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Athletic Awards Ceremony Honors

Humans of Nyack: Rachel Buratovich

Senior Blurbs

Humans of Nyack: Rachel

Journey to Womanhood (Part

Chasing Hemingway: An Account

Closing Words from The Forum

BY TIMOTHY KEIDEIRLING ‘19

Don’t Change that Dial

ot long ago Warrior Radio was big

at Nyack College. According to as-

sistant station manager Grace Wil-

liams, “they had local artists here

at the station, people would call in, every-

body had their own show, and everybody

would have their own music that they

would come in here and play. It was real-

ly, really popular.”

WNYK’s staff looks to re-

gain that popularity. Station manager

Brad Hickey explains “We want the cam-

pus community to know all about us, and

I think outreach on campus is a big part of

that. Right now we stream chapel, and we

stream all of the school of music con-

certs. But that’s not it. That’s not where

our vision ends. There’s a broad scope of

things that we want to get involved in.”

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Courtesy of Nyack WYNK

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e’ve all been there. 8am classes,

back-to-back classes, night clas-

ses, major classes, general edu-

cation classes–essentially, we’ve seen it

all. While there is an immeasurable ex-

panse of knowledge up for grabs inside

of the classroom, some might wonder, is

there more? Have you ever been eager

to put your knowledge to practice, get out

there and actually do what you’ve been

taking exams on and writing papers

about for years?

Well, students at

Nyack College

are doing that.

This se-

mester, Trisha

Frazer, a Senior at Nyack College study-

ing adolescent education, has stepped

foot out of the classroom and back into

one; this time, however, as a student

teacher at Nyack High School teaching

an eleventh grade U.S. History honors

class….

There and

Back Again: Learning Outside

the Classroom

BY HANNAH PEACE ‘17

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BY HANNAH PEACE ‘17

Senior Week

anish Philosopher Soren Kierke-

gaard once wrote, “Life can only

be understood backwards; but it

must be lived forwards.” As only a few

more weeks remain in the semester, I

look back on my four years at Nyack

College, along with my fellow

graduating seniors, and

begin to understand the

journey that has been

unfolding during my time

at Nyack. With finals we-

ek ahead of us, we have

something even bigger

to look forward to; com-

mencement. Though

some of us are buried in

papers, projects, and la-

st minute studying, the

day is coming; we will

walk across that stage,

receive our diplomas,

and throw our caps high

in celebration that we’ve

made it to the end of our college ca-

reers.

Before the actual day of gradua-

tion arrives, there is an entire week

leading up to it where seniors are the

last of the students to remain on cam-

pus. The work is done, the tests are

graded, and we are left to enjoy the

week as graduates.

The office of Student Activities on

the Rockland Campus is in charge of

planning events all year. From the

spring formal to the dating game, they

put on events for students to get in-

volved, hang out, and take a break from

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their work. Student Ac-

tivities is also in

charge of planning

“senior week,” the few

days leading up to

commencement. This

year, the week in-

volves a cookout on

May 3rd– a time for all

graduating seniors to

get together, enjoy

food, music, games,

and to revel in what

they have accom-

plished. I, for one, am

extremely excited for

this night; ; I think it will capture a mo-

ment we will all remember. Additionally,

the official “senior day” will be on

Thursday, May 4th. At the cookout, raf-

fle tickets will be given out

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he fluttering, faded pink petals of

cherry blossoms litter the ground

like confetti after the party has ended.

They are a reminder of the short-lived

beauty of the christening celebration

for spring. For a few short days of

beauty, the cherry blossoms sacrifice

their longevity in order to give birth to

summer’s green. Nyack College’s

Opera Workshop performed Verdi’s La

traviata, on April 21 and 23, conducted

by Maestro David Maiullo, president

and musical director of the Bravo Alli-

ance of Performing Artists. The com-

bined efforts of Nyack College stu-

dents, professors, and other contribu-

tors culminated in a fantastic perfor-

mance in Olsen Auditorium of Parding-

ton Hall. In this opera, a party marks

the beginning of a love affair between

La traviata: The

Fleeting Flower of

Love

T

Violetta, a courtesan, and Alfredo, a

young man from a provincial family.

Like cherry blossoms, their love cannot

last; destiny has other plans….

BY RHODA MAENDEL ‘20

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Once a Dream,

Now a Glimpse of Reality

BY BENJAMIN TSE ‘19

t all happened during the last few

days of

school last

Spring of

2016. Peter

Nehlsen (‘19),

Wiktor Lasota

(‘19), Joseph

Girard (‘18), and I decided to meet up

at the Nehlsen’s before we depart-

ed to our various destinations around

the world. After we reminisced about

our Hook Mountain Camp-Outs and

other fun-filled, joyous moments

spent together throughout our first

year at Nyack, Nehlsen suggested

that we should do something for the

school, something that would culti-

vate community at Nyack and that

would ignite passion for service and

hospitality. We decided that we

should open an on-campus coffee

shop. The vision was cast. This was

how it began....

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n Wednesday April 19, Dr. Steve Flor-

czyk, Hemingway scholar and professor

at Longwood University, visited Nyack

College as a guest lecturer at the invitation

of Dr.McDuffie and the English Department .

As with many authors, frequently,

Hemingway’s writings are read autobio-

graphically, muddling facts with fiction which

contributes to the biases and scrutinous

brow of his work. Discussing his book Hem-

ingway, the Red Cross, and the Great War,

Dr. Florczyk provided documented back-

ground information on Hemingway's life dur-

ing his time as a Red Cross volunteer during

the waning days of World War I, as

well answering questions to demystify the

world of Hemingway in order to tell a more

complete truth about his life and work.

One commonly held misunderstanding

is the belief that Hemingway served as

a soldier in WWI, when in truth he

served as a Red Cross volunteer sta-

tioned at the frontline near the Austro-

Hungarian border, “looking for some ac-

tion,” as Florczyk notes. The assump-

tion is influenced by Hemingway's

heavy handed use of the theme of war

and life after throughout many of his

novels such as In Our Time, Fiesta, and

For Whom The Bell Tolls. Based on his

extensive study of correspondence by

Robert W. Bates, Field Ambulance In-

spector for the Red Cross and one who

worked with Hemingway, Florczyk ex-

plained that Bates led his troop of vol-

unteers, including Hemingway,

BY CASEY REYES ‘17

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Steve Florczyk, Author of Hemingway, the Red Cross, and the Great War Photo Courtesy of Casey Reyes

Chasing Hemingway: An Account On Steve

Florczyk’s Lecture

Taken from Volume 1: Issue 6 page 15

BY SARAH DUNLAP ‘19

the end of the 2016-2017 school year,

Nyack College Department of Athletics

honored their athletes’ hard work and ac-

complishments in an annual awards ceremony

on Sunday evening, April 23. Coaches award-

ed select athletes with honors that highlighted

their determination and excellence during the

year.

Distinguished honors such as the Jona-

than Gainer Award, Harold Bowman Award,

and Top GPA Award were presented to senior

Trisha Frazer (cross country), senior Naanma

Yamsat (basketball) and junior Katalina Padilla

(softball), and senior Kelsi Collins (volleyball),

respectively.

Trisha Frazer,

awarded the Jonathan

Gainer 4-Year Sports-

manship Award, the

most prestigious honor

for Nyack College stu-

dent athletes, says “I

am extremely humbled

and honored to have

received the Jonathan

L. Gainer Award, espe-

cially because it is in

honor of a man

who truly lived out

the gospel and a life of excellence, but I can't

take too much credit, because without my Lord,

A

Athletic Awards Ceremony

Honors Student Athletes’

Extraordinary Character

Frazer receiving the Gainer Award

Nyack College

to Perform

BY KAELAH BYROM ‘20

est Side Story, the classic

1961 musical about love,

hate,

and race, with

incredible music

and dancing

opens this week,

Friday, Decem-

ber 2nd at the

American Thea-

tre of Actors, 312 West 54th Street.

A preview performance for Nyack

College students will be December

1st for ten dollars compared to the

regular price of twenty-five dol-

lars...

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teammates, coach-

es, family, and

friends, it would not

have been possi-

ble.”

Jonathan L.

Gainer, for whom the award me-

morializes, possessed not only

athletic excellence but a strong

desire for friendships with those

on and off his team. His excep-

tional character showed...

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West Side Story

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