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National TRIO Day

Today, Feb. 24, is National TRIO Day. This day celebrates the TRIO Student Support Services program, which supports first-generation students, students meeting federal financial aid income guidelines and students with disabilities. To celebrate, TRIO SSS is accepting donations of period products for the Cardinal Cupboard. Learn more about the Cardinal Cupboard on pages 1 and 2.

CP Corrections

NEWS:

1) In the previous issue’s article “Queensbury receives $49k,” SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury is mistakenly identified as “adjacent” to the SUNY Adirondack campus, when it is actually directly on the SUNY Adirondack campus.

SPORTS:

1) In the previous issue’s article “ROCK THE RED: Cardinal sports showcase team spirit,” a quote read, “I think we do a good job of having teams in,” instead of “I think we do a good job of hemming teams in.”

ARTS & CULTURE:

1) In the previous issue’s article “Gallery expresses art appreciation,” the word “antiques” is mistakenly used instead of “antiquities.”

2) In the same article, a source’s statement was incorrect. The Student Association does own the pieces in the Conscientious Collectors exhibit, but they were selected by Museum Director Tonya Cribb and not by the SA.

3) In the article “Theater students attend festival,” ReGina Sutphen’s minor is mistakenly identified as “musical theater,” when such does not exist at SUNY Plattsburgh. Sutphen is a double major in music and theater. If you see an error in Cardinal Points, email cp@cardinalpointsonline.com

After Breen, Jaiden Varmette spoke about the “Good Behavior Game.” This was focused on noisy classrooms and how to intervene to keep students attentive and learning. This game helps reinforce positive behaviors in the classroom and reduce disruptive behaviors. This is in opposition to some classrooms where students who are disruptive can be singled out by teachers, often making the behavior worse. Varmette said her research “was a little difficult, but collecting the data was easy.”

There were two presentations on literacy assessments by Arianna Milich and Brianna McGlauflin. Although on the same topic, these presentations focused on different applications of literacy assessments for intervening with students experiencing difficulties learning.

Erin Wilson presented her research on “the impacts of homework on parent-child relationships for elementary students in both general education and special education settings.” This presentation focused on the role parents have in the success of their children during tense homework settings. Wilson cited data that elementary students are receiving more homework than usual, with the baseline

Need

Continued from page 1 ternational Collegiate Conference in New Orleans. They said that they would have four total members attending. Three are e-board members, while one is a general member. AMA’s funding application, filled out by Soberal, indicated the hotel room is $249 a night for four nights.

Senator Nilay Vaidya wanted to know whether the AMA would arrange for general members to attend the conference in the future. Feld and Soberal said they would be happy to make those accommodations for general members in the future.

Vaidya said, “If that happens, we will be happy to offer another travel grant.”

With that closing remark, the SA Senate unanimously voted to approve the grant.

The club Black Onyx: Black Student Union was then up to request an additional $3,100 for their annual pageant dedicated to figuring out who the new Mr. and Mrs. BSU will be. BSU Treasurer Angelina Briggs and Vice President Shaniah Fairweather said the funds would cover sound and lighting, catering, a DJ, a photo booth and photographers, a pianist, a host and prizes.

Fairweather said the club is work- ing to make the event more special because it is currently Black History Month and COVID-19 prevented the club from hosting its event last year. This year, Fairweather said, the club is “really trying to get our name out there.” being 10 minutes per grade and first graders receiving about 30 minutes of work — 20 minutes more than the standard.

The SA senate unanimously approved the funding.

Additionally, four candidates were unanimously approved as voting members of the Student Affairs Board: Moustapha Diarra, Jemima Goody-Ogwama, Nekaybaw Ross and ReGina Sutphen. Kaliyah Green and Tamia Hubbard were also unanimously approved as voting members of the Academic Affairs Board.

Three senators were absent from the meeting: Sivaji Musunuri, Dineshreddy Channapereddy and Djeneba Sy.

Wilson continued by saying the “parent needs to believe that they can help their child learn” in order to minimize the amount of “homework battles,” clashes between parents and children during homework time. In the future, Wilson does not plan to assign her own students homework, “except for small necessary assignments for extra practice.”

The next presenter, Kayla Conkin, participated in this research conference on her own for fun. Presenting on “how video games affect young children and their literacy development,” Conkin said her nephew inspired this topic. Having grown up watching him play video are aware of it.”

The shortage of hygiene products doesn’t come as much surprise to him or other students. Ixchelita Granados lives on-campus and is a senior studying broadcast journalism. The existence of the Cardinal Cupboard came as news to her, but, like Lavigne, she sees the value in such a program being offered. “No idea that was a thing,” Granados said. “I think it’s a good thing, I just don’t think more people games, she wondered whether there was a correlation between narrativedriven games and reading comprehension. Conkin struggled to find answers to this question because of the lack of research on the topic in general. Conkin said there were “a lot of ups and downs” in her research, “like I was in an ocean, but I finally got to the beach.”

Brynna Sady ended the night like it began, with a presentation on an intervention tool. This presentation was focused on “self-regulation checklists,” in which she shared her experience working with a student experiencing difficulties learning to help them perform better in the classroom. This intervention tool showed great success with her student. With the use of a checklist, a

Aside from many students not fully knowing about the on-campus pantry, a shortage of non-food items may come as little surprise.

“People are more worried about food,” Granados said. “I’m glad more people will get to learn about the Cardinal Cupboard.”

Carpentier shares a similar idea about donations trending toward food rather than care products, “People think food goes in a pantry so more people don’t really think to put them in there.” Carpentier said regarding personal care products. Students can help though.

“We can actually take anything personalized notebook and rewards, her student improved from a score of 3/10 to 8/10, leaving her very satisfied with the results. Sady ended the night by sharing particularly touching stories of this student and how he opened up to her, when he wasn’t receptive to any of the other teachers.

The presentations ended a little early, as they were ahead of schedule. Participants and presenters received certificates serving as indicators of their attendance and fulfillment of their academic requirements. What began as an informative conference ended with an emotional bang with smiles from proud friends, family, and students filling the room.

Email JACOB KENT cp@cardinalpointsonline.com they [students] want to give us,” Carpentier said.

The more people that are aware of the cupboard’s existence, then the more donations of various supplies will come in. “More people would be willing to help if they were aware,” Granados said.

It is early in the semester, which means there is plenty of time for the Cardinal Cupboard to fill its stock and adequately be able to support students in need — both on- and off-campus.