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Fifth Year Of Rational Tuition Increase Approved

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

On Thursday, Nov. 6, the State University of New York (SUNY) administional tuition increase.

This is a part of the SUNY 2020 plan agreed to in 2011 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature which allowed the 64 SUNY schools to be able to raise tuition without having to get approval from the legislature every year.

“The current tuition system does not serve our students, schools or state,” Cuomo said when the bill was released in 2011. “This bill brings rationality to the SUNY tuition system by allowing students and parents to reasonably plan for college expenses, instead of being subject to dramatic tuition increases and uncertainty.”

The tuition for the 2015-16 school year for in-state residents will be $6,470.

SUNY New Paltz Vice President of Enrollment Management L. David Eaton said the rational tuition increase is a fairer system of increasing tuition because there were times when students went the duration of their time at a SUNY school without seeing a tuition increase.

“Basically what you have is a situation where students who come at the wrong time are making up and subsidizing students who came before them that really didn’t pay their fair share,” Eaton said.

Eaton also said that in the ‘80s, 90 percent of the college’s operating fee came from New York State tax revenue.

Now, 25 percent comes from tax revenues and the majority comes from tuition fees.

Fourth-year administration management major Jesse Hicks, an executive committee representative of the SUNY student assembly, said it is important for students to understand this policy isn’t coming from the college.

“People need to understand the macro and micro perspectives of this and know this isn’t something [SUNY New Paltz President] Donald Christian is coming out with and saying rational tuition [is the new policy]. This is something coming from SUNY,” Hicks said.

The increased tuition in 2015-16 will

increase SUNY’s budget to $2 billion.

Eaton said these new funds will pay for hiring more full-time faculty and professors and go towards the negotiated salary increases of the college’s union workers.

Students who receive money from the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) will receive increased assistance, Eaton said.

“TAP is tied to the cost of tuition, so increases are covered in the supplemental TAP grants for students with TAP awards and those supplemental awards are paid directly out of the tuition increase money,” he said.

Eaton said the increased cost of tuition has not impacted the number of applications the college receives. He said New Paltz has received the highest number of applications in SUNY 25 years in a row, and this year is looking to be no different.

While the college’s application numbers haven’t gone down, Eaton said he is still cautious about raising fees.

“Every $300 makes a difference to somebody. Students and their families have to struggle to meet the demands of paying for college today, much more than in the past,” Eaton said. “That’s why students need to come here, study hard, graduate on time and learn the things they need to learn to be successful.”

Eaton said that a misconception among students is that the construction being done on campus is coming from tuition money, but the construction is paid for through bonds the college receives. Only the residence halls are paid for with room fees because they are selfHicks said it will be interesting to see how SUNY will determine whether the rational tuition policy was effective and what their proposed plans of increasing tuition will be in the future. He also said the executive committee will continue to advocate for better tuition rates and to educate the students of SUNY on rational tuition increases. tuition plan, Eaton said he is unsure going forward when tuition will increase again. He said it will depend on New York State’s unemployment rate and the health of the state’s economy.

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A female SUNY New Paltz student was assaulted by a male who attempted to kidnap her near Hasbrouck Park at the edge of campus as she walked home around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 26. She was able to fend off her attacker and locate Town Police, who took him into custody soon after and charged him with attempted kidnapping in the second-degree.

According to University Police Chief David Dugatkin, campus police were notihave gotten involved in the case sooner if New Paltz Town Police had not been able to locate the suspect so quickly. There is always an open line of communication between UPD and town police when there is a danger or ongoing threat, Dugatkin said.

“It’s always a very delicate balance — we don’t have a gate around campus, and it is state property, which in some aspects makes it public property,” Dugatkin said. “So we have to balance that between safeguarding our students, faculty and staff versus the public’s right to be on public property.”

Despite the many safeguards on campus, third-year pre-communication disorders major Danielle Cronan said she does not feel safe walking around at night, especially after this incident. heard about this incident and it makes me more uncomfortable walking at night,” she said. “We may have blue lights on campus, but that isn’t enough. I constantly look

over my shoulder and have my hand on my phone. Between the edge of campus on Plattekill and Main Street, there is no place for anyone to go for safety.”

Weeks following this incident, the college announced the return of an annual series of classes offered in December to teach realistic self-defense techniques to women tially harmful situation such as this.

The four-part course that the college is offering, Rape Aggression Defense System (RAD) is a women-only, physical-intensive seminar that covers awareness prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance to teach participants how to respond to various threatening situations. According to its website, this avenue of RAD has trained more than 900,000 women nationwide in their program since it began in 1989.

Dugatkin said that though there are many instinctive methods that a victim can which methods will be most successful in fending off an assault is an advantage.

“We teach RAD so that they are taught some self defense techniques and moves — to choose that path [of resisting an attacker,] I would say they need some type of training or knowledge to do it.” these on-campus courses for women and she said she considers it to be a resource for not

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“The RAD course empowers women through self defense,” Kelsey said. “It is very important to educate and give the power of decision making responsibility to women taking this course. The program creates opportunities for women to grow holistically, emotionally and physically.”

Dugatkin said although instances of random, physical attacks are rare both oncampus and in town, they do occur — which should spark some awareness as to what precautions members of the community need to take to avoid them. Not everyone can avoid instances where they walk alone at night, he said, but being mindful of one’s surroundings is always a start.

“If they have the choice of walking on one side of the street versus the other that has lights, of course we want them to be on the lit side,” Dugatkin said. “If they have the opportunity to be in the ability to walk with other people, of course we’d like them to walk with other people, granted I know not everybody can do that and I don’t want to victimize a victim. Anyone has the right to walk down the street at 2 a.m. — but we also want to try to instill some of these safety concerns and aspects into people.”

Registration for RAD is open until Friday, Nov. 21 and can be done by contacting Kelseyj@newpaltz.edu.

Once registration is closed, a lottery will be conducted to determine entry for participants. Those unable to attend can visit Rad-systems.com for more information on upcoming events in the area.

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New Paltz Ranked Among Smartest Colleges

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

SUNY New Paltz was recently named one of the “104 smartest public colleges in America,” according to Business Insider. New Paltz ranked No. 100, alongside other well-known public institutions such as the College of William and Mary, SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Geneseo.

According to Business Insider’s offer brainpower and affordability.” The rankings were based off of SAT and ACT scores, which most schools report to U.S. News for statistical purposes. ACT scores were “translated into SAT scores

age.” He also said that high performance on SAT and ACT tests requires “a good else.

“The SAT and ACT are not intelligence tests,” Eaton said. “They measure and aptitude or knowledge of subject and understand the meaning of written of geometry and algebra, among other things associated with a good college preparatory program.”

Eaton also explained how other rankings take more categories into consideration instead of relying solely on

could be compared using one metric.” tinue to face much criticism among education administrators as accurate measurements of test takers’ intelligence, management at New Paltz, explained as “a part of the whole application pack-

a combination of metrics including but not limited to four and six-year gradu-

in cost of attendance, loan debt and loan default rates, and these combined with the aforementioned metrics are often According to Eaton, students at New Paltz “are smart and academically well prepared when they get here,” regardless of standardized test scores.

“Because our graduation rates are much higher than the national and state institutions, we know that our students perform well while they are here and successfully complete their degree programs in a timely manner, because that is what academically strong students at an academically rigorous institution do,” Eaton said.

Ultimately, Eaton welcomed the im“[This ranking] continually enhancton said. “The limitation such rankings

as measured by high school grade point Eaton said. “Some rankings also factor

capture the personality and essence of a college community.”

Natural Gas Use Proposed For Village Heating

By Melissa Cavrell Contributing Writer | Cavrellm1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

of New Paltz held a board meeting to potential use of natural gases for heating purposes. The consideration of using natural gas to heat local buildings is contradictory to the fracking ban in

York State Supreme Court ruling back in July.

IRG shared their opinion on fracking

procured — such as waterway damage — and the economic uncertainty surrounding natural gases implementation and production. Residents who spoke

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expressed their belief that the upkeep for natural gas systems, once installed, would be unfeasible.

“Using natural gas is not economically feasible,” second-year marketing major, Alexandra Miller said. “We

natural gas would send the wrong message. cerns,” Kilcullen said. “Fracking was banned in our town and county and it would be hypocritical to get it from our

which will run out.”

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Elena Kilcullen, a fourth-year double major in psychology and disaster studies who attended the meeting, said that New Paltz is an example to other

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Counseling Center Withdraws Support For Social Awareness Event

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

The National Residence Hall Honorary’s (NRHH) annually held event, “Tunnel of Oppression,” has been canceled this semester due to withdrawal of support from the Psychological Counseling Center (PCC).

Tunnel of Oppression is designed to introduce students to the concept of oppression and the different forms it can take. The event immerses students in different scenes of oppression in order to educate them about oppressive aspects in our society, according to NRHH Campus President Steven Sullivan.

Educating those within the New Paltz student body who have not experienced oppression is PCC withdrew their support two weeks before the event was supposed to be held, on Nov. 17 and 18, citing the reason being that experience had shown the event’s scenes were more likely to traumatize non-victims or retraumatize victims of oppression rather than be a productive tool for social awareness, according to the Director of PCC, Dr. Gweneth Lloyd.

“PCC provides processing and debriefing after participants walk through the Tunnel.

Without [PCC’s] support, we did not feel comfortable exposing participants to the scenes of the event and not providing counseling afterward,” Sullivan said. “We were shocked to hear [of the support withdrawal] because they have supported the event throughout the years it has existed on campus.” employed at the college in the Fall of 2001, awareness on issues of social oppression was much less apparent in our culture than it is today — television and the Internet frequently address oppression and as a result, has made the subject more known to the general populace.

“There are better, more constructive ways of raising awareness of oppression, many of which also take place on campus,” Lloyd said.

“The exhibitionist nature of the scenes depicted in the Tunnel of Oppression are not necessary to elicit an empathic response from those who have not be oppressed — in fact we’ve seen [through counseling] the event does more harm than good.”

Lloyd said in the past there existed programs that coincided with Tunnel of Oppression, allowing the feelings generated by the event to be put into context. However, with these programs having been phased out with time, Lloyd said that Tunnel had become “the-

Event volunteers act out a scene inside last year’s Tunnel of Oppression.

atrics rather then an awareness campaign.”

The event is entirely voluntary and participants are required to read and sign a waiver warning them of the potentially disturbing nature of the experience before they are allowed to enter — a preliminary construct Lloyd herself created.

“It is not unusual to feel very upset after walking through the tunnel. Viewing of the scenes may trigger a wide range of emotional/ psychological reaction, which may include anger, fear, anxiety, sadness, vague or graphic recall of a past experience and sobbing/crying,” the warning reads. “Others may even annoyed at your peers because they are not as seemingly upset as you are. Remember, everyone expresses and deals with their feelings differently.”

Despite the warning, Lloyd said some they will react to the scenes only to be adversely effected by them due to unexpected triggers. Lloyd said this can occur with any participant at any time after the event viewing — immediately or even weeks later.

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“Over the years myself and my staff have had the same feeling that the Tunnel of Oppression was negative. What was the value when there are other options for engagement and awareness?” Lloyd said. “We believed the risk of creating more trauma was not worth it, especially when there is no way to evaluate the event’s effectiveness in raising social consciousness.”

NRHH members disagreed.

“The Tunnel is not harmful to anyone who walks through. One is not left with an outstanding impact, positive or negative, that they have to deal with alone. NRHH does everything possible to make sure students are aware of what they are about to witness before entering the tunnel, and it is ultimately someone’s choice to go in,” NRHH E-board member Ashley Enright said. “Although some students may ask to privately see a counselor after participating in Tunnel of Oppression, why is that bad? If a student has gone through one of these events, it awards them the opporhelp instead of living with an unsettled negativity. If anything, tunnel is a program that is

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bringing out students’ real issues, and giving them the help that they deserve.”

Lloyd said she is willing to work with Residence Life and NRHH to redesign Tunnel think the event should not exist; but rather that PCC would not support it until it was changed to be more meaningful with a focus on active engagement on issues of oppression.

“I know when I personally went through the Tunnel it was incredibly powerful. It opened my eyes to different forms of oppression,” Sullivan said. “NRHH is currently looking at ways to put on the program, but possibly a bit more passive. We have been in contact with other schools around the nation about different ways they put on Tunnel of Oppression.

We also want to meet with PCC and discuss these ideas. Even if we are no longer allowed to put on our version of Tunnel of Oppression, it is very important that NRHH provide some sort of program about oppression.”

Sullivan said that according to his contact event from an administrative body.

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Campus Voters Rise In Number

By Melanie Zerah Copy Editor | Zerahm1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Voter turnout for this past midterm election on Nov. 4, 2014 experienced very low numbers, according to the New York State Board of Elections. According to the data, 11,806,000,472 people registered to vote by Nov. 1 of this year, but only 3.6 million actually turned out to vote.

Although a seemingly small number of 200 voters came out to the polls at SUNY New Paltz on Election Day, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) program coordinator Eric Wood said this number is not as dismal as it may seem.

Last year, about 30 students came out to vote in general elections, Wood said. This number is small mostly because of the fact that it was not a presidential or midterm election — elections which commonly receive a good amount of voters. The 2012

presidential election brought about 900 students to the polls, Wood said.

According to him, the majority of the students who registered to vote on campus this election came out to vote on election day.

“Nationally, this election voter turnout was lower than it has been in a long time, ” Wood said. “However, the number of voters on campus were impressive, even though we had to turn away some students their current address. Huguenot Historic District and the middle school showed that a lot of students were voting as well.”

This midterm election, legislative proposals included legislature redistricting, school funding and a proposal to have electronic bills instead of paper bills. NYPIRG set up tables all around campus on Oct. 9, 10 and 11 to raise awareness for the importance of voting, to register stu-

dents to vote on or off campus and to educate students on the proposals.

With displays of who the candidates are and what their stances are on certain issues, Wood said NYPIRG’s intention was to educate student voters so that they were prepared to make the most informed decision they could when they showed up to the polls on Election Day. “It is important for students to know which candidates are representative of issues college students are faced with,” Wood said. “Higher education issues come down to the candidate, not the political party.”

Harvard University came out with a poll in April stating that millennial voters will soon outnumber older voters. With the low voter turnout that has been reported from many of the last elections, some are doubting this prediction.

“Young people are the majority of the voter population, until young

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people show up to vote, they will not have an impact in comparison to older voters,” Wood said. “Older voters aren’t concerned with issues that affect younger voters.”

Activists such as Wood and other members of NYPIRG urge young voters to understand the importance of their vote. Issues concerning the environment and student loans/funding are the most prominent for young voters and therefore need their opinion, attention and vote. According to many activists, midterm elections are the type of election where single votes matter more than anything, as opposed to presidential elections where the Electoral College is really the deciding factor.

“People have died for the right to vote,” Wood said. “It took a long long time for us to get where we are today. It is important that we take advantage of the opportunities we have.”

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Senate Discusses Future Meeting Structure

By Melanie Zerah Copy Editor | Zerahm1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

On Wednesday, Nov. 19 the 58th Student Senate met to discuss improvements for future meetings.

The session began with reports on upcoming events on campus. One event announced, Combating Climate Change, is a follow up to the People’s Climate March, to which NYPIRG Program Coordinator Eric Wood said he hopes to see everyone who was on the bus on Sept. 21 to NYC, at this event. being limited to corridor-dorming only was discussed with many disagreements to this on the basis of transgender issues.

“A suite is the only guaranteed gender neutral bathroom a trans stu-

dent has,” Sen. Adriana Dulmage said.

“Even with the option of freshman trans students being an exception of this rule [can be put into suites] the student may be outed by being the only freshman in the suite.”

Senate Chair Carissa Moore and Sen. Paul Brown presented their ideas on what can be changed at meetings in order to advance senate progress.

Brown began with the suggestion of changing meetings from weekly to biweekly.

This suggestion was met with a majority of disagreement on the basis of the importance of meetings as they are where discussion takes place. Brown explained that the idea of making meetings bi-weekly will give more time for committees to meet and discuss more

prepared for senate meetings, therefore senate meetings running more smoothly senators were concerned with the lack of senate meetings equating less progression, overly-extended meetings and confusion to newcomers who have not fully learned how senate works.

“Meetings are where we have discussion to make changes on this campus,” Sen. Zach Grossman said. “Taking away meetings would just take back our progress.”

Full-year seats were then suggested

by Moore. This idea was created from the concern of semester seats cutting short the time it takes to form relationships with fellow senators, relationships of which would give senators more time

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to get to know one another, therefore working together in a more conducive matter. This was also met with some disagreement on the basis of semesterlong positions being a productive way for those who do not wish to be on senate for a full year, to have an opportunity to be on senate for at least a semester.

Senate was then concluded as Grossman motioned to move to an executive session in order to have an open, in-depth discussion about senate meeting changes without outside personnel present. This motion is protected under the Conduct of Executive Sessions.

Moore released a statement after the outside personnel were asked to leave.

“Senate is working on itself. We are trying to be better than we were before,” Moore said.

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New Paltz restaurants showcase local meals for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.

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Hudson Valley Restaurant Week has been an annual hit throughout the region for the last ten years.

The name may say “week,” but this year spanned from Monday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 16.

During Restaurant Week, participating restaurants offered a three-course lunch special for $20.95 and a three-course dinner special for $29.95.

Over 200 restaurants participated throughout the Hudson Valley. Restaurants such as The Village Tearoom, The Huguenot and A Tavola are amongst those who represented New Paltz in the event.

In the Hudson Valley, it is asked that restaurants that participate use primarily local ingredients, Agnes Devereux, owner of The Village Tearoom, said. This fall marks the ninth year the restaurant is participating.

“That’s really important for the Hudson Valley because that’s what we’re all about,” she said. “When you go out to eat, why shouldn’t you be eating something really amazing from this region when there’s so much of it?”

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is the only kind in the country that places an emphasis on local food. It started in New York City over thirty years ago to promote business and restaurants during a slow period.

This year’s Restaurant Week had a theme of apples.

Devereux said the popular favorites of her cus-

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tomers during Restaurant Week were split between the pan-roasted salmon and the pork shoulder. Following the theme of locally-made food, the pork shoulder is from North Wind Farm, which is located in Tivoli, New York. It is a slow-roasted served with local apples, apple cider and a braised red cabbage that is cooked with apples, brown butter and juniper berries. The salmon is on a bed of local butternut squash that is cubed and roasted, with butter, onion, sage and graze. It is then topped with a garlic lemon butter, Devereux said.

She said the restaurant likes to put some of their favorites from the menu that people like, as well as some new things for Restaurant Week. This year they brought back the pork because it was really popular from the fall last year.

“We usually have one new thing and we developed a new dessert because of this year’s theme,” she said. “Whether it’s apples themselves, apple cider, hard cider, apple brandy, apples are really synonymous with the Hudson Valley. We made a boozy double apple cake. It’s a rich cake that’s made with both fresh apples and dried apples. And then we made a brown sugar Bourbon sauce to go with it.”

The Village Tearoom participates because it is in line with their values the rest of the year, Devereax said.

“I think it’s often hard for people to think or believe that you can cook local food in November,” she said. “When people think of the Hudson Valley, they’re thinking really of the summer and the early fall. There are actually so many things that you can put on your

menu that are local. You can make an amazing dish using all local ingredients and they’re easier and easier there’s amazing things in the Hudson Valley.”

Nathan Snow, co-owner of both A Tavola and The Huguenot, said he always used Restaurant Week as a way to build the business at A Tavola. He uses the same method at The Huguenot, a farm-to-table restaurant which opened its doors for business in February 2014.

Because of A Tavola’s success, The Huguenot had a built-in following, Snow said. During Restaurant Week, both attracted a lot of people who came for the rience “awesome for people, because then they’ll come back to eat.”

Going along with the theme of eating local, A Tavola dug into community sources as much as possible since their doors opened, Snow said. The Huguenot is a restaurant which is partnered with Karl Family Farms located in Modena, New York. Their chicken pot pie was a best-seller throughout the week at The Huguenot.

“It’s 100 percent [Karl Family Farms] chickens.

It’s their carrots that are in it, it’s their pretty much everything, which is a really fun thing. Now that it’s getting cold, it’s a nice thing to eat while it’s freezing cold outside,” Snow said. “The whole concept of the restaurant is that it’s things that people can not necessarily do themselves, but it’s things that they can get themselves and make things.”

This year’s favorites at A Tavola were the mac

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braised in the restaurant’s traditional meat sauce braised for seven hours), Snow said.

He said he had fun being creative with Restaurant Week menus for both of his restaurants. However, he did not want to add pasta at all on The Huguenot’s menu because pasta is a trademark of A Tavola.

“When you have two restaurants that are literally almost next door to each other, you really have to have two separate identities at each,” he said. “Pasta is such a blank canvas that it’s easy to write Restaurant Week menus for. I’m used to Restaurant Week at A Tavola and having pastas. At The Huguenot, it’s literally writing a menu of eight different things without having the I think we did a pretty good job.”

Both The Huguenot and A Tavola participated for dinner and both offered three appetizers, three entrees, and two desserts on their Restaurant Week menu. The Village Tearoom participated in both lunch and dinner.

Residents of New Paltz and the Hudson Valley enjoy Restaurant Week as it gives them a chance to explore new dining options.

“It gives me the opportunity to go places locally that I otherwise wouldn’t,” Town Councilman Daniel Torres said.

If you missed out on Restaurant Week this Fall, not to worry. The Hudson Valley will be having another one in the spring.

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JOURNALISM PROFESSOR DONATES BOOK PROFITS TO CHARITY

By Nathaniel Sheidlower Copy Editor | Sheidlon1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Writing is constantly produced and released into the world. Some of this writing is snatched up and transformed into new material by poets like SUNY New Paltz Journalism Professor, Howard Good.

In his recently released book, “Fugitive Pieces,” Good pieced together bits of previously published works and incorporated his own writing to make collage poems.

This is Good’s 12th book and is available in print-on-demand form from the internet printing service lulu.com. All proceeds are being donated to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.

The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley is a branch of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York founded in 1990 with a mission to get rid of hunger and the waste of food, according to their website.

They currently operate out of a 55,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Cornwall-on-the-Hudson and, in conjunction with the Regional Food Bank, serve 1,000 member agencies in 23 counties.

For some of the poems, Good used the clips he found in books, newspaper articles,

advertisements and song lyrics as “stepping-off points” or prompts for his own writing, yet he said other times he simply rearranged many clips to form a new poem.

He described the method as “taking text that had a given meaning and unmaking them and then remaking them often with a subversive or contrary meaning.”

When describing why he comprised these poems, in the author’s note he wrote, “the poems represent an attempt to break through conventional meanings and create a free order of consciousness.”

Good said the decision to donate all proceeds to the food bank came easy and with encouragement from his publisher, Right Hand Pointing. He said he and his wife have donated to the food bank in the past and he found it to be a very noble purpose and particularly appropriate around the holiday season.

Although there are private donations and fundraising events for the food bank, ted the proceeds of one of their published works as a donation, according to the food bank’s Associate Director, Ron VanWarmer.

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So far, Good estimates they have raised about $500 and hopes they will reach $1,000.

Dale Wisely, editor of Right Hand Pointing who has been working with Good on various projects over the past decade, said Good is particularly skilled at this type of new and somewhat up-start poetry that requires reading a lot and with alertness.

Good wisely chose the title “Fugitive Pieces,” which happens to be the name of a poem in the book, because it adds a hint of outlaw connotation to the work and the method.

Although Good did not need to get permission from the authors to use these clips, he did give credit to all sources in the book. of Professor Good on newpaltz.edu, he has been teaching in the Digital Media and Journalism department at SUNY New Paltz for 20 years.

Before “Fugitive Pieces,” he wrote 11 books starting with his 1986 Ph.D dissertation which he wrote while at the University of Michigan titled “Acquainted With the Night: The Image of Journalists in American Fiction, 1890-1930.”

New Paltz Professor Howard Good releases 12th book.

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Conciliable Emergency Device Created By New Paltz Alumna

By Erica Blaize ing jewelry design, casting and the manufacturing Contributing Writer | Blaizeemod1@gmail.com process. She also spent time learning how to prepare a While walking alone on an isolated shortcut of the Rail Trail in New Paltz, Kat Alexander came face to ing of the device, often seeking help and support from face with a man who began to undress himself in front many people in the New Paltz community.

One such person was Tim Rogers, who met Alexof her. With no immediate way to protect herself she, like many other women, panicked—but it was from this ander in 2012 through a mutual friend, and often spent time brainstorming with her about business and her idea situation that Alexander came up with an idea.

This idea was a SIREN ring, a reimagined wear- of the SIREN ring. Rogers said he “was impressed with able safety device concealed inside stylish jewelry re- Kat’s uncanny ability to generate excitement about the SIREN ring.” cently released this fall.

Even after moving back to Manhattan to fully Alexander, a SUNY New Paltz alumna, grew up in Manhattan and has often experienced similar inci- focus on the SIREN ring, Alexander said she never dents while traveling alone. Alexander explained that forgot what she learned while studying at SUNY New when these incidents occur, “women rarely have the Paltz. Alexander said that she took several courses in chance to call for help or fumble in their bag for a mace, women’s studies. “[They opened my] eyes to the fundamental hytheir cell phone or some sort of weapon.”

The SIREN ring combats this dilemma by con- pocrisy behind historical representation of women all cealing technology that, when activated, will emit a the way through the modern concept of rape culture,” shockingly loud alarm to startle and provide escape she said.

When women on the SUNY New Paltz campus from anyone unwanted.

Working with her father, an engineer and tech were asked about their view on the SIREN ring in redeveloper, Alexander’s idea started to come together. lation to the prevalence of sexuality and physical vioIntrigued by the idea of a powerful miniature alarm, lence against women, they had a very similar view.

“As a woman I think [the SIREN Ring] would Alexander’s father started to work on the design over the weekends.

Alexander, who had taken over ownership of The dark New York City streets and as well as here in New Cheese Plate at Water Street Market during her senior year at SUNY New Paltz, spent her free time research- Ragoonanan said. “It is also a great way for females to

SIREN Rings launched in Fall 2014.

reassure themselves in case they are put in that situation.”

By making a statement about the personal safety issues that women face, Alexander said she wishes to “combat one facet of a greater social issue” through a

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collective effort.

She said her SIREN ring is an item that will do just that and will offer all women a means of physical and mental protection until a time when positive social shifts render it unnecessary.

Diversity and Inclusion In Society HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN OF COLOR IN STATE SERVICE TALKS TO STUDENTS

By Tenzin Rangdol Contributing Writer | Trangdol14@gmail.com the State of New York and highest-ranking woman of color in New York State service, joined students and faculty at SUNY New Paltz on Nov. 18 to discuss the keys to successful leadership in professional and personal environments.

Santana, a product of the SUNY system having graduated from SUNY Albany before attending law school at Hofstra University, said she was exceptionally excited at the opportunity to speak at SUNY New Paltz.

“I am both honored and humbled to be here repthe opportunity to give back and speak to young peohelped pave the way for me.”

Throughout the lecture, Santana candidly shared many of her personal anecdotes and early life experiences, captivating students who were not expecting

such frankness. straightforward tips on leadership but Santana’s stories made it so much more interesting and relatable to Santana shared her early encounters with the leadership role. She spoke honestly about being a very introverted child with stage fright and fear of public speaking. However, she was very perceptive when she was young, which allowed her to have a heightened awareness of the wrong doings in the world.

The little infractions she witnessed became lasting memories and she began to “stand up and speak out.” She said she started coming out of her shell, quickly becoming the go-to person adults and friends went to for help. She enjoyed being the “do-gooder” and putting on the “white hat” leading her to her to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer.

As an attorney, Santana said she strove to correct to pursue cases of corruption, discrimination and mis-

conduct. She was an organic leader, a position she did not necessarily see herself in as a child growing up in Syracuse.

“I didn’t view myself as a leader because other leaders didn’t look like me and I couldn’t see exactly what was special in me,” Santana said. tion from those who did not respond well to seeing a woman of color in such a position of power.

Today, Santana works to create, implement, and promote workforce diversity and inclusion to construct a society where all people are represented in the private and public sector.

She said she stresses the importance of diversity but also the importance of inclusion. She distinguished them as two very different things.

“Inclusion is being asked to dance.”

Santana said she feels that implementing policies is just not enough and there needs to be a focus

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on striking down unconscious biases in order to promote real change and encourage leaders from all backgrounds.

“Leadership development starts early,” Santana said. “Leadership potential is not something you are born with but something that comes out of experiences and the support of those around you.”

Santana’s ability to lead came from all the lessons she picked up along her professional and private endeavors, she said. dents to always move forward.

“Be strategic,” she said. “Make sure that every move puts you in a better position than when you started because life will go on whether you decide to progress or not.”

Santana wanted to impart the message that anyone can become a leader because according to her “leadership is about who you are and not what you are.”

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THE STORY OF BIGG BURD REVEALED AS THE INDIVIDUAL HANGS UP THE SUIT

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cated in the neck of the avian, with the costume's head and eyes located above that – creating the possible perception that Bigg Burd was staring into a room.

“The simple fact that 'Bigg Burd' has a neck -

Some folks may say New Paltz, in all its wacky glory, has gone to the birds. A few weeks ago, they would have been right.

About a week before Halloween, rumors began circulating on the popular real-time social media app, YikYak, that a person in a Big Bird costume – the character of “Sesame Street” fame – had been seen prowling the New Paltz campus at night. However, evidence of the anomaly did not surface until a few days later when a Face-

window, in a position where the person inside believed someone was looking in when in fact [Bigg Burd] has a really tall neck,” Dugatkin 'Bigg Burd' does exist and was roaming the New Paltz campus."

Because there was no criminal complaint, Chambers said UPD did not have the grounds to

discovered.

A single picture of the creature standing semi-concealed by the night with the description page. Soon after, videos began to arrive. Weardeformed costume, the videos show “Bigg Burd” stalking campus locals such as Esopus Lake and the Gulliver statue in front of the Sojourner Truth Library set to haunting ambient sound and including audio and visual distortion similar in style to those associated with the “Slenderman” mythos. Through the page and YikYak, the community at large quickly became aware of the “We started getting complaints that said allegedly, the individual in the costume was peering into the windows of residence halls. We also

Bigg Burd makes a nest in our hearts.

got calls saying that the individual was following [students] around campus at early hours of the morning,” University Police Investigator, Bruce Chambers said. “That's a little disconcerting for an 18 to 22-year-old walking back to campus and an unknown creature following them and not talking to them. So with that, we decided that we'd have to look into it to make sure everybody was safe.”

According to Chambers, the investigation took two days, with police conducting interviews and going to residence halls before the individual

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was found. “[The individual] said that there was no malicious intent behind his actions. He thought that him and his friends were going to go out dressed up in the costume as a joke and he thought it was well received – he wasn't hearing any of the complaints that [the University Police] were,” Chambers said.

UPD Chief of Police David Dugatkin said they could not substantiate the allegation that the individual was looking into residence hall windows, as the eye-holes on the costume were lo-

voluntarily handed over the costume to avoid any future problems. The individual will be able to have the costume returned at the end of the semester, he said.

Dugatkin said that he could not think of another occasion similar to Bigg Burd's but said that everything has to be taken at face-value and within reason.

“This started as just a humorous thing to do and I'm sure that was what the intent was,” Dugatkin said. “The end outcome was that it had some people concerned in today's world and that's always the concerns we have. Could someone else potentially decide to out as Bert & Ernie next week? Sure. But if they were to cause complaints, we'd have to send our investigator out to locate Bert & Ernie and interview them.”

FootGolf Kicks Off In New Paltz

NEW GOLF COURSE FIRST TO INCLUDE EUROPEAN SPORT IN THE STATE

By Renee Wallace FootGolf combines aspects of golf and Contributing Writer | Wallacer1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu soccer together to create one game. This game is played on a golf course using a soccer ball, New Paltz Golf Course owners cut the rib- which is kicked into a 21-inch hole. bon to its new location on the Wallkill Valley Like golf, players count the amount of times Rail Trail, on Saturday, Nov. 8. The owners dedi- it takes until the ball gets into the hole. The goal cated it to a fallen U.S. Soldier of Highland, Mi- is to have the least amount of kicks by the end chael Oremus, who died while serving in Iraq in of the game.

2006 and was a soccer player at Highland High In FootGolf the soccer ball travels a shorter School. distance compared to golf. According to Furey Owners of the New Paltz Golf Course, PGA and O’Brien, FootGolf is an easier game to learn golf professionals Larry Furey and Tom O’Brien, and all ages are capable of playing this sport. have added the new up-and-coming sport FootOriginally from Europe, FootGolf has Golf to their new location on the Wallkill Val- started to make its way to America, according to O'Brien. in New York State and one of only 300 in the This all began locally when the new orgacountry. nization Hudson Valley FootGolf contacted Fury

and O’Brien and asked if they were interested in incorporating the sport.

“We knew about it from previous years and we jumped on right away,” O'Brien said. “We thought it would be a good thing for golf because there are a lot of soccer players out there and we want to attract them to the course.”

Golf has been on the decline in recent years, while soccer has become increasingly popular, he said. They hope that people will enjoy FootGolf and then try golf afterwards.

The new FootGolf course will be located on the Rail Trail Course, next to the golf course and situated near the rail trail.

When the New Paltz Golf Course is unavailable, the Rail Trail Course can act as an alternate. Both Furey and O’Brien wanted to be

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able to offer FootGolf seven days a week and the Rail Trail Course allows it to be accessible everyday.

The River Course, a FootGolf course and a regulation golf course, will be open in the spring on a limited basis. On the River Course FootGolf players are able to play alongside golf players. but by the end of the game the people were competitive,” he said.

O'Brien said FootGolf is easy to learn and all types of people participate.

“We have had a French ex-soccer player, to women and men play, skilled athletes and the average person. It’s fun for everyone and great for families. It’s competitive but also recreational.”

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Getting Down To Business MARKETING CONFERENCE PROVES BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS

By Lindsey DeTrano | Detrandl1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Business students gathered once again for a

internships obtained by students due to this event and

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in 2015.

conference because he heard about it in Internship became very interested. He said he did not attend the

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THE MIAMI THEATRE PLAYERS IMPRESS WITH THEIR LATEST PRODUCTION

By Karl Evers-Hillstrom Copy Editor | Kevershillstrom@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The student-run Miami Theatre Players presented Dirty Rotten Scoundrels last week.

It was the funniest musical I’ve seen since “The Book of Mormon.”

The three-night performance spanned Nov. 13 to 15, taking place in the Studley Theatre and featured outstanding vocals, acting ability and direction, coupled with a great pit orchestra.

Caine and Steve Martin, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” was adapted into a musical, in 2004 with lyrics and music by David Yazbek and book by David Lane.

The story follows the exploits of two con artists, suave Brit Lawrence Jameson, played by third-year theatre major Ryan Christopher Thomas and outlandish American hustler Freddy Benson, played by fourth-year theatre major Geoffrey Fryer. Jameson operates in the French Riviera, and scams wealthy women out of their money by giving them a good time and later saying he needs money for some special cause. When Benson shows up in the Riviera trying to scam some wealthy women in a similar fashion, Jameson does not appreciate Benson taking any of his potential victims. they have much in common, Benson and Jameson eventually start working together after getting over their disagreements.

Their adventures get comedic when insane Oklahoman Jolene Oakes shows up, played by fourth-year theatre major Alicia Dee Leduc. After a misunderstanding with Jameson that lead Oakes to believe they were getting married, Jameson and Benson had to work together to get her to absolutely detest Jameson, resulting in pure ridiculousness.

Benson acted as Jameson’s deranged brother, Ruprecht, and acted crazy enough to drive Oakes out of town. Fryer’s performance in this scene was impressive. He showed that he is an incredible actor capable of doing outlandish roles.

Things get really interesting when Christine Colgate arrives in town, played by thirdyear communication disorders major Emily Sarra. Benson and Jameson both compete to

scam Colgate, although the competition soon turns into who can win her affection. Benson poses as a permanently injured war veteran in a wheelchair, and Jameson poses as the only doctor who can cure him, German Doctor Emil Schuffhausen. The end result is pure comedy and features an unexpected twist.

Fryer and Thomas showed remarkable chemistry during the entire musical, a big factor in how fantastic it was.

“What makes performing so much fun for me is [Fryer], and the onstage chemistry we have,” Thomas said. “On the outside I’m sticking to my lines but on the inside I’m thinking ‘man, this guy is hilarious, this is so much fun!’”

Fryer echoed Thomas, and said their chemistry onstage effectively landed them their roles in the musical.

“At auditions, something kinda stood out from when [Thomas] and I sang Dirty Rotten Number something weird had happened. We looked at [Director Ben Abrams] and he was loving it.”

Fryer and Thomas also complemented fourth-year secondary education and history major Abrams for doing a great job as director.

“He is a constant professional,” Fryer said. “I trust that he knows what he is doing and knows our best interests.”

As Abrams is a fellow student, a special connection exists according to Thomas.

“It is a different process working with him than working with a professor, because he is one of our peers,” Thomas said. “You sort of relate to him in a different way.”

The Miami Theatre Players don’t have a large budget to work with, something that was a challenge for the cast.

“When you hear that your budget is $100, it kind of takes the wind out of your sails,” Thomas said. “But you learn to overcome it, work hard and put on the best show you can.”

Fryer said that many of the performers pitched in to help improve the set and costumes. Despite the limited budget, there were no hiccups in the Nov. 15 performance.

The pit orchestra, directed by third-year

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music composition major Jeremiah Mahoney, provided a fantastic soundtrack that synched beautifully with the mic’d up singers.

Every performance was spot-on. Fryer

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together, and fun little moments such as cast members breaking the fourth wall just made the musical even more special.

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You Can’t Buy Talent but You Can “Rent” it MCKENNA THEATER HOSTS THRILLING PRODUCTION OF RENT

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

The talent that is our SUNY New Paltz community has always astounded me. SUNY New Paltz’s production of “Rent,” written by Jonathan Larson and directed by our own Jack Wade, is a classic musical that has been portrayed on stage and screen. It’s a favorite in the hearts of many. I had high expectations when heading to the theater Saturday night, to what was a sold out show.

Overall, the show was fantastic. Even though I have seen other performances of “Rent,” this production resonated with me the most. It’s an interesting concept that these faces you see on campus every day have such talent and power behind them. The show had a good way of balancing the emotion with laughs, which brought the audience on an emotional roller coaster.

Though the play was over two hours and thirty minutes with an intermission, I wanted to be with these characters even longer. The leads of the show each shined individually and those who were in couples had great chemistry. Mau-

reen Johnson (Berlande Millus) and Joanne Jefferson’s (Jenny Berger) chemistry was electrifying. Take Me or Leave Me, a song that discussed their opposite natures as individuals, showcased both actor’s vocal range and displayed their acting skills very well.

The ensemble cast was an interesting aspect of the show. In some scenes, I found them cumbersome and distracting; however in other scenes when the ensemble was not there, I felt their presence would have brought life to a scene that was lacking with just two of the leads on stage. I also enjoyed how certain members of the ensemble were able to shine as individuals, like Roger’s mother and the character Alexi Darling.

They added a certain quirky humor to a dark, but hopeful show.

The choreography was an aspect of the show that didn’t really impress or stick with me like the vocals and acting did. I did enjoy the split stage aspect that was performed in some scenes, in which one couple would be performing through song and the other would be acting nonverbally.

like seating, is that any seat in the house is a good one. Even though I was seated toward the back, I was able to see the stage and everything on it clearly. The spectacle, or the visual aspects of the show, were simple yet effective. The use of the minimalistic set to show many different settings was clearly done and gave a chance to let the actors shine and not have them be overaspect of the nontraditional Christmas tree that hung from the ceiling of the set and the use of the metal tables as a hybrid item. The snow and smoke effects that were used gave the show just a touch more of magic.

“Rent” is a musical that can be enjoyed across many generations. Even though I was not born in the time period in which the musical takes place, I am still able to appreciate the plot and understand the events that ocurred. Rent truly transcends time. The cast of SUNY New Paltz’s Rent production brought this timeless story to life and gave the story a new meaning all their own.

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A Symphony at Studley

SUNY NEW PALTZ SYMPHONIC BAND PERFORMS ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT

By Jess Napp Contributing Writer | Nappj1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

On Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., the SUNY New Paltz Symphonic Band held its annual winter concert at the Studley Theatre.

Deputy Chair and Associate Professor Dr. Joel Evans, directed the band and students of all majors were involved.

Students prepared for the concert, twice a week, all semester.

Throughout the evening the band performed a variety of works.

Prior to the concert, Evans stated that he is very proud of this wonderful group of students and their devotion to music. “They’re a very popular group on campus and we usually have a full house,” Evans said.

The evening began with a traditional march called The Mad Major -

lowed by Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon and Three Gems from Lincolnshire Posey by Percy Grainger, Incantation and Dance

by John Barnes Chance, First Suite in Eb Op. 28 No. 1 by Gustav Holst Journey Through Orion by Julie Giroux.

According to Evans, he enjoyed ly. “It’s a musical piece about a journey through outer space with wonderful sound effects,” Evans said.

After each piece, Evans gave a bit of commentary. Followed by the performance of Incantation and Dance, he acknowledged the students who will be graduating this semester, thus leaving the band.

“These are our SUNY New Paltz students, a lot to be proud of here,” Evans said.

munication disorders major, attended the event for her Introduction to Music class. According to Moran she has to attend certain concerts throughout the semester for this course, but prefers a band performance to an orchestra.

Gary Patrik, 70, takes classes at SUNY New Paltz and has been in the band for eight years. “I’m a non-graduating senior,” Patrik said. In this performance, he played the trumpet, which he began playing at the age of nine.

According to Patrik, preparation for the concert is always a challenge but the outcome is consistently delightful. Patrik stated that Incantation and Dance was particularly tough to learn but incredibly beautiful.

Heather Ryan, a third-year history major and fellow trumpet

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year at New Paltz. She has been playing the trumpet for 11 years and plays guitar as a hobby.

Ryan stated that initially she was unaware that a band existed for all students to join and is very happy that she is able to continue performing.

“I absolutely love music!”

Ryan said. “I’ve been in a band since elementary school so I’m thrilled that there is a band open to all students,” The Symphonic Band performs two concerts a year, one at the end of the fall semester and the spring semester.

According to Ryan, Evans usually takes suggestions from the band members for the spring concert. She is hoping that they will perform a piece from The Lord of the Rings score.

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RENOWN ARTS CENTER RELOCATES TO NEW PALTZ VILLAGE

By Amya Pinka Copy Editor | Pinkaa1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The Unison Arts Center plans to move from its historic location on Mountain Rest

mances and the space the center offers. Such awards include “Performers Favorite” for their dedication to music and theater. move as “cautiously positive.”

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was a recipient of a special fund under the New York State Music Fund series. This is

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to the people of New Paltz,” Nolan said. present various jazz artists and hosted one of attract a broader audience to Unison that includes students. Some performances will take place on campus.

Chronogram Magazine readers,” said the Unison website.

Tom Nolan, the president of the board at the Unison Arts Center, said the center is

ences.

a place dedicated to performance.

Also stated on the website, the center

for members and the community, Nolan said

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because he’s the man, and The Ramones fatuated with, which led to my obsession with Rock music.

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Ethnicity, Emotion and Work at the Dorsky

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day at the Dorsky Museum. bor” was put on to celebrate 20 years of partnership between the Dorsky Museum

told a story about these artists experience in Woodstock and what it meant to them,” Pasti said.

This collection has also been studied

history major and employee at the Dorsky said. cated students came to the Dorsky to admire the work.

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY?

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE? My plans for the future are to either work in radio or in music video production.

ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS? time to do whatever it is you want to do and don’t be afraid of the ridicule. There’s only room for improvement.

This is the initial reason why the Center

stock. The collection features works from 21 different artists. to store this collection of work for this time period,” Sara Pasti, director of the Dorsky Museum said.

The show, which has been on display

WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY? My musical involvement is mostly for fun, I play covers and write some of my own stuff and occasionally do open mics.

part of the community rather than a place on the mountain that few people know about.”

The exact address of the new location

of local residents who included Stuart and “Friends of the Mountain” transitioned

have a positive effect on the communities

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE? My instrument of choice is acoustic guitar because I’m a chord junkie and it’s easy to sing along to.

that will hopefully be temporary, as there is raphy at Woodstock and because the Dorsky is an educational institution, it is allowed to use the works for educational purposes.

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the students to come see this beautiful work on this past Wednesday, Nov. 12, the show terest in ethnicity and its representation in the art world.

“She was the perfect person to look

history classes that come to study the work.

tion until Dec. 14 at the Dorsky Museum of Art. Admission is free for students and the museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

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By Russell Hartman A&E Editor | Rhartman@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

From 1987’s WWF Superstars, to 2015’s WWE 2K15, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) which was formerly known as the WWF (World Wrestling Federation), has had its fair share of video games. Dating back to WWF Superstars, WWF/E games coming out almost on a yearly basis.

This year is no exception and this year’s version does not disappoint.

WWE 2K15, developed by Visual Concepts and Yuke’s and published by 2K games, is the latest video game in the WWE franchise of video games. It features improved game modes, extreme visual improvements, exceptional gameplay and better match pacing to deliver an exceptional WWE game.

At the core of every game are its controls and overall gameplay. WWE 2K15 has made the combat in the game feel better than it has in years.

The wrestlers in the game no longer move as fast as they used to.

The wrestlers actually seem like they have weight behind them now, and each punch and grapple has a great feeling behind it.

The controls are basically the same as they have been over the past few years and that’s not a bad thing.

They’re responsive, easy to pickup and never feel clunky. Wrestlers punch, grapple, run, climb and smash weapons with the touch of a button.

The ease of the controls and their responsiveness are huge parts of why this game impresses.

The match pacing is also done really well. In the beginning of each match, wrestlers “lock up,” as they to gain the upper hand. The way the controls work for this is that when you grapple at the beginning, a meter with the right stick pops up. You stick in. Once you do, the meter turns

red and your wrestler gains the upper hand in the “lock up”. This “lock up” in control and the other is slammed into the mat. This feature makes each match more realistic than in previous years.

The stamina system has also been improved with the game. If you run around a lot, punch a lot and grapple too much, your wrestlers stamina will fade, leaving him unable to run or perform certain types of moves.

This improved stamina system helps run around forever. It forces the player to make calculated decisions about what wrestling moves they want to use and what direction they want to take match in.

A big part of wrestling games moves. From The Rock’s Rock Bottom, to the Undertaker’s Tombstone, every wrestler has that one move that once performed means the opponents time is up. 2K15 has now implemented a percentage system in order ing move your wrestler is. The more you perform moves, reversals and hit your opponent with weapons, the closer your wrestler gets to earning cent, your wrestler gains a signature move which when performed, auto-

moves can be saved at one time for later use.

WWE 2K15 has a good amount of game modes as well. 2K showcase mode features the rivalry of John Cena and CM Punk as well as the rivalry between Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Each rivalry contains many matches that highlight moments in the rivalry between the two wrestlers.

As you complete matches and objectives in the matches, unlockables are unlocked for use in other game

modes. More rivalries and storylines will be included in upcoming DLC packs including Path of the Warrior, which chronicles the journey of the Ultimate Warrior in WWE. Exclusive to the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game is the MyCareer mode in which you create a wrestler and work your way up the WWE ladder until you hit the big time on WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown. The decisions you make inand it’s actually a very nice addition to the game, since we haven’t seen a mode like this in a few weeks. Exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game are “Who Got NXT” and “Proving Ground.” In “Who Got NXT” players play as “NXT” wrestlers Adrian Neville, Sami Zayn, Bo Dallas, Corey Graves and Rusev. In “Proving Ground,” players have to use the “NXT” superstars to defeat an overpowered John Cena.

Universe mode returns on all video games systems and it is a welcome return. In universe mode, you basically control all storylines that are going on within the WWE universe. You determine each aspect of it including who holds each championship belt.

The visual improvements to the game are absolutely spectacular.

Wrestlers look like splitting images of their real life counterparts. Visual Concepts went all out this year and WWE 2K15 is the best looking WWE game to date.

The roster is pretty good as well.

It features most of the wrestlers that are around today including Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins as well as legends including The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H and The Undertaker. More wrestlers will be released in the future with DLC content on its way.

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some shortcomings. I wouldn’t have minded a bigger roster and some more rivalries to be included with the game at launch. The creation suite within the game has also been toned down which will come as a disappointment to some fans who like to create different wrestlers. There is also “Day One DLC” for the game (the wrestler, Paige, who is also only obtainable by purchasing the season pass) and I’ve never been a fan of that.

Overall, WWE 2K15 is a great game. The improved visuals, great controls and gameplay, improved modes and match pacing all add up to a great wrestling game and a solid debut on next-gen consoles. Although it does have its shortcomings (which I expected due to it being the soles), WWE 2K15 will make wrestling fans, new and old, happy with their purchase.

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In preparation for my travels away from the magical land of Long Island and back to New Paltz this past weekend, I was faced with the responsibility of picking just the right music for my three-hour for an extensive trip may take some shufseconds and then doing the whole “no, no, no” thing to yourself, it was quite clear to me what music I was going to devote this time to.

On July 7, 2014, an album that would and the last ever by Pink Floyd was announced to be bestowed upon the public in November. The album was to be a follow up to their last full length, 1994’s “The Division Bell,” which was a series of studio sessions where David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason played freely together. Expected to be mostly instrumental and full of the cosmic ambi-

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In the typically painful book-to-movie ed out by a poorly cast team of A-list actors and actresses. But as for the story of “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, this is hardly the case.

Readers and virgins of the story alike will be on the edge of their seats, cursing and swooning over the on-screen husband and wife, samund Pike, respectively).

The story takes off quickly; Nick receives a strange call about a disturbance in his home, at which point he realizes his wife is missing. Without any other suspects for the capture, attention from both the police and media quickly focus on the emotionally deof attention, Nick starts his own investigation of this mysterious disappearance. He hires the

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ence Pink Floyd has been known to exude, fans were enthralled to hear the news and anxious to hear what was in store.

And it was most certainly worth the wait.

Boarding the bus from Mineola onward to New Paltz, I brought with me a fully charged iPod, bulky headphones, coffee and my favorite type of brownies. me effortlessly through this lovely bus

for two, and suited up (put on my headphones) for the impending journey. After stretching out a bit, listening to various songs from “Animals,” “The Wall” and of course “Dark Side of The Moon” for up, I decided it was time to begin “Endalbum.

Allow me to describe this album as a 65-minute beautiful, beautiful comma functioning as ending statements. Even from one earbud to the other earbud” moments. It takes concentration and “the right state of mind” to listen to this album greasy, famous Defense Attorney, Tanner Bolt (Tyler Perry). Things quickly turn from wrong to downright sour when Nick discovers clues that seem to be left by his wife herself.

In this thrilling and deceitful mystery, Amy’s diary serves as another perspective.

Her written narrative takes us to the past. The diary shows Nick and Amy’s romantic beginning in the streets of New York and their troubled road as writers in a very evident recession. The perfect couple’s blissful engagement and eventual marriage is quickly tested when Amy’s trust fund wears thin. The illness of Nick’s mother brings the newlyweds to his hometown in Missouri.

As we learn about the couple’s past and present situation, the clarity only begins to surface when both characters are willing to uncover their secrets. The layers of characterization and dishonesty from our storytellers leave you on the edge of your seats, even as a past reader, until the very end. ing all-American boy Nick Dunne almost too well. His natural ability to appear smug in almost every emotion drives the viewer to hate him even while sympathizing with him as a

going on within these complex instrumentals. Only the very last track, “Louder Than Words,” contains lyrics, in addition to Stephen Hawking featured on the track “Talkin’ Hawkin’,” offering some words of encouragement to mankind. starts out with a few lines: “We certainly are under spoken and understanding, but there’s a lot of things unsaid as well / we should and argue and Then there is a sort of “boom” that happens, and the album begins.

The album follows a sort of cyclic pattern, with an extraordinary arrangement of drums and powerful guitar, then a dissipation into smooth, placid ambient sounds, only to follow back into zealous power plays, and then to repeat this pattern until the very end. The track “It’s What We Do” is reminiscent of a certain past Pink Floyd song, from which I had to refrain from emitting a “yaaaaaaaaaaas” on the bus. I won’t reveal what song it is in order to avoid spoiling it for anyone.

There is an earthy vibe to the album, though there are moments throughout with certain noises and sounds that are victim. And this is not to say that Pike does not steal the stage in every scene she appears.

Pike has the ability to capture Amy’s cunning her peers.

David Fincher’s adaptation of “Gone Girl” captures all the subtle themes and motifs sprinkled throughout Flynn’s original published work.

Flynn explores the theme of media and the effect it has on the judgment of both the law and the masses.

In an era so sprung on scandal, Nick is dragged along through the interviews and press conferences as his mistakes gradually cost him the sympathy of women throughout the country.

These suspicions further fuel an investigation of Nick while vigils and prayers are held in honor of Amy. His story and discoverimpressionable populace.

Maybe even more notably, the story captures the fear of inadequacy in a believable way from both male and female perspectives.

Nick, bruised by his poor relationship with his father and Oedipus complex with his

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empty space. passengers of the 3:40 p.m. Trailways bus and I were well on our way to New Paltz, out of Long Island. The emergence of the mountains as we headed further up north, the sunset and the quiet of the bus created an all too perfect scenario for maintaining full concentration on what was being poured into my ear drums. If you could get on a bus for the sole purpose of listening to this album, I strongly recommend it. new music, Pink Floyd really made their statement clear with very few words.

Take some time to listen to “Endless River” with an open mind. It gives a true closure to their genius, something not all bands are able to achieve. And for those of you who fret that there will be no more new music from the group, don’t worry, because as they promised, we will see them on the dark side of the moon.

enjoys the little things in life.

ply keeping up with her is enough to mollify his insecurity for some time.

But as Flynn would have it, the smart and beautiful Dunne would be cunning enough to make sure she had her husband roped in so tight that he could never leave.

“Gone Girl” addresses some very ugly truths of love while exposing the gray roles that gender stereotypes play in real life relationships; violence may not always be masculine and timidity may not always be feminine.

Even after I went to see the movie myself, after having read the book, I remained on the edge of my seat during the movie’s entirety. The movie found a way to capture the fail to do. The direction and pace of this adaptation will enrapture even the most stubborn book advocates.

Amya is a second-year journalism major with a concentration in public relations. She loves trying new things, being outdoors and playing in the mountains.

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The season came to an end last Friday afternoon for the Women’s volleyball team after losing round of the Div. III Tournament.

The games were close all match while the Hawks had a 4-3 advantage in team blocks.

The difference in the match came in the hitting percentage, when Haverford edged New Paltz .232 to .117.

Third-year outside hitter and 2014 SUNYAC Player of the Year Becca Borquist lead the way for the Hawks with 13 kills and a .211 hitting percentage. Fourth-year middle hitter Ali Coleman led the team with three service aces while fourth-year libero Katy Herbst lead the team in digs with 21.

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After winning the conference tournament over Fredonia on Nov. 9, the Hawks earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and the No. 3 seed in their region, where they headed to matchup with Haverford. The Hawks were swept by Haverford in straight sets, 25-21, 25-15 and 25-23.

They end their season with a 31-6 record and their second SUNYAC conference championship.

“We just didn’t perform as well as we’re capable of,” Head Coach Matt Giufre said. “It had nothing to do with their preparation and it had nothing to do with their effort. It just came down to physical performance and that’s the way the sport goes.”

Giufre said he thought that the season was a success after graduating three players last year, two

of which were starters.

“The team was very disciplined and very focused this year,” Giufre said. “They wanted to win a conference championship, which we did, [and] they wanted to win a regional championship, which unfortunately we did not do – but they never strayed from that focus.”

The team is only graduating three players this year: Coleman, right side Alex Bizub and Herbst.

Coleman and Bizub started in 34 and 24 matches respectively and all three players contributed to the teams success this season.

“I think everyone is always sad to see a season end, or in the seniors’ case, our collegiate career,” Herbst said. “We couldn’t be happier to have won our conference championships.”

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The Women’s basketball team opened up their season with split matchups this weekend at the Emmanuel Tournament in Boston, Massachusetts.

On Saturday, Nov. 15 the Hawks fell to William Patterson University 69-59.

Third-year guard Goldie Harrison led the team in points, scoring 13 total throughout the game. Just behind Harrison in points was third-year forward/guard Colleen Ames, notching 12 points. The Hawks 39-34 in the second.

“We certainly would have liked to get the win, but we did take something out of it that we were able to move forward from and put out a better performance there on Sunday,” Head Coach Jamie Seward said.

The following day, the team came back with a 61- 40 win over Mount Saint Mary College. Second-year forward

18 minutes of the game. Second-year guard/forward Kit Small grabbed a gamehigh 14 rebounds, earning her election to the All-Tournament Team.

“I think what helped us come back on Sunday after our loss was that we had three key things in mind: to rebound, talk on defense and lastly give it our all on the court,” Irby said. “We are looking to keep up the intensity and to continue to push ourselves out on the court, because we have fresh bodies that can contribute and help us in the game.”

On Wednesday, Nov. 19 the Hawks took a last minute loss in their third matchup of the season to their host Vassar College. Small was on top of offense rebounds. Irby recorded eight points total for the game, while Harrison notched seven.

This season, half of the players on the roster are completely new to the team. Six to the way the team operates, Seward said, which he will have to be patient with.

“I think the older kids have done a the team but also our way of doing things – so that’s helped to speed along the process,” he said. “It’s going to take some time to get all the kinks worked out and to get them fully integrated into our system and the way we want to play.”

Despite half of the team being new to collegiate basketball at New Paltz, Irby said that the newcomers have been doing well in keeping up with the team’s system as a whole.

“Half of our team is experienced with playing for New Paltz, and the other half is new,” Irby said. “Despite that, I feel they have grasped how we run things here and are prepared for anything that comes

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The Hawks hit the road again this weekend to compete in the two-game Wesleyan Tournament in Middletown, Connecticut with a record of 1-2. After this tournament, they have one more matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 25 before they play.

“We’ve got to learn from playing in games because we don’t have a lot of practice opportunities until after Thankscontinue to get a little bit better every day and take some things that went well and do them even better tomorrow and take some things that we struggled with and one day at a time, trying to get a little bit better today than we were yesterday.”

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The Islanders traveled down to hot and sunny Florida last weekend.

Unlike here in New York, the Isles were able to enjoy the nice weather on the road. The team split games against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

After a 4-3 shootout win against the Panthers, the Islanders were defeated by game winning streak.

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Isles defeated the Lightning 5-2 in the second game of a home-and-home series.

Josh Bailey has returned to the lineup since being placed on the injured reserve list on Thursday, Oct. 23, after a broken hand. He scored a goal in the road game against the Lightning and was given the line alongside Captain John Tavares and Kyle Okposo.

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After a nice bye week because of their 20-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 9, the Jets now have six games left on their schedule.

This Sunday they will head west to Buffalo to take on the Bills. When they hosted the Bills earlier in the season Geno Smith was benched for Michael three interceptions that led the way to a 43-23 loss.

While many believe their win against the Steelers was impressive, I believe that the Steeelers just overlooked them. was extremely sloppy all game and threw two interceptions, which is very unlike him.

This game should have been a lot closer. Vick has shown that he is a much

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Isles Prep for Conference Play with eight.

Speaking of goal scoring, the Isles team in the goal scoring category with a 3.11 goals per game average. Last season, in the league with 2.63. Now, the Isles are getting scoring from all angles. This is the most depth up and down the lineup they have had in years. needed scoring and contributions from defensemen. This is something the team has lacked in recent years. Both newcomers, Johnny Boychuk and Nick Leddy have performed just as I thought they would.

Boychuk has 12 points already. Last season, the defenseman with the most points was Andrew MacDonald, who is now a Philadelphia Flyer. MacDonald tallied 24 points. Boychuk is halfway there not even This was a great move by General Manager Garth Snow.

I have enjoyed watching the “kids” son evolve. They will continue to progress and improve each game.

I feel that Head Coach Jack Capuano where they are. Chemistry cannot develop if lines are consistently changing.

Bailey went from being a second-liner Whoever is on the wing with Tavares and Okposo needs time to develop chemistry with them. Capuano should just make his permanent selection. Pick someone and stay with them.

Goaltending has still been solid. Jaroslav Halak earned back-to-back shutouts orado Avalanche. Chad Johnson has also continued to perform well. I am not worin two out of his last three games started.

As I said last week, the Isles will continue to take on Eastern Conference op-

ponents until Saturday, Dec. 6. This will give them an opportunity to gain some ground and continue to tack on crucial points.

For some reason, the schedule stacks up where the Isles will have several home -and-home series. They will play the Penguins, Capitals and Senators twice which will be an early chance to prove a point to the conference and the league. The pair of matchups against the Penguins will be even more crucial because they are the only team above the Isles in the Metropolitan Division.

Ironically enough, when the Isles made the playoffs during the 2012-13 season, they were eliminated by Pittsa rivalry there.

Of course, they’re not going to win every game, but the Isles have performed better than I could have ever imagined.

They are certainly proving to be a contender as the season moves along.

Jets Continue Rough Season gives the Jets a better chance of winning.

The key to the game will be how the Jets’ offensive line plays. Currently, the Bills lead the entire NFL in sacks with 39, led by Mario Williams and Marcell Dareus who both have 10 sacks on the season. This means that it is extra important to make sure all of the Jets’ offensive linemen know their responsibilities and hold their blocks to ensure that the ofmanner.

While the offensive line needs to know their responsibilities for each play, they also need to make sure they are disciplined. They have committed too many penalties this season and guard Willie Colon leads the entire league with 10 false starts.

If the line can give Vick time, then he won’t have to start scrambling earlier in

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posed to reading the defense and making a simple play.

When the Bills have the ball, the Jets’ secondary needs to make sure they all know who they’re supposed to be

Ultimately, as I do most weeks, I think the Jets will lose. The Bills will win 24-16 and give the Jets a record of 2-9. Vick will fumble twice in key spots that will be too much for the Jets to overcome. Chris Ivory will return to his form from earlier in the season and rush for 115 yards and a touchdown.

The Jets will record three sacks, but unfortunately, they will give up seven, which will cause Vick to play through an extraordinary amount of pain.

the game of his life last game against the Steelers, but it’s doubtful he will up that performance this season or ever again in his career.

Yes, that sounds extremely pessimistic, but I’m a Jets fan, so that’s what I do.

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