Author: Emily Dermirjian
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Of Fish and Garbage: Fishing on Campus
When Danny Klein, a first-year student at SUNY New Paltz, caught a 16-inch fish in the Gunk on Saturday, he couldn’t wait to put it in his cooler and take it home. However, because this was a catch-and-release fishing event, his dream could not become a reality. “I would’ve taken that guy home, and he…
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Passover Celebration in SUNY New Paltz
When Danielle Weisbord, a sophomore at SUNY New Paltz, found out the college was only allowing students one day off this year for Passover, she was upset she wouldn’t be able to go home to celebrate. However, when she found out that near campus a Passover Seder would be held, she was glad she would still be able…
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Green Homes Fail to Sell
Zero Net Energy homes in the New Paltz area are struggling to sell. With many of the nine houses on Evergreen Lane and the 26 in the Green Acres complex remaining unoccupied, New Paltz realtor Wendie Reid blames the real estate market for the lack of sales. Some of “the houses have been on the…