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Vol. 60 Issue 17
April 15, 2014
The Draper’s Eye wins 5 awards
The editorial staff of The Cayuga Collegian attended the National Media Conference in New York City in March. Inside this special edition you will find each student’s reflection on their experience. Pictured left to right: Brittany Glassey, Danielle Skowron and Kelsey McLean. Staff writer Christine Jackson is missing.
SGO Election
results announced AUBURN CAMPUS President: Alyssa Zmarthie Vice President: Dakota Marshall Treasurer: Richard “Gus” Walker Secretary: Kyrie Ciricillo
FULTON CAMPUS SGO President: Kelly Newton SGO VP: Victoria Dishaw SGO Treasurer: April Richardson SGO Secretary: Christine King Student Trustee: Ken Morhiser —reported by Norman Lee
Congratulations to Harlequin Productions of Cayuga Community College Cayuga Community College is pleased to announce that its theater company, Harlequin Productions, has earned five awards from the Theater Association of New York State (TANYS) for the March production of The Draper’s Eye. These awards, which bring the TANYS total to more than 90 since the company’s founding, reflect Harlequin’s sustained commitment to excellence in performance arts. The TANYS awards for The Draper’s Eye include: Excellence in Production Concept and Direction to Robert Frame Excellence in Scenic Design to Robert John Andrusko Meritorious Achievement in Lighting Design to Brad McLean Meritorious Achievement in Sound Design to Stephen D.M. Hodge Meritorious Achievement in Ensemble Performance to the Cast The performance was critiqued by noted adjudicator, Neilson Jones, founder of the Confetti Stage in Albany, N.Y., and TANYS president-elect. According to Jones, Harlequin Productions “produced another success with the world premiere of Fengar Gael’s The Draper’s Eye. The cast, crew and
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production team brought this romantic mystery to life with aplomb.” Harlequin Productions is a multi-award winning performance group that produces live theatre on the Cayuga campus. The cast is comprised of student actors, with tech staff and professional designers and directors brought in to guide them. The company, which is open to all students with or without experience, specializes in new works, providing students the opportunity to create pieces of theatre that have yet to be seen. Many playwrights travel to campus to see their plays performed. Typically, Harlequin puts on one play per semester. “It has been my pleasure to be involved with Harlequin Productions for over 30 years,” says Bob Frame, producer of Harlequin Productions. “When I first read The Draper’s Eye, I knew it was a script we
could successfully mount. It had a great storyline and strong characters to which my young actors could relate. The script also presented challenges that I was certain our design team would embrace to create an environment in which students could learn and grow.” The Draper’s Eye is set in the Garment District of New York City in Spindle’s Fabric Shop, where dying women seem to be vanishing into fabric folds. A violinist and a former physics prodigy fall in love as they try to solve the mystery. The play examines the metaphysical implications of quantum physic theories and the impact of globalization on the garment industry. The awards for Harlequin’s production of The Draper’s Eye will be presented at the TANYS festival banquet in Auburn, N.Y., in November. The event will honor all award recipients from across the state of New York.
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Phi Beta Lambda & Event Planning Students Help Raise OVER $5,000 at Cause for Paws
Editor-in-chief
by Christine Jackson, Staff Writer
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APRIL FOOL’S DAY JOKE
Fake parking violations were placed on cars in the Auburn Campus parking lot. We are not sure who the carried out the prank!
This past Sunday marked the fifth annual SPCA Cause for Paws benefit. The benefit raised more than $5,000 and Auburn students in the Phi Beta Lambda business club and Events Planning class were there to help bring the donations in! Cause for Paws is an annual benefit sponsored by the SPCA in an effort to raise money for the SPCA’s operating expenses, costs for veterinary care, pet food and other miscellaneous expenses related to treating and caring for shelter pets. In addition to individual donations from within the community, area businesses contributed to the cause by offering their
support with donations of prizes and food. CCC’s own Amy Valente, puts her event planning and business club students in touch with the organization. Participating in the event allowed students to get “hands-on experience on how to approach businesses for donations and how to market events,” said Valente. She was very proud of the work her students did in helping to plan the event and raise funds. She wanted to express a special thanks to Max Appleby, the club’s current student trustee, who was the lead student organizer for the event and also sits on the Finger Lakes SPCA board of directors.
OPINIONS To the editor... It has come to my attention that the politicians behind the theater project will get what they want at any cost. This project is a big burden for college and takes away from the college’s funding for the library, homework center and fitness center. To make matters even worse for the college, now they are starting to lay off professors and staff. The best way to avoid the cost of the theater being a big burden is to fire the theater consultant (LARSON) since he was the one that put the college in this mess and split the cost of restoring the Schine Theater here with the Cayuga Arts Council. The board of trustees to get up with the Cayuga Arts Council to restore the Schine
Theater. I would like the college and the Cayuga Arts Council to each split the cost of restoring the Schine Theater instead of building the Schwartz Performing Arts theater. The Schine is a bigger building than the new theater and could be modified to hold props. In case they do not want to do that, the upstairs of the building next door or the old office building on the corner can be converted for props storage. Plus factoring in this idea is cheaper than building a new theater, Saving a piece of history and maybe with it being so close to Wegmans, and with Wegmans being so community-oriented, they may also donate to the project and the city could offer free or discounted parking when there are events happening (K. Hundley). Doing this will free up funding for the college and may be able to hire people back and restore cuts made to the library, CAS and the fitness center. In the end everybody gets what they want, the politicians get their theater, a piece of U.S. history gets saved and it makes a nice attraction for downtown. Saving U.S. history is the correct way to go with the theater project instead of building a new theater. In this town, there are already three theater companies: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Bisgrove Community Theater and Auburn Public Theater. It would be silly to add a new theater to the city of Auburn when we are ready having a ton of theaters already here in this town. It is easier to work with an existing building than build a new theater building. —Tom Hundley, CCC student
To the editor... When enrolled as a full-time student at Cayuga Community College, there are different types of fees that the full-time students must pay as part of their tuition fees. One of the fees that Cayuga Community College charges is an activity fee. One would think that this fee would cover the use of the fitness center at our college. Unfortunately, here at our college, it does not. In order to use the fitness center here at Cayuga Community College a student must be enrolled in a physical educational course. This means that a student can not use the fitness center even though they pay an activity fee unless they sign up for the fitness class. To me this is a bad double standard rule. The way it seems to me is that you pay twice due to the fact that you have to be in a class to use the fitness center. Why charge the students an activity fee if there is no free use of the fitness center for them? Most other colleges allow their students to utilize their fitness
center facilities. I believe we should allow the students to use the fitness center, after all we do live in a health conscious world of obesity and we need to think what’s best for our students. The fitness center at the Cayuga Community College has all the capabilities all student in this matter so they can have access to healthier life. I think students should have to sign in or even a waiver form to use the fitness center. There should be longer hours so that staff, faculty, and students can utilize the facilities at the fitness center here at Cayuga Community College. I have spoken with several students and they all strongly agree that the fitness center should be open to all students, faculty and staff. By allowing total use of the fitness center the college would be providing the students 100 percent fitness and less obesity think about it .... the future.... keep them healthy....give them a chance.... —Rosemary Farrar-Jennings, CCC student
Read the paper... I would just like to say that I believe that you put together a truly wonderful paper. Coming from a High School that has a 2030 page paper each week, I praise you for being able to put together an issue for such a small school each and every week even at a bigger school and with a bigger staff it was still difficult to put together an issue and it was monthly so I am proud of the staff for working hard each week. Being at CCC it is such a small community and not many people pick up the paper so as a student I am truly proud of each and every staff member for staying motivated enough to put together a paper each week for such a small uninterested student body. I know that I am one of the students that looks forward to seeing the completed issue each week when it hits the news stands. With a student body that seems barely
interested in anything that happens around campus or even town, it’s great how you get people to participate in the paper and read it. It’s amazing how hard you and the staff works to put together something that you all know not many people read since it is no surprise. I am very proud to be apart of a school where the newspaper staff works hard no matter what other people are saying about them or the paper. I believe that working at such a small school and staff and after reading the paper each week, that the staff is truly ready to move on to a four-year newspaper staff bringing everything they learned along the way with them. So keep doing what it is you are doing and stay encouraged to keep putting out a paper each week. —Brittany Glassey, CCC student
Earn credits while writing articles for Cayuga Community College’s student-run, award-winning newspaper by registering for Telcom 204 this fall! Have an idea for a news story? Just email your thoughts to cayugacollegian@gmail.com.
Cayuga Community College’s Fulton Campus earns design award Cayuga Community College’s (CCC) Fulton Campus was recently recognized by the American Institute of Architects Eastern New York Chapter (AIAENY). JMZ Architects and Planners of Glens Falls, NY, the project’s architectural firm, was honored with a merit award for excellence in design for its work on the project. The annual AIAENY Design Awards program honors the design accomplishments of the Chapter’s members. The AIA Brooklyn chapter judged this year’s field of entries. The jury commented that the “conversion of a strip mall into a college school campus was innovative in concept and design. The challenge of creating a college campus feel is explicit in the spacious and naturally lit spaces that encompass the learning environment.” “American community colleges have earned a reputation for doing more with less and staying tightly connected with the people they serve,” said Dr. Gregory T. DeCinque, CCC president. “For almost 20 years, Cayuga had offered classes at Fulton in office buildings, a former Catholic school and a refurbished department store. All of these were rented spaces. The College wanted to control its own space in Oswego County, and the River Glen Plaza was the perfect place to build our permanent home.” Significant and sustained growth from 1994 — when the College first began offering courses in Fulton in rented classrooms — through 2011 when, after several moves to larger spaces, the College purchased the P&C property in the River Glen Plaza. The College Foundation formed the CCCF River Glen Holdings non-profit subsidiary to purchase the 25-acre plaza. The long-term vision is to convert the entire site into a collegiate campus, with a green quadrangle, trees and informal outside spaces. The adjoining 45 acres could become athletic fields, student housing or additional buildings. Initial construction began in December 2011 and
the doors opened to students in August 2012. Karin Kilgore-Green, AIA, was the principal JMZ architect on the project and led the design team that also included David Holbrook and Jodi Emmons. Sack & Associates served as MEP engineers, while Ryan Biggs & Associates provided structural engineering services. L.P. Ciminelli was the project’s construction manager. “We thoroughly enjoyed working with the College and the great team of professionals who were our partners on this project,” shares Karin Kilgore-Green. “It was rewarding to watch the transformation of the site. The collaborative design process really inspired us and fueled our creativity. We are grateful to have been part of this important community initiative.” The Fulton Campus project’s merit award was obtained in the Renovation/Addition/ Adaptive Reuse category. JMZ received the recognition at an awards ceremony on February 20 at The Arts Center of the Capitol Region in Troy, NY.
CCC FULTON STUDENTS The Cayuga Collegian is looking for staff writers to cover news and events happening on the CCC Fulton Campus. Please email cayugacollegian@ gmail.com
STAFF SARAH DRISCOLL - AUBURN JIM GRANGER - AUBURN
Lady Spartans split with Niagara to get their first victory
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The Lady Spartans split their double header with Niagara County Community College on Saturday. Hitting proved to be the Lady Spartans biggest downfall in the first game against the Lady Timberwolves, Shanna Shaff (Lansing, NY), Libby Marsden (Weedsport, NY) Sydney Patzke (Phoenix, NY) and Nikki Loveless (Port Byron, NY) were the only 4 hits allowed in the first game losing 5-0. The Lady Spartans came back strong in the second game to get the victory in 5 innings. Meghan Feocco (Auburn, NY) got her
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first college win on the mound allowing just 4 hits and drove in the winning run. Sam Shaheen (Union Springs, NY) went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a single, while Ali Short (Port Byron, NY) also added a double. The Lady Spartans look to take the field against Onondaga Community College on Thursday April 17th, first pitch will be at 3:00 p.m.
Lady Spartans Come Up Short Against Lady Panthers The Lady S p a r t a n s faced the TC3 Lady Panthers where both games proved exciting. The Lady Spartans got off to a fast start in Meghan Feocco the first inning with Ali Short (Port Byron, NY) stealing a base to get into scoring position. Sam Shaheen (Union Springs, NY) then hit a double to bring in a run, while Meghan Feocco (Auburn, NY) hitting a double to bring the Lady Spartans another run. Short went 5-7 with 2 doubles for the day,
while Meghan Feocco also had 2 doubles. Katie Byrnes (Jordan, NY) went 3 for 6 with 2 doubles, 1 triple and a RBI. Shanna Shaff (Lansing, NY) along with fellow teammate Sydney Patzke (Phoenix, NY) played an excellent game on the defensive side. The Lady Spartans dropped the first game 11 to 5, but came back in the second game where they rallied 3 runs in the last inning, with the defensive stop the Lady Spartans forced extra innings, where they ended up dropping the game 6 to 5.
Lady Spartans Drop First Double Header of the Season The Lady Spartans took the field for the first time this season against Finger Lakes Community College. The Lady Spartans struggled to put the ball in play and the end result was a 9-0 loss in 5 innings the first game. The second game proved to be much better for the Lady Spartans where though although losing they were able to put a run on the board. Meghan Feocco (Auburn, NY) went 2 for 5 with a double over the left fielders head. Ali Short (Port Byron, NY) went 3 for 5, while Danielle Mayville (Ontario, NY) was brought in to pinch hit and hit in Sam Park (Trumansburg, NY).
Spartans fall to Union County despite strong defensive effort The Cayuga Spartans Men’s Lacrosse Team fell to Union County 10-4. These members of this Spartans defensive unit include Brett Gray (Cato, NY), Brian Barnwell (Stanford, CT), Anthony Faoila (Auburn, NY), Jake Basile (Seneca Falls, NY), Jake Pritchard (Jordan, NY), and Zach Donnangelo (Orlando, FL). Brad Rowe (Watertown, NY) was great in goal making 17 saves. Rowe made three saves early in the first period that let that defense settle in and hold Union to 1 goal in the second half.
Spartans Out Run by #4 Delhi Cayuga played the #4 ranked Delhi Broncos very tough in the first quarter as Caygua trailed 3-1. Delhi pulled away in the final three quarters to make the final score 20-4. David Lilly (Marcellus, NY) directed that Spartans offense drawing a lot of attention from Delhi and collected two assists. Connor Davenport (Auburn, NY), Javier Zuniga (San Marcos, CA), Joe Chindamo (Auburn, NY), and Trevor Fletcher (Auburn, NY) all scored a goal for Cayuga. Josh English (Baldwinsville,
NY) played a great game all over the field including the faceoff and collecting an assist on offense. Brad Rowe (Watertown, NY) continued his strong play in goal for the Spartans as he collected 20 saves on the day.
Spartans Dominated in Face-offs in Loss vs. Fingerlakes Cayuga could not overcome losing 17 out of 25 face-offs tonight vs Fingerlakes. This included a stretch of 10 consecutive faceoffs during the second and third quarters. The Spartans were down 3-0 in the first quarter and fought back to make the score 3-2 in the second period. Fingerlakes dominated possession of the ball in the second and third quarters and took over control of the game. David Lilly (Marcellus, NY) and Josh English (Baldwinsville, NY) led the scoring for Cayuga with two goals each. Jordon Miller (Cato, NY) scored a goal on a great individual hustle effort in the second quarter by batting in a rebound. Cayuga’s Brad Rowe (Watertown, NY) played outstanding game in the cage making 20 saves in the loss.
Cayuga Volleyball announces their summer camp dates for 2014
The CCC men’s lacrosse team worked with their opponent on Saturday, April 12th (Genesee CC) to assist in the raising of funds for Ben Sauer of Clarence, New York. The team wore helmet stickers to show their support for Ben.
2-Week High Performance Camp
Modified/JV All-Skills Camp
The Cayuga CC 2-week High Performance Camp is only open to high school athletes looking for an intense 2-week workout preparing them for their 2014 VARSITY season. This camp will be a combination of plyometrics/ jump training, agility training, cardio, and of course volleyball skills. Each session will be limited to 12 athletes to ensure individual attention and training. Campers should plan on attending the full 2 weeks to get the most out of the program. On the final day of camp, both sessions will combine for a “how-to-be recruited” information session, a special fitness/ nutrition discussion lead by a certified personal trainer, camp awards, and a best of 5 varsity/college formatted match.
The all-skills camp focuses on skill development, refinement and tactical application. Sessions focus on improving individual skills (passing/setting/hitting/ serving/blocking/digging) at all levels through the use of skill specific training while incorporating game -like play. Skill development is emphasized during hours of on-court instruction in the following areas: serving, serve receiving, forearm passing, setting, attacking, team defense, blocking, team reception, and attack coverage.
July 28-August 8 Morning Group: 8am-10:30am Afternoon Group: 2pm-4:30pm Friday, August 8th 12-3pm (Both Groups)
July 28-July 31 11am-1pm
QUESTIONS?
Ashley M. McDonough, MBA Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Cayuga Community College Office: 315-294-8621 (ext 2321) Cell: 713-822-6855 wvolleyball@cayuga-cc.edu
Applications Being Accepted for 2014 Graduation Awards by Christine Jackson, Staff Writer The Students Awards Committee is accepting applications for graduation awards. Students who complete degree requirements and receive their degrees between June 2013 and May 2014 are eligible to apply. Applications can be obtained from the Academic Programs Office (M254) in Auburn from Judy Campanella or John Lamphere in Fulton. Dean Norman F. Bourke Memorial Scholarship $278 Awarded to a graduate who possesses the qualities of scholarship, sense of humor, and the ability to win the affection of co-workers, faculty and students. Irving & Helen Belth Memorial Award $500 Awarded to a graduate for outstanding scholarship and student citizenship. Designated to a Fulton Campus in 2014. Trustees Memorial Award $225 Awarded to an outstanding graduate. Designated to a Fulton Campus Student in 2014. Dr. G. Burnett & Vera K. Atwater Award $330 Awarded to an outstanding graduate. Designated to an Auburn Campus student in 2014. Fred M. Everett Award $350 Awarded to a male graduate who intends to continue his education and who exemplifies in
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his personality and influence upon others the highest traditions of citizenship, compassion, and human commitment. Recipient must be a Cayuga County Resident. Ora H. Everett Award $350 Awarded to a female graduate who intends to continue hers education and who exemplifies in her personality and influence upon others the highest traditions of citizenship, compassion, and human commitment. Recipient must be a Cayuga County Resident. Samuel V. and Marion B. Kennedy Memorial Award $290 Awarded to an outstanding graduate of non-traditional age who demonstrated perseverance and determination in advancing his/her education while overcoming difficult hurdles, either economic or personal. Designated to an Auburn Campus student in 2014. Sue Court Memorial Award $185 Awarded to a graduate who possesses a zest for life, an enthusiasm and an ebullience that revitalizes others. This person must accept other’s individuality, show genuine love and concern, and inspire the best in others. Walter W. & Mabel C. Hornburg Memorial Award $500 Awarded to an outstanding graduate who is a resident of Cayuga County and who is a non-traditional student.
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Commencement is coming! Register NOW for the Cayuga County Job Fair! by Brittany Glassey, Staff Writer
by Christine Jackson, Staff Writer The Cayuga County Job Fair will be held in Spartan Hall on the Auburn campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 in Cayuga Community College’s Spartan Hall, 197 Franklin Street in Auburn. Students will have the opportunity to meet with employers who are hiring for beginning, technical, and professional positions. The job fair is being sponsored by Cayuga Community College, Cayuga Works Career Center, New York State Department of Labor,
Seneca Cayuga ARC, Cayuga Economic Development Agency, Adult Career & Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation. To get more information about the job fair, call Cayuga Works Career Center at 315-2531590. Register online at www.cayuga-cc.edu/ jobfair/.
a first come first serve basis so let families know. Commencement will also be able to be viewed from the theater on campus. Caps and gowns may be ordered in the book store on both the Auburn and the Fulton campus for a $10 fee.
History Club hosts event by Brittany Glassey, Staff Writer
CCC to host state PBL Leadership Competitive Conference April 26th Cayuga Community College’s Event Planning class and the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Business Club have teamed to host the New York State’s PBL Leadership Competitive Conference Saturday, 4/26 from 12:30-5:30pm at CCC. The purpose of this conference is to connect with national PBL members and leaders. The conference will be holding competitive events such as Business Sustainability, Small business Management, Emerging Business Issues, Business Presentation, Sales Presentation, Future
Graduates, as the semester is coming to an end commencement is coming up. The ceremony is being held Sunday May 18,2014. It will be at 1 PM on the Auburn campus in the Spartan Gymnasium. The event which will be two hours long does not require tickets and will have seating available on
Business executive, Client Service, Business Ethics, and Business Professional Workshops. Members will compete with one another in selected competitions that will be judged by a panel of three judges. Approval NYS of PBL FBLA by-laws, and state officer elections will also be taking place during the conference. The Keynote speaker for the event is Heather Paris. This is the first year CCC will be hosting the State’s Conferences.
The History Club at Cayuga Community College is holding an Earth Day event. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 22nd at Moe’s Southwest Grill on Grant Ave. The event will go from 5-8 pm. Go and join the
History Club for $10 all you can eat Moe’s and 20% of the profit will go to the History Club.
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Collegian The goal is to deliver quality news In a day and age where information is often uploaded the second it breaks out and everyone can be a journalist, whether or not they have the chops, it’s hard to put your faith in the media anymore. Misinformation is everywhere, with rival sources often contradicting each other on what is real and what is lies, and it feels more like a race to the finish than a race for the truth. In times like these it’s important to remember w h a t delivering Cayuga Collegian Associate good quality news really Editor, Kelsey McLean of means, and Skaneateles, asked Scott who else needs to learn that Pelley a question after lesson more his Keynote speech. To than the next generation of hear her question and up and coming his answer, go to The journalists? Collegian’s Facebook page Enter the C o l l e g e at www.facebook.com/ M e d i a CayugaCollegian Associatoon --
or CMA -- convention hosted in, of all places, New York City. The convention covered everything from radio, to TV, to good old print. If it was media, it was there. The absolute highlight of the convention was a keynote address from none other than Scott Pelley himself. A self-made man in every sense of the word, from a lowly gofer boy to one of the country’s greatest and most respectable anchormen, Pelley has seen network TV from its humble beginnings to the media giant it is today. And now, with the internet changing the face of information flow as we know it, the game has changed radically... but the truths and ideals, he says, hasn’t. The importance of journalism and its ability to open doors into places the average person would never get a chance to see otherwise -- such as a hushed undercover look into the democratic revolution in war torn Syria, or a devastating expose of the India’s sweatshop industry, or even something as simple and touching as a heartfelt plea from a parent of one of the many victims of Sandy Hook. Journalists are the arbiter of the truth, the gatekeepers of information to the common people, and it’s a role that they shouldn’t take lightly. When an article can spread as quickly as wildfire, many will blindly accept it as the truth, whether or not that’s even remotely the case. Once it’s out there, the damage is done. To abuse that power or, worse, casually throw it aside is not only a disservice to your readers, but a disservice to the story. Every tale deserves to be told with integrity, whether or great or small. There are no ‘bad’ stories. Only bad storytellers.
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by Kelsey Mclean, staff writer
CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes reporter, Scott Pelley, was one of the Keynote speakers at the 2014 National College Media Conference held in New York City in March. When taking questions from students, including The Cayuga Collegian’s Kelsey McLean, he said he wasn’t aware of his colleague, CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, resigning over what she described as media bias at the network.
I learned I chose the correct path
Cayuga Collegian faculty advisor, Mary Merritt ran into a former colleague, Jim Axelrod of CBS News and snapped her first ever ‘selfie’. Axlerod was an anchor/ reporter for WSTM in Syracuse when Merritt worked in local television news.
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positive that I have chosen the right major and career path for me. Another session I truly enjoyed was “Producing Morning Radio” with Carla Marie from Elvis Duran and the Morning show. While my heart lies with writing and broadcast journalism I wanted to see what else is out there and I am beyond glad I decided on attending this session. I have listened to this morning show for some years now in the mornings on my way to school. Carla went over all the steps on how to put together a morning radio show, and because of an earlier session I attended “But I Don’t Want To Be A Journalist” I was able to see how the skills I am learning now could be transferred over to a career such as Carla Marie’s. The second Keynote presentation I went to was with Bonnie Fuller from HollywoodLife.com. As a pop culture lover, I was beyond excited to listen to Bonnie speak. She went over her past career which included working for some of the best known and beloved women’s magazines. After she talked about herself in depth, she went over some Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to getting a job. For me, these tips are something that I will hang on to and look over when applying for jobs. “So You Want to Write About TV” This session was lead by Damian Holbrook from TV Guide. This session combined two of my favorite things: writing and TV and was by far one of my favorites. Holbrook talked about his career for about five minutes and then continued with how we could get in to the industry and what it takes to write about TV. Holbrook has covered every major TV show out there and as soon as the convention ended, he got on a plane to Los Angeles for his next job; interviewing the cast of Pretty Little Liars. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to attended CMA this year. They brought out so many amazing people from the media industry. Not only did the speakers take the time to speak to us, but they truly were there to help us with out future careers. Each speaker offered their Twitter handles and email addresses for us in case we had any questions. I enjoyed each and every session I attended and will always remember the lessons I learned.
BONNIE FULLER
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Here at the Collegian we get some amazing opportunities; one of those opportunities was traveling to New York City. Beyond the city streets and the bright lights was the College Media Conference. Four days of sessions learning about everything from writing to radio to television. I was able to attend so many incredible sessions with BRITTANY GLASSEY so many incredible speakers. The week started off with a session on procrastination something most of us struggle with. Then right after we headed to the Keynote speaker for the day which was Scott Pelley from CBS News. I headed to the session not knowing what to expect but ended up walking away with so much. Pelley talked about his past and his own experiences which taught me that it’s okay to start at the bottom and no matter the struggle there is always hope that you will make it to the top just like Pelley did. Also as part as his Keynote, Pelley talked about the different things that journalists do and how important we truly are to the world. Being a Journalism major is tough sometimes and has been scary at times, but after sitting though Pelley’s presentation, he made me
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by Brittany Glassey, Staff Writer
NATIONAL COLLEGIAN MEDIA CONFERENCE
goes to New York City! Material at Conference opened my eyes
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by Danielle Skowron, Editor-in-chief
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Michelle Miller is an award-winning CBS News correspondent based in New York, reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Her work regularly appears on the “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley”, “CBS This Morning” and “CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood”. She joined CBS News in 2004. Miller and Jim Axelrod, anchor of the Saturday edition of the “CBS Evening News” and a national correspondent for CBS News, reporting for the “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” and other CBS News broadcasts, emphasized with students that the most important job advice that they could give The students visited the famous ice rink them is to learn to write well. While at CBS News, Axelrod at Rockefeller Center in New York City. has covered a broad range of domestic and international stories, notably the war in Iraq. In 2003, Axelrod was the first television journalist to report live from Baghdad’s Saddam International Airport immediately after it fell to U.S. troops. His live coverage of the U.S. Army firing artillery rounds into Iraqi positions was the first to be broadcast by a reporter embedded with ground troops engaged in combat in Iraq. Axelrod also covered the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq and was the last reporter to leave with the military in December 2011. In addition, during his tenure at CBS News, Axelrod has covered the American invasion of Afghanistan, the war and refugee crisis in the Balkans, the hostage crisis in Peru. He also represented CBS News in 2010, when foreign reporters were invited to North Korea for a rare glimpse at that country’s leadership and culture. Axelrod joined CBS News in 1996 as a Miami-based correspondent.
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Andy Dehnart is an American journalist and television critic. He may be best known as reality television’s “longest-standing critic” for his online journalism, as he’s the creator of the genre’s first tracking website, RealityBlurred.com. He told students to find something they are passionate about and to write about it!
New York City is full of bright conference last year, I made the goal to grow in my lights, people and wonder. This writing. This year my goal is to make my articles better spring, some of by writing from both The Collegian staff sides of the argument. geared up for a three Another session that I day conference in went to that really stuck The Sheraton Hotel out to me was a session in Times Square. about being an editor of a I went to many paper at a two year school. sessions. Some about I met other editors that how to better myself have the same problems as an editor, and that our paper does and DANIELLE SKOWRON even one about how we got to sit down and to report about Marijuana and how to brainstorm ideas to make cover it in the newspaper. our paper better for our The one session that really stood out readers! The one thing to me though was Keynote speaker Scott that was a big issue across Pelley. To me, his message was very the room was lack of staff powerful. “Everyday, someone in the writers and a lack of world is risking their life to bring you interest in the paper. I’m news” was one of the quotes that really hit hoping before the end home. There are reporters that go all over CBS Evening News anchor of the semester to make the world to expose what’s really going on and 60 Minutes reporter, the paper something in other countries. everyone wants to read In our small newspaper, we really Scott Pelley, was one of the and join as a reporter. We don’t go out of our own cities of Auburn Keynote speakers at the accept new staff writers or Fulton. It was really an eye opening semester long! Staff 2014 National College Media all experience for me. News, no matter how meetings are every Friday Conference held in New York at 12:00 pm! If you like big or small it is, is very important. It is also important for a journalist to writing, stop by, we would City in March. be a good journalist. Writing the story love to have you. The from both sides of the argument. Another quote that conference was all around amazing. The staff learned hit home from Pelley was “If you’re blasted by both so much, that we hope to bring back to the paper to political sides as a journalist, you’re probably nailing keep improving. your job.” I really learned a lot from Pelley. After the
The students stayed at The Sheraton just North of Times Square in the heart of Manhattan. The editorial staff of The Cayuga Collegian attended the National Media Conference in New York City in March. Pictured left to right: Brittany Glassey, Danielle Skowron and Kelsey McLean.
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REVIEW
Will you go see the movie NOAH?
by Kelsey Mclean, staff writer There has been some controversy surrounding one of Hollywood’s latest films, ‘Noah’. If you couldn’t guess by the title, the film retells the biblical tale of Noah’s Arc and its perilous trials through the flooding of the world. While the story certainly has all the makings of a summer blockbuster, its firmly religious roots was guaranteed to cause a controversial splash. Reactions have ranged as wildly as ‘touching’ and ‘thoughtprovoking’, to ‘exploitative’, ‘offensive’, and even ‘soulless’. In the hands of a greenhorn, the results of approaching such a delicate subject matter would be disastrous. Fortunately, that’s far from the case -- the film is the brainchild of modern auteur and Hollywood ‘bad boy’ Darren Aronofsky. With such uncomfortably dark and thought-provoking films as Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan under his belt, it comes as no surprise that he’d pick such a controversial subject. But does he it do it justice? The only way to find out, I decided, was to see it with my own two eyes. Going into the film as both a non-believer and a Darren Aronofsky fan, I worried I couldn’t be unbiased. I wouldn’t ‘understand’. I’d only approach it objectively, maybe even lauding it as a masterpiece, but I’d never ‘get it’ as a religious piece. All the same, I tried to approach it not as a film-goer, or a reporter, but as someone going in looking for a truly spiritual experience.
And did I find a spiritual experience in this action packed, CGI-laden, blockbuster paradise? Surprisingly? Yes, yes I did. In a film that could’ve been so desolately hollow, it proved to be anything but. The film goes deeply into Noah’s relationship with God, who is alluded to only as ‘The Creator’, and his struggle to reconcile his devotion to his faith and his compassion for those that are damned to drown. It’s a conflict that’ll no doubt speak to believers who go through that struggle every day -- constantly wrestling between the expectations of the world and the expectations of their God. Even if one isn’t necessarily Christian, it’s a feeling that surely all believers of all walks have life have felt at least once in their life. In that sense it’s a faith that’s not only affirming, but uniting. Not too bad, Hollywood. Not too bad at all. There’ll be those who’ll lambaste it for being too political, too charged, with its environmentalist and evolutionist undertones, and there’ll be those who will lambaste it for not being biblical enough, only alluding to God’s presence and never quite spelling it out... but as the saying goes, you can’t please everyone all the time. And with a religion as massively diverse as Christianity, you’re bound to miss a few marks. But if you can please some of the people some of the time, well, I suppose that’s more than good enough.
CCC students’ musical collaboration gets airplay by Christine Jackson, Staff Writer When you’re a Telcom student at SOMA (School of Media & Arts), you are given many opportunities not only to learn from industry experienced instructors, but also to complete and showcase your own personal projects. Christopher Ossit (The Producer), Eddie Byrd (King Byrd) & Anthony Alduey (Freddie P) have taken the opportunity to do just that. The trio shared some classes this academic year, found that they have common music interests and decided to work on some collaborations together. The three of them have no plans for forming a cohesive group at this point, but they are part of a number of students who plan on capitalizing on their
musical talents in the future. Their Worst Behavior remix has been featured on one of the college’s night time radio shows, Drop It Like It’s Hot. The show is DJ’d by Christine Jackson, also a student in the Telcom department. Drop It Like It’s Hot airs on WIN89FM on Friday nights from 8 to 10 and now on Soul89, Saturday evenings from 5 to 7. The show features hip hop music from both underground and mainstream artists with a particular interest placed upon featuring music from new and/or local artists. To have your music considered for air play during the show, send clean radio edits to christine@chillmsjackson.com.
HERE’S THE DISH WITH BRITTANY GLASSEY
ENTERTAINMENT
The Kids Choice Awards
2013 Comedian of the year Adam Grabowski hit the Cube on Auburn Campus on April 9th. As part of the Lunch on Us series Adam came to CCC to give students a break from stressing about classes to hangout and laugh!
SPRING BREAK
Spring Break is a time for students to step away from the books and have fun. Most of the time students get the opportunity to travel. For myself and Editor-InChief Danielle we got the opportunity to travel to Florida making stops in Weston, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Orlando. For student Stephen Padilla he got the change to go to San Francisco. While some students traveled some simply just took the break as what it Brittany and Danielle drove by DASH, a store is a brake, a time to stay home and relax. owned by the Kardashians in South Beach.
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The Kids Choice Awards are just that, a award show where the kids pick the winners and run the show so they think. The Award show that aired on nickelodeon on March 29th was shown live straight from LA. It may be the Kids Choice Awards but it is an enjoyable night for all ages. The night was filled with laughs and of course slime. This years slime victims were, Lea Michele, Austin Mahone, and Cody Simpson. Let’s not forget this was an award show so there were winners and losers. Winners of the blimp included SpongeBob Square pants for favorite cartoon and admit even as college students you probably still watch that yellow sponge. The popular movie franchise The Hunger Games won favorite movie for Catching Fire while Jennifer Lawrence from the movies won favorite movie actress and funny man Adam Sandler took home for favorite movie actor. The Disney movie frozen has been doing so well that it is no surprise it won favorite animated movie. And of course you can’t talk about an award show and not mention the fashion. The Kids Choice Awards is one of the award shows where
stars can let lose and have fun with their style. For example Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande paired her pla y full yellow dress with a white Chanel bag covered in Nickelodeon cartoon characters and matching white shoes. Pharrell Williams wore his famous hat put this time in a dark green color paired with a playful track jacket. The Bella twins from E!’s Total Divas dressed for the occasion as well wearing fun dresses that were totally appropriate for the younger audience the show reaches. We are dealing with celebrities her after all so what would the award show be with out some drama. Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy refused to attend the show after leaked pictures of her serviced. That wasn’t the only drama wither Disney star Bella Thorne had a mishap when the outfit she was planning to wear to the event did not get approved. Who knew outfits even had to get approved. Bella ended up rocking to carpet anyway in a gorgeous green jumpsuit. All in all the night was filled with fun for both the stars in attendance and the audience watching at home.
The American Country Music Awards The American Country Music Awards are always a big night and this year they sure did not disappoint . The music, the hosts, the guests , and the fashion were all out in full force for the night. When it came to the performances of the night some of them truly stood out in a really good way. Some may have wondered why Shakira was in attendance at the country show but those questions were answered when she killed her duet with her co voice judge Black Shelton singing Medicine. Country heartthrob Luke Bryan took the breaths away of the audience members with his performance of ‘Play It Again‘. Luke even got the stars into it. Also bringing it to the stage was George Straight and Miranda Lambert with their performance of ‘Merle Haggard Medley’. Miranda also brought it in the fashion department with the outfit she wore during this performance. The only performance that was a tad off during the night was Rascal Flats, it was pretty clear the lead singer was lip singing the song.
It was a big night for the men of country singer Lee Brice took home the song of the year award for his hit ‘I drive Your Truck’ while Jason Aldean accepted his award for male vocalist of the year. The big award of the night also when to one of the men of country , singer/songwritter Merle Hagard who was honored with the ACM Crystal Milestone Award. The ladies also did pretty well during the show country queen Miranda Lambert took home three awards. Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan hosted the night and what award show these days would be complete with out any selfie talk. The two stars brought up the now infamous Oscar selfie trying to recreate it with members of the audience until they realize the two of them themselves were the biggest stars in the room. The funny duo also recreated another award show moment when they came out on the stage as ‘Get Lucky’ played in the background dressed as Daft Punk before ripping their helmets off. It’s no surprise the night was success country music knows how to do it.