SPARTANS AMAZE AT QUARTERFINALS; WIN ON PENALTY KICKS
TEAM PLAYED HARD AT SEMIFINAL; LOST 1 - 0
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Vol. 65 Issue 9 November 13, 2018
CITY OF AUBURN’S EQUAL R I GHTS HERITAGE CENTER OPENS TO PUBLIC
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By Michael Lynch, contributing writer
CCC VETERANS CLUB FLASHBACK: APRIL 2013 Cayuga CC Veterans
Club donates $1,000 to Syracuse Airport’s Military Courtesy Room. The room is quiet, comfortable place for veterans to use when waiting o board a flight.
CONGRATULATIONS COACH GIANNETTINO Congratulations to Coach Toni Giannettino who was recently named Mid-State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for her work leading the Women’s Cross Country Team to the conference championship.
WHERE IN THE WORLD? GEOCLUB HOSTING A GEOQUIZ NOVEMBER 14 The GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Club, is inviting the campus community to celebrate GIS Day with them on Wednesday, November 14th. From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the front hallway near the main entrance on the Auburn campus, the GIS Club will be displaying a map/poster gallery highlighting the applications of GIS. The club is also hosting a ‘Geoquiz,’ an on-the-spot test students can take and win instant prizes! Top scorers will be awarded a special prize each.
CCC CELEBRATES VETERANS WEEK WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS, NOV 12-16 Cayuga Community College is celebrating Veterans Week (November 12-16) on both campuses. “Veterans Week is designed to show our appreciation for all of the student, faculty, and staff veterans on our campus,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Anne J. Herron, Ed.D. in an email to the campus community. Here is a listing of what is planned: MONDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12-16 , AUBURN CAMPUS • THE FALLEN SOLDIER/POW/MIA TABLE will be located in the main hallway across from the Nucor meeting room. A “Cayuga Remembers” journal will be available for visitors to write their reflections. • There will be RED, WHITE, AND BLUE PINS available for the campus community to wear throughout the week to show support for our veterans. • The library will be highlighting veterans in their displays for Veterans Week. • The TV monitors will display facts about today’s veterans, Veterans Day history, and ways to honor our veterans. • Auburn campus’ Subway will provide veterans on campus ONE FREE MEAL during Veterans Week in addition to ONE DAILY FREE DRINK all other days of Veterans Week. Military identification is required. • The Veterans Club will be tabling throughout the week in the main hallway.
• The Art Club invites everyone to participate in a COLLABORATIVE MAIL ART PROJECT - art supplies will be available throughout the week in the main entrance. Come to ceate a postcard or add to a large scale painting that will be shipped with messages and images of support to soldiers. • The Art Club members are creating a COLLABORATIVE PAINTING to be donated to display in the Veterans’ Lounge. • A VETERANS DAY ART EXHIBITION will be on display all week in the Studio Art and Design display case. • The Creative Writing Club is holding a POEMS AND NARRATIVE WRITING CONTEST for War related themes or Patriotism (all limited to three pages). The club is accepting submission all Veterans Week ending Friday, November 16 at midnight. Winners will be announced the following week. The prizes are: $30 winner prize and $20 runner-up prize. Entries may be submitted to Katie Stout, Mark Montgomery, Bailey Filer, and Carrie Roth. MONDAY-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12-15
10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.: Dance Club is hosting a
FLAG SALE. Purchase an American Flag for $1 in memory of someone who has served, Main Hallway
10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.:
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The brand new Equal Rights and Cultural Heritage Center that will double as Auburn’s Visitors’ Center was built on the site of the old YMCA parking lot across from the parking garage opens this week. The official unveiling ceremony was scheduled for Tuesday. The center’s proposed hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The site includes a central building, parking, sidewalks, and a statue honoring the memory of Harriet Tubman. As a part of Auburn’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Governor Cuomo awarded the city $10 Million to construct the center that would emphasize cultural heritage and promote tourism in Central New York. The new Visitors’ Center highlights the importance of Auburn’s role in the Civil Rights and Women’s Rights movements as well as provide a “starting point” for visitors to find local attractions. “As an Auburnian, I am proud of our city’s long, storied history of commitment to equality for all and our contributions to American Progressivism. I believe that the Equal Rights Heritage Center will allow us the opportunity to not only share our history but also highlight the rich history of our neighboring cities throughout the region, as well as their contributions,” said Auburn City Council Member Jim Giannettino. Earlier this year, Mr. Giannettino spoke before representatives from Albany on why Auburn deserved to be the location of this Heritage Center, pointing out that Auburn has been the home of civil
and women’s rights movement heroes such as Harriet Tubman, William H. Seward, and Martha Coffin Wright. Mr. Giannettino also pointed out that not only would this Heritage Center emphasize the Cultural significance of Auburn, but will also be of great economic importance through tourism. “We feel tourism is a major component of economic progress for our area. People comCONTINUED PAGE THREE
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NO SHAVE NOVEMBER
Started by a Chicagoland Hill family in 2009, NO SHAVE NOVEMBER has continued to help fight against cancer by raising money for cancer research, and supporting charities such as St. Jude Hospital. This non-profit organization has not only gotten bigger every year, but has given people a different outlook on the little things they can do to make a
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PUT THE PHONE DOWN We always hear people say, “We are all addicted to our phones.” To a certain extent, this is true. However, it may not be true for everyone. Saying that everyone in America is addicted to their phones is a huge generalization. Not everyone has their faces in their phone 24/7, however some do. In my personal life, I have realized that I really do use my phone too much. I use it when I eat breakfast in the morning and I am on it for hours a time at night when I am supposed to be sleeping. Yes, I do agree that having a phone can provide many benefits. For example, in my life, I use my phone to get inspiration on apps such as Pinterest and Google. I also use my phone to communicate with my friends that I don’t see daily. One of the most useful is the fact that we can use them in case of an emergency to get help. Phones also allow us to stay connected with loved ones over Facebook and in my case, friends all the way in Japan and Mexico. I recognize that technology can be used for many positive things. However, sometimes it can become a little much. I am a person that becomes easily distracted. I see a notification from Instagram and then I end up looking at posts for the next two hours. If I even go on Pinterest, I can forget about doing my homework. It just won’t get done. I mean Pinterest is just so addicting. As soon as I started realizing that I may need some breaks from my phone to actually get things done, I immediately started to take action. I began using the tactic of time-blocking, which is basically blocking off a certain amount of time to do a certain task (I would check into this if you would
difference in the world. The goal for NO SHAVE NOVEMBER is to increase awareness by growing your hair out during the entire month, shaving it down at the end of the month and donating it to cancer patients. The idea behind this organization is to show that even the little things do make a bigger difference than many believe. This is a very special organization to me because my mom faced cancer, and my grandfather is in the fight against it currently. It is never easy for someone to go through something like this at all, but it causes just as much heartbreak to the family as it did for mine. Anything that helps grow the awareness or help to find a cure for cancer, I am all for. I learned from a very young age that the difference or change we want to see in the world starts with us. Friends and family members of mine participate in this every year, and it shows what people really can do for the world around us. Many police officers, both employed with The Office of Public Safety on both of our Cayuga campuses are so proud to support this campaign by participating in NO SHAVE NOVEMBER. Local police departments and The Office of Public Safety will also have members participating, making a difference one by one. CCC students, if you see an officer on campus unshaved, do not forget to thank them; they, along with so many other people, are committed to finding a cure for cancer!
CCC CELEBRATES VETERANS WEEK WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS, NOV 12-16 CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 11 a.m.: AUBURN VETERANS CLUB’S CHILI COOK OFF The Chili Cook Off will be held in the main hallway. The cost is $5 which includes sampling all of the chili as well as a bottle of water. All proceeds will be donated to charity. 11a.m.: VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR Representatives from the Cayuga County Veterans Service Agency, VA Medical Center, NYS Department of Labor Local Veterans Employment Representative, NYS Division of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans Benefits Advisor, and Clear Path for Veterans will be on campus. 4 p.m.: History Club Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I MOVIE SHOWING: All Quiet on the Western Front, Bisgrove Theatre THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15-16 THE FALLEN STARS MEMORIAL PROJECT will be on display at the Auburn campus.
“The Fallen Stars Memorial Project was developed for the purpose of honoring the men and women from New York State who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has two features. The first is a memorial mural consisting of an 8x8 main section with two 4x4 wings. Depicted in chronological order are the faces, names, hometowns, ranks and branches of service of our, to date, 309 Fallen Stars. The second feature is highlighted by over 400 projects-at least one for all 309 Fallen. The intent here was to insure that each hero was remembered in a special way designed to improve the quality of life of area communities.” Friday, November 16 11a.m.-Noon: VETERANS LUNCHEON in the Business Industry Center (R209)- Veteran students as well as veteran faculty and staff are invited to the Veterans Luncheon. Veteran students are welcome to bring a guest. Attendees are welcome to come for lunch anytime between 11 a.m.-noon.
CAYUGA CLUBS! Please share your meeting times, events, and fund-raisers with The Cayuga Collegian. We want to publish your news! Email: cayugacollegian@ gmail.com today! like to be more productive). During my time-block for homework, I now turn my phone on silent and I have found that I have gotten a lot more done and I’m also a lot less stressed. I also started to keep my phone plugged in my other room at night, just so I don’t stay up until 2 A.M. browsing through the Discover feed on Instagram. When I told my mom that I did this she said, “Wow, that’s surprising,” and yes, it was for me too. Technology isn’t bad at all. We just need to take a break from it every once in a while. This doesn’t mean that we should stop using our phones all-together and throw them into the trash. Personally, I believe that we should try to put our phones away when we are trying to be productive and experience the difference that it makes. You will be happy that you did.
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MEN BASKETBALL SPARTANS LOSE By Chianna Boatman, staff writer “The lack of rebounding and way too many turnovers this game,” said a CCC fan. Now ranking 1-3, Cayuga Men’s Basketball Team lost against Fulton-Montgomery Community College Men’s Basketball Team last Wednesday. With greater supportive energy from the crowd, CCC tried to fight for the win with FMCCC. The tension and aggression on the court increased throughout the game. But in the end, Cayuga suffered an unfortunate loss at home, 71-98. Guard Messiah Brown, a sophomore on CCC Men’s Basketball Team, lead CCC with 12 points in the first quarter, and ending the game with 23 points. FMCCC Men’s Team’s leading scorers, forward Darren Demmitt and guard Amadou Diakite both scored 11 points each in the first quarter. Seconds before the end of first half forward Juwan Malone hit a buzzer beater coming down court with a layup and ended the game for FMCCC with 19 points.
PHOTOs By ALEXA SMALLEY
SPARTAN MEN PLAY A HEART-STOPPER IN QUARTERFINALS
IT TOOK TWO OVERTIMES AND PENALTY KICKS TO DECIDE WINNER
One hundred and ten minutes was not enough soccer to determine a victor as #5 Cayuga matched up against #4 Camden in the NJCAA National Quarterfinal Thursday at Herkimer College. A stellar match saw both teams battle through a scoreless two 45-minute regulation halves and two scoreless 10-minute overtime periods before heading to penalty kicks. Spartan goalkeeper Daniel Burdaspar (Pamplona, Spain) made several big saves allowing Cayuga to get to penalty kicks. Mauricio Kosegarten (Puebla, Mexico) stepped up first, finding the back of the net to
get the Spartans started. He was followed by freshman Ryan Higgins (Newcastle, England) and Matthew Devlin (Belfast, Ireland) who notched both of their kicks…before sophomore Eduardo Olavide (Las Palmas, Spain) scored the 4th and deciding kick that sentthe Spartans to the National Semi-final. Head Coach Chris Davison praised both teams on the pitch and stated…”two squads played great soccer in this match…and it’s unfortunate for someone to have to lose this game….but we are excited to get to advance!” Cayuga faced #1 seed and nationally topranked Nassau CC in the first semi-final game
in the Championship on Friday 11/9 at 4:00 p.m. at Herkimer College. “We lost 1-0. Nassau scored 50 seconds into the second half. We came close to scoring several times. The team played hard to the end of the match,” said Public and Media Relations Associate for the college, Andrew Poole, reporting back to the campus community in an email update. Below is a NJCAA highlights video from the men’s soccer team’s win over Camden County. http://njcaa.org/ sports/msoc/2018-19/videos/20181108-awpw1l5n?list=/sports/msoc/2018-19/div3/ national_championship/Video_Highlights
Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Tony Borges, instructs the Spartans during the game.
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plain when they see money being spent on stuff like this, but they don’t realize that tourism was actually highlighted by the state as one of the key economic industries for the region,” he said. In fact, tourism is New York State’s fourth largest industry by revenue. In 2017, there was a total of $67.7 billion in tourism spending state wide. Of that spending, Cayuga County accounted for $101.65 million, with a total $12.97 million in sales tax. “The tourism industry in Cayuga County created 1,694 jobs last year alone,” said Giannettino then went on to point out how much tourism is brought into Auburn by its historical sites; ‘The Harriet Tubman home and park was reopened in July of 2018, and within the span of July and August had 6-thousand visitors. We’ve been told to anticipate as man as 100-thousand visitors to the park by next year.” He says the idea is that by building a Heritage Center downtown, it will lead more people to the various cultural centers around the city, prompting them to eat more in Auburn’s restaurants, buy from Auburn’s stores, and hopefully stay overnight in the city’s hotels and inns.
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ARTISTS COME TOGETHER AT S.U. FOR PORTFOLIO DAY By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor
REUSE REPURPOSE RECREATE - JUDGES’ PANEL AWARD: Nikki Lupo REUSE REPURPOSE RECREATE - PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Nikki Lupo REUSE REPURPOSE RECREATE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD: Adreana Smith USE OF LINE IN PORTRAITURE AWARD - Hailey Sherman CARICATURE AWARD - Ari White CAPTURING A LIKENESS IN PORTRAITURE AWARD - Adreana Smith
really about. It is not always about drawing or sculpting. College representatives were also looking at photographs, and how creativity students put their photos together in a portfolio. PrattMWP College of Art and Design representative, Elise, says her college looks for
GPA, test scores, but most importantly, they look for a well-rounded portfolio that shows how it is unique to the student. CCC Art student interested in more Art fairs, and portfolio days, organizers said they are working to plan more Art events.
By Adreana Smith, Trash Island
CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND THE ARTS (SOMA)
FALL 2018 EVENTS Cayuga’s School of Media and the Arts (SOMA) is proud to present these exciting events. All events are open to all members of the college community.
STUDENT ART EXHIBIT
December 3 - 11 AM - 12 noon New works by Cayuga’s student artists
EILEEN JERRETT - VISITING FILMMAKER SCREENING: “A NEW SOCIETY”
December 3 - 6 PM – Auburn Public Theater This new documentary from Eileen Jerrett (Brunell Visiting Artist 2014 and 2016) follows a passionate group of over 300 academics, as they create a series of ways to deal with the fallout of Climate Change. This effort both enormous and inspiring, is extremely important in an unknown future.
COLLEGE CHORUS CONCERT
December 3 - 7 PM - Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157) Come down and listen to our student chorus perform in perfect harmony.
COLLEGE ROCK ENSEMBLE CONCERT
December 4 - 7 PM - Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157)Come down to the basement of the Link Building and listen to this student ensemble rock out!
SINGER-SONGWRITER STUDENT WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES
December 5 - 7 PM - Multi-Purpose Performance Center (M157) Students from Maria Deangelis’ (Brunell Visiting Artist) songwriting class will perform the songs they crafted throughout the semester.
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The following students received awards in the Visual Arts categories at the SOMA Showcase recently. (Please note that one category was not announced).
Syracuse University participated in National Portfolio Day. High school and college students, hoping to major in an Art field, joined in on this event hoping to improve their Art skills. More than 25 Art schools from around the country visited the Syracuse University campus on Sunday, November 4, to provide constructive criticism to the Art students. Each year this event is held to provide students with a better understanding in what Art schools look for in their admissions portfolio. These institutions, all accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, sent out college representatives to guide students in the ways which will assist them to take their Art to the next level. Each institution asked for 12-20 pieces of work, preferably an artist’s the most recent pieces. Auburn High School senior who will be attending CCC next fall, Elizabeth Diego, says this event was a great opportunity for students to learn a variety of techniques which student artists can use in their future creations. She said the experience was a great learning tool, and she recommends any kind of Art student to attend. Sometimes students forget what Art is