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Inside News

Building Names

Hudsonian staff does some digging on the origin of the names of buildings around campus.

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Find out why the student activites fee has gone up by as much as $17 this academic year.

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LAC: Learning

What academic aid does the LAC and CAE offer to students?

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Midterms

Does the pressure of midterms cause dropouts?

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City of Troy fire truck responding to smoke in the Administration building last Tuesday.

By: Rebecca Jordan Editor-in-Chief

Inside Creative

Dreams

Students at Hudson Valley recount their dreams and discuss why they remember only some.

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Discounted Tickets Tickets are for sale at discounted prices on the second floor of Siek Campus Center.

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Vegan Valley

Valley students share their favorite vegan options on campus provided by Mazzone.

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Inside Sports

Smart Athletes

Valley athletes express their feelings towards time they are required to spend in the LAC.

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Volleyball Recap

Vikings volleyball ends the season on a loss, but are already planning for next season.

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Chill?

Smoke in the Administration Building last Tuesday night was due to a smoldering cigarette.

Fire trucks, an ambulance and Public Safety personnel appeared at the Administration building to investigate the smell of smoke in the building. After officers had inspected the building for signs of fire and found the source of the smell, the area was deemed safe around 9:30 p.m.

According to Dennis Kennedy, director of communications and marketing, in an email interview the response to the situation went as planned.

“The college has public safe-

ty protocols and emergency response plans to deal with such a situation. Should there be a fire on campus, local fire departments and law enforcement agencies are immediately notified. Buildings are alarmed and evacuated immediately if necessary. Fire drills are routinely practiced,” he said.

According to Kennedy, the resulting damage was very minimal.

“There was a small amount of sheet rock and part of the face of a door that needed to be removed...

I believe our Physical Plant will be able to address this without new cost to the college,” he said.

Hudson Valley implemented its tobacco-free campus policy in 2013 in response to a resolution passed by SUNY schools. The code bans cigarettes and tobac-

co in all of its forms, including e-Cigarettes, chew and tobacco-flavored products.

However, smoking still occurs on campus, as is evidenced by the incident last Tuesday.

Kennedy said, “The college has plans to continue to educate our community and visitors of our smoke/tobacco-free policy. Existing plans call for adding some additional signage and communications that indicate the college policy.”

He continued, “Overall, the college’s transition to becoming a tobacco-free campus has been extremely successful. Hudson Valley was one of the first SUNY community colleges to go smoke and tobacco free, and most others have now followed suit.”

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Why aren't students attending campus events?

By: Anthony O’Connell Junior News Editor About 46 percent of students have not attended any campus-sponsored events this semester according to a 200 student survey conducted by the Hudsonian.

“Our average student age is 27. A lot of students have other commitments outside of school such as jobs, family obligations that require their attention,” said Dennis Kennedy, director of communications and marketing. “We don’t have a strictly traditional student who is free of all other obligations.”

Students receive alerts to events on campus via email, the website, flyers, the Campus Chronicle and 12 television monitors on a day-to-day basis, but how much of that information actually registers in students’ minds?

“There are a few different ways events get planned around campus, but usually it starts with an individual office or department, student senate in conjunction with our student activities office, committees, or clubs,” said Kennedy.

However, 49 percent of students have attended at least one to three events this semester.

Each week the college puts

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Has seasonal flu affected you?

By: Setodzi Avoke Staff Writer

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that seasonal influenza virus cases begin as early as October.

A new October brings with it bright orange hues, pumpkin flavored everything and flu-like symptoms with the beginning of this year’s flu season. The flu can be detected all year, according to the CDC, but monthly activity reaches its highest between October and March.

The viral infection, which usually spreads through the air due to coughs and sneezes, according to the World Health Organization, has made it’s way to campus. Theater arts major Debra Brannan is “a little” concerned about getting sick after noticing signs of the flu around her.

“A couple of students around here have gotten sick and some of the teachers, but it’s not too bad yet,” said Brannan. Higher vitamin C intake, careful hand

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Students are at a risk of getting sick as Fall progresses.

washing and limited contact with people are her tools for keeping healthy.

Digital media major Benjamin Furbeck isn’t very concerned about the flu. If he sees someone with the flu, he prefers to just

avoid that person.

The CDC cautions that most healthy adults may still be able to infect others one day before their symptoms develop and between five and seven days after symptoms pass. Some people, especial-

ly young children and people with weak immune systems, can be infectious longer than seven days.

The CDC notes that diagnosing someone with the flu based on

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Yoga 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm Siek Campus Center, Suite 270 Mindfulness Meditation 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Siek Campus Center, Room 220 (Interfaith Prayer Room) Film Showing: “The Hungry Heart” (2015) 10:00 am – 11:30 am Marvin Library Learning Commons, Room 014 sUAS/Drone Training Information Session 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Bulmer Telecommunications Center, meeting Room 3

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Freshmen Elections Instant Admission Day at TEC-SMART 8:15 am – 12:00 pm TEC-SMART Human Trafficking: An Artist’s Response 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium Lobby

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11:00 am – 12:30 pm Siek Campus Center, First Floor Lobby Pumpkin Palooza Family Festival 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm McDonough Sports Complex Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practice 10:00 am – 10:30 am Siek Campus Center, Suite 270

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History of campus building's names unearthed By: Gigi Benami Staff Writer

New students may have trouble pronouncing the names of campus buildings, but what is the history behind those structures students enter everyday?

Guenther Otto V. Guenther was the first president of Hudson Valley in 1953, which back then was called Hudson Valley Technical Institute. From 1959 to 1961, Hudson Valley shifted the name Technical Institute to Community College and changed locations to where it is today.

Guenther passed away in 1969, but the building named after him still houses a lot of the administrative offices on campus.

Fitzgibbons Quite a few buildings at Hudson Valley have been named after past presidents. The legacy of Hudson Valley’s second president, James J. Fitzgibbons, remains on campus in the form of the Fitzgibbons building.

During Fitzgibbon’s presidency (1965-1979), Hudson Valley added five new buildings to its campus and increased enrollment by 4,000 more students from the previous year.

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Guenther Enrollment Services Center, named after the first president of Hudson Valley.

Lang Hall & Higbee Hall Lang Hall and Higbee Hall were named after Conrad H. Lang and Lester C. Higbee, both of whom were Hudson Valley trustees and chairmans. Higbee was a trustee from 1953-1974 and served as the chairman from 1964 until the end of his service at the college. Lang was a trustee from 1953 - 1976 and served as the chairman after Higbee from 1973 -1976.

Dwight Marvin Library The Dwight Marvin Library opened in 1970. It was named after Dwight Marvin, who was the first chairman of the Hudson Valley Board of Trustees. He was also an editor of The Record Newspaper from 1953-1961.

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Dwight Marvin Library, named after the first chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Raymond Siek Campus Center The Raymond Siek Campus Center, known as simply, the Campus Center, was named after Raymond Siek, who was a Hudson Valley trustee from 19651978. The Campus center was dedicated in 1973 during Hudson Valley’s 20-year anniversary. It was named after Siek in 1979, one year after his death.

McDonough Sports Complex Every year more than 200,000 people visit the Complex building, which is worth $15 million. The McDonough building was named after Edward F. McDonough, who was a director for the New York State Assembly in 1991 as well as yet another Hudson Valley trustee.

Bulmer Telecommunications Center Joseph L. Bulmer was the college’s third president. During his term, Hudson Valley focused on making our campus more modernized and technological.

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McDonough Sports Complex, named after a NYS Assemblyman and Hudson Valley Trustee.

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Activities and records fee costs students an extra $17 By: Setodzi Avoke Staff Writer The increase in the student records and activities fee from last year’s tuition was the result of increased costs to maintain the services available to students.

“The reason for the increase in fees was to be able to maintain all the activities and services that the student activities office offers and to account for an increase in the expenses that the office encounters,” according to student Senate Treasurer Daniel Kusky.

The records and activities fee was raised by $5 and the athletic fee by about $17.50. These fees are included under the $145.00 records and activities fee, which also includes cultural affairs activities, student transcripts and graduation.

The overall cost to the fee was only increased by a total of $17 because the graduation fee decreased from $10 to $5 per student.

Affected services include free CDTA access and discounted movie tickets. Kusky sad that the discount tickets, which are currently available to students for $5, were purchased by the school from Regal in the past for $6. This year, the school must pay $8.50 per ticket.

CDTA ridership by students has gone up as well.

The college, student Senate and the Faculty Student Association each pay a quarter of the fare that students would pay if they were to pay out-of-pocket.

The total Senate budget amounts to a $826,159 pool that supplies the funds for all campus events, clubs and activities.Welcome Week alone cost $52,900.

During the 2016-2017 fiscal year, $122,655 was

requested by clubs from Hudson Valley clubs. After Senate deliberation, $116,054.07 was granted.

Most events have a more modest price tag attached, with homecoming and evening student receptions costing $8,300 and $4,300 respectively.

Accurate allotment is a challenge for campus administration, as yearly funding for clubs, sports and more must first be requested then distributed.

Changes are usually based on a club’s equipment needs and changing membership.

International studies major, Alice Hoffman felt the fee increases were positive if they would keep things the way they currently are.

“If it’s maintaining at least the same amount of [programs] or more, then it’s good,” said Hoffman.

A student who preferred to remain anonymous said, “It’s not unreasonable to expect [students] to pay for the kinds of things [an] institution offers.”

The anonymous student recognized that many students use federal funding programs like TAP grants prompting a concern that seemingly small fees may contribute to ballooning national college costs.

The student connected the matter to national trends, saying “Tuition increases and fee increases tend to outpace the rate of inflation, and it’s kind of hard to figure where and why those increases and costs occur.”

Kusky said that there are no plans to increase fees any further. He also said that student enrollment changes haven’t played a part in Senate decision-making.

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Matthew Cherry and Bridget Hunter working on Algebra.

By: Shelby Collins Junior Copy Editor Hudson Valley offers help to students who would like to raise their GPA through the Center for Academic Engagement and the Learning Assistance Center.

“A main thing that we offer is academic coaching. [We provide] tips, techniques, strategies, as well as some extra support, some encouragement,” said Jessica Gilbert, an academic coach and the site supervisor for the CAE. “We work with students one-on-one and in small groups, giving them the skills they need in order to be academically successful here.”

Gilbert continued, “[We help with] organization, time management, how to study. We also provide students with someone to help hold them accountable and to be there saying, ‘Here’s your to do list, did you get everything done? Are you on task and doing what you need to be doing?’”

The main focus of the content tutoring at the LAC is math, though there are several other tables dedicated to various subjects.

Students can fill out a request for study group through the Hudson Valley website. Students will be prompted to set up a study group to receive help from a tutor for a specific class.

“What’s nice about our set up is that the type of tutors that I hire are the good students, but they’re also in here getting help. They’re

a great role model for the other people that are in here and are like ‘You’re down here getting help too?’” said associate professor and LAC educational specialist Donald Frament.

The LAC offers full workshops to hone certain skills, including textbook-reading, note-taking, test-taking and time management. They also take recommendations for new workshops.

The CAE offers mini-workshops on a variety of other topics including procrastination, memory skills and more, to complement the full sessions offered by the LAC. These are offered at different time intervals so services can be available to all students.

According to Gilbert, “As soon as you start to feel a little bit overwhelmed, go see somebody, whether it’s us, the LAC or your professor. Start with your instructor and see what they can say, and your instructor might refer you here.”

Frament believes that students should avoid ‘the wave’ and come into the center sooner to avoid problems that may arise later on. “It’s much easier to recuperate if you start strong, or if you come in sooner,” said Frament.

The college uses a referral system to provide students with the appropriate help. Students can be referred by their professors to the CAE or various other services.

Also, the academic coaches at the CAE may refer students to other

services on campus.

“We do a lot of referrals to other services, from the LAC and the Writing and Research Center.

We don’t do any content tutoring here… We also refer to the Wellness Center, Student Activities, the Career Center and to advisors,” said Gilbert.

The LAC is located in the basement of Marvin Library, and the CAE is located upstairs in the campus center, room 230.

“It’s unfortunate, I mean, I’ve

see the tours come through here.

But I’ve had students in their fourth semester get sent down here for something, and they say ‘I wish I knew this was here.’

They know it’s here, but they don’t know what it is or how it can be helpful,” said Frament.

All students are encouraged to take advantage of the services offered by the LAC and the CAE. The CAE also has Veteran Mentors for active military, or relatives and spouses of active military, to

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Frament said, “We love what we’re doing. We see students get success that didn’t have it and it’s like ‘what a difference!’ [The students] appreciate what happened, and they think ‘Wow, I really can do this.’”

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Po Poke and Yevgeniy Litvinov studying in the LAC.

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Is there a link between midterm grades and dropouts?

By: Zoe Deno Staff Writer Students discuss if they think midterm grades might cause students to drop classes.

“I’ve been in classes where over half of the class has dropped out,” said Ashley Berry, a liberal arts major.

According to Dennis Kennedy, director of communications and marketing, midterms do not usually cause students to completely drop out of college.

“In fall 2015, we had 10 students withdraw during the week midterm grades were released. In spring 2016, we had 11 students withdraw during the week midterm grades were released. Based on a quick look at the data, it does not appear that the midterm grade is prompting students to withdraw immediately,” he said.

“Harder classes like calculus and my business law class have definitely seen a good amount of kids drop. My calculus class at the beginning was 15, now it is only eight kids; which to begin with was not a lot of kids. With my business law class it was 30 and now it is only 22,” said Tom Bulogn, a business major. “Other than that my three other classes have remained at a constant.”

Berry said that she noticed the absence of students mostly in her sociology and science classes. Individual studies major Vernessa Mitchell noted the lack students still attending her anatomy and physiology class.

“I think [the dropout rate] has to do with the way some of the syllabus’ fall for the class,” said Adrian Avallone, an engineering science major.

“The opinion is that the first test is the hardest, so students who may not have done as well on the first exam will get their midterm grade, and it

might be an F because it is the only grade of the segment we’ve had so far.”

Avallone continued, “The midterm [comes, and] you have a D or you have a F. It’s like ‘Oh, maybe this isn’t for me.’ I think that can help fuel kids to drop out.”

Avallone did say that he knew it was possible to turn a bad midterm grade around because he had done it himself.

“I kinda looked at the syllabus and said, ‘The lowest test is dropped anyway; I’m going to keep doing what I was doing and and work a little bit harder.’ I spend most Saturdays in the LAC.” “I personally think their should not be [a correlation between dropouts and midterms],” said Mitchell. “If you are here because you really want to learn and you really put forth the effort and the time into learning and come down to the learning center and invest the time, then there won’t be a correlation between midterms and dropouts.

This is because you prepared yourself, so that when midterm comes, you have just shown them what you have been doing all along.”

Ali Alcloyaw, a biological science major, had a different perspective. “Some students drop because they cannot

do it. So it is better to drop before it is too late. You know, it will affect your GPA.” He went on to describe how a bad GPA will affect you when you are trying to apply for grad school.

“The midterm is a deciding factor for a lot of students for whether they are going to be successful in the program or not. In the middle of the semester, you notice that a lot of kids stop coming because they decide that the class is either not for them,not what they wanted or it’s too much for them for their schedule,” said Ericka Tessitore, a sonography major.

“I actually dropped a class last year, which I am repeating this year,” Tessitore said. “I had a difficult time with the teacher, and her tests were very difficult. About halfway through the semester, I had to drop it because I didn’t want to get an F.” “Certain students might not have the momentum or the upbeat pace to keep up if they already are doing bad on their midterm,” said Bulgon. “Whereas, if certain students like myself are doing alright at midterms, they already have the momentum. They are doing good so they want to keep going.”

“If you are already deep into a slump it’s hard to get out of it,” he continued.

Alcloyaw suggested that dropping a class can be beneficial so you can be better prepared to take it in the future.

“If you can’t do [a class] now, maybe [you can] some other time,” said Alcloyaw. “I had to drop Math 150 because I’m not good at math. I retook it in the summer, and I did good.”

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31% of surveyed students say they participated in other events, such as the wellness fair.

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out student announcements, which highlights the upcoming weeks’ events and activities as promotion to help increase student turnout. They appear in a weekly mass email and also shows up in Blackboard.

Kennedy says, “Our idea was to prevent students from being inundated with many messages from different groups and organizations promoting their events. I would say the web is the primary vehicle for sharing information with students.”

Kennedy continued to say that the college hopes to be able to deliver student announcements to students via text, in the future.

Once the text option is put in place, administration then hopes to allow students to choose a “preferred method” of communication, meaning each student will have the option between email, text, mail or other.

Recently, there have been many events around campus with low turnouts, such as the pumpkin ring toss.

The Hudsonian survey shows 31 percent of students are not even aware of most events held around campus. The overwhelming majority of students believe the college does an “ok” job at making students aware, but could do better.

61% YES “I do read my email and also see the student announcements, but I honestly just don’t feel like looking through all of them to see which one interests me. I have the time to go to events around campus, I’m just not really aware of most of them,” said Kyari Hill, psychology major.

The Hudsonian student survey showed the events with the highest turn out so far this semester were Welcome Week and assorted sporting events. Homecoming and Fall Fest came right behind them.

61 percent of students said that if they knew about more campus-sponsored events, they would attend more. However, 39 percent of students said regardless if they knew or not, they still would not attend for various reasons.

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39% NO tion can contact students. It also proves to be beneficial because 70 percent of students say they check their HVCC student email one or more times a day.

“We did some research through our ITS office about two years ago, and we looked at the use of students’ Hudson Valley accounts at certain points in the semester. It was pretty high, upper 80s or low 90 percentages, at some points in the semester,” Kennedy said.

Though those numbers are high, business accounting major Maria LaFerriere said, “I honestly forgot I even had a Hudson Valley email. I never check it.”

The survey shows only 3.5 percent of students reportedly never check their email.

Kennedy also mentioned the Campus Chronicle as a means of getting the word about events out

to the campus.

“The college sponsors a daily newsletter for our 1,000 plus employees called the Campus Chronicle. The Campus Chronicle is an online blog that includes highlighted events, general news, athletic news release, social media feed and more,” he said. “Any employee on campus can submit news to the blog, which can be tagged for students. Through word of mouth our employees talk to our students about events that are happening.”

The college also regularly pitches stories to the media about events happening on the Hudson Valley campus. Whether or not those stories get picked up and are actually run in an ad or article, is another story.

Print such as promotional posters, direction signs or sandwich board signs is also utilized by the college to get information out. Sandwich boards are available through the student activities office for the purpose of student events.

“Hudson Valley is a commuter school,” Kennedy said. “We want to provide them with meaningful events and make their time on campus worthwhile. We want to engage students outside of the classroom as well.”

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Many students neglect to attend events like the ring toss mostly because they’re unaware or uninterested.

How often do you check your HVCC email account?

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What are you binge watching?

By: Setodzi Avoke Staff Writer Between premium services like Netflix, HBO and standard television programming, students have a lot of choice when deciding what to watch this fall.

Semiconductor manufacturing major Bram Deruddere named science-fiction thriller “Westworld” as his favorite.

Based on the Hugo Award winning book and movie, the 2016 remake delivers a story about synthetic androids turning against people in a west-

ern-themed technologically advanced amusement park.

“The actors do a terrific job of reenacting the robots that are supposedly going evil, and also Anthony Hopkins plays a magnificent role in the series,” said Deruddere.

Deruddere said he would definitely recommend it to other people, and that it gets much better after the first episode.

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exclusive that can be watched through its subscription cable channel and the HBO GO app.

Computer science major Erin Wilder recommended “Criminal Minds”, a police crime drama following a group working in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in their search criminals. Wilder likes “Criminal Minds” because it makes her think.

“It’s really thought-inducing, and it’s deep,” said Wilder.

She recommends the show to anyone who likes creepy things.

Construction major

Dylan Kipp enjoys HGTV, or Home & Garden Television, which broadcasts a variety of how-to shows, with a focus on home improvement, gardening, crafts and remodeling.

The “Property Brothers”, Kipp’s favorite show on HGTV, star the twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott. Using state-ofthe-art computer programs, the Scott brothers convince a couple in search of a home to buy an older house and allow them to renovate it, rather than buying a newer house.

“I like everything about homes. How they build them.

Unique things that make the house stand out. Things that interest me. I like building, that’s why I’m taking construction.” said Kipp. He recommends the show to everybody.

The popular and long-running show, “Survivor”, continues to

pit people against each other on isolated tropical islands. It’s latest iteration “Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X” is the only show individual studies major Keri Smith is watching.

“I’m part of the millennial [generation], so you kind of connect with one team automatically,” said Smith. For anyone interested in the strategic social element and action found in the challenge to survive, Smith would recommend watching it on Wednesdays on CBS. Although currently on hiatus, “Game of Thrones” is still the favorite of criminal justice major Thomas Brown, who enjoys the show’s suspense. Based on the plot of George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”, “Game of Thrones” features a deadly struggle for control over the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and it’s Iron Throne.

“You think you know what’s about to happen, then they kill somebody off,” said Brown. The big budget, immersive actor performances and “better story” make it easy for Brown to suggest HBO’s flagship property to others.

Despite new offerings, individual studies Taylor Parks prefers returning to modern classic, “The Office.”

Shot as a fake documentary starring office workers, the cast play their charming imperfections off of each other. The show’s success has been rewarded with regular television replays, Netflix binges and award show accolades.

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Do you remember your dreams?

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Dreams occur in the sleeping-mind of every Hudson Valley student.

“We dream multiple times every night. Even if we don’t remember them, we’re dreaming repeatedly every night,” said Andrew Schott, professor of psychology.

A majority of the dreams we experience during the night remain unknown to us. “Usually we forget our dreams because we don’t wake up during them. We cycle through the different stages.

Stage one, two, three, four and we go into R.E.M. Sleep. Then without waking up we repeat the cycle,” said Schott.

Students have experienced this phenomenon, like business administration student Poke Poke, who has been experiencing a loss of her own dreams.

“I dream, but I only remember some parts,” said Poke. Some psychologists believe that our dreams hold a deep manifested meaning to them.

Individual studies student, Emily Kuiber, has been experiencing the opposite effect and remembers her dreams. “I usually remember my dreams because my alarm will wake me up while I’m sleeping in my R.E.M. cycle.”

“In the Freudian, psychodynamic view, therapists will analyze dreams and try to get a hidden and unknown reason for the nature of our feelings and behaviors. That’s somewhat controversial, but dream interpretation has been going on for 100 years,” said Schott.

Kuiber experienced a recurring dream as a child. Freud would analyze the dream in relation to his psychodynamic theory: a view that explains person-

ality in terms of conscious and unconscious forces.

“This abominable snowman would come onto our front porch, and it would look into our windows. I knew that it was going to try to eat us, so I would tell my dad, ‘Dad, you have to hide.’ But he wouldn’t hide and I would end up being the only one hiding. I told him, ‘ Dad, you’re going to die! You need to hide!’” Kuiber explained.

Freud would likely analyze Kuiber’s dream to have a meaning beyond the obvious. Most of the contents of the unconscious mind are unacceptable or unpleasant, such as feelings of pain, anxiety or conflict.

Dreams are a normal biological function in the human brain.

However, the presence of extra sensory perception in dreams is a phenomenon which many believe to be coincidence.

Kuiber said, “I want to believe, but at the same time science is telling me no. It would be mad cool if people could use ESP. I know that there are people who have claimed to have been able to.

It’s a yes and a no from me.”

Schott believes that the supernatural side of extra sensory perception is a phenomenon which is not backed by scientific evidence.

“I don’t think that there is any solid evidence for the supernatural side of dreams; to have visions of the future. I do think that sometimes we dream things that give information we might not be aware of in our conscious state,” said Schott.

Even after years of research, psychologists are still unable to agree on the cause of our dreams.

Schott said, “Clearly, we need to dream for our psychological functioning and for our brain function. The meaning of our dreams is up for debate.”

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By: Gigi Benami Staff Writer Purchasing movie tickets on a college budget isn’t always easy, however it has been made affordable by Hudson Valley.

Prices for services and goods are at an all-time high nowadays, and movie tickets are not always affordable. At Regal Cinemas, a single ticket can cost upwards of $12.

All of the money college students spend on books, food and other necessities means that little is left for leisurely spending. However, Hudson Valley offers a discounted Regal movie ticket price to students.

“Most students pay the student activities fee, and this is one of the perks”, says Alyssa Rowe, a third year student at Hudson Valley. Rowe spent part of her Tuesday afternoon selling tickets to interested students who wanted to take advantage of the five dollar pricing.

“Each student can buy up to two tickets on Tuesdays,” said Rowe. Hudson Valley is able to provide options for students such as the reduced ticket

prices.

A lot of newcomers to Hudson Valley still have no idea that cheap movie tickets are right at their fingertips.

Michael Hughes was quickly made aware of the reduced tickets. “I’ve already bought tickets,” he said.

He also plans on buying more tickets on Tuesdays.

Others have heard about Hudson Valley’s deal, but just haven’t gotten a chance to act. “I miss it every Tuesday,” said second year student Amber Holt.

Holt has plans to buy tickets as soon as possible.

Second year student Nathalie Traylor, has been planning on buying the reduced tickets. “I did not know that Hudson Valley sells movie tickets, but I [plan to buy tickets in the future] because I can get better deals and I need to get movie tickets more often.”

First year student, Drew Garbaini, discovered the ticket sales by accident when they were simply wandering around the campus center. “I like movies, especially cheap movies”, said Garbaini. They haven’t purchased any tickets yet, but they hope to soon.

Students who are interested can buy the tickets in the campus center at room 210. Tickets are sold on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., as well as 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for evening students.

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Mazzone’s Vegan and Vegetarian Offerings By: Hunter Wallace Staff Writer Mazzone Hospitality provides several food options for students at Hudson Valley, including those that are vegan and vegetarian.

“In our main cafe, each station offers vegetarian or vegan options. Our PRIME-itto station has sauteed vegetables, black

beans, a variety of vegetarian salsas, rice, and grilled tofu. We also offer pre-made grab and go salads and sandwiches, bagels, pastries, cookies, yogurt parfaits, fruit cups, side salads, and more,” said Jessica Henesy, Mazzone catering manager.

In addition to Mazzone’s regular offerings, students also have several choices for breakfast and snacks.

“Our grill also offers classics

like quesadillas and grilled cheese sandwiches, and vegetarian egg and cheese sandwiches, omelets, egg whites, oatmeal, and scrambles in the morning. Vegetarians visiting our cafe at the Library will find a super delicious portabella mushroom sandwich on the menu. PRIME Beat offers awesome smoothies that can be made vegan,” said Henesy.

With all of these options available, how do vegan and vegetarian students feel about them?

“I think [Mazzone] accounts for most people. I feel like there’s good vegetarian options, I don’t know about vegan [options]. I think most of the vegan options would be fruit,” said independent

studies major Andrea Hulseapple.

Hulseapple, a vegan, does not usually buy from Mazzone. Instead, she looks to other sources for food.

“I usually go to Price Chopper and get one of their salads and replace the cheese and meat with chickpeas or something else.”

Some students have looked to alternative sources for their vegan cuisine. However, Mazzone puts forth an effort to accommodate the varying needs of vegans and vegetarians.

“Each menu is designed to accommodate various dietary choices and restrictions. We strive to always offer options for vegans, vegetarians, gluten-free diners,

diners with allergies, etc. Our job on campus is to provide students, faculty, and staff with great food and great service,” said Henesy.

Students who wish to connect with Mazzone can do so by submitting a note in one of the Mazzone comment boxes, following the company on Instagram (@ mazzonehospitality), or emailing Chef Jon or Henesy at j.simmons@hvcc.edu and j.henesy@ hvcc.edu.

Henesy said, “If students have any questions about the ingredients in their dishes, they should never hesitate to ask questions!

Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and always willing to find out the answer.”

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(ABOVE)Prime offers vegan or vegetarian options for each station. (RIGHT) Students ponder over deli station options.

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their symptoms is difficult. There are many other bacterial and viral causes of respiratory illness that manifest with flu-like symptoms.

Informatics major Mobashir Hussain is confident he won’t have to deal with getting sick this fall. “I normally do get sick when it comes around this time of the year. I got my flu shots and I’m ready. I knew it would come like [it does] every year, so I got my flu shots done and I feel very good,” said Hussain. Hussain also keeps

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Athletes meet academic goals off the field

By: Skylar Blankenship Staff Writer Viking athletes and coaches have mixed reactions to the time athletes are required to spend in the LAC. “I believe that our academic resources that we offer our students is what makes us one of the top community colleges,” said Justin Hoyt, interim athletic director.

“The LAC is a great resource for our student athletes to utilize to ensure academic success. Academics always come first in our athletic department and we hold our student athletes to a high standard.”

Athletes are required maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher if they want to play on any Vikings sports team. The college created the START program to help athletes keep up on their studies.

The number of hours athletes are required to spend in the LAC, library or with a tutor depends on several factors, including in-

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Student athletes like Peter Borgosz have required hours to spend in the L.A.C.

dividual coach’s standards and the players’ academic status. Generally, the minimum amount of time is three hours per week.

Football head coach Michael Mueling, who is also the athletic academic coordinator, requires that his players log six hours per week either in the library or CAE. Mueling’s players also have the option to attend one of the sessions led by an academic coach.

Robert Coleman, the women’s basketball coach, decided to begin the year by having his play-

ers put in five hours a week and is going to re-evaluate the number of hours required after midterm grades are out.

“I have my players do a minimum of five hours a week in the library. I really like the system, and I think it’s a great way to keep the students occupied and on track,” said baseball head coach Alex Jurczynski.

There are many players who believe that the mandatory study time is a good thing, such as Molly Gruss, a midfielder and goalie

for the women’s soccer team.

“I think it’s the coach’s job to know how their players are doing in school,” she said. “I think some people need that 10-hour minimum so that they have a goal they know they have to meet, so that flat amount of hours is a good thing.”

However, there are also players who believe that the required study time is unnecessary. “I think that if [a player] has a 4.0 GPA and they get all their work done, then there is really no point.

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It should only be for people who have a certain GPA,” said Brien Hollowood, a sophomore pitcher on the Vikings baseball team.

Jared Bowman, another member of the baseball team, also believes the program to be needless. “I think we should already be academically good enough to play sports here.”

In the past student, athletes have tried to cheat the system.

There were players who would take their time sheets, leave the library and not study. These players were no longer allowed to play once their coaches found out.

“If I notice someone not working on schoolwork, I won’t sign their timesheet,” said Don Frament, a learning strategies specialist who is completely behind the START program. “It’s an absolute good faith policy that you tell me that you’re studying.”

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Volleyball wraps up season already looking toward next year By: Skylar Blankenship Staff Writer

The women Vikings volleyball season ended with a final record of 5-19.

This year’s team consists of nine freshmen and three sophomores, all coming from the sur-

rounding area.

Covering the libero positions were Megan Woods and Nikole Zorn.

Sarah Luke and Brooke Tuttle had the middle hitters position, and the outside hitters for the team were Bailey Hogan, Yari Laboy and Kaela Mancini. Alayna Fredenburg and Emily Shumaker were both outside hitters and

right-side hitters.

The setters on the team included Alicia Acosta, Danielle Pardo and Megan Persons.

Last Tuesday, the team won against SUNY Orange with a record of 25-20, 21-25, 25-9, and 25-11.

Tuttle led the team with 11 kills, Fredenburg added another 10 and Woods made several valu-

able digs that saved the Vikings points.

On Wednesday, the team lost to SUNY Adirondacks team with scores of 16-25, 18-25, 25-18, and 19-25.

During the games, Hogan led the team with nine kills and Fredenburg added another eight.

The team had a rocky season, with over 10 losses and the head coach stepping down before the end of the season. However, they played as a team and not as individuals, something they have been complemented on during several occasions.

The comradery between the teammates was highlighted on Wednesday, when the team said farewell to those graduating with kind words, hugs and gifts.

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The Women’s Vikings volleyball team pulled a win against SUNY Orange last Tuesday.

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Kelsey Wilson, the interim head coach, is already planning for next season and has started preparing for another great team and a better year.

Persons summarized the season by saying, “This has been a fantastic season, especially with everything these ladies have been through. We have had so many ups and downs, but they never gave up on each other.”

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