To celebrate its 10-year-anniversary, the New Paltz Drag Collective hosted a special “All Stars” show on April 19, featuring ...

A collection of student and faculty submissions, art, photography, historical documentation and reporting surrounding the events of May 2nd 2024, the encampment and the subsequent response by ...

At a recent Accepted Students Day event, someone observed that Black Studies was not represented. This was explicitly mentioned by our administration in a meeting where faculty and other institutional ...

New Paltz is home to countless artists. From photographers and writers to musicians and painters, New Paltzians have a passion for creative pursuits and a love for sharing those talents with the world ...

In 1,000 words, I will die. I’m not scared. I’ve died thousands of times in my life. Conversely, I’ve been born thousands of times in my life. I died in the spring of last year, when I finished my ...

As a journalism student, I am constantly thinking about the future of the field. With the continued development of AI and the use of social media as a form of news, it is sometimes hard to think of a ...

Before The Oracle, I would never have thought of myself as the journalist I am today. When I was growing up, I hated the news with a burning passion. I convinced myself that journalists only reported ...

Hugo the Hawk, SUNY New Paltz’s mascot, looking very cute and cheeky on accepted students day. Photo Courtesy of Emily Graham Hugo the Hawk turned 16 on Tuesday, or 34 depending on what’s less creepy.

My past two years at SUNY New Paltz have been short and sweet. I transferred to New Paltz in the fall of 2024 after attending a full academic year at Buffalo State. I came in unsure If I would find my ...

Some things at The Oracle have never changed: The E-board, furiously formatting pages on production night and insisting upon a focus that never quite fell over the room. Those at the table: crossing ...

As the warm summer months are fast approaching, the Hudson Valley comes alive with its beautiful landscapes. From the Catskills and Shawangunk mountain ranges to the cascading forests and meadows, the ...

As I leave The Oracle I find myself on the precipice of so many almosts. My future lies at my feet, yet I’m uncertain. In “The Bell Jar,” Sylvia Plath describes a fig tree heavy with fruit. Each fig ...