Student Steps Up

February 9, 2012 Cat Tacopina 0

With the spring 2012 season fast approaching, the SUNY New Paltz Lacrosse team welcomes Liz Student as its new head coach. Student is the second head coach in program history since being reinstated in 2008. After a search that began midway through the fall 2011 semester, an announcement made by Nphawks on Dec. 21 said Student would become the coach after former Head Coach Heather Semelmacher was offered the head coach […]

Sword-Wielding Student Subdued

February 9, 2012 Andrew Wyrich 3

An 18-year-old SUNY New Paltz student faces kidnapping and assault charges after holding students hostage in Deyo Hall with a sword, police said. Issac Doughty, a first-year student, held several students in a suite-style residence hall by brandishing a katana-style sword early Tuesday morning before authorities were able to apprehend him […]

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Rough Seas Make Better Sailors

February 9, 2012 Suzy Berkowitz 0

Creating The Years on the Boat wasn’t exactly smooth sailing, but after almost two years, local New Paltz band Fairweather Friends released their first full-length album. On board are three musicians: Adir Cohen (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, bass), Jed Kosiner (drums, percussion, vocals) and Geoff Diamond (bass). Fairweather Friends celebrated their album debut Saturday, Feb. 4 at Bacchus Restaurant where they performed and sold copies of the new release. “Honestly, the entire process of making this album was worlds more complex than I had ever expected,” Cohen said. “Nonetheless, it […]