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Student  Sen.  Melanie  Glenn  said  the  meal  plan  at  the  mo-­ ment  is  wasteful  and  food  options  are  limited.  ³:LWK RQO\ ÂżYH +DVEURXFN VZLSHV D ZHHN DQG QR UROO-­ overs,  you  either  lose  your  money  and  become  hungry  at  the  end  of  the  semester  when  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  your  extra  swipes,  or  you  run  out  of  swipes  at  Hasbrouck  because  you  live  so  close,  then  are  forced  further  distances  for  your  food,  which  can  be  stressful,â&#x20AC;?  said  Glenn.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also,  Jazzmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meal  ex-­ change  is  unhealthy  with  their  soda  cans,  many  deserts  and  no  fruits.â&#x20AC;?

The  meal  plans  change  every  year.  Steve  Deutsch,  execu-­ tive  director  of  Campus  Auxiliary  Services  (CAS),  empha-­ sizes  student  feedback  and  takes  it  into  consideration.  The  most  recent  changes  were  from  blocks  of  meals  to  weekly  meal  allowances.  According  to  Deutsch,  there  is  an  RSWLRQ RI ÂżYH PHDOV D ZHHN IRU WKH VHPHVWHU IRU XSSHUFODVV-­ men.  There  are  approximately  80  meals  a  semester.    According  to  Stern,  different  committees  have  been  set  XS WR GLVFXVV DQG Âż[ LVVXHV ZLWK IRRG &$6 KDV DOUHDG\ VHW them  up.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  a  Food  Service  Committee,  a  Service  Evalua-­ tion  Committee  and  a  Vending  Committee,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stern.  Stern  said  that  there  are  a  few  things  wrong  with  the  meal  SODQ 6KH VDLG WKH ÂżUVW JR DURXQG IRU 6RGH[R LPSOHPHQWLQJ this  type  of  meal  plan  with  the  exchange  at  Jacobson  Faculty  Tower  (JFT)  has  drawbacks.  According  to  Stern,  Sodexo  in-­ vented  the  meal  exchange  program.  ³,Q WKHRU\ WKLV PHDO SODQ ZRXOG EH JUHDW EXW GXH WR WKH disappointing  selection  at  the  JTF  Meal  Exchange,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  up  to  par,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stern.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  food  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  labeled,  the  food  it-­ self  seems  to  be  poorly  made  and  there  are  very  dry  options  available.â&#x20AC;? Â

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According  to  Stern,  items  were  promised  to  the  board  that   have  not  been  available,  like  a  panini  press.  Sodexo  gave  a  presentation  at  the  end  of  last  semester  that  was  misleading  which  include  the  panini  press,  according  to  Stern.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since  people  do  not  want  to  use  their  blocks  at  this  PHDO H[FKDQJH SHRSOH KDYH WR HDW DW +DVEURXFN ÂżYH WLPHV a  week,  which  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  fair  due  to  school  holidays  and  other  VLWXDWLRQV ´ VDLG 6WHUQ Âł,W OLPLWV ZKHQ SHRSOH FDQ JR DQG LV overall  constricting.  Because  we  all  know  when  everyone  is  low  at  the  end  of  the  semester  on  dining  dollars  and  goes  to  use  the  overabundance  of  blocks  to  rescue  them  at  Hasb-­ rouck,  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  this  option.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Trees  For  Tribsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Program  Started  in  Hudson  Valley  By  Jaleesa  Baulkman Copy  Editor  |  Jbaulkman75@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A  project  conducted  through  New  York  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  (DEC)  called  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hudson  River  Estuary  Trees  for  Tribsâ&#x20AC;?  aims  to  protect  water  quality  in  the  Hudson  Valley  area.

Throughout  the  Hudson  Valley,  environmental  organizations,  municipalities,  watershed  groups  and  private  residents  will  be  participating  and  volunteering  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hudson  River  Estuary  Trees  for  Tribsâ&#x20AC;?  projects  at  26  different  projects  sites  from  October  to  November.  They  will  be  planting  more  than  2,500  native  trees  and  shrubs  along  an  estimated  8,000  feet  of  streams,  rivers  and  tributaries  in  the  Hudson  Valley.  These  projects  occur  in  both  the  spring  and  fall.  Their  overall  plan  for  this  program  is  to  raise  community  awareness  about  the  importance  of  riparian  buffer  restoration  and  to   â&#x20AC;&#x153;restore  the  vegetation  along  streams  and  rivers  in  the  Hudson  River  watershed  to  protects  water  quality,  minimize  back  erosion  and  provide  habitat,â&#x20AC;?  said  Michael  Bopp,  the  direc-­ WRU RI WKH 2IÂżFH RI 3XEOLF $IIDLUV

According  to  DECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website,  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree  for  Tribsâ&#x20AC;?  program,  which  began  in  2007,  offers  free  native  trees  and  shrubs  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;qualifying  riparian  buffer  planting/restoration  projects.â&#x20AC;?   Riparian  buffers,  which  are  a  vegetated  area  near  a  stream,  are  next  to  water  resources  that  protect  water  resources.  They  are  a  major  component  to  maintaining  healthy  streams  and  waters.   These  buffers  help  improve  stream  health  and  water  quality  by  ¿OWHULQJ DQG VORZLQJ SROOXWLRQ UXQRII SUHYHQWLQJ VRLO HURVLRQ contributing  essential  nutrients  to  the  food  chain  and  shading  the  stream  to  keep  water  temperatures  down.  An  unhealthy  riparian  buffer  that  needs  restoration  usually  has  plants  with  weak  root  systems  such  as  turf  grass,  invasive  plant  species  such  as  Japanese  Knotweed  and  solid  surfaces.  Healthy  buffers  have  many  different  species  of  native  trees,  shrubs  and  grasses  with  minimal  encroachment  and  human  disturbance,  ac-­ cording  to  the  DEC  website.  3URSHUW\ RZQHUV DQG RWKHU PHPEHUV RI WKH FRPPXQLW\ FDQ protect  their  streams  and  buffers  by  allowing  native  trees,  shrubs  and  vegetation  to  grow  and  reduce  pavement,  lawn  areas  and  to  remove  invasive  plant  species  such  as  weeds.  Buffers  also  come  in  handy  during  natural  disasters  because  WKH\ KHOS WR DEVRUE Ă&#x20AC;RRG ZDWHUV WR SURWHFW KXPDQ OLIH DQG

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SURSHUW\ 7KH EHQHÂżWV RI WKH Âł7UHHV IRU 7ULEV´ SURMHFW FDQ KHOS UHVSRQG WR Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ HYHQWV VXFK DV ,UHQH WR PLQLPL]H SURSHUW\ loss  to  landowners  living  near  streams  and  waters.  Volunteers  have  completed  a  project  in  Gardiner  this  year  on  the  Wallkill  River  along  Libertyville  Road.  A  couple  of  the  26  planting  project  that  will  take  place  this  fall  will  be  on  MacGreg-­ ory  Brook,  Muddy  Kill,  Wallkill  River  and  Wawayanda  Creek.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  always  looking  for  new  landowners  to  implement  fu-­ WXUH SURMHFWV LQ 1HZ 3DOW] DQG WKURXJKRXW WKH +XGVRQ (VWXDU\ Watershed,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bopp.  According  to  the  DEC  website,  people  who  want  to  volun-­ teer  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree  for  Tribsâ&#x20AC;?  must  submit  an  application  and  provide  â&#x20AC;&#x153;volunteer  labor  for  planting  and  annual  vegetation  monitoring,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  accept  applications  from  people  who  represent  riparian  sites,â&#x20AC;?  said  coordinator  Beth  Roessler.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Often  this  means  water-­ VKHG JURXSV QRQ SURÂżWV PXQLFLSDO UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV DQG SULYDWH landowners.â&#x20AC;?

Applicants  are  responsible  for  providing  and  coordinating  lo-­ cal  volunteers  and  maintaining  the  site.  For  more  information  about  stream  buffer  and   the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trees  for  Tribsâ&#x20AC;?  projects  in  the  Hudson  Valley  area  visit  www.dec.ny.gov   or  call  845-­256-­2253. Â

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Middle  States  Comes  To  Council By  Maria  Jayne Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

At  the  third  Council  of  Organizations  meeting,  there  was  a  presentation  by  repre-­ sentatives  from  the  Middle  States  Commis-­ sion  on  Higher  Education  and  the  results  from  the  National  Survey  of  Student  En-­ gagement  (NSSE).

7KH 2IÂżFH RI ,QVWLWXWLRQDO 5HVHDUFK and  Planning  presented  last  semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NSSE  results  via  PowerPoint  presentation  and  President  Donald  Christian  stayed  for  the  duration.  $OWRJHWKHU ÂżUVW \HDU DQG IRXUWK \HDU VWXGHQWV WRRN WKH VXUYH\ 6RPH RI WKH results  were  presented  in  bar  graph  or  pie  chart  format  and  the  topics  included  the  fol-­ ORZLQJ DPRXQW RI YROXQWHHU ZRUN GRQH how  well  students  get  along  with  each  other,  if  New  Paltz  has  a  favorable  image,  is  the  schools  foster  diversity  among  students,  if  New  Paltz  reached  its  expectations  and  vari-­ ous  other  categories.  Overall,  SUNY  New  Paltz  was  shown  to  be  a  prosperous  environment  and  the  fourth-­year  participants  said  if  they  had  WR PDNH WKHLU GHFLVLRQ DOO RYHU DJDLQ WKH\ would  choose  New  Paltz. Â

&XUUHQWO\ WKH 2IÂżFH RI ,QVWLWXWLRQDO 5HVHDUFK DQG 3ODQQLQJ LV ZRUNLQJ RQ PDN-­ ing  Student  Evaluation  of  Instruction  (SEIs)  GLJLWDO 7KH\ KDYH MXVW ÂżQLVKHG WKH WULDO UXQ DQG WKH RIÂżFLDO 6(,V ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH IRU students  to  submit  anonymously  starting  Nov.  27.  Following  this  Youssouf  Kouyo,  vice  SUHVLGHQW RI ÂżQDQFH DQQRXQFHG WKDW DV RI Monday,  there  was  $15,000  left  for  this  se-­ mesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  general  programming  budget.  He  VDLG WKDW WKLV LV D VKRFNLQJO\ ORZ QXPEHU and  if  any  clubs  are  planning  on  having  pro-­ grams  that  will  cost  money,  they  should  see  KLP ZLWKLQ WKH QH[W WZR ZHHNV Shayna  Bentley,  Council  of  Organiza-­ tions  chair,  announced  that  all  charters  were  due  on  Sept.  30  and  that  there  are  revised  event/program  forms.  She  said  it  is  impor-­ WDQW WKDW DOO FOXEV ÂżOO RXW WKHVH IRUPV LQ RU-­ der  to  spread  the  word  to  other  campus  or-­ ganizations  and  students  in  order  to  foster  relationships  and  possible  collaborations.  Student  Association  (SA)  Productions  FRPPLWWHH RIÂżFHU :HQG\ &RKHQ IURP 6WX-­ dents  for  Sensible  Drug  Policy,  suggested  another  way  of  getting  the  word  out  would  be  to  have  a  list  calendar  events  through  dif-­ ferent  campus  media  outlets. Â

Another  way  clubs  can  advertise  events  now  is  through  the  RSS  feed  on  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  website,  under  the  events  page.  6$ LV FXUUHQWO\ ZRUNLQJ RQ XSGDWLQJ WKH RSS  feed  and  spreading  awareness  to  stu-­ dents.  %HQWOH\ VDLG FOXEV GRQÂśW WDNH DGYDQ-­ tage  of  the  website  at  this  time,  but  it  will  be  DQ HDVLHU DQG PRUH HIÂżFLHQW ZD\ WR LQIRUP everyone.  SA  Secretary  Christine  Picault  is  WKH RQH WKDW ZLOO EH WDNLQJ WKH HYHQW SUR-­ gram  forms  and  transcribing  them  so  they  are  available  on  the  website.  At  this  meeting  there  was  also  two  po-­ VLWLRQV ÂżOOHG 2QH RI WKH SRVLWLRQV ZDV IRU 6$ SURGXFWLRQV ÂżOOHG E\ .DWHO\Q -RQHV D member  of  WFNP  The  Edge.  7KH VHFRQG SRVLWLRQ WKDW ZDV ÂżOOHG ZDV for  council  vice  chair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  my  right  hand  person.  He  or  she  is  at  all  meetings  with  me,â&#x20AC;?  said  Bent-­ ley.  By  a  unanimous  vote,  the  vice  chair  from  last  year  -­  Rose  Faber  -­  was  reinstated.  There  are  four  meetings  left  for  Coun-­ cil  of  Organizations  this  semester,  with  the  next  meeting  set  for  Monday,  Oct.  31.  There  will  be  candy  and  Constitution  and  Rules  Committee  nominations.

Showcase  Series  Continues  At  Purchase By  Julie  Mansmann Editor-­in-­Chief  |  Jmansmann60@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Members  of  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  campus  community  traveled  to  Pur-­ chase  College  to  participate  in  the  sec-­ ond  of  10  campus  showcases  on  Tues-­ day,  Oct.  18.  The  Mid-­Hudson  Regional  Campus  Showcase  was  held  in  the  Performing  Arts  Center  at  Purchase  from  10  a.m.  to  2  p.m.,  where  nine  other  schools  from  the  SUNY  system  came  together.  Ac-­ cording  to  SUNY  Chancellor  Nancy  L.  Zimpher,  the  showcases  for  all  10  regions  are  meant  to  display  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stron-­ JHVW SURJUDPV DQG ÂżQHVW LQQRYDWLRQV RI-­ fered  by  SUNY  campuses.â&#x20AC;?  Suzanne  Grady,  director  of  the  Of-­ ÂżFH RI &RPPXQLFDWLRQ DQG 0DUNHWLQJ said  New  Paltz  President  Donald  Chris-­ tian  and  other  members  of  the  campus  community  joined  Zimpher  and  other  SUNY  Presidents  to  celebrate  programs  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;best  exemplify  each  campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unique  strengths  and...its  concomitant Â

impact  on  the  regional  economy.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  25  or  30  representa-­ tives,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  prior  to  the  showcase.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  includes  students,  as  well  faculty  and  staff.â&#x20AC;?

Participating  groups  included  the  Center  for  Research,  Regional  Educa-­ tion  and  Outreach  (CRREO),  Admis-­ sions,  Educational  Opportunity  Program  (23 WKH 6DPXHO 'RUVN\ 0XVHXP RI Art  and  the  Solar  Car  Racing  Team.  Ac-­ cording  to  Grady,  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  featured  programs  exhibit  the  way  it  is  delivering  results  aligned  with  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Six  Big  Ideasâ&#x20AC;?  RI 681<V ÂżYH \HDU VWUDWHJLF SODQ Âł7KH Power  of  SUNY.â&#x20AC;?  Chief  of  Staff  Shelly  Wright  said  Grady  did  her  part  to  prepare  all  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presenters  for  the  event,  as  did  all  of  the  people  participating.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suzanne  has  been  pulling  all  of  the  pieces  together,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  prior  to  the  showcase.  681< RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH VKRZFDVHV are  important  as  SUNY  enters  year  three Â

of  its  strategic  plan,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Year  of  the  681< &DPSXV ´ =LPSKHU ZKR DVNHG each  of  the  64  SUNY  campuses  to  pres-­ ent  a  half-­day  of  public  programming  that  highlights  their  ability  to  contrib-­ ute  â&#x20AC;&#x153;innovative,  best-­in-­class  solutionsâ&#x20AC;?  meant  to  help  build  a  stronger  economy  IRU 1HZ <RUN VDLG DW WKH ÂżUVW VKRZFDVH on  Long  Island  on  Oct.  5  that  the  system  has  a  lot  to  offer.  ³:KHWKHU WKH\ WRRN WR WKH VNLHV LQ )DUPLQJGDOH 6WDWH &ROOHJHÂśV Ă&#x20AC;LJKW VLP-­ ulator  or  experienced  Albert  Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  discovery  of  the  Photo  Electric  Effect  at  Nassau  Community  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  virtual  ODE , DP FRQÂżGHQW WKDW HDFK RI WRGD\ÂśV YLVLWRUV OHIW ZLWK D QHZ NQRZOHGJH DQG appreciation  of  the  outstanding  pro-­ grams  our  campuses  offer,â&#x20AC;?  Zimpher  said.  The  remainder  of  the  showcases  DUH SODQQHG WR WDNH SODFH IURP 2FWREHU 2011  through  June  2012.  Each  event  is   free  and  open  to  the  public  and  press.

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Gala  Aims  To  Celebrate  New  Paltz By  Katie  Kocijanski Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

  The  ninth  annual  Gala  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  will  recognize  three  individuals  for  their  con-­ tinued  commitment  to  Hudson  Valley-­based  volunteering.

This  year,  the  college  will  honor  Jeffrey  and  Joanne  Fredenberg  of  Hurley,  N.Y.  and  Barbara  Scherr  of  Newburgh,  N.Y.  All  three  recipients  have  extensive  back-­ grounds  in  the  world  of  volunteering.  The  honorees  were  selected  from  a  committee  that  meets  earlier  on  in  the  year.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  honorees  were  chosen  as  indi-­ viduals  who  generously  give  of  their  time  and  leadership  skills  both  in  their  local  community  and  to  the  college,â&#x20AC;?  said   Foundation  Director  of  Development  and  Alumni  Relations  Sally  Cross.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each  year  the  committee  receives  sug-­ gestions  and  it  is  the  committee  who  selects  the  honorees.â&#x20AC;?   Each  year  the  proceeds  of  the  Gala  support  an  on-­going  endowment  fund.  President  Don-­ ald  Christian  said  that  the  endowment  has  col-­ lected  $450,000  to  go  towards  scholarships  for  students  with  strong  academic  backgrounds.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  a  way  of  encouraging  people  who  may  not  have  donated  to  the  college  in  the  past  to  learn  about  the  college,â&#x20AC;?  said  Christian.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recipient  of  the  scholarship  is  Thomas  Plitsch,  a  second-­year  secondary  edu-­

cation  major  with  a  focus  in  mathematics.  His  future  career  aspiration  is  to  either  become  a  high  school  or  secondary  math  teacher.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  born  and  raised  here,  and  graduated  from  New  Paltz  High  School  in  2010.  When  I  left  for  school  to  attend  Siena  College  in  the  fall  of  2010,  it  just  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  the  same  as  New  Paltz,  so  in  the  fall  of  2011  I  transferred  back  to  continue  my  undergraduate  degree,â&#x20AC;?  said  Plitsch.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  Siena,  I  had  a  3.93  grade-­point  av-­ HUDJH DQG , WKLQN WKDW KDUG ZRUN UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV WKDW grade  and  was  also  another  reason  why  I  was  chosen  for  this  award.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile,  the  three  individuals  recog-­ nized  at  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gala  each  have  an  active  background  in  the  Hudson  Valley  community.

Barbara  Scherr  established  an  organization  in  the  Hudson  Valley  for  children  who  are  expe-­ riencing  a  crisis  called  CUBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Place.  The  foun-­ dation  was  founded  in  memory  of  her  late  hus-­ band,  Harry  Scherr.  The  organization  now  has  ¿YH ORFDWLRQV LQFOXGLQJ 9DVVDU %URWKHUV 0HGL-­ cal  Center  and  St.  Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cornwall  Hospital.  Scherr  was  also  a  founding  board  member  of  the  Hudson  Valley  Chapter  of  the  Make-­A-­ Wish  Foundation  and  the  Institute  for  Disaster  Mental  Health  at  SUNY  New  Paltz.  Currently,  she  serves  on  the  boards  for  the  Museum  of  the  Hudson  Highlands,  Temple  Beth  Jacob,  SUNY  New  Paltz  Foundation,  United  Cerebral  Palsy  for  New  York  State  and  the  New  York  City  region  and  Orange  Â

 The  ninth  annual  Gala  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  will  be  at  Mohonk  Mountain  House.      PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR

County  (Inspire).  Meanwhile,  both  Fredenbergs  grew  up  with  families  active  in  the  community.  Their  fami-­ OLHV KHOG OHDGHUVKLS UROHV LQ YDULRXV QRQ SURÂżW organizations.  Currently,  Jeffery  Fredenberg  serves  on  several  boards.  These  boards  include  the  SUNY  New  Paltz  School  of  Business,  Business  Advi-­ sory  Council,  the  Center  for  Spectrum  Services,  Gateway  Community  Industries  and  the  Mid-­ Hudson  Chapter  of  the  American  Red  Cross.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ulster  County,  New  Paltz  Regional  and  Middletown  Chambers  Â

of  Commerce.

Joanne  Fredenberg  is  past-­chair  and  current  board  member  of  the  Kingston  Hospital  Foun-­ dation.  She  chairs  the  Gift  Shop,  the  2012  Tulip  Ball  and  the  Autumn  Garden  Party  Committees  for  Kingston  Hospital  and  the  American  Cancer  Society,  Ulster  County  Council.  She  also  chairs  the  Board  of  The  Regional  Chamber  of  Com-­ merce  Foundation  at  New  Paltz.

To  continue  with  tradition,  the  Gala  will  take  place  on  Nov.  20,  the  Sunday  before  Thanksgiving  weekend  at  Mohonk  Mountain  House.  Â

College  Introduces  Digital  SEIs  In  Test  Run By  Andrew  Wyrich  Managing  Editor  |  Andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A  trial  run  of  a  completely  digital  Student  Evaluation  of  Instruction  (SEI)  form  was  recently  administered  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  students,  leaving  administration  and  faculty  members  encouraged  by  the  results.  After  months  of  planning,  members  of  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee  and  Insti-­ tutional  Research  and  Planning  Department  put  together  the  digital  forms  after  taking  the  concerns  from  students  and  faculty  across  campus  into  consideration.  Academic  Affairs  Committee  Chair  Janice  Anderson  said  discussions  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;revampingâ&#x20AC;?  the  SEI  forms  had  been  taking  place  for  11  years,  but  the  push  to  an  online-­only  format  came  from  college  administrators  last  semes-­ ter.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  saw  a  paperless  process  as  being  PRUH FRVW HIÂżFLHQW ´ $QGHUVRQ VDLG Âł,Q ODVW yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  environment,  $30,000  was  sig-­ QLÂżFDQW HQRXJK WR FRQVLGHU LW ´ While  the  online-­only  process  -­  which  ran  from  Oct.  12  to  19  -­  would  save  money, Â

Assistant  Vice  President  of  Institutional  Re-­ search  and  Planning  Jacqueline  Andrews  said  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee  and  her  de-­ partment  were  worried  with  the  amount  of  VWXGHQWV ZKR ZRXOG ÂżOO RXW WKH IRUPV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  biggest  concern  was  the  response  rate  from  switching  from  the  older  method  to  a  completely  digital  one,â&#x20AC;?  Andrews  said.  Anderson,  who  teaches  four  classes  in  the  Communication  and  Media  Department  this  semester,  said  she  received  a  response  rate  of  47  to  62  percent,  which  was  lower  than  her  estimated  75  to  85  percent  rate  in  the  older  format.  In  an  attempt  to  curb  this,  Anderson  said  the  idea  of  a  trial  run  was  brought  up  as  it  would  help  alert  students  of  the  change  in  format  for  submitting  their  evaluations  and  allow  faculty  the  chance  to  observe  the  new  advantages  she  said  were  offered  to  them  through  an  online  format.  Michael  Boms,  an  adjunct  professor  in  the  Biology  Department,  felt  the  SEIs  should  stay  at  the  end  of  the  year,  but  ap-­ preciates  the  opportunity  for  him  to  use  the  Â

information.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  doing  it  mid-­year  so  they  are  able  to  give  evaluations  before  students  get  a  grade  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  impact  what  they  say,â&#x20AC;?  Boms  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  wait  until  the  end,  they  will  get  a  better  idea  of  what  a  student  feels,  but  now  if  I  can  get  information  quicker  I  can  make  changes  to  my  class,  perhaps.â&#x20AC;?  The  proposal  for  a  midterm  SEI  was  pub-­ lished  by  the  Academic  Affairs  Committee  on  March  30,  2011  and  included  three  stipu-­ lations  required  for  the  switch  to  occur.  One  of  the  conditions  was  that  the  data  from  the  midterm  practice  run  would  be  erased  and  reported  only  to  the  individual  faculty  members  who  administer  them.  This  was  included,  Anderson  said,  to  avoid  Free-­ dom  of  Information  Law  requests  and  not  to  allow  practice  run  comments  into  faculty  SHUVRQQHO ÂżOHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  there  was  a  concern  on  the  com-­ mittees  part  that  what  happens  at  midsemes-­ ter  should  stay  at  mid-­semester,â&#x20AC;?  Anderson  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  way  to  ensure  that  is  to  gather  the  results  and  then  erase  them.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  way Â

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to  go  about  it  because  control  rest  with  the  faculty  members.â&#x20AC;?  Other  conditions  addressed  the  concern  of  anonymity,  both  for  students  and  faculty.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  were  concerned  that  by  log-­ ging  into  my.newpaltz.edu,  they  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  anonymous,â&#x20AC;?  Andrews  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  is  not  the  case.  We  had  the  option  to  capture  ID  tags  when  compiling  the  data,  but  made  a  con-­ scious  decision  not  to.â&#x20AC;?  Anderson  agreed  with  Andrews  and  said  she  believed  the  online  form  was  even  more  anonymous  because  professors  would  not  be  able  to  recognize  the  handwriting  of  particu-­ lar  students.  First-­year  undeclared  student  Renee  Petrillo  thought  the  SEIs  being  put  up  on   my.newpaltz.edu  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;repetitiveâ&#x20AC;?  and  thought  it  being  online  allowed  students  to  go  through  them  quickly,  but  was  not  con-­ cerned  about  being  anonymous.  ³,W ZDV SUREDEO\ WKH PRVW HIÂżFLHQW ZD\ WR see  what  people  think,â&#x20AC;?  Petrillo  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[But]  it  was  too  easy  to  just  click  the  same  choices  for  each  teacher  just  to  get  it  over  with.â&#x20AC;? Â

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Every  president  needs  advice  -­  including  Donald  Christian.  The  commander-­in-­chief  at  New  Paltz  has  recently  created  the  Student  Advisory  Group  to  the  President  to  gauge  diverse  segments  of  the  campus  population  on  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  well  and  what  can  be  improved  upon.  ³7KH ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ ZHQW JUHDW ´ VDLG Christian.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  introductions  and  I  used  two  of  the  questions  on  the  campus  audit  sur-­ YH\ 2QH ZDV Âľ7HOO PH WZR RU WKUHH WKLQJV that  you  think  we  do  really  well  at  SUNY  1HZ 3DOW]"Âś 7KH RWKHU ZDV Âľ:KDW DUH VRPH DUHDV ZKHUH ZH FDQ LPSURYH"ϫ Christian  assembled  the  15  to  18  students  serving  by  asking  â&#x20AC;&#x153;vice  presidents  and  di-­ UHFWRUV WR FRPH IRUZDUG ZLWK VXJJHVWLRQV ´ Some  include  undergraduate  and  graduate  VWXGHQWV D QRQ WUDGLWLRQDO DJHG VWXGHQW QRW LQ WKH WR DJH EUDFNHW D PL[ RI PHQ DQG ZRPHQ D FRPPXWHU VWXGHQW D VWXGHQW DWKOHWH DQG D WUDQVIHU VWXGHQW DFFRUGLQJ WR Christian.  He  said  one  part  of  the  student  selection  process  was  facilitated  by  the  group  the  stu-­ GHQW ZDV DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK )RU H[DPSOH 6WX-­ dent  Affairs  worked  with  the  Student  Athletic  Advisory  group  to  pick  a  member  of  their  own. Â

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Âł:H OHDUQHG D OLWWOH DERXW KLP KHÂśV D former  a  faculty  member  so  he  knows  a  lot  DERXW WKH LVVXHV WKH IDFXOW\ LV IDFLQJ DQG now  that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  administrator  he  takes  those  LVVXHV LQWR FRQVLGHUDWLRQ ´ KH VDLG 0DOL]LDÂśV QXPEHU RQH LVVXH ZKLFK KH hopes  to  bring  to  the  second  group  meet-­ LQJ LV OLEUDU\ KRXUV +H VDLG RXW RI WKH PDLQ 681< VFKRROV 1HZ 3DOW]ÂśV OLEUDU\ KRXUV DUH WKH ÂłPRVW UHVWULFWLYH ´ 0DOL]LD LV DOVR ZRUN-­ ing  on  this  issue  through  his  involvement  on  the  Constitution  and  Rules  Committee.

Christian  also  wanted  it  to  be  clear  that  the  students  associated  with  the  group  are  not  YRWLQJ RQ DQ\WKLQJ UDWKHU LW LV D GLVFXVVLRQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  group  is  strictly  advisory  to  the  president  and  has  no  governance  or  policy  PDNLQJ UROHV ´ VDLG &KULVWLDQ +H DOVR VDLG SURJUDP VSHFLÂżF LVVXHV ZLOO not  be  discussed  and  any  that  arise  will  be  re-­ directed  to  those  departments  or  programs.  The  group  will  tackle  issues  that  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;broadly  UHOHYDQW WKURXJK WKH FROOHJH ´ 6DPDQWKD *XDULQR VHFRQG \HDU FRP-­ PXQLFDWLRQ PDMRU DQG PHPEHU RI WKH JURXS VDLG KHU H[SHULHQFHV DV DQ RULHQWDWLRQ OHDGHU were  valuable  to  learn  about  issues  pertaining  WR ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV 6KH PDGH FRQQHFWLRQV ZLWK WKH 2IÂżFH RI 6WXGHQW 'HYHORSPHQW DQG she  said  someone  there  recommended  her  for  the  position.  Guarino  believes  the  group  pro-­ vides  her  with  a  new  perspective  on  campus Â

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Workers  Eligible  For  Vaccines  By  Katherine  Speller  Copy  Editor  |  Katherine.speller79@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Ulster  County  Department  of  Health  (UC-­ DOH)  made  Tetanus  vaccinations  available  for  all  local  workers  involved  in  the  efforts  of  cleaning  up  after  Tropical  Storm  Irene.

According  to  the  UCDOH,  Tetanus  can  be  transmitted  on  storm  debris  through  open  cuts  and  puncture  wounds.   Tetanus  is  an  infection  of  the  nervous  system  occurring  when  spores  of  the  bac-­ teria  C.  tetani,  found  living  in  the  soil,  enter  the  body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tetanus,  commonly  called  lockjaw,  is  a  se-­ rious  bacterial  disease  that  affects  muscles  and  nerves.  It  is  characterized  by  muscle  stiffness  that  usually  involves  the  jaw  and  neck  that  then  pro-­ gresses  to  involve  other  parts  of  the  body,â&#x20AC;?  said Â

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the  New  York  State  Department  of  Health  website,  FRPPRQ ¿ UVW VLJQ RI 7HWDQXV LV PXVFXODU VWLIIQHVV ³'HDWK FDQ UHVXOW IURP VHYHUH EUHDWKLQJ GLI¿ FXO LQ WKH MDZ DQG WKH QHFN GLI¿ FXOW\ LQ VZDOORZLQJ rigidity  of   muscles,  spasms,  sweating  and  fever.  The  incubation  period  for  the  virus  is  usu-­ ally  about  eight  days  after  the  bacteria  enters  the  body;͞  shorter  incubation  periods  are  associated  with  more  heavily  contaminated  wounds.  Death  is  a  risk  in  about  11  percent  of  Tetanus  cases,  par-­ ticularly  in  persons  who  are  over  the  age  of  60  or  unvaccinated.

The  UCDOH  said  they  recommended  getting  the  vaccination  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sensible  precautionary  mea-­ NYS  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH sure.â&#x20AC;?

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Tumblr  University  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  aims  to  inform  students  of  important  current  problems  and  take  action  to  help  resolve  them,  founders  said. Â

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Tumblr  addicts  now  have  something  productive  to  do  with  their  time  -­  other  than  posting  photos  of  cute  animals  and  pizza  -­  with  the  help  of  the  new  SUNY  New  Paltz  club  called  Tumblr  University.  7KH FOXE IRXQGHG E\ ÂżUVW \HDU VWXGHQWV .HOOLH *DLQH\ DQG *UDFH .REU\Q DLPV WR XVH WKH EORJJLQJ ZHEVLWH DV D SODWIRUP WR IRVWHU GLVFXV-­ VLRQV DERXW FXUUHQW LVVXHV DQG ÂżQG VROXWLRQV Spurring  from  a  joke  about  Tumblr  posts  saying,â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wish  I  could  go  to  Tumblr 8QLYHUVLW\ ´ .REU\Q SLWFKHG WKH LGHD WR *DLQH\ DQG WKH SDLU GH-­ cided  to  actually  make  it  possible.  In  late  September,  they  set  up  a  domain  on  the  site,  where  they  post  a  discussion  topic  roughly  once  a  week  and  members  can  make  submissions  of  how  they  feel  about  the  subject. Âł:HÂśOO SRVW VRPH TXHVWLRQV WR JHW SHRSOHÂśV WKRXJKWV Ă&#x20AC;RZLQJ DQG WKHQ they  just  post  what  they  believe  about  it,  if  they  support  it,  if  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;?  *DLQH\ VDLG Âł$W WKH HQG RI HDFK WRSLF *UDFH DQG , UHYLHZ WKH SRVWV DQG conclude  it,  basically  including  the  census  agreement  of  what  everyone  EHOLHYHV LV ULJKW 7KHQ IURP WKDW VWDQGSRLQW ZH ÂżJXUH RXW ZKDW ZH FDQ GR ´ 7KH ÂżUVW WRSLF WKH FOXE SODQV WR WDFNOH LV WKH FRQWURYHUV\ RI K\GUR-­ fracking,  followed  by  Hasbrouck  dining.  However,  the  topics  will  usually  be  selected  at  meetings  when  attendees  toss  anonymous  suggestions  into  a Â

hat  and  one  is  randomly  chosen.  If  they  begin  to  run  out  of  subjects  or  they  become  repetitive  and  dated,  they  will  collect  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  fresh  batchâ&#x20AC;?or  simply  turn  on  the  anonymous  option  on  the  Tumblr  so  people  can  submit  ideas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  open  to  a  lot  of  ideas  from  the  members,  what  they  want  to  GR ZKDW PDWWHUV WR WKHP KRZ ZH FDQ KHOS WKHP UHDFK WKHLU JRDOV ´ *DLQH\ said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  basically  a  collaborative  thing.â&#x20AC;? *DLQH\ VDLG WKH\ FUHDWHG WKH FOXE WR LQFUHDVH VWXGHQWVÂś DZDUHQHVV RQ pressing  issues  and  to  inspire  action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  main  thing  is  that  our  generation,  for  the  most  partâ&#x20AC;Śweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  about  our  phones,  Facebook,  not  really  paying  attention  to  the  world  DURXQG XV MXVW ZKDWÂśV JRLQJ RQ LQ RXU OLYHV ´ *DLQH\ VDLG Âł,WÂśV NLQG RI important  to  open  up  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyes  to  important  things  going  on  because  if  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  pay  attention  to  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  then  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  have  a  say  in  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  happen.  You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  shape  the  world  into  a  place  that  you  believe  is  good.â&#x20AC;?

The  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tumblr  page  has  about  50  followers,  but  they  are  working  to  increase  this  number  by  promoting  as  much  as  possible.  They  have  men-­ tioned  the  club  to  their  friends,  posted  about  it  on  their  own  personal  blogs,  hung  signs  and  drew  on  sidewalks  in  chalk.  They  have  also  reached  out  to  those  from  New  Paltz  who  they  see  on  Tumblr  by  leaving  them  the  link  to  WKH XQLYHUVLW\ EORJ +RZHYHU *DLQH\ VDLG WKH\ ZDQW QRQ Tumblr  users  as  well,  since  there  are  only  so  many  students  on  Tumblr  and  they  need  a  lot Â

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HISTORIC HUGUENOT STREET HOLDS ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EVENT  By  Katie  Kocijanski  Asst.  Copy  Editor  |  Kkocijanski14@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Haunted  Huguenot  Street   staffers  will  once  again  aim  to  lead  visitors  on  spooky,  historic  tours  this  Halloween  weekend.   The  annual  Halloween  event  has  been  a  high-­ light  of  the  fall  season  in  New  Paltz  for  more  than  10  years.  Haunted  Huguenot  Street  features  a  staff-­led  candlelight  tour,  where  local  ghost  stories  are  told. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  nighttime  candlelight  tour  that  brings  guests  through  the  museum  houses  to  experience  vignettes  concerning  the  darker,  nefarious  side  of  lo-­ cal  history,â&#x20AC;?  said  Rebecca  Mackey,  director  of  visi-­ tor  services.

The  tour  will  last  a  little  over  an  hour  and  visi-­ tors  will  see  re-­enacted  scenes  from  these  ghost  sto-­ ries  in  the  different  houses  on  the  street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  each  stop  the  participants  will  hear  and  view  chilling  scenes,  recreating  terrible  incidents  that  happened  in  our  past,â&#x20AC;?  said  Director  of  Exhib-­ its,  Educational  and  Public  Programs  Susan  Stessin-­ Cohn.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  the  stories  we  will  relate  come  straight  out  of  the  newspapers.  That  is  totally  different  from  any  place  they  will  go  to.â&#x20AC;?  According  to  Mackey,  all  of  the  tales  come  from  primary  sources  including  newspapers,  diaries,  ledgers,  books  and  oral  histories.  Forty  people  will  be  running  the  event  this  year.  Stessin-­Cohn  particularly  appreciated  how  two  SUNY  New  Paltz  interns  helped  out  from  the  begin-­ ning  stages  of  planning. Â

Both  Mackey  and  Stessin-­Cohn  believe  Haunt-­ ed  Huguenot  Street  is  a  true  community  event  for  New  Paltz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Huguenot  Street  was  the  original  Main  Street  of  New  Paltz  and  it  is  important  to  honor  that  his-­ WRU\ DQG VXSSRUW ORFDO PXVHXPV DQG QRQ SURÂżWV WKDW serve  to  preserve  and  interpret  the  past  for  the  pub-­ lic,â&#x20AC;?  Mackey  said.

Stessin-­Cohn  said  everything  about  Haunted  Huguenot  Street  has  been  made  for  and  by  the  com-­ munity.  0DFNH\ ÂżQGV WKH HYHQW WR EH XQLTXH DQG EH-­ lieves  it  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  alternative  for  those  seeking  a  more  sophisticated  yet  truly  haunting  experience.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visitors  hear  true  stories,  not  just  tall  tales,  of  those  who  lived  here  before  while  seeing  the  street  OLW E\ FDQGOHV DQG EORFNHG RII WR DOO WUDIÂżF ZKLFK helps  create  the  atmosphere  of  days  past,â&#x20AC;?  Mackey  said.  Tickets  cost  $10  for  students  and  for  commu-­ nity  members  in  advance.  Tickets  are  $15  the  night  of.  the  tour.  Tours  can  be  booked  ahead  of  time  online,  with  times  listed  for  Oct.  28  and  29  from  7  to  11  p.m.  and  Oct.  30  from  6:30  to  9  p.m.  Members  of  the  orga-­ nization  strongly  recommends  registering  ahead  of  time,  as  spots  are  limited.

Stessin-­Cohn  said  this  event  will  be-­  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  per-­ fect  night  of  horror  and  Halloween  entertainment  for  all.â&#x20AC;?  For  more  information  about  Haunted  visit  hu-­ guenotstreet.org/haunted.html.

PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  FLICKR.COM Haunted  Huguenot  Street  returns  for  spooky  historical  tours  to  celebrate  Halloween  this  October.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Boogie The Night Away CAMPUS CHAPTER HOLDS DANCE-A-THON FOR UNDERPRIVELEGED CHILDREN By  Maria  Jayne Copy  Editor  |  Maria.jayne17@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

After  six-­months  of  planning,  the  Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  Club  at  SUNY  New  Paltz   (BB/BS)  held  an  eight-­hour  dance-­a-­ thon  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance  for  Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Sakeâ&#x20AC;?  last  Sun-­ day  from  1  to  9  p.m.  in  the  Student  Union.   The  dance  had  different  DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  musi-­ cal  genres  every  hour.  The  music  included  Zumba,  80s,  90s,  hip-­hop,  R&B  and  current  hits.  The  event  featured  a  performance  by  a  local  dance  troupe  and  giveaways.  At  the  event,  there  was  free  food  such  as  salad  and  pizza  provided  by  Campus  Auxil-­ iary  Services  (CAS),  T-­shirts  for  team  mem-­ EHUV DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC;H SUL]HV WKDW ZHUH GRQDWHG by  local  merchants  and  given  away  every  hour.

The  performer  for  the  night  was  the  Energy  Elite  dance  troupe  from  the  Center Â

for  Creative  Education  in  Kingston.  Energy  Elite  is  a  hip-­hop  dance  group  consisting  of  Kingston  High  School  students  and  is  run  by  a  former  worker  for  the  Big  Brothers  Big  Sis-­ ters  agency  according  to  Colleen  Mountford,  the  president  of  the  Ulster  County  chapter.

The  event  was  held  in  order  to  raise  awareness  for  the  club  on  campus  and  the  funding  for  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ulster  County  chapter  because  this  past  year  funding  was  reduced  due  to  federal  budget  cuts.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  funding  for  the  organization  [in  Ulster  County]  is  getting  cut  by  the  govern-­ ment,  so  now  more  than  ever  we  need  to  raise  both  money  and  awareness,â&#x20AC;?  said  Vice  President  and  Big  Sister  Stephanie  Zubrows-­ ki.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  has  the  ability  to  change  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  lives  for  the  better  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  kids  need  mentors,  someone  to  look  up  to  and  to  EH D SRVLWLYH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH LQ WKHLU OLIH ´ The  money  raised  by  the  dance-­a-­thon Â

will  help  the  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  programs  run  for  the  rest  of  the  year,  according  to  Mountford.  $OWKRXJK WKLV ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH %% BS  club  held  a  dance-­a-­thon,  other  colleges  have  found  this  to  be  very  successful.  St.  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  College  has  held  dance-­a-­thons  for  ¿YH \HDUV QRZ DFFRUGLQJ WR 0RXQWIRUG New  Paltz  has  never  done  something  like  this  before  but  organizers  said  they  were  hoping  to  learn  a  lot.  Zubrowski   said  even  though  they  set  lofty  goals  their  hope  is  that  everyone  in  at-­ tendance  gave  something  from  their  heart  and  had  a  great  time.  The  BB/BS  club  members  said  they  are  very  committed  to  helping  their  community  and  making  differences  in  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lives.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  totally  a  believer  and  convert  that  college  students  can  make  a  bigger  impact  than  anyone,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mountford.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  show  up  every  week  on  Wednesdays  or  Thursdays Â

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and  they  do  great  for  an  hour  and  a  half  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;no  excuses.â&#x20AC;?  Zubrowski  has  been  a  member  of  the  BB/BS  club  since  December  2009  and  helped  make  it  a  campus  organization  last  spring  along  with  President  Kiersten  Berg-­ strom,  a  three-­year  member  of  the  Ulster  County  chapter.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  club  on  campus  is  an  offshoot  of  people  that  have  been  mentoring  for  us  for  years,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mountford.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[This]  Club  is  there  to  raise  awareness  and  do  fundraisers  to  off-­ set  costs  of  the  base  program  in  Kingston.â&#x20AC;?

Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  programs  have  been  around  for  107  years,  according  to  their  website  bbbs.org,  and  they  continue  running  throughout  the  nation.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  is  a  evidence  based  program,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mountford.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  works  and  they  can  prove  it.â&#x20AC;?

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Every  November,  the  people  of  the  town  of  Skar-­ mouth  catch  the  beautiful  water  horses  from  the  ocean  and  ride  them  in  the  Scorpio  Races.  Thanks  to  the  murderous  tendencies  of  water  horses,  the  body  count  tends  to  be  high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Scorpio  Racesâ&#x20AC;?  by  Maggie  Stiefvater  (Scho-­ ODVWLF 2FWREHU Ă&#x20AC;LSV EHWZHHQ WZR SRLQWV RI YLHZ Puck,  who  will  lose  her  home  if  she  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win  the  race  and  Sean,  who  will  have  the  horse  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  train-­ ing  for  years  taken  away  if  he  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win.  Both  need  WR FRPH LQ ÂżUVW WR NHHS ZKDW WKH\ ORYH ² DQG GHVSLWH their  budding  friendship,  they  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  anything  stand  in  their  way. ,I \RX UHPHPEHU 6WLHIYDWHUÂśV QDPH IURP KHU Ă&#x20AC;XII\ werewolf  trilogy,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Wolves  of  Mercy  Falls,â&#x20AC;?  get  those  thoughts  out  of  your  head  now.  The  only  thing  they  have  in  common  is  her  poetic  writing  style.

Unlike  many  other  books  I  read,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Scorpio  Racesâ&#x20AC;?  was  one  I  immediately  wanted  to  reread;Íž  I  have  a  nagging  feeling  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  keep  this  book  on  my  favorites  shelf  for  quite  some  time. Â

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I  was  hesitant  going  into  the  story  because  of  the  melodrama  of  Stiefvaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  other  series;Íž  however,  the  romance  here  is  handled  delicately  and  more  realisti-­ cally  than  anything  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  read  in  any  variation  of  fan-­ tasy  or  paranormal  in  a  long  time.  But  the  horses!  Oh,  the  horses!  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  sucker  for  mythological  creatures  in  all  forms;Íž  I  can  argue  over  them  (as  well  as  profess  my  love  of  them)  for  hours.  Stiefvaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  take  on  the  water  horses  is  absolutely  bril-­ liant.  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  love  them,  even  with  their  con-­ VXPSWLRQ RI KXPDQ Ă&#x20AC;HVK ,I \RX QHHG D UHDVRQ WKDWÂśV not  plot  or  characters  or  writing  to  read  a  story,  this  is  LW LI WKH UHVW RI WKH ERRN KDG VXFNHG WKH KRUVHV ZRXOG still  have  made  the  book  worth  reading.

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Music Store Goes Back To Its Roots SHOP SELLS INSTRUMENTS & MORE INSIDE CAFETERIA By  Zan  Strumfeld A&E  Editor  |  Sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A  new  form  of  art  is  hanging  in  the  windows  of  Cafeteria  on  58  Main  St.  and  this  art  is  not  just  on  dis-­ play,  but  for  sale.

With  a  severe  lack  of  music  stores  in  New  Paltz,  5RRW 1RWH 0XVLF 6KRS KDV UHFHQWO\ EHHQ DGGHG WR ÂżOO the  gap.  Twenty-­three-­year-­old  owner  Tyler  Beatrice,  who  has  moved  his  store  from  New  Paltz  to  Saugerties  and  now  back  to  where  he  started,  said  he  is  more  than  pleased  with  his  new  address. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  always  envisioned  having  a  music  store/cafĂŠ,  and  then  it  happened,â&#x20AC;?  said  Beatrice.

Beatrice,  originally  from  Saugerties,  came  to  681< 1HZ 3DOW] LQ ÂżUVW VWXG\LQJ DQWKURSRORJ\ He  then  switched  to  business  for  a  year  and  is  now  studying  anthropology  again.  In   May  of  2010,  he  start-­ ed  his  own  business  by  selling  guitars  and  accessories  at  Slash  Root,  hence  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rootâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  name.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ideal  because  I  was  in  the  back  of   Slash  Root,â&#x20AC;?  said  Beatrice.

After  only  a  few  months,  he  decided  to  bring  Root  Note  to  Main  Street  in  Saugerties,  splitting  the  place  with  a  friend  who  did  guitar  repairs.  After  less  than  a  year,  Beatrice  started  looking  for  a  place  back  in  New  Paltz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  lived  in  New  Paltz  since  2006  so  I  knew  what  New  Paltz  was  like  musically  and  knew  [the  store  would]  be  better  here,â&#x20AC;?  said  Beatrice.  In  September  2011,  Cafeteria  owner  Jim  Svetz  contacted  Beatrice  about  opening  inside  the  coffee  shop.  Beatrice  started  moving  in  immediately  and  shut  down  his  store  in  Saugerties.  Placing  most  of  his  prod-­ ucts  in  storage,  Beatrice  began  to  slowly  move  into  the  small  corner  in  the  front  of  the  cafĂŠ.  Although  the  grand  opening  for  Root  Note  Music  6KRS LVQÂśW XQWLO 1RY %HDWULFH KDV EHHQ XQRIÂżFLDOO\ opened  and  so  far  he  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doing  very  well.  The  selection  includes  acoustic,  electric  and  nylon-­string  guitars,  travel-­sized  guitars,  ukuleles,  hand-­drums,  djembes,  microphones,  recording  equipment,  cables,  strings,  drum  sticks,  headphones,  capos,  picks,  slides  and  cases.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  an  electric  sitar  form  India  right  now  which  is  really  cool,â&#x20AC;?  said  Beatrice.

Beatrice  collects  guitars  from  a  variety  of  vendors  and  can  also  do  special  orders  upon  requests.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  selling  these  ukuleles  pretty  often,â&#x20AC;? Â

said  Beatrice.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  pretty  affordable  $35  ukes.  I  VROG RXW LQ WKH ÂżUVW ZHHN , MXVW RUGHUHG QLQH PRUH ´ Beatrice  said  he  has  been  getting  a  wide  response  from  both  students  and  people  in  town.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  people  ask  me  as  far  as  guitars  go,  why  prices  are  so  low.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know,  because  I  want  you  to  buy  it,â&#x20AC;?  said  Beatrice.

Third-­year  secondary  education  major  Alex  Figu-­ ra  recently  bought  a  Fender  acoustic  electric  guitar  for  DW 5RRW 1RWH +H VDLG DW ÂżUVW KH WKRXJKW &DIHWHULD was  just  putting  a  few  guitars  on  display  and  after  see-­ ing  a  lot  more  added  the  next  week,  he  stepped  inside  to  see  what  was  going  on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Tyler]  was  really  nice  and  open  to  have  me  try  different  instruments.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  very  knowledgeable  about  the  products  he  has,â&#x20AC;?  said  Figura.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  his  own  legitimate  business  going  there,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  impressive.  I  like  to  support  local  business.â&#x20AC;?

Figura  said  he  fell  in  love  with  the  Fender  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;just  had  to  buy  it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  sounds  amazing  and  I  thought  the  price  was  GHÂżQLWHO\ UHDVRQDEOH ´ KH VDLG Although  the  space  is  small  for  holding  a  lot  of  equipment,  Beatrice  said  he  wants  to  stay  in  Cafeteria  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;good  location  and  great  atmosphere.â&#x20AC;?  Root  Note  Music  Shop  will  have  separate  hours  than  Cafeteriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  which  will  be  available  after  the  grand  opening.

Beatrice  has  also  planned  a  show  for  his  grand  opening  with  Route  32  Presents  and  a  number  of  musi-­ cians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  he  [Tyler]  is  a  great  guy  and  love  what  he  is  doing  with  his  shop,  so  I  thought  that  it  would  be  a  great  idea  to  celebrate  his  store  opening  with  an  awesome  show  at  Cafeteria,â&#x20AC;?  said  third-­year  art  history  major  and  booking  &  management  at  Route  32  Pres-­ ents  Kali  Quinn.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  to  be  an  acoustic  show,  since  there  are  no  drums  allowed,  so  I  booked  the  cream  of  the  crop  of  local  front  men  and  solo  artists.â&#x20AC;?

Beatrice  said  he  hopes  to  have  as  many  shows  at  the  shop  as  possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  that  we  can  reign  in  lots  of  folks  to  support  Tyler  and  his  music  shop  adventure!  I  think  that  Root  Note  is  just  what  we  need  in  this  town,  and  I  know  plenty  of  people  who  agree  and  are  super  psyched  about  it,â&#x20AC;?  said  Quinn.  For  more  information  on  the  store,  check  out  Root  Note  Music  Shop  on  Facebook  or  at   www.rootnotemusicshop.com.

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Reinventing Rauschenberg THEATRE STUDENTS TO PERFORM TRIBUTE TO ARTISTIC INNOVATION

By  Katherine  Speller Copy  Editor  |  N02285279@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

When   Robert  Rauschenberg  sculpted  and  painted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;combines,â&#x20AC;?  the  innovative  mixed  me-­ dia  works  he  became  famous  for  in  the  transi-­ tion  between  Abstract  Expressionism  and  the  rise  of  Pop  Art,  he  did  not  simply  capture  an  image  or  make  an  argument.  Rauschenberg  captured  the  numerous  events  occurring  around  him  in  a  collage  of  the  people,  places  and  ab-­ surdities  he  witnessed.

That  is  the  point  of  the  play  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bobrauschen-­ bergamerica,â&#x20AC;?  which  will  be  performed  by  New  Paltz  theatre  students  on  Oct.  28  to  30.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The  play  is]  a  wild  road  trip  through  our  American  landscapeâ&#x20AC;Ś  made  as  one  of  Amer-­ icaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  greatest  artists,  Robert  Rauschenberg,  might  have  conceived  it,â&#x20AC;?  playwright  Chuck  Mee  said  on  his  website,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[It  is]  a  collage  of  people  and  places  and  music  and  dancing,  of  love  stories  and  picnics  and  business  schemes  and  shootings  and  chicken  jokes  and  golf-­ ing,  and  of  the  sheer  exhilaration  of  living  in  a  country  where  people  make  up  their  lives  as  they  go.â&#x20AC;?

Mee  said  he  was  trying  to  capture  how Â

Rauschenberg  would  compose  a  script  if  he  had  been  a  playwright  instead  of  a  painter.

Second-­year  theatre  major  with  a  concen-­ tration  in  costume  design  Julia  Fell  said  the  play  is  the  most  original  show  she  has  ever  been  involved  with.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bit  hard  to  describe,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  real  pleasure  to  design,â&#x20AC;?  said  Fell.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  the  costumes  are  very  independent  of  one  another,  but  I  think  that  helps  to  emphasize  the  mood  of  the  play.â&#x20AC;?

That  mood  seems  to  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  journey  through  the  world  of  an  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eyeâ&#x20AC;ŚWhere  moment  to  PRPHQW GHÂżQHV WKH UHODWLRQVKLSV EHWZHHQ FKDU-­ acters,  constantly  changing,  always  in  motion  connecting  the  dots  and  stars,  and  orbiting  the  people  around  each  other  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  giving  them  life,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  the  productionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Facebook  event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bobrauschenbergamericaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  just  is.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  you  need  to  experience  to  under-­ PHOTO  BY  SAMANTHA  SCHWARTZ stand;Íž  it  will  change  your  life,â&#x20AC;?  said  Sam  Marsh,  the  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  director  and  fourth-­year  the-­ SUNY  New  Paltz  students  will  perform  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bobrauschenbergamericaâ&#x20AC;?  on  Oct.  28  through  30.        atre  major. the  attention  of  New  Paltz  students.  posters,  then  it  should  be  a  trip.â&#x20AC;?

With  posters  featuring  a  chicken  and  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  never  heard  of  [Rauschenberg]  be-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;bobrauschenbergamericaâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  per-­ compact,  scrawled,  single-­word  title,  the  pro-­ fore,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  willing  to  see  the  play,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mar-­ formed  in  Parker  Theatre  on  Oct.  28  and  29  at  duction  is  certainly  trying  to  capture  the  com-­ cella  Guarino,  second-­year  transfer  student  and  8  p.m.  and  Oct.  30  at  2  p.m.  Admission  to  the  plicated  and  busy  mind  of  the  artist  and  rouse  philosophy  major.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  there  are  chickens  on  the  show  is  free.

Electrifying the Eardrums MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS STUDENT-PRODUCED WORK AT DORSKY

By  Jena  Lagonia Contributing  Writer  |  N02393982@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The  Music  Department  at  SUNY  New  Paltz,  in  collaboration  with  The  Dorsky  pre-­ sented  Electro-­Acoustic  works  written  and  produced  by  students.

On  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  from  6:30  to  7:30  p.m.,  students  and  faculty  came  to  The  Dor-­ sky  to  hear  the  different  works  presented  in  a  unique  multi-­channel  surround  installation  at  the  Alice  and  Horace  Chandler  Gallery.  The  music  included  students  of  John  B.  Hedge  and  Bob  Lukomskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  music  classes.

Lukomski  introduced  each  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work  at  the  concert.  He  described  Electro-­

Acoustic  Music  as  sounds  produced  by  electronic  means  on  a  computer.  In  this  par-­ ticular  performance,  according  to  Lukomski,  students  took  vocal  sounds  that  people  made  and  stretched  and  manipulated  them  into  something  of  their  own.   Lukomski  said  he  was  a  little  bit  uneasy  when  he  heard  the  performance  was  to  be  KHOG VL[ ZHHNV LQWR KLV ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU WHDFK-­ ing  the  course.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  really  uptight,â&#x20AC;?  Lukomski  said.  ³,W LV P\ ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU WHDFKLQJ KHUH DQG , was  blown  away  by  the  quality  of  work  that  my  students  produced  in  just  six  weeks.â&#x20AC;?  The  concert  gave  the  audience  free  reign Â

to  walk  around  and  enjoy  the  artwork  of  the  exhibit  while  listening  to  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  pieces.  Although  there  was  no  correlation  between  the  artworks  of  the  exhibits  and  the  music,  Lukomski  described  the  artwork  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wallpa-­ perâ&#x20AC;?  to  what  the  viewer  was  listening  to.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  works  were  not  necessarily  di-­ rectly  connected  with  the  artwork,  however  WKHUH LV GHÂżQLWHO\ WHQVLRQ EHWZHHQ DQ DXGLR and  a  visual  component,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

7RQ\ &DWDODQR ÂżIWK \HDU FUHDWLYH ZULW-­ ing  major,  had  his  own  take  on  the  perfor-­ mance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  intense  and  discomforting  at  times  in  a  good  way,â&#x20AC;?  Catalano  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â

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would  really  describe  it  as  fascinating.â&#x20AC;?

Ed  Lundergan,  the  director  of  the  Con-­ cert  Choir  Chamber  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  said  he  was  glad  to  see  students  getting  their  work  out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  were  very  provocative,  some  told  a  story  and  others  were  more  atmospheric,â&#x20AC;?  said  Lundergan.

The  Dorsky  curator  Carole  Cowen  and  former  curator  Brian  Wallace  want  to  keep  presenting  different  music  programs  this  se-­ mester  and  those  to  follow.   Lukomski  said  he  was  very  proud  of  his  students  and  hopes  to  be  able  to  do  this  again. Â

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THE DOCTOR IS IN: KATIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S â&#x20AC;&#x153;DOCTOR WHOâ&#x20AC;? CONFIDENTIAL

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

New York Comic Con is a Mecca for the pale-faced and enthusiastic of the East Coast.

With the rise in popularity of the 2005 reboot of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor Who,â&#x20AC;? thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot more Whovian action at the Cons. For every Power Ranger, Manga or Anime character and Slave Leia, there was someone wandering around in a tweed jacket and fez referring to things as â&#x20AC;&#x153;cool.â&#x20AC;?

Granted, there were quite a few Amy Pond, River Song cosplayers to go around (and one really cool Vincent Van Gogh costume from the Season Five episode â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vincent and the Doctor.â&#x20AC;? There were few people dressed as David Tennantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incarnation and fewer dressed as Christopher Eccelstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Their companions were also few and far between.

This became pretty easy to see when a large group of Whovians gathered in a corner just ten feet away from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor Whoâ&#x20AC;? storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s booth (where there was both a life-sized Dalek and Ian McNeice, the actor who plays Winston Churchill in Moffat-era episodes) to take pictures. The fans who had clearly gotten into the series post-2005 were giddily comparing costumes and lines from the show while some the more seasoned fans, dressed as Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee or Peter Davisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incarnation, stood off the side.

Many of the newer fans were unable to appreciate the cosplayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of the older era as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d only been introduced to the show in the last year. It was a bit lame to watch the clashing of the fans because the unending pissing contest tends to ruin the pure and unironic enjoyment thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s associated with nerdom. It gives nerds a bit of a bad name when fans for-go their enjoyment of something in favor of the elitist nonsense regarding who had liked it longer or more.

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                        PHOTOS  BY  DYLAN  GONZALEZ

Behind The Mask GEEKS SUIT UP AT NEW YORK COMIC CON

By  Andrew  Wyrich Managing  Editor  |  Andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

You  either  die  a  hero,  or  live  long  enough  to  see  yourself  become  a  villain.  Or,  sometimes  you  can  just  dress  up  like  one.  A  record-­setting  105,000  nerds,  geeks  and  comic  enthusiasts  packed  the  Jacob  K.  Javits  Convention  Center  from  Oct.  13  to  16  to  revel  in  their  collective  love  for  the  comic-­medium,  and  some  of  the  more  adventurous  even  decided  to  dress  like  their  favorite  characters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  practice  known  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cosplaying.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  real  life  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  dress  up  like  a  char-­ acter,â&#x20AC;?  said  Arianna  Battistiol,  a  16-­year-­old  cosplayer  who  was  taking  pictures  with  various  intrigued  attendees.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  cons  like  this  you  can  dress  up  however  you  want.  It  boosts  your  self-­ esteem  in  a  way.â&#x20AC;?  $FURVV WKH H[SDQVLYH VKRZ Ă&#x20AC; RRU WKDW LQ cluded  hundreds  of  vendor  booths  and  countless  rows  of  discounted  comics,  cosplayers  mingled  between  the  rows  of  fellow  comic  fans  as  they  enjoyed  the  various  entertainment  options  of  the  festival.  Cosplaying,  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;costume  playing,â&#x20AC;?  was  originally  used  to  refer  to  those  who  dressed  up  as  anime  and  manga  characters,   but  has  since  been  broadened  to  describe  the  hobby  of  dress-­ LQJ XS DV D FKDUDFWHU IURP DQ\ JDPH ERRN Âż OP comic,  graphic  novel  or  TV  series,  according  to Â

mangauk.com.  The  term  is  even  recognized  in  the  Oxford  English  Dictionary.  Julia  Fell,  a  second-­year  theatre  costume  design  major  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  who  dressed  up  as  the  human  form  of  the  TARDIS  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doc-­ tor  Who,â&#x20AC;?  said  she  believes  the  allure  of  dressing  up  as  a  character  from  a  loved  medium  is  a  way  for  people  to  show  off  their  passion  and  also  their  dedication.  For  some,  cosplay  is  a  just  hobby,  but  for  others  it  is  an  outlet  to  express  their  artistic  endeavors.  Fell  said  she  worked  on  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victorian  in-­ spiredâ&#x20AC;?  costume  for  months,  starting  in  August  DQG Âż QLVKLQJ WKH FRVWXPH WKH GD\ EHIRUH &RPLF Con  started.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fun  to  show  off  that  you  love  a  show  or  movie  or  whatever  so  much  that  you  want  to  dress  up  as  a  character  from  it,â&#x20AC;?  Fell  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  spend  so  much  time  and  have  so  much  dedication,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  way  to  show  off  and  get  togeth-­ er  with  a  bunch  of  people  who  share  the  same  interests  as  you  and  be  admired  for  your  work.â&#x20AC;?  Jessica  Pushor,  a  29-­year-­old  graduate  stu-­ dent  studying  fashion  history  at  Fashion  Institute  of  Technology,  said  her  Poison  Ivy  costume  was  a  way  for  her  to  explore  fashion  in  a  different  kind  of  way.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  this  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  art  form  and  pro-­ fession,â&#x20AC;?  Pushor  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  a  costume  artist,  so  naturally  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  enjoy  dressing  up  in  one.â&#x20AC;?  Her  husband,  31-­year-­old  Justin  Bentos, Â

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had  a  different  reason  for  dressing  up  like  a  fel-­ low  member  of  Batmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rogueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gallery  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Riddler.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  this  because  she  makes  me,â&#x20AC;?  Bentos  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  also  do  it  because  I  like  it.  How  often  do  you  get  to  dress  up  like  a  villain?â&#x20AC;?

Not  everyone  who  participates  takes  it  lightheartedly.  Some,  like  28-­year-­old  Adam  Gennari  refused  to  leave  his  character  at  any  point  in  the  day  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  interviews.

Others,  such  as  29-­year-­old  Shana  Good-­ man,  had  one  of  the  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  detailed  costumes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  spot-­on  recreation  of  The  Jokerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  haplessly-­ in-­love  sidekick,  Harley  Quinn,  shouted  famous  quotes  from  the  character  while  she  smiled  and  posed  for  a  sea  of  photographs  and  videos  from  curious  onlookers.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  day  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  wear  my  costume  to  Comic  Con,â&#x20AC;?  Goodman  said.

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Birdavon ANDREW BIRD PLAYS POUGHKEEPSIE TO PERFECTION

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Andrew Bird Bardavon 1869 Opera House Monday, Oct. 17

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PROFESSOR PALENCSAR’S APPRAISAL

By Professor John Palencsar &RQWULEXWLQJ :ULWHU _ Palencsj@newpaltz.edu

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POP-PUNK FIVE-PIECE GROUP MISSES THE MARK WITH NEW ALBUM By  Andrew  Wyrich 0DQDJLQJ (GLWRU _ Andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Transit Listen & Forgive

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Collapse Under the Expectations GERMAN DUO RELEASES DISAPPOINTING COLLECTION OF SONGS

By  Ross  Hamilton 6WDII :ULWHU _ N01955992@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Collapse Under the Empire Shoulders & Giants

Shoulders  &  Giants LV WKH QHZHVW UHOHDVH IURP *HUPDQ GXR &RO ODSVH 8QGHU WKH (PSLUH ZKLFK GURSSHG 2FW FRXUWHV\ RI 6LVWHU Jack  Records.  The  members  contribute  electronics,  guitars  and  drums,  making  each  song  feel  like  a  full  band  is  participating  in  the  airy  yet  engaging  atmosphere.  &ROODSVH 8QGHU WKH (PSLUH HPSOR\V D IDLUO\ GLYHUVH \HW ZKROO\ WDPH VRXQG 8SRQ Âż UVW OLVWHQ WKH PL[ RI HOHFWURQLFV JXLWDU DQG NH\ board  is  soothing;Íž  however,  as  the  album  progresses  it  is  easy  to  hear  the  inability  of  the  group  to  take  risks  with  their  sound.  The  songwrit-­ LQJ LV VLPLODUO\ Ă&#x20AC; DZHG DV PRVW RI WKH SLHFHV GHYROYH LQWR VORZ SDFHG washes  of  tremolo  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  segments  that  can  only  be  described  as  hit  or  PLVV ,WÂśV QRW WKDW Shoulder  &  Giants  is  unpleasant  to  listen  to,  but  after Â

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: MIKE RENGANESCHI

YEAR: Graduate Student MAJOR: English HOMETOWN: Babylon, N.Y.

HOW  LONG  HAVE  YOU  BEEN  PLAYING  ACCORDIAN? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  playing  accordian  for  four  years.  When  I  was  20  my  mom  bought  one  at  a  garage  sale  and  I  started  playing  it.  I  was  listening  to  bands  like  The  Dece-­ berists  and  Neutral  Milk  Hotel.

DID  YOU  TEACH  YOURSELF? Yes.  I  got  a  lot  of  sheet  music  and  learned  how  to  read.  I  also  watched  a  lot  of   <RX Tube  videos.  Once  you  get  the  rhythms  of  each  song,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  set-­up  to  be  relatively  easy  to  play.

HAVE  YOU  BEEN  PERFORMING  OUT? I  played  out  a  couple  times  at  open  mics,  a  Rhino  Records  show  and  a  gig  at  Salvation  Recording  Co. WHAT  DO  YOU  PLAN  TO  DO  WITH  THE  ACCORDIAN? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  Europe  in  February  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  go-­ ing  to  busk  for  a  couple  of  months.  I  got  some  percussion  stuff  for  my  feet.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  a  neat  little  gig.

WHO  ARE  YOUR  INFLUENCES? Yann  Tiersen.  Jacques  Brel.  A  Hawk  &  A  Hacksaw.  Beirut.

ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS? Practice  and  record  your  songs  and  give  them  to  people.  Get  your  stuff  out  there  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cause  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  only  way  to  do  it.

CHECK Â OUT Â MIKE Â RENGANESCHI PLAYING Â ACCORDIAN 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? &RQWDFW Zan  Stumfeld  at  sstrumfeld34@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Â

THE DEEP END

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This Week in

tHe Deep END CAMERON BROWN

Major: Ceramics, Pre-Art Education Year: Second

“At one extreme I am fascinated by meticulous shading techniques and textures. At the other I am fascinated by mediums that take me back to nature, the simplicity of form within pottery, and pen and ink renderings whether they be complex or extremely simplified. I’m inspired by the work of Jerry Uelsmann, Ralph Steadman and Shoji Hamada. Three artists who are extremely different than the other, but have taught me quite a lot about what art can be.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAMERON BROWN. CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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EDITORIAL

The New Paltz Oracle

CARTOON BY JOSH KUSAYWA

PILOTING OUR STUDENT BODY

SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian assembled a student advisory group with 15 to 18 students as a way for him and the administration to learn about SUNY New Paltz and keep in touch with students needs and interests.

The students on this group will include a diverse group including non-­traditional students, transfer students and athletes.

They will be speaking to the administra-­ tion about their experience at SUNY New Paltz. While we at The New Paltz Oracle applaud the administration for branching out to different kinds of students, we hope the students who are on the group take ad-­ vantage of this opportunity and voice their concerns about important issues.

We are in support of the creation of this group and are happy to see administra-­ tors are interested in getting views from a good cross-­section of the campus.

Last semester students felt as if there wasn’t a direct line of communication

between students and the administration about budgetary issues. They were also dis-­ appointed that there wasn’t a lot of student representation in administrative decisions.

This led to walk-­out teach-­ins led and by frustrated students. It’s a good thing that the administration saw this and decided to create a group that won’t keep students in the dark when it comes to concerns.

Although Christian doesn’t want the members of the student advisory group to feel pressured to carry a message or feel as if they’re representing a particular group, these students must keep in mind that they are representing the student body.

Although the they don’t have governing power like the Student Association or Residence Hall Student Association, it is of paramount importance that they bring forth concerns and issues that can possibly encroach on our higher education (or affect our higher education). We hope these stu-­ dents take advantage of this opportunity.

With this variety of student represen-­ tation, we will hopefully be better repre-­ sented at these administrative meetings.

Hopefully we won’t have to resort to an-­ other walk-­out/teach-­in.

Christian assembled the student advi-­ sory group by asking vice presidents and directors to come forward with sugges-­ tions for names. It is likely that many of the students that were selected to be on the advisory board were students who stood out and are very active and visible on cam-­ pus.

We feel like many students who didn’t get picked to be on this student advisory group, who are not visible on campus, who are in the shadows or in the periphery, were ignored even though they tend to be the ones with the most complaints. Never-­ theless, we hope Christian follows through with whatever concerns the student advi-­ sory group might bring up during these meetings and update them on how the ad-­

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ministration is working on those issues.

We wish that plans for a student advi-­ sory group to the president was publicized more and that students had the opportunity to vouch for themselves. There should’ve been some sort of application process that allowed students who want to be involved with a group like this the opportunity to do so. While we understand that Christian needs to get people who will be constant and attend, we don’t want students to be forgotten.

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Fact  of  life:  people  will  piss  you  off.  Either  in  class,  when  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  re-­ turn  your  e-­mails  or  when  they  claim  ig-­ norance  to  the  simplest  of  things.  So,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  let  you  all  in  on  a  little  secret  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  rolling  around  on  my  palette  lately  that  is  more  irritating  than  my  mother/grand-­ mother  tag  team  guilt-­trip-­a-­thon;Íž  when  people  fail  to  signal  on  the  road.  Oh,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sorry,  was  I  supposed  to  as-­ sume  that  you  would  cut  me  off  without  signaling  and  then  go  14  mph.  No  prob-­ lem,  go  ahead.  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  probably  late  for  an  asshole  convention  anyway.  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  with  the  majority  of  drivers  RXW WKHUH IRUJHWWLQJ WR WXUQ RQ WKDW Ă&#x20AC; DVK ing  light?  According  to  Carinsurancel-­ ist.com,  someone  dies  in  a  car  crash  ev-­ ery  12  minutes,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  123  deaths  SHU GD\ 0RUH VSHFLÂż FDOO\ RQH RI WKH causes  New  York  state  police  say  is  poor  signaling.  Maybe  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  realize  that  signaling  is  a  law,  and  forgetting  to  do  so  would  result  in  what  is  considered  a  moving  violation.  And  before  you  call  me  a  stickler  for  the  rules,  I  just  have  to  say  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  rather  not  go  out  in  a  com-­ SUHVVHG VKDWWHUHG DQG SRVVLEO\ Ă&#x20AC; DPLQJ automobile  strewn  somewhere  on  In-­ terstate  87,  charred  to  a  crisp  like  Uncle  Owen  and  Aunt  Beru.  (At  least  one  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star  Warsâ&#x20AC;?  reference,  check.)  Notwithstanding,  my  Honda  Civic,  EHLQJ P\ Âż UVW FDU DQG SXWWLQJ D KHIW\ sum  of  money  down  for  it  myself,  was  recently  recalled  due  to  a  high  chance  that,  if  it  should  roll  over,  the  improp-­ erly-­installed  fuel  canister  would  likely  explode.  As  if  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  and  I  would  actu-­ ally  want  to  live  in  a  world  of  perpetual  familial  disappointment  for  being  so  careless;Íž  good  one  Japan.  What  this  has  to  do  with  signaling  well,  beats  me.  I  just  thought  you  could  use  a  laugh.  Know  something  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  funny?  /DZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂż FLDOV FODLP WKDW trouble  on  the  road  increases  by  50  per-­

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cent  once  the  sun  goes  down.  Leaving  me  in  the  dark  over  whether  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  go-­ ing  to  turn  into  my  lane  is  just  stupid,  so  use  caution,  be  alert  and  utilize  turn  signals.  Leaving  the  driver  guessing  is  not  a  game  anyone  should  play.  A  movie  quote  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  stuck  with  me  comes  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot  Fuzzâ&#x20AC;?  where  the  two  main  characters  come  to  the  scene  of  a  car  wreck.  They  have  a  dia-­ logue  where  one  asks  why  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  call  them  â&#x20AC;&#x153;car  accidentsâ&#x20AC;?  anymore,  as  the  other  character  replies,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;acci-­ dentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  implies  that  it  was  no  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fault.â&#x20AC;?  The  New  York  state  Department  of  Motor  Vehicle  driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  manual  states  WKDW ÂłPRVW WUDIÂż F FUDVKHV RFFXU DW LQ tersections  when  a  driver  is  making  a  turn.â&#x20AC;?  And  hey,  I  could  understand  if  your  turn  signals  were  out  due  to  mechanical  failure,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  include  in  here  a  way  for  you  to  turn  using  hand  signals,  so  the  only  error  would  be  human.  If  the  driver  is  making  a  left,  hold  arm  straight,  if  the  driver  is  making  a  right,  arm  should  be  facing  upward  and  ¿ QDOO\ LI WKH GULYHU LV FRPLQJ WR D VWRS arm  should  be  extended  facing  down,  say  if  a  person  was  doing  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;robotâ&#x20AC;?  dance  at  a  bar  or  bat  mitzvah.  Get  it?  Got  it?  Good.  Still,  the  thing  is  this  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  an  issue  sans  the  fact  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  it  hap-­ pen  so  many  times.  I  always  thought  that  I  was  a  bad  driver,  especially  after  hitting  that  shrub  two-­thirds  into  my  three-­point  turn.  Or  when  I  hit  that  in-­ dustrial  dumpster  trying  to  get  out  of  my  driveway  -­  in  my  defense  it  was  icy.  Anyway,  remember  to  turn  on  your  turn  signal;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  and  respectful  to  those  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  sharing  the  road  with.

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Updates  to  our  farm  assessments  reveal  that  nearly  300  acres  were  completely  lost  by  our  local  New  3DOW] IDUPHUV WKLV VHDVRQ UHSUHVHQWLQJ RYHU D WKLUG RI WKH DFUHV SODQWHG WKLV \HDU 0DQ\ IDPLOLHV OLYLQJ LQ close  proximity  to  the  Wallkill  River  lost  all  their  possessions,  including  some  that  have  lost  their  homes  for-­ HYHU :H QHHG WR FRQWLQXH WR FROOHFW IXQGV IRU WKH PRVW LQ QHHG LQ RXU FRPPXQLW\ LQ WKH ZDNH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC; RRGLQJ caused  by  Hurricanes  Irene  and  Lee. Since  what  we  have  collected  so  far  is  still  just  drop  in  the  bucket  compared  to  what  our  affected  farms  and  families  have  lost,  we  are  continuing  to  take  donations.   Donations  can  be  made  on  our  website  or  mailed  WR WKH 1HZ 3DOW] &RPPXQLW\ )RXQGDWLRQ 3 2 %R[ 1HZ 3DOW] 1< &KHFNV VKRXOG EH PDGH RXW WR Âł1HZ 3DOW] &RPPXQLW\ )RXQGDWLRQ´ ZLWK Âł)/22' $,'´ LQ WKH PHPR

We  once  again  want  to  thank  all  our  sponsors,  donors,  bands,  and  everyone  who  has  attended  our  HYHQWV 3OHDVH YLVLW RXU ZHEVLWH ZZZ QHZSDOW]Ă&#x20AC; RRGDLG RUJ for  a  full  list  of  our  many,  many  sponsors,  donors  DQG SDUWLFLSDWLQJ EDQGV 7KHUH \RX FDQ YLHZ D IXOO YLGHR RI WKH FRQFHUW IURP VWDUW WR Âż QLVK ,I \RX DUH D 1HZ 3DOW] IDPLO\ RU IDUP LQ QHHG SOHDVH FDOO -XG\ 1HVV DW 7KDQN \RX 1HZ 3DOW] ZH ORYH \RX -­  The  New  Paltz  Flood  Aid  Planning  Committee ,Q UHJDUGV WR WKH RQJRLQJ 2FFXS\ :DOO 6WUHHW 3URWHVWV LW LV KRSHIXO WR VHH SHRSOH IURP RXU JHQHUDWLRQ enter  into  the  political  arena  and  begin  to  gain  a  more  manifest  voice.  From  my  point  of  view,  we  have  been  UHODWLYHO\ GHÂż FLHQW LQ WKH FRPPHQWDU\ RI RXU WLPHV HVSHFLDOO\ ZLWK VR PDQ\ RQJRLQJ GHEDWHV XQIROGLQJ QRZ that  will  have  great  implications  for  our  futures.

With  that  being  said,  the  appeal  is  there  to  blame  our  current  misfortunes  solely  on  the  wealthy  in  our  VRFLHW\ $V XQGHUVWDQGDEOH DQG DOOXULQJ DV WKLV DUJXPHQW PD\ VHHP LQGLVFULPLQDWHO\ ULGLFXOLQJ WKH DIĂ&#x20AC; XHQW will  not  solve  our  problems  as  a  generation.  After  all,  how  many  of  us  recently  texted,  tweeted,  or  updated  our  VWDWXVHV IURP RXU $SSOH L3KRQHV PRXUQLQJ WKH GHDWK RI WKH DGRUHG 6WHYH -REV +H ZDV ZRUWK ELOOLRQ E\ WKH way).  We  must  come  to  the  realization  that  inequality  at  some  level  is  inevitable.  What  we  really  should  be  asking  ourselves  is  how  do  we  more  justly  mitigate  the  harms  of  these  inequities  and  how  do  we  foster  greater  social  mobilization  for  our  and  future  generations?  These  questions  can  and  should  be  raised  in  the  streets,  but  they  must  be  answered  with  a  vote.

-­  Shawn  Simpson,  Third-­Year  Student There  is  no  better  choice  for  Ulster  County  District  Attorney  than  Jon  Sennett.   This  Nov.  8,  I  will  be  YRWLQJ IRU 6HQQHWW EHFDXVH KH LV D VWUDLJKW VKRRWHU ZKR ZLOO DJJUHVVLYHO\ ¿ JKW FULPH RQ DOO OHYHOV :H WKH people  of  Ulster  County,  need  a  District  Attorney  who  will  prioritize  violent  crimes,  domestic  abuse  and  gang  crimes.   We,  the  people  of  Ulster  County,  need  a  District  Attorney  with  integrity,  who  knows  where  to  focus  resources  in  order  to  keep  our  communities  safe.  Sennett  is  exactly  who  Ulster  County  needs.   He  will  protect  the  people  of  Ulster  County  against  corruption  in  our  government  and  insure  that  all  fraudulent  conduct  is  halted  and  prosecuted.   He  will  protect  the  people  of  Ulster  County  against  mismanagement  of  our  WD[ GROODUV 3OHDVH MRLQ PH LQ YRWLQJ IRU 6HQQHWW IRU 8OVWHU &RXQW\ 'LVWULFW $WWRUQH\ RQ 7XHVGD\ 1RY -­  Ariana  Basco

$V D VWXGHQW DWWHQGLQJ 681< 1HZ 3DOW] , ZLWQHVV WKH HIIHFWV RI JRYHUQPHQW HYHU\ GD\ LQ P\ JURZLQJ class  sizes,  my  favorite  adjunct  professors  who  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  to  teach  and  the  increased  tuition  costs.   This  is  why  it  is  crucial  for  students  to  vote  and  have  our  voices  be  heard.  Students  are  too-­large  of  a  population  WR JR XQKHDUG E\ HOHFWHG RIÂż FLDOV WKDW GRQÂśW UHSUHVHQW XV 7KLV 1RY OHWÂśV HOHFWHG SXEOLF RIÂż FLDOV ZKR '2 represent  us.

One  such  candidate,  is  Jon  Sennett,  running  for  Ulster  County  District  Attorney.  I  believe  Mr.  Sen-­ nett  will  add  a  fresh  perspective  to  combating  crime  in  Ulster  County.  As  a  former  Bronx  County  Assistant  District  Attorney,  Sennett  will  bring  his  experience  and  strong  sense  of  integrity  to  the  Ulster  County  District  $WWRUQH\ÂśV RIÂż FH Sennett  will  prioritize  violent  crimes,  domestic  abuse  and  gang  crime.  At  a  time  of  rising  crime  in  key  areas  of  Ulster  County,  residents  need  a  District  Attorney  who  will  work  tirelessly  to  make  all  of  Ulster  a  safe  place  to  live.  Ulster  County  needs  a  District  Attorney  with  a  deep  commitment  to  public  integrity  and  the  rule  of  law.  We  simply  cannot  afford  to  elect  an  individual  without  Sennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dedication  to  justice  and  safety  in  Ulster  County.

Let  us  all  ensure  that  Ulster  is  a  place  where  young  people  may  lay  down  their  roots.  Let  us  all  support  D FDQGLGDWH ZKR SURPLVHV WR PDNH 8OVWHU D EHWWHU SODFH WR OLYH 3OHDVH MRLQ PH LQ VXSSRUWLQJ 6HQQHWW DQG YRWH for  him  on  Nov.  8.

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After  completing  their  2011  season,  three  of  New  Paltzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tennis  players  were  selected  to  two  2011  All-­State  SUNYAC  teams.  &DSWDLQ .D\OD 'L3DXOR DQG ÂżUVW \HDU 'HYLQ 7UDF\ JDLQHG ÂżUVW WHDP KRQRUV DW 1R GRXEOHV DQG WKLUG \HDU 3DLJH 0XQURH ZDV D ÂżUVW WHDP VHOHFWLRQ DW WKLUG VLQJOHV DiPaulo  also  earned  a  spot  as  a  second-­team  choice  at  second  singles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  work  both  on  the  courts  and  in  the  gym  has  WR FRPH WRJHWKHU DW WKH ULJKW WLPH WR KDYH RXU DWKOHWHV LQ SHDN FRQGLWLRQ DQG IXOO\ FRQÂżGHQW ZLWK WKHLU JDPH ´ Head  Coach  Robert  Bruley  said.

The  girls  ultimately  fell  1-­5  to  SUNY  Geneseo  in  the  FRQIHUHQFH ¿QDO RQ 2FW DIWHU EHVWLQJ 681< 2VZHJR DQG 681< 2QHRQWD LQ WKH TXDUWHU¿QDOV DQG VHPL¿QDOV UHVSHFWLYHO\ ³*HQHVHR LV D YHU\ VWURQJ DQG GHHS WHDP EXW ZH SXVKHG DQG FKDOOHQJHG WKHP DOO WKH ZD\ ´ %UXOH\ VDLG ³, ZDV YHU\ SOHDVHG DW WKH ZD\ WKH VHDVRQ HQGHG :H JDYH HYHU\WKLQJ ZH KDG LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH ¿QDO HVSHFLDOO\ .D\OD DQG 'HYLQœV GRXEOHV PDWFK EHDWLQJ D YHU\ VWURQJ

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Tracy  hopes  to  be  a  strong  contributor  to  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  VLQJOHV OLQHXS QH[W VHPHVWHU E\ FRQWLQXLQJ WR ZRUN RQ KHU consistency  with  Bruley.  Bruley  cited  hard  work  for  the  WHDPÂśV VXFFHVV DQG H[SUHVVHG DSSUHFLDWLRQ IRU WKH SRVL-­ WLYH DWWHQWLRQ WKHLU HIIRUWV KDYH ERXJKW Âł7KH\ KDYH EURXJKW D SRVLWLYH VSRWOLJKW WR WKH SUR-­ gram  and  are  a  reward  for  all-­round  hard  work  by  the  WHDP DV D ZKROH ´ %UXOH\ VDLG 7KH +DZNV ZLOO EHJLQ SUDFWLFLQJ DJDLQ HDUO\ QH[W VH-­ mester  for  the  spring  season.   Unlike  some  schools  that  KDYH LQGRRU IDFLOLWLHV WKH WHDP ZLOO QRW KDYH DFFHVV WR courts  until  the  weather  thaws  out  their  usual  practice  space. :KLOH 'L3DXOR KRSHV IRU DQ XSVHW RYHU *HQHVHR QH[W fall,  Bruley  is  looking  to  bring  in  new  players  to  chal-­ OHQJH WKH FXUUHQW WHDP DQG SUHYHQW FRPSODFHQF\ Âł:H ORVH -XOLHWWH %UDQGRQ DQG ,QJULG 0DU\DQVN\ ´ VDLG %UXOH\ Âł, ZRXOG OLNH WR EULQJ LQ IRXU WR VL[ VWURQJ freshmen  to  challenge  the  current  team  and  to  not  only  solidify  our  position  in  the  Northeast,  but  as  always  to  DFKLHYH RXU XOWLPDWH JRDO RI ÂżUVW ZLQQLQJ WKH 681<$& championship,  then  representing  the  conference  at  the  1&$$ 1DWLRQDO &KDPSLRQVKLSV LQ 0D\ ´

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Raab  Runs  Closer  to  SUNYACS  By  Melissa  Fleckenstein Contributing  Writer  |  N02117482@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Being  one  of  the  quieter  teams  at  SUNY  New  Paltz  certainly  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  Cross  Country  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  turn  out  quality  performances.  The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  is  relatively  small  compared  to  past  seasonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,  but  this  fall  quality  over  quantity  seems  to  be  the  name  of  the  game.   Jeff  Raab,  a   third-­year  runner   has  been  named  Athlete  of  the  Week  twice  in  a  row  this  season,  and  for  good  reason.   He  has  proven  to  be  a  leader  for  the  team,  placing  high  at  numer-­ ous  meets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raab  has  greatly  improved  since  his  fresh-­ man  year,â&#x20AC;?  said  Head  Coach  Mike  Trunkes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  LV VRPHZKDW GLIÂż FXOW IRU PHQÂśV FURVV FRXQWU\ runners  to  make  the  transition  between  high  school  and  college  level  track  being  that  they  are  used  to  running  six  kilometers  in  high  school  but  must  change  to  eight  kilometers  in  college.â&#x20AC;?

5DDE KDV EHHQ UHDSLQJ WKH EHQH¿ WV RI KLV determination.  According  to  Trunkes,  a  runner  that  knows  how  much  and  when  to  push  their  limits  is  just  as  important  as  training  consistent-­ ly.  Raab  has  this  quality,  which  sets  him  above  his  competitors.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raab  is  a  smarter  runner  this  yearâ&#x20AC;?,  said  Trunkes.   Raabâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commitment,  persistence  and  FRQVLVWHQF\ LV Âż QDOO\ SD\LQJ RII +H SODFHG out  of  357  runners  in  the  Paul  Short  Invitational  and  third  out  of  115  in  the  Hamilton  College  Invitational.   Raab  said  he  is  excited  about  this  season  and  is  feeling  great  about  the  chemistry  with  this  years  team.    Raabâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success  in  the  sport  did  not  come  easily  but  he  was  persistent  over  the  years  and  is  showing  his  other  teammates  through  practice  and  year-­round  training.  He  has  shown  that  goals  which  seem  impossible  or  too  far  away  to  reach  are  possible.   Not  only  is  Raab  a  great  role  model,  but  he  receives  a  lot  of  support  from  his  teammates  in  return.  Coach  Trunkes  said  he  would  like  to  see  Raab  place  in  the  top  20  at  the  SUNYAC  cham-­ pionships   and  within  the  top  50  at  Regionals.   Raab  said  his  a  goal  for  the  season  is  to  complete   an  8K  at  a  time  around  26:30.   Raab  had  a  time  of  27:10  at  the  Paul  Short  invitational  this  year.  :KLOH WKH SDWK WR YLFWRU\ KDV EHHQ GLIÂż FXOW Trunkes,  his  teammates  and  Raab  know  that  the  Jeff  Raab  races  ahead  of  the  pack.              PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  STOCKTON  PHOTOS work  comes  at  the  end  of  the  race. Â

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ADVANCE The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer  Team  Secured  the  No.  6  seed.         PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN  The  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Soccer  Team  has  clinched  a  SUNYAC  Tournament  playoff  berth  for  the      2011  season.  After  coming  off  of  a  2-­1  double  overtime  victory  against  SUNY  Fredonia  on  Oct.  21  and  a  3-­2  win  over  SUNY  Buffalo  State  on  Oct.  22  gave  the  Hawks  the  No.  6  seed,  VHQGLQJ WKHP WR SOD\ 681<$& ULYDO 681< *HQHVHR RQ 2FW IRU WKH TXDUWHUÂż QDO JDPH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  many  people  realize  that  we  are  a  good  team,â&#x20AC;?  said  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Head  Coach  Gene  Ventriglia.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  beat  Geneseo,  is  it  an  upset?  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  really  sure.â&#x20AC;?

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Wright  Ripe  For  A  Trade? andrew.wyrich63@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

This  offseason  the  Mets  have  some  inter-­ esting  options  before  them.  With  a  budget  that  will  reportedly  rest  just  above  $100  million,  Mets  General  Manag-­ HU 6DQG\ $OGHUVRQ ZLOO EH OLPLWHG LQ WKH )UHH Agent  options  he  will  be  able  to  secure  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  es-­ pecially  if  the  Mets  retain  Jose  Reyes  and  add  his  inevitable  chunk  of  change  to  their  payroll.  That  leaves  trading  assets  as  the  most  likely  scenario  Alderson  will  pursue  when  the  winter  months  come  around.  The  Mets  will  be  looking  to  plug  holes  in  the  bullpen,  rotation,  bench  and  possibly  the  RXWÂż HOG DV WKH\ ORRN WR VWUHQJWKHQ WKHLU URVWHU for  2012  and  beyond.  Rumors  have  been  circulating  that  the  Mets  have  privately  discussed  the  possibil-­ ity  of  trading  current  third-­base  man  David  Wright  in  an  effort  to  gain  pieces  and  utilize  their  most  attractive  trade  chip.  However,  this  plan  has  been  criticized  for  D PXOWLWXGH RI UHDVRQV )RU RQH :ULJKW LV WKH cornerstone  of  the  franchise  and  his  departure,  coupled  with  the  possibility  of  Reyes  leaving,  would  be  devastating  for  the  morale  of  the Â

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  OK.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  ready  for  all  the  haters  to  come  at  me.

Being  away  from  this  column  for  a  week  leaves  a  lot  of  room  to  tell  the  world  (or  the  10  people  who  read  this  column,  four  of  whom  are  IDPLO\ PHPEHUV DERXW WKH ¿ UVW GLVDSSRLQWPHQW of  the  season.

Islanders  4,  Rangers  2.

It  was  like  getting  a  knife  in  the  gut.

My  mom  sometimes  says  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  fun  to  hate  a  team  than  to  root  for  one.  Who  knows  how  much  truth  there  is  to  that,  but  this  sentiment  rang  true  during  that  game.  The  Islanders  are  kind  of  like  the  Yankees;Íž  you  never  completely  realize  how  much  you  hate  them  until  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  playing  your  team.  The  Islanders,  at  times,  are  the  bane  of  my  existence.  They  have  left  many  scars  from  high  school  where  Islander  triumphs  meant  having  to  give  my  economics  teacher  a  soda  after  losing  a  bet.

But  the  worst  part  of  that  game  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  the  Islanders  beating  the  Rangers.  It  was  the Â

team.  Also,  Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  declining  numbers  over  the  past  two  years  have  left  him  with  the  least  amount  of  trade  value  he  has  ever  had.  The  Mets  would  be  foolish  to  trade  a  player  such  as  Wright  at  a  time  when  his  value  is  at  its  lowest.  Assuming  the  Mets  do  the  right  thing  and  keep  Wright  (an  extremely  likely  scenario)  the  Mets  will  be  left  with  trading  players  on  the  periphery  of  the  roster.  Some  intriguing  names  on  the  major  league  roster  that  could  be  interesting  to  other  teams  include:  Mike  Pelfrey,  Bobby  Parnell  and  a  few  younger  names  that  could  be  helpful  in  packaging  a  larger  trade  together.  Pelfrey  is  an  option  that  could  go  one  of  two  ways.  While  the  hurler  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  value  he  did  after  his  2010  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;where  he  went  15-­9  with  a  3.66  ERAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pelfrey  is  still  a  young  arm  with  a  manageable  contract  that  WHDPV PLJKW Âż QG HQWLFLQJ ,I WKH ULJKW RIIHU creeps  up,  the  Mets  would  likely  jump  at  the  chance  to  trade  him.  However,  the  most  likely  outcome  will  be  the  Mets  retaining  Big  Pelf  and  hoping  he  returns  to  form.  If  he  does,  the  Mets  might  be  able  to  unload  him  to  a  con-­ tender  at  the  trade  deadline.  Parnell  is  similar  to  Pelfrey  in  that  his  big-­

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gest  attraction  to  other  clubs  will  be  his  age  and  live  arm.  Parnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  chuck  a  fastball  in  the  triple  digits  will  keep  his  potential  high,  however  his  disastrous  display  as  the  Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  closer  last  season  certainly  did  not  inspire  con-­ Âż GHQFH LQ KLV DELOLW\ DURXQG WKH OHDJXH Players  like  Lucas  Duda,  Dillon  Gee,  Jon  Niese  and  Ruben  Tejada  all  carry  various  lev-­ els  of  trade  value  and  could  be  used  in  a  trade  if  the  Mets  believe  it  would  be  prudent  to  do  so.  Angel  Pagan,  who  before  last  season Â

could  have  netted  the  Mets  a  lump  sum,  has  diminished  any  value  he  once  had  after  his  in-­ credibly  mediocre  2011  campaign.  Overall,  the  Mets  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  too  much  to  work  with  talent-­wise,  and  that  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tak-­ LQJ LQWR FRQVLGHUDWLRQ WKH 0HWV Âż QDQFLDO FRQ straints.  Alderson  will  have  to  be  creative  with  the  way  he  handles  the  offseason.  The  general  expectation  is  that  much  of  the  roster  will  be  similar  to  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  group,  but  some  feel   a  surprise  trade  may  occur  and   shake  things  up  a  bit. Â

The  Good,  The  Bad  And  The  Blue Rangers  losing  to  the  Islanders.

So  far  this  season,  there  have  been  two  in-­ stances  where  the  Rangers  have  fallen  to  teams  WKDW ZHUH VLJQLÂż FDQWO\ ZRUVH WKDQ WKHP 7KHUH LV absolutely  no  reason  why  the  Blueshirts  should  be  losing  to  the  Islanders  or  the  Oilers.  Even  with  Staal  out  and  a  new  season  where  kinks  are  get-­ WLQJ Âż QH WXQHG HYHQ LQ WKH Âż UVW IHZ JDPHV WKHUH is  no  excuse  to  lose  to  teams  like  that.  The  Rangers  just  get  really  complacent  when  they  face  teams  they  know  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  good  as  them.

They  can  take  out  the  trash  on  teams  like  Vancouver.  Vancouver  who,  if  they  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  biggest  choke-­artists  on  the  face  of  the  planet,  would  have  easily  won  that  cup  last  year  and  are  easily  in  the  top  three  teams  this  season.          The  Rangers  almost  always  pull  all  the  stops  out  against  teams  like  Vancouver,  Detroit  and  Washington.  But  then  they  go  against  teams  like  the  Maple  Leafs,  the  Islanders  and  Phoenix  and  they  fall  apart.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  never  Hank.  Hank  has  maybe  eight  bad  nights  a  season  at  most.  The  defense  gets  really  sloppy  and  the  offense  just  seems  incredibly  too Â

slow.  They  look  lazy  and,  for  lack  of  a  better  word,  sad.  In  past  seasons,  Ranger  fans  have  had  the  luxury  of  using  excuses  for  a  very  long  time.  Jagr  was  old,  Naslund  was  getting  old,  Redden  was  old  and  sucked  and  the  list  goes  on.  But  these  ex-­ FXVHV DUHQÂśW JRLQJ WR Ă&#x20AC; \ DQ\PRUH )URP QRZ RQ itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  come  down  to  who  is  playing  better  that  night  or  who  is  a  better  team Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  aggravating  about  watching  losses  to  really  bad  teams  is  watching  them  crush  the  really  good  teams  and  seeing  how  great  they  can  be.  The  Rangers  have  pulled  off  two  incredible  wins  against  the  Canucks  in  the  past  year;Íž  Wins  that  most  people  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  believe  happened.  And  who  remembers  that  game  against  the  Black-­ hawks  in  2009  where  Chris  Drury  scored  that  PP  goal  during  OT?  Who  remembers  watching  that  game  and  thinking  how  incredible  that  was?

We  all  know  this  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  same  team  as  WKRVH WHDPV ZHUH EXW WKH\ GHÂż QLWHO\ KDYH WKH same  potentialâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;more  potential  actuallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to  achieve  greatness  than  the  past  teams  ever  could.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  good  team,  but  sometimes  they  are Â

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too  sure  of  that.  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  talent  to  win  on  talent  alone  (points  to  the  people  who  know  where  that  came  from).

They  could  probably  use  one  more  goal-­ scorer,  but  putting  Brad  Richards  on  that  offense  should  be  making  people  play  around  him  better.  Richards  has  the  talent  to  do  something  like  that,  but  the  people  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  playing  with  need  to  start  tak-­ ing  full  advantage  of  that.

The  Rangers  always  feel  a  little  too  at  ease  when  playing  teams  like  the  Islanders  and  (glee-­ fully  now)  the  Devils.  Tortorella  can  be  a  fright-­ ening  guy,  and  he  needs  to  put  out  a  magnum  opus  of  fear  and  wrath  to  show  the  Rangers  that  no  matter  who  they  are  up  against,  they  always  have  to  out  in  a  100  percent  effort.  No  excep-­ tions,  no  excuses,  just  hard,  down-­to-­the-­wire  work.

Hopefully  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  realize  that  their  old  ways  are  only  holding  them  back.

But  as  this  column  concludes  for  the  week,  one  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  sigh.

Only  six  games  in,  the  Rangers  prove  that  they  will  probably,  yet  again,  be  the  most  incon-­ sistent  team  in  the  NHL.

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