Features
Contemporary Music Artist on the Rise
By Crystal Patterson at March 4, 2012 | 10:14 pm | 0 Comment
Have you ever wished you could enjoy your coffee break while listening to live music right here on campus? Students got the chance to hear some smooth sounds from award-winning and rising musical artist Libbie Schrader on Feb 28th. Schrader came to New Paltz to perform songs off of her latest album, ‘Magadalene.’ in the Student Union Activities more...
Undergrads Dig Deep in Research Program
By Alexandra Salazar at March 3, 2012 | 2:55 am | 0 Comment
The phrase 'student research' conjures images of successful graduates in white coats, presenting important topics to hundreds and publishing peer-reviewed reports of their findings. The year-end symposium for AYURE certainly conforms to this idea: presenting their findings before an audience of invited local legislators, SUNY New Paltz alumni and new students. The big more...
Sojourner Truth Library renovations; A New Sojourner Truth
By Tanique Williams at March 1, 2012 | 6:10 pm | 1 Comments
Come winter 2013, students and faculty will be introduced to a whole new Sojourner Truth Library. The library will be renovated in a number of phases, which Director of Facilities Design and Construction John McEnrue, said has been a challenge. “The challenge for this project is staging the various phases of renovation while the library remains occupied,” he more...
Wikileaks Reporter, Andrew Lehren Introduced to Campus Community
By Cooper LaRocque at February 22, 2012 | 3:15 pm | 0 Comment
New Paltz President Donald P. Christian interviewed Andrew Lehren, the James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism on Feb. 8. Lehren began his journalism career as a sports reporter for his local daily newspaper. Now he works as an investigative reporter for the New York Times. He was the lead reporter in the famous release of the Wikileaks files including more...
Journalism Graduate Talks About Life After College
By Katie Miecznikowski at February 19, 2012 | 3:27 pm | 0 Comment
Sirens shattered the silence on Warren Street. Tom Casey, the Hudson Register-Star’s rookie reporter, scanned the street from his seat at The Cascades, a café two blocks up from the paper’s Hudson newsroom. “Oh shit,” he said. “I have to call County 911.” Casey called two more numbers, searching for the story behind the sirens, but found none. He ran more...
The Origins of Whining
By Crystal Patterson at February 16, 2012 | 8:15 pm | 0 Comment
Give me my toy back! I don't want to eat this! Do I have to go to bed now? Ever heard those lines while babysitting? Whining is normal for young children who are still developing. It is vocal communication that has evolved over time with children. The Evolutionary Studies program kicked off its fifth seminar series on Monday, Feb. 6 with a lecture by professor of more...
Whining is Healthy
By Crystal Patterson at February 9, 2012 | 7:43 pm | 0 Comment
The EvoS Program organizes opportunities for faculty and students at New Paltz to develop a deep understanding of evolutionary ideas, conduct cross-disciplinary research using evolution as a synthesizing paradigm, and contribute to novel ideas across disciplines guided by evolutionary reasoning. The program is also funded partly with a grant awarded by the more...
Still Me, the Difference Between Reality and Human Perceptions
By Kathy Kim at December 15, 2011 | 7:18 pm | 0 Comment
Daniel Labbato always had hair at different lengths, but it has never been as short as it is now. After growing his hair and facial hair for 18 months, it took him 15 hours to create 40 different documented haircuts in his project Still Me. Labbato is a SUNY New Paltz professor, specializing in film making and video editing. He created an experimental project more...
