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Athletics
February 13, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Defeats NJCU 3-1

The men’s volleyball team traveled to New Jersey City University Wednesday night and defeated the Gothic Knight’s 3-1 (30-25, 30-15, 21-30, 30-24). This is the sixth consecutive win over NJCU for the Hawks as they improve the all-time opponent series to 11-2. Junior outside hitter Ryan Huberty hit .545 with…

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Athletics
February 13, 2008 SysAdmin

Eight Swimmers Earn All-Conference; Coombs Named Outstanding Swimmer of SUNYACs

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s and women’s swim teams competed in the SUNYAC Championships last week and had eight individuals earn All-Conference honors for their performances. The New Paltz men sent three winners to the podium who all earned first team honors. Sophomore Stephen Cozzolongo was first in the…

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Athletics
February 13, 2008 SysAdmin

Coombs Earns National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week for Division III

NEW PALTZ, NY — Michelle Coombs was named the National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week for Division III. She was selected based on her performance from February 4, 2008 – February 10, 2008 by a panel of collegiate coaches and nominated by coaches, sports information directors, conference representatives and CollegeSwimming.com…

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School of Fine & Performing Arts
February 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Performance artist and painter Mike Bidlo: "The Consumption of Art"

ART LECTURE

Mike Bidlo, Origins of the World 1995

Wednesday, February 13 7:30 p.m. Lecture Center 102 Free and open to all Bidlo jumped into contemporary art scene at the beginning of the `80s at the East Village. He belongs, together with Sherry Levine and some other artists, to the…

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School of Fine & Performing Arts
February 12, 2008 SysAdmin

The Promise Keeper to be performed at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ — How far would you go to keep a promise?

The Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New Paltz presents the American premiere of The Promise Keeper, in an exciting new translation of the original script by Alfredo Dias Gomes, directed by…

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Athletics
February 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Baurch 71-53

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted Baruch tonight and fell to the Bearcats 71-53. Kyle Nelson led the Hawks with 15 points and Brian Kuar finished with a career high 13 points and nine rebounds. Matt Hauser added eight points. The Hawks took an early lead and…

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Athletics
February 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Suffers First Loss at Home

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted Baruch tonight and suffered their first loss at home in an 87-79 overtime decision. The Hawks fall to 16-6 on the season, while the Bearcats advance to 19-6. The Bearcats started out strong and took an early 9-2 lead before the…

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Athletics
February 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Four Student-Athletes Nominated for NCAA Leadership Conference

NEW PALTZ, NY — Four SUNY New Paltz student-athletes have been nominated for the 2008 NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference. The Athletic Department has nominated Marissa Costello (Field Hockey), Stephen Cozzolongo (Men’s Swimming), Mike Fink (Men’s Volleyball) and Dana Lim (Women’s Tennis). Nominees must be returning to campus for the…

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Athletics
February 11, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Baruch 3-0

NEW YORK, NY — The men’s volleyball team traveled to New York City tonight to take on Baruch and swept the Bearcats 3-0 (30-19, 30-22, 30-26). The Hawks hit .327% as a team, compared to the Bearcats who hit .083%. Sophomore Alex Jackson led the attack with a team high…

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Athletics
February 11, 2008 SysAdmin

THINK PINK Event Big Success

NEW PALTZ, NY — On February 8th, 2008 the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department took part in a Think Pink event, where the basketball team hosted Cortland. The team, athletic staff and fans participated in raising breast cancer awareness. Local businesses were asked to become sponsors for this event by…

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Athletics
February 11, 2008 SysAdmin

SUNYAC Announces Academic and Commissioners List for Fall 2007

NEW PALTZ, NY — The State University of New York Athletic Conference Commissioner’s List and All-Academic Team for the Fall 2007 semester have been announced. SUNY New Paltz had 55 student-athletes named to the All-Academic team for maintaining a semester grade point average of 3.30 or better. The Commissioner’s List,…

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News Releases
February 11, 2008 SysAdmin

Lecture to focus on challenges of education in a democracy

NEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin its 2008 colloquium series with an event, titled “Education for Democracy,” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Old Main Building, room 1907. The lecture will be presented by William…

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Athletics
February 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Women Second, Men Fourth at SUNYAC Championships

NEW PALTZ, NY — The swimming and diving SUNYAC Championships wrapped up Saturday night and the women finished second, while the men took fourth. The women totaled 607 points to finish behind Geneseo’s 801 points. The New Paltz men finished with 472 points and were edged out of third place…

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Athletics
February 9, 2008 SysAdmin

SUNYIT Defeats Hawks from the Free Throw Line

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted SUNYIT this afternoon and fell to the Wildcats 71-64. The deciding factor in the game was free throw shooting as the Hawks made 7-21 (33.3%) compared to the Wildcats’ 14-19 (73.7%). Senior Jimmy Sugrue led New Paltz with a career high…

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Athletics
February 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Stays Undefeated at Home

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team remained perfect at 9-0 on their home court as they defeated SUNYIT this afternoon 83-64 in a conference match-up for their sixth straight win. The win advances the Hawks to 16-5 on the season and 10-3 in SUNYAC, tying the school record…

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Athletics
February 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Goes 0-4 at Nazareth Invite

ROCHESTER, NY — The men’s volleyball team traveled to Rochester this weekend to take part in the Nazareth Invitational. They faced Nazareth on Friday in their first match of the day and fell to the Golden Flyers 3-1 (30-28, 32-34, 28-30 aft, 23-30). Alexander Jackson and Mark Blair each finished…

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Athletics
February 8, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Drops 65-48 Decision to Cortland

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted Cortland tonight and fell to the Red Dragons 65-48. Kyle Nelson led the Hawks with a game high 22 points on 9-12 from the floor and 4-6 from the line. Senior Victor Alvarez chipped in with eight points and Lee Bertram…

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Athletics
February 8, 2008 SysAdmin

Hawks Defeat Red Dragons 68-62 in OT

NEW PALTZ, NY — Sophomore Maggie Farrell hit a jump shot with five seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime where the Hawks defeated the Red Dragons 68-62. New Paltz’s win over Cortland was the Hawks’ first win vs. the Red Dragons since a 68-58 win at…

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Athletics
February 8, 2008 SysAdmin

SUNYAC Titles, New Records and National Cuts at Day Two of Swim SUNYACs

NEW PALTZ, NY — The SUNYAC swim championships continued in Buffalo today and the women still stand in second place with 416 points, behind Geneseo’s 546. Cortland stands in thrid with 370 points. On the men’s side, New Paltz is in third place in the standings with 335 points. Geneseo…

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News Releases
February 8, 2008 SysAdmin

Next Ottaway Professor of Journalism to arrive on campus Feb. 12

NEW PALTZ — Martin Gottlieb, an award-winning investigative reporter and long-time editor at The New York Times, will be introduced to the State University of New York at New Paltz as the seventh James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the college’s…

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Athletics
February 7, 2008 SysAdmin

Coombs and Lowenstein Claim SUNYAC Titles on Day One

NEW PALTZ, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to Buffalo for the 2008 SUNYAC Championships and competed in the first night of finals. After the first day, the women stand in second with 183 points, behind first place Geneseo’s 245 points and ahead of…

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Athletics
February 7, 2008 SysAdmin

Hawks Swimming Starts Strong in First Session at SUNYACs

NEW PALTZ, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to Buffalo NY to the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center for the 2008 SUNYAC Championships. In the first session of preliminaries, the women’s 200 free relay team of Michelle Coombs, Regina Davide, Allison Wells, and Christine Rieth…

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Athletics
February 6, 2008 SysAdmin

Medina Becomes All-time Career Leader in Digs

NEW PALTZ, NY — Senior Pedro Medina became the all-time career lead in digs for the men’s volleyball program with 13 digs against Newbury on January 26th to give him a total of 785. He broke Mike LaRocco’s record of 778 set in 2005. Medina currently stands at 867 digs…

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Athletics
February 6, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Claims First Win of Season With 3-0 Sweep of Bard

NEW PALTZ, NY — Junior outside hitter Ryan Huberty finished with 16 kills and seven digs for a .593 hitting percentage to lead the Hawks to a 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-19) sweep over Bard Wednesday night. It was the first win of the season for New Paltz as they stand…

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Athletics
February 5, 2008 SysAdmin

Jackson’s 17 Kills Not Enough for New Paltz

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s volleyball team hosted New Haven tonight in their home opener and fell to the Chargers 3-1 (30-25, 30-28, 15-30, 30-26). Sophomore Alex Jackson led the Hawks with 17 kills and Ryan Huberty chipped in with 16 kills. Sophomore Stephen Pendleton handed out 39 assists…

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Athletics
February 5, 2008 SysAdmin

2008 SUNYAC Swimming Championship Results Link

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s and women’s swim teams will be competing in the SUNYAC Championships in Buffalo, NY from Feb. 7th-Feb. 9th. Meet results will be updated online from the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center throughout each day. You can view results by clicking here….

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Athletics
February 4, 2008 SysAdmin

Sarcone Tabbed SUNYAC Player of the Week

NEW PALTZ, NY — Sophomore point guard Nicole Sarcone (Staten Island, NY/Notre Dame Academy) has been named the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week by the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). Sarcone powered her team to a three-win week including two key SUNYAC victories. Sarcone played the…

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Athletics
February 2, 2008 SysAdmin

16th Ranked Plattsburgh Knocks Off New Paltz

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted the 16th ranked Plattsburgh Cardinals this afternoon and fell by a score of 78-65. The Hawks fall to 6-13 on the season and 2-9 in SUNYAC play, while Plattsburgh advanced to 17-2, and 11-0 in the conference. New Paltz tied the…

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Athletics
February 2, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Extends Win Streak to Four

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted Plattsburgh this afternoon and won their fourth consecutive game with a 58-44 victory. The Hawks advance to 14-5 and 8-3 in conference play, while the Cardinals drop to 5-13 and 3-8. The Hawks took a 14-5 lead on a three pointer…

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Athletics
February 1, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Potsdam 77-54

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball team hosted Potsdam tonight and fell to the Bears 77-54. New Paltz tied the game at 16-16 on a Kyle Nelson layup at 10:06. Potsdam proceeded to go on an 11-0 run over the next 4:30, but New Paltz responded with a 13-3…

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Athletics
February 1, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Stops Potsdam 74-56

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball hosted Potsdam tonight and claimed a 74-56 victory. The Hawks advance to 13-5 on the season and 7-3 in SUNYAC, while Potsdam falls to 11-7 and 7-3 in conference. The Hawks had four players finish in double figures, led by first year Artie…

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School of Fine & Performing Arts
January 31, 2008 SysAdmin

ART LECTURE SERIES presents Jill Magid

NEW PALTZ — Performance and installation artist, Jill Magid will give a presentation about her surveillance projects. Wednesday – February 6 7:30 p.m. Lecture Center 100 Free and open to all Information: 257-3872 I seek intimate relationships with impersonal structures. The systems I choose to work with, such as police, secret services, CCTV…

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Athletics
January 31, 2008 SysAdmin

Alumni Game April 26th

NEW PALTZ, NY — Coach Watson has announced that the annual varsity vs. alumni men’s soccer game will be played on Saturday, April 26th, at 1pm on Alumni Field on the campus of SUNY New Paltz. Alumni interested in playing can contact Coach Watson at 845-257-2342 or [email protected]….

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Athletics
January 31, 2008 SysAdmin

Alumni Game February 9th

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball alumni game is scheduled for Saturday February 9th at 10:30 am. Mark your calendars and we hope to see many former Hawks back on the court. That afternoon SUNY New Paltz hosts SUNYIT, with the women’s game at 2:00 pm and the men’s…

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Athletics
January 30, 2008 SysAdmin

Vassar Sweeps Men’s Volleyball

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The men’s volleyball team traveled across the river tonight to take on #9 Vassar and were swept by the Brewers 3-0 (30-28, 30-21, 30-24). Sophomore Alex Jackson led the Hawks with eight kills out of the teams 29. Stephen Pendleton finished with seven kills, 66 assists and…

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Athletics
January 29, 2008 SysAdmin

Brooklyn Knocks off Men’s Basketball 84-75

NEW YORK, NY — The men’s basketball team traveled to New York, NY tonight to face Brooklyn College and lost by a score 84-75. New Paltz trailed by as many as 11 in the first half with six minutes to remaining. The Hawks outscored Brooklyn 15-6 over the next four…

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Athletics
January 29, 2008 SysAdmin

Sarcone Leads Hawks over Hartwick

ONEONTA, NY — Sophomore Nicole Sarcone played the game of her career with 14 points, 10 assists and six steals to lead New Paltz to an 82-67 victory over Hartwick on Tuesday night. Three other players also finished in double figures paced by first year Artie Williams with 16 points…

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News Releases
January 28, 2008 SysAdmin

Engineering Day to draw more than 1,200 students from region to college campus

NEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host the sixth annual New Faces of Engineering Day beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The daylong event is designed to excite middle school and high school students…

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Athletics
January 28, 2008 SysAdmin

SUNY New Paltz is ‘THINK PINK’ on Friday Feb. 8th

The SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department will be celebrating ‘Think Pink’ in the basketball games against SUNY Cortland on February 8, 2008. All donations will benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Breast Cancer Fund to support breast cancer awareness. The Athletic Department will be donating half of the gate money to the…

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Athletics
January 26, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Falls to Elms and Newbury

CHICOPEE, MA — The men’s volleyball team participated in a tri-match with Elms and Newbury this afternoon. In the first match of the day, New Paltz fell to Newbury 3-1 (31-29, 25-30, 30-27, 30-23). Junior Ryan Huberty registered 16 kills to pace the attack. Alex Jackson totaled 13 kills and…

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Athletics
January 26, 2008 SysAdmin

Red Dragons Sweep New Paltz Swimming

CORTLAND, NY — The men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to Cortland this afternoon for their final dual meet of the season and were swept by the Red Dragons. The women lost 106.5- 98.5, while the men lost 117.5-85.5. Michelle Coombs claimed two individual events by winning the 50 free…

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Athletics
January 26, 2008 SysAdmin

Four Players in Double Figures Not Enough

UTICA, NY — The men’s basketball team traveled to Utica, NY today to take on SUNYIT and fell to the Wildcats 69-57. The Hawks slip to 6-10 on the season and 2-7 in the conference. SUNYIT led 27-19 at 4:50 before New Paltz went on an 11-2 run to close…

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Athletics
January 26, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Soars Past Wildcats 73-58

UTICA, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to Utica this afternoon and defeated SUNYIT 73-58. The Hawks advance to 11-5 and 6-3 in the conference. New Paltz led 16-7 in the first before the Wildcats went on a 10-2 run to cut the game to within one. The Hawks…

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Athletics
January 25, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Cortland 67-42

CORTLAND, NY — The men’s basketball team traveled to Cortland tonight and fell to the Red Dragons 67-42. Cortland led by 11 points at halftime and kept the lead in double figures the entire second half. Kyle Nelson and Victor Alvarez led the Hawks with seven points each, as Nelson…

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Athletics
January 25, 2008 SysAdmin

Hawks Fall to Red Dragons 70-57

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to Cortland tonight and fell to the Red Dragons 70-57. Cortland outscored New Paltz 18-4 over the final 4:35 to defeat the Hawks. New Paltz slips to 10-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play. Senior Amber Sohns led the Hawks with…

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Athletics
January 24, 2008 SysAdmin

Huberty Totals 19 Kills in 3-2 Loss to Hunter

NEW YORK, NY — The men’s volleyball team traveled to New York City tonight to take on Hunter College and lost 3-2 (35-33, 30-26, 27-30, 27-30, 15-7). New Paltz dropped the first two games but battled back to force a fifth and deciding game. Despite having three players tally double…

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Athletics
January 24, 2008 SysAdmin

Longtime Athletic Staff Member and Coach Passes Away

NEW PALTZ, NY — Longtime SUNY New Paltz professor, coach and administrator Doug Sheppard passed away early Tuesday January 22nd at age 85. He coached the Hawks from 1961 until his retirement in 1994, and stopped a teaching classes a few years earlier. Sheppard served as the golf coach for…

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Athletics
January 24, 2008 SysAdmin

Coombs Selected ECAC DIII Swimmer of Week

NEW PALTZ, NY — Michelle Coombs (Newburgh, NY) was selected ECAC Div III Swimmer of the Week for the week ending January 20th. This is her second ECAC selection of the season. She earned the honor for the week ending December 2nd. Coombs captured four individual events and participated in…

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Athletics
January 22, 2008 SysAdmin

Bertram Posts Double-Double in Loss to Oneonta

ONEONTA, NY — The men’s basketball team traveled to Oneonta tonight and fell to the Red Dragons 75-54. The Hawks drop to 6-8 on the season and 2-5 in SUNYAC play. The Hawks led early in the game at 10-9 before Oneonta went on a 13-0 run over the next…

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Athletics
January 22, 2008 SysAdmin

Oneonta Snaps Women’s Basketball Win Streak

ONEONTA, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to Oneonta tonight and fell to the Red Dragons 57-53, snapping their eight game win streak. The Hawks fall to 10-4 on the season and 5-2 in conference, while the Red Dragons advance to 10-4 and 6-1 in SUNYAC. It was a…

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Athletics
January 21, 2008 SysAdmin

Katori Named Senior Woman Administrator

NEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has named Ms. Kristina Katori as the new Senior Woman Administrator (SWA). Katori will serve as a member of the senior staff and help to meet the needs of the student-athletes and coaches. "After carefully considering all of the…

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Athletics
January 19, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Swimming Takes Second at RPI Invite

TROY, NY — The women’s swim team competed in the RPI Invite this afternoon and finished second out of six teams. New Paltz totaled 587 points to finished behind Cortland’s 602 points. The 400 medley relay team of Michelle Coombs, Becky Baker, Erica Ellis and Christine Rieth won in 4:05.25,…

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Athletics
January 19, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Edges out Buffalo State 75-74 in OT

NEW PALTZ, NY — Kyle Nelson made a layup with ten seconds remaining in overtime to give the Hawks the 75-74 win. It is the first time since the 2000-2001 season that New Paltz has defeated Buffalo State. Sophomore Lee Bertram grabbed a defensive rebound off a missed jumper by…

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Athletics
January 19, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Soars Past Buffalo State 82-44

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted Buffalo State this afternoon and held the Bengals to 18 first half points en route to an 82-44 final. The Hawks advance to 10-3 on the season and 5-1 in SUNYAC play, while Buffalo State falls to 5-10 and 1-5 in…

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Athletics
January 18, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Falls to NYU 3-1

NEW YORK, NY — The men’s volleyball traveled to NYU tonight and fell to the Violets 3-1. NYU took the first two games 30-25, 30-23 before the Hawks earned a 30-26 win in game three. NYU took the fourth game 30-25 to end the match. Sophomore Alex Jackson led the…

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Athletics
January 18, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Fredonia 61-50

NEW PALTZ, NY — The men’s basketball hosted Fredonia tonight and dropped a 60-51 decision to the Blue Devils. In the first stanza the Hawks held a 24-21 advantage at 3:36 before Fredonia nailed three three pointers to close out the half. In the second half, New Paltz trailed 40-27…

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Athletics
January 18, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Downs Fredonia 83-71

NEW PALTZ, NY — The women’s basketball team hosted Fredonia tonight and defeated the Blue Devils 83-71 to extend their win streak to seven games. The Hawks advance to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the SUNYAC while Fredonia falls to 5-8 and 0-5 in conference play. New Paltz led 22-20…

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Athletics
January 17, 2008 SysAdmin

Hope International Forfeits to Men’s Volleyball

The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team had their match against Hope International forfeited Wednesday night due to player eligibility issues on the Royals part. The match is entered as a no-contest and the Hawks remain 0-3 on the season. New Paltz will return to action on Friday January 18th…

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Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
January 16, 2008 SysAdmin

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art addresses the Intimacies of Distant War

Daniel Heyman, Istanbul Watercolor Series: Every Night Graner Mistreated Us/ Watercolor on paper/ 15 X 22.5 inches

NEW PALTZ — March 2008 marks the 5th anniversary of the American-led invasion of Iraq, and Americans are attempting to come to terms with the conflict’s purpose, moral obligations, and…

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Athletics
January 16, 2008 SysAdmin

Swimming Splits with Stevens Tech

NEW PALTZ, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s swim teams hosted Stevens Institute of Technology today and split with the Ducks. The women won 113-87 while the men fell 106-99. Michelle Coombs was a double winner claiming the 50 free (24.42) and the 100 back (59.45). The…

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Athletics
January 16, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Drops Third Straight

RIVERSIDE, CA — The men’s volleyball team continued play in California Tuesday night against California Baptist and lost to the Lanchers 3-0 (30-19, 30-24, 30-20). In game one, Cal. Baptist jumped out to an early lead before New Paltz closed the gap at 12-10. The Hawks trailed by two at…

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Athletics
January 15, 2008 SysAdmin

New Paltz Chosen Fourth in Preseason Poll

SUNY New Paltz was chosen to finish fourth in the 2008 Metro Division, in a preseason vote by the division’s 10 head coaches. The Hawks were 22-10 last year and 12-2 in the division, placing second. Stevens Institute of Technology, the defending North East Collegiate Volleyball Association conference champions, have…

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News Releases
January 14, 2008 SysAdmin

New Paltz first SUNY to participate in growing teacher recruitment program

NEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz is the first SUNY education program to become a part of the Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) career development program designed to shape economically challenged and culturally diverse students into future teachers and…

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Athletics
January 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Claims First SUNYAC Win

MORRISVILLE, NY — The men’s basketball team claimed their first SUNYAC win of the season with a 75-64 showing against Morrisville. The Hawks advanced to 5-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play. In the first half, the Hawks shot 56% from the floor, 37% from the arc and were 3-5…

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Athletics
January 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Wins Sixth Straight

MORRISVILLE, NY — The women’s basketball team extended their win streak to six with an 83-36 victory over Morrisville this afternoon. First year Artie Williams scored a career high 20 points in 14 minutes of play and sophomore Nicole Sarcone finished with 10 points and five steals. The Hawks led…

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Athletics
January 12, 2008 SysAdmin

Gardner and Lowenstein Pace Hawks at Kump Invite

TROY, NY — The men’s swim team traveled to RPI this afternoon for the Kump Invite and finished fourth out of seven teams with a total of 351 points. David Gardner and Zack Lowenstein each finished in top three twice. Gardner claimed the 50 free (22.63) and finished second in…

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Athletics
January 11, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Swept by Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The men’s volleyball team took on the University of Santa Cruz Friday night and were swept by the Slugs 3-0 (30-23, 30-18, 30-18). Ryan Huberty led the attack with 11 kills and Mark Blair finished with six kills. Alex Jackson and John Knapp each chipped in…

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Athletics
January 11, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Oswego 80-52

OSWEGO, NY — The men’s basketball team traveled to Oswego and trailed the Lakers throughout the game on the way to an 80-52 decision. New Paltz falls to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in the conference. Sophomore Lee Bertram led the offense with 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds for…

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Athletics
January 11, 2008 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Defeats Oswego 76-57

OSWEGO, NY — The women’s basketball traveled to Oswego tonight and defeated the Lakers 76-57 for their fifth consecutive win. New Paltz is now 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the SUNYAC. The Hawks had 12 players score, finishing the game shooting 45.5% from the field, 66.2% from the arc and…

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Athletics
January 10, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Opens Season with 3-1 Loss

The men’s volleyball team opened their season on January 10th in California against Holy Names University. It was an aerial battle between the Hawks as the teams went head to head for four games in the match with HNU coming out on top 3-1 (30-27, 27-30, 30-24, 32-30). Ryan Huberty…

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Athletics
January 10, 2008 SysAdmin

Blue Wave Sweeps Hawks as Coombs Sets Three Pool Records

GENESEO, NY — The men and women’s swim teams traveled to Geneseo this afternoon for a conference meet and were swept by the Blue Wave. The women lost 148.50 – 113.50, while the men lost was 153 – 103. Michelle Coombs paced New Paltz by winning three individual events on…

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Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
January 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art exhibits the whimsical yet haunting sculptures of Grace Bakst Wapner

Grace Bakst Wapner, Scholars’ Garden XI, 2004 Clay 12 x 16 x 8 inches

NEW PALTZ — Grace Bakst Wapner’s reflections on spirit stones (Chinese Scholar’s Rocks) is the inspiration for her upcoming exhibition, A Scholar’s Garden, at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State…

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Athletics
January 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Volleyball Ranked 15th in Preseason

NEW PALTZ, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team is ranked 15th by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in the 2008 Division III Preseason Poll. The Hawks finished the 2007 campaign with a 22-10 record and a second place finish in the Metro-Division. School (First-Place Votes)

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Athletics
January 9, 2008 SysAdmin

Semelmacher Named Women’s Lacrosse Coach

NEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced the hiring of Heather Semelmacher as the new women’s lacrosse coach. The women’s lacrosse program will be the 15th sport offered by the institution and reappears after its retrenchment in the 2003 school year. "After a…

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Athletics
January 8, 2008 SysAdmin

Hawks Prevail 90-86 in OT Against Owls

KEENE, NH — Three Hawk players scored double-digits en route to a 90-86 overtime win against Keene State Tuesday night. SUNY New Paltz (4-5) battled back in the second half after trailing the Owls by 13 points. Keene State was ranked 15th nationally in the preseason poll and currently stands…

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Athletics
January 7, 2008 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball to Visit Mountain View Nursing Home

NEW PALTZ, NY — On Monday January 14th, the men’s basketball team will be visiting the Mountain View Nursing Home in New Paltz. The team will be giving back to the community while spending time with the senior citizens….

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Athletics
January 7, 2008 SysAdmin

Student-Athletes Take Part in Reading Program

NEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz student-athletes are part of the reading program held at Lenape Elementary School in New Paltz. Every Tuesday from now until the end of April, the sports teams will work with elementary kids from 3:15pm – 4:20 pm….

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Athletics
January 5, 2008 SysAdmin

Williams Leads Hawks with Double-Double Against Union

NEW PALTZ, NY — First year Artie Williams posted a game hight 11 points, 11 rebounds to lead the Hawks to a 69-49 win over Union. She shot 5-11 from the floor, with five offense boards and six on the defensive end. Sophomore Kristen Caban finished with nine points, hitting…

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
December 25, 2007 SysAdmin

Critic calls media a "weapon of mass distraction"

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…

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
December 21, 2007 SysAdmin

Famous journalist returns to teach

Sydney 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…

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Athletics
December 18, 2007 SysAdmin

Men’s Soccer 2007 Highlight Video

The men’s soccer team has released their 2007 highlight video. To view click here….

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Athletics
December 17, 2007 SysAdmin

Saucier Takes Over Field Hockey Program

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 10, 2007 SysAdmin

2007 Men’s Soccer Awards Banquet

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 8, 2007 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Edges out John Jay 68-65

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 8, 2007 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Soars Past CSI 74-44

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 7, 2007 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Falls to Geneseo Knights

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 7, 2007 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Downs Geneseo 56-37

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 6, 2007 SysAdmin

Joyce Named Head Athletic Trainer

NEW 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…

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Athletics
December 5, 2007 SysAdmin

Coombs Selected ECAC DIII Swimmer of Week

Michelle 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…

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Athletics
December 5, 2007 SysAdmin

NSCAA Recognizes Women’s Soccer with Academic Honor

The 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…

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Athletics
December 4, 2007 SysAdmin

Williams Leads Hawks Past Norwich, 68-58

NORWICH, 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…

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
December 4, 2007 SysAdmin

Ed Carroll Offers 7 Tips to Success for Students

Ed 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…

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
December 3, 2007 SysAdmin

New Communication Professor Truly Enjoys Researching

Jason 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…

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News Releases
December 3, 2007 SysAdmin

December commencement returns to campus

NEW 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,…

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Athletics
December 3, 2007 SysAdmin

Swimming at ECAC Winter Championships – Coombs Leads Women’s Team

The 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…

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Athletics
December 1, 2007 SysAdmin

NYU Clips Women’s Basketball 87-82

NEW 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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Athletics
November 30, 2007 SysAdmin

Men’s Basketball Drops SUNYAC Opener to Brockport

BROCKPORT, NY — The men’s basketball team fell to Brockport tonight in their SUNYAC opener, 74-59. The Hawks trailed 17-5 at 9:51 before going on a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to two at 19-17 with over five minutes remaining. The Golden Eagles held a 33-26 advantage at the…

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Athletics
November 30, 2007 SysAdmin

Women’s Basketball Falls Short To Golden Eagles

BROCKPORT, NY — The women’s basketball team traveled to Brockport tonight for their SUNYAC opener and fell short to the Golden Eagles, 56-52. New Paltz (2-2, 0-1 SUNYAC) took an early 11-4 lead, but Brockport’s (4-1, 1-0 SUNYAC) inside game led the Golden Eagles to take a 26-24 intermission lead….

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Athletics
November 28, 2007 SysAdmin

Men’s Hoops Defeats Bard 93-72

The men’s basketball team defeated Bard 93-72 in the consolation game of the Mid-Hudson Valley Tournament. Kyle Nelson led the Hawks with a career high 31 points and 21 boards on his way to earning all-tournament honors. Nelson was 12-18 from the field and 7-10 from the charity stripe. Sophomore…

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Athletics
November 28, 2007 SysAdmin

Bruley Selected to Attend Women’s Coaching Academy

NEW PALTZ, NY — Head women’s soccer coach Colleen Bruley has been selected to attend the NCAA Coaches Academy. Bruley will attend “Coaching for Success and Significance” December 13-17 in Denver, Colorado. Bruley is one of 42 coaches selected for the Academy and is the first New Paltz coach to…

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