Cardinal Points Fall 2013 - Issue 12

The Students’ Newspaper

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Teenage arsonist charged

By Maggie McVey associate news editor

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Former Plattsburgh State student Dan Andersen prepares food at Cheechako Taco on Route 3. Many PSUC students who work at restaurants and businesses around the area get paid minimum wage, which is expected to rise to $9 by 2014.

Minimum wage increase coming

New York state expects to increase wages to $9 per hour by 2014

By Daniel Stimpfle staff writer

New York state’s minimum wage will increase from $7.25 to $8 per hour starting Dec. 31.

According to the New York State Department of Labor’s website, it will be the first in a series of annual increments until the minimum wage reaches $9 an hour by Dec. 31, 2014. These changes may make finding a job and some financial aid more difficult for Plattsburgh State students in the fall 2014 semester.

At PSUC, all on-campus student employment is supplied

by Work-Study positions, which receive funds from state and federal government, or by temporary services, which are directly funded by the school, who then disburses money to each department. The departments, however, are in charge

of their own hiring practices.

This makes the availability of student employment subject to fluctuations in both government and school funding. Both are expected to be affected by the minimum wage increase.

PSUC budget officer Clark Foster said each department will have until January to plan their budget for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 academic year. The adjusted budget will be affected by how much money the school has available and by how much money is coming from government programs.

Director of Student Financial Services Todd Moravec said 41 on-campus positions funded by the government through work study programs will be cut to compensate for the disparity generated by the increase in minimum wage and a lack of additional income from the government.

HEALTH CARE UPDATES Staff face changes

Adjunct professors need to teach two or more classes per semester to receive health benefits.

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Student plans cheap

PSUC student health insurance costs are cheaper this year.

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Weather & Index New name

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PSUC’s new business building gets a new name. Page A5

“We would have to reduce the number of (work study) hours to six hours per week.”

— Todd Moravec, director of Financial Aid “We’re in a declining enrollment right now,” Moravec said.

“It’s not like we have this excess cash.”

Moravec said other options besides the cuts would not have been effective because PSUC has not received additional funds from the government for the work study positions in response to the wage increase.

Moravec said moving work study positions to the schoolfunded temporary service positions would just move the cost to the school, while simply cutting hours would have reduced the efficiency of the positions.

“We would have had to reduce the number of hours to six hours per week. That’s not

very effective for an office,” Moravec said.

Vice President for Administration John Homburger said that which positions will be cut in the fall has yet to be determined, but student financial needs will be taken into account. Work study positions held by the neediest student may be moved to temporary service funding.

“We’re beginning our budget process. We really don’t have a grasp of that yet,” Homburger said.

Budget officer Clark Foster said that despite the complications derived from the minimum wage increase, tuition will still rise on schedule. The SUNY See WAGE, A5

During the early morning hours of Black Friday, while most Plattsburgh State students were at home for the Thanksgiving holiday, a Plattsburgh teenager was arrested on two counts of arson and two counts of criminal mischief by Plattsburgh police officers and University Police.

At 3:52 a.m. last Friday, Plattsburgh police officers responded to a call from University Police about a vehicle fire at the college service compound on Sanborn Avenue. At 4:08 a.m., while still on the scene, police received another call about a fire that broke out at 87 Lafayette St., located in the city of Plattsburgh.

Once officers ar- Bombard rived at the scene of the second fire, they observed a fire on the exterior corner of the house and began extinguishing it with fire extinguishers until Plattsburgh firefighters responded.

After an investigation held by Plattsburgh detectives and the University Police, 17-year-old Bruce Bombard was arrested and charged with arson in the 2nd degree, arson in the 3rd degree and two counts of criminal mischief in the 2nd degree.

Bombard was arraigned later that same day in front of City Court Judge Mark Rogers and held in Clinton County Jail on $50,000 bail.

A representative for the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said Bombard had not been released from jail yet, but could not give any information on a future court date.

Plattsburgh Police Chief Desmond Racicot confirmed that Bombard will have to return to court at a future date, and that it will be a long process before release.

Email Maggie McVey at maggie.mcvey@cardinal pointsonline.com

PSUC fraternity under investigation

By Willie Santana associate news editor

Incidents that occurred late Nov. 22 and early Nov. 23 in the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity house on Brinkerhoff Street have resulted in an on-going investigation.

City Police closed off the house because of the investigation, and AXP members living in the house had to leave.

According to a campuswide email sent out by Vice President of Student affairs Bryan Hartman Nov. 25, a student reported being inappropriately touched at a house on Brinkerhoff Street. The email also includes that

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an individual was reportedly assaulted outside the home and asked anyone with information to contact city police.

City Police Chief Desmond Racicot said he will not make a statement until a press release is released after the investigation is complete. He said he didn’t have a timetable for when investigators would be able to wrap up the case.

Chief of University Police Arlene Sabo said city police were the first to respond. She said because the incident occurred off campus, city police have Cardinal Points/Alex Ayala jurisdiction over the case. The Alpha Chi Rho fraternity is under investigation again following reports that a female student was allegedly inappropriately touched at See AXP, A3 the fraternity house. The investigation is on-going.

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DJ Peacock

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PSUC News “Receptionist” play set for this weekend The College Theatre Association will present “The Receptionist” by Adam Bock Friday and Saturday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Black Box Studio Theatre, located in the Myers Fine Arts building. At the start of a typical day in the Northeast Office, Beverly deals effortlessly with ringing phones and her colleague’s romantic troubles.

But the appearance of a charming rep from the Central Office disrupts the friendly routine. As the true nature of the company’s business becomes apparent, ‘The Receptionist’ raises disquieting, provocative questions about the consequences of complicity with evil. Tickets will be available at the door, ranging from $2 to $5.

Senior students to present work

Senior history students will present their independent research in the Alumni Conference Room Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PSUC Jazz Ensemble to perform annual Winter Jazz Concert Friday

The Plattsburgh State Jazz Ensemble will be performing their Jazz Winter Concert Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium in Hawkins Hall.

The concert will feature director Shawn Parrotte and Herm Matlock directing “Mambo Combo.” This event is free and open to the public.

Gospel Choir hosts annual holiday event Sunday in E. Glenn Giltz

PSUC’s Gospel Choir will perform at their annual Soulful Christmas event Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium in Hawkins Hall. The group will perform favorites from past years, including “Joyful, Joyful,” Kirk Franklin’s arrangement of “Hosanna” and the classic “O Come, Emmanuel.” The Step Team, Praise Team, and Praise Dancers will perform, as will Apple Crate and guest performers from Peru Intermediate School. Dean of Students Stephen Matthews will serve as the event host. Advance tickets are $12 for the general public and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the Angell College Center info desk; Advance Music, 75 Maple St., Burlington, Vt; and the Gospel Choir’s office, room 129 in Hawkins Hall. Tickets are also available for purchase at the door for $15 for the general public and $8 for students. For more information, email gospelchoir@plattsburgh.edu or visit www. plattsburghstategospelchoir.org.

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Insurance company overcharges students NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky announced Tuesday a settlement with Markel Insurance Company, resolving an investigation into Markel’s practice of overcharging college students on their health plans.

A joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the New York State Department of Financial Services revealed that Markel’s student health insurance plans, college accident insurance plans and sports accident insurance plans failed to meet legal requirements for minimum “loss ratios,” leading to nearly $3 million in overcharges to roughly New York 22,000 students, including many across State University of New York campuses. The investigation also revealed that Markel paid improper broker bonuses, which created an incentive for the broker to keep loss ratios below the legal minimum.

Under the settlement, Markel will pay more than $2.75 million in restitution to New York students and colleges and a $990,000 combined penalty to the Attorney General’s Office and DFS, split evenly. The company is also mandated to end its improper commission practice.

“This settlement sends a clear message: Insurance companies, like everyone else, must play by the rules and work together with government to bring down the cost of healthcare,” Schneiderman said.

To prevent overcharges to consumers, New York state insurance regulations require that health insurance plans maintain a minimum “loss ratio” of 65%. A loss ratio is the ratio of the amount paid out in claims under a plan compared to the premium charged under that plan, and requires health insurance plans to pay at least 65 cents on medical care for every dollar of premium.

For policy years 2007-08 to 2009-10 and again in 2011, Markel’s student health plans and college accident insurance plans and sports accident insurance plans paid out far less in claims than was required to meet the 65% loss ratio standard, leading to overcharges.

In addition, the investigation revealed that Markel entered into broker compensation agreements with at least one broker that provided that Markel would only pay the broker a bonus if the plan’s loss ratio was kept below 60%.

CP Corrections

In Issue 11, “PSUC looks to improve fire safety,” Cathleen Eldridge’s name is mispelled with a K. In Issue 11, “Performance memorializes JFK,” Kennedy’s assassination occurred in 1963, not 1968. The first lunar landing also did not occur during Kennedy’s presidential term.

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Bus lottery brings concern

By Camille Daniels staff writer

formation desk. I just heard about a month before, and we went with it, and it actuRecently, the PSUC Stu- ally really works,” said Sudent Association imple- sanne Fenton, SA vice presimented a new system this dent of Student Affairs. semester on how students The lottery system began go about getting their tick- Columbus Day break in Ocets for the provided vaca- tober. An email was sent out tion buses on campus called Sept. 20 in the Plattsburgh the lottery.

Daily Digest and The lottery is secondly on Oct. done based on “The system is 5. The process name, bus and working, and works the same the selected date it’s just going way for each vadepending on the to take some cation. vacation. GenerThe new sysally, the tickets time for peo- tem is not only go for $90 and ple to under- a change of pace are round-trip. stand that.” for the students If students only Susanne Fenton, who ride the vawant a one-way SA vice presi- cation buses, it’s ticket, those are dent of student a change for the available as well. attendants at the affairs During a week information desk marked for the who sell them. lottery, students have up It has been a welcomed to three days to put their change for the students name down at the informa- who work there. tion desk. After two days, “Personally it’s a lot easstudents can go back to the ier for us, so I kind of hope information desk to see if they keep it this way,” said their name was selected Hayley Dewey, a desk attenand pay for their bus ticket. dant.

The tickets not sold during Before the lottery came the lottery are open to the into existence, the desk atrest of the student body for tendants did not look forpurchasing. ward to the previous ticket “They were thinking purchasing process. about it for a while at the in“The worst thing was the

rush. It was like you had like 90 people, and then there was a rush,” said Alexa Solórzano, a desk attendant.

The previous system involved students standing in long lines for at least two hours on Saturday or Sunday night to purchase a ticket, and not every student acquired one.

“The ACC wouldn’t even be open yet, and it would be a mad rush to the desk, and they would be waiting hours, hours and hours,” Fenton said.

Based off of the previous system, students assume their chance of getting a bus ticket is slim. However, it’s probable.

“Students are not picking up the tickets even if they are being picked for the lottery. And, therefore, there are extra tickets. So, even though students have been upset about not being picked for the lottery, they’ve still been able to kind of get a ticket in my experience,” Dewey said.

The biggest response about the new system has not come from students but from their parents, and the response isn’t positive.

Dewey said parents have called to voice their fearful

concerns regarding their children not acquring a bus ticket .

It’s unclear if another operation will be created for students because of the complaints. Other than that, accommodating all students would be a task in itself.

With the lottery system, if a student were to get there for the opening, the student won’t be guaranteed a ticket. After the lottery, students can still try to obtain a ticket, but there will only be a specific amount depending on the vacation.

However, students should still give the lottery system a chance.

“The system is working, and it’s just going to take some time for people to understand that,” Fenton said.

“As far as I know, most other SUNY schools don’t even have a vacation bus, so we are really lucky here when it comes to that.”

Even though the lottery system ended Dec. 4 for winter break, tickets may still be available at the information desk.

Email Camille Daniels at camille.daniels@cardinal pointsonline.com

Adjuncts affected by new law

Affordable Care Act raises questions about coverage

By Willie Santana associate news editor

When adjunct lecturer Nancy Hughes came to PSUC, she wasn’t concerned about what type of insurance Plattsburgh State offered adjuncts.

“I did not come and take the job to get the insurance,” Hughes said, adding that she took it to continue her passion for teaching after retirement.

This year many institutions around the country began placing limits on the amounts of hours part-time employees can work and some have raised the premiums of plans in anticipation for a new requirement for employers under the Affordable Health Care Act. Under the law, employers with more than 50 workers had to offer insurance to workers averaging at least 30 hours per week, who are now classified as full-time and therefore entitled to employer-provided health insurance benefits.

The mandate was originally expected to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014 but was extended to 2015 amid backlash by employers claiming

they needed to be given more time to comply with the act.

According to a 2012 report from the American Association of University Professors, part-time employees compose more than 75 percent of total staff as of 2009.

At PSUC, according to the Human Resources Services Office, adjunct lecturers need to teach a minimum of two courses per semester to be offered health benefits.

Because Hughes is a union member, she receives dental and vision care, but her health insurance is provided

by Medicare and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, which she receives as a retiree for time she spent teaching at another school.

Hughes teaches two courses for the human development and family relations department every semester, so she would qualify for health benefits if she did need them.

Scott Hartung, who teaches one course for the economics and finance department, is an example of how some adjuncts don’t need insurance because they only teach a few courses anyway. Hartung is the director of finance for AIM Services, a non-profit organization, so his health insurance

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is provided through them.

Hartung, who is in his first semester teaching at PSUC, said he taught only one course at another institution as well and has not needed to use a school’s insurance plan.

If Hartung did not have insurance through his other job, Hartung said he would enroll in the school’s plan but is fortunate enough that he has not had to rely on any other health insurance.

Seven adjunct lecturers from various departments said their insurance was provided through another employer. Several other adjunct lecturers were contacted but did not respond.

The other issue with the mandate is that the IRS, which will collect the fees from those who don’t comply with the Affordable Health Care Act, has not been clear about what hours should be counted for the 30-hour requirement. Hours that are in a gray area are time spent grading, at meetings, conferences, mentoring students and accreditation reviews.

Getting to know

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PSUC students opt out of insurance New SUNY school insurance plan offers students benefits

By Willie Santana associate news editor

Plattsburgh State students who purchased the school’s health insurance plan this semester paid almost $100 less for the service, which had more benefits.

The fee for this semester was $690, and in spring 2013 semester, the fee was $781.50. Students are paying $91.50 less this year.

This year’s the school’s policy also covers $500,000 in coverage expenses, an increase of $400,000 from last year’s limit.

The reason for the decrease in the fee is because PSUC, Canton and Potsdam joined forces last spring and crafted an insurance plan for all three schools. The

health directors of each of the schools held several meetings to construct the plan.

The coverage expense limit, however, was increased because of provisions in the Affordable Care Act and will be unlimited for next year.

Kathleen Camelo, director of the Center for Student Health and Psychological Services, said the three institutions were hoping to get better rates and premiums for students by placing one bid to all insurance vendors on behalf of the group. The proposal included what the schools wanted to be covered and how they wanted it to be covered.

The group received feedback from about seven to eight companies that were interested. Some

insurance companies agreed to offer what the group wanted to be included in their plan while others made counter offers.

Camelo said the final choice was ultimately about the cost. American International Group, the insurance carrier that was chosen, offered the lowest premium and offered what the group had asked for.

“The coverage was greater, and the premiums were less because we went in as a group,” she said.

“We’ve been promoting that among the other SUNY schools, and now they are going to be looking at it on a system-wide level at SUNY Central (Empire State College).”

Camelo said this may open the opportunity for a possible bid compiled by all SUNY schools in the future.

Richard Moose, the director of student health services for Potsdam, said the school was interest-

AXP: ‘We certainly want to respond properly’ From Page One

She said they are helping city police in any way they can. Once the investigation is complete, they will look though the reports and look for any violations of the Student Code of Conduct and the Group Code of Conduct.

Dean of Students Steven Matthews said city police has let the college know that they are not going to get any information until the investigation is complete.

Matthews said the college wants to see the investigation completed, so the school can respond accordingly.

“We certainly want to respond appropriately to protect our students and to hold

students accountable if they have done something that they shouldn’t have done,” he said. “But also to educate our students about whatever the issue is, once we find out what the issue is.”

President of AXP John Mastronardo said the fraternity is cooperating with city police and hasn’t recently received any new information.

Matthews said Hartman told AXP to suspend all fraternity activities until the investigation is complete.

He said that is normal because of the high-profile accusations.

Matthews said that if AXP was to be responsible for any wrongdoing, the

ed in working with PSUC because it liked the way PSUC’s plan was constructed and Potsdam also hoped to get a better bargain by placing a bid as a group.

Camelo said she was interested in working with Potsdam because she liked the way the school’s insurance plan handled prescriptions.

Janet McDowell, finance and operations manager for PSUC, said one of the difficulties with including so many schools into one type of bid is because prices can vary based on geography.

The new plan also includes Xrays and labs, which students use often, Camelo said.

McDowell said students had difficulties with making claims, and she had to be in contact with United Health Group, PSUC’s former insurance carrier. She said this year there have only been a few claims that she has had to follow up on.

The cost of PSUC’s insurance

is also low because of the geographic area and the primary care needs that are covered, Camelo said. Most SUNY schools have students pay a health fee to provide basic health services.

Moose said the deal has worked for all parties involved and that the cost of the premiums are low as a result of how many students decided to enroll at Potsdam. He said insurance companies know the demographics of students and that is taken into account with the premiums.

Compared to last year’s costs, the deal has resulted in significantly less costs for Potsdam and more benefits, Moose said.

This semester, 4,243 PSUC students waived the health insurance fee, and 680 students enrolled in it.

Email Willie Santana at willie.santana@cardinal pointsonline.com

probation that resulted from AXP allegedly yelling rude comments at marchers during a Take Back the Night event last semester would have to be taken into account.

“The fact that somebody did something wrong in the past does not mean they have done something,” he said. “Because of that, if they are found responsible for another thing, it builds upon itself and, absolutely, their history will be taken into account if they are responsible.”

Email Willie Santana at willie.santana@cardinal pointsonline.com

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TEXTBOOK BUY BACK HOURS IN STORE Fri. 12/6 9am-5pm Sat. 12/7 Noon-4pm Mon. 12/9 to Fri. 12/13 9am-5pm Mon. 12/16 9am-4pm

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A percentage of every purchase at your College Store, in excess of operating costs, goes back to SUNY Plattsburgh in the form of student scholarships, programs and services.

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Sacred chord Nov. 24 8:55 p.m. — Whiteface Hall — University Police was notified that someone broke an interior window in the eighth-floor lounge.

The window had already been taped up by heatingplant staff. A crime incident report was filed.

Nov. 25 5:58 a.m. — Kent Hall — University Police responded to a report of a domestic argument on the second floor of Kent Hall. The male involved had already left the area. A resident student stated that she and her former boyfriend had a verbal argument, and no physical contact was involved. The male is not affiliated with the college. A service report was filed.

7:59 a.m. — Rugar Street — University Police responded to a two-car property damage only motor vehicle accident on Rugar Street. A service report and MV-104A were filed.

11:00 a.m. — Rugar Street — An individual reported that her 11-year-old son had been harassed by three unknown high school aged males while walking on Rugar Street. A service report was filed.

11:15 a.m. — Feinberg Grounds — A student reported his bicycle stolen from the Feinberg Library bike rack between 1011:00 a.m. The bicycle was not secured to the rack. A crime incident report was filed.

to a fire alarm at Clinton Dining Hall. Upon arrival, the building was in fullalarm and had been evacuated. Smoke from a cooking station located in the dining area activated a smoke detector in the area. The area was cleared, and the alarm was reset. A service report was filed.

11:43 a.m. — Kent Hall — A student reported laundry stolen from the Kent Hall laundry room on Nov. 24. A crime incident report filed.

5:10 p.m. — Hood Hall Grounds — A student reported his bicycle stolen from the Hood Hall bicycle rack sometime between Nov. 22-26. A crime incident report was filed.

9:06 p.m. — Hood Hall — Hood Hall dorm staff reported finding two knives in Room 622 while performing room checks for Thanksgiving break. The knives were secured. College charges were forwarded. A service report was filed.

Nov. 29 7:50 p.m. — University Police — University Police arrested Bruce D. Bombard Jr. of 36 Halsey Court and charged him with third degree arson and criminal mischief in the second degree. The individual was arraigned and placed in Clinton County Jail. A crime incident report was filed.

4:26 p.m. — Field House — University Police responded to a report that a spectator had been struck in the upper lip with a puck at the Field House ice rink during the Middlebury vs. Norwich hockey game. The individual was looked at by an EMT and stated that he was going to CVPH via a private vehicle. Service and accident reports were filed.

3:40 p.m. — Rugar Street — University Police arrested Charles P. Jacques III of 102 Court St., and charged him with driving while using an electronic device and third degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was released on tickets.

8:30 p.m. — Field House — A Field House employee

Nov. 26 reported that a Middlebury 7:49 a.m. — Memorial hockey player had his wallet Hall — An employee re- stolen from the team locker ported damage to a stall in room at the Field House. The the men’s basketball locker wallet was later found in a room in Memorial Hall. A garbage can. Seventy dollars crime incident report was were missing from the walfiled. let. A crime incident report was filed.

11:15 a.m. — Wilson Hall — University Police Nov. 30 responded to Wilson Hall 9:03 p.m. — Cornelia for a report of an individual Street — University Police stuck in the even floor el- arrested Cole M. Langlois of evator. A service technician 9 Mason Street Peru, NY and responded and released the charged him with failure to individual. A service report stop at a stop sign, driving was filed. while ability impaired by drugs, and unlawful posses11:30 a.m. — Clinton sion of marijuana. He is not Dining Hall — University affiliated with the College.

Police and the Plattsburgh He was released on tickets Fire Department responded to a third party.

This is the full police blotter.

Have a good winter break!

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Plattsburgh State student Petroneilla Iyeleza sings “Ha’lluya” at PSUC’s first World AIDS Benefit Concert Dec. 4 in the Warren Ballrooms. The concert helped raise money for the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, an organization that provides services for more than 750 people living with HIV/AIDS.

Events facilitate networking

By Tawnee Bradham staff writer

Plattsburgh State’s Career Development Center and Office of Alumni Relations will be hosting Cardinal Networking Nights during the month of January in three locations.

Events will be held in Albany Jan. 9, New York Jan. 23 and Plattsburgh on Jan. 30.

Cardinal Networking Nights are an opportunity for current or past PSUC students to network with PSUC alumni in the cities that are most convenient for them.

“These events are fun and create great opportunities for students who are seeking internships, advice or career opportunities,” said Tracey CrossBaker, director of the Career Development Center.

These types of events are held by campuses across the country. CrossBaker has planned similar events at St. Lawrence University and Ithaca College.

This is the first time PSUC has had a more broad-based version of a networking event, as most are provided by individual departments and limited to certain majors.

Cardinal Networking Nights is the first program being launched to benefit students since the Career Development Center’s services were added

to the SA fee Cross-Baker said.

The Career Development fee is $10 per semester.

“I think if we’re paying a fee it’s good that they are trying to make it worth it,” said PSUC student Katie Coffey.

A panel of alumni will be at each event to offer advice to students about transitioning into life after college. The panel was assembled by the PSUC Alumni Relations Office.

“We’ll be able to reach more alumni since the events are held where they are residing,” said Cross-Baker. “We wanted to make sure we gave as many people as we could a chance to be a part of these events.”

The events are free to students and alumni and if these events are successful, more cities throughout New York State will be added, Cross-Baker said.

“Professors always

say how important networking is when it comes to building a career,” said PSUC student Kara Waldenmaier. “So it’s a beneficial event for students.”

Registration for the event is required prior to attendance by contacting the Career Development Center. Professional dress is recommended.

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Business building gets new name

By Maggie McVey associate news editor

The new building dedicated to the Plattsburgh State School of Business and Economics has been temporarily named Au Sable Hall, awaiting a future donation, in which case the building will be renamed in honor of the benefactor.

PSUC Vice President for Institutional Advancement Anne Hansen said it was decided to name the Business and Economics Building for geographical reasons, referencing the nearby Ausable Chasm, in order to reserve the official name for a future donor.

The rooftop terrace located in the new Au Sable Hall, which was opened at the beginning of the semester after construction finished over the summer, has been officially named the John and Mary Hopkins Terrace.

PSUC alumna Cathy Hopkins Magaw, who is also heavily involved as treasurer of the Plattsburgh College Foundation and chair of the investment committee, donated $250,000 in unrestricted funds toward the college in honor of her parents.

“I decided to name the terrace in honor of my parents Mary and John Hopkins to recognize their commitment to their children’s education,” Magaw said. “They saw to it that each of their three children earned a master’s degree.”

Magaw, who graduated from PSUC in 1972, said her father, John, was unable to pursue a college education when he became head of his family at age 13, during the Great Depression. Within a 20-year period, while establishing careers in the New York Police Department, banking and the oil industry, John also attended night school to earn his B.A. Her mother, Mary, ran the house and worked as well, which, Magaw said, was uncommon for women in the 1950s and ‘60s.

“They taught us the value of hard work and a good education. The dedication of the terrace is my way of saying thanks,” Magaw said.

Hansen said that while an endowment is a donation that is usually set aside specifically for things such as student scholarships, an unrestricted donation, such as the one made by Magaw, is able to be put into use at a faster rate.

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The newest addition to Plattsburgh State recently received a temporary name, Au Sable Hall. If a sizeable donation is ever made, the building will be renamed in honor of the benefactor.

“About 90 percent of her donation was allocated toward student scholarships, while the other 10 percent was put toward enriching academic and student life and career development,” Hansen said.

In order to honor those who make financial donations to-

ward PSUC, Hansen said the Center for Institutional Advancement usually tries to name a physical space after them or allow the sponsors to decide the name.

Additionally, the conference room located on the first floor of Au Sable Hall will be officially

named the Hermes Conference Room, after PSUC alumni Tom and Marie Hermes, graduates of the PSUC classes of 1970 and 1972, respectively.

Email Maggie McVey at maggie.mcvey@cardinal pointsonline.com

WAGE: Increase could lower job availability From Page One

Board of Trustees has already implemented a fixed annual tuition increase for all SUNY schools, and the minimum wage increase has been factored in.

Foster said this scheduled tuition increase arrived as the result of an economic downturn in 2007. In order to cope, the board made a plan to gradually increase tuition by $300 annually for all in-state residents and $500 for those coming from

This allowed the schools out of state. This was meant to balance out the lack of to charge more for tuition.

As minimum government funds wage has been available to schools.

“I think increased to help Foster said another reason for it’s a good the economy, it has created a potenthe tuition inthing tially complicated crease was befor the cause the state economy.” situation, yet Foster said he feels government had Clark Foster, hopeful about the fewer funds because of the eco- PSUC budget change. officer “I think it’s a nomic downturn, and it did not have good thing for the economy,” Foster enough money to assist New York’s Tuition said. “You need a college edAssistance Program. ucation so you don’t end up

with a minimum-wage job.”

On-campus students may face fewer job opportunities. However, offcampus employment may have more mixed results.

Jared Silverman, PSUC alumnus and general manager of EZ Sell Gold and Diamonds located in the Champlain Centre Mall, said he is already looking to pay his student employees $9 an hour. Silverman said he believes an employee should be paid according to their contribution

to the business, and minimum wage shouldn’t be a standard for employers.

“It’s insulting to your employees,” he said. “It means you have low standards.”

Yet not all business owners and employers agree.

Christopher Rock, a second assistant manager at McDonalds on Cornelia Street, said workers need to make themselves worth their cost to an employer.

“We need them to perform at $9 an hour because the wage increase affects

how many people we have on a shift,” Rock said.

Rock said his business often hires PSUC students, but they may find it harder to find a job because many employers believe that those who are younger lack experience and a strong work ethic.

“They show up and just work hard enough for a paycheck,” Rock said.

Email Daniel Stimpfle at daniel.stimpfle@cardinal pointsonline.com

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What would you name the new business building?

Maura Postlethwait Sophomore Nutrition

“Lana Hall.”

Ashley Gonzalez Freshman Accounting

“Wall Street Hall.”

EJ Adewalde Sophomore Environmental Science

“Pike Street Hall.”

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Networking crucial Old-fashioned way for landing careers still secures jobs

By Amanda Velez staff editor

Learn to network. That’s all college students ever hear. What does that word even mean? I like to think of it as the grown-up way to make friends, although it may be betterdefined as forming professional relationships with others.

Networking is an essential skill for individuals in our society to succeed in obtaining a good job. Even though it may sound cliché, the saying, “It’s not about what you know but who you know” remains true.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2008 that networking is necessary because almost 80 percent of job openings are not advertised. The more people network, the more likely job opportunities will be presented to them.

I know if I were an employer, I’d be more willing to hire someone who I, either directly or indirectly, know will get the job done rather than a complete stranger who knows how to make himself or herself look good on paper.

Unfortunately, for those shy caterpillars who have yet to transform into social butterflies, this means it’s time to get on it. It’s never too early to start networking, but students should start in college when their minds are focused directly on their futures.

College also sets the perfect atmosphere for self-promotion.

Besides all of the events, clubs, organizations, career opportunities and community service that Plattsburgh State offers to its students, PSUC goes the extra mile to help students obtain connections.

Every semester, our college hosts networking workshops that teach students how to network and why they should network. Different events offer students the opportunities to create relationships with successful alumni.

The first step to networking is building up the good ol’ resume.

Having a resume that shows all of one’s qualifications and experiences will be the platter served to possible connections. When the networks know what clubs, organizations and experiences one has participated in, they’ll be able to promote that person better.

The next step is to acknowledge and appreciate the fact that anyone and everyone can be a possible connection. In order to be successful in networking, talking to many people about goals and dreams is important. If people don’t know what you want to do or what you like to do, they will never know how to help.

Also, since everyone is a possible connection in an individual’s network, attempting to build bridges

with everyone who crosses your path, whether it’s a cashier at Walmart or the president of an organization, would be smart. You never know who that cashier may know or be related to.

After this step, a relationship should start to form with hundreds of connectors. It will stem to friends of friends of friends, and opportunities will be thrown left and right.

This process will be never-ending because in order to get promotions and to grow, continuing to network is crucial.

I don’t just think networking benefits us professionally, but it builds character and makes us better people, especially when we start to realize that we can and will be connections in other peoples networks.

Email Amanda Velez at amanda.velez@ cardinalpointsonline.com

By Paige Passman staff writer

Whenever you’re at the point in your life when it’s time to start looking for a job, you should try looking for ways you can connect with your future boss. You can find a job successfully without joining the popular social networks and attending every networking event that your desired place of employment offers.

One way you could connect to your future job would be to look for “help wanted” ads. These advertisements are always reliable. When you walk into different stores or if you are just passing by, there is a good chance you will find a sign offering a position in the window. If you were to see a sign or flier in the window, it would be easy to just walk into the store and ask to fill out an application right there. You don’t find help wanted signs only in the windows of

businesses, you can also find a number of different job advertisements in the newspaper. Newspapers play an important role in the advertisement business. There’s a large variety of job advertisements in the newspapers because many people read the newspapers.

The paper is an easy form of job hunting for people looking because you can pick it up in almost any grocery store or on the side of the street, open it up and flip right to the job section. It’s convenient for those looking because they can do it on their own time and at their own pace. There are daily papers and weekly papers, so the businesses putting out job advertisements are doing it very often, and there are different kinds of jobs being offered.

Another way you could connect to your future job would be to do what the old-fashioned people say and “pound the pavement.” Pounding the pavement means that you would go door-to-door to find out who is hiring. Yes, it might be hard to walk around to different businesses searching for a job, but doing so shows commitment. Going to see them in person when looking for a new job lets you become more assertive in the job hunt. If you are showing up in person, this may show your potential employer that you are really interested in starting a new job rather than going online and filling out your application there.

Technology is amazing these days. The introduction of online networking has changed the way job hunters are searching for prospective careers and networking with future employers. There are many websites that you can use to find a job. One website people are beginning to utilize is LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a website you could use to connect to business that interest you, and it also connects to people who are involved with those businesses. Professional websites like LinkedIn can help you connect with businesses and the important people in those businesses.

Networking has become an important factor in job searching. It is important to get yourself out there and meet with your future employers, but it doesn’t determine if you land the job or not. You can’t always rely on other people to connect you to your future job.

Sometimes you have to rely on the old-fashioned way to get a job.

Sometimes past experience and work is what gets you the job because you aren’t always going to get the chance to chat someone up.

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Email Paige Passman at paige.passman@ cardinalpointsonline.com

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“I would keep it the same.”

Matthew Iglody Senior Information Technology

“Computer Science Hall.”

Even prepared students break down

By Brittany Shew opinions editor

The semester is almost over, and I can feel the itch of winter break creeping up on me. I am halfway through my junior of college, and with every class I take on and conquer, my excitement to begin a new course slips more and more. The reality of the “real world” is beginning to knock on my door.

Junior year is no joke, folks. This is the year when you start to come into who you are in your potential profession. I would argue that this may be one of the most stressful academic years of my life — and it’s only halfway done.

Practicums, internships and jobs are what your professors begin to drill into your mind. I hear the phrase “you need to make yourself stand out,” in regards to our academic choices, probably three times a week.

Junior year is when you begin to wrap up your courses and get in the process of taking your final requirements for your major. I am a little ahead of the game in one of my two majors, which you would think would make you feel less stressed out, but in reality, finishing my capstone course pushes the pressure on my mind.

This is the year when professors, family members and friends are beginning to create expectations for

you. Like most expectations, these are not always what you have in mind for yourself.

Study abroad and internships in the big city. These are only a couple of the options that are available to us students. Sure, these opportunities sound amazing. Who wouldn’t want to spend a semester in France or a summer boiling in Manhattan?

These exciting choices, for some, are terrifying. They’re little reminders — actually huge reminders — that we are no longer little kids going home to eat a snack after school. We’re adults now.

These opportunities are little pushes disguised as exciting adventures to remind us that it’s almost time to leave the nest and spread our wings.

The common thought that can send me into a nervous panic attack and have me calling my mom three times a day is: Am I good enough?

The career world is a jungle. For every job you’re pursuing, there is a number of other fresh, young graduates or seasoned professionals fighting right alongside you.

It’s funny. There are times during my busy week when I am feeling overly confident, like I could graduate tomorrow and land a position at my dream job. But my confidence can flip on a switch.

The second I don’t do so well on a test or oversleep for my morning class,

my head and heart go into panic, and I think, “I can’t do this. I’m not ready.”

Junior year is scary. I’ve never been so happy, sad, scared, motivated, terrified, excited and curious than I have been in these past four months. Those who have survived junior year and are out in the world offer little words of wisdom that I have heard numerous times.

The one line that has affected me the most, that actually allows my mind to sneak away from the pressure and breathe, is the quote by one of my favorite authors: Lemony Snicket. He says, “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”

For some reason when he says these words of encouragement, I feel inspired. Sure, we know that growing up and becoming an adult is inevitable.

We can’t avoid growing a couple inches taller and switching from ripped leggings to blazers and pleated pants.

If you’re one of these students who is going through what I relate to a midlife crisis, you are not alone. This is the common time period when you should feel this way. You’re deep into your years in college but not quite ready to leave the arms of Plattsburgh State.

You’re normal, and it’s normal to be freaking out. I know I am.

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Traveling by train lacks feeling of security Four people lie dead and around 60 others injured after a commuter train derailed in the Bronx Dec. 1.

The engineer, William Rockefeller Jr., was traveling over 80 mph in a 30-mph zone, which caused the train to jump the tracks as it rounded a curve and sent its passengers on a wild ride they surely wouldn’t be forgetting.

Surely there was some kind of fatal malfunction in the train that caused it to jump to unimaginable speeds, or maybe the brakes were malfunctioning, causing the 46-year-old railroad veteran to try frantically to stop the train. Right?

The actual story is a little anti-climactic: He dozed off at the controls. What is even more jarring is that in 2008, congress ordered all railroad companies to install technology into trains by 2015 that would automatically stop should something like this happen, but the Metro-North company has not done so yet.

The moral of the story is that, with a little more regulation, this tragic accident could have been avoided.

Regulation doesn’t seem to be very common when it

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comes to train stations.

Even our own friendly neighborhood Amtrak station tends to lack security. You do not need to check your luggage. Personnel tend to just glance at your ticket when boarding the train, and in all reality, there would be nothing stopping you from using a fake ticket. They would never know until they actually scan your ticket during the ride. By then, it could be too late.

Who knows what interesting and exotic items people are bringing with them?You could basically bring what-

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• NAY to the best month in the year ending: No-Shave November.

We will see you next year, glorious beards.

• YAY to the final day of classes. Good luck PSUC students on your finals. May the odds be ever in your favor.

• NAY to the premature death of our favorite Fast & Furious actor:

ever you want onto this sometimes-mile-long vehicle with hundreds of unsuspecting travelers.

Traveling on a train is drastically different than flying in almost every aspect, but especially when it comes to security.

As soon as you enter an airport, you are surrounded by TSA employees. You must remove your shoes and all metal objects so you can be searched for bombs or other weapons. Then your bags are subject to a full search as well, and this is all before you even enter the departure gates.

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Paul Walker. Rest easy.

• NAY to the snow leaving us so soon. It’s December. Stop getting the weather confused, Plattsburgh!

• YAY to our favorite winter flavors making their debut.

Goodbye, Pumpkin Spice. Hello, Peppermint Mocha.

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Divestment smart choice

By Anthony Russo contributing writer

Have you ever thought about where alumni donations to our college go? They go into an endowment, which is put into a mutual fund managed by a mutual fund manager. The manager invests this money into companies thought to yield a good return. These managers often invest in the fossil fuel industry.

Recently, students at more than 300 universities across the country have been speaking out to their administrations to inquire where their endowment money goes. If the money goes to fossil fuel companies, the students ask to have the money divested into renewable energy companies.

Divestment is the opposite of an investment. It puts economic pressure on certain companies, governments or industries to change policy by taking money away from them and investing elsewhere. Divestment was first used in the 1980s to pressure the South African government to abolish apartheid. It has since been used against other companies and industries, and is now being used by students across America to move money away from the fossil fuel industry.

I am part of a group of students at

PSUC that has started a campaign to find out where our endowment money goes.

If the money goes to fossil fuel companies, we want to convince our administration to tell our mutual fund manager to move the money to renewable energy companies.

The fossil fuel industry is harmful to the environment, and it is taking away natural resources that are easily depleted. This is why we want to move our money away from the industry; sooner or later fossil fuels will run out and the industry will crash. When this happens we don’t want our endowment money to be in danger. There are examples of high returns from renewable resource companies. If we act now, we can know that our money is going toward sustainable companies.

By making smarter investments, we will be helping the earth. The use of fossil fuels is harmful to the planet. The earth is different now than it was 200 years ago, and part of it can be attributed to the wide use of fossil fuels. We hope that by divesting from these companies we will encourage others to do the same.

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When your flight is boarding, and you wait patiently in line to get embark, you must not only show your ticket, but scan it to make sure the ticket is valid.

Only then are you allowed to board and take your seat.

As for the train station, even though there may be security in the larger terminals, such as Penn Station, there is really nothing standing in your way if you want to sneak some explosives on with you — no bag checks, no metal detectors. All you have to do is walk in, flash your ticket — which they generally don’t scan — and go on your merry way: bombs, machete and all.

This seems like it could be a little unsafe, to say the least. Even though an airplane would be a far more dangerous weapon if it fell into terrorist hands, a train as well could be a dangerous weapon.

Why is there not as much security for trains? Is it too difficult to check that many people?

Cardinal Points is not saying there should be the same scale of security as there is at an airport, but we should care more about the safety of the thousands of travelers who ride the rails every day.

Online editor bids goodbye to paper

By Melanie Rivera online editor

The time to say farewell is upon me.

I’ve read other goodbye columns from editors in the past and the columns mostly consist of seniors talking about the things they will miss about college. Sadly, I am not a senior. I’m a junior who is looking to spread her multimedia horizons, so instead I’ve decided to give a spiel about my time on Cardinal Points.

Unlike many of my fellow editors who have been on staff for more than a year, I’ve only been on staff for two semesters — this semester being my second. You may be questioning, why throw in the towel so early?

To make this short and sweet, for my first semester on Cardinal Points I was a staff videographer. I did one video a week and on rare occasion two videos. I shot an event or story one day and Wednesday night I was editing the video in the office.

Sometimes I’d stay in the office till 5 a.m. and wait for a video to render, bond with staff or I’d occasionally copy edit when editors needed an extra pair of eyes with a red pen to take apart a story. It was simple.

Elections came for fall 2013. With a barren multimedia section, I became associate online editor. Two months later, the to-be online editor took a surprising

bow farewell. I shyly curtsied and took the position.

Fall 2013 had arrived. I was prepped and excited. It was time to prepare the online section for a few transitions. I was thrilled to show people what I could do. Then I realized the electricity bill wasn’t going to pay itself and the refrigerator wasn’t going to be filled with groceries like at home. I needed a job.

All the free time I had set aside in my schedule for the newspaper was spent ringing up customers’ items at a check-out line.

I began to feel that I could not give everything I had to the newspaper, so I made the decision to step down.

My friend, current news editor and closeted multimedia buff Brian Molongoski, gladly took the position despite its significantly smaller paycheck.

A mentor of mine told me, “Every adversity lies a seed of equal benefit.” Despite her improper grammar usage of lie vs. lay, she was right.

Cardinal Points will have a better online section, and I’m moving on to explore my web design skills with All Points North Magazine.

I have created 27 videos, written two opinions pieces and one Sex and the SUNY for Cardinal Points. Now it’s on to templates, slideshows, codes and divs galore.

Email Melanie Rivera at online@cardinal pointsonline.com

Beards wild, free after No-Shave November

By Brittany Shew opinions editor

November is over and so is the highly awaited annual event, “No-Shave November.”

People around the United States anxiously await the months leading up to the glorious month of November when men are challenged to grow their beards without shaving for the full month.

Plattsburgh is an ideal place for this trend to take place. There are count-

less burly and outdoorsy men whom are wandering around campus letting their sexy beards take over. Needless to say, I am a huge fan.

I have snagged my own mountain man who can grow a mean beard, let me tell you. He’s 6-foot-2, wears flannel and has a bushy red and blonde beard that prickles my face every morning.

It has grown so long that it’s hard not to get a few moustache hairs in my mouth

when we kiss. It’s totally worth it to enjoy the sight of that beautiful chin of hair.

The month of November is full of hilarious beard jokes, tweets and Facebook posts from women snapping shots of a glorious beard they are have seen at the store and the constant parade of luscious beards of all sizes, textures and colors. It’s comical to see men who are normally clean-cut, looking wild and free with hair flying every which way.

No-Shave November is not only for college men to challenge each other in a macho-man competition and for the college women to swoon over their luscious chins. No-Shave November is actually legitimate. The American Cancer Society uses it as a unique way to raise cancer awareness. They encourage men to grow their beards and donate the money they would have spent on shaving to cancer prevention.

Unfortunately November is over and the men that I once looked forward to seeing during class have shaved their hairy companions. This unofficial holiday is so fun and entertaining that I think we should create another month dedicated to the growing of beards: Decembeard.

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The Power of No. 1 Women looking to Men close first half Photo Illustration/Rachel Penders, Alex Ayala

Ali Vakos, left, and Connor Gorman, right, have helped the two Plattsburgh State hockey teams to a No. 1 ranking in the most recent USCHO.com polls. With the Cardinals off to a combined 17-0-2 record as the first half comes to a close, the two PSUC squads are looking to maintain their success.

sustain momentum with Cortland, Lakers

By John Green associate sports editor

For the first time this season, the Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team was unable to sweep its weekend opponents as the team tied Amherst 1-1 Saturday before bouncing back to defeat Middlebury 2-0 this past weekend in the Panther/Cardinal Classic.

Despite the setback against No. 9 Amherst (31-2, 3-0-1 NESCAC), PSUC

was able to maintain its top spot in the country after defeating No. 2 Middlebury (5-1-0, 4-0-0 NESCAC) on the Panthers’ home ice.

Although the team didn’t come out of the weekend with two wins, the victory against the Panthers made the ride back to Plattsburgh a little easier for the players and coaches. The last time the two teams met, Middlebury defeated the Cardinals 4-1 in the Frozen Four to advance to the champion-

ship game and end PSUC’s hopes of winning a national title. For that reason, head coach Kevin Houle said he believes the weekend trip was a success for his players despite not winning both games.

“To beat Middlebury in their own rink 2-0 was a great way to end the semester,” Houle said. “We wanted to come out with a lot of energy, and we were See WHKY, B4

By Zachary Ripple sports editor

Teams are always fighting for the top spot, whether it be in their conference standings, in a tournament or even in an individual game. However, earning the title of “No. 1 team” comes with its challenges, and the Plattsburgh State men’s hockey team may find out sooner rather than later.

The No. 1-ranked Car-

dinals (8-0-1, 6-0-1 SUNYAC) are coming off a tournament victory in the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout last weekend against non-conference opponents. Their performance in the two victories against WisconsinSuperior and Middlebury catapulted the Cards to the top spot in the USCHO. com rankings for the first time since Oct. 26, 2009, in the preseason poll for the 2009-2010 season.

While PSUC head coach Bob Emery said the top spot is a nice claim to have, he said it simply means other teams will be looking to beat his squad even more now.

“I think the thing the polls bring out is everyone just comes out harder against you,” Emery said.

“We were going to have tough games anyway this weekend, are these games

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After strong start, Cards get first taste of conference play

By Nick Topping staff writer

The Plattsburgh State women’s basketball team is off to a good start this season, going 4-2 through the first six games.

PSUC is going into the weekend with the team’s first conference matches of the season against Oswego and Cortland, both coming on the road. Head coach Cheryl Cole said she believes this weekend will be a big one for her team.

“It is a huge weekend for us,” Cole said. “It’s crunch time. It’s the last week of classes, so finals start Saturday.”

The first opponent of the weekend is Oswego, the team that knocked the Cardinals out of the conference tournament last year.

Cole said she believes that Oswego on its home court will be a difficult matchup for her team.

“Last year, we didn’t play great — we lost to them by 8 or 10 or whatever it was,” Cole said. “We played them here late in the season and we blew them out, so they played really well on their home floor and they are a tough team to beat at home.

“Their personnel has changed a little, but their style hasn’t.

They are still a scrappy team who doesn’t go deep in their bench.”

Cole said she hopes this year her team will win at Oswego, which she said they have had trouble doing for a number of years. Cole said the Cards need to learn to win on

the road to take some pressure off the team at home.

In the second matchup this weekend, PSUC will be taking on Cortland, who the Cards swept last year for the first time in program history. Cole said the Red Dragons have added a new element to their game.

“Cortland is a very similar team personnel-wise, other than a starter that they added from Brockport, who is playing well for them,” Cole said. “They are basically the same team as last year with her, who is a very good player.”

Cole said she feels that one of the biggest keys for her team against Cortland is that the Cards are a guard-oriented team, which she feels her team needs to adjust to.

This weekend is a big starting point of the season. One of the key players for the team this weekend will be Stephanie Linder, a sophomore transfer, who has started the last three games for PSUC and said she is excited to see how the conference stacks up.

“From what I have heard, they are really solid programs,” Linder said. “I am really excited to see what we can bring to them and I am pretty excited to go for it.”

Linder is also hoping that with these conference games, the Cards will be at the top of the pack going into break, and Cole said she agrees.

“Both teams are going to

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PSUC’s Brooke Reifinger sets up for the shot in the team’s 73-61 victory against Lebanon Valley Nov. 24. The Cardinals end the semester this weekend with their first conference games of the season. compete. It is everyone’s opening weekend in conference, and no one wants to go to break going 0-2, leaving a sour taste in their mouths,” Cole said. “It is hard to win on the road, which is why we focus on home court so much.”

Another big player for the Cards is freshman backup point

guard Jacquelyn Miller. Miller has played in every game this season, averaging 17 minutes while totaling 13 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and 28 total points.

She is excited to be in her first SUNYAC games.

“I expect it to be an overview of the conference because I know we have some very tough games

coming up,” Miller said. “I know last year they lost to Oswego, and that fueled them to beat Cortland, so I am excited to see how we match up and how the season will turn out for us.”

Email Nick Topping at nick.topping@ cardinalpointsonline.com

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Men’s Hockey Friday at Cortland 7 p.m.

Saturday at Oswego 7 p.m.

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Plattsburgh State forward Jenney Kistner, top, runs over Buffalo State goalie Jordan Lee in the Cardinals’ 7-0 win Nov. 16. The Cards finished the first half with a tournament win at the ninth annual Panther/Cardinal Classic last weekend.

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Women’s Hockey Jan, 5 vs Norwich 3 p.m.

Jan. 11 vs Manhattanville 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Friday at Oswego 8 p.m.

Saturday at Cortland 4 p.m.

Dec. 29 at Millikin 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Friday at Oswego 6 p.m.

Saturday at Cortland 2 p.m.

Men’s Hockey

Men’s Basketball

Goals

Points per game

School Player Buffalo State Dan Turgeon Oswego Matt Galati Geneseo Tyler Brickler Potsdam Mike Arnold Morrisville Ryan Marcuz

Assists School Cortland Morrisville Morrisville Plattsburgh Geneseo

The combined record of the two Plattsburgh State hockey teams so far this season.

“If you want to be good at whatever you’re doing, you have to put in the time and the work. I love doing this, so I never really had a problem putting in the extra hours on the ice of training.”

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Women’s Basketball

School Player Potsdam Rob Duquette 12.5 Plattsburgh John Perez 12.0 Cortland Kevin McMahon11.3 Buffalo State Justin Mitchell 9.4 Geneseo Gordon Lyons 9.0

Assists per game

School Player Buffalo State Kevin Carr 319 Morrisville Chris Azzano 291 Fredonia Chris Eiserman 215 Plattsburgh Mathieu Cadieux 196 Geneseo Bryan Haude 194

School Player Geneseo Thomas Decker Plattsburgh Chris Manning Oneonta Dan Lee Oneonta Jack Dignan Fredonia Robert Lyles

Women’s Hockey

Women’s Basketball

Goals

Points per game

School Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Potsdam Utica Elmira

School Record SUNYAC Oswego 4-1 0-0 Cortland 3-0 0-0 Plattsburgh 3-1 0-0 Brockport 2-1 0-0 Buffalo State 2-3 0-0 Fredonia 2-4 0-0 Geneseo 2-0 0-0 New Paltz 2-4 0-0 Oneonta 1-3 0-0 Potsdam 1-4 0-0

Rebounds per game Player Nick Zappia Mike Dolman Darren Young Alex Jensen Justin Scharfe

Player Shannon Stewart 8 Jenny Kistner 7 Jordan Ott 7 Megan Myers 6 Tanis Lamoureux 6

Assists

6.5 5.5 5.3 4.5 4.6

School Player Fredonia Becky Hebert 24.8 Oswego Jenn Robbins 21.0 Geneseo ShannonMcGinnis 21.0 Plattsburgh Kathlleen Payne 20.0 Oneonta Alyshia Crawford 15.4

Rebounds per game Player Allison Era 13 Ashley Ryan 12 Bridget Balisy 11 Brooke Wilgosh 8 Brittany Lucky 8

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School Player Oneonta Zach Mager 27.0 Geneseo Gordon Lyons 23.0 Oswego Daniel Ross 21.0 Fredonia Tyrone Clark 20.2 Buffalo State Justin Mitchell 20.2

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Luke Baleshta, men’s hockey sophomore forward (on being dedicated to always improving at hockey)

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School Player Geneseo Shannon McGinnis 11.5 Buffalo State Ashley Wallace 10.0 New Paltz Courtney Irby 9.7 Cortland Grace Williamson 9.5 Oswego Heather Hebert 8.8

Saves

Assists per game

School Player Potsdam Alexane Rodrigue 289 Buffalo State Jordan Lee 282 Neumann Justina Mayr 217 Cortland Deanna Meuneir 204 Elmira Lisa Marshall 151

School Player Brockport Faith Welch 4.8 Buffalo State Kala Krawford 4.5 Plattsburgh Brittany Marshall 4.5 Fredonia Alexis Cheatham 4.3 Potsdam Bailey Weigel 4.0

School Cortland Fredonia Geneseo Oneonta Plattsburgh Brockport Buffalo State Oswego New Paltz Potsdam

Record SUNYAC 4-2 0-0 4-1 0-0 4-0 0-0 4-1 0-0 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0 3-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0

Women’s Hockey School Record ECAC Plattsburgh 9-0-1 5-0-0 Oswego 6-2-1 4-1-1 Elmira 6-2-1 4-0-0 Utica 5-2-0 4-2-0 Potsdam 4-4-2 2-3-2 Chatham 2-4-2 2-2-0 Cortland 1-5-2 0-3-1 Neumann 1-7-0 0-4-0 Buffalo State 0-9-0 0-6-0

Men’s Hockey School Record SUNYAC Plattsburgh 8-0-1 6-0-1 Geneseo 6-2-0 5-1-0 Buffalo State 4-2-3 3-2-2 Cortland 3-4-2 3-3-1 Oswego 4-2-0 3-2-0 Fredonia 2-6-1 2-2-1 Morrisville 2-6-1 1-6-1 Brockport 2-7-1 1-3-0 Potsdam 1-6-0 0-5-0

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PSUC 3, Middlebury 1

Nov. 29

PSUC 4, Wisconsin-Superior 1

Men’s Hockey

Men’s Basketball

Goals

Points per game

PSUC 4, Morrisville 3

Player Shamoy McIntosh 15.0 Shavar Fields 14.3 Jordan Moody 13.3

Women’s Hockey

Assists

Rebounds per game

Player Alex Jensen 9 Luke Baleshta 6 Anthony Calabrese 6

Player John Perez Chris Manning Shavar Fields

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Assists per game

Player Mathieu Cadieux Sam Foley Connor Creech

Player Chris Manning 5.5 Shamoy McIntosh 3.0 Jordan Moody 2.0

Player Dillan Fox Mark Constantine Connor Gorman

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Women’s Hockey

Women’s Basketball

Goals

Points per game

Player Shannon Stewart Jenny Kistner Alyssa Parke

8 7 5

Assists

Michael Radisa

Sydney Aveson

Recently named SUNYAC Player of the Week, Radisa led his team to a 2-0 weekend in the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout over the weekend. The sophomore forward scored a goal and two assists while playing a key role on the penalty kill.

Aveson received her fourth ECAC West Goalie of the Week award this season after making 40 saves across two games last weekend. The senior netminder has now stopped 128 of 129 shots on goal this season.

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Player Allison Era Bridget Balisy Jordan Caldwell

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PSUC 2, Middlebury 0 PSUC 1, Amherst 1

Nov. 24

PSUC 7, Neumann 0

Men’s Basketball Dec. 3

PSUC 109, Keene 76

Nov. 19

PSUC 82, St. Lawrence 69

Nov. 17

Player Kathleen Payne 20.0 Brittany Marshall 13.2 Devona Paul 7.2

Richard Stockton 78, PSUC 74

Rebounds per game

PSUC 65, Norwich 57

Player Kathleen Payne Tequilla Lloyd Devona Paul

7.5 5.2 4.8

Assists per game

Player Sydney Aveson Ally Ross Cami Leonard

Nov. 23

Women’s Basketball Dec. 3

Nov. 24

PSUC 73, Lebanon Valley 61

Nov. 23

PSUC 85, Morrisville 42

Player Brittany Marshall 4.5 Kathleen Payne 3.7 Stephanie Linder 2.8

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Baleshta draws inspiration from Gretzky

By Alex Reynolds staff writer

Wayne Gretzky is undoubtedly one of the most renowned hockey players of all time. While growing up, many young hockey players idolize Gretzky and aspire to be like “The Great One.” One of those hockey players is current Plattsburgh State standout Luke Baleshta, who grew up watching Gretzky dominate the ice.

“I grew up trying to play like him, kind of more of a passer than a scorer,” Baleshta said.

Baleshta was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and was introduced to the sport of hockey by his father.

Baleshta recalls learning to ice skate when he was just 3 years old in Sudbury before moving to Elmira, a community located in the Township of Woolwich, when he was 7.

Growing up, Baleshta not only competed in hockey, but he was also heavily involved in soccer. Eventually, Baleshta decided that he wanted to focus solely on one sport and was faced with a tough decision.

“I was pretty busy growing up playing hockey and soccer and it was kind of like 50-50 between the two,” Baleshta said. “I was somewhat leaning towards hockey and I had to make a decision.”

Baleshta made the decision when he was around

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In his second year at Plattsburgh State, forward Luke Baleshta has already established himself as a key player for the top-ranked Cardinals. The sophomore has averaged a point per game for his career, scoring 34 points in 34 games.

14 years old to focus his attention on hockey. He recalls one of his most notable memories, which occurred during his Bantam year, as being asked to play for the Brantford Express, which brought some of the best young players together to compete in tournaments.

While playing for the Express, Baleshta even had the opportunity to compete against current NHL star Tyler Seguin, along

with other current NHL players.

Baleshta eventually took his talents to the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League and joined the Elmira Sugar Kings is his sophomore year of high school.

He quickly proved himself as a leader and was named assistant captain for two consecutive seasons. In his junior season, Baleshta not only led the team in goals, but he also

received all-star and most valuable player honors and helped lead the Sugar Kings to victory in the Cherrey and Southerland Cup Championship.

Following his senior year with the Sugar Kings, Baleshta was recruited by former PSUC assistant coach Steve Moffat and decided he would play hockey for the Cardinals after visiting the campus.

PSUC head coach Bob Emery recognized the talent

that Baleshta had and said he really proved that in his first season at PSUC. “He’s just a great person that loves the game,” Emery said. “He has great playmaking ability and sees the ice really well.”

In his first season at PSUC, Baleshta quickly made a name for himself and started in 25 of the Cards’ 27 games. He was second on the team in points with 25 in the 2012-2013 season, netting seven goals along

with 19 assists, tied for the most on the team.

Current PSUC assistant coach Mike Coppola did not have the opportunity of coaching Baleshta last season, but since joining the coaching staff this season, Coppola is already impressed with his talent.

“He does all the things off of the ice that you need to do to become a better player and he does everything on the ice that you need to do to become a better player,” Coppola said.

Coppola also recognized Baleshta’s skill as an excellent penalty killer, which has contributed to PSUC’s impressive .975 penalty kill percentage this season.

“I think that’s something that shows sacrifice for the team. Blocking shots shows the will to win,” Coppola said. “He works hard, so he kind of has it all together.

He’s got the confidence to play.”

PSUC is off to a hot start this season (8-0-1, 6-0-1) and Baleshta has continued to prove himself as a top player with eight points on the season thus far.

“If you want to be good at whatever you’re doing, you have to put in the time and the work,” Baleshta said. “I love doing this, so I never really had a problem putting in the extra hours on the ice or training.”

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Men going strong entering break

By Josh Silverberg staff writer

The Plattsburgh State men’s basketball team had a week to reflect back on the season they have had so far.

With a win Tuesday night against Keene State, PSUC moved its record to 3-1 on the year with the 109-76 non-conference win against the Owls. The team had been working on certain aspects of the game leading up to the matchup, and PSUC guard Chris Manning said the break was a much needed one and was happy it came.

“We definitely needed the break to rest our bodies,” Manning said.

“We had a good stretch of playing games, so everyone came back and we were working hard on the floor.”

The team had been working on a couple of things during practice after coming back from a long layoff. Manning said one of the goals was to get the team strength back.

“Getting our conditioning back, having a period of time off that we did, we want to be able to get the strength back in us,” Manning said.

Xavier Thomas said defense is another point they needed to work on.

“Working on defense for us in practice, keeping our head up and getting rebounds as well is key for us,” Thomas said.

Although the season is just beginning, head coach Tom Curle said there are a couple of simple ways for the team to continue playing strong basketball the rest of the season.

“I told the team if we play good defense, rebound and get good shots, we will be good,” Curle said.

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Plattsburgh State guard Shamoy McIntosh, left, dribbles past Keene State guard Jim Hepple in the Cardinals’ 109-76 win Tuesday. The 109 points scored by PSUC were the most for the team since the Cards scored 109 against Lyndon State Nov. 15, 2010.

“We have talented players and a lot of depth on this team, but if we take care of the ball and make good decisions, we will be good.

Right now, it’s the little things like ball movement and boxing out, so when we take care of that, we can be good.”

One issue Curle has right now with the team is if they are able to focus in-game at certain points.

“I think we have a lack of concentration,” Curle said. “I feel like we waste time in our preparation and we should be more efficient. I don’t know if it’s anxious to get going or if it’s going to affect us yet, and practice is still taking us a bit long.

“We are taking two hours, but I would rather the practices be down to an hour and 40 minutes

at this point, but hopefully the team leaders can help us take care of that.”

With a couple of games on the road this weekend, including a huge game Saturday against Cortland (30), Curle said he expects the team will do just fine on the road.

“Nothing new under the sun, I guess,” Curle said. “We have 18 conference games — nine of them

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able to do that in the first period and really take the play to Middlebury and kind of set the tone for the rest of the game. I was definitely pleased with the effort from start to finish on Sunday.”

Now, No. 1 PSUC (9-0-1, 5-0-0 ECAC West) will have to wait a few weeks before the team takes the ice again.

The Cards do not Kistner have another game scheduled until Jan. 5 when the team will take on Norwich (7-1-0, 6-0-0 ECAC East) for the second time this season. Although there is an extended period without games during the midseason break, most of the players view it more as a positive than a negative.

“We need a break once in a while,” sophomore defender Andrea Zeismann said. “We’re on the ice like every single day, so it’s nice

just to lay back after playing all semester.”

Although sophomore Sara Lanni agrees with her teammate that the extra rest is a good thing, she admits that coming back after the extended break away from the rink will be a tough test.

However, she and her teammates know that they can’t skip a beat if they want to obtain all of their season goals.

“I think right now we like that,” Lanni said. “We want to take a break but, then again, when we come back for the new year, it’s going to be a bit harder to bounce back. But we have to do it.”

Senior Jenny Kistner, who is second on the team in goals with seven, is confident that the team will be able to transition back quickly once the break is over. In her mind, the performance the team had this

past weekend, particularly against Middlebury, shows how good the team can be when everything is clicking.

Heading into the break, Kistner is pleased with the team’s performance and expects the high level of play to continue next semester. Still, she sees room for improvement.

“I think it was easy to be complacent because we were winning six, seven, eight to nothing,” Kistner said. “While we weren’t creating bad habits, we weren’t necessarily doing the right things all of the time. I think our D-zone wasn’t the best that it could be, but we only got scored on once this weekend and we played two top-ten teams, so I think that says a little bit about us as a team.”

With the first semester behind them, the Cards now have a chance to reflect back on the first half of the season. An unde-

feated record and the No. 1 national ranking for Division III women’s hockey is something the team can feel good about throughout the break.

Although the team is used to being at the top of the standings, it is now joined by the men’s team atop the Division III national rankings. Both the players and coaches have a lot of pride in the PSUC hockey program, so having two top teams is something that everyone on both squads is excited about.

Heading into next semester, Zeismann hopes both teams can stay on top.

“We’re the top dogs right now, so we’ll see how we do in the new year with a target on our back and see if we can hold our spot there,” she said. “It’s a good challenge.”

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are home and nine are on the road. We’re going to play everyone on the road and we’re opening up our conference road schedule against two of the tougher teams in the conference, so it’s going to tell us a lot about ourselves.”

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are definitely going to be even more tough because teams are going to come out even more emotional against us.”

The team has had a strong first half to the season so far and will cap it off this weekend on the road against Cortland Friday and No. 13 Oswego Saturday. While the rivalry between PSUC and Oswego is well-known, it is easy to overlook the impact of last season’s road match between the Cards and Cortland.

The Red Dragons (3-4-2, 3-3-1 SUNYAC) fought the Cards to a tie last year, stealing a point from PSUC that would’ve enabled the Cards to play the SUNYAC championship match at home.

After what transpired last season, PSUC forward Kevin Emmerling said he and his teammates are definitely looking for some pay-

back against Cortland this weekend.

“They essentially took away home ice for us last year,” Emmerling said. “We definitely want to get some redemption there.”

With these final two games of the semester, , the Cards are looking to end on a positive note heading into the break. Emery said finishing strong is imperative because it will leave the team with some positive momentum.

“We’ve got to get better at our puck management and get better at our turnovers — that’s something we’re always striving to do as the season goes on,” Emery said.

“We want to be a team with strong special teams and a good defense that thrives on shot-blocking and sacrificing our bodies.

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Amanda Joskow adds the final touches to her gingerbread house for the Ginger Bread Decorating Contest Dec. 4. This event was organized by the Newman Association.

PSUC student starts DJ business

By Teah Dowling associate fuse editor

Looking through the window out of Feinberg Library, a man reminisces about his life, remembering his trips, travels and adventures, all of which he took because of his love for music and the Adirondacks. This man is Gary Peacock.

Peacock grew up in Chateguay, N.Y. along the Adirondack Line during the ’50s and ’60s when The Beatles, Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones were booming through the FM Radio all throughout the country.

“Radio was really, really exciting back then,” Peacock said. “They would get into these musical sets that take you on a journey, and that’s what really captured my attention.

“That’s what made me want to get into music.”

Because of Peacock’s love of FM Radio, he attended Boston Radio Broadcasting School after he completed high school.

Once he completed broadcasting school, he obtained a job as a sales person selling Airtime. He didn’t like it, and his coworkers didn’t like him, so that ended his radio career for the time. It was when that he decided to start his own DJ business.

From the inspiration of FM Radio, Peacock’s DJ business worked off from creating musical sets and fun trivia. Sitting in front of the bar at Monopole, he would take requests from people and make a fun, relaxed environment.

He did this for 10 years until he turned his DJ service into a wedding DJ service and opened his store,

Peacock Records, advertis- braced his other love of biking both in the process. ing by taking bicycle trips in “There were no other DJ’s Europe. During this time, he at the time, so it’s kind of wondered what it would be like I had a monopoly for a like to go to college, so he atwhile,” Peacock said. “So, tended Clinton Community when I saw the need for a College two years after his record store, I thought ‘well business closed as a partthis is perfect!’” time student. Eventually, he Peacock Records liked the idea of being a stulaunched in 1983 with se- dent, went to full-time and lections such as big band graduated as valedictorian jazz, classical, hip-hop, after two years of studying. bluegrass and After Clinton, more. With lanes Plattsburgh State of CD racks and became his next “I’m not walls filled with adventure, as he doing this colorful poststarted off school to have ers, the store not in the summer as something a history major only gave people access to a wide in my pocket taking Historic variety of music, because I’ve Geography of the but a place to hang already had Adirondacks. In out. the class, Peacock a successful took road trips “It was a very career.” intimate, kind of with his class to like a commu- Gary Peacock, multiple destinanity hub,” said PSUC student tions from Lake Tim Hartnett, Champlain to Plattsburgh State Palmer Hill in Au librarian and friend of Pea- Sable Forks. cock for 20 years. “It was a “When I took that course, great little bee hive of activ- that was my cup of tea,” ity.”

Peacock said. “When I saw After 25 years, the iPod how much history there being invented and online was here, I was like ‘man, music stores becoming this is perfect.’” popular made, as Peacock Hiking through the St. called them “new blood,” Regis canoe region near from coming to the store Paul Smith’s, Peacock made and purchasing music. Even many different historical though he still had a fair discoveries. amount of college students, He found out that Theoyoung professionals and dore Roosevelt went to older people, without new Lake Champlain in Plattscustomers, he knew his burgh to spend the night business would fail. and then took a stage coach Peacock decided to go from Plattsburgh to Saraout on a high note instead nac Lake for hiking, campof crashing. Once he left, his ing and fishing with his prediction became a reality. family at the age of 16. He Music sales from retail busi- discovered this by finding nesses decreased by 20 per- Roosevelt’s diary. cent and eventually down 5 Peacock said because of percent steadily after. the correlation with the After closing, Peacock em- classes to his love of kaya-

king, hiking and camping and discoveries, it made him excited to take more Adirondack-based classes, so excited that he decided to create his own minor.

Under independent study, Peacock went to the department head and requested to start an Adirondack Studies Independent Minor. After six months of waiting for a response, his minor was approved, and he started taking classes such as Field Ecology and Environmental History of the U.S. “Having Gary as a resource but also as a person who brings his own innate knowledge and experiences in the class, is very rare,” said Gary Kroll, associate professor of history. “In a way, he should be getting paid a little because I think the students in the classes benefit from his own understanding and knowledge of the Adirondacks.”

After taking two years of classes with Kroll and other professors, Peacock is reaching the end of his education at PSUC with only one class left to take, History 485, where he hopes to make an informational traveling app about the Adirondacks.

After PSUC, Peacock has an idea to put all of his past experiences into one idea: a tour guide service of the Adirondacks.

People would be looking at sights in the Adirondacks, while Peacock would be hosting activities such as name that tune, current events and history trivia.

Once the tour concludes, music, dinner and dancing would end the day. That is his little dream.

“I love this Adirondack touring idea,” Kroll said. “If he can pull this off, and I’m going to do everything I can do to help him, he will be creating something that may be exceptional in this tourism industry.”

Peacock said people ask him all the time what he plans on doing after PSUC. Besides his dream, he stresses his reason for going to college in the first place.

“I’m not doing this to have something in my pocket because I’ve already had a successful career,” he said. “It gives me added enjoyment as I’m spending my time hiking and camping in the Adirondacks.”

If anyone would like to catch a glimpse of Peacock’s music, he performs Monopole every Thursday at 10 p.m. If not, go into the Adirondacks to find him. More than likely, he’ll be there.

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De-virginizing hard to handle

By Yessenia Funes contributing writer

Everyone’s born a virgin. Some even die virgins. But the strong untainted by lust’s spell should feel special. The corrupted shouldn’t feel ashamed. Both require serious self-control.

Don’t worry. This isn’t a story about a female losing her virginity. It’s quite the opposite, actually. This is a story about a female who has encountered hopeful virgin males. Yessenia: the virgin magnet.

It began the summer before senior year of high school. I started dating a dude I knew was a virgin. I was not. At the time, I was thinking, “I like him, so why not?” However, once the making out grew hot and heavy, sex creeped the crevices of my mind.

The thought freaked me out. The relationship was a cute, high school fling, but I sure as hell didn’t love him.

And I’m not saying sex requires love — losing my vcard held little significance in my life. However, I knew it would mean a lot to him.

Even when I said, “Eff it,” and lay butt-naked on his living room couch, the nervous fool failed to get it up.

Safe to say I walked away before I hid his name under my belt.

A few months before I graduated from high school, another virgin became my boyfriend. This relationship, however, captured my heart. I fell in love. The idea of taking his virginity excited me. When our make-out sessions turned into kinky caresses beneath the sheets, I felt special. He would remember me above all females.

After intense lip locks and bites progressed to almost-naked make-out sessions that eventually led to his buttering of my muffin, we decided making love would be the cherry to our sexual experimentations.

This time, I wore his name proudly on my sleeve.

Even with all the love I felt, teaching sex wasn’t my thing. How does someone explain animal instincts? I can explain grammar with ease but not sex. His sex never improved much, either.

Oops. Giving head was more his forte anyway.

Two years later, he and I parted ways. Finally free, I decided to give a new man a whirl. He claimed he had experience, so it was natural I look forward to our rendezvous.

Imagine my surprise as we’re lying on my twinsize bed naked, and he decides to lay the truth on me. This 23-year-old man was a virgin. As you have all read, virgins don’t scare me away. However, virgins who lie about not being virgins do.

I reassured myself with panicked, “It’s OKs.” It was not OK. He apologized for lying and appeared sincere. As messed up as this sounds, I thought, “If I don’t do it, who will?” And I had dreamt of doing him since freshman year, so I couldn’t resist.

Obviously, my mind was not blown. His v-card reeked of apathy. It was nothing like the sweet scent of my exes.

I don’t know why virgins are attracted to me. But a word of advice to the pure and soiled: Don’t lie. Lies piss people off and ruin potentially beautiful moments. Cherish your innocence and strut it. People love confidence — even if it’s confidence in your lack of sexual confidence.

As for now, I’m done teaching boys how to become men. Teaching students the difference between a gerund and an infinitive rocks my boat any day.

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Grandma’s Candy blasted from the past

By Elizabeth Reff fuse editor

When one enters Grandma’s Candy Shop, he or she is welcomed by a vintage setting from records dangling from the ceiling to the black and white checkered floor.

Jars of different types of sweets line the walls while thermoses filled with coffee and hot chocolate are available on a table in the front of the store.

Open for almost two months, this store is displayed in a 1950s style. This includes melted records used as candy dishes, ’50s music playing in the background and vintage comic books along the walls. The shop is located on 20 Oak St., and it’s open each day from 4 to 8 p.m.

The candy is mostly stored in jars. Many varieties are sold from fruit slices to butterscotch hard candies.

Owner of the shop 21-year-old Josue Chanduvi, said this business has been a dream of his for years, and he opened it in dedication to his grandmother who passed away three years ago.

“She was probably one of the biggest inspirations in my life,” Chanduvi said. “She was a phenomenal woman. One you might see once in a century.”

Chanduvi said when he was younger, he never thought he’d open a candy store. He got the idea from his grandmother, a diabetic who would store sweets and jam packets from restaurants in her purse.

He wanted there to be a place where people could walk in and look back in time. Where people can rediscover classic sweets such as Cracker Jack and Boston Baked Beans.

“I like seeing the experience people have,” Chanduvi said. “20 years from now, people that were alive in the ’50s — that are now in their ’80s — are not going to be there anymore.”

Chanduvi said he came up with the 1950s theme because of the

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Josue Chanduvi, bottom right, stands behind the register at his newly opened business Grandma’s Candy Shop, located on Oak Street. He is the owner of the candy store as well as Grandma’s Sewing and Alterations Shop.

“She was probably one of the biggest inspirations in my life. She was a phenomenal woman — one you might see once in a century.”

Josue Chanduvi, Grandma’s Candy Shop owner

years he spent volunteering at a nursing home with his mother.

While he was there, he met a man called Mr. Rasco who always talked about how much he and his wife loved the ’50s. The stories he told inspired Chanduvi to make his candy store 1950s style.

“It was the most amazing time there was in their youth,” he said.

He also got the idea for the different types of candy from the people in the nursing home by walking around and asking everyone what their favorite candy was.

Once he started the business, he

took their ideas and ordered the candies by Barbaro candy company.

Chanduvi said he believes that everything happens for a reason.

He said that his success was the direct result of the people in his life.

“It started because of my life experience and everything and everyone I have ever met,” he said.

“That one person could be completely meaningless to you, that you met and had one 5-minute conversation that you think of the day you open your doors.”

To him, Mr. Rasco was one of those people who he thought of.

Outside of the candy business, Chanduvi is also a contractor, a manager at Staples and the owner of another local business on Oak Street called Grandma’s Sewing and Alteration Shop.

“I started back in 2011,” he said. “I had nothing but raw ambition. Those little jobs went on to bigger and better things, and it allowed me to be selfemployed. If you can work with your hands and fix things, the world is your playground.”

Chanduvi said Grandma’s Sewing and Alteration Shop opened in fall 2012. This place was also inspired by his grandmother.

“My grandmother was a tailor for her entire life and so was my great-grandmother before that,” he said.

Although he has two businesses, Chanduvi still plans on opening up more. His dream was to go back to Peru, his home country and open a business there.

Chanduvi will also be helping out at the Plattsburgh Treelighting Ceremony by serving hot beverages to those who will attend.

This event will take place downtown, Dec. 6. He also went to the Plattsburgh Middle School Thursday and served 400 people hot chocolate and cookies.

He said his overall goal for the candy shop was to provide — even for the slightest moment in time — a sense of peace for someone.

“Whether it’s buying one piece of candy for 5 cents or 10 pounds of candy for $20, then I’m more than happy to do that,” he said.

While his grandmother isn’t here to see the shop, Chanduvi said she would be proud.

“She’s like a second mother to me,” he said with a tearful smile.

“She would smile, she would laugh she would probably be my pride and joy, and I’d be honored to tell her that all this was for her.”

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Art exhibit to showcase local sculptor decorativeness and emotional subjectivity in favor of impersonality, simplification of form and the use Pieces of art greet anyone walk- of often massive, industrially proing in, out or by Redcay Hall at duced materials for sculpture.

Plattsburgh State. These pieces Now that Savett has moved on were created by sculptor Noah Sa- to other levels of sculpting, visivett. In January 2014, an exhibit of tors can expect to see just what he his work will be at Myers Fine Arts has been working on for nearly a building in the Joseph C. and Joan decade.

T. Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh State “It represents a majority of the Art Museum. show between the years of 2004The exhibit is on display begin- 2013. There are some pieces that ning Jan. 18 until Feb. 23. Jan. 31 is were done pre-2000. One will be the opening and it begins at 5 p.m. fabricated metal pieces. One will and ends at 6:30 p.m. can expect to be larger fabricated metal pieces not only see his work but also pos- and one will be a smaller bronze sibly meet the artist. cast piece and one will be sculpSavett is known for his abilities ture drawings,” Savett said. to work with metal and steel. His He mentioned that there will be relationship with metal and steel a special exhibit of work dedicated is one that he has always to the tragic events of Sept. 11. had.

“I think “I’ve been involved “It’s kind of what I’ve grown up with. I’ve there are few in designing works for sculptors 9/11. Part of what I’ll be worked with other materials and not have other living in New showing is ‘Tempered pieces be shown, but it’s York that are by Memories’ Three of kind of what I’ve been domy pieces will be larger ing and the material I’ve as successful marquees of the proas Nash.” been working with,” Sacess,” Savett said.

Cecilia vett said.

While Savett has been Esposito, It takes some people gathering his pieces toa lifetime to figure out director of art gether that he wants to what their purpose in share with the commugalleries life is, what one’s pasnity, Cecilia Esposito, sion or interest may be. curator at the PSUC Art This was not the case for Savett. Museum, has been working on the It didn’t take him long to realize right way to present not just Sathat working with metal and steel vett’s work but who he is as a perwas something that he was serious son to the community. about and that worked for him.

“The entire gallery will be de“I was immediately very drawn voted to his material. It is an addito it. I felt pretty connected with tional thought process on both the it. I felt a strong enough initial con- artist and my part too to tell a stonection with it to keep me involved ry about this artist and why they with it,” Savett said. do what they do,” Esposito said.

For Savett, his relationship with Anyone who chooses to visits sculpting began just as his high the museum while the exhibit is on school years were behind him. display can expect to not only see “I started doing minimal sculp- his work but also possibly meet the ture in my first semester of college artist. in July of 1968,” Savett said.

“He will also do several interMinimal sculpture, as defined pretative programs for us includby dictionary.com, is an art move- ing an opening reception, a lecture ment from the 1960s. Dictionary. and reception. So you’ll have the com defines it as a response, large- opportunity to hear directly from ly in reaction against abstract ex- the artist you being the students pressionism, shunning illusion, and the community,” Esposito said.

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MUSIC LISTINGS All shows are for all ages unless indicated otherwise. All times are the official show times. If you have a band that would like to be listed, contact Fuse Editor Elizabeth Reff at fuse@cardinalpointsonline.com.

Dec. 6 Groovestick (rock), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

Lucid (rock), 10 p.m. at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh. 324-2200.

Patti Casey & Steve Light, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Plattsburgh. $10. 561-6920.

Dec. 7

Pulse with DJ Nyce (hiphop), 10 p.m. at Therapy in Plattsburgh. $5.

561-2041.

Hot Neon Magic (’80s New Wave), 10 p.m. at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh. 324-2200.

Trenchtown Oddities (rock), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh.

563-2222.

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds and Conehead Buddha (soul), 8:30 p.m. at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. 802-652-0777.

Dec. 9

Drag the River, Cory Branan and 80 Proof Hum (altcountry), 9 p.m. at Club Metronome in Burlington. $10. 18+.

802-865-4563.

Dec. 12

Gary Peacock (singersongwriter), 10 p.m. at Monopole Downstairs in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

Therapy Thursdays with DJ Nyce (Top 40), 10:30 p.m. at Therapy in Plattsburgh. 561-2041.

The Snacks (rock), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

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Noah Savett’s sculpture “Chaplinesque & Warrior” sits outside of Redcay Hall at Plattsburgh State. Savett made the sculpture in 1996 using steel and stainless steel.

She believes that there is a positive to meeting the artist and listening to them explain their work.

“There is always an advantage because it kind of gives you an insight to their thought process and how they derive the imagery that they do and what influences them and how they work,” Esposito said.

Unlike New York City, where people are always flocking for culture, it may be hard for some to imagine that the same kind of cultural spirit can be found in New York state. Noah Savett has the cultural spirit.

“I think there are few sculptors living in New York that are as successful as Noah. I think he’s one of the most noteworthy sculptors at this time. He works for fabricated work and of honing craft for 40 years. It’s not surprising,” said Jim Goss, friend of Savett and fellow artist.

One part of being an artist is about being in touch with what is going on either in society or in one’s own mind. This is evident in the work that an artist presents to the world.

“He’s very in touch with so many things. He’s in touch with politics, science. When people look at his sculptures, they just see that. I think it’s all worthy,” Goss said.

Savett has only one thing he would like for the audience to take away from his work.

“I want people who view my work to be drawn to it and have a strong attraction,” Savett said. “I want them to be strongly affected by it and visually attracted to it as if they were listening to music.”

Before training other students or working out herself, Monserrate suggests eating something light about an half a hour before working out, making sure the body works off what’s put into it such as foods with healthy carbs and fibers that can be burned off.

Monserrate said eating something is necessary to get into the anerobic state and keep up energy throughout the workout for fat burning. If coffee is used as a meal in the morning, the workout won’t go well.

“It (coffee) does help to provide alertness,” said Melissa LaMere, associate director of the fitness center. “But coffee isn’t necessarily going to provide the caloric intake you need to balance the calories you’re spending while you’re here.”

LaMere also suggests having some type of breakfast before working out such as a granola bar, piece of fruit, or maybe oatmeal.

But after a workout, Strizak said since blood pumps consistently, the body has a good amount of energy. However, more food needs to be put in order for that energy to last, and there are plenty of other foods and drinks that can supply people with that energy.

Monserrate eats plenty of fruits and vegetables throughout the day, and Strizak drinks pure leaf tea with his meals. Jorunn Gran-Henriksen, assistant professor of nutrition, also knows different types of food and drinks that have just as much caffeine as coffee.

Gran-Henriksen said coffee is good and bad. Even though it can increase your concentration, she argues that the addictive chemical properties are the problem.

She said approximately four cups of coffee throughout the day is

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the limit. However, she said other energy gaining techniques can work just as well as drinking coffee.

“Let’s say you had carrots and hummus or took a 10 minute walk to keep your blood flowing, that may do the same trick as drinking coffee,” she said.

She said another way to sustain energy was by eating protein with each meal such as yogurt, tuna, fish, poultry and eggs. Gran-Henriksen’s quick pick-me-up snack is dark chocolate and walnuts. Both combined contains a sufficient amount of caffeine along with other antioxidants beneficial for the body. The other ways to build energy are simple.

Gran-Henriksen said with a seven to nine hour sleep per night, along with eating balanced meals about every four hours, will help sustain energy. She said there aren’t any special tricks to get, boost or sustain energy.

“It’s the same diet as we recommend for any situation,” she said.

With gaining energy, everybody’s body will react differently to different foods and drinks. While Gran-Henriksen suggests not drinking soda as a source of energy, Strizak drinks soda along with Gatorade and water to stay awake for long allnighters. But the one thing that is the same with any body type, however, is how coffee should not be used as the only source for energy.

“It’s a mental game,” Monserrate said. “So if you can put your body in that position where you can regularly get energy and sustain forms of well-being from something that is not addictive then I would definitely go for that over coffee.”

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Ariel Monserrate, a fitness center trainer, used to drink four cups of coffee a day before she realized the bad affects it can have on the body if it is drank too much.

“When I didn’t have it (coffee), I was in the worst shape ever,” Monserrate said. “I wasn’t focused, and I would get major headaches and migraines.

Today, Monserrate still drinks coffee from time to time, but it isn’t her main energy source. She uses fruit such as apples to get the energy she needs.

“I think a lot of people believe coffee gives you energy, but coffee for me doesn’t really last that long,” Monserrate said. “But I feel like the energy I get from the fruit is more sustained.

“It’s like you gradually build up, and you have a nice steady plateau of energy,” she said.

A typical Monday morning at Tim Horton’s starts around 8:45 a.m. as a herd of students, faculty and staff line up for their daily doses of coffee, lattes and other beverages.

“You gotta have your wake up juice,” said Stacey Farrington, a Tim Horton’s employee.

Throughout the day, especially in the morning Tim Horton’s makes about a case of coffee per day, equating to about 100 pots of coffee. This shows that most students, faculty and staff gain energy from this caffeine-filled drink.

“The students’ dependency on coffee is a major problem because the more dependent we come of coffee, the more we need it in a regular diet to function,” said PSUC student Matt Strizak. “If we eliminate coffee from our diets, we would have more energy.”

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