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Vol. 64 Issue 2 September 26, 2017
LIFE AT
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LATTIMORE ‘ANNOYING’ By Richard Ducayne, associate editor
Bat- What? BATSU! is America’s Live Japanese Game Show where four warriors compete in comedic challenges to avoid electric shocks, paintballs, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more hilarious and jaw-dropping punishments. You can catch the fun on Wednesday, September 27th at 11 a.m. in The Event Center on the Fulton Campus. The show was held on Monday, September 25th on the Auburn Campus. The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
New Auburn Bookstore hours started Monday, 9/25 Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The store will extend hours for finals & rental returns 12/11-12/14, Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Engineering Technical Club to meet first Wednesdays The Engineering Technical Club will meet from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Business and Industry Center (BIC). They meet the first Wednesdays of every month on the following dates: October 4th, November 1st , and December 6th.
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FULTON: BATSU Japanese Game Show!!
CCC athletes, Robert Ward, Santi Ortega, and Eduardo Olavide, help to paint a home.
CCC STUDENTS HELP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief
As per a yearly tradition, a few of CCC’s student athletes came together to give back to their community. Last Friday afternoon, three cross country team members and two soccer players went to 6 Adams Street in Auburn to help Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit charity that was established in 1978 by Millard Fuller. It began when Fuller and his wife had moved to Georgia. When a local elderly man needed his home redone, they helped rebuild it. Since then, two-million homes have been built and rehabilitated around the world. There are 80 countries with affiliates. Cayuga County’s Habitat for Humanity has helped rehabilitate 192 homes, with about 18 homes rehabilitated each year. Habitat for Humanity is made possible by both volunteers and corporate partners.
Some of the corporate partners involved are the Dow Chemical Company, Larson, Valspar, and Whirlpool. Each house helped by Habitat for Humanity receives appliances from Whirlpool. Kip, the man giving the athletes the run through of Habitat for Humanity in general, as well as the day’s plan, explained how it works. “We call it a hand-up, not a hand-out.” He says the families moving into the house pay a small mortgage each month, eventually paying off the cost of rehabilitating it. He also explained that those living in the house must work 250 hours on the house, to be involved in the process. He also noted that Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization, and that he personally likes to start each day of work with a prayer. After a short CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE
Many Cayuga Community College students are expressing their concerns over a privately owned student housing complex in downtown Auburn known as Lattimore Hall. Located in downtown Auburn, the complex, which fits in a total of 97 beds on five floors, has been at the center of student annoyances lately. Many of these students, who pay, according to Lattimore Hall’s website, $3,500 a semester, say they are having trouble sleeping, studying, and can smell a stench of marijuana throughout the building. Several students, who all preferred not to be identified, say that most of the problems there can’t be dealt with properly because there is no police officer on the premises, just security guards. “I mean, there is nothing they can really do,” one student lamented. “We have ignorant students who like to blast their audio, it doesn’t even have to be music...sometimes they yell out the window, things like that,” another Lattimore resident said. “The scent of marijuana there is pretty strong,” said a third student resident. The students also say services promised do not add up to the amount of money it costs to live there. “The Internet (service) is pretty bad, there isn’t any stove, which is annoying...some rooms are big, some rooms are small, when I first looked at Lattimore they told me all the rooms are the same (size), they’re not.” The Lattimore Hall website lists a professional Director along with a live in Resident Director and live in Resident Assistants on a secure premises with on-site maintenance. They also describe the dorm’s atmosphere as “an extension of the academic environment.” CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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CCC Cross Country runner, Tim Rouse, helps by painting boards.
CCC ATHLETES HELP HOMELESS
MEET MEMBERS OF THE AUBURN STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OPINIONS HOW I SEE IT...
BEIJING SALEEN (PRESIDENT)
TATIANA RAYMUNDO (VICE PRESIDENT)
EMILY NGUYEN (SECRETARY)
Beijing Saleem is a Studio Art & Design major with a concentration in painting and drawing at CCC. She is currently in her third semester and has plans to transfer to a university when she has obtained her Associates Degree. Beijing enjoys writing and drawing in her Beijing Saleen spare time and also works on campus as a tutor.
My name is Tatiana Raymundo, I am the student government Vice President attending my second year at Cayuga Community College. I am currently pursuing a liberal arts associates degree with a concentration in Psychology and will be continuing my studies at a four year school getting my bachelors degree in Zoology. I play on the college soccer team and spend my free time in the gym with the volleyball team as well.
My name is Emily Nguyen and I am the secretary for our student government organization. I’m in my second year here at Cayuga Community College as a full time student. My major is medical imagining and I hope to further my education after I graduate. Over the summer, I worked Emily Nguyen as a student orientation leader and help assist with the Fall 2017 orientation. Also over the summer and throughout the 2016-2017 school year, I’ve been a student worker, working in the Student Engagement office. I plan to finish out my year here and see where that takes me.
SHANNON DAVENPORT (TREASURER)
MEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR JOHN EXNER
Gabby Rizzo
Shannon Davenport
Shannon Davenport is in her second semester of Business degree at CCC. She would like to transfer to Oswego to complete her BA in Business. She holds the position of treasurer at the Auburn Student Government Organization.
STEFANIE MITCHELL (STUDENT TRUSTEE)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As the first month of the semester comes to a close, everyone is beginning to get more settled in. One of the things that usually seems to go overlooked is the importance of being involved in the College. Joining clubs and going to athletic game is a very unique and special thing. I give this spiel a lot, but coming from a school where there weren’t many diverse clubs or as many athletics, I see the importance of being involved. If you’re unsure of what you’re passionate about, going to club meetings can help you narrow down what you enjoy. It could also introduce you to things you would never thought you’d like. Making friends is a lot less daunting when you know the people share similar interests with you. The other thing is going to athletic events. It could be a great thing to do with your friends, going and cheering for your classmates, and feeling the excitement of the game. It could also build morale for the team. Going to games encourages the players, and the whole cycle builds school spirit. You by no means have to join clubs or go to games, but the bottom line is that there is so much to explore. It’s a great way to make friends and help better the community. As small as it seems, joining these clubs and building it the way you think would benefit others can go a long way, and also benefiting you in the long run. —Gabby Rizzo, Cayuga Collegian editor-in-chief
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John is a theatre student at CCC, and is the President of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter. Politically John is a classical liberal. He believes in free speech, free markets, limited government, volunteerism, etc. John has been an actor for over five years, and participates in Harlequin Productions at the college and Auburn Players Community Theatre. John wants to become a professional actor after graduating from CCC along with continuing to do political activism. He is very outgoing and loves to spend time with friends and family, and meet new people at social events.
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Stefanie Mitchell is an Audio Production major with a concentration in music. She currently hold a Bachelors degree from St. Petersburg College in Education. Her goal is to obtain a Masters in Marketing and use this knowledge to explore a Stefanie MItchell career in media. She enjoys fishing, singing opera and spending time with her family.
Lattimore Hall, a privately owned dorm serving Cayuga Community College students in downtown Auburn, charges $3,500 a semester for rent. Students say there are problems that are not addressed on the property which houses 97. —CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Lattimore Hall was sold to WCBB Holdings LLC on August 15th and the relationship with the college, which many CCC officials have said is positive, has continued through this year. At the end of next spring, if all 97 students stay on both semesters, Lattimore Hall is set to make 679,000 dollars in gross income before expenses. For concerned students who wish to share what annoys them about living at Lattimore Hall, the mailing address to LATTIMORE WCCB LLC, according to the New York State website, is the following: LATTIMORE WCBB LLC, 6 VALAIS COURT, FAIRPORT, NEW YORK, 14450. Students may also email cayugacollegian@ gmail.com to share their grievances.
NOT THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN Lattimore Hall resident spending $3,500 a semester are essentially budgeting for $875 for four months of rent. According to the latest listings on zillow.com and trulia.com, in the Auburn area there is a three bedroom apartment for $775 a month, a one bedroom apartment for $600 a month, a studio apartment for $650 a month, and many other deals that would be exponentially less than the price asked at Lattimore Hall for a small space. Keep in mind, many landlords may want a commitment of 12 months.
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CROSS COUNTRY RETURNS TO CCC By Ed Vivenzio, staff writer Earlier this year, Cayuga Community College announced the addition of Men’s and Women’s Cross Country to its list of Fall
SPARTAN SPORTS
Erica Phillips(Corcoran High School) led the Lady Spartans volleyball team at the Finger Lakes CC pod with 23 assists in one match as the setter, and 11 kills in the other matches as a hitter.
Grant Stamp (Ammah Valley School) scored 3 goals and had an assist in the men’s soccer team victories over an undefeated Broome team and Jamestown.
sports. Toni Gianettino was also slated to be the head coach for both the men’s and women’s teams. This brought the number of intercollegiate sports offered by the school to 12. With meets now under their belt, it’s clear that the cross country teams are a welcome addition to the school’s athletic program. Two members of the men’s team – Khoron Burton and Brian Whitman – said they were excited to continue their running careers they began in high school. “I enjoy running a lot both competitively and running by myself I played sports in high school and
thought this was a good way to continue my career,” said Whitman. Whitman also described his enjoyment of the season as a whole: “The season’s gone pretty good so far. A lot of great people have been joining the team and we hope to improve.” The sentiment is echoed by Coach Gianettino, who is also proud of the teams. “The season has gone pretty well so far,” she says. “We’re starting out slow but I’m really enjoying coaching these fine young students, and I have a good feeling that we’re going to finish this season strong.” While she admits this season has been a building year, Coach Gianettino is optimistic and already looking forward to next season.
Women’s Soccer Spartans dominate Jawhawks loses at home The Lady Spartans had a strong game but were unable to find the goal ends up in another loss at home against visiting Jamestown. Cayuga started and played very well defensively…holding the Lady Jayhawks back. Unfortunately, Jamestown was able to crack the Cayuga defense and scored 3 first half goals. The second half was a bit of the same…as Jamestown score 3 more unanswered goals. Cayuga did produce some fantastic offensive chances, but struggled to find the back of the net. Coach Robillard commented, “We are getting better each game and I love the effort the ladies are putting into each game. I am really impressed with Madi Hatt (Jordan, NY) who is a massive force in the back and gives the team 90 minutes of great soccer. Cayuga travels to Genesee Community College on Wednesday to face the Region III top-ranked team.
The Cayuga CC men’s soccer team ran their early season record to 5-1 with a convincing 6-0 win over visiting Jamestown CC. Mikel Abando (Bilboa, Spain) and Grant Stamp (Swansea, Wales) scored two goals apiece to lead the way for the Spartans. Captain Selim Prenci (Bristol, England) and freshman Jose Sanchez (Valencia, Spain) were the other goal scorers for the Spartans. Keepers Konrad Pawlowski (Humble, TX) and Max Dixon (Telford,England) had 2 saves each to preserve the shutout. Mauricio Kosegarten (Puebla, Mexico) and Jerimy Kilgour (Canterbury, New Zealand) led the
way in the defensive back for the Spartans... who were solid all day. Next up for the Spartans is nationally-ranked Genesee on the road on Wednesday 9/20.
Volleyball drops 3 at FLCC Pod It was another tough weekend for the Spartan women’s volleyball team. The day started very slowly for the team, unable to wake from the trip to Finger Lakes… the team fell in ugly fashion to the home team 3 games to 0. The team played Genesee next dropping the first game by 2 points, rebounding to win the second game, only to fall in the next two games to drop the match. To end the day the team played Monroe. Showing why they are one of the top teams in the region Monroe took the match 3-0. The team played well and fought throughout the match, but just couldn’t match the Tribune’s firepower. Some of the stars for the day were, Erica
Phillips (Syracuse, NY) with 23 assists in one match as the setter, and 11 kills in the other matches as a hitter. Gabby Bell (Syracuse, NY) again pacing the defense with 59 digs. The team will travel to Davis on Tuesday for a rematch with the Falcons.
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CCC ENTERS INTO LEASE WITH CITY FOR USE OF CASEY/FALCON FIELDS By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief Last Thursday at the Auburn City Council meeting, the City of Auburn agreed to let CCC use their Falcon and Casey Park Fields. The fields will be used for the college’s future baseball team and for the 2018 Spring season of the college’s women’s softball games. The college reportedly hopes to have a men’s baseball team in place for 2019.
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The Casey Park lease will begin next March, and the lease for Falcon Park will begin in March of 2019. The lease for each costs $7,000 each and includes the ability to renew the lease every two years. The renewing ability will last five times. Park maintenance will be provided by the city. College and high school officials will have to meet before the start of each season to ensure that there will be no scheduling conflicts.
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When I hung up the phone with her I had mixed emotions, one was confusion because I honestly thought I possibly could’ve had one of the worst auditions of all time and the other was excitement. I was excited not so much to be in front of a camera again, but to actually see how behind-the-scenes of a commercial look liked. I arrived at the coffee shop a little early so I was the first one there. Being a little nervous, I was so happy I had a minute to myself to collect my thoughts and breathe. But the calmness didn’t last long, the makeup artist came in, then the crew, the producer followed, and from there it was nonstop organized chaos. I was rushed into hair and makeup where she spent about 20 minutes applying all sorts of makeup, to make my face pop out for the camera. As she was doing that, there was about four guys setting up huge boom microphones, tripods for the $1,000 high tech video cameras, along with lights and light reflectors. This cute little coffee shop was crammed with equipment from wall-to-wall in less than 20 minutes. When I was finished with the makeup, it was show time. Actually, I just had to learn how to be a coffee barister. I had to make a latte which is actually pretty easy, but when you’re doing for TV, everything has to be a little dramatized. I had to let it sit under the machine for longer than normal just to get extra steam for the full effect. I also had to make an espresso and serve it on the table, but all the while when this is going on, I have to do take after take for editing purposes. Because in one take I might have served it perfectly, but the machine didn’t produce enough coffee for the camera to see it. It was really interesting to see how much of a production is the editing part to make it look seamless. When they thought they had enough footage for that scene, they called it a day and started packing up to head to the next scene of the day. Although my job for the day was done, they still had scenes that day and the day following with other people. I was amazed how quickly they took everything down and how smoothly the crew worked together. I was also shocked how long it takes just for one scene to be shot. What took an hour and half may only be 15 seconds or less in a commercial. Spencer Kenney was chosen as one of the students to be featured in a new television commercial advertising the college.
CCC athletes, Robert Ward, Santi Ortega, Eduardo Olavide, Damon Litzenberger, and Tom Rouse help to paint a home.
CCC STUDENTS HELP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE —CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
prayer said by Kip, the guys began their work. The team today was made up of soccer players Santi Ortega and Eduardo Olavide, and cross country members Damon Litzenberger, Robert Ward, and Tim Rouse. “It feels great,” said Litzenberger, “it feels great to help the community and meet new people.” The house is hoped to be ready by November 1st, set to be moved in by a family of four. Tim Rouse, having worked on three projects with Habitat for Humanity as a student athlete, said “it feels great to give back as an athlete. I wouldn’t have a problem doing this anytime. I keep coming back because I enjoy it, and I hope the people that are going to live here like the house and like living here.”
CONSTITUTION DAY ON CCC AUBURN CAMPUS
His main message was to engage in vote, stay educated on what’s going on in the world, andcommit to Activism. The event was well received.
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Monday September 18th, the SGO and SAB hosted an event for Constitution Day. Veridus L. Robinson, the National director of the Democracy Commitment, came to speak in the Ida Bisgrove Theatre on the Auburn campus. He spoke about democracy and different ways students can get involved in their communities. At one point, he asked everyone in the audience take a card and write down one issue they really care about. There was a variety of different issues in the room that people voiced. After people voiced their issue, he went through different tips on how each person could best commit to activism on it. He also had a lot of fun joking around and talking with the students and staff that came to the event.
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I was headed to the library to catch up on some homework when I saw Steve Keeler the head of Telcom Department in the hallway. He immediately approached me and asked if I was there for the school commercial auditions. All I heard was audition and my stomach instantly dropped. I’m great with behind the camera work, but as soon as you stick me in front of one I start shaking like a scared Chihuahua. I assured him that auditions weren’t for me, but he encouraged me that it wouldn’t be as bad as I thought, all I had to do was go into the business room, fill out a form, introduce myself to the producer and I’d be on my way to do the homework I needed to get done in the first place. I thought it sounded easy enough, but when I stepped foot into the business room I saw forms, I saw the producer, but I also saw a video camera set up and some lines to read on a bulletin board. By that time I had already told Steve that I’d do it, so there was no going back even though my hand was shaking as I filled out the form and I was dreading being there by the second I stuck it out. After I had filled out the form, it was my turn to stand on that white line, look into the camera, and explain who I was, why I was there which is kind of hard to do when you don’t even know that question yourself, and then say the three lines that were given to me. The whole time the only thing that was getting me through was me thinking to myself “you’re doing so bad there’s no way they will pick you and you’ll never have to stand in front of a camera again.” I finally made it through the dreaded 10 minutes and more or less sprinted out of that room to the my safe place, which in this case was the library. I was on my way home from work, days after my audition, when I get a call from an unknown number in the Rochester area. I picked up hesitantly like any other person would when they have a random number calling them. The lady on the line introduced herself as Jocelyn Burton from the auditions and she was ecstatic to inform me that I was one of the ones chosen for the commercial. She also said I was to be at the Riverbend Coffee Shop at 12 o’clock on Wednesday for hair and makeup.