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Andrew  Wyrich  MANAGING  EDITOR SOCIAL  MEDIA  CHIEF _________________

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John  Brandi  NEWS  EDITOR

Rachel  Freeman  FEATURES  EDITOR

Zan  Strumfeld

ARTS Â & Â ENTERTAINMENT Â EDITOR

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Felice  Bernabo,  Sunya  Bhutta,  Andrew  Carden,  Nick  Fodera,  Elexis  Goldberg,  Maeve  Halliday,  Ryan  Patrick  Hanrahan,  Ricardo  Hernandez,  Alec  Horowitz,  Samantha  Huertas,  Sarah  Hurd,  Mathew  John,  Brian  Kearney,  Jessica  Mingoia,  Danielle  Quitoni,  David  Spiegel,  Emily  Sussell,  Chris  Thurston,  Pete  Thompson,  Harris  Wichard,  Annie  Yu

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Senate  Continues  to  Fill  Vacant  Seats By  Jaleesa  Baulkman Copy  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@newpaltz.edu

7KH QG VWXGHQW VHQDWH ÂżOOHG WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ 3R-­ lice  Committee  and  several  academic  committees  at  WKHLU WKLUG PHHWLQJ RI WKH IDOO RQ 7XHVGD\ 6HSW The  three  remaining  positions  on  the  University  3ROLFH &RPPLWWHH ZHUH ÂżOOHG E\ 9LFWRULD 6DPDNDL +HQU\ /LQR DQG .DVSHU *DUOLFNL 7KUHH SRVLWLRQV RQ WKH $FDGHPLF 6HQDWH &RPPLWWHH ZHUH DOVR ÂżOOHG The  liberal  arts  seat  for  the  Academic  Affairs  &RPPLWWHH ZDV ÂżOOHG E\ &KULVWOLH -XOLHQ 'DZQ0DULH Allan  was  also  approved  for  the  School  of  Education  VHDW RQ WKH FRPPLWWHH KRZHYHU WKLV FRQĂ€LFWV ZLWK faculty  bylaws  because  the  education  seat  was  already  ¿OOHG Two  out  of  the  four  positions  on  the  Curriculum  &RPPLWWHH ZHUH ÂżOOHG 7KH 6FKRRO RI %XVLQHVV VHDW DQG VFKRRO RI 6FLHQFH DQG (QJLQHHULQJ DUH VWLOO RSHQ Three  liberal  arts  seats  on  the  Budget,  Goals  and  3ODQV &RPPLWWHH ZHUH ÂżOOHG 6HQ -RQDWKDQ (VSLQRVD one  of  the  senators  approved  to  this  group,  said  that  this  committee  in  particular  is  important  because  â€œwe  can  see  where  the  money’s  not  going‌and  allocate  it  FRUUHFWO\ ´ One  position  on  the  Environmental  Task  Commit-­ WHH ZDV ÂżOOHG E\ QHZFRPHU $QWKRQ\ $GHJXQOH 2QH position  on  the  Transportation  Committee  was  also  ¿OOHG Three  spots  on  the  Liberal  Ad  Hoc  Committee  and  six  seats  on  the  Educational  Technology  Committee  VWLOO QHHG WR EH ÂżOOHG In  an  individual  senate  report,  Samakai  announced  that  the  students  from  the  biology  program  are  starting  a Â

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7KH $FDGHPLF 6HQDWH FRQWLQXHV WR GLVFXVV ¿OOLQJ FRPPLWWHH SRVLWLRQV DQG DOVR KHDUV SUHVHQWDWLRQV E\ VWXGHQW OHDGHUV petition   against   the  low  number   of   biology   professors   in   WKH GHSDUWPHQW Executive  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  proposed  conducting  a  general  advising  pre-­survey  to  see  students  reaction  RQ DGYLVLQJ %\ LPSOHPHQWLQJ D ¿QDO GUDIW WKH V\VWHP of  surveying  will  work  similar  to  the  Student  Evalua-­ tion  of  Instruction  forms  which  were  recently  moved  WR DQ RQOLQH IRUPDW 7KH DFDGHPLF DGYLVLQJ VXUYH\

ZLOO JDXJH VWXGHQW FULWLFLVP RI DGYLVRUV Executive  Vice  President  Eve  Stern  discussed  is-­ sues  with  meal  exchange  and  increases  the  number  RI WKH /RRS EXV SLFNV XS VWXGHQWV 6KH DOVR PHQ-­ tioned  that  the  Student  Association  approved  several  new  school  clubs  such  as  the  New  Paltz  Circus  Team  DPRQJ RWKHUV The  next  Senate  meeting   will  be  held  on  Tuesday  6HSW LQ 6WXGHQW 8QLRQ

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The  annual  Campus  Fire  Safety  Awareness  Day  was  canceled  this  year  due  to  an  overwhelming  amount  of  emer-­ gency  calls  in  the  wake  of  Hurricane  Irene  and  subsequent  Ă€RRGLQJ “Campus  Fire  Safety  Day  was  canceled  because  of  the  impact  that  Hurricane  Irene  and  Tropical  Storm  Lee  had  on  the  campus  and  the  surrounding  areas,â€?  said  SUNY  1HZ 3DOW] 'LUHFWRU RI (QYLURQPHQWDO 6DIHW\ 0LNH 0DOOR\ Âł6RPH URDGV DUH LPSDVVLEOH HYHQ WRGD\ ´ Agencies  involved  were  mobilized  to  help  with  relief  LQ WKH +XGVRQ 9DOOH\ 7KH 1HZ <RUN 6WDWH 2IÂżFH RI )LUH 3UHYHQWLRQ DQG &RQ-­ trol  was  mobilized  for  recovery  efforts  in  Schoharie  County,  DFFRUGLQJ WR 6FRWW 6FKXOWH DVVLVWDQW GLUHFWRU RI ÂżUH VDIHW\ RQ FDPSXV +H VDLG WKH 1HZ 3DOW] 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW ZDV similarly  preoccupied  with  an  overwhelming  amount  of  HPHUJHQF\ FDOOV RYHU WKH WZR ZHHN SHULRG “Facilities  Operations  and  the  State  University  Police Â

have  been  working  night  and  day,  attending  to  thousands  of  calls  for  assistance  since  the  beginning  of  the  month,â€?  6FKXOWH VDLG Recovery  is  still  in-­process  on  campus  as  services  and  RIÂżFHV VORZO\ EHJLQ WR SLFN XS ZKHUH WKH\ OHIW RII DFFRUG-­ LQJ WR VHYHUDO 13 0DLO PHVVDJHV “Myself  and  Chief  David  Dugatkin  of  the  State  Uni-­ versity  Police  served  as  emergency  incident  commanders  of  the  Emergency  Management  Team,  and  the  rest  of  my  department  [as  well  as  myself]  have  been  assisting  the  rest  RI WKH FDPSXV LQ UHFRYHU\ IURP Ă€RRGLQJ IRFXVLQJ KHDYLO\ RQ HQYLURQPHQWDO VDIHW\ ´ 0DOOR\ VDLG Âł:H KDYH EHHQ IR-­ cusing  mainly  on  the  recovery  work  in  Haggerty  Adminis-­ WUDWLRQ %XLOGLQJ WKH $WULXP DQG WKH 6WXGHQW 8QLRQ ´ All  those  involved  in  campus  cleanup  were  hit  hard  early  in  the  semester  and  it’s  been  a  challenging  recovery,  according  to  Dave  Serino,  assistant  director  of  Environmen-­ WDO +HDOWK DQG 6DIHW\ +H VDLG UHVRXUFHV ZHUH VWUHWFKHG WKLQ WR GR WHDPV UHVSRQGLQJ WR HPHUJHQF\ WKURXJKRXW WKH UHJLRQ  â€œIt  has  been  a  hell  of  a  few  days  here  on  campus  and  most  of  my  team,  including  myself,  spent  the  nights  here—

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DV ZHOO WKURXJKRXW WKH VWRUPV ´ 0DOOR\ VDLG Those  in  charge  of  the  event  said  it  will  not  be  resched-­ uled  due  to  the  emergency  calls  inundating  police  depart-­ PHQWV HYHU\ZKHUH LQ WKH UHJLRQ 7KH\ VDLG WKH FDPSXV ZLOO KDYH WR ZDLW XQWLO IDOO Âł:KLOH &DPSXV )LUH 6DIHW\ $ZDUHQHVV 'D\ LV WKH EHVW opportunity  for  the  Fire  Department,  State  Fire,  EH&S,  the  State  University  Police,  in  addition  to  numerous  other  safety-­related  agencies,  to  interact  with  the  campus  commu-­ nity—and  it  provides  us  with  the  most  appropriate  forum  to  offer  a  wide  variety  of  programs  and  events  that  engage  the  students  and  staff  in  safety  minded  topics,  we  understood  that  rescheduling  the  event  would  be  next  to  impossible,â€?  6FKXOWH VDLG :KLOH &DPSXV )LUH 6DIHW\ $ZDUHQHVV 'D\ ZLOO QRW WDNH place  this  year,  it  is  important  to  recall  the  issues  and  advice  EURXJKW WR FDPSXV LQ WKH SDVW DERXW ÂżUH VDIHW\ “The  most  important  thing  that  we  try  to  teach  all  com-­ PXQLW\ PHPEHUV DERXW ÂżUH VDIHW\ LV WKDW WKH GDQJHU LV UHDO DQG HYHU SUHVHQW ´ VDLG 6FKXOWH

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DAVIS  MAKES  FINAL  PLEA Troy  Davis,  the  condemned  inmate  who  convinced  hundreds  of  thousands  of  peo-­ ple  but  not  the  justice  system  of  his  inno-­ FHQFH ÂżOHG DQ HOHYHQWK KRXU SOHD :HGQHV-­ day  asking  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  to  stop  Georgia  authorities  from  executing  him  for  WKH PXUGHU RI DQ RII GXW\ SROLFH RIÂżFHU HOMELESS  MAN  BEAT  TO  DEATH The  fatal  police  beating  of  a  mentally  ill,  homeless  man,  prosecutors  say,  began  ZLWK RQH RIÂżFHU VQDSSLQJ RQ D SDLU RI latex  gloves  and  a  single  threat. A  FREE  FALL  TO  EARTH  NASA’s  old  research  satellite  is  expected  to  come  crashing  down  through  the  atmo-­ sphere  Friday  afternoon,  Eastern  Time.  The  spacecraft  will  not  be  passing  over  North  America  then,  the  space  agency  said  in  a  statement  Wednesday  evening. PALESTINIANS  PRESSED  Furiously  scrambling  to  head  off  a  U.N.  showdown,  the  United  States  warned  world  leaders  Wednesday  that  trying  to  create  a  Palestinian  nation  by  simple  decree  instead  of  through  hard  negotiations  was  bound  to  fail  as  a  shortcut  to  peace  with  Israel.  Eu-­ ropeans  worked  to  defuse  the  dispute,  too,  France  urging  new  talks  within  a  month. PASSED  OUT  PILOT Â

The  veteran  aviator  whose  plane  slammed  into  a  crowd  of  Nevada  air  race  spectators  at  400  mph  had  no  chance  to  save  his  ill-­ IDWHG Ă€LJKW DIWHU OLNHO\ ORVLQJ FRQVFLRXV-­ ness  from  acceleration  more  abrupt  and  H[WUHPH WKDQ HYHQ ZKDW PRVW ÂżJKWHU SLORWV HQGXUH Ă€\LQJ H[SHUWV VDLG

HOUSE  KILLS  SPENDING  BILL In  a  rebuke  to  GOP  leaders,  the  House  on  Wednesday  rejected  a  measure  providing  $3.7  billion  for  disaster  relief  as  part  of  a  bill  to  prevent  a  government  shutdown  at  the  end  of  next  week.

Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire

A  student  activist  club  is  getting  the  con-­ versation  started  on  campus  about  drugs  and  an  alternative  drug  policy.  The  Students  for  Sensible  Drug  Policy  (SSDP)  chapter  at  New  Paltz  have  launched  a  new  program  called  Harm  Reduction  Center  (HRC).  â€œOn  this  campus,  it’s  just  to  provide  sci-­ HQWLÂżFDOO\ EDVHG XQELDVHG LQIRUPDWLRQ WR WKH students  about  drugs  and  alcohol,â€?  said  Maria  Scarangella,  an  HRC  coordinator.  â€œAbout  the  things  that  we  are  aware  [of],  and  we  admit  kids  get  into.  To  just  spell  out  in  terms  that  they  can  understand,  and  tell  them  the  things  that  are  relevant  to  them.â€?  Harm  reduction  began  nationally  in  the  late  â€˜80s  to  promote  safer  habits  with  drug  use,  according  to  New  Paltz’s  SSDP  Face-­ book  page.  The  information  reads  that  volun-­ teers  in  the  program  understood  that  drug  use  wouldn’t  end  completely,  so  they  taught  us-­ ers  how  to  inject  properly,  they  also  provided  clean  needles  and  condoms.  Scarangella  said  HRC  at  New  Paltz  was  planned  initally  last  fall,  but  was  stalled  due  to  personal  obligations  and  infrequent  SSDP  club  membership.  This  year,  the  group  hopes  to  be  the  middle  ground  on  the  drug  debate,  where  they  can  keep  students  informed  and  safe.  â€œWhere  as  the  [school]  administration  might  say  â€˜don’t  do  drugs,  there’s  no  time  or  place  for  drugs’  we’re  saying  â€˜here’s  the  in-­ formation,  we  know  you’re  going  to  do  it,  so  here’s  information  on  how  you  can  do  it  safe-­ ly,’  said  Sen.Wendy  Cohen,  an  administrator  of  the  group.  Cohen  believes  students  can  make  their  own  decisions.  She  said  she  wants  students  to   review  external  information,  but  it  doesn’t  necessarily  have  to  come  from  the  forces  in  their  life,  such  as  parents  or  friends.  The  in-­ formation  HRC  dispenses  will  be  supported  E\ VFLHQFH EXW DSSOLHG WR VSHFLÂżF VFHQDULRV according  to  Cohen.  Things  will  get  personal,  but  that’s  the  point.  The  group  hopes  people  will  call  if  there  is  an  overdose.  That  person  needs  to  know  who  to  call  if  they  need  help  in  deter-­ mining  the  effects  of  a  certain  drug.   However,  ensuring  the  safety  of  students  with  drug-­related  issues  is  also  a  top  priority  of  SSDP  and  HRC.  The  group  said  they  want  to  share  with  students  and  the  community  the  real-­deal  behind  drug  use.  They  said  anyone  can  go  online  and  read  about  a  drug,  but  on  these  websites,  it  doesn’t  say  how  it  feels,  or Â

 Students  for  a  Sensible  Drug  Policy  (SSDP)  are  starting  an  HRC.     Â

what  happens  if  you  take  it  with  something  else. “If  something’s  going  wrong,  they  need  to  be  able  to  know  what  to  do,  not  to  be  afraid  to  take  action,â€?  said  Brendan  Mitchell,  an  ad-­ ministrator  of  the  group.  â€œWe  just  want  people  to  make  the  right  decisions.â€?  %XW ÂżUVW SHRSOH KDYH WR JHW LQYROYHG The  group  said  once  HRC  and  SSDP  start  â€œpicking  up  steamâ€?,  they  want  to  incorporate  more  kids  who  don’t  go  to  the  meetings.  To  in-­ crease  their  currently  â€œsmall  radius.â€?  Mitchel  said  people  from  all  walks  of  life,  and  not  just  the  â€œparty  peopleâ€?,  deal  with  issues  of  drug  use.  Although  no  one  is  currently  involved  on  the  administrative  level,  Scarangella  said  she  wants  to  bring  professors  into  the  mix.  She  said  they  would  be  useful  on  informing  students  on  some  of  the  same  topics  HRC  looks  to  cover.  One  event  the  group  hopes  to  host  this  year  is  an  interdisciplinary  panel  of  professors  to  speak  about  drug  topics,  profes-­ sors  from  various  departments  including  an-­ thropology,  Latin  American  studies  and  Black  Studies.  Cohen  said  she  wanted  to  include  someone  who  works  with  pharmaceutical-­ type  drugs.  However,  Cohen  said  she  doesn’t  see  oth-­ HU DGPLQLVWUDWLYH RIÂżFLDOV SDUWDNLQJ LQ +5& She  said  they  aren’t  going  to  have  a  say  in  what  research  and  information  they  use.  She  added  that  the  administration  doesn’t  come  down  to  check  off  on  what  they  are  saying. “The  point  of  it  is  â€˜by  the  students,  for  the  students’  type  thing,â€?  said  Scarangella. Â

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With  student  participation,  the  group  hopes  to  attract  people  by  cosponsoring  events  with  The  Black  Student  Union,  The  Latin  American  Student  Union  and  by  word-­ of-­mouth  campaigns.  The  group  believes  this  year  is  the  â€œtipping  point.â€?  Cohen  said  in  the  United  States,  16  states  have  enacted  medi-­ cal  marijuana  policies,  with  three  being  cre-­ ated  just  this  year.  On  a  local  level,  New  York  passed  a  911  Good  Samaritan  Policy  that  went  into  effect  this  past  weekend,  according  to  EmpireStateNews.Net.  The  website  continues:  â€œThis  new  life-­ saving  policy  gives  legal  amnesty  to  individu-­ als  in  need  of  medical  treatment  resulting  from  drug  or  alcohol  use,  as  well  as  individuals  who  seek  help  for  someone  else  in  need  of  medical  assistance  resulting  from  drug  or  alcohol  use.â€?  The  group  said  they  draw  inspiration  from  the  German  and  Portuguese  models  of  harm  reduction.  Turning  away  from  incar-­ ceration,  and  more  towards  a  system  where  psychological  and  family  services  are  avail-­ able.  Scarangella  said  incarceration  doesn’t  discourage  drug  use  and  that  the  road  to  so-­ briety  is  a  rough  journey,  but  one  that  includes  positivity.  â€œThe  whole  model  of  harm  reduction  is  meeting  you  where  you’re  at,â€?  said  Scaran-­ gella.  The  interdisciplinary  panel  of  profes-­ sors  is  scheduled  for  sometime  in  Novem-­ EHU )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ WKH +5& RIÂżFH is  330  in  Student  Union  (SU),  or  visit  their  Facebook  page  http://www.facebook.com/ groups/216747521678068/.

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MIT  linguist,  political  scholar  and  activist  Noam  Chomsky  will  be  coming  to  campus  on  Sunday,  Dec.  4  to  give  a  lecture  in  honor  of  social  historian  Howard  Zinn.  Zinn,  who  passed  away  in  January  2010,  was  ZHOO NQRZQ IRU KLV LQĂ€XHQWLDO ERRN Âł$ 3HRSOHÂśV History  of  the  United  States.â€?  It  told  an  alternative  history  about  the  United  States,  giving  voice  to  marginalized  populations  including  the  poor  and  LPPLJUDQWV WKDW DUHQÂśW XVXDOO\ WDXJKW LQ VFKRROV Social  and  political  activist  and  member  of  WKH 3URJUDPPLQJ &RPPLWWHH IRU WKH 5RVHQGDOH 7KHDWUH &ROOHFWLYH 0DUN 5DXVKHU MRLQHG IRUFHV with  assistant  professor  of  anthropology  Ben-­ MDPLQ -XQJH WR FUHDWH DQ HYHQW FRPPHPRUDWLQJ Zinn.  ³=LQQ KDG DQ HQRUPRXV LPSDFW RQ WKH FLYLO rights  and  anti-­Vietnam  War  movements,  and  KLV LGHDV DERXW SHDFH DQG VRFLDO MXVWLFH DUH MXVW DV YDOLG LQ WRGD\ÂśV ZRUOG ´ VDLG 5DXVKHU Âł+LV Âľ3HRSOHÂśV +LVWRU\Âś WHDFKHV WKDW $PHULFDÂśV SDVW LV different  from  the  abridged  and  censored  version  WDXJKW LQ RXU VFKRROV 7KH VWRU\ RI =LQQÂśV OLIH DV WHDFKHU OHDGHU DQG ÂľWUXWK WHOOHU Âś VKRXOG KHOS WR FRXQWHUDFW WKH F\QLFLVP DQG SDVVLYLW\ ZHÂśUH DOO suffering  from,  and  encourage  others  to  follow  his  example.â€? 5DXVKHU FRQWDFWHG SHRSOH ZKR KDG ZRUNHG ZLWK =LQQ &KRPVN\ DQG DXWKRU ÂżOPPDNHU DF-­ WLYLVW $QWKRQ\ $UQRYH ZHUH ERWK FORVH WR =LQQ DQG DUH OHDGHUV LQ WKH VDPH ÂżHOG $UQRYH ZLOO EH speaking  at  the  event  as  well  and  has  edited  sev-­ HUDO RI ERWK =LQQÂśV DQG &KRPVN\ÂśV ERRNV +H KDV

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termath  of  the  storm,  the  destruction  of  the  local  farms  is  severely  impeding  the  livelihoods  of  the  people  dependent  on  them. ³7KLV \HDU , FKRVH WR VWDUW ZLWK WKH UHVWDXUDQWV who  are  using  locally  grown  ingredients  in  their  PHQXV ´ %DVFR VDLG ³7KHUH DUH RYHU EXVLQHVVHV in  the  Village  where  you  can  purchase  food  pre-­ pared  on  site  and  this  year  19  of  them  have  chosen  WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ /RFDO )RRG :HHN ´ /RFDO EXVLQHVVHV ZLOO SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH HYHQW E\ LGHQWLI\LQJ LQJUHGLHQWV FRPLQJ IURP ZLWKLQ PLOHV RI 1HZ 3DOW] KLJKOLJKWLQJ ORFDOO\ JURZQ dishes  on  their  menus  and  giving  specials  on  them  for  the  week.  These  participating  venues  will  also  be  listed  on  a  poster  to  be  hung  all  around  town  and  in  the  restaurants.  $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH VWXG\ WKHUH DUH PDQ\ VRFLDO HFRQRPLF KHDOWK DQG HQYLURQPHQWDO EHQH¿WV WR supporting  local  farms.  Individuals  can  support  lo-­ FDO DJULFXOWXUH E\ SXUFKDVLQJ DW IDUPHUVœ PDUNHWV

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Dr.  Cheryl  Torsney  was  named  interim  provost  and  vice  pres-­ ident  of  academic  affairs  this  summer,  replacing  Dr.  Laurel  Gar-­ rick  Duhaney  who  served  in  now-­President  Donald  Christian’s  absence.  Torsney,  who  previously  served  as  vice  president  and  dean  of  Hiram  College  in  Hiram,  Ohio  for  the  past  two  years,  assumed  her  position  on  July  15  and  will  hold  the  position  until  a  full-­time  provost  is  named  later  this  year.  ³7R EH DEOH WR DVVLVW WKLV ÂżQH LQVWLWXWLRQ DQG NHHS WKH WUDLQV UXQQLQJ DV LW ZHUH GXULQJ WKLV VLJQLÂżFDQW WUDQVLWLRQ LQ WKH OLIH RI the  college  is  a  gift  to  me,â€?  Torsney  said.  â€œIt  also  gives  me  the  HQYLDEOH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR ZRUN ZLWK WKLV WHUULÂżF &DELQHW HVSHFLDOO\ with  President  Don  Christian,  who  comes  to  his  new  position  with  extraordinary  experience,  energy  and  vision.â€?  Torsney  will  serve  as  the  college’s  top  academic  presence  and  ZLOO RYHUVHH WKH ÂżYH LQVWUXFWLRQDO GLYLVLRQV RQ FDPSXV ZKLOH DOVR VHUYLQJ DV WKH FKLHI SHUVRQQHO RIÂżFHU IRU DFDGHPLF HPSOR\HHV President  Christian  said  Torsney  was  appointed  on  a  one-­year  basis  and  a  search  will  begin  early  next  week  to  begin  searching  for  a  permanent  replacement.  â€œI  went  through  a  sequential  process  and  talked  to  a  number  of  individuals  who  have  the  background  and  experience  and  the  interest  in  coming  here  for  a  one-­year  position,â€?  Christian  said.   â€œI  sought  guidance  from  colleagues  from  across  the  system‌and  search  consultants  about  who  I  might  talk  with  to  discuss  that  SRVLWLRQ 'U 7RUVQH\ HPHUJHG DV D YHU\ ZHOO TXDOLÂżHG FDQGLGDWH for  that  position.â€? Christian  said  a  search  committee  is  currently  being  put  to-­ gether  and  the  provost  search  will  begin  before  the  school  begins  searching  for  replacements  for  the  Dean  of  Science  and  Engi-­ neering  and  Dean  of  Education  are  done  so  those  in  contention  for  the  position  will  â€œknow  who  their  boss  is  for  the  following  year.â€?  â€œThere  is  some  merit  for  having  the  provost  search  happening  several  weeks  in  advance  of  the  dean  searches,â€?  Christian  said.  â€œIt’s  a  dynamic  we  are  looking  to  sort  out.â€? Â

In  the  meantime,  Torsney  said  she  has  been  charged  with  completing  â€œdiscreteâ€?  projects  during  her  tenure  as  provost  â€“  in-­ cluding  working  on  standardizing  the  academic  integrity  policy  with  each  of  the  college’s  deans  as  well  as  working  to  â€œsharpenâ€?  the  tenure  and  promotion  regulations  with  the  help  of  the  Aca-­ demic  Senate.  â€œThe  big  kahuna  for  faculty  this  year,  though,  is  the  issue  of  workload,â€?  Torsney  said.  â€œHow  many  hours  should  faculty  be  responsible  for  in  terms  of  teaching,  research,  and  service?  One  can  only  make  change  on  these  big  issues  through  consultation  and  working  through  the  channels  of  shared  governance.â€?  Vice  President  of  academic  Affairs  and  Governance  Ayanna  Thomas  said  she  hopes  to  work  with  Torsney  over  the  course  of  the  year  on  improving  advising  across  campus  and  hopes  for  students  to  meet  with  Torsney.  â€œI  am  currently  in  the  process  of  composing  an  advis-­ ing  survey  for  students  that  is  similar  to  SEI’s,â€?  Thomas  said.  â€œ[Torsney]  has  been  open  to  all  of  my  ideas‌she’s  been  wonder-­ ful,  she  knows  me  by  name  and  I  would  say  she  would  greet  other  students  the  same  way.  I  hope  she  becomes  the  new  provost  at  the  end  of  the  search.â€?  Besides  the  administrative  and  student-­driven  projects,  7RUVQH\ VDLG WKH FXUUHQW ÂżQDQFLDO DQG EXGJHW FOLPDWH ZLOO EH D concern  throughout  her  year  in  the  position,  but  won’t  hinder  her  too  much  in  her  goal  of  educating  students.  â€œWe’ll  never  return  to  the  â€˜business-­as-­usual’  of  the  nineties  DQG EHIRUH WKDW 2WKHU WKDQ ÂżQDQFHV WKRXJK , GRQÂśW IRUHVHH PDQ\ other  obstacles  to  my  achieving  my  goals,â€?  Torsney  said.  To  achieve  these  goals,  Torsney  said  her  experience  as  an  in-­ structor,  tenure-­track  professor,  accreditation  evaluator,  consul-­ tant  and  mother  will  help  her  understand  faculty  concerns  and  issues  of  work-­life  balance  as  well  as  New  Paltz  in  the  larger  context  of  higher  education  across  the  country. “Call  me  Pollyanna,  but  when  you’re  dealing  with  people  of  goodwill,  and  everyone  shares  the  same  goal  -­-­  educating  our  students  and  mentoring  them  for  what  awaits  beyond  New  Paltz  -­-­   obstacles,  in  the  grand  scheme  of  things,  are  almost  inconse-­ quential,â€?  Torsney  said.  Â

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CRREO  Study  Explores  County  Jail  Collaboration By  Clarissa  Moses  Contributing  Writer  |  Cmoses59@newpaltz.edu

The  Center  for  Research  Regional  Education  and  Out-­ reach  (CRREO)  began  a  study  in  January  2010  that  looked  into  WKH SRVVLEOH FROODERUDWLRQ DPRQJ DUHD FRXQWLHV WR ÂżQG HIÂżFLHQ-­ cies  in  the  operations  of  their  county  jails. The  study  was  led  by  Gerald  Benjamin  the  director  of  CRREO  Joshua  Simmons  research  associate  at  CRREO.  Ac-­ cording  to  Benjamin  and  Simmons. As  stated  in  a  CRREO  discussion  in  spring  2009  titled  â€œA  Collaborative  Regional  Approach  to  jailing  in  the  Hudson  Valley,â€?  the  combined  spending  to  operate  jails  in  Putnam,  Orange,  Ulster,  Dutchess,  Sullivan,  Greene,  Rockland  and  Columbia  counties  was  $92,989,892  million.  The  project  to  EXLOG WKH QHZ 8OVWHU &RXQW\ MDLO ZRXOG KDYH KDG WKH ÂżQDO FRVW of  $95.5  million.   The  researchers  at  CRREO  understood  that  some  formal  intergovernmental  agreements  among  counties  would  have  to  be  made  in  order  to  keep  these  jails  still  running  adequately. According  to  both  Simmons  and  Benjamin,  CRREO  be-­

gan  by  developing  an  advisory  group  that  consisted  of  repre-­ sentatives  from  each  of  the  counties  that  were  under  study.   The  advisory  group  included  a  wide  range  of  people  from  jail  administrators  to  county  legislators  and  county  executives.  Representatives  from  the  probation  department,  the  district  at-­ WRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH DQG LQGLYLGXDO VXEMHFW PDWWHU H[SHUWV DOO FRQ-­ tributed  to  ensure  that  the  process  of  the  study  was  collabora-­ tive. Simmons  said  this  technique  is  a  way  to  ensure  they  were  â€œasking  the  right  people  the  right  questions  and  hopefully  getting  the  right  answers.â€?  After  developing  this  group  of  re-­ spected  representatives  from  each  county,  CRREO  researchers  toured  jail  facilities  and  conducted  interviews  with  the  head  administrators  of  each  of  the  county  jails,  according  to  Sim-­ mons. According  to  Benjamin  ,  through  this  process  they  discov-­ ered  what  the  areas  in  which  jail  operations  could  be  improved  including  boarding  in  and  out  inmates,  jail  capacity  in  the  re-­ gion,  crime  rates  and  demand  for  jail  space.  As  they  reviewed  WKHVH UHVXOWV WKH\ HQWHUHG WKH ÂżQDO VWDJH RI WKHLU VWXG\ SURGXF-­ ing  various  proposals  for  improving  these  jail  operations. Â

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Suggestions  include  using  closed  facilities  to  meet  the  de-­ PDQG IRU MDLO VSDFH WDNLQJ DGYDQWDJH RI SDUW WLPH RIÂżFHUV WR DYRLG RYHUWLPH FRVW LQ VWDIÂżQJ DQG FRQQHFWLQJ WKH FRXQW\ MDLOV to  a  single  health  care  provider  as  well  as  a  transportation  loop  to  eliminate  the  need  for  security  at  a  health  care  facility  during  treatment,  according  to  the  study.  Benjamin  said  he  supported  â€œelectronic  collaboration  and  the  use  of  common  technologiesâ€?  such  as  video  court  appear-­ ances  and  video  visitation. “I  think  that  in  general,  collaboration  is  an  excellent  way  WR DFKLHYH HIÂżFLHQFLHV LQ PDQ\ JRYHUQPHQW IXQFWLRQV ´ VDLG Simmons.  â€œAs  we  are  seeing  the  current  climate  looking  bleak  governments  are  turning  more  and  more  toward  collaboration  and  shared  services  to  provide  the  same  quality  service  at  re-­ duced  cost  to  the  tax  payer.â€? According  to  Benjamin  and  Simmons,  the  Local  Govern-­ PHQW (IÂżFLHQFLHV SURJUDP RI WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH 6HFUHWDU\ RI State  for  New  York  provided  the  Hudson  Valley  counties  with  a  grant  to  explore  the  rising  costs  of  county  jail  construction  and  demolition.  All  but  Greene  chose  to  participate  in  the  study.

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College  Adjusts  New  Paltz  Student  Code By  Julie  Mansmann (GLWRU LQ &KHLI _ Jmansmann60@newpaltz.edu

After  a  mandate  from  a  federal  government  agency  was  handed  down  last  spring,  the  Division  of  Student  Affairs  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  has  adjusted  the  college’s  policies  regard-­ ing  sexual  violence  as  outlined  in  the  student  handbook. 7KH 2IÂż FH RI &LYLO 5LJKWV 2&5 LVVXHG ZKDW LV NQRZQ DV D GHDU FROOHDJXH OHWWHU '&/ WR DOO FROOHJHV DQG XQLYHUVL WLHV LQ WKH QDWLRQ RQ $SULO /LQGD (DWRQ GHDQ RI VWXGHQWV said  the  document  acts  as  a  mandate  requiring  schools  to  adjust  the  way  they  respond  to  claims  of  sexual  violence  in  accordance  with  Title  IX  requirements  and  how  they  relate  to  rape,  sexual  assault,  sexual  battery  and  sexual  coercion. 7KH OHWWHU ZDV LQLWLDOO\ VHQW WR 3UHVLGHQW 'RQDOG &KULV WLDQ DQG 681< RIÂż FLDOV ODWHU VHQW PHVVDJHV WR FDPSXVHV DFURVV WKH V\VWHP WR JXLGH FROOHJH RIÂż FLDOV LQ LQWHUSUHWLQJ WKH OHWWHU &KDQJHV WR WKH VWXGHQW KDQGERRN ZHUH GUDIWHG E\ (DWRQ DQG $VVRFLDWH 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW IRU 6WXGHQW $IIDLUV 5D\ mond  Schwarz  with  the  consultation  of  legal  counsel.  These  DGMXVWPHQWV &KULVWLDQ VDLG ZHUH DSSURYHG XQDQLPRXVO\ E\ WKH &ROOHJH &RXQFLO WKLV PRQWK  â€œThose  entailed  very  little  discussion,â€?  he  said.  â€œThe  changes  in  the  handbook  are  to  update  and  clarify  our  policies  and  practices.  In  all  cases,  there  were  fairly  minor  changes  in  language.â€?  Any  changes  made  to  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  code  to  FRPSO\ ZLWK 7LWOH ,; WKH SRUWLRQ RI WKH (GXFDWLRQ $PHQG ments  of  1972  that  prohibits  discrimination  on  the  basis  of  sex  in  any  federally  funded  education  program  or  activ-­ LW\ $FFRUGLQJ WR D 8 6 'HSDUWPHQW RI (GXFDWLRQ IDFW VKHHW DFFRPSDQ\LQJ WKH '&/ WKH REOLJDWLRQV FROOHJH RIÂż FLDOV have  under  Title  IX  regarding  sexual  violence  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  the  following: ‡ taking  steps  to  protect  the  complainant  as  necessary,  LQFOXGLQJ LQWHULP VWHSV WDNHQ SULRU WR WKH Âż QDO RXWFRPH RI the  investigation ‡ SURYLGH D JULHYDQFH SURFHGXUH IRU VWXGHQWV WR Âż OH complaints  of  sex  discrimination,  including  complaints  of  sexual  violence  that  include  an  equal  opportunity  for  both  parties  to  present  witnesses  and  other  evidence  and  the  same  appeal  rights ‡ provide  grievance  procedures  that  use  the  â€œpreponder-­ ance  of  the  evidenceâ€?  â€“  a  legal  standard  that  is  considered  to  be  met  if  the  proposition  is  more  likely  to  be  true  than Â

not  true  -­   to  resolve  complaints  of  sex  discrimination ‡ notify  both  parties  of  the  outcome  of  the  complaint

/LNH &KULVWLDQ 6FKZDU] DQG (DWRQ VDLG PDQ\ RI WKH SROLF\ VXJJHVWLRQV RXWOLQHG LQ WKH '&/ ZHUH DOUHDG\ LQ place;Íž  however,  some  were  not  explicitly  detailed  in  the  student  handbook  and  others  needed  further  directions  or  information  added  to  them  to  be  in  compliance  with  the  PDQGDWH (DWRQ VDLG H[DPSOHV LQFOXGH VOLJKW DGMXVWPHQWV WR WKH WLPHOLQH IRU JULHYDQFH SURFHGXUHV HQVXULQJ WKDW WKH Âż O ing  processes  for  certain  documents  like  what  is  known  as  a  retaliation  statement  is  outlined  in  the  handbook  rather  than  simply  done. “Some  things  were  about  adding  them  in  writing  while Â

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the  lines  of  the  spirit  of  the  letter  which  was  increased  clar-­ ity  and  equity,â€?  he  said.  â€œThose  are  two  pretty  good  goals.â€? Schwarz  said  that  while  SUNY  New  Paltz  and  other  colleges  in  the  system  have  received  mandates  from  the  chancellor  about  changing  student  code,  he  cannot  remem-­ ber  a  time  that  such  direction  was  given  to  the  school  by  a  federal  agency. (DWRQ VDLG WKH '&/ ZDV QRW WDNHQ OLJKWO\ E\ WKRVH UH viewing  it  this  summer,  as  changes  had  to  be  made  since  WKH 2&5 H[SUHVVHG FRQFHUQV DERXW VH[XDO YLROHQFH DW WKH collegiate  level. “I  think  there  has  always  been  a  lot  of  coverage  in  the  media  in  terms  of  rape  and  sexual  assault  on  college  cam-­ SXVHV DQG FROOHJH DQG XQLYHUVLWLHV UHVSRQVHV WR WKDW ´ (DWRQ VDLG Âł, WKLQN WKLV LV WKH 2IÂż FH RI &LYLO 5LJKWV UHVSRQGLQJ WR that  and  hoping  that  there  would  probably  be  some  consis-­ tency  across  the  board.â€? 7KH '&/ VWDWHV WKDW JRYHUQPHQW RIÂż FLDOV IHHO WKDW VWD tistics  on  sexual  violence  are  â€œboth  deeply  troubling  and  a  call  to  action  for  the  nation.â€?  The  document  cites  a  report  from  the  National  Institute  of  Justice  that  found  that  about  1  in  5  women  are  victims  of  completed  or  attempted  sexual  as-­ sault  while  in  college.  Additionally,  the  report  shows  that  ap-­ proximately  6.1  percent  of  males  were  victims  of  completed  or  attempted  sexual  assault  during  college. Schwarz  said  it  is  important  that  students  review  these  changes  when  they  are  introduced  more  formally  in  Janu-­ DU\ DOWKRXJK KH DQG (DWRQ DJUHHG WKDW VWXGHQWV OLNHO\ DUHQÂśW reading  the  student  handbook  even  though  they  are  techni-­ FDOO\ UHTXLUHG WR GR VR 5HJDUGOHVV 6FKZDU] VDLG WKH 'LYL VLRQ RI 6WXGHQW $IIDLUV DQG FROOHJH RIÂż FLDOV LQ JHQHUDO ZLOO continue  to  provide  students  with  guidance  in  relation  to  issues  of  sexual  violence,  although  they  sometimes  â€œdon’t  hear  the  answers  until  they  ask  the  questions.â€?  â€œOur  goal  is  that  when  people  ask  the  questions,  no  mat-­ ter  who  they  ask  them  of,  they  have  the  answers,â€?  Schwarz  said.  â€œThere  will  have  to  eventually  be  some  education  in  terms  of  the  code  itself  but  hopefully  we  were  always  pre-­ pared  to  make  students  aware  of  the  resources  available  to  them  at  the  counseling  center,  the  health  center,  university  police  and  everything  else  that  is  available  to  keep  them  safe  medically,  physically  and  emotionally.â€?

other  things  were  sort  of  tweaking,â€?  she  said.  â€œFor  us,  the  changes  were  maybe  sort  of  making  sure  that  these  things  are  not  just  a  practice  and  are  in  writing.  I  think  it’s  about  PDNLQJ LW FOHDU LQ WKH VWXGHQW KDQGERRN DQG VSHFLÂż FDOO\ VWDW ing  things.â€? New  policies  added  to  the  student  handbook  include  al-­ lowing  a  victim  of  sexual  violence  to  be  represented  by  an  attorney  in  a  particular  case  and  a  process  that  would  allow  a  victim  to  appeal  a  case  as  the  accused  student  has  been  able  WR GR (DWRQ VDLG Schwarz  said  the  language  added  to  the  student  hand-­ book  about  these  new  and  existing  policies  are  what  he  WKLQNV WKH 2&5 ZDV WU\LQJ WR LQVWLWXWH DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ D FOHDU DQG EDODQFHG SURFHVV IRU FROOHJH RIÂż FLDOV WR LPSOHPHQW in  cases  of  sexual  violence. “As  good  as  we  felt  about  already  doing  much  of  what  ZDV LQ WKH >'&/@ WKH FKDQJHV ZH GLG LPSOHPHQW ZHUH DORQJ

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The GUNK

Thursday, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Musical community comes together with

SALVATION RECORDING CO. Story on pages 8B, 9B

PLUS... MOXIE CUPCAKES New bakery opens on Main Street

NEW WOMEN SUNY Buffalo holds conference about evolution of female roles

AND MORE!

PHOTO BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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Main Sweet Confectionery

MOXIE CUPCAKE SET TO OPEN DOORS TO PUBLIC THIS SEPTEMBER By  Katie  Kocijanski Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@newpaltz.edu

A  little  treat  with  a  big  taste  has  made  its  way  to  New  Paltz.  Moxie  Cupcake  a  new  bakery,  has  opened  at  215  Main  St.  After  starting  out  as  a  catering  operation  in  2010,  owner  Josie  Eriole  saw  her  business  explode  and  expand  rapidly.   Hailing  from  Albany,  Eriole  grew  up  baking.  She  said  all  of  the  recipes  she  developed  came  out  of  trial  and  error,  so  each  cake  and  frosting  recipe  is  her  own  creation.  Originally  a  jazz  singer,  Eriole  honed  her  dec-­ orating  skills  by  creating  custom  birthday  cakes  for  her  two  children.  After  watching  â€œCupcake  Warsâ€?  with  her  niece  one  afternoon,  Eriole  declared  that  she  would  start  a  cupcake  business  and   said  it  would  be  â€œphenomenally  successful!â€?  Each  cupcake  is  homemade  with  organic  free-­trade  chocolate,  she  said.   â€œIf  you  are  going  to  have  a  treat,  it  should  have  no  chemical  additives,â€?  Eriole  said.   The  name  of  the  bakery  came  from  playing  around  with  different  words.  According  to  Eriole,  her  husband’s  grandfather  always  said  she  had  a  lot  of  moxie  or  gump-­ tion  and  it  stuck  with  her.  6KH Âż UVW VROG KHU ODUJHU VL]HG FXSFDNHV WR &DIHWHULD the  coffee  shop  on  Main  Street.  From  there  her  whole-­ sale  catering  business  exploded  and  she  now  sells  cup-­ cakes  in  over  seven  different  places  throughout  Ulster  and  Dutchess  counties,  such  as  Crafted  Kup,  The  Caf-­ eteria  and  Twisted  Foods  Village  Market  in  Gardiner.  For  Eriole,  Main  Street  was  an  ideal  location  for  the  shop.  Previously,  she  worked  out  of  her  home  in  a  FHUWLÂż HG NLWFKHQ DQG ZDQWHG D IXQ FRPIRUWDEOH SODFH for  people  to  come.  The  outdoor  space  on  Main  Street  created  the  â€œcute  little  hideaway,â€?  she  was  looking  for.  7KXV IDU Âż YH VLJQDWXUH FXSFDNHV KDYH PDGH D QDPH IRU themselves.  â€œThe  Moxie,â€?  â€œVanilla  Sky,â€?  â€œAnnie  Get  Your  Gun,â€?  â€œSalt  Away  my  Sugarâ€?  and  the  â€œCherry  Dar-­ lingâ€?  have  become  classics.  Other  specialties  include  â€œYou  Say  its  Your  Birthdayâ€?  and  the  â€œSunday  Morn-­ ing  Cupcake.â€?  Inspired  by  Eriole’s  singing  background,  each  cupcake  is  named  after  a  song. 7KH RIÂż FLDO JUDQG RSHQLQJ DW 0R[LH ZLOO WDNH SODFH on  Friday,  Sept.  23  and  Saturday,  Sept.  24.  The  opening  will  be  from  11  a.m.  to  8  p.m.  on  both  days.  Door  prizes  will  be  given  away,  local  band,  â€œThe  Essential  Food Â

Josie  Eriole  recently  opened  Moxie  Cupcake  on  Main  Street.                                                                Â

Group,â€?  will  provide  live  music  on  Saturday  and  sam-­ ples  will  be  offered  all  weekend.  There  will  also  be  two  UDIĂ€ HV IRU YLVLWRUV WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ 7KH Âż UVW LV WR ZLQ D 100-­  piece  cupcake  tower  and  the  second  is  a  member-­ ship  in  the  Cupcake  of  the  Month  Club.  This  will  give  the  winner  six  assorted  cupcakes  every  month  for  a  year. In  addition,  the  Moxie  blend  of  organic  fair  trade  coffee  from  the  Massachusetts  based  company,  Dean’s  Beans,  will  be  sold  as  well,  along  with  hot  chocolate  and  tea.  The  shop  also  boasts  a  sprinkles  bar,  which  includes  six  different  types  of  sprinkles  that  can  be  added  to  both  cupcakes  and  hot  chocolate.  Moxie  is  not  just  a  spot  for  satisfying  your  sweet  tooth,  as  soups  and  â€œsavory  cup-­ cakesâ€?  will  also  be  on  the  menu.  â€œSavory  cupcakesâ€?  are  lunch  items  in  the  shape  of  a  cupcake,  such  as  lasagna  or  sausage  and  peppers.  Those  at  the  bakery  are  very  excited  to  be  the  latest  addition  to  the  New  Paltz  community.  â€œMoxie  Cupcake  brings  quality  products  to  New  Paltz  that  not  only  tastes  great  and  uses  quality  ingredi-­

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ents  but  also  supports  local  businesses  and  farms,â€?  said  Assistant  Baker,  Kwan  Man  Cheng.  â€œI’m  very  happy  to  be  a  part  of  that.â€?  The  store  also  offers  college  packs,  so  parents  can  send  their  child  a  special  treat  for  birthdays  and  holi-­ days.  In  Eriole’s  opinion,  â€œcup-­ cakes  are  universally  loved  by  all  ages.â€?   The  bakery  is  open  on  Wednesday,  Thurs-­ day  and  Sunday  from  11-­6  p.m.,  and   Fri-­ day  and   Saturday  from  11-­8  p.m.  For  further  information  contact  Eriole  at  845-­ 255-­2253  (CAKE)  or  at  moxiecupcakenp@ gmail.com.

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New Women In Media FEMINIST CONFERENCE EXAMINES WOMEN’S EXPANDING ROLE

By  Maria  Jayne Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@newpaltz.edu

As  women  saw  their  educational  opportunities  increase  and  began  entering  the  workforce  in  great-­ er  numbers,  their  gender  identities  changed  as  well  as  their  representation  in  the  mainstream  media.  This  wave  of  feminism  was  brought  to  light  by  â€œThe  New  Women  Internationalâ€?  conference  held  on  Sept.  16  at  SUNY  Buffalo. “The  conference  [consisted]  of  two  panels  and  the  presentation  of  seven  papers  that  examine  the  rise  and  dominance  of  the  â€˜new  woman’  as  a  mass  media  star,  and  look  at  female  agency  through  rep-­ resentations  of  and  by  these  â€˜new  women,’  â€?  said  Dr.  Elizabeth  Otto,  assistant  professor  at  SUNY  at  Buffalo.  Otto  organized  the  conference  after  receiving  a  â€œConversations  in  the  Disciplinesâ€?  (CDI)  grant  from  SUNY  of  $5,000.  Those  taking  part  in  the  conference  wanted  to  foster  an  environment  that  allowed  for  a  greater  public  understanding  of  the  topic  and  would  provoke  open  discussion. “The  conference  dovetails  with  an  edited  volume  on  the  same  subject,  which  came  out  from  the  University  of  Michigan  press  this  year,  entitled  The  New  Woman  International:  Representations Â

in  Photography  and  Film  from  the  1870s  through  the  1960s,  edited  by  Otto  and  Vanessa  Rocco,â€?  said  Kristine  Harris,  contributor  and  Associate  professor  of  history  and  director  of  Asian  Studies  at  SUNY  New  Paltz. Rocco,  assistant  professor  at  the  Pratt  Institute  said,  the  book  discusses  â€œnew  womanhood  in  Chi-­ na,  Japan,  India,  and  Czechoslovakia,  as  well  as  the  PRUH RIWHQ GLVFXVVHG QHZ ZRPHQ WKDW Ă€RXULVKHG LQ Western  Europe  and  the  United  States,â€?  and  each  paper  presented  at  the  conference  was  based  off  of  the  panelist’s  essay  in  the  book,  serving  to  reinforce  the  ideas  addressed.  Rocco  spoke  about  â€œBad  Girls:  The  New  Woman  in  Weimar  Film  Stills,â€?  she  focused  on  ¿OP VWLOOV RI *HUPDQ VLOHQW FLQHPD DFWUHVVHV /RX-­ sie  Brooks,  Marlene  Dietrich,  and  Brigitte  Helm.  2WWR SUHVHQWHG Âł*HQGHUHG ,FRQV 5HÂżJXULQJ WKH New  Woman  in  Photography  and  Film,â€?  as  well  as  the  closing  remarks.  Harris  was  part  of  the  group  that  put  forward  the  SUNY  CID  proposal  and  her  contribution  to  the  book  was  â€œModern  Mulans:  5HLPDJLQLQJ WKH 0XODQ /HJHQG LQ &KLQHVH )LOP 1920s-­60sâ€?  (From  Woman  Warrior  to  New  Wom-­ an).  Harris  said  the  conference  â€œhad  a  really  good  turn-­out,â€?  and  she,  along  with  Rocco  and  Otto,  was  very  happy  with  the  outcome.

PHOTO  COURTESY  KRISTINE  HARRIS Associate  Professor  Kristine  Harris  participated  in  the  conference  on  Sept.  16.

 â€œWe  developed  a  whole  range  of  events  in  conjunction  with  this  book  to  get  the  word  out,  in-­ cluding:  a  panel  at  Pratt  Institute  where  I  teach,  and  symposia  at  the  Humanities  Center  at  the  Univer-­ sity  of  Pittsburgh  and  the  historic  Barnard  Center  for  Research  on  Women,â€?  Rocco  said. The  book  is  currently  in  its  third  reprint  and Â

LV EHLQJ FRQYHUWHG LQWR SDSHUEDFN IRUP IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH 7KH HGLWRUV EHOLHYH WKDW WKLV ZLOO EH EHQHÂżFLDO for  students  because  it  makes  the  book  easier  to  at-­ tain.   â€œThe  New  Woman  Internationalâ€?  has  succeed-­ ed  beyond  anyone’s  initial  expectations,â€?  Rocco  said.

First-Years Bring Families For A Visit

SUNY NEW PALTZ PREPARES EVENTS FOR PARENT AND FAMILY WEEKEND

By  Ricardo  A.  Hernandez Staff  Writer  |  Rhernandez02@newpaltz.edu

SUNY  New  Paltz  will  be  holding  their  an-­ nual  Parent  and  Family  Weekend  on  Oct.  15-­16,  a  period  dedicated  to  educational  and  entertaining  events  on  and  off  campus. $VVRFLDWH 'HDQ RI 6WXGHQWV 5RELQ &RKHQ /D Valle  is  one  of  the  organizers  for  the  event.  Cohen-­ /D 9DOOH VDLG WKDW DERXW KRXVHKROGV RI ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV UHFHLYHG WKH LQYLWDWLRQ WKDW H[-­ plains  the  events,  eateries  and  businesses,  both  on  and  off  campus  that  are  available  to  parents  and  students  that  weekend.  $FFRUGLQJ WR &RKHQ /D 9DOOH WKH LQYLWD-­ tion  states  that  most  of  the  events  on  campus  and  in  the  community  are  free  and  others  cost  a  small  fee,  such  as  a  two-­hour  Hudson  River  Boat  Cruise  from  1-­5  p.m.  The  price  of  the  trip  is  $25  by  bus  and  $15  by  car. “Most  parents  come  Saturday  and  spend  one  night  in  the  area  and  stay  Sunday,  and  while  others  within  a  few  hours  driving  distance,  would  come  up  Saturday  morning,  spend  a  full  day  and  even  go Â

KRPH 6DWXUGD\ QLJKW ´ &RKHQ /D 9DOOH VDLG She  said  since  most  parents  come  up  Sat-­ urday,  it  is  the  day  of  the  structured  schedule  of  events.  Saturday  is  the  focus  day,  where  there  are  many  organized  events  such  as  Coffee  Hour  with  President  Donald  Christian  in  the  Student  Union  Multipurpose  Room,  a  Planetarium  Show  at  Coyk-­ endall  Science  Building  called  â€œTonight’s  Skyâ€?  and  a  Women’s  Soccer  game  later  in  the  afternoon. Other  events  off  campus  include  apple  pick-­ ing  and  a  Historical  Walking  Tour  of  the  village.  Sunday  is  an  opportunity  for  parents  and  stu-­ dents  to  be  informed  about  events  that  are  going  on  around  the  community  and  the  region.  These  include  the  New  Paltz  Farmer’s  Market,   Historic  Huguenot  Street,  Beacon  Flea  Market  and  the  fa-­ mous  Headless  Horseman  Hayrides  and  Haunted  House. Although  there  are  many  events,  which  may  seem  overwhelming  to  students,  orientation  lead-­ ers  will  be  assisting  them  throughout  the  weekend.  Brendan  Wright,  a  second-­year  political  sci-­ ence  and  Women  Studies  major,  who  is  also  an  RULHQWDWLRQ OHDGHU LV FRQÂżGHQW WKDW DOO RULHQWDWLRQ

leaders  will  be  helpful  at  the  various  events. All  orientation  leaders  will  be  taking  different  shifts  to  work  at  each  event  that  will  be  happening  on  and  off  campus,â€?  Wright  said.  He  also  said  that  all  parents,  families  and  students  should  feel  free  to  approach  him  or  any  other  orientation  leader  if  they  have  any  questions  or  need  any  help. &RKHQ /D 9DOOH IHHOV WKDW 3DUHQWV DQG )DPLO\ ZHHNHQG LV D WLPH IRU ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV DQG WKHLU families  to  enjoy  themselves  and  realize  how  much  the  students  have  changed  from  being  college  stu-­ dents  for  half  a  semester  already. “I  am  looking  forward  to  showing  my  parents  how  much  I’ve  grown.  I  know  I’ve  only  been  here  for  a  little  while,  but  I  feel  that  I’m  much  more  PDWXUH ´ VDLG %ULDQ &DPSEHOO D ÂżUVW \HDU LQWHUQD-­ tional  relations  major.  â€œI  can  take  care  of  myself,  for  now  at  least.â€?  Campbell  hopes  to  reassure  his  parents  that  his  attitude  has  transitioned  into  a  more  mature  one,  in  which  he  is  able  to  communicate  with  oth-­ HUV DQG JHW KLV SRLQW DFURVV PRUH HIÂżFLHQWO\ Campbell  isn’t  the  only  student  who  feels  this Â

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ZD\ ,Q IDFW &RKHQ /D 9DOOH EHOLHYHV WKDW WKLV GD\ is  different  than  Orientation  or  Move-­In  Day. “Now  they  are  New  Paltz  students.  Now  it’s  WKHLU SODFH ´ &RKHQ /D 9DOOH VDLG Âł7KHUHÂśV VRPH-­ WKLQJ WKDW KDSSHQV LQ WKH ÂżUVW IHZ PRQWKV RI FRO-­ lege,  where  you’re  not  a  high  school  student  any-­ more  and  the  parents  can  experience  you  showing  them  around.â€? 7KH WUDQVLWLRQ LV RQH WKDW PDQ\ ÂżUVW \HDU VWX-­ dents  realize  on  their  own.  â€œI  love  to  see  all  of  my  students  walk-­ ing  around  campus  or  eating  together  with  other  friends  in  the  dining  hall,  because  it  goes  to  show  that  they  are  thriving  in  this  new  environment,  and  trying  their  best  to  be  outgoing  and  active,â€?  Wright  said, Although  the  invitations  and  brochure  have  EHHQ VHQW WR DOO ÂżUVW \HDU KRXVHKROGV IDPLOLHV RI upperclassmen  are  welcome  to  join  as  well.  In-­ terested  participants  can  register  via  e-­mail  or  on-­ line  at  newpaltz.edu/parentsweekend.  A  list  of  all  events  for  the  weekend,along  with  a   brief  descrip-­ tion  of  each  one  is  located  on  the  site  as  well.

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NEW EXHIBIT AT THE DORSKY BRINGS TOGETHER 150 PIECES OF LOCAL ART By John Tappen Contributing Writer | N02288261@newpaltz.edu

The Dorsky held a public reception for its new exhibit, “Linking Collections, Building Connections: Work from the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium” on Saturday, Sept. 17. The exhibit brings together 150 pieces of art, including paintings, pho-­ tographs, sculptures, printmaking and drawings from the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium (HVVACC). Brian Wallace, organizer of the exhibit and curator for the Dorsky, said criteria for the work selected to be in this exhibit was mostly locations and landscape. Wallace wanted to bring together art of all kinds that share the overriding theme of the Hudson Valley. “We built on what we had,” said Wallace. “It’s not traditional art history. We wanted to put together pieces that would tell a set of stories about this region.” Wallace hopes the exhibit, which is divided up into eight different sections and sub-­themes, is something that “challenges what comes to mind when people think

about the Hudson Valley.” Linda Hart, of New Paltz, said she was “pleasantly surprised” by the exhibit after not knowing a lot about it prior to the reception. “I came because I knew a few of the artists,” said Hart. “I was not aware of the theme until now.” Hart especially took to the photography section of this Kingston/Rosendale area. “It’s great to support local artists,” said Hart. Susan Griss another attendee of the event, had simi-­ lar feelings toward the exhibit. To her, the art connects people of various towns of the Hudson Valley. The his-­ torical photographs stood out for Griss. “You could really see the continuity. From looking at the older pictures you can tell, some things haven’t changed,” said Griss. Like Hart, she said she was happy to be surround-­ HG E\ SLHFHV RI DUW WKDW UHÀHFW WKH SODFHV VKH KDV EHHQ from. She said the overall sentiment was something that “makes you proud.” First-­year student Franchesca Chatillo currently works at the Dorsky and especially liked the exhibit

based on the Cramer family. “I like it, because I enjoy looking at things from an older time,” Chatillo said. “I really like this section be-­ cause it’s a preserved piece of history.” Wallace is extremely proud of the collection he has obtained for this exhibit. Looking toward the future, he hopes to build stronger connections with the HVVACC as they are in the works to create a long-­range project will showcase online works from all organizations in-­ volved. Upon leaving, Wallace believes visitors will see the diversity in art from the Hudson Valley. “[I hope they] tune into what they are looking at and recognize that these pieces are not natural or an acci-­ dent, but carefully constructed,” said Wallace. The works are constructed in a way that evokes the theme of the Hudson Valley. “Linking Collections, Building Connections: Work from the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consor-­ tium” is open through Dec. 11 in the Morgan Anderson Gallery, Howard Greenberg Family Gallery and Coori-­ dor Gallery.

CURRENTLY AT THE DORSKY “Linking Collections, Building Connections: Works from the Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium” Curated by Brian Wallace and Ariel Shanberg through Dec. 11 Morgan Anderson Gallery, Howard Greenberg Family Gallery and Corridor Gallery

“Hudson Valley Artists 2011: Exercises in Unnecessary Beauty” Curated by Brian Wallace through Nov. 13 Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery

“Thick and Thin: Ken Landauer and Julianne Swartz” Curated by Brian Wallace through Oct. 23 Sara Bedrick Gallery Photos from the Dorsky exhibit, “Linking Collections, Building Connections: Work from the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collective Consortium.”

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A Musical Salvation COMMUNITY-BASED RECORDING COMPANY IS CREATED IN THE HEART OF NEW PALTZ

By  Zan  Strumfeld A&E  Editor  |  Sstrumfeld34@newpaltz.edu

A  haven  for  musicians  stands  as  a  tall  white  house  with  a  porch,  overlooking  a  patch  of  woods  behind  Main  Street.  Inside,  guitars  hang  like  wallpaper,  hundreds  of  records  are  shoved  into  shelves  and  micro-­ phone  stands  collect  in  every  corner.  While  someone  hits  the  keys  of  a  mossy  green  pi-­ ano,  dinner  is  being  made  in  the  next  room. With  the  haunting  sounds  of  an  accor-­ dion  from  a  neighboring  porch  playing  like  a  soundtrack  to  their  daily  lives,  a  group  of  young,  aspiring  people  have  come  together  to  create  a  community-­based  record  label.

Salvation  Recording  Co.,  located  on  9  Innis  Ave.,  has  plopped  itself  right  into  the  ever-­expanding  music  scene  in  New  Paltz.  Christopher  Daly,  a  27-­year-­old  Pratt  In-­ stitute  drop-­out,  and  Samantha  Gloffke,  a  24-­year-­old  FIT  drop-­out,  both  realized  living  out  their  dreams  is  far  more  impor-­ tant  than  anything  else. Daly,  who  serves  as  the  chief  engi-­ neer  of  Salvation  Recording,  said  the  pair  thought  of  the  idea  while  living  in  a  house  in  Walden  but  decided  to  go  elsewhere. “We  were  combining  our  collective  ideas  and  both  ready  to  take  action  in  our  lives,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  had  been  looking  for  a Â

place  in  the  middle  of  the  woods  because  we  thought  it  would  be  conducive  to  what  we  doing.â€? After  getting  a  hook-­up  with  a  real  es-­ tate  agent,  they  came  to  New  Paltz  to  see  where  those  dreams  would  take  them. “The  idea  was  to  build  a  community,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  want  to  teach  people  things.  We  want  to  have  seminars  here.  So  many  of  our  friends  have  so  many  skills  that  are  great  for  a  college  town  and  we  want  to  build  a  community  around  this.â€? After  their  move  in  2009,  both  Daly  and  Gloffke  said  they  stayed  inside  like  hermits  building  a  studio.  With  budget Â

equipment  and  experience  from  working  at  recording  companies  in  New  York  City,  Daly  knew  how  to  assemble  everything.  What  they  didn’t  know,  they  taught  them-­ selves.  The  only  things  missing  were  the  musicians. Last  February  they  met  Adir  Cohen,  New  Paltz  alumnus  and  band  member  of  Fairweather  Friends.  With  Cohen  and  a  few  other  musicians,  Salvation  Record-­ LQJ &R KHOG WKHLU YHU\ ÂżUVW VKRZ ULJKW RQ their  porch.  At  this  point,  they  had  their  recording  studio,  an  intimate  venue  and  a  gateway  to  the  talent  of  local  students  and  residents.

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The  New  Paltz  Oracle Although  Salvation  Recording  Co.  is  a  self-­proclaimed  community-­based  label,  it’s  not  limited  to  local  artists.  However,  Daly  said  the  label  doesn’t  have  to  look  anywhere  else  right  now  for  new  talent. “New  Paltz  is  teeming  with  not  just  quality,  but  we’re  talking  about  huge  quality  musicians  -­  people  who  have  been  doing  things  that  haven’t  been  done  before,â€?  he  said.  â€œThe  ability  to  have  them  just  show  up  on  your  porch  on  a  Thursday  evening  to  talk  about  things  opposed  to  trying  WR ÂżQG SHRSOH LV DPD]LQJ ,WÂśV VR FRQGXFLYH WR D EXGGLQJ EHJLQQLQJ FRPSDQ\ WR KDYH HYHU\WKLQJ VR FORVH ,WÂśV RQH RI those  stars  aligning  kind  of  things.â€? According  to  Daly  and  Gloffke,  the  sense  of  commu-­ nity  they  are  focused  on  is  continually  growing  every  day.   The  main  team  consists  of  many  SUNY  New  Paltz  students  as  well  as  musicians,  including  Scott  Nicholas  of  Wind-­Up  Bird  and  Nelsonvillains  as  engineer,  John  Morisi  of  Year  On  A  Mountain  as  assistant  manager,  Cody  Torlincasi  of  Nel-­ VRQYLOODLQV DV KHDG RI ,7 DQG WKLUG \HDU DUW KLVWRU\ PDMRU Kali  Quinn  as  chief  A&R  (public  relations). Ari  Kaputkin,  a  second-­year  transfer  majoring  geogra-­ phy  and  Asian  Studies,  joined  in  as  head  of  management  as  soon  as  he  heard  what  Daly  and  Gloffke  were  doing. “My  parents  were  both  in  the  music  industry  and  when  , IRXQG RXW WKH\ >'DO\ DQG *ORIINH@ ZHUH VWDUWLQJ D ODEHO , WKRXJKW WKDW ZDV H[DFWO\ ZKDW 1HZ 3DOW] QHHGHG DQG H[-­ DFWO\ ZKDW , ZDQWHG WR GR ´ VDLG .DSXWNLQ 7KH ÂżUVW IXOO OHQJWK UHFRUG WR EH RXW RQ WKH ODEHO LV Nellsonvillains  Our  Evil  Inside  Joke,  to  be  released  on  Oc-­ tober  6.  Although  the  album  was  not  recorded  at  the  studio,  Nellsonvillains  is  on  the  Salvation  Recording  Co.  label  and  they  helped  complete  it.  The  band  will  have  an  release  show  in  October  at  Bacchus  to  kickoff  their  upcoming  two-­week  tour. Third-­year  English/Creative  Writing  major  and  musi-­ cian  Kyle  James  Miller  will  be  going  into  recording  and  full-­production  with  Salvation  Recording  Co.  on  Nov.  1.  They  hope  to  have  the  album  completed  by  early  2012. “Being  a  budding  label,  we  can’t  just  bring  a  lot  of  people  and  put  a  lot  of  energy  in  putting  them  on  tour  and  getting  their  image  set  up.  Bands  like  Nelsonvillains  al-­ ready  have  a  name  for  themselves,â€?  said  Daly.  â€œKyle  James  Miller  has  a  name  for  himself.  He  has  an  image,  he’s  a  pro  PXVLFLDQ 7KHUHÂśV QR JURRPLQJ LQYROYHG ,I ZH PDNH KLP D JRRG UHFRUG KHÂśOO JR RXW WKHUH DQG VHOO LW +HÂśOO SURÂżW IURP LW ZHÂśOO SURÂżW IURP LW :HÂśOO DOO VXFFHHG ´

Arts & Entertainment *ORIINH VDLG DQ DUWLVWÂśV ZRUN HWKLF LV H[WUHPHO\ LPSRU-­ WDQW WR WKH VXFFHVV RI WKH ODEHO +RZHYHU ÂżQDQFLDOO\ VSHDN-­ ing,  the  company  knows  the  pressure  of  an  hourly  rate  re-­ cording  studio. “You  go  to  a  recording  studio  and  you’re  thinking  about  how  you’re  being  charged  $40  an  hour  or  whatever,â€?  said  Gloffke.  â€œYour  process  is  hindered.â€?  Although  they  work  day  jobs,  the  company  is  earning  money  as  they’re  spending  it. “We  are  just  dumping  everything  into  this  hoping  that  one  day  we’ll  be  able  to  quit  our  day  jobs,â€?  said  Daly. 7KH FRPSDQ\ DOVR KRVWV /LYH DW 7KH ,QQ VKRZV ZKHUH musicians  play  and  are  recorded  inside  or  on  the  porch.  Many  of  these  recordings  can  be  found  on  their  web-­ site,  www.salvationrecordingco.com.  They  said  they  are  also  planning  multi-­annual  Porch  Stomps  -­  all-­acoustic  folk  shows  with  food. Salvation  Recording  Co.  is  working  with  Route  32  Presents  to  form  shows  as  well  as  working  together  for  the  soon-­to-­be  annual  Route  32  Festival.  They  are  also  working  with  Ritual  store  owner  Laura  Andrighetti  for  a  Halloween-­ based,  all-­day  scavenger  hunt. Those  working  at  the  label  are  planning  to  hold  semi-­ QDUV DQG FODVVHV LQ HYHU\ ÂżHOG IURP WHDFKLQJ KRZ WR UHFRUG to  making  a  band’s  T-­shirt.  Their  studio  also  won’t  be  lim-­ ited  to  recording:  the  founders  said  they  are  in  the  process  of  building  a  screen  printing  studio  and  merchandise  making  facility  in  their  basement. Aside  from  dreaming  of  becoming  a  national  and  suc-­ cessful  record  label,  those  involved  with  the  company  said  they  hope  to  open  up  a  larger  venue  to  host  all-­ages  and  family  events,  from  â€œOff-­Broadway  to  punk  shows.â€? Third-­year  communication  and  media  major  Josh  Briggs  and  third-­year  BFA  photography  major  Sienna  Puleo  are  also  working  on  a  documentary  about  Salvation  Record-­ ing  Co.  and  Route  32  Presents. Salvation  Recording  Co.  has  already  completed  one  of  their  main  goals:  to  bring  their  friends  and  community  together. Âł, MXVW IHHO WKDW OLIH VKRXOG EH ÂżOOHG ZLWK DOO WKHVH PR-­ ments  where  you’re  feeling  togetherness  and  making  some-­ thing  and  with  people  who  inspire  you  and  who  become  great  friends,â€?  Gloffke  said.   â€œThe  great  thing  is,  this  mind-­ set  is  not  individual  to  us.  This  kind  of  movement  toward  something  bigger  where  everything  is  handmade  is  some-­ thing  in  the  air  right  now  -­  a  beautiful,  hopeful  thing.â€?

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Let the Games Begin POPULAR BOOK SERIES TO BE ADAPTED INTO MOVIE TRILOGY By  Cat  Tacopina 6SRUWV (GLWRU _ Ctacopina97@newpaltz.edu

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Kodiak Drones On GERMAN DOOM/AMBIENT BAND COLLABORATES WITH GUITARIST N By Ross Hamilton Contributing Writer | N01955992@newpaltz.edu

Kodiak and N RN/XE

September has brought us the newest release by Ger-­ man doom/ambient band Kodiak, a collaboration with guitarist N titled RN|XE. Kodiak emerged in 2008 with an impressive self-­titled album showing the group’s ability to frame slow, grinding compositions with more subdued atmospheric guitar and percussion. RN|XE is made up of two songs appropriately named ³51´ DQG ³;( ´ 7KH ¿ UVW WUDFN RIIHUV D OHQJWK\ LQWUR LQ volving droning guitars and eventually light percussion and bass. It sets the stage for the compositions, show-­ ing how the two guitars work as a unit while the bass and drums usually follow another pattern or feel. “RN” builds up extremely well, showing how the group’s sound can morph from calming ambiance to powerful dissonant SHDNV :KHQ WKH JURXS ¿ QDOO\ UHDFWV WR WKH DQWLFLSDWRU\ opening of the song, it’s a crushing awakening as all four members explode with a dark march toward the peak of the song. As “RN” ends, dissonance gives way to excel-­

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MONDAYS 8 TO 10 P.M. WITH DJ KATIE C.

1. “The M Word” - Hostage Calm 2. “Killin It” - Polar Be ar Club 3. “Distress Signal” - Tigers Jaw 4. “Cursed” - Daylight 5. “Progress, Progress” - Balance and Composure

6. “Be ach Communit y” - Joyce Manor 7. “Distance” - Andrew Jackson Jihad 8. “Fremont” - Citzen 9. “Fading” - Basement 10. “All Your He art” - Transit

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: KYLE JAMES MILLER

YEAR: Third MAJOR: English/Creative Writing HOMETOWN: Altamont, N.Y.

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE? WHY?

Guitar. It’s just the instrument I’m best at. But I also play harmonica. WHO ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

Die Antwoord. Lou Reed. Hank Williams. WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES?

Bob Dylan. Jeff Tweedy. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH MUSIC ON/OFF CAMPUS?

On campus, absolutely nothing. Off campus, I’ve been playing a lot at 36 Main, A Tavola, Grimaldi’s, Oasis as well as working on a record with Savla-­ tion Recording Co. ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS?

Just go for it. The worst that happens is that if you’re terrible, people will forget about you and if you’re good, people will remember you.

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CAMERON SCOTT ANDERSEN

Major: Metals 1st Year Graduate Student “Typically my work is a combination of fabrication, metal casting, and computer aided design/manufacturing. I am influenced by minimalism, abstract expressionism, and graffiti art. Over the next two years I will be doing extensive work with 3D printing machines to make complex jewelry designs as well as reverse engineered industrial installations. You can find me in the Fine Arts Building, Smiley Digital Fabrication Lab, and Snugs. You cannot find me on Twitter.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAMERON SCOTT ANDERSEN CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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INBOXES  BOILING  OVER  IN  WAKE  OF  STORM  Hurricane  Irene,  which  was  later  down-­ graded  to  a  tropical  storm,  hit  New  Paltz  on  Sunday,  Aug.  28.  The  storm  wreaked  havoc  on  both  our  campus  and  town,  leaving  us  with  far  more  damage  than  anticipated.  While  we  at  The  New  Paltz  Oracle  applaud  the  work  of  everyone  who  helped  restore  normalcy,  our  experience  with  Irene  proved  that  there  is  plenty  of  room  for  improvement  with  disaster  relief  efforts.  We  are  grateful  our  administration  was  ex-­ tremely  diligent  with  providing  students  with  updates  during  the  storm  via  text  message,  e-­mail  and  posts  on  the  New  Paltz  website.  It  kept  us  informed  about  the  status  of  the  dam-­ age  caused  and  possible  dangerous  situations.  We  also  appreciate  that  out  of  the  hundreds  of  towns  impacted  by  the  turbidity  of  the  water,  New  Paltz  was  the  only  place  that  mandated  a  BoilWater  Alert.  Of  100  towns  and  villages  throughout  Ulster  county,  ours  was  the  only  one  to  make  a  suggested  measure  mandatory‌ just  in  case.  When  it  comes  to  our  livelihood,  precautions  can  never  hurt.  It  is  respectable  that  our  well  being  is  important  to  our  government

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While  this  may  be  true,  those  who  decided  to  institute  such  an  intimidating  alert  regard-­ ing  a  basic  necessity  may  need  to  do  more  re-­ search  before  they  do  so.  As  some  environmen-­ WDO KHDOWK DQG VDIHW\ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ERLOLQJ WKH water  would  only  move  water  and  dirt  particles  DURXQG :KHUH ZDV WKH VFLHQWLÂżF EDFNLQJ WR support  such  a  mandate?  We  would  have  like  to  have  known,  and  we  would  have  liked  to  have  known  when  the  alert  was  sent  out.  The  messages  students  received  about  the  alert  simply  told  us  how  long  the  boil  water  notice  was  in  effect,  but  not  why.   Rumors  ran  wild  on  campus  about  involving  cholera  and  other  ailments,  and  no  one  knew  just  how  seri-­ ously  to  take  the  message.  If  there  was  some-­ thing  drastically  wrong  with  our  water  supply  and  someone  did  not  take  it  seriously  because  they  didn’t  know  the  severity  of  the  situation,  WKH\ FRXOG KDYH EHHQ YHU\ KXUW $QG RQ WKH Ă€LS side,  we  shouldn’t  live  in  fear  if  we  don’t  have  to.  For  the  sake  of  our  community,  we  hope  WKDW FDPSXV DQG ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO FRQWLQXH

to  communicate  with  us  as  extensively  as  they  have  â€“  just  in  greater  detail.  Another  area  our  local  leaders  could  im-­ prove  upon  is  ensuring  that  there  is  enough  water  for  students  and  residents  in  times  of  cri-­ ses.  On  campus,  students  claimed  there  was  not  enough  supply  to  meet  the  high  demand.  This  is  a  big  problem  considering  this  is  related  to  our  basic  human  need  for  water.  Students  were  also  confused  as  to  where  to  actually  get  the  water.  There  needed  to  be  more  visible  signage  around  campus  as  e-­mails  and  texts  could  get  confusing.  Of  course,  NP  Alerts  are  effective  and  we  support  all  students  signing  up  for  them.  The  e-­mails  we  received  about  this  issue  and  others  were  also  helpful.  But  there  were  a  lot  of  them,  and  some  students  may  have  felt  so  inundated  that  they  began  ignoring  these  updates.  Our  inboxes  were  saturated  with  storm  UHODWHG PHVVDJHV IRU ZHHN ,W ZDV GLIÂżFXOW WR read  and  process  them  all  in  succession.  Students  should  not  forget  that  they  have  a  responsibility  to  their  safety,  too.  If  you  see  a  message  labeled  important,  read  it.  If  you  are Â

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getting  alerts  sent  to  your  phone  when  there  is  a  hurricane  going  on,  see  what  they  are  about.  You  shouldn’t  even  need  to  be  told  this.  Be  dili-­ gent,  for  your  own  good.  Regardless,  communication  can  still  be  more  streamlined  in  the  future.  Hopefully,  there  won’t  be  another  crushing  storm  â€“  or  worse  â€“  any  time  soon.  But  even  though  we  felt  the  effects  of  severe  weather  this  time  around,  per-­ haps  this  can  serve  as  an  opportunity  for  our  administrators  and  the  town  and  village  govern-­ ments  to  learn  from  their  mistakes  and  improve  their  preparations  and  processes  in  the  future. Editorials  represent  the  views  of  the  majority  of  the  editorial  board.  Col-­ umns,  op-­eds  and  letters,  excluding  editorials,  are  solely  those  of  the  writ-­ ers  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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On  my  brother’s  25th  birthday,  a  year  ago  on  Sept.  19,  I  was  in  what  some  would  call  â€œa  very  dark  place.â€?  I  woke  up  in  a  hospital  at  6  a.m.  with  my  mother  crying  at  my  bedside  because  I  had  overdosed  on  Vicodin  and  antidepressants.  A  few  hours  after  I  regained  consciousness,  I  was  transported  to  the  psychiatric  ward  of  Benedic-­ tine  Hospital  in  Kingston. Each  patient  I  came  in  contact  with  was  wearing  his  or  her  suicide  attempts  like  military  badges  of  honor  while  desperately  searching  for  a  way  to  connect.  They  spoke  about  the  events  leading  up  to  their  arrival  and  how  sometimes  loneliness  or  grief  just  leads  you  to  bad  decisions.  There  is  only  one  way  to  combat  this  unhappi-­ QHVV DQG WKDW LV E\ Âż UVW UHFRJQL]LQJ KRZ PXFK you  matter. The  initial  question  everyone  asks  is,  â€œWhy  did  you  do  it?â€?  Of  course  the  doctors  had  a  check-­ list  of  theories  with  drugs  attached  to  each  symp-­ tom.  So,  maybe  they’re  right  and  it  is  the  border-­ line  personality  disorder,  but  what  I  really  think  happened  is  that  sometimes  we  don’t  see  past  what  is  right  in  front  of  us.  I  used  to  focus  on  the  negative  aspects  of  my  life  like  how  I’m  not  do-­ ing  well  enough  or  being  nice  enough  compared  to  everyone  else  but  I  can’t  worry  about  that  any-­ more.  It  may  have  taken  me  months  of  intensive  WKHUDS\ WR Âż JXUH WKLV RXW DQG ,ÂśP VWLOO ZRUNLQJ on  it  but  I  want  everyone  to  think  like  this  about  themselves,  I  am  good  and  good  enough.  Every-­ one  is. While  I  was  in  the  psych  ward,  my  ex-­boy-­

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friend  lent  me  a  book  with  a  promising  title  and  somber  theme  called  â€œEverything  Mattersâ€?  by  5RQ &XUULH -U ,W LV Âż FWLRQ DQG PLOGO\ GHSUHVV ing,  not  a  self-­help  book  by  any  means  and  maybe  it  wasn’t  the  best  book  to  read  at  the  time,  but  it  helped  me  beyond  belief.  The  title  line,  that  happens  to  be  at  the  end  of  the  novel,  always  snaps  me  back  to  reality: “Everything  ends,  and  Everything  mat-­ ters. Everything  matters  not  in  spite  of  the  end  of  you  and  all  that  you  love,  but  because  of  it.  Everything  is  all  you’ve  got  and  after  Every-­ thing  is  nothing.  So  you  were  wise  to  welcome  Everything,  the  good  and  the  bad  alike,  and  cling  to  it  all.  Gather  it  in.  Seek  the  meaning  in  sorrow  and  don’t  ever  turn  away,  not  once,  from  here  until  the  end.  Because  it  is  all  the  VDPH LW LV DOO XQIDWKRPDEOH DQG LW LV DOO LQÂż nitely  preferable  to  the  one  dreadful  alterna-­ tive.â€? :H QHHG WR UHDOL]H WKDW ZH DUH MXVW DV LP portant  as  everything  else.  We  can’t  let  our  lives  slip  through  the  cracks  or  else  we  have  nothing.  Every  second  is  important.  Each  day  is  another  day  we  have  the  time  to  make  a  difference  and  our  share  love.  We  cannot  only  focus  on  our  mistakes  or  failures.  This  is  time  that  we  were  given;Íž  the  good,  bad,  beautiful  or  astonishing,  it  is  all  yours  for  the  taking.

Maria  is  a  21-­year-­old  fourth-­year  journalism  major.  Her  skills  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  petting  cats  and  making  pigs  out  of  erasers.  She  is  afraid  that  someday  her  hair  will  be  longer  than  her  lifeline.  She  is  92  percent  water  and  8  percent radio  waves.

By  Jack  A.  Smith Between  1900  and  2011  there  have  been  24  re-­ cessions  in  the  United  States  (including  the  Great  De-­ pression),  about  once  every  4.6  years,  some  decades  more,  some  less,  largely  from  inevitable  overproduc-­ tion  and  greed. Yes,  capitalism’s  highly  productive  and  has  made  many  Americans  rich  and  facilitated  Washington’s  global  rule.  It’s  also  an  unstable  system  responsible  for  extreme  inequality,  poverty  and  stagnant  wages  at  home  and  adventures  abroad  to  advance  US  economic  interests.  Yet,  how  frequently  in  the  mass  media,  gov-­ ernment  or  in  progressive  or  liberal  circles  is  the  sys-­ WHP LWVHOI FULWLFL]HG HYHQ JLYHQ WKH PHVV WKDW LW LV FUHDW ing  today  for  a  majority  of  Americans? What  has  made  capitalism  so  sacrosanct  in  our  society?  It  wasn’t  always  that  way.  For  about  65  years  to  the  start  of  the  Cold  War  following  World  War  II  in  1945  there  had  been  lot  of  talk  about  socialism  in  the  U.S.  and  criticism  of  capitalism  among  native  and  im-­ migrant  workers.  A  number  of  labor  leaders  and  unions  LGHQWLÂż HG DV VRFLDOLVW 7KH JUHDW XQLRQ OHDGHU (XJHQH V.  Debs(1855-­1926)  obtained  almost  a  million  write-­in  votes  as  the  1920  Socialist  Party  presidential  candidate  while  in  Atlanta  Federal  Penitentiary  for  having  op-­ posed  World  War  I.  The  Communist  Party  is  said  to  have  had  100,000  members  around  1940. The  major  factor  in  the  virtual  silence  today  about  the  shortcomings  of  capitalism  as  a  system  is  that  several  generations  of  Americans,  starting  in  the  late  1800s  and  accelerating  wildly  since  the  Russian  Revolution  in  1917,  have  been  trained  throughout  their  entire  lives  that  socialism  is  an  existential  danger  to  the  â€œAmerican  way  of  lifeâ€?  and  to  democracy  and  freedom. This  was  accompanied  by  several  periods  of  red  hunts,  mass  jailing,  deportations  and  severe  political  repression,  culminating  in  1945-­1960  with  the  purge  of  socialists  and  communists  from  the  trade  union  movement  and  political  witch  hunts,  the  imprisoning  RI FRPPXQLVW OHDGHUV DQG Âż ULQJV RI WHDFKHUV ZULWHUV

actors,  directors  and  ordinary  workers  from  tens  ofthou-­ sands  of  jobs.  Workers  in  millions  of  occupations  had  to  sign  loyalty  oaths.  Anti-­communism  became  the  watchword  through-­ out  America  but  the  actual  target  always  was  and  remains  much  wider,  including  all  the  many  varieties  of  socialism  from  Marxism-­Leninism  to  mild  democratic  socialism,  extending  even  to  non-­socialist  social  democracy,  and  implicitly  to  everyday  progressivism  and  liberalism  when  reforms  are  contemplated. The  implosion  of  the  USSR  and  the  end  of  the  Cold  War  reduced  the  obsession  with  communism,  and  course  WKHUH DUH VPDOO FRPPXQLVW DQG VRFLDOLVW RUJDQL]DWLRQV DQG left  publications  in  the  US,  but  criticism  of  America’s  laissez-­faire  form  of  capitalism  or  capitalism  as  a  system  is  considered  out  of  bounds  in  the  rest  of  our  society.  If  this  doesn’t  change,  nothing  much  is  going  to  change  in  terms  of  gross  economic  inequality  and  distortions  of  de-­ mocracy  because  anticommunism,  in  essence,  has  come  to  mean  pro-­capitalism-­no-­questions-­asked. We  think  Joel  Kovel  made  a  good  point,  at  the  end  of  his  important   1994  book  â€œRed  Hunting  in  the  Promised  Land,â€?  when  he  wrote:  â€œThe  capitalist  order,  with  all  its  brilliant  accomplishments,  had  not  succeeded;Íž  it  has  only  won  [the  Cold  War].  There  can  be  no  future  worthy  of  hu-­ man  beings  unless  the  existing  system  is  challenged.  For  this,  the  overcoming  of  anticommunism  is  indispensable.â€?  Americans  may  live  in  the  richest  country  in  the  world,  but  it  is  in  a  society  where  about  10  percent  of  the  population  possesses  nearly  90  percent  of  the  nation’s  as-­ VHWV 'HPRFUDF\ FDQ QHYHU IXOÂż OO LWV SRWHQWLDO XQGHU VXF circumstances,  and  the  â€œAmerican  dreamâ€?  is  fast  fading  for  the  working  class/middle  class  as  the  US  economic  system  seems  headed  into  a  second  recession  and  the  weakening  of  Social  Security,  Medicare  and  Medicaid.  Isn’t  it  time  for  the  American  people  to  directly  question  what’s  wrong  with  capitalism,  or  at  least  inquire,  in  the  words  of  an  old  saying:  â€œWhere  are  we  going  and  what  are  we  doing  in  this  hand  basket?â€?

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Shelby  Kondelka  happily  plays  the  ball  to  a  teammate  during  practice  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  21.                                                                                           PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN By  Cat  Tacopina Sports  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@newpaltz.edu Â

Once  she  started,  Shelby  Kondelka  never  wanted  to  VWRS SOD\LQJ VRFFHU 6LQFH VKH ZDV Âż YH \HDUV ROG .RQGHOND has  played  the  sport  and  has  become  one  of  the  most  talked  about  athletes  on  the  New  Paltz  Women’s  Soccer  team.  ³, DOZD\V ORYHG LW DQG , NQHZ WKDW , GHÂż QLWHO\ ZDQWHG to  play  at  the  college  level,â€?  said  Kondelka,  a  third-­year.  â€œBoth  of  my  older  sisters  played  soccer  in  college.  My  oldest  sister  played  at  Utica  and  my  other  sister  played  at  Mercy.â€? As  a  senior  in  high  school,  Kondelka  was  initially  re-­ cruited  by  SUNY  Plattsburgh,  a  school  known  for  its  ath-­ letic  program.  Women’s  Head  Coach  Colleen  Bruley  said  that  she  had  not  originally  tried  to  recruit  Kondelka  while  she  was  in  high  school,  but  found  out  about  her  through  other  girls  on  the  team. “I  didn’t  hear  about  Shelby  until  her  freshman  year,â€?  said  Bruley.  â€œI  heard  about  her  because  she  was  friends  with  our  old  Captain  Emily  Buckner  and  Emily’s  mom  was  talking  to  me  about  how  they  had  a  good  friend  who  was  at  Plattsburgh  and  she  wasn’t  happy‌and  then  she  was  just  kind  of  like  â€˜We’ve  got  to  get  Shelby  here,  we’ve  got  to Â

get  Shelby  here.’  And  then  they  must  have  said  something  to  her  and  then  she  contacted  me.  And  then  she  came  for  a  visit  and  decided  that  she  wanted  to  come  here.â€? .RQGHOND GLG QRW SOD\ VRFFHU DV D Âż UVW \HDU VWXGHQW DW Plattsburgh,  and  said  that  she  felt  like  Plattsburgh  wasn’t  the  right  option  for  her  to  begin  with,  not  to  mention  that  she  always  liked  New  Paltz  and  the  transfer  to  the  school  allowed  her  to  be  closer  to  home. “I  ended  up  not  playing  for  the  team  and  I  didn’t  like  anything  about  it,â€?  said  Kondelka.  â€œI  wanted  to  be  closer  to  home.â€?  While  Kondelka  was  happy  to  be  out  of  Plattsburgh  and  ready  to  settle  in  New  Paltz,  she  said  that  adjusting  to  a  QHZ WHDP ZDV LQLWLDOO\ GLIÂż FXOW DQG KDG LWV KDUGVKLSV Âł,W ZDV KDUG WU\LQJ WR Âż W LQ ZLWK WKH JLUOV EHFDXVH they’ve  been  with  one  another  already,â€?  said  Kondelka.  â€œI  don’t  know  how  they  play  and  they  don’t  know  how  I  play  DQG MXVW WU\LQJ WR EHFRPH IULHQGV ZLWK WKHP DQG MXVW Âż W LQ with  the  team  was  challenging.â€? While  initially  a  challenge,  Kondelka  was  able  to  as-­ VLPLODWH KHUVHOI LQWR WKH 1HZ 3DOW] G\QDPLF DQG LQ KHU Âż UVW year  on  the  team  was  a  contributor  to  the  team’s  success.  However,  Kondelka  herself  is  no  stranger  to  individual  prestige.  At  the  recent  Red  Scarlet  Raider  Classic  Tourna-­

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ment  the  team  participated  in  the  weekend  of  Sept  9,  Kon-­ delka  was  named  to  the  All-­Tournament  team  as  well  as  MVP  of  the  tournament.  Last  year,  Kondelka  was  named  team  MVP  and  lead  the  Hawks  with  nine  goals,  including  two  against  the  team’s  upset  win  over  SUNY  Geneseo.  Bruley  said  that  when  Kondelka  is  in  shape,  she  is  a  â€œhugeâ€?  threat  as  a  forward. “She  has  made  us  more  of  an  offensive  threat,â€?  said  Bruley.  â€œWe  haven’t  had  a  true  goal-­scorer  in  a  while  and  typically,  she’s  not  the  type  of  player  I  would  put  as  a  goal  scorer.  She’s  more  of  the  assist  and  playmaker  because  she  can  put  nice  balls  through  and  have  good  control  with  the  ball.  For  the  past  couple  of  years  that  we’ve  had  her  we’ve  been  looking  for  someone  to  be  able  to  play  off  of  her.â€? In  her  second  year  on  the  team,  Kondelka  said  that  she  has  adjusted  well  and  that  she  loves  playing  for  Bruley  and  for  the  team.  She  said  that  her  family,  now  that  she  is  at  school  close  by,  attends  almost  every  home  game  the  Hawks   have.  The  adjustment  has  left  her  incredibly  satis-­ Âż HG DQG VKH VDLG VKH LV KDSS\ WR EH DEOH WR SOD\ VRFFHU again.  â€œI  couldn’t  imagine  not  playing  soccer,â€?  said  Kondel-­ ka.   â€œMy  year  at  Plattsburgh  not  playing  soccer  killed  me.  I  had  to  come  here.  I  had  to  play.â€?

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For  as  long  as  I  can  remember,  the  NBA  has  provided  me  with  a  reason  to  look  forward  to  winter,  a  season  oth-­ erwise  marred  with  monotony  and  the  constant  discomfort  of  frigid  tempera-­ tures.  Weekday  nights  at  approximately  7:30  p.m.,  the  voices  of  Mike  Breen  DQG :DOW Âł&O\GH´ )UD]LHU ZRXOG HPD-­ nate  from  the  surround  sound  speakers.  Watching  Knicks  games  has  been  a  tra-­ dition  since  grade  school.  The  routine  would  be  homework,  dinner  and  then  the  game.  From  the  days  of  Allan  Houston  and  Latrell  Sprewell  to  the  current  duo  of  Amar’e  Stoudemire  and  Carmelo  An-­ thony,  Knicks  basketball  (whether  win-­ ning  or  losing)  has  always  been  a  source  of  comfort  for  me.  Something  that  has  EHHQ HPEHGGHG LQWR WKH ÂżEHUV RI P\ childhood  is  on  the  brink  of  halting  op-­ erations  for  a  year.  That  is  something  that  I  am  not  willing  to  accept.  As  October  approaches,  the  NBA’s  players  and  owners  have  still  not  reached  a  labor  agreement  that  would  end  the  current  lockout.  In  the  midst  of  this  la-­ bor  stoppage,  the  NBA’s  biggest  and  brightest  stars  have  been  keeping  busy  by  playing  in  city  exhibition  leagues,  but  by  this  time  of  year,  teams  should  be Â

getting  ready  for  training  camp.   How-­ ever,  this  year  is  different. Although  talks  indicate  slight  prog-­ ress,  the  two  sides  are  very  far  apart  in  terms  of  reaching  an  agreement  and  the  season  is  in  serious  jeopardy.  That  be-­ ing  said,  players  are  already  thinking  about  taking  their  acts  elsewhere.  Dwy-­ ane  Wade  would  not  rule  out  playing  a  season  in  China.  In  addition,  Deron  Wil-­ liams  has  already  signed  with  the  Turk-­ LVK SURIHVVLRQDO VTXDG %HĂşLNWDĂş DQG ZLOO remain  with  them  until  the  NBA  work  stoppage  ends. From  a  fan’s  perspective,  the  un-­ certainty  of  the  NBA  season  is  incred-­ ibly  taxing.  Not  being  able  to  watch  my  Knicks  is  particularly  disheartening  due  to  the  fact  that  they  are  an  up-­and-­ coming  team  with  both  star-­power  and  youthful  role  players.  To  say  I’m  disap-­ pointed  would  be  an  understatement.  It  actually  makes  me  angry  that  the  NBA  is  unable  to  get  their  act  to-­ gether.  This  will  cause  them  to  miss  a  whole  season  of  revenue  all  because  of  the  executive’s  greed.  Not  only  will  the  season  be  lost,  but  the  loyalty  of  the  ca-­ sual  fan  maybe  lost.  The  die-­hard  fans  ZLOO UHPDLQ EXW WKH HYHU\GD\ PD\ ÂżQG something  else  to  wet  their  sports  pal-­ ette  during  the  NBA’s  absence.  The  NFL,  who  ended  their  lockout Â

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last  month,  had  DeMaurice  Smith  (the  head  of  the  National  Football  League’s  Player’s  Association)  speak  at  a  recent  NBA  labor  meeting  to  explain  how  impractical  locking  out  is.  Apparently  Smith’s  words  have  not  fully  resonated  with  the  owners  as  the  league  continues  to  suspend  operations.   Â

If  it  is  a  shortened  season,  that  would  be  better  than  nothing  at  this  point.  Bas-­ ketball  is  a  sport  that  I  just  cannot  live  without.  Just  the  thought  of  not  having  a  basketball  season  is  very  heartbreak-­ ing.  Basically,  a  year  without  the  NBA  is  torture.

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Both  New  Paltz  Men  and  Women’s  Rugby  will  make  their  return  to  New  Paltz  Sunday,  Sept.  25  at  the  Rugby  Field  located  behind  Lenape  Hall.  Both  teams  have  participated  in  two  away  games  during  their  fall  2011  campaigns,  with  the  men’s  team  being  0-­2  and  the  women’s  team  being  1-­1.  While  off  to  a  rocky  start,  fourth-­ \HDU PHQÂśV SOD\HU -XOLDQ GH OD 5XD VDLG KH LV FRQÂżGHQW LQ WKH PHQÂśV WHDP DQG ZKDW the  season  holds  for  them. Âł:H VWDUWHG RII E\ ORVLQJ RXU ÂżUVW WZR ´ VDLG GH OD 5XD Âł+RZHYHU RQH RI WKRVH teams  (William  Paterson  University)  was  the  league  champion  and  I  thought  we  played  a  decent  game  against  them.  I  think  that  things  are  looking  good  for  us  as  RI ULJKW QRZ ´ The  men’s  team  will  be  playing  Sacred  Heart  University  on  Sunday  at  2  p.m.  and  de  la  Rua  said  that  the  team  is  looking  forward  to  the  match-­up  between  their  opponent. Âł:H IHHO SUHWW\ JRRG DERXW WKLV RQH ´ VDLG GH OD 5XD Âł:H NQRZ WKDW ZHÂśUH D really  good  team  and  we  have  the  conditioning  to  play  longer  and  better  than  the  RWKHU WHDPV ´ Strength  and  conditioning  will  be  key  to  the  success  of  the  team,  as  de  la  Rua  said.  He  said  that  even  though  the  team  is  smaller  than  most  of  their  opposition,  they  are  in  much  better  shape  and  will  be  able  to  outlast  the  others.   Men’s  Rugby  tackles  new  season.                                                                    PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

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Maybe  I’m  jumping  the  gun  a  little  bit,  but  it’s  almost  time  to  really  start  talking  New  York  5DQJHUV KRFNH\ , PHDQ WKH 0HWV Âż QLVK XS QH[W :HGQHVGD\ DQG VRPHWKLQJ QHHGV WR Âż [ WKH FUDFNV in  my  heart  caused  by  another  sad  season.  And  with  the  new  season  of  Blueshirts  hockey  ap-­ proaching,  I  think  the  boys  in  blue  have  a  real  chance  of  cleaning  up  the  shards  that  baseball  season  has  left  behind. A  lot  has  gone  on  for  the  Rangers  this  off-­season.  Players  left,  players  came  in,  roles  changed  and  it  has  produced  an  air  of  hope  and  H[FLWHPHQW DPRQJVW WKH 5DQJHUV IDLWKIXO LQFOXG ing  myself.   Here  are  the  top  10  things  that  Rang-­ ers  fans  have  to  look  forward  to  the  most  for  the  2011-­12  season;Íž 10.  Tri-­state  domination-­  Fine,  I’ll  admit  LW WKH 1HZ -HUVH\ 'HYLOV KDYH GHÂż QLWHO\ EHHQ the  best  of  the  three  teams  this  past  decade.  But  that  time  is  over.  The  Islanders  are  still  young  and  up-­and-­coming  and  have  nothing  on  the  Rangers.  7KH 'HYLOV KDG DQ DWURFLRXV Âż UVW KDOI RI WKH VHD son  last  year  and  they’re  transitioning  from  a  de-­ fensive  team  to  an  offensive  team,  with  the  likes  of  Zach  Parise,  Ilya  Kovalchuk  and  Travis  Zajac  ZKR ZLOO EH RXW IRU WKH Âż UVW PRQWK RU WZR :KLOH WKLV WUDQVLWLRQ LV PRVW GHÂż QLWHO\ WDN ing  place,  there  is  still  one  last  problem  with  the  Devils  in  Martin  Brodeur.  Is  he  still  old?  Yes.  Is  he  still  fat?  Yes.  Is  he  still  a  huge  threat  at  39  years  old?  Absolutely.

9.  A  healthy  Martin  Biron-­  After  breaking  his  collarbone  at  the  end  of  February,  Ranger  fans  everywhere  put  their  head  in  their  hands  and  let  out  a  collective  groan.  Biron  was  brought  in  so  that  Henrik  Lundqvist  had  a  capable  back-­up  and  wouldn’t  have  to  play  the  ridiculous  amount  of  games  that  he  starts  every  year.   Now  that  Biron  is  back,  Hank  will  get  the  perfect  amount  of  resting  time.  When  the  postseason  comes  around,  Lun-­ dqvist  will  be  well-­rested  and  ready  to  go. 8.  Henrik  Lundqvist-­  Lundqvist  is  going  to  have  a  good  year  and  I’m  putting  my  money  on  it.  Last  year  he  had  a  decent  run  in  the  playoffs,  but  I  think  he  could  have  been  a  lot  better  off  if  he  had  a  better  back-­up  than  Chad  Johnson  down  the  stretch.  The  key  with  Lundqvist  and  how  much  success  he  brings  to  the  team  is  how  many  games  he  plays.  I  think  if  he  plays  between  60  and  65  JDPHV KHÂśOO EH PRUH WKDQ Âż QH DQG Âż W WR KHOS FDUU\ the  Rangers  on  a  nice  long  playoff  run. 7.  HBO  24/7-­  How  can  any  fan  NOT  be  H[FLWHG IRU WKLV" 7KH VHFRQG WKH QHZV EURNH RXW about  the  Flyers  and  Rangers  getting  their  own  HBO  coverage  after  the  success  of  the  four-­part  series  that  featured  the  Penguins  and  Capitals,  I  was  stoked.  Let’s  be  honest,  the  Rangers  are  a  SHUIHFW WHDP WR FRYHU %XW PRVW H[FLWLQJ DERXW WKLV" :KR HOVH LV H[FLWHG WR VHH -RKQ 7RUWRWHOOD ULS some  heads  off?  C’mon  you  know  it’s  coming. 6.  John  Tortorella-­  I  love  Torts.  A  lot.  And  I  think  now  he  has  the  team  that  he  wants  and  the  team  that  he  can  work  with.  Tortorella’s  new  team  is  young,  fast  and  knows  (or  have  at  least  been Â

FRQYLQFHG WKDW ZLWK KLP LQ FKDUJH WKHLU FKDQFHV of  winning  are  pretty  good.  Especially  now  with  a  team  that  he  can  mold  and  morph  to  play  a  spe-­ FLÂż F ZD\ DW WKH OHYHO KH QHHGV WKHP WR EH DW 5.   The  Backline-­  Last  year,  I  said  that  the  Rangers  had  one  of  the  best  defenses  in  the  league.  I  still  believe  this  and  I  think  that  this  year  they  are  just  going  to  continue  to  improve.  The  thing  that  is  so  great  about  them  is  they’re  still  so  young  and  already  they’re  pretty  accomplished.  7KH Âż UVW WZR SDLUV DUH PRUH RU OHVV VSRNHQ IRU but  the  question  is  who  plays  with  Steve  Eminger.  It’s  either  going  to  be  Michael  Del  Zotto  or  new  DFTXLVLWLRQ 7LP (UL[RQ ,Q DOO KRQHVW\ , KDYH D bit  of  a  soft  spot  for  Del  Zotto  and  hope  he  gets  it.  Sure,  he  may  have  been  on  the  Conneticut  Whale,  WKH 5DQJHUVÂś PLQRU OHDJXH DIÂż OLDWH PRVW RI ODVW \HDU EXW KH SURYHG LQ KLV Âż UVW \HDU WKDW KH FDQ play  really  well  and  that  he  can  create  offensive  chances.  I’m  for  MDZ,  but  we’ll  have  to  see. 4.  Saying  farewell  to  â€œThe  Unholy  Trin-­ ityâ€?-­  At  least,  that’s  what  Ken  Campbell  said  of  Chris  Drury,  Scott  Gomez  and  Wade  Redden.  While  it  may  have  been  a  three-­season  process,  the  horrible  moves  that  general  manager  Glen  Sather  made  when  getting  these  players  is  undone,  as  Drury  was  bought-­out  this  summer.  I  think  it’s  unfair  that  we  all  trash  Drury  so  much,  since  he  was  a  guy  who  was  played  completely  wrong,  but  he  was  doing  nothing  for  this  team  anymore.  The  Rangers  needed  to  adopt  the  â€œout  with  the  old,  in  with  the  newâ€?  mentality,  and  they’ve  done  it  by  saying  goodbye  to  the  25th  captain  of  the  New Â

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York  Rangers.  Speaking  of  captains  â€Ś 3.  Captain  Callahan-­  Finally.  This  has  been  foreseeable  for  the  past  two  seasons  and  it  honestly  could  not  be  any  more  well-­deserved.  Ryan  Callahan  has  been  named  the  26th  captain  in  team  history  and  will  serve  as  a  reliable,  go-­ to  guy  for  the  team  in  all  areas.  He  plays  hard,  works  even  harder  and  is  going  to  be  an  ideal  role  model  for  teammates.  Callahan  should  be  a  guy  ZKR FDQ OLJKW D Âż UH XQGHU WKH DVV RI WHDPPDWHV and  will  more  than  likely  be  more  outspoken  than  Drury  ever  was. 2.  The  Winter  Classic-­  We’ve  been  wait-­ ing  for  this  for  a  while,  and  could  going  against  rival  Philadelphia  Flyers  be  any  more  perfect?  Even  from  the  comforts  at  home,  watching  the  Blueshirts  play  outside  in  such  a  gritty  environ-­ ment  will  be  incredible.  It’s  going  to  suck  if  they  lose  of  course,  but  I  have  faith  in  their  abilities-­ and  in  how  much  worse  the  Flyers  will  be  with  no  Mike  Richards  or  Jeff  Carter. 1.  Brad  Richards-­  Yup,  This  is  what  makes  WKH VHDVRQ PRVW H[FLWLQJ $QG LW LVQÂśW MXVW KDYLQJ Richards-­it’s  what  is  going  to  happen  to  this  team  with  Richards  on  it.  The  Rangers  have  needed  a  good  center  for  a  long WLPH DQG WKH\ Âż QDOO\ JRW one.  Richard  upgrades  the  offense  and  his  pres-­ ence  should  spark  the  skills  of  Marian  Gaborik,  who  had  a  sub-­par  season  last  year.  The  defense  is  strong,  the  goaltending  is  strong  and  now  that  Richards  is  here,  the  offense  gets  a  little  bit  stron-­ ger.

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The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Cross  Country  has  started  their  race  toward  conference  glory  suc-­ cessfully,  with  both  men  and  women  performing  well  at  the  Vassar  and  New  Paltz  Invitationals.   Most  recently  the  men’s  team  took  third  place  RXW RI ÂżYH DW WKH 1HZ 3DOW] ,QYLWDWLRQDO WKH ZRPHQÂśV WHDP VZHSW ÂżUVW SODFH Âł0\ JRDOV IRU WKH VHDVRQ DUH WR ÂżQLVK WKH women’s  team  in  the  top  four  in  the  conference  as  well  as  top  10  in  the  region  and  the  men’s  team  in  the  top  six  in  the  conference  and  top  20  in  the  region,â€?  said  Head  Coach  Michael  Trunkes.  The  team  has  adjusted  to  harder  workouts  as  their  goals  become  more  ambitious.  Early  on  they  are  moving  up  the  ranks  and  accomplishing  ambitious  goals. Âł:H EHJDQ E\ EHDWLQJ 2QHRQWD IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ KLVWRU\ DW RXU ÂżUVW KRPH LQYLWDWLRQDO 7KLV moved  us  up  in  the  rankings  a  lot.  They're  top  10  in  the  region  so  beating  them  was  a  big  step  for  us,â€?  said  second-­year  Amanda  Wolfer.   â€œI  feel  great  about  my  performances  thus  far,  I've  con-­ VLVWHQWO\ EHHQ ÂżQLVKLQJ VHFRQG IRU WKH WHDP ´ Wolfer  said  a  lot  of  changes  have  been  made  since  last  season  and  everyone  is  working  harder  to  achieve  their  goals. “Our  team  this  year  compared  to  last  year  has  dramatically  changed.  This  has  been  the  best  New  Paltz's  women’s  cross  country  team  in  his-­ tory,â€?  Wolfer  said.   â€œBig  things  are  expected  to  happen.  We  were  5th  in  the  conference  last  year,  but  this  year  it’s  guaranteed  we  break  into  the  top  3.â€? According  to  the  team,  the  changes  they  have  made—including  graduated  teammates  and  harder  workouts—has  brought  the  team  closer  together  and  made  them  more  ambitious.   Second-­year  Harry  Collins  explained  that  they  have  lost  a  lot  of  great  athletes  to  graduation. “This  year  the  motto  seems  to  be  â€˜less  is  more’,â€?  said  Collins.   â€œWe  lost  a  bunch  of  guys  last  year,  including  the  legendary  Joseph  Gentsch,  who  will  always  be  remembered  and  missed.  He  was  a  great  leader  and  a  great  run-­ ner.â€? The  new  dynamic,  though  lacking  recent  graduates,  seems  to  be  working  well  for  the  Hawks. “We  have  great  chemistry  on  both  of  our  Men's  and  Women's  teams  this  year.   We  also  have  strong  leadership  and  a  very  committed  group  of  athletes,â€?  Trunkes  said. Coach  Trunkes  believes  that  his  committed  runners  can  achieve  all  that  they  set  out  to  this  season  if  they  keep  their  commitment.

Men’s  Cross  Country  gets  ahead  of  the  pack  at  the  Vassar  Invitational.                                                                                    PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  STOCKTON  PHOTOS

“We  need  to  continue  to  stay  focused  and  do  work.   There  are  no  short  cuts  or  secret  for-­ mulas  for  success,â€?  said  Trunkes.   â€œIt's  a  lot  of  hard  work  and  dedication  from  our  athletes  and  coaching  staff  that  will  get  us  to  where  we  want  to  go.  Trunkes  said  he  relies  a  lot  on  team  captains  to  motivate  and  set  an  example  for  the  rest  of  the  team. “Nichole  Wischoff  has  steadily  increased  her  training  volume  over  the  past  two  years  to  where  she  is  able  to  run  65  to  70  miles  per  week  with  intensity.â€? Wischoff  has  dedicated  her  college  free  time  to  pushing  herself  to  better  her  running  ability.   â€œI'm  a  completely  new  animal  this  year,â€?said  third-­year  Captain  Wischoff.   â€œI've  been  training  consistently  and  have  gone  from  running  45  miles  a  week  as  a  freshman,  to  60  by  the  end  of  sophomore  year,  and  now  at  70  miles  D ZHHN , DP ÂżQDOO\ UHDSLQJ WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WZR years  worth  of  mileage.â€?  Wischoff  also  said  that  through  leading  by  example,  she  sees  the  team  work  harder  together. “By  staying  positive  and  talking  myself  through  workouts,  I  notice  that  the  girls  follow Â

my  lead.  We  are  in  it  together,â€?  said  Wischoff The  team  runs  between  seven  and  12  miles  each  day  and  works  with  trainers  to  do  body  strengthening  exercises.  Wischoff  has  already  VHHQ LPSURYHPHQW DIWHU FRPLQJ LQ ÂżUVW SODFH LQ-­ GLYLGXDOO\ WZR ZHHNV LQ D URZ ZLQQLQJ WKH ÂżUVW by  51  seconds  and  the  second  by  45.   â€œWe  are  pushing  each  other  in  a  positive  way.  Pushing  each  other  to  go  faster,â€?  Collins  said.   â€œLast  year  there  was  some  animosity  on  the  team  and  some  negative  energy  between  us.  That  seems  to  be  over.â€? As  the  season  progresses,  Trunkes  is  sure  that  more  runners  will  gain  recognition  and  be-­ gin  to  place  more  competitively. “Harry  Collins  has  led  our  men  in  the  last  two  invitationals  and  looks  to  be  a  force  through-­ out  the  season,â€?  Trunkes  said,  adding  that  he  is  a  â€œvery  tenacious  racer.â€? &ROOLQV SODFHG ÂżIWK RI DW WKH 1HZ 3DOW] Invitational  and  sixth  of  105  at  the  Vassar  Invi-­ tational. “I  consider  myself  a  race  runner,â€?  said  second-­year  Collins.   â€œI've  been  working  to  run  workouts  harder  this  year.  Coach  Harris  and  Coach  Trunkes  both  know  I  race  well  but  work-­ outs  are  something  that  I  have  always  had  to Â

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work  harder  at.â€? Collins  and  his  coaches  know  that  practice  makes  perfect.   He  wants  to  cover  and  eight  Ki-­ lometer  course  1:44  quicker  than  last  year. “It  is  an  ambitious  goal  but  I  am  going  to  try  my  hardest  to  achieve  it,â€?  said  Collins. Though  the  team  talks  about  the  season  like  it  is  already  won,  there  is  still  plenty  of  hard  work  to  come.   The  season  has  just  begun  and  some  of  the  hardest  meets  are  coming  up. “In  Conference  Geneseo,  Plattsburgh  and  Cortland  are  all  nationally  ranked,  and  Oneonta  ZLOO VWLOO EH D WRXJK ÂżJKW IRU XV RQ WKH ZRPHQ V side.   For  the  men,  our  closest  competitors  will  be  Oswego,  Brockport  and  Oneonta,â€?  Trunkes  said.   â€œIf  we  can  continue  to  improve  our  men  will  be  in  a  very  competitive  position  on  Oct  29.â€?  The  team  is  committed  to  working  as  hard  as  it  takes  to  achieve  their  goals  this  year.   They  are  striving  to  break  school  records  and  prove  they  are  the  best  our  school  has  seen. “Every  day  I  tell  myself  that  I  am  going  to  Nationals  in  Oshkosh,  Wisconsin  on  Nov.  19.  I  don't  think  anyone  in  New  Paltz  cross  country,  men’s  or  women’s,  has  ever  gone  to  Nationals,  Wischoff  said.   â€œI  will  not  be  stopped.â€?

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MANAGING  EDITOR  A  recent  report  in  The  New  York  Post  has  sparked  conversation  among  the  Mets  fan  base  as  the  team  has  al-­ ready  begun  questioning  who  will  close  out  games  come  April  of  next  season.  Let’s  be  honest,  the  current  hodge-­ podge  combination  of  Manny  Acosta,  Jason  Isringhausen,  Pedro  Beato  and  Bobby  Parnell  has  not  inspired  many  with  their  ability  to  be  a  closer  over  a  long  term  period  of  time,  and  contrary  to  popular  belief  GM  Sandy  Alderson  might  be  looking  outside  the  organiza-­ tion  for  help  with  the  ninth  inning.  It  is  believed  that  the  notion  that  Alderson  strictly  adheres  to  the  â€œMon-­ eyballâ€?  closers-­are-­overpriced  dictum  is  not  as  set  and  stone  as  previously  thought  and  the  GM  might  look  to  add  a  big-­name  closer  through  the  Free  Agent  market. In  fact,  Alderson  went  on  to  say  that  a  strong  closer  is  something  that  trickles  EH\RQG WKH Âż HOG DQG LV LPSRUWDQW WR RII WKH Âż HOG VXFFHVV DV ZHOO “I  think  it  has  a  real  impact  on  not  just  team  success,  but  also  team  outlook,  WHDP DWWLWXGH WHDP FRQÂż GHQFH ´ $OGHU son  said  in  a  report  for  ESPNNewYork. com.   â€œBlown  saves  from  time  to  time  are  part  of  the  game,  but  blowing  them  at  an  inordinate  rate  can  have,  I  think,  a  real  negative  impact  on  a  team.  So  it  needs  to  be  a  point  of  concentration  for  us.â€? This  was  highlighted  beyond  just  the  need  for  a  closer,  as  Alderson  said  strengthening  the  bullpen  as  a  whole  will  be  an  emphasis  this  winter  due  to  the  Mets  relievers  now  sport  a  4.22  ERA  -­  which  ranks  last  in  the  National  League.  Also,  since  the  All-­Star  break  the  Mets  have  blown  10  saves,  which Â

 Could  Brad  Lidge  be  an  option  for  the  Mets  heading  into  2012?                                            PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR.COM     is  one  behind  the  Colorado  Rockies  for  most  in  the  majors.  Names  like  Jonathan  Papelbon,  Ryan  Madson,  Brade  Lidge,  Jonathan  Broxton  and  former  Mets  Heath  Bell  and  Francisco  Rodriguez  will  hit  the  open  market  and  each  offer  different  scenarios  of  the  Mets  to  consider  for  their  closer  next  season.   Knowing  the  Mets  and  their  current  ¿ QDQFLDO VLWXDWLRQ VHHLQJ WKH OLNHV RI Papelbon,  Madson  or  Bell  wearing  or-­ ange  and  blue  next  season  is  not  likely.  Names  such  as  them  will  command  contracts  that  will  siphon  money  that  needs  to  be  used  to  patch  other  holes  on  the  roster,  not  to  mention  the  attempt   to  re-­sign  Jose  Reyes.  A  more  likely  scenario  is  the  Mets  offering  a  one-­year  incentive  laden  deal  to  one  or  both  of  Lidge  and  Broxton,  hoping  to  catch  the  hurlers  on  a  come-­ back,  lightning-­in-­a-­bottle,  situation  that  would  be  a  stopgap  until  the  Mets  DUH LQ D EHWWHU ¿ QDQFLDO VLWXDWLRQ

Lidge,  currently  acting  as  the  Phil-­ lies  set-­up  man,  is  an  intriguing  option.  Since  coming  off  the  disabled  list  on  July  27  after  recovering  from  a  right  posterior  rotator  cuff  strain,  Lidge  is  0-­1  with  a  1.12  ERA  and  trying  to  prove  he  can  still  be  the  closer  he  once  was.   If  the  Mets  believe  he  is  healthy  enough  to  resume  the  role  of  an  everyday  closer,  he  would  be  someone  worth  exploring.  Broxton  is  not  as  inspiring  as  Lidge,  but  would  likely  come  much  cheaper  on  the  open  market.  After  going  1-­2  with  a  5.68  ERA  this  season,  Broxton  has  been  on  the  disabled  list  since  May  4  and  has  undergone  arthroscopic  surgery  on  Sept.  19  his  right  elbow  to  remove  a  bone  spur.  He  is  not  to  begin  throwing  for  another  6-­8  weeks.  In  reality,  Broxton  has  not  been  the  same  since  his  stellar  2009  season  where  he  struck  out  114  batters  and  had  a  commanding  2.61  ERA  for  the  Dodg-­ ers.  Other  options  could  include  Matt Â

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Capps,  Kerry  Wood,  Mike  Gonzalez  or  Rafael  Soriano  if  he  declines  his  $11  million  player  option.  However,  if  the  Mets  do  decide  to  stick  to  in-­house  candidates,  there  are  a  few  options  they  could  consider.  The  idea  of  shifting  Mike  Pelfrey  from  a  starter  to  a  closer  was  internally  dis-­ cussed,  but  dismissed  almost  immedi-­ ately.  While  Pelfrey  has  the  necessary  â€œstuffâ€?  his  mental  makeup  and  ability  to  log  200+  innings  will  ultimately  lead  to  him  staying  in  the  rotation.  Down  the  line,  the  Mets  might  be  wise  to  consider  using  prospects  Jenrry  Mejia  or  Jeurys  Familia  as  a  closer  due  to  their  dominance  in  the  minors.  How-­ ever,  both  are  currently  considered  to  be  starting  pitchers  for  the  long  term.  While  nothing  is  set  in  stone,  it  is  almost  a  forgone  conclusion  that  the  Mets  current  combustible  bullpen  will  feature  many  new  faces  come  the  be-­ ginning  of  the  2012  season. Â

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