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In Brief Aramark, UC cut ties
Employees’ reaction
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February 4, 2011
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Utica, n.Y.
vol. XLIV Issue 14
By Christopher Copper
Editor-in-Chief
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Students’ reaction Campus pub potential hangout
The swap from ARAMARK toSodexo may have been a bit sur-prising for students, but perhapsthe most overwhelmed are the em-ployees who have had to transitioninto the atmosphere, culture andpolicies of Sodexo. According toGeneral Manager Damian Boehlertand Sodexo policies, employeesunder the company are unable tooffer statements.
However, The Tangerine pridesitself in getting all sides of thestory and we made the decision tospeak to Sodexo employees underthe condition of anonymity.
Employee A was bothered by afew policies that were enacted asSodexo took the throne. Once anenjoyable workplace, Employee Aand their co-workers grumbledabout stricter guidelines and anew night manager. Employee A
After receiving news about thenew food service provider Sodexo,over winter break students andfaculty returned to Utica Collegeunsure of what to expect. Studentshave responded with an over-whelming amount of approval forSodexo.
Students received notice duringwinter break through an e-mailannouncing that the partnershipUC has had with ARAMARK for over30 years was coming to an endand Sodexo would be the new foodservice provider. Students weretold that the price of meal planswould stay the same for the re-mainder of the semester.
Travis Cobb, senior, approves ofthe new food.
“As of right now the newcafeteria has surpassed my expec-tations, and has passed Aramark's
Utica College plans to have anon-campus pub completed by theend of August, President ToddHutton said. The pub would be located inside the current PioneerCafé area, adjacent to StrebelLounge and it would serve as aplace for the college community tocome together.
“It’s about improving the qualityof life, first for the students and forthe community,” Hutton said.
Plans originally called for acampus pub to be completed bythe beginning of the 2011 springsemester, but those plans fellthrough as a consequence of ARA-MARK’s dismissal as UticaCollege’s dining services provider.With Sodexo now providingcampus dining services, plans for
LASU Talent Show
Postponed
Latin American Student
Union, (LASU), will not be
hosting its annual talent
show, scheduled to take place
on Feb. 5. According to the
group, the decision was made
because of a lack of participa-
tion from organizations. The
show was rescheduled from
its traditional fall date.
Volunteer Fair
Rescheduled
Career Services rescheduled
its annual volunteer fair to
Wed. Feb. 9. The fair will be
held in the Library Concourse
and is scheduled to begin at 3
p.m.
Email Server Issues
On Friday, Feb. 4, the Utica
College e-mail server will be
taken offline at 4 p.m. for re-
quired maintenance. This
downtime is expected to last
approximately one hour.
Please note that e-mail and
calendar services, including
webmail, will be unavailable
during this time. This down-
time will not affect Banner,
BannerWeb, PC logins, net-
work folders, or the UC web-
site.
Egypt Unrest
In an attempt to overthrow
President Hosni Murbarak
people gathered for the “Mil-
lion Man March” on Feb. 2. Vi-
olence broke out during the
March leaving three people
dead and at least 600 injured
in the uncontrolled violence.
This is part of the nine-day
movement demanding the
resignation of the president.
Abortion Debate
Republican Chris Smith intro-
duced an anti-choice bill to
the House of Representatives.
According to the New York
Times, the bill would narrow
the use of federal dollars for
abortions, which now allow
abortions for women who
have been raped. The bill
would restrict the definition of
what is rape and who can
have an abortion.
For 32 years, ARAMARK
Dining Services served the
campus community. Accord-
ing to their website, they pro-
vide award-winning food
services and pride them-
selves in being a leader in
professional services. How-
ever, even with their acco-
lades, Utica College decided
to end a nearly four-decade
long relationship on Jan. 18.
According to President
Todd Hutton, Utica College’s
long relationship with ARA-
MARK deteriorated towards
the end of the fall 2010 se-
mester.
“We had seen a decline
in the quality of food and the
quality of menu," Hutton
said. “We wanted this
change to happen for the
spring semester."
Hutton admitted that al-
though the relationship
stood on shaky grounds, the
decision to part ways was
difficult.
ARAMARK waived the 90-
days notice policy so the col-
lege could replace them
immediately.
"The hand-off was con-
genial," Hutton said.
UC opened up the bidding
process to other dining serv-
ices management, and
Sodexo beat out Bon Appétit
Management Company and
Chartwell's Dining and Cater-
ing Services as its new cam-
pus dining services
management provider.
In an inter-office memo-
randum from Hutton, he said
that Sodexo was the best fit
for UC.
“The College determined
that Sodexo’s strategic vi-
sion is most in line with our
own,” Hutton said. “They are
best positioned to support
our talented and committed
on-site Dining Services team,
and that they are best pre-
pared to work with the cam-
pus community to create an
exceptional and affordable
dining experience.”
Although Hutton admitted
that the college was given “a
very tight frame” to make
the transition, he is im-
pressed with Sodexo’s per-
formance thus far.
“I've already seen an im-
provement,” he said. “I'm
very hopeful that we'll see
sustained improvement."
Hutton also said that stu-
dents will be involved with
food planning and program-
ming.
ARAMARK worked with
Sodexo to make the transi-
tion a smooth one. All em-
ployees employed under
ARAMARK were transferred
to Sodexo. General Manager
Damian Boehlert joined Ex-
ecutive Chef Art Langdon
and Assistant Manager
Stacy Knutti to guide
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By Alissa Scott
Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor
By Victoria Cruz-Griffith
Managing Editor By Jeff Kassouf
Online Editor
Cont’d on pg. 3
Students wait in line at the new Sodexo deli station. Photo by Chris Hoilund.
Inside Campus63 Students
Dismissed for Poor
Academic Standing
Friday, February 4, 2011 Page 2
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Where is the Wi-Fi in my
room?
Burrstone House gets minor makeover
At the end of the fall se-
mester, many residential stu-
dents went home for winter
break believing they would
have Wi-Fi installed in their
residence halls by the time
they returned for the spring
semester. With the exception
of students in Bell Hall,
those expecting a wireless
internet connection in their
rooms were disappointed.
There is no clear reason
why Bell was the first resi-
dence hall to receive the up-
grade, as opposed to others,
but according to wireless ex-
pert John Kaftan, “the con-
struction in North Hall and
South Hall makes it harder
to install the wires needed to
support the wireless sys-
tem.”
On the UC website, Tower
Hall is listed as next to re-
ceive the wireless upgrade.
It would then make sense if
Boehlert Hall is upgraded
after Tower Hall due to their
similar construction. Kaftan
does not want to give a spe-
cific date, but he hopes the
upgrades for the residence
halls will be complete,
before the semester ends.
Why has it taken this
long? Although the original
goal was to upgrade the resi-
dence halls during winter
break, it did not happen be-
cause upgrades were first
deployed across the aca-
demic and administrative
buildings. Integrated Infor-
mation Technology Services
spent most of the fall se-
mester tweaking the wire-
less system, doing what they
can to improve it as much as
possible. The hardware sup-
porting the Wi-Fi system
around campus was old and
replaced with newer, more
capable equipment. En-
terasys, the software used
for the networks, was also
updated. The new hardware
and updated software was
used in Bell Hall and will
continue to be used as the
upgrades expand into the
rest of the residence halls.
There have been no is-
sues with the upgrades in
Bell Hall, so IITS should soon
be done testing the connec-
tion there and be set to up-
grade the next residence
hall. By the time all resi-
dence halls have their up-
grades, there will be over
200 access points on two
servers throughout campus.
If one server is down, the
other one can pick up the
slack to limit any possible in-
conveniences students expe-
rience while surfing the Web.
Even Burrstone Hall, the only
residence hall that already
has Wi-Fi, will receive an up-
grade to improve the wire-
less connection there. The
existing wireless equipment
will simply be replaced by
the new one, similar to what
was done in the academic
and administrative buildings.
In an effort to make stu-
dents aware of the situation,
an e-mail was sent to all stu-
dents containing information
about the campus-wide wire-
less upgrade. All feedback
is welcomed, especially from
students that are currently
experiencing the new up-
grades. For the rest of the
students that are attached
to an ethernet cable, rest as-
sured; those days are com-
ing closer to an end. For
more information, contact
ResNet at (315) 792-4585.
IITS hopes to have wireless internet in all seven resience halls by the end of the spring
2011 semester. Photo from google.com.
Students urged to
attend lobby day
With the economy in the
pits and college tuition on
the rise, students cannot af-
ford to lose any financial aid.
They will have the opportu-
nity to defend their educa-
tion and meet with
legislators who are making
crucial cuts to aid programs
like Tuition Assistance Pro-
gram (TAP) and Higher Edu-
cation Opportunity Program
(HEOP) on Tuesday, Feb. 8 in
Albany, N.Y.
The New York state
budget also delegates fund-
ing for higher education for
programs like Direct Institu-
tional “Bundy” Aid, Collegiate
Science and Technology
Entry Program (C-STEP), Lib-
erty Partnerships and New
York Higher Education Loan
Program (NYHELPs). Stu-
dents that benefit from any
of the aid aforementioned
shouldn't take them for
granted, as legislators are
proposing to, “reduce TAP
spending for anticipated sav-
ings of $224 million” accord-
ing to the National Congress
of Stage Legislators website.
Past student lobbying has
been successful according to
Director of Media Relations
for UC Christine Leogrande.
“Meeting with legislators
has indeed been effective,”
Leogrande said. “There is
nothing like personal stories
to make this about real peo-
ple and not just about num-
bers. The legislators, while
they must choose to spend
limited state dollars wisely,
are reminded by students
that having a well-educated
population is ultimately very
important for the state.”
Junior Ira Griffith, intern-
ing for the New York State
Assembly said it’s most im-
portant for students to get
involved because legislators
listen to them.
“When [the legislators]
know students care and are
concerned, they will fight
with the government for
more money,” Griffith said.
“Student lobbyists are al-
ways remembered. Student
lobbyists, have more person-
ality, many of the legislators
look forward to student lobby
days.”
Interested students will
be offered transportation to
Albany the morning of Lobby
Day. Reservations are to be
made in the Office of Stu-
dent Affairs.
“In addition, Lobby Day
provides students with the
opportunity to meet face-to-
face with legislators and to
get a real feel for how the
state budget process works,”
Leogrande said. “For some,
it may be their first chance to
advocate for a cause about
which they are passionate.”
“Come one, come all,”
Griffith encouraged. “Num-
bers speak volume.”
By Alissa Scott
Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor
By Luis De Leon
Staff Reporter
Burrstone House residents came
back after winter break to find that
some changes had taken place.
While students were gone, renova-
tions to Burrstone were made that
included new cable splitters and tile
floors to replace the old carpeting.
All of the halls in the building are
now tile expect the main area in-
front, which will be renovated either
over spring break or summer 2011,
according to Area Coordinator
Stephanie Weishaupt.
The carpeting in the actual rooms
of Burrstone were replaced with tile
five to six years ago, but it was not
until December that the rest of the
building was renovated. Weishaupt
stated that over-all she thinks most
students like the new floors.
“Yes, I’d say students like it bet-
ter than the old carpeting,”
Weishaupt said. “I don’t even know
how old those carpets were, proba-
bly 20 years or more.”
Weishaupt also said that the
only complaint students have is the
increase in noise level with the tile
floors, being that it is louder when
people walk and yell in the hallways
now. In general, however, she said
the new floors give the entire build-
ing a much nicer, cleaner feel.
Aside from the floor renovations,
there were adjustments to the
plumbing in November due to a lack
of hot water.
“Some rooms weren’t getting hot
water so that had to be fixed as
well,” Weishaupt said.
The one thing students should
not expect to be fixed any time soon
is the elevator. There have been nu-
merous complaints about the rick-
ety, old elevator that constantly
closes on people when they are get-
ting in it, but there are no plans to
replace it in the near future.
“This building is so old and that
elevator was put in before sensors
really existed,” Weishaupt said. Stu-
dents are going to have to wait a
while for that part of Burrstone to be
repaired.
Burrstone House located across Champlin from the main campus. Photo from utica.edu
By Danielle Kane
Campus Editor
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did admit, however, that“things are going as well asthey can be.”
“I’d like to complain, butI just can’t,” Employee Asaid.“Everything is runningsmoothly. We’re all doingthe best we can.”
Employee B, too, is alsodoing well given the circum-stances. Employee B saidthat things are slowly return-ing to what everyone onceconsidered normal.
“All of the places on cam-pus had to switch over toSodexo products and theSodexo way of doing things,”Employee B said. “Person-ally, I wish we had a little bitmore time, but I feel we didreally well with the time wewere given and we wereable to accomplish a lot… Tobe fair, it takes a while toset up a partnership with acompany. Sodexo came inand Sodexo had to get used
to the way we do things oncampus.”
As Employee B said,Sodexo also had to make atransition into being a Pio-neer and a part of the cam-pus community, just asstudents, faculty and em-ployees had to be receptiveto Sodexo.
Employee C said that aslong as students were enjoy-ing their time in the DiningCommons, that was all thatmattered.
“I just love the students,that’s the biggest thing forme,” employee A said. “Iwant them to enjoy them-selves when they're here.”
Collectively, employeesare just appreciative to havebeen given the opportunityto keep their jobs.
“I was worried,” Em-ployee C said. “I’m just soglad I still have my job.”
Cont’d from pg. 1
past food service,” Cobbsaid. “The one downside sofar is that they do not havethe old stir-fry station. Theyused to have more optionsat that station and now theyare limited.”
Cobb eats at the cafete-ria as a commuter without ameal plan.
“As a commuter, I feelthat spending $5.44 is stillworth it even with the slightincrease from $5,” Cobbsaid.
Cobb also said that thecoffee provided by Sodexo isgood.
“I feel that even thoughthere are not a lot of choiceof coffee drinks, the coffeeitself is very flavorful,” hesaid.
Kristin Novotny, junior,
also approves of Sodexo. “As far as I can tell the
food is better,” Novotny said.“I'm more likely to go to thecafeteria now. Before it waslike, 'Ugh what does thecafeteria have for dinner'?Now it's like, 'Ooh what doesthe cafeteria have now'?”
Novotny was curious asto what is going to happento Common Grounds, asJava City was a partner ofARAMARK and provided thecoffee for the café.
Stephanie Ollivett, a jun-ior, also believes that thenew food provider is betterthan ARAMARK.
Ollivett's only complaintis that there is not a lot ofvariety with the coffee. Over-all, however, she likes thenew cafeteria food.
Cont’d from pg. 1
the pub had to be delayeduntil the transition was com-plete.
However, Hutton saidUtica College and Sodexoare still committed to finaliz-ing plans by mid-March andcompleting construction bythe end of August, in time forthe start of the 2011-12 ac-ademic year.
The plans include a fullrenovation of the seatingarea in the Pioneer Café,which would replace the cur-rent wooden benches andchairs with permanentbooths, television screensspanning the entire roomand a centrally located stagefor entertainment. The cur-rent Adirondack woodstheme of the café would alsobe replaced by a more mod-ern atmosphere. Think Pan-era Bread. That is howHutton envisions it, anyway,after noticing countless stu-dents studying and socializ-ing at the sandwich foodchain. As Kim Lambert, ex-ecutive assistant to the pres-ident, said, expect aninviting atmosphere.
“We wanted it to not be asports bar,” she said. “Takeaway the extremes. Wewanted everyone to feelcomfortable.”
Expect to see plenty ofsporting events on the sev-eral televisions the pub willboast, but there will also beincreased event program-ming like pizza and wingnights and live entertain-ment. Currently the collegeis considering serving alco-hol only on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday nights and onother special occasions. Theplan is to serve beer andwine, but not hard liquor.
The biggest question iswhether or not to install anactual bar counter. Sodexohas reintroduced that idea,which was originally passedover in planning with Ara-mark. Should a physical barnot be built, alcohol wouldbe ordered at the counter ofthe Pioneer Café, which,along with Subway, will alsohave its counter front reno-vated to blend in more withthe new modern pub theme.
There are not yetsketches of what the pub
could potentially look like be-cause multiple ideas are stillbeing explored. The collegeis in the process of recruitingstudents who wish to be ona panel that provides inputto the Sodexo team taskedwith designing the pub. Stu-dent input drove the deci-sion to move forward withthe pub idea and studentinput will shape the designand features of it as well.That is the hope, anyway.
“It was clear that peoplewanted a place to relax,have alternative menus,watch sports and if it is ap-propriate, have a beer orglass of wine,” Lambert said.
Utica College previouslyhad a pub in the samespace that the proposednew pub will be. Thatestablishment, which wascalled “Pioneer Pub.” ItzaPizza replaced it on Dec. 2,1985 after the drinking agewas raised to 21 by the Na-tional Minimum Drinking AgeAct of 1984.
operations through the
ongoing transition period.
Boehlert previously
served the college as an
employee of ARAMARK as
catering chef from 1999
to 2002 and assistant di-
rector of Food Services
from 2002 to 2007. He
was the director of Dining
Services at Onondaga
Community College in
Syracuse. During the fall
semester he also served
as part-time interim direc-
tor of Dining Services at
UC after Jeffery
Weissinger was no longer
the director of Dining
Services.
The Tangerine made
several attempts to talk to
Boehlert to hear the din-
ing service’s plans for the
campus community. He
refused to comment, cit-
ing Sodexo’s policies. He
also said that comment-
ing on plans would make
commitments that would
be on record.
Employees’ reaction
Aramark
UC
cut ties
Cont’d from pg. 1
A student checks out the Sodexo’s new station, the Global cuisine. Photo by Chris
Hoilund.
Students’ reaction
Campus pub potential hangoutCont’d from pg. 1
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63 students dismissed for poor academic standing
While everyone was home over winter break
preparing to come back to school, there were 63
students who were not making plans to come
back to UC. These 63 students, 35 who had
completed only one semester at the college, were
dismissed due to their poor academic standing.
While this number may seem rather high, As-
sistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert
Halliday stated it was actually not that unusual.
“It’s a little higher than in previous years, but the
student body is also slightly larger,” Halliday said.
According to Steve Patterini, dean of student
success, a freshman has to do quite poorly in
order to be dismissed after only one semester.
“The incoming students are weighed on a differ-
ent scale then the upperclassmen,” Patterini
said. “Usually the Academic Standards Commit-
tee is very lenient with them and they have to not
do anything in order to be dismissed.”
This seems to have been the case this past
semester since over half of the students sent
home ere freshmen.
What does a student have to do, or not
do, in order to be dismissed? In most cases the
student has to have an overall GPA under a 0.5,
according to Halliday. These GPAs are then re-
ported
to the Academic Standards Committee and deci-
sions are made based on their academic stand-
ing, past records, and recommendations of
faculty. Before a student is dismissed, however,
they are are put on Academic Probation and are
given a chance to redeem themselves. In order
to be put on AP a student has to have below a 2.0
GPA. “When a student is on Academic Probation,
all the committee wants to see is progress,” said
Patterini. “If a student got a 1.5, was put on Aca-
demic Probation, but the next semester was able
to pull up their GPA to a 1.9, in most cases the
committee will keep the student because they
can see he or she is making an effort.”
One sophomore who was dismissed, Mike
Lykos, said that he is making an effort to come
back to UC despite the fact that he was not able
to stay for the current semester. “I kept starting
off on the wrong foot, my schoolwork kept build-
ing up and it just became so overwhelming that I
couldn’t keep up,” Lykos said. “I’m currently a
student at a community college at home on Long
Island, but I want to return to Utica as soon as
possible.”
Both Halliday and Patterini agree that there
are countless offices on this campus that are
there to help students succeed.
“The message I would give to students is, if
you are having trouble with classes, don’t wait,”
Halliday said. “The responsibility for succeeding
has to rest within the individual student.”
By Danielle Kane
Campus Editor
After serving the Utica
college community for
nearly two years, Coordina-
tor of Orientation Jarrett
Kealey has announced his
resignation. He’s been of-
fered a position as the Pro-
gram Coordinator for
Undergraduate Education
at the University of Mary-
land and also the opportu-
nity to return to school to
earn his Ph.D.
“[They] offered me both
professional and personal
growth,” Kealey said.
Academic Coaching Ex-
pert Courtney Witherspoon
will be taking over Orienta-
tion as of Jan. 31. Kealey
was pleased with the de-
partment’s choice for his in-
terim replacement.
“Courtney has been in-
volved with Orientation at
Utica College as both a stu-
dent leader and in her staff
capacity which makes her a
great fit for the position,”
Kealey said.
Witherspoon is honored
as an alumna to be the re-
cipient of her new position
and is ready for a new chal-
lenge. She is also excited
for her dear friend.
“I’m very happy for Jar-
rett,” Witherspoon said.
“Part of working in higher
education is gaining experi-
ence and moving up. He’s
moving up and I’m proud of
him. The University of Mary-
land is lucky to have him.”
Moving in to her new po-
sition, Witherspoon em-
braces the importance of
orientation and is planning
to continue with Kealey’s
ideas.
“As Interim Coordinator
of rientation, I just want to
provide students and fami-
lies with the best Orienta-
tion experience possible,”
Witherspoon said. “Orienta-
tion means a lot of things,
but to me, one of the most
important things is to make
students and families com-
fortable and know that
there is a place at UC for
them.”
Students that were
already involved in Orienta-
tion, whether they are a
mentor or a student coordi-
nator, need not worry about
their standings in their posi-
tions and should not expect
any major changes.
“I’ve met with all present
mentors and the student
coordinators that were
hired for Summer 2011 Ori-
entation to share the news
of my departure and also to
assure them that nothing
has changed related to
their status as mentors and
coordinators.
Kealey appreciates his
experiences at UC, but is
confident that the Orienta-
tion program will continue
to develop long after he’s
gone.
“I am sad to be leaving
Utica College and will miss
the people very much, but I
am very happy that I am
leaving the Orientation pro-
grams in a better place, a
place where growth and im-
provement can continue to
happen,” Kealey said. “But,
I would be remiss if I did not
thank the faculty, staff and
students at Utica College
for their support. Without it,
orientation would not be
flourishing.”
Orientation coordinator
announces resignation
By Alissa Scott
Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor
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Sitting in the lobby, I
awaited my supervisor’s
arrival, as it was the first
day of my internship at The
National Geographic Chan-
nel in Washington, D.C. I
arrived at 9:30 a.m., how-
ever I was not scheduled
to be there until 10 a.m. I
was punctual for once.
Sweating from nervous-
ness I took off my coat and
tucked it next to my laptop
bag, my eyes fixated on the
large glass doors.
A few minutes went by
and I saw a short, blonde-
haired woman bust
through the doors, headed
straight for me with what
appeared to be coffee, one
in each hand. I’d soon find
one was for me.
“Hi, Renee?” Erin, my
supervisor said as she
handed me the latte in her
left hand.
I took the latte and
thanked her as I followed
her to the front desk where
I signed in with security. I
was told the following day I
would receive a badge with
my picture I would show
each day upon arrival.
I followed Erin through
the heavy glass doors onto
the third floor, surprised by
what appeared on the
other side. It was a normal
office, nothing too fancy,
aside from the large blown
up zebras staged around
the floor, if you can even
consider that fancy. I
quickly came to the con-
clusion that National Geo-
graphic was not an
intimidating environment
at all, rather a welcoming
one.
One aspect of the office
décor did stand out for me,
however; most likely cater-
ing to the National Geo-
graphic brand were the
multi-colored cubicles.
Each cubicle had at least
one panel that was red,
blue, green or orange. The
colored cubicles off-set the
large posts throughout the
office that were covered in
murals, each displaying
images of wildlife.
Though my first week
has contained getting
used to my new environ-
ment, as well as finding my
way around the building
next week I will be format-
ting a media website,
scheduled to go live in Feb-
ruary, as well as writing
press releases, conducting
research, attending weekly
meetings, editing written
work and completing any
additional work the staff
requests.
Interning in Washing-
ton, D.C. an amazing city
to say the least is the best
decision I have made.
The Real WorldBy Renee Tomasek
Staff Reporter
Friday, February 4, 2011
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Ill-informed about the
alleged dysfunctional Al-
bany? Let me fill you in.
It is the start of a new
legislative session. There
are several new legislators
moving in as well as those
who lost the elections mov-
ing out. Democrats are in
the majority of the Assembly
and Republicans are in the
majority of the Senate.
While this presents antici-
pated political warfare, As-
sembly Speaker Silver said,
“Let’s remember friendly
politics and policy for our
constituents first” at the
opening of the session on
Jan. 5.
On the Senate side of the
house, Republicans are
moving into the big offices
on the top floors while de-
mocrat senators relocate to
rooms the size of an eleva-
tor. Some democratic sena-
tors are moving furniture
themselves, because of 120
plus individuals the Senate
laid off that worked for the
Democrats. As we can see,
this is a democracy and ma-
jority rules. Assembly busi-
ness is moving right along.
Democrats remained in the
majority, so I see less mov-
ing.
Both sides of the House
are introducing and reintro-
ducing legislation that push
their own political agendas
that could benefit the con-
stituents in the districts they
represent. Additionally, both
sides are preparing for the
potential budget blizzard
with the Governor Andrew
Cuomo is scheduled to pro-
pose his budget in February
and legislators will either
approve or reject it. Rumor
has it the approved budget
will not be ready for the
legal deadline of April 1.
While Cuomo does not want
to increase taxes, legislators
believe that can help the
budget crisis, so I’ll keep
you informed of the show
down when it occurs. Legis-
lators are also preparing for
the fight to keep state jobs
in their districts. Cuomo
plans to cut 15, 000 state
jobs by June 1.
In Albany, Mondays and
Tuesdays are busy. Legisla-
tors are found in committee
meetings, floor meetings
and meetings with lobbyist.
If you have the chance to at-
tend lobby day take advan-
tage and pay a visit.
Legislators do listen and re-
member.
Every day the energy is
different and the agenda
changes but the biggest
agenda items by far are the
budget and employment.
Cuomo has a plan, but I’m
not sure legislators are re-
ceptive.
By Ira Griffith
Staff Reporter
Ira’s Scoop
For the most part, you will
change careers several
times over the course of your
life. What you eventually will
be regarded as successful
in, is not necessarily what
you will start out as.
Shock-Jock Howard Stern
received his degree in com-
munication science. For Vice-
President Joe Biden, that
would be a Bachelor of Arts.
Do you think his counterpart
in the last election Sarah
Palin thought political sci-
ence? Nope. Think again;
how about journalism. Lastly,
what do Jay Leno and Oprah
have in common? They were
both speech therapy majors!
How successful you will
be in changing careers in an
ever changing economy de-
pends on how you learn to
adapt and develop you own
career strategy.
There will be times in your
life when you will need to re-
organize your career, to look
at new options and to figure
out what the next step is. In
uncertain economic times,
learning to developing a
strategy begins now, not
when the change happens.
Think of career planning
as building a bridge from
your current career interest
or major to your next career
interest or major. Each time
you change your major, re-
view what grad school you
think you may want to at-
tend, or due to economic
reasons, you may need pur-
sue something entirely differ-
ent than what you went to
college for. You still need to
develop a plan.
For the most part, there
are two types of career
plans: short term and long
term. In college we focus on
the short term. What hap-
pens when I leave here?
What are my opportunities in
How do I decide which grad-
uate program is right for me?
What should I consider?
A short term career strat-
egy focuses on a time frame
of about one to three years,
depending on the career in-
terests of the student. The
key is being flexible, doing
your research and under-
standing the job market for
your major, along with devel-
oping realistic and obtain-
able goals that students can
complete.
As you begin your career
strategy, the best place to
start is to identify the barri-
ers to your career. What are
career barriers? Academics,
social pressure, family, rela-
tionships, and personal ex-
pectations are all examples
of career barriers.
There are personal barri-
ers such as lack of motiva-
tion, apathy, laziness, and
procrastination.
If you can start by identi-
fying what your barriers are
to developing your strategy,
you can develop the means
to overcome each of them.
We can help you accomplish
that in the Career Center.
While career planning and
career decision-making is an
important aspect of your life,
do not put so much pressure
on yourself that it paralyzes
you from making any real de-
cisions. Remember that
where you start out is not
necessarily where you wind
up. This is a journey, without
a GPS or Mapquest. Let us
help you work through each
of these barriers.
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The TangerineFriday, February 4, 2011
Has your boyfriend ever told you
that he hasn’t had that much to
drink? Has any guy for that matter
ever apologized for missing your
phone call? Maybe you have heard
the line, ‘I didn’t have service’.
These are only three out of the
10 most common lies men tell on a
daily basis, a study conducted by
20th Century Fox shows. According
to this poll, men lie twice as often as
women, sometimes up to six times a
day.
Women are still capable of lying,
of course, but the study finds that
females tend to lie up to three times
a day and about very different
things. Women are more likely to lie
about how much money they spent
at the mall or how late they are run-
ning when they say they are not run-
ning late at all.
One thing the study found was
that the same for both sexes was
the number one lie both tell. The
most common lie of all is, “Noth-
ing’s wrong, I’m fine.”
According to this poll, men and
women tend to tell this lie the most
whether it be to their significant oth-
ers, co-workers or friends.
Mary Fusco, sophomore, thinks
that this lie specifically is all too
common.
“I would agree that guys probably
lie about how their feeling the most
[often] out of everything,” Fusco
said. “I think it’s because every girl
wants their boyfriend to just be able
to tell what’s wrong, so we say noth-
ing’s wrong even when it really is.”
Robert Shloop, senior, disagrees
with the study’s findings. “I just
don’t think that’s true,” Shloop said.
“Guys definitely always tell girls
when some things wrong, as long as
the girl just asks.”
Despite the differing views, the
statistics don’t lie. Although both
men and women lie equally about
nothing being wrong from there the
next top-nine lies differ significantly.
This study also shows that 83
percent of both sexes said they
could easily tell if their partner was
lying. Body language experts, how-
ever, say that although most people
think they can read their partners
signals, many cannot.
“They assume that if someone is
hiding the truth they would hide
their face and avoid eye contact,”
experts on the study said. “In fact,
the opposite is true. Liars usually do
everything they can to convince you
of the truth, still looking at you to
watch your reaction.”
Still, no matter what the study
finds, students hold their own opin-
ions.
“I think girls lie way more,”
Shloop said.
Fusco had a similar opinion.
“I don’t think, in general, guys lie
more because girls lie too,” she
said.
“Everyone lies.”`
Men lie up to six times a day
Video game addiction emerging in younger
generations
Alcoholics Anonymous, Nar-
cotics Anonymous and now,
Gamers Anonymous?
A recent study in a pediatric
journal has found that one in
10 children are likely to de-
velop a video game addiction.
This addiction would come
with higher risks of depression,
social phobia and poor school
performance. Even those who
think that it is just something
that children will grow out of,
WebMD.com reports that 84
percent of children who were
considered addicts when the
study began were still addicted
two years later.
According U.S. News, video
game addiction shares a num-
ber of characteristics with
other addictive behaviors such
as pathological gambling.
The study found these re-
sults in children in grades
3,4,7 and 8. Could the same be true
for college students?
Shawn Segouin, sophomore, be-
lieves that college students can be
addicted to video games and knows
many students that are addicted to
video games.
Segouin said that video game ad-
dictions can be as serious as other
addictions.
“A game addiction could be as
serious as a gambling addiction as
many students, or any players for
that matter, feel like they would be
lost without them and become de-
pendent on them,” Segouin said. “It
could and has become as serious as
people missing work or spending
pay checks to get the latest games
or game systems.”
Associate Professor of psychol-
ogy Arlene Lundquist is currently
doing research on addictions to
technology. Lundquist believes that
a video game addiction can be a
physical addiction where a person
would have a hard time
not playing the game.
The game compromises
the ability to stop play-
ing.
Lundquist believes
that it can also have to
do with the fact that the
video game provides
positive reinforcement.
She also asserts,
though, that an addic-
tion is a strong word.
The video game rather
than being addictive
can just be rewarding
and that there is no de-
layed gratification.
Lundquist said that
when a person levels
up in a video game the
reward center of the
brain is affected and
stimulated. It gives the
player reinforcement
and makes them want
to do it again. Lundquist
also said that this is dif-
ferent from a biological addiction in
which players cannot separate from
the game itself.
“You're having an interaction that
gives you an immediate positive re-
sponse,” Lundquist said. “The more
successful you are the most positive
response you get.”
Video games have become the latest addiction to the new generation. Photo by Chris Hoilund
By: Danielle Kane
Campus Editor
By: Victoria Cruz-Griffith
Mangaing Editor
“Liars usually do every-
thing they can to con-
vince you of the truth”- Body Lanuage Expert
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The TangerineFriday, February 4, 2011
With the start of a new year, 2011 has al-
ready brought changes. There have been nu-
merous changes in staff, dining services and
faculty. Among the new changes, Utica Col-
lege’s Inter-Greek Council has now been as-
signed a new advisor. Previous IGC advisor,
Maureen Murphy, will no longer fill the position.
Newly elected advisor, Fran Lucia, is bringing an
enthusiastic attitude to her new position, re-
gardless of the fact that it is only a few weeks
into the spring semester.
All Greeks and prospective Greeks should be
informed about the issue, being that IGC is the
governing body of all Greek organizations recog-
nized by the college. In other words, IGC plays
an important role in monitoring and encourag-
ing educational and inspirational pledge pro-
grams by ensuring that mental or physical
abuse are not connected to any initiation activi-
ties. The IGC’s mission also states that it is their
responsibility to “enhance Greek life through in-
volvement in the college community and to en-
courage the involvement in community service
projects.”
Lucia has played a significant role in the cam-
pus community working in Student Activities, a fa-
miliar office to many students Lucia has had over
six years of history with Utica College’s Office of
Student Activities. She has also had family ties to
the school.
“Besides having been employed by the college,
Utica College has been the college of choice for
all 3 of my daughters, Amie, Carrie and Sarah,”
she said.
Lucia is using all of this experience to her ad-
vantage. “I’ll use my knowledge of the community
to help them [Greek Members] achieve their
goals and be everything they can be,” Lucia said.
She also said that since she is a native of the
Utica area, she can use her connection to the
community to benefit IGC.
Logo representing UC’s Greek organizations. Photo from utice.edu.
By Sonya Joseph
Staff Reporter
IGC welcomes new adviser
Plan simple, portable foods. A buffet is
your only option. Nobody wants to be sit-
ting down at a table to eat when they'd
rather be screaming at a television set or
two.
Set up as many televisions as you have
available around the party area. Visit
About.com Home Theater for tips on how
to set up a Home Theater System for a
High Definition Super Bowl.
Don't prepare recipes that will keep you
locked in the kitchen all night. You should
enjoy the party too.
Have one room set aside without a tele-
vision for partygoers who aren't interested
in the game and would like a quieter place
to talk.
Likewise, set up one room with a televi-
sion for serious football fans who don't
want to be distracted by idle chatter.
Plan on plenty of beverages, and don't
forget the beer. With all of those beer
commercials bombarding your guests,
they'll be working up a strong thirst for the
suds.
If you feel compelled to decorate, think
team colors, footballs, team jerseys, goal
posts, and pennants. But don't knock your-
self out. Most eyes will be more impressed
by the clear reception on your television.
Have lots of paper towels, napkins and
rug cleaner handy for messes created dur-
ing exciting plays.
Keep a little spare change and small
bills handy for any betting pools that just
might pop up over the course of the
evening.
For your convenience
Try one or all of these
games at your football
party
Play football charades.
Divide your guests into
teams and give each team
five word cards that you've
prepared in advance. Every-
one takes turns trying to get
their team to guess the foot-
ball related word that
they're acting out. The team
that guesses the most
words wins. Use a timer to
keep the game from running
into the next quarter. Here
are several possible words
for your game:
cheerleader
helmet
football
touchdown
referree
coach
team
field goal
beer
buffalo wings
Don't say "football"
game. At the beginning of
halftime, give your guests
small paper footballs to
stick onto their chests with
double-sided tape. Tell
everyone they're not allowed
to say the word "football"
while in conversation during
halftime. If a guest hears
someone use the word, they
can take the football from
the offending party. The per-
son who collects the most
footballs is the winner.
Games for your Super Bowl party
1-1/2 lbs. Ground
beef
2 or 3 cans (15 oz.
Each) pinto beans
drained
1 large onion
chopped
3 large cloves
garlic minced
1 can (15 oz)
whole tomatoes cut
up (I use tomato
sauce)
1 can (6 oz)
tomato paste
½ cup water
2 to 3 Tablespoons
chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried
oregano leaves
crushed
1 teaspoon ground
cumin
¼ teaspoon pep-
per
1. Crumble ground
beef into a slow
cooker. Add beans,
onion and garlic
2. Stir tomatoes,
tomato paste, water,
chili powder, salt,
oregano, cumin and
pepper until blended.
Stir into meat mixture.
Scrape down sides of
slow cooker.
3. Cook on high for
3 ½ to 4 hours or on
low for 7 to 8 hours or
until onion is tender.
Chili recipe for your party
Recipes and games taken from about.com
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Your adventurous side
will take over this week. Plan
a trip or take a little adven-
ture.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Problems will occur this
week, but you will have the
solutions to all of them. You
have a good head on your
shoulders take advantage of
that.
Gemini
(May 21-June 20)
Be the social butterfly that
you are, this week. You will
meet great people and have
a lot of fun.
Cancer
(June 21-July 22)
You have a lot of energy
this week. Learn a new
hobby or try something new.
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22)
Now is the time to take on a
new project, if you haven’t al-
ready. Don’t try to do the
project yourself, involve your
friends and family.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)
Do some redecorating with
your living space as well as
your life. Get rid of unneces-
sary people and things.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
You’re going to be all over
the place this week: lots of
accomplishments. Take lots
of pictures, you’re going to
want to remember this
week.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Money is tight for you, this
week. Try not to focus on it,
it’s not permanent. Look for-
ward to next week.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Try to exercise this week.
You’re going to be having a
lot of excess energy. Get
your friends involved, they’ll
work with you to succeed.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
You’ve been thinking about
your past a lot lately and old
friendships. Try not to dwell
on things, you’ll feel much
better at the end of the day.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Try something you’ve never
done before. Explore nature,
go skiing. An outdoor activity
is right up your ally.
Pisces
(Feb. 19 - March 20)
You learn quick, use this to
your advantage. Spend
some time studying things
that interest you. Learn more
about the world you live in.
Finding UC Weekend
Answers in next week’s issue
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MEN’S HOCKEY
2/5
Home
V. Manhattanville
College
7:00 p.m.
2/11
@ Neumann University
7 p.m.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
2/5
@ Neumann University
7:00 p.m.
2/6
@ Neumann University
3:00 p.m.
2/8
Home
V. Hamilton College
MEN’S
BASKETBALL
2/5
@ Ithaca College
4:00 p.m.
2/8
Home
v. Hartwick College
2/11
@ Alfred Universisty
8 p.m.
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
2/5
@ Ithaca College
2:00 p.m.
2/8
Home
v. Hartwick College
6:00p.m.
2/11
@ Alfred University
6 p.m.
Men’s & Women’s Track
2/5
@ Hamilton College
10:00 a.m.
Men’s & Women’s
Swim
2/5
@ St. Lawrence
University
2:00 p.m.
Sports The Tangerine
Super Bowl XLV ready for kick off
Super Bowl XLV kicks off
on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 6:30
p.m.
The Green Bay Packers
reached the big stage by
winning all of their playoff
games on the road. The last
team to do this was the New
York Giants, and they ended
up winning Super Bowl XLII.
However, the Giants were a
fifth seed that year, so the
Packers will be the first ever
sixth seed in the NFC to play
in the Super Bowl.
In the preseason, many
experts viewed the Packers
as the favorites to reach the
Super Bowl. Every team bat-
tles through injuries, but the
Packers lost multiple key
players including Ryan
Grant, Jermichael Finley, and
Nick Barnett. Grant only
played the first regular sea-
son game, while Finley and
Barnett were both out after
the fifth week. The Packers
were able to reach the play-
offs despite the lack of a
running game due to Aaron
Rodgers' great season and a
defense that allowed the
second fewest points per
game.
The defense that allowed
the fewest points per game
during the regular season is
Green Bay's opponent, the
Pittsburgh Steelers. Reach-
ing the Super Bowl is noth-
ing new for the Steelers. As
the second seed in the AFC
this year, they will play in the
big game for the third time in
six years. During the pre-sea-
son, not many experts
thought the Steelers would
make the Super Bowl since
Ben Roethlisberger had to
serve a four game suspen-
sion. Its defense helped
Pittsburgh win three out of
the first four games without
Big Ben, and once he re-
turned the Steelers went on
to have a great season both
offensively and defensively.
In addition to allowing the
fewest points, the Steelers'
defense was the best
against the run and allowed
the second fewest total
yards per game during the
regular season despite in-
juries on the defensive line.
The Packers and Steelers
are similar teams. Both quar-
terbacks play the same style,
running out of the pocket to
buy time for their receivers
down the field. If there are
no open receivers, they will
try their best Michael Vick
impersonation a few times in
a game. Both teams have
depth at the receiver posi-
tion and can spread the ball
around to multiple receivers.
Of course, both teams also
play good defense.
The main difference
between these two teams is
the running game. The Steel-
ers will always run the ball
as much as they can regard-
less of the opponent, an ex-
ample being Rashard
Mendenhall's 95 rushing
yards against the Jets before
halftime in the AFC Champi-
onship. The Packers just re-
cently found a balance in
their offense in the playoffs
with rookie James Starks
putting up more rushing
yards (263) than any other
running back this postsea-
son. Although Rodgers has
received a lot of praise for
his play during the postsea-
son, it is not as surprising as
the emergence of Starks. He
gives the Packers everything
they missed when Grant
went on injured reserve at
the start of the season.
How can the Packers
Win? Keep Roethlisberger in
the pocket. You do not want
him running around waiting
for
a receiver to get open. Since
Ben often holds onto the ball
while waiting for receivers to
get open, keeping him in the
pocket increases the chance
he will get sacked. Run the
football well which is tough
to do against Pittsburgh, but
it will make the game a lot
easier on Rodgers. The de-
fense will appreciate the
extra rest, too.
How can the Steelers
Win? Keep Rodgers on the
bench. He can't put points
on the board if he's waiting
for his defense to get off the
field. Block Clay Matthews
and B.J. Raji. This is even
more important since start-
ing center Maurkice Pouncey
will most likely not play in
the Super Bowl. Limit
turnovers, you do not want to
give the Packers extra
chances to score.
The Pittsburgh Steelers
have a dominant defense,
an explosive offense, and of
course two recent champi-
onships under their belt. The
Pack-
ers also have an explosive
offense but are not as domi-
nant on defense and com-
pared to the Steelers, they
virtually have no playoff ex-
perience. The Steelers have
everything they need to win
their third Super Bowl in six
years. I believe the Packers
will win because they are on
a roll and I am completely
sold on Aaron Rodgers as a
superstar quarterback in the
NFL.
Students at Utica College
have a different prediction.
“Steelers, even though
I'm mad they beat the Jets,”
junior Kenny Agyapong said.
“Their quarterback is
more experienced,” fresh-
man Anea Isom said. “I think
the Steelers will win, be-
cause overall they are a bet-
ter team and much more
experienced than the Pack-
ers.”
With that said, be ready
for Sunday's game. It'll surely
be a great one.
Ashley Van Patten, a senior diver on the
Utica College swim and dive team, has quali-
fied for the NCAA Division III Nationals in the
one meter diving event for the second
straight year. The Nationals take place from
March 23-26 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Throughout the season, Van Patten has
won 12 out of the 14 diving competitions she
has competed in. In the two contests she did
not win, Van Patten finished in second place.
Her teammates refer to her as A.V.P.
One of her teammates, Kristyn Galbraith,
has a lot of respect towards Van Patten. “I'm
so happy for Ashley,” Galbraith said. “She
works really hard; her attitude should defi-
nitely be commended.”
The swim and dive team closes out the
regular season at the Utica College pool in
the Clark Athletic Center when they take on
St. Lawrence University on Feb. 5. The con-
test is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Van Patten will attempt to lead her team
to victory. She has the confidence of her
teammates. “If anyone deserves to make it
to Nationals, she definitely does,” Galbraith
said.
Van Patten qualifies for nationals By:AJ O’Hagan
Sports Editor
By Luis De Leon
Staff Reporter
The Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh will go head-to-head for the Super Bowl
XLV title. Photo from Google.com
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By A.J. O’Hagan
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Hey guys, the Autistic
Sports Nerd here!
Things are getting chaotic
in the world of sports.
NFL
The Jets rally but fall
short against the Steelers in
the AFC Championship
game. The Packers went into
Soldier Field and defeated
their arch-rivals, the Bears.
This sets up a Steelers-Pack-
ers Super Bowl XLV match-
up in Dallas.
It should be a great
game, as both teams have
good offenses and de-
fenses. Ben Roethlisberger
missed the first four games
of the regular-season due to
suspension, but Pittsburgh
was able to win three of
those games and continued
going strong when Big Ben
returned. They are now in
the Super Bowl.
Aaron Rodgers, who has-
n't won a playoff game prior
to this season, has led the
Packers to a second half of
the season surge and they
are now in the Super Bowl.
Who do I like?
This one should come
down to the wire. I know
Pittsburgh has players that
have been in this situation
and succeeded before, but I
am going to pick the Pack-
ers. When their offense is
on, and it usually is, they are
dangerous. Their great de-
fense is overshadowed be-
cause of how great their
offense is. Their secondary
can shut-down even the best
of offenses.
Packers-24
Steelers-20
By the way, every year,
the Pro Bowl was horrible.
There is a rule that bans de-
fenses from blitzing. Seri-
ously? I know they are trying
to prevent injuries from oc-
curring but can they at least
let the defenses play? These
high-scoring All-Star games
are ridicules. You might as
well have no defensive play-
ers on the field. It seems
that fan that ran out onto
the field was showing more
effort than the NFC/AFC de-
fenses but that's not a
knock against them. It's the
foolish Pro Bowl rules.
I will say that I am glad
that they play the Pro Bowl a
week before the Super Bowl
rather than the week after
like they used to do. It gives
us something to watch while
we wait for Super Bowl Sun-
day, although not one per-
son I know including me
ever looks forward to watch-
ing the Pro Bowl.
And speaking of hi-scor-
ing all-star games,NHL All Star Games
Goal after goal after goal.
The game was in slow mo-
tion. I am well aware that
players don't want to get in-
jured during the All-Star
game, but that was brutal to
watch. During the Skills
Competition, it was funny
seeing the goalies in full
gear participating in the
fastest skater competition.
11-10 final score? That's
a high-scoring baseball
score, not a hockey score.
The Team Lidstrom/Team
Stall idea where the two cap-
tains choose their own play-
ers in a draft was a unique
idea. I'll give the NHL a lot of
credit for trying something
new. It was cool seeing two
of the three Stall brothers
play together on one team.WWE
Alberto Del Rio wins the
Royal Rumble just like how I
hoped and predicted. It was
cool to see Kevin Nash mak-
ing a surprise return and
portraying the Diesel charac-
ter again and it was great to
see Booker T. back as well.
I think the two Wrestle-
Mania XXVII Main events will
be The Miz vs. John Cena for
the WWE Championship and
Alberto Del Rio vs. Edge for
the World Heavyweight
Championship with Del Rio
winning the gold.NCAA Basketball
Syracuse is sliding down
faster than I do when I play
Chutes and Ladders; three
bad losses in a row to infe-
rior Big East teams espe-
cially the one to Seton Hall
at home.
How about St. John's up-
setting #3 Duke by 25 at the
Garden? Man, things are
getting chaotic in college
basketball.
In non-related news, I will
be returning to Pool Pals this
semester after all, as a pool-
side assistant.
Brett Favre: Autistic
Sports Nerd, you said you
would retire at the end of
last semester. You made an
emotional Facebook status
while announcing it. Now
you are coming back again
so suddenly? You are a liar
and a diva!
Autistic Sports Nerd: Eh,
whatever.
I'm the Autistic Sports
Nerd, have a good day guys!
The Utica College men’s
and women’s indoor track
and field team both finished
in third place at the Empire
8 Championships hosted by
R.I.T on Jan. 30. Last year,
the men finished sixth in
the Empire 8 Champi-
onships while the women
finished in seventh. It was a
big turnaround for the pro-
gram in just one year.
Not only did freshman
Breiten Balschmiter earn
first-place in the shot put
competition, he broke the
meet record with a toss of
15.87 meters. He also quali-
fied for the NCAAs.
Freshmen Jess Ciraulo
and Haleigh Wilson have
also been honored as they
were named to the Empire 8
All-Conference team. Ciraulo
has qualified for the ECACs
by earning a final time of
8.73 in the 55 meter hur-
dles.
The Pioneers are back in
action as they travel to Clin-
ton to compete against
Hamilton College on Satur-
day Feb. 5. The meet is
scheduled to begin at 10
a.m.
Successful weekend for
UC track and field By: A.J. O’ Hagan
Sports Editor
Think you know
sports?
What year did UC football, men’s hockey and
women’s hockey teams play their very first
seasons?
Answer: 2001
It was a bittersweet weekend for the
Utica College women’s hockey team. The Pi-
oneers defeated Potsdam 4-2 on Saturday,
Jan. 29 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
The next day however, the two teams had a
rematch in Potsdam and the Bears won 4-2.
In the first game of
the home and home
series, freshman for-
ward Megan Myers
scored three goals to
earn her first ever hat-
trick. Heading into the
third period, the Pio-
neers had a 3-2 lead.
Freshman forward Meghan Willett scored
her first intercollegiate goal to give UC some
breathing room just 5:03 into the final
stanza. Both teams were held scoreless for
the remainder of the game as the Pioneers
hung on to win and earned two big points in
the ECAC West Conference.
The scene shifted to Potsdam the next
day where the Bears dominated the first pe-
riod by scoring three goals. Down 3-0 in the
second period, Myers scored her fourth goal
of the weekend just 47 seconds into the
middle period to pull UC within a two goal
deficit. The Pioneers inched even closer
when MacKenzie Roy tallied a power-play
goal to make the score 3-2. Less than four
minutes later, Utica tied the game thanks to
a goal from Darcy Heir. In the third period,
Potsdam regained the lead and hung on to
win the wild contest 4-3 as each team held
serve in their home rinks during the two
game set.
Thanks to Myers’ five point weekend,
she was named the ECAC West Rookie of
the Week for the week
ending Jan. 30. This is
the second time the
freshman standout re-
ceived that honor.
Myers explained why
she has been suc-
cessful this far.
“I believe some of
the factors that are leading me to produce a
lot of points is my team, I could never do it
without them,” Myers said. “My team is not
only full of amazing hockey players but
amazing people as well, who are with me on
the ice, working hard to put our team
ahead. We work hard every practice com-
peting against each other, and they push
me to be the best I can be in practice and
especially during games.”
The Pioneers will hit the road this week-
end for a pair of conference games at Neu-
mann University. The first game will take
place on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. On Sun-
day, the puck drops at 3 p.m.
UC women’s hockey splits against Potsdam
“My team is not only full of
amazing hockey players but
amazing people as well, who
are with me on the ice, working
hard to put our team ahead.”
- Megan Myers
By: A.J. O’ Hagan
Sports Editor
Friday, February 4, 2011
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Men's hockey defeats Hobart College over weekend
The UC men's hockey team
faced off in a double header
against Hobart College Friday,
Jan.28 and Saturday, Jan 29
at the Utica Memorial Audito-
rium and won both confer-
ence games.
Almost nine minutes into
the Friday Night game, the
first goal was scored by Steve
Charest with an assist by
Sean Timkey and George
Lotito bringing the score 1-0
Pioneers.
The second Pioneer goal
came with only 20 seconds
left in the first period by team
captain Tim Coffman with an
assist by Jordan Hobaica,
making the score 2-0 Pio-
neers
Hobart put up a fight dur-
ing the second period scoring
their first goal eight minutes
and eight seconds in. This
brought the score to 2-1 Pioneers.
During the third period, a goal
was scored for Hobart but it was
waived because the puck was
placed in on a high stick. At 13 min-
utes and three seconds into the final
stanza, the Pioneers scored their
third goal by Lou Malvasi with an as-
sist by Steve Charest and Robert
Etts, bringing the score to 3-1 Pio-
neers. Another Hobart goal was
scored at 14 minutes and five sec-
onds bringing the score to 3-2 Pio-
neers.
The defense for both teams
played well but with only 45 seconds
left in the game, Jon Gaffney scored
the fourth Pioneer goal on a break-
away with an assist from Eric Peter-
son, bringing the final score to 4-2
Pioneers.
Saturday, the Pioneers and the
Statesmen had a rematch at the
aud. The Pioneers held strong and
played well shutting out the States-
men. Scoring started early in the
first period with a goal at three min-
utes and 15 seconds by Chris Santi-
ago, assisted by Lotito and Charest.
The next Pioneer goal came just
a few minutes later at six minutes
and 22 seconds by Evan Chlanda
with an assist by Coffman. This as-
sist was the 100th career point by
Coffman. This is the second time in
UC hockey history that a player has
scored 100 points. At the end of the
first period, the score was 2-0 Pio-
neers.
The second period had little scor-
ing. The Pioneers scored at six min-
utes and 46 seconds into the
period with a goal by Coffman
and an assist by Chlanda, bring-
ing the score 3-0 Pioneers.
The third period the Pioneers
refused to let Hobart score.
Chlanda scored his second goal
at four minutes and 23 seconds
and completed the hat-trick at
14 minutes 44 seconds. Both
times Chlanda was assisted by
Coffman. Pioneer goalie Nick
Therrien stopped 20 shots dur-
ing the game, shutting out the
Statesmen giving the Pioneers a
score of 5-0.
Head Coach Gary Heenan
feels as if hard work is what
lead to the Pioneers defeating
the Statesmen all three confer-
ence games.
“At this stage in the season
most teams have their systems
down leaving winning down to
execution and hard work,”
Heenan said. “Our players really
got after this weekend and bat-
tled hard. Like all of our sports
at Utica we find ourselves in the one
of the strongest conferences in the
nation, to beat a team all three
times in the ECAC West certainly
means you are playing pretty good
hockey.”
The Pioneers are set to face rival
Manhattanville College on Feb. 4 at
the Playland Ice Casino in Rye, N.Y.
The next night, they will face the
Valiants again. This time, the game
will be played at the Aud. Puck is set
to drop at 7 p.m. for both games.
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Victoria Cruz-Griffith
Managing Editor
Who do you think will win
the Super Bowl?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
What do you do in the off-
season/when you are not
playing sports?
Study, train, and work at a
hospital
I play the violin in my rock
band The Psycho Magnums.
Hangout and relax by the
pool.
What is your best pickup line or the
best one you've heard?
"Are your feet tired? ‘Cause you been
running through my mind all day"
"If you come home with me tonight,
I'll show you my chamber of secrets."
"If you were a booger
I’d pick you first"
Get to know your PioneersIf you could have any athlete
as a roommate, who would
it be?
Laura Wilkinson Olympic
Diver
Derek Jeter,
N.Y. Yankees
Sidney Crosby,
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ashley Van Patten (Swim and Dive)
Ben Tuchman (XC)
Brittany DelleChiaie
(Women’s Hockey
# 24 Steve Charest f the nationally-ranked No. 8 Utica College men's hockey team was named ECAC Men's West Rookie Of
The Week for the week ending Jan. 31. Photo from ucpioneers.com