The Student Association at SUNY New Paltz is organizing a student walk-out and teach-in on Tuesday, March 8. The protest urges students to walk out of their classes and join demonstrations being held in the Student Union. “We are not walking out on our classes,” Caitlyn Ryan, vice president for […]
Year: 2011
Eden Neidorff’s freckle-flecked face, doe-like eyes and silver hoop nose ring aren’t what set her apart from most girls. It’s her appealing fashion style: nonchalant, cool and sexy. A third-year SUNY New Paltz student, Neidorff hails from Jericho, Long Island. However, her effortless style transcends the many replicated Long Island […]
Charlie Sheen, winning. Air your dirty laundry! Casting for a new TLC reality show, “Strange Addiction.” Justin Bieber could get an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary? Check it out. Get ready New York! MTV’s The Real World is hosting an open casting call at Hooters of Manhattan, Saturday, March 5, from 10 […]
The Tenant-Landlord Relations Council, along with special guests, met on Wednesday, March 2, sending the community a simple message: just communicate. In a college-town, where tenants are changing every year, it grows hard for a neighborhood-like atmosphere to emerge. How will students know about their rights as tenants? And who […]
I’m sitting at my desk, simultaneously typing and applying lotion. (I use Aveeno Active Naturals for my body and Keri Shea Butter for my feet; the Keri lotion does wonders for your feet, ladies!) I just got out of a shower in my dorm. It’s my first time using Organix shampoos, so I’m conducting a […]
It’s perhaps hard to believe now, but, not long ago, it wasn’t the most unpopular thing to say the words “I am a New York Republican.” Just rewind to one year ago. In February, 2010, Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, was floundering with one of the worst approval ratings of […]
“Welcome to Snug Harbor, home of pirates, sailors, mercenaries and artists.” A brilliant introduction to Wednesday nights on lower Main Street by a musician known as Road Kill Brother Number Three. Snug Harbor was packed Feb. 23 with artists and barflies alike at its first ever Drawing Night Art Show. Starting […]
Earlier this week, the indie-world was all a-flutter when Radiohead announced that their long-anticipated album, The King of Limbs, would be released on Feb. 19. The announcement came as a surprise since, before Monday, the only word known about this release was that “it would be released sometime in early […]
On a tiny plot of land on Huguenot Street, no bigger than a coffee table, rests a small monument. Although easy to miss, it is as important as any of the landmark houses on the historical road for what it reminds us about Huguenot society. The monument looks like a […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget for the coming fiscal year aims to plug the state’s $10 billion budget gap without a single tax increase. Instead, Cuomo is calling for dramatic cuts in funding for Medicaid, state operations and education. Among the most controversial of the proposed cuts […]
Poetry slams began in Chicago in the mid 1980s, becoming nationwide by 1990. Marc Smith, aka “Slam Papi” is credited with its birth. Tell this to a slam poet, however, and you’ll be met with a chorus of “So what!” The creation is not the focus. The beginning is not […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill in early February that will, this summer, ban smoking in 1,700 city parks and along 14 miles of city beaches in New York City. The ban also includes marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas such as Times Square. While these city laws may not directly […]
It’s here. The big one. The night that (almost) everyone has been waiting for: Oscar night! Yes, that’s right, this Sunday night, the 2010 award season comes to a close as the winners of the Academy Awards are announced. It’s a tradition for me to watch the Oscars with a […]
Protests! Protests! Protests! Protests! Protests! Protests! Wow. And here’s Joe the Plumber, milking it. Speaking of Joe the Plumber, what WOTS would be complete without some Sarah Palin bashing from our favorite opining outlets? You know—eating young, torturing the bible—all that good stuff. Also from the Observer, we gain literary prowess! […]
The campus is buzzing with a budget debate which is sure to remain a hot topic all semester long. The budget cuts proposed by the SUNY New Paltz administration are poised to face intense opposition from students and faculty alike. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, SUNY New Paltz students are holding […]
A couple dozen people gathered in the Student Union Feb. 15 to watch the second televised showdown of man vs. machine onJeopardy!. IBM’s latest technological advancement, a supercomputer named Watson, was again pitted against human opponents. Watson emerged triumphant against its competitors, Jeopardy’s greatest champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. After the three day […]
In the days of Twitter and Facebook, media consumers are becoming media producers and professional journalists are finding themselves scooped by citizen journalists. So saysJohn Larson, a veteran broadcast journalist and SUNY New Paltz’s 10th James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism, in an interview with Interim President Donald P. […]
It’s a world where you can perform magic spells, fight dragons and create potions. Mingle with humans, elves, Halflings, dwarves and Orcs, while preparing for battles. No, it isn’t Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. It’s SUNY New Paltz’s own LARPing society, right here on campus. LARP stands for […]
