April 1, 2013 A bill introduced by Sen. Greg Ball, R-Patterson, which would prevent some sex offenders from using a computer or accessing the Internet while in prison, was short one vote from a unanimous passing last week. Fifty-six of the 57 senators present for the March 25 session voted […]
Month: March 2014
Many SUNY New Paltz students are unaware that if they call university police off campus, unless it is a direct emergency, they will be referred to town police. The New York State University Police Department (UPD) at SUNY New Paltz has jurisdiction over the college campus, as well […]
March 24, 2014 Students studying journalism at SUNY New Paltz have the opportunity this semester to investigate the relationship between society and disease with the help of an award-winning journalist. Sonia Shah, a critically-acclaimed science journalist is spending this spring semester working with students as the college’s 2014 James H. […]
Many people can relate to Homer Simpson’s famous catchphrase “Mmm, beer,” and the statistics back up the claim that the beverage’s popularity is on the rise. In 1995, there were approximately 500 American breweries, including the major industrial operations like Anheuser-Busch and Miller. Today, there are more than 2,700 and […]
What is higher, the SUNY New Paltz students or marijuana penalty rates? SUNY New Paltz’s administration won’t budge with their “No Second Chance” marijuana policy and disregards students’ efforts to make its penalties more lenient. The drug policy is one of the most specific and strict in the State […]
March 27, 2014 As the state’s closure of four upstate prisons pushes forward, a group dedicated to closing prisons and boosting agriculture upstate is pushing for a bill that encourages state facilities to purchase locally grown products. The group Milk Not Jails staged a “picnic” on the Million Dollar Staircase […]
It’s not rare to hear SUNY New Paltz residents call the campus creek dirty. The muddy “Gunk” doesn’t look like the most crystal clear creek in the world. The creek is a major feature of the campus, stretching from the Haggerty Administration Building (HAB) circle to the Southside Loop. Many […]
Anti-war protests broke out in nearly every major city in the U.S. and were practically routine in New York in the days leading up to the Iraqi conflict. Here in the Hudson Valley, one average citizen decided she couldn’t sit back and wait any longer – she had to see […]
SUNY New Paltz’s Coykendall Science Building (CSB) continues to operate without fire alarms almost six months after they were removed due to malfunctions. New Paltz is relying on ‘volunteer’ fire watches with bullhorns to patrol the CSB 24/7, which has already cost the university $50,000 in overtime. The money is coming out […]
Co-existence with coyotes can get ugly. Coyote Ugly. Coyotes have become accustomed to living among humans in suburbia, frustrating locals with attacks on their pets and livestock. Although coyote attacks have been rare in the past, recent events have raised concerns about the coyote’s numbers and their habituation with humans. […]
The decrease in parking on the SUNY New Paltz campus due to ongoing construction and the snow has left students frustrated and concerned for their safety. But closer parking is one frustration that will not be getting fixed. According to the SUNY New Paltz website, the college is in the […]
Wheels spinning, a family starts their vacation atop the Walkway Over the Hudson. They bike west towards New Paltz, passing through Highland. From there they can head south through Gardiner and Wallkill on their way to Walden. Or maybe they head north to Kingston, stopping in Rosendale on the way. […]
SUNY New Paltz students along with men and woman of the New Paltz community gathered in the Student Union Building Friday, February 14, 2014 to perform the annual “1 Billion Rising,” flash mob dance in order to spread awareness of violence against women, rising together, standing up when no means no, […]
The snowfall masks an already invasive pile-up of snow. It blankets the windows like dense powdered sugar. Meghan Levine, a third-year student at SUNY New Paltz, turns a key to open Water Street Market’s Eden Boutique for the day. The store-front display: earth-tone earrings, chunky knit scarves and sweaters that […]
Zero Net Energy homes in the New Paltz area are struggling to sell. With many of the nine houses on Evergreen Lane and the 26 in the Green Acres complex remaining unoccupied, New Paltz realtor Wendie Reid blames the real estate market for the lack of sales. Some of “the […]
Kevin Halcott was hired as a dishwasher and busboy at the Main St. Bistro in New Paltz, N.Y. after dealing with a struggle many Americans know all too well: unemployment. The 26 year-old of Ulster County resident was unemployed from August of 2013 to February of 2014. “I did a […]
On the outskirts of the SUNY New Paltz campus lies a haggard loading dock and a narrow staircase leading up to an entrance that reads “Food Preparation Center.” Inside, a barren hallway is filled with huge metal doors side by side labeled “frozen food meats,” and “frozen food fruits […]
March 3, 2014 Brooklyn Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz says the state is “ill-equipped” to properly address the opiate addiction crisis in New York. This legislative session, Cymbrowitz, chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, is asking for increased funding to the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services […]
