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Cody  Hill,  third-­year  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Studies  and  Sociology  ma-­ jor,  stood  in  front  of  a  strand  of  sign-­carrying,  chanting  protes-­ WRUV LQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO GLVWULFW VHYHUDO ZHHNV DJR 7HQ KRXUV ODWHU he  was  sin  police  custody  for  disorderly  conduct.  However,  Hill  said  he  and  84  others  who  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  read  their  ULJKWV E\ 1HZ <RUN &LW\ 3ROLFH RIÂżFHUV ZHUH GHWDLQHG IRU PRUH than  two  hours  on  a  city  bus  were  anything  but  out  of  order.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tensions  rose  as  the  march  progressed,  and  unfortunately,  I  witnessed  severe  police  brutality  beyond  anything  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  ever  expect  to  see  in  such  an  allegedly  progressive  nation,â&#x20AC;?  Hill  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  protests  are  about  the  people  of  our  nation  taking  back  political,  economic,  and  social  control  from  large  corporations  and  the  richest  1  percent  of  Americans.â&#x20AC;?

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  United  University  Pro-­ fessions  (UUP)  chapter  agree  with  Hill  and  other  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;?  demonstrators,  causing  them  to  pass  a  resolution  sup-­ porting  the  movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  demands  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;economic  justice.â&#x20AC;?

Peter  Brown,  president  of  the  New  Paltz  chapter  of  a  union  that  supports  more  than  34,000  faculty  across  the  SUNY  sys-­ tem,  said  members  should  support  the  demands  of  thousands  RI SURWHVWRUV LQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO GLVWULFW EHFDXVH WKH ÂłGHYDVWDWLQJ´ budget  cuts  the  state  and  the  college  have  endured  resulted  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  Great  Recession  that  was  brought  on  us  all  by  the  excesses  of  Wall  Street.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given  the  hostility  with  which  public  sector  unions  have  been  treated  recently,  we  need  to  stand  together  in  solidarity  with  the  other  unions  that  have  voiced  their  support  of  this  movement,  defending  the  rights  of  all  workers  to  organize  and  stand  up  for  their  rights,â&#x20AC;?  Brown  said. /LNH PDQ\ RI WKH SURWHVWRUV ZKR ÂżUVW FDPH WRJHWKHU DV WKH less-­wealthy  majority  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  other  99  percentâ&#x20AC;?  on  Sept.  17,  the  UUP  Executive  Committee  said  in  their  resolution  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  men  and  women  of  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;?  are  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;large  measure  responsi-­ ble  for  triggering  the  recent  collapse  of  the  United  States  econ-­ omy.â&#x20AC;?   According  to  the  document,  at  least  15  of  the  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  labor  unions  recently  joined  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;?  in  a  mass  rally  and  march.  Some  students  formally  joined  the  movement  last  Wednes-­ day,  with  colleges  across  the  state  hosting  walk-­outs,  teach-­ins  and  other  demonstrations  focused  on  national,  state  and  campus Â

  PHOTO  BY  KRISTIN  SCHEFF New  Paltz  UUP  Chapter  drafted  a  resoltion  in  support  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;?  movement.                     PHOTO  BY  KRISTEN  SCHEFF

ÂżVFDO ZRHV $W 681< 1HZ 3DOW] 1HZ <RUN 6WXGHQWV 5LVLQJ and  the  Students  of  the  Final  Cut  sponsored  the  second  teach-­in  of  2011.  However,  Brown  said  the  UUP  resolution  did  not  condone  the  campus  demonstration  that  drew  100  students  to  walk  out  of  their  classes  for  legal  reasons.  According  to  Brown,  New  Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Taylor  Law  forbids  public  employees  from  striking  or  performing  other  forms  of  work  stoppage.  But  Brown  said  the  New  Paltz  UUP  chapter  will  support  all  legal  opportunities  available  for  the  expression  and  manifestation  of  the  important  aims  of  the  Occupy  Wall  Street  movement. Âł,Q WKLV LQVWDQFH ZH ZDON D YHU\ ÂżQH OLQH EHWZHHQ H[SOLF-­ itly  not  condoning  the  student  walk-­out  on  campus  because  of Â

the  Taylor  Law,  while  at  the  same  time  supporting  the  spirit  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Occupy  Wall  Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  demonstrations  and  their  rather  ill-­ GHÂżQHG SOHDV IRU HFRQRPLF MXVWLFH ´ %URZQ VDLG Hill  said  supporters  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy  Wall  Street,  whether  they  be  students,  professors  or  others  coming  from  various  back-­ grounds  made  up  a  diverse  group  all  intent  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;creating  a  dem-­ ocratic  and  safe  environment  to  allow  everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  voices  to  be  heard  in  an  effective  manner.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  me,  these  protests  are  about  restoring  democracy  as  it  was  meant  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  Hill  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  about  prioritizing  people  EHIRUH SURÂżW DQG WDNLQJ VWHSV WR FUHDWH D ZRUOG LQ ZKLFK WKH PDMRULW\ LV QRW VWUXJJOLQJ WR VXUYLYH ZKLOH WKH YHU\ IHZ SURÂżW ´

CROP  Hosts  Walk  to  Raise  Money  for  Families  By  Maria  Jayne  Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  38th  annual  Communities  Responding  to  Overcome  Pov-­ erty  (CROP)  Walk  is  being  held  in  New  Paltz  at  the  end  of  Oc-­ tober,  designed  to  raise  money  for  impoverished  families  in  need  locally  and  throughout  the  world.  The  New  Paltz  CROP  Walk  began  in  1973  and  has  had  various  names,  said  Klaus  Jonietz,  one  of  the  coordinators  for  the  event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CROP  walk  is  the  name  we  go  by  now,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.   The  10  mile  walk  will  take  place  on  Oct.  23,  starting  at  the  SUNY  No.  18  parking  lot  on  the  corner  of  Plattekill  Avenue  and  South  Manheim  Boulevard.  Registration  takes  place  at  1  p.m.  and  the  walk  will  begin  at  2  p.m.,  according  to  their  website  npcrop. org.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  yearly  event  and  has  been  around  much  longer  than  I  have,â&#x20AC;?  said  Kathy  Cartagena,  program  director  for  the  Family Â

of  New  Paltz.  She  said  the  Family  of  New  Paltz  splits  25  percent  of  the  pro-­ ceeds  received  from  the  CROP  walk  with  the  Wallkill  Food  Pan-­ WU\ (DFK XVH WKH SUR¿WV WR EX\ IRRG IRU WKHLU SDQWULHV The  other  75  percent  of  the  money  raised  is  given  to  Church  World  Service.

Jonietz  said  Church  World  Service  is  an  organization  that  was  created  to  help  give  food  to  impoverished  and  starving  people  around  the  world.  Church  World  Service  mandates  that  at  least  25  percent  of  proceeds  go  to  community  programs.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  the  money  goes  to  various  needs  around  the  Country   â&#x20AC;&#x201C;they  gave  support  to  victims  of  hurricane  Irene  in  Vermont  most  recently  and  helped  people  in  New  Orleans  but  they  are  also  a  Global  type  of  organization,â&#x20AC;?  said  Jonietz.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Church  World  Ser-­ vice  has  a  high  giving  rate,  only  17  cents  of  every  dollar  is  used  for  administrative  purposes.â&#x20AC;?  According  to  Jonietz,  the  walk  last  year  yielded  more  than Â

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$20,000  and  had  132  participants.  He  hopes  that  this  year  there  will  be  an  increase  in  people  donating  and  attending  the  event.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  people  to  come  out,â&#x20AC;?  said  Jonietz.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully  stu-­ dents  will  participate,  I  know  the  New  Paltz  Christian  center  has  representation,  but  we  encourage  everyone  to  come  out  and  help.â&#x20AC;?

To  spread  information  about  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  CROP  Walk,  the  group  created  a  Facebook  page.  According  to  Jonietz,  they  started  the  page  this  year  in  order  to  inform  the  public  about  the  event  and  that  they  get  new  people  donating  and  participating  online  each  year.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Facebook]  hopefully  will  help  spread  awareness  and  you  can  donate  online  through  the  page  now  because  it  links  to  our  web-­ site,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  According  to  Cartagena,  those  looking  to  sign  up  can  pick  up  sponsor  sheets  at  the  Family  of  New  Paltz  or  at  any  local  church-­ es.  For  information  on  the  walk,  you  can  go  to  www.npcrop.org  or   www.worldchurchservice.org.

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Events  Page  Faces  Shutdown  By  John  Brandi  News  Editor  |   Jbrandi02@hawkmail.newpalt.edu

A  Web-­based  resource  where  stu-­ dent-­related  clubs,  organizations  and  different  departments  on  campus  can  post  events  is  in  danger  of  being  elimi-­ nated  due  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;light  use,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  Director  of  Student  Activities  and  Union  Services  Mike  Patterson.

The  resource,  called  the  New  Paltz  events  page,  is  where  on  or  off  cam-­ pus  events  are  promoted  to  students  at  newpaltz.edu/events.  An  RSS  feed  also  exists  that  gives  the  user  up  to  date  in-­ formation  on  new  material,  in  this  case  when  new  events  are  posted.  The  re-­ source  was  created  three  years  ago,  but  LW KDVQÂśW EHHQ XVHG ÂłVLJQLÂż FDQWO\ ´ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Computer  Services  put  out  a  re-­ quest,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey,  if  you  really  want  this  to  be  utilized,  then  students  need  to  be  enter-­ ing  their  eventsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,  or  ultimately  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out-­ dated,  not  serving  its  purpose  and  [we]  may  have  to  take  it  off,â&#x20AC;?  Patterson  said.  Patterson  said  he  gets  a  request  from  a  student  event  group  â&#x20AC;&#x153;every  cou-­ ple  of  weeks.â&#x20AC;?  The  process  to  post  an  event  is  not  D GLIÂż FXOW RQH DQG LW LV HQWLUHO\ :HE based,  according  to  Patterson.  He  said  student  clubs  and  organizations  submit  the  information  online  at  my.newpaltz. edu,  where  it  then  must  get  clearance  IURP KLV RIÂż FH 3DWWHUVRQ VDLG WKHUH LV D VSHFLÂż F criterion  he  looks  for  to  see  whether  an  event  gets  approved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  the  club  has  turned  in  [the]  reservation  form  to  hold  the  event,  the  event  consultations  that  needed  to Â

be  done  [are  completed]  and  that  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  information  appears  to  be  accu-­ rate,â&#x20AC;?  said  Patterson.   Still,  the  approval  process  varies  between  submissions  from  students  and  IURP IDFXOW\ +LV RIÂż FH DSSURYHV VWX dent  proposals  while  faculty  and  staff  submissions  are  approved  by  the  web  FRPPXQLFDWLRQV RIÂż FH Patterson  credits  Council  of  Or-­ ganizations  Chair  Shayna  Bentley  for  making  the  events  page  one  of  her  priorities.  Last  semester,  she  worked  on  improving  the  events  calendar  and Â

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Computer  Services  put  out  a  request,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey,  if  you  really  want  this  to  be  utilized,  then  students  need  to  be  entering  their  eventsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MIKE  PATTERSON

drawing  the  information  into  the  RSS  feed.  Bentley  said  she  believes  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lack  of  communication  about  the  events  page  this  semester,  and  at  Council  of  Organization  meetings  she  encourages  VWXGHQWV WR Âż OO RXW HYHQW DQQRXQFHPHQW forms.  The  forms  are  then  entered  onto Â

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the  Web  and  sent  for  approval  by  Stu-­ dent  Association  secretary  Christine  Picault.  Bentley  said  that  students  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  this  extra  step  in  entering  it  online  because  school  work  or  other  personal  FRPPLWPHQWV FRPH Âż UVW Still,  she  feels  like  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  effective  system,  and  is  now  easily  accessible  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost  every  student  goes  on  a  campus  computer.â&#x20AC;?  Meanwhile,  Patterson  said  computer  services  now  allow  students  to  access  the  events  calendar  on  public  computers  in  the  Student  Union  and  in  various  computer  labs  on  campus.  Only  student  clubs  and  organiza-­ tions  recognized  by  SUNY  New  Paltz  and  the  various  departments  on  campus  can  utilize  the  New  Paltz  events  page.  Patterson  said  it  has  to  be  a  campus-­ sponsored  event.  However,  clubs,  or-­ JDQL]DWLRQV DQG GHSDUWPHQWV DIÂż OLDWHG with  New  Paltz  can  use  the  resource  to  create  sign-­ups  for  an  off-­campus  activ-­ ity.  The  New  Paltz  events  page  came  out  of  the  Public  Affairs  and  Web  Com-­ PXQLFDWLRQ 2IÂż FH DFFRUGLQJ WR 3DWWHU son.  He  said  his  predecessor  initiated  the  process.  When  Patterson  joined  the  campus  community  in  his  current  role,  student  approvals  then  came  to  his  of-­ Âż FH ZKHUH KH DXWKRUL]HV ZKDW JHWV DS proved  for  the  website.  Fourth-­year  psychology  major  Dan iela  Granzo  said  that  the  page  is  a  great  concept,  but  that  she  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  how  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  necessary.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  group  has  their  own  Face-­ book  page  [to  advertise  events].â&#x20AC;? Â

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STORMS  SLAY  SEVERAL Hurricane  Jova  slammed  into  Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  3DFLÂż F FRDVW DV D &DWHJRU\ VWRUP HDUO\ Wednesday,  killing  three  people  and  injur-­ ing  six,  while  a  tropical  depression  hit  far-­ ther  south  and  unleashed  steady  rains  that  contributed  to  13  deaths  across  the  border  in  Guatemala.

EGYPT  ENRAGES  PROTESTERS Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  military  rulers  blamed  Christian  pro-­ testers  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;enemies  of  the  revolutionâ&#x20AC;?  on  Wednesday  for  triggering  the  clashes  that  left  26  dead,  almost  all  of  them  Christians.  The  ac-­ FXVDWLRQ ZDV VXUH WR HQĂ&#x20AC; DPH WKH IXU\ ZLWKLQ and  beyond  the  Christian  community.

POLISH  PROBE  INTO  KILLINGS  A  Polish  security  agency  said  Wednesday  that  19  people  have  been  arrested  across  the  coun-­ try  on  suspicion  of  producing  and  possessing  explosives.

BLAST  FROM  THE  HAITIAN  PAST  Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  president  met  with  former  Presi-­ dent  Jean-­Bertrand  Aristide  and  former  dic-­ tator  Jean-­Claude  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby  Docâ&#x20AC;?  Duvalier  on  Wednesday  in  an  effort  to  reconcile  the  Carib-­ bean  country  with  its  troubled  past.

EU  TRIES  TO  CONTAIN  DEBT Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  biggest  banks  must  raise  billions  of  euros  in  capital  to  better  withstand  market  turmoil,  the  European  Commission  proposed  Wednesday,  as  it  embarked  on  a  major  push  to  contain  the  continentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  escalating  debt  troubles  and  avert  a  second  recession.

CONCERNS  ON  CIRCULATION  The  Guardian  newspaper  reported  that  it  had  seen  emails  and  documents  showing  that  The  Wall  Street  Journal  funneled  money  through  third  parties  to  a  company  that  was  buying  up  copies  of  the  Journal  and  boosting  its  European  circulation.

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CRREO  Presents  Tax  Cap  Conference By  Jaleesa  Baulkman  Copy  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Center  for  Research,  Regional  Edu-­ cation  and  Outreach  (CRREO)  partnered  with  the  Hudson  Valley  Pattern  for  Progress  to  present  the  2011  conference  on  local  gov-­ ernment  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Tax  Cap  Challengeâ&#x20AC;?  on  Oct.  3.  6WDWH RIÂżFLDOV PHPEHUV RI WKH VFKRRO district  and  other  members  of  local  govern-­ ment  attended  this  conference  to  discuss  how  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  manage  the  2  percent  tax  cap  that  was  passed  in  June  and  placed  on  local  governments  to  restrict  the  degree  to  which  they  can  raise  the  increase  of  property  taxes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[This  conference]  is  less  about  com-­ plaining  about  the  tax  cap  or  claiming  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bad  idea,â&#x20AC;?  said  Gerald  Benjamin,  direc-­ tor  of  CRREO.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s]  more  about  coming  to  WHUPV ZLWK LW DQG ÂżJXULQJ RXW KRZ WR RSHUDWH with  it.â&#x20AC;?   New  York  is  a  state  burdened  by  property  taxes,  the  presenters  said.  They  see  the  tax  cap  as  a  way  of  constraining  the  burden  on  tax  payers,  said  Benjamin.  Therefore  the  lo-­ cal  governments  in  New  York,  cities,  towns, Â

villages  and  school  districts  have  to  limit  their  tax  levy  or  the  increase  on  their  tax  levy.

This  conference  provided  an  opportunity  for  people  to  interact  and  understand  ideas  of  how  to  function  with  restrictions  placed  on  New  York  and  local  governments.

The  conference  agenda  included  a  ple-­ nary  session  to  discuss  the  tax  cap  itself  and  three  panel  discussions  or  breakout  sessions  on  police,  schools  and  assessors.   The  two  keynote  speakers  at  this  confer-­ ence  were  Tom  Suozzi,  former  county  exec-­ utive  of  Nassau  County,  and  State  Comptrol-­ ler  Thomas  DiNapoli.  During  his  speech,  Suozzi  explained  the  genesis  of  the  property  tax  cap  and  he  at-­ tempted  to  connect  the  dots  between  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysfunction  and  the  problems  of  Albanyâ&#x20AC;?  to  the  problems  local  governments  face.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local  taxes  in  New  York  are  78  percent  above  the  national  average,â&#x20AC;?  said  Suozzi.

According  to  Suozzi,  one  of  the  reasons  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  property  taxes  are  so  high  is  be-­ cause  of  state  mandated  taxes.  He  said  the  government  is  spending  an  enormous  amount  of  money  on  a  system  that Â

doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  provide  good  service.  A  few  exam-­ ples  being  school  districts  and  Medicaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  spend  more  per  student  than  any  state  in  the  United  States  of  America,â&#x20AC;?  said  Suozzi.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  our  results  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  highest  in  the  nation,  nowhere  near  the  highest  in  the  nation.â&#x20AC;?

Suozzi  also  said  that  New  York  State  spent  two-­and-­a-­half  times  more  on  Medic-­ aid  than  the  rest  of  the  nation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here  we  are  spending  the  money,  but  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  getting  the  results  for  the  money  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  spending,â&#x20AC;?  said  Suozzi.  According  to  Suozzi  these  high  costs  are  related  to  the  mandates  New  York  has,  and  these  mandates  are  related  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;some  of  the  bureaucracy  we  get  when  we  spend  more  time  on  mandates  then  we  do  on  actually  get-­ ting  results.â&#x20AC;?

Suozzi  suggests  that  instead  of  imple-­ menting  property  tax  caps,  the  state  mandate  should  be  addressed.  Benjamin  said  the  Tax  Cap  will  be  chal-­ lenging  for  schools  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hard  pressed  to  operate  within  the  cap.â&#x20AC;?  It  will  also  be  challenging  for  local  governments Â

because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  to  control  their  costs  by  EHLQJ PRUH HIÂżFLHQW DQG GRLQJ IHZHU WKLQJV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  issue  comes  down  to  how  many  people  you  employ,  what  you  pay  them,  and  ZKDW EHQHÂżWV \RX JLYH WKHP ´ VDLG %HQMD-­ min.

If  the  costs  of  state  mandated  programs  remain  driven  by  state  requirements,  and  the  counties  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  more  money  then  the  counties  will  have  to  reduce  their  costs  in  the  areas  they  have  discretion  such  as  high-­ ways.  This  means  that  if  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  have  to  make  budget  cuts  to  areas  where  they  have  most  discretions,  meaning  that  local  governments  PD\ EH IRUFHG WR OD\ RII SROLFH RIÂżFHUV ÂżUH ÂżJKWHUV DQG KLJK ZD\ ZRUNHUV LI WKLV VLWXD-­ tion  occurs.   A  local  law  can  be  enacted  to  override  the  tax  levy  limit,  but  it  requires  a  60  percent  vote  of  the  total  power  of  the  governing  body  to  pass,  according  to  www.ny.gov. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  way  of  driving  localities  to  working  together  to  reduce  their  costs,â&#x20AC;?  said  Benjamin.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  little  concerned  about  whether  it  could  be  affective  over  a  long  pe-­ riod  of  time.â&#x20AC;?

Campus  Planetarium  Names  New  Director  By  Katie  Kocijanski Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Smolen  Observatory  has  named  a  new  planetarium  director,:  Raj  Pandya.  Pandya  replaces  Amy  Donnelly,  a  lecturer  at  New  Paltz,  in  his  new  position.  Pandya  said  he  hopes  to  use  the  planetarium  to  educate  the  public.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  bringing  astronomy  education  to  stu-­ dents  and  the  general  public  and  the  planetarium  is  a  great  tool  I  use  to  accomplish  that,â&#x20AC;?  said  Pan-­ dya.  Fellow  astronomy  and  physics  professor  and  Observatory  Smolen  Director  Amy  Forestell  said  she  is  glad  to  welcome  Pandya  as  the  new  direc-­ tor.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  very  excited  about  having  Raj  Pandya  as  our  new  planetarium  director,â&#x20AC;?  said  Forestell.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  his  mastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  degree  in  astronomy  he  brings  a  new  level  of  expertise  to  the  planetarium  shows.  He  also  is  an  excellent  professor  and  stays  up-­to-­ date  with  the  latest  pedagogical  methods  in  as-­ tronomy  education.â&#x20AC;?  Appointed  over  the  summer,  Pandya  will  also  serve  as  a  lecturer  for  Introduction  to  Physics  and  astronomy  classes.  He  obtained  his  Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  Science  degree  in  Applied  Physics  from  Rensselaer  Polytechnic Â

Institute  and  then  went  onto  obtain  his  Master  of  Science  degree  from  San  Diego  State  University  in  Astronomy.  According  to  Pandya,  his  research  dissertation  was  on  the  detection  and  character-­ ization  of  extrasolar  planets.  In  addition  to  this,  he  has  taught  physics  and  astronomy  for  the  past  three  years.  A  major  goal  for  Pandya  is  to  raise  awareness  about  the  planetarium  across  the  campus.  He  would  like  to  encourage  visitors  to  attend  the  As-­ tronomy  Night  the  planetarium  offers.  Shows  will  be  given  for  elementary  and  high  school  classes  from  the  area  and  for  groups  on  campus  such  as  alumni.

According  to  Forestell,  the  planetarium  is  an  indoor  facility  that  projects  star  images  onto  a  domed  ceiling.  The  shows  vary,  but  will  usually  contain  information  about  what  stars  are  visible  that  night,  some  mythology  about  the  constella-­ tions  and  a  topic  of  current  interest  in  astronomy.  After  the  planetarium  show,  and  if  the  weather  is  clear,  Forestell  plans  to  open  up  the  observa-­ tory.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  observatory  is  an  outdoor  facility  that  houses  telescopes  used  to  view  objects  in  the  night  sky,â&#x20AC;?  said  Forestell.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  look  at  stars,  planets,  star  clusters,  nebulae  and  galaxies.  If  it  is  cloudy  then  we  are  not  able  to  use  the  telescopes.â&#x20AC;?

The  Smolen  Observatory  has  named  a  new  director,:  Raj  Pandya.                                   PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN

Meanwhile,  another  way  Pandya  plans  to  raise  more  awareness  is  through  the  Cosmic  Club.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  club  encourages  students  from  all  aca-­ demic  backgrounds  with  an  interest  in  astronomy  to  come  to  club  meetings  where  they  can  learn  more  about  topics  which  they  are  interested  in,  GLVFXVV QHZ ÂżQGLQJV LQ DVWURQRP\ DQG OHDUQ more  about  the  operational  capabilities  of  the  planetarium,â&#x20AC;?  said  Pandya.   Pandya  said  he  hopes  to  spread  the  word  about Â

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the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;joys  of  astronomy.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;By  holding  planetarium  shows  and  telescope  viewings  at  the  Smolen  Observatory  on  the  same  night  I  am  hopeful  that  we  will  build  up  a  regular  audience  of  professionals,  amateurs  and  casual  star-­gazers,â&#x20AC;?  said  Pandya.  $VWURQRP\ 1LJKWV DUH WKH ÂżUVW DQG WKLUG Thursdays  of  the  month  at  the  observatory.  For  more  information,  contact  the  current  director  at  845-­257-­3750.

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New  Paltz  Mail  Server  Undergoes  Change By  Rachel  Freeman  Features  Editor  |  Rachel.freeman17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  SUNY  New  Paltz  e-­mail  system  experienced  two  shake-­ups  recently:  a  scam  e-­mail  issue  and  a  server  switch  from  NPMail  to  Gmail.

According  to  UNIX/Linux  Systems  Administrator  Paul  Chauvet,  the  scam  experience  related  to  e-­mail  sysytems  began  when  a  faculty  member  received  an  e-­mail  and  responded  to  it  with  their  campus  username  and  password,  despite  it  being  properly  marked  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spam.â&#x20AC;?  As  a  result  of  that  response,  the  scammers  followed  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;more  sophisticatedâ&#x20AC;?  e-­mail  from  that  faculty  memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  account  to  every  address  in  their  address  book.  Chauvet  said  since  the  second  e-­mail  came  from  an  on  cam-­ SXV DGGUHVV LW E\SDVVHG WKH VSDP ÂżOWHUV 7KH VHFRQG PHVVDJH contained  a  link  to  a  hacked  page  at  a  large  university  in  Indi-­ ana.  The  page  was  created  to  appear  exactly  like  NPMail,  but  the  address  of  the  page  was  from  another  college  rather  than  a  newpaltz.edu  account.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  discovered  the  page,  we  blocked  access  to  it  from  on-­campus,â&#x20AC;?  Chauvet  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  also  contacted  the  other  col-­ lege  and  they  were  quick  to  take  down  the  compromised  page,  which  was   â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;phishingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  for  usernames  and  passwords.â&#x20AC;?

In  order  to  prevent  these  types  of  hacks  in  the  future, Â

&KDXYHW VDLG LW ZDV D PDWWHU RI VSDP ÂżOWHULQJ DQG HGXFD  tion.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  somewhat  of  a  cat  and  mouse  game  with  scammers,â&#x20AC;?  Chauvet  said.

1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV ÂżOWHULQJ FRPSDQ\ 6RSKRV FRQWLQXDOO\ XS-­ GDWHV WKHLU ÂżOWHULQJ UXOHV ZKLOH 1HZ 3DOW] LV ZULWLQJ WKHLU RZQ FXVWRPL]HG ÂżOWHUV LQ DQ DWWHPSW WR FDWFK WKHVH VRUWV RI H PDLOV However,  Chauvet  feels  that  educating  the  campus  community  in  fraudulent  e-­mail  and  Web  page  recognition  and  detection  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  best  defense.â&#x20AC;?  To  better  inform  students,  faculty  and  staff  about  the  impor-­ tance  of  the  issue,  this  fall  the  school  will  be  launching  a  new  ad  campaign  around  the  campus  regarding  password  security  and  protection.  The  campaign  is  inspired  by  a  previous  endeavor  from  the  University  of  Michigan.  The  main  idea  of  the  cam-­ paign  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Passwords  are  like  underwearâ&#x20AC;?  and  it  uses  taglines  such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  leave  yours  lying  around,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be  mysteriousâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  share  them  with  friends.â&#x20AC;?

The  scam  issue  occurred  at  a  similar  time  as  the  planned  switch  from  the  NPMail  to  Gmail  server  for  student  accounts.  According  to  Chauvet,  there  were  multiple  reasons  why  they  chose  to  move  to  the  Gmail  platform. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  primary  reasons  were  to  give  students  considerably  more  storage  space,  a  set  of  tools  that  they  can  use  to  create Â

SUNY  System  Creates  Helps  Fund  By  John  Brandi  News  Editor  |   Jbrandi02@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  SUNY  Board  of  Trustees  has  recent  ly  passed  a  resolution  authorizing  SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  Zimpher  to  establish  a  SUNY  system-­wide  Helps  Fund.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  physical  damage  to  SUNY  campuses  due  to  Hurricane  Irene  and  Tropi-­ cal  Storm  Lee  was  relatively  minor,  some  of  our  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  families  have  not  been  so  fortunate,â&#x20AC;?  said   Zimpher.

The  SUNY  Helps  Fund  will  accept  dona-­ tions  from  various  foundations,  alumni  as-­ sociations,  SUNY  faculty,  staff  and  others.  The  donations  will  go  to  assisting  students  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ DIIHFWHG E\ WKH VWRUP DQG VXE-­ VHTXHQW Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ GDPDJH DFFRUGLQJ WR D SUNY  press  release.  The  donations  will  be  applied  through  tuition  scholarships.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;SUNY  strives  not  only  to  be  a  great  university,  but  also  a  trusted  resource  and  a  good  neighbor  to  the  families  we  serve  across  New  York  state,â&#x20AC;?  said  Board  Chair-­ man  Carl  Hayden,  in  the  same  SUNY  press  release.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  SUNY  Helps,  we  welcome  the  opportunity  to  come  to  the  aid  of  stu-­ dentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  families  who  are  recovering  from  the  impact  of  Hurricane  Irene  and  Tropical  Storm  Lee.â&#x20AC;?

Hayden  believes  the  SUNY  system  should  be  there  for  students,  especially  when  times  are  bad.  Zimpher  shared  Haydenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  senti-­ ment  and  said  SUNY  should  aid  students  in  the  spirit  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kinship  and  community.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  students  have  been  left  with  noth-­ ing  but  what  they  brought  with  them  to  campus  and  entire  families  are  without  their  homes  or  were  otherwise  impacted,â&#x20AC;?  said  Zimpher.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;SUNY  stands  ready  to  help  those  most  in  need.â&#x20AC;?  The  worst  of  Hurricane  Irene  struck  New  Paltz  on  Aug.  28.  A  joint  executive  order  is-­ sued  by  Town  Supervisor  Toni  Hokanson  and  village  Mayor  Jason  West  established  a  curfew  for  residents  to  follow.  Hokanson  and  West  said  certain  measures  they  insti-­ tuted  during  and  after  the  storm  were  meant  to  keep  students  and  residents  safe  while  trees  continued  to  fall  and  the  Wallkill  River  crested  at  18.9  feet.  Provisions  included  a  ban  on  pedestrian  DQG YHKLFXODU WUDIÂżF D EDQ RQ WKH VDOH RI alcohol  on  Sunday  and  a  curfew  from  7  p.m.  extending  to  5  a.m.  Monday  morning.  Nearly  10  inches  of  rain  that  doused  the  area  that  weekend  crippled  community  power  lines  and  roads  days  after  Hurricane  Irene  touched  down  in  New  Paltz,  residents  and  ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG

and  manage  their  documents  online  (Google  Docs)  and  to  be  able  to  offer  students  an  email  account  they  will  be  able  to  keep  LQGHÂżQLWHO\ DIWHU WKHLU WLPH DW 1HZ 3DOW] ´ KH VDLG &KDXYHW QRWHG WKDW *RRJOH ZDV VSHFLÂżFDOO\ FKRVHQ LQVWHDG of  other  services  because  of  certain  technical  reasons  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  overwhelming  preferenceâ&#x20AC;?  for  Gmail  in  the  student  survey  giv-­ en  during  the  spring  2011  semester.  $OWKRXJK *PDLO PD\ KDYH EHQHÂżWV SUHYLRXVO\ XQDYDLODEOH with  NPMail,  some  students  found  the  change  a  bit  overwhelm-­ ing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  previously  have  never  used  Gmail,  so  for  me  the  new  New  Paltz  e-­mail  is  confusing  since  I  am  unfamiliar  with  the  Gmail  interface,  settings,  buttons  etc.,â&#x20AC;?  said  fourth-­year  pho-­ tography  major  Katie  Chirichillo.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  NPMail  was  a  re-­ ally  simple  e-­mail  to  use,  especially  since  I  was  only  using  it  for  school-­related  messages.â&#x20AC;?

However,  Chauvet  said  he  has  not  heard  of  too  many  issues  with  the  service  aside  from  less  than  20  people  who  experienced  trouble  with  Gmail  not  accepting  their  existing  passwords.  The  reason  for  this  issue  is  still  to  be  determined,  but  it  was  rem-­ edied  by  students  changing  their  password  on  my.newpaltz.edu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considering  we  moved  over  12,000+  accounts  (all  current  and  recently  regitsred  students),  it  has  been  pretty  successful,â&#x20AC;?  Chauvet  said.

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Award-­winning  editor  Bernard  Stein  will  be  coming  to  campus  on  Friday,  Oct.  26  to  discuss  the  changes  the  Internet  has  brought  to  the  world  of  journalism.

The  talk,  which  will  begin  at  4  p.m.  in  the  Hon-­ ors  Center  at  College  Hall,  will  focus  on  the  impor-­ tance  and  changes  of  community  press.  The  com-­ munity  press  includes  smaller  weekly  newspapers  as  well  as  daily  ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  secret  that  the  Internet  has  brought  huge  changes  to  the  way  we  report  the  news  and  the  way  ZH GLVVHPLQDWH LW 0\ WDON ZLOO UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW RQ WKH LPSDFW of  these  changes  on  community  news,  for  good  and  not  so  good,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stein.

Stein  has  found  his  way  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  be-­ fore.  In  the  spring  of  2002,  he  was  the  second  recipi-­ ent  of  the  James  H.  Ottaway  Sr.  Endowed  Profes-­ sorship  in  Journalism  where  he  taught  the  course, Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing  To  Make  A  Difference.â&#x20AC;?  Stein  is  currently  a  professor  of  journalism  at  the  City  University  of  New  York  at  Hunter.  He  has  also  won  numerous  awards  for  working  at  The  Riverdale  Press  in  the  Bronx,  including  the  Pulitzer  Prize  in  1998  for  editorial  writing  as  well  as  the  New  Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Writer  of  the  Year  Award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  one  is  more  favorably  situated  to  discuss  the  community  press  than  Stein,â&#x20AC;?  said  journalism  professor  Rob  Miraldi.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;His  courageous  editorials  were  a  great  example  of  what  the  press  can  do  for  its  community.  He  was  one  of   the  best  at  starting  the  kinds  of  conversations  that  the  press  needs  to  start  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  in  the  Internet  age  or  any  age.â&#x20AC;?

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STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATE AGRICULTURE WITH FARM FEST By  Andrew  Wyrich Managing  Editor  |  Andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Joseph  Ruotolo  stood  among  the  students  lining  up  beside  the  tents  and  tables  that  littered  Old  Main  Quad  looking  to  get  a  taste  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  locally  grown  food;Íž  he  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  smile.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local  food  is  one  of  the  only  issues  that  peo-­ ple  can  be  passionate  about  and  really  act  in  their  own  life  on  and  make  changes  about,â&#x20AC;?  Ruotolo,  the  eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  organizer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  support  local  food  DOO \RX QHHG WR GR LV ÂżQG RU EX\ ORFDO IRRG DQG HDW LW ´ On  Friday,  Oct.  7  students  and  community  members  gathered  on  Old  Main  Quad  to  celebrate  agriculture  and  raise  awareness  about  the  importance  of  locally  grown  food  while  helping  farms  affected  E\ +XUULFDQH ,UHQH LQ WKH ÂżUVW HYHU )DUP )HVW Students  congregated  on  the  quad,  listening  to  the  various  local  musicians  and  bands  while  sam-­ pling  portions  of  locally  grown  food  donated  by  several  restaurants  and  farms  from  around  the  area,  including  Harvest  CafĂŠ,  Main  Course,  The  Bakery  and  Slash  Root  Tech  CafĂŠ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  goal  of  Farm  Fest  is  to  alert  the  student  population  that  we  are  surrounded  by  local  food  re-­ sources,  from  farmers  markets  to  community  sup-­ ported  agriculture  farms  to  fruiting  street  trees  in  the  village,â&#x20AC;?  Ruotolo  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  students  become  more  aware  of  the  local  resources  around  them,  they  start  to  think  about  how  the  food  options  provided  on  FDPSXV DUH QRW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLYH RI WKH QDWXUDO DEXQGDQFH RI fresh  local  food  available  in  and  around  New  Paltz.â&#x20AC;?  Students  involved  with  environmentally-­con-­ scious  organizations,  such  as  Students  For  Sustain-­ able  Agriculture  and  the  Environmental  Task  Force,  were  inspired  to  help  those  in  need  after  seeing  the  success  of  last  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sustainable  Action  Week,  event  organizer  Melanie  Glenn  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  just  going  to  be  about  supporting  lo-­ cal  food  until  Hurricane  Irene  came  through,  which  none  of  us  were  expecting,  but  it  was  a  good  thing  kind  of  in  a  way  because  it  gave  us  more  of  a  reason  to  really  give  donations  to  local  farms  because  a  lot  of  crops  were  ruinedâ&#x20AC;Śweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  just  trying  to  support  them  in  these  bad  times,â&#x20AC;?   Glenn  said.

Some  local  farms  lost  all  of  their  crops,  while  others  lost  half  or  a  third  of  their  total  produce,  Glenn  said.  One  farm  tabling  at  the  event,  the  Brook  Farm  3URMHFW LV D DFUH QRQ SUR¿W FRPPXQLW\ VXSSRUW-­

ed-­agriculture  (CSA)  farm  located  on  the  grounds  of  the  Mohonk  Mountain  House.  Sean  Sluys,  who  represented  the  project,  was  excited  to  be  part  of  the  festival  and  offered  freshly  cut  watermelons  to  curi-­ ous  students.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  great  opportunity  to  spread  some  awareness  of  local  food,â&#x20AC;?  Sluys  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  about  here  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  trying  to  keep  things  in  New  Paltz  as  much  as  we  can.â&#x20AC;?  Jason  Rosenberg,  who  tabled  at  the  event,  worked  with  the  goal  of  raising  the  question  of  ac-­ cess  to  more  local  food  on  campus.   Rosenberg  said  Sodexo,  SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  food  provider,  does  not  allow  for  contracts  to  be  made  with  local  vendors  and  hoped  a  petition  signed  by  students  ZRXOG EH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQWLDO LQ WKHLU GHFLVLRQ ZKHQ D QHZ contract  comes  up.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  hoping  for  1,000  signatures,â&#x20AC;?  Rosen-­ berg  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  would  be  about  one-­third  of  the  student  body  on  campus,  so  we  hope  that  would  en-­ courage  them.â&#x20AC;?  Third-­year  graphic  design  major  Kristin  Scheff  said  she  attended  Farm  Fest  to  learn  more  about  how  to  get  local  food  as  a  staple  on  the  New  Paltz  cam-­ pus.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  support  local  farms  and  I  love  organic  food,â&#x20AC;?  Scheff  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  the  campus  needs  to  invest  in  supplying  local  food  on  campus  because  we  are  surrounded  by  farms  in  the  area,  so  why  not  take  that  opportunity?â&#x20AC;?  While  the  goals  of  raising  awareness  and  help-­ ing  those  in  need  were  stressed,  Glenn  said  Farm  Fest  represented  something  more  -­  the  idea  of  com-­ munity.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  like  this  country  is  starting  to  get  away  from  the  idea  of  community,  and  we  have  to  bring  that  idea  back  by  helping  people  around  us  instead  of  supporting  big  industries,â&#x20AC;?  Glenn  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;By  support-­ ing  your  local  farms  and  organic,  you  are  trying  to  keep  the  land  preserved  so  we  can  keep  having  lots  of  food  instead  of  degrading  the  land  and  just  having  to  move  to  another  place  and  get  more  food  there.â&#x20AC;?  SCAN  THIS  QR  CODE  WITH  ANY  SMARTPHONE  TO  WATCH  MORE  COV-­ ERAGE  OF  â&#x20AC;&#x153;FARM  FESTâ&#x20AC;?  OR  CHECK  OUT  OUR  WEBSITE  AT  ORACLE.NEWPALTZ.EDU Â

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HUDSON VALLEY CLEARWATER SLOOP GETS A FESTIVE MAKEOVER  By  Maria  Jayne  Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Clearwater  has  brought  back  a  series  of  festivals  and  events  to  go  along  with  the  Clearwater  Sloop  Pumpkin  sail  for  every  weekend  in  October.  ³7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW SXPSNLQ VDLO LQ years  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  abridged  version,â&#x20AC;?  said  Outreach  Educator  Linda  Richards.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  taking  baby  steps.â&#x20AC;?

The  Pumpkin  Sail  events  were  already  held  at  three  local  docks:  Poughkeepsie,  Rensselaer  and  Hudson.  Upcoming  events  ZLOO EH KHOG DW .LQJVWRQ RQ 2FW %HDFRQ RQ 2FW DQG :HVW +DUOHP 3LHUV 3DUN LQ New  York  City  on  Oct.  22.  According  to  Richards,  the  festivals  feature  food,  pumpkin  painting,  music,  live  river  specimen,  an  educational  information  on  Clearwaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  projects  and  local  ven-­ dors.  She  said  the  Hudson  dock  will  have  GLIIHUHQW YHQGRUV DQG WKDW KDYLQJ YHQ-­ dors  from  each  community  is  a  great  op-­ SRUWXQLW\ EHFDXVH LW DOORZV IRU PRUH SURÂżW for  the  farmers  and  entrepreneurs.  Richards  also  believes  that  vendors  are  also  useful  because  they  pass  on  information  about  the  3XPSNLQ VDLO DQG KHOS EULQJ WUDIÂżF WR WKH event.  At  each  dock,  attendees  are  encour-­

aged  to  walk  around  the  Clearwater  Sloop  and  see  the  inner  workings  for  free.  How-­ ever,  there  is  a  fee  for  the  public  sail  on  the  Hudson  River.  Those  interested  can  pur-­ chase  tickets  to  ride  on  the  historic  sloop,  VSHFLÂżFDOO\ GHVLJQHG IRU WKLV VHDVRQ ,W FRVWV IRU DGXOWV IRU PHPEHUV DQG IRU FKLOGUHQ DQG XQGHU DFFRUGLQJ WR the  Clearwater  website.  A  few  of  the  festivals  are  being  held  in  conjunction  with  other  events  happening  in  the  area  the  docks  are  located.  The  organiz-­ ers  hope  these  collaborations  will  make  for  a  larger  audience,  better  promotional  con-­ venience  and  provide  a  greater  amount  of  entertainment  for  attendees  in  the  end,  said  Richards.  The  Poughkeepsie  sail  was  held  in  conjunction  with  the  Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Expo  on  Oct.  2  and  included  musical  performances  and  other  interesting  events  on  the  Restored  3HQQV\OYDQLD %DUJH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loads  and  loads  of  people  came  to  visit  the  boat  and  learn  about  Clearwater,â&#x20AC;?  Richards  said.

Another  location  that  will  have  partner  IHVWLYLWLHV LV %HDFRQ 7KH\ ZLOO EH KROGLQJ D IHVWLYDO LQ .LQJVWRQ RQ 2FW WKH ZHHN-­ HQG RI WKH QG %XUQLQJ RI .LQJVWRQ UH-­ enactment  ceremony,  according  to  the  First  Ulster  Militia  website.  Clearwater  will  also Â

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EH ZRUNLQJ WRJHWKHU ZLWK WKH %HDFRQ 6ORRS Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sail  festival  the  following  day.   Clearwater  sloop  is  helping  the  com-­ munities  they  stop  in  by  picking  up  canned  goods  and  bringing  them  to  the  next  dock  for  food  pantries  to  give  to  those  in  need.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  sloop  is  a  cargo  boat  and  cargo  is  different  right  now,â&#x20AC;?  Richards  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  collecting  canned  goods  from  the  schools  instead  of  pigs  and  pumpkins  and Â

farm  items.â&#x20AC;?  Although  they  know  the  turnout  will  be  large  for  the  festivities  held  simultane-­ ously  with  other  docks,  they  are  uncertain  about  the  crowd  they  will  draw  when  they  are  on  their  own,  yet  Richards  is  optimistic.  The  next  sail  will  be  on  Saturday  at  the  Kingston  waterfront.  For  more  informa-­ tion  about  Clearwaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Pumpkin  Sail,  visit  www.clearwater.org.

The Sweetest Way to Give Back MOXIE, AMA HOST FUNDRAISER WITH RED CROSS FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS

By  Ricardo  Hernandez Staff  Writer  |  N02003802@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

2Q :HGQHVGD\ 2FW WKH $PHULFDQ Marketing  Association  (AMA)  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  partnered  with  the  American  Red  Cross  to  raise  money  for  the  local  victims  of  Hurri-­ FDQH ,UHQH 7KH HYHQW ZDV KHOG DW 0R[LH &XS-­ cake,  a  newly  established  business  in  New  Paltz.

Mike  Dispenzieri,  the  AMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  vice  presi-­ dent  of  community  service,  hoped  that  join-­ ing  with  a  big  name  like  the  Red  Cross  would  make  for  a  successful  turnout  to  help  the  local  friends  and  families  affected  by  the  storm  this  past  August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  in  the  area  knows  someone  that   has  received  substantial  damage  to  their Â

homes  and  personal  belongings  because  of  the  VWRUP , DP VXUH LI \RX DVN DQ\RQH RQ FDPSXV they  can  name  off  a  few  people  that  got  blind-­ sided  by  the  storm,â&#x20AC;?  Dispenzieri  said.  His  grandmother,  whose  basement  was  Ă&#x20AC;RRGHG ZLWK QHDUO\ IHHW RI ZDWHU ZDV RQH of  these  individuals  who  have  incurred  sub-­ stantial  damages  to  their  homes  and  property.  The  AMA  took  action  in  helping  these  fami-­ lies  who  lost  their  farms,  homes  or  need  to  pay  WR Âż[ WKH GHVWUXFWLRQ AMA  Chapter  President  Fiona  Lee  be-­ lieved  Moxie  Cupcake  was  the  perfect  place  for  the  fundraising  event.  ³, EHOLHYH DV D UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RI WKH American  Marketing  Association,  we  not  only  want  to  raise  money  for  a  good  cause,  we  wanted  to  promote  new  businesses  around Â

the  area,â&#x20AC;?  Lee  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  why  we  decided  to  contact  Moxie.â&#x20AC;?

The  Moxie  Cupcake  event  took  place  from  2  to  7  p.m.  and  attendees  were  encour-­ aged  to  purchase  cupcakes  in  an  effort  to  raise  money  for  the  local  victims  of  the  hurricane.  $SSUR[LPDWHO\ SHUFHQW RI DOO VDOHV IRU WKH event  went  towards  the  American  Red  Cross  to  assist  families  in  the  area.  They  also  urged  FXVWRPHUV WR HQWHU D UDIĂ&#x20AC;H WR ZLQ D EDWFK RI cupcakes  from  the  bakery.  All  proceeds  from  WKH UDIĂ&#x20AC;H ZHQW WR WKH 5HG &URVV $ ORFDO WKUHH piece  band  provided  the  background  music.  Lee  said  the  event  was  especially  target-­ ed  to  the  younger  generation,  since  cupcakes  are  part  of  our  newly  developed  pop-­culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since  this  event  involves  cupcakes,  we  believe  that  this  will  attract  many  parents  (es-­

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pecially  since  it  is  very  close  to  the  Middle  School)  and  hungry  college  students,â&#x20AC;?  Lee  VDLG Âł,Q RXU FXUUHQW SRS FXOWXUH FRRNLQJ shows  have  become  extremely  popular.  Cute  confectioneries  are  opening  across  the  nation  and  the  cupcake  craze  really  attracts  college  students.  So  why  not?â&#x20AC;?  Dispenzieri  agreed  about  the  appeal  of  cupcakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moxie  cupcake  has  a  very  personable  environment  that  really  welcomes  the  whole  community  not  only  to  their  delectables  but  to  share  in  the  warm  memories  that  go  with  them,â&#x20AC;?  Dispenzieri  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  owner  is  very  community  driven,  and  always  willing  to  help  out  with  local  causes.â&#x20AC;?

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Local  artist  Sabra  Segal  is  a  creative  woman  with  a  very  out-­of-­ the-­ordinary  and  distinct  background  -­  she  has  lived  in  many  places  and  attended  numerous  schools.  Most  recently,  she  presented  her  artwork  at  the  Celebration  of  the  Arts  (COTA)  festival  in  New  Paltz  on  Saturday,  Oct.  8.  Segal  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.  and  has  had  her  art  shown  throughout  the  United  States,  Canada  and  Latin  America.  Although  she  is  most  commonly  known  for  her  collage  work,  she  said  she  currently  creates  paintings,  ceramic  jewelry,  sculptures,  portraits,  mixed-­media  pieces,  poem  drawings  and  photography,  but  says  she  has  worked  with  almost  every  medium.  While  this  was  only  her  second  year  at  COTA,  Segal  has  been  selling  her  art  for  years  and  plans  to  continue.  According  to  the  Var-­ ga  Gallery  website,  her  artwork  has  been  shown  in  many  galleries  including  the  National  Museum  of  Women  in  the  Art,  in  Washington,  D.C.,  the  DeCordova  museum,  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  Schenectady  Mu-­ seum,  in  Schenectady,  N.Y.,  the  Albany  Institute  of  History  and  Art  and  Rice  Gallery,  in  Albany,  among  others.  Her  drawings  have  also  been  published  numerous  times  in  The  New  Yorker.  According  to  the  Clara  Database  for  the  National  Museum  of  Women  Arts,  Segal  is  a  73-­year-­old  residing  in  Woodstock,  N.Y.  She Â

VDLG KHU DUW FDUHHU EHJDQ DW DJH ÂżYH ZLWK KHU NLQGHUJDUWHQ GUDZLQJ RI â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snowman.â&#x20AC;?  Her  teachers  and  parents  said  she  was  an  artist  and  she  thought  they  had  to  be  right.  Following  this  she  began  taking  art  lessons.  In  high  school,  Segal  said  she  was  awarded  the  William  F.  Lin-­ coln  award  for  excellence  in  art  at  Brookline  High  School  in  Mas-­ sachusetts,  further  encouraging  her  work  as  an  artist.  Rather  than  receiving  an  education  from  a  single  institution,  Segal  received  degrees  from  six  colleges.  Segal  said  she  has  attend-­ ed  Boston  University,  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  Elmira  College,  Boston  Museum  School,  MIT  School  of  Architecture  and  San  Fran-­ ciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Art  Institute.  Segal  has  lived  in  multiple  towns  and  uses  her  personal  experi-­ ences  in  her  artwork.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  art  I  create  comes  to  me  from  many  sources:  from  the  vast  conscious/unconscious,  endless  and  eternal  univer-­ sal  of  mythology  and  from  the  poetry  of  personal  experience,â&#x20AC;?   Segal  said.

She  said  one  of  her  most  interesting  ventures  was  living  in  a  Quaker  community  but  she  cannot  keep  herself  away  from  New  York.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve   been  everywhere  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  also  lived  here  for   â&#x20AC;Ś   letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  say  a  long  time,â&#x20AC;?  Segal  said.  Â

PHOTO  BY  MARIA  JAYNE Artist  Sabra  Segal  showed  her  work  at  COTA  on  Oct.  9.  series  of  festivals.

Although  Segal  said  she  does  not  â&#x20AC;&#x153;like  a  lot  of  words  because  it  creates  too  much  snow  to  plow,â&#x20AC;?  she  has  written  a  number  of  poetry  books  including  her  most  recent  poetry  and  story  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;An  Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Life:  Dreams,  Letters  &  the  Real  Thing.â&#x20AC;?  Segalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  artwork  can  be  viewed  and  purchased  online  at  www. vargagallery.com/SABRASEGAL.htm.

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The  New  Paltz  community  has  come  together  again  for  a  shared  reading  experience  with  the  seventh  annual  One  Book  One  New  Paltz  (OBONP)  program.

One  Book  One  New  Paltz  was  founded  in  2004  by  Director  of  the  Center  for  Research,  Regional  Education  and  Outreach  Gerald  Benjamin,  who  served  as  dean  of  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Sciences  at  the  time.  Inspired  by  similar  endeavors  in  other  areas,  Benjamin  gathered  20  volunteers  from  the  community  and  the  col-­ lege  to  make  the  idea  a  reality.

The  program  has  many  goals  it  hopes  to  achieve  each  year.  According  to  committee  member  Maryann  Fallek,  a  main  aspect  of  the  program  is  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;promotion  of  reading  by  highlighting  its  power  and  pleasure,â&#x20AC;?  as  the  National  Education  Association  has  found  that  reading  in  America  is  quickly  declining,  especially  among  younger  people.   Other  goals  include  advocating  community  ser-­ vice,  fostering  the  expression  of  diverse  ideas  to  help  participants  learn  about  themselves  and  others,  celebrating  and  enriching  the  community  and  enhancing  the  quality  of  life  in  New  Paltz.

The  process  of  the  determining  which  book  will  be  used  be-­

gins  with  suggestions  from  the  evaluation  of  the  previous  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  choice  is  a  process  of  winnowing,  using  the  One  Book  criteria  to  guide  our  choice.  Our  criteria:  the  book  must  appeal  to  a  wide  and  diverse  audience.  It  must  be  accessible  (good  size,  good  price),â&#x20AC;?  Assistant  Vice  President  of  Institutional  Research  and  Planning  Jacqueline  Andrews  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  must  be  well-­written.  It  must  lend  itself  to  interesting  shared  discussion.  It  must  support  our  goals  of  building  community  and  promoting  reading.â&#x20AC;?

The  books  chosen  this  year  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;War  Dancesâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Ab-­ solutely  True  Diary  of  a  Part-­Time  Indian,â&#x20AC;?  both  by  Sherman  Alex-­ ie.  Andrews,  who  is  also  a  committee  member,  said  the  selection  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;  War  Dancesâ&#x20AC;?  was  a  collaboration  with  the  common  summer  UHDG DV LW ZDV UHTXLUHG UHDGLQJ IRU DOO ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV LQ &RP-­ position  I.  She  also  said  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Absolutely  True  Diaryâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?caters  to  a  younger  audience  in  an  attempt  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;attract  a  wider  range  of  participant  ages.â&#x20AC;?

A  range  of  events  and  activities  will  accompany  the  reading  of  the  chosen  book(s)  over  the  course  of  the  month,  mainly  during  WKH ZHHN RI 2FW ZLWK WKH ¿QDO HYHQW WDNLQJ SODFH RQ 2FW $QGUHZV VDLG 7KHVH LQFOXGH ERRN GLVFXVVLRQV ¿OP VFUHHQLQJV DUW

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exhibits,  musical  performances,  lectures  and  panel  presentations  at  various  venues  in  the  community,  all  pertaining  to  the  chosen  literary  work.  Some  of  the  upcoming  events  are  a  bagel  brunch  and  book  discussion  at  the  Jewish  Community  Center,  an  interac-­ tive  book  discussion  at  the  Town  of  New  Paltz  Community  Center  DQG D VKRZLQJ RI WKH ÂżOP Âł6PRNH 6LJQDOV´ LQ WKH /HFWXUH &HQWHU among  others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  cornerstone  of  our  successful  program  has  been  our  community  discussions,  where  readers  gather  to  talk  about  the  book  in  groups  small  enough  so  that  all  can  participate,â&#x20AC;?  Fallek  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  variety  of  on-­and  off-­campus  venues  and  discussion-­  leader  personalities  attract  diverse  participation.  Fallek  said  that  there  has  been  a  wide  array  of  discussions  by  leaders  in  the  past,  such  as  academics,  artists,  religious  leaders,  lo-­ FDO ZULWHUV ÂżOPPDNHUV HGLWRUV DQG HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDOV Andrews  feels  that  One  Book  One  New  Paltz  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wonderfulâ&#x20AC;?  DQG LV WUXO\ EHQHÂżFLDO WR DOO LQ WKH 1HZ 3DOW] FRPPXQLW\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  program  has  been  successful,  providing  free-­of-­charge  events  to  more  than  300  community  and  college  members  for  the  past  six  years,â&#x20AC;?  Andrews  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  an  act  of  community  love,  and  a  love  of  reading.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wither,â&#x20AC;?  Like  Margaret  Atwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Handmaidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tale,â&#x20AC;?  only  with  crappier  world  building  and  more  wives!

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  to  say  Lauren  DeStefanoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Witherâ&#x20AC;?  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  JRRG² LW LV ,WÂśV MXVW GLIÂżFXOW WR FRPSHWH ZLWK 0DUJDUHW $W-­ wood.  ³:LWKHU ´ WKH ÂżUVW ERRN LQ Âł7KH &KHPLFDO *DUGHQ 7ULO-­ ogy,â&#x20AC;?  takes  place  in  a  world  where  all  men  live  until  age  25  and  women  live  until  20.  Since  women  are  constantly  dying,  girls  are  kidnapped  at  a  really  young  age  and  forced  into  polyga-­ mous  marriages.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  one  of  those  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buy  a  wife  from  India!â&#x20AC;?  spam   messages  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  only  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reality,  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  from  India.  Rhine  Ellerly,  the  16-­year-­old  main  character,  stupidly  forgets  to  lock  her  door  or  something  and  ends  up  getting  kid-­ napped  and  forced  to  be  sisterbrides  with  two  other  women  to  this  guy  named  Linden.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rich  and  famous  and  his  dad  does  psycho  experiments  on  his  former  dead  wives.  Rhine  develops  D FUXVK RQ D VHUYDQW ER\ QDPHG *DEULHO 2K DQG VKH VSHQGV DOO her  time  trying  to  escape,  as  any  good  kidnapped  girl  stuck  in  a  polygamous  marriage  would  do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Witherâ&#x20AC;?  sucks  you  in.  The  writing  style  is  engaging;Íž  the  plot  is  interesting  and  the  characters  are  fun  to  read  about.  (Yes, Â

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even  in  their  stupid  moments.)

If  you  can  ignore  details  and  focus  on  the  overall  story,  stop  reading  this  review  now  and  just  go  pick  up  the  book.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  read  that  really  captivates  you  and  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  to  read  its  sequel,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fever,â&#x20AC;?  coming  out  February  2012.  If  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ignore  the  details,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  read  this  book.  Until  a  friend  of  mine  pointed  it  out  to  me,  I  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  noticed  the  giant  hole  in  the  world-­building  of  the  book.  Apparently  they  have  weaponry  so  hot  it  can  melt  the  Arctic  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  they  did!  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  WKH\ GRQÂśW KDYH \RX NQRZ JLDQW Ă&#x20AC;RRGV WKDW ZRXOG ORJLFDOO\ IROORZ WKH VXGGHQ LQĂ&#x20AC;X[ RI ZDWHU 2K DQG GHVSLWH WKH IDFW WKDW ZRPHQ RXWOLYH PHQ LQ DOPRVW HYHU\ VRFLHW\ WKH\ GLH ÂżUVW IURP this  really  weird  virus  that  appeared  out  of  nowhere  and  started  killing  people.  (The  characters  in  this  society  are  incapable  of  ¿QGLQJ D FXUH ,Q D ZRUOG ZKHUH ZRPHQÂśV YDOXH FRPHV IURP simply  being  able  to  keep  the  population  growing,  we  have  women  being  murdered  in  mass  quantities  because  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bride  material.â&#x20AC;?  Lovely.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  willing  to  look  past  the  little  details  because  the  rest  of  the  book  is  good  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  do  like  the  characters,  and  the  way  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  written  makes  it  really  hard  to  stop  reading.  But  if  you  love  world  building,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  stick  with  some  other  young  adult  dysto-­ SLDQV Âł7KH +XQJHU *DPHV´ E\ 6X]DQQH &ROOLQV DQ\ERG\" Â

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Local Artists Exhibit Beauty THE DORSKY SETS TO PROVE THEREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MORE THAN JUST GOOD LOOKS & CHARM

By  Katherine  Speller Copy  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

 The  Dorsky  will  be  challenging  the  often  discussed,  seldom  examined  subject  of  beauty  in  its  new  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hudson  Valley  Artists  2011:  Exercises  in  Unnecessary  Beauty,â&#x20AC;?  until  Nov.  13.

The  exhibit  features  pieces  by  artists  living  and  working  in  the  mid-­Hudson  Valley  and  their  perceptions  of  beauty.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty  is  a  theoretical  construct,  a  know-­it-­when-­you-­see-­ it  essence,  a  goal  and  a  goad,  an  absolute,  a  relative  and  ineffable  characteristic,  a  historical  battle  zone,â&#x20AC;?  said  Curator  Brian  Wal-­ lace,  regarding  the  complexity  of  the  exhibitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  broad  subject  matter.  One  particular  installation  is  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picturesque  Flora:  Wal-­ laceanaâ&#x20AC;?  by  Scott  Serrano.  The  faux-­island  features  plant  life  that  PLUURUV WKH WUDJLF OLYHV RI ÂżJXUHV IURP WKH WK FHQWXU\ ,QFOXGHG in  this  is  a  cactus  inspired  by  Olive  Oatman,  a  woman  known  as  $PHULFDÂśV RQO\ ZKLWH 0RKDYH VXUURXQGHG E\ PXOWLSOH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV named  for  her  lost  family  members,  that  shift  from  white  to  red,  UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLQJ KHU PXOWLSOH EDFNJURXQGV  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  some,  it  sits,  seldom  used  and  heavy,  yet  still  lending  weight  to  the  whole  enterprise.â&#x20AC;?  Wallace  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  others,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hudson  Valley  Artists  2011:  Exercises  in  Unnecessary  Beautyâ&#x20AC;?  is  on  display  until  Nov.  13  in  The  Dorsky.                                                                PHOTO  BY  SAMANTHA  SCHWARTZ like  a  pair  of  Vise-­Grips  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  often  used,  but  never  acknowledged.  chester  Counties.  There  is  no  application  fee.  For  still  others,  beauty  is  an  indistinguishable  unit  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  both  means  The  Hudson  Valley  Artists  Annual  Purchase  Award  will  be  DQG ÂżQLVKHG SURGXFW ´ used  to  buy  pieces  from  the  exhibition  for  the  Dorskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  perma-­ The  Hudson  Valley  Artists  exhibition  series  is  open  to  nent  collection  for  the  third  year  in  a  row.  The  $3,000  Purchase  emerging  and  mid-­career  artists  from  Columbia,  Dutchess,  Award  is  made  possible  through  the  Alice  and  Horace  Chandler  Greene,  Orange,  Putnam,  Rockland,  Sullivan,  Ulster  and  West-­ Art  Acquisition  Fund. Â

Sojourner Truth Library Retraces Asian Heritage

NEW EXHIBIT EXPLORES CHINAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HISTORY, CELEBRATES TAIWAN CENTENNIAL By  Katie  Kocijanski Ass.  Copy  Editor  |  N01751214@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Asian  History  has  been  recognized  on  campus.  The  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Retracing  our  Steps:  100  years  of  the  Republic  of  Chinaâ&#x20AC;?  has  been  created  to  commemorate  the  centennial  of  the  Republic  of  China  in  the  Sojourn-­ er  Truth  Library  Gallery  and  the  exhibit  covers  the  EHJLQQLQJ RI WKH ;LQKDL +VLQKDL 5HYROXWLRQ RI that  brought  down  Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  last  dynasty.  ³,W ZLOO DOVR H[KLELW KLVWRULFDO SKRWRJUDSKV WKDW help  tell  the  story  of  the  past  century,  with  a  focus  on  developments  in  Taiwan,â&#x20AC;?  said  Kristine  Harris,  Asian  Studies  department  director.  $FFRUGLQJ WR +DUULV RQ 2FW WKH ;LQ-­ hai  Revolution  (aka  the  Hsinhai  Revolution)  broke  out  and  within  months,  the  ruling  Qing  dynasty  abdi-­ cated.  China  had  experienced  many  dynastic  changes  before,  but  this  one  brought  about  the  end  of  the  entire  imperial  system,  which  had  evolved  over  more  than  2000  years.

The  dynasty  was  replaced  with  a  new  Republic  of  China,  which  had  its  government  in  Beijing  and  even-­ tually  in  Nanjing,  when  Chiang  Kai-­shek  and  the  Na-­ WLRQDOLVW 3DUW\ WRRN SRZHU LQ &KLQD H[SHULHQFHG

political  turbulence  over  subsequent  decades,  but  the  OHJDF\ RI WKH HDUO\ 5HSXEOLF RI &KLQD LV VWLOO VLJQL¿FDQW today,  Harris  said.  7KH JRYHUQPHQW LQ 7DLZDQ RI¿FLDOO\ DGKHUHV WR WKH name  Republic  of  China.

According  to  Harris,  the  exhibit  has  been  orga-­ QL]HG E\ WKH 7DLSHL (FRQRPLF DQG &XOWXUDO 2IÂżFH New  York  (TECO-­NY),  who  also  supported  the  Oct.  UHFHSWLRQ DQG LV RQH RI RIÂżFHV XQGHU WKH :DVK-­ ington  D.C.-­based  Taipei  Economic  and  Cultural  Rep-­ UHVHQWDWLYH 2IÂżFH 7(&52 7(&52 LV 7DLZDQÂśV GH facto  embassy  in  the  United  States  in  the  absence  of  GLSORPDWLF WLHV 7(&52 ZDV HVWDEOLVKHG LQ WR represent  Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  interests  in  the  US.  SUNY  New  Paltz  is  currently  establishing  a  new  partnership  with  National  Taipei  University  in  Taiwan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Several  of  our  students  went  on  a  pilot  program  hosted  by  the  university  this  past  summer,  and  were  unanimous  in  their  praise  for  the  program,â&#x20AC;?  said  Har-­ ris.  Two  other  sponsors  of  the  event  include  the  Asian  Studies  Program  at  the  college  and  the  Sojourner  Truth  Library.  According  to  Chui-­chun  Lee,  dean  of  the  li-­ brary,  the  exhibit  helps  further  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mission.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  goals  of  the  library  exhibits  are  to  promote  li-­ brary  resources,  highlight  scholarly  and  creative  work  of  our  faculty  and  students  and  display  materials  or  events  of  interest  to  the  campus  community,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lee.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  hope  that  the  exhibits  will  enrich  the  intellectual  and  cultural  lives  of  our  students.â&#x20AC;?   The  display  will  continue  to  run  through  Wednes-­ GD\ 2FW â&#x20AC;&#x153;During  this  time,  students  in  several  Asian  Stud-­ ies  courses  and  history  have  been  assigned  to  attend  the  exhibit  and  write  about  it  from  various  perspec-­ tives,â&#x20AC;?  said  Harris.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Additionally,  students  in  the  new  China-­US  Living-­Learning  Community,  along  with  students  who  are  from  Taiwan  or  have  studied  there,  are  also  involved  with  various  aspects  of  the  exhibit.â&#x20AC;?  The  main  goal  of  the  exhibit  is  an  appreication  of  history.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  hope  is  that  the  exhibit  will  prompt  an  ap-­ preciation  for  modern  Chinese  history  and  culture  over  the  past  100  years,  and  offer  greater  insight  into  local  developments  in  Taiwan,â&#x20AC;?  said  Harris.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  also  hope  that  the  exhibit  will  contribute  to  campus  dialogue  on  Asia.  Already  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  received  many  warm  and  enthu-­ siastic  responses  to  the  exhibit!â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Three Sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Take the Stage ANTOV CHEKOVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLAY TO BE PERFORMED AT PARKER THEATRE

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It  is  not  plot  that  drives  New  Paltz  Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  latest  venture,  but  character.  For  its  latest  production,  the  department  will  be  performing  Anton  Chekovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  Sisters.â&#x20AC;? Âł7KH\ ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV LQ D JDUGHQ RI ZHHGV ´ VDLG GL-­ rector  Frank  Trezza  about  the  play.  Once  high  class,  the  eponymous  three  sisters  and  their  brother  Andrei  eventually  fall  to  the  lower  and  uneducated  people  around  them.  In  this  drama,   highly  speculated  to  be  based  upon  the  BrontĂŤ  sisters,  the  important  events  occur  offstage.  The  viewer  is  left  to  focus  on  the  dynamics  of  the  people   â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  the  skill  of  the  actors.  According  to  cast  member  and  third-­year  theatre  major  Stefan  Brundage,  the  play  is  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;misconnec-­ tions.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  no  melodrama  here  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  there  are  two  sides  to  the  story  with  everyone,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

 This  kind  of  situation  is  not  unusual  in  Chekovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  works.  In  this  respect,  Brundage  thinks  his  plays  are  PRUH GLIÂżFXOW WKDQ 6KDNHVSHDUHÂśV â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Three  Sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  has  so  much  weight  to  it.  You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  a  page  at  most  without  a  ridiculously  deep  line,â&#x20AC;?  said  Brundage.

Everyone  involved  in  the  play  comes  to  one  com-­ mon  conclusion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  is  largely  about  loss;Íž  a  riches  to  rags  story.  This  leaves  costume  designer  and  fourth-­ year  theatre  major  Colleen  Heaney  a  lot  to  work  with.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  character  has  a  color  story,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  start  out  bold  and  lose  color  throughout  the  show.â&#x20AC;?  2QH RI WKH VLVWHUV 2OJD LV RXWÂżWWHG LQ IDGLQJ shades  of  blue  in  the  show.  Heaney  chose  this  color  to  communicate  that  Olga  is  not  only  â&#x20AC;&#x153;maternal  but  cold.â&#x20AC;?

Set  designer  and  assistant  professor  Ken  Goldstein  also  said  he  enjoys  exploring  the  creative  possibilities  of  the  play.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  Sistersâ&#x20AC;?  falls  under  the  style  of  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nat-­ uralism,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  which  requires  authentic  props  and  detailed  sets.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  play  with  emotion  through  the Â

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scene  changes,â&#x20AC;?  Goldstein  said.  According  to  Brundage,  the  cast  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty  bond-­ ed.â&#x20AC;?  The  casting  process  began  at  the  start  of  the  school  year,  and  once  the  cast  was  chosen,  the  actors  rehearsed  four  hours  daily.  The  casting  for  the  play  was  open  to  not  only  the  department,  but  the  community  also,  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  try  to  educate  students  about  a  variety  of  dra-­ matic  literature,â&#x20AC;?  Brundage  said.

For  Trezza,  the  last  moments  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  Sistersâ&#x20AC;?  makes  it  great. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  play  about  pain  and  suffering  but  at  the  end  they  pick  themselves  up  and  realize  life  must  go  on.  In  that  sense,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  uplifting  play,â&#x20AC;?  Trezza  said.  Trezza  said  he  hopes  the  audience  will  leave  the  theater  with  this  feeling  of  hope  as  well  as  inspiration.  To  quote  one  of  the  playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trademark  phrases:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mankind  is  looking  for  something,  and  will  certainly  ¿QG LW 2K LI LW RQO\ KDSSHQHG PRUH TXLFNO\ ´ Performances  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three  Sistersâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  held  Oct.  13-­23  at  8  p.m.  in  Parker  Theatre. Â

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An Adaptation of The Second Shepherds Play

Two new short plays by Bradley Diuguid Directed by Robert Miller Nov. 4 - 6 Parker Theatre

Translated by Daniel Kempton Directed by Stephen Kitsakos Nov. 30 - Dec. 4 Parker Theatre Thursday,  October  13,  2011

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Celebration of Creativity and Culture

COTA SHOWCASES LOCAL TALENT AT ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY By  Olivia  Wells Contributing  Writer  |   Olivia.wells34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

&HOHEUDWLRQ RI WKH $UWV &27$ FHOHEUDWHG LWV ÂżIWK DQQL-­ versary  on  Saturday,  Oct.  8  at  Historic  Huguenot  Street  in  New  Paltz.  COTA  was  founded  in  an  effort  to  bring  together  local  art-­ ists  in  celebration  of  creativity  and  culture.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  celebration  included  a  host  of  family-­friendly  events.  The  picturesque  historic  buildings  with  the  recent  fall  foliage  provided  a  backdrop  for  various  events  throughout  the  day.  7DNLQJ D WRXU RI WKH HYHQW RQH ZRXOG ÂżQG WKHPVHOYHV XQ-­ der  a  big  white  tent  admiring  an  amalgamation  of  various  lo-­ cal  artists  celebrating  their  works  for  sale,  a  performance  tent  where  local  musicians  set  the  mood  for  onlookers,  an  author  and  poet  lineup,  free  sample  dance  classes,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities  and  street  game  installations.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great,â&#x20AC;?  said  Pat  Henneberger,  performance  coordina-­ tor  of  four  years.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  here  is  a  volunteer.  They  just  want  to  give  back  to  the  community.  Everyone  is  donating  their  time  to  support  one  another  for  a  greater  cause.â&#x20AC;?

This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  performance  artists  included  The  Dylan  Em-­ met  Band,  a  local  band  that  plays  all  over  the  tri-­state  area  that  has  recently  released  their  second  album  Collide.  Natyaniketan  (School  of  Kuchipudi  Classical  Dance)  add-­ ed  an  interesting  twist  to  the  mix.  The  aim  of  Kantham  Chat-­ lapalli,  who  is  a  teacher,  choreographer  and  Indian  classical  dancer,  is  to  increase  awareness  of  the  Indian  classical  dance  form  through  exposure  and  education.  Her  dance  school  has  participated  in  various  performances  and  workshops  across  the  Hudson  Valley.  $ QRW IRU SURÂżW &RPPXQLW\ 7KHDWHU &RPSDQ\ 0LOHV

Local  art  hangs  at  the  Gallery  Tent  on  Huguenot  Street  at  Celebration  of  the  Art.               3+272 %< 6$0$17+$ 6&+:$57= Off  Broadway,  contributed  to  the  event  as  well.  They  have  been  performing  in  New  Paltz  and  the  surrounding  area  for  47  years.  Other  acts  included  SzÊlrózsa,  a  Hungarian  band  who  plays  a  wide  variety  of  music  from  all  over  the  region.  Sean  Schenker,  an  inspiring  solo  performer  and  The  Trapps,  a  local  rock  band,  set  the  sound  for  the  swinging  hips  of  those  old  and  young.  Barushka,  the  co-­founder  of  The  Bleeding  Hearts  Belly  Dance  company  and  A  Perfect  Gift:  All  That  Is  Jazz,  both  based  out  of  the  Hudson  Valley,  rounded  out  the  afternoon.  In  addition  to  the  performance  tent,  there  was  also  Acous-­ tics  Under  the  Tree,  which  included  performances  by  Jai  Dev  Bennett,  Rich  Bala  and  Los  Thujones.

One  of  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  local  artists  was  Laianna  Ferruggia,  a  recent  graduate  of  SUNY  New  Paltz.  She  was  all  smiles  as  she Â

showed  off  her  work  to  the  public.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  great  to  get  the  exposure,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  to  meet  other  artists  and  network  and  get  my  work  out  there.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  a  great  event  that  brings  artists  together.â&#x20AC;?  The  day  continued  with  Church  poetry  readings,  dance  classes  and  sales  of  homemade  jewelry,  books,  sculptures  and  a  variety  of  paintings  in  the  Historic  Store.  &27$ ZDV ÂżUVW VWDUWHG WR FUHDWH D SODWIRUP IRU DUWLVWV WR network  and  share  their  creativity,  Fine  Arts  and  Event  Coordi-­ QDWRU 0HODQLH &URQLQ VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  gearing  up  to  create  an  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  stipend  for  next  year.  We  had  a  fundraiser  last  night  at  Snug  Harbor  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  we  also  have  the  street  game  installations,â&#x20AC;?  said  Cronin.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  be  able  to  give  back  to  the  artists  that  contribute.â&#x20AC;?

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Whole Lotta Love ALT-COUNTRY ROCKERS WILCO RELEASE EIGHTH ALBUM By  Pete  Spengeman Staff  Writer  |  N01729094@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

By  Katherine  Speller Copy  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been thrilled with this seaVRQ RI 'RFWRU :KR 7KH FRQĂ LFWV FUHDWHG LQ each episode are thrown out all too quickly with an excuse regarding time travel (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;timey-wimeyâ&#x20AC;? stuff), forgetting to layer some sort of logic in there. It feels a bit like the audience is being cheated.

Unfortunately, so much of the buildup was doused by a very similar faith, trust DQG SL[LH GXVW WDFWLF 5LYHU 6RQJ¡V Ă LUWD tions with the Doctor turn into a love so desperate, she refuses to let him die when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to. This puts time into a suspended reality where pterodactyls coexist with the Holy Roman Emperor Winston Churchill, time is frozen and everything is very steam-punk. Moffat doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really explain how/why it happens, of course, because to him itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really all just magical nonsense. Very much a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why? Because I said soâ&#x20AC;? sort of deal. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just supposed to believe that all of time is happening at once and this weird universe is how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to look.

This plays out once more in the seaVRQ Ă&#x20AC; QDOH ´7KH :HGGLQJ RI 5LYHU 6RQJ Âľ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty irritated with the choice to make River Song a young woman so desperately in love that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to destroy the universe to keep the Doctor alive. Much like how the other characters in the Matt Smithera are given a lame title that allows the writers to cop out and tell much more than they show (Amy as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girl who waited,â&#x20AC;?

Rory â&#x20AC;&#x153;the last centurionâ&#x20AC;?), River becomes â&#x20AC;&#x153;the woman who marries the Doctorâ&#x20AC;? and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all very anti-climactic and hollow.

Once theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re married, the Doctor lets River know that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually shrunken down inside the Teselecta (the shape shifting robot from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kill Hitlerâ&#x20AC;?) and that the robot will be killed in his place, leaving him safe. Just like magic.

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Wilco The Whole Love

Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legacy  has  stemmed  from  the  success  of  almost  two  decades  worth  of  quality  music   â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  most  notably  from  the  late  90s,  early  00s  era  (see:  Summerteeth  and  Yankee  Hotel  Foxtrot).  Although  their  moment  as  a  band  has  seemingly  come  and  gone,  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stop  Wilco  from  releasing  music  that  reinforces  their  devoted  fanbase  and,  at  the  same  time,  steadily  expands  it.

The  Whole  Love,  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eighth  studio  album  since  forming  in  1994,  possesses  all  the  things  that  solidify  their  DOUHDG\ FDSDEOH VRXQG ZKLOH DGGLQJ QHZ Ă&#x20AC; DUH )DPLOLDU elements,  such  as  frontman  Jeff  Tweedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  straightforward  lyrical  approach  and  keen  alt-­country  pop  sense  are  com-­ bined  with  techniques  that  come  out  of  nowhere.

The  albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opener,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Art  of  Almost,â&#x20AC;?  is  a  micro-­ cosm  mix  between  the  good  old  Wilco  and  the  Wilco  ex-­ ploring  new  territory.  Electronic  blips  hover  through  the  seven-­minute  song,  producing  a  pulsating  rhythm  seldom  heard  in  previous  songs.  At  the  songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  culmination,  gui-­ tarist  Nels  Cline  busts  out  a  heart-­melting  solo,  attacking  notes  with  a  determined  fervor.  This  style  contrasts  with  the  country  twang  listeners  have  come  to  expect.  Some  bands  who  have  stuck  together  long  enough  are  often  criticized  for  attempting  to  sound  refreshing,  but  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  of  Almostâ&#x20AC;?  is  not  a  song  that  you  could  chastise  Wil-­ co  for.  They  sound  completely  within  their  own  creativity,  building  upon  sound  instead  of  forcing  themselves  to  be  different.  This  is  the  key  between  a  band  that  can  with-­ stand  the  test  of  time  and  one  that  cannot.

However,  The  Whole  Love  is  not  a  radical  adjustment  in  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sound.  The  albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  track,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Might,â&#x20AC;?  is  a  pop  gem  with  a  catchy  bass  line,  punchy  guitar  part  and  Tweedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trademark  crooning.  They  add  some  Doors-­ esque  keyboards  and  produce  a  repeatable,  radio  wor-­ thy  track.  This  song,  along  with  other  straightforward  pop  songs  on  the  album  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born  Alone,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dawned  On  Meâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Capitol  Cityâ&#x20AC;?)  are  more  within  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estab-­ lished  realm.  Instead  of  tiredly  repeating  their  formula,  or Â

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entirely  starting  anew,  Wilco  is  able  to  tweak  their  sound  LQ D ZD\ WKDW OHDYHV OLVWHQHUV ERWK VDWLVÂż HG DQG VXUSULVHG There  is  a  particular  reason  The  Whole  Love  has  a  more  cohesive  sound  than  their  2009  effort,  Wilco  (The  Album).  In  an  interview  conducted  by  www.avclub.com  on  Oct.  4,  2011,  Tweedy  said  that  Wilco  has  enough  songs  from  their  recording  sessions  to  make  two  full-­length  al-­ bums,  and  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  most  songs  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  going  into  a  record  since  Being  There  [1996].â&#x20AC;?  By  having  more  songs  to  choose  from,  according  to  Tweedy,  it  â&#x20AC;&#x153;makes  it  easier  to  be  less  precious  about  them.â&#x20AC;?  Perhaps  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  due  to  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tight-­knit  lineup  translat-­ ing  into  their  music.  After  going  through  a  schism  in  2005,  dropping  many  original  band  members  (Tweedy  and  John  Stirrat,  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bassist,  are  the  only  two  founding  mem-­ bers  currently  in  the  band)  and  picking  up  new  musicians,  Wilco  has  made  three  albums.  The  well-­received  Sky  Blue  Sky LQWURGXFHG D PRUH UHÂż QHG SHFXOLDU VRXQG and  Wilco  (The  Album)  seemed  a  bit  rushed  and  under-­ achieved.  With  The  Whole  Love,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  band  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  together  for  six  years  rediscovering  their  sound.  When  Wilco  is  in  the  groove,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  at  their  best.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born  Aloneâ&#x20AC;?  contains  a  shrilling  guitar  line  that  will  em-­ bed  itself  in  your  head.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Capitol  City,â&#x20AC;?  the  albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  newest  single,  has  a  dreamy  dance  tempo  with  Tweedy  crying,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  it  here/  You  should  stay  right  thereâ&#x20AC;?  over  moaning  keyboards.  These  are  instances  of  brilliance  that  enhance  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  already  impressive  song  canon.

What  makes  this  album  good  (but  not  great)  is  its  in-­ consistency.  That  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  to  say  the  songs  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  listenable  or  generally  ear-­catching,  but  there  are  moments  when  they  drag.  The  acoustic  alt-­country  songs  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open  Mindâ&#x20AC;?  DQG Âł5LVLQJ 5HG /XQJ´ IHHO Ă&#x20AC; DW DW Âż UVW OLVWHQ DQG WDNH D few  tries  to  warm  up  to.  The  album  closer,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  Sunday  0RUQLQJ 6RQJ IRU -DQH 6PLOH\ÂśV %R\IULHQG ´ DW Âż UVW feels  enchanting,  but  after  spinning  that  album  a  few  times  the  magic  of  that  guitar  melody  diminishes.  As  a  whole,  the  album  is  a  mix  of  songs  that  can  be  instantly  repeated  and  others  that  are  a  toss-­up  between  captivation  and  indifference.  However,  the  ones  that  are  KLW RU PLVV DUH GHÂż QLWHO\ RYHUSRZHUHG E\ WKH SRS JHPV and  even  the  songs  that  can  sometimes  drag  contain  spell-­ ELQGLQJ PRPHQWV )RU D EDQG WKDWÂśV EHHQ LQ WKH JDPH IRU so  long,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  appreciate  Wilcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  be  comfortable  with  themselves.  After  all,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just  about  the  listeners  they  make  music  for,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  supposed  to  EH IXQ IRU WKHP ,WÂśV WKHLU HYROYLQJ FUHDWLYH RXWĂ&#x20AC; RZ WKDWÂśV made  them  such  a  staple  in  the  indie  rock  world  for  so  long  and,  hopefully  many  years  to  follow.

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Polar Opposites

PUNK BANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEW ALBUM TAKES FANS ON A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE By  Jamie  Pagirsky Contributing  Writer  |  N02206963@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride

No  album  emulates  the  ups  and  downs  encountered  in  life  more  than  Clash  Battle  Guilt  Pride,  Polar  Bear  Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  third,  and  arguably  best  studio  album  to  date.  The  band  delivers  unique  profound  lyrics,  unrestrained  chugging  of  busy  guitar  work  and  exemplary  drumming,  and  shoves  all  of  these  quali-­ ties  into  a  emotive  meat  grinder,  giving  us  a  fantastic  result.  Naturally,  bands  have  a  tendency  to  alter  their  sound  dur-­ ing  their  musical  careers.  When  considering  Polar  Bear  Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  HDUOLHU PDWHULDO RQH FDQ GUDZ FRPSDULVRQV IURP LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQWLDO punk  bands  along  the  lines  of  Hot  Water  Music,  whose  raw  and  searing  sound  has  laid  the  foundation  for  many  bands  fol-­ lowing  their  musical  pilgrimage.  However,  Polar  Bear  Club  KDV PRGLÂż HG WKHLU VRXQG ZLWK PHWLFXORXV Âż QHVVH VOLJKWO\ DGMXVWLQJ VSHFLÂż F DVSHFWV RI WKHLU VRQJZULWLQJ 7KH\ KDYH LQ corporated  new  structures  to  their  songs  and  have  acquired  a  less  aggressive  persona,  similar  to  their  last  album,  Chas-­ ing  Hamburg.  Brian  McTernan,  the  albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  producer,  went  to  great  lengths  in  constructing  an  album  that  most  mimics  WKH ERRPLQJ XQUHÂż QHG UHVRQDQFH RI 3RODU %HDU &OXEÂśV OLYH performances.  7KH Âż UVW WUDFN Âł3DZQHU ´ SURYLGHV D JOLPSVH LQWR WKH albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  feel  as  a  whole.  Modest  guitar  riffs  lend  a  sporadic  introduction  to  Jimmy  Stadtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  urgent  vocals  as  he  makes  a  SRZHUIXO SOHD Âł,ÂśYH JRWWD WDNH P\ JUDE DW VRPHWKLQJ JUHDW ´

The  song  crescendos  into  a  cataclysmic  force,  the  static  Polar  Bear  Club  fans  have  anticipated.  Before  the  listener  can  even  process  the  sequence  of  sounds  to  follow,  the  albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  WUDFN Âł.LOOLQÂś ,W ´ WUXGJHV RQ ZLWK XQEULGOHG IRUFH 6WDGW UH frains  with  burly  tones,  all  while  reaching  notes  of  heights  never  heard  by  Polar  Bear  Club  fans  before.  7XQHV OLNH Âł6FUHDPV LQ &DYHV´ DQG Âł0\ %HVW 'D\V´ VXS ply  the  audience  with  compelling  choruses  and  passionate  PHORGLHV ZKLOH Âł/LIH %HWZHHQ WKH /LQHV´ GURSV WKH SUHVVLQJ tempo  and  lung-­punching  bass  avid  Polar  Bear  Club  fans  are  so  accustomed  to.  'HHS ZLWKLQ WKH DOEXPÂśV FRUH LV Âł,ÂśOO 1HYHU /HDYH 1HZ <RUN ´ DQ LQWHUPLVVLRQ RI VRUWV DV VRIW UHYHUEHUDWHG JXLWDUV break  the  pattern  of  the  familiar,  chugging  guitar  chords  heard  in  the  aforementioned  songs.  Here,  Stadtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overture  to  self-­ discovery  and  poignant  quest  for  answers  is  so  vividly  por-­ trayed.  7KH WRUULG Âł%RWWOHG :LQG´ IROORZV WKH VDPH WKHPH DV WKH TXLQWHW DUGHQWO\ OHQGV D VRQJ GHÂż QHG E\ HFVWDWLF HPRWLRQ DQG DQLPDWH HQHUJ\ 7KH WHQWK WUDFN Âł5HOLJLRQ RQ WKH 5DGLR´ carries  a  poppy  vibe,  as  upbeat  drums  and  guitar  melodies  GULYH WKH DOEXP WR D QHDU FORVH 6WDGW H[FODLPV Âł<RXÂśYH JRW WR VFUHDP WR JHW \RXU SRLQW DFURVV ´ DQG WKLV LV SUHFLVHO\ KLV goal  with  Clash  Battle  Guilt  Pride.  The  song  transitions  into  a  EDOODG Âł 7DQJR ´ 6WDGW SRUWUD\V D GDUN UHDOLVWLF QDUUDWLYH FRQFOXGLQJ WKH DOEXP RQ DQ HIÂż FDFLRXV QRWH DV WKH OLVWHQHU tunes  out  to  the  echo  of  guitars  that  fade  in  a  subtle  manner.

Polar  Bear  Club  has  done  something  captivating:  it  has  successfully  captured  the  emotions  of  the  common  man,  the  highs  and  lows  on  a  scale  both  small  and  large.  Through  Clash  Battle  Guilt  Pride,  a  genuine  effort  has  rendered  the  listener  empathetic.  The  band  has  gained  the  ability  to  give  the  audience  something  to  so  passionately  relate  to  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  im-­ probable  feat  for  many  other  musicians  of  the  genre.  For  that,  many  could  give  Polar  Bear  Club  kudos,  with  hopes  that  they  ³JUDE DW VRPHWKLQJ JUHDW ´ ZKDWHYHU WKDW PD\ EH

LAST FRIDAY NIGHTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

TOP TEN

FRIDAYS 8 TO 10 P.M. WITH DJ BROBOY

1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life is Simple in the Moonlightâ&#x20AC;? by The Strokes

6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paradiseâ&#x20AC;? by Coldplay

2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corduroyâ&#x20AC;? by Pe arl Jam

7. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Love Songâ&#x20AC;? by T-Pain (Fe at. Chris Brown)

3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arlandriaâ&#x20AC;? by Foo Fighters

8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mexicolaâ&#x20AC;? by Queens of the Stone Age

4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Known Surroundingsâ&#x20AC;? by Explosions in the Sky

9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Danger Zoneâ&#x20AC;? by Kenny Loggins

5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whirringâ&#x20AC;? by The Joy Formidable

10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Friday Night [T.G.I.F.]â&#x20AC;? by Kat y Perr y

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: HARRY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AGOSTINO

YEAR: Second MAJOR: Jazz Performance HOMETOWN: New York City

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Â YOUR Â INSTRUMENT Â OF Â CHOICE? Â WHY?

I  play  a  bunch  of  different  instruments.  When  I  play  jazz  I  play  the  double  bass.  And  I  play  acoustic  blues  &  gospel  guitar.

WHO Â ARE Â YOU Â CURRENTLY Â LISTENING Â TO?

Sam  Cooke.  Ray  Charles.  50s  &  60s  R&B  soul.  Latin  music.  Chucho  Valdes.  WHO  ARE  YOUR  BIGGEST  INFLUENCES?

Sam  Cooke.  Ray  Charles.  Ray  Brown.  The  Reverend  Gary  Davis.

WHAT Â DO Â YOU Â DO Â WITH Â MUSIC Â ON/OFF Â CAMPUS?

I  play  in  the  Michael  Kadnar  Trio  and  an  acoustic-­pop  band,  Upstate  Rub-­ down.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  teaching  lessons  on  campus  both  acoustic  blues  &  gospel  guitar  and  upright  bass.  ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS?

Schedule  your  practices.  Know  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  practice  and  for  how  long  rather  than  messing  around.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  helpful  because  you  always  get  to  do  what  you  want  to  do.

CHECK Â OUT Â HARRY Â Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AGOSTINO PERFORMING Â BY Â SCANNING Â THIS Â CODE Â WITH Â ANY Â SMARTPHONE! Â

DO Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W YOU ANT Â TO Â BE...

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK? Contact  Zan  Stumfeld  at  sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Â

THE DEEP END

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tHe Deep END KIM MARRA

Major: Painting, Mathematics Minor Year: Third Influences: Manet, Jenny Saville, Amer Kobaslija Artistic Likes: Interior Spaces and Alizarin Crimson Non-Artistic Likes: The Jets and The Decemberists n

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KIM MARRA .CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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EDITORIAL

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CARTOON Â BY Â JOSH Â KUSAYWA Â

SOWING Â THE Â SEEDS Â OF Â UNITY Â

Congratulations  SUNY  New  Paltz:  last  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  local  food  celebration,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farm  Fest,â&#x20AC;?  was  an  example  of  what  strong  organization  and  students  work-­ ing  toward  a  common  goal  can  achieve.

For  years,  we  at  The  New  Paltz  Or-­ acle  have  stressed  that  students  should  become  more  involved  in  the  New  Paltz  community.  Each  time  we  face  a  cri-­ VLV Âą ZKHWKHU LW EH DFDGHPLF ÂżQDQFLDO or  emotional  -­  we  urge  our  friends  and  peers  to  come  together  as  one  to  help  those  in  need.  Students  for  Sustainable  Agriculture,  an  organization  that  played  a  critical  role  in  last  weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event,  did  just  that.

The  combined  efforts  of  Students  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  and  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Environmental  Task  Force  suc-­ cessfully  put  together  an  event  that  not  only  raised  awareness  about  the  local  agriculture  that  was  affected  by  Hurri-­ cane  Irene,  but  also  piqued  student  in-­

terest  in  this  important  industry..

By  mixing  three  things  the  New  Paltz  campus  and  locale  hold  dear  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  music,  art  and  agriculture  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  groups  were  able  to  successfully  bridge  the  gap  between  students  and  the  village  of  New  Paltz  for  one  cause  that  truly  hits  home.

The  importance  of  agriculture  is  sometimes  lost  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  highly  tech-­ nological  and  seemingly  never-­ending  progression  towards  a  more  computer-­ based  culture,  but  students  and  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  local  vendors  who  participated  in  the  event  effectively  showcased  to  the  New  Paltz  campus  just  how  impor-­ tant  they  truly  are.

The  Hudson  Valley  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  agriculturally  sound  regions  in  the  country,  and  relies  heav-­ ily  on  the  production  of  crops  to  main-­ tain  its  economy.   After  a  catastrophe  as  devastating  as  Irene,  the  need  for  people  to  come  together  and  help  their  fellow Â

community  members  was  greater  than  ever.

New  York  state  is  one  of  the  leading  sources  of  organic  produce  in  the  nation  and  Ulster  County  alone  has  the  most  diversity  in  local  food  production  with  the  rise  of  community  supported  agri-­ culture  (CSA)  farms.

Students  for  Sustainable  Agricul-­ ture  were  able  to  bring  together  vendors  such  as  Harvest  CafĂŠ,  Main  Course,  Grimaldiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Pizzeria,  The  Bakery,  Dres-­ sel  Farms,  Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Farms  and  Slash  Root  Tech  CafĂŠ  to  donate  free,  locally  grown  food  and  refreshments  in  an  ef-­ fort  to  raise  awareness  about  the  impor-­ tance  of  the  communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agriculture.

By  obtaining  so  many  local  ven-­ dors,  it  proves  that  Students  for  Sus-­ WDLQDEOH $JULFXOWXUH ZHUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU a  cause  that  resonated  with  local  musi-­ cians  and  artists  like  Sarah  Citrin,  Kyle  Miller,  Tom  Christie,  Upstate  Rubdown Â

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and  Just  the  Tip  were  asked  to  use  their  talents  to  bring  wandering  students  closer  to  the  event,  which  only  added  to  the  long  lines  of  interested  people.

We  believe  these  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  actions  should  be  commended  for  their  efforts.  New  Paltz  prides  itself  on  being  a  cul-­ tural  and  educational  hub  of  the  Hudson  Valley  and  Students  for  Sustainable  Ag-­ riculture  and  their  conjoining  organi-­ zations  proved  that  when  students  put  their  mind  to  it  great  achievements  are  possible.

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.

OPINION

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COLUMN KATHERINE  SPELLER  Copy  Editor Â

Katherine.Speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Sitting  in  Hasbrouck  after  a  long  night  of  not  sleeping,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  struggling  to  stay  awake.  I  tried  for  a  solid  hour  and  a  half  to  close  my  eyes  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  on  this  wonky  sleep  schedule  because  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  had  class  all  week  and  have  spent  my  time  playing  Doodle  or  Die  and  watching  /DZ DQG 2UGHU 698 RQ 1HWĂ&#x20AC; L[ LQVWHDG , Âż QDOO\ JDYH XS ZKHQ D P UROOHG around.  Bedtime  just  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  to  hap-­ pen.   Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  starting  to  feel  a  little  creepy  just  sitting  and  watching  everyone,  but  then  I  remind  myself  that  no  one  really  cares  all  that  much  about  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  doing.  Sitting  alone  makes  most  people  feel  re-­ ally  self-­conscious  because  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  sort  of  delusional  and  are  convinced  that  other  people  are  judging  us  and  that  they  actu-­ ally  care  about  what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  while  out  in  public.    I  get  that  I  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  any  shame  in  creeping,  but  I  chose  a  sort  of  inoppor-­ tune  seat  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  making  me  particularly  DQ[LRXV ,ÂśP LQ RQH KDOI RI D ERRWK WKDW faces  forward  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  this  guy  sitting  in  the  booth  across  from  me  facing  right  at  me.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  playing  this  little  game  where  we  each  pretend  our  eyes  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  darting  around  the  room  and  frantically  away  from  each  other  because  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;re  located  di-­ rectly  in  each  othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  line  of  sight.  Solid.   Across  the  way,  I  see  this  girl  from  my  hometown.  She  was  friends  with  my  sister,  I  think,  and  she  graduated  a  year  after  me.  She  looks  really  young.   A  lot  of  the  other  faces  look  really  young.  I  mean,  I  know  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  talk  EHFDXVH ,ÂśP RQO\ QLQHWHHQ RIÂż FLDOO\ DV

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of  the  day  this  thing  gets  published)  but,  gosh,  they  do  look  so  very  young.  , FDXJKW P\ UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQ LQ D SDUWLFXODUO\ shiny  bit  of  wall.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  under-­eye  circles  the  size  of  a  continent  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  forcing  down  shit-­tastic  dining  hall  dark-­blend  to  remain  conscious,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  still  so  very  young  too.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  possibility,  yet-­to-­be-­wasted  potential,  energy.     I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  think  about  young  faces  and  how  sad  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  when  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  overrun  by  worry  lines  in  a  few  years.  Then  I  start  to  think  about  how  sad  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  if  they  never  get  to  be  overrun  by  worry  lines.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overwhelming  when  I  think  of  all  the  possibility,  yet-­to-­ be-­wasted  potential  and  energy  in  this  one  room  and  all  the  different  wonder-­ ful   and  horrible  ways  things  can  turn  out  for  them.  Soon  enough,  the  sadness  seems  a  bit  more  beautiful.  These  are  WKH WKLQJV SHRSOH ZD[ SKLORVRSKLFDO DQG write  poetry  about.  These  are  the  tiny  little  threads  making  up  the  big  picture,  whatever  the  hell  that  is.   Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  trying  to  sort  out  what  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  picked  up  in  my  nineteen  trips  around  the  sun.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  im-­ portant  to  try  and  be  as  aware  as  I  can  of  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  around  me:  the  young  IDFHV WKH ROG IDFHV WKH SHRSOH H[LVWLQJ past  my  coffee  mug  through  the  haze  of  H[KDXVWLRQ 6RPHKRZ ,ÂśP SUHWW\ VXUH these  are  things  that  matter.

Dear  Editor, A  wise  person  once  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  can  best  judge  a  manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  character  by  what  he  does  for  those  who  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  anything  for  him.â&#x20AC;?    , Âż UVW FDPH WR NQRZ -RQ 6HQQHWW ZKHQ KH VHUYHG DV D YROXQWHHU RQ WKH 7RZQ RI 1HZ 3DOW] (QYLURQPHQ WDO &RPPLVVLRQ 7KLV LV D ORZ SURÂż OH ODERU LQWHQVLYH FRPPLWPHQW DQG WKH HFRV\VWHPV KH KHOSHG SURWHFW canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  â&#x20AC;&#x153;do  anythingâ&#x20AC;?  for  him  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  but  they  do  plenty  to  protect  the  quality  of  life  for  all  of  us  who  live  here. $ 'LVWULFW $WWRUQH\ÂśV MRE LV WR SURWHFW YLFWLPV RI FULPHV $OO WRR RIWHQ WKHVH YLFWLPV DUH FKLOGUHQ -RQ has  a  sterling  record  of  working  to  protect  these  innocent  victims  of  abuse  and  domestic  violence.

Children  and  the  environment.    These  are  two  elements  of  our  society  that  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  â&#x20AC;&#x153;do  anythingâ&#x20AC;?  for  a  FDQGLGDWH %XW -RQ 6HQQHWW KDV DOZD\V ZRUNHG WR SURWHFW WKHP EHFDXVH KH LV D PDQ RI LQWHJULW\ ZKR WUXO\ EHOLHYHV LQ ÂłMXVWLFH IRU DOO ´ 7KDWÂśV WKH NLQG RI PDQ ZH ZDQW DV RXU QH[W 'LVWULFW $WWRUQH\ DQG , KRSH 8OVWHU &RXQW\ UHVLGHQWV ZLOO MRLQ PH LQ IRU YRWLQJ IRU -RQ 6HQQHWW RQ 1RYHPEHU -­  Kitty  Brown Dear  Editor,  ,Q WKHLU PLVVLRQ WR LQIRUP WKH SXEOLF QHZVSDSHUV VKRXOG DOVR HGXFDWH WD[SD\HUV DERXW WKH EXGJHW GHEDWH on  Capitol  Hill.   The  debate  now  is  not  which  programs  to  cut,  but  how  much.    This  is  the  wrong  approach,  especially  for  programs  like  Community  Health  Centers.    Many  working  families  are  turning  to  health  centers  for  health  care  during  the  economic  downturn.   They  have  lost  their  health  insurance  along  with  their  jobs,  or  they  just  carry  catastrophic  coverage  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pay  for  primary  care.   Chances  are  your  neighbor  or  a  family  member  is  one  of  the  23  million  people  who  are  seeking  help  at  a  health  center  today.  , XQGHUVWDQG WKH QHHG IRU Âż VFDO UHVWUDLQW EXW ZKHQ ZH FXW SURJUDPV OLNH WKHVH DOO RI XV SD\ D SULFH whether  it  is  through  higher  insurance  premiums  or  out-­of-­pocket  costs,  long  lines  at  hospital  waiting  rooms,  RU HYHQ LQFUHDVHG VSUHDG RI FRPPXQLFDEOH GLVHDVHV $V D WD[SD\HU DQG WKH 3UHVLGHQW DQG &(2 RI RQH RI WKH largest  community  health  center  networks  in  New  York  State,  I  want  my  representatives  in  Congress  to  know  KRZ XUJHQW LW LV WR VDYH &RPPXQLW\ +HDOWK &HQWHUV IURP WKH EXGJHW D[ :LWKRXW WKHP ZH FDQÂśW VDYH OLYHV DQG ZH FHUWDLQO\ ZLOO QRW VDYH WD[SD\HUV DQ\ PRQH\ Sincerely, Anne  Kauffman  Nolon,  MPH

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The  Lady  Hawks  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  soar  above  the  net  this  time.  In  a  heated  rivalry  game,  the  New  Paltz  tennis  team  lost  in  the  title  match  at  the  2011  SUNYAC  con-­ ference  championships  on  Sunday,  Oct.  9  to  fellow  1R VHHG 681< *HQHVHR E\ D Âż QDO VFRUH RI â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  a  highly  contested  match,â&#x20AC;?  Head  Coach  Robert  Bruley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  just  a  grind;Íž  there  comes  a  point  where  you  just  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win  any  more  matches.â&#x20AC;?  7KH +DZNV Ă&#x20AC; HZ WR WKH WRS RI WKH VWDQGLQJV WKLV VHDVRQ Âż QLVKLQJ DQG VWD\LQJ XQGHIHDWHG ZKLOH playing  at  home.  After  securing  the  No.1  seed  in  the  Eastern  Conference  of  the  SUNYAC  championship,  the  team  defeated  SUNY  Oswego  and  SUNY  Oneon-­ ta  at  the  Eastside  Racquet  Club  over  the  weekend  be-­ fore  eventually  falling  to  Geneseo.  Bruley  said  a  rivalry  has  formed  between  the  two  programs,  as  the  two  teams  have  battled  for  the  top  conference  spot  since  2006.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both  of  our  losses  this  year  came  from  Gene-­ seo,â&#x20AC;?  Bruley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  brought  in  a  great  recruit-­

ing  class,  but  there  is  a  huge  rivalry  between  us  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  EHVW WHQQLV RI WKH ZHHNHQG ZDV SOD\HG LQ WKDW Âż QDO match.â&#x20AC;?

7KLUG \HDU &DSWDLQ .D\OD 'L3DXOR DQG Âż UVW \HDU 'HYLQ 7UDF\ ZRQ DW Ă&#x20AC; LJKW GRXEOHV JLYLQJ WKH Hawks  their  only  point  of  the  match,  while  Geneseo  came  out  on  top  in  the  other  double  positions  before  winning  the  remaining  singles  matches.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  atmosphere  felt  as  if  Devin  and  I  had  to  prove  ourselves  because  many  people  were  probably  expecting  Geneseo  to  win,â&#x20AC;?  DiPaulo  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;After  she  hit  that  volley  past  our  opponent  at  net  to  win  the  match,  I  yelled  in  excitement  and  was  just  so  excited  that  we  had  won.â&#x20AC;?  In  the  other  doubles  matches,  Geneseoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Julia  Passik  and  Monica  Vieth  defeated  second-­year  Paige  0XQURH DQG KHU SDUWQHU WKLUG \HDU $OOL (VSRVLWR ZKLOH Âż UVW \HDU -HVVLFD 6PLWK DQG IRXUWK \HDU -XOLHWWH %UDQGRQ ORVW WR WKHLU RSSRQHQWV DV ZHOO Brandon  said  the  team  went  into  the  champion-­ ship  game  with  a  positive  attitude  and  were  mentally  prepared  to  face  Geneseo.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win  we  played  our  hearts  out  and  they  were  all  great  matches  to  watch,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â

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think  any  one  of  us  could  be  disappointed  in  our  per-­ formance,â&#x20AC;?  Brandon  said.  Looking  forward  to  the  spring  portion  of  their  season  -­  which  begins  in  late  March  -­  Bruley  said  he  was  encouraged  by  the  growth  the  younger  players  of  the  team  had  made  and  the  strides  their  returning  players  have  made.

Bruley  also  believed  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experience  play-­ ing  at  all  levels,  including  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trip  to  the  NCAA  National  Championships,  will  be  helpful  as  the  team  looks  to  continue  their  success.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  wants  to  beat  New  Paltz  at  the  mo-­ ment,â&#x20AC;?  Bruley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  new  players  needed  to  get  used  to  playing  under  pressure.  The  girls  handled  it  well  and  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  for  that  second  season  to  start.â&#x20AC;?

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Hawks  Soar  Up  Standings   By  Kate  Blessing  Copy  Editor  |  Kblessing34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer  team  may  be  used  to  success  by  this  point,  but  the  excite-­ ment  and  accolades  keep  on  piling  up.

The  team  was  recently  ranked  ninth  in  the  North-­ east,  top-­ranked  of  all  schools  in  the  SUNYAC  con-­ ference.   Their  seven-­game  shutout  streak,  including  a  well-­fought  win  against  seventh-­ranked  Geneseo,  has  helped  better  their  position.   In  a  recent  release  of  the  NCAA  Division  III  sta-­ tistical  rankings,  New  Paltz  ranked  16th  nationally  in  goals-­against  average  (.404)  and  was  tied  for  10th  nationally  in  save  percentage  (.914).

According  to  Head  Coach  Colleen  Bruley,  New  Paltz  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer  has  only  been  ranked  among  Northeast  teams  once  before  the  current  season.   The  three  games  the  Hawks  played  against  Gen-­ eseo  before  Sept.  30  ended  in  2-­1  heartbreaks.   The  WUHQG IRU 1HZ 3DOW] ZDV WR KROG WKH OHDG LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI RQO\ WR ÂżQLVK WKH JDPH LQ D ORVV +RZHYHU fresh  blood  and  seasoned  players  have  shifted  the  ex-­ pectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  able  to  have  a  shut-­out  is  a  great  feeling  knowing  you  stopped  the  other  team  from  scoring  on  you,â&#x20AC;?  said  third-­year  goalie  Stephanie  Vega.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  defense  has  a  big  part  in  making  it  happen.â&#x20AC;?

Players  and  coaches  agree  that  team  chemistry  is  a  big  player  in  their  recent  success,  adding  that  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  connection  has  never  felt  this  good.   To Â

reach  their  season  end  goal  of  winning  a  SUNYAC  championship,  the  girls  make  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goals  their  priority. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  just  need  to  focus  on  winning  one  game  at  a  time,â&#x20AC;?  said  third-­year  forward  Shelby  Kondelka.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  continue  going  out  and  playing  our  best  soccer  and  winning  games.â&#x20AC;?

While  shutout  games  and  lofty  goals  were  great  kick-­starters  to  the  season,  the  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  winning  streak  came  to  an  end  with  a  1-­0  loss  against  SUNY  Brock-­ port  in  overtime  on  Sept.  30.   They  also  lost  to  SUNY  Plattsburgh  just  a  week  later  on  Oct.  7  by  one  goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  desire  to  do  our  best  for  each  other  is  really  the  reason  we  have  been  able  to  accomplish  anything  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  said  fourth-­year  Captain  Shannon  Cobb.

The  Hawks  came  back  with  a   2-­0  victory  over  SUNY  Potsdam  Oct.  8,  dominating  the  match  and  taking  an  impressive  17  shots  on  goal  compared  with  Potsdamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  three.   The  team  knows  competition  is  certainly  not  going  to  get  easier  as  the  season  progresses,  but  the  JLUOV DUH VWD\LQJ SRVLWLYH 7KH\ LQWHQG RQ ÂżQLVKLQJ out  the  season  the  way  it  began-­with  winning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  our  team  needs  to  keep  up  our  work  ethic  and  to  not  become  complacent,â&#x20AC;?  said  Vega.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soccer  is  90  minutes  and  anything  can  happen  in  seconds.   Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  essential  to  work  hard  and  stay  focused  the  whole  game.â&#x20AC;?

PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN  The  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  next  home  game  will  be  against    SUNY  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  soccer  team  is  ranked  ninth  by  the  Northeast.   SUNY  Oneonta  on  Oct.  14.

Students  To  Travel  To  Costa  Rica  By  Zach  Higgins Staff  Writer  |  N02492353@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;breakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  are  two  words  that  when  paired  together  are  synonymous  with  partying.  Col-­ lege  students  take  their  talents  to  South  Beach-­among  other  places-­to  live  it  up  for  a  week  or  so  before  class-­ es  resume.  Some  SUNY  New  Paltz  students,  however,  take  this  time  to  fully  immerse  themselves  in  the  cul-­ ture  of  a  foreign  country.  The  third   annual  New  Paltz  Spring  Break  Costa  Rica  Expedition  will  take  place  March,  2012.   For  eight  days,  students  experience  the  environment  and   culture  of  the  country.  The  itinerary  includes  activi-­ ties  such  as  white  water  rafting  down  the  ninth  fastest  river  in  the  world,  zip-­lining,  hiking  in  the  rainfor-­ ests,  among  other  adventures.  The  trip  is  run  by  the  Costa  Rica  Rainforest  Outward  Bound  School.  To  be  truly  immersed  in  the  surroundings,  there  are  no  cell  phones,  watches  or  are  iPods  allowed.  The  goal  is  to Â

enjoy  the  moment  and  experience  what  is  happening  in  Costa  Rica.

Some  students  that  have  gone  on  this  trip  have  rated  it  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  of  the  best  weeks  of  their  lives,â&#x20AC;?  ac-­ cording  to  the  director  of  the  New  Paltz  Wellness  &  Recreation  and   trip  director  Keith  Kenney.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Describing  [the]  trip  in  words  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  jus-­ tice  for  it,â&#x20AC;?  said  John  Colatosti,  who  participated  in  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trip.  Colatosti  also  said  that  the  Outward  Bound  School  was  very  helpful  in  understanding  the  many  cultural  and  environmental  facets  of  Costa  Rica.  Meghan  Walsh,  an  attendee  of  the  inaugural  2010  expedition,  said  that  the  highlights  were  hiking,  stay-­ ing  with  the  Costa  Rican  families  and  the  wildlife.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  whole  trip  was  a  highlight,â&#x20AC;?  said  Walsh.

Jamie  Lyn  Walsh,   a  2011  trip  attendee,  said  that  the  journey  was  one  that  led  her  to  meet  amazing  peo-­ ple  that  were,  according  to  her,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredibly  kind,  sup-­ porting,  and  fun  to  be  around.â&#x20AC;?  The  overwhelming  sentiment  was  that  the  trip Â

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was  a  once  in  a  lifetime  experience  and  that  being  in  Costa  Rica  was  life-­changing.  7KH FRVW RI WKH WULS LV SOXV WKH Ă&#x20AC;LJKW ZKRVH price  has  not  yet  been  determined.  The  payments  are  broken  down  into  two  $445  payments  and  covers  all  food,  activities  and   transportation  to  the  airport.  The  GHDGOLQH IRU WKH ÂżUVW SD\PHQW LV 2FW 7KH VHFRQG SD\PHQW LV GXH -DQ 7KH SD\PHQW IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;LJKW is  scheduled  tentatively  for  Nov.  22,  but  is  subject  to  change.   As  of  right  now,  seven  individuals  have  signed  up  and  the  maximum  occupancy  is  24.  According  to  Kenney,  students  who  are  interested  must  register,  UHDG DOO LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG PDWHULDOV ÂżOO RXW WKH DSSOL-­ cation  and  then  drop  off  the  form  and  checks  at  his  of-­ ÂżFH LQ URRP LQ WKH $WKOHWLF DQG :HOOQHVV &HQWHU     All  additional  questions  and  concerns  should  be  directed  to   Kenney,  who  can  be  reached  by  e-­mail  at  kenneyk@newpaltz.edu  or  by  phone  at  845-­257-­6956.

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New  Paltz  Welcomes  Woerner

By  Cat  Tacopina

Sports  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

With  the  wave  of  new  personnel  this  year,  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  Athletics  pro-­ gram  has  opened  its  doors  to  welcome  Ryan  Woerner,  the  new  assistant  coach  for  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basket-­ ball.  W o e r n e r ,  who  had  previ-­ ously  been  an  assistant  coach  for  Div.  I  Cor-­ nellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basketball  team,  was  hired  by  Athletics  Direc-­ tor  Stuart  Rob-­ RYAN WOERNER inson  and  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Head  Coach  Mike  Rejniak.  Woerner  joined  the  staff  this  Septem-­ ber  and  said  he  is  excited  for  the  opportu-­ nity  the  job  presents.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  very  excited  just  because  of  the  JUHDW RSSRUWXQLW\ WKDW WKLV VSHFLÂżF VLWXDWLRQ offers,â&#x20AC;?  said  Woerner.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here  being  the  only  assistant  coach  on  the  staff  right  now  give  me  a  chance  to  experience  the  entire  pro-­ gram  where  at  Cornell  I  was  mainly  just  in  charge  of  recruiting  so  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  looking  forward  to.â&#x20AC;?

According  to  Rejniak,  he  and  Woerner  had  met  at  Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  basketball  camp  and  his  work  ethic  had  impressed  the  new  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head  coach  so  much  that  he  knew  right  away  who  we  wanted  his  assistant  coach  to  be  when  he  got  the  post  in  August.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  say  we  have  to  open  our  search  up  nationally,  but  you  meet  those  people  ZKR NLQG RI ÂżW ZLWK \RX DQG JHW \RXU LGHDV and  understand  how  you  coach,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  started  Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  I  relationship.â&#x20AC;?

Woerner,  who  was  one  of  the  youngest  coaches  in  Div.  I  last  season,  comes  from  a  family  line  of  successful  basketball  coach-­ ing.  His  mother  was  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Basket-­ ball  Coach  at  Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bishop  Kearney  High  School  for  25  years,  where  she  won Â

over  350  games  with  the  Tigers  and  was  inducted  into  the  New  York  City  High  School  Basketball  Hall  of  Fame.  While  assistant  coaching  at  New  Paltz,  Woerner  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;charged  with  assist-­ ing  with  the  day-­to-­day  operations  of  the  PHQÂśV EDVNHWEDOO RIÂżFH SURYLGLQJ RQ FRXUW instruction  during  practices  and  games  and  serving  as  the  programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recruiting  coor-­ dinator,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  a  press  release  from  Nphawks.com.  Woerner  said  that  while  he  has  not  seen  the  team  in  practice  yet,  video  footage  he  and  Rejniak  have  watched  has  left  him  impressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  of  great  pieces  coming  back  and  the  maturity  level  off  the  court  seems  to  be  very  high,â&#x20AC;?  said  Woern-­ HU Âł,Q WHUPV RI RXU VSHFLÂżF SHUVRQQHO ZLWK Harris  Wichard  coming  back  and  his  ver-­ satility  as  a  guard,  he  can  shoot  and  make  plays  for  others.  Matt  Devine  is  also  versa-­ tile  at  the  forward  spot,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be  a  great  tool  to  us  on  the  perimeter,  and  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  passer  which  is  something  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  go-­ ing  to  need  everyone  to  do.â&#x20AC;? Â

Third-­year  Captain  Harris  Wichard  said  that  he  is  excited  to  work  with  Wo-­ erner  in  the  upcoming  season. Âł&RDFK :RHUQHU PDGH D JUHDW ÂżUVW impression  on  me,â&#x20AC;?  said  Wichard.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  , ÂżUVW PHW KLP , XQGHUVWRRG WKDW KH ZDV a  great  basketball  mind  and  really  cared  about  turning  our  program  into  a  winner.  He  is  a  players  coach  and  he  made  it  clear  he  would  be  there  for  us  to  workout  and  help  us  with  our  games  whenever  we  need-­ ed  it.â&#x20AC;?

One  of  Woernerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goals   is  to  empha-­ size  team  discipline  both  on  and  away  from  the  court.  He  said  that  the  team  needs  to  know  that  while  they  are  responsible  for  every  play  and  pass  made,  they  are  also  re-­ sponsible  for  their  actions  in  the  classroom  and  as  people.  However,  Woerner  said  that  one  of  his,  and  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  major  goals  is  a  SUNYAC  Title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  group  of  guys  is  certainly  ca-­ pable  of  doing  that  based  off  of  all  the  time  ZHÂśYH VSHQW ZDWFKLQJ WKHP RQ ÂżOP DQG getting  to  know  them.â&#x20AC;?

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Saturday  Nov.  5,  9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.

Jump  on  an  effective  alternative  path  to  optimal  health!  This  work-­ shop  is  an  introduction  to  the  fu-­ ture  academic  course  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evolution  and  Human  Healthâ&#x20AC;?. ~ 7  p.  m  to  8  p.m.  Learn  skills  on  how  to  craft  a  new  lifestyle  and  moderate  exercise  routine  based  on  ways  humans  have  traditionally  hunted,  gathered  and  played  since  the  dawn  of  time. ~ 8  p.m.  to  9  p.m.  Physical  Exercise  workshop:  Learn  new  ways  of  exercising  based  on  the  theories  and  skills  learned  dur-­ ing  the  lecture,  and  apply  them  to  \RXU ERG\ÂśV EHQHÂżW

Hike  the  local  mountains  led  by  experienced  professional  guides  from   9  a.m.  to  5  p.m.! ~ Hiking  pack  provided ~ Food  is  not  provided ~  $15  cost,  check  or  money  order  only. ~  You  can  sign  up  in  room  220  in  the  gym ~ Contact  Keith  Kenney  for  more  information  at  kenneyk@newpaltz.edu

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Join  the  Wellness  and  Recre-­ ation  Center  for  a  day  trip  of  Rock  Climbing!  ~ Prior  experience  necessary ~ Food  is  not  provided ~ $12  cost,  check  or  money  order only ~  You  can  sign  up  in  room  220  in  the  gym ~ Contact  Keith  Kenney  for  more  information  at  kenneyk@newpaltz.edu

Join  the  Wellness  and  Recre-­ ation  Center  for  a  day  trip  of  Paintballing!  ~  No  experience  necessary ~ Food  is  not  provided ~  $20  cost,  check  or  money  order  only  ~ You  can  sign  up  in  room  220  in  the  gym ~ Contact  Keith  Kenney  for  more  information  at  kenneyk@newpaltz.edu

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1000  Kills  Strong  for  DiGiovanna By  Cat  Tacopina Sports  Editor   |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

What  Melinda  DiGiovanna  started  at  the  age  of  10  would  become  what  set  her  apart  from  most  other  athletes  who  have  and  will  pass  through  the  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volley-­ ball  Program.  DiGiovanna,  a  fourth-­year  outside  hit-­ ter  and  one  of  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  three  captains,  marked  her  1,000  kill  Sept.  23,  during  a  set  of  matches  against  SUNY  Cortland  and  SUNY  Plattsburgh,  while  at  a  tour-­ nament  hosted  by  SUNY  Oneonta  that  weekend.  DiGiovanna,  a  2010  First-­Team  All-­SUNYAC  East  Division  member  and   SUNYAC  All-­Tournament  Team  player,  is  only  the  seventh  player  in  program  history  to  reach  this  milestone.  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  Head  Coach  Matt  Giufre  scouted  DiGiovanna  while  she  was  a  senior  at  West  Hempstead  High  School,  EXW RQO\ UHDOL]HG DIWHU KHU ÂżUVW \HDU RQ WKH team  that  she  had  the  potential  to  make  a  name  for  herself  in  the  record  books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  that  she  was  a  great  athlete  and  if  she  had  a  good  work  ethic,  then  she  could  be  a  pretty  good  college  player,â&#x20AC;?  said  Giufre.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until  someone  gets  here,  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  know   how  committed  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be,  but  really  from  day  one  Me-­ linda  has  been  an  extremely  hard  worker  and  takes  a  lot  of  pride  in  her  game.  Af-­ ter  her  freshman  year  was  kind  of  when  I  thought  she  could  break  some  records  and  she  could  really  have  a  career  that  gets  highlighted.â&#x20AC;?

DiGiovanna  was  unaware  that  she  hit  her  1,000  kill  during  the  match.  She  said  she  was  informed  later  on  that  night  by  Giufre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  actually  had  no  idea,â&#x20AC;?  said  Di-­ Giovanna.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  coach  announced  it  at  our  WHDP GLQQHU DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW GD\ RI WKH WRXUQD-­ ment.  I  knew  the  numbers  were  close,  but  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  hit  1000  that  weekend.  I Â

went  out  playing  the  same  I  would  every  JDPH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU HYHU\ SRLQW ´ Giufre  described  DiGiovanna  as  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremely,  extremely  competitiveâ&#x20AC;?  player,  who  is  always  looking  to  add  to  her  game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  looking  for  another  volleyball  trait  to  build  on,  so  that  a  team  can  never  get  the  best  of  her,â&#x20AC;?  said  Giufre.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  think  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  pretty  complete  offen-­ sive  player  and  then  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  one  more  thing  she  wants  to  do  to  have  an  op-­ tion  to  score  a  point  for  us.  Probably  since  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  here  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worked  the  hardest  on  her  defense.  She  came  in  here  as  a  good  hitter  and  kind  of  an  average  defensive  player,  and  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  become  and  outstanding  defensive  player  because  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  taken  a  lot  of  pride  in  having  something  else  that  she  can  be  known  for.â&#x20AC;?

DiGiovanna,  who  started  playing  over  10  years  ago,  attributed  her  success  to  her  extreme  love  for  the  game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  I  got  this  far  from  simply  loving  the  sport,â&#x20AC;?  said  DiGiovanna.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  cheesy  as  it  sounds,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  else  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  rather  be  doing.  In  my  time  here  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  take  advantage  of  coming  early  to  practices  to  work  on  hitting  or  defense  one  on  one  with  my  coach.  It  made  a  huge  impact  on  P\ SOD\ DQG GHÂżQLWHO\ SDLG RII LQ WKH ORQJ run.â&#x20AC;?

DiGiovanna  and  the  rest  of  the  Wom-­ enâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Volleyball  team  are,  according  to  Di-­ Giovanna,  taking  the  season  one  day  and  one  match  at  a  time,  though  they  are  mak-­ ing  sure  they  work  hard  during  practices  to  host  the  SUNYAC  tournament  that  will  begin  in  November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  game  is  important  at  this  point,â&#x20AC;?  said  DiGiovanna.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  team  goal  is  to  host  SUNYACs,  so  in  order  to  do  that  we  need  to  practice  hard  every  day  and  take  each  game  as  another  chance  to  prac-­ tice  against  different,  challenging  players.â&#x20AC;?

MELINDA DIGIOVANNA : BY THE NUMBERS 238 3.09 23 .49 6 .224

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  Melinda  DiGiovanna  gets  a  good  hit  in  during  practice.                                           PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN Â

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  fun  to  watch  your  team  play  in  Europe,  especially  when  your  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goalie  is  the  hometown  hero.  The  fun  ends  when  your  team  loses,  once  during  overtime  and  once  during  a  shoot  out;Íž  it  was  not  how  anyone  wanted  or  expected  to  see  the  Rangers  start  their  season.

While  the  losses  are  incredibly  disappoint-­ LQJ WKHUH ZHUH GH¿ QLWHO\ VRPH KRSHIXO JOLP mers  during  the  games.  They  look  sharper,  a  little  faster  and  seem  like  they  really  pose  much  more  of  an  offensive  threat  than  they  have  in  the  past  couple  of  years.  However,  there  is  one  huge  problem  that  cost  the  Rangers  both  games  in  Sweden.

Where  is  their  discipline?  Yeah,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  still  a  young  team  and  all,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  cou-­ ple  of  seasons  now,  and  they  just  keep  on  tak-­ ing  these  dumb,  awful  penalties  that  are  costing  them  games.  That  goal  during  the  game  against  the  Kings?  Ryan  McDonaghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fault.  These  care-­ less  penalties  just  keep  coming  and  coming  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  stopping  them.

Then  again,  the  penalty  kill  is  no-­

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New  Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Defense  On  Staal where  near  where   it   used   to   be.  Es-­ pecially  since  the  second  best  penalty  killer  after  Henrik  Lundqvist  is  missing.

Remember  that  time  when  Marc  Staal  got  smashed  by  his  older  brother  during  a  game?  Who  knew  that  it  was   going  to  cost  the  Rangers  so  much?           Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  clear  these  past  couple  of  seasons  that  Staal  was  going  to  be  hot  stuff  on  that  back-­ line.  A  couple  of  years  back,  one  of  the  fans  who  usually  sits  behind  my  Dad  and  I  at  games  said  that  Staal  better  step  it  up  if  he  was  going  to  be-­ come  the  next  Leetch  like  everyone  was  saying.  He  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  same  type  of  defender  as  Leetch  (and  who  really  know  if  any  defenders  like  Leet-­ ch  will  ever  come  around  to  the  Rangers  again)  but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  denying  that  Staal  is  one  of  the  best  at  what  he  does.  There  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  too  many  de-­ fenders  who,  three  out  of  four  games  during  the  year,  can  make  Alexander  Ovechkin  practically  invisible.  Staal  is  one  of  the  best  shut-­down  de-­ fenseman  in  the  league,  and  most  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  argue  with  that.

And  then  the  concussion  happened  and  the  symptoms  just  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  away.

Staal  was  unable  to  make  the  trip  to  Europe  and  instead  spent  some  time  in  Hartford,  where  he  skated  with  The  Whale  and  participated  in  non-­contact  drills.  The  team  thought  that  he  may  have  been  able  to  join  the  team  in  Europe  later  than  everyone  else,  but  that  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  case,  and  now  he  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  expected  to  return  until  the  end  of  this  month.

There  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  many  people  who  can  truth-­ fully  say  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  comfortable  with  Staal  not  playing,  even  if  the  Rangers  defense  has  really  proven  itself  as  a  force  to  be  reckoned  with.  Sta-­ al  is  a  big  part  of  that,  though.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  part  of  the  reason  why  Lundqvist  had  a  2.28  GAA,  and  Biron  had  a  2.13  GAA.  In  the  meantime,there  are  four  young  de-­ fensemen  who  will  do  their  best  to  capitalize  on  Staalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  injury  and  hope  to  get  a  permanent  spot  once  he  comes  back.  Michael  Del  Zotto,  Tim  Erixon,  Brendan  Bell  and  recent  acquisition  Jeff  Woywitka  are  looking  for  that  spot  and  you  hope  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  all  be  out  for  blood.  Del  Zotto  is  looking  for  redemption  after  an  atrocious  sophomore  season,  which  showed  a  mere  nine  points  in  47  games.  Tortorella  and  the Â

rest  of  the  coaching  staff  are  hoping  that  he  can  return  to  rookie  season  form  and  can  be  the  pow-­ er-­play  quarterback  the  Rangers  wanted  when  he  was  drafted  in  2008.  However,  Del  Zotto  has  proven  multiple  times  during  this  preseason  that  while  he  has  a  lot  of  talent,  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  irresponsible  in  his  own  end.

Erixon  is  the  other  hopeful  with  the  best  chance  of  getting  a  spot.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  big  and  plays  well.  After  this  preseason  he  deserves  the  spot  more  than  Del  Zotto.  While  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  get  the  McDonagh  treatment  and  start  out  in  Hartford,  he  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  there  for  long.

Woywitka  and  Bell  have  only  been  at  prac-­ tices  for  about  a  week  now,  but  Bell  has  been  the  one  to  practice  with  Eminger.  He  may  be  the  one  to  start  out,  but  everything  will  change  when  the  coaching  staff  decides  that  Erixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  has  come.         While  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  out,  Rangers  fans  can  be  thank-­ ful  knowing  that  Staalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  problem  is  not  as  serious  as  Sidney  Crosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  Staal  will  probably  make  a  good  enough  return  at  the  start  of  November,  maybe  1-­3  weeks  into  the  month.

Even  so,  October  will  certainly  be  long.

Riggle  Me  This:  Mets  New  Coach? andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Last  week  the  Mets  announced  a  sur-­ prising  amount  of  changes  to  their  2012  coaching  staff.  General  Manager  Sandy  Alderson  and  Manager  Terry  Collins  told  the  media  that  Bench  Coach  Ken  Oberkfell,  Third-­ Base  Coach  Chip  Hale,  First-­Base  Coach  Mookie  Wilson  and  Bullpen  Coach  Jon  Debus  will  not  return  to  the  Mets  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  leaving  Hitting  Coach  Dave  Hudgens  and  Pitching  Coach  Dan  Warthen  as  the  only  remaining  members  of  Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  2011  staff.  Replacing  Hale  at  third-­base  will  be  Tim  Teufel,  a  Mets  alumnus  and  class  AAA  Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  manager  last  year,  and  Ricky  Bones,  the  pitching  coach  at  AAA  Buffalo  last  year,  will  take  Debusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  job  as  the  bullpen  coach.  The  moves  were  spurred  by  Hale  ac-­ cepting  the  bench  coach  job  in  Oakland,  to  serve  under  former  Mets  managerial  can-­ didate  Bob  Melvin.  Once  Hale,  who  was  a  respected  member  of  the  staff,  decided  to  leave  and  sign  a  two-­year  contract  with  the  Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  the  Mets  decided  to  reevaluate  their Â

entire  staff.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  know  what  the  perception  is  go-­ ing  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  Collins  said  in  an  interview  for  Mets.com.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously  I  said  that  I  wanted  our  coaches  to  come  back.  But  at  the  end  of  the  year,  when  we  sat  down  and  evaluated  everything  we  thought  that  [we  needed]  for  us  to  move  forward,  maybe  some  changes  needed  to  be  made.â&#x20AC;?

The  most  intriguing  position  that  will  QHHG WR EH Âż OOHG ZLOO EH WKH UROH RI EHQFK coach.  Many  times  in  fandom,  the  impor-­ tance  of  a  bench  coach  is  forgotten.  In  New  York  especially,  the  role  of  bench  coach  is  often  undervalued,  as  they  truly  act  as  the  coach  to  all  of  the  players,  while  the  man-­ ager  deals  with  the  periphery  duties  each  day  -­  such  as  consulting  with  the  media.  Oberkfell  served  under  Collins  last  year,  but  had  limited  Major  League  coach-­ ing  experience  -­  having  served  in  the  Mets  farm  system  as  AAA  Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  manager  most  recently.  This  time  around,  Collins  said  he  was  looking  for  experience  and  a  strong  familiarity  with  players  in  both  leagues  for  their  bench  coach  heading  for-­ ward. Â

Recent  reports  have  listed  former  Na-­ tionals  Manager  Jim  Riggelman  and  for-­ mer  Oakland  Manager  Bob  Geren  as  pos-­ sibilities  for  the  position,  but  fan-­favorite  Wally  Backman  will  not  get  looked  at  as  an  option.  Writing  Backman  off  so  quickly  was  puzzling  to  many  fans  because  of  his  suc-­ cess  in  recent  years  as  class  A  Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  manager  and  class  AA  Binghamtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  man-­ ager.  However,  while  Backman  might  not  be  in  consideration  for  any  position  on  the  major  league  staff,  he  is  currently  the  front-­ runner  to  replace  Teufel  at  class  AAA.  The  name  that  is  most  interesting,  be-­ sides  Backman,  is  Riggelman  -­  who  left  the  Nationals  in  the  midst  of  a  messy  dis-­ pute  over  his  contract  heading  forward,  but  led  the  lowly  Nats  to  a  140-­172  record  over  his  three  years  at  the  helm  and  left  the  team  with  an  above  .500  record  after  75  games  before  resigning  earlier  this  year.   Despite  his  rocky  departure,  which  stemmed  from  his  uncertainty  with  his  position  in  the  Nationalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  future  and  came  during  an  11-­1  run  for  the  club,  Riggelman  represents  exactly  what  Collins  said  he Â

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was  looking  for,  as  Riggelman  has  previ-­ ously  coached  the  San  Diego  Padres,  Chi-­ cago  Cubs  and  Seattle  Mariners  besides  his  time  in  the  Nationals  dugout.  Riggelman  is  a  well-­respected  base-­ ball  mind,  and  as  Sports  Illustratedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Jon  Heymen  said,  getting  Riggelman  to  be  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bench  coach  would  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;coup.â&#x20AC;?  Andy  McCullough  of  the  NJ  Star  Ledger  also  reported  that  Riggelman  has  a  strong  relationship  to  both  Collins  and  Warthen,  which  could  factor  into  the  Mets  decision.  Geren  does  has  connections  to  the  0HWV IURQW RIÂż FH ZKLFK LV VWDFNHG ZLWK former  executives  (Alderson)  from  his  for-­ mer  team,  The  Oakland  Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  His  familiarity  with  the  top  executives  could  factor  in.  Riggelman  makes  a  lot  of  sense  for  the  Mets  to  hire.  During  his  time  at  the  helm  of  the  Nats,  he  took  a  less-­than-­stellar  club  and  turned  them  into  over-­achievers.  In  ad-­ dition,  he  has  a  strong  knowledge  of  the  NL  East  and  would  provide  the  Mets  with  another  collected  mind  in  the  dugout.   He  is  presently  the  best  option  available  and  ZRXOG Âż W SHUIHFWO\ LQWR WKH 0HWV FRDFKLQJ puzzle.

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