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SUNY Plattsburgh’s independent student newspaper since 1997

‘Inclusion benefits everyone’

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA

News Editor

Black Solidarity Day originated as a day of protest, observed annually on the Monday before Election Day. At SUNY Plattsburgh, it was a day of unity, learning and celebration.

Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Allison Heard said the positive energy surrounding the day stuck

out to her.

“So many times, when you talk about diversity, equity, inclusion, affirming life, affirming Black lives, people get pissed off,” Heard said. “And yesterday, what I felt was the energy: the sun was shining, the weather was uncharacteristically nice, people were happy, they were excited.”

Students, faculty, staff and off-campus guests could choose from 55 lec-

tures, discussions, presentations, workshops and film viewings to attend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 7. Students and faculty alike volunteered to organize sessions on intersectional topics, addressing issues not just of race, but disability, caregiving, work, education, faith, reproductive rights, media and others. Besides the breakout sessions, there were

the kickoff event at 8 a.m., lunch activities and performances at Amitie Plaza and a keynote featuring Nicky Hylton-Patterson, director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative.

“It was a day that we all came together, regardless of race,” said Osamuyimen Omorogbe-Akpata, treasurer of the Student Association. “It was a day of unity for me.”

While Black Solidarity

Day itself can be traced to the activist and former professor at SUNY Old Westbury in 1969, its roots in Plattsburgh start from the 59th legislation of the SA, when its student-led efforts succeeded in adding the day to the academic calendar in March. The current legislation continued its predecessors’ work by making events accessible to students. For two months, the SA worked with the Black

Solidarity Day Steering Committee to plan, organize and bring the event to students in order for the day not to be a “halfcelebration,” SA President Taiba Azeem said.

Learn more about Black Solidarity Day at SUNY Plattsburgh with a timeline of events on A5.

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$770,000 goes to programs

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA

News Editor

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Sukhpreet Kaur and Mrudangi Trivedi represent the Plattsburgh chapter of their club at a conference in Chicago.

Cardinals fly to Chicago

BY JESSICA LANDMAN Staff Writer

Four members of the SUNY Plattsburgh chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization attended the organization’s “Frame Your Future” conference in Chicago from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30.

The “Frame Your Future” conference featured keynote speakers such as Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine; Rebecca White, a former president of national and global non-profit organizations, and Cary Singleton, founder of Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship.

Founder and President of Plattsburgh’s CEO club Vladamiere Perry, a senior with a double major in entrepreneurship and business, attended the conference hoping to learn more about starting his own business and how to be successful in his career.

He left with much more.

He made great connections and advanced his LinkedIn account as well as learning the ins and outs of the field.

“It’s a great way to meet the other presidents, the other people involved with the CEO, learn how to develop the club further and gain entrepreneurial skills all around,” Perry said.

Perry was especially

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excited to participate in many of the chances to win money to put toward his business. Plattsburgh’s CEO club participated in the national pitch competition. Being only a few out roughly 700 pitches, they did not advance to further rounds, but the experience for them was rewarding. The winner of this competition would receive $20,000.

There was also an esports competition for a business startup that the students would be able to participate in to win $10,000, if they were the top performer. Perry said he stayed on the leaderboard for about an hour.

Also featured at the

event were networking opportunities with companies that would attend the conference and set up a table. The goal of these businesses was to promote entrepreneurial mindsets and give away money.

Perry founded one of CEO’s 250 chapters across the United States in February together with Nancy Church, distinguished service professor of marketing and entrepreneurship, because he is passionate about creating opportunities for his fellow students and learning more about becoming an entrepreneur.

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OP-ED: GOALKEEPER REFLECTS

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SUNY Plattsburgh received $649,009 from New York state to go toward enrollment and student retention, academic programs and operational efficiency, President Alexander Enyedi announced Oct. 28. This money is part of a lump sum of $60 million to be distributed across the state.

An additional $125,000 has been allocated to support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Funds allocated for diversity, equity and inclusion will be used for initiatives to support women, BIPOC students and students in need of support. Allison Heard, vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, said targeted support initiatives are aimed at the “middle student” — a student who is not enrolled in any programs that would provide them with additional resources,

such as Student Support Services, Student Accessibility Services and the Educational Opportunity, Cardinal Achievement and Honors programs.

“So where do you fit in?

Right in the middle. You are the student that’s most likely to be rendered invisible,” Heard said. “You are a person who has a higher chance of possibly leaving.”

These resources can manifest as a check-in with Multicultural Coach Travis Gorham or more accessible opportunities to leave campus, but Heard’s goal is creating a “whole support network” for the “middle student.”

Another proposed initiative is the Academic Diversity Officers program, where students would be recruited as ambassadors to the schools within the college to serve as a liaison between the office of diversity, equity and inclusion.

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News Editor Aleksandra Sidorova

News Editor

University Police stopped a car because its headlights weren’t on, but ended up arresting the driver because their license was suspended.

Nov. 4

A male was reported to be tearing down signs and chasing people in front of Memorial Hall. The second time this occurred, in front of Whiteface Hall, the suspect was arrested.

Nov. 4

UP discovered a student had cannabis and a prohibited weapon, a gel soft gun, while assisting in a room check.

Nov. 9

Spray-paint graffiti was reported on the Myers Fine Arts building.

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Friday, Nov. 11, 2022

SA passes first resolution

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA

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The Student Association Senate approved the 60th legislation’s first resolution, on the topic environmental sustainability Wednesday, Nov. 3. Additionally, the SA granted a total of $3,041 to two new clubs, one of which has not yet held its first general meeting.

At the start of its meeting, the SA intended to fill a new position — Associate Justice on the Student Court. However, the candidate withdrew, their representative said. This resulted in a unanimous disapproval of the candidate to the position.

Then came the questions of funding. APOSA, the newly-instilled SUNY Plattsburgh chapter of Apostolic Church International, asked for $1,400 — a sum reduced from its initial request of $2,000.

The funds would go to a banquet to be held Nov. 19 with the goal of introducing students to APOSA. Senators asked a series of questions about the purpose of the event. The club representative said 60 people are expected to attend, including an emcee, instrumentalists and guest

speakers. The banquet aligns with the club’s goal of providing students with resources and guidance in areas of mental health, career and finance, the representative said. Other “enticements,” as Senator William Donlon said in his question to the representative, include food, student dance club performances and singing.

Senators had numerous other concerns: the timing of the event falling on the weekend before Thanksgiving break, the total lack of general club meetings throughout the semester and the means by which the club intends to “keep awareness” during Thanksgiving and winter breaks. The club representative said APOSA’s eboard considered all of these issues and is prepared to face them.

The SA approved the funding in a 13-2 decision.

The other $1,641 was requested by Fuerza: Black and Latinx Student Union, to finance a trip to Albany for all 12 of Fuerza’s eboard members. The members would attend Fuerza Night hosted at University at Albany, an event gathering Fuerza chapters across multiple colleges in the United States. The money

would cover gas, hotel accommodation and tickets to Fuerza Night. The trip would allow SUNY Plattsburgh’s chapter of Fuerza to interact with members of other chapters, exchange ideas and coordinate their values and missions to “be on the same page.”

Senators addressed discrepancies between the original and newly submitted paperwork requesting funding, but Fuerza President Shelby Disla specified the updated information.

The cost differences between the original request of $2,000 and the amount the SA agreed to grant — $1,641 — was to be used for team bonding activities, such as bowling and the viewing of the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The funding was unanimously approved.

Last on the agenda was the approval of the current legislation’s first resolution, focused on environmental sustainability.

The resolution, written by SA Vice President Saran Kaba, proposed that the currently optional “green fee” of $3 per semester become mandatory. Other points within the resolution included a “sustainability task force” created in partnership between

the SA and the college administration, as well as the creation of a full-time position within the office of Facilities and Operations focused on sustainability initiatives. An SA resolution, Adviser Steven Matthews said, is the “official voice of the SA.”

After the Senate unanimously approved the resolution, it will reach the desks of President Alexander Enyedi, the President’s Cabinet, the SUNY Plattsburgh College Council, Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Operations Tyson Moulton and Associate Professor of Environmental Science Curt Gervich.

“Thank you for agreeing to pass the environmental sustainability resolution,” Kaba said. “It’s been a long time coming.”

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Sukhpreet Kaur, Mrudangi Trivedi, Nancy Church and Vladamiere Perry enjoy a business lunch.

CHICAGO Continued from page A1 The club is currently in its second semester on campus.

Perry has a snack food business that he runs with his friend from the University of Vermont. The idea is to turn insects into healthy and delicious snacks.

They have recently acquired a grant that would allow them to further their company and the testing process of their products.

For Perry, entrepreneurship is his ultimate goal. He wants to create his own ideas and start his own business. That is precisely the reason that he went to a conference in Chicago through the CEO club.

Another attendee of the conference, Mrudangi Purvesh Trivedi, learned quite a bit about business as well. One of the points made by the keynote speaker at the conference really stuck with Trivedi.

“What I learned is to be really honest,” Trivedi said. “A speaker there also told us sitting in front of her that we have to believe in ourselves. That is hard for students to do, but you have to believe.”

Trivedi lived in India for several years and moved to the United States to attend college and create a good life

for herself. She was never really interested in school or going to college, but her parents wanted her to receive the next level of education.

She chose business because she didn’t really know what she wanted to do, and it seemed like a good option.

She realized quickly, however, that she had a fondness for entrepreneurship and business, and it soon became her goal to work high up in a large firm.

When entering this major, she had no idea how to go about starting a business or what to expect when working in the business field. This conference allowed her to better understand what the future might look like for her.

She attended the conference to learn more about her major and possible paths for her future. Trivedi is only a freshman, so she has plenty of time to figure out exactly what she wants from her career, but the speakers and events at the conference helped her expand her horizons.

The CEO club offers opportunities like these that help advance the education of students who may be interested in a career related to the field of business or entrepreneurship.

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Vladamiere Perry and Nancy Church pose with copies of the book “Build for Tomorrow” written by Jason Feifer, editor in chief for Entrepreneurship Magazine.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 11 2022

Transgender Awareness Week approaches

BY BRYN FAWN Opinions Editor

June may be Pride Month, a celebration for anyone who identifies as queer, but November is Transgender Awareness Month, which includes Transgender Awareness Week that finishes with the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

While transgender individuals may have more rights and liberties than before, it is still not where it needs to be.

The current social culture surrounding transgender individuals is hostile and depressing. Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists side with individuals who tend to be misogynistic just to make “safe spaces for real women.” Healthcare for transgender individuals is becoming restricted and more difficult to obtain.

The suicide rate is still high, especially for teenage transgender individuals.

The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization to assist LGBT members and youth, states on their website: “LGBT youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society.

The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBT Youth Mental Health found that 45% of LGBT youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth.”

Suicide isn’t the single major cause of transgender death, murder is. Transgender Day of Rememberance, Nov. 20, helps bring awareness to that. Commonplace activities include holding a vigil for those lost, advocating for transgender individuals and sharing the names of those lost on social media.

The day’s origins come from Rita Hester, a Black transgender woman

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who was killed in 1998. Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman and founder of Transgender Day of Remembrance, had never met Hester, but found her story impactful. Hester was only two days away from her 35th birthday when she was killed. Hester loved the night life, going to queer clubs and parties, but also crossing the aisle into cisgender heterosexual spaces. Hester was known by friends and family to be

bold, loving to entertain and perform and her sweetness.

Hester was not the first, and not the last transgender individual killed that year, far from it. According to Human Rights Campaign, 2021 alone saw 57 fatal violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people.

The organization Transgender Europe published to their page on Transgender Day of Remembrance, a total of 4,042

trans and gender-diverse people were reported killed in 80 countries between January 2008 and September 2021.

“It all started one night, when I spoke with a few other transgender people about the murder of Rita Hester in November 1998. I talked about how similar the death was to that of Chanelle Pickett just three years before.”

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Twitter’s dark future under Elon Musk’s leadership

BY BRYN FAWN Opinions Editor

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Fall flavors underappreciated

BY ROCCO GOLDEN

Contributor

Fall is often overlooked when it comes to many of its food staples. These foods are classics in American culture. For some individuals, they look forward to this season to indulge in such delights as pumpkin bread and apple pie.

The absolute definitive food of the fall season is the apple. In and around the North Country, there are many orchards that, during the fall season, always have tons of apples to sell.

These apples are some of the best that can be found in the region. New York is the second biggest apple producing state in the country, behind Washington. New York is also home to the largest mcintosh orchard in the world, Chazy Orchards.

According to Apples From New York, an informational website on the propagation of apples, New York grows more apple varieties than any other state in the country. Enough apples are

produced each year to make over 500 million apple pies.

The apple was also adopted as the state fruit in 1976.

One of the best things about apples is the versatility. A plain apple is already a delicious and classic treat, but the many dishes made with apples garner the same, if not more prominence.

Apple pie is by far one of the most popular dishes for fall in the North Country. Many take for granted the ability to drive to a local orchard and pick apples themselves. Farm fresh apples are far better than store-bought, and the experience itself is enjoyable. Not many people, especially those in larger cities, have such close access to freshly grown, local produce.

While its popularity may not be up there with apples, pumpkin still proves itself enough to be considered a staple in the area. Like apples, pumpkins are in season around the area during Septem-

ber and October. Another great food during the fall is pumpkin bread. Pumpkin bread is similar to banana bread, a generally more popular alternative.

The pumpkin itself has a more tourist-like and decorative reputation, especially for the season. While many see the pumpkin as a decoration, its true potential can be found in the culinary department. Baked seeds, pie, cookies, pancakes and other various foods can be made using pumpkin as an ingredient.

Fall can be overhyped, with individuals looking forward to expensive seasonal lattes and leaf peeping. However, the food of this time of year should be appreciated. Food during the fall season is something that remains justly rated by the masses. Fall food may not be the most prestigious of all, but it is certainly not the worst.

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Elon Musk refuses to keep his name out of the press, no matter the type of publicity. For the last few months, Musk stated he would buy Twitter, pulled out of the agreement, was served a lawsuit by Twitter and finally purchased the social media platform.

Nearly the second Musk obtained ownership, Twitter began its downfall.

Musk advertised that Twitter would be more lenient on censorship. Since obtaining Twitter, the usage of the N-word increased by 500%, according to The Washington Post. The backlash has been insurmountable from both sides.

Musk has since changed his Twitter bio to “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” as of Nov. 11.

Musk also introduced changes to Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid service. Now Twitter Blue only reduces the ads by half, and gives paying users verification — the blue checkmark. This checkmark used to have to be earned. It was to help Twitter users decipher who was an impersonator and who is a real celebrity or organization. Instead, now for $8 a month accounts can be verified. This has led to several “trolls” impersonating celebrities, such as Musk himself, and wreaking havoc. Some of these accounts have been restricted, which goes against Musk’s freedom of speech mindset.

Twitter Blue has other qualms as well with Musk admitting those that do not pay the subscription will be pushed to the bottom, and only Twitter Blue users will

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appear at the top of replies.

Users now must pay to be able to be heard on Twitter.

Stephen Gutowski, a journalist for CNN who founded The Reload, tweeted: “Elon just compared non-verified accounts going forward to emails in a spam folder.

Sounds like you’ll need to pay for Twitter Blue for people to actually read your tweets. No more of those ‘this site is free’ jokes, folks.”

Those on the right spectrum of U.S. politics tend to side with Musk, and are supportive of the direction he is taking the company.

However, after attending a conference with left-leaning organizations pleading to Musk how his actions could cause harm, conservatives left Musk’s ideas they feared Musk would “pander” to these activists.

Musk also has silenced the voices of workers. In the official announcement, Musk walked around Twitter Headquarters carrying a sink. The punchline being “let that sink in.” Musk then promptly fired several employees. This prompted a class-action lawsuit as

the company failed to provide a 60-day notice. Musk has a history of this behavior. Tesla is known to force fired employees to sign documents so they are unable to discuss their work situation or conditions with others.

This is all in an attempt to profit off of the $44 million purchase, yet, it’s failing. Many advertisers have pulled from Twitter, including L’Oreal. Musk no longer has as many rallying fans on his side, and those that are, simply refuse to see any flaw inside the man. Musk has angered the left and the right, and Twitter has become a sinking ship.

There is no telling how much longer Twitter will survive, or what the future holds for the platform. It is one of the more popular platforms to obtain news, and with the fairly easy ability to lie, it’s only a matter of time before misinformation spreads like wildfire.

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Voting impacts local community Yearly elections are often overshadowed by presidential elections, but they are just as important, especially midterms. Midterm elections were held this year Tuesday, Nov. 8. The results of these polls can easily sway the political landscape for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s term.

Banners and political ads line the streets of Broad, Cornelia and Route Three asking to “write in” a candidate.

Writing in is when a candidate is not on the initial ballot, but voters can write in their name to be counted in the election. This is how presumably thousands of Americans voted for the dead gorilla, Harambe, in the 2016 presidential election.

Joshua Eck, spokesman for Ohio secretary of state, the home state for Harambe, commented how most of these votes would be rendered invalid.

You aren’t required to physically be there at the polling center to write in names either, as there are absentee ballots. Ballots that you mail in to be accounted for. Students can vote in their hometowns with this

method, but any SUNY Plattsburgh student that is eligible may participate in a Clinton County election.

Manhattanville College published an article which states: “The U.S. Census Bureau considers students to be residents of their college community.

Students contribute to the college community in many valuable ways. They work as volunteers in a host of civic organizations, help to create jobs in the community, bolster the local economy, and pay sales and gasoline taxes.” Manhattanville College also shared how students can ensure their representation is accounted for in their college town: “If you are concerned about how you will be treated when submitting your voter registration application in your college community, check with your campus student affairs office, [New York Public Interest Research Group] chapter, or other student organizations involved in political activity. You can also check with the town/ city clerk or the county board of elections.”

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Unlike presidents, representatives from the House are re-elected every two years. This term duration leads to the importance of midterm elections. Representatives are the individuals in Congress who propose federal bills to be presented to the president.

Important matters such as bodily autonomy, gay rights, trans rights and antiracist legislature can be hugely affected by representatives in the house and their beliefs.

New York State has 27 representatives within the House. The

entirety of New York and its values fall upon these 27 shoulders.

Researching those on your ballot is quintessential in exercising your right to the full extent. There is also the option to vote for a third party, however third party politicians struggle to establish a foundation in U.S. politics and to be elected.

Sheriffs are also up for election or reelection this polling season. Sheriffs vary by county, with varying responsibilities.

There are other positions for election as

well, which is an ample opportunity to really shape Plattsburgh to what you hope and want to see for the future. You, as a student, may not remain here long term, but you do leave an impact for the short duration you do attend college.

Make that time count, and vote this election season. If you have not yet done so, register to vote so you can participate in the next election. If you are unable to vote, encourage your friends who can.

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Both were transgender women of color who lived in Massachusetts, were last seen alive at a neighborhood club and died in mid-November,” Smith wrote in an article published to the Huffington Post.

Smith then founded Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1999. The day is now recognized in the United States, Canada, Australia, Poland, Russia, the Philippines and South Korea.

“The Transgender Day of Remembrance is not an event for fundraisers and beer busts. It’s not an event we “celebrate.” It is not a quick and easy oneday way for organizations to get credit for their support of the transgender community. It’s not something to trot out on the 20th of November and forget about. We should be working every day for all of us, living and dead.” Smith wrote.

Students can do a multitude of things this upcoming Nov. 20. Allies can amplify their transgender peer voices,’ share educational material online and in person and participate in nay events being held that day. Transgender students can share their stories, educate their peers and demand a vigil to be held on campus. The use of social media can leave a lasting impact, evident by the “blackout” on Instagram for the Black Lives Matter movement.

In the 2021 annual report done by University Police, it was found that “152 students who identified as women,10 students who identified as men, and five students who identified as transgender reported that they were subject to verbal sexual harassment in the prior year.”

Transgender and queer students have many resources on campus. If a hate crime occurs, report it to University Police and Title IX. If one witnesses a crime, call 911 and ensure the victim is safe.

SUNY Plattsburgh has a LGBTQ+ Resource Committee that can be contacted,

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A Russian informational poster describing a death of a transgender woman, 2021. the LGBTQ+ Student Union and LGBTQ+ Peer Support group. Off campus, students can reach out to Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance, the organization that hosts the annual pride in downtown Plattsburgh. The organization is run by a transgender woman.

When Nov. 20 comes, take a moment to remember the thousands lost. Thou-

sands of bright minds, kind souls and loving hearts were wiped out simply due to hatred. Support local queers, especially transgender youth. Do not forget, say their names.

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As part of its work, the SA met with the President’s Cabinet and the Faculty Senate to arrange online versions of the sessions and encouraged professors to allow their students to attend sessions instead of class.

Many professors did just that. Clubs and boards canceled their meetings to give way to the celebration of Black Solidarity Day. “What happened yesterday was the validation of that hard work,” Azeem said. “We felt that the students would care about this, and yesterday they showed us they care.”

Feedback for the event was mostly positive. Heard said the only criticism she received was that it was difficult for some to choose which session to attend, as multiple were held at the same time. At the most recent SA Senate meeting, Adviser Stephen Matthews reported that the Black Solidarity Day events were not as well-attended at some other SUNY schools as they were at SUNY Plattsburgh.

“What I saw yesterday was the beginning,” Heard said. “It’s not the end. There’s so much potential, and that really helps me to stay energized and passionate.”

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MONEY Continued from page A1 Officers would work closely with Heard and offer faculty resources such as readings, teaching strategies and technology to create more inclusive spaces within their departments.

“It’s like a flower, it don’t just grow,” Heard said. “You can put it in the ground, but you’ve got to do something to it.”

One of the other initiatives planned is a Racial Justice Summit, which Heard said would in some ways resemble the social justice teach-in held in honor of Black Solidarity Day Monday, Nov. 7.

It would be a day of programming, possibly on a weekend. The sessions would be about advocacy, volunteerism and leadership, though there will not be as many as there were on Black Solidarity Day. Heard also said she hopes to invite students from other colleges to the event.

She also hopes to continue hosting the event in years to come.

However, Heard said she has not done any “legwork” for planning the event yet.

Of the $649,009, $280,000 — 43.4% — will go to enrollment and student retention initiatives.

The listing displaying the proposed uses for the money shows initiatives

aimed at gathering and tracking enrollment and retention data, as well as recruiting students from outside the state and abroad. One initiative specifically focuses on developing educational opportunities for prospective students in Vietnam. There will also be efforts to recruit more student athletes and graduate students.

The second-largest sum — $144,159 making up 22.3% of the total awarded — will go toward student services. Three year-long pilot programs are proposed: peer mentors for Student Support Services, a position for a mental health programming advocate and a supporting role for the Cardinal Achievement Program, which is a program to ease students’ transition from high school to college. $139,000, or 21.6%, of the money will be invested in academic programs.

Initiatives are aimed at developing new programs within the next year in areas of high projected regional needs. Money will also be invested in improving existing programs, particularly producing an accelerated nursing program to fill the region’s high need for the profession. Other initiatives include professional development and the addition of workstations.

The remaining 12.6% of the sum, $81,500, will go toward operational effi-

ciencies would be invested in a channel to livestream campus events, updated hardware and software for the Center for Cybersecurity and Technology and other equipment to be used for promotional materials.

The funding, in addition to $2 million of SUNY Plattsburgh’s own funds, will help the college work toward achieving the goals established in Plattsburgh Next, its three-year development plan, Enyedi said in a press release.

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This Week in Photos: Hockey Season Starts Photos by Ryan Nista

Above: Forward Paul Bryer (25) smiles back at the camera.

Above: Forward Emma McLean (9) evades Saint Michael’s defenders Oct. 29 at the exhibition match up.

Above: Forward Julia Masotta (7) drives up the rink, looking to pass to a teammate.

Read more about women’s hockey on B1 and men’s hockey on B3.

Above: Ryan Bonefield (11) takes a shot at the goal.

Below: Fowards Joshua Belgrave (10) and Carson Gallagher (28) fight for possession from Castleton defenders.

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Women’s hockey sweeps Mustangs Women’s basketball enters new season

BY COLLIN BOLEBRUCH Associate Sports Editor

The Plattsburgh Cardinals women’s hockey team (2-0-0) opened its regular season last weekend, beating the in-conference Morrisville Mustangs (0-3-1) on the road twice by scores of 6-1 Nov. 4 and 7-1 Nov. 5. The wins mark 83 and 84 consecutive conference games without a loss for the Cardinals, dating back to November 2016.

The introductory regular season games were prefaced by two exhibition games against the Saint Michael’s Purple Knights.

Plattsburgh won 2-1 Oct. 28 at Saint Michael’s and 6-0 Oct. 29 in Plattsburgh.

“We were all really excited to get on the ice initially for even the exhibition games,” forward Sara Krauseneck said. “Everyone is really excited for that and to get the official game under our belt and get the initial nerves of starting in conference play and our real season.”

Forward Mae Olshansky led Plattsburgh in goals with four over both games, followed by forward Ivy Boric with three. Boric recorded her second career hat trick, netting all three of her scores Nov. 5. Defender Aizah Thompson and forward Julia Masotta added two goals each and defender Sierra Benjamin scored one of their own.

BY LIAM SAMPLE Sports Editor

It was a streaky 20212022 season for the Plattsburgh women’s basketball team, who finished 7-18.

The team enters the new season with a new goal, creating relationships on and off the court.

“Last year I think our biggest struggle was team chemistry. This year, the seniors all wanted to come RYAN NISTA/Cardinal Points together and just try and Graduate student Nicole Unsworth (20) recorded her 100th career point Nov. 5 make more of a team enviKrauseneck and Un- time meetings with Mor- ronment,” senior Hannah “I think that’s obviousRuberto said. “That’s been ly a key point every year sworth, graduate stu- riville, dating back to 2018. really our main focus and is trying to get everyone dents, both earned their The Mustangs joined the just creating good relationtouching the puck, you 100th career point over Northeast Women’s Hockships between our teamwant as many people that the weekend. Houle re- ey League conference in mates and emphasizing can score as possible,” corded his 450th career 2019.

“I don’t think we should what a team is off the court Olshansky said. “That’s win, best for sixth all-time as much as what a team is always a good thing. It among college women’s take anyone for granted in our league,” Olshansky on court.” means you’re probably ice hockey coaches.

Head Coach Ben SarMorrisville forwards said. “I think every team winning games.” raf, who enters his second Krauseneck had the Rhys Brown and Allicen in our conference, and season at the helm after most assists of any Cardi- Bouchard scored one goal honestly every team in spending eight seasons as nal with five. Forward Ni- each. Goaltenders Emma the nation, is going to give the assistant coach, said it cole Unsworth, Olshansky, Plett and Maggie Jones us their best game, just is clear this team has done Benjamin, and Masotta all combined for 100 saves because we are Cardinal work on its own. had multiple assists. Lilla and 13 goals allowed over hockey, everyone knows “The things that rethat we’re going to give Nease was in the goal for both contests. ally go unnoticed that reThe Cardinals outshot them our best game.” both contests and saved 28 ally make a team a team, The first Plattsburgh shots, including 17 Nov. 4. the Mustangs 113-30, but they’ve done a good job “It’s not just scoring the teams tied in faceoff goal of the weekend came making sure that there’s goals. It’s playing valuable wins with 55 apiece. Platts- four minutes into the Nov. been a lot of opportunities minutes, getting that ice burgh scored four goals 4 game, when Olshansky for the team to get to know time and experience and on power plays to Morris- was assisted by Krauseneck each other and spend time contributing to the pro- ville’s one. Ten minor pen- and Benjamin for a powertogether,” Sarraf said. gram and to the team in dif- alties were assigned in- play goal. Morrisville reSarraf said the message ferent ways,” Head Coach cluding four Cardinal and sponded with an equalizer is simple for the season, three minutes later.

Kevin Houle said. “We’re six Mustang violations. take it one day at a time and Plattsburgh is now unlooking forward to how “keep it positive.” He had a WHKY l B3 defeated through nine all[new players] develop.” busy offseason, bringing in

five first-years, sophomore Izzy Wilbur, who is new to the team and sophomore Bri Brousseau, who transferred from Canton.

The team’s forward core consists of six players, senior Kara Oatman, firstyear Imani Walcott, junior Caitlin Kolesar, senior Hannah Ruberto, senior Misa Dowdell and Brousseau.

Ruberto had the most total points among returning forwards with 102 last year.

Dowdell finished with 15 blocks last season, second highest on the team.

In terms of guards, the team is running with nine this season, senior Mya Smith, first-year Kortney McCarthy, first-year Silvette Vargas, first-year Jaden Wilson, junior Brinley Inglee, sophomore Koree Stillwell, first-year Kathy PetersonRoss, sophomore Payton Couture and Wilbur.

Couture scored the most total points on the team last year with 271, averaging 10.8 per game and led the team with an average of 6.5 rebounds per game. Smith started every game last season and averaged 9.2 points.

Couture said a strength of this team is how it is closer than last season and that the players have built good chemistry. She said she expects players to give it their all this season.

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Senior goalkeeper reflects on collegiate career OP-ED I don’t know if I’ll ever get that sound out of my head.

With 15 seconds left, I took my final look around the field. From the scoreboard, to the field, to the bench, and to our fans, one final moment to take it all in before the gutwrenching sound of the final whistle.

As an athlete, you know that moment is bound to come, but nothing truly prepares you for it. In a lot of ways, it felt exactly how I imagined it would. Teary eyed and a harsh realization that it’s all over. The hot summer days that were spent training to pass the fitness test, though I unfortunately never did, the long practices, the locker room that practically turned into a club before walking on the field and, of course, going into battle week after week with my team. The difference, and the part that I never saw coming, was the reason behind all of the emotions.

A few years ago, my father and I took a trip out to Long Island for what would be my final college showcase. I was verbally committed to another school, but had already signed up for the tournament so I decided to go.

It was there that Frantzy Noze, our former assistant coach, stood alongside the field, in torrential rain, and recruited me.

He insisted that I at least come check out the campus before I made my final decision on where I’d begin my college career.

Needless to say after coming to Plattsburgh, meeting the team and coaching staff and seeing the culture that existed here, my

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Julia Ennis finishes her career with 43 games played and a 1.19 goals allowed average. Her final record is 23-15-4. choice was clear.

The three years preceding that day in Long Island were nothing short of a dream come true. I could talk about every win, every loss and every memory made in between, but this year, my senior year, was like no other. This season, with this team, to put it simply, was special.

In late March, our team was called for an important team meeting. Upon hearing the news that our former head coach Tania Armellino, as well as Noze, would be leaving our program to pursue another coaching position at the University of Bridgeport, a sense of uncertainty sunk in. The vision I had in my mind of what my final season would look like got completely shaken. But as I looked around the table that day, I felt a sense of reassurance. I knew that if any group of people could handle a change this big, it was without a doubt, this team. In a text I sent out later that evening, I said: “Tania [Armellino] and

Frantzy [Noze] welcomed all of us into this program and guided us to the place we find ourselves today, and I am extremely thankful for them and everything they’ve done for us. In saying that, this team and our goals are not going anywhere. I have no doubt that this team is capable of not only winning a SUNYAC title, but building a new foundation for this program. No matter what, have each other’s backs, work hard, and focus on what we set out to do, and I have no doubt we will be successful.”

I said it, but the team embodied that message.

As we welcomed our new head coach, Whitney Frary, into our program we were determined to uphold the traditions we’ve set in the past while also opening ourselves to a new perspective — perhaps a new system of play and a new mindset toward what success truly means.

Frary unlocked a sense of confidence in each player that stepped on the field everyday, and as a whole,

she instilled a new level of trust in our program, our goals and in each other. She taught us that it doesn’t just take desire to win, it takes hard work, belief, and willingness to step outside of our comfort zone in order to be great.

This newfound coaching style was evident at countless different points of the season, whether it was junior Zoe Rice scoring an astounding 35-yard goal in one of her first games ever played here at Plattsburgh State, or senior Anna McDuffie scoring her first collegiate goal on Senior Day or senior Nicole Kingsley having the tenacity to score three goals this year after never scoring before.

Incredible soccer moments like that not only define the beauty and specialness of the sport, but in our case, define our team’s unique strength, our depth. We bought into the idea that no matter when, no matter the opponent, any of the 19 players that lined our bench could step on the field and elevate the game.

I believe that mindset will not only help this team continue to be great, but propel them to a new level of success that this program has never seen before.

On a personal note, this season was certainly filled with some challenges I never saw coming. After 17 years of a healthy career without any injury, besides a few ankle and shoulder tweaks here and there, a strained quad proved to be an obstacle that only time would be able to heal. It goes without saying, time is a valuable thing and probably the last thing I wanted to endure during my final season. But, as the season progressed it became more apparent I needed to fill a different role on the team.

I knew I needed to put my individual goals and ambitions aside, and focus on being the teammate and captain that this team believed I could be. If I couldn’t be on the field playing, I made a commitment to being the voice and leader that any and everyone could look to at any given moment.

For so long I filled the role of starting goalkeeper, and that was an honor and certainly a privilege. But perhaps one of the most special things I have witnessed this season is the rise of sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Haley. Haley and I battled day in and day out and challenged each other to ensure that no matter who was stepping on the pitch. We would be ready to face any player that stood in front of us. Not only did she rise to the ultimate challenge of SUNYAC play, she did it with poise and confidence, and that can be hard to find in young goalkeepers, especially at this level. As I walk away from this team and specifically my position, I leave it in the hands, or gloves, of an individual who has proven to be a fierce competitor with a future that will undeniably be one for the record books.

So maybe that quarterfinal match didn’t go our way, and perhaps we didn’t achieve the goal of winning a SUNYAC Championship, but this team, and this season, meant so much more than a trophy ever could. In a letter I wrote to my mom and dad before Senior Day reflecting on my career, I said: “From the start winning was everything, but as I’ve grown up, I’ve learned that isn’t why I play. Yes, championships are great, and winning is a goal, but when I look back on this career, I think of the teammates I’ve had the privilege to play alongside, the coaches I’ve learned countless lessons from and you my parents who have blessed me with the gift of this sport and didn’t doubt me for a second.”

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ter, Allison Seidman, Kirsten Villemaire, Sam Spear, Anna McDuffie and Nicole Kingsley, your impact on this program and devotion to greatness has never gone unnoticed. It has been a pleasure to play alongside each and every one of you.

And lastly to my final team, words will never be able to describe the impact this season and each and everyone of you have had on my life. The enthusiasm, commitment to excellence, and overall passion for the game has been both an inspiration and a joy to be a part of.

The sky truly is the limit for this program, and I ask you to keep believing in that, each other, and every goal you set out to achieve. Commit to something every single day, and when it is your turn to hear that final whistle blow, I hope you’re able to say, “I left every field better than the way I found it,” because at the end of the day, that’s what matters most.

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Like I said, winning is a goal, but this career has meant so much more than any win could.

For my final thought, I would like to say thank you.

To my parents, for their endless support and the sacrifices made along the way to make sure my dreams became a reality.

To my coaches, from five years old to now, you’ve taught me lessons and given me tools to navigate life after sports, and I will forever be indebted to you for that.

To Plattsburgh State, thank you for allowing me to represent you for the past four years. Putting my jersey on and playing in front of our fans has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

Julia Ennis is a senior goalkeeper on the To my fellow seniors and graduate stuwomen’s soccer team. This Op-Ed reflects dents, what a ride it has been. Kieren Rither thoughts on her athletic career.

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Scoreboard

Schedule/Results Standings Men’s Hockey

11/4 1-5 loss @ Oswego* 11/5 7-2 win @ Cortland* 11/11 vs. Brockport @ 7* 11/12 vs. Geneseo @ 7*

Men’s Basketball

11/8 76-71 win vs. Clarkson 11/11 @ MCLA @ 2 11/16 vs.St.Lawrence @7:30 11/19 @ Cobleskill @ 1:30

Women’s Hockey

11/4 6-1 win @ Morrisville* 11/5 7-1 win @ Morrisvile* 11/11 vs. Potsdam @ 3* 11/12 @ Potsdam @ 2*

Women’s Basketball

11/8 61-59 win vs. Clarkson 11/11 vs. Cobleskill @ 5 11/12 vs. Wesleyan @ 3 11/16 vs.St. Lawrence @5:30

Cross Country

10/29 Men placed 6th of 10 @ SUNYAC Championship* 10/29 Women placed 6th of 10 @ SUNYAC Championship* 11/12 @ Mideast Region Championships @11/12

* = conference game

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Paul Bryer T-3

Women’s Hockey 3 2

Assists T-3

3

Save Percentage Jacob Hearne Kyle Alaverdy

.964 .872

Goals

Mae Olshansky Ivy Boric T-2

Assists

Sara Krauseneck Sierra Benjamin Mae Olshansky

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Men’s Hockey School Oswego Brockport Fredonia Geneseo Buffalo State Cortland Plattsburgh Potsdam Morrisville

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

Women’s Hockey School Plattsburgh Potsdam Canton Oswego Cortland Buffalo State Morrisville

SUNYAC 2-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0

Record 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-1 1-3-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 0-3-1

Men’s Basketball

4 3 2 5 4 3 .933

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

SUNYAC Record 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball Points Per Game Kevin Tabb Myles Jones Sheriff Conteh

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Payton Couture (33) played 35 minutes against Clarkson, going five for nine from the field.

WBB Continued from page B2 “If you’re out there for 20 minutes, give it your hardest 20 minutes. If you’re only out there for five, give it the hardest five you can,” Couture said. “Leave everything on the court.”

Sarraf said it is extremely important this season to be connected with his players.

He added that he learned a lot of lessons in his first year, saying “what didn’t

I learn last year?,” One of those lessons he said is how important the relationship with his leaders is.

Sarraf emphasized that his seniors have stepped up not only to help him, but to help in building chemistry for the team. He said they have run study halls and made sure the players are on top of their work, along with helping out when recruits visit campus. He also said that on the court, the team is a bit taller, deeper and more experienced.

Plattsburgh started off its season with a 61-59 win over the Clarkson Golden

Knights at Memorial Hall, fueled by 16 points by Brousseau and 12 by both Smith and Couture.

The team next will host the Cardinal Classic, where the team will play SUNY Cobleskill, and Wesleyan University, with SUNY Potsdam also attending. Four total games will be played over two games at Memorial Hall. Attendance is free for the games, which start today at 5 p.m. and tomorrow at 1 p.m.

19 16 10

Points Per Game Bri Brousseau Payton Couture Mya Smith

16 12 12

Rebounds Per Game

Rebounds Per Game

Assists Per Game

Assists Per Game

Erik Salo Sheriff Conteh Kevin Tabb

8 7 6

Erik Salo 5 Franklin Infante 3 Myles Jones 3 Scoreboard last updated 11/9

Bri Brousseau Payton Couture Kathy Peterson-Ross Payton Couture Mya Smith Kortney McCarthy

11 7 7 4 4 3

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

SUNYAC Record 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Athlete Quote of the Week “Every team in the nation is going to give us their best game, just because we are Cardinal hockey. Everyone knows we are going to give them our best game.”

- Junior women’s hockey forward Mae Olshansky

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Men’s basketball takes home opener in nailbiter

BY GARRETT JONES Contributor

In front of a full house, Coach Mike Blaine and the Cardinals went to war with rival Clarkson in what would be a nip and tuck game that the Cardinals won 7671. The Plattsburgh men’s basketball team showed there will be no rolling over late in games and that the team is a force to be reckoned with this year.

The first half was all about getting dirty and second chances for the Cardinals. A minute and 26 seconds into the game sophomore guard Franklin Infante jumped across the hardwood on defense for a loose ball that would end up going off Clarkson senior guard Ryan Miles-Ferguson.

Minutes later with the score knotted at six a piece, senior forward Sheriff Conteh would take a crowd-energizing charge. This would lead to an 8-0 Plattsburgh run.

Clarkson didn’t waste much time making up the difference.

Going on a 9-0 run of its own, on the backs of senior Blake Gearhart and junior Garret Delany.

These two made up for seven of the nine points.

Whether it was getting to the rim for a layup, kicking it out on a drive or banging a three, it didn’t matter, Conteh and senior Myles Jones were doing it all out there in the first half.

“Trusting each other gave us a lot of confidence,” Conteh said.

“Executing and staying locked in helped us down the stretch.”

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Despite playing for 23 minutes, sophomore Kevin Tabb (1) lead the team with 19 points against Clarkson.

15 of the Cardinals 31 points in the first half.

However, Clarkson kept it close to end the half on the shoulders of junior guard Garret Delany, who had 14 of the Clarkson 29 points including two late threes in the half. These points made sure Plattsburgh didn’t end the half with too much momentum.

Coming into the second half Kevin Tabb was zero for three from the field and had more fouls than points.

“In the first half, I wasn’t aggressive enough coming to the ball,” Tabb said. “But in the second half I had to tell my team I got their back.” Tabb didn’t start the game but he did start the sec-

ond half and for good reason.

Tabb’s first five points came in back to back possessions on a pull up a three and then a foul on a nice move, getting to the rim and making both free throws. However, this hot streak would be quickly cooled after Tabb got tagged with his third foul and would be subbed out of the game.

As the second half progressed, the back and forth continued and with seven minutes left in the game it was all knotted up at 56 a piece.

As it got later and later in this one, the Cardinals showed they can make plays in big situations.

With just under seven min-

utes to go, senior Erik Salo got to the rim and put in a layup on a foul. He would complete the “and one” to put Plattsburgh up three. A few possessions later following a score by Clarkson, Salo would hit Tabb for a mid range jumper.

Miles-Ferguson would drop in a layup on the other end for Clarkson. However, Salo would be quick to return the favor on the other end by getting to the rim for a layup of his own to put Plattsburgh up 63-62 with just over four minutes left in the game.

Gearhart would be the go to guy down the stretch for Clarkson. Hitting a jumper and a layup down the stretch putting

Clarkson up late in an attempt to put away the Cardinals.

However, Tabb and the boys wouldn’t go away.

Tabb would have eight points in the last three minutes of play, including a three pointer that would prove to be the dagger. This came with just over a minute to go in regulation and put the Cardinals up 7368, making it a two possession game for the first time since the 13 minute mark of the second half when the score was 40-45.

Aside from a late game scare when Tabb attempted to grab the ball with his foot on the baseline to give Clarkson a free possession, the Cardinals closed the door easily on the Golden Knights. The final score would be 76-71 with a clear MVP-level performance

by Tabb, who finished with the game with 19 points and seven rebounds coming off the bench.

After the game, Tabb gave much of the credit of the win to the full house crowd.

“It motivated us to go hard because we love to play in front of the Plattsburgh Cardinal crowd,” Tabb said.

Infante added, “There’s a lot to learn from but it feels great to pull the win out to start the season.”

The Cardinals will be traveling to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to take on the Trail Blazers on Friday, tip off is at 2 p.m. as Plattsburgh will try to pick up another early season win.

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Men’s hockey splits first conference weekend

BY LIAM SAMPLE Sports Editor

The Plattsburgh men’s hockey team (2-1-1) began its 2022-2023 SUNYAC play on the road by splitting a two game set. The weekend started with a 5-1 loss to the No. 10 Oswego Lakers (3-1-0) Nov. 4 and the team responded with a commanding 7-2 win over Cortland Red Dragons (21-1) Nov. 5.

While the results weren’t ideal, Plattsburgh proved its resilience. Graduate student goaltender Kyle Alaverdy said the team came together after the loss to try to bounce back.

“We said it all day [Saturday], if we’re going to be a good team, we need to really rebound and play well,” Alaverdy said.

“You can’t lose two games in a weekend.”

In Oswego, the team played in front of the “whiteout” crowd, with nearly the entire opposing arena dressed in white.

Rather than be intimidated by the environment, some of the players revelled it.

Graduate student captain Matt Araujo said that the team doesn’t get to play “in front of a crowd like that too often, no matter what level you’re at.” First year Riley Sutherland said the atmosphere was “pretty crazy,” and Alaverdy said it was a “cool game to be a part of.”

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Men’s Rugby

By Liam Sample

Plattsburgh’s men’s rugby team fall season came to an end over the weekend, as it lost to SUNY Geneseo’s men’s warthog rugby team at Letchworth Fields Nov. 5. The game had huge implications as the Warthog’s advanced to the Boston Regional, which gives it a chance to advance to the Collegiate Rugby Championship in Houston.

The final score of the game was 45-5. While the score appeared a blowout, senior scrum half Mike Barbagallo said it was a close game in the first half and Geneseo brought strong defense.

Barbagallo said the team had around 21 penalties throughout the game, making it a tough game for Plattsburgh.

“We actually took a pretty bad loss. It was very close in the first half, we actually dominated possession,” Barbagallo said. “[Geneseo] played very well, [it’s] great defense paired with our kind of inexperienced penalties really just made

WHKY Continued from page B1 The Cardinals added three goals before the end of the period. Nease saved two shots and Morrisville sent two shots wide of the goal, failing to score before the first horn. The score at the end of the first period was 4-1.

Plattsburgh controlled the ice for the remainder of the game, and Morrisville failed to score again.

Nineteen Mustang shots missed the net. The Cardinals added one goal in

to find its footing against the Lakers, being down three goals after two periods. The team hit a roadblock when first-year Ryan Bonfield scored as the second period expired, which was taken away due to it not crossing the goal line in time.

In the third, the Lakers scored another to make it 4-0. Over a minute later, sophomore defender Jack Ring tried to get the Cards back into it with the team’s first conference goal of the year. Sophomore forward Jake Lanyi led the offense over the blue line, he dished a quick pass to Sutherland who shot it off the goalies pass. Ring rushed the net and put the rebound over the line for his second goal of the year.

Oswego scored one more with eight seconds remaining on the empty net to solidify the 5-1 win.

Plattsburgh only had three shots in the first period, but outshot Oswego in the final two periods and finished the game leading 29-20 in shots.

“Overall I thought we had a good game. We showed a lot of character and showed a lot of good things out there,” Araujo said. “We could take good things away from [the game] and learn from that.”

Oswego’s goalie, first year Cal Schell, made his career debut and saved 28.

Alaverdy made the start in net, with this game being his SUNYAC debut. He

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The team celebrates on the bench. It has a 2-1-1 record. allowed four and saved 15 and said “it wasn’t my best” and will be better when asked upon.

“I need to settle in a little bit and just live in the moment and stop pucks,” Alaverdy said. “I know if I just work my tail off, I’m going to put myself in the best position to help the team so that’s what I’m going to do all week.”

Rather than be discouraged by a loss where it outshot a rival and lost by four goals, the Cardinals went into Cortland looking to respond. As a captain, Araujo made the message clear for the team and laid out what the team could have done better.

“The mistakes the night before killed us and that’s how we lost. We beat ourselves that night,” Araujo said. “Going into [Cortland], the competition might not be as good, the atmosphere might not be

as good. but we need to take advantage of that.

You need to put up five, six goals on these nights and keep them out of our end as much as possible and they responded pretty well.”

The Cardinals took its captain’s message seriously, as it registered 17 shots just in the first period. The frame was capped off by Lanyi scoring his first goal of the season with 5:14 left in the period.

After that, the Plattsburgh offense exploded.

Senior forward Adam Tretowicz tallied his first of the season before the halfway point of the season. Junior Paul Bryer followed with one of his own less than five minutes later. Cortland got one back towards the end of the period on the powerplay, but it was quickly responded by one of the highlights of the game, when Sutherland scored

his first collegiate goal. “[First-year Brannon] Butler made a breakout pass over to [first-year] Ryan Bonfield, he made a great play to get around the guy and he just passed it over to me, gave me an easy tap in,” Sutherland said. “I was super pumped to get my first goal, the guys were great about it and it’s a memory I won’t forget.”

Sutherland said he was able to keep the puck. He was later named SUNYAC Rookie of the Week for having four combined points over the two games.

The third saw more of the same, with junior forward Carson Gallagher netting one before the three minute mark on the powerplay.

Cortland again tried to fight back with a goal over two minutes later, but Bonfield had a moment of his own, scoring his first collegiate goal seven minutes into the period. The game was capped off by Bryer scoring his second of the day, as Plattsburgh finished the weekend with a 7-2 win.

“We came out of the game flying, fixing our mistakes the night before, taking advantage of it, learning from it,” Araujo said.

Araujo said the young guys “opened themselves up to the team a little bit” and “knocked the elephant out of the room” by getting their first collegiate goals.

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it difficult to win.”

This was the final collegiate game for captains Luke Ovadias and Jack Beirne. Barbagallo said that they have been “tremendous assets” to the team and it will “suck to see them go.”

The team will now shift its focus to the spring season. In the fall, the game is played with 15 players on the field for each team, while in the spring it is seven. Plattsburgh had tremendous success in this format of play, placing third in the Division I club bracket at the National Tournament in New Orleans last season.

“Last year we went to New Orleans, we did very well. This year, I think we’re going to be a lot better honestly. We got some very good young talent,” Barbagallo said.

“I’m not sure how many are going to start on the sevens team, but they’ve been actively learning from all of us and we all just can’t wait.”

If you are interested in joining Plattsburgh Rugby, email mbarb011@plattsburgh.edu or reach out to the team’s Instagram, @ plattsburghrugby. each of the following periods for a 6-1 final score.

“It’s a new team and it’s just the beginning of the season. We’re certainly happy with the start, you know, contributions from a lot of different players, I think that’s what you’re going to see,” Houle said.

“I think we may have a little more depth and a little more speed than last year.”

The Cards didn’t take its foot off the pedal for Nov. 5’s game. Plattsburgh put three goals on the board before Morrisville could respond. Two of these goals were scored by Boric, on her way to her hat trick.

The Cardinals out-shot the

Women’s Volleyball

By Collin Bolebruch

The Plattsburgh Cardinals’ women’s volleyball season was a step down from last year on paper, but the players walked away with something more important than temporary victories. Through the hardships of the season, the Cards walked away with a stronger bond.

The Cardinals finished its season with a 7-16 overall record and a 0-9 conference record. Three of its wins came from the Plattsburgh State Classic, beating the Northern Vermont University-Johnson Beavers, the SUNY Poly Wildcats and the Elmira Soaring Eagles by a combined score of 9-2.

The team faced its biggest setback this year when it lost outside hitter Payton Zophy to injury. Zophy was held out of eight games. Despite missing time, she ended the season leading the team in digs with 236.

The loss of Zophy hurt the team, but the Cardinals didn’t submit to its circumstances. Earlier this season, right side Jenn Braun said the injury Mustangs 23-6 in this time.

The Mustangs scored its first and only goal of the day with three minutes left in the first period. Plattsburgh smothered Morrisville with four goals over the two remaining periods, including Boric’s third of the day. Nease saved eight Mustang shots on the way to a 7-1 Cardinals’ victory.

“We have good control in the offensive zone,” Krauseneck said. “We’ve just got to tidy up things in the [defensive] zone and transitioning into offensive zone. Once we’re there, we’ve had good control and good composure.”

wasn’t an “excuse” to lose and there was still “faith” in the team. Middle hitter Jeannette Ashong said earlier in the season the team would “win for [Zophy.]”

Braun highlighted the need for the players to push themselves “physically” and “mentally” to win. Ashong said building “trust” and “connections” makes each player better.

“The chemistry had its highs and lows, but it eventually turned out for the better. We’re all best friends,” middle hitter Alicia Fisher said. “Our chemistry off the court helped us build chemistry on the court.”

An outside perspective could write this season off as a failure, but the players don’t think so. Braun said the team’s “mental strength” is “much stronger” through difficult sets the team faced.

Setter/right side Kyleigh Ganz, in September, said the team needs to continue to “work hard” and understand that “things take time.” Fisher said that winning after a tough loss felt “amazing” as a team.

“There were some games that we lost that we still felt good about,” Fisher said.

“We lost with dignity.”

Cross Country

By Liam Sample

The Plattsburgh men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished sixth at the SUNYAC Championships in Oswego.

The men were led by junior Micheal Brockway, sophomore Noah Bonesteel and firstyear Ethan Kahl, who all finished inside the top 50.

The women also had three finishes in the top 50, graduate student Aislyn McDonough, who was the highest finisher among any Cardinal at 23rd, first-year Marissa Colvin and sophomore Sarah Smith.

“It was a tough course but I’m definitely happy where we finished,” Head Coach Jordyn Naylon said. “There’s definitely more in the tank that we have I think moving forward.”

The next step is the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship in St. Lawrence Nov. 12, where the top seven runners on each team compete.

The women have eight

saves. Alaverdy was thankful that Hearne was able to come in and play well.

Sutherland also praised Hearne’s performance and described the team’s play as “fiery.” He said the team executed a game plan and a lot of guys stepped up to make plays and score.

Plattsburgh will have its regular season home debut today against the Brockport Golden Eagles (2-10). Brockport made a four goal comeback last season to eliminate the Cardinals from the SUNYAC Playoffs, which the team will be looking for revenge.

The game will be followed by another conference matchup against the Geneseo Knights (3-1-0), who are ranked No. 3 nationally Nov. 12.

Araujo, who will be playing in his final home opener, said there is “some bad blood we’re going to have to take care of” with Brockport and Geneseo is “always a chippy game within itself.”

“You only get to do this once a year, home opener in front of the town,” Araujo said. “Hopefully the crowd’s alive and they’re enjoying the game and hopefully we can put on a good performance.

I feel pretty good about this weekend.”

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runners currently, all of which will attend with one being an alternate.

The men were picked based on times, Naylon said she wrote all the runner’s times out on the bus home from the SUNYAC Championships to help her make the selections.

The top team in Regionals will automatically qualify for the National Championships, while a committee will pick the other teams to go from across the country. Some of the top individual runners will qualify on their own for the National Championship, Naylon said there is a chance individual runners on the team could qualify. She pointed at Brockway and Bonesteel as potential candidates as long as they “get after it” and “put themselves in the right spot.” “[The team’s] have been working really hard,” Naylon said.

“They’re fit, They just have to believe it in the race, which is the hardest part of running.”

Plattsburgh plays Morrisville again this season, hosting the Mustangs Nov. 19.

The Cardinals next matchup comes against the Potsdam Bears (2-0-0) next weekend Nov. 11 at home and Nov. 12 in Potsdam. The teams have faced off 34 times since 2008, and Plattsburgh has won every game.

“We’re still searching for that identity and that leadership,” Houle said.

“Looking to see what we’re made out of, each game is a step in that direction, each practice is a step in that direction.”

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Ivy Boric (19) scored a hat trick against Morrisville Nov. 5.

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Fashion show features student designers

BY KIYANNA NOEL Staff Writer

The Black Student Union hosted BSU weekend at SUNY Plattsburgh. Events included a Wild ‘N Out show Nov. 4 and BSU Fashion Show Nov. 5. The fashion show was hosted at Warren Ballroom in the Angell College Center and was

hosted by David Harris and Michael Alston-Johnson.

The designers were 8ight Of Spades, Passé NY, L.E.E.L, K.minitotes and Sovereign society.

The show featured performances by JEDI Dance Productions and High Voltage Dance Factory.

The first set of designs was L.E.E.L by Khaleel. He

started his brand in 2019 with the vision of letting people “dress themselves in my merch, so it can speak for itself.” L.E.E.L stands for Levels to Earning Every Leaf, which references getting to a new level gets you higher in life and more experience. The clothing brand had a range of options from sweat suits

to shorts and hoodies.

“How many of you think about starting your own clothing brand? When I started my first brand I didn’t think people were going to mess with it because I always used to doubt myself because I know it isn’t Supreme or Nike. But when I thought about it I could be Supreme

or Nike one day,” Khaleel said before thanking the audience for attending and showing their support.

The second design was Passé NY which was created in 2020 to bring back looks that may be considered outdated and create a new spin on them to show relevance. One of their slogans is “Crafts Through

Colors” because color is what represents the brand the most. The purpose of Passé NY is to create a modernized version of old or forgotten clothes, which was showcased in their buttoned up shirts, scarfs and sweaters.

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Faculty weighed in on the experience as some attended to hear out students’ standpoints and students were able to equally understand the staff’s thought process.

There will be a meeting to discuss every participant’s projects — the weaknesses, the strengths, and the next steps that will bring participants’ thoughts to reality Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

After review, all participants and winners will be contacted. Upon notification to everyone, the winner of up to $8,000 for their campus preservation project will be announced.

As the hosts who made the Green Grant Shark Tank event possible, Lo, Kennedy Tavares and Curt Gervich desire for this event to be held annually in the future, from here on out they welcome all majors and encourage students to attend this event in the future.

Electronic car gas, the campus garden and bike fixing stations have surfaced around the Plattsburgh community, and as Lo said, “stay aware and do not be afraid to look into more things that we ZOE NGUYEN/Cardinal Points are usually blinded to.”

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The Green Grant, funded by the Green Fee, is awarded every semester to students who submit a proposal on a specific idea that can increase the level of sustainability on campus. Students receive assistance with brainstorming ideas, enhancing pitches and polishing their proposals.

The Green Grant surfaced years ago but this was the first time the Campus Committee for Environmental Responsibility hosted a Green Grant Shark Tank event.

This was held Nov. 2, in the Cardinal Lounge located in the Angell College Center.

At the opening of the event there was an “icebreaker for the participants to introduce themselves that transitioned into a presented slideshow with more information regarding the Green Grant,” host Aissatou Lo said.

As the participants learned more about each other and the Green Grant itself, they were broken into groups based on their interests. Interests included “consumer goods, food waste, clean air” and other environmental factors that can either be reduced, discarded or aid in healthier living conditions.

Participants came up with carpooling for students, contributing plastic bottles for money towards their Cardinal Cash and a need for faculty to clean air vents more often.

Not only did this event assist with giving participants an understanding of the Green Grant but refreshments and food were provided alongside getting students to talk about being environmentally friendly.

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Models pose at the end of the show wearing designer 8ight of Spades.

SHOW Continued from page B4 The third designer was K.Minitotes

by Kaliyah. Kaliyah has handmade totes since 2020 and has recently been getting into male fashion and creating fanny packs. Kaliyah spoke about the struggles of making each bag and the passion behind it.

FAIR Continued from page B6 One-hundred and twenty-two vendors from across the North Country will be in attendance at the fair, selling goods like pottery, quilts, jewelry and decor. Some vendors will include, RaknSak Photography, Ken’s Crafts, Wooly Mamas, Nature’s Findings and Aunt Jo’s Crafts.

CAS is a non-profit that was created to support SUNY Plattsburgh and its students in 1966. CAS provides scholarships, program development, campus and community activities.

Catherine Keleher, the executive director of CAS, is hoping this event will be a success so CAS can continue to support students.

“The money made at the craft fair is reinvested back into student services, grants, programming and scholarships,” Keleher said. “Although the fair does take a large amount of staff resources to put together, it brings in profit for CAS, which helps us help our students.”

Aside from goods being sold, there is more for attendees to look forward to.

Concession stands will be present and serve food at the fair. In addition to typical concession fare like nachos and pretzels, Chartwells will be serving salads, wraps, soups and homemade chili.

Nicholas Agoney, director of conferences and events for CAS, believes that art is essential for SUNY Plattsburgh students.

“Art has been such a driving force dur-

“It can be challenging sometimes if I get a lot of orders, but I love what I do and I started it because I have a passion for fashion,” Kaliyah said. Kaliyah’s designers featured different bag designs, textures and lengths in versatile styles.

The fourth designer was Sovereign society by Shaniah. The meaning behind Sovereign Society is due to conquering mental health even in struggles you can do what makes you happy and dress confidently.

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Models line up after showing off a colorful line for Passe NY. “No matter what you’re going through you have the power to be successful,” Shaniah said. Through her brand, Shaniah uses her clothes to create a new look using vibrant colors to be expressive.

The final designer was 8ight of Spades

by Nick Spade. He considers himself “every trapper’s favorite designer, every designer’s favorite trapper.” His clothing brand is sweat suits and shorts in a variety of colors. Spade appreciated the audience for their engagement and en-

couraged social media following.

Before the night ended there was a game of musical chairs and a best dressed audience member for prize money as well as an intermission to welcome the new members of Zeta Phi Beta at their probate in Amity Plaza.

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ing my time at SUNY Plattsburgh, both as an alum and now an employee. We hope that students venture over to the Field House to check out this event, as it’s a great opportunity for the campus community and locals to bond over a shared passion,” Agoney said.

Project HELP is a student volunteer collective that sets out to provide assistance to community members. There are 55 student helpers through the program that will be at the fair providing assistance to guests and vendors.

Aissatou Lo, a student event and marketing assistant, played a hand in helping curate the fair.

“The Arts & Crafts fair was always looked forward to before COVID. Students are excited about it this year, and it’s going on at the same time as Open House so some prospective students will be there too which will be nice,” Lo said.

CAS is anticipating that the Arts & Crafts Fair will be a way to unite students as well as the Plattsburgh community.

“We are proud to strengthen the relationship with the larger Plattsburgh community by providing a platform for local artisans and an exciting event for the surrounding area,” Keleher said.

General admission tickets will be $5 and can be purchased at the door. For children under the age of 12, and SUNY Plattsburgh students with a campus ID entry will be free.

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

March 21 - April 19

April 20 - May 20

May 21 - June 20

June 21 - July 22

The Child of Crystals card represents learning new perspectives. You may be exploring your mind a bit more and expanding on knowledge you already have.

The Woman of Worlds card represents being nurturing and reserved. Try to express yourself by doing things you love to avoid being stagnant.

The Woman of Crystals card represents guiding your mind. Remember to protect your peace of mind at all costs.

The Death card represents things coming to an end. The end can also represent the beginning of something meant for you.

LEO

VIRGO

July 23 - August 22

August 23 - September 22

The Four of Crystals card represents thinking strategically and logically.

Create a raw thoughtful structure before making a decision or your next move.

The Two of Cups card represents managing your emotions. Always remember your feelings are valid, but you shouldn’t treat people unfairly because of your feelings.

LIBRA September 23 - October 22

The Six of Crystals card represents being lost in possibilities and ideas.

Try to take yourself out of this state and focus on other things.

SCORPIO October 23 - November 21

The Strength card represents feeling free and being in control of your actions. Stay strong and firm in your decisions and in yourself.

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

November 22 - December 21

December 22 - January 19

January 20 - February 18

February 19 - March 20

The Fool Child in reverse card represents growing up and understanding you can make mistakes.

Remember to take responsibility for your actions.

The Man of Cups card represents being in control while living on the edge. Try to keep a level head to avoid any conflicts.

The Ace of Crystals card represents realization. Something may be brought to light and become very clear.

The Six of Worlds card represents cooperation and unity. Try to be cohesive and open-minded with others to have the best connections.

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Arts, craft fair returns

BY KENNEDY TAVARES Staff Writer

For the first time since COVID-19, SUNY Plattsburgh’s College Auxiliary Services will be hosting its 50th annual Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the newly renovated Field House.

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