It’s difficult to open a business in today’s economy. In a time when many are cutting back on extra spending, it’s especially hard to open a restaurant and even more so in a college town. One New Paltz eatery, however, is thriving. Rock Da Pasta opened its doors last January […]
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He sat down at the bar and ordered a pint. Removing his gloves, he turned and nodded at his pals. “You seen any of my brothers?” “Not since yesterday,” replied the bartender, serving him his Budweiser. “But it’s not even noon so I expect them soon enough.” Chuckling, he buried […]
Brittany LaChausse is looking at more than $45,000 in student loans when she graduates in Spring 2010. Instead of graduating with bright economic prospects, the SUNY New Paltz student from Beaver Falls, N.Y. will be looking at a Cadillac Escalade-sized debt, with no idea how long she will have to […]
Ronald Yurista described his son as “wild.” Few would probably argue after hearing the story of the time TrevorYurista rode a motorcycle down the hallway of his high school as part of a senior class prank. One of his former principals echoed this view, saying that while Yurista was always […]
To understand why a runner runs, you really have to be one yourself. A lot of people see running as an unpleasant exercise routine they try their hardest to avoid, turning to gym appliances as supplements. For many, running is just a chore and they can’t comprehend why someone would […]
It’s almost 1 a.m. on a Friday and Mike Christianson is just waking up from a much needed nap. He hops into his ‘90s Chevy Lumina Minivan sporting a picture of a donkey with a line through it and heads into town. His mission: help people who shouldn’t be driving […]
Many professors may seem to live quiet lives. But Dennis Doherty, the creative writing program coordinator at SUNY New Paltz, has taken his experiences in the Navy in the late 1970s and applied them to his teaching and poetry since he began working for the school in 1987. Doherty, 52, […]
In the midst of what many call an energy crisis- rising fuel prices, global warming and an overreliance of foreign oil sources- many people all over the United States are taking measures to use less energy or find ways to produce more energy. Supporters of alternative energy, which refers to […]
Can treating a sinus infection land you in jail? If an obscure law enacted as part of the USA PATRIOT ACT were strictly enforced, the answer would be “yes.” In March of 2006 the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was incorporated into the PATRIOT Act. The act banned over-the-counter […]
By Catherine Ratto What’s worse than failing a college course? How about not even getting a chance to study for the class because you can’t afford the textbooks? A sophomore majoring in history shares in the problem of not being able to afford textbooks. Amy Nagy has been searching for […]
By Mitchell Epstein The water glistened in the sun as I entered the pool area at 11 a.m. on an almost unbearably hot summer day. “Hey, what’s up,” I said to Kirill, the 22-year-old manager of the private pool. “Hey, Mitch, could you dump some chlorine in the deep end?” […]
By Kristen Henry I pulled my neon blue Sunfire into the same spot in the Target parking lot I always did. It was 7:55 a.m. – I still had five minutes to run into the store before I’d be late. The drive there had been a blur. After four years […]
By Nicole Papantoniou “Babe, I know we haven’t spoken about this in a while but…” What could he be talking about? I thought to myself. I know I picked a fight recently about possibly breaking up, but I didn’t really mean it. I was just confused. Why does he have […]
By Nikki Wertheim The smell started gradually and then permeated the room with such force that I felt I had been slapped across the face. I didn’t dare mention it out loud for fear of embarrassing my grandmother. After a few minutes, my mother chuckled and said it was time […]
By Vanessa Rodriguez I- “We could have just e-mailed” I skim through the latest issue of ELLE on my bus ride to the city, preparing my list of “Must Go To” stores. My cousin has invited me to help her shoe shop. I jot down all of ELLE’s suggestions or […]
By Samantha Urbanski A woman sits at her kitchen table with breakfast in front of her, looking out the window into her yard. It is springtime and the lawn is covered with bright red and yellow tulips. She smiles. This is what Janet VanHeusen imagined as she held her bags […]
