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Vol. 57 Issue 14
February 25, 2009
Smoke-free Campus?
The CCC Board of Trustees is considering a campus-wide smoking ban By Jerald Smith, Staff Writer Are you thinking of quitting smoking? The leadership of Cayuga Community College’s campuses is considering it. The CCC Board of Trustees is reportedly holding meetings to discuss the possibility of smoke-free campuses. As of now they are still planning as to how and when the new no smoking policy would be implemented. The current rule is that there is to be no smoking within 35 feet of a county building. The current talk indicates the ban on smoking anywhere on campus could come as early as June 2009. The recent ban on smoking beneath the overhang outside of the business office was met with strong disapproval from the smoking students of the campus. Although two ashtrays have
been placed on either side of the sidewalk outside the overhang 35 feet from the door, students are still smoking under the overhang to stay out of inclement weather. New “NO SMOKING” signs were posted outside in the overhang area last week after the original signs banning smoking were ripped down. Students, faculty and staff wishing to weigh in on the campus-wide no smoking ban can express their opinions to The Collegian via email at Collegian@cayuga-cc.edu. Please keep your comments to 300 words or less and put your name with your submission. Requests to have your name withheld will be honored. The Collegian will try to print as many responses as possible in future issues.
“Change” coming to Fair Use Provision of Copyright Law? Still No Clues in CCC Student’s Murder By Fred Bieling, Staff Writer
Even if you’re not familiar with appropriation art or you don’t have a clue who the artist Shepard Fairey is, chances are you’ve seen the iconic “Hope” poster featuring Barack Obama that Fairey created during the 2008 Presidential election. Lawyers at the Associated Press have seen the work and recently attempted negotiating a settlement with Fairey for what they deemed as copyright infringement. Fairey admittedly used as a “visual reference” a photograph of President Obama taken by Mannie Garcia, a freelance photographer for the A.P., at a 2006 National Press Club dinner. Mr. Garcia told News Photographer magazine earlier this month that contrary to the Associated Press’ claims, under his contract he holds the copyright to the image because they never requested a written waiver releasing the copyright to them. That may or may not be something for the court to consider as Mr. Fairey has launched preemptive suit which claims that regardless of who owns the copyright, his work was a “stunning, abstracted and idealized visual image that creates powerful new meaning and conveys a radically different message that has no analogue in the original photograph,” thereby falling under fair use provisions of copyright law. Much as a Hip Hop artist samples sounds, an appropriation artist references visual images in the creation of a new work. The Copyright Act of 1976 states that the determination
By Kevin Cool, Staff Writer
of whether a work of art is protected under fair use provisions depends on four principles, “the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit, educational purposes, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole, and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.” Views of the story varied around CCC’s campus. Cayuga Community College student Valerie Smith put it bluntly, “I really think he should have obtained permission, you should always try to obtain permission.” “It’s a slippery slope,” says Nancy Kramer, an Art Professor at CCC. “If someone has the means and the skill to appropriate these kinds of images, it puts them at some risk.” “Technology can get you in trouble, but at the same time I wouldn’t want to minimize the value of it, because it allows artists to do what they couldn’t before,” she said. Kramer’s colleague in the Art Department, Professor Tom Casella, weighed in, “There is a case for fair use. Personally, I think when creating an image you may profit from through the publicity it generates or otherwise, it should be completely your own.” Casella continued, “Legally, however, he is in a grey area and it’s possible he could win.”
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Syracuse Police say there are still few clues in the investigation of the December murder of 37-year-old, CCC student, Matthew Leonard, of Fulton. Leonard was found shot and slumped over the wheel of his pick-up truck after the vehicle slammed into a several parked cars in the 200 block of Allen Street near Lexington Avenue in Syracuse on December 13, 2008. Police say the victim was not carrying any identification. Shell casings and auto glass, police believe are linked to the murder, were found nearby along East Fayette Street.
“Right now we don’t have any real clues on who did this,” Syracuse Police spokesman Sgt. Tom Connellan said in a statement. He says the investigation indicates the shooting happened near East Fayette Street and then the truck traveled down Allen Street hitting two parked cars before slamming into a third. Syracuse Police are asking anyone with information to call the police at 442-5222. Leonard was reportedly a recent student at Cayuga Community College at the Fulton Campus.
New CCC SGO Regime Goes to Work By Sandra Bushnell, Staff Writer
On Friday February 13th, CCC’s Student Government Organization, (SGO) held its bi-monthly meeting in the B.I.C. (Business and Industry Center). Taking the realm, new president Kim Patch. In a unanimous vote, David Calkins received the position of SGO vice president. Patch welcomed Calkins and stated: “He is a hard worker and will be a great addition to the group.” In other business before the SGO, the 2009 Leadership retreat was moved from the usual month of October to November. Norman Lee, a student development counselor, said that he would like to use this time for SGO to make plans and express their goals for the upcoming year. Many of the school trips are coming up very quickly and spots are filling up fast. The Washington D.C. trip has less than 10 openings left so sign up soon if you are interested. A ski trip to Bristol Mountain is scheduled for February 28th if the weather permits. The cost to join this trip is only $20. April 22nd is Earth Day and the SGO will be selling “Go Green” shirts for around $8. If any clubs have ideas of what to do or how to raise awareness, contact members on the SGO board. Other events discussed: R.A.T. guild is holding a Russian Roulette Karaoke night on
March 2nd from 6-10 at Auburn Public Theater. Judo Club is having a “self-defense” clinic for Unity House and Wells College and would like to have a demonstration at the Fulton Campus. Early Childhood Club will be attending the NYSAEYC conference from April 30th through May 2nd in Brooklyn, New York. They will also be holding an Early Childhood Club luncheon at noon on May 8th at the Springside Inn. On Saturday April 25th, SGO will be holding what they are calling “Cayuga Palooza.” The event features bands playing for charity at the Auburn Theater. The cost to attend is $20 per person. The charity of choice is the Child Advocacy Center for Sexually, Emotionally, or Physically Abused Children. This center is a work-in-progress and makes things easier on the child by only having them give their testimony once. It will be on camera so that the child does not have to “relive” the experience over and over again. A reminder from the SGO goes out to all club treasurers: the board needs copies of all forms and they need to be filled out properly. This includes deposits, check requests, and transfers. The SGO is in charge of setting budgets and needs all paperwork in order to keep their books up-to-date. If any club would like to know what their budget balance currently is please see SGO Treasurer Alaric Robin.
OPINIONS Does This Urinal Make Me Look Fat? By Joshua Young, Contributing Writer
Where is the Gay/Straight Alliance at CCC? Although there are many clubs and opportunities to be involved at Cayuga Community College, there is no Gay/ Straight Alliance available. My question is this: would there be enough interest or ambition among CCC students to make this happen? Many students are highly opinionated about the subject of gay rights and whether or not awareness of the topic should be pushed. Reasons vary among family situations, political views, religion, and just a person’s moral upbringing as well. “I don’t think the issue needs to be pushed, if there were a reason for such an organization to come along, such as violence against homosexual’s on campus, then maybe something to the extent of starting a club should come about, but I just don’t think there is enough interest in this particular topic on this campus to even bother,” said one CCC freshman. Even the word “gay” or “homosexual” can start very heated discussions among groups on campus. Many people can say hurtful things, without even realizing it, if they are unaware of their peer’s feelings toward
the topic of homosexuality. GSA’s and Project Alliances strive to achieve, they aren’t trying to force beliefs down people’s throats, so to speak, just to create awareness about the issues facing the gay population in today’s society. “I think the issues of gay rights and sexuality awareness are issues that need to be pushed because many people don’t understand sexuality. Sexuality is more than just the sex issue, it deals with an emotional connection and a feeling,” said an openly gay student on the Auburn campus. With the recent controversy over the passing of Proposition 8 in California, which banned gay marriage in the state, the rights of homosexuals need to be looked in more detail. Though there may very well not be enough interest to get a GSA started on the CCC campus, people need to become more aware of the struggle of gay rights, instead of just pushing it to the side and pretending it doesn’t exist. People’s civil liberties are being abused and it’s getting dismissed like it’s nothing. Something needs to be done. - Brandi St. John
Jumping in the Pool with Michael Phelps It is not surprising that United States Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps won the support of millions of people throughout the world at last summer’s Olympic games in Beijing, China. And it’s not surprising the amazing swimmer smashed several records and took home eight gold medals in August. However, the latest controversy following this 23-year-old prodigy was a little bit shocking to many people. Recently, Phelps was caught using a marijuana pipe that leaked to the media in the form of a photograph. He apologized via the Internet about his “regrettable behavior,” as he referred to it. There are very mixed responses about his actions, some people see it as clearly unacceptable behavior and that he should endure severe punishment for it. While others don’t think it’s that
big of a deal. He is just a kid, after all…but he is a kid who is a role model for many other kids. Which makes this incident seem much worse than it may be if he were someone else. Most of Phelps’ major sponsors, like Mazda, are choosing to stick by him, regardless of this recent event. But others have decided they no longer want him associated with their products. The Kellogg Company has dropped Phelps from their endorsement contract saying that his behavior was “not consistent with the image of Kellogg.” As stated in an apologetic Internet video Phelps broadcast to China: “to the young people of China, please learn a lesson from this. Be positive in life, and do the right things. I’ve had so many great experiences in China over the past few years, and have enjoyed learning about your culture and your history…it’s the warmth and forgiveness in the messages I’ve received from China that has really lifted me up over the past few days.” -Kelsey Brown
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Editorial Board NATASHA KING, Editor in Chief JESSE CASES, Sports Editor ANDY BROWN, Assistant Editor MARY G. MERRITT, Advisor Staff KELSEY BROWN BRANDI ST. JOHN KEVIN COOL MIRANDA COLL JERALD SMITH SANDRA BUSHNELL
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FRED BIELING
Has anyone noticed how cramped the men’s bathroom is near CCC’s Auburn campus Financial Aid office? Standard urinal dividers are usually thirty-three inches apart. The bathroom near the financial aid office is only nineteen inches apart. Is this an issue for some students? A normal-sized person would have to squeeze in their shoulders to fit between these dividers. So one could not imagine how a larger individual would feel in these tight quarters. “We never actually had any complaints or anything like that,” said Kevin Drayer, head of CCC’s Maintenance Department. He stated that when the building was constructed, the school had no intentions to put in any dividers for the men’s urinals. Maintenance thought it would be a good idea to install the dividers for privacy. The issues were: space and money. The only way they could have done it correctly was if they reduced the number of urinals in the bathroom from three to two. Drayer said that way there would be adequate space,
however, they would have to refinish the whole bathroom in order to achieve this. At that time, they did not have the funds to accomplish this. So the most efficient way to take care of this was to just install the dividers. Students seem to not even notice this problem. “I think it’s pretty humorous when you actually think about it,” said Dale Lester, a CCC student. “Just the fact that they would have them that small.” Other students supported the dividers. “Yes they are pretty narrow, but I’m glad they are there. I don’t want to be bumping no shoulders with anyone while I’m urinating,” said a CCC student who asked to remain anonymous. “There are plenty of other restrooms throughout the building if you don’t want to use that one. Or you can just use the stalls,” said Drayer. If this became a larger issue, Drayer said they would be more than happy to remove the dividers to correct the problem.
Let ‘Em Race! Even in the Rain! NASCAR! Well race fans, Sunday, February 15th was the official start of the NASCAR season, and I for one, was very disappointed in the outcome of the race. I watch Sprint Cup series races only a couple of times a year (both Daytona & Talledega races, and Watkins Glen & Bristol), and I can’t stand to see a great race shortened due to rain. But first, Congrats to Matt Kenseth and car owner Jack Roush on the win of the Daytona 500, but what kind of a win is it when even Kenseth admitted that he didn’t have the strongest car at that time. I believe that he had only a top 10 car, but he was in the right place at the right time. I’m a big believer of racing to the checkered flag, the fastest, most cunning, best race strategy wins the race. But racing on ovals are subject to be shortened by the slightest bit of moisture on the track, even in the I.R.L.(Indy Racing League), their oval events are shortened when there’s rain falling. This year’s Daytona 500 suffered from low T.V. ratings and fan
disapproval, plus questioning whether the race should be official and Kenseth declared the winner. I believe true racing is the kind that can race no matter the weather conditions, series like Rallying, Formula 1, Grand Am, Motorcycle (MotoGP, World & AMA Superbike, MotoX) and I.R.L.’s road and street courses are more exciting to watch in the rain because it becomes the great equalizer. In the weather it’s not about who has the best equipment, but who is the better driver in those conditions. I’ve seen many a good driver in sub par equipment win (e.g. Sebastian Vettle winning the Italian GP for Torro Rosso last year in F1), or at least do much better than normal in wet conditions than in the dry. Real racing should be any track, any condition, not just in dry where the rain can stop a possible exciting run to the checker flag, which was denied to race fans by NASCAR’s lame judgement this year. -Robert Mitchell
It would appear that the world of sports professional, and collegiate have come to win now or go home as a philosophy for coaches. But why has it gone to such madness? One may wonder where the good old days have gone where your favorite team was coached by the same guy for years. But fans can only blame themselves. When things go wrong on a campus or in a major sports town we are the first to call for the coaches neck. The lynching needs to stop. It is becoming to often premature. Time breeds success. A good program needs to be brought up over time. Old men still coach and can and are successful. However, it is hard to find a long running coach in the professionals. Usually the college game allows for some one to be a fixture of their program. One such old man is the master of the 2-3 zone defense. Jim Boeheim has been a fixture of Syracuse basketball for as long as any of us care to remember. But with the teams recent struggles in the 20082009 campaign, and missing out on the big dance the pervious two seasons the calls have come in. But why? 2003 we saw our greatest dream become reality when in New Orleans the Orange danced to a National Championship. Do we as fans
really believe after 33 seasons the guy has lost it? Penn State football found itself in the worst of times under head coach Joe Paterno. Three out of four seasons saw an under .500 mark. Unacceptable in Happy Valley. Fans, alumni, and the student body began to call for his head. But then in a dramatic change 2005 brought an 11-1 record and a Big Ten Championship. The coach and the university have yet to look back. Although he is 82 years old the team is as successful today as it was in 1966 when he took the program over. I for one believe that coaches can only control so much. When things aren’t clicking the coach can and has been the problem. But you need to evaluate the situation and make sure that the problem is in fact the coach. This year I watched Berry Melrose get fired after 16 games on the job. I don’t know everything about the situation but one thing I am sure of is 16 games doesn’t allow a coach enough time to turn a team around. Maybe someday we will all learn something from the mistakes of the generation before us, but then again we are learning everything we know from that generation. And most of the time the apple doesn’t even fall off of the tree. -Zachery Gatewood
NOT SO FAST...
SPARTAN SPORTS CCC’s Bruckner in Hall of Fame Spartans Win Final Home Game
By Jesse Cases, Sports Editor
Cayuga Community College Athletic Trainer Cathy Bruckner has been named to the 2008 C.W. Post Athletic Hall of Fame. Cathy was the C.W. Post starting goalkeeper in women’s field hockey from 1977-1979. Cathy was inducted into the Hall on March 28th 2008 along with fellow C.W. Post alumni Wade “Rocky” Davey, Doug Robins, Tom Hespos who went on to for the Green Bay Packers and Dr. George Kaftan who also went on to play basketball professionally, for the New York Knicks. After Cathy graduated from high school, she went on to play at Slippery Rock, a well renowned physical education school in Pennsylvania. “My freshman year when I was at Slippery Rock nine girls tried out at goalie for the team.. I remember getting up early every day and having girls shoot on me just working as hard as I could to improve because all I wanted was to be on the team”. Cathy’s dream came true, after all those early mornings and all that hard work Cathy made the team as the third string goalkeeper. Cathy played on the J.V. team at Slippery Rock but after
By Jesse Cases, Sports Editor
her freshman year transferred to C.W. Post. As a walk on at Post, Cathy immediately took the spot of the starting goalkeeper and continued to improve setting three records that have stood for over 30 years. The 1977 Post team set the record for fewest goals allowed in a year with 12. In 1978 Cathy played maybe her most impressive game ever with a 38 save performance versus Oneonta, and the 1979 Post team set the record for shutouts in a season with 8. Cathy also played three years on the empire state games team as a goalkeeper. In the inaugural year of 1978, 1979 and also brought home the gold medal in 1980. The highlight of Cathy’s career though, would have to be the game winning save in the 1979 regional finals. The game went into double overtime and then a shootout. Cathy’s save in the shootout sent Post’s first ever team to Nationals that year for any sport. Congratulations to Cathy on this impressive accomplishment and on a outstanding career.
It’s Your Move: CCC Chess Club By Kevin Cool, Staff Writer
Ready for some challenging board play? The CCC Chess Club, abandoned for a few years, was resurrected last spring and is now going strong. CCC student Bill Moore is the Club’s president and treasurer. The group is working on raising funds to enable them to travel to play other college chess clubs. If you’re a player or want to learn how to play, you need to get into the club to start. Moore invites all to obey their motto, “Say yes to chess.” Moore says the club is all for fun. Last spring, the CCC Chess Club traveled to Stamford, Connecticut, to participate in The Northeast Open. “We thought we were chess players until we started to get beat by these young kids,” Moore said. “The ‘four move’ doesn’t work against these kids. I got beat in three minutes.” Moore says to add insult to injury, the kids they played weren’t even college-level players. He says they were armed with PDA’s that would track every move; and they tracked CCC’s moves as well. “I was toppled by an eight-yearold,” Brandon said. Moore says the trip to Stamford cost the club $600. They were able to spend three days there and between matches were able to go to New York City for an outing.
Moore reports the club now has only $120 in the treasury, so the club is fund-raising to earn enough to afford another trip to a tournament. He says the club had car-pooled to the last event with two cars and chess members Andrew Doody, Bill Moore, Brandon Gilmore, Aaron O’Conner, Marty Rotz and Drew Young. Moore says the club is looking for a room on campus to hold chess matches and serve refreshments between games. Moore says they’re often hungry during play. He recalls one time the club was real hungry challenged some old-timers at Burger King. They managed to chalk up a 2-1 victory when the BK Team’s best player didn’t show. Moore says this semester the club membership is down. He says they’re planning events for February 24-26 and March 24-26. For now, matches are played in the SGO Office, until more players take part and a more suitable space is found. “For initiation purposes, gangs have beat downs, we do it on the table,” said Moore. He says it’s all for fun and getting involved is up to you, so make your move! “Anyone into chess can play one day, or stop in and play as long as they want,” Moore said.
Career Services Drop In Table Located outside of Student Development on the Auburn Campus from 10:00 am – 12 noon on the following Wednesdays:
February 25 and March 4
Students can stop by without an appointment to learn about our whole range of career services from career planning and research tools to resume writing and interviewing prep to job search and job postings.
The Spartans of Cayuga Community College won their final home game of the season on February the 14th in impressive style versus Broome Community College, 81-49. Cayuga came out early looking to take the lead and put Broome down, and the Spartans did just that. The shots were falling for Cayuga and after just minutes, the Spartans led 19-0. Cayuga kept the pressure on for the majority of the game, leading to several Broome turnovers that were converted into easy baskets. The Spartans also had their most balanced game offensively of the season as four players scored in double-figures. Leading the Spartans in scoring was Terry Harrison with 17 points followed by Vance Kelley with 12 points, AJ Hobson with 11 points and Rahommod Trotter with 10. On the same day, the Lady Spartans of Cayuga also played their final home game of the season versus Broome. In her last home game for Cayuga,
Corissa Quattrini came up big, scoring 20 points to lead the Lady Spartans and pulling down 11 rebounds. Unfortunately for Cayuga, Quattrini’s efforts were not enough and the Lady Spartans dropped the game 58-68 to a good Broome team. The game would not be the only loss of the day for the Spartans. Leading scorer, Caitlin Dillard, went down early in the second half with an ankle injury and did not return to the game. Before the injury, Dillard managed only 12 points, a season low. Ryan Iannello also contributed for the Lady Spartans in the loss with 16 points and 7 rebounds. The loss dropped the Lady Spartans to 20-7 overall and 8-3 in conference with their final game of the season coming Tuesday February 17th on the road versus the Lakers of Finger Lakes Community College. Cayuga beat Finger Lakes 67-66 earlier this season after a 21-point comeback in the second half.
Work-Study at CCC By Brandi St. John, Staff Writer
There are many work-study opportunities available on the Cayuga Community College campus. They are a good way for students to get a little extra money on the side or to get some experience in the “real world” work force. Work-study programs can also provide some basic field experience. Robbie Schmicking, a fourth semester student at CCC, has been part of the work-study program in the campus library for more than a year and also works for Biology/Geology Professor Raymond Leszczynski as a laboratory assistant. “I’ve worked for Professor Leszczynski since my first semester at CCC,” said Schmicking. “Basically my responsibilities for him are along the lines of secretarial work. I type up student handouts, prepare labs before class starts, get the professor’s mail, clean up after the lab has finished and assist in field trips Leszczynski conducts in the warmer months, bringing the maps and first aid kit and things of that nature.” The rate of pay for work study is minimum wage, $7.15 an hour, only worker’s compensation is deducted, so a worker’s total income isn’t taxed, about 90 cents comes out of your check because the income is FICA ineligible. The maximum number of hours a student can work a week for a single work-study program is 10 hours per job. This is different in Schmicking’s case, since he holds down two positions. “I originally came to CCC with
the hopes of acquiring a workstudy position in the library,” said Schmicking, “but at the time all the positions were filled. Last January, I heard of an opening through a friend and have been working there ever since.” The responsibilities of working in the library include book processing, preparing a book for checkout by imprinting the barcode to identify it as CCC property, checking books in and out, and putting the returned books back in their proper places. Other work-study opportunities on campus include: tutoring in the Academic Support Center, being a notetaker, working in the Security office on campus, working in the Registrar’s Office, and working maintenance on the campus, among others.
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The 51st Grammy’s were held on February 9th 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The stars all came out to support their fellow artists and see who would go home with the coveted awards. This year was filled with many collaborations between artists, one of which included a very pregnant M.I.A., with Kanye West. Another was rapper Jay-Z with band Coldplay, who took home the award for “Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals” for their song “Viva La Vida”. A funny yet embarrassing moment happened when The Jonas Brothers performed with Stevie Wonder. Nick, the youngest member of the group flubbed the second verse of Wonder’s song Superstition. However, the boys recouped and handled it professionally. Country singer Carrie Underwood gave an outstanding performance of her “Best Female Country Vocal Performance” song “Last Name”. Other performers at the show were Katy Perry and Sir Paul McCartney. Former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson, who also went home with the award for “Best R&B Album”, gave an emotional performance. Country music group Sugarland were honored
with the “best country song” award for their emotionally heart wrenching song “Stay” by fellow musician Sheryl Crow. The group also received the award for “Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.” Christian musical group Mary Mary went home with the award for “Best Gospel Performance” for their song “Get Up.” Also in the gospel category, “Help Me Believe” by Kirk Franklin won the award for “Best Gospel Song”. Former DC Talk member Toby Mac received the award for “Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album” for his album Alive And Transported. Newcomer Adele was very excited to win the award for “Best New Artist.” She beat out Duffy and The Jonas Brothers for this honor. She also got “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance “ for her song “Chasing Pavements” against artists Katy Perry, Pink, Duffy, Leona Lewis, and Sara Bareilles. Obviously missing from the awards ceremony were singer Chris Brown and his singer girlfriend Rihanna. The two were both scheduled to perform but both called and cancelled their performances.
CCC’s Jazz Ensemble is Back! By Kelsey Brown, Staff Writer
Reestablished after a disappearance for twenty years, Cayuga Community College’s Jazz Ensemble is back for it’s third consecutive semester. Conducted by Michael Cortese, this semester’s group has immense potential. He’s got eight dedicated students, including Akeem Anderson on piano; Jon Bacon on trombone; Sean Conway and Rene Green both on drums; Ryan Coughlin on trumpet; Jacqueline Kocur on flute; William Moore on percussion, and Mark Nowak on bass. Cortese commented that the students are all very busy, but they still manage to make time for rehearsals and make the extra effort to practice on their own time. He also said that it is very important for members of the jazz ensemble to have enthusiasm and interest in jazz music, and playing music in general. It’s beneficial for them to also be open-
minded when it comes to playing jazz music, as well as encompass basic music proficiency. At times it can be challenging to have so many people at different levels and who come from different musical backgrounds to all play together, but in the end it’s worth it. Cortese hopes to have the ensemble perform a few times this semester; at least once at the Auburn Public Theatre, and once on campus. The on-campus show is set to be held on Thursday, May 7th. The show will be in conjunction with the jazz vocal ensemble, lead by Amy Bellamy. It’s planned to be an “Evening of Jazz” and also feature soloists. The jazz ensemble is a great opportunity for students to get the “ensemble experience”. It’s an outlet for students with musical skills and abilities to get together and play. As Cortese stated, “It’s a great way to have interaction with students musically…bringing people together with a common goal.” Feel free to check out the other courses and opportunities available in the growing music department at Cayuga Community College, located on the first floor of the main building.
COLLEGIAN
C. Mandy Moore D. Christina Aguilera
2. What is the name of the musical group that singer Fergie started out with? A. Dream B. Play C. The Spice Girls D. Wild Orchid 3. Which Spice Girl just came out with a work- out video that uses simple at home exercises? A. Scary Spice B. Posh Spice C. Baby Spice D. Sporty Spice 4. Which rapper performed with Coldplay at this year’s Grammys? A. T.I. B. Lil Wayne C. Jay-Z D. T-Pain 5. Which band is Avril Lavigne’s husband, Deryck Whibley from? A. Blink 182 B. Relient K C. Sum 41 D. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Movie Trivia Quiz 1. Which actors from the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You” used to be a couple? A. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long B. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston C. Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johansson D. Jennifer Connelly and Kris Kristofferson 2. Where does the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” take place? A. Colorado B. Japan C. India D. China 3.Which word does Inspector Jacques Closeau have trouble pronouncing in the Steve Martin version of “The Pink Panther”? A. Travolta B. Hamburger C. Soldier D. Alien 4. True or False: Coraline is the first stop-motion animated feature to be shot entirely in 3-D. 5. What is the name of the T.V. show that “Hotel For Dogs” star Emma Roberts played the lead character in? A. Get A Clue B. Zoey 101 C. Unfabulous D. iCarly
Answers 1A,2C,3B,4T,5C
GRAMMYs OVERVIEW
with Music Trivia Quiz Sandra 1. Which pop star did professional tennis player Andy Roddick date? Britney Spears Bushnell A.B. Jessica Simpson
1C,2D,3A,4C,5C
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WORD Celebrity Birthdays SEARCH February 22 - George Washington 1732, Julius “Dr. J” Erving 1950
February 23 - Dakota Fanning 1994, James Blunt 1977 February 24 - Billy Zane 1966, Kristen Davis 1965 February 25 - George Harrison 1943, Sean “Carrot Top” Thompson 1967 February 26 -Levi Strauss 1829, Johnny Cash 1932 February 27 - John Steinbeck 1902, Ralph Nader 1934 February 28 - Mario Andretti 1940, Gilbert Gottfried 1955
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