Editorial

With Student Association Production’s (SAP) announcement that hip-hop artist Wale will be gracing the stage of Elting Gym this May, SUNY New Paltz’s main act for this semester’s spring concert is no longer a mystery; however, this announcement raises concerns about the effectiveness of the artist selection process for this annual event. We at The New Paltz Oracle applauded SAP’s efforts last semester to gather student’s input in order to bring about an act that the campus as a whole voted to see. Their devotion to gaining the opinions and desires of the student body seemed like a breath of fresh air. However, the recent revelation that Wale finished fifth in the response count, as pointed out in SAP’s survey, has us […]

We at The New Paltz Oracle would be fooling ourselves and administrators if we said President Donald Christian could walk through a crowded Hasbrouck Dining Hall and be recognized by every student. However, our president wants to change that. The various discussion groups Christian has organized for students, faculty and staff prove he is dedicated to being a more open and transparent president — and the campus community should seize any chance to bring their concerns […]

The lack of additional hours being added to the library this semester has us at The New Paltz Oracle troubled. Last semester, students rallied together in support of the institution of additional library operation hours to Sojourner Truth Library to bring SUNY New Paltz up to par with other SUNY campuses. In response to the student occupation, library administrators brought the reduced hours back to their previous state. We at The New Paltz Oracle believe the library’s restoration of hours was a step in the right direction, but fell short of truly adhering to the requests of the students they are intending to […]