Eli Davis Siems has been smoking for two years. When he was a high school student, everyone used to smoke after school and during lunch breaks. […]
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Since 2003, Invisible Children, a non-profit organization based in California, has been raising awareness about human rights violations in Uganda. New Paltz students have done […]
Many college students wouldn’t choose to spend extra money on healthy, organic food over their beer fund, but Brittany Harold puts her body’s needs first. […]
It’s midterm week at SUNY New Paltz and third-year student Sarah R. is feeling stressed out. She has to study for a test and write […]
Flight 43. Delayed for one hour. I double check the screen to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. It’s 3:05 p.m. and my flight from […]
Glenn Geher moved briskly around the room as students clicked furiously at computer stations, their brows furrowed in determination. He made his way through the […]
The fourth estate is deteriorating, according to Ray McGovern. McGovern is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who has written daily briefs for three U.S. […]
It’s the first day of the semester and you just moved into your dorm. What’s the first thing you do? Check in with resident assistants […]
“All media is selling you something, if not a product, then a lifestyle, or a vision of the way the world is,” said Sofia Quintero, […]
After two hours on our Adirondacks road trip, with my best pal Joe’s Volkswagen Jetta having all but melted in the sweltering August sun, we […]
I stand in line waiting to order. The college cafeteria is booming with the voices of students and I see some familiar faces. Some are on […]
All I could think about was advancing. Who would we be playing in the next round? Where would we be playing next week? It was […]
Matt and I are chain smoking cigarettes on the walk back from the Museum of Modern Art. It’s this game we play to see who […]
Julius Carallo, 62, recently separated from his wife of 25 years. A few years prior, his son Paul was murdered while attending school in California […]
It’s opening weekend for the new Twilight movie and I’m in a half-full theater with my college roommate, Aubrey. We both said we didn’t want […]
A soft light travels through a cylindrical tube, slowly flashing as it glides, different colors emitting brightly. Meanwhile, fiber optics light mirrors as music blares from […]
The heat over the stove began to overwhelm Ginger Lopez, a pasta chef in the dining area of the Student Union, as sweat began to […]
It’s about midnight. The snow is relentless and my brother Pat and I are curious. “Let’s go outside and check out the carnage,” Pat suggests. […]