By Cait O’Connor During the first week of classes, students and faculty received an email about the new Mother’s Room, available to lactating mothers on campus. Breastfeeding has recently been socially reclaimed as both a radical and natural practice, and is now accessible for students, staff and guests alike. Dr. […]
SUNY NEW PALTZ
The SUNY New Paltz Parking Committee has changed the designation of the West Parking Lot (Lot #40), adjacent to Lenape Hall, from “resident students only” to “resident and commuter students only,” effective immediately. Permanent signage will soon be installed to reflect this change. The committee acknowledges that there is often […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $10 million of funding to expand the engineering program at SUNY New Paltz as part of the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program. “We’re grateful to Governor Cuomo for his support of our efforts at SUNY New Paltz to educate more engineering students, support workforce development and […]
It was an ethical dilemma straight from the textbooks: Imagine you and two of your friends find a small fortune of cash inside a crummy old couch you bought for cheap at a second-hand shop. Would you trace the […]
College marks the beginning of new experiences, but also new anxieties. Overwhelmed students can seek help through on-campus counseling. However, this increasing trend proves to be a controversial topic on the SUNY New Paltz campus, where students have been affected by policies limiting session amounts and availabilities. At SUNY New […]
March 24, 2014 Students studying journalism at SUNY New Paltz have the opportunity this semester to investigate the relationship between society and disease with the help of an award-winning journalist. Sonia Shah, a critically-acclaimed science journalist is spending this spring semester working with students as the college’s 2014 James H. […]
SUNY New Paltz’s Coykendall Science Building (CSB) continues to operate without fire alarms almost six months after they were removed due to malfunctions. New Paltz is relying on ‘volunteer’ fire watches with bullhorns to patrol the CSB 24/7, which has already cost the university $50,000 in overtime. The money is coming out […]
The decrease in parking on the SUNY New Paltz campus due to ongoing construction and the snow has left students frustrated and concerned for their safety. But closer parking is one frustration that will not be getting fixed. According to the SUNY New Paltz website, the college is in the […]
The students of SUNY New Paltz can now reap the full benefits of 3-D printing on campus, as the newly implemented program celebrates its second semester by becoming the first 3-D printing program in the nation to feature a MakerBot Innovation Center. Formally known as the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center, […]
The Farmers Market moved from its usual spot on the Academic Concourse to Old Main Quad for Farm Fest on April 25. SUNY New Paltz’s organizations, Students for Sustainable Agriculture and Oxfam America, held the event. The ceramics department provided vases, mugs and pottery for sale all made by students. […]
Smokers surrounding the Humanities Building will have to find a new place to light their cigarettes next year when SUNY New Paltz will institute its first-ever tobacco-free policy on Jan. 1, 2014. The policy was approved by the SUNY board of trustees in June 2012. The ban on tobacco substances, […]
Humans Vs. Zombies (HvZ) is a moderated game of tag played outdoors on college campuses throughout the SUNY system and around the world. It involves two teams, “Humans” and “Zombies”. Every semester at SUNY New Paltz, there is typically a one week-long game of HvZ.
The “It’s Great to be a Kid,” event was held on Wednesday, March 13 on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Children of all ages joined residents of Bliss Hall for an afternoon of games, snacks and juice boxes. The event was organized by fourth-year Renée DeLisser, and Elizabeth Munz, assistant […]
Bre Metcalf-Oshinsky trudged along the snowy path, wincing every few steps. Her brown cowboy boots, though stylish, weren’t exactly cut out for the journey she was on. “If someone ever does anything this great for me, it’ll make all this worth it,” she said. No one in Absolut A Capella […]
Suites 113 and 301 of LeFevre Hall at SUNY New Paltz describe their experiences living in their respective co-ed suites. Co-ed suites were introduced to the SUNY New Paltz campus this past fall semester of 2012 following a demand for gender neutral housing. There are only three co-ed suites on […]
On March 7 at 6:30 p.m., members of the New Paltz community will gather in Lecture Center 100 to celebrate International Women’s Day, a worldwide event devoted to the defense of women’s rights and commemoration of achievements in the long-winded battle against sexism. Each year on March 8, thousands of […]
These days, SUNY New Paltz students aren’t just dancing at local bars to burn their calories, they’re jumping onto campus fitness trends. This past year, the American College of Sports Medicine released its top 20 fitness trends of the year, stating that group incorporated exercise classes are quite popular. The […]
Yoga is a popular extracurricular activity at SUNY New Paltz. The Athletic and Wellness Center on campus offers students free weekly yoga classes, and many students also attend meetings of the school’s Yoga Club. Whether they are beginners or advanced yogis, SUNY New Paltz students cultivate their yoga interests by […]
