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VOL. 68 ISSUE 9 NOVEMBER 16, 2021
CAYUGABRIEFS
THE SPARK OF AN IDEA IN A CAYUGA CLASS IGNITES INTO A BUSINESS FOR A CAYUGA STUDENT
FINAL DEADLINE
DECEMBER 1, 2021 It’s the final countdown to the end of the 2021 fall semester which means the final issue of The Cayuga Collegian will be published on December 7, 2021. If you have items for the final The Cayuga Collegian, please email your submissions to cayugacollegian@gmail. com by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. The staff of The Cayuga Collegian is interested in everything and anything that happens on both Cayuga campuses. Perhaps there is a student with achievements you would like to highlight; perhaps your organization met their goals this semester; perhaps your goals for classes or clubs have changed for next semester; perhaps there is an outstanding faculty or staff member you would like to honor - just send us all your news about people, events, and changes along with photos. It is challenging for the staff of The Cayuga Collegian to get the attention of faculty, staff, and students. We hope to attract a new student staff to help us tell the history of the college for generations to come. We do the best we can with limited resources and staff. Thankfully, Telcom’s Journalism courses generate content for the paper, but there also may be some paid positions available. (Send your letter of intent to Mary Merritt at merritt@cayuga-cc.edu). And of course, volunteering for the staff of the paper helps build your resume. That’s right. This newspaper matters. Not only as the single voice of the students on campus, but as the only independent publication recording what Cayuga is like in 2021. So get involved. Be a part of history. Remember to send that information about an event you’re planning to cayugacollegian@gmail.com weeks ahead so we can help you publicize it.
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CAYUGA BYTES
By Caitlyn Major, Editor-in-chief
Jar Bar Confections is a business that is run by Cayuga student Helena Evans-Murphy. After coming up with the idea in CCC’s Young Entrepreneurship Program in 2020, she partnered with Kayden Parry in 2021 to make this business a reality. She says unfortunately the pandemic delayed the start of the business, but earlier this year it really started to take off.
Helena Evans-Murphy
CAYUGA STUDENT CREATES JARS OF DELICIOUSNESS Helena Evans-Murphy is a student entreprenuer creating holiday-themed Jar Cakes. You can place an order on her website: jarbarconfections.com. You can also follow her instagram: jar_bar_confections as well as her facebook: jarbarconfections.
HONORING CAYUGA’S VETERANS By Emma Deloff, staff writer
Every year on November 11th, the United States nationally celebrates the honorary holiday known as Veterans Day. For those who are unfamiliar, Veterans Day is a day dedicated to those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and are now retired, no longer in service. As Cayuga celebrates this holiday in respect to those who’ve served, one veteran expressed what Veterans Day meant to him.
Emma Deloff STAFF WRITER
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DECEMBER 1, 2021 Help the staff of The Cayuga Collegian wrap up the fall semester with a festive and fun recording of that NEW MEDIA SHOW ABOUT EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHNG CAYUGA by participating in our final recording session for the semester at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, December 1st on ZOOM. Students, faculty, administrators and staff are all invited to come on the show and share their favorite end-of-the-semester traditions. You could read aloud your original poetry; show us your artwork; sing an original song - we might even sing Christmas Carols together!!! We know there is plenty of hidden talent out there just waiting for the chance to shine. Your appearance on
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“Ultimately, Veterans Day is the reminder that there is someone standing where I stood, allowing me to be a veteran doing the things I want to do, like college,” said Adam Coe, a current Cayuga associate.
Coe says joining the Navy was the best option for him. “I think it was more for myself than anyone else.” Coe says before he joined up he remembers how he trudged through snow for a $7.15-perhour job. He spent seven and a half years in the Navy, Coe served on two tours that eventually made him realize joining the Armed Forces wasn’t just about him anymore — it was about joining “a purpose bigger than yourself,” (as he put it). “Even though your time there is done, there is someone still out there to take your place,” he explained. He says that belief coincides with the significance of his opinion about Veterans Day. He says Veterans Day represents the fact that the person who’s currently “in the shoes” he once wore is allowing him an opportunity to pursue his other goals and aspirations, for which he is appreciative and grateful. Cayuga is honored to have veterans as part of its community. —Thank you, Adam, for expressing what Veterans Day means to you. We hope you enjoyed this holiday dedicated to you.
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED THIS THANKSGIVING By Nick Major, contributing writer
Every year Majorpalooza, (an Auburn non-for-profit organization), hosts an event the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, this year Wednesday, November17th, at which they hand out dinners to families in need. They accept monetary and food donations; as well as donations from local businesses to be able to fill baskets full of the basic staples for a turkey dinner. These baskets include a turkey, gravy, corn, Stove Top stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pies; as well as a number of different condiments. The quantities of each depend on the number of family members in the household. The baskets also include instructions on how to make each item that they’ve included. Majorpalooza relies on volunteers to meet at a predetermined location early in the morning to help get the baskets together. They then assign the volunteers a list of families, and the addresses so they can deliver the baskets. They obtain this list through recommendations from teachers in the Auburn Enlarged City School District, as well as families from years’ past.
Chris Major, the event coordinator, says the organization has been doing this event since 2014. He said that it started when he was working in the schools as a School Resource Officer, and he noticed how many families struggle to have a good meal on Thanksgiving. He says he believes Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for everything that we have, and he says he feels the best way to do that is to give back to those who aren’t as fortunate. “It’s really an amazing feeling when you go up to the door to deliver the basket, and you see how grateful these people are,” said Bill Morrissey, a board member for the organization. said He talked about how incredible it is to be able to give these families a full traditional Thanksgiving meal, that they would have otherwise been struggling to come up with a dinner of any sort. Anybody who would like to volunteer and/or make a donation would be greatly appreciated. They can reach out to Chris Major directly at Majorpalooza@hotmail.com.
Caitlyn Major EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Evans-Murphy discussed how every month they bake holiday-themed jar cakes that are sold in both four and eight ounce quantities. The four ounce jars have two layers, and the eight ounce jars have three layers. Their first holiday theme was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and continued from there. This month they’re making an apple pie cake with a caramel buttercream frosting. These cakes are made using a round cutter that fits perfectly with the jars, allowing them to be placed carefully inside. It’s an excellent way to create an individualized desert, which is the latest trend people are serving at catered events. This is especially true following the COVID-19 pandemic. They cater events, and Evans-Murphy listed a number of events that they’ve done so far. These included; weddings, a wedding shower, and a retirement party. The cakes are extremely affordable, with the four ounce jars cost $5 a piece, and the eight ounce jars cost $10 a piece. She also said that they offer a price break if clients order a large number. She says their jar cakes are available for pickup, as they will deliver within a certain radius. She said that as of right now, she has to do the deliveries herself, so she can only go so far. Evans-Murphy also discussed how the business is environmentally conscious. “We try to keep our carbon footprint as low as we possibly can.” They encourage reuse of their jars, and in the future they hope to offer discounts to people who send their jars back to be reused. “We provide biodegradable plastic spoons that come packaged in a biodegradable plastic sleeve.” When Evans-Murphy isn’t working on her business, she works at Westminster Manor, caring for the elderly. She started working there in August of this year, and while it is a big commitment, she loves being able to help out. Even more astounding is that on top of working and running her own business, she’s also attending Cayuga and graduating in December. Currently she’s majoring in math and science with a concentration in biology. However, she plans to attend a four-year university next fall to study entrepreneurship. Evans-Murphy says she balances her busy life with a tight schedule, and a calendar that she keeps on her wall. She said that she’s constantly double-checking where she needs to be, and what she needs to get done. Although it can get overwhelming, she said “I just tell myself to focus on one thing at a time.” Evans-Murphy said that she will be taking next semester off to focus on the business; specifically expanding it. She says she finally found what she’s passionate about, and she plans to do this for her career. “This is what I want to do. Even when I’m in a bad mood, I can bake and I’m fine.”
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