For students and residents alike, New Paltz hosts a variety of resources for health of the mind and body. But what about spiritual health? The Awareness Shop, right next to the Convenient Deli plaza on Main Street, is an often overlooked yet abundantly unique and useful source for all or […]
Month: February 2014
The primary reason I refuse to buy bottled water is because I can get it for free. Sure there are costs associated with all drinking water, whether it be digging a well or city water fees. By purchasing it bottled however, we are encouraging a system that believes water is […]
Second-hand shopping is exploding, but at what cost? What’s old is new again. It’s one of the most kicked-around cliches of all time, and it’s as applicable now as it ever has been. Vinyl is back in Vogue, retro haircuts are back in and there was even a momentary Zubaz […]
Bryan Lurie from The Little Rebellion on Vimeo. By Andrew Lief Bryan Lurie is currently in his second year as SUNY New Paltz’s head athletic trainer. In this role, Lurie oversees the health of the school’s 13 varsity athletic teams.
Many teenagers and young adults have become accustomed to hearing their parents, teachers and peers talk about the “real world”—a world teeming with responsibilities, bills, and expectations to “do something” with your life. In 2012, The Atlantic reported that almost 54 percent of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 […]
The SUNY Board of Trustees resolution to make all SUNY campuses tobacco-free in 2014 failed to pass through the New York Legislature during the 2013 legislative session. SUNY campuses, including New Paltz, have been preparing for a complete ban since the Board’s resolution was made in 2012. How to effectively […]
Bacchus, a restaurant, bar, and billiard in the town of New Paltz, opened in 1974 and was named after the Roman God of Wine. Before Bacchus became what it is today, it went through a variety of changes ranging from a barbershop to a pornographic photography studio. It is now […]
By Gabriela Jeronimo In New Paltz, local shows usually take place in somebody’s small, dark basement or at the bars in town after midnight. This limits audiences and excludes those under the legal drinking age. Musicians Sans Frontieres is a non-profit group that aims to change the local music scene […]
The students of SUNY New Paltz can now reap the full benefits of 3-D printing on campus, as the newly implemented program celebrates its second semester by becoming the first 3-D printing program in the nation to feature a MakerBot Innovation Center. Formally known as the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center, […]
The Evolutionary Studies Program (EvoS) celebrated Charles Darwin, the grandfather of evolutionary studies, the week of what would be his 205th birthday with two guest speakers who encompass concepts of evolution from both a human and plant life standpoint. Watch the Presentation Darwin’s theories are the centerpiece of the EvoS program, […]
Evan O’Brien holds up a cookie, examining it as if he were searching for imperfections on a Van Gogh. “ People need to be granted permission to take a cookie,” O’Brien said, handing a customer at a recent Thursday farmer’s market, his most popular cookie- a classic chocolate chip. “I tell those […]
Planning for the Park Point housing project pours into its seventh year, facing continued opposition from local government and taxpayers. Park Point is a proposed $56 million housing project which is currently set to take up 50 acres of land on Route 32, adjacent to the south end of the […]