Issue 3

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VOLUME 105 - ISSUE 3

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First Friday revamps Platts

BY SYDNEY HAKES Staff Writer

Local businesses are kicking off the start of the month with First Friday, an event intended to bring the community and local businesses together for a few hours on the first Friday of every month.

Described on the First Friday Plattsburgh website, “First Friday is a community event to showcase the art, music, food, and vibrancy of our downtown businesses.

This family-friendly event is run year-round.”

All participating businesses will be open 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., which is extended hours for most.

First Friday is a nationwide event with over thirty chapters and dozens of more participating cities.

Attending the Rochester First Friday for years, Megan Charland was surprised to move back home to Plattsburgh and find no downtown association, much less any type of community event.

Charland, who also does the art for the First Friday posters, founded The Link Arts Center on Court Street in downtown Plattsburgh in October 2020 with her sister Sara. The center provides for profit and the occasional free art classes for all ages.

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UP officer dies in motorcycle crash

BY MIA MORGILLO Associate News Editor

Campus police lost one of their own, 44-year-old Robert “Bob” Mesec the afternoon of Sept. 16 in a motorcycle crash in Pennsylvania.

Lt. Mesec worked with the campus police department for 21 years and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in November 2008.

There was a strong sense of absence in the office, with awkward small talk filling the space of the office waiting area. Understandably, discussing the recent tragedy was difficult for both University Police Chief Patrick Rascoe and Detective Seth Silver.

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sity Police workers were notified.

“The majority of us came here to the station just not really knowing what we are supposed to do. We were all just looking around like, ‘OK, what do we do now?’” Silver said.

Detective Silver had worked with Lt. Mesec since Mesec joined the force in 2000.

“It’s been a tough week here,” Silver said. “We are all just going through stages of disbelief, belief [and] grief.”

Having worked for Plattsburgh City Police in the past, Chief Rascoe frequently looked to Mesec as someone who knew the campus and could provide previously unthought of insight.

“He was a sounding board for me,” Rascoe said.

Detective Silver recalled how he was able to watch Mesec grow into someone naturally talented with kids.

“When he started he never liked kids,” Silver said.

When the detective would bring in his kids and they would see the Lieutenant, Mesec would “scurry” away.

“It was really nice watching over the years when he became close with his daughter. You could see the transformation to being a guy who kids are just drawn to,” Silver said.

Other enforcement agencies have stopped in to check in on the police station.

“The city police have been phenomenal stopping by daily, just checking on us,” said Sil-

ver. When people ask what they need, their response is “we don’t even know.”

Lizzie Wahab, the vice president of Enrollment & Student Success, said “This passing of one of our own who was so intricately connected to our College caused us all a significant blow, we are standing with the family of the Officer and my office is lending 24/7 support to our staff at this time.”

“We’ve all been a part of law enforcement funerals,” Silver said. “But we’ve never had to plan one of our own.”

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Moffitt kicks off semester with pranks

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA Contributor

For residents of Moffitt Hall, this month was marked by three pranks.

Some were typical, such as doorbell ditching and egging, but the last was quite distinct: someone had been “entering the suites of other residents and leaving behind soiled underwear,” as Community Director Tylea McCarthyWalker described in an email to all Moffitt residents sent Sept. 6.

“It is not funny,” McCarthy-Walker wrote. “This is unsanitary, disgusting and unacceptable behavior for college aged students.”

According to Harrington CD Maria Barinova, prank investigation “goes up a chain of command.” Pranks would be dealt with first through “a conversation between the [community advocate] and the student,” and may lead to a private meeting with the CD. If the offense is great enough, the case would be referred to In-House Conduct and may result in a visit to Student Conduct.

“It really depends on a lot of factors.

Was it property damage? Was somebody unhappy with the prank? Was there a sanitary concern? It depends on the severity [of the prank],” Barinova said. “Once you get into property damage or harassment, there’s legal issues that come into play.”

Neither CDs nor community advocates disclosed any specific details about the pranks. The residents of the floors which the pranks are rumored to have

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The door to CA Yesha Marfatia’s room after her residents in Moffitt Hall completed an ongoing series of pranks. occurred on said that they did not know anything about the pranks, apart from the simple fact that they happened.

Moffitt CA Yesha Marfatia shared that she herself had been pranked, but in a harmless way that other CAs had approved beforehand: the residents of

her floor taped Q-tips to her door. She found the gesture endearing, and has not taken them down.

“When we had our first floor meeting, I told [the residents] I’m down for pranks, but it has to be approved by either the CD or the CAs,” she said. “It was a friendly

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prank, so I did not mind it.”

Similarly, 9 floor Moffitt resident Jacob Crawford admitted to pranking the CA of his own floor, Will Corley, two weeks ago. In the spirit of Halloween, he covered the CA’s door with decorative cobwebs. As harmless in premise as it was, it startled Corley, as he has a fear of spiders. “It was funny, but me and spiders just don’t go,” he said.

“I didn’t do it alone,” Crawford said. “I’m not a snitch, though.” According to him, his accomplices continue to walk free.

The prevalence of pranks in a freshman-only building like Moffitt could potentially be attributed to its residents’ freshman status.

“In the whole three years I’ve been here, I’ve never had issues with [pranks]. I’ve never worked in a firstyear building though, mostly sophomore buildings,” said Barinova. “[Firstyear students] like to have a good time.

They’re new to college. Once you get to your sophomore year, you get used to the campus: what you should and shouldn’t do. You get used to living around other people.”

However, in another freshman building – Whiteface – neither the CAs nor the residents recalled any pranks.

CA Sean Reasor said, “The closest we get to pranks is fire alarms going off because someone doesn’t know how to cook pasta.”

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Sept. 24 A caller reported to having eggs thrown at their vehicle while driving. The investigation is still underway.

Sept. 25 A driver was stopped on Broad Street for an unsafe U-turn. It was later determined that the driver had a suspended junior operators license and tickets were issued.

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Young girls in Beekmantown Elementary watch NASA astronauts speak for Look to the Stars conference.

Shine On! prepares for conference

BY MIA MORGILLO Associate News Editor

This fall, Shine On! is looking for new mentors for their annual spring conference. Leaders at SUNY Plattsburgh are encouraged to get involved this semester to help with the overnight programming for girls at the April conference.

Shine On! is a women-run nonprofit at SUNY Plattsburgh helping young girls in the North Country harness their confidence. Founded

by Colleen Lemza, associate professor of public relations, Shine On! continues to empower young women for what is now more than a decade. These third to fifth graders are mentored on media literacy and social intelligence before all the changes that come along with middle school.

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ference with NASA hosted 6,200 students. Traditionally, these conferences are held in person at Memorial Hall for 200 girls.

“At conferences in the past, we have had workshops on STEM, how to be an upstander, and perception in social media,” Slattery said.

This upcoming conference will be an overnight conference at Camp Pok-O-MacCready in April, and Shine On! is looking for mentors.

Stephanie Kozloski, a senior biomedical science major, began her involvement her freshman year when she volunteered at the Shine On! annual conference.

“I wanted to get more involved, and they were doing interviews last fall for the upcoming spring semester, so I just went for it and now I’m on the committee,” Kozloski said.

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Freshman receive sex ed from CAs

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA

Contributor

The early period of the new school year from August to November is classified as “the Red Zone,” a time marked by a sudden increase in the number of sexual assault incidents, compared to the rest of the year. To educate freshmen on safe sex, a special event, “Sex with the CAs,” was held at Whiteface Lounge on the evening of Friday, Sept. 24.

The event started with a demonstration of proper condom use, immediately followed by a relay race consisting of two teams of four. The objective is to run from one end of the lounge to another, around the pillar, put on either jeans and a belt (for girls) or a bra (for boys), and to properly put a condom onto a dummy. After successfully putting on the condom, each member would take off the garment they put on right before, place it neatly on the table for the next racer, and return to the team to pass it on to the next person. The team In Issue 2, the article “Svantner slams her first that had all their memyear,” Melissa LaMere, Jacqueline Svantner and the last name of Nicole Svantner were misspelled. bers complete the course first won.

The cutline also misspelled the word, sister, and The other major activithe score was 8-1, not 8-7. There is a quote from ty was “Sex Kahoot,” feaSvantner that is incorrect, where she did not turing questions about move back to soccer after surgery, but to tennis. anatomy, sex positions, In Issue 2, the article “Women’s tennis drops two sex toys, sexually transin Oneonta,” Alyana Leandry is misspelled in the mitted diseases and concutline.

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5 at 2 p.m. in the Cardinal Lounge, and Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Yokum 208. To become a mentor, go to one of the mentor informational sessions, fill out an application, and those selected will be interviewed for the position.

Childhood and Special Education master’s student Megan Benner is in her third year at Shine On!. Going from Mentor, to Lead Mentor, to Education Outreach Coordinator, Benner now creates lessons for mentors to present in local schools for 30-40 minute lessons, once a week for nine sessions. Due to COVID-19, the education outreach has adapted as the Sunny Buddies online program last year and this year.

Emily Slattery, a senior public relations major, is now the chairwoman for Shine On! She reflected on how amazing last year was when, although virtual, the con-

sent. Sophie Crandall, winner of the game said, “We learned a lot. We had races to see who could be the fastest, but also the safest. It was really fun.

I think it’s good to go to events like this.”

All guests were awarded raffle tickets for participation, to be drawn as the event concluded.

The “cute little prizes,” as Crandall called them, were various sex toys and gift cards for Spencer’s.

One resident won a pink dildo for putting on a condom the quickest.

The community directors and community advocates, who organized the event, had similar experiences. They experienced some awkwardness, but enjoyed themselves nonetheless. They feel that overall, “Sex with the CAs” was a success.

Whiteface Community Advocate Jacob Walcott said, “Planning the event was really fun, not going to lie. It had its weird moments like googling condoms and dildos, and good questions to put in the Kahoot for it to be informational, but still make it fun.”

Sean Reasor, another CA at Whiteface, said that the main priority and challenge during the planning stage was funding, and making the event engaging for the freshmen attendees. Among the scrapped ideas was Twister.

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A pink dildo won by a freshman for putting on a condom.

He said, “‘You can’t have Twister and a sex thing — this is going to get out of hand,’ but we were just thinking of fun ways. No one wants a lecture. You all just had a week of that.”

Reasor also said he did not expect such a large number of people — roughly 30 — to attend the event.

“The expectation was mainly to get a majority of the freshmen from other buildings to come over and have fun learning about how to have

safe protected sex,” Walcott said. “We were able to give out toys that people actually were excited about, so I’m really happy about that. I would hope that next time we had an event similar to this — next semester, next year — more people would come… but for the people that did come, I’m happy for them.”

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Petito case sparks missing person debate

BY CARLY NEWTON Associate Opinions Editor

In the past few weeks, social media has been filled with pictures of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito. Her disappearance and murder has captivated the nation, and it seems as if the entire internet has been conducting their own investigation.

There has been backlash to the amount of attention Petito’s case has gotten. Some people believe that she has received more publicity than others who have gone missing, such as the 710 Native Americans in Wyoming.

In a Washington Post article, one MSNBC host, Joy Reid, said that the Petito coverage was an example of “missing white woman syndrome.”

Statements like these are uncalled for and disrespectful.

People need to learn to think before they speak. While it is a valid point that everyone deserves the same amount of media attention regardless of race, people like Reid never express this opinion until someone like Petito goes missing.

It is never easy to hear about a young woman’s disappearance, and it’s even more sickening to know that there are people in this world who are responsible for it.

It makes sense why so many internet users want to get to the bottom of this case, if it can happen to Petito. It can happen to anyone. Hopefully those who may be responsible can be found soon so that a young woman’s family can begin to heal.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people go missing in

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the United States. To be specific, there is a surprising amount of people who go missing in national parks. Currently, there are 60 unresolved missing person cases in the National Park system, according to the Park Service. On Sept. 11, Petito became a part of

that statistic. She was reported missing after not returning home from a cross-country trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. Petito was last seen in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

When Laundrie returned from the trip without Petito, he was

unsurprisingly met with suspicion and doubt about her whereabouts. After all, how could Laundrie leave with Petito and return home without her? The whole situation was sketchy from the beginning.

Unlike many of the miss-

ing person’s cases, Petito was found relatively quickly. Her remains were found in a national park in Wyoming only eight days after her family reported her missing. It was not the outcome anybody wanted, but it’ll at least provide some closure for a grieving family.

Petito’s fiancé has become the main person-of-interest in the now homicide case and many have assumed he is responsible for her death.

It is extremely sketchy that Laundrie himself is now a missing person. Just days after Petito had been reported missing, Laundrie could not be found.

Why was it possible that the main suspect in a high-profile case was able to disappear?

Where did he go? Why did the police let him out of their sights?

There’s so many questions that can only be answered in time.

A search is ongoing for Laundrie in Florida and among those looking for him is reality TV star Dog the Bounty Hunter. In a New York Post article, it was revealed that the reality star promised to find Laundrie before Nov. 18, and they are receiving hundreds of tips about Laundrie. It seems that it is no longer a matter of “if” Laundrie is caught but “when” he is caught.

The more publicity this case gets, the better chance Laundrie will be found soon and everyone can get the answers they have been searching for. What happened to Gabby Petito will eventually be revealed.

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‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ return to sender

BY CAMERON KAERCHER Contributor

As Lin-Manuel Miranda is rightly cashing in on his global sensation, “Hamilton,” the cinematic adaptation of his first Broadway success, “In the Heights” was released in June of this year. The film is warm, loving and filled with life. It is a celebration of the Washington Heights culture that gets accented by exciting choreography. It is everything that a movie musical can do, and it is one of the better mainstream movies of this year.

The latest cinematic adaptation of a broadway hit is “Dear Evan Hansen.”

“Dear Evan Hansen” tells the story of a socially anxious high school senior, played by Ben Platt. Evan sees a therapist who recommends he write himself a letter to verbalize his anxieties. After the letter is printed out at school, it gets into the hands of Connor Murphy, played by Colton Ryan. Unbeknownst to everyone around, Connor is also struggling with his mental health and after committing suicide, while still in the position of Evan’s letter, people start to believe the both of them were closer than they actually were.

The best place to start is with the star.

Son of the producer of the Broadway production and the film adaptation, Marc Platt, Ben became a star thanks to “Dear Evan Hansen.” The show gave him the platform to win the Tony for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2017, and he was the youngest person to do so at the time. The Washington Post’s theater critic, Peter Marks, wrote of Platt’s performance in 2016, “one of those portrayals that have you laughing, and at other times choking back tears, in sheer wonderment.” There is an evident difference between a 23-year-old and a 27year old playing a high schooler.

What Platt accomplished four years ago could not be repeated here. The

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camera is far too close to let him hide behind stage presence. The massive image of Ben Platt airbrushed into almost oblivion, sporting a curly wig that would be more appropriate for a sitcom flashback, is laughable. It is an almost impossible barrier to overcome, and the film never once makes itself believable.

The rest of the cast tries their best to offset the overacting on Platt’s part. Evan’s mother, played by Julianne Moore, is strung out while trying to provide for her son. She is rightfully hurt when he starts to push her away as he tries

to grow closer to Connor’s family. The character of Heidi Hansen is the most empathetic character in the story. It is a shame that her character in the movie is less present than she is in the stage production. For more differences between the movie and musical, Ashley Lee’s column in the Los Angeles Times goes into more detail than this review.

“Dear Evan Hansen” has the potential to be an allegory for the parasitic relationship we have with internet fame, and how we process grief, but in the end, it’s just a story about “being true” to yourself. All

that said, the film does feel like it believes in itself. It is less of a cash grab, and more of a misguided work.

Maybe there is some good to come from this film. A big-budget movie that addresses mental illness without stigma can reach the person who needs to hear that it is OK to struggle. Plenty of people may find the film pandering, but one can hope this at least makes some kind of difference.

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Editorial

Representation matters Love, relationships, gender identity and sexuality are the forefront of young adult societal issues. More media is being produced that displays progressive views on how love should be portrayed. It’s real and deep, but sometimes messy nature can be difficult to replicate. One show, however, seems to do it all.

“Sex Education” debuted on Netflix in 2019, and has been recently renewed for a fourth season. The British teen comedy-drama entices fans to follow the story of Otis Milburn, a teenage boy whose mom happens to be a sex therapist, and his best friends, Maeve and Eric, as they attempt to help the other student’s sex problems. The writers of the show create this humorous dynamic, but they also bring to light important topics of discussion.

In the third season, which premiered Sept. 17, a non-binary character, Cal, was add-

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ed to a sub-plot of the show.

Cal was portrayed as a strong advocate for gender noncomforming people as they did not want to conform to the gendered dress code enforced in the school. A love storyline was also added to represent the complexities of a queer relationships as a partner is still learning about themselves.

Another character, Issac,

is a paraplegic teenager that has a sexual fling with main character Maeve Wiley. Their on-screen romance is shown by discussing what Issac can feel and how Maeve can satisfy him. This is a positive representation of not only consent, but disabled sex on-screen.

The show also includes multiple LGBTQ+ and interracial relationships. These storylines

show how to be a better partner in communicating likes and dislikes in intimate relationships.

“Sex Education” holds nothing back, which is what viewers yearn to see. They want to see their diverse selves reflected in today’s media. As discussions of sex and relationships become more open in the new generation, the media should be reflecting the topic.

Most importantly, feminism plays a large role in the show.

Aimee, Maeve’s best friend, was sexually assaulted while riding the bus. The female characters stuck by her while she worked through her trauma. Aimee is also known for selling vagina cupcakes in the new season to promote body positivity.

It is no doubt that more shows should be like “Sex Education.” Hollywood should take a page out of their book, and make the media a reflection of today’s young adult society.

‘Rayman Origins’ defeats the villainous Darktoons

BY JONAS WARD Staff Writer

“Rayman Origins” is the fourth installment in the series published by Ubisoft for the Playstation 3. It is a fantastic sidescroller game with amazing graphics, story and gameplay. Not only is the game action-packed, it is also challenging for players and extremely rewarding. “Rayman Origins” is a modern classic that received massive critical acclaim upon its release in 2011.

The plot the game introduces is incredibly engaging. Rayman is the main protagonist in this video game and Globox, a frog that loves plum juice, is Rayman’s best friend. Their reality is called the “Glade of Dreams” and is mixed in between several realms with fairies, whisps and nymphs.

Rayman has special abilities that allow him to blast through the story as the main hero with his friends. He was created by fairies, which protect him and his reality. The villians in this game are called Darktoons and are Rayman’s mortal enemies. The fairies keep their reality stitched together and the Darktoons want to take over their reality. To accomplish this, the Darktoons kidnap the fairies, forcing Rayman to save them during the story. Playing as Rayman and his friends, players will fight many enemies, meet many characters and explore vast realms. This all combined creates a super fun and magical experience.

The graphics for this game are absolutely stellar. Since it is a side-scrolling platform, the producers have used the backdrop to their advantage. Some of the

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most beautiful scenery are hand drawn backgrounds. The developers use their surroundings remarkably, which makes the playing experience beautiful to watch.

Sand, water, roots, trees, fire and wind are all vastly used in this game creating different challenging environments that look amazing. The colors of the graphics are super bright, warm and colorful making this game truly look like a dream world.

The gameplay of “Rayman Origins” is what makes it fantastic. Jumping, flying and fighting are all super easy and fun to do while playing this game. The controls are easy to understand if players have experience with other side scrolling video games. Learning new abilities is quick and easy during the story. Encountering new enemies becomes more challenging keeping the game fresh.

One great thing about the controls for this game is that the character does not move too fast. An issue with some side scrolling

games is that whoever you’re playing as seems to increase their speed way too quickly for the controller input. Luckily “Rayman Origins” does not have this issue.

“Rayman Origins” is easily one of the best and underrated side-scrolling games ever developed. The Rayman series of games have been produced ever since the Playstation 1 was released. Due to bigger titles, like Mario and other sidescrolling games, “Rayman Origins” did receive great ratings, but it never sold quite as well as Nintendo’s Mario counterparts. This doesn’t change the fact that it’s an absolutely amazing game and is easily a fan favorite in the series. “Rayman Origins” will always be a mystical game, and it should be on every gamers must play list.

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Watts beat to his own drum

BY HALES PASSINO Staff Writer

He held the beat for the better part of 60 years.

“The Wembley Whammer” Charlie Watts passed away this past August at the age of 80, but his cause of death was never disclosed. The world of rock was inevitably shaken up by his passing and an outreach of tributes flooded in from fans of his and other artists, like Paul McCartney, Lars Ulrich, Dead and Company and many more.

Watts achieved fame as founding member and drummer for international rock band “The Rolling Stones.” He never missed a show and has been a part of every Rolling Stones album along with other members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Watts took to the drums when he was 13, but he was more than just about the music. He was a visual artist at heart and graduated with a degree in graphic design in the pre-Stones era.

Watts helped with elaborate stage designs for concerts like the ethereal-lit lotus-themed stage on the “Tours of the Americas ‘75.” Other contributions of his include the back cover design of the often-forgotten and

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highly underrated 1967 album “Between the Buttons.” It’s decorated with a six panel cartoon accompanied by an original poem that flows rhythmically, which was fitting for Watts.

He was quiet and reserved from the get-go of his career. He didn’t necessarily stick out like a sore thumb, but he certainly stood out amongst his band members. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe the solitary soul was also part of one of rock and roll’s most chaotic, needle-in-a-haywire bands. Nevertheless, Watts’ posh, yet humble, eccentricity was admirable. He was one of few musicians who made others realize not everyone necessarily has to carry out an outlandish

stage persona or wear the most bizarre outfits to be recognized.

It is entirely possible to simply be what many would consider “normal” and hold a career of staggering highlights. Watts makes many expect the unexpected. Was he comparable to John Bonham of Led Zeppelin or Neil Peart of Rush in terms of talent? Unfortunately, it would have to be no on this one. However, listeners should still have utmost respect for the man.

An excerpt from “Sympathy for the Drummer” sums up Watts’ cool underdog demeanor. It also seems to be everyone’s favorite story about him ironically. Back in 1984, a storm of deceit was brewing with the

band as Jagger sneakily came out on top with a new recording contract he signed for the Rolling Stones at the expense where it left other band members in the dark. It was a sell-down-theriver stab in the back to say the least. Anywho, the band finds themselves in Amsterdam for a meeting when a drunk and disorderly Jagger calls Watts’ hotel room after a night out on the town with Richards. Oh, to be a fly on the walls of every bar those two visited that night.

Watts picks up the phone only to hear, “Where’s my drummer?” All hell breaks loose.

About 20 minutes later, there’s a knock on Jagger’s door.

Watts shows up clean shaven and dressed to the nine with a Savile Row suit. He walks past Richards, grabs a hold of Mick and tells him like it is: “Never call me your drummer again.” If anything, Jagger was his singer, and he told him that too. His message was followed up with roundhouse-style “drummer’s punch” from his right hand right to Jagger’s jaw. Charlie Watts was most certainly a badass.

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SA brings in new members

BY KATIE KALLAMNI Staff Writer

At the Student Association meeting Sept. 22, Marileana Rodriguez was unanimously voted in as Co-Chair of Activities Board for Special Events. She attended the meeting and spoke on her own behalf.

Harrison Gereau was voted in as a member for the Athletics Committee.

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Link Arts Center, where they spending his last semester in 50 local artisans.

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vin Berger and Midsommar Dream. The money needed is to be used for production rights, costumes, lights and props. Ticket prices are $3 for students and $5 for community members and staff. All ticket proceeds are returned back into the SA student CTA fund. The productions will take place in Krinovitz Hall in Hawkins with a max attendance of 100 people.

The Beyond Burger, a popular vegetarian option, is being offered now for late night at the Sundowner.

Coffee House is still looking for performers as they are now open Sept. 29.

International week is going to be Nov. 15 this semester. The Student Association will also be hosting a Halloween spirited trip to Salem, MA. The SA is looking to take 55 students with ticket prices set at $30. For questions or more information, email llina003@plattsburgh.edu.

Jeff Bailey, campus director, stepped down from his position. CAS has answered concerns that were raised with housing and dining.

Metwaly and the Student Association have been in close contact with CAS as they are working to extend dining hours, have a larger variety of on-campus food and some housing issues.

Environmental meetings have also started with Senator Griffin working to get more benches and tables in the area. Senator Perry just had a recent meeting with Plattsburgh Mayor Christopher C. Rosenquest discussing issues, new ideas, and exchanging information to further connect SA with Plattsburgh.

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This Week in Photos: Vigil Photos By Olga Muka

SUNY Plattsburgh students gather around Hawkins Pond Wednesday Sept. 22 for a candlelight vigil in honor of Gabby Petito, a women that had gained media attention after she was reported missing by her family.

Petito’s body was identified in Wyoming Sept. 21.

Petito had been traveling with her fiance, but was reported missing after he returned without her.

Above: SUNY Plattsburgh students Megan Alden, Patia Venetos, Lily White, Alicia Fisher, Kaitlyn Bjelko, Payton Zophy and Michaela Schaffer in attendance at the vigil to honor the memory of Petito.

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Tennis dominates, snaps 5 game loss streak

BY DREW WEMPLE Staff Writer

The women’s tennis team came to play last Wednesday, Sept. 22, at home, sweeping Castleton University 9-0. This was a monumental win for the ladies, as it snapped their 5-match long losing streak that dated back to Sept. 4.

The Castleton Spartans traveled to SUNY Plattsburgh seeking to continue to deter the Lady Cardinals from returning to winning form. It was a beautiful, sunny day on the Memorial Tennis courts and a buzz of energy and anticipation filled the atmosphere for this must-win match for the Cardinals.

It started with the doubles matches. In the number one spot, Plattsburgh junior Cydney Bond and senior Sarah Hoeffner matched up with Castleton’s Regina Marchese and Grace Sharkey. The Plattsburgh duo squeezed out a win 8-6 in the No.1 doubles match, which would wind up setting the tone for the remainder of the event. In the number two doubles match, the Lady Cardinals prevailed again, with Alyana Leandry a junior, and Jacqueline Svantner

PROVIDED BY BRIAN SAVARD Junior Cydney Bond and partner, senior Sarah Hoffner found a win into the win column vs Castleton

a sophomore, defeating Castleton’s Megan Hunt and Makayla Boisvert by a score of 8-5. The number three doubles match was far less close than the other two as Plattsburgh sisters Samantha and Nicole Svantner, both sophomores defeated Megan Brier and Kayon Morgan by a dominant score of 8-1.

“We were matched very well with our competitors

and we were able to read each other on the court very well,” Samantha Svantner said, about her doubles match. “We were trying a lot of new shots that worked for us, which was very nice.”

The match transitioned into singles play and Plattsburgh didn’t skip a beat.

The No.1 singles match was the closest of the six, with Bond going into extra

sets with Castleton’s Regina Marchese. Their first set Bond dominated, winning 6-2 but in the second set, Bond had to dig deeper taking her opponent into extra sets before winning their 7-2. It seemed that the Cardinal’s felt the importance of this match, and never took their foot off the gas. In singles match No.2, Plattsburgh’s Alyana Leandry drubbed her op-

ponent Megan Hunt 6-2 in both sets giving the Lady Cardinals a commanding 5-0 lead thus far.

Things only continued to get worse for Castleton, as in the third singles match, Sara Hoeffner put together a fantastic two sets winning 6-0 and then 6-1.

Samantha Svantner won next, in the No.4 singles match, beating Castleton’s Megan Brier 6-0 in

the first set and then 6-1 in the second. With this win, Samantha put herself on a 2-singles match win streak.

“It’s definitely very nice, Samantha said. “It’s nice to have a win to see that your work is actually showing in the match and the score,” In the final two singles matches, the dominance of Plattsburgh only continued, with Nicole Svantner defeating Makayla Boisvert 6-2 in both sets. In the final singles match Sophia Gotschall swept Kayon Morgan 6-0 in both sets to clinch the match 9-0 for the final.

Moving forward, the tennis team’s record is now 2-5 with matches against Northern Vermont University- Lyndon on Tuesday, Sept. 28. SUNY Plattsburgh will stay in its friendly confines of the Memorial tennis courts for its next 3 matches, hoping to build on their impressive win vs.

Castleton.

“We’re definitely still working hard. We’re very positive, very nice to each other. Samantha said.

“We’re experimenting.

We’re keeping what works and we’re trying a lot of new things.”

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Sophomore Shannon Fitzpatrick currently leads all players in total attempts this season.

Volleyball suffers 2 close losses

BY GARRETT COLLINS Sports Editor

The SUNY Plattsburgh women’s volleyball team had two games this week. First game of the week was in Johnson, VT to take on the Northern Vermont University-Johnson Badgers. The Cardinals lost the game 2-3. The second game of the week was in New Paltz where the Cardinals took on the Eagles. Plattsburgh couldn’t find a way to fill the win column as they would lose the game 3-1.

The Cardinals traveled across the lake to Johnson Vermont where they would take on the badgers. Plattsburgh opened up the first set with a strong 6-0 lead, Northern Vermont would

strike back with two more scores.

Plattsburgh reached 10 points in the first set before Northern Vermont could score 5 points, with the score sitting at a comfortable 10-4 in favor of Plattsburgh.

Northern Vermont had to do something or else the set would get away from them. Plattsburgh continued to push the pedal to the metal notching another 5, points totaling 15 points before Northern Vermont could break double digits mustering only 8 points. Plattsburgh gave up a trio of points after that run, allowing Northern Vermont to pull the lead back to 4 points. Plattsburgh and Northern Vermont exchanged points back and forth, with Northern Vermont’s back against the wall down 23-18 Plattsburgh was ready to end the

set. Two scores from Northern Vermont would keep the game close with a score of 23-20, but Plattsburgh finished the first set with a 25-20 victory.

The second set saw Northern Vermont strike back with a quick 4-1 lead to start off. Plattsburgh, however, had different ideas as they would storm back in a big way, rattling off 5 points to recapture the lead 7-6. The lead continued to move back and forth throughout the entirety of the set, and the game was tied at 2020 in the final 5 point stretch in the set. Northern Vermont and Plattsburgh alternated scores until the final two scores of the set which ultimately put away Plattsburgh by a score of 26-24.

Plattsburgh quickly shot out to a 7-3 lead until Northern Ver-

mont went on and scored 8 unanswered points. Plattsburgh quickly scored a trio of points attempting to bounce back from the onslaught of points from Northern Vermont. Another 5 points by Northern Vermont had Plattsburgh down 17-12. Plattsburgh had one last attempt to take the set where they could clock in 3 more points, however that would be the last points of the set as Northern Vermont would finish the game off a run of 7 unanswered points.

By the time the fourth set rolled around, Plattsburgh knew they had to do something to keep themselves in the game. Plattsburgh did just that, gaining a 19-11 lead, immediately putting Northern Vermont on their heels.

Northern Vermont would fall

down by 4 with the score being 20- 16 in the final stretch of the set after a run of 5 unanswered points. Plattsburgh would hold on to win another set 25 - 23.

The fifth and final set of the game saw the teams both tied at 2 sets a piece and was the one that proved to be the game-winning set. Northern Vermont would strike first scoring 6 points compared to Plattsburgh’s 1 point.

Northern Vermont would score another 3 putting them up 9-5.

Plattsburgh constantly kept trying to get back into the game, but at that point it was too late. The Cardinals would lose the set 15-8 and ultimately lose the match, 2-3.

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Men’s Soccer Fri. v.s. Cortland @ 4p.m.

Sat. @ New Paltz @ 4p.m.

Tennis Fri.. vs Northern Vermont-Johnson @ 3 Sat. v.s. New Paltz @ 12p.m

Women’s Soccer Fri. v.s. Oneonta @4 p.m Sat v.s. New Paltz@ 1 p.m

Volleyball Fri. v.s. Fredonia @ 6,p.m.

Sat v.s. Buffalo State@1.pm

Friday, Oct.1, 2021

Men’s Soccer School Oneonta New Paltz Oswego Buffalo State

Record SUNYAC 6-0-1 2-0 7-2-0 2-0 2-2-4 1-0-1 7-1-0 1-0 Plattsbugrh 3-4-1 0-1-1 Brockport 4-3-1 0-2 Fredonia 5-4-0 0-1 Geneseo 3-4-2 0-2 Potsdam 2-3-2 0-0

Women’s Soccer

Men’s Soccer Goals

Brian Coughlan Dylan Shalvey Yusif Okine

Assists Brian Coughlan Dylan Shalvey kevin abbondanza

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

Women’s Soccer 5 3 2

4 3 3

Save Percentage OLGA MUKA/Cardinal Points teddy Healy .567

Goals

Emiy Frodyma Avery Durgan Allison Seidman

Assists Emily Frodyma Kristen Villemaire Nora Fitzereld

4 4 3

Tennis

4 2 2

School Record SUNYAC New Platz 2-1 2-0 Cortland 3-1 3-1 Plattsburgh 1-1 1-3 Oswego 1-2 1-2 Brockport 0-1 0-1 Fredonia 0-2 0-3 Geneso 0-0 1-0 Oneonta 0-0 2-0

Save Percentage Julia Ennis .818

The Plattsburgh hockey tearm’s are gearing up to play for the first time since march 2020

Plattsburgh hockey is back!

Volleyball Kills

BY GARRETT COLLINS Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s hockey teams will take the ice this season, for the first time since early. They hope to reclaim their success in the ranks of the SUNYACS once again.

The men’s team is returning after losing in the SUNYAC semi-finals vs rival Oswego in a 1-4 route.

The team has four returning players from that playoff team. They hope their team, with lots of new players coming into the fold, will help reenergize the team when they take on the Castleton Spartans, in Castleton, VT Oct. 15, for an exhibition matchup.

The team will return

home for the first first regular season game of the year vs the Plymouth Panthers Oct. 29, and hope this will be the first time fans pool into the Ronald B. Stafford Arena to watch their Cardinals, for the first time since the pandemic started.

“Our fingers are crossed that we will be able to play in front of our fans,” Head Coach Stephen Moffat said. “We have the best fan base in Division III hockey and they always provide a spark for our team. We certainly feel we have a little bit of a home ice advantage with them behind us.”

The Lady Cardinals are getting their first action since making the NCAA tournament after posting an amazing 26-1 record in the 2019-2020 season. The

Payton Zophy Jenn Braun Meghan O’Brien

tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. The Lady Cardinals also have 4 remaining players from Assists Emma Rivers that 2019 2020 season. The Olga Muka team plays their first game Alexys Hawks in an exhibition match vs Saint Michael’s College in Colchester VT. on friday October 22nd. The team opens up their regular season vs Cortland at home in Ronald B Stafford Arena.

“There is no better place to be in the North Country on a Friday or Saturday night during hockey season than a packed Stafford Arena,” Moffat said.

“We can’t wait to hear the student section get loud this year.”

106 100 96

198 115 43

Digs

Payton Zophy Shannon Fitzpatrick Maddy Zophy

Aces

Emma Rivers Meghan O’Brian Payton Zophy

Record SUNYAC 3-1-1 0-0 2-4-0 0-0 1-3-1 0-0 5-0-1 0-0 4-1-0 0-0 1-2-1 0-0 0-4-0 0-0 2-0-0 0-0 2-1-2 0-0 4-2-0 0-0

Volleyball

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

192 130 93

30 26 19

Record SUNYAC6-2 1-0 3-5 1-0 4-5 1-0 5-3 1-0 8-2 0-1 2-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-6 0-1 4-5 0-1 2-3 0-1

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The SUNY Plattsburgh men’s soccer team lines up before the big game vs SUNYAC rival Oswego.

Plattsburgh ties Oswego

BY LIAM SAMPLE Staff Writer

The Plattsburgh Men’s Soccer Team (3-3-1) tied with the Oswego State Lakers (1-2-4) one to one in a double overtime in their State University of New York Athletic Conference 2021 debut Friday afternoon Sept. 25th The Cardinals started the scoring early into the match. With a free kick opportunity, sophomore Kevin Abbondanza propelled the ball into the air toward the goalkeeper. After rushing past a defender, senior defender Jimmy Alexander

headed it out of the air and into the left side of the net just 13:53 into the match.

Alexander brought his goal total up to two on the year. In addition. He has only taken two shots on the season, leaving him with a 1.000 shot percentage. Abbondanza’s assist count rises to three on the season, tying him for the second most on the team.

After a Plattsburgh foul in the goal box, the Lakers would use a penalty kick taken by junior Caleb Munski past the 20 minute mark to respond. The defender found the bottom of the net to tie the game at

one a piece.

While these were the only goals of the game, the Cardinals had many opportunities. They outshot Oswego 15-9, including a seven shot second half. Oswego’s goalkeeper, senior Brian Terra, tied a season high save total with five in this match.

Neither team registered a shot in the first overtime.

The second OT saw the Cardinals largest opportunity to win the game. Senior forward Juan Velez found the ball with seconds left and took a shot on as time expired. Unfortunately, it barely missed the net.

“Everything was so fast that all I could think about was putting the ball in the back of the net and celebrating with my teammates.” Valez said. “We thought we won it but the ball just went wide which was devastating but we knew we deserved the win and will take it to our next matches.”

Following a shutout performance against Sage College, freshman Teddy Healy played all 110 minutes of the game and recorded two saves. The goalkeeper recorded his first tie of his collegiate career, making his record

3-3-1.

Despite not adding a loss to the team record, they did not seem happy with the results of this match; however, they preached optimism for their remaining games.

“The team was disappointed to not take the 3 points at home and to let a win slip out of our hands.”

“We were proud about the performance but to not win the game against a SUNYAC team [is] always tough but I’m sure we will bounce back and game by game reach our goal.”Velez said.

“I believed the team

[played] very well and composed — we just needed that finisher which would’ve brought us to the top. This is a special [group] which fights to the very last whistle and fights for each other, so I’m proud of my team and what we have to do now is focus [on] the upcoming games and execute as we do best.”

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Senior scrum half TylerCallahan survays his options in an exibition game may 2019.

Callahan’s leadership helps team defy odds

BY GARRETT COLLINS Sports Editor

SUNY Plattsburgh men's rugby has a long history of success and winning. Just as recently as 2016 the team won their championship on an undefeated season. In 2018, they went undefeated again but lost to Ithaca in the playoffs. This generation of Plattsburgh men’s rugby is led by north country's own Tyler Callahan, Callahan is a senior studying criminal justice. Since his freshman year, Callahan has had a strong pulse on the team and immediately became a coach on the field.

“He brings master core structure to the table,” Luke Ovidias, president of the club, said. “He is so good at the fundamentals of the game, it helps when there are a lot of new players on the team.”

Callahan has been playing for 6 years and was looking for some kind of alternate to football, a sport he played in highschool.

“Going into it I heard it was the closest thing to football without being football,” Callahan said. “gave it a try and ended up loving it ever since.”

He was pretty good at sports in high school and definitely had the talent to play for a varsity rugby team.

He ended up not taking the option of playing for a varsity and went the club route to SUNY Plattsburgh.

“My high school coach was the coach in Platts-

burgh.” Callahan said, “I was looking at different options, I thought about Oswego, thought about Cortland, but my coach did not necessarily seal the deal, but it worked out. I was an hour away from home and I could jump right back off where I left off with the coach.”

On a club team, anybody can play. There are no tryouts and most of the people on the roster have never touched a rugby ball until they step on the pitch. Many of them have played other sports like football and baseball. Callahan’s job has become to get these new players up to speed so they can compete at a high level.

“You definitely start at the basics.” Callahan said.

“It's so much fun to just start back over and teach people one on one and then bring them up to the next level. It takes a lot of time and patience. It's a great experience not just for them but for me as well.” It's different playing a sport and teaching it at the same time.”

Callahan has taken on the leadership role on the team, and even at his short stature, he still manages to lead the team in tackles most matches.

“I'm a small dude. I always have a chip on my shoulder about being the smallest guy. I have to work harder and be tougher,” Callahan said. “Tackling and making plays on defense comes naturally because I'm used to working harder, just grinding it out until I'm successful.”

During the pandemic, the team lost a lot of the major players due to graduation and online classes. The only thing Callhan and the other senior players had to do was recruit, and get the numbers on the team up.

“The main focus right out of the gate was we had to recruit.” “The first thing the club did when they got back to campus was set up a meeting and table at the club fair.”

Callahan is currently enlisted in the United States Army. His toughness, discipline and leadership shows on the pitch everytime Callahan touches the ball.

“There's a lot of discipline in the Army and when I'm able to take that discipline and just apply it in game play,” Callahan said. “When you force people to keep up that standard and make them feel like they have to, it changes a game because discipline is everything. Whether it be how you line up for a ball, how far you line up, even communication is discipline.”

Callahan is ready to take this fall season to the next level as Plattsburgh looks to the next generation of rugby players to continue the club and their winning ways.

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25, when Plattsburgh traveled to New Paltz to take on the Hawks. Plattsburgh wanted to take the lessons learned from the close last game, where they lost in 5 sets 2-3. The first set saw the two teams go back and forth with Plattsburgh up 13-10. Oneonta would come back hard putting on a strong 5-0 point run taking the lead 15-13. Plattsburgh once again scored another set of 5 points compared to Oneonta’s 1 point going into the final stretch of the set 21- 18. The teams once again went back and forth, but the lead was too much for Oneonta and Plattsburgh would win the first set of the game 25-23.

The second set saw Plattsburgh keep up with the scoring of Oneonta, keeping the game tied up with Oneonta 15 to 15. Plattsburgh would go on a 5 point scoring run putting Plattsburgh in a primed position to win the second set in the final 5 point stretch, being up 20-15.

But all of a sudden the unexpected happened, Oneonta would tear up another 10 points taking the second set under the noses of Plattsburgh 25-20.

The third set saw most of the same story from the set before. Plattsburgh kept it close to Oneonta, being down 17-18. Once again, just like the 2nd set

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the game, Oneonta would rip another 5-point-run making the score 23-18.

Plattsburgh would try to keep themselves above water, scoring 4 unanswered points. Unfortunately, the lead could not be taken back however, losing the game 22-23.

With Plattsburgh down 2 sets to 1, their backs were close against the wall and they needed the win to force a fifth set.

Plattsburgh and Oneonta exchanged sets of 3 and 2 points keeping the set tightly knotted at 5 a piece. Oneonta would then go on a 7-1 point run putting them up 12-6. Oneonta would score another trio of points to extend the lead on Plattsburgh 15-9. Plattsburgh and Oneonta would exchange points for 9 rounds, keeping Oneonta firmly in the driver’s seat in the final 5 points of the game, 20-13. They each scored a trio of points and exchange scores for three rounds, but despite the effort Plattsburgh would lose the set 25-19.

The Cardinals sit now at 6-7 on the seasons and Plattsburgh went 0-2 despite a close game vs the Northern Vermont University - Johnson Badgers and a strong push against Oneonta. The Plattsburgh Cardinals are looking forward to another SUNYAC matchup v.s.

SUNY Canton.

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