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Snapshots Showcase Innocence in India

September 8, 2011 Katherine Speller 2

Former SUNY New Paltz student R.J. Partington III traveled to Southern India to attend the wedding of his close friend in the summer of 2010. He found himself on a bus from his friend’s native Kerala to a beach in Poovar, traveling through a small village toward the ocean. He felt he was being pulled by a strong instinct to walk back to that village and take photos of the people. Partington found that following his instincts lead him to one of his finest hours as a […]

Down and Out

September 8, 2011 Rachel Freeman 0

The SUNY New Paltz campus was left in the dark and disconnected last week courtesy of Hurricane Irene. The campus Internet and cable services were cutt off from power from Sunday, Aug. 28 through Tuesday, Aug. 30, as a result of the storm’s severity. The torrential downpour became an issue when the rains gushed down the loading dock and the entire parking lot outside of Haggerty Administration Building (HAB) filled up, according to Assistant Vice President of Technology, Jonathan Lewit.[…]