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Jason Sokolowski Technical Advisors Jason Sokolowski TCI Magazine 17 How Food Can Become a Problem In College

Spring 2010 18 Three Steps tp Comfort

19 POV: High School Senior College Freshman 4 Emerging Leaders 21 Difficult Transitions For First Year Students The New Generation

22 How to Stay Updated On Cool Events 5 Free At Last On and Off Campus 6 Glee-ify Your Life 23 How to Choose Your Major 7 Lost Opportunities Special Features Section 24 - 28 24 Green Is the New Black 8 Dueling Didn’t Die It came to New Paltz 25 College Students Gradually Going Green

9 “Are You Really From Oregon?” 26 The Green Revolution at New Paltz 10 It’s Never too Late 27 Got Beef? 11 Three Years Makes All the Difference Art Section 29 - 37 12 A New Beginning 33 Refelction In the Pupil Denzell Dowell- A murdered son 13 How to Survive a Long

Distance Relationship 34 My Blue Therapy

Back When the Sun Shines 14 The Problem With Procrastination Weeping Willow Existentail Sway 15 New Roommate Friend or Foe? 35 Life Confidence 16 Problems With Commuting I’ll Be There Liar Contents 36 I pray for what I thought were angels... 54 Steps to Sucess Untitled Pounding 55 U-N-I-T-Y Marist Red Foxes 38 Marist’s Pre-College Summer Program Bring a Community Together What Should a College Girl’s La Crosse Boom Closet Look Like?

39 Pajamas vs. New Paltz

40 Does Fashion Still Live On College Canpuses?

42 Fashion at Marist

43 Chat Roulette: Friend or Foe?

44 Off Campus Happenings

45 The Best Dining On a Student’s Budget

46 Ah, the Joy of Movies! A Very Busy and Dull Valentine’s Day

47 Rap Sensation in Prison

48 What Do You Listen To?

49 Taking the Bordom Out of Take-Out Food

50 SUNY New Paltz Flute Chior

52 Reggie Bush Controversy

53 The History and Evolution of Skateboarding Campus Life Emerging Leaders interpersonal skills, ethics and values, than realized. Becoming an Emerging personal empowerment, and service Leader is taking steps toward succeed- The New Generation learning. These workshops are infor- ing in life. mative, fun, and interesting; and once one from each of the four categories Volunteering, or community service, Elizabeth Petersen named is completed, you are no lon- is always a rewarding and wonderful SUNY New Paltz ger obligated to attend them. As well opportunity. Volunteering is one of as attending the workshops, you are those things that people either love also obligated to complete at least ten or hate, sometimes even like. For me, Taken right from the pamphlet hand- hours of community service. The ser- volunteering is so much fun, and I try ed out to all first-year students during vice completed the first semester has to to volunteer every chance I get! The their orientation at SUNY New Paltz, be different then the service completed benefits of volunteering are acquiring “The Emerging Leaders Program is the second semester. Half of the ser- a new outlook on life, helping one’s a one-year leadership development vice has to be done on your own, and community, having fun while help- experience for first-year students the other half may be completed with ing others, meeting other people with at SUNY New Paltz. Overseen by a group, preferably Emerging Leaders. similar interests, and so much more. the Office of Student Activities and This community service usually proves They are very rewarding and this part Union Services, the Emerging Leaders fun, if you simply does the same thing of the Emerging Leaders Program is, Program offers students the opportu- a friend is doing then ta-da, you will by far, almost the most fun. There are nity to gain beneficial leadership skills not be bored. Finally, there are also re- so many amazing students who decide through participation in informational treats that have mandatory attendance to become Emerging Leaders that you workshops, retreats, social opportuni- policies that are held on campus, usu- literally make lifetime friends just by ties, and community service projects.” ally in the Student Union Building, and participating. Volunteering is great to Emerging Leaders is a program for its mainly consist of icebreakers, food, in- do with a friend, therefore its nice to name, working with first-year students formation, and fun. All in all, between acquire a group of Emerging Leaders who intend to be leaders during their workshops, volunteering, and retreats, and charge into the wonderful experi- lives. It takes a certain interest for one is deemed an Emerging Leader. ence of volunteering! someone to take the steps towards be- coming an Emerging Leader, you must Those who choose to participate in the During my first semester at SUNY have an interest in developing leader- Emerging Leaders Program are usu- New Paltz, I felt a bit lost and needed ship skills, have an inkling to succeed ally those who want to succeed in life to find something that would help me in life, and love volunteering. and choose to participate in leadership feel more comfortable. I heard about programs. According to the program: Emerging Leaders, and about the lead- The goal of the Emerging Leaders “Our Emerging Leaders Graduates go ership training, and right away I knew I Program is to help students develop on to become Resident Assistants, Stu- wanted to join. I went to the first meet- leadership skills. In order to be an dent Activities Managers, Admissions ing, and I knew I had found my niche. Emerging Leader, you first have to Ambassadors, Orientation Leaders, Right away I felt comfortable with the attend one of the many general in- Hall Government and Student Gov- people and myself, and it was also tons terest meetings. If you attend, then ernment Leaders, Fraternity and So- of fun. Through this program I made you are considered to be committing rority Leaders, Club Executive Board friends for life and have been able to to the one-year program, and sign a Members, and so much more!” In- get my fix of volunteering ten-fold. contract and hand it in. At this meet- deed, the commitment is worth the ef- It’s such a rewarding experience, and I ing, a calendar is given out with all the fort, putting on a resume that you are made lifelong friends. The workshops important dates in the near future. an Emerging Leader gives you a head are interesting, the retreats are tons of Throughout the course of your first start on getting those very positions fun, and the volunteering is amazing! semester at SUNY New Paltz, those that you really want. Success is hard, I do have a soft spot for volunteering; students who commit will have to at- please tell me when you’ve found the however, anyone can find something tend at least four workshops; each will secret to it, but even so, taking steps to- they love to do and incorporate it into cover one of the four elements to- wards achieving it is sometimes easier volunteering, just go to the Career wards becoming an Emerging Leader: Resource Center and make an appoint- (among smaller productions), and the water and a fun and “groovy” 50’s ment with the head of volunteering. I MCCTA at Marist produced plays such diner. Both campuses are also only a love the Emerging Leaders Program; it as Invitation to Murder. Not into the short drive away from all of the restau- is a breath of fresh air! theatre scene? How about catching a rants and malls in Poughkeepsie, where concert? Both campuses show con- shopping is always fun. First years are certs in all types of music. Music is a not allowed to have cars on both cam- Free at Last great way to get energized and gain en- puses. No need to worry, there is free dorphins. bus service to Poughkeepsie from New Paltz. Although, there are many other Melissa Maria Speaking of endorphins, why not go ways to have fun right on campus. SUNY New Paltz to the gym? It’s a great way to let out some endorphins! Not only is it a good Join a club or team at your school. Congratulations! You’re in college! way to put off those freshman fifteen, Both schools have highly accredited Now what? Once arriving to college, it but it is also fun and necessary to lead- sports teams, which are always looking is easy to see that college life is very ing a healthy life. The Athletic and to bring new people into the athletic different from high school life. You no Wellness Center at New Paltz not only family. If a highly competitive sport longer have eight hours of classes back has the equipment to help you get and is not for you, try intramurals, which to back five times a week. Most college stay in shape, as well as personal train- are just as fun, but far less demand- students have two to three classes in ers to help you figure out a plan, but ing. There are also non-sports related a day with breaks in between. I have it also offers fun classes such as dance clubs such as Emerging Leaders, held only one class on some days and none groove, cycling, yoga and zumba to at both campuses, where you can do on Fridays. As an incoming freshman, help you stay fit in a fun way. Marist community service, learn what it truly there is a lot of excitement as to what as well has a state of the art gym, with means to be a leader and make friends to do with all of the free time we have. three basketball courts, two volleyball all at once. There are also clubs such Of course, there is the obvious way to courts and various fitness and strength as Circle K, CREW, the chess club, and spend your free time: do your work! training rooms. Jog or walk around Latinas Unidas. But aside from homework, papers and the track or on a treadmill, its not only studying, there is lot to do on a college healthy and fun, but it will get you en- If you get lonely and have free time, campus. Both SUNY New Paltz and ergized for all of the other exciting op- you can always invite a guest over. New Marist offer students an array of excit- portunities your college has to offer. Paltz and Marist both allow overnight ing opportunities to engage in. guest. New Paltz allows up to two Not a fan of running at the gym? Walk guests per student for up to two nights, Why Not see a play? These plays are around town. There are towns within providing the guest signs in and the produced by both students and faculty, walking distance of both campuses, student’s roommate consents to having and are open to everybody; it is not with beautiful scenic views in the fall, visitors. Marist is a little stricter, allow- necessary to be in the theatre depart- winter and spring. The town at New ing guest to only stay on weekends, and ment to work in a play. Not only are Paltz has a small town “homey” feel to has security guards at the entrances, there opportunities in acting, but also it, similar to Stars Hollows in Gilmore monitoring who enters the building. screenwriting, producing, directing, Girls, equipped with a small movie and set, costume and technical design. theatre and shopping center. There The point is, there is plenty to do in col- It’s a fun way to get involved in campus are also great restaurants in New Paltz lege. Yes, there is free time, but there is life and make new friends. If you don’t with a wider variety of food ranging also a world of opportunities right by want to work on the play, they are fun from burgers and wings at the popular your school. Whether it’s at Marist or to watch and usually inexpensive. Col- ‘cuddies and P&Gs restaurants to the New Paltz, get involved and have fun! lege campuses often produce plays and Japanese Hibachi restaurant. Marist as offer discounts for students; at times, well has places to go and eat in town. It as cheap as $5. This year New Paltz has a McDonalds and Applebee’s right produced four major plays including across the street. Around Marist, there Babes in Arms and Red Masquerade is also Shadows, a restaurant on the Glee-ify Your Life President Brett Rothstein (Class of Then the hard (but fun) part comes; ’12), a co-founder of the club. In an learning the music, the choreography, interview, Brett said, “I wanted a show auditioning members for solos, Grace K. Seghini choir on campus prior to seeing the discussing costumes, and fine tuning show Glee, and that coming out gave every aspect of the performance. SUNY New Paltz enough momentum and hype for me to actually start the group. The Since its formation, Epic-Glee has “That’s What Glee Said,” is the not- idea came up the semester before gone through its ups and downs- from so-subtle, totally random tagline of we started the group and it all went losing members, to having difficulty one of New Paltz’s newest clubs, Epic- from there.” The rest of the executive learning new songs and choreography, Glee. Any musical theatre lover or per- board consists of the Vice-President, to finally performing in its first public former in general has probably heard Musical Director, Assistant Musical performance. This first performance of the television show Glee, which airs Director, Treasurer, Secretary, and took place on March 2nd, 2010, in on the Fox Network…actually, I’d be Public Relations Chair. As stated in Shepard Recital Hall and was a huge surprised to find someone who hasn’t the club’s constitution, “The purpose success. Four songs were performed, heard of the show. Ever since its pi- of this organization is to provide an ranging from “Let it Be” by The lot episode aired in the spring of 2009, environment for people who wish to Beatles to a medley of Hair songs, Glee has become a phenomenon and perform musically for their peers, and including “Aquarius” and “The Flesh millions of people tune in each week to have performances to entertain the Failures/Let the Sunshine In.” Our to see what new songs the cast will be student body on the campus of SUNY next performance took place April 7th, performing, and to watch the drama New Paltz.” Membership is granted 2010 in Parker Theatre and included unfold- myself included. But while the based on an audition, where a person is three new songs that were positively country waited for the second season taught a piece of a four part selection received. We also had the honor of to air this past April (I counted down and then must sing in a quartet. Then, being the opening act at Absolut A the days), a group of us SUNY New the person must sing a solo piece. Cappella’s annual Invitational (Absolut Paltz students continued our love of Lastly, there is a “call back” sit-in on an A Cappella is one of three a cappella glee through Epic-Glee. Epic-Glee rehearsal, where auditioned groups on campus, but that’s a whole persons will be judged on integration other story!). Epic-Glee will continue What is a glee club, you may ask? Ac- into the ensemble as well as their ability to practice and perform this semester, cording to Merriam-Webster’s Online to pick up music. Auditions take place with high hopes for the future. Dictionary, a glee club is “a chorus at the beginning of the fall semester. organized for singing usually short Additionally, auditions may take place pieces.” These days, the term glee during the spring semester depending club has become synonymous with on the size of the group. Once a the term show choir; meaning a group person becomes a member, he or she of performers who sing and dance to is a member until he or she graduates. mostly popular music, jazz standards, and Broadway musicals. Within each Members commit seven hours a song, chordal (harmony) singing typi- week to the glee club, with three hour cally alternates with unison singing or rehearsals on Sundays and Mondays two-part harmony, and there is often at and a one hour sectional (for each least one solo in each song. vocal part) during the week. The group Epic Glee in performance as a whole votes on songs to perform Now that the technical aspects of glee and then our Musical Director arranges Epic-Glee is a great opportunity to are out of the way, let us meet Epic- the music- changing up notes and let your inner performer shine and to Glee. Epic-Glee was founded by four creating harmonies that can be sung express your love of singing and music. SUNY New Paltz students in the fall instead of played on an instrument. I auditioned for Epic-Glee during my of 2009 and currently consists of 26 Choreographers are chosen based on first semester of freshman year and I members. The group is led by who is ready and willing to do so. always look forward to rehearsal; I can’t wait to see what else we can realized I was missing an even bigger for information as to where my SMP accomplish in the next four years. picture. I did not just want to write class was being held. The Scholars Kristine Pilla (Class of ’12), comments, about Dr Wade-Lewis, I wanted to Mentorship Program is a first year “one of my favorite things is the write about the lesson I learned from initiative program organized by the wonderful friends I have made through her. Black Studies Department. The this group. I feel like we have become program provides first year students a family. The sense of accomplishment with a peer mentor in the same field we get as a group when we finish of study as well as a faculty mentor. learning a song or a dance, or after our Students are also required to take a first performance, is such a wonderful class during their first semester. With feeling.” Sarah Gaines (Class of ’12) her office right by the main entrance to also sees the group as a confidence the building, Dr. Wade-Lewis was the booster, “I’d gotten used to rejection first person I saw. after [previous] auditions…so I went into this thinking I wasn’t going to get Not knowing who she was, I kept on in. But they chose me and don’t seem to going without any acknowledgment. regret it, so I must be doing something However, when I got to my destination right.” Kristine has some parting words I found my mentor’s door locked for those interested in glee, “Even Margret Wade-Lewis with a note saying she had a class. though we are a new group, Epic-Glee Knowing that I had just missed my last is, well, pretty epic. We sing all types opportunity to make it to class, I began The members of the SUNY New Paltz of music, many popular songs that to retrace my steps to the entrance. faculty and staff are one of the best most people will know, and there really Just when I was about to walk past groups of people a person could ever is something for everyone. Come out Dr. Wade-Lewis’ door, I thought to hope to meet. They are always willing and support our group! Be sure to keep myself, “why not ask her, she was the to answer any student’s questions with watch for flyers about our upcoming only person I’d seen while I was in the a friendly face, and if it is a question performances. They’re free! And you building and her door was open so she that they are unable to answer, they will have a great time.” could not be that busy and beside she are quick to point out who can. Dr. reminded me of my eighth grade Social Margaret Wade-Lewis was no different Studies teacher”. That first meeting was from her co-workers; some could even Lost Opportunities one that I would remember till this day. say she was better. Dr. Margaret Wade- That day, I left Dr. Wade-Lewis with Lewis was the department chair and an not only my class location but with a associate professor of Linguistics and Ekene-Maria Udeke brand new SMP syllabus as well as a Literature in the Department of Black SUNY New Paltz sign up Sheet for the SMP New York Studies at SUNY New Paltz, and she City Trip. But even then I still had no was also the director of the Scholar idea who she was. I started writing this article with one Mentorship Program. Early on in her goal in mind; I was in search of the professional life here at New Paltz she My second meeting with her occurred perfect article in memory of the late Dr. was also the administrating officer of when I had gone to my SMP mentor Margaret Wade-Lewis, the Department the affirmative action program. Chair of the Black Studies Department to discuss my abysmal SMP grade with who passed away over winter break. I the intention of dropping the class. I only had the opportunity to meet wanted to write an article so touching My mentor took me over to Dr. Wade- Dr. Wade-Lewis a few times before that it would give the readers a vivid Lewis’ office, telling me she was the she passed away, but I remember each and endearing picture, which would one to talk to about dropping the class meeting like it was just yesterday. Our put Dr. Wade Lewis in the hearts and so late in the semester. That was when first meeting occurred when I walked minds of everyone of this magazine’s I became acquainted with her title as into the Black Studies office building in readers. However, in my search of the Dept Chair. I spent almost 45 minutes search of my faculty mentor, looking perfect picture for Dr. Wade-Lewis, I in her office as she described the consequences of going through with ways to get more opportunities to talk recreational or competitive. With all a drop request after the deadline, to him. I hope to do just that and this of the flexibility as well as its rarity, it after listening to my sorry excuses for time around I am not going to wait for is well worth learning about and even missing so many classes. Along with my next semester. I am sure many of you more worth it to take advantage of mentor, she gave me advice as to what have met people, be they professors, having this experience at your college. steps to take in order to get myself in teachers, deans, librarians even a position that would allow me to pass classmates, in your daily life who you Like the club, Fencing is not currently the class instead of dropping it. After thought would be good people to get one of the more common sports, yet the meeting she gave me a hug and it to know, and like me, you procrastinate it has been quietly active for centuries. didn’t feel awkward at all. I mention as to when you begin that relationship In short, fencing has a history and this because I happen to be one of the with that person. So today, I am asking for those unfamiliar with it here is worst people at receiving hugs. you to not wait. Do not wait for a a condensed version: The sport of few more days or weeks maybe even fencing has been around for centuries My last and final meeting with Dr. months. If you have their contact and it can be dated as far back as ancient Wade-Lewis occurred when she came information give them a call right now, Egypt. There were recordings of people into my SMP class as a guest speaker. or if like me you’re too shy, send them sparring in protective gear, which is As she spoke to us about the history an e-mail reminding them of who what makes it a sport rather than a way of Shango Hall and of Suny New you are and ask for a meeting. If you to solve problems (dueling to the death Paltz in general, I remember thinking know their office hours and are able to would be the more popular way). What to myself, that Dr. Wade-Lewis would make it, do so because you never know the club practices at New Paltz, as well be an amazing person to get to know. when they might be gone for whatever as what is referred to as “fencing” is I found myself making plans to do reason, and you’ll be stuck there asking related to European dueling. That is just that next semester, since the fall yourself, what if I had made that phone the sort of thing you might think of semester was almost over. But sadly my call? If only I had sent that e-mail… when you read history books, or watch plans never came to fruition because the very popular movie: The Princess when I opened my New Paltz E-mail Bride. The sport is very precise and account, a little less than two hours Dueling Didn’t Die takes a lot of skill. While there are before New Year’s, I found the news particular forms to learn it is a very of Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis’ death. It Came to New personal sport. As an athlete grows as Paltz a fencer their style becomes more and While I was looking for information on more their own. This is what makes it Dr. Wade-Lewis, I got the opportunity great to watch and play- it is completely to get an interview, with Dr. Zelbert Eliana Kirshenblat unique, down to the athlete. Moore who had been one of Dr. Wade- Lewis’ co-workers for over twenty years. SUNY New Paltz The first way Fencing begins to During that interview we talked about individualize is through the weapon. In a variety of different people and topics. The New Paltz Fencing Club is one the sport, as well as in the New Paltz He told me about Dr. Wade-Lewis and of the many aspects of the college fencing club, there are three weapons about her position as the SUNY New that make it great. While it may not be to choose from: foil, saber and épée. Paltz Affirmative Action Officer when particularly well known, the club is in Foil is the lightest weapon, and, if you he first began teaching at New Paltz. fact very active and a wholly unique are a beginner, this is what you will When I asked about Dr Wade-Lewis’ experience. As a member, I know how start learning with, you can switch it interest in African Languages, he had true this is. Even though New Paltz up later. With the Foil you can only this to say, “African Culture is not just only has a club, and not a team, it is hit your opponent with the point of it, an interest it’s what we do.” very active. The fencers practice three and you may only get a point by hitting days a week, part of that is learning and somewhere on their torso. The saber is During our conversation, I once again part of that s conditioning, and they heavier and has a different, rounded, found myself making plans to get to also enter competition a few times a grip than the foil. To score a point, you know Dr. Moore better, as well as semester. Fencing can be purely can hit anywhere above the waist including the arms and head (you will Are You Really From Pacific; Portland is dwarfed by New be fencing in a protective mask). The York City, and as it is in New Jersey, saber is an edge and point weapon, Oregon? there’s no sales tax or pumping your so you may hit with the point as with own gas. I left a familiar place behind the foil, but usually you will score by for a new start, which thankfully has slashing with the side of the blade. As Michael Schwartz been amazing. for épée, anything goes. It is the largest Marist College weapon, and the target is any point First day of class each semester is on the body. In épée, a double point never any fun. It’s always “say your I was back home recently and after is allowed, assuming both fencers hit name and where you’re from.” Well, dinner with some friends, we all within 40 milliseconds of each other. when most of the class is Long Island, gathered to watch the classic college There also is no “right of way” as New Jersey or Connecticut, throwing movie Animal House. The film begins within the other two weapons (right such a strange name out there is almost with shots around campus, and when of way meaning that points are given uncomfortable. “Oregon.” Each and my friends saw each of the buildings to each fencer by the way attacks are every head turns for a look, each in the movie they would name them exchanged). Even though each fencer wondering, “why is someone from off, sharing their short story of being will normally be familiar with all three, Oregon here?” Most people have never inside. But this movie was filmed in the weapon chosen as their primary is met anyone from Oregon; some don’t the sixties, how could I have friends considered to be a personal choice. even know where it is on a map (Pacific roaming the same campus as the late Northwest, on top of California, by John Belushi and the Animal House If you should visit the club and ask the way) As I make new friends, the crew? Well, where I come from, half which weapon is considered “the best”, required question is “why did you go of the graduating class goes to the you will find a fencer has a strong sense so far from home? Why Marist?” I’ve university Animal House was filmed at, of pride for their weapon. Each fencer had a ton of practice answering this the University of Oregon. Nearly every will try to convince you that theirs one. building is still standing, except for the is the best and the others “merely Delta house, unfortunately, making playthings.” Even with this rivalry, Think about what you know about campus a must-see spot. But the everyone in the club is very supportive Oregon, Oregon Trail, Crater Lake school didn’t attract me; I didn’t really of each other and will help teach maybe, Animal House. Well, as you have my eye on any Oregon colleges. So others whenever they can. What is can guess, a list of things to do is not instead, I made my way east, to pursue really wonderful about the club at New very long; I was more than ready for an opportunity that produced many Paltz is that the equipment is provided a change of scenery. As mentioned questions. One question I’ve become to the members. One problem facing before, the rest of my family lives familiar with is why Marist College? fencing for many who want to learn somewhere on the East Coast, so I Why not the University of Oregon? is expensive equipment, which makes would visit twice a year, every year Well, why not Marist, who wouldn’t the sport inaccessible for just anyone growing up. My dream was to go to want to go to New York? to try to pick up. At New Paltz the this place, a place that my friends could opportunity is wide open to learn an only dream of because of its immense otherwise “elite” sport. Anyone can Allow me to put a few facts out there: reputation. Then there was the school join regardless of experience, and my mother grew up on Long Island, her itself, a small, private school in upstate they will be taught well. Just as with three brothers, one sister and all of their New York, with a great academic any extracurricular activity, the club children live here; my father was born reputation. I thank a family friend here is a wonderful way to make friends. in Miami, Florida and has lived in New at Marist for dropping its name, leading The sport is like no other and the Jersey, New York and Ohio at different me to look into the perfect school in opportunity to learn it is irreplaceable. points of his life. Basically, I’m not that the state I had always wanted to go to. foreign to the East Coast. But change is obvious; Oregon is no New York. I January of 2010, I spent a night at the live in a valley, with mountains in all University of Oregon visiting friends directions; my coast is the freezing and my one night convinced me that Marist was the perfect choice. Animal of freshmen. Would they look at of an audience. But after my first House is an awesome movie, I even me and ask what this old lady was presentation, I realized it wasn’t run up the steps of the admissions doing in their class, or would they so bad, and who knows, maybe office just like Bluto did every time I accept me like the students did in someday I would have to give a pass; but everywhere we went, there the television show “The Parkers?” presentation and this experience were people from my high school, Well, I’m glad to say that my would come in handy. Writing holding on to each other. I’m building new skills, creating new connections, classmates were very welcoming. I essays was another story. I still living new experiences, taking a even got a compliment from one of struggle with the structure and a chance by stepping outside into a new the students who couldn’t believe thesis statement is my new enemy. world. Trust me, the lifestyle can be how old I was (let’s just say I’m old Hopefully, by the time I get my vastly different, but my acclimation enough to be her mother). Ever degree, it will be my friend. to Marist has been seamless. I’ve got since that day, I have enjoyed with my own thing going on now, working the students. When we had to pick Having to juggle school work and on housing for next year, which will groups for an oral presentation, I parenting has not been easy. When certainly turn out to be like a revival of just knew I would be one of the last I come home from class, not only Animal House. students picked. First of all, I was do I have to do my homework, but older and didn’t live in the dorms, also help my two sons, ages 10 and 8 It’s Never Too Late so the students didn’t know me. So respectively, with theirs. For the first I just sat there and waited until all time in as many as 20 years, I found the groups were picked, and when myself burning the midnight oil as Shelli Patton there were only three of us left, our they say. Because I have to read so Marist College group was formed. I really enjoyed many chapters and each chapter is working with Maria and Ashley. at least 20-30 pages, I have started a I am an adult student, and I also As we worked on our project, I reading group with my sons, which work full time at Marist for the really felt like “one of the girls.” also encourages them to read. After Vice President of Student Affairs By the way, we got an A+ on our we each read, we write a summary as well as the Director of Student presentation, and I couldn’t have about what we have just read. I Conduct. After working here for done it without them. think when they see me reading and four years, I finally decided that writing, and they know mommy can with my children being a little older My first semester was a trying do it, they believe they can too. and more independent now was the experience for me. I had not perfect time to go back to school and written an essay in over 20 years, I enjoy going back to college, and I get my degree. Although I have an and all I can say is thank goodness enjoy working with my classmates. AAS Degree from Berkeley College, for Simon & Schuster! All I kept I have a long way to go, and the I see myself doing more than just asking my classmates as the semester students I meet now will be long typing up letters and answering went on and we had to write more gone by the time I get my degree, phones. So as I put the wheels in essays was “Do you have to write but it’s comforting to know that as motion, I remember my first day of essays in your other classes? Is this each freshmen class moves on, I class for College Writing I. It was what college is all about, writing will have the opportunity to meet about 4:30 p.m. and class started at essays and presentations?” When and work with a new freshmen 5:00. I kept saying to myself, “what they told me yes, I started to have class each semester. For any adult am I doing,” I can’t do this” and doubts again. I mean, it wasn’t like who is thinking about going back to almost talked myself out of going I was going to give presentations as college to get his or her degree, all I to class. I dreaded being the only a career, so why did I have to do it can say is that it’s never too late. adult student in a class full working in college? I hated speaking in front Three Years Makes this. Everyone has that one night the law that if you are caught when they were younger where they drinking and receive a ticket it will All the Difference lost control and drank a little too most likely result in suspension much, but after that one experience of your license from anywhere drinking becomes a casual social between 6 months or till you are 21 Kelsey Donohue thing rather then binge drinking and years old. Marist College I think the law should reflect that. Drinking is going to happen at these David Keith, 18-year-old freshman Colleges across the country are also younger ages whether authorities at Fairfield University, found lying supporting the movement to change like it or not, to be honest. So face down in a driveway on a cold the drinking age to 18; they believe lawmakers better start remembering February morning with his faced less instance of alcohol “binge their college days and remember crushed in, left to bleed to death. drinking” will occur. But while the what it was like and reconsider the This story might seem familiar to legal age remains at 21, schools use a drinking age in America. some since every year you hear wide range of authorities to enforce stories of young adults, below the the law. Many of us had our normal legal drinking age, going beyond run ins with the RA’s on campus, or their limit and suffering in the end. search of some suspicious bulging A neighbor found David Keith early bags by the security guards while that morning, which might be the swiping in, but some colleges and only reason why he is alive today. universities take it to another level Over a hundred kids at the party that by having the local authorities night, not one would step up to call present on campus. Friends of the cops. This fear of authority and mine at University of Delaware punishment of underage drinking have talked about the daily rounds has started a cause for reevaluation that the local police department of the drinking age in America. does through the dorms on campus, stopping at random rooms to Since 1984, the government has do searches. Another story from made it so that each state must a friend at Villanova University enforce a 21-year-old drinking age outside of Philadelphia, mentioned to receive funding for roads and how the local police department infrastructure. This was a result of will breathalyzer every passenger high rates of drunk driving incidents in a car when stopped and give the across the country. The drinking age driver a ticket for any underage in America is among the highest in drinkers, despite the drivers sobriety. the world along with Armenia and So even thought the fraternities and Fuji, all others tend to allow their sororities at Villanova University citizens to begin to drink between are being responsible by providing the range of 16 and 18 years old. designated drivers, they are still Some say that by lowering the punished. Many college students drinking age it removes the novelty will agree that this pressure from of underage drinking and prevents authorities just makes us want to incidents similar to David’s. After rebel even more. An even more my own experiences, I agree with extreme is that some states enforce

A College Experience A New Beginning sharing makes a difference in belonged if I came in and just hung whether or not people will recognize out, made myself known, and most who you are. You’ve got to make importantly didn’t mess with any James Wojcik yourself known to people, and the of their belongings. This can go a Marist College only way you can do that is by just long way for you, for it tells other opening yourself up. An instance people that you’re respectful of Imagine you’re standing in a that I recall doing this was the first their stuff and you won’t go out gymnasium full of thousands of day I arrived at Marist. I got to meet of your way to be rude and try people you’ve never met before my roommate, as well as multiple snatching something up from them in your life. You take a seat in the people on my floor. The method I behind their back. It is this usage bleachers and all these thoughts start used to establish this was propping of respectfulness to others that to run through your mind. You’re a my door open so others could will be recognized and give you a little skeptical perhaps on how you walk in, or just walking into other reputation as being a nice and good think you will make yourself known people’s rooms and introducing person. This is another method that amongst these bright young minds myself to them. These methods helped me get comfortable as a first like your own. That’s what it was can be used constantly, and they’re year college student at Marist. like for me when I started attending the first steps for helping you another high school my freshman understand which people you see As my year moved on into the year, and those feelings felt like they yourself being friends with in the winter season, and I went on break, were reborn again once I stepped end. This was how I was first able it occurred to me that I had not been foot onto the Marist College to feel at home here at Marist. keeping a strong schedule to do campus that bright summer day in When I started to realize who my everything I wanted to accomplish late August. friends were, I began to focus while I was at Marist. Not managing on what was important. This can my time started to reflect in my A lot of other things were going easily be described as looking out grades and I decided to start making through my mind as well as the for them when needed, as well as a schedule of everything I needed extremely significant fact that I making them feel like they’re there to do throughout my day. I knew would be away from home for the and not invisible to others. But the that this would be key to being able first time in my life. I had no clue main thing you have to do is treat to juggle a life between being with what to expect, but what I did to your new friends with respect. It friends and doing work. prepare for this pivotal moment may not always be good times, but in my life proved to make my if you treat people with respect, A method like this is extremely transition successful. You have to it can go a long way for you as a helpful in keeping yourself in be respectful of people, you’ve got person. I learned this a lot during line with everything you have to to open yourself up and accept my time attending a catholic high accomplish while you are at Marist. ones around you, and you’ve got to school, and I knew that if I brought It reflects itself within your grades, be able to keep a schedule. it along with me to Marist, then I as well as how you handle yourself would be treated equally among around your friends. For instance, After the first couple weeks went by, others if I treated them in the same when I got a bad grade back on I was able to feel comfortable with way. An instance that I can recall one my business exams, I ended who I was, and how others thought being respectful was when I started up feeling bitter about it around of me. I began to understand who hanging out with a group of friends, friends. it is never good to act this people were by just opening up, and who would hangout together in way publically. There comes a time just telling them a little bit about me rooms throughout my dorm hall. I where you need to step out and when I got the chance. This always knew that I’d feel like I away from those people and just reflect upon the situation. Privately, Many people however, including many give yourself a break from having a college students, do not get that luxury. DON’T HOLD ANYTHING social life, and relax for a little, then I am currently in a very long distant BACK get back into the swing of things relationship. I live in Queens, New When something is eating at you, tell and be motivated to do better on York, and while at school in SUNY New Paltz, New York and my current your partner. Make sure you are not the next exam. The only way to do fiancée lives in St. Mary’s, Georgia. accusing, or negative, but you must this is by making a schedule, and That’s 996 miles away. As if that isn’t be stern. If your lover cares for you, sticking to it, because it makes the bad enough, my fiancée currently they will listen with an open mind and difference between how much time serves in the US Navy and is deployed will understand where you are coming you’re able to spend with friends 6 months out of the year, when our from, though they may not agree with and how much time you need to only means of communication is email. you. Make sure you talk out whatever devote yourself to your work. We have a strong bond and a great the issue is, and find a middle ground relationship, though it wasn’t always so. where both of you are satisfied. All of these methods have helped When I was still in high school, we had REMEMBER- A relationship involves me in a great way ever since I first our little arguments, but as I started to two people, so both must be happy in order for the relationship to work, so started coming to Marist College. experience college, the arguments took on a whole different angle and things if you want it your way, you may as Without these, I would not have needed to change if there would be a well be breaking it off. Also, do not lie been able to handle the college life wedding. about what you want to do. On college that I have been provided. So when campuses, there are many events, you first step onto the campus of After speaking to a number of people parties, or social gatherings that will Marist College or any college campus in long distance relationships, I realized allow you to meet other people, and in for that matter and make sure you that many people are in the same a way meet yourself. What I mean is, keep these methods in mind; keep position as I. So I have put together a when people say that college changes an open mind as well. They are the step by step guide to help people survive you, they are completely right. Be open building blocks to how you can their relationships. The following to these changes. They are going to achieve everything you need to do suggestions are very important and happen anyway, so you might as well welcome them. If you accept the in order to become a better student, could save your relationship. person you are becoming, your partner as well as a better individual. TALK ABOUT YOUR FEARS will accept it as well, and it will come as less of a surprise to them. How to Survive It is completely natural for both parties in the relationship to be anxious about SET A DATE a Long Distance moving away from each other, and entering the college life style. Our Video cameras are becoming very Relationship whole lives are pretty much dictated popular these days. Web chatting is to us until we get to college, and it is a great way to stay connected with It’s not as hard as it sounds instinct that makes us afraid of the anyone across the world. Why not unknown. As a couple, talk about your use this outlet as a way to keep in Danit Ianovici fears; make sure you are completely honest with one another. If both of touch with your loved one? Make SUNY New Paltz you know what your partner’s fears are, dates, set times when both of you then it will help guide your choices in are free, and video chat for a couple Relationships are hard as it is. college and your ability to survive the of hours. Accumulate stories Learning to trust someone else, and move. and eventful things to talk about then getting used to the way one throughout the day. Talk about your works. It is always easier when the classes, new friends, missing each two of you are constantly together. other, and don’t forget to express to one another. It might sound cheesy, need to be willing to make some student, and in most cases causes but when you are so far away from changes and sacrifice some things the work to be of a lesser quality. each other, it never gets old to hear in order for things to run smoothly. But still for some people it is next how much your significant other I am not saying that this will be easy; to impossible to get their work done cares about you, and you will enjoy it will be extremely rough sometimes. without procrastinating. I myself hearing it and saying it. Also, use But, don’t get discouraged; just keep am a compulsive procrastinator. the web chats as a way to include reminding yourself what made you fall your significant other when hanging for that “idiot” or “brat” in the first Nearly every assignment that I place. Be determined to make it work out with friends. Include them in am given in school I save for the because it will only work if you want it last minute, no matter how big or conversations with your friends, to, and although my steps are extremely and trust me, not only will they helpful towards any relationship difficult it is. Leaving myself so appreciate it, but you will feel like (especially a long distance one), little time to do my work, combined they are really there too! you will find that through your time with my somewhat apathetical apart. You will learn new things about attitude toward school, causes me SURPRISE SURPRISE! each other and you will add your own to rush through my work as quickly helpful steps towards creating a healthy as possible. When doing my work I When in a long distance relationship, and happy long distance relationship. strive for quickness, not for quality. it really is the small things that make This of course means that the work all the difference. Surprise your loved I hope step by step guide gives you I turn in is not the best that it can one with an email that includes a funny some insight in surviving a long distance be. And sadly I am not alone when picture or something sweet so that relationship. These rules are important it comes to this. they are constantly reminded that you and are guaranteed to help any couple are thinking of them. Send a nice text out. Speaking from experience, I can message randomly throughout the honestly say that you are going to Procrastination is a problem day, send a letter or a gift, and make wonder, at times, if this long distance everywhere, but it is especially sure that you highlight anniversaries. thing is even possible, but trust me prevalent in school. This is a Although they may not have been when I say “love conquers all”. shame, because school is the place important when the two of you were where a good work ethic should be together every day, now it is extremely established. Instead students are important to commemorate the day The Problem of gaining a work ethic of not taking you two met, even if it’s only a “happy Procrastination their time and putting work off anniversary baby.” The ultimate surprise for as long as possible. Hopefully that any participant in a long distance students do not carry this attitude relationship can get is a surprise visit! Matthew Moskowitz over to other pursuits or jobs in I know because my fiancée came for a SUNY New Paltz surprise visit to my school and I still their lives, but what is to stop it from smile every time I think about it, and it happening. Students who always happened over a year ago! Procrastination is a part of every procrastinate have made it this far student’s life. Some of us are and there is no one but themselves WORK HARD FOR THE obsessive procrastinators, waiting that can make them change their MONEY for the last minute to do their attitudes. work no matter what. Others take Just because someone might not be Though relationships are fun time with their work, only holding very diligent with their school work great to be in, remember that your it off for right before it is due on does not mean that they are lazy, or relationship is not a normal one, and rare occasions. Procrastination that they take learning for granted. I that you must work twice as hard to is a terrible thing. It adds massive for one love to learn about things, make things work. Both parties amounts of stress onto the and I do get very interested in some that putting in a maximum effort and has an 8 am class every day. of the things that I am taught about pays off in the end, and doing work The other might not want to start in school. But still I have a ton of at the last minute is never a good her classes until late. This would trouble translating this into putting idea. They have to work hard on probably mean that the one with in a full effort when it comes to trying to learn how to work hard, early classes would go to bed “ear- school work. which is what makes it so difficult ly,” usually between 11pm and 1am. to do. The other roommate, who does not Many students swear by start her classes until the afternoon, procrastination. They say that they may sometimes not go to bed un- work better at the last minute. But New Roommate til 5 or 6 am! This can be annoying to many students working better Friend or Foe? for both roommates; the one who only means working quicker and wants to go to bed earlier finds her- getting a lot of work done. There is self kept awake by the roommate not much concern for the quality of Heather Watts who stays up later. The roommate the work, or if anything was learned SUNY New Paltz who goes to bed late gets annoyed from doing the assignment. This that she has to keep quiet because is especially terrible in the college the other roommate is sleeping. setting because of how expensive Going to college usually means Also, the early riser cannot get ready college is, and because college is living in dorms. More often than in the room because her roommate where students should be doing not, you get thrown into a room is sleeping through the morning and their best work yet. with a person you have never met she does not want to wake her up. before in your life. This can be a What happens to students that scary thing because while there is Another problem that could arise is constantly procrastinate is that a possibility that you will get along studying and partying habits. One procrastination becomes the only great and become best friends, there roommate may study most of the way that they know how to work. are many things that can go wrong. time and never party or only go Taking your time on an assignment Your new roommate could have a to a party once every few weeks. only means taking a lot of breaks completely different sleep schedule The other roommate may study to people who always have to rush. than you do, or a completely very little and party every night or It is extremely difficult to get out different class schedule. She could every few nights. This can also be of this habit. One way for it to have very different study habits or very disruptive. The roommate who happen though is if a student finds party more than you do. She could studies would want peace and quiet a topic in school that they are very be really messy while you are really in the room but the other roommate passionate about. Hopefully the neat. Or, your personalities might may want to play her music while she student’s interest in the topic will just be too different to get along. gets ready to go out. The roommate lead to them learning a lot about the It is really difficult to deal with a who parties all the time may not subject, which will result in better roommate who is so different from come back to the room until really work being done. you and it can really affect the rest late at night, and when she comes of your college experience if you back, she may not be very quiet and But this does not solve the problem do not handle it well. may wake up the other roommate. of the student having a poor work It is very frustrating to be woken up ethic. That can only be changed by Having a different sleep schedule at 4 am by your roommate who was sheer will and determination. The from your roommate can be very out partying, especially if you have student has to want to do the best disruptive. Maybe one of you likes a hard time getting back to sleep work possible. They have to realize to get all your classes done early, and you have to wake up early. Major personality differences can be talked about; perhaps the opportunities for successful between roommates can also create roommate that is messy would be schoolwork. problems. If one roommate needs willing to “clean up their act” if her room to be really neat and you brought it to her attention that On the first day at college, regardless orderly, but the other roommate is a the mess bothered you. If you do where the student comes from, slob, it would be very difficult to deal not have any luck working it out a resident student living on the with. Certain lifestyles could also yourselves, you can always go to campus will at least meet three or affect how roommates get along. your RA for help. If issues occur four new people when they move For instance, if one roommate with your roommate that cannot be into their dorm. In most colleges, regularly smokes cigarettes but the fixed or talked about, maybe moving first year students are not allowed other roommate is against smoking, out would be a good idea. If you to bring cars to school. Therefore, they would have issues getting along. and your roommate just do not almost all of the first year’s student’s Roommates could also just be two mesh well together, it will probably life for resident students resides completely different people. They make both of you happier if one of on campus. Almost by default, could come from totally different you moves out. more socialization will happen for backgrounds and have different students who live on campus. First morals and values and attitudes and It might be really difficult to adjust year students who live at home would not get along because of to living with a roommate, especially are not going to have the same this. if there are major differences in opportunities to meet new people. your lifestyles. Even if there are They are going to spend less time While all of these problems can problems, though, there are always at the campus. They are more likely arise between roommates, there is ways to deal with them. going to be eating at their houses always the possibility that you will and not socializing during mealtime get along and be friends. While this at the campus dining halls. Their is certainly something to hope for, Problems With focus is more on attending classes, one should be realistic and realize Commuting getting off the campus as quickly as that many things could go wrong. possible, and less on the experience Be optimistic that these things of meeting new people. will not happen. Unfortunately, if David Wenner problems do come up, you need to SUNY New Paltz College work is difficult. It is often be able to deal with them. There a great challenge to complete so are several options to choose from. The college experience is often many courses necessary to graduate. With things like sleep and class a defining one in a person’s life. The college experience has lifelong schedules, you should talk about it Experiences of students who live on benefits for a person’s development with each other. Tell your roommate college campuses have a profoundly plus future success. An unsuccessful that it bothers you that she is up at different experience than students experience or failure to graduate all hours of the night and it keeps who commute to college and live will have consequences for the you awake. Perhaps she can go to off campus. There are clear and rest of their lives. Students who the lounge or computer lab to do obvious differences on the types live on campus and students who their work or hang out with people, of socializing available to student commute have the same college instead of staying in the room and living on campus compared to off resources available to them, such keeping you awake. It is also wise to campus students. Living on campus as the library, the software on the discuss issues like partying; perhaps provides a better college experience school computers and tutoring. some sort of compromise can be with more advantages for meeting There are differences, however, on made. Even the issues of neatness new people and providing more how conveniently the resources can be utilized by commuter students snowing where the commuter is I was not so happy about the food as opposed to resident students. commuting from. However, the anymore. One of the biggest issues A majority of professors seem same expectations are placed on I had in my first semester at college to believe that all students can them. This problem is often more was the food. I stopped eating easily meet in groups for projects prevalent in the end of the fall because I didn’t go to the dining hall, and nave access to the school’s semester during finals. The student and I lost weight. I would go home computers, when in fact it is not as is faced with the challenge of risking every weekend to bring food back simple as they believe. It is often their life to drive through the snow to school in order to eat something as simple as a two-minute walk to to the final or fail the class. As an while I was at SUNY New Paltz. meet for a group discussion on a example, in December, of 2009, project. Most business classes offer there was a significant snowfall Coming from a Latin culture and free set tutoring hours each week. It during the morning of the college being accustomed to eating food is an important great resource for algebra common exam day and from my culture made it difficult students but the set hours are more classes were not cancelled. to adjust to food at college. My difficult for commuter students to whole family is Dominican, and utilize. Overall, the experience that It is evident that there are major we are used to making Dominican resident students have in comparison differences in the college experience food every day. My father is the to students who commute in of student who live on campus one who cooks at home, and we ate completing school work and being compared to students who commute rice and chicken almost every day. academically successful at college to school. Without a doubt, resident Dominican food has a unique taste is significant to the overall college students have a more enjoyable that it is very different compared to experience. and easier college experience than other kinds of foods. When I came commuter students. to college, I was not able to eat Getting to class is often a difficult Dominican food anymore because task for students who commute to the food they offer at the dining hall school. The time needed to get to How Food Can is very different from Dominican school can be unpredictable as well Become a Problem food. It was hard for me to make as the time needed to find parking myself used to eating different kinds space. Getting to class on time in College of foods. Another problem I had to can be a challenge for commuter face was the difference between the students. Resident students can environment at the dining hall and better predict the time necessary to Ismairy Munoz the environment I was used to at make it to class in just enough time SUNY New Paltz home. Eating at home has always as to not be late, with the biggest been an important activity not just concern of not getting wet when it One of the first things I was excited to eat but to get together and talk is raining outside. Often if a class about going away to college was about how delicious the food is and starts after nine-thirty it is often being able to eat different kinds for family conversation. However, difficult to find a parking space of foods every day. On the first it is not the same at the dining hall and often requires driving through day of college, I was surprised by where there are a lot of people, and many parking lots before finding an all the variety of food they had at it is hard to talk because there is a empty parking space. In addition, the dining hall. The food I liked the lot going on. inclement weather also poses a most when I came to college was problem to getting to class. Even pizza. I was very happy eating pizza The food in the dining hall was so if it is not snowing in New Paltz, it for a week. However, after the first alien to me that the only thing I ate does not mean that it is not week, everything changed, and when I went to Hasbrouck was a sandwich and water. I used to go at liked while I was at the university. I The Three Steps to most three times per week and the told my father to cook enough food other days I just stayed in my dorm that I could eat for at least three days Comfort without eating anything. There were out of the week. He started to make some weeks I didn’t want to go at all me rice, chicken and beans which is Kaitlin Groves because I just didn’t feel like eating what we mostly eat at home. I also the same thing over and over. The started to cook my own food at Marist College only thing that motivated me to eat my dorm and that helped me a lot You may find that entering your was my roommate because she was even though it took time to make college dorm room on freshman worried that I was not eating, and she the food. On the days I did not I move in day is not the most also did not like to go alone to the have homemade food; I went to revitalizing experience. College dining hall. There was a time I went Hasbrouck with my roommate and students often feel tight and to see my advisor, and I told her my ate some of the foods I liked. As enclosed inside their new living situation; she was concerned about soon as I found ways of eating the quarters. However, there are in fact my health and my performance in food I liked, I started to have more ways to improve the living situation my classes. energy and felt better. I was able to that you are unthankfully granted. see how important it is to eat and I ensure that with the help of a This situation affected me not just how my body could not perform the few simple tips, you will feel more physically but also mentally. I started same way when I stopped eating. comfortable and relaxed in your to lose weight because I did not eat dorm room. In fact, you may never food every day, and the days that I It would be very helpful if the want to return back to your room did eat, I did not eat the food my college tried to do more food at home! body needed in order to function events involving different foods correctly. This problem also started from different cultures since there There are many different ways to to affect my performance in classes is a large ethnic student population ensure that you will feel comfortable because there were times when I on campus. They could showcase in your dorm room. However, there felt tired and was without energy, food from each of these cultures are three primary tips that are crucial and I did not want to participate each week. Food is a very important to maintaining comfort throughout that much. I also could not sleep ingredient to performing well at the year. I ensure you that you can sometimes because my body needed college. It is important to look for transform your dorm room into food, and I could not concentrate ways of eating the food our body a more comfortable living space on sleeping because I was hungry. needs and not stop eating because if you organize your furniture After I saw that my situation was there could be bad consequences. It accordingly, use color and design to not improving, I went to see my is always difficult at first to adjust to help enhance the mood of the room advisor again. She advised me in new things, but we have to find the and come prepared with supplies to some ways to solve my problem, best ways to enjoy the experience of keep the room clean and fresh. and she also offered me a soup to being in college and to overcome all see if I liked it. the obstacles that we have to face. It is very important that you arrange the furniture accordingly inside To solve my problem, I found two of your room. Keep in mind that ways that worked very well. One the dorm rooms are very small, so of those ways was bringing food organizing the furniture can help from home. I had to go home every create more leisure space within the weekend in order to bring food back room. It is also important to plan to school so I could eat food that I out where you want to move will not remain comfortable if you POV: High School the furniture before you actually do not properly clean it. You must move it. A smart tip is to measure make sure that you remember to Senior-College the dimensions of the room and bring cleaning supplies to help furniture so that you can plan keep your room clean and fresh Freshman accordingly and make sure that all year long. Remember to keep all of the furniture will fit before in mind that you don’t have maids Jason Sokolowski you actually move it. In addition or mothers cleaning up after you Marist College to creating more space, arranging anymore! Clorox wipes tend to the furniture can also help make work well on all surfaces inside of For the graduating senior who leaves the room feel more like an actual your room. The wipes help remove an institution of learning on top, bedroom. When you first walk in to a lot of the dust that will eventually after spending four years climbing your room, the furniture is right up accumulate over time. It is also very the ranks of the totem pole, college against the wall and seems “jail-like,” important to remember to bring might be intimidating to say the but once you move in and arrange dish washing soap to wash all of least. In some cases, you’re moving the furniture to fit your needs, I can your dirty dishes. Small vacuums away to another region that also assure you that you will feel more are also extremely helpful since might have a different demographic comfortable and relaxed inside your they help to keep the floor clean. of people, a larger population new room. Creating a clean environment for of students and perhaps even a yourself will help you appreciate all different climate. As the days of Color and design can also help of the work you have put into your the summer dwindle away, and it enhance the mood of the room. room, which will also allow you to becomes increasingly nerve-racking Color will help you create a more feel much more comfortable and to even think about college, just comfortable environment to live in. relaxed inside of your room. follow these simple guidelines that Color and design can help support should make the transition from a your personal style. You can use I hope that you have benefited senior in high school to a freshman color to help define yourself and from these three important tips in college a bit more relaxing and make your section of the room and that you are able to make your much more enjoyable. your own. You will find that you dorm room a comfortable and will feel much happier and more relaxing place to live. I promise Most times your summer begins in comfortable inside of the room that you will be pleased with the late June or early July, which gives once you add color since you are positive environment that you have you about two months, (depending now bringing a sense of your own created for yourself! Living in a on when your college starts school) style into the room. Accessories and more comfortable room will not to get your stuff together and posters for the walls can also help only make you feel happier inside ready for the maiden voyage; The add color to the room. You will find of your room, but it will enhance best advice I could give you at this that your room will feel less dull your entire college experience as a current time, use all of the two once you spice it up with some color whole. months to get stuff together. Why and design, eliminating the life-less bother rushing at the last minute environment that you are originally and forgetting something important assigned upon entering. when you can just start early and accumulate the things you need at a Although you may feel comfortable leisurely pace? Here is a simple hint, inside your room after you arrange make lists, and lots of them. Lists your furniture and decorate it, you will only aid you in your quest for a calm summer before college. stuff to bring up before you head to tackle your first week of classes. I was not a fan of lists, but once I out. Once on campus, go to your It would be wise of you to get to bed started to utilize them, they make designated area of your dorm and early every night before your classes for a relaxing and almost stress free start setting it up to model your begin, God forbid you are late for summer, but you can also make sure home. Having a dorm room feel your first class at college. This is not you don’t forget anything majorly homey and welcoming could very the best way to start off your college important. (And even if you do, its easily be a safe haven for you as the career. Keep in mind the friends you okay, stay tuned for why later on in days draw long and winter break hopefully made during the summer this article). lingers near and you need a place and connect with them during this to sleep it all off, your dorm room week. Making friendships the first My next set of advice to having a could potentially save you from week of school is pivotal to having smooth transition into college for your demise. Something else that a good support system for when the first time would be to get to isn’t most often considered is how you need them. Not only that, but know your roommate and other comfortable your bed feels. After it also provides you with a plethora floor mates in your general vicinity. searching around during the summer of people to turn to when you’re Be open to everyone’s ideas, beliefs for something that could somehow just looking for someone to hang and cultures. Although it might make my fifty dollar college dorm out with. My final tip, although you sound like common sense to some, mattress comfortable, I came might sound like a brown-noser, talking to your roommate and across something that was not only make sure to participate in classes, others on your floor will prove to comfortable, but also reminded me and tell at least one interesting story be quite valuable in the long run. of my bed at home; and that has to the class. This way the professor You are most likely going to have made all the difference. If you think can distinguish you from the crowd, the same roommate for the first about it, you’re most likely going to and when it comes to grading, your year, and it’s a safe assumption to be sleeping in that bad for the next name will be one of the first on their make that most likely the people on 8 months, why wouldn’t you make mind to give good participation your floor won’t be shuffling around it comfortable? Even something grades to… don’t believe us? Its drastically. Having connections with as small as the smell of your dorm been proven by freshmen all over friends before you even get to your could make you feel more at home. the United States for the past several dorm will help make the transition It sounds more than ridiculous, but decades now, it does really work. easier on yourself and others as takes some time to try out some well. Most times your floor directors different things to make your new In the end, college is what you make will coordinate with others and living space your own. In the event of it, so get out there, experience bring you some fun activities in the you happen to have forgotten new things, try to establish good early fall months such as : inter- something important that you need work habits, and take things in dorm kickball, stress ball making up at college, have your parents ship stride. Most importantly don’t forget and home cooking. Not only is this it to you! Receiving care packages to have fun. College in itself is a another great way to meet people the first week of school is all but learning experience where people in your college, not just your dorm, required; it keeps you looking come to find their niche in society, but it also gives you the opportunity forward to what your parents might so do yourself a favor and follow to try things you always wanted to, have sent you, and who knows, some of the guidelines explained in it’s a win-win situation. maybe your parents might throw this article. I wish I knew this back you some extra cash as well! in September when I started my life Once you’re packed and ready to go as a Marist College student. on your adventure to college, make Once you have this foundation in sure you check all your lists of place the only thing left to do is Difficult comes from and how they are each other, but college has more raised. people,” replies a first year student. Transitions for All students coming to New Paltz, or to any college, will think about First Year Students making friends. This may be positive or negative. It can be from Judy Ko “I will easily make friends” to “I am SUNY New Paltz scared I will not have any friends.” To resolve this, just think positive The transition from high school and be yourself. to college plays a major part of a teenager’s anxiety towards college. With 12% of the votes, first year Being a college first year myself, I students think that the classes, the had many thoughts of how college reading, the work was the hardest would be like. How are classes? transition for them. “High school Will people accept me? Will I make is nothing compared to the work friends, or will I be shy? Will I like in college…” states Corean Saliard. the food on campus? Will I get This really goes along with the time along with my roommate? Will I be management. As a college student, homesick? Will I be a party animal On the pie graph, it shows the you always need to fit in about four and get influenced? There are so final outcome. As you can see the hours of study time. This can be many unanswered questions. overall hardest transition for high doing a paper, reading chapters from Now that we have familiarized school to college students is their a textbook, studying for an exam, ourselves with the campus and time management, with 48% of the or even just going to the library buildings, we can look back at the votes. It is really a big change from and working on homework. The beginning and analyze what was the being in high school when classes classes are definitely different from hardest part for us as individuals start at a certain time; where as in high school because sometimes the to go from high school to college. college, you make up your own work will not be collected. It is up I polled 100 first year students schedule depending on what clubs, to the individual to complete the through Facebook, a networking jobs, teams, studying time, eating assignment in order to know the site, and asked them, “What was the time you have and are accustomed material for the exam. hardest transition for you from high to. It is up to the individual when he school to college?” The choices or she wants to study and when to With 11% of the votes, first year were the following: eat, or even if he/ she want to wake students think that it was a hard up that day to go to class. Nobody transition for them to get used to A) Making friends. is there to tell you when to clean the food in campus and in town. B) Getting used to the food on your room or when to eat dinner. We all know that school food and campus/ in town. The student has to plan accordingly college food is not as great at our C) Classes/ the reading/ the and use their hours in a day in order homemade food. It will be hard work. to become a successful student. getting used to eating campus food D) Time Management. every day and night, if a student is E) Other: Please specify. Making friends is the second hardest living on campus. There are many transition according to the results, choices on the New Paltz campus Many of the responses are different with 21% of the votes. “I am used from Hasbrouck Dining Hall, which depending on where the individual to small areas and everyone knows is a buffet style, to Jazzman’s Café, which is a bakery and coffee and How to Stay Updated hardest thing about getting involved beverage stand. around New Paltz? He said “Finding On Cool Events out about the clubs isn’t hard; it’s getting There were other responses, besides On and Off Campus to the meetings.” Ian had no trouble the given choices, “Adjusting to finding out about the clubs and other groups. He also told me, “The bulletin the country style and accepting Colin Williams boards all across campus have up-to- certain types of people,” answers SUNY New Paltz date flyers and a easy to understand Richard P. That is a big transition list on the New Paltz website.” The for students that come from the biggest problem Ian talked about, that Many cool events are constantly going city, like me. “Sharing a room with many students could potentially have, on in New Paltz, on and around the another person,” replies Brittany is getting out to the clubs’ meetings. campus. If interested, one can get Askew. This is a difficult one for Some advice I could give is to just force involved in community organized yourself to get involved. See what the students that are an only child or programs, informational fairs and different groups are about and you who always had their own room. As meetings, sports teams and intramurals, might just find that you really enjoy a college student, depending if you activist groups, musical concerts and them. In respect to the fraternities and live in a suite or a corridor, you will other clubs and organizations. How sororities, none of the groups that are most likely get a roommate. Another does one go about learning about these affiliated with the campus are pushy events? Most of the time, these groups response from Christine Kelly, is and by campus policy can’t be involved will be right in front of one’s eyes. that she was on a high school sports in hazing. This means that you can team, so it is hard to be away from freely explore your options, and if The first way to learn of these events is that team to another different team you find that you don’t enjoy what the just to keep your eyes open. Typically, in college. This is the remaining 8% groups have to offer, it is just as easy on your way to class, you could pass of the votes who feels that there to back out. a few bulletin boards that will be were other difficult transitions from loaded with flyers of events to come My personal experience with groups high school to college. in the near future. These can consist around campus has been that they are of “General Interest” meetings for always a great experience, resulting in a Every incoming first year student groups on campus, events located on long term relationship with the group will have their fears and anxieties or off campus such as local concerts or even just a short exploratory phase. or traveling musicians. Secondly, many going into college. They will have If joining such organizations isn’t your groups disperse representatives around different feelings and worries. As cup of tea, then just getting out around campus handing out flyers about events. time passes, and as you get used town or campus helps to find cool A third way is to visit the fairs hosted to the campus, your friends, your events. For example, every Tuesday on the campus. These include club fairs professors, your studies, etc., night at least one concert on campus and job fairs. Here booths manned by college will be a great and successful is being performed in either Parker representatives from various groups or McKenna Theatre. This is a great experience if the individual makes it offer information and signup sheets. way to experience many wonderful this way. You can keep up with the events opportunities to get to hear renowned the groups will be hosting via email. musicians or even the music of your Another interesting set of groups is peers involved in the program at New the Greek life on campus; A.K.A the Paltz. Whether it be venues or shops in fraternities and sororities. These groups town or just clubs on campus, there is have their own fair similar to the others rarely a dull day or night around New and have a schedule of general interest Paltz. meetings. One student I interviewed for this article was a first year named Ian Savitz. I asked him what was the How To Choose Your were your grades strongest in? What subjects were your grades weakest in? Major Also, look at activities, clubs, and jobs that you had. Which did you succeed Christina Paris in? Which did you not do as well as Marist College expected in? It is very important to make sure that your abilities and skills When I first came to college, I had match your interests. After you figure absolutely no idea what I wanted these things out, you will get a good to do for the rest of my life. I didn’t idea of what you may want to major know which direction I wanted to in. go— Education, Fashion, Business, Psychology— all the different choices If you are still confused about your overwhelmed me. However, this is interests, abilities, and skills, then I normal for any student about to enter highly recommend you that look into their freshman year at college. Focus Self-Management and Focus Career Planning. These courses will Marist college provides over twenty- help you explore all your options. five diverse majors. You might get In these classes, you will be sure to discouraged about which one to discover what the right major is for you. choose, but it is okay to declare yourself During my freshman year, I took this as undecided. This article will help you class and got a lot out of it, including choose your major by exploring your my major, internships, and possible interests, abilities and skills. If you are jobs for the future! Focus professors still unsure, the other option is to take are also student advisors, so they have the Focus classes at Marist College, a lot of experience with helping you in which helps you choose a major. class, as well as one-on-one advising in selecting classes and majors. You will Picking a major may seem hard, but it access websites designed to help you really isn’t. First, you need to discover with your major, and you will even your interests. What do you like to do? get the chance to talk to and interview What is your favorite subject? Are you professors about the major they teach. artistic and creative? Do you like facts By the end of these classes, I guarantee and numbers or do you like theories that you will have your major, as well as and ideas? Do you like to help people? a deeper knowledge of your interests, Do you like to teach people? These are abilities, and skills. all things to consider when figuring out your interests. After you answer these Picking a major may seem hard at first, questions, ask yourself what major but it is very simple. You just need to fits with your interests. For example: devote a little time and thinking, and if you like to help people, you should you will find yourself on the right track. look into social work. If you like facts Focus is a great program at Marist, and it and numbers, Mathematics is a suitable has helped me and many of my friends major. Open up and explore your really explore our interests, abilities interests. Next, after you have found and skills. Don’t be overwhelmed, be about three different majors that relate excited to discover yourself! to your interests, explore your abilities and skills. Look at what classes you took in high school. What subjects Special Feature that Americans have of our double-sided printing in all of the Green is the New environmental issues, “we do not printers in the lab and library, and Black live with the intention of being the new Hancock Center, currently able to provide for generations that being constructed, will have a Valerie Piscitello far into the future.” Despite this “green roof,” which will be lead common idea, there are many things compliant and have automatic light Marist College that we can do to work towards a dimmers. Finally, Marist has created greener community. sustainability housing in one of the Marist College is currently moving sophomore residence areas, where towards a more sustainable campus What can we do? Turn water off while the students that choose to live life. These trends, sparked by brushing teeth, recycle, reuse water this lifestyle are helped out with Associate Dean, Steve Sansola, bottles, turn off lights, compost purchasing eco-friendly cleaning along with student groups including food, keep the thermostat cooler, supplies and food. This is a time SEED (Students Encouraging and keep doors closed as to not and energy investment for the Environmental Decisions), the waste energy when the heat/air is students who live in this house, but Student Government Association on. This list of things will eventually eventually, the more students who Green Committee, as well as help lead to a more sustainable future. choose to do it, the closer Marist from the rest of Marist College, have gets to an eco-friendly campus. been successful in making the Marist Then the question arose that all of College Community “greener.” the students were looking for: Is it Dean Sansola stressed the idea of While sitting in the common room harder to maintain an eco-friendly lifestyle the “Three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and of one of the freshman dorms, while at college? Some students argued Recycle.” These are the first three listening to Associate Dean Sansola that not everyone in their building steps one can take as a student or a passionately speak about the recycles, and some students tend to member of any community to move progress Marist College has made in leave their computers on when they towards a more sustainable future. sustainability, I was inspired. Maybe are not using them. Despite these Marist has an impressive array of it was the delicious pizza I was flaws in sustainability on a college accomplishments and movements indulging in, or the Seventh Generation campus, Marist College has made towards building sustainability brand eco-friendly napkins that I some real progress in this area. This campus-wide. There are many ways was impressed with, either way, this year, Marist Dining Services went one can get involved and work evening heightened my knowledge “tray-less” which produces less towards reaching this universal goal of not only sustainability at Marist, waste because students don’t have here on campus. As Ross Perot but throughout the country as well. an entire tray to fill up with food that once stated, “The activist is not the will not be finished. Also, recently man who says the river is dirty. The What does sustainability mean? This introduced was the “Valley Café” activist is the man who cleans up was one of the first questions asked which serves organic or regional the river.” Go green or go home. by Dean Sansola. The residents sustainable food, and is open on responded with a plethora of Tuesdays for lunch. The Valley Café ideas ranging from something has become increasingly popular. renewable, environmentally socially Marist also composites food waste, and economically sound to using uses gas for heating buildings, has resources such that you could leave added recycle bins throughout the some for future generations. Dean campus over the past three years, is Sansola mentioned the important experimenting with energy efficient concept that despite the knowledge lighting (LED lighting), uses The Green Revolution On Campus College Students and place things in their designated that we do not have to pay for, we bins. There is also this concept of make it a point to utilize them as Gradually Going wasting time. Yes, it is more worth much as we can. For instance, we it to watch The Office reruns all day leave our heater/air conditioner Green on TBS than it is to walk into a fast running while we are in class all day. food restaurant as opposed to taking We leave the TV on at night while the drive thru. We’re wasting time we’re sleeping and the lights on Tiera Diaz by searching for the closest parking while the sun is shining. This misuse SUNY New Paltz space, as opposed to settling for in turn wastes more energy than the end of the lot and enjoying a necessary. Thus, financial position We students are very aware of the nice walk. Overall, taking a greener is a huge benefactor in the decision danger the earth is in. We know that step is not more time consuming to go green. the ozone is depleting, allowing more at all, but students will make more and more of the sun’s rays to stay convenient choices as opposed to The third biggest reason we’re in the Earth. We know that animals the right ones. holding back from joining the green are losing their habitats because revolution is the feeling of individual of man’s need for expansion. We “I am a college student. I have insignificance. We have all had know that deforestation causes soil thousands of dollars in loans. I eat the thought “I’m just one person, erosion. We know that there are Easy Mac for breakfast, lunch and what I do does not really make a stretches of land filled with garbage, dinner. I am too broke for a greener difference.” However, it takes and we know that it takes candy lifestyle.” This is one of the largest individuals working together to wrappers decades to decompose. concerns of people considering collectively make change. You may College students make up a large going green; the financial impact. think that it is just one wrapper percentage of the United State’s This is especially harder for students that you’re about to throw on the population, and we have a voice because they have no steady source ground, but there are millions just that cannot be ignored. We know of income. We ride the Loop Bus like you having that same exact all of these things, yet not all of us to Stop and Shop and stock up on thought. You all decide to throw are using this knowledge to help Ramen Noodles and poorly grown your litter on the grass and walk save our planet. So why aren’t more fruits—whatever’s cheap, on sale, away. On a larger scale, if more and college students going green? and edible. It does not occur to us more students began a simple task

once we enter those doors to pick such as recycling, the trend would College students may be young up organic food. Organic, that just spread and the one individual who and full of life, but laziness comes sounds expensive, right? When told their friends to do it would make easily to those that sleep till noon. a bulb blows out in our highly difference. There is also the general As beautiful as it may be outside, fashionable, school provided lamps, consensus that the environment is very few of us will get out of our we reach for the dollar store 60 watt very slowly getting worse, and that beds to do something that does not bulbs as opposed to the energy global warming will not affect us instantly benefit us. This is especially efficient ones that cost two dollars in our lifetime. However, if this more difficult for the freshmen more. We do not spend any more is true, can one rest knowing that living in triples—try getting one of money than we absolutely have they did not try to prevent such an these students down from his or to on necessities. It doesn’t occur environmental disaster? Although her bunk. Personally, my roommate to us that the greener options are there are effects visible today, some and I disagree on whose turn it is to potentially more valuable in the long of us ignore it because we are not take out the garbage, let alone sort run than the cheaper alternatives. directly experiencing it. We are all it, remove all the bottle caps, Then, once it comes to amenities smart enough to know what is going on; therefore, we should on the rise in New Paltz, New York year taking on “Earth Week,” and we do what we can to prevent global as well. The New Paltz Recycling are in the planning stages and hope to warming and the harm that comes Club was founded on campus in create a week filled with fantastic and along with it. February 2009 by Lauren Brois who informative environmental programs, is the Recycling Coordinator of this and even an Earth Day carnival! Other Collectively, the entire student body college. She is a junior here studying programs that we do are film screenings, elementary education with a minor in consumption demonstrations, hall of the United States can make a environmental studies. Lauren Brois programs, posters and media campaign, difference. Students simply need to is also the president of the recycling recycling programs and more. get down from their bunks, think club and was the perfect person to TCI: How much do you think the about quality versus cost, and know interview for an excellent look at the club has grown in the last year with that they have the ability to make a “green scene” in New Paltz. members and events? difference. We should not let our Brois: I’m extremely proud to say the planet suffer because we are lazy, TCI: What motivated you to found a recycling program has greatly expanded frugal, and mistakenly inadequate. club? in the past few years. Alex Wojcik and We do not have to run out and join Brois: For the New Paltz Recycles the Environmental Task Force created the fight at this moment, as we have Campaign to be most successful it the Recycling Coordinator position finals to ace. There are, however, needed support from many different a few years ago which opened up the people. The club gives the campaign a doors for the program to get off the small things we can do to help that great platform and support. Working in ground. In the last year, I have been require very little effort at all. Listen a team to increase recycling helps, and extremely pleased to see our recycling to your iPod with your headphones each club member brings something to rates increase. I think students are instead of using your stereo, unplug add to the program. The club is able to becoming more involved and willing your laptop charger (this will also host programs and events and more. to participate in the program. The extend battery life), buy a reusable TCI: What is the goal of Recycling club itself is steadily growing and ever water bottle (they come in pretty Club? expanding its programs and recycling colors and designs) instead of Brois: Our purpose is to bring recycling awareness campaign. Recycling club is Poland Spring’s 24 pack, and utilize and other environmentally sustainable a fairly new club, and we are growing the recycling bin (the little blue practices into the public eye. We work slowly and always looking for members. one) supplied in every dorm room to educate the NP community about This semester, we meet Mondays the importance of recycling and proper at 7pm in SUB 408. You can check on campus. Together we can help recycling rules through programs, our Facebook fan page “New Paltz support the Green Revolution, baby events, demonstrations, collaborating Recycles” for more information and steps are welcomed by all. with other organizations, media updated meeting times. campaigns and meetings. By making TCI: Does the club focus on only recycling easy, accessible, rewarding recycling or other environmental The and fun, we can maximize New Paltz’s causes as well? Green Revolution recycling rates while minimizing waste. Brois: We deal with all types of issues TCI: What are some events the club with a focus on recycling and waste. We at New Paltz hosts every year and what are the events have gotten into issues of clean water that are being planned now? with our bottled water consumption Brois: RecycleMania is our biggest demonstration. All the topics are very Kelly Drummond program; it runs for 10 weeks at the intertwined though so we cover a lot of SUNY New Paltz beginning of the spring semester. This material and try to make all this “green last semester was our best yet as we info” as understandable to the public received support from so many different as possible. The Green Revolution has been campus organizations (Environmental TCI: What do you think about the growing exponentially in the United Task Force, RHSA, CAS, SA, STL and “Green Revolution” that has been States in the last year and it has been the Res Life). This will be our first sweeping the country in the last year? Brois: Support from the media is happening across the United States, but feelings, had simply no existence extremely helpful. Advertising and like everything, there is always room at all; it cut his throat and introducing environmental facts and for improvement. New York state law watched him gasp out his life.” ways of life in the public eye can make actually has made not recycling illegal Without the context one would a difference in spreading the news. (if you have a landlord or eat at a believe that Upton Sinclair was Consumers should take the precaution restaurant that does not recycle, they referring to the death of a man of “greenwashing,” though some are actually breaking the law!). It would companies who are looking to make a be magnificent to see all the states who was taken against his will and profit make the popular claim that they adopt similar and strict recycling laws. I murdered by something cruel and are “green,” but really they are not at would also love to see recycling become merciless. Instead, he is writing of all. It’s important to check the facts or a true closed loop and have products the animal he watched as it was look for legitimate environmental logos made to be specifically recycled. Also slaughtered in one of America’s on the product before buying them. re-installing more take back programs slaughterhouses in the early 1900s. TCI: In your opinion, what is the for reuse offer great economic and Before Upton Sinclair, Americans easiest way for students to help the energy opportunities. had no idea of the conditions in environment? TCI: Do you do collaborative projects which animals and humans were Brois: In general, simple things like with other clubs, fraternities, or treated in these slaughterhouses and turning off the lights, unplugging sororities on campus? for decades after this, the conditions electronics when you are not using Brois: So far the three main groups that it, reusing as much as possible, have sponsored are RHSA, ETF and improved, often with good pay and and buying products with minimal SA. RHSA and the hall governments health insurance. Now, it seems packaging can make a big difference. embraced RecycleMania by putting on that conditions have reverted back The most important way is making programs in their halls and allowing a to worse conditions similar to the your voice heard, telling your political specific RecycleMania presentation into ones once seen by Sinclair. With the representatives your thoughts is critical their weekly agenda. ETF and SA have Green Revolution ever growing, it in keeping environmental issues on the supported us by providing funding for is apparent that conditions in the table. our events. slaughterhouses on the part of TCI: I know the Recycling Club here workers and animals need to change has a blog, could you tell me more The recycling program in New Paltz is not only for the sake of themselves, about it? always expanding and as a member of but also for the sake of Americans The blog offers the the Recycling Club, I can say that we Brois: as a whole. To push the Green New Paltz Recycles Campaign are working hard to make this campus Revolution, is to save the world and a place to show off all of our as “green” as possible. With new mankind. Eliminating meat, beef in accomplishments, advertise for technology, research, and motivation, particular from everyone’s diets will future events and further educate the United States can recycle more save the environment, the workers, the New Paltz community. I update and become more efficient. and the health of Americans. it as often as possible; usually a few times a week with green tips Got Beef? Beef is the number one eaten meat specifically pertaining to New Paltz, in the world and is one of the main general environmental information, reasons for why our environment is upcoming events and it also is a Remy Le Dily SUNY New Paltz suffering the way it is. Beef accounts great place to show off our photos for 30% of meat consumption in from past events. the world, but is responsible for Do you think the overall recycling Upton Sinclair once wrote TCI: 78% of the emissions (Hamburgers process in the United States or in this “Relentless, remorseless, it was; are Hummers.. 2010).Bovine region is an effective process and where all his protests, his screams, were products, such as beef and milk are do you see room for improvement? nothing to it—it did its cruel will considered to be the “Hummers Brois: I’m happy to see recycling with him, as if his wishes, his of food” mainly because of the only 1 pound of meat for every 16 high speed, workers are unable to amount of methane gas the cattle pounds of grain and soybeans they clean and sharpen their knives in produce to make these products. are fedand altogether, all of the cattle time, which means that they are too This methane gas traps solar heat 25 in the world consume enough food unstable to control, and, therefore, times more than carbon dioxideand for 8.7 billion people(Lappé 1982) lead to cuts and lacerations. contributes highly to climate If the world gave 0.05% of the change. One way to counter the grain given to the cattle, we could It is thanks to Upton Sinclair that methane gas would be to increase adequately feed the 15 million we are so aware of slaughterhouses the amount of carbon dioxide in children starving throughout the and their negative effects on their the air simply by planting more world. It would be healthy for workers, the animals and those who trees, but this is almost impossible everyone to remove it from his or eat the meat. The time, in which with the amount of the Earth’s land her diet because, not only would it he wrote his novel, The Jungle, was (26%) used to occupy the cattle. rid them of major health problems an essential time to learn about the This 26% of the land does not take such as obesity and heart disease, unsanitary, unsafe conditions of into consideration the amount of the two number one diseases in meat factories because it was a time land needed to farm specifically for America, but also to help those in when technology was flourishing, the cattle or the fact that the cattle need. but was still unknown to most will degrade the soil and deplete its common people. It also helped us, resources, rendering it barren and While the environment is being as a whole, to prepare our minds futile. Although beef seems to be harmedand the heath of many for the upcoming environmental necessary for many people in the people is on the line, the lives impact that these factories would world, the negative affects factory and safety of many workers is on eventually have on the planet. raised beef has on the Earth should the line as well. To employ most Sadly, if a muckraker such as Upton make it easy to give up. slaughterhouses, the United States Sinclair himself had come around lures workers from Mexico, by earlier, maybe our Earth and its Besides its harmful effects on the radio advertisements, and from inhabitants wouldn’t be in the environment, beef, or red meat there, bus the workers directly to disastrous situation they are in now. in general is harmful to humans the United States. These workers, in many different ways, often looking to escape their country depending on the development of work for low wages and no health the country and its economy. To insurance. Because most of them start off, the saturated animal fat are illiterate and uneducated, they in red meat contributes to heart are unable to work together to disease and hardened arteries, form unions or discuss health diabetes, and obesity, but eating insurance and instead 29.3%, or 1 beef can also result in colon cancer, out of every 3 meatworkers suffers rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, injury or illness (Dyer 2006). These and kidney disease. These, obviously injuries and illnesses can often lead can be, and are often fatal, but to dirty or unsanitary food that is can be avoided by eliminating red then being shipped into grocery meat from one’s diet. The effects stores and markets, adding other of red meat, and its factory-raised health issues for those who eat this beef on a wealthier country are contaminated meat. One of the different from those in a poorer, less most well known reasons for injury developed country. Beef cattle return is the high speed of the line. 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STAIRCASE TO ENLIGHTENMENT DION SUNSET MATHEW AUGUSTINE STORM JOAN E. PERISSE Artful Musings Poems By Caitlin Ryan Questions comments concerns light expose SUNY New Paltz Please don’t interrupt, paws, silent the boy is THINKING I would sit on your brain in the shadows. Reflection in the And wait The clock strikes: For the next time you don’t know 3:52 AM. Pupil Your location JUMP, SCREAM, ANYTHING A man dressed in blue I wish that I could write the to get your attention awakes for a late night contours of your face bite. Cracks a rib The line that runs from the corner I wish that I could write you off the two full slabs. of your nose something Meanwhile the boy hops Down Telling of our lives, fences His actions To To let you know you’re never alone delivered in print. Your Because I’m always in your eyes Feet send vibrations Mouth through concrete Interrupted-by lips covered by -Kind of mushy right? they pound, Short black stubble provoke the pigs. Not yet connected- The cat pads after With the hairs on your chin. Denzil Dowell- his scamper.

I wish that I could live in the A murdered son. This one goes through spaces his breast bone- Between each eyelash At night the cat prowls calcium splinters- Find shelter in the lines between the walls Police send inaudible Under of broken cries for a Each houses. Only doctor. Open- Eye. visible by mouthed the cat I would count all the little brown the glow of his eyes is screaming. Blood marks that search out runs from the boy’s On your face the boy who runs. body the color of Connecting-the-dots limestone, and clay, With my footprints It is 4:51 AM: tainting recycled paper. As I traveled along each cheek bone Or so the report will read. Breath steams Each of The fireworks from the black marked have just started. body, as the cat Curve flesh One after another, six refuses to lick By a pigment darker than mine. shoot off into the night. away what the rain I would hold parties in your His left shoulder cracks has left eardrums open like the plastic Unwashed. Invite the lyrics, language… covering of a child’s toy. And listen Flesh turns to mush To whatever it was your brain was and evaporates. THUMPING Drips of red Poems By Jenny Fischman Back When the It’s a well known song, SUNY New Paltz But the words have been dissolved Sun Shined by time, Drowned out by the mundane I live on the edge of a sturdy road mutterings of passerby. My Blue Therapy I walk to the corner of I hope so I can somersault along the edge Your body, I am the Queen of the broken hearted I cannot care less where I go Marked by life’s tribulations

Only to be trumped by you, my And the passage of time darling I can somersault along the edge Have become a testament She is a mistress to the heart filled I talk to the trees that grow on the words side To your beautiful tragedy. Married to the sound of the rhythm I don’t need anyone else when An artist’s soul, I jump on my bike and I ride Trapped by greyness. Together we’ll drive to the bottom of Unable to reach your own the ocean I walk to the corner of I hope so expectations, Past all the sea turtles looking for I know that you’ll meet me there You bow to the ground. Love I tie the blindfold on both of us Stuck somewhere between giving We’ll drive to a place where there’s I do not care with you here up, never a bottom And figuring out where you belong. And where we forgot we came from I cannot care less where I go above I can only hope that I can stay I will only care if you don’t show Existential Sway You my darling have a lot to answer I love you all along the way to, Drops of rain distort their A dead end for happiness, a ring Poems By Ciara Delaney surroundings, round your finger SUNY New Paltz As they land on a lake of dead air. And I’ll be crazy if I ask to marry you A vow of suicide, you’re not my savior Yet on this day of gloom, Beauty exposes itself. And on and on and on I’ll trudge Weeping Willow Fireworks of excitement explode, Till the tips of my knees are weary Colors radiating onto walls, And you’ll say you feel it from the Pleasant feelings abound. Gloriously understated and wise, bottom of your heart Music pulsating – connecting all You have the appearance of one But you’ll feel it nowhere near me living things beyond your years. This Utopia completes and drains Always prepared to shade others in For I am the Queen of the broken souls a warm embrace, hearted There’s a reason people were born A pathetic excuse for my teenage Even at your own expense. on the ground emotions There’s a reason even the birds And you do not use your heart my Feeling the Earth. must land darling Roots scrambling for consistency, There’s a reason you can’t stay in So why don’t you donate it to an For a home. Wonderland unstable cause? Hair falling forward, Like branches, Hanging lank and lightly swaying. Whistling a melody, Inspired by the wind. Poems By Sheira Castillo Or from that hair, Poem By Amanda De Leon SUNY New Paltz You know the hair you comb every morning, SUNY New Paltz Every morning in your own style. Life Or, Maybe you get it from that smile or Liar We live this thing called life. your face, The anti make-up face that you I watch you speak, Not knowing that everything we sport. As I hear lies spilling out your do comes at a price. Is that where you get it from? mouth like a fountain. Not my body As you deny, reply and testify. So we move through the day trying Clothes As you try your hardest to make not to think twice. Hair me believe you. Or face. This father and daughter Sometimes we do things that may My beauty is me, relationship is through. seem right. Confidence is my soul, Never were you there in my life as And, I grew. But it seems so wrong when the My own. Only doing things for you. truth is brought to light. Other women, other kids, and We try and try and try to make I’ll Be There another life you chose to live. things better. A father so negligent, I will never It’s been a couple years forgive. But it’s like running in the rain A couple years too long Yet, you dare to say those daring during stormy weather. But even though words that sicken me to the core. I’m gone I had once fought on your side, If you forget the past you are I’m coming back and now I wonder what for? bound to repeat. I’m coming back Yes I’ll be there You disappear and come back into If you keep hold of the past you Yes I’ll be there my life, as if you were my savior. will soon want to retreat. I listen to your voice As a women, I can only express my And it makes me think anger with behavior. So that why we live this thing Exactly what I’m missing Yet, there’s isn’t an ounce of hate called life so fast. But I’m so far away in me because I will always pity All I wanna do is you. Cause we honestly don’t know Give you all of me now You’re digging a deeper hole for which day will be our last. Are you ready? yourself, with all that you do and Are you ready? don’t do.

Confidence You were nothing more than a stumbling block, a tool that made You get it from those jeans, me stronger. You know the ones you wear to Dad, I’m not a little girl anymore make your booty look big, and I’m not holding on any longer. So that guys notice you. Poem By Veraluz De Leon eyes an realize the pieces are no the things he says, the kind of guy that SUNY New Paltz longer where they should be makes one wonder what it is going on, “No wait, maybe if I close my eyes, but not question too much or else you’ll the peace will show up” lose your train on thought. She left heart Its everyday we hope to find some broken, well that’s putting it lightly, but To pray for what she fine now, at least she’d like to think. sort of miracle that will show up I thought were unattended so that we can make it angels, ended up ours Story By Sean Foley Something beautiful we can mend, SUNY New Paltz being ambulances mold, mean to something You were that something Too bad I have arthritis and my Your touch was one I can never hands became worn out Pounding forget I was tired of trying, mending, Even if I tried molding, meaning it to become White… Beautiful white flows, merges, The images are just one of many something and overlaps. Forming narrow speckled that were left imprinted on my wall It’s only nothing we’re dealing with valleys, accented with soft white peaks. full of sticky fingers we tried to rid here It curves slowly around, barely showing ourselves of Nothing it’s tiny creases; small imperfections This time isn’t enough to actually to something so wholly unblemished. take care of half the mess we left It’s smell is sweet and intoxicating; behind us Story By Veraluz De Leon something so pure, yet striking. Dying The cup is full of the rancid words SUNY New Paltz sunlight shines upon the stunning white that fell from your mouth rose. Heart pounding, I walk over I’m tired to the rose bush. My eyes gaze over You’re tired dozens of roses all the same all reaching Untitled towards the light, begging me to choose It’s tiring trying to keep something them. Though they are beautiful; all this high up have something making them less than We’ve been trying to prove the She was frantic to understand what it was about, but she was way too young perfect, they all could never meet my world wrong about love standards. All but one; as my gaze We got caught up in it ourselves to put the pieces together or if the pieces even belonged together. She saw finally falls upon it, the decision is easy. Silly little words and the pressure it it as “Fix the puzzle win a prize”, too With shaking hands, and a timid heart, brings to actually love another bad no one told her love is far more I cut the white piece of perfection We thought to replace it with complex then just another jigsaw. She from its bush, and slowly walk towards something else was only 17 when she thought about my truck… It’s time to pick her up. We did the solution; she thought maybe if it Bu Bum… Ba Bum…. Ba Bum… Ba Sadly we mistook it for the real didn’t find her it wasn’t meant to be. Bum. My heart has never beat faster, it is pounding and thrashing a hole thing Her parents were divorced, her siblings were old enough to not care of what into my chest as I drive. Ba Bum… I never expected you to approve of Ba Bum… Ba Bum… I start the long the expired coupon that claimed was but instead what is, while she was just trying to make ends meet and make walk up to her door. Every crack in the “love is real when its with you” pavement is insurmountable trench. I It didn’t mean anything sense of all this. She always believed that ones perception will always fail and leap across each one, barely avoiding These sticky fingers are still trying ones touch can only control so much. cascading down into an abyss. Soon, to place the pieces back together She fell for a guy. Not just any guy, but black gives way to white concrete, and I But it gets hard when I open my the kind of guy that makes you believes reach my hand up to knock on a faded wood door. Ba Bum… Ba Bum… at a painting on the wall when she grabs alone… Ba Bum… Ba Bum… Ba Ba Bum. Just before my hand falls on my hand! Bum… The rose lays in waiting, I can hollow wood I remember something! see its beauty, and I think back to how I sprint back to my car, and throw Ba Bum… Ba Bum… Ba Bum… the much care I put into this one rose; the open the door. There, sitting on the familiar sound of my heart reverberates. one rose that I want to help start my seat, undisturbed, is the rose. I quickly, She likes me! I can do this! I want her relationship with Shannon. We drive but carefully, hide it in the glove box to be my girlfriend! She squeezes, and on, talking and laughing, Ba Bum… making sure that nothing can taint I squeeze back, and we hold hands as Ba Bum… Ba Bum… We pull up to or destroy its beauty. After gently she pulls me outside to meet one of her her house, and she begins to get out. closing the compartment, I sprint back friends. I don’t even hear this person’s It’s now or never! “Hold on Shannon,” up to her door, my heart threatening name nor can I see her face. All I feel somehow my voice sounds calm and to blow a hole through my chest. is the warm grasp of Shannon’s hand collected. “Shannon, I love spending Bum… Ba Bum… Ba Bum. My hand in mine as we establish a connection, time with you, and this past week has reaches out and knocks on her door. something completely foreign, but been amazing. I was wondering if entirely welcomed. All I know is that you would want to go out with me?” I hear giggling; hers and what sounds like she likes me! I’m not crazy, there is Her gorgeous smile lets me know the her sister. My heart sinks as her friend something happening between us! My answer even before she says anything. opens the door, and greets me. I like grin must look ridiculous as half of my Somehow, through her grin, she her friend, but I was hoping to be alone teeth are showing; I couldn’t care less. manages to say, “Yes!” We embrace with her for tonight. Just then Shannon and I remember something. I pull out walks out from behind the door, her Darkness begins to advance. It the flower to give to her… I can feel brilliant blue eyes gazing into mine, gnashes out at all that cross its path. my face burning with embarrassment her elegant light brown hair brushes Earth, and grass prove unworthy as the rose that I hand picked to give to her soft gorgeous face. But I can’t take adversaries, and slowly rocks, and her lay in my hands a brown, wrinkled my gaze away from those piercing blue even trees succumb to its awesome mess. With a laugh, she takes it, tells eyes. They captivate me and I easily me that it is beautiful. “You’re so cute!” power. Soon, the shadows have get lost in their depths. Unfortunately More than a year and a half later, the this gaze can’t last forever, and I am chased us back into the truck. Now rose sits shrink wrapped in her room, forced to break away so that the three fully consumed, the three of us a reminder from the greatest night of of us can head off to bible study. I begin the ride home. Ba Bum… my life. hope and pray that she feels the same Ba Bum… Ba Bum… My chest way about me, and though every sign rises and falls with every beat of seems to point towards this, my brain my heart. In the midst of the cold, tries to trick my heart, and I begin dark night, a warmth that not even to doubt. Why would she invite her the night can conquer is brewing friend? Is she secretly trying to avoid within my very being. A soft whirr me? What should I do with the roses? can be heard through the car as Maybe I wont ask her out tonight. tires hit pavement, and grip the As we pull into the church parking lot, I road, never letting go. Crunch! A sigh, having resigned myself to waiting pine cone lays crushed from the for a better night. The meeting goes on weight of our car, deformed and no as normal, we sing, talk, and flirt the longer recognizable, and we speed whole time. I’m having an amazing on. Our headlights splitting the night time with the girl that I have fallen for. in two as we pass, temporarily beating The service concludes, and we stand back the nights firm grip. up to talk to friends and wrap up our night at bible study. At one point I’m Finally we reach her friend’s house, looking the other way, simply staring and after a brief good bye, we are

Fashion Statement

exciting just to see what dorm life is the program ended up coming to Marist Pre- like. During the day, we had class 9am Marist. College Summer to 5pm, which seems like an extremely long day although it was all fashion, Program which made it exciting, and of course What Should a we had a lunch break. We even had tests at the end of the 2-week program College Girl’s Courtney Cantara in each class we took. Throughout the two weeks, not only did we do a Closet Look Like? Marist College lot of fun things around campus,we even went to New York City twice and Jonalys Almanzar attended a play and toured FIT. Do you know what you want to do SUNY New Paltz for the rest of your life? Do you know The classes offered in the program were where you want to go to college? Do in the subject students might major in, Girls, girls, girls always want to look you know where you want to live? After which kept us interested. The subjects cute and chic, especially those who high school, a lot of difficult choices that are offered are fashion, gaming, are girly! Most girls want the latest that need to be made by you and only business, sports communications and trend and the latest bit of fashion. you. It is not easy deciding where you environmental science. The classes For girls, it is very important to want to go to college or if you even that I had to take within the fashion have something that is girly, even want to go. Something that helped program was intro to fashion, history on those days we really feel like me very much was the Marist Summer of costume, basic sewing and some just getting out of bed and going Pre-College Program. Through out my CAD, which is computer aided design. to class, or even those ugly rainy life, I was interested in fashion, but I Many colleges have a similar summer wasn’t sure if I would actually pursue program like the one at Marist College. days when you can put on a pair of it after high school. However, I found They are very helpful because I had stylish rain boots. Yes! Just like guys, the summer program here at Marist no idea where or what I wanted to sometimes we feel like not getting College, which my mother had to force do. When I came here in the summer, ready in the mornings, due to the me to apply and attend. It is a 2-week I loved the beautiful campus and the stress and sometimes just because program in the summer where you live fashion program, so I actually ended up we might be running late for class. on campus and take classes in your applying to Marist as an early decision But, this is no reason for us girls subject of choice, I had never been applicant and was accepted into the not to look cute and adequate for away from home that long, so I was rigorous fashion program. college. The wardrobe and the way extremely hesitant. you look have a lot to do with your This is a great thing for high school representation and personality. This Applying to the summer program was students who are thinking about going difficult. You have to apply almost as to college and don’t know where or is essential, and I will give great tips if your applying to college, but when I what they really want to do. Its kind to college girls who need to know got in I was so anxious and nervous. It of like a taste testing experience for what to have in her closet. was a long 4-hour journey that summer them. If I had not enjoyed the fashion before my senior year when I decided classes, it would have helped me to To start, you do not want to bring I wanted to attend the summer boot understand that fashion may not be a your entire wardrobe to school camp. At that point, I had little to no potential career for me. The program since there is not enough space. You interest in Marist College. During those Marist College was a great experience. will definitely need a new wardrobe 2 weeks, we accomplished so much It was like a 2 week overnight camp, for college. You would not want to including achieving 3 college credits. but you are receiving college credits walk around college with some pair We lived in the Midrise building, which and meeting great friends who might of jeans from four seasons ago, or a are suite style rooms which house 6 continue on with you college because students in each room, and that was most of the students who attended jacket that looks something like what your grandma would wear. sweatpants. These boots come in all important type to have is a little Despite all of the different trends different colors and just look good black dress. You always look good and styles you may experience in with almost everything you wear. Ugg in the LBD, and remember black college, girls always have something boots may be a bit expensive, but it is makes you look thin. girly that is in style. Okay, so let’s start worth it; they last a very long time. It is not that hard to try to figure out what with the basics. It is important to Hopefully, all of my advices gave you can wear with these boots. You have four to five jeans that certainly also need to have a pair of Minnetonka great help. It is important to know fit well; please, no sweatpants! In moccasins. These moccasins are also about the things that are in style. order to do this, you may have to very comfortable and affordable. They Remember, college is a one in a find a brand of jeans that fit you also look good with almost anything, lifetime experience. You would well. Once you are done with this of course, not with sweatpants. Flip not like to be remembered as the mission, buy different basic washes flops, are also very comfortable and girl who wore those funny colors and styles. Jeans are essential and useful, and you can buy them in any and always looked tacky. Trust me comfortable at the same time. color you desire. They are great for the with how your wardrobe should You are able to wear jeans at least spring and the summer time. Always look, and you will be looking fine twice a week, trust me, no one will have a pair of rain boots that you know in college! notice. Leggings are also essential, look good with your rain coat or jacket. A pair of Nike-Shox sneakers is great and they look good with everything for running and working out. Casual you wear. Buy different plain color flats are always good to have in your Pajamas vs. New leggings. You are able to wear them closet and they go good with jeans and with boots, flip-flops, sneakers, dresses. Paltz flats, whatever you desire to wear that particular day. So now you are back into your dorm Zoey Wilensky Tank tops are also very essential. Buy and want to have comfortable clothes. tanks in different colors, such as white, Of course, this is the time you are SUNY New Paltz black, brown, gray and blue. They are able to wear your pajamas and sweats. good for all four seasons throughout Get cute sweatpants to hang out in the entire year. Tanks can be worn around the lounge or in your room at Everyday I look around while in the fall or winter; they look cute the dorm. These are not to be worn to walking to class, admiring the under zip-up hooded sweaters and class, unless you had to stay up all night view, looking at people with their cardigans as well. Buy a couple pair and are planning on going back to your individual styles, and then I spot a of different color cardigans; they look room to sleep. I do not think you look person with their pajamas on that great with jeans, leggings and shorts. good when going to class in pajamas looks like they have just fallen out Also, have a bag that totally holds at all times of the day. This shows you of bed. People wear anything they everything. You need a bag where don’t care how you present yourself in want in college. New Paltz has tie you are able to put your text books, class or to your professors. Be careful binders, pens, pencils and your wallet. about this! dye, denim, dresses, shorts, and my least favorite; sweat pants also known as sleeping clothes in my If you don’t have a pair of Ugg boots, It is also very important to have book. I do not understand how I do not know what you are doing in heels, skirts, dressy shirts and someone can look like they just fell college. Every girl in college has a pair dresses, for when you have to go out of these. You’ve got to have a pair! out of bed in the middle of the at night and when you have to have They are the most comfortable boots day. Yes, college is an individual look professional when going on in the entire world, and they are great experience for everyone to grow up job interviews and when presenting for those freezing days in the winter on their own. College is a home away when you may need to wear a pair of presentations in class. The most from home where one learns how to be an adult. Adults do not walk around going out clothes, I just want people Prada’s, Jordan’s, Chanel, Hollister, in their pajamas! Adults dress to to wear clothes that look better than Gucci and other designs that we just impress. In my opinion, one should their raggedy sweat pants and sweat can’t keep our hands off. Our desire look presentable for the day. Not shirts. Dressing nicely gives one a to live stylishly all comes to an end everyone wants to see people in their sense of pride and confidence. If you at one point in life. This is when we dirty old pajamas. People need to wake have confidence for that day, you could get to college and are responsible up, take a shower, put on clean clothes possibly do better in the class from to pay a variety of bills, including and go to their classes. College classes feeling so positive. are at any time of the day, someone tuition and books, as well as having pocket money for everyday living. going to a class after 1 o clock or even When asking some friends if they When we go away to school, we night time classes should not be caught rather look presentable for class or in their pajamas. No one believes you just wear whatever they want, they have to distinguish what we need just fell out of bed, and if you did, answered that they would only really and what we want. It is time to live learn to set your alarm! want to look “presentable” on a day on a budget. As teenagers, it’s cool they were giving a presentation. When to have the latest pair of sneakers I look around and I see that everyone giving a presentation, it is a good idea or clothes, but transitioning into has their own way of dressing. People to look good so people and the teacher young adults with responsibilities, look very put together or just threw take notice at how serious you are it is hard to maintain what we call something on from their closet and about your presentation. On any other went right to class. Now that the sun our “Fresh.” When I say “fresh,” I day, dressing however they want is fine, mean being stylish and keeping up has started to come out and warm us no need to be “presentable.” up, people have started wearing spring with the latest fashions. Fashion still lives on college campus but only clothes which is always nice. Everyone I think everyone should look their best likes to get dressed and go out on a nice no matter what day it is. Looking good to a certain extent because of other day. Rainy days are the only excuse to makes one feel good and gives off a expenses. Stuck in the middle, we not get dressed nicely for class. Gloomy good feeling. That feeling gets passed work to figure out where we should rainy wet days are the worst, I do admit. on to others and everyone gets to have be in terms of fashion and whether I personally do not like to look my best a good moment in their day. Being we should work to look “stylish” on on a rainy day because I know the rain presentable gives off the persona of a budget, or spend extravagantly to will just ruin it. So the only exception confidence and confidence is key when fit into the “materialistic” world. to the rule of looking nice for class is being away from home and having your broken during horrible weather days. own college experience. Any form of a storm may alter one’s As college students, we spend much outfit choice for the day. Thankfully, of our time working and learning, the weather has not been so terrible this so we barely have any time to keep semester to ruin everyday’s outfit. New Does Fashion Still up with the latest fashion. However, Paltz is a beautiful campus and town Live On College without intending to notice, we still and one shouldn’t ruin the scenery by tend to recognize the latest trends. having on an ugly outfit. Campuses? For example, during freshman year, many people appeared in The world is full of people who dress uggz and sweats and guy’s sneakers the way they want to dress, act the way Kyesha James and sweats. This is because on a they want to act, and talk the way they SUNY New Paltz want to talk. Everyone is entitled to college campus, it is all about being comfortable and getting to class their own opinion, mine just happens All around the world there are on time. This shows that college to be dressing nicely for class. I don’t numerous people who love to stay life breeds college Fashion, maybe even mean to dress up in your best on top of the latest fashion. We not the hottest gear, but it creates a have famous brands like Uggz, trend that a lot of people say is for relaxation and comfort in their creations, because everyone gets what store outlets located in certain environment. It appears that style they can afford and transforms it into local areas. For example, not too does exist, but it exists in its own a nice outfit. This is why we create far from New Paltz there is the way on campus. It does not mean businesses, so we can have money to Woodberry Commons outlet. This that because we are in college we explore to engage in different styles. is a shopping area where you find do not dress up, it just does not On my campus, many people are not the most popular designer clothes, on top of their fashion because of happen as frequently as it would if sneakers and shoes for a good price. certain expenses. Money is always a we were living at home attending a huge issue, and people go to NYC in We also shop online at stores that community college, or if we were at order to find the best outfits for cheap have tremendous sales. Some of the home and not in school at all. or even to have their hair in style. Salon most popular stores like Aeropastle, de Brooklyn helps everyone look their American Eagle, and more can be The latest fashions and styles appear very best for an affordable price. Many found online. These are stores that when there is an event on campus people leave satisfied, since their hair is we shop at to “spend a little and still or a party. In order to look nice and one of their main priorities.” look good.” If it was not for these have on the hottest gear when we sales, we would not have any way to go out, we have to get extra money, TCI: Do you feel creating your own fit into the top fashion world and and the way we do this is by student business on campus is helpful? succeed in college at the same time. created businesses. Some of these businesses are doing hair, makeup, Ramirez: “This business helped We work to do well at school to the and selling food. This helps us make me because it was a way for me to best of our ability, and at the same have extra money as well as afford additional money which can be used time we find the opportunities for the clothes I wanted because I like to toward the latest fashion. On the keep up with the latest styles. I also fashion to stay alive on campus. As New Paltz campus, to make more we mature into adults throughout like to create my own styles. It made money, students start hair salons to me feel very independent. You learn a the years of college, we realize how help big city students stay up to date lot, and my fellow employee who was important it is to look presentable with some of the latest hair styles. a business major, taught me a lot of especially in grad school. This is the One of the businesses created was formulas I needed to know in order time we stop adapting to certain Salon de Brooklyn which started to keep the business succeeding. I love fashion trends and create a new during the fall 2009 semester by working hard, and I also like to get what mature style that we can take with us sophomore Alexandra Ramirez. In I want, and in order to do that, you after college and throughout life. The an interview with Alexandra, you need money on the side. This is why business look that everyone prefers will see why and how she began her businesses are very helpful, especially is a more productive mature look, if you’re a clothes freak like I am.” production. and it helps you in being successful. This proves that fashion goes along Although fashion is not as important way and exists everywhere, but it is in college as it is in the world as a more important or less important TCI: What do you think about whole, we still like to look nice, but fashion? Why did you start Salon in different places. In college, it is sometimes we do not have enough De Brooklyn? important to a certain extent, but it time to manage our own businesses. does exist in its own way. Welcome That is why we find sales in stores Ramirez: “I think the latest fashions to college!! are just trends. Everyone makes their with coupons, and we can even own fashion, and people really don’t find online sales where the items go out and just get all expensive things. get shipped right to you. Online They work for what they can afford shopping also offer you a larger and create their own fashion. Fashion selection from what might be in in college exists, but by its own Fashion here at Marist. We learn about pieces that will be previewed in Marist’s Fashion At Marist fashions from 1800s, ranging to the own Silver, Needle Fashion Show. The latest trends. We learn the difference fasshion merchandising program Emily Busi between a fad, a trend and a classic. concentrates more on the planning, and Marist College We learn all about different designers marketing of apparel. When enrolled and the lives they led/lead. The class in this class, you learn how to research Fashion plays a huge role within our is a very interactive, hands on class. target markets, analyze business results society, because fashion is a basis, a and develop strategies that meet the foundation of everything that we do. The Fashion Program builds needs of your consumers. The world we live in places such high off the college’s strong liberal emphasis in fashion. We spend our arts tradition with a curriculum designed Fashion doesn’t only make you work, days analyzing clothes, looking to see to keep pace with the changing needs of because I won’t lie, Intro to Fashion what is socially accepted. Fashion is a the fashion industry.” By being enrolled does have a lot of work, but it makes very broad word. Clothing, accessories, in the Fashion Program here at Marist, you think, it helps you learn. You test food, and even mannerisms can all you develop not only creative skills, but your abilities with public speaking, be defined as what is and what is not technical and business skills as well, that with communications, with business, fashionable. Fashion is more or less will help you with landing a position all throughout the class. By taking this defined as the changes in taste due as a designer, or a manufacturer, or a Intro to Fashion, you can get a real to cultural environment. Changes retailer or a sales manager! understanding as to whether or not you in literature and arts, moral social want to progress in a Fashion related attitudes, religion, science all effect Part of the Fashion Program here field, whether you want to major or what is fashionable at a given era. at Marist is that internships are minor in it, or whether you just want required. Internships are an essential to take a few classes and get some Hello, my name is Emily Busi and I am a part of the learning experience in the back round information on fashion. I freshman here at Marist College. I went Fashion Program. Not only do you think Intro to Fashion is an extremely into Marist College undecided, and truly get hands on experience of beneficial class, and I do recommend it unsure as to what I wanted to do with different fields within the Fashion to anyone who’s interested in Fashion. my life. I have always thought I wanted Industry, but you learn things that to do something with Communications sitting in a classroom won’t teach you. or Clothing. During our first few weeks You get to get a feel for the job, and of our first semester, we were already see if this is what you REALLY want to assign our schedule for the following to do with your life. Being an intern is freshman second semester. Deciding not only vital to majoring/minoring in what classes I was going to take was a Fashion, but you should want to intern very difficult assignment for me, due to to make sure that this is what you really the fact I was unsure what I was going want to do. to major in! As I met with my advisor, I went over the pros and cons of many The Fashion Program at Marist splits different classes, ranging from fashion, up into two different sections, Fashion to communications, to nutrition, to Design and Fashion Merchandising. biology. The Fashion Design Program teaches students how to create different If you’re interested in clothing, if apparels. The apparel can range from you’re interested in fashion, if you’re being creative, to popular trends, to interested in shopping, if you’re targeted customers and etc. interested designers, if you’re interested in shoes and accessories, then fashion By being enrolled in this program, class is a class I strongly recommend you gain skills in design, textiles and for you. I am now enrolled in Intro to production. You even put together Food For Thought

example, my friends and I once advice for managing Chat Roulette Chat Roulette: came across an empty room with a in a safe and fun way. If you are to Friend or Foe? body hanging from the ceiling. Even come across a strange situation while though it was fake, what kind of chatting with a stranger, chances are Joslyn Lagow sane person would do such a thing? you probably should not be showing SUNY New Paltz We were mortified. Is this what you your face. Instantly “next” someone the would call fun? The website prohibits second you start to feel uncomfortable. pornographic and disturbing behavior, Just move on. To be honest, I do not Almost all college students are crazed but people don’t adhere to this rule really like to show my face when I am about the fairly new creation of the and they’re getting away with it. Not using this website with my friends, so I online chat room known as “Chat everyone uses this website as a fun, usually make sure my face is away from Roulette.” With this website, any innocent way of connecting with the camera. However, I can still see the person at least sixteen or older with a different kinds of people all over the person we are chatting with and can still webcam can log on for free and chat world. In fact, they take advantage of talk to them. Another way to conceal face to face with a complete stranger. the fact that this website is unmonitored. yourself while using Chat Roulette This new website is similar to the That is, unless someone should report could be by wearing a mask or some program “Skype,” in which a person you. This is why I caution everyone to sort of disguise. Think this is weird? can have a conversation with someone use discretion when using this website. I have come across several people in any location face to face. However, wearing costumes on this site. The with Chat Roulette, the person you are On March 1, 2010, reporter Omar point is to have fun and be interesting. having a conversation with is completely Gallaga who covers technology culture For example, my friend and I were once random. They can be across the world, for the Austin American-Statesman “Chat Rouletting” and neither of us or next door. Another feature of this and for All Tech Considered shared a felt comfortable enough to show our program is the “next” button. If you similar feeling with Michele Norris faces. To hide our faces, we cut out two wish to move on to a new stranger, and Melissa Block of National Public circles in a tissue for our eyes, and put you may press next and instantly find Radio. Gallaga explained that part of the tissue over our face. We then placed yourself chatting with a new stranger. his problem with Chat Roulette is that our reading glasses on top to hold the As a college student, I see how this it is unmonitored. On the radio, he tissue up and make it look funnier at website has become a fun activity to stated, “That’s how it differs from a the same time. People found this to be do with friends. The conversations are traditional chat room where there might hilarious. Sure, we looked weird, but it great, and the possibilities are endless; be a moderator or you might have to log was fun! but is it safe? in first and provide some information, just something basic where they can If you think I am just being annoying Ever since we were little our parents find you later if something goes and you don’t want to listen to me, at have always told us, “don’t talk to down. This is completely, completely least listen to the facts. I’m telling you strangers.” Research over the years unmoderated. You don’t even log in. this because I care. From personal has proven that many teens and You just connect your Web cam, hit experience, I know that this site can young children are subjected to sexual connect, and you’re there.” Gallaga also be dangerous. I just want all of you harassment and assault from chatting explained he felt that Chat Roulette was to be careful and use good judgment with strangers online. So why are we inappropriate for kids, even if we are while doing so. I’m the one in a group engaging in this activity? I can say in college between the ages of eighteen of friends who never shows their face from experience that while using this and our early twenties. “It’s something while talking to these strangers, and I website with my friends, we have come I would definitely, definitely keep my have good reason to do so. Please at in contact with some strangers who kids from because you see a lot of are not just interested in talking. Not least think about it. male genitalia, you see a lot of just bad only have I witnessed inappropriate things, very disturbing things.” You see pornographic behavior while using guys, “definitely, definitely” be careful! Chat Roulette, but also some of the strangers I have come in contact with If you are interested, I have some do just plain old disturbing things. For Let Me Entertain You

popular hotspots for students who landscape of New York State. Visiting Off Campus want to go off campus to grab food the Mohonk Mountain House allows Happenings at affordable prices. Main Street is visitors to The Muddy Cup is a local version play golf, enjoy the spa, boat on the of Starbucks that allows students a river, or take a breathtaking hike up Michelle Eisenstadt comfortable setting to sit and relax for the mountain. Visiting Mohonk is a hours on end. Shops are plenty for all relaxing experience. SUNY New Paltz student shoppers out there. The Groovy Blueberry makes tie-die cool again The other out of town off campus Going away to college is a huge change with their original clothing. Manny’s attraction is the Poughkeepsie Galleria. in a student’s life. This student will be Art Supplies gives all art students easy The Galleria is a twenty-minute drive moving away from his or her home, access to the supplies they need at a away from New Paltz. The mall and into a new, independent life. The great price. Other attractions on Main allows students to obtain any items student will also gain new experiences Street include Fat Bob’s Pizzeria, the that they may need. The mall has that stem from living on his or her own billiards hall, the tattoo parlor and the stores such as Target, Best Buy, Macys, for the first time. These experiences indoor recreation center. American Eagle, and Bath and Body can include meeting new people and Works. These stores allow students going to places he or she has never gone Main Street is not the only place in to pick up many essential items such before. Finding new places in which New Paltz where students can find as clothing, toiletries, cosmetics, and to spend free time during a student’s entertainment. Off Main Street food. Obtaining these items at the college life is very important. Having attractions consist of antique shops, mall may offer a cheaper solution entertainment on and off campus Historic Huguenot Street, the Salvation than the students buying them at the can make or break a student’s attitude Army, the movie theatre, and the campus bookstore. The mall also gives toward college life. It is also of the nature trail. New Paltz natives and students the opportunity to have an utmost importance for students to find students alike frequently visit these off campus hang out that may not be activities to fit into their budgets. All attractions. Students can find vintage crowded with other students from the students should venture out into their and interesting clothing at great prices same school. college towns and find its hot spots. at the Salvation Army and the antique stores. The antique stores also hold Having places to go that are off campus To many, the town of New Paltz, New fascinating items such as vintage is important for college students. If York may seem like a sleepy town in magazines, hats, and dresses. One they always stay on campus, they tend which there is nothing exciting or of my personal favorite attractions is to get restless and become bored. entertaining to do. These people are the nature trail. Everyone can go on Getting off campus can provide wrong. Stepping one foot into the town, a nature walk for free and admire the interesting experiences that students people can realize there are plenty of beautiful scenery of lakes, trees, and may not have back at home. Spending great things to do. Students can roam and shrubbery. The movie theatre time off campus also provides ways up and down Main Street where they is also another local favorite where that students can bond with their can find shops and local eateries. There students can go to matinee shows for newfriends away from the resident is also historical Huguenot Street where $5 a person and night shows for $7.50 halls. Finding places to go off campus visitors and students alike can learn a person. That is a bargain price for is an important part of college life and about the town’s rich heritage as well everyone. all students should do it. as its roots. The Water Street Market is also a local favorite in which everyone Two other great off campus attractions can check out antiques in the shops. will take you out of the town of New Paltz. One lies in the Mohonk Many of the main off campus Mountains and the other lies in the attractions in SUNY New Paltz can be area of Poughkeepsie. Visiting the found on Main Street. Eateries such as Mohonk Mountains offers a one of a P&G’s and McGuilicuddy’s are kind experience to see the beautiful and you feel like you could eat a horse? leftover’s, head over to another one of The Best Dining on New Paltz has some of the best week- New Paltz’s babies, Rock Da Pasta. a Student’s Budget day lunch specials around. If you’re feeling a little exotic, I highly suggest Wonderful outgoing owners make you hitting up my favorite sushi restaurant feel right at home once you walk in. in town. Tokyo Sushi offers a bento Great atmosphere, music, and customer Elissa Steinhofer box that is to die for! It has everything service makes spending more than ten SUNY New Paltz a lover of Asian cuisine could ask for. dollars worthwhile. Salad, bread and a Miso soup, green salad with carrot heaping bowl of pasta fills your dinner ginger dressing, a couple dumplings, craving and even provide enough for Being a member of the town of New a couple pieces of California roll, and lunch the next day. Going once to Rock Paltz for more than ten years has tempura vegetables are just the sides. Da Pasta is impossible; every pasta they allowed me to test the cuisine up and As for your main dish, a magnitude offer is a must try at least once, until down the strip. Once college starts, we of options that range from sashimi to you find the one you cannot let go of. all know the budget gets more than tempura chicken is offered. This, all for tight, and fast or junk food can seem around ten dollars, is such a steal! It is If class has taken over your life and you less than appealing. Yes it is quick, easy, nice knowing that ten dollars can keep have not gotten the chance to get a meal and cheap, but there are much better you full till dinner. that fills you up, late night cravings are options, especially if the freshman destined to hit. Convenient Deli offers fifteen is worrisome. I personally have If adventurous is not your middle that real hometown deli sandwich until never been a fan of chain restaurants, name, and you still want that big lunch two am. Cheap, filling, and classic, not and knowing that the heart of New to hold you over for the same price, many can say no to a sandwich. It’s one Paltz thrives on the beat of its local try the diner. The Genesis Diner right of those comfort foods no one can give restaurants, makes it even more off the thruway has a winning lunch up. You know you can never go wrong worthwhile to give them a try. special! Being the new kid in town, this when they slice all deli meats fresh to diner has to bring the customers to order. They even make their own in It is early in the morning, and you are their side somehow. A choice of great house turkey breast that is cheaper starving, but your wallet is more than sandwiches from their lunch special than the rest, but the flavor sure does lacking from events of the night before menu comes with fries, coleslaw, a not scream bargain. Meat piled high, and there is only one place that is an pickle, and all you can eat soup and stuffed with veggies, and made to absolute must. The Main Street Bistro salad bar. How could something for perfection, this deli is not just a deli; screams New Paltz in capital letters. It around ten dollars taste so good and it offers the best sandwiches around. has a large assortment of options with satisfy your hunger craving for so I have yet to find a sandwich that can high quality ingredients that can suit long? With a pretty big turnover rate compare. even the strangest of pallets. But one for new restaurants in New Paltz, The can never go wrong with eggs, home Genesis Diner has hit it big with their New Paltz offers the greatest variety fries, and toast for under two bucks. lunch special, and hopefully will allow of restaurants any small town has to The Breakfast Special is what keeps them to stay in business for a very long offer. There is always something to fit bringing customers back day in and while. any budget. There is great deals hidden day out. Since the Main Street Bistro in every restaurant, you just have to has opened, the Breakfast Special has When dinner comes rolling around, explore. New Paltz is full of wonderful not been raised once, which is really this is when New Paltz gets tricky. surprises everywhere you look. Give it refreshing to hear especially during this For something heartier than sand- a chance and you are bound to fall in economic struggle. The only downfall wiches, many of New Paltz’s pride and love with our cuisine too. is you have to be an early bird on the joys have pasta nights, like Pasquale’s weekends, unless you don’t mind being (Wednesdays) and La Stazione (Tues- put on a waiting list. days and Wednesdays). But if you’re really craving pasta you cannot find What if you slept in a little too late, anywhere else that guarantees the year. 2009 was a year for great thought, and insight into what appeals Ah, the Joy of animation not only in animated films, to American audiences. And with so Movies! but in live action ones as well. many vastly different personalities roaming across the country, that can Jake Horowitz The film Avatar, is a prime example of be hard to achieve. My favorites of the SUNY New Paltz excellent utilization of cg animation year were Zombieland, The Hangover, and I in a live action film. Directed by Love You Man. I am not going to get into James Cameron, who also directed the details of what made them good, This past year was quite the year for and produced Titanic, one of the because everyone has hugely different movies! One of America’s greatest highest grossing films of all time, tastes when it comes to comedies. All pastimes, movies provide an informative Avatar, provided an equal amount of I can say is that I recommend them, and entertaining experience. With entertainment, with stunning visuals what kind of satisfaction you receive such amazing accomplishments as the that reportedly cost around half a from watching these films is entirely highest grossing movie of all time, billion dollars to produce; this film is dependent on whom you are. and the first female director to earn an a must see. Another spectacular film Oscar, 2009 was a big year for films. is District 9, which tells the tale of an So if you’re in the mood for a good For those of you looking to watch alien race stuck on earth, the visuals, flick, which you definitely should be, some good films that properly embody though not as impressive as Avatar, give one of these films your attention. I the greatness of 2009 you’ve come to are used sparingly and appropriately by have to end this article now! Otherwise the right article, I have quite the list for director Neil Blomkamp, who tells a you’ll be wasting precious movie you! tale of alien segregation as a metaphor watching time. Go! Get out there. for apartheid in south Africa. Whether you’re on a date, hanging with If animated films are your thing than friends, or just plain bored, movies are 2009 was your year! A fun visually There have also been many films that there for you! Now sit back and enjoy entertaining film, Cloudy With a Chance have been adapted from books. A the show. of Meatballs provided laughs to both fantasy film that came out was Harry adults and children alike. Though not Potter. The most recent of the Harry the best rated animated film, it did Potter series, Harry Potter and the offer enjoyment to those who read the Half Blood Prince, is the third highest A Very Busy and book as a child, and to those who just reviewed film of the series. Another Dull Valentine’s came to the theatre in search of fun book adapted to film isSherlock Holmes. animated feature. A high point this year While many diehard fans complained Day was the film, The Princess and the Frog; that the film was not loyal to the original Disney, which became famous for their storyline, turning the more simple Kristen Kim amazingly beautiful, and hand drawn Holmes into a modern day superman, SUNY New Paltz animation, stopped doing creating the box office does not lie, and with its over 200 million dollar earnings, it is films in this method in 2004, turning What would be an incredibly cheesy, easy to see that some appeal does exist. to computer animation instead; that is predictable thing to do on Valentine’s Lastly is Where the Wild Things Are. until they churned out this gorgeous Day of 2010? Of course it would be This film had very mixed results. With film, which demonstrates that despite to go watch the movie Valentine’s Day very mixed reviews, where some were the years of not doing hand drawn that came out the same weekend of touched, and others felt it should have animation Disney has not lost their the most romantic day of the year. My remained a book, this movie is a hard touch. Lastly, I must make mention of boyfriend brought me to watch this film to determine how good or bad it the academy award winning film for best movie and I expected to see a great is. A last group is comedies. animation, Up. Created by the multiple movie for several reasons. This movie academy award winning studio Pixar, was being promoted so much and I had Though they can be easy to make, Up provides both touching storyline seen way too many commercials about comedies are, in my opinion, hard to and astounding visuals, many believe it it already. Valentine’s Day had a huge make well. They require a lot of to be the best animated feature of case of all terrific, well-known actors: Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, an airplane striking up a conversation. Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, Bradley I suppose some movie-goers will Garner, among others is a positive Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, appreciate and enjoy the rather gaudy note about the movie. Valentine’s Day Anne Hathaway, Taylor Swift, Taylor collage of all the different characters is a light, entertaining film when not Lautner (this being only a portion and scenarios. However, what I value in expecting much and some scenes of the cast). It’s not easy to mess up a movie is its intelligence, wit, interesting are sweet and touching to the heart. a romantic movie about Valentine’s plot line, good acting, structure, etc, Watching this movie that includes so Day…or so I thought. and unfortunately, Valentine’s Day only much romance with a loved one can had good acting (with the exception of certainly be sweet. The movie Valentine’s Day chronicles Taylor Swift). the lives of several Los Angeles residents, both couples and singles, The film was tedious and probably would Rap Sensation in as they go through romance and have been better if it had concentrated heartbreak on a single day of the on some of the stronger plotlines Prison year, the 14th of February. The movie while cutting out the inessential, bland displays all different sorts of love plotlines that just seemed to drag out Nick Carr experiences, whether it is first dates, the movie. Of course, having an all Marist College love between teenagers, grandparents star ensemble cast will make the movie in a longtime commitment, finding love more attractive and ensure good acting with someone you didn’t expect, a love but it is not worth it if the movie comes that is just kindling, even one about out to just be a ‘traffic jam of familiar June 22, 2007, he was discovered a captain in the U.S. Army returning faces’ according to major movie critic smoking weed near a tour bus after home for one day just to see her child. Roger Ebert. The movie was empty one of his concerts. Police found a However, the movie also includes and even more predictable than most gun on his person. Less than a year stories about affairs, break-ups, being romantic comedies usually are (and later, border patrol discovered 3 and a single and revelations of secrets both they are usually extremely predictable). half ounces of marijuana, an ounce of good and bad. Many experiences are The movie also included unnecessary cocaine, an ounce and a half of ecstasy, touched upon in this movie, yet, in my stereotypes as jokes, heartless men, $22,000 cash, and weapons on his tour opinion, all these storylines included in crazy women, meaningless acts of bus. Two years later a warrant was out a mere movie is its biggest flaw. ‘love’ that certainly did not really for his arrest after not showing up to even fit into the movie surrounding trial, but it was too late: Lil Wayne was I found the movie to be quite frantic “Valentine’s Day”. Valentine’s Day very already in prison. The twenty-seven because of all the different storylines similarly follows (I mean, rips off…) year old rap phenomenon is serving in the movie. There were at least 21 the same plot and structure of the an eight month sentence at Riker’s actors with 12 intertwining storylines 2003 British movie ‘Love Actually’. Island which leaves the entire rap introduced, explained and finally Both movies have multiple storylines world wondering: what is the hip-hop concluded. With all of this going on, it occurring around a popular holiday; community going to do without Lil felt like a bunch of different Valentine’s however, ‘Love Actually’ was able to Wayne? Day episodes were being watched but create characters that viewers actually they just happened to be all mixed up cared about and storylines were much Lil Wayne has had over thirty singles into one romantic comedy that was just more sentimental. Some would say that that made the charts, and since 2008 really unnecessarily cheesy. Many of Valentine’s Day is just a poorly produced he’s been featured in almost 40 songs by the events that occur in the movie are America-processed version. other rap artists who made the charts. extremely cliché, such as best friends With a track record like this, it’s safe to who don’t realize they’re really in love, Valentine’s Day certainly wasn’t the worst say Lil Wayne is currently a staple in a man who thinks his girlfriend loves movie in the world but viewers should rap music. So what will happen in these him but she doesn’t, a woman who be warned beforehand not to expect next eight months? Will other artists thinks a man loves her but he’s married, much more than a simple date movie. such as Drake begin to rise up from or people sitting next to each other on The good acting from actors such as under Wayne’s shadow? Or will hip-hop go downhill for good? Even though he’s in prison, Lil Wayne life right now, he would include music is still leaving his mark on the billboard into the list (hopefully school would Even though he’s merely featured on top twenty. A few songs in the top ten be up there too). It seems that music, many of these chart topping hits, it’s alone are by Young Money (Wayne’s as is true for most of the world, is safe to say that Lil Wayne makes the rap label) and Young Money artists and an integral piece of the puzzle that song a hit. Nine years ago a band called affiliates. Most notably is Drake, the makes up being a college student. “Binocular” broke out on the scene. unsigned former Degrassi actor that Lil They all enjoy listening to music, Never heard of them? Of course not. Wayne has taken under his wing. With whether it is with friends at a party, or It wasn’t until 2008 when lead singer Wayne’s crew and blooming prodigy by themselves surfing the web looking Kevin Rudolf released his 3x platinum still making hits, he’s indirectly making for the next big band yet to make it single “Let it Rock” featuring Lil Wayne. an impact on the music industry: even mainstream. However, the epitome It is a catchy song, but did it take Lil while he’s doing time. of the listening experience of any Wayne to make it go mainstream? band’s music comes from watching the R&B singer Chris Brown has had many On a positive note, Wayne’s lawyer band themselves perform their songs platinum singles since 2005, but many stated he will continue making music in live. For the students of the many thought that was about to come to an jail, which leaves everyone to speculate schools in the Hudson Valley region end after being arrested for domestic the caliber of his return. Will Lil Wayne of New York, they are blessed with the violence in February of 2009. Brown come back harder than before? Or has privilege to hear the many great local didn’t just beat up any girlfriend; his he hit his peak? Wayne is notorious bands perform live at a cornucopia of girlfriend was R&B superstar Rihanna. for writing all of his lyrics in his head, different local venues. Hundreds of Surely Chris Brown can’t bounce back so it is quite possible for him to take bands exist and perform within this after leaving Rihanna with a fat lip inspiration from his jail time and area, including bands of many different and swollen face! But a few months return with a new album as soon as his genres and styles. The Hudson Valley later Brown made a comeback: but not sentence ends. has a host of bands that have a range without help from Lil Wayne on his of different styles, sounding anywhere top twenty hit, “I Can Transform Ya.” He may only be 5’6,” but Lil Wayne like a Nirvana-esque garage band, to a Detroit rapper Eminem has had many has made a very big impact on the more refined indie/rock band, or even controversial, platinum singles, and music industry, and it is very likely he to an often offensive sounding death albums. After a three year hiatus, he will continue. People talked about him metal band. An observation of the returned with another platinum album, while he was making music, and people many talented musicians of this region but this time with very mixed reviews, will talk about him while he’s in prison, may leave local residents with a sense many of which called the album a “dud” which means he’s continuing to leave of provincialism. The following are and claiming that it lacked substance. his mark. Whether you love him or just a few of these musicians. A few months later however, Eminem hate him, you are going to hear more collaborated with Lil Wayne on their from Lil Wayne in these upcoming In the late 60’s, The Wailers, a band hit single “Drop the World.” Starting months. started by the legendary Bob Marley to see a pattern? along with several other artists, helped to drive the reggae genre into the With Lil Wayne out of the picture, it will mainstream. Since that time, there has be up to other rap artists to start writing What Do You been no short age of talented bands hit singles. Since Wayne is featured so playing in that same genre. However, many times on the Billboard Rap top Listen To? since the break-up of the prominent twenty, other artists will get bumped reggae band, Sublime, in the mid-90s, up, right? What if those artists don’t Chris Maletta there has been a vacancy opened for receive the attention Wayne did? If SUNY New Paltz leaders of this music. Almost as if their that is the case, the hip-hop fan base name implies it, local band The Big may begin to shrink over the next eight Takeover seems to be the band ready If you ask any college student to list months. to claim this position as their own. The the three most important things in his band is a reggae/ska/roots commerical group and has its origins Sean-Paul Pillsworth, vocalist/guitarist in the town of New Paltz, New York, Bill Manley and drummer Steven Taking the a town which hosts the state university Markota. All of these musicians having Boredom out of many of the band members attended. been members of well-respected Since the band’s formation in 2007, they groups in the area are considered to be a Take-Out Food have hit the Hudson Valley like a wild “super group” of the Hudson valley by Rasta hurricane, consistently playing locals. Their sound is heavily influenced several shows around the area. The by the alternative/emo music scene Carrie Sauer band consists of lead singer Neenee of the mid 90s. Their list of bands SUNY New Paltz Rushie, originally from Jamaica, bassist that were influential to them includes Rob Kissner, drummer Sam Tritto, Dinosaur Jr., Jawbreaker and Lucero. A significant element of the college guitarist Jon Klenk, trombonist Andy All the songs written by this band have experience is food. Most meals Vogt, and saxophonist Chas Montrose. an extremely personal and genuine on campus are comprised of the Their soulful lyrics and hypnotic sounds sound about them, which is a quality humdrum food of the dining halls, will surely entice even the stingiest that is not unexpected of a songwriter and soon enough, even ramen noodles of music lovers. When describing the Bill Manley. Manley has been quoted are considered a home-cooked meal. band, Peter Aaron from Roll Magazine as saying “When we began, I wasn’t To remedy this uninteresting diet, wrote (as is said on the band’s website sure what to write about, but then I students treat themselves to take-out Bigtakeoverband.com) that “This is remembered what an old friend once food. The average student will order not a bunch of lazy hippie jammers said: “the best way to write a song is to take-out food at least once per week, moonlighting as yet another Bob write about what you know, and what and the most common and popular Marley cover band: The Big Takeover you hold close to.”” Hopefully, recent types of take-out are Chinese food and leans much harder toward reggae’s publicity in a renowned magazine will Pizza. If you are thinking that pizza more up-tempo parents, ska and give the band a chance to reach their and Chinese food are not exciting rocksteady.”. Their band has begun to goal of getting a solid record deal, but escapes from a dull diet, you are right. gain some success having just recently in the meantime, the band continues It is not the appeal of interesting food opened up for major artists such as to play several shows around their but rather low prices and convenience The Wailers and Jefferson Starship. hometown of Kingston. that are the two overwhelming factors Currently, The Big Takeover is self- While it’s still waiting to be seen whether that attract students to these take- produced, but they soon hope to find or not these bands will achieve radio out establishments. Accordingly, the a record company that will sign them play, a record deal, and unfathomed town of New Paltz has more than and take over. Whether this happens or fame, what we do know is that they five pizzerias and several Chinese not, the attitude towards their loving both put on exciting performances restaurants. However, New Paltz also fans will always be the same. for their fans and the public who are offers many other choices of take-out just hearing them. Music is one of the that are often overlooked. With many Taking a step back from the commercial few things in life that the entire world restaurants boasting international sound that reggae produces; we can can come together and enjoy, so it’s no cuisine at affordable prices with the get a taste of the underground. Many wonder why musicians love to play live. availability of take-out options, there people who are fans of the alternative It is their way of sharing that enjoyment is an abundance of opportunity for music scene will tell you that Alternative with anyone who will listen. students to try something different Press magazine is their Rolling Stone. when ordering take-out. Two prime Every year, the magazine puts out an examples of exceptional takeaway article listing one hundred bands that restaurants would be Mexicali Blue and they say “you need to know”. In this Gomen Kudasai. Instead of spending year’s edition, a band out of Kingston, your Friday night munching on the New York, made the list with a review conventional pizza or eating your that is sure to help launch their career. customary quart of General Tso’s, why The band is called Nightmares For A not pick up some delicious Indian food Week and is made up of singer/bassist or have fresh Mexican food delivered right to your dorm room? The most expensive dishes average thirteen dollars and consist of several SUNY New Paltz Mexicali Blue is a restaurant located courses, so you still get your money’s Flute Chior in the heart of New Paltz. Its vibrant worth of delicious Asian cuisine. blue exterior makes it hard to miss, while its tasty food makes it hard to Not only are these restaurants a delicious Faith Hassell forget. Specializing in Mexican and alternative to customary takeaway, but SUNY New Paltz Southwestern (or Tex-Mex) cuisine, they are also healthier than traditional Mexicali Blue offers a variety of entrees take-out. Mexicali Blue prides itself in During the Fall 2009 semester at SUNY that will satisfy anybody. There are four only using fresh ingredients which are New Paltz, the Flute Choir was created. fundamental types of dishes served never-frozen, never-canned and never- Jessica Gross, a sophomore, and I love here: tacos, burritos, quesadillas and fried. Gomen Kudasai is also very playing the flute and thought a flute side dishes. Each of these is offered conscious of the healthy quality of their choir would be a great addition to with vegetarian, meat, and fish options dishes. Unlike Chinese restaurants, SUNY New Paltz. Jessica and I spoke and most of the meals cost less than ten which typically have significant amounts to each other in band about starting a dollars. For that price you are getting of MSG (monosodium glutamate) in flute choir and approached our band a more filling meal than several slices their dishes, Gomen Kudasai prepares teacher with our idea. After getting the of pizza, and unlike Chinese food, food that is MSG free. When possible, club approved by Student Association, Mexicali Blue’s dishes will not leave Gomen Kudasi’s food is made from we were off to start a new club. you hungry after an hour. A personal locally produced groceries and organic favorite is the pork and pineapple groceries. Many dishes are vegetarian; The first things that Jessica, and I had to burrito, which consists of grilled pork several of these are vegan-friendly as do to make flute choir successful were: loin and pineapple, vegetable rice, black well. Both of these restaurants have to find a group of flautists interested beans, pico de gallo and coconut aioli, menus that encompass a wide variety in joining the group, find music that wrapped together by a flour tortilla. of dishes to please any customer’s taste everyone would enjoy playing, and Another fine takeaway restaurant in preference or diet. schedule rehearsal time that was New Paltz is Gomen Kudasai. This conducive to everyone’s schedules. restaurant offers Japanese noodles College is the perfect time to try new The first two steps of the process and home style cooking at reasonable things. In New Paltz, great food that’s were easy to accomplish. Jessica, and prices. Located across from the Youth great for you is available at the same I approached the other flautists in the Center on Main Street, this restaurant convenience and cost of a typical pizza symphonic band and asked them if can seem like it is a long distance from pie. Why not break away from the they were interested in joining, which campus but its delectable dishes make predictable and boring college routine many of them were. Then, Dr. Joel it worth the walk. Gomen Kudasai and try something different? The next Evans, our band director, found great offers authentic Japanese dishes ranging time you order take-out, forget about music for us to play. The third step, from hot and cold noodles to Gyoza the traditional pizza pie or the run scheduling rehearsal time, is always Teishoku. Most of my favorite dishes of the mill Chinese food. Instead, very challenging because everyone is so are found within the ‘starters’ section try a dish from a restaurant you may busy with classes, clubs, and work. All of the menu. For someone who is have never experienced before, such the flute choir members were able to perhaps not familiar with this genre as Mexicali Blue or Gomen Kudasi. agree on a time for rehearsals and we of food, recommendations include Take a chance with take-out and you practiced once a week, for four weeks. the Shumai, which is dumpling filled definitely will not regret it. Our concert debut was December 1st, with pork, shrimp and a little bit of 2009. We had a total of four rehearsals vegetables; the miso soup, or the spring before stepping onto the stage. The rolls. For plentiful meals I prefer a flute choir was so excited to finally Donburi dish which is essentially a large perform all of the pieces we had worked serving of rice covered in your choice on for the past month. Our repertoire of toppings. Vegetable Tempura is included: Spanish Love Song, Dance delicious as a topping for this dish. of the Reed Pipes, Halleluiah, and Let it Snow. When I It’s so much fun and gets everyone to asked Jessica what her favorite part of continue their flute talents after they flute choir was, she said, “The thing I leave high school. Last semester was our like most about flute choir is that each first semester, and we only had about 4 flautist gets to show off his or her rehearsals but pulled off an amazing own talent and skills. In band, there concert. This semester we have been are always first flutes, second flutes, practicing since getting back to school, and third flutes...it’s broken down we bought new music, and we sound into different sections. But sometimes great. The best feeling is hearing how those seating arrangements aren’t right good you sound and everyone is a part because someone might have gotten of the group. While Faith and I had nervous at an audition or had a bad day. the idea and started it, everyone is in In flute choir, there are still different charge, everyone has a part in making sections of music, everyone is given the group sound incredible. We sound an equal opportunity to play every great as of now, and will sound even part. So you could be playing the first better by the time of the concert!” flute part on one piece, and the fifth part on another. No one is better than The most rewarding part of flute another, everyone can play what they choir for me is to see everyone happy want, which makes it a fun and relaxing playing the flute. I love getting to know group to be in. I also love the people in everyone outside of band and play it. It’s a great sized group so everyone music focusing on flutes. We have gets to know who everyone is. We play so many laughs while playing and the and talk at every rehearsal so it’s really memories that will be made with flute down to earth.” choir I will remember forever. Jessica and I both hope that the flute choir will I agree with Jessica that flute choir continue on for the rest of the years has been so amazing thus far, and it is that we are at New Paltz and continue such a fun club because we make jokes, when we graduate. Jessica said, “It’s laugh, and get to play the instrument such a great group where you get to we all love. Everyone is welcome to keep playing flute, even if you’re not in join and we pass all the parts around, band, and get to meet new people…I which makes the experience so pleasant really hope it continues, so I can come because no one has to feel badly if they back and visit and hear them play!” I get a third or fourth part, everyone gets also hope to come back to the band a chance to play all of the parts. concerts and hear the flute choir perform years after I graduate. Flute choir is now on its second semester and it is going great. We purchased six The SUNY New Paltz Flute Choir new pieces of music, some difficult started this past fall semester. It has al- and some fun. We have only had three ready had one successful concert and rehearsals and we sound great. Some it is headed for the same this semester. of the music is quite challenging, but Our second concert will be May 4th at we are all confident in each other that 7:30 pm in McKenna Theatre before we will be able to perform another the symphonic band. Come out and fantastic concert. Jessica said the most see us perform classic Disney music rewarding part about flute choir is “just and other more interesting and sophis- playing! The fact that Faith and I were ticated classical music. able to have this happen is incredible! A Good Sport Reggie Bush Southern California. NCAA family are also being investigated. scholarship contracts state a list of If found guilty, Reggie Bush can Controversy the acceptable benefits included in a possibly be stripped of his Heisman Division I scholarship package. Any Trophy Award received in 2005, extra benefits received while playing acknowledging the best overall Kevin Sullivan under scholarship is considered in player in college football for that Marist College direct violation of the contract, and season. USC is in danger of losing both the athlete and the school can something as well. If found guilty February 7th, 2010, confetti falls as be heavily stripped of achievements of knowledge that this situation the New Orleans Saints celebrate and money. In this particular case, was occurring and choosing not one of the greatest comebacks in the allegations regarding improper to takeaction, the USC football Super Bowl history; right in the benefits Bush received are being program can possibly be stripped of middle of it all, the 4th year running traced back to a sports agent, and not all of the wins they recorded while back out of USC with an explosive USC personnel directly. However, Bush was a member of their team. burst of speed and the ability to the knowledge of such violations These wins would also include their shake off numerous defenders with of the law by a university can still National Championship victories in a juke. Reggie Bush hoists the Vince get them into trouble regarding the both 2003 and 2004. Lombardi Trophy high above his lack of actions taken to handle the head, signifying his, like any other situation. Investigators question With the investigation still under NFL player’s, accomplishment of whether the school truly did not review, Reggie Bush is playing with a lifelong dream. On top of the know enough to take action, or they an added weight on his shoulders. world he stands, with endorsers on chose to ignore the situation, which The controversy surrounding his their hands and knees praying for would get them into trouble. As participation at the University of his association with their product, one official commented regarding Southern California only serves as and yet there is still a cloud Reggie this instance; “If you know as a distraction towards his efforts Bush cannot make disappear from an institution that something in the NFL. Obviously, however, the eyes of his critics. A cloud that, happened,’’ Morgan said, “you have he has been able to channel if surfaces to be true, can seriously an obligation to report it.” these distractions away from his impact the credibility of both Bush performance on the field, winning as a person, and his alma mater, the The most common Division I Super Bowl XLIV while leading his University of Southern California, scholarship package includes full team with a great performance in as well. exemption of payment towards the Saints’ postseason victories over tuition, room and board, and the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota In college, Reggie was an instant meal plans. An individual school Vikings, and Indianapolis Colts. star, and his flashy touchdown can implement any other benefits The Trojans on the other hand runs allowed for him to become received by the athlete, such as haven’t had as much success with a household name within months equipment, but anything that is this situation. With the added of his first full season as the USC being received by the athlete that attention regarding the controversy, tailback. All of the early attention does not appear on the contract is several recruits that were verbally Bush received, however, was not considered illegal and can be looked committed to attend the University always as positive as it appeared to at as bribery towards attendance of next fall have reconsidered their be. On April 23rd, 2006, a report a certain school. Bush allegedly commitments due to uncertainty surfaced regarding the authenticity received gifts from a sports agent regarding the situation. This of the benefits he received while while attending USC, and other skepticism, has lead to the fall in attending the University of financial packages towards his interest towards the team, which in turn reduces the amount of support seen dropping into half pipes taller the skateboard as well. Urethane and confidence needed for the team than houses. bushings, which sit directly to achieve ultimate success. underneath the board, allow for Yet even the most complex jumps the board to turn smoothly when are impossible without the most leaning in the desired direction. The History and fundamental trick in skateboarding. Bushings made from urethane are Evolution of This essential trick is known as the available in many different densities ollie and it is the most important and while softer urethane is ideal for Skateboarding skill in the evolution of skating. gripping pavement, denser urethane The ollie is the action of jumping is ideal for speed. Urethane is also Dylan Walsh with your skateboard under your used in the construction of trucks, the connection between the board SUNY New Paltz feet. Any other trick is merely a manipulation of board after one and the wheels. They are the axles has ollied. Without knowledge of upon which skating is based and are Skateboarding was a sport sprung this basic technique, a skateboarder made from a variety of metals, such from the streets of California whose cannot advance to more complex as cast iron or aircraft aluminum. sole purpose was to feed the surfing tricks. The first trucks in skateboarding addiction without waves. Because were mounted centimeters apart of the necessity of waves in the but now the space between each sport of surfing, it can be extremely These tricks are made also made wheel can span over twenty limited by the weather. The earliest possible by the evolution of centimeters, allowing for a greater ancestor of the modern skateboard board construction. The first turning radius and a more balanced was simply a surfboard attached manufactured boards had wheels ride. Truck companies around the to wheels. Today a skateboard is made of dense clay. This made world continue to come up with constructed from material such as skating at high speeds or sharp new designs, each with its own the fine wood of a maple tree or precision very difficult. It was not unique feel. Trucks range in price; a mix of carbon matrix fibers. In until the introduction of urethane they can be purchased for anywhere a history that spans nearly half a in wheels that skateboarding from fifteen to four hundred dollars century, skateboarding has come became the fast-paced sport it is apiece and each pair are specifically further than the surfers of the today. A condensed oil that has the designed for a certain style of sixties could have ever imagined. consistency of rubber, urethane has the ability to grip the pavement riding. Regarded as the fathers of skating, without deteriorating. When A newer style of riding that has the Zephyr Boys, or “Z Boys” urethane wheels first appeared on recently evolved from skateboarding brought skateboarding to level the market, skaters were impressed is longboarding. Longboarding is of worldwide recognition. These by their durability at high speeds simply a form of skateboarding that kids from Venice, California were as well as their reliability when is geared towards rapid movement the very first to shred the bottoms itcame to hitting rocks and groves. rather than tricks. Breaking out of of cement pools left empty in a Furthermore, the gripping nature the traditional ovular skateboard statewide drought. Today pool of the wheels allowed for skaters to shape, the longboard can be found bowls are still skated and the style skate up the walls of empty pools in a variety of styles. In fact, there has become very distinct. It is from while implementing aggressive are hundreds of shapes in the sport, this very style that the current day turning techniques referred to as reflecting the versatility of the sport freestyle skating and skate tricks “carving.” and the uniqueness of the rider. Far have evolved. Today, skaters can Urethane is used in other parts of more than just a practical method of transportation, longboarding is first year at Marist College, good first impression. Emailing an excellent hobby. Longboarding is as a student athlete, I have the professor is very important a hybrid experience, and has been learned first hand what it takes. regardless of the reason whether it called a mix between surfing and is questions, problems, homework, snowboarding. Yet there are little Starting your first year as a student or missing a class. It is always best words to describe the true freedom athlete can be very difficult at times. to give your professors a heads up. longboards give their riders. Gliding Dealing with just the academics and As far as classes, always stay on top across the pavement is a perfect not even the athletic part is difficult. on your work, since soon enough blend of relaxation and thrill. Marist is a high achieving academic it will pile up. It is always good to school; therefore, it requires you have a friend in every class you have. A mix of sports and sensation, it to stay on top of your academics They will be helpful when you have comes as no surprise that skating regardless of your sport. There are to miss a class because of an event. has gained such momentum and a few things freshmen should jump Marist professors like any college quickly progressed into a distinct on as soon as they enter a school professors do not like texting and internationally recognized sport. like Marist. Signing up for classes is during class. Turn your phone off Although there are thousands of one of the most important things so you are not tempted to text. You skaters worldwide, each has their because it will enhance your chances don’t want your coaches finding own personal reason for loving this of receiving the courses you are out you where thrown out of class limitless sport. Whether it’s just required to take. At Marist you also for texting, believe me. There will getting to class quickly or taking a will be working with the Marist be classes that are difficult so do leisurely ride down into Main Street, Student-Athlete Enhancement not hesitate to ask for a tutor. The practicing tricks in your drive way or Center. Alyssa Gates, the director Student-Athlete Enhancement racing cars downhill, each boarder of this program is another helpful Center will provide you a tutor if knows the instant connection they source. She is an advisor who works needed. Also, the Student-Athlete feel with their board. Yet this sport strictly with student athletes; the Enhancement Center will provide is still relatively new and as these use of this program is a necessity you with a planner. This planner boarders grow in number, it will to your success. The Student- is a very helpful tool mainly with continue to advance and change Athlete Enhancement Center is recording homework and when each day. also where athletes study hours different projects are due. When are held. If amount varies, but not doing homework, it’s a good idea to finishing your hours will result in get away from your dorm and find STEPS TO several different penalties. Theses a quiet spot to study. The library is SUCCESS penalties want to be avoided at all a great place for this, and Marist has costs. Many colleges install a similar individual study rooms that can be reserved for a quiet place to work. Candon Rusin policy or have a Student-Athlete Enhancement Center, so be sure to Marist College look into this program. The last most important piece of advice is time management. Time Being a division one student athlete When it comes to your professors, management is key to your survival is easier said than done. However, the most important thing is to build as a student athlete. Being a student being a freshmen athlete is even a relationship with him or her. This is a huge responsibility by itself more complicated. Therefore, being will go a long way particularly when without playing a sport. Keeping an athlete student requires a unique you have to miss a class for athletic these tips in mind, any student kind of person. After experiencing reasons. However, it starts with athlete can have a successful first and successfully completing my being respectful and making a year in and out of the classroom. the entire gym you can see all types overall and 15-3 in the Metro Atlantic U-N-I-T-Y Marist of people, the elderly, the youth, and Athletic Conference (MAAC). As I Red Foxes Brings even the disabled everyone just comes previously mentioned the Women’s to support the team, Marist does not team has won the MAAC championship A Community discriminate its supporters it only for five years in a row and has made supports and encourages them. Marist NCAA tournament appearances as Together makes sure that they feel right at home well. Unfortunately, they took a tough and just like they belong. loss to the Georgetown Hoyas in the Suzzette Garnett first round of the NCAA tournament, If you asked what brings this but next year, we know there is more Marist College community together and makes to come. Although the game was in them united? You can say the game California, the teams still had the fan’s of basketball. What is better than a M-A-R ---- I-S-T, MARIST, support from outrageous facebook universal sport? What’s better than COLLEGE to victory! Marist, Foxes, and twitter statuses and others figured seeing a team work together not only We’re on the run. “Up hill, downhill, out a way to watch the game through for themselves but for their supporters. having much fun. We lure our every live stream; the team and the fans are UNITTY is what the Marist Red Foxes foe, Into the Red Fox hole. Rah! - Rah! inseparable! bring to this school and community. - Rah! Scratch them, tear them, rip As you sit on the bleachers next to a Whoever thought that James Naismith’s them a part. Offense, Defense -- right complete stranger, whether it is a local small invention of peach basket that from the start, We have no fear for our or student, you will have a great time later turned into the game of basketball Red Foxes, They’ll fight on to Victory”. because at that moment all that matters would have such an everlasting effect As you walk in to the James McCann is that our team will get that “W” at the on the lives of people all over the Center and into the barnyard styled sound of the final buzzer. And if the world. This sport has contributed gym this is the first thing you hear every person you sat down next to before the unity for the people from Marist and fan shouting as the cheerleaders run on game was a complete stranger, expect Poughkeepsie. to the hardwood floor with the Marist that if you see them on campus , you letters, and the basketball team runs on will get a “hey” or a kind smile. to the court to commence their shoot Lacrosse Boom around session. The strong community was seen on Pack the House night where Marist The gym is packed to capacity every Jimmy Marks sold out 3,200 of their tickets at 11 am home game when the Marist Women’s Marist College on game day. This was the third straight Basketball team has a game. The funny year that the Marist community helped thing is that it is not only students from “Lacrosse has taken off because it make this possible. I remember a young the college but Poughkeepsie locals combines the hitting of football, the child of maybe 10 years of age saying who enjoy coming to these games to “I’m going to play for them when I speed of basketball, and requires show support for the lady Foxes. You go to college” to her father after she the endurance of soccer” (Kyle can see anyone from different ages and played in the half time game with her Harrison). The sport of lacrosse different ethnicities and backgrounds team mates. It seemed like the entire was developed and invented by the night Marist hosts a home game. world was in the gym. These games the Native Americans more than 4 You have the student section which bring more than just the community provides the gym with such an intense centuries ago and has increasingly together but as one can see, family atmosphere. Students have all kinds of become more popular ever since. relationships as well. The Marist team signs like “Don’t FOX with us” and Although the sport does not creates inspiration for the community their faces painted like warrior soldiers receive the same attention as other to come together as well as inspire (warrior foxes). Then you have people American pastime sports, in recent young girls to play basketball. from all around Poughkeepsie who memory, lacrosse has become one come to cheer the five time MAAC The women’s basketball team had a of the most developed sports in the tournament champions. Throughout great season. They went 26-8 United States. The Native American tribes resided in the of 7 have played lacrosse. This The lifestyle of a lacrosse player North Eastern part of the United number is a 40% increase from is similar to any other athlete who States, and therefore, the birth of the numbers in the year 1999. plays a sport. Lacrosse players lacrosse originates in this area. The Furthermore, colleges are adding envy the thought of making game spread of lacrosse in years past lacrosse to their programs at an changing plays and scoring the game consisted mainly on the eastern alarming rate. No other sport can winning goal in a championship coast of the United States. Sports boast an increase in popularity than game. However, like any other such as baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse. Over a dozen colleges per sport, practice is essential for and American football have been year in the past couple of years success. As the school year begins known as the more popular sports have added men’s and women’s for any lacrosse athlete, whether a in the country and the world. lacrosse to their program, which is collegiate player or not, preparation However, lacrosse has taken off a dramatic difference to the 2 or 3 is key to winning. The weight room in popularity with the increase in colleges per year adding sports such and practice field becomes the home media coverage and the appeal of as football or baseball. to many lacrosse players driving schools west of the Mississippi. The growth of the African to be better. A day in the life of a The chance for scholarships for American population in the sport Marist College lacrosse athlete may lacrosse have increased for students of lacrosse can be gradually seen consist of an hour and a half lift in dreaming of going to college, and as well. In years as recent as 2 the weight room to build muscle the detailed approach of the fastest decades ago, nearly all lacrosse followed by a 2 hour practice, rain game on two feet have led to the players were of the Caucasian or shine. In some cases, snow may increase in popularity with kids descent. However, other sports 2 cover the entire field, and depending and fans of the sport across the decades ago flourished with African on the drive and determination of country. Kyle Harrison, one of the American players. In recent years, the coach, practice in the snow is most decorated college lacrosse the number of African Americans possible. Lacrosse players attend players of all time, who played his playing lacrosse collegiately has camps and tournaments to play collegiate ball at Johns Hopkins risen ever so slightly. In 2009, the against good competition, playing University, attributes the growth Virginia Cavaliers sported on the the sport that some say consists of of lacrosse to the existing elements playing field an entire midfield line the hitting of football, the speed of that the sport has. Lacrosse truly of African American players. The basketball, and the endurance of does have a mixture of every sport significance of this event could be soccer. and creates the boom of popularity felt by the lacrosse community and that America is experiencing today. the African American community Although lacrosse may not be the as well. No such event had occurred most popular sport in the United The growth of lacrosse can be in the history of lacrosse, allowing States, the boom that the sport has found in the numbers of kids for fans of the sport to appreciate experienced within the last decade reportedly playing the sport, and the growth that lacrosse has felt. has been astounding. Colleges the number of collegiate schools With the increase in numbers of across the country are adding the adding a lacrosse team to their Americans playing the sport of sport of lacrosse to their programs. programs. Such numbers just a lacrosse, and an increasing diverse Lacrosse does not have the iconic couple of decades ago were very culture of the sport of lacrosse, figure and American hero that other minimal and seemingly dead to there is a promising hope that this sports may have, but the increase in the sport. However, according to trend will continue for years to popularity may lead some to believe a survey by the National Sporting come and eventually catch up to that one day it can be a realistic Goods Association in 2007, over popularity of other American sport possibility. 1.7 million Americans over the age pastimes.

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