Cardinal Points Fall 2013 Issue 4

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Fire Safety Tips Prevention: • Check smoke detectors and change batteries.

• Know all exits.

• Make an escape plan with two routes. Practice it.

• Inspect your home for fire or safety hazards.

• Extinguish candles and

incense when unattended.

• Don’t smoke when tired or impaired.

• Clean up immediately after parties, take trash out.

Responding during a fire: • During an alarm, get out

and stay out. Do not ignore alarms.

• Don’t wait until you see fire or smoke.

• Don’t worry about collecting personal possessions.

• Close the door behind

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Last week’s fire at 15 Couch St. in Plattsburgh destroyed an entire apartment building, leaving one student with severe burns and seven others without a home. The community has since been provided support for the victims.

Couch St. fire sparks community-wide aid

By Alexander Ayala photo editor

when you leave, it may slow the fire from spreading.

• Pull fire alarm on your

way out of the building. Get out of the building before phoning for help. Yell “fire!” on your way out.

• If you can’t get out, find

a window to call for help.

Hang a sheet in the window and call 911.

• Stay low, where there is

less smoke. Remember that doors are hot to touch.

and Yessenia Funes contributing writer

The harvest moon glowed over Plattsburgh’s Sept. 20 pastmidnight downtown scene, exciting the students’ inner werewolves. However, that barhopping excitement quickly turned into a ghastly night for Plattsburgh State student Giancarlo Pecora when he saw his 15 Couch St. apartment engulfed by orange and red flames at around 1:45 a.m. Smoke nauseated anyone near the scene.

All Pecora could do was sit down and watch the chaos.

“The house next door was Latinville, who declined to like a torch,” said PSUC as- comment. The fire has dissociate professor Isabel Ar- placed all residents and left 21-year-old PSUC redondo who lives student Alexa Liright next door to “The house mato in serious, the apartment. next door critical condition The police rewith significant ceived a 911 call was like a body burns on a at 1:15 a.m. City torch” respirator. firefighters, South Isabel Chief of Police DesPlattsburgh VolunArredondo mond Racicot said teer Fire DepartPSUC after firefighters ment and PlattsAssociate rescued distressed burgh District Professor Alexa from the Three firefighters apartment’s highest rushed to extinguish the raging flames. Elev- window, they took her to CVPH en residents, including eight Medical Center where she was, PSUC students, lived in the then, airlifted to Syracuse Upmulti-residence, three-story state University Hospital’s burn structure owned by Thomas treatment center. Karla Jenulev-

ich, a family friend, said Alexa’s mother, Sue Limato, reported Alexa underwent surgery Sept.

24 to start treating her burns.

Sue has been occupied with Alexa so could not comment.

“It’s a sensitive time and busy time for Sue,” Laura Colon said.

Karen Jablon, Sue’s friend, said it’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Jablon first found out when her crying daughter Jessica Burton called to describe the incident.

“I wouldn’t want this to happen to anyone’s child,” Jablon said.

The Green Room owner and Alexa’s close friend,

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Journey from addiction tough Dorm renovation PSUC student shares his story from abuse to sobriety

By Stanley Blow III editor-in-chief

He didn’t laugh. He didn’t cry. Even his favorite songs couldn’t evoke any kind of emotional response.

Plattsburgh State student Kevin Quigley described his life between sophomore and junior year as like being in a rap video: endless money and endless drugs.

“I lost over 40 pounds,” Quigley said. “I was numb

to practically everything. I never cried once.”

He said that before he got to college, he had not been deep into drugs. However, starting sophomore year, his life began a downward spiral.

Quigley said he had a normal childhood.

He was born in New York and grew up in Kansas City, Kan., for most of his life. At the beginning of his senior year, he moved to Albany

and finished out his high school career at Niskayuna High School.

After graduation, he entered PSUC in 2010 . Although he entered college with an undeclared major, he eventually settled on public relations.

Quigley described himself as a sort of outcast, hence why he experimented with drugs like marijuana, LSD and mushrooms. He said they made

him feel more popular.

It was through drugs that he met many of his friends his first year at college, and it was through those friends that he was introduced to painkillers.

Over the next summer, Quigley had an internship in Manhattan that paid $20 per hour and provided him with an apartment free of rent. That meant a lot of See QUIGLEY, A8

Boarding with girls

Back on track

See how the girls at Plattsburgh State are joining the trend and taking to the streets with their longboards. See Page B8.

The Plattsburgh State women’s soccer team recently broke their losing streak with a 4-0 win over Clarkson Tuesday. Page B1

Library series returns

Off-campus housing

Continuing off of Feinberg Library’s “Dead Talks” last semester, the new “Believe It or Not” series brings educated discussion beyond the classroom. See Page A4.

When students move off campus, do landlords take advantage of the naive off-campus newcomers? Find out on Page A6.

schedule altered

By Maggie McVey associate news editor

Plattsburgh State has developed a new tentative schedule for the completion of campus-wide dorm renovations, set to last through fall 2022.

According to Bryan Hartman, vice president of student affairs at PSUC, Mason Hall will be the next dorm building to be taken

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offline for renovations after DeFredenburgh is reopened in fall 2014, with a plan to establish a central residence hall mail room in Mason’s basement.

In addition, Hartman said there has been an increase in demand for single rooms, so with the addition of a lounge and kitchenette on each floor, three single

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Student group to hold Zumbathon The PAGE Zumbathon will be held Wednesday from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Warren Ballroom.

Event for prospective PSUC students to be held at field house

College Night 2013 will be Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m Wednesday in the Field House Gym. The event is for high school students and their parents. Approximately 110 colleges will be sending representatives to table. Local high school counselors will also be on hand to answer questions and to help assess information about colleges not in attendance. Information about admissions requirements, scholarships, academic programs of study, financial aid, athletics and college costs will be discussed.

Recruitment materials such as view books and catalogs will be available.

Gender and Women’s studies forum happening Thursday in ACC

A Gender and Women’s Studies forum titled “Continuity and Change in Feminist Film” will take place Thursday from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Alumni Conference Room in the ACC. The program will be featuring Dr. Kay Armatage, professor emerita of the Cinema Studies Institute of the University of Toronto.

Student poetry reading, open mic

“Word Thursdays,” a student poetry reading, is scheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Reading Room in Feinberg. An open mic is set to follow, and refreshments will be served.

Documentary on fracking for natural gas to be screened

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox’s second documentary on fracking for natural gas, “Gasland II”, will be screened Thursday at 6 p.m. in Room 200 in Yokum. The screening will be followed by a forum discussion on the pros and cons of fracking. Representatives from Plattsburgh State’s Center for Earth and Environmental Science will share information and answer questions.

SUNY News Stony Brook offers cancer assistance

STONY BROOK, NY — The Lung Cancer Evaluation Center (LCEC) at the Stony Brook University Cancer Center is starting a new lung cancer screening program on Sept. 30, consistent with recent recommendations announced by the US Preventive Services Task Force. The program includes a low-dose radiation Chest CT scan for high-risk patients with the goal of early cancer detection.

Since its inception in 2001, the LCEC has evaluated more than 5,000 patients with chest abnormalities. Up until now, the diagnosis of lung cancer has been made when patients have symptoms or through incidental findings on chest x-rays or CAT scans done for other reasons, said Sajive Aleyas, MD, an Interventional Pulmonologist, who serves as co-director of the Lung Cancer Evaluation Center.

The proposed federal guidelines recommend annual CT screening of current and former smokers, ages 5580 with a history of smoking equivalent to a pack-a-day for 30 years or two packs a day for 15 years. The recommendation applies to those who have quit smoking in the past 15 years. Other candidates for screening include people ages 50-80 that have smoked a pack a day for 20 years and have one additional risk factor, such as radon exposure, occupational exposure, lung disease, history of cancer or family history of lung cancer.

The US Preventive Services Task Force believes the benefits to these smokers outweigh the risks involved in receiving the annual scans. About 22,000 of the United States’ nearly 160,000 annual lung cancer deaths could be prevented if doctors follow these screening guidelines, the Task Force said. Lung cancer found in its earliest stage is 80 percent curable, usually by surgical removal of the tumor. “Patients have better outcomes, including the possibility of cure, when the diagnosis is made early,” Dr. Aleyas said. “Ultimately, these screenings will have significant effects on patient outcomes, and will save lives.”

The LCEC provides a multidisciplinary team, including a patient navigator, thoracic surgeon, interventional pulmonologist, oncologist, radiation oncologist, chest radiologist, nurse practitioners, and support staff — all specializing in lung cancer.

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Up ‘til Dawn looks to top last year’s record

By Brian Molongoski news editor

The Plattsburgh State Up ‘til Dawn program, which raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is gearing up for its ninth annual event this November. However, this year’s program will be different.

As one of many collegiate programs across the country, the Up ‘til Dawn program at PSUC raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

In past years, all of the fundraising was done at the annual Up ‘til Dawn event every November, where attending students would send letters to those who want to donate to St. Jude’s.

This year, Recruitment Director Stefanie Centola said the program has taken a 180 degree turn. “… and with a twist, a flip and a jump,” Centola added with a chuckle.

This past summer, St. Jude’s implemented a new online networking site where participants can manage the money raised by their teams in addition to sending out donation letters via email.

Centola said moving the fundraising to an online format is a much more cost effective and easier to use.

“This is so much easier,” Centola said. “St. Jude used to waste so much money on mailing and postage stamps. Now it’s all free through email.”

With the implementation of online fundraising, all of the fundraising will be done before the Up ‘til Dawn event rather than at the event itself.

Centola said the event will now serve as more of a celebration for the money raised during the time leading up to the event Nov. 9.

This year’s event will also be the first time Up ‘til Dawn has a themed celebration. Centola said a carnival style theme was

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Brittany Lareau (third from left) and Stefanie Centola (third from right) pose for a picture in front of the entrance to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. chosen so participants feel Centola said Dining for Dowhat it’s like to be a kid nations will also provide again. another way to recruit Up ‘til Dawn saw its more students. most successful year last “Dining for Donations fall when the proopened up our gram raised over horizons in $37,000. Executive dining venues,” “It’s a good Director Brittany Centola said. cause, and Lareau is hoping “Once it starts, it has been to top that with a it’s going to be something goal of $42,500. So a great opporpeople want tunity for us to far, the program has garnered al- to get involved get people regmost $9,000. istered. in.

“I think we can Brittany Lareau Centola adddo it,” Lareau ed that getUp ‘til Dawn said. “It’s a good ting students Executive cause, and it has to donate is Director been something only half of people want to the battle, and get involved in.” getting them The program recently to register for the event landed the Dining for Do- is just as important. nations program, which “That is our second ultigives students the op- mate goal,” she said. “After portunity to donate their raising all of the money, dining dollars along with we really want people to their meals at campus din- get to the event because ing venues. it’s completely different Along with being an- than what it was. It’s not other way to raise money, just getting the donations

from people, it’s educating them on what we’re doing and registering them,” she said.

Though Centola and Lareau became program directors last semester, Up ‘til Dawn’s cause truly hit home when they visited St. Jude hospital in Memphis, Tenn., in July.

Lareau said the visit has made the fundraising work much more gratifying.

“At the end of the day, it made us more motivated to raise more money,” Lareau said. “When you actually see what your work is going towards and how much of an impact it has on the lives of people, it’s just awesome.”

The Up ‘til’ Dawn event will be held Nov. 9 in the Angell College Center from midnight to 6 a.m.

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Fraternity presented a short film to raise awareness on all types of violence.

A big win (4-0) snaps the women’s soccer team 3-game losing streak. See Page B1.

Retired PSUC professor read from her book in Krinovitz Hall Sept. 25.

Ever been surprised by the wrong road to glory?

Read about some experiences on Page B5.

In Issue 3 “Costume run returning soon,” the Monster Dash was said to be on Oct. 23 at Banker Orchards.

It is actually on Oct. 20 at Medicine Horse Farm. There are no prizes this year, as the article had said, and will only have trophies for first, second and third places for each gender. The registration is not $10 for everyone and $5 for 12-year-olds and younger; it is actually $15 for adults and $10 for children. There is no family price. Runners won’t be going through an apple orchard; it is mostly through cross country trails and a pumpkin patch. Registration is on Facebook, Active.com, the Medicine Horse Farm website or on the day of the event. There will be no entertainment, but will include T-shirts and refreshments.

In Issue 3 “Adventure is on the high peaks,” it said Vince D’Angelo has a 0-degree down sleeping bag when, in fact, it is 15-degree bag. Aconcagua was also said to be the second-highest mountain in the world when it is actually the second-highest in both North and South America.

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FIRE: social media helps garner support From Page One

in a wire connected to the stove – would not have Chris Dumont, first heard been picked up by the city’s of the fire when City Police inspections. McMahon said came to The Green Room they look for obvious hazand grabbed Alexa’s boy- ards, such as broken outfriend, Brian Carroll, who lets. works bar security. AccordThough the fire began on ing to a press release, Du- the second floor, the second mont said his heart broke floor and third floors’ roofs when he saw Alexa. Once were completely lost. McDumont heard what hap- Mahon said the amount of pened to Alexa, he gave Car- water and fire damage has oll his car keys and asked left the house uninhabithim to drive to Syracuse. able.

“Brian is like a little PSUC’s Project Help is colbrother to me,” Dumont lecting cash and checks to said, according to a press donate to the American Red release. “There is no way I Cross. Its supervisor, Micould stand by and do noth- chael Cashman, said these ing. I wish I could do more.” efforts unite the communiArson investigators ty and allow them to assist determined the fire was each other. The American accidental and began in Red Cross is helping everyelectrical wirone find tempoing within the rary shelter, food, “They just second floor clothing and seawalls. Racicot need to reach sonal garments. said investiga“We are proout, and we tors found a nail will be there to viding assistance through a wire support SUNY with recovery connected to efforts and anyPlattsburgh thing more that the stove, which Lynn Gilbert ultimately the campus North Country needs,” said Lynn caused the fire.

Red Cross Plat t sburgh Gilbert, the North building inspecCountry AmeriDirector tor, Joe McMacan Red Cross hon, said his ofexecutive direcfice inspected the building tor. “They just need to reach nine months ago and found out, and we will be there to working smoke detectors support SUNY Plattsburgh.” at the time in their proper Unfortunately, the fire locations. There were no destroyed all residents’ besigns signaling a potential longings. Gilbert said Amerfire hazard. However, resi- ican Red Cross caseworkers dents sometimes remove will follow up with students the smoke detectors them- to determine whether selves, he said. they need more, as well as “It can be innocent,” partner with community McMahon said. “Maybe agencies to aid students. you burn something on the Though Karla said she feels stove. It (smoke detector) for those who lost their bewon’t turn off, and you end longings, but at least they up never putting it back in.” have their health. Dumont Even so, the conditions said they will replace their of this fire – a nail stuck belongings within a year,

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Plattsburgh State student Giancarlo Pecora, one of the 11 residents displaced from the 15 Couch St. fire, attempts to recover some of his belongings from the remains. but Alexa will be affected physically and mentally.

“A lot of people forget the long-term injuries,” Dumont said. “She’s the only one affected for the rest of her life.”

Dumont hosted a fundraiser in The Green Room Sept. 26 to help Alexa’s family pay for expenses. The money went directly to Sue and Alexa.

“Her mother broke down in tears when I told her the

place where I work wanted to do a fundraiser,” Caroll said according to a press release. “She’s amazed by the sense of camaraderie and sense of community concern for her daughter.”

Karla and her daughter, Tara Jenulevich, family friends, organized the Help Alexa Heal fund through youcaring.com. They hope to raise $25,000 and have raised more than $7,000 as of Sept. 26. This money

goes directly toward Sue’s PayPal account.

“And if you read the supporters, there are anonymous donations, but there are also people who are making donations that don’t even know Alexa,” Karla said. “It’s very emotional for me to see people give to her.”

Wanting to help, the mother and daughter started the charity because Tara lives in Vermont – too far from Syracuse to visit Alexa. Since daily sixth-grade memories, Tara said Alexa is one of the only people she has kept contact with from her childhood.

Tara’s mother said she knew bad news was coming when she received an early morning call from her daughter, rather than her usual text.

A friend sent PSUC student and Alexa’s friend Laura Colon that morning text, though. It contained a news article on the fire, but Colon couldn’t read it right away because she was in class.

Colon had heard of the fire but didn’t think much of it. Once the class ended, she read the unexpected, shocking news.

“It’s one of those things you don’t want to read through in a news article,” Colon said.

After reading the article, Colon ran home and started Cardinal Points/Alex Ayala panicking. Colon then startThe fire destroyed most of the third floor of the apartment building and burning a large portion of the second ed to raise awareness for floor. The fire left the building uninhabitable.

Alexa through social media and word of mouth.

“Social media has been a great vehicle for me to get the word out and gain support,” Colon said. “A lot of her family found out through social media.”

Colon has known Alexa since middle school and said Alexa is a fun person who cares about everyone she loves. Karla and Tara said Alexa’s fun channel was hula hooping and attending concerts. However, Alexa’s fun and schoolwork must be put on pause right now.

“Her last concern right now is being a student,” Dumont said. “Her current concern is being back to a human being.”

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Sept. 15 3:35 p.m. — University Police — University Police assisted the Plattsburgh Police Department in locating an off-campus student who had been reported missing.

The student was located in good health after having been away for the weekend in an area with no cellular coverage. A service report was filed.

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Dead talks continuation responded to the Service Building and accompanied a temporary employee to Human Resources where he resigned. The individual was then escorted off campus.

The individual had made some comments that caused concern over the last few weeks. Service Report filed.

11:15 p.m. — Wilson Hall — A resident student reported that someone stole 6:35 p.m. — University her passport and sixty dolPolice — An off-campus lars from her room. Crime student reported criminal Incident Report filed. mischief to his vehicle while parked in Parking Lot 12.

Sept. 18 Sometime between Sept. 1:34 a.m. — University 12 and Sept. 15, the driver’s Police — University Police side mirror was broken off arrested Thomas Marble his car. A crime incident re- of 204 Harrington Hall and charged him with a violation port was filed. of unlawful possession of 7:56 p.m. — River Trail — marijuana. He was released University Police arrested on an appearance ticket.

Jonathan Repetto of 812 Sept. 19 Moffitt Hall and charged him with a violation of unlawful 3:25 p.m. — Prospect Avpossession of marijuana. He enue — University Police was released on an Appear- arrested Steven Douglas of ance Ticket.

Oswego and charged him with aggravated unlicensed Sept. 16 operation of a motor vehicle 10:17 a.m. — Off Campus second degree and failure to — A faculty member report- obey traffic device. He was ed that a campus van was released on tickets. He is not damaged while off campus. affiliated with the college.

A service report was filed.

4:30 p.m. — Adirondack 10:57 a.m. — Service Com- Hall — University Popound — University Police lice responded to Adironresponded to a property- dack 200A for a report the damage-only motor vehicle resident of the room had accident at the service com- sprayed Raid to kill several pound. A service report and hornets present in her room. an MV-104A were filed.

She reported this as being an ongoing problem. The 12:26 p.m. — Rugar Street housing office was contact— University Police arrest- ed and an exterminator will ed Steven Rocheleau of 184 address the issue. A service Cornelia St., and charged report was filed. him with aggravated unlicensed operation of a mo- 8:50 p.m. — Adirondack tor vehicle third degree and Hall — Residence Hall staff a seat belt violation. He was reported a broken window released on an appearance in the entrance of Adironticket. He is not affiliated dack Hall 140 section. There with the College. are no suspects. The investigation will continue. A crime 2:15 p.m. — Yokum Hall — incident report was filed.

A student reported a campus-owned camera was stoSept. 20 len from Yokum Hall Sept. 12:48 a.m. — Whiteface 12. A crime incident report Hall — University Police was filed. responded to a report of an intoxicated female. The 4:56 p.m. — Hawkins Hall resident student was co— University Police and herent and responsive. A Plattsburgh Fire Depart- quantity of alcohol was conment EMS responded to fiscated from the room and Hawkins Hall for a student destroyed. A judicial referral with a nose bleed. EMTs and a crime incident report were able to stop the nose were filed. bleed and the student declined transport to the hos- 1:21 a.m. — Couch Street pital. A service report was — University Police assisted filed. A copy of the report at 15 Couch St. with a strucwas provided to the Student ture fire. The building was Health Center. fully engulfed, and one resident, an off-campus student, 5:13 p.m. — Myers Fine was taken to the hospital Arts Building — University with burns. All other resiPolice responded to Myers dents were evacuated safely.

Fine Arts for a report of a The parents of the burned suspicious male in the build- student were contacted, and ing. Officers located a home- alternate housing was ofless man in a third floor mu- fered to the displaced resisic practice room. The male dents. The cause of the fire is was advised the rooms were under investigation. Service private and was escorted report filed. from the area. A service report was filed.

1:13 p.m. — Adirondack Hall — A student reported 7:08 p.m. — Feinberg Li- that her mother had used brary — A student reported her identity to open an acher bicycle stolen from the count without her permisFeinberg Library podium sion. The incident is being rack where she had left it investigated. A crime inciunsecured. A crime incident dent report was filed. report was filed.

6:10 p.m. — Parking Lot 10:05 p.m. — Feinberg Li- 14 — University Police rebrary — A student reported ceived a report of a two-car her jacket stolen from the property damage motor vethird floor of Feinberg Li- hicle accident in Parking Lot brary where she had left it 14. Service and accident reunattended. A crime inci- ports filed. dent report was filed.

6:59 p.m. — Clinton DinSept. 17 ing Hall — A resident stu7:39 a.m. — Service Build- dent reported his backpack ing — University Police stolen. The student last saw

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Director of the Center for Diversity J.W Wiley speaks at the “Believe it or Not” panel discussion Wednesday in the Feinberg Library.

Various topics discussed in new library talk series

By Daniel Stimpfle staff writer

ger In You.” Wiley shared the panel with Associate English Professor, Tracey Wednesday kicked off Guzzio who teaches litFeinberg Library’s “Believe erature of witness trauma It or Not” talks which will and African American litcovers topics ranging from erature. the ecology of road kill to While future talks such the revival of Bluegrass. as the “Ecology as RoadDistinguished Librar- kill”, scheduled for Oct. ian Cerise Oberman said 29, will bring Assistant that “Belive It or Not” is Professor of Environmenthe continuation of last tal Science Danielle Garsemester’s “Dead Talks,” neau, and Associate Hisboth of which are de- tory Professor Gary Kroll signed to foster thought to the table to discuss and discussion among road kill and their recent faculty and students out- work on the topic. side of the confines and Garneau said she will structure of the be talking about classroom. her project titled “I’ve been The talks are “Roadkill Garmaking a led by a panel neau,” which of two faculty living playing allows users to members who (bluegrass) record signs of will be bringing for 20 years.” wildlife such as information on roadkill.

The Eric Gibson, one topic from project is acblugrass two different cessed through musican disciplines in oran application der to “explore called Epicollect perspectives and engage which allows users to rein the audience in conver- cord data on various projsation” Oberman said. ects.

Oberman said the So far her project has idea to host these talks gained notoriety after came from the thought being covered in stories of the library as a place by North Country Radio that should help to serve and NPR. Since then, she board-based intellectual has gained support from function and should foster organizations such as the discussion.

Adventurers and Scien“It was a natural ex- tists for Conservation, tension from my point of which has brought in inview,” Oberman said. volvement from across The Wednesday talk the country. covered the topic of hate, Garneau said that she with the Director of The hopes that this database Center for Diversity,.W. will serve various conWiley who teaches Phi- servation issues, from losiphy of W.E.B. Du Bois finding sections of road while examining diver- that are common animal sity through film and is crossings to helping the the author of “The Nig- USDA track rabid animals.

‘Believe It or Not!’ upcoming events Believe It or Not! Ecology as Roadkill

Dr. Danielle Garneau and Dr. Gary Kroll Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.

Believe It or Not! Bluegrass is Music Eric Gibson and Dr. Steve Light Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. *All events are in the Feinberg third-floor reading room

While Kroll will be bringing a historical view on the matter, covering his research on how people have dealt with the problem of animal-automobile collisions in an age of mass-mobility.

Ending the series in November will be the topic “Bluegrass is Back,” with Professor of sociology, Dr. Steve Light and award winning bluegrass musician Eric Gibson of the Gibson brothers.

Gibson said that he doesn’t believe that Bluegrass ever went away.

“I’ve been making a living playing (Bluegrass) for 20 years,” he said.

Gibson said that he believes the popularity of Bluegrass is constantly on a cycle, “Deliverance in the seventies was the first boost, and every few years there’s another.”

Gibson said that he has noticed a recent interest in the genre with artists such as Earl Scruggs who have recently gained

interest, bands such as Mumford and Sons and Punch Brothers who have made bluegrass instruments such as the banjo more popular among a younger audiance.

“I’m excited to hear Bluegrass being played on college radio,” Gibson said.

Gibson and Dr. Light are fellow banjo musicians who have known each other for twenty years from local banjo contests and growing up and as students at PSUC who graduated together in 1993. According to Oberman their talk will be followed by a performance.

Gibson said he doesn’t know what direction the discussion will take but he’s looking forward to it and to a concert he will be performing in with his band in Hawkins hall in November.

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Event helps SA approves procurment card care program

By Maggie McVey associate news editor

By Reggianie Francois staff writer

The Promote Community Building Committee, through Plattsburgh State’s “Cardinals Care” recognition program, as facilitated a new way to teach people about campus by hosting a scavenger hunt and advocating a “Passport Booklet” this fall.

“This is basically Gina’s present to campus,” Bethanne Deldaugio, director of certificate and graduate advising, said about Promote Community Building Committee member Gina Doty.

After starting in September 2011, the committee’s goal now is to encourage civility on campus and promote people to step out of their comfort zones. A workplace survey mailed out in fall 2011 helped set a precedent of what is acceptable behavior on campus. A civility poster contest hosted in November 2011 helped expose how imperative respect and courtesy are to campus and its inhabitants.

The committee believes people frequently stay within their buildings and do not know what is happening in oth-

er areas of campus.

“We are going to have informational questions in the passport book that you’ve got to go and get the answer to,” Doty said.

“So right now we got students and faculty that have been sending me questions since May as to what they want people to know about communication disorders.

“The goal is for people to meet people in other departments on campus-that’s the biggest thing.”

“Like for myself, I’m in Sibley,” Deldaugio said.

“But unless I come for a meeting, I don’t know a lot of things in the other buildings, so it’d be interesting to get out and see and find these little tidbits.”

The “Passport Booklet” will focus on the Adirondack Peaks with 23 peaks in each booklet for the academic year.

With these initiatives, the committee hopes to make PSUC a more family-oriented, open and supportive environment, and break down communication borders among students, faculty and neighborhood residents.

Email Reggianie Francois at reggianie. francois@cardinal pointsonline.com

The Student Association procurement card system, which was spear-headed

by SA Vice President for Finance Joe Nagiub, was approved Wednesday night by a vote of 14-3.

“The procurement card was approved by majority vote, so I feel relieved that the program is finally approved, with minor amendments,” Nagiub said. “As I stated on the floor, I will be making the amendments that were ad-

dressed by me and a few senators.”

Several senators agreed that one clause of the procurement card paperwork should be altered to allow more flexibility for clubs and organizations. The clause asserted that clubs that made purchases with their cards must submit all receipts to the SA within three business days of those purchases, or risk investigation into those purchases.

Some of the senators felt that some flexibility should be given to clubs

who will be away from campus for a longer period of time so that they do not run into any unnecessary conflicts.

Nagiub agreed, and made an amendment to the clause, stating that in specific situations where these clubs will need longer than three business days to compile and return their receipts, they will need to get direct approval by him based on the specific situation.

“After I make the amendments to the program, it will be finalized and avail-

able in the Student Association office,” Naguib said.

“We are currently waiting for the procurement cards and they should arrive within the next week or two. In the meantime, we will still be using the SA credit card until we obtain the procurement cards.”

Naguib also clarified that the SA will still use encumbrance forms with the vendors that currently accept them.

Email Maggie McVey at maggie.mcvey@ cardinalpointsonline.com

Brushing up

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Frances Anderson gives a Plattsburgh State students air brush tattoos at the Cardinal Cash fair Wednesday.

The fair took place in the Angell College Center Ballrooms between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Student Association Soundoff A message from Student Association Marketing Director Louis Bastone

Student Association Election date: Tuesday November, 12 2013. If anyone is interested in getting involved and running for a senate seat or vice president position in the Student Association elections are coming up. Please stop in the Student Association office on the second floor of the ACC for more information about how to run for these positions.

Columbus Day weekend vacation buses: Friday, October 11th at 3pm – Tuesday, October 15th at 3pm. Students can go to the information desk with their valid College ID and request a lottery ticket until Friday, September 27th at 8pm. Fifty names will be drawn for each bus on Saturday, September 28th. You can purchase your tickets Monday, September 30th at 8AM thru Wednesday, October 2nd at 8PM. If there are left over tickets they will be sold on a first come first served basis. Round trip tickets will be $90.

If you are looking to get more information about the Student Association and how to get involved, stop by a senate meeting Wednesdays at 10:15 in the Cardinal Lounge located on the second floor of the ACC or come in and see us in the Student Association office.

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What do you think of the dorm renovations so far?

Eli Walker Junior Studio Art

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Freedom of choice Room for changes for PSUC students in clubs, activities

By Amanda Velez staff writer

“Hood Hall looks great in particular.”

Stephen Allen Sophomore Psychology

“Plattsburgh State does a great job on renovations, but Banks elevators could use improvement.”

Jasmine Chhoeun Sophomore Marketing

“They’re looking pretty cool.”

JC Laird Junior Education and Disability Studies

“Harrington’s much better. The quality of the dorms has drastically improved.”

Jen Goldschmidt Sophomore Math Eduation

“They’re really nice. It’s really comfortable and homey now.”

Someone once told me that high school never ends, and that real life is just like it. In our society, our high school years relate fairly well to the one depicted in the movie Mean Girls. Now that I think about it, college is very much the same. It’s not so much in the sense that everyone strives to be popular, but that everyone longs to be in a group.

College students don’t try to fit in to a specific clique to feel accepted by others, but we try to find the right niche so we can further discover ourselves and grow with a group of like-minded people. We do this so we can accept ourselves, and Plattsburgh State provides many opportunities for us to explore who we really are and who we want to become.

In the movie, it was always clique against clique, but this is where high school and college differ. The term clique comes with a negative connotation. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a small group of people who spend time together and who are not friendly to other people.”

While this term is appropriate for high school students, the term niche is more suitable for college students.

No matter what students are interested in, there is a niche available for everyone. There are endless amounts of activities provided by the entertainment committee, over 100 clubs on campus and a growing number of sororities and fraternities. From card players to slackliners and even people preparing for a zombie apocalypse, there are people who share the same interests all around. The campus provides the opportunity for these people to come together and bask in their like-mindedness.

Want to lead? Plan events?

There’s a hall council within each residence hall. There’s a chance

to campaign to be president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, senator and so much more through the Student Association, which funds most of these activities.

Don’t like to party on the weekends? There’s always a Late Night event at the Sundowner. Like to give back to the community? Participate in the volunteering club or sign up with Project H.E.L.P. Love to sing? Play an instrument?

Tell jokes? Coffeehouse every Wednesday provides the opportunity for students to share talent and appreciation for one another.

Like to make people laugh? Host a radio show or join PSTV. Love to act? The Theatre Company hosts auditions for plays almost every month. Like to dance? Sign up for Plattsburgh’s Best Dance Crew.

Like Frisbee? Volleyball? Join an intramural sports club or sign up for a team. Want to persuade others to go green? There’s Biketopia, food club, the Botanical Society and the environmental science club.

Still nothing piques your interest? Students can create their own clubs. They can present ideas to other clubs or associations on campus to host events. Each student has the ability to create a new niche.

These activities and clubs are niches because they are more mature than cliques. They welcome new members all the time. They host events and fundraisers to include the entire community. They empower each person within their niche to expand their networks and to do something special for the community. They don’t restrict anyone but encourage everyone to be a better person than he or she was yesterday, which is a beautiful thing about this campus. Thank you PSUC for providing endless opportunities for us to find ourselves.

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By Paige Passman staff writer

This past weekend was family weekend at Plattsburgh State.

Compared to my previous school’s family weekend, PSUC topped it without a doubt. My family came all the way up from Long Island to experience family weekend with me at my new school.

After transferring here last semester from Cobleskill, I expected that PSUC would top everything Cobleskill did. I believed this because PSUC is a bigger school. This university has more opportunities, especially because Cobleskill doesn’t have their own student newspaper. After family weekend, I can say that it definitely has more opportunities.

When my dad told me about some of the events that were going on during the weekend, I was a little shocked about how many different things they had to do. Friday, there was a welcoming reception, which consisted of a dinner for the Kappa Leadership Honor Society with the president of the college. They also had a late night weekend trivia competition for friends and family.

Saturday morning, there was a breakfast at Algonquin Dining Hall that benefited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Later in the day students had the opportunity to get free flu shots from the Student Health Center. Another great event available to students and family was a bus trip to Burlington, VT. Sunday, the last event on family weekend was a lakeside breakfast with the president of the university, John Ettling.

All of the weekend events sounded awesome, but my family and I went to the breakfast and made donations to the St. Jude’s.

After, we decided to attend the trip to Burlington. While there, we explored Church Street, which

is a street full of different places to shop. We also took a trip down to the water front.

At Cobleskill, you wouldn’t see any opportunity to participate in the kinds of events we had here.

There, you didn’t see many parents visiting their kids on family weekend. It had only a tent set up with free food, and there weren’t even events for parents to enjoy with their kids. Most of the students went home that weekend, so the university didn’t plan anything major.

The events held on PSUC’s campus during the weekend really helped people like the campus more. I was sitting with a freshman student at the President’s Breakfast and her family said they really enjoyed what events there were during family weekend.

They also liked that they got to see their daughter having a great time at school.

The breakfast was also a great opportunity to meet new people because, let’s face, it this campus is decently sized and it can be hard to meet new friends. I have seen a lot of people that struggle to make friends because they are not often in these comfortable social settings.

It also made me realize that I’m spending at least three more semesters here, so it’s a great opportunity for my parents to fall in love with the school, too.

After being here for two semesters, it has helped me get to know that the university loves its students. They know that the incoming freshmen might be a little uneasy about being far from home and around strangers, but family weekend was a great way to get to know the campus and the administration.

Email Paige Passman at paige.passman@cardinal pointsonlinecom

Landlords prey on naive students

By Brittany Shew opinions editor

It took a tragic accident that almost cost a Plattsburgh State student her life and endangered several other occupants in an apartment building fire to spark the interest in off-campus housing safety. The almost deadly incident was due to an electric wiring problem.

Chief of Police Desmond Racicot said investigators found a wire connected to the stove that had a nail through it.

When I heard who the landlord was, I was taken aback because we share the same one. I couldn’t help but think, “What if that was me?” Who is responsible for something like that? Could it have been prevented if we were taught to ask the right questions when we’re apartment hunting?

As a freshman, I would roam Plattsburgh’s streets and admire the “cool” upperclassmen hanging out on their porches drinking out of red solo cups or tanning on top of their roofs.

I couldn’t wait to break free of the life full of rules, shared bathrooms and resident assistants keeping their watchful eyes on you and enter the wonderful off-campus apartment world.

In my spring semester of sophomore year, I was so busy that I didn’t realize apartments would fill up so quickly. My best friends had prior plans that would force us to seek separate housing. I found myself a girl in the same boat as I and I frantically searched through the

off-campus housing guide I found on PSUC’s website. I called every landlord that was offering a two bedroom apartment and could only successfully find two available apartments.

I hopped on my bike the same day and rushed to meet my hopefully future landlord. It was a good location, Broad Street, right down the street from campus. It had a small yard with a big porch.

The inside was not completely what I had envisioned as my future humble abode. There was a sketchy shower, even sketchier wires around and cupboards too high for me to reach. Left with little to no options, we ended up calling him that night and paying the deposit the next day.

If I would have thought ahead about what goes into the process of hunting for that perfect apartment I might be enjoying a kitchen light that doesn’t buzz, a stove that actually has temperatures on it or maybe even a bathroom window that would stay open.

I have to say that our handy man is pretty awesome, though.

College students are notorious for procrastination. It’s rare we get to something immediately, and it’s even more rare that we are completely thorough.

We don’t think to ask the important questions about the important things that could affect our safety. I didn’t even think to ask about the smoke detectors and how many were there and in which rooms.

We get so revved up about the idea of living off-campus that when we see

the big rooms with nice windows, we forget to ask about when the house was inspected last. We’re blinded by aesthetics: good location, our own room, pets allowed. Landlords take advantage of that. Regardless of the fact that we don’t know what the heck we’re doing, it’s wrong.

They threaten us with the line, “I have two more people looking at this one tonight, so it might not be here tomorrow.”

Most of us, not knowing any better, sign our lives away — or at least the next two semesters — on a lease and push the deposit money into their greedy little hands. They’re known for not answering the phone, not being clear about instructions and cutting corners when it comes to the apartments, all to save a buck. They’re slumlords.

The Student Association offers free legal services to students. They will look over your lease to ensure that your landlord isn’t robbing you blind.

Yet, why do we never hear of this?

As college students we set such low standards for ourselves when it comes to apartment hunting. We tell ourselves we’re just broke college students who are going to turn our music up too loud, never do the dishes and smoke in our living rooms. We are so caught up with the excitement of our own place that we become completely oblivious to the real-life dangers that could quite possibly be awaiting us in our new digs.

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Catastrophes create strong bonds Tragedies have a way of slipping into the most untimely of moments, but through them, the bond between all parts of a community is sewn together. With it comes the perpetuating light of hope, which sees through the darkest of hours to bring us back to a happier place.

The community will carry the most precarious of situations upon its back over any hurdles it may encounter.

Its ever-long arms extend upward for help until a higher authority can send its support.

Plattsburgh is that giving body. It recognized the Court Street fire as a tragedy and used every part of its bodily functions to react. Nobody knows how to lend a hand better than the people who are supporting the victims of such tragedies.

In one week, a team armed with close friends, fellow students and even perfect strangers from the community pulled together a benefit at The Green Room to rally for a night of donations, healing

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and looking toward the future.

When catastrophes such as this one come swinging through a small town, it’s hard not to be affected.

It can be as something as small as hugging your kids extra tight at night or caring for someone you knew who was directly connected.

One’s first thought may be to turn their backs and run from the wreckage, but not this community. That was far from Plattsburgh’s ap-

Changing weather means covering up

By Lisa Scivolette contributing writer

As a university located in upstate New York, students, faculty and staff experience harsh winters that some can barely imagine. Even with the weather getting as cold as it does, it doesn’t stop Plattsburgh State students from going out and enjoying the college experience.

PSUC is known to some as a “party school.” With the almost unbearable weather students still seem to find themselves going out, dressing with the outlook: “if it looks good, then I’m going to wear it.” The choices they make regarding their Friday night clothing attire on a severely cold night, usually aren’t something your mother would approve of.

The phrase goes, “if you look good, you feel good,” and who doesn’t want to feel good about themselves? Most students think that the tighter — or in a woman’s cases, skimpier — the outfit, the better you look.

This is the reason that college students dress the way they do when they hit the town.

The common party scene usually includes short skirts and dresses, tank tops and shorts. It is rare to see someone wrapped up in a winter coat when it gets to those bitter temperatures.

Whether they are going downtown, or to a “get together” down the street, most students have the same reasons for not having keeping warm first on their priority list.

First, they want to look their best. How are they going to do that with a heavy, sometimes bulky jacket? Next, it is a hassle.

By the time they have walked to their destination and gone inside, they are ready to take off what-

Even the most grim situation can bring out the good in a community. It took a painful disaster to really show us what a group of compassionate and driven people can do when some of their own are threatened.

Now that the North Country has seen what the people of Plattsburgh and PSUC can do when they pull together to heal the wounds of those affected, the possibilities are unlimited. They have stirred the pot of passion and they’re serving up a big helping.

It gives us great peace of mind knowing that if anything unexpected were to happen, we would have our corner full of these caring people fighting for us.

Cardinal Points would like to thoroughly thank the volunteers who are helping the victims of the fire and the donators who have supported them, as well. Without such reaction, this would merely be a fire lost to the grasp of a flaming fist.

ever extra layers they have. The difference in temperature from outside to inside is comparable to a smack in the face.

Nobody wants to wear their coat inside because of the heat, but nobody wants to have to keep track of it, which brings students to the next point in their thought process. If they put their jacket down, who knows if it is going to be there when they are ready to leave?

People don’t want to worry about their belongings getting lost or stolen, so why risk it?

When students have partying on the brain, they don’t think long term. Thursday night party-goers aren’t thinking about how they could end up sick Sunday or even Monday. They are thinking about how much fun they are going to have within the next five hours.

After a student’s three-night weekend, the common cold makes its way into the systems of the less dressed. Eventually, it spreads through the entire campus. As Plattsburgh’s weather reaches sub-freezing temperatures, people become more susceptible to any cold or virus that is going around.

A way this could be avoided is the obvious solution of dressing for the weather. It might not be the most fashion friendly route, but it is a safer one. Another solution could be to wear a layer that they wouldn’t mind losing. This way it won’t be as big of a deal if they walk back without it. Some swear by the method of hiding their outer layer inside or outside of their party. Students should rethink their party attire and make a precautionary route to a create a germ-free campus.

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proach. Instead of distancing themselves from the reality, they banded together to create something strong.

It’s almost impossible to not see the silver lining when there are volunteers lending hands from every outreach of the state.

It is truly amazing to see organizations and students that may not cross each other’s paths on a daily basis come together as one to help Cardinals in need.

YAY

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• YAY to the new Kings Of Leon album. It sounds so groovy.

• YAY to the women’s soccer team for their big win against Clarkson.

• YAY to the talented artists Coffeehouse brings in.

Jam on.

• NAY to pants. We want our dresses and shorts back

NAY

please. #Plattsburghweatherprobs.

• NAY to spotty Wi-Fi on campus. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

• YAY to PSUC’S ability to come together in hard times. Our thoughts are with those affected by the 15 Couch St. house fire.

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Weekend filled with fun for PSUC parents

By Paige Passman staff writer

With busy college schedules, students can’t always go to their favorite clubs and activities. It’s always a hassle for those who want to join a club or attend a meeting because they have too much homework.

As for me, I love going to my Hillel Club meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday nights, but when I have tons of homework, I have to miss it. More students would be able to attend a club’s meetings if they were held throughout the day because students have late night classes, piles of work and practicum classes.

Looking through some of the clubs on Plattsburgh State’s website, I saw ones that I didn’t know existed. Browsing the clubs online is a quick and easy way to see what the club is all about and allows you to check them out on your own time.

With roughly 80 clubs on campus, it could be overwhelming for students to pick which direction they want to go in. Sure, you can join a bunch of different ones but being in a club is a big time commitment.

It’s understood that not everyone will be able to make a club meeting every time but it would be helpful if they weren’t all around the same time for those who have many interests and want to join more than one. It would be neat if they had lunch, dinner or even club meetings on the weekends. This way students who are involved aren’t missing anything and they won’t be bored over the weekend.

The main advertisements I see around campus are about the fraternity and sorority events. These fliers benefit the people who are interested in Greek life, but personally I would like to see some posters featuring a wider variety of clubs. I also

see some clubs tabling during the afternoon at the Angell College Center, but it’s usually the same ones.

Myers Fine Arts Building is something in particular that I’d like to see more of in the different academic buildings. I would love to go to one of their productions if I were constantly reminded by their posters scattered around campus.

Plattsburgh’s Got Talent is an event that I can remember seeing everywhere I turned and they had a fantastic turnout.

I am a huge music fan, and I hear from my friends at other schools that big bands perform at their school. I know in the past PSUC has had big-name bands come to campus, and I would love to see someone like Drake or Justin Timberlake perform here. Yes, you can go to Higher Ground to see bigger live music, but some people don’t have the money or the time to travel that far to see a band.

When hockey season comes around, the sports fanatics are waiting for that notorious game against our rival, Oswego. Students have to get to the game at least two hours early just to get tickets. It’s great that the students don’t have to pay for the game, but it’s a huge inconvenience that we have to get there so early to be promised a ticket. It would be nice if we can pre-order the tickets a week in advance so that we don’t have to worry about getting there early and waiting for hours.

With the hassle of homework and classes, students have to choose between participating in clubs and activities or doing homework. We all know what the students would prefer but with so many variables it can be difficult.

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Renovation Due Dates deFredenburgh Hall 2014

Mason Hall Fall 2015

Moffitt Hall Fall 2016

Wilson Hall Fall 2017

Whiteface Hall Fall 2018

Kent Hall

Fall 2019

Macomb Hall Fall 2020

*Banks Hall

*Plans pending *Adirondack Hall Fall 2022

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DORM: Increased demand From Page One

rooms will be available on every floor as well.

“So we’re not doing a major modification because it gets tricky, where based on percentage of modification, then you’ve got to meet certain codes and bring up the entire building to ADA compliance, and we just don’t have the money to do that,” Hartman said. “So it’s always a balance of what you can do, what you can’t do.”

Jules Lapoint, PSUC construction project developer and field oversight professional, said that the inception of the dorm renovations began in 2008, and a master plan was developed the next year in 2009, after the school spent over $15 million on renovations for Macdonough Hall.

“And the way the residence hall operation

works is that we are selfsufficient,” Hartman said.

“We do not get a dime from state support or tuition. We must operate completely based off of room rental, and that includes all the renovations, any money we borrow to do that, it’s just like a mortgage on someone’s house, we have to pay that back.”

After the major funds dished out for Macdonough, Hartman said a consultant was hired to work with the team and tell them what they could afford in significant renovations, with the intention of re-doing one building per academic year.

Hood and Harrington were the next buildings to be taken offline in fall 2011 and 2012, respectively, and a majority of the renovations made in the buildings set the precedent for what can be expected in the rest of the dorms.

“We’re not doing a complete gut/regut, what we’re doing is major system upgrades,” Hartman said. “Like all new lighting, all new flooring, all new electrical distribution systems, major upgrades to the heating systems, new wall treatments, all new ceilings, common areas and kitchenettes, addressing air quality by bringing in outside air to the building, and a bunch of mechanical upgrades in the mechanical rooms.”

Hartman also added that a fully-equipped sprinkler system would be added to each building as the renovations are made.

One motivating factor for the dorm revamps, Hartman said, was providing students a more inexpensive alternative to living in off-campus housing, and dorm buildings will be more equipped to compete with apartment

buildings with the addition of singles as renovations continue.

After construction on Mason Hall is completed, Moffitt Hall will be the next building taken offline. Hartman described the new layout in Moffitt as different from Hood and DeFredenburgh, with the addition of one single room per suite on each floor, the exclusion of the common suite areas, and the construction of a floor lounge, study lounge, and kitchenette on each floor.

“Because we took time and decided to design two buildings at a time [with MGT America, based out of Florida] we sort of have a year off on design work,” Hartman said. “One building will come off a year until at least through 2020.”

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QUIGLEY: ‘my life just spiraled out of control’ From Page One

extra cash in his pockets.

With the extra money in his pockets, he bought more painkillers and had his first experience with heroin. Though he said he tried it only a few times, it would not be the last time he saw it.

Around Thanksgiving , his family had moved to Glen Rock, N.J., which, Quigley said, is right outside of the heroin capital of Patterson, N.J. He found that, there, he could buy around 10 bags of heroin for the price of one pain killer, and he discovered that he could buy inexpensive heroin in New Jersey and sell it in Plattsburgh for substantially more.

“My life just spiraled out of control very fast,” Quigley said.

He said he stopped caring about school and would skip any class just to go down to New Jersey to get more heroin. He said he was not the same person he had been before.

Assistant Professor of public relations Colleen Lemza said Quigley has taken four or five of her classes throughout his time at PSUC, and she noticed something was dif-

ferent at the end of last semester.

“It just wasn’t the same old Kevin,” Lemza said.

She said she did not immediately suspect he was using drugs. Instead, she assumed his change in behavior and appearance was due to his being ill, which she said he confirmed when he said he had a stomach sickness.

Lemza, who has a background in counseling, said she did not realize what was really going on until Quigley’s arrest in May. “I was kicking myself,” she said. “I should have seen it.”

The night he was arrested, Quigley said he was supposed to be meeting up with Lemza to go over a presentation he was supposed to give for a class. When he got home, he went down the street to trade some heroin for cocaine when he was approached and arrested by two plain clothes officers from the Adirondack Drug Task Force.

Quigley was arrested May 7. His birthday was May 8.

“I woke up in jail on my 22nd birthday, dope sick,” he said. “I didn’t know what the f--- was going to happen to me.”

Quigley saw the judge, and his bail was “I admire him for going through detox,” set at $10,000 cash. He bailed out and she said. “It’s hard.” went back home.

Lemza kept in contact with Quigley, his When he got home, he started using father and his attorney throughout the again. However, he convinced his parents summer in an attempt to get ready for his he did not have a drug problem return to the college. and that he was the middleman She got him enrolled in classes I wasn’t a and worked out his move into in the drug transactions. After a person while, he said he could not take the substance-free housing in Adanymore.” irondack Hall. lifestyle anymore.

He said his parents eventually Quigley said he loves being in AdKevin found out that was still using, and irondack.

He has since made new Quigley, they told him he could not be in PSUC student friends, and he said he was surthe house anymore. He couldn’t prised when he realized how much expose his two younger sisters to fun one can have while being sober. that.

Quigley has been clean for almost 100 “S--- just hit the fan,” Quigley said. “I days today. For anyone who is struggling wasn’t a person anymore.” with a life of drugs, he recommends reachHe decided to check himself into detox ing out to someone or attending Narcotfor seven days and then into rehabilitation. ics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous He said he knew he had to get clean with meetings. his court date approaching.

“You don’t need to be ashamed,” he said.

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Section The women’s soccer team welcomed back Charisse Abellard this season. To find out more about her new role, see page B3.

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Women surging before SUNYAC play Lady Cardinals may be peaking at perfect time

By Zachary Ripple sports editor

The Plattsburgh State women’s soccer team found itself on the right side of some scoring for a change, downing the Clarkson Golden Knights (3-5-0) 4-0 Tuesday in the team’s final match before SUNYAC play begins.

The Lady Cardinals (2-51) put together their best offensive game of the season with four goals, including the first two college scores for freshman forward Diana DiCocco.

Head coach Karen Waterbury and the team have emphasized the idea that a single goal often is followed by another, and PSUC was able to capitalize on that.

After midfielder Emily LaLone put the Lady Cards up 1-0 in the 25th minute, DiCocco followed up with a goal of her own less than two minutes later. The quick second score is something PSUC has typically been on the wrong side of, and Waterbury said the offensive production was a

nice change of pace, even though Clarkson goalie Kim Kenline came up with some terrific early saves.

“We were generating offense, but (more importantly) we were generating quality opportunities because that was a very good goalkeeper we were up against,” Waterbury said.

Blanking the opposition has also been a tough goal to achieve for PSUC this year, but Waterbury said the blame doesn’t fall entirely on the defense. She said the increased offensive production and possession, especially in the attacking third of the field, helps keep pressure off the defenders.

DiCocco had a breakout game for the Lady Cards with her two scores, and it was a big breakthrough game for the offense as a whole. Defender Charisse Abellard said the team worked on being more direct on the attack during practice Monday, which she said helped effectively utilize DiCocco’s abilities.

“She’s very fast, and she puts a lot of pressure on

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Plattsburgh State forward Diana DiCocco dribbles the ball ahead of Bard midfielder Joanna Regan Sept. 7.

DiCocco scored the first two college goals of her career in Tuesday night’s 4-0 victory against Clarkson. any defense,” Abellard said.

“We wanted to make sure we weren’t playing with the ball as much, not doing pointless passes or going

back if we didn’t have to and playing the ball in their end as much as possible.”

PSUC reworked its lineup after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to

Cards return to winning form

By John Green staff writer

After making it through the early non-conference schedule relatively unscathed, the Plattsburgh State men’s soccer team (6-1-1) is now shifting its attention to the conference schedule.

The Cardinals begin SUNYAC play tomorrow at home against the upand-coming Potsdam Bears (6-3-0) at 1 p.m. After suffering a tough 2-0 loss at home last weekend against Skidmore (5-3-1, 0-1-0 SUNYAC), head coach Chris Waterbury said he was still frustrated with the team’s performance even days after the game.

However, he stressed that he and the players would have to move forward with the season instead of looking back at the loss.

“There’s a bitter side of me that wants to dwell on it, but there’s a smart side of me that knows that you learn from it and (then) let’s move on,” Waterbury said. “The first game of the SUNYAC conference schedule is massive. You’re 0-1, you’re in a hole. You’re 1-0, and you’re feeling good about yourself. So, it will be an important game.”

The Bears have started hot this season, and the team looks to be much improved from last season when it finished with a conference record of (1-4-4) and an overall record of (4-94). Despite its less-than-stellar record, Potsdam played PSUC tough when the two teams met each other last September.

Cards’ captain Matt Hamilton said

The RPI Invitational saw the Plattsburgh State cross country teams compete in their only Friday meet of the season. Head coach Andrew Krug, however, said he thought the race wasn’t the best for his teams.

“Our overall team results in placing weren’t quite where I wanted them, but when it comes to individual (results), I think we did a pretty good job,” Krug said.

“On the women’s side, it was their last 5K of the season, and I think there were about seven ladies that had at least 30-second improve-

After slow start, men’s rugby has time to rebound

By Alex Reynolds staff writer

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Plattsburgh State defender Nick Economou battles against Skidmore midfielder Todd Jensen in the Cardinals’ 2-0 defeat Sept. 21. the Bears are improved this season, and he attributed Potsdam’s improved play to the team’s head coach.

“They’ve gotten a lot better over the past couple of years,” Hamilton said. “Adam Parker, their head coach, has done a great job after taking over

(and) they’ve gotten a lot better.”

The Bears also have Eduardo Figueroa, who leads the SUNYAC conference in goals (5) and has a teamleading 13 points. Figueroa has played See MSOC, B3

Cross country teams gets extra week of training

By Nick Topping staff writer

Skidmore, including Abel- net and her first game playlard making a switch to ing all 90 minutes. Abellard playing in the field instead said Kirkpatrick had a lot of in goal. Kristy Kirkpatrick got her third start in See WSOC, B3

ments from when we were there on Aug. 31, so that was something nice to see.

“It shows we are adapting to training and improving as the season progresses.”

This meet saw a return of Kelley Driscoll and Catherine Ehmann, who both had last week off.

Even with the extra week of rest, it didn’t slow down Driscoll, who led the PSUC women’s Driscoll team with a time of 17:51.1 and a fifth-place finish.

“I was very satisfied with my performance, as well as the rest of the team’s perfor-

mance, this past Saturday,” Driscoll said. “This was our first time seeing some of the competitive teams in the region, and I think we hung with them well, so I was very happy with that.”

Ehmann finished second for a PSUC team that placed 40th overall with a time of 19:16.8.

Even with Ehmann’s second place finish on the team, she didn’t think her performance was as strong as it could have been.

“I didn’t perform as well as I wanted to, but there are a lot of tough teams out

there, and it is our first time facing a lot of those tough teams,” Ehmann said. “I think for going up against the tough teams, the team did very well, but individually, I felt a little tired, and I’m just looking forward to the next meet and seeing how I do.”

Overall, the Lady Cards finished ninth with 247 points. St. Lawrence earned the win with 48 points.

On the men’s side of things, the Cards finished 12th with 287 points, with St. Lawrence winning the meet with 27 points. It was a new experience at RPI for See XC, B4

The Plattsburgh State men’s rugby team may not be off to the hottest start, but there are still plenty of matches to be played.

The team opened up its season with a 37-7 loss Sept. 14 against Ithaca.

Club President John Bright said he knew it would be a tough match for his younger, inexperienced team and viewed the game as “an eye-opener for what the team must do.”

“I’m more disappointed in how this game turned out because they were a very beatable team,” Bright said. “We just made some key mistakes at crucial times.”

Saturday afternoon, PSUC rugby competed in its second match against Hamilton, who came out on top, defeating PSUC with a final score of 23-7.

The team looked a lot better than it did in its season opener against Ithaca, Bright said.

“Our discipline was pretty bad, and we gave up a lot of penalties,” Bright said.

“We were well-improved from the first game. It was like day and night. In the end, we just didn’t have enough for the win.”

Team captains Brandon Forgham and Kevin Winterbourne have worked hard, along with a lot of the team veterans, to help the younger players learn the game.

“Our challenge right now is trying to give them that game experience throughout the whole season and get them the repetition needed,” Forgham said.

PSUC rugby is fortunate to have a week off from competition, and the team plans to use the time to heal players and continue to practice. The team usually

“If we could go into Oswego and get the win, then that would be a huge step (forward) in the direction of the program.”

John Bright, club president

practices four days a week with the first day consisting of a captain’s practice.

Away matches are always tougher for PSUC rugby since the entire team can’t attend. A tight budget prevents the team from bringing every member, and transportation is limited. The team is currently in the process of coming up with a new budget for next year that would include provided transportation to allow the entire squad to compete in away matches, Forgham said.

PSUC’s next match is scheduled for Oct. 5 as it competes in the first away match against SUNY rival Oswego. Oswego has had PSUC’s number in the past two matches, coming out on top in both exhibitions.

“It’s always nice to go in and beat Oswego,” Winterbourne said. “We’ve been rivals with them for a while and it’s always a tough one.”

Bright said he has been looking forward to the matchup since the schedule was released.

“If we could go into Oswego and get the win, then that would be a huge step (forward) in the direction of the program,” Bright said. “We just want to get into the playoffs, and then once the playoffs start, anything goes. It’s just a whole new season.”

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Men’s Soccer Saturday vs Potsdam 1 p.m.

Volleyball Friday at New Paltz 7 p.m.

Saturday at Brockport 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday at Buffalo State 3 p.m.

Tennis Saturday vs Oswego 1 p.m.

Sunday at Johnson State College 1 p.m.

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The Plattsburgh State women’s rugby club competes against Union Saturday in the team’s 54-22 victory. The women have gone 2-0 on the season, also beating Potsdam 22-5 in the team’s season opener Sept. 14.

School Brockport Potsdam Geneseo Plattsburgh Potsdam

Player Peter DiLorenzo 6 Eduardo Figueroa 5 Rich Bellusci 5 Alexis Archilla 4 Tom Benedetto 4

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The number of times the women’s soccer team was shut out before its 4-0 win against Clarkson, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

School Buffalo State Brockport Cortland Cortland Buffalo State

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PSUC athletes must accept spotlight

By Alex Ayala photo editor

Plattsburgh State athletes should recognize the need to be more cautious under the public eye.

PSUC student-athletes may not be watched 24/7, but their actions represent not only themselves or the team, but the school in general.

Student-athletes have huge expectations and responsibilities. They do not live the same life as the typical college student. Your average college student will go class-to-class, participate in clubs and fraternity and sorority life and maybe work a part-time job, while an athlete must dedicate his or her time and effort into a sport.

A student-athlete’s practices, games and workouts are all planned out from the beginning of freshman year until they graduate. At the same time, they must maintain a certain GPA to stay on the team while also staying out of trouble.

Is it wrong if they go out on weekends sometimes or want to drink? No, it’s not.

Some people, however, generalize these players and say their actions are not okay, putting them in the spotlight.

Though the student-athletes have the right to do whatever they want, being put into the spotlight for a wrongdoing affects the school and the team, and they need to be aware of that.

Take, for example, the X-rated film made in Plattsburgh during 2006. Ac-

Player Nikki Liadka 8 Vanessa Gillette 4 Tia Segretto 4 Chelsea Stahl 3 Katie Gildemeyer 3

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cording to a Cardinal Points article, the film took place off-campus at a location that, at the time, was known to have students on PSUC athletic teams.

Several athletes were seen in the trailer, but it wasn’t until the next issue that Cardinal Points identified the players participating in the film.

While no one is saying people should condone their actions, they still are responsible for whatever spotlight they cast on themselves and for any actions taken by the school in response.

Remember, student-athletes are not forced into joining a team. They chose to be a part of a team. They need to understand what they are facing as a studentathlete and what comes with the territory.

Social media is one example. Your average college student might be able to get away with a few poorly thought-out tweets or status updates. However, if one college athlete posts a photo of him or herself playing beer pong at a house party, the photo can easily be shared around the Web. This kind of circumstance can put his or her athletic career in jeopardy.

Student-athletes have a higher responsibility to represent their school and their team, and it is up to them if they want to carry out that responsibility.

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Bailey Waterbury 4 Cammey Keyser 3 Vanessa Gillette 3 Annie Terilli 3 Bri Dolan 3

Player Krysten Kane 47 HannahMcGlinchey 46 Julia Sanger 33 Laura Thompson 21 CharisseAbellard 21

4 4 3 Volleyball 3 3 Kills per set

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“You have to go out and play every game and compete in every game. We’ve got to be ready to go to war because conference play is war.”

School Player New Paltz Becca Borquist 3.49 Brockport AmandaRiebe 3.27 Plattsburgh RosiCummings 3.26 Buffalo State SamanthaParente 2.92 Cortland Ava Hintz 2.82

Assists per set School Player New Paltz Marissa King Brockport JessicaGreiner Buffalo State KelseyBashore Fredonia Kelly Edinger Geneseo ErikaDannenfelser

9.70 9.04 8.53 8.41 8.20

School Oneonta Oneonta Oswego New Paltz Fredonia

1.14 1.04 1.00 0.92 0.88

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Skidmore 2, PSUC 0

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Blocks per set

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Record SUNYAC 11-5 0-0 11-6 0-0 9-6 0-0 9-6 0-0 8-6 0-0 8-10 0-0 8-8 0-0 5-7 0-0 5-7 0-0 5-10 0-0

Player Rosi Cummings 3.26 Maggie Schrantz 2.37 L a u r a D i e h l 1.86

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PSUC 1, Utica 0

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

Sept. 24

Player Tasha Widrick Kristen Marchisatto Meghan Clifford

Player Emily Lalone Diana DiCocco Jillian Tardelli

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Abellard accepts new role in return to PSUC

By Willie Santana associate sports editor

Guarding the goal post, she stands alone in a position she has yet to get comfortable in or fully understand. Yet, she serves as the last line of defense as if she’s done it before.

“Now, you watch her, and you think she has been playing her whole life,” women’s soccer assistant coach Shay Gestal said.

Charisse Abellard’s first time as a goalie was in this year’s preseason for the Lady Cardinals.

Abellard played soccer, basketball, softball and gymnastics at Plattsburgh High School.

She started only three games as a defensive midfielder her freshman year at Plattsburgh State, transferred to Clinton Community College her sophomore year, and now she’s at goalie out of necessity.

Monica D’Ippolito, last season’s goalie for the Lady Cards, was not ready for the start of the season as she struggled to get back from a season-ending ACL injury. Abellard expressed her interest in coming back to head coach Karen Waterbury, who knows Abellard well after coaching her for her soccer club.

“She was like, ‘What do you think about being our secondary goalie?’” Abellard said. “I was like, ‘As long as it’s not my first position, I don’t mind trying a new position.’”

Abellard, however, has started seven of the Lady Cards’ first eight games at goalie.

Gestal said Abellard has adjusted quickly.

“She has been phenomenal both in how she is picking up the technique and the mindset of a keeper, but also in her attitude,” Gestal said. “No field player really likes to go in net. She just

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Charisse Abellard enters her second season on the Plattsburgh State women’s soccer team after spending last year at Clinton Community College. After adjusting to the goalie position out of necessity early this year, Abellard is making the transition back to the field as a defender. stepped right up and is doing an awesome job for us.”

Gestal, who works with the goalies, said Abellard has transitioned well because of her athleticism and great hands. Gestal said Abellard’s time as a defensive midfielder adds another dimension to her game.

“She plays well with her feet, so we really encourage our defenders to pass back to her and use her like an 11th player for possession,” she said.

In practice, Abellard has been working on her diving techniques, which sometime get

mixed up with the techniques from other sports.

“In net, I might get yelled at in a drill because the way I would make a save is the way I would catch it in softball,” Abellard said.

Abellard said last season gave her some perspective because the team didn’t have its own locker room, the team was not as competitive and she missed the other perks of being at PSUC. She said Clinton does not offer as many classes as PSUC, and teachers don’t care as much.

“Freshman year, I was at a fouryear (college) with all the ameni-

ties. Then I went to no amenities, so I was like, ‘I can’t do this,’” Abellard said.

Waterbury said Abellard was timid when she came in her freshman year, but this season she’s displayed leadership and confidence.

Kristy Kirkpatrick, the other goalie on the roster, is a transfer out of Finger Lakes Community College. Since she missed the Lady Cards’ preseason, Waterbury said, she has been trying to adjust and catch up.

Waterbury said Kirkpatrick is improving every day and just

needs to get a competitive edge.

“Those things are, I think, a little bit of the things Kristy is lacking right now for us,” Waterbury said. “For whatever reason, Charisse’s comfort zone went up a whole heck of a lot in two years, which was good to see.”

Kirkpatrick started the Lady Cards’ last game in net against Clarkson, with Abellard shifting back to the field on defense for the first time this season.

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more confidence after Waterbury committed to her as the goalie instead of having the position in flux.

“You could see Kristy was a lot more confident,” Abellard said. “For her to just be there by herself, warm up by herself, I think it was just some extra confidence for her because she played really well.”

With a bit of newfound confidence, PSUC now looks to carry its momentum into Saturday’s conference opener against Potsdam. Clarkson played two 1-0 matches against Potsdam and Cortland earlier in the year, and Abellard said the team believes Clarkson was a good measuring point for the level of competition they will be facing in the conference.

Defender Lauren Gonyea, however, said the Lady Cards have to be careful of taking a team lightly, as they have been guilty of that in the past.

“I don’t really look at their records because I know any team can beat any other team in a given day,” Gonyea said. “Potsdam is always good, they’re always tough. Any SUNYAC team is tough, but I think if we’re able to play the way we did (Tuesday against Clarkson), then we’ll be able

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Plattsburgh State forward Diana DiCocco fights for possession against Bard’s Brianna Bean in their match Sept. 7. The game resulted in a draw. to score and get some wins.”

Waterbury said. “We’ve got to be After all the adversity and strug- ready to go to war because confergles for her team this season, Water- ence play is war.” bury said Tuesday’s victory has her feeling a lot more confident heading Email Zachary Ripple at into the team’s conference schedule. sports@ However, she said the team needs to cardinalpointsonline.com show up for every game ready to play because opposing SUNYAC squads will present a challenge.

“You have to go out and play every game and compete in every game,”

Diana DiCocco

DiCocco provided much-needed offense for Plattsburgh State Tuesday, scoring the first two goals of her career in a 4-0 win against Clarkson.

She is tied for first on the team with four points and has started five of the Lady Cardinals’ eight games.

all three seasons at Potsdam and is the school’s alltime leading scorer with 43 points.

In addition to Figueroa, Waterbury said Potsdam has a few other players who can also be dangerous if the team doesn’t focus on them.

However, after battling through a fairly tough nonconference schedule and suffering only one loss, Waterbury said he believes his team is prepared for SUNYAC competition.

“I think we’re very prepared,” he said. “I think some of the young guys are not going to be prepared for the intensity that comes with it and the physicality. Hopefully some of these games (we’ve played) helped us in that direction.”

Matt Hamilton

Hamilton’s goal in the second period against Utica College proved to be all the offense the Cardinals needed, propelling the Cards to a 1-0 win.

Hamilton is third on the team with six points, and his goal was his second game-winner this year.

Heading into the game against Potsdam, forward Nick Parrella said he believes the team will be able to adjust to the jump in intensity that comes with conference play. If the Cards can do that, he said he believes the team will be able to come away with some victories this season against the other SUNYAC teams.

“We just have to be ready to bring the intensity,” Parrella said. “We have to be prepared to buy into what we want to do as a team, and to play our style.

“We want them to play our game (and) we don’t want to be playing theirs.

I think if we’re able to do that, we should be successful.”

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Volleyball hoping week off furthers success

By Josh Silverberg staff writer

With a week off, the Plattsburgh State volleyball team had a lot of time to ponder about its season so far.

With a 5-7 mark near the halfway point of the season, the team has come on strong of late, winning its last four matches. Although the Lady Cardinals didn’t play a match this week, the team was able to work on some things in practice. Jeanette Braun said the team has been working and preparing for conference play.

Head coach Dena O’Connell said the Lady Cards have been practicing hard in preparation for SUNYAC play.

“It has been a long layoff,” O’Connell said. “But we have been doing quite a bit of cardio and we practiced Monday through Friday and gave them the weekend off, but I emphasized to them that they can still go and work out, and after practice on Thursday, we head to Brockport for the start of conference play.”

The Lady Cards will be starting SUNYAC play Sept.

27. The rules changed this year, as there used to be two divisions in SUNYACs. Braun said the team is preparing for the opportu-

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Plattsburgh State’s Rosi Cummings looks to spike in the team’s win against St. Michaels to claim the Cardinal Classic championship. After a week off from games, the Lady Cardinals resume play Friday against New Paltz. nity to finally start playing teams in the conference.

She said the Lady Cards are looking forward to playing everyone in the conference rather than just some of them, like PSUC did last year.

“I am really excited for

that,” Braun said. “Now we’re not just playing the same teams, like Cortland and New Paltz. We now get to play more teams out west.

We have been preparing a lot, and we have a lot of chemistry on the court, and

I think we are going to do really well this year.”

With its first game in the tournament Friday, the team is preparing for a small-sized New Paltz (125) team that beat them last year. Rosi Cummings said she likes playing New Paltz

because of the size advantage that PSUC has.

“I think its cheating to just be really tall,” Cummings said. “What’s cool about New Paltz is that they are all (5 feet 5 inches) or shorter and they can jump out of their shoes.

“Both teams have a lot of athleticism, and in past years, I think their talent has been a little bit higher than us, but this year our talent is really on par.”

The team doesn’t really get the opportunity to play much at home during the year. The team has only two more home games on the season, and it’s a lot of traveling for the team. Meghan Clifford said it’s a great time for the team to bond, and she said she loves being on the road with the girls.

“Some bus rides are really long, but I get really excited,” Clifford said. “(For) a lot of tournaments, we’re going to be spending at least five hours on the bus.

“We get the time to catch up, and we definitely get the time to bond a bit closer on the bus.”

O’Connell said she loves the idea of all the traveling because it brings the team closer together.

“With them being such a close group, they always are respectful when we go out,” O’Connell said. “With them being around each other, they seem to like each other and get along, and I think that is important to a team.”

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XC: Cardinals Tennis looks to build on momentum getting used to longer distance

By Matheus Honorato staff writer

From Page One many of the runners. More than half the team ran an 8K for the first time, and Krug said he thought it was a good learning experience for them.

“Some were right where they should have been,” Krug said. “Others were too conservative because they were just trying to figure out how to run it, and they were trying to pace themselves.”

Junior Brendan Connor, who was sick and unable to run the Oneonta Early Bird Invitational to his fullest ability, saw great improvement.

Connor, who finished third for the Cards and 64th overall with a time of 28:25.2, said he was happy with his performance and the way he closed the last mile and a half.

Now, PSUC will have a

week off to get some extra training in.

The team will be going down to Point Au Roche State Park for a hill workout, Krug said. He said the team will train before resting to prepare for the Geneseo Invitational, and he said it will be a great opportunity to see some western New York teams.

Driscoll said she is excited to get out there and see what the course holds.

“When we go to the preregional course, one of the big things is we get to see where we are going to be running at potentially the biggest meet this season later on and again great competition,” Driscoll said.

“I think it will be a good test for us, a good challenge.”

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After a string of five straight losses, the Plattsburgh State tennis team ended its losing streak emphatically, crushing Castleton State 8-1 Tuesday in Vermont.

“It was good because we are communicating so much better,” Janel Weaver said.

“Since we are all cheering each other on, everybody got their attitudes up.”

The series of losses did not seem to affect PSUC players’ morale, as they gave each other the support they needed.

One of head coach George Stackpole’s goals was to improve the play of his doubles, and there was a significant improvement during the matches against Castleton State. All three doubles won their respective matches.

“I thought the doubles did really well. Especially the ones (Emily Carlin and Kaitlyn Healy) and twos (Sarah Drexinger and Jacqueline Ciriello),” Stackpole said.

“They seem to mix well together, and now they can better counter a streak.”

Both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles for PSUC beat their opponents 8-4. However, the No. 3 doubles team won its game by a larger margin.

“We both moved around much more and did more communicating and cheered each other on,” Weaver said, referring to her doubles match in which she and Ally Demeter won 8-2. “Our attitudes were way more positive this time than last time.”

Next up for the Lady Cardinals is a clash against archrival Oswego Saturday at home. PSUC has a 2-5 record going into the weekend. The Lakers (2-4) have one more game before facing the Lady Cards.

Oswego faces St. John Fisher Wednesday and Fredonia Friday. The four losses suffered by the Lakers so far were all 9-0 routs, not so different from PSUC’s latest skid of losses. The Lady Cards were also the recipients of four 9-0 defeats.

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Plattsburgh State’s Kaitlyn Healy returns the ball in her match against RPI Sept.

15. The Lady Cardinals return to action this weekend when they take on Owsego.

Facing stronger opponents, such as New Paltz and RPI, seems to have been beneficial for the young PSUC squad, which is now more mature and ready to face tougher opponents, assistant coach Joe Higgins said.

Higgins said the answer is to keep riding the momentum the team got after

beating Castleton State.

“We had a bunch of strong, deep teams in a row, so it was a good morale booster to get a win under the belt,” Higgins said. “We don’t really know what Oswego has in terms of players or tactics, so we just have to go as prepared as we can.”

For Stackpole, however,

this is not just another rivalry game. As a former Oswego tennis player, he said he is ready to lead PSUC against his alma mater.

“It is going to be great,” Stackpole said. “Hopefully I get to see Plattsburgh win.”

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Plattsburgh State student Hannah Maguire sets her fingers down on a chord while she strums a guitar. The PSUC Bluegrass Club meets twice a week in Myers Fine Arts Building Room 112 on Sundays and 300 on Tuesdays.

Club offers musical experience

Bluegrass Club members find muse in music

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Having been created last semester, Plattsburgh State’s Bluegrass Club is in full swing this fall, with potential performances and community involvement in mind.

Shannon Ferguson, PSUC student and president of the club, said the club kicked off the semester by attending the Second Annual Bluegrass Festival, where the met The Gibson Brothers and participated in some of the available workshops.

“I had never been exposed to it (bluegrass music) before, and now that I have listened to it, I love it,” Ferguson said.

The Bluegrass for the Next Generation program reached out to Ferguson last semester, saying she was well-suited for running such a club. Since then, she has grown a passion for the genre and begun playing banjo and mandolin.

“I just love string instruments. I want to play as many of them as I can,” she said. “Bluegrass is all string instruments; there’s no percussion. I love the way the instruments work together to make a beautiful sound.”

This semester, Ferguson hopes to have the club perform at Coffeehouse and

Students work on their banjo plucking technique in a bluegrass workshop. participate with the Willsboro Elementary School bluegrass workshops.

Ferguson emphasizes that students at any level of musical experience are welcome to join. She said even if a student has little to no background in music, or aren’t sure if they like bluegrass, the club is an opportunity to explore the genre and culture of it, as well as meet new people.

“It [club] gives you an opportunity to connect with people from a lot of different backgrounds in the community,” Ferguson explained.

She finds that, especially for those who live on campus, students mostly interact with people in the defined age group of about 18 to 26 years old. The club serves as an outlet to the community and those in it who come from all different backgrounds.

“Music is extremely important to me, and I think the history of bluegrass is really fascinating,” she said.

“I love being with people and making music together.”

Club member Matt Baran has been participating in the club, which meets twice a week, for about three weeks now. Having been

playing music for about four years, he said he joined because he likes playing music with people.

Even though aren’t as experienced as he is, Baran is enthusiastic about teaching fellow members.

“Music comes really easy to me,” Baran said. “I want to use that to help the people who need it.”

Faith Gaddis, a freshman member, plays dobro, also known as a resonator guitar. She has been playing for about two years and thought her passion for the genre of music combined with the involvement in the club would better her personal playing skills.

“I’ve been listening to bluegrass music since I was four months old,” Gaddis said.

She also plays guitar and some banjo, so she said she finds that she will be able to help and learn from others in the club.

“I hope to see more people get inspired by bluegrass music like I am,” she said.

The Bluegrass Club meets in Myers on Sundays (room 112 at 6 p.m.) and Tuesdays (room 300 at 8 p.m.). Typically, Tuesday meetings focus on techniques and how to play the instruments and Sundays are their “jam sessions.”

“There’s something for everyone if they want to get involved,” Ferguson said.

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It happens to all women. That uncomfortable moment when things are getting hot and heavy and you realize something feels horribly wrong.

Those sensual kisses on your neck that make your fingers tingle have made your face twist from pleasure to pain within seconds of this accidental intrusion on a very sacred road that is not often traveled. You’re terrified, mortified and horrified. Your partner in bed doesn’t seem to notice the change in destination that has completely thrown you off course of this love train.

I’m talking about an accidental slip through the backdoor.

If you are a woman and this has happened to you, you are not alone, my dear.

It’s not an often talked about sexual experience gone wrong, but it happens to the best of us. It can be a painful, awkward and sexually scarring experience if you are not prepared.

This specific route of pleasure comes down to personal preference, but it is most likely still one that you must prepare your body for. There are certain steps that should be covered before entering this tunnel of love.

It’s not a particular position that can be sneakattacked in the heat of the moment like being tossed on a bed or pushed up against a wall by a passionate lover. There are all kinds of lubricants they make specifically for this form of action, and if you are not armed with one of these magical tools, you can probably forget having loads of fun.

It can be an uncomfortable twist to the night if one has not had sufficient exposure to this form of lovin’, or it might just be a minor blip on your radar on the way to pleasure town. Let’s face the facts, girls, there’s nothing orgasmic about getting entered there with no warning about what’s coming your way.

But the question is, do you let it go, or do you defend your private island?

Let’s say the pain and surprise is too much for you to continue on this trip to paradise. What’s your next move? The swift slip into your holein-one can be an utterly embarrassing moment, especially if there are fireworks going off under the sheets. Your lover might be so caught up in the good stuff that he might not have noticed the accidental switch in lanes. You’re nervous that if you bring up your sexual discomfort it could kill the sexy mood and bring your steamy lovemaking to a halt. Come on ladies, when something so prominent is obviously misplaced in our rather sensitive areas, we can’t always lay there — or kneel there — and allow the male to mistakenly stick it where the sun don’t shine. Mistake or not, an accidental slip can leave you with some sexual battle wounds.

Our bodies are our temples, and we are the ones that hold the key. If you’re not ready for this particular wrung on your sex ladder, or you’re thinking flat-out “heck no,” don’t be afraid to let your hottie with a body know what is going on in your mind.

Sure, it was probably an error in judgment regarding the direction he was pointing his magic stick, but there is no reason your discomfort and pain should be held in to save the heat of the moment.

Speak your mind, and if he doesn’t like it, I know somewhere else he can stick it.

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Cardinal Points welcomes and hopes for submissions from people with diverse perspectives and life experience.

We would like columns to be written by both men and women, and discuss issues surrounding heterosexual, homosexual and/or bisexual relationships and sex.

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Sip mountains of coffee at local roasting shop

By Elizabeth Reff fuse editor

When one opens the doors to Adirondack Coffee Roasters he or she is immediately greeted by the thick smell of espresso and grinding coffee beans.

This local coffee shop offers a selection of original, self-roasted caffeinated beverages from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dwane Bost, co-owner of Adirondack Coffee Roasters said he is in charge of roasting the beans, and his wife, Krissie, runs the café.

“We have shipped them (the beans) here green, then we roast them,” Krissie Bost said. “And depending if you want it flavored or not, when the beans are still warm, we flavor it with an ethylalcohol based flavoring.”

Having met in an espresso bar 15 years ago, the couple has always been interested in going into the coffee business. Krissie Bost said that before their location on Route 3, they held their business on the side of their house in Peru, N.Y. She said they were recently given a town micro-grant, which allowed them to move to their Plattsburgh location.

Walking through the shop, one would automatically notice the coffee and espresso machines surrounded by flavoring bottles, souvenirs, coffee bean decorations and a few tables and chairs.

The roaster machine and the storage area are toward the back of the store. Dwane Bost said, in order for the roast to be effective, the beans must be placed in the machine for about 20 minutes, until the temperature reaches 400 degrees. The beans are then moved to the cooling bin, which takes the warm air from the machine, and it blows it outside.

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At Adirondack Coffee Roasters, coffee beans are being poured into the roaster machine where they will eventually be shipped to various venues throughout the North Country.

From free Wi-Fi to a drive through window, the Bosts said they do their best to make their customers comfortable and happy.

“We call it a low-tech drive through,” he said. “We just open the window and say, ‘Good morning.’ There’s no speaker out there.”

As of Sept. 25, Adirondack Coffee Roasters started accepting Cardinal Cash.

He said a business can only accept Cardinal Cash if they have been in business for six months. Adirondack Coffee Roasters has been in business for six years, and because of their move, many of their customers changed to students.

Dwane Bost also said the business supplies goods from other local venues such as Smooth Moves, Conroy Organics, Green Goddess Foods in Lake Placid, and about two-dozen restaurants from

throughout the North Country.

“Our thing is ‘sip local.’ We just want to promote local businesses, and we want to help the local economy,” he said.

“Sip Local” is a slogan the business uses. Customers are able to buy t-shirts and coffee mugs, which have the words printed on them.

Every month, the shop features a coffee selection of the month.

This is usually where different blending and roasting processes are introduced, Dwane Bost said.

“Our last coffee of the month was an Indian Monsoon Malabar,” Dwane Bost said. “It’s actually dry during monsoon season in India, which takes about 3 times longer (to roast) because of the moisture and rain in the area, but it develops a very different and unique taste to the coffee. It’s just something you can’t get

anywhere else so we brought that in for coffee of the month.”

Although the type of coffee is only offered for a month, the customers are given the opportunity to both enjoy the coffee and learn about its history.

Also, Adirondack Coffee Roasters has tried to become a more environmentally friendly business.

“A lot of our local companies prefer that we use ziploc bags and reuse them as a opposed to a foil bag that just gets used once and gets tossed away,” Dwane Bost said. “Anything we can do to save packaging.”

They serve coffee from all over the world including, Mexico, Sumatra, Columbia, Brazil, India, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Guatamala.

“We cover all the major coffeegrowing regions that grow coffee in the U.S.,” he said.

While, they have their coffee beans supplied from different countries, the Bosts are actually trying to grow some coffee plants.

They currently have four starting to grow.

“We’re going to have some indoor coffee plants to show people a coffee tree itself,” Dwane Bost said. “It takes like four years before they make coffee.”

He said in about a year, the customers will be able to see the trees’ growth and learn what’s going to happen down the line.

Another thing the Bosts are trying to add to their menu is pourovers. He said this coffee-brewing method is an increasingly popular style that is mostly offered in large cities. It is a 4 to 5 minute process that controls every aspect of the brewing process to make a single cup suited to fulfill one’s preferences.

“It’s just one of these things that’s just a very exacting method, and every major city has it, and we’re going to be the first to have it here,” he said.

Also, every new customer is given a wooden key chain made from a local tree. The keychain has nine boxes on it, which represent coffee purchases. For every nine coffees purchased, the customer will receive a free coffee.

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have something to do during the summertime. During the winter, DiCaprio snowboards, she’s been doing it for 12 years. Besides weather changes, she said she got into boarding because of her friends, and she’s seeing a lot more girls participate.

“I feel like these types of activities are getting more popular with girls,” DiCaprio said. “I see a lot of guys longboard, but a few girls have been too, which is kind of interesting and exciting for me because barely any of my friends do it.”

Lydia Bakowski, a TV and video production major, started longboarding at the beginning of the semester.

Currently, Bakowski doesn’t have a longboard, but she borrows one from time to

time from her friends to made by both genders is not go boarding downtown surprising.

Before Title 9, women and around campus. Even though some of her female weren’t allowed to play most sports befriends do longboard, she said “They practice cause they were designated as she noticed how the likeable because they male territory. sport is more of enjoy it, and it Mody said sports for men included a man’s sport. suits their men hitting each “Maybe it’s skill set.” other hard, such seen as more of Susan Mody, a guy thing to do, associate profes- as football, to display a way of and it’s manlier sor of gender & being male and and not as feminine,” Bakowski women’s studies showing a cersaid. “I guess it’s tain kind of male just the judgment of others.” performance. Title 9 pracOne day, when Bakowski ticed the principle of equalwalked into her classroom ity between both genders with her friend’s longboard, in sports. However, ways of her classmates, both male thinking are getting in the and female, giving her weird way of that equality.

“I think that longboarding looks and making immediate judgments. Dr. Susan is a very important sport for Mody, associate professor women,” Mody said. “They of gender women studies, practice because they enjoy said immediate judgments it, and it suits their skill set,

Gliding along

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Plattsburgh State students Charmi Shah, Wendy Truong and Anthony Bryan hold hands while ice skating at the Fieldhouse during Family Weekend.

and it stretches their bodies.

“However, when a woman is one of the first to do something, it talks a lot of courage to break one of these barriers, and if people still perceive, it can be very hurtful.”

Mody explained how it is common for people to judge, especially as boundaries, gender behavior. She said while growing up, women are taught to be vulnerable, to pay attention to a certain fear and take it seriously.

Mody said the fear is the fear of judgment.

Mody said even though the fear of judgment is present, people need to learn how to be resilient and not take to heart what people think of you.

“I know people who longboard, and they really love boarding, and they really want to do it,” Mody said.

“The fear doesn’t stop them.”

Even though there is a rise of female students at PSUC who longboard, there is still judgment in the air that can convert it into fear.

However, Bakowski isn’t scared.

“I feel like I wouldn’t be doing it if I thought it would stir up something,” Bakowski said. “I just did it because I liked it a lot.”

Some boarders, like DiCaprio, go boarding with men and do things that men normally do. DiCaprio said she feels like girls are afraid to try because they think they don’t have the skills, like men do, at some sports. However, one male longboarder, Spencer Boras, computer science major, said he doesn’t think differently about women longboarding.

“It’s weird because you don’t see women boarding

a lot, but I think everybody has the right to do it,” Boras said. “I wouldn’t mind skating with them.”

DiCaprio has never been teased about her longboarding. Instead, she was complimented for it. DiCaprio said she believes if more girls would try longboarding, it would become more popular among other girls, and girls would be able to board together instead of alone.

“If someone wants to longboard and has support from other boarders or friends, it can help offset the judging comments that other people make,” Mody said.

“I think if someone wants to do it or wants to try it, then they should do it.”

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By Teah Dowling associate fuse editor

wood panels and a printer to create the final product. Costanzo said “Edo” In Hiroshige’s Farewell is the old name for Tokyo, Poem (1858), “upon the East- the center of production of ern road, my brush I’ve left prints for over 100 years. behind. Now on a journey “We’ve seen Asian art over through the skies, I go see the the years, but that kind of famous places in the Western Japanese picture-making was paradise.” Hiroshige’s Fare- virtually unknown,” Conwell Poem foreshadowed a stanzo said. “So, to have them collection’s movement from flooding in the ’50s and ’60s the east to the west. Soon, was particularly exciting.” that collection will be at The prints were discovPlattsburgh State. ered by young avant-garde The Floating artists and had World: Ukiyo-e influence on Prints from the “... that kind of Western paintLauren Rogers Japanese pic- ings, especially Museum of Art is ture-making French-exprescoming to PSUC was virtually sionist paintings. from Oct. 6 to Ukiyo-e imunknown.”

Dec. 16 and will ages were 2-dibe housed in the Dennis Costanzo, mensional and Burke Gallery. associate profes- used as adversor of art The gallery will tisements debe open noon to picting popular 4 p.m. daily. actors, theater During the time of the performances and guide exhibit, several events will books appealing to the take place. Japanese Prints Japanese love of nature. and Impressionism, a lec- They were also considture by Dennis Costanzo, ered as a fine art form of associate professor of art, consumer goods that were will take place Oct. 17 at reasonably priced, created 4:30 p.m. in the Burke Gal- in multiples and stored in lery. It’s free and open to the albums. Today, each print public. is individually formed.

Constanzo said he will The opening of Japanese be discussing the evolu- trade ports influenced and tion of Ukiyo-e prints transformed the Edo Period from the mid-eighteenth in the 1850s. Constanzo and mid-nineteenth cen- said because of European turies and its influence influences and tastes, it on Western art. He will quickly changed the Japaalso be discussing and nese market. The prints showing paintings of art- were no longer produced. ists who were influenced During the 1920s, in a peby Japanese art, such as riod of five years, the collecJames McNeil Whistler, tion was gathered by UkiEdgar Degas and Mary yo-e print expert Frederick Cassatt.

Gookin and Lauren Rogers The Edo Period, from Museum of Art founder 1603 to 1868 AD, consist- Wallace Rogers. ed of hiring artists to creThe collection consists of ate an image, craftsmen to 50 woodblock print examcreate a drawing for each ples from the Edo Period. color, wood carvers to Some of the printmakers transfer the drawings to shown in the collection in-

clude Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utagawa.

The collection was stored for most of the 20th century and has rarely been exhibited outside of Mississippi until now.

“Every year or so, I bring in a traveling show of high caliber,” said Ceilia Esposito, director of the Plattsburgh State Art Museum.

“I chose the Ukiyo-e prints from the collection within the museum.”

The Friends of Art Luncheon and Lecture regarding The Floating World collection will be shown Oct. 23 at 12:15 p.m. in the Burke Gallery, and it’s free to the public. However, Samantha Bellinger, museum educator, said it would be better to make a reservation.

The event will be a round table discussion featuring the panelists Hiroschi Itoh, Erika Grayson and Christopher Fasolino. The panelists were invited to participate from their specific expertise.

“They will bring different their different perspectives in regards to the art,” Bellinger said. “The audience will be able to see no matter what your background is, you’ll be able to appreciate art.”

The event Japanese Pop Culture: Lecture and Reception by Tatsuo Arai, Consul General of Japan at Montreal, will take place Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. in Yokum 202, and is free and open to the public. Arai will discuss the nature of Japanese pop culture in conjunction with the collection.

“This is a counterpoint to this exhibition to have an individual speaking about pop culture,” Esposito said.

“It’s going to be really interesting to have.”

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Art events this week Oct. 17 Japanese Prints & Impressionalism: Lecture

by Dennis Costanzo at 4:30 p.m. in the Burke Gallery.

Oct. 19 Cardinal at the Arts: Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Myers Fine Arts Building put on by the Plattsburgh State Art Museum.

Oct. 23 Friends of Art Luncheon and Lecture regarding the Floating World will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Burke Gallery, and it’s free.

Lunch will be held at 1:15 p.m. in the Winkel Sculpture court.

Nov. 15 Japanese Pop Culture: Lecture and Reception

by Tatsuo Arai, Consul General of Japan at Montreal, at 5 p.m. in Yokum 202.

The reception will be held in the Winkel Sculpture Court.

Following the lecture, guests are invited to join the Plattsburgh State Art Museum’s Friends of Art for lunch in the Wilnkel Sculpture Court. Lunch will begin at 1:15 p.m., and the cost is $18.

Reservations are needed by Oct. 18. The reception will feature Japanese food and drink.

“At the reception, we will work directly with Chartwells,” Esposito said.

“I would really like to feature the reception because of the culture and have Japanese food and special drinks like specialized tea and Saki.”

Esposito said she wanted to show this exhibit because she wanted to implicate more Japanese art.

To represent the culture, the Plattsburgh State Art

Museum displays a Japanese Print and Asian collection in Myers, and the college offers a course in printmaking. Esposito is hoping to make the culture more apparent on campus.

“I try to balance all of the different ideas of how an exhibition can impact the students on campus and the community,” Esposito said. “I think it’s extremely important that we show works from this culture.”

For more information about the events, contact Susan Bellinger or Connie Nephew at the Plattsburgh State Art Museum.

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All shows are for all ages unless indicated otherwise.

All times are the official show times. If you have a band that would like to be listed, contact Fuse Editor Elizabeth Reff at fuse@cardinal pointsonline.com.

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How do you keep yourself awake for an all-nighter?

Taylor Florio Sophomore Education

“Sugar and TV.”

Monica Guevara Senior Adolescent Education fir spanish and English

“Purchasing McDonald’s and drinking Red Bull.”

Scott Sheehan Senior History and Political Science

Sept. 27 Haewaa (rock), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh.

563-2222.

Pulse with DJ Nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m. at Therapy in Plattsburgh. $5. 561-2041.

Warren Pieces Opening Party with Queen City Hot Club and Jason Anick (gypsy jazz), 6 p.m. at Skinny Pancake in Burlington. $5-10 donation. 802-5400188.

Sept. 28 Eat Sleep Funk (funk), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

Silent Mind (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m. at Red Square in Burlington. 802-859-8909.

“5-Hour Energy, coffee and Monster.”

Woon Kheng Tan Senior Public Relations

Sept. 29 Vermont Youth Orchestra, 3 p.m. at Flynn MainStage in Burlington. 802-863-5966.

Sept. 30 Metal Monday: Skeltons in the Piano, Half Past Human, Stone Bullet, 9 p.m. at Nectar’s in Burlington. $5. 18+. 802-658-4771.

Oct. 1 Dead Set with Cats Under the Stars (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m. at Club Metronome in Burlington. $5.

18+. 802-865-4563.

Oct. 2 Open Mic, 8 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh. 5632222.

Chad Hollister (rock), 7 p.m. at On Tap Bar & Grill in Essex Junction. 802-878-3309.

“I slap myself.”

Dennis Jimerez Freshman Marketing

Oct. 3 Gary Peacock (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m. at Monopole Downstairs in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

The Snacks (rock), 10 p.m. at Monopole in Plattsburgh. 563-2222.

Hot Waxxx with Justcaus & Pen West (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m. at Manhattan Pizza & Pub in Burlington. 802658-6776.

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On the sidewalk, the back of a skater is shown as he glides by on his longboard. His movement, his speed and his hair blowing in the wind shows that he is experienced. He’s turns around, wanting to be appreciated for his performance. However, the elegant boarder looking for appreciation is not a he but a she.

On campus, a number of students are getting interested in longboarding.

However, there is a rise of women longboarders on campus, and they’re not afraid to let themselves be known.

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