Tag: disabilities
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Student Athletes Host Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza This article was first published in The New Paltz Oracle. Over 100 athletes with disabilities were greeted with a warm welcome at SUNY New Paltz, as they were all given the opportunity to be the stars of the basketball court. Athletes from New Paltz’s sports teams, coaches and families gathered in the…
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Life Above Wheels: From Out of the Hospital and Back Into School
With nearly all of my required courses completed, I stood among hundreds of second-semester seniors set on graduating SUNY New Paltz. I crafted the ideal schedule with all of my classes blocked on two days, leaving myself plenty of time to party and snowboard throughout the semester. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out the way…