FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — SUNY New Paltz avenged yesterday’s loss to Mary Washington with an 8-6 win on Saturday in Virginia. Eric Kantner scattered 11 hits over seven innings and struck out six for his first victory of the season. John Buonamano and Brian Clarke (two doubles, four RBI) each…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — After losing last Saturday to Division II Southampton, SUNY New Paltz was firing on all cylinders in a 30-26, 30-28, 30-22, EIVA Odeneal Conference men’s volleyball win over Roger Williams this Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Senior setter Robert Manosca inched ever closer to 3,500 career…
Read MoreFREDERICKSBURG, VA. — SUNY New Paltz was edged by undefeated Mary Washington in its season opener, 7-5, on Friday in Virginia. The (0-1) Hawks got the strong hitting they expected right out of the chute, with nine hits off Mary Washington, a NCAA Tournament team last season. Designated…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The American-Indian Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz will sponsor three major speakers in the spring. All of these presentations will be held from 4 -6 p.m. in the Jacobson Faculty Tower 10th Floor Lounge and will be open, free of charge, to the public. On March 12,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Malcolm Miles, author of Art, Space and the City: Public Art and Urban Futures (Routledge, 1997), will lecture on Wednesday, February 28 at 7:30 pm in the Lecture Center 112 at SUNY New Paltz. The Student Art Alliance and the Dean’s Office of the School of Fine…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, February 27, 2001 the Chinese Performing Arts of North America visits SUNY New Paltz to presents a lecture/demonstration and evening performance. The lecture/demonstration begins at 12:30 in the Nadia and Max Shepard Recital Hall, located in College Hall. The performance begins at 8:00 PM in…
Read MoreSEWELL, NJ — SUNY New Paltz sophomore Jon Amoia finished 19th in the 200-yard Breaststroke at the ECAC Open Swimming and Diving Championships at Gloucester Institute of Technology on Saturday to close his stellar season. Amoia, a Williamsville, NY native, finished the race in 2:12.80, and trailed only Division…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — After defeating Massachusetts Institute of Technology to extend its win streak to nine games, SUNY New Paltz lost to Division II Southampton in the nightcap of a men’s volleyball tri-match at Elting Gymnasium on Saturday. In the straight sets (30-21, 30-25, 30-23) loss to Southampton, senior…
Read MoreSEWELL, NJ — SUNY New Paltz sophomore Jon Amoia set a school record time of 59.64 in the 100-yard Breaststroke to place 13th at the ECAC Open Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday night at Gloucester Institute of Technology. Amoia, the reigning ECAC Division III champion in that event,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In another five-game thriller between ranked teams, SUNY New Paltz defeated cross-river rival Vassar College, 17-30, 30-25, 30-23, 25-30, 15-9, in men’s volleyball on Thursday night at Elting Gymnasium. It marked the second time this season that New Paltz (13-3), ranked eighth in Division III, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 8:00 PM, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet returns to the Julien J. Studley Theatre at SUNY New Paltz for a concert featuring guest musicians Barbara Hardgrave and Ruthanne Schempf. The members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet, principal…
Read MoreUTICA — Maura McShane had five points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals on Wednesday night at Utica Memorial Auditorium but SUNY New Paltz lost anyway to second-seeded women’s basketball power Cortland, 69-36, in the quarterfinals of the SUNYAC Basketball Tournament. Britni Bishop had a team-high nine points,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Professor Lynn Spangler’s compelling documentary on the life of Hudson Valley legend Sojourner Truth will be premiered on Thursday, March 1, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The showing is free and open to the public. Truth was born into slavery in Ulster…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Professor Lynn Spangler’s compelling documentary on the life of Hudson Valley legend Sojourner Truth will be premiered on Thursday, March 1, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The showing is free and open to the public. Truth was born into slavery in Ulster…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Professor Lynn Spangler’s compelling documentary on the life of Hudson Valley legend Sojourner Truth will be premiered on Thursday, March 1, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The showing is free and open to the public. Truth was born into slavery in Ulster…
Read MoreFLUSHING — Otto Tannure had 10 kills and eight digs to lead SUNY New Paltz to its seventh straight men’s volleyball victory, 30-17, 30-22, 27-30, 31-29, over Queens College on Tuesday night. The (12-3) Hawks, which remain ranked eighth in Division III, won for the 12th time in their…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Posting the first quadruple-double on any collegiate level this season helped earn SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball standout Beau Warren the American Volleyball Coaches Association/Sports Imports Division III National Player of the Week award on Monday afternoon. Warren, a sophomore setter from Canandaigua, NY, had 25…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — When the SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team tips off its State University of New York Athletic Conference quarterfinal matchup with Cortland on Wednesday, it will be the latest indication of how far the program has come in the last few years. New Paltz (12-12), which…
Read MoreGENEVA — Pam Abbene jumped higher than the conference-record height in the Pole Vault, but so did three others, as she placed fourth to help the New Paltz women place seventh at the 2001 SUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Hobart and William Smith College’s Bristol Fieldhouse on Saturday….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz rallied in the second half, but could not quite overcome a 12-point halftime deficit, in a 90-82 season-ending loss to Plattsburgh on Saturday at Elting Gymnasium. Four Hawk starters reached double figures in the losing effort, including graduating seniors Mac Cavanaugh and Robert…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz broke a 36-36 halftime tie early in the second period en route to winning its second straight game, 68-61, over Plattsburgh on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (16 points, 12 rebounds) led four Hawk starters in double figures. Lisa Burriss added…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Three players in double figures was not enough for SUNY New Paltz to overcome a poor shooting night and a 14-point halftime deficit on Friday against Potsdam at Elting Gymnasium. The Bears defeated New Paltz, 87-57, to move into sole possession of fifth place in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led for all but 2:31 of Friday’s 65-49 women’s basketball victory over Potsdam at Elting Gymnasium. The game started 1 hour and 20 minutes late due to an extended wait for replacement referees to arrive. But for the Hawks, it was worth…
Read MoreEAST STROUDSBURG, PA. — Beau Warren had a quadruple-double and teammate Robert Manosca recorded his second straight triple-double, to power SUNY New Paltz past Division II East Stroudsburg, 30-26, 36-38, 30-26, 34-32, in men’s volleyball on Thursday night. Warren (25 assists, 18 kills, 15 blocks and 10 digs) is…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball standout Robert Jones has just two games remaining in his stellar four-year Hawk career. Jones, a Jamaica, NY native, became the 12th men’s player in school history to score 1,000 career points in the Hawks’ final game last season at Plattsburgh….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Joining the Cambridge University?s Gilbert & Sullivan society is possibly the single most significant event that you can perform in your entire life. On a par with such life-changing events as birth, death, & finals. No one experiences the marvelous works of Sir William Schwenk Gilbert &…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — J.J. Jumper, the official mascot of NCAA Basketball, is coming to SUNY New Paltz’s Elting Gymnasium this Friday night. Jumper will perform during the Hawks’ basketball games that night against Potsdam. The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. and the men’s contest will follow at 8…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Convicted drug dealers Rich McLain and Marc Washington will speak to a group of student-athletes at SUNY New Paltz from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday. Prior to their release from Rikers Island, McLain and Washington got involved with the non-profit organization, Friends of Island Academy,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz won for the 10th time in its last 11 men’s volleyball matches, 31-29, 26-30, 30-27, 30-26 over Stevens Tech on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (10-3), which continues to be ranked eighth in Division III, got strong play from senior setter…
Read MoreCORTLAND — Three players scored in double figures, but a 12-point halftime deficit proved too much to overcome for SUNY New Paltz in Tuesday’s 77-56 men’s basketball elimination loss at SUNYAC leader Cortland. New Paltz (6-16 overall, 5-13 SUNYAC) could not stop last year’s SUNYAC Player of the Year,…
Read MoreCORTLAND — Zebi Williams had a game-high 13 rebounds, but little else went right for SUNY New Paltz, which lost 73-32 to nationally ranked Cortland on Tuesday night at Corey Gymnasium. The (10-12 overall, 7-11 SUNYAC) Hawks did have a 14-3 run to open the second half, but still…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Wednesday, February 28, 2001 the SUNY New Paltz Clay Club will host a sale featuring original artwork created by talented undergraduate and graduate ceramics students. The sale is held in the Rotunda of the Fine Arts Building at SUNY New Paltz from 10:00 AM to 5:00…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led by as many as seven points in the second half, but could not hold off a late Brockport rally, en route to a 56-53 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (10-11 overall, 7-10 SUNYAC) fell victim…
Read MoreBRISTOL, R.I. — SUNY New Paltz went 4-0 to win the Roger Williams Men’s Volleyball Invitational on Saturday at the Thomas J. Paolino Recreation Center. New Paltz (9-3) beat host Roger Williams in the championship match, 30-26, 30-28, 26-30, 30-28, to avenge yesterday’s three-set loss to the Hawks, which…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Britni Bishop and Zebi Williams combined for 38 points, but SUNY New Paltz shot less than 36 percent as a team, in a close 70-62 loss to Geneseo on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Williams also had 13 rebounds, to notch her seventh double-double of the…
Read MoreBUFFALO — Mark Otto finished second in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:49.71) while Christine Foster took second in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:17.53) to help New Paltz rank fourth on both the men’s and women’s sides after the first day of the three-day SUNYAC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at…
Read MoreFAIRFIELD, CONN. — SUNY New Paltz won its fifth straight men’s volleyball match, 28-30, 30-18, 26-30, 32-30, 15-13, over Sacred Heart on Thursday night at the William H. Pitt Center. New Paltz (5-2 overall, 2-0 EIVA Odeneal), which is ranked eighth in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Men’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The collaborative group Cave Dogs will present its latest work of large-scale shadow and sound storytelling, How to Build a Raft, on Saturday, February 17 at 8pm in the Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 for students and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Men’s soccer standout Stephen Ferrara and women’s cross-country runner Dawson Gerhardt both earned perfect 4.0 grade-point averages to headline a strong fall 2000 semester academically for SUNY New Paltz student-athletes. As a result, the duo are also the recipients of the prestigious Dr. Donald Bishko Memorial…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, the Student Art Alliance at SUNY New Paltz proudly host a lecture and presentation by mixed-media artist Paul Pfeiffer. The lecture begins at 7:30 PM in Lecture Center 112 and is free and open to all. Paul Pfeiffer’s work explores the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Ruthanne Schempf and Emily Faxon, long-time friends and musical collaborators, will present a concert of wildly contrasting duos on Tuesday, February 20, 2001. The concert begins at 8:00 PM in the Julien J. Studley Theatre at SUNY New Paltz. Tickets are available at the door, beginning at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Britni Bishop had 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, as SUNY New Paltz expanded a three-point halftime advantage to a 59-50 final margin over Russell Sage on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz improved to 10-9, with its second straight victory,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz welcomes sculptor and installation artist Stephen Hendee for the first Art Lecture of the Spring 2001 semester on February 14 at 7:30 PM in Lecture Center 112. The event is free and open to all. Stephen Hendee?s work, sculptural environments in the tradition…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Today’s NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee Annual Meeting in Key Largo, Fla. begins a busy five day-stretch for SUNY New Paltz Interim Athletic Director and Men’s Soccer Coach Stuart Robinson. Robinson is one of only nine people nationally, and one of two individuals in…
Read MoreFREDONIA — A solid second half couldn’t overcome a 17-point halftime deficit, as SUNY New Paltz lost at Fredonia, 71-60, on Saturday afternoon in a SUNYAC men’s basketball matinee. Robert Jones (19 rebounds, 13 points) was nearly unstoppable, and Dave Ott (16 points) and Sean Welsh (11 points) combined…
Read MoreFREDONIA — SUNY New Paltz rebounded from yesterday’s disappointing loss at Buffalo State to defeat Fredonia for the second time this season, 54-46, on Saturday afternoon at Steele Hall. Three Hawk players – Britni Bishop (game-high 17 points), Silver Williams (12), and Zebi Williams (11) – scored in double…
Read MoreBUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz was outscored by just three points in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a 13-point halftime deficit, as it dropped its fourth straight men’s basketball game, 58-42, to Buffalo State at the Sports Arena. Mac Cavanaugh (13 points, three three-pointers) and Pat Stirk (12…
Read MoreBUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz outshot the fourth-place Bengals by 12 percent in the second half, but couldn’t erase an early six-point deficit, en route to a 52-43 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss on Friday evening at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Zebi Williams had 14 points and Sonya Mkoloma…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz dropped one set en route to its fourth straight men’s volleyball victory, 30-25, 26-30, 30-20, 30-18 over Eastern Mennonite, on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Eastern Mennonite (0-3 overall, 0-2 EIVA Odeneal Conference) had no answer for the potent New Paltz trio of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Junot Diaz, the noted Dominican author, will speak at SUNY New Paltz at 8:30 p.m., February 15 in Room 102 of the Lecture Center. . Admission is $1 for SUNY New Paltz students and $2 for members of the general public. Diaz is the author of Drown, a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz had little difficulty in dispatching Division II New Haven, 30-19, 30-21, 30-22, in a men’s volleyball match on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Sean Riley led a balanced effort for New Paltz (3-2), the eighth-ranked team in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz cut a five-point halftime deficit to three, but could not get any closer, as it lost its second game to Utica/Rome this season, 71-55, on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. The (5-12 overall, 4-9 SUNYAC) Hawks never led in the contest, with Robert…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot nearly 54 percent in the second half to outdistance Utica/Rome for the second time this season, 63-48, and snap a two-game losing skid on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Britni Bishop scored a game-high 20 points and Sonya Mkoloma added 12 points,…
Read MoreCORTLAND — Mark Otto won three individual events and Jeff Galaise won two, as SUNY New Paltz held off SUNYAC rival Cortland, 124-110, in a men’s swimming and diving dual meet at Cortland’s Holsten Pool on Saturday afternoon. In the women’s meet, meanwhile, little went right, as New Paltz…
Read MoreONEONTA — A 21-point first half deficit was too much for SUNY New Paltz to overcome in Saturday’s 79-51 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss to Oneonta at Dewar Arena. Sonya Mkoloma scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the second half, and added a game-high 12 rebounds to help…
Read MoreONEONTA — SUNY New Paltz led by five points at the half, but allowed 52 Red Dragon points over the game’s final 20 minutes, to drop a SUNYAC men’s basketball matchup, 76-67, to Oneonta on Saturday afternoon at Dewar Arena. Robert Jones (19 points, seven rebounds, three blocks) and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright, an at-large member of the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), has just been appointed to two SAAC subcommittees. Wright, a Queens, NY native, has been selected to serve on both the Legislation and The NCAA News Project Teams. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Katie Dwyer’s strong performance for the SUNY New Paltz Track and Field team last week has earned her the distinction of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Field Athlete of the Week. Dwyer, a freshman, finished first (5’1″) in one of her specialties, the high jump, this…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz named Rayna J. Wendell to be its director for alumni affairs after completing a nationwide search. She will begin her new duties in late February. Wendell has more than eight years of experience in university administration, the last four…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jeff Galaise won two individual events on the men’s side, and Jennifer Gregory nearly qualified for the SUNYAC Championships while winning the women’s 100-yard Breaststroke, to lead SUNY New Paltz past Mount St. Mary in a swimming dual meet on Wednesday night at Elting Natatorium. New…
Read MoreBUFFALO — The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team split its two matches on the final day of the D’Youville College Invitational on Sunday in Buffalo. The (1-2) Hawks lost to the University of Findlay in four games (30-27, 30-18, 26-30, 30-28) before rebounding to defeat Johnson and Wales…
Read MoreOSWEGO — Three players in double figures wasn’t enough to overcome a rough shooting night, as SUNY New Paltz lost to Oswego, 60-48, in women’s basketball on Saturday night at Laker Hall. Silver Williams (13 points, eight rebounds), Maura McShane (11 points, five steals) and Zebi Williams (10 points,…
Read MoreBUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz opened its men’s volleyball season with a four-game loss to Tri-State University on Saturday at the D’Youville College Invitational. The (2-1) Thunder, a NAIA II school from Indiana, defeated New Paltz, 30-20, 26-30, 30-21, 37-35, for its second straight victory of the young season….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Desiree Grand, a May 2000 SUNY New Paltz journalism graduate and Bronx native, recently received the Marguerite Higgins Journalism Prize for a story she wrote while doing an internship at the Legislative Gazette in Albany during the spring 2000 semester. Grand turned a routine press-release assignment about the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, January 30, 2001 Joel Evans (oboe), Valentina Charlap-Evans (viola), and Ruthanne Schempf (piano), all faculty of the Music Department at SUNY New Paltz, present a program featuring music from the Romantic Era. “Gothic Romance” includes works by the Early Romantic Robert Schumann, and Late Romantics…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz freshman guard Britni Bishop’s continued strong play has earned her two awards this week. First, Bishop was selected as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Then she was honored again, with her selection as…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz outscored Farmingdale 51-23 in the second half to extend a 10-point halftime advantage to a 38-point final margin, for a 82-44 non-conference women’s basketball win on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Silver Williams scored a game-high 21 points and had 17 rebounds to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz College-Community Chorale is seeking experienced choral singers for this spring’s performance of the Brahms “Requiem.” The Chorale is conducted by Dr. Edward Lundergan, Director of Choral Activities at the university, and is open to community residents as well as SUNY New Paltz students,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz exhibitioned the last six events on both the women’s and men’s sides, as they cruised past Manhattanville, 76-45 and 73-41, respectively, in a swimming dual meet on Tuesday night at Elting Natatorium. Erin Thorsen, Molly Soule, Erin Lalor and Christine Foster picked up…
Read MoreTROY — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s Swimming and Diving team finished fourth, ahead of SUNYAC rival Cortland, in Saturday’s Rensselaer Kumpf Invitational at Robison Pool. Jeff Galaise (200-yard Individual Medley) and Mark Otto (1000-yard Freestyle) both had second-place finishes, while Jon Amoia finished fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz won for the first time since Dec. 9, and snapped nationally ranked Cortland’s nine-game win streak, with a 62-60 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night at Elting Gymnasium. It was just the second loss of the season for the (10-2 overall, 7-2 SUNYAC) Red…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led undefeated SUNYAC leader Cortland, ranked ninth in Division III, for virtually all of the first nine minutes before the Red Dragons went on 23-13 run to close the first half. After halftime, New Paltz didn’t get closer than 10 points, as Cortland…
Read MoreUTICA — A 21-point difference from the foul line was the story, as SUNY New Paltz lost its fourth straight men’s basketball contest, 80-73, at Utica/Rome on Friday night. Even four players in double figures, and a 15-for-31 (48.4 percent) effort from the field in the second half, couldn’t…
Read MoreUTICA — They’re not related, but the Hawks’ two players with the same last name had identical point totals to help SUNY New Paltz cruise past Utica/Rome, 65-49, on Friday night at the Campus Center Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks) and Silver Williams (seven rebounds,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York state government and SUNY New Paltz’s semester-long internship program in public affairs journalism in Albany, has hired a new editor to replace Glenn Doty, who retired in December after 23 years with the newspaper. John Bechtel, who…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York state government and SUNY New Paltz’s semester-long internship program in public affairs journalism in Albany, has hired a new editor to replace Glenn Doty, who retired in December after 23 years with the newspaper. John Bechtel, who came to…
Read MorePLATTSBURGH — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams opened the second semester on a good note, with a dual meet sweep of SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh on Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hall. The Hawks got three individual wins (200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly and 500-yard Freestyle) from Mark Otto…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot just under 36 percent for the game, including only 32 percent (10-for-31) in the second half, en route to a 70-52 SUNYAC men’s basketball loss on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Robert Jones (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Ben Davey (10 points)…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman point guard Britni Bishop had a game-high 23 points to help lead SUNY New Paltz past Oswego, 65-55, in SUNYAC women’s basketball action on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Bishop, who is nationally ranked in three-point percentage (12th) and assists (18th), added four rebounds, three…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Longtime SUNY New Paltz athletic department fixture Joe Donovan passed away Sunday night at his home after a short illness. He was 78. Donovan, who retired from New Paltz in 1996 after 26 years of service, held a wide variety of positions during his tenure. From…
Read MorePOTSDAM — Britni Bishop had a game-high 20 points to lead New Paltz past Potsdam, 57-44, in a SUNYAC women’s basketball matinee on Saturday at Maxcy Hall. Katie Monahan supplied eight points, four assists and three rebounds for New Paltz, which improved to 4-5 overall and 3-4 in SUNYAC…
Read MorePLATTSBURGH — Lisa Burriss had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Maura McShane and Silver Williams added 10 points apiece, but SUNY New Paltz lost anyway to Plattsburgh, 84-58, on Friday night at Memorial Hall. Other contributors for New Paltz (3-5 overall, 2-4 SUNYAC) included Katie Monahan (eight points,…
Read MoreRaymond J. Steiner class of 1966 and 1971 (BA in English and MA in Literature, respectively) recently published an important history of the Art Students League (NYC). The League’s early association with the Woodstock art colony is of special interest to the SDMA and we encourage you to follow this…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The final piece of the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department transitional puzzle was put in place with the elevation of Aquatics Director Brian Williams to Interim Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. Williams, a 1993 SUNY Cortland graduate, is in his seventh year as the Men’s and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright will represent not only SUNY New Paltz, but all Division III athletes, when he attends the NCAA’s 95th Annual Convention January 4-11 at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wright, a recent at-large selection to the 24-member NCAA Division III Student-Athlete…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The first of two new residence halls will complete a major construction milestone Monday when the last structural steel beam is lifted into place. At 1 p.m., construction workers from Sweet Associates and representatives from the New York Dormitory Authority will commemorate the milestone by autographing the final…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz held off a late charge to defeat Buffalo State, 69-67, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Both Mario Christian (12 rebounds) and Mac Cavanaugh (three assists) had 16 points to help New Paltz secure the win. Robert Jones…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Despite 16 rebounds, eight points, five blocks and four steals from sophomore center Zebi Williams, New Paltz still fell to Buffalo State, 64-51, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (3-4 overall, 2-3 SUNYAC) was outscored 33-24 in the second…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Despite outshooting Fredonia by nearly three full percentage points, New Paltz still fell, 70-57, in its SUNYAC men’s basketball game on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Blue Devil forward Robb Fitchlee (seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, two steals) exploded for 27 points, including 17 in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz got back to .500 with an 80-72 win over conference rival Fredonia on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Freshman point guard Britni Bishop (five assists) scored a game-high 21 points, including 14 points in the second half to help pace the (3-3 overall, 2-2…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York will host a news conference at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 11 at the campus’ College Terrace Restaurant. The purpose of the news conference is to introduce Sydney Schanberg as the first fellow named to the James H. Ottaway Sr. Endowed Professorship for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will host about 50 children at its first “Kappa Khristmas” party Saturday, Dec. 9. Fraternity members will present an afternoon of story telling, arts and crafts, gifts and a visit by Santa Claus. Media are invited to cover the event, which will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dave Ott’s free throw with 2/10ths of a second left in regulation lifted New Paltz to an exciting 59-58 win over Oneonta in its home opener on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Ott made the front end of two-shot foul, and then intentionally bounced the second…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot just 36 percent in the second half to balloon a seven-point halftime deficit to a 17-point (70-53) loss to Oneonta on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (11 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks) had her fourth double-double in five contests for New…
Read MoreWILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — SUNY New Paltz opened its 2000-01 track season with fourth place team finishes on both the men’s and women’s sides at the Williams College Indoor Meet on Saturday afternoon. Newcomer Tasha Budar (15’4 ΒΌ”) set a school record and qualified for the SUNYAC Championships with a…
Read MoreGENESEO — Unbeaten Geneseo increased a 15-point halftime advantage to pull away for an 83-63 win over New Paltz in SUNYAC men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Senior forward Robert Jones had 15 points for New Paltz (1-4 overall, 0-2 SUNYAC), which shot just 40 percent for the game….
Read MoreGENESEO — New Paltz rebounded from a poor shooting night Friday to upset perennial SUNYAC contender Geneseo, 75-70, on Saturday afternoon at the Knights’ Kuhl Gymnasium. The (2-2 overall, 1-1 SUNYAC) Hawks shot a stellar 49 percent, while limiting the Knights to less than 30 percent accuracy from the…
Read MoreBROCKPORT — Four Brockport players reached double figures, as the Golden Eagles dealt SUNY New Paltz its worst loss of the young season, 103-78, on Friday night at Tuttle North Gymnasium in Brockport. In a game that featured a combined 55 fouls, unbeaten Brockport (2-0 overall, 2-0 SUNYAC) outscored…
Read MoreBROCKPORT — For the first time this season, New Paltz harbored shooting woes, connecting on just 38 percent of its attempts, en route to a 78-67 road loss to Brockport on Friday night The (1-2 overall, 0-1 SUNYAC) Hawks though still managed to get three players – Zebi Williams,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Independent International Commission on Kosovo will meet in a conference coordinated by SUNY New Paltz at the Mohonk Mountain House on Dec. 7-8. The Commission recently completed its final analysis of the Kosovo conflict and will use the New Paltz conference to gauge public reaction to its…
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