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Vol. 66 Issue 13 February 25, 2020
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SO LONG SOPHOMORES! OLD CAYUGA COLLEGIAN PAPERS TO BE DONATED TO AREA PET SHELTERS By Emma Tavener, Editor-in-chief For years, old copies of The Cayuga Collegian have been recycled. This semester, The Cayuga Collegian was approached by Criminal Justice Professor Misiaszek to recommend we donate the papers to local pet shelters around the area. She says newspapers are used by the shelters for an easier method of clean-up in the dog kennels. The SPCA and other shelters are always looking for tons of donations to support their shelters. This is just a small act of donating that The Cayuga Collegian staff is participating. If you’d like to join The Cayuga Collegian in donating to our local shelters, you can contact us to take your recycled papers as well at cayugacollegian@gmail.com. You can also visit flspcaofcny. org/our-pet to find a list of items the shelter accepts for the animals. Join The Cayuga Collegian in helping out our local shelters!
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Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton, left, recently presented Cayuga Community College student Miranda Miller, center, with a scholarship from the New York State Sheriffs’ Institute. At right is Cayuga Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Fulton Campus Dr. Keiko Kimura.
CAYUGA STUDENT WHO SERVES AS A FULTON CAMPUS STUDENT PATROL OFFICER RECEIVES SHERIFFS’ INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP An Oswego High School graduate majoring in criminal justice at Cayuga Community College has been named a recipient of a New York State Sheriffs’ Institute scholarship. Hoping for a career in local law enforcement and eventually U.S. Customs & Border Patrol, Miranda Miller received the scholarship for her academic performance and commitment to a career in criminal justice. Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton presented Miller with the scholarship at the College’s Fulton Campus. “Congratulations to Miranda Miller. It is my pleasure to award her this award for her hard work and dedication,” said Sheriff Hilton. Miller thanked Cayuga’s staff and faculty for their support and for preparing her for a future career in criminal justice. “I’m very proud and excited to receive this award. I’ve always wanted a career where I did something for the community, and I believe my time at Cayuga solidified that my career will be in criminal justice,” said Miller. “At this point, I can’t see myself doing anything else.” Professor John Lamphere, who nominated Miller for the scholarship, said Miller earned the award for her academic success and dedication as a Fulton Campus Student Patrol Officer. “When she was first in my class, Miranda told me
she intended to be one of our most outstanding criminal justice students. Since that time, she has demonstrated that she is able to back up her words with actions,” said Lamphere. “She has an outstanding grade point average, demonstrates daily that she is a class leader, and is well-received by her peers. She definitely deserves this award.” Miller enrolled at Cayuga in 2018 with the goal of pursuing a career that gave her an opportunity to support her community. That goal, combined with having several family members who are police officers, led her to declare criminal justice as her major. She is scheduled to graduate in December 2020. In 2019 Miller joined Cayuga’s Student Safety Patrol, which performs essential campus safety tasks and supports the Campus Public Safety Department. Only students studying criminal justice or related fields at New York’s community colleges are eligible to receive the New York State Sheriffs’ Institute scholarship, and one scholarship is awarded at each community college. The scholarship is awarded based on academic performance, commitment to community service and an intent to pursue a career in law enforcement. For more information on Cayuga’s Criminal Justice Program, visit https://www.cayuga-cc.edu/academics/schools/social-sciences-and-education/criminal-justice/. — Andrew Poole, CCC Communications
Two sophomore basketball players will be leaving CCC and their team at the end of the spring semester. Guard Stanly Beato, from The Bronx, says he plans to continue his eduction beyond CCC at a four-year college in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. He also indicates that if he is given the opportunity, he would play professional basketball overseas. Beato says his favorite memory from his time on CCC’s basketball team was spending time with his team and taking the leadership role of team captain. “I want to thank Cayuga for welcoming me these past two years and helping me grow as an individual and as an athlete.” The other sophomore leaving is Guard Joe McCoy of Staten Island. McCoy wants people to know hat he has enjoyed playing basketball for the Spartans. Beato says coming to CCC was the right choice for him. “Even though this is only a two year community college, I honestly recommend this school to other basketball players and I will miss and remember my time at this school.”
Sisters faced off on the basketball court recently at CCC. Sisters 19-year-old FLCC basketball player 19-year-old Amari Grady (left) took the court opposite Cayuga’s 18year-old Allaysha Grady or ‘Lay.’
SISTERS COMPETE ON THE BASKETBALL COURT By Travis Welch, Associate Editor
an environment for our student-veteran population that makes them feel welcomed and supported, so it’s an honor to receive this designation in recognition of our efforts,” said Emily Cameron, Cayuga’s Assistant Director of Community Education and Workforce Development. This marks the third consecutive year Cayuga has been named to the Military Friendly Schools list. Along with VIQTORY, KMI Media Group’s Military Advanced Education has also previously recognized Cayuga’s support for veterans and their families with several special designations. Now a decade old, VIQTORY’s annual Military Friendly Schools list is determined by public data
Not often in college sports do players have the opportunity to face off against their family members. This is an oddity in which Allaysha ‘Lay’ Grady found herself in when she had to guard her sister, Finger Lakes Community College basketball player Amari Grady, at her last home game of the season. The sisters say they grew up playing basketball together for most of their lives. “We pushed each other to get better every time we played,” said ‘Lay’ Grady. Both are graduates of Sodus High School. Amari was one grade ahead of sister Allaysha. After Amari graduated she decided to attend Finger Lakes Community College and joined the Lakers basketball team. When ‘Lay’ graduated from high school, she says she decided she wanted to go to a different school because she believed that Cayuga Community College would be a better fit for her major of choice: Criminal Justice. ‘Lay’ also decided to continue her basketball career playing for the Spartans and she knew she was
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CAYUGA HONORED AGAIN AS A MILITARY-FRIENDLY COLLEGE Cayuga Community College has earned another designation applauding the institution for its support for veterans and their families, this time by a business connecting veterans to educational and career opportunities. VIQTORY, a veteran-owned business supporting the military community, released its 20202021 Military Friendly Schools list this week, with Cayuga again earning a place on the list. Cayuga has consistently looked to expand its services for veterans, including offering instructional sessions on services available at the College and in the community. “Veterans and their families are such an important part of our campus community. We strive to provide
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SPECTRUM TO GIVE REBATE FOR BLACKOUT
By Emma Tavener, Editor-in-chief
According to published reports, Spectrum customers can ask for a rebate for the company’s recent widespread outage across the Northeast of their cable, Internet, and telephone services. The services were out for more than four hours, causing chaos in
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HOW I SEE IT... SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUICIDE
Emma Tavener EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows teen suicide jumping 56% from 2007 to 2017. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teenagers. Experts say bullying and social media have been a leading cause of these rates rising. These statistics are concerning for parents causing them to be very skeptical about whether social media is a good or a bad thing. In my opinion, social media can be a great thing or it can be a bad thing with the wrong people using it. Kids and teens from grade seven and above are using social media, maybe even younger than that. These kids don’t believe what they say to others on-line has consequences. Words hurt in a text message or a tweet just as they would if you were talking to the person in real life. When I was as young as 13, I was on a handful of social media sites. I met a lot of friends who had a lot of the same interests as myself. It was a great part of my life to have these friends who watched the same shows or YouTube videos, listened to the same music, or read the same books. It was an outlet for me to express myself and meet new people, because believe it or not, it seemed safer in 2012 and 2013. It’s saddening to see what the younger kids have turned social media into. I’m not saying there wasn’t bullying back then, but it didn’t seem like such a big problem back then. I do believe that it can still be that outlet for expression and friendship for the majority of teenagers. There will always be bullying and fighting on social media sites by teenagers. I think as these kids grow older, they get a sense of maturity and learn how to treat people like human beings. Just like real life, there will always be someone that doesn’t agree with what you like or support. Teenagers need to learn to respect the opinions of others and others need to accept to ignore some people that might not get along with you very well.
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parts of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maine. Local grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, and gas stations in Auburn were unable to take phone calls, receive electronic messages, (which included prescription fillings in Pharmacies), and use credit
CAYUGA HONORED AGAIN AS A MILITARY-FRIENDLY COLLEGE CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE and survey responses from participating schools. Colleges volunteer to participate in the evaluation, and are assessed based on student retention, graduation rates, job placement and other categories. In its evaluation, Cayuga met the Military Friendly standard in academic policies and compliance, culture and commitment, admission and orientation, and financial aid and assistance. Cayuga offers a wide array of veterans services. College campuses in Auburn and Fulton hold monthly workshops open to veterans, their spouses and dependents that feature guest speakers outlining services and benefits available at the College or in the community. A Student Veterans Support Team, comprised of members from college departments, works to determine how Cayuga can meet the needs of veterans and their families. The College has also instituted a Veterans Appreciation Week the week of Veterans Day that features educational and social events for veterans and their families. Cayuga also offers trained staff to assist veterans with their educational benefits, a Veterans Club, new student-veteran orientation, a veterans lounge, and
card machines. The blackout affected more than twomillion people. Customers should call the Spectrum support line at (855)707-7328 or (585)756-5000 to see if they’re eligible for credit toward their next Spectrum bill.
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Emily Cameron, Cayuga’s Assistant Director of Community Education and Workforce Development works with veterans like CCC student and veteran William Wright. laptop and textbook loan programs for student veterans. For more information about Cayuga’s veterans services, visit https://www.cayuga-cc.edu/students/ services/veterans/.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? CATCHING UP WITH CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES Former Collegian Editor-in-chief: Kaitlyn Diego Former Editor-in-chief for The Cayuga Collegian has left the building! Kaitlyn Diego graduated from Cayuga Community College this past semester after receiving her Associates Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences with a concentration in Psychology. She transferred to Le Moyne College to continue her education in Psychology so she can get a Bachelor of Arts degree. She says she’s really hoping to get an internship soon so she can get experience with school psychologists. Kaitlyn was involved with The Cayuga Collegian for two semesters, starting off as an Associate Editor and finishing her The Cayuga Collegian experience by finally becoming Editor-in-chief. She says her favorite part about being involved with The Cayuga Collegian was the experience she got from it. “I was able to attend multiple events and got to know the staff around campus along with other students,”said Diego. She says her least favorite part was
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“Not always having enough help to get the job done every week in a smooth transition.” Diego admitted it was even hard for her some weeks to provide enough content for the paper. This was because being a student makes for a busy life! Kaitlyn says she’ll miss The Cayuga Collegian. “It was a great opportunity and it was an honor to be the Associate Editor and eventually Editor-in-chief before I finished my time at CCC.” For students looking to join The Cayuga Collegian, Diego says “Although there may be stressful times, it was a really great experience that will give you endless skills with whatever you do. Along with getting to know the campus an d some fellow classmates.” We will miss you, Kaitlyn! Good luck with your studies at Le Moyne. If you wanna join The Cayuga Collegian, you can come to a meeting on Thursdays at 2 PM in room T109!
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SISTERS COMPETE ON THE BASKETBALL COURT CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE going to end up playing against her big sister. “Playing against my sister brings a special emotion that lights a fire that makes me motivated to play even harder,” ‘Lay’ remarked. The sisters both play shooting guard so they were directly matched up in the February 12th game. Cayuga Spartans player ‘Lay’ ended up with 8 points and held her sister, Amari, to only 3 points. Unfortunately for the Spartans, they lost the game 52-52. “The referees did not call a great game and we should have won,” said ‘Lay.’ It is not often that family plays together at such a competitive level and it brings out strong emotion that seems to create great competition.
LADY SPARTANS FALL TO RAIDERS IN PLAYOFFS The Cayuga Community College Women’s Basketball Team’s season came to an end Saturday in a road loss to Fulton-Montgomery Community College in the first round of the Region III, Division III playoffs. The 11th-seeded Spartans (816, 4-8) quickly fell behind the sixth-seeded Raiders (13-10, 6-6) and weren’t able to catch up, losing 77-51. The Raiders move on to play the third-seeded Herkimer Generals (18-5, 10-2) on Tuesday. The Raiders stormed out of the gate, quickly going up 13-0 on solid three-point shooting. The Spartans played the Raiders even the rest of the first half and trailed 40-25 at halftime. The Raiders came out strong again in the third quarter, though, and remained in control the rest of Guard Tori Mandel had 12 points, eight the game. rebounds and five assists in the Spartans’ Cayuga Coach Jim Alberici playoff loss to Fulton-Montgomery. said he was proud of his team and thought the playoff experience would help next season. “We kept battling, but we can’t afford to spot teams that kind of lead,” said Alberici. “I’m proud of them, though, because they never quit. They battled, just like we did all year. We’re a young team, and I’m glad we got to experience playoff basketball.” Forward Gretchen Earl led Cayuga with 18 points to go with four rebounds. Guard Tori Mandel had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and forward Jania Freeman led the Spartans with 12 rebounds and added six points and three steals.
A balanced Cannoneers squad was too much for the Cayuga Community College Men’s Basketball Team on Saturday, defeating the Spartans 92-67 in the first round of the Region III, Division III playoffs. The 11th-seeded Spartans (8-16, 4-8) ended their season with Saturday’s loss to Mid-State Athletic Conference foe Jefferson Community College (15-8, 7-5), the third time the Cannoneers defeated Cayuga this season. Jefferson, the six-seed in the Region III playoffs, moves on to face the third-seeded Herkimer Generals (20-6, 14-2). The Cannoneers started on an 8-2 run and led throughout the first half, with the lead growing to 21 with less than two minutes remaining. The Spartans closed the half on an 8-1 run, including a three-pointer by Deonte Holder at the buzzer, to trail 43-29 at the break. The second half was all Cannoneers. The Spartans cut the deficit to 13 points early in the half, but Jefferson quickly built the lead up to more than 20 and led comfortably the rest of the game. Forward Isaiah Landres led the Spartans with 16 points, while forward Shaheed Alcide finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Stanley Beato finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
The Cayuga Community College Business Club held a “Sweet Booth” sale of delictable goodies on the Auburn campus the week of Valentine’s Day.
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PRESTIGIOUS NYC THEATRE COMPANY COLLEGIAN WORD SEARCH TO PERFORM THREE SHOWS AT CAYUGA oring our An award-winning New York City theatre company committed to performing dramas with an eye on positive social change will perform three plays this month at Cayuga Community College. The New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC), under the direction of Cayuga alum Melody Brooks, will perform “Oh My, Goodness,” “Our Lady of Broad Street,” and “Suffragists from the Stage” at Cayuga’s Irene A. Bisgrove Theatre in Auburn. The dramas merge serious topics and historical facts to create entertaining plays addressing past and current social issues. Performances of “Oh My, Goodness” and “Our Lady of Broad Street” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, and the airing of “Suffragists from the Stage” is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29. “I am delighted to be bringing this work to my hometown and to Cayuga Community College, where then-Professor Dan Labeille inspired me to pursue a professional career in the theatre. It’s especially exciting to be presenting a piece on Theatre Women in the Suffrage Movement so near to Seneca Falls,” said Brooks. Conversations about performing the plays at the College’s Bisgrove Theatre started in 2019, when Brooks returned to campus to work with students and Cayuga’s Harlequin Productions Director Bob Frame. The Cayuga County Community College Foundation’s Cultural Enrichment Fund agreed to sponsor the performances late the same year. “The College Foundation is delighted to be able to create this opportunity for our students to attend these performances without cost and for our greater community to be able to join us, especially since Cayuga County played such a significant role in the suffragette movement,” said Guy Thomas Cosentino, the Executive Director of the Cayuga County Community College Foundation. The three plays feature a variety of topics and techniques. “Oh My, Goodness,” by Cayenne Douglass,
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is based on a real event about a random connection tying two strangers together in a life-or-death struggle despite them being thousands of miles apart. “Our Lady of Broad Street,” by Jane Denitz Smith, tells how the Virgin of Guadalupe begins appearing to a New York architect after she restores a historic hotel. The final show, “Suffragists from the Stage,” originally created by Mari Lyn Henry and further developed by Brooks, details the Women’s Suffrage Movement and the role Theatre Women played in women earning the right to vote. The performance will use the words of prominent suffragists to tell the story. Saturday’s show also includes presentations on the Seneca Falls Convention and other historical events, plus trivia and fun facts about the Suffrage Movement. There is limited seating for the performances. Single-show general admission tickets are $20, with $14 senior admission. Dual general admission tickets for the Friday and Saturday performances can be purchased for the reduced combined rate of $30, or $21 for senior admission. All admission is free for Cayuga students. All tickets are available at the door.
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