Author: Brandon Quinn
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Women’s Volleyball Senior Night
The State University of New York at New Paltz women’s volleyball team (12-7) held Senior Night festivities on Wednesday, Oct. 5 and bested Williams College (11-6), 3-1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-15, 25-19), in non-conference action at the Hawk Center, according to nphawks.com. Before the match, the Hawks honored their three fourth-year students: Melinda DiGiovanna, Kelsey Garmendia and Tara…
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Sound-off! on New Paltz Budget
As the SUNY budget is becoming an increasingly important issue to students here in New Paltz, one option being considered by the community is that of privatizing the college. The renovation of the school’s appearance has led to a debate about the benefits and potential problems with privatization of public universities. Produced by Bianca Caracciolo.…
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Can We Talk About It? Live Coverage
The SUNY New Paltz community is gathering in the Student Union Building’s multi-purpose room tonight, Nov. 30, to talk about issues of race and racism, and the Little Rebellion will be there bringing the discussion to you. Can We Talk About It? is a forum sponsored by College President Donald P. Christian and Student Association President…
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Occupy Wall Street: I Took a Week Off from Classes for This?
September 17 – Occupy Wall St. begins in New York City’s Zuccotti Park. Mass media coverage, and the proliferation of social media based demonstrations allow for a presence strong enough to successfully “occupy” the park. Occupy movements spring up throughout the country, and parts of the world. September 25 – After about a week of increasing…
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Response to Racism Sweeps Across Campus, then Nation
As a result of the racist messages and graffiti that appeared around campus last week, the SUNY New Paltz community response has been swift and unified in denouncing the behavior. College President Donald Christian has sent not one , but two e-mails to the entire SUNY New Paltz community, both explaining the situation and condemning…
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NYSUNY 2020: Getting Kids Out of LaLa Land and Into College
Whenever I take my long curly hair out from underneath my backwards hat at the dinner table, by request of my grandfather, he always imparts a piece of advice: “One day you’re going to have to stop living in LaLa Land and face real life.” Thanksgiving and Christmas are always so pleasant. But recently I…
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Men’s Soccer Season Ends on a High Note
The SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team concluded their 2011 fall season Wednesday, honoring their 13 battle tested seniors with framed jerseys before the game as part of the team’s annual “Senior Day.” Despite the 1-0 loss to Drew University (15-2-0) in which the starters rested for the majority of the game in anticipation of the SUNYAC…
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We Are All Children of 9/11
We Are All Children of 9/11 I “We should find a way to send them pre-cooked meals, or maybe just gift certificates.” The class was discussing ways to help the family of a boy in the town over who lost his father a day earlier. We heard the news of the attack in this very…
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Rebel TV: Irene Aftermath
Videos courtesy of Shekar Venkateswaran, a New Paltz alumni with a masters in electrical engineering.
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Wikileaks: James Bond Meets Harlequin Romance
“’The idea that truth is found on a deadline is absurd. Have some humility!’ Ahahah, man, when you said that…” cackles the over-dressed yet under-shaven intellectual type, quoting from his pocket notebook. It was so new it practically had the wrapper still clinging to the fake leather. Quoting a journalism teacher to his face, cliché. …
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At a Local Bar, Older Voters Lament Youth
“Why don’t they care?” “I thought this was their time for change?” These sullen musings periodically escaped from the minds of old men and slipped through the cracks of their half-smiles, only to bounce off the dimly lit rafters and empty seats of a downtown New Paltz bar, 36 Main. The men were happy enough…
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Policing the Waters
For a college student, spending your summer on a boat with your friends doesn’t sound remarkably noteworthy, until you throw in sirens, 9mm Glock pistols, and the fact that you’re on the fastest boat around. James Altadonna III spent his summer this way, as a Town of Oyster Bay constable, responsible for patrolling the waterways…