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L to R: Dianne Holbert of CCC; Helen Hoefer, director of community services at Catholic Charities of Oswego County; and Michael Fochtman of CCC.
CCC aids local food pantry Students and employees of Cayuga Community College Fulton Campus recently presented Catholic Charities of Oswego County with a donation for the agency’s food pantry. The donation is part of CCC’s annual Fitness Challenge. To encourage healthier living and exercise participants earn points for physical activity and weight loss. Various events are part of the challenge and the food collection for Catholic Charities was one of them. —Reprinted from Oswego County Today
Semester Stress? CCC’s Fulton Campus will enjoy an ‘SPA’ day on Monday, April 29, 2013 from 10 am to 3 pm. Everyone is invited to come to the main foyer to enjoy some fabulous pampering.
BOSTON - APRIL 15: A second explosion goes off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Bombs Blast Boston’s Marathon By Alec Rider, editor-in-chief
It was great running weather in the afternoon of April 15th. Bostonians were celebrating Patriots’ Day, commemorating the start of the American Revolutionary War in Lexington and Concord. It’s a state holiday in Massachusetts, so kids were out of school, adults were out of work, and they all descended on the Boston Marathon. Marathon Monday is quite possibly the best day on the calendar to be in Boston. It was not to be for this certain Monday. The 117th Boston Marathon had declared its victor about two hours before tragedy struck in Copley Square, Boylston Street. At 4 hours, 9 minutes, and 43 seconds into the 26.2 mile marathon, around the average
finish time for the 2012 Boston Marathon, an intermittent explosive device was remotely detonated inside backpack sitting mere feet from spectators at 2:50 EST, creating a fireball that ripped apart everything in its wake, shooting ball bearings, nails, and BBs into the crowd and the runners nearing the finish line. Twelve seconds later, a block down the street, another concealed IED later identified as a pressure cooker bomb, exploded. Windows were blown out, debris everywhere, human beings lay on sidewalks with American flags and blood spattered all around them. Shattered glass and severed limbs made it evidently clear that terrorists
had struck the United States of America once again. Through the screams and cries of anguish came the indomitable human spirit. Boston police officers and Massachusetts National Guardsmen rushed into the warzone looking scene within five seconds. They weren’t alone. Bystanders and journalists ran toward the explosions to help lift the long barricade and other debris off of the injured and severely wounded men, women, and children. Perhaps the only silver lining in this tragedy was the fact that on Marathon Monday there are more doctors, nurses and hospital beds near the finish line than in SEE BOMBING SUSPECTS PAGE THREE
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The first blast near the finish line. Below: Bystanders help an injured woman at the scene of the first explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. (John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe / Getty Images)
8-year-old Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lü Lingzi, 23, were killed by the bomb blasts. Many of the more than 180 injured suffered amputations of limbs.
A Boston Marathon runner leaves the course crying near Copley Square following an explosion at the finish line in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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Social Media’s Impact on the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers On April 15th all of us traditional students, we all experienced what our parents did on 9/11 when we were only 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 years old. We felt ourselves shaking. We knew that terror had descended upon one of our greatest cities, the Alec Rider city where this country was forged. We knew what it meant. It meant death, destruction, chaos, and misery. The Boston Marathon was attacked that day by two men, one of them, mere months older than me. But there was something that didn’t exist in 2001 that exists today. Usually, most Americans use Twitter to keep up with the Kardashians or see what our favorite sports stars and musicians have to say. But Twitter became something more from April 15-19.
It became for everyone what it had always been for me, a news aggregator. A place where you could follow 100 different news outlets and 100 different journalists and be briefed on every nook and cranny of a breaking news situation every 15 seconds by multiple sources, who they themselves have sources.
But it became a place for national mourning, healing, and finally celebration
once the terror was over. We as Tweeters ran multiple #prayfor____ trends, and we trended important information pertaining to the case at hand whenever the FBI or leaks made it available. With the advent of social media we made it possible for the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings to become the largest dragnet in the history of law enforcement. Past bombings that include the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta and the Lockerbie bombing took years to unravel. But in today’s world, it took less than 100 hours. But it wasn’t without its moments. Twitter and Reddit made prevalent pieces of information that were skewed or just totally untrue. This was mostly Reddit, but Twitter had a few too. We’ve moved into a new age. An age where social media beat television news to the original events on Thursday night that led to the death of one terrorist and the capture of the other the next morning, by 30 minutes. No one went to TV for their up-to-date information. They went to Twitter, to social media. The dust has settled and we have returned to normalcy. I say normalcy, because with every attack on our brothers and sisters in this country, I fear we might lose a little something each time, that we will replace “normal” with “a new normal.” But we as a people have overcome, though we didn’t overcome like we did in 9/11 where we felt like victims. We actively participated in the manhunt for these fugitives and we helped catch them like we never have before. Social media has truly arrived.
What is Going on, Hollywood? Dear Hollywood, I would like to express my clear disgust for your latest attempt at reeling in my generation to the movie theater. I would also like to express my shock surprise on what you think my generation is Abigail Young interested in. What film might you ask has made me literally question what some of you are thinking out there? Ladies and gentlemen, Spring Breakers. Just the name seems to ooze it’s unbelievable content. The synopsis of this movie is about a group of college girls who want to go on Spring Break. Instead of saving for this trip, instead of getting a job to pay for this trip, and instead of not simply going on this trip, the group robs a diner. Of course they make off like bandits to some beach in the South where they immediately start drinking and partying their brains out. Enter the police. Arrested in their skinny bikinis and sent to jail, in those same skinny
bikinis, the group is rescued by a shady, high out of his mind man. He “knows they were special from the minute he saw them.” Right. The group goes with him and continue to get involved in illegal stuff, you know, selling drugs, robbing places, and shooting guns, all the while in their skinny bikinis. So dear Hollywood, what is my issue? Why do I not enjoy watching skinny, stupid young women get into trouble? Why am I not smiling and laughing at what they do? Let me see. One, do you think every single young woman is a size zero and parades around sleeping with every single guy they meet and has absolute zero sense of responsibility? Two, do you honestly think that we all want to go on Spring Break to get drunk and high? Three, do you honestly think that we immediate trust some guy we just met and go with him somewhere? Four, do you think we all enjoy acting like idiots and robbing some place because we need money? And finally, five, what kind of message are you sending here? As I shake my head with pure disgust, I leave you with this, what is going on Hollywood?
— Abigail Young, editor
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Editorial Board ALEC RIDER - Editor-in-chief ABIGAIL YOUNG, Editor MARY G. MERRITT, Advisor Staff JAMES GRANGER, Staff Writer SARAH GUIDONE, Staff Writer DANIELLE SKOWRON, Staff Writer
A Student’s Message for Motorists Over two thirds of motorcycle accidents are caused by drivers of other vehicles, not so much the motorcyclists themselves. There are many reasons that drivers cause these crashes most of the time and not the motorcyclists. The most common causes of these incidents are things like not being able to see the motorcycle either because they are smaller and are in a blind spot or because a bigger vehicle moves and a bike just seems to appear. Driving recklessly and not paying close attention to your surroundings may affect your ability to react or maneuver in an emergency situation and could very well ruin or end somebody’s life in the blink of an eye. More than 4,000 people die in motorcycle accidents each year and you can help lower this number by just being aware of those surrounding you and closely obeying the “rules of the road.” Such ways to avoid these accidents are simple, things like giving a rider enough room or closely checking all of your blind spots can definitely help avoid a crash.
A lot of people forget that a motorcycle reacts differently than a car or truck and these movements might be less predictable for someone who has never had an experience of their own on a bike. So pay attention to the corny slogans on the bumper stickers and billboards and take them seriously. Bikers are DYING to be seen, look twice save a life motorcycles are everywhere. And for those of you who out there who ride, give yourself plenty of room every chance you can. There are no guarantees in life and other people can make a lot of hazards for you on the road. With a lot of fun comes a lot of responsibility and by owning a motorcycle you are making yourself invisible, so do yourself a favor and make sure you know your own surroundings and make sure you have enough space estimated to be able to save yourself from a potentially fatal crash because nobody else is going to do it or make it easier for you.
— Matt Schroeder, CCC student
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Bombing suspects: one dead, one captured CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
every hospital in the Boston area combined. The injured were treated at the scene; the wounded were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital. By the end of the night, three people were dead Krystle Campbell, 29, Lü Lingzi, 23, and 8-year-old Martin Richard and 178 were injured. A city and a nation stood together and resilient, echoing a night 11 and a half years ago. President Obama addressed the Press Corps., and the nation at 6:10 pm EST and had a message for the American people. “Any responsible individuals – any responsible groups – will feel the full weight of justice,” the President said. “On days like this there are no Republicans or Democrats— we are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens… all Americans stand with the people of Boston.” On Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ observed a moment of silence as did many establishments around the country. Flags were ordered to half-staff until April 20th. On Wednesday afternoon, officials briefed Congress that video surveillance from a Lord and Taylor across from the second bombing caught a potential suspect carrying and perhaps dropping the bomb. An official told CNN’s John King that the suspect was a “dark-skinned, male individual,” which wasn’t true. Then King announced on CNN that his sources said that a suspect had been arrested, kicking off the worst hour in the history of news media. The Associated Press, Fox News, CNN, and The Boston Globe said there was an arrest, while NBC News, CBS News, and sources within the Justice Department refuted those claims. The suspect was never at any time under arrest. But the Justice Department had found clear images of two suspects each carrying a black bag, each at a different bombing site, thanks to the 2,000 videos and still images that were given to the FBI in the wake of the bombing. The best descriptions of the bombers were given to the FBI, remarkably, by Mr. Jeff Bauman. Bauman is in perhaps the best known image of the bombings being rushed in a wheelchair to safety after having both his legs blown off.
Thursday, April 18th saw the New York Post land in hot water after publishing two young men on the front cover that read “BAG MEN”. The young men were absolutely innocent and the Post has refused to apologize.
That night at 10:48 pm, shots were fired on called for a “shelter-in-place” order. The the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of entire MBTA was suspended, most of Boston’s Technology. Sean Collier, 26, was responding to taxi service, as well as Amtrak service a normal call when Suspects #1 and #2 opened in the area. Logan International Airport fire on Collier while he was sitting in his car, remained open but universities, schools, Collier was later many businesses, and other pronounced dead facilities were closed. at Mass. General. Shortly after that call, a The suspects man walked outside of his then preceded to home and noticed that the carjack a silver tarp on his boat was cut. As Mercedes SUV and he moved closer, he noticed allow the owner to a pool of blood, and as he escape unharmed moved closer still, he saw a 30 minutes later. body and quickly called 911. They drove into After a short stand-off, Watertown, MA Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in where they would custody and the ghost town Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, (black cap) was killed in a shootout make their final that Boston had become with Boston Police Thursday night. His younger brother, stand. Being trailed erupted into shouting Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, was captured by authorities in by police, they and chanting of pure joy. Watertown, Mass., Friday. exchanged fire and Twitter erupted. A nation lobbed grenades at had become one, they stuck An officer with the At about 5:20 pm EST, the FBI released the officers in pursuit. together, cooperating with photos of two men, known only as Suspect During this time is when Massachusetts Institute of law enforcement and helping #1 and Suspect #2. The FBI asked for help, The Boston Globe first Technology police, Sean solve one of the largest terror and they got it. Thousands of images and reported that these men were Collier, 26, was identified as attacks ever on American soil tips came into the FBI, and their website was indeed the bombers. The FBI the victim of a shooting at the in the span of less than 100 knocked offline momentarily. then released their names. university amid a manhunt for hours. Suspect #1 was Tamerlan the Boston bombing suspects. Tsarnaev wasn’t Tsarnaev, 26, and Suspect Mirandized because the #2 was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19,. The bombers federal government used the public safety were brothers. exception, though it isn’t quite clear if At some point Tamerlan rushed the Tsarnaev will ever be able to talk because he police and was taken down while Tamerlan was wounded in the throat by police officers. drove off in the SUV. Tamerlan would die This ends another chapter in the very at Beth-Israel Hospital from the injuries he turbulent time that is post 9/11 America. But sustained. An MBTA officer named Richard a new chapter is about to be written with this Donahue Jr. was critically injured in the gun 19 year old man’s trial. battle, he was later upgraded to critical but stable. It is thought that Dzhokhar was shot during this event and significantly slowed The bombing suspects captured in a him down in the hours to bystander’s photo standing in the crowd come. 10,000+ police officers during the Boston Marathon. tried in vain to find him With the advent of Twitter and Reddit, the during the morning of April search for these men had become the largest 19th. They thought for sure dragnet in the history of law enforcement. that the 20 block cordon While the American people watched, waited, they established would be hoped, prayed and maybe had thoughts of enough, except he had made going to bed Thursday night and hoping for it a block out, buying him more information, news broke that marked some time, but left him time the beginning of the end of the worst week in to continually bleed out. 19-year-old bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was American history since 9/11. Governor Deval Patrick discovered bleeding and hiding in a boat in a backyard.
The father of a man who was photographed being pushed away from the Boston Marathon bombing in a wheelchair says his son has had both legs amputated. Jeff Bauman says his son, 27-year-old Jeff Bauman Jr., is the man in an Associated Press photo taken shortly after the bombing. His father says on his Facebook page that his son had to have both lower limbs removed at Boston Medical Center because of extensive vascular and bone damage. Bauman says his son was there to watch his girlfriend run. She was not hurt.
Why can’t we feel safe anymore? When I talk to my Dad about his childhood, the main thing he reflects on is how safe he felt. He always tells me that he was never afraid to walk anywhere by himself, because the community and the world was safe back then. The world today has changed and is changing and is becoming increasingly more dangerous than it was when my Dad was 18. Back then, my Dad and his friends didn’t have to worry about riding their bike to the grocery store, because it was practically unheard of to be kidnapped. Now in our society, kids are not allowed
to go anywhere by themselves because of the crime rate that is now increasingly high. Kids that are growing up now will never be able to go anywhere without a small fear that something bad is going to happen, which is sad. In a perfect world we should be able to go get milk and bread from the store without having to worry that someone is going to harm us in anyway. We live in a society where we live in fear because violence and crime has become the norm. Parents never had to worry about other people and now it’s weird for a parent not to worry.
— Danielle Skowron, Collegian staff writer
An estimated 200 people poured onto Hemingway Street in the Fenway neighborhood to celebrate after the announcement earlier of the capture of the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect celebrate April 19, 2013 in Boston. Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images
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Top 10 Tweets that transpired through the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt.
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New Fall CCC Course By Danielle Skowron, staff writer Are you interested in the effect of social media on society today? Then the new Telcom and Sociology course is right for you! This great new course is perfect for anyone who is interested on how social media is affecting our society today as a whole. The course, The Impact and Implications of Social Media and Networking on a Global Society, will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
2:00 to 3:30 pm. Described as a very handson course, instructor Maureen Erickson will work to incorporate all the new social media. The first time the course will be offered is 2013 Fall semester. This course can be used as a free elective or an elective in Social Science, Social Behavioral Science, Telcom or Liberal Arts.
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Auburn Campus dorms still in the works
The Prospect Street project for a 300 bed dorm is moving forward despite neighborhood objections By Alec Rider, editor-in-chief New dorms have long been a desire for students at Cayuga Community College. Somewhere close to the school, so students wouldn’t have to take public transportation back and forth to school and where their friends could spend time with them between classes instead of the school itself. It’s coming closer to reality; things are falling into place, one step at a time. “The planning for the project has continued to move forward. The architectural drawings, the engineering work, all of that stuff have continued on its pathway to getting it ready to be presented and ultimately approved,” Cayuga Community College President Dan Larson said.
“We’re putting everything in steps, so we will be more attractive to students who want to come here and live here… if everything lines up in terms of all of these working parts, we’d like to break ground later this spring.” —CCC President Dr. Dan Larson
“That’s another project that’s got a whole lot of working parts to it. The Cayuga Community College Student Housing Corporation needed to be established. That has been done, they just received their 501 (c)(3) standing from the IRS last week. The project’s budget has continued to be refined. We did the presentation to Standard and Poor’s about a month ago for the grading of the bonds.” The project hasn’t received a rating from S&P yet, but there’s more to be done,
including legal paper work. But everything is lining up. Nothing is quite possibly more than important than student opinion itself. Students won’t want to stay in a dorm that they feel isn’t par for their liking. A survey was sent out to present and prospective students alike, and the return rate was good as opposed to two years ago because it had only been geared to present students. “We’re putting everything in steps, so we will be more attractive to students who want to come here and live here… if everything lines up in terms of all of these working parts, we’d like to break ground later this spring,” Larson said. The construction period is 12 months. For instance, if the ground were to be broke in May, June, or July of this year the project would be done in May, June, or July of 2014 and ready to serve students starting in fall 2014. President Larson said that this time frame could more than possibly be manageable. “I sure can [see it]. A lot of things need to work together to get that done, but if for some reason it would take us a year beyond that and it were to be Fall 2015, I think we can live with that.” President Larson also visited the Cayuga County legislature not too long ago in order to spearhead this effort and to assuage concerns and objections from neighbors. “I gave them [the legislature] a 30 minute presentation because I wanted them to all hear it at the same time, rather than being filtered by “oh, someone said this to me, someone else told that to me,” Larson said. “I thought it went well. Actually, what I did was, I did it as a PowerPoint presentation which I had sent down earlier that day. They had it all on their iPads so they could follow it. It not only laid out the project but we had heard the objections to the project and tried to address those up front. For instance, one of the objections is that if this project moves forward there are three parcels of residential property that come off of the tax rolls; loss of tax space, taxes being paid. So I actually went and looked at the property tax that
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF ‘13 GRADUATION IS MAY 19, 2013
Graduation Countdown By Abigail Young, editor Believe it or not graduation is just around the corner. So what should be on your list to check off? 1. Don’t lose your focus. Yes, it’s almost here, but don’t slack off the last few weeks, study hard for finals. 2. Order your cap and gown. If you’re walking the stage, you’ll need a cap and gown. Orders can be placed at the Bookstore, it’s a $10 charge. 3. Show up to rehearsal. May 17th at 11 a.m. in the Spartan Hall Gym, you have to attend in order to be able to walk the stage.
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Find out who you want to have come to graduation. Put a list together of who you want to have at graduation and then call them and tell them.
5. Figure out what you’re doing after the graduation ceremony. Auburn has lots of fine restaurants or maybe go out of town to celebrate your achievement. 6. Relax and control your nerves, your new beginning awaits.
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those parcels generate, property tax and school tax put together, about $9,600 every year.” “So, 300 students in a student housing development, for the sake of discussion lets presume they have $100 per month in discretionary income, there’s about $300,000 rolling around the city of Auburn, state sales tax is currently 8%, there’s about $24,000 in tax revenue being generated and about half of it goes to the state, so $12,000 goes to the state and $12,000 stays local. So you tell me $12,000 or $9,600?” The properties themselves are essential to the future construction of the dorms. “As these residential properties would close, the purchase would close, and that would be done concurrently with the bonds sale. That’s one of those pieces that all of these things are working to. The property would need to be conveyed to the county because the county is the local sponsor, and holds the property in trust for the college. The county legislature could decide not to accept the property; it’s not going to cost them anything,” Larson said. “The entire project is built on the revenue of the students who would be housed in that facility, there’s no additional taxpayer dollars, there’s no state dollars, there’s no nothing. The project is funded entirely by the revenue that it generates.” Fifteen legislators make up the Cayuga County legislature. The legislature has a weighted voting system because not every district has the same number of people. “We know that typically the out-county legislators are not going to vote in favor, as a
matter of fact, there’s a couple of them that typically vote against the college because they’re distant from the college and they don’t see the immediate benefit in it and it frankly doesn’t do anything for them, or they believe, for their constituents,” Larson said. “There are a couple of legislators whose family members are associated with the college in some way and so they abstain on basic principles. Those abstentions basically count as no votes, so it’s tricky business.” President Larson said that he has done everything he possibly can to put neighbors at peace about the fact that there will be 300 students living across from them. “It [the dorms] will be visible from Prospect Street and the Library and Tech buildings. Originally it was going to be 120 feet back from Prospect Street based on our initial meeting with the neighbors and the items they brought. They asked if we could move it further west, and we did, we moved it another 60 feet west; 180 feet west from Prospect Street,” Larson said. “Those property lots back there probably are 125 or 150 feet deep so it would be at least a full property lot back from Prospect Street plus another 30-50 feet back. and frankly for those neighbors that are just adamantly opposed, there’s nothing we could possibly do to change the project that would satisfy them.” “They will be opposed, period.” “You do the things that you can and you hear the objections that are raised but you also try to discern what the suggestions are and ideas, we’ve done that,” said Larson.
College Community Reacts By Sarah Guidone, staff writer Plans are in the works to build a 300bed residence hall along Prospect Street in the city of Auburn for Cayuga Community College students. The goal is to have the residence hall ready for students to move in by Fall 2014. “It will attract more people to come to the campus,” said Connor Delaney, a sophomore majoring in Liberal Arts with concentrations in Math and Science. “We will have a betterrounded group of students who may come from further than our county.” Emily Sherman a sophomore majoring in Liberal Arts Humanities and Social Sciences also explains how having a dorm would affect students. “Students will become more involved because they will be on campus more and they wouldn’t have to commute. They will be able to partake in more activities and be more campus based,” said Emily Sherman a sophomore majoring in Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Alex Tabone, who is majoring in Liberal Arts Math and Science with concentration in Biology, added that it would make it easier for students to get to campus rather than taking the bus, allowing students to be on time to classes. Having dorms at CCC would bring a new dimension of the college experience for students to the campus. The convenience of having dorms so close would make the college more attractive to those students who may not be able to commute. Delaney’s says having a dorm would not have changed her experience here at CCC, but she can understand why it would be attractive to other students. “If I was somebody who didn’t live around here, it would attract me to come here. It’s easy access and students wouldn’t have to drive 30 or 40 minutes every day to come to class. Students can also learn to live on their own which is part of the college experience,” said Delaney. The housing residence could be beneficial for students whether they actually live there or not. Sherman explains how she would benefit from the dorms. “It would make me want to stay on campus more. I wouldn’t be going home all the time, I think I would be here more than at my
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house,” said Sherman. Having dorms would perhaps change the view that most students have about CCC. With dorms, the college would have more of that “college feel” that other community colleges possess by having dorms. “Other community colleges that have dorms are viewed as more of a college. This feels more like a high school, so if you have dorms it will feel more like a college, which will attract more people. Even though the academics are good it’s not always best for people who live farther away,” said Delaney. However, professors here at CCC seem to have a different view on what the new housing project will do for the Auburn campus. A well-known professor who would like to remain anonymous shed a different perspective on the topic. “Although having college dorms sounds exciting, they come with multiple legal and logistical problems. I think focusing our attention on updating and improving our academic facilities would benefit all of the student population, not just a few,” said the professor. Unlike some of the student views, this professor believes that there could be more disadvantages than advantages to the campus if there were dorms. “I think it is possible that having a dorm will separate CCC students into two different social populations; those who stay on campus and those who don’t. One of the great things about CCC is the camaraderie among our students and the willingness to help each other. It is possible that part of this cohesiveness will be lost,” said the professor. The effect a housing residence might have on enrollment is a main concern for both students and professors. “Cayuga Community College, as its name implies, is a college for the general community. The intent has always been to support the local population. Most students elect to come to CCC because it is close to home and allows them to manage a job or family, and because it is affordable. I think that dorms will increase enrollment only a small amount. Students who wish to come to CCC will come, dorm or no dorm,” said the professor.
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Cayuga CC recognizes poetry contest winners By Abigail Young, editor
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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Poetry Contest. In first place Mattie Bourque of Auburn, second place to Colin Wentwoth of Skaneateles, and in third place was Ryan Gabak of Auburn. This contest was sponsored by the Tutor Club and opened to any student who had at least one class on the Auburn Campus of CCC. Blind judging was done by writing tutors from the Tutor Club. “One goal of the contest is to increase the visibility of the tutoring services available through the Center for Academic Success, as well as to encourage students interested in the arts,” said Karen Jetty, English specialist at the Center for Academic Success. Each winner received a small cash award as well as having their poems read aloud in a ceremony at the Norman Bourke Library, and each received a certificate in honor of their literary achievement.
First prize: Mattie Bourque
Third prize: Ryan Gabak Living in tropical paradise on the coast of the sunshine state. Emerald water of the gulf crashes to shore, Pearly white sand disturbed by a thousand footprints, powerful sun beating down for everyone to enjoy.
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Going Home
Second Annual Poetry Contest Third prize winner Ryan Gabak
The highway along the beach front, alive with maddening traffic. Wealthy locals act like they rule the place, and they do. Numerous tourists come in and out. They use the land, and the locals use them. From the North looking below waves and sun seem enticing, but the exhausting heat wears you down. The perfect place to visit is not the perfect place to live. On a breezy day I start my travels. The plane pulls up to the terminal, in the small deserted airport. Hours pass, the plane lands roughly on the frozen landscape. Back in my hometown, the winter air makes my body shiver. Back to the weather I once despised, but I smile. Glistening snow untouched sparkles in the moonlight, Ice clings to the branches of the empty trees like Christmas lights. My family is warm and inviting. The aroma of the woodstove hits me, Open arms extended from my mother. Old friends and good times are waiting. I know why I boarded that plane, I know where I belong.
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Second prize: Colin Wentworth Is there any cause worth dying for? Any purpose worth living for? and so long as we’re keeping score When was the last time you felt anything more, Than some meaningless drive.. to stay alive? Than a press for some.. arbitrary sense of success? There must be a human being, with words worth hearing. But if that’s true they must be solemn, and few. Now I will rise to the Occasion But is there any Occasion for which to rise?
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Second Annual Poetry Contest First prize winner Mattie Bourque
I bask in dim light, Did you make it through the fight? Two cold hands in the air, I pray God, are you there? Down on my knees, I think about you sailing the seas. I miss your simple ways, Though it’s been only days. I sent you a letter, Please write back and tell me things will be better. At night my mind races, Thinking about places, you might be if you don’t return to me. Come morning I stand With your hat in my hand. Two brave men at my door, You are no more. It was all that they found, The day your ship went down. If anyone wonders where I’ll be, God explain, I’m lost at sea. In this letter I write, Beside the dim light.
Second Annual Poetry Contest Second prize winner Colin Wentworth, who is also well-known on campus for his many roles in Harlequin Theater Productions. In this photo, Wentworth is playing ‘Imp’ from the award-winning production of Club Hell.
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SPARTAN SPORTS Cayuga Uses 10 Goal Run to Beat Niagara Cayuga was trailing Niagara 4-0 at the end of the first quarter of play on Wednesday in a rain storm at Niagara Community College. At the end of the third quarter the score was 14-6 in favor of Cayuga. During the second and third quarters Cayuga socred 10 consecutive goals to take a commanding lead. Mike McLaughlin (Auburn, NY) led Cayuga’s scoring 4 goals on only 4 shots.
Connor Wheeler (Marcellus, NY) added four goals and two assists for the Spartans. The other goal scorers for Cayuga were Javier Zuniga (San Marcos, CA) (3), David Lilly (Marcellus, NY) (3), Justin Stanton (Freeport, NY) (1), and Jaquan Royal (Syracuse, NY) (1). Brad Rowe (Watertown, NY) made 7 saves in the goal and Sam Gagliardi (Auburn, NY) made 3 saves in a relief appearance.
—Pete Liddell SPARTAN MEN LACROSSE SEASON FINALS Jefferson Community College * W, 17-11 Tompkins Cortland Community College * L, 10-3 Mohawk Valley Community College W, 10-1 Herkimer County Community College L, 13-8 SUNY Oneonta Cancelled Onondaga Community College * L, 30-0 Alfred State College L, 14-6 Broome Community College * L, 18-8 Dean College * W, 14-13 Final - 2OT Niagara County Community College W, 16-6 Genesee Community College L, 14-5 Finger Lakes Community College * L, 19-10 Monroe Community College L, 19-9 Mercyhurst North East W, 1-0 *conference games
Funding for fields stalled By Alec Rider, editor-in-chief I sat down with CCC President Daniel accessible to the four University centers in Larson and asked him if he could provide an the SUNY system. Those are Binghamton update on the athletic complex in the works University, Stony Brook University, for Cayuga. University at Albany and “If we can get this University at Buffalo. They outdoor athletic complex have been excluded the built we can attract more last couple of years and the students, kids that we lose other 58 campuses have currently quite frankly been granted access to because they come and SUNY 20/20. look at us and laugh and The Regional Economic move on to other places; Development Councils OCC and TC3 or wherever. Drawings of CCC’s proposed were also listed as a Those are students, athletic fields for the Auburn possibility. the Central because of schedules, and campus. New York region has been demands of being studentrewarded about $100 athletes would more likely be living on million in state funding over the last couple campus,” Larson said. of years. Governor Andrew Cuomo didn’t put it into “So, even if it’s not in that state the state capital budget because he looked at capital budget, I think there’s some other it as “new and transformative.” But President possibilities when you look at the power of Larson said that Cayuga County’s legislative our legislative delegation,” Larson said. delegation would try and get it back into the “Because of redistricting we have someone budget. like John DeFrancisco, chairman of the “It still isn’t clear to me if it’s in there or Senate Finance Committee who is helping not because I’ve heard both from multiple to represent Cayuga County and Jim Seward sources,” Larson said another powerhouse out of Onondaga “It’s not in there, move on.” County.” “It’s not in there, but hold on, it’ll get in “I’m very optimistic, that no matter how there.” it plays out, that ultimately we will be able “So, I don’t know where state funding is, to get this thing done. It may take us a little our legislative delegation said that if they longer, another year, that’s alright I can can’t get it into the state capital funding, live with that. I don’t necessarily like it but they would be very supportive in seeing it go I’m more than happy to live with it taking through the SUNY 20/20 Grant. There’s about another year than having said “no, you can’t 50 million dollars in it.” do it and that’s the end of it.” The SUNY 20/20 grant was exclusively
Cayuga Athletics to Add Softball Cayuga Community College is happy to announce the addition of women’s softball to the athletic program offerings. The team will begin play in the Spring of 2014 season under the direction of newly hired head coach Christine Nichols. The athletics department will spend the summer planning for the new program….including facility planning,
equipment and uniform purchasing and game scheduling. The team will participate in the NJCAA Region III and Mid-State Athletic Conference. For more information on playing for the Spartans please contact Coach Nichols at christine.nichols@cayuga-cc.edu or 315-2948848.
Weather Plays a Factor in First Golf Match I would like to dedicate this Sports Rant to the city of Boston, even if I still grump about the fact they broke “The Curse” by sweeping my St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. They dealt with unimaginable pain and they came out stronger for it. Boston Strong. The Yankees suck. I think we can all agree on that. No one likes them. They spend ridiculous amounts of money in the modern era of baseball that has gotten them nowhere near where they were in the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. They don’t apologize for their excessive spending or their excessive attitude about how great they are. Their fans suck too. Not the New York fans. But the people from all over the country who just pick the winners, like the Yankees, and say they are “fans”. But what the Yankees did last week was such a supreme gesture of class that it made me remember that although the Yankees suck, they have always been classy. During the third inning of the Yankees vs. Diamondbacks game, the Yankees faithful were treated to a song that they grew accustomed to hating because it was used as the 8th inning song at Fenway Park. Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.” Just as many Red Sox fans have ventured over to Yankee Stadium to see sports’ greatest rivalry, the Yankees fans have went to Fenway. So when the opening bars of the tune began to ring over the PA system, Yankees fans were dumbfounded. But they slowly began to realize why when a graphic appeared on the scoreboard featuring the Yankees logo next to the Red Sox logo that said “New York Stands with Boston.” The crowd on hand was moved. They began to sing and with the big hook into the chorus, they bellowed “SWEEEEEET CAROLINE, DUN, DUN, DUN.” When the Red Sox come back to New York, they will likely be greeted warmly. But that will probably be the last time. Because New York can’t let people think they’ve gone soft.
It was a rough start to the season on the Oneida Community Golf Club links today, for the Spartans Men’s Golf Team. The cold, blustery conditions and limited opportunity for the team to practice outside on their home course, did not lend itself to carding low scores. “We had three newcomers to collegiate golf competition this afternoon and I think the nerves got the better of them early on. After walking the course with each golfer I tried to emphasize the importance of scoring with the elements, trying to be aggressive on the “early season” greens and simply focus on playing the course versus their competition. The short game for our #3 to #6 golfers added in strokes we should be able to avoid once we get more time on the
links outside,” said Coach Renaud. Renaud continued, “Individually, if not for one bad hole by Jacob DeChick (Weedsport, NY), he would have been competing for medalist of the match. Gavin Dennis (Weedsport, NY) did a great job on his last nine holes, shooting even par. He hit every fairway on the par 4’s and 5’s and attacked the greens over the course of those last nine holes. All in all, I think the team did a nice job of keeping the ball in play.” Coach Renaud noted the squad has two weeks of course time ahead of them before their next match, the Spartan Invitational. Adding optimism to improving their scores is the fact it is on their home course of Highland Park Golf Club.
April 27, 2013 2012-13 Women’s Golf vs. Broome CC @ Endwell Greens, Binghamton, NY 10:00 AM
May 3, 2013 2012-13 Women’s Golf vs. Monroe CC @ Wildwood GC, Rush, NY
April 28, 2013 2012-13 Women’s Golf vs. Tompkins-Cortland CC @ Elm Tree GC, Cortland, NY 11:00 AM
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE CAYUGA COLLEGIAN IN 2014
May 4, 2013 2012-13 Women’s Golf vs. Genesee CC @ Batavia CC, Batavia, NY
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Poet Visits Auburn Campus http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_ embedded&v=ahwSmcZxBAU
Jay Leeming, author of two collections of poetry, visited Auburn Campus this past Wednesday to share some of his poems. The CCC Humanities Division hosted the poet in the library for his reading. Leeming’s two published works are Dynamite on a China Plate and Atlas. He has traveled around the United States teaching Jay Leeming workshops about poetry and has been featured in numerous literary magazines. At the beginning of the program, Mark Montgomery, an English Professor at the college, introduced the poet. He said that to him, Leeming’s poems cause him to pause and slow down for a minute. Montgomery also read off some of the praise that students in his English class gave the poet. One student wrote, “What just happened?” Another said, “Two words: Twilight Zone.” Leeming read poems from both of his books as well as some new ones to students. Some of the poems were “Days of Glory”, “Superman”, “Self Portrait of Godzilla”, and “Conversation with the Nobody.” Leeming ended the reading with some time for questions from the students. One student asked what his process as a writer was to which Leeming answered, he usually took time to write but also wrote things down as they come to him, and then he sits down and revises these ideas until he is satisfied. When asked if he wanted to be a poet when he grew up, Leeming laughed and said
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By Abigail Young, editor
Jay Leeming, author of two collections of poetry, visited Auburn Campus last week to read some of his work. when he was little, he thought he wanted to be a rock musician. Another student asked what inspires him for his poems. He responded that it was a mixture of his imagination and life experiences.
CCC Wellness Challenge participants raised $418 for Autism that will be donated to the E. John Gavras Center for Autism.
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Hello, Our UPK is seeking “dress up clothing” for the children. If your children or grandchildren have outgrown their “party clothes” please consider donating them to the UPK/Preschool~~We also are on the look out for one or two handbags from that stack of old purses you have in the closet...the children enjoy a dress up parade but we simply do not have enough to go around.... consider passing on a tie or two, hats, cowboy boots, handkerchiefs, costume jewelry...they love their beads!! And we are on the look out for a comfy little couch or chair.
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Usually, the people in which you meet by accident are often the ones who become an important & major part of your life. So join the STARFIRE TRAVEL CLUB! You never know who is out there waiting to meet you! The next meeting of the Starfire Travel Club is Wednesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. at the Marcellus Library, 32 Maple Street, Marcellus, NY. Admission is free and everyone is encouraged to bring their friends. Light refreshments will be served. If convenient please RSVP by calling 315-673-9194 or emailing donandmary@starfirecruises.com, however, walk-ins are welcome.
Many Thanks! Darcy & Elizabeth
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