Author: Rachel Freeman
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Marching for Sexual Consent
SUNY New Paltz students marched through campus holding handmade signs with slogans such as “My body, my choice,” “Consent makes me wet” and “My dress does not mean yes” on Sunday, Dec. 4 during the first Walk of No Shame. The walk originated from a group assignment urging activism against domestic abuse, rape and child…
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Group of Faculty and Staff Create LGBT Campus Climate Survey
A group of LGBT faculty and staff will soon put up an online survey addressing the campus climate in regard to sexuality and sexual orientation, which may translate to future revisions of protocol. The survey, which will be up and running on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the latest, was prompted by the numerous gay suicides,…
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Campus Farm Fest Provides Food and Flood Aid
Students and community members came together on Old Main quad Friday, Oct. 7 for Farm Fest, a celebration during New Paltz’s first Local Food Week. The event was an afternoon celebration, from 1 to 5 p.m., full of free local food, live music, and fundraising for New Paltz Flood Aid. “The idea…
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Flood Aid Raises $52K
While New Paltz Flood Aid for farmers, families and first responders affected by Hurricane Irene already raised $30,000 from their kickoff event on Oct. 2, they increased this amount to more than $52,000 on Oct. 16 at their benefit concert in Hasbrouck Park. Although there has been an exceptional amount of support, Flood Aid must…
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Planetarium Names New Director
Raj Pandya will be replacing Amy Donnelly as SUNY New Paltz’s Planetarium Director. Anyone who holds regular events at the planetarium is advised to contact Pandya at pandyar@newpaltz.edu or (845) 257-3818 in order to ease the transition. With the introduction of Pandya to the position, the Astronomy Night program will undergo some changes. Astronomy Night will now…
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The Vinyl Revival
The Kinks, The Mekons, Tall Dwarfs, The Clash and The Velvet Underground. These are the top five all-time favorite bands of John Lefsky, the owner of Jack’s Rhythms in New Paltz. The walls of Jack’s are plastered with posters of Joy Division, Elliott Smith, Fugazi and The Cramps: Lefsky’s list of bands is all too…