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All forms of tobacco will be banned including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, hookah and pipes. Photo by Smaranda Dumitru

New Paltz Goes Tobacco-Free

April 25 - Local News, News - no comments

Smokers surrounding the Humanities Building will have to find a new place to light their cigarettes next year when SUNY New Paltz will institute its first-ever tobacco-free policy on Jan. 1, 2014. The policy was approved...

Earth Day in New Paltz

April 22 - Local News - no comments

On April 22, SUNY New Paltz students showed their support for environmentally-friendly practices by celebrating Earth Day. The Eco-friendly spirit didn’t stop there. Festivities took place all week on campus and in...

The Future of State Exams

March 8 - Local News, News - no comments

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Education Department has enacted a plan that will transition all school districts to computer based testing for state exams by 2015, according to a release from Deputy Commissioner Ken S...

Event flyer for International Women's Day in New Paltz

New Paltz Recognizes International Women’s Day

March 7 - Local News, News - no comments

On March 7 at 6:30 p.m., members of the New Paltz community will gather in Lecture Center 100 to celebrate International Women’s Day, a worldwide event devoted to the defense of women’s rights and commemoration of achiev...

Extracurricular Yoga

March 2 - Local News, Multimedia - no comments

Yoga is a popular extracurricular activity at SUNY New Paltz. The Athletic and Wellness Center on campus offers students free weekly yoga classes, and many students also attend meetings of the school’s Yoga Club. W...

From left, Professor Karanja Keita Carrol, Chanel Ward, Director of the Scholar’s Mentor Program, Josette Ramnani, fourth-year Political Science major and Professor Major Coleman. Photo by Roberto LoBianco.

Affirmative Action or Inaction: Racial Inequality Persists

March 1 - In The Spotlight, Local News, News - no comments

The term “minority” has become an oxymoron, recent census data show. Yet people of color are subjected to institutional racism that keeps them at a disadvantage to whites, according to panelists at a recent f...

New SUNY New Paltz head softball coach Tony Ciccarello. Photo by Ryan Fasciano.

SUNY New Paltz Hires New Softball Coach

February 25 - Local News, News, Sports - no comments

Most people want to do what they love for a living and Tony Ciccarello is doing just that. SUNY New Paltz announced on Dec. 31 that Ciccarello will be the new women’s softball coach. Bring up softball to coach Ciccarello...

It’s all smiles, as a fun event about a serious problem wraps to a close.

SUNY New Paltz Students Dance to End Violence Against Women

February 23 - In The Spotlight, Local News - 1 comment

For more coverage, please see After the Rising and SUNY New Paltz One Billion Rising It was 2:55 p.m. when 20-year-old Renee Petrillo walked into the Student Union Atrium filled with 70 cheering faculty members and stude...