11-08-10 CAYUGA COLLEGIAN NOVEMBER 8 2010

www.cayugacollegian.com Vol. 59 Issue 6 November 8, 2010

Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York

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THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS

CAYUGABriefsAuburn Gets Crafty

You can get some Holiday shopping done ahead of schedule this year, and feel good about it too! Saturday, November 13th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Fair Trade Festival offers the unique chance to peruse jewelry, toys, hand loomed textiles, pottery, baskets, nativities and more. The offerings are distinctive because they come from over 38 countries, so there’s quite a variety to choose from.

Your purchases at the Fair Trade Festival are good for the economy too, because all merchants are charging “Fair Trade” prices, meaning the price is fair for the product. You won’t find any toys or home décor items that a laborer in China made for pennies here.

At the event you will also find samples of food to try, from all around the globe. To keep the younger members of the family occupied, there will be children’s activities. Support Fair Trade if you have some shopping to do at this year’s festival at the United Church of Auburn, 77 Metcalf Dr., Auburn. For more information, call 315-252-4397. -Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief

Drug TalkPartnership for a Drug Free Community will host Truth and Tips for a Drug Free Auburn on Monday, November 8, 2010. The event kicks off National Drug and Alcohol Fact Week sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Students and Parents are invited to the Auburn Public Theater from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

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The Body Washer cast: (L-R) Lauren Maltese, Rachel Bodner, and Lizzie Fennessy.

GO OUT OF YOUR WAY AND THANK A VETERAN THIS WEEKIn honor of Veterans’ Day this week, The Cayuga Collegian is

adopting a soldier and his platoon deployed in Afghanistan. We are actively gathering donations of small comfort items to mail overseas. The soldier is William “Billy” Blessing of Skaneateles, (pictured above on the left). He is a Sergeant in the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division “The Screaming Eagles” based at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. His brother, Chris Blessing, is a CCC freshman. Chris says his 23-year-old brother enlisted in the army right out of high school and is presently on his second tour of duty. His first tour was in Iraq, bringing peace to the civil war-savaged Iraqi city of Samawah. Blessing is a decorated soldier who has moved up through the ranks quickly. He was recently awarded The Bronze Star for bravery while deployed in Afghanistan. Even though he was just home on leave, he is making his family wait until his next return to learn what he did to earn one of the most prestigious medals awarded in the military. William and Chris are the sons of Bill and Sue Blessing of Skaneateles. They have a sister, Terry, who is a CCC alum. “My family is very proud of my brother,” said Chris.

To donate, just stop by The Collegian Office. (If the office is closed, just slip your donation through the mail slot). We will be sending as many packages as we can over the course of the school year. Chris says in addition to small toiletry items, the soldiers really appreciate receiving cigarettes. Chris says many soldiers smoke to ease stress and they say Afghan cigarettes are terrible. Although, she is strictly opposed to any tobacco use, Collegian Faculty Advisor, Mary Merritt, will make this exception for the soldiers. “My brother says he plans to quit when he gets back to the States,” explained Chris. “When my brother says he is going to do something, he definitely does it.”

Harlequin Productions, Cayuga Community College’s theater group, recently learned that their production of “The Body Washer” by Rosemary Frisino Toohey is invited to perform at the annual Theatre Association of NY State Festival. This prestigious state-wide competition will be held November 19-21 in Batavia, New York.

“The Body Washer” is part of Harlequin’s “We Got Your One-Acts, Right Here” evening of theatre which held performances in late October and early November in the College’s Black Box Theatre.

“The Body Washer” features the talents of CCC students, Lauren Maltese, Rachel Bodner and Lizzie Fennessy, and tells the story of how an incident in the Afghanistan War affects the lives of an Islamic Body Washer and two Americans: a National Guard soldier and a journalist.

Also Invited to perform at the TANYS Festival is the Auburn Player’s Production of “Two Women and a Chair” by Michael Olsen.

CCC freshman Alicia Frame and CCC alum Carole Estabrook enact the two roles of actresses showing up for an audition in a room dominated by a strange chair but no director.

Both productions were directed by Bob Frame, Director of Theatre

CCC Custodian Injured in Accidentby D.J. DuVall, Associate Editor

Frank Sciortino, a second shift custodian at Cayuga Community College’s Auburn campus, was returning from a father and son dinner on Friday, October 8th, when he was in a motor vehicle accident.

With his son, Jeremy, on the back of his motorcycle, another vehicle pulled into Frank’s lane ejecting both Frank and Jeremy from the bike. Frank was taken by Mercy Flight to University Hospital in Syracuse, while Jeremy was transported by ambulance to the same location.

Jeremy was treated and released.Frank’s injuries are reported to be much more serious. He is facing a long road to recovery, including attending Mercy Rehab for up to ten weeks. Frank is in room 5320, on floor 5A if anyone would like to send a card.

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Editorial BoardKAT TAYLOR, Editor-in-chiefJAMIE BLUMRICK, Associate EditorD.J. DuVALL, Sports EditorMARY G. MERRITT, Advisor

Staff KAYLEIGH STEVENS - FULTON ANGELA WORNICK - FULTON JIM COLLINS - AUBURN KATHY LAWLER - AUBURNCHRISTOPHER LEHMAN - AUBURNSTEVE FOULKROD - AUBURNKEITH DAVENPORT - AUBURNMICHAEL MOSLEY - FULTON

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Why We Should Have Veterans Day offEvery year, as Americans, we recognize

the people who have served our country on a special day in our society, known as Veterans Day. This day is to honor those who have fought and served in war and have lived, and also for the men and women who have died in war.

As children and people of the United States, we were taught from a very young age to respect our Veterans, and thank them for all they have done for us. If Veterans day is a day of respect to these people, then why are we still made to go to work and school and do the duties of just an ordinary day?

Since Veterans Day became a National Holiday, elementary schools and high schools have November 11th off from school. I think that Veterans Day, like all National Holidays, should be treated like one.

On Christmas, we celebrate the life of Jesus. On Thanksgiving we celebrate “giving thanks” to what we have received

in our life and on the Fourth of July, we celebrate America’s Independence. If Veterans day is a day to honor the American warriors who fought for our country, then why shouldn’t we celebrate this holiday just as much as we celebrate the others? It’s not just about getting the day off from work or school, it’s to recognized what they have done for us and how much we appreciate it. Without them, America probably would not even exist, or be the same at all. What a better day to recognize the Veterans and honor them by making it a holiday where families can actually spend time with their loved ones who have fought for not only them but for all of us. That is why I think this would be the ethical decision for America to make, and it would truly be the right way to say “Thank You” for all of the people who made the world we live in as free and as great as it is today.

-Lynsie Ferguson, CCC Student

To the Editor:In the world today, many

tweens and teens could really use someone, like a celebrity, to look up to and believe in. There are some celebrities out there. For example, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are just a couple of these grounded celebrities. If you have ever looked at Selena, you may notice that she doesn’t have any inappropriate piercings (she has only had her ears pierced once), no tattoos, and she dresses appropriately. In some of her interviews, she has explained that being a role model is tough, but is one of the most rewarding things she’s ever done.

With Taylor, she has mentioned too that being a role model is such an honor and that she didn’t get a heart tattoo on her foot because she didn’t want to wreck her role model status.

Also, another relationship between these two stars are their music. They realize that they have younger fans and need to respect that, so they don’t swear in their music, use sexual innuendos, or disrespect others to get their point across, unlike some other artists their age.

One of these artists is Miley Cyrus. A few years ago, many people would have associated her with the fictional character, Hannah Montana, however, now she is more known for her very provocative ways and she is only 17-years-old. This is not

Celebrity Role Models: The Good and The Bad

what children should be exposed to. She is setting an example saying that it is okay to walk around with hardly any clothes on, get a ton of tattoos, and a lot of piercings. What makes this sad is that younger girls look up to her and believe the things that she does are okay, but in all actuality, they’re not.

Many businesses that hire people don’t want their workers with tattoos all over; they want them to look respectable. I just wish that there were more role models out in the world like Selena and Taylor, to help teach our youth about the right choices to make in our society.

Think about this, in the future would you rather have a “Selena Gomez” type person run the U.S. or a “Miley Cyrus” type?

-Katie Smith, CCC Student

If I ran CCC, I would...put a vending machine with water bottles on the second floor of the main building and the third floor of the Tech building.

—Mary Gelling Merritt, Telcom Assistant Professor

What would you do if you ran CCC? Send in your answers to: [email protected] with the subject “If I ran CCC”.

CCC Needs A MascotLet’s face it, CCC students aren’t

exactly enthusiastic about their sports teams. School spirit seems to be an ongoing issue here at Cayuga. Look at any school with lots of school spirit and I will almost guarantee they have a mascot. Whether it’s a real animal or just a person in an oversized, sweaty costume, fans love a mascot.

Our school Athletic Director has brought it to my attention that our Spartan costume is getting a little rough around the edges. I think that a new mascot outfit would be great to try to help lift Cayuga’s school spirit.

Basketball season just got underway and with that nice big gymnasium we have, I see no reason why every student couldn’t come out to support their fellow students at least once. Having a mascot running up and down the court to pump up the spectators would definitely be a plus, and make everyone’s night more entertaining.

So if any student is interested in becoming CCC’s next mascot, you can contact me at [email protected]. Or contact Pete Liddell at [email protected].

-D.J. DuVall, Associate Editor

If you are interested in being considered for membership in the President’s Cabinet this year, please respond as outlined below. Nominations, for yourself or someone else, should be submitted by Monday, November 8, to my office by email at [email protected]’S CABINET

The Cabinet is an advisory group to the President, a sounding board that assists with input and discussion from throughout the College and provides the best and most comprehensive advice to the President. It may initiate and respond to topics and issues of general importance to the College community. It offers members’ perspectives, helping to bring together the best ideas for the good of the College. The Cabinet is not representative in advocating from individual positional responsibilities or employee groups. The focus on broader perspectives allows its members to think and speak about issues

An announcement from Daniel Larson, Cayuga Community College President:

in an open environment.Membership is by nomination, with

appointment by the President for one-year terms. Members may serve more than one term consecutively. Nominations, which may be by self or others and simply should indicate interest and a willingness to serve, are submitted directly to the President’s Office. The Cabinet meets monthly during the academic year, with one meeting held in Fulton each semester.

Membership is comprised of representatives each from the following broadly defined functional areas of the College:

Academic Services [includes teaching faculty] – 2 Auburn, 1 FultonStudent Services [includes non-teaching faculty] – 2 Auburn, 1 FultonAdministrative Services – 2 Auburn, 1 FultonStudents – 1 Auburn and 1 FultonAt-large Members – 1 Auburn, 1 Fulton

Taylor SwiftMiley Cyrus

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CCC FULTON STUDENTSThe Cayuga Collegian is looking for staff writers to cover news and events happening on the CCC Fulton Campus. Please email [email protected]

SPARTAN SPORTSCCC B-Ball Drops Season Opener by D.J. DuVall, Sports Editor

The Earth is not your ashtray...Put your buttwhere it belongs!

WE SHARE THE AIR - THERE IS NO SMOKING ON CAMPUS!

The Cayuga Community Basketball teams traveled to Fulton-Montgomery Community College Tuesday November 2nd, for their season opener. Both came up short of gaining their first victory, but showed some promising things for the upcoming season.

The CCC women took the court first, and lost 49-

72. The men then lost a hard fought game 66-76. Both teams will be traveling to Boston for a two day tournament on November 6th,

and hope to get their seasons on track.

CCC MENS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 2010Date Opponent Time11-09-2010 CCC at Alfred State College 8:00 p.m.11-13-2010 Spartan Classic (vs. Niagara) vs. CCC 2:00 p.m.11-16-2010 Mohawk Valley CC vs. CCC 8:00 p.m. 11-20-2010 CCC at Clinton CC 2:00 p.m. 11-22-2010 CCC at SUNY Delhi 8:00 p.m. 11-28-2010 Adirondack CC vs. CCC 1:00 p.m. 11-30-2010 Word of Life College vs. CCC 7:00 p.m.

CCC WOMENS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 2010Date Opponent Time11-09-2010 CCC at Alfred State College 6:00 p.m.11-13-2010 Spartan Classic (vs. Niagara) vs. CCC 4:00 p.m. 11-16-2010 Mohawk Valley CC vs. CCC 6:00 p.m. 11-20-2010 CCC at Clinton CC 12:00 p.m. 11-22-2010 CCC at SUNY Delhi 6:00 p.m. 11-28-2010 Adirondack CC vs. CCC 3:00 p.m. 11-30-2010 Word of Life College vs. CCC 5:00 p.m.

Harlequin Honored... Operation at CCC. His work has been featured at the festival many times over his career. In 2006, Frame was awarded the J. Richard Mahlstedt Directing Award.

“I am honored to have one play invited to perform, but it is practically unheard of to have two plays in this competition!” said Frame.

Frame’s plays were chosen from a field of more than 60 productions mounted by Community, College and High School Theatre Groups from throughout the State. The TANYS Festival showcases some of the best work found in New York community theatre and is the first step in theatrical competition which can lead to a national contest, and ultimately to participating in an International Festival held in Monaco.

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“Two Women and a Chair”: Alicia Frame (seated) and Carole Estabrook

Cayuga Community College is now offering several online chat features to help solve any problems students encounter while using their web site. Cayuga web site officials say two chat links are currently up and running, while a third is in the works for the near future.

The first feature is on the CCC website’s library page. A student can open the chat link during any of the library business hours and instantly chat with a librarian about any question they might have. Even if the chat room is “off-line”, students can send a message and receive a response as soon as someone on the library staff logs back on. To get a response, students just need to leave an email address or phone number and the library staff will be sure to get the answer to the person with a question.

The second chat feature can be found on any of the CCC admissions pages. A potential new CCC student or even a parent can use the feature to discuss any admission problems they are dealing with. The admissions chat support can be reached from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Online Chat Feature Makes CCC More Convenientby D.J. DuVall, Associate Editor

Another great feature is that there is no password or membership required. Simply open up the CCC website and find one of these conveniently placed “live help” links.

The third chat feature that CCC will soon be adding to their site will deal with student development. Students will soon be able to make an appointment with a counselor, and hold a live chat meeting to set up schedules for future semesters. Cayuga’s Webmaster Adam Williams says that this new convenient feature may even include live video chat. Williams says it is still a work in progress and should be coming soon.

Here are the Library and Admission links if you would like to check out the new features.http://www.cayuga-cc.edu/library/ http://www.cayuga-cc.edu/admissions/

For more info contact Webmaster Adam Williams via email [email protected] or by phone at (315)294-8616.

For more info on the new Student Development chat feature contact Eric Zizza via email at [email protected].

An informational meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10th from 3-4pm in Room 205, Auburn campus regarding the possibility of a Toastmasters club. All interested students and members of the Auburn community should attend. The website for the national organization is www.toastmasters.org where the following information and more can be found.

Toastmasters meetings usually consist of about 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by various means, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one, also serving

Auburn Campus Considering a Toastmasters Club By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief

as speech timer, evaluator or grammarian. There is no instructor present at the meetings; instead, each speech is evaluated by a toastmasters member in a positive and constructive manner, focusing instead on what was done right and what can be improved.

Good speakers tend to make good leaders. Some distinguished Toastmasters alumni include Peter Coors of Coors Brewing Co., Debbi Fields of Mrs. Fields Cookies, and Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii. This first meeting is being held to see what desire there is for this club. After all, our college has a lot of future leaders to produce.

Secret Regrets are Hard to Swallow

POETRYLOUNGE

featuring the work of Michael “DooWiTTle” Widger

If you’re like the majority of the population you’ve followed at least one celebrity’s life- both the gossip and truths that the paparazzi informs the public of. What is it about the dark and startling that attracts so many to read on? Thanks to a new book, “Secret Regrets: What if You Had a Second Chance?” (by Kevin Hansen) you can now peruse the secret regrets of real people to satisfy your craving.

The difference with real, ordinary people’s secret lives and that of the famous is you’re more apt to feel compassion and empathy. To get a taste you can go to www.secretregrets.com, where users may anonymously submit their deepest secret regret. The brief submissions are often sad, bittersweet at best. To see what the student body here at Cayuga Community College had as far as regrets, dozens were interviewed anonymously.

Several responses to the survey were repeat answers, if a little different in wording. The most common answer was: “I regret nothing.” To live a life without regrets isn’t something many could boast but it provides freedom from the burden that a secret regret can carry. Some responses were very similar, having to do with wishing they hadn’t dropped out of High School, or “Skipping so many classes in High School,” and of course many pertained to college. The responses varied but they were such as, “Waiting so long to return to college”, “Working full time while attending school full time,” and even dropping out of college. At

By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief

least with these few, they’ve overcome their regret at least some amount by being current students here at Cayuga Community College.

More than one person also expressed their regret at not being outgoing enough, either as a child or present day. Several student responses pertained to relationships past. “(I regret) dating my first boyfriend. Even meeting him.” Another student expressed that they’d wished they’d stuck it out more in relationships they’d had, with significant others, family and friends. A female student regretted leaving France without telling her friends she was leaving.

Some responses were unique and touching. “I regret not kissing this one girl. I should’ve and then she went to France.” “Getting arrested” was one and even “Going to prison.” One female stated, “I regret meeting my boyfriend,” and she meant her current one. “Not spending enough time with my grandma who now has Dementia and Alzheimer’s,” a male student supplied.

A few answers to “What is your secret regret” were actually comical. “I took the blue pill, not the red one”, and “(I regret) going to an all-girls High School.” Analyze your regrets; what do you regret in life that you haven’t shared? You can always post it on secretregrets.com, or pick up the book to read about everyone else’s. If you don’t, you never know; you might regret it.

Time Traveler (from DooWiTTle)

I am a time traveler,able to relive past events at my convenience.Former lovers,I may have you at my command,for you are permanently stored in my highlight reel.

Enemies,I may defeat you again and again for an ego boost,or be defeated by you again if there is a lesson to learn from my loss.Rewards may resurface as well as regrets;And though my body remains in the present,my mind is free to roam.

CAMPUS CANDIDS

Hmmm...an interesting suggestion showed up on Facebook this week posted by CCC

Student Development Adapting to Accommodate Unparalleled Enrollment

Effective November 1st, the Student Development office at Cayuga Community College is implementing a new system. Student enrollment is at all-time high, and in an effort to meet student needs, every student now has the option to make an appointment with a Student Development Counselor. If students do not wish to make an appointment, they may take advantage of the office’s drop-in hours. Auburn’s drop-in hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m, and Fulton’s are Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; and Friday, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Students should keep in mind that drop-ins are served on a first-come, first-served basis.

This format is being put into practice on a trial basis, and will be available


to students until November 30th. Patrick McPeak, Director of Student Development, states in a letter addressing the change that the reason for the system’s implementation is not just the college’s desire to continue to provide a high-quality experience to the students. “It is my hope that, through trial and error, we will design a student traffic system which offers faculty and staff the structure needed to maintain sustainable business practices while simultaneously offering students the flexibility required to attend to their varying and often complex needs.”

At the end of the pilot period the results will be analyzed and a final plan will be completed by a goal date of February 7th, 2011.

New Telcom Wing UpgradeThe Telcom wing at Cayuga

Community College recently received a face-lift. Adjacent from the Nursing wing, the entire first floor of the Technology building was remodeled. An entire new paint job and improved detailing give the Telcom half of the floor a smooth new feeling.

There’s an old photo at the beginning of the Telcom department that shows a before picture of what the wing looked like prior to the modifications. This


snazzy new appearance is just one of many efforts by the Administration to improve the look and feel of Cayuga Community College.

If you want to see it yourself just take a look around the campus and stop by the Technology building to see the renovations. It was all completed at the beginning of the semester, and many students may not have seen the changes made if they never venture past the main building.

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