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The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's swimming team sits in second place after day one of the Region III/Northeast Districts at Monroe CC on Friday. The Pioneers accumulated 98 points and only trail Monroe CC's 170 points in the nine team competition.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team bounced back from a loss on Tuesday with a 67-50 over JCC-Olean on Thursday evening.  The Pioneers winners of six of their past seven games improve to 14-11 overall and 6-5 in WNYAC play.

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Both the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College basketball team struggled shooting as they fell to Erie CC on Tuesday night at the Flickenger Center in Buffalo.  The women sees their record fall to 9-11 (4-4 Region III Division II) after a 52-49 decision while the men are now 13-11 (5-5 WNYAC) following a 67-61 loss.

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Thomas Golisano, founder and chair of the board of directors of Paychex, Inc.,
Rochester, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States,
and 1962 general business management graduate of ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College, will
receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters, at his alma mater's
commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2009.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College sophomore center Travis Brannen (Elmira Free) has been named the Region III Male co-athlete of the week.  Brannen is the third Pioneer to be honored by Region III in the past three weeks.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College wrestling team fell 46-10 in their regular season finale at Niagara CCC on Saturday.  The Pioneers were slowed down by four forfeits on the day.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College indoor track and field team fared well as they competed with 17 different colleges at the Susquehanna Invitational on Saturday.

Trailing 61-58 with four and half minutes left in the game, the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team went on a 12-0 run to close out the contest to win their fifth straight contest, 70-61 over Niagara CCC.  The Pioneers improve to 13-10 overall and 5-4 in WNYAC play.

Brittney Brooks (Elmira Free) netted 31 points as the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College women's basketball team defeated a fiesty Niagara CCC 72-65 in Sanborn on Saturday.  The Lady Pioneers are now 9-10 overall on the season and 4-3 in Region III Division II contests.

Wearing black crepe paper armbands
and brandishing signs and banners, students, faculty, and staff at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State
College, as well as guests, participated in an on-campus rally Friday to send a
message to NYS Gov. David A. Paterson:  "Save SUNY!" 

In my effort to keep all
constituencies informed as the New York State budget process evolves,
the following summarizes the impact that Governor Paterson's budget
proposal may have on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State. You'll recall
from my earlier communication that there were three types of possible
budget cuts that would substantially affect the college. They were: the
non-funding of negotiated salary increases, the state's redirection of
90% of the revenue from tuition increases, and
a SUNY base budget cut.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team shot 48% from beyond the three-point arc in a 80-63 WNYAC road victory at Genesee CC.  The Pioneers have won four straight and improve to 12-10 overall and 4-4 in WNYAC action.

Genesee CC shot 48% from the field as they knocked off the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State women's basketball team 106-54 in a WNYAC match-up on Thursday.  The Lady Pioneers fall to 8-10 overall and 3-3 in Region III Division II games.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College wrestling team downed Mercyhurst North East 18-17 to earn their first dual match victory of the season.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College wrestling team spent this past weekend at Jamestown CC competing on both Friday and Saturday.

Students enrolled in the culinary
arts programs at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College will prepare a Mardi Gras celebration,
featuring a New Orleans-style menu, on Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 5-7 p.m., in the
student cafeteria of the Culinary Arts Building on the Wellsville campus.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College freshman Wenley Louis (Irondequoit) has been named the Region III male athlete of the week.  Louis had a solid performance at the Colgate Class of '32 Invitational over the weekend.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball used a 29-0 run en route to a 87-58 victory over the JV squad from Ithaca College.  The Pioneers have won three straight and are 11-10 on the season.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College sophomore infielder Derek Speaker (Starpoint) has been named to the NJCAA Division II Pre-season All-American 1st team.  Speaker is the only representative of Region III in the any of the three teams.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College sophomore outfielder Katherine McCarthy (Orchard Park) has been named a NJCAA Division III 2nd team pre-season All-American.  McCarthy is one of six players from Region III to be honored.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team used an early run to take control in a 82-70 victory over Medaille College JV on Sunday afternoon.  The Pioneers even up their record with the victory at 10-10.