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 […]
PEOPLE
Amber Elson is revolutionizing the curly hair scene as a freelance stylist and an undergraduate student at SUNY New Paltz. “My experience inspired me to never allow women to feel the same way I did,” said the young entrepreneur, Amber Elson, who’s 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 Paltz’s 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: Jared LaBrecque Ratlung Worm appeared imposing when he took to the carpet stage in the basement of the New Paltz “DIY” venue, Sanctum House, on Feb. 20— baggy camouflage pants, large Timberland boots and a thick tan jacket, all rounded off with long, flowing blond hair. He launched into […]
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 York‒ Torres brought her business from back home to the SUNY New Paltz campus in the Fall of 2018 to make a name for herself; […]
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 […]
By Nadine Cafaro Edited and Packaged by Anthony Lebron Linda Eaton, 61-year-old associate vice president for student affairs, says “Every single person here has a story,” 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 […]
Written by Maggie Gibson Edited and packaged by Erica Ruggiero There’s a chance a SUNY New Paltz student and someone in India are both listening to Brett Barry’s voice at the same time. One might be in a class lecture and the other watching a promo for “The Big Bang […]
By Annemarie Durkin Edited and Packaged by Nadine Cafaro “Fund SUNY now! Fund SUNY now! Fund SUNY now!” The echoes from the rally could be overheard from all around the Student Union Building and across campus. It was a chilly day in late October, overcast skies. Around 100 people were […]
By Joseph Juste Edited and packaged by Kevin Durk A woman with light brown hair and ocean blue eyes is surrounded by clothes that vary in color so much so that they resemble a rainbow. As she stands patiently behind a counter, customers enter the store and as quickly as […]
Story by Emily Fego Edited and Packaged by Ophelia Xie Sexual assaults on college campuses, like the largely publicized Brock Turner case in 2016, have been pivotal in forcing administrators to make a choice: to ignore the issue or face it head on. SUNY New Paltz hired Amy Westberg as its […]
By Liat Guvenc Edited and packaged by Taylor DowdOn Oct. 5, Alex Peh played piano for the first Burmese-American Southeast Asian Gong Ensemble in the United States at SUNY New Paltz’s Studley Theatre. Peh is an award-winning pianist and an assistant professor of piano at SUNY New Paltz’s Department of […]
Story by Liat Guvenc Edited and Packaged by Bridget Peschel On Sept. 20, Jana Bergere attended the SUNY New Paltz Climate Strike. The corners of her lips turned up into a smile when she looked past the podium to a sea of hundreds of people. A year ago, her heart would […]
