Tag: Kate Bunster
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Being Digital: Students Explore Implications of Technology in Medical World
After reading Neil Postman’s “Technopoly,” students in Howard Good’s Being Digital class were inspired to create videos which tied in the author’s theories of modern technology advertisements and the issues surrounding them. Kate Bunster and Francesca Caccavale explore the intrusion of technology into the medical world. Produced by: Kate Bunster and Francesca Caccavale. The Invasion of…
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New Paltz Alumnus Inspires With Personal Documentary
Not Your Normal Commute Late one November evening Jon Novick made his routine commute home from Brooklyn to Queens after a long day of work. However, as he approached the train that night, a young man aggressively jumped over him and ran away without looking back. Jon was speechless as groups of bystanders stood there…
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Hudson Valley Rent Is More Than Double Average Hourly Wage
Wages in the Hudson Valley are falling further and further behind the average rent for the area, according to a 2013 federal study on low income housing. Fair Market Rent vs. Hourly Wage, by County | Create Infographics The study calculated that the average rent for the area, or Fair Market Rent (FMR), for a…
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Nigerian Central Hudson Phone Scam Muddies Water Street Business
Michelle Walsh, owner of the Mudd Puddle Cafe, got into her car in a panic and headed over to the Rite Aid on Main Street one Friday morning to purchase a pay-back money card for the coffee shop’s electric bill. Little did she know, she was about to fall victim to a Nigerian phone…
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Food and Hardware Stores Snowball Over Local Business
The snowfall masks an already invasive pile-up of snow. It blankets the windows like dense powdered sugar. Meghan Levine, a third-year student at SUNY New Paltz, turns a key to open Water Street Market’s Eden Boutique for the day. The store-front display: earth-tone earrings, chunky knit scarves and sweaters that look as soft as they…