Author: Hannah Nesich
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New Paltz Poets Slam to Their Own Beat
On Feb. 2, more than 200 people were crowded in the SUNY New Paltz Multi-Purpose Room. Fifty to 60 of them were poets, who sat in chairs and waited impatiently for an answer they began preparing for months before. Students from Harvard occupied one row of the audience, while N.Y.U. students huddled in another section.…
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Women’s Day Festivities Energize Movement to End Violence, Sexism, Discrimination
Ending violence against women and a culture of blaming rape victims were the prevailing themes at the International Women’s Day event on the New Paltz campus March 7. Speakers addressed a crowd of more than 200 with emotional messages of solidarity and support, providing first-hand accounts of sexual violence and abuse. In addition to women…
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New Paltz Recognizes International Women’s Day
On March 7 at 6:30 p.m., members of the New Paltz community will gather in Lecture Center 100 to celebrate International Women’s Day, a worldwide event devoted to the defense of women’s rights and commemoration of achievements in the long-winded battle against sexism. Each year on March 8, thousands of events are held across the…
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Undiscovered New Paltz: Lagusta’s Luscious
If you value the environment, your health, and your sweet tooth, the search for guiltless goodies can be tiring. But weary wanderers can finally stop looking: Lagusta’s Luscious is the destination. Lagusta’s Luscious, located on North Front St. in New Paltz, is a vegan chocolate shop where every artisan chocolate sold is organic, “fairtrade,” and…
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Dance Auditions Can be Somewhat of a Culture Shock: Campus Dance Group Holds First Spring Semester Auditions
At 9:50 p.m. on a Thursday, many SUNY New Paltz students are found shut up in their rooms studying, while others may be heading to Tower Hour in town. But in the Elting Gym dance studio, the Culture Shock Dance Team auditions were beginning, and tension, as well as hip hop rhythms, filled the room wall…
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SUNY New Paltz’s First Student-Written Musical is “Dark,” We Know
“The Dark I Know,” SUNY New Paltz’s first original student-written musical, told the story of two families’ experiences during the complex and socially crippling era of Nazi Germany. The character-driven production was as much about human emotion as it was about history, according to playwright and SUNY New Paltz student Alex Eisen. “I wanted to…
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