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Navigating the North Country Come on in, and make yourself at home! Welcome to All Points North, an encompassing, educational, and quarterly online magazine that is run by a diligent cross-section of Plattsburgh State University College scholars. Enjoy a slice of life from our neck of the woods - Plattsburgh, New York; Lake Placid, New York; Burlington, Vermont; and Montreal, Quebec. Meet all of the editors and writers who have made All Points North what it is over the years. |
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Joshua Cameron, a Plattsburgh native, is entering his sixth semester at Plattsburgh State University College as a newspaper journalism major. This is his second semester at APN, and he has had experience in many aspects of journalism, from reporting and editing to layout and design, through two years on the staff of Cardinal Points, PSUC’s campus newspaper, and a semester as the interactive element editor of APN. He’s also had two internships — one at the magazine, State of Mind Music out of Burlington, Vermont, and one at the Genesee Sun, a regional newspaper that covers New York’s southern Monroe and northern Livingston counties. While finishing his degree, Joshua finds time for his main passions outside of journalism — sports and music — and hopes to incorporate these interests into his career some day. He would also like to find a related job that would allow him to travel as much as possible. |
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| Originally from Canandaigua, New York, Christine Thompson is a junior majoring in magazine journalism and minoring in cultural anthropology. She enjoys working out, writing, engaging in stimulating conversations and observing (and also living) life. She has several jobs that keep her very busy. In Canandaigua, she’s a day camp counselor for 3- to 5-year-olds and a gate attendant at a beach. On campus, she is a Resident Assistant. Nonetheless, she manages to find time to enjoy movies, spend time with her friends, and stay family-orientated. She hopes to pursue a profession in magazine journalism and eventually become an editor. | SENIOR EDITOR  Christine Thompson |
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A Plattsburgh native, Benjamin is proud to have the chance to bring the hidden jewels of his homeland to the surface in All Points North. Journastically, Benjamin has written for Cardinal Points, the student newspaper at PSUC, for three semesters, serving both in the capacities of staff writer and associate editor. He has also contributed articles to the Lake Champlain Weekly, a weekly newspaper covering northern N.Y. and Vermont, and southern Quebec, for nearly three years. Benjamin’s articles have appeared on various Web sites, including U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo.com Sports, USCHO.com, Newsvine.com and University Wire Service. His story about baseball great Johnny Podres was featured in the End Zone section of the New York Daily News this January. When not chasing down new stories, Benjamin spends time working on his “other” major, political science, and his minor, music. He performs in various area theatrical productions and in college and community music groups, and has interned with community political and legal organizations. |
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Sunshine D. Sheltray is an English writing major at Plattsburgh State University College and is the copy editor for All Points North this semester. She has written for APN and Cardinal Points in previous semesters, and is scheduled to graduate in May of 2008. She also works for the literary magazine Z-Platt, another publication at PSUC. |
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| Tats Kasama, from Japan, is a magazine journalism major at Plattsburgh State University College. Besides working at All Points North, he writes for Japanese publications. Although he is excited to move to New York City after graduating in May, he is sure he will miss the North Country. After writing a story on some local musicians for the APN fall 2006 issue, he also began playing music in Plattsburgh bars, where he feels at home more than anywhere else. He loves blues music, and that is one of the reasons he came to the states. | WEB DESIGNER  Tats Kasama |
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- Solutions for Lake Champlain Pollution - People Performing at Open Mic Night - Plattsburgh: Top 10 Ranked Community in the United States - North Country Tourism - A Different Blend - Plattsburgh: Once Part of a World Tour - International Climber in Plattsburgh - Log homes in the Adirondack Area - The Slow Natives - Live at Plattsburgh State - Backwoods Pondfest |
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Writer Hugh Barry is a journalism major and business minor here at Plattsburgh State University College. He is a senior, and scheduled to graduate this coming May. I have written for Cardinal Points for about three years now for the sports section of the paper. Over the past summer, Hugh interned in New York City at the Police Headquarters in Manhattan, where he worked with the NYPD magazine, Spring 3100. While he was there, he was able to write a few stories for the magazine was able to see how reporters went out in the real world to cover certain stories. He says that he saw how they worked in the office together and met their deadlines to get their stories done on time. Archives: The Sweet Adelines of Champlain Valle, Jade Buffet: The Sequel |
Staff Writer Andrew Beam was born in Buffalo, New York, but only resided there for a few short months before moving to Clifton Park, a town he still calls home. He is now a magazine journalism major at Plattsburgh State University College. This is his first semester on the All Points North staff, but he has worked in the journalism field before. Andrew wrote for Cardinal Points, the campus’ student-run newspaper, for his first three semesters. While on staff at CP he wrote for the Fuse section, and mainly wrote music, concert, and artist interviews. Andrew has a profound love for music and politics, but hopes to soon land a job at a music publication. Archives: It's Only Music Now, Band RAQ's the House |
Staff Writer Ceilidh Clark was born and raised in Springwater, NY. After pursuing an education degree for three years of at SUNY New Paltz and a semester as a seventh grade special education teacher, he transferred to Plattsburgh State to take a double major in history and magazine journalism. He wants to become as involved in the writing field as possible, and loves to write silly poems and short stories whenever the spirit moves him. He has several interests which include: juggling, swing dancing, running, beard growing, singing, and playing his guitar. Archives: Quebec City Turns 400, Adirondak Loj: A Strong Tradition of Serving Hikers, Plattsburgh Choir Shines at Gospelfest |
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Staff Writer Jen is a junior majoring in magazine journalism. She has been interested in writing all her life. She loves music and art. One of her favorite experiences has been traveling to Spain to see art at the Prado museum in Madrid. Originally from Schenectady, New York, Jen is the type of person who is determined to get a story and use her talent to share that story with the rest of the world. She has recently started writing for the monthly newsletter where she works at St. Clare’s Hospital in Schenectady. Jen would like to move to Boston when she graduates and start up her own abstract art magazine. Archives: Republicans in the North Country?, Spiritual Escape in the Adirondacks, Just Like Mom Used to Make |
Staff Writer Sandi Fairbanks, a sophomore, is a magazine journalism major at Plattsburgh State UniversityCollege, and hopes to work for a music magazine once she graduates. She made the Dean’s List during the fall of 2007. She comes from the little town of Norwich, New York, and Plattsburgh feels very far away from home. She enjoys singing, reading, drawing, working out, and being with friends and family. Sandi wrote for the Oneonta Daily Star newspaper for two years while in high school, writing a teen review column called “Teen Talk.” She tries to be involved with people around campus, making friends and being on the Coffeehouse board. Sandi loves to be with friends and family, coming from a small community, and growing up with most of her whole family within 15 miles. She has changed a lot since coming to college, appreciating the people and things around her more. She works hard and achieves what she can. She hopes to one day be successful in whatever life brings her to because everything happens for a reason, she says. Archives: The Inside Scoop, Bove's Café: A Dive Worth Looking For |
Contributing Writer Max Galanty was born and raised in the Rego Park section of Queens, New York. Surrounded by a harsh urban environment, Max beat the odds and strived to succeed in school. With a dollar and a dream, Max took the Greyhound bus 300 miles north to Plattsburgh. Currently, he is a senior at Plattsburgh State University College, majoring in magazine journalism, and hoping to one day start his own magazine. Archives:A Batty Place to Sleep, The Red Lyon, Animals Could Attack In the Adirondacks, Different Slopes for Different Folks, Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, Rocking in the Tree Top All Day Long, Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid, What's Wong?, The Hospice of the North Country, Hello Madness at Trinity Church, Ski to Die Fix Shoes to Live, Swimming Impossible |
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Staff Writer Jeremy Fisher is a sophomore at SUNY Plattsburgh and is aspiring to be a journalist. Born and raised on Long Island, Jeremy often had dreams of being a writer, a rock star, or if all else failed a professional sports-team mascot. If you do not see Jeremy playing guitar in various places and trying to serenade or scare an audience, then he is probably dead or just sleeping. He listens to a wide spectrum of music ranging from old school hip-hop to ska. However, he does not like country and never will. Jeremy enjoys a laid-back lifestyle and does not enjoy stressing out over the pointless curveballs that life sometimes throws. You could call him a hippie, but he does not like the band Phish and he showers frequently. Jeremy hopes to provide the readers of All Points North with riveting and exciting accounts of his experience of this often frigid yet diverse land known as the North Country. Archives: Cool Runnings in Lake Placid, Outdoor Hockey in the North Country, Twelve Angry Men |
Staff Writer Radhika Madana Mohan is from the big city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Because of that, the small town atmosphere of Plattsburgh, coupled with the drastic difference in climate, is an entirely new experience for her. She has three more semesters until she’s finally out in the open, ready to face the big guns! She majors in newspaper and broadcast journalism at Plattsburgh State University College, and hopes to eventually work on producing news. Currently, she is a staff writer at Cardinal Points and will begin to work with WARP and PSTV this spring. She also interns with the Press-Republican, where she writes for the features section. Archives: An Unsung Hero and his Underground Railroad Home, Jehudi Ashmun, the Father of Liberia, The Rhonda Thompson Story |
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