$4.00. $4.15. $4.29. Just a few months ago, gas prices climbing at that rate would have been unsustainable. Now, even Big Gas Dispensary’s faux-price sign […] ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Taco Bell located at 238 Main St. celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, April 18. Photo Courtesy of Kyle Bredberg College students pack themselves into a dining area, some sitting at tables, ...

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 ...

Whether you like it or not, you have in some way been complicit in the murder of countless foreign enemies — or better, the oppressed people who’ve been unfairly blamed for everything fundamentally ...

Shari Cummings, owner of gift and garden store The Hickory Nut in Chimney Rock, N.C., never expected it to happen. Her store, which was also her home, had been around since 1945. She had been ...

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 ...