughs  at  my  MRNHV ZKLFK , DP HWHUQDOO\ JUDWHIXO IRU <RX are  going  to  rock  as  A&E  editor  next  year.  0HOLVVD DQG .ULVWHQ <RX DUH ERWK VXFK talented  additions  to  the  staff,  and  you  take  RXU FUD]\ YHU\ ZHOO , IHHO VR FRQÂż GHQW OHDYLQJ The  Oracle  in  your  small,  adorable,  capable  hands.  5RVLH 0D[ DQG 5RELQ <RX DOO LQVSLUH me  weekly  with  your  fantastic  video  footage  and  beautiful  photos,  and  I  love  the  different  SUHVHQFH HDFK RI \RX EULQJ WR WKH RIÂż FH $OIRQVR 'DPQ LW 5REHUWR , PLVV \RX DQG \RXU MRXUQDOLVWLF YLUWXHV DQG .,//(5 writing  chops.  But  mostly  reminiscing  about  Belgium  together.  You  will  do  great  things.  .DWLH 7KH PRVW EULOOLDQW DQG VDGLVWLF RI them  all,  we  missed  you  every  production  night  this  semester.  You  are  such  a  unique,  ridiculous  and  grounded  person,  and  I  am  so  thankful  you  poached  me  about  contributing  to  The  Oracle  back  during  Journalism  II.  My  one  Oracle-­related  regret  is  that  I  GLGQÂśW WU\ WR MRLQ HDUOLHU %XW DV WKH FOLFKHG phrase  goes,  better  late  than  never. Â

RIÂż FH GHOLULRXVO\ WROG D P VWRULHV DQG articles  later,  it  makes  sense.  I  get  it  now. , FRXOG VSHQG WKLV UHĂ€ HFWLRQ WDONLQJ about  my  time  at  New  Paltz  and  The  Oracle  and  how  much  it  all  means  to  me  but  what  matters  most  is  the  people  I  met  along  the  way,  the  people  who  really  taught  me  ev-­ HU\WKLQJ , NQRZ DERXW MRXUQDOLVP 6R WKLV one’s  for  all  of  you,  some  of  the  greatest  people  I  will  ever  meet.  Hannah,  I  remember  meeting  you  and  getting  so  excited  you  were  a  rookie  like  me  in  the  Fall.   From  this  paper,  to  interning  together,  to  now  interning  together  again  this  summer  (it’s  never  too  late),  I  know  this  isn’t  goodbye,  it’s  only  the  beginning  our  beautiful  bro(ro?)mance.  You  inspire  me  with  your  over-­  achieving  ways  and  I  really  can’t  tell  you  how  glad  I  am  that  I  have  you  as  a  friend. Andrew,  I  know  you’re  going  to  be  an  amazing  Editor-­in-­Lief  and  I’m  sad  I  won’t  be  on  staff  to  witness  it,  but  you  know  I’ll  come  back  to  shower  you  with  unreturned  affection.  Max,  thanks  for  helping  me  try  to  cor-­ ner  sources  in  the  basement  of  JFT.  You  brighten  our  nights  with  your  shining  face.

Robin,  your  photos  are  fabulous  and  I  can’t  wait  to  see  your  byline  in  Sports  Il-­ lustrated  one  day. $EERWW ZKHQ ZH Âż UVW PHW RQ WKH FRS\ desk  I  was  pretty  sure  you  hated  me.  I  never  thought  you  would  come  to  be  one  of  my  best  friends.  You  get  me  like  no  one  else  and  I’m  honestly  so  sad  I’m  leaving  you  a  year  early  and  won’t  get  to  be  on  the  paper  when  you  one  day  take  the  lead  and  make  it  famous.  You  are  beyond  incredible  and  I  don’t  know  what  I  would  have  done  some  of  these  Oracle  nights  slash  every  other  night  without  you.  Jen,  you  are  one  of  the  hardest  work-­ ing  people  I’ve  ever  met,  yet  you  manage  to  smile  the  entire  time  and  always  keep  upbeat. Kristen  and  Melissa  â€”  I’m  so  proud  RI \RX WZR IRU MRLQLQJ The  Oracle DV Âż UVW years  and  I  know  that  both  of  you  will  keep  the  paper  as  amazing  as  it  is  now. Zam,  I’m  so  glad  you  came  back  from  Spain  in  time  for  us  to  be  on  staff  together.  I  know  you’re  gonna  make  A&E  awesome  next  year,  and  I  can’t  wait  to  come  back  and  see  it. Anthony,  you’re  an  awesome  person  in Â

a  million  ways  and  I  love  your  diehard  pas-­ VLRQ IRU MRXUQDOLVP John,  you  make  me  laugh  even  though  I  know  you  aren’t  trying.  I’ll  try  to  remem-­ ber  that  you  are  neither  a  cheetah  nor  a  girl.  Suzy,  I  remember  one  night  in  particu-­ lar  when  none  of  us  were  having  it,   you  MXVW WXUQHG WR PH ZLWK D KXJH JRRI\ VPLOH on  your  face  and  started  talking  in  your  thickest  Jewish  mother  accent  telling  me  it’s  all  good.  And  that’s  why  I  love  you.  Katie,  you  are  a  straight-­up  wonderful  person  and  you  never  cease  to  entertain/ enlighten  me.  You  rock,  don’t  ever  change. Cat,  you  are  an  incredible  person,  and  an  even  better  Editor-­in-­Chief.  You  work  so  hard  on  this  paper  and  I  think  you  are  a  phenomenal  person  who  will  go  on  to  do  great  things    â€”  even  greater  than  your  lifelong  dream  of  working  for  J.  Crew. I  was  looking  for  some  corny,  inspira-­ tional  quote  to  put  at  the  end  of  this,  but  instead  I’m  gonna  put  something  that  was  MXVW VDLG LQ WKH QHZVURRP DW D P /LHI <RX SUREDEO\ VKRXOGQÂśW ZDLW XQWLO the  last  minute. 0H 7R GR ZKDW" /LHI /LIH

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TOP OVERHEARD QUOTES OF SPRING 2014  1.  â€œI  don’t  go  to  the  li-­

REFLECTION JOHN  TAPPEN News  Editor      john.tappen@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

brary,  I  do  my  best  work  in  bed.â€?—Andrew Bill  Clark,  I  know  you  hate  these.  I  know  it’s  the  â€œyear Â

2.  â€œI  am  50  shades  of  bookâ€?  issue.  And  I  get  it.  We’ve  gotten  the  chance  to  talk  on  sev-­ eral  occasions  this  school  year,  many  times  at  length  â€”  about  done  with  you.â€?—  Cat  3.  â€œHow  about  you  keep  the  condom  away  from  my  macaroni?â€?  â€”  Hannah 4.  â€œThe  only  thing  I  think  of  when  I  hear  the  saxo-­ phone  riff  in  â€˜Talk  Dirty  To  Me’  are  the  bottle  dancers  from  â€˜Fiddler  On  The  Roof.’â€?  â€”  Suzy 5.  â€œIt’s  like  four  in  the  morning,  I’m  not  above  eating  things  out  of  the  garbage.â€?—  Anthony 6.  â€œNobody  aged  17  to  50  should  have  a  ringtone.â€?—Andrew 7.  â€œCan  you  just  make  up  a  quote  for  me  because  I’ve  never  been  on  the  quote  board?â€?  â€”  Robin Âł'XFN '\QDVW\ LV GHÂż nitely  a  Chinese  restau-­ rant  in  Queens.â€?  â€”  John

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sports,  college  radio  and  miscellaneous  things.  And  I  respect  you  immensely.  So,  I  want  to  convince  you  to  give  reading  the  re-­ Ă€ HFWLRQV WKLV VHPHVWHU D FKDQFH :KLOH RQ WKH VXUIDFH WKH\ VHHP VHOI LQGXOJHQW DQG PD\EH WKH\ DUH WKH\ DUH DOVR DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU WKH VHQLRUV RQ WKLV VWDII WR H[SUHVV WKHLU VLQFHUHVW IHHOLQJV DERXW WKHLU H[SHULHQFH RQ WKLV SDSHU 7KH\ÂśUH LPSRUWDQW EHFDXVH LWÂśV OLNHO\ WKH ODVW WLPH DQ\ RQH RI XV ZLOO EH DIIRUGHG WKH FKDQFH WR ZULWH OLNH WKLV LQ D QHZVSDSHU $QG , NQRZ HYHU\ UHĂ€ HFWLRQ in  this  paper  will  be  brimming  with  elation  over  the  semesters  spent  working  on  this  newspaper  and  sadness  that  it’s  come  to  an  end.  And  that’s  important  because  there’s  a  chance  someone  who  wants  to  be  a  writer,  a  reporter,  a  journalist,  will  pick  up  this  issue,  UHDG WKH UHĂ€ HFWLRQV DQG Âż QG D KRPH KHUH DV VR PDQ\ RI XV KDYH ,GHDOO\ , ZRXOGÂśYH ZULWWHQ WKLV UHĂ€ HFWLRQ ZHHNV DJR PDGH sure  everything  came  out  just  the  way  I  wanted  it  to  read.  But  it’s  WKH QLJKW EHIRUH ZH JR WR SULQW DQG LW MXVW ZRXOGQÂśW EH DQ DFFXUDWH UHSUHVHQWDWLRQ RI P\ WLPH KHUH LI , KDG ZULWWHQ WKLV LQ DGYDQFH ,W makes  more  sense  that  I’m  sitting  here,  up  against  a  deadline,  just  like  every  other  Wednesday.  , UHPHPEHU P\ Âż UVW SURGXFWLRQ QLJKW DV 1HZV (GLWRU , IHOW like  I  was  messing  up  constantly  â€”  missing  edits,  struggling  to  NHHS XS UHSHDWHGO\ DVNLQJ IRU KHOS IURP &DW DQG .DWLH DQG IHHO ing  incredibly  guilty  that  the  copy  desk  had  to  stay  untill  5  a.m.  All  I  could  think  about  that  night  were  the  page  editors  ZKHQ , Âż UVW MRLQHG WKH FRS\ GHVN WKH SUHYLRXV \HDU 7KH\ DOO seemed  to  never  screw  up.  I  was  in  awe  and  a  bit  intimidated.  %XW ZLWK WLPH , JUHZ WR QRW RQO\ EHFRPH FRPIRUWDEOH KHUH EXW ORYH EHLQJ D SDUW RI  The  Oracle.  I  know  I  can’t  do  justice  to  my  time  here,  what  it’s  meant  to  me,  the  impact  it’s  had,  but  I  can  try. ,ÂśYH JRWWHQ WKH FKDQFH WR FRYHU VWRULHV DQG ZULWH DERXW VWXII that  matters.  3HRSOH LQ WKLV RIÂż FH JR WR JUHDW OHQJWKV WR SURGXFH D SDSHU

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9.  â€œI’d  rather  you  all  not  take  the  fast  track  Karma  Road  to  hell.â€?  â€œI’m  already  going,  I  might  as  well  take  the  scenic  route.â€?  â€”  Cat  and  Suzy,  respectively 10.  â€œI  still  have  my  Easy  Bake  Oven.â€?  â€œThat’s  rock  bottom.â€?  â€”  Cat  and  An-­ drew,  respectively

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The  baseball  team  ended  their  2014  season  last  weekend  with  two  doubleheader  losses  to  Ithaca  College   and  SUNY  Oneonta.  The  14-­22  Hawks  were  downed  7-­2  and  11-­1  in  the  seven-­inning  doubleheader  against  the  strong  pitching  Bombers  of  Ithaca  on  April  26.  The  following  day  the  team  ended  con-­ ference  play  with  a  6-­12  record  in  the  State  University  of  New  York  Athletic  Conference  (SUNYAC)  for  the  season,  losing  both  games  to  the  Red  Dragons  and  losing  a  potential  playoff  spot  for  the  SUNYAC  tournament.  The  Hawks'  Captains  stepped  up  to  the  SODWH LQ WKH Âż UVW JDPH DV IRXUWK \HDU &DSWDLQ 6WHYHQ 0RUVH KLW D VLQJOH GRZQ WKH ULJKW Âż HOG line  and  was  brought  home  by  third-­year  Cap-­ tain  Richard  Guido   with  a  single  through  the  OHIW VLGH LQ WKH Âż UVW 7KLUG \HDU FDWFKHU DQG Âż UVW EDVHPDQ 0LNH 6SDUDFLQR OHG WKH VHFRQG inning  off  with  a  single  to  center  and  was  EURXJKW KRPH E\ D VDFULÂż FH Ă€ \ E\ VHFRQG year  catcher  Tyler  Bell.  7KH 5HG 'UDJRQV UHVSRQGHG ZLWK Âż UVW \HDU VRXWKSDZ SLWFKHU DQG RXWÂż HOGHU 'DYLG :ULJKW HDUQLQJ 2QHRQWD V Âż UVW WDOO\ ZLWK LQ D single  in  the  bottom  of  the  third. Fourth-­year  Captain  Andrew  Grann  had  ¿ YH VWULNH RXWV DQG DOORZHG RQO\ IRXU KLWV

ZLWKLQ WKH Âż UVW JDPH IDOWHULQJ RQO\ LQ WKH bottom  of  the  sixth  when  Wright  advanced  to  third  on  a  wild  pitch,  and  was  brought  home,  DORQJ ZLWK IRXUWK \HDU LQÂż HOGHU &KULVWRSKHU Orlando  on  a  stolen  second,  via  a  single  to  OHIW Âż HOG E\ WKLUG \HDU LQÂż HOGHU '\ODQ 6WDP ile,  defeating  the  Hawks  3-­2. In  the  second  game,  Oneonta  brought  in  third-­year  southpaw  pitcher  Steven  Ascher,  who  lasted  6.2  innings,  while  allowing  only  three  hits  and  eight  strike  outs. In  the  ninth,  fourth-­year  Captain  David  Lostaglio  capitilized  on  his  last  time  at  bat  for  the  Hawks  with  a  single  that  brought  in  two  UXQV PDNLQJ WKH Âż QDO VFRUH Head  Coach  Matt  Righter  said  although  the  team  didn't  accomplish  all  of  the  goals  KH ZDQWHG WR HVWDEOLVK GXULQJ KLV Âż UVW \HDU as  head  coach  of  the  Hawks,  he  believes  the  team  has  only  begun  to  tap  into  their  poten-­ tial.  â€œEvery  program  needs  to  start  some-­ where,â€?  Righter  said,  â€œI  think  I  set  the  foun-­ dation  for  the  principals  and  plays  we  need  to  be  a  successful  team.â€?  Righter  cites  base-­running  as  a  criti-­ cal  aspect  of  the  game  the  team  worked  on  throughout  the  season  and  will  continue  to  work  on  as  the  program  progresses. “A  lot  of  times  we  didn't  get  the  extra  base,  didn't  score  a  run  when  we  could.  It's Â

an  area  that  constantly  needs  improving,â€?  he  said.  Grann,  Lostaglio,  Morse  and  fourth-­year  Captain  Chris  Pyz  set  the  â€œgroundworkâ€?  of  the  type  of  culture  he  is  looking  to  create  for  the  program  and  are  going  to  be  a  tough  ele-­ ment  of  the  team  to  replace  going  forward,  he  said.  Morse  said  as  a  team,  the  highlight  of  the  season  was  the  third  game  in  the  Fredo-­ nia  series,  where  the  Hawks  defeated  the  Blue  Devils  6-­4.  â€œWe  were  down  by  two  runs  in  the  last  inning  of  a  series-­deciding  game,  and  rallied  back  as  a  team  and  scored  four  runs  in  the  bottom  of  the  the  inning  to  take  control  of  the  contest,â€?  Morse  said.  Righter  said  Morse,  who  boasted  a  .366  batting  average  and  10  RBIs,  was  a  standout  player  this  year  after  overcoming  adversity  last  season.  ³+H VWUXJJOHG ODVW \HDU +H EURNH KLV Âż Q ger,  came  back,  and  hit  better  and  got  faster  â€“  how  does  that  happen?â€?  Righter  said,  add-­ ing  that  other  key  players  inlcuded  Grann,  with  a  3.02  ERA  and  had  a  4-­4  record  on  the  VHDVRQ VHFRQG \HDU LQÂż HOGHU FDWFKHU $QGUHZ 'L1DUGR DQG IRXUWK \HDU LQÂż HOGHU RXWÂż HOGHU Kenny  Gentile. 5LJKWHU VDLG 'L1DUGR DQG Âż UVW \HDU LQ Âż HOGHU DQG RXWÂż HOGHU $QWKRQ\ 'LDQD ZLOO EH

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valuable  assets  heading  into  next  year. Diana,  who  dislocated  his  shoulder  dur-­ ing  the  team's  play  in  Myrtle  Beach,  was  bat-­ WLQJ SULRU WR KLV LQMXU\ 5LJKWHU VDLG +H expects  him  to  come  back  next  season  and  be  one  of  the  top  players  in  the  conference.  5LJKWHU LV DOVR HQWKXVLDVWLF DERXW WKH to  20  recruits  entering  the  program  next  year,  who  he  hopes  will  bring  a  high  level  of  com-­ petitiveness  to  the  team  and  keep  every  player  on  their  toes.  â€œThe  number  one  thing  we  need  is  com-­ petition,â€?  he  said.  â€œIt's  going  to  be  very  com-­ petitive  to  make  the  team,  and  then  when  they  make  the  team,  to  play.  That's  what  I  want.  Players  who  know  how  to  compete  and  know  how  to  win.â€?  This  constant  desire  to  push  players  and  improve  on  the  personal  and  team  level  is  what  players  said  puts  Righter  in  a  category  of  his  own  when  it  comes  to  coaches.  â€œHe  did  all  that  a  coach  can  do  to  put  his  team  in  a  position  to  win,â€?  Lostaglio  said.  â€œHe  brought  a  lot  of  creatvity  and  experience  to  the  program.  His  knowledge  of  the  game  is  unlike  any  I  have  ever  been  around.â€? Morse  agreed.  â€œHe  pushed  us  to  our  limits  while  main-­ taining  a  possitive  attitude  and  brought  in  two  great  assistant  coaches,â€?  he  said.  â€œWith  Coach  Righter  at  the  helm,  the  sky  is  the  limit.â€?

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The  softball  team  concluded  regular  season  play  with  three  SUNYAC  matchups  within  the  last  week  against  SUNY  Oneonta,  SUNY  Fredonia  and  Buffalo  State. On  Thursday,  April  24,  the  Lady  Hawks  FRPSOHWHG D VXVSHQGHG JDPH ÂżUVW SOD\HG RQ April  11  against  SUNY  Oneonta.  The  Lady  Red  Dragons  held  on  to  a  6-­3  lead  that  it  had  built  in  the  third  inning  when  rain  suspended  play. When  the  game  continued  13  days  later,  this  time  played  at  the  University  of  Albany,  SUNY  Oneonta  had  held  their  lead  with  a  run  added  on  by  the  Lady  Hawks  and  won  6-­4.  The  Lady  Hawks  split  a  home  double-­ header  against  SUNY  Fredonia  on  Friday,  April  25. ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JDPH 5%, VLQJOHV IURP VHF-­ ond-­year  pitcher  Katie  Rutcofsky  and  third-­ \HDU RXWÂżHOGHU 1RHOOH *UDQGH GHFUHDVHG WKH /DG\ +DZNVÂś GHÂżFLW WR LQ WKH ERWWRP RI WKH ÂżIWK LQQLQJ The  Lady  Blue  Devils  added  two  more  runs  on  a  two-­run  single  by  third-­year  util-­ LW\ SOD\HU &KHULVH *XQQHOO WR PDNH WKH VFRUH 5-­2. Â

New  Paltz  could  only  score  one  run  in  the  bottom  of  the  ninth-­inning  as  the  Lady  %OXH 'HYLOV WRRN WKH ÂżUVW JDPH The  Lady  Hawks  fought  back  in  the  second  game  of  the  doubleheader  as  they  scored  10  runs  to  defeat  Fredonia  10-­1.  The  following  day,  the  Lady  Hawks  fell  victim  to  Buffalo  State  in  both  games  of  a  home  doubleheader. ,Q WKH ÂżUVW JDPH %XIIDOR 6WDWH KDG scored  nine  unanswered  runs  through  the  ¿UVW WKUHH LQQLQJV 7KDW ZRXOG EH DOO WKH UXQV they  needed  to  defeat  the  Lady  Hawks  9-­1  in  ¿YH LQQLQJV RI SOD\ In  the  nightcap,  Buffalo  State  scored  WZR UXQV LQ WKH ÂżUVW LQQLQJ RII D GRXEOH E\ third-­year  catcher  Kate  Brownell. The  Lady  Hawks  answered  back  and  scored  two  runs  in  the  bottom  of  the  third.  The  International  Tie  Breaker  Rule  went  into  effect  in  the  top  of  the  10th.  7KLUG \HDU LQÂżHOGHU -HQQD &ODUNH ZDV placed  on  second  and  would  eventually  EH EURXJKW KRPH E\ IRXUWK \HDU RXWÂżHOGHU Shelly  Maggard  to  earn  Buffalo  State  a  3-­2  victory. In  New  Paltz’s  half  of  the  10th-­inning  fourth-­year  Captain  Chelsea  Kull  was  SODFHG RQ VHFRQG EDVH D VDFULÂżFH EXQW DG-­

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vanced  her  to  third.  No  one  was  able  to  bring  her  home,  on  a  hitless  bottom  of  the  10th  for  the  Hawks. Rutcofsky  was  the  losing  pitcher  in  the  nightcap,  throwing  10  innings  and  allowing  six  hits  and  three  runs. Head  Coach  Brittany  Robinson  said  the  weather  did  not  affect  the  team  playing-­ wise. “I  think  they  did  a  good  job  of  bearing  through  it,â€?  she  said.  â€œBut  now,  everything  has  kind  of  calmed  down  as  we  head  into  SUNYACs.â€? New  Paltz  will  go  into  the  tournament  as  the  No.  6  seed.  Only  the  top-­six  teams  make  the  tournament. Despite  having  a  10-­22  overall  record,  and  7-­11  record  in  SUNYAC  play,  Robinson  said  the  record  doesn’t  necessarily  affect  how  good  the  team  can  be. Âł:H EHDW &RUWODQG IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH since  1996,  and  we  beat  Oneonta  who  is  the  top  seed  in  the  tournament,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  think  that  we’ve  been  inconsistent  through-­ out  the  season.  But  I  think  that  this  tourna-­ ment  is  a  good  place  for  us  to  be  in  because  it’s  win  one  game  at  a  time.â€? 7KLUG \HDU RXWÂżHOGHU -XOLHWWH 9HUVR VDLG the  team’s  record  only  motivates  them  more.

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7KH ODFURVVH WHDP HQGHG WKHLU VHDVRQ ZLWK D ORVV WR 1R 681< *HQHVHR RQ Saturday,  April  26.  The  Lady  Hawks  went  4-­9  overall  this  season,  with  a  1-­7  conference  record. Â

“If  anything,  our  record  only  motivates  us  more  to  win  games  and  beat  teams  who  have  beaten  us  before,  because  we  are  ab-­ solutely  capable  of  beating  any  team  in  this  conference,â€?  she  said. Robinson  said  the  team  is  going  to  work  on  some  things  that  came  up  as  issues  over  the  past  week  and  a  half. “There  are  some  things  that  need  to  be  addressed  on  defense  and  some  baserunning  issues  that  at  the  beginning  of  the  season  and  towards  the  middle  of  the  season,  it’s  not  as  important,â€?  she  said.  â€œCome  playoff  time,  runs  are  more  and  more  hard  to  come  by.â€? 9HUVR VDLG PDNLQJ WKH SOD\RIIV LV D great  feeling. “It  just  shows  that  all  of  the  lifting,  and  two-­a-­day  practices  at  7  a.m.  and  3:15  p.m.  have  paid  off,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt’s  been  a  long  road  for  the  team,  as  athletes  and  as  students.  What  people  don’t  realize  is  that  softball  is  game  based  on  fundamentals,  but  played  at  hyper  speed. The   Lady  Hawks  compete  next  week  at  the  double-­elimination  SUNYAC  Tour-­ nament  from  Thursday,  May  1  to  Saturday,  May  3,  in  Oneonta,  N.Y.  New  Paltz,  the  No.  6  seed,  faces  top-­seeded  and  host  Oneonta  at  9  a.m.  on  Thursday.

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sary  to  once  again  be  selective.  To  reach  at  the  next  level  of  competition,  they  would  have  to  narrow  in  on  one  skill  set,  and  that  was  pitching. When  the  two  joined  the  pitching  staff  in  2011,  all  WKH WHDPÂśV VWDUWLQJ SLWFKHUV ZHUH Âż UVW \HDUV DQG VHFRQG years. “We  were  always  competing,â€?  Grann  said.  For  the  better  part  of  their  time  on  the  team,  the  WZR SLWFKHG LQ WKH VKDGRZ RI JUDGXDWH &KULV &KLV mar. ,Q &KLVPDU DQG *UDQQ WRJHWKHU WKUHZ PRUH than  the  rest  of  the  staff  combined,  leading  the  team  to  D 1R VHHG LQ WKH 681<$& WRXUQDPHQW “Any  time  you  lose  a  kid  throwing  90  plus  with  a  ¿ OWK\ FXUYHEDOO LWÂśV JRLQJ WR KXUW ´ *UDQQ VDLG Eager  to  crack  the  starting  rotation,  Pyz  played  a  VLJQLÂż FDQW UROH FRPSLOLQJ IRXU VDYHV FRPLQJ RXW RI WKH bullpen  in  2012.  Pyz’s  patience  paid  off  when  he  joined  WKH URWDWLRQ RI &KLVPDU DQG *UDQQ WKH QH[W \HDU “It  was  great  to  be  in  the  company  of  those  guys,â€?  he  said.  Pyz  said  he  knew  teams  would  underestimate  KLP VLPSO\ EHFDXVH KH ZDVQÂśW HLWKHU RI WKH DIRUHPHQ tioned  players.  ³, NQHZ WHDPV ZRXOG VD\ ÂľWKH\ÂśYH JRW &KLVPDU and  Grann,  and  this  other  kid  Pyz,’  they  thought  they  could  get  an  easy  win  every  week  when  I  threw,â€?  he  said.  Grann  said  once  Pyz  jumped  in  the  rotation,  it  was  a  whole  other  competition. Pyz  said  one  of  the  best  feelings  of  his  college  FDUHHU ZDV ZKHQ KH *UDQQ DQG &KLVPDU OHG WKH WHDP WR VHDVRQ VZHHSV RI %URFNSRUW 2VZHJR DQG 3ODWWVEXUJK “Those  bus  trips  home  were  great,â€?  he  said.  But  the  Hawks  were  upset  in  the  playoffs,  losing  JDPHV WR 2VZHJR DQG )UHGRQLD 3\] ZDV VXSSRVHG WR pitch  the  next  game,  had  they  won.  That  bus  ride,  Pyz  said,  â€œwas  a  long  one.â€? The  2014  season  saw  a  new  head  coach  and  a  changed  pitching  staff.  Anchored  by  seniors  Grann  and  Pyz,  it  was  a  largely  young  and  inexperienced  group. Righter  said  the  work  ethic  and  calmness  of  *UDQQ DQG 3\] TXDOLWLHV WKDW UHYHDO JRRG SLWFKLQJ DV ZHOO DV JRRG OHDG HUVKLS KHOSHG WR EDO ance  the  staff.  The  New  Paltz  team  ERA  was  3.87,  VHFRQG EHVW LQ WKH 681<$& conference. Instead  of  relying  too  heavily  on  one  or  two  pitchers,  Righter  made  it  D SULRULW\ WR EXLOG D VROLGLÂż HG EXOOSHQ ² where  players  would  be  prepared  to  enter  games  in  unconventional  situations,  in  the  PLGGOH RI FRXQWV DQG IRU VSHFLÂż F PDWFK ups.  â€œEarlier,  it  was  more  like,  we’ve  JRW WKHVH JX\V &KLVPDU *UDQQ DQG Pyz,  who  will  carry  the  staff  with  majority  of  innings,â€?  Pyz  said.  â€œNow  we  had Â

a  wider  variety  of  guys  that  played  different  roles.â€? 7KLV ZDV H[HPSOLÂż HG E\ WKH $SULO JDPH against  Plattsburgh,  where  Pyz  went  one  inning.  Six  SLWFKHUV IROORZHG KLP DQG ZHUH DEOH WR FDSWXUH D YLF tory.  â€œThe  bullpen  really  picked  me  up  that  game,â€?  Pyz  said. %XW WKH WHDP Âż QLVKHG WKH \HDU ZLWK D UHFRUG in  conference  play,  and  missed  the  playoffs. Pyz  said  the  end  of  the  season  and  playing  career  has  left  a  void.  ³, DOZD\V SUDFWLFHG DQG ZRUNHG RXW ZLWK PHDQ ing,â€?  Pyz  said.  â€œI  always  had  a  purpose,  a  determination  to  lift  more,  work  out  harder,  to  be  better.â€?  He  said  he  will  look  toward  coaching  as  a  way  to  stay  involved  with  the  game.  ³&KULV LV RQH RI WKH PRUH VWHDG\ SOD\HUV PHQ tally,  physically,  emotionally.  He  just  brings  calmness  to  the  team  that’s  dependable.  It’s  almost  like  having  DQRWKHU FRDFK RYHU WKHUH RQ WKH Âż HOG ´ 5LJKWHU VDLG Righter  said  he  hopes  next  year’s  staff  will  be  able  to  embrace  some  of  the  characteristics  Pyz  and  Grann  exhibited  throughout  their  careers.  ³, ZDWFKHG WKH ZD\ &KLVPDU ZRXOG JR DERXW practice  and  his  routine.  And  it  impacted  me.  I  tried  to  emulate  the  way  he  prepared  for  a  game.  He  wasn’t  necessarily  a  [vocal]  leader  to  the  team,  but  he  was  a  leader  to  me,â€?  Pyz  said.  )RU \HDUV *UDQQÂśV VFKHGXOH VSXQ DURXQG EDVH ball.  ³, GRQÂśW WKLQN , KDYH DQ\ PHPRU\ RI P\VHOI EH fore  playing  baseball,â€?  Grann  said.  â€œ[It  feels  like]  my  life  doesn’t  have  structure  anymore.  It’s  all  free  time.â€? 2Q $SULO *UDQQ SLWFKHG D WKUHH KLW FRPSOHWH game  shutout  against  Plattsburgh  to  clinch  the  record  for  most  wins  by  a  New  Paltz  pitcher.  Appropriate,  as  Plattsburgh  was  the  team  he  faced  off  against  in  his  ¿ UVW HYHU FRQIHUHQFH VWDUW +H ORVW WKDW JDPH DQG it  was  the  only  time  he  would  allow  any  runs  against  Plattsburgh.  Their  dedication  to  baseball  is  one  that  reveals  a  love  of  the  game  that  is  beyond  logical  for  those  that  weren’t  there  for  the  grueling  workouts  and  tedious  PFPs.  Their  hard  work  paid  dividends  â€”  becoming  two  of  the  most  respected  and  acclaimed  pitchers  in  the  program’s  recent  history.  )RXU VHDVRQV EOXUUHG WRJHWKHU DQG VH lect  moments  remain  as  lucid  and  the  day  they  happened.  %HDWLQJ %DUXFK LQ D EOL] zard  at  Dutchess  stadium.  'DYLG /RVWDJOLRÂśV ZDON RII JUDQG VODP DJDLQVW 2QHRQWD Sitting  on  the  front  lawn  of  Southside  on  the  last  day  of  the  2011  season,  clicking  refresh  on  D FRPSXWHU ZDLWLQJ IRU WKH Âż QDO UHVXOWV of  the  Brockport  and  Plattsburgh  game.  Making  a  hitter  swing  and  miss  on  a  changeup.  $ Âż UVW FRQIHUHQFH start,  and  a  last.  Â

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Three Years Of Bleeding Blue

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

SPORTS THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE

WHAT’S INSIDE

Softball To Play Oneonta In SUNYAC Tournament PAGE 18

Men’s Volleyball Falls To Juniata PAGE 18

SHORT COMING

PHOTOS BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN

BASEBALL MISSES SUNYAC TOURNAMENT: PAGE 16

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