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National Nurse Day By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief
May gives us a lot to celebrate. Warm weather, and the impending end of classes, for starters. Some of the students who will soon be celebrating in particular are the nursing students who will be graduating from Cayuga this month. National Nurse Day is May 11th this year, and it’s a day to reflect on a very important profession. Without nurses the medical profession would be like a spider without limbs; nurses are the foundation and so very important. Cayuga Community College celebrates our nursing students obtaining their degree. There is a pinning ceremony for the proud students, during which they will be recognized for their hard work over the last two years. These eager students will join the ranks of a critical profession, and deserve our recognition. To nurses everywhere, we thank you.
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Athletic Fields at Auburn CCC? by D.J. DuVall, Sports Editor
A long standing question of past, present, and future students of Cayuga Community College could finally be answered in the near future. Athletic Director Pete Liddell says that there is nothing official to announce at this point, but a plan is in the works that would include the addition of athletic fields to the Auburn Campus. It is an issue Liddell has been pushing for five years. “Since I got here this project has been part of the master facility plan,” Liddell said. Since the CCC Fulton Campus recently found the site of their future location, Liddell is “cautiously optimistic” that the athletic field improvement is next on the pecking order. With
full support from CCC President Daniel P. Larson, the athletic field project seems to be on the verge of a breakthrough. “I hope to have something to play on for the fall of 2012” Liddell added. The list of reasons the campus improvement would help CCC is a long one according to Liddell. He says the fields could make Cayuga a better option for enrollment for future students, making the sports program more attractive to student athletes. Liddell is confident that the improvement could also add more sports to CCC’s list, including baseball, and softball. All in all Liddell says that the addition of athletic fields to the CCC Auburn campus would make
The Cayuga County Legislature recently approved the purchase of 45 acres of undeveloped land that is adjacent to the site of the planned Cayuga Community College Fulton Campus expansion. The county expects to receive half of the total $495,000 purchase price back from New York State.
building in the River Glen Plaza in Fulton for $950,000. That building will become the new home of the College’s Fulton Campus by Fall 2012. The College intends to move the Fulton Campus from its current 50,000-square-foot space in the Fulton Commons on West Broadway Street/Route 3 into the larger River Glen space. The state has committed to funding half of the $11.3 million needed to renovate the former P&C Foods building. The county will bond for the remaining half, which the College will pay back through its own fund balance and through “chargebacks” that other counties pay when their residents take Cayuga Community College courses.
the college a more “well rounded program.”
CCC Gets Approval for Land Grab
The Legislature’s vote follows on the heels of its March 21 approval to purchase the former P&C Foods
The 45 acres, currently owned by Mark Eagan of Fulton, is located along the north side of Interstate 481 in the town of Volney and meets up with the eastern end of the River Glen Plaza. The properties sit on a small hill at the intersection of the major, divided highway Interstate 481 and Route 57 at the southeast end of Fulton. The land purchase ensures the College will have room to expand in future years and to meet the needs of its Fulton Campus students, possibly including the creation of athletic fields or outdoor leisure areas. “This plot of land will enable the College to grow in a thoughtful, wellplanned progression in the coming years,” said Cayuga Community College President Daniel Larson. CONTINUED PAGE TWO
Visiting Author is CCC Alum By Alyssa Angyal, Staff Writer
Phi Beta Lambda Meetings Recruit New Members By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief
The Phi Beta Lambda Future Business Leaders of America CCC Chapter held another meeting this Monday, May 2nd. They continue to recruit interested students, as well as faculty and administration. They encourage all students interested in developing business and leadership skills to attend a meeting or contact a member for more information. Amy Valente can be reached at amy.valente@ cayuga-cc.edu and Christopher fama at chris.fama@cayuga-cc.edu. The website can also be viewed at www.fbla-pbl.org.
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Did you watch the Royal Wedding? Former Cayuga Collegian staff member Megan Rindfleisch, who is now studying Journalism at Ithaca College, was in London for the Spring semester. She and her friends waited outside all night to get a glimpse of the Royal happening. You can view a video of what they saw at http://vimeo.com/23091248
Have you ever had a story in your head that you just want to put on paper? Have you ever wanted to become a author? Kim Edwards, an award-winning author, came to Cayuga Community College last week to talk about her journey as a writer. Edwards has had a few books published. One book, The Secrets of a Fire King, is a book of short stories. Her first actual novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, spent 122 weeks on the New York Times’ Best Seller list, 20 of those weeks were at number one. Her newest novel is The Lake of Dreams, which was focused here in the Finger Lakes.
“I’ve always wanted to become a writer.” Edwards said at the very beginning of her lecture. She said she knew she’d wanted to become one, it just took some time to get there. She spoke about her schooling and how one of her professors in college “looked out” for her. She even mentioned that she moved to Malaysia, after growing up in Skaneateles. She says that experience fueled most of her stories in her book, The Secrets of a Fire King. She told the crowd that the inspiration for her first novel was an anecdote she heard from her CONTINUED PAGE THREE
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National Nurses Week
If I ran CCC, I would...
Subject: If I Ran CCC I Would... “...require and reward students to encourage them to attend some of the extracurricular activities offered on campus. If they just put down their phones, they’d find a whole world out there!” -G. Gotham What would you do if you ran CCC?
Send in your answers to: cayugacollegian@gmail.com with the subject “If I ran CCC”.
Cayuga’s nursing program offers competence, collaboration, and flexible, marketable career path commitment to the nursing For 35 years, Cayuga Community profession.” College has been educating The job market and starting highly skilled and caring nurses salary are strong for registered who make up the professional nurses. healthcare workforce at a variety Register nursing positions of Central New York hospitals, will grow faster than most other n u r s i n g c a r e e r s homes, health t h r o u g h For more information on the agencies, and 2018—at a Cayuga nursing program and community growth rate nursing careers, stop by an organizations. of 39 percent upcoming Nursing Information In recent in physician Session on the Auburn or Fulton y e a r s , offices, 39 campus: graduates p e r c e n t • 4 p.m. Monday, May 9, BIC from the in home Conference Room, 806 W. program have healthcare had a nearly services, 34 Broadway, Fulton 100 percent percent in • 4 p.m. Monday June 13, Student placement o u t p a t i e n t Lounge, 197 Franklin St., Auburn rate, meaning centers, and • 4 p.m. Monday, July 11, BIC the nursing 22 percent Conference Room, 806 W. graduates in hospitals, Broadway, Fulton who seek according • 4 p.m. Monday, August 8, employment to the U.S. Student Lounge, 197 Franklin f i n d B u r e a u St., Auburn e m p l oy m e n t . of Labor Or contact Linda Alfieri, program Approximately Statistics. director, at 315-294-8684 or 10 percent of The average Alfieri@cayuga-cc.edu. the registered RN starting nurse (RN) salary in the alumni who complete the Syracuse area ranges from $17.75 associate’s degree at Cayuga to $27 an hour or approximately continue on a part-time basis for $36,920 to $56,160 a year, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing according to PayScale.com. (BSN). The Cayuga nursing program “Our students’ performance on attracts a diverse range of the National Council Licensure students, from the recent high Exam is consistently strong,” school graduate to the stay-atsaid Nursing Program Director home mom ready to enter the and Professor Linda Alfieri. “Our work force, to a displaced worker three-year passing rate average looking to find a second career. is 94 percent, which significantly Some students start out in exceeds the New York State and non-credit, healthcare training national averages. certificate programs in such areas “Cayuga strives to instill a as medical assisting, medical standard of excellence in our coding, pharmacy technician, graduates,” Alfieri said. “Cayuga or phlebotomy. To learn more nurses are educated to use about these programs, check out their head, hands, and heart to the Community Education and practice the art and science of Workforce Development web nursing. Our graduates bring page at: http://cayuga-cc.edu/ the key characteristics of caring, xenegrade/ or call 315-294-8841.
Fulton Land... “In 2001, we had approximately 680 students enrolled at our Fulton Campus. Today, that number is more than 1,260, and we anticipate that number could double in a few years as we’re able to accommodate more students in our new, larger campus facility.” The potential for growth at the Fulton Campus is great, as U.S. Census data indicate that the Oswego County population (121,395) is approximately
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52 percent larger than Cayuga County (79,823). Data also show that 58 percent of Oswego County residents 25 years and older have earned a high school diploma or equivalent, but do not hold college degrees. The River Glen Plaza offers some vacant storefronts, which the College could lease as needed if enrollment continues to grow on the Fulton Campus.
Alcohol’s Dangers Addressed to CCC Students The Cayuga Collegian welcomes letters from its readers. Submissions must be in a word document on a PC formatted disc. Submissions may be edited for content or length. Submissions must include your name, address and daytime phone number. All letters to the editor are copied exactly and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Collegian office, its staff or advisors. All letters are simply the opinions of the writers themselves.
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Editorial Board KAT TAYLOR, Editor-in-chief JAMIE BLUMRICK, Associate Editor D.J. DuVALL, Sports Editor MARY G. MERRITT, Advisor Staff ANGELA WORNICK - FULTON JIM COLLINS - AUBURN ALYSSA ANGYAL- AUBURN
On April 14, 2011 Mary Anne Angilillo and Timothy Donovan conducted an Alcohol and Substance Abuse Informational at Lattimore Hall involving Cayuga Community College students . Timothy Donovan did a “For Your Information” relative to the warning signs of alcohol abuse such as coping with difficult situations, binge drinking and hiding the amount of alcohol you drink from others. He also discussed other troubled drinking patterns that effect personal, work, family, or school life and early warning
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signs that can signal developing problems. Mary Anne Angilillo did a power point presentation on her personal story “Sharing My Stones”, the Matthew Angilillo story. It emphasized how her life changed when her son Matthew Angilillo died in a tragic and fatal accident in Skaneateles on Fathers Day, 2004. She reaches out to parents and teenage children to education them about the effects of teen drinking and the consequences. -Timothy Donovan
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Military Needs Fit Soldiers Visiting Author is CCC Alum By Jamie Blumrick, Associate Editor
Thinking about going into the military? Well before you make any decisions, you might want to take a look at how physically fit you really are. According to a study done by Cornell University there’s a total of 5.7 million men and 16.5 million women who were ineligible for duty because they were either over-weight or obese. Many people join the army thinking that the military will train them and work them to lose their weight, which in most cases people do loose a large amount of fat to be replaced with muscle. But people join for just that reason, to lose weight. For some people they feel they need
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the discipline of the army to help them stay on track and lose the weight that they themselves didn’t have the will to lose or maintain on their own. The military is always in need of recruiters and soldiers but it doesn’t help them when they have to have a trainee lose over 100 pounds before they can even serve, thus limiting the amount of people who are fit enough to serve. John Cawley, Cornell associate professor said “Having a smaller pool of men and woman who are fit enough to serve...creates even more problems for national defense.” So before you enlist you might want to ask yourself how physically fit you really are, and if you’re joining the army for the right reasons.
“You can’t just rest solely on inspiration. You have to work hard,” Edwards said after talking about her inspiration. “As a writer, I really believe in revision,” Edwards said in regard to her writing style. Once she was done speaking, there was a segment for questions. The audience was more than happy to ask questions and Edwards was happy to answer them. One of the questions was, “How do you go about getting a publisher?” Edwards replied by saying, “It’s not easy. Find an agent. Never pay
one. Stay persistent.” She went on to talk about her publishing journey and how no one wanted to publish her first book, The Secrets of the Fire King. She said after three months, she finally found a publisher willing to publish the stories. When asked if any of her favorite authors influenced her writing style, she replied, “Of course. Everyone teaches you something.” “Any advice for upcoming writers?” “Read a lot, find others who like to read. Keep writing for the joy of it,” Edwards said.
calories, some care about organic ingredients. Taste however, is important t o everyone. According to those questioned here’s how we rank the top five finds: 1. Clif Bars. Available in several varieties, both chewy and crunchy. The favorite flavors seemed to be Mint Chocolate Chip and
Chocolate Brownie. Calories: 170. 2. Kashi GoLean bars. Several flavor options again; top pick: chocolate pretzel. 160 calories and 8g protein. 3. S p e c i a l K Protein Bars. Flavor options but top pick: Chocolate Delight. Calories: 110, and 4g protein. 4. SlimFast Meal Bars. Available in several flavors like the Clif bar. Average calories per bar: 200, and 8g
protein. 5. Quest Protein Bar. Flavor picks: Peanut Butter Supreme and Vanilla Almond Crunch. Calories: 220 and 230 respectively. Both have 20g protein! These choices all vary in price depending on where you shop.
Protein Bars – How Do They Stack Up? By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief
With such a large variety of protein and meal replacement bars available, it can be daunting trying to pick one. College students, always on the go, often grab these to keep their energy up, or in lieu of a meal. Here, we will review some of the most popular varieties, and some you may not have heard of. People look at different things when they pick what to eat. Some count
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SPARTAN SPORTS on s 1 1 Sea
Meet Lacrosse Spartan Nate Nelson
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by D.J. DuVall, Sports Editor 03-12-2011 03-16-2011 03-22-2011 03-26-2011 03-29-2011 04-02-2011 04-05-2011 04-07-2011 04-10-2011 04-13-2011 04-16-2011 04-20-2011 04-28-2011
Hudson Valley CC vs. CCC CCC at Genesee CC CCC at Onondaga CC Mohawk Valley CC vs. CCC CCC at Tompkins-Cortland CC CCC at Niagara CCC CCC at Alfred State College Monroe CC vs. CCC SUNY Delhi vs. CCC Finger Lakes CC vs. CCC Dean College vs. CCC Jefferson CC vs. CCC CCC at Broome CC
Loss 2 - 9 Loss 0 -17 Loss 0 - 28 WIN 9 - 3 WIN 9 - 8 Loss 5 - 14 WIN 8 - 5 Loss 3 - 14 Loss 15 - 8 Loss 7 -12 WIN 6 - 5 Loss 11 - 3 Loss 0 - 27
Bringing more than great plays to their team and commitment to their coursework, we continue to feature CCC athletes with this week’s focus on Nate Nelson. Nate Nelson is not only an enterprising Telecom student at Cayuga Community College, but also a devoted athlete. Nelson wears Jersey #7 and plays defense for the Spartans who are a respectable 4-8 on the weather-affected season. He is majoring in the Telcom program with interests in video and music.
Nelson grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and attended J.P. McCaskey High School. Nelson did play lacrosse in high school but not for his home town. Instead he joined the team at nearby Lancaster Country Day private school when he was in 9th grade, which Nelson says was “like a school of two hundred rich kids.” Nelson says he is fairly happy with how the Spartans played this year, but added that “If we had more time together, the team would have had better chemistry.”
medical hair loss, and monetary donations will help the Japan relief efforts. Colored or permed hair are acceptable, though highlighted or bleached hair are not. Layered hair is fine as long as the longest layer is ten inches in length. Donations that do not reach the ten inch requirement will still be accepted and sold to help finance Locks of Love. If you’re willing to donate your hair, consider obtaining financial
sponsor donations for your hair. Sponsor donations will be donated to help in the disaster relief for Japan. Financial sponsor donations will be accepted at the drive May 11th and in room T203 anytime up until the event. Walk-ins are welcome, but to schedule an appointment see Kathy Gross or Shannon Reohr in room T203 or to pick up a sponsor donation form. All blunt cuttings will be donated by Kimmy Daigle from The Hair Studio.
Locks for Love – Help Japan By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief Thinking about getting a new hair style for the summer? If you have ten inches or more to spare, donate it to Locks of Love in a joint donation effort happening in the student lounge at the Auburn campus next Wednesday. All are welcomed to the event May 11th from 10am-2pm, where donations are welcomed to help in the disaster relief in Japan. Hair donations will benefit children in need suffering from long-term
Free for Mother’s Day By Kat Taylor, Editor-in-chief Amazon.com has a gift you get mom for free, and it will keep on giving. Titled “Amazon Mom”, it’s a great way to give your mom the keys a virtual portal of bargain shopping and extra benefits, all from home. The best part is like the student membership, Amazon Mom gives up to year of free Prime membership. This means free two day shipping and unlimited ground shipping, without a twenty-five dollar minimum order. Also included are special deals on baby and toddler items to save you versus in-store retailer prices. So if you’ve forgotten that Mother’s Day is May 8th, or even if you’re the dutiful child who’s already shopped and gotten her a great gift – if Mom’s a shopper, throw in an Amazon Mom membership.
Collegian Comedy for Cancer Event is a Jolly Good Time!
Left to right: Mat Kratts, (2006-7), Josh Cradduck (2004-6), Kat Taylor (2010-11), and Jess Miles (2007-8)
Comedian Tim Joyce got the crowd roaring!
Comedian Chris Gullo rocks the house!
The event brings former and current Collegian Editors together!
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