Collegian Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York
cayugacollegian@gmail.com
COLLEGIAN WELCOMES FULTON CC STUDENT TO EDITORIAL STAFF
PARKER HOWELL FULTON CORRESPONDENT
MGM WORD STUDIO, INC.
CAYUGABRIEFS
STUDENT FOOD PANTRY GETS NEW NAME AND IS OPEN AGAIN!
The Cayuga Collegian is expanding its staff to the Fulton Campus. After years of failed recruiting attempts, the student-run newspaper is welcoming Fulton student, Parker Howell of Mexico, to The Collegian editorial team. “We are very fortunate and happy to have Parker on the team. The biggest obstacles in the past have been time and distance,” explained long-time Cayuga Collegian faculty advisor Mary G. Merritt. “We have asked in every issue for Fulton campus participation, but when you’re not physically a presence on campus, it is difficult to build relationships.” Merritt says historically most Collegian staff members attend classes on the Auburn
As always – thank you so much for supporting the Cayuga Cupboard! —Toni M. Giannettino Faculty Student Association Executive Director
INSIDE:
SPARTAN SPORTS COVERAGE ... PAGE 3 LIKE us on Facebook! https://www. facebook.com/ CayugaCollegian/
Join the staff of The Cayuga Collegian! Just email:
cayugacollegian@gmail.com
JIM KELLY PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BUFFALO BILLS
The food pantry (soon to be called Cayuga Cupboard) is back open! We are in need of the following items, so while your grocery shopping this weekend feel free to drop a couple of them in your cart. • Juice/Water • Ramen Noodles • Mac & Cheese cups • Pop Tarts • Paper bowls/forks/spoons – preferably microwavable • Condiments • (mayo, ketchup, mustard) • Bread/Bagels, etc. • Apples and Oranges The hours next week are as follows: Mon – 9am – 11:30am Tue – 9:30am – 11am & 2:30pm – 4:30pm Wed - 9am – 11:30am Thurs - 2:30pm – 4:30pm Friday – By request (either from Subway Manager or Toni)
Vol. 64 Issue 10 February 6, 2018
FORMER BILLS QB KELLY INVESTS IN AUBURN By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly came to Auburn to headline the benefit for the new Gavras Center. The Gavras Center provides services and programs for those with physical and developmental disabilities. The state has recently given a grant for what was originally planned as an $880,000 expansion. The new plan includes renovating the facilities exterior as well as an expansion of the preschool program. The financial goal is set at about $1.5 million. At the 2018 Legacy of Caring, Jimmy Kelly was there for the benefit to help raise money, and gave a speech. He took photos and gave signatures at the VIP reception. According to the Auburn Citizen, during his speech he talked about his time playing football and being diagnosed with
cancer in his upper jaw. The goal of his message was perseverance, saying “It’s all about the attitude,” he said. “It’s all about coming together — coming together as a group, coming together as a family. The people here in this organization are family. I get it, and I know a lot of y’all get it, too.”
campus and either do not have car or have limited time because of their work load to make the 40 minute drive to Fulton to cover an event. “I’ve offered students mileage reimbursement and lunch in the past to try to entice them, but it really comes down to overbooked schedules they struggle to juggle.” Howell, a liberal arts English major with a concentration in writing, is presently enrolled in Merritt’s Journalism Practicum course, Telcom 204. The course is a hands-on, beginners’ primer in print journalism, where the student pursues news articles to be published in The Collegian with step-bystep guidance provided by seasoned media writer/journalist Merritt. “After meeting Parker, I am so excited to have her on staff, writing stories about issues and events which affect the students on the Fulton campus. It will make such a huge difference in The Collegian’s scope of coverage and hopefully will help students on both campuses to stay more in touch with what’s going on in both places,” Merritt said. “The newspaper’s staff is always looking for input from the Fulton Campus. Just email them at cayugacollegian@gmail.com or merrittm@cayuga-cc.edu.” Merritt made the trip to the Fulton campus last week to welcome Howell to the team. “I spend most of my time reading and writing while I listen to my vast collection of music taste,” Howell explained in introduction. “When I find the time, I work on various knitting and crocheting projects. I’m part of the National Society of Leadership and Success at Cayuga Community College. I also own many different kinds of cacti, they are my pride and joy.” Students enrolled at CCC on either campus taking at least six credit hours are eligible to become a Collegian staff member. You do not need to enroll in Telcom 204, to join, but the course gives students a solid foundation to expand their news reporting and writing skills. To volunteer for the staff, just send an email introducing yourself to the above email addresses. “The hope is that in the near future, myself and the Auburn staff will meet Parker halfway over lunch to get acquainted,” Merritt said. “We’re excited about the new semester and the wonderful additions to our staff and the hope is our readers will be too!”
COLLEGIAN OFFICE RELOCATED TO T109 By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief Among the many changes to locations on the Auburn Campus, our collegian office is one of them. For the past so many years, our office has been located in the hall that is on the way down to Subway. However, in the very near future, we will be moving down to T-109. Since the nursing department has moved over the summer, the telcom department has added a student lounge, which is T-111, where RAT Guild meetings are held. As we move, chain of moves is occuring. Moving into our current office will be Toni Gianetto (SP), who is currently in the cafeteria, next to the new SGO office. Moving into her office is Norman Lee. Be sure to keep the location moves in mind, and to be on the lookout for more.
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CCC NURSES
EARN 98% PASSING RATE I am pleased to share that the nursing graduate class of 2017 achieved a 98% passing rate on the national licensure exam. We surpassed the NYS 85% and the national 87% averages. Cayuga ranked #4 out of all Associate Degree Nursing programs in New York state. Thank you to all for the vital role you play in our graduates’ success! Linda L. Alfieri, MS, RN, CNE Director of Nursing Education Cayuga Community College
OPINIONS PHOTO BY GABBY RIZZO
HOW I SEE IT... Gabby Rizzo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It’s officially the beginning of the spring semester. For a lot of students, myself included,it’s their last semester here at CCC. Whether students are transferring or entering the workforce, it’s an exciting time, the next step of their lives. Personally, it’s very bittersweet. It’s hard to think about having to leave friends that I see every day, meeting new people, and just the general anticipation of change. With all of that being said, there’s also the feeling of being ready to move forward. Looking back, my time here went by so quickly. Just a year and a half ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do. A month ago, I sent out applications, eager for my future career. So, with just a few months until graduation, don’t lose track of time. Spend time with the friends that you have made here, be on top of projects and assignments. Time really does fly by.
Jennifer Driscoll, the representative at the Cayuga Onondaga BOCES, educated students at the CCC Job Fair about opportunities in the health care industry.
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND AT CCC’S CAREER FAIR IN AUBURN
The CCC Library and the Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement are collaborating to provide students with the following workshops. Student are encouraged to attend these important *free* opportunities: GRADUATING IN MAY? EXPLORING CAREERS? LOOKING FOR A JOB? NOT SURE WHERE TO START? Join us for one or more of the following free workshops in the Library TLC Room!!
By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief The gymnasium was filled with opportunities last Thursday. Students were advised to dress nicely and bring many resumes to the annual CCC Career Fair. There was a variety of careers represented in Spartan Hall on the Auburn Campus and many students were there for the search. Some of the companies present included Spectrum, Cayuga Onondaga BOCES, and the Marines. Spectrum was searching for customer service representatives. With the Marines, Sergeant Turner explained how schools request for them to come and talk to students interested in enlisting. Sergeant Turner told
CCC STUDENT WORKSHOPS AT LIBRARY
of how he mainly goes around the Oswego area. Jennifer Driscoll, the representative at the Cayuga Onondaga BOCES table, explained what opportunities are offered. While it’s mainly for literacy services and training, she went into depth with a new program that has been established. The new program is for nurse aides, called Health Train. Driscoll says the program began in last July and works with Loretto nursing home in Syracuse. She says once student complete the program, they are guaranteed an interview with Loretto.
GRADUATING? TOP TEN THINGS TO DO NOW TO JUMP START YOUR CAREER Wed, Feb. 7 @ 11am JOB SEARCH 101 Wed, Feb. 14 @ 11am INTERVIEW LIKE A BOSS! Wed, Feb. 28 @ 11am CREATE A PROFESSIONAL ON-LINE PRESENCE Wed, March 7 @ 11am
THE COLLEGIAN REPORT A VIDEO NEWS DIGEST TO GET INVOLVED: cayugacollegian@gmail.com
The Cayuga Collegian welcomes letters from its readers. Submissions must be emailed to cayugacollegian@gmail. com. Submissions must include your name, address and daytime phone number. All letters to the editor do not reflect the viewpoint of the Collegian office, its staff or advisor. All letters are simply the opinions of the writers themselves. All letters may be edited for content or length.
PHOTO BY GABBY RIZZO
—Gabby Rizzo, Cayuga Collegian editor-in-chief
GABBY RIZZO - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PARKER HOWELL - FULTON CORRESPONDENT RICHARD DUCAYNE - ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAMES MCKEEN - STAFF WRITER YADIER RENE PENA-GOTIA - STAFF WRITER NEIL BOEDECKER - STAFF WRITER GAVIN ELLIS - THE COLLEGIAN REPORT
MARY G. MERRITT - FACULTY ADVISOR
EMAIL THE COLLEGIAN AT CAYUGACOLLEGIAN@GMAIL.COM
Friday, February 2 was National Wear Red Day to show Awareness of Heart Disease in Women. CCC employees on the Auburn campus gathered to take a photo to commemorate the day. Jackie Caputa says through the month of February, the Wellness at Cayuga group will be emailing important healthy heart information, heart healthy recipes, and other misc. healthy heart materials. Caputa says she will also be taking donations throughout the month of February for the National Heart Association.
PAGE TWO
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CAYUGACOLLEGIAN
CCC MEN’S SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED NJCAA ALL-AMERICANS
SPARTAN SPORTS
ANDER ECHANIZ
EMILY KLOCK
XAVIER NORGBEY
WEEK OF JANUARY 17: Basketball players
LOREN CLIFFORD
DEVIN MORRIS
Emily Klock and Xavier Norgbey are this week’s Spartans-of-the-Week. Freshman forward Emily Klock (Jordan, NY) led the way with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in the team’s opening Mid-State Conference loss to Corning CC. The freshman was also a standout in the classroom...were she earned an impressive 3.94 GPA this last Fall semester! Sophomore forward Xavier Norgbey (Bronx, NY) is the Spartan-of-the-Week on the men’s side. He played great down low for the Spartans being a big presence on the boards and scoring 12 points in the team’s opening Mid-State Athletic Conference win over Corning CC. The Spartans men’s team is currently ranked #3 in the Region at 7-2.
WEEK OF JANUARY 30:
Basketball players Loren Clifford (East Syracuse, NY) and Devin Morris (Buffalo, NY) are this week’s Spartans of the Week. In two Mid-State Conference games this week, Clifford scored 33 points, pulled down 17 rebounds, dished out 7 assists, and had 2 steals. She also went 17 out of 23 from the foul line. Freshman guard Devin Morris scored 42 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, had 4 steals and 3 assists in the team’s big Mid-State Conference wins over Tompkins-Cortland and Onondaga last week. In the victory Onondaga, Morris was hot from outside nailing four big 3-pointers and going 6-for-6 from the foul line in getting his 24 points....helping the Spartans earn sole possession of first in the conference standings.
GABBY BELL
Congratulations to Cayuga CC men’s soccer players Ander Echaniz (Deba, Spain) and Mikel Abando (Vizcaya, Spain) who were named to the 2017 NJCAA Division III AllAmerica Team. Echaniz, a freshman midfielder for the Spartans, was named to the First
MIKEL ABANDO
Team. Sophomore forward Abando was named to the Second Team…after being honored earlier in the Fall as the Mid-State Conference Player of the Year. Both players were influential in the nationally-ranked Spartans outstanding season.
SPARTANS MOUNT COMEBACK WIN AGAINST CORNING BARONS With five minutes remaining in the game, the Spartans trailed host Corning by 14 points. Cayuga then mounted a 22-4 run to end the game and escape with a big 94-88 win on the road against the Red Barons. Devin Morris (Buffalo, NY) led the way with 32 points...that included eight 3-pointers. Messiah Brown (Bronx, NY) was big in the
comeback scoring 21 of his 25 points in the second half. Point guard JoJo Staton (Buffalo, NY) ran the show again scoring 14 points and dishing out 11 assists. Naseem Baynes (Buffalo, NY) was a presence down low in chipping in with 13 points and 7 rebounds. The Spartans extend their lead in the MidState Conference standings with a 6-1 record.
RED BARONS BEAT LADY SPARTANS The Lady Spartans came out flat on the road in their Mid-State Athletic Conference game at Corning. The Red Barons made Cayuga pay in an 82-57 loss. Loren Clifford (East Syracuse, NY) led the Spartans with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals on the eve-
ning. Michaela Tanner (Cayuga, NY) scored 9 points and pulled down 6 rebounds. Erica Helzer (Port Byron, NY) and Jasmine Walker (Rochester, NY) each chipped in with 7 points apiece.
WIN OVER ONONDAGA GIVES SPARTANS CONFERENCE LEAD
ERICA HELZER
MESSIAH BROWN
WEEK OF DECEMBER 21: Spartan guard Messiah Brown (Bronx, NY) has been named Spartan-of-the-Week for the second consecutive week. The freshman scored 46 points in the team’s two games at the Pitt-Titusville Invitational...both wins over Butler CC and host Pitt-Titusville. He has helped lead the men’s team to a terrific 9-2 start on the season heading into the holiday break. Erica Helzer (Port Byron, NY) scored 35 points, pulled down 15 rebounds, dished out 9 assists and had 5 steals to help lead the Lady Spartans to two wins at the Pitt-Titusville Invitational this past weekend. The team moves above the .500 mark at 6-5 heading into the holiday break.
The Spartans and Lazers matched up in Spartan Hall on Saturday to determine first place in the Mid-State Conference standings at the halfway point. Cayuga was able to get a decent 10-point lead during the first 10 minutes...but Onondaga fought back to cut that lead to 2. From there on, the game was a close fought battle with teams trading leads back and forth during the second half. Devin Moris (Buffalo, NY) was hot from outside nailing four big 3-pointers and going 6-for-6 from the
foul line in getting 24 points. Xavier Norgbey (Bronx, NY) scored 18 second half points and 23 on the game to have one of his best games as a Spartan. Guard JoJo Staton (Buffalo, NY) was the third Spartan who had more than 20 points as he ended with 21 points. Cayuga was 14-for-17 from the free throw line on the night, which was one of the big factors in the win. Norgbey sealed the win 80-76 with a huge steal in the final seconds.
GREAT EFFORT SPOILED BY LAZERS The Lady Spartans jumped to a 25-9 first quarter lead over the talented Lazers...but Onondaga fought back in the second quarter to whittle the lead to only two. Cayuga played hard and kept it close...before a controversial technical foul was assessed to one of the Lady Spartans. Onondaga took advantage and kept their lead with an 88-77 victory. Loren
Clifford (East Syracuse, NY) scored 22 points while collecting 8 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists in arguably her best game of the season. Guards Jasmine Walker (Rochester, NY) and Gabby Bell (Syracuse, NY) score 18 & 17 points, respectively. Emily Klock (Jordan, NY) led the team with 12 rebounds and scored 8 points on the afternoon.
NEXT HOME GAMES IN SPARTAN HALL
JOSEPH STATON
WEEK OF JANUARY 25:
Freshman point guard Joseph “JoJo” Staton (Buffalo, NY) helped keep the Spartans atop the MidState Athletic Conference standings scoring 71 points in three games that included wins over Broome and Finger Lakes. In the Finger Lakes game on the road, Staton scored 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field.... including going 5-for-5 from the 3-point line. For his efforts on the week he was named both NJCAA Region III and Mid-State Conference Player-of-the-Week. On the women’s side…in three games this week, sophomore guard Gabby Bell (Syracuse, NY) scored 51 points, pulled down 16 rebounds, had 6 steals and 5 assists. Against Finger Lakes...she led the way with a team-high 22 points. She was also named to the Mid-State Conference honor roll for her play in the three conference games this week.
MICHAELA TANNER
MESSIAH BROWN
WEEK OF DECEMBER 13: Congratulations to basketball players Messiah Brown (Bronx, NY) and Michaela Tanner (Cayuga, NY) for being named Spartans of the Week. Brown, a freshman guard, had 13 points in the team’s lone game of the week...a loss to Mohawk Valley CC on Saturday which snapped Cayuga’s 7-game winning streak. Brown has been solid offensively for the Spartans this first half of the season at the guard spot in his first season of college basketball averaging double-figure points per game. Another freshman guard, Michaela Tanner (Cayuga, NY), scored 10 points in this week’s lone game against the #1-ranked Mohawk Valley CC women’s team. Tanner also had 5 rebounds and 2 steals...and has given the Spartans valuable minutes on both ends of the floor in her first collegiate season.
SERVING THE STUDENTS OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS!
PAGE THREE
HOW TO AVOID THE FLU Here are some helpful tips to stay healthy this semester. The flu is widespread throughout New York State, Cayuga County, & Oswego County. Let’s not share our germs. Stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness. WASH your hands. Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to clean your hands. Cover your mouth and nose. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. If no tissue is available, cough or sneeze into the bend of your arm. It may prevent those around you from getting sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Practice other good health habits. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home,
work or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. It’s not too late to get your FLU SHOT. — Suzanne Wilson, CCC Nurse
FILBERT
FULTON
CAMPUS!
The Collegian wants to know what is going on up there! Be a Fulton Correspondent or just email us your news at Cayugacollegian@gmail.com
COLLEGIAN WORD SEARCH Elements
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE