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Vol. 61 Issue 7 November 11, 2014
CAYUGABRIEFS Activity Hour Controversy Brewing
ByShaquella Newby, staff writer Cayuga Community College students are demanding their free time! According to CCC’s student handbook Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 AM to noon is called The Activity Hour. The handbook says classes will not be scheduled during this ‘free’ time, so students can explore and enjoy the many activities and events presented at these times. However, more and more students are complaining they are scheduled to be in the classroom during the Activity Hour. Many students say they are furious because they do not have the opportunity to attend campus event. “There is a scheduled activity hour in the student handbook that needs to be recognized from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Free time isn’t being given,” said Auburn Campus Student Engagement Coordinator Carrin Dresser. Dresser worries that students who have a class during Activity Hour will keep them from joining and participating in clubs. “It’s unfortunate that students can’t make it to an event that their Student Activities Fee pays for. Meanwhile the students are stuck in class with no break,” said CCC Freshman Cashea Ingram. Ingram says she hopes students will come together to bring attention to this issue and demand change.
COLLEGIAN OFFICE HOURS Kelsey McLean, editor-in-chief Monday: 11:00 am-12:00 pm Wednesday: 11:00 am-12:00 pm Friday: 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Caleb Slater, associate editor Tuesday: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Thursday: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Friday: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Mary G. Merritt, faculty advisor Most Mondays: 11:00 am-11:50 am Most Wednesdays: 11:00 am-11:50 am Also available by appointment. Email: merrittm@cayuga-cc.edu
DON’T MISS THE BUS THURSDAY
The bus will leave at 4 PM, November 13 from the Auburn Campus and travel to Herkimer CC to cheer on The Spartans in Nationals The Cayuga CC Spartans have earned the #6 seed and will face #3 seed Montgomery College in the National Quarterfinals on Thursday at 6:30 pm. Depending on Thursday’s result…the team will either play on Friday at either 1:30 pm or 6:30 pm.
CARTER IS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the CCC Men’s Soccer Team for making history! The team posted a 13-1 record for their regular season. In the MidState Conference, Cayuga was crowned Champions of the MSAC with a 6-0 record over Jefferson Community College in a 3-1 win. Here are the National Quarterfinal Matchups and overall National Tournament Schedule for the NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer National Championships, hosted by Herkimer College.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13:
National Quarterfinal # 1: # 8 Union County College Owls vs. # 1 Herkimer College Generals 11:00 AM National Quarterfinal # 2 : # 5 Camden County College Cougars vs. # 4 Suffolk County Community College Sharks 1:30 PM National Quarterfinal # 3: # 7 Bunker Hill Community College Bulldogs vs. # 2 Richland College Thunderducks 4:00 PM National Quarterfinal # 4: # 6 Cayuga Community College Spartans vs. # 3 Montgomery College Raptors 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14:
Game # 5: Loser of National Quarterfinal # vs. Loser of National Quarterfinal # 2 11:00 AM Game # 6: Loser of National Quarterfinal # 3 vs. Loser of National Quarterfinal # 4 1:30 PM First National Semifinal: Winner of National Quarterfinal # 1 vs. Winner of National Quarterfinal # 2 4:00 PM Second National Semifinal: Winner of National Quarterfinal # 3 vs. Winner of National Quarterfinal # 4 6:30 PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16:
Third Place Game: Loser of First National Semifinal vs. Loser of Second National Semifinal 11:00 AM 2014 NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer National Championship Game: Winner of First National Semifinal vs. Winner of Second National Semifinal 2:00 PM
GO SPARTANS!
Rob Carter (York, England) has been a 2-year starter for the Spartans and a key person in the Cayuga midfield. This week Rob helped the Spartans lift the NJCAA Region 3 Championship for the first time in Cayuga’s soccer history with a 3-0 win over Jamestown Jayhawks.
MAYVILLE IS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Sophomore captain Brooke Mayville (Wayne, NY)…returned to the Spartan lineup in 2014 after sitting out all most all of 2013 due to a season-ending knee injury. She helped anchor the midfield and defense for the Spartans…who finished .500 and returned to the post-season for the first time in several seasons.
INSIDE The winning entries of the Creative Writing Club Contest Visit RETROGAMECON 2014 Meet CCC’s new librarian
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPINIONS Here’s how I see it! WHY I PLAY Caleb Slater Gaming is more than just pixels on a screen it’s a hobby, it’s a sport, it’s a way of life. Last year I was ranked on the Pokémon Showdown leaderboards, last Saturday I played in my first official Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament; these are accomplishments I am proud to have achieved. This is a community where everyone is together, we know that we’re active in something that isn’t widely accepted in society and although it’s getting better, people are still ignorant. Gaming is NOT just a waste of time, or something that turns people into sociopaths, it doesn’t turn
straight A students into full flesh killers, it gives them somewhere to go, something to be a part of, it gives them the feeling that Abraham Maslow says we’re all in constant search for, self-actualization. We are moving forward though, excluding “movies”, “music”, “sports” and “YouTube News” “PewDiePie” is the most subscribed channel on YouTube! The United States Department of Immigration recognizes competitive gaming as a competitive sport and even distributes sports visas to players coming to the United States to compete in League of Legends Tournaments. Don’t discriminate on gamers either, because we are living in a world where over 33% of all gamers are female and I welcome the diversity. Gamers constantly use their resources to make the world a better place as well. There are plenty of organizations such as the speed gamers, or Extra Life that raise money for charity. Extra Life has risen over $5,623,000 for St. Jude’s Hospitals around the nation! It’s not about what you have, but how you use it. Are there people who “take it too far?” I’m sure, but you’ll find that with just about anything. Am I one of those people, no; everything in moderation. Lastly, after reevaluating my life, I say that I not only play for my own self-gratification, but to prove the impact and power these games can make on this world. And if you ever want to play, well all I can say is… Melee it on me.
Upsets in Federal Elections: What do they mean for us? In NY’s 24th Congressional District, Republican John Katko successfully defeated Incumbent Dan Maffei with nearly 60% of the vote, gaining the majority of votes in Onondaga County. In previous years, Maffei had won the majority when he ran for election. In NY’s 25th Congressional District, ballots are still being counted, and Republican Challenger Mark Assini has a high chance of defeating opponent Louise Slaughter. In NY’s 21st Congressional District, Elise Stefanik won easily with nearly 55% of the vote. She’s not only the first Republican to be elected this century, but the first female as well. Her integrity, as well as experience with former president George W. Bush, helped her win votes in areas highly democratic. In NY’s 23rd Congressional District,
Republican Tom Reed achieved victory over Democratic Challenger Martha Robertson by a wide virgin. His supporters are eager to see his progress continue to benefit families in the southern tier and other parts of his district. Although our state’s U.S. senators were not up for re-election, U.S. Senate elections for other states had Republicans winning at least seven seats up for election, making them the majority in the senate. Republicans maintained their majority in the house. ABC reporters, such as George Stephanopoulos and David Muir told their viewers that a loss for the Democrats would prove to be a “wake up call” for the Obama administration. One possible reason for this drastic change in government would be the failure of Obamacare.
— Henry Windus
KELSEY MCLEAN - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CALEB SLATER - ASSOCIATE EDITOR DUSTIN ALBINO - STAFF WRITER SHAQUELLA S. NEWBY - STAFF WRITER HENRY WINDUS - STAFF WRITER MARY G. MERRITT - FACULTY ADVISOR
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Incumbents appear to win State positions, except 1
By Henry Windus, staff writer
Many of us thought Rob Astorino would be the person to defeat Governor Cuomo. Luckily, however Governor Cuomo managed to win, yet another election. Astorino, on the other hand could only manage a small 41% margin. Governor Cuomo took the lead with at least 9%. The predictions stating that GOP representative Bob Antonacci would win against Democratic opponent Tom DiNapoli turned out to be true. In the Attorney General Election, Eric Schniederman announced he has defeated challenger John Cahill by a slight margin. The defeat of Republican representatives, Rob Astorino and John Cahill, is proof that New Yorker’s are satisfied with their Democratic leadership and ready for a new term with Governor Cuomo. Which can be shown with the overwhelming difference
in support between incumbent Governor Cuomo and Rob Astorino. Cuomo has many intentions for his new term and even was quoted saying, “we’re just getting started.” Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, is ready to pass a “Women’s Equality Act” and the much needed “Dream Act”, which allows families of immigrants to have access to instate tuition, because as many of you educators may know, everyone deserves the right to an education. The whole time Governor Cuomo’s family was there to support him, including former governor, Mario Cuomo. Rich Funkie had a stunning victory over Ted O’Brien in the 55th district. It appears that his work in the education system and appearances on television gave him the win, but it was only by a slight margin.
New CCC Library Director By Kelsey McLean, editor-in-chief Libraries are the heart of any good school, college or otherwise. They are the lifeblood of all the information and all of the resources of the school, right at the student’s finger tips. A good library always seeks to help out its students and enrich their lives -- a bad one leaves you feeling lost, confused, and oftentimes downright bored. Fortunately, we seem to be in good hands with Margaret Devereaux, our newest Library Director. To say that Devereaux is the ‘newest’ Library Director is something of a misnomer -- she’s been here since 1998, and the interim director since 2008. Being only interim, however, hasn’t stopped her from making big changes to the library. One of her biggest priorities is keeping the library up to date, using both the internet and the latest technology to serve students to the very best of their ability. Maybe the latest and greatest addition is the CCC Library Database, an online resource of all of the books, ebooks, audiobooks, dvds, music cds, and periodicals in the system. It has everything you need and more -perfect for a research paper or an essay, especially when you need that one last little citation. Perhaps even better than the online resource, however, is the live chat. Need some help finding a particular paper? All you need to do is open the live chat, and a librarian will be right there with you to answer your questions. While the particular librarian might not be from CCC, they have access to all the resources and materials the CCC librarians do, and will be able to help you just as well as a local one. Another big priority is making the library a comfortable place for students - a feat already
Margaret Devereaux accomplished by the coffee and vending machines always on hand. However, food and drink aside, there’s always room for improvement. Right now, the library staff is in the process of planning more ‘private’ spaces for the students to work in, in case you’re one of those people who can’t stand working smack dab in the middle of a crowd. A library is meant to reflect the community’s needs, whether that be for students or for the public at large. Any library that doesn’t is often quickly hated, ignored, and then forgotten. Who wants to be in a library where everything’s outdated, and you’d be lucky to find what you were looking for in the first place? T.V would have you believe that this every library, in every school... but from the looks of our library, which is always filled to the brim with students, and has never had a complaint against it, CCC students aren’t buying it. It’s no wonder, then, why our faculty made Devereaux our permanent director. Why fix what isn’t broken?
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Basketball Spartans Lose Home Opener By Dustin Albino, staff writer
SPORTS GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS!
“We got punched in the mouth,” said Cayuga Community College men’s basketball coach Tony Borges, following an 88-59 defeat against Niagara County Community College. This was the first game of the new campaign for the Spartans, and though the box score shows that they had lost by 29 points, for much of the game it was a lot closer than expected. “Niagara is a Division II college, and I like to start our schedule off with a challenging task for the team,” said Borges. Over the course of the first half the Spartans displayed the hustle and intensity it took to upset a Division II college. In fact the score at the end of the first half had CCC leading Niagara 30-29.
“They dominated the second half, and displayed the advantages of being a Division II team, with recruiting and what they were able to do to us,” Borges said. Borges believed that his team showed the heart it took even when they got down big in the second half. “They are not 29 points better than us.” The Spartans shot 30% from the field on 21 of 70 shooting. That is a key element that will have to improve in order to win ball games. Sophomore guard Michael Guity led the Spartans in scoring with a team high 15 points. Sophomore center DaVaughn Johnson tallied 11 points and six rebounds. Christian Rodriguez showed promise with 10 points and a team high 9 rebounds
in his collegiate debut. With only five returning players from last year’s successful Spartans team, the incoming freshman will play heavy minutes, and need to step up when called upon. “We will get better throughout the year, and I think we have a lot of promise even with our young talent,” said Borges. In the second half the Thunder Wolves of Niagara pulled away, outscoring the Spartans 58-30, and could not stop Eli Jones who recorded 26 points and 13 rebounds. It will be crucial for the Spartans to get off to a good start in division play when they travel on the road to Hudson Valley Community College and SUNY Adirondack for the next two games.
RETROGAMECON 2014 was a Smash… Literally By Caleb Slater, associate editor
doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of things to do during the biggest gaming convention upstate NY has to offer. There were artists, vintage game retailers, and even DAVE AND BUSTERS! Some of the vendors included Nintendo Maps, Squarepainter, Infinite Lives, Poke Picks, Voltage Video Games, Pawn Pro, Last Dollar Comics, Clockwork Games, Play The Game, Read The
Story and many many more. My only regret, not bringing MORE money! If shopping isn’t your forte, there were plenty of other things to do. The downstairs section of the Oncenter was split into three rooms: “The Hyrule Room”, “Raccoon City Room” and “Green Hills Room”, all of the rooms are named after famous video game maps (The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil and Sonic the Hedgehog.) The three themed rooms had panels and film showings all day long. Some of the panels included: It’s a Zelda World, Game Maker Studio Workshop, Starting a YouTube Channel, My Life in the Video Game Industry, the MEGA-LO MANIA Documentary screening, Cosplay from Concept to Creation and “Dear God What Was I Thinking? Making a Living with Art.” Perhaps the largest event was the screening of the Angry Video Game Nerd’s (James Rolfe) independent film, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie. The attendance was so large for this event that the dividers were removed from the rooms creating one huge room. Even after that, the room was still packed! After the screening, the Angry Video Game Nerd did an open Angry Video Q & A session. Game Nerd’s Meanwhile, the first annual James Rolfe Salt City Series tournaments were being held upstairs. More than 100 gamers gathered together to play against each other in games like: Ultimate Marvel VS. Capcom, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Tekken Tag 2, Soul Caliber V, Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Smash 4. Many of the matches were being streamed online and there were
cash prizes for the winners of each tournament. It cost $15 to enter a tournament and some people even entered in more than one tournament! If you’re not that great at fighting games, there was also a Magic the Gathering tournament going on simultaneously with a $1,000 cash prize.
PHOTOS BY CALEB SLATER
The Syracuse Oncenter was the home of the 2nd Annual Retrogamecon, a place where nerds and vendors everywhere can come for a day of jam packed fun. And fun
CCC students Taz Taylor and Andew Laberth playing NeoGeo.
Participants even came in costume!
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There were too many events to mention, but during all of the panels, vendors, film showings and tournaments, there was also an Adult Cosplay contest and a street pass opportunity to obtain software via 3DS, sponsored by McDonalds. The night ended with a live DJ and dance party as people got all of their remaining jitters and excitement out until next years event.
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Introducing CCC’s Writing Club Contest Winners Congratulations to William Mosier and Carolyn Evans Dean, first and second place winners of the Writing Club’s 1st annual horror contest! To celebrate their victory, The Collegian will publish their prize winning stories.
1st PLACE WINNER COSTUME By William Mosier
The delicious smell of pumpkin and apple cider wafts through the air. You’re jamming out to some great music with some friends. All in all you’re really glad you decided to come to this costume party. Looking at a clock on the wall you realize it’s much later than you thought it was. You suddenly feel tired from all of the fun of tonight. Looking around for David, whom you came to the party with, you spot him sitting on a couch watching the news. He didn’t wear a costume to the party. It’s really pretty pathetic, especially when compared to your vampire costume. You went all out on it. “Party not fun enough for you?” You walk over to him. His eyes are glued on the tv screen. “There’s recently been a killer on the loose.” He looks up at you. “I just feel it’s important to know.” “Well, you can finish watching it
at home. We should probably get going.” You grab his hand and help him up from the couch. Tom, the host of the party, stops you before you get out to the door. “Leaving already?” “Well, I’m a little relucant with that killer on the loose in our area.” David says. You grab the door knob. “We’ll be fine. Our houses are just down the road.” “Here, take this.” Tom picks up a flashlight from a nearby table and gives it to David. “It’s pretty dark outside.” As you get outside you see that Tom is more than correct. Living out in the country there are no streetlights, and it is very cloudy, blocking almost all light. By the time that you’ve made it about halfway back to your houses David stops. “Did you hear that?” He says, still as a statue. “No, I didn’t hear anything.” There is only the sound of leaves blowing in the wind. “If you’re so scared of this killer you should have worn a costume. You smile at him. “You know, maybe scare him a little.” David turns to face you. “But I am wearing a costume.” David looks hurt. “Can’t you tell?” “No, what are you dressed as?” “Well,” David smiles widely. “I’m a serial killer.” He flicks the flashlight off. It’s pitch black.
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2nd PLACE WINNER A NIGHT TO PREY By Carolyn Evans-Dean
Despite the cliche, it was a dark and stormy night. Fierce slashes of lightning sliced angerily across the sky while we prepared our tools for the work to come. Carefully, we laid our out kits. Each held six knives of varying lengths, a small hatchet and a saw. These were lovingly caressed and polished before being encased in a buttery-soft leather harness that was secured around our waists. The last to finish my preparations, I pulled a stocking over my face, swung a cloak around my body, and swept the hood over my head. There were eight of scheduled for the hunting expedition. No one would even think twice about our strange attire. Following the others, I dropped out of the window and landed with a wince. I’d miscalculated the distance to the ground and my ankle had borne the brunt of it. The weather was a hindrance, but only a minor one. Our quarry would be out in force tonight and we planned to hunt for the next few hours. Less than a mile down the road, we spied the first hed of nightbeasts. They munched nosily as they congregated on the walkway. Not fully grown, their bellies were flat, proof that the evening was still young. Despite their tender ages, we raised our arms, bared their teeth to them and howled. Flashes of lightning had a strobe effect as they revealed our posturing. Like hogs trying to escape from a slaughterhouse, they squealed and scattered into the inky darkness. We didn’t bother to give chase. Though the magic lived within them, they were of little consequence and posed only entertainment value. Vladimir spotted a small herd of color, mythical creatures that aligned well with our plans. We trailed after them for about an eight of a mile before they slipped into a small, ramshackle structure, far off the beaten path. Peering between the wooden slats, we observed them partaking in what appeared to be the early stages of a ritual of some sort. They drank intoxicants and
swayed and gyrated to the sound of something that we couldn’t understand. The lightning flashes had slowed, but there were still enough thunderclaps to provide cover for the main assault. At Hazel’s signal, we burst through the door brandishing our weapons. The screams were ghastly as we chased each one down and burned their images into our memory. The smell of fear was all around and fueled our excitement. Soon, that scent was replaced with the familiar scent of urine, vomit, and excrement. These would make lovely trophies for display. The entire attack lasted less than five minutes. We repeated it a few more times around town, before reluctantly returning to our parlor. An eerie bluish light cast a glow across our faces as we watched Boris boot up the computer. One by one, we passed our memory cards to him and he downloaded the contents. With a couple of clicks he saved the best images and videos. He opened up the first Zmail account and began the process of uploading the appropriate files. Tomorrow was going to be wild! We knew each and every one of those costumed kids that we’d caught on camera. We’d demand that they comply or we’d threaten to post their Halloween photos online. Embarrassing photos of our grandchildren being scared to the point of incontinence would be just the leverage we needed to get them to visit us more often. We laughed about our little adventure as we passed the tube of arthritis cream around the room. Vladimir passed gas as he leaned over to turn the television on. It was almost time for the nightly rerun of the Horace Belk Show. In a half hour, Nurse Bryne would be in to give us our bedtime medications before shooing us off to bed. Our dentures would be secured in drinking glasses on the nightstands and our daily routine would resume at the Happy Acres Home for the Aged. Our creaky joints would be complaining tomorrow, but the hunt was well worth the pain. Growing old was Hell, but we weren’t dead yet! We’d finally have some visitors to look forward to...
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