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Cuomo Protesters Met With Police Force By Anthony DeRosa News Editor | N02385288@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke on campus to announce a $10 million award to SUNY New Paltz for the construction of a 20,000 square-foot “Engineering Innovation Hub” located close to Resnick Engineering Hall, which will focus and expand on the college’s 3D printing program. The award came as part of the governor’s SUNY 2020 Challenge Grant, a competition where SUNY schools were tasked with developing and submitting an idea which combined education, job creation and regional economic development. potential visit Monday and it was only conPaltz Media Relations Manager Melissa Kaczmarek said. Cuomo’s announcement was held in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) building (SUB). The event was kept private – by invitation only – in order to maintain the integrity and security of the occasion, according to a campus-wide email from SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian. A broader, campus-wide invitation would not have been possible, he said. to students and faculty without an invitathe building, both vehicular and pedestrian, were restricted for the duration of the governor’s stay on campus, lasting from noon to and around the SUB did not detail the governor’s arrival as the reason for the closings. Student activists made aware of Cuomo’s presence on campus organized a demonstration advocating the governor to ban hydro-fracking in New York, with the intention of posting outside the SUB Atrium where past demonstrations, including ones held during Cuomo’s previous visits to campus, have been held. Upon the demonstrators approach, a University Police Department informed the group — numbering about 10 individuals — that they were to move the protest to the front wall of the Samuel Dorsky Museum facing the SUB, to which they complied. Individual students were not stopped from entering the building. “We thought that it was unfair that we couldn’t protest closer to the event, that we

were placed out of sight, out of mind, so to speak. So I asked if everybody would like to walk forward past our ‘free speech zone’ and try to get closer. We agreed on that,” Julian Mostachetti, a member of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) present at the demonstration, said. According to Mostachetti, the group walked forward and were stopped by the

students returned to the designated protest area soon after. In an aside to Student Association President Osato Okundaye after the saying that he did not have an explanation, only that there is a designated protest area. says. “It’s not like I want to do this.” Fernando Cintron, an intern and board of directors member for NYPIRG who was at the protest, said the group did not act hos-

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the far wall. The students then asked if there were any other protest zones, as well as the reason they could not be in front of atrium as him and that his threat of pepper spray was they had unjustiin past demonsituation. strations. Cintron I n said he and the exhis fellow change protesters between felt that the demtheir right onstrato demtors and onstrate the ofwithout inFERNANDO CINTRON ficer, terference, which as per the was captured on a cellphone video and later Student Handbook, was infringed upon by in the student handbook” that the students cannot get closer. When his reasoning was challenged as false by the students, the ingly agitated — telling the group several times to move back, eventually unholstering and threatening the students with a canister of pepper spray. “Well there’s about to be some pepper spray sprayed here in a second if you don’t making this stuff up. You can go in there for all I care and jump the governor. But move.” said that his order’s authority came on behalf of Student Association (SA).

job,” Cintron said. “But if your job is to pepper spray and arrest students that are peacefully protesting, then you should go back and read the Constitution.” In a letter released on Wednesday, Sept. 24, addressing the incident, President Christian said administration acted on the request of Cuomo’s security detail to establish a wide perimeter around the SUB. He said administration has not typically restricted where students may demonstrate, but the governor’s visit was not a typical occasion. “Because campus staff were managing many other last-minute details for the event, Use Form for the demonstration were unable

SA constitution that we had to be 50 feet away. Being pretty intimate with the SA Constitution I told him that that is false and the Constitution makes no mention of protesting or being 50 feet away,” Nadia AliRahi, a student senator at the demonstration said. “Coincidentally, I was also a student advocate last year and we work closely with the student handbook and it too does not say we have to be 50 feet away.” The pepper spray was not used and the

in the future. As a result, University Police were unaware of the intended demonstration, a contributing factor in the interaction onstrators that we wish could have been avoided. If we had received more advanced notice of the event, we would have managed these dynamics differently.”

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per spray against the students, Christian said that he would not second-guess the splitneeds to make in a situation where he was not present. Christian said the policy in the student handbook the demonstrators believed the subject to interference, had an attached provision that stipulated certain disruptive conduct where a demonstration could be subject to interference. “That policy (Rules for the Maintenance of Public Order, Document Number 3653) reads ‘peaceful picketing and other orderly demonstrations in public areas of campus grounds and buildings are not subject to interference provided there are no violations of the rules in section I.A. of this policy (emphasis added),’” Christian said. “Section I.A lists several forms of prohibited conduct including obstructing movement of people and vehicles, deliberately disrupting or preventing peaceful and orderly conduct of classes, lecture and meetings or deliberately disrupting or preventing another person from expressing his or her own views. Such prohibited conduct might in some circumstances interfere with the regular conduct of college activities or the free speech rights of others. The bottom line is that both rights to free speech and the responsibility tional values and activities are stated in this policy.” Christian said the administration believed that students were allowed to express their views in a public way, though not where they intended to. The demonstrators did not agree. police request. Well, there are two categories of police statements, requests and orders. Orders are legal, requests are not. The do not invent the law as they please,” Mostachetti said. “Although I was scared at the time, in retrospect this whole episode and its response feels absurd.” Ali-Rahi felt similar. “I personally am shocked that this happened and did not expect this at all,” she said. “Why did the cop need to be so confrontational? We were simply asking one question: where was the documentation that said we had to be so far back, in the ‘Free Speech Zone’ that was created?”

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Newly Implemented App Increases Safety On Campus By Abbott Brant Managing Editor | N02385288@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu In order to increase campus safety and promote communication between students and university police, a new mobile safety app has been introduced this semester. The Rave Guardian Campus Safety App allows iPhone and Android users to communicate with “guardians” and police – a capability that the NP Alert system lacks, said SUNY New Paltz Police Chief David Dugatkin. The app, free for all SUNY New Paltz students, faculty, staff, as well as parents of students, has a few key components, including the ability to pick and use “guardians.” The app user can pick guardians — a friend, roommate, parent, etc. and send them a request. You can also set university police as your guardian. If a user is walking on campus or in town and does not feel safe, they can set a timer for the assumed amount of time it would take them to travel to their destination. The app then asks the user to choose a guardian. When the destination is reached, the app user puts in a pin to deactivate the timer and a message is sent to the chosen guardian that the destination was reached safely. “But let’s say before you get to your destination you are attacked, have a medical emergency, or something occurred that makes it so you cannot turn off your timer,” Dugatkin said. “Whoever you picked as your guardian gets an alert.” This alert, which prompts the guardian to send a text or call, is accompanied by a map using the phone’s GPS showing where the app user is located. If university police is set as the user’s guardian, the police will that you are safe. If that can not be accomyou using the GPS system. Dugatkin, who has been looking to “incorporate technology into our ability to communicate with students, faculty and staff,” said the department looked at a few companies before they settled with Rave Mobile Safety. “Surveys show that about 90 percent of [college students] have smart phones,” he said. “The blue lights are still out there, but everyone knows they’re not used as much as they used to be because everyone carries around a smart phone.”

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Along with the “Panic Button,” an immediate contact to campus police with the formation, the “Tip Texting” capability is another way the app “enhances safety on campus through a virtual safety network of friends, family, and campus safety,” according to the company’s website. Students are able to report suspicious activity or people via text or pictures to campus police. An alarm will sound and the message will appear on a computer screen designated for communication with the app. text or call, asking for further information and how they can help. and their parents at summer orientation about the new app and has been to every resident hall, teaching community development assistants and resident directors how to use the app in order for them to hold man-

datory classes in each hall. Although excited about the increased level of safety the app can potentially bring to campus, Dugatkin understands the apprehension some may have with the way the app works. In an age where “big brother is always watching,” he believes the tracking aspect of the app brings up a concern that has an answer. “The only time the tracking is used, whether it be with a chosen guardian or university police, is when you establish that safety timer relationship only when the timer is running,” he said, adding that you can delete a guardian whenever you choose. But students believe there could be other faults with the app. App users running into a friend or forgetting to turn the timer of could cause family or police to be unnecessarily contacted, said third-year digital media production major Jackson Abatemarco. In addition, abusers of the app could alert the police over

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things that are not legitimate concerns. Still, he said the app’s intention is positive. “It sounds like a really great idea because I think women’s safety in a town like this, and just in general, is a really huge issue that constantly needs to be addressed and worked on – men’s safety too,” Abatemarco said. “You just want to make sure it’s being used properly. The law is nothing to [mess] around with.” Dugatkin said he will continue to bring technology into the department in order to remain up-to-date with new technologies and further develop conversation between students and police. “That’s something that I want to get out there – not that the police are your friend – but that the police are here, we work with you, we live with you, we’re here 24 hours a day,” he said. “If not for you guys, we wouldn’t be here. Our purpose is to protect, secure and educate.”

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Recent New Paltz Town Board regulations, approved in late August, tion in and around the Village of New Paltz. These new rules will hopefully make transportation throughout town easier and safer for New Paltz residents and students alike. “These [regulations] are guidelines that we’re basically asking the Planning Board to use when they approve a site plan,” Town Supervisor Susan Zimet said in an interview with The Daily Freeman. The implementation of such regulations often require the joint support of the New Paltz Town and Village Boards. The New York State Depart-

“Because the major roadways in New Paltz are state roads, the support Gail Gallerie, chair of the New Paltz Transportation Implementation Committee. “The assistance DOT is providing to our community includes $7 million in state and federal funding for improvements.” “Town Board’s recent adoption of the access management amendment to the Town’s zoning law will require the Town Planning Board to take into consideration issues with the design of entrances and exits in new developments renovations along major roadways in New Paltz,” Gallerie said. Gallerie also said that similar ac-

cess management already exists in town. “The most dramatic example [of successful access management] can be found in the shopping malls in Kingston and Poughkeepsie where one can connect to several sites without having to return to major roads to do so,” said Gallerie. presents challenges, Gallerie said. She said the situation was complex, citing alternative methods of transportation as a major consideration. multi-faceted approach, which requires focusing on land use but also creating alternatives to motor vehicle use, i.e. getting people out of their cars,” Gallerie said. “This requires creating safe conditions for pedestrians and bicy-

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clists and also making mass transit an option.” Gallerie said the LOOP Bus service at SUNY New Paltz as “the Transportation Implementation Committee’s most notable achievement in realizing these goals.” The newest revisions align with plans to make the town’s commercial district more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians. These regulations will encourage forms of transportation besides individual vehicles. “The Planning Board will also be expected to advocate for connections between sites, where possible, on these roadways and to require developers to include accommodations for [pedestrian or bicyclists’] safe use of entrances and exits and any connectors,” Gallerie said.

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Town Hall To Relocate In Light Of Mold Infestation By Andrew Lief

which resulted in employees becoming ill, New Paltz Town Supervisor Susan Zimet said the town will rent company Mod Space. These modular building. be paid for with contingency funds set aside in the budget by previous town of ever having to move into a rental highway garage on Clairewater Road, center. Originally, there was discussion of putting them in town hall’s parking lot, Zimet said. “We would be in a work zone and we don’t need to be there breathing in all the potential asbestos and other is“The highway superintendent realized that there was space up there and he suggested that. We went with the mod-

so every department is fully covered. best site because it gets us away from cide what we’re going to do with town Zimet said the current plan is to be end of October. She said before the by Mod Space. Highway Superintendent Chris Marx also needs to prepare the site by leveling the parking lot and getting the water and sewer systems ready, she said. Once set up, the water, sewer and electricity will need to be hooked up to the building. Currently, all the public meetings are taking place at the New Paltz Community Center to prevent further exposure to the mold. Once the board is ready to move, they will bleed all the pipes, put antifreeze in them and lock the doors of town hall leaving the building empty, Zimet said. With employees still working in town hall despite the mold, Zimet said she split the workday into two shifts,

to 4 p.m. Once moved into the modu5 p.m. will resume. Zimet said town hall is currently being inspected to see if the furniture, them so they are not taken to the moding to Zimet, after the inspection they will receive an estimate on how much it would cost to remediate the items. Zimet also said the board is hoping to have a plan as soon as possible for their location after their time in the modulars. She plans to hold a meeta permanent location for town hall. “If we don’t come up with a plan sooner than later what will happen, which happens too many times with many governments, is you’ll see town employees in these modulars for the next 20 years, so we have to come up with a plan and we have to execute a

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Senate Discusses Emergent Issues By Sam Manzella Copy Editor | Manzells1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The 58th Student Senate met on Wednesday, Sept. 24 to conduct their weekly meeting. The meeting began with a visit from local representatives behind Stand Up New Paltz, a current initiative to raise awareness about dating and domestic violence. These representatives introduced the new Red Flag Campaign, a similar campaign from Virginia designed to point out or sexual abuse. Senate members critiqued posters from the Red Flag Campaign and offered plausible changes. Represenprogram designed to teach students how to overcome the infamous by-

stander effect and help others in need. Next on the agenda, President Osatohamwen Okundaye addressed fracking protesters and state police during Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s visit to the New Paltz campus. “Pretty much, it was a disorgadaye discussed the lack of communication between student protesters of protesting regulations on campus. He also cited President Donald Christian’s press release, noting that Christhe police but said that he would not

Vice President of Academic Affairs Jordan Taylor spoke about his meeting with the school’s provost and expressed his personal opinion on the controversial event. “It was an infringement on the protester’s First Jess Hicks, SUNY Assembly Representative for New Paltz, advocated in favor of the aforementioned Red Flag and Step Up! campaigns. He also noted a prominent resolution on the from SUNY Purchase and SUNY Oneonta. Senators then expressed their opinions on services at SUNY New Paltz, including disappointment in the newly-instituted Tapingo system from

said Okundaye.

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shared the sentiment. Next, the Student Senate conducted elections for Academic Senate, Academic Affairs, Curriculum, and Plans and UPD. Four senators were voted onto separate committees, including curriculum, academic technology, budget goals and plans and UPD. sons presented Declaration 1, which aligned with her recent petition to simplify and rectify the process of legal preferred name changes on student I.D.s at SUNY schools. The Declaration cited various federal laws, SUNY student handbook regulations and statistics from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

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NEW PALTZ PARTICIPATES IN NEW YORK CITY DEMONSTRATION

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With stakes like the entire planet on the line, New Paltz residents came together in busloads to participate in the world’s largest ever climate change march. The Sept. 21 New York City march, which brought in nearly 400,000 people, sparked similar calls for action at over 2,700 events in more than 150 countries, according to the People’s Climate March website. in a coordinated effort and made their impact. Eight buses with more than 400 students and community members left New Paltz last Sunday to be part of history, according to Eric Wood, the SUNY New Paltz New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) coordinator. NYPIRG Intern Terence Gagstetter, a third-year political science major, liked how well New Paltz came together for this event. “It was great to put New Paltz on the map in such large numbers while taking part in a crucial turning point in environmental activism and our nation’s history,” Gagstetter said. The march was in response to an emergency UN Climate Summit, which ultimately made substantial environmental pledges. Wood said the voice of people at the march had a direct impact on action taken in the summit. paying attention to what was going on in New York that day,” Wood said. “And from what I can gather, some aggressive policies for climate change crisis solutions have been being brought to the table during the summit this week.” At the summit, six countries pledged $2.3 billion for climate aid over the next few years. A major declaration regarding forests was signed by 27 governments and more than 100 companies and organizations. They committed to end global deforestation by 2030, despite Brazil’s refusal to participate, according to the UN’s website. Ann Guenther of the New Paltz Climate Action Coalition said she was part of the march, not just for her fellow humans, but for every species on the planet. “It’s their future. We’re all involved,” she said. “This is one of the few opportunities to make a statement this big. It’s much more im-

People in New York City take part in largest climate march in history.

pressive than changing your light bulb.” Some big name participants in the march included UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Former Vice President Al Gore and even celebrities like Leonardo di Caprio, Sting and Mark Ruffalo. The most intense moment of the march was the moment of silence that took place from 12:58-1:00 p.m. to honor people affected by climate change, according to Wood. “It was the most quiet I have ever heard downtown Manhattan in the biggest crowd I have ever been in there,” he said. “The wave of noise following the silence was one of the most intense things I have ever experienced.” The march seemed to make a difference particularly at the state level. The day after the march, Governor Cuomo declared Sept. 22-28 “Climate Week” in the New York Constitution.

“A good way for him to celebrate this would be to ban fracking in [the state], as the methane emissions from fracking are a huge contributor to climate change,” Wood said. “Also, both Cuomo and Obama not only need to ban fracking, they need to implement policies that will curb CO2 emissions from coal burning power plants. They also need to heavily invest in more clean, green renewable energy technology, like wind and solar power.” Wood noted all of the ways New Paltz is trying to make a difference. Bill McKibben, an environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org, gave a lecture at SUNY New Paltz on Tuesday, Sept. 16 in preparation for the New York City event entitled “On to New York: Why the Climate Movement is on the March.” “It is not we who are destroying [the planet], but a small number of people who have grabbed power,” he said, placing blame

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on corporation owners like the Koch brothers. McKibben said these people are on track right now to raise the planet temperature four he said, that would be catastrophic. On Monday, Sept. 22, NP Unplugged, a competition between the residence halls to reduce energy on the New Paltz campus, began. Last year the campus saw a seven percent reduction and the university has a nine percent goal this year. Wood said attending meetings with the Climate Action Coalition (CAC), Environmental Task Force (ETF) and NYPIRG are ways people can locally get involved in the CAC meets Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Village Hall and NYPRIG’s General Interest Meeting is Wednesday Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in Student Union 409. ETF meets this Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. in JFT 1010.

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EVENT HONORS ART AND ENGLISH PROFESSOR’S BOOK ACHIEVEMENT By Melanie Zerah Copy Editor| Zerahm1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A stigma of human nature that pours itself the perpetual habit of judging a book by its cover. However, there is a correlation between exterior and interior for the highly praised book, “Slant of Light,” by Editors Professor Larry Carr and Professor Jan Zlotnik Schmidt of the English Department at SUNY New Paltz. This collection of work written by women of the Hudson Valley is enfolded by a piece of artwork by Professor Amy Cheng, an artist and professor of the art department at SUNY New Paltz. Cheng’s receiving of the da Vinci Eye Award, an award which is bestowed upon titles of “Slant of Light” was the reason for celebration on Thursday, Sept.18. The event began at 5 p.m. in the Honors Center at College Hall, with a mingling of old friends and colleagues, sipping tea and eating pastries. Writers from the collection itself, interested students and distinguished guests such as David Appelbaum, the publisher of Codhill Press which Slant of Light is published under, were present at this event. In addition to recieving the da Vinci Eye

award, Cheng has also contributed to an array of public art commissions including a painted ceramic mural at the Howard St. El Station in Chicago, laminated glass windscreens at the 25th Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn and a mosaic column at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Cheng is also credited to receiving a P.S. 122 Painting Center Fellowship in New York City for a 10 month residency, along with two New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowships and an Arts International travel grant to China. Cheng’s work is widely praised by many different organizations and her collegues. Schmidt and Carr expressed how much they admired Cheng’s work at the event, revieling the story behind their choice of Cheng for the cover of their book.

had originally gone to college for journalism, but soon realized her passion was art. She earned her BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from Hunter College, City University of New York. Professor Cheng has a wide variety of works that she allowed Professor Schmidt and Professor Carr to choose from for the book. “There is a vibrancy of color in the river scene, it’s perfect as it captures the magical, mythical quality of the pieces of writing,” Schmidt said. “It embodies the spirit of the book.” Carr added that it was important that, in the painting, the two people in the boat on the river remained genderless. The woman’s anthology, containing over 500 pieces over writing written by 150 female

doubtful that she would consent to contributing. But thankfully she was elated to get on board with their book and have them use her artwork.

function to categorize the vast amount of themes that contribute to the identity of the book itself. According to Carr, this identity is to be found out by the reader themselves; therefore the genderless people on the cover of the book allow the identity to embody anything or anyone subjective to the reader, although the book is written only by women.

said. “Therefore I was more than happy to contribute to this book.” Interestingly enough, Cheng shared that she

which piece we loved more than we loved the others,” Carr said.

would like to have as the cover of their book, they both unanimously agreed that Cheng was the art-

The colloquial, intimate feel of the afternoon was conducive to understanding the nature of the book. To add to this, a series of readings of excerpts from the book took place, read by the authors themselves. “There is a richness, variety and expansiveness in female writing of the Hudson Valley,” Professor Schmidt said. “There is such a need for a place and space for woman’s voices to give a slant of light.” Writers such as Heather Hewett, Katie Heins, Claire Hero, Colleen Geraghty and Sarah Wyman then read their prose, after each of which received a wave of satisfactory sighs from the audience. Each piece written was given life through the voices of their creators, which offered an organic tone of voice in which the prose was meant to be read in. “The cliche ‘without whom this could not have been done’ applies here genuinely,” Professor Carr said. “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.” As the night concluded, Professor Carr wrapped up with words of praise to his co-editor Professor Schmidt, the talented writers of the book, David Appelbaum and Professor Cheng for all being apart of the two year project that was the creation of “Slant Of Light.”

Sweat For Change

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All muscles were covered during the workout of the day (WOD) at a local fundraiser for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, this month. The muscle that received the most reps, however, proved to be the muscles found at the corners of the mouths of each participant. Over 25 locals turned out to Cross Fit 299, one of eight participating gyms, on Saturday Sept. 13, to show their support and receive one crazy workout. The event was part of an ALS fundraising initiative called, “Quinn for the Win.” Pat Quinn, one of the co-founders of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was in attendance at the Highland event. Named after Quinn, this event was one

of many that took place to help raise awareness of ALS, according to Cross Fit co-owner, Joseph Judge. Raised in Yonkers, 31-year-old Quinn was diagnosed with ALS on March 8, 2013, according to his website. the small exercise room while people participated in the intense WOD. But they worked out for a cause. Judge said he began fundraising online prior to the local event itself with a goal of collecting $5,000. Once the day was done they had collected $6,265. Judge was introduced to Quinn through a mutual friend several years ago after playing in a White Plains Rugby match and the two have stayed close friends since. Donations to the ALS cause can be sent to alsa.org/donate.

ALS challenge calls for heat instead of ice at local event.

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TASTE OF NEW PALTZ HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL FOOD FAVS By Melissa Kramer Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

For those who struggle with choosing a

was the place to get your pallet wet. was held at the Ulster County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Sept. 14. -

against the Ulster County Fair. were also on-hand. Local restaurants put their sample. with the community. come out here and people build up awareness

Attendees agreed on the consensus that the here to eat.”

to bring people to town.”

A Burning Passion For Safety PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS DISCUSSED By Sage Higgins

According to Serino, there are ap-

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tors and dorm room cleanliness were a

there will be training courses in the use

Oct. 20.

as well. class signups will be sent shortly. most students already come to college

mitment to the school.

residence halls. -

Students set up a table in the Student -

Along with the physical dangers on

trol, emergency medical aid and other

on the residential community,” she said.

health.

said.

campus.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Hi-“Storyk” Start To Speaker Series FINE & PERFORMING ARTS GUEST SPEAKER DISCUSSES HIS CAREER JOURNEY By Zameena Mejia A&E Editor | Zmejia09@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Fine and Performing Arts held its inaugural -

ternoon, on not very fancy equipment, but in very interesting spaces....artists made music because they loved doing it, not because

semester, demonstrated their desire to have sition into their careers. the school and students’ experience,” Kassel

got very into rhythm and blues...and it didn’t A master of his art for over 45 years, and the ongoing journey in his profession

including one very strange left-handed gui-

because he lives in Highland and successfully runs an amazing, multimillion-dollar business. Getting introduced to him and later on

adventure.” out to be a series of fortunate events.”

Career in Music and Architecture.” pany is a continuation of his career, stating

a recording studio for the aforementioned ideas and names for future guests and hopes Studios for Hendrix, helping bring to frui-

ing that he has spent nearly half a century

Z, Green Day, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys and many more. According to Fine and Performing Arts ries came about through an advisory board of

Art Conversation Highlights Impact On Conservation

PROFESSOR PARTAKES IN SCHOOL-WIDE CELEBRATION OF THE WILDERNESS ACT By Karl Evers-Hillstrom

million acres of land in the United States.

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On Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., Art History Chair and Professor Kerry Dean Carso held a presentation to a completely tury art impacted future conservation efforts. Paltz is holding in celebration of the 50th Nationalism and the Roots of Conservation in Nineteenth Century America.” that Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole and Sanford Robinson Gifford had ness, land speculation and lumbering.

conservationist. Carso said Cole felt the constructed in Milford, Pennsylvania, ford Pinchot spent much of his life in the

landscape, ready to be used for farming or a railroad.” artists. Feeling terrible about his past business ventures, Pinchot urged his son Gifford to become a forester.

the castle and the 102 surrounding acres of land to the Forest Service. The Pinchot tors, using the money to help fund conservation efforts. -

director of the United States Forest Service vice came the National Wilderness Protec-

dence” title by the historic site.

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: Mary-Kate Coletta

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DEDICATED BLACK KEYS FAN VISITS TWO CONCERTS IN THREE DAYS By Melissa Kramer Copy Editor|Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

YEAR: Fourth MAJOR: Vocal Performance HOMETOWN: Bethpage N.Y.

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE AND WHY?

shows.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, I waited outside

ney, drummer. With their new album released

center since I had a General Admission ticket. up when they see me makes me the happiest

cally a soprano. I fell in love with singing pressive tool, and performing can be a very cathartic experience.

month. them how much they mean to me. It means the world to me that they know how much they mean to me and that I could put a smile on their

WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY? The concert choir, classical voice studio and chamber music ensemble. I was also assistant music director of the black box musical, “The Dark I Know” in Fall 2012. WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES?

attend, Dan, Pat and the crew always know

longa, Judy Garland...and Julie Salvas, of course. WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY?

crew member. These past few days are ones

rut, Bonobo...but I always slip some showtunes into my music listening. It’s my greatest guilty pleasure. WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? Finish my undergrad degree this semester and perform my senior recital, then begin applying to grad schools for social work. I would always like music to be an integral cals and choirs, or maybe even giving voice lessons. ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS? You need to be willing to consistently work hard and never become complacent with yourself and your work. You will hit plateaus: ride them out. Keep pushing yourself and learning new skills and pieces, and eventually you will peak again. CHECK OUT MARY-KATE COLETTA PERFORMING BY SCANNING THIS CODE WITH ANY SMARTPHONE!

“CONFINED” Makes It Into The Competition NEW PALTZ RESIDENT IN THE RUNNING FOR A SHORT-FILM AWARD

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In October of 2008, New Paltz resident Tim Mattson produced, wrote, called “CONFINED” in Secaucus, New Jersey that this year made the Top 25 out of more than 1500 submissions for this year’s Filminute competition and has won the AMC Editor’s Pick in the contest. Filminute is an international one-

for him to make a one-minute short that the side of the road and that’s when it all

A city worker wakes up trapped in a sew-

“It shows what you can do in a short amount of time and it really uses the me-

Caesar Garcia, the star of the short up with the idea he asked many people

son Valley Filmmakers Meet-Up Group that meets a few times a month at Cafete-

material into a one-minute masterpiece.

YOU

WANT TO BE...

Arts in Film, Video and Animation from

“We combined both fears and ended world,” Mattson said. If Mattson wins he hopes to create

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away.”

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THE DEEP END STEPHANIE SMITH

Major: BFA Painting Year: Fourth

Inspiration: Yago Hortal, Gerhard Richter, Samantha Keely Smith and Lia Melia.

I paint referential landscapes that are ambiguous and mysterious. They are inspired by nature, most frequently the ocean. I create a sense of location and space and leave the rest up to the imagination. With each landscape, I examine what kind of emotional response it is able to evoke. My paintings typically focus on a sense of dichotomy or conflict: light vs. dark, calm vs. storm, fullness vs. absence and so forth. These landscapes are open to inquiry. What do you see? Where are you? How do you feel? I incorporate a sense of mystery in my work, leaving these questions for the viewer to answer.

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CARTOON BY JULIE GUNDERSEN

Last Tuesday, student activists made aware of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's arrival on-campus organized an anti-fracking demonstration outside the Student Union building (SUB), only to be met by police opposition. ordered the protestors to vacate the area, which had been cordoned off for the event. When the students repeatedly challenged violated the SUNY system's student handbook policy of not interfering with peaceun-holstered his canister of pepper spray and threatened its use against the students. We at The New Paltz Oracle are considering the circumstances and hope that in the future administration will better communicate when and where students demonstrations will be restricted.

threaten student demonstrators with pepper spray was extremely rash and uncalled for given the situation. While yes, the stuuntil that point, they were by no means hostile and were debating the validity of provide documentation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in regards to their right to peacefully demonstrate on propriate, which has only furthered the sentiment that police are not to be trusted. Threatening to use pepper should have only been a last resort, especially considering the parallels across other universities when police force has been used against student demonstrators. While we understand that Cuomo's arrival on campus was short notice and kept private for security reasons, we hope that administration has learned from this

event and in the future will seek to inform students when extenuating circumstances limit student activities. We realize specifics can not always be shared but something must be made known. Saying that a private event is being held without giving a reason as to why certain restrictions are in place is not a satisfying answer. Doing so gives the impression that rules are being made simple to satisfy the intentions of those in charge of the event. In college, students exist in an idealized bubble where the notion that freedom of speech could be limited in anyway seems absurd. Because of this, it is easy to feel outraged at the administration and university police. While we believe that anger is a valid reaction to the incident, it is important to remember that there are occasions when that bubble will pop. When it does, all the parties involved must move forward to ensure that steps are taken to

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mitigate the potential scenario in the future. We implore Student Association to discuss this issue with the administration to ensure that there will always be a fair area in which demonstrations can be held when events take place. We also encourage administration to reach out to the students involved in the altercation so that their concerns can be shared in a face-to-face environment and not primarily through varying media outlets. Editorials represent the views of the majority of the editorial board. Columns, op-eds and letters, excluding editorials, are solely those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The New Paltz Oracle members, the campus and university or the Town or Village of New Paltz.

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In each of our lifetimes, there are things we all hold near and dear to our hearts. That “thing” for me is the New York Rangers. ers in the sixth grade. One of my best friends at the time introduced me to hockey and the Rangers during homeroom one day before classes. It was playoff time and the Rangers were about to face the Devils in the drop, I was hooked. Over the course of the next few years I became wrapped up in hockey culture. I learned the names of every player on the team. I knew all their numbers, how the Rangers acquired them, who was drafted in what round and what their current record or winning

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Blueshirt Pride streak was.

to this day, the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were down

cried when the Washington Capitals eliminated them

acle. I’ll never forget seeing former Rangers player Nikolai Zherdev speed up the ice and rip a shot over

Cup Playoffs. I cursed my television out when the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Rangers in a shootout vance to the playoffs. I’ve seen them make it to the Eastern Conference Finals and I’ve seen them make it as far as the Stanley Cup Finals. On both of those occasions I could taste the cup, but both times ended in heartbreak. ing to see them play at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 25, 2008. They were playing a team that I hate

ed with the excitement of 18,000 blueshirt faithful. Overtime was scoreless. Then the shootout came along. Frederick Sjostrom scored the lone goal on three shots he faced to deliver the win. It’s a night I will never forget. I was only four months old the last time the them do that once in my lifetime. I’ve felt their pain when they’ve lost and I’ve partied when they won.

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ers with friends and celebrating a win. My dream job is to cover New York Rangers hockey for ESPN, Rangers home opener and I couldn’t be more excited. I will “Bleed Blue” until the day I die and I will continue to wear their jersey with pride. I have lived and breathed New York Rangers hockey since the Rangers!

Russell Hartman is a third-year journalism major. He feels some type of way about the New York Rangers.

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Women’s Soccer Season Splits

PHOTO BY LIZZIE NIMETZ The Women’s Soccer Team looks to improve in the start of their SUNYAC play.

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The Women’s Soccer team is headed for SUNYAC play with a record of 6-3 after losing three of their last four games. On Friday, Sept. 12, the Hawks played host to Bard College and were defeated 2-1. First-year forward Gabrithe 44th minute. The goal was assisted by fourth-year Captain Eleni Anselmi. Bard scored two second-half goals in the 51st and 58th minute to secure the victory. New Paltz outshot Bard College 15-8. New Paltz next took to the road to Saturday, Sept. 13 as they shutout Mount -

Sarah Painter each tallied a goal for the Hawks in the victory. First-year goalto earn her third shutout of the season. The Hawks next played Union College on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Union scored a goal in the eighth minute to put New Paltz behind. Painter scored a goal in the ward Julia Friedman. However, Union tacked on the go-ahead goal in the 75th minute to seal the 2-1 victory. On Saturday, Sept. 20 the Lady Hawks were shutout 2-0 by Wheaton College of Massachusetts in the third was scoreless until the second half when Wheaton scored two goals in a span of less than two minutes.

Head Coach Colleen Bruley said that despite the losing-skid in the last four games, the team is prepared for SUNYAC play. “In the end, we still feel that we’re ready to go,” she said. “Conference play starts this weekend and we’re 0-0-0 again. That’s how everyone looks at it. Conference is really what matters. All of these games are just to prepare us to see what we have and get things organized for conference.” Anselmi said the team is working hard this week and focusing on how they can improve for the upcoming weekend. “There’s always room for us to get better, so we’re going to push each other harder than ever this week so we’re prepared for conference play,” she said. “The team’s goals for SUNYAC play are

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to make it to the tournament this year. We’re more than capable of doing this. We just need to keep playing the way we are and put the ball in the back of the net.” Bruley said the team’s motto going into SUNYAC play is to play one game at a time. “We always say that ‘the next game is our most important game, whatever game it is. It’s the most important game of the year,’” she said. “That’s absolutely the case against Cortland. We’re just focusing on Cortland right now.” game road trip as they open up the SUNYAC portion of the schedule, taking on SUNY Cortland Friday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. and then SUNY Oswego Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m.

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PHOTO BY LIZZIE NIMETZ The Men’s Soccer team currently holds a 3-4 record.

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but we have not been able to be sustain that level of play for 90 minutes,” fourth-year

of late we have been playing at a very high level,” said DiMatteo. “One major improvement we need to make is the attitude we have getting off the bus and the intensity of the

outstanding with way more than half the possession.” The team knows what they are in for with SUNYAC play. Non-conference are useful games to play in order to prepare, but SUNYAC games are what players practice all summer to do well in. “SUNYAC games are as tough as they get,” Johnson said. “Even tougher than any other game because they mean so much more.” Ventriglia backed up their statements. “SUNYAC is an ugly conference, the play is much more physical than non-conference games; they will be tough games,” he said. With SUNYAC play looming, the Hawks have another season long task ahead of them: integrating new players into the

lineup. This season alone, Ventriglia said that the team has 17 new players with seven of them in starting roles. With new additions to teams, sometimes things don’t go as smoothly. But according to Ventriglia and the team, “The newcomers to the team have been fantastic, whether they play or not, everyone makes a huge impact. The new guys have contributed in the offensive end of the game the most,” Johnson said. DiMatteo said the new players are adding an edge to the game that the team needs. “With new transfer [Jason Gonzalez] up top, we are a much more dangerous team than we have been in the past,” said DiMatteo. Gonzalez, a third-year forward, has acted as an offensive weapon for the team so far this season. He transferred to New Paltz from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is tied for the team lead this season in his goal count (three) and assists (two). In the game against Hunter College alone, new players had an impact. All four goals were scored by new players on the

Jon Pugach, and second-year forward Tucker Stern. ting ready and coaches pushing their players,

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the team is in good shape for SUNYAC play. They get to begin SUNYAC play at home right here on the Alumni Field. “Home advantage is huge... having all the fans on your side and defending your own turf is a feeling that cannot be comparable to playing on the road,” DiMatteo said. gives the team an advantage. opening up at home, of course its always nice not to have to travel but having such a large team we can have all the guys at the game and of course a home crowd is always nice to hear,” said Johnson. DiMatteo and Johnson said they are speCortland. Both are prepared to face a team that defeated them 6-1 in SUNYAC play on Sept. 28, 2013. “I cannot wait to play Cortland on our home SUNYAC opener. They dismantled us last year and we will be hitting the pitch with a chip on our shoulder for that game,” Johnson said. DiMatteo said he is looking forward to challenge SUNY Oneonta, whom the Hawks face on Oct. 18 in New Paltz. “This year Oneonta is 8th in the nation and have a very arrogant, cocky attitude. For that reason I can not wait to show them what

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The SUNY New Paltz Men’s Soccer team will begin SUNYAC play this weekend. They face SUNY Cortland on Friday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. and SUNY Oswego on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. So far this season, the team holds a record of 3-4 in non-conference games. Now, every shift, every shot and every move means that much more. The path to championship glory for the team begins now. Recently, the team has won two of their last four non-conference games, defeating Hunter College 4-1, Bard College 3-0 and dropping a 1-0 loss to Vassar College and a 2-0 loss to Union college last night. Head Coach Gene Ventriglia said that the Hunter College game was “the best game of the season” and that the team played “stretches of beautiful soccer.” Those games, as well as the other nonconference games they have played this season, have been prepping the team for the challenge SUNYAC play will bring. Although their performances have been largely positive, members of the team know they still have to work hard and change some things to be a better team.

captain Alec Johnson said. “We need to work on getting better everyday in practice and this will help with team chemistry” Third-year defender, Angelo DiMatteo, notices aspects the team can work on as well. “We have had our weak points early

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The Women’s Cross Country team competed in the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational last Saturday, Sept. 20, working to place second overall out of the 38 teams competing. In a meet where they were the lone Div. III team present, the Hawks excelled, outrunning Div. I College of Holy Cross, Div. II Bentley University and notably, Brandeis, which is ranked No. 9 team in ished just short of Div. II East StroudsHead Coach Mike Trunkes said placing second in this competition against teams with a higher rank strengthens their position for at-large bids at the end of the year when nationals approach. “I think they ran an excellent race. It was pretty impressive performance on their part,” Trunkes said. “Most of the meets we run in are against Div. III [teams] so we went primarily to compete against out-of-region competition. For us, to go out of region and beat a top ten team in the New England Region, which historically is one of the best, is very important.” Fourth-year women’s runner Terisa Paltz, tacking a seventh place title in the

event of 272 runners. Woych surpassed an all-time school-record for fastest 5K time She was named SUNYAC Female Runner of the Week on Monday for her strong performance at the meet. Among other top placers for the Hawks -

Div. III team in the rankings. Woych said as one who was never a year at New Paltz, notching a school record was proof that all of her training has been worth it. “Setting a new 5K record was something I’d never dreamed of accomplishing coming into this program,” Woych said. “I’ve learned to love this sport and setting the record was the most incredible pays off. The achievement is elating.” Woych said the team is powered up for the rest of the season with high morale. With three productive meets already trumped, qualifying either individually or as a team for the NCAA Div. III National Competition seems possible. “Nationals in Ohio is so incredibly tan-

gible, and the meet at UMass Dartmouth said. “Teams there were actually heard saying ‘oh man, New Paltz is here.’ It’s all we can talk about on our long runs.” Based on the team’s performances so far this season Trunkes said he has the same season outlook. “[The] women’s team is very strong so they could do something really special at the end of the year,” he said. “With the way that they ran the other day, they can keep that momentum from that competichampionship which is where the qualiBeing that the team’s season spans well into the middle of November, Trunkes said keeping a steady pace and not exhausting themselves by the end of the season is extremely necessary for this sport. If the team wants to race well at the end of the season, he said, they can’t race every weekend because it will physically take a toll on them. “If you look at it closely, even though the other teams that we’re running against will have one or two more meets on their schedule, they’re not running their top runners all the time,” Trunkes said. “Rest is really important, and [so is] being in a position to where you don’t burn out by the end.”

year, fourth-year Bridgette Joskow, second-year Taryn Colon and second-year mance threshold yet this season because of sustaining injuries. Trunkes said due to the unpredictabilities of injury in this sport, it is hard to gauge how much the team will change as the season progresses. “What we do for this point in the season is just practice for is what to come in the end. If we do well along the way, its an indication that we’re doing the right things and have a strong team, but it doesn’t necessarily predict how the end of the season could play out,” Trunkes said. “The landscape of the end of the season and the makeup of the team and the dynamic of the team could change dramatically over the next month. [But] I like where we’re at with the women’s team.” Looking forward, Woych sees keeping up with consistency as the key to propelling the team forward at their next event, hem, Pennsylvania. The team is focusing on using this meet as another sustained workout effort, she said, and by emphasizing on running in packs, the team will be able to build together through the race.

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the Islanders on Thursday, Sept. 18. This means the preparation for the regular season and where it all counts begins. With the pre-season underway, here are my predicsau Coliseum. I wonder whether or not 2014 draft picks Michael Dal Colle and Joshua HoSang will be designated directly to the Isport Sound Tigers, or get sent outright back to their respective Junior teams. It is a rare sight to see this year’s draft picks make it to the big club right out of camp. New additions Mikhail Grabovski and impact to the team because of their speed and agility. The chemistry between the two will be intact right from the get-go as they played together on the Toronto Maple scoring threat and will help him grow as a

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rookie. Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen had career seasons last season. They will continue to shine this season which will boost the Isles offensive numbers immensely. Defense has been a lingering issue for the Isles in recent years. However, because of the growth of Travis Hamonic and Calvin de Haan, this year they will be strong on the blue line. T.J. Brennan is an offensive defenseman the Isles can certainly use. He compiled 72 points in 76 games last season with the Toronto Marlies, the AHL be interesting to see Veteran Visnovsky’s chemistry with young rookie Reinhart. pick of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, defenseman Ryan Pulock make the team out of training camp. However, at age 19 and with only three games of AHL experience, I will say that he will start this season out in Bridgeport. The Islanders penalty kill was ranked

29th in the league last season. Part of the reason of that result was mediocre goaltending. As I have mentioned in previous weeks, goaltending is the key to all-around success this season. Halak and Johnson will be huge assets in net on any given night. The Isles now have depth and that’s what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. Another key element for the team is health, if luck is in their favor. The return of John Tavares from injury is just what the team needs on and off the ice. The young team has grown up together the past few years and that is going to make this year´s team a playoff contender. Preseason play opened up on Monday, Sept. 22, as the Isles swept a doubleheader of games against the Ottawa Senators. Last night, the Isles lost 2-4 to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Islanders next play the New Jersey Devils in a pre-season matchup this Friday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Projected Lineup for Training Camp First-line: Winger: Kyle Okposo Center: John Tavares Winger: Brock Nelson Second-line: Winger: Ryan Strome Center: Mikhail Grabovski Winger: Nikolai Kulemin Third-line: Winger: Michael Grabner Center: Frans Nielsen Winger: Josh Bailey Fourth-line: Winger: Cal Clutterbuck Center: Casey Cizikas Winger: Matt Martin Defense: Calvin de Haan, Travis Ham Reinhart,Thomas Hickey, T.J. Brennan, Brian Strait, Matt Carkner Goaltenders: Starter: Jaroslav Halak Backup: Chad Johnson

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As Julian said in the movie “Big Daddy”, “The God damn Jets.” The Jets lost an ugly 27-19 game on Monday Night Football to the Chicago Bears. The turnover battle again cost the Jets the game. Quarterback Geno Smith threw two interceptions and wide receiver Jalen Saunders lost one fumble. Saunders’ fumble was a rare occurrence, but Smith needs to take care of his turnover problem immediately. Since last season, Smith hes been tied with New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning with the most multi-interception games (eight) in brilliance, but too often he tries to hit a homerun when he should be content with a single. If he can take a deep breath and just make the simple play,

Smith could be a much better player, making the Jets a superior team. Anyone calling for backup quarterback Michael Vick to become the starter is foolish. Smith has only played 19 career games and while yes, he hasn’t been consistently great, he still deserves a chance to play and grow. The Jets have limited skill players on offense and a mediocre offense line, making Smith’s job much harder. Regardless of who is the quarterback next season, General Manager John Idzik needs to spend money on offensive players. In a league that’s driven by offense, the offense the Jets

to have a return on the play. The play will be reviewed regardless, so let it play out and the team who recovered have a chance to make the most out of the play. Yes, linebacker Demario Davis’ fumble recovery should have been a touchdown. And yes, had it been a touchdown the game would have been completely different, but ultimately that is not why they lost. The offense had so many opportunities to move the ball effectively, but they didn’t. Instead, they made mistake after mistake. On the defensive side of the ball, there was some miscommunication in

rassing. Going back to Monday night’s

I was very impressed with Antonio Al-

consistently blow 50-50 fumble plays dead when a team has an opportunity

very hard and was a bright spot on defense.

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Head Coach Rex Ryan and Defensive Coordinator Dennis Thurman needs to stop calling blitzes on third down. The opposition knows the blitz is coming, so the plays often result in up when the blitzes are coming to keep the oppositions’ offense on their toes. On Sunday the Jets will host the Detroit Lions. The Lions will be coming to MetLife after beating the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately, it will be another rough week for the Jets. The Lions will win 31-20. The Jets offensive line will have no answer for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and wide receiver Calvin Johnson will score two touchdowns against the Jets’ secondary. Look on the Bright side Jets’ fans, only 14 weeks until we get to host the Vikings.

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