Category: FEATURES
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A Guide to Gift Giving at the SUNY New Paltz Market
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Holiday spending makes up 19% of total annual retail sales according to the National Retail Federation, the largest retail trade association. This year, the National Retail Federation anticipates that consumers will spend a total of $942 billion in order to find the perfect gift. Sure, you could shop at Amazon, but did you know that,…
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Pursue Your Side Hustle at the Thursday Market!
Whether you plan to sell homemade jewelry, advertise your club, swap second-hand clothing, provide fresh baked goods for students, or anything in that realm, the Thursday market on the Excelsior Concourse is an ideal location for anyone searching for an open audience. Managed by Campus Auxiliary Services, the weekly market regularly hosts local businesses from…
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A Guide for Moving In: What Students Need to Know
Renting in New Paltz can be complicated. Here’s what to expect and some tips and tricks for students.
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How to Become a Sports Agent: Five Tips to Get Into the Biz
Do you want to become a sports agent? If you do. read the stories of two people’s paths to joining the business.
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Tuning in: How to Improve Your DJ Skills on WFNP
Becoming an amazing radio host on SUNY New Paltz’s station doesn’t have to be scary — it’s actually achievable by following a couple of simple steps. One of the most beautiful things about SUNY New Paltz is that there is a club tailored to fit every personality that wanders through its quirky campus. If you’re…
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The Great Grilled Cheese Review of 2022
Reader, your prayers have been answered. They thought it impossible. They thought me a madman. They told me I was unnecessarily endangering myself for no reason — but I did it anyway. I ate every grilled cheese in New Paltz so you don’t have to. Ever since I was a boy, grilled cheese has been…
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The Hidden New Paltz Music Scene
It’s a Saturday night, and a trio of college students are finally able to put their schoolwork on the sidelines for a night. The flier reads “Doors at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 — $7 Cover.” Knowing there’s no rush, they show up late, and the first band has already started. Seven dollars in hand,…
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Do you want to work in the Hudson Valley film industry? Here’s how.
In recent years, Hollywood has been pouring money, time and resources into the Hudson Valley. The New York Times reported that in the late 2010s, Hollywood spent over $100 million toward building a large production studio at a former IBM complex in Ulster. And over the first three quarters of 2022, the Hudson Valley Film…
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How to Survive a New Paltz Weekend
A guide for SUNY New Paltz students to stay safe while having fun. For college students, every weekend is taken as an opportunity to party. For some, letting off steam from a tough workweek can take the form of heavy drinking, skimpy outfits and bars/parties. Although it is ingrained in college culture to party hard,…
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Becoming an E-Board Member Is Easy!
As the semester reaches the midpoint and the workload increases, you may be finding yourself struggling to figure out how to handle the additional workload while staying involved in the campus community and maintaining a social life. For most students, this is the moment where they’re beginning to realize which clubs they signed up for…
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Empowering the Youth: Maya Gold’s Impact
In 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds, according to the United Health Foundation. During the pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety only increased among teenagers due to isolation, according to the World Health Organization. This affects not only the teenagers who take their own life, but the people…
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Drummer Boy Hits the Road
Touring is an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows. See how a young musician faces the challenges of the road while fully embracing his craft. Macky (Mckinley) Spider Bowman, 20, is the drummer for The Bobby Lees, an up-and-coming band born right here in the Hudson Valley that has reached international audiences with their…
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‘My Mom Almost Died. I Was Terrified and Alone.’
COVID-19 made college life extremely difficult for students in 2020. For AJ Lando, it was merely the rotten cherry on top of the neglected, fly-infested sundae that had become her life. While most college students spent their time in quarantine studying or maintaining some semblance of a social life, AJ was caring for her cancer-ridden…
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Breaking the Chrysalis: Q&A With the Singer of Monarch
Sarah Hartstein speaks about her band and growing as a young woman in music. Sarah Hartstein has always written songs. She sang in her car, with her mother, and remembersbeing in her first house when she was a little girl trying to write a song at the kitchen table usingrandom words, trying to find a…
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Replicable Solutions to Homelessness in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Despite the fact that the United States is among the wealthiest nations on the planet, it is still home to one of the largest homeless populations in the world. According to an annual point-in-time count by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, approximately 580,466 people experienced homelessness in 2020. Since the onset of COVID-19…
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Tiny Talks with Dr. Maria Saxton: A Q&A Discussing Tiny Houses and Their Environmental Impact
A Q&A with researcher Dr. Maria Saxton reveals the environmental impacts and other benefits of tiny house living, written by Gillian Hamilton.
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Are All Studies Created Equal at SUNY New Paltz? Some Feel Liberal Arts Get Overshadowed by STEM
Edited and Packaged by Emily Fego. Throughout Victoria Treto’s high school journey, she watched the construction of Science Hall on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Treto dreamed of getting accepted and having the opportunity to use the brand new classrooms and advanced tools that the new building had to offer. As a current fourth-year geology…