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Mazzone replaces Chartwells as foodservice provider
By: Rebecca Jordan Editor-in-Chief Prime Business Dining replaced Chartwells over the summer as Hudson Valley’s new foodservice provider and they plan to bring extended service hours and themed dining with them. “I think that the quality is going to be markedly different [with Mazzone], and I hope all the students recognize it,” said Ann Carrozza, director of the FSA, in an interview with the Hudsonian back in April regarding a new foodservice provider. “The people are so invested in this. They’re so excited and cannot wait to get here.” Prime is a local company that is a division of Mazzone Hospitality. Until venturing into college foodservice with Hudson Valley, Prime had focused mainly on business dining. “In the Capital Region, the market is turning towards these very high-end colleges, and the college dining experience is really stepping up its game. We wanted to get our feet wet in a college that
we knew wasn’t 24/7 and didn’t have students living on-campus so that we could really test out what we do well, and see how students respond to it,” said Stacey Warrings, Prime’s marketing manager. The fact that Prime only operates in the Capital Region was a positive factor in the college’s decision to bring the company onto campus. Prime has ties with the Great Taste NY and Farm to Table programs, as well as having its own fish program. Quality is another factor that Prime hopes will set it apart from Chartwells. Jessica Hensey, Prime’s sales and operations manager, said, “We take a lot of pride in developing our menus and using the best ingredients that we can, so that should be a nice turnaround for you guys too.” Warrings is confident that their superior level of service and quality will not contribute to an increase in price. “We want to make sure that you don’t have to leave campus to get a great sub and the price is going to be the same if you stay here, and the quality is going to be equal or better if you stay. We
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want to make sure that it’s all centrally-located for you, so I think that, on a price-point, we’ve done our research and we think you’ll be happy,” she said. Although Carozza found a few items to be more expensive than Chartwells, she felt there was a great improvement with the quality of the food. “The cookies were to die for, and I ended up buying almost $20 in cookies,” Carrozza said. Prime really hopes students will be pleased with its customer service as well. “A lot of the feedback I have been gathering from Chartwells was that the customer service aspect of things was a little lacking,” said Hensey. “We really pride ourselves in making sure that our employees are excited about what we’re doing and excited to interact with the students. Prime Beat is a really great way to build a relationship between the student body and our employees.” Night students now have the option to purchase food before their classes with the extended hours of the café downstairs in
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Complex Completed By: Matt Whalen Guest Contributor Years of planning have come together to create Hudson Valley’s $4.5 million dollar athletic complex. “The department and college are thrilled. It is so refreshing and rewarding to see the reaction on the faces of our student athletes now that they know this project is a reality, and that they will be playing on [the new field] next year,” said Kristan Pelletier, the former director of athletics, in an interview with the Hudsonian last year. This past summer, construction on the new athletic complex was nearly completed after months of work. The complex now includes features like a new state-of-the-art synthetic turf playing field, eight-lane track, seating, storage facility and scoreboards. The new concessions stand included in the new complex can sell hot pizza, hotdogs and hot chocolate which the campus had no way of doing before. The stand area doesn’t have the ability to cook the food items onsite, however these new items will be available for purchase. Perhaps the biggest change to the athletic area is the addition of the new turf field. According to Richard Edwards, director of the Physical Plant, maintenance on the turf will be expensive, but not needed every year unlike the natural grass field. The field has about 10-to-12 years before it will need to be replaced, and the track has about 10 years before it will require replacement. Because both soccer and football will play in the complex, there are, at times, scheduling conflicts between games and practices.
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Summer changes to campus By: Rebecca Jordan Editor-in-Chief
The Physical Plant has been busy over the summer for the students who don’t want to pop a tire in potholes, lose power while writing an important paper or get leaked on in Fitzgibbons. Parking lots were repaved all around campus to smooth out some of the potholes. In the lot outside Brahan, the traffic patterns were changed to allow greater ease of traffic flow. The Physical Plant also add-
ed motorcycle parking scattered around campus per the request of the college’s president, Andrew Matonak. Most of these spots were added to I lot by taking a spot and dividing it in two when they repainted the parking lines. Richard Edwards, director of the Physical Plant, said, “There wasn’t really any motorcycle parking, and then they would take up a full spot.” Over the summer, the college completed its tie-in to National Grid power that was started at the beginning of the 2015 fall
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semester. Several short outages were scheduled before classes to achieve this goal and cause minimal disruptions to students. According to Edwards, once the necessary adjustments are made to the power system, the unplanned outages experience last academic year should be resolved. “It will never probably eliminate the fact that we could have
outages, but we’ve actually improved the efficiency and the operation of the plant a lot over the last two or three years. This is our final step to do that,” said Edwards. According to estimates, the college has gone from about 30 outages a year down to 18, and
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“Welcome to Hudson Valley!” This Week’s Events August
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The start of a new academic year is often filled with lists of things to accomplish. These could be personal and academic goals or even something as simple as finding the location of your classrooms. As president of Hudson Valley Community College and a former community college student myself, let me be among the first to say welcome and also add a few more items to your “to do” list. Think of them as a roadmap to academic success and a positive first-year experience. First, get to know the support resources at Hudson Valley. The one thing I cannot express strongly enough is – don’t be afraid to ask for help. When I began my higher education just out of high school, I attended Butler County Community College in western Pennsylvania. At Butler I found people who really cared about my academic success – people who encouraged me, believed in me or pushed me to work harder. Here at Hudson Valley, you’ll find those same kinds of people. In the Learning Assistance Center (lower level, Marvin Library Learning Commons) and Center for Academic Engagement (second floor, Siek Campus Center), you’ll find academic support staff who want to help you achieve your best and succeed in your coursework. Get extra help and tutoring at the LAC, or learn how to develop positive study habits in the CAE. Our Collegiate Academic Support Program (lower level, Marvin Library Learning Commons) also offers mentoring, encouragement and life skills counseling. In the Center for Careers and Transfer (second floor, Siek Campus Center), you’ll find professionals who can help you chart your career path or find a transfer destina-
tion. Our Wellness Center (second floor, Siek Campus Center) is here for those who may need professional counseling or assistance from medical care professionals. Take advantage of their support and wellness programs offered throughout the semester. In our classrooms, you’ll find knowledgeable faculty who care about you and want to see you succeed. Ask them questions, and take advantage of their office hours. Our academic advisors are another great resource for students. I strongly encourage you to get to know them early in the semester. Also, get involved in student activities and organizations. The Welcome Week Experience, sponsored by our Student Senate and Cultural Affairs program, is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow students and learn about the many clubs and activities on campus. Hudson Valley also has many opportunities for community involvement and volunteerism, so get to know our Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement. I realize that many students work either part-time or full-time, and many others have family responsibilities. Academics are certainly your first priority, but I encourage you to explore the many options Hudson Valley offers to get involved with fellow students or the community. You’ll discover that college life at Hudson Valley is vibrant inside and outside the classroom. Those are just a few things to add to your checklist. But if you can check off each of these, you’ll be well on your way to a great first year at Hudson Valley. I look forward to meeting each of you this semester, and I thank you for choosing Hudson Valley Community College.
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What to Expect at Welcome Week By: Rebecca Jordan Editor-in-Chief As another year of homework, tests and stress approaches Hudson Valley students, the college will welcome students back to campus with a week of free food, games and fun. Monday, Aug. 29: Fun Day Pastries, fruit and beverages will be offered in the Campus Center lobby and the Williams Hall cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. Cookies and coffee are also available until 10:30 a.m. in most buildings. At 11:30 a.m., lunch will be served as students listen to a DJ and can sing karaoke outside the Campus Center. Fun Day will end with an open Student Senate meeting in the Campus Center lobby from 2 to 3 p.m. where students can meet senate members.
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Student Senate members hand out cotton candy last year during a campus event.
Tuesday, Aug. 30: Picnic Day Picnic Day will start off similarly to Fun Day with pastries, cookies and coffee. From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be cotton candy and snow cones to complement a BBQ-style lunch under the Student Pavilion. Students can also play yard games or get their caricatures done as they listen to bluegrass music.
Wednesday, Aug. 31: Campus Club Day Students can go to meditate in the Interfaith Prayer Room on the second floor of the Campus Center at 8:30 a.m. Pizza, pasta salad and cookies will be served at 11:30 a.m. by the Clock Tower. During that time until 2 p.m., students can check out what campus clubs have to offer and meet fellow students that are involved with clubs on campus.
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Friday, Sept. 2: Music and Ice Cream Day Welcome Week will finish on a sweet note with music by guitarist Paul Quigley and ice cream sundaes in front of the Marvin Library at 11 a.m.
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Thursday, Sept. 1: Sports Challenge Day Sports Challenge Day will kick off in front of the Campus Center at 11:30 a.m. where students can show off their skills in basketball and football during the coach’s challenge. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be served during that same time, and the college will have KanJam and volleyball set up as well. At 12:30 p.m., President Drew Matonak will lead a whiffle ball game with students. The day will conclude at 5:30 p.m. with a movie night featuring “The Sandlot” in the Maureen Stapleton Theatre, located in the Campus Center.
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We l c o m e n e w a n d r e turning Vikings to “The Valley”. Hudson Valley is an amazing college that is constantly striving for greatness, from your professors, to your administrative staff, to your janitorial staff. These are a few of the many moving parts working together to aid you on your individual paths to success and the college’s as a whole. As your Student Body President, I will personally strive to be another resource added to that list. I take great pride in at-
tending Hudson Valley Community College, as should you all because of the wonderful opportunities that this college presents to us. Be proud to be a Viking. Though I do believe Hudson Valley to be the best, it doesn’t mean I intend to stop there. I will work tirelessly to make the best, better. I look forward to working for and with all of you. We’re going to have a great year HV.
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theme and the desire to give the Campus Center a daytime coffee shop feel. In an effort to give each campus café its own identity, Prime gave each location an identifying graphic and corresponding menu changes. Williams Hall is known as the Pit Stop and draws from the idea of cars in the automotive technology department. In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, Williams experienced a menu overhaul over the summer and is now considered the “smokehouse.” One of Mazzone’s Malta locations has a smoker on-site where they provide freshsmoked meat every day for the whole company. The Pit Stop will also offer BBQ platters, man n’ cheese and other comfort foods. “Everyone is going to flood over to Williams Hall,” said Warrings. In the Science Center, the café will be called Prime Elements. Mazzone did minimal rebranding and stayed away from too many cosmetic changes because the building is so new. Aside from a change in the
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pattern on the back wall in the Marvin Library café, students won’t notice much of a physical change. However, hot soup, grabn’-go items, and expresso options were added to the menu in that location. “What’s elevating [the library] location is really more of a menu change than cosmetic changes,” said Henesy. With all of the new changes in menus, hours and physical appeal Warrings and Hensey will be focusing on gathering student
feedback during this upcoming academic year. There will be a comment card box at each café location. “You should never feel nervous about giving us your feedback; we want to know,” said Warrings. “It is known that this is our first college, so we’re not going to come in and tell you what you want to eat, we want to hear from you for a year and then kind of take the second year to really answer those requests.”
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the Campus Center. Previously known as the Naked Pear, it has now been reopened and redesigned with extended hours. “They’re open until 6 and will stay open for that first round of night classes [for students] to get their items, and then we’ll close after that, but we want to make sure that we recognize those night classes,” said Warrings.
Prime focused on cosmetic changes during their upgrades over the summer. Students will notice the new bright orange walls in the Campus Center’s main café, now known as Prime Beat, and the new themes and wall stickers with the Prime logo. Prime is also in the process of developing an idea that will allow guest student musicians to play on a stage in the campus center. This idea fits with the Prime Beat
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Club becomes Career for one Hudsonian editor
My name is Jenny Caulfield, and I am your 2016-17 Managing Editor. Being a member of the Hudsonian is an extremely rewarding and fun experience, as I have gained life skills, made friends and learned incredible amounts from this organization. Going into Hudson Valley last year with some background in writing, I never knew just how important the Hudsonian would become to my career. As a writer and photographer for various music publications, I credit the Hudsonian with the progression of my writing and photography abilities this year. If there is one goal for someone in my field, it is to tour with a band or write for a big publication like Rolling Stone or Revolver. Although I’m not there just yet, it is without a doubt that I was given atypical opportunities this year for someone my age using the Hudsonian as a reference. I was lucky enough to be given press credentials for the 2016 Vans Warped Tour this summer and received a job at NYS Music magazine, which has allowed me to be press for bands like Blink-182. The things I learned my first year in the Hudsonian have given me more opportunities for jobs in my field, as well as make me an all-around better writer and reporter. Being compensated for the
hours of hard work that our staff puts in is a gentle reminder as to how important of a job it is to be the voice of our college and can make the sleepless nights and endless research on stories worthwhile. The Hudsonian is it’s own special entity, which allows for students who have an interest in writing or reporting to perfect their craft. It is an outlet for students who are looking to become more involved in the campus community, or just looking to write for fun. It is a way to pick up activities like writing and photography in various forms and styles and make them your own. Being able to work in an atmosphere with intelligent, kind-hearted people, it is easy to fall in love with the work you’re doing and the people you do it with. Giving students hands-on experience in a newsroom setting is unlike any class you could take at Hudson Valley, or any class anywhere for that matter. It can be a pathway for unrealistic dreams to become a reality, like an 18-year-old working press for the largest traveling music festival in the country. If there is one thing you should consider as a Hudson Valley student, it is becoming a member of the Hudsonian Student Newspaper.
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PLANT then down to six this year. The power outages this year were found as being due to user error and not the CoGen plant. Once the tie-in is completed, the campus will have the ability to use both the CoGen plant that currently supplies college power and also buy power from National Grid. “We will only by buying a small portion. The objective is to give us a few more capabilities and stabilize our voltage and frequency in the plant. It is not taking over for the [CoGen] plant, nor will it ever,” Edwards said. Fitzgibbons and Brahan also had work done with the replacement of their roofing. Fitzgibbons had major leaks to the point where the insulation was all wet when crews went to replace the roof on the building due to the 20-year-old roof.
“Part of what we try to do here is look ahead,” said Edwards. “The lifespan of a roof is typically about 20 or 25 years at the most, so when we start to get to that level and we start to see some little things start to fail, we try to fix that so we don’t have the big things fail.” Edwards also said that many smaller, cosmetic changes happened on campus. The BTC went through a large cosmetic facelift with new carpet, paint and exterior and interior doors. Construction of new entryways in the BTC may occur during the academic schoolyear as well. Two more Big Belly solar garbage cans were introduced to campus, one in front of the Science Center and another up by Williams. These cans compact garbage using the energy from solar panels mounted on top of the cans so they can hold more trash.
“We would like to do a few more, but the budgets are a little tight now. I think enrollment is down a little bit, so budges shrink a little bit,” said Edwards. Despite the slight decrease in enrollment, the new programs of study introduced this fall caused a need for more classrooms. Several labs in Amstuz were converted into classrooms, and one room was renovated into a Yoga-Pilates space. During the schoolyear, students might notice minor changes occurring, but the majority of changes should occur during the break months. “Most of our work during the school year is repair and maintenance. We try to stay away from any of the big projects because they’re so disruptive,” said Edwards.
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David Kelly has made a career in music for the messages he can send to his listeners, not the money or fame that may come with it. 19-year-old Kelly has been working on his project, Crisis Averted, for the last few years. The project, which was created by Kelly and his father, makes various styles of music, but focuses on rock. “I always thought that music is how emotions sound,” said Kelly. Inspired by bands like Primus and Bob Dylan, Kelly has used these influences to create two EP’s, “The Butterfly Defect” and “Freewheelin’ Vol. 1: A Tribute To Bob Dylan. Kelly, who has been a musician almost his entire life, writes all of the songs for Crisis Averted. He also plays bass, acoustic guitar, lead guitar and vocals. For songs that require drums, Kelly teams up with his father. “I like to think that we do hard rock and then, like, switch into folk,” said Kelly. Since the release of both of his EP’s last year, Kelly has spent the last year perfecting his craft as opposed to releasing more music. “I’ve just been focusing a lot on writing and perfecting the sound I’m looking for. It takes
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time, and I haven’t been able to get to a studio recently so I can record all of my stuff.” Although Kelly displays strong passion for the music he makes, he doesn’t plan on making it a career for his future. “Being pragmatic about it, I always made it for fun, and I don’t look to make millions of dollars off of it. I have a message in my music, and I want people to hear that. That’s all I want, and I couldn’t care less about money.” Because he is not focused on money, Kelly makes his music strictly for the joy it brings him. Kelly follows his passion and emotion for the work he comes up with because he doesn’t care what others think of his music. “It’s not really even a labor of love; it’s just what makes me happy is playing music and then having people hear it,” said Kelly. “I want to put a certain kind of
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emotion into the listener’s mind when they’re listening to a song, and that’s what great artists do.” Crisis Averted is not Kelly’s first music project, as his first project started at the age of five with his father. “When I was five in 2002, we were in something called Death Charge, and we would record our original songs,’ he said. After getting the music bug from his father, Kelly followed his path and played drums up until his second year of high school. Constantly surrounded by music, Kelly took classes about music in high school, but has still never had a formal lesson in music, learning everything on his own. Kelly has been able to cover every genre he can think of including rock, R&B and rap. Going through phases of music, Kelly has the ability to blend the genres together as he wishes with his
sound. “There’s a couple songs on my EP that are rap-based, like, “Slave” and “Trigger” are both heavily rap influenced,” he said. Besides these blends of genres, Kelly uses his music to deliver his thoughts about politics, including social inequalities and social injustices. “There’s a lot of songs on my first EP, and almost every song is politically charged,” said Kelly. His songs “Trigger” and “Slave” both have political backgrounds, as well as other songs which deal with topics like homelessness and the KKK. Although Kelly has not released new music this year because his father moved, he has plans to release another EP, and his single, “Endless Nights”, is currently available on YouTube.
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The #9 ranked tennis team went 8-1 during the regular season in 2015. They made it to the regional tournament placing second. They went to nationals where they finished in 11th place. Last year’s most valuable player on the team was Katie Mai. Ending the regular season with a 9-0 record, she took home a singles regional championship. Mai will hold the No. 1 singles spot this season for the Vikings. The following dates are the tennis team’s home games this season. - 09/11/2016 vs. Adirondack - 09/20/2016 vs. Delhi - 09/26/2016 vs. Herkimer - 10/04/2016 vs. Mohawk Valley
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Mens: The men’s soccer team has already begun the season this year 0-1 with an early loss to Brookdale in the Northeast Cup. The team went 11-5-1 last season and looks to be stronger this year, with two All-Region and two All-Conference recipients this year, as well as Coach Travis Cooke earning Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors. Women’s: The women’s soccer team also begam the season 0-1 playing in the Northeast Cup, losing to number one Brookdale. The women’s soccer team finished 9-6-2 last season and had three All-Region and five All-Conference recipients.
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The men’s cross country team had one of the best seasons last year, finishing eigth in the nation, as well as finishing 12th at nationals. Sarah Popovics was in her first year coaching last season and led the Viking’s through a strong season. Last year’s MVP’s for the men’s team was Connor Terrell, and the women’s MVP was Sarah Carter.
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The football team looks for a strong season playing on a brand new turf field for the first time. The team finished last year 6-2, just missing a bowl game for a second straight year. Many recruits came wanting to play for the team this season after all the success last year. The team started off with about 250 players trying out for a spot on this year’s team. Last year’s MVP was Jaylen McIntyre. Jaylen led the team in scoring. His 112.6 yards per game was fourth best in the nation. The team starts off their bid to another bowl game away against Morrisville JV on Sep. 4.
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The volleyball team looks to rebound from last season. The team went 3-15 last season struggling in many tough competitions. Emma Soltis was named Mountain Valley All-Conference honors. Soltis led the team with 234 digs and finished second on the team with 51 kills and 51 assists. The following dates are home games this season for the team. - 09/07/2016 vs. North Country - 09/24/2016 Hudson Valley POD - 10/05/2016 vs. Herkimer - 10/18/2016 vs. SUNY Orange - 10/19/2016 vs. Adirondack
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Edwards said, “Essentially, the turf is for our football, lacrosse and soccer teams for games. Turf holds up better than grass to play on, but there may be times when soccer has practice and football has a game... and they can’t get on the field at the same time. So administration decided that the practice field would be the grass field and will be capable of supporting the teams to play on if they ever need to.” The new grass is in the process of being re-done and used as a practice field next to the new turf field. “We’re sort of postponing putting the sod in until September because that’s when it starts to get cooler. With the heat that we’ve had, it will take a tremendous amount of water or the sod will die,” said Edwards. Hudson Valley opened this project several years ago, and with the support from the community and state, the college was able to reach the funding goal needed to build the new complex. Donations for the new complex included five corporations, 15 members of the FSA Board of Directors, 77 individual donations and 10 other donations.
Besides the excitement from student athletes, there is also excitement from the administrative level about the many benefits of the complex. “With this facility will come a new team, and that might help with enrollment in a small way,” said Dennis Kennedy, director of communications, in an interview last year. With the addition of the athletic complex, the college is working to promote its use by doing things like creating an outdoor track and field program for the spring 2018 semester. With the increase of the athletic fee last year by the Student Senate, there is now additional funding to fund the $15,000 to $20,000 program. Over the last few weeks, both the men’s soccer and football teams have had a chance to officially play on the new turf field for the first time this season. One of the many additions to the complex, an improvement in sports lighting, will be in use for several home games this year, giving athletes a chance to shine on the field. With the completion of the new complex, the athletic department hopes to see a lot of positive changes coming their way, as well as positive reactions from student athletes about having a brand new sports complex to represent their teams.
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