Tag: newpaltz
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New Paltz Cinema Recovers from Pandemic
The New Paltz Cinema has been around for decades and has most recently faced the depths of a global pandemic. As it continues to survive through this pandemic the workers and customers show strength and resilience through its perseverance. Customers and employees share their stories of what makes this cinema so special and their hopes…
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Student Outlook on COVID-19: A Short Film
This video was made for SUNY New Paltz Professor Kimberly Ruth’s Digital Storytelling Class. Speller investigates the global and educational effects of COVID-19 on the world.
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Diverse Drag Dominates the New Paltz Scene
By Lara Morales “I’ve never seen a line to get into Snugs” was a sentiment that was echoed by many who passed by the unusually busy dive bar. While the bar was fairly popular amongst locals and students, there was a clear reason that there was a huge turnout tonight: a drag show. The drag…
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The Basement Players: The Little Theater Troupe That Could
By Abigail Foster In a dark room, two figures are illuminated: One is wearing a white dress shirt, a clip fastened to his crimson and black striped tie, and the other is a lot smaller, dressed in a similar uniform. The larger figure, the headmaster of a private school in New Hampshire, thrusts a pointed…
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A Conversation with Christopher Scott: BC’s Climbing Gym
By Takura Sophia-Blase As many people are probably aware, the New Paltz region is home to some gorgeous mountain ranges. What they may not know is that these ranges attract a lot of avid rock climbers from around the globe. One such climber was so drawn to New Paltz and its climbing that he ended…
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New Paltz Marches for the Future
NEW PALTZ— Sounds of the battle drum ring out on the sidewalks of New Paltz. The battle against climate change has begun and some community members are answering its call. On Dec. 6, a Climate Strike March took place starting outside of the Humanities building and ended with a rally outside of the Department of…
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The Grand Opening of a New Space for SMP! An Integral Part of the “Diversity” on Campus, But Why Did It Take So Long?
By Valerie Pereyra New Paltz, N.Y.– At the beginning of the 2019 school year, New Paltz made history by having the highest percentage of students of color it’s ever had for its incoming freshman class at 48 percent, a 5 percent increase from last year’s first-year enrollment rate, according to the New Paltz Institutional Research.…
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Getting to Know the Owner of the Groovy Blueberry, Amy Cohen
By Joseph Juste Edited and packaged by Kevin Durk A woman with light brown hair and ocean blue eyes is surrounded by clothes that vary in color so much so that they resemble a rainbow. As she stands patiently behind a counter, customers enter the store and as quickly as they enter, the woman’s face…
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How to Develop Your own Business
By: Joseph Juste So you just graduated college and it’s time to start your career. But, there’s just one problem: you don’t want to work for someone else. It’s not that you don’t want to work at all, but you feel like you could be happier and do a better job than anybody out there…
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SUNY New Paltz Women’s Basketball Holds Off RIT to Clinch 83-80 Season-Opening Win
By Monica D’Ippolito Rochester, NY — The State University of New York at New Paltz, carried by a dominant second quarter performance, withstood a potential second-half comeback by hosting Rochester Institute of Technology Saturday. The Hawks (1-0 overall) had career days from their senior class and their experience and veteran leadership helped hold off a…
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Spooky Spirits Celebrate Halloween 2019 at The Bakery
All photos taken by Nadine Cafaro at The Bakery on North Front Street on Oct. 31, 2019.
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Huguenot Street Got Haunted
A woman in a black dress, laid out on a chair in her living room, coughing up blood. A well-dressed man crumpled into the corner of a barren home, desperate for closure. The sound of sharpening shears washes through a small bedroom while a little girl tells us how she lost her life. These are…
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When Animals, Toys and Magical Beings Come to Life Through Jo-Ellen Trilling’s Art
Written by Starr Ramos Edited and packaged by Dynahlee S. Padilla Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with New Paltz artists who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. Here’s what they found: Jo-Ellen Trilling’s work was showcased in Part 3 of this exhibition. Through political…
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E-Cigs Banned From Same Spaces As Cigarettes
Photo by Lindsey Fox There has been a monumental increase in electronic cigarette usage among youth in the United States. In New York State, the use of vapes and e-cigarettes is not only a trend among people between ages 16 to 25, but a symbol of their lifestyle. For many students on the SUNY New…
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Sleeping with The Enemy: Asbestos Treatment at SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz confirmed they will continue to remove all asbestos insulation from as many as six residence halls over the next several years, but these abatement projects cannot come soon enough for worried students who are sleeping under warning signs that suggest not to touch their walls. A variety of tests have been performed…
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Candlelight Vigil for Precious Newkirk
SUNY New Paltz community members gathered on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. outside of Hasbrouck Dining Hall to pay respects to Sodexo employee Precious Newkirk. Newkirk, 25, passed away on March 3, 2015 due to a car accident while traveling to work on Route 32. She was a well-known face to many within the SUNY…
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Farmer’s Market In the Lecture Center
Every Thursday while classes are in session, SUNY New Paltz holds a Farmers Market between 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kaitlin Van Pelt, of the campus ancillary service, has run the market since 2009. During the winter months, the farmers market is held in the Lecture Center. Several Tables are set up with produce from…
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Recycled Fashion in New Paltz and Beyond
By Lisa Di Venuta Thrift shoppers are as one-of-a-kind as the items they buy. The New Paltz thrifting scene is certainly thriving, with a plethora of local shops and the fashion mecca that is New York City just two hours away. I decided to check out how and why local fashionistas are thrifting. SUNY New…