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February 11, 2011

Inside Sports

Men’s hockey sets

program record

Utica, n.Y.

vol. XLIV Issue 15

the

Lobby day Eight UC students and seven

UC staff members attended

Lobby Day in Albany. Stu-

dents and faculty met with

legislators, and met with UC

alumnus James Salamy, lob-

byist for NY State Catholic

Conference. Those who at-

tended toured both cham-

bers, the War room and the

million dollar staircase.

UC men’s hockey now

no. 7 in countryUtica College’s men’s

hockey team, after winning

two conference games, are

now nationally ranked sev-

enth in the country. The

Pioneers have set a school

record of 17 wins, the most

in the program’s history.

They currently have a 6-3

record in their conference.

Snow removal in

residential parking lotsResidence Life, Campus

Safety and Facilities are ask-

ing students to move their

cars to Academic Parking

Lots A and B and out of the

residence hall parking lots

starting Friday, Feb. 11 at 6

p.m. Students are being

asked so snow can be re-

moved from parking lots.

Students must have their

cars moved by 10 p.m. Cars

may be returned to the resi-

dence hall parking lots Sun-

day, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.

Failure to move cars will re-

sult in the cars being towed

at owner’s expense.

Residence Hall

Association to host

annual Crystal Ball

The Residence Hall

Association will host its

annual Crystal Ball Friday,

Feb. 18 at 10 p.m. to 1:30

p.m. in the

Library Concourse. This

year’s theme will be A Night

of Passion. The guest DJ will

be DJ Viper.

Sodexo has been at the

helm of the dining locations

at Utica College for three

weeks, after replacing ARA-

MARK on Jan. 18. With a

new dining services manage-

ment provider, it is only natu-

ral that the campus

community has high expec-

tations.

Damian Boehlert, general

manager of the dining serv-

ices, hopes to live up to the

campus’ high expectations.

“[Expect] a continued em-

phasis on customer focus

and great food,” he said.

“We want to make the Din-

ing Commons and all dining

locations on campus exciting

and places that everyone in

the entire campus commu-

nity want to dine at.”

Sodexo has already made

an impression by hosting

programs in several of the

dining locations, something

ARAMARK has not done in

recent years.

“Programming in the din-

ing commons is necessary

because we are able to

reach out to approximately

600-800 students per

meal,” Boehlert said. “This

is a very large audience

and we want to make sure

that we are keeping things

exciting and new in the Din-

ing Commons.”

Boehlert said that he

hopes to achieve long-

range customer satisfaction

with the programs.

“It is a real challenge to

keep things exciting for you,

our student customers,

every day,” he said. “Just

imagine if you went to your

favorite restaurant every

day at least once a day for

15 weeks straight. How

would they keep changing

things for you so that you

would like going there every

day? That is what we strive

to do in our operations.”

With Sodexo’s strong

presence so far, students

have questioned whether or

not the new service

provider will get complacent.

“It is my role as the gen-

eral manager to make sure

that we keep the bar raised

and that we continue to

meet and exceed your ex-

pectations,” Boehlert said.

“Ultimately, it is my responsi-

bility to make sure that this

does not happen, but if for

any reason students feel

that this is starting to occur,

I would really like to know

about it so we can address

it.”

Since the beginning of

the semester, the dining

commons has experienced

many changes. The deli sta-

tion has returned and the

salad FX and global stations

are the newest additions,

which offers a constantly

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Inside CampusStudent Senate

Convenes

Inside Lifestyle

Asian Student Union

rings in lunar new

year

The Utica College Office of Ad-

missions is anticipating its largest

group of incoming freshmen to date

for the fall 2011 semester based on

the amount of applications the of-

fice has already received.

According to Admissions, before

Feb. 1. the highest number of fresh-

man applications the office had

ever gotten was 2,600 last year.

However, Patrick Quinn, vice presi-

dent for enrollment management,

said the amount of applications re-

ceived this year has already sur-

passed that.

“We have received about 3,000

applications,” Quinn said. “We’ve al-

ready processed the ones we can,

which is about 70 percent. We have

After 30 years of oppression inEgypt by President MuhammadHosni Sayyid Mubarak, Egyptianstook to the streets for over twoweeks to protest against Mubarak’sregime. Mubarak became the fourthpresident of the Egypt when he tookoffice in Oct. 1981.

The Egyptian protests have beenclosely watched by the world, buteven more closely watched byAshraf Elazzazi, assistant professorof physical therapy at Utica College.

Elazzazi was born and raised inEgypt and spent 28 years there be-fore migrating to the United Statesin 1992 for work related purposes.Elazzazi’s parents and siblings, andan extensive number of extendedfamily members still reside in Egypt.

Winters in Utica, N.Y. are known

for being bitterly cold and having

consistent snowfall, but this winter

seems to have alarmingly extreme

conditions. On a college campus

that occupies both faculty and stu-

dents, it is imperative that everyone

is safe when traveling to classes, fa-

cilities and offices. To ensure that

this winter is safe, newly appointed

Executive Director of Facilities Jack

Reader has been dedicated to

maintaining a clean campus. Al-

though new to the position, Reader

brings an unseen enthusiasm and

is using all of his effort to provide

safe campus conditions for every-

one.

Reader addressed many points

By: Kristin Smith

Staff Reporter

Freshman

applications at a

record high

PT professor pays

close attention to

Egypt

UC trys to stay on top

of inclement weather

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By: Sonya Joseph

Staff ReporterBy: Christopher Cooper

Editor-in-Chief

By: Christopher Copper

Editor-in-Chief

Sodexo’s calendar of events for February. Photo by Christopher

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According to the Utica

College Code of Student

Conduct students may re-

ceive an “F for Cheating” on

their academic transcript if

they are caught plagiarizing

or cheating

What students consider

cheating and what faculty

may consider cheating, how-

ever, differ.

Some professors may

consider doing homework to-

gether a form of cheating

while others may not. A stu-

dent asking another student

what a test or quiz was like if

they are in a later section

during the day, may be con-

sidered cheating in the eyes

of some professors.

Students may receive an

“F for Cheating” or in ex-

treme cases, they may be

dismissed from the college

all together.

According to Associate

Provost and Dean for Gradu-

ate Studies Robert Halliday,

nine students were dis-

missed from Utica College in

the 2009-2010 academic

year.

Halliday said that the

standards were set to main-

tain the integrity of the col-

lege.

“Also, when anyone

cheats, he or she under-

mines and devalues the de-

gree and the institution,”

Halliday said. “When a stu-

dent graduates from UC we

are certifying that they have

the knowledge and skills ap-

propriate for someone who

has completed a course of

study. If a student cheats to

make it through that course

of study, then they are

cheapening the degree and

harming their fellow stu-

dents. They are also reveal-

ing themselves to be

dishonorable and selfish.”

While professors have

their own ideas about cheat-

ing, students have different

views.

Junior Marise Singh

major believes that there is

one basic form of cheating.

“I think it’s basically just

plagiarism,” Singh said.

“Sometimes you think it’s

your idea but someone has

else has thought of it. Then

you find that out when you

submit it to TurnItIn.com and

you have to start all over

again.”

Singh believes that doing

homework with another stu-

dent is not cheating.

“Doing it together is shar-

ing your ideas,” she said.

Utica College has a sub-

scription to TurnItIn.com, an

online content matching

service that detects plagia-

rism. The submission is then

matched against everything

that has been submitted to

TurnItIn. If something is

flagged as having a large

amount of

matching with something

else the faculty member is

notified.

Students who are still un-

sure about plagiarism can

consult the Student Hand-

book or talk to their

academic advisor.

Students have different views on academic dishonesty

By:Victoria Cruz-Griffith

Managing Editor

It is no secret that the

Utica College campus is a di-

verse one. With so many

cultures represented and

different types of people

here, UC prides itself on

being a very diverse college

community especially for its

location and size. In fact, UC

is one of the most diverse

schools of its size in all of

New York, according to Dean

of International Education

Laurence Roberts.

Roberts as well as Associ-

ate Dean of Students Alane

Varga, believe that diversity

on campus is crucial to every

student’s experience here at

UC.

“It’s important for

students to be ex-

posed to different

cultures, foods and

ideas as early as they

can,” Roberts said.

Varga also had

similar thoughts on

the subject. “Utica

College is just a start-

ing point to develop

the skills to interact

with people who may

not be exactly like

you,” she said.

Currently, there

are a total of 78 in-

ternational students here

who represent 32 different

countries. Right now, the

majority of students are

from Asia and South-East

Asia; countries like Cambo-

dia, Vietnam, India and

China. “Asia is a hot spot

right now as far as recruiting

students goes,” Roberts

said.

Part of his job is recruit-

ing international stu-

dents to come to UC.

It’s because of ef-

forts like this UC has

become the diverse

campus that it is.

“Utica College has

turned into a very

tolerant campus and

I’m proud of that,”

Roberts said.

Diversity, how-

ever, does not solely

pertain to interna-

tional students. UC

is very accepting of

other forms of diver-

sity, so to speak. UC varies

greatly in terms of the age of

students, sexuality, eco-

nomic background and of

course, ethnicity.

Varga said that she be-

lieves most students benefit

from being a part of such a

diverse community.

“It’s absolutely impor-

tant,” she said. Even before

students commit to UC,

Varga finds many soon-to-be

college students look for

schools that are different

from their home towns.

“Most students and their

families are not looking for

places [schools] that are ho-

mogenous.”

Varga, who is also Chair

of the Diversity Committee,

urges any students with

questions or suggestions re-

garding current events put

on by the committee, or stu-

dents with new ideas, to

contact her at

[email protected].

By: Danielle Kane

Campus Editor

Diversity crucial to college experience

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and put emphasis on extensive weather watch.

“What we try to do is monitor weather,” Reader

said. “Most weather generates in Texas and Cali-

fornia while lake effects snow from Canada gener-

ates in the east.”

With the use of a television monitor, Reader

and Facilities staff can anticipate the storms ap-

proaching Utica, N.Y. five days in advance. The

successful system that they have been using al-

lows us to predict weather and possible storms in

Utica based on the weather in Texas and Califor-

nia five days prior. Alongside Reader, Gregg Spon-

burgh, Facilities Services Coordinator, is also

doing the best he can in regards to maintaining

and keeping the necessary equipment updated to

handle the increasingly severe weather. In addi-

tion to the Facilities management Campus Safety

and maintenance also play an important role,

keeping an eye augmenting entry way, keeping

grounds salted and checking entry ways for dan-

gerous icicles to be removed immediately.

Overall, the main tips that Reader emphasized

for students and faculty were to, “be vigilant in

parking and paths that you’re walking, take extra

time in ice and snow to get where you need to go

by planning ahead, be weary of black ice on as-

phalt and be extra cautious when carrying items.”

Reader’s top priority is having a safe campus.

“It is my job to keep the students and faculty safe

by keeping the campus clear of danger,” he said.

Cont’d from pg. 1

UC manages recent inclement weather

Boelhert Hall after one of the snow storms that hit the East Coast. Photo by Christopher Hoilund

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a lot of work ahead of us.

Most applications arrive in

March or April.”

Quinn said he is not

surprised by the amount of

freshman applications this

year.

“We see an increase

every year,” Quinn said. “We

always expect more and

more [applications] each

year.”

Although Admissions cur-

rently has no acting director,

Quinn said that will not affect

the application process at all.

“It really has no impact on

the process,” Quinn said.

“There has been no delay in

getting decisions out. The di-

rector of enrollment

management oversees

the grad and undergrad

application process.”

Quinn said that the only

issue the office has had with

no director is with recruiting

incoming freshman, in which

all of the staff members play

a role in.

“Each staff member has a

region, or high school, that

they recruit in,” Quinn said.

“We had to place some-

one where the [director] had

been recruiting, but we really

haven’t missed a beat there.”

According to Quinn, the

Admissions staff is also in

charge of reviewing

applications.

“All of our staff members

have gone through training to

review the files,” Quinn said.

“We like to take a team ap-

proach to reviewing applica-

tions. The primary reader is

the person who recruited in

that area, so they know the

high school and may have

even talked to the student.”

Quinn said that the sec-

ondary reader of the applica-

tion doesn’t necessarily have

to be another Admissions

staff member.

“We have certain pro-

grams that require additional

review,” Quinn said. “For ex-

ample, PT and OT applica-

tions are reviewed by their

departments. Anyone in-

volved in HEOP or CSTEP is

reviewed by Student Suc-

cess. Students come from a

diverse background and ex-

perience, so we have to ad-

just accordingly.”

Quinn said he is im-

pressed with the amount of

enthusiasm from the faculty

and staff involved in review-

ing student applications.

“People on campus are

really excited about the appli-

cation process,” Quinn said.

“The last two cycles, fac-

ulty and staff on campus

have brought a new energy to

students. We anticipate this

to be another successful

year.”

He said that they are okayand are not in the violenceprone areas of the country.

Elazzazi said he waselated when the revoltsbroke out.

“Yes!” he said. “Finally.Ten years is enough and[Mubarak’s government hasbeen there for way toolong.”

Elazzizi said the violentprotests are a result of con-flicting interests in the coun-try.

“The regime is oppres-sive,” he said. “And thereare people who benefit fromthe practices of the regime.These are the people whowould oppose the change.”

Elazzizi said the peopleof Egypt want change be-cause of their distrust in thegovernment.

“[The regime] has madepromises of reform for 30years,” he said. “And thingspolitically have been goingfrom bad to worse.”

Elazzizi said he hasnever voted before he cameto the US because there hasnever been a call for peopleto vote in a free election.

“The system doesn’tallow contribution,” he said.“It’s a decorated election. Itwas as if we had an elec-tion. It’s rigged and peopleknow it’s rigged so theydon’t bother to go.”

Elazzazi said that hehopes to see an independ-ent government whenMubark and his regime offi-cially leave Egypt.

The 2011 Egyptianprotests have been thelargest in the nation sincethe 1977 Bread Riots and

Elazzazi credits the mediafor this.

“The instant media thatcaptured the change imme-diately prevented theregime from quelling suchuprising to stop it at its in-fancy,” he said. “It went outof hand very quickly and Idefinitely credit Facebookand the Internet.”

“The journalists have fo-cused the cameras on thescene and because of that,the government could notsquash the demonstrationsthe way they used to,” Elaz-zazi said in response to theattack on several journalistsincluding CNN’s AndersonCooper.

Elazzazi said that the ini-tial response from the USgovernment was one he didnot expect.

“It was a response [thatsounded] like the UnitedStates was only interestedin [their own] interests,” hesaid. “I don’t think thatshould be the case. I thinkthe United States shouldlook for a partner in the re-gion. Our interest will alignwith the interests of the

people if the people are al-lowed to rise above the op-pression that they haveexperienced for many, many,years.”

Elazzazi said that as apro-democracy country, theUnited States should lookbeyond its borders becausethe world is now a small vil-lage with the availability ofinstant communication.

“Stability on the accountof oppressions does notwork,” he said.

“What happens in othercountries does affect theUnited States, so we needto develop a good under-standing of why thesethings are happening andwhat our role is in the sup-port of what is right.”

Elazzazi has plans to visithis native country duringthe summer.

“I am hopeful that thingswill return to the better andbrighter side,” he said. “Ihope they ramp up thepeaceful pressure. Changeis not going to happen infive days. I hope that theycan pull together and stayunited.”

Professor Elazzazi and his family in Egypt. Photo from WKTV

Professor paying close attention to Egypt Freshman

applications at a

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Students are getting into

the Valentine’s Day spirit

and looking forward to all

the fun filled events that the

campus has to offer, includ-

ing Africa In Motion’s Sadie

Hawkins Dance and Phi Beta

Sigma Fraternity Inc.’s Blue

Love Dace. With both falling

on the same day, students

are torn between an annual

UC event and the Sigma’s

first Valentine’s Day event.

The Sadie Hawkins

Dance will take place in the

Library Concourse from 9

p.m. - 3 a.m. Admission for

couples is $10 and for $6

singles.

Students have a lot to

look forward to. “It will be a

night to remember under the

stars,” Vice President of AIM

Tyler McCrae said. “People

who attend will get to inter-

act with the AIM members,

meet new people, and show

off their new boo.”

Students are excited to

attend The Sadie Hawkins

Dance for many different

reasons.

“I’m going to the Sadie

Hawkins dance,” freshman

Ruby Gonzales said. “Valen-

tine’s Day isn’t always about

spending time with you and

your loved one. It’s about

celebrating our ability to love

and be loved.”

Blue Love will be held in

the Pioneer Café from 10

p.m. - 3 a.m. The entry fee is

$5 for UC students and $7

for outsiders. This isn’t just

any party for the Sigma’s, it

has sentimental value.

“The reason for Blue Love

is Monday Feb.14 is Valen-

tine’s Day, but it is also my

chapters’ founders day,”

Chapter President Keron Al-

leyne said. “We were

founded in 1984, so it came

long before AIM, BOND,

WIND and any other organi-

zations you may presently

know about. Now that our

chapter has been revised,

tradition must be kept with

the return of alumni to cam-

pus and Black Greet Letter

Organizations. It’s almost

right that the party happens

on that day. Students can ex-

pect strolling, individuals

they’ve never met before

from upstate, downstate and

the whole New York State. ”

“I’m going to Blue Love,”

sophomore Brian Haskins

said. “I went to the Sadie

Hawkins dance last year and

it wasn’t what I expected, so

I’m trying something new

this year.”

Some students have

made their decision based

on the theme of the party.

“I’m going to the Sigma

party because it will proba-

bly be better because Frater-

nities have reputations for

throwing great parties,”

freshmen Dejane Williams

said. “Sadie Hawkins seems

more formal and like prom, I

just want to have fun.”

With two dances taking

place this weekend, it

should be one to remember.

Either bring out your dresses

and ties for Sadie Hawkins

or go causal for Blue Love.

UC students face tough decisions over Valentine’s Day weekend

By: Tamira Smith

Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor


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Student Senate con-

venes, new VP announced

Student Senate

opened up its spring session

on Wed. Feb. 9, a week later

than scheduled because of

the inclement weather.

President Keron Alleyne

introduced the new vice-

president, Melissa Alexis-

James, who replaced Ira

Griffith at the end of the fall

session.

Alleyne said that he think

Alexis-James will do a good

job.

“I’m confident about

Melissa,” Alleyne said. “She

seemed a little nervous com-

ing into today, but I think she

can handle it.”

Alleyne also said he

would be there to help her

along the way.

Alexis-James said she is

really excited about the

spring session, despite the

late start.

“I’m pretty confident that

we are going to pick up the

pace and do what needs to

be done,” she said.

Alexis-James also said

that she will be working

closely with Adviser Dean

Kelly to implement the Zip

Car initiative.

“I hope to build aware-

ness about how close organ-

izations and groups need to

be working with the Student

Senate,” she said. “We are

the ones that fund them and

they are the ones that take

that funding and make Utica

College a great place to be.”

Alexis-James said she is

aware of the shoes she

needs to fill but is really hon-

ored that there was enough

confident in her to do the

job.

In other business, the

current E-Board budget

stands at $8,482.04.

Three proposals were ap-

proved at the meeting, which

included funding for the

Gaming Club’s Human vs.

Zombies event, Open Mo-

ment’s Poets Paradise

Event, and Child Life Soci-

ety’s Carnival for a Cure.

The Gaming Club received

$300 in funding, Open Mo-

ments was granted $750

and The Child Life Society

was given $250 for their

event.

Amanda Bottitsi spoke

about all of the upcoming

events that will be put on by

Programming Board from

Feb. 12 to Feb. 17.

On Saturday, Feb. 12,

Utica College will be partici-

pating in the “Sangertown

Loves College Students”

event, where all students

from UC, as well as other

local colleges, are encour-

aged to go to the mall for

student discounts and spe-

cial give-aways.

The annual Murder Mys-

tery dinner will be held Sun-

day, Feb. 13. Only 60 spots

are available for partici-

pants; sign ups are in Stu-

dent Activities.

Dean of Students Affairs

Ken Kelly reviewed Lobby

Day where a total of eight

students and seven faculty

members were in atten-

dance. He also stated that

at the next Student Senate

meeting a presentation will

be given regarding the plans

for renovations of the Gor-

don Science Center.

Lastly, Cody White an-

nounced that Fran Lucia is

the new Inter-Greek Council

adviser, replacing Maureen

Murphy. Rushing is currently

in progress and the pledging

process will start Feb.

The Student Senate Tea

Party will be held Feb. 23

and all students are encour-

aged to come and voice their

opinions.

Student senate convenes, new VP announced

By:Christopher Copper

Editor-in-Chief

&

By: Danielle Kane

Campus Editor

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changing menu. The pizza

program salad bar offerings

have also been upgraded,

according to Boehlert.

Boehlert also added that

there are no current plans to

renovate the dining com-

mons.

“We want to make sure

that when the time comes to

possibly make some

changes, they will be done in

a way that will further en-

hance the dining experience

for our customers,” he said.

Boehlert said he hopes to

provide the best customer

service and food quality that

any food service program

could provide to a campus

community. In doing so,

Boehlert plans to work with

many offices including the

Office of Residence Life, the

Office of Admissions, and

the Office of Student Activi-

ties.

Boehlert urges students

to email him at

[email protected]

m with their feedback.

“My door is always open

and I welcome student feed-

back, ideas and sugges-

tions,” he said.

Sodexo hopes to exceed

expectations

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In less than 48 hours, the National

Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

will give the biggest award an artist can

receive. The 53rd Grammy Awards is

scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 13.

Here are our predictions for some of

the top categories.

Record of the year

Nothing on You by B.o.B. featuring

Bruno Mars. With a chance for three

Grammys on Sunday night, the song has

had its fair share of play-time on the air-

waves. Reaching No.1 on the US Bill-

board Hot 100 chart and No.5 on the US

Hot R&B/Hip Hop songs chart, Nothing

on You ended 2010 at No.11 on the US

Billboard Hot 100 chart 100. B.o.B. should win this one despite the tough competition from

Jay-Z and Eminem.

Album of the year

The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga. If Gaga doesn’t get this one, something is wrong. The

Fame Monster was widely accepted, selling over 1.35 million copies so far. This win has

been in the making since the albums debut. The only other album that should give Gaga a

run for her money is Eminem’s Recovery.

Song of the year

Love the Way You Lie by Eminem ft. Rihanna. Love the Way You Lie is nearly guaranteed

this award. Holding its own at No.1 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart after its debut, this

single to Eminem’s Recovery album easily became an anthem for the lovers and heart-

breakers across America. Pairing Barbadian vocalist Rihanna with the real Slim Shady was

the best decision Sun Studios ever made. The only song that may give them a run for their

money is F*** You by Cee-Lo Green, and even still, it’s a fat chance.

Best new artist

Justin Bieber. JB all the way. There’s no competition here. Let’s face it, love him or hate

him, the kid’s got a 3-D movie all about music career, his mentor is renowned R&B sensa-

tion Usher and still he’s barely kicking 18. Baby is one of the catchiest songs to hit the air-

waves since Beyoncé’s Single Ladies which took Song of the Year in 2010 and not one

other nominee for this category has ever given any of his fans a fever. The Bieber Fever is

sure to take the win.

Editors’ Choice

Photo from google.com

By:Christopher Copper

Editor-in-Chief

&

By: Alissa Scott


Special Event On Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., participating stores

and restaurants at Sangertown Square Mall are offering special

discounts and giveaways to area college

students! Also check out center court for other giveaways and

drawings for college students. Look for the UC table staffed by

our Programming Board and other UC folks. And look for a Trax

sighting as well!

You must BRING YOUR UC STUDENT ID.

The UC shuttle van will also be running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

from Strebel Student Center to the Sangertown Mall.


Opinion

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2011Tangerine

Staff

Editor-In-ChiefChristopher J.

Cooper

managing editorvictoria

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campus editordanielle kane

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Governor Cuomo re-

cently presented his budget

proposal to the state legisla-

ture. The meeting was held

at the empire convention

center. In his vague presen-

tation, we learned that

some cuts are underway,

typically major cuts happen

in the two largest budget

lines, such as education

and healthcare, but it

seems that Cuomo is

uniquely selective in his

cuts. He initiated a task

force made up of legislative

members in houses, to fig-

ure out what state prisons

to close and or combine,

they have until June 1 or he

and his chamber will make

the executive decisions.

This directive on

Cuomo’s behalf is highly po-

litical; he has designed a

way for local legislative

members to be accountable

for the consequences that

come once decisions are

determined. So when push

comes to shove, con-

stituents will look at their

legislature to blame- not the

governor.

While Cuomo’s delivery

was quantitatively vague,

we were able to learn of

new governmental initia-

tives. Such as the Spending

and Government Efficiency

(SAGE) Commission that will

merge some state agencies

and reduce state costs by

up to 20 percent. Cuomo’s

proposal also includes the

availability of competitive

based grants in education

and healthcare.

As cuts are underway as

initiated by the governor, we

know that it takes two to

tango, if the legislature re-

jects his proposal, we go

back to the drawing board!

While legislatures have re-

fused to comment on the

governor’s proposal, we all

know that they are ready for

the fight, because they have

the battle scars to prove it,

especially those who experi-

enced Patterson’s adminis-

tration.

Additional political tur-

moil in Albany this past

week occurred when the

Senate passed the gover-

nor’s property tax cap. I

would say it is safe to say

Republicans typically favor

tax cuts, and they are in the

majority of the Senate so

this is not surprising. How-

ever, in the house of the As-

sembly, legislative majority

is democratic and they are

not quite receptive of such

tax bill. Literally, a day after

the Senate passed this, op-

position letters began

rolling in through legisla-

ture’s fax machines.

As the legislative session

continues, the political envi-

ronment gets less friendly,

lobbyist become more ag-

gressive and I see how al-

leged professional

politicians and policy ana-

lysts’ disagree- not so pro-

fessional, especially during

“off the floor meetings.” For

me, as the intern with no

campaign to run next elec-

tion, it’s enjoyable to watch.

Ira’s ScoopBy: Ira Griffith

Staff Reporter

Look, it is Utica and it is

the dead of winter. It is

going to snow a lot. That is

a given. I have always been

under the impression that

knowing this in advance

should allow for more prepa-

ration to properly remove

the snow. However, my ex-

periences have proven oth-

erwise.

Tuesday evening brought

a pleasant surprise: An e-

mail from Utica College that

this weekend will bring a

mass snow removal cam-

paign. Cars will have to be

temporarily removed from

residence hall parking lots,

but it is a small price to pay

to (hopefully) finally have a

clear parking lot. Maybe the

parking lines will actually be

visible after the snow re-

moval.

UC is making the right

choice in proceeding with

such snow removal in resi-

dential lots. Unfortunately, it

is a little late to be respond-

ing to the issue.

The snow in the parking

lots has been a problem

ever since it began falling

back in November. It has

continued to pile up without

being properly removed,

forming layers of ice in the

parking lots, both in the driv-

ing areas and the actual

parking spots. It causes for

an extremely hard time try-

ing to exit or enter a parking

spot, particularly with cars

not quite suited for heavy

snow conditions.

It’s understandable that

cars cannot be removed

from parking lots every time

it snows (although many

apartment complexes do re-

quire residents to do so

when the private plowing

service arrives). However,

even the lanes to drive

through the parking areas

are always poorly plowed

and coated in snow and ice.

Most importantly, side-

walks on campus have be-

come increasingly

dangerous. Recently, there

has been a lack of salt used

to break apart the very slick

ice on the sidewalks. There

is also no effort being made

to scrape that ice. Simply

snow blowing the sidewalk

only further packs down the

ice. It is understandably

hard to keep up with an on-

going storm, but when the

snow ends, it is reasonable

to expect to see and feel the

sidewalk relatively soon. In-

stead, students are walking

to class on ice – literally.

I think Facilities Manage-

ment does an incredible job

keeping UC tidy. It is not al-

ways an easy task. I particu-

larly feel for them on days

when drunken fools vandal-

ize property and Facilities

Management has to fix

something. That is hard and

often frustrating work.

However, when it comes

to snow removal, particularly

on the walking paths, there

needs to be faster and more

productive responses.

Grinding cars through snow

is one thing, but students

and faculty slipping and

falling on ice is an entirely

more serious issue.

Snow removal a

mixed bag By Jeff Kassouf

Online Editor

Thank you for the lovely

note and generous donation

of $917.28, representing

monies raised through holi-

day events run by students,

faculty and staff at Utica Col-

lege. We are honored that

our Gianna Rose Van Pelt

Memorial Fund was once

again selected to be the

beneficiary of proceeds from

these activities.

The Gianna Rose Van

Pelt Memorial Fund contin-

ues to play a very special

role in the work of the Baker

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

at Crouse Hospital. By un-

derwriting the cost of a

much-needed Stryker hy-

draulic stretcher last year,

the Gianna Fund greatly en-

hanced the work of our

Neonatal Transport Team. It

is gratifying to know that

members of the Utica Col-

lege family personally bene-

fited from the purchase and,

in a very real way, were

touched directly by Gianna’s

spirit.

Please extend our best

wishes and heartfelt thanks

to all our friends at Utica

College for their caring, gen-

erosity and meaningful sup-

port.

Carrie Berse, FAHP

President

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Have the housewives now tran-

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In March 2006, The Real House-

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In addition to The Real Housewives

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wives of athletes or about women

desperate for media attention and a

big check from media outlets like VH1

who are infamous for constantly de-

veloping mindless reality series.

Some Utica College students follow

the American-wife-obsession fad. “I

like the series,” sophomore Shawna

Claxton said. “They show America that

women today are not just stay-at-

home wives, they have real jobs and

real lives outside their marriages…

and plus, they’re funny as hell”.

UC junior Amy Rivera also enjoys

the series and agrees that America’s

interest with these wives are ridicu-

lous and entertaining because “most

of the wives aren’t even ‘wives’ any-

more”.

Although these popular reality

shows are redundant, audiences and

consumers can agree that they are

entertaining.

America’s obsession with wives

By: Sonya Joseph

Staff Reporter

ASU celebrates year of the rabbit

Students gained cultural awareness and expe-

rienced a sample of a traditional Chinese New

Year celebration as the Asian Student Union held

their first Lunar New Year Banquet in the Library

Concourse on Friday, Feb. 4.

Prepared for 80 students and faculty, 140

people came to show their support as the paper-

lantern-decorated banquet proceeded through a

line-up of martial arts, a calligraphy activity, a lion

dance and a fan dance. Performers wore extrava-

gant lion costumes and pranced around the room

snapping in the audience members faces and

bowed down begging to be pet. They also served

a traditional Chinese dinner provided by Sodexo.

ASU President Christine Tam was pleased with

the turnout and believes that, overall, it was a

success and that everyone enjoyed themselves.

“My executive board and I received great feed-

back on how well the event went,” Tam said. “It

took up a lot of time, dedication and responsibility

to ensure a successful event.”

Hearing of the banquet from a friend was the

first time freshman Melina Dossantos had ever

heard of ASU, but she attended to support the or-

ganization and to see the calligraphy activity.

“I didn’t see not one sign, this is the first I’ve

ever heard of them,” Dossantos said. “There’s

going to be calligraphy, though. I’m interested in

that.”

Shifu Jianye Jiang, who has been practicing

calligraphy since he as 13 years old, translated

phrases into Chinese and wrote them in calligra-

phy for selected students. He used his energy to

carefully paint the student’s requests like, “Never

give up” and “Love, peace and joy”.

ASU plans to continue the banquet annually.

“Hopefully next year’s Lunar New Year celebra-

tion will have the traditional lion dance and other

possible performances such as the ribbon, fan

and drum dances.”

By: Alissa Scott


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Aries (3/21-4/19)

Changes in your relationship

are imminent this week. But

fear not, Aries, this is not a

bad thing. Laughter and

good times are coming your

way.

Taurus (4/20-5/20)

Problems are sure to come

your way this week. They

may spill over into the follow-

ing week, but stay strong.

Reach out and find an event

on campus to take your mind

off it.

Gemini (5/21-6/21)

You’ve been caught day-

dreaming more than usual. It

may be because you’ve been

so caught up with your work.

Curl up with your favorite

movie and snacks this week-

end to get back on track.

Cancer (6/22-7/22)

This week, Cancer, it’s time

to catch up with those old

friends you’ve been neglect-

ing. Send a text to someone

who you haven’t talked to in

a while. It’ll make their day.

Leo (7/23-8/22)

Relationships are fruitful this

week. Take a break from

your busy schedule to in-

dulge in a little celebration

with friends or flings.

Virgo (8/23-9/22)

You’re feeling extra curious

this week, Virgo. Try using

that noodle to learn a new

skill or pick up a new hobby.

Libra (9/23-10/22)

This week will go by

smoothly, but be prepared

for something to go amiss.

By the end of the weekend,

things will get better. Pre-

pare yourself for a needed

pick-me-up.

Scorpio (10/23-11/21)

All things done well, are

done in moderation, Scorpio.

It may seem like a boring

weekend, but if you do any-

thing too extreme, you’re

likely to regret it.

Sagittarius (11/22-12/21)

Perhaps, Sag, you should re-

consider your career plans.

This week, you’re going to

take up an interest outside

of your fried of study. It will

all be for the best.

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This week, do some serious

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anything to drastic.

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A lot of people are going to

want to talk to you about

controversial topics this

week. Keep your opinion on

the low; confrontation won’t

help anyone this time.

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SportsThe Tangerine

It is not all about sports here at UC.

At the end of the fall 2010 semester,

there were 628 athletes that played on

a total of 21 teams. Their overall GPA

stood at an impressive 2.81.

Out of the 21 teams, eight of them

had a team GPA of over 3.0. Those

eight teams were field hockey, both

men's and women's hockey teams,

men's soccer, men's and women's ten-

nis, water polo, and women's cross-

country.

Freshman soccer teammates Jeff

Cupka and Jon Peterson attribute a lot

of their academic success to their

studying outside the classroom. “The li-

brary is a great place to get your work

done,” Peterson said, “because we

have study hall every week during the

season and you're more motivated to

go study because you also get to spend

some time with your teammates and

friends.”

“Coach [Joe Calabrese] strives for

us to get a 3.0, and it's actually part of

our mission statement,” Cupka said. “If

a player has below a 3.0, then they

have to go to extra study halls on Sun-

days.”

“There is really no time to fool

around,” Peterson said.

The teammates appear to be very

dedicated.

“I remember a four hour road trip

we took to Pennsylvania,” Jeff says. “I

brought my laptop so I could get my

homework done on the bus.”

Field hockey player Ally Sanders

also gives a lot of credit to the hours

spent in the library studying. “Our

coaches set up a study hall for fresh-

men on Monday nights from 7-10pm

where I was able to get a lot of work

done,” she said.

Juggling athletics and academics,

however, is nothing new for Sanders.

“Personally, in high school, I was a

three sport athlete so I was used to

balancing the two for the past four

years,” she said. “It wasn't that big of a

change for me and therefore not very

difficult, but I know it can be for some

people.”

Despite the rigorous schedule UC

athletes go through, especially during

the season, the grades are reflecting

that it is possible to thrive as a true

student-athlete. The fall sports teams

set the bar high, so hopefully the

spring sports teams can keep the trend

going. It is important for student-ath-

letes to excel in the classroom because

their athletic career will likely end when

they graduate, but their academics will

prepare them for a promising career

after college.

Pioneers perform well off the field

“If a player has below a

3.0, then they have to go

to extra study halls on

Sundays.”

-Jeff Cupka

By: Luis De Leon

Staff Reporter

Answer: One- Gary Heenan

The Utica College women’s basket-

ball team fell short 75-61 to Ithaca

College on Feb. 5.

All-American Jessica Berry and

sophomore Meghan Fiore combined 43

points and 17 rebounds. Berry regis-

tered her 13 double-double of the sea-

son with 21 points, 12 boards and 3

steals. Devon Croll contributed 10

points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds for

Utica.

On Feb. 8, the Pioneers came out

on top, defeating Hartwick College 63-

52 in an Empire 8 Conference contest.

Berry became the second player in

Utica program history to collect 1000

rebounds in a career. She needs only

42 points to become the 11th player in

the history of the NCAA Division III

women's basketball to score over

2,000 points and get 1,000 rebounds.

Berry contributed 15 points and 11 re-

bounds and Fiore had 14 points and

10 rebounds. Stephanie Nara added

12 points to the winning score. Katie

McGee and Alyssa Filkins both netted

eight points a pieces, Croll added six

points as well as seven assists.

McGee is content with the season

so far.

“We had a really rough first semes-

ter, but we are pulling it together and

making the playoff run we knew we

would,” she said said.

Utica improved their record to an

11-9 overall and 7-4 in Empire 8 play

and will travel to Alfred to take on the

Saxons in a key conference game. Tip-

off is scheduled at 6 p.m.

Women’s basketball falls at Ithaca, beats HartwickBy: Meghan Willett

Staff Reporter

The Utica College swim

and dive team fell to St.

Lawrence University on Sat.

Feb. 5 to conclude the regu-

lar season. They finished

with a 3-9 record which is a

two game improvement from

the last year. The meet

against St. Lawrence was

the last home meet until

next season and for senior

swimmer Kristyn Galbraith,

it was her last home meet

ever.

“The ending is definitely

bittersweet,” Galbraith said.

“It’s exciting that I'm moving

on, but I'm really going to

miss being a college athlete

because of the cama-

raderie.”

Head Coach Erin Knight

proudly evaluated her

team’s performance over

the course of the season.

“They have had a fast

season,” Knight said. “They

are a good group of kids.”

The regular season may

be over, but the Pioneers are

not done swimming yet.

From Feb. 23-25, UC will

compete in the Upper New

York State Collegiate

Swimming Association

Championships in Web-

ster, NY.

Knight is optimistic that

her team will do well.

“I think the [men’s] team

will break a bunch of

records at the Champi-

onships,” Knight said.

Knight has one request

during the Championships.

“Maybe the professors to

be lenient since (the swim-

mers will be) missing four

days of school,” Knight said.

UC swim and dive prepares for

championships

By: Anthony O’Hagan

Sports Editor

The Utica College track

and field team competed at

the Hamilton College Invita-

tional on Saturday, Feb. 5 at

the Scott Field House in Clin-

ton, N.Y. On the women’s

side, freshman Jess Ciraulo

won the 55 meter hurdles

while she finished fourth in

the 200-yard dash.

The men’s team also had

success as junior Joe Pruc-

kno, like Ciraulo, took first

place in the 55 meter hur-

dles. Freshman Harrison

Quamily earned first place in

the 500 meter dash with a

final time of 1:07.48 while

his teammate and fellow

freshman Robert Baird fin-

ished in second with a final

time of 1:08.25.

The Pioneers return to

action on Saturday, Feb. 12

when the Pioneers travel to

Ithaca to compete in the

Robert Kane Invitational at

Cornell University. The com-

petition is scheduled to

begin at 10 a.m.

By: Anthony O’Hagan

Sports Editor

UC track and field competes at

Hamilton



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Hey guys, the Autistic

Sports Nerd here.

Super Bowl

The Lombardi Trophy re-

turns to the team that won it

the first two times, the

Green Bay Packers. They de-

feated the Pittsburgh Steel-

ers 31-25. Congratulations

to the Packers and their

fans. Green Bay is the first

sixth seed to win the Super

Bowl since the Steelers did it

in 2005. No matter where a

team is in the standings, if

they get hot at the right time,

anything can happen and

the Packers certainly proved

that.

Question is, will there be

a football season next year?

I hope so, especially consid-

ering that there might not be

a basketball season next

year either. Oh well, maybe

ESPN will be desperate and

try to get the NHL back if

there are two lockouts.

There's a bright side to

everything.

My favorite Super Bowl

commercial was the

one where all of the leg-

endary sitcom charac-

ters were wearing

different NFL team Jer-

seys.

NHL

Goaltender Evgeni

Nabokov spent a good por-

tion of his career with the

San Jose Sharks. He tem-

porarily left the United

States to play in Russia.

Then, Nabokuv signed a deal

with the Red Wings because

he wanted to have a chance

to win the cup.

However, a strange loop-

hole in the rules forced

Nabokov to clear waivers

first despite already signing

the contract with the Red

Wings. Who comes in and

picks him up? The New York

Islanders.

Realizing the Islanders

are a bad team and under-

standing their' bad history

with goaltenders, Nabokuv

was obviously very angry. He

was basically on the Red

Wings already but then the

Islanders kidnapped him. It's

literally going from first to

worst.

Nabokuv refused to re-

port to the team so the Is-

landers have suspended him

indefinitely. Nabokuv's

dream was to win the Stan-

ley Cup.

The New York Islanders:

The franchise that destroys

dreams

WWE

There have been rumors

that Sting has signed or will

sign with the WWE and ap-

pear at WrestleMania. Keep

in mind that nothing is con-

firmed and this could all be

just a pipe-dream. The ru-

mors get more specific as

there could be an Under-

taker vs. Sting match at this

year's WrestleMania. That

has always been a dream

match of mine. Sting has to

be the most famous wrestler

to never appear in the WWE.

If Sting does go to the

WWE and faces the Under-

taker at Mania, don't expect

an in-ring classic because

the Undertaker is old and in-

jured while Sting is just old

in general. This would be a

five star classic if these two

were in their prime. The

built-up to this match and

just the fact that the two of

them could square off this

year still gives me goose

bumps and the atmosphere

should be incredible. I hope

this happens!

UC Hockey

Last Friday, the UC

Hockey team went to Rye

Playland. We rode on the

dragon-coaster, drove

bumper cars and played a

lot of games. Okay, that did-

n't exactly happen but we

did go there because the

team had a very big confer-

ence game at Manhat-

tanville.

In probably the greatest

UC hockey game I have seen

since I've been here, the Pio-

neers won 2-1. My mom and

cousin came up and they

saw the Pioneers win for the

first time. It's always cool

when my family is able to

see a game. I remember two

years ago my dad came up

and I introduced him to the

team and coaching staff.

That was awesome.

MLB

Andy Pettitte is retiring.

Competitor is the perfect

word for Andy. His fire and

determination made him my

favorite Yankee I have ever

watched. Whenever there

was a big game, I felt more

comfortable with Pettitte on

the mound than even CC, AJ,

and going back years-

Clemens. That is not a knock

against those guys but with

Pettitte on the mound, you

knew that he was going to

compete and battle.

In 2003 when the Yan-

kees were down 1-0 in all

three playoff series, who

helped the Yankees even up

the series in Game 2? Pet-

titte did. I remember in

Game 6 of the 2009 ALCS

against the Angels, all the

analysts and reporters

wanted CC to pitch in Game

6 because the Yankees

"needed to finish the Angels

off before it got to Game 7

and they didn't think Pettitte

could get the job done.

Guess what? He pitched a

great game and the Yankees

won in six games. Plus, he

was the winning pitcher

when the Yankees clinched

the 2009 World Series title.

My all time favorite mo-

ment going to a Yankees'

game was Aug. 16, 2010

(the day after my birthday).

My Uncle asked me who my

favorite Yankee was and I

told them Andy Pettitte. My

grandfather and Uncle came

back a few minutes later

with an Andy Pettitte shirt. I

couldn't believe it.

Good luck in retirement

Andy, the Yankees and their

fans are really going to miss

seeing you on the field.

The Utica College women's ice hockey

team will host Chatham University Saturday,

Feb. 12 at the Whitestown Community Cen-

ter following the 2011 Bob Mercurio Ex-

treme Freeze Mite Tournament. The

Pioneers are teaming up with the local Youth

Hockey Association in hopes of a fun and

eventful evening for players, parents and

fans of the local community.

The puck is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m.

and admission is free for all. The first 50

fans under the age of 12 will receive a FREE

“Synch Sack” (back pack). In between peri-

ods, the Pioneers will host fan competitions

and free food giveaways. Prizes will include

game-jerseys, hats, and sweatshirts. 75% of

the giveaways will go to participants of the

mite tournament.

UC currently controls its own destiny in

regards to extending into the post-season for

the tenth consecuitve season. The Pioneers

are 10-9 overall including a 6-8 mark in the

ECAC Women's West Conference. The top

sixth teams in the conference get a bid to

the conference tournament and presently

UC is in sixth place with 12 points. The Pio-

neers need five points to secure a spot in

the tournament and they have four games

remaining.

Following the weekend set against

Chatham, UC will travel to nationally ranked

No.3 Plattsburgh for two-games to close out

the regular season. On Saturday, Feb. 19,

the puck is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m.

while Sunday, Feb. 20 the game is sched-

uled for 3 p.m. The Cardinals are currently

15-2-3 overall as well as 11-1-2 in confer-

ence play. The Pioneers were 0-2-1 against

Plattsburgh last season, including a 5-2

loss, in the semifinals of the conference

tournament, on Mar. 6 in Plattsburgh.

UC women’s ice hockey teams up

with youth hockey association Senior guard James Pat-

terson of the Utica College

men's basketball team was

named the Empire 8 Confer-

ence Player of the Week for

the week ending Feb. 6. Pat-

terson, who was also named

the College's

Patterson ranks fourth in

the conference averaging

17.3 points per game

Male Athlete of the

Week, led Utica to victories

over Ithaca and Elmira last

week as the Pioneers im-

proved their record to 10-8

overall and 4-6 in the Em-

pire 8 Conference.

Patterson averaged 25

points, six assists, five re-

bounds and 3.5 steals per

game as the Pioneers went

2-0 this past week. He

scored a career-high 32

points, including ten points

in the final 4:27 of the con-

test, as the Pioneers up-

ended nationally-ranked

Ithaca College 94-89 Satur-

day afternoon.

He added 18 points and

nine assists in the Pioneers'

win over Elmira on Thursday

night. Patterson shot 64.3

percent from the floor (18-

of-28) over the course of two

games and he also shot 57

percent from beyond the arc

(4-of-7). He also moved into

sixth place on the College's

all-time scoring list with

1,099 career points.

On the season Patterson

ranks fourth in the confer-

ence with an average of

17.3 points and 4.4 re-

bounds per game. He is

shooting 48.1 percent from

the floor.

Patterson named E8 Player

of the Week

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Friday February 11, 2011

Sports


Men's hockey sets program record

The Tangerine

Get to know your Pioneers

The Utica College men’s

hockey team completed a sea-

son sweep over the Manhat-

tanville College Valiants after

winning both games after win-

ning both games Friday, Feb. 4

and Saturday, Feb. 5. The

sweep gives the nationally-

ranked No. 7 Pioneers a school

record 17 wins along with five

losses and a 6-3 record in the

ECAC Men's West Conference.

No. 12 Manhattanville has a 2-

8 conference record and they

are 14-8-1 overall.

The Pioneers won the first

of the two game set Friday

night at the Playland Ice

Casino. The Valiants scored

first, courtesy of Luc VanNatter

off a Marcus von Sydow assist

at the 9:42 mark in the first pe-

riod. That would prove to be the

only score of the game for the

Valiants, as the Pioneers re-

sponded with a goal of their

own in the second period after

freshman forward Jordan

Hobaica scored a short-handed

goal off fellow freshman Trever

Hertz's assist. With less than

nine minutes to goal in the third

period, UC's Steve Zappia tal-

lied his first inter-collegiate goal

on the power-play to break the

1-1 tie. Junior captain Tim Coff-

man and sophomore forward

Evan Chlanda were credited

with the assist on what proved

to be the game winning goal.

Freshman goalie Nick Therrien

had 16 saves to earn his eighth

victory of the season.

The second game took

place Saturday night at the

Aud. The Pioneers made sure

they were the ones to take the

early lead this time with Coff-

man's eleventh goal of the sea-

son off assists from Chlanda

and freshman defender Mike

Slowikowski. UC managed to

hold onto the lead through the

first period, despite three

penalties in about ten minutes.

In the second period, Hertz

struck what would be the

game-winning goal off fresh-

man Chris Santiago's assist at

12:31. The second period

ended with sophomore forward

Eric Peterson receiving a

penalty for checking from be-

hind. Manhattanville would

score their only goal on a Lem

Randall power-play 40 seconds

into the third period, making

the score 2-1. The Valiants

would not score on their next

two power-plays while Pioneer

freshman Doug Marshall pro-

vided insurance with his first

goal of the season, an empty-

netter, giving UC a 3-1 lead with

17 seconds left in the game.

Freshman goalie Evan

Smith earned first star honors,

stopping 22 shots and improv-

ing his record to 9-2 this sea-

son.

With the sweep, Utica Col-

lege has now won four straight

games and 12 of its last 14.

The Pioneers, now tied for first

with Elmira in the ECAC Men's

West Conference, travel to Neu-

mann University for a two-game

series starting on Friday Feb.

12 in Ashton, P.A. The puck for

both games is scheduled to

drop at 7 p.m.

By: Luis De Leon

Staff Reporter

The men’s hockey team faces off against rival Manhattanville college.Photo from ucpioneers.com

What do you think of the Men's

hockey performance this season?

Congrats to those guys. There season

has been impressive.

The men's hockey performance is

awesome this year. It is always nice

to see UC team have a successful

season, especially against conference

opponents and nationally ranked

teams.

I think the hockey team performance

this season is good because they are

working more as a team.

If you could have any athlete as a

roommate, who would it be? Clint Dempsey, US soccer player

I've only lived with athletes my four

years at UC. My freshman year I lived

with an ice hockey player in South

hall. It was great, we're still friends.

Sometimes living with teammates

does not always work out but for us it

did.

Will King

What do you do in the off-season

when you are not playing sports?

I love to watch and play soccer in the

off season when I am not working.

The off season I like to take time to

hang out with friends that I might not

get to spend time with while in sea-

son.

In the off-season I work and work out.

What is the best pick-up line you

have heard?

“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd

put U and I together.”

I honestly don't think anyone has ever

used a pick up line on me so I really

don't know any.

" You and me should be one."

Your Pioneers from left to right:

Alan Hughes (swim and dive)

Alex Carletta (field hockey)

Kenneth AgyaPong (track and field)

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