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Lattimore Hall Begins to Take on a New Shape
Vol. 56 Issue 7
October 15, 2007
CCC Hires Coach
By: Tiffany Collinsworth, Collegian Assistant Editor
By: Tiffany Collinsworth, Collegian Sports Editor
The Student off-campus housing known as Lattimore Hall, is off to a great start this school semester. They started the semester with an orientation/cookout for all residents at the end of August. Residents of Lattimore gathered in the back courtyard for meet and greet with hotdogs, hamburgers, drinks and snacks. On August 30th, residents were able to take a trip to the Auburn Double Days game. They met at 6:30 to travel the short distance to the game where they
The Men’s S p a r t a n Basketball team has finally found a suitable coach for the 2007-2008 season. The team began tryouts on October 1, 2007 and have been practicing Coach Marcell Fisher rigorously ever since. The new coach, Marcell Fisher of Tampa, is well experienced for the job. He coached at schools such as Hillsboro Community College in Florida, Bethune Cookeman, Binghamton, and Essex Schools in Maryland, Elizabeth City State University and Tampa Bay Tech High School. Fisher also coached in USBL and ABA which are semi-pro teams as well. So how did he make it back to Cayuga? Well, Mr. Fisher knew Pete Liddell (Cayuga’s Athletic Advisor) from playing basketball back in college at Cazenovia. He was in search of a job back home. Informed of last year’s Coach Clayton Pittinaro leaving the program, Marcell got into contact with his old friend Pete. After speaking a few times, Liddell hired Fisher as this year’s new head coach. “People here are great. Liddell is giving me the support and supplies I need,” says Fisher. “Coach Piscatelli has been great.” Piscatelli, after being here a few years, knows the tendencies of other teams and coaches. He is helping Fisher prepare for what he’ll be up against. Fischer says it is hard to say how the season may end up but he has a good group of guys. Their success will be based around a few key components. If three freshmen guards come through and help develop his expectations. Returning students Kevin Kelley and Marcus
Mallet have dangerous shooting, and the leadership of Miguel Martinez. “He’s a good leader” Piscatelli said “I knew when I first came in he was going to be a captain.” Fisher’s keys approach is the defense, by strengthening the Spartans squad and stretching out the opposition’s defense. Fisher’s philosophy is, if there is freedom offensively, it will be hard for other teams to scout. “You can’t be so structured to limit kids on what they can do.” The boys have been getting in the weight room also to build up their strength so in the end of the game they are able to keep pushing. While, in the
a four year institutions, will have a more difficult time being recruited. Freshman Danny Browne says, “I chose this school for soccer.” Being a freshman, he will have next season to improve and show his talent. However, for players like Ben Bolding, Sheldon Furrs and Nick Burridge, they will not have the same opportunity. Taking away these key affected their realistic shot for regional play. Matt Gillis, over the five games, had 8 goals and 5 assist with their record set at 4-1. Matt was ranked as one of the leaders nationally. Being his second
year, Matt will no longer be able to participate in collegiate soccer. Coach Dan Ramin said to Gillis, “It’s tough because we know how good we could have been.” Personally, Gillis says the experience has made him grow up a lot. “It could be a lot worse, I still get to be a part of the team” says Gillis. Matt as stated in the previous article was hired to the team as an assistant coach. Since his disqualification, Matt has traveled with the team to games home and away and has kept a good relationship with the guys.
enjoyed hotdogs, hamburgers and drinks on Lattimore Hall’s owner Anthony Piccolo. Lattimore Hall instilled an “activity fee” to help onset the costs of doing events for the students. They also increased the rent for incoming freshmen from the original 1600 semester to now close to 2200 a semester. The returning students still received the original set of rent for the semester but Lattimore is preparing the new student body for new rates. The dormitory has instilled many new things that the building believes will help the students. One new addition that students are raving about is the free wireless internet that is provided. The cost is covered in the rent and activity fee to help keep students connected. One of the more convenient changes is Lattimore is now issuing parking tickets. Since last year, many tow companies have refused business with Lattimore Hall but with this new rule set in place, the building will be able to give parking customers their money’s
worth. If students do not pay for their parking ticket, it will be taken out of the security deposit. The returning Resident Advisors from last year are Mathew Kratts and Joanne Tavano. New faces this year are Merle Fenton and Garret Komarisky as the two new RAs. However, currently, they are in search of one more responsible and trustworthy RA. Also new this year is Tara Updike. Tara is a full time student at Cayuga Community College and Lattimore’s new on site Resident Director. Ray Parkins is Lattimore Hall’s new maintenance worker as well. The dorm is also beefing up security by replacing the cameras in the Elevator and putting a new one in the parking lot. This will help monitor visitors in the building and help protect against car theft. Initiated this year for the convenience and safety of all residents, RA’s are rotated to watch the front and back door from 810pm on week days and 8-midnight on weekends. Tara covers the office 5pm8pm daily along with rotating weekends with the former Resident Director Alan McCormick. Alan on the other hand works until three in the morning while Tara ends her shift at midnight. Coming up for Lattimore Hall on October 26 at 6pm are trips to go pumpkin picking and take a ride on the haunted hay ride. Then on Halloween, residents will participate in a hall decorating contest and take a trip to every floor for some tricko-treating followed by a Halloween party in the recreation room. During the course of the fall and into the spring semester, Lattimore hall is planning on having several events to help keep students involved and help ease the headache of studying.
“It’s not about how we start, it’s about how we finish” ~Fisher. gym they are developing their abilities. “Character wise I have a great group” says Fisher, “these boys know what to do and what not to do.” He uses games as a quiz or exam on the material covered in practice. Although Fisher is a difficult coach he says, “I am going to be fair and I’ll treat them like men, my approach is a bit different; they’ll want to play for me.” After tryouts 14 players were left on the team. However, three of which are working to get off the ineligible list for January. When conference rolls around the boys will be very comfortable claims Fisher. Coach’s aspirations for the season are to win games in the upper teens. “We are going to be dangerous.” He also hopes to make both conference and regionals.
CCC’s Men’s Soccer Ripple Effect By: Tiffany Collinsworth, Collegian Sports Editor In mid-September the Cayuga Spartans suffered a devastating loss when player Matt Gillis was found ineligible. This caused the soccer team to forfeit the first several games of the season, most of which were winning games. Now towards the end of the season, the players are still feeling the hit. Matt Gillis “We went from
playing together everyday for the past two months and then our dynamics changed” says Gillis. After the five game disqualifications, the team lost three games in a row. These losses were a direct result of the turmoil and struggle the boys were going through. “Standing on the side line, is one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do” says Matt. The Spartans seem to have lost a key player when Gillis was forced to sit on the bench. The sophomores on the team, who planned on going forward with their soccer careers next year at