Coming off the heels of the “Can We Talk About It?” discussion, I have a lot to say in response! First, I need to let it be clear that I do recognize the importance that discussion has within communities. However, with that said, I am also critical and skeptical of how far discussion can actually [...]

People who travel in New Paltz at night might be categorized as those who have already been harassed by police and those who will be. It is important you know your rights and know how the police are encouraged to lie to you about your rights in order to coerce you into forfeiting your rights. [...]

It was the spring of 2011— the flowers were blossoming, New Paltz was doing renovations so incoming freshman don’t immediately think the school is ugly and I was on commute. Even though I live about two and a half hours away from school by train, I didn’t let that be a deterrent to living as [...]