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This  past  September,  two  local  resi-­ dents  contracted  Legionnaires’  disease,  a  form  of  pneumonia  caused  by  the  le-­ gionella  bacteria,  Dr.  Carol  Smith,  Ulster  County  health  commissioner  said.  Legionella  is  found  naturally  in  the  HQYLURQPHQW VSHFLÂż FDOO\ ZLWKLQ WKH VRLO Smith  said.  It  is  an  â€œopportunistic  bac-­ teria,â€?  meaning  it  affects  people  with  compromised  immune  systems  and  re-­ spiratory  diseases  like  emphysema,  she  said.  Thus  smokers  and  the  elderly  are  the  more  susceptible  groups.  Smith  said  it  is  important  to  know  that  Legionnaires’  is  not  spread  from  person  to  person,  rather  it  is  mostly  con-­ tracted  from  older  plumbing  and  heating  systems  and  is  then  spread  through  water  vapors  from  air  conditioner  drippings,  water  droplets  or  spray  from  showers. Â

“It’s  not  communicable  that  it  passes  from  person  to  person,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt  can  transmit  to  household  members.  If  you  have  people  contracting  it  in  the  build-­ ing,  it  could  be  something  with  the  wa-­ ter  system...water  perhaps  is  stagnate  or  cools  down.â€? Legionnaires’  creates  pneumonia-­ like  symptoms  which  include  coughing,  fever  and  congestion.  When  a  patient  complains  of  pneumonia  symptoms,  Smith  said  screening  is  done  for  the  le-­ gionella  bacteria  and  samples  are  sent  to  environmental  labs.  Infected  persons  are  treated  with  antibiotics.  Ten  cases  are  reported  in  Ulster  County  each  year,  Smith  said.  The  re-­ cent  outbreaks  were  contracted  in  a  pri-­ vate  facility  where  elderly  people  reside.  Smith  said  because  the  facility  is  not  state  owned,  the  department  could  not  regulate  the  building.  However,  the  fa-­ cility  reached  out  to  the  department  for Â

advice  about  getting  rid  of  the  bacteria. Keeping  water  at  higher  tempera-­ tures,  among  other  strategies,  can  kill  legionella,  Smith  said. “Copper  silver  ionization  systems  can  eradicate  [legionella]  in  water  in  the  systems  which  it  is  placed,â€?  she  said.  â€œSuper  heating  water  can  also  remove  bacteria  from  the  water  supply.â€?

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According  to  Hudson  Valley  YNN,  WKH KXPDQ :HVW 1LOH YLUXV ZDV FRQÂż UPHG for  two  Dutchess  County  residents  ear-­ lier  this  month. West  Nile  is  a  virus  transmitted  to  hu-­ mans  via  mosquitoes.  Symptoms  include  abdominal  pain,  fever,  headache,  diar-­ rhea,  vomiting,  rash  and  swollen  lymph  nodes,  according  to  Pubmedhealth.com.  In  most  severe  cases,  symptoms  such  as  a  stiff  neck,  muscle  weakness  and  neural  damage  can  occur  and  complications  can  lead  to  death.  â€œNot  everyone  who  gets  it  shows  symptoms,â€?  Dr.  Carol  Smith,  Ulster  County  health  commissioner  said.  â€œA  fair  number‌suffer  the  worst  consequences  of  a  disease  like  that.â€?

Legionnaires’ Disease ‡ Number  of  Cases: 12  in  Ulster  County  in  2012. ‡ Symptoms: Pneumonia  like  symptoms  which  include  coughing,  fever  and  congestion. ‡ Cause:  Legionella  bacteria. ‡ Treatment:  Antibiotics.

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products  containing  DEET,  wear  long  sleeves  and  pants  and  drain  pools  and  other  areas  containing  stagnant  water.  If  you  are  experiencing  symptoms  of  the  West  Nile  virus,  contact  your  health  care  provider  immediately,  Smith  said.

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West Nile Virus ‡ Number  of  Cases:  60  cases  in  N.Y.S.  in  2012. ‡ Symptoms:  Abdominal  pain,  fever,  head-­ ache,  diarrhea,  vomiting,  rash  and  swollen  lymph  nodes. ‡ Cause:  Transmitted  through  mosquitoes. ‡ Treatment:  Standard  hospital  care.  Statistics  gathered  from  The  Kingston  Daily  Freeman

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RETAIL  RECOVERY China’s  economic  growth  tumbled  to  the  lowest  in  more  than  three  years  in  the  latest  quarter  but  retail  sales  and  other  activity  accelerated  in  a  sign  of  recovery  from  the  painful  downturn   is  taking  shape. PRETTY  IN  PINK Players  on  a  cash-­strapped  Greek  soc-­ cer  team  now  wear  pink  practice  jer-­ seys  with  the  logos  â€œVilla  Eroticaâ€?  and  â€œSoula’s  House  of  History,â€?  two  bordellos  it  recruited  as  sponsors  after  drastic  government  spending  cuts. LIBYAN  LOYALISTS  LOST Libyan  rebels  appear  to  have  â€œsummar-­ LO\ H[HFXWHG´ VFRUHV RI ÂżJKWHUV OR\DO WR 0RDPPDU *DGKDÂż DQG SUREDEO\ WKH dictator  himself,  when  they  overran  his  hometown  a  year  ago. ROLLING  UP  RECALLS In  Rio  de  Janeiro’s  city,  health  and  wel-­ fare  workers  are  working  to  ease  the  de-­ spair  and  devastation  left  behind  among  hundreds  of  crack  cocaine  addicts  sud-­ denly  without  drugs.

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Hasbrouck  Dining  Hall  Hosts  Oktoberfest By  Clarissa  Moses Assistant  Copy  Editor  |  Cmoses59@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

On  Tuesday,  Oct.  23,  Hasbrouck  dining  hall  will  be  hosting  Oktoberfest,  a  festival  that  will  build  on  previous  Hal-­ loween  themed  events  by  offering  enter-­ tainment  and  social  activities.  â€œThis  is  something  that  is  really  in-­ teractive  for  the  students,â€?  fourth-­year  marketing  major  Ethan  Kramer  said.  â€œIt  is  something  that  provides  entertainment  for  the  student  body,  but  they  don’t  have  to  go  out  of  their  way  to  get  it.â€?  Kramer  said  a  similar  event  called  HazFest  took  place  in  the  beginning  of  the  semester  to  welcome  students  back  to  the  school.  He  said  after  HazFest,  the  planning  team  received  feedback  they  wanted  to  build  off  of  and  create  a  more  interactive  Halloween  themed  event. SUNY  New  Paltz  Dining  Services  Marketing  Coordinator  Ekaterina  Waage  said  the  event  will  feature  performances  by  the  Absolut  A  Capella  choir,  a  cos-­ tume  contest,  a  pumpkin  carving  contest  DQG YDULRXV SUL]HV DQG UDIĂ€HV “We  started  a  good  tradition  of  doing  UDIĂ€HV DW +DVEURXFN DW WKH 68% DQG YDU-­ ious  retail  places  on  campus  just  to  thank  students  for  being  our  customers  and  to  encourage  us  to  have  a  conversation  with  students,â€?  Waage  said. .UDPHU VDLG UDIĂ€HV ² ZKLFK ZHUH IHDWXUHG DW +D])HVW ² DUH D ZD\ WR JHW

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have  their  own  specialty,  they  all  come  together  and  bounce  ideas  off  each  other  to  get  things  done. “We  are  all  lucky  enough  to  have  this  internship,â€?  Kramer  said.  â€œWe  took  it  upon  ourselves  to  ask:  â€˜What  can  we  do  to  do  something  different  that  students  would  enjoy?’  â€˜What  would  I  enjoy?’â€?  The  event  is  scheduled  from  5  to  8  p.m.  To  participate  in  pumpkin  carving,  students  can  sign  up  their  halls  in  Hasb-­ rouck.  The  event  is  free  for  students  with  a  meal  plan  and  will  cost  people  without  one  the  price  of  a  Hasbrouck  meal. Â

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CASUALTIES  AND  CONFLICTS 6XGDQ VD\V WKDW ÂżJKWLQJ LQ WZR VWDWHV along  its  disputed  border  with  South  By  Tanique  Williams Sudan  has  left  over  600  people  dead  Copy  Editor  |  Twilliams91@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu over  the  past  16  months,  releasing  rare  New  Paltz  alumnus  William  Hersh-­ FDVXDOW\ ÂżJXUHV LQ DQ RQJRLQJ FRQĂ€LFW kovitz,  23,  was  killed  in  a  shootout  with  WKDW KDV LQĂ€DPHG WKHVH WHQVLRQV Israeli  police  after  he  killed  a  chef  at  the  Leonardo  Club  Hotel  in  Eliat  on  Friday,   THE  CUTTING  ISSUE Oct.  5,  according  to  multiple  news  reports. As  the  news  of  Hershkovitz’s  death  A  teacher  in  southern  Egypt  punished  quickly  spread,  those  who  knew  him  ex-­ two  12-­year-­old  schoolgirls  for  not  pressd  grief  and  shock.   wearing  the  Muslim  headscarf  by  cut-­ Âł, WKLQN P\ ÂżUVW UHDFWLRQ WR ZKDW KDS-­ ting  their  hair. pened  was  complete  disbelief.  I  just  didn’t  want  to  believe  that  it  was  him,â€?  Emily  At-­ kin,  23,  who  graduated  from  SUNY  New  Paltz  in  May  2011  with  a  journalism  degree  said.  â€œI  saw  that  my  friend  Kathy  [Kim]  had  posted  an  article  speculating  that  it  might  have  been  â€˜our’  [Hershkovitz].â€?  Compiled  from  the  AP  Newswire According  to  The  Poughkeepsie  Jour-­ nal,  Hershkovitz  had  been  in  Israel  for Â

about  two  months  prior  to  the  shooting,  and  had  been  working  at  the  hotel  as  part  of  the  Oranim  program,  which  combines  Hebrew  study,  travel  and  work. “It’s  sad  his  legacy  is  that  he  shot  and  killed  someone,â€?  Kathy  Kim  who  gradu-­ ated  from  New  Paltz  in  May  2012  with  a  journalism  degree  said.  â€œThe  smile  that  he  had  didn’t  show  that.â€?   Atkin  said  she  remembers  seeing  Hershkovitiz  frequently  on  campus.  â€œWe  all  hung  out  in  Lefevre,  in  G11,  and  Willie  was  always  there.  As  college  went  on  and  we  moved  out  into  apartments  in  town,  he’d  come  to  our  parties  and  hang  out  in  our  living  rooms  with  his  skate-­ board,â€?  she  said.  $WNLQ VDLG WKDW DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW WZR \HDUV of  college  she  and  Hershkovitz  drifted  apart. Â

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“I  think  it’s  important  to  note  that  I  didn’t  know  [Hershkovitz]  for  the  last  three  years,â€?  she  said.   â€œI  think  a  lot  of  people  had  a  tendency  to  do  that  to  [him]...  he  was  very  passionate  and  animated  and  I  think  some  people  found  him  to  be  a  little  much.â€?  Kim  said  the  last  thing  she  heard  about  Hershkovitz  was  from  a  friend  of  hers  who  spoke  with  him  a  year  ago,  and  said  he  was  thinking  about  settling  down  and  starting  a   family.  Atkin  said  his  smile  is  something  she  will  always  remember  him  by.  ³,W ZDV VR GLVWLQFW ² DIWHU , KHDUG what  happened  it  was  literally  all  I  could  think  about,â€?  she  said.  â€œThe  crazy  thing  was,  I  would  call  my  friends  to  talk  about  what  had  happened  and  they  would  say  the  same  thing.â€? Â

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The  54th  Student  Senate  held  their  sixth  meeting  of  the  semester  on  Tues-­ day,  Oct.  16  in  Student  Union  (SU)  418. Student  Association  (SA)  Presi-­ dent  Josh  Simpson  told  the  senate  that  he  spoke  to  college  President  Donald  Christian  about  Park  Point,  the  future  site  of  a  700  unit  housing  project.  Simp-­ son  said  Christian  offered  to  come  to  the  next  senate  meeting  to  discuss  the  proj-­ ect  and  answer  any  questions  about  it. Simpson  also  said  he  and  SA  Vice  President  Manuel  Tejada  spoke  with  the  head  of  Sodexo,  and  he  said  there  will  be  a  late  night  menu  at  the  Grill   as  well  as  blue  plate  specials  and  dollar  off  items  after  a  certain  hour. Tejada  said  the  â€œKnow  Your  Rightsâ€?  forum  will  take  place  this  Thursday,  Oct.  18  at  8  p.m.  in  Lecture  Center  102.  He  asked  senate  members  to  encourage  friends  and  peers  to  attend.  Vice  President  of  Academic  Affairs  Jonathan  Espinosa  said  he  met  with  Li-­ brary  Dean  W.  Mark  Colvson  and  dis-­ cussed  concerns  such  as  late  night  study  hours.  Espinosa  said  Colvson  is  open  to  ideas  and  has  decided  to  meet  with  Espi-­ nosa  once  a  month. The  Constitution  Reconstruction  &RPPLWWHH &5& PHW IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH on  Tuesday,  Oct.  16,  and  Espinosa  said  they  wrote  the  second  legislation  of  the  senate  during  the  meeting. Vice  President  of  Finance  Youssouf  Kouyo  said  he  spoke  with  Campus  Aux-­ iliary  Services  (CAS)  about  adding  HD  to  dorm  cable  plans.  He  said  the  $50,000  IXQG LV LQ D VSHFLÂż F FDEOH DFFRXQW DQG that  CAS  said  the  money  will  remain  in  the  account  if  unused. Kouyo  also  said  Residence  Life  will  be  sending  out  a  survey  to  students  on  campus  to  determine  whether  the  HD  channels  are  necessary  or  not.  He  also  said  he  asked  CAS  for  movie  channels,  but  in  the  past  only  a  handful  of  students  subscribed  so  it  doesn’t  make  sense  to  add  those  channels  again. Student  Association  Productions  elections  were  held  and  two  students  were  elected  to  the  board.  Senate  reports  were  made  and  one  senator  said  bikers  approached  him  and  asked  about  placing  bike  pumps  on  campus.  He  said  he  is  contacting  John  Shupe,  assistant  vice  president  of  facili-­ ties  and  management  about  this. Â

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SAVING  THE  GAME  Texas  Attorney  General  Greg  Abbott  said  Wednesday  he  will  defend  high  school  cheerleaders  who  want  to  use  Bible  verses  on  banners  at  football  games.

BANKING  ON  MISFORTUNE A  Bangladeshi  man  who  came  to  the  United  States  to  wage  jihad  was  ar-­ rested  on  Wednesday  after  attempting  to  blow  up  a  fake  car  bomb  outside  the  Federal  Reserve  building  in  Manhattan. PHOTO  BY  ROBIN  WEINSTEIN SA  President  Josh  Simpson  spoke  about  Park  Point  Housing  at  the  sixth  student  senate  meeting.

An  intern  at  NYPIRG  said  by  their  deadline  this  past  Friday,  they  registered  1,700  students  to  vote.  She  said  NYP-­ IRG’s  next  step  is  to  make  sure  students  are  prepared  to  go  to  the  polls  and  are  educated  about  the  candidates.  John  Wilson,  town  board  member  on  the  Environmental  Conservation  Bu-­ reau  (ECB)  spoke  to  SA  about  the  en-­ vironmental  concerns  of  Park  Point.  He  said  the  50  acres  of  land  past  the  police  station  on  Rt.  32  are  abandoned  farm  lands.  Among  other  issues,  he  said  the  soil  is  contaminated  with  arsenic  and  considered  toxic  waste.  This  could  be  a  health  risk  for  future  residents,  espe-­ cially  if  well  water  is  used.  Simpson  said  there  are  two  senate  appointed  seats  on  the  Pepsi  Committee.  One  student  was  nominated  and  elected  onto  the  committee  during  the  meeting.  Espinosa  said  there  are  two  seats  avail-­

able  on  the  Academic  Affairs  Commit-­ tee,  which  meets  every  other  Wednesday  at  3  p.m.  in  Coykendall  Science  Build-­ ing  24.  A  senator  was  also  elected  onto  the  CRC  board.  Espinosa  brought  up  Declaration  #2,  a  legislation  CRC  drafted  at  their  ¿ UVW PHHWLQJ LQ UHVSRQVH WR SUREOHPV students  on  CAS  board  had  with  trans-­ parency  with  the  RFP.  He  said  students  asked  to  see  a  packet  before  CAS  sent  them  to  food  vendor  bidders  and   CAS  agreed,  but  the  students  did  not  receive  them  until  bidders  got  the  copy  of  the  RFP. Espinosa  read  the  declaration,  which  other  members  revised,  and  the  legisla-­ tion  was  passed. The  SA  goal  list  was  discussed  and  the  meeting  adjourned  for  the  week.  The  next  senate  meeting  is  Tuesday,  Oct.  23  in  SU  418. Â

SAINTLY  DECLARATION Mother  Marianne  will  be  declared  a  saint,  with  the  Vatican  formally  recog-­ nizing  what  her  supporters  have  long  believed  in  their  hearts  â€”  two  people  were  miraculously  cured  of  ailments  that  should  have  killed  them. INCLINE  IN  CRIME Violent  crimes  unexpectedly  jumped  SHUFHQW ODVW \HDU WKH Âż UVW ULVH LQ nearly  20  years,  and  property  crimes  URVH IRU WKH Âż UVW WLPH LQ D GHFDGH DEATH-­DEFYING  DIVE Felix  Baumgartner’s  jump  from  a  bal-­ loon  24  miles  above  Earth  yielded  a  wealth  of  information  about  the  pun-­ ishing  effects  of  extreme  speed  and  al-­ titude  on  the  human  body  â€”  insights  that  could  inform  the  development  of  improved  spacesuits. PRESIDENTIAL  PARKING  Dignitaries  on  Wednesday  dedicated  a  new  memorial  state  park  overlooking  the  United  Nations  to  former  President  Franklin  Roosevelt.

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New  Paltz  Mayor  Jason  West  recently  proposed  new  regulations  to  stop  landlord  abuse,  improve  maintenance  of  rental  proper-­ WLHV DQG DGGUHVV YLRODWLRQV PRUH HIÂżFLHQWO\ West  said  the  regulations  would  require  landlords  to  complete  a  checklist  of  pre-­ex-­ isting  laws  to  more  accurately  keep  track  of  ZKDW WKH\ DUH UHVSRQVLEOH IRU “The  law  says  that  you  get  that  checklist  when  you  register  your  property  and  you  get  30  days  before  your  annual  inspection  and  that  checklist  is  now  given  to  every  tenant  and  the  property  owner  with  the  date  of  in-­ VSHFWLRQ ´ :HVW VDLG Âł7KH WHQDQW NQRZV IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ZKHQ WKH LQVSHFWLRQV DUH DQG what  the  inspector’s  looking  at  when  they  FRPH RYHU 6R HYHU\RQHÂśV JRLQJ WR EH RQ WKH same  page  from  day  one  and  throughout  the  \HDU ZLWK ZKDWÂśV H[SHFWHG ´ 7KH LGHD VWHPPHG IURP SUH Ă€LJKW FKHFN-­ lists  given  to  pilots,  which  led  to  reduced  ac-­ cident  rates  and  pre-­surgery  checklists,  which  resulted  in  a  20  to  30  percent  decrease  in  in-­ IHFWLRQ :HVW VDLG *LYHQ WKH VXFFHVV RI WKHVH two  models,  West  said  he  thought  the  prin-­ ciple  could  work  to  ensure  â€œsafe  and  healthyâ€?  KRXVLQJ According  to  the  law,  which  can  be  found  on  the  Village  of  New  Paltz  website,  WKH FKHFNOLVW ZRXOG FRQWDLQ FRQÂżUPDWLRQ that  the  property  passed  an  inspection  by  the  building  inspector,  the  rental  registration  fee  was  paid  and  the  property  owner  read  and  un-­ derstood  all  forms,  permits,  laws  and  restric-­ tions  provided  by  the  building  inspector  and  will  keep  the  property  in  compliance  with  UHJXODWLRQV DW DOO WLPHV West  said  the  checklist  and  other  regu-­ lations  are  updates  because  the  town  has  changed  and  rents  have  increased,  but  the  village  still  operates  under  an  old  system  de-­ veloped  by  former  mayor  Thomas  Nyquist  in  WKH V The  new  regulations  would  also  change  the  way  housing  code  violations  are  handled,  as  West  said  he  and  Building  Inspector  Kathy  Moniz  realized  how  long  it  was  taking  to  en-­ force  code  violations,  which  were  sometimes  remedied  after  the  tenant’s  lease  already  ex-­ SLUHG West  said  this  is  unfair  to  the  75  percent  of  residents  who  rent  in  the  village,  as  well  as  landlords  who  keep  up  their  properties,  since  â€œunscrupulousâ€?  landlords  not  spending  mon-­ ey  on  maintenance  are  able  to  make  more  on  ZRUVH KRXVLQJ When  establishing  a  more  effective Â

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method  of  handling  violations,  West  said  they  GUHZ LQVSLUDWLRQ IURP GULYLQJ D FDU “When  you  register  your  license  and  buy  a  car,  you  agree  to  always  abide  by  the  rules  of  the  road  and  if  you  get  pulled  over  with  a  broken  tail  light  you  get  a  ticket  because  you  know  that  your  taillight  shouldn’t  be  broken,â€?  :HVW VDLG Âł,WÂśV WKH VDPH WKLQJ ZLWK UHQWDO SURSHUWLHV ,I \RXÂśUH UHJLVWHULQJ \RXU UHQWDO property  and  you’re  going  in  with  the  inten-­ tions  of  being  a  landlord,  you  are  expected  to  understand  all  the  laws  that  you  are  under  and  LI ZH ÂżQG \RX LQ YLRODWLRQ RI WKRVH ODZV ZHÂśUH JRLQJ WR JLYH \RX D WLFNHW ´ The  regulations  would  also  include  two  ³FRQWURYHUVLDO HQIRUFHPHQW PHFKDQLVPV ´ One  provision  would  say  that  if  the  rental  property  was  unlivable  and  tenants  were  dis-­ placed  due  to  something  the  landlord  did  or  did  not  do,  landlords  would  need  to  pay  for  the  tenants  to  rent  another  property  until  their  OHDVH HQGHG The  other  provision  would  increase  ¿QHV XS WR GDLO\ ZKLFK :HVW FDOOHG DQ “economic  disincentiveâ€?  because  with  lower  ¿QHV ODQGORUGV PLJKW FKRRVH WR WDNH WKH ÂżQH UDWKHU WKDQ UHSDLU GDPDJHV ZKLFK FRVW PRUH “The  gist  is  that  in  a  market  like  this,  we  can’t  have  a  situation  where  a  property  owner  can  make  more  money  breaking  the  law  than  WKH\ FDQ E\ REH\LQJ LW ´ :HVW VDLG 7KLUG \HDU SV\FKRORJ\ PDMRU 6KDQQRQ Reilly  said  she  likes  the  idea  of  stricter  regu-­

lations  after  having  continuous  issues  with  her  landlords,  Valerie  Erwin  and  Leonard  /R]D “The  ceiling  in  one  of  my  housemate’s  rooms  is  falling  down,  her  windows  don’t  FORVH FRUUHFWO\ DQG QHLWKHU GR PLQH 2QH RI RXU SLSHV LQ RXU VLQN LV EURNHQ :H KDYH KDG D PRXVH SUREOHPÂŤDQG LW WRRN WKHP ÂżYH GD\V WR EULQJ XV PRXVH WUDSV ´ 5HLOO\ VDLG Âł:H were  also  supposed  to  get  covers  for  all  of  RXU UDGLDWRUV ZH VWLOO GRQÂśW KDYH WKRVH ´ Reilly  also  said  there  have  been  two  blackouts  since  she  moved  in  and  while  one  affected  half  the  town,  the  other  was  from  heavy  winds  and  the  rest  of  the  block  had  SRZHU 6KH VDLG ZKHQ KHU KRXVHPDWH DVNHG their  landlords  to  check  the  breaker  box,  Loza  UHIXVHG “We  have  gotten  to  the  point  that  when  something  goes  wrong  we  just  either  take  care  of  it  ourselves  or  we  ignore  it  because  it’s  such  a  hassle  having  to  deal  with  the  two  RI WKHP ´ 5HLOO\ VDLG Matt  Weinberg,  a  fourth-­year  philoso-­ phy  major,  said  he  had  numerous  problems  ZLWK KLV IRUPHU ODQGORUG +H QRZ OLYHV LQ DQ apartment  complex  geared  to  non-­students  and  although  there  are  stricter  standards,  he  KDV QRW KDG ODQGORUG UHODWHG GLIÂżFXOW\ ZKLFK he  believes  shows  how  students  are  taken  ad-­ YDQWDJH RI “We  absolutely  need  more  regulations,  and  we  need  some  kind  of  active  arbitration  to Â

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SUHVLGH RYHU WKH ODQGORUGV LQ RXU WRZQ (YHQ aside  from  my  own  experiences,  I’ve  heard  tons  of  horror  stories  about  students  living  under  unfair  terms  and  illegal  conditions,â€?  :HLQEHUJ VDLG Âł,WÂśV HDV\ WR H[SORLW \RXQJHU people  who  often  don’t  know  any  better,  but  that  doesn’t  mean  it  should  be  happening  in  a  WRZQ SUHGRPLQDQWO\ SRSXODWHG E\ VWXGHQWV ´ In  response  to  concerns  expressed  by  some  landlords,  Moniz  said  she  will  sit  on  a  committee  along  with  four  local  landlords  and  two  village  trustees  to  discuss  these  JULHYDQFHV DQG PDNH DQ\ QHFHVVDU\ FKDQJHV $IWHU WKH FRPPLWWHH ÂżQLVKHV WKHLU ZRUN there  will  be  a  public  hearing  for  people  to  make  suggestions  and  share  their  thoughts,  IROORZHG E\ D UHYLHZ E\ WKH 9LOODJH %RDUG Only  after  all  these  steps  are  taken  will  the  YLOODJH FRGH EH XSGDWHG 0RQL] VDLG West  said  after  writing  the  checklist  and  knowing  everything  the  inspector  looks  at,  he  was  surprised  to  see  how  many  properties  DUH QRW NHSW WKH ZD\ WKH\ VKRXOG EH +H VDLG although  there  could  be  different  reasons  for  this,  it  is  something  that  needs  to  be  taken  FDUH RI “It  can  be  a  matter  of  someone  just  not  really  being  around‌  It  could  just  be  ne-­ glect,  it  doesn’t  have  to  be  malevolence,â€?  :HVW VDLG Âł3HRSOH DUH OLYLQJ LQ PROG LQIHVWHG apartments,  places  with  no  heat  or  not  much  YHQWLODWLRQ :HÂśYH JRW WR VWHS LQ VR WKDW JHWV VDIH DQG FOHDQ ´

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The Shawangunk Mountains Re-­ gional Partnership announced that it was granted a $1 million fund for the upgrade of three scenic overlooks along the Sha-­ wangunk Mountains Scenic Byway. According to a press release provid-­ ed by Al Wegener, executive director of the Shwawangunk Mountains Regional Partnership, two of the overlooks are located along US44/NY55, one in the town of Gardiner, west of the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center and the other in the town of Rochester, west of Min-­ newaska State Park Preserve. The third overlook is in the town of Wawarsing along Rt. 52, north of the entrance to Sam’s Point Preserve. Wegener said through a National Scenic Byways Program, the Federal Highway Administration will be able to fund $800,000 of the project and the remaining $200,000 will be provided by the New York State Department of Transportation.

New Paltz alumna Holly Babbin recalls visiting the overlook on numer-­ ous occasions. She said the railings were UXVW\ DQG FRYHUHG ZLWK JUDI¿WL DQG WKHUH was also a lot of garbage on the ground at the time, causing concern for the safe-­ ty of animals. “Even though it was not the most at-­ tractive place, the view was beautiful,” Babbin said. “Looking over the railing at the vast amount of trees and moun-­ tains made up for the appearance of the overlook.” Babbin said the overlooks were a place where she could enjoy the beauti-­ ful view and take pictures with friends without having to hike up a mountain. However, she said, the renovations should include the addition of garbage cans to minimize littering and maybe even a picnic table. The press release states that the over-­ looks date back to horse and buggy days and that their present conditions have seriously deteriorated. The upgrades are supposed to give the overlooks a much more welcoming, natural and attractive

appearance. The renovations will improve both the appearance as well as the safety on the overlooks. The renovations will in-­ clude new landscaping, stone-­faced par-­ apets and benches. With the addition of SHGHVWULDQ VLGHZDONV DQG GH¿QHG SDUN-­ ing spaces, visitors will have a safer ex-­ perience at the overlooks. Also, a kiosk will be added to offer information about the Scenic Byway and other tourism at-­ tractions in the Shawangunk Mountains Region. Fourth-­year art education major Sara Bernstein said that currently there is no place at the overlooks to sit and look. “It basically seems just like an area to pull over on the side of the highway. It would be great to make it more of a place to go and visit,” she said. “I think the benches and landscaping improve-­ ments are great and much-­needed.” According to the press release, the result will be three inviting, attractive and well-­maintained vantage points for travelers on the Shawangunk Mountains

Scenic Byway to rest while traveling over the Shawangunk Mountains. For fourth-­year elementary educa-­ tion major Matthew Gill, the location of New Paltz within the Hudson Valley played a role in his process of choosing a college. “I loved the fact that I could at-­ tend a college that was both close to my home and yet still in nature,” Gill said. ³,W¶V GH¿QLWHO\ ZK\ 1HZ 3DOW] GUDZV VR many people from Long Island and the boroughs.” In contrast, Babbin gave little thought about the surrounding moun-­ tains when determining which college to attend. Even though the area is scenic, she said she did not acknowledge that until halfway through college. “I think it is important for students to travel beyond campus because that is where you can learn about and really appreciate the beauty of nature,” Babbin said. “By taking advantage of the sur-­ rounding areas, students will gain a lot more out of their college experience.”

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Over  the  summer  the  last  affected  New  Paltz  residence  hall,  Bliss,  underwent  asbestos  abatement. A  campus-­wide  asbestos  survey  was  done  in  1987  to  help  determine  the  location  and  con-­ dition  of  asbestos  in  campus  buildings,  Direc-­ tor  of  Facilities  Design  and  Construction  John  McEnrue  said. According  to  Asbestos.net,  asbestos  was  used  regularly  in  construction  for  insulating,  ¿UHSURRÂżQJ DQG VRXQGSURRÂżQJ SURSHUWLHV ,I asbestos  is  inhaled  it  can  lead  to  a  number  of  illnesses  such  as  asbestosis,  mesothelioma,  lung  cancer  and  other  problems,  based  on  how  much  a  person  is  exposed  to,  WebMD.com  said. The  Bliss  studies  found  small  traces  of  DVEHVWRV LQ VRPH ZDOOV FHLOLQJV DQG Ă€RRU WLOH McEnrue  said.  However,  he  said,  the  traces  of  asbestos  found  in  the  hall  were  in  good  condi-­ tion  and  presented  no  health-­risks. “To  be  harmful,  it  must  be  friable  and  air-­ borne.  Friable  means  that  it  is  soft,  and  can  be  broken  with  pressure,â€?  McEnrue  said.  â€œThe  traces  of  plaster  found  in  the  walls,  ceilings  and  Ă€RRU WLOH DUH QRW LQ WKDW VWDWH XQOHVV GLVWXUEHG ´ Asbestos  was  commonly  used  in  building Â

materials  before  the  mid-­1970s  and  occasion-­ ally  until  the  late  1980s  McEnrue  said.  He  said,  Bliss  Hall  was  built  in  the  mid-­twentieth  cen-­ tury  when  the  use  of  asbestos  was  common.  Asbestos  was  used  during  this  time  pe-­ ULRG EHFDXVH LW LV ÂżUH DQG FRUURVLRQ UHVLVWDQW and  a  good  insulator.  However,  McEnrue  said  campus  residents  do  not  have  to  worry  about  contamination  because  the  ACM  building  ma-­ terials  were  intact. “There  are  absolutely  no  health  concerns  for  residents  of  Bliss  Hall  or  anyone  visiting,  for  that  matter,â€?  McEnrue  said.  â€œThe  asbestos  that  was  disturbed  there  this  summer  was  re-­ moved  in  its  entirety  under  the  supervision  and  direction  of  federal  guidelines  enforced  by  the  Department  of  Labor  (DOL).â€? When  Bliss  and  other  residence  halls  un-­ derwent  abatement,  no  students  were  present  inside  the  rooms,  Assistant  Vice  President  of  Facilities  Management  John  Shupe  said. Shupe  said  â€œa  project  of  this  scaleâ€?  would  not  be  done  in  the  presence  of  students  for  safe-­ ty  reasons. “The  asbestos  that  was  disturbed  this  sum-­ mer  was  abated  under  supervision  and  direction  of  federal/state  guidelines  enforced  by  NYS  'HSDUWPHQW RI /DERU E\ OLFHQVHG FHUWLÂżHG FRQ-­

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tractors,â€?  he  said.  â€œAs  part  of  this  abatement,  multiple  air  samples  were  taken  throughout  the  building  â€”  all  of  the  samples  were  found  to  be  at  safe  levels.â€? Fortunately  for  Esopus  and  Lenape  Hall  residents,  there  is  no  need  to  worry  about  as-­ bestos  â€”  both  were  built  in  the  early  2000s  and  asbestos  was  no  longer  used  in  building  by  then,  McEnrue  said. However,  McEnrue  said  every  other  resi-­

dence  hall  has  also  experienced  abatement.  He  said  this  was  done  most  commonly  by  remov-­ LQJ Ă€RRU WLOH LQ FRUULGRUV OREELHV DQG ORXQJHV but  Crispell  Hall  also  went  through  a  complete  renovation. McEnrue  said  the  cost  of  abatement  of  each  hall  is  not  set  to  an  exact  amount.  Each  residence  hall  has  its  own  â€œscope.â€?  Until  the  VSHFLÂżF ZRUN WKDW LV WR EH SHUIRUPHG LV HVWDE-­ lished,  it  is  not  possible  to  state  the  cost.

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Not A Drop To Drink ROCKLAND COUNTY DROUGHT LEAVES COMMUNITY CONFUSED By Angela Matua Copy Editor | N02039845@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

A drought in Rockland County has left the region dealing with a paradox. Though the Hudson Valley has an abundance of wa-­ ter, Rockland County faces a water shortage. The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz recently re-­ leased its seventh discussion brief titled “Water Con-­ servation and Long-­term Water Supply Planning in the Hudson Valley: A Rockland County Case Study.” Stuart Braman, adjunct associate research professor at Lahmont-­Doherty Earth Observatory and Simon Gru-­ ber, fellow of the City University of New York’s Institute for Sustainable Cities, were interested in the issue of wa-­ ter conservation and decided to conduct further research. Braman developed a Rockland County website fo-­ cusing on water in 2008 and wanted to extend his re-­ search to coincide with the website. When a desalination plant was proposed by Rockland County’s private water supplier, United Water New York (UWNY), many activ-­ LVWV EHOLHYHG WKLV ZDV QRW DQ HI¿FLHQW RU HQYLURQPHQWDO-­ ly friendly way to meet their water needs and Braman wanted to delve deeper into the issues surrounding the FRQÀLFW “[United Water New York] proposed a desalination plant and a number of activists in the county don’t be-­ lieve that’s the right way to go,” Braman said. “People ZDQWHG D PRUH HI¿FLHQW ZDWHU FRPSDQ\ DQG WKH ZDWHU FRPSDQ\ KDV QRWKLQJ PRUH WR JDLQ WR EH PRUH HI¿FLHQW 7KDW FRQÀLFW LQWHUHVWHG PH DQG , ZDQWHG WR ¿QG ZKDW ZDV EHKLQG WKDW FRQÀLFW ´ According to the brief, Rockland County is unique in that it doesn’t rely on the New York City water system for its water supply. Only four counties were allowed ac-­ cess to the system and these counties include Westches-­ ter, Putnam, Ulster and Orange. Since Rockland County did not have the legal right to use this water, they hired United Water New York to take care of its water needs. 7KLV SULYDWH VXSSOLHU EULQJV EHQH¿WV DQG SUREOHPV The brief also states that Rockland County can utilize a county wide approach, unlike its counterparts who rely on a decentralized, local government plan. But this FRXQW\ ZLGH DSSURDFK PDNHV LW GLI¿FXOW WR DJUHH XSRQ a plan at the state and local level. Water conservation EHFRPHV LQFUHDVLQJO\ GLI¿FXOW ZKHQ ZDWHU VDOH DQG GH-­ livery are not regulated by local authorities. Since pri-­ vate water companies are regulated by the Public Service Commission, the county is indirectly forced to abide by their rules. Gruber said he began thinking about water conserva-­

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WLRQ D IHZ \HDUV DJR DQG ZDQWHG WR ¿QG WKH DQVZHUV WR some critical questions. “What’s the optimal point at which you can be water HI¿FLHQW EXW DOVR WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI WKH ZDWHU \RX KDYH for economic development and everything else,” Gruber said. “It’s a balancing act.” Director of CRREO Gerald Benjamin asked Braman and Gruber to think about the Hudson Valley when creat-­ ing the brief. Benjamin said he believes it is the people’s job to come up with ways to preserve water. “Water is the principle natural resource for the Hud-­ son region,” Benjamin said. “We are the custodians of the city’s water and therefore should pay special atten-­ tion to water as a resource.” The brief also highlights the problem that demand is projected to exceed water supply in Rockland County,

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making water conservation a priority. Braman and Gruber provide a historical context for Rockland County’s response plan for drought and water conservation and highlight the steps UWNY has taken to implement conservation including an outdoor water conservation program in 1993 to let customers know whether lawn water is required and how much. Braman and Gruber said the brief will help raise DZDUHQHVV IRU SULYDWL]LQJ ZDWHU VXSSO\ DQG WKH EHQH¿WV and risks that come with that decision. Gruber said he hopes that people begin to think about the importance of water conservation after reading the brief. “We should be doing more to plan for our water sup-­ ply for the future,” Gruber said. “There is no recurrent regional playing framework that’s active for drinking water planning.”

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 I  am  a  woman.  Therefore  society  tells  me  I  should  be  a  good  cook.  In  my  opinion,  society  can  suck  it;Íž  a  good  cook  is  certainly  something  I  am  not.  My  future  husband  might  starve  if  he  expects  dinner  on  the  table  for  him  every  night.  However,  if  he  ever  says  â€œwom-­ an,  go  make  me  a  sandwich,â€?  I  might  actu-­ ally  be  able  to  produce  something  edible  and  lunch-­worthy.  When  it  comes  to  sandwiches,  I  am  a  per-­ fectionist.  The  bread  must  be  perfectly  toast-­ ed,  the  cold  cuts  must  be  evenly  laid  out,  and  the  condiments  must  be  spread  from  corner  to  corner,  ensuring  there  are  no  missing  spots.  7R Âż QLVK RII P\ SHUIHFW VDQGZLFK , DO ways  add  chips  on  top,  and  lots  of  them.  For  PH LW LVQÂśW FRPSOHWH XQWLO HYHU\ ELWH LV Âż OOHG with  a  salty  delicious  crunch. Although  I  thoroughly  enjoy  explaining  P\ SHUIHFW FROG FXW VDQGZLFK , Âż QG WKH QHHG to  share  my  PB&J  secrets.  Peanut  butter  and  jelly  can  last  college  students  quite  a  while.  If  you  don’t  get  sick  of  eating  them  day-­in  and  day-­out,  you  could  actually  save  a  lot  of  mon-­ ey  by  stocking  up  on  the  essentials.  7KH WULFN WR 3% - VDQGZLFKHV LV Âż QGLQJ the  perfect  ratio  between  peanut  butter  and  jelly.  Everyone  likes  their  sandwiches  differ-­ ently  and  I  am  in  no  position  to  judge,  but  I  think  50/50  is  the  best. The  problem  with  this  scenario  is  the  mounds  of  jelly  that  fall  onto  the  plate,  all  RYHU \RXU KDQGV DQG VRPHWLPHV RQ WKH Ă€ RRU 0\ HDV\ Âż [ LV WR VSUHDG WKH SHDQXW EXWWHU along  both  sides  of  bread  and  then  make  a  peanut  butter  barrier  around  the  perimeter  of  the  bread.  When  complete,  add  some  jelly  into  the  middle,  close  up  your  sandwich  and  enjoy.  For  an  added  bonus,  throw  on  some  bananas  or  Rice  Krispies.  Remember,  for  me,  it’s  all  about  the  crunch.

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Main  Street’s  newest  yoga  studio,  NP  Rock  Yoga,  turns  up  the  heat  on  its  competition  with  its  exclusive  offering  of  hot  yoga.   The  studio,  run  by  Julie  Ewald  and  husband  John  Souto,  held  its  grand  opening  Friday,  Oct.  2  at  its  215  Main  St.  loca-­ tion. 13 5RFN <RJD LV WKH Âż UVW LQ WKH 1HZ 3DOW] DUHD WR RIIHU Hot  Power  50  yoga  and  Vinyasa  Power  yoga  in  a  heated  studio.  The  couple  opened  up  the  studio  in  conjunction  with  the  move  IURP 1HZ <RUN &LW\ WR 1HZ 3DOW] (ZDOG D \RJD SUDFWLWLRQHU RI HLJKW \HDUV Âż UVW SUDFWLFHG yoga  in  Los  Angeles  at  Bryan  Kest’s  Power  Yoga.   After  study-­ ing  different  styles  of  yoga,  she  fell  in  love  with  the  Absolute  Kohsumui  thought  philosophy,  which  incorporates  Bikram,  Baron  Baptiste  and  Bryan  Kest  practices  of  yoga.   Instruction  called  to  Ewald  and  led  her  to  Thailand  for  an  intense  educational  experience.  She  said  she  immersed  herself Â

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nected  one  to  another,  each  with  a  breath,â€?  Ewald  said.  â€œThe  KHDW PDNHV \RX PRUH Ă€ H[LEOH <RX JHW WR[LQV RXW :KHQ \RXÂśUH challenged  inside  the  room,  the  outside  becomes  more  manage-­ able.â€? Kathleen  Westervelt,  a  second-­year  chemistry  major,  said  she  goes  to  NP  Rock  Yoga  to  de-­stress.  â€œIt  was  very  relaxing  and  I  felt  refreshed.  I  get  a  lot  of  pressure.  I  like  cardio,  but  this  is  a  great  change  for  me  to  build  strength  with  muscles  I  don’t  use,â€?  Westervelt  said. NP  Rock  Yoga  ushered  in  people  with  a  week  of  free  class-­ es  during  the  week  of  their  grand  opening.  Ewald  taught  more  than  200  participants  by  herself.  â€œOur  ultimate  goal  is  a  cyclical  effect:  lighting  someone  from  inside  enables  them  to  help  someone  else,â€?  Ewald  said.  In  keeping  with  that  philosophy,  NP  Rock  Yoga  donates  10  SHUFHQW RI WKHLU SURÂż WV WR WKH FKDULW\ 6SULQJV RI +RSH .HQ\D run  by  a  personal  friend  of  Ewald’s.   â€œThis  place  is  about  how  you  feel,  not  how  you  look.  Our  philosophy  is  making  it  physically  accessible,â€?  Ewald  said.  â€œAll  yoga  is  good  yoga.  We  want  to  encourage  that  whatever  \RXU DJH Âż WQHVV OHYHO RU EHOLHI WKLV LV D SODFH IRU FXOWLYDWLQJ your  own  practice.â€? Although  the  company  is  in  its  infancy,  Ewald  looks  op-­ timistically  toward  the  future.  On  future  weekends,  the  studio  will  offer  donation-­based  classes.  â€œWe  try  to  keep  a  community  feel,â€?  Ewald  said.  â€œIt’s  im-­ portant  in  giving  back.  I  don’t  think  you  can  do  anything  good  unless  you  do  that.  A  tiny  bit  can  make  a  huge  difference.â€?  Â

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Students Show Support For Secular Soldiers MIKEY WEINSTEIN SPEAKS AT SUNY NEW PALTZ ABOUT SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE By  Cait  O’Connor Copy  Editor  |  N02405686@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

 The  SUNY  New  Paltz  Secular  Student  Alliance  (SSA)  chapter  sponsored  a  lecture  by  Military  Reli-­ gious  Freedom  Foundation  founder  Mikey  Weinstein  regarding  the  separation  of  church  and  state  in  the  mili-­ tary  on  Friday,  Oct.  12  in  Lecture  Center  (LC)  100. Weinstein,  a  West  Point  graduate,  said  he  was  ha-­ rassed,  beaten  and  intimidated  for  his  Jewish  faith  during  his  time  in  the  military.  After  serving  as  legal  FRXQVHO WR WKH 5HDJDQ $GPLQLVWUDWLRQ DQG Âż UVW *HQHUDO Counsel  to  former  presidential  candidate  Ross  Perot,  Weinstein  said  he  left  to  directly  combat  â€œfanatical  re-­ ligiosity  with  access  to  weapons  of  mass  destruction,â€?  and  started  the  Military  Religious  Freedom  Founda-­ tion.  Since  then,  the  foundation  has  garnered  attention  from  news  and  media  outlets  and  has  been  nominated  for  the  Nobel  Peace  Prize  four  times.  At  the  lecture,  Weinstein  spoke  out  against  religious  corruption  in  the  military,  particularly  at  West  Point, Â

including  an  incident  where  he  said  West  Point  superior  RIÂż FHUV IRUFHG ÂłPDVV &KULVWLDQ SUD\HU´ RQ VWXGHQWV DW D suicide  prevention  lecture.  New  Paltz  SSA  Co-­founder  and  Co-­president  Leo  Vogel  said  the  club  chose  Weinstein  as  a  speaker  to  as-­ sist  the  West  Point  SSA  after  he  was  not  formally  in-­ vited  to  speak  at  the  academy.  â€œThe  overall  goal  of  the  Secular  Student  Alliance  of  New  Paltz  is  to  provide  a  safe  space  for  non-­theistic  students  on  campus  and  contribute  to  the  campus  and  town  of  New  Paltz  through  community  service,â€?  Vogel  said.   â€œWe  welcome  students  of  all  identities,  theist  and  non-­theist,  who  fully  support  the  separation  of  church  and  state.â€?  As  the  academy  denied  nearly  all  requests  made  by  the  West  Point  academy  chapter  of  SSA,   member  Blake  Page  said  the  group  decided  to  â€œinformallyâ€?  meet  with  :HLQVWHLQ WR DYRLG ÂłSURFHGXUDO GLIÂż FXOWLHV ´ Âł%HIRUH RIÂż FLDO UHFRJQLWLRQ ZHÂśYH KDG WR PHHW SUL vately  and  informally  and  have  had  no  entitlement  to  advertisement  across  campus,â€?  Page  said.  Page  said  there  have  been  other  problems  regarding Â

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religious  freedom  at  the  academy,  mentioning  an  in-­ cident  in  which  a  student  was  encouraged  by  his  su-­ periors  to  attend  a  bible  study  with  the  understanding  that  it  could  affect  his  military  grade,  which  is  based  on  performance  in  cadet  duties. Âł%HLQJ ÂľHQFRXUDJHGÂś WR GR VRPHWKLQJ E\ \RXU FKDLQ of  command  in  the  military  is  much  different  than  be-­ ing  encouraged  to  do  something  in  the  civilian  world,â€?  Page  said.  7R KHOS WKH VWXGHQW 3DJH VDLG KH QRWLÂż HG WKH VWX GHQWÂśV FRPSDQ\ÂśV H[HFXWLYH RIÂż FHU RI WKH LVVXH DQG LW was  quickly  resolved.  Page,  who  attended  the  event  in  New  Paltz,  said  after  WKH DFDGHP\ GLG QRW DSSURYH WKH JURXSÂśV UHTXHVW IRU a  â€œtrip  sectionâ€?  to  leave  their  posts  and  therefore  only  two  of  the  16  students  who  signed  up  were  able  to  at-­ tend. *Editor’s  Note:  Blake  Page  wished  to  acknowledge  KH LV QRW VSHDNLQJ LQ DQ\ RIÂż FLDO FDSDFLW\ DV D UHSUH sentative  of  the  Army,  West  Point,  or  the  SSA.

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A Night Of Cultural Celebration SELF-EXPRESSION WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF COMPETITION THROUGH NIABINJI NIGHT

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The  African  Women’s  Alliance  (AWA)  organization  will  host  its  annual  Niabinji  event  on  Sunday,  Oct.  28  in  the  Student  Union  Multipurpose  Room  (MPR)  at  7  p.m. An  evening  of  music,  dancing  and  carrot  cake,  Ni-­ abinji  is  a  â€œcelebration  of  self-­expression  and  unity,â€?  as  well  as  a  representation  of  a  variety  of  colorful  cul-­ tures,  Desiree  David,  president  of  AWA  said. “Niabinji  is  an  African  term  meaning  â€˜Night  of  Ex-­ pression,’â€?  David  said.  â€œ[The  event]  is  like  a  cultural  talent  show,  without  the  competition.â€? This  celebration  of  cultural  expression  was  estab-­ lished  on  campus  in  1980  by  Margaret  Wade  Lewis,  David  said.  Now  in  its  32nd  year,  AWA  is  proud  to  keep  the  tradition  alive  and  as  popular  as  ever.  David  said  poetry  and  spoken  word  are  the  more  traditional  featured  events,  but  song  and  dance  have  become  increasingly  popular  throughout  the  years  of  celebrating  Niabinji.

“The  MPR  is  almost  always  full  of  people  during  this  event,â€?  David  said.  â€œIt’s  one  of  our  more  popular  ones.â€? This  year  there  will  be  a  total  of  15  performances  from  local  groups  including  Culture  Shock,  Urban  Lyrics,  Epic  Glee,  Nachle  New  Paltz  and  Domino  Ef-­ fect.  David  said  every  year  brings  in  a  bigger  and  more  enthusiastic  crowd  of  performers.  Once  all  of  the  or-­ ganizations  have  performed,  there  is  even  a  chance  for  last  minute  acts  to  take  the  stage. Nachle  New  Paltz,  an  organization  that  evolved  in  spring  2010,  is  a  branch  off  of  the  South  Asian  Cultural  Association  (SACA)  and  features  South  Asian  dancing  and  movement,  Oluwatofunmi  Ayanfodun,  treasurer/ secretary  of  Nachle  said.  They  are  performing  at  Ni-­ abinji  for  their  third  consecutive  year. Nachle  normally  performs  Bollywood-­styled  chore-­ ography  with  an  inclusion  of  classical  Indian  dance,  Ayanfodun  said.  But  this  year  they  want  to  â€œstep  out  of  [their]  comfort  zoneâ€?  for  the  celebration. Âł:H ZDQW WR SHUIRUP VRPHWKLQJ WRXJKHU Âż HUFHU DQG totally  different,  while  still  incorporating  our  usual Â

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style,â€?  she  said.  â€œNiabinji  is  a  diverse  and  cultural  event.  We  really  want  to  put  ourselves  out  there  while  also  supporting  other  organizations  that  are  promoting  a  similar  cause.â€? Nachle  New  Paltz,  along  with  Culture  Shock  and  Ur-­ ban  Lyrics,  are  acts  that  have  participated  in  the  past  DQG ZKR $:$ KRSHV ZLOO FRQWLQXH DV Âż [WXUHV LQ WKH future  of  Niabinji,  David  said. Craig  Washington,  president  of  Culture  Shock,  said  the  hip  hop  inspired  organization  has  performed  for  every  Niabinji,  since  its  birth  in  1997. “The  crowd  [for  Niabinji]  is  always  energetic  and  VXSSRUWLYH ´ :DVKLQJWRQ VDLG Âł,WÂśV DOZD\V RXU Âż UVW performance  of  the  year  and  it  gives  the  campus  a  chance  to  see  our  new  members.â€? David  said  the  groups  that  perform  for  Niabinji  make  the  show  what  it  is  as  they  are  all  unique  and  express  a  different,  yet  equally  beautiful  identity. “It’s  a  night  for  everyone  to  just  come  together  and  show  off  who  they  are,â€?  David  said.  â€œThere’s  no  com-­ petition,  just  self-­expression.â€?

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Penning Their Blood Letter

LOCAL ROCK AND ROLL BAND RELEASES ALBUM ROOTED IN HEARTBREAK By  Carolyn  Quimby A&E  Editor  |  Carolyn.quimby@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

Sometimes  creating  an  album  means  spilling  some  blood,  and  no  one  knows  that  better  than  The  Bloodletters.  The  Bloodletters,  who  were  recently  featured  on  Team  Love’s  Die  Pfalz  compi-­ lation,  will  be  releasing  their  self-­titled  EP,  The  Bloodletters,  on  Nov.  5.  Taylor  Davis  (drums,  vocals),  Keir  Zemaitis  (bass,  vocals)  and  David  Chernis  (guitar)  formed  the  New  Paltz-­based  band  in  the  winter  of  2010.  Davis  said  they  didn’t  know  each  other  very  well,  but  they  all  had  one  thing  in  common  â€”  they  wanted  to  play  some  rock  and  roll. Âł:H ÂżJXUHG ZHÂśG JLYH LW D WU\ LQ P\ OLY-­ ing  room  and  [we]  started  knocking  some  tunes  around,  and  realized  it  was  going  to  work,â€?  he  said.  â€œ[The  Bloodletters]  was  a  project  where  we  wanted  to  play  some  dirty  rock  and  roll...and  we  started  with  a  concept  as  basic  as  that.â€? The  meaning  behind  the  band’s  name,  which  Davis  said  â€œis  not  as  gruesome  as  it  sounds,â€?  resonates  within  the  songs  on  the  album.  â€œ[The  Bloodletters]  is  a  kind  of  a  heavy  name  for  basically  telling  a  story  or  writing  a  letter  from  the  heart,â€?  Davis  said.  â€œAll  of  the  songs  are  tales  of  heartbreak  and  frustration,  [and]  that’s  where  it’s  rooted  for  sure.â€? The  Bloodletters  was  the  band’s  way  of  IXOÂżOOLQJ WKHLU Âľ V URFN DQG UROO IDQWDVLHV and  etching  a  place  within  a  music  genre  they’ve  always  loved.  â€œWe  all  had  a  love  for  that  time  period  DQG Âľ V URFN DQG UROO DQG LQ D ZD\ MXVW stripping  everything  down  to  the  raw  sounds  and  real  simple  grooves  was  the  idea,â€?  Da-­ vis  said.  â€œAllowing  it  to  be  natural  and  not  thinking  about  all  the  effects.â€? Zemaitis  said  unlike  today  when  mu-­ sic  is  bought  on  a  song-­by-­song  basis,  The  Bloodletters  is  an  album  that  should  be  lis-­ WHQHG WR IURP VWDUW WR ÂżQLVK “It’s  a  real  album  that’s  best  listened  to  front  and  back...  so  give  yourself  a  good  40 Â

PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  THE  BLOODLETTERS The  Bloodletters  will  release  their  self-­titled  EP  on  Nov.  5.

minutes  to  listen  to  the  whole  album,â€?  he  VDLG Âł,WÂśV GHÂżQLWHO\ QRW D FRQFHSW UHFRUG but  I  do  think  that  in  this  day  and  age,  listen-­ ing  to  an  album  [entirely  through]  is  kind  of  a  concept.â€? The  band  worked  with  Jason  Meagher,  owner  and  operator  of  Black  Dirt  Studios,  which  permanently  closed  its  doors  after  eight  years  this  month.  Meagher  said  he  worked  with  the  band,  as  the  engineer,  for  about  a  week’s  time  that  was  spread  over  a  couple  months. “The  band  is  primarily  a  live  act  and  therefore  incredibly  tight,  and  their  arrange-­ ments  were  fairly  worked  out  beforehand,â€?  he  said.  â€œAs  with  most  artist-­produced  ses-­ sions,  it  is  always  nice  to  be  able  to  give  a  different  perspective  as  a  fresh  set  of  ears.â€?

Meagher  said  The  Bloodletters  are  the  perfect  example  of  â€œcontemporary  Ameri-­ FDQ URFN ÂľQ UROO´ ZLWK WKHLU DOEXP DFFXUDWHO\ capturing  their  live  sound. “A  musical  stew  of  boogie,  ballads  and  just  a  little  bit  of  funkiness,  [and]  I  say  all  of  that  in  the  best  way,â€?  he  said.  â€œThe  album  was  tracked  almost  exclusively  live  off  the  Ă€RRU VR WKH VRXQG LV WKH VRXQG RI WKH EDQG ´ Despite  not  touring  for  this  album  any  longer,  The  Bloodletters  will  be  having  two  ORFDO VKRZV WR SURPRWH WKH DOEXP 7KH ÂżUVW ZLOO EH RQ 6XQGD\ 2FW DW S P 7KH band  will  be  performing  with  Johnny  Mon-­ VWHU %DQG DW 7LQ 5RRI 6HVVLRQVÂś ÂżIWK VHVVLRQ Tin-­Roof  Sessions  are  sessions  held  in  Davis’  live  room  that  hosts  bands  who  tour  through  New  Paltz  as  well  as  local Â

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bands.  The  sessions  are  videoed,  produced  and  sponsored  by  Team-­Love  Records,  and  their  website,  tinroofsessions.com,  will  be  launched  by  January  2013  where  the  ses-­ sions  can  be  viewed. 7KH RIÂżFLDO 1HZ 3DOW] VKRZ ZLOO EH D double  CD  release  with  The  Bloodletters  and  Yard  Sale,  another  band  that  Davis  is  in,  on  Dec.  15  at  Snugs.  Davis  said  The  Bloodletters  was  a  proj-­ ect  and  they  don’t  see  the  band  continuing  further  after  this  album. “We  made  it  happen,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  pushed  it  through  to  this  record  and  we’ve  played  a  bunch  of  shows  already,  and  we’re  doing  some  shows  to  support  the  record.  We  all  kind  of  have  our  own  projects.  We  had  a  lot  of  fun,  but  it  is  what  it  is.â€?

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The Light Before The Storm HUDSON VALLEY ARTS CENTER CELEBRATES NATURAL BEAUTY

PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  TUMBLR Storm  King  Art  Center  exhibition  sheds  light  on  Hudson  Valley  talent.

By  Molly  Hone Copy  Editor  |  Mhone51@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

 The  sun  rises  and  sets  with  the  works  currently  on  view  at  Storm  King  Art  Center’s  500-­acre  land-­ scape.  â€œLight  and  Landscape,â€?  the  current  exhibition  at  Storm  King  in  Mountainville,  N.Y.,  features  artwork  that  is  inspired  by,  and  harnesses,  natural  light. The  exhibiton,  the  sculpture  park  and  gallery’s  major  seasonal  on-­site  show,  opened  May  12  and  will  UXQ XQWLO 1RY 7KH VKRZ LV WKH ÂżUVW WR EH FRRUGL-­ nated  by  Nora  Lawrence,  Storm  King’s  associate  cu-­ rator  since  April  2011. Lawrence,  who  has  been  working  on  the  exhibi-­ tion  since  July  2011,  said  when  beginning  to  curate  she  had  some  artists  in  mind  for  commission,  but  was  also  drawn  to  certain  already-­made  pieces  and  was  prompted  to  â€œstart  a  conversationâ€?  with  the  artists  who  made  them. Making  the  exhibition  a  group  show,  Lawrence  said,  â€œwas  a  good  idea  to  think  about  Storm  King  as  a  place,â€?  showcasing  the  venue’s  gallery  spaces,  as Â

well  as  its  landscape,  in  different  ways. Some  of  the  works,  such  as  Alyson  Shotz’s  â€œMir-­ ror  Fence,â€?  were  already  on  display  at  Storm  King,  ZKLOH RI WKH ZRUNV DUH VLWH VSHFLÂżF RU FUHDWHG for  the  show. Two  of  these  brand  new  works  include  William  Lamson’s  two  pieces,   â€œSolariumâ€?  and  â€œLast  Light.â€?  The  works  were  part  of  Storm  King’s  summer  piece  put  up  in  May  and  taken  down  in  August.  ³/DVW /LJKW´ FRQVLVWHG RI D VWULS RI ÂłUHĂ€HFWLYH ÂżOP IRLO´ DQG ZDV GHVLJQHG WR FRLQFLGH ZLWK WKH DQ-­ gle  of  the  sun  on  the  evening  of  the  summer  solstice,  according  to  the  exhibition’s  website.  â€œSolarium,â€?  a  glass  greenhouse  whose  164  panels  were  coated  with  caramel,  is  what  Lamson  called  a  â€œlogical  extensionâ€?  of  a  past  piece. Despite  experiencing  a  few  challenges  with  â€œSo-­ lariumâ€?  â€”  like  having  a  short  time  to  complete  the  work  and  bees  being  attracted  to  it  â€”  Lamson,  who  doesn’t  usually  work  with  sculpture,  said  he  consid-­ ers  the  piece  to  be  one  of  the  best  he’s  ever  made.  He  said  he  was  also  pleased  with  how  quickly  Storm  King  committed  to  â€œSolarium.â€?

“By  the  time  I  was  ready  to  propose  the  house  project  I  had  to  just  start  making  it,â€?  he  said.  â€œIt  was  an  exciting  kind  of  deadline  to  have  to  work  under.  I  was  really  thrilled  with  how  this  show  came  together,  how  they  were  up  for  making  this  Solarium  piece  happen  on  the  short  time  we  had.â€? Lawrence,  who  has  been  working  in  the  art  world   for  more  than  10  years,  said  the  unique  features  of   â€œLight  and  Landscapeâ€?  not  only  include  its  site-­spe-­ FLÂżF QDWXUH EXW DOVR WKH ZD\ LW PDNHV YLVLWRUV WKLQN about  time. “It  has  to  do  with  being  at  Storm  King,  because  of  that  natural  light  aspect,â€?  she  said.  â€œWith  this  element  of  time  added  in,  it’s  asking  you  to  think  about  where  you  are  and  thinking  about  time  passing.â€? Lamson,  who  called  the  Storm  King  landscape  â€œa  big,  beautiful  exhibition  spaceâ€?  to  work  in,  said  he  enjoyed  being  a  part  of  this  group  of  artists. “I  really  like  a  lot  of  the  artists  in  the  show,â€?  he  said.  â€œIt  was  really  exciting  because  so  many  of  the  artists  I  know  and  really  respect,  so  I’m  honored  to  be  in  a  show  with  them.â€?

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‘Crimes’ Is Where The Heart Is THEATER DEPARTMENT’S FIRST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION KILLS IT By  Suzy  Berkowitz &RS\ (GLWRU _  Sabbasberkowitz90@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

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#NPONYCC Over The Weekend, “The Oracle” Live Tweeted New York Comic Con. Below Are Some Of The Highlights.

Waiting for a food and comics panel. Two of my favorite things.

@AndrewWyrich My Slave Leia count is abysmal.

@Kathriller Mr. T just gave the @NewPaltzOracle the best plug ever. Brace yourselves.

@AndrewWyrich Update: Supergirl is sitting in the back of my car with Wonderwoman. Apparently she has to pee. Superheroes: they’re just like you...

@Kathriller Just saw a hipster Bane. He bombed Gotham before it was cool.

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MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK: CASEY RICHARDS

G.O.O.D. MUSIC COMPILATION FAILS TO LIVE UP TO ITS NAME By  Ethan  Genter Staff  Writer  |  N01994660@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu

G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer

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YEAR: Second MAJOR: Vocal Jazz HOMETOWN: Islip, N.Y.

WHAT’S  YOUR  INSTRUMENT  OF  CHOICE  AND  WHY? Voice.  I  was  a  very  vocal  kid  and  was  en-­ couraged  by  my  family  and  teachers  to  develop  my  voice. WHAT  ARE  YOU  INVOLVED  WITH  MUSICALLY? I  am  a  member  of  both  the  Absolut  A  Cap-­ pella  group  and  the  Sexy  Pitches  on  cam-­ pus.  I  also  am  involved  in  Miami’s  â€œLittle  Shop  of  Horrors.â€?  Off  campus,  I  sometimes  participate  in  Clearwater’s  Power  Of  Song.  WHO  ARE  YOUR  BIGGEST  INFLUENCES? My  mom.  She’s  an  artist  and  has  always  supported  my  creative  side.  I  attribute  most  of  my  positive  attitude  and  enthusiasm  for  life  to  her. Â

All Grown Up, For Shore

WHO  HAVE  YOU  BEEN  LISTENING  TO  LATELY? Dr.  Dog.  The  Head  and  The  Heart.  Amy  Winehouse.  Kate  Nash. Â

THE CAST OF JERSEY SHORE FINALLY SAYS GOODBYE

WHAT’S  YOUR  PLAN  FOR  THE  FUTURE? I  plan  to  graduate  from  NP  with  a  degree  in  performance.  I  am  currently  pursuing  an  in-­ ternship  at  a  recording  studio  in  L.A.,  and  would  love  to  at  some  point  be  a  performer  on  a  cruise  line. Â

By  Caterina  De  Gaetano

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Thursday,  October  18,  2012

ANY  ADVICE  FOR  ASPIRING  MUSICIANS? Play  with  as  many  different  types  of  musi-­ cians  as  possible  and  listen  to  all  the  music  you  can  get  your  hands  on.

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tHe Deep END AUBREY NOLAN Major: BFA Painting Year: Fifth “I start my drawings by pouring ink and watercolor on paper and seeing what shapes naturally form; I then create a new image by drawing into these shapes with pen and graphite pencil. During the pouring step of the process, I let go of any control and allow the ink and paint to pool on the surface of the page. The drawing stage, which comes after the paint dries, is when I re-establish control and construct a scene that is simultaneously familiar and strange. The result is a somewhat-organized, somewhat-chaotic world of pastel colors, architectural lines, ornate details and organic shapes that reflect my desire to escape the real world but inability to do so, and act as a mental landscape of my brain as it tries to analyze the overwhelming world around me.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF AUBREY NOLAN CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

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Counting  Down  To  Real  Life ELYSE  HENNES Copy  Editor

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We  are  only  halfway  through  the  se-­ mester  and  I  am  already  counting  down  WKH GD\V XQWLO 'HF WKH ODVW GD\ RI Âż nals  and  the  day  I  am  going  to  kiss  the  academic  buildings  goodbye. Considering  this  will  be  my  last  se-­ mester  taking  classes,  I  have  no  words  for  the  amount  of  anticipation  festering  with-­ in  me.  I  look  forward  to  the  days  of  not  pulling  all-­nighters,  not  going  through  10  SDFNV RI LQGH[ FDUGV DQG QRW FKXJJLQJ Red  Bulls  as  if  my  life  depended  on  it.  Anyone  who  was  fortunate  enough  to  graduate  college  feels  the  need  to  re-­ mind  me  not  to  rush  through  my  time  at  New  Paltz.  Don’t  get  me  wrong,  I  under-­ stand  that  my  life  may  never  be  this  easy  again.  Despite  that  fact,  I  will  continue  to  count  down  the  days  until  graduation. And  then,  out  of  nowhere,  it  hits  me.  In  less  than  a  year  I  am  going  to  graduate  college.  I  am  going  to  be  forced  to  enter  the  real  world.  I  am  going  to  get  a  real  job  (hopefully),  and  my  real  job  will  not  accept  doctor’s  notes  from  the  health  cen-­ ter.  , SUREDEO\ ZLOO QRW KDYH WKH OX[XU\ of  staying  up  until  4  a.m.  for  the  hell  of  it.  I  will  most  likely  be  too  tired  from  my  real  job  to  stay  up  and  watch  hours  upon  hours  of  reality  television.  And  the  worst  part  is,  I  won’t  have  Dining  Dollars  to  buy  Ben  and  Jerry’s.  Life  will  be  different,  and  it  might  QRW EH DV HDV\ EXW DW OHDVW LW ZLOO EH Âż OOHG with  memories  of  New  Paltz.  I  have  had  three  good  years  at  New  Paltz  and  the  JRRG RXWZHLJKV WKH EDG )RU HYHU\ Âż QDO I  studied  for,  there  was  a  Jazzman’s  cof-­ IHH E\ P\ VLGH )RU HYHU\ )ULGD\ Âż OOHG with  class,  there  was  a  happy  hour.  For  every  uninformed  student,  there  was  The  Oracle. So  thank  you  in  advance,  New  Paltz.  It’s  been  real.

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In  the  midst  of  the  Oct.  16  presiden-­ tial  debate  between  President  Barack  Obama  and  Gov.  Mitt  Romney,  I  found  myself  asking,  â€œwhy  can’t  there  be  two  presidents?â€?  <RX PD\ Âż QG WKDW D IXQQ\ TXHVWLRQ to  ask  given  that  one  candidate  is  obvi-­ RXVO\ PRUH TXDOLÂż HG WR UXQ WKLV FRXQWU\ but  imagine  what  that  would  be  like.  What  if  both  parties  worked  together  in-­ stead  of  tearing  each  other  down?  I  like  the  sound  of  a  political  party  called  â€œThe  American  People.â€?  It  would  represent  people  of  all  ethnic  groups  that  make  up  this  melting  pot  we  call  the  United  States  of  America.  Maybe  that  sounds  like  some  utopian  world  view,  but  give  the  thought  a  chance.  Race:  that’s  another  thing  I’m  tired  of  hearing  play  a  role  in  the  way  people  vote.  I  am  a  proud  African-­American,  and  I’d  be  lying  if  I  said  I  didn’t  enjoy  VHHLQJ WKH Âż UVW EODFN IDPLO\ OLYLQJ LQ WKH

Patience  For  Progress White  House,  but  had  I  been  old  enough  to  vote  back  in  2008,  I  can  promise  you  my  vote  would  have  counted  for  the  per-­ son  I  felt  would  truly  steer  this  country  in  the  right  direction.   It’s  unsettling  when  I  hear  people  of  color  say  they’d  vote  for  Obama  because  they  don’t  want  â€œthe  white  manâ€?  in  of-­ Âż FH 2EDPD KLPVHOI KDV EHHQ VXEMHFW WR ORWV RI UDFLDO DWWDFNV VLQFH KH WRRN RIÂż FH Will  we  ever  live  in  a  post-­racist  society?  I  think  not.  Not  because  I  lack  faith  in  the  American  people,  but  because  in  or-­ GHU WR WUXO\ JHW ULG RI DQ\ VLFNQHVV LW Âż UVW has  to  be  diagnosed.  Some  may  argue  that  happened  when  the  freedom  papers  were  issued,  but  racism  is  embedded  not  just  in  American  history,  but  the  world’s  history.  America  in  particular  has  yet  to  come  to  the  mourner’s  table.  To  bring  my  point  of  view  full  circle,  I  encourage  you  all  to  get  out  there  and  vote!  I  must  admit  I  feel  weird  saying Â

that  because,  until  recently,  I  was   uncer-­ tain  if  I  was  going  to.  Like  most  people  my  age,  I’m  not  as  moved  as  I  might  have  been  four  years  ago.  But  one  thing  I  will  say  is  that  Rome  wasn’t  built  in  a  day.  Anything  worth  having,  you  work  at  annually.  Obama  warned  America  when  he  WRRN RIÂż FH WKDW IRXU \HDUV ZRXOGQÂśW EH HQRXJK WR Âż [ DOO WKDW QHHGHG Âż [LQJ \HW the  American  people  are  rushing  prog-­ ress.  I  understand  that  people  are  con-­ cerned  for  the  future;Íž  people  are  losing  pensions  and  jobs,  and  still  it’s  hard  out  here.  But  if  we  don’t  invest  in  the  future,  there  won’t  be  one.  We  must  trust  who  ZH SXW LQ RIÂż FH WR GR WKH MREV ZH HOHFWHG them  to  do.  Most  of  what  I  hear  these  days  leads  me  to  believe  that  Obama  will  be  re-­elected,  but  it’s  kind  of  hard  to  tell.  My  head  was  spinning  in  so  many  dif-­ IHUHQW GLUHFWLRQV , FRXOGQÂśW HYHQ Âż QLVK watching  the  debate. Â

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Kondelka  Kicks  Past  Program  Record ity,â€?  Bruley  said.  â€œI  didn’t  really  think  about  the  record,  but  she  would  be  an  excellent  addition  Sports  Editor  |  Ctacopina97@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu to  our  attack,  whether  scoring  goals  or  assisting  Fourth-­year  forward  Shelby  Kondelka  knew  with  her  great  vision  and  passing  ability.â€? on  Sept.  9  that  she  was  one  goal  away  from  being   Since  the  record-­setting  goal,  Kondelka  the  New  Paltz  Women’s  Soccer  record-­holder  for  said  she  wants  to  further  distance  herself  and  add  most  career  goals.  With  her  21st  goal  and  tie  for  more  goals  to  her  career  count. the  record  under  her  belt,  she  knew  it  was  a  matter  â€œIt  makes  me  want  to  go  out  and  keep  scor-­ of  time  before  the  record  was  hers. ing  goals  and  make  the  record  that  much  larger,â€?  Nineteen  days  later,  it  was. Kondelka  said.  In  the  Women  Soccer  team’s  1-­0  victory  over  Kondelka  has  added  three  goals  since  the  SUNY  Geneseo,  Kondelka  notched  the  game-­win-­ match  against  Geneseo,  giving  her  a  season  ning  goal,  her  22nd  as  a  Hawk.  The  tally  puts  her  count  of  seven  and  an  all-­time  count  of  25.  above  former  record-­holder  Aleisha  Palmer. :KLOH VKH KDV PDGH LW PRUH GLIÂż FXOW IRU SR Kondelka  said  watching  the  goal  against  Gen-­ tential  challengers  to  the  record,  Kondelka  said  eseo  go  in  allowed  her  to  breathe  again. she  believes  the  record  will  be  broken  again  one  â€œIt  was  overwhelming  for  me,â€?  Kondelka  day,  and  that  it  may  come  sooner  rather  than  later. said.  â€œI’d  been  working  so  hard  to  get  to  that  point  â€œI’ve  only  been  here  for  three  years  so  peo-­ and  it  took  awhile  to  get  from  my  21st  goal  to  my  ple  that  come  in  for  four  years  will  try  to  break  QG 7KHUH ZDV D ORW RI SUHVVXUH WR Âż QDOO\ JHW LW that  too,â€?  Kondelka  said.  â€œThere  are  players  on  and  once  I  got  it  I  this  team  now  felt  relieved.â€? who  over  the  next  .RQGHOND Âż UVW four  years  could  learned  she  was  When  she  thinks  back  GHÂż QLWHO\ EUHDN close  to  breaking  it.  I  think  Chelsea  the  record  when  on  her  career  she  will  >:HLU@ FRXOG GHÂż she  and  Wom-­ remember  how  much  of  nitely  break  it.â€? en’s   Soccer  Head  Although  set-­ Coach  Colleen  an  impact  she  had  on  our  ting  the  record  for  Bruley  sat  down  program... most  career  goals  for  end  of  the  year  is  an  achievement  meetings.  Kondel-­ COLLEEN  BRULEY she  has  had  her  ka  said  Bruley  was  eye  on  for  a  while,  the  one  who  told  her  she  was  close  to  breaking  the  Kondelka  said  helping  advance  the  team  deep  record,  and  that  she  should  make  breaking  the  re-­ into  the  SUNYAC  Tournament  that’s  approach-­ cord  an  ambition  for  the  season. ing  in  the  coming  weeks  is  her  top  priority. “Me  and  Bruley  sat  down  at  the  end  of  last  â€œAfter  doing  so  well  last  season,  I  had  to  year  for  the  end  of  the  year  meeting  and  we  were  come  back  and  try  to  do  as  well,â€?  Kondelka  said. talking  about  setting  goals  for  this  year,â€?  Kondelka  Looking  forward  to  the  tournament,  Kondel-­ said.  â€œShe  told  me  I  was  pretty  close  to  breaking  it  ka  said  there  are  still  some  areas  the  team  needs  so  that  should  be  one  of  my  goals.â€? to  work  on  before  they’re  fully  prepared  to  go  Bruley  said  the  accomplishment  is  something  in  and  compete.  She  said  if  the  team  works  out  Kondelka  will  always  have  to  her  name. the  issues,  they  have  a  good  chance  of  doing  well  â€œIt  is  something  that  she  can  take  with  her  all  come  tournament  time.  of  her  life,â€?  Bruley  said.  â€œWhen  she  thinks  back  â€œWe  have  a  really  good  shot,â€?  Kondelka  on  her  career  she  will  remember  how  much  of  an  said.  â€œWe’re  working  out  on  some  kinks  right  impact  she  had  on  our  program,  even  if  her  record  now,  but  I  think  otherwise  we  have  a  really  good  ever  gets  beat.â€?  shot  of  going  in  and  doing  well.â€? .RQGHOND Âż UVW FDPH WR WKH +DZNV DW WKH EH Bruley  said  that  even  with  this  personal  ginning  of  her  second  year.  She  played  for  the  DFFRPSOLVKPHQW WR KHU QDPH .RQGHONDÂśV Âż UVW 681< 3ODWWVEXUJK &DUGLQDOV DV D Âż UVW \HDU EXW concern  is  the  team  and  making  sure  she’s  con-­ left  to  play  for  the  Hawks  at  the  end  of  the  2009-­ tributing  and  helping  the  team  prosper  in  the  con-­ 10  school  year.  ference  championships.  Bruley  said  Kondelka  was  a  player  who   she  â€œShe  just  plays  and  takes  the  opportunities  could  see  had  the  skill  and  potential  to  make  a  when  she  gets  them,â€?  Bruley  said.  â€œIt  hasn’t  re-­ name  for  herself. ally  been  a  big  deal  for  her  as  she  just  wants  the  â€œI  knew  she  had  tremendous  technical  abil-­ team  to  succeed.â€?  By  Cat  Tacopina

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Empty  Nest Softball  Head  Coach  Denise  Marchese  recently  left  her  post  and  accepted  a  position  as  an  assistant  coach  at  Div.  I  University  of  Rhode  Island.                                                   PHOTO  COURTESY  OF  ED  DILLER  PHOTOGRAPHY

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Denise  Marchese  has  left  the  nest.  Marchese,  SUNY  New  Paltz’s  softball  head  coach,  has  stepped  down  from  her  position  to  accept  an  assis-­ tant  coaching  job  at  NCAA  Div.  I  University  of  Rhode  Island.   The  head  coach,  who  leaves  her  perch  with  a  49-­63  UHFRUG RYHU KHU WKUHH \HDUV LQ 1HZ 3DOW] RIÂż FLDOO\ OHIW her  position  on  Oct.  10,  according  to  SUNY  New  Paltz  Director  of  Athletics  Stuart  Robinson.  â€œThis  was  an  opportunity  that  presented  itself,  and  she  felt  that  this  was  a  necessary  step  in  her  develop-­ ment  as  a  coach  and  professional,â€?  Robinson  said.  ³7KRVH GHFLVLRQV DUH QHYHU HDV\ DQG VRPH QHYHU Âż QG themselves  in  a  position  to  act.  Denise  was  fortunate,  and  I  know  that  she  will  be  successful  as  she  moves  on  with  her  career.â€?  'XULQJ 0DUFKHVHÂśV FDUHHU DV D +DZN Âż YH RI KHU players  were  All-­SUNYAC  honorees,  and  she  led  her  team  to  the  2010  SUNYAC  Tournament,  where  they  were  defeated  by  fellow  SUNYAC  members  Cortland  and  Brockport. Â

Robinson  said  Marchese  was  a  quietly  intense  coach  who  not  only  guided  the  Hawks  as  a  leader,  but  as  a   mentor  to  the  student  athletes  she  coached. “She  set  a  high  standard  of  expectation  for  her  stu-­ dent  athletes  and  wanted  them  to  believe  in  themselves  as  competitors  and  as  people,â€?  Robinson  said.  Matt  Brennie,  an  assistant  softball  coach  who  worked  with  Marchese  since  the  conclusion  of  the  2011  season,  said  the  former  coach  impacted  the  ath-­ letes  she  coached  and  left  a  lasting  impression  on  the  softball  program  at  New  Paltz.  â€œCoach  Marchese  has  built  a  foundation  for  future  success,â€?  Brennie  said.  â€œI  have  always  believed  that  the  sign  of  a  great  coach  is  that  the  program  is  better  off  than  when  they  arrived.  I  feel  that  is  the  case  here  at  New  Paltz  and  the  future  looks  bright  for  the  Hawks.â€?  Brennie  said  Marchese  had  a  particular  impact  on  the  players  she  coached  over  the  years.  ³6KH JDYH PDQ\ RI KHU SOD\HUV WKH FRQÂż GHQFH WR be  a  great  student  athlete,â€?  Brennie  said.  â€œI  feel  that  if  you  asked  each  player  separately,  they  would  tell  you  a  VSHFLÂż F VWRU\ WKDW KHOSHG FKDQJH WKHLU OLYHV ZKLOH KHUH at  New  Paltz.â€? Â

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Both  Robinson  and  Brennie  said  New  Paltz  has  al-­ ready  begun  a  nationwide  search  to  replace  Marchese  at  the  helm  of  the  softball  team.  A  search  committee,  which  was  formed  by  Robin-­ son  and  is  comprised  of  both  athletic  and  non-­athletic  members  of  the  New  Paltz  community,  has  a  list  of  cri-­ teria  they  are  looking  for  in  a  prospective  new  coach.  â€œAs  with  any  search  that  we  conduct  with  a  new  coach,  we  are  looking  for  someone  who  knows  the  sport,   can  teach  and  challenge  our  student  athletes  and  is  a  strong  leader,â€?  Robinson  said. Robinson  said  he  hopes  the  committee  will  have  a  new  coach  in  place  by  the  end  of  the  fall  semester.  Marchese  could  not  be  reached  for  comment  by  time  of  publication. Â

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