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VOLUME 103 - ISSUE 7
Women’s March set for tomorrow BY FERNANDO ALBA Editor in Chief
More than 300 marches and demonstrations across the country are set to voice their opposition against President Donald Trump’s agenda: his attempt to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat with a presidential election underway, and the freedoms that could be lost if Ginsburg’s seat is filled with a justice like Amy Coney Barrett. Nicole Berlingeri Nelson, a SUNY Plattsburgh graduate student pursuing her MBA in data analytics, is co-organizing Plattsburgh’s “Women’s March” at the US Oval tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. Plattsburgh’s march will start with speakers Kimberly Davis, a New York State Senate candidate, and Hannah Provost, a financial planner and United Way of the Adirondacks member. The march will start from the Oval to downtown and back again. For people who want to participate in the march but can’t, organizers are encouraging them to sit in public benches along the march’s route to represent “benchwarmers,” or people against filling Ginsburg’s seat before the election. MARCH l A2
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Students Hafsah Abdourahaman, Keanny Taveras and Alexandra Arenas sit and eat lunch in Kent Cafe during its first week of opening.
Kent Cafe holds grand opening BY DREW WEMPLE Staff Writer
Freshly made deli sandwiches are back on campus in a new location. This Monday, SUNY Plattsburgh opened Kent Cafe in Kent Hall, the newest on-campus dining venue. After College Auxiliary Services elected to close Subway and Little Al’s this semester, students flocked to Kent to get a taste of a new, yet nostalgic campus flavor. The cafe is built alongside
the Saranac River Trail that runs behind campus, with seats inside facing the river. But the view isn’t the only thing Kent has to offer. Smells of baked bread, ground coffee beans and fresh veggies filled the air, a large black “Kent” bicycle stood on the counter as part of a raffle and brightly colored smoothies were blended in rapid suspension. Kent Cafe’s grand opening was filled with surprises and new tastes for students. The grand opening started at 11 a.m. Upon entry through the
side double doors of Kent leading to the cafe, students were stopped before getting in line for their meal. Luis Guevara, a senior fitness and wellness major, was standing just before the start of the line, informing students how the new cafe was set up and how it would work. Guevara was there as a part of his internship for the nutrition department. “Whoever comes in, I tell them their options that they can choose from on a meal swipe,” Guevara said. Guevara also directed stu-
dents toward Kent Cafe’s grand opening raffle. Students dropped a piece of paper with their name and phone number on it into a ballot box for a chance to win a free meal, an Instax mini camera, a bluetooth speaker or a full-sized matte black mountain bicycle. “Students can either make their own sandwich or choose one of the six trademark sandwiches and can grab two sides and a drink on the meal swipe,” Guevara said.
CAC fundraises for awareness with ducks BY CHANNING PRINS Staff Writer
SUNY Plattsburgh’s College Against Cancer club once again held its annual event with rubber ducks afloat. Its fourth annual “Quack For a Cure’’ raised about $250 for breast cancer awareness and research. Pink rubber ducks were sold, one for $2 and three for $5. Then, participants were able to throw their ducks into Hawkins Pond to float around “to kind of show the collective effort to help support breast cancer awareness and research,” Emily South, president of Colleges Against Cancer, said. In the past, the event had a larger turnout. However, because of COVID-19, there are many new restrictions with on-campus events. “It’s pretty similar but different with social distancing, masks and maximum 50 people,” South said. “This year, we kind of have to stagger everything. Hawkins Pond is a great space to be outdoors and spread out, so it’s a good place for us to have the event.” Some students participated in the event for the first time this year. Senior Amy Macaluso, dual majoring in expeditionary studies and
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SA plans new campus artwork for BLM BY ADEEB CHOWDHURY Staff Writer
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Two pink rubber ducks rest comfortably on a rock by Hawkins Pond during College Against Cancer’s Quack for a Cure event Wednesday evening. business with a minor in accounting, said it was her first time coming to “Quack for a Cure.” “I just joined Theta Phi Alpha last semester, so I didn’t really know about it before then,” Macaluso said. Everyone was encouraged to buy a rubber duck to place in Hawkins Pond even the first time students. The Colleges Against Can-
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cer is a club devoted to raising money and awareness to all cancers. “I do like the cause that it stands for. I think that it’s very important.” sophomore nursing major Penelope Crawford said. “Usually our big event for Colleges Against Cancer is ‘Relay For Life’ that’s held every spring. Typically, it’s in person, we’re at the field
house, clubs and organizations create teams and we raise money. This year it’s going to look a little different because it has to be socially distant and less than 50 people, so we are looking to do a virtual ‘Relay For Life.’” When it comes to being able to host events like “Quack for a Cure” for CAC, Macaluso said she sup-
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ports advocating for breast cancer awareness. “I have had relatives who had breast cancer and have gone through the whole process, so anything to support that [is important],” Macaluso said.
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SUNY Plattsburgh’s Student Association has set its sights on organizing the creation of new artwork highlighting and celebrating Black lives. The executive council meeting Oct. 12 began with a discussion of creating a new mural on campus dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, created by various artists from within the SUNY Plattsburgh community. Some members pointed out that such murals already exist in the downtown area, but the school having its own would elevate the artistic message and make it more meaningful to students. EXECUTIVE l A2
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