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Vol. 61 Issue 7 November 13, 2012
President Obama re-elected By Andy Schemerhorn, Co-Editor-in-chief
President Obama on Election Day with his family.
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan and their wives on Election Day.
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A six year journey for Governor Mitt Romney came to an end late last Tuesday as he failed for a second time to become President of the United States. The former Massachusetts governor ran for the Presidency during the 2008 campaign but was the last challenger to fall to Arizona Senator John McCain. Many in the party believed that Romney would be the perfect fit for Vice-President, taking on the ticket of a relative new comer in Barack Obama, and the veteran Senator from Delaware Joe Biden. Romney was passed over for Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, in a showdown that will never quite be forgotten, in a number of ways. While President Obama initiated plans for a stimulus and the omnibus
known as Obamacare, Romney waited on the sidelines, knowing that everyone expected him to jump into the race in the next go-a-round. This became all but certain when the Republicans dealt the Democrats the largest pounding in a mid-term election since 1938 in November 2010, a night that President Obama himself referred to as a “shellacking.” In April of 2011, Romney announced that he had formed an exploratory committee and on June 2, 2011 he officially started his campaign. In the months ahead, Romney won many of the primaries and caucuses on his way to becoming the Republican Party’s nominee, ultimately becoming the official nominee at the Republican National Convention. Romney chose 14 year veteran continued page three
With over one hundred million votes counted, President Barack Obama won a second term in the Oval Office Tuesday night/ early Wednesday morning against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. When the Ohio vote was counted, it was announced that Obama had won the state, and thus, the Presidency. While some members of the Romney campaign and Republican Party held onto hope as all the votes hadn’t been counted, most networks stuck by their decision, and it turned out to be true. In addition to winning Ohio, President Obama won every state considered swing states, with the exception of North Carolina, Indiana, and Florida, where although Obama leads Romney by about eighty thousand votes, the size of the population and remaining absentee ballots make it still too close to call. In his concession speech, Mitt Romney wished the President the best of luck in getting over partisan differences to achieve meaningful results from the government, and in asserting his faith in the American people to continue to persevere through any obstacles facing us. But how did Obama win? Many e x p e r t s agree that it was similar to the same strategy as in 2008, where he relied on a coalition of minority voters, the Mitt Romney during young, single his concession w o m e n , and highly speech. educated whites in order to outnumber Mr. Romney’s core supporters in middle class white voters. Minority communities have grown and now white voters are not as a monopoly on the electoral vote as they were in past elections. The African-American vote has gone from 11% to 13% of the national vote, and their population increases in places like Virginia helped Obama win the state, just as an increase in Latino voters have helped keep Florida so close. Though President Obama still faces a large Republican majority in the House of Representatives, a looming debt deal, and a still struggling economy, he gave the appearance of confidence in the face of these challenges during his victory speech, saying “We remain more than a collection of red and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America, and together, with your help and God’s grace, we will continue moving forward.”
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THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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ALEC RIDER
ANDY SCHEMERHORN
The Republican side The Republican Party needs some time to do a little soul searching. This sentiment is undeniable. When you put a man who is considered a moderate up against a President that is considered too far to the left, you’d tend to believe that this generic Republican candidate would defeat President Obama and the 7.9% unemployment rate attached to him. But we didn’t have a generic Republican in this race. We had Mitt Romney. Though he had great ideas and was a generally likeable person, he made statements that were ill-advised and he was deemed too out of touch with the American people. He also rode into battle with the distinct disadvantage of being the General of an army that was lost at sea. That is how one could easily describe the Republican Party of today. The Party of Lincoln that freed the slaves and brought the Union back together, the Party of Representatives, Senators, and President Eisenhower that battled southern governors and their initiation of Jim Crow and segregation in schools, eventually bringing in the military to stop it, and the Party of Reagan that ushered in a new generation of patriotism and love of country among the young people of the time. Since then the Republican Party slowly became too concerned with social issues. The Party that was entrusted with fiscal conservatism and knowing when to fix a bad economic situation slowly began to forsake the credit they’d been given in favor of being excoriated by a majority of Americans for useless battles. This all came to a head in 2011 when the Tea Party effectively high jacked the Republican Party and almost forced the country off a fiscal cliff. Since the Civil War, the Republicans have gone from the Party of abolitionists to a Party of perceived racism, gay bashing, and misogyny thanks to the Democratic Party. The Democrats that try to fool the American people into believing their perceptions are ironic in the fact that they were the Party of Secession and the Party of Slavery, so they have no room to talk. The Republicans need to do a few things to reverse the tide and return to their former glory.
against gay marriage: Personally, I don’t agree with gay marriage, but I do support civil unions. You have to ask yourself this question… “Will it kill us?” When you send a message to the gay community that you don’t agree with their wishes but are more than willing to keep government out of the bedroom, you will earn their trust and their vote.
1. Stop actively campaigning
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2. Stop trying to roll back Roe v. Wade: It’s been 40 years, give it a rest. Once again, I’m proLife, but it’s best to work hard to create an America where it is no longer necessary to perform abominations like abortion. Good economy=less abortions. 3. Make your Faith known, but don’t use it to legislate: Refer to the first two points. More than 85% of Americans believe in some sort of higher power, and many agnostics sympathize with those who have Faith. When you say you oppose something, they know where you stand. Don’t use your vote in order to limit accepted rights of American citizens. 4. The Latino vote are Republicans that don’t know it yet: 70 percent of Latinos are Catholic, translating into 29 million Catholic Latinos in the United States (compared to 22 million white mainline Protestants). 23 percent of Latinos are Protestant or “other Christian” (including Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons). That translates to 9.5 million people. 85 percent of all U.S. Latino Protestants identify themselves as Pentecostals or evangelicals. That translates into 6.2 million people. 37 percent of the U.S. Latino population (14.2 million) selfidentifies as “born-again” or evangelical. This figure includes Catholic charismatics, who constitute 22 percent of U.S. Latino Catholics. 26 percent, or 7.6 million, of all Latino Catholics self-identify as being born-again. 1 percent of Latinos identify with a world religion, such as Buddhism, Islam or Judaism. .37 percent of all Latinos are atheist or agnostic. STATS FROM NHCLC
Point-Counterpoint: Where did Romney go wrong? For those of you that don’t know, Alec and I are good friends. We’ve talked about what we want to write about for this post-election piece and planned it out. So as much as I’d love to talk about where the Republicans went wrong, I’ll leave that largely to Alec. I’m gonna talk about what the Romney campaign itself did wrong, or how the Obama campaign did things right. Sadly, I can’t really do that. Why? Because the underlying flaw with Romney’s campaign was that it WASN’T his campaign. The presidential nominee is supposed to be the head of his party. He/She is supposed to propose ideas to satisfy the base and attract moderate voters and convince the party to rally behind it. They’re supposed to outline a vision of plans and goals that Congress has not been up to doing, or that the previous administration had not managed well. But all Mitt did was glue together various parts of the Republican base’s talking points and try to glue them together. His plan to straighten the budget? He went with simply tacking Paul Ryan and his budget plan, incomplete as it is, right onto his ticket. Obamacare? Take a page from Senator Mitch McConnell and simply vow to repeal it without offering alternatives for how to not leave America’s medical system reeling in chaos, confusion, and contradicting rules. Our involvement in foreign wars? Shhh, don’t talk about them, or people will remember that it was our guy that started them! Romney already had a record of being an inconsistent flip flopper, so to not be bold enough to take his own ideas on the trail was one of the biggest handicaps he could’ve put on
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himself. That absurd primary where we saw the heaviest fields of social conservatives ever forced Romney to go way far right on many social issues to the point that he couldn’t come back center without looking even more inconsistent. Everytime a debate was “lost,” he didn’t examine how some positions came across as bad or even scary to some Americans, conservative media blamed the moderator or tried drawing attention to stupid things like Biden laughing. The Republicans did a great job of firing up the base. But they were trying to define the election as a socialist, terrorist sympathizing, godless fringe candidate vs the noble Republican who was our last hope for freedom, while all it really was was a contest between a slightly uncharismatic wealthy businessman vs a center-leftist candidate with a penchant for killing leaders of Al Qaeda with aerial drones. And America is no longer a country where appealing to just the White Christian base will work anymore. Hispanic communities have grown greatly and are an active political force (probably the main reason Florida is such a close call). Black communities have grown and become more active in states like Virginia. The elderly are nowhere near as conservative loving as many like to claim. Obama made a coalition of these factions. Romney didn’t. And if the Republicans don’t accept this changing nations realities, they’ll become increasingly distant from the fiscally responsible party we need to start getting our system balanced and working in Washington. -Andy Schemerhorn, Co-Editor-in-chief
Editorial Board ALEC RIDER - Editor-in-chief ANDY SCHEMERHORN, Editor-in-chief MARY G. MERRITT, Advisor Staff FAITH FANNING - Auburn ASHLEE SARET - Auburn LARAE BROOKS - Auburn AARON STILES - Auburn MIRANDA TENEYCK - Auburn JIM GRANGER - Auburn
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Cellphone Usage In Class College is the place where students can gain an education, make friends and can’t let go of that one possession that college students can’t live without— a cellphone. Students who text in their classes are most likely not learning anything and the teacher becomes very concerned about the students grades. The students that just sit and text throughout their classes are throwing away their money. Many students always wonder why they are failing a class or two, many students blame the teacher for his or her ways of teaching, others say they don’t study enough, but the really reason is the cellphones. Cellphone use in class is also a problem for the teacher. The teachers are paid to teach their students what they need to get a job or obtain other college degrees. Many people continue to text but they don’t foresee the impact of texting on their teacher. Students who find out they are failing a class, will try to talk to their teacher about doing an extra credit assignment, however,
the teacher might think twice before helping them out. In conclusion cellphones in class are very rude and distracting to the teachers and other students. Cellphone usage in class is also bad during tests. Not only is it not allowed, it would be unfair to other students. Cellphones can have some good qualities. It can help students get homework that they missed in a class or find the definition of words that you don’t understand. The cellphones can be a positive and negative. They can help college students while they are taking a break between classes. In the end cellphones can help you communicate information or it can destroy all of your hard work from the beginning of the semester. Misuse can restrict students from further gaining an education for the better. To help other students reach their goals and to maintain good grades-don’t call or text in class your phone call can wait, get an education for your future to come. -Cassie Dauphin, CCC Freshman
of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan from Wisconsin, to be his running mate. Over the next three months, Romney and Obama went head to head with various Super-PACs creating vicious TV ads attacking the side opposite of their viewpoint. One that was so bad, that the Washington Post made it their Worst Democratic Super-PAC ad, seemed to imply that Mitt Romney was personally responsible for the death of a woman from cancer because Romney’s company Bain Capital fired her husband, losing health insurance in the process. Except for the fact this all happened five years after he left and the woman had her own health insurance for a period of time. WaPo said that “On just every level, this ad stretches the bounds of common sense and decency.” Something that did stick though was a comment Romney made behind closed doors. He seemed to imply that 47% of Americans would never vote for him simply because they are dependent on government. Utterances like these and the fact that many Americans just didn’t feel like the Governor could feel for them and the problems they faced every
day contributed to Romney’s eventual loss. On Election Day, the last year of hard work boiled down to a 100+ point electoral loss to the President. Romney lost every swing state except for North Carolina and only managed to flip NC and Indiana from blue to red. The popular vote was much closer, 50% to 48%. Arguably the most poisonous campaign in presidential history is finally over. The next four years will begin the same way it has been for the last two; a Republican House, a Democratic Senate and President. One huge detail is different. On January 1, 2013 the Bush tax cuts will end, raising taxes on every single person in this country. The military and entitlement programs will go through a crushing sequester. All in all, the Congressional Budget Office announced that going off the Fiscal Cliff would cause a “double dip” recession and boost the unemployment rate to 9.1%. Either Washington D.C. does its job and represent us or they will effectively hurt us; another thing that wouldn’t have changed from the last four years.
If you build it; they will come cars, return to class smelling like they’ve rolled in an ash tray. It’s quite odiferous. It’s makes me want to start packing Frebreeze and giving everyone a spray down when they come in the classroom door. So what to do? I realize there may be some local law hurdles to be made given we’re part of the SUNY system and municipallyfunded. We have to come to terms that what we have in place right now isn’t working. As a staunch proponent of common sense, I suggest we build students a central smoking spot complete with receptacles to keep them out of the parking lot and entrances. If they comply and start using it faithfully and keep it clean, perhaps we can add a roof later to shield them from inclement weather. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a cancer survivor. I would love it if everyone stopped partaking in this nasty habit but I am also a realist. Please put these people in a pavilion possibly close enough so they won’t be late for class. We could wallpaper the walls or ceiling with literature about what smoking does to your body to continue to communicate our disapproval. Perhaps we could have a locked tip box out there so appreciative smokers could donate to a fund to keep their smoking spot nice or so the college could make a donation to the American Lung Association. To me, this concession is a winwin. The smokers can smoke. Nonsmokers can avoid the smoking spot and stroll into buildings without gagging and coughing. The campus will be a cleaner and happier place. Our hard-working campus police can do actual police work. Just a suggestion. -Mary Merritt, adjunct instructor
Harlequin Productions collage of past play posters on display on campus.
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Initially I was happy Cayuga Community College turned into a smoke-free campus. Now, not so much. The first year, students pretty much complied and kept their smoking to themselves. Now, students openly smoke in every corner of the campus including entrances without repercussions. I believe there are consequences if you’re caught, but I can’t tell you what they are or if they are enforced. I don’t believe that information is well known among the student body. Frankly, I would rather have our campus police do other kinds of patrolling than trolling for tobacco trouble. When we became a smoke-free campus, all the cigarette trash receptacles were removed. So now illegal smokers litter as well. Smokers, really? Would you throw a candy wrapper on the ground? Same thing! Our campus sidewalks and parking lots are a mess with cigarette butts and the occasional pile of dumped car ash tray debris probably put there in protest. Last semester when the fire alarm in an Auburn campus building went off, allegedly for a chemical mishap in a lab, I stood outside with students, faculty and staff while the Auburn Fire Department checked the building. I was amazed. I was surrounded immediately by smokers. As an adjunct instructor, I do not feel I have the authority to bring illegals who lite up to justice, however, as my students will tell you, I’ve reminded quite a few fugitives about the policy. All the smokers were in full view of the full-time faculty and staff from all levels of responsibility and not one of them said a thing! Further, the smokers who try to comply by smoking in their
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I’m tired of walking through illegal second-hand smoke
Cigarette litter on the Auburn campus. Let’s keep the campus clean!
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Practical Beauty Advice By Faith Fanning, staff writer As college students, it can be hard to find time for “frivolous” beauty. Most CCC students maintain a full time job while attending classes and some are even raising families; so how in the world would there be time for glamour? Furthermore, even if there is time, how can one afford to purchase any of the products that are advertised? Though you may not live the “Hollywood life”, there are quick and inexpensive ways to put your most beautiful foot forward. Here are some household items that can save you money while looking good. VASELINE BRAND PETROLEUM JELLY costs roughly $3.50 for a 13 oz container at Wal-Mart; why should you care? Though it may seem strange, Vaseline can be a beauty secret in disguise! Although we dread it, winter is coming, and cold weather usually brings dry and unattractive skin. One way to battle the cracks forming on your knuckles and cheeks is by using petroleum jelly as a moisturizer. Although it may not be the advertised choice, I find it to be the most effective in taking away any rough patches, and it can be used on acne prone skin as it will not clog pores. An expensive little tube of “good morning moisturizer” or a tub of Vaseline, it’s your choice.
Another wonderful use for this product is its makeup removing powers. Rubbing just a little bit of petroleum jelly onto waterproof mascara and eyeliner can remove several days’ worth of black gunk in seconds. Just smear it on, then, wipe it off with a tissue or cotton ball. It’s effective and it doesn’t burn your eyes. There are more than 50 uses for this inexpensive “goop” which can be found online at http:// www.christinaloves. com/2008/09/13/50uses-for-vaseline/. You wake up, roll out of bed, look at the clock and see that you have 15 minutes to get to school. Let’s face it, as much as we love to be clean and fresh, some mornings there simply isn’t time for a shower. Upon looking in the mirror you find your hair to be an oily mess; what can you do? BABY POWDER! Baby powder is a cheap and fast way to turn greasy locks into a workable style. How does this work? Simply shake a little onto your roots and wait about a minute. This allows the powder to soak up most of the oils. After a minute or so, run your fingers though your roots and shake out any excess powder. Vwala! You’ll be set for another day!
Are you a fan of TV’s Big Bang Theory? By Jim Granger, staff writer For fans of the television show The Big Bang Theory, we left off last year watching Wolowitz become an actual astronaut and marry his girlfriend Bernadette before he lifted off into a space to live in a space station. Penny and Leonard are still having an awkward relationship, Raj is becoming very lonely and Amy is slowly bringing Sheldon out of his figurative Fortress of Solitude (Superman reference). This year some things are the same from last year and some things are changing in terms of the characters’ relationships. Penny (played by Kaley Cuoco) is slowly developing stronger feelings for her boyfriend Leonard (played by Johnny Galecki) despite her negative thinking of not wanting to hurt Leonard or get serious with him. Through the season so far, their relationship seems to have become more solid while still maintaining the awkwardness between them. Sheldon (played by Jim Parsons) and his girlfriend Amy (played by Mayim Bialik) are very very slowly trying to seem like a normal couple despite Sheldon’s resistance to the idea. Wolowitz (played by Simon Helberg) has a tough time in space and it shows when he talks with his wife Bernadette (played by Melissa Rauch) or in conversations with Wolowitz’s unseen mother. Raj (played by Kunal Nayyar) starts to become good friends with Stuart who
owns the comic book store where the gang talks and buys comics. While overall this season has been funny there have been some slow spots. The episode where Penny is taking a college course and finds out Leonard re- wrote her paper for her class, for me, is the funniest episode this year. In that episode Penny then turns the tables on Leonard and makes him feel bad for rewriting her paper when Bernadette and Amy actually helped Penny rewrite her paper. Some criticisms I have are that Wolowitz stayed in space too long this year; and why is Raj becoming best friends with the owner of the comic book store, much to Wolowitz’s irritation? After six seasons I think the writers and producers could find Raj a long term love interest even though he cannot talk to women unless he is drinking. With the sixth season here I would expect more weddings, relationship development or even a pregnancy thrown in. The gang is not getting any younger and should look like they have both feet into adulthood with their relationships. Well having both feet in adulthood may take away funnier parts of the show. This season of Big Bang Theory is still very enjoyable to watch and is just as funny. But after six seasons maybe the whole gang needs to move along faster in life to look more mature while sustaining their air of hilarity.
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Tutors hold apple fundraiser to memorialize student tutor By Andy Schemerhorn, Co-Editor-in-chief
Coming together at APT Auburn Public Theater is inviting everyone to share a meals, fun and fellowship on Tuesdays By Ashlee Saret, staff writer With the giving season beginning, Auburn Public Theater (APT) is proud to announce a new recurring community outreach event: Open Table, Open Mic Night. The staff at APT invites the Auburn community to join them for an evening of food and entertainment; a free communal dinner, which will be provided by Mesa Grande Mexican restaurant, followed by their traditional Tuesday Open Mic Night. APT has a rich history of being involved with local charitable programs. They have hosted various fundraisers for different organizations such as Dining for Women and Hospice of the Finger Lakes, and regularly donates $1 per ticket sold to groups like the Calvary Food Pantry. But the APT family felt like they needed to do something more. “This is the first time we’ve been able to do something like this on this scale. In the past, our approach has been somewhat passive, and we really wanted to take a
believe, that there are children going hungry just half a mile down the road,” she said. “We were asking ourselves what we could do to help... We are all so excited about this project.” Daddabo believes that the ease of access to the location, right in the heart of Downtown Auburn, will help to attract people from all backgrounds. “I think something like this really brings everyone together,” she said. Open Table Open Mic Night will be held at Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange Street, on the last Tuesday of every month. The premiere event will be on Tuesday, November 27th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no fee, and all are welcome whether you are in need, wish to donate your time, or just want to enjoy a meal and fellowship with those in your community.
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more active role,” said Angela Daddabo, APT artistic director. Daddabo’s mother served Cayuga County as a social worker for 13 years. As she was nearing the end of her life, Daddabo asked her mother what she could do to honor her name. She then spent the next ten years trying to find the best way to fulfill her mother’s request – “feed hungry children in my name.” Years later, inspired by David Whyte’s poem “Loaves and Fishes” and a donation-based community dinner in Syracuse hosted by a group to raise money for pediatric aides, Open Table Open Mic Night was born. “It’s such a hard thing to
This is the time of loaves and fishes People are hungry and one good word is bread for a thousand
—David Whyte Loaves and Fishes
After a week of sales, The Tutor Club has finished up their apple fundraiser. For this event, students could purchase apples and send them to any teacher of their choosing, with the apples becoming less expensive the more you bought at once. In what many veteran tutors consider an upset, last years’ winner Chemistry Professor Sharon Coolican was beaten by Lighting Professor Bob Frame. According to tutor Francesca Considine, the club raised around $150 for the Wes Eldred scholarship. Wes Eldred was a member of the tutor club from a few years ago who sadly passed away. The scholarship is part of the Chancellors Fund, and many of the tutors still hear things about him. Wes was a tutor who was recommended by almost every teacher he had in any type of subject to be a tutor. The fundraiser in his memory and honor is part of the Chancellor’s Award. Last year, the support for this fundraiser left Professor Coolican with almost 90 apples, which she ended up using to make apple
The Tutor Club dedicated their apple fundraiser this year to the memory of former tutor and CCC student Wes Eldred. pies for her students. Check out future issues to see what Professor Frame does with his!
Prometheus: A REVIEW By Jim Granger, staff writer
For anyone who has seen the movies Blade Runner, Alien, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down or American Gangster, you might be entertained by the release of the movie Prometheus on Blu-Ray. The movie was released in theaters over the summer and was out on DVD October 8. For any die hard science fiction fans this movie is for you. The title of the movie comes from a character of the same name in Greek Mythology who supposedly had made the first humans out of clay. The opening scene has some breathtaking cinematography and then shows an alien drinking something and then falling into a waterfall as he turns to dust. The movie then moves into 2094 on a distant planet. Two scientists, Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway played respectively by Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshal- Green are searching for the scientific origin of life or what they call engineers. Joining them is a very seriously minded character named Meredith Vickers played by Oscar winner Charlize Theron. Joining them is the android David played by Michael Fassbender. The scientists arrive on a planet with their team and the crew of the spaceship Prometheus. After the crew touches down they find caverns that housed an alien being who was killed for an unknown reason. The crew then discovers more dead aliens and other surprises they were not bargaining for. The caverns turn out to be an ancient space ship. Attention is then turned toward the science team and the crew of the Prometheus. This is where the movie starts to move and the action starts.
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The movie has great special effects and good acting by the main characters but the movie does not leave you with a clear understanding of the plot at the beginning of the movie. so for 45 minutes you sit there and wonder what is happening. Also, Charlize Theron’s character should have just have been a statue during the whole movie and most of the cast just rocks on the planet since there is not much character development with any of them. The only real character development happens when Scott shifts the movie into high gear with great acting by Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. The average movie watcher may not like the movie, since the starts out slow and you have to wait until halfway through the movie for the plot to fully be explained and the action to gain momentum. But if you stick with it, you will like watching the last half of the movie. Prometheus was supposed to be a prequel to the Alien franchise but Director Ripley Scott decided to mostly separate the movie from the Alien movies. Despite this, it still feels like part of the Alien movie franchise. Many fans will recognize several familiar themes and names from the Alien movies. Final Score: Science fictions movies may not be for everyone, and this movie is definitely made for science fiction fans or fans of the Alien franchise. The basic moviegoer might get lost in the beginning because of a vaguely explained plot. But if you are a science fiction fan or fan of the Alien movies, then Prometheus is for you. I would give these movie two and a half stars out of five.
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NBA COACH FIRED The Los Angeles Lakers have fired their coach Mike Brown after five games in which they have went 1-4. To put it in perspective, firing an NBA coach five games into the season would be like firing an MLB manager in the 8th inning of the 10th game of their 162 game seasons. This should come as no surprise to a sports fan that knows that the Lakers have the luxury, mainly their hundreds of millions of dollars, to do whatever they feel like whether it meets the
threshold set up by common sense or not. Many names have floated around to replace Brown. They include former coach Phil Jackson, Brian Shaw, Jerry Sloan, and Mike Dantoni. Maybe instead of thinking that the coach has such a profound impact on the game on the court, the Lakers Front Office should grow a few brain cells and realize that maybe there’s too much ego on the court for a team that exudes too much ego already.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES Saturday and Sunday, December 1st and 2nd 39th Annual Craft Festival Over 150 crafters and vendors – FREE Admission Auburn Campus Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
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By Jim Granger, staff writer
On November 2, 2012 the CCC Student Government O rg a n i z a t i o n ’s Student Senate voted to approve a new club on campus. The newest club to be welcomed is the Anime and Manga Club. For people who are unfamiliar with the terms anime or manga, these are forms of Japanese animation and graphic novels. Japanese Anime and Manga have been growing in popularity in America for the last twenty five years. The club members were all very enthusiastic about their new organization. John Webster is Anime/Manga Club president. He says the new club is open to new ideas. “When someone starts getting interested in anime and manga, there are different themes and ideas anyone would find in any other genre of books or movies… Anime is just not science fiction; there are many different types of anime.” ”I wanted to learn about more genres and themes in anime…I am excited for the club to start so I can learn more about anime/manga and get to know more titles in the genre,” club member Ian Moore said. The Anime-Manga Club has elected their officers and also has a club advisor. The club has posted flyers all over campus and welcomes
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any new members. The Anime/Manga club meets every Friday in room R202 from 12 -1 pm. The new club’s poster includes a line that sums up what they’re all about. The poster reads: “The world of anime and manga makes no sense at all, which is why it’s so fun to immerse yourself in it.”
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come together at event
The Alumni Association’s “Alumni Voices” event on November 7th featured former CCC students Barbara Roesch ‘78 and former Cayuga Collegian Editor-in-chief Josh Cradduck ‘07. They are pictured with current co-editor of the Collegian, Alec Rider (middle). Joshua Craddock ‘07—is working for YNN, Time Warner Cable’s 24/7 news channel. After receiving his telecommunications degree from CCC Mr. Craddock transferred to Ithaca College and received his B.S. in Television and Radio in 2008.B
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SPEAKERS: Barbara Roesch ‘78— is the court attorney for Hon. Dennis F. Bender, Seneca County Court Judge. After graduating from CCC with a business degree Ms. Roesch transferred to Syracuse University where she received a B.S. in business administration. She then went on to pursue her J.D. from Albany Law School.
CCC Job Fair successful By Jim Granger, staff writer
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information on veterans programs. There were three staff members to speak with or answer any questions that a veteran may have in seeking services from a VA program. “The Veterans Centers are under used and we always try to reach as many veterans as possible,” Mathews said adding “The Mobile Veteran Centers assists us with outreach to veterans who do not know there are Veterans Centers or have trouble linking with a center.” Some common programs used by veterans are homeless preventions, medical benefits and educational/ employment assistance. There is a thick booklet of programs that are explained for veterans and their dependents to become informed about. Mathews said every county also has a veterans affairs worker to assist veterans with connecting to programs or obtaining needed records. These offices are usually in a county office building and not an extension of the Veterans Administration. Offices in each county are still another resource for veterans to use. There are many veterans out there who may want or need to access the Veterans Center or someone may know a veteran who could utilize a VA program. If so you can contact your local VA worker employed by each county and located in your local county office building. You can also contact the Syracuse Veterans Center at 315-478-7127 for more information about what Veteran Center can do for a veteran in need or just inquiring about VA services.
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Cayuga Community College held a job fair on Monday November 5th from 1-5 pm. Many employers set up shop at the event, hoping to find an experienced man or woman that was having a hard time finding a job. But there was another presence at the job fair some people on campus may not have noticed or known about. The Veterans Mobile Center had a booth set up to try and help link veterans with services that they may be eligible for. The Veterans Mobile Center is an extension of Veteran Centers located at various locations, including Syracuse, across the state. The purpose of the Mobile Veterans Center is to help returning veterans receive assistance re-adjusting to civilian life or linking a veteran to a variety of programs offered by the Veterans Administration. “The purpose of the mobile veterans center is to link veterans that with programs that they may qualify for,” said Tom Mathews. Mathews is retired from the Army and currently works at the Watertown Veterans Center. The veteran center and the mobile veteran center are meant to be a one stop for veterans to access or utilize any VA programs or benefits that they may need or qualify for. Among the more utilized services are medical, housing and education programs. There were several veterans that talked with Mathews about what programs they may be able to utilize. The Veterans Center table at the job fair offered a great variety of
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CCC’s Harlequin Productions Fall offering: The Six Realms of Pizza Delivery featuring LaRae Brooks, Chris Competillo and Stephen Hodge.
The Six Realms of Pizza Delivery: A REVIEW By Andy Schemerhorn Co-Editor-in-chief CCC’s Harlequin Production of The Six Realms of Pizza Delivery is… different. If I was asked to sum it up in one sentence, I’d call it a mix of That 70’s Show, Death of a Salesman, and Inception. You had to be there. Seriously though, you would have had to be at this show to truly appreciate the elements of it that stood out and made it such an interesting blend of 3 completely unrelated works. It was like That 70’s Show in its tone of comedy, normally at the expense of marijuana references, sexual humor, and very natural dialogue exchange between characters who manage to focus in on strange instances. Like Death of a Salesman, it features a number of characters who are not happy with their lot in life and are trapped in it and are not afraid to vocalize that. And like Inception, the ending unraveled at a rapid pace and made me confused as to what exactly was happening, ended as a dream sequence thingy, and lead to intelligent people trying and failing to explain to me what the point was and what I wasn’t understanding. If it seems weird that I haven’t talked about the plot yet, that’s because I really don’t know how to explain it. The first act followers a number of pizza delivery employees played by LaRae Brooks, Stephen Hodge, and Chris Competillo as they deliver to a rainbow of different personalities and ridiculous situations as they attempt to earn enough tips to keep their piece of junk cars driving, from a half-crazed man who sneaks pizza to avoid the cooking of the old couple he lives with, to a man whose dog gets loose and struck by a car and blames the delivery woman for his dogs death. As little side pieces in between the wacky outings, we learn about the characters’ lives as they make fun of each other and lean on each other for support as they endure their
bipolar boss’ outbursts. And that’s the first act, a collection of wacky stories sewn together by the well written and easy to believe dialogue between the employees. The second act, after a wordless montage of more wacky stories, gets a lot… darker. The failed dreams of the employees start catching up with them, the gripes and complaints made earlier have suddenly become symbols of emotional pain, and it ends with either everyone dying, or a character explaining the dream they had about this world where they all died. I was confused. Sure there were serious scenes in the first act, but the seemingly endless supply of chuckles pretty much dried up. One more thing I want to talk about was the set. There were two sets of seats on either side of a center aisle. One side had the pizza shop, while the other had a series of doorways, which opened depending on which character was getting pizza delivered. It was pretty cool to have characters walking up the aisle as they went to deliver their pizzas, and it kept the play running smoothly, as all you had to do to change the set and scene was turn your head. An awesome layout that I’ve never seen before. Bottom Line: Maybe it was just supposed to be good fun, and the dark second act was just to wrap it up so it didn’t become a never ending play. Or maybe it was supposed to make the second act seem sadder. Either way, the whole “I dreamed it all up” angle didn’t make me happy, since it really didn’t leave me with any final message or theme to take away. 3.5/5 stars. Funny, very connected and flowing, and many good characters, but lack of an overarching plot seemed like a bad choice for a play.
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