The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the United States, with the respect of nurses skyrocketing in every facet. A current nurse describes the turmoil, two students try to virtually learn, while another student takes on the frontlines: what does this mean for them? You walk through the sliding doors at […]
CULTURE
Amber Elson is revolutionizing the curly hair scene as a freelance stylist and an undergraduate student at SUNY New Paltz. âMy experience inspired me to never allow women to feel the same way I did,â said the young entrepreneur, Amber Elson, whoâs 20 and a sophomore at SUNY New Paltz. […]
Two years ago, 22-year-old ShowPonii performed in his first drag show on March 14 at a tiny house party in New Paltz. Usually plagued with the feeling of needing to throw up before any public event, this party consisted of 20-30 people that he knew, giving him a shrill of […]
Friday, February 7 marked the opening of New Paltzâs second Vietnamese restaurant on Main Street: Pho Tibet. After months of renovating what was once CafAmelia, a cafe and small performance venue frequented by students, the restaurant is hoping to recoup some of their losses from unexpected delays. Their namesake, pho […]
By Kevin Durk The G13 suite on the ground floor of Mohonk Hall at SUNY New Paltz is just like any other college friend group. âWe definitely have a reputation for being a party room. Thatâs one of the reasons we decided to move into the suite together,â said Quinn […]
By: Jared LaBrecque Ratlung Worm appeared imposing when he took to the carpet stage in the basement of the New Paltz âDIYâ venue, Sanctum House, on Feb. 20â baggy camouflage pants, large Timberland boots and a thick tan jacket, all rounded off with long, flowing blond hair. He launched into […]
By Lara Morales âIâve never seen a line to get into Snugsâ was a sentiment that was echoed by many who passed by the unusually busy dive bar. While the bar was fairly popular amongst locals and students, there was a clear reason that there was a huge turnout tonight: […]
Sarah Torres, the owner of BeatbySarahT, a self-started makeup business, prides herself on the work she produces. A 19 year-old makeup artist from Harlem, New Yorkâ Torres brought her business from back home to the SUNY New Paltz campus in the Fall of 2018 to make a name for herself; […]
Jackâs Rhythms proves that small record stores can coexist with streaming service giants By Nicholas Califra Music is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. While the easy accessibility of subscription streaming services, like Spotify and Apple Music, made up $5.9 billion of the industryâs revenue in 2019, vinyl records and […]
What were once known as emblems donned only by felons, are now becoming a procedure adored by artists and slowly gaining more respect. The Little Rebellion would like to warn readers that this article speaks of tattoos and has both photo and video footage of needles. Please be advised. By […]
By Abigail Foster In a dark room, two figures are illuminated: One is wearing a white dress shirt, a clip fastened to his crimson and black striped tie, and the other is a lot smaller, dressed in a similar uniform. The larger figure, the headmaster of a private school in […]
By Takura Sophia-Blase As many people are probably aware, the New Paltz region is home to some gorgeous mountain ranges. What they may not know is that these ranges attract a lot of avid rock climbers from around the globe. One such climber was so drawn to New Paltz and […]
By: Samantha King When the curtains opened on the stage at the Holy Family School, 5-year-old Nya Henry was surrounded by smoke that went with the fire in her eyes from the excitement of performing for the first time. She was a kindergartener, front and center on stage dancing for […]
Edited and Packaged by Richie Monarch By Taylor Dowd Kenneth Goldstein Ken Goldstein is the chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and assistant professor of set design at SUNY New Paltz. Goldstein started at New Paltz as a professor in 2010, advancing to chair in 2017. He worked closely […]
NEW PALTZâ Sounds of the battle drum ring out on the sidewalks of New Paltz. The battle against climate change has begun and some community members are answering its call. On Dec. 6, a Climate Strike March took place starting outside of the Humanities building and ended with a rally […]
By Nadine Cafaro Edited and Packaged by Anthony Lebron Linda Eaton, 61-year-old associate vice president for student affairs, says âEvery single person here has a story,â as she eagerly talks about her 25 years on the SUNY New Paltz campus in her snug office on the seventh floor of the […]
Written by Nikki Donohue Edited and Packaged by Joseph Juste Jonathan Raskin graduated from the University of Florida and has been a professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz since 1996. Throughout his time at New Paltz, he has become the chair of the psychology department and in September he […]
By Victoria Cymbal Packaged and Edited by Victoria Cymbal Global movements are happening left and right to compel government action to avoid the intense impacts of climate change. Many people are refusing to sit and wait for the government to take action and are doing so themselves. New Paltz consists […]
