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VOLUME 59 ISSUE 18 APRIL 29, 2013

Although the college dorm plan is something that the college community is very excited about planning and building, there is more to it than just building plans.

After speaking to two county legislators, it seems the college’s dorm plan has a few holes in it.

“Until I have to cast a vote, I still have a lot of questions that have to be answered,” said Cayuga County legislator, Paul Pinckney.

The questions Pinckney would like to have answered are about the financing, the responsibility of the county, and what the responsibility of the tax payers will be.

“I think the general consensus of the legislature is it’s very close on whether there’s going to be support for it or not. There’s just a million things unanswered. Until we get those answers, the ones that are in doubt are never going to come forward to support it,” Pinckney said.

Another Cayuga County legislator, Stephen Barski who represents the district that the college is in, also voiced his concern.

“I’m not so convinced this is the correct way to do it as far as dormitories,” Barski said. “They’re not coming forth with everything. There’s some real questions my constituents have. I would like those questions answered before I give any vote.”

What are the concerns that Barski and his constituents have? Crime, house values, and property values are the top three that he listed.

Using Auburn’s prison as an example, Barski pointed out that it was put in the middle of the city. Although he didn’t know the values of the houses and property around the prison before it was built, he questioned what the values would have been today if the prison hadn’t been built. He also wonders how house values near the prison compare to the values of a house or piece of property ten blocks away.

“Put something some place commercially, there almost has to be a reduction in value,” said Barski.

Another concern that both legislators had was security.

Dr. Larson attended a recent legislative meeting where he answered questions about the dorm plan. He briefly answered a question about security saying that the college’s officers could handle it.

Barski was not 100% convinced about what Dr. Larson had to say. Pinckney said that security hadn’t been detailed to them yet.

“Anything can happen,” said Pinckney about the possibility of violence or problems at the dormitories.

Barski was concerned with how it would affect the city’s fire and police department, as far as whose responsibility it would be on making arrests. He said that officers from the college could not make arrests, so Auburn police officers would have to be called in to make arrests.

Each legislator also pointed out other options on where to put the dorms.

Barski indicated the Cornell Co-operative property may soon be available because they want to move to an area closer to the lake. It’s not far away, he said, and a pathway could be made to the college.

Pinckney wished that East High had become available. He believed that that

Legislators poke holes in dorm plans

By Alec Rider, editor-in-chief

SEE CCC DORM PLANS PAGE THREE

An artist’s rendering of what the proposed dorm facility would look like along Prospect Street in Auburn.

2013 Chancellor’s Award Winner and former Collegian staff writer Faith Fanning with Collegian Editor-in-chief Alec Rider and CCC President Dr. Larson at last fall’s Fulton Campus dedication.

Cayuga Community College student George W. Lapage of Scriba, N.Y., received a $250 scholarship from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association. Oswego County Sheriff Reuel A. Todd presented him with a check on April 24 at the College’s Fulton Campus.

A 2005 graduate of Mexico High School, Lapage will graduate in May with an associate’s degree in criminal justice, with a concentration in police work. He hopes to continue his education at a four-year institution, and will use the scholarship toward his educational expenses.

Todd said this scholarship helps retain some of the best talent in the state and encourages them to work at a law enforcement agency. Many of the previous recipients of the award currently serve in the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department or county Correctional Facility, he said.

“We been fortunate to recruit a great group of young people to stay local and work as deputies,” Todd said.

While Lapage is not yet certain of his future career path, he said he is thankful to have received the scholarship and hopes to further his education in the immediate future.

Each year, the New York State Sheriffs’ Association awards 32 scholarships for $250 throughout the state.

Fulton Campus student George Lapage wins Scholarship from NYS Sheriff’s Association

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Former Collegian staff member to make Commencement addressCayuga Community College students Faith Fanning ’13 of Waterloo, N.Y., and Brian Knapp ’13 of Fleming, N.Y., both received the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and each have each been invited to speak at the 59th Annual Cayuga Community College Commencement ceremony.

Former Collegian staff member Faith Fanning was one of two CCC students selected to receive the Chancellor’s Award from the State University of New York

Fanning was formerly homeschooled in Waterloo and began attending CCC two years ago at 15 years old. She graduated high school whilst attending CCC and is set to graduate in May at 17 years old.

She could have settled for a straight forward education, but Fanning decided to become a tutor for CAS, an intern for Dr. Maryanne Felter, and now she has received the Chancellor’s Award.

“I just thought I was going to graduate with a degree, knowing more than when I started. I have been blessed with so many more opportunities,” Fanning said.

Fanning will be attending Hobart and William Smith colleges, pursuing a double major in English & Writing and Rhetoric. In the future, she wants to use her education to pay it forward.

“I see myself being an English professor. I have a passion for learning, and I discovered through tutoring that I love to help people learn as well. Because of my internship with

Dr. Felter, I got the opportunity to teach as a guest speaker in a freshman comp class, which kind of sealed the deal. I know it’s a far off goal, but I think I’ll get there one day,” Fanning said.

Fanning says that she will look back on her CCC experience with accomplishment.

“My time at CCC has been so rewarding. I have been able to achieve a personal goal I set—of graduating high school with an associate’s degree— with the backing of my parents and so many wonderful people here. I really found my direction; I didn’t know what exactly I wanted to do with my life, at least in a more narrow sense, and being at Cayuga gave me the freedom to try different things without having to worry that I was wasting 50 grand a year or something like that. I feel really prepared to move on,” Fanning said. “As for winning the Chancellor’s Award, I am so honored and blessed. Going

into it I honestly didn’t think I had a shot of winning; the day I submitted my application I was so nervous. Two years ago when I started at CCC I never would have thought that I would win an award like that; I didn’t even

know I was capable. One thing that

isn’t lost on Faith is her… faith. Serving as Secretary for the Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) club on campus, she met people that share some qualities with her.

“I can say it provided me with some really

great friends who share the same love of God I do. I can honestly say I probably wouldn’t have known many of these people without BASIC, so I think that club is really great,” Fanning said.

With this esteemed honor under her belt, SEE STUDENTS WIN AWARDS PAGE THREE

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I thought I might start off this piece with something witty like “Dear Car Drivers,” or “Dear People who travel the Highways and Roads,” or just something to grab your attention, but here is a better way of doing it.

ALTHOUGH YOU MAY THINK THE ROADSIDE IS YOUR

GARBAGE CAN, IT’S NOT. Sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but all caps usually grabs people’s attention.

Now that I have your attention, please read my plead. Although you may think simply tossing an item out of a moving mode of transportation may have no affect on the environment, or yourself, or other people, you would be wrong, very wrong in fact.

What effect, might you ask, can that piece of plastic have on the environment? Well, in addition to making the scenery not so scenic, the chemicals in plastic can lead to harmful affects on the wildlife.

What that shinny soda can doesn’t add some pizzaz to the roadside? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I give you Exhibit A: the curious woodland creature. Whilst nosing around it’s simple environment, the adorable, fluffy animal decides to investigate a new object (the shinny soda can). Now either the woodland creature will a) attempt to eat it

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Editorial BoardALEC RIDER - Editor-in-chiefABIGAIL YOUNG, EditorMARY G. MERRITT, Advisor

StaffJAMES GRANGER, Staff WriterSARAH GUIDONE, Staff WriterDANIELLE SKOWRON, Staff Writer

The Cayuga Collegianwelcomes letters from its readers. Submissions must be emailed to cayugacollegian @gmail.com. Submissions may be edited for content or length. Submissions must include your name, address and daytime phone number.All letters to the editor are copied exactly and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Collegian office, its staff or advisors. All letters are simply the opinions of the writers themselves.

Sarin is a weapon of mass destruction. It is 1000 times deadlier than cyanide, it is man-made inside a laboratory; it does not exist in nature. You wouldn’t think something so harmful would. It was inadvertently born by German scientists trying to create a more

potent insecticide. They turned over this new biological chemical weapon of terror to the Nazis and they never once used it.

That speaks volumes to those evil, rogue regimes that would use this poison, not only in war, but on their own people, such as the Ba’ath regime of Saddam Hussein, the dictator that the United States overthrew in 2003 and was put to death by the new Iraqi government in December 2006.

In 1988 during the al-Anfal campaign in the ending stages of the Iran-Iraq War, Hussein began an attempt to commit genocide against the Kurdish population in Northern Iraq.

On March 16, 1988 Iraq commenced a five hour poison gas attack on the town of Halabja, Southern Kurdistan. Imagine an attack that, at first, smells like apples and ends with human beings dropping dead. Others died laughing, burning and blistering, while vomiting. This caused many to believe that not only had Hussein used sarin but also tabun, VX, and hydrogen cyanide.

5,000 died that day, 10,000 were injured. Many died afterward and the Kurds in that town have lived with increases in miscarriages and colon cancer as a direct result. The bombing may have a lasting impact on their genetics.

After this crime against humanity, the production and stockpiling of sarin was outlawed in 1993 by the Chemical Weapons Convention. Six states have not signed the treaty; they are Angola, North Korea, Egypt, Somalia, South Sudan and Syria.

Where exactly is that red line, Mr. Obama?

Syria. The country with what is thought to be the largest stockpile of sarin the world over, the country that has been embroiled in a 2 year civil war that has seen 70,000 dead against a Syrian opposition, the country that now stands accused by France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States of deploying sarin against its own people.

We learned of the attacks a couple months ago when it happened. But the intelligence community has been trying to confirm, through spies and doctors on the ground, whether sarin had in fact been used.

France, Israel, and the UK are certain. But President Obama’s once bright “red line” warning Bashar al-Assad that the movement and deployment of chemical weapons would bring the United States into this conflict has been turned into caveats and shades of grey.

President Obama has been rightly accused of leading from behind in the past, and he does so once again, with a letter from the White House to Congress saying intelligence analysts “with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin.”

Opponents of involvement in the civil war will bring up the fact that when we invaded Iraq in 2003 because we believed they had chemical weapons, they didn’t. Well it didn’t change the fact that Hussein once did have them and used them in a horrifying manner.

If we don’t either lean on our intelligence even more and demand they give us a conclusive answer quickly or we don’t get involved in one way or another, we’ll have another Halabja on our hands and the blood of those innocent Syrians will be on the Obama Administration’s hands.

They won’t be able to ask for our help any longer when the sarin enters their lungs or seeps into their skin and, within a minute or two, closes their throat and with it the ability to breathe. They’ll be dead.

Casualties to our indifference. Casualties to our apathy. — Alec Rider, editor-in-chief

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or b) stick it’s head into it. But ladies and gentleman of the jury, this will lead to the cute, adorable, fluffy woodland creature’s death. Yet this could have been prevented.

Now if you want me to go all the end of the world doom on you, I will. You may be scoffing at this, you may even be laughing at this. But just think, if enough curious little woodland creatures nose around or ingest your trash, guess what? No more cute little woodland creatures.

Okay so I did the save the animal point of view, now I’ll give the human point of view. Let’s say New York State decides to let the

Depart of Transportation slide on cleaning up the road side or gets rid of the adopted highway programs. Do you think the trash will just get up and walk itself to the dump? I’ve personally never witnessed this, but who knows. So now we

have roadsides that are not getting cleaned, and people who continue to throw their trash out the window. I guess they might re-name

the roadside to the ever present landfill. Do you really want to see a garbage pile every single day? So, I ask you, are you going

to clean up your act? There are some simple solutions. Put a plastic bag

in your car to put trash in, hold onto your trash until you can find a place to get rid of it properly, or choose not to take anything with you that you’ll throw away. If this isn’t enough then I’ll ask nicely one more time: please don’t litter on the roadside.

Clean up your act!

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Architect plans for two sample dorm rooms planned for CCC’s Auburn campus.

building could have been made over into dormitories easily.

Barski also pointed out a problem with the current plan as a far as parking. He said that from the plans that he had heard, there was only going to be parking spaces for 30 to 40 cars. A lot of kids are driving today, he said, and that’s not going to be enough room.

What about community members? What have they been saying?

Both Barski and Pinckney attended meetings with constituents from the area near the proposed dorm site along Prospect Avenue.

The legislators say neighbors are concerned about a possible ‘College Town’ atmosphere along with crime and other problems.

But overall, the legislators report that it was the way the plan was presented to them that upset many of the neighbors.

From what Barski took away from the

meetings is that the project was shoved down people’s throat with no input from them and the college acted as if it was a done deal.

“I wish they had presented [the plan] in a different way,” said Pinckney.

“I have a lot of faith the whole thing can work, but the presentation from the college to the residential, I think there was a lacking there,” was another comment that Pinckney made.

However both of these legislators do want the college to be successful.

“I’ve always been for education,” said Barski.

Pinckney himself attended CCC and so did his children. He even coached at the college. He pointed out the main reason that the college lost a lot of prospective players was because they didn’t have dorms. He also feels that the college may die a slow death without dorms.

Faith Fanning is ready to move on to bigger and better things.

“I am so incredibly humbled and

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honored—I just praise God because I never would have gotten this far without Him.”

Brian Knapp wins SUNY Chancellor’s AwardBy Abigail Young, editor

Congratulat ions to Brian Knapp, one of the winners of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award.

Knapp will be graduating this May with an Associate’s degree in Geographic Information Systems.

Prior to attending college, Knapp served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps. While in the service, Knapp sustained a traumatic brain injury.

When he first entered the college, Knapp simply wanted to complete his degree. But he realized that he wanted to give a voice to the concerns of veterans on the campus. So he founded the Veterans Club.

Following this, he did a work-study job in the Registrar’s Office, helping assist other veterans to obtain their educational benefits and creating how-to-apply guides for the variety of benefits that they may be eligible to receive.

Knapp also worked with CCC and community members to create the CNY Veterans Higher Educational Regional Consortium. This is a collaborative groups of educational institutions, government agencies, and service providers for veterans seeking to facilitate advocacy, outreach, and resource and information sharing.

“We have made leaps and bounds for student veterans at Cayuga. Both the students and administration came together to assist veterans and listen to their unique needs,” said Knapp.

Knapp also served as vice president of the GIS Club and as a student member on the President’s Cabinet while at CCC.

After graduation, Knapp will start working as a Veterans Outreach Coordinator with U.S. Congressman Dan Maffei.

“Long term, I would like to continue to help veterans. The key is to like what you do,” said Knapp.

Overhead view of how the proposed dorm project will be situated in Auburn.

An artist’s rendering of what the proposed dorm building will look like. In ad-dition to the 300 beds for students, the building will contain a classroom (with computers), a multi-purpose great room and terrace, food service, campus events, summer activities, a main office, mailroom, security and fitness center.

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In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, the library on the Auburn Campus featured artwork done by preschoolers from the Pre-K program.

In an effort to ‘Build Resilience in Young Children’, the pre-schoolers did drawings in response to any time that they were worried, displayed perseverance, or overcame an obstacle.

The preschoolers had been read a book by James Dean entitled, “Pete the Cat: I love My White Shoes.” The story was about how Pete the Cat went walking in his new white shoes, and even though they changed colors and got

CCC Preschoolers Create Art Gallerywet, Pete the Cat still kept groovin’ on.

Other events that celebrated the Week of the Young Child was a Flower/Bake Sale done by the Early Childhood Club. They raised $200 which they donated to the Pre-School at CCC.

The Week of the Young Child is a celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The purpose of the week is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families. The week also recognizes early childhood programs and services that meet these needs.

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In an effort to ‘Build Resilience in Young Children’, the pre-schoolers did drawings in response to any time that they were worried, displayed perseverance, or overcame an obstacle.

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An Autism Awareness Walk was held on Saturday April 20 at Hoops Park in Auburn. CCC Wellness Challenge organizer and administrator at CCC Jackie Caputa says autism as a whole is a very difficult disorder to understand. She says it is a developmental disability that can have many different symptoms and too many different degrees.

Caputa says the college’s The Wellness Challenge participants have raised a significant amount of money for the Autism Awareness Walk by selling cause bracelets and tattoos, as well as participating in different fitness challenges.

Caputa says she is pleased with their efforts. “I would consider our outcome a great success as we raised $670 dollars for the E. John Gavras Center for Autism.”

Caputa says more than 25 people participated in the Autism Walk, but their fund-rasing efforts have been going on for the past eight weeks here. She says they’ve held Zumba-thons for Autism; Cross Fit for Autism; and Kara Yoga for Autism. “We have had many people participate in all the activities for Autism. We did pretty well with the bracelets but not so well with the tattoos. I don’t think we had enough people market the tattoo idea,” said Caputa.

The Wellness Challenge participants donated all proceeds raised to the E. John Gavras Center.

“We decided to give the money we raised to the E. John Gavras Center for Autism because the Center has programs such as the Cornerstone Program. This program is devoted to helping parents teach their autistic child everyday skills they will need to become independent. The funds raised also stay in Cayuga County which was important to us as this is our community in which we work and live in,” said Caputa.

The Wellness Challenge is a fairly recent committee that consists of different teams that are working hard to becoming healthier and giving back.

“About four years ago, a few of us in the Administrative Union got together to create a Wellness Challenge. The committee members are Adam Williams and Bruce Walters. Adam has done all the technical stuff setting up a great web page. We have people here and there help out, but the three of us are really the main Wellness Challenge organizers. We have college employees that pay to participate in the Fitness Challenge. There are teams and throughout the eight

By Sarah Guidone, staff writer

CCC volunteers walk to build awareness about autism

weeks we earn points by working out. We wear pedometers and get points for steps; we get points to have our blood pressure checked and cholesterol checked; we get points for donating blood; as well as points for losing weight and so on. We also held a can/food drive right before Easter where we could earn a point per can/food item or 25 points for a ham. At the end of the challenge, we give awards and prizes for Most Steps, Most Weight Loss, Most Points first, second, and third teams,” said Caputa.

Caputa says the Wellness Challenge also gives a special award in which they created called the Penny Austin Perseverance Award.

“This award is named after a college employee that has cancer and was in the fitness challenge, she fought very hard through chemo and went into remission but then the cancer returned and she had to go back through the chemo/radiation. She has gone back to chemo/radiation three times now but remains very positive and upbeat, hence the Perseverance Award,” said Caputa.

She says the way the award works is anyone in the Wellness Challenge can nominate anyone who is in the Wellness Challenge who is positive, meets their goals, and overcomes obstacles. The winner of this award gets to choose their choice of charity and Wellness Challenge participants wear the winner’s name on a bracelet when they participate in all the events.

“This year, Frank, one of our maintenance men in the challenge, won and chose autism,” said Caputa. She says last year the winner selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation,.

Caputa says the Wellness Challenge was opened up to students last year, but while many students originally signed up, there were only a few left over in the end.

“It was difficult to do both employees and students. We would like for maybe the SGO to approach us and take charge to get the students involved too,” said Caputa.

Raising awareness for autism is important and affects a lot of people.

“Raising awareness will help in supporting programs and resources to help children and their families with Autism. Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with autism.More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. These figures are frightening and people need to know about autism and ways they can help or support,” said Caputa.

By Alec Rider, editor-in-chief

Fulton Campus to Host Forum to Prep Job SeekersBy Abigail Young, editor

On Tuesday May 7th, Fulton will host the Oswego County Workforce at a forum for job seekers. It will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at 11 River Glen Plaza.

This forum will allow local job seekers to learn what current job opportunities are available as well as what employers are looking for in possible applicants.

“Employers will also share general information on how to prepare for employment, what credentials and skills are needed for these positions, and common mistakes that applicants make that may screen them out of the employment process,”

said Christine Weaver, coordinator of client services for the Oswego County Workforce office.

Representatives from Huhtamaki, Novelis, The Fulton Companies, Healthway Home Products, Oswego Health, Little Lukes/Rehab Resources, PaperWorks, and Ron Terra Insurances will be present at the event.

People are being encouraged to reserve a seat as a large audience is expected. Advanced reservations can be made by calling the Oswego County Workforce at (315) 591-9000.

All Cayuga Community College student leaders are invited to attend an informal pizza lunch with President Dan Larson at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10 in the Faculty Dining Room (off the cafe) on the Auburn Campus.

He will provide a brief update on happenings in the College, and you’ll have a chance to ask questions and provide

You’re invited to Pizza with the President!

feedback directly to the president himself. Give voice to concerns, suggestions, and ideas that you and your club members have about CCC and its future.

Reservations are requested by Wednesday, May 8 to president@cayuga-cc.edu. If you are unable to attend, please ask a member of the club to attend on your behalf.

Early Childhood Club President, Jo Schmeling and Club Secretary, Charlene Smith presenting a check in the amount of $200.00 to Erica Case, Child Care Center Director. The money was raised by the Club during the Week of the Young Child. The students sold daisies and baked goods to raise money to donate to the Center to purchase supplies for the Center.

Early Childhood Education Club donates dollars

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF ‘13GRADUATION IS MAY 19, 2013

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Byrne Dairy CEO speaks to CCC Business Club

Carl Byrne, third generation CEO of Byrne Dairy, presented a message entitled “First Who, Then What” at the April meeting of the Phi Beta Lambda Business Club at Cayuga Community College. Byrne spent an hour meeting with students, answering their questions, and telling them what he looks for in successful enterprises.

“When someone brings a new idea to me, my first question is ‘Who?’” Byrne said. “Who is this person? Do I trust them? Can they do what they say? Then, I ask, ‘What is the project that this person wants to accomplish?’ If you have the right people on your team, you can succeed in any business,” he continued. “That’s why I always ask ‘Who’ first, then ‘What.’”

Byrne emphasized the need for quick decision-making. “You need to know your break-even point on everything you sell. I can usually do a rough break-even calculation in my head, in a few minutes,” he said.

Once a decision is made, however, you should remain open to change. “My initial decision isn’t always 100% correct, but that’s OK. I make corrective actions as other factors change,” he said. He noted that while

he is always looking for new products and markets, he also reviews his existing product line. “You can’t be afraid to kill off products that aren’t selling anymore,” he said.

When asked about preparing to become president, Byrne said, “I think that many people could become CEOs of their companies with a two-year degree. Just as important as your education is your work ethic.” Byrne added, “I have travelled around the world and I can tell you that the work ethic in Central New York is

among the best in America, and one of the best in the world. Although many of the small farms have gone, the work ethic is still here.”

Byrne also shared his guiding principles of leadership. “First, be kind and true,” he said. “Second, treat everyone you meet with respect and integrity.” He told students to look for these qualities during job interviews. “Is the interviewer treating you with respect? Do you sense that the company has integrity?”

Byrne’s final advice to students was to get a mentor. “Find someone who’s already in the business that you want to pursue. Learn all you can from that person.”

CCC professor receives grant to support women entrepreneurs

K i t c h e n w a r e , health and beauty products, handbags, Internet marketing, and financial services are a few of the industries that women often enter as direct sales associates. These small business owners often enter the workforce as novices, selling products that they themselves use and running their business around busy schedules that might include caring for a family.

Thanks to a grant from the Women’s Fund of Central

New York, Cayuga Business Professor Amy Valente will be able to share licensed instructional materials from the Direct Selling Education Foundation with more women entrepreneurs. Valente received $1,875 to award tuition assistance to 15 students for the Direct Selling Women’s Entrepreneurship program.

The program is a 30-hour training program that promotes personal leadership

skills, entrepreneurial thinking, and self-sufficiency for women. Topics include strategic planning, financial planning, budgeting, project management, leadership, marketing, communications, and information technology.

“This program will help women entrepreneurs to be successful and grow their direct selling businesses,” Valente said. “Overall, the program promotes self-sufficiency for women and the ability for women to increase their quality of life through entrepreneurship. I am so grateful to the Women’s Fund for supporting this effort.”

Valente was one of nine nonprofit organizations from Onondaga, Madison and Cayuga Counties that received a total of $25,005 in grants from Women’s Fund of Central New York. The organizations received grants totaling $25,005 to fund programs that support the advancement and full participation of women and girls in Central New York.

Valente will teach the month-long program next fall, and 15 scholarships will be available to women interested in learning about going into business for themselves or advancing their direct sales careers. The program will be administered through the Cayuga’s Division of Community Education and Workforce Development.

For more information about this program, contact Prof. Valente at amy.valente@cayuga-cc.edu or at 315-255-1743, ext. 2419.

Byrne Dairy’s CEO Carl Byrne with CCC Business Club students.Amy Valente

(right) received $1,875 to award tuition assistance to 15 students for the Direct Selling Women’s Entrepreneurship program.

Fulton Campus Veterans Club donates $1,000 to Military Courtesy Room

After months of pizza sales and fundraising, members of the Cayuga Community College Fulton Campus Veterans Club donated $1,000 to the Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room at Syracuse’s Hancock Airport. The room offers any active-duty military personnel a quiet, comfortable space to wait for their flights.

“We have made many donations to the Fulton community to show that we are more than students getting an education, and to charities that help our troops make the difficult transition from bullets to books,” said Cayuga student Jason Adams, president of the Veterans Club and a former U.S. Marine. “Our decision to donate to this room is based on everything our club stands for.”

Adams was one of a dozen Cayuga students who presented the check to Harris Room Representative Doug Jenks. The donation has personal meaning to Adams who used the room while he was an active service member.

“It was a very warm and caring atmosphere run by amazing people who have a great

passion and appreciation for those defending our freedom,” he said. “The room offers a closed off area and a semi-open area. All food, snacks, and drinks are made possible because of donations like ours. For me, the Harris

room is very welcoming and respectful to all who use this room, and we’re pleased to be able to support it.”

This gift was one of several community service projects and donations that the Fulton Campus Veterans Club has spearheaded this year. Last fall, the club donated $1,000 to Thank-A-Service Member, collected Toys for Tots, sponsored a food drive for Catholic

Charities, sent care packages to soldiers serving overseas, and made donations to several other community organizations.

“I am honored, just as every one of our vet club members are, to show that no matter how long we have been separated from our respective branches of the military, we possess deep values and support for our troops,” Adams said.

Fulton Campus Veterans Club Donates $1,000 to Syracuse Airport’s Military Courtesy Room.

By Danielle Skowron, staff writer

Changes to the Faculty-Student Association bylaws were put to a vote last week, changes that Jeff Rosenthal, the Associate VP of Academic and Student Affairs, thought to be crucial. The original laws seemed to be unclear on what exactly made a member, a member, were revised and passed. The new revised laws simply state that all faculty and staff currently employed by the college and every student that pays

a student activities fee is a member in good standing. Rosenthal felt like it was about time to update the bylaws.

“Bylaws are meant to be reviewed because the organization changes and the needs of the organization changes,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal anticipates that there will be more changes next year that will require voters to go to the polls.

New Math Courses offered at Cayuga Community CollegeBy Abigail Young, editor

A new type of developmental Math course is being introduced at CCC. Called Math Redesign or Modular Sections, this Math course is designed to help students more than traditional Math courses.

In a traditional setting, students attend a lecture, take tests and quizzes, and do homework. If the student needs help on something they have to make an appointment with the professor during their office hours or attend tutoring sessions.

In the Redesign courses, students will ‘attend’ a lecture by watching a video on their computers and take notes on handouts that accompany each lesson as problems are worked out during the video. Students then bring the handouts to class and the professor answers any questions they have.

Two other parts of this new method is the student can set the pace on how fast they go and the students can take any assignment, either a quiz or test, a second time. Although the Math Redesign is well-known around the country, CCC is among the first upstate New York institution to work with it.

“About two or three years ago, we recognized that we wanted to do something new to change the low retention numbers for

students in developmental Math classes,” said Shannon Reohr, a Mathematics professor at the college, “We came across the Math Redesign in our research, and attended the NCAT (National Center for Academic Transformation) workshop in Florida to get some training there.” Reohr continues to visit different workshops to learn more about the Math Redesign courses as well as keeping up to date on changes and improvements on it.

Preliminary results are showing that students in the Math Redesign courses are achieving a grade of C or higher and the number of students failing or withdrawing from the course is decreasing as well.

Some students praise this new option. “I have struggled through previous math courses and assumed I would always struggle. The Redesign has allowed me to work at a pace that is stress free, allowing me to absorb the information and retain it,” said one student. Another said, “I, like many students, have test anxiety. When I start a math test I freeze and all that I have learned is frozen in time. The second time [taking it], I am more at ease and it allows me to have a higher pass success rate.”

Faculty-Student Association Amendments Approved

WANTEDHello,

Our UPK is seeking “dress up clothing” for the children. If your children or grandchildren have outgrown their “party clothes” please consider donating them to the UPK/Preschool~~We also are on the look out for one or two handbags from that stack of old purses you have in the closet...the children enjoy a dress up parade but we simply do not have enough to go around.... consider passing on a tie or two, hats, cowboy boots, handkerchiefs, costume jewelry...they love their beads!!

And we are on the look out for a comfy little couch or chair.

Many Thanks!Darcy & Elizabeth

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE CAYUGA COLLEGIAN IN 2014 PAGE SEVEN

SPARTAN SPORTS

Spartan golfers improve The Spartan Golfers continued to show

improvement over the course of the weekend, competing in the Jefferson Community College tournament and seeing 5 of the scoring 6, carding scores in the 80’s. With sunny skies, 45 degrees outside and the course in great playing shape, the day presented the best opportunities to post a good score.

Simon Fricano (Union Springs, NY) led the way with an 83, followed by Ryan Killian (Southern Cayuga, NY) (87), Gavin Dennis (Weedsport, NY) (88), Jake DeChick (Weedsport, NY) (89) and Phil Tabone (Weedsport, NY) (89). Fricano, Dennis and DeChick all secured a spot in the NJCAA Region III Tournament with their scores, and Coach Renaud was happy to see Killian and Tabone recording their first of the required three rounds in the 80’s. Six man Russell Chappell (Union Springs, NY) continued his improved play from the weekend, taking another 5 strokes off his best round to date. “It is nice to have our 1,2 and 3 golfers already locked in for regionals, and I think of our four remaining tournaments, Phil and

Ryan both have legitimate shots at posting the two remaining qualifying scores,” said Renaud.

“Jake (DeChick) and Gavin (Dennis) both had played Watertown GC before, so I was confident in putting them at 1 and 2, feeling they would be able to shoot well enough against the higher competition, providing their teammates to go out, under less pressure, and get a solid score against the course. It was the perfect scenario and a solid game plan put in place,” continued Coach Renaud.

The Spartans have now improved their team score over the course of each match. The next regional tournament is also the MSAC individual and team tournament championship. The 2013 MSAC Tournament will be hosted by Broome Community College, Saturday, 4/27 at Endwell Greens. The Spartans are the defending team conference champions and hope their recent strides will help them defend and retain the championship banner.

—Pete Liddell

In February when the Louisville Cardinals fell to a Big East record of 7-4, Coach Rick Pitino knew he had to think of something to get his team going. Something thought unobtainable for them to achieve. So he told them, if they won the National Championship, he would get a tattoo.

So they did, when the Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines 82-76 at the Georgia Dome for the National Championship. (An interesting factoid, the attendance was down by a thousand compared to the Wolverines vs. the Syracuse Orange from the night before.)

He came through on his end of the bargain and now has a tattoo, a gothic letter L with “2013” to the left and “National Champions” as well as “35-5” underneath it. Just to show he wasn’t messing around, it’s about the size of a wallet.

But I’m wondering why on earth a 60 year old man would get a tattoo. I don’t care what illustrious achievement you just accomplished. You just shouldn’t get a tattoo when you’re that old.

But hey, Rick Pitino is an exception to the rule, quite frankly because he’s a badass and can dress up like Colonel Sanders on special occasions and not be laughed out of the KFC Yum! Center.

5. Find out who the #1 Pick of the Draft is4. Watch and simultaneously live-tweet your predictions at the same

time3. See Todd McShay’s mock draft embarrass Mel Kiper Jr. once again2. See Roger Goodell get viciously booed on national television by the

NFL fans 1. Finally get to see Manti Te’o and his girlfriend… or not

Top 5 Reasons NOT to Watch the NFL Draft 5. S4. I3. R2. H1. Chris Berman

Bribing athletes with ink!

TOP10TEN CAYUGA COLLEGIAN

Top 5 Reasons to Watch the NFL Draft

Russell Chappell Fr. Union Springs, NY / Union Springs HSJacob DeChick So. Weedsport, NY / Weedsport HSGavin Dennis So. Weedsport, NY / Weedsport HSDaniel Ellingwood Fr. Oswego, NY / Oswego HSSimon Fricano Fr. Union Springs, NY / Union Springs HSRyan Killian Fr. Southern Cayuga, NY / Southern Cayuga HSPhil Tabone So. Weedsport, NY / Weedsport HSHead Coach: Tyler Renaud

Spartan lacrosse finishes season 5 wins; 8 losses1 Jaquan Royal Midfield Fr. Syracuse, NY / Nottingham HS3 Connor Wheeler Attack Fr. Marcellus, NY / Marcellus HS4 Brad Rowe Goalie Fr. Watertown, NY / Immaculate Heart Central HS5 Jack Taylor Midfield Fr. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS6 Zach Donnangelo Defense Fr. Orlando, FL / Timber Creek HS7 James Marsh Defense So. Fulton, NY / G. Ray Bodley HS10 Javier Zuniga Attack Fr. San Marcos, CA / San Marcos HS15 John O’Hara Defense So. Weedsport, NY / Weedsport HS17 Justin Staton FR Fairport, NY / Fairport HS19 David Lilly Midfield Fr. Marcellus, NY / Marcellus, HS21 Kevin Franceschelli Midfield Fr. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS22 Connor Davenport Attack Fr. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS23 Mike McLaughlin Midfield So. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS24 JJ Sylvester MF/DF Fr. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS26 Brian Jennings Midfield Fr. Liverpool, NY / Liverpool HS27 Brett Gray Defense Fr. Cato, NY / Cato-Meridian HS28 Denzel Conze Defense So. Brooklyn, NY / Automotive HS30 Sam Gagliardi Goalie Fr. Auburn, NY / Auburn HS

Cayuga Community College’s Office of Community Education and Workforce Development will offer Beginning Mandolin on Tuesdays May 7 to May 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. on the Fulton

Broadway Campus.In three one-hour

sessions, we will study the mandolin, learn chords, and strumming and picking techniques. Taught by local musician,

C AY U G A CO M M U N I T Y CO L L E G E ’ S S T U D E N T- R U N N E W S PA P E R

Cayuga CC Fulton Campus to host free community art show on May 3

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Cayuga CC to offer beginning mandolinRon Van Nostrand, a mandolin player since 1972. The cost is $45, and pre-registration is required.

To register or for more information, call 315-294-8841 or go to www.cayuga-cc.edu/communityed. Cayuga Community College’s Office of Community Education and Workforce Development is located in the James T. Walsh Regional Economic Center, 197 Franklin St., Rm. R209 Auburn, NY. Regular office hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Cayuga Community College Fulton Campus will host “An Evening of Art and Music” from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at the new campus, 11 River Glen Drive, Fulton.

The event will showcase artistic creations of students from Cayuga and high schools across Oswego County, community members, as well as College employees and alumni. The exhibitions include submissions in a range of media—including photography, paintings, and drawings.

“We hope to realize our vision of making the Fulton Campus a true community

resource by hosting a range of events, meetings, and activities that bring together community members at our beautiful new facility,” said Associate Vice President and Fulton Campus Dean Maggie Killoran. “This art show helps us open our doors to attract a wider community base to enjoy all that our campus has to offer.”

Cayuga students will provide music. Light refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Fulton Campus at 315-592-4143.

The Bryan Place Memorial Manlius Mile & 5KSaturday, August 04, 2012Distance: 5KTime: 9:00AM-10:00AMLocation: Mill Run ParkManlius, NYTO BENEFIT CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Bryan Place attended CCC in ‘89-’90

Former Cayuga CC (’89-’90) and University of Connecticut (’93) runner Bryan Place. He was a 1989 graduate of Jordan-Elbridge and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2010 after his unexpected passing earlier that year.

Bryan M. Place of Manlius, NY passed away unexpectedly in January 2010 of an aortic aneurysm. His family and friends have organized the Bryan M. Place Memorial Manlius Mile race in his honor, recognizing his substantial commitment to the local Manlius community as well as his athletic achievements as a distance runner both in high school (Jordan Elbridge HS) and college (CCC) & (UCONN). Bryan took great pride in his central New York heritage. He was active both with his time and with charitable giving, and served as a board member of catholic charities. Bryan was also a devoted and loving husband and father. His wife and four children wish to honor Bryan by perpetuating his commitment to helping the families of central New York, as well as to continue Bryan’s mission to make his small section of the world a better place.

Cayuga Works Career Center: The simple solution to finding employmentBy Jake McDeid , contributing writer

Have you ever felt like searching for a new job is a stressful, hassle- filled process that never works out and always leaves you wondering what to do next? What if there was a way that you could get a jump start finding new employment by interacting with employers and finding real job opportunities available to you, all in one place at one time. Well, as a matter of fact, there is, at the Cayuga Works Career Center, located at Cayuga Community College in Auburn.

According to Ann Kubarek, the agency director at Cayuga Works, the agency was first developed back in 2003 and is a career planning center that works collectively with multiple labor organization representatives for organizations like Cayuga County Employment and Training, New York State Department of Labor and others, along with several business employers/recruiters, career development offices, workshops, training programs, youth employment opportunities, and much more. Kubarek added that the center is a “great place for young individuals seeking employment as well as older adults, many of which who are currently enrolled at the college, that may have been laid off from there previous jobs, like McQuay for example, and are looking for future career opportunities.” Kubarek also said that the center is

involved in financial planning and job resume advice, and they also plan special events year round for certain individuals on specific dates.

The center holds community service fairs and other such affairs on many different dates throughout the year that are created for the benefit of students and other community members alike.

Kubarek wanted to make it a point that the center and its resources could be easily contacted in several ways including by phone, by going to the official website, and that they also have their own facebook page for those that are interested. She added that anyone could use the center and its resources, no matter what age or current employment status, and that they would be willing to help anyone that wished for assistance of any kind involving careers, employment opportunities, etc.

So the next time you think about finding a new job, starting a career path of your own, or looking to furthering your current career options in an effective, stress free manner, don’t think it will never happen ; instead think about giving Cayuga Works Career Center a try, because you never know what great new opportunities life could have in store for you, and it all starts with a little help from Cayuga Works Career Center.