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Staying True to His Strings

April 28, 2011 Zan Strumfeld 0

Several years ago, 65-year-old Rob Turner decided he would rather make $100 a day as a substitute math teacher than $6 an hour as a hall monitor. His daughter won a scholarship to travel to Washington, D.C. But Turner had trouble finding a job that would pay the airfare without a bachelor’s degree under his belt. After roaming the halls to make ends meet, he is now back in the classroom to pursue a math degree, in addition to something more – mastery of performance and composition in cello. “I figured, ‘Why don’t I take music […]

Garyn The Great

April 28, 2011 Cat Tacopina 0

As her final season comes to a close, fourth-year tennis player Lindsey Garyn said she doesn’t have many regrets. In fact, there may only be one. “I regret it now going to Tampa for two years,” said Garyn. “I wish I spent all four years in New Paltz.” Garyn has been one of the top players for the New Paltz Tennis team since her arrival after transferring from a Div. II school, the University of Tampa. Originally, Garyn had played soccer until 10th grade and decided then that she would rather make the switch to tennis. Garyn said that by switching from soccer to tennis, she wanted[…]

Bennett Brings It

April 14, 2011 Jennifer Von Willer 0

A smiling Brittany Bennett, 22, of Smithtown, N.Y. seems ready for winning or losing. But of course, winning is more fun for her. Bennett, the captain of both the Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Soccer teams at SUNY New Paltz, said she aims to beat as many SUNYAC teams this season to make the 2011 SUNY Athletic Conference playoffs. The Hawks currently have a 5-5 record. She said she’s enjoying the season so far despite a difficult season at the last SUNYAC. “We just lost a couple of games and SUNYAC is one of the toughest [conferences] in the region,” Bennett said. “SUNY Cortland, Geneseo and Buffalo are very good […]