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I am pleased to announce that Dr. Ronald Cantor has accepted the position of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Cantor comes to Cayuga with an extensive background in Dr. Ronald Cantor higher education, including serving as President of Southern Maine Community College and in leadership positions at Mohawk Valley and Jefferson Community Colleges. Dr. Cantor will start early this summer. —Dr. Brian Durant
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Cayuga Community College’s intercollegiate sports teams have a new ‘home’ field during games. The renovations to Falcon Park in Auburn were concluded in time for the Spartans to play their first home game there last Thursday. CCC’s other teams, including softball, men’s and women’s soccer, along with a possible reboot of the college’s men’s and women’s lacrosse teams, will also play their home games here.
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MEET JENNA FIELDS; CCC’S OUTSTANDING GOLFER
CAYUGA OTA PROGRAM EARNS ACCREDITATION PAGE 3
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STEM LOGO DESIGN WINNER PAGE 3 WHY JUST SUBWAY?
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SPARTAN SPORTS
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CAYUGA COLLEGIAN STAFF EARNS FIRST PLACE AWARD IN NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER CONTEST The 2018-19 staff of Cayuga Community College’s only student-run newspaper, The Cayuga Collegian, earned first place in an annual national newspaper competition run by American Scholastic Press Association. “This first place win was particularly gratifying for the staff since The Cayuga Collegian was the only college newspaper in the competition to earn first place among newspapers in the competition in the category of our school size,” explained long-time The Cayuga Collegian faculty advisor Mary G. Merritt. CONTINUED PAGE THREE
It was a normal Thursday morning on the Auburn campus, the clouds were gray and depressing, and the end of the semester was rapidly approaching. In the library, two snack machine workers came in to refill the vending machines. It was a normal occurrence since they filled the machines at least once or twice a week. The one in the library was filled as usual, and next they moved to the two machines downstairs by the Early Childhood offices. Since one of the workers was wheeling around the carts full of the students’ favorite snacks and drinks, he had to take the elevator. No big deal really, they filled the machines just fine and were getting ready to leave when tragedy struck. The elevator broke down. It appeared as though the doors for the car weren’t opening, and so one of the workers happened to get stuck. The worker got stuck around 10:35 A.M., and stayed in there until shortly after 11:00 A.M. A college maintenance worker reported that the individual stuck in the elevator just complained of being over-heated and wished the building had air conditioning. The elevator was then taped off and repairmen quickly got to work shortly after the worker was rescued. By 12:20 P.M. the workers were finishing up the doors, and so whatever caused the accident wasn’t a huge problem.
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Vol. 65 Issue 21 May 7, 2019
Kaitlyn Diego ASSOCIATE EDITOR
OPINIONS
HOW I SEE IT...
One week of classes left to go, and then finals! Who’s ready? Yeah, me neither, but I have learned some helpful tips to get me through. We all know finals are the most stressful times in a
semester. Everyone is trying to get all their work handed in, while studying hard,and for some of us working a job too. It can seem like a lot to juggle, but if done properly, can be achieved with success. My biggest piece of advice is do not wait until the last minute. A lot of finals are cumulative, and that’s a lot to cram in the night before. I learned cramming just causes more stress, and will not get you a good grade. Just like anything else, a person must put the effort in. I have been so proud of myself that I was able to keep a solid schedule between my jobs, and all of my school work. It is not easy, but I will be the first to say it is so worth it. I also tell people try not to stress it. That is obviously way easier being said than done, because even I stress over the top too, but
it doesn’t help at all. A few deep breaths, and think about the end result, how great it will feel to succeed. It really does work. With my first year of college coming to a close, I am so excited to announce I will be graduating in the fall! My next destination is unknown at this period of time, which does have me a little worried, but everything always falls into place. Would I recommend rushing through to get done early with college… not necessarily, but it really depends on the situation. For me, I have 8-12 years of college. The faster I can get it done, the better for me. My advice is do what works for you. My psychology professor said the other day in class, we have to learn to live in the moment, because once it’s gone, we will never get it back. Live in the moment and all will be good!
HOW I SEE IT... WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT ALL GOOD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Megan Swartwood
Social Media is in our everyday lives because we make it a priority to be in our lives. We feel that Social Media is part of our family because we are always on it. But that’s not the case. I’m talking about teens and college kids who think that we need Social Media. In our case, it’s because we are growing up with Social Media.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I cannot believe that our last week of school is this week! I am very excited for summer and I am sure everyone else is too. As the semester is ending, I have a bunch of tests and projects to compete and study for. In my Technical Writing class, our final project is to make a project proposal on an issue we see here at CCC or in our community. So, I decided to tackle the issue of recycling here on campus. Walking around the campus, I have noticed that there are barely any recycling bins anywhere in the classrooms. There are a couple throughout the school, but most people won’t walk across the campus to recycling one bottle. Recycling also isn’t really spoken about and most students probably don’t know how to recycle properly. I admit that I didn’t even know the details before this project. For our project, we needed a primary source. So I decided to contact Susan Orman, Administrative Assistant of Building and Grounds. I asked what kind of recycling practices CCC uses and how we recycle. She said, “We have no formal recycling program. Cardboard and shredding is picked up by our waste management company in a separate dumpster.” That had me thinking, what do we do with our plastic bottles and things other than paper and cardboard? This is an issue that needs to be spoken about and not ignored. Recycling is not a joke. We literally have 12 years before our damage to this Earth is irreversible. I know most people are probably sick of hearing this as it can be seen all over Social Media. But it is true. We really need to open our eyes. Yes, we cannot fix the Earth overnight and most likely not even in 10 years, but every small step counts. We can no longer ignore what we are doing to our Earth. It may be a bit more expensive to actually start a recycling program here at CCC, but it will leave our students a bit more responsible about the environment and it will also make an impact on our community.
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Social Media can be good because we can keep in touch with friends and family who we don’t consistently talk to. Another reason it can be good is because we get to meet new people who are friends with our friends and family. When Social Media first came around, we were thinking ‘what is this’ and ‘where is this going?’ Many older people think young folks are constantly on our Social Media, but that’s not always
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the case. Social Media, yes, has become a main factor in our lives, but we know that we have to communicate with people that we are in front of. We know how to put the phones down and the Social Media down. Some people are addicted to Social Media. There are people that are not living their lives because of Social Media. All they do in their daily lives is Social Media. I’m sure that you would know someone or people that think that Social Media is the only thing that matters in their daily lives. I’m sure a certain amount of the college kids at CCC would admit that all they can think about is Social Media and not their studies. Another bad thing about Social Media is the effect on mental health issues. I know most of my days are full of Instagram and Twitter, but I know when to put that down and go back to my life and hang out with my friends. About 45% of my life is Instagram, but sometimes I think to myself, why am looking at some pointless things on Social Media?
We know that there are some people at CCC that care about what they look like and that they want to post it on Facebook or Instagram and then want other people to say ‘Hey, you look great.’ Those students want to be looked at. They want to feel like they are worth something and not think to themselves ‘why do I look like the way I look?’ I have one thing to say and that is Cayuga Community College students put those Social Media apps and your phones down and focus on yourself, your studies, and your families. Don’t focus on the little things like Social Media. Focus on the bigger picture that is your life and what you want to be. You don’t want to be that person that fails at college because you were focused on Social Media. I don’t want to see people who overuse Social Media to have mental issues. Even though Social Media is important in our lives, we need to focus on ourselves and our studies. Thank you for reading. —Jordan Martinez, CCC student
INTERNET SECURITY AND OUR STUDENTS By Marc Baan, staff writer Everyone knows that when we do anything on-line, we are always at risk of our personal information or even our identities being stolen. This is even true for SUNY students. We’ve been made aware that a number of Cayuga students have been the target of a Snapchat scam. Malicious persons use an already compromised Snapchat account belonging to a student to send a message to other students. The message asks for the student’s Snapchat credentials (or other credentials) in order to help spread the word on a business venture the student is starting. With regard to protecting yourself against scams, vigilance is key. It is imperative to always approach messages with a certain degree of healthy caution, just as you would with other aspects of life. Every message you encounter should be handled with care, especially when they immediately ask you to divulge personal data or credentials, make an offer that’s suspiciously good, or ask for money or other form of assistance. David Harbaugh Manager of Network Operations and Systems Administration
David Harbaugh, Manager of Network Operations and Systems Administration here at CCC, has recently sent out an email about an alarming Internet security breach. In this email that was sent out to staff and students it states, “SUNY has issued an alert concerning a Phishing and Texting scam that appears to be coming from NYSDSC.com and/ or from statedisabilityservicecouncil.com.” This phishing scam is offering internship positions and even jobs to students. Please be aware of this and do not click on the link. If you ever see an email from an unknown sender, open another tab on your device and look them up to see if they are a real company or not. Never send personal information to anyone on-line that you do not know and change your passwords to all your accounts regularly. This might be annoying but trying to recover lost money or trying to explain to the credit bureaus that you were not the person who just took out a $2-million home loan is far more annoying.
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CAYUGA CONCERTS PROMISE BLEND OF BROADWAY, POP, ROCK By Hannah Stevens, staff writer
Cayuga Community College currently had three upcoming concert events taking place. On Monday, May 6, 2019, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the College Chorus will be performing, instructed by Erica Walters. The ensembles will be accompanied by adjunct instructors Sally Bailey and Andrew Carroll on piano. On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Cayuga Rock Ensemble will be playing, under Adjunct instructor Rick Balestra. They will perform classic rock songs by Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Animals, and more. On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, the Cayuga Jazz Ensemble will be performing. Michael Dubaniewicz will be on saxophone. The band will perform jazz selections by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and more. All concerts will be taking place at 7 P.M. in
room M157 and are free and open to the public. Know any music enthusiasts who don’t go to school here? Invite them along!
COLOR RUN MAY 11 By Hannah Stevens, staff writer
Join us on Saturday, May 11, 2019 for the biennial Color Run! Organized by Cayuga Community College, this event helps raise money for Matthew House. An organization that allows terminally ill people pass away peacefully there rather than in a hospital. The run is scheduled to begin at 9AM on Cayuga’s Auburn Campus and Nature Trail. There is a $35 registration fee and $30 per person if you have a team of 3 or more people. If you enter with the largest team, there is an opportunity for a prize. Participants can register on or before May 11.
CAYUGA COLLEGIAN STAFF EARNS FIRST PLACE AWARD IN NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER CONTEST CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE “Newspapers are judged by journalism professors from across the nation, earning points for creativity, content coverage, photography, and writing.” The student staffs of The Cayuga Collegian for more than 17 years have earned either a first or second place award in this competition. A letter to Merritt and the staff from a newspaper reviewer for the American Scholastic Press Association wrote: “I
really enjoyed reading your school newspaper. It is clear that you and your staff put in a lot of work into the production of each issue. You do a great job combining articles, photographs, and other visuals throughout the issue. The time and effort of so many people coming together regularly to represent the school and local community in a publication is a monumental task, a I congratulate you for your fine effort.”
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Less than two years after welcoming its first student cohort, Cayuga Community College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program has earned its initial accreditation from a national occupational therapy organization. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) in April awarded Cayuga’s OTA program with a seven-year accreditation status, the maximum length new programs can earn, declaring the program commendable in administrative structure, curriculum and fieldwork education. “I am very proud of the work and dedication of our faculty, staff and students in our OTA program. Earning this recognition is the culmination of years of work by OTA Director Joan Meyers and other leaders at Cayuga, and they deserve the credit for building up this program,” said Cayuga President Dr. Brian Durant. “Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to help our OTA program earn this accreditation.” “Receiving this accreditation from ACOTE is a goal we’ve worked toward since this program was approved in 2015 and since we welcomed our first students in 2017. As a new program, earning this accreditation without any citations of non-compliance is a credit to the commitment of our staff, faculty and students,” said Meyers. ACOTE singled out multiple programmatic strengths in its evaluation. Specifically, the report praised Cayuga’s
state-of-the-art lab, the integration of the program’s mission and approach to the community’s needs, and the administrative leadership and support for the program. ACOTE identified no areas of non-compliance, which is commendable for a new program. Earning the accreditation also pays dividends for Cayuga’s students who are interested in a career in occupational therapy. To sit for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam, applicants must have graduated from an accredited OTA program. Now that Cayuga has received the ACOTE recognition, the program’s May 2019 graduates and all future graduates are eligible to sit for the national exam and earn their state license to practice as an occupational therapy assistant. “This is essential to helping our students pursue a career in occupational therapy. Our graduating cohort has worked incredibly hard to get to this point, and now that the program has earned this accreditation, our students can take the next step to earn their license and be ready for their future careers,” said Meyers. As part of the accreditation process, Cayuga must complete an interim report by the spring of 2022, and the next on-site evaluation will be during the 2025-2026 academic year. To learn more about Cayuga’s OTA program, visit https://www.cayuga-cc.edu/academics/schools/health-sciences/occupational-therapy-assistant/. —Andrew Poole
STEM LOGO DESIGN CONTEST WINNER By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor In January, Cayuga Community College announced they were looking for both high school and college students to help create a logo for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program. The winner has been chosen. With a total of 27 entries, Moravia High School student, Izaac DeHart was awarded first place. Cayuga Community College students, Julia Allen, Bailey Burr, and Hannah Townsend
also were recognized due to having impressive designs. Biology professor, Joel Humphrey says, the STEM Faculty were very impressed with the creativity and imagination that went into the submissions. The faculty is grateful for the enthusiasm from the students, and it was appreciated for everyone’s effort. Humphrey says DeHart has been invited to the May Board of Trustees Meeting to be publicly recognized, while receiving his monetary award.
STUDENTS BEWARE OF TEXTING SCAM By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor Attention Cayuga Community College students, SUNY has recently issued an alert, warning students about the texting scam going around. CCC’S Manager of Network Operations and Systems Administration, David Harbaugh, says the messages are being sent from NYSDSC and/or a state disability service, which
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target students within and even out of the SUNY system. The messages are requests for money to be sent to maintain a job or internship they are offering. It is asked that all students be very cautious with the emails they are receiving, and do not respond if something comes across as fraudulent.
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THE HISTORY OF THE NEILIA BIDEN JOURNALISM AWARD
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December 18, 1972 was a tragic day for former Vice President Joseph Biden. It was the day he lost his young wife, Neilia, and 18-month-old daughter, Naomi, in a fatal car crash on their way home from picking out the family’s Christmas tree. Biden’s sons, Beau and Hunter, both just toddlers, were critically injured. The crash happened when the family’s car was broadsided by a tractor trailer near their home in Delaware. To honor Neilia’s memory, a scholarship fund was started in the late 70’s to be awarded to Cayuga Community College graduating students who will be continuing their education in pursuit of a career in Journalism. Why at CCC? Biden met his wife, a native of Skaneateles, while they were both studying at the University of Delaware. Neilia’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter of Auburn. The couple previously owned the famous diner in downtown Auburn, Hunter’s Diner.
CCC graduate Jim Collins ‘11 of Auburn, a Neilia Hunter Biden Excellence in Journalism Scholarship Award winner, holds the plaque The Cayuga Collegian purchased in honor of all of the awards’ recipients dating back to 1983.
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There is no doubt that you already know that your education is important for your future. Unfortunately, many students do not know what they want to focus the degree on. In this new series, will be interviewing many advisers and chairpersons of the countless departments you as students can study to help you find your future passions.
College is a very stressful place to be and getting your degree just might be one of the most stressful things you do in your entire life. Stress not only is bad for your mental health, but for your physical health as well. Stress can be overwhelming for you as a student, but here at Cayuga Community College there is a resource open to you, and his name is Dr. Jerimy Blowers. Dr. Jerimy Blowers is our Coordinator of Wellness and Intervention Services. He is here to help the students of Cayuga Community College when school and life just get to be a bit overwhelming. “There are two types of stress,” Dr. Blowers said. “There is Eustress, which comes in just before a big test or an athletic event. It’s that
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pumped-up feeling you get before the big moment.” He says this is also the type of stress we feel which gets us flushed when we tell our crush we finally like them. But what type of stress do we feel if we get rejected? “Distress is when you feel like you are unable Dr. Jerimy Blowers to cope with a situaCCC Coordinator tion and don’t have the of Wellness and resources you need,” Intervention explained Dr. Blowers. Services When distress gets to be too much, what can you do to help yourself de-stress? What should you do when your mind is racing, and you are having issues sleeping? “When it comes to school life, remember we have the Academic Center to help every student with a paper or upcoming exam. And remember that your professors want to hear from you,” Dr. Blowers pointed out. However, stress can come from outside of school as well. For home to work and even relationship stress, Dr. Blowers has some recommendations. “Remember to get enough rest when you can and eat a healthy meal too,” said Dr. Blowers. “It is the simplest things in life that can help with the largest issues in your life.” There are not always easy answers when stress hits you in your in life. Remember when everything seems to be too much to handle, there are people here at Cayuga Community College who are here to help you and Dr. Jerimy Blowers should be your first thought. If you need help managing school, life, work, or relationship stress, or if you just need a caring ear to listen to you, drop Dr. Blowers an email at jblowers1@cayuga-cc. edu or just him a knock on his door.
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One of the CCC’s most prestigious scholarships, The Biden Journalism Award, is awarded this year to Telcom graduating sophomore Nychele Crouch.
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DOES CCC’S AUBURN CAMPUS CAFE MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS? By Kai Stenson, contributing student writer
Are you sick of eating Subway yet? Students on the Auburn campus say they like the campus’ cafeteria. They say there is space to eat a meal, meet, and visit with friends, even play a video game on a game console, but some say they are disappointed there is only one food outlet’s menu to choose from. “I wish there were more… Subway is not bad…but I wish there was more to choose from,” said CCC student Zach.
Many other students in the cafeteria agreed with Zach’s assessment. Subway offers a ‘build your own sub’ option, along with other items including soup, chips, cookies and breakfast items. Many of the students also said they were disappointed Subway closes for the day at 3 P.M. “It should end (close) at 6 or 7 P.M. because people are still in the college at that time,” Zach said. “It’s better than it was,” said CCC Vice President for Student Affairs Jeffrey Rosenthal. He says the eating space was renovated a few years ago. Rosenthal says when the college went looking for food sources, most were too expensive with less variety. “There is no way this college can sustain multiple food operations like Subway and another franchise. There just aren’t enough students here.” Rosenthal explains Subway was willing to work with the college. “It was all about what this school can afford to stay afloat and to
continue to be successful.” Rosenthal says he chose Subway because their menu provides variety. “They also have chili, they also have soup, they also have muffins, egg sandwiches, and breakfast items. They also have pizza. So there are some options there.” Rosenthal also explained that they explored providing students with meal plans. “The way Subway presently operates their financial books, there isn’t a way for Subway to work out meal plans with students at this time.” Rosenthal also feels the updated space is not used to its fullest potential. “I think it underutilized. I think it could be a much better place for students to interact and spend time in. We could have music acts down there and events. (We should be) finding ways to attract more students to spend more time down there. I don’t think that space is being fully utilized to the extent it could be.” Rosenthal also had a response to the rumor on campus that a Chik-fil-A restaurant franchise wanted to do business at the college. Rosenthal says he heard this rumor, but he’s not entirely sure if there any truth to this rumor. “I’m not quite sure that A. Chick-fil-a would want to come here; and B. if it would be successful because again we just don’t have enough students.”
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CROUCH WINS BIDEN AWARD
The Welcome Desk in the main entrance of the Auburn campus was removed to make room for a new Welcome Desk. The Welcome Desk is part of the SUNY Performance Improvement Fund (PIF) grant the College received last year to create a Student Success Center and new career services function. The Welcome Desk, new carpeting, and improved lighting reflect the next phase in this effort. —Jeffrey Rosenthal
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FIELDS HITS THE FAIRWAYS WITH FINESSE By Aidan Crandall, staff writer
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SPARTAN SPORTS
Cayuga Community College freshman, Jenna Fields of Skaneateles, is a Telcom major and is enjoying success as a Spartan on the college’s golf team. The team is now headed to the NJCAA Region III Golf Championships on May 13-14.
Untouchable in April, shooting eight strokes better than the next female competitor and earning the women’s medalist in a tournament at Timber Banks, Jenna Fields of Skaneateles, is a freshman golfer for the Spartans. Fields placed second at Herkimer’s tournament at Mohawk Valley Country Club. She placed third overall in the women’s division as the Cayuga Spartans Golf Team captured the team’s first MidState Athletic Conference Championship in more than two decades when they won the Jefferson Community College Invitational on April 26. The team is now headed to the NJCAA Region III Golf Championships on May 13-14. Fields says she has been golfing since a young age. She realized her success early with the help from her family. Fields secured a place on Skaneateles’ Varsity Golf Team since she was in seventh grade. Once she got to college, she immediately joined the Spartan team and has played consistently well. Fields is the only woman on the Spartan team and finds it interesting to play alongside the men. The team is small, eight players in total. Fields says she tries her best to fit in
and be the best teammate she can. Fields says practicing her yardage with each club is very important as well as understanding angles in association with wind and the layout of the course. Fields says so far her least challenging course was Elm Tree Golf Course in Cortland. She said the day she played on it that the course was dry and the weather called for little to no wind that day. Yet, the course still had a challenging amount of hills that Fields says she found to be fun, and a little complicated. Fields says Highland Golf Course located right in Auburn across the street from the college was a more difficult day for her. She says that every course is challenging, as there are differences in fairway length and the amount of hills. She says her experience there was especially bad because there were 40 mph winds the entire time. Wind in any outdoor sport can make the game harder, but high wind speeds for golf make the sport frustrating to play. Fields is looking forward to her two remaining matches this spring, and will be returning to the team next year to continue her development.
IT’S PLAY BALL! AT FALCON PARK Congratulations to Cayuga Community College Athlete of the Week, Adam Lupo of Skaneateles. Lupo is a pitcher and plays infield for the Spartan Baseball Team.
Congratulations to Cayuga Community College Athlete of the Week, Kaylee Shackelton of Camillus. Shackelton is a freshman on the Spartan Softball Team.
SPARTAN BASEBALL SCORES APRIL 16 LOSS V HUDSON VALLEY CC APRIL 16 LOSS V HUDSON VALLEY CC APRIL 18 WIN V HUDSON VALLEY CC APRIL 18 LOSS V HUDSON VALLEY CC APRIL 23 WIN V SUNY ADIRONDACK APRIL 23 LOSS V SUNY ADIRONDACK APRIL 25 WIN V SUNY ADIRONDACK APRIL 25 LOSS V SUNY ADIRONDACK APRIL 30 LOSS V MOHAWK VALLEY CC APRIL 30 WIN V MOHAWK VALLEY CC MAY 2 WIN V MOHAWK VALLEY CC MAY 2 WIN V MOHAWK VALLEY CC MAY 4 WIN V FULTON-MONTGOMERY CC MAY 4 LOSS V FULTON-MONTGOMERY CC
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SPARTAN SOFTBALL SCORES APRIL 16 APRIL 16 APRIL 23 APRIL 23 APRIL 29 APRIL 29 APRIL 30 APRIL 30
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CAYUGA’S STUDIO ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM PROVIDES ART STUDENTS NEW PATHWAYS TO CAREERS AND TRANSFER
Professor Errol Willett of Syracuse University in April presented a lecture at Cayuga Community College’s Auburn campus on his art work followed by glass fusing / slumping demonstrations on glass fusing and slumping in other words methods to create glass art ceramics. Last semester the Art Club worked on an exciting collaboration with the Creative Writing Club on campus. The students worked together to create a collaborative poem to which everyone contributed a line and large mono print created by the group. The two creative works were inspired by one-word prompts to get the creative ideas started, resulting in unexpected results. This is one example of the ongoing opportunities to participate with other students in exciting, creative projects at Cayuga. Cayuga students from all majors on campus may enroll in Art classes at the college. “We encourage students of all skill levels to register for an Art class to explore their creativity. All that is required is an interest in creating art and an open mind,” explained Johnson. —Mary G. Merritt
In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, students were encouraged to design and screen print a resusable bag or t-shirt. Each person visiting was asked to create an Earth Day postcard in exchange for the bag. Pictured above: students are busy designing items in the main lobby on the Auburn campus.
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY MELISSA JOHNSON
The Studio Art and Design Program at Cayuga Community College has a lot to offer creative students. “We have a solid studio art program where students can learn about, build skills in and experiment with painting and drawing. In addition, the program also offers students opportunities to explore printmaking techniques, three-dimensional building and sculpture, photography, digital programs, and hand and wheel techniques in ceramics,” explained Melissa Johnson, Associate Professor of Art and SOMA Studio Art and Design Program Coordinator. As part of the College’s School of Media Arts (SOMA), students interested in studying Studio Art and Design have a wide variety of course options. The College’s Studio Art and Design degree program offers exploration and training in art history, painting, drawing, two- and three-dimensional design, printmaking, photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, and ceramics. The program also features numerous concentrations in visual arts, including painting and drawing, printmaking, ceramics, graphic design, and photography. “Students are able to develop their formal skills and creative voices in the supportive setting of the classroom. Students are encouraged to work hard, build technical and formal skills, but also to take creative risks. They receive continual feedback through individual critique, as well as the smallgroup informal critiques, where students give and receive constructive criticism and affirmation about their creative works. The structure and supportive nature of the program help each student discover his or her potential as creators, makers, and artists,” said Johnson. “At Cayuga, students learn the fundamentals of art and design, and build a solid foundation and understanding of the elements of art and design. They are also given opportunities to develop critical thinking skills, as well as their own artistic voices; they are further encouraged to experiment and develop content and meaning in their art work. “Students have a voice they can express through the creation of art. At Cayuga, we work to develop assignments that push their skills while inspiring students to develop content and to communicate their personal artistic message,” said Johnson. In addition to course work, Johnson says students have opportunities to visit art museums, art programs at four-year institutions, in the area, and to participate in art exhibitions as well as an annual creative works publication organized by the Creative Writing Club. Art students also benefit from a range of visiting artists, as well as field trips and hands-on projects many of which are sponsored by the Daniel C. LaBeille Fund through the Cayuga Community College Foundation. Recent examples include a glassblowing workshop, museum visit, collaborative sculpture-build and artist studio visit, and a ceramic mosaic mural creation. The opportunities available to art students allow them to further develop their understanding and awareness of the wide-range of artistic, as well as the vast ways to develop their own education, career, and personal path as creative people and artists. They have the opportunity to develop concrete skills to help them move forward on that path through the development of their portfolios and resumes, and body of art work. Johnson says there is also an active Art Club on campus which provides additional opportunities for students to learn about and create art together, plan field trips, and develop a strong sense of community with other creative students.
Students on the Fulton campus also participated in the Earth Day design activities.
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TELCOM’S BIG NIGHT!
CAYUGA’S TELCOM DEPT GAVE OUT ITS ANNUAL STUDENT AWARDS AT THE TELCOM BANQUET ON MAY 1, 2019 AT THE AUBURN PUBLIC THEATRE. Cayuga’s Media/Telcom Dept gave out its annual student awards at the Telcom Banquet on May 1, 2019 held at the Auburn Public Theatre. The event is co-sponsored by the Media/Telcom Dept. and the college’s School of Media and the Arts (SOMA). It is supported in part by the Radio and Television Guild and the Cayuga Record Club. AWARDS 1–5 ARE PERMANENT AWARDS RECOGNIZED BY PLAQUES IN THE TELCOM AWARD DISPLAY AREA. 1. MARK CASTIGLIONE COMMENCEMENT AWARD For outstanding and sustained contributions to the Telcom Dept. and to the college Joann Dyson Mathew Lucas Autumn Brewer
2. TELCOM FACULTY AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE TELCOM DEPT (COMMENCEMENT AWARD)
Established in 1994 by Telecommunications Professor Steven Keeler. This award is presented to graduates of the telecommunications degree programs who distinguish themselves by service to the department, excellence in production skills and/or exhibiting a willingness to serve as peer mentors. The recipients are selected by the telecommunications faculty and staff. Theodore Brill Carmen Liberatore Marissa Sorber
3.RADIO ADVISORS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE RADIO STATION – Theodore Brill, Carmen Liberatore, and Marissa Sorber take a trip across the stage to receive The Telcom Faculty Award for Service to the Telcom Department.
WDWN This award was established by Telecommunications faculty serving as advisors to the Cayuga Community College radio station – WDWN. This award is presented to graduates of the telecommunications degree programs who distinguish themselves by service to the college radio station – WDWN. The recipients are selected by the telecommunications faculty and staff. Can be given as a commencement award or year-end award Chianna Boatman Marc Baan
4. TELCOM AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION (COMMENCEMENT
AWARD) Established by Telcom faculty members Steve Keeler and Mike Cortese to honor the efforts of Telcom students in audio production Andrew Giannettino Conner Van Epps
5. NELIA HUNTER BIDEN JOURNALISM AWARD Nychele Crouch
2018-19 WDWN RADIO AWARDS BEST NIGHT SHOW “All That Jazz” Marissa Sorber “The Sunflyer” Benzie Johnson, Jr.
GOLDEN VOICE Mat Lucas Nate McKay
Marc Baan and Chianna Boatman were selected for The RADIO ADVISORS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE RADIO STATION – WDWN. THE MARK CASTIGLIONE COMMENCEMENT AWARD for outstanding and sustained contributions to the Telcom Dept. and to the college was presented to students Autumn Brewer, Joann Dyson, and Mathew Lucas.
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Josh Hart
Josh Hart
TV PRODUCTION AWARDS BEST VIDEO – VIDEO PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR WINNER– I break Mirrors with My face in the USA: Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Neil Boedicker NOMINEES – From Now On – Marissa Sorber, Kaylee Boise The Detectorist – Laura Woodman Telcom or Else – Chianna Boatman, Dante Geddes-McGlown, Laura Woodman BEST MUSIC VIDEO WINNER – Kai Dare, Andrew Giannettino NOMINEES – I break Mirrors with My face in the USA: Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Neil Boedicker Marissa Sorber, Shawn Heath – Left Brain, Right Brain Carissa Rice, Nymir Garner, Dante Geddes-McGlown – The Worst Channa Boatman, Marc Baan – No Service BEST NARRATIVE VIDEO WINNERS – Art of the Deal - Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Neil Boedicker NOMINEES –Door to Door – Carmen Liberatore Ouija Chess – Brandon Nixon
Telcom alum Mike Rowe announced it was his 17th Telcom Banquet at which he has performed.
Andrew Giannettino was recognized with several awards including TELCOM AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION, BEST MUSIC VIDEO, BEST RAP/HIP-HOP VIDEO, BEST EDITOR, and BEST PROMOTIONAL VIDEO.
Marissa Sorber was recognized with several awards including TELCOM FACULTY AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE TELCOM DEPT., BEST CONCEPTUAL VIDEO, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTING, and BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION.
BEST RAP/HIP-HOP VIDEO WINNER – ? Kai Dare NOMINEE – ? Kai Dare, Andrew Giannettino BEST CONCEPTUAL VIDEO WINNER –- Marissa Sorber, Shawn Heath – Left Brain, Right Brain BEST DIRECTORS Teddy Brill, Carissa Rice, Carmen Liberator, Marissa Sorber BEST EDITORS Laura Woodman, Andrew Giannettino BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Laura Woodman BEST ACTING Marissa Sorber, Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Madison Collins
Kai Dare was recognized with several awards including BEST RAP/ HIP-HOP VIDEO, BEST MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A VIDEO PRODUCTION, and AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SONG WRITING.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A VIDEO PRODUCTION WINNERS – Conner Van Epps, Eric Mohan, Dante Geddes-McGlown, Suki Loucks, Kai Dare BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION WINNER – From Now On – Marissa Sorber, Kaylee Boise BEST PROMOTIONAL VIDEO WINNERS – What Art Means to Me - Carissa Rice, Nymir Garner, Andrew Giannettino NOMINEES – A Note on Music Production – Tyler Dohse, Trent Wilkinson, Joe Spinosa
Emily Kerr, Benzie Johnson, Jr., Abby Karlick, Josh Hart (not pictured) were honored with COMMUNICATOR AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO THE TELCOM DEPT.
Telcom award winners Carissa Rice, Joann Dyson, Jenna Fields and Conner Van Epps.
BEST TELCOM PROMOTIONAL VIDEO WINNERS – Telcom or Else – Chianna Boatman, Dante Geddes-McGlown, Laura Woodman NOMINEES – Lights, Camera, Media - Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Neil Boedicker Telcom Opportunities - Carissa Rice, Nymir Garner, Dante Geddes-McGlown BEST INFORMATIONAL VIDEO WINNER – Social Media – Laura Woodman BEST COSTUMES AND MAKEUP WINNERS – I break Mirrors with My face in the USA: Teddy Brill, Carmen Liberatore, Neil Boedicker From Now On – Marissa Sorber, Kaylee Boise
TELCOM AWARD WINNER Chianna Boatman
PHOTOS BY Mary G. Merritt
BEST PIZZA TOPPING - Bacon
Suki Loucks was recognized with several awards including AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SONG WRITING, AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION and BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A VIDEO PRODUCTION.
COMMUNICATOR AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO THE TELCOM DEPT Emily Kerr Abby Karlick Benzie Johnson, Jr. Josh Hart
Mat Lucas received the GOLDEN VOICE award and The MARK CASTIGLIONE COMMENCEMENT AWARD.
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION Suki Loucks Eric Mohan AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SONG WRITING Suki Loucks Conner Van Epps Kai Dare PHI THETA KAPPA Marc Baan Autumn Brewer
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Urban Legends
In this week’s edition we are staying here, in the Great Lakes Region, to take a look at one of the most mysterious First Nations’ legend. It is about a creature that has hunted the woods from the Northeast and down to the Mid-Atlantic Coast, it is the nightmare known as the Wendigo.
UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY
The Wendigo has its origins in the Algonquian speaking tribes folklore, (Cree, Innu, Naskapi, Ojibwe and Saulteaux), and has been described as either a beast man hybrid with a rotting deer skull for a head or the corpse of a person who looks like they just came out of the grave. The origins of the Wendigo have been lost to time, but the earliest documented account of the creature dates all the way back to 1878. It comes from a Canadian fur trapper named
Swift Runner. During that winter he and his family where starving in the cold. Fearing his own death, Swift Runner killed and ate his family and was charged with cannibalism by authorities at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. This isn’t a direct case of the Wendigo itself, but of a mental condition termed Wendigo Psychosis. This a condition where the victim acts out the worst behaviors deemed by man such as gluttony, greed, murder, and cannibalism. The condition, Wendigo Psychosis, might lead us to an origin for the Wendigo. The psychosis might prove that the Wendigo is not a biological evolved creature in its own right, but a creature that forms from a person who has fallen from the norms of society and is shunned.
This is a weird world where new species are discovered each day. We might never know what the Wendigo actually is or if it truly exists. On a personal note, in all the years of research into the darker corners of this world’s myths and urban legends, I have never come across anything as dangerous as the Wendigo. With most mythical and urban legend creatures there are ways to avoid or get away from them. This is not the case for the Wendigo. With summer camping season coming up, be safe in the woods. Remember, there is no way to reason with a Wendigo. If it sees you… it’s already too late for you.
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