Tag: Brian Obach
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“It’s Time to Take Action to Combat Climate Action” with Brian Obach
The HawkTalk is a TED inspired program. Each semester the TV Studio Production students choose an issue or topic that they are concerned about and then they invite four speakers to come to the studio to share their experience or research on the subject which culminates in a 32 minute program with diverse perspectives Produced…
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SUNY New Paltz’s Campus Will Be More Sustainable
SUNY New Paltz released the college sustainability plan for students and faculty to view this past month before it is signed into effect by College President Donald Christian. This new plan lays out steps for the present and future focuses on the energy use, environmental education and land use on campus. “Sustainability is finding ways…
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Punk Rock Professors
A stereotypical college professor is the picture of wisdom, precision, and hard work. With a tweed coat with elbow pads, they drag through their many classes Ben Stein style, without ever learning anybody’s name, and leaving no room in class for discussions or debate. There’s no way a college professor could be cool, right? Wrong!…
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Questionable Authorities, Unquestionably Rockin’
Doors were set to open at 9 p.m., so I arrived promptly at 8 p.m. to get a decent parking spot and front row seat. The venue itself was small and did not serve alcohol, something The Questionable Authorities were not accustomed to. The Questionable Authorities is a punk rock band, but they’re not just…
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Repowering America
You expel 20.2 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. You’re not the only one. So does every other person in the United States. That’s approximately 6,218,772,000 tons. That number, in part, explains why the United States is responsible for 30.3% of the global contribution to global warming. On Oct. 19, the SUNY…