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Violation Prompts Professor’s Removal From Course

By Anthony DeRosa News Editor | N02385288@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Concern arose this July when students in the communication disorders department discovered that one of the professors, Dr. Inge Anema, had had her American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) membership following a violation of their code of ethics.

ASHA is the professional association for speech-language pathologists, audiologists and speech, language and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally, providing accreditation for members to work professionally in a clinical environment, such as Hearing Center run by the communication disorders department in the Humanities Building basement.

The discovery of the membership suspension was made by a student via ASHA’s online news magazine, The ASHA Leader, which alongside arlanguage and hearing, publishes the judiciary rulings of ASHA’s Board of Ethics. In the July 2014 issue, the decision regarding Anema as well as an explanation of her violation was published, stating the following: “Inge Anema of New Paltz, N.Y. [has been found in violation of the association’s code of ethics] by misreppresented at the 2012 ASHA Convention and based on human subject research conducted without Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval; engaging volunteers in an informed consent process for research that involves human subjects in the absence of an IRBapproved consent process; intentionally disregarding and neglecting the protocol established by the university’s IRB and Human Research Ethics Research Protection; and by proceeding with conducting an unapproved research project; and by directing students for whom she had research oversight and mentoring responsibilities to proceed with gathering and reporting data involving human subject research without IRB approval, thus compro-

mising her integrity as a mentor and The sanctions were decided on by research professional.” the IRB and the provost of the college.

At the time, Anema was scheduled Bower could again not provide details to teach a research methods course on a personnel matter, but said the sancin the coming fall semester, prompt- tions had all been met by the time Aneing other students made aware of the suspension to bring her concerns to was suspended and student inquiry as the chair of the communication disorders department, Wendy Bower, since methods course began. According to Anema’s violation was related to her Bower, following the ASHA memberresearch. ship suspension, Anema was only to be “What you have to understand is removed from the clinical practice and that as professionals, researchers are supervision courses run through the bound Speechby sevLanguage eral difand Hearferent ing Cenorgater, which Students should have the information n i z a require that they need to have to make these tions to an ASHA allegations and in this case I just feel conduct certified theminstrucselves in tor. ethical Bowways,” er said WENDY BOWER Bower w h e n s a i d . students approached her with the issue, they search study is to get approval through claimed they were going to report the the IRB. It’s part of our institutional matter to ASHA. Bower explained to policy – any researcher on-campus them that as non-ASHA members they who wants to conduct human sub- could not report an ethical violation to ject research has to receive approval the organization, but as students they through this national body. It’s a pro- could form a complaint with Bower as tection for yourself as a researcher and department chair about a professor not for your subjects.”

Bower said it was not unusual for particular reason. The complaint could an IRB proposal to go through sev- then be taken up the chain of command eral renditions before being approved. to the dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and then the provost if the student relating to a personnel matter, but said Anema breached IRB protocol “I accepted that student complaint in 2012, upon which the department as not being valid because I felt that was obligated to report the incident to the proper oversight agencies, among course – she had the appropriate acathem ASHA, after becoming aware of demic credentialing, a PhD., research it in the spring of 2013. experience, she had been teaching the “ASHA sends these kinds of com- course prior and the sanctions [of the plaints on to a judiciary body; that violation] had been met,” Bower said. body took a year to deliberate,” Bower said. “And so therefore you have this that research methods course.” publication that comes out with this inThe issue was then brought to the formation very much after the fact and very much after what had originally of the provost. According to Bower, it happened and very much after sanc- was decided on by the provost to retions had already been put in place and move Anema from the research methactually been met through the college.” ods course, not because she deemed

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the hostile environment” that emerged among some students in the department.

Bower said the decision to remove Anema from the course created a divide among students, particularly the now second-year graduate students in the communication disorders program, many of whom where present on campus during the summer for clinical work. Bower said students came to speak in defense of Anema, expressing discontent that the complaints of one or a few students calling for her removal resulted in a decision in their favor.

“It was very divisive. It wasn’t a healthy atmosphere to have in the department,” Bower said. “I think this created a lot of hard feelings. I’m not sure if it’s resolved. I don’t think it’s that simple.”

Though there was no intention from the department to inform students about Anema’s ASHA suspension because it constituted a personnel issue, Bower said she regretted the way in which students became aware it because it did not make clear the time frame of the event, leading to the initial anger.

“From my point of view, a person who has a PhD., a person who is respected in the department, who has held this position, who has just received tenure certainly to those qualition,” Bower said. “I’m not saying that students shouldn’t question faculty, not saying they should question departmental decisions, but what I am saying is that students should have the information that they need to have to make these allegations and in this case make them against a faculty member without having had the whole story.”

Bower continued.

“When I did provide the one student who came to me with the complaint the whole story, they left satislevel,” Bower said. “I don’t know what else I or the department could have done to mitigate the concerns [held by some students].”

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The Tapingo app allows users to order food on-campus via smartphone.

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Convenience, in both the way students get food and the type of food choices available, is what Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) and Sodexo hope to achieve this school year.

Tapingo is a newly-implemented application that allows users to order food in advance from participating campus food services including the new Café Spice and The Sweet Shop via a smartphone.

Café Spice, an Indian style food provider in the Student Union Building (SUB), replaced Mojavista, a Mexican location, and The Sweet Shop, serving frozen yogurt and bubble tea, replaced The Healthy Hub, a store that served healthier options.

“With both those things, Mojavista and The Healthy Hub, they weren’t really knocking it out of the box in terms of either sales or customer satisfaction. People were like ‘ehh’ so we wanted to try a new thing.

Make it a little more exciting,” said Steven Deutsch, the Executive Director of Campus Auxiliary Services. This is why changes were applied.

After being seen at a conference by

members of the administration and the food service on campus, Tapingo was seen as an exciting possibility. Sodexo, with the help of CAS, brought Tapingo to the campus, Deutsch said.

With a play on words of tap-and-go, Tapingo is designed with the intent to decrease waiting time on food lines, giving students the opportunity to not waste their college years watching their peers’ backsides.

“I saw it working really great when I was on line for sushi, which seems to have the longest and slowest moving line as well and we’re going to have to address that, but Tapingo people were like ‘doo-doo-doodoo-doo,’ walking right to the register and boom,” said Deutsch about the app.

On the company’s website, they estimate that the average student waits about 15 minutes in line every time they choose to eat; a combined amount of eight days a year. Students who have used the app say that the app helps them save time by eliminating the need to wait in lines.

“The second I get out of class, I go onto the app and order my food so that it’s ready for me by the time I walk to the SUB,”

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Jenny Olivia, a second-year art education major said.

This application was created with promises of increasing sales, improving student life, decreasing wait time and saving money by reducing costs, according to the Tapingo website.

Deutsch said the sales have already increased by 25 percent from meal plans, cash sales and credit card sales alike from just the two weeks of campus locations opening.

With a growth in sales and in the amount of people signing up for the app, Deutsch said the food program is continuously improving. Wooster, the science building currently being renovated, is set to host numerous food options that will change every semester, giving students new and interesting options.

“I think every semester, folks are looking for something new and interesting to spice up the fact that they have to eat in Deutsch. “So all of those changes were made to improve the offerings and we’ll always be doing that.”

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Ulster County Strengthens Storm Preparedness

By Melanie Zerah Contributing Writer | Melaniezerah@gmail.com

The tri-state area has seen three of its worst Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 22, 2012, Hurricane Irene, Aug. 20, 2011 and Tropical Storm Lee were, For Ulster County, fallen trees, power outages ships of the storms. Irene was nothing short of a shock to the system. According to County ExecuTwo years after Irene, on Tuesday, July 23, 2014, Ulster County Disaster Response Volunteer Workforce Committee (UCDRVWC) met for an important meeting in Phoenicia, New York in order to further strengthen the county’s natural disaster relief procedures. Issues discussed focused mainly -

Hurricane Irene.

“We had implemented all the standard prepaincluded checking the status of fuel tanks, water pressure, roof drains and trimming trees that may

“I remember Hasbrouck and the Student Union Building were open, so walking there the day the storm hit was scary,” Dulmage said.

Dulmage said that in contrast to Hurricane Irene, the campus and the town of New Paltz did

SUNY New Paltz, said.

Malloy also said he and other members of

storm “The campus didn’t lose power, but some of the town did. The dorms were prepared with food

was functioning.

“The reality is that we made it through,” Malloy said.

Christina Waterman, a fourth-year marketing

the state of emotional well being for students who “No one was scared, we didn’t realize what was really going on at the time,” Waterman said.

“I was pretty anxious knowing that my fam-

Despite this, she continued to articulate her satisfaction with the safety measurements campus took after the storm.

friend group was really torn up because their homes and neighborhoods in Staten Island, Long Beach and the Rockaways were completely destroyed,”

disaster may come in the future. the community and those in need. Not only is this organization praised for connecting distressed peo-

great and really made us feel safe,” Waterman said.

Considering the amount of money spent on water damages, our campus, like many others, began taking new cautionary measures on water con-

After Irene, the campus of SUNY New Paltz millioN, according to Associate Professor Brian Obach. When Hurricane Sandy came around, the UCDRVWC demonstrated a much more prepared

Illustrating the common feeling that Long enced, Dulmage also indicated that these students affected had found comfort in being on campus in “There wasn’t much to go back to right after

food, shelter, water and clothing, but they are also held annually to bring together leaders of the com-

Dulmage said.

On the contrary, although New Paltz campus encing many hardships as a result of the storm, it

that climate change in the northeast is expected to cause an increase in annual rainfall, therefore pressuring campus facilities to continue to prepare for natural disasters.

Third-year sociology and digital media proing the time of Hurricane Sandy.

the campus itself got through the storm untouched,” Dulmage said.

From the thoughts of many students, the Campus Facilities Management here at SUNY New dents and faculty safe in times of disaster. Programs such as “NP Alert” can be seen as a prime example how the safety of students is held in high regard.

Town Councilman Claims Signature Fraud

By Andrew Lief Editor-In-Chief | Alief@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

New Paltz Town Councilman Daniel Torres New Paltz Police Department for a forged signature and falsifying a state document. His name lot for State Assembly - District 103.

Torres said he found out his signature was on petitions and they thought it was odd that his name was on it, so they let him know.

Torres said he doesn’t think his name is the only name in the community that was forged.

“I think that in all likelihood, they realized

to create the ballot, so what they did was go to my housing complex,” Torres said. “I was not home that day, so they probably forged my signature when they knocked on the door and found out that I wasn’t home, and I suspect that they did that for a number of people in the community as well.”

Torres said a lot of people in the community aware that their name could be on the petition.

“I looked at them [the petitions] after that and saw my own grandmother’s signature was forged not once, but actually twice,” Torres said. campaign.

“I will say that I do think that it says a lot about his campaign as a whole though that they had to resort to forgery to create the ballot line.

That’s not necessarily a candidate I would want to Roberts said he takes full responsibility if one of his staff members did this, but doesn’t know what happened.

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and what Mr. Torres is saying,” Roberts said.

Torres said he will let the New Paltz Police Department and District Attorney handle the complaint from here and is willing to comply with anything they may need.

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Christian Criticized For Board Appointment

By Anthony DeRosa News Editor | N02385288@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian announced on May 21, 2014, that he had accepted a compensated position on the board of directors of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation sparking criticism from some campus and community Central Hudson is a privately-owned energy utility company that maintains and operates electric and natural gas infrastrucpoles and lines, electric substations, underground natural gas lines, natural gas regulator stations, electric and natural gas transmission lines and metering equip2,600 square miles and includes portions of Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, accordThe allegations against Christian claimed that his serving on the board of cally associated with the college, directly of a public institution committed to reducIn an email dated May 20 to Christian from the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics – obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by a New Paltz faculty member in mid-August as a Central Hudson director was granted by the state provided that “in your role as President of SUNY New Paltz you recuse yourself from participating in or discussing fecting Central Hudson and in your role as a Director of Central Hudson, you recuse yourself from participating in or discussCritics of the appointment said that while Christian was obligated in his position as SUNY New Paltz president to remove himself from matters involving ergy use increase and thus increase the cost monetarily as a board member of Central In a letter to New Paltz faculty dated

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the claims brought against him, Christian outlined several points proving the board interest violation in his position as college Christian said that as per his contract as a SUNY college president, he is permitted to serve on “up to two corporate boards of directors for compensation with appropriate approvals by [SUNY] Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and relevant state agencies, currently the Joint Commission

Addressing the claim that increased energy usage by the college would in turn tral Hudson provides infrastructure for energy delivery and their revenue does not depend on the amount of energy customture must be in place “irrespective of the According to Central Hudson spokesperson John Maserjian, following deregulation of the utility industry in New York in 2000, Central Hudson was required to

Energy Management Coordinator at SUNY New Paltz Brian Pine said the rate energy delivery fee returns to Central commodities charge – the price determined by energy generator plants based upon the amount of energy delivered – and a demand charge – a penalty charge instituted need of its energy consumption, used to recover costs of increased energy distribu-

were met prior to the May 21 public an“In the weeks after those announcements, I heard only praise and positive comments from the campus and broader “If a major employee group or media outlet had concerns about this appointment, those concerns were not raised directly and

the source of energy supply, generator fa“Central Hudson now purchases energy from the wholesale energy market on behalf of its customers, which is sold at the

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Christian did not disclose how much he would be compensated for the board appointment, but said he would establish a scholarship endowment, the minimum of which requires a $40,000 commitment, through the SUNY New Paltz Foundation out of “gratitude for this and other oppor-

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Rare Historical Document Goes Digital

By Sam Manzella Copy Editor | Manzells1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Early this July, the Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY New Paltz digitized a rare historical publication.

The historical material, titled “The Second Mohonk Conference on the Negro Question, held at Lake Mohonk, Ulster County, New York, June 3, 4, 5, 1891,” is now available to the public on the library’s online databases.

According to Morgan Gwenwald, the Special Collections Librarian at New Paltz, a former student scanned and transcribed the entire document.

“A former student who did the bulk of the work on this and did the scanning, Sandy Marsh, got really hooked on archives and thought they were way interesting,” said Gwenwald.

The publication documents the proceedings of a post-Civil War conference on the subject of the rights of people of color.

“I’m not an expert at all, but I think it was interesting that there were no black people invited to the conference,” said Dean Mark Colvson of Library Services. “It was this idea of sort of the best and brightest minds course, that wouldn’t necessarily involve any actual people who suffer the most from the situation. In reality, it’s probably a progressive group that are looking at the fact that despite it being [26] years after the Civil War, things are not right.”

The publication’s value and rarity was discovered when a researcher asked to the use the document in person. “[Morgan Gwenwald] realized how fragile the item is and that we couldn’t lend it to the person [who requested to use it],” Colvson said.

“And so instead we realized ‘let’s scan it’ and then we we started looking around and there were no other places that had it to refer the person to. Then it was just really interesting.”

Students at New Paltz have used similar historic items in interesting ways in the past. Colvson cited a for-

The cover of the newly digitized document.

mer project in the English department on “objects and narrative,” in which students were challenged to give historical and personal context on various objects found in local archives.

“They went into our special collections and archives around the region and found objects of interest

and researched them and told their stories,” Colvson said. “The students were blown away by the experience and it was a remarkable presentation.”

In reference to this “objects and narrative” project, Gwenwald said, “[The students] created a web page about it and whatever their objects

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were and now that stuff lives on the web in a way that other researchers, historians or students can look up and see it.”

To view this document and other historical rarities, students can visit the Hudson River Valley Heritage website, at www.hrvh.org.

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Senate Discusses Social Justice Issues

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Student Association President Osato Okundaye addresses the Student Senate.

By Sara Gharnit Copy Editor | N02700890@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The 58th Student Senate met on Wednesday, Sept. 10. for their weekly meeting.

Beginning with what each member would like to achieve, the Senate for this school year’s agenda is on its way to being tance for this year include creating more of a community, pushing social justice, promoting academic affairs and working to improve the backbone of the Senate, the Constitution.

Another matter of importance was helping non-Student Association (SA) clubs on campus.

The Council of Organizations Chair Esoshani Barton said, “We had a meeting about non-SA recognized clubs and I guess some of the clubs added to that list will be academic fraternities and sororities and some religious clubs.”

In regards to the current clubs on campus, there has been a push for getting sexual assault policies and student opinions the rec-

ognition they need.

Senator Cait O’Connor said she is continually speaking to clubs such as Students Advocating for Intersectional Justice (SAIJ) and Take Back the Night, an organization that raises awareness about rape and sexual assault. In lue of the recent movement to change the sexual assault sanctions in the student handbook, students seem to be pleased.

“I got a positive on that. They think that that’s really great that that’s going to happen could be done,” O’Connor said.

With the recent changes in the handbook, four positions have become available in the Judicial Hearing Committee. The committee sits on cases and make decisions in regards to students who violate the student handbook.

The President of the SA Senate, Osato these positions. He feels that the four who presented their cases all seem worthy of ob-

taining such a position.

“All of them captivated my trust,” Okundaye said.

Introductions were made, with some candidates previously holding spots in the and other work regarding law. The candidates answered questions about sexual assault actions from current senate members.

They discussed how they plan to speak up for those unable to do so and use the handbook as their vessel. All candidates were accepted into the positions.

Second-year Emily London said, “In case of sexual assault it takes a lot of bravery for the survivor to come forward.” Now it is her and the other candidates’ jobs to speak up for those affected, she said.

The Student Concerns Committee, trying to bridge the gap between RHSA and Senate, held elections at the meeting. The dates stated their stance and answered why

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Senator Danielle Adames said, “I wanted to be a voice for people who couldn’t make it to senate hearings or couldn’t be heard.”

All students applying for the position were accepted in a senate-wide joint vote.

At the beginning of the meeting, senate members were asked what they were interested in and a big topic was social justice.

The Social Justice Coalition held their elecpresenting their case for why they would be good for the job.

Race, sexuality and mental health, spectrum related or depression, were all talked upon.

One candidate, Rabih Ahmed, discussed the bridge between the administration in regards to social issues and the students by calling the administration to action.

“Stop being so vague,” Ahmed said.

“Take away from the aggression and speak about the facts.”

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SUNY NEW PALTZ GRADUATE’S DOCUMENTARY GOES VIRAL

By Jennifer Newman Features Editor | Jnewman46@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The power of one should never be underestimated.

SUNY New Paltz alumn, Jonathan Novick, who will be traveling to Russia next week to screen his documentary entitled, “Don’t Look Down On Me,” proved that this summer. accumulating over 2.5 million views since he posted the video to YouTube on Aug. 7.

The six-minute documentary follows Novick, a 22-year-old with dwarfism, during his daily routine in New York City, where people yell offensive comments, stare and even take pictures of him. myself,” Novick said.

He said growing up he experienced the occasional negative interaction, but after moving to New York City a year ago it became part of his daily commute.

“It’s something that became incredibly frustrating but also made me incredibly paranoid,” he said. “All of a sudden I knew I had to be on alert.”

All of this culminated together last November for Novick. He was coming out of work, texting a friend, when a teenager physically jumped over Novick and ran away while a group laughed.

“I became incredibly furious that there was nothing I could physically do.

I was so angry,” he said. “That’s when I realized I needed to do something and it was the only answer I had that would make me feel better.”

Novick said the massive response was not part of the plan.

Novick, who graduated SUNY New Paltz in 2013 as a digital media production major, is currently in his second year in graduate school at Hunter College in the Integrated Media Arts Program working towards his MFA degree.

Novick cited professors Joseph Vlachos and Gregory Bray as two huge mentors of his at SUNY New Paltz, but college.

Novick said during his third year in high school he decided to take a photography class despite wanting to become an engineer. One day, a large photo contest was announced by his photography teacher. Novick submitted a photo, won “I started thinking about New Paltz at this time,” he said. “The same day I found out about winning the photo contest was the same day I was accepted to New Paltz and the same day I chose to go.”

Novick said he recently got an email from that same photography teacher This time Novick was asked to be one of the speakers.

Novick made the documentary in collaboration with DCTV, Downtown ganization that provides students with the LINK Media Enabled Musketeers a media program for American and Russian citizens who have disabilities and ability issues, according to their website.

Initially, Novick screened his documentary to 35 people, with a handful from New Paltz in attendance.

“I was really happy with the reaction, but it didn’t feel done,” he said.

Novick’s best friend, Stephen Dowd, a graduate student at SUNY New Paltz and Resident Assistant for DuBois Hall, attended the screening and posted a picture from it online. After prompts from friends about it, Novick decided to share it on Facebook with the intentions of simply showing friends.

“That one post was what set everything off,” Novick said. “It spread like

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a viral video that I never anticipated.”

Novick said since the video went viral, he receives messages from people, cal disabilities, who appreciate his efforts to educate. The majority of people who stop him on the street now recograther than what he experienced before, he said.

Novick said he appreciates his time at SUNY New Paltz and attributes a lot to his experiences and people, like Dowd, who support him.

Dowd said during his time as an undergraduate in New Paltz, Novick would work for several nights at a time in the class.

“He worked tirelessly at it,” Dowd said. “ He was, and still is, dedicated to that craft.”

Dowd was cited in the credits of Novick’s documentary, especially thanking him for his support.

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come across in my life,” Dowd said. “I really credit a lot of my success to him. I think that speaks a lot about his character. Anyone who knows John is gonna be a better person for it.”

Dowd was not the only one from New Paltz that helped Novick.

Levi Verges, a 2012 graduate of SUNY New Paltz, operated the camera in many of Novick’s shots, skillfully duplicating Novick’s directions even though he “never picked up a camera in his life,” according to Novick.

During his time at New Paltz, Novick was in admissions crew, hall government positions, TBA Improv Group and Epic Glee on top of being a Resident Assistant and Orientation Leader.

“New Paltz has given me a lot,” he said. “I got to interact with so many people. That’s kind of college. In that time I met the most amazing people from all walks of life that helped me change my perspective and helped me just really appreciate people. You might not know everybody, but the people you do know are pretty awesome.”

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FACULTY PROPOSAL AT STUDENT COMPETITION STEALS THE SHOW

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The crowd roared when he went down on one knee. the gymnasium full of unsuspecting students and faculty were met with a heartwarming surprise: a marriage proposal.

Robert Moysey, newly appointed Coordinator of Transfer Student Engagement and former Resident Director, proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Esopus Hall Resident Director, Shannon Calderon on Friday, Aug. 22.

The couple’s history at SUNY New Paltz runs deep.

“Everything we have together—the memories—happened here [at New Paltz],” Moysey said.

Moysey and Calderon were students together, but only met in passing until working together at New Paltz in 2011.

“I don’t think he could have chosen a better way to propose,” Calderon said. “SUNY New Paltz means so much to the both of us, from when we were students to working here profesIt may sound cliché, but this school completely changed my life and I attribute so many of my

happiest memories and my most amazing experiences to being here.”

Aside from the couple’s connection to the school, Moysey decided to propose at the lipsync competition because of the large audience.

“I’m glad I had people there to experience it with me,” Moysey said. “I think it has a more lasting, profound effect now. It is a memory that not only we have, but the people around that witnessed [the proposal] have as well.”

Moysey had to work out a few details to ensure that his surprise went as well as he hoped.

He reached out to the Dean of Students Robin Cohen-LaValle, Coordinator for FirstYear Programming Tara Sestanovich, Administrative Program Associate Stephanie Pina, Resident Director Brandon Goodman and his supervisor Michelle Combs.

Combs contacted Senior Orientation Leader Emily Holub to recruit Orientation Leaders Emma Scott and Jeff Owusu to help out.

Second-year undeclared student Scott made the “Will you marry me?” banner. She got to know Shannon over the summer and was “so happy to be included in the proposal,” she said.

“Shannon is a fantastic person, and wants everyone else to be happy,” Scott said. “It was amazing that she got this moment to feel special

Love blossoms at lip-sync competition between faculty.

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in front of hundreds of people.”

[Moysey] put together this amazing event and

forts paid off.

“When you hear about or see these amazing proposals on the Internet or from friends, you never think that will happen to you,” she said. “I’m still completely in shock that

Calderon worked for the orientation program for the past three summers and said it was “so wonderful to be able to have this incredible event happen while with the Orientation Leaders and staff.”

People’s Climate March The Climate Action Coalition and the Environmental Task Force are organizing buses that will be departing from New Paltz at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 and returning sometime in the early evening.

The round trip bus fare for students is only $10 and students can reserve 426) or go to the Facebook event: Bus to People’s Climate March – New Paltz for more details on reservations.

NYPIRG will also be hosting a People’s Climate March Planning and Action Meeting on Tuesday Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Student Union Building 426, prior to the Bill McKibben

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“I wanted it to be a community where issues that matter to me.” zines, Barnard Zine Library described them get.”

There is no exact date when zines came about, but it was around the 1970s when the

entertaining way.”

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idea,” she said.

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Gulliver Travels To New Paltz

GIANT SCULPTURE CLIMBS INTO STUDENTS’ HEARTS

By Abbott Brant Managing Editor|N02167035@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Last May, the New Paltz campus appeared a little smaller, as students hurrying to class were in awe of the sleeping giant who seemed to have appeared overnight.

His name is “Gulliver.”

The massive, whimsical sculpture, named and inspired from the Jonathan Swift’s tales of “Gulliver’s Travels,” rests chained upon the Fine Arts Building Plaza. Spanning 36 ft. and weighing 3,500 lbs., this bronze sculpture was created by world-renowned artist Tom Otterness.

Daniel Belasco, the Dorsky Museum’s curator of exhibitions and programs, was in the process of curating the current exhibition “Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art” when the idea to bring “Gulliver” to SUNY New Paltz came to fruition.

Belasco wanted Polich, famous for creating very large-scale works of public art, to be truly embodied in the exhibition – for those who experienced the exhibit to get a full sense of what Dick Polich had accomplished in creating huge works of art while illustrating skill and beautiful craftsmanship.

Otterness, who also has various other smaller pieces currently in the exhibit, mentioned to Belasco that “Gulliver,” who had just spent time on the campus of Western Michigan University, was to return to Otterness’s Brooklyn studio and would be able to make a stop on his way home.

“It was a great opportunity,” Belasco said. “Otterness is a perfect artist for a university campus because he’s approachable, very engaging, charming and humorous, but also has a literary connection and a

satirical quality to [his] work.”

Belasco said this wasn’t simply a Dorsky initiative, but a university loan approved by the college’s Arts and Aesthetics Committee in conjunction with the museum, approved by all involved in support of having an “engaging campus full of art of all sorts.”

The creation of “Gulliver” is as animated and eccentric as one can imagine. The statue was initially made for a fairytale-themed park in the Netherlands.

“It has an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ feel,” Otterness said. “The shift of scale from small to large – small Over the summer, a sign was placed in front of “Gulliver” that declared it “under surveillance.” Belasco said this was to deter skateboarders from utilizing “Gulliver” for their recreational needs. It was removed at the start of the fall semester to return the statue to its intended aesthetic, as the artist envisioned.

“I hope people sit on it, use it to socialize,” he said.

“I hope they are amused by it and understand the story, of these little people having this key and deciding whether to let him out or not.”

Indeed, “Gulliver” is topic of conversation.

“To have the work of an internationally-recognized artist here is a big deal,” said associate professor of sculpture Emily Puthoff, who uses the piece, as well as Otterness’ other pieces in the exhibit, as an example during her Sculpture Casting & Moldmaking class.

nals week last semester, many seemed to identify with “Gulliver” as he layed there, chained to a college campus. Some who were graduating felt as though they were “Gulliver” about to break free. Others believed it was a tangible representation of the one percent’s grasp on the 99 percent.

And in these varying views is where the greatness of the work comes from — the artist has his own particular idea, Belasco said, but it doesn’t mean that anyone else’s idea isn’t valid.

“I really like the sculpture and I think it’s awesome the school brings in outside work from other artists,” fourth-year visual art education major Sarah Platt said.

“It’s neat to see a large-scale sculpture in the middle of campus, even if it’s for a short time.”

Belasco said at the end of this semester, the future of “Gulliver” is uncertain.

“I just know Otterness doesn’t want him back in the studio,” Belasco said. “He wants ‘Gulliver’ to be out in the world.”

Belasco has heard talk of varying interpretations from students as to what “Gulliver” is meant to represent. With the PHOTO COURTESY OF MAXWELL REIDE

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Creative Pieces Come Together In New Paltz

NEW EXHIBIT OPENS AT UNISON GALLERY

By Sage Higgins Contributing Writer| Higginss1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

We come across things in our lives that are like pieces of a puzzle together but with a creative eye, they were meant to be all along.

The Gallery at Unison Arts Center, located in New Paltz, opened an exhibit on Sept. 7 titled “Joyful and Animate.”

Stacie Flint, one of the artists in the exhibit, is a New Paltz native who has been featured in publications like The New York Times and has illustrated a children’s book.

Leslie LeFevre-Stratton, also featured in the exhibit, said “formal art education gave her the tools to express a lifelong passion for the decorative arts.”

Flint and LeFevre-Stratton didn’t know their art would be put together prior to the show. Both the artists knew each other previously, but said they were not sure how their art was going to be presented cohesively because of the opposite nature of the pieces.

With the help of Unison Gallery Committee Chair Amy Pickering, who is also the visitor services coordinator at the Dorsky, the two artists said they found unity within their works by looking and comparing the similar energies and shape structures of the pieces. They said they felt even through all the chaos in a seemingly dark world, they were able to look tive energy within the chaos.

Humans and animals are the key focus in many of Flint’s paintings.

She said her paintings are like puzzles that are bits and pieces of her history and her inner emotions.

“In a world of great suffering, I would rather contribute something uplifting that makes people feel good about being alive,” Flint said.

LeFevre-Stratton’s work portrays marine life of prehistoric and modern time periods. She said she has had a fascination with the ocean ever since she was a young girl. sented in her pieces are a combination of prehistoric aquatic life and her own creative input to create an entirely new creature. All of LeFecotton.

“Joyful and Animated” will be on display at the Union Gallery through Sept. 28.

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Open Doors For Opening Reception

DORSKY WELCOMES POLICH, OTTERNESS AND THEIR VIEWERS

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exiting the Dorsky was constant and visitors were encouraged to snack and socialize on the veranda.

Hidden among the crowd were featured artists Polich and Otterness, both of whom said they were very honored to see their work on display. Otterness, who lives in New York City, said he

came to New Paltz to celebrate Polich.

“We’re all here to celebrate Dick,” Otterness said. “It’s so much fun to have him, after all these years of having him watch us, on display. I’ve worked with him for over 30 years and we know each other as kind of old friends and opponents at the same time.”

Belasco called the turnout “fantastic.”

“It was truly an honor to Dick Polich and all he has given to the community, and to the art world,” Belasco said.

“To have luminaries like Martin Puryear, Tom Otterness and David Ross, as well as representatives from the Roy Lichtenstein foundation and Nancy Graves foundation, present, was a testament to Dick’s impact on so many.”

The Dorsky will hold various gallery talks and demonstrations featuring Polich and Lewis, through November and the exhibits will be up through Dec. 14.

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On Saturday, Sept. 6 the Dorsky held an opening reception for its two exhibits “Dick Polich: Transforming Metal into Art” and “Race, Love, and Labor: New Work from The Center for Photography at Woodstock’s Artist-inResidency Program.”

Hundreds of guests attended the evening event—drawing students, faculty, college administration members and many locals from neighboring counties.

Although “Race, Love and Labor” curator Sarah Lewis was not in attendance, she said she was honored to be the exhibit’s guest curator. Selected for her curatorial work at the Tate Modern, MoMA and for SITE Santa Fe Biennial, she said she helped co-curate the exhibit with Dorsky Curator Daniel Belasco.

“I would add that Sarah was select-

ed not only for her curatorial work but also her scholarship: both her writings on contemporary photographers like Lyle Ashton Harris, and her historical work on 19th century representations of African-Americans,” Belasco said.

“She brought a fresh eye to [the Center of Photography at Woodstock] collection and the work of the institution and residency.”

Belasco said the two shows work well together as both Polich Tallix foundry and CPW are Hudson Valley based institutions that have supported the creative work of artists for decades.

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THE DORSKY RECEIVES ACCEPTANCE TO ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

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After submitting an extensive application in July, the Dorsky has been selected to participate in a program known as the Museum Assessment Program (MAP).

MAP is designed to help small-scale museums, like the Dorsky, improve their policies and overall museum experience. It also helps museums prioritize goals, focus on mission and planning and improve communications between staff board. It also aids in credibility with potential funders.

The director of the Neil C. Trager Gallery at the Dorsky, Sara Pasti, said she is thrilled about the museum’s acceptance into this program.

“We were thrilled because again our goal is to become the best we can be. Now we know we are on the path to becoming an accredited museum,” Pasti said.

Pasti and Dorsky Collections Manager

Wayne Lempka are the two responsible for the Dorsky’s involvement in this program.

The two have regularly attended the American Alliance of Museums annual conferences.

At these conferences, MAP began to become more streamlined and more easily accessible to museums. “[Being an accredited museum] tells the world out there that you have met the basic standards that are required,” Pasti said. “Museums will lend you work when you’re accredited because it means that you have certain security systems in place, climate control systems in place, trained professionals who are running your organization and appropriate insurance.” submit the self-study workbook, in which the museum assessed itself. This allowed the strengths and weaknesses.

The program’s impacts on the Dorsky

community. A major part of this program is to learn what the community and students expect from the Dorsky.

“Through the Dorsky’s self-study project they already learned from the community that people who come to the campus who do not work here get lost,” Pasti said.

At the end of September a peer reviewer, Aldona Jonaitis, director at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks—Museum of the North, will be in New Paltz for a two-day visit to get an understanding of how the museum operates within the context of the college.

This includes interviews with students, board members, faculty and community members.

From there, she will send what she observed and recommendations of how the Dorsky can update policies and improve the museum overall.

When student, college and community recommendations come in December, the Dorsky will be on its way to a new and improved museum.

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On Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m., the Department of Music held its annual Faculty Showcase Concert at the of a series of concerts held throughout the school year.

A variety of faculty and members are chosen to perform, according to Deputy Chair and Associate Professor Joël Evans, “We present a broad spectrum of chamber music as well as new and unique works,” he said.

An example of this was the work, “Jazz Sketches for Cello and Vibraphone” by David Jarvis, performed by Susan Seligman on cello and Chris Earley on vibraphone.

“I’m delighted to play this piece because it makes me appear a lot cooler than I actually am,” Seligman, lecturer for the music department,

said before playing.

Numerous supportive students sat among the crowd.

“We treat the Faculty Showcase as an opportunity for students to meet their music professors as world class artists and performers,” Evans said.

Ruthanne Schempf has been an adjunct professor in the music department at SUNY New Paltz for 19 years. She has participated in and seen many showcases. Schempf recognizes the importance of her students seeing her perform.

Schempf and Evans began the evening with “Sonata for Oboe and Piano” by Francis Poulenc. Schempf played piano and Evans was on oboe.

Schempf has been playing piano since she was a child and plays the organ as well.

Schempf said she performs often outside of New Paltz. She is part

of a small community concert series in her town of Cornwall, New York where they put on a variety of shows each year. Schempf sometimes performs as a soloist but usually performs with a group.

Assistant Professor Alex Peh also performed in the showcase. He played piano and did two solo performances entitled “Préludes, Deuxieme Livre” by Claude Debussy and “Troisieme Ordre XVIII” by François Couperin.

This is Peh’s second year at SUNY New Paltz and he said he loves it here. He too sees the value in the annual showcase, though it makes him nervous to perform in front of his students.

“Bringing classical music to students who wouldn’t normally listen to it is extremely important,” Peh said.

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THE DEEP END ERICA MELVILLE Major: Visual Arts, Art History Year: Third

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“My work focuses on the realm of thought and emotion. I aim to capture the essence of my relationship with the subject, rather than simply focus on depicting their physical features. ”

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COLUMN Nonsensical Buzzing

Yesterday a bee harassed me for my ham sandwich.

I tried to tell him that life — his espe-

less desirably, a blank computer screen — observing the buzzing winged insects be-

up on bread. My counsel went unheard. That afternoon I saw him gunned down by a rival gang of bees for wearing the wrong colors (black and yellow) on their turf. I imagine many young bees have lost their lives in the same, tragical ironic manner. What I’m trying to say is that bee violence is a serious issue and you should talk to your kids about it.

This summer I thought a lot about life and to a lesser extent, bees. Having little else to do than stare aimlessly into the sun — or

thought, resulting in levels of boredom even the “Breakfast Club” could not groan off.

Devoid of intellectual stimulation, my only option was to befriend the bees I passively monitored by the park bench.

It proved fruitless. Despite repeated attempts at slathering honey on my face and win the affection of the Park Bench Buzzer Boys. Once again I came to the sad realization that cartoons had lied to me. I still want

to taste a Scooby-Snack.

The bee-jection stings for the rest of the day. This is probably what my Tomogachi pet felt like when I stopped feeding it, left death for an animal that lacked a survival instinct. Darwin would have agreed, I thought.

I returned home, stopping to smell the roses. They reeked of the life I was denied.

My face is still sticky and I’m afraid it won’t comfort in a bucket of KFC Original Recipe. The Colonel leaves no man left behind.

With silence comes solace, and I begin to drift to sleep. Tomorrow the bees will be re-

summer has drilled into my mind.

The sun rises and I know a revelation awaits me. One that encapsulates the boredom, lonesomeness and empty feelings of summer into a grand theory. Any moment, my thoughts will be realized.

Hang on. There’s a bee outside my window.

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STREAK CONTINUES

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The Women’s Soccer team won a pair of games last weekend as they defeated both Brooklyn College and Rutgers-Newark to win the Scarlet Raider

her own in the 77th minute to increase

“We were able to come out with ing how to win so that’s what’s impor-

Sara Corson would tally a goal, assist-

The Hawks returned home on Tues-

ily Corson, in the 82nd minute to bring

Sloane Lipshie scored the lone goal and ultimately the game-winner for New Captain Eleni Anselmi tallied the assist

The following day, the Hawks de-

the game in the 43rd minute to take a

shots overall being tied at 12 apiece, New Paltz took the victory, winning the Head Coach Colleen Bruley said the 2-1 win over Rutgers-Newark taught the team how to keep momen“To come out with that win was great, because we learned how to really hold a lead under pressure and that was Bruley said the competition at the Scarlet Raider Classic was not similar to the competition the team will see in

Anselmi said it feels great to be undefeated thus far due to the team’s per“Winning these past games has made the team morale very high which is exactly what we needed before headThe undefeated Hawks next take

nah Moran, Anselmi and third-year lied two goals in the win to improve the

game road trip which will conclude

Bruley said the team needed a win with a large goal-margin to get the team

season against SUNY Cortland and

“The idea was to play them and We needed to get more comfortable in

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“We are working hard at practice and taking advantage of our practice time to work on things we didn’t do “But more importantly, we are focusing on one game at a time, taking things

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Men’s Soccer Splits Weekend Games

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The Men’s Soccer team split two games last weekend while participating in the Vassar Invitational in Poughkeepsie, New York. On Saturday, Sept.

6, the Hawks defeated the Farmingdale State College Rams 3-1 to record their Hawks were later shutout the next day by the Elms College Blazers, 1-0.

Sam Wasser, who was subbed into the ute.

Scardino, who was subbed into the game for Wasser in the 36th minute, scored a pair of goals, one in the 39th minute and the other in the 66th minute. Fourthyear Captain Brian Spina tallied an assist on Scardino’s second goal. Fourth-year goalkeeper Andres Montoya played all

By Ali Matthews Contributing Writer | Matthewa1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

After starting the season with a win against Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday, Aug. 29, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams participated in the Vassar Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Men’s team placed

College for the overall team title.

Head Coach Mike Trunkes said both teams show their unrelenting commitment to their sport and are always going the extra mile in training.

“They don’t have the same social weekend as the average college student here at SUNY New Paltz,” Trunkes said. “They are adjusting training to every individual’s pace and with that, the team. It is a team commitment.”

This season, both the men’s and women’s teams have been making a concerted effort to run more miles a week, Trunkes said. Many of the men’s

90 minutes for the Hawks and recorded two saves.

Head Coach Gene Ventriglia said the Rams had previously upset the No. 12 ranked team in the nation, Stevens Institute of Technology on Aug. 29.

Spina said the Hawks started the game “a little shaky,” but the win said a lot about the character of this year’s team.

In the second game of the weekscored the lone goal for Elms College that would be enough for the win.

Fourth-year goalkeeper Steven Domino played all 90 minutes for the Hawks and recorded three saves in the loss. Scardino had netted a goal for the Hawks. However, it was void as a result of a late offsides call.

Ventriglia attributed the team’s intensity to the newcomers on the roster.

“I think the newcomers are really helping the team,” he said. “They make

team runners are running an average of 80 to 100 miles a week. This will continue through October and slow down in November as they prepare for the Championships.

“The Women’s team is progressively developing as they get older and accumulate more mileage,” Trunkes said.

Fourth-year women’s runner Terisa are strong this year.

“This season, we as a team, are the strongest we have ever been,” she said.

Woych believes that a lot of the team’s success has to do with the emphasis Trunkes has put on “pack running” and training in groups.

“It challenges us to rely on one another and push each other,” she said.

Woych spent last semester training abroad in Scotland with running coach Leslie Kelly. She is coming off a summer of 70-75 miles a week, she said.

While she was there, Woych achieved the goal of completing a 5k in

our team deeper, as we used a lot of substitutes during Saturday’s game.”

Ventriglia also said the team can put so much pressure on an opponent, that something positive will happen.

“You can break down an opponent,” he said. “Going into the second half I was feeling very comfortable. I told them at halftime ‘we’re going to do it.’ They didn’t come out with the same play. I think it may have been the humidity on Saturday that may have taken a lot out of them.”

Despite the losing record to start the with the team. The Hawks are working on playing a 90 minute game and improving their psychological strength, he said.

“To me, it’s the mental strength, because that’s where they get tired, mentally, and they lose focus for a little while,” he said. “It has cost us the two games that we lost. You’re always going to have

under 18 minutes.

“In Scotland, I was able to sub 18:00 on the track with a time of 17:58 at British University Championships,” she said. “This was huge for me and makes me only the second Hawk to ever sub 18.”

Woych also said that her outlook on cross country was totally changed after her trip training abroad. “[Kelly] gave me a new perspective to the sport,” Woych said. “It’s incredible to run with a group of girls so driven and determined, with the same overall goal of qualifying for nationals.”

Fourth-year Men’s Captain Mike Scher also believes that much of their success comes from the overall increased mileage.

“Everyone has increased their ity of the team running at, or over, 80 miles a week,” he said.

Scher said that despite their hard training thus far, the team still under-

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periods of highs and lows, but you have to be within a certain range. We were up and down against Elms and that’s why we gave up the goal. We were clearly the better team, but you have to play for 90 minutes. That’s what we’re working on.”

Spina said the team did not come out and play the way they wanted to against the Blazers.

but we did not and unfortunately it came back to haunt us,” he said. “The second half [Elms College] came to us and we couldn’t seem to string together multiple passes and it really took us away from our game. We’re looking to really move forward from that game and put it behind us.”

The Hawks who now have a record of 1-2, are preparing for their home opener as they take on Hunter College this Saturday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. on New Turf Field.

stands that they have a long season ahead.

“It is important to not get ahead of ourselves and overtrain,” he said.

The men’s team has a total of six fourth-years this season and the womfourth-year women’s runners Maggie Verspoor and Gabby Mancuso have provided the team with a greater equity than last season.

“The three of us balance each other really well and our strengths and weaknesses balance incredibly for a really strong top end,” she said. “Overall, everyone is beyond excited at the potential we have as a team to do some serious damage not only in the conference, but in the region. Watch out, Geneseo.”

Next up on the schedule, the Hawks participate in the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, Sept.

20 in North Dartmouth, Massachusets and then the Paul Short Invitational on Friday Oct. 3, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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New Paltz Resident Strikes Gold In Swimming participated in the 800-yard freestyle When it comes to being at one with the water, New Paltz resident Dan Win-

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Whether it was at a pond in his peting at the collegiate level at Manhattan College, swimming has always been

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nite, a gym in town, where he says he of-

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Donald Christian, who he commends as

world championship being held so close “I didn’t have to hop on a plane or After medaling at the national They had tons of swimmers from all over and the level of competition was very

Marianne completed this eight-stage trianing 18 miles and swimming nearly two

its website, the FINA World Masters’ Championships is the biggest competition in terms of participation by welcomdisciplines of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open

since recently accomplished another feat of athleticism at a local level: The

competitors at the championship ranging from 25-year-olds to swimmers well into graphic of competitors, the championship

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