Jumping In

February 9, 2012 Kaycia Sailsman 0

The New Paltz Women’s Swim team has made a splash in the SUNYAC conference with a current 9-3 overall record, despite saying goodbye to a gifted graduating class in 2011. The success of the season so far has made them the team to beat in the conference, especially after besting last year’s Conference-winning SUNY Geneseo with a meet score of 182-150. Head Coach Scott Whitbeck said he hadn’t initially thought the team would do as well as they had last season, but knew his team could rise to the challenge. “I did not expect this team to perform as well as they did, especially after graduating six really good seniors,” Whitbeck said. […]

R.E.A.L. Beauty Revealed

February 9, 2012 Jaleesa Baulkman 0

A cliché phrase commonly used for more than five decades is being challenged by a new student organization on campus: Realistically Embracing All Ladies (R.E.A.L.). “One size does not fit all,” Lori Moran, third-year sociology major said. “Women come in all different shapes and sizes.” Moran, the founding member of the organization, created R.E.A.L. because she wanted there to be an organization on campus that promoted beauty in all shapes and sizes. Although there are other organizations on campus that occasionally put on programs to promote and embrace all women, Moran said she wants an organization whose sole purpose […]