The 23rd annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival returned to Saugerties this weekend, enticing garlic lovers to try sweet and savory edibles such as garlic-flavored marshmallows, garlic ice cream, pickled garlic, and garlic cheese curds. Eating wasn’t all there was to do– there was arts and crafts vendors, chef cooking demonstrations […]
Month: September 2011
What does family mean to you? This was the question asked to the students of the Spring 2011 Literature of Journalism Class. In response, the class individually wrote first-person short stories documenting scenes of interaction between themselves and members of their families. The Literature of Journalism class analyzes the technique […]
Kelly Morehead, a third-year English literature major, had just transferred to SUNY New Paltz and had only been living on her own for a week the morning she was displaced from her apartment because of flooding. “Once I had gotten everything the way I wanted it and all my stuff […]
A new school year brings with it a new venue as Grimaldi’s Pizza steps up as the next big place to see a show in New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz students know this town feeds on music and with a live event happening almost every day of the week, Grimaldi’s […]
Raj Pandya will be replacing Amy Donnelly as SUNY New Paltz’s Planetarium Director. Anyone who holds regular events at the planetarium is advised to contact Pandya at pandyar@newpaltz.edu or (845) 257-3818 in order to ease the transition. With the introduction of Pandya to the position, the Astronomy Night program will undergo some […]
This fall, the SUNY New Paltz Office of Student Activities, Career Resource Center and Records and Registration office have partnered in creating a “Co-Curricular Transcript” for students to track their extra curricular activities while attending the university. For now, the transcript is only open to current second-year students and as […]
NEW PALTZ– Ten years ago, on the morning of Sept. 11, the United States fell victim to a series of terrorist attacks that killed and injured thousands. However, this number could have been far greater if it weren’t for the heroic men and women who arrived on the scene […]
Caitlin Langone, recent SUNY New Paltz alumna and English major, was featured on the documentary “Children of 9/11,” which aired on NBC Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The documentary was a focus on the children, who are now adults, that have been affected and are still being affected by what happened […]
We Are All Children of 9/11 I “We should find a way to send them pre-cooked meals, or maybe just gift certificates.” The class was discussing ways to help the family of a boy in the town over who lost his father a day earlier. We heard the news of […]
Everyone must remember, so we do not repeat the past. This was the sentiment expressed at a panel discussion just a few days before the 10-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The hijacked airplanes and attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon were addressed by four […]
–Natasha Lende In the wake of the 10-year anniversary of September 11, 2001 many New Paltz residents find themselves reflecting on the tragedy of that day. “I remember exactly where I was,” said Stephanie Abrams, 23. “We all went to our advisors and were like what’s going on?” Abrams, a […]
Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. What’s different now? How have we changed? The Little Rebellion explores the past decade with an interactive timeline: The Country Since 9/11 on Dipity.
Videos courtesy of Shekar Venkateswaran, a New Paltz alumni with a masters in electrical engineering.