SUNY-New Paltz Students And Village Officials Rally For A Change In College Drug Policy

Approximately 150 students turned out for a rally outside the Haggarty Administration building on the SUNY-New Paltz campus this past Friday, calling for a moratorium on student expulsion for possession of controlled substances. Students that had been expelled spoke at the rally and were joined by Ulster County legislator Hector Rodriguez [D-New Paltz], New Paltz village mayor Jason West, New Paltz village trustee Michael Zierler, student senator chair Justin Holmes and student senator Jenny Loeb.

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