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Winter Storm Juno Spares Region
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Investigative Report Examines SUNY New Paltz Convicted Felon Attrition Rate
Students Protest Renewal Of SUNY-Wide Tuition Increases
STORY ON PAGES 3 & 7 | EDITORIAL ON PAGE 9
STORY ON PAGE 3 | EDITORIAL ON PAGE 9
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE
• Local Bridge To Be Replaced In 2016................................Pg 4 • Jason West Announces Mayoral Candidacy..........................Pg 6 • New Paltz School District Capital Budget Approved.........Pg 5 • Award For Drug Arrests Sparks Campus Protest..................Pg 8
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE
• New Paltz Council Approves SUNY-wide Sexual Assault Policy...Pg 4 • Hugo The Hawk Knocked Out Of Mascot Competition............Pg 6 • Anti-Semetic Graffiti Sparks UPD Investigation.......................Pg 5 • Mayoral Candidates Speak To Student Senate.................Pg 7
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Bond Proposal Vote Postponed
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SUNY Chancellor To Institute Four-Year Graduation Guarantee
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INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE
• Blizzard Bust Closes New Paltz Campus.......................Pg 4 • Zimet Accepts Director Position At Advocacy Group...............Pg 6 • Professor Of Chemistry Receives Grant......................Pg 5 • Senate Hosts First Spring 2015 Meeting...................Pg 7
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Local New Paltz Residents Voice Opinions On Common Core Changes STORY ON PAGE 3 | EDITORIAL ON PAGE 9
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE
• New Paltz Fire Dept. Discusses Formal Commissioners.....Pg 4 • Campus Vending Switches to Coca-Cola Products...........Pg 5 • Alt. Source For Aqueduct Closing Still Undetermined........Pg 5 • Student Senate Overturns Previous Budget Allocations...Pg 6
• Meet The Fall 2015 Editorial Board • Story Meeting Schedule
Meet The Press The New Paltz Oracle covers everything from politics to professors, sports to student artists and more. We are always looking for new writers, photographers and videographers – and also encourage you to submit your letters to the editor and/or op-eds. We hope everyone who is interested will come to our weekly meetings to meet the staff and learn more. Remember to pick up a copy of The New Paltz Oracle every Thursday to stay informed about your campus and community!
John Melanie Zerah
• News •
Kristen Warfield Editor-In-Chief
Nate Sheidlower Managing Editor
The Top Two John Evers-Hillstrom Karl
Karl is a fourth-year journalism major, born and raised in Brooklyn. He has many hobbies, none of which are exaggerating his abilities or being facetious. An absolutely dominant athlete, Karl enjoys playing all sports, but his favorites are basketball and soccer. He’s a huge Yankees and Knicks fan, and covers sabermetric baseball for Statliners.com. Although he is widely renowned as the best Super Smash Bros. player in history, he plays many other games as well. Karl listens to all genres of music (except country) and is known to have exceptional taste. It was once quoted in a Rolling Stone article that “nobody has better taste than that kid Karl who goes to New Paltz.”
Melanie Zerah is a second-year journalism major with a knack for typing articles. She is hoping to have a great semester with the rest of the beautiful Oracle staff and create an even more beautiful paper to be distributed to the beautiful masses of SUNY New Paltz. As news editor, she and her three-person band of news thieves plan to make the new section as compelling and readable as possible, as well as interesting to the students of New Paltz going forward in this special gift called life. ONWARD.
John Russell Hartman
• A&E •
• Features •
John Melissa Kramer
It’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s … well he’s not Superman, but pretty damn close. Russell, a fourth-year journalism major with a music minor, enjoys visiting Metropolis, Gotham, Central City and Star City when he can but most of the time superhero duties keep him in New Paltz. He enjoys jazzing up the nights with his band, Keys to the Moon, playing hockey and video games during the day with the rest of the Justice League and hanging out with his Lois Lane. This legend was born in Brooklyn, NY and continues to grow to this day. He fights for truth, justice and the American way and believes the New York Rangers are the best team to ever have been created in the history of sports teams. Yes, that’s 100 percent correct. If you see him on campus, “holla at ya boi” as he says. He won’t bite.
• Sports • Melissa Kramer is a third-year student majoring in journalism and minoring in communication studies. This is her fourth semester as a member of The New Paltz Oracle staff. When she is not writing, she is listening to music. Her favorite bands include The Black Keys, The Growlers and Tame Impala. The New York Islanders are her favorite sports team. She is extremely grateful for the incredible friends she has made while working for The Oracle and looks forward to what this semester has in store.
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Fall 2015 Copy Editors
Amanda Copkov
Jack O’Brien
Monique Tranchina
• Cartoons •
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Anthony Orza
Sam Manzella
Stefanie Diers
• Web •
Jackie Quaranto
Jackie is super excited to begin her third year as an English major and her third semester as Web Chief of The Oracle! She is also the co-president of the on-campus charity organization Dumbledore’s Army of New Paltz, and the secretary/head referee of the college’s Quidditch team, The Nifty Nifflers. Jackie heartily enjoys red pandas, indie pop music, musical theater, flowers, literature, and chocolate. In her spare time, Jackie can be found watching Disney movies, making puns, and tap dancing.
Michael Rosen
• Photo •
John
Emma Savic
Holly Lipka
Holly is a third-year journalism major with an art studio minor. This is her second semester as the news and sports photo editor at The New Paltz Oracle. She originally came to SUNY New Paltz as a photography major but switched to journalism because of her passion for writing and photographing moments in life that make an impact on the world. When she isn’t taking photos for The Oracle, Holly loves to read paranormal fantasy novels, Skype with her fat, lovable cat named Jupiter, and drink excessive amounts of Tim Hortons coffee. Holly strives to become a better photographer with each assignment and is excited to begin this semester.
Stefanie is a fourth-year student pursuing a BFA degree in drawing and painting. She aspires to one day work on a childrens’ book or for an animated film company, creating artwork and collaborating with other talented people. When she’s not working in the studio, you can probably find her painting shoes in her apartment and watching endless episodes of Parks and Rec with her roommate.This is her first semester with The Oracle, and she is very excited to work with a team of motivated individuals and expand her experience in illustration.
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Jess Napp
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David Khorassani is a fourth-year candidate for his BFA in Photography and journalism minor. He is also the photo editor for The Gunk section of The Oracle. He became interested in photography after taking a 35mm film class in high school and has stuck with it since. In his free time he loves photographing with both film and digital mediums and playing guitar. He and is deeply passionate about hiking and other outdoor activities. When he can fit it into his busy schedule, he also enjoys boxing, Brazilian jiujitsu, and general weight lifting. His favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and The Works of Chuck Palahniuk.
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