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students in the club on the making of the sculptures. Professor Melissa Johnson says the sculptures will be placed outdoors around the campus when completed. She says the exact location is yet to be determined. “Clay is my love, my passion,” said artist Janie Darovskikh. Her passion for the Arts has led to success. She has received many grants, art awards and is recognized for her
Have you noticed the green shamrocks hung on the walls in the Center for Academic Success (CAS) and along the halls outside the CAS? Students and faculty are decorating with shamrocks to encourage the campus community to celebrate Peggy Carroway the life of one of CCC’s family members, Peggy Carroway. Who is Peggy? Peggy Carroway was a full-time assistant in the Office of Accessibility Resources, located in the CAS, on the Auburn campus. She worked directly with students who had accommodations and the student note-takers. Peggy passed away unexpectedly November 24, 2014. There was much more to Peggy than simply working. “Peggy was a friend to everyone and was tons of fun,” said Teresa Hoercher, coordinator of tutorial services at CCC’s Auburn campus. Hoercher says Peggy was known for quiet Friday afternoons where she would convince her CAS co-workers to have office chair races. She was also known for demonstrating how to do a split and always making everyone smile. “Peggy brought the CAS to life. Her laughter and sense of humor brought smiles to many people’s faces, every day! She was also a good listener and compassionate which made her very approachable to students. They often thought of her as a “mom” who they could talk to and feel safe with,” said Vicki Hamberger, senior typist and a close friend of Peggy’s. Peggy loved her job and having
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Courtney Gaines sculpts a crow in Art Club.
CROWING ON CAMPUS By Monica Espada, staff writer
No one really knows why, but thousands of crows make Auburn their home every year. Yes, they can be a nuisance, but you learn to live with them. Being that these birds are a traditional sight in this area, the Art Club, run by Assistant Professor of Art Melissa Johnson, has decided to create crow sculptures. The Art Club was recently awarded the Daniel C. LaBeille Grant. They have used this grant to bring in visiting artist Janie Darovskikh to collaborate with the
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OPINIONS TO THE EDITOR: CULTURAL APPROPRIATION through the eyes of a young Black woman
Everyone wants to be Black, until it’s actually time to be Black.” This statement has a profound and significant meaning in American culture and society. In my opinion, as a young AfricanJahasia Cooper A m e r i c a n Wells College female, the freshman meaning behind this quote is that Americans love black culture; the music, the style, and so on. However, when it’s time “to be Black” and actually stand with Black citizens’ to demand our rights as human beings, people are “intimidated” to do so. I’ve never fully understood the meaning behind cultural appropriation until I understood what Black culture actually was and saw for myself how our society “borrowed” what belonged to Black culture and made it into something, new, trendy and edgy. There’s a term floating around the Internet that people who are not Black “shouldn’t” engage in the likes of Black culture. I completely disagree with this term, there’s a difference between someone who reflects the style or a certain aspect of a culture respectfully and someone who reflects it in an inappropriate way, especially in a manner that is mocking the culture in a stereotypical way. For example, in Katy Perry’s music video, “This Is How
We Do”, there are scenes where she’s wearing cornrows (a popular style worn by African Americans that’s both stylish and worn as a protective style for our natural hair), eating watermelon (as if all African Americans are obsessed with watermelon), using “Ebonics” and reflecting a style generally associated with African-American culture. Amandla Stenberg, a successful African-American young woman, made a video about one year ago teaching her viewers about cultural appropriation in this society. Her video, “Don’t Cash Crop On My Cornrows” gained a significant amount of attention and even sparked conversations about cultural appropriation of various cultures, globally. I’ve always found this video fascinating and respect it greatly for properly defining what cultural appropriation means in our society. In her video she stated, “The line between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange is always going to be blurred, but here’s the thing: appropriation occurs when a style leads to racist generalizations or stereotypes where it originated, but is deemed as high fashion, cool or funny, when the privileged take it for themselves.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. Cultural appropriation can be a difficult topic to discuss. Many people assume that others are being “overly sensitive,” however, I feel this is an ongoing issue in our society that needs to be thoroughly understood and addressed. Another general aspect that I wanted to address is the Internet and the media’s obsession with people being “butt hurt” or like I said previously “overly sensitive” about serious issues in our society such as cultural appropriation, racism, sexism, and so forth! Why is it okay for someone to disregard these issues as if they’re irrelevant? These terms get thrown around on social media too often, people should stop being insensitive to these topics and start to become more aware of the effects they have on the lives of others. To wrap up, I have been wanting to write a piece about cultural appropriation of Black culture for a while, but wasn’t sure how to properly explain my position for fear of backlash. However, I figured that no matter the topic, there will always be someone who disagrees with my point, which I respect. After all, this piece is just my opinion and perspective of cultural appropriation in American society through the eyes of a young African-American woman. —Jahasia Cooper Wells College freshman
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Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) prepares for a new semester As the close of the first month of the semester comes and goes, clubs have gotten themselves neck deep in work and activities. Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) has neared the end of its recruitment process and is currently in the middle of organizing community events and tests for the Future Business Leaders of America state and national conferences. The recruitment contest may have come to a close with a total of 36 paid members this year, however, the recruitment process itself never ends. PBL is always setting new and higher goals for itself by bringing in new members and having new hands on deck. All majors are welcome to join, not just business affiliates. Being in a national business organization gives future colleges and even future employers proof that you are dedicated, hard-working, and strive for greatness in whatever you may do. Putting such an organization on your resume opens up new doors
in the field of jobs, colleges, and scholarships. One of the many benefits of being a member of PBL is the wide array of scholarships offered, specifically for business or business related majors. Another benefit is plenty of opportunity for leadership experience. With an array of committees within the club one may want to dedicate themselves by becoming a member or heading one of the following committees: fundraising, community service, recruiting, social/education, and competition/scholarship. As the semester progresses and more students begin to discover the club activities that CCC has to offer, feel free to stop by one of the PBL meetings in room T-312 every Monday 11:00 AM-11:50 AM. Or, feel free to contact Amy Valente, PBL faculty advisor, in room T-307. Students can also review our website: www.cccpbl.weebly.com for more information. —Ellyse Freeman
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I’m Jessa Lamphear. I’m 20 years old and currently employed at Lowe’s located in Oswego. I am majoring in liberal arts and science but hope to pursue further into Psychology and writing. I love to write and read and also a huge fan of music, mostly any kind. I like football, preferably The Eagles. I’m also high key into cosmetology and the art of tattoos. My favorite movie and book is The Perks of being a Wallflower.
Hello everyone my name is Zakary Haines and I am a sports writer for The Cayuga Collegian. I am a huge fan of sports no matter if it’s Football, Lacrosse, Basketball, etc. You name a sport and I normally have something to talk about it. I follow a lot of national sports leagues but Cayuga athletics I follow, too. Besides being into sports, I am a telecommunications major and a first year student. I am part of the R.A.T. Guild and the college radio station, WDWN. My hope is one day I get to call games on TV and/ or radio. Maybe even cover a live stream game like the NFL did this past season with the Jaguars and Bills game in London, which was live streamed on Yahoo. Outside of school, my hobbies include exercising, video games, reading, and playing sports. I follow eSports tournaments and have my own YouTube channel. I see YouTube as a new way to showcase new shows like Let’s Plays, Blogs, and informational videos. YouTube has the means to become the next big thing if it hasn’t already. Maybe even the biggest thing.
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Did you know Cayuga Community College had a softball team? The team is celebrating their third season. Leading the charge is head coach Christine Nichols and her assistant coach ,Ashley Simmons. Coach Nichols says even though they only won five games last season, it wasn’t because the team wasn’t playing well. “I lost quite a few players because they didn’t want to play or had prior commits,” Nichols said. “I had to move players around. I had no middle infield. I had no short stop so I had to create it. I had to move someone who played outfielder their entire career and make them into a shortstop.” Despite the player problems, Coach Nichols is optimistic for a better season. “I’m pretty much starting brand new again with only four returners.” Coach Nichols says her strategy for this season is to get the players to hit harder and farther and improve their skills in the outfield. “Let’s look at
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fun, but she loved her family more than anything. Peggy and her husband Ed have two sons, Matt and Brendan, along with a three-year-old grandson. Connor. Peggy’s mother, sister Cindy, and her brother Tommy all live in Florida, and her sister Sheila lives in Arizona. “Peggy loved her family more than anything,” said Hamberger “She always spoke about them with so much love and pride. We feel like we knew them all through stories she shared with us about them.”
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On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm, there will be a celebration to remember Peggy’s life. Hamberger says Peggy loved Irish music and Saint Patrick’s Day, it seems appropriate that her life be celebrated on such a day. All students and faculty are invited to the celebration that will take place in the rotunda by the Cayuga Works Center on the Auburn campus. There will be a welcome by tutor club presidents, special music performed by Rebecca McDonald, an Irish dance performance, a presentation by special guests of the Carroway family, and a balloon release which will take place outdoors. Faculty and students are also encouraged to participate by purchasing shamrocks for a $1.00 during the month of March. They can be purchased at the CAS main desk, the college front entrance main desk, the library, and at a tutor club table located near the Subway restaurant. Clubs, individuals, and departments are also encouraged to purchase a balloon that will be released during the celebration. The cost of a balloon is $100.00 each, please contact Teresa Hoercher (x-2289, hoercht@ cayuga-cc.edu ) if interested. All funds raised will be put toward the CCC Foundation Peggy Carroway Scholarship. Please take part in celebrating and remembering the life of Peggy Carroway.
the Super Bowl (50) for instance. Defense wins championships. I rather have the greatest defensive in the entire world than play small ball. If you can’t stop runs, you can’t win games.” One of the schools that Coach Nichols has her eyes set on is to beat Onondaga Community College (OCC). CCC and OCC continue to fuel a huge rivalry even in the first few seasons of softball. Nichols says the fire of this rivalry grew even more when one of Nichols’s assistant coaches left to go to OCC, leaving behind a star player that the assistant coach has coached her since high school. “We can play spoiler and I’m ok with playing spoiler,”said Coach Nichols. Returning player, CCC sophomore Mackenzie Harris, is the pitcher for the team. “I think we have a lot better talent this year and if we use our talent together, we will be a lot better on the field as a team,” Harris said, “I feel like we better team connections this year. I think we’ll win more games this year. Overall, everything will be better.” Harris says she is looking forward to the game against OCC. “I feel like it’s more intense when we play them,” Harris said. “OCC is the one [team] everyone focuses on.” Harris says it is important for a pitcher to have a good connection with the team’s catcher. She
says she is working well with CCC catcher Nina Kowal on and off the field. “I feel like I know her pretty well. I don’t know everything about her personal life, but softball-wise I feel like we do have a good connection,” Harris said. “And it is important because we are together all the time on the field and off the field, and I know her well enough.” CCC freshman Miranda McGloon played leftfield for her Waterloo High School team which excelled to playoffs each year she played. She says she is ready to give it her all for The Spartans. “They may have only won a couple of games that doesn’t mean that they don’t give it their all. Coming from a school that has won a lot of games then coming to a college is different. It doesn’t seem that they didn’t care, they may have just played better teams or made mistakes through the game and they just couldn’t get it together,” McGloon said. “I hope we can all work together cause we seem like a great bunch to have. I hope we win half of our games. But as long as we give it our all and back each other up and try our hardest then we should be fine.” Cayuga will face Onondaga on April 26th in a doubleheader contest. The first game is at 4pm. The second game is scheduled to begin at 6pm. “My goal this year is to win at least half our games which would be 16,” Harris said.
CCC’s Harlequin Productions opens new play, Billy Budd, March 10th Harlequin Productions of Cayuga Community College is proud to present David Rush’s adaptation of Herman Melville’s literary classic Billy Budd. This fictitious adventure leaves viewers on the edge of their seat when the young sailor Billy is left to defend himself against mutiny claims by dismal master-atarms Claggart. Billy Budd runs two weekends, March 10-12 and March 17-19. Each performance will begin at 8PM in the College’s Bisgrove Theatre. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door; $2 for students and $7 for general admission. Young and innocent Billy
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Budd (Nikki Baker-Lanning) and Lieutenant Ratcliff (John Exner) climb aboard the HSM Indomitable during the Napoleonic wars. Though Billy seems to be well liked by fellow crew mates and the ship’s captain, Vere (William Mosier), the old and wise Dansker (Liz Stanistreet) warns Billy that master-at-arms, Claggart (Meg Owren) is not too fond of him. With the help of his spy Squeak (Ryan Baldwin), Claggart is able to create a whirlwind of trouble for young Billy. Rounding out the remaining crew members are Monica Espada, Ashley Hatten, Chumani Ketcham, Dan Netti, Mark Parry, and Donovan Stanfield. Along the way Billy meets friends, chants about the day’s work and love of grog, and faces unwarranted hardships. All of which will leave the audience wanting more. The polished execution of the six shows is in part possible due to the student technicians which feature Molly Sharples as stage manager along with Angela Bringley and Erika Barcomb as light board and sound board operators. The young actors of CCC are so lucky to work with the professional design staff that includes, Scenery-Robert Andrusko; Lighting-Brad McLean; Costumes-Virginia Fennessy; Props-Teri Gadsby and Sound-Chris Yeckel. Billy Budd will be directed by CCC’s very own Bob Frame in his 57th production with the college! For further information contact: Bob Frame 315-2948640; framer@cayuga-cc.edu
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GREETINGS FROM FULTON By Jessa Lamphear, Fulton staff writer
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cause you’re able to stay late and finish any assignments,” explained Quonce. “I think the weaknesses are not entirely based off the campus, but some teachers fail on giving a little more insight on what they want their assignments to look like and how many pages a paper should be, etc.” Quonce says the extended hours for classes on weekends is a huge plus for attending the college. “Sunday classes actually help a lot of students out and the board [Board of Trustees] must not see that,” Quonce said.“ I also think they should provide more Sunday classes, if the board [Board of Trustees] decides to keep Sunday classes going.”
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Since Cayuga Community College expanded into two campuses, sometimes it is difficult for students to understand what life is like studying at the other campus. “I like it. I think it’s a good campus .” That was phrase repeated over and over by Fulton students. “I think the best thing about this campus is that we have volunteers, tutors, and even teachers that offer one-on -one help,” says CCC Fulton freshman Cassidy Quonce. me Quonce, in her second semester at the Fulton campus, says she struggled with her grades in her first semester, and if it wasn’t for The Center for Academic Success, CAS, she wouldn’t have scored a 90% on a math final. “I think The CAS is one of the highest strengths of this college because it helps students more than you think. I also think the library hours are a slight strength be-
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many achievements in the art community. Michelle Smith states she joined art club because she “can be creative, and can use her hands”. She is also very excited to be working with Janie Darovskikh and contribute in the making of the crow sculptures. If you are a student seeking a creative outlet, or a new way to manage your stress, Art Club is for you!
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