Author: Roberto LoBianco
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SUNY Chancellor Responds to Question on Black Student Enrollment at New Paltz
Photos by Kelsey Skudder, Kelly Surdo and Roberto LoBianco Voiceover by Hannah Nesich
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Two Paltz: Consolidation Considered for the Town and Village of New Paltz
There are two New Paltzs, the town and the village. The village has a mayor, the town, a supervisor. Each has its own planning board and zoning board, they decide who builds what where and how. There are two property tax rates, which, if you’re a student renter, contribute to how much you pay in…
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Board of Trustees Request Mayor’s Email Correspondence
Tension between the New Paltz village mayor Jason West and the board of trustees led the trustees to request copies of email correspondence between the mayor and village employees. “The emails that you sent to trustees and department heads are atrocious and the language you use when you speak to us is horrific and I…
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Affirmative Action or Inaction: Racial Inequality Persists
The term “minority” has become an oxymoron, recent census data show. Yet people of color are subjected to institutional racism that keeps them at a disadvantage to whites, according to panelists at a recent forum held at SUNY New Paltz. The United University Professions sponsored a forum held on Feb. 27 that brought together SUNY New Paltz…