Author: Michael LaPick
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Stun Gun Use On SUNY Students
New Paltz police officers have deployed Tasers twice and the subjects were both SUNY New Paltz students. Police said they have been able to gain compliance with subjects quickly and efficiently with new technology of non-lethal weapons such as a Taser. When subjects are acting violent or running away, police officers look for these devices…
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Dumbledore’s Army of Volunteers
Dumbledore’s Army of New Paltz has been fighting against the dark arts, to make a difference among the community, for two years now. The club does not concentrate on the fictitious novels from the Harry Potter series, but sets its focus on fighting against dark arts in the real world. The student organization, founded in…
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Robb Wolf – Further Information and Paleo Diet Media
Robb Wolf : http://robbwolf.com Robb Wolf’s Book: http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Solution-Original-Human-Diet/dp/0982565844 SUNY New Paltz EvoS Seminar Series: http://www.newpaltz.edu/evos/seminar.html SUNY New Paltz EvoS Homepage: http://www.newpaltz.edu/evos/ Discovery Channel: http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/ecology-and-the-environment/5-reasons-follow-caveman-diet.html New York Times: “The New Age Cavemen and the City” Colbert Report: “The Colbert Report.” WBUR.org: “Living Prehistorically In A Modern Age” Westword Denver: “Paleo diet study wins a Centennial teen $2,000” ESPN: …
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Students Hope Solar Car Will Beat World Records
The SUNY New Paltz Solar Car Research Team is hoping to make history this year by designing a solar car that would make break speed records and make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The three-student team, one of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics’ research projects, is trying to reach a…
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Local Food Campus Dining
The dining services on campus have bought a variety of local food products, from wheat berries to potato knishes, for SUNY New Paltz students. But that’s just not enough for one SUNY New Paltz club. Students for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA) strives to give students healthier options by offering food grown and produced by local farmers.…
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Farmers Suffer as a Result of Floods
The farmers at the Brook Farm Project, located on 80 Gatehouse Road in New Paltz, are still trying recover from the devastating effects of hurricane Irene that occurred last month. The heavy rain and violent gusts from the tropical storm has caused the farm to lose many crops due to over saturation and fungal disease…