Ryan May, 18, Clarkson University class of 2027, races down a berm after completing a steep rock drop on the fifth stage of the enduro course at the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY on Sept. 23, 2023. May finished eighth in the B category, qualifying for the dual slalom race the next day. He states, “I could’ve pushed myself a little harder.”Bret Bumpus, left, his son, Evan Bumpus, and referee Robert Caico, right, confer after the first of three rounds during a boxing match on Oct. 1, 2022, hosted by The Saint Martin Boxing Club in Rochester, NY. The Saint Martin Boxing Club allows 8-16 year olds to compete and train for free. Evan won his match.Deal With God of Syracuse, NY perform as the crowd revels during the final act of Upstate Unity Fest on Nov. 12, 2022. The concert was held at Bug Jar, in Rochester NY. nine Upstate NY hardcore and punk acts performed.An American snapping turtle lays her eggs on disused train tracks, June 17, 2023, Bowdoinham, ME.Mo Chara of the Irish language hip-hop trio KNEECAP sneers at the crowd during a show on March 21, 2024, Toronto, Canada.Protesters organized by the Finger Lakes branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation block off and paint a section of University Ave., in front of an L3 Harris Technologies building in Rochester, NY, on June 1, 2024. The protesters accused L3 Harris Technologies of “profiting from genocide” in Gaza.Jake Muldoon, University of Vermont class of 2026, hits a dirt jump over a bonfire during a beer-fueled celebration after the first day of competition at the 2023 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, Sept. 23, 2023.Andrea Westerlund stands in front of the Rochester, NY skyline Dec. 3, 2023. Westerlund is the Editor in Chief of Flower Power Magazine, a publication that highlights “cool shit in Rochester, NY.”A garter snake maneuvers through Clark Tankersley’s hair as he stands in a wooded area near the Catthance River, Bowdoinham, Maine, On June 18, 2022. Tankersley caught and released five snakes within the course of the hour, and placed the fifth snake behind his ear where it stayed for more than 10 minutes.