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Volume CLIII Issue XII
Thursday, February 1, 2024
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Men’s Hockey Defends Mayor’s Cup Against RPI, Women’s Faces Defeat Women Lose 0-1 against RPI, Men win 5-3 to have the cup for the third year in a row Allyson Bennett News Editor
On Saturday, January 27th, Union’s Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey teams played against RPI in the yearly Mayor’s Cup at MVP Arena. In 2023, the Men’s team won the game 6-0, and the women’s team lost 1-3. Going into the game, the men’s team aimed to keep the cup in Schenectady, and the women looked to bring it back. After the Garnettes sang the national anthem, President Harris dropped the puck for the women’s game at 3 p.m., and the women spent most of the first period in possession of the puck. Though the Women’s Garnet Chargers made 5 shots and won 11 face offs, neither Union or the RPI Women’s Engineers scored in period 1. This changed coming out of the locker room when RPI scored within the first minute of the second period. The women also saw the first penalty of the game at 10:46 when #3 Kendal Davidson ‘27 received a 2 minute minor penalty. However,
Union was able to gain a power play when an RPI player made a 2 minute minor with 0:55 left in the period. The women came out of the locker room determined to tie the game. Throughout the second and third periods, the women made 8 more shots on goal, including a power play beginning at 3:38 when an RPI player got a 5 minute major for cross checking #8 Allison Smith ‘24. In the last minutes of gameplay, the women fired 6 shots, but made no goals on the power play. In all, Goalie #31 Sophie Matsoukas ‘25 blocked 21 shots from the engineers, allowing the team to play an intense game against RPI. After the Zambonis deep cleaned the ice and the Garnettes beautifully sang the national anthem, President Harris again dropped the puck at 6 p.m. for the men’s team. The first score of the game came from #28 Caden Villegas ‘25 at 17:43, assisted by #15 Josh Nixon ‘25 and #18 Ville Immonen ‘24. RPI made the second score at 11:10 in period 1, but at 10:36 an RPI player got a 2 minute minor, allowing for the Garnet Chargers’ first
power play. They did not score on this power play, but they gained another one when an RPI player got a 2 minute minor for high sticking at 49 senonds. The men went into the locker room determined to gain an edge over RPI, and that’s what they did. RPI made the first score of the second period at 18:35 to take the lead, but #6 Cullen Ferguson ‘25 tied the game at 13:12 with an assist from Nixon. Minutes later at 9:07, Defense #26 Nathan Kelly ‘24 made his first collegiate goal to take the lead with assists from #14 Brandon Buhr ‘26 and #2 DJ Hart ‘27. RPI scored at 6:20, but at 2:06, #12 Carter Korpi ‘26 made the final score of the intense period with assists from Ferguson and #8 Chaz Smedsrud ‘24, allowing the men to go to the locker room 4 (Union) to 3 (RPI). In period 3 at 11:53, RPI got a 5 minute major after one of their players injured #21 John Prokof ‘26. During this power play, Immonen scored at 11:17 with assists from Ferguson and #24 Nate Hanley ‘26, solidifying the team’s streak over See CUP on page 2
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The Men’s hockey team lifting the Mayor’s Cup after their 5-3 win over RPI.
Guest Lecture: The Enduring Legacy of MLK Craig Efraiti Staff Writer
On Wednesday, January 24th, the CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Derrick Johnson spoke on the enduring legacy of MLK and his commitment to jus-
tice and equality for all. To begin the talk, Johnson noted that he is a leader and catalyst for equality and justice. He remarked that it is important to commemorate the legacy of MLK at this time more than ever; MLK was only 39 when he died, and was still in the midst of a social and cultural upheaval that continues to the present day.
The speaker’s family migrated from the south to Detroit and this allowed his family to secure a stronger safety net for their loved ones. In 1909, the NAACP was founded in Niagara, Canada. Johnson emphasized that we, as a people, need to go together and provide love and nourishment for everyone. He also stressed that showing up is impor-
tant and that all voices should be heard and are equally important to the civil rights movement. The youth activists, he argued, set the stage for tomorrow and he cited voting as the most critical part of the democracy process. The leadership of MLK, he noted, was that MLK was an ordinary individual who did extraordinary
things. However, it is important to recognize the other names that are relevant in this fight as well. The fight never stopped for African Americans and their journey for political and moral freedom, he also noted. When asked about how the legacy of the NAACP relates to the conflicts surrounding us today, See MLK on page 2
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