Some Plattsburgh State students might have a whole new way to measure the way they fit into future careers. In the early 20th century, American Psychologist John Holland theorized there are six main work personality types people portray: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional. CareerZone,...
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The college plans to cut $550,000 from its budget due to a declining student population, and although other SUNY campuses face this trend, budget cuts also affect the student body. Student Association President Michael Kimmer said that while the SA hasn’t felt the effects of budget cuts yet, he has thought...
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People of all ages will rally and “March for Bernie” tomorrow. A mix of Plattsburgh State and Clinton Community College students and community members will march tomorrow to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and they are expected to walk in step with the winds of change starting at 11:30 a.m....
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Plattsburgh State alumnus Dan Scavino, Jr. graduated in 1998 and now runs social media for businessman Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Scavino came from humble beginnings at Yorktown High School as a student spending his high school weekends caddying at the Briar Hall Country Club, which...
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Plattsburgh State received a state grant worth $122,500 to benefit the Educational Opportunity Program and the students who receive academic and financial support. Because of the funds this grant provides, 35 more students will be able to use EOP services. The total amount of the grant was $2.3 million,...
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Plattsburgh State received a grant from the SUNY Investment and Performance Fund for $375,000 to perform outreach with community-based organizations to potential PSUC students in the New York City area. “Tuition revenue will sustain the program in future years,” according to a PSUC news release....
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Two Plattsburgh State students were hit by a car on the raised crosswalk in front of Harrington Hall the night of Feb. 3, at 8:03 p.m. A report by University Police said that a vehicle pulled out from the parking lot between MacDonough and Harrington Halls and turned left onto Rugar Street. The report...
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Plattsburgh State recently received a $1.6 million grant, $1 million of which will affect a program designed to reach out earlier to student loan borrowers who withdraw from classes. “Students who separate from the college before graduating are much more likely to not complete their degree, and much...
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Three years and two-and-a-half months ago, she let me borrow her guitar. It was an acoustic: black, with bronze-wound strings. Since she didn’t play, she didn’t see any reason it should sit idle in its case in her bedroom, so I held onto it, and we would make music together. She sang with the voice...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced a statewide ban on public and private insurance companies to cover LGBT “conversion therapy,” which originally operated under the assumption that homosexuality or bisexuality is a mental health disorder. The Human Rights Campaign calls such treatment a “range...
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