Tag: Julie Mansmann
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Athletics for All
Whether they are slamming against the Elting Gym siding to gain control of hockey pucks or hurling Wiffle balls from a makeshift mound, about 1,200 to 1,500 students at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz participate in the Intramural Program every year. According to Intramural Program Director Joe Deck, the program…
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Postcards from the Edge: Academics
This is not a movie. College does not revolve around keggers and frat parties. The biggest concern is not what outfit to wear to the bar, despite what Hollywood thinks. College is not that final you somehow pass after skipping class for a full semester. It is not large rooms full of anonymous strangers and…
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Tending Class
“Does anyone have any questions?” “Yeah, how quickly can I drop this ball-buster of a class,” Leighann muttered in as she flipped through the seven-page syllabus. Professor Salerno continued talking about the importance of reading textbooks and actively participating in class. She stared straight out into the lecture hall, not a glance directed our way…
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Americans Readying for Health Care Reform
From the ailing elderly to the young with pre-existing conditions, small business owners to students at the State University of New York at New Paltz and beyond, discussion of the recent passage of health care reforms continues as American citizens wait to see how the new legislation will be implemented by the federal government in…
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Students Look Beyond the Mask
Julius Carallo, 62, recently separated from his wife of 25 years. A few years prior, his son Paul was murdered while attending school in California by Neo-Nazis. Clown Chips, however, seeks to get a laugh out of anyone he encounters, all with a smile painted permanently across his face. Three SUNY New Paltz students worked…
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Spirits of the Night
Ghost Mall really hates Slothbear, according to keyboardist Alex Letourneau. Self-proclaimed “summer drummer” Brian Deodat said much of the same about the other group in so many (more explicit) words, as did the “number one roadies,” unofficial band photographers and others passing through the narrow walls of 3A Church St., New Paltz N.Y. for a…