Lilly Sabella

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Men’s Rugby Takes to the Pitch to Celebrate “Ray Day”

1 month ago | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella

The absence of an opposing team did not stop the men’s rugby team from hitting the field and doing what Ray Rattray loved in his honor: playing rugby. Originally scheduled against Oneonta for the second annual Raymond Rattray Memorial Tournament or “Ray Day,” the Red Dragons forfeited the April 19 game. “We were going to cancel it just because we didn’t have anyone to play.
Letting Go of My Labor of Love: an Oracle Farewell

1 month ago | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella

To the tune of Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye:”Over my four years on this paper, I have read many mythologizing goodbye letters. I know how they go, and they begin with this: an Oracle origin story. Mine starts with an Instagram post I saw, lying on a twin XL bed in a barren room. About a week early, I came to college with no voice from bronchitis, croaking out introductions while sounding like Kermit the Frog with emphysema.
Sodexo on Campus: the Devil We Know but Can’t Shake

1 month ago | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella |NY. This

Type “New Paltz farms” into your search bar, and an abundance of locations will spring up on a virtual map, showing the bounty of rich, local food available in and around town. As spring settles in, fresh arugula and kale will burst from soil, strawberries will blossom and hens will continue to lay eggs as they roam their chicken runs.
New Paltz Twice Blessed By Secondhand Heaven

1 month ago | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella |NY. This

Inside a church basement, secondhand heaven awaits. Walk onto Huguenot Street, where you may feel transported to the past, and reach Twice Blessed Thrift Store to be transported to another universe. One of New Paltz’s best-kept secrets, it is a treasure trove of vintage goods, where items are given a second life instead of sent straight to the landfill.
New York Lawmakers Push to Replace Trash Bags With Luggage for Foster Youth

2 months ago | legislativegazette.com | Lilly Sabella

Across New York, it is standard for a child in the foster care system to arrive at a stranger’s door, belongings held in a trash bag at their feet. As foster youth move into new placements, using bags intended for trash rather than proper luggage can exacerbate the loneliness and discomfort they face moving from home to home. Some lawmakers are trying to change this. Sen.
Republican Lawmakers Unveil Human Trafficking Report to Push for Stronger Protections and Harsher Penalties

2 months ago | legislativegazette.com | Lilly Sabella

Republican Assembly members presented from their Task Force on Human Trafficking report, hoping it leads to bipartisan support for legislation that helps trafficking victims. Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, R–Pulaski, presented the findings and his conference’s legislative proposals on March 25 with task force co-chairs Assemblyman Brian Maher, R–Walden, and Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh, R–Ballston. The report comes as lawmakers negotiate the state’s budget.
Community Through Borrowing: The Library of Things

Mar 6, 2025 | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella |NY. This

What do a walkie talkie, a leaf blower and a Santa costume all have in common? You can loan them from the Library of Things at Elting Memorial Library, free of cost for up to a week at a time, no questions asked. Walk through the library doors, and you will see how the library offers more than literature — items ranging from sensory kits to bowling pins are sitting next to the front desk. The Library of Things is a collection of over 40 items for library card holders to check out.
Trump Immigration Policies Impact International Education

Mar 6, 2025 | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella |NY. This

President Donald Trump has descended upon federal immigration policy, releasing a flurry of executive orders that affect global education. The rolling out of these orders has triggered concern over how the policies may play out on campus, where there are over 500 international students from more than 70 nations. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) make arrests in New York state, faculty and students have raised concerns over the potential of immigration enforcement agents entering campus.
Watchdogs Hope 2025 Is The Year FOIL Laws Get Fixed

Feb 28, 2025 | legislativegazette.com | Lilly Sabella

Government accountability groups are asking the state Senate and Assembly to pass four bills to strengthen the state’s Freedom of Information Law. The state’s FOIL law allows citizens and journalists to request access to public records kept by state agencies and local governments to increase transparency. However, the freedom of information process can be long and full of setbacks. At times a request can leave someone waiting for months for a FOIL officer to process their request.
Sport or Not? "Daging"

Feb 27, 2025 | oracle.newpaltz.edu | Lilly Sabella |NY. This

Two days out of the school year, New Paltz students rise before noon, hydrate and swarm to a lot for the definite sport — that is a marathon, not a sprint — known as daging. A colloquialism for “day rage,” also referred to as a darty (“day party” … but you knew that), these daytime festivities are part of being college kids in our youth and sacrosanct for SUNYgoers.