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A SNEAK PEAK Bettez Wins Caucus With 166 Votes

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MOVING FORWARD Plains Road Discussed As Option For 2017 Aqueduct Shutdown

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EASY New Paltz Assemblyman Proposes Carbon Tax Bill for New York

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INSIDE THIS WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE NEW PALTZ ORACLE

•SUNY Implements Seamless Transfer...........................Pg 6 • Campus Bookstore Under New Ownership.................Pg 7

• Certificate Offered in Trauma and Disaster Mental Health...Pg 7 • Senate Addresses Online Meeting Recaps.................Pg 8

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Local Dems Draft Carbon Tax Bill

By Kristen Warfield

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While President Obama cracks down on carbon pollution from power plants nationwide, a local lawmaker is prompting state legislators to impose a tax on all carbon-based fuels in New York.

The new legislation, introduced by Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, D-New Paltz and co-sponsor Barbara Lifton, D-Ithaca outlines a market-based solution to climate change that would raise the price of fossil fuels to reduce demand. Its ultimate goal is to have New Yorkers rely less on carbon-heavy fuels and shift to more renewable sources to reduce the state’s carbon emissions.

The tax would start at $35 per metric ton and increase annually by $10 until it caps out at $180 per ton.

Coal, natural gas, renewable biomass and petroleum products that contain carbon or emit carbon dioxide when combusted would be subject to the tax. This includes all fuel used for powering non-electric vehicles and other machinery, heating and cooling homes, generating electricity and operating industrial work. New Yorkers would pay roughly 35 cents more for a gallon of gas, and an average household would pay around $350 annually toward the tax, Cahill said. The tax would be in effect 90 days after becoming a law.

The legislation also proposes returning 60 percent of the generated tax revenue to low and moderate-income households, which would diminish any out-of-pocket costs for those who may not have the finances to pay. In turn, the other 40 percent will be dedicated to investment in renewable energy programs such as solar technology.

“This is a measure intended to change the behavior of New Yorkers, change the model that we live under in New York for energy and create a level playing field that will not unfairly penalize one portion of our society more than others,” Cahill said.

This comes as the Obama Administration works to regulate carbon emissions from America’s power plants, which have never in history been recti-

fied for contributing to pollution – and what is now climate change. On Aug. 3, Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled legislation that will create a mandatory carbon emission reduction for American power plants by 2022.

The EPA reports the nation’s power plants account for roughly one-third of all carbon emissions. Though these initiatives are currently coming to light in the U.S., one of its neighboring countries has already made strides in reducing its carbon emissions In 2008, British Columbia imposed North America’s first-ever carbon tax that reduced both fossil fuel consumption and citizens’ overall income taxes. A 2014 report by The Economist shows that the Canadian Province saw a 16 percent decrease in per-person fuel consumption while the rest of the country’s usage steadily increased by 3 percent. The tax capped out at 30 Canadian dollars (a near 23 US dollars) per metric ton of emissions in 2012, but is still in place today.

Cahill says the next step for New York’s carbon tax bill is to familiarize it with his colleagues to gauge what kind of support they can collect.

“I am perfectly content if over the course of the next session of the legislature results in an opening of discussion and people offering alternatives,” Cahill said. “My colleagues and I are not married to the text of this bill and we’d be content with something else that is proven to work that can also receive broadened support of the legislature.”

Though the bill expects support from environmental advocacy groups and economists, not everyone is so sure that a carbon tax will do good for New York. Those in opposition cite that expecting people to change their way of living on a large scale will yield unsuccessful results.

Naturally, Cahill refutes this. “[Some] defend the status quo carbon-based economy and think that any attempt to tinker with it is a sacrilege,” Cahill said. “The fact of the matter is that if we don’t tinker with it, we’re all in trouble.”

The proposed carbon tax would add roughly 35 cents to a gallon of gas in New York.

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HUNGARIAN POLICE CLASH WITH MIGRANTS AT SERBIAN BORDER Hundreds of migrants have demonstrated near Turkey’s western border with Greece, demanding that authorities allow them to cross the frontier.

Many refuse the food being handed out by a Turkish relief organization and pledge to start a hunger strike until their demands are met.

SYRIAN REFUGEES SEEK NEW PASSPORTS AS A TICKET TO EUROPE A months-old Syrian government decision to start issuing passports to Syrians who fled their war-ravaged country is quietly contributing to the large exodus of refugees to Europe. With new passports in hand, Syrians who fled to neighboring countries such as Jordan can now fly to Turkey legally and from there, start the dangerous trek to Europe with the help of smugglers.

STRONG QUAKE SHAKES CHILE CAPITAL, CAUSING BUILDINGS TO SWAY A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and other cities and sending people running into the streets. At least three aftershocks above magnitude-6 and other strong shakes rattled the region as tsunami alarms sounded in the port of Valparaiso in the first major quake since a powerful quake and tsunami killed hundreds in 2010 and leveled part of a southern Chilean city.

SYRIAN TRIPPED BY HUNGARIAN JOURNALIST ARRIVES IN MADRID The Syrian refugee who was tripped at a border hotspot by a Hungarian journalist in an incident that generated global outrage arrived in Madrid early Thursday with hopes of rebuilding his career and giving his family a new life. Osama Abdul Mohsen stepped out of a train just a few minutes past midnight (2200 GMT) after a trip of more than 20 hours from Germany to Spain, then quickly began thanking everyone for giving him the opportunity for a fresh start.

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PHOTO BY HOLLY LIPKA Neil Bettez speaking at the democratic caucus.

By Jack O’Brien

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On Tuesday Sept. 8, Neil Bettez won the Democratic Party’s caucus for the position of New Paltz town supervisor. Bettez defeated Deputy Town Supervisor Jeff Logan and former Deputy Inspector General for Frauds Robert Gabrielli.

Bettez finished with 166 votes, accounting for approximately 65 percent of the vote. Logan finished with 56 votes and Gabrielli finished with 17.

“I was thrilled to win. We weren’t the chosen ones of the party going into it. A caucus is hard, it’s typically filled with party loyalists,” Bettez said. “As an outsider, for all of the positives it entails, it can still be a challenge. We reached out to a lot of voters over the Labor Day weekend and we were waiting until the last vote was counted. I’ve had plenty of people who say they are now united behind my candidacy because I am the nominee.”

Logan did not respond to requests for comment.

In the lead-up to the caucus, several members of the town’s political community were critical of the decision to hold a caucus instead of a primary. Since there are no absentee ballots allowed in a caucus and voters must stay around until the end to vote, some saw the process as

unfair to the average voter, particularly elderly people, college students and working people.

“Personally, I prefer the idea of a primary over a caucus,” Bettez said. “Caucuses cut people out of the political process. We should be focusing on getting everyone to participate.”

There was a moment of controversy at the caucus when Democratic chairman Josh Honig announced that the candidates would have their political affiliations presented on the chalkboard in the front of the auditorium. Some thought the motion was being used to expose non-registered Democratic candidates. Others argued that registered Democrats deserved to know who the registered Democratic candidates were.

After a series of back and forth arguments and motions, Honig ultimately decided to allow candidates to identify themselves as they pleased to the audience. Several candidates took the opportunity to identify themselves as the evening progressed.

“I disagreed with the chairman’s decision to list the candidates’ affiliations. Having said that, I am a proud member of the Working Families Party,” Bettez said. “I think the Working Families Party exists to make Democrats act like Democrats. I’ve always supported Democrats and I am proud to be the Democratic nominee.”

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caucus was for two positions on the town board.

The election was between current interim board member Marty Irwin and challengers Julie Seyfert Lillis and Ray Lunati. Of the three candidates running, only the top two would be the Democratic nominees. In the end, Irwin and Lillis emerged as the victors.

Currently, the only other candidate running on an opposing party line is Gabrielli, who has vowed to continue on in the race. Though not registered in a political party, Gabrielli has achieved a spot on the Reform, Independence and Republican lines for the general election.

“Ultimately, I believe people will choose who they want regardless of politics,” Gabrielli said. “I have faith in people voting on merit, not party affiliation. I want people in town to realize that politics don’t have to be like this. It doesn’t have to be blood-sport and personal and so vitriolic.”

Bettez is optimistic that he has cleared the largest hurdle on his way to winning the general election.

“The Democratic nominee historically has won several of the past elections in New Paltz,” Bettez said. “Our plan is to continue to get out there and talk to people. We’re planning a voter outreach event, we might hold a fundraiser and I’m not opposed to having some kind of a forum with Mr. Gabrielli.”

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OUTCRY AFTER MUSLIM TEEN IS DETAINED OVER HOMEMADE CLOCK A 14-year-old Muslim boy became a sensation on social media Wednesday and got an invitation to the White House after word spread that he had been placed in handcuffs and suspended for coming to class with a homemade clock that school officials thought resembled a bomb.

HAWAII UNDER TSUNAMI ADVISORY AFTER 8.3 QUAKE IN CHILE

PHOTO BY HOLLY LIPKA View of the Wallkill River, which served as an option in the early workings of the project.

By Melanie Zerah

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After over a decade of political conversation, repairs and rehabilitation for the Catskill Aqueduct which will begin in fall 2017 is nearing a final solution. This process of reparation will cause a shutdown of the aqueduct, therefore towns and villages that receive water from this aqueduct will have to find an alternative water source.

An approved Inter-Municipal Agreement (IGA) has been reached between the town and the village to use Plains Road and the Thruway Entrance property, owned by Samuel Plessler, as a water district that will serve as a site to pump water during the shutdowns. Costs for this project will be covered by the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

“We are working toward it,” said New Paltz Village Trustee Thomas Rocco. “The way a water district gets created is confounded and complex. It is no longer the immediate product of any village action, it is a town water district.”

According to Rocco, if it were to exist, Plains Road would become Water District No. 5. The infrastructure of this water district would contain a main pipe which would then connect to lateral pipes throughout Plains Road, then connecting to the village’s main pipeline.

Therefore, Plains Road has great capacity to be a source that would feed water into the village’s system and become the water source for New Paltz for the duration of the shutdowns.

Additionally, this water district would be

a subsequent remaining water source for the town and village.

Some residents of Plains Road have been opposed against this option since its inception.

“The Water Watcher Group,” a self-named group of Plains Road residents who are against the possible water district, have signs on their lawns which read “Don’t Water District Me!” There are currently 23 out of the 86 houses on Plains Road with these signs up. According to Rocco, other residents are actually in favor of a water district’s creation.

Newly elected village trustee Don Kerr said that he had fought this proposal tooth and nail. Kerr had originally been in favor for the usage of the Wallkill River as a water source for the impending shutdown, however, Kerr said that unfortunately this is no longer being considered.

“The DEP is paying for the project [Plains Road], and understandably, the DEP does what is best for the DEP,” Kerr said. “There was little push back from the town or village boards. The New York City DEP did not want to pay for the Wallkill River option, therefore New Paltz didn’t even meet with regulators to investigate permitting.”

Kerr brought up concern that the current project could deplete water from the aquifer putting into question its viability as a long term source. According to Kerr, if the aquifer is aggressively depleted, many of the wells in the area and beyond could be affected.

Kerr said the Village of New Paltz purchases raw untreated water from New York City’s stock in upstate reservoirs. The cost of

that raw water is $440,000 per year in the village budget, according to Kerr. If the village were to treat Wallkill River water, it could potentially save that $440,000 per year in water purchase.

“The price we pay for water from New York City has gone up nine percent this year alone,” Kerr said. “There is no such thing as free.”

There are two intergovernmental agreements: IGA between the village and New York City and the IGA between the town and New York City. The town and New York City IGA has been registered as of the first week of September 2015. A formal contract between New York City and town exists. However, a contract is in the works for the New York City and the village IGA to become formal.

“I am in my third year of this project,” Rocco said. “The only prospective I’ve had since the beginning is how to serve the people of the village of New Paltz. When Plains Road was identified as an excellent source of fresh water and can provide up to 400 gallons a minute, for a 10 week period, the interest of the town people had to be taken into account, then our prospective had to broaden.”

This aqueduct shutdown was originally planned to be one singular 10-week shutdown, however, developments in the plan for repairs have increased the shutdown to becoming three consecutive shutdowns. Currently, the DEP projects calculates that there will be one five-week shutdown in fall 2017, then followed by two 10-week shutdowns which will occur during spring 2018 and so on.

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Hawaii is under a tsunami advisory after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of north Chile.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had originally issued a watch, saying a tsunami may have been generated by Wednesday’s earthquake. They later downgraded the alert to an advisory, saying that current data indicated there would be no major tsunami in the state, but that sea-level changes and dangerous currents could pose a threat to those in or near the water.

2 BODIES FOUND IN RUINS OF SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS FIRE

Officials searched the burnedout remains of homes in Northern California on Wednesday, looking for a former police reporter and several other people who authorities fear were killed in a fast-moving blaze in that part of the state. About 170 southeast, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, two bodies were found inside burned-out homes Tuesday, Calaveras County coroner Kevin Raggio said.

COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF OKLAHOMA MAN WHO CLAIMS INNOCENCE An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a fellow inmate’s claim that he overheard another man convicted in the case admit he acted alone.Richard Eugene Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where Glossip worked.

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SUNY-Wide Program Creates Ease in Transfer Process

By Claire Forsyth

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All schools within the State University of New York (SUNY) recently adapted seamless transfer, a policy that will allow transfer students to carry all earned general education and major required courses from any of SUNY’s 64 campuses to any other.

With over 30,000 students transferring within SUNY every year the decision to simplify the transfer process will benefit many.

But the details are still being worked out.

The program aims to help students by minimizing the time it takes to graduate, decreasing student debt and increasing the amount of earned degrees.

“We have students at New Paltz this fall who transferred here from 46 different SUNY campuses,” said SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian. “If you think about all the majors that those students could have and all the course credits they are transferring here as well as all the course equivalences that have to be set, it is easy to see that this is a very laborious project. We are still working on finalizing those data sets.”

These data sets will allow for a course from another college to easily be transferred to New Paltz’s system so that the student will get credit. By 2020 SUNY projects that the

jected efficiency.

According to Vice President of Enrollment David L. Eaton, the ultimate goal of the SUNY system is to have Degree Works, the online student progress report, connect to all institutions. This would allow students to see what a degree track would look like at any SUNY school, based on the students completed credits.

“As a national conversation, the whole transfer thing is pretty large right now that the US department of education has certainly stated its position along with Congress,” Eaton said. “If you take courses at a credible school anywhere, all those credits should count.”

In the spring semester of 2015, thirdyear English major Gam LaFrance transferred from Nassau County Community College to SUNY New Paltz. His two years of experience at Nassau narrowed his focus and lead him to double major in French and English. After graduating Nassau and transferring to New Paltz, LaFrance realized that he was entering a semester behind in credits because not all could be transferred.

“Coming here has given me many more options than I am accustomed to,” LaFrance

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said. “The opportunities have also been very plentiful as well.”

LaFrance also said that these freedoms can seem out of reach to transfer students who fall behind a semester in terms of credits.

Second-year graphic design major Beth Killroy, also transferred in Spring 2015 from SUNY Alfred to SUNY New Paltz. Kilroy said she felt unfulfilled at SUNY Alfred and sought to transfer her credits to the school that she described as beautiful and filled with kind people.

“I faced no difficulty when transferring credits,” Kilroy said. “It was easy and simple.”

According to Christian, the Jointly Registered Teacher Education Programs (JRTEP), has already been implemented at several of the community colleges in New York. The purpose of JRTEP is so that if a student enters a different college under this program and manages to maintain a 3.0, that sudent is guaranteed acceptance into New Paltz Seamless transfer is made possible by identifying 52 specific transfer paths students can embark on for their major, according to a press release. For such paths to be created over 1,000 SUNY faculty members

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worked in groups based on their discipline to determine an outline of courses for each of SUNY’s majors, according to the release.

These paths give transfer students a clear model of what courses are required to complete a specific major.

To further graduation timeliness, seamless transfer also has a credit cap component.

By limiting the number of credits associated with certain degrees, SUNY can make sure students are only taking classes they truly need, with a few electives. The downside to this is that many courses have been cut from various programs.

Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the SUNY Board of Trustees initially announced the concept of seamless transfer in 2012 and has promised its implementation beginning at some point this fall.

Several SUNY campuses have already begun using seamless transfer with success.

SUNY Albany and SUNY Buffalo have already begun using the new system. SUNY New Paltz has not currently released a date for when seamless transfer will become effective.

SUNY’s transfer upgrade is additionally compatible with Open SUNY, an online program that offers 12,000 courses and 400 degree programs and Degree Works.

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Campus Bookstore Changes Hands

By Kintura Williams

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Change is coming to the SUNY New Paltz campus bookstore as it falls under new management this year.

For the past five years, Neebo has been the primary owner and operator of the bookstore on campus. As of this summer, the bookstore will be managed by the Follett Corporation.

Last year, Follett bought out Neebo’s bookstore division, right around the time New Paltz needed to renew a contract with a bookstore operator. New Paltz Campus Auxiliary Services signed a new five-year contract with Follett Books confident in the changes the new bookstore would bring to the campus.

According to New Paltz bookstore assistant manager Fran Kwak, the 140-yearold family-owned business offers new alternatives to learning materials for students, along with cheaper books and school apparel.

Alternative learning materials include BryteWave, Follett’s newest form of digital textbooks. BryteWave has a digital library of over 100,000 textbooks, and since there is no physical textbook to be printed, it is cheaper for students to buy the books they need.

“They’re really up on the times and try to stay ahead of the technological curve,”

Kwak said.

So far ahead that New Paltz is actually the pilot store for BryteWave and Follett’s new Point of Sales system.

Molly Salzmann, a third-year communication disorders major, has been working at the bookstore for two years and has worked for both Neebo and Follett. According to Salzmann, the new management is much better.

“The changes are great and the new Point of Sales system is more modern.

The one with Neebo was kind of old, this one is easier to use when cashing out students” Salzmann said.

But cashing out is now a thing of the past as the bookstore no longer has its price match guarantee. With price match, the store would give students cashback if they found their textbooks at lower prices in retail locations other than in the bookstore.

Follet’s new policy still allows students refunds, but instead places the money on a gift card that can only be used in the campus bookstore.

Kwak said that she has received varying opinions about the new policy. The students who were used to the old price match policy are disappointed, they liked walking out with the cash.

According to Elio Distaola, director of public and campus relations for Follett, The

PHOTO BY HOLLY LIPKA SUNY New Paltz Bookstore textbook stacks.

company gets the ideas for many of its policies from students. By conducting surveys and tracking the feedback of newly marketed techniques, Follett tries to tailor its programs to the needs of students.

The gift card was a policy Follett put into place with students’ safety in mind.

When students leave the bookstore with large amounts of cash, they are at risk.

Folett wanted to keep them safe by putting all that cash on plastic.

Along with cheaper apparel, digital textbooks and risk-free gift cards, Follett hopes to bring more new programs to the New Paltz campus in the future.

“With Follett, students will have an on campus resource that is committed to students,” said Distaola.

College Offers New Trauma Treatment Program

By Briana Bonfiglio

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The Institute of Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz now offers a graduate program in which students can receive an Advanced Certificate in Trauma and Disaster Mental Health.

The 15-credit program is open to graduate students (SUNY New Paltz and non-SUNY New Paltz) and working professionals looking to gain specialized skills in treating trauma. The program’s six new courses (only five are needed to receive the certification) are offered online with the exception of one required course. The courses focus specifically on evidence-based treatment for trauma, according to Dr. Karla Vermeulen, psychology professor, deputy director of IDMH, and program director of the Advanced Certificate in Trauma and Disaster

Mental Health.

“A lot [of the courses] are aimed on solid counseling skills that will distinguish [students] in their field as they are looking for jobs,” Vermeulen said.

In addition to Dr. Vermeulen, SUNY New Paltz’s Dr. Laurie Bonjo and Dr. James Halpern will teach courses in the program. Outside professionals, including Diane Ryan of the American Red Cross Greater New York Chapter, will teach courses as well.

“Online courses allow us to use instructors who are not based here geographically but whose expertise really benefits students,” Vermeulen said.

Graduate students who do not plan to complete the program may also take these courses as electives. Vermeulen says these courses are unique because they teach trauma treatment in specific

populations. These skills are vital in treating trauma patients after tragic events such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. She cites the program’s focus as being of high importance in the world today. Such a specialized program that culminates in an Advanced Certficate, she says, would not have been possible at SUNY New Paltz without the IDMH’s dedication to developing and promoting the program, and not many other universities have a program in place quite like this one.

“There’s a lot of need for qualified mental health counselors,” Vermeulen said. “New Paltz is in the forefront in offering this specialized education.”

Another benefit of this program is the opportunity to study abroad in Israel. Participation in this facet of the program is not required, however it is offered in lieu of the only non-online part of the program that requires six

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weeks of online instruction and one weekend spent at SUNY New Paltz.

Gillian Hammond, graduate student in the Mental Health Counseling program and IDMH graduate student assistant, travelled to Israel for this part of the program. “[Study abroad] gave me a cultural perspective that I would not have otherwise been exposed to,” Hammond said.

Overall, the program is a convenient way for Hammond to gain specific experience in her desired field. She has taken many of the program’s courses as electives for her degree and plans to receive the certificate after she graduates in Spring 2016.

“The program will help me gain the specialized knowledge that I need to work with the population I’m interested in, allowing me to better assist future clients,” Hammond said.

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The 60th Student Association (SA) Senate met for their third meeting of the semester on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The SA Executive Board was not present for the meeting as they were across the river at Vassar College for a meeting.

The Senate discussed issues that are still present on campus, such as lack of student contact with senate and racism. Improvements to “Senate Speaks,” a new online show that gives a summary of the week’s senate meeting was also discussed.

In the beginning of the meeting Senator Zachary Grossman raised the idea of an outdoor retreat for the senate sometime in October.

“We [get to] have a lot of team building and we get to know each other a lot,” Grossman said. “Those senates that do go on retreats get a lot more done than those that don’t.”

The retreat would take place somewhere local to the New Paltz area. Greenkill and Frost Valley were brought up as potential locations.

When discussing expectations for the Senate for the semester, there was a mutual agreement to focus on communication between the student body and the Senate. A big focus was put on “Senate Speaks” to increase contact with the student body.

The Senate watched their two “Senate Speaks” videos that are currently on Youtube

uploaded by the user NPCSUNY in order to look for improvements that need to be made to the videos. Suggestions for spreading “Senate Speaks” to the student body included having them be shown on the televisions that are present in the Student Union Building (SUB) and the videos being posted to the Facebook pages of the different graduating classes.

Later, the issue of the “no smoking within 50 feet of any buildings” rule and issues of racism on campus were discussed. Placing a bench marker 50 feet away from each building was briefly discussed as a solution to the confusion surrounding the no smoking within 50 feet of a building rule.

Senator Brandon Messer raised concern over the many racist comments that have been made on Yik Yak so far this semester.

“I have made posts advocating to down vote and flag these posts,” Messer said.

An incident on campus that took place two years ago when a whiteboard on campus read “Emmett Till deserved to die” was also brought up to raise awareness of the presence of racism on the campus. The Senate will be focusing on solutions for the issue throughout the semester.

The meeting concluded with an in-depth discussion regarding time extensions of administrative responses to Senate proposed stipulations.

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STUDENTS ADDRESS CHANGE TO DINING OPTIONS

By Amanda Copkov Copy Editor | Copkova1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Here’s some food for thought: dining options and meal plans on campus have been changed this semester in order to meet more student demands. But as newer options have been added across campus, others have been stripped away.

According to Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) Director Steve Deutsch, there will be the addition of Peet’s Coffee & Tea — a California based coffee and tea chain — to the Sojourner Truth Library once renovation is completed in the fall of 2015. Jazzman’s Café in the Jacobson Faculty Tower has been replaced with a Starbucks and Parker Café will be renovated into one as well. With the recently built Ridgeview Hall also comes a high-quality sandwich café: The Roost.

Deutsch also said that once Wooster Science Building’s renovation is completed, it will be home to another large dining facility, Element 93, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016.

While new dining services are being implemented, other dining options such as those in the Student Union Building (SUB) have been limited. Food options such as Tokyo Sushi, Pomodoro’s Pizza, Starbucks, Nester’s, Nester’s Grill, Sub Connection, Café Spice and Salad Toss may be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (with the exception of Salad Toss closing at 5 p.m., Starbucks opening at 7:30 a.m. and closing at 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closing at 5 p.m. on Fridays). On weekends. however, none of these options except Pomodoro’s and Nester’s are open, restricting students’ dining choices.

Cassandra D’Accordo, a third year digital media programming and management major who uses the Ultimate Flex plan, likes the versatility this meal plan offers her, but also voiced concerns about the limited hours of operation of dining services around campus.

“The SUB being closed on weekends is not the best if all you have is money towards the SUB. You end up having to pay for Hasbrouck anyway, which is un-

New meal plans and restaurant hours have changed the way students eat on campus

fair to students who changed their meal plan so that they wouldn’t have to eat there,” she said.

Students like D’Accordo have also noted that Oscar’s has changed its hours of operation in order to appeal to the needs of students, being open 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. on weekdays and 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. on weekends. Though Oscar’s has made more flexible hours, their dining options are limited for those trying to eat healthy.

“Oscar’s may be open more during the day, but they took everything out except for unhealthy food,” D’Accordo said. “They used to have cereals, soups, wraps, salads. As a college campus, we should be promoting healthier options.”

Victoria O’Connor, a third year digital media production major, felt the same as D’Accordo. Though she is happy with the addition of permanent noodle bowls to Oscar’s, as well as the additions of su-

shi and Wholly Habanero Mexican food, the lack of healthier options has begun to pose an issue.

“There’s no place to food shop on campus anymore and it’s definitely a problem to not have salad at Oscar’s, especially since Salad Toss closes so early during the week,” O’Connor said. “If you want a healthy option at Oscar’s, you are very limited.”

The status of each of the four campus meal plans has also been changed this semester. Students now have the option of choosing the Carte Blanche meal plan (unlimited student ID swipes at Hasbrouck and $200 in dining dollars, which has been raised from the previous $50), 12 swipes at Hasbrouck and $500 in dining dollars, 7 swipes at Hasbrouck and $900 dining dollars, as well as the new Unlimited Flex plan, which includes all $1,930 in dining dollars.

Deutsch said that the CAS board

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witnessed a trend of students wanting more options and flexibility in meal plan spending, which influenced the creation of the Ultimate Flex plan.

Deutsch said that with the revamping of dining options and meal plans, Sodexo, the SUNY New Paltz campus food provider, had to make the decision to go with the foods that would actually sell, and often times, healthier options do not.

“The needs of the students must be met,” he said. “Even if Sodexo hasn’t gotten it right, they tried hard. [Sodexo and CAS] make a lot of adjustments based on data and student feedback, but we can continue to make adjustments.”

Deutsch also said that CAS wants students to receive the value of their meal plans by using every penny of their dining dollars. The ending balance of each students’ dining dollars at the end of the academic year gets collected toward scholarship funds.

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Local Dining on a Dime LOCAL PRODUCTS MAKE FOR A DELICIOUS MEAL

By Sage Higgins Staff Writer | Higginss1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu The Apple Pie Bakery Café has more than just apple pie.

The bakery/café also has savory and sweet options waiting to be discovered, and at a good price. The Apple Pie Bakery Café, which is part of the Culinary Institute of America’s diverse restaurants, is located on the CIA’s campus in Hyde Park, New York.

Student involvement with the bakery is a key aspect in helping the bakery run smoothly.

“There are multiple sections where students work in the café,” said Matthew Waldron, general manager of operations. “It is one of their classes. The students are both in front of house and in back of house, where the food is produced.

Students are doing a great deal of the cooking. They’re also student workers who assist because we are the busiest outlet on our campus.”

Using local products is very important to the CIA. “Because we are in the Hudson Valley, we use local products whenever possible,” Waldron said. “The majority of our produce and protein comes from local producers.”

Being environmentally friendly is also not taken lightly.

Many of the to-go products used at the café are biodegradable and compostable. The majority of their products are made from recycled materials as well. In the café, trash is

sorted to make sure that everything that can be recycled is being recycled. Furthermore, the café also composts food waste as well.

As for affordable items for students at the café, there is a bounty. For breakfast items, there are muffins, bagels and croissants all for under $3, along with many of their coffee items under $4. If you’re looking for something sweeter, the café’s “most popular product,” the apple pie, is only $3.50 a slice. Many of their cookies and breads are under $3 per cookie or slice and the pastries and bakery cases are beautifully displayed. It makes it hard to say no to dessert.

When I went to the Apple Pie Bakery Café, I wanted to highlight the ultimate comfort food: mac and cheese. The mac and cheese is described on the menu as “tubetti pasta, tilamook cheddar cheese, parmigiano-reggiano and topped with crisp bread crumbs.”

For only $9, it was truly a culinary treat for my wallet and my tastebuds. This mac and cheese would be perfect to warm up with on a chilly fall day; it’s filling and delicious.

The bread crumbs on top in addition to the various cheeses gave this dish a more adult feel to the regular grade school mac and cheese.

I’m excited to go back and try breakfast with a side of apple pie.

The Apple Pie Bakery can be found on Facebook or at PHOTO BY SAGE HIGGINS applepiebakerycafe.com.

From Jordan’s to Pavese’s PIZZA RESTAURANT UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

By Nate Sheidlower Managing Editor | Sheidlon1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu A pepperoni, a chicken-bacon-ranch, a sicilian and a veggie are pretty common slice pies to accompany a plain cheese under the glass. But what about hot dogs, french fries and cheddar?

Once Fat Bob’s, then Jordan’s, that quaint pizza place in need of better acoustics has once again fallen under new ownership and some changes have come to the corner spot. Now called Pavese’s Pizzeria, the restaurant re-opened on Aug. 1 and the hours, the prices and definitely the toppings have been, much like the old sign, thrown out and replaced.

This is now one of owner Anthony Pavese’s three locations in the Hudson Valley of the same name. Another store is in Highland and a third across the river in Wappingers Falls. Pavese said he is trying to create a locally known franchise.

“I am trying to get back to more of a family pizzeria where people come in for a sit down lunch or dinner,” Pavese said.

Pavese grew up in Highland, opening his pizzeria there two and a half years ago. The Wappingers location was built from scratch and opened this past January.

Store manager Jeff, who declined to give his last name, said that he is switching things up to make this the best pizza shop in New Paltz. He wants college students to know they are getting the best ingredients and the townspeople to love his pizza and come back again and again.

“I’m shooting for more townspeople, serving a better product at a better price,” Jeff said.

Jeff brought with him 175 different combinations of toppings, sauces and crusts along with 27 years of experience to help turn things up. Of course the staples are always available, but each day a new and interesting pie will be made and offered to all who enter. Exotic combinations that accompany the hot dog invention include sauceless slice of plum tomatoes with eggplant and basil, mac n’ cheese (one of the most popular behind chicken-bacon-ranch) and many others.

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“Jeff definitely brings some unique and special experience to the store,” Pavese said.

Jeff said that even standard styles are made to be the best; sausage and peppers and chicken parm are made with fine ingredients and marinara sauce as opposed to tomato to give them all the flavor of a hero.

Pavese’s also offers deals and daily specials such as two slices and a can of soda for $7 any day of the year.

Jeff said they plan to continue the late night tradition; Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights he will stay open until 5 a.m. the following morning.

“There’s not just college kids who are still up and hungry,” Jeff said of his late hours. “Bartenders and doormen who are just getting off a long shift and want to eat should have the option of a good slice.”

Previous store owner, Jordan Schor, owned and operated there from June of 2013 until selling it to Pavese over the summer. It was formerly named Fat Bob’s, until the name was changed to Jordan’s in Oct. 2013.

Schor still owns the local French and Italian Fusion restaurant, End Cut, located on Church Street.

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LOCAL BREWERY RELEASES 1677 INSPIRED BEER

By Nate Sheidlower Managing Editor | Sheidlon1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Almost 100 years before America would gain its independence, the Huguenot settlers of New Paltz practiced a local tradition still prominent today: copious beer drinking.

Around the turn of the 18th Century, not long after settlers first arrived in New Paltz, clean drinkable water was scarce and the cold of winter made grain and other food hard to find, prompting early residents to get many of their nutrients from beer and thus drink a lot of it, according to author, researcher and world-class beer drinker Craig Gravina.

Gravina recently completed a year-long project to learn about, and ultimately brew, the type of beer that was likely drank by the first Huguenot villagers. Historic Huguenot Street, Gravina and local brewery, The Gilded Otter, debuted the 1677 Huguenot Wheat ale with a keg tapping and tasting on the DuBois Fort Lawn on Aug. 29.

Darrien Currier, the brew master at The Gilded Otter, brewed a batch of this historic ale all of which has already been sold, drank and enjoyed. Currier said he plans to brew more, but there is not a timeline for the next batch as of yet.

Currier was first approached by Kara Gaffken, the director of public programming for Historic Huguenot Street last spring. After talking with Gravina about the availability of ingredients and the average alcohol by volume (ABV) level, he made the beer as close as he could to the original while still making it taste good, without an actual recipe.

He said that since wheat is high in protein, using too much of it would potentially clog or damage his equipment. After using as much wheat as he could, Currier supplemented the rest with barley,

which was not as common in beer then as it is now. This beer was also sweeter, more of a full-body beer, because hops were also difficult to come by. However, the hops they did use back then were very similar to what Currier used called cluster hops.

“We’re pleased to introduce 1677 Huguenot Wheat to the public,” Gaffken said. “Darren and Craig are very knowledgeable about Hudson Valley brewing, and we know this historic ale will be both authentic and delicious. Partnering with a local business makes so much sense for New Paltz, and it reinforces our special, small-town feel.”

Gravina said local beer of that time was made with wheat because it was the crop that grew best in this area, noting that Esopus was a popular place to grow wheat; oats and rye were common base grains used as well. The beer was typically stronger (8, 9 or 10 percent ABV) than most beer drank today because a stronger brew stores more nutrients in less beer. The 1677 Huguenot Wheat came out at 8 percent.

“This was my first historic beer project,” Currier said. “I really enjoyed it because it allowed me to be creative instead of brewing the same beer I do all the time.”

Beer’s strength at that time was also not very consistent due to the fact that many people brewed at home, non-professionally.

Even though there were brew houses, they did not have the scientific tools we have today to monitor and control the ABV, according to Gravina.

Gaffken said this project and event followed the Cider Market and Tasting to be the second historic food/drink event from Historic Huguenot Street. She said they will bring the Cider Market back next year and possibly even host a chocolate market, although there are PHOTO BY DAVID KHORASSANI no final plans for that yet.

Huge Hype for Open Mic

UNION PROGRAMMING COUNCIL HOSTS OPEN MIC NIGHT

By Monique Tranchina Copy Editor | Tranchim1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu The Sept. 14 open mic night, hosted by the SUNY New Paltz Union Programming Council (UPC), was a success for the audience, performers and event planners. Set in the spacious multipurpose room in the Student Union Building, the sounds of singing, guitar playing and poetry reading echoed within the auditorium-esque room, which enhanced the sound experience of the performances without the use of much electronic equipment.

Singing and guitar playing marked the first three performances and entertained a folksy vibe to the catchy lyrics. Following was a variety of ukulele-playing with singing, poetry reading covering romantic break ups, feminist issues and connections between science, aeronautics and life experiences.

Fourth-year English major Sarah Vinciguerra hopes audience members can take away something worthwhile from her slam poetry.

“I hope that they appreciate slam poetry,” she said. “It’s great for someone to get the live experience.”

Third-year elementary education major and vice president of UPC Nicole DeRobertis shares similar thoughts on how these types of events benefit participating students. “[UPC] creates events on campus for all students, to get more students involved with activities going on around campus,” DeRobertis said.

The UPC plans events far in advance and listens to the student body about what is enjoyable for students. These events are for students who don’t like to party on weekends, or want to experience something new and meet new people without pressure.

“The UPC is organized for the whole campus, for the students who don’t go out at night and want something else instead,” DeRobertis said.

The UPC may open doors for students who are trying a new interest and may be inexperienced or nervous to perform on an expert level.

Since the crowd cheered on new performers as they walked away relieved but smiling, free events like these will continue in future semesters. DeRobertis explains this is the UPC’s second time doing an open mic night, which shows group interest in such programs.

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UPC program developer Jeannette LaPointe is hopeful that this will take place again.

“I think open mic night was incredibly successful,” she said. “I always admire others for their talents and artistic abilities and watching some of the students perform was so inspiring. There are a lot of impressive talents out there and hosting an event that showcases those within the student body feels awesome. We will definitely offer an event like this again, most likely next semester.”

Even impromptu performers can get a go at it and perform their art of choice.

Tai Jasper, known as “DJ TJ,” said she wasn’t expecting to do this, it was a suggestion of a friend. She ended the night with skilled dances and her rap song of choice, leaving the audience surprised in a good way; she provided a light-hearted balance to end the night’s amusement.

LaPointe had a piece of advice for future performers: “The only advice I would give is to come prepared and don’t hold back,” she said. “It’s more than okay to be shy or feel nervous but always know that the crowd is there to support and encourage you.”

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An Afternoon at the Museum DORSKY HOSTS DISCUSSION PANEL FOR THE NEW EXHIBITION

By Jess Napp

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The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art hosted a panel discussion on their current exhibition, “Jervis McEntee: Painter­Poet of the Hudson River School” in the Student Union Building on Sunday, Sept. 13.

The Dorsky’s Jervis McEntee show is the first ever exhibition entirely dedicated to his work. This groundbreaking historical event was even covered in The New York Times.

The conversation was moderated

by Director of the Dorsky Sarah J. Pasti, filling in for William Rhoads who could not attend. The panelists included SUNY New Paltz Chair and associate professor of art history Kerry Dean Carso, Franklin and Marshall College professor David Schuyler and curator of the exhibit Lee A. Vedder.

According to Pasti, for every exhibition the Dorsky Museum organizes, they utilize various programs that correlate with the show. They believe in the importance of not only displaying the artist’s work, but also providing an opportunity for people to learn more about the artist.

“As a public institution our goal is really to educate,” Pasti said.

She said that the museum usually holds a panel discussion with the artist, but in cases like this where the artist is deceased they gather a variety of experts on the artist.

The event commenced with individual PowerPoint presentations on McEntee by each of the three panelists. Vedder broke the ice with a slideshow displaying his differ-

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ent works, which demonstrated the metamorphosis of McEntee’s career through his 20 years as a landscape painter.

“The idea for me was to really

explore his evolution as an artist,” Vedder said.

Deep contemplative sighs filled the room every time she switched slides, revealing a new work of art.

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“Autumn Reverie” and “Evening Landscape” received the most admiration. The muted yellows and grays of McEntee’s late fall scenes seemed to enthrall the viewers.

Carso followed suit with a lecture on McEntee’s juxtaposition of nature and industry in his work. According to Carso the painting, “Danger Signal” symbolized the industrial revolution, while “Christmas Longing” represented McEntee’s nostalgic romantic longing for nature.

Schuyler closed the show with a discussion on the significance of McEntee’s work. He said that McEntee focused on intimate scenes in nature rather than panoramic fiery autumnal views.

“He really stamped his individuality onto his work. His paintings were poems,” Schuyler said.

An open discussion between panelists and audience participants concluded the event. The conversation ranged from questioning why McEntee wasn’t as successful as his fellow peers, to how he got his artistic supplies.

Local landscape painter and a guest educator at the Dorsky Museum Kevin Cook attended the event and considers McEntee to be one of his heroes. Cook believes that McEntee was one of the few landscape painters who truly stamped his own personality onto his pieces.

“The landscape is kind of a vehicle for me to talk about my own feelings or emotions,” Cook said.

“Jervis McEntee: painter­ -poet of the Hudson River School” will remain in the Dorsky until Sunday, Dec. 13.

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Preludes, Rhapsodies and Duets, Oh My! MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC FACULTY PUT ON A SHOWCASE

By Russell Hartman

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On Tuesday night, Sept. 15 in the Studley Theater, the SUNY New Paltz Music Department’s Concert Series continued with a showcase of some of the members of the music faculty at the school. The performers included professors Gregory Dinger, Joel Evans, Ruthanne Schempf, Bob Lukomski, Carole Cowan, Susan Seligman, Alex Peh and Nana Shi. Every performance of the night was either a solo or a duet.

To open the concert, Dinger, a classical guitarist, performed an arrangement of pieces from the soundtrack of “The Wizard of Oz.” This piece was quite something in that it was entirely performed on classical guitar without any accompaniment. The pieces were originally written by Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Herbert Stothart. Due to time constraints, he didn’t play the entire arrangement but rather a few selections from the overall work. Among the pieces of music included in Dinger’s arrangement were Somewhere over the Rainbow, Follow the Yellow Brick Road and various other themes from the movie including the theme of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Following Dinger’s performance, Evans and Schempf took the stage to perform two romances, entitled Nicht Schnell, by Robert Schumann. Before the performance of the piece, Evans spoke to the audience about how these pieces were a Christmas present that Schumann wrote to his wife Clara. Evans joked that Schumann didn’t have time to go Christmas shopping so he

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wrote Clara some music instead. Evans went on to say that the piece was based on anagrams as Schumann loved puzzles and various games of thought.

As always, Evans and Schempf worked fantastically together and complement each other wonderfully. The pieces had an excellent flow and sound to them with the theme of the first romance sticking out to me in particular.

The next piece, Starsailor by Tim Buckley, John Balkin and Larry Beckett, was the most unique piece of the night. It was performed by professor Bob Lukomski. What made this piece so unique was that Lukomski’s vocals were accompanied by a prerecorded track, played off of an iPad, made up of three lines of vocals.

I’d never really heard this kind of electronic music before but the result was something eerie, intense and imaginative which is almost impossible to describe with words. It sounded almost like a chant from the outer reaches of space. Lukomski’s vocals were epic, haunting and kept me absolutely glued to the performance the entire time.

Following Lukomski’s performance, Cowan and Seligman took the stage to perform a work by Joseph Haydn entitled Duet for Violin and Violoncello. The piece consisted of two movements, Poco Adagio and Tempo di Minuetto. Cowan spoke briefly before the performance and mentioned how prolific of a composer Haydn was. To close, Cowan said Haydn’s pieces are an “endless source of beautiful melodies” and that’s why

she and Seligman chose to play one of his pieces. The “beautiful melodies” Cowan mentioned Haydn wrote were definitely apparent in this piece.

After Cowan and Seligman left the stage, professor Alex Peh came out to the stage to announce a program change. Instead of playing six preludes by Frederic Chopin, he would be playing three Chopin preludes (which included Chopin’s famous Raindrop Prelude, Prelude No. 16 in B-flat minor and Prelude No. 24 in d minor) and then playing a four hands arrangement of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue along with Shi. Peh spoke about how the Chopin preludes were composed by him when he was living on the island of Majorca in Spain.

Peh described the pieces as “ghostly sketches” of pieces. Chopin was extremely sick at the time when he wrote the preludes and was living in a monastery where he apparently saw “dead, floating monks.”

Chopin is one of my favorite classical musicians and Peh played his pieces to perfection. The intensity and passion of Peh’s playing was evident. My jaw dropped multiple times during his performance. The technical skill Peh possesses is something to behold. The pieces were quite dark. When the preludes concluded, professor Shi came out to the stage and the two began to play Rhapsody in Blue. Rhapsody in Blue is one of my favorite pieces of music and it is an absolute treat to ever hear it performed live. Peh and Shi performed an amazing rendition of it and earned a standing ovation at the end of the concert.

“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”

When Florence + The Machine’s junior album dropped on May 29, 2015, I was unprepared. Perhaps it was the frenzy of working my crazy fast food job four days per week that kept me out of the loop. Whatever the case, I couldn’t wait to give the album a listen.

“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” is Flo + The Machine’s third studio album. I’ve followed their music since I heard about their debut, “Lungs.” A musically-inclined friend told me I “had to hear this new baroque pop stuff,” and I was sold. I wasn’t entirely sure what baroque pop music entailed, but I’d be damned if I wasn’t eager to find out.

I loved “Lungs” with a passion. Ditto for this group’s second album, “Ceremonials.” I find that many bands and artists go through a sophomore slump of sorts after hitting it big with their debut. Flo + The Machine, however, defied the odds. “Ceremonials” delivered just as big a hit as their debut.

Though fans feared the group developing a different sound after they released “What The Water Gave Me,” their first single from “Ceremonials,” those fears disappeared when “Shake It Out” dropped. The latter had the familiar sound Flo + The Machine fans have come to love: a hearty mix of new-agey chimes and lead singer Florence Welch’s vocals with rock and pop music instrumentals.

“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” also has this trademark sound, yet the tracks give off a darker, more somber vibe. Many of Welch’s lyrics deal with death and loss in her familiar lyrical style, which often draws upon religion and folklore. Some tracks sound less pop and more alternative rock than ever before. “What Kind of Man,” the second single released from the album, is reminiscent of classic rock with heavy guitar and intense horn instrumentals. “Delilah,” another track released as a single, has a decidedly dark feeling, with Welch’s vocals layered in a haunting arrangement in the chorus.

Yet the album starts on an upbeat note and a few tracks deliver the same vibe. “Ship to Wreck,” the opening song, sounds like a follow-up track off of Flo + The Machine’s debut album. I’m not quite certain if the thread of universal similarity, in both sound and emotion emitted by this group’s music, is a pro or con. Of course, if you’re not fond of Welch’s weighty voice or the ethereal, Wonderland aesthetic of this group’s music, this album probably won’t be your cup of tea.

My two favorite tracks from this album stand out in my mind as different from the rest of Flo + The Machine’s discography: “St. Jude,” a chilling, quiet ballad and “Third

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Eye,” an upbeat, hopeful song. “Third Eye” is definitely an earworm; after blasting the song two or three times a few weeks ago, I could not get it out of my head. The poignant lyrics read like a one-way conversation between the subject of the song, who wants to heal her broken heart yet struggles to alter her actions and feelings: “But your pain is a tribute / The only thing you let hold you / Wear it now like a mantle / Always there to remind you / I am the same, I’m the same / I’m trying to change / I am the same, I’m the same / I’m trying to change…”

“St. Jude,” on the flipside, is the quietest song I’ve ever heard from Flo + The Machine’s repertoire. Welch’s voice is dulled to a soft whisper and the music is slow and haunting.

It’s a beautiful ballad, yet it feels rather out-of-place on this album, perhaps because it is so starkly different than any of the other tracks.

Ultimately, I enjoyed listening to “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.” With few exceptions, it delivers the same sound Flo + The Machine fans have come to love. If this album is your first foray into this band’s music, though, I’d recommend giving their debut album a listen first. “Lungs” is a lighter, more playful example of their music, and I think it is undoubtedly more universally appealing.

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SUNY NEW PALTZ ENGLISH PROFESSOR PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORKER

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SUNY New Paltz English professor Heinz Insu Fenkl’s short story “Five Arrows” was published on Monday, Aug. 3 in The New Yorker. Fenkl, a veteran writer, translator and editor, is no stranger to the world of fiction. According to his website, his critically-acclaimed autobiographical novel, “Memories of My Ghost Brother,” was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for First Fiction in 1996.

“Five Arrows” is a work of autobiographical fiction and follows Insu, a young Korean-American boy, who visits his mother’s home in the countryside of South Korea. The author fashioned the young protagonist after himself, he said in an interview with The New Yorker, which is why they share a name. In fact, Fenkl said he drew most of the settings and sensory details in “Five Arrows” from his own memories as a child, hoping to preserve in words what will eventually fade from his memories.

This is not Fenkl’s first time working with The New Yorker.

In 2011, Fenkl translated “An Anonymous Island,” a work of fiction by famous Korean novelist Yi Mun-yol, for the publication.

Fenkl hoped his previous work with the magazine would encourage them to publish “Five Arrows.” However, it was initially rejected by the publication’s editors. The original draft of “Five Arrows” was over 7,000 words long, Fenkl said, and was ex-

cerpted with some editing from his memoir-in-progress, “Skull Water.”

Yet the rejection came with a caveat: the editors were more than willing to reconsider publishing Fenkl’s story if he were willing to revisit the story and change parts of the narrative to make the overall composition more cohesive. Fenkl said he knew without asking which parts of the story the editors were referencing. Since the story came from a much larger piece, the original draft contained too much content from outside the actual plot.

So Fenkl went back to work, shortening the piece even further and fictionalizing parts of the exposition to help the story stand on its own. He re-submitted the piece to The New Yorker, and they offered “Five Arrows” a spot in their summer issue ... with a 10-day turnaround for multiple rounds of editing, revising and fact-checking.

“I had to drop everything for this story,” Fenkl said with a laugh.

Much of Fenkl’s writing and scholarly work involves his heritage as an American of Korean and German descent. Fenkl’s mother was born and raised in Sambong-ni, a small rural village in South Korea. His father, a German-American, met Fenkl’s mother while serving in the US Army in Korea. A self-described Army brat, Fenkl lived in Korea for most of his youth before

following his father to different military bases in Germany and America.

Fenkl said that storytelling runs in his family. He described listening during his youth to his Korean uncle, who frequently told him elaborate stories and folklore. Later, in grade school in America, Fenkl was given a blank notebook and told to fill two pages daily.

“It was a huge amount of writing to do every week,” he said. “So I thought, I miss Korea and I miss my uncle. What if I tried to write down the stories he told me?”

Inadvertently, Fenkl’s work as a translator and folklorist began. He eventually learned from his classmates that he could fill a page quickly and easily with poetry. Before this revelation, though, Fenkl said he recorded 30 to 40 pages of folktales.

In college, Fenkl asked himself another question: were these stories really authentic Korean folktales? Through research, he found an encyclopedia of folklore classified by region. The Korea section of the reference guide was about 800 pages long, yet Fenkl read through it diligently.

What Fenkl found shocked him: he already knew about 80 percent of the content, he said.

“Except it was all mangled,” he added, smiling, “because [my uncle] had appropriated the stories and changed them. So that’s how I became a folklorist.”

Hudson Valley Artistry DORSKY OPENS EXHIBIT OF HUDSON VALLEY NATIVES

By Michael Rosen

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The works of Jervis McEntee and Thomas Benjamin Pope highlighted the opening of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art fall exhibitions on Sept. 12.

Both McEntee and Pope were a part of the Hudson River School, an art movement during the 19th century that focused on the landscape of the Hudson River Valley. Art from this time period was heavily influenced by romanticism of American wildlife.

“We have done a [Hudson River School exhibition] every three years over the last 11 years that I’ve been here,” said Amy Pickering, visitor services coordinator at the Dorksy. “It was time for another Hudson River School themed exhibition. [McEntee and Pope] both loosely fit into that category.”

McEntee and Pope’s paintings featured some very familiar sights for SUNY New Paltz students and anyone who has ever been to the Hudson River Valley. Beautiful landscapes of mountains and rivers made frequent appearances in both artists’ paintings.

Christine Beckert, who grew up in the Hudson Valley, drove all the way up from her apartment in New York City to attend the event.

“When I saw the promotions, I had never heard of [McEntee]

before,” she said. “But I’m actually breathless right now looking at his paintings. It’s beyond words, they’re so beautiful.”

The artwork reminded Beckert of her childhood and brought her back to a time in her life that she had not experienced in quite a while.

“The nature I grew up with, I just miss it so much,” she said.

“I always knew it was exquisite and the fact that it’s been painted to this effect proves that I was right. It’s a beautiful part of the world.”

Steven Skylar, who also grew up in the Hudson Valley, is familiar with McEntee’s work and the Hudson River School.

“When European Romanticism came back, everybody went to Europe to buy paintings and they kind of abandoned these guys,” he said.

The Thomas Benjamin Pope exhibition was also very popular with attendees. The exhibition was curated by fourth-year art history major Chloe DeRocker.

“Last October my professor, Professor Carso, told me that the Dorsky had been given a box of primary source information on Thomas Benjamin Pope from Richard and Marguerite Lease, who are collectors of Pope’s works,” DeRocker said. “She thought it would be an interesting project for me to take on. Once I had the paintings for the exhibition I analyzed them and came up with a

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layout for the show. I wrote all the wall labels and the information in the gallery guide as well.”

In order to curate the exhibition, DeRocker had to conduct a lot of research on Pope and thus became a huge fan of Pope’s work.

“I think Pope’s works really resonates with the people of the Hudson Valley, especially those from Newburgh and the surrounding area,” DeRocker said. “It’s important to me to have pride in your local area, so being able to showcase an artist who painted so close to home was pretty awesome for me.”

Curator of the Dorsky, Daniel Belasco, explained that connecting with people who live nearby is part of the mission of the museum. Calling attention to two artists who were native to the Hudson Valley and whose work involves landscapes of the region fulfills this mission statement perfectly.

“We really see the Hudson River Valley through the eyes of these men who painted it 150 years ago,” Belasco said. “This is a long time ago but really the struggles that they had 120, 130 years ago are the same struggles that artists have now. They want to make their own art but they also have to connect with the audience. So in a way it’s a very fresh and contemporary story even though the work is from two centuries ago.”

The exhibitions will be on display at the Dorsky until Sunday, Dec. 13.

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Major: Visual Arts Year: Fourth Inspriation: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Francesca Woodman, Lori Anderson “Anything really inspires me ... Normally if I’m really into it I’ll set up my paints and make my own colors. I could work on a piece for hours.The three pieces are painted on leaves I brought from London. I dried them out and I painted them when I got back.”

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A new piece of legislation introduced by Assemblyman Kevin Cahill D-New Paltz and cosponsor Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton D-Ithaca seeks to implement a tax on carbon emissions starting at $35 per metric ton, followed by an increase of $10 annually up to $180 per metric ton. The purpose of this proposed tax is to reduce New Yorker’s consumption of fossil fuels that emit carbon, in hopes that they will start to rely on alternative green energy sources instead.

Considering the negative financial impacts a traditional carbon tax would have on the low and lower-middle income classes, the lawmakers look to refund 60 percent of its revenue to these groups.

The other 40 percent of revenues will be utilized for supporting the ultimate goal of the bill which is to transition to cleaner energy in New York State.

We at The New Paltz Oracle remain supportive of this initiative, as it provides opportunity to integrate cleaner energy in the state without charging those who absolutely cannot afford it.

However, we do encourage a further comprehensive companion bill that will offer further sub-

sidies for renewable forms of energy. The proposed legislation does encourage a penalty against carbon emissions and creates a progressive economic solution for the issue of climate change – yet what it lacks is a way to make clean energy more accessible.

Although the impact this piece of legislation will have on poor and lower-middle class New Yorkers would be minimal due to the refund, a difficulty in switching to alternative energy sources still stands. For many low and lower-middle income families, the opportunity to switch to a more fuelefficient vehicle or even invest in solar panels for their homes will still be at a great cost.

Furthermore, we believe that a carbon tax will be much more convenient for those who already have public transportation at their disposal. In areas such as New York City or Long Island, citizens would have an upper-hand because since their way of travel will not be impeded as much as the lives of those who live in rural upstate New York.

In addition to transportation and the use of energy in the general lives of New Yorkers, we expect

that certain jobs will be affected as well. It is possible that companies relying on these carbon-emitting fuels will have to fix salaries to compensate for the costly taxes imposed. The switch to alternative energy will become a secondary concern as companies which rely on carbon emitting fuels will be scrambling to balance increased costs to keep their business alive, and employees paid.

The fact that the bill would go into effect 90 days after being passed, does not give those who must prepare time to do so.

This type of legislature does encourage a financial reason to move away from fossil fuels; it will most likely be viewed as a type of penalty or punishment for those who use carbon emitting energy sources. In all, Cahill and Lifton should be commended by their constituents for making an effort in taking action against climate change and being in favor for a cleaner and greener New York in spite of the financial flaws the bill possesses.

The bill has the potential to be refined as an economically pragmatic piece of legislation. The state should aim to financially assist those who are

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heavily reliant on carbon-based enery, like farmers and miners, in making the transition over to a more sustainable energy system.

A solution we offer is in the form of a lower immediate tax, less than the proposed $35 per metric ton. In conjnction with a lower tax, we think the state should invest in the expansion of solar and wind energy programs, rather than putting the responsibility on tax payers to locate and develope their own alternative source of energy. This should be less of an initiative that punishes those struggling to keep up and one that encourages the collaboration of New York politicians and their constituents toward a clean, energized New York.

Editorials represent the views of the majority of the editorial board. Columns, op-eds and letters, excluding editorials, are solely those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The New Paltz Oracle, its staff members, the campus and university or the Town or Village of New Paltz.

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I bought my checkerboard Vans in March 2013, shortly before a study abroad trip to France during my junior year of high school. This pair was the second incarnation of my beloved checkerboard sneaks: I had another pair that lasted me from freshman year through the summer after sophomore year. But two beach vacations and many walks around town later, my original Vans were shot. My mom insisted that I buy a new pair before stomping around Paris and the French Riviera with my friends, and I decided she was right.

These sneakers--a flat, skater-style slip-on sneaker with a gray canvas outer shell and a black and white checkerboard-printed upper--saw the world with me. Together, we traveled through Paris and ran through les belles rues, dizzy with excitement. We traveled around the beautiful beaches of Nice, and they

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Farewell, Sole-mates slipped off with ease as I dared to walk barefoot along the pebbled shore. We biked all the way around Ocean Beach, Fire Island and back to my uncle’s beach house on Superior Street. We ran in the sand at Jones Beach. We traversed the streets of lower Manhattan, searching for the latest and greatest bookstore, boutique or coffee joint. We fell in love with SUNY New Paltz and the village we now call home.

My last years of high school and my first year of college were entirely transitory. I gained and lost weight, made friends and drifted apart from friends, moved to a new town, went to a new school, started multiple new jobs and traveled more than ever before. There wasn’t much that remained constant over those many months, but I knew that without fail, I could always slip on my checkerboard Vans and run out the door.

Three years later, my beloved kicks have taken quite the beating. Their soles are torn in two, and the upper layers of the shoes protrude precariously from the soles. Their heels have worn thin after months and months of being lazily kicked off. The checkerboard pattern, once a stark contrast of white and black squares, has faded into two alternating shades of dull gray.

Yet I find myself utterly reluctant to say goodbye.

The truth is, these sneakers hold more memories in the rubber of their soles than any Facebook post or Instagram photo. I know the significance I’ve attached to my sneakers is fictional; sure, they mean a lot to me, but my Vans are only a pair of shoes. The logical part of me says that I should be able to throw them away with ease. It’s only a matter of time before I literally wear them into

the ground.

But my sentimental nature says otherwise. Here I am, sitting in a coffee shop, penning a eulogy for a pair of sneakers. Talk about words I never thought I’d think, let alone publish.

With a heavy heart, I officially lay my checkerboard Vans to rest. To my sneaks: thanks for the memories.

Thanks for keeping my feet warm and dry. Thanks for being the most stylish (albeit the least supportive) sneakers in the world. Thanks for being good to me.

Rest in peace.

Sam Manzella is a second-year journalism major who loves fashion maybe too much. An as aspiring minimalist, she tries to shop less – but this isn’t always easy after losing such a beloved pair of shoes.

OP-ED COLLEGE IS BACK IN SESSION; WILL NEW YORKERS GET A BREAK? With colleges back in session, many students and their families are wondering if they will get a break on rising college costs. American higher education has seen a dramatic shift in who pays for public college. America was once a society that valued college education and put its collective money where its mouth is by funding the bulk of the cost of that education.

But since the 1980s, there has been a shift in the burden of paying for public college from government to the families of those in college.

The clearest evidence of that shift has been the reduction of state dollars going to public colleges and the dramatic increase in tuition over the last three decades.

While state funding for the State University of New York (SUNY) has remained largely flat over the last few years, the total cost to maintain SUNY’s and the City University of New York’s existing services has increased by nearly

$200 million. The state made up the difference using hikes in public college tuition. Stagnant state support plus rising tuition has had an impact: prior to the 2008 recession, tuition covered about half of SUNY’s budget and less than 40 percent of CUNY’s budget. Now, tuition covers more than 60 percent of SUNY’s budget and 50 percent of CUNY’s.

These tuition increases are the result of a so-called “rational tuition” policy. New York’s law, described by proponents as “rational,” hiked public college tuition each year for five years. The only thing rational about this policy is that it guaranteed increases in the cost of attending a public college. As a result, New York families are paying more – and in some cases adding to an increasing college debt load.

Nationwide, student loan debt is currently over $1 trillion and it is estimated to be $2 trillion by 2025. At New York’s four University Centers 56 percent of graduates carry debt averaging over $22,000. Studies show that stu-

dents burdened with student loan debt are less likely to start a business or own a home. This can create a ripple effect where current debt hamstrings future wealth growth — the effect is even greater for low-income students and students of color.

Even in the face of rising cost and debt, a college-educated workforce is in demand. According to a Georgetown University study, by 2018, nearly two-thirds of New York jobs will require a post-secondary education. Yet, 2013 Census data shows that less than half of New York adults hold an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. But with tuition increases outpacing income growth, and the state’s stagnant support for public higher education, college affordability is eroding quickly.

But, the current New York model is not the only way.

Other states are enacting another form of “rational tuition” – they are either freezing tuition rates, or cutting the cost of attending pub-

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lic colleges and universities. Washington state enacted a law that cuts in-state tuition and the Minnesota legislature froze tuition at two-year colleges this semester and will cut tuition rates next year. Ohio and Wisconsin also froze instate tuition for their institutions and Maine kept tuition flat for the fourth year in a row.

The state’s NY SUNY 2020 law hiked public college tuition, shifting costs from the state to students and their families. At the end of this coming spring semester, New York’s law will expire and the debate on what to do next is heating up. The best way for New York to define what’s “rational” is from a student’s perspective. Many students are struggling after years of tuition hikes and stagnant state support. That’s why New York must freeze tuition rates now.

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The Men’s soccer team has recorded their best start since 2009.

By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza

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Only two weeks in, the Men’s soccer team opened the season by winning four straight matches in front of their fans at home.

The Hawks opened their season with a thrilling 1-0 double overtime win against Mount Saint Mary College, with the lone goal being scored by Hawks third-year forward Tyler Lundgren who has scored four goals so far this season.

The Hawks then proceeded to win their next three games against Lehman College, John Jay College and The College at Old Westbury.

On Saturday, Sept. 5, New Paltz shutout Lehman College 3-0. Lundgren, third-year midfielder and forward Tucker Stern and fourth-year midfielder Jake Falk tallied the trio of goals for the Hawks.

Two days later, the Hawks defeated John Jay College 4-3. With goals scored by Lundgren and first-year defenseman Sebastian Gordon-Somers-Archer in the first half, fourthyear co-Captain Joe Hughes and fourth-year forward Jason Gonzalez netted goals in the

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second half as the Hawks secured the victory.

The Hawks went on to host The College at Old Westbury. The Panthers scored the opening goal, but the Hawks proceeded to score fourconsecutive goals to seal the 4-1 victory on Saturday, Sept. 12. Four different Hawks contributed goals. Stern, Gonzalez, Lundgren and third-year midfielder and forward Sam Wasser netted goals.

Hawks Head Coach Gene Ventriglia said this year’s team is more committed to achieving success and are much more physical overall.

“This is the biggest team I’ve had physically,” Ventriglia said. “This bodes well for the conference because the conference is very physical.”

The team’s 4-0 start is the best start they have had since 2009, when the team began with a record of 4-0-1.

Ventriglia is looking to see Hughes and fellow fourth-year co-Captain Angelo DiMatteo and the rest of the upperclassmen give off confidence and poise to the developing freshmen and sophomore players.

“I think the team this year has improved

since last year,” Ventriglia said. “We didn’t do as well as we wanted, as there were some games we could have finished differently.”

The players believe the homestand has had an impact on their overall play so far this season.

“Opening up the season with a bunch of home games definitely played a role in our success so far,” Hughes said. “There is nothing like playing in front of all your family and friends, their suppor t really drives us to play our best.”

The players approached the season much differently compared to previous seasons by physically training harder in order to boost their playing skills. Falk said this season involved being ready for preseason with the notion of passing an extremely difficult fitness test.

“Coming into this season our coach held us to a much higher physical standard,” Falk said. “I believe that our improved level of fitness has helped tremendously.”

The team is looking to carry their confidence through the entire season and achieve the ultimate goal of winning a championship. DiMatteo said the high competition in every drill

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and every aspect of practice has been great for the reason that team members are constantly fighting for playing time.

“We need to stay hungry but most importantly stay humble,” DiMatteo said. “Coach has been stressing the importance of quiet confidence and that is how we need to carry ourselves. I expect us to be able to step on the field and be able to compete with any team no matter how much of a powerhouse they can be. I know with our recent work ethic, technical and physical abilities, we will be able to see ourselves as a top contender in the SUNYAC conference”.

The Hawks look to keep their winning streak alive in their upcoming nonconference matchup against Vassar College on Saturday, Sept. 19 in which players see as their most challenging matchup yet.

“Saturday will tell us a lot,” Ventriglia said. “It’ll give us a barometer to tell us where we’re at and what we have to improve on.”

After this matchup, the Hawks begin their journey on the road by facing Bard College on Sept. 23, in their final matchup before beginning conference play on Sept. 25 against SUNY Cortland at 2 p.m.

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Tennis Aces First Seed In Conference

By Melissa Kramer

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The tennis team has opened their 2015 fall season with four straight wins.

Three out of the four wins were against State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Pool Play opponents and were played at home.

On Friday, Sept. 4, the Hawks defeated SUNY Cortland 8-1. The Hawks won two out of three doubles matches against the Red Dragons.

Second-years Carol Tyson and Brittany Grandville won 8-4 in flight one for the Hawks. New Paltz fourth-year co-Captain Laura Tierney and thirdyear Olivia Ammirati defeated their opponents 8-0 in flight two.

In singles play, New Paltz recorded a sweep. Ammirati, Grandville took the victory in flight two, winning 6-2, 6-2 while Tyson went 6-2, 6-1 in flight three. In the fourth flight, Tierney won 6-4, 6-0 and fourth-year co-Captain Allie Starke won flight five 6-1, 6-1. First-year Lindsay Haley rounded out the Hawks line up in flight six and won 6-2, 6-1.

The following day, New Paltz earned a 9-0 shutout win against SUNY Oneonta and picked up ground in the Catskill Cup competition For the second consecutive day, all Hawks singles matches resulted in a win.

The match marked the commencement of the first annual rival series between New Paltz and Oneonta.

Each match up victor is awarded two points and the school with the most points at the end of the year will win the Catskill Cup. The winning school will maintain the trophy on its campus for the subsequent academic year.

On the third-straight day of matches, the Hawks clinched the No. 1 seed in the SUNYAC East with an 8-1 victory against SUNY Plattsburgh.

For the second time in as many days, the Hawks swept their opponents in doubles play. New Paltz swept the Cardinals in doubles ac-

tion with Grandville and Tyson winning flight one in 8-5 while Tierney and Ammirati won 8-1 in flight two.

Third-years Liz Palmer and Maryann Badura defeated their opponents 8-3 in flight three.

As for singles play, New Paltz took five out of six matches with wins

by Ammirati, Grandville, Tyson, Tierney and second-year Emi Lewis.

Head Coach Rob Bruley said despite playing a trio of matches in three-straight days to open the season, the team knew the importance of performing well.

“Our team is very fit and can recover pretty quickly after each match,” Bruley said. “Knowing that we could not lose a match otherwise this would affect our conference seeding at the end of the season was also a great driving force for our athletes.”

The Hawks’ match against Rochester Institute of Technology was cancelled due to a change in schedule on Friday, Sept. 11.

The following day, the nonconference match between New Paltz and The College at Brockport was played on indoor courts at Salmon Creek Tennis Club.

While the Hawks made it through doubles play with wins at all three flights, the Golden Eagles showed resolve in flights one and three. Ammirati and Tierney provided the lone lopsided score in the doubles portion of the match, besting their counterparts by an 8-1 score.

After starting the 2015 fall season undefeated, Tierney said their record has boosted the team’s confidence.

“To open up the season with an undefeated record feels awesome and is a huge confidence booster,” Tierney said. “We have a great time on the court and always stay mentally tough, which is a huge part of winning.”

However, Bruley said the team still has more to improve on as the season moves along - especially doubles play.

“We still need to do a little bit more work in the doubles, that has always been our weak part of our

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game,” he said. “So we’re going to be doing nothing but doubles this week.

We’re really focusing on that to try and get something out of doubles matches. That will be a very, very good match. This is something that I’m doing now until the end of the season, is really challenge them.”

The Hawks next host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in a nonconfer-

ence matchup at the North Tennis Courts on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m.

After falling to the Engineers for the previous three years, the team is working hard to be on the winning side in this year’s matchup, Ammirati said.

“We are very determined to leave it all on the court,” she said.

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Field Hockey Continues Strong Start

By Michael Rosen

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The field hockey team currently sits atop the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) standings with a 5-1 record in non-conference games.

The Hawks started their season strong, as they won their first four games of the season.

After the 1-0 season opening victory against Western Connecticut State on Tuesday, Sept. 1 the team traveled to Utica, New York to compete in the Utica Tournament. The Hawks won both games in the tournament.

The first win came on Saturday, Sept.

5, a 4-2 victory against St. Lawrence University. During the game Hawks fourthyear co-Captain Dani Ackerman became the program’s all-time leader in goals scored.

“It’s not a surprise that Dani is the alltime leading goal scorer,” Hawks Head Coach Shanna Vitale said. “She is the hardest working and most dedicated person that I know. She is talented, but it didn’t happen overnight. She is great at everything she does because she puts the time into it.”

D. Ackerman entered the game just one goal behind her former teammate Danielle Conklin for the program’s leader in goals scored. D. Ackerman and Conklin played together for two seasons from 2012 to 2013.

“Becoming the program’s all-time leader in goals scored is something I would never have imagined coming in as a freshman just a few years ago,” D. Ackerman said. “This achievement is very rewarding and continues to remind me that anything is possible if you put heart and hustle behind it.”

Conklin is also the program’s all-time leader in points with 95, and D. Ackerman will likely pass that mark as she currently has 91 points in her career.

“Danielle Conklin is one of the most talented attackers I have ever played with,” D. Ackerman said. “She has taught me so much and I cannot thank her enough for that. Danielle has always been that player I looked to learn from. Her talent has helped bring our program to a new level. I’ll never forget after ending our season in the NCAA Tournament her senior year, she said to me ‘I can’t wait to see you break all my re-

Field hockey improves upon their winning record.

cords.’ Ever so humbly she serves as my role model every day when I step onto the field. Playing by her side was an honor.”

Just 2:05 into the game, D. Ackerman tied the record thanks to an assist by Hawks first-year midfielder Samantha Ackerman, Dani’s younger sister. Later in the game, D. Ackerman scored career goal 36 to stand alone as the program’s all-time leader.

“Having my sister assist me in my record tying goal is something I will never forget,” D. Ackerman said. “I am so happy to spend my last season playing alongside my sister, who has supported me endlessly in my journey of becoming the player I am today. It was not until I spoke to my dad, ‘the stat-master,’ that I became aware that I had tied and broke the record within that game.”

Third-year forward Kayla McKeveny also scored two goals in the game and second-year goalkeeper Megan Gangewere notched five saves in the victory.

Then on Sunday, Sept. 6 the Hawks defeated host Utica College by a score of 4-1. McKeveny scored two goals in the

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match again to lead the team to victory.

Hawks second-year forward Sam Eberle notched her first goal of the season and firstyear forward Serena Capsello contributed with her first goal of her collegiate career.

Fourth-year goalkeeper Alayna Wageman tallied 14 saves in the win.

The Hawks then played their home opener on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and stunned No. 11 Montclair State University with a 2-1 victory.

It was the first time in program history that the Hawks defeated a nationally-ranked team in the regular season and also the first time the Hawks defeated Montclair State. The Hawks had previously been defeated by the Red Hawks in 13 straight matches.

“The Montclair game was an emotional game,” Hawks fourth-year co-Captain Jessica Caruana said. “For many of us this has been the team every year that we strive to beat. To overcome it really boosted our confidence overall as a team. It was a true test of what hard work looks like and what it means to be a part of this team.”

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man recorded seven saves and held the Red Hawks to one goal despite the fact that Montclair State held a 16-4 advantage in shots and a 13-7 advantage in penalty corners.

The Hawks then lost their first game of the season, a 3-1 defeat at the hands of No. 20 University of Rochester on Saturday, Sept.

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The Yellowjackets scored all three of their goals in the first half. The Hawks held an 8-1 advantage in shots in the second half and a 16-14 advantage overall. The team also held a 9-6 cushion in penalty corners but it was not enough.

“The second half we turned it on, but it was too late because they already had three goals under their belt,” Vitale said. “There’s no reason why we can’t play like that for all 70 minutes of the game.”

First-year forward Rachel McLaughlin recorded the lone Hawk goal in the game, the first of her collegiate career. Wageman notched six saves in a losing effort. The win improved the Yellowjacket’s record to 4-0.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15 the Hawks defeated Union College by a score of 6-0. The Hawks dominated the whole match as they outshot the Dutchwomen 33-0 and held a 29-0 advantage in penalty corners.

Caruana led the offense with two goals and seven shots on her birthday. S. Ackerman, Capsello, McKeveny and McLaughlin tallied a goal each as well. The win improved the team’s record to 5-1.

“The win against Union College was big for us,” D. Ackerman said. “We cannot play down to any team we face. There is a consistency in our play that we are striving to achieve as we go forward with our season.

We must outwork every opponent in training and competition. This will bring us to the top.”

The Hawks will next play Skidmore College on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Thoroughbreds enter the matchup with a perfect 3-0 record.

“Skidmore is extremely talented and they have some really strong players,” Vitale said. “But we need to realize that we are more than capable of playing at their level. We’re capable of doing well in order to create chaos on their side of the field and not ours.”

The Hawks will then open up SUNYAC play when they face SUNY Oswego on Friday, Sept. 25.

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Women’s Volleyball Strikes Back

By Melissa Kramer

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The Women’s volleyball team now has a .500 record.

They are 5-5 after playing nine nonconference matches within the last two weeks.

On Saturday, Sept. 5, the Hawks opened the Haverford/Swarthmore Tournament with two matches, both resulting in losses.

The Hawks dropped the first match of the day in a 3-0 shutout against Carnegie Mellon University (12-25, 21-25, 22-25).

Hawks third-year middle hitter Morgan Roessler contributed both offensively and defensively with 11 kills and three total blocks, while second-year setter Maddie Zwickl dished out a match-high 26 assists. On defense, third-year libero Rachel Pierson led the Hawks with seven digs.

In the night-cap, the Hawks lost a back-andforth five set match 3-2 against Cabrini College (25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 16-18).

Roessler tallied a career-high 21 kills and hit .429 (21-3-42) and she also finished with five solo blocks. Zwickl dished out 46 assists. Hawks’ thirdyear libero Meg Kinee recorded a match-high 31 digs and third-year libero Anna Paulik added 27 digs for the Hawks.

Less than 24 hours later, the Hawks played another pair of matches against The City College of New York and Swarthmore College After being on the losing end of the first two matches of the tournament, the Hawks picked up a 3-0 shutout win against The City College of New York (25-10, 25-10, 25-13).

Along the way, the Hawks led the Beavers in the service ace category (5-2).

First-year right side hitter Christine Donat keyed the Hawk attack with eight kills, while second-year setter Melannie Aquino dished out 27

assists and had two service aces. Pierson paced the back row defensively with 11 digs.

Later in the day, the Hawks fell to Swarthmore College in another 3-0 straight-set sweep (1125, 17-25, 13-25).

New Paltz was limited to a .065 hitting percentage throughout the match as a whole.

Individually, Roessler recorded a .467 hitting percentage (9-2-15) and led the Hawks with nine kills, bringing her tournament total to 41.

As a result of her strong play throughout the weekend, Zwickl was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Hawks returned home to play another four matches in a span of two days in the 13th Annual Hawks Invitational at the Hawk Center.

On Friday, Sept. 11, the Hawks defeated The Sage Colleges 3-0 in a straight-set sweep (25-19, 25-22, 27-25).

The Hawks fought off set point five times in the third set, and after the Gators took a 25-24 lead, New Paltz scored three straight points to seal the win.

Right after the win, New Paltz took a 3-1 victory against New York University (23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 26-24) sweeping day one of the Invitational.

The Hawks held the advantage in the hitting percentage (.243 - .076), blocks (7-6) and service ace category (11-9).

Back-and-forth play was a theme of the fourth set until a Violets’ attacking error gave the Hawks the set and match victory.

Hawks’ second-year outside hitter Veronica Matedero hit a .611 (12-1-18) percentage while defending 21 digs to complete the double-double.

She also added four assists and two service aces.

Fourth-year outside hitter Becca Borquist and Hawks’ third-year right side hitter Katy Braddon reached double figures in kills, registering 18 and

10, respectively. Zwickl kept the offense running with 48 assists and provided 13 digs to complete the double-double, while Borquist also posted a double-double with 10 digs. Kinee reached double figures in digs, too, with 16 on the match.

The next morning, the Hawks picked up another straight-set sweep, this time against Mount Saint Mary College 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 26-24).

The Hawks finished with a 15-3 edge in service aces, but the Knights led the blocks category, 6-2. After winning three-straight matches, the Hawks dropped a 3-1 decision against Stockton University (25-27, 25-18, 25-27, 17-25).

Despite the loss, Borquist recorded a matchhigh 17 kills and Zwickl distributed 51 assists.

Matedero was elected as New Paltz’s representative on the All-Tournament Team. New Paltz finished with a record of 3-1 at the event, while Stockton captured the invitational title as the only team to go 4-0 on the weekend.

After dropping three out of four matches in the Haverford/Swarthmore Tournament, Head Coach Matt Giufre said the team did not compete with the aggressiveness needed to beat their toplevel opponents, but bounced back in the Hawks Invitational.

“The team plays with a lot of pride and we practice with a lot of pride,” Giufre said. “We looked at where we didn’t compete well enough and vowed to change it. This team has an immense amount of talent and just an outstanding bunch of players. I’m really proud of them for making that change so quickly. It’s exciting now to see what we could really accomplish.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Hawks defeated Stevens Institute of Technology 3-1.

To prepare for upcoming matches, Roessler said the team is used to playing several matches in a short period of time.

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“It is all worked on in practice,” Roessler said. “Our practices always have high intensity and focus and it trains us for matches no matter how long or short they are. We still keep up the high intensity and focus as well. Since the beginning of the season we have been focusing on being more aggressive and pushing each other hard in practice so we bring that ‘refuse to lose mentality’ into our games.”

The Hawks will continue their road trip Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19 in Mahwah, New Jersey as they participate in the Ramapo Tournament playing four nonconference matches in two days.

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Women’s Soccer Looks To Rebound

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The Women’s soccer team dropped their record to 1-4 after a 1-0 loss against The Sage Colleges on Sunday, Sept. 13.

The Hawks have not won a match since their 4-1 season opening win against Purchase College on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The team was originally scheduled to play its home opener on Friday, Sept. 4 against Medgar Evers College, but after the game was cancelled, the home opener was pushed back to Sunday, Sept. 6 against Stockton University. The Hawks were shutout 5-0 for their first loss of the season.

The Stockton Ospreys outshot the Hawks 13-9 and held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Four of Stockton’s five goals came in the first half.

In the second half, Hawks first-year goalkeeper Mary Flanagan recorded three saves while third-year forward Kara Butzke, third-year midfielder Skye Kaler and third-year defender Allison Vaccaro each fired off a shot for the Hawks.

The Hawks then faced Ramapo College on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and lost by a score of 5-1.

Butzke scored the lone goal for the Hawks and Kaler led the team with two shots. Hawks fourth-year co-Captain Kristina Gandolfo, fourth-year midfielder Chelsea Weir and secondyear defender Monica Rouse each had a shot as well. Hawks’ second-year goalkeeper Katelyn Cordero notched seven saves between the posts.

The Hawks would then suffer back-to-back 1-0 losses over the weekend. The first defeat came at the hands of Skidmore College on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The team’s defense was on display during the game as the Thoroughbreds outshot the Hawks by a margin of 24-4, but they only scored once and New Paltz held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

“We were pretty happy with the way we played on Saturday,” Hawks Head Coach Colleen Bruley said. “We actually played really well but could not get those final passes to connect in order to get many good opportunities on goal.

But we had played much better than we have been playing and we felt we were beginning to see the light down the black tunnel we are in.”

Gandolfo, along with third-year co-Captain Sloane Lipshie, third-year midfielder Hannah

Moran and third-year defender Alex Miller each fired off a shot. Lipshie and Miller’s shots were on goal but failed to reach the back of the net.

Flanagan made her first career start in net and notched nine saves in a losing effort.

The next day the Hawks surrendered a loss to The Sage Colleges.

A penalty kick by Gators’ third-year midfielder Nicole Maher with just 2:49 left in the contest netted the lone goal of the game. The Gators outshot the Hawks by a slim margin of 10-9, both teams had six shots on goal and one corner kick.

“From the 1-0 losses against Skidmore and Sage, the team had the opportunity to feel what it was like to be in the game,” Lipshie said. “A one or two goal lead in soccer is the most dangerous position to hold so any play could have changed the game.”

Gandolfo led the team with three shots on the day, and first-year defender Raven Blake followed with two shots. Kaler, Moran and Weir, along with second-year midfielder Danielle Grossi, each fired off a shot on the day as well.

Bruley noted that lack of communication has been a problem for the team and has been

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a part of their recent struggle. In order to turn things around, Bruley is waiting for someone on the team to step up and help right the ship.

“We are struggling with leadership and communication in the middle of the field and if we can’t figure this out it’s going to be a long season,” she said. “Everyone needs to step up and play better if we are going to have any success this season. We will keep working hard in practice but the players need to work hard to get it done on the field, and we need someone to step up and take charge.”

Butzke believes that the team is slowly improving with each game and learning from their mistakes.

“One of our team mottos is ‘get one percent better every day,’” she said. “Although this weekend’s results weren’t what we wanted, we realize it’s a work in progress and we definitely got one percent better each game. We look to continue this improvement throughout the season.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 16 the Hawks were defeated by Union College 2-0, dropping their record to 1-5.

The team will next face Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, Sept. 19.

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