Tag: Tom Casey
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Journalism Graduate Talks About Life After College
Sirens shattered the silence on Warren Street. Tom Casey, the Hudson Register-Star’s rookie reporter, scanned the street from his seat at The Cascades, a café two blocks up from the paper’s Hudson newsroom. “Oh shit,” he said. “I have to call County 911.” Casey called two more numbers, searching for the story behind the sirens,…
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SUNY New Paltz Presidential Hopeful Makes Plea
Dr. Mary A. Papazian, a SUNY New Paltz presidential hopeful, met with students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, Feb. 17, to speak about her experience as an administrator in higher education. Papazian is one of three finalists for the position of SUNY New Paltz president. During the three opportunities scheduled throughout the day, nearly 200 people came there to…
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Rugby Readies to Rise in the Ranks
This semester, the New Paltz Rugby Football Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and the team is looking to improve on past disappointments. A year ago, the team had their entire exhibition season suspended after a number of off-the-field incidents involving club members. They followed up with a winless season the semester after. Now the…
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Living Lost
It was 2003 and my grandmother had just entered the hospital. My grandfather, Al Kirchner, was by her side with a constant flow of doctors and information on a daily basis. This would be overwhelming to anyone, but my mom, aunt and uncle started to notice something wrong. He began to forget who he had…