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The New Paltz Town Planning Board met on Feb. 25 to discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
-pacts.
During the public forum, town resident Paul Brown made comments concerning Wilmorite’s presentation to the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) on Feb. 13 and their tax exemption application.
Brown said Wilmorite is applying for three exemptions, including a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT), sub-lease transaction and a mortgage-tax for a 25-year period. If the
developer could pay “under $200,000” annually while sav-ing themselves nearly $1.5 million.
the New Paltz Central School District and Ulster County — the three taxing authorities — can only be accurately evalu-ated once you gather the information, once you know how much the taxing authorities would lose over the next 25 years,” Brown said.
Before the meeting, Wilmorite submitted a 63-page document to the Planning Board, which included a one-page table of contents and “consolidated public comment,” ac-cording to Wilmorite’s Director of Business Tom George.
“We did a follow up to the public comment, the written comment, [and] the transcripts — everything that was col-lected...was then organized,” George said.
The table of contents listed sections A through T, which included topics like soils, geography, topography, surface and ground water, then all corresponding public comments were organized under each heading.
While Wilmorite is still in the process of organizing the comments, George said they plan to create a response docu-ment, which will be formatted for the FEIS. He also said they will submit a “document matrix” or spreadsheet, listing every person or agency that supplied comments.
“This is basically going to be a chart for every person who made comments and what category [they] fell under, so it’s an easy process for the planning board to ensure that every comment was documented,” George said.
Even after identifying and categorizing the comments, Planning Board Chairman Mike Calimano said he thinks they’re at the “beginning stages” of the process.
“Now the challenge is to address and respond to them [the comments], which would be the FEIS,” Calimano said.
Calimano said he was “uncomfortable” with the idea of having the public review three separate documents — the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), a synthe-sized comment section and a response document. He said he would like for the FEIS to stand alone and “tell the whole
story.” “If that means cutting, pasting and pulling out of the
and additional detail, I think it’s a document — although longer — [that] is better handled by people,” Calimano said. “The idea that everybody would have to go back to the DEIS, then the comments, then look at the conclusions...just makes it more complicated.”
Board member Lynn Bowdery expressed concern that topics from the DEIS that went unaddressed during public comment would be “forgotten,” and board member George Lithco said two things must be done when preparing the FEIS — replying to the comments and responding to, or “modifying,” the DEIS.
However, board member Tim Rodgers said he would like the board to never have to look at the DEIS again.
comments [and] responses to things that are unclear,” Rodg-ers said.
Calimano said there are a lot of things in the DEIS that should be tossed and, moving forward, it shouldn’t “cloud” the board members thoughts.
“It was poorly written, it didn’t address the subject as we found out in a number of different areas,” he said. “The FEIS should address the comments and come up with the conclusions.”
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NEWS BRIEFS WORLD
From “the end of the earth,” the Cath-
olic Church found a surprising new
leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from
Argentina who took the name Francis,
a pastor rather than a manager to resur-
rect a church and faith in crisis. He is
NEW POPE SELECTED
POLICE KILL PROTESTORSThe highest-level inquiry into the
deaths of nearly 900 protesters in
police were behind nearly all the kill-
ings and used snipers on rooftops
shoot into the huge crowds.
POPE WINS OVER ROMANSBefore they even saw his face, Pope Francis
had already won over the Roman masses.
The 76-year-old Argentine said the cardi-
nals had reached to the “end of the earth”
beloved Pope John Paul II, a Polish cardinal
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nals had called him “from a far country.”
CAMBODIAN LEADER DIES-
in 1970s, was its public face abroad
and decades later became one of its few
leaders to be put on trial for the deaths
of an estimated 1.7 million people, died
POPE PLEASES LATIN AMERICATears and cheers erupted across Latin
America on Wednesday as an Argentine
hemisphere, and many expressed hope
that he could help bring the church
closer to the poverty-wracked region
that is home to more Roman Catholics
than any other.
rise Thursday by adding the largely ceremo-
nial title of president, though he will need
cautious maneuvering to consolidate his
power and build support from a public that
is increasingly clamoring for change.
CHINA ADDS PRESIDENT
Compiled from the AP Newswire
Board Members Receive Awards-
Ruth Quinn has received the Board Achievement
Award.
The Association offers four levels that mem-
bers can qualify for by participating in the organi-
Academy, the annual convention, legal confer-
ences, regional workshops or district-level cus-
tom improvement groups.
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ria Rice said she feels lucky to have high qual-
“We are privileged to have this caliber of
board member working on behalf of our district,”
Rice said. “As educational leaders, it is crucial
that board members continually strive to enhance
their knowledge and skills of school board gov-
ernance. Programs such as this provide that op-
portunity.”
Quinn did not expect to receive the award
“I was surprised to receive this award. The
reason I was motivated to attend the conferenc-
than ever, schools are faced with incredible chal-
lenges,” Quinn said. “To be blunt, the education
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cationally.”
Rausch was given his award for the numer-
ous hours he put into the board training, he said.
The award is given for completing 150 hours of
training through special courses or participating
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ous subjects and “best practices” are discussed,
he said.
“These are one of the few places where a
board member can be trained at reasonable costs
and interact with other board members, state edu-
Rausch said.
Quinn said she believes attending state-
wide conferences helps them “gain the tools” to
and better inform stakeholders and policymakers
about what is going on in the district.
Rausch said he believes the activities he par-
ticipated in have improved his knowledge and un-
“I have been able to hone my general board
audit and facilities sessions in support of my
board roles on these two committees,” he said.
New Paltz Adopts New Financial Aid Letter
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ning in mid-March with prospective and transfer
students of the 2013-14 academic year.
“The new letter was developed by a commit-
who were tasked with adopting the intent of the
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scholarship from the estimated cost of the upcom-
ing academic year to provide an estimated net cost
work options and metrics, an overview detailing
median borrowing.
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come consumers” and will be a “great consumer
information tool.”
“The objective is to let families know before
they owe — to stop and think about loan debt and
aid offers by giving students a “bottom line” of
what they have to pay before having to consider
loan aid.
institutions that have committed to adopting the
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tary David A. Bergeron.
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tarenik said. “It makes people stop and think about
the total cost and loans and in this economy, you
should only borrow what you need.”
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tive students its own preliminary eligibility es-
timate letter for the past 19 years which gave a
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tarenik expects confusion and is going to write a
letter to explain the new Award Letter.
timers and it calls on schools to be responsible. As
a good resource.
“As much as I knew, I had no idea how
and I think students and their families can use all
the help they can get to navigate a very compli-
cated system…I think [the Award Letter] goes a
long way in making things a little simpler.”
above national statistics.
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when they come visit the school.”
By Zameena [email protected]
By Carolyn [email protected]
Patrick Rausch was recently honored.
A recent study of enrollment trends showed that the Black student population at SUNY New Paltz is decreasing at a consistent rate.
The study, completed by Undergraduate Admis-
year Black students has dropped from 11 to 6 since 2003. The percentage of Black transfer students has gone down by 2 since then, while the total number of undergraduate Black students has decreased well.
Student Association (SA) President Josh Simp-son said enrollment numbers are compiled at the end of every year. He and other SA E-board members
cabinet meeting.Simpson said the drop in percentages wasn’t
something he anticipated on a campus like New Paltz.
them,” Simpson said. “We promote diversity here, so to see a drop like that in one population is shocking.”
Simpson said during the cabinet meeting, Presi-dent Donald Christian said the population percentages of Black students have dropped, but the overall diver-sity percentages have remained the same.
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Gover-nance Jonathan Espinosa said, like Simpson, he was shocked to see the population of Black students de-cline “so consistently.” He also said he was dissatis-
when promoting its image.“The school loves to promote diversity, but
they’re not very clear on what that word means,” Espinosa said. “When they use that word, they don’t specify racial diversity, or religious diversity, cultural diversity...There’s different kinds of diversity.”
The percentages of different student races have
student population is the only one to have shown a
white students have increased 9 percent, while the
population for Latino students and Asian students has increased 1 percent each. The percentage of under-graduate Caucasian students and Latino students has gone up 3 percent.
Espinosa said he believes the reason for a de-crease in New Paltz’s Black population relates to a larger-scale issue.
“The bigger picture is that Black males are being incarcerated at higher rates throughout the country,” Espinosa said. “It’s an attack on the Black community. It’s an attack on young Black males and if you don’t have a population from which to get students, you’re
Campus Climate Director Tanhena Pacheco-Dunn said there are other factors that “may be” what
population, but in other colleges across the country.“There are lots of sociopolitical issues affecting
the communities of students of color, and each has dif--
ing those students to college,” Pacheco-Dunn said.
that’s secret. On the other hand, there are students that
standards and they leave students underprepared for
higher education.”Simpson said with these numbers, he and oth-
er members of the SA E-board are “throwing ideas around” about how they should use the $10,000 diver-sity grant that was awarded to the school at the begin-ning of the year.
While one idea was to use the money as a schol-arship, the E-board decided against it because the scholarship would only be awarded once. The mon-ey was originally going to be used to hold four fora which would cover issues of race, transgender issues, students with disabilities and sexual assault. However, Simpson said this was a “dream,” and there are better uses of the money the E-board are currently thinking about.
“We’re currently looking at using the money to go down to schools in the city and talk with prospec-tive students about New Paltz,” Simpson said.
Espinosa believes a trickle-down effect could in-crease the Black student population.
“I think students of color are discouraged when they see most of their professors are older, white males,” Espinosa said. “I think more students would want to come here if professors of color were hired, and if this were to happen, we could go from there.”
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Decrease In Black Student Population ExaminedBy Cat TacopinaManaging Editor | [email protected]
Student Association examines enrollment trends showing a decrease in the black student population.
and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a pur-ported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a front for a $300
million gambling operation.
The pursuit of hackers who audacious-ly stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general,
and celebrities crisscrossed continents
-sociated Press has learned.
GAMBLING GOVERNOR
GRANDMA ON TRIALA 75-year-old woman charged with
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rors how she repeatedly shot her teen-age grandson after he kicked her in the abdomen and demanded money and a
car to leave Michigan.
TRANSPLANT MIRACLEA woman who was given a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and large intestine at a Miami hospital in 2007 has delivered a healthy baby girl, be-
birth.
COURT RULING APPEALED
Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he wants the Illinois attorney general to appeal a federal court ruling that the state’s last-in-the-nation concealed car-ry ban is unconstitutional, a move that would take it before the U.S. Supreme
Court.
NEW BUDGET REVEALED
Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually in-creases spending, while protecting the party’s domestic policy priorities and adding $4 trillion more to the national debt than a slashing alternative from
House Republicans.
HIGH STATUS HACKING
Compiled from the AP Newswire
Council Of Orgs Discusses Club Photo Competition
The third Council of Organizations meeting was held on Monday at 7 p.m. in Lecture Center 104. Although there was some concern from club representatives that the room would not be large enough to house the meeting, empty seats remained.
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and Rules Committee, but since there were no applicants, the voting was pushed back to the fol-lowing meeting.
is holding a photo contest for clubs and organiza-tions. They must submit photos in six different categories to be considered to win. Among the cat-egories are Hawk Pride, a photo that demonstrates
a photo of the club with an organization from another house. The deadline for the photo contest is April 5 at 11:59 p.m.
The winners will be announced to the public via email on April 15.
The announcements included the revitalization
March 19. The Outdooring Club announced they are taking a trip to a shooting range and may have a camping trip to Maine in the near future. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) announced that they will host an event for Pi Day on Thursday, March 14. The Political Science club said they are holding a politics and international relations themed board game night in SU 62/63 in the near future.
The meeting concluded and segued into the “Know Your Rights” presentation at 7:30 p.m.
The next Council of Organizations meeting will be held on April 1 at 7 p.m. in SU 62/63.
By April CastilloCopy Editor | [email protected]
PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN
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Over the course of this semester, New Paltz Secrets, a Facebook page where anony-mous users can share secrets to be broadcasted to more than a thousand followers, has gained not only popularity among the SUNY New Paltz student population – but ire from multiple clubs and organizations who have condemned the page’s more “offensive” postings.
A secret – titled No.1017 – posted on March 1 that recounted the alleged assault of a transgender woman has various groups and individuals on campus, including members of the Queer Action Coalition (QAC), express-ing their discontent and outrage with the – now deleted – secret and even the Facebook page itself.
Following attention gained from No. 1017 and other previous secrets, the Student Associa-tion (SA) released a statement on their Face-book page on March 6 about the increased amount of social media outlets used to “spread rumors and slander” while “inciting harass-ment, fear and intimidation” in fellow students through “discriminatory, racist, sexist, trans-phobic [and] homophobic” language.
SECRETS SPREAD
Since its creation in December of 2012, New Paltz Secrets has quickly garnered the at-tention of the campus community. As of March 13, the page had 1,695 ‘likes,’ surpassing the
Facebook page for The Town of New Paltz by almost 100 ‘likes.’
In comparison, the New Paltz Student
Association currently has 217 ‘likes,’ and the New Paltz Residence Hall Association has 689 friends as of press time.
The founder of New Paltz Secrets, who wished to remain anonymous*, said the page was meant to “strengthen the current commu-nity” and create a “comfortable” environment where people can be themselves.
Their mission seemed to catch on, as near-ly 2,000 secrets have been sifted through since its inception. With so many secrets and other messages being submitted, the page founder said moderation is needed.
“In all honesty, only 60 to 70 percent of all things sent in are put on the page and maybe even less than that,” the page founder said. “If you break the disclaimer, if people are named in a negative light, if it’s racist, sexist or a per-sonal attack on an individual, it can’t be put up.”
Secret No. 1017 was “overlooked,” ac-cording to the page founder, and was removed from the webpage after they received a mes-sage from a student who wished for it to be taken down.
Since secret No. 1017 was posted, the page founder said Facebook users have been “bad-gering” them to release the name of the person who submitted the secret, but will not give out the name and “brand them as a social pariah.”
The page founder said if an actual crime was committed, they would release the name.
“I think people are questioning my morals
said. “I don’t think I’m guilty for not releasing the name, but I am a little guilty of posting that. Even though I didn’t say it, I helped spread it...and I feel bad. It was a mistake.”
REACTION TO NO.1017
Secret No. 1017, which detailed an al-leged sexual assault of a transgendered person, has members of both SUNY New Paltz student government and clubs and organizations on campus concerned.
The original post, which has since been deleted, has even sparked follow-up discus-sions under different posts on the page as of March 12.
Those condemning secret No. 1017 said while some argue that free speech should be al-lowed, the effects of that speech have far reach-ing consequences.
Fourth-year psychology major Shane Triano said many students don’t understand that free speech doesn’t mean you aren’t held accountable for what you say — even on an anonymous page.
“You can say what you want without cen-sorship, but if you admit to a crime, you’re going to be held accountable,” Triano said. “That’s not impeding on your free speech. Just because it’s on Facebook doesn’t mean it’s less serious than if you said it to a student’s face.”
noticed secret No. 1017 after it had been post-ed. Now, after various posts asking for more information on the matter, Rousseas said he wonders how New Paltz has the reputation of being “queer-friendly” when the campus lacks many of the resources that other SUNYs, in-cluding Albany and Purchase have for LGBTQ students, like support centers and entirely gen-der-neutral dorms.
“We don’t have the resources, the adminis-tration doesn’t try to give us the resources, and
even the student body — you go out on a Sat-urday night and you don’t know what kind of slur is going to come out of somebody’s mouth or what someone is going to do to you,” Rous-seas said.
Rousseas’ sentiments were shared by other members of the campus community.
Communication & Media Lecturer Daniel Hunt — who has made several documentaries about the transgender community — said the writer’s “posture and entitlement” is what dis-turbed him the most.
“[The poster] felt [their] actions were ac-
this person was different,” Hunt said. “The whole othering [because] these people live on the margins, and because they dwell on the margins, they deserve less — deserve abuse, deserve what’s brought on to them just because their different — is disgusting.”
Billy Caracciolo, a fourth-year Women’s, Gender and Sexuality and digital production double major, went a step further and said the post reveals the larger issue of transphobia on campus despite New Paltz’s reputation of being “an open place.”
“People think that even though there are some individuals who are ‘bad,’ New Paltz, as a whole, is a really good community,” Caracciolo said. “I think that’s not really the case, espe-cially for queer and trans people. We’ve been trying to have this discussion ever since I came to this school and no one seems to be taking it too seriously at all, so it’s part of a bigger issue that New Paltz is not doing anything to make it a better, safer space.”
By Carolyn Quimby with Andrew Wyrich
A&E Editor & Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]
New Paltz Secrets Stirs SUNY New Paltz PHOTOS BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN
New Paltz Secrets, a Facebook group that allows users to post their “secrets” online, has caused campus groups to call for action. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN
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PARALLELS TO THE PAST
Much like Caracciolo, some campus commu-nity members have questioned SUNY New Paltz’s accepting atmosphere after seeing posts on a page as popular as New Paltz Secrets.
Karl Bryant, assistant professor of sociology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies, said that New Paltz’s progressive reputation only goes so far.
“You can be liberal and hold onto beliefs about groups of people that are stigmatizing and oppressive, like some of the racial incidents last year,” Bryant said. “This incident is disturbing and disgusting, but not surprising. They’re not anomalies. They’re something that is here all the time, but isn’t expressed — maybe, because of that reputation.”
Sociology Professor Roberto Vélez-Vélez also compared the posting to the “racial signage” last year, because he said both incidents had target audiences, albeit different ones.
Vélez-Vélez said most of his students hadn’t directly read the post, but had heard about it from other people.
“Unlike the signing in Humanities and the dorm [Lefevre Hall], which had the intention that people are going to see it, including faculty and staff — not just the student who is active online — the students who are going to see this [post] are going to be carefully looking at their newsfeed, and the people who are interested in campus gos-sip,” Vélez-Vélez said.
Vélez-Vélez said the page owner’s anonym-ity allowed them to take a position of neutrality, so they can post these “secrets” without condemning or condoning them. By doing so, they escape re-
Vélez-Vélez said. However, Triano said even as an anonymous
post, the actions of the original poster and the page
dent population toward the trans community.“Somebody thought that ‘people will get...
my point of view on this, think it’s funny and a story worth telling’ — not with the intention that people would be disgusted,” Triano said. “That is
the page...put it up as opposed to being completely disgusted.”
Bryant said these “negative attitudes” are just
that transgender students and individuals face ev-ery day.
“Whether or not it happened, it taps into something that is very real,” he said. “These are true realities for trans people’s lives and that’s the important thing. There are all kinds of ways that
different than other people, on a basic level, that people take for granted.”
These public platforms — Facebook, Tum-blr, Twitter — have become a way for people to disclose and share intimate, and sometimes taboo, positions, according to Vélez-Vélez. He said that people are expressing their feelings and opinions with less self-restraint.
“People are losing the bearings of limits in expression — they don’t think of social conse-quences,” Vélez-Vlez said. “They don’t think it’s actually out there when it’s out there, but racism is racism whether it’s public or private, as well as sexism, homophobia, etc.”
A FAR REACHING ISSUE
While secret No. 1017 served as a catalyst for many organizations on campus to begin voic-ing their opinions about New Paltz Secrets, other posts have gained attention as being “offensive” to various factions of the student population.
In response to the various outcries, the SA
released a statement condemning hate speech and offensive language in any environment.
“We at Student Association formally con-demn any social media outlet that perpetuates the type of speech mentioned above in order to cre-ate a safer environment for our student body,” the statement said.
As the representatives for the student body as a whole, SA President Josh Simpson said the group felt the need to address and “formally con-demn” the Twitter account New Paltz Fuego, New Paltz Secrets and similar accounts.
“We’re not trying to promote anything nega-tive, especially things that are transphobic, homo-phobic, racist, things about domestic violence,” Simpson said. “That’s not conducive to life and the mental well-being of our students. As long as
to be addressed.”Simpson said that New Paltz Secrets was also
how it promotes negativity and stereotypes, but also how it is affecting students who are willing to stand up against the sites.
“Students who stand up against New Paltz Secrets and slander, in general, get slammed and get ostracized and get made fun of, and that’s only perpetuated and promoted by New Paltz Secrets,” he said.
THE CAMPUS CLIMATE
While a 2012 study was released gauging SUNY New Paltz’s attitudes toward the LGBTQ community, some feel that New Paltz Secrets and other similar social media websites showcase a disconnect between what the student population is saying and what it truly believes.
In October 2012, the Campus Climate Survey for LGBTQ Issues Research Report was released, which revealed that “transgendered respondents
safe, understood, and protected on campus.”In addition, the survey found that 97 percent
of people surveyed had “supportive attitudes” to-ward the LGBTQ community.
Despite this, some believe the numbers don’t
Fourth-year Women’s, Gender and Sexuality major Cody Hill said he feels as though very little is done on campus to combat the transphobia and that he would advise younger transgender students
“This school is an actively hostile environ-ment for transgender students, and almost none of the administrators act in a way that demonstrates a desire to create any tangible or helpful change,” Hill said.
Caracciolo said he hopes people will start to take trans issues and transphobia “more serious-ly,” because this posting is an example of the real violence transgender individuals experience.
“We don’t just want gender neutral housing or bathrooms,” he said. “This is not just us crying about our pronouns. It’s a bigger thing. It’s these attitudes about trans people that leads to this vio-lence — it’s the idea that this is very serious and needs to be taken seriously.”
With debates erupting over whether the page should be taken down or not, Rousseas said that people who don’t try to stop these things from happening are “on the side of transphobia and queerphobia.”
“If you’re not doing anything about it, you’re letting it continue,” he said.
* While it is against the policy of The New
Paltz Oracle to use anonymous sources, given the
weight of the situation, we agreed for the founder
of New Paltz Secrets to remain anonymous after
they agreed to prove they ran the webpage and in-
terview in person.
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FEATURES
The wine cabinets and liquor shelves
lining the walls of In Good Taste’s pre-
vious location have moved 300 ft. to the
wine and spirit store’s new home at 27
Main St.
Since her move from Colorado to
New Paltz 15 years ago, owner Debra
Rauch sustained the business while situ-
opportunity to move to a more prominent
space — a cottage on Main Street, sepa-
rate from the strip mall the store was for-
merly attached to.
Rauch said the location was vacant
for 13 years, “which bothered [her] as a
community leader.”
When Rauch left the old store be-
the new location, but said she had much
of the store renovated with the help of de-
signer Gina Law.
above the middle of the store. Between
shelves of liquor bottles, a window —
doubled over at the top — occupies the
A spalted, sugar maple counter, built
on recycled glass tile, serves as a four-
sided bar at the center of the store. Rauch
that had fallen onto someone’s property.
The new location has additional
more complete bathroom.
has also eliminated hectic and messy
deliveries through the front door, Rauch
said.
Now deliveries can come through a
side door and straight into storage. In the
past, Rauch said storage was held in the
basement, but the expanded space in the
new building has allowed for the store’s
at the store for eight months. He said not
carrying boxes is the best part of the new
place.
Every Saturday afternoon, Rauch
said the store brings in a representative
State wine distributor, giving them a
section of the bar to showcase samples.
Community is important to Rauch, who
whenever possible.
Rauch said friends and members of
the New Paltz community aided her in the
one-day move to the new location.
mandates that all inventory be transferred
in a single day when a liquor store chang-
es location, the 30 volunteers joined shop
employees on Sunday, Jan. 31, to trans-
port the $200,000 worth of inventory to
the new address.
The store was open the next day.
“We only lost one day of business,”
Rauch said.
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Participants at NP Rock Yoga can soar with a little help from their friends in their monthly “Flying Yoga” classes.
The partner-based yoga sessions have their roots in Ac-roYoga and circus yoga, while incorporating elements of Thai yoga. “Flying Yoga,” led by instructor Lana Heintjes, consists of one person becoming a “baser” and one person
Rock Yoga.
on partner stretching.
“We give people time — it’s about balance and proper alignment.”
Heintjes said she became interested in AcroYoga be-cause of student interest. After organizing a class taught by AcroYoga instructors for SUNY New Paltz’s Yoga Club, Heintjes took a three-hour class, studied AcroYoga online and participated in an acrobatic immersion in California
Sauer-Klein.
Heintjes said she currently has the blessings of Nemer and Sauer-Klein to teach her own blend of AcroYoga under a different title.
although she said newcomers are welcome to participate.
we teach all beginners, the base has both hands and feet on their partners. More advanced poses have just legs or hands.”
positions through a safe, gradual process. “The foundation is the most important,” Heintjes said.
“We’re learning positions that makes this safe. In basing, the feet are stacked directly above hips, knees straight.
That’s really important, so they don’t fall off.”
The introduction of “Flying Yoga” to the mix of class-es began in late fall 2012. Unlike the other classes offered by NP Rock Yoga, the “Flying Yoga” sessions are taught at normal room temperature.
Heintjes said she tries to bring a lighthearted feeling to her classes, sometimes playing a song to break up the intense, serious mood.
“I hope they feel a sense of community, trust and play,” Heintjes said. “I want them to feel relaxed and excited at the same time.”
Nicholas DePalma, assistant to Heintjes, started learn-ing AcroYoga two years ago by watching online videos of AcroYoga with friends.
“Your body can work well with another body,” De-
possible.”DePalma traveled to the city for an intensive yoga ses-
sion with Sauer-Klein. After he graduated college, he trav-
AcroYoga community. DePalma said he enjoyed seeing how the instructors created safety and trust.
During the “Flying Yoga” class, people start out in a circle. They hold hands or place a hand on someone else’s knee.
“It gets people used to touch,” DePalma said. “They think, ‘okay, touch is something you accept in this space. This is a stranger’s hand and we’re here.’”
According to DePalma, although some people bring friends or partners, people are encouraged to come alone as well. The class splits into groups of two people, and then three people, to accommodate everyone.
“You really surrender to this group of people. You trust,” DePalma said. “You think, ‘they’ll do it well, and I’ll do it well.’”
DePalma emphasized that partner yoga is about coun-terbalancing the body. The partner poses complement each other, such as one person doing a backbend and one doing a forward fold.
“It’s an awesome adventure,” Heintjes said. “It’s about creating a lot of community and making awesome friends.”
COPY DESK
COOKOFF:
Between classes, work, my internship and occasional sleep, I haven’t had much time to put my culinary expertise — what-ever exists of that — to the test.
Mostly the options are: take-out, eggs or a microwaveable dish. But, there is always a silver lining to this poor college kid’s story: having a boyfriend who can cook.
Here’s what you need:A boyfriend/girlfriend with extraordinary
culinary skills, a car to drive to get the food
the food to you. (Yes, I am spoiled.) Now, the meals will vary depending on what your love likes to make.
My favorite dish my boyfriend makes is Cajun shrimp and tilapia with brown rice, peppers, mac and cheese and biscuits. If you want to get adventurous and try making this
pan, but aside from that, I can’t tell you much else. You will have to ask Daren, but I doubt he will give away the secrets to his savory Cajun sauce.
While the boyfriend/girlfriend cooks, you can do one of two things: watch “Family Guy” and leave the cooking to the expert, or you can get involved. Dangerous as this may be, it is a learning experience — even if you just cut a few peppers. Or one.
As the food sizzles in the pan, enjoy the amazing smell and savor the lack of burnt scent you usually smell when you attempt to cook.
When the food is all done, grab yourself a serving and eat it quickly because you prob-ably haven’t had a real meal since the last big holiday you were home for.
third serving, clean up the mess, because af-ter all, your guy/gal just did you the biggest favor as a college student: they fed you!
Each week, one of the members of our Copy Desk will share their culinary chops with you.
Bon appetit!
“True Life: My Boyfriend Feeds Me.”
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ARTS ENTERTAINMENT&
Beyond the blue fences and “Pardon
Our Appearance” signs of the Wooster
Science Building (WSB) construction
site, a duotone orange and black warrior
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The Next Generation Of GamingSONY ANNOUNCES NEXT PLAYSTATION HOME CONSOLE
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Sony held a PlayStation event in New York City, which served as an announcement for the com-pany’s long-rumored next generation home console.
be released during the 2013 holiday season. Even though the system was not being shown, Sony re-
vealed the new controller, detailed the console’s internal specs and showed video and live demos of a few freshly-announced games.
-alShock 3 of yesteryear with a few new additions. The biggest of which is a capacitive touch pad that will replace the start and select buttons on the top part of the controller’s front side — the
sticks have been redesigned, the D-pad is slightly larger and al-tered L2 and R2 triggers are more akin to the Xbox 360 and Wii U’s pro controllers.
Rounding out the new features are a “Light Bar” to differ-entiate players’ Dualshocks, a headphone jack and a share button that will allow users to easily upload videos of play sessions.
Without getting too technical, the hardware breaks down
graphics APU and “next-generation” AMD Radeon graphics pro-
will also pack 8 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory (RAM). Basi-cally, this machine will be a beast when it comes to graphics, as was shown from some early gameplay.
-pacity was not mentioned yet, nor were multiple SKUs, as seen with most console launches since the Xbox 360 in 2005. Sony’s handheld console, the PS Vita, will also serve functionality with some games offering the option to be played on the smaller screen, similar to the Wii U’s tablet controller.
Backward compatibility with prior consoles, as of right now, will be unavailable, but media streaming from apps such as Net-, Hulu Plus, Crackle and Amazon Instant will be. Sony’s paid
online service, , will continue as well. After the press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment America Presi-
games will remain at the price point of $60.So after all this blabbering similar to the press conference,
here comes what should be cared about — the games.
Shown or announced on stage were entries in the “Kill-zone,” “Infamous” and “Final Fantasy” series, along with “Halo” developer Bungie’s new shooter, “Destiny” and a new racing IP called “DriveClub,” among others. “Watch Dogs,” from Ubisoft Montreal, and “Diablo III,” developed by Blizzard Entertain-ment, were revealed for the new system, with PS3 versions in the pipeline, too.
The games all looked fantastic from a graphics standpoint with excellent detail on character models and environments, complemented by some truly astounding lighting and particle
Although the games look great, the jump in quality isn’t quite as jolting as it was going from the PS2 to PS3.
Overall, it was a good press conference, minus some creepy and/or awkward presenters, and the occasional video of certain “big names” of the industry professing their “love” for Sony and explaining why their console is so great. Sony did exactly what
representation of what to look forward to this fall. More about the console, including what it actually looks like, will undoubtedly be revealed this June during Sony’s press conference at the big-gest gaming event of the year, E3.
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WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY?
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Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of Ali-son Krauss. I listened to her a lot when I was little and I’d like to get back into
Bluegrass again.
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Holiday. Ella Fitzgerald. Iron & Wine. Alexi Murdoch. Joshua Radin. The All-
man Brothers.
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en your horizons and dream big!
WHAT ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH MUSICALLY?Currently on campus I participate in the Jazz Ensembles. Off campus, I’m involved with the Poughkeepsie Jazz Project.
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jazz trios.
A Love Affair With ‘Someone New’UP-AND-COMING FOLK ARTIST RELEASES STUNNING EP
Listening to Zan Strumfeld’s music always feels like Sunday morn-ing — comforting, familiar and full of possibility. With her signature folk-y sound and image-heavy lyrics, Strumfeld’s newest release care-fully and beautifully explores the limits of lost love.
Released March 9, Strumfeld’s EP Someone New is a seven-song meditation on heartbreak. However, unlike other “breakup” albums, these aren’t songs of malice or revenge. Strumfeld makes herself partial-ly culpable in her own heartbreak, which is both mature and refreshing .
However, before this review goes any further, there needs to be a disclaimer that Strumfeld is a friend. Now that that’s out of the way, I can get back to the music.
The album’s fourth track, “Friday’s Fire,” may be one of my favor-
her guitar playing as much as her songwriting. The chords reverberate and resonate, which gives the song a strength that I’d love to hear in more of Strumfeld’s music.
At one point, Strumfeld sings “I only get like this when it’s snow-ing” and “luckily, for me, it’s snowing.” But I think it’s safe to say that we’re lucky it was snowing, because this song serves as the backbone of the EP.
Less than two minutes long, “I Don’t Want To Be Nice” is a beau-tiful little glimpse into Strumfeld’s mind. With its slow, meandering tempo and layered harmonies, it’s like being wrapped up inside her most intimate thoughts. The song reminds me of that loop of thoughts that plays inside your head;; the thoughts you won’t reveal to anyone;; the thoughts that are always about the person they shouldn’t be about.
As the song comes to an end, Strumfeld repeats “I don’t want to be
posed with the weight of their meaning is gut-wrenching in the best way. This song is a microcosm of the album on the whole, which speaks with an honesty and earnestness I haven’t encountered in a while.
“Carry On” serves as a welcomed levity in its quicker tempo and reassuring lyrics. The song opens with “I was born drowning in my lungs then I learned how to swim, and tread on,” which becomes the main theme of the song — struggling through the darkness to come out on the other side.
She sings with the authority, but not condescension, of someone who’s experienced heartbreak and knows how to overcome it. This song, like the rest of the album, reveals how Strumfeld has mended her own heart through melody.
To reference all of the poetic lyrics would require a whole other re-
Pt. III,” Strumfeld sings, “So push away, don’t feel my bones/they are too cold to have a home.”
struck, because I wish I had written something so perfect. We’ve all felt the winter that spreads inside us when we realize how we’re not at home in our own bodies — let alone in the arms of someone else, and Strum-feld captures that universal feeling with incredible precision.
On March 11, Independent Music News, a UK-based website, listed Strumfeld as one of their “Top Fifty Independent/Unsigned Folk Acts,” and I have no doubt this won’t be the last time she’s featured on a “Top” list. With less than two years on the scene, Strumfeld has made a name for herself in the states and across the pond, as they say.
Someone New is a marked shift from her earlier EPs Patterns (2012) and A Brief Love Affair (2012), which is a little more folk-y and rough around the edges. Someone New is more polished and mature — both in sound and its message.
Honestly, I’m waiting breathlessly for her inevitable full-length studio album. In a world drowning in auto-tuned, lyrically-inept drivel, Strumfeld has carved herself a beautiful little niche of music perfect for
can think of.*Zan Strumfeld was formerly an Arts & Entertainment Editor at
The New Paltz Oracle.
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New Paltz Secrets, a currently trendy Facebook page where
New Paltz students anonymously post “secrets” to the greater
“community,” has sparked outcry from various parts of our cam-
pus.
While the page might have had some value to our college
community at one point, it has since been diminished by a deluge
of comments, posts and general unrest that has us at The New Paltz
Oracle troubled.
This page was alledgedly meant to form a community, but
it has failed to do so. It has created a cesspool of comments that
could not even remotely be called a “community.”
Not every post that makes it to the front page of New Paltz
Secrets is offensive – in fact, a large majority of them amount to
nothing more than trivial drunken tales that have little to no value
that many posts on the page have been incredibly demeaning to an
almost incalculable number of people who live and work on this
campus.
But besides the blatant misogyny, racism, transphobia and
unsettlingly voueryistic trends it showcases, New Paltz Secrets is
a perfect example of a dirty little secret our campus has — we are
not who we say we are.
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accepting and inviting of others;; champions of social justice. To
many, SUNY New Paltz feels like a little bubble of acceptance
nestled among the Shawnagunks.
But how can we justify the use of any of those terms when
something as mind-numbing as New Paltz Secrets has more popu-
larity, relevance and apparent importance in the campus commu-
nity than some of the campuses most important – and engaged –
organizations?
As of Monday night, New Paltz Secrets had almost 200 more
Facebook than The Student Association, WFNP and The
Oracle combined.
Let that sink in.
SUNY New Paltz, a campus with rising academic standards
known for its progressive environment, has multiple organizations
aimed at informing and discussing topics of importance and rel-
evance within the campus community - and each of these has less
interaction with the student body on the internet than a page of
narcissistic gossip and vitriol.
Many on our campus make strides toward accomplishing so-
cial change. We have groups of incredibly passionate and power-
ful student leaders all with the hopes of achieving the climate of
But to truly accomplish these changes, our student population
needs to be educated, informed and willing to take the necessary
actions against the casual hatred and status quo bigotry that often
slip by unchecked. We have to be vigilant representatives of the
world we want to see and keep the hateful words out of our com-
munity.
Despite all of the work of various organizations at New Paltz
that strive for these ideals, based on mere online interaction, New
Paltz Secrets serves as a disheartening pulse on what our campus
In 2011 when our campus was shocked as hateful racist mes-
sages were posted on campus, the dramatic example shook our
aimed at shifting the focus from what happened to how we can use
it as a learning tool moving forward.
Since its creation last semester, there have been numerous in-
stances of blatant racist remarks on New Paltz Secrets.
In 2012, when a campus climate survey gauging student feel-
ings on the LGBTQ community was culminated, it showed that
97 percent of those in the survey expressed “supportive attitudes”
toward the community.
Since its creation last semester, many posts on New Paltz Se-
LGBTQ community.
Some within the community compared the posts to the racial
signs of 2011, and their parallels are well grounded. Not only are
the posts in question offensive, they actively perpetuate a culture
that creates an unsafe environment for our fellow students.
the lofty liberal reputation we have crafted for ourselves and then
more. Social change takes work. True progress requires us to take
a consistent stand against bigotry in the myriad of small opportuni-
ties we are presented with.
It is not enough to have a supportive attitude, you need to
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portive when basic human dignity is thrown into the wind and the
well being of so many parts of our campus is threatened?
created for members of our campus. Take a moment to look past
your narrow view of what internet culture is and actually make an
effort to understand the full spectrum.
Get involved, live up to the ideals you supposedly believe –
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Seeing as I have no idea what to
write about, I’m going to whine and cry
about the fact that my future is a com-
plete mystery to me. In 66 days I will be
graduating and moving back home. This
time I won’t be hanging out with friends
and laying on my couch counting down
the days until I go back to school ( I def-
initely will be laying on my couch for
an extended period of time when I don’t
get a job for a few years though).
I’ve always been amazed when peo-
ple tell me they knew what they want-
ed to do since elementary school. My
friends have wanted to become teach-
ers, doctors and physical therapists ever
since they can remember and have ac-
tually followed through on those ideas.
Why couldn’t I have been blessed with
the ‘I-know-exactly-what-I-want-to-do’
gene?
Becoming a teacher sounded like a
great profession until I realized it was
the only one I knew existed until high
school. A marine biologist sounded
pretty cool, especially because I love
dolphins (and secretly because Aaron
Carter said it was his dream job in an
interview I read when I was 11). Sci-
ence was never my best subject though
and unless I got to pet and play with dol-
enjoyable (dolphin girl alert).
I’ve always been interested in jour-
nalism and I remember having a snow
day in middle school where my dad
brought a video camera outside while
I reported on the weather. I probably
shouldn’t be admitting this but we’ve
all done it, right?
I think the biggest problem I have is
committing to one thing. What if I be-
come a teacher and end up hating kids?
What if I go into public relations and get
sick of it?
When I’m passionate about some-
thing (like The Oracle) I have no prob-lem staying up until at least four in the
morning to put out a paper I’m proud of.
Now that I think about it, I was a
The Oracle. It seemed like such a big commitment and
I didn’t think I was good enough. But
in high school, I told myself I would
join my college newspaper since I
loved writing for The Horizon (my high
school’s paper, what up Lynbroook). So
after thinking about it for a few years
I’m glad I did.
as I thought it would be, but following
through on something and actually en-
joying it gives me some hope that my
next job won’t involve me crying into
my pillow and hating my life.
I need to put on my big girl pants and
apply to places that I’m interested in
without taking a few years to analyze
whether I’d love it or would be good
enough.
I did that once and it paid off, so
there’s a chance it’ll work again? May-
be?
*Sorry that this turned into a mini
self-therapy session but no one reads
this thing anyway, right?
Spring Break Never
Pardon my language, but what the fuck
is “Spring Breakers?”
A short while ago, John Tappen showed
me the trailer for this positively horrendous
looking movie starring Selena Gomez, Van-
essa Hudgens and James Franco. From what
I saw, the entire movie is just skinny, heter-
onormative girls running around in skimpy
bikinis and Franco mumbling through his
bedazzled grill, “Spring Break fo’ever.”
Really America, have we stooped so
low that some of us will pay to see this? We
paid to have this movie made?
emotionally and intellectually satisfying.
and meant to be nothing more than enjoy-
But if “Spring Breakers” is what I
think it’s going to be, I’m over it. I’m over
by our culture. If this movie ends up be-
ing a satire, sorry, but it’s time to do satire
smarter. I’m all for doing what you want
with your body, but too many of the girls
I teach over the summer view Selena Go-
mez as their role model. Selena, I know
you’re smarter than letting yourself be ob-
solid portion of your late-teen years dat-
ing Justin Bieber, you aren’t that dumb.
Sorry to be a monster, but I hope this
movie bombs. I hope it’s awful. I hope it’s
career-ruining. I hope James Franco weeps
himself to sleep at night because he partici-
pated in such a shit show.
Spring Break Fo’neva. Good night and
goodbye.
Crippled By Commitment ANGELA MATUA
Sports Editor [email protected]
Cat Tacopina is a third-year journalism major. She likes to eat pink grapefruit and listen to Best Coast. She just wants a Ger-
man Shepherd and a kitten.
Angela Matua is a fourth-year public relations major with a minor in english. She thinks the Backstreet Boys were the superior boyband even though JT rocks.
We, the Student Association
(SA) at SUNY New Paltz, under-
stand the freedom and anonym-
ity that the internet allows. We also
recognize that there has been an in-
crease in the amount of Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and other social media outlets that are used to
spread rumors and slander that have
the sole purpose of being discrimi-
natory, racist, sexist, transphobic,
homophobic, etc., while inciting ha-
rassment, fear, and intimidation to-
ward fellow students here at SUNY
New Paltz.
We also recognize N.Y. State
Senate Bill S 1987-B (A 3661-C)
in which the following states: “…
most cyber-bullying originates off-
campus, but nonetheless affects the
school environment and disrupts the
educational process, impeding the
ability of students to learn and too
often causing devastating effects on
students' health and well-being.”
This includes behavior that “oc-
curs off school property and creates
or would foreseeably create a risk
of substantial disruption within the
school environment…”
SA formally condemns any so-
cial media outlet that perpetuates the
type of speech mentioned above in
order to create a safer environment
for our student body. Although we
have freedom of speech, it is impor-
tant to be mindful of the possible
devastating consequences that could
occur due to the power that some
words possess.
Thanks,
SA President Josh Simpson
LETTER
CAT TACOPINA
Managing [email protected]
The lacrosse team is looking to im-prove upon their 7-10 record from last sea-
Liz Student.
lege on Saturday, March 9 after rallying to
sistency from her team this season. The
of the 16 players returning from last year. Student said the difference in size changes the dynamics in practice and also requires
squad to kind of push this program in the
after practice,” Student said.
during practice and Student said the team
they have had throughout last season.
through practice to prepare us to play a full game.”
“The team’s used to my philosophy
Tornatore said the advantages of a small team include learning players’
Tornatore also said her role as a co-
having similar duties. “As a captain, my role is no different
than anyone else on the team,” Tornatore said. “I support my teammates in listening, communicating and putting 110 percent
Third-year attacker Talia Tesler has
together to help facilitate the offense, Stu-dent said.
Student said goalie Jackie Ulanoff is
commitment to improving and “animated”
she said.
understanding during games. Johnson said the team’s goal is to make history.
“As a team our goal is to make it to
game.”Student cites stick skills and mental
toughness as some of the improvements
the team, she said.
Student said.
Northampton, Mass.
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STICKING TO SUCCESS
The SUNY New Paltz Softball team will be under new leadership this year.
After Denise Marchese left for an assiting coaching job at University of Rhode island, New Paltz welcome Tony Ciccarello, who has spent the last 11 seasons in the same role for SUNY Geneseo.
Despite being named coach mid-year, Ciccarello said he is familiar with his new players from his time coaching at Geneseo and has expectations that his team will not only improve, but will also make the SUNYAC Tournament.
“I told them right away, our expec-tations are to play better than they’ve played in the past and to reach the SU-NYAC Tournament,” Ciccarello said. “I coached against them, so I know they have talent.”
naco is enjoying how both Ciccarello and the players are listening to each other, she said. His openness toward incorporating players’ ideas, especially as a new coach, fosters a relationship in which the players also listen to his sug-gestions and adjust their ways as well, she said.
“He has been around the game for a long time and knows what he is doing,” Monaco said. “He is professional and a great listener. If we have suggestions he is always willing to listen and if he agrees he will make changes.”
One area that Ciccarello wants his team to improve on is playing under pressure, he said.
“I put them under pressure at prac-tice a lot. I think that’s something that they need more of, so that once we get into the game and they’re playing under pressure, it’s a been there, done that type of thing,” Ciccarello said. “We’ll work
on skills, of course, but we’re going to put them in live situations.”
Kull realizes how important it is for the team to be comfortable when tough situ-ations arise, she said.
“If we continue to be put under these pressure situations, we will become used to them and start to thrive under pressure not being phased by them dur-ing a real game,” Kull said. “This will help us win more games in the future.”
Ciccarello views Kull, Monaco and fourth-year Melissa Liotta as players that will lead the Hawks’ offense this season, he said.
“Chelsea Kull could become quite the power hitter. Marissa Monaco, her too,” Ciccarello said. “I see them hitting right in the middle of the order. Our one senior, Melissa Liotta, she’s not really a power hitter, but she’s a great contact
do great or we can put her in the middle and she’d do great because she has great technique.”
While he knows who will be lead-ing his offense this season, Ciccarello has yet to see anyone emerge as the ace of the pitching staff, he said.
“It’s going to be pitch by committee for a while,” Ciccarello said. “They’re all going to get their opportunity to step up to be that leader.”
The Hawks’ season opening dou-bleheader against Farmingdale State College on Saturday, March 9 was can-celled, so they will open up in a double-header at the College of Staten Island on Saturday, March 16.
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Softball Head Coach Tony Ciccarello has high hopes for the team this season. PHOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN
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On March 1, The Ottawa Sun reported that Rangers GM Glen Sather has been mak-ing calls around the league to see how valu-able Marian Gaborik is on the trade market.
Bruce Garrioch of The Sun said Sather is displeased with the lack of consistency
looking for anything that will shake up the roster. Gaborik’s skill and solo year left on his contract with the Blueshirts is making him the likely target of a midseason trade.
I’m hoping this is a rumor and nothing more. Trading Gaborik would be a horrible, horrible move on the part of the Rangers. It would be a return to the narrow-sighted, unconscientious Sather who has been lam-basted in the past. As of right now, Gaborik is still a necessity for this team.
For years, the Rangers have needed elite scoring talent on the roster. With Hen-rik Lundqvist in net and a young but ca-pable blueline in front of him, the team’s defense hasn’t been the issue. In contrast,
the goal scoring has always been a problem. There was a tremendous generation gap be-
seemed to be more privy to luck rather than talent and, of course, the power play was a nightmare.
Gaborik is not the forward John Tor-torella wants him to be or the forward other players on the team are molding themselves to be. However, his role and identity as a right wing is invaluable to the team and no matter what the Rangers could get for him, they will not make up for Gaborik’s loss.
True, Gaborik has not been as up to snuff as he was last season. He’s not shoot-ing as much and even though a shorter sea-son means less goals, he’s going at a much slower rate than he was last season. And yes, he is coming off of a serious shoulder surgery, but Tortorella and Rangers manage-ment are expecting more, as they should be.
However, everyone knows trading Gaborik right now would be a horrendous move. Even Tortorella who has had a (at
best) lukewarm relationship with the right winger would be furious with such a move.
Gaborik is a pure goal-scorer, some-thing that’s in short supply around the league, let alone the Rangers’ roster. He’s one of the fastest players in the league and the only player on the Rangers roster who can make a clean breakaway and be suc-cessful nine out of 10 times. He may not be at the top of his game right now, but that doesn’t make him any less invaluable as a role player on the team.
Yes, he isn’t the leader Brad Richards is
as Ryan Callahan, but he doesn’t have to be. Not every player on the Rangers has to be formed in the same mold. Gaborik’s skill and speed are invaluable to the team. He’s a weapon of destruction against opponents, and a Gaborik on his good side is dangerous and tough to stop.
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There is no question this is going
to be a less-than-fun season for us Mets
fans.
While 2013 is clearly a transition
year between two eras – one marked by
overspending and poor decision making
and the other a clear step toward a bright-
er future – it does not change the fact the
Mets will have no semblance of “mean-
ingful games in September” this year.
So how can Mets fans endure what is
sure to be a long and grueling season full
of growing pains? Don’t worry, I’ve got
some ideas.
***
ITEM 1: Scouting Reports
is a few scouting reports to desperately
cling to. The Mets have some bright
young players rising through their farm
system, and until late May, they will be
active imaginations.
So grab a scouting report for Zach
Wheeler, Travis D’Arnund and Noah
Syndergaard so you can drool over the
potential devastation these three names
could provide to the National League in
the next few years. They are heralded by
many to be some of the best, and most
exciting, prospects in baseball – and if
we are going to make it through 2013,
dreaming about a brighter future will be
paramount.
ITEM 2: Whiskey
I know Cat has written a fancy cock-
tail Mets fans could make to get them
through this season, but for me, only
whiskey will be able to truly match the
bitter taste that will be in fans’ mouths for
much of next season.
Think about it, whiskey will not only
help because it is the drink of the de-
pressed and jaded, but it will also provide
the perfect amount of post-shot sting that
will make you close your eyes and divert
your attention from the mess that is un-
Studies have shown that Mets fans
are almost twice as likely as Yankee fans
to drink heavily, so do us proud, Mets
fans.
ITEM 3: A Few Extra Dollars
With an all-but-certain lackluster
drop in attendance this season. This is
to be expected, because the casual fan
doesn’t want to pay exuberant ticket
prices to watch a sub-par product.
But, if a few of us can scramble to-
gether some spare quarters, we can forgo
the tickets and just send Sandy Alderson
and Fred Wilpon some extra money to
spend next offseason.
ITEM 4: A Subscription to The New York Post
Before you ask if my eyes are at-
tached to my brain – hear me out. The
Mets are going to have some pretty aw-
ful losses in the near future, and nothing
commemorates a truly dismal loss than
the headline that graces the New York Post the next morning.
Just think of the possibilities:
“Wheels Falling Off?” (Zach Wheeler’s
Wright not living up to his recent con-
makes a game-ending error at second
You’ll thank me later for taking the
time to read the puns.
***
So there you have it Mets fans, just
a few things that might help you make
it through the dog days of summer, and
maybe just enough to make it through
October.
A Guide To Watching The Mets In 2013
Mets fans, we’re heading into a rebuild-
ing year. Soon our hands will be cleansed
of Minaya’s era of pain and heartbreak, and
we’ll enter an era of smart spending and
homegrown talent. But there’s still a whole
season before that excitement comes around.
There will be one more summer of pain, and
it may be the toughest one yet.
Which is why in an effort to cope with
the impending trauma spring and summer
2013 should bring, I’ve created a New York
Mets cocktail to get us all through. Sure,
we’re all going to be miserable, but let’s all
be miserable and drunk and sad together.
What you’ll need: 12 oz. sweet tea, a
shot of moonshine, a tablespoon of Grand
Marnier, a tablespoon of human tears, salt,
ice, a 16 oz. whiskey glass and one orange
rind, for garnish.
1. In honor of David Wright’s eight-year
contract and his role as face of the franchise,
we’re going to start our drink off with some
Southern Sweet Tea. To begin, you’ll want to
pour all of the tea into your cocktail shaker.
2. After that, take your shot of moon-
shine, (if you’re watching the game as you’re
down it right there and then pour it into the
shaker. I thought about using tequila, but ul-
timately went with the moonshine because it
has a much more numbing, depressive effect.
You’ll thank me later.
3. Next, the tears. Put them in the
shaker. I know it might take a lot for some to
cry, but watching three Mets games in a row
should do the trick. Or you could just think
about that time Luis Castillo dropped the
ball. Gets me every time.
4. Put in your tablespoon of Grand
Marnier. Sweet tea and orange is a favorite
of mine. It tastes like the happiness and hope
a new season of baseball brings. Only to be
crushed by the eventual disappointment the
Mets cause.
4. Grab the salt and pour it into your
open wounds. Trust me, you needed it.
5. Now close the lid of the cocktail
shaker and give it a good shake for 30 sec-
onds. Give the cocktail a couple of minutes
to stand as you put the ice cubes in the
whiskey glass*.
6. Strain your cocktail into the glass and
Mets descend into one last downward spiral
*Make sure you hold onto the whiskey glass for later. You’ll probably want some straight whiskey around the time of the
and are about to lose that game 9-7.
A Cocktail To Believe In
By Cat [email protected]
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