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Vol. 57 Issue 17
March 30, 2009
Auburn’s Seward House: Possible Movie Set By Kelsey Brown, Staff Writer Rumors have been floating around about Steven Spielberg using parts of Auburn to shoot portions of his new movie in. Senator Charles Schumer wrote a personal letter to the director suggesting the Seward House as a setting for some scenes, since Speilberg’s new movie is about President Spielberg A b r a h a m Lincoln. Schumer commented that the residence-turned-museum would provide historically intact items for an accurate set for the movie. He thought the authenticity of the House and the collection it offers would benefit Spielberg, while the filming in the area would boost Auburn’s tourism industry. It’s a win-win situation. Peter Wisbey, executive director of the Seward House, observed that its attendance rose by twenty-five percent after the 2005 publication of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” The book is also the basis for Spielberg’s film, and closely examines the relationship between Lincoln and Seward. “We think a major motion picture would reach a broader audience,” said Wisbey. “Hopefully with a good portrayal of Seward, the museum will certainly see some benefit and the community will as well.” Another detail that will affect
Front Row (left to right): Eric Giannone, Nick VanWie, Scott Weaver, Dan Hunt, Chris Stanton, Joey Poppe, Shawn Severin, Kevin Lehtonen, Kevin Festa Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Bryan Jenkins, Mark Green, Dan Rivera, Mark Darling, Jon Mulcahey, Chris Green, Josh Hunt, John Lennox, Alex Lewis, Josh Bishop, Oliver Jordan, Bill Weiman, Assistant Coach Mike Distler, Assistant Coach Mike Mackay New York is the fact that, should Spielberg choose to film in Auburn, the production would qualify for New Your state’s Film Production Tax Credit, which was increased last April from ten to thirty percent. Schumer’s letter was in response to him being informed of Spielberg being in the pre-production stages of his film. Seeing as how the Seward house was a residence to one of the two rivals in the story, it would fit in well in several different places. The plot follows the story of how William Seward challenged Lincoln for the Republican nomination prior to the 1860 election. Upon winning the presidency, Lincoln then asked Seward to serve as secretary of state. Ironically, after being rivals to each other, Seward became Lincoln’s confident, advisor and close friend within the following five years. The Seward House contains artifacts, photographs and furniture that document the role he played in Lincoln’s cabinet, Schumer added. He stressed in his letter how well these things would coincide with the film’s production. “Whether they shoot here or use our objects as references,” Wisbey said, “we’re hoping we can be part of it in any way.”
Are Online Classes Worth It? By Sarah Johnson, Contributing Writer Ever dream that you’re in a class in just your underwear? That dream can come true when you take an online course at Cayuga Community College! Although many students have taken at least one online class, here is a guide to those prospective students who are still considering whether or not they want to. “You can work when you want and have time to do other things,” said CCC student Jessica Lynn. Grace Kepple, who has taken eleven online classes, agreed. “Flexibility is definitely a positive.” However, both students agree that along with flexibility comes a corresponding negative: accountability. Accountability is only up to the student because there is no in-class professor to remind students about assignments and keep them motivated.
“When you’re not there, sometimes you don’t realize you have an assignment. In online classes, you have to keep yourself going. The teacher isn’t there to keep you on your toes,” said Lynn. “There is less structure. I dislike the fact that you’re not face-to-face with your professor or fellow students, so you can’t participate in in-class discussions,” said Kepple. Kepple says you need a balance of the negatives and the positives of online classes. “A mixture of online classes and real-life discussions with the professor and class would be best. You would be freer to ask questions,” she said. Kepple thinks that a hybrid class, which is something the college is developing, would be best. A hybrid class would consist of mostly online classes, with one day a week of in-school attendance.
Lacrosse Team Struggles By Jesse Cases, Sports Editor
The Cayuga Community College Men’s Lacrosse team started the 2009 season off with remarkable resemblance to the 2008 season, 0-3. The Spartans first game came on Thursday, March 19th versus Genesee Community College. The Spartans started the game strong and lead 2-0 early in the first period, but a frenzy of goals allowed Genesee to pull away and stick out the 9-6 win on their home field. Bill Weiman led the Spartans in the scoring column with 2 goals and an assist. The Spartans next game came against SUNY Delhi. After the 1st quarter the Spartans trailed just 2-3, but a scoreless 2nd quarter filled with sloppy play and defensive breakdowns gave Delhi the advantage and Cayuga went into the half trailing 12-2. The Spartans came out strong again at the beginning of the 3rd quarter but Delhi quickly put down the Spartan rally. The final score read 7-22 and the Spartans record fell to 0-2. Joey Poppe led the Spartans in scoring with 4 goals and 2 assists followed by Chris Stanton with 2 goals. Last season’s leading scorer Dan Hunt chipped in with 2 assists and Mark Green played well in goal with 23 saves. Cayuga then traveled to rival
Onondaga Community College to meet the #1 team in the Nation. It took a minute for OCC to prove why they were the #1 team in the land, after 58 seconds the Lazers already held a 2-0 lead and extended that lead to 12-0 by the end of the 1st quarter. Onondaga dominated possession in that 1st quarter winning the majority of the faceoffs and having minimal turnovers. The 2nd quarter didn’t prove much better than the first as the Lazers extended their lead to 22-0. After the break, Cayuga tightened the defense and held Onondaga to just one goal in the opening nine minutes of the quarter and just 5 goals in the entire period.. As the 3rd quarter came to a close Joey Poppe put the Spartans on the board with his first goal of the game and the score read 27-1 after three quarters. Onondaga also managed only 5 goals in the 4th quarter to stop the scoring at 32 goals and at the 1:31 mark Joey Poppe fired home another goal, but the Lazers quickly responded with the last goal of the game at the :35 mark. The Spartans next game will be on Friday, March 27th on the road versus Finger Lakes Community College.
Tragic Loss of Fulton CCC Student By Brandi St. John, Staff Writer Twenty-four-yearold Fulton CCC student Amanda Lynn Langdon passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Oswego Hospital due to complications related to her diabetes. Langdon slipped into a coma and never recovered. She was born November 16, 1984. She attended Cayuga Community College at the Fulton campus. Langdon was a life-long Oswego resident.
Langdon’s cousin compiled a video in memory of her which can be viewed at http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=AThTi3Yz6v0. She leaves behind her mother and stepfather, Becky and Paul Engle of Scriba, her father Robert Langdon & Paula Marquart of Canastota; her grandparents, Charles and Kathy Butler, Sr. and Gladys Langdon; two brothers Robert Langdon II and Joshua Langdon; a sister, Noelle Langdon; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Langdon will be laid to rest in the spring at Peck Cemetery in Scriba.
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Spring Break The average time for Spring Break is the second or third week in March. So why then is Cayuga Spring Break scheduled for the first week in April? Most four year universities have already had their Spring Breaks but community colleges are often a couple weeks behind. I, for one, would rather have our Spring Break at the same time as the four-year universities, mostly so I could have some time with my friends that attend four-year schools, which is the majority of them. Student opinion on this subject was across the board at the Cayuga Community College campus; “Yeah, I would like to have our break at the same time as the other schools do, all of my friends are off enjoying themselves or taking trips and I can’t join them because I’m still bogged down with schoolwork. It sucks,” said a CCC freshman. Other students are glad for break
being a couple weeks later; “Well, when Spring Break takes place in winter, it’s not really Spring Break is it? Personally, I’m glad it’s a couple weeks later for us, the weather is better so I don’t have to travel to Florida or something to enjoy decently warm weather, it’s nice,” said another CCC freshman. “I don’t really care if it’s a couple of weeks later, the way I look at it, four year schools only got one week off but we get a week a half off. If I have to suffer through an extra two weeks of classes and have more time off, it’s worth it in the long run,” said a sophomore student. All in all students seem to be okay with the extra time they have to spend the extra time in class so they can get a little bit more time off. They’re not complaining about the warmer weather they get to enjoy either.
By Brandi St. John, Staff Writer
Smoking on Campus By Melissa Cartner, Contributing Writer As you walk through the halls at Cayuga Community College, most students are laid back and easygoing. A contributing factor to this is all the freedoms they have. They are able to leave class when they want, they can go down and have a bite to eat in the cafeteria when they want, and up until recently they have been able to smoke where they want. After the students returned back after a weekend, they noticed “no smoking” signs, and discovered the ashtrays had been removed completely from the “smokers’ corner.” This left students very upset and confused. Many retaliated by ripping the signs down and throwing cigarette butts everywhere. Is their smoking really causing so much controversy? Kelsey Dearstyne a current student and nonsmoker at CCC doesn’t think so. “It’s not a bother to
me at all. As long as the law is followed and they smoke outside it’s not a problem. Smoking is an addiction that some people can’t break. It’s like telling the person that is addicted to coffee they can’t have it in school.” According to the American Cancer Society, 27% of young adults ages 18-24 are currently smokers. Also an alarming 440,000 people die each year from tobacco use in the US. So are we doing these students a favor by not allowing them to smoke? Ashley Hester a former student doesn’t think they should be allowed to smoke so close to the building. “When a group of students go out to smoke together, the smoke that trickles in through the doors is filthy and disgusting. They should be made to go to their cars or have an enclosed area just for them.”
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Auburn Changing? By Kevin Cool, Staff Writer
Planning on the arts and tourism in downtown Auburn is underway; with a meeting having taken place on Wednesday March 4, to get ideas from citizens and groups associated with the downtown district. Senior Planner with the city and representative for the Downtown Arts chaired the meeting at the Auburn Public Theater. The Senior Planner is Steven Selvek and he said, they want “to collect community input,” so that the community is involved with the various plans that the city will undertake to develop the area as an Art Center of attraction in the downtown area. There were about 50 people in attendance, including County Legislators and a City Councilor to add and listen to the ideas and problems businesses have concerns about to bring a focus on the development of the district. Work on the ideas presented will take place in late summer. The areas that were talked about were the district’s boarders and what people wanted to see what these boarders were and how they could have them enlarged. The Loop Road area is the District in question and mentioned was an idea to increase the boarder by lengthening it up East Hill Genesee St., North St. and to even Seward Ave. Topics were the Arterial intersections to create barriers to make it walk able, encourage development of downtown residency and increase visibility of the downtown district.
These areas are to increase the attractiveness of our Downtown District. This is not all that the planning there is, what else the public would like to see is the river front development to have recreational opportunities the river has to offer the city and to make strides in creating those opportunities for the city and to bring tourism to the city and county. The Shines Theater was also a topic to consider with a 7.5 million dollar rehabilitation that would encourage programs for the Arts and Entertainment in the downtown district that would see entertainment improve in the city. Another topic that was discussed was the Technology Park area, which is located by Casey Park. Which is a viable business attraction to companies looking to settle in Auburn and take advantage of the attributes this city does offer. Steven Selvek did mention that there were two more informational focus workshops on April 13th and May 11th, however the place and time yet to be determined. This is a part of the City’s Comprehensive Planning process to get the citizens of the community involved and participation of their ideas to develop the inner city’s goals. If you have any ideas or concerns and aren’t able to attend these future meetings, you can call City Planning at 315-255-4115 and voice your input towards our community’s Arts and Tourism.
Collegian Staff in NYC
Staff writers, Kelsey Brown and Brandi St. John, joined Editor-in-chief Natasha King in New York City to attend the College Media Advisers Annual Media Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Time Square. The staff will share their experiences in the next issue of The Cayuga Collegian! 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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CCC Gives New Entrepreneurs a Start By Mary G. Merritt, Contributing Writer
SYRACUSE SIDELINES WITH Jesse Cases The Syracuse Orange are Back in the Sweet 16 It’s an unfamiliar feeling for these Orange players, none of them were on the team the last time the Orange made it this far in the postseason. The Orange’s success can be mainly attributed to the play of star point-guard and New York native Jonny Flynn. For the season Flynn has averaged 17.3 points per game along with 6.7 assists, while leading the Orange in minutes played at 37.3 per game. In the first round of the NCAA tournament versus Stephen F. Austin the game could more readily be described as the ‘Jonny Flynn School of dribbling skills’ than an actual contest. With one fake pass or fancy dribbling move after another, Flynn managed to tally 16 points and 7 assists to lead the Orange to a 59-44 victory and their first NCAA tournament win in five years. Next came Arizona St. and PAC10 Player of the Year James Harden. Harden averaged 20.1 points per game on the year but struggled to find his shot in the first half versus the Orange’s 2-3 zone. Harden went 0-3 in the first half and finished the game on just 2-10 shooting with a total of 10 points. Eric Devendorf and Andy Rautins led Syracuse to the 67-78 win while going 8-18 on 3-pt shots and combining for 38 points. Flynn managed just 11 points in the game but took only six shots, making three of them. The Orange’s sweet 16 matchup comes against Oklahoma and National Player of the Year Candidate Blake Griffin. On the season Griffin is averaging 22.5 points per game to go along with 14.2 rebounds per game to lead the nation. Stopping Griffin will be for Syracuse if they want to make it to the next round of the tournament. Griffin however, isn’t the only problem, Oklahoma freshman guard Willie Warren could also become problematic if he starts knocking down shots from the perimeter. The Orange need to count on Devendorf, Rautins and Flynn to knock down open shots from the outside when given the opportunity and limit their turnovers along with rebounding well with Griffin down low. The Orange will be relying heavily on Paul Harris to rebound as well as he has all season and along with a little help from the Orange shooters Syracuse could soon be making another run at the National Championship.
An innovative, hands-on learning program at Cayuga Community College is quickly turning students into experienced entrepreneurs. The college’s Telecommunications Department has launched new student-run enterprises and courses which allow students the opportunity to learn the recording and video production industries by actually producing projects, then marketing and selling them. CCC is the only community college in New York State to offer courses that help an individual create, develop and then launch a new business in electronic media. The businesses are Cayuga Records and C3 Studios. Students who participate in supporting Cayuga Records learn how to run a recording company from top to bottom. “Last fall, we had our first release on the Cayuga Records label which is now available for purchase on the Cayuga Records website,” explained Cayuga Community College Electronic Media Programs Director and Professor Steve Keeler. “The CD, ‘This is Why’, by CCC student Colin Wilson, was well-received and is now on the play lists of other college radio stations.” Keeler says students are presently producing three recording projects: a poetry reading called “The Memory Unit” by published poet and Syracuse University’s creative writing department director, Christopher Kennedy; a compilation CD of original music performed by CCC students; and hosting a showcase venue for local bands that will provide a variety of opportunities for a series of audio and video recordings. He the recordings as well as logo merchandise for both enterprises can be purchased on the website at www.cayugarecords.com. C3 Studios is a student-run video and film production company which will produce original works while instructing the students how
to develop and operate a media business. The operation already has three documentary video recordings ready for purchase through their website, www.c3studios.com. The titles include A Tale of Two Lakes, Duct Tape and High Heels and Please Pass the Salt Potatoes: A guide to unique upstate New York foods, part 1. “The video, A Tale of Two Lakes, has found an audience with high school and middle school science classes,” said Keeler. “The documentary tells a great local story about ecology concerns that students can relate to because it’s about something they live near.” Support for growing entrepreneurial opportunities in the classroom is coming from a number of funding sources, chief among them, The Kaufman Foundation, The Emerson Foundation, The First Niagara Foundation andThe Stardust Foundation. Tom Paczkowski, The Fred L. Emerson Foundation Endowed Chair in Enterprise and
Innovation, says the possibilities are endless. “We’re leading the way that will inspire other educators. This is definitely a ‘first’ on the community college level.” Cayuga Community College’s telecommunications program is one of the most firmly established in the Northeast, first offering degrees in 1972. The department’s facilities provide students with constant access to state-of-the-art equipment and extensive hands-on experience. The department’s practical approach to instruction emphasizes contact with established industry professionals in the classroom, studio and on-site internships. “There is no limit to what a student will be able to achieve in this new atmosphere of learning,” said Keeler. “A student can take an idea, learn the skills to nurture and grow that idea and then develop their idea into a thriving new business, all with the support of the programs and instructors at CCC.”
Unique College Art Program Turns Students’ Designs into Gold for the Community by Mary G. Merritt, Contributing Writer “Art needs to be seen,” says Nancy Kramer, an art professor at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York. Kramer is a part of a team of instructors at Cayuga Community College who are building entrepreneurial opportunities for their students into their class work. The combination is turning into a win-win-win situation for the students, the college and the community. In Kramer’s classroom, students created designs which were chosen to be reproduced on promotional items, such as tote bags and stickers,
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to publicize the programs of Auburn’s Schwienfurth Memorial Art Center. The multi-arts facility is nationally known for their“Quilts=Arts=Quilts” exhibit and “Quilting by the Lake” workshop series. The students in Kramer’s silk screen class were each given a traditional quilt design and instructed to change it into original artwork. Then two students worked together to merge their original designs into one. The executive director of the Schweinfurth, Donna Lamb, selected the strongest designs for the marketing items. Kramer says the students then had to follow a budget to select the types of items that would work best. “It’s wonderful. The artwork now literally walks out the door and is seen by everyone,” said Kramer. Support for growing entrepreneurial opportunities in the classroom is coming from a number of funding sources, chief among them, The Kaufman Foundation, The Emerson Foundation, The First Niagara Foundation and The Stardust Foundation. The funding has also fueled the creation of an incubator to assist and promote new business ventures. The initiative will be housed in a soon-to-berenovated building on State Street in
downtown Auburn. Tom Paczkowski, the endowed chairperson for the project, says the possibilities are endless. “It only made sense to get educators involved. This is definitely a ‘first’ on the community college level.” Paczkowski says a number of entrepreneurial projects are moving forward including a record label run by students called Cayuga Records and plans for operating a microbrewery. Kramer says the artwork used in the Schweinfurth project will be framed and hung in the new business center. Kramer says it was important to her that the students whose work was chosen were paid for their designs. “This was an essential part of the process. I wanted to demonstrate to these young artists that their work has value and to show them a way that their art could turn into a possible career.” “It is this type of social entrepreneurship that helps mold and change our community,” said Paczkowski. “Not only do the students receive essential validation to continue to work on their ideas, but a non-profit entity in the community is able to flourish with their help.”
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Dear Isabella, I’m a 25 year old woman who is a few pounds overweight (maybe 10 or 15). Over the last few months I find myself constantly feeling hungry. Even if I have eaten within the past10 minutes, I still feel like I want to eat more. It seems to me like boredom and stress have a lot to do with my feeling of hunger. I’m studying in another country right now, and I don’t have anything interesting to do here…I don’t have any friends, and I don’t really go out at all. I am home all the time and the only thing I can think of is food. Although I know we have several health problems in our family with diabetes, I had done a blood test a few weeks ago and everything looks normal, but I am still not happy with my weight. Any ideas of what I can do to decrease this constant hunger and lose some weight? HungerPains
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I love to watch the sway Rhythmic, melodic, mesmerizing, magical. Like the wash of the waves on the shore. With every step it draws me in, And with every step it lets me out. I am entranced by this pendulum, Which measures space not time. With languid, fluid motions it sets my heart astir. Taunting, tender, thoughtless, whimsical. It lulls me with its sense of ease.
Dear HungerPains, Try to get a hobby, or maybe a part-time job. This will allow you to get out of the house and even make new friends. You’ll get some exercise too and you won’t think about eating so much. Hope this helps! Isabella Dear Isabella, My best friend got sun blisters all over her face while she was away for spring break. Do you know of any easy cures for her? Sunny Dear Sunny, The best thing for sun blisters is to keep them moisturized. You definitely don’t want them to dry out or burst on you. You could have her try something with aloe vera in it, or calamine lotion. Something that hydrates the skin. Icing it can also help to ease the pain and burning sensation. Also, remember to always wear sun tan lotion! Isabella
B.A.S.I.C. Meets in Cafeteria Each Tuesday By Kevin Cool, Staff Writer Brother and Sisters in Christ is B.A.S.I.C. and meets each Tuesday every week in the cafeteria. This meeting on the 3rd of March brought the Word of Christ to the students attending by way of Advisors from First Love Ministries. The advisors are John and Stacey Sherman and Richard and Erin Canino from First Love Ministries on Wall St. of Auburn, N.Y. First Love sponsors B.A.S.I.C. at Cayuga Community College and centers the group in communicating The Word of Christ with the students giving feedback to The Word of Christ brought up by the advisors or a student. The Scripture presented a focus on love. It was passages from Ephesians and Corinthians that brought the group to discuss their own inner feelings and beliefs of the passages read. The Club is really positive in response and advisement to keep longing for the Love of God, and through difficult times His Love is there to help you as an individual to persevere through those times and learn to keep a focus on how God would handle the situation. The Club has fun activities to participate in. There is a Name that Ring Tone event that will have posted fliers to inform students of this event coming up. The Contest has prizes too. The next major event is a conference that is to be held April 3rd-5th at First Love. This conference is from area colleges joining together, as B.A.S.I.C. is a large Club that many continued page2
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