Every Thursday while classes are in session, SUNY New Paltz holds a Farmers Market between 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kaitlin Van Pelt, of the campus ancillary service, has run the market since 2009. During the winter months, the farmers market is held in the Lecture Center. Several Tables are […]
Month: March 2015
By Kaycia Sailsman Being âplus sizeâ isnât an insult or something to be ashamed of anymore. A shift in societyâs perception of body image is occurring. Despite pervasive media coverage of âperfect body types,â plus-size women are accepting their physiques, with the help of the rising popularity of outspoken bloggers […]
New Paltz Students Flock to Collegiate Poetry Slam, Making it the Second Largest in the Country By Irene Corvinus The 6th annual Wade-Lewis Poetry Slam was held on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. This event that housed almost 300 people in Lecture Center 100 was the second largest […]
By KEITH J. FERRANTE The Hunger Action Network of New York State has named New Paltz Town Supervisor Susan Zimet as their new executive director. She is replacing Mark Dunlea, who has worked for the organization since 1985. Zimet served in the Ulster County Legislature from 2004-2011. She is […]
By Jillian Nadiak Almost 6 million digital votes were cast from countries outside of Asia during the Mnet Asian Music Awards last year. âSo I would say this is totally out of Korea and itâs getting bigger and bigger.â –Sebastian Kim, CJ E&Mâs Vice President for Global Business during an interview […]
Kristin scratched. Her roommate scratched. Legs, arms, neck, back, the tiny red bites were all over and the culprits were nowhere to be seen. Â But they were there. They were still there. After three extermination attempts the fleas in Kristin Walshâs apartment would not go away. They came when mice […]
Students say amnesty, and affirmative consent proposals will improve safety on NY’s College Campuses March 2, 2015 Gov. Andrew Cuomoâs plan to implement new rules to protect college students against sexual assault got mostly positive reactions from students on the SUNY New Paltz campus on March 2. During a […]
Over 50 percent of SUNY New Paltz’s courses are taught by contingent faculty members, otherwise known as adjunct instructors. During the week of Feb. 23, the United University Professions (UUP) honored these faculty members. The unionâs New Paltz Chapter installed a display in the Jazzmanâs CafĂŠ listing approximately 700 courses […]
By Katherine Carroll SUNY New Paltz is rising in the rankings. Not only for affordability, value, and academics, but for drug arrests. Drug arrests at SUNY New Paltz in 2013 put the school at the top of the list for on-campus arrests per capita. When the news first broke, public […]
The New Paltz Womenâs Rugby Football Club (NPWRFC) hosted a mini indoor carnival on Tuesday, March 3, to raise money for the Grace Smith House in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Grace Smith House is a not-for-profit agency that provides both residential and non-residential services to victims of domestic violence and […]
Howard Good, a digital media and journalism professor at SUNY New Paltz, gave a poetry reading with special guest Donald Lev at the Honors Center at SUNY New Paltz Feb. 18. Original video produced by the Little Rebellion.
Lisa Phillips, journalism professor at SUNY New Paltz, promoted her book, “Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession,â by giving a reading on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The reading was followed by questions and answers followed by a book signing at the end of the event. Below, the slideshow captures the event that […]
On March 2, 2015 primatologist and Stony Brook University professor Dr. Patricia Wright spoke at the SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center regarding her experiences in the study of lemur evolution in Madagascar. Dr. Wright has been studying primates since the 1960s, when she was inspired to pursue a PhD at […]
By Karl Evers-Hillstrom Apex 2015 – The Salty Suite from SUNY New Paltz on Vimeo. The best part of the tournament had to be the Salty Suite, where hundreds of avid Super Smash Bros. Melee fans watched top players play out grudge matches. APEX 2015 was the biggest Super […]
By Lisa Di Venuta Thrift shoppers are as one-of-a-kind as the items they buy. Â The New Paltz thrifting scene is certainly thriving, with a plethora of local shops and the fashion mecca that is New York City just two hours away. Â I decided to check out how and why local […]
It’s time to stop sexual assault on college campuses as part of New York State campaign to raise awareness as per recent proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
In “No K-pop for Three Days”, Jillian Nadiak does exactly as the title explains and ditches the music that is the driving force behind her life. Her video has been featured on Youtube Nation and is currently being optioned for a documentary on one of Korea’s top entertainment companies, YG […]
