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The Hudsonian remembers the victims of the Paris terror attacks
Matt Whalen | THE HUDSONIAN
Campus community Students involved in mourns a student loss chain-reaction collision By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor
By: John C. Longton III Sports Editor Viking football player, Marcus Mendez, was gunned down on his front porch in Queens, NY on 10/31 alongside his childhood friend Peyton Manwaring while visiting home for the Halloween weekend. Manwaring was pronounced dead on the scene and Mendez died on Wednesday Nov. 4 at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center due to gunshot wounds to his leg. He was a criminal justice major and had dreams of becoming a federal agent. Head coach of the football team Mike Meuhling told his team after the incident, “ I just kind of informed them of what happened and told them to pray for his family and the family of the other young man that was with him, Payton. I also told them to take some time and give their loved ones a call and keep them in your thoughts and prayers because you just never know. You know it may not be something like this, but things happen that are unexpected. You can never plan for something like this to happen.”
Five cars piled up on Vandenburgh Ave in front of the Science Center last Friday at 1 p.m. “I’m just glad that nobody got hurt,” said Julian Knox, criminal justice student, who was involved in the pile up. A male came around the South Drive onto Vandenburgh Avenue while heading northbound near the CDTA bus shelter and rear-ended another car in the middle lane. The crash started a chain-reaction collision between five cars. The man’s name has not been released by Troy Police. “Everything is just crazy on Route 4,” said Mike McCurdy, criminal justice student, around 30 minutes after the incident. According to Troy Police, the incident occurred right after the traffic light turned green. Public Safety monitored traffic after the scene. Continued on page 2
Durgin McCue | THE HUDSONIAN Marcus Mendez
Two of five cars that pilled up on Vandenburgh Avenue last Friday.
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By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Students could pay more towards athletics than towards student activities in fees and dues for the first time in recent history. “I do think [the athletic department] is at least justified in asking for more money,” Student Senate Treasurer Josiah Dillon said regarding discussions with the athletic department, increasing the athletic fee by as much as $15. “The athletic department is really suffering right now,” said Student Senate vice president Bryce Kirk. He hopes that the athletic fee will not increase over $10. “In the past two years, we’ve seen two [areas] hit with major expenses,” said Faculty Student Association director Ann Carrozza. She mentioned the athletic department’s greatest financial difficulties in recent years have been adjusting to rising insurance and travel expenses. The Student Senate is putting the cost of the activities and athletic fee, both costing $50, back on the table after two years. The fee decision could add up to $20
to the $128 student activities and records fee. “They should always [make] the student [body’s] perspective a number one [priority],” Manik Elahi, said CIS student. The fee was originally planned to be discussed last week but was delayed due to an over hour-long executive session where the senate decided not to appoint Elahi a senator. Audrey McKee, senior senator, hopes the fee does not change. “If just adds more stress to [students]. I don’t see a reason to raise the fee if it’s not needed,” she said. Last year, Student Activities collected $802,562 in fees according to the 2014-15 FSA budget. “Hudson Valley has a lot of events on campus and people actually do come to those events so they do actually use their students activities fee and if we have more money, we can have more events on campus,” said Chad Albright, senior senator. The student activity fee has been raised $15 in the last seven years for full-time students. For part-time students, the fee, which is currently $3.50, has only increased by $1 since 2008. “Being involved in student
activities, you don’t really have a big budget to start with so only if we raised the fee $5 per person, it would make all the difference,” Freshman Class President Emma Dillon said. This year’s Student Senate budget was reduced due to an anticipated drop in enrollment. “You have to protect yourself if [enrollment] does decline because this price is going to be the same price for the next two years,” said Erika Pelletier, chairwoman of the Student Senate Community Service Committee. She was the only senator currently in the organization to vote on the student activities fee back in 2013 when it was raised $5. Every two years, the Student Senate is required to vote on the student activities and records fee cost and every three years the organization decides whether the fees are mandatory for all students. According to Student Activities, the fee’s mandatory status will be up for vote a year ahead of schedule. “Everything would just fall apart,” said Kirk, in regard to making the student activity fee optional.
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Car accident The first two cars involved in the collision were towed away by Dawson’s Body Shop at 2 p.m. The first car to be rear-ended was a 2014 Mazda. “I feel bad for her. It’s a good car,” said Knox.
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Three Hudson Valley students were confirmed to be have been involved in the incident. Three of the students suffered minor damages. “I heard something and next thing you know, I got hit,” said Kara Cicione, dental hygiene student. Cicione suffered the least damage, being the fifth car in front of the multi-vehicle colli-
sion. “It sucks I still had to deal with this,” she said. Along with students involved in the incident, Robert Campchero, electrical engineering professor was also hit during the pile up. ”I just went out [of my car] and got some [air],” he said about waiting for Troy Police to hand him back his vehicle registration.
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Exhibit recognizes veteran connections on campus By: Rebecca Jordan Junior News Editor The fifth annual “Pride of Our Nation, Pride of Our College” exhibit opened last Tuesday to honor veterans with ties to Hudson Valley. “We want people to know that this is not an exhibit about war, this is an exhibit that’s about family and taking pride in your family and their service to country,” said Alice Malavasic, the history professor who originally created the exhibit and who has organized it every year since. The exhibit features American service men and women from wars throughout the nation’s history who are immediate family members or ancestors of current Hudson Valley students, faculty, or staff members. The collection of photographs and artifacts has expanded to over 100 photographs since the first Pride of Our Nation exhibit in 2010. “The Pride of Our Nation” was taken from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer he gave on June 6, 1944: “Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day
have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.” Pride of Our College was added to customize the exhibit’s title to Hudson Valley. The exhibit officially opened on Nov. 10 in the Marvin Library Troy Savings Bank Atrium with a traditional cutting of the cake ceremony and will run until Dec. 7. Many family members of the service men and women displayed attended the reception. Orville Dugrenier, a World War II veteran, was given special recognition before the cutting of the cake. He passed away in Feb. 2015 after contributing to the Pride of Our Nation exhibit and being the official cake-cutter for several years. This year, World War II veteran Josephine Smith Oswald cut the cake at the reception. One picture featured in the display illustrates the account of how the Hudson Valley flag was carried into Afghanistan in Oct. 2012 by members of the New York National Guard. Omaid Yousofzai, an interpreter with the
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Spiritual walk hosted by Campus Ministry promotes mindfulness By: Samantha Longton Staff Writer “The idea is to promote mindfulness and a way of helping people to regain control of their emotions and relax,” said Cylon George, director of Campus Ministry. The Campus Ministry will be hosting “Walk the Labyrinth” on Wednesday. The walk will run from 9 a.m. to noon in CTR 204. “The event is a labyrinth walk and I put a canvas with the labyrinth design on the floor for people to walk on it, it looks like a maze but it’s not,” George said. This will be the third of four labyrinth walks hosted by the Hudson Valley Campus Ministry this semester. George is optimistic about the upcoming event which has had success in the past four years. The Labyrinth will be provided for students who want to renew and refresh themselves in a spiritual and relaxing way. There isn’t a specific way students must walk the labyrinth. It all comes down to what the participant feels like walking whether it be the ac-
tual path or just walking straight to the middle. Free food and refreshments will also be provided. Matt Peer, a theatre arts student, has participated in a Labyrinth walk for a church retreat before. He explained that he didn’t know what it was when he first participated but he ended up having fun. He also explained that he would consider going to the labyrinth walk held at Hudson Valley. According to George, not a lot of planning goes into the event. Sometimes he likes to change things up by adding guests to provide music to aid the participants in their meditation walk. “People will try it and come out feeling surprisingly better,” said George. He also believes that the walk can help change a student’s outlook on their own stress levels and make things more relaxing. The students choose fro how long they walk. According to George, some come in and walk for five minutes just to get a “quick fix” while others stay for the duration of the event. George said, “We only have the here and now and the walk helps people live in that zone.”
Army in Afghanistan who graduated from Hudson Valley in 2010, was present Tuesday night. Carrie Farley, the president of the Capitol Region Gold-Star Mothers, was also in attendance. A Gold-Star Mother is a mother
who has lost a child to combat. Her son, Derek Farley, was a graduate from Hudson Valley who was killed in Afghanistan five years ago. His uniform and boots are on display each year. “The exhibit is always won-
derful; I think it’s a hometown touch. I hope kids just take time and look through [the exhibit] because we still need to realize that somebody gave,” Farley said.
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Hudson Valley hosts parents and perspectve students at annual open house By: Durgin McCue News Editor The college’s annual open house attracted over 1,000 attendees on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event began at 9 a.m. and ran until 1 p.m. According to President Drew Matonak, the open house is one way in which the college hopes to increase enrollment. “There are a lot of things going against us from a demographics perspective, but at the same time, Hudson Valley is doing really well. we’ve had an increase in new enrolled students
this fall,” he said. Those who attended the event were divided into four groups and directed to auditoriums where deans from the schools spoke. “The faculty here at Hudson Valley are just outstanding. Most of our faculty have master’s degrees or higher, and our tuition is very very reasonable,” said interim dean of health sciences Carol Bosco while addressing perspective health sciences students. Bosco also highlighted the college’s student support systems and updated lab facilities After the presentations, attendees were taken on tours and
invited to linger in the Campus Center where a handful of tables were set up representing various college departments, services, and activities. “We are really proud of the atmosphere we have created here on campus,” Matonak said. “We want to showcase ourselves and show what Hudson Valley has to offer, and then let them make a good decision.” Planning for the event began over nine months ago, according to Melissa Coon, associate director of admissions. By 11:30 a.m. she identified the event as a success, predicticting they would
reach their goal of 1100 people. According to Coon, one of the most important parts of the open house was providing students and parents with financial aid information. “A lot of these students are just starting their college search, and a big part of that search is how they are going to pay for it,” she said. The college employed about 15 student tour guides for the day, each leading groups of up to 20 people. The tours emphasised the library and the learning resources of the LAC according to Coon. “It’s pretty hectic right now, we do a lot of work behind the
scenes,” said Ben Cerveny, a business administration major and tour guide. He noted that students are mostly interested in what happens on campus between classes. Helping students understand the atmosphere of the college was also a goal according to Shane Batcher, a tour guide at the event. “This gives them an opportunity to really interact with the campus and students that are already going here, and get to know what it would be like to go here themselves,” said Batcher.
Mikey Bryant | THE HUDSONIAN Ove 1,000 people walked across the campus last Saturday for Open House.
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C.C Vagabonds emanate feel-good energy on campus By: Jenny Caulfield Junior Creative Editor
Four-piece gypsy-jazz jive group C.C.Vagabonds surprised the audience with an enjoyable style at the BTC auditorium last Thursday. C.C Vagabonds incorporates difficult improvisation between their pieces. “We’re really into the more spontaneous thing,” violinist Colin McCoy said. As soon as C.C. Vagabonds started their performance, I felt a feeling of joy throughout the auditorium. Their performance was divided between songs with vocals, and instrumental pieces. The crowd favorites were those that consisted of vocals, especially their cover of Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing, if it Ain’t Got That Swing.” McCoy and bassist Mike Jenkins had a back-and-forth scat battle during the song, making this a high point of the performance. The band finds space during their songs to incorporate frequent improvisational solos for the violin, guitar, and bass. “Like jamming between [guitarist Zack Cohen] and me, the various instruments and just sort of improvising on the spot,“ McCoy said. The highlight of C.C Vagabonds performance was without a doubt when McCoy played a surprise instrument for the audience. “I carry tools in my violin case,” said McCoy, as he pulled a hand saw out of
his case. McCoy then took the bow from his violin, and proceeded to make hauntingly beautiful sounds from the saw. The hand saw, which in music is called a musical saw, can be used as an instrument that sounds similar to a theremin. Of the musicians, the best physical performer was Jenkins, who had consistent facial expression throughout the entire set. He had a clear emotional connection while performing, and it showed as he played his double bass. One of the biggest problems with their performance was Jenkins’s vocal diction (the use of exaggeration on vowels to make your words clearer). During their performance of “Dina”, Jenkins, who did vocals for the piece, used little to no vocal diction. This led to nearly every word of the song being hard to understand. Stylistically, the band have a very intriguing sound. Despite occasional prominent tempo issues during songs, the show was still easily enjoyable. What makes C.C. Vagabonds special as a group is how well they blend together. Unless someone is doing a solo, you don’t hear a single instrument overpowering the rest of the group. Musical blend can be difficult to achieve the less musicians you have because it is easy to for a single instrument to overpower the group, but, the band maintains a constant blend with no instrument overpowering another. The interesting sound of C.C. Vagabonds left the auditorium with overwhelming good vibes and a feel-good energy.
Mikey Bryant | THE HUDSONIAN Passersby look at portraits of veterans in the Marvin Library exhibit.
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Long-time veteran Executive Board leaves Florida leaves college but with more than a tan hopes to keep ties in community STUDENT SENATE
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By: Durgin McCue News Editor Psychology professor John Ostwald will retire at the end of this semester after working at Hudson Valley for more than 25 years. “To use a very overused expression: it was time,” he said. After his retirement, Ostwald hopes to work as a consultant and lead workshops. The walls of the office he sometimes shares with adjuncts are covered with dozens of photographs, posters and religious items. Some of the photos on his walls are of family members, while others are of Lady Gaga, Christopher Walken and Gandhi. At the age of 17, he dropped out of Hudson Valley only seven months after starting because he lacked focus and felt unstable. After his brief stay at Hudson Valley, he served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, but only ever traveled as far as Guantanamo Bay. According to Ostwald, being in the military gave him time to mature and become more focused. Ostwald became strongly opposed to the concept of war. “I’m angry because of the sometimes apathetic attitude towards sending other people to war,” he said. “Wars are just like factories churning out dead Americans and people all over the world.” Upon returning to the United States he hid his veteran status and pursued careers in psychology and counseling. A graduate of LaSalle and native of Troy, he worked at Brooklyn College, College of Staten Island and Nassau Community College for 12 years. He moved back to the Capital Region to be closer to home. “I’m a ‘Troy boy.’ I’ve lived in a lot of different places and I think it’s magnificent up here,” he said.
He worked for a short time for the Department of Correctional Services before taking a job as an adjunct professor at Hudson Valley. Ostwald works for an organization called “It could happen to you” which advocates for the falsely accused and seeks to reform the current judicial system. He also mentors a recently released convict who served 23 years for rape and kidnapping. Ostwald wrote his first column for the Troy Record 12 years ago and has been writing columns bi-weekly since. Some of his past columns have focused on Veterans issues, sexuality, drugs and gambling. This December, a compilation of Ostwald’s columns on veteran’s issues is set to be published containing about 25 columns. “My ultimate goal is to be a good writer,” he said. Ostwald has taken on several approaches to keep his students interested in his class over the years. At one point, he wore an eyepatch and pretended to be injured to study the pathology of his students. As a psychologist, he frequently tries to give provocative and controversial lectures like “Pedophilia: a compassionate view” which he plans to give before retirement. He traveled on a mission trip to Africa with a local presbyterian church almost a decade ago. Ostwald returned to his Catholic roots after researching many religions including Buddhism, Judaism and a few sects of Christianity. Although he feels powerless to change large societal trends, Ostwald uses his position as a professor to do what he can. Ostwald noted, “I just try, in my everyday life, to be a good person, a good role model and a good educator. I hope that in some small way that I make some small impact on the way people relate to each other.”
Four Student Senate officers attended a variety of workshops aimed at improving leadership skills at the second annual Lead 365 conference held on Nov. 5-7 in Orlando. Senate president Everett McNair hopes to use what he learned to improve the workings of the Senate itself. “Because we experience such a quick cycle of students who go through the Senate, I would like to start the tradition of a training session that we do every year three or four weeks into the fall semester. This way, after that time period, we’re a full-functioning Senate that knows how everything works,” he said. “I filled a whole notebook with ideas for the Senate.” “The conference taught us personally to be better leaders. We can give that knowledge to other campus leaders at Hudson Valley, and then they can go back to their clubs with that knowledge. So it hopefully has a domino effect,” Student Senate treasurer Josiah Dillon said. Brody O’Connor, the Student Senate secretary, described the conference: “[Lead 365] ties together a lot of student leaders from across the nation and the globe, and also different speakers from all differ-
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ent schools who talk about what their campuses are doing successfully. All the student leaders coming together to talk about the things that their campuses do well helps other campuses bring those ideas back home.” Bryce Kirk, the Senate vice president, has already been putting what he learned in a workshop at Lead 365 about forming relationships to good use on campus: “I’ve actually begun to start conversations with people. I met a lot of people in the last two weeks just by saying, ‘Oh hey, how ya doing?’ We stop and talk for a while, and before you know it, you have a friend. I’ve learned to be more open with people.” I feel a lot of times that with people in leadership positions, the longer you’re in that position of power, you tend to stray a little bit. The conference was a good realignment of the values that we ran on and the values we have as human beings to kind of put us back in check,” said Dillon. The All-Club Meeting was one of the most visible products of last year’s conference. The Student Senate officers do not have any big policy changes or new ideas for campus in the works as a direct result of this year’s Lead 365 conference. They hope that by improving the Senate itself, this will lead to better leadership in the future.
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Dante Carr: ‘Music saves people. I want them to be able to relate’
Dante Carr often brings his guitar onto campus.
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Looking to tackle poverty overseas Ugandan-born, Derrick Wilson looks to teach football beyond the campus lawn By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Derrick Wilson found a new family while looking for friends at a Ugandan orphanage 11 years ago. “I feel like the future is bright for me. I just keep looking forward,” he said. Although he had a father at home, he regularly visited the orphanage to play with children staying there. While playing with other children at the orphanage, he developed a strong bond with an American missionary worker. As time passed, she discussed adopting him and his sister with Wilson’s father frequently. “It was a tough decision but I think it worked out very well. The future for me and my sister is very bright,” Wilson said. He met his adopted mother two years after his birth mother died. “I feel like I care so much about other people that I must have to got it from her,” he said. His mother travelled across the world for missionary work and Wilson hopes to continue her legacy in the future. His father, who owned a convenience store, was struggling with his own health and only made enough money to survive, Wilson recalled. Growing up in Southern Uganda, Wilson was surrounded by poverty, famine and disease. “Many families actually did share food and it was tough to see even though we were all living in the same area,” Wilson said. During Wilson’s first months in the United States, he binged whenever food was nearby. “Its funny because I’m 20 and when I see people wasting food and water, it brings back memories,” he said. As a born-again Christian, Wilson considers religion a driving force behind his survival. “I was very lucky to have God’s favor to be liked [growing up] and because of that I’ve always followed the same steps: like people, invite
people, love people and make sure you don’t leave people come every Tuesday or Friday even if I don’t have to come,” behind,” Wilson said . he said. During weekdays, Wilson said players often ask Three years after coming to the United States, Wil- him to play over text, even during days off. son found a new motivating force. After failing to become Wilson has considered the games, which he calls the most valuable player of his soccer team at Mekeel Chris- “Derrick Project,” an additional class in his course load. tian Academy in ninth grade, Wilson started developing Since the beginning of the semester, he used the games as an interest in football. an experience to learn coaching skills such as preventing “Most guys are still shocked that I left soccer for foot- fights and easing players after losing. “You learn a lot from ball because I’m African,” he said. Although McKeel lacked people that you don’t know,” he said. a football program, Wilson spent much of his time playing football at Afrim’s Sports in Colonie. Spending time in gym classes with children at McKeel for their community service credit program, Wilson taught children about football. He developed an interest in coaching and started to envision himself teaching children about football during future missionary trips. “I felt like I’m obligated to go out and teach someone new [about] the sport,” Wilson said . Looking to eventually teach children how play football overseas, Wilson started pick-up football games on the campus lawn earlier this semester. “I was thinking, ‘You can’t go to an overseas country somehow think you’re going to influence kids just like that,’ so I figured I should try out on the bigger Tyler McNeil | THE HUDSONIAN guys and see how it goes,” Wilson said. Derrick Wilson on the campus green where he started the pick-up Many of the games revolve around Wilson’s schedule. “I’ve football games back in the beginning of the semester.
New band aspires to hit a high note on campus By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Eclectic instruments filled the first floor hallways of Fitzgibbons Hall last week during the newly formed pep band’s fourth rehearsal. “Playing the cello lets me play my emotions out since I have a difficult time doing that on my own,” said pep band president Connor Gordon. Last semester, Gordon discussed putting an orchestra group together through Student Activities with advisor Mary-Ann Gulyas, who teaches the only music class on campus, music appreciation. “I really think the school
will be ready. I think we’re going to get some big support,” Gulyas said. “The fuel was there, [Gordon] ignited it,” said Sherwood Ludwig, college alumnus, who took an eight-year break playing the alto-saxophone until he heard about an orchestra starting up on campus. Four years ago, the advisor discussed starting an orchestra on campus in Ludwig’s music appreciation class but the idea never travelled further than the classroom. Ludwig believes not having a music program gives the club an advantage. “It’s not the program we’re after. It’s because we are willing to step outside of our comfort zones and blaze at new path in
Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN Band members gather in Fitzgibbons Hall for their fourth rehearsal.
Hudson Valley’s history that nobody has in 40 years,” he said. The last time Hudson Valley had an orchestra was in the 1970s. A trombone, snare drum and two toms have been the only instrumental pieces Gulyas has uncovered from the college’s past in an effort to find extra instruments for the band. Along with lacking extra instruments, the group lacks a library for music, new stands, and a budget but Ryan Peller, trumpeter, believes their new status has advantages. “In an established band, they’d be like ‘here’s the music from the semester.’ But, here, you get to bounce off ideas with each other and say ‘yeah, we’ll have a little jazz and a little Christmas over here,” he said. According to violinist Melissa Yusaitis, performing with the Pep band has provided her with a new opportunity to head back to her musical roots. “Whenever I play my violin, nothing else matters. Me and my violin talk a lot,” she said. The club chartered “pep band” from Student Activities in an effort to avoid having to create a new club. In the future, the club plans to change their name to appeal to players that specialize beyond marching band-style instruments.
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The group considers playing as an actual pep band alongside the football team,not worth achieving in the near future. “We’re not established enough. We’re not known enough to go there,” said Ludwig. In effort to separate themselves from pep band music, they incorporate unorthodox instruments from tenor banjos to synthesizers. “I really enjoy techno music so I got a microphone and a guitar pedal so I can modify my own sounds so I can create a techno type of sound,” said Austin Elliot, multi-instrumentalist. Despite not having sheet music designed for tenor banjos, Jesse Rock still plucks along. He typically has played with three to four other players and has never had the opportunity to play his tenor banjo in an orchestra. “It’s something I’ve never done before. It’s exciting. It’s it’s own thing,” said Rock. All of the current members have stuck with the group since their first rehearsal earlier this semester. The band seeks a larger variety of musicians from drummers to oboists and wishes to expand to 35 people by next semester. “It’s good to see people [pass by] because they’re probably spreading the word that there’s an orchestra on campus,” said Gor-
don. Despite not being involved in a music program, pep band vice president Jake Baldwin hopes to leave the college continuing to pursue music. “I want to do this for the rest of my life,” Baldwin said. Next month, Baldwin will audition for The New School, a private university known for its jazz program in Manhattan. After nearly over a decade playing music at Shenendehowa High School, Yusaitis, in her second year at Hudson Valley, hopes eventually to return to music but, believes her skills were not strong enough to be involved in a music program. “I want to go professional but, I’m not exactly ready,” she said. Graduating Niskayuna High School High School in 2014, Gordon went from being involved in two choirs and a symphony orchestra to not being involved any music groups at Hudson Valley. When looking for colleges after high school, Gordon couldn’t find an affordable campus with both a premedical program and a thriving music culture. “It was kind of frustrating to me because I would like a place where there is both so that’s why I really needed to start this,” Gordon said.
November 17th, 2015 Vikings Sports Schedule Women’s Basketball Wednesday 11/18/15 vs. Adirondack @ 5p.m. (Home)
Men’s Basketball Wednesday 11/18/15 vs. Adirondack @ 7p.m. (Home)
Men’s Ice Hockey Friday 11/20/15 vs. Erie @7p.m. (Home)
Men’s Ice Hockey Saturday 11/21/15 vs. Erie @1p.m. (Home)
Vikings Scoreboard Men’s Ice Hockey
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Nov. 14 HVCC v. Broome 3-1
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Nov. 13 HVCC v. Jefferson 38-70
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Nov. 14 HVCC v. Herkimer 45-72
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Nov. 13 HVCC v. Jefferson 92-86
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Nov. 14 HVCC v. #5 Herkimer 84-91
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Marcus Mendez Mendez was the second current or former Hudson Valley football player to pass away this year. Shyheem Anderson, a 27 year old from Jersey City, was struck by a car on October 3rd in his native city where he
was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. “It’s tough. They’re all equally as difficult whether it’s we’ve had recruits pass away before they’ve ever come on campus. That’s even tough. I had a player die even my first year here pass away in his sleep. You’re never prepared for it and you’re never going
9 to deal with it the same way. None of it’s ever easy. These are young kids. Shoot when you lose an older person it’s still tough, but to lose a kid who’s 18 19 years old makes it extremely difficult. You can’t be really equipped to deal with it. So it is tough,” said Meuhling on dealing with player deaths. Mendez was loved and be
missed by all. “Great friend, better teammate and exceptional talent,” said teammate Chandler Foster, a sophomore from Stamford, CT. “He will be in our hearts forever.” No arrests have been made in the case and police are still searching for clues.
Women’s basketball starts off season on the short end By: Sam Kobylar Staff Writer While the Men’s basketball has gotten off to a hot 4-0 start, it has been a little bit of a different story for the Women’s basketball team so far. The Women’s team has started their season cold as they have dropped each of their first four games and have scored less than 46 points in each of those games while being outscored by opponents 251-153 in those games combined. The Vikings started their season by playing their first two games on the road and dropped both of them to Cayuga and Albany-Pharmacy. They only lost by seven points in a close battle against Cayuga where they were tied with only two minutes left, but Cayuga just pulled away late in that game. Sophomore guard Deirdre Werner led the way in scoring with 14 points in the loss. However, their second road loss to Albany-Pharmacy was a different story as the team lost in blowout fashion, 64-32. Once again it was Werner who led the team in scoring with nine points. After dropping the first two road games, the Vikings came back home for their home opener last Friday, seeking to get their first win of the season against Jefferson Community College. The Vikings dropped that game as well, putting themselves at an early 0-3 hole to start the regular season as they lost to Jefferson 7038. For the third straight game, Werner led the Vikings in scoring with 14 points. So far, throughout the first three games this season, Werner has been the clear leader of this team as she led the team in scoring for all three games and is one of three sophomores on the roster. “Deirdre Werner is a returning player and she is one of our captains, she is one of our solid
players.” said head coach Rich Gilooly on Werner’s success. One major reason why the Women’s basketball team has gotten off to a slow start so far this season is because they are a very short-handed team. During their home opener against Jefferson, the team only had six players active for their game. With five people being on a court at a time, it can be very tough to play 40 minutes of basketball with only six players on the roster. Gilooly said, “The process is tough, we have had some injuries, we have had some bad luck. We look forward to getting some girls back here these next couple of weeks which will certainly help us be a little more competitive, but it gives us the opportunity to be out there on the floor and learn from our mistakes and get game experience for everybody and put our girls in a position where they can learn from their mistakes.” After falling in their home opener, the Vikings went on the road the next day to face Herkimer Community College and saw their losing streak hit four games as the Vikings lost to Herkimer 72-45. For the third time in the first four games, the Vikings lost a game by more than 25 points which is not the way that the Vikings wanted to start their season. “The more important thing for us is just becoming more consistent, more comfortable with what we are doing. It is going to be a long season, we know there are going to be some growing pains,” said Gilooly on the 0-4 start. “We are trying to be a better basketball team come January or February, it is going to be a process.” The Vikings will look to snap that four game losing streak on Wednesday as the Vikings play host to Adirondack Community College at 7 p.m. before hitting the road on Sunday to face Schenectady Community College.
Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN Deirdre Werner led the Vikings with 14 points in a tough loss to Jefferson.
Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN The women’s team gathers around to go over play calls.
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Men’s Basketball charges their way to a 4-1 start By: Sam Kobylar Staff Writer After getting off to a strong start to their season by winning their first two games on the road during the first week of regular season games and outscoring their opponents 188-141, the men’s basketball team has looked just as good throughout their second week of regular season play. It all started last Tuesday when the Vikings won their third consecutive road game by defeating Albany-Pharmacy 11074. It was the second time in the first three games where the team scored more than 100 points. It was a great all-around team effort as five different Vikings scored at least 10 points. Freshman forward Diamond Corker led the way in points for the Vikings with 15 points and guard John Palmer had 14 points including four 3-point field goals. When asked about who some key players have been so far for the Vikings, head coach Mike Long said, “It’s kind of spread around a little bit, different guys in different games. If we can have different guys step up every game, like I’ve had guys come off the bench and come in and score a bunch of points, play good defense, get rebounds, lose balls. That is what I am looking for, I hope anybody at any time.” That was a little bit of a different story in Friday night’s home opener game against Jefferson Community College. The Vikings went on to win their fourth game in a row to start the season by defeating Jefferson 92-86 in a tight game that could have gone either way. It was much different compared to the Vikings’ first three games of the season as two of
their first three wins were won by 36 points or more. Also, the scoring by the Vikings wasn’t as evenly distributed in Friday night’s game compared to their first three games as Palmer put the team on his back in this game as he scored 26 points including four 3-pointers for the second consecutive game. Even though Palmer had the biggest game for the Vikings that night, guards Ericco Feaster and Jordan Nelson made big contributions for the Vikings as Feaster had 15 points while Nelson dropped 14 points. “We had a couple of [wins] earlier this season where we won by 40. So this was a close game, this was our first close one at home, it was a good game.” said sophomore Feaster on winning the close game Friday night. Long said, “This was a big game that we needed. To have it close and win at the end, that just means a tremendous amount to me, the coaching staff, and to the players.” This game was tight throughout the entire 40 minutes as there were six different lead changes in the game with 10 different ties. However, the key run that turned around the game was where Hudson Valley outscored Jefferson 26-15 in the final seven and a half minutes in the first half to give the Vikings a 48-44 lead heading into halftime. This run by the Vikings would continue early in the second half as Hudson Valley went on a 20-12 run to start the second half to extend their lead to 12, the largest of the game by either team. However, Jefferson would fight back late in the second half to make it interesting as the game came down to the final minute. With the game tied at
85 each with about two minutes left, the Vikings closed out with game with a 7-1 run thanks to a key charging call against Jefferson which opened the opportunity for the Vikings to pull away with the game and they did just that as Palmer made a couple huge free throws to help secure the Vikings fourth straight win. Even though the basketball team is off to a 4-0 start, Long isn’t that excited yet. “Last year it was somewhat similar, we got off to a pretty good start, a little bit of a rough patch near the end of the semester. Then start second semester we went on the road and lost a couple of games, then it kind of spiraled down to just about a .500 season,” said Long on starting off this season 4-0. However, after winning their first four games, the Vikings winning streak got snapped on Saturday as the Vikings lost on the road to a very good Herkimer team 91-84 to put the Vikings at a 4-1 overall record through the first two weeks of the regular season. “We just got to come out playing with the same intensity,” said Feaster on keeping this good momentum going. “We got to get better; we are a very young team. Each guy knows he can get better and do things a lot better, so that is what I am looking for every day,” said Long. “They are a good group, they hang in tough with each other, so I think that is going to help us get better as we go along.” The Vikings will take that 4-1 record into their next game on Wednesday night as they play a 3-2 Adirondack Community College team at home before they go on the road Sunday to play Schenectady Community College.
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vs. Ulster 108 - 68
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vs. Cayuga 80 - 73
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vs. Alb. Pharmacy 80 - 73
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vs. #5 Herkimer 80 - 73 Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN John Palmer led the Vikings with 26 points helping the vikings defeat Jefferson Saturday afternoon.
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Mecca of wrestling here for a weekend By: John C. Longton III Sports Editor There’s not a collegiate wrestling program within 65 miles of the Capital district, but for one weekend, it became the mecca of the sport. On Sunday, Hudson Valley played host to 20 D-I wrestling programs for the 13th annual Journeymen Northeast Duals tournament. Headlining the event was two-time NCAA heavyweight champion local native Nick Gwiazdowski out of Duanesburg, who wrestles for NC State. Fans traveled for miles and packed the McDonough to get a glimpse of premier wrestling. “College wrestling is basically the professional level of our sport besides the Olympics. So this is like the Boston Celtics playing several games in your area,” said Michael Verge, St. Johnsbury Academy wrestling coach located in Vermont. Verge traveled three hours to be at the event and says, “It was well worth the drive.” Every year Journeymen founder and director Frank Popolizio attracts more and more major wrestling programs to his tournament and has built his Northeast Duels into a top five collegiate wrestling tournament in the nation. “It’s come a long way,” said Popolizo. “Originally, when we did it back 13 years ago there were four teams, and they were mid
majors and they weren’t what we call the mainstay teams of college wrestling you see today.” Seven out of the top 25 teams made Troy their home this past weekend and about 2,000 fans turned out for the event. The main match that most people showed
up to see was the first ranked heavyweight Gwiazdowski taking on the seventh ranked Michael Kroells, wrestling for Minnesota. The match was the last of the day for both teams and was symbolic for the tournament and Gwiazdowski. Without Gwi-
azdowski’s knowledge, Popolizio brought in a Duanesburg wrestling mat and scheduled all three Wolfpack duels on it. The mat had past successful Duanesburg wrestler’s names printed on it, including Gwiazdowski’s. “I’ll wrestle on the street. It
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John Longton | THE HUDSONIAN Top: Two wrestlers examine each other on the mat. Bottom: College wrestler goes for double-leg takedown.
doesn’t matter,” said Gwiazdowski after defeating Kroells 9-3. “That’s kind of cool (to wrestle) on my home mat with my name on it.” In the match, the Duanesburg native was in control, wrestling in front of friends and family. “All my family and friends who I don’t see very often came out. So that was a big motivator,” said Gwiazdowski. Popolizio’s brother Pat coaches the Wolfpack and has had the luxury of being involved with Gwiazdowski for quite some time. When Gwiazdoski was a freshman at Bingamton, Pat Popolizio was his coach. After that season, he took a job at NC State and brought Gwiazdowski with him. “I think we complement each other pretty well in our personalities,” said Gwiazdowski about his coach. “He helps me think with thing not just on the mat. Motivating and mindset wise and stuff like that.” “He’s a special kid and obviously going for his third title,” said Pat Popolizio about his heavyweight wrestler. “He’s up for the challenge and is doing everything he can to get better.” Gwiazdowski is on his quest for his third NCAA heavyweight championship in a row and is shattering school records in the process. Right now, he’s on a 58-match win streak and making a name for the Capital region, where there is no collegiate wrestling.
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Hockey swats down the Hornets on home ice
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By: Gabriella Mayhew Staff Writer The men’s hockey team came into Saturday morning’s game with a record of 1-3; SUNY Broome came with a record of 3-3 and looked to be the favorite of the two. Despite their underdog status, the Vikings came out hot, dominating possession in the first five minutes of the game. The defense continued to stand strong as Broome picked up the pace. An incred-
ible triple save by freshman goalie Nate Muller near the end of the first period kept the score at 0-0 to end the period. With already double the shots on goal, Hudson Valley started the second period looking strong and hungry for a goal. Three minutes into the second period, Freshman defensemen Hunter Craig found success on a rebound and scored the Viking’s first goal of the game. Hudson Valley followed that with another score by forward Chris Breault, assisted by Freshman
foward Nate Ryan. Still finding trouble getting shots on goal, Broome ended the period down by two. Broome returned to the third period fired up and looked to close the gap. Despite a power play to begin the third period, they continue trail behind. With thirteen minutes to go, Broome scored their first point of the game, bringing the score to 2-1. Both teams experienced a string of penalties in the final minutes of the game. Breault scored again for Hudson Valley
near the end of the game. The game finished with a Vikings victory of 3-1 over SUNY Broome and the Vikings improved their record to 2-3. With only two season left in the program’s existence this win can give the team momentum to salvage the season. They host Erie in back to back games on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. at Robert M. Conway arena. Erie is 5-2 and will be a tough test for a Viking team that is going through growing pains.
Matt Whalen | THE HUDSONIAN The Viking’s celebrate a 3-1 victory over Broome as they recieve thier first home win of the season.
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