Tag: college hall

  • Shango Hall Preserves History Through Murals

    Shango Hall Preserves History Through Murals

    Along the walls of Shango Hall, one of the oldest residence halls on the SUNY New Paltz a campus are numerous murals, hand-painted by the students who occupied the building. The murals include images of prominent civil rights figures like Malcolm X, a depiction of the seven principles of Kwanzaa (upon which the hall was…

  • SUNY New Paltz Fallout Shelter, Revisited

    SUNY New Paltz Fallout Shelter, Revisited

    Beneath College Hall, the almost untouched Rooms 45 and 46 were once a part of SUNY New Paltz’s fallout shelter. In February 1963, the plans for Fallout Protection Building No.7 were drawn up for SUNY New Paltz. The shelter would be designed to hold approximately 2580 people. Louis Roper, a history professor at SUNY New…

  • New Recording Studio “A Musician’s Dream”

    New Recording Studio “A Musician’s Dream”

    Due to the acoustic friendly environment, many musicians such as “Weird Al” Yankovic and Vinnie Martucci  record music in their bathrooms. Up until now, that may have been the best option for SUNY New Paltz music students looking to record. In an effort to provide students with an opportunity to replicate professional sounds without sitting…

  • Faculty Poets Present

    Faculty Poets Present

    The sixth season of Faculty Poets Present began Monday, Sept. 13 with readings by SUNY New Paltz professors Howie Good and Larry Carr. Students and teachers alike filled the seats of the Honors Center in SUNY New Paltz’s College Hall to experience the work of these accomplished professors and poets. Good has been widely published…