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It’s back to the drawing board for the proposed science build-ing on SUNY New Paltz’s eastern corner.

Changes are currently underway to the original design of the building, which would sit on the corner of Plattekill Avenue and North Manheim Boulevard, as obstacles in multiple areas have

Plan” last year, President Donald Christian said.

entailing projected costs that were higher than the budget,” Chris-

track with a different general design.”

Geology, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Phys-

newpaltz.edu. Director of Facilities Design and Construction John F. McEn-

view over campus and the Shawangunk Mountains – but this was lost in the redesign of the building.

While the design needed to be adjusted, McEnrue said neither the fall 2013 completion date nor the estimated cost of approxi-mately $48 million cost would be impacted.

McEnrue said the new two-story approach addressed the concern of the height of the building in relation to the residential neighborhood and also will include science commons – which he believes will become a space for students to interact and display

A large staircase will greet people in the entryway and a bridge will link the two wings of the building that will overlook the science commons and student study spaces, McEnrue said.

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an important aspect for this project,” McEnrue said.

surrounding residential homes was something Christian said was taken heavily into account as they reviewed redesigns for the build-ing.

redesign is a lower form and set back a little further to the south and west of Manheim Boulevard that is more compatible with those neighborhood values.”

Walk,” which will span from the Main Academic Concourse to van

in summer 2013.Construction is slated to begin approximately a year from

now, or early in the spring 2013 semester at the latest, McEnrue said.

SUNY New Paltz recently climbed up the U.S. News & World Report’s College rankings, improving in three different categories.

New Paltz rose from seventh to sixth in the best regional universities in the North with both bachelor’s and master’s de-

the public and private regional universities in the North with bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, going from 33rd up to 30th in the rankings.

-cluded six-year graduation rates, the percentage of full-time faculty and peer review from executives at other higher edu-cation institutions. According to a press release, the six-year graduation rate increased from 64 percent to 68 percent and the full-time faculty grew to 75 from 74.

Vice President of Enrollment Management L. David Eaton attributes this success to improved academics, as well as student and faculty performance.

work with smart students and the faculty could raise the level of academic rigor in the classroom because they have well pre-pared and academically motivated students.”

Eaton believes that such dedicated students generally graduate on time or nearly on time. Dean of Enrollment Lisa Jones believes the graduation rates have increased as a result of the college’s well-rounded selection and acceptance process, as well as opportunities offered by the school.

at students holistically – choosing to enroll academically strong

in and out of class experiences – residence life, leadership op-

portunities, internships, numerous academic and social clubs and organizations -- timeliness to degree and course offerings.”

While he is proud of the achievement, Eaton does not think the rankings are so important to potential students, but rather to

also notes the controversy surrounding the ranking methodol-ogy and how they can really weigh very different and complex institutions of higher education.

its job really can be measured in how successful its students are;; do they come here, do they stay, do they graduate and ultimately

that I think are probably very meaningful.”For Eaton, the ranking is an honor, but improving the pro-

about it when they return home. While this is what he consid-ers most powerful, it is only positive if student experiences are positive.

like to think about.’”

he knew that some of the main metrics used such as graduation

favorable, owing that to strengthened reputation and furthered

motivated staff and a great location and good facilities and shake it all up and you come up with a very, very good institution.”

New Paltz Moves Up in the RankingsThe New Paltz Oracle 3oracle.newpaltz.eduNEWS

By Andrew Wyrich Managing Editor | [email protected]

SUNY New Paltz rose on the list of U.S. News & World Report’s college ranking from seventh to sixth.

Master Plan for Science Building Recently Revisited

By Rachel Freeman Features Editor | [email protected]

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The 52nd student senate discussed the Provost Search Committee, proposals for legislation regarding the reformation of li-brary hours and endorsing a letter of com-

Tuesday, Oct. 4.Sen. Kaitlyn Day of the Constitution

and Rules Committee (CRC) said the main goal of the library hour reformation legislation is to extend hours on the week-ends. Day and other CRC members will

be meeting with the Sojourner Truth Li-brary Director Chui-Chun Lee to discuss the means of extending library hours on weekends. “We’re going to ask her why did the li-

brary hours change,” said Day. “[We want the library] to be open earlier on Saturday and Sundays….and to close later on Fri-days.” If they aren’t getting the information

they need from Lee, a backup plan would be to implement a survey on library hours or a petition about extending library hours. Sen. Wendy Cohen suggested that they

do a trial period of new library hours to see how many students actually use or visit the library during these new hours. Director of Student Activities and Union Services Michael Patterson agreed with Cohen, saying that there is a difference between opinions and what should be, and then behaviors and what actually happens. “Behavior showed that students

weren’t using the library at certain times and so those were the hours that they chose to cut back on,” Patterson said. Vice President of Academic Affairs and

Governance Ayanna Thomas explained to the legislative body the responsibilities of a provost before asking the legislative body for feedback on what to ask prospec-tive provosts, as she represents the student interest on the Provost Search Committee.“The Provost is the Vice President of

Academic Affairs on the Administrative Level,” said Thomas. “[The Provost is also] a member of the presidents Execu-tive Management Team.”Thomas said that the provost is re-

sponsible for the library, graduate school programs, Academic Advising, the Hon-ors Programs and oversees the budget of Academic Affairs and is also responsible

Some suggestions that were given were that a question pertaining to library hours should be asked since she is respon-sible for the library. Sen. Samantha Kos-sin also suggested that Thomas ask about

because she feels that in a way they are “understaff[ed].”The legislative body went on to im-

peach Sen. Brendon Kassel in a unani-mous vote. However, he’s been impeached but not removed from senate, according to Patterson. “He has the opportunity come up in

front of [the legislative body] next week and plead his case,” Patterson said. “[He has to receive] a fair, equal play in front of the senate and state his case of why he should stay.”Kassel, who is also a member of the

Budget and Finance Committee (BFC), was impeached for only attending one senate meeting since he’s been elected and missing all BFC meetings.

two-part process to remove someone from their seat. Executive Vice President of Student

Association (SA) Eve Stern and President Terrell Coakley discussed whether or not

SA should endorse a letter they drafted on behalf of the school organization Mind In Question (MIQ). The letter was drafted as a result of an

incident that happened this past Sunday when Sen. Richard Jean-Louis, one of the founding members of MIQ, was accused of illegally soliciting Six Flags tickets.

The letter requested that Six Flags re-

Louis and it says SA should not have to

“as they were not used.” It also expresses disappointment in Six Flags after contrib-uting a large amount of business to Six Flags.Meanwhile, second-year student Jamie

Academic Committee after being voted in by the legislative body. She is represent-ing the School of Education.“I had a tough start here, so I’m kind of

getting involved now,” said Zucker. “I’m excited that I’ve found something that I’m actually interested in participating in.”The next general meeting of the stu-

dent senate will be held on Tuesday, Oct.

Senate Discusses Library Hours

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Senate discussed extending library hours on the weekends. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN

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NEWS BRIEFS NATIONAL

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Re-publican nominee will come from the

Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and for-mer CEO who invented and master-fully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology from the personal computer to the iPod and

PALIN PASSES ON PRESIDENCY

NO FLY ZONE? The fatal crash of a helicopter in the East River reignited a debate over whether

on Wednesday studied weather reports and instruments looking for clues to the

accident’s cause.

BABY BID BILLED UNTRUEA Delaware woman charged with trying to sell her baby to a Philadelphia man for

and said she loves her newborn son and wants to be with him.

SHARING THE BURDENStruggling to deliver the big jobs package proposed by President Barack Obama, Sen-ate Democrats are using the issue to force Republican senators to vote on tax increas-es for millionaires, picking up on a White House theme that the nation’s wealthiest Americans aren’t paying their fair share.

GOP HOPEFUL CRIES FOUL Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Wednesday called the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters anti-American and anti-capitalistic.

APPLE CO-FOUNDER DIES

Co-Curricular Transcript RevivedThe New Paltz Oracle 5oracle.newpaltz.eduNEWS

A program related to students’ experienc-

es outside fo the classroom has been revived

at SUNY New Paltz after failing to launch

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By John Brandi News Editor | [email protected]

Nominees to Review GE RequirementsThe Student Association (SA) will nomi-

nate three more students to be interviewed for

two vacant seats on the Liberal Education Ad

President of Academic Affairs and Governance

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The group’s goal is to review and revise the

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ing to the committee’s SUNY New Paltz Action

is to review the general education (GE) program

semester as a result of New Paltz participating

in the Association of American Colleges and

Universities Summer Institute on General Edu-

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By Faith Gimzek [email protected]

NEWS BRIEFS WORLD

ongoing famine relief efforts in the Horn

challenge to President Bashar Assad’s authori-

RELIEF IN FAMINE CRISIS

SYRIAN REGIME CHALLENGED

TRANSITION FOR EGYPT?

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The New Paltz Foundation has received its largest donation to date from a late faculty

the School of Education. “This bequest is the largest gift the col-

lege has received to date from a current or former member of the faculty,” said Laurel Garrick Duhaney, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School.

Nearly $200,000 was given to the School of Education from retired professor, Dr. Olga Santora, who passed away in May 2010.

“This is a large and extremely gener-ous bequest that will enhance the Graduate School’s efforts to recruit and prepare out-standing graduate students,” said Garrick Duhaney. “It’s a gift that will profoundly im-pact the lives of graduate students, the work of the college, and the wider Hudson Valley community where scholarship recipients will serve as educational leaders and facilitators of learning.”

According to Sally Cross, Foundation executive director, when accepting a gift like this, “we learn from the estate’s execu-tor [and] determine whether or not we are capable of accepting such a gift. If there are challenges, we will work with the executors

wishes.” According to Garrick Duhaney, the

money given will fund scholarships for School of Education graduate students who

“Dr. Santora was also vital in the start of the Masters program for the School of Education,” said former Dean of the School of Education Robert Michael. “She will be remembered for being an outstanding faculty member in the School of Education,” said Michael.

According to Cross, Dr. Santora dedi-cated her life to education. She also left a similar gift to SUNY Oneonta, where she

Meanwhile, Garrick Duhaney will long be remembered for her commitment to edu-cation and philanthropy. Santora taught at the School of Education for 23 years before her retirement in 1985. She was also the Gradu-

According to Cross, “the Foundation has received a number of wonderful bequest gifts, including $1 million from an alumna a few years ago.”

Alumna Ruth De Roberts gave this do-nation in 2005. It gave scholarships to high-achieving graduates of Yonkers and Rye pub-lic high schools.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Open Space Institute (OSI) an-nounced their $8.8 million purchase of 874 acres of land from Smiley Family Inc. on Wednesday, Sept. 14.The Smiley family has owned and run

the Mohonk Mountain house in New Paltz for 142 years and possess land in Roches-ter, N.Y., of which 17 acres were also sold to OSI. The sale was split into two transac-

property stretched alongside Route 299, Butterville Road, Gatehouse Road and Pine Road West just outside the village of New Paltz. The sale also includes17 acres of forest land close to the entrance of Min-newaska State Park Preserve in the upstate city of Rochester.

Both properties include historic farms and carriage roads dating back to the 19th century. These momentous assets will re-main under private ownership, as will the remaining 1,350 acres surrounding the Mohonk Mountain Resort, all of this infor-mation coming from a recent press release. According to a press release, OSI is a

company based in New York City geared towards purchasing valuable land and preserving the property and the resources it contains. In New York alone, 110,000 acres of land have been protected due to their efforts. In addition, they have aided in the conservation of land throughout the North East. Bert Smiley, president of the Mohonk

Mountain house, contacted OSI. “We made contact out of a shared de-

sire to protect the very special landscape and provide opportunities for recreation,

-able farming,” he said. The president felt that this was their

best option. “I’m sure there could have been other

options for the sale of this land since it is beautiful land, but we chose not to pursue other possibilities because we felt our ob-jectives could best be achieved by partner-ing with OSI.”The recent acquisition of the Smiley

land has stirred some responses from other members of the community. “This property is ranked near the top

of the town’s Open Space Plan, and I am thrilled that OSI has also found this a prior-ity. This purchase by OSI keeps the town’s Open Space funding available for other lo-cations. We are pleased to have OSI as a partner in accomplishing our Open Space Plan goals,” Toni Hokanson, New Paltz

town supervisor, said in a press release. Rachel Lagodka, SUNY New Paltz

alumna and environmentalist working for the Village of New Paltz Environmental Conservation, shared a similar opinion. She said that, “with land, people think,

‘I can put a housing development on [it]’…but it can ruin our water table, ruin the view people see each day they drive by. Something like this beautiful land, it’s valuable to preserve it. I think in general it’s a good deal.” Although she believes that because

land is part of nature it has no monetary value is crucial to maintain open space, es-pecially in an area like New Paltz where

“[Nature] is irreplaceable. Once you destroy land, it’s gone and you can never get it back,” said Lagodka.

By Caterina De GaetanoContributing Writer | [email protected]

Open Space Institute Makes Land Purchase

NP Foundation Donation

Joyce Minard, president of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, will step down from her current position on Dec. 31.

“She’s the heartbeat of the town,” said Tom Edwards, owner of Fox and Hound Wine & Spirits and member of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

Minard, who has been working for the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce since 1978, plans to continue her presence there in a limited capacity.

She will stay on board as director of special projects, focusing on developing property for senior housing.

Edwards, who has been a member of the organization for four years and is part of the ongoing search committee for a new president, said that they are in the process of screening resumes for the next potential candidate and will begin interviewing with-in the next two weeks.

“We’re looking for someone with the same talent and commitment,” he said. “Somebody that has a good understanding of small business.”

Another board member, Walter Mar-quez, owner of the Water Street Market An-

tiques Barn and business partner of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce said that they’re “looking for someone with good leadership abilities.” He also noted that they

“This chamber can run;; our staff is phe-nomenal and it’s a well run machine,” Mi-nard replied when asked what would happen if no suitable candidate is found in time.

“She always wants to have SUNY in-volved,” Marquez said of Minard, who has been largely attributed with bridging the di-vide between SUNY and the town of New Paltz.

In the attempts to resolve disputes, Mi-nard formed the Town Gown Committee, bringing representatives from campus and town together to discuss issues that brought

civilized manner.“SUNY and the town didn’t talk to each

other. There was constant bickering – family bickering,” Minard said.

Beyond the new role she will take on at the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Com-merce, Minard has many plans for retire-ment, including work at other small town chambers of commerce, and sitting on a va-

“We can make common goals in help-ing this community grow,” Minard said.

Minard Retires From PostBy Katie KocijanskiAsst. Copy Editor | [email protected]

By Benjamin SherryContributing Writer | [email protected]

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Eirik Bjorkman climbed atop a stone bench outside of the Humanities Building Wednesday to remind dozens of chanting student protestors surrounding him of an old saying: “no one can make you go through a door.”

“They can show you the doorway, they can show you the key, but you’ve got to turn the key and walk through the door yourself,” he said.

Nearly 100 students left their residence halls and walked out of their classrooms once again on Oct. 5 to participate in SUNY New Paltz’s second teach-in program this year.

Bjorkman, a SUNY New Paltz alum and New York Student Rising (NYSR) member, said the walk-out fo-cused on the direction public higher education is going in.

“They’re not being run to educate students anymore, they’re being run to make money,” he said, “and that re-stricts what people can do with their minds [and] with their futures, their critical thinking skills.”

The walk-out, teach-in program was facilitated by Students of the Final Cut and the NYSR in protest of massive cuts to public higher education alongside tuition hikes, student debt and rising unemployment.

Fifth-year English major Christopher Gordon, one of the facilitators of the walk-out, said that NYSR planned the walk over the summer. Students like third-year Black Studies and sociology major Jonathan Espinosa, who were involved with Student of the Final Cut, went on two re-treats over the summer “where [they] found out about what NYSR was planning to do and they brought the informa-tion back to Students of the Final Cut.”

The walk-out, teach-in program started with a liba-tion, led by Gordon, which is a ritual consisting of pouring water in memory of those who have died. After the libation, students led a karibu ceremony where participants hugged and greeted each other with a simple word - “Karibu,” or “you are welcomed here” in Kiswahili, Espinosa said.

Bjorkman then introduced the walk-out, teach-in program, saying that the SUNY school system is in danger.

“This is a very important time right now,” Bjorkman said. “We have budget cuts, less regulations, the adminis-tration is doing whatever they want.”

Ten facilitators directed students to a series of differ-ent workshops that occurred simultaneously. Each work-shop ran for 50 minutes.

One workshop focused on issues affecting the public higher education institutions on statewide level such as the privatization of universities, budget cuts, and NYSUNY 2020. The other workshop localized these issues, focusing only on how they affected SUNY New Paltz.

This walk-out is a continuation of the walk-out that took place last semester on March 30, which was led by Students of the Final Cut.

“Unfortunately none of the issues that we brought up last year have been resolved,” Bjorkman said. “Last year we were mostly students saying ‘we don’t want this, we don’t want that,’ but this year we’re students with solutions

The walk-outs are a response to the $31 million cut to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), and the budget cuts made to SUNY and CUNY schools. This particular walk-out focused on the same issues but mainly focused on NYSUNY 2020 bill, legislation signed two months ago in-

-dent’s fall 2011 invoice.

The mission statement of the NYSUNY Challenge Grant Program, which is a component of NYSUNY 2020, is to make SUNY a leading catalyst for job growth throughout the state and strengthen the academic programs of the four university centers: Albany, Binghamton, Buf-falo and Stony Brook. The four university centers will be competing for $140 million dollars in capital funding. In order for the university centers to be eligible for funding,

such as capital funding, tuition increases and private sec-

SUNY New Paltz and other SUNY schools. “[NYSUNY 2020] is a test run for a national edu-

cation plan,” Bjorkman said. “Our SUNY schools are in danger.”

President Donald Christian, who has publicly de-clared support of NYSUNY 2020, said one month before

students were protesting. “I want to know more about what the organization

aims to do and what their goals are,” Christian said. “I know the organization and I have heard about the intended walk-outs, but I don’t know enough about their aims or concerns.”

Fourth-year International Relations and Women Studies major Ashley Drzymala, who is participated in “Occupy Wall Street,” attended the walk-out to protest the privatization of public higher education institutions and bringing corporations into the educational system.

our politics,” said Drzymala. “Now they’re going to be controlling our education system, creating corporate zom-bies on a more personal level.”

They have proposed a few solutions for budget is-sues, said Bjorkman. One of the solutions is called the Pub-lic Pivot Model, which he said gives temporary pay-cuts to the administrators at each SUNY school “that will make up X amount of money and save Y amount of teachers.”

to the walk-out, teach-in program, the facilitators are just happy that people came.

“We didn’t get as many people as we hoped for,” said Gordon. “But it’s always nice to work with small groups just because we tend to get a lot more people who are will-ing do something and move forward with the movement. A big factor about this movement is that it affects everyone...

Bjorkman said New Paltz students joined peers from 73 other campuses across the nation, many of which are public institutions in New York, for Wednesday’s demon-stration. Some participants said they saw the walk-out as a sign of changes to come.

Third-year marketing major Ethan Kramer thought -

mative.“As a member of our student body, its activities like

this that unite us and give us power,” said Kramer. “But I

informing us that the meeting was going on.”

By Jaleesa BaulkmanCopy Editor | [email protected]

Protesting Around The Country

On Sept. 17, protestors began gather-

ing on Wall Street in New York City for

a non-violent demonstration “with the

goal of ending the greed and corruption

of the wealthiest 1 percent of America.”

College students joined the protest, with

some schools in New York City hosting

demonstrations related to “Occupy Wall

Street” on Wednesday.

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Dozens of chanting student protestors surrounded Humanities in a walk-out to raise awareness about budget problems in higher education.

Students Seek to Mobilize a Movement

original projection for the number of pro-

testors who would “occupy Wall Street.”

While organizers said the protest was

initially labeled a “bust” because only

a few thousand people arrived on Sept.

17, the number of protestors in Liberty

Square has since grown.

The highest

protestors are gathering in in solidarity

with the Occupy Together Movement.

Locations include San Francisco, Boston,

Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago and more.

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strated “greed and corporate corrup-

tion,” demonstrators said. They have

called themselves the “other 99 percent.”

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that held demonstrations that coincided

with and joined “Occupy Wall Street.”

The participating schools were Columbia

University and New York University.

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participating in “Occupy Wall Street.”

who were arrested on the Brooklyn

Bridge Saturday. Many who were ar-

rested said they were abused by police.

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Information Courtesy of OccupyTogether.org

To watch more coverage of the walk-out, scan this QR code with any smart-phone or visit our website at oracle.newpaltz.

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There are currently 38 schools in the United States that offer gender-neutral housing. Student Association (SA) Executive Vice President Eve Stern is hoping that SUNY New Paltz will be add-ed to the list. At one of the most recent senate meetings, Stern

brought up the topic of gender-neutral housing at New Paltz and is planning to put out a survey for students in an effort to get their feedback on the matter. Stern is putting the survey out with the help of Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Ray Schwarz. Stern said she has been researching the idea

since last semester. “I’ve been creating a proposal for gender-

neutral housing and I’m kind of right now trying to just get the survey out so I can continue,” said Stern. “If the feedback comes from the survey that students on campus wouldn’t live there and would feel uncomfortable with that housing being avail-able, there’s no point in me continuing.”Stern said she has been talking with other stu-

dent groups on campus and said the feedback she has received has been positive, with some groups wanting to know more about the process and what would happen if the new housing option were made possible.Stern has looked at models of SUNY Geneseo,

SUNY Purchase and Stony Brook University, who have already implemented gender-neutral housing options, for ways to go about setting up a working system at New Paltz. At Geneseo, there is a des-ignated dorm for people interested in the option. The gender-neutral housing is suite-style, where

both sexes live in the same suite, but share their own individual room with a member of the same sex. Stern said she feels this defeats the purpose and hopes that if New Paltz does take on the new housing system, they will “go all the way.” How-ever, this will be up to the discretion of the admin-istration. Schwarz and Vice President of Student Affairs

David Rooney said that they are only in the explo-ration stage, and in the process of “due diligence and information gathering.” “We don’t know what the concerns are going to

be which is why we’re putting out the survey,” said Rooney. “You want to get the broadest array of re-sponses. There are going to be people in favor of it and people not in favor of it. We’re probably as curious as you are as to what the school’s reaction is going to be.”According to Stern, she and Schwarz discussed

that if a survey is going to be put out, it had to be fair to students who may not feel comfortable with

the idea of gender-neutral housing. In the survey, Stern plans to ask students their sex and sexual ori-entation. She will also ask students if they would live in a gender-neutral residence hall and if they would be comfortable with the fact that a gender -neutral dorm would be on campus. “At our school, the administration is going

to have to decide: do we want this on our cam-pus as corridor or suite style, and if we do suite style, should students be allowed to share the same rooms?” said Stern.Rooney and Schwarz are looking at the situa-

tion “slowly and carefully,” as to make sure that this controversial topic will not send people such as students, parents and community members into an uproar.“We’ve been doing this long enough to know

that you’ll spend more time reacting to the reaction than you will planning what you were intending to

Schwarz said that while they are currently in

just the exploration phase, that the ultimate deci-sion will be based on what the students’ want.“It isn’t about [our] personal feelings, it’s about

personal commitment to our job which is connect-ed to working for students and paying attention to what their needs and issues are,” said Schwarz.Fourth-year secondary education major Sam

Gilbert said that he believes the idea of gender -neutral housing at New Paltz would be a good idea.“I don’t know if it will make that much of a

difference with boy and girl hallways being next

Gilbert.Stern said her goal is for the administration to

say “yes” to the plan by the time she graduates at the end of this year and hopes to get the survey out as soon as possible.“If I really come into meeting’s prepared and

I’m on my game, there should be no reason for this to not get passed,” said Stern.

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Gender-Neutral Housing Considered

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Gender-neutral housing is still being considered and is a priority of Executive Vice President Eve Stern.

SA Productions

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CouncilBy Maria Jayne Copy Editor | [email protected]

At the last Council of Organizations meeting on Sept. 25, Student Associ-ation (SA) Productions nominations were made and discussed by the club representatives in attendance. Alberto Aquino, the senate chair,

said they are taking 15 nominations in total for the SA Productions com-mittee but only 10 people will be elected for the positions. Those nominated at the meeting

were: Wendy Cohen, students for sensible drug policy;; Shantel Mayris, Team Locates;; Christine Picault, SA secretary;; Alyssa Manfredo, WFNP The Edge radio station;; Molly Thur-ston-Chase, Anthropology Club;; Kel-lie Gainey, Tumblr University at New Paltz;; Josh Fagen,Dumbledore’s Army;; Joe Waterhouse, Club Base-ball Team and Wes Hoen, New Paltz Climbing Club.SA Productions hosts entertain-

ment and other events on campus. Past events have included concerts featuring Nas and Gym Class He-roes, in addition to comedy shows. They have collaborated with student groups like Students for Sensible Drug Policy and others at annual events Rock Against Racism. Shayna Bentley, Council of Orga-

nizations chair, made an announce-ment regarding how clubs can col-laborate. If organizations want to collabo-

rate with other clubs in organizing a campus event, she said, they should

-nouncement form. The forms must be

At the end of the meeting, Bentley said the next meeting will be held on Oct.17. At this meeting six more stu-dents will be nominated for SA Pro-ductions and Constituition and Rules Committee elections will also take place.


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The sound of restless dogs whining and howling is one of the last things expected in a church. However, the tiny congregation of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 163 Main St. was not surprised by the noise las Sunday.

The weekend’s ceremony was held in honor of St. Francis, an annual event that many in the parish look forward to because the service honors animals with a blessing of pets.

“It’s OK if dogs make noise,” said Rev. Gwyneth Murphy at the beginning of the 10:30 a.m. service.“That’s what St. Francis Sunday is all about.”

For Murphy, who has been the vicar of St. Andrew’s

at SUNY New Paltz, this is anything but unusual. Mur-phy, or “Rev. G” as she is sometimes referred to, has been performing pet blessings for almost 20 years.

In those years, she has blessed hundreds of pets. This includes photographs of pets and even the ashes of a pet on one occasion. On this particular day, more than one person, (mainly small children) brought stuffed ani-mals representing their pet they wanted blessed.

“Some kids, for whatever reason, cannot have pets. But there is a reason they have stuffed animals and not something else. It’s important to them,”Murphy said.

In her sermon, Murphy spoke about “restorative justice” and strengthening the connection with all of creation, including pets. After the blessing, she spoke about why it was important for this to take place.

“There’s a much deeper theological question of why do we bless anything if we know that everything is blessed to begin with?” Murphy said. “But this rep-resents our belief that God is present in all things. It re-minds us of the sanctity of life, and acknowledges their [our pets] importance.”

Eileen Banyra, a member of the congregation for a year and a half, appreciated the pet blessing because it paid respect to all creatures. This included her daugh-ter’s pet snake, which was the animal in attendance that turned the most heads.

After the service, Kappa Waugh, once a librarian in New Paltz and at Vassar College and a member of St. Andrews since 1971, sat across from her husband Bob Waugh, who has been teaching at SUNY New Paltz since 1968.

The two discussed the most exotic and unusual ani-mals that they’ve seen at pet blessings and concluded that seeing a llama blessed at the Cathedral in New York City was the most notable.

But beyond all the conversation about odd and ex-citing scenes from other blessings and churches, the people of St. Andrew’s said they love this day because it brings them together in a way that few other days can.

“It’s impor-tant because it’s fun,” Waugh said. “I think churches need to be fun.”

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The New Paltz School of Business is currently attempt-

Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).The AACSB visited New Paltz on Sept. 11 to Sept. 13.

Three deans from other AACSB accredited business schools reviewed the school’s accomplishments of “past continuous improvement.”

“The mock team reviewed our academic programs and interviewed a large number of people from all areas of cam-pus, students, business community and faculty to evaluate

lavitbar, dean of the School of Business.According to Salavitabar, the mock visit went very well

- better than the school expected. “Our students were prepared,” Salavitbar said. “[They

did] an excellent job in representing our school.” Salavitabar believes that AACSB accreditation is pres-

tigious and would bring recognition to the business pro-gram, as well as help recruit talented students and faculty.

He said he feels that employers and graduate schools will look favorably upon students graduating from the school.

Director of Business Projects Danielle Semenchuk said the AACSB accreditation process is an intense seven-year process. A self-assessment and gap analysis were performed

oped and approved by the AACSB. Three years were spent

ing this process, the school submitted a progress report ev-ery year to the AACSB. The school is currently in the last year of this process.

Student ambassadors for the School of Business visited each business class to inform students about the accredita-tion.

“Student input has been collected each semester through exit surveys. Student ambassadors helped the School inform their fellow students about AACSB accreditation and the team met with MBA and undergraduate students during the mock visit,” said Student Ambassador and fourth-year man-agement major Eddie Monroy.

Fiona Lee, a fourth-year marketing major, worked with Semenchuk over the summer to create a promotional plan

for the mock visit. “The suggestions were taken upon consideration by

Dean Salavidabar, which we then took charge in hiring qual-

students when school started,” Lee said. “We also prepared promotional materials to be distributed to students, faculty members, staff and the Business Advisory Council.”

According to AACSB, as of July 2011, only 633 schools

AACSB accreditation “allows us to reach out to more pro-fessionals who acknowledges schools that are AACSB ac-credited and obtain more opportunities in regards to gradu-ate schools and the work force.”

Monroy said he believes garnering this recognition will

“With this prestigious AACSB accreditation our Busi-ness School jumps up to the 2 percent of international schools with AACSB. It helps students get into graduate schools that require you to come from an AACSB school and employers look favorably to schools with this accreditation,” Monroy said. “The accreditation will only reinforce the top quality education we receive from this highly selective school.”

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Carr Creates Novel of HealingNEW PALTZ PROFESSOR PUBLISHES NEWEST LITERARY WORK

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Larry Carr, Highland resident and es-tablished drama and creative writing profes-sor at SUNY New Paltz, recently published a new work of literature entitled “Pancake Hollow Primer.”

Carr considers his latest effort to be a novel of healing. According to Carr, the book’s protagonist begins as a broken man on a spiritual journey who learns to heal him-self physically, emotionally and psychologi-cally.

The story takes place in the Hudson Val-ley where Iraqi war veteran, Frank Closky, returns from the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Closky becomes a drifter upon his return and is not able to settle down in one particular place.

The character’s sole possession is an old

society’s norm, as is the case for most of the soldiers who return home after serving over-seas. Although accomplished, many come back with ailments and disorders due to their journey.

physical scars from the war, inherits an old

remains unhappy. Carr explains that the pro-tagonist does not actually want the house, but heals day by day on his new property. Through his learning experience, Closky blends back into society.

“Closky learns through living on the land, and working with the possessions and building walls and fences, he learns how to heal himself while also meeting some inter-esting people on the way,” Carr said.

The inspiration for the novel refers back to Carr’s personal experience of moving into his own home in Highland.

“Moving into my own house in High-land inspired me. My wife and I lived in an old farm house also,” Carr said. “I started writing about that experience and I started writing a memoir, but it soon shifted to a novel about Frank Closky.”

“Pancake Hollow Primer” is a Hudson Valley story and takes place within a 20-mile radius of the main character’s home. The novel mentions towns such as High-land, New Paltz, Clintondale, Rosendale and many other towns around Highland.

of writing was compiled when he was just 16 years old.

“I woke up sweating, I thought I was sick, but I wasn’t sick. I just needed to write,” he said.

Carr has also penned “The Wytheport Tales,” “Vaudeville” and co-edited “Water-

Writes: A Hudson River Anthology,” among other works.

Carr recently held a reading and sign-ing of his new novel on Sept. 16 at Inquir-ing Minds Bookstore, located at 6 Church St. in New Paltz. Carr is also setting a date for

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‘Poison of Caux’ Trilogy CompletedLOCAL AUTHOR PUBLISHES FINAL BOOK IN FANTASY SERIES

New Paltz resident Susannah Appelbaum has created a world in which poisons and antidotes are necessary for survival in her children’s trilogy, “The Poisons of Caux.”

-dren’s trilogy titled “The Shepherd of Weeds” is set to come out on Oct. 11 from Knopf Books for Young Readers.

“I was one of those kids that was always reading and writing my own stories,” Appelbaum said. “The trestleman character in my Caux books came from a story I wrote when I was 8-years-old.”

While living in Normandy, France as a young child, Appel-baum was surrounded by nature. The name caux, meaning lime-stone in French, was included in nearby neighborhood names and was the inspiration for the title of her trilogy. Her early fascination with poison and the outdoors serves as the backdrop for her stories.

“I was always an outdoor person,” Appelbaum said. “I was

Appelbaum’s trilogy is a story of perseverance. The main character, 11-year-old Ivy Manx, has a duty to save her world from

the evil King Shepherd and the taster’s guild despite her young age.“I was really drawn to Ivy primarily because she’s such a sur-

vivor,” Appelbaum said. “I thought a lot about Joan of Arc who in the face of such obstacles had self-reliance and courage.”

“The Shepherds of Weeds” mirrors the trials of Joan of Arc as Ivy rallies together the people of Caux to defeat the corrupted taster’s guild, a group of food tasters who charge people for their

-soned. Appelbaum’s wry and witty writing style works to depict Ivy’s adventurous spirit and sense of courage.

Owen Sullivan, a 12-year-old New Paltz resident, said he ad-

“You have to be willing to get the mission done no matter the cost to you,” Sullivan said.

The writing process took 10 years and Appelbaum said, “the stories changed and grew from what I initially intended.”

Before starting the second book, Appelbaum had to “establish some rules for the trilogy” and the process was meticulous. The second book in the author’s trilogy, “The Taster’s Guild,” was Ap-pelbaum’s favorite book to write as she found the writing process

“I got to be really free and tell the story like I wanted to,” Ap-pelbaum said.

However, writing this trilogy did not come without obstacles.“It’s hard to be a writer and a mother,” Appelbaum said.Appelbaum, who has two young children, had to carve out

time to create the magical world of Caux while taking care of re-sponsibilities in her own world.

“I’m very happy that it’s concluded,” Appelbaum said. “I’m very proud of how the third book has ended.”

Appelbaum has already started to write a new book which will be primarily for teenagers. She describes the book as “a little darker” than her children’s trilogy.

Appelbaum will be holding a book launch for “The Shepherd of Weeds” on Oct. 15 at Inquiring Minds, a book store in New Paltz. The launch begins at 2 p.m. and will be feature a reading, signing, and question and answer session.

To learn more about the author, visit www.susannahappel-baum.com.

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Name: Sarah LeBarron Major: Elementary education with an English concentrationAge: 21 Hometown: Ballston Spa, N.Y.

By Dean Engle, [email protected]

When in doubt, fall in love with the same woman that your grandfather fell in love with 50 years ago. Just ignore the fact that she’s a 90-year-old woman in the body of a 15-year-old who can somehow make

right?This seems to be the mentality of Jacob, the main

character in Ransom Riggs’ novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” After his grandfather is murdered, Jacob sets out for a small island in Wales to look into his grandfather’s dark history.

shifting woman named Miss Peregrine. All of the kids in the school have ‘peculiar’ powers— you know, be-

hearts out of living creatures and stuff them into toys to make them alive. You know, the usual.

Oh, and the school has been stuck in a time lock since World War II. But don’t ask me how Jacob got there;; it’ll all be explained to you.

There are two absolutely brilliant things about

Riggs’ novel: one, his use of vintage photography. The photos—all of them real, and all of them randomly found in random sales in his travels — are stunning. I actually skipped ahead in the story to look at the pho-tos, which you really shouldn’t do, as all the photos are tied into the plot.

The second is his story. You’re kept on your toes the entire time — nothing is as it seems, and every-thing can change in a heartbeat.

On the other hand, you run the risk of wanting to strangle the main character. Every single one of the kids taught by Miss Peregrine are original and witty and fun to read about, but the main character makes you want to slam your head against the table. Jacob isn’t stupid. He’s just so insanely naive about life that you wonder how he convinced his parents to let him go to the island at all. Who just ditches their entire life and leave their family behind to go frolic with a girl

If you can resist the temptation to stab Jacob with a fork, the photography, the peculiar children and the crazy beasts after them make it easy to enjoy “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.”

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By Katherine SpellerCopy Editor | [email protected]

Right on the MoneyFILM HITS HOME RUN WITH TIGHT SCRIPT AND STRONG CAST

Baseball has always been a gold mine for cinema. The romantic

ideals of freshly cut grass and dirt covered baseballs provide the per-

fect backdrop for a competitive, but moving, piece of art. “Moneyball,”

and their Goliath-like payroll all while sprinkling some “Friday Night

Lights” soundtrack bites in the background. But “Moneyball” is much

digital age we live in.

sabermetric approach General Manager Billy Beane used to construct

of the same name in 2003.

Beane (Brad Pitt) discovered undervalued statistics to create an

so successful that it has been a common practice in baseball for over 10

years now.

The idea of “tools” and gut-instincts were thrown out of the win-

dow as Beane radically searched for a new approach to compete with

the digital gold mine in front of them.

to create one of the best acting duos of this year.

Sorkin and Steven Zallian both had their hands on it at some point,

delivering a smart and sleek script. The dialogue clearly demonstrates

Social Network.”

Miller, who directed “Capote,” should be commended for taking a

not only strays away from the dry, statistical words in the novel, but de-

tellectual-baseball movie. From the direction to the cinematography,

“Moneyball” covers its bases.

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Less Than ContagiousMOVIE FALLS SHORT WITH UNBELIEVABLE CHARACTERS

“Moneyball”

I went to see “Contagion” expecting good things. The premise is

common: a new virus sweeps across the world killing millions while

the new virus. It is a good way of taking a basic concept and making it

“Contagion” starts off with Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) sick

card to pay for her drinks. As the card passes from each hand, the audi-

her husband Mitch (Matt Damon) and dies two days later, along with

We then follow the stories of multiple characters, including Mitch.

Dr. Ellis (Laurence Fishburne) is trying to contain and cure the virus

who believes the government is not telling the public everything in re-

gards to the new epidemic.

epidemic but they never actually meet (brief exception with Fishburne

mess. Sometimes, there are long periods without seeing each characters.

“Contagion” special is its focus on how humans react to an epidemic.

But with such boring and unlikable characters, I found it hard to care.

“Contagion” does some things well. The cinematography is good,

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Artist Plays for a PurposeSINGER/SONGWRITER SARAH FIMM BRINGS MESSAGE TO WOODSTOCK

Woodstock is a town built on the foundation of art, creativity and a thriving bohemian culture.

Sarah Fimm, an independent singer/songwriter from Okla-homa, is one such artist who has found a home for her campaign in the arms of the Woodstock community.

“My love for music started before I was even born,” Fimm said. “My mother played the piano, so it really began while I was still in the stomach.”

Inspired by the music she grew up with, her mission to be-come a musician herself took her to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. at 18 where she entered a “world of music” that set her future.

“Unfortunately my personality doesn’t really lend itself to au-thority” Fimm said, laughing.

After graduating with a songwriting degree, Fimm began to distribute her music worldwide as the digital revolution made ev-erything accessible through the Internet. Creating a name for her-self in the music industry, Fimm seeks more than just a hit single and a celebrity fan page: she aspires to give a voice to those crying

ago.

cert for resident Dorothy Dodig who had lost her home during Hurricane Irene. While publicized in the name of one resident, the

concert was meant to raise awareness about all of the people suf-fering from the hurricane.

close to 300 people and the insurance companies are doing nothing to help,” Fimm said.

The concert brought in more than 50 viewers and raised roughly $500.

On Friday, Sept. 23, Fimm’s new music video for her song “Everything Becomes Whole” — off the album

— made its public debut at the Woodstock Film Festival. Directed by Erik Montovano of New York-based graphic design and production house, Newspeak, the video holds a haunting mes-sage about the harsh reality of relationship abuse and the victims

“I believe that music elevates connection,” Fimm said. Hoping to reach out and spread the message worldwide, she

expressed her idea that music and videos are the way to connect to young people and raise awareness.

“How do we shine a light on what is happening if in the face

young person is either on or , and I want to see if I can use these tools to connect with them.”

The album received praise from , AOL Music, iTunes and various other sources.

In her drive to increase awareness about domestic violence, Fimm has recently decided to team up with the International Jus-tice Mission, a human rights agency working to “rescue victims of

slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression” (see their website for more information). Inspired by their charity work and cause, Fimm said she aspires to combine her music with their message to bring an end to sexual oppression.

Information regarding Fimm’s upcoming events and concerts can be found at as well as on her public

page. Her music video was released to the public on on Monday, Sept. 26.

“It’s hard not to love something so beautiful,” Fimm said, speaking not only of her cause but also of the art and creativity she has found in Woodstock.

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Not a Fan of Fox’s ‘New Girl’ZOOEY DESCHANEL SITCOM IS QUIRKY BUT FAILS TO BRING SOMETHING NEW TO THE TV SCREEN

Everyone will come across a handful of people they simply cannot stand in their lifetime. Sometimes it’s that dork who quotes “Lord of the Rings” constantly. May-be it’s the self-absorbed individual that writes their own theme song and dances to it. Could it be the girl who can’t

nel (“500 Days of Summer”) attempts to portray all the people whose quirks drive you crazy on Fox’s “New Girl.”

The show chronicles the adventures of Jess Day (De-

the apartment of three typical men who share their secrets and bad habits with her. The show attempts to showcase how “the new girl” helps the three stooges maneuver their way through a slew of hilarious issues. Then at the same

accept and love Jess, quirks and all. Audiences will fall in love with “New Girl,” not

because of Jess herself, but because of the humor and warmth the supporting cast brings to the show. Schmidt

(Jake Johnson) are well-written characters who each bring something new and exciting to the world of TV. Nick in-troduces the sensitive side of men, Coach (Damon Way-ons) reminds us that some men don’t have game and Schmidt is a satire of every self-centered jerk we’ve ever

met. In many instances, they carry the show and Jess just rides on their coat tails.

Deschanel does her best with a strange character. Jess is a mess of contradictions: shy one minute, outgoing the next. It cannot be easy to make all the personality changes seem natural and Deschanel makes a worthy attempt. As a main character, Jess is under-developed and it may weak-en the show as a whole.

you smile. The plot lines are clever and cute, which is what seems to entertain this generation of TV watchers. It also helps that Deschanel is a favorite, which will bring in more viewers as well. Overall, “New Girl” shows the hilarity of everyday life and will leave viewers feeling like they have met a few off-beat new friends. The show has promise: it has the potential to hold its own among the other hits on Fox and should stick around, at least for a while.

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Jazz quartet Quatrane, comprised of former and cur-

length album Night Trip. The band is made up of four -

ton (guitar), Michael Kadner (drums) and Ben Basile (bass).

Quatrane began performing jazz standards after playing together for two years, and later wrote originals. Eventually, the band decided to record an album com-piled of six tunes written and selected carefully by both

“We got together and assembled a set of six tunes that best described us as a band, and that related well to-

The tracks were recorded at Bottoms Up Recording Studios in Pleasant Valley, NY. The recording only took

Basile attributes the short amount of time the recording took to the band’s lengthy experience performing.

“Since we had been playing together for the last two years, we were able to do all the tunes in just two or three

classify the tracks recorded on the album as strictly jazz tunes.

-thing from swing, latin, funk, rock and jazz. It is a very eclectic album, but it could be loosely categorized under

-corporating a constant bass line and laser sound effects, transitioning its jazzy feel to a more contemporary one.

-phasis on the trumpet and drums, while maintaining the

-taining a jazzy melody and incorporating a plethora of instruments equally.

The members of Quatrane said they agree the release of their album will do nothing but good for their careers as musicians. It not only showcases their skills and expe-rience playing as a group, but as individuals. The tracks accurately represent the band, and help convey to the au-dience their progression over the years.

“[The album] covers the broad array of compositional and performance-based techniques we

have employed live. We are a jazz quartet, but what we

Quatrane plans to distribute and promote their album online and at their shows. As far as proceeding on tour is concerned, all members agree that it would be ideal for exposure and experience, however, coordinating their schedules is the biggest obstacle in their way.

For now, each band member is busy with their own

Kadner has taken to teaching private drum and piano les-sons in his hometown and Basile currently plays with several bands. The quartet still maintains their success by performing together as often as possible, which, consider-

and Basile often play as a trio, but are still glad to be given the opportunity to perform and progress. Quatrane prides themselves on modernizing and pushing the limits of jazz.

said Tampio.

Café in New Paltz on Nov. 1 at 10 p.m.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6

Nelsonvillains

Bacchus7 p.m.

Thursday, oct. 6

Mike Hollis

Lightening Bug

Market Market9 p.m.

Saturday, OCT. 8

Bounce Method

The Dylan Emmet Band

Oasis11 p.m.

Tuesday, OCT. 11

Los Prostetos

Bacchus10 p.m.


NEW ALBUM DEMONSTRATES TECHNICALITY AND PRECISION

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK:JENNA KLEIN

Since 1996, Rwake has been playing a unique brand of down-tuned atmospheric sludge. Their sound is crusty and dirty — which you might expect from a band hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas — but comple-menting the heaviness are great acoustic guitar interludes, lush song arrangements and a surprising amount of technicality and precision.

Other than the two interludes (“Souls of the Sky,” “Ti Progetto”) off of their newest release Rest, the songs are between eight and 16 minutes in length. Each song is a beast, twisting and turning and al-

serves as the smokey entrance to the record, introducing the haunting

energy and tempo high but is probably the track with the least amount of experimentation. “The Culling” is the standout composition on the

on the record, backed by subtle atmospherics and eventually culminat-

of the beautiful interplay between the two guitars. Unfortunately, the second half of the song is a bit too loose, as the group ends up playing a few too many similar mid-paced riffs. “Ti Progetto” offers a short

wrapped up quite nicely, with imaginative progressions and a spirited vocal performance.

Rest, Rwake deserves a ton of credit

sive, but it feels as if the band is in complete control throughout. The vocals are also worthy of mention, as the style is ambitious and the performance is exceptional. The scattered female vocals are also quite

too many times when the band seems content to drift off and the parts blend together without a solid point of interest.

As a whole, Rest is an impressive piece of work which deserves

with far too many clones.

By Ross Hamilton

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YEAR: ThirdMAJOR: Piano Performance and Music TherapyHOMETOWN: Buffalo, N.Y.

Piano Performance and Music Therapy

Buffalo, N.Y.

Piano Performance and Music Therapy

Buffalo, N.Y.

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Contact Zan Stumfeld at [email protected] .

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK?

CHECK OUT JENNA KLEIN

PLAYING PIANO BY SCANNING THIS CODE WITH ANY SMARTPHONE!

WHAT’S YOUR INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE? WHY?

WHO ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

Piano. I’ve been playing it for a long time and I really enjoy all the different stuff you can do with it. I’ve been play-ing for 13 years.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. The Growlers. Robert Schumann.

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR DEGREE?

I think I want to go into music therapy for troubled teenagers or adolescents. I think I

want to always keep playing piano.

ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS?Practice ‘til you feel like you’re gonna die.

WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES?I play classical piano, so Clara

both female pianists. Clara has a great combination of being sweet and then powerful. Marta is a force to be reckon with. She made a name for herself in a man’s world.

A Creature Worth KnowingLAURA MARLING TAKES ON WEBSTER HALL IN NEW YORK CITY

of her melancholy melodies. Marling stands at an unassuming short height;; she opens with

She starts playing “Rambling Man” and the crowd sings along quietly as her backing band joins in during the chorus. Her band has a diverse pile of instruments at their disposal from banjo and cello to mandolin and upright bass to the standard drums, keyboard and guitar.

She stares at the back of the hall throughout most of the perfor-

share a strange fact with the crowd in between songs. She mentions the

who once again steered the conversation toward the architecture of the building. The crowd laughed as they discussed the style of the roof.

not Swim” were particularly pleasing to the crowd. They called out to her to play more of the older material in the desperate way fans often

simply go to see an artist rehash the songs we keep on repeat. There is (and always should be) a bit more life to the performance.

their penultimate song as their last for those who would want an en-

By Katherine Speller

Laura MarlingA Creature I Don’t Know Tour

Webster Hall, Sept. 28

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Rest

PHOTOS OF SPENCER CHURCHILL’S WORK TAKEN BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ CAPTION BY SAMANTHA SCHWARTZ

This Week in

Major: Visual Arts, Film Studies Minor

Year: !ird

“I am an upstate N.Y. artist, hailing from

Binghamton, New York, where I am sur-

rounded by the beauty of run down build-

ings, porno shops and a serious lack of

culture. I primarily work in collage and enjoy

using imagery from LIFE magazine to "ll un-

wanted books. It’s an old habit, using books

as paper, that sort of stems from a limited

income and convenience of used books. I was

drawn to collage work because the materials

I use can be found by anyone, so, in a sense

anyone can be artistic. I enjoy working with

taboo and supernatural themes and I draw

in#uence from photographer Joel Peter Wit-

kin and painter Edvard Munch. I am often

more inspired by "lm than other areas of "ne

art, specially the "lms of Ingmar Bergman,

Fritz Lang, John Waters and silent horror

"lms such as ‘!e Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ and

‘Vampyr.’”

SPENCER CHURCHILLtHe Deep END

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Much like there were signs, blog posts and Facebook event pages created for the protest held yesterday on our campus, those behind their self-proclaimed revolution on Wall Street also created poster-like imagery to promote their cause. The initial image, de-picting a dancer perched on top of one of the

features text that begs the following ques-tion: “What is our one Demand?”

The problem is, we don’t know. That is why we at The New Paltz Oracle feel the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors should bor-row ideas from successful demonstrators like the ones on our own campus and get more organized to get more accomplished.

Many of the thousands camping out in -

teresting points. Yes, only a small percent-age of the American population controls a large proportion of the nation’s wealth. It is true, this is not fair at all. Surely, it is time for change.

Unfortunately, if we want our govern-

ment leaders to pay attention to what we have to say (or be loud and strong enough to force them to pay attention) and therefore use their power to institute change, what we are saying needs to be clear. At “Occupy Wall Street,” the many voices of the masses gathering together may be drowning each other out.

Take yesterday’s walk-out, teach-in at New Paltz - their goals can be synthesized. The participating and organizing students

-garding statewide and campus budget issues. There were some students there to facilitate the order of the workshops while trying to get others to join. They even offered solu-tions for some of these issues.

Few of these things are happening on Wall Street, and that could be problematic for the fate of this “revolution.”

When we were young, we were all taught that in order to get something done, we should set a goal for ourselves. Then, we should formulate a plan to accomplish that

goal. Many of the Wall Street protestors bring up varying economic topics and clearly have different goals - and they see this a positive thing. The movement’s website boasts that this is a “leaderless” effort, but that could in fact be it’s downfall. One leader or groups of leaders could remind the masses why they joined in unison and put together more con-crete plans for making things happen.

This is something all protestors and or-ganizers shouldn’t lose sight of - successful demonstrations should have tangible results. Discussions about the crippled American economy can be engaging, educational and even inspiring. But these ideas need to be shared between people that are not neces-sarily like-minded. Signage, chanting and media coverage of non-violent protests will certainly turn heads. However, the key is to keep that discussion going with those who took notice. That is not going to happen if people are saying all different things and confusing some already unwilling listeners.

We applaud the organizers, young and

old, for taking the initiative and recognizing that something is wrong with the American economic landscape. The task the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors have apparently tak-en on is not easy;; after all, some have listed demands including the institution of free col-lege education and various tax reformation. This call for radical change will be met with skepticism, which is why being clear, honest and sure is more important than ever. So if we are demanding change to the structure of wealth and power in our country, we must know what we are demanding and how we want those demands to be met.

Editorials represent the views of the majority of the editorial board. Col-umns, op-eds and letters, excluding editorials, are solely those of the writ-ers and do not necessarily represent the views of The New Paltz Oracle, its staff members, the campus and university or the Town or Village of New Paltz.

WALL STREETPROTESTORS: WHAT IS YOUR ONE DEMAND?

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CARTOON BY JOSH KUSAYWA

I have been the sports editor for four issues. In this brief amount of time, I’ve come to realize that being sports editor brings a certain amount of mystery and intrigue to who a person is.

Oh no, I’m sorry;; being the female sports editor brings a certain amount of mystery and intrigue.

Originally, I had this huge sense of empowerment when it came to writing about sports. It is true that you don’t catch many females actually writing about them since most are broadcasting and do-ing player interviews. But I know enough about hockey, baseball and soccer to write about them and do a good job with it;; I’m the minority and I’m proud of it.

Then it went downhill, because then someone actually voiced what I always knew, and it didn’t sound like roses.

“What do you want to do?”“Write about sports.”“Oh, well that’s good. There aren’t

many girls out there who write about sports, so you’ll easily get a job.”

Maybe I’m being ungrateful. With the way our economy and job market is right now, I should be happy knowing that I’ll probably fare better than most of my peers. But when I realized that it could be easy, I also realized that it might not be like the picture I painted.

People are always surprised and in-terested when I tell them what I do for The Oracle. As if it’s a big deal that a girl runs the sports section. This is the 21st century, it shouldn’t be this great big thing that surprises people. Are girls not supposed to know about sports the way guys do? I know that people don’t think

it’s so interesting and cool that a girl is so interested in sports. I feel people subcon-sciously don’t expect a girl to write about sports. But it gets worse. Do you want to know what I always get?

“You write about sports? Guys love

girls who like sports so you must get a lot of guys.”

I’m going to start by telling you that this is complete BULLSHIT. Nev-er, not once, has a guy ever been more interested in me because I like sports. At least not in a romantic sense - it has more or less just led me to become an-other one of the bros. The worst is when people slyly insinuate that I write about sports to meet guys. It makes me realize that if, and when, I do go into writing about sports, I will always be viewed differently.

I’ll never forget what a friend of

This friend, who is a minority, spoke these words that will always ring clear-ly;;

than anything. I could get into these big name schools because I have the grades and extracurricular to do so, but people are always going to look at me and say that I had more of a chance than every-one else because I’m a minority. And deep down, I’ll never know if I actually did deserve it.”

I understand what he meant now.When I go and interview for jobs,

I will probably get extra consideration for being a girl. Who knows if I’m actu-ally better at what I do than men who go for the same jobs? What if people think the same thing I was told a year ago? I know that I’m already pretty good at what I do, but what if no one will even bother to look at that? What if all they’re concerned about when they see my sto-ries is the byline that accompanies it?

Cat Tacopina,Woman sports writer.

Cat is a 19-year-old journalism student with a minor in German Studies. Aside from her love of all things sports, she en-joys wings and Quentin Tarantino movies. She wants everyone to know that she, not Sharyce Willand, is the Swan Queen. She is also the Robin to Andrew Wyrich’s Batman.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

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LETTERSCAT TACOPINA

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Dear Editor,I have lived in Ulster County for only three years but I have been an active democrat for almost my

entire adult life and I have continued to be engaged in the political life of my new home and community. I have known Jon Sennett for the three years I’ve been here. I have worked with him on the New Paltz Demo-cratic Party Committee, where I represent district 4. I have campaigned with him for others and now I am campaigning for him in his quest to become Ulster County District Attorney.

of government. I know that he has important experience not just as a lawyer but as an assistant district attor-

and fair, committed to both justice and the well-being of the people of Ulster, just what we need in a district attorney. I hope the citizens of New Paltz will join me in voting for Jon Sennett for Ulster County District Attorney in November.

- Thomas M. Rocco, PhD

Like many people in our country, I tend to observe politics from a safe distance because national politics just seems somewhat removed from my daily life, and because I seldom feel educated enough in the political realm to really make a difference. But recently I have come to realize the simple fact that as voters we really do have the power: that each and every one of us has a voice that can make a difference. To be heard, our strongest voice is our vote.

My life was very different before moving back to the states after almost a decade away. Now, being a

politics. I try to understand how I can help support the people who are working for our best interests, within our community and beyond. Moving to the community of Gardiner/New Paltz, I have met many wonderful people who are so involved and committed in making our community a place to be proud of. However, as I continue to educate myself on the political role players in our region, it is also clear to me that too often we

life for our children.

ruption this needs to change. When it comes to voting people into political positions, we all need to look a little closer at the integrity of the candidates. We can do this by viewing the moral foundation on which they live, how they choose to raise their family, treat their neighbors, and live their lives.

In times like these, we owe it to each other to have an Ulster County District Attorney who we can trust and be proud of - someone who we know will always tell the truth, and put in the extra effort to be sure the innocent are protected and the guilty are prosecuted.

After getting to know not only Jon Sennett, but also his family and the community that he surrounds himself with, it is so clear to me that Ulster County needs him as our next District Attorney. Jon is the person

competence, honor and integrity back to our court house.In this off election year it is so important that we each take a minute to tell a friend, a neighbor, a co-

worker and even a stranger to vote for Jon Sennett for DA on November 8th- Laura Spilhaus, Gardiner NY

CARTOON

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ing on my own team when I was eight and my dad was

glia coaching the team, he said he was excited for the

“I looked at some schools that I didn’t really like

how quickly they’re going to adjust when it comes to

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CULTUREBy Cat Tacopina

Sports Editor | [email protected]

SUNY New Paltz athletes had a good chance of seeing a new

when they reported for duty this year.

faces to its coaching staff for the 2011-12, and is still on the hunt

it’s a head coach or an assistant coach, thought goes into what are

ing staff w all want each other to do well and we all push each other

culture, but they will also respect the house that has previously

been built.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: COACHES, COLLEAGUES REFLECT ON NEW PROGRAM HIRINGS

“If you’re going to be a coach at this level,

you better be a re-

ally great mentor as

well.”

“We all coach our

own teams, but all

of us coaches are a

team amongst our-

selves.”

“So far this sea-

son I have learned

the potential of this

I hope to help each

athlete reach their

personal goals this

season.”

“Having...success

can bring a wealth

can help you to not

just be in the winning

mind set for games,

but for life as well.”

will be an important

part of our success”

-Colleen Bruley,

“Ryan and I are great

complements to each

other as we pursue

our goal of a SUNY-

AC championship.”

GENE VENTRIGLIA MIKE REJNIAK ABBY CERRONE MEGAN SPITTAL DAVID MIRES RYAN WOERNER

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

SHOCK

GENE VENTRIGLIA MEGAN SPITTAL MIKE REJNIAK

RYAN WOERNER ABBY CERRONE DAVID MIRES

The Lineup of Fresh Faces

Win/Loss totals for coaches in

Denise MarcheseSoftball20-18(2010)

Baseball16-22(2007)

Jamie SewardWomen’s Basketball

17-11(2006-07)

Shanna VitaleField Hockey

8-11(2009)

Colleen BruleyWomen’s Soccer

4-11(1997)

Scott WhitbeckSwimming

8-10(2008-09)

Radu PetrusMen’s Volleyball

22-10(2007)

Robert BruleyTennis2-8(1998)

Matt GiufreWomen’s Volleyball

14-24(2002)

Mike RejniakMen’s Basketball(At UMass Amherst)

27-4(2008)

Gene VentrigliaMen’s Soccer(At West Point)

9-3(1985)

THE RECORDS

PHOTOS COURTESY OF NPHAWKS.COM AND ROBIN WEINSTEIN

Starting the season ranked 14th in the nation, the SUNY

Hofstra University after a rocky brginning.

August. Then the team’s head coach John Chewens, who is a member of the Army Reserves, was activated to help with the hurricane relief efforts. On top of it all, their season started two weeks earlier than usual. Despite these factors, the team did not lose faith.

“We work as a unit and even though we didn’t have coaches there are still three captains who all come and control practice,” fourth-year team captain Kathryn Wallace said. “There are girls

Chewens showed his commitment to the team even when he was away helping with hurricane relief.

handled the situation very well. The leadership of all our veterans has helped me out.”

The team made do with their situation and continued to have

said, “We had a ton of people come out and have to go in, some who had never played in an A-side game before, but we still held it 44-0.” Their second game against Stony Brook was tied 3-3.

Their wins are a product of long practices and team unity. The girls attend three 7 a.m. conditioning practices per week,

“Playing rugby is a lifestyle and you would do anything for the girls you play with,” Wallace said.

Coaches Chewens and Maureen O’Loughlin agree that a big part of their past and future accomplishments are bringing the new girls on the team up to skill and by making sure that the

seasoned players are there to help the new players reach their full potential.

limitations from the school. “As a club we are denied access to trainers even though it is

a full contact sport,” Herman said.The response from the Athletic department is that they are

only a club team.

and views it as a strong woman’s sport,” Alumni and Coach O’Loughlin said.

Herman said that there are different goals for every game. “Right now the focus is on defense and we want to come

together as a team and do as well as we did last semester,” said Herman.

Chewens creates individual goals for each player so that they are able to grow individually and help the team. He said he hopes that they will win the Met Union Championship and once again be nationally ranked.

“Our goals ultimately are to have a winning semester” O’Loughlin said.

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Wischoff Starts Season On The Run Cross Country has been making waves all season with wo-

mens captain Nichole Wischoff at the helm. Wischoff has already proven herself as a leader in her third year at New Paltz. She was named SUNYAC runner of the week for the week ending on Sept. 11.

“Nichole’s motivation comes mostly from within,” said Cross Country Head Coach Mike Trunkes. “She has an incredibly strong internal drive that pushes her to strive to be the best.”

On Oct. 1, Wischoff destroyed the school record for the 6k at the Brooks Paul Short Run at Lehigh University with a time of

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to be beat.” Wischoff has lofty ambitions for future success and a great

support system behind her. While her mom is incredibly supportive and her coach motivates her, he also reminds her about the work ahead.

“Although Nichole is an infant in the sport she has quickly progressed beyond her years as a competitive distance runner,” said Trunkes. “She has the maturity level and focus of a runner that has been training and racing for ten or more years.”

Wischoff, one of seven siblings from a conservative home in -

tend college and owes much of her success to her move to New York. She was fortunate enough to receive a rotary scholarship

school. Her host Mother in Belgium, a very busy, successful woman,

was a runner—one with little free time. Wischoff took up running

to get closer to her host Mom, running three times per week at 11 minutes per mile—far from a record. She continued to run long distances with her host Mother and her running group, and returned home able to run a breezy 12 miles at a time.

whip her into academic shape. Though she struggled with poor grades, her hard work and diligence shone through and she was accepted to New Paltz to run with Cross Country. Now there is no turning back.

Wischoff.“You put a pair of shoes on and you’re running and you

for eight weeks to achieve her goals. Though she has struggled in the past with over-training, Wischoff says she feels great, even with eight weeks left to go.

to be kind of cocky,” she said. Wischoff is aiming for nationals but is taking it one day at a

time. Her coach thinks her true talent lies in longer runs like the marathon and believes she has the ability to qualify at Olympic Trials.

Wischoff seems intent on achieving her goals and everyone around her believes in her and encourages her ambitions.

“She has all the tools to be a great distance runner,” said

happen.”

By Kate BlessingCopy Editor | [email protected]

Women’s Rugby Hits Rough PatchBy Katie SophiaContributing Writer | [email protected]

Nichole Wischoff broke New Paltz’s record for the 6k on Oct. 1 PHOTO COURTESY OF STOCKTON PHOTO

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Jose Reyes might not be a Met next season.

This thought has lingered in the back of every Mets fans’ mind as the allure of an admittedly fantastic start to postseason baseball has distracted us from the inevi-table question that will hit a breaking point

Reyes and the Mets can begin to negotiate a new contract.

The truth is, no one is really sure what direction either party will head into dur-ing negotiations. On the one side, Reyes is coming off a fantastic season, that if not derailed by injuries could have been MVP-caliber, and will demand to be paid as the run-scoring threat he clearly is. Reyes was

.337 while also scoring 101 runs and hitting a league leading 16 triples. Coming off his best season yet, Reyes will be looking for a major paycheck.

On the other hand, the Mets and their General Manager Sandy Alderson are work-

might not be able to afford to waste their money and energy to lock Reyes up long term.

Alderson said recently the Mets will have to work quickly if they are to retain the former gold-glover. With Reyes cer-tainly demanding a large multi-year com-mitment, the Mets would be adding on to the millions already invested in the likes of Jason Bay, David Wright and Johan Santana for the foreseeable future. This large chunk of the Mets estimated $110-100 million payroll does not leave much wiggle room to put together the remaining 21 slots on the roster.

The question is, which side will blink

Admittedly, seeing Reyes in another uniform would be tough concept to come to terms with for many fans.

Reyes is arguabely the most exciting player in baseball and losing his undeni-able skill and spark at the top of the lineup would be something many fans would not be used to having to endure.

For years fans have had the pleasure of being assured that Reyes would pro-vide extra emotion that directly trans-lated into wins - when he was healthy at least.

Over his time as a Met, Reyes has accumulated 301 stolen bases, 73 triples and led the National League in sto-len bases for three straight years from 2005-07. There is no question, that when healthy, Reyes had a direct impact on how the team fared in the wins column.

Seeing Reyes leave for another team would be a devastating blow to the Mets, their fan base and morale around the clubhouse. More importantly, his depar-

fall from the Omar Minaya regime and

Mets team.

Minaya envisioned roaming Citi Field with the likes of Carlos Gomez and Fer-nando Martinez. Speed, tools and aggres-sion to play the game were all hallmarks

touted players generated one thing - elec-tricity. He was the face of the glory streak in 2006 and was the centerpiece of those dominant months and subsequent col-lapses in 2007 and 2008. Having Reyes depart would be the symbolic beginning of the Mets looking in a new direction.

The Mets had already began this pro-cess, in a smaller-scale fashion yesterday when the team announced that coaches Chip Hale, Ken Oberkfell among others would not be returning to the club next season - cutting even more ties to the Minaya regime. Rumors are swirling that former Phillies manger Larry Bowa or former Nationals manager Jim Riggel-man could be replacing Obie as the bench coach, as both are close with manager Terry Collins and would be more in line with the philosophy Alderson is impla-menting.

Losing Reyes would decimate the Mets in the short term, and while there have been signs towards the two parties being able to negotiate a contract that is satisfactory for both Reyes and the Mets, fans might have to realize that “no. 7”

would be a tough loss to swallow, but there is a possibility Reyes’ departure brings upon a true beginning of a Mets rebuilding process.

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Finally. Finally it is time to start talk-ing New York Rangers hockey.

As far as sports go, it’s proven to be a long year for me, and surely for many of you out there as well. The Mets, while the future looks like it could be okay, still produced a painful season. The NBA is currently in lock-out mode and after this

watching those wildlife specials on Ani-mal Planet, where the baby animal is sur-rounded by a horde of predators waiting

The Rangers, if all goes the way it should on paper (which it never does), will be my solace these long, cold winter

my season predictions. However, there are much more pressing issues that the Rangers face right now.

On Wednesday, Sean Avery cleared-waivers and was sent from Stockholm to New York. As of right now, Avery will play with the Connetticut Whale (which

would honestly kill to know who thought calling them that was a good idea). The news has left people in a bind;; Does Avery deserve to stay and continue his career as a Ranger, or is it time to let him

there was no way the Rangers could let go of him. Avery was, quite frankly, a one of a kind player. He wasn’t just an enforcerer, he was a full-blown bad guy

superhero movie, Avery would have been a combination of the Joker, Lex Luthor, Red Skull and Two-Face. This is the guy who gave “sloppy seconds” a whole new meaning. Even players who are friends of his have admitted that he’s thrown out racial slurs during games (which doesn’t exuse the homophobic slurs thrown at him during the Rangers pre-season game against the Flyers.)

But he isn’t that guy anymore. You

can tell he’s scaled back and mellowed out, but it hasn’t been enough for the likes of Torts and the rest of the coaching staff. And yet, there’s an even bigger problem than

Avery needs to go.

refs hate the Rangers and how the NHL is all just one big conspiracy against the

a target on his back during games. To an

teams because they know they can beat up on him and have a 95 percent chance of getting away with it. Tortorella has probably realized that, even if Avery were to change his ways, it will never be enough. He’s become too much of a liability out on the ice at this point.

as head coach, it seemed like he and Avery

had publically stated beforehand that he

older player, Avery has never particularly taken to Tortorella either, which has prob-ably helped the organization to distance itself from Avery.

When the Rangers originally let Avery go, it was pretty clear that he was a big part of the New York persona, and most knew that, regardless of personal feelings, he would be back. But the Rangers have become a radically different team since that time. They’re progressively getting younger

years, you can expect a very highly-capable, muti-skilled team that will not have a spot for someone like Sean Avery.

The Rangers are probably hoping that someone will want to take Avery off their hands during the course of the season, but the Rangers administration isn’t stupid. Sather has to know that no one is going to want to take Avery. He’s become a mov-ing target for referees, and an easy punch-ing bag for opponents. Avery’s agent said they’ve gotten some calls from European teams, which is where Avery will most likely end up come season’s end.

er, this season the Rangers really look like a team that could compete for a Stanley Cup in a couple of years, and when you look at these past few seasons, the NHL has made it blatantly obvious that Avery will never see his name on the cup.

Reyes Of Hope Dimming A Moving Target in N.Y.

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The New Paltz Oracle, Volume 83, Issue 4