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Movie Review: “The Secret World of Arrietty” Page 4
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Volume 61, Issue 5 Lady Vikings Score Big Win, Headed Into Regionals MATT WHALEN STAFF WRITER The Hudson Valley girl’s basketball team showed their skills off last Saturday, defeating Clinton Community College 67-61. It was the final home game for the Lady Vikings, who took the win in the McDonough Sports Complex. “We are very excited to watch the girls play,” said one of the parents. “This might be the best group of girls that have played at HVCC.” The Lady Vikings (15-9) earned a victory over the Clinton team (18-6), which was riding a five game winning streak coming into this game. The win also avenged the Lady Vikings’ defeat by Clinton earlier in the season. “I thought it was a very well played game,” said Vikings head coach Kathleen Smith. “Clinton’s a very good, tough team. It was tough, but we were smarter down the stretch.” The Lady Vikings came out strong in the first few minutes of the game, using their defense to force turnovers and make them into points for themselves. Arianna Youngs was a major player in the first half, as she had a few steals in the beginning to lead the surge for the Lady CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Committee Looks to Petition College for Free Use of CDTA Buses
CDTA bus turns on wet street. The Sustainability Committee is proposing to HVCC to join a program that would provide students and faculty with free access to all CDTA buses. Courtesy of saratogian.com MARTIN ROBINSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MICHAEL BARANOWSKI STAFF WRITER The Sustainability Committee is looking to petition HVCC to work with the CDTA to have the college participate in their universal bus access program, allowing students and faculty free access to CDTA
buses via their college IDs. A sub-committee was formed within the organization on Feb. 13 to organize the petition and work with the college in pushing forward this proposal. Currently, Hudson Valley students have to pay normal fares or purchase subsidized monthly passes to ride the regional bus service.
“Naturally, we would love to partner with HVCC to provide universal bus access to students and faculty,” said CDTA spokesperson Margo Janack. According to Janack, the colleges participating in the program have all benefited from it. “Bus ridership significantly increased where colleges use the program,” said Janack. “This
helps reduce traffic congestion in these areas and serves as a good recruiting tool.” The colleges include SUNY Albany, The College of St. Rose, and more recently, Schenectady County Community College. Janack did not have any estimates about the cost of this program to the college and said that CDTA would have to speak to
HVCC in order to formulate that information. The Sustainability Committee currently had no other information. This isn’t the first time that there were talks of the college participating in this CDTA’s universal access program. According to a Jan. 2011 article in The Hudsonian, the CDTA proposed a three year contract in 2009, where Hudson Valley would be charged a fee per ride, up to a fixed amount of money. The first year the program would be implemented, Hudson Valley would be charged a maximum fee of $125,000. For each year the contract was in effect, the maximum fee would go up by $25,000. Members of the committee met with CDTA representatives in 2009 to discuss a system where students and faculty could take advantage of the bus services. According to Patricia Watt, chair of the Sustainability Committee, there was a proposal put on the table by the Sustainability Committee for the college administration to this type of agreement. A survey administered in Spring 2009 by the Sustainability Committee asked students if they were “willing to pay a yearly $10 environmental sustainability fee to support sustainability efforts CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Proposal Being Discussed to Install Solar Panels on Parking Garage FATIMA HUSSAIN STAFF WRITER
A proposal to install solar panels on the south side of the parking garage to generate electricity for powering the new science center is currently under consideration by college officials. If the plan goes through, it will act as a teaching tool for Photovoltaic Installation students, and will also significantly decrease power costs for the college. “We’re talking the equivalent of producing power to supply something in the order of 15 to 20 houses just by putting solar panels on the side of the garage,” said Richard Porter, Building Technologies Department Chair. Although the proposed plan has not yet been finalized because it is not financially feasible, new funding might still make it happen. Porter said, “I believe there may be some grant coming in for photovoltaics which may actually be the kick start we need for PV on campus to get off the ground.” Porter said that since HVCC generates all of its own power and is entirely unconnected to the National Grid, the college is precluded from many incentives offered by the state, including those offered through the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA).
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This situation, however, may soon change due to the building of the new science center. “Our power plant is too small to expand to another big building and carry old campus as well, so…we could reinvestigate the proposal to put solar panels on the garage and supply power to the building next door, the new science building, which would enable us to apply for assistance from NYSERDA, which would cut the cost down,” said Porter. If the college receives a grant as well as NYSERDA incentives, solar panels on the parking garage may become a reality in less than a couple of years. According to Porter, there is enough space in each window opening of the parking garage to fit about 90 solar panels, each about 2½ ft. wide. At 230 watts a piece, that would generate approximately 18 kilowatts of energy for each of the five openings. “We could probably put something close to a hundred kilowatts on the side of the building and…as a ballpark estimate would produce something in the order of 125,000 kilowatt-hours a year of electricity,” Porter said. According to Porter, if the solar panel project goes through, if may also benefit students in the Photovoltaic Installation program, who would be doing
If the proposed solar project is approved, the parking garage may soon have solar panels installed on its roof. Fatima Hussain the solar panel installations as a learning tool. “Eighteen kW per section is more commercial than residential, so [students] deal with three phase power, not single phase power, so it’s a benefit for the students; we would have electrical students
involved as well, doing the wiring and conduit work, with supervision from physical plant staff,” said Porter. The college may actually be required to have students be involved just to be eligible for a grant. “Sometimes in some of these grants there is a teaching
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requirement so we have to see what the exact wording of the grant is,” said Porter. In addition to the project being considered, solar energy is already in some use on campus. Functioning solar panels are being used to light up the campus map located in the drop-off circle
near Guenther. According to Porter, there is the possibility that all of the similar maps located around campus will soon be made selfsufficient by adding solar panels, batteries, and LEDs.
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Committee Petitions College for Free Use of CDTA Buses CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 at HVCC if it included free use of all CDTA buses?” Out of the 699 respondents, 28 percent selected “Yes, I would be willing to pay the fee,” while another 28 percent selected “Yes, I would be willing to pay the fee only if it included free use of the buses.” Forty three percent
of respondents selected “No, I would not be willing to pay the fee even if it included free use of the buses.” Students riding the #224 bus shared their thoughts on the proposal. “It would definitely be easier than getting a bus pass,” said
Deanna Papas, senior Criminal Justice. Becki Linzner, senior Liberal Arts said, “That would be pretty cool.” Mohammed Hossain, freshman Individual Studies said, “It’s really nice. I hope this proposal goes through.”
Police Seminar Well Warranted
ZACH “BABY FACE” HITT NEWS EDITOR Last Monday, Albany Police Chief Steven Krokoff visited the BTC for an event called “The Employment Process, Recruitment, and Community Policing.” Students and faculty were both in attendance. Chief Krokoff gave a talk which lasted for about 45 minutes, speaking about topics such as policing goals and recruitment. Krokoff started his lecture by speaking on the concept of “Community Policing.” He said, “The goal of community policing is to empower a community… with…self regulation.” Then, Krokoff mentioned that one of his goals was to give the community back that responsibility as much as possible so that the police could worry about much bigger issues. The Chief also went into depth about recruiting. “Under (my status as Chief), the crime rate has gone down 30 to 40 percent. This does not necessarily make people feel safe. People feel safe when they know (the police) are their friends.” Krokoff made it clear that he was consistently working to
recruit people from all different backgrounds to become a part of the police force in Albany. “We are trying to (build) a police department which is (better) reflective of the community we serve,” he said. “I don’t work for the Mayor; I work for the community.” On recruitment, the Police Chief mentioned that he felt it was very important for him to break down barriers in the departmental community relations. While Chief Krokoff said he wanted to recruit a large variety of people, he made it clear that not everyone is cut out for the field of police work. He explained that people with drug and alcohol problems would have trouble with some of the tasks that are required of police. “Some people learn to self medicate once they see things that…police do.” He also spoke on how any department is wary of hiring any individual with substance abuse problems, past or present. A person who wants to become an officer is subject to all
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FATIMA HUSSAIN STAFF WRITER Brittany Hammond, Biology major taking courses at HVCC and SUNY Albany, started an online petition last week to stop the creation of a landfill at 259 Partition St., Rensselaer. The petition closed on Thursday with a total of 108 signatures. “I oppose this proposed landfill and I feel that economically, environmentally and for the public health of the community, this landfill would not be a good idea,” said Hammond. Hammond forwarded the petition to Nancy Baker, DEC representative, in time for the Feb. 17 public comment deadline. Hammond expressed concern for the health of local residents, the safety of children in nearby schools, and the sanctity of the environment, including local water bodies. She also felt that the issue is particularly relevant to HVCC students. “This is important to HVCC because the proposed landfill site is located very close to Hudson Valley and some of the commuters more than likely live within a mile or two of its location,” said Hammond. The proposal to create the landfill has been put forth by the S.A. Dunn Sand & Gravel
Company, which is seeking permits to reclaim its mine on Partition St. for debris disposal. This proposal has caused many local residents to become alarmed. A public hearing about the landfill took place on Feb. 6, and according to Hammond, about 50 citizens attended and voiced their concerns about this issue. Hammond said she is concerned that the landfill’s creation poses a considerable threat to the health and safety of local residents. Her grandparents live on the same street as the proposed landfill site, which is also in close proximity to city schools. “There will likely be pollution from the trucks’ exhausts to and from the proposed landfill site. Diesel fuel exhaust contains many known and suspected cancer causing chemicals. At the very least, this exposure could lead to respiratory problems, including asthma,” said Hammond. If the landfill is created, the company will be permitted to have up to 100 trucks every day transporting debris back and forth from the site, between 6:30 am and 5:30 pm. Hammond expressed concern about the implications of nine trucks going up and down the street every
hour. “Think of all the noise and stress pollution those trucks would bring to the community. Also, if the trucks are not sealed properly, we risk letting debris fall into the streets, or even worse; into local streams… which empty into the Hudson,” she said. Hammond also said, “While some have argued that this landfill would stimulate the economy, I beg to differ. This landfill will only create money in the hands of very few people, mostly those who own the land at the site.” In addition to petitioning, Hammond has also taken other measures to spread awareness of this proposal and to try to stop the creation of the landfill. “I emailed most of my old professors at HVCC, spoke to one of my ecology classes at SUNY Albany; I contacted the school’s sustainability club, and spoke at the Rensselaer City Hall public hearing,” she said. Although Hammond’s petition is now closed and the public comment period has ended, the petition, along with the signers’ comments, can be found at http://www.ipetitions.com/ petition/say-no-to-rensselaercity-landfill/signatures
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sorts of tests, such as background, drug, and civil service, Krokoff pointed out. The department will thoroughly investigate the life of any person who wants to become an officer. “We will talk with family…neighbors,” said Krokoff. He explained that it was imperative to know who the person is before employing them. “Cops need to be empathetic,” said Krokoff, issuing a statement of the importance of police work as it relates to citizens. He showed that police need to be able to see events through the eyes of citizens, as well as the eyes of their positions of authority. When recruiting, departments look for this ability in all applicants. In closing, Chief Krokoff took some time to answer a few questions. More information about the police department is available online, and students interested in majoring in criminal justice should report to their guidance advisor. Information about Chief Krokoff, or the Albany Police Department can be found online at Albanyny.gov.
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What Can $210 Get You ? 140 cups of coffee from the Campus Center café.
$210 is the cost of four 31 day bus passes or one semester’s worth. This graphic illustrated what can be purchased with that amount of money.
Two copies of the Bedford Handbook from the Campus Bookstore.
168 vending machine Pop Tarts Two Amazon Kindles
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What’s Coming Up Around The Capital Region February 21 Zee Avi with Special Guest Bryan Thomas | The Egg Center For The Performing Arts | Empire State Plaza | Albany, New York 7:30 p.m. $20 (Adult), $15 (Student) February 24 Tommy Koenig & Melvin George | The Comedy Works 200 Wolf Rd - at the Best Western Albany, NY 12205 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 Adv / $20 Day of Show February 25 Tommy Koenig & Melvin George 12 Ballston Ave - at the Starting Gate Restaurant Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 7:30 p.m. 200 Wolf Rd - at the Best Western Albany, NY 12205 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 Adv / $20 Day of Show February 27 August Burns Red | Northern Lights With Special Guests: Silverstein, Texas In July, I The Breather 1208 Rte 146 Clifton Park, NY 12065 6 p.m. Door, 7 p.m. Show Tickets are $18 Adv / $20 Day of Show February 29 Steve Aoki | Northern Lights With Special Guests: Datsik, DJ Prophet 1208 Rte 146 Clifton Park, NY 12065 9:00 p.m. Door and Show Tickets are $25 Adv / $30 Day of Show March 3 Martin Sexton | The Egg Center For The Performing Arts | Empire State Plaza | Albany, New York 8:00 p.m. $34.50
If you had an extra $210, what would you do with it? Buy textbooks from the bookstore? Pay bills? For those who depend on the buses to commute to and from the college, $210 is the amount of money needed to pay for a semesters worth of subsidized bus passes. Given the pressures students face with rising education and living expenses, why add transportation costs to that list of burdens when it doesn’t need to be? It’s for this reason that The Hudsonian supports the efforts of the Sustainability Committee to get HVCC on board the CDTA’s universal bus access program. Hundreds of students depend on the CDTA buses to get to and from school. If the college decided to join this program, these students would automatically save thousands of dollars each month, collectively. In addition, more students who have reasonable access to CDTA services might be inclined
to take the bus rather than driving to the college. If a significant amount of students decide to take the bus, then it might reduce congestion in the HVCC area during peak class times. Not to mention the environmental effects of having less vehicles on the road. If HVCC were to participate in this program, there would be a significant cost for it. Previous proposals had estimated costs to be around $125,000. Given the college’s financial state, it’s likely that these costs might be passed on to students. While many students might not be in favor of additional fees, especially as tuition might go up, this is one fee where students might see immediate benefits. For example, students won’t have to worry about getting a bus pass each month because their HVCC ID will act as one, let alone reducing their transportation costs. For those out of reach of CDTA services and who depend
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on their vehicles to commute to and from school, the additional cost might translate to less congestion on the roads, cutting down some commuting time. It also might be a little easier to find a parking spot. This idea is nothing new. Many area colleges participate in this program, including more recently neighboring Schenectady County Community College. There have been proposals made in the last few years for HVCC to join, too. However, no agreements were made. This proposal is something that a lot of people can benefit from in the campus community. The benefits clearly outweigh the costs, and it’s an opportunity the college should not miss. The Hudsonian supports this proposal and hopes that the college will join the CDTA’s universal access program, for it’s something that would have a positive impact on the students here.
Writers’ Bloc Parallel Structure Is Poetic, Persuasive, and Powerful
JIM LaBATE WRITING SPECIALIST IN THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER Two of the more famous the presence of a higher power speeches of the previous century with the power of men: “the were delivered in the same city – rights of man come not from the Washington, D.C. – within three generosity of the state, but from years of each other: President the hand of God.” John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural As you can see from these Address on January 20, 1961, examples, Kennedy repeated and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I certain phrases to draw attention Have a Dream” speech delivered to them, yet his contrast also on August 28, 1963. Obviously, highlighted the extremes. This these two speeches received a lot use of parallel structure with of notoriety because of the power contrast is evident later when and positions of the speakers. he said, “United, there is little However, both speeches are we cannot do . . . Divided, there still remembered today in part is little we can do.” Finally, because both Kennedy and King Kennedy concluded with, used parallel structure in their perhaps, his most famous line: presentations. “ask not what your country can Parallel structure, or do for you – ask what you can do parallelism, is the repetition of for your country.” certain words and/or phrases and/ Similarly, when Martin or patterns to make the message Luther King, Jr., delivered his – either spoken or written – more “I Have a Dream” speech almost powerful and more memorable. three years later, he repeated One of the simplest examples, the words “shall” and “will” to and yet one of the most highlight his hope for the unity of memorable, is the phrase Julius mankind and for the elimination Caesar uttered when he referred of differences: “I have a dream to his conquest of Zela (part that one day every valley shall be of modern Turkey) in 47 B.C.: exalted, every hill and mountain “I came. I saw. I conquered.” shall be made low, the rough Caesar used the pronoun “I” places will be made plain, and three times for emphasis. Yes, the crooked places will be made he could have said, “I came, straight, and the glory of the saw, and conquered,” but that Lord shall be revealed, and all one sentence doesn’t have the flesh will see it together.” same dramatic effect as the Later, King emphasized that three shorter, parallel sentences. unity again when he repeated Kennedy and King also used the word “together” after the repetition in their speeches. infinitive form (to) of various When Kennedy spoke as verbs: “With this faith we will President for the first time, he be able to work together, to pray wanted to stress both the potential together, to struggle together, to and the danger that were present go to jail together, to stand up for in the nuclear age. Thus, he freedom together, knowing that repeated the phrase “all forms” we will be free one day.” and followed it with contrasting Finally, as King approached prepositional phrases: “For man his conclusion, he wanted to holds in his mortal hands the stress the need for freedom for power to abolish all forms of all people, from all sections of human poverty and all forms of the United States, so he used the human life.” At the same time, phrase “Let freedom ring” eight Kennedy also wanted to contrast times, and he followed each one
with prepositional phrases that designated different sections of the country: “So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.” As an orator speaking at a dramatic moment in American history, King’s exaggerated repetition was unusual yet effective. As a college writer, however, you won’t need to repeat any phrase eight times; two or three examples are generally sufficient to make your point. Still, if you do have the opportunity to use parallel structure, you should consider doing so. For instance, instead of writing two thoughts that are not parallel such as, “My head ached, and I was hungry,” you could make those thoughts parallel by writing either, “My head ached, and my stomach growled,” or, “I had an aching head, and I had an empty stomach.” Likewise, instead of writing, “Parallel structure is poetic and persuasive, and it has a lot of power,” you could write, “Parallel structure is poetic, persuasive, and powerful.” The Writing Center is located on the upper level of the Marvin Library, and you can go there for help at any stage of the writing process.
HVCC READS 2012 Will Feature Mark McGuire JIM LaBATE WRITING SPECIALIST IN THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER The HVCC READS such as William Kennedy, Joyce Committee is pleased to announce Carol Oates, and Amy Tan, that local journalist/columnist non-fiction writers such as Bill Mark McGuire has agreed to visit McKibben, Richard Selzer, Liz the campus on Tuesday April 24. Funk, and Ryan Smithson, and During that day, he will visit two a graphic novelist, Jessica Abel. classes, share lunch with a small Typically, the HVCC READS group of students, faculty, and program focuses on one book employees, and deliver a lecture written by the author, but this to the entire community with a year, for the first time, the dessert reception to follow. Committee chose an author who The goal of the HVCC is known primarily for his work READS program is to encourage as a newspaper writer. everyone on campus to read the McGuire is originally from work of one writer. In the past, the Long Island, but for the past 20 program has welcomed novelists years, he has worked as a senior
writer at the Albany Times Union. A graduate of St. Bonaventure University, McGuire began his journalism career at the LeaderHerald in Gloversville, New York, and later, he worked at The North Jersey Herald and News before settling in the Capital District. During his time at those two newspapers, McGuire’s duties included general news assignments, government reporting, and sports coverage as well as a periodic column on music. Since arriving at the Times Union in 1990, however, McGuire has also written about television in addition to his
reporting on news and sports. In addition to his newspaper reporting, McGuire has also written two books; both are about baseball. In 1999, he co-authored with Michael Sean Gormley a book entitled Moments in the Sun, a work that chronicles the short-lived baseball careers of players such as Bo Belinsky, Bernie Carbo, Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, and Joe Charboneau. A year later, the same two authors published The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of the 20th Century Ranked. Prior to McGuire’s visit to campus, interested readers can
find his work on the Times Union web page (www.timesunion. com) or his blog (http://blog. timesunion.com/mcguire), and they can also find him on Facebook (http://www.facebook. com/McGuire.Mark) and on Twitter (http://blog.timesunion. com/mcguire/(Sports)). Anyone who is interested in attending the free luncheon at noon with McGuire should send me an e-mail (j.labate@hvcc. edu), and faculty members who may want McGuire to visit their classes (10:00 or 11:00 a.m.) should do the same.
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“The Secret World of Arrietty” Is Another Hit For Studio Ghibli KYLE GARRETT SPORTS EDITOR Studio Ghibli has never made an outright bad film. In that sense they’re like an Eastern Pixar, or vice versa, in that any film with the studio’s name attached is just about guaranteed to be of good quality. While good for the moviegoer, it makes reviewing “The Secret World of Arrietty” (from here on referred to as “Arrietty”) almost unnecessary. However, in a lackluster release week, the good films coming out deserve particular mention. Based on Mary Norton’s 1952 novel, “The Borrowers,” “Arrietty” follows the eponymous 14-year-old girl (voiced by Bridgit Mendler) and her parents (Will Arnett and Amy Poehler), a family of tiny creatures known as Borrowers, living out of sight of “human beans.” Arrietty and her family live a quiet, comfortable life in the recesses of a Japanese garden home, under the noses of
its owner and her housekeeper, Hara (Carol Burnett). However, Arrietty’s first “Borrowing” coincides with the arrival of a new visitor to the home, sickly 12-year-old Shawn (David Henrie), and he discovers her that evening, threatening to destroy the family’s secrecy and beginning a secret friendship. Overall, it doesn’t sound like anything new, but the key is execution. Written and produced by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, “Arrietty” is as gorgeous a film as one would expect from Ghibli’s distinct style, with a lush attention to detail that draws the eye to every frame and keeps their attention fixed on the screen, while the plot itself moves along at a brisk pace that doesn’t see the need to clutter itself up in an attempt to be “family friendly,” while also not insulting older viewers by attempting to pander to adult audiences. There is a bit of a
lack of energy at parts, but the more placid scenes in the film are charming and often infused with a kind of depth that’s always pleasantly surprising in comparison to the ever-popular mindless blockbusters out there. Tedium is also avoided in the scenes of adventure; though this isn’t really a violent or scary film, the adventure aspects of the story have a real sense of danger to them, especially as the perspectives employed in the shooting and artwork create a contrast that does well in illustrating the sheer difference of scale between our world and that of the Borrowers. As always, the performances do their part to help, as well. Directed by Gary Rydstrom, dubbing over Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s work, the English vocal cast hits every note perfectly, doing well at breathing life into the world around them. Arrietty’s mother is a bit too
screechy and fast-talking, and Hara’s performance strikes a little on the side of malice for malice’s sake, but it’s otherwise a very well-balanced group of acting talents doing their jobs very well. Characters sound exactly
This isn’t blatant foreshadowing at all, Auntie! Courtesy of rottentomatoes.com how they look like they should, and aside from noticeable lipsynching problems, which are always an issue in dub work, it sets the tone of the work perfectly.
There is really very little to pick at in “Arrietty,” and it comes off as one of the rare films that’s honestly good enough there isn’t much to say about it other than “it’s good.” So go watch it.
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COMPILED BY KYLE GARRETT SPORTS EDITOR Feb. 15 - The Hudson Valley (Guilderland/Guilderland) and Community College men’s Chris Strom (Columbia/East bowling team finished second Greenbush) also had strong at Boulevard Bowl hosted by seasons for the Vikings as they Schenectady County Community were named to First-Team AllCollege on Wednesday afternoon, Conference. The men’s bowling earning them their third team won their third consecutive consecutive Mountain Valley Mountain Valley Conference Conference Championship. Championship just two days Ryan Sickler (Guilderland/ earlier. Mariano’s hi-average of Guilderland) rolled a high 220- a 224.3 for 18 games and 4,037 657 series for the men, while pins was best in the conference Victoria Jansen (Kingston/ in his match against Schenectady. Kingston) finished with a 266- He also led the conference with a 727 series for the women. The hi-game of 290 at Adirondack men finished the regular season earlier in the season. Jansen recorded a high-triple for the with a 27-3 conference record. Feb. 17 - On Friday conference with a 727, averaging morning it was announced that a 209.3 against Schenectady in Brian Mariano (Mechanicville/ the final match of the regular Mechanicville) and Victoria season. Feb. 19 - The Hudson Valley Jansen (Kingston/Kingston) were named Mountain Valley Community College men’s Conference MVP’s. Ryan Sickler
bowling team finished first at the Region III Championships in Utica on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings were down by more than 400 pins after three games, but fought their way back and won by more than 350 pins shooting a total of 9519. Ryan Sickler (Guilderland/Guilderland) won the singles title with a 959 series and Michael Hartmann (Coxsackie-Athens/Coxsackie) finished second with a 908 total. Both Sicker and Hartmann earned All-Region honors, and Sickler was also named the MVP of the Regional Championships. Victoria Jansen (Kingston/ Kingston) earned All-Region honors finishing second on the women’s side with a 1552 total. She also teamed up with Candace Dawson (Ravena-CoeymansSelkirk/Ravena) in doubles to finish second with a 1399 total.
Vikings Hockey Loses Final Battle of the Season MATT WHALEN STAFF WRITER The Hudson Valley hockey team wrapped up the 2011-2012 season last Friday night against the Siena Saints. The Saints came out strong in their final home game of the season with great puck possession, controlled passing and strong shooting. They were able to set the pace for the game, and maintain that pace, wearing out the Vikings throughout the game. The Saints, who posted a final season record of (19-4-5), soared right past the Vikings (5-14) winning 6-1 at the Albany County Hockey Facility. “I thought we played very well,” Vikings head coach Matt Alvey said. “Our numbers were down, but I thought we worked very hard, but when it came down in the long run, they just had a few more guys than us, and we were out of gas.” The Saints wanted to make a statement in their final game before they entered the playoffs, and the arena was filled with students from Siena. “We enjoy the games very much,” one of the Siena fans said. “We love coming as a big group to cheer on our team and keep them motivated so they get wins.” The Siena fans did exactly that as the Saints came out firing and never looked back. The Saints opened the first period with a 2-0 lead over the Vikings. Sophomore forward Brian Samaniego led the charge with an early goal in the first two minutes of the game. He also added on an assist toward the end of the game to his performance. With about five minutes to play,
Siena’s senior forward Chris Harjung ripped a goal in the back of the net to give the Saints the 2-0 lead at the end of the first. “We came out strong right from the drop,” said Saints head coach Sean Williams. “We wanted to set the pace early with our possession and we accomplished that with 2 goals in the first.” The second period started off very differently from the first, as the Vikings came out and took control. They were able to control the puck much more than the first period, and got many more scoring opportunities. With saves made by both goalies, the score remained 2-0 after the second. “We lost our momentum in the second period,” said Saints forward Chris Harjung. “We can’t let up in the final period and let our opponents get back in the game.” Entering the final period, the Saints looked to put the game away early. “We came into this game looking for a great performance, and that’s exactly what we had in the final period,” Saints coach Williams said. The Saints did exactly that, coming out strong just like they started the game. About 10 minutes into the period, the Saints got it going and scored one of four goals in the third, by senior forward Bryan Hunter. With about five minutes left in the game, the Saints brought back their momentum they had in the first period, and their captain, Randy Ciciola, added another goal to make it 4-0. Randy also
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Lady Vikings Score Big Win, Headed Into Regionals CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Vikings. Youngs also led the team with all scores with 21 points. The Vikings got their biggest lead of the game early when they were ahead by 9 points. They kept that lead throughout the first half. Although Clinton started off missing many shots, they started to catch up later in the first half. They were led by their star guard, Kiyanna Brooklyn, who shot very strong from 3-point range, bringing Clinton right back into the game. “Kiyanna is one of our star players,” Clinton head coach Donna Dixon said. “She is very good in pressure situations and is a strong key on this team.” It was a back and forth battle for both teams. Toward the end of the first half, Clinton started to get momentum, cutting the lead down little by little. Brooklyn hit a buzzer beater 3-pointer at the end of the first half to tie the
added an assist to his night. After that goal, the Saints started to wear out the Vikings, adding another goal about three minutes later by senior forward, James Rotan. The Vikings would not go away though, as they came down the rink fast and got one goal back by sophomore forward, Sal Cantali. That was not enough, because 20 seconds later, Chris Harjung of the Saints would score his second goal of the night, making the final score 6-1 in favor of Siena. “We played our hearts out,” said Siena captain Randy Ciciola. “We are very excited to be going into the playoffs with a big win streak on our backs.” The Vikings went home with a tough loss to finish the season, finishing with a four game losing streak, but Alvey felt the overall record didn’t represent their actual talent. “A lot of things happened this year that didn’t really go our way, Vikings coach Matt Alvey said. “It was a tough season when it came to our overall record, but we hope to bounce back next year.” Coach Alvey thought that the second half of the season was the turning point. “It really became a numbers game in the second half of the year. Our numbers were down due to injuries and guys being academically ineligible, so our numbers were really low and we would try to put it together each and every day.” The Vikings hockey team looks to bounce back next season, with eight returning players that should be well ready for the beginning of next season.
game up at 30-30. The second half of this game was a different start than the first for the Lady Vikings. Clinton continued their momentum right from the start, gaining their first and biggest lead of the whole game, by 6 points. The Lady Vikings were playing catch up for most of the second half, but eventually got their groove together and started to take over. There were many lead changes in the second half. The Lady Vikings biggest lead until the end of the game was 4 points. Erica Houle for the Lady Vikings was a huge part in the shooting game, hitting five 3-pointers and tallying up 20 points. Erica is considered Hudson Valley’s alltime best 3-point shooter, with a career total of 144 three-pointer field goals made. “I thought our strength of the game was putting up a lot of shots without them getting a lot of rebounds,” said Coach Smith. “We struggled with that early in
the year, and our rebounding was very good, especially toward the end of the game where it really counted.” Adding on to the Lady Vikings success was Kelly Kell, adding 12 assists and adding to her single season assists record of 164. The Lady Vikings stole the game at the last minute when they scored 6 points and out rebounded Clinton to secure their 67-61 victory. The Lady Vikings continue their season, as they prepare to play in Region 3 Tournament on Friday, March 2 held at Cayuga Community College. The Lady Vikings will have a different mentality going into the playoffs. “It’s going to be a different type of focus,” said Coach Smith. “It’s going to be about getting the girls ready and also making sure they have fun.” The Lady Vikings have been to the playoffs before and are looking to bring back another Regional Championship to Hudson Valley.
#5, Senior Arianna Youngs, goes for a slam dunk. Emily Hart
#24, Senior Erica Houle, attempts a three-point shot. Emily Hart
Viking Men Close Season With Win
The Vikings line up for the closing game of the season. Matt Whalen
KYLE GARRETT SPORTS EDITOR The HVCC men’s basketball team closed their season with a win over Schenectady Community College last Tuesday, avenging their loss to the Royals earlier this season and improving their overall record to 20-9. The Vikings opened with a strong lead, pulling ahead to 23-3 in the game’s opening, and never let up. The Vikings were led on points by Jacob Palmer, who added 25 points to the overall score, and Viking forward Kalik Parker added 11 points and 12 rebounds. Though the Royals started coming back as the game went on, the Vikings maintained the lead, closing the half at 36-22. The second half of the game saw the Royals picking up defensively and making an offensive comeback, scoring repeatedly and managing to stop more shots than in the first. They were never quite able to catch up, though, as the Vikings continued scoring and pulling ahead, with fast-paced defensive play limiting what the Royals could do. Schenectady’s players didn’t give up, though, and it was
one of the Royals who scored the last shot of the game, bringing the final score to 71-58. “I feel like we all understood the game plan, and we came in and executed it to the best of our abilities, and came out victorious,” said Kalik Parker. “We looked at it more as a game to get better instead of a game to get revenge. Yeah, we lost to them in the first game, but there were times in that game where we weren’t playing together, and we just weren’t giving it the effort that we should have, but this game we definitely cleaned that up and changed it... we were a lot more focused, played with a lot more intensity, and got the job done.” “The big difference [to the first game] was defensively,” said point guard Jacob Palmer. “We really beared down in the second half, and towards the stretch we got the scores we needed, so I think in the first game we went the last eight minutes without scoring the ball, and this time, obviously, it was different... I think [the rematch] gave us a little bit more edge, since they’re right across town, and a lot of us know them from
when they were young and stuff, so we really wanted to get back at them.” Viking head coach Ken Dagostino was pleased with the win, though he didn’t see avenging the Vikings’ previous loss to Schenectady as a primary goal. “We don’t look to avenge losses, we just look to get better every game,” he said. “[Schenectady] played tough, they didn’t quit the whole game. Even though we got up from the beginning, they kept fighting and gave us a game, the whole way through... they didn’t give in, they didn’t capitulate to us at all, so it helped us get better, too.” Dagostino noted the Vikings’ seniors as MVPs for the game. “The seniors all played great together. It was a big game for them, since it was their last game playing on this court, and they all stepped up and helped us get the win.” With this win over Schenectady, the Vikings will be moving on to Regionals, playing in the Sub-Regional Tournament in Watertown on the 28th before heading up to Jefferson in the beginning of March.
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