The Little Rebellion will host Rebel Palooza, a night of music, fun and entertainment, on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. in... »
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Repowering America
You expel 20.2 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. You’re not the only one. So does every other person in the United States. That’s approximately 6,218,772,000 tons. That number, in part, explains why the United States is responsible for 30.3% of the global contribution to global warming. On Oct. 19, the SUNY... »
Introduction to Project FeederWatch
The Mohonk Preserve will sponsor an introduction to Project FeederWatch on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Program FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in which anyone can participate from the comfort of their own home. “It’s a really phenomenal program,” Kate Johnson said, the preserve’s... »
‘Late Nite’ With Mayor Booker
An engaged audience watched as the Honorable Cory A. Booker took the stage at the McKenna Theatre here at SUNY New Paltz. Booker is the mayor of Newark, N.J. and he was a part of the college’s “Distinguished Speaker Series.” Booker’s lecture, entitled “How to Change the World with Your Bare Hands,” was about his... »
Laser Replaces Campus Art Gallery
When students returned to SUNY New Paltz for the Fall 2009 semester they may have noticed that a lot of things had changed while they were gone. The more obvious changes include a large pyramid that is being built onto the Student Union building and parking lots and walkways that are being taken over... »
Triple the Freshmen, Triple the Fun?
SUNY New Paltz gained notoriety last year when it was rated the nation’s hottest small state school by the 2008 Kaplan/Newsweek “How to Get into College” Guide. This could be a blessing and a curse for students living in the school’s residence halls. The increased prestige led to an additional 200 students to enroll in... »
Foreign Language Classes Silenced
Many upper division language courses at SUNY New Paltz have been cancelled due to this year’s budget cuts. Most language classes are now only offered in two different levels and some have been canceled entirely. This year the budget cuts have led to the cancellation of Arabic, Latin and Russian. Minimum class size is the... »
Online Piracy Trial Could Mean Change for New Paltz Students
/h3> In the midst of two important file-sharing trials, students at SUNY New Paltz are still losing their internet access for illegally sharing files on campus. Steven Pomoryn, a third-year business major, lost his internet access for two days after he accidentally left BearShare, his peer-to-peer program on, and uploaded “The Dark Knight” to other users... »
December Graduation Discontinued
/h3> Students at SUNY New Paltz scheduled to finish their degrees in December 2009 will not have the option of commencement at the end of the year. According to Director of Media Relations Eric Gullickson, the college has been faced with multiple cuts in its base operating budget and financial action had to be taken so... »
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