SUNY New Paltz students stepped into the spotlight after recently winning awards in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Student Video Competition. “Head in the Clouds,” by Matt Dorsi, Bri Dies, Christina DiNapoli and Karen Yen, earned an honorable mention in the Student Narrative Category. John Mingione’s “All I Can Say: The Musical” earned second […]
SUNY New Paltz students now have a way to become better informed about prominent issues and learn to take action with the inception of the campus chapter of React to Film. React to Film is a non-profit organization originally created to influence important members of the media, but also created educational programs stemming from it. “The organization originated as a documentary series screened to influential members of the media in an effort to bring the critical issues portrayed in the films to the forefront of their consciousness,” React to Film College Action Network Director Dahlia Graham said. […]
In this digital age, the convenience of the Internet has put video rental sales on the brink of extinction. Blockbuster, once a movie rental powerhouse, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2010. The company announced in 2009 that 960 stores would be closed by 2011. Shifts in media consumption have affected both Dutchess and Ulster County, as Blockbuster stores in Poughkeepsie, Pleasant Valley, Kingston and New Paltz announced they will be shutting their doors. The stores remain open, but only to sell merchandise at a highly discounted rate. Nicole Curcio […]
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