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Scudder Hall Named Recycle Maniac!
By Alyssa Thompson at April 26, 2012 | 5:41 pm | 0 Comment
SUNY New Paltz played host to another successful RecycleMania challenge this past year. The RecycleMania challenge is a contest between residence halls to promote going green, as halls compete to properly dispose of recyclable material. This year’s RecycleMania challenge winner was Scudder Hall, as they recycled 2.94 pounds per person. Scudder Hall took home the top more...
“Dirty Business” Film Sparks Dialogue at New Paltz
By John Tappen at April 26, 2012 | 5:27 pm | 0 Comment
Signs that read “Don’t Frack With Our Water” rest along the sides of Lecture Center 100 Monday night for a screening of the movie “Dirty Business,” produced by Peter Bull. Sponsored by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), the focus was to bring attention to “the price we pay for cheap energy,” said Wes Gillingham, a Catskill Mountain more...
New Paltz Honors Holocaust Victims
By John Tappen at April 26, 2012 | 5:05 pm | 0 Comment
“There will always remain the reality of the Holocaust, and with that, the task of explaining it,” said Gerald Sorin, director of Jewish studies at SUNY New Paltz, addressing a packed room in the Lecture Center Wednesday evening. This past week marked the official 2012 Days of Remembrance, an annual event established by the United States Congress in 1982 more...
LIVE COVERAGE: MEDIA ETHICS
By The Little Rebellion at April 25, 2012 | 7:26 pm | 0 Comment
SUNY New Paltz Communication & Media Society hosts this Media Ethics panel at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Lecture Center 104. Moderated by Prof. Lisa Phillips, the panel features Prof. Howie Good, Ottoway Professor and New York Times reporter Andrew Lehren, and journalism alumni Ivan Lajara and James Nani. Media Ethics more...
A Green Kind of Clean
By Kathryn Eileen Miecznikowski at April 19, 2012 | 8:33 pm | 0 Comment
In a sea of Birkenstocks, local farmers markets and awareness-raising bumper stickers, it comes as no surprise to most that the community of New Paltz holds the environment in high regard. “Sustainability doesn’t take breaks, you know?” said Brian Pine, the director of Facilities Operations and Maintenance at SUNY New Paltz. The college uses all Green Seal and more...
New Paltz Adds Two New Solar Panels
By Faith Gimzek at April 19, 2012 | 6:33 pm | 1 Comments
Sunshine is in the forecast for SUNY New Paltz’s energy-independent future. The school will soon receive two new photovoltaic solar panels, according to Director of Facilities, Operations and Maintenance Brian Pine. The five kilowatt solar array is expected to be installed by the end of May, Pine said, although the exact date is tentative. The panels will mainly more...
Teaching Conference Schools Education Students
By Katie Miecznikowski at April 12, 2012 | 7:11 pm | 0 Comment
Students fighting in an elementary school classroom often ends in a trip to the principal's office. However, sometimes a teacher may find himself in that seat instead in front of the police as well as the principal. If a teacher pulls one student off another during a fight, he may end up under arrest for assaulting a child. “What do you do?” asked Joe more...
FAFSA Tax Info Goes Digital
By Roberto Cruz at March 29, 2012 | 8:03 pm | 0 Comment
The era of the envelope is approaching extinction. Technology is clawing into nearly every facet of our lives, and paper documents are being replaced by a left click of a mouse or a touch on a Smartphone display. Nothing is safe from the switch—including the student financial aid process. The U.S. Department of Education announced changes to the Free more...
