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A preliminary report on the effectiveness of com-bining the Town and Village of New Paltz was released by Fairweather Consulting on April 19, offering its recommendation on the future of New Paltz’s govern-ments.

a restructured government in New Paltz as part of the Study of Full Municipal Consolidation Options for the

project. “It’s very, very preliminary,” newly-elected village

trustee Sally Rhoads said. “But I believe if we all come together and work this out, town taxes will not go up. When you mash two budgets together, you don’t take the duplication out.”

The report represents nine-months worth of work by the Community Advisory Committee, Steering Committee and Fairweather Consulting. It states that while the report is preliminary, it can serve as an “im-portant resource to guide and inform the subsequent efforts of the research team.”

Town Supervisor Toni Hokanson said the recent draft took the budgets of both the town and village and combined them while eliminating duplications and other areas of expense with the goal of seeing how a consolidated government would be.

She said the idea of consolidation is something she has considered but said more public education needs to happen before any changes could be made.

“It makes sense to eliminate bureaucracy and re-dundancy, but not at the expense of transferring the tax burden from one segment of the population to anoth-er,” Hokanson said.

-mended structure of potential consolidation. Options considered included the dissolution of the Village of New Paltz, the merger of the town and village – re-

sulting in the newly formed City of New Paltz – and a merger of the town and village into a coterminous town/village of New Paltz.

Article 17 of New York State Village Law iden-

coterminous town/village. Under this, both the Village and Town of New Paltz would retain its legal entity and would survive consolidation. The resulting struc-

ture would be considered a consolidated municipality that is governed by a single board, according to the law.

This approach was recommended by the report, -

nicipal Law Article 17-A. Under this law, the town and village could establish a consolidation agreement and would present it to voters through a referendum from each government entity. If agreed upon, this would es-tablish the new Town/Village of New Paltz.

Former mayoral candidate Pete Healey, who ran his campaign on the platform of consolidation, said the Community Advisory Committee will need to consid-

gathered the information and organized a form that is understandable to the 10 members currently on the

committee. “The coterminous option that we’ve studied and

advocated previously is being proposed by the consul-tants as a potential way forward,” Healey said.

Healey said he believes the consultants were “too careful” in their claim that there were no automatic savings by the merger of two governments. He said by adding the town’s tax levy to the village’s tax levy and distributing them equally, the villagers are no longer paying for their own government and receive help from town resident’s whose taxes go up “by several percent-age points.”

keep taxes at a similar level to those currently imposed

be the best course of action. Hokanson said while there is more work to be done

the importance of the study. “I think we don’t have enough information to make

a judgment [regarding consolidation],” Hokanson said. “We are still looking at what forms of consolidation we should pursue.”

The report states the immediate next step will be to receive comments and suggestions from the Steering Committee and compile a revised report for the town and village boards to review.

At the same time, Fairweather Consulting and the Government Law Center will work with the Steering Committee to complete another study on shared servic-es for highway and street maintenance and equipment planning and maintenance.

After both of the simultaneous reports “approach their conclusion,” Fairweather Consulting and the Government Law Center will review their respective

to develop potential consolidation or shared service plans.

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Briefs

National

An Oklahoma man who suffers from learning disabilities says attackers held him down, tattooed the word “RAPEST” on his forehead and

shocked his genitals with a stun gun.Eighteen-year-old Stetson Johnson said Wednesday that tattoos were forcibly placed on his forehead and chest, and he was beaten unconscious with a baseball bat in the April 17 attack.

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The House voted Wednesday to limit tax breaks for insurance policies that

cover abortions.The bill, which passed 251-175, was the latest Republican effort to chip away at President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and follow

through on the GOP’s campaign prom-ise to keep taxpayers from underwrit-

ing abortions.

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Gasoline demand continues to fall in the U.S. as pump prices keep climbing.Reports from government and indus-try groups show motorists have been cutting back on the amount of gas they put into their tanks for more than a month. That could signal trouble for the economy since Americans typically cut spending on other activities before

they do less driving.

International Briefs on Page 5

Council of Organizations is in the pro-cess of changing its system in minor ways,

Council of Organizations Chair Shayna -

cials are looking to make amendments in the bylaws.

“As of right now, the bylaws ask for a

-tive,” she said. “The only amendment to this piece would be to add in a simple ending to the sentence, ‘Council shall be run as fol-lows...’”

Bentley said the end of the sentence would say something along the lines of “...or at the discretion of the council chair.”

There is also some confusion over the at-tendance policy. Organization representatives are allowed to miss up to three meetings.

“Seeing how we sometimes only have -

party,” she said. Over the summer, Bentley is going to

work with returning student senators and Di-rector of Student Activities and Union Ser-vices Mike Patterson to write up a legislation on the issue. She said that representatives must attend half plus one meetings. In doing so, it would make Council of Organization meetings more strict.

“We’re working towards keeping council effective,” she said. “Last council meeting, I still had people coming in saying, ‘What do I do here? I’ve never been here before.’ Meet-ings are not as effective as they should be.”

Relay for Life Council Representa-tive Liz Pinto said she attends every council

be positive.“I think it’s a good idea because there’s

some things about paperwork and really mi-nor things that if you miss, it’s not a big deal. But if you miss something that’s important, it’s kind of important,” said Pinto.

most “reasonable form of repercussions” if

an organization fails to hand in the travel ros-ter on time.

“I realized that [the Student Association (SA)] was facing major liability issues when it came to organizations using our money and our name to go on trips, registering in hotels and at conferences and renting transporta-tion,” said Bentley.

Bentley said the roster would ensure only current New Paltz students are using SA funds to go on trips. Students must provide their name, Banner ID number, cell phone and an emergency contact. Bentley is work-ing with Sports Advisor Joe Deck and Pat-terson to make this roster possible.

As a returning council chair, Bentley is working on a number of issues in an effort to make the council as important to others as she believes it is.

“I would love to have people come in and make things happen, and to bring forth issues, concerns, ideas for collaborations on campus,” she said. “I think we’re getting there but it’s still a work in progress.”

Council to Make Bylaw AmendmentsBy Zan Strumfeld A&E Editor | [email protected]

-mester, the legislative body heard their

elected a new senate chair. On Tuesday, May 3, the legislative

body heard an appeal from New Paltz Lacrosse. There was a miscommuni-cation between the new and outgoing

The new president had hired two refer-ees in October for a game, but made an

paper work and they were never paid.The current president said he has since

received training from Disbursing Agent Linda Lendvay and Vice President of Finance Youssouf Kouyo and he guar-antees that this kind of mistake won’t happen again. He was requesting $150 for each referee, for a combined total of $300. The legislative body granted him this amount from General Programming unanimously. The legislative body also voted on

moving $6,000 from the Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Unappropri-

ated Fund into General Programming. The vote was also unanimous. During her report, Student Associa-

tion Executive Vice President Eve Stern urged the legislative body to get in-volved in choosing a new police chief. “[Need a chief] that has the energy and

motivation to do a great job,” said Stern. Stern also discussed campus food

feedback. She tried to identify ideas to make Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS)

better through student criticism, trying

food services. Student Sen. Alberto Aquino was run-

ning against Sen. Samantha Kossin for the position of senate chair. Aquino was

-tive body 11 to three.

-ing of next semester has yet to be sched-uled.

By John Brandi Copy Editor | [email protected]

The 51st student senate had their last general meeting of the semester on Tuesday. PHOTO BY LAURA LUENGAS

Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) and Sodexo are implementing a new meal plan next fall as a trial period in prepara-tion for the renovations to be introduced to Wooster Science Building.

The Jazzman’s Cafe in Jacobson Fac-ulty Tower (JFT) will undergo changes over the summer. According to CAS Board Student Representative Jonathan Freifeld, the redone cafe will have three lines instead of the one wrap around line currently used. Students will also be able to have any sandwich or panini heated up and there will be more salad options as well. These new additions are key factors to the upcoming “Simply To Go” meal plan.

This meal plan will replace both the 45 and 65 Hasbrouck meal plans. The “Simply To Go” plan will allot stu-

Jazzman’s or Hasbrouck along with about 1,070 dining dollars.

If students decide to take a meal at Jazzman’s, they will receive a sandwich or salad, a snack, a piece of fruit, a des-sert and a beverage all for one swipe. The only option that will remain the same is the Carte Blanche unlimited Hasbrouck meal plan.

The idea for this plan came about in an effort to suit students needs.

“The most important was we have for the longest time been trying to add more value to the upperclassmen meal plans, to be able to give an option to eat other than Hasbrouck with these meals,” said CAS Director Steve Deutsch. “So we needed to sort of create a brand new system that

Hasbrouck and a facility we’re building on the west side of campus [Wooster].”

However, Wooster, which will fea-ture a Panera Bread style dining facility, will not be completed for another two or three years. They decided to offer the meal plan at the JFT Jazzman’s to ensure that the program is successful and that students are happy with it.

To determine student’s desires and needs, Sodexo conducted a survey nearly two years ago. The survey asked a variety of questions such as when students eat meals, where they take their meals, how far are they willing to walk, if they eat

breakfast, lunch and dinner, how much are they’re willing to spend and how much are they’re currently spending.

Based upon the answers to these questions and others, CAS members said they were able to understand how people thought about and ate food in a campus environment. They said they gathered that the main things students wanted were

CAS needed to collect this type of in-formation and develop a meal plan before they could open Wooster. They had to sat-isfy the needs for brands and the ability to use the meal plan all throughout campus. They were also challenged by the need for a retail environment where faculty and students who were not on major meal plans could pay cash for individual items, but where students could also use a meal.

“It is sort of a hybrid of all these dif-ferent major desires that students said they had and we had to solve it with this one small facility,” Deutsch said.

is that students are getting more meals, said Deutsch. The total amount of meals comes out to 80 for the entire semester

meals lessens the stress of budgeting. Having to use your block of 65 meals all at Hasbrouck “is a lot more cumbersome to deal with.”

First-year undeclared student Faiqa Amreen greets the new meal plan with open arms.

“I think that the new meal plan is a perfect idea. The opportunities for a new variety of food will come as a relief to both freshmen and upperclassmen,” Am-reen said. “I would be concerned that there wasn’t enough meals for a week, and think that seven meals a week would be a better idea, but hey. At this point, a relief from Hasbrouck is well welcomed.”

Deutsch said the plan has garnered many other encouraging responses too, as they have presented the plan to many groups such as the CAS board and the cabinet.

“We’ve had a bunch of meetings with people both formally and informally to gage and this really has gotten a lot of positive feedback,” Deutsch said. “So we’re excited about it. I think it’s going to improve food service here quite a bit.”


News

Briefs

World

Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, some analysts are speculating that al-Qaida and its Afghan Taliban allies could go their separate ways, increas-ing the chances for a negotiated settle-

ment in Afghanistan.Osama bin Laden’s death is likely to revive a debate within the Afghan Taliban about their ties to al-Qaida - a union the U.S. insists must end if the insurgents want to talk peace.

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Stunned and saddened relatives held a vigil Wednesday outside a mine in northern Mexico where nine workers were trapped and possibly dead fol-lowing an explosion that killed at least

Rescuers used picks, shovels and their hands to tunnel through dirt, wood, metal and rock in a frantic effort to reach the miners trapped 197 feet (60 meters) underground in the northwest-

ern state of Coahuila.

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An explosion on Wednesday ripped through a Yemeni military vehicle in

another four civilians died in the ensu-

The blast hit the vehicle close to a busy market selling qat, the mildly stimulating leaf that Yemenis addic-tively chew in a province known as a stronghold for the local branch of the

al-Qaida militant group.

Compiled from the AP Newswire


New Meal Plan to be Offered By Rachel Freeman Copy Editor | [email protected]

The Jazzman’s Cafe in Jacobson Faculty Tower will undergo changes over the summer. PHOTO BY JASON JONES

Protesters in New Paltz repeated their opinion loud and clear regarding the use of hydraulic-fracturing in their region – “no fracking way.”

Shoeless, tie-dyed and impassioned members of New Paltz’s campus and vil-lage community gathered on Old Main Quad and marched through village streets Friday, April 29, to rally against the use of hydraulic fracturing in New York.

Melanie Glenn, an organizer of the ral-ly, said the march was a way for New Paltz to have their opinions heard regarding the use of the controversial natural gas extrac-tion process.

“This is our action,” Glenn said. “This is a democracy and our voice matters.”

The march and rally was intended to be an action that capped off Sustainable Ac-tion Week at SUNY New Paltz. Organizers said they hoped participants of the week’s events would take the information they’ve

use of the controversial process. The rally capped a seven-day series

of events which, according to the goals published by the group’s working during the week, was envisioned to spread com-munity consciousness and understand re-source consumption habits to then use the knowledge to bring sustainable solutions to the New Paltz community. The week’s events included multiple fairs, guest speak-ers, documentary showings and a campus farmer’s market.

Village resident and member of the Climate Action Coalition of New Paltz Ro-salyn Cherry said the protesters intended to end their march by calling Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martins to show them that members of the community are against fracking.

Students for Sustainable Agriculture President Yael Krevsky said she hoped the march would inspire the New Paltz com-

against hydraulic fracturing. “I hope that the New Paltz community

becomes more engaged with events like this,” Krevsky said. “I’m glad it started on campus and then into town and mobilized the larger community. I hope this is a step-ping stone for more great things to come.”

Hydraulic-fracturing has been debated among Hudson Valley residents. According

to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website, the process hydraulic-fracturing

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lowing drilling companies to extract natural gas from within the shale.

Protesters argued that the process is hazardous to the health of the environment and those living within it, believing the extraction can contaminate drinking water

hazardous chemicals. Environmental Task Force Co-chair

Ariana Basco, who was recently elected to be a village trustee, participated in the rally and said fracking was an issue she wanted to protest against.

“I think we should ban fracking,” Bas-co said. “It’s not a safe process and we are putting our drinking water at risk, our lives at risk. I think we can have a world that is a lot better and I want to pass that onto future generations.”

The gas drilling industry has said it is -

ter, and United States Environmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) scientists have been

unable to investigate claims of contamina-tion because the identity of chemicals used in fracking are protected as trade secrets – an exemption the EPA cannot override un-der the 2005 Energy Policy Act.

Students and village residents painted signs hours before the march, urging the public to support their cause while other protesters worked on puppets or larger signs to show the village. Large white spin-ning windmills covered the sunlit quad, at-tracting passerbys and interested students.

Before leaving, Glenn stood atop a ta-

the crowd in front of her. Members of the group loudly beat drums and made noise

-ing hands.

“Raise your hand if you want renew-able energy!” Glenn said before leading the group off campus. “Are you ready?”

After engaging oncoming cars and ca-sual members of the village on Main Street, the march ended on the lawn of the Depart-ment of Environmental Conservation at 21 S. Putt Corners Rd.

While there, speakers including Ulster

County Legislator Susan Zimit, and SUNY New Paltz Professor Donna Flayhan. Vil-lage Trustee Shari Osborn also spoke, explaining current legislation regarding hydro-fracking, the potential health hazards and the shale that sits beneath the village of New Paltz.

Osborn’s legislation would ban the use of fracking in the municipality and not al-low the material to be transported through or dumped on properties within New Paltz.

Jim Krivo, a local activist and musi-cian, also led the protesters in songs writ-ten by the different groups before members of the community performed small skits –portraying characters such as drilling ex-ecutives, affected townspeople and a polar bear.

Sitting on the steps of Old Library and looking out at the tables, wind mills and banners across Old Main Quad, Cherry said she hoped the rally could lead to future ac-tion from those who attended.

“You have an idea and you can actually do it. Look at this,” Cherry said. “It’s amaz-ing how everything has fallen in place.”



On the Friday of Sustainable Action Week, protestors rallied against hydro-fracking. PHOTO BY ANDREW WYRICH

Village and Students March Against FrackingBy Andrew Wyrich Sports Editor | [email protected]



Interim President Donald Christian said he and leaders at the six commu-nity colleges within a 45 mile radius of SUNY New Paltz are cooperating and “reactivating” an organization to bet-ter address transfer students’ academic performance.

“About 48 percent of our new stu-dents are transfers, which is third or fourth highest in the whole SUNY sys-tem,” said Christian. “We also have the highest retention of any SUNY campus of transfer students for the second year. I shared that with them as a way of indicating that their successes are our successes and vice versa and we want to keep that going.”

The organization, called the Mid-Hudson SUNY Alliance, aims to

“mainline and facilitate” the progress of those students who transfer from one of the community colleges. There is a level of cooperation among the institu-tions to prepare transfer students and to get them on the same academic level as their New Paltz, all four-year coun-terparts.

“We talked about ways in which we might develop special programs in which students are admitted as fresh-men jointly to the community college

years at the community college, but have advising or summer experiences here and build a different connection to the institution,” he said.

Christian said he wants transfer students to move through their pro-grams successfully.

Meanwhile, one student that trans-ferred to New Paltz felt that her experi-

ence at a two-year community college was “challenging.”

“[Community Colleges] are now -

ford to go to four-year colleges or can’t

have to park on the grass, along with dozens of other people,” said third-year psychology major and Westchester Community College transfer Daniela Granzo. “The resources were minimal and scattered.”

Granzo said that some of the prob-lems have followed her to New Paltz.

She said SUNY “claimed” that all of her credits would transfer automati-cally, but that she’s still “waiting on credits to be accepted.” Granzo said she had to speak with several different department chairs to make this happen.

Moreover, Christian stressed that

a system could be created that would patch together faculty at New Paltz and the six community colleges in a net-work that would offer a potential on-line course. The reason behind this is to bridge the gap between those second-year potential transfers and second-year students at New Paltz.

Still, Christian said this partnership between New Paltz and community colleges is also to “support regional economic development.”

“The more we can educate students within the region, the more likely they are to stay here, take jobs or create jobs and help build our regional economy, which we all depend on,” he said.

The community colleges in the Mid-Hudson Alliance include Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Sullivan and Columbia Greene.

Forum Held to Explain Budget

Mid-Hudson Partnership ReactivatedBy John BrandiCopy Editor | [email protected]

Campus administrators invited faculty, staff and students to an open forum last Thursday so they could explain portions of the budget reduction plan that outlines actions meant to grapple the college’s

Interim President Donald Christian and Vice President of Finance and Administration Jackie DiS-tefano presented forum attendees with a slideshow detailing portions of the plan, which include cuts to the utilities, other than personnel services and part-time personnel budgets, among other changes.

Parts of the plan were based on suggestions that came from units and departments that were evaluat-ed based on the criteria, constraints and ground rules set forth earlier in the year, Christian said.

“It’s a collective plan,” he said. “And it is im-portant to remember that this is a plan, not an out-come. It will require discipline and change.”

Administrators outlined ideas for meeting the budgetary shortfall – caused by cuts in state taxpay-er support and other factors - in an e-mail sent to the campus community and by updating information on budget.newpaltz.edu last week.

-cit exceeded $3.2 million. But when Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget proposal was passed by

the New York State Legislature several weeks ago, administrators told the campus that the shortfall could widen to $6.3 million because of a 10 percent

cut in SUNY funding.At the forum, DiStefano explained the eight

parts of the plan, expanding upon details of adjust-ments for economizing. For example, DiStefano said that some new course fees will be introduced,

such as an applied music fee increasing to $480 and bus fees for theatre arts courses.

Faculty in attendance asked about the $903,000 cut to the part-time personnel budget, with United University Profession (UUP) Vice President for Ac-ademics Peter Brown and others requesting infor-mation as to how and when adjuncts will be receiv-ing letters of non-renewal.

Although she and Christian said they regret that adjuncts will be lost, DiStefano said that with the

-ademic programs, hard choices needed to be made.

“It’s no longer business as usual here, and we re-ally need to think about how we operate,” she said.

However, other members of the full-time faculty expressed concern as to how the decreased number of adjuncts and budgetary constraints will affect their workload.

Eve Tuck, a professor of educational studies, said she is already busy teaching her students, con-ducting research and doing other activities;; she said she does not know how she would be able to cope with workload increases due to less faculty.

“I have never worked so hard in my life,” she said.

Administrators said they will continue to moni-tor the budget situation and the concerns of the cam-pus. According to DiStefano, accounting processes will continue.

By Julie Mansmann Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]

“It’s a collective plan...

and it is important to

remember that this is

plan, not an outcome.

It will require discipline

and change”

— Donald Christian



Obama Announces bin Laden’s Death

By Pamela Vivanco News Editor | [email protected]

Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader behind the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, was killed by American military and C.I.A operatives last week in Abottabad, Pakistan, according to The New York Times.

On Sunday, May 1, President Barack Obama announced that bin Laden, who had been in hiding for the last 10 years, had been killed and later buried at sea. During his report on National Security, Obama described the scene of 9/11 and said that, as a country, “we will never tolerate our security being threatened.”

“We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are,” he said in the broad-cast. “And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al-Qaida’s terror: Justice has been done.”

Like President Obama, third-year creative writing major John Sotomayor said bin Laden’s death is justice.

“He deserved death,” he said. “But it’s wrong to dance on someone’s corpse. Loving kindness means loving all human beings, even (and especially) the most evil, terrible people of them all. His death is a very good thing, but

I think people are going about it the wrong way.”

Third-year political science major Cleo Stern said she was shocked when she saw the news about bin Laden’s death on Sunday but celebrating was not her reaction.

“For us to vilify his death doesn’t make it any better than him celebrating the success of 9/11 attack,” she said.

Third-year sociology major Colin O’Neil was sitting in the Sojourner Truth Library on Sunday when he opened up his Facebook page to statuses revealing the death of bin Laden.

Moments after updating his own status, O’Neil said he deactivated his

Facebook account. “I had to step away from Face-

book recommend others do the same,” he said. “Facebook was blowing up and I saw visions of people celebrating in the streets. And to me it was kind of hard to understand seeing this as a victory in the eyes of many Americans...I see it as a completion of an agenda, but it’s not the end to a war.”

Obama said no Americans were harmed or killed during the “targeted operation.” Aside from bin Laden, The New York Times reported that three men were killed, one believed to be his son and the other two his couriers.

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All last week, environmentally-minded residents of New Paltz gathered across cam-pus for Sustainable Action Week.

According to the event’s description, the goal of Sustainable Action Week was to understand how everyday consumption con-nects to larger problems of food production, water privatization, energy use and to pro-mote the sustainable options available to stu-dents.

The week long event dedicated several programs over the seven days to different lec-tures, rallies, workshops and movies related to sustainable living.

While the event had a strong show of

community members, there was a weaker stu-dent turnout.

“The average amount of people at the lectures was 30 plus,” said Melanie Glenn. “I love strengthening the town-gown connec-tion, but it is a bit weak as of now.”

The wealth of community members was bittersweet, according to Glenn.

“It was just a bit disappointing to see more community members caring about the environment and wanting to be educated than the young minds here on this campus,” she said. “Our whole point was to spread the knowledge to those who don’t know about it.”

Monday’s theme was to “educate your-self.” There was a sustainability fair and a keynote address by Deena Wade. Tuesday

focused on Food and Compost. Wednesday focused on fresh water with a screening of the documentary “Living Downstream,” fol-lowed by a panel discussing the dangers of hydraulic-fracking and a concert featuring student talent.

Thursday highlighted sustainable en-ergy with speaker Tina Clarke. According to Glenn, Clarke spoke about transitioning communities to a more connected town. She discussed sharing knowledge and bartering instead of getting caught up with money and the global economy.

Friday discussed taking action with a sign making and letter writing campaign against hydro-fracking leading up to the anti-fracking rally. Saturday was when the Green

Feminisms Conference was held with mul-tiple speakers and workshops on gender and the environment.

The week closed with Sunday’s Eco-Sabbath which included Vinyasa Yoga on the quad and guided meditation.

Organizers of the event are optimistic about next year, but wished that the event had garnered more student participants.

Lana Heintjes, who ran the yoga class on the quad, said she hopes the event will focus more on personal sustainability in the future.

“I want to encourage the week to be re-volved around what we can change in our ev-eryday lives right now to be more sustainable and get as many people to do that during the week,” said Heintjes.

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FEATURESSUSTAINABLE ACTION WEEK EXAMINES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE NEW PALTZ COMMUNITYBy Katherine SpellerCopy Editor | [email protected]

The mission of Sustainable Action Week was to educate students about environmental degradation, energy and water preservation. P HOTO BY ROBIN WEINSTEIN

Stepping through the doors of the Senator Charles Cook Children’s Center a visitor is met by calm. If not for children’s artwork displayed on the walls, the toys and the cuddly rocking sheep in the waiting area you would be sur-

-low, red and blue doors.

From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Fri-day, the Center is a home away from home for

“We are a place where parents can bring their kids while they get an education,” said Cindy Joao, a teacher of the 4 and 5 year olds at the center. Joao has been teaching at the center for 30 years.

More than half the children’s parents are New Paltz students. The rest are the children of faculty, staff and members of the community.

The program was founded more than 35 years ago and began in the basement of the Old Main building. The center was then moved to Van den Berg Hall. It has occupied its current location overlooking College Pond for about 10 years.

Considered part of the Student Associa-tion, the center receives part of its funding from the university budget. This special relationship gives the Center a vital role in the life of the campus.

“Since the Student Association is run by students, fundamentally the students are vali-dating our presence on this campus,” said Mar-cia Villiers, director of the Center.

Additional funding is provided by New York State through the Operating Grant and the Childcare Development Block Grant. These grants cover the operating expenses and allow tuition subsidies for those students who qualify. Students pay the lowest tuition and have prior-ity for open spaces.

“At most child care centers you get either a full-time or a part-time schedule,” said Joao.

works beautifully because students can actually just take the time that they need for their educa-tional classes or to do homework or whatever else they need.”

from constant social interaction. The Center’s focus is on the social and emotional develop-

ment of the children.Alison Pletch, a chemistry major, came to

the Center as a 3-year-old. Even now, Pletch has strong memories of singing in class and the stories her teacher, Charlie Hoerr, told during the afternoon story time.

“A place like the Children’s Center with its philosophy,” said Pletch. “Leads to well-adjusted kids because it’s a place children can really rely on for support.”

The teaching style of the Center is eclectic and relaxed. The staff is well-read regarding educational philosophies. The Center encour-ages melding of diverse educational ideas.

“The curriculum is pretty alive so things can evolve and change,” said Joao. “If some-one has a great new idea or way they want to approach it then we’re on it and trying it. In doing it this way I feel like we’ve really cre-ated something that really works and is open and feels that newness can come in at any time. It’s a good thing. It’s good for me as a teacher. I want to be able to feel that I can do something completely different.”

The campus is not just a backdrop for the Center. The children make visits around the campus especially during the spring. One of the children’s favorite trips is to the Sojourn-er Truth Library for storytelling. The children also take hikes along the pond and enjoy feed-ing the ducks.

The campus provides the center with an-other valuable resource: students.

“We don’t bring adults into the classroom

study positions are really valued.”Brianna Buckler, a second-year elementary

education major, has been working at the Cen-ter for two years. Although the job is provided through work study, Buckler says she would work there even if she wasn’t getting paid.

“I have learned so much here,” said Buck-ler. “I don’t know if I would be the same person without working here. I have gotten to see the children grow and learn and experience.”

The Children’s Center’s presence on the New Paltz campus provides the children with an valuable resource they will take with them as they set off on their journey as lifelong learn-ers.

“The Children’s Center may on some sub-conscious level have been a developmental pil-lar for me in growing up,” said Pletch.

By Sandra Hamlett

Staff Writer | [email protected]


The New Paltz Oracle FEATURES | 3B

The Littlest ScholarsCHILDREN’S CENTER HELPS YOUNGSTERS

CAMPUS FEATURE

With the end of the semester coming up on the horizon and the warm

little time to cook them. This quick and tasty meal was adapted from a recipe from an old issue of Eating Well Magazine

contents of my fridge.

For crepes:

For sauce:

Directions:

Crepes

batter. Spray skillet with Pam or wipe oil around pan with napkin and

and brown. Turn crepe with lifter and brown other side, then remove

Sauce: -spoon salt in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.Filling: Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, zucchini, asparagus, peas, corn and carrots and cook, stirring, until contents begin to brown (about six to eight minutes). Switch to low heat and add cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring gently, until the cheese is melted, one to two minutes. Remove from the heat.To roll crêpes, place one on a piece of parchment or wax paper. Spoon

center of the crêpe. Use the paper (or plastic) to help you gently roll the

topped with two tablespoons of the reserved sauce and more chives, if desired. Enjoy!

Maeve With Love

By Maeve Halliday

Asst. Fact [email protected]

This past weekend, Verde celebrated their sec-

ond anniversary in New Paltz. Along with their

sister store, Cocoon, it celebrated its sixth year

in business and sales were held at both locations.

Thirty percent discounts were offered on clothing

and 50 percent was given off air plants.

Originally opening in 2009 as a gardening

store, owners Julie Safron and Paul Fernandez

sought to bring a unique boutique to the area af-

ter being inspired by a gardening store outside

the Philadelphia area called Terrain. Clothing was

added to their selection to expand their market of-

fering to their customers. After holding a success-

ful test market, it was introduced as being loose,

comfortable and inexpensive for customers.

Safron decided to start her own business af-

ter working for several years on Wall Street for

a hedge fund company. Starting Cocoon in June

2005 allowed them to spend more time with their

son and move out of the city to New Paltz. New

Paltz was the ideal place to start a business for Saf-

ron and Fernandez, after having bought a house in

the area.

Safron handpicks each item sold at Cocoon

and Verde. She looks for unique items at boutiques.

Items are sold at “reasonable prices.” According to

Safron, Verde is considered “a concept store that

responds to customer wants - a funky boutique.”

All the items shown throughout the store share

a common style theme.

There is a great “amount of diversity in such

a small space,” according to Safron. Originally

when opening each store, a month and a half each

year was spent traveling and researching the dif-

ferent products she wanted to include in the stores.

Safron travels to several trade shows each year to

look for items to include in both Verde and Co-

coon. These shows include the Gift Show and Ac-

cessories Show.

At these shows, Safron has noticed a common

trend of moving away from the idea of decorat-

ing. People are focusing more on buying personal

items. These personal things are the kinds of items

sold at Cocoon and Verde. At Cocoon, housewares

and gifts are sold while Verde sells gardening tools

and clothing.

Air plants are another exclusive item sold at

Verde. According to Verde key holder, Daniel San-

giacomo, air plants need no soil and only need to

be watered once a month. Once a month, the plant

should be submerged in tepid or rainwater over

night. The roots of air plants grab onto trees, es-

pecially in the rainforest. Nutrients and water are

absorbed through the leaves. Prices for the plants

depend on the size. The smallest are priced at $5,

mediums go for $9 and the largest ones cost $28.

To see more of their products, stop by their

storefronts. Verde is located at 3 North Front St.

and Cocoon is located at 67 Main St. Or you can

visit www.cocoonathome.com.

COMMUNITY FEATURE

Out of the Cocoon LOCAL STORE AND SISTER SHOP CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES


By Katie KocijanskiStaff Writer | [email protected]

WHO’S WHO

Annie Yu: What made you decide to come to New Paltz?Aruna Puthota: I started here in August 2007. My older sister came to New Paltz and I didn’t want to come here because I didn’t

want to follow in her footsteps but I got accepted into its seven-

year Med program. I knew New Paltz was a good school and I

liked the campus.

AY: What is one accomplishment you are extremely proud of?AP: My sophomore year, I kind of fell into a rut because I real-ized I wasn’t keeping up with the demands of the Med program.

I chose to leave the Med program and just continue as a four year

Biology student and I think my biggest accomplishment was tak-

ing advantage of the opportunities at New Paltz and turning my

negatives into positives. That’s when I started to apply to be an

RA and excel academically. By setting my own goals, I was able

to achieve what I wanted.

AY: Where is your favorite place to go to on campus?AP: I have a few. When I’m in the library and studying for long periods of time, I like to take breaks and go to the view between

Fine Arts and the library. That’s one of my favorite spots on cam-

pus. When I was a freshman, I lived in Shango so Old Main Quad

will always have a special place in my heart. I made a lot of good

friends there and I was also taking painting classes so I would

paint on Old Main and I felt at home and very comfortable.

AY: If you could recall one memory of New Paltz that really resonates with you, what would it be?AP:Spirit Week. I was pretty involved with the lipsynch and it took a

lot of preparation so it was awesome to be a part of something that

everyone put effort into. A lot of memories not only on campus

but right off campus as well. Picnics right by Minnewaska, hiking

up with CCM (Catholic Campus Ministry) at Mohonk and other

things I wouldn’t be able to do if I didn’t come to New Paltz.

AY: Ultimately, what do you see yourself doing in the future?AP: I’ve always known I wanted to become a doctor and there may have been some moments at New Paltz where that goal

seemed harder and out-of-reach but I still have the same goal I

entered college with and I’m still working towards it. I want to

go into pediatrics but specialize in behavioral and developmental

pediatrics. I’ll probably stay in the Northeast region. I never want

to be more than a car or train ride away from my family. If any

place involves taking a plane, not an option.

Aruna PuthotaFourth-year student major in cell/

molecular biology. Co-captain of

Nachle, RA in Scudder, Student

Ambassador, Science tutor at

the Tutoring Center, Southasian

Cultural Association, Catholic

Campus Ministry.

...with Annie Yu


COMMUNITY FEATURE

By Heather Barr

Contributing Writer | [email protected]

The New Paltz Oracle FEATURES | 5B

Getting in Touch with Mother NatureANNUAL EARTH DAY FESTIVAL HELD ON HISTORIC HUGUENOT STREET


I hope everybody is enjoying the warm weather. I know I am! On Saturday, I went on a great hike with many members of the sociol-ogy department and on Sunday, day seven of Sustainable Action Week, I attended the yoga and meditation on the quad. It was the perfect end to a very warm and nature-loving

weekend.

Sustainable Solution #6: Take a look aroundThe greens are forming beautifully,

and the sky is blue, blue, blue. Every -

giving our Earth is. There is beauti-

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TIP:

enjoy some time outside. Go hiking, do some yoga out-

garden. Take a look around the beautiful

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS WITH PAMELA VIVANCO

Hello! My name is Pamela Vivanco. Each week I will present one basic sustainable practice. This column will re-

emphasize the sustainable efforts that have been made by many members of the New Paltz community. With the

help of environmentally-friendly experts, I hope to provide tips to become better friends with our Earth.

Earth Day may have been last

May 1.

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Annual Earth Day Fair outside of

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many different environmental issues. “Today at this earth fair there are

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salyn Cherry, a board member of the

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-tion Coalition have done many stud-

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ranging from veggie burgers and but-

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“This event has evolved a lot over

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There is a religious and spiritual connection to the environment. This fair helps bring people together”

-JIM O’ DOWD

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I was hopping a train home the other day

“what the hell?”

while, hearing the same story with slightly dif

Sankofaafrica.org and Face-book

CLUB PROFILE


By Jaleesa [email protected]

Back to the First Roots SANKOFA CLUB AIMS TO FORGE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA

The Last Bad Book I Read: “Something Borrowed” by Emily GriffinBOOKS REVIEW

WWW.FILMOFILIA.COM

By Katherine [email protected]

COMMUNITY FEATURE


ARTS ENTERTAINMENT&A New Ritual Comes to TownBOUTIQUE OPENS ON MAIN STREET FEATURING CLOTHING, ART AND MUSIC

Brooklyn has come to New Paltz in the form of both new and vintage clothing.

Owner Laura Andrighetti, 23, opened Ritual, a “unique boutique,” on April 11. The small store at 56 Main St. holds an array of clothing and accessories, as well as art for sale.

Andrighetti, originally from Wilton, Conn., said she al-ways wanted to have a store and was a “hoarder” all her life.

“I’ve always collected stuff since I was a kid,” she said. “There’s a hoarding gene in my family. I really just needed a place for all the stuff I collected.”

Before coming to New Paltz, Andrighetti moved to New York City in 2005 to attend Marymount Manhattan. She dropped out after one year, worked in retail and then went to beauty school. She worked in a salon and a small boutique in Brooklyn, but decided she needed a change.

“I had just moved up here on a whim. I was sick of Brooklyn,” she said. “I was looking at places in the Hudson Valley and New Paltz seemed, according to Google, like a cool place to be.”

After looking on Craigslist, Andrighetti came to New

moving in a week later in August 2010. She had the opportunity to open the store, formally Si-

erra Moon, in January. Andrighetti gives credit to her mom, who passed away when she was a kid, for the store.

“I did this for her because she’s not here. For all the strong ladies in my family that aren’t here anymore,” she said. “I wanted to do something in their honor. They taught me how to collect stuff and appreciate the small beauty in other people’s junk.”

Ritual offers a combination of both men and women’s new and vintage clothing. Some of the wholesale items, which can range in price up to $68, are from boutiques in New York City. As for the vintage items, many things are either what Andrighetti has collected or from other collec-tors. She has also gathered clothing from thrift stores, which have much cheaper prices than the better quality of vintage clothing.

Andrighetti said she immediately picks what she’s “at-tracted to.”

“If you’re at a thrift store or even your parents’ clos-ets, you see the same things over and over again,” she said. “There’s certain ideas of what’s outdated and what’s not cool. If you look at it a different way, your style becomes something completely different. It no longer becomes out-dated. It becomes an interesting piece of clothing.”

Mark Moran, originally from Virginia, is the art curator

the clothing and the store itself. He met Andrighetti in New York City.

“My main goal is to develop pieces from different art-ists in the area about different concepts,” said Moran. “Our opening show was a purely aesthetic vibe, with bright colors of spring, happiness.”

Moran is in the works of putting on a show in June with artists Kate Kosek and Jason Linguanti, best friends whose work really compliment one another. Moran said he is al-ways keeping an eye out for emerging talent.

“I went to campus last Friday to see the thesis shows and got a few cards with things I enjoyed,” said Moran. “There’s a lot of talent on the SUNY campus.”

Ritual is also working on having music be a part of the store. On May 14, Bronx-based reggae band Royal Chaos will be playing in the alleyway in front of Cabaloosa’s. They’re also interested in having other bands play, like Breakfast in Fur.

The store, which is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every

day, but closed on Tuesdays, has been getting positive feed-back.

“People are just checking it out and seeing what we are. I think we kind of stun people,” she said. “A lot of people

‘That’s cool!’ and run to look at stuff. That’s the kind of reac-tion I was hoping for.”

An artist herself, Andrighetti said she is happy to be in a place like New Paltz.

“It’s a big difference from the city. Everyone’s just so much nicer,” she said. “It’s nice to be around a bunch of young people that are motivated and enjoy art and culture.”

Christina Dedonato, a resident of Beacon, N.Y., came to the store with two full boxes of items to bring to Andrighetti. She said she believes in the vintage movement.

“I think that people are getting sick and tired of mass-produced, poorly made clothing. I think that’s really bringing on the retro movement to use what we have instead of mass-producing more junk,” she said. “I think this store has a re-ally good shot. It’s got a nice mix of handmade and vintage. It’s going to take off for the sky.”

By Zan StrumfeldA&E Editor | [email protected]

Laura Andrighetti is the owner of Main Street’s newest clothing store, Ritual. PHOTO BY LAURA LUENGAS

The New Paltz Oracle ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 7B

DANCE FEATURE

Dance, Dance, RevolutionCULTURE SHOCK MEMBERS ORGANIZE FIRST ANNUAL MOVEMENT DANCE CONVENTION


The New Paltz Oracle8B | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Dance conventions are held all over the U.S., but

costs usually reach nearly $300 per person. So SUNY

New Paltz dance enthusiasts decided to take matters

into their own hands.

English graduate student and Culture Shock Dance

Troupe alumnna Samantha Taylor, along with current

Culture Shock members Nicole Pemberton, Shakiraye

Movement Dance Convention. The convention is the

biggest in the Hudson Valley and will take place this

coming weekend from May 6 to 8. The price of gen-

eral admission is $40, but for New Paltz students the

cost is only $20. If students do not want to complete

the full weekend, they can

attend Friday and Saturday

or Saturday and Sunday for

half price. Donations will

also be accepted for Elle’s

Encore, an organization in

honor of Noelle Lucivero.

The convention will

offer two classes Friday,

four on Saturday and four

on Sunday, for a total of 10

classes in all. In each time

slot there will be three to

four different classes of-

fered in more than 16 styles

of dance, such as Afro-

Modern, Ballet, Brazilian

Samba, Hip-Hop, Jazz and

Tap. Attendees will also be

able to choose from a variety of levels, ranging from

just liking dance for fun to very advanced.

“We’re doing very diverse styles of dance which

is wonderful so that everyone can get a taste of other

styles even if they’ve done only one style their whole

life,” Taylor said.

While the team is extremely excited to hold the

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tially thought. A main decision was determining which

types of dances would be taught and how many classes

students wanted. They decided to create a poll to an-

swer these questions and put it online, on Facebook, sent it to students and to all of the dance teams. From

this poll, the coordinators were able to develop most of

their ideas for the convention.

With only four of them actually putting the entire

production together, the group split up the necessary

tasks to lessen the workload, such as purchasing nec-

essary items and writing all the e-mails. Taylor took

choreographers.

“I looked up and found out about all the chore-

ographers and I had them e-mail me resumes and we

chose from the choreographers that we had responded

to,” Taylor said. “We checked out their resumes, their

backgrounds and only took a few per each style and

put it together that way. Luckily, we started in Janu-

ary so we were able to get most of the people that we

wanted.”

The most challenging part for the organizers was

advertising and getting their name out since this is the

premiere of the Movement Dance Convention. They

e-mailed almost every uni-

versity in the Tri-State area

and Massachusetts that

has a dance team or dance

program, as well as high

school dance programs

and many New York City

dance studios.

“We would have meet-

ings where we would get

together and just spend

like two hours with a group

of six or seven of us just

going on Google,” Taylor said. “We’d Google ‘New York dance’ or ‘Brooklyn

dance’ or ‘Hudson Valley

dance,’ and just call ev-

ery dance studio and leave

messages or send out e-mails.”

First-year art major Alexis White, a volunteer for

the convention, looks forward to the experience and is

even bringing her mother and sister.

“I’m excited to expose people to this art form,

which I think is under-appreciated,” White said.

The coordinators are expecting a turnout of 100

people ready to bust a move, and hope that if the event

is successful, it can be done every semester.

“We not only wanted to get big name choreogra-

phers that everybody knew,” Taylor said. “We also

wanted to bring all our New Paltz dance communities

experiences together and learn from all the different

styles we had growing up.”

If you want to attend the Movement Dance Con-

vention you can register online or the day of the event.

For further information visit their website, http://the-movementdanceconvention.com/coord.html.

By Rachel FreemanCopy Editor | [email protected]

FRIDAY, may 6

saturday, may 7

sunday, may 8

5 to 9 p.m. - Registration6 to 7:20 p.m. - Contemporary7:40 t0 9 p.m. - African Dance

8:30 to noon - Registration9 to 10 a.m. - Warm-Up10:20 - 11:40 a.m. - Contemporarynoon to 1:20 p.m. - African Dance1:20 - 2:40 p.m. - Lunch andTalk Back with Choreographers2:40 to 4 p.m. - Hip-Hop4:20 to 5:40 p.m. - Hip-Hop

8:30 to 9 p.m. - Warm-Up9 to 10:20 a.m. - Hip-Hop10:40 - noon - Contemporarynoon to 1:20 p.m. - Lunch andFundraiser for Elle’s Encore1:20 - 2:40 p.m. - Latin4:30 to 7 p.m. - Banquet

I’m excited to expose people to this art form which I think is under-appreciated”

-ALEXIS WHITE

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According to Jack Wade, “Tommy” is one of the most demanding shows SUNY New Paltz has ever done.

“What’s funny about this show is that it comes off as being this trite kind of rock and roll show, but in terms of complexity, it’s one of the most complex we’ve ever done,” said Wade, the director of the show. “As they say, it’s a rock opera, so it has operatic proportions in every area. The set design, the singing and the dancing are all very big.”

“The Who’s Tommy” recently opened at McKenna

be put on by the school’s Department of Theatre Arts. “Tommy” tells the story of a boy who is deemed “deaf, blind and dumb,” but eventually goes on to become an international superstar. However, the journey to stardom

character.“It’s a really dark, bleak story about the journey of

this little boy through all sorts of trauma and we’ve re-ally tried intentionally to make it dramatic and theatrical to provide the audience with clarity,” said Wade.

Stephen Kitsakos, the musical director for the show, said that he and Wade had been thinking about doing “Tommy” for a long time.

“Both of us grew up listening to the original album by The Who and both of us have been intrigued with the way it was adapted for the musical theatre stage,” said Kitsakos. “Jack and I have worked together on many proj-ects... because he is an extraordi-nary designer as well as director, and I have a background in mu-

two of us to work together as director and music director on this project.”

Kitsakos and Wade both agreed that this year would be the right time to put on “Tommy,” as it is described as being a “bear” of a show and it took a large amount of time and planning to go into effect.

“I would say there are about 50 students in total who are working on this show,” said Wade. “And at least half of the department is involved…All of the designs, except for the set design, are all done by students. Costume de-sign, lighting design, sound design, choreography are all done by students.”

The show was not just a demanding task for the actors performing it, but for all of the people who took on roles as designers as well. Kitsakos said that he and Wade were meeting with people and discussing ideas for the design and overall look of the production, for about a year.

“This show in particular is quite complex as it in-volves integrating scenic elements, lighting, projections, video, sound and a live rock and roll band on stage,” said Kitsakos. “We spent the last two weeks before the show opened in the theatre writing technical cues for lights, pro-jections and video. This is tedious work which requires great concentration and patience.”

Another concern for both Wade and Kitsakos was casting the lead role of the adult Tommy. Wade said that he originally worried he would have to bring someone from off-campus to play the role, as Tommy is a character with a vocal range that is deemed as being a “rock-tenor” type of voice, much like Roger Daltrey. However, both found their answer in Kevin Berger, a third-year transfer theatre major, who only just enrolled at New Paltz last semester.

“When I’m singing Tommy, when I’m in the moment, I feel like this is a piece of theatre, not a rock concert,” said Berger.

Wade said that there were many stressful parts of the show and that he felt pressure as to whether what he and Kitsakos wanted would fall into place. In the end however, he feels that the show is incredible.

“We’re very proud of the show,” said Wade. “I really don’t think we could

have done a better job.”

THEATRE FEATURE



Who’s On Stage?DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS ROCK-OPERA ‘TOMMY’ FOR THE FINAL SEMESTER PERFORMANCEBy Cat TacopinaCopy Editor | [email protected]

PHOTO COURTESY OF JACK WADE


This week’s episode, “Day of the Moon,” was the second part of the two-part opener. In previews we’d seen watching just about every main character get shot, strange tally markings on the central characters and something involving the moon landing. The episode starts three months after the events of the last one and we’re given more ques-tions than answers.

The team reunites in the Tardis, discussing information they’d

gathered on the Silence. Judging by the markings they’d made on their bodies (a tally sys-tem to record Silent sightings), the alien beings are numer-ous. To spare the space, the Doctor takes down the Si-lence in a surprisingly anti-climactic way that single-handedly turns the human race towards geno-

a Silent psychically sug-gesting (ordering) humans to kill his kind on sight, the ultimate enemy is made the ultimate target. Hiding the clip in the iconic footage of the moon landing is a nice touch. So, every time you have a

bruise or cut and you’re not sure what the cause of it is, it’s a battle scar. You just killed a Silent. Good job, soldier!We have a lot of great moments

in this episode. We get to see the Doc-tor with a beard (loved it). There’s a great

exchange between President Nixon and Canton Delaware III about how the rough and tough agent had been booted from the FBI because he wanted to get married. The look on Nixon’s face when Canton tells him about the man he wants to marry is abso-lutely priceless.

There’s more attention paid to the Doc-

of the characters is a goodbye kiss between

discover to be) her last with him. This is particularly tragic because we’ve discovered their timelines are moving in opposite direc-tions (from her death in the episode “Silence

in the Library”) and that River will know the Doctor less and less as the series progresses.

Along with that, there’s the question of Amy’s pregnancy. The Tardis reads that she is both pregnant and not pregnant (most likely a side effect of time travel). The baby issue is pushed more when Amy discovers a photo of herself with an infant while in the abandoned children’s home before being confronted by the astronaut girl again.

To make matters more confusing, the

There, we see the little girl again (this time without her astronaut suit.) She shivers and coughs, announces she’s dying and regener-ates. In the single most shocking moment of the episode, regeneration energy shoots from her head and hands the same way the Doctor does when he begins that process. Is this a time-baby, and is she Amy’s?

I’m currently subscribing to the theory that River Song will turn out to be Amy’s baby all grown up and that she is unable to tell Amy and Rory that they are her parents due to the intergalactic “Fight Club” rule I’d discussed last week. Some information can’t be revealed. That’s the danger of “spoilers,” as River would say.

I want to take some Rory Williams ap-preciation time. I adore him. To me, he is

episode introducing the companions and the new Doctor, Rory talks about how Amy used to make him dress up as the “raggedy doctor” when they were children. It’s this childhood game with his childhood love that inspires Rory to go into the medical profes-sion as a nurse. His job makes him all at once superior and inferior to the doctor;; his grounded position makes him real enough to be a partner for Amy, but his lower title will always leave a bitter taste in his mouth.

Rory will always feel second best when standing next to the Doctor. But, Rory is still the one who waited for Amy when she was in the Pandorica. Rory is the one that prom-ises to always come back for her (some-thing the Doctor failed to do when she was young). No matter how fantastic the Doctor may be, Rory is the real man who can offer her real love.

Also, I’m glad to have heard from many of you who read last week’s column. Feel free to e-mail me with your own crack-pot theories;; I have nothing better to do than read about “Doctor Who” anyway.

of the last one and we’re given more ques-tions than answers.

The team reunites in the Tardis, discussing information they’d

gathered on the Silence. Judging by the markings they’d made on their bodies (a tally sys-

lence in a surprisingly anti-climactic way that single-handedly turns the human race towards geno-

a Silent psychically sug-gesting (ordering) humans to kill his kind on sight, the ultimate enemy is made the ultimate target. Hiding the clip in the iconic footage of the moon landing is a nice touch. So, every time you have a

bruise or cut and you’re not sure what the cause of it is, it’s a battle scar. You just killed a Silent. Good job, soldier!We have a lot of great moments

in this episode. We get to see the Doc-tor with a beard (loved it). There’s a great

exchange between President Nixon and Canton Delaware III about how the rough and tough agent had been booted from the FBI because he wanted to get married. The look on Nixon’s face when Canton tells him about the man he wants to marry is abso-lutely priceless.

There’s more attention paid to the Doc-

EPISODE 2: “Day of the moon”THE DOCTOR IS IN:KATIE’S “DOCTOR WHO” CONFIDENTIAL

By Katherine SpellerCopy Editor | [email protected]

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHANGEDESKTOP.COM

TV REVIEWThe New Paltz Oracle10B | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TV REVIEW



Reality Check AMERICA’S FINEST PRESENTS ITSELF IN NEW SERIES

MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK:

YEAR: Third-year Transfer MAJOR: Jazz Performance HOMETOWN: Warwick, N.Y.

Sam Smith

Check out video of Sam Smith

playing bass at oracle.newpaltz.edu or scan the QR code with a free app on any

smartphone!

What is your instrument of choice? Why?Bass. I like rhythm a lot. My friend in middle school showed me his bass guitar, I really liked it. Ever since then it was my favorite thing to do.

Who are you currently listening to?A lot of McCoy Tyner and Paul Jackson.

Paul Jackson. Sting. Hadrien Feraud.

What do you do with music on/off-campus?My group, The Mahopac Chord, is playing at Rock Against Racism at 4 p.m. I play with my friends back home a lot but The Mahopac Chord has been my main outlet. I did the Chamber Jazz Ensembles.

What will you do with your degree?I try to not think about that question. I’d like to play the bass and live my life around that. If I could do anything with bass, it’d be perform-ing original music. If I could pick one thing that would be my ultimate goal, but that’s such an unfeasible thing to happen.

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One of the most successful athletic stories

of the year comes from the New Paltz Men’s

Rugby team.

The club team, which plays mainly in the

fall with some “friendly matches” and tourna-

ments during the spring, are coming off a very

successful year where they beat college rivals

and fell short at the SUNY Division II Champi-

onships by seven points.

The Men’s Rugby team was founded in

pus since that time.

There are no coaches, trainers or adminis-

trators who assist in the preparation of the team.

Members said the fact that because the team is

completely student-run, the athletes developed

a close bond which propels them toward suc-

cess.

“The Men’s Rugby team has just completed

a very successful spring season with a record of

4-1,” said rugby player Tom Vaughan. “We de-

feated both cross town rivals in Marist & Vas-

sar, and our only loss came in the SUNY Di-

vision II Championships to Geneseo by seven

points.”

Julian de la Rua, who joined the team in the

fall of 2008, said that the year could not be go-

ing any better for the team and that he is proud

of the hard work that the entire team has put in.

The team is at its

busiest during the fall,

when they play games

almost every Sunday

and it is then when

they are at their most

competitive. In con-

trast, the players said

the spring is more

Most games and tour-

naments take place on

Saturdays, and some

tournament and game

spots have been in

Albany, Marist and

Vassar.

Another contrib-

uting factor toward

the team’s success is the type of attitude that

practice or play a game.

“The attitude of the team has been geared to-

wards winning and focusing on making the or-

ganization better for the future semesters,” said

third-year player Ken Iscaro. “We are achiev-

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at practice and heavy

recruiting.”

De la Rua agreed

with Iscaro and also

said the success of the

team has helped to

keep up the positive

attitude throughout

the course of what

can be a grueling sea-

son.

“The attitude of

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tive,” said De la Rua.

“The victories we

have been having en-

courage everyone to

work harder and put

more in towards the team.”

Vaughan said that while the team does like

to joke around and team members are good

rious when they need to be. This seriousness

helps the team focus during their games and

leads them to victory even against the toughest

of competitors.

De la Rua, Iscaro and Vaughan have all

played on the team for a number of seasons,

and they all agree that being a part of the team

overall.

the rugby team,” said Vaughan. “The team has

made strides every year…When I joined in

team every Sunday, now the team has over 45

De la Rua also said the memories from be-

ing a part of the team would be with him for-

ever.

“We started as a small team that couldn’t

compete against other big schools,” said De la

Rua. “Years from now, once graduated from

New Paltz, all I will remember are the times

spent with my teammates.”


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On April 16 and 17, the New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society was one of eight teams to compete in the 2011 USCA National Collegiate Champi-onship held at Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pa.

Despite it being New Paltz’s fourth year attending the national tournament,

wicket, breaking St. John’s College’s seven-year winning streak and also placing third in golf.

Approximately 80 players com-peted in the National Championship this year. While many teams prepared rigorously for this year’s competition, no amount of practice could prepare the players for the extreme conditions on Saturday, April 16, making it even more

Through the rain, each school put at

wicket, four SUNY New Paltz and four

With clear skies opening on Sunday morning, the tension was high.

“They [New Paltz] were impres-sive,” said John Fleming, St. John’s fu-ture captain. “They brought a big team again this year and have four teams in

to see what happens.”SUNY New Paltz, who brought

28 teammates last year, also brought a large team to the Collegiate Champion-ship.

“Our spring 2011 roster is the larg-est it’s ever been at 40 players,” said Francis Palasieski, co-president of the New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society. “Normally being a club sport we invite all of our members to play at Merion. This year though, with the college di-vision growing, we were capped at 24

players.”Despite having many players and

much preparation, both schools felt af-fected by the horrid weather on April 16, altering many players’ performanc-es. New Paltz, which is known for play-ing in extreme conditions, had the ad-vantage.

The team itself always plays in bad weather.”

Anne Morris, chairman of the USCA Collegiate Division, viewed the rain positively.

teams will be able to work through it.”Morris’ sentiment proved true

when New Paltz and St. John’s were found to be the only teams in the six

everyone crowded around to watch the

presidents Palasieski and Tim Mullen and St. John’s Stephen Monteiro and Linus Feder. While New Paltz started out strong in the lead, Feder made an astonishing comeback, but it was not

presidents who had just earned them the national title in six wicket, shattering St. John’s seven-year legacy.

“Our strategy was to play it safe and wait for the other team to make the

Morris recognized New Paltz as a force to be reckoned with.

“New Paltz and St. John’s is the

the next big team. They are such a com-munity. They do almost everything to-

-cessful,” she said.

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With each excruciating loss, the likelihood that Jose Reyes will no longer be wearing orange and blue in 2012 be-comes more of a reality.

Last issue, I touched upon the pos-sibility of the Mets trading Reyes, but a slew of losses to the Giants and Phillies over the course of this week have further

of the Mets’ sparkplug sitting atop the lineup on Opening Day next year and have compelled me to write a column analyzing what the Mets could receive in return for the star-shortstop.

Reyes is a once-in-a-lifetime tal-ent. There is no denying that Reyes pos-sesses a special quality as a leadoff hitter and can change a game simply by being on base. He wreaks havoc on opposing pitchers’ mentality and offers a fresh face in a clubhouse dynamic. He has grown up before Mets fans’ very eyes and in many ways is the best player on the team.

When this season began, many pun-dits and analysts questioned whether Reyes would be able to capture the magic that once made him one of the most feared hitters in baseball. Injuries have always plagued Reyes, compound-ed with his shortened 2009 season and back-and-forth 2010 campaign did not quiet his critics.

So far this season Reyes has made those critics eat their words. Currently boasting a .325 batting average and 11 stolen bases, Reyes seems to have repos-sessed the qualities that made him such a valuable commodity all those years ago.

However, it is those qualities that other teams are interested in and will be even more interested in, once the July 31

trade deadline rolls around. It is becoming evident that the Mets

are in a transitional period. Their cur-rent roster consists of overpaid veterans and promising, yet raw, young talent. It is obvious that General Manager Sandy Alderson wants to begin to imprint his vision upon the current makeup of the team and it is unclear whether that vi-sion includes No. 7 over the long term.

If Alderson does intend to trade Reyes, the market is already beginning to form. Just recently it was reported that the San Francisco Giants have had internal discussions regarding possible packages to acquire Reyes and I expect them to come calling once the summer months begin to show on the calendar.

The Giants possess some young tal-ent that could be intriguing for the Mets to inquire about. The Giants are cur-rently struggling to score any runs, and might be willing to send a bit more to ensure they are able to acquire a catalyst such as Reyes.

If I were Alderson, Madison

Bumgarner would be a starting point for conversation. The Mets are in desperate need of a young hurler, and Bumgarner is a promising young arm in the Giants overloaded pitching staff.

The 21-year-old Bumgarner has struggled this season, going 0-5 with a 4.75 ERA so far, but showed a lot of promise last season when he had a 3.00 ERA and struck out 86 batters over the 111 innings he pitched.

The Mets would also be prudent to ask about the availability of pitching prospect Zach Wheeler. Wheeler was drafted sixth overall in ‘09 and is contin-uously listed in top-50 prospect lists by various analysts. The prospect could be even more valuable than Bumgarner and could be chosen as a piece to build a deal around, and if that’s the case it would send a clear message that the Mets in-tend to rebuild their roster.

Another slightly more intriguing trade-partner for the Mets are the Bos-ton Red Sox. The Red Sox currently have Jed Lowrie manning shortstop and

I’m sure the idea of Reyes running the base paths and hitting balls off the Green Monster excites Theo Epstein and his

Again, the Mets would be prudent to inquire about the Sox pitching pros-pects. In a perfect world, the Mets would

Clay Buchholz, but that seems too lofty a price.

More likely targets could be Daniel Bard, or a package consisting of some combination of pitching prospects Drake Britton, Chris Balcom-Miller or Michael Bowden.

The Mets posses a strong trade-chip in Reyes and could receive a substan-tial return if teams get desperate enough down the stretch. One thing I need to stress is if the Mets do intend to trade Reyes, they cannot afford to botch the deal. Reyes is a beloved member of the Mets community and anything less than an astronomical return for the former gold-glover would be less than enthrall-ing for fans.

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