Media critic Jeff Cohen asked SUNY New Paltz students what it means when the “two most influential news shows” in America – “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart and “The Colbert Report” – are on the nation’s Comedy Channel. His answer, in short, was that corporate news has increasingly become…
Read MoreSydney H. Schanberg, an internationally known reporter who won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1976, will teach a class on “Democracy and the Press” this spring at the College at New Paltz. Schanberg’s class is open to a select few students from both the Honors Program and the Journalism…
Read MoreThe men’s soccer team has released their 2007 highlight video. To view click here….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced that Elizabeth Saucier has been appointed interim head field hockey coach effective January 5th, 2008. Saucier served as the assistant field hockey coach during the 2007 season and takes over for Jessica Kulesa who has been…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s soccer team held their awards banquet on Friday, December 7th and the following awards were presented: Golden Boot (Top Scorer): Justin Thompson Goal of the year – Voted on by the players went to Lucas Natel who notched the game winner at Morrisville, with five minutes…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted John Jay tonight and defeated the Bloodhounds 68-65. The Hawks opened the game with a 7-0 run before the Bloodhounds outscored New Paltz 12-0 to take the 12-7 lead at 13:35. John Jay was up by eight at five and half…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted the College of Staten Island this afternoon and won in convincing fashion 74-44. The Hawks opened the game on a 7-0 run and led by as many at 13 at 17-4 with 13:55 remaining. The Dolphins slowly started to chip away…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted Geneseo tonight and fell to the Knights by a score of 62-41. Geneseo started the game on a 6-0 run before the Hawks battled back to tie the game at 10-10 on the free throw by Kyle Nelson. The Hawks took…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted Geneseo tonight in their home opener and defeated the Knights 56-37. New Paltz led 25-14 at the half after using a 7-0 run to open the game at 17-10. In the second stanza the Hawks led by ten before extending their…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced the hiring of Mr. Kevin Joyce as its new head athletic trainer. “We are excited to have Kevin onboard. His knowledge and experience working with several athletic programs will be an asset as he transitions into his…
Read MoreMichelle Coombs (Newburgh) was selected the Division III ECAC Swimmer of the week after leading the Hawks to a fifth place finish at the Winter Championships this past weekend. Coombs finished first in three individual events, in addition to taking first as a member of three relay squads. The senior…
Read MoreThe National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced the recipients of the NSCAA/adidas Team Academic Awards and the SUNY New Paltz women’s team received recognition. A total of 295 women’s teams achieved the minimum grade point average of 3.00 for recognition. SUNY New Paltz was one of three SUNYAC institutions on…
Read MoreNORWICH, VT — The women’s basketball team traveled to Norwich tonight and fought back to claim a 68-58 win. The Hawks trailed by ten early in the game before a 13-0 run gave them their first lead of the game with 11:30 remaining in the first stanza. New Paltz was…
Read MoreEd Carroll, a 1985 graduate of the college who is now the president of a major cable television network, gave students seven tips to a path to success in a recent visit to New Paltz. And his first tip was one all of the students had already acted on: he…
Read MoreJason Wrench, the newest Communication and Media professor at SUNY New Paltz, says he always wanted to be a teacher. He was born in San Jose, California and raised mostly in Lubbock, Texas. There was a lot of traveling in Professor Wrench’s youth because his parents were in the Navy. But…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its December Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Exercises on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15, in the Athletic and Wellness Center. This will be first time the ceremonies, which recognize the achievements of August and December graduates,…
Read MoreThe SUNY New Paltz swimming teams competed at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Nassau Aquatics Center in Eisenhower Park, located in East Meadow, NY. The women’s team finished fifth with 395.5 points and the men’s team placed 11th. Senior Michelle Coombs claimed thee individual…
Read MoreNEW YORK, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to #4 NYU tonight and fell to the Violets 87-82. The Hawks (2-3) jumped out to an early 8-0 lead before NYU battled back to tie the game at 15 all. The Violets then used an 8-0 run and advantage of…
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