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Arrest Made in Off-Campus Sexual Assault

By Kristen Warfield

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New Paltz Police have made an arrest following a string of off-campus burglaries that occurred over the holiday weekend—one of which resulted in the sexual assault of a female SUNY New Paltz student as she slept in her bedroom.

Police located and apprehended the suspect at his place of employment yesterday after intensive investigative efforts by the New Paltz Police Department and SUNY New Paltz Police Department. Kevin Guerrero, 20, of New Windsor, was arraigned in the Town of New Paltz Court and sent to Ulster County Jail on no bail.

Police responded to a reported burglary on Sunday, Sept. 4 at around 5:45 a.m. after Guerrero entered his victim’s off-campus apartment by pushing in an air conditioning unit that was installed in a window. Police say Guerrero sexually assaulted the student before she was able to fend him off, causing him to flee the area.

Further investigation by detectives showed that Guerrero was involved in two other similar incidents; he broke into two more apartments in the village, and was noticed by the tenants inside both times. Upon being encountered, he fled once again.

“No assault was perpetrated in the other two cases because he was encountered by people in the apartments,” New Paltz Police Lieutenant Robert Lucchesi said. “That prevented him from doing anything further.”

Guerrero was charged with burglary in the second degree and rape in the first degree and is scheduled to return to New Paltz Court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 13. The investigation is continuing and additional charges may be filed, police said.

In light of these events, University Police Chief David Dugatkin recommends that off-campus students conduct a safety check of their residence, making sure all doors, windows and entry points are locked. Lucchesi offered similar pre-

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“Not just students but to residents as a whole: make sure your windows and doors are locked,” he said. “If you do have an air conditioner in your window, secure it as best as possible so that you can make it very difficult to be pushed in. The other thing is, if you see some-

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OBAMA, DUTERTE MEET DESPITE FILIPINO LEADER’S CRUDE LANGUAGE

President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Wednesday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said. On Monday, hours before arriving in Laos, Duterte told Philippine reporters he wouldn’t accept questions from Obama about extrajudicial killings that have occurred during his crackdown on suspected drug dealers and users. More than 2,000 people have been killed in the crackdown since he took office on June 30.

US CLIMBERS WHO DIED IN PAKISTAN LAUDED AS 2 OF THE BEST

American mountain climbers Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson earned reputations as two of the world’s best by pushing limits and setting out to conquer icy, steep routes others couldn’t scale. That fearlessness and passion led them to a treacherous mountain peak in a remote part of Pakistan this summer for their second attempt at making a climb never done before. \ GAS CANISTERS COUPLE HELD AFTER FOUND NEAR PARIS’ NOTRE DAME A criminal terrorist investigation has been opened in Paris following the discovery of a car parked near Notre Dame Cathedral with seven gas canisters and pages written in Arabic inside, prosecutors said. The Paris prosecutor’s office revealed Wednesday that a couple it described as radicalized -a 34-year-old man and a 29-year-old womanwas arrested a day earlier and transferred to Paris to be questioned in the case.

MEXICO’S FINANCE SECRETARY RESIGNS AFTER TRUMP VISIT One of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s closest advisers and confidants, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, has resigned in a move seen as linked to the unpopular decision to invite Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit Mexico. Pena Nieto has taken responsibility for inviting Trump, but a former government official familiar with the workings of the administration said Videgaray would have played a preponderant role in the decision. Newspaper columnists in Mexico have reported Videgaray was behind last week’s visit, after which Pena Nieto was criticized for not being forceful enough in rejecting Trump’s proposals and comments about Mexico.

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Candidates Vye to Fill Surrogate Court Vacancy

By Rachael Purtell

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Ulster Surrogate Court Judge Mary M. Work began her second term in January 2015 and will now be stepping down as she reaches the age of 70, the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age.

Surrogate Court typically handles matters involving estates, wills, trusts, guardianships and adoption; the position pays $174,000 a year and is served in 10 year terms.

In order to serve on this court, a judge must be a state and city resident at least 18 years old with a minimum of 10 years expereince in the judicial and law field.

Two Democrats are vying for the position; Kingston based lawyer Sharon A. Graff, former Rosendale Town Justice Sara McGinty and Republican candidate Ulster County Assistant District Attorney Peter Matera.

Attorney and Esopus Town Councilman Kyle Barnett was previously in the race as a Republican candidate but decided to suspend his campaign in the interest of party unity.

“I think it’s going to be a tough year for Republicans, candidly, and I just didn’t want to do anything that was really going to definitively prevent either one of us from winning general elections,” he said.

Sharon A. Graff

Graff practices law with her husband Michael Graff and father-in-law Wayne Graff at Graff Law LLC. She has represented individuals, estates and businesses in a wide variety of cases for 18 years and describes her experience with civil law to be very comprehensive.

“Because you don’t choose when you die,” Graff said. “Death doesn’t wait for a convenient time, just about any type of civil legal issue that exists out there in life, can become an issue in Surrogate Court.”

According to Graff, Work is an experienced, passionate and hard-working judge who is leaving big shoes to fill and Graff believes she has the heart to do so.

“I know that this is my calling,” said Graff. “It’s a passion for me; I enforce the law because this is what I am meant to do.”

Sara McGinty

McGinty served as Town Justice for eight years. She has been a lawyer for 32 years, and for the past 20 her office has fo-

cused largely on elder law, wills, trust and estate administration. She has also worked with Kingston Housing Authority for the past six years.

When asked about her interest in the position, she spoke of a case she had lost that she described as heartbreaking and a “tremendous injustice;” the case was not an Ulster Surrogate Court case.

“I just thought that it was time for me to try this process from the other side and maybe I could do a better job,” McGinty said. “Maybe I could have more of an impact as a judge rather than serving clients in Surrogate Court.”

McGinty believes that her ability to communicate with people sets her apart from the rest of the candidates.

“A judge’s basic job no matter what the court is, is to make sure that everyone in the case, from the clients to the lawyers, all understand the basis for your decision,” McGinty said. “I think that my clients would tell you that I take special aim to educate them so they feel confident about decisions they are making and I think that helps me be a better judge.”

Peter Matera

Matera has been practicing law since 1986 and has practiced in almost every court in Ulster County with the majority of his work being in Surrogate Court. He has also served as Assistant District Attorney

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for a little over 29 years.

“I have been protecting the rights of victims as a prosecutor, I’ve been protecting the rights of my clients as an attorney, so it’s a smooth transition into what I hope to be doing soon,” he said.

In cases of estate matters, Matera is often able to bring families together in order to prevent animosity from growing and that is something he hopes to continue to do should he be elected.

“I’ve also seen a lot of good judges that also go down that line,” he said. “They are able to bring people together and that’s what I want to be able to do when it’s possible.”

Matera hopes to implement electronic filing to the court in order to save time and money. Additionally, he wants to create a volunteer committee of practicing attorneys in Ulster Surrogate Court to provide advice and assistants to small estates.

Although Matera has experience in various courts, it is Surrogate Court that he is most passionate about. According to Matera, he has been asked to run for other judgeships, but turned them down due to a lack of interest.

“My interest wasn’t in becoming a judge, it was in becoming this judge,” he said.

The primaries will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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CALIFORNIA PANEL MULLS DEVELOPMENT ON COASTAL OIL LAND

Southern California residents sparred Wednesday over a hotly contested plan to build nearly 900 homes and a hotel on a vast stretch of land riddled with oil drilling that also provides critical habitat for endangered and threatened wildlife.

Hundreds of people packed a crowded meeting room in upscale Newport Beach to hear the California Coastal Commission discuss a plan to develop the 401-acre site known as Banning Ranch.

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Front view of newly-constructed Wooster Hall.

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Wooster Hall has officially opened up to the students and faculty of SUNY New Paltz for the fall 2016 semester.

This three-story, 75,000-square-foot multipurpose building is home to relocated campus services such as Records & Registration, Student Accounts and Academic Advising. Additionally, the structure houses multiple classrooms, research labs and anthropology and psychology academic offices.

Wooster Hall is an energy-efficient municipality, and includes views of the Main Quad and class concourse through large windows in various offices.

Psychology Department Chair and Founding Director of SUNY New Paltz’s Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS) Glenn Geher has taken a liking to his new space in Wooster Hall 361.

“This is a wonderful new space for the psychology department,” Geher said. “Our new research labs and conference room have really been conducive to our productivity.”

The psychology department is home to approximately 500 undergraduate majors, 100 undergraduate minors, 60 graduate students and 20 faculty, according to Geher. The department used to be located on the third floor of JFT with additional research labs in the basement of Humanities.

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equipment such as skinner boxes and rat and fish labs that were in the Humanities basement psychology labs are antiquated and obsolete.

Therefore, access to brand new labs with necessary equipment and new computers is far more beneficial.

Additionally, Geher said having everyone on the same floor in the same building is extremely convenient for having students and faculty meet.

Associate Psychology Professor Maryalice Citera said the new research labs equipped with computers provides a hands-on experience of research study for graduate students.

“This building is a mood lifter, it is bright and welcoming,” Citera said. “As I walk up the stairs it is almost as the building is embracing you for the day— I feel proud of my space when people visit my office.”

Citera said that as someone who enjoys taking the stairs up to her office, the staircases in Wooster Hall are far more enjoyable than the darkness and secluded nature of the JFT staircase.

“You hardly saw other people in that stairwell,” Citera said. “This staircase is welcoming and it is nice to see people in the morning on my way up to the office.”

Second-year graduate student of Glenn Geher’s Evolutionary Psychology Masters Program Richard Holler finds it extremely convenient and personable to have the ability of walking down the hall to speak with a professor or

fellow student rather than just sending an email.

“It is a great space for all the work we have to do,” Holler said. “The only downside of us all being together is that it is so easy to chit-chat with professors in the hallways.”

Cafe Element 93 (cleverly named after the 93rd periodic table element NP) located on the first floor of Wooster Hall is widely popular among students and faculty. Although students are enjoying the cafe, many are frustrated with the extreme traffic between classes.

“I think they opened it too soon being as there is an information center that is still being worked on,” said fourth-year communications disorders major Alyssa Kolb. “The cafe was a really smart idea and it’s super nice. I think they should have kept Jasmine’s though because there are always so many people trying to get food.”

Wooster Hall’s new facilities have been exciting for many students and faculty of SUNY New Paltz. Geher, Citera and other faculty members are excited to see how their new research spaces increase productivity and help facilitate strides in the department’s psychological research.

“It’s a dream come true,” said third-year sociology major Daniel J. Holohan. “It’s everything I’ve ever wanted. I feel so blessed to eat there four times a day. Wooster is love, Wooster is life.”

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A Colorado mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater into rivers in three Western states was designated a Superfund site Wednesday, clearing the way for a multimillion-dollar federal cleanup. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the inactive Gold King Mine and 47 other nearby sites to the Superfund list. It also included nine other sites in eight states and Puerto Rico.

GREEN PARTY’S JILL STEIN CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING, MISCHIEF

A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. Court records show Stein was charged Wednesday in Morton County with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and criminal mischief.

The same charges have been filed against her running mate, Ajamu Baraka.

PORTLAND HOMELESS CRISIS SOWS DISSENT IN TOLERANT CITY

There have always been homeless people in Portland, but last summer Michelle Cardinal noticed a change outside her office doors.

Almost overnight, it seemed, tents popped up in the park that runs like a green carpet past the offices of her national advertising business. She saw assaults, drug deals and prostitution. Every morning, she said, she cleaned human feces off the doorstep and picked up used needles.“It started in June and by July it was full-blown. The park was mobbed,” she said. “We’ve got a problem here and the question is how we’re going to deal with it.”

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Sam’s Point Perserve Rises From the Ashes

By Melanie Zerah

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The once charred, ash covered areas of Sam’s Point Preserve affected by the massive brush fire five months ago have become sprouting fields of new plant life and swiftly budding burnt trees.

The fire which ignited on April 23, 2016 burned 1,900 acres of trees and brush, causing the park to close completely to the public until Memorial Day weekend, when it reopened with limited access to only the Loop Road and Ice Caves Trails.

Sam’s Point is home to the unique ecology of fire dependent tree species. The two major and ecologically significant are dwarf pitch pine, white pine and chestnut oak.

These trees react positively to fire by opening up their seedling cones in the presence of intense heat thus spreading its seeds. However, other types of plant species that cannot survive a fire do exist among within this ecology as well.

Gabe Chapin, the forest and fire ecologist at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), said dwarf pitch pine and chestnut oak can survive becoming completely engulfed in flames because of their thick bark. This adaptation is one many other tree species lack, therefore a fire will preserve an ecosystem of solely fire-dependent trees by destroying trees that cannot withstand its heat.

Bracken fern, fiddleheads and painted trilliums are among plant species that were scorched out in the fire and can now be seen budding through. Charred dwarf pitch pine, white pine and birch that survived the fire regenerate via epicormic budding, a process by which resprouting begins along the trunk rather than at the roots.

Various types of wild berries such as blueberries, serviceberries and huckleberries have begun to repopulate— helping the forest floor regain its greenery.

The preserve has been monitoring regrowth in affected areas by the use of 20 randomly placed research plots of seedling regeneration to measure full forest growth and understand the ecology as completely as possible.

For the most part, the ecology of Sam’s Point was still in a dormant state for the winter when the fire ignited. According to Hank Alicandri, preserve director of land stewardship and chief ranger, if the fire ignited during a growing season, more “duff” would have been consumed, therefore promoting faster growing rates.

Duff is a collection of pine needles and spare brush found on the forest floor that create a barrier to the rich soil beneath for possible seedlings. Duff fuels a fire and helps it to burn more hotly and intensely.

“Where the duff is thin, there is more seedling regeneration since they are closer to the soil,” Alicandri said.

Other trails and areas at Sam’s Point such as the Scenic Trail and Smiley Carriage Road are extremely ecologically sensitive and remain closed to lower the risk of invasive species encroaching on the ecology.

According to Dominic Mayo, a Sam’s Point Park ranger and fourth-year education major at SUNY New Paltz, seeds and spores from foreign plant species can hitchhike their way into the area by riding the boots and pant bottoms of visiting hikers.

“The soil is very vulnerable right now,” Mayo said. “It is important that these areas begin to regrow as undisturbed as possible.”

These areas also remain closed due to hazardous terrain from tree stumps and uneven burnt ground that can be dangerous for hikers.

Alicandri said that since the Loop Road and Ice Caves Trail are the two most hiked trails at Sam’s Point, visitation traffic has been almost the same as during times of full park access.

“It is getting green up here!” said Alicandri. “We will try to open the rest of the park as soon as possible—we are not exactly sure when that will be, but hopefully sooner Pitch pine tree begins regeneration via epicormic budding. than later.”

View of affected area at Sam’s Point experiencing regrowth.

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Mill Brook Perserve Explored as Possible Water Source in 2017

By Jack O’Brien

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With the impending shutdown of the Catskill Aqueduct in 2017, both of the local government boards in New Paltz have discussed the future use and development of the Mill Brook Preserve.

A split has arisen on both the New Paltz Village Board of Trustees and the New Paltz Town Board, as discussions regarding the addition of the Mill Brook Preserve to the municipal water supply have expanded to involve its status as park land.

Some have supported a proposal to use the Preserve in conjunction with the already established Water District No. 5 Plains Road property. However, as stated in the Preserve’s conservation easement, “harvesting underground water will be banned from the Preserve except in extreme conditions when other unprotected sources of community water supply have been eliminated (or) exhausted.”

According to the 2014 Mill Brook Preserve Management Plan, the town and village split ownership of roughly 126 acres of “already conserved land, including 89 town-owned acres and 37 acres protected by conservation easements.” The Nature Conservancy defines a conservation easement as

“a restriction placed on a piece of property to protect its associated resources.”

A 2015 resolution passed by the Town Board made oversight of the Preserve a joint effort between the town and the village.

However, according to an article in The Daily Freeman, “an intermunicipal agreement drafted about two years ago, but never adopted, called for a uniform conservation easement to be approved by June 30, 2016.”

Village of New Paltz Mayor Tim Rogers has voiced his support for the plan to utilize the Preserve, while Village Trustee Tom Rocco stated that other resources should be explored before the Preserve is used.

“I support looking for a public ground water source on the west side of the Mill Brook Preserve outside of its core biodiversity area because of the area’s unique linear features identified by a hydrogeologist and a well driller during visits to the site,” Rogers said. “We used taxpayer money to acquire the Mill Brook [Preserve] and need to be mindful of as many taxpayer sensitivities as possible; including those of residents who prefer manageable water rates.”

New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez, an ecologist, said that the conservation easement is not as common for municipalities as compared to declaring the land

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as ‘park land.’ That being said, Bettez expressed little concern for the potential drilling for water in the Preserve.

“The upside to the easement is that it won’t let future town boards do anything that violates the agreement,” Bettez said.

“It’s all about making the land worth it to the people.”

The costs for applying a conservation easement would not impact the municipality, Bettez said, as a local benefactor has stepped in to assume the costs. Bettez also said that town board member Marty Irwin, a member of the Clean Water and Open Space

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Protection Commission, has been a leading proponent for implementing a conservation easement.

Bettez said that the current conversation is part of a larger, more comprehensive one that would have taken place in the next two years anyways. He said that the discussions between the town and village have “laid out everything beforehand,” in order to address all potential issues.

“On the one hand, it has been a good conversation,” Bettez said. “But on the other hand, it has been a conversation that has created some conflict.”

Stop & Shop Officially Transitions to Tops

By Rachael Purtell

Copy Editor | Purtellr1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

At the end of August, after the merger of Royal Ahold and the Delhaize Group, corporate owners of Stop & Shop and Hannaford supermarkets, the Stop & Shop location in New Paltz made its transition to a Tops Friendly Market.

The Stop & Shop store and other supermarkets in the region were sold to satisfy antitrust concerns.

According to fourth-year psychology major and Tops Market employee Sal Mazzella, previous employees of Stop & Shop were offered their old jobs back, but many declined.’

“We kept our old contracts, but lost some of the discounts and other benefits that we used to have with Stop & Shop,” he said.

Mazzella said the physical store has not changed much as far as layout, although the products are slightly different.

Third-year psychology major Emi Lewis has shopped at the new Tops Friend-

ly Market and said that her shopping experience was similar to that of when she used to shop at Stop & Shop in the same location.

Lewis also said the new store was organized and the staff was very helpful if she needed help finding something.

Mazzella said that shoppers can expect a similar environment to that of Stop & Shop, but that it will take a few weeks for the store to really get going.

According to Lewis, although the store looked slightly different, it was organized relatively the same.

“I definitely remember going down an aisle looking for a certain object expecting it to just be there, and I thought it wouldn’t be there but it seems as though they kept the items in the same aisles for the convenience of the people living in New Paltz,” she said.

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STUDENTS USE CAMPUS RESOURCES TO FARM

By Amanda Copkov

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What started out as a mere pile of rubble has now sprouted into a blooming, experimental space for students to grow their own vegetables, fruits and herbs.

Members of Students for Sustainable Agriculture (Sus-Ag) have spent the summer cultivating their very own crops in the micro-farm on campus, located atop the hill behind the soccer fields near Esopus Hall.

Fourth-year environmental studies contract major and Sus-Ag President Billie Golan described the micro-farm as “more than a garden but less than a farm,” with summer produce including rainbow chard, kale, bokchoy, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, watermelon, mint, parsley, basil, calendula, morning glories, marigolds and more.

With a group of 20 students living in New Paltz throughout the summer, Sus-Ag found a way to better upkeep the microfarm unlike they had in the past.

“We’ve had a tumultuous past with the garden,” Golan said. “There used to be a small one next to a dorm building that wasn’t receiving upkeep, and because the college was focusing on aesthetics, they ripped it up and gave us the rubble pile to deal with.”

But the student members of Sus-Ag proved they could grow their plethora of fresh crops from just about nothing. Members built their own fence in order to keep stray animals such as deer from eating the food. After the fence was built, the club received access to the greenhouse on campus, where they began to germinate their own seedlings.

Golan said that since the fruition of the micro-farm at the beginning of the summer, Sus-Ag has grown at least 100 pounds of vegetables, with all seeds being donated from farms that club members have volunteered at past and present, such as Acorn Hill Farm, Huguenot Street Farm and Phillie’s Bridge Farm Project. Now, Golan said, the main issue is figuring out what to do with their abundance of fresh food.

“Everything we’ve produced we’ve

been eating ourselves,” Golan said. “A lot of us haven’t had to buy vegetables in a long time. But even though it’s a small space we produce more than we can eat, so what we are trying to do is give it away to students, faculty and food pantries that need them.”

Brenna Rathbone, member of Sus-Ag and third-year international relations major with a minor in environmental studies, worked on the micro-farm at least three days a week during the summer. By working on the micro-farm and acquiring farm experience, she said that she’s gained a greater appreciation for the work farmers do.

“I never realized how much work farming was and how much of a science it is,” she said. “I have such a greater appreciation for where food comes from and I, myself, have become much less wasteful of food.”

Rathbone said that after learning how to grow her own crops, she has no doubt that others within the community can learn to sustain themselves as well.

“There is a lot of learning that the campus and community can do,” she said.

“Yes, there is a lot that goes into the farming, but if it becomes a part of your everyday life, it would be just like going to the grocery store. It’s just about changing what you focus your energy on.”

In the future, Sus-Ag hopes to be able to create a more central location for the micro-farm on campus, allowing it to be more known and accessible to students, faculty and community members. Golan also said a main goal would be to get more students and faculty involved with the micro-farm as well as further educating them about nutrition and sustainability.

“You never regret learning how to grow your own food,” she said. “The more people know how to grow their own food, the better off they’ll be. And the microfarm is right here on campus, so you can walk there and you can come back with cucumbers or a piece of watermelon, and that’s really special.”

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By Amanda Copkov Features Editor | Copkova1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Flying upside down and spinning people in the air with the strength of your legs is the norm at Vitality Yoga Flow, located in the Tops shopping plaza.

Vitality’s Sunday night AcroYoga class is the first to be taught weekly in New Paltz. This modern practice “blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of acrobatics,” according to the yoga studio’s web page.

Lana Heintjes began instructing the AcroYoga class at the beginning of June. She discovered AcroYoga six years ago as a sophomore at SUNY New Paltz, where she was the president of the college’s student-run yoga club. After a workshop with AcroYoga teachers from New York City, Heintjes said she and her fellow yoga club members were hooked, hosting AcroYoga potlucks and meeting up for AcroYoga “play times” in Hasbrouck Park.

“At first I looked at the teachers like, ‘What is even happening right now?’ It was the most amazing thing,” she said.

Twenty-one-year-old Anna Rubeo has been an AcroYoga student of Heintjes’ for about two months. Standing at 5-foot-1-inch tall, she recalled one of her first experiences practicing AcroYoga and being able to base a 6-foot-2-inch man despite the 13-inch height difference between them.

“It’s a really neat test of your own strength but it’s also a test of your trust,” she said. “You have to trust your base and you have to trust your flyer, because if anyone does anything wrong we’re all going crashing to the ground.”

AcroYoga is comprised of two or more people supporting each other both physically and emotionally, with yogis working as either base, flyer or spotter. For 24-year-old Bosch Purvis, a yogi turned AcroYogi and student of Heintjes, much of the practice is simply body mechanics.

“If your body is lined up in the right way, AcroYoga becomes a lot easier,” he said. “A person

Great Vegan Eatin’

COFFEE, SWEETS AND TREATS

By Erica Ascher Copy Editor | Aschere1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu If you have been wishing for more vegan options in New Paltz, your wish has been heard by Lagusta’s Luscious.

Co-owners Lagusta Yearwood and Jacob Feinberg recently opened Commissary, their second shop in New Paltz dedicated to serving vegan coffee addicts.

Yearwood opened the new shop on Church St., around the corner from Lagusta’s Luscious, to expand on her savory treats, such as homemade vegan cheese and miso sesame caramels.

Yearwood opened her shop driven by her vegan background and to attract an ever-expanding niche clientele growing in New Paltz and most everywhere else.

Their goal for the new shop is to offer what they make to the town and village.

According to their website, they are “a completely vegan business committed to

sustainability without sacrifice.”

Committed to social justice, Yearwood, an environmentalist and an animal rights activist, has been a vegan for about 23 years and has been selling her vegan treats since 2003.

“It’s how we live, drink, cook, and eat,” Feinberg said.

As a co-owner and coffee addict himself, Feinberg enjoys traveling the world to find new vegan and coffee shops. He collects cookbooks to bring back and places them on a shelf behind the bar in Commissary.

Feinberg became a vegan about two years ago for health and environmental purposes, similar to Yearwood. His favorite menu item at Commissary is the slushie because of how refreshing it is and its constantly changing flavor.

Rachel Jordan, an employee at Commissary, recently moved to New Paltz and

can hold up more weight than they would expect.

Everybody’s legs are so strong.”

Heintjes suggests beginning with traditional yoga in order to support one’s practice of AcroYoga. This is in hopes to improve one’s AcroYoga abilities but also for those practicing to achieve more body awareness.

The biggest difference between traditional yoga and AcroYoga, Heintjes said, is that in AcroYoga, communication is highly encouraged; whereas with traditional yoga, it is more of an independent self-practice. Purvis agreed.

“Traditional yoga is more of a self-meditation,” he said. “But with AcroYoga there’s another body there, or multiple bodies, so it’s more a group experience, a group meditation.”

AcroYoga not only provides the benefits of connecting more with other people and building or enriching relationships, but also improving strength, flexibility, and healthy body movements such as decompression of the spine when upside down, according to Heintjes.

Because of these benefits, Heintjes, Rubeo and Purvis all feel that AcroYoga has helped them connect with strangers in both unique and intimate ways.

“I feel like one can only do so much with themselves [when practicing traditional yoga],”

started working at the coffee shop. As a vegan herself, she raves about the menu items and the idea of being a vegan.

“What’s great about being a vegan is that it’s all inclusive and the food didn’t come from anyone’s suffering,” Jordan said.

Jordan spoke about Commissary’s seasonal specials that got positive feedback from customers.

“We hosted a pizza night that took a long time to prepare for,” Jordan said. “We made homemade mozzarella cheese from nuts and it was delicious.”

Yearwood and Feinberg were excited as to both the size of and support from the community.

If Jordan had to choose her favorite menu item, she would say it’s the cardamom caramels.

Jared Peer, a fourth-year art education and sculpture major, heard about the opening of Commissary from his friend. As an aspiring vegan, he was excited to hear that he had more food and drink options in his college town.

“It takes a great deal of dedication to be vegan, but overall it’s worth it for the

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Purvis said. “But with the support and help from other people, it opens up a whole new world of body movement and body expression.”

Heintjes will be co-hosting another AcroYoga workshop on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 1-4 p.m. Vitality Yoga Flow is also open seven days a week at various times for multiple classes, including Yoga Spa, Yoga Basics, Alignment Flow, Warm Vitality Flow as well as AcroYoga, which occurs Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. If you have any questions, contact Vitality Yoga Flow at 845-419-1660 or by email at info@vitalityyogaflow.com.

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health benefits and the fight against animal cruelty,” Peer said.

Peer enjoyed a vegan iced caramel latte with homemade cashew milk as well as a chocolate caramel.

“You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy Commissary,” Peer said. “Everything on the menu is made with care for the environment.”

Yearwood also recently opened a shop in New York City called Confectionery located in the East Village. She and Feinberg hope to someday be a nationwide business.

“Each coffee shop brings something different,” Feinberg said. “The New Paltz community is happy and excited for us.”

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What’s In Your September Stars?

Horoscopes by Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES (3/21 - 4/19) – Belief is best used as a tool, rather than as a block against something else that might be true. You’ve seen the value of opening your mind to new possibilities.

Keep reminding yourself how helpful this is. Notice when you run into an old idea about life that slows you down or discourages you, and then come up with some new possibilities. What you observe now, in the present moment, is far more useful than the ideas that others put into your mind long ago. Ask yourself honestly what is true for you, and use what you discover.

TAURUS (4/20 - 5/20) – Good things are happening. It will help immensely if you let one lead to the next, rather than deciding something isn’t good enough. Some of what you want can lead to more of what you want. Appreciate the details. Let yourself have the kind of fun you want the most: the intelligent kind.

You don’t crave mindless diversion; you crave mindful engagement with life, and that’s what’s calling you. You have a passionate mind, and learning quite nearly anything is for you on the highest order of pleasure. Yes, that officially makes you unusual, which is a beautiful thing.

GEMINI (5/21 - 6/21) – You’re learning how not to be informed by your insecurities. They seem so certain of themselves – which is strange, since they’re describing uncertainty. That alone should make them suspect. One thing you’re being guided to do over and over is to avoid placing your self-esteem in the hands of others. It seems to work for a while, but people and their attitudes can be flaky.

Your respect for yourself must be based on your opinion alone. Others may say things that make you feel better or worse, or they may say nothing at all. Your truth about yourself is in your hands.

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CANCER (6/22 - 7/23) – You have something to say, but will others receive or understand you? There are a few ways to consider this. One is to be as clear as possible. Another is to decide you don’t really care.

Another is to trust that you will reach whomever you need to reach. In an era of billionaires and starving artists, success is a concept worth evaluating and defining for yourself. You are poised for some unusual breakthrough in the coming months, and comparisons to others will not get you too far. In any definition of accomplishment, remember to include happiness and peace of mind.

LEO (7/24 - 8/23) – You must be shrewder with money, and you can be. You have the natural intelligence to do so, though you must invest in yourself. When you spend a dollar or swipe some plastic, ask yourself how you benefit, and for how long. Ask yourself who else benefits. Self-investment rather than mere spending is cumulative, and the results are durable. This involves time as much as it does money. Slow down, consider what you want, and devote yourself to experiences that will enrich your humanity and have lasting value. You’re worth it.

VIRGO (8/24 - 9/22) – Don’t hesitate on a decision, especially if you know the right thing to do. You don’t need absolute certainty, nor is that really possible. This most likely involves a domestic matter. You might think that a choice made when you’re annoyed or irritated cannot be made well, though you might ask how many times you’ve been in this same position before during the past year or so. Sometimes you have to take action at the most obvious moment, move forward, and not look back or secondguess yourself. Your potential right now has more to offer than anything in the past.

LIBRA (9/23 10/22) – You are the gathering point, the focus of your community. Handle that role graciously and without pretense. Your task may be social and may be visible, though it’s humbler than it might seem. As a benefactor, your role is to help people. As a magnet for group energy, your role is to help people get to know one another, and to get along. Resist any temptation to be judgmental, and say less rather than more.

You’re likely to be called upon to help resolve a conflict, and it will help if you’re perceived as being genuinely neutral.

SCORPIO (10/23 11/22) – A longstanding financial issue is coming to a head. When you make peace with certain limits you know exist, you will also begin to see your true potential. Think of restrictions and boundaries as things that you first acknowledge and honor, and then gradually figure out how to move beyond. You will benefit from greater attention to financial structure. From that you will discover that a measure of imposed order leads the way to greater economic freedom. You would benefit from the help of a guide, teacher or professional to help you get yourself organized.

S A G I T TA R I U S (11/23 - 12/20) – You seem ready to outgrow a concept of yourself that has long been a point of frustration.

Just remember your inner growth is not a revolt of a child against a parent. You are an adult, and that means keeping perspective, and acting in your own best interests. What you want seems to be exceeding what your current life will allow you to have, though you must surpass that limit gently and persistently. That means taking some tangible action every day, and giving yourself credit for having done so. One step and then another will dependably take you to the next stage of your life.

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CAPRICORN (12/22 - 1/20) – Mindfulness is the only way to learn from your fears, but they have something to teach you. The most important is pointing out places where you lack trust, be it in your own strength or in the universe to take care of you. Remind yourself regularly that you have the experience and the intelligence to guide your life, and to respond to any situation that might arise. This ongoing process is nothing less than the cultivation of actual faith in yourself. For you these days, the key to any door or puzzle is courage. A little goes a long way.

AQUARIUS (1/21 - 2/19) – You’re only limited by what you think is possible. You would serve yourself well to challenge any concept about yourself or the world that effectively blocks your willingness to take action, or to make improvements in your life or your wider environment. However, possible does not mean easy, nor is there any guarantee of success. The closest you will come is really, truly wanting to accomplish something specific. Then even challenges can and must serve as inspiration and motivation.

Focus your vision. Be clear about what you want to do, and you’re much likelier to make it happen.

PISCES (2/20 - 3/20) – Your success this month will come from a blend of unusual ambition (for a Pisces anyway) and a newfound ability to negotiate for what you want. In the civilized world, these are the two factors that usually get the job done. Yet you would be wise to distance yourself from any need for approval from authority figures. In fact you must become your own boss in every respect: manager, cheerleader and creative consultant. And remember that cooperation, not competition, is necessary for any truly beneficial progress. So take charge of yourself, and boldly foster an environment of cooperation.

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Fall 2016 Dorsky Highlights THE ORACLE TAKES A LOOK AT THIS SEMESTER’S ART SELECTION

By Sam Manzella

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Jam-packed with eclectic sculpture, elegant paintings and eye-catching multimedia works, the fall 2016 exhibitions at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art leave no stone unturned.

The Oracle staff toured the Dorsky’s galleries after the fall opening on Wednesday, Aug. 31 to bring our readers the scoop on the newest and coolest local artists on display.

The following exhibitions are open to the public until Dec. 11, 2016, with the exception of “CAMPSITE,” which closes on Nov. 13, 2016. Admission is free for students and faculty with college ID. “CAMPSITE: Hudson Valley Artists 2016” “CAMPSITE” is a fun take on everyone’s favorite time of year: summer. Stirring up feelings of sleepaway camp-era nostalgia and poolside bliss, the artists spotlighted in “CAMPSITE” play with a diverse range of mediums and styles to rally around a shared love of summertime. Sculptures rest alongside multimedia art, acrylic paintings, and photography. Some highlights include dynamic, colorful paintings by Hudson, New York painter Jeff Starr and ordinary objects repurposed into sculpture by Woodstock, New York artist Jessica Baker.

“In/Animate: Recent Work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray” SUNY New Paltz metals professor and acclaimed sculptor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray is featured prominently

Photo by Sam Manzella at the Dorsky this semester. Organized by guest curator Akiko Busch, “In/Animate” features a collection of Mimlitsch-Gray’s recent artworks. The sculptures in her exhibition, many of which are made of brass, silver or other metals, blur the distinctions of round and angular. Mimlitsch-Gray plays with shapes and utilitarian objects we readily recognize (spoons, bowls, etc.) to offer a new spin on common household objects. The aptly-titled exhibition evokes a sense of wonder and playfulness, with many of the artist’s works taking on a life of their own.

“Bradley Walker Tomlin: A Retrospective” Curated by the Dorsky’s own Daniel Belasco, this large exhibition

of over 40 artworks offers museum guests a walk through the life and work of abstract expressionist Bradley Walker Tomlin. Walker Tomlin’s works are organized neatly into phases of the artist’s stylistic endeavors, with some paintings showing clear hints of surrealism and cubism. Art history buffs and casual museum goers alike can appreciate the stylistic diversity in the painter’s volume of works featured in the exhibition, which spans over 30 years of Walker Tomlin’s life.

Belasco’s notations on the walls of the gallery enrich the exhibition, creating a comprehensive retrospective that honors the legacy of the New York-based painter.

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Photographs Donated by Howard Greenberg (Part II)” A continuation of last semester’s exhibition, “On the Street and in the Studio” features an assortment of images donated by Howard Greenberg, an art collector and the Dorsky’s largest individual donor. The second round of Greenberg’s donations mainly consists of portraiture, with many of them portraits evoking both the struggles and joys of bygone eras. The exhibition makes for a stirring look at historical urban sites through the eyes of their inhabitants.

The Dorsky will hold a public opening reception for the fall 2016 exhibitions on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 5-7 p.m.

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“BoJack Horseman” Returns COME JAM WITH SAM!

By Jess Napp

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Imagine observing a deeply depressed ‘90s sitcom dad as he deals with substance abuse and the trappings of fame. Now picture that washed-up star as an anthropomorphic animated horse with an affinity for sweaters and you have the concept of the Netflix original series, “BoJack Horseman.”

This sleeper hit created by Raphael BobWaksberg debuted in 2014 with a slew of comedians from Will Arnett to Amy Sedaris and Paul F. Tompkins. Now in its third season, the show that started out in a quirky fantasy world of bestiality has become heartbreakingly real.

Each character, human or animal, serves as a common trope in Hollywood. You have the one trick pony, deadbeat best friend, can-

do agent, annoyingly beloved sitcom star, child actress gone wild, pretentious writer and so on.

Yet, they are all more complex than their stereotypes.

The first season served as an introduction to BoJack (Arnett) and his self-sabotaging antics, season two revealed another onion-like layer of his character through flashbacks to a less than ideal childhood as he tackled his dream role of Secretariat, and then season three dropped in July.

It begins in the rat race of Oscar season.

However, in the genius of season three, remains the unspoken humanity of it all. The fourth episode, “Fish Out of Water,” is a prime example of this. BoJack traverses the boundaries between land and sea as he goes underwater to the Pacific Ocean Film Festival for the “Secretariat” premiere. The entire episode is silent

with the exception of a few “gurgles” (fish speak) and a hauntingly beautiful score.

The removal of the show’s usually witty dialogue leaves the viewer to solely examine BoJack’s actions and interactions. We see him attempt to make amends with one of the many characters that he has wronged and save a baby seahorse. All the while, BoJack’s face is engulfed in an oxygen preserving bubble, serving as a metaphor for his inability to form genuine connections.

Themes of solitude and relationships run rampant throughout this Emmy-deserving experience. The show’s knack for delving into topical content continues throughout the season. The series sheds light on asexuality and delivers brilliant commentary on abortion in the media; at one point, a humpback whale news anchor proclaims, “We’ve assembled this

diverse panel of white men in bow ties to talk about abortion.”

Through calling out the media and the fame industry, this meta-series continues to demolish conventional boundaries that go beyond shattering the fourth wall. We see BoJack’s costar from the ‘90s hit “Horsin’ Around,” struggle to find herself as a former child star transitioning into adulthood. The two go on a drug and alcohol fueled bender that contradicts their initial goals of self-improvement.

For a show about animals, it is the most human performance that I have ever seen. In any good series you are taken on a journey, waiting to see how it ends. These journeys can be dramatic and lead to a killer or an identical twin, but in “BoJack Horseman,” you are simply longing for the protagonist to be truly happy.

my Top 10: Adult Swim shows

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10. “Black Dynamite” (2012 - 2015) “Black Dynamite” sees Michael Jai White reprising his role as the titular Blaxploitation hero from the 2009 live action film of the same name.

As a film, “Black Dynamite” was hindered by just how much it leaned on its retro 1970s aesthetic as a crutch. The television adaptation foregoes all of that in favor of a sharp anime-inspired art style that frees the show up to be even more visually ridiculous than its predecessor. The original 2011 pilot saw Black Dynamite attempting to take down an analog of Kermit the Frog for the CIA, and the show only got stranger from there.

9. “Metalocalypse” (2006 - 2013) Perhaps the most brutally violent cartoon to grace television, “Metalocalypse” follows the exploits of melodic death metal band Dethklok, whose over-the-top, grotesque lyrics serve as a satire of the metal genre all on their own. The band has a very literal cult following, with members willing to do whatever the band asks to make them happy, even at their own detriment. Much of the series involves the unintended carnage obliviously left behind by the band wherever they go; the carnage often involves decapitations, maimings and burnings, among other things. It takes a dark sense of humor to appreciate this show in all of its blood-red glory, but it’s satirical enough in its embodiment of the excesses of the heavy metal genre to be more than just shock value entertainment.

8. “Sealab 2021” (2000 - 2005) “Sealab 2021” actually preceded the launch of Adult Swim in the form of a three-episode first season in 2000, but came back as a staple of the

Adult Swim lineup in September of 2001. The series was co-created by Adam Reed, who would go on to create Frisky Dingo for Adult Swim, and, more famously, the spy comedy Archer for FX. “Sealab 2021” was part of an early trend in Adult Swim programming in which old Hanna-Barbera cartoons were reappropriated to a new, more adult context, in a process that involved re-using much of the animation of the original cartoon. In this case, the underwater scientist crew of “Sealab 2021” had their family-friendly adventures turned into a raunchy reinterpretation that put Adam Reed’s creative brilliance on the map.

7. “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” (1994 2008) Arguably the most important show in Adult Swim’s lineup, “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” went on the air long before Adult Swim did, but was instrumental in providing the block with some of its most famous spin-offs, including “The Brak Show” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”

Hanna-Barbera icon Space Ghost returned to television after nearly 30 years with a surreal talk show in which he interviewed live-action guests on a television screen next to him. The blend of cartoon and real flesh-and-blood is jarring, with interviews that are more strange and awkward than anything else.

6. “The Venture Bros.” (2003 - present) If “Sealab 2021” and “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” are appropriations of classic cartoons, “The Venture Bros.” is a full-blown parody. Christopher McCulloch and Michael Sinterniklaas star as the titular brothers Hank and Dean, the twin sons of brilliant Rusty Venture (James Urbaniak).

They, along with their bodyguard Brock Samson (Patrick Warburton), must constantly deal with attacks by the Monarch, a classic supervillain arche-

type. The show plays out in a fashion very similar to Jonny Quest, clearly its inspiration. “The Venture Bros.” is currently the longest-running Adult Swim series still in production, and its sharp take on the adventure drama makes it obvious why.

5. “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” (2000 - 2007) Combining a parody of legal procedurals with classic Hanna-Barbera characters, “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law” sees Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio working as a criminal defense attorney on behalf of these classic characters. The Jetsons sue present-day humanity for making their future Earth uninhabitable. Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are pulled over for driving while on drugs. Fred Flinstone is prosecuted as a mob boss. What makes “Harvey Birdman” the greatest of these Hanna-Barbera reboots is the way it applies an adult cynicism to beloved cartoon icons, essentially reshaping the way we see the classics.

4. “The Boondocks” (2005 - 2014) “The Boondocks” wasn’t just one of the best shows on Adult Swim; it was one of the sharpest satires on television, period. The series, which was created by Aaron McGruder (who created the original comic strip on which the show is based), follows Huey and Riley Freeman, two young black boys raised by their grandfather Robert in an affluent white neighborhood. McGruder uses his platform to attack white America in a way that’s both on-point and riotously funny. “The Boondocks” provided an important and unfortunately all-too-rare platform for black satire, and thankfully, McGruder did not squander such an opportunity.

3. Rick and Morty (2013 - present) A triumph in the art of improvisation, Rick and Morty is a high-concept science fiction com-

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edy series that follows the exploits of alcoholic scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty as they travel to different planets and dimensions. In most cases, very little justification is necessary to set the plot in motion, but where Rick’s lack of responsibility might make him nothing more than a cheap plot device, series creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon imbue him with just enough empathy to create a grandfather-grandson relationship that’s occasionally quite tender.

2. “The Eric Andre Show” (2012 - present) “The Eric Andre Show” is essentially a public access variety show as viewed through the lens of a bad acid trip. He invites guests onto the show for the sole purpose of making them uncomfortable. He goes out onto the street and makes people uncomfortable. Not a single moment of the show feels safe, because, like some sort of Lynchian nightmare, anything could happen. It would be unnerving if it wasn’t so ridiculous.

1. “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” (2000 2015) Few shows have the freedom to reinvent themselves the way “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” had over its 11-season run. Originally conceived as a show about anthropomorphic fast food working a private detective agency, the premise was quickly dropped in favor of non-sequitur plotting with little emphasis on consistency or logic. The show even went through numerous title changes during its time on air. “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” represents the best case for the existence of Adult Swim. No other network would have given Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro room for their boundless creativity, but Adult Swim did. Inexplicably canceled in 2015, “Aqua Teen” left behind a legacy for the programming block as a haven for artists on the fringes of good taste.

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Instead of spending Cinco de Mayo sipping on Corona, I decided to drive four hours to Sharkey’s Bar & Grill in Liverpool, New York. The reason for my north-bound journey was that less than 24 hours before, I had found out from my mom that my favorite band, Timeflies, was holding a free concert at said location. I love this dynamic duo of vocalist Cal Shapiro and producer Rob Resnick (Rez), and if you know anything about me, you know that there was no way I was going to let studying for my impending final exams stand in my way.

After scouring the internet, I managed to find bits of information about the show. The concert was barely promoted, and I just happened to get lucky that my mother heard about it on the radio.

Since I couldn’t convince anybody to go with me on such short notice, I made the four-hour drive solo.

Yes, I did get lost on the way.

The crowd at the show was very diverse, ranging from middle school girls to middle-aged adults, and being that it was also happy hour on Cinco de Mayo, it was decently sized for a small bar venue.

“I can count the gigs we’ve done like this probably on two hands, so not a ton, but they’re al-

ways some of our favorites,” Shapiro said. “The bar atmosphere always dictates kind of what the show’s going to be and this atmosphere is perfect for that.”

Before Timeflies took the stage, which was actually just the corner of the room with their equipment, local Syracuse University student and aspiring singer-songwriter Bri Tolani opened with some acoustic covers of songs including “Sorry” by Justin Bieber and “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” by Mike Posner.

Tolani wasn’t bad, and her music definitely set the tone for Timeflies and their entirely acoustic performance.

Timeflies finally entered the room, and I had positioned myself close enough to touch Shapiro as he took his place behind the mic.

The first number they performed was their 2014 hit “All The Way” which transitioned smoothly into “I Choose U,” one of their most widely known numbers.

Next, they performed an acoustic cover of “Wagon Wheel,” a popular country tune by Darius Rucker. Finally, it was time for Shapiro to freestyle. He performed Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” with a list of topics from the audience including a birthday shout out, chicken nuggets, pizza, bubbles, Cinco de Mayo, Corona and much more.

“We’ve been in this element a thousand times as people who are just at the bar,” Shapiro said.

“What do we want when we go to the bar? We want to show people who Timeflies is, but we also want to show people that we also want to sing along to ‘Wagon Wheel.’”

You may recall from my review of “Just For Fun” last fall that my favorite song off their latest album is “Time Machine.” Luckily for me, the duo gave their first ever acoustic performance of this very tune before throwing it back to another 2014 jam, “Monsters.”

They wrapped the show up with their summer hit “Once In A While.” In addition to Shapiro’s vocals and Rez slaying it on the acoustic guitar, the audience was asked to participate using kazoos branded with the duo’s logo.

“Right now is mostly about getting to see ‘Once in a While’ react so positively, but I think we’re also, as I’m sure any artist is, really excited to drop new music,” Rez said. “We have a bunch of stuff we’ve been working on that I think [is] some of the best music we’ve ever made, and we’re so stoked just to get it out there and be able to perform it live and see it react.”

After the concert, I managed to slip into the meet-and-greet for a picture. As it turned out, 2014 SUNY New Paltz alumnus Austin

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Colins just happened to be their videographer and managed to hook me up with the interview for this very review, so huge thank you to him for such a great opportunity.

“It’s a small world everywhere you go,” Colins said.

Colins discovered his love for shooting music events during his junior year at New Paltz after he was able to film Avicii for an internship he was doing at the time.

He soon decided that filming music events was his passion. Before doing photo and video work for Timeflies, Colins searched the city for any job, paid or unpaid, that he could find. Amateurs who want to land work in live music videography have to be relentless in order to gain experience in such a competitive industry, he said.

“There were things at New Paltz that I wouldn’t have been able to do at any other school because they really taught me about everything I needed to know about [the technology],” Colins said.

“Without that, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

I am thrilled that I made the impulsive four hour drive to meet this duo and their incredibly talented videographer. As Shapiro sang, I was reminded that every once in a while it’s important to let yourself dance and feel good, even during finals week.

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“For this series I photographed subway platforms and stations around New York City. I’ve always been drawn to photographing in the subways. After getting past the harsh lighting, beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking scenes present themselves. These sights often go unnoticed by those obliviously rushing past, trying to get to their destinations. With this project I wanted to highlight these landscapes as well as the people who gather underneath the city and those who are merely just passing through it.”

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solidarity against assault

Cartoon by Luke Benicase For our first editorial, we typically have a choice regarding the topic which we will write about. Unfortunately, this week we did not.

In the same week that convicted Stanford University rapist Brock Turner was released from jail, after serving just half of his six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious 22-year-old woman, a sexual assault occurred right off our college campus.

Protest over Turner’s light sentence for a heinous rape came in scores after his sentencing, and even more so now that he has been released three months early. This case, like many before it, shows that punishment for sexual assault on or near college campuses can be conditional based on race, gender, class privilege and association with a prided institution.

Turner’s case is a universal one. What’s even more terrifying is we all know a Brock Turner. We all know a rape case that has disturbed us to the core and unsettled our faith in one another.

But for many others, a legal case may not ever arise. Nationally, 63 percent of sexual assaults are not reported to the police, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. The trial of

Brock Turner provides only an inkling of reasoning into why this staggering statistic exists; the more the public sees rapists getting off the hook because they can throw a ball well or have money, the less victims may feel confident that their bravery in coming forward will be taken seriously.

When the assault took place within our community, students were alerted immediately by our University Police Department, for which we commend them. Their transparency steadied a community in crisis and kept students updated on the situation as it unfolded. Though the incidents did not occur on campus, the town is an extension of our campus where many students reside.

We at The New Paltz Oracle have had enough of the rape epidemic facing colleges across this country.

As journalists and fellow students, we wish we would not have to cover crimes like these in our own community. For the fourth-years on staff, writing about local sexual assaults and attempted rapes has become an annual occurance, with each time being just as shocking and frightening as the one before it. But we will never stop bringing light to these cases, regardless of how frequently they may

happen.

We believe there should be proactive measures taken across the country not just to address sexual assault, but to outright prevent it. The “It’s On Us” campaign began as a White House initiative in 2014 to help put an end to sexual assault and has been upheld by various communities at SUNY New Paltz. Additionally, students should learn about consent when they are first taught sexual education in school. Mandatory minimum sentence length for convicted rapists is also necessary to legitimize the severity of the crime and facilitate justice.

Brock Turner’s light sentence represents a fatal flaw in our judicial system, where bias favors white males of considerable class privilege. It is important to remember the crimes with which Turner was charged with: sexual penetration of an unconscious person, sexual penetration of an intoxicated person and assault with the intent to commit rape of an unconscious person.

According to a 2015 study from the American Association of University Women, (AAUW), 91 percent of colleges reported zero rapes on their campus in the 2014 calendar year. There may indeed be colleges with zero instances of rape, but it

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is highly suspicious for that many colleges to report in at zero percent. The Clery Act, which requires colleges to report information about crime to the Department of Education, was used as the basis for this study, suggesting that colleges may be covering up sexual assaults to prevent them from appearing on public record.

Though it is never the victim’s fault, the world in which we live requires precautionary measures.

These include making sure your doors and windows are secured, always making sure someone knows where you are going and who you will be with and bringing a friend along to parties to look out for one another.

A Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) course is offered by the college in order to teach self-defense.

Please call 845-257-2222 or email rad@newpaltz. edu for more information.

Editorials represent the views of the majority of the editorial board. Columns, op-eds and letters, excluding editorials, are solely those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The New Paltz Oracle, its staff members, the campus and university

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COLUMN

Boldly Bald

SAM MANZELLA A&E Editor

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Bein’ a bald girl ain’t easy, folks.

Okay, let’s backtrack a little bit.

I’ve been a bald lady since December ‘15, and I don’t plan on going back to the land of hairy noggins anytime soon.

In many respects, having a shaved head is, in fact, easy. There’s the whole wash-n’-go part of it: all I need to do is fluff my soft, shaved hair under the water in the shower, and I’m good to go for the day. Between myself and my partner, who also sports a short ‘do, we save a lot of money on hair products. I rarely have a bad hair day, unless I’ve gone too long without shearing my locks. Hats and headbands are always an easy, failsafe fix.

At this point, being bald has become so tied to my “look” that I can’t imagine having my hair any other way.

But the practicality of being bald ignores the very harsh reality: it’s an unfriendly world out there for bald babes. This heralds back to the ageold adage that a woman’s pride and beauty lay in her hair. Lovely, long locks a la Rapunzel are a quintessential sign of feminine beauty.

We’re socialized to see long hair as a “feminine” trait, whereas short ‘dos, particularly super cropped cuts, register in our minds as “masculine.”

This model falls short for many reasons: for one thing, it ignores the fact that gender exists on a continuum and not on a rigid binary. For another, it is completely antiquated in an age where short hair on women has been more and more normalized.

There’s a difference, though, between a pixie cut and a buzz-

cut. Even people who claim to love short hair on ladies balk at my fresh fades. I’ve approached job interviews and situations involving superiors with trepidation, ever afraid that my freshly-shorn buzzcut would prevent a person in power from hiring me or considering me “professional.” I’ve gritted my teeth as family members commented on how much prettier I looked with a curly pixie cut. I’ve watched parents squeeze their toddler’s hand as I approach them in a convenience store, only to breathe a sigh of relief when I hand them the toy their toddler dropped a moment earlier.

For me, being a bald woman is as much an issue of ease and practicality as it is a radical political statement.

Being bald is part of my expression

LETTERS With the return of SUNY students to our village, New Paltz is electric again! My wife and I decided to move to New Paltz one Sunday morning long ago, when as visitors we witnessed a man riding down Main Street on a longboard while wearing a tall Cat In the Hat hat. “Honey. We’re home!” Since then, we have worked to make New Paltz a better place.

The Village of New Paltz has vacancies in some local boards which would benefit from student voices & sensibilities. For example, the Environmental Policy Board needs a fifth member. Members of the EPB identify and pursue an issue of their own choosing to research and present for action by the Village govern-

ment. The Landlord/Tenant Relations Board has several openings and is in need of student voices. These boards meet one evening per month at Village Hall. For information or to express interest, contact the Village Clerk via clerk@villageofnewpaltz. org or by phoning 255-0130. The Clerk’s office at Village Hall is just a few steps from Vandenberg Hall and Old Main. There are many ways to express your patriotism. Volunteering to make your community the best it can be is one of them. Please join us.

Don Kerr Trustee Village of New Paltz

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as a queer woman and a feminist; it’s a direct refusal to cater to heteronormative, patriarchal beauty standards.

It’s an acknowledgment that yes, I may shock or repel people--and yes, I’m okay with that. It’s part of a style I’ve spent time and energy cultivating, which includes the clothing, jewelry and body modifications I wear so proudly. It’s a nod to the feminists, punks, and general rabble rousers who have come before me and paved the path for me to safely express myself in public spaces.

It’s who I am, and I’m not afraid to show it.

Sam is a third-year journalism major with a minor in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She loves YouTube’s beauty guru community and follows too many tattoo artists on Instagram. Follow her on social media at @sammanzella.

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Hawks’ fourth-year forward Kayla McKeveny looks for the ball during game action.

By Michael Rosen

Copy Editor | Rosenm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The field hockey team began their season by winning both of their matches over the weekend.

“It’s always good to start with a few wins,” head coach Shanna Vitale said. “I was impressed with their overall communication and that they were playing with confidence. They were able to make adjustments when needed and they stayed very in control of what they were trying to do.”

In the first game on Sept. 3, the Hawks were victorious by a score of 4-1 over St. Lawrence University.

Fourth-year forward Kayla McKeveny led the offense with two goals and a match-high 13 shots. First-year forward Sophia Urrutia notched a goal and an assist in her collegiate debut, while third-year forward Justine O’Reilly scored a goal of her own.

Fourth-year forward Erin Landy chipped in with an assist. Third-year goalkeeper Megan Gangewere made

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11 stops in her season debut.

The following day, the Hawks again won by a score of 4-1 over Utica College after outshooting them 33-9. O’Reilly, fourth-year back Colleen Roemer, third-year midfielder Hayley Kim and second-year forward Serena Capsello all scored goals, while second-year midfielder Maggie Cottrell helped out with an assist. Gangewere made seven saves to lead the team to their secondstraight win.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6 it was announced that Gangwere was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Defensive Player of the Week. This is the first time she has received the honor in her career.

“I was really impressed with Megan [Gangwere], who stepped up and just was a true leader on the field; directing traffic and defense,” Vitale said. “Our defense stayed more poised than we have in the past.”

The Hawks look to repeat as SUNYAC Champions for the fifthstraight season this year.

“This season we are working towards being the most disciplined team in the division,” Roemer said.

“Our good habits and work ethic will lead us to success.”

Although the team lost two Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) NCAA Div. III All-Americans in Dani Ackerman and Jessica Caruana to graduation, six new freshmen have joined the team and will look to contribute.

“It usually takes a little time at the beginning of the season for the freshmen to get used to our level of play and for the team as a whole to really click,” Landy said. “But the freshmen are really adjusting nicely and we’re all fully committed to putting in the work to achieve our goals.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 7 the team lost 5-1 against Montclair State University. O’Reilly scored the Hawks’

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lone goal of the game off a feed from Capsello. Gangwere made a careerbest 23 saves in a losing effort. The Hawks’ record currently sits at 2-1.

The Hawks will resume nonconference play on Tuesday, Sept.

13 when they take on Union (N.Y.) College. This will be their last nonconference matchup before their first SUNYAC game and home opener against Morrisville State College on Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. on the North Turf Field.

Vitale expects her team to continue to work hard and improve going into conference play.

“I look for continuing the growth of our program,” she said. “I expect us to work on things that we have been working on in practice and carrying it over to our games.

I also expect us to continue to play with urgency and remain poised, while continuing our winning habits throughout the season and building upon our strengths.”

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Who’s New in the Hawks nest?

By Melissa Kramer • Sports Editor Summer 2016 brought many New Paltz Hawks coaching changes. Here is a look at all three new head coaches taking the reigns this year.

KYLE CLANCY

TOM EICKELBERG SAMANTHA MILLER

Men’s soccer Former Head coach at The Sage Colleges • worked as an assistant coach at New Paltz from 2006-09 • 2015 Skyline Conference Coach of the Year • ranks second all-time in Dominican [N.Y.] College history in career goals scored (75) and career points (171)

Swimming

Softball

Former assistant coach at Franklin & Marshall College

Former Assistant coach at New YoRk University

• holds the course record at the TOBAY and Montauk Lighthouse triathlons • helped coach three conference champions and one All-American in addition to helping the Diplomats set three program records Last year.

• COMPETED for the Connecticut Brakettes of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for one season in 2007 • helped the Violets capture the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Championship in the program’s second year of varsity competition

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Men’s Soccer Kicks off Season Strong The New Paltz Oracle

By Melissa Kramer

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With two wins under their belts and DVD player out of commission, the men’s soccer team used the remaining hour and a half of their bus ride to sing.

Just as newcomers stepped up on the field hours before, players did the same on the bus during the team’s traditional karaoke sing-off as an hour and a half remained in their 4-hour road trip home back to New Paltz.

“You had a lot of people that were stepping up and just making it a great time on the bus,” Hawks head coach Kyle Clancy said. “Stuff like that really helps you bond as a team.”

For the Hawks, a lone goal in each of their first two games was enough to earn a pair of wins of the 2016 campaign.

With Clancy making his Hawks debut at the helm, the team opened their season earning 1-0 nonconference victories against Norwich University and SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the Oswego Tournament last weekend.

While facing Norwich, fourth-year defender Arthur Angst headed home a corner kick from fourth-year midfielder Charlie Versen to

give the Hawks the only offense needed in the 21st minute of the match on Sept. 2. Newcomer and fourth-year Hawks goalkeeper Mark Nowak blocked away four shots between the pipes.

The following day, first-year forward Luke Dole converted on a mishandled ball by SUNY Poly’s fourth-year goalkeeper Mingoro Fanny in the 40th minute.

For Hawks fourth-year forward Tucker Stern, said during the final 10 minutes of a game, it is really important to have players come on with a lot of passion and energy.

“I always love when young guys step up in games,” Stern said. “They usually have more energy than the older guys because it means that they have a chance to prove themselves. I think it’s really important that they get involved so that we can also see and have the same energy.

When guys step on, they bring a higher level of energy that keeps us going through games.”

In the midst of a season-high six game road trip, the Hawks will continue to use their depth as a strength.

“I think that it’s guys stepping up when they get their chances,” Clancy said. “It’s a big thing for us, too. We have a few different things that

go along with our team motto. One of them being ‘next person up.’ So when somebody comes out, the next person goes in, and they keep the level high.”

The Hawks continued their trip with a 1-1 tie in double overtime against The College at Old Westbury on Sept. 7. After a goal by Old Westbury’s Dominick Guidice in the 75th minute, Hawks fourth-year midfielder Sam Spring tapped in the equalizer from second-year defender Sebastian Gordon-Somers-Archer a minute later.

Clancy said at this point of the early season, he sees the Hawks as a playoff contender as the schedule presses on.

“With as much depth as we do have in different positions, and guys who are going to get this early experience, I think it’s really going to help us in the long-run,” Clancy said. “I do see this team, without a doubt, can compete in the playoffs and that can win a championship.

The Hawks (2-0-1) will next continue their season-high road trip as they take on Elms College (0-2) and William Paterson University (3-1) in the Vassar Tournament on Sept. 10 and 11, respectively.

Cross Country Makes Strong Opening Strides

By Melissa Kramer

Sports Editor | Kramerm2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

And they’re off!

Both cross country teams surged toward their first finish of the 2016 season during the Vassar Invitational meet on Sept. 1.

The women’s team finished first out of three teams with 26 points. On the men’s side, the Hawks earned 55 points to claim the runner-up spot out of a trio of teams which included Stevens Institute of Technology and host Vassar College.

Hawks head coach Mike Trunkes said both teams made strides during their seasonopening meet. With five fourth-years on the men’s roster, Trunkes said having a veteran presence is a strength.

“Experience is big,” Trunkes said. “Mature, older runners tend to be better and stronger. They have more miles under their belt.

They have a more well-developed aerobic system. And they have the experience of racing at the college level now, for three years...”

The Hawks 2016 women’s lineup includes 11 newcomers, who are “fearless” and “unintimidated” as a result of their lack of college experience thus far, Trunkes said. “... I think that’s a good thing, and it’s an advantage in a way, because they just go into races free of that bias that arises from having experience,” Trunkes said. “They don’t know any different, so they just go out and run hard. That’s really all I want them to do.

I don’t care who they’re running against. If they take that attitude going into these races then they could do really well.”

First-year Sherri Metcalfe placed second overall and was the first Hawk to complete the 3k course with a time of 11:16.3. Four other Hawks rounded out the top 10, including fourth-year Rebecca Verrone who took third (11:19.7). First-years Emily Cavanagh (11:32.4), Vanessa Morgan (11:39.9) and Amanda Engrassia (11:44.9) recorded fifth, seventh and ninth-place finishes, respectively.

For the men, third-year Stephen Smith crossed the 4k line first for the Hawks in 13:12.4. Following Smith was fourth-year Josh Korn who finished second for New Paltz and eighth overall (13:33.1).

The Hawks will next compete in the Ron Stonitsch Invitational at Vassar the morning of Sept. 10 where they will be going up against the reigning Div. III national champion women’s team from Williams College and nationally-ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Additionally, the Hawks will face SUNY Plattsburgh during the Invitational, a rare conference matchup early on in the season.

Trunkes said the meet will give the Hawks a better indication of where both the men’s and women’s teams will stack up against the Cardinals and sprinting forward into other SUNYAC competitions. “[The Invitational] is going to be a much more competitive meet than it’s ever been before,” Trunkes said.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Angela Ratka SPORT: Soccer YEAR: First MAJOR: Marketing HOMETOWN: Farmington, NY

H OW DID YOU FIRST START PLAYING SOCCER? I first got interested in soccer by watching my two older sisters play with my mom as their coach, so I wanted to give it a try and I never stopped since then.

OUTSIDE OF SOCCER WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?

Outside of soccer some of my interests are photography, art and music.

WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST ROLE MODELS? My biggest role models are mostly my parents and my two sisters. I try to take after them in whatever I do.

ARE YOU A FAN OF ANY TEAMS? For the most part I watch the US Women’s National team and a local professional team at home, the Western New York Flash.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS? I’m extremely superstitious when it comes to soccer. I always eat the same food before a game, I always wear the same headband, my hair the same way, and I always put my right glove and cleat on first.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS MEMORY? My favorite sports memory was winning a sectional championship with my high school last season after not even making the playoffs the year before.

DO YOU WANT TO BE ...

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK? Contact Michael Rosen at

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Women’s Volleyball Drops Three of Four

By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza

Copy Editor | Mitthaua1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The women’s volleyball team traveled to Illinois on Friday, Sept. 2 for the Elmhurst College Volleyball Invitational.

The Hawks are ready to compete despite a 1-3 start. Here are some key takeaways from the first weekend of play.

Growth in competitiveness The Hawks dropped their first two games in three straight sets against Aurora University and Bluffton University on Friday. However, the offensive competition increased the next day, as the Hawks won against North Park University 3-2 and showed a big effort in a losing tiebreaker match.

Hawks head coach Matt Giufre talked about his observations of the team’s competitiveness over the course of the tournament.

“We faced some really good competition in the midwest,” he said. “On Friday, I don’t know if we really respected the level of competition we were playing against, and Saturday, it was like we were a different team. All of a sudden we raised our game to the level they were playing out there.”

Strong lineup In the matchup against Greenville College, fourth-year outside hitter Morgan Roessler dominated the offense with a match-high 18 kills and her fellow fourth-

year outside hitter Anna Paulik had 14 kills and 16 digs.

When up against North Park College, the Hawks looked close to defeat after going down 17-8 in the fourth set. A 14-0 surge sparked the team to come back and win the set and the tiebreaker for the match win.

“Coming back in on Saturday we had a very tiring, tough loss in five games to Greenville,” Roessler said. “We had about

At A Glance

•Hawks win one of four matches at season-opening Invitational

•14-0 Fourth-Set Surge Against North Park College Leads Hawks To Win

•Morgan Roessler named SUNYAC Player of the Week a 20 minute break once that match ended to the start of the next one. That match we came back to win that game and the match was what we needed to end the weekend.”

Although the starters contributed largely to the win, Giufre mentioned the importance of the bench players throughout the Invitational.

“We had a very stable lineup, but we used some reinforcements off the bench in

every match,” he said. “I think they did a good job of supporting each other and also staying ready to play. They came off the bench in certain moments and did a great job.”

Team chemistry This year’s team roster consists of five seniors, five freshman, three juniors and two sophomores, so there is no lack of age diversity amongst the players.

Giufre said that despite the long days and limited practice time, the trip benefitted the team as an off-the-court team chemistry builder.

“We were delayed and a little bit rushed to practice when we got there,” Giufre said.

“There were some long days, but I think the team really enjoyed each other’s company and I thought that this trip was really key for them to get to know each other.”

Standout players Third-year libero Veronica Matedero: Matedero contributed largely on defense with 62 digs after starting the first four games.

Fourth-year libero Meg Kinee: Kinee contributed on defense with 24 digs of her own, along with two kills and two assists.

Roessler was named State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

She led the team in kills for three out of the four matchups, and contributed 16 kills, 13 digs and six aces against North Park.

Women’s Soccer Hosts Memorial Tournament

By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza

Copy Editor | Mitthaua1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

The women’s soccer team had a slow start to their season after dropping their first three home games. They look to become more of a scoring threat heading into their upcoming game.

Here are some ups and downs Hawks head coach Colleen Bruley and fourth-year captain Sloane Lipshie have seen over the first few games.

The Hawks were left scoreless over the first three games, and in order to produce wins, the team needs to produce goals. Bruley spoke about her team’s offense so far.

“We need to be scoring goals,” Bruley said.

“There was an opportunity we had early in the game to score against Ithaca and we didn’t but it was close and definitely would have changed the whole game even more. We need to be able to finish and we’ve been working on it every day in training.”

Team chemistry is important on the field, as communication leads to better performance and more offensive chances. However, the chemistry off the field has been something that has been different so far this year according to Lipshie.

“We have a different player arrangement this year and they’re working on their cohesion and it’s coming together once they get more vocal and more comfortable in their positions,” Lipshie said. “The team chemistry off the field is also spectacular. I’ve loved everyone here throughout my four years but this group is spectacularly close.”

After going 3-11-3 last season, the Hawks look for a much stronger season, as their main scorers Lipshie and fourth-year midfielder Skye Kaler look to lead the scoring category for this year’s team.

Scoring may be a necessity for this team, but defense is something they look to improve on, as

their opponents limited the Hawks to 0.53 goals per game, while the New Paltz defense gave up 1.65 goals per game.

“Since we started off on a rough foot, getting better everyday is our main goal,” Lipshie said. “Just doing better than last year wouldn’t be enough. Doing leaps and bounds better this year is where we’re looking to go. We have the same group of girls, a couple of new faces and a new mentality so we should be able to go further.”

If the offense can produce, they will be able to reach the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) playoffs for the first time since 2012, when they lost to SUNY Fredonia on penalty kicks.

“Our goal is SUNYACs,” Bruley said. “If we can get better every day until SUNYACs, I think we will be a much stronger team than we were last year. We did get better as SUNYACs approached, but this year we’re going to be even

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Hawks’ fourth-year outside hitter Anna Paulik lays out for a dig. Photo by Holly Lipka.

“Veronica [Matedero] had a great weekend,” Giufre said. “She’s a spark plug for us and she was playing at a high level in all four matches. I thought that she and Meg [Kinee] were the most consistent on all levels over the course of the weekend.”

Upcoming matchups New Paltz will host the Hawks Invitational on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept.

10. After the four-game tournament, the Hawks will go up against Stevens Institute of Technology.

“We want to have that ‘choose to win’ mentality and we’re going to,” Giufre said.

“We had some leads late in games that we didn’t finish. I think that’s something we have to work on in practice as a way to get through that hump.”

Hawks’ first-year defender Jessica Fox looks to pass.

Photo by Holly Lipka.

stronger because this group is learning faster and has more potential.”

The Hawks will participate in the Mount Saint Mary College Tournament on Friday, Sept.

9 and Saturday, Sept. 10. They will finish the week off with a matchup against Union (N.Y.) College on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in a rematch from last year where the Hawks lost 2-0.

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The defending National League Champion New York Mets did not exactly have the kind of summer they were expected to have entering this season.

A long list of injuries to both their lineup and their starting pitching staff all but destroyed any hope for the team to repeat as Division Champions, as the Washington Nationals hold a big lead in the National League East with a month left in the season.

However, some recent success has shown that their season is not quite over yet. Although the Mets sat a game under .500 as recently as Aug. 20, they have won 14 of their last 18 games and are currently tied for the second Wild Card spot.

But if the Mets are to reach the postseason again, they’re going to need help from teams around the league. The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates are also fighting for Wild Card spots that are currently being occupied by the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, along with the Mets. The only one of these teams the Mets will play for the rest of the season are the Marlins from Sept. 26 to 28. In other words, the Mets don’t really control their own destiny. All they can do is keep winning their games and hope that those teams ahead of them lose theirs.

The Amazin’s do have one big advantage in their schedule though.

The Mets have just three more games against teams with a winning record,

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Mets Look for Playoff Push

that being when they play the Nationals from Sept. 12 to 14. However, this could very well prove to be a disadvantage. Teams under .500 in September have nothing to play for other than to spoil the playoff hopes of teams such as the Mets. In fact. New York will play seven more games against the Philadelphia Phillies and six more against the Atlanta Braves. Those are two divisional opponents who used to have intense rivalries with the Mets, and you better believe they would love to help put an end to their playoff push.

Another thing that could prevent the Mets from reaching the playoffs is the uncertainty of the guys who have replaced their injured players. Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman have done a great job filling in for Matt Harvey and Steven Matz, but at any moment hitters could figure out how to hit them and the novelty that has made them successful could wear off.

The key to the Mets’ offense is Jay Bruce. He was acquired on Aug. 1 at the trade deadline and has really struggled since joining the team. He is more than capable of being an offensive force, but he really needs to step it up over these final few weeks. It would also help if James Loney and Michael Conforto, who have really been struggling as of late, stepped up their production this month.

There are plenty of factors going against Queens seeing October baseball for the second straight year. But there is also certainly reason to hope.

Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon looks in for the sign.

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The starting pitching may not be as dominate as we expected, but it is still very good. The offense is not pretty, but they are capable of getting the job done. Not to mention having Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia in the back

of the bullpen is a gigantic help. This Mets team definitely has the ability to make it to the postseason. But it’s only a matter of when this recent hot streak will end, be it tomorrow or sometime in October.

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Men’s Soccer Scores Two Wins

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