Tag: Toria Barnhart
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Award-Winning Photographer and New Paltz Alumnus, Jon Ellis Stevens, Featured in Local Golden Age Exhibition
Story by Maria Cardascia Edited and packaged by Toria Barnhart 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: Jon Ellis Stevens reflects on the radical times of the ’60s and how that…
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A Holocaust Survivor’s Quest for Change
Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Feature Writing Class were assigned to profile people at the forefront of change: Helene Strong, a Holocaust survivor, recollects on her experiences with World War II and how they inspired her to reach for a life devoted to helping others. Helene Strong sits in a cadet blue chenille reclining arm…
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First-Time Voters Unmoved by Presidential Candidates
At the age of 14, students transition from middle school to high school. At 16, teens in New York can start driving. And at 18, young adults may register to vote, symbolizing their entrance into adulthood. For many millennials, the 2016 election is the first opportunity they’ll have to exercise their right to vote. But…