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Emergency prepardness month events keep campus keen on caution
BY GRANT TERWILLIGER News Editor
September was National emergency preparedness month and campus fire safety month, the Office of Emergency preparedness and health center on campus collaborated to educate students on the importance of being prepared and helping others during emergencies.
Michael Caraballo has been the emergency management director at SUNY Plattsburgh for over 10 years and has worked closely with the health center and other partners on campus to give students insight into different emergency scenarios.
“We have a committee and we look at our agency partners and the people that usually either respond to emergencies, help us with emergencies or people we go to for resources. So we reached out to our agency partners and asked them to be a part of the event,” Caraballo said. “We looked at some of those agencies to see what things they could provide us to kind of give participants either hands-on experiences or eye-opening experiences.”
Volunteer firefighter and junior at SUNY Plattsburgh Michael Watson said that he believes that having guidelines and experience with emergency scenarios allows students to better be equipped to act responsibly during an emergency.
“An emergency can quickly become a mass casualty incident if we’re not prepared, and in an environment where you are rural it’s important to realize that we need to have guidelines and practices in place to respond to emergencies,” Watson said.
Events like emergency pre-
paredness day help spread awareness about being prepared during a crisis in an interactive and engaging way.
Marco Ayala-Perez has been the student health and counseling center administrator since the COVID pandemic. Ayala-Perez became involved with the Emergency Preparedness committee two years ago, and realized that health goes hand in hand with emergency preparedness.
“It was kind of the realization that Narcan training is not just a health initiative, but it’s also an Emergency Response initiative. So that’s why this semester
we partnered with the Office of Emergency Management to make it part of emergency preparedness day,” Ayala Perez said.
The health center on campus has narcan, silas testing strips, fentanyl testing strips and xylazine testing strips with pamphlets and information on how to use them. You can also get training through the health offices on campus. The health center has a no questions asked policy, as it wants students to be able to have those resources and be able to use them.
Ayala-Perez also worked with the nursing students and
Greek life on campus to canvas the local neighborhoods where off-campus student housing is located. They handed out packets of information on fire safety and prevention. Ayala-Perez and the volunteers encouraged students to attend safety training on emergency preparedness day. Watson expressed his viewpoint of emergency preparedness day and the training that goes on throughout the month and even the year. According to Watson, involvement with these events on campus is important to student safety and needs to include more student involvement.
“Having a student share their experience or maybe something that they’ve seen and building on that may draw more people,” Watson said. “I think you definitely need to have more student involvement and student input into what we can do to train together, because that’s essentially what you’re doing, you’re training people.”
According to Caraballo, being prepared for events is important for all students and students should become aware of the emergency resources avail-
Planned Parenthood Spreads awareness, colors
Yearly Planned Parenthood Steps to Empowerment event hosts runners
BY CHRISTIAN TUFINO Staff Writer
At the sound of the horn, runners took off. Shoes hit the pavement and dust was sent flying up at the start of the Planned Parenthood’s sexual assault awareness 5k color-run Sept. 28.
Steps to Empowerment, an event dedicated to supporting survivors and building awareness, grew upon the success of last year’s tattoo fundraiser.
Registration for the run started at 8 a.m. where participants paid $30 to run and $25 if they pre-registered, but showing up to support was free. Tables with snacks and water were nearby for runners to fuel up before the race started and lawn games were set up in the field behind the registration table.
Bags of colored powder were handed out for everybody to throw when the race started, and volunteering fraternity and sorority members from SUNY Plattsburgh were placed throughout the run to throw the powder as participants passed.
“It’s really good for the community to come out and to show support to victims and survivors of sexual as-
sault,” said Shelli Lavoie, Director of Sexual Assault Services at Planned Parenthoods Plattsburgh Clinic.
Local businesses including Twisted Carrot and Sip supported the event by handing out rewards for the top three runners in the event such as extra gift cards and cups.
Recent policies under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act have cut funding for Planned Parenthood across the nation. This, for many people, has stopped them from receiving the support that they need through Planned Parenthood. Regardless of the financial cuts, Plattsburgh’s Planned Parenthood clinic is still committed to caring for those in need of their services.
“We know that Medicaid cuts are going to impact our health centers, we are still seeing our patients and even though Medicaid is no longer accepted at our health center we are still welcoming patients that have Medicaid services to our health center,” Lavoie said.
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Plattsburgh Fire Department using a ladder truck for a demonstration on Emergency Preparedness day on Sept. 20.
September 20
An investigation was made into Agravated unlicensed operation on Rugar Street. Closed by adult arrest.
September 23
An investigation was made into a sex offense at Wilson Hall. Referred to Title IX.
September 24
An investigation was made into a sex offense - fondling at Wilson Hall. Referred to Title IX.
September 26
An investigation was made into aggravated harassment at the Student Health Center. Investigation
September 30
An investigation was made into a mental health incident at Macomb Hall. Closed by investigation.
Student Association
SA appoints new chief justice
BY GRANT TERWILLIGER News Editor
The Student Association accepted Ciara Wade as chief justice for the Senate and discussed current committees that they attended during the third meeting of the semester on September 24.
Wade is a recent transfer student from Bryant Stratton in Albany and has an Associates degree in Applied sciences and a paralegal certificate. She was involved in the paralegal club on Bryant Stratton’s campus.
“I bring with me a foundation in law and justice that directly connects to the responsibilities with this role,” Wade said.
Senator Zachary Wiss mentioned during the Senator announcements that the acquisition board had a good amount of energy and they are working on student involvement.
“I went to our acquisitions board. Our acquisition board last week was pretty brief. I’m looking to go there again this week and see what it’s about. It looks like, as Senator Nessler said, there seems to be good energy. It looks like they’re trying to get us involved in our activities coordination centers,” Wiss said. “I think across the board there’s a need for more student involvement.”
Senator Nestler met with the coordinator of the arts
to discuss the art acquisition board.
“There seems to be a lot of good energy and action on that board, so I look forward to serving on the board this year,” Nessler said.
SUNY Plattsburgh celebrates academic support program growth and success
BY LUCA GROSS Press Republican
PLATTSBURGH — SUNY
Plattsburgh officials hosted a special reception Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the growth and success of the Advance Completion through Engagement program, an initiative designed by New York state to help students graduate.
Gov. Kathy Hochul launched ACE in the fall of 2023, and SUNY Plattsburgh was awarded more than $900,000 from the state’s transformation fund of $75 million to support efforts to improve graduation rates among firstyear and transfer students.
SUNY Plattsburgh’s pilot program began in spring 2024 with a cohort of 33, it has since expanded to serve more than 300 students in New York, offering advising, peer mentoring and other services to support a timely graduation.
Karen McGrath, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Success, expressed gratitude to Gov. Hochul and the state on behalf of SUNY Plattsburgh and introduced ACE students in attendance as well as University officials and members of the ACE Program staff.
McGrath shared the history and goals of the program at SUNY Plattsburgh before introducing Sara Welch, ACE
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program director and two ACE students, Kevin Lee, a junior majoring in robotics, and Christian Barjon, a sophomore in the nursing program.
Alexander Enyedi, SUNY Plattsburgh President, also spoke briefly to praise the ACE program for its success, as well as to thank the staff and ACE Advisors for their continued dedication to the students.
Welch said the program’s growth has been rapid and well-supported by both the campus and state with a positive impact on the “wonderful students,” enrolled in the program.
“It’s not just 335 students, it’s 335 students with benefits and a support system,” she said.
She also emphasized that
able to them in the community such as the Red Cross and Volunteer fire departments to help create positive change. Caraballo also stressed the importance of communication in an emergency, making sure that your family and friends know that you’re safe and making sure they are safe as well.
“Preparedness is everyone’s responsibility, and everyone needs to take action and know what hazards could affect them and plan for those hazards. Build a kit so that if you ever have to evacuate or if you get into a situation where you need help you can self-sustain yourself for at least 72 hours,” Caraballo said.
Ayala-Perez extended a thank you to the Alliance for Positive Health for bringing important health training and resources to campus. Ayala-Perez said
support reaches beyond the classroom.
“It doesn’t end with class, these students are living full lives and they need to know they have a person on campus who will support them.” Welch said.
For Barjon, a sophomore in the program, ACE has made a “substantial difference,” in his life, crediting the workshops and advising offered.
“The workshops are very helpful, a lot of people might think ‘planners,’ and ‘calendars,’ might not be very helpful but it does,” he said.
“I am so organized now, I am no longer thinking of a meeting I had today, that I knew about
two weeks ago. I know when everything is and I have time blocked for everything.”
Barjon encourages those eligible for the program to take advantage of the resources they offer.
“A lot of people, myself included, might just join without knowing what it is, but once you get into those meetings and go to the workshops, it connects you with resources,” he said.
“I needed the advice, I am young and naive, I needed the push.”
For Anny Nelzy, a junior who was part of the inaugural cohort, the program has been a major source of assistance and support at SUNY Plattsburgh.
One of the biggest lessons the program helped Nelzy learn, when to ask for help.
“I would say, the biggest part is to be attentive, know when to ask for help and that it’s ok to ask for help,” she said.
“I struggled with asking for help when I first came to college, I thought it would make me weak, or I was bigger than that. But once I was at college, and realized the workload, I thought ‘ok I’m going to ask for help,’”
Nelzy praised ACE advisors for being a support system for both academic and personal purposes.
“I felt really great and they are great at their jobs, they have
that he believes any understanding on how to be prepared during an emergency is helpful and a skill that is paramount to life.
“Any knowledge that you can have in case of an emergency is always going to be useful,” Ayala-Perez said. “It’s the kind of knowledge that is going to go beyond your college years.”
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a good attention to detail, when you talk to them they listen and give you solutions.” Nelzy said.
“Even if you just want to complain about something, because it doesn’t just stop at your last class we all carry it around.”
According to the SUNY Plattsburgh website, Advancing Completion through Engagement is a comprehensive academic support program to help students complete their bachelor’s degree in four years.
ACE is part of the SUNY replication of the City University of New York Accelerate, Complete, and Engage program, also known as ACE.
Some benefits of ACE include a dedicated advisor and ACE peer mentor who will assist in navigating college, textbook assistance up to $150 per semester, a monthly stipend of $200 for transportation and groceries, career counseling and graduate school preparation, as well as personal, academic and financial counseling.
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Held annually, this 5k color run spreads awareness and support for survivors of sexual assault in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties. The sexual assault branch of Planned Parenthood provides free confidential counseling, immediate support, prevention for suvivors, referrals to mental health or legal services and medical services; STI testing, emergency contraception and pregnancy testing. They also provide educational programs that emphasize consent, healthy relationships, bystander intervention and sexual assault prevention in schools, colleges and communities.
“We are very fortunate to be able to serve our community free of charge so when they’ve been impacted by sexual violence we know we can help them,” Lavoie said.
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President Alexander Enyedi (right) talks with Anny Nelzy (middle) at the reception
This Week in womens athletics
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Liya Girma rises for a spike in a vollyball match against Paul Smith’s on Sept. 24.
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Lilley Keyser intercepts the ball from Morrisville on Sept. 27.
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Lilley Keyser steals the ball from Morrisville on Sept. 27.
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Sydney Myers dashes with the ball past opposing St. Lawrence offense Sept. 22.
Tennis Cards earn last second bid
BY MICHAEL PURTELL Editor in Chief
“Literally one match can be the difference in qualifying or being eliminated.”
Plattsburgh State tennis coach Chris Waterbury knew before his team played a single point of SUNYAC tennis how important every match was for making the playoffs at the end of the season.
Now, the Cards stand 2-3 after a rigorous two weeks of conference games, and are neck and neck with Cortland as the bottom half of the tournament qualifiers.
LOOKING AHEAD
The regular season concludes with a matchup against VTSU Castleton Oct. 7. The match was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
The SUNYAC tournament will begin on the weekend of Oct. 17, with the seeding still to be decided by a final meeting between Cortland and Oneonta. Unlike last semester, the tournament will be played in the Fall semester.
“I’m going in with the idea that we’re tuning up for SUNYACs with the hopes of pulling off a massive upset,” Waterbury said. “We have to go in with that attitude.”
The Cardinals are most likely to end up facing conference juggernaut New Paltz in the first round of the tournament. The Hawks are undefeated this season, are the reigning conference champions and bounced the Cards from the tournament last season.
“To New Paltz’ credit, they are darn good, just flat out good,” Waterbury said.
In tennis, like in any sport, the Cardinals are going to need to play with urgency if they want a chance to take down the conference champs.
“Let’s use basketball as an example. If you’re playing a team that is hands down faster, quicker and stronger, the best tactic you can use is to shorten the game,” Waterbury said. “Thats the mentality, we play to our strengths and keep points short. The longer a point goes on for, the more
chances we give them to create advantages.”
Waterbury said his goal for the tournament is to get a team full of young talent to play the best matches they can to prepare for future high pressure games.
ONEONTA
After two 1-6 losses to Cortland and Oswego, the Cardinals needed to close out their SUNYAC play with a strong win to secure the fourth and final spot in the SUNYAC tournament. Saturday, they did just that, conquering the Oneonta Red Dragons on the road 5-2.
The Cards landed the first punch, with all three doubles teams completing the sweep for the first point of the match. Junior duo Jacklin Mitchell and Ava Carey were the first team to finish with a 6-4 victory at the #1 doubles court. Mitchell and Carey are 5-3 in doubles games this season, with a conference record of 3-2. They exclusively have played in the #1 slot.
First-years Ava Perry and Carmen Marino took #2 doubles in a 7-6 tie breaker. The young pair moved to 4-4 on the season and 2-3 in conference play with the win, with all their games coming at the #2 doubles.
Senior Kristy Cantwell and First-
year Abigail MacDougal rounded out the flawless doubles play with a 6-4 win at #3 doubles. The captain-newbie team moves to a teambest 6-1 record in doubles with a 4-1 record in conference matches. They’ve won their last four in a row. In singles, Cantwell delivered a flawless game winning in two 6-0 sets. Mitchell took the point in #1 singles in two sets of 6-4. Plattsburgh secured the game-winning point when Marino cinched the #5 singles match with final scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
Perry was the last Card to find a victory in the match with a long contest, taking the match in the third set with scores of 6-4, 2-6 and 10-7.
The Red Dragons secured victories at #2 singles over Carey with scores of 0-6 and 3-6, and at #6 singles over Marena Tubo with scores of 4-7 and 3-5. The results of singles move every athlete to a 4-4 overall record, with the exception of Perry, who sits at 3-5. Every athlete holds a conference record of 2-4, with the exception of Marena, who is 1-4 in SUNYAC singles.
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Cards win big before SUNYACs
BY KAMIKO CHAMBLE Sports Editor
The Plattsburgh State women’s volleyball team delivered a sweep against Norwich University, in three consecutive sets, 25-16, 25-14 and 25-8.
The Cardinals showed much momentum and were confident on the court.
“We started with great energy and aggression which gave us a good lead throughout all the sets,” senior middle blocker Sanaia Estime said.
Plattsburgh was in command from the very first serve. The Cardinals took the lead with two crucial kills from senior setter Kyleigh Ganz and junior right side Darby Collyear and never looked back, ending the opening set 25-16.
“I am happy about how we stayed so consistent, playing our level of play and kept energy high the whole game” said Collyear.
In the second set the Cardinals got strong offense from junior outside hitter Iris Mulvey, Ganz and Estime. The set ended in a four-point run to seal the victory 25–14.
The Cardinals easily dominated the Cadets with a 12–0 run in the third and a commanding 25–8 victory.
The striking aspect of Plattsburgh’s onslaught was its balance. Junior
outside hitter Iris Mulvey led the way with eight kills, six digs, and five aces for a total of 13 points.
On the defensive end, senior Bridget Ryan led the back row with 19 digs.
Anabella Almeida, a sophomore, led the offense with accuracy at the setter position, dishing out 15 assists and four digs. Emily O’Brien, a first-year setter, also made an impression by contributing three aces and 13 assists. The attacking front was completed by Collyear’s five additional kills and Ganz’s seven.
“We used new tactics that match as an opportunity to better our
plays, which turned out very well,” Collyear said.
It’s never easy to win effortlessly on the road, but Plattsburgh met the task with poise. With the victory, Plattsburgh’s season record now stands at 4–8. Even though the contest was out of conference, this sweep gives the team more momentum before SUNYAC play.
“We were very resilient mentally and didn’t let any of our mistakes get to our heads, which were nice,” Estime said.
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Senior Kristy Cantwell, right, bumps rackets with doubles partner Abigail Macdougal on Aug. 30.
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Anabella Almerida, 12, celebrates a Cardinal victory on the court.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to air
A breakdown on what the point of all of that was
BY SOPHIE ALBERTIE Opinions Editor
First, Jimmy Kimmel opened his mouth. What followed was two weeks of silence.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was cancelled indefinitely on Sept. 17 after airing Sept. 15. In the last episode before suspension, Kimmel touched on the back and forth between both political parties on determining the background of Charlie Kirk’s assassin.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing anything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.
The second half of his commentary involved Kimmel addressing President Donald Trump’s reaction to the shooting. If one were to go looking for a transcript of this interaction, they would have much less luck.
The video clip that Kimmel included shows Trump being asked by a reporter how he was holding up following the passing of Kirk. Trump replied: “I think very good,” before changing the subject to the construction of the new White House ballroom.
“There’s something wrong with him. There really is. Who thinks like that?” Kimmel said.
This video clip was not a revelation to anyone who owned Instagram or Tiktok, But Jimmy Kimmel Live! Attracts a
certain demographic of viewers that finds out snippets of information they might have not already known from just watching the news. Thousands of viewers tuned in not only to see what the host had to say about many situations, but to also tie up any loose ends of a hot-button issue while also being entertained. All talk shows carry this responsibility in one way or another, so it is odd that there has been an increase in the cancellation of such programs under the Trump administration.
CBS cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, claiming that the decision was simply financial. With the intense segments that Colbert put together every week bashing Trump and MAGA, it’s hard
not to speculate.
The nature of what Kimmel said on air that night was evaluated by the FCC, an independent agency that claims to serve the “public interest,” a phrase as vague as it is direct. Especially when Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the FCC, made an appearance on a conservative podcast to threaten action against those who refused to punish Kimmel.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way…these companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead,” Carr said.
What constitutes public interest if so many people were outraged by the cancellation of Kimmel? Was this what
the public wanted in the first place?
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Has since returned to ABC, but this unexpected yanking was on the basis of both factual information and opinion that certain political figures found uncomfortable to listen to. This shutdown will not be one that viewers forget.
Service animals VS. emotional support animals
BY DIAMOND KRIGGER Staff Writer
At SUNY Plattsburgh, bringing animals into dorms and classrooms is surprisingly easy. Service animals are tasktrained for a specific disability or need, while emotional support animals provide comfort and emotional support without specific training.
The contrast between the two is very important, especially on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh. ESAs don’t have the same rights as service animals, but the college allows them with the proper documentation. Service animals are allowed anywhere on campus, emotional support animals can’t leave a dorm room.
Student Cadey Wheat has her one mini-dachshund, Arlo, on campus, and said she got him as an emotional service animal at her previous college. The process was simple.
“The school sent me a couple of forms to complete, like
a doctor’s note and vet documentation,” Wheat said.
She also stated that people do ask if Arlo is an ESA and about her process of getting him approved, but says she hasn’t received any skepticism or judgement.
”I think the hardest part about getting an ESA was figuring out what I was going to do with him when in class or when I had games,” Wheat said. Wheat said she recommends having a well trained dog or animal before bringing them to college.
“Mine is very good with people and other animals. I would not have brought him if that wasn’t the case.” Wheat said.
Student Scarlet Raposo has her trained service dog, Bear, on campus.
“Bear is trained as a psychiatric service dog. He can sense when I’m about to have a panic attack and interrupts it before it gets overwhelming. On top of that, he has public access training and obedience, so
he can behave appropriately in classrooms and other busy spaces,” Raposo said.
When it comes to the training and difficulty level between an ESA and Service animal, Raposo says her process in registering him as a service dog was simple.
“All I had to do was tell housing that I was training him to be a service animal and explain the specific tasks he’s trained for. This semester, housing even sent out a message to staff and CA’s letting them know I’m allowed to have him which has made things a lot easier.” Rasposo said.
Before this clarification from housing, she says things were more difficult for her and Bear.
“People often assume a small dog can’t be a service animal, or they confuse him with just being an ESA. Sometimes people even say he isn’t allowed in public spaces, which is frustrating,” Rasposo said.
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Jimmy Kimmel, left, with 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris June, 2024.
Trump’s bizarre homage to Kirk
Is it a Memorial service if the focus shifts to political campaigning for the future?
Thousands of fans gathered in Arizona for the funeral of Charlie Kirk, but not a single family member was present apart from his wife.
The first family also attended the memorial service. All of Trump’s children and his ex-wife made an appearance.
The service itself was rampant with worship music,large wooden crosses, and huge holograms of Kirk projected on the screen behind the podium. This was to be expected, considering the man the service was commemorating was a born-again Christian that emphasized his faith in every aspect of his political productions.
What was not to be expect-
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ed, however, was the contents of President Donald Trump’s speech when he got up to the podium. In a bizarre turn of events and tone, Trump came close to passive aggressively dissing Kirk’s tolerance of his opponents.
“He did not hate his opponents, he wanted what was best for them.
That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry Erika,” Trump said.
This single sentence was the turning point of Trump’s speech. Suddenly, the service was not to honor the “Missionary with a noble spirit and a great purpose.”
Instead, Trump started addressing how his administration took out “1500 career-criminals,” and how they stopped the crime in Washington D.C. in 12 days. He ended the discordant address by encouraging Erika Kirk as the new leader of Turning Point
USA.
“Under the leadership and love of Erika, it will become bigger and better and stronger than ever before,” Trump said.
The concept of the president shifting from love to hate in front of a packed arena of die hard Kirk fans and MAGA supporters is nothing short of disingenuous. For a party that is set on the motto of not everything being political, this objectively took focus away from a supposed tragedy and instead adjusted the spotlight to uphold anger and vitriol.
Democrat or Republican, eulogies should showcase humaneness instead of pushing a political agenda.
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works in theory, not practice
BY SOPHIE ALBERTIE Opinions Editor
A horror movie about football seems promising enough, but Justin Tipping’s Him is flashier than Friday Night Lights, and not in a good way.
Produced by Jordan Peele, the film focuses on Cameron “Cam” Cade, a promising quarterback who suffers a traumatic head injury after being attacked by a crazed fan. As Cade continues to seek success instead of recovery, his perception of reality starts to blur as his childhood hero offers to continue training him at an isolated compound. Will the athlete prevail against all odds, or suc-
cumb to the pressures of his lifelong dream?
The motion picture runs 90 minutes, but the viewing experience goes long. I really wanted to love this story, but Tipping focuses less on plot and more on aesthetics. Themes of toxic masculinity and societal pressure run deep under every line of dialogue and all of the plot points, but they are heavily played up in a way that downplays the seriousness of every scene. The rising action turns positively David Lynchian as colors strobe and random unhinged characters emerge from the woodworks to stop Cade from escaping the surreal portal he has seemingly been dropped into without any warning.
The last half feels like Midsommar for jocks. When the credits roll, audiences that desire linear storytelling will ask themselves: what was the point of all of that?
Avoid this movie if you consider yourself a Jordan Peele fan, this does not hold a candle to any other film he’s been a part of because he didn’t direct it. Loads of potential wasted on a half hearted execution. Two stars mostly for the concept.
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A.I, Inhuman actress newest anti-art craze
BY SOPHIE ALBERTIE Opinions Editor
Lights, camera, A.I
It’s official, art is dead. If you or someone you know has childhood pipe dreams of becoming an actor or writer or person, you may be entitled to some serious compensation.
Artificial intelligence has already taken everything from artists, now she’s coming for Hollywood. Meet Tilly Norwood, bright striking eyes and cascading chestnut hair, its DNA strands are lines of code, But it has a portfolio, and a desire to be signed by major talent agents for acting.
The fact that she exists means that we as a species are already too late. No matter how many actors disapprove and shake their NDA noggins. The creator, Eline Van Der Velden, referred to her “piece of art” as “a new tool, a new paintbrush. Just like puppetry, animation or CGI.”
I hate how useless this fight is. I hate the concept that someone decided to create this and still deem themselves an artist. I hate you Tilly. I don’t care who knows it. Sleep with your monitor on tonight, I’m doing everything I can not to pour water on you.
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Rasposo believes the current system at SUNY Plattsburgh is “pretty basic” at verifying Bear’s needs. It worked well for her, but she was unsure if it would fully cover other, more complex situations. Oumy Niang is a student without a pet on campus and said she hasn’t noticed an increase in pets at Plattsburgh.
“I think the system leans a little more on the lenient side, but that’s probably better than being too strict. If it were overly strict, people who really need service animals may get denied help,” Niang said. SUNY Plattsburgh should improve how it communicates with faculty staff and students about the differences between ESAs and service animals. This would protect those who need these animals and promote a respectful environment. Emotional Support Animals and Service Animals play an important role in mental health and disabilities on campus. As the presence of these animals grow, so should the policies.
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