Tag: Terra Thompson

  • Are Students Safe on Campus?

    “Do you know?” Campus fliers and advertisements with this campaign have been spread across the SUNY New Paltz campus. The campaign is a response to sexual assault by Resident Life officials and University Police. In the month of September alone there were two cases of sexual assault – one on campus and an attempted case…

  • Climate Change Hits Home

      350.org, a grassroots campaign which focuses on stopping the climate crisis, held an event in Hasbrouck Park on Oct. 24 to raise awareness on carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere. Members of the local community discussed issues concerning alternative energy, local foods and cutting waste in order to help the environment. Music, face…

  • Walkway Opens Over the Hudson

    A historic bridge over the Hudson River opened to the public this month. The former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge has been transformed into the Walkway Over the Hudson, a state historic park open to the public. More than a mile long, this pedestrian and cyclist bridge provides an outdoor excursion that connects 25 miles of rail…