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Vol. 62 Issue 2 September 30, 2015
CAYUGABRIEFS
PHOTOS BY CALEB SLATER
NATIONAL COLLEGE RADIO DAY IS FRIDAY OCT. 2; WDWN plans activities for Wednesday September 30th
MEET THE NEW CCC PRESIDENT By Caleb Slater, Editor-in-chief
Sexologist Dr. Shuey is coming! Hailing from the city of Brotherly Love, Dr. Shuey has always had a passion for human sexuality. She is a Board Certified Sexologist & AASECT Certified Sexuality and a Masters in Human Sexuality Education. Dr. Dr. Shuey Shuey believes sex is healthy and normal. She creates safe and welcoming environments for college students to explore their knowledge around sexuality, and gain confidence in their sexual expression. She will appear October 5 at 11 am on the Auburn Campus and on October 6 at 12:30 pm on the Fulton Campus.
“I think Cayuga Community with the SGO at the Fulton campus. College is well positioned and has “My focus over the last month has been for some time to provide high been to meet with as many people quality education to its students.” as possible, to learn about the That is what up-and-coming CCC current state of the college through President Brian Durant their eyes, and have said drew him to the conversations about CCC campus. the future.” Durant Dr. Durant is an remarked. Durant has noticed experienced worker who some issues at CCC received a doctrine at that he hopes to work Northeastern University on during his time here, in higher education and including the possibility spent the last nine years of on campus housing. of his life working at “The exploration for SUNY Adirondack, in student housing should Queensbury, New York. continue. A great deal Dr. Durant worked as of effort has gone into the Dean for student it, thus far. This year, we affairs and then the Vice will be taking the next President for academic steps to evaluate the and student affairs at SUNY Adirondack. readiness of the project Durant is hoping to as a whole,” Durant said. get to know the student In addition, CCC and faculty better in President Durant is the coming weeks and New CCC President looking to hold an open already had a meeting forum this November. Dr. Brian Durant
CAYUGA RECORDS RELEASES NEW ALBUM The new album features the music of CCC Telcom student Frank ’The Tank’ Smith
CAYUGA RECORDS may have a new hit on their hands. Cayuga Community College’s own record company is releasing to the public their latest album on Wednesday, September 30th during a launch party at Auburn Public Theater, 108 Genesee Street in Auburn. The new release features the original music of country/rock s i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r, Frank “The Tank” Smith, who will be performing at the event which will run from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Cayuga Records Frank ‘The began as a hands- Tank’ Smith on learning program at CCC to give media students a chance to gain experience in the music business. Cayuga Records has produced 15 albums to date, with two more planned for this year. Cayuga’s Media/Telcom department also has a student-run video and film production company, C3Video, which is releasing a new DVD this year. Cayuga is the only Community College in New York State that offers students an opportunity to create, develop, and launch their own businesses in electronic media. In cooperation with the Auburn Public Theatre and C3Video, CCCMedia/Telcom students will be filming the live performances.
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FULTON
CAMPUS!
OPINIONS Here’s how I see it! Caleb Slater
FANTASY FOOTBALL I have never been a fan of the sport football, but I have watched more football this season than in my entire life and the reason boils down to two words, Fantasy Football. I am a person who normally watches one NFL game a year, the Super Bowl. I like it because of the hype that is built around it and for the very expensive and often elaborate commercials that air during the game. I don’t know all of the NFL
The Collegian wants to know what is going on up there! Be a Fulton Correspondent or just email us your news at Cayugacollegian@ gmail.com teams and until two weeks ago, I didn’t even know what a bench player is! Needless to say, I was very surprised when one of my friends asked me to join his Lattimore Hall Fantasy Football League. I still think I was asked because they couldn’t find anyone else, or they wanted an easy victory. Either way, I am glad that I was asked because it gives me a reason to actually watch the games and I enjoy the company of food and friends over Sunday night football. One of the league members, James Auringer said it best when he told me, “it’s fun (Fantasy Football) in the sense that when you get all of your buddies to get involved with you, it gives you something to talk about other than every day life.”
November 2015 Weekend Bus Trip to New York City The Cayuga Community College Alumni Association is booking a weekend bus excursion to New York City on Saturday and Sunday, November 7 & 8, 2015. The group will be staying at Hampton Inn, Manhattan/Times Square South; a prime location for participants to plan the activities of their choice. Transportation by deluxe motor coach will depart from the college’s Auburn campus at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. Travelers will be dropped off before noon at The Hampton Inn; located at 337 West 39th St. New York, NY 10018. The return trip will
depart at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, and arrive in Auburn by 9:00 p.m. This trip is open to the public (age restrictions may apply). The per-person cost of $275 is based on two people sharing a hotel room; includes round-trip motor coach transportation and snacks en route, and complimentary breakfast. Payment is due upon reservation by check or cash only. On sale until October 8 or until sold out. For additional details, contact the college’s Alumni Office by email at alumni@cayuga-cc.edu or by phone at 315-294-8524.
Group wants Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill By Caleb Slater, Editor-in-chief The Harriet Tubman Boosters, a non-profit organization that, according to their mission statement seeks to, “Keep the memory of Harriet Tubman’s remarkable life’s work in the forefront…” is endorsing the womenon20’s initiative to get a woman on the $20 bill by the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It will be 100 years since the United States gave women the right to vote on August 18, 1920.
Womenon20’s is a non-profit organization that started the initiative to get a women on the $20 bill. Back in May of this year, they held a survey to determine which heroic American female best deserves to be represented on our currency and ultimately Harriet Tubman, a.k.a. “Black Moses” was deemed the winner. Since then, the Tubman Boosters have collected over 350 signatures for a petition that was sent to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew.
The government’s response back was to instead move the initiative to the $10 bill because that is the next bill up for redesign, in 2022. Tubman Boosters President Laurel Ullyette fired back by saying, “I personally do not want to see Harriet on the $10 bill. That is an insult!” She then goes on to say, “Andrew Jackson has no business representing our country. He was a slave trader who didn’t want anything to do with paper money and made his wealth over the hard work of others.” In addition, Harriet Tubman descendant, Pauline Copes Johnson said in a letter to Secretary Lew, “She was the woman who helped change the outcome of these United States. Slavery was the shame of these United States and she deserves this recognition. Women are half, if not more of the population on this continent.” Norman Lee, Director of Student Activities at Cayuga Community College, has since reached out to the Boosters and through the CAYA (Come as You Are) club has attained more signatures. For more information you can contact the Harriet Tubman Boosters President at lullyette@gmail.com.
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WDWN staff meets with White House leaders
Senior Advisor to the President, Valerie Jarrett (back row center), and Kyle Lierman, Associate Director of Public Engagement and Senior Policy Advisor (back row, far right), met with the leaders of college radio in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
Cayuga Community College radio station, WDWN, was one of five college radio stations, nationally, that was invited to represent the medium of college radio at the White House. The visit took place on Thursday, September 24th as a prelude to National College Radio Day, which will take place nationwide Friday, October 2., 2015. WDWN Station Advisor Jeff Szczesniak and CCC student Lauren Maltese met with Senior Advisor to the President, Valerie Jarrett, and Kyle Lierman, Associate Director of Public Engagement and Senior Policy Advisor, to discuss, on-therecord, the government’s “It’s On Us” campaign to end campus sexual assault. Additionally, the group then met with Cecelia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and James Kvaal, Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, to discuss the topic of college affordability. After the meetings, the group took a tour of the West Wing which included a photo session in the Press Briefing Room with Josh Earnest, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary. This was followed by a lively discussion in the Roosevelt Room on the role of the media, and the importance of student media especially. College radio was specifically discussed as well.
At the conclusion of the visit, Szczesniak was presented with a letter from President Obama wishing WDWN a successful College Radio Day 2015 and also stating: “By keeping the legacy of college radio stations alive and strong, students on campuses from coast to coast experience the thrills of sharing and discovering media and creating stimulating programming. In doing so, they are lending their talents to a tradition that has been unfolding for generations and inspiring others to join in the work of shaping our future’s course.” “I applaud the efforts of college radio stations across the country, to participate and promote College Radio Day. College radio has been an institution on college campuses for decades. And there are previous generations of Americans that have learned the broadcast industry by volunteering at college radio stations. There are also generations of college students that have been exposed to new music and new ideas by listening to college radio stations. So I certainly want to compliment and encourage those students that are involved in college radio and urge you to continue to keep college radio the kind of rich and independent source of entertainment that has long served college students and college campuses so well.” - Josh Earnest, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary.
WDWN Station Advisor Jeff Szczesniak and CCC student Lauren Maltese (back row, middle) are photographed with Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Josh Earnest in The White House’s Press Briefing Room.
WDWN Station Advisor Jeff Szczesniak outside The White House holding the letter from President Obama. WDWN Station Advisor Jeff Szczesniak in the Roosevelt Room of The White House.
WDWN Station Advisor Jeff Szczesniak and CCC student Lauren Maltese get to see what it is like to address The White House Press from the podium in The White House’s Press Briefing Room. SERVING THE STUDENTS OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS!
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ACTIVITIES FAIR AUBURN CAMPUS
ANIME/MANGA CLUB: (L TO R) John Webster, Elizabeth Sidoti, Saharrah Maloney, Caitlyn Harris, and Nickolas Rodriquez.
Kevin Shutter
CAYA (COME AS YOU ARE): (L TO R) Ste ceonna Capers and Dacia Rucker
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLUB: (L TO R) Chris Chase, Victoria Cleck, Westley Reynolds, Chumani Ketcham, Travis Strecker, Melissa Sheriff, and Mariah Johnson.
GSA: Ashley Hatten and Allison Wellington
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WEEKLY puzzle HARLEQUIN PRODUCTIONS featuring Bob Frame behind the glass.
BASIC: Erin Shannon and John Shannon
CHEER TEAM: An effort is underway to form CCC’s first cheer team. PAGE FOUR
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