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VOL. 89, NO. 2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 RANDOLPH, N.J.

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Job fair returns to CCMThe college’s annual fall job fair returns to provide students with a convienent place to go job hunting.

Almost “Tebow Time” in NYCan backup QB Tim Tebow save the NY Jet’s season?

Car fire leaves students with unanswered questions

RICKI SANCHEZManaging editor

On Wednesday, Sept. 19, a car’s engine bed caught fire in lot one on campus. The Ran-dolph Police Department arrived on scene at 7:45 a.m. to a parked

car on fire, according to Lt. Chris Giuliani.

The fire occurred during classes, but there was not a Titan Alert sent to the student body to inform them of the possible dan-ger.

Titan Alert is an alert system

designed to contact students and faculty when there is an emergen-cy on campus. The alert explains briefly what is happening and the precautions one must take during the emergency. It can also be used for weather closings or even “on a very limited basis for non-emer-

gency notifications,” according to the CCM website.

More specifical-ly, “fires on campus or immediate area” can call for an alert through the Titan Alert system.

When students were asked if they knew any information about a car fire occur-ring on campus, only one replied yes.

The others were just learning about the event for the first time. This left them with plenty of questions, but no answers.

“No, I didn’t hear about it,” Kris-ten Bonante said. “I’m shocked. How did that even happen?”

Edwin Prado agreed. “They should let people know,” he said. “Someone could get hurt.”

He also mentioned that he would like to know spe-cifically where the incident occurred as well as how it

happened.“What if it was next to my

car? They could all catch on fire and make a bigger one, especially with all the trees around campus,” said Alison Mikaliuans.

Nicole Jarvis saw a picture of the fire on picture blog site Insta-gram.

“Where was that?” was the first question on Jarvis’s mind. She also wants to know how or why the car fire had started in the first place.

The Titan Alert system is sent via text message, phone call, and/or email.

This feature can be set up by the student or faculty member on the Titan Alert “Send Word Now” website or through the email sent to all students and faculty at the beginning of the semester on in-dividual school email accounts. It can be edited to which specific way the student wants to be noti-fied.

When the Department of Public Safety was contacted, the director was not available to speak about the incident at this time.

Department of Landscaping and Horticulture Technology unveils brand-new building

ANTHONY TOBARCommunication manager

With a brand-new building bearing a new name, it’s hard to believe the Landscaping and Hor-ticulture Technology Department was once a machine shop called Agricultural Technology more than four decades ago.

“This goes back to the incep-tion of the program in the 1970s,” said Brian Oleksak, chairperson of the Department of Landscap-ing and Horticulture Technology.

The 7,200-square-foot build-ing features a computer class-room, drafting room that lends itself to dual drafting (whether it is manual or computer aided) and large classrooms complete with plant science, plant identification, plant-pest management and other course-related work stations, Oleksak said.

Technology has become a great part of the landscaping and horticultural curriculum, and the building’s use is a reflection of that, Oleksak said.

In addition to the new class-rooms, the building is equipped with geothermal heating and

cooling, solar panels, a vegetative roof designed to keep the build-ing cool and rainwater harvesting through the use of two cisterns that collect runoff water from the roof. Instead of pumping water from the Randolph water system, the cisterns provide the water supply for the various projects that take place on a daily basis, Oleksak said.

“The building serves as an

anchor to all of our courses, which teach responsible use of resources and stewardship of the environment,” Oleksak said.

Oleksak said he expects the new facility to foster renewed interest in landscaping and horti-culture. He anticipates hosting in-dustry, school and environmental groups for educational meetings.

The new facility is a result of the Landscaping and Horticul-

tural Technology Advisory Com-mittee recommendations to better serve the growing program, Olek-sak said.

Student Antonio Castro was impressed with the growth and overall direction of the department.

“It seems there is more than just plants growing over there,” Castro said.

ROBERT HUETTER

A car catches fire in parking lot one on Sept. 19.

NICOLE HETRICK

Department of Landscape and Horticulture Technology’s new facility

AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS

“The building serves as an anchor to all of our courses, which teach

responsible use of resources and

stewardship of the environment.”

Brian Oleksak

Page 2 The YoungTown ediTion POLITICS ocTober 10, 2012

BY LISA PALACIO • photographer NICOLE HETRICK

Jorge Hoyos Jr.20Criminal Justice

“The changing colors of the leaves.”

Bryam Castano21Criminal Justice

“Football season and sweatshirts.”

Daniela Hoyos18Criminal Justice

“Bonfires and hoodies.”

Olivia Farres19Nursing

“The leaves.”

Andrew Adamo17Engineering

“Soccer season.”

Jessica Cavaliere19Liberal Arts

“I love fall fashion.”

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What is your favorite part of autumn?

Obama vs. Romney: debate oneKHUSHBU KAPADIANews editor JORDAN BARTH Layout editor

On Wednesday Oct. 3, Presi-dent Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney sparred aggressive-ly at the University of Colorado concerning domestic policy. This was the first of four scheduled de-bates occurring prior to election day. Some of the main topics dis-cussed in the debate were related to jobs, education, healthcare, and the economy.

One of the main issues America faces today is the sparse domestic job market. Romney tackled the issue by stating his plan in five parts. First, he plans for the U.S to become an energy independent nation which, would create about 4 million more jobs. Second, he plans to open up trade, particularly in China and Latin America. Third, he would make certain that the citizens of the U.S have the skills needed to succeed. Fourth, he would plot a course for America to have a balanced budget. Lastly, he is planning to champaign the creation of small businesses which would create more jobs in America.

One the other hand, Obama acknowledges the fact that our

job market is not getting better and that it needs improvement.

“But we all know that we’ve still got a lot of work to do. And so the question here tonight is not where we’ve been, but where we’re going”,says Obama. (Po-litico)

In the job creation arena, President Obama touts his deci-sion to sign the stimulus package in 2009, creating thousands of jobs for workers in construction-ready projects and social institu-tions. Furthermore, numerous teachers were hired by states to compete for federal grants in “Race to the Top”. In this pro-gram managed by the Department of Education, states competed for various federal grants given to schools that showed signs of ex-cellence in all academic areas. The winner received the most federal money and the oppor-tunity for the President to give the commencement address at graduation.

Unfortunately, the topic of education, wasn’t a “hot button issue” discussed during the de-bate. However, both President Obama and Governor Romney did agree on the importance of education in contributing to both our economic and social growth. They also agreed on programs

run by corporate entities part-nered with community colleges allowing students avenues to jobs after they complete their degree. According to Obama, Romney’s plan was to cut education fund-ing to balance the federal budget. However, Romney defends this point by declaring Obama’s state-ment as false.

“I’m not going to cut edu-cation funding. I don’t have any plan to cut education funding and grants that go to people going to college. I’m planning on continu-ing to grow, so I’m not planning on making changes there...”, says Romney.

There were sharp ideologi-cal differences between the two candidates that were brought out over the course of the evening. The upcoming debates will fur-ther enhance our knowledge about the two opposing parties. It will be fascinating to see the “path” taken by Obama and Rom-ney over the course of the remain-ing debates. The next debate will take place on Oct. 11th at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The debate will the feature Vice President Joe Biden and Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan which will pertain to foreign and domestic policy.

Students consider unemployment in presidential electionDANA THOMPSONContributor

Skip college and not be guar-anteed employment, or go to col-lege and still not be guaranteed employment. Sound like a famil-iar train of thought? This dilem-ma of unemployment is weighing on the back of many students at the County College of Morris in terms of who to vote for in No-vember’s presidential election.

According to a recent article in The Atlantic, the last 11 years have shown about 53.6 percent of graduates with bachelor’s degrees under the age of 25 to be either jobless or underemployed.

“The unemployment rates are scary, and I don’t even want to vote because I don’t see the issue getting resolved,” CCM student Mandy Rasmussen said. “Every candidate says they will deamol-ish it and more jobs will open up, but it doesn’t seem to be happen-ing. So I am going to get my de-gree and keep trying to make the change for myself.”

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Republican, declared to Americans at a rally in Pitts-burgh that he has recognized the struggles college students and graduates face. “I saw a report this morning that just about half of all the kids coming out of col-lege can’t find work or are under-employed. Can you imagine?” Romney said, according to the Wall Street Journal.

“I want a job when I gradu-

ate, so I’m voting for Romney,” student Eric Mahan said. “I think he really gets that we need to stop importing and outsourcing jobs and giving the rich and corpora-tions tax breaks.”

President Barack Obama has also drawn special attention to-ward students and focused on the improvement of county colleges across the nation. According to his official website, “President Obama is investing in competi-

tive grants to reform community colleges, supporting partnerships between community colleges and employers to provide pathways to good jobs.”

Both candidates have tried to appeal to the students of the Unit-ed States knowing that it is they who are the future of the country. Many students at CCM are trying to beat the unemployment statis-tics, and the pressure of making the right voting choice weighs heavily.

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NICOLE HETRICK

On Oct. 4, 21-year-old Marilyn Chiquilo, gets a massage at De-Stress Fest.

SELECTED MAJORS AT CCMADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTADVANCED ELECTRONICSASSEMBLY AND TESTING

AVIATION FLIGHT TECHNOLOGYBASIC ELECTRONICS

BIOLOGYBROADCASTING ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONCHEMISTRY

COMMUNICATIONSCOMPUTER SCIENCECRIMINAL JUSTICE

CULINARY ARTSDANCE DESIGN

DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGYDRAMA

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

ENGLISH EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

EXERCISE SCIENCEFINANCE

GAME DEVELOPMENTGRAPHIC DESIGN

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTHUMAN SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL STUDIESJOURNALISM, MEDIA STUDIES

MATHEMATICSMECHANICAL CAD

MEDIA TECHNOLOGYMUSIC

NETWORKINGNURSING

PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGYPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

RADIOGRAPHYRESPIRATORY THERAPY

RESTAURANT AND CULINARY MANAGEMENTROUTING

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENTSOCIAL STUDIES (HISTORY)

SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEMS NETWORKING

TECHNICAL STUDIESTELECOMMUNICATIONS

VISUAL ARTSWEB DEVELOPMENT

MORE AT WWW.CCM.EDU

For some CCM students, selecting a major can be straightforwardCOLIN GALLAGHERSports editor

While decision making can be difficult, for some County Col-lege of Morris students, deciding a major came easily; they’ve had these passions for years. These long-standing passions are now fueling their career pursuits.

“For me, this was a very easy decision,” said Kevin Kra-jcsi, game development major, 19. “I’ve known this since 11th grade.”

For Krajcsi, this decision to select this major came easily. Ev-erything from the different views, modes, graphics, and dimensions of game designing, has been in-

teresting and appealing to him for years now. Through enrolling at CCM, Krajcsi is pursuing his dreams, and hopes to be sitting in a CEO chair one day in the future.

Similarly to Krajcsi, Derek Berry, a 19 year old music major, knew he wanted to be a renowned musician since sixth grade, when he received his first bass guitar.

“Go out and play shows, try to make it big that way.” Berry said of his career aspirations.

By being a music major, it allows Berry the freedom to play music and learn music theory. He stressed that learning copious amounts of theory would be inte-gral to his playing in the future.

Cori Daly, 20, is majoring in

restaurant and hospitality man-agement, and this decision also came easily to her. However, her decision comes with a bit more practicality.

“I was always big into cook-ing,” Daly said. “I would cook for family parties and friends all the time. But I knew I didn’t want to be in a kitchen. I also work very well with people, which is where the hospitality part comes in.”

This approach still allows her to be around cuisine, but is carefully catered around her strengths. Also, Daly is working toward a degree in event plan-ning, which gives her more op-tions for the future.

FALL 2012 WORKSHOPS OFFERED

BY THE OFFICE OF COUNSELING & STUDENT SUCCESS

October 23, 2012 - Career Choices Workshop

12:30-1:45pm - LRC 115

If you are unsure of your career plans or confused about your major, this workshop can be very helpful. Career decisions dramatically impact your life. The path you choose will deter-

mine where you live, your income, how much time you spend at home, your travels, and how spend your leisure time. As part of the workshop you will take the

Career Decision-Making System-a self scoring interest test and also get an introduction to FOCUS 2-an online career planning system. These are tools, along with counseling,

that can help you in your career choice selection.

Presenter: Ariella Heisler

November 13, 2012 Stress Happens: How to Deal

12:30 -1:45 pm -SH 101

This workshop assists students who are feeling overwhelmed with papers to write, finals to take and presentations to do. Participants will learn stress and anxiety

reduction techniques to assist with end of the semester projects and finals.

Presenter: Ariella Heisler

Students fill the Student Community Center for De-Stress Fest

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Job fair returns to County College of MorrisDANIEL CHARDONEditor-in-chief

County College of Morris’s biannual job fair returns this fall semester on Oct. 17.

The college holds two job fairs a calendar year, one during the fall when employers look for seasonal workers and another dur-ing the spring so employers can fill summer jobs, said Director of Career Services and Cooperative Education Denise Schmidt.

The format for the job fair has changed since its inception 40 years ago, but for the last 10 years the focus has been helping students find part-time jobs off or on campus, Schmidt said. The current format has partly been in-fluenced by the economy.

“Finding a job [today] is re-ally difficult, so the fact that we can go on campus and have a job fair is really convenient,” com-munications major Raquel Tra-verso said. “It can only benefit people so I think it’s a good idea.”

Since this is a job fair and not a career fair, the event is geared more toward students, rather than graduates, Schmidt said.

The purpose of the job fair is to help students find jobs, of course, but another function is to help students network. At the job

fair, employers get to meet pro-spective employees in person the career expert added.

Schmidt suggested that stu-dents who attend the job fair seek a job that has a connection to their

major or career interests.The Career Services and Co-

operative Education Office pro-motes that even if you have a job it is still beneficial to attend the job fair because you might find a

better job or one that works better with your schedule, Schmidt said.

Student Government Associ-ation President Marianna Borrero agree with that assessment. “Job fairs are good,” Borrero said.

“Because they don’t know what they want until they see it or are shown.”

It’s good for students to see what is available because there are opportunities, like intern-ships, that aren’t listed in news-papers, Borrero said.

Almost 50 employers will at-tend the fall job fair. Some of the employers in attendance are Af-finity Federal Credit Union, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, NJ Tran-sit and Tiffany and Company.

The college tries to get a large range of employers at the job fair to present different opportunities for students, Schmidt said.

“[I] would hate for students to stay away because they think jobs are out of their league,” Schmidt said.

Treat the job fair as an in-terview, she added. The students with the most success are those prepared to speak with potential employers. That means dressing appropriate and having a resume is a big plus, Schmidt said.

The job fair is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Student Com-munity Center’s Davidson rooms. A list of the employers in atten-dance can be found on the CCM website by clicking on the Career Services and Cooperative Educa-tion link.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAREER SERVICES AND COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Students attend the biannual job fair in the Davidson rooms.

County College students scrape to save moneyKERI JAMESONContributer

It’s been nearly a month since classes have been in session on the campus of County College of Morris, and some stu-dents have yet to purchase their courses’ required textbooks and materials due to financial burdens. In order to keep up with their classwork, students are testing out ways to save as much money as possible during the fall semester.

Aside from bank loans and low-interest rate credit cards, students are tackling the financial hardships head-on with a combination of hard work and self-restraint. It is not uncommon for CCM attendees to have more than two jobs and work over-time every week in order to maintain a constant income. Some students save gas money by trav-eling the shortest routes to and from campus.

Trevor Florin, 18, an engineering science major who lives in Long Valley, is one such student. He only attends college three days a week and effectively saves gas money excluding the drive the other four. Another popular way to save cash is demonstrated in the unflagging persistence to use the CCM bookstore as an absolute last resort. “I get the one-lesser addition on Ebay,” Florin said.

Stacie Cascio also goes about sav-ing money using similar methods. The 18-year-old early childhood education major lives in Randolph and takes the shortest path to school every day. “I rent

books and compare websites like Chegg, amazon, and CCM,” Cascio said.

Liana, a 17-year-old fashion instruc-tion major who would like to keep her last name anonymous, is one of many students who are seniors in high school who attend CCM whenever they can. These students’ schools pay for their college textbooks.

Another method to saving money, aside from scraping for pocket change, is buying fewer personal items. Both Cascio and Florin said they only bought things they saved up for or needed.

Leda Costa, 18, is a journalism ma-jor who lives in Montville, “I’m struggling with that right now,” she said. “I’m trying to spend more money than I make.”

Costa also buys her books online and does not pay for her own gas. “I don’t use my employee discount where I work, because then I’d spend a ton of

money.” She added. Aside from her main job, she also babysits and does not return home during her break between classes in order to conserve gas.

Despite the many ways students have compiled to save money while attending college on top of their busy schedules, buying less food did not seem to be an op-tion. Florin buys food at the cafeteria al-most every day. Costa agreed. “I eat a lot,” she said.

On top of the looming threats of mid-term and final exams for the semester, stu-dents here at CCM also have to be smart about where they put their money.

“I don’t use my employee discount where I work,

because then I’d spend a ton of money.”

Leda CostaCCM student

Campus SecurityUpdate

As we continue to seek ways to ensure a safe campus environ-ment, we maintain a twenty four hour, seven days a week se-curity patrol and service function. As a member of the campus population, we rely on your thoughts and concerns towards our overall efforts.

• Report all criminal acts to the Department of Public Safety at 973-328-5550, The Randolph Police at 973- 989-2783, push 0 to avoid other prompts, or Crime Stoppers at 973- COP- CALL, (267-2255). You may also report crime through the Crime Stop-pers web site at (www.copcall.org). No one will ask your name.• Public Safety will focus on three areas of concern regarding motor vehicle violations beginning this semester.

SpeedingCrosswalk Violations

Driving while using a cell phone

Please obey all motor vehicle and parking regulations when driving on campus.

• All vehicles must have a decal or permit by the tenth day of classes. Vehicles that do not have a decal/permit will be subject to citation after September 9.• Parking in lot number 8 is strictly limited to staff, faculty, medi-cal and handicap individuals with the appropriate medical per-mit or state placard.• Parking lot number 5 is open for student parking after 5:00PM, during the hours when classes are in session.• Lost and found items must be turned in at public safety across from lot number 5. You may also contact the dispatcher at 5550 to report lost or found property whereupon an officer will be dis-patched to your location.

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LEDA COSTAContributor

County College of Morris students re-

cently spoke out on what they will be wear-ing this year to represent fall fashion. Color and texture play a huge role this season in both men and women’s clothes.

This time of the year is all about por-traying the “sleek, yet comfortable, feeling of fall,” said Chris Blaho, general manager of Banana Republic. “Fall fashion brings a gradual cross between less warmer weather styles with cooler fashions,” Blaho said. The main aspects of this season are warm colors, patterned blazers/skirts, cor-duroy pants, fur vests and the ever-popular scarf.

Be ready to see a mustard color incor-porated into many women’s pieces. From pants to knits, this burnt yellow hue looks like it will be the face of fall this year. Bur-gundy is almost equally as apparent in the fashion world, making its way into several must-have items.

“You can always dress up a simple out-fit with a cute scarf, and they also keep you warm,” said Zeynep Komurcu, an interna-tional studies student.

Stripes and polka dots seem to always linger but are a part of what’s trending this fall, much like reptile and leopard prints.

Women’s fall trends around campus include military boots, fur vests, rose gold jewelry, oversized sweaters and infinity scarves. A small student survey indicates that designers such as Michael Kors and Tory Burch are trending as well.

Men’s fashion this season revolves around British style and texture for the most part. Tweed has made its way to men’s jack-ets, making it easy for them to be dressed down with a pair of jeans or dressed up with a pair of dress pants. Cable knit sweat-ers and fitted corduroy pants are major fall items this year.

GQ recommends ditching the snap-back hat for a driving cap for a more tradi-tional look. As for fall colors in the men’s section, a grayish green has been making its way in as a neutral color. Indigo and even the mustard and burgundy colors have been present.

“I work at H&M and have noticed mustard making its way from the women’s section to the men’s,” said Anthony Antig-nani, a fashion design and business admin-istration major.

On campus, the fall colors are very likely to be seen around, as well with a statement jacket. The driving hats, cordu-roy, and tweed though will be left off cam-pus for the most part.

CCM students ‘fall’ into this season’s fashion

Berry jams out

PHOTO BY COLIN GALLAGHER

Derek Berry, 19, from Randolph, james out on campus. He has been play-ing guitar for a few months. He likes the hardcore genre of music, and his favorite bands are Attack Attack and I See Stars. Berry was influenced by Matt Freeman from the band Rancid.

CREATIVE CORNER

No Funeral For Leaves

The air is cold, and the trees are shaking –their dry bones aching.

Their loved ones clinging to them before the fall.The sorrowful moon looks upon them, illuminating their dry,

cracked bodies.The sounds of owl cries shriek through the bleak, black sky.

The wind passes by, tossing them aside.Their lives never get a formal goodbye.

-- Melissa Chwazik

Brave Lion Man

You sat there so cleverly in a red, plaid button-down. Arms folded

with a smirk on your face.I wondered what was going through that pierced head of

yours. Your blue eyes shined on be-neath the fluorescent sun. I

became hypnotized.You told me the brave story of how the lion scarred your face,

and then the real one of how your friend clocked you with a

professional putter.

You cover up your black and blue with jokes, just as I.

I recovered a smile as I kissed your premature receding hairline.

Your lanky arms held me all through the night as I held worn,

musician hands.A long kiss goodnight, an

impossible goodbye.

I walked to my door and waited by my window until I could no

longer see your tail lights.

A month later we still go to diners.You order the chicken fingers, as

I just have water.You act like you’re so tough, but beneath it all you’re just a mush.Soft spoken and light hearted. I’ve slipped into your broken

heart.I’m special to you.

Brave lion man, no need to be

scared.I’ll be patiently waiting.

You’re one of a kind, you brave lion man.

Rocker exterior. Lover interior.Your touch still lingers on my

skin, your voice echoes through my head.

-- Melissa Chwazik

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RICKI SANCHEZ Managing Editor

As Halloween gets closer, most stu-dents might find themselves buying their favorite seasonal candy or debating which frightening costume to wear that would frighten the neighborhood children. Je-rome Virinich plans to visit the County College of Morris campus to speak about the world’s “Timeless Crimes” as part of the Campus Life’s Fall Speaker Series. The lecture will be held Oct. 23 in the Student Community Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The lecture is free admission to all students of County College of Morris.

Virnich is a paranormal investigator who works for Ross Allison, the owner of Spooked in Seattle. Virinich works as a tour guide for the Spooked in Seattle ghost tours. This tour is known as one of the top tours in Seattle, and they have recently been awarded a certificate of ex-cellence from Tripadvisor, a website used to rate and comment on public activities. Spooked in Seattle’s specialty is real life murder stories, group ghost hunts and ex-citing haunted “hot spots.”

Virnich is a Denver native and Colo-rado University graduate who enjoys ghost hunting as a hobby.

“I do not obsess over it, but I find it to be very interesting,” he said in a recent phone interview.

During his visit to the County College

of Morris campus, he will educate students about the many different crimes that have been known to shock and interest people from the beginning of time. All crimes spoken about will be true stories in full detail, such as Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden. The main focus of his lecture is on famous murderers and psychopaths.

“Why do some murderers get noto-riety and others don’t?” said Virnich. He asks his audience to solve this intriguing question during each lecture. He shares his own theory to this question with his audi-ence, as well as his favorite crime story of all time, about a French general and national treasurer who lives a double life filled with heinous crimes against impov-erished children.

Certain students might find this out of their realm of interest, but for students like Salman Asif, it is a must see event.

“I was a criminal justice major, and I was always interested in crimes,” Asif said. “But the paranormal and crimes defi-nitely sounds interesting. I’ll go to that.

After traveling around Europe to teach English, he settled down in Seattle, where he collaborates with Ross Allison and his colleagues at Spooked in Seattle, a tour company. When not studying paranormal activity, he spends his free time as a pro-fessional ballroom dancer and freelance writer.

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Paranormal investigator to talk about timeless crimes

DANA THOMPSONContributor

The County College of Morris is known for its diversity and accommodation of students from all walks of life. This semester, the spectrum widened when American Sign Language (ASL) courses be-came an offering.

American Sign Language was brought to the college at the request of many students and facul-ty members and the two sections offered filled up rather quickly, said Professor José Ortiz-Batista, department chairperson of the Languages and ESL department.

Ortiz-Batista reported that excitement rose when the course was presented for approval. CCM was already behind a few local institutions such as Rutgers University and Union County College in offering the program, he added.

By offering courses in ASL, CCM looks to serve the local population. Not only are students excited to enroll, the professor said, but several faculty members have embarked on learning the language as well.

“Communication is a big part of campus life and with Sign Language classes being offered, we can all learn a different way of speaking and in-clude those who may only be able to communicate in that way,” CCM student Ashley Bruin said.

Students and faculty were exposed to the na-ture of deaf culture when starting the course this fall. During the first few minutes of class, the pro-fessors advised the students to put in earplugs and experience the lifestyle firsthand.

American Sign Language utilizes hand ges-tures, signs and facial expressions to form words. Its unique nature entices many to learn the lan-guage even if they are not part of the deaf culture.

As the fourth most popular language in the United States, ASL is used by more than half a mil-lion Americans. American Sign Language courses expand the already extensive language offerings at CCM, fulfilling both language and general educa-tion humanities electives.

Just like any language, ASL has several dif-ferent dialects and certain words may take on dif-ferent signs depending on the region in which it is learned. American Sign Language not only encom-passes its own manner of expressing words, but it also includes a set of grammatical rules separate from that of the English language.

“I invite everybody to look forward to register-ing as early as possible for ASL I and ASL II, which will be added in the spring,” Ortiz-Batista said.

ASL comes to CCMMORE INFO:

JoseOrtiz-BatistaDepartment Chairperson

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ccm.edu--

973-328-5420--

Office:Languages and

ESLDepartment,DeMare Hall,

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James Hart Assistant

Chairperson--

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973-328-2486--

Office:Languages & ESL Depart-

ment,DeMare Hall

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JEROME VIRINICH

Jerome Virinich will speak on campus on Oct. 23.

Campus SecurityUpdate

Our busiest month of the year is now history. Still, we continue to pro-tect and serve the College community 24 hours, seven days per week

throughout the year. We appreciate those of you who took time to report incidents to our department. It is the policy of this office to personally fol-

low up with individuals who report incidents or have other concerns.

Departmental Functions:Traffic Citations Non- Moving: 110 citations were issued

as opposed to 35 in August;Traffic Citations Moving: The department purchased mobile radar units in August. These units are mounted in our patrol vehicles and are capa-ble of tracking speeds in both the stationary and moving modes. To date 55 speeding citations have been issued. From appearances, the word

has gotten out and traffic is slower on campus.Smoking Citations: 15 citations were issued for the month.

This activity is closely monitored on a daily basis by officers who are aware of the probable times and locations smoking may occur. Their

reports back to this office indicate that violations are down.Lost and Found: College policy requires that lost and found articles be turned into Public Safety where they are stored for a period of 180 days. At the end of the 180 day period articles are either discarded or returned

to the finder. Twenty articles were received in Public Safety in September. They include money, jewelry, clothing, books, electronic games a computer and associated hardware.

Please remember to contact Public Safety at 973-328-5550 if you happen upon a lost article.

Page 8 The YoungTown ediTion Sports ocTober 10, 2012

Are you ready for some football?

THOMAS SKIDMOREOnline manager

As the NFL season begins, County College of Morris students broke out the sports apparel cel-ebrating their favorite teams. Around campus, the most common football team to root for is the New York Giants.

“I don’t normally watch football, but with all the hype about this season, I’ll probably watch a few games,” said Kasaira Burgos, 18-year-old biology major from Dover.

The “hype” mostly comes from suspensions and replacement referees. After the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, there were suspensions given to head coach Sean Payton, general manager Mick-ey Loomis, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and assistant head coach Joe Vitt. Among the play-ers suspended were Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Har-grove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita. The scandal seri-ously hurt the 2009 Super Bowl champions.

A poll of 20 people was conducted on campus. Only people who were not wearing any sports cloth-ing were asked the simple question, “Jets, Giants, or other?” There was an overwhelming response of 12 “Giants,” five “Jets” and three “Other.”

Some fans were more passionate about their teams than others. “I hate the Jets,” said Evan Cas-sidy, an 18-year-old business major and die-hard Gi-ants fan. Most of his friends are Giants fans as well.

Of the 20 people questioned, 15 of them said that they root for their team because it has been a part of their family since they were born. Three of them choose their team because of certain players, and two of them choose it “because the logo is awe-some.”

With all the offseason events that took place, people are more excited now than ever before.

Due to the lockout regarding the referees, re-placements have been filling in, much to the disap-pointment of many fans.

“I expect this season to be even more interest-ing than last season with the replacement refs miss-ing a lot of calls,” stated Andrew Cannon, a 19-year-old graphic design major from Dover.

One thing that everyone can agree on is the ex-citement brought by the start of the season.

“Of course I’m excited,” Cannon continued. “What man doesn’t love the NFL season?”

Kelvin Lee, a 19-year-old business administra-tion major, agreed. “The season started off kind of slowly, but I’m eager to see where it’ll go,” he said.

KATIE LONDONO

Giants fan prepare for the team to defend their Lombardi trophy

Almost “Tebow Time” in NYDANIEL CHARDONEditor-in-chief

The New York Jets are a quarter through their season and things haven’t gone exactly as planned. Expecting to compete for the AFC East division, it is beginning to look like they will be fighting to stay out of the divi-sion cellar.

Mark Sanchez, after a stel-lar opening season game, has had three horrible outings. As expected, the chants for backup Tim Tebow to start are roaring through Met Life Stadium.

Even though Sanchez is completing only 49.2 percent of his passes so far, Coach Rex Ryan said Sanchez is “definitely our guy” and now isn’t the time to change in a press conference a day after an ugly 34-0 loss to the 49’ers, according to ESPN.

It might not matter who is behind center considering the Jets’ recent string of bad luck. Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis, who suffered a torn ACL in week three, is lost for the season and Santonio Holmes is expected to miss time with an undiagnosed foot injury, ESPN reported.

Losing two of your best play-ers always hurts. When one of them is the best at his position, it hurts worse. The Jets were al-ready in dire straits, and losing Revis and Holmes just might be the final nail in the coffin on their season.

It is true that Sanchez’s last three games have been horren-dous but all the blame can’t be placed on his shoulders. It is not even fair to blame a lost season on injuries either.

The Jets are victims of bad management, starting from own-er Woody Johnson and General Manager Mike Tannenbaum to the scouting department. Years

of bad drafting, handing out even worse contracts and terrible free-agent pick-ups have finally caught up with the team.

Not only is there a lack of playmakers on both sides of the ball, but there is no depth whatso-ever on the team. That’s a recipe for a losing season.

It might not even matter who’s taking the snaps, Sanchez or Tebow. With no skill-position weapons to speak of, whoever starts at quarterback is going to have rough goings. The only way the team might benefit from start-ing Tebow are his improvisational skills, but he can’t throw the ball and catch it himself.

The Jet’s offensive philoso-phy is “ground and pound” but that is something that they have been trying to rekindle since Ryan’s first season in New York. Shone Greene isn’t the answer that the team thought he was go-ing to be in getting the running game back on track.

Not only is the offense floun-dering but the defense, even with Revis playing, hasn’t been up to Ryan’s standards. They are ranked 31st in rush defense, which is highly uncharacteristic of Ryan’s team.

Last season “Tebow time” was able to come to the rescue in Denver because they were able to run the ball and played great defense. The Jets can’t do either right now. No matter how many times they change quarterbacks, it is not going to change.

Ryan believes that Sanchez gives the team the best opportu-nity to win, but what about the rest of the Jets? That is something that he’ll have to deal with during a long off-season.

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Jim Chegwidden (HPE125)Or call 973-328-5255

Email: jchegwidden@ccm.edu

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