With the 2012 spring semester coming to a close, departing senior athletes take one last glance at their colorful times spent competing on the SUNY New Paltz fields. One senior in particular reluctantly draws the blinds around her involvement on the Women’s Lacrosse team, laying her crosse down to rest. “I started playing lacrosse when I was in fourth grade,” fourth-year Captain Samantha DelGaudio said. “I came in my freshman year of college when the team was just being reinstated. It’s like my legacy.” Having grown up in Northport, Long Island, DelGaudio said she played Div. III all throughout high school, while the majority of the girls were Div. I. Lacrosse, she said, is a popular sport in her hometown and nearly everyone is involved on some level or another. While she admitted her high school coach had a tendency to make her cry on more than one occasion, SUNY New Paltz offered a unique experience in playing her favorite sport that kept her going. It’s something she said she will never take for granted. [...]
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2012 Becomes A Year of Living Well
Have you been feeling tired or anxious lately? Sharon Lococo, former psychology student at SUNY New Paltz and licensed mental health counselor, hosted the first “Living Well in 2012” workshop on April 9. The workshop is dedicated to controlling anxiety in stressful economic and social times. “A lot of people have seen that it’s a [...]
Local Kids Take To The Courts
The piercing screech of sneakers on a hardwood floor while excitedly chasing down a kickball that just got launched into the bleachers usually reminds you of elementary school gym class. Behind you roars a sea of voices echoing off the open gymnasium walls telling you to “Run! Run!” Childhood memories are what student athletes and [...]
