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CAYUGABRIEFS Remembering Professor William Lovell
The college community was sad to learn that Division Chair and Professor William Lovell, passed away August 29, 2014. “In Bill’s passing, we will all miss a valued colleague, friend, mentor, teacher, and respected senior faculty leader. He loved Cayuga Community College and spent his entire career dedicated to student success and promoting the institution’s mission to members of both Cayuga and Oswego Counties,” said Anne J. Herron, Ed.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in a campus-wide email. “On a personal note, I will be forever grateful for his guidance, support, and ability to clarify seemingly challenging issues in a logical and straightforward manner. I have been fortunate to work with a man of Bill’s integrity and sincere kindness.”
No more Angel; Go to Blackboard By Danielle Skowron, editor-on-chief Blackboard online is alive and well! This semester Blackboard took the place of Angel. Most students use the online system when enrolled in online courses, but many instructors put information about your classroom courses there also so you should sign on soon and check it out. If you are having trouble getting the hang of the new system there is an Orientation that you can take to help you get through the system. You can find that on the left side of the hope page three boxes down!
COLLEGIAN OFFICE HOURS Danielle Skowron, editor-on-chief Monday: 11:00am-1:50pm Tuesday:12:30pm-1:50pm Wednesday: 9:30am-11:00am Thursday: 12:30pm-1:50pm
Vol. 61 Issue 1 September 16, 2014
By Kelsey Mclean, associate editor
CCC hosts Welcome Festival The college welcomed students back to school with games and free food. The event was held Thursday, September 10th on the Auburn campus and Monday, September 8th in Fulton. Coordinators Michael Focthman and Carrin Dresser report both events were well-attended.
Terror lives on in ISIS By Kelsey Mclean, associate editor
September 11th is, of course, a date we will always commit to memory. Who will forget that day? However, in our efforts to remember and honor the past, we often forget that evil still lives on today, in the present. While Al-Quada might be gone, its ghost still lives on, in the form of ISIS. ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, is a Sunni Islam extremist group that has recently risen to prominence. They follow in Al-Qaeda’s footsteps, striving enact a Salafist-- or traditionalist-- state in Iraq, Syria, through any means necessary. While the group’s menace is mostly limited to Syria and Iraq for now, their toxic influence and ideology is spreading, and they’re not afraid of making threats. ISIS had released a shocking video-- a captured journalist, an American journalist at that, beheaded live on camera. President Obama made a statement last Wednesday on the nation’s stance against these terrorists, which many felt to be... lacking. While the government obviously opposes such violence, obviously, no real mission statements or stratagems were given, other than that we’ll do something. The problem is that while there’s no doubt that ISIS are terrorists and scumbags, the groups that oppose them are no field of daisies either.
Kidnapped American journalist, James Foley, was beheaded on camera by an ISIS member as a warning more terror is planned for America. Iran’s government doesn’t have a clean nose, not by any means, but they have given permission of assistance against ISIS in any form, even from the United States. In a situation such as this, the enemy of our enemy is our friend... for now. However, it seems ironic that we’re clamoring to stick our noses in Middle Eastern affairs, when not so long ago we were clamoring to pull our troops out of Middle Eastern affairs. A few months ago, such a statement wouldn’t be just controversial, it’d be outrageous. So is it still our business? Should we meddle in their affairs? That’s up for you to decide. Right now, ISIS does not pose a threat to the United States... yet. But they’ve made a statement against us, and everyone else in their way, and it’s only a matter of time before they decide to strike.
Every new year brings new, but also old. The same dreams, fears, goals... but it brings something else, too -- smokers. Every year, of every semester, rain or shine, there’ll be smokers. You’ve probably seen them before. They hang out by the doors, in the crevices and alleyways of the campus, almost always in packs of two and threes. CCC considers itself a tobacco-free community, and makes no bones about its policy in its mission statement -- “Cayuga Community College is a tobacco-free institution and is committed to providing its students, employees, and visitors with a safe and healthy environment. No consumption of tobacco or tobacco products is allowed on any college property or in any college facility; this includes all buildings, grounds, sidewalks and streets within the campus proper.” This was enacted by “Tobacco” is defined the Board of by CCC as any Trustees in cigarette, electronic August 19th or e-cigarette, cigar, in 2009, and took effect pipe, bidi, clove on New Year’s cigarette, and any Day in 2010, other smoking four years ago. product, and any And yet, even now, spotting smokeless or spit s o m e o n e tobacco in any sneaking a form. smoke behind a building or nestled away in the quad has become so commonplace it’s practically considered a part of daily CCC life. And before you say anything, yes, smoking on the campus’ grounds, is still considered smoking on the campus. Nobody’s being fooled here. Whether someone decides to smoke or not is, of course, their own choice and their own business. If it only affected them, though, there’d be no problem. As anyone would know, that’s just not true. According to the American Cancer Society, second hand smoke is the cause of about 3,400 cases of lung cancer, 42,000 cases of heart disease, and up to 1 million cases of asthma and asthma related illnesses. So when you smoke, especially in a public place, you put everyone at risk. It’s not just you. So while you’re certainly free to smoke it up as much as you want at home, please, try to hold out until school’s out. Who knows? It might be a good excuse to finally quit.
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
She is NOT asking for IT OPINIONS Here’s how I see it! Danielle Skowron Welcome to the Fall 2014 semester! The Collegian is underway and working hard to bring you news and things of interest to the campus! Our weekly staff meetings are on Fridays at 12:00 pm in the Collegian Office. Never been to the office? We are located in M213 right across from the theater and next to the stairs that take you down to the cafeteria. We encourage you to come check us out and write for the paper! We are the voice of the college and we keep the campus informed on the news and events happening around campus. I hope you all have had a great first couple weeks back and look forward to meeting you!
My name is Danielle and I’m your Editor-in-chief for the Fall 2014 semester. I’m 19-years-old and am on my last semester here at CCC. I am currently a Telcom major. I work part-time at Lowes and also intern for Subcat Studios. I have two cats, who are basically my whole world; Dexter and Mena. I hope you enjoy your semester here at CCC!
I stood there and I listened as my instructor stood before us students and I found myself disgusted and appalled as he openly stated “if a woman dresses like a whore, she is asking to get raped” I found this disturbing, especially coming from the voice of a teacher who is guiding the students who will become the near future generation of society. I wanted to step forward and voice my opinion, but I did not. However, the rest of that afternoon those words swam around in my head and every time I heard them echo, I felt a knot in my stomach. Therefore I am writing this paper to discuss my views on his statement which I feel are wrong, and inappropriate to say to students who are suppose to look up to a teacher as a mentor, who are suppose to listen and be inspired by their words...but this statement was twisted and ugly, a sexist view that some still believe, which in my eyes, is offensive and casts sexual assault survivors in the shadows, making them feel ashamed and deserving of being violated and is part of the problem in society today. Survivors should not be ashamed or feel that is their fault, because there is never an excuse, reason or justification to violate another human being EVER. Society has come a long way in bringing forth light into the dark shadow of sexual assault, and many voices are coming forward to bring light on this subject. Yet, I feel we have not come far enough, and I believe that it is wrong to project on a female that how she dresses, what she does, how she acts, ect. makes being assaulted “her fault”. It is never anyone’s fault when they are sexually assaulted, and most certainly nobody deserves to be violated because another person feels that they dress in a way “that is asking for it” Every human being has rights to their own body. They have the right to dress the way they want, without fear that another person will touch them, invade their personal space, or assault them. I find it extremely disturbing that men feel like they can violate a
woman by the way she looks, that they can take what isn’t theirs, that they can hurt, degrade, and abuse a woman both in the physical and mental state because he feels she is dressed “sexy” or “provocatively” Regardless of what they feel towards that woman, it is her body, it is her right to dress the way she wants without fear of being raped, it is her right to expect others to respect her, to be able to go outside without fear of being violated simply because a man thinks in his twisted mind that “she wants it”. Simply put, there is no justification to sexually a person, and there never will be. We need tp teach the youth of today to be respectful adults of tomorrow and to teach men that they have no right to touch a woman without her consent. A woman should have the same rights as a man does, to live without fear, to go where they want to, dress the way they like and be who they want to be and not be disrespected based on an opinion on their appearance There has recently been light shed on sexual assaults that occur on college campuses in news articles and reports and many are stepping forward to bring awareness and stop this from happening as well as bring power to the voices of victims who has previously been muted. As a college student, and as a sexual assault survivor, I believe this teacher is taking a step backward and is conveying the wrong message to students that are supposed to look up to him. I hope that others in that class felt that same twinge of disgust in their stomachs, and I hope through this short paper that others may find the courage to speak up and out against sexual assault. —The Collegian interviewed the writer of this letter and decided not to publish the writer’s name.
An Important Message to Students about Cayuga’s Tobacco-Use Policy Cayuga Community College is committed to improving the health of its employees and students through a comprehensive program that discourages the use of tobacco products on its property. The use, distribution, or sale of tobacco products, including any smoking device, or carrying of any lighted smoking instrument in College buildings or on College premises is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to all sidewalks, parking lots, landscaped areas, recreational areas, buildings and events on college premises. Smoking materials must be extinguished prior to entering College property. “Tobacco” is defined as any cigarette, electronic or e-cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove cigarette, and any other smoking product, and any smokeless or spit tobacco in any form. Violations of this policy by students will be handled in a manner described below: - 1st offense – verbal warning (with documentation) - 2nd offense – written warning - 3rd offense - $25 fine - 4th offense - $50 fine - 5th offense - $100 fine - 6th offense and subsequent offenses - $200 fine Should you be found in violation of this policy, a College Public Safety Officer will issue a ticket. If you are a current user of tobacco products and would like to quit, the College’s Health Services Office provides free patches. I hope you take advantage of this free service. Thanks for your understanding and adherence to our tobacco-use policy. —Jeffrey Rosenthal Vice-President, Student Affairs
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The CCC History Club is selling refreshments at Art in the Park, Saturday, September 20th at Hoopes Park. Stop by and support our students!
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Spartan Volleyball Victorious in Home Opener
SPORTS GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS!
The Lady Spartans defeated Davis College this evening in their 2014 home opener in front of a full house. Despite dropping the first set to a slow start, the Spartans gained their momentum in the second set and never let go. The Lady Spartans have boasted some of the best stats across the board so far this season. Stat leaders for the evening include Ashley Jackowski (Chittenango, NY), Lexi Tucker (Union Springs, NY), Kiana Jones (Port Byron, NY), Jadda Phillips (Syracuse, NY), and Heather Thompson (Solvay, NY). Jackowski came out strong with 15 kills, one ace, and 3 solo blocks. On defense, Jones and Tucker put up a combined 31 digs. Jones also posted 30 tough serves which resulted in 4 consecutive aces in the third set. Phillips, who was currently 2nd in the Region in assists will add another 36 to her total.
Finally, Thompson added another 13 kills and three service aces.
Meet the Head Volleyball Coach McDonough has most recently served as a head coach and drills instructor for Gulf Coast Volleyball Ashley a McDonough Association, volunteer assistant at the University of Houston, and the head varsity volleyball coach at Living Stones Christian School (Alvin, TX). She possesses several USAV certifications and is also a current member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association. She previously played for Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, TX as a defensive specialist. She
was her varsity team captain and the 2001 recipient of the Clear Brook Volleyball Scholarship. She played club for Spike Sport (Houston, TX) and for Gulf Coast Juniors (Deer Park, TX) where her team qualified for the Junior Olympics. McDonough has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Houston Clear Lake and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. VOLLEYBALL SEASON RECORD AUGUST Fri 29 at Finger Lakes Community College L, 3-0 Fri 29 vs. Suffolk CC L, 3-0 Sat 30 vs. Nassau Community College L, 3-2 Sat 30 vs. Herkimer County Community College W, 3-1 SEPTEMBER Tue 2 at Broome Community College L, 3-0 Wed 3 at Tompkins Cortland Community College W, 3-1 Sat 6 vs. Onondaga Community College L, 2-0 Sat 6 vs. Monroe Community College L, 2-0 Sat 6 vs. Erie Community College L, 2-0
Lady Spartans Played with Fire but Drop a Thriller With a fury of attempts on goal within the last 10 minutes of the game, the Lady Spartans were unable to overcome an early second half goal by visiting North Country Lady Saints in an exciting season opener. Cayuga’s defense play tough, lead by Captain Brooke Mayville (Wayne, NY) and Danielle Mayville (Wayne, NY), held a quick and aggressive North Country attack to a 0-0 score line after the first half, with Brooke Mayville saving a certain goal of the line with her chest. The Saints were able to break down Cayuga’s stellar defense on a goal 5 minutes in the
Congratulations to the following student-athletes who were recently named to the Academic All-Region Team for 2013-14:
NJCAA REGION 2013-14 ACADEMIC ALL-REGION NAME COLLEGE SPORT GPA CREDITS Jacob Pritchard Brian Jennings Connor Davenport Shanna Shaff Aliyah Fowler Scott Wheat
Cayuga CC Cayuga CC Cayuga CC Cayuga CC Cayuga CC Cayuga CC
Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse Volleyball, Basketball, Softball Volleyball Men’s Soccer
3.82 3.75 3.7 3.66 3.65 3.57
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second half of a corner kick. After the game first year Coach Robie Robillard had this to say, “The ladies played amazing, with great fire and passion. Defensively we stayed strong and made it very hard for North Country to penetrate to goal. Offensively we struggled a bit but they never gave up and they were able to produce a few great chances. We got good efforts from our freshman Martha Caster (Auburn, NY) and Brooke Laukaitis (Fulton, NY)” Captain Bre Becker (Lusby, MD) had a solid game with 14 saves and was a great leader in the back.
Women’s Soccer Drops First Road Game at OCC It was gritty and defensive, as the Lady Spartans took their 1-1 record on the road to face conference rival Onondaga Community College. Cayuga had an excellent chance to go ahead in the first few minutes with a nice pass from Sarah Zakour (Southern Cayuga, NY) to forward Madison Robillard (Fulton, NY) who was in, one on one with the goalie, only to have her shot saved. Onondaga’s well organized offense scored two quick goals to set the Lady Spartan chasing the match. Cayuga had another good chance to bring the mach to 2-1, when Martha Caster found herself in on goal as well but the Cayuga opportunity saved by OCC’s keeper. Onondaga added a 3rd goal after
a Cayuga defensive breakdown to go 3-0 up before the end of the first half. Cayuga played much stronger in the 2nd half and shutout the Lazers of OCC to finish the game with a score line 3-0 Coach Robillard added this about the match, “The Ladies came out a bit sluggish in the first half but I am happy with some of the little things we did well. Captain Brooke Mayville (Wayne, NY) and freshman Haley Lukins (Weedsport, NY) played brilliantly as did Martha Caster (Fulton, NY) and Tiffany Westmiller (Port Byron, NY). We have tons of positive things to build on.” Breanne Becker (Lusby, MD) was busy in goal with 16 saves.
Spartans win first match Golfers Earn Region III Berths Congratulations to Simon Fricano (Union Springs, NY), Ryan Killian (Scipio Center, NY) and Mike Killian (Scipio Center, NY) …who each qualified for the NJCAA Region III Division III Golf Championships hosted by Tompkins-Cortland CC at the Robert Trent Jones Course at
Cornell University. Only forty-two golfers qualified and the two-day event ends this afternoon….with an opportunity to attend the NJCAA Championship hosted by Jamestown CC at Chautauqua CC. Best of luck to the Spartans!
The men’s soccer program opened the 2014 campaign at Emerson Park against Region III foe North Country CC. The Spartans started well with some good shots on target early on in the game. Paul McCormick (Glasgow, Scotland) opening his account for Cayuga from the flick on from Rob Latham (Portishead, England) to go 1-0 up early in the first half. The Spartans went 2-0 up, with Michael Haskins (Belfast, Ireland) assisting from the corner kick, to sophomore Captain Rob Carter (York, England) on a big goal just before the half.
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North Country scored their first goal about 14 minutes into the second half to make it at 2-1. The Spartans countered quickly a few minutes later when Rob Latham retrieved the ball and went to goal only for his shot to come off the post and fall right to Baileigh Roach (Cardiff, Wales), who knocked it in the back of the net to put the Spartans back up by two goals at 3 to 1. The final tally coming from Chris Davison (Newcastle, England) on a beautiful feed through for Sean Richards (Cardiff, Wales) who scored. Cayuga played strong, 4-1 win for the Spartans.
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CCC grad returns to campus as “The Brunell Visiting Artist” Documentary Filmmaker Eileen
ENTERTAINMENT Local Student Musician Opening for Aaron Carter’s World Tour Tom Weaver, a local high school musician from Union Springs, N.Y., is opening for child pop star, Aaron Carter, for his world tour stop at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 7 p.m. “I am very blessed to be working with Aaron during his tour. He was one of my favorite artists as a child, and I am excited to be on stage with him this fall,” Weaver said about being Carter’s upcoming opening act. Weaver has performed at The Taste of Syracuse, CC’s Tavern, Parker’s Bar and Grille, Kegs Canal Side, Curley’s, the Fulton War Memorial, The Retreat, Lewis’ Diner, the Admiral Inn, Creekside Café, and at Auburn’s Relay for Life as well as at various
graduation parties, benefits and community events. Weaver has also interviewed and performed live on WAER radio. His premiere album will be released this fall on iTunes. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at aaroncartertour.com or at thewestcotttheater.com. For more information, visit Weaver’s website at tomweavermusic.wix.com/ tomweavermusic as well as on Facebook (Tom Weaver Singer/Songwriter) and Twitter (@TomWeaverMusic). About Tom Weaver: Weaver is a singer/ songwriter who plays alternative acoustic music. He began playing guitar at the age of 11 after being influenced by his father’s musical talent throughout his life. After his father’s sudden passing in September of 2013, Weaver began to pursue music as a professional career. His style is a blend of all genres, with the organic sound of an acoustic guitar. About Aaron Carter: Aaron Carter is the brother of Nick Carter, one of the members of the Backstreet Boys. Carter recorded his first album at age 13 and has since appeared on Dancing with the Stars, the reality show, House of Carters, and has won multiple awards including the TEEN Choice Award and a Kids Choice Award. He is currently on Broadway starring in The Fantasticks.
Jerrett ’02 is excited about returning to the CCC campus for the 2014 fall semester as the college’s “Visiting Artist.” Jerrett, an independent documentary filmmaker, is excited Eileen Jerrett to present several screening events exposing students to the many techniques used in documentary film production She will host question and answer sessions following the film screenings for students and participants. On November 11th, there will be a screening of two short documentaries: First--Sex on Wheels and the Vagina Slides. Co-presented by film’s director Amanda Feder (from Montreal) and Sex on Wheels editor, Eileen Jerrett. Training wheels never looked so good.. Sex on Wheels documents the role that cycling plays in one woman’s quest for love in the big city. Amanda, who has never learned to ride a bike, is convinced that balancing on two wheels will lead to romance. This film is a lighthearted look at bike culture among hip, urban 20 something’s. Second short film: Vagina Slides directed by Amanda Feder. The film is about unraveling the true stories behind one dirty joke. In the 1970s, a human sexuality course was introduced at Concordia, one of the first of its kind to be offered in Canada. Breaking so many taboos, even for its time, stories about the class began to circulate within the university, morphing into salacious tidbits, then into dirty jokes, and then into a dirty secret. Karen, Susan and Shirley are former students
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CCC Student Television Productions win Awards The Telcom Department and School of Media and the Arts (SOMA) at Cayuga Community College are pleased to announce that one their student-produced programs, The Sweet Treat Trail, has been selected as a winner of two 2014 TELLY AWARDS. The TELLY Awards are the premier international awards honoring the finest film and video productions, ground-breaking web commercials, videos and films, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. The 34th Annual TELLY Awards received over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. C3 Video students worked with the Cayuga County Office of Tourism to create a series of short videos for the new Finger Lakes Sweet Treat trail that opened last summer. The students created 10 videos featuring various stops on the trail. The trail is a “foodie” trail that has become very popular. C3 Video is SOMA’s student-run video and film production company
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of the course, and were clearly affected by its intimate nature decades later, the three women have clear memories of its content. Through the words of these women, this film unravels the story of this boundary breaking course, the context in which it was developed, and, most importantly, the role that it played in the lives of three students. The Brunell Visiting Artist/Scholar Program is supported by a Cayuga Community College endowed fund. The fund is a bequest from the estate of the late Professor Robert Brunell.
CCC Telcom students produced an awardwinning television production which helps Cayuga County’s Office of Tourism. dedicated to teaching media production and entrepreneurship skills to Media/Telcom students at Cayuga Community College. It was started, in part, by support from the Kauffman and Stardust Foundations. All the segments from the awardwinning program are available to view on Cayuga County Office of Tourism website at http:// t o u rc ay u g a . c o m / fa r m - t o - t ab l e / finger-lakes-sweet-treat-trail/.
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