The Rolling Hills

Classic Rock and Roll Tribute! By Amanda Hill

On February 21st rock and roll came to Coble-skill to benefit the Vil-lage Streetscape Plaza . This event was a collabo-ration between the Stu-dent Government Asso-ciation, Council for Stu-dent Activities, Coble-skill Rotary, Cobleskill Partnership Inc, SUNY Cobleskill, and Dr. and Mrs. William Landcaster to raise funds to beautify downtown Cobleskill at the corner of Division and Main Street. The de-sign concept emerged through a competition in landscape and construc-tion classes. Steven Mul-larkey‟s Dana Hamm created the winning de-sign concept. The fund-raising event offered food catered by the Culi-nary Arts Department. The entertainment was provided by Classic Rock Productions. There were six acts that were dedi-cated to the legendary artists of the 60‟s and

70‟s. In addition to this event the Rotary Club organized a „Buy a Brick Campaign‟ and all pro-ceeds will go to the project. This was a great event that really brought the community and the college together to achieve a common goal. By the end of the night the event had raised over $10,000 for the project. This event was a success and we hope to see more in the future. Thank you to all involved it really

was a wonderful night!

SUNY Coblesk i l l—Student Government Associat ion

March/ April

Issue

the fee can go to see Linda Karker, to get a sticker that is placed on their Coby Card. Steve Ackerknecht is very optimistic about the service thus far. “I believe it‟s been highly successful, safe, sustainable way for students to get around town.” According to Caro-Anne, “numbers show that it‟s being utilized more than ever before…but we need more exposure to the stu-dents.”When asked how the bus pass service will impact the community, Steve re-sponded enthusiastically, saying “It builds a bridge between the town and the campus, providing a vehicle

to engage with the community”. Steve gives his final views of the service, saying “I encourage stu-dents to utilize downtown and go into the community. This service has huge potential to improve re-lationships between students and the village. The fee, which can be paid at Student Accounts at the beginning of each semester, al-lows students to use the Schoharie County buses to stops all through-out downtown and nearby towns and cities. Service has also been increased to include bus runs from 9 am to midnight Monday – Wednesday and 9 am to 2 am Thursdays through Saturday. Buses to Crossgates leave at 11 am on Saturday and Sunday, re-turning at 8 pm on Saturday and 6 pm on Sunday. All buses come to Knapp Circle at their scheduled times and while in town, you can easily flag down a bus if you‟re not near one of their normal stops. For more information on times and locations for bus pick up, you can visit www.schohariecountypublictransit.com or go to the Student Life

Center.

This semester marks the beginning of the new Bus Pass Service here at SUNY Cobleskill. This service, de-signed to better accommodate the students‟ need to go downtown in convenient way is a landmark for the college, creating a greater link be-tween the college and downtown. The voluntary fee of $40 enables students who opt to pay the charge unlimited local bus usage for the semester. This service has been a huge endeavor that has involved multiple campus offices as well as local partners at Schoharie County Public Transit (SCPT) who were “very receptive and eager to work with the school.” According to VP for Student Affairs and Collegiate Life, Steve Ackerknecht, “Once busi-nesses started offering Coby Cash, the question became „how do we get students to engage with downtown and [to] engage with the town of Cobleskill?‟” The answer to this question became clear with a re-source they already had: the Scho-harie County transit system. For many involved in the project, in-cluding VP Ackerknecht, it was a simple solution to the problem, stat-ing “We have an existing business with the revenue and we have stu-

dent need to get down-town.” Student Govern-ment Association was ap-proached to see if they would support the concept and not only endorse, but fund the project if the need arose. Student Gov-ernment was highly sup-portive of the concept and worked to help design a proposal of running times for the bus and surveyed students to better under-stand and ultimately ad-dress student needs. Caro-Anne President of SGA hopes that this system will “get college students into the community” After Student Government en-thusiastically supported the idea, Jeff Foote, Di-rector of the Office of Stu-dent Life and College and Community Relations, and Linda Karker, Coordinator of College & Community Relations, met with mem-bers of the SCPT to discuss and negotiate a system designed for student use. Students who have paid

Coby Junction! By Dave Brunjes

Page 2 The Rolling Hills

New Edition to UPD- By Amanda Hill

the racetrack and it is taking him time to adjust to people, but he is doing a great job!”. So if you see this gentle giant trotting through campus make sure to stop

and wave!

Some of you may have heard the distant sounds of hooves clacking around our campus. That sound is our new edition to the staff of Uni-versity Police, Blackjack the retired Saratoga race horse and now a great member to our UPD staff. Offi-cer Bagdovitz has been cho-sen as our new mounted patrol officer here on campus. Bag-dovitz was sent to a seven week training session at a private horse stable in Sara-toga . Bagdovitz says his favorite part of the training was, “gaining a new found confidence on a horse.” Bagdovitz is the only mounted patrol in the SUNY system and before this had never rid-

den a horse be-fore. When asked what the biggest challenge for Bag-dovitz was he re-sponded by say-ing, “Blackjack is a freshman on campus”, he con-tinued by eluding, “He is so used to

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hand how friendly and

helpful they are there. Be

careful when posting ex-

plicit photos or views on

your online profile be-

cause now employers look

at online profiles. If you

have anything explicit it

can hinder your chances

of getting the job you

want.

Finding a job after college can be

a hard task to accomplish. Setting

up a resume is not easy unless you

have the proper tools to help. The

one place on campus that I went

to and found very helpful was the

Career Development Center. At

the career development center

can guide you down the right path

if you would like to continue your

education after SUNY Cobleskill,

career development center can

also help you create a resume. The

career development has a whole

arsenal of tips and magazines that

guide you through all the neces-

sary steps to create your future

after graduation. The Career

Development Center helps give

you tips on a long lasting resume

that is impressive. They have

great magazines that connect

colleges and employers. These

magazines describe what em-

ployers want and starting sala-

ries of various careers. You can

make the most of your degree

while enrolled by setting up net-

works for your job search. Ap-

plying for government jobs and

marketing yourself as a profes-

sional. While at the Career De-

velopment Center I saw first-

Job Hunting?? By Ryan Crane

Page 4 The Rolling Hills

general competition. Although it

was not the team‟s first event, it

was the first meet held in Coble-

skill. The team was pleased with

the event and the positive feed-

back from the community. “I hope

we are able to do this event next

year,” commented Rooney, “I

think that the event went well and

I think everyone enjoyed, both the

competitors and spectators.” Con-

gratulations to the Cobleskill Lum-

berjack Club for organizing and

participating in the first Cobleskill

Lumberjack Competition.

On February 28th, the Cobleskill

Woodsmen‟s Club sponsored an

event which member Emily Mom-

bourquette described as “full of

energy and enthusiasm despite the

cold weather.” The Lumberjack

Competition took place at the Sun-

shine Fairgrounds from 9 am-4pm.

As woodsmen teams competed in

various lumberjack sports, an open

barbeque provided chicken for both

the participants and the eager au-

dience. “We were really happy to

see the turn out from the school

community as well as the town,”

explained Mombourquette. The

Woodsmen‟s Club is not new to

competing in lumberjack sporting

events. Club president R.J Rooney,

who was initially introduced to

wood-chopping by “splitting fire-

wood at [his] house for years,” re-

ported that the team has competed

in four sporting events prior, the

locations consisting of the

Finger Lakes Community

College, SUNY College of

Environmental Science and

Forestry, Paul Smith‟s Col-

lege and West Virginia Uni-

versity. All of the previ-

ously mentioned colleges

were competitors in this

event with the exception of

West Virginia University, a

long-distance event Rooney

fondly recalls as a fun ex-

perience. Despite the

friendly and festive atmos-

phere, competition was

still very present in the air.

Challenges such as split-

ting, bow saw, the under-

hand chop and log roll

roused the determination

of the teams and airborne

woodchips. In the end, Paul

Smith‟s College won the

Out Of the Woodwork by Ghia Vitale

Bella Notte By Sarah Chamberlain

event over 1000 man hours are put into making the event such a success. This year, the evening started out with a wonderful Italian meal, followed by the presentation of court winners, Charles Shaw became King of Snowball and Rebecca Myerson became Queen of Snowball. The rest of the night was spent by atten-dees dancing the night away listening to mu-sic by Conway Enter-

tainment.

Council for Student Activities does so much for student life on the SUNY Cobleskill campus, when you go to a comedian, Big Country Night, or a pre-release movie you are attending an event that has been planned and setup by your fel-low students who are members of this great organization. The an-nual “Snow Ball” is an event that is looked forward to every year by students. The five hours of festivities that occur the night of the event are only the cherry on top of the

pie for CSA members who have been plan-ning the event for months and months. Planning begins in late October with a brain-storming of ideas for themes of the night… some thrown out were a Masquerade Ball, Fabulous Fifties, and an Ancient Asian theme. This year the club voted for the theme of “Bella Notte: A Beautiful Night in Venice”, and anyone who has attended Snowball knows that this event is extrava-gantly decorated. Over the week before the

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that are selected will be

given radios and outfits

that identify them as a

member of the Student

Safety Initiative. To be

considered for this job

you have to be in good

academic standings and

not have been cited for

any violations of the stu-

dent conduct code. For

more information or an

application go to the UPD

building, the white house

across the street. Good

luck!

There is a new Position

open ON CAMPUS! You

have most likely seen

posters around campus

for the new Student

Safety Initiative Program

that is now offered on

campus. And you are

most likely also wonder-

ing what it is. I was too,

so I asked. The project is

run by the University

Police Department or

UPD. The people who are

chosen for the position

will be asked to work

from 9pm until 2am, but

don‟t worry the position

would involve you to

work in partners so if

chosen you will not be

alone. If chosen for the

position you and one

other person will be

asked to patrol the

school. The patrols will

go into the academic

buildings and make sure

the building is secure,

providing energy Conser-

vation as well as Auxil-

iary services to the Uni-

versity. They will shut

off unnecessary lights,

report mishaps with

lighting or anything elec-

trical, and provide walk-

ing escorts to students,

faculty, and staff on

campus. The students

Student Safety Initiative– Amaris Done

EASY RECIPES! BY AMARIS DONE

Vanilla mouse Ingredients-2 envelopes unflavored gelatin,1 cup sugar ,1 1/2 cups milk ,2 eggs separated ,1 table-spoon vanilla extract ,1 pint heavy cream, whipped Strawberry Sauce 1 pint fresh strawberries ,1/2 cup sugar ,2 tablespoons cornstarch ,1/2 cup lemon juice ,2 tablespoons butter Method Combine gelatin and 1 cup sugar in a large micro proof mixing bowl and blend well. Stir in milk. Cook, uncovered, on Hi for 5 minutes, or until hot. Beat egg yolks in a small dish. Gradually stir in a small amount of hot milk mixture. Add to large bowl of hot milk mixture. Blend well. Cook, uncovered, on bake for about 4 minutes, or just until bubbles form around edge of bowl. Do not overcook or mixture will curdle. Stir in vanilla. Place bowl in a pan or bowl of ice water. Cool until custard mounds when dropped from a spoon. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into custard mixture. Fold in whipped cream. Turn mix-ture into a 2 quart mold. Chill in refrigerator until set. TO MAKE SAUCE: Clean and hull berries. Reserve 1 cup of the best berries for garnish. Force the remainder through a food mill, or blend in an electric blender container. Put through a strainer to remove seeds. Combine 1/2 cup sugar with cornstarch in a 1 quart micro proof mixing bowl. Gradually stir in 1 cup water. Cook, uncovered, on HI for 3 to 4 minutes, or until mixture comes to a boil and is clear. Stir once during cooking. Stir in lemon juice, butter and strawberry puree. Chill sauce. Unmold mousse on a serving platter. Garnish with whole strawberries. Serve with chilled strawberry sauce. Yield: 8 to 10 servings