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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Meet The Spring 2013 E-Board Story Meeting Schedule

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ONE YEAR LATER UPD Investigation Of Last November’s

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PAVING THE WAYRoute 32 Lot 28 Temporarily Closes 35 Parking Spots In Preparation Of New Design

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2011 Annual Security Report Shows 30 Percent Increase In Forcible Sexual Assault Since 2009

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WORKING OVERTIME Town Board Denies Proposed Salary

Increase For Town Supervisor;; Approves Two-Year Stipend

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PAVING A WAY FOR CHANGEBicycle And Pedestrian Committee Votes To Endorse ProposedVillage Parking Plan That Could Alter The Shape Of Downtown

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CAS Board Student Members Disagree With Decision To Send Food Service Provider Proposal Before Time For Review

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Campus Under Construction As Fall Semester Begins

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carolyn QUIMBY

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“A & E EDITOR” “A & E EDITOR”

Rachel is a fourth-year

journalism major and

Spanish minor. This is her

fourth semester on The

Oracle and she’s hopped around in almost every po-

sition. She can be found talking about having Corgis

instead of children, living in the 90s via emo and

loudly. This is a newspaper, so news is kind of im-

portant, and you should probably write some! You’ll

get the chance to cover important stories about the

college and the town, ones that people actually really

care about. Having your name in print is pretty cool

too (Re: Taina seeing her name in lights, but better).

Katie is a third-year

journalism major entering

her third semester serving

as features editor at The

Oracle. Terrifying things

tend to come in threes. She enjoys puns, obsessively

taking pictures of her dog, drinking beverages out

of novelty mugs and willing objects from across the

room to move closer to her to avoid getting up. If

you’re the kind of person who wants to hone your

craft as a writer or reporter, tell great stories, or

simply engage in vaguely uncomfortable watercool-

er-grade chit chat a few times a week, the features

section could be the place for you!

Carolyn is a fourth-year

creative writing major and

journalism minor. This is

her second semester as arts

& entertainment editor at The Oracle. She’s usually

marathoning television shows, weeping over beau-

tiful writing, googling pictures of French Bulldogs

and letting her coffee get cold. She hates that AP

Style hates the oxford comma, but that’s one thing

she won’t cry over. The A&E section covers every-

thing from the local music scene to movie reviews

and a passion for the arts, she wants you to write

for the A&E section.

Angela is a fourth-year

public relations major

with a minor in English.

This is her second semester

on The New Paltz Oracle

favorite sport and she likes the way it dribbles up and

down the court. She’s excited to cover the talented

teams and student athletes that wear blue and orange.

mind when you think of SUNY New Paltz, but there

are exciting stories to tell. If you enjoy watching

sports, talking about sports and/or playing them, why

not step up your game and write about them?

check out “The Oracle” most thursdays during the semester!

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samantha SCHWARTZ“PHOTO EDITOR”

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Julie is a fourth-year

currently pursuing a BFA

in drawing and painting

along with two minors.

She mostly works in traditional mediums, like oil

painting and ceramics, but there is no denying that

she has a love affair with illustration. She joined

The Oracle a year ago to work on cartooning and

since then has grown tremendously with the help of

her Oracle

her illustrative style so stay tuned for some exciting

new art this semester. If you would like to submit a

cartoon to The Oracle, email her at N02042344@

hawkmail.newpaltz.edu.

Joe Neggie is a fourth-

year radio and television

production major who is

currently in his second se-

mester as multimedia editor

of The Oracle. When he isn’t running around New

Paltz’s campus with his camera, Joe enjoys following

the Yankees. If you are interested in shooting video

for any of the sections within The Oracle — news,

arts, features or sports — this semester, email him at

[email protected] or stop by the

paper’s story meetings on most Thursdays and talk

to him.

Robin Weinstein is a third-

year photography BFA

and journalism minor. This

is her fourth semester as

photography editor. She can often be found watching

unhealthy amounts of television, whether it be “How

I Met Your Mother” or “The Big Bang Theory,” but

you’ve probably also seen her photographing news-

worthy events or sports games on campus. Although

she loves photographing events around New Paltz,

she can’t do it all on her own. If you are interested

in photographing for The New Paltz Oracle, come to

our weekly meetings or email her at robin.wein-

[email protected]!

Samantha is a fourth-year

mathematics major with a

double minor in photogra-

phy and psychology. She

can usually be found solv-

ing problems in the math lab or out and about town

drinking coffee somewhere.This is her fourth semes-

ter on The Oracle as the photography editor for The

Gunk. Samantha also coordinates “The Deep End”

page, a place that features a different student visual

artist each week. If you would like to take photos for

The Gunk or if you would like to nominate yourself

or a friend as an artist for “The Deep End” feel free

to email her at [email protected].

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