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CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLUB SELLING ‘WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA’ It is that time of year again, The CJ Club students will be selling wreaths for Wreaths Across America again. Order forms are hanging on the bulletin board outside T221. The students will sell them until December 2nd. The wreaths are $15 each and you can either send the wreath(s) to Arlington Cemetery or have them delivered to the school for pick up. The money is being raised to purchase a bench for the Hometown Heroes effort and for the students’ annual Washington D.C. trip in June. The Laying of the Wreaths Ceremony will be held at the Episcopal Church in Auburn on the December 14th at noon. The CJ students will be participating in the ceremony.
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Art Professor Melissa Johnson says the students in ART 260 installed double-sided print pieces in the lounge area across from the large display cases on the third floor between the Main and Tech buildings. She noticed Wednesday that items were missing and the display was pulled apart.
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Art work placed on display was vandalized last week and pieces of the original work are missing. Art Professor Melissa Johnson says student in her ART 260 class had created a display of their double-sided print projects in the hallway between the Main and Tech buildings on the third floor on the Auburn campus. “The work has been on display for over a month without being disturbed,” said Johnson. “Some of the work had a message about social justice or contained political content.” Johnson says last Wednesday, she noticed once piece had been partially dismantled. She says she asked the artist about it and the student told her she hadn’t taken it down. Johnson says other students began to report they had noticed the art work had been partially taken down. She says one student ported that two paper bags which had been part of the display with hand-printed images of Senator Elizabeth Warren and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg were on on the floor under the original placement of the art display. Johnson explained the bags were among 15 hand-printed bags which held chocolates and that the artist intended the bags to be taken by people who stopped to appreciate the student’s work. Johnson says the person who vandalized the work, also stole a hand-printed t-shirt that had a quote and images of the same women who were printed on the bags. The t-shirt was hung on a clothes hanger. Johnson also reported there was also a hand-knitted hat missing from the diplay that is recognized as part of the feminist movement. (These hats are pink, crafted hats, created in large numbers by thousands of participants involved with the United States 2017 Women’s March. “The Pussyhat™ is a symbol of support and solidarity for women’s rights and political resistance). The hat which was taken along with the t-shirt had printed copies of the The Declaration of Sentiments: the Seneca Falls Women’s Convention’s manifesto that described women’s grievances and demands. Written primarily by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, it called on women to fight for their Constitutionally guaranteed right to equality as U.S. citizens. The hat also contained copies of a photo picturing a group of the women suffragettes. The printed copies inside the hat were intended by the artist for viewers to take and read. “It was very disappointing to see that someone took Art work - possibly due to the content,” said Johnson. “A police report was filed - this was vandalism and larceny.” If you have any information on who vandalized this art installation, please fell free to contact campus security. Johnson adds that any little bit of information will be helpful. “Please don’t let vandalism. hate, theft or any other crime directed toward any of the student or staff on our campus go unpunished,” Johnson said.
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SUICIDE: WHY YOU SHOULDN’T DO IT
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HOW I SEE IT... Marc Baan ASSOCIATE EDITOR
VANDALIZING ARTWORK IS A DESPICABLE ACT We are lucky here at Cayuga Community College to have an art department full of so many dedicated and gifted artists. We are also lucky that so many of these artists are happy to share their creations with all of us. It is a true show of their character that our artists are willing to place their art on display for the whole of the campus community to enjoy. Remember every piece of work is a piece of the artists themselves. Therefore, a recent act of vandalism is so surprising to see on our campus. Last year, a cherished large plant went missing with no explanation. Let’s put a stop to this nonsense now.
Kaitlyn Diego EDITOR-IN-CHIEF With only two weeks of classes left, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone at CCC who has been a part of my journey in the three semesters I have spent here. In two weeks, I will be concluding my time here at Cayuga Community College, earning an Associates Degree. I have had a blast and have been able to partake in so many different opportunities that I am extremely thankful for. In January, I will be transferring to Le Moyne College, where I will continue my journey with psychology. It has been an honor, and I wish everyone the best of luck moving forward. The sky is not the limit!!
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Suicide is a very horrible way to go out. You shouldn’t think these thoughts and actions, but sometimes people can be so depressed that they think it’s the only way out, that in their mind there is no point in this world. Some may think what’s the point if hundreds of years from now, no one will remember them or even know who they were? If you ask me no one will remember you from that far in the future because you would have died from age anyway. That alone isn’t a reason why you should want to kill yourself. In a really interesting book called The Forever Decision by Paul G. Quinnett, he talks about the idea of “the bug in a cup theory.” In the theory, he talks about how everyone is like a bug trapped in a cup saying we all can see the world around us. Maybe we don’t have a full understanding of suicide, we may have thought out the whole idea of us going to die
but maybe we had not thought of the people around us who love and cherish us. People shouldn’t kill themselves. As I go back to the bug in a cup a cup idea, I would like to talk about a pebble in water idea by Elana Premack Sandler. Now think of a pebble, and a body of water, if you drop that pebble by a shore it will make a circle. As that circle goes farther and farther away, the circle that was closest to you are the people who are most effected. Family, friends, co-workers, but the people who are a little farther away are maybe people who were only acquaintances with that person, and then the pepole even farther are people who didn’t know you, or didn’t care about you. So, the person may not think about, if they die, who it might affect the most in their lives. Maybe people should take some time to think about their death financially. Funerals
cost a lot of money these days. It’s not like people can bury a person just anywhere. You need to buy the gravestone, the casket, the place to hold the funeral, the snacks and food for the banquet, on top of that the person’s will for all their belongings and prized possessions. My last reason as to why people shouldn’t kill themselves is the suicide rate in America. It actually increased a ton over the years. It went up by 20% in the last 17 years and is the 10th leading cause of death in America. It also cost the country 69 billion dollars in 2015, and in the year 2017, 47,173 Americans died by suicide. Only you the reader can stop someone and save a life. If you or a loved one has any thoughts or actions Call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. It’s free and its open 24 hours a day. — Aaron Sells, CCC student
SHOULD HORSE RACING BE BANNED Should horse racing be legal? I say it should be banned because it is animal abuse. If the horses get harmed how will there be a horse race if all the horses are injured or killed? If the horse gets hurt the trainers just think it’s okay to drug the horse to keep them in the race. Some horse race owners think it’s good to start a race horse at a very young age. Starting a young horse as a race horse is a problem because it has not developed everything it needs and can get hurt very easy and end its racing career right from the start. Some jockeys when they get to the starting gate and when it’s time to run the race they buzz the horse to get a head start at the beginning of every race. Trainers who are hired by the owners don’t care what they have to do to win and usually look the other way. Over the years there have been a lot of horses dying from horse races.
WE NEED YOUR TROPHIES Sometimes we earn or win things, that after a time, begin to overwhelm us and we run out of places to store them. As time goes by, they often no longer seem as Important as they did once upon a time. For example, bowling trophies. I run a program for folks with developmental disabilities in conjunction with OPWDD and CCC. We currently are doing a bowling program. I managed to find some old bowling trophies (some tennis ones too that I was able to remove the statue on top and make work) at a yard sale free bin which were so greatly enjoyed by the students that I thought I might reach out to folks to see if they had any old trophies they cared to donate to the program.. If you have anything like this that I might use, please take/send them to the Workforce Development Office in Auburn and I will pick them up there. Any donation, great or small will be greatly appreciated and enjoyed. Thanks! Tammie Miner, Coordinator/Director Cayuga Institute for Living and Learning Room M317
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People also gamble at horse races and lose their entire savings on a horse that they think is going to win but doesn’t. Some people would argue that horse racing is not all bad. Some would try and say that horse racing is just a fun sport for people to watch and to be a part of. People say that say that not all the horses get injured all the time. People say it shouldn’t be banned because they make money off of horse racing and that it helps pay the bills. If it gets banned they won’t have anything to watch or to place bets and they won’t have any way to make money if they don’t have a job. I still think horse racing should be banned because it is animal abuse. According to nationalgeographic.com an average of 400 race horses are killed in the United States each year. Some even get hurt
and have to be put down right there on the track. If a horse gets hurt the owner will put the horse in a claim race: a claiming race is for all the horses in the race that don’t win anymore and the own thinks the horse has done its time. The horses are up for sale and sold to the highest bidder even if it means being shipped off to a slaughter house. Or they would just put the horse down if needs to be. Some owners don’t wait very well for tendon injuries to heal. They can be tricky so they just put the horse down. Should horse racing be banned? It should be banned because it’s animal abuse and it can be really dangerous for the horse and the rider. People should put the health of the horse before the race. —Jessica Lindsay, CCC student
SEX TRAFFICKING: IT DOES HAPPEN There’s a serious crisis in this generation. It isn’t the overuse of technology or even the governmental issues; it’s something equally as important but it doesn’t have the same exposure. It is sex trafficking, this is such a huge issue that isn’t talked about as much as it should be. Everyday women, (majorly), and men of all ages and races are taken from what they know and forced into this world of beatings and sex work with no way of escape and or hope of ever returnign home in the slightest. Many of these people never get out and some get out but only after years of emotional , physical and mental trauma. Sex trafficking usually is targeted in communities with some type of poverty. Then they use that poverty to work as an advantage with their plans of enslavement by offering well paying jobs abroad . 51% of sex trafficking victims are women , 28% are children and 21% are men according to a published article titled: “What is human trafficking?” This article goes on to provide information on the amount of people who are usually involved in atrocious schemes like these. Certain states are more exposed to these sextrafficers for instance the top five states that have more of this issue then others are
the District of Columbia, Nevada, California, Ohio and Nebraska. In places like these poverty is at a higher rate then U.S poverty rate most of the time. The District of Columbia from 2000 to 2014 it’s poverty rate was 18.5 percent roughly equated to 103,600 people at that time; but the US rate of poverty was at 13.8. That’s a drastic gap and that’s what sex traffickers target when they look for people to force into their line of work. Lastly, to improve the efforts of people trying to stop sex trafficking raising awarness is the first step . Some helpful hints to avoid the paths of these types of people as well is during holiday times, avoid rest stops when traveling . Rest stops are usually places where sex traffickers sell their victims and gain new ones especially if a person is traveling alone. When it comes to being recruited in the way of work opportunities abroad, do your own research. In your research be sure to find out how long has that specific job been around for; refrain from making rash decisions about accepting work that is offered abroad; as well as inform someone else of the job offer to get their opinion of the opportunity. And if anything suspicious strikes you, please alert authorities . —Allayah Dike, CCC student
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“CHECK THE STATS”: KEVIN DURANT Some people think that Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo , or James Harden are the best scorers. There’re so many great players that have the ability to put up big numbers every time they step into the court. But it’s different when you can do it consistently, and Kevin Durant does.
OPINIONS The reasons why Kevin Durant is the best scorer in the NBA is because of his many scoring
titles. His height and length, and his stats are a big key point to him being the best scorer in the NBA. Kevin Durant is the first player since Michael Jordan to have 3 or more scoring titles. He did it three times in a row while others only did it either once or twice. He has a total of 4 scoring titles from the years between 2009-2014. In the years he led the NBA in scoring his points per game were 30.1, 27.7, 28.0, and 32.0. Michael Jordan led the NBA in scoring 10 times and did it 7 times and 3 times in a row between the years of 1986-1998. No other players had come close to that until Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is listed as 6 foot 10 with a 7’5 wingspan. That makes it difficult for defenders to guard him. His driving and finishing ability are enhanced by his jump shooting skills. Having his jump shot forces the defense to play up on him which makes him quicker and tougher to guard when he puts the ball on the floor. He’s a 3-level scorer which means he can shoot and score from the 3-point line, free throw line and in the middle of the hoop. Most players have a difficult time of mastering those three spots of the court. It makes him a tougher threat when he has the ball. Kevin Durant’s stats have been consistent throughout his years. His field goal per game and his field goal attempts stayed the same through his 12 seasons in the league. His field goal percentage improved as he continued to learn when to shoot and how to become a better scorer. His 2-point field goal percentage in his 10th year increased when he joined a better team. He won two NBA championships with the Warriors in 2016 and 2017 and played with them for 3 years. His stats in those playoff years averaged 29.3 points per game. There’re so many great players that have the ability to put up big numbers every time they step into the court. But it’s different when you can do it consistently. The value of him being the best scorer is that other teams would have difficulties trying to stop him from scoring. It puts pressure on the opposing coach to switch defenses when he has the ball. It’s also important to have a good scorer on your team because when you have a chance to win the game with seconds left on the clock, you can give that person the ball and hopefully they’ll make the shot. —Deonte Holder, CCC student
WHAT IS IT LIKE MOVING ON?
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I ask the question, “What is it like moving on?” A lot of things we do in life requires us to go and move on to something new. Relationships, jobs, and transferring schools are just a few of the things we all go through in life. What I have learned lately is life is a bumpy ride and requires us to make hard decisions sometimes. My hardest decision lately was deciding where to go to college from here. I knew in my
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heart the school I have wanted to go to since I was a kid, but financially SUNY schools were a better option. It was scary thinking I am going to be finished at a school where I am literally two minutes from my house, but I made the decision to still stay at a school close to home. That school being Le Moyne College. Relationships too are hard to move on from. A lot of us are afraid of change, or what it is like to not have certain people in our lives. This too includes myself, but we must learn to adjust to those who quit on us. People will always quit on you, but it is our job to not quit on ourselves at the end of the day. Moving on is not easy with anything. New people, new places, but also new opportunities for those who take the chance. It is a real fear I will be facing, leaving my home, and being on my own for the first time, but it is so worth it to be in a place that feels like home. What is it like moving on for you?
for information about March of Dimes and premature births. You may know someone who had preeclampsia, a condition where the mother has high blood pressure during pregnancy. You may know someone that was born early and needed to be in the NICU. If you haven’t, please meet Dominic: born 2 months early by an emergency cesarean due to his mother having severe preeclampsia. He weighed two pounds and 11 ounces and was in the NICU at Crouse for a little over a month. Now, he is a happy six-month-old weighing 11 pounds (roughly the size of a two-month-old).
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UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE THE LETTUCE WAS GROWN! CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE This advice includes all types of romaine lettuce harvested from Salinas, California such as whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and packages of precut lettuce and salad mixes which contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad.
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Look for a label showing where the romaine lettuce was grown. It may be printed on the package or on a sticker. If the label says “Salinas” (whether alone or with the name of another location), don’t eat it, and throw it away. If it isn’t labeled with a growing region, don’t eat it, and throw it away. If you don’t know if the lettuce is romaine or whether a salad mix contains romaine, don’t eat it, and throw it away. Wash and sanitize drawers or shelves in refrigerators where romaine
lettuce was stored. Follow these five steps to clean your refrigerator. IF YOU ARE BUYING ROMAINE LETTUCE AT A STORE: • Look for a label showing where the romaine lettuce was grown. It may be printed on the package or on a sticker. • If the label says “Salinas” (whether alone or with the name of another location), don’t buy it. • If it isn’t labeled with a growing region, don’t buy it. Restaurants and retailers should check the label on bags or boxes of romaine lettuce, or ask their suppliers about the source of their romaine lettuce. Suppliers, distributors, and others in the supply chain should not ship or sell romaine harvested in Salinas, California.
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CCC CHORUS HOLDS CONCERT DEC. 4 The College Chorus has been working hard all semester to prepare for their upcoming performances. The Chorus will present a preview concert in the main foyer of the Auburn campus on Wednesday December 4th at approximately 11:15am. This short preview concert will consist of four to five of the pieces from this semester’s repertoire. The College Chorus will present their full concert on Monday, December 9th at 7pm in M157 on the Auburn campus. The evening concert will include seasonal and holiday selections such as On a December Night, Hushabye Nanita Nana, Winter Dreams, Silver
Bells, and A Holly Jolly Christmas. This semester’s concert features vocal soloists, a percussionist, and flute accompaniment. The concert is open to the public, is family friendly, and offers free admission. The College Chorus is directed by Erica Walters with accompaniment by Sally Bailey. College Chorus meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00pm-1:25pm and is open to all Cayuga students. Students earn one credit per semester and may take the course up to four times for credit. All students are welcome to enroll. No experience is necessary and no audition is required.
Thomas Norris (center) gets his in “Just Deserts” with Graig Hobart (left) and Pat Mahunik (right). The short play was part of a collection of eight plays presented as “All Around the Table” directed by award-winning CCC Professor Robert Frame.
AWARDS FOR CCC STUDENT ACTORS Accolades continue piling up for Cayuga Community College’s student theatre troupe Harlequin Productions and the group’s fall performances of “All Around the Table.” Their acclaimed fall show has already garnered them an invitation to perform at the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) annual festival. Two weeks after receiving that invitation, the same statewide organization awarded Harlequin Productions awards for acting, scene design and direction.
Cayuga students, from left, Allie McLeod, Jennifer O’Neil and Patrick Mahunik perform in “Spirit That Won’t Let Me Go,” which was part of Harlequin Productions’ fall show “All Around the Table.” Earning TANYS awards are always an honor and a challenge, said Harlequin Productions Director Bob Frame, because adjudicators who are seeing the show for
the first time come to the performances with their own preferences. “The adjudicating process is always difficult. It’s a new person looking at something and giving us different feedback, and you never know what that person will like or dislike,” said Frame. “I thought everyone did a great job with this year’s show, and receiving the TANYS awards is the icing on the cake.” The entire cast received a Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Acting Award, while first-year student Jennifer O’Neil, a Southern Cayuga School District graduate, was singled-out with her own Meritorious Achievement in Acting Award. Frame received a Meritorious Achievement in Direction Award, and Virginia Fennessy received an Excellence in Scene Design Award. Comprised of eight 10-minute plays, “All Around the Table” presented several challenges, from quick set and costume changes to students learning dialogue for roles in two or three of the plays. The four plays selected for performances at the TANYS festival capture that diversity. “Surprise” and “Just Desserts” address collapsing relationships, though with different outcomes, while “The Kill” features two people exchanging descriptions of dreams while watching baseball. The fourth play, “An Unfamiliar Waltz,” illustrates how to respond if a grenade is found on the table.
MUSIC LIVES AND THRIVES AT CCC
The students pictured are Ariel White, Thomas Norris, and Graig Hobart.
SPECIAL MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE PLANNED FOR DECEMBER 2 IN ROOM M157 Special Topics in Musical Theatre is an applied workshop style performance course that meets once a week on Mondays at 1:30 P.M. This class was offered for the first time this semester and is being offered again for Spring 2020. The topic this semester was Contemporary Musical Theatre. Students selected characters to study from musicals that opened on Broadway since 2000 and prepared a solo piece and an ensemble piece from the show. Characters studied this semester are from shows including Beatlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked, and The Book of
Mormon. Students studied their characters in depth and helped with the casting, blocking, and directing of each piece. Students learned to think deeply about characters, make directing decisions, learned about the audition process, learned vocal technique and got to work with an accompanist. Special Topics in Musical Theatre will perform on Monday, December 2nd in room M157 on the Auburn Campus immediately following the Cayuga Jazz Ensemble performance at 7:00 P.M. The Musical Theatre performance is intended for adult audiences.
VOICE RECITAL IS DECEMBER 9 The students of Applied Music Lessons – Voice will present their recital for the Fall 2019 semester on Monday, December 9th at 11:00 A.M. in M157 on the Auburn campus. Selections include classical, rock, and musical theatre style pieces. The performance if open to the campus community and the public and offers free admission. Students have been attending private
30 minute lessons once a week during the semester to learn about vocal technique, expression, stage presence, and more. Applied Music Lessons are offered by the music department for several instruments in addition to voice. Students earn 2 credits per semester and can repeat the course up to four times for credit. All interested students are encouraged to enroll.
By Marc Baan, associate editor
This semester the students of the SOMA music department have been lucky to have so many guest artists come in and share their experiences with them. From drummers to singers; from audio engineers to agents — so many came to lend a professional hand to all the students working toward their degree in the music industry. Each time a guest came over, the students of the music department packed the classroom, but please remember that every class and conversation from a music professional was open to all students and faculty on campus. If you love music and want to learn more on how to play or produce, SOMA hopes to see you next semester.
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CCC Professor and alum, Cathy StevensTripiciano, owns a company which works with some of the top stars in Hollywood and television including CBS’ most favorite female comedian, Mimi Kennedy, from the popular sitcom “Mom.”
The SOMA department has a long history of graduates who have gone on to be highly successful in their profession. The department also has a long history of graduates returning to share their experiences with the newest generation of future directors, musicians, broadcasters, writers and actors. One of those graduates is Cathy Stevens Tripiciano. Cathy Tripiciano is an CCC adjunct instructor teaching the Avid Movie Editing class and serves as the internship advisor for the media program. But her story started after she graduated from Cayuga Community College and began working at WCNY, the local PBS channel. She interned there and was hired after her internship ended. After ten years at WCNY as a producer/ director and the manager of her own department, Tripiciano earned her bachelor’s degree in communications. Tripiciano now owns her own company, Maple Seed Creative where she does publicity and communica-
Tripiciano is pictured on the set of CBS’ show “Mom” in Los Angeles with Mimi Kennedy and actress Eluny Boshoff.
CCC Professor and alum, Cathy StevensTripiciano, even has rubbed elbows with ‘Oscar”! Here she is with Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature producer Maria Florio. Her film “Broken Rainbows” is about the Navajo Native Americans.
tions for individuals in the entertainment industry. When thinking back at her years at CCC she said, “It’s funny, the students change, but the roles are the same. There are the talented kids, the tech assistants, the people who always hang out in the radio station, the film connoisseurs, the students who are in a band; the aspect of Telcom colllege community has stayed the same.” She emphasized how she feels the Telcom department was and still is like a little family. Unfortunately, Cathy’s road to a successful
Cathy StevensTripiciano is behind-thescenes with CBS’ show, “Mom” star, Mimi Kennedy, and her husband, Larry Dilg. career has not been the easiest one. When she was a student, she was the only female in the department. “I do remember one lab where someone told me that I had to be the on-camera talent because I was ‘the girl’.” A few weeks later she had class with former television news producer and executive and now Telcom Professor specializing in Journalism Mary G. Merritt. “I remember thinking how great it was to see a female who had real world production experience; who was talented and professional,” Tripiciano explained. She added how different the department is now. She says she noticed the Telcom Department has a higher number of female students today then she had ever seen. Cathy Tripiciano is one of our greatest resources we students have. She is a seasoned successful professional who has taken the time to come back to give advice to all of us. “Your dream is your dream. Cayuga is the first step,” Tripiciano said which is something she says she tells all of her internship students. Tripiciano wanted to say one more thing to all of the students reading this article, “Work hard and always have an understanding of the history of your industry and an eye to the future so that you can adapt as changes occur. It’s important to always be learning and absorbing experiences, creating career capital. Experience and networking will open so many doors. Take opportunities even if they scare you!”
CAYUGA IS THE CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO A CAREER IN MEDIA Cayuga Community College has everything a student needs to get started for a career in media. Degree programs and concentrations of study are continually updated to reflect current trends. “Curriculum is constantly studied and modified to meet the rapidly changing media world,” said Cayuga Community College School of Media and the Arts Director and Professor Steve Keeler. Students can experience and study every type of media at Cayuga. Students earning a media or audio production degree can add a concentration of study in Broadcast Journalism, Social Media Communications, Public Relations, Video/Digital Film Production, or Film and Cinema Studies.
Students who enroll in Cayuga Community College’s Media Department will receive hands-on training under the tutelage of seasoned professionals who have worked or are
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still working in various media. The list of faculty accomplishments is too long to list, but Cayuga Community College has an excellent array of talent on their teaching staff. The head of the department, Steve Keeler earned the rare and prestigious title of SUNY Distinguished Professor in 2013. Professor Cathy Stevens Tripiciano, a CCC alum, provides new media content for one of CBS’ most popular comedic actress, Mimi Kennedy, as well as other network professionals. Professor Laura Bailey is a television news director at WSYR-TV in Syracuse. Professor Carey Eidel continues to have a career in Hollywood with acting, directing, and writing credits on popular television shows. Professor Mary G. Merritt worked as a television news executive and runs her own media company. Keeler says Cayuga’s main goal is to continually transform to provide students with the most current learning experience with the hands-on training necessary on state-ofthe-art equipment to build a notable resume which will put them at the head of the pack when competing for jobs. Students become record producers through the college’s entrepreneurial company, Cayuga Records, where local performers work with the student staff to produce marketable CDs of their work. The college’s alternative formatted radio station, WDWN, provides students with opportunities to host their own radio programs and learn the operations of a radio station. The Cayuga Collegian, the college’s award-winning student-run newspaper celebrating its 66th year, offers students the opportunity to work under the guidance of a print media expert to news gather and write agenda-setting stories which are important to the paper’s college audience. Last semester The Collegian was the only college newspaper of its size to score ‘first place’ in a nationwide scholastic newspaper contest.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNING CAYUGA COLLEGIAN DUCK HUNTERS
The Cayuga Collegian Duck Hunt is still on next semester! Who will catch the next fowl? Stay tuned!
Dec. 2, 11 AM Library and M247
FULTON CAMPUS DUCK HUNTERS
Dec. 8, 4 PM St. Francis of Assisi Church
SCROOGE!
Dec. 12-14 Auburn Public Theater A co-production of Auburn Players, Auburn Public Theatre and Harlequin Productions. “My name is Sandy Barker. My
“Hi! My name is Shirley Kristensen. I am from Central Square. My degree program is Business Administration A.A.S.”
“Hi my name is Claudia. My major is Liberal Arts. I’m from Minetto. I am in my 2nd year of college.”
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hometown is Sioux City, Iowa. I am pursuing my psychology degree and applying to the Nursing Program. This is my third year.”
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“I’m Miranda Miller
of Oswego. I’m a sophomore studying Criminal Justice.”
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Have you found a duck?
“I’m Griffin Schoenfelder from Auburn. I am majoring in Business Management and graduating in 2019.”
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FULTON CAMPUS WINNER
Have you found a duck?
“I’m Mersades Hinds from Auburn. I am a freshman on the Auburn campus majoring in Medical Diagnostics.”
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“I’m Alaina Bates from Auburn. I am a freshman on the Auburn campus majoring in Mathematics and Science with a concentration in Biology.”
“I’m Allyson Dennis from Cato. I’m in my first year studying Nursing.”
“I’m Mat Lucas from Auburn. This is my third year in Media Production.”
“My name is Maura Botsford and I am from Fulton. I am a Criminal Justice major in my sophomore year of study.”
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CCC NEW MEDIA SHOW PREMIERES CAYUGA BYTES IS AN INNOVATIVE TV PRODUCTION By Marc Baan, associate editor We all have noticed that legacy media such as newspapers and local television broadcast news are fading away. It’s not that we don’t want news anymore, but what we want is news presented to us in new ways. It is these new ways that Telcom 212 is working on. Telcom 212 Broadcast Journalism, taught by former local television news executive Mary G. Merritt, is entering the new age of online news media with a new production called Cayuga Bytes. Cayuga Bytes is an online news program developed, written, video-recorded, and reported by the students enrolled in the course. Cayuga Bytes is a purely experimental way of presenting news in the 21st century.
Students Jared Fitz and Nathan McKay are getting ready to put everything they’re learning in Professor Mary G. Merritt’s Broadcast Journalism class (Telcom 212) into motion as they prepare to begin production on an original show they are live streaming on social media this semester. It’s called CAYUGA BYTES and you can sample it on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cayugabytes.
This is the first semester Telcom 212 Broadcast Journalism has advanced into exploring online news media. The students
to grow. I learned things that I might not have learned otherwise, said Nathan McKay, a student in the 212 class. “We started to get more into working with the equipment and interviewing people,” explained Telcom 212 student Aidan Crandall. “And I thought this is pretty enjoyable. It got me out of my comfort zone, I don’t like talking to people much, but it made me go out and ask people question. In a way I’m actually very thankful for this class.” “It’s funny how you always have a plan when THE NEW SHOW ABOUT ANYTHING you go to college and think you’re going in one AND EVERYTHING CAYUGA direction and then more you learn, you go in in the class, after learning all the rules and a completely other direction. This class was techniques associated with tradition broadcast that other direction. I came to this college for news reporting, have been working hard to one purpose and that’s Mary; she showed me enter the new age of something different. And Internet media. thanks to the class, I was The opportunity able to complete a concenand experience of tration in a field I never entering into a new even thought I could do, frontier has left a and I now can, and I will be long-lasting effect forever grateful for that,” on the students in said Telcom 212 student the class. Marc Baan. “I had taken some REPORTER’S NOTE: basic camera introAnd for myself, I have to add ductory classes...but that being in this course helped for the first time I me to see how the world of was given a camnews is changing. Having the era and told go find opportunity to work in this new stories and go film frontier will definitely help me things yourself. I as my career continues. won’t lie, it was overThe chance to be at the beginwhelming at first, ning of anything new is a rare but it gave me the one indeed. If you want to be opportunity to not part of the new age of news, the do what was asked course Telcom 212–Broadcast of me but to do the Journalism is being offered next best I could do. And Telcom student Aidan Crandall gets semester as well. Also, check out I really enjoyed that instruction on how to set up and use Cayuga Bytes on their Facebook aspect of it. I think a digital camera as part of the course page and look out for their it really helped me Telcom 212: Broadcast Journalism. YouTube page coming soon.
CCC TO PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES EQUADOR IS CALLING YOU! TO INSPIRE YOUNG FILMMAKERS By Marc Baan, associate editor A collaboration between Cayuga Community College and Auburn Public Theater is the seed giving life to a complete hands-on cinematic learning experience for students. The present film production program offers an after-school fall workshop and a summer filmmaking ‘boot camp’ for area high school teens. This is just the first phase of a planned expansion to provide a complete cinematic experience to students culminating in a new film production concentration of study at Cayuga Community College. Students will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of filmmaking from screenwriting, directing, editing, pre and post production, and cinematography as they advance through the program.
“The film industry is not concentrated in Hollywood anymore,” said Cayuga Community College School of Media and the Arts Director and Professor Steve Keeler. “Film production companies are spreading across Upstate New York to take advantage of the state’s generous tax rebate for film production. Several feature films were shot in the Syracuse area this year and more are planned for next year. The film industry needs trained workers in Upstate New York. Cayuga Community College is ready to provide that training at a low cost to students.” Keeler says it is an exciting time to be a student at Cayuga Community College. “We are committed to changing our curriculum to meet the needs of students heading for jobs in the film industry.”
Do you want to meet people? Do you want to be noticed on campus?
Cayuga Community Collage gives their students many opportunities to go out into the world and learn about our place in it. From trips to New York to London, we are lucky that these opportunities are open to us. Now, there is another trip opportunity open to CCC students. Mike Pacelli of the Biology department is offering the trip of a lifetime to go and study the ecology of Ecuador. If you are interested in seeing one of this planet’s most biologically diverse nations, this is the trip for you. Take a walk up the Andes Mountains and travel through the Amazon in this once in a life time trip. If this 10-day trip sounds like just the thing you need in your lifetime, time is running out to sign up. The trip costs $2,749.00 plus tuition. The last day to sign up is December 4th. If you would like more information, check out the school’s website at – https:// www.cayuga-cc.edu/academics/opportunities/ travel-study/ecuador/. And check out the travel agencies site at - www.explorica.com/ Pacelli-9445. If you have any farther questions feel free to sent a message to Paul Richardson at RichardsonP@cayuga-cc.edu. Here’s hoping to see you in Ecuador.
Do you want to learn to WRITE well?
You need to register for Telcom 204 If you are looking for ‘hands on’ experience RIGHT NOW...TELCOM 204 will teach you all the skills you need to go out and find interesting stories to write about and be published. The world is waiting for you - get the skills to meet its challenges head on.
Telcom student Marc Baan capturing video for CAYUGA BYTES - a new production by the students in Telcom 212: Broadcast Journalism.
If the Broadcast Journalism course isn’t your ‘thing,’ you can still become involved with helping to create and produce content for the show. Remember - it is ANYTHING and EVERYTHING about Cayuga, so email your interest and ideas to cayugabytes@gmail.com
NEED A JOB NEXT SEMESTER? By Aidan Crandall, staff writer
SPARTAN SPORTS The Cayuga Collegian is looking to hire a SPORTS EDITOR for Spring 2020. Duties include attending, writing, and photographing Cayuga Spring Team Sports. This is a paid position. If you are interested, send an email to Mary Merritt at merrittm@cayuga-cc.edu.
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Another semester gone, and possibly the last one for many students here. Transferring or graduating students can leave holes in our school, especially the CAS. There are openings available for the Spring 2020 semester for every subject. The peer training will give insight as to how to correctly work with your fellow classmates and get the best out of their work. Personally, there is nothing better than making someone’s day better after helping them with their work. Tutoring is a paid position, and even the training is also paid, so you will always be rewarded for your time. If interested, contact Teresa Hoercher at hoerchert@cayuga-cc.edu, or call at 2551743, x-2289. Positions are available for both the Fulton and Auburn campuses.
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What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of? Perhaps a bad grade on your midtem? The cop driving closely behind you? Your parents when you get home late? All valid things to be afraid of, but all tangible things—all things you can see coming.
Marc Baan ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Now think of the things you can’t see. Things that move in the comers of your eyes. Sounds that come from nowhere. The touch on your arm from the shadows ... HOW AFRAID ARE YOU NOW? If you’re brave enough, read this weekly installment of OUR SHADOW WORLD. WE will explore the myths and urban legends of our planet. From the creatures your grandparents told you they saw in the war, to the things found on an abandoned VHS tape on the side of the road. Nothing will be held back as we discover what people are afraid of in countries from all four corners of this world. Remember, all myths and legends start with some strand of the truth. Now let’s see if they stay are true or just turn out to be a good story!
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Learn story-telling skills with hands-on, interactive instruction presented by former television news executive/news producer/ reporter, Prof. Mary G. Merritt
TELCOM 212 STUDENTS WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE NEW PRODUCTION CAYUGA BYTES!
Our Shadow World SOMETHING FUNNY
If you have SOMETHING FUNNY you would like to share with The Cayuyga Collegian, please email a jpeg with your name to cayugacollegian@gmail.com In this series I have presented you the creatures that fill the files of myths and urban legends from many nations around the world. From that thing that stalks you on your camping trip to a shadow standing in the corner of your eye, it has been my pleasure to show you a side of this world you might have never thought about. In this final edition, I will be changing things around. For the last issue of “Our Shadow World,” I want to tell you my personal ghost story. We have to travel back to the early 90’s and go to the City of Bowie, the seat city of Prince Georges County, Maryland. This is where I started my schooling and where my story starts. My late mother was the head special education teacher at Samuel Ogle Elementary School, (now a middle school). That’s right, I was a teacher’s brat. Since I was the son of a teacher, I was at the school hours before and after the other students arrived and left. I and about three others had the run of the school and would wander about the two buildings of the school. Since this story happened over 25 years ago, details have been lost to time, but the memory of what I saw is still as fresh as if it happened this morning. There was a young male science teacher, probably the same age that I am now, whose name I have forgotten. I do remember that all of the students liked him, and all of the single teachers had the ‘hots’ for him. He was never my science teacher, but I do remember any time I saw him after school, he was always nice to me. Not many teachers where nice to the kids of teachers, I can’t blame them, we were pains. In between the two building there was an enclosed hallway with a set of stairs. About a year before, the school installed a ramp for the students in wheelchairs, (why it took until the 90’s to do this I have no clue). All of the teachers had their assigned locations to help usher the students from the main building, where the buses dropped of the students, down this hallway and into the second three- floor building where all the classrooms were. This science teacher always stood at the end of the ramp, always. One evening, not too long after school started for that year, the science teacher didn’t show up to his classes. He did not call; he just wasn’t there. It took a few days, but one evening I overheard some of the other
teachers telling my mother, “They found him slumped over his keyboard.” This science teacher had died and no one knew how. He was just dead. To say this was a shock to us is a massive understatement. I don’t know if the cause was ever released to the staff, but I remember the teachers whispering drugs or suicide, and many other unfounded things. A month or so had passed since the funeral of the science teacher and things were getting back to normal. One afternoon, after the students had left and only me, my mother, and the custodians were left in the school. I left the library that was at the bottom of the threefloor building and headed to the teachers’ lounge to grab a soda. It was a straight shot from one end of one building to the other end of the other building through the enclosed hallway. As I passed the end of the ramp heading toward the stairs, I felt someone watching me. No, I wasn’t scared, I was more surprised. I didn’t see anyone there and I couldn’t think of who it could be, so I stopped and looked over my left shoulder and standing there like he did every morning was the science teacher. He was looking out the window and then he turned his head to look at me. Then he was gone. I can’t explain that any more, he was there, and then he wasn’t. I didn’t think anything of it at first. It wasn’t until I was on my way back with the soda in my hand when looking down at the end of the ramp from the top of the stairs, did it hit me. The science teacher was dead, but he was just there. I don’t tell this story to many people because most I have told tell me they do not believe it. I can only hope that with as many articles I have written for you, the readers, will know that I come from a place of truth and I do not like telling tall tails when it comes to the unknown. Remember, this is a strange world where new discoveries are made every day. Did I see the ghost of the school’s late science teacher? I can’t say with 100 percent certainty, but all I can say is that I saw him standing there in the school after he had died. I want to leave all of you readers with one last thought. As you hear stories of the things that go bump in the night, please keep an open mind. Always remember that all stories have a thread of truth running through them and it’s people like me, and now all of you, whose job it is to find where the truth lies. That is when we will know what other things walk the Earth with us.
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