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Gamer Paradise: Annual New Paltz Convention
By Justin Sarjeant at December 1, 2011 | 1:59 am | 0 Comment
Typically the Student Union is empty during the weekend, but on Nov. 12 and 13, the building filled with students and locals ready for games, food and more at the sixth annual New Paltz Convention (NPC). NPC is a joint event hosted by SUNY New Paltz clubs such as Gaming Society, LARP and Anime Club who run various video and card game tournaments, activities and more...
Can We Talk About It? Live Coverage
By Brandon Quinn at November 30, 2011 | 5:15 pm | 0 Comment
The SUNY New Paltz community is gathering in the Student Union Building’s multi-purpose room tonight, Nov. 30, to talk about issues of race and racism, and the Little Rebellion will be there bringing the discussion to you. Can We Talk About It? is a forum sponsored by College President Donald P. Christian and Student Association President Terrell Coakley, creating an more...
NPC’s Newest Contest: The Omni Tournament
By Dan O'Regan at November 29, 2011 | 12:51 pm | 0 Comment
This year’s New Paltz Convention (NPC) hosted a new kind of tournament taking place over the two-day event. The Omni Tournament was aimed at unifying all the gamers in an overall points system to determine a winner. Devised by the leaders of the New Paltz Gaming Society, the organization behind NPC, all participants were given a number of points depending on their more...
Response to Racism Sweeps Across Campus, then Nation
By Brandon Quinn at November 17, 2011 | 11:24 pm | 0 Comment
As a result of the racist messages and graffiti that appeared around campus last week, the SUNY New Paltz community response has been swift and unified in denouncing the behavior. College President Donald Christian has sent not one , but two e-mails to the entire SUNY New Paltz community, both explaining the situation and condemning the acts. In reminding the campus more...
Racist Signs Spark National Attention
By The Little Rebellion at November 17, 2011 | 10:04 pm | 0 Comment
National and international news outlets report on the racist signs found at SUNY New Paltz last week. View the story "SUNY New Paltz racist signs spark strong reaction" on more...
Incident Sparks Race Dialogue
By Sarah Boalt at November 10, 2011 | 10:00 pm | 0 Comment
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, racial epithets were found on the SUNY New Paltz campus. One was found on a water fountain in the Humanities Building and another one was posted on the elevator door in LeFevre Hall, according to police reports. SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian issued a letter to all faculty, staff and students addressing the matter, which can be viewed here. more...
Donald Christian’s Letter Addresses Racially Offensive Signs on Campus
By Maria Jayne at November 10, 2011 | 8:24 pm | 0 Comment
This letter was sent in a campus-wide e-mail on Nov. 9, 2011: Dear Members of the New Paltz Campus Community: Yesterday (Tuesday, November 8), a racially offensive sign was posted over a water fountain in a campus building. Other campus leaders and I join students, faculty, and staff in condemning such an act, which is clearly inconsistent with our campus values more...
Black Solidarity Day Observances
By Maria Jayne at November 9, 2011 | 9:42 pm | 0 Comment
Black Solidarity Day 2011 was observed on Nov. 7 at the Pointe Praise Family Life Center in Kingston N.Y. Students and Faculty started arriving at the center at 8:30 a.m. and waited in the dining hall for libation and breakfast. Black Solidarity day was started in Brooklyn in 1969 by Dr. Carlos Russell. All photos by Maria Jayne. [nggallery more...
