Cayuga possesses one of the best nursing programs in the country! Congratulations to our nursing faculty and students on this outstanding achievement! — Anne J. Herron, Ed.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs CLASS OF 2014
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CCC’S 2014 NURSING GRADUATES EARNED 96% PASSING RATE ON THE NATIONAL LICENSURE EXAMINATION
CAYUGABRIEFS CCC in shock over over the loss of two valued colleagues AUBURN CAMPUS: PEGGY CARROWAY The CCC community was sad to learn of the sudden passing of CCC’s Peggy Carroway on Monday, November 24th. Peggy was a dedicated worker, helping students with disabilities learn for more than 15 years at CCC. “Peggy Carroway had an enormous impact on so many of our students.,” said Meg Osborne, Interim Director, Student Engagement. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Peggy Carroway Fund, in care of the Cayuga Community College Foundation, 197 Franklin St., Auburn, NY 13021.
FULTON CAMPUS: HUGH M. MACKENZIE Long-time CCC adjunct instructor on CCC’s Fulton campus, Hugh M. MacKenzie, passed away Monday, November 24th at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York.
Director of Nursing Education, Linda L. Alfieri, MS, RN, CNE, says the NYS passing rate was 76% and the national passing rate was 78%.
Cemetery built on Auburn campus to raise heroin overdose death awareness The “100 Die a Day” Project
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By Caleb Slater, editor-in-chief
Shaquan Spencer, a Cayuga Community College student, lost her mother, grandmother, and cousin in a fire, and her 3-year old son is in critical condition. Please join me in supporting Shaquan during this incredibly difficult time. There are many ways to help, including the following: https://fundly.com/bless-a-family-displaced-by-fire?ft_ src=email_share_mobile http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/settlesspencerfamily http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/ benefit_established_for_victims_of_fatal_syracuse_ house_fire.html#incart_story_package — Jeffrey Rosenthal, Vice-President, Student Affairs
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100 headstones were placed in a temporary cemetery on the Auburn campus’ lawn in midNovember to raise public awareness about the terrible toll heroin addiction is having on young people. The awareness campaign, “100 Die a Day” was started by the family of former CCC student, Jessica Nicole-Gentile, who died after taking an overdose of heroin in May 2013. “The 100 Die a Day” project has now become a collaborative effort between a number of drug action agencies in Cayuga County and CCC. Their mission is to: “Educate people of the realities of heroin use, to prevent people from starting and to impact people already using heroin to encourage them to stop.” One of the headstones had a photo of Jessica’s actual headstone.
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Kelsey McLean Stressed about finals? Don’t be! 90% of what we worry about isn’t worth worrying about. We worry that absolutely everything that can go wrong, will, but more often than not things turn out better than we expect them to. Think your paper’s terrible? Your teacher will probably love it! Can’t hand something in on time? You can work something out. Don’t think you’ve been studying enough? Three hours is probably fine, relax. Besides, worrying never helps you. Take it from someone who worries all the time. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be concerned about anything, mind, but there’s a difference between being concerned and being scared. If you know
I’m not the kind of person to analyze my dreams. To me, analyzing dreams is like trying to solve a puzzle with only the corner pieces; yeah you have an idea as to what it’s about, but there’s so much in the middle that you are missing. Last Saturday was completely different, I remember waking up, it was 10:56 A.M. exactly, I woke up and just laid there in my bed over this sudden epiphany that struck over my while I was asleep. I dreamed that I was walking past the weight room and an advisor was talking something’s wrong, you make a plan and try to fix it. You know that you can move on -- you can get past this. When you worry, you’ve already admitted that it’s all over, and you’ve already lost. You’ve turned the molehill into a mountain, one you know you can’t climb. Now all that there’s left to do is sit there and wait to die. You don’t really want to feel like that, do you? Stress isn’t just mental, either -- it’s physical, too. Too much stress can give you headaches, insomnia, colds, and even an upset stomach. You’ll stress yourself out so much that you won’t be in any state to study for that test, let alone take it! So if you’re ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed, just remind yourself that everything will turn out just fine, and you’ll be okay. Take a deep breath and give yourself a break. Do something you like -sports, art, dancing, whatever takes your mind off things. Whatever you do, don’t get so wrapped up in this ‘finals’ business. No matter what happens, you can move on. Even finals, promise!
about something weird that I did. I continued to walk, but stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the laugh of the man he was talking to. He was, in my dream of course, talking to my former high school Earth Science teacher. And in my dream my former teacher said, “You haven’t seen anything yet.” Just as a little backstory, I used to pull many pranks on this teacher in high school; some may say I looked forward to it. So when I first woke up my gut instinct was to proclaim in “fear” that he’s haunting me in my dreams, after all the pranks I pulled on him in high school, but then I got to thinking about it. This was by no means a nightmare, this was a dream and there is some higher message to be said about it. At first I just stated the obvious, “Well this must be an indication that I am getting homesick.” After all I hadn’t really put too much thought in the state of my school recently and that’s the clear logical reasoning right? Then I thought about it more, I couldn’t get those words out my head, “You haven’t seen anything yet.” I wasn’t so much questioning what he implied, but
why of all people did he pop up in my dream and why did he choose those specific words? It was bothering me all morning. After finishing my shower, it hit me. He really saw and taught me when I was at my lowest, by that I mean I was this immature 10th grader who spent more time planning my next prank on this guy then the actual homework due the next day. He didn’t know where I would go, what I would be, I didn’t and still don’t even know. His random appearance in my dream stating “You haven’t seen anything yet” was merely an observation, this advisor hasn’t seen anything yet, but what will he see? We can all relate to this, we can’t exactly KNOW where we will be, speaking long term, but what we can do is recall what we’ve been doing and improve on it. If you don’t think you were engaging enough this semester, you can get involved with a fresh start next semester, if your mind wasn’t motivated enough this semester, you can always strive for better next semester.
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Caleb Slater will become co-editor-in-chief; Dustin Albino is named sports editor The Cayuga Collegian is proud to announce two staff promotions for the Spring 2014 semester. Associate editor Caleb Slater of Dundee will share the responsibilities of editor-in-chief with the current top editor, Kelsey Mclean. Slater is a Telcom major. “Caleb has really stepped up and made his presence known in the office and on the computer. We couldn’t do it each week without him,” said Mclean. “I’m really happy for him. It’s a honor to work with him.”
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Telcom major, Dustin Albino, has been named sports editor for the Spring 2014 semester. Albino, who just sucessfully completed all the requirements for the course, Telcom 204: Journalism Practicum; a course which helps to train writers for The Collegian, is pursuing a career in the sports writing field. “It was a no-brainer to snap Dustin up for our staff,” said Mclean. “We’re going to be saying one day ‘we knew him when...’ He has a bright career in front of him.”
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Search is on for new CCC president By Kelsey McLean, editor-in-chief
Students engaging in GIS Day 2014 activities at Cayuga Community College’s Auburn campus.
Students mark GIS Day 2014 at CCC By Ryan Lyndaker, contributing writer On Wednesday November 19, 2014, Cayuga Community College’s GIS (Geographic Information System) Club celebrated “GIS Day.” This is an educational day which is set aside to bring an awareness to the wonder of our world as well as help promote the use of an innovative and progressive technology. The club had a booth set up in the hallway with a series of maps highlighting some of the analytical and cartographic capabilities GIS has to offer. Also, for a chance to
win a brand new iPad mini 2 a GeoQuiz was given to every student who stopped by the table. Out of 75 participants Marissa D’Arpino took the grand prize home. Congratulation’s Melissa! Thank-You to all those who participated in the day’s activities. We hope you enjoyed your time viewing the maps and taking the quiz. Plan on stopping by again next year on November 19th to see what’s new in the world of GIS!
The presidential search committee is on the hunt for CCC’s new school president, with their rigorous advertising and scouting campaign and already underway. Applications begin in January, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg of the work put in to find the next president. For now, it’s all about getting the word out there, in hopes of attracting the best and brightest in administration. Their goal is to have a list of nominations by mid March, and a new candidate by commencement -- May 17th. The search is done in absolute secrecy, with all of the potential candidates kept under lock and key to prevent outside bias of any kind. So if you want an idea of who your next president might be, you’re out of luck. While it might feel like DeCinque is here to stay, having been here for nearly a whole year since Larson’s resignation, the truth is that he might be on his way out... and it’s better if he does. An interim president is only supposed to stay for so long -the sooner they’re gone, the better. Not because an interim president can only do a bad job, mind, but because they’re only meant to be a
temporary solution to a permanent problem. If that kind of uncertainty makes you nervous, it should. From turning the budget around, to overhauling the Dr. Gregory Fulton campus, DeCinque is to even just the CCC’s interim smallest token president. of bringing hope Although, Dr. D to the staff and is very popular, students, DeCinque he isn’t here to has done incredible stay. A search work for the school. has begun The school we have for a more today is a far cry permanent from the school we leader. had just a year ago, steeped in uncertainty, and going back to that may be frightening for some. Rest assured, however, that the Presidential Search Committee will only pick whoever is best for the school... and if all else fails, they’ve extended DeCinque’s stay for another year, just in case. And who knows? Maybe’ll he’ll be permanent after all. It’s unlikely, but stranger things have happened.
Syracuse VA hospital check-up By Matt Drake, contributing writer
Marissa D’Arpino winner of the 2014 GeoQuiz, receiving her prize from GIS Club President Ryan Lyndaker and GIS Club Treasurer Jake Meyer.
Meet CCC’s Meg Osborne By Yaritza Hernandez , contributing writer CCC’s Meg Osborne is the interim director of the college’s Center for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement. You may wonder how do you prepare for a job in this kind of career. Osborne says she became interested in this profession through the influence of her mother, who was a high school guidance counselor. Osborne says she studied a total of six years to get her degrees. She report the part that she enjoys the most about her job is that every day is different. Osborne says her favorite part of being a counselor is that she
helps students with everything from career planning to assisting students with their academic schedules. Osborne has been an active part of Cayuga Community College since 2001. She first started working here part-time in the Admissions Office. Osborne says she left her job at Syracuse University to take a job at CCC so she would be closer to home. Osborne says many things have changed since she joined Cayuga Community College in 2001. She says she has witnessed the campus’ technology develop, as well as the opening and development of CCC’s second campus in Fulton. She says she even worked at the Auburn campus before the buildings formed the inner quad. Osborne says that she likes that students have more access to their information these days which she feels make them become more independent. When Osborne was asked “what would be your job if you didn’t work in this field?” Osborne responded “Maybe a dog groomer, I love dogs.”
The Veterans Health Administration has gotten quite a poor reputation lately, due to the recent scandal in which 35 veterans died while waiting for care in the Phoenix, Arizona VHA facilities. While investigations revealed that similar problems with waiting times are present in many other VHA facilities, very few issues seemed present upon visiting the local VA clinic at Auburn Memorial Hospital. Nurse practitioner Laura Delaney told me the waiting time for new patients in the Auburn clinic “has been about a week.” Mrs. Delaney has worked in the Auburn VA since its inception in May of 2000, and is highly optimistic about her job and coworkers.
Nurse practitioner Laura Delaney says wait times average about a week for new patients at the Auburn VA clinic located at Auburn Memorial Hospital. “We all work really hard here, because we all really care.” As a nurse practitioner, Mrs. Delaney has many duties throughout the day. She does primary care (meaning she operates like a standard doctor for her veteran patients), annual physicals, ill visits, and prepares
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patients for surgeries and consults. Patients have to see her before they’re able to see a specialty doctor at the Syracuse VA. Many of the problems that arose in Phoenix occurred during this process; the wait time before they could see a specialist could be quite extreme. The Syracuse VA specialty doctors have always tried to see non-urgent patients within a month’s time (urgent patients within a day), but because of the recent scandal, they have recently contracted with local doctors to see patients if the VA has not been able to treat them in a timely manner. Patients are also always able to have access to the emergency room. After graduating high school, Mrs. Delaney wanted to learn to become a physician’s assistant, but when her mother fell ill, she decided to stay in Auburn, and enroll in the recently opened nursing program at CCC. “When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher, an accountant or a nurse” she informed me. Mrs. Delaney has acted as the couch of Auburn High’s team, is a certified women veteran’s health provider, and has been recognized in her efforts to get her patients to stop smoking. Mrs. Delaney attributes the success of the Auburn clinic in it’s staff. “You can say that I work with the best nurse practitioners, secretaries, nurses and medtechnicians. Everybody’s really good here, ya know? Everybody really cares.”
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Remembering CCC’s Peggy Carroway and Hugh M. MacKenzie Mary Margaret “Peggy” Ashe Carroway, 54 Mary Margaret “Peggy” Ashe Carroway, 54, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, November, 24, 2014. Peggy was born in Syracuse, NY, the daughter of Carolyn Dadey Ashe and the late Gerald Ashe and has resided in Auburn for the past 30 years. Peggy attended Alfred State College and Cayuga Community College. She was employed at Cayuga Community College as a Disability Specialist for over 15 years and a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. Surviving are her mother, Carolyn Dadey Ashe of Palm Harbor, FL; her beloved husband, Edward Carroway of Auburn, NY; two sons, Matthew Kent Carroway, Auburn, NY, Brendan Patrick Carroway, Auburn, NY; two sisters, Cynthia A.
Ashe of Clearwater, FL, Sheila C. Bristol and her husband, Mike of LasVagas, NV; one brother, Thomas G. Ashe and his wife, Tammy of Tampa, FL; one grandson, Connor Isaac McGahn; three nephews, Ryland Ashe, Cody Schadgg and Logan Modlin; two nieces, Jolie Ashe, Kaylee Bristol; one brotherin-law, Kent R. Carroway, Frederick, CO; two sisters-in-law, Lynn M. Skiba, Phoenix, AZ, Michelle R. Modlin and her husband, Randy of Bushnell, NE. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Peggy Carroway Fund, in care of the Cayuga Community College Foundation, 197 Franklin Street, Auburn, NY 13021 in memory of Peggy.
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Hugh M. MacKenzie, 68 FULTON, NY – Hugh M. MacKenzie, 68, died on Monday November 24, 2014, at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. Hugh learned integrity and a tremendous work ethic from his parents, Hugh and Mary MacKenzie, traits he possessed until his last breath. He also enjoyed golf and loved to play the game with his dad. A graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo, Hugh received a BA in 1969 and an MBA in 1970. He went to work for the Long Island Railroad as a labor relations analyst. It was there he met his future wife, Monica Mulvey. They married in 1971 and moved to Fulton, NY. He worked for Nestle as personnel and labor relations manager until his retirement in 2000. Hugh negotiated labor contracts for Nestle around the country, but his heart was always in Fulton. After retiring, Hugh enjoyed teaching at Cayuga Community College, Fulton Campus. Hugh was a communicant at Holy Trinity Church. A proud Democrat to the end, he had served as chairman of the Fulton City Democratic Committee for several years. He was a past chairman of City of Fulton Fire and Police Commission and served on the board of directors for Fulton Youth Soccer and Fulton Youth Hockey. He enjoyed coaching soccer
when his children where youngsters. Hugh served as a member of IMC and Fulton Nestle Golf League. His greatest accomplishments and love were his family. Beside his wife of 43 years, he is survived by a son, Hugh “Dan” MacKenzie and wife, Tracy Cass MacKenzie of New York; a daughter, Megan MacKenzie of Syracuse, NY; a beloved sister, Nora MacKenzie of Phoenix, Ariz. Hugh was especially proud of and loved his grandchildren, in birth order: Kameren Jackson, Jasmine Jackson, Maureen MacKenzie, Colleen MacKenzie, Emma J. Berkley and Aileen MacKenzie; as well as nieces and nephews. He enjoyed the raucous Mulvey family: Mark, Terence, Jim, Dan, Claire and Mary and their spouses, especially his mother-in-law, Theresa Mulvey, who prayed ceaselessly for his recovery. His parents and brothers, Gerald and Dennis, predeceased Hugh. The family would like to acknowledge and give thanks to Drs. Eugene Lozner and Louis Green of Syracuse, the staff at Berkley Physical Therapy of Oswego, the angels who work at Strong Hospital units 7-1400-CardiacTransplantation ICU and 7-3400 – Unit for Heart Failure & Transplantation, as well as the LVAD staff who cared for Hugh during the last year of his life.
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Basketball Spartans look to improve By Dustin Albino, sports editor
SPORTS GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS!
What a difference a year makes. Last year the Cayuga Spartans men’s basketball team was among one of the best in NJCCA Region III. This year the Spartans have got off to a rough start as they have slid to a record of 1-6. The lone win came in dominating fashion where everything went the way of the Spartans. They beat Schenectady County Community College 74-57. However, for the most part the six losses for the Spartans have been
blowouts. “We are really young, and just need to play better as a team,” said coach Tony Borges. The youth has really been shown in the opening seven games as the team is averaging 60.7 points per game, which is fairly low for a college team. Michael Guity and DaVaughn Johnson have been bright spots as they are both respectively averaging over 10 points per games. The team is shooting 22.2%
from downtown. Though they are only taking about six 3 pointers a game, the number of makes should drastically be more than 1 make per game. The development of the freshman needs to improve over the course of conference play, or else the 2014-2015 campaign could be a disappointing one for the Spartans. “We are better than our record indicates,” said Borges. The upside to the basketball program thus far has been the Cayuga Lady Spartans. After only winning two games all of last year, the Lady Spartans already have three in the first seven games. The sophomore leadership of Maxine Williams and Allison Chase, has been a real key in the early success. Both are averaging in double digits with points. The spark for the Lady Spartans thus far seems to be freshman Shaqueria Everson. Everson is averaging 11.7 points per game and an impressive 13.3 rebounds per game. In her first season as a Spartan, Everson is recording double-doubles consistently. The Spartans are only shooting 45% from the free throw line through the first seven games. This is a key area that will need to improve in order to win close games down the stretch. Both teams will look to improve over the course of the season and hopefully make playoffs. Now that the teams have had an extended break for Thanksgiving, they will both look to get back on track later this week as they have three games in four days, against Davis College, Clinton Community College and North Country Community College.
Should colleges drop the name ‘LADY’ from their women’s NASCAR: Kevin Harvick wins nail biter team names? By Dustin Albino, sports editor
By Shaquella Newby, staff writer The University of Tennessee announced they are dropping the word, ‘Lady’,from the title of their women’s sports teams. The new rule excludes their women’s basketball team. The women’s teams will now be called the ‘Tennessee Volunteers’. The university’s announcement says the administration decided to make this change because a number of people at the university said they felt the name ‘Lady’ attached to the women’s sports teams is sexist. “I don’t think it’s sexist, there’s nothing wrong with being called a Lady Spartan,” says Breanne Becker, a player for Cayuga Community College women’s basketball team. “The Lady Spartans here at CCC name is sexist, but it’s not. It’s sexist because the ladies did not fight in the Spartan War. And no, it’s not really sexist because it’s easier for the teams to be called Lady Spartans,” said Student Engagement Coordinator Carrin Dresser. Do you think the name Lady Spartans is sexist? Send us an email with your name and what you have to say on the subject to cayugacollegian@gmail.com.
Going into the 2014 NASCAR season, the main focus was the new point system. The win and get in mentality made for tremendous racing in the regular season. But, that was the regular season. Once the Chase for the Sprint Cup began at Chicagoland Speedway in early September, the racing intensified. When Brad Keselowski made a daring move for the win by splitting the middle of Kevin Harvick and Kyle Larson, the viewers could tell that this was going to be a Chase for the ages. With the new playoff system intact, it was almost like there was three mini seasons divided into three races each. If you survived those three rounds, then that team would see themselves fighting for a championship at Homestead. “This new point system is the best thing that has happened in this sport in a decade,” said Harvick. Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano were
the subliminal favorites to win the championship. Over the 2014 campaign those two cars have had raw speed like no other. Denny Hamlin, whose team has lacked that speed, and horsepower in the Toyota engine department had everything to gain. “I like our chances,” Hamlin said prior to Sunday’s race, at arguably one of his best tracks. Then there was Ryan Newman. Newman had a lone four top five finishes all year long, but he raced like his life was on the line. Many people thought that Newman did not even deserve to be in the fight for the championship because he hadn’t won a race all season long. They were wrong. “You are going to have to win the race in order to win the championship,” said Logano prior to the race. Man, was he right. On Sunday, the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway silented the critics of the new point system. The four championship contenders- Harvick, Logano, Hamlin and Newman gave it everything they had. For most of the race all four championship eligible drivers were in the top five to six positions on the race track. Insane. It was a late race caution with 19
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laps to go that shook up everything. With the Chase drivers slated in position 2,3,4,5 on the track, it was going to be up to the pit crews to get their driver out front. Hamlin who was running in second, stayed out. Harvick came in and got four tires, Newman two, and Logano had a disaster of a pit stop which resulted him in restarting in the twenty-ninth position. This ended his shot at the championship. Over the course of the last 15 laps, Harvick ate Newman and Hamlin alive with his four fresh tires. Harvick wins the race, and is the 2014 Sprint Cup champion. “The last thing Tony Stewart (Harvick’s owner) told me today before I got in my car was: ‘You’re gonna go through a lot of things today. You’re going to be ahead of the other guys, you’re going to be behind them, but don’t ever quit until the checkered flag falls, because it’s going to change multiple times,’” Harvick said. That was spot on advice from the three time champion. In the end, Harvick is the ultimate winner, but so are the fans. These four drivers and teams put on one helluva show in determining who would be champion.
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Watch for CCC on TV! In the next month or two, you may see some television commercials on television promoting Cayuga Community College. There is no specific ‘call to action’ like “Register for Spring”, enabling us to use them again next summer to promote fall registration. Every student in these commercials is currently enrolled at Cayuga. The first commercial is directed at traditional-aged students, while the second commercial speaks to the non-traditional population.
Auburn closer to having a Harriet Tubman National Park COMPILED FROM PUBLISHED REPORTS
It’s hard to come visit and learn more about up with just one how they can grow up and name for Harriet give back to their community Tubman. Some also,” said Schneid. called her the Sampson says he’s glad Moses of her to see this park just on the people, others horizon. a spy for the “This is just an awesome Union Army, an thing to happen because it’s extraordinarily gone a long time, we did a lot s u c c e s s f u l of things to do it, and to see military mind in it all come together. And I’m the Civil War, and glad to see Auburn, New York without a doubt and Maryland eastern shore is one of the most still together,” said Sampson. influential people And the Harriet Tubman in American visitor’s center is on that same history. And all horizon. that may still not be Harriett Tubman On Thursday, a bill calling able to encompass for over 5,000 acres of Talbot, her life achievements says Royce Caroline, and Dorchester counties, Sampson, the tour director at the along with parts of Auburn, New Harriet Tubman museum. York to be converted to a national “She had a great faith in her God. park, was approved by the US And she believed that God would House of Representatives. The U.S. protect her, and He did, for her to Senate will take up the measure do the things she did, it’s amazing,” next week. It then goes to President said Sampson. Obama’s desk for signature. If the In all, Harriet rescued at least legislation is adopted, the Tubman 1,100 from the chains of slavery, national historical parks will possibly many more. be the first to honor an African And with two new national parks American woman. “It’s been a real in Maryland and New York so close long journey, but a very worthwhile to becoming a reality, visitors like journey and an important journey, Maggie Schneid are excited to see not just for Harriet Tubman, but for it happen. the city of Auburn and the people of “Not only myself, but bringing the Finger Lakes region of central my children down. Having them New York,” Harriet Tubman Home
Harriett Tubman’s house in Auburn could soon be the site of the first National Park to honor an African-American woman. executive director Karen Hill said Wednesday. “It’s huge.” Laurel Ullyette, president of the Harriet Tubman Boosters Club, said the group was discouraged due to the possibility that the bill might not be passed before the end of the current Congress, which would force supporters to restart their efforts in the 114th Congress. But now that the legislation is part of the NDAA bill, Ullyette said they are happy with the latest developments.
“We were so prepared that it was not going to make it this year,” Ullyette said. “We just didn’t think there was any possibility. Now that this has happened, it’s just opened everything back up and we’re just absolutely thrilled that this chance still remains for this Congress.” Under the provisions included in the NDAA agreement, the Auburn park would consist of Tubman’s home, the Home for the Aged and the Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church.
Bad hair day? What it could mean COLLEGIAN WEEKLY SODoKu lOOK FOR THE ANSWERS IN NEXT semester
By Shaquella Newby, staff writer
Does your hair define you? Do you like your hair straight? Do you like your hair long or short? Do you prefer your hair to be naturally curly? Do you color your hair? Do you think most people judge strangers by the style of their hair. “I don’t have any hair on my head because I prefer to go bald, but if you ask me, the only bad part about it is that when colder months come around, it’s harder to keep my scalp warm. I guess you could call me boring because I don’t have any hair,” said CCC’s Director of Student Activities Norman Lee. Lee believes that being bald is easier to manage. Unlike Lee, others enjoy having hair on their head. “I like my hair, I used to have purple
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hair,” said Carrin Dresser, CCC’S Auburn campus Student Engagement Coordinator. Dresser is known for changing up her hairstyles. Some CCC students say you can tell what a person goes through by how often they switch up their hair. Studies have also indicated you can tell a person’s health is by the status of their hair. Most people feel a new hairstyle can also help with your mood. “When I get my hair done, I feel more confident. When my hair is not done, I feel uncomfortable with my appearance,” said CCC student Ste’ceonna Capers. Tell us how your hair defines you, email The Cayuga Collegian at cayugacollegian@gmail.com.
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CCC student explores family connection to film industry By Mary G. Merritt, contributing writer It was during a of the Smithlecture on the history Dietrich Corp. of filmmaking in the in Haddonfield, course, Telcom 101 New Jersey. taught by assistant It was there Telcom professor Mary Smith invented G. Merritt on Cayuga’s and patented Auburn campus, that a a new type of student suddenly had an camera system epiphany about his past. which advanced A portion of the lecture capturing images included innovations the on film in an film industry explored extremely wide after the newness of format. He called television kept movie his invention audiences at home. The Cinemiracle CCC Telcom student “I was sitting in her Camera. Frank “The Tank” Smith classroom and when “Essentially Professor Merritt started to explore his what he patented explained all the family’s connection to was a system ways filmmakers tried the film history after of three film different gimmicks a lecture by Professor cameras bolted to attract audiences together which Merritt in Telcom 101. including an example of used special a wide screen presentation called lenses and mirrors to make the “This is Cinerama,” a memory tiny seams between each image came back to me,” said Cayuga undetectable,” explained Frank Community College student Frank Smith. When Smith went digging Smith of Red Creek. “I had heard into his family’s archives, he found details about this type of movie schematic drawings of the camera making before, and then it hit me, I which were used in the patent realized my grandfather had a hand process along with photos and news in developing this, so I looked into it articles about his grandfather’s and I was right.” work. Frank Smith’s grandfather, P. According to an article in the Stanley Smith, in the late 1950’s February 1958 issue of American was the executive vice president Cinematographer called “The Cinemiracle Camera and its Development,” P. Stanley Smith’s camera invention was similar to another wide-screen film presentation called Cinerama, but Cinemiracle’s results were far superior because Smith’s system essentially ‘erased’ where each image produced by the three cameras were joined. Even the projection of the Cinemiracle film was more desirable because the three projectors could be placed in the same projection booth, unlike This is one of the schematic Cinerama which required three drawings produced by P. separate projection booths. The bulky Cinemiracle camera Stanley Smith during the patent weighed in at 600 pounds and application process for his featured three Eastman Kodak invention called Cinemiracle. 27 millimeter lenses which were electronically-controlled, a 146 degree viewfinder and seven tracks of stereophonic sound. To project the film, a special 120 degree curved screen, 100 by 40 feet in size, gave audiences the sensation that they were ‘in’ the movie. National Theaters acquired the exclusive rights to P. Stanley Smith’s patents and began production on a film to showcase the new wide
Here are two examples of the movie posters produced to promote the first and only film produced underthe Cinemiracle name, Windjammer.
This news article published in The Philadelphia Inquirer chronicles the career of CCC Telcom student Frank Smith’s grandfather, P. Stanley Smith. format. Sadly, the only movie to be shot and produced under the Cinemiracle name was Windjammer (1958). The movie chronicled the tall ship, Christian Radich, and its crew sailing from Oslo, Norway, across the Atlantic Ocean to ports in the Caribbean and on the eastern shore of the United States, and then back home to Norway. The movie played in specially-equipped theaters including Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood for 36 weeks and New York City’s Roxy Theater for 24 weeks. By 1960, the brand, Cinemiracle, no longer existed. Warners Brothers was first to begin negotiations to buy all rights to the Cinemiracle patents, but ultimately Cinemiracle’s main competition, Cinerama, Inc., made P. Stanley Smith and his partners an offer they couldn’t refuse. “I’m just in awe of what my grandfather was able to accomplish,” said Frank Smith. In 1920, right after graduating from high school, P. Stanley Smith secured a job with the Victor Talking Machine Company. A news article published in The Philadelphia Inquirer detailed how P. Stanley Smith began his career. “He assisted with the company’s first electronic recording sessions. Later when “talkies” came in, movies caught with silent films sent them to RCA-Victor to have sound dubbed in, and Smith worked on that. In 1930, Smith went to Hollywood as recording supervisor at Warner Brothers. He is credited with having saved VitaphoneWarner about $1,000,000 during his first year at the studio by standardizing recording instruments. He also designed and built the first electroplane camera for 50 millimeter film.” Frank Smith says he owes plenty to the legacy of his loving parents
and especially to his grandfather and how his successes have influenced how he lives his life. A veteran of the United States Navy, Frank Smith had a long career in the heating and air conditioning industry until a severe back injury put him on the bench. A life-long musician and singer, now Frank is studying full-time at Cayuga Community College to earn a Telcom degree in sound and music recording. “I feel my forefathers are challenging me to do something noteworthy with my life,” Frank Smith explained. “I want to do something more than just make money. To me, making something creative is more important.” Frank says to honor his grandfather and his accomplishments in the sound and film industries, his life goal now is to record a number one song. Smith says he is working with Telcom Department Chairman Steve Keeler to properly preserve his grandfather’s drawings in a film or photography museum.
The Cinemiracle camera featured three Mitchell cameras physically fused together. Each were equipped with 27 millimeter lenses which were electronicallycontrolled and used a system of mirrors to eliminate the seams between each strip of film. The system weighed 600 pounds and was difficult to maneuver.
The only film shot under the Cinemiracle name premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood in April 1958 and was shown for 36 weeks.
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Final Film Screenings by Eileen Jerrett, Brunell Visiting Artist, is Dec 8 & 9 On Monday, Dec. 8 and Tuesday, Dec. 9, Brunell Visiting Artist Eileen Jerrett, will present the final two screenings in a series of documentary film screening events at the Auburn Public Theater. The screenings are Eileen Jerrett open to Cayuga Community College students and staff and to the public. Admission is free. Both screenings start at 6:30 p.m. On Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m., at the Auburn Public Theater, we will be screening documentaries that were produced at Cayuga Community College over the past two years in the Telcom/Media Department’s documentary production classes. Films will include “When Chocolate Filled The Air – the story of Nestle and Fulton,” produced by the spring 2013 class; “Thy Daughters Ever Sing - When Wells College Went Co-ed, ” produced by the spring 2014 class; and the short documentary projects being produced in the documentary class this semester. Ms. Jerrett has been working with this semester’s class as part of her residency. There will be a Q&A after the screenings and the student filmmakers will be introduced. A reception at the APT will immediately follow. Refreshments will be provided. On Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Auburn Public Theater, the final screening of Ms. Jerrett’s residency
will be held. Ms. Jerrett will show the extraordinary documentary, “Blueberry Soup,” which she produced and directed. “Blueberry Soup” is about the constitutional change in Iceland following the financial crisis of 2008. This is a not well-known story of grassroots constitutionalism, brought to life in this uniquely beautiful documentary. The film is a deeply touching account of an eclectic group of individuals reinventing democracy through the rewriting of the nation’s constitution. There will be a Q&A after the screening. A reception for Ms. Jarrett will be held at the APT prior to the screening from 5-6:30 pm. Refreshments will be provided. Documentary Filmmaker Eileen Jerrett is the Cayuga Community College Brunell Visiting Artist for the 2014-15 academic year. The Brunell Visiting Artist/Scholar Program is supported by a Cayuga Community College Foundation endowed fund. The fund is a bequest from the estate of the late Professor Robert Brunell, who dedicated fifty years of service to the college as an English professor and administrator.
The winners of the 4th Annual Fall Poetry Contest announced The winners of the 4th Annual Fall Poetry Contest are: First place: Kimberly Greco Second place: Steven Nagy Third place: Casey Pinder Honorable mention: Christopher Ossit Many thanks to the students who submitted entries, writing tutors in Fulton and Auburn who served as contest judges and helped with
advertising, faculty members who encouraged their students to enter, The Collegian for promoting the contest, CAS staff in Fulton and Auburn for their support, and especially the Auburn Tutor Club for funding this student-centered event. Submitted by: Karen Jetty English Specialist/Auburn Center for Academic Success Cayuga Community College
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Here is the cast (above) and crew of CCC’s Harlequin Productions’ fall presentation of the play “Carmilla.” The group was asked to perform at the Theatre Association of New York State’s festival last weekend.
CCC students perform at TANYS
By Bob Frame, contributing writer
It was an exciting weekend for members of CCC’s Harlequin Productions. The students were able to participate in four workshops offered during the day on Friday. They also viewed the work of eight different companies who performed over the course of the weekend, each performance followed by a 15 minute public talk back session with the three Festival Adjudicators. The group attended the Saturday evening awards banquet where they received the four awards garnered by this semester’s “Carmilla” as well as the five awards they received for their spring production of “The Draper’s Eye.” “Carmilla” closed the weekend as the ninth show that was performed. We received some very positive feedback from the three adjudicators who, among other comments, complimented Donovan Stanfield’s British accent. During the award session Harlequin Productions walked away with four Adjudicator Discretionary Awards: Outstanding Scenic Painting to Virginia Fennessy, Outstanding Lighting Design to Robin Fragoman (CCC alum), Outstanding Sound Design to Bob Frame and Outstanding Costume Design to Tiffany Howard. Virginia Fennessy also received Best Scenic Design for the set for Carmilla from the BMI Supply, Inc. Design Competition and Exhibition judge. Special Kudos should be given to
freshmen Molly Sharples and Angela Bringley who served as part of the Festival’s tech crew for the whole weekend! They are in the picture with the rest of the Festival tech staff, (who are all alumni by the way!). Also in the picture is the representative from the American Association of Community Theatre, Eugene Irby, who was sent to the Festival to insure that everyone followed the national guidelines. He said he was very impressed by the efficiency, competence and friendliness of this crew.
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