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Vol. 61 Issue 3
October 14, 2014
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Get involved with Divergent Nation There is a new club trying to come together at CCC. It is called Divergent Nation. Founder, CCC freshman Malcolm Huey says the club will embrace Malcolm Huey and applaud what makes each of us different. He explains the club’s goals and objectives to Collegian associate editor Caleb Slater. See the story on page 4.
#9th ranked CCC Men’s Soccer team on a roll FULL SPARTAN SPORTS COVERAGE ON PAGE THREE
Getting to know CCC President Dr. DeCinque
Wear purple Oct.15th
PHOTO BY LOUISE WILSON
The Cayuga Collegian’s new editor-in-chief, Kelsey McLean, sat down with CCC Interim President, Dr. Gregory DeCinque, for an interview recently. Read her report on page 2.
CCC Men’s Soccer Standout Davison Named Region III Athlete-of-the-Week Congratulations to CCC’s Men’s Soccer player Chris Davison of New Castle, England for being voted Region III Athlete-of-theweek. “Chris has been instrumental in Cayuga’s success Chris Davison this season, but more so this week, when he had 2 assists and two goals against Erie Community College in a 6-0 win for the Spartans,” said CCC Athletic Director Pete Liddell
Members of CCC’s Criminal Justice Club decorate the lawn of the Auburn campus with purple pinwheels to promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month By Kelsey McLean, editor-in-chief There are a lot of monthly holidays on October, it seems. Breast Cancer Awareness month, LGBT History month, National Pizza Month... but one that is often forgotten, and painfully so, is Domestic Violence month. The Criminal Justice would like nothing more than to change that, and they’re making that change today, educating people one purple
pinwheel at a time. Or, well, more like one hundred pinwheels or so at a time. The pinwheels, which stand on proud display on the campus front lawn, were custom commissioned by the boat load to spread awareness about the monthly observance. And it is a very, very serious observance. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence of some sort or other, and more than 20,000 calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines across the nation. One in three women and one in four men have reported experiencing some form of violence from a partner in their life time. That’s 1/3rd and 1/4ths, respectively. With odds like that, they could be someone you know. A friend, family member, maybe even yourself. If you want to show your support, the CJ club is organizing a ‘Purple Day’ photo shoot at 11 AM, October 15th on the quad in front of the library, and that’s only the start of what they have planned. Let’s
THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 1-800-799-7233 http://www.thehotline.org/ The National Domestic Violence Hotline is always open, 24/7 and is always willing to listen. If you don’t feel comfortable or safe aving an open conversation, they have a live chat you can use instead, which will link you to a counselor immediately. All calls and chats are completely confidential. “ show that we care, that we haven’t forgotten, and paint the school purple on October 15th. It’s the least we can do. And if you yourself have ever, or find yourself still in, a physically or emotionally abusive relationship, know that there are always people there to help. You are not alone.
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Not your ‘average’ CCC President OPINIONS Here’s how I see it! Kelsey McLean Last week, I’m afraid to say, our editorin-chief Danielle Skowron had to step down from the paper. There is no ill will, of course. If someone had to choose between life and the paper, I’d probably pick the paper, but most people would choose life. Fortunately, I, the new editor-in-chief, am more than ready to take on the challenge! With my new associate editorin-chief, Caleb Slater, we’re taking the helm by the horns. Not much will change, I promise, but don’t be surprised if you see The Collegian trying some new things. This is an experimental phase for all of us. What’s in store for the future? Well, I just don’t know. Guess you’ll have to wait and see! But first, I want to make a statement. Back when I first starting working for the paper, a whole year from now, I came in to a time of crisis. The budget had fallen apart, the faculty had no faith in the administration, and to top it all off, the dorm burned down. I remember there was a lot of fear, a lot of uncertainty, and most unfortunately, a lot of rumors flying around. Depending on who you asked, Lattimore was either flooded like a drowned rat or burnt down to a crisp, when the truth was really somewhere in between. As a journalist, I believe it’s my job to inform the public at large about the important events going on in their lives. But that means more than just recording events, visitors, and goings on. It means no more uncertainty, no more rumors, and no more fear of the unknown. It means, you, the reader, will never be left in the dark again. I promise you, as editor-in-chief, last year will not be a repeat. When something happens, we will be there, with all the facts. Nothing will be left untouched. This, is my promise to you.”
It should be no surprise to anyone by now that Dr. DeCinque is not your average president. He laughs in the face of debt (literally), cracks jokes as he pleases, and has BBQ and weenie cookouts without a care in the world, smiling and grinning away -- something I’m sure all of you have seen more than enough times by now. His life size doppelganger is a little hard to miss. So as I entered his office, I was quite nervous - nervous that we’d spend the whole hour faffing about, that is! But as friendly and joking as he was, we easily managed to get to the hard hitting facts, starting with the incredible recovery of the budget. -58,000 thousand dollars in the red to 1.8 million dollars in the black is no figure to sniff at, and to manage it by just a year is nearly unthinkable? How did he do it? The answer was simple: by mobilizing the entire school into one unified force, instead of the chaotic mess it was just a year ago. After taking a ‘hard look at the financial picture’, in his own words, they hired a consultant team to pin point the financial weaknesses and got to work on cutting corners. Getting rid of anything unnecessary, using more cost-effective measures as much as possible, and, most importantly, bolstering the enrollment rate as much as possible. While it sounds miraculous, and it is, we’re not quite out of the woods yet. New faculty jobs can’t be afforded until at least next year, though the lost jobs from the crisis will be brought back, and while the enrollment rate is doing quite well, the retention rate is far from it. While DeCinque assured me that the school is not at risk of losing its accreditation, and therefore its precious funding and financial aid, it’s something that shouldn’t be left to fester. That’s why the Student Success Advocate program is being put into place. In fact, it’s starting as we speak. You might remember something of the sort from his speech. By hiring former at-risk students, now success stories, into
the school as ‘Success Advocates’, he hopes to assess why students are dropping out in such great numbers and where the solution lies. “We just don’t know,” he said, “I can’t tell you for sure why, because we just don’t know. We want to test the waters with this program and, hopefully, get to the bottom of it.” While it remains to be seen just how successful this program will be, it’s certainly a start. So is the school doing perfectly? No, unfortunately not. But no school is perfect, and as DeCinque, we can’t keep looking to the past, we need to look to the future. With the new Fulton lounge and fitness room already in construction, and 24 acres of sweet, sweet athletic field worthy land just a 1/4 mile away and almost in our grasp, things are certainly looking for the better. What will the future lie? No one can say for sure, not even the President, but one thing is for sure -- it definitely won’t end in a vote of no confidence, this time.”
PHOTO STOLEN FROM FACEBOOK
By Kelsey McLean, editor-in-chief
A transfer counselor from Wells College who was at the Auburn campus last week couldn’t resist taking a ‘selfie’ with a lifesize cut out of CCC’s Interim President Dr. Gregory DeCinque.
CAYA Club presents S.H.A.R.E. By Shaquella Newby, staff writer
“Every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and graduate in college,” said CCC student Cashea Ingram, a member of the “Come as You Are” (CAYA) group on CCC’s Auburn Campus. Cashea, along with other students recently attended a meeting of the program “S.H.A.R.E” on September 17th. The event was hosted by CAYA club advisor Norman Lee and was sponsored by CAYA. Lee discussed interesting topics to help students better navigate the path that they are taking while being a student at Cayuga Community College. Lee also helped students open their eyes to the future and encouraged them
to take control of who you they want to be from this moment on during their college experience. Lee says “It’s okay to ask for help if you need it.” He explained that there is free help available on campus. Lee said there are counselors waiting to help you to succeed in college, so take advantage of it. “It’s up to you to decide who you want to be. Get involved in groups and activities that we have here on campus. In the long run, you are able to tell employers what you did to help out when you were in college.” The speech left students speechless. Many students expressed after the event that they now realize how serious and important their actions are and that everything they do is very important and helpful for their future.
New Collegian associate editor named Hello, my fellow Cayugans, I’m Caleb C. Slater, a freshman here at Cayuga Community College and I am majoring in Communications (TV and Radio). I want to start off by saying that I am very Caleb Slater excited to be your new associate editor here at The Cayuga Collegian. I come from the small town of Dundee, NY. My favorite animal is the fox, mostly because I really like the tales of how the fox is considered a protector and guardian in mythology… FACT“What does the fox say?” is a legitimate
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question, because foxes are a species that have a wide array of vocalization. I am the youngest of five and I’m the kind of guy that would rather watch a movie than read a book, but when I do read, it’s usually non-fiction, because I am a huge history buff. I enjoy watching Conan O’ Brien as well as sitcoms on the television. One day I hope to work as a writer for television. As the associate editor of The Collegian, I hope to be your voice and help spread word of your ideas and actions, but if I can’t be your mouth, I’d like to be your ears. If you ever need someone to talk to, for anything at all, I can be there to listen as well.
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Former CCC Basketball Star Goes Pro
By Dustin Albino, staff writer
SPORTS GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS!
“He is the best player that I have ever coached,” said CCC Men’s Basketball coach Tony Borges. Former Spartan standout captain, Donald Lawes, has reached an agreement to play for the Westfalen Mustangs, a professional team in Germany. Lawes spent much of his childhood growing up in New York City, in Queens. All the kids in the city play basketball all the time, but according to Borges, Lawes was very different. “Donald didn’t play basketball until he was in tenth grade,” said Borges. He also says although Lawes didn’t play basketball, he was a very good soccer player at Forest Hills High School. Donald Lawes is a 6’7” post player, who plays like he is 7’0” and is always causing havoc in the paint, never allowing an easy bucket. Lawes tallied 236 blocks in his two years at CCC, along with 500 points
JETER: Magic in the Bronx By Dustin Albino, staff writer Growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Derek Jeter set out with a very lofty goal of one day becoming the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees. Man, did he accomplish that. Not only did Derek Jeter play shortstop for the Yankees, he quickly became one of the top five players to ever put on pinstripes. Over the course of his 20-year career in the Major League Baseball (MLB), Jeter became one of the most popular and polarized players the league had ever Jeter announced on the first day of spring training that the 2014 campaign would be his in his a illustrious career. This saddened sports fans around the world. One does not have to be a baseball fan to recognize how important Jeter is to the game of baseball. He is the face of the MLB. Derek Jeter put on the pinstripes for the last time on September 25th and played his last game at the historic Yankee Stadium, against the Baltimore Orioles. The emotion around the world, and especially at the stadium, was was felt by the television viewing audience. No one knew what to expect. What would the Yankees organization do for Jeter? Going into the last game, Jeter said “It will be a weird range of emotions. I’m just going to try not to cry.” In the first inning, Jeter approached the plate for his last, first time, and hit an RBI double deep off the center field wall. Would
you expect anything less? : Sports experts describe Jeter has “ice water in his veins.” But that was just the beginning. In the bottom of the 9th, Antoan Richardson was on second, Jeter up to the plate, one out. With one swing of the bat, Jeter slapped his trademark single to right field, and won the game for the Yankees! As Jeter ran a round first, he was jumping up and down with his teammates who ran out on the field to meet their captain. All of the 48, 613 fans in attendance were screaming and going crazy in the stands. They knew they just witnessed the end of what seemed like a fairytale ending. “I’ve done a pretty good job controlling my emotions,’’ Jeter said. “I try to hide them. I try to trick myself into not feeling those particular emotions.” Over his 20-year career, there were not many times Jeter would allow himself to be emotional in front of his fans, but there were times during career when he had to go into the clubhouse just to wipe the tears out of his eyes. “I was honestly just saying, please don’t hit me the ball. I was thinking to myself, get me out of here before I do something that cost us the game,” Jeter remarked afterward. Hollywood could not have scripted this game better than how it actually played out. The manager for the Yankees, Joe Girardi said “I don’t think there was a more fitting way for it to end. For all of the big hits and all of the things he’s done to win championships here, he was here at the beginning of this (five World Series championship) run.” After the emotional high that Jeter was on, he went out onto the field for the last time, saluting those in attendance. He stopped at his position, shortstop, knelt down, and prayed. What a fitting ending to a magnificent career. Farewell Captain.
and 412 rebounds. “No one wanted to enter the paint against Donald,” said Coach Borges with a smile. Known for his defensive presence, Lawes took good pride in making the opposing team work for their shot, and making it tremendously hard in allowing that team an “easy shot”. Lawes received recognition from the All-Mid State Athletic Conference and All-Region III while playing for CCC. His basketball career took off from here. In the two years following his departure from CCC, Lawes went to Farmingdale State College and played basketball there. Being able to play basketball at Farmingdale gave Lawes the opportunity to exhibit his skills to a larger audience, hoping to attract a professional contract. Lawes performed exceptionally well in his tenure as a member of the Farmingdale State Rams basketball team. As a senior in the 2013-2014 season, Lawes led the entire NCAA III in blocked shots, with a school record 119, as well as averaging 4.41 blocks per game. Lawes holds the school record holder in blocked
shots, and block shots average in a single season for Farmingdale State. He is also in the top ten for defensive rebounding average (6.1), rebounds (234), rebounding average (8.7), d e f e n s i v e Donald Lawes rebounds (165), and field goal percentage (.579). All of these stats piled up over the course of the 2013-2014 season. Donald Lawes’ standout college career has now led him to a professional contract with the Westfalen Mustangs in Germany. Lawes says he hopes to have the same success he did in college, but he says he knows the competition will be extremely difficult while playing with some of the best players in the country and for one of the best teams. The Mustangs have won three consecutive division titles and are looking to take the next step toward a championship. “I have faith in him, he can do it.”
Spartan Men win on the road The Spartans are ranked #9 in the nation
The NJCAA’s #9 ranked team, the Cayuga Spartans, and went toe to toe in a hard-fought 5-3 win over Cornell Community College. The game was tied 2-2 at the half but the Red Barons allowed three Spartan goals in the second half. Ryan Killian scored two Cayuga
goals. One with assistance from CCC’s Matthew Spencer-Hart. Other scorers were Jason Boxx with an assist from Sean Wynn and Scott Wheat with an assist from Mohammed Ouro-Sama. Prior to this game, Cayuga had only allowed 7 goals in 11 games.
Lady Spartans Continue to Win The Lady Spartans played a tough match in the rain to get their third win in a row and their 5th win of the season. Visiting Erie Community College came in with a high speed offense and Cayuga’s strong defense was able to hold them back. Second year sensation Madison Robillard (Fulton, NY) gets her 3rd goal in 3 games as she places
a powerful free kick out of the Erie Keeper right before the half. Erie’s offense created many chances in the second half but, again, Cayuga’s rock wall of a defense turned them all away. Cayuga moves to 5 and 5 on the season and back to .500 as they continue their push for the playoffs. “Defensively we owned the field, as well as shut down the middle field”, said Coach Robillard. “I was happy with everyone’s heart to fight in the rain for this win. Dani Mayville (Wayne, NY) and Malarie Nelson (Seanca Falls, NY) are one of the best center back combos in the NJCAA and we are lucky to have them playing here at Cayuga.” Goalkeeper Bre Becker records her 5th shutout and had 8 saves.
Spartans fall to Jefferson at home
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Cayuga Spartans faced Jefferson Community College at home last week. While the match was hard fought, the lady Hornets came out on top. Cayuga continued putting up strong blocking number with 7 on the evening. Lexi Tucker (Union Springs, NY) finished the night with 23 digs. As a team, the Spartans served tough with 8 aces, 4 of which were from Kiana Jones (Port Byron, NY). Megan Cuff (Port Byron, NY) had a season high attack average of .667.
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A Divergent Nation is on the Rise By Caleb Slater, associate editor
CCC freshman Malcolm Huey of North Syracuse wants to head up a new club for students called Divergent Nation. The Cayuga Collegian offered the use of their office and computers to help Huey launch his new initiative. He regularly files his podcasts from The Collegian office.
leave it TO CODY... Cody White is a business major from Massena, NY. He is attending Cayuga for the fall semester only, as he will be going on a mission trip to Nicaragua in February. For the time being though, Cody would like to entertain you with his weekly column. For the remainder of
WITH CODY WHITE the semester Cody would like to alternate between sharing stories, giving advice and providing a “what would you do” scenario. Tune in next week for one of Cody’s compelling stories Cody Gets a Ticket.
There is a new student-run organization on the rise. The dictionary definition of divergent is, “tending to be different or develop in different directions.” With Divergent Nation, CCC Telcom freshman Malcolm Huey wants to create a club that embraces the differences in people and applauds the hidden talents that many possess. Although the activities are Telcom heavy, (furthering one’s knowledge on the recording industry and the possible organization of music videos and a news show), club creator and President Malcolm Huey says that
“the club welcomes members from all different backgrounds to provide a wide array of talents, not just Telcom, but writers, artists, actors and pretty much anyone.” Divergent Nation is set to have student representatives, such as a Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. There is also a staff representative, Sean Secaur. Divergent Nation is still awaiting approval, but if this sounds like something you would like more information about, or are interested in being active in, you can contact Malcolm Huey at huey278@gmail.com.
Auburn Rotary to commemorate 100th Anniversary By Caleb Slater, associate editor Plans are in motion to set up a A Bronze donor, ($300 to $499), will clock dedication in May 2015. The have their name engraved on the clock is set to be placed across clock. the street from Hunter’s Dinerant, In addition to having their name in downtown Auburn. engraved on the clock, Chuck B. from Sunnycrest a Silver donor, ($300 Inc. will be fabricating to $499), will receive the base out of concrete. a miniature replica of The project is expected the clock. And lastly, a to cost approximately Gold donor, ($1,000 or between $45,000 to more), will have their $50,000. name engraved on the The clock project is clock base and receive part of Auburn Rotary’s Auburn Rotary a miniature clock. 100th Anniversary President Deb The Auburn Rotary celebration. has spoken to many English, (left) with At the moment, the influential members Auburn Rotary has fellow Rotarians. within the Auburn raised $25,000 to fund the project. Community. The mayor of Auburn, Most of the money has come in from Michael D. Quill, donated $500 for donations, however, the district the Rotary dedication. The Rotary approved a grant in the amount club has also reached out to Vice of $2,500, which is the maximum President Joe Biden and is currently amount that can be handed out. awaiting a response. Those who donate to the project are Donations can be made via PayPal considered sponsors and will have on the Auburn Rotary website, their names engraved on the plaque. http://www.auburnrotaryny.org. Or, Engraving the names of those who you can go to the Five Star Bank and support the project is important give your donation to Michele. because, as Rotarian Paul Barrus The Auburn Rotary is the 3rd put it, “Rotary IS the people of oldest club in the district and the Auburn.” clock dedication is set to happen in A Copper donor, ($100 to $299), May of 2015. will have their name in the program.
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