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The Police Benevolent Association of New York State Law Enforcement announced its endorsements of candidates running in New York state legislative races. The PBA of NYS Law Enforcement represents New York State University Police, the New York State Environmental Conservation Police, the New York State Park Police and the […]
I worked for a long, long time as a SUNY professor, first at New Paltz, a campus I truly loved, and then as a joint professor at SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Albany. During my tenure at SUNY, the university grew to be better and better. The students were […]
Tis the season to be scared, and there’s no better way to be scared than going on the Capitol Hauntings Tour at the Empire Plaza in New York. Join Stuart Lehman, the education coordinator for the state Capitol, as he goes through the statehouse telling eerie stories of the […]
Proposed law would suspend drivers licenses for endangering children in school zones State Senator Jose Peralta and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick are pushing for stricter punishments for traffic violations in school zones, through legislation they unveiled last week. Under the proposed legislation, a 60-day license suspension will be implemented […]
America’s most controversial documentarian urged SUNY New Paltz students to vote in the November elections during a recent visit to the campus on September 20. More than 500 people came out to see filmmaker Michael Moore in the Lecture Center — most of them students — whom he spoke to […]
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging participation by young, minority voters Three influential lawmakers are calling on young voters and minority voters to get behind Hillary Clinton in the upcoming presidential election, saying she is the “clear choice” for the American people. “This election we are […]
Like the rest of the nation, students at the State University of New York at New Paltz are watching the presidential election with intense interest, but that may not necessarily translate into active participation on November 8. Many students at the small, public liberal arts college in the Hudson Valley […]
I love to try to play a game where I put myself in someone else’s place. First of all, I inevitably feel better than I did before the game and second, it helps me figure out where the game lies. Take the case of Andrew Cuomo and the massive […]