In anticipation of Black Friday, Wal-Mart, Sears, Kmart and Toys R Us have recently announced that they will be initiating the popular sales beginning on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. this year. The National Retail Federation expects U.S. shoppers will spend $586.1 billion this holiday season, roughly 10 percent of that […]
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“Undiscovered New Paltz” is an assignment undertaken by students in Lisa Phillips Feature Writing class. In the series, student journalists chronicle their experiences with the roads less traveled in New Paltz, shedding light on the seemingly-mundane, under-appreciated corners of the town. Here is another: Carolyn Quimby writes about the Nyquist-Harcourt […]
A conversation with a friend about the Sept. 11 memorial competition sparked an idea for the subject of Amy Waldman’s first novel, “The Submission,” which was published in 2011. Due to her book’s success, Waldman has been chosen to come to SUNY New Paltz as part of the Distinguished Speaker […]
The Firefighter Produced by Lauren Scrudato J.P. Aponte is a 27-year-old journalism major a SUNY New Paltz. At the end of high school, he became addicted to drugs and lost his drive to succeed. This is his story of overcoming addiction and deciding on a career path. Check out how […]
