Representatives from the campus involvement office were out in force last month promoting the college’s orientation leader program and other events.

Alex Gill, the director of student involvement, and Jordan Salomone, an undergraduate senior at Hilbert and SGA Vice President of Programming and Campus Activities Board President, were in West Herr Atrium last month to tell students about upcoming events and to promote the position of orientation leader.

“The event we are holding today outlines some of what is going on on campus,” said Salomone. The group was promoting a concert at 78 West Café, a magic show at Swan Auditorium and were also promoting the position of orientation leader in order to get students active on campus.

Gill had additional activities advertised at this event, such as “In the Hawks Nest,” where students may join CAB and Art Club on March 15th at the lower level campus center for painting, a popcorn bar, and sparkling juice. Lip Sync Battle is another unique event that will happen in Bogel 101 on March 23rd from 8 to 10 p.m, where students will compete in lip-syncing for a Golden Mic.

According to the qualification, benefits, and responsibility sections of the Orientation Leader Application. If students are interested  in becoming an orientation leader, they will receive a $500 stipend, room and board from move-in to the end of orientation, incredible leadership and professional development opportunities, and black, blue, t-shirt, and quarter-zip polo shirts. However, you’ll need to be able to connect with people in a positive way, show enthusiasm, be available for all training dates and all new student needs, be a full-time student at Hilbert College for at least one semester, and have a 2.0 GPA or higher.

The Application states that, as an orientation leader you will be responsible for aiding incoming students and their families in their transition to Hilbert College by making them feel welcome and at home. Act as an expert on all elements of Hilbert College and New Student Orientation. Attend and fully engage in any orientation leader training sessions that are necessary. 

In addition, Gill and Salomone are offering information to students who are looking for or are interested in graduate studies, like at D’Youville. You can contact Alex Gill at agill@hilbert.edu or Jordan Salomone at jsalomone@hilbert.edu for more information or if you need guidance.

 The Hilbert College Hawks men’s lacrosse team traveled to Wells College for the first United East Conference game of the season. The only thing faster than the Hawks attack was the wind which was so strong it moved the goals multiple times throughout the game. Hilbert took the win in dominating fashion, 23-10. With the win the Hawks improve to 2-3 (1-0) and the loss sets the Express back to 0-4 (0-1).  

How It Happened: Offense, offense, offense! Joey DiMaria, Roland Jimerson, and Connor Salamida sparked the attack with 3-unanswered goals shortly after the opening whistle. DiMaria and Jason Sage netted a goal each sandwiched in between the only two goals Wells tallied in the 1^st quarter. DiMaria notched his hat trick in the first quarter putting the Hawks up 6-2. The offensive onslaught was not done yet as Sage scored his second and third goal of the game making it 8-2 in the first. Salamida and DiMaria each scored again before the end of first making it 10-2 after the opening quarter.

Salamida potted his hat trick goal a man up just 13-seconds into the second quarter. Kevin Doyle and Ryan Davis followed with a goal apiece before Wells scored four straight to close out the first half 13-6 in favor of the Hawks.

The Hawks scored 5-unanswered to start the 3^rd quarter with goals from DiMaria (x2), Doyle, Jimerson, and Davis making it 18-6 and seemingly putting the game out of reach. The US Navy Veteran, Roland Jimerson, scored his hat trick goal halfway through the 3^rd. Davis became the 4^th Hawks player with a hat trick in the game to close out the 3^rd quarter with Hilbert up 20-7.

The final quarter saw both teams score 3 each. Sage started the scoring in the 4^th which was his 3^rd and the 5^th Hawk with a hat trick. Salamida and Davis each added one more to their daily tally as well. The final score was 23-10 Hilbert. Jack Scherrer made 4 saves in the cage for the Hawks.

What’s Next: The Hawks return home to host United East Conference opponent, La Roche, on Wednesday, March 29^th, at 7PM at St Francis High School.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Hilbert Baseball team is on a tear as they improved to 11-8 after splitting the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford at Veterans Park this afternoon.

The Hawks rallied in the top of the 7th for a 5-4 win in Game 1 and slipped in a 12-7 nightcap loss to the Panthers, their first loss in seven games.

Jack Duffek’s 2RBI double lifted the Hawks to the win while Brennen Hediger improved to 3-1 and Brendan Walsh picked up his fourth save this season in G1.

Game 1:

• Pitt-Bradford built a 4-0 lead after scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the 2nd prior to tacking on three runs off one long hit over the center field fence in the 3rd inning.
• Hilbert sliced the difference to one in the 5th. Thomas Evans plated Alex Ellison with a double down the left field line, Benjamin Ratajczak singled  and Jack Duffek hit a sac fly to score Evans for the second run.  Ratajczak made it home off Derek Martinez’ at bat to set the 3-4 score.
• Hediger continued to limit the Panthers at the plate through the next two innings which gave Hilbert a chance to jump ahead.
• Ellison singled, Ratajczak walked, and, with two outs, Duffek’s double to center scored two, lifting Hilbert to a 5-4 lead in the top of the 7th.
• Brendan Walsh took the mound and faced three batters, striking out one for his fourth save this season. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Hediger held the Panthers to six hits, four earned runs, no walks and struck out four in six solid innings of work. 

Jack Duffek had the big bat, picking up 3RBIs off two hits and Alex Ellison scored one run off two hits.  Thomas Evans (2-for-4), Benjamin Ratajczak (2 R) and pinch runner Frank McCabe scored the other four runs in game 1.

Game 2:

• Hilbert manufactured runs in the first three innings, building a 5-2 lead by the top of the 4th but the Panthers exploded for  six runs in the 4th inning to pull away in the night cap.
• Patrick Whelan’s double down the right field line score lead-off batter Thomas Evans prior to Jairo Santos scoring off a wild pitch in the 2nd; and, with bases loaded, Ellison’s 2RBI single set the table for Evans to knocked in Griffin McAndrews who earned a base on balls in the 3rd.
• Bradford found home twice in the bottom of the 3rd off three hits and then held the Hawks in check in the rest of the 9-inning game.
• With bases loaded after a change on the mound in the bottom of the 4th, Hilbert threw the third baserunner out at home after the first two counted.  Bradford then hit an RBI single in advance of a triple down the right field line and a 2RBI double to set the 8-5 margin.
• Bradford tacked one more run in the 5th and added three more in the 8th, but the Hawks didn’t quit.
• Santos singled and was credited with the game’s first stolen base.  He scored off Martinez’ fielder choice at bat which then led to a second run in the 9th off Patrick Whelan’s double. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Jairo Santos led with three hits and two runs scored and Alex Ellison and Patrick Whelan each recorded two runs batted in while finishing with two hits.

Michael Contini (1-3) allowed four hits, three runs while striking out two through 3.1 innings.

Up Next:

Hilbert is set to host their first home DH of the season this Wednesday when they welcome SUNY Poly to a 1:00 pm non-conference contest at the FSSJ Complex | Baseball diamond.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Hilbert College Hawks men’s lacrosse team was handed a tough loss by the SUNY Poly Wildcats at home Wednesday night as the Hawks fell 14-2 to the visitors.

How It Happened: SUNY Poly scored 14-unanswered goals leading up to the 4th quarter including 5 from Andrew Maycock. The Hawks never quit and to prove that they won the 4th quarter 2-0 with goals from Joey DiMaria and Kevin Doyle. Mason Shehadi picked up an assist. Griffin Miller made 15 saves in the cage in the loss.

What’s Next: Hilbert travels to Wells College on Saturday to play the Express at 1PM.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

Hilbert Baseball, off to the program’s fastest start in Division III history, improved to 10-7 after they posted a 13-3 and a 6-5 non-conference sweep over Cazenovia College today at Gutches Lumber Sports Complex.

The Hawks got big offensive numbers from Thomas Evans led with four hits and a pair of doubles, and Ben Chowaniec led with four RBIs, all the while, Patrick Whelan poked another home run today. 

Zackory Panfil pitched the Hawks’ first complete game of the season and Blaine Morgan collected his first win in two tries in the nightcap.  Brendan Walsh now leads the AMCC league with his fourth save this season.

Game 1:

• After John Watson walked to first, he scored the Hawks first run in the top of the 2nd off Derek Martinez’ triple.
• Evans doubled at the top of the 3rd and was plated of a Whelan sac fly putting Hilbert up by two.
• Hilbert added three more in the fourth, first by Martinez’s RBI single; Chowaniec’s RBi sac fly was followed by Evan’s RBI single before they exploded with six runs in the 5th.
• After playing small ball at the start of the inning, Hilbert’s first out was a bases loaded throw to home.  Then Chowaniec doubled, knocking in three runs and Jairo Santos repeated that hit as he pushed in pinch runner Alex Ellison to set the 10-run lead.  Santos sprinted from second to home on Evans’ error by the pitch at bat.
• The Hawks, up by 11 runs, tacked two more on in the 7th when a fielder’s choice added the first and a bases loaded situation gave the Hawks the 13-0 lead.
• The Wildcats hit three singles and a double to get on the score board in the 13-3 defeat.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Benjamin Ratajczak went 3-for-5, with a RBI and one run scored while Martinez earned two hits with 2RBIs along with one stolen base and one run scored.  Chowaniec, who earned one hit, knocked in four runs in the win.
• Zackory Panfil earned his first win this season and his second complete game of his career after he struck out three, walked two and held Cazenovia to three runs off eight hits.

Game 2:

• Both teams found their hitting rhythm in the third and fifth innings as the Hawks held on for a 6-5 win in the night cap.
• In a pitcher’s duel early, both hurlers held their opponents to just one hit through the first two innings.  But the Hawks struck first – and with two outs early in the third inning. After back-to-back walks, Whelan’s single plated Evans and Jack Duffek’s hit scored Ratajczak and Whelan.
• The Wildcats manufactured three runs in the bottom half, using a double to score two baserunners and a double to tack the third one on.
• Morgan continued to limit chances for Cazenovia in the fourth before the Hawks benefited from Whelan’s second home run this spring and Griffin McAndrew’s at bat that scored Martinez who reached second off his own long-ball double.  McAndrews tallied Hilbert’s final, and ultimately, much needed run off a wild pitch.
• Cazenovia responded once again with back-to-back hits before the Hawks made a pitch change in the 5th leading 6-4.  Ronald Mort got Hilbert out of trouble with only one additional run scored.
• The Wildcats limited Hilbert who had two ducks on the pond in the 6th and Brendan Walsh entered the game to earn his fourth save this season.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Chowaniec went 2-for-3 with a double, as Evans scored one run after earning two hits including a double.  Whelan scored two runs, in addition to his home run while finishing with two hits and two RBIs.
• Morgan faced 21 batters, stuck out two, as he limited the Wildcats to six hits and five runs.

UP NEXT:

Hilbert is scheduled to open the most important part of their 2023 season this week.  Highly unlike to be played on Saturday based on the weather forecast, Hilbert is supposed to travel to Bradford, Pa. for a 1pm double header against Pitt.-Bradford.  Stay connected for the pending make-up date.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Igloo experience at Tappo Restaurant is perfect for a night out with friends, celebrations, or a romantic evening. Tappo offers a variety of delicious entrees and desserts, in addition to their wide selection of wine, beer, and cocktails. Located at 338 Ellicott Street, Buffalo NY, these igloos are only 20 minutes away from the Hilbert campus.

This unique twist on fine dining is quite extraordinary. In the comfort of an outdoor, heated, glass dome, you and up to 7 others can enjoy an abundance of food and drinks. All groups are able to choose 2 choices of wine, one warm beverage (for the party), first and second course meals, finished off with an assorted platter of desserts. 

“It’s a cute little place, it’s very inexpensive. I think it’s a great place to go.” Says Nadia Loggans, who had previously dined in an igloo for a family dinner. 

Things to know before placing a reservation

• 8 people is the maximum per igloo, with a 2 hour time limit (small group packages Thursday-Sunday, 1.5 hour time limit)
• Igloos must be reserved online, 48 hours in advance
• You must choose a dining package prior to arrival. Gluten free options are available.
• Tappo also has a traditional restaurant, with indoor and rooftop dining. There is often live music, and DJs on the weekend. Take-out and delivery are available. 
• Tappo Restaurant and the Igloo experience are family-friendly.

Tappo is open

• Monday – Thursday: 4:30pm-9pm
• Friday & Saturday: 4:30pm-10pm
• Sunday: 4:30pm-9pm

Tappo’s Igloos are the place to go for a one-of-a-kind full course meal. Reasonable pricing, delicious food, and a family-friendly atmosphere makes this the #1 spot for Italian cuisine in Buffalo. 

A pleased guest describes Tappo as “One of the best Italian restaurants in all of Buffalo. There are many choices for Italian Cuisine, but I always come back to Tappo!”

For many college students, discussing their mental health struggles can be a difficult topic to bring up.

College students are more prone to mental health struggles, such as depression and anxiety, due to several stressors in their everyday life, according to research conducted by the Mayo Clinic, a healthcare not-for-profit. Examples include an overwhelming academic workload, lack of sleep, homesickness, financial worries, and finding a balance between school, their social life and afterschool jobs.

According to Mayo Clinic, as many as one in three college students experiences significant depression and anxietyand almost half of those students do not reach out for help.

It’s important to know and identify the symptoms of depression and anxiety to recognize if you can relate or if someone you know does.

What should we do if someone we know displays the above stated symptoms?

Jennifer Swartz, a new member of the Hilbert College Wellness Center and a trained mental health professional, said people should be direct but kind when talking about their mental wellness.

“Be upfront and speak directly to that person in a non-judgmental way.” Swartz said.

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also known asthe DSM, symptoms of depression can look like having a depressed mood almost every day, loss of interest in once favored activities, changes in eating and sleeping habits, loss of energy, excessive inappropriate guilt or feelings of worthiness, inability to stay focused, and recurrent thoughts of suicide.

Symptoms of anxiety, also according to the DSM, can look like excessive worrying that is challenging to control, restlessness, feeling more tired than usual, inability to concentrate clearly, getting irritated easily, trouble sleeping, and muscle aches or soreness.

Swartz graduated from Hilbert college with a degree in human services, then obtained her master’s in school counseling at Canisius College. She has over a decade of professional experience in mental health services.

Her advice for students who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental health struggles themselves is to use the resources available to them, she said.

“Taking care of your mental health is just as important, if not more important at times than your physical health.” Swartz said. “They go hand in hand. Our brains are so strong and resilient, yet they can be tender and hurt by our experiences in life. We, as society, need to incorporate mental health wellness into our whole wellness plans.”

Swartz is available for mental health counseling on Tuesdays from 9:00am-5:00pm in the Counseling Center in St. Joes Hall. An appointment can be made with her at jswartz@hilbert.edu.

Dr.Chris Siuta also works on campus at the Counseling Center and is available for appointment through email, csiuta@hilbert.edu or through the Wellness Center phone number (716) 926-8930.

Hilbert College swept their former AMCC-foe Medaille University in a crosstown, non-conference baseball double header at Medaille’s Color Park this afternoon.

The Hawks established a few 2023 7-inning single game records: the most RBIs, most runs scored this season; most triples in a single game and the team’s sixth home run this season after they exploded for a 14-6 opening game victory.  

The Hawks followed that with an 8-2 sweep of the Mavs. 

Thomas Evans went 5-for-8, scored five runs, hit his 4th home run of the season, had four RBIs, and was credited with four stolen bases today.

Game 1:

• Thomas Evans’ first contact went deep as he poked the game’s only home run just seconds into the game.  Patrick Whelan set the team up with another run connecting on a triple, and Derek Martinez knocked him in with a single to left field. The Hawks went up 3-0 off a wild pitch that scored Martinez before the Mavericks picked up their bats.
• Medaille responded with a big bottom half, scoring six runs off five hits and three errors.
• Jack Duffek’s RRI double and Whelan’s RBI triple knotted the game at 6-all in the 2nd inning and then Michael Contini went to work on the mound. 
• Contini gave up only one hit against the next 18 batters which held the Mavs in check the rest of the game.
• The Hawks tacked on multiple runs each inning except for the 4th (1) and 6th (0).
• Jairo Santos 2RBI single in the 3rd, and a fielder’s choice in the 5th added three more runs.   
• Evans continued to push, plating two more runs in the 5th, and Whelan finished the early game with another 2RBI single in the 7th for the win.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Lead-off Thomas Evans hit his fourth home run of the season at his first appearance.  He finished the game with three hits, scored three runs, stole two bases and knocked in three runs in his most complete game of the year, so far.
• Patrick Whelan added three hits (2 doubles), scored one run and knocked in three runs, while Jairo Santos went 2-for-4 with a three RBIs, stole two bases and scored two runs.
• Michael Contini (1-1) allowed six hits, three earned runs and struck out five over six innings of work.

Game 2:

• Hilbert continued to make contact in the night cap, scoring at least one run in all but the third inning.
• Evans stole a base and scored the first run in the nightcap. Jack Duffek’s hit by pitch scored Benjamin Ratajczak just prior to a fielding error allowed Emmanuel McClain to score the Hawk’s third run in the opening inning. 
• The Mavs manufactured two runs before a fielding double play by Ben Chowaniec, Jairo Santos and Patrick Whelan shut down the host’s rally in the bottom of the third. 
• A Hilbert bases-loaded, hit-by-pitch added another Hawk run in the 4th and Evans RBI triple to left center set the table for him to score off a fielding error by Medaille in the 5th. 
• Then, with two outs,  John Watson’s RBI single plated Santos in the sixth and the Hawks scored their final run in the 7th.
• Griffin McAndrews relieved Josh McTigue (1-0) who struck out five, with two walks and two earned runs through the first six innings.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• John Watson went 2-for-2, scored two runs with one run batted in, and Emmanuel McClain added two hits with one run scored. 
• But it was Evans (2 hits, two runs), Whelan (one hit, 2RBI) and Frank McCabe who combined for six stolen bases.

Up Next:

The Hawks move to 8-7 as they head to their next non-conference double header at Cazenovia College Wednesday, March 22nd.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with the Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Black Student Union hosted a soul food dinner in the campus dining hall last month, part of the campus Black History Month celebration.

The Soul Food Dinner event was created and hosted by the Black Student Union by President Jamal Harris for all of Hilbert Community to attend. This event was created to give the Hilbert community a taste of soul food and for some members of the community a little piece of home, he said.

“I wanted to do something fun to end Black History Month,” Harris said. “Also, this was done by BSU in the past, so I wanted to bring it back. But I also wanted to support local black business.”

 Soul food is prepared and made as an African American tradition. Many African American families have soul food on Sundays to bring family together and to have a good time and just enjoy each other. This event means a lot to African American students who are far away from home and don’t have the chance to have a soul food dinner with their families, Harris said.

 Harris hired Park Vue, a soul food restaurant in Buffalo, to cater the event.

Fifteen students attended this event excited to have a taste of soul food.

“I’ve never really had soul food from a catered business because my family normally cooks soul food dinners,” said Wendell Abellard, a resident who attended the event. “I will definitely be looking out for more events like this in the future.”

 After a quick start today, the Hilbert College Men’s Basketball team struggled offensively to keep pace with Pitt-Greensburg who claimed an 86-60 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory.  

HIGHLIGHTS

Quran Briggs and Eric Jackson each notched double digit scoring  with Briggs hitting for 15 points while Jackson added 12 and a team-best four assists and one block.

Hilbert earned 15 offensive rebounds but only turned the boards in 14 second-chance points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hilbert set the pace of the game early.  The Hawks won the tap and Edward Perez scored the first bucket less than ten seconds into the game.  Briggs connected from downtown and then went right to the rim for two more after picking a Bobcats’ pocket. Both teams traded scores until Hilbert went on a 4-0 run with a made jumper by Briggs and a fastbreak layup by Jackson s they built their largest lead of six points just under three minutes into the game.
• Greensburg responded with an 8-2 run and after knotting the game at 15-all, they continued to roll the dice from beyond the arc.   The Bobcats drained three consecutive 3-point shots to pull away 24-19.
• Nevada Eldridge scored twice for the Hawks, but Greensburg squeezed anther 3-point make in the middle to maintain the lead 27-23 with nine minutes left in the first half.
• On their very next possession, the Bobcats were whistled for an offensive foul and Briggs connected in the paint inching the Hawks into a two-point game (25-27).
• The Hawks went cold from the floor and struggled to control the Bobcats as they closed the half getting outscored 17-7. 
• Jackson and Miller each netted from deep and Eldridge made one free throw as Hilbert trailed 44-32 at the break.
• Things did not improve for Hilbert in the second half.  Their field goal percentage dropped to 22.9 percent but went to the foul line 19 times, hitting 12.  Greensburg continued to be confident on offense and never show any panic as they ran their patterns and drew fouls.

GAME NOTES

• Jahmel Demery led the Hawks with seven rebounds but the Bobcats won the battle of the boards today (46-42).
• The Hawks also unleashed more field goal attempts and went to the foul line 19 times in the second half but they could defend both the inside power of the Bobcats big men or the range from the perimeter of their shooters.  
• Greensburg, after hitting 7-of-12 3-pointers, cooled to only 2-for-4 attempts but ran their offense with purpose and attempted more free throws and field goals in the second period than the first. 

UP NEXT

The Hawks (9-11, 6-4 AMCC) remain in third place as they close the season with three of their last four games on the road.  Hilbert travels to Alfred State College (2-8) February 8,  La Roche University (9-1) February 11 and Pitt-Bradford (5-5) February 15.

The Hawks will host their Senior Day celebration February 18 when they host Mount Aloysius in the Hafner.  Make plans now to be in attendance to honor Wendell Abellard, Zach Miller, Elijah Powell and student-coach and former two-year player Jesse Price.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with the Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.