STUDENTS SHINE IN PRODUCTION OF “ALICE” Autumn Brewer
Richard Ducayne
Hannah Abrams
Marissa Sorber
Kaylee Boise
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SHOWS ARE March 22-24, 7:30 PM Bisgrove Theatre, Auburn campus By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief
Congratulations to Cayuga Community College’s Theater Professor Bob Frame (right) and his students for staging an excellent production of “Alice in Black and Whte.” Also pictured Production Lights and Sound Operator Neil Boedicker.
SOMA STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SOMA STUDENT TALENT SHOWCASE April 18th AUBURN CAMPUS 3 – 4:30 pm - College Café SOMA students will perform music, poetry, fiction and non-fiction readings, and theatrical performances. SOMA Art students will be presenting their work. This is a fun event. Stop by and support our wonderfully creative SOMA students.
The set of “Alice in Black and White” inside the Ida Bisgrove Theater on the Auburn Campus of Cayuga Community College.
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DON’T MISS HARLEQUIN’S PRODUCTION OF “ALICE”
CAYUGABRIEFS Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) for the Auburn campus is setting up a booth in the lobby near the main entrance of the Auburn campus on Wednesday, March 21st from 9 AM to noonto collect food donations to benefit the on-campus student food pantry. Last semester’s popular items included: juice, taco seasoning, taco shells, taco sauce, pasta, and pasta sauce. If you are interested in volunteering at the food pantry at any time during the semester, you can contact Toni Giannettino at toni.giannettino@ cayuga-cc.edu. —Glyn Davenport, PTK president
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THE STUDENT CAST OF HARLEQUIN’S SPRING PRODUCTION FRONT ROW: Hannah Abrams, Kaylee Boise, Page Davis BACK ROW: Gavin Ellis, Autumn Brewer, Ricky Ducayne, Jack Hall, Tristan Nolan, Marissa Sorber, Chianna Boatman
“There wasn’t a weak performance in the group,” a long-time member of Auburn Community Players was heard saying in the lobby after Saturday night’s performance of Harlequin Productions’ “Alice in Black and White.” The show opened last weekend. “It was excellent. I loved the story, the set, and all the actors,” said Paige King of Navarino. “It was very entertaining and expertly executed on stage.” The play focuses on Alice Austen, a photographer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who broke the traditional standards for women at the time. The play features segments of Alice’s life, played by Hannah Abrams, from her childhood through her trials and tribulations as an adult due to her non-conformist nature. The story shifts back and forth from Alice’s life to the early 1950’s when a partner in a publishing company Photographer named Oliver Jensen, Alice Austen played by Gavin Ellis, is looking for photographs of women in history. At some points, the two timelines even cross. The play fascinatingly shows Alice’s strength and how her passion for photography shaped her. It shows a time in history that is much different than now and how women like Alice helped change societal views. The play was also visually pleasing, between the simplistic set design, lighting, and the costume design. The cast also includes Chianna Boatman, Page Davis, Tristan Nolan, and Jack Hall. The crew includes Robert John Andrusko, Brad McLean, Virginia Fennessy, Mark Romig, Felicia McIlvain, Terri Fox Gadsby, Neil Boedicker, Beijing Saleem, and Courtney Johnston-Smith. Showings will continue this week, March 22nd-24th, all beginning at 7:30 PM. Admission is $2 for students, and $7 for general admission.
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OPINIONS HOW I SEE IT... Gabby Rizzo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It’s so strange that we’re already done with midterms week. It feels like just not too long ago we started the semester, but at the same time it feels like it’s been so long. At this point in time though, students can feel pretty worn out. Believe you me, I know the feeling. However, I’m excited for the pay off. In about two weeks, we will have spring break, and then not too long after, for some of you, will be graduation. Although it might feel like there is so much more to do,and there certainly is, we’re halfway through. We just hit a pretty big milestone in the semester and I’m here to cheer you on. Getting past midterms is a massive relief, but we have to keep marching on. Keep on working hard, it’ll be worth it in the end. —Gabby Rizzo, Cayuga Collegian editor-in-chief
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This past Senate meeting touched a lot on upcoming events. The first to be discussed was the annual Appreciation Banquet, which will be held on May 3rd. Each club is able to send members to the event. Nominations for the Senate Faculty Excellence Award is open for the student body and are due by March 26th. Forms can be found at the SGO office and can be turned into the SGO office. The vote will be held during the next senate meeting. There was a reminder about SGO elections, applications for a position can be found in the SGO office. The annual block party will be held on April 25th. Clubs are encouraged to par-
ticipate in the event. The block party will have a similar environment to that of the welcome party that was held last semester. There will be a Washington, D.C. trip held from May 4th to 6th. For more details, see S.G.O. A blood drive will be held on April 18th from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. The blood drive that was held last month had 18 donations. The Veterans Club reached out to senators to remind veteran students about the their club. It was noted that even if veterans didn’t join the club, they were still more than welcome to the lounge area. The lounge is located near the C.A.S. and library.
The RAT Guild made an announcement about a New York City day trip. The trip will be held on April 29th, costing $60. Anyone older than 18 is allowed to go on the trip. There are flyers around the campus for additional details. The Criminal Justice Club is holding a career day on April 11th. It will run from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. in the hallway near the gymnasium. Since we’re at the halfway point in the semester, the rest of the meeting was spent discussing recruitment and holding officer elections for the next semester. The next Senate meeting will be held on April 20th.
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Members of the Fulton campus Occupational Therapist Assistant Program: LEFT TO RIGHT: Katie Kelley, Alyssa Proulx, David O’Brien, Brooke Romeo, Cady Eastwood, Johanna Evans, Amy Belawske, Megan Robbins, Megan Luckette, and Joan Meyers.
FULTON’S NEW OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT PROGRAM IN ITS SECOND SEMESTER By Parker Howell, staff writer
The new lab on the Fulton campus for the Occupational Therapist Assistant Program.
The Occupational Therapist Assistant Program’s classroom on the Fulton campus.
After years of hard work, research and planning, the Fulton Campus’ new Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program is thriving with a dozen students enrolled in the program. Putting in the work to launch the new area of study at CCC is program director, Joan Myers, MSEd, OTR/L. “(I) started it from scratch,” said Myers. “It’s been a huge undertaking.” Meyers has 18 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in Pediatrics. She teaches and runs the labs with Megan Robbins MS, OTR/L, COTA/L, an Academic Field Work Coordinator, who has 10 years of OT experience working with adults. “An Occupational Therapy Assistant works with clients of all ages, birth to end of life, in all different settings. We work in schools, in homes, in rehabs, hospitals, out-patient clinics, and mental health facilities,” Robbins explained. She says an OTA works alongside an OT to provide skills intervention for clients to help them avoid any injury, illness or disability that could be detrimental to their health. Occupational Therapists also help clients learn meaningful activities to improve their quality of life. “We’re the first cohorts… it’s a learning experience for both us and for Megan and Joan too,” said CCC OTA student Alyssa Proulx. Meyers says the first OTA class includes 12 students who learn everything it takes to become entry level OTAs. She says In the classroom, students complete a series of assignments. However, while in the lab, the students perform more hands-on learning by
using the different tools needed to perform Occupational Therapy for a patient. “Our first semester was learning a lot about the history of OT and some medical terminology. This semester is a lot more hands-on,” explained OTA student Cady Eastwood. Meyers says in addition to learning what it takes to complete the qualifications to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant, students this semester are learning what to do in the field, which includes students performing fieldwork in a clinical placement. CCC’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program requires student to take the necessary prerequisites to enroll in the program. Some of the prerequisite courses include Anatomy and Physiology I and II. “Take the (prerequisites) before,” suggested OTA student Megan Luckette. “I’m taking them all together and… It can be overwhelming.” Eastwood had some advice for future OTA students. “It would definitely be overwhelming to try to complete your prerequisites while you were right in the middle of the core curriculum for the OTA program.” There is even an OTA Club for students. “A small class size is really beneficial to us,” said OTA Club President David O’Brien. Proulx agreed. “We can become a close knit family, we can understand each other better. It provides an open communication.” Both O’Brien and Luckette agreed that CCC’s new OTA program is an affordable way to enter the healthcare field. All the students said they liked the idea of working hands-on with clients and seeing the difference they could make in that client’s life.
Students can practice OTA skills in the lab’s kitchenette on the Fulton campus.
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COLLEGIAN WORD SEARCH March Madness Believe it or not, Spring Break will be here before we know it! Whether traveling or having a “stay-cation,” no time like the present to start thinking about a great book to enjoy over break. Here are some new popular reads we have in the Auburn campus library: • The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah • The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin • Munich by Robert Harris • Saints for all Occasions by Courtney Sullivan • Still Me by Jojo Moyes • Unbound by Stuart Woods • Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (yes, THE Tom Hanks) • White Houses by Amy Bloom • Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton (almost to Z!!) • The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks** • The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn** **Both recommended for fans of Gone Girl
And more are on the way, including… An American Marriage: A Novel by Tayari Jones • Surprise Me: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella • Alternate Side: A Novel by Anna Quindlen • Dark in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J.D. Robb • Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts** • Warlight by Michael Ondaatje** (author of The English Patient) • The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul Evans** **These 3 books are preordered and will be published in May •
Non-Fiction… • Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover • I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell Renee Schmidt Systems and Technical Services Librarian Auburn Campus Library
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