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Matt Whalen | THE HUDSONIAN Student Senate Independent presidential candidate Shane Batcher sits in the storm last Monday.
Spring snow pounds Hudson Valley By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Out-of-season Winter Storm Ursula did not alter Hudson Valley’s schedule last week. “I was in shock this morning,” Vanessa Hansen, liberal arts student, who spent part of her morning struggling to get to campus. Getting off Exit 7E from I-787 last Monday morning less than two miles
away from Hudson Valley, Hansen lost control of her car in the snow. She hit a guardrail on the left side of the road, scraping her bumper. Despite the five inches of snow that piled up around campus, creating barriers for students such as Hansen to get to campus, Hudson Valley remained open throughout the day. The Physical Plant was watching the storm for about three days. When snow started to fall early in the morning, around 4 a.m., salters hit the campus. Later in the morning, plows from the
physical plant and private services In the last academic year, the college started plowing snow. spent $95,000 on snow and ice removal. Rachel Little, individual studies Despite lack of winter weather on student, noticed the snowfall surpass campus, the Physical Plant did not put early morning plowing away any of their winter while struggling to equipment or remove park. their plows. “I had to try to see the Physical I had to try to see Plant,Unlike the barely visible white Jack Klemke, the barely visible individual lines because I want to studies make sure I’m parking student, was not ready white lines because for winter weather. correctly, but it’s hard I want to make to tell,” she said. After taking a snow With the lowest sure I’m parking plow off his truck, snowfall last season Klemke was going correctly, but it’s in recorded Capital to change his out his Region history, Little snow tires this week. hard to tell. and other students have He didn’t expect winter Rachel Little not faced difficulties weather to alter his Individual Studies student parking in the snow commute from Greene since last year. Due to County in April. a lack of snow, last season, the Physical SEE SNOW PAGE 4 Plant previously saved $72,000 this year.
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Late night paddling on watch
Senate acts after election rule conflict emerges
By: Sophia Jamil Staff Writer
handouts and election rules. With the dispute left unresolved, the officers proposed to clarify the election committee’s role in settling conflicts under the Student Senate bylaws. An email was sent to
Hudson Valleys biggest club on campus, the ‘Table Tennis’ club is no longer allowed to be play after 10 pm due to janitors not having access to cleaning floors properly. The president of the club Josh Bedell, who’s also an individual
By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Student Senate members voted to explain their existing power last week after contention over campaign handouts brought candidates to question election rules. “I don’t even think we needed to have a vote, but it was to be united as a Senate to understand the new elections because last year we had a lot of problems,” said Student Senate vice president Bryce Kirk. The decision was made several hours after the executive board met with Alfredo Balarin, assistant director of student life, and debated the use of campaign
candidates about the election rules this Monday. Student Senate president Everett McNair favored the motion in an effort to prevent
slanderous materials from being purchased before reaching the committee. “Last year, for example, we weren’t sure what the rules were because they had not been talked about at all, and this year, we just want to clarify ahead of time so all of the candidates have a fair, just chance to succeed in the election,” said McNair. During the last senior election, Student Activities asked the LEAD Party to stop handing out brownies in the Campus Center. Although the brownies were eventually removed from their campaign site, the campaign continued handing out other materials such as sunglasses at Springfest. SEE STANDOFF PAGE 3
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Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Paddles in the table tennis area.
Inside Features Spongecore
Inside News Joe Bruno Stadium
Bikini Bottom artist opens up.
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studies major said “I’ve been playing table tennis from day one at the valley, I didn’t think I’d love it as much as I do now.” Josh never thought he would have as much interest in the sport as he currently does. “We’re a team of dedicated players who love what they do, so yea, before public safety told us we couldn’t play after 10, we used to play until midnight on most days!”
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Physical Plant to upgrade stadium netting By: Rebecca Jordan News Editor
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According to Richard Edwards, director of the Physical Plant, the netting behind home plate which protects fans from getting hit with flying foul balls is examined for signs of wear every four to six years. Earlier this year when it was inspected, the decision was made to replace the netting. This decision was a result of two factors: net deterioration and new Major League Baseball safety requirements. Major League Baseball now dictates that the
netting extend an additional 20 feet in either direction. Though the netting wasn’t in critical condition where replacement was crucial, the wear combined with the necessary extension caused administration to authorize the replacement. “It wasn’t like it needed to be replaced, necessarily, but it was starting to get to that point where it was,” Edwards said. “We got two things done at once.” President Andrew Matonak met with Valley Cat officials before the work was started. They authorized workers to purchase and install an extra 40 feet on each side to exceed Major League
requirements. The net is brand new and state-of-the art. It boasts more strength than the old netting, but is also thinner and does not have knots, which will allow spectators to see the game better. Workers installed the net in three large pieces and then tied the sections together. The work was completed last week. Plans have also been made to replace the green padding along both baselines in the stadium in the near future. According to Edwards, “It’s not a safety issue because it’s still padded, but it’s starting to tear so it’s an aesthetic issue.”
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Election bylaws need a makeover By: The Hudsonian Editorial Board “All members of the same party must use identical colored paper for their flyers” is actually a Student Senate bylaw. This is one of several unreasonable campaign bylaws listed that should arguably be dependent on personal choice rather than placed on a legal document. Some of these rules not only set irrational restrictions for candidates, but also limit competition, freedom and overall fairness. Reform the use of campaign handouts the right way Recently, the Student Senate brought up the possibility of amending the election bylaws to address the distribution of campaign handouts. While it’s critical to finally address what freebies should be prohibited to encourage fair election cycles, it’s equally important to make sure the power to regulate campaign materials rests within the hands of the Student Senate.
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Currently, using campaign handouts such as food does violate the bylaws as the materials can be purchased without going through the election committee or Student Activities. This year, during an Apr. 1 Student Activities meeting with the candidates, advisors urged contenders against using handouts and other materials, except flyers. A source who requested to remain anonymous claimed that Student Activities was pushing to enforce a precedent against using handouts without consent of the election committee under the bylaws. They also claimed that the Apr. 4 motion was partially made to reaffirm the Senate’s power over the election process. Student Activities denied the claims and stated that advisors suggested moving away from using campaign materials, but did not plan for their recommendation to circumvent the election committee under the bylaws. With two independent candidates and a five-person
Suggestions to eliminate all campaign handouts could have damaging impacts on future competition. Pushing the same power to approve items to the Student Activities office as flyers should also be avoided. Students should always have the utmost power over what is deemed acceptable within the election process in coordination with college rules. Candidates should be able to use reasonable resources in their campaigns under specific ethical guidelines put into the bylaws. Different campaign materials should be held to different standards. For example, handing out pens should not be under the same regulations as giving away refreshments. Allow candidates to be more competitive and let go of outdated rules Under the bylaws, students can’t campaign through guest contributions in The Hudsonian unless an “equal opportunity is given for all candidates.” If a candidate is taking advantage of The Hudsonian’s outreach to spread their
party running in the upcoming election, advisors considered handouts to be unfair to contenders running alone with limited resources. The Surprise Party fought against the action, believing it to be unnecessary. Stephen Pelletier, Surprise Party vice presidential and trustee candidate, argued that eliminating campaign materials as a precedent or bylaw would bring less students to approach candidates and learn about their platform. “It [would be] basically just attracting people to come to our table and talk to us, so it’s not about what brings them there,” said Pelletier. “It’s really about our message and what we have to say about why we’re running and who we are running as our own individual people and a party.” While the Surprise Party has argued against restricting handouts, independent secretary and trustee candidate Manik Elahi believes setting a precedent would help the election. Having already experienced the election last year, he believes handouts bribe students for party votes rather than allowing candidates to earn votes based on their platform. “Actually, this would enhance
message, there’s no reason for it to be frowned upon. It’s basic sense to use the best resources to get campaign messages spread. The same bylaw exists for WHVC radio. This is an organization that has not existed since 2010. Perhaps, it’s time that WHVC radio leaves the bylaws. Mentioning WHVC radio isn’t the only outdated piece of the document. The possibility of using voting booths is mentioned three times in the bylaws despite the fact that voting booths have not existed on campus in nearly a decade. Address online voting rules more clearly In the current race, candidates were told that they cannot be within 25 feet of a computer during the election, piggybacking on old voting booth rules. With the rise of mobile technology, electronic voting goes beyond traditional computer areas. This has created an evergrowing dilemma for the future of Student Senate election conduct.
It would be impractical for candidates to distance themselves from students carrying a Smartphone or iPhone while using online voting on their mobile phone. At this point, with technology everexpanding, it’s unacceptable to allow this bylaw to be left unchanged for another year. Stop trustee candidates from running for officer positions If holding two positions as a Senate leader and Faculty Student Association Student-at-Large is prohibited under the bylaws, the same rationale should apply to student trustees. And yet it currently does not. In recent years, every student trustee has been a voting officer in the Student Senate. This year, the streak could continue with three out of six candidates looking to fill executive board and trustee seats. Two electable positions should not be filled by the same person, especially when there’s a clear conflict of interest between the needs of the college administration and the student body.
Tyler McNeil | THE HUDSONIAN Senate leaders discuss making a motion to clarify withstanding bylaw rules at last Monday’s Senate meeting.
competition because people would be more inclined to talk to people rather than be like ‘oh, here’s my flyer, here’s my brownie, vote for me,’” he said. As a result of the conflict, the election committee is looking to revise the election bylaws and possibly vote to amend new changes on campaign material
rules. The committee, led by Student Senate secretary Brody O’Connor, has until June 1 to vote on amending the bylaws. Louis Coplin, director of student life, suggested the committee consider adding measures which would make the use of campaign materials more inclusive and or entirely
eliminated. “What we are trying to encourage is for it to be plain and civil, and that’s very important in this day and age. With the national campaign where there’s so much nastiness [and] instability ... even we look sometimes for our national leaders to set the right example,” Coplin said.
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Frisbees and shuttercocks flinged across campus By: Rebecca Jordan News Editor There are opportunities on campus available for students to participate in intramural sports and games, but many interested students have trouble finding time in between their studies. According to Justin Hoyt, assistant director of athletics, intramural sports are available due to the collaboration of the Student Activities office and the Athletic Department. “We really offer intramurals to give students the full college experience,” Hoyt said. On the Athletic Department’s side of the coin, students are allowed access to the gym for an open basketball time on Mondays from 2 to 4 p.m. The gym is divided into three courts, one of which is set up with timers so students can keep track during their games. “That timeslot on Mondays is an opportunity for the students to use their athletic abilities in the gym because sometimes they don’t have the time to play a varsity sport like they did in high school, but they still want to stay active,” said Hoyt. The open gym time doesn’t have to be reserved strictly for basketball according to Hoyt. If six to 10 people are interested in reserving space for a different sport during that time, the Athletic Department is willing to work with students.
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“The main issue with it was that it was the first week of April and were getting it now whereas
Student Activities focuses more on the variety of weekly games held in the Campus Center or library. Students have the opportunity to play badminton, participate in a Frisbee toss or long-distance putt, or show off their hula-hooping skills depending on the week. These activities are currently held in the Campus Center, but will move outside once the weather warms
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“We just don’t really focus strictly on athletics. Maybe some people aren’t the athletic type, so we do offer a variety of activities where you don’t have to be the most athletic person,” Hoyt said. Despite the opportunities available, finding the balance between sports and studies is difficult for many students. Neha Pai, accounting student, stated
that she doesn’t participate in any intramural sports because of her classwork. “I’m currently inclined towards my studies, and sports is an extracurricular activity, but you never know. Maybe someday,” she said. Physical education major Matt Baxter has experienced the same problem. “I have heard of [the
intramural sports], but I just haven’t had quite the time yet, but if I do get the free opportunity to, I will try to take advantage of it at some point,” said Baxter. The college doesn’t offer “traditional” intramural sports where teams pooled from students within the school compete against each other. According to Hoyt, the major obstacle to creating something like that is gym availability. “That gym is used throughout the day, Monday through Friday, for physical education. When it’s not used for physical education, it’s used for athletic teams’ practices,” Hoyt said. “I don’t know if a community college has enough people that are interested in that sort of thing because people don’t hang around as much as they would at a four-year school,” said business administration student David Hulbert about why Hudson Valley lacks these opportunities. “So if someone wanted to organize it, I’m sure people would get on board, but I don’t think it’s a priority for people,” said Hulbert. According to Hoyt, Student Activities and the Athletic Department are open to student ideas regarding intramurals. “A student could have an idea, but you have to have enough people who want to kind of follow up with it so you can create the event, but we are open to suggestions from students,” he said. “If [students] want to try it, we’ll do our best.”
all winter, there wasn’t anything. So when you least expect it, it’s better to be prepared for it,” he said. Hearing about her friend getting rear-ended on the way to school, Brooklyn Vanhattan,
individual studies student, was not willing to prepared to leave earlier than she originally expected despite no collegewide cancellations. Although Monday is her busiest class day, Vanhattan called to get picked up four hours
before her classes ended, stating that she believed it would create an unsafe driving situation. Although snow drove Vannattan off of campus, the conditions didn’t halt stop Xavier Middleton, accounting student
from staying on campus to play football in the campus lawn with Derrick Wilson, physical education student. “We do it in the rain. We do it when there’s mud. We do it everyday,” he said.
Courtesy of TimesUnion Student participates in the jump rope challenge in the Campus Center.
Matt Whalen | THE HUDSONIAN Student participates in the jump rope challange in the Campus Center.
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Academic growth detered by professor absenteeism By: Ethan Fobare Staff Writer Hudson Valley students are second guessing their substitute teachers. “I look at it as shorting the students,” said auto-tech professor Dale Button on professor absences. Button stands by teaching his students to the best of his ability, which includes taking no personal days off. “I can’t remember the last time I took a personal day,” Button said. Hudson Valley professors get five personal days per year along with sick days. Unless they teach summer courses, teachers are free after their Mar. 16 final grade deadline until August. According to Hudson Valley professors, the most common reason for missing classes is due to illness or health complications. Professors also cancel classes due to personal issues like deaths in the family. When a professor is absent, they can either cancel class or find a substitute to teach the class for the day. Although some students think having a substitute fill it,
when it comes to training level and levels of education, substitute teachers are often times not held to the same standards as other teachers. Aileen May, a human services major, had a bad experience with a substitute at Hudson Valley last semester that changed her views on substitute teachers. “She tried to take complete control over the classroom, spoke down to us and treated us in a very disrespectful way,” said May. May found that her and her classmates felt disrespected by the substitute, which made students lose interest in what they were learning that particular class day. May is not the only student who has a problem with substitute teachers. Individual studies major Tom Connelly feels strongly about professors not showing up to lectures without notifying students of its cancellation. “I think that it’s totally acceptable for a professor to be absent and cancel class. However, it is their responsibility to inform their students at least 30 minutes before the start of class,” Connelly said. “If they [don’t do] that, it shows a complete lack of respect for their students,” he said.
Marison Topinio | THE HUDSONIAN Professor Jaime Barrett absent from a 10 a.m. class last February in the BTC.
Environmentalist aims to ‘inspire students’ to protect river By: Chris Payne Staff Writer Students were informed about ways to protect the Hudson River during Thursday’s Hudson River Issues: Threats and Opportunities lecture. “My goal is to inspire students and provide information to them about everything that is related to protecting the Hudson River,” said Manna Jo Greene, environmental action director for Clearwater, the speaker at the event.
“My other goals include using technology to avoid negative use and to use the natural environment wisely,” said Greene. Greene graduated Bard College with a master’s degree in science in 1990. She earned a bachelor’s degree at SUNY New Paltz and an associate’s in nursing. Before becoming an environmental action director, she was a nurse at the Benedictine Hospital. Greene discussed many issues about the Hudson River and how to protect it by avoiding pollution.
According to Greene’s lecture, the Hudson River’s protection is really for the wellbeing of everyone. Greene described how to use the natural environment to keep it clean from flooding pollutants. “Build a sleuth and clean it up,” Greene said in her lecture about how to keep the river clean and avoid pollution. She also described what the missions of Clearwater were, which include keeping the Hudson River clean and using it wisely.
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Mikey Bryant | THE HUDSONIAN Manna Jo Greene, environmental action director for Clearwater speaks at last Thursday’s Hudson River Issues: Threats and Opportunities lecture.
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Performances showcase campus cultural diversity By: Tyler McNeil Managing Editor Last Wednesday, performers shared and connected with their cultures from around the world through music, dance and fashion. “It honestly think that the performances gave me life,” said A’cynee Edmundson, Foreign Language & Culture Club vice president, who co-hosted the second annual Cultural Pride Night. Edmundson believes the performances made up for all of the difficulties prior to the event. “It may have not been put together perfectly, but it was perfect to me in my opinion,“ said Edmundson. Before the show progressed, Sophia Jamil, biology student, was unsure about the event’s outcome. Music didn’t turn on for over a minute due to technical difficulties at the start of the performance, and the crowd was smaller than Jamil expected. “When you’re doing culture club like this, you have all this food and all these amazing performances, and all of these people like me staying after until like 9:30 to practice all of these dances. I feel like it’s unfair that there isn’t much advertising about it,” Jamil said.
Anisul Tony | THE HUDSONIAN Professional Indian dancers perform during the event. Despite low attendance, Professor Jonathan Ashton, who played violin at the event, felt spiritually connected with generations of people he has never met. “Just the energy that comes from connecting my heritage through my Irish and Scottish roots is definitely something that has been attractive to me,” he said.
While Ashton connected with his roots overseas, Student Senate president Everett McNair spent time performing an piano ode to his local roots. “I thought ‘I’m from New York and I’m a New Yorker’ so I thought that be something that we all have in common that I could share with everyone,” he said. Traveling across the world
prior to attending Hudson Valley, Manik Elahi, co-host, felt close-to-home onstage during the event. He discussed current events such as a recent Taliban bombing in Pakistan where Elahi lived for several years. Elahi mentioned a lack of media coverage for the attacks. “Why is there a double standard? That’s the question I ask,”
Anisul Tony | THE HUDSONIAN Professor Jonathan Ashton plays traditional Irish music for the crowd.
said Elahi. After the performances, a buffet was provided with international foods including chicken tikka masala and latkes. Last year’s buffet took 20 hours and three people to put together. According to John Poole, director of food services, because they knew some of the recipes from last year, this year’s buffet took less time despite serving more food. “It’s [about] selecting the right recipes so you’re not insulting the dish,” said Poole. The event made its debut last spring through the initiative of senior senator Bintou Cisse and Student Senate treasurer Fanny Motey. At last year’s event, Motey said, “We wanted to make sure that this event would be so successful to the point that it will become a tradition at Hudson Valley.” Shreshta Kota, president of the Foreign Language & Culture Club, was inspired to continue the event after participating last year. With the Foreign Language & Culture Club’s election later this month, she hopes next year’s officers will coordinate the event for a third time on campus. “It was good [last year], but I want it to keep getting better every single year,” said Kota.
Anisul Tony | THE HUDSONIAN African dancers perform in the annual event for the second year in a row.
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Digital Media program puts on ďŹ rst student show By: Matt Whalen Editor-in-Chief On Friday evening, the Teaching Gallery in Administration Building was filled with Digital Media student artwork. The Digial Media Degree program decided to put on their first student show to showcase the diverse range of work. In previous years, the school hosted a student juried artshow for all Fine Arts and Digital Media students.
This year doing the DIgital Media Program wanted to put on their own show separate from the Fine Arts students. Over one hundred pieces of work were put on display in the gallery including several pieces that showed up on a moniter. The student work includes drawings, paintings, photography, two-dimensional design, video, graphic design, animation and generative art. The gallery will leave the exhibit up until Apr. 16.
Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Student artwork from digital imaging class shown at the opening.
Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Community memebers come to walk around the gallery to look at the student artwork.
Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Different forms of digital media represented all throughout the gallery.
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Alumnus digs out ‘core’ of pineapple dweller By: Jenny Caulfield Creative Editor Neil Schneider sat in the writing room of his home when a joke he created turned into an internet sensation. Schneider, a former alumnus of Hudson Valley, is otherwise
known by “xSPONGEXCOREx,” the name of his Spongebob Squares metalcore project. Schneider, now 23-yearsold, attended Hudson Valley in the individual studies program while moving into the polysomnography program. This week, Schneider released his fourth xSPONGEXCOREx EP,
The Painty Raid. With this new EP, Schneider decided to go back to his original “spongecore” roots and revisit his original style of making his songs. “I had tons of fun creating this one just because I was doing it the old way and not worrying about if people would like it. I was just writing to make myself
Neil Schneider, creator of xSPONGEXCOREx and Hudson Valley alumnus.
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Table Tennis Along with playing late, the Table Tennis club would allow students to come late at night to practice. Bedell said, “Before It was nice because we usually just left paddles and balls laying around so players could come in on their own time and practice, but now we have a certain time limit that we have to work around.” Although the reason for Public safety to not let the team play is so the floors could be cleaned properly, Bedell says that the floors are never even clean. “The funny part to this whole thing is that the floors are usually always dirty.” Bedell said, “as president of the club, he sometimes finds himself to be embarrassed when students from RPI and Sienna come on Tuesdays and Thursdays to play with them. “ The kids are always complaining about how the floors are so dusty that they always end up slipping on the floors when they’re playing.” Even though most of the players use special shoes for table tennis to help them with gripping on to the floors, the dust makes them slip anyway. “We get why Public Safety would want us to stop playing
at 10, and we respect what the janitors do, but it’s such a bummer when the floors are never clean.” The Table Tennis club has a tournament coming up on April 24th. There is an open invitation
chuckle in hopes that others would maybe chuckle as well,” said Schneider. After not being perfectly pleased with his last EP, Bold and Thrash, Schneider used techniques to make sure he was completely happy with this record. “I wanted to go back to how I started making Spongecore, which was just writing some random breakdowns and endlessly searching on YouTube or the Internet in general for classic and funny SpongeBob quotes instead of making tracks based on episodes like I did with Bold And Thrash,” he said. Schneider woke up to thousands of notifications one morning when music magazines like Alternative Press, Metal Sucks and Metalinjection discovered his single, “Right Where I Want You” two years ago. Websites like these are what Schneider attributes his success and popularity to. From this success Schneider has decided to give back. Like his previous EPs, The Painty Raid is available in a physical copy which you can order through the band’s website.
Schneider uses his project to raise funds for various charities by donating the money he profits from his hard copies of CDs. Donating to charities like Make-A-Wish, Little Kids Rock and the Fender Music Foundation, Schneider has been able to donate almost $3800 so far. “This time the proceeds going towards the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention which something I strongly believe in supporting alongside music,” he said. Schneider, who has experienced depression himself and has known those who have committed suicide, hopes by supporting the cause that he can help save a life. “I’ve had boats of depression, sometimes to where I don’t want to get out bed or where I just can’t wait to go to back to sleep because my dreams are better than what I’m dealing with in real life,” said Schneider. “I wanted to support the cause in hopes that maybe what is donated can save a life and help someone get through hard times they’re going through at the moment,” he said.
for any Hudson valley that is interested in participating. The tournament will also be serving free pizza and wings.
Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Joey Herrington, paddling in the Campus Center.
Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN New notification by Public Safety in the Ping Pong area.
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Michael Schaefer | THE HUDSONIAN Hundreds of students play ping pong in the area on average.
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Mikey Bryant | THE HUDSONIAN Student rests in an unconventional spot, in front of the Administration Building.
Sleepless nights have scattered results for students By: Zina Ogbuji Staff Writer Hudson Valley students could be getting as little as five hours of sleep on average during the weekdays. Despite the recommended eight hours of sleep a night for teenagers, some students report that due to their busy schedules, sleep has become less of a priority than getting their work done. Student Rayane Djedid, whose schedule leads her to be unable to sleep the recommended hours each night, has found herself trying to take naps throughout the
day to make up for her lost time. “I used to laugh at people that take naps,” said Djedid. Although she used to find the idea of taking naps during the day comedic, with her current schedule, she has found that taking a two-hour nap during the day can keep her feel awake enough to complete her work. As Djedid has progressed in college, she has found herself being able to get by with much less sleep. Given her workload, Djedid feels that her amount of sleep and naps still do not give her enough energy to get all of her assignments completed. Shreshta Kota, a CIS student, sleeps
an average of five to six hours during her school nights. Kota, who will sleep seven to eight hours on the weekends, thinks that there is a correlation between her amount of sleep to her wakefulness. However, she does not feel that her amount of sleep affects her academic performance. Kota, who works hard to receive all A’s and B’s in her classes, believes sleeping is not as important as her schoolwork. “I don’t really think sleeping helps. The only thing that helps is hard work,” Kota said. According to Rosemary Kelly, a nurse for the Health Services Center, the effects of less than the generally recommended
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amount of sleep include lowered levels of concentration, focus on daily activities and one’s amount of energy. Besides these general side effects of lack of sleep, someone who sleeps less than the recommended amount is also more prone to illness and infection. The positive effects of sleeping a normal amount, according to Kelly, can include higher levels of concentration, stamina and the ability to better deal with stress. “When you have less sleep you are less able to deal with stress,” said Kelly.
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10 Vikings Sports Schedule
Softball off to slow start By: John C. Longton III Sports Editor
Men’s Baseball
Thursday 04/13/16 vs. Schenectady @ 2p.m. (Home)
Men’s Baseball Sunday 04/17/16 vs. Adirondack @ 12p.m. (Home)
Women’s Golf
Sunday 04/17/16 vs. Adirondack @ TBA (Kingswood)
After starting the season with back-to-back wins, the softball team lost three out of four games to Monroe and Onondaga this week. On Saturday the Vikings hosted the Onondaga Lazers for a two game set. In the first game the the Vikings lost by a run 9-8 and had a late rally but could not take the lead. Troy native Shelby Fenton hit a homerun in the loss. Shannon Johnson, Hannah Hoffman and Courtney McDonnell each had two hits and a double in the game.
In the second game the Vikings squandered a four run lead after five innings. They surrendered eight runs late and lost 11-7. Mercedes Martel went four for four at the plate in the loss and Shelby Fenton added three hits. On Sunday, Hudson Valley hosted Monroe for another two game set, making it four games in two days. The team won the first contest 9-8. Hannah Mochrie hit a homerun in the fifth inning as the Vikings scored over half of their runs in the fifth. In the second game the Vikings lost 8-1 and surrendered all of Monroe’s runs without an answer. Monroe blew the game
wide open in the third inning as they scored six runs and didn’t look back. “We have all the talent in the world. The difference is we just have to come together as a team,” said head coach Chris Mazzeo. “Last year we gelled very well. It just didn’t happen overnight.” The team from last year won their first 14 games of the season and finished third in the nation. This year’s team has seven returning starters and have high aspirations. “We’re trying to find our identity as a team. It’s proving to be a little more difficult than last year,” said Mazzeo. “On paper we’re a better
team than we were last year,” said Mazzeo. “We need to work together as a whole and as a team and back each other up in every aspect of the game,” said Shannon Johnson when asked what the team needs to do to get out of their slump. The team will take to the road this week and try to get back on track as they travel to play at Mohawk Valley for a two game set on Thursday and then travel to Binghamton for another two game set with Broome this Saturday. Their next home game won’t come until 4/21 when the ladies play host to FultonMontgomery for a double-header that starts at 3 p.m.
Vikings Scoreboard Men’s Baseball March 26 HVCC v.
WIN Thomas Nelson 3-0 March 26 HVCC v.
LOSS Thomas Nelson 2-5 Women’s Softball
WIN
Apr. 10 HVCC v. Monroe 9-8
LOSS
Apr. 10 HVCC v. Monroe 1-8
Men’s Lacrosse
LOSS
Apr. 9 HVCC v. Delhi 4-16
LOSS
Apr. 10 HVCC v. Dean 5-14
Matt Whalen | THE HUDSONIAN Softball team starts the season off 3-3 after winning their first 2 games.
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