Tag: local news
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The New Paltz Community that Builds Together, Plays Together
New Paltz community volunteers built a new playground in Hasbrouck Park in just five days, from Sept. 25 to Sept. 29. The structure, made of recycled wood composite, features a large sandbox, shaded seating area and lots of room for climbing. It also promises to be safer than the original 25-year-old wooden structure, which has…
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Construction of Mohonk Walk Creates a Dangerous Inconvenience for Students
By Jess Napp On a typical afternoon, the walk to Van Den Berg Hall is a simple stroll down the stairs adjacent to Old Main and the Jacobson Faculty Tower. However, on a recent Tuesday, political science major Megan Carbia was on her way to class at the distant building when she was met by…
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New Paltz Visiting Professor To Talk About The Intersection Of Science And Journalism
March 24, 2014 Students studying journalism at SUNY New Paltz have the opportunity this semester to investigate the relationship between society and disease with the help of an award-winning journalist. Sonia Shah, a critically-acclaimed science journalist is spending this spring semester working with students as the college’s 2014 James H. Ottaway visiting professor. During her…
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Student Walk-Out and Teach-In Set for March 8
The Student Association at SUNY New Paltz is organizing a student walk-out and teach-in on Tuesday, March 8. The protest urges students to walk out of their classes and join demonstrations being held in the Student Union. “We are not walking out on our classes,” Caitlyn Ryan, vice president for academic affairs and governance said…
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Surviving Devastation
In a culmination of the “Hiroshima Speaks” exhibit held in the Sojourner Truth Library on Sept. 23, Tomiko Morimoto West provided a compelling account of her experiences in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, the day of the atomic bombing. According to West, her mission is to convey messages about the innocent casualties of war and…