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Communication: Next Step in ‘No Confidence’ Vote Jessica Noeth | Staff Reporter Tri-C President Jerry Sue Thornton and administrators are meeting regularly with Joint Faculty Senate officers to open the lines of communication following the faculty senate’s vote of “no confidence” in Thornton last November.

Of the 316 full-time faculty who voted, 275 voted “no confidence” in Thornton. The president stated she found the whole incident surprising.

“None of the issues brought forward had been presented to me until after the faculty-negotiated contract was finalized,” Thornton stated. “I am still uncertain as to what specific decisions that I have personally made that resulted in the vote but am more than prepared to work closely with the Joint Faculty Senate to address any concerns that the faculty may have now or in the future.”

However, Mary Hovanec, chairperson of the Joint Faculty Senate, stated the vote of “no confidence” was not related to the labor negotiations; it spoke to the leadership of the administration.

“The real issues concerned the need to increase the number of full-time faculty versus adjunct faculty as well as the need for real inclusion of faculty on decisions that impact the

academic side of the college,” Hovanec stated.

Dan Marcus, a member of Tri-C’s Board of Trustees for 14 years, said he does not think the trustees were surprised by the vote, but they are supportive of Thornton.

“Votes of ‘no confidence’ are common in higher education,” Marcus said. “The Board is confident in her and the direction she’s taking the college.”

He explained that the funding base from the state is eroding, and as a result, the administration has had to look for ways to balance the budget.

“One of the ways we’ve been able to balance the budget is to hire adjunct faculty,” Marcus said. “When 80 percent of your budget is salaries, there aren’t a whole lot of places to look to balance the budget.”

For Thornton, the vote signaled a need to improve internal communications.

So she, along with campus presidents and administrators have met three times with the faculty senate leadership since November to open dialogue.

“We have focused on increased communications college-wide, full-time

faculty positions and college expansions,” Thornton said.

Hovanec also seemed pleased with the direction of these meetings.

“We are cautiously optimistic that our discussions have opened a positive dialogue with the administration,” Hovanec said. “We hope to continue to meet to continue this dialogue and ensure that the progress we are making continues. We are working on viable solutions to take us into the future to ensure that this institution remains a premier institution and provides students the best education.”

The vote was the second “no confidence” vote for Thornton since she became president in 1992. The first vote, according to Thornton, was issued by the American Association of University Professors and was based on Thornton’s suggestion that the college change from quarters to semesters.

Hovanec appreciates the administration’s willingness to work with faculty to iron out concerns brought to light by the most recent vote.

“The greatest difference from the previous vote of “no confidence” is that this time the administration has been willing to meet with faculty leadership to discuss the issues of concern,” Hovanec stated.

One point all parties already agree on: Students are the priority.

“The President, the administration, and the faculty are all focused on helping students achieve their educational and career goals,” Marcus said. “They will find a way to open lines

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of communication between all of them, to sort out their differences, because they’re all there for one purpose.”

Thornton reiterated that faculty are the cornerstone of a quality education.

“The faculty are the center piece of the college and those closest to the teaching and learning environment with the best opportunity to impact student achievement,” Thornton stated. “They deserve the full support of the college as they continue this most important work of the institution.”

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Back to School Susan Brill | Contributing Columnist

Bradley Ross | Staff Reporter

Susan Brill returns to Tri-C after 30 years.

Photo provided by Susan Brill Photo provided by www.2c.cdc.gov.

Parenthood offices at Old Brooklyn and Church Square will provide free HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhea testing.”

Teens and young adults are the most likely groups to get STDs. According to the CDC, people under 25 are four times as likely as the rest of the sexually active population to get gonorrhea or chlamydia. If left untreated, these diseases can make you more at risk for contracting HIV, and 20 percent of new HIV cases in 2009 were people under 25. The goal of GYT is to make everyone, especially those under 25, aware of the benefits of getting tested and attempting to remove the stigmatism around it.

“I’m all for it,” said John Richard, a student at Tri-C. “I’m happy to know another organization is concerned about STDs and STD awareness. Also,

anything associated with free is always good.”

If you can’t get to one of the local Planned Parenthood clinics on a Friday, don’t worry.

Testing and other services offered

by Planned Parenthood are reasonably priced.

“Planned Parenthood is often the only healthcare provider a young person has, and by coming to Planned Parenthood for an STD test, often the healthcare practitioners have detected other health issues, in some cases early cancers,” said Ellen Schermer, a volunteer with Planned Parenthood. “Because you don’t always have symptoms or know you have an STD, you may be unaware that you can be spreading them. All STDs are treatable, and most are curable.”

Go to http://www.cdc.gov/ Features/STDAwareness/ or www.gytnow.org for more info.

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Learn how you can complete your degree at B-W. Visit www.bw.edu/ transfer or call 440-826-2222. * U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges 2011 Baldwin-Wallace College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, age, disability, national origin, gender or sexual orientation in the administration of any policies or programs.

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One in two people will contract a sexually transmitted disease by the age of 25 and most won’t know it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 million people are diagnosed with an STD each year, but many go undiagnosed.

When you are infected and not aware, you are passing it on to your partner.

These are the facts. What can you do about them?

You can get tested.

During the month of April, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is teaming up with MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation to spread the word about the benefits of getting tested.

The campaign is called Get Yourself Tested (GYT).

“Our hope is to provide the underprivileged population of Northeast Ohio an opportunity to get tested and hopefully elevate the importance of getting tested on a regular basis,” said Lauren Ganim, the vice-chair of the Community Leadership Council, a volunteer leadership group that supports the staff at Planned Parenthood in Cleveland. “Every Friday in the month of April, Planned

After graduating from high school, I attended Tri-C for almost three years on a part-time basis in the late ‘70s, studying for a degree in Office Administration. The required subjects for my degree included typing (on a typewriter) and shorthand. When I decided I wanted to finish and get my degree, a whole lot of things had changed — from electronic registration to online courses.

I made an appointment to see a counselor to find out what I needed to take to finish my degree. At first there was a problem finding my transcripts (as they had been sent to the archives), but the counselors helped me sign up for classes based on a paper transcript copy that I had. I registered for

classes electronically from the comfort of my own home!

I am currently taking one class that I attend on Tuesday evenings and an online class.

I am enjoying both classes very much, but I find the online class much more of a challenge. I would like to have more personal contact with the professor. In retrospect, I should probably have thought twice about taking an online class during my first semester back in school after 30 years.

This is simply because of the lack of contact and feedback that an online class allows, and that the amount of information that is given back to the student is at the discretion of the individual teacher.

Going back to school has been an overall positive experience, and I thank the staff at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus for putting up with my multiple phone calls and appearances.

Everyone from Financial Aid to Counseling and the Bookstore, which stayed opened late one evening so I could get a book that was backordered, helped me get started again. This time I plan to keep going until I graduate with my Associate of Arts.

CORRECTION In the last issue, The Voice mistakenly identified the restaurant in “Bistro Dining Comes to Tri-C’s Eastern Campus.” The correct name is Café 4250.

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Alan Cox Show Co-hosts Steal the Show Christopher Presley | Staff Reporter & Photographer

Erika Lauren and Chad Zumock from the Alan Cox Show.

Photograph provided by Christopher Presley.

Whether you love the show, hate the show or you literally hate the show, there’s no denying comedian Chad Zumock and musician Erika Lauren, co-hosts of 100.7 WMMS’s Alan Cox Show made a splash at the Western Campus Galleria on March 30.

Campus Activities Board (C.A.B.) is a group that organizes events like this to promote student life. C.A.B. President Madeline Setser organized this event and chose comedian and potential Parma mayor candidate Chad Zumock, who sported

his trademark sweater vest to perform his stand up.

Also performing was writer/ recording artist and former Real World Washington, D.C. star Erika Lauren who sang a few songs.

The event opened with Zumock and his stand-up, which he had to filter after being told he couldn’t joke about Parma, Tri-C or swear, which he joked was about 90% of his routine. This routine even involved some improv from audience feedback and a moment where he called out to a vending machine patron who seemed clueless that the event was even taking place.

Zumock then informed her that the show was a Christian auction, and she could bid on the chair next to him and the crowd loved it. His bit ended

with a fan favorite “Every Cleveland conversation in 60 seconds.” Erika Lauren was then introduced to the stage by her coworker, Zumock, who with guitarist Dan Pedersen performed three acoustic songs which were a mix of covers and original material. It was the first time she performed in the Cleveland area.

Zumock and Lauren promised to talk about their performances on the Alan Cox Show to thank the fans who attended and the members of the C.A.B. and to say that the show went better than they had imagined. You can listen to the Alan Cox Show weekdays at 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on 100.7 WMMS and purchase Lauren’s songs such as “Damage” on iTunes and follow Zumock on Facebook for his stand-up dates.

Cycle of Despair, Part 1 An Editorial by Sean Brown Recidivism is when you repeat behavior that you know is detrimental. Criminal recidivism is when people get out of jail, and once again engage in activities that will cause them to be incarcerated. This is a problem for everyone.

In July of 2010, there were 51,700 people in Ohio prisons.

In July of 2011, studies predict there will be 52,546. But there’s only a total of 38,665 beds!

In the U.S., approximately 1 out of 31 people are in jail, on probation, or on parole. Studies done in 2002 by the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimate that 44 percent of offenders released from prison are arrested with the first year of release. By years two and three, it goes up to 59 percent and 67 percent, respectively. David (16), a person with personal experience of this phenomenon, says, “My daddy was in prison for six years. When he got out

he went back to the same old stuff right away.”

Charlie (21), who is presently an inmate in an Ohio prison, says, “I’ve found that the reason people come back is because of habit. When people are out of money or drugs or whatever, they resort back to old habits to get whatever they may need.”

“Children subtly internalize a code of conduct with regard to what’s appropriate and what isn’t,” says psychologist, Dr. James Frost.

“They learn what behavior wins the approval of the crowd, parents, and perhaps the church. They comply with the tight constraints of school and the rules of cooperation and competition on the playground.” Children, he says, are aware of the consequences if they violate this code of conduct. They internalize obedience. “This conceptualization still

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characterizes most children. It isn’t gone.” However, he goes on, “The car has skidded off the track and a new reality has taken a grip. Punishing consequences are not on the mind of some.”

Charlie contends, through his experience, “These people all want to impress each other by being the biggest gangster of the biggest dope man, etcetera.”

According to Professor Michael Tonry at the University of North Carolina, most parolees exit prison with very little money, resources, or social capital.

Parole conditions also restrict them from associating

with individuals who have a criminal record, which is problematic when it includes family and friends who are usually the only ones willing to allow an offender to stay in their home. In many states, public housing laws now require housing agencies to deny felons a place to stay.

Also, 41 percent of state prisoners have not graduated from high school, nor earned their G.E.D. Up to half of all inmates are on drugs, and less than 20 percent receive treatment. Because of these deficits, successful reentry for many inmates is both difficult and unlikely.

“What Did You Do Over Spring Break?”

Christopher Presley | Staff Photographer & Reporter

Joe Nicosia:

““I launched my website www.jnicosiaphotography.com.”

Kayleigh McGillivray:

“I went to the art museum, worked and remodeled my room.”

Samantha Imperi:

“I went to a rave and saw a lot of glow sticks.”

Chris Latterner: “I did a photoshoot for hairdresser Oscar Bond.”

What’s Going on at the West Campus?

Phi Theta Kappa is sponsoring a project called We Are Thinking of You and are collecting new or gently used DVD movies, beef jerky and crossword and sudoku puzzle books along with letters to send to the troops in Afghanistan, some of whom are current or former Tri-C students. They are accepting donations through Saturday, April 30. For more info contact Mary Hovanec at Mary.Hovanec@tri-c.edu.

The History Club will be sponsoring an event on Tuesday, April 12 starting at 12 p.m. in the B-Atrium, where speaker Marjorie Wilson will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with her lecture “Cleveland and the Civil War.” For more info contact Cathy Rokicky at Catherine.Rokicky@tri-c.edu.

C.A.B., the International Club, Japanese Culture Club and other student organizations are sponsoring the Japanese Tsunami Relief Fundraiser in the North Galleria starting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13.

All proceeds will go to UNICEF. International Club, Student Life and Parma City Schools are sponsoring Culture Shock on Thursday, April 14 starting at 1p.m. all throughout the campus.

The Student Government is sponsoring the Radio One Food Drive Benefit for the Tri-C Student Food Bank on Friday, April 15 in the Theatre Lobby starting at 12 p.m.

LGSA is sponsoring a bake sale and Mini Pride event in the North Galleria on Tuesday, April 19 starting at 12:30 p.m.

T-CEAG is sponsoring a Dumpster Diving event in the North Galleria on Wednesday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. where members will suit up in HAZMAT gear and pick through trash cans to find what could have been recycled. For more info contact T-CEAG President Carolyn Boyce at Carolyn.s.Boyce@gmail.com.

The History Club will be sponsoring Civil War Jeopardy starting at 11 a.m. in the B-Atrium on Wednesday, April 20. There will be prizes for all participants and visits

by Abraham Lincoln and Civil War re-enactors. For more info contact Cathy Rokicky at Catherine.Rokicky@tri-c.edu.

T-CEAG is sponsoring a showing of Annie Leonard’s film Story of Stuff and a panel discussion afterward in the North Galleria on Thursday, April 21 starting at 12 p.m. For more info contact T-CEAG President Carolyn Boyce at Carolyn.s.Boyce@gmail.com.

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LGSA Q-and-A Session Offers Insightful Advice, Tackles Tough Questions Martha G. Ratkowski | Staff Reporter On March 22, 2011, the Lambda Gay Straight Alliance (LGSA) sponsored a Q-and-A event in the North Galleria of Tri-C’s West Campus. The questions were regarding love, sex and relationship advice.

Questions were submitted by e-mail through a Facebook events site.

Some of the questions asked were, “My boyfriend’s best friend is his ex-girlfriend.

Can I tell him to drop her?” and “My friends always have something bad to say about my boyfriend. They are not always wrong, but I hate to hear it anyway. How do I tell them to mind their own business?”

A panel of students answered the questions from the LGSA and counselor Dr. Michelle Nicopolis, faculty advisor of the LGSA. “I’m very proud of the Lambda GSA students for putting this open forum together. The only way to respect each other is through open dialogue. I hope

those listening were able to appreciate that relationships, regardless of who is in them, are foundationally the same: honesty, trust, respect, communication, balance and love are key components,” stated Nicopolis.

Students gathered in the intimate setting and watched from the 2nd floor as each question was answered. The panel was able to answer over 25 questions with thoughtful advice and words of wisdom, sometimes from experience.

The group also promoted The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better project. These organizations help to promote awareness about anti-bullying and suicide prevention. Because “LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] students are three times as likely as non-LGBT students to say that they do not feel safe at school (22% vs. 7%) and 90% of LGBT students (vs. 62% of non-LGBT teens) have been harassed

or assaulted during the past year (GLSEN From Teasing to Torment 2006),” the LGSA felt it (The Trevor Project) should be included in the event. The LGSA also collected donations for The Trevor Project. If you would like more information regarding The Trevor Project or the It Gets Better project find them on Facebook or www.thetrevorproject.org and www.itgetsbetter.org.

The LGSA would also like to invite any and all students to their weekly meetings. The meetings take place Tuesdays at 1:00 in Student Services Room G04-B (lower level by vending.) These meetings give information for upcoming events that promote awareness and positivity for the LGBT community. Straight, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered or friends and allies are all welcomed to attend the one hour meeting. For more information go to the website, http://ccclambda.weebly.com/.

Japan Receives Tri-C Relief Laura Varcho | Staff Reporter The Japanese Club members are hard at work raising money to help Tsunami victims in Japan.

Club members sent nearly $200 raised from a bake sale held on March 25th to the Red Cross for Japan and are busy getting ready for their next bake sale to be held on April 27 in the Galleria at West campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from this sale will be used to buy food, clothing and supplies from UNICEF to send to Japan.

Japanese Club members are also creating 1,000 origami cranes, or Senbazuru, as a symbolic gesture of hope and goodwill.

“According to Japanese legend,” club Secretary, Sean Chappell says, “anyone who performs Senbazuru will have a wish granted. The Japanese Culture Club’s wish for Japan is safety, protection and a speedy recovery from the disaster.”

Anyone can join in this creative activity by stopping by a Japanese Club meeting on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room G4B. Members

will give origami lessons. This is an easy and fun way to send good wishes to Japan.

Another event to raise money for Japan produced in connection with the Campus Activities Board and the International Club will be held on April 13th in the Galleria at West Campus from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This fundraiser will have Japanese food, Japanese cultural demonstrations and educational presentations about the effects of the disaster.

“We are trying to raise awareness around campus about the disaster in Japan,” club President, Mai Lavelle says. “We need volunteers to help us make signs, man tables, make food for the bake sale and help get donations.”

Those interested in offering assistance by volunteering are urged to contact the Japanese Club, the International Club and the Campus Activities Board at: tricjapaneseclub@gmail.com, tricinternationalclub@gmail.com, cuyahogacab@gmail.com.

CIFF Remembers “The Children of Chabannes” Shelbie Thomas | Staff Reporter The 35th annual Cleveland International Film Festival opened Saturday, March 24 and ran through April 3.

Among the many poignant films screened was the 1999 Emmy Award-winning “The Children of Chabannes,” a film

by Lisa Gossels (whose father attended Chabannes) and Dean Wetherell. “The Children of Chabannes” is a documentary created to commemorate those who risked their lives during WWII to save and educate approximately 400 orphaned and displaced Jewish children who ranged in age from 2-17.

Chabannes is a tiny, agricultural town of 300 or so located in a remote region of France. It is a rural, beautiful, and isolated little “hamlet”, in the words of Gossels, but also a very poor town with virtually no industry. Chabannes was not a religious part of the country before the war and with no Jewish population.

The people of Chabannes considered themselves republicans and were against the Germans anti-Semitism.

At the start of WWII Jewish parents sent their children to the Chateau de Chabannes in a desperate attempt to prevent them from being sent to the Nazi death camps. Chabannes was one of

only four children’s homes in the Creuse and the only one run by a non-Jew, Felix Chevrier, which made it quite unique. The Chateau de Chabannes was a public school and dormitory and thought to be a safe place for children and only four were lost to the Nazis throughout the history of the school.

At Chabannes the children maintained somewhat “normal” lives under the circumstances. They celebrated Jewish holidays, held dances and plays, and attended classes every day. They were helped by the OSE, a Jewish organization whose principal mission during WWII was to prevent Jewish children from becoming casualties of war.

On November 11, 1942, the Germans occupied Southern France. Chevrier secretly smuggled all the children out of the school to safety and was never arrested for doing so since the Nazis never found any evidence that Chevrier was helping the children. Most of the children from Chabannes never saw their parents again.

As heartbreaking as it is, currently there is no movement to commemorate the Chateau de Chabannes because Chabannes is such a poor community. For now, the film acts as a living memorial.