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Community-Wide Job Siena College Offering Two New Transfer Fair Hosted by College Scholarships Exclusively for HVCC
GREG KULSACEK STAFF WRITER HVCC was host to a community-wide job fair in the McDonough Sports Complex on March 12. The fair hosted 75 different businesses, and “We open the fair up to the community. Not many other colleges do that,” said Gayle Healy, Director of the Center for Careers and Employment. Dante Tarantini, a Physical Education major, felt that the fair was “pretty cool for unemployed students looking for jobs to help pay for expenses.” Paola Jazmin Gonzalez, freshman Business Administration said, “I like that you can make direct contact with people in the businesses, and the representatives pointed out jobs that weren’t offered online, but there weren’t nearly enough parttime employers.” In general, the students who went to the fair were contented but not impressed. “The fair should come more often and have more companies,” said Shilynn Blunt, a Health Administration major. Kimberly Guynup, a major in Business Administration, added that, “There were way too many marketing and sales places that run off of commission and not enough places hiring for management positions.” Senior CAD Certificate students Ken Mirocki and Nate Berard agree that they “were hoping to talk to more people in the manufacturing field,” while
Roxy Robinson, another CAD student, said that “There was a nice variety at the fair, but there still weren’t enough employers.” Ben Meyers, class of 2010 alumni, came to the fair in suit and tie and said “I’m going to Siena now…I think I’ll try to apply to Global Foundries and I definitely like how many companies came to the fair this year.” The fair had a wide variety of companies showing, such as a nanny business, a propane company, a Catholic disability service, and a solar module installation firm. Despite the great variety at the fair, there was minimal advertising for the event. A representative from New England Nanny, Melissa Schoonmaker, pointed out that, “The traffic was light and there were no signs around campus to advertise the event.” Debra Medina, also a representative from New England Nanny, added that, “Many kids came up and asked what our company does… it would help if the packet with the businesses in it had a quick blurb about each company.” Both Holly Durivage of Catholic Charities Disabilities Services and Sean Ackerman of Paraco Gas said that the fact that the event is open to the community gives a great range of experience. Durivage said, “The Career Fair is very well run and organized.” Ackerman added, “The setup was painless…the staff was very mindful of our need. Great staff!”
FATIMA HUSSAIN STAFF WRITER Siena College is offering Hudson Valley students two exclusive new transfer scholarships. Depending on eligibility, students may receive $14,000 or $7,000 in scholarship money, in addition to any other financial aid. The Franciscan Scholarship is a $7,000 award given to Hudson Valley students who have a 3.1 cumulative GPA or higher.
Siena College is now offering two transfer scholarships exclusively to Hudson Valley students. Fatima Hussain Students in all programs and “[Students] do get that how many of those we’re giving throughout their time to finish out. It’s an unlimited amount, so areas of study are eligible for the their degree at Siena, so it is an if you are in Phi Theta Kappa, scholarships, provided they meet annual award. We do ask that you automatically get it. The only the GPA requirement and/or the they maintain a 3.1 GPA,” said stipulation with both scholarships PTK membership requirement. “Basically, all you need to do Jennifer Sloan, Siena College’s is that you must enroll at Siena as Associate Director of Admissions. a full-time student, so 12 credits to get the actual scholarship is we need you to apply. We have a free The second scholarship or more.” is the Siena College Phi Theta Both scholarships cannot online application, we have a free Kappa Scholarship, awarded be awarded to the same student, paper application, [and students] automatically to all transferring so if a student is eligible for simply submit their transcripts, a members of the Phi Theta Kappa the PTK scholarship, the student letter of recommendation, [and] a (PTK) National Honor Society. will not receive the Franciscan final high school transcript,” said CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Sloan said, “There’s no cap on scholarship.
Were You Seen on Campus? Psych Club: The Place to Be EMILY HART STAFF WRITER Are you pursuing a career in psychology or is it a topic that interests you? Either way, the Psychology Club might be the place to be. The club meets every Monday to discuss variety of topics related to the psychology field. During these meetings, the club hosts a guest speaker to lead a discussion in a area of psychology they specialize in. Club President Robbin Dzembo said, “It’s an opportunity for students to get exposure to things that are nontraditional.” “The goal of the club [is to] bring awareness to students about different fields of psychology, different areas of psychology, topics in psychology that they might not be exposed to in their classes,” said club advisor, Nicole Arduini-VanHoose. Topics discussed this semester include theories behind Students during their downtime in the Siek Campus Center’s Computer Lab. paranormal psychology, speaking Zach Hitt to spirits, a hypnotherapist that did a group demonstration, and guided visualization for healing and meditation. There is no need for a student to currently be in a psychology class or have ever been in one to enjoy the discussions. The club welcomes everyone to sit in on
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might not be in those classes anymore,” said Arduini-Van Hoose. Some of these upcoming events include: A trip to Unity House, April 23 discussing teen violence, co-hosted by the Criminal Justice club and the Human Services Club. A trip to SUNY Albany, April 30 to visit their psychology department. Anyone interested in joining the club can find more information about it on their Facebook page or can contact the club president, whose e-mail is r-dzembo@hvcc. edu.
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April 3, 2012
Need Campus Navigator? Protest Outside Construction Site Look to Tour Guide Club
MARTIN ROBINSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trying to navigate around the college or want to help people find their way around campus? The Tour Guide Club might be the right place for you. The club operates from the Admissions Office, located in the Guenther Enrollment Services Center. Club members give campus tours to anyone interested in seeing what the college campus is like. “We have walk-in tours every day the school is open,” said the club’s president, Kaitlyn Lounsbury. In addition to giving tours during in-school sessions, members are often present at the college’s open house events, such as the Fall and Spring Orientations. Tour Guide Club advisor and Associate Director of Admissions, Melissa Coon said, “[The club members] are the faces of Hudson Valley and present the college in a positive matter.” According to Coon, the Tour Guides take about 3,000 people annually on campus tours. This includes prospective students with their families, college alumni, and HVCC Foundation donors.
The club is also open to currently enrolled students. “Anyone can join the club as a paid member or a volunteer,” said the club president. However, those who want to get paid will have to apply and go through an interview process before getting hired. “If any interested students apply and do well in the interview they’ll get the job just like in the work place,” said Coon. Paid club members are compensated $8 per hour like any other student-workers in the college. If qualified, paid members in the club can be a part of HVCC’s Federal WorkStudy program, where their compensation would go towards their financial aid. However, any student can skip the application and interview process and simply join as a volunteer. While not being compensated for their involvement in the club, volunteers can participate in all of the clubs activities. “The Tour Guide Club is all about being a college representative and a student,”
said Coon. “It involves knowing about every aspect of HVCC and presenting it in a way that makes the college look good and is informative.” Solanyi Ulloa, who recently joined the Tour Guide Club, said, “It’s an interesting club and I think of it as a second family.” Ulloa says that while providing tours and taking care of any work in the Admissions Office, the Tour Guides all develop friendly bonds with each other. “We have a lot of fun here,” said Ulloa, “It’s not just work, it’s a friendly relationship with everyone there.” The club is currently made up of 12 students, which according to the advisor is the average amount of members each year. “It’s a small club, but we’d be willing to grow it even higher,” said Coon. Students interested in joining should either contact the Student Activities office, or go on the college website to fill out a club interest form. The club will contact the student and provide information about joining. Interested students can also speak to a club member or the adviser in the Admissions Office.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sloan. Once students have applied for admission to Siena College, the scholarships are automatically awarded to eligible students without any additional paperwork or procedures. PTK members need only indicate their membership on the application form to receive their award. According to Sloan, upon completing the application, students are informed of the admissions decision within two weeks. The tuition rate for attending Siena College is approximately $30,000 annually. The PTK scholarship covers almost half the tuition, while the Franciscan Scholarship covers about a quarter of it. Sloan said, “If a student files a FAFSA, which is the only form we require, they may qualify for additional aid, whether it’s NYS Tap or Pell grants. They may qualify for some Siena grants, too, so it may bring them over half the cost.” After acceptance into Siena College, transfer students are given an upfront credit evaluation,
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informing them of how many of their credits will transfer over to Siena and how long degree completion will take based on that. “The good news is the majority of credits from Hudson Valley do transfer over very nicely into our degree program[s] and most of the students are able to complete their degree if they’re coming with their Associate’s in four full-time semesters,” said Sloan. Hudson Valley and Siena have a formal articulation agreement that allows for smooth transfer into a number of degree programs at Siena, directly after completion of an associate’s degree from HVCC. “Some students may look at cost when they look at private schools and they may think only the SUNY route, but we really want to encourage students to give us a look, give us a shot, because we might be able to come up with a pretty generous package for them,” said Sloan. More information on the new transfer scholarships is available from the Center for Counseling and Transfer, CTR 260.
LUIS ROLDAN STAFF WRITER Protesters gathered in front of the Science Center construction site on March 8 to protest unfair employment opportunities. Picket signs reading “Shame on Hudson Valley” expressed some of the concerns while chants like “We want to work too,” garnered support from motorists driving by. The protest was coordinated by Roxanne Wright of the Greater Capital Region Minority Business Association. The Albany based group is comprised of over 40 businesses across the Capital
Region that promotes hiring changes in businesses with low diversity. Wright said that while the college is not required to put any effort into diversifying the contractors they hire, but they should naturally want to, as an extension of their mission statement. “Hudson Valley has received $ 54 million in New York State bonds in accordance with State Article 15a, which normally requires a 20 percent minority representation among employees. For some reason,
Hudson Valley is exempt from this requirement,” said Wright. “Hudson Valley, being poised to cater to such a diverse group of students of various ethnic and social backgrounds, should want to diversify, but there is currently no attempt being made to ensure diversity; No goals have even been established.” Wright maintained optimism that HVCC President Drew Matanok, would recognize and resolve the issue. “I know Dr. Drew, and he has always been a proponent of equal opportunity. I hope he hears our voice.”
Individuals protest outside the construction site on campus because of the college’s hiring practices. Luis Roldan
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The Ornithology class at Hudson Valley Community College is involved in a research project on woodpeckers and the costly damage they inflict on houses and other buildings annually. The students have just finished searching and reading the scientific literature to discover what is already known about this phenomenon. They hope to test some of their own ideas by studying damaged houses in the Hudson Valley. If woodpeckers have pounded holes in your house, we’d like to know about it. We need to compile a list of homes and homeowners who are willing to let us gather data on their buildings, yards and birds. If you would be willing to volunteer your property for this study, please call Jamie in the Biology Department at HVCC at 629-7453.
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Features
April 3, 2012
Navigating the Semester with a GPS Letter From The Editor PETER GEMELLARO GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Wouldn’t be nice to have your own personal GPS to help guide you through the challenges you face in college? This undoubtedly would make life easier. But here’s the good news -- just a GPS can guide you to your destination by car, the college also has tools that can help get you where you want to go. How are you feeling at this point in the semester? A little lost or overwhelmed by the work? Don’t panic! Your hard work is important but there are places where you can go to help navigate your classes. If you are struggling with the coursework or just feel “lost” in class, the first stop on your destination is meeting with your Instructor. Because of busy schedules, you might not be able to speak with the Instructor before or after class but they all have office hours and are more than willing to meet with you to help. Remember, your Instructors were all college students themselves and many may have felt lost or confused at some point. The truth is that many of them went to their Instructors for some extra help. This one step can make a big difference. You may not want to ask questions during class. Rest assured that there are no dumb
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questions and your Instructors will take time to answer questions and try to clear up any confusion during class. If you want to wait until after class to meet with your Instructor to ask questions, here’s a tip: leave a few inches in the margin of your notebook to write your questions. Often times, questions can be cleared up by going back to the textbook after the lecture. However, there are other times when you need to sit down in a quiet place with your Instructor to clarify a point. It is important to clear up any confusion and get your questions answered well before finals. Often times, the material that is presented becomes the foundation for the rest of your college career. This is particularly true with your introductory classes. Your Instructors will build on the knowledge presented early in the semester. What can you expect when you meet with your Instructor? You’ll find them to be very approachable. Meeting with them isn’t scary. What is scary is feeling lost early during the semester and not knowing how to get help. You may be surprised that meeting with your Instructor can clear up any confusion or answer any questions in just a few minutes but they will work with you for as long as it takes. All students can learn, some just learn in different ways.
Meeting one-on-one with your Instructor can help you find the way that you learn best. If you don’t want to meet one-on-one, ask your Instructor if they will meet with a few students at a time -- sort of a mini-class. This is another great way to help ease the stress of college. Get to know your classmates. It may help to know that others may have the same questions or concerns as you. Small group meeting can also be very helpful especially when it comes time to study for finals. Another tool that the Department of Criminal Justice uses to help guide students to success is having a tutor available in the Marvin Library’s Learning Assistance Center. (LAC). So, in addition to having faculty available to help answer questions, the LAC’s tutor can specifically help with some Criminal Justice classes. Some of the types of strategies used to help students include giving sample questions and reviewing answers as well as giving helpful suggestions for approaching assignments and tests. Now that you have your own GPS to guide you on the roadmap to academic success, soon you’ll be hearing “YOU’VE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION!” Good luck.
The Hudsonian reluctantly approves of the 2012-2013 New York State Budget that was approved by Governor Cuomo and the Legislature recently for what is does and doesn’t do for community colleges and other state campuses. The budget that passed gives community colleges $31 million in additional funding, translating to an increase in base aid from $2,122 to $2,272 per full-time student. This is the first time the state has increased aid to community colleges since 2008. This action, amidst a period of government austerity measures, is a sign of relief that New York community colleges won’t face additional pressure from the state to make cuts or find additional sources of revenue. While $31 million sounds like a lot of money, it doesn’t do enough, considering the dozens of community colleges across the state. Many institutions HVCC have had to resort to tuition increases partly because many of these institutions don’t get enough funding from the state. The Faculty Council of Community Colleges, a SUNY
governing body, proposed that the state follow the guideline set by the “Rational State Aid and Tuition Plan,” drafted by SUNY and the New York Community College Association of Presidents, which calls for at least $205 per full-time student increase in state support for five years in order for the state to meet its funding obligations. This year’s budget only increases funding by $150 per full-time student. Considering the growing importance of community colleges in providing access to quality education to as many students as possible and the long term economic benefits of getting these students educated, allowing funding commitments like this to exist isn’t exactly the best policy for New York to stick with. However, this budget reflects the new fiscal reality New York is facing, while at the same time highlighting the state’s efforts not to overburden students with higher college costs. Given the anemic economy New York is struggling in, along with the host of other problems that the state
faces, is there anything else the Governor and the Legislature could have done? Significant tax increases might be a good way to bring in revenue, but considering the public feelings on tax increases that’s practically dead on arrival. The federal government can only do but so much in providing financial assistance since the political climate in Washington is to cut spending. In an ideal world, it would be great to see an increase in funds allocated to community colleges to help them lower tuition for students and to weather through these tough economic times. However, that isn’t the case and like everyone else, the state and its community colleges must weather the bad climate. And so The Hudsonian reluctantly approves of this budget. At least it increased funding to colleges like HVCC, and it was passed on time, reducing the likelihood of any negative fiscal consequences to this college and the other 29 community colleges in the SUNY system.
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Ask the Economist TAYLOR GUERIN GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
“Should I take 5 classes or 6 next semester?” - Gunther Willowby Consider the case of Myron Rolle. Myron was faced with the choice of either attending Oxford University after receiving the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, or becoming a part of the National Football League. Myron had a simple choice to make, option one or option two, but the key principle that he used for making his decision is an economic principle known as opportunity cost. He had to think about what he would be giving up by choosing option one versus what he would be giving up by choosing option two and then evaluating which choice would ultimately have him giving up less, or having a lower opportunity cost. Myron decided to study at oxford rather than join the NFL because to him, not going to oxford ultimately would have cost him more than not joining the NFL. So the decision on whether to take five classes or six is really determined by what the opportunity cost of taking the 6th class would be. If any one of the five classes in anyway suffers it would not be wise to take a sixth class. Other factors to consider are the fiscal cost of the six classes as opposed to five, and the overall happiness of the student taking six classes instead of a slightly easier five courses per semester. There are many factors to consider when choosing how many classes to take, but weighing each and choosing the options with the lowest possible opportunity cost will provide a better experience during the semester.
I was planning on transferring to the University of Connecticut as a Business Administration major. Unfortunately I have a dilemma. I haven’t sent in my deposit or confirmation that I was going to attend the University of Connecticut yet because my parents have just given me a tantalizing alternative. My parents told me that if I choose to live at home and attend SUNY Albany for college they will buy me a brand new car. Attending UConn is around $40,000, as opposed to attending SUNY Albany and living at home for around $5,000. What should I do? Degree Decisions Ultimately where you choose to attend school is your decision. Both the University of Connecticut and SUNY Albany are prestigious colleges. However it does come down to price. With today’s economy the smartest decision you can make is to complete your degree at the lowest cost possible. Most college graduates are having difficulty finding jobs after graduating. Think about your scenario this way, if you were to graduate from the University of Connecticut you would be in around $80,000 of debt. If you were to graduate from SUNY Albany you would be in $10,000 of debt. Mind you, that’s not including interest and also assuming that you do not plan on continuing on for your masters. Without a full time job right after college it would be easier for you to pay off your college loans if you attended SUNY Albany rather than the University of Connecticut. On top of less debt, you would also have a brand new car to show off around town!
Man on the Street What movies have you seen lately? Not pictured is David Lee, freshman EMT-paramedic.
Act of Valor, I liked it a lot. It was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It was so real. Recommend to others? Yeah, I went with a girl and she thought it got kind of boring but I thought it was good.
Pictured above is Esther Degannes, freshman Business Accounting. Emily Hart
Project X and The Vow. They were both good. Recommend to others? Yes, definitely.
Pictured above is Robyn Gray, freshman Criminal Justice. Emily Hart Pictured above is Alexis DiCocco, freshman Early Childhood Education. Emily Hart
This Means War, it was amazing. Recommend to others? Yeah, there’s the romantic aspect to it, but it was really action packed so my boyfriend loved it and I loved it. So it’s a win win situation.
Safe House. It was really good. Intense, a lot of action. Recommend to others? Yeah, I want everyone to go see it.
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Commentary
April 3, 2012
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Wrath of the Titans - Barely Worthy of Being Called a Film KYLE GARRETT SPORTS EDITOR 2010’s remake of the classic “Clash of the Titans” was a serviceably entertaining but altogether forgettable film, so naturally, by Hollywood’s incredibly low standards these days, this demanded a sequel with what seems to have been no effort put into the actual production. What has come out of millions of dollars and two years is a chaotic mess that substitutes minor details like “character,” “plot” and “knowing what exactly is going on” for $150 million’s worth of things exploding. Ten years after Perseus (Sam Worthington) defeated the Kraken (itself) at the end of “Clash,” Hollywood Greece is in serious trouble yet again. People have lost faith in the gods, and the lack of prayers has made them lose their power. Perseus, meanwhile, has retired to a fishing village to raise his son, Helius (John Bell), but finds himself visited one night by Zeus (Liam Neeson). The gods’ waning power is also weakening
the walls of Tartarus, prison of the Titans and assorted other nasty creatures, and the Olympians need every scrap of divine might they can muster to prevent the end of the world, including from the various demigods like Perseus. Perseus is initially reluctant, but when one of the escaped creatures attacks his village, he decides he’s in. Meanwhile, in the underworld, Zeus, Poseidon (Danny Huston) and Ares (Edgar Ramirez) have come to enlist the aid of Hades (Ralph Fiennes, as if it wasn’t obvious enough who the bad guy was) in reinforcing Tartarus before their father, Chronos (himself), can break free and destroy everything. Ares and Hades are quick to betray the other two gods, capturing Zeus and fatally injuring Poseidon, who lasts long enough to get to Earth and tell Perseus what’s going on, setting him on a quest to rescue his father before the designated bad guys can use the last of Zeus’s power to free Chronos. The plot is basic, but would
be decent enough in a film that could even be bothered to give it the most token fleshing out. Instead, the film hurtles past the viewer from set piece to set piece, while the special effects pretty much force the stilted, wooden actors out of the shots almost before they finish shouting their utterly inane dialogue at each other. There is no attempt made to establish any coherency or even physical scale; in the action scenes it quickly becomes almost impossible to tell where anyone is in relation to anyone else, how big anything is supposed to be compared to its surroundings, or anything sensible like that. Every other aspect of the film is made to bend over backwards in support of ridiculous visual after ridiculous visual, and the final result seems like a montage of things exploding, including mountains and a giant lava-monster. A sequence in the Labyrinth which might have been pretty decent elsewhere just meanders along before randomly throwing a Minotaur at Perseus and abruptly stopping. There’s no
Liam Neeson assures Sam Worthington that he’ll still have a career after this worthless film. Courtesy of rottentomatoes.com clear end to the sequence, the characters just leave. just remembered they exist, but it just becomes even more bizarre “Wrath” is also in 3D, just the process of converting a film to try to parse. The studios think you’re to make matters worse. The 3D to 3D makes the picture much itself is barely used at all except darker, and in a film that’s all stupid enough to see “Wrath” as to occasionally throw things at flames and dust and explosions valid entertainment. Don’t prove the audience as if the film only and dimly-lit Underworld scenes them right.
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Sports
April 3, 2012
Getting to Know the Baseball Coach Lacrosse Team Wins First Home Game RANDY HAMMOND STAFF WRITER Hudson Valley has a new coach for the 2012 Men’s Baseball season. Joey DiPiazza has been named the new interim coach for the Vikings. DiPiazza was a scout for the Atlanta Braves and a former Division 1 baseball player at SUNY Oneonta. DiPiazza didn’t hesitate to take the job. “This is a dream job, this is heaven,” he said. “I’m proud to be a part of this institution… My brother Michael was actually an all-American here at Hudson Valley.” The new coach brought some new faces along with him as part of his staff: assistant coach Craig DeCrosta, and assistant coach Brian DiPiazza, his brother. They have a basic game plan to try and have a successful season. “Pitching, defense and timely hitting is the recipe for success,” DiPiazza said. “We’re very thankful to the Athletic Director and the school administration for giving us this wonderful opportunity,” DiPiazza said. “We’re excited to have state of the art facility and this is second to none when it comes to junior colleges,” he said. As a baseball coach, the goal for his team is to win the championship, but DiPiazza feels the students’ academic goals are more important. “It’s not about winning,” said DiPiazza. “We’re here to help put [these] young men in a positive position for their future.” DiPiazza is very proud of
HVCC 2012 baseball team with Interim coach Joey DiPiazza Assistant coaches Craig DeCrosta and Brian DiPiazza. Courtesy of hvcc.edu statistics, such as that, “One out of who you think is a super hero 17,000 young kids, amateurs will and nothing could ever happen receive a division 1 scholarship to them, it was just a difficult and they’re only 40 players on situation.” a major league baseball roster.” After his father passed away, He went on to say, “Your chances DiPiazza and his brothers looked of receiving a free education and for a father figure in the people making a living playing baseball who helped teach them their are against you, so we’re going do favorite game. “I took a lot from this the right way.” my coaches and that made me “94 percent of Hudson Valley a better person and I hope these graduates either transfer to a kids can get that from me.” four-year school or find a job in DiPiazza said, “I just feel like their field of interest, which just it’s time for me to give back.” amazes me,” he said. “A quality Last season, the Vikings student athlete comes first, were 28-16-1, and they have baseball comes second.” two captains, Sean Geisel and When DiPiazza was a Joe Amorosi returning for their teenager, he lost his father because second seasons with the team. The of bone cancer. The DiPiazza Vikings are off to a slow start but brothers love the game of baseball are optimistic about the rest of the because of him. “Baseball has season. The Vikings’ first home always been the #1 sport in my game was on Sunday, April 1, but family since I was a kid, and my was rained out after five innings. brothers and I went on to play “I’m excited to play Division 1, like our dad used to,” our home games in Joe Bruno DiPiazza said. Stadium,” said DiPiazza. “It’s like “Being a teenager is hard we’re in the pros,” he added. enough, but then you lose someone
HVCC 2012 lacrosse team with head Coach Joe Hayes and Assistant Coaches Henry Cumoletti and Ian MacMaster. Courtesy of hvcc.edu MICHAEL BARANOWSKI the Panthers struck with a score goals were scored by the Panthers STAFF WRITER by Manuel, assisted by # 19 # 22 Bryan Weinert, assisted by # 9 Austin O’Brien, and # 44 HVCC’s lacrosse team won Robert Earnshaw. A procedural foul was ruled Joseph Peer, assisted by # 10 their first home game against Anthony Cecere. At the half, Tompkins Cortland Community against the Panthers, giving the things looked grim for the Vikings College on the Wednesday before Vikings possession. After some with thePanthers leading 5 to 4. Spring Break, defeating the action near the crease, the Panthers The third quarter was quiet once more had the ball. They Panthers 9-5. except for the sound of a goal The game had a quick start; proceeded to attack the Vikings by the Vikings Mason Agosto, the Vikings won the first face-off goal and missed. evening up the score. Upon recovering the ball, the and then possession of the ball was In the fourth quarter, the lost to the Panthers. Possession Vikings’ Agosto, with an assist by Vikings came back triumphantly. switched sides back and forth for # 11 David Klapp, hammered in A series of goals started by David roughly four minutes, until the another goal. Klapp, unassisted, began to Then, to end the first quarter, Panthers’ #6 Mike Manuel scored show the team’s spirit. This was the Panthers scored. the first goal. followed by a goal by Agosto, The second quarter took off, Two minutes passed and the assisted by # 5 Daniel Owen. Vikings answered the challenge and a goal shot by the Vikings was After that, another goal was with a goal by # 2 Mason Agosto. denied by the fact that a Viking completed by Agosto, assisted by This was followed by a second was in the crease. # 7 Eric Plant. The Panthers #6 Mike goal by # 8 Paul Bennett with an The final goal of the game Manuel, assisted by #19, scored assist by # 13 David Wilber. was by Viking # 20, Dave Olsen. Again Bennett scored, then another goal. Then, back-to-back
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