“Don’t Breathe a Word” by Holly Cupala
Contemporary fiction and I tend not to get along. I like magic and dragons and fairies that give characters donkey heads. I’ve never been one […]
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To Infinity and Beyond
Students who enjoy traversing the stars and take interest in planets and infinities of outer space can join the new Cosmic Club at SUNY New Paltz. The Cosmic Club is a student astronomy group that meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in the Coykendall Science Building (CSB) planetarium, is all about astronomy. Members of the club share their interests in the stars and learn about women’s influence in astronomy, the science of black holes and the inner-workings of the planetarium. Sean Reid, Sabrina Kowaleski and Kristine Pilla, all fourth-year […]
A Young Hero in New Paltz
First-year undeclared student Jacob Yoder recalls his first trip to Swaziland where he and others in attendance biked across the small nation in southern Africa, as a lifetime of experience. One memory that stands out to Yoder happened when he first rode across the country with others. The cyclists were riding by a school just as the students were being let out and the kids, barefoot and giggling, ran after the bikers to race them home. That experience stays with Yoder as he plans his next trip to the country. “It made me realize that happiness has no direct correlation with material possessions,” Yoder said, commenting on the touching simplicity of the experience and his time meeting […]