VOL. 95, NO. 3
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
RANDOLPH, N.J.
The Youngtown Edition COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER
PHOTO BY NICOLE VERDUIN
The second issue of the Youngtown Edition, published on November 1, 1968.
Youngtown begins: origin of a campus newspaper BY NICOLE VERDUIN Contributor
In its 47-year history, one of the things that has been as consistent at The County College of Morris as its Randolph location has been the Youngtown Edition, the student operated newspaper. In terms of establishment, the County College of Morris is relatively young in the higher education scene. The college first opened in 1968 featuring a single building known as Henderson Hall. Soon enough, construction began on the buildings that complete today’s campus skyline. The first class consisted of 592 full-time and 703 part-time students. Enrollment grew quickly, and by the fall of 1969, five additional buildings were under way: the library, later named the Sherman H. Masten Learning Resource Center after CCM’s first president; Sheffield Hall; the Physical Education Building; the Student Community Center and a service building; all completed by 1970. In the fall of 1973, two additional academic buildings, Cohen and DeMare Halls, were completed. As the 22 acre campus continued to develop, the expansion of student clubs and organizations did as well. Among them emerged the first true source of news specifically for CCM students, the Youngtown Edition. But the name of the campus staple didn’t happen overnight. In fact, it didn’t even appear on the masthead by the time the first issue went to press. Interestingly enough, the
paper was not given this name until its second edition; the first edition featured a questionnaire surveying the student body’s opinion on the newspaper’s namesake. One of the newspaper’s first editors, Mary Jane Canose, recalls the naming process. During the big name debate, she recalls looking at a map of the college with the intention of finding the paper’s namesake nearby. “Who knew? This mountain the college is on, is called the Youngtown Mountain,” Canose said. Thus, the Youngtown Edition became the foundation of student news, reflective of the foundation on which the college itself was built. Aside from the Youngtown Edition, other suggestions for names included: Ides of Morris, County Crescent, Changing Times, Collegiate, Profit, The Voice From the Hill, and County Column. Canose said the process of putting the paper together back in the 1960’s and 70’s was very different from how the paper is assembled today. In the absence of computers, the first Youngtown staff collected the stories for each issue, and then used a typesetter for the actual writing process. This person would then arrange the blocks with the letters and symbols on them so they can be used for the printing of the paper. Once the stories were typed up, the layout was figured out by using an old-fashioned light board. Finally, it was time for the issue to be sent to print. Now, the Youngtown Edition is a fully modernized
operation. But despite the fact that stories are submitted via e-mail and Google Drive and laid out in the MAC lab in Emiriti hall, the fundamentals haven’t changed. “We are still a campus-first newspaper,” said Russ Crespolini, Youngtown adviser. “This is a student-run operation all the way. They decide on the stories, they do the writing, the editing and the layout. That is the way it was in 1968 and it is still that way in 2015.” Crespolini said that sticking to the basics is what has allowed the paper to endure. “We still focus on good journalism. On telling a good story,” Crespolini said. “And that is universal. We make our share of mistakes, but we are incredibly proud of what is produced here. And it has been like that for 47 years.” Editor-in-Chief Derek Allen also emphasized is the need for constant student involvement. “We are always looking for writers and editors,” Allen said. “There is a high rate of turnover because we are a two-year school for the most part. So you can move up quickly through the ranks and gain experience and add a nice line for your resume.” Crespolini said there were more benefits than academic for working on the paper. “We also have a lot of fun.”
Apple announces iPad Pro, iPhone 6S at press conference BY BETH PETER
Acting Entertainment Editor
On September 9th, #AppleEvent was the top trending hashtag as viewers and fans worldwide watched live streams of Apple’s press conference. The conference, one year after the press event during which Apple announced their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, revealed many new things for Apple’s product line. The much anticipated watchOS 2 (available Sept. 16) carries many impressive features, such as the ability to monitor an unborn baby’s heart rate from the mother’s wrist. Apple also announced a new collection of Hermes watch bands, touting the ability wearers have to switch bands out depending on season or outfit. The rumored iPad Pro made its debut, boasting a 12.9 inch screen and an A9X chip that grants it “desktop-class” performance, Phil Schiller, the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple
says. The iPad Pro provides a 10 hour battery life, and the new Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil allow more creative uses of the tablet than its previous iterations. In a surprise, Microsoft spoke on the compatibility with Office marking an unexpected partnership between the media giants. Adobe also got an early look at the iPad Pro and demonstrated the effectiveness with which the tablet works in partnership with select Adobe apps. Apple TV was the next topic on the agenda. Voice-controlled by Siri, the TV provides access to a selection of content apps (Netflix, Hulu, HBO, iTunes, and Showtime), along with some mobile apps that suggest Apple’s interest in pursuing the console market. Games like Guitar Hero and Disney Infinity Wars were previewed, along with some iOS games such as Crossy Roads. The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus were finally announced, ending the year long speculation. Matching their previ-
ous incarnations in size, the new iPhones promise stronger glass that will have a higher resistance to breakage, along with 3D Touch. 3D Touch will allow users to access shortcuts for apps and photos without having to open and navigate within each app. Apple is referring to it as “peek and pop.” The iPhones will also be available in new Rose Gold, matching the new Apple watches. The rear camera in the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will now be 12 megapixels, a jump from the 6 and 6 Plus cameras that
had 8 megapixels. The new cameras will also be able to shoot in 4K, and the front camera received a push up to 5 megapixels. Apple also announced a feature called “Live Photos” which will record a short video buffering the time a picture is taken, allowing users to pull a still from the video if they miss the intended shot. With all of the new features unveiled, it will be interesting to see how Apple responds to questions of battery life and the lack of ability to use iOS on other devices.
PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE
CAMPUS LIFE
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Students shake off summer slowdown BY SARAH REDFEARN Contributor
Summer break for college students is usually three months long. Going from relaxing at home and tanning at the beach to sitting in class and doing homework can be a difficult switch. Students shared some of their methods for making the back-to-school time more exciting. “I don’t have much free time in the summer because I work five days a week as a babysitter,” said Nicole Majowicz, a liberal arts major at the County College of Morris. “I don’t mind it because I don’t get lazy during break, and I am prepared to wake up early and do my work when it comes time for school again.” Majowicz also said that she has a 40-minute commute each morning to school, so during the summer there was much less money being spent on gas. “Between tuition, textbooks and cost of fuel, I believe the school year is the most expensive time of the year,” she
added. “In order to save myself stress when it comes time for these payments, I save the money I made from work to use during the semester.” Jackie Caddell, a nursing major at CCM, uses the end of summer to go back-to-school shopping for clothes and school supplies. “I go shopping and get new clothes for the school year, as well as like a new backpack or notebooks,” Caddell said. “That way I can look forward to wearing my new outfits and organizing my notebooks rather than just waking up early to go to class.” Caddell also said that on the weekends during fall and winter, she visits her friends who are away at school because it helps the week go by faster if she has something to look forward to. She said she still gets some of the real college experience, but without paying the extra money to live on campus. Students who attend community college have a different back-to-school experience than those who live away
Softball fence allows flexibility BY BRETT FRIEDENSOHN Acting Spots Editor
As the fall semester begins at the County College of Morris, so do fall sports and the biannual construction of the Lady Titans’ softball home run fence. Anyone who has witnessed or taken part in a CCM softball game could notice that most of it consists of a removable fence. Those who do not know much about the logistics of field efficiency may wonder why no one has built a permanent one. “It’s common,” said Jack Sullivan, Athletic Director at CCM. “Flexibility is a very important thing.” Since CCM’s softball field has a large area behind the fence area, he wanted to keep the availability of opening the area when needed. He went on to say that the
County College of Morris usually does not hold collegiate events at the field, but does hold large sports tournaments including little league games. “I’d rather have a permanent fence all the way around, but I understand the purpose of it,” says Greg Wardlow, Head Coach of the CCM softball team. “I’m appreciative that the field is ten times better than it used to be.” Megan Jannuzzi, captain of the softball team, said it doesn’t make a difference if the fence is permanent or not. “If it goes over the fence, it goes over the fence,” said Jannuzzi. Despite this, CCM’s’ softball team benefits from the home field advantage. Last spring, they went 10-2 at home and 11-11 away. They will test their strength during the coming fall season.
PHOTO BY BRETT FRIEDENSOHN
on campus. Alexandria Berardi, a student at Ramapo College, said she couldn’t wait for summer to be over so she could move back to school. “It was nice to see all of my friends from home during the summer, but I also missed all of my friends from school and my roommates,” Berardi said. “The homework and classes aren’t fun, but the rest of the time living at school is. There is always something fun going on around campus.” Gregg Abdala, a student from East Stroudsburg University, has a job working on campus and was also excited to return to school for the fall semester, so he could make money and live on his own. “The worst part is making sure I have everything I need to move in, so I just make a list so I know I have everything when I get there,” Abdala said. “Once I’m all moved in, school isn’t so bad. There are usually parties the first week, so that makes it a lot easier to start off a new school year.”
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
OPINION
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Millenials starting to ‘feel the Bern’ BY SANDA RIANO Contributor
According to the Pew Research Center, the millennial generation, defined as ages 18 to 34, is overtaking the “baby boomer” generation as the largest living generation in America. This will make millennials the biggest voting demographic in the country. So what will we do with our new found power? Are we going to stay home on election day or vote for a candidate that will defend our interest? What issues are most important to millennials? Unemployment, student loans, health care, privacy, economic stability, minimum wage and climate change are assumed to be among the most important issues relevant to this group. Luckily there is one candidate who shares ideals with many millennials and his name is Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is the longest serving Independent in congressional history having served the state of Vermont for 16 years before being elected a Senator. He is currently running for Presidential office as a Democrat. Sanders is a self proclaimed democratic socialist like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Albert Einstein. He believes we need to end corruption in both our banking system and in our campaign finance system. Sander’s campaign is not funded by multi-million dollar companies but instead is funded by
union donations and by regular citizens with the average donation being around $33 and 99% of the donations being under $250 according to CNN Money. Up until July Sanders had already raised $15.2 million. “I don’t represent large corporations and I don’t want their money.” Bernie Sanders opposes tax breaks for the billionaire class and believes that they should pay their fair share in order to fund important social programs like affordable education and healthcare. Sanders wants to break up big banks, reduce income inequality, overturn the Citizens United decision that enabled corporations to gain more political power, and punish companies that moved their operations overseas to evade taxes. On social issues Sanders believes that everyone deserves basic human rights and protections. Clearly the most progressive candidate, he believes in intensive immigration reform, a woman’s right to choose, gun control, a livable minimum wage, supporting union efforts, reformation of the police force to reduce brutality, decriminalization of marijuana, abolishing for-profit prisons and the right to an affordable education amongst other issues. It’s an unfortunate fact that Sanders is being ignored in mainstream media. It’s unknown whether he is being ignored because of the focus on louder, ignorant (racist) voices shouting their beliefs or if media is ignoring Sand-
ers because he is discussing legitimate issues and confronts multi-million dollar conglomerates like the ones that control the media. All of Sander’s ideas tie into a virtuous economic cycle: Increased wages leads to increased economic activity leads to more jobs leads to more tax revenues, leads to investments in infrastructures and education leads to higher quality jobs which leads back to increased wages. Through these actions Sanders wants to rebuild and strengthen the middle class and increase the quality of living for many Americans. “You’ve got the top 400 Americans owning more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans. Most folks do not think that is right.” Our generation is experiencing a pivotal moment in history, we have the opportunity to change this country in our favor but the only way we can do that is by educating ourselves and not allowing ourselves to stay politically apathetic. You can’t complain about tax rates and regulations if you aren’t politically active and didn’t contribute to this democratic process. Bernie Sanders wants to move this country forward by empowering the middle class but he needs your vote to do it. “What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want to see him stand up and fight for what he believes.”
What do you think of Bernie Sanders? MATT SCALICI Fine Arts Major
“I would support him for president. It sounds like he cares about problems that are actually problems, not just the stuff the media makes popular.” CHRIS SERRANO
Public Administration Major
“I think that Bernie Sanders has some great ideas however I think that the ideas would not benefit the majority of the people in the country and that’s why I prefer someone who is a bit more centrist.” MARIAM SABRI
Human Services Major
“He’s calling out a lot of what’s going on with police brutality and I like that he calls things like that out.” CHRISTINE POVINELLI Business Administration Major
“I would definitely like to read up more on him; unfortunately Trump seems to be monopolizing the media coverage and it makes it hard for anyone else to come to the forefront.” BRIANA PEREZ Liberal Arts Major
“I love Bernie Sanders and I support everything he does. I hope more people learn about him and decide to support his campaign.”
NEWS
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Road work causes delays, for CCM students, faculty BY DEREK ALLEN Editor-in-Chief
Traffic leading up to the County College of Morris is already stressful as far as commuting is concerned. Students are constantly racing for the best possible parking spot, or simply rushing to class to avoid receiving lates for their attendence. Morris County is not making their educational facilities any easier to access for the students of County College of Morris. “The detour messed up my routine,” said James Manners, a criminal justice major at CCM. “I usually always take the entrance by lot 7. It made me late for class.” The Dover-Chester road entrance to enter CCM was closed off for road maintenance this Monday, Sep 14 dur-
ing college hours. The road work is part of a $4.7 million project to improve the Sussex Turnpike, running from Dover Chester Road to West Hanover Avenue. The project when completed is expected to widen the roads, as well make additions by installing new turning lanes and traffic lights. Among these improvements, the drainage system underneath the street is also being modified. The road work was supposed to begin in May at the tail end of CCM’s spring semester but was delayed due to contracting issues. The delay caused construction to get put on standby until the paperwork was rectified which led to construction beginning in late August, directly coinciding with the beginning of the fall semester. “I think they could’ve done a better job coordinating
with the college,” said Dr. Jack Bernardo, Associate Professor of political science. “We are the County College of Morris, and the County’s been very good to us, but they could’ve done better.” Sussex Turnpike has been slated for modification since the 1970’s by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, who passed it off to Morris County for completion. The project started to improve road safety along one of Randolph’s major roadways. “I hope we don’t have any more delays,” said Manners. “Traffic is bad enough most of the time as it is.” Fortunately, Dover Chester Road has since been completely repaved, with only painting left to be done. Striping is expected to be done by Friday Sept 18 or by Monday Sept 27, with minimal delays.
PHOTOS BY DEREK ALLEN
Far out, man : CCM employees relive woodstock memories BY TALIA SMITH Contributor
Seventeen-year-old Joseph Vitale, now president of the County College of Morris Foundation and executive director of College Advancement and Planning, packed his knapsack, canteen and sleeping bag into a Volkswagen Beetle Thursday, Aug. 14, 1969. Vitale and his friend, Mike, set out for what his parents thought would be a weekend camping trip. As they drove up the New York State Thruway, traffic grew progressively worse until it came to a standstill. Motorists pulled over on the side of the highway, so the two teenagers did the same. They grabbed their camping gear and decided to walk the rest of the way. Vitale asked Mike which way to go. He answered, “Follow the crowd, man.” The next day, 16-year-old Camille Barrett, now administrative assistant for the Health and Natural Science division at CCM, made a similar endeavor with her three friends. After hearing rumors about horrible traffic conditions, they parked on a friendly farmer’s lawn and walked the final seven miles to the concert. As Barrett ap-
proached the concert entrance, her $7 ticket in hand, she saw fallen gates and a “sea of people” enveloping the countryside. The weekend of Aug. 15 to 18, 1969, was one to remember for Vitale and Barrett, because they took part in the “three days of peace and music,” known as Woodstock. “What makes Woodstock so unique to me is the spontaneous, unplanned nature of the event,” Vitale said. “Today we live in the era of planned mega-events, and there is so little spontaneity.” The music festival attracted more than 500,000 young adults to Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, N.Y. The headlining musical acts included the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Jimi Hendrix, among others. Woodstock is remembered today partly for the lineup of legendary musicians but also for being a remarkably peaceful gathering in the midst of a tumultuous time in history that involved the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and the assassinations of political leaders and activists. “In many ways Woodstock was mag-
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ic,” said Joe Bilotti, professor of the Rock History and Culture course at CCM. “The success of it stemmed on people acting in good faith and behaving themselves, and they did.” Vitale and Barrett said they did not anticipate Woodstock becoming an event that would be written about in textbooks. Barrett recalled fellow concert-goers sharing their food when she ran out and also sleeping on a tarp in the rain. “It [Woodstock] became such a part of us,” Barrett said. “I think it was a turning point in my life because I realized that this sense of community and cooperation was a really good feeling during the time of the ‘60s with the Vietnam War and everything.” Barrett married her friend, Gary, a few years after they attended Woodstock together. They brought their daughter back to Bethel, N.Y., to show her the spot where her parents spent three days in 1969. Barrett takes her children and grandchildren to the Peach Festival in Scranton, Pa., every summer to keep the “good feeling” of Woodstock alive. Vitale’s Woodstock experience was
cut short when Mike began suffering symptoms of appendicitis Saturday night, shortly after The Who’s set. Vitale rushed his friend back to New Jersey to have his appendix removed. “I can’t believe we missed Hendrix,” Mike said to Vitale when he visited him in the hospital. They remain friends to this day and reminisce about Woodstock when they see each other. Vitale’s parents didn’t find out he attended Woodstock until 20 years after the fact. Vitale chooses not to revisit the sight of Woodstock so as to keep the original image in his memory in its “purest form.” He said he would like to remember the “beautiful” and “life-changing” event as his 17-year-old self. “I think people of my generation romanticize it [Woodstock] because we were young, we were kids,” Vitale said. “What’s more beautiful than being 17, 18, 19 and experiencing this incredible event with other 17, 18, 19-year-olds? We did feel we were like a race and a tribe unto ourselves and totally unique. We were our own generation experiencing something that no other generation had experienced.”
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