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OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Thehudsonian.org
Volume 68, Issue 7
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October 13th, 2015
Student charged after bringing rifle to campus By: Durgin McCue News Editor
“Hudson Valley Community College will discontinue its sponsorship of ice hockey as a college-sanctioned sport, effective June 1, 2017.” - Hudson Valley Athletic Director Kristan Pelletier See story on page 12
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Jordan Lourie, 27, was arrested by campus safety officers after a student noticed a rifle in the back of Lourie’s vehicle last Thursday morning. Lourie, charged with criminal possession of a weapon, is required to appear in North Greenbush town court. Fred Aliberti, director of public safety, described Lourie as cooperative when campus safety officers removed him from his class in the Viking Daycare Center. “He was not threatening in any way,” he said. “He had no intent to use it, but the fact is that you can’t have a firearm on campus.” The North Greenbush police department described the rifle in question as a .22 caliber Mossberg long rifle with no ammunition. At the time of the arrest Lourie stated that the rifle was being used for target practice and he had forgotten it was in his car. Alberti believes a firearm on campus can still be a hazard even if the owner has no malicious intentions. “Let’s say a bad guy saw the rifle through the window, broken the glass and maybe done something bad on campus,” said Alberti. Aliberti teaches a college forum class where he discusses the importance of keeping firearms off campus. “If you’re going hunting or target shooting, don’t bring the gun to school afterwards,” he said. According to the North Greenbush Police Chief Robert Durivage, Lourie was released after being questioned and determined not to be a threat. “We felt that given the circumstances it was appropriate,” said Durivage.
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International student hopes to hit the Freshman Elections After living overseas, Manik Elahi wishes to land down on the top freshman seat By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor
perspective on a lot of things. A lot of norms are broken. A lot of stereotypes are broken,” said Elahi. He believes his experience overseas helps him better relate to international students at the college, through culture and language. “I had to learn a lot of different languages … not by choice but by necessity,” he said. While growing up across the globe, Elahi learned how to speak English, Urdu and Punjabi. While travelling around the world, Elahi became inspired by his father. According to the international student, his father, who grew up in poverty, entered the automotive business at the age of 16. “I personally believe that I’m self-made. I never took any help from anybody to get to where I am,” said Elahi.
After crossing over international borders since being less than a month old, Manik Elahi now wishes to cross new personal boundaries as freshman class president. “I feel like it’s important to seize every moment which comes about and this is one of those moments,” said Elahi about running for the top freshman seat. According to Elahi, his life perception changed when his mother died of a brain hemorrhage when Elahi was seven. “When things happen that suddenly, that’s when realized how fragile life is,” he said. Despite taking short business trips with his father, a Japanese car importer, since infancy, the loss of his mother caused Elahi Continued on page 6 to leave Tokyo and live across the world. “That sort of opened my Tyler McNeil | THE HUDSONIAN
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