Tag: Race
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“Brooklyn”- A Student’s Powerful Story
By Kelly Zhang SUNY New Paltz student Kelly Zhang puts together a composition for Kimberly Ruth’s Spring 2019 Digital Storytelling “The Brooklyn video was an idea that came to me after my study abroad in London. I was traveling around Europe and people just assumed that I was from Asia. I remember landing at the…
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The Changing Face of New Paltz: Older, Richer, and Whiter
By Ryan Donohue Harvey Gregory, 65, sits with his wife Jessica in his man cave, decorated in shades of beige and brown featuring copious bird figurines. Meanwhile, real birds chirp happily outside the window, eating from the several feeders hanging outside. They fly back and forth as the sunlight dims, lazily illuminating the back of…
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Students Educate and Speak Out against Racism
In response to the racist sticker left on a water fountain in Humanities and several acts of prejudice in Lefevre Hall, students at SUNY New Paltz assembled in the Student Union (SU) on Thursday Nov. 17 to discuss the severity of the epithets, and their effects on the campus community. “Colored Only,” met in SU…
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Forum Draws More Than 400 Students to Discuss Racism
About 400 members of the New Paltz community gathered in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) of the Student Union to discuss racial equity, racism in society and their experiences with racism. The forum was held on Nov.30 and was sponsored by College President Donald P. Christian and Student Association President Terrell Coakley, titled, “Can We Talk…
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Can We Talk About It? Live Coverage
The SUNY New Paltz community is gathering in the Student Union Building’s multi-purpose room tonight, Nov. 30, to talk about issues of race and racism, and the Little Rebellion will be there bringing the discussion to you. Can We Talk About It? is a forum sponsored by College President Donald P. Christian and Student Association President…
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Incident Sparks Race Dialogue
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, racial epithets were found on the SUNY New Paltz campus. One was found on a water fountain in the Humanities Building and another one was posted on the elevator door in LeFevre Hall, according to police reports. SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian issued a letter to all faculty, staff and…