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VOL. 68 ISSUE 12 FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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STUDENTS WEIGH IN ON MASKS AND VAX SPRING MANDATES

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While most are coping, not all of Cayuga’s students are happy with continued COVID rules and mandates. Cayuga student Emma Sanford said she does not like the college’s mask mandates. “They are not comfortable to wear and I find them very distracting.”

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We know there is plenty of hidden talent out there just waiting for the chance to shine. Your appearance on Cayuga Bytes just may be that game changer that helps people see you in a different light or start a new career or hobby. When else can the whole campus get together to just be themselves, with no pressure? Join us, won’t you?

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INSIDE: • MEET THE COLLEGIAN STAFF • MEET THE SGO STAFF • RECENT GAME HIGHLIGHTS • WANT TO JOIN A CLUB? • SOMETHING FUNNY

THE PLAYERS IN CAYUGA’S HARLEQUIN PRODUCTIONS’ SPRING 2022 SHOW IS CAST SITTING L-R: Freshman Tessa Higgins, Liberal Arts, Weedsport; Sophomore Allison Smith, Media Production, Auburn; Freshman Laurel Elliot, Audio Production, Binghamton; Sophomore Alyssa Cheeley, Media Production, Oswego STANDING: Freshman Grace Wiseman Humanities/Social Sciences, Auburn; Sophomore Kyleigh Walton, History, Cato

Did you know a gentleman who sat in a classroom similar to where you are seated has now graduated from Cayuga Community College and went on to become United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of JUDGE TIM RICE Pennsylvania?

The Honorable Timothy R. Rice is also a member of Cayuga’s Foundation Board.

Collegian editor-in-chief, Caitlyn Major, recently interviewed the judge about his time in college and when he worked as a sports editor for The Cayuga Collegian.

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MEET CCC ALUMNUS AND UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

JACOB STEINBACHER EARNS SCHOLARSHIP Jacob Steinbacher, pictured above with certificate, is the Cayuga County recipient of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Criminal Justice Scholarship.

The scholarship is awarded based on academic performance, commitment to community service and an intent to pursue a career in law enforcement. Only students studying criminal justice or related fields at New York’s community colleges are eligible to receive the scholarship, and one scholarship is awarded at each community college.

Jacob was formally awarded the scholarship recently by Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck.

Cayuga’s Criminal Justice Program is one of the oldest at the College, and program graduates have found successful careers as police and corrections officers, counselors and in private sector security.

Pictured above from left to right: Cayuga Provost Ron Cantor, Jacob Steinbacher, Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck, and Cayuga Criminal Justice Professor Theresa Misiaszek.

Sanford, an Early Childhood Education major says it’s frustrating to communicate with her peers and professors without knowing what their faces look like, and the first semester sophomore says it has gotten to the point that it’s affecting these relationships. “It’s hard to build a personal connection, and it is also hard to hear, and I can’t even read my professor’s lips with the masks on.”

Cayuga student Will Bianchi said he’s comfortable with the mask requirement, even though he said at first, wearing a mask was a challenge for him due to sensory issues. “I definitely don’t mind doing it to keep people safe, but it’s still hard not seeing people’s full faces.” The first-semester sophomore and Humanities & Social Sciences major said he feels facial expressions are a huge factor in face-to-face communication, however, he also says the health of his peers is important. “I want to see people smiling again!”

“Masks aren’t as bad as I might have expected them to be when first they were announced to be federal requirements almost two years past,” said Jacob Fauler, a second-semester freshman attending CCC for English Adolescent Education. He said that there had been worse confidence in the mandate when it was first presented, but he’s found a method to cope in a way that makes the situation more pleasant.

“It’s likely just a matter of having long since grown accustomed to them, but I enjoy wearing unique styles of masks. It’s no different to any other part of my wardrobe these days.”

Sanford also disagrees with the college’s booster and testing mandate. “I think Cayuga mandating the vaccine and the booster is wrong; I think it is sad that we have to choose between a vac-cine and our education,” said Sanford. “We aren’t allowed to make a choice for ourselves. If we don’t get the booster, we can only take online classes, but some of the necessary classes aren’t offered online, therefore we are almost forced to get the vaccines and booster.” She also personally believes that if students have both the vaccines and booster, testing shouldn’t be re-quired at all. “It doesn’t make sense that students should test monthly.”

Sanford says she is also frustrated and unhappy with the college mandates because being ‘fully-vaccinated’ with two shots isn’t satisfying enough for the college administrators and now they have re-defined for CONTINUED PAGE TWO

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Can you put your phone down for one whole day with out looking for it or using it?

OPINIONS

Areli Castro

HOW I SEE IT...

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ARE YOU DIETING? People go on diets every single day, hoping to lose weight. A lot of times people don’t see results because the diet is so strict that they have a hard time following it. Other times they follow it completely and lose the weight, but once it’s over they instantly gain it all back.

Caitlyn Major EDITOR-IN-CHIEF How I see it, diets don’t work. The best way to lose weight is by changing your eating habits for the rest of your life, not just until you lose weight. You require a certain percentage of different nutrients, and it’s important to make sure to eat healthy on a regular basis. That’s the best way to lose weight and keep it off.

That’s not to say that you shouldn’t ever have sweets or junk food ever again. With this ideology, it’s okay to eat anything and everything as long as it’s in moderation. If you have pizza for dinner one night, then maybe wait a couple weeks to have it again.

On top of allowing weight loss, it will also help with other parts of your life. It’ll allow you to get better sleep, have more energy throughout the day, and even improve your mood.

Everyone requires different things, so it’s important to take the time to learn what healthy is for yourself. In the end, the idea is to just be more conscious of what you’re eating.

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Imagine it is May 7, 1922. People then were probably wondering what the world would be like in 100 years.

Do you think they imagined we would have wireless phones we couldn’t live without?

Trying to put away my phone is a challenge I created for myself. I’m even trying to be more flexible with my daily routine.

We all need to put the phone down. Many people work from home and have to use their phones to communicate and others may have a need to communicate with loved ones constantly. Yet, in these times presently, almost all our communications are electronic.

For example, who is reading a paperback book when you can easily read the same book electronically.

So I say challenge yourself with the thought:

Now, as I challenge myself to change my routine, I find myself taking time out and listening to soft sounds, or even Mozart! lol.

I tell you it helps you cool out and relax, a very important form of self care.

Neurologist Dr. Michael Schneck found that classical music helps relieve anxiety. You may not have a full-blown anxiety attack, but taking time out for yourself in small ways can keep such feelings at bay.

More studies are finding that music helps lower the level of the hormone Cortisol in our bodies. Too much Cortisol is associated with stress. Taking time for yourself even if its sitting, lol, is healthy I say. It all falls into the category of self care. Think about what calms you down.

Everyone has what works for them if you just pay attention.

For me, it’s sitting, breathing, and listening to classical music. What works for you in your down time?

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the spring semester ‘fully-vaccinated’ to include the two shots and the booster.

“I think requiring the booster is necessary and a very smart move. I hate shots as much as the next person, but I’ll do it again in a heartbeat if we can stop the spread of the virus,” said Bianchi.

“I think perhaps last year when the boosters were first released I’d have taken issue with it,” said Fauler. “But they’ve had some time to be proven effective and non-harmful.” Fauler said it’s danger-ous not to keep getting boosters, and not to mention selfish. Though he says he is satisfied with the long breaks in between COVID testing this semester, he said he often forgot about the twoweek tests required Fall semester 2021.

He said the gaps between tests makes him nervous, so he wouldn’t mind testing every week. “It’s not fun for anyone, but it takes very little time and keeps everyone safe.”

Sanford said she would like the college administrator to alter the mask and vaccine mandates. “I think that if someone feels the need to wear a mask or get the vaccine, they can make that decision for themselves,” Sandford said. “Not everyone should have to follow the same

Caitlyn Major EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kyle Weisman Natalia Brillati Emma Deloff Areli Castro Lindsey Leuwen Alexander Chapman Timothy Donovan Stephanie Smithler Mary G. Merritt

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“Can I put my phone down for a whole day?”

Understandably your phone is a way of entertainment; playing games, listening to music, social media interactions or home work.

I’m guilty of having free time and cuddling up with a cozy throw blanket on my recliner and grabbing my phone .

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rules because some people are scared.”

Bianchi said he is satisfied with all regulations. “It’s for the benefit of CCC students and staff so we can pull out of the pandemic and go back to normal. He says he feels testing is the most beneficial of all the requirements. “I do think the testing on campus is the most useful, though I wouldn’t be mad at it returning to twice a month or even weekly.”

Another student, a Creative & Professional Writing major and a second-semester freshman named Nila Getman says swapping from on-campus classes to entirely online classes is a relief. “I don’t have to worry about the whole monthly COVID testing thing.”

Getman says she made the switch to online classes to avoid driving to campus.

MEET THE COLLEGIAN STAFF Emma Deloff STAFF WRITER To begin, my name is Emma Deloff and I’m attending Cayuga for a degree in Creative & Professional Writing. I’m a freshman, 18-years -old, and I’m excited to pursue my career in writing — so any writing opportunity/experience I can get is amazing.

I’m an aspiring fiction author and I’ve published a poetry book, (100 Clocks: A Memoir by Emma Grace Deloff), through Amazon, but I’m attending school to find a job in line editing for novels — but fun fact, I already have a freelance line editing business! It’s called 9 Line Editing and I provide multiple services.

For my personal projects, I have one twobook (potentially three) series in the works and another one-book novel along the way, and I am considering another idea. In total, I’ve written seven books (not just fiction, regardless of completion).

Alongside my writing and personal details, I’m also an actress and singer; the number of plays and songs I’ve performed are too many to remember, and I’ve been doing both for many years — I believe I began when I was 10-yearsold and I’m still finding new things to perform.

My biggest accomplishments are singing the Canadian National Anthem for the Oswego Speedway and performing as Dorothy Gale in “The Wizard of Oz” for the Harborfest Children’s Theater. I’ve loved every moment of my Performing Arts career.

The Collegian offers me a chance to showcase my skills to a broad audience and provides

me an opportunity to write in a different format, which I’ll need to understand in order to become a successful writer and line editor.

Lindsey Leuwen STAFF WRITER

Lindsey Leuwen’s background is in health, biological science and business management. She specializes in assisting families in care planning around tethered oral tissues and airway advocacy. She is a passionate poet and lives in Upstate New York with her husband Derek and their two children.

Natalia Brillati STAFF WRITER

Natalia Brillati is a 25-year-old student, enrolled in her first year at CCC. She was born in Moscow, Russia; but after being adopted, grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. She enjoys many hobbies such as; photography, music, dance, soccer, and basketball. She’s a very outgoing and positive person, who works hard at everything that she does. She says, “I’m excited to be enrolled in CCC, and will do my best to succeed.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

TIME TO MEET JUDGE TIM RICE Collegian 2022 editor-in-chief Caitlyn Major sat down with CCC 1977 graduate, former Collegian sports editor, and now sitting Magistrate Judge

By Caitlyn Major, Editor-in-chief

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SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS

The Honorable Timothy Rice is a member of the CCCC Foundation Board at Cayuga Community College. He attended CCC from 1975-1977; and he was a reporter, as well as the sports editor, for The Cayuga Collegian. He grew up in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. He said that at the time, there wasn’t a lot of guidance when it came to choosing colleges, and CCC was an affordable option.

MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Caitlyn Major

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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STUDENT BAROMETER CHECK

By Steven Thompson, Fulton campus contributing writer During these unprecedented times with a pandemic playing out and changing lives; how did Cayuga students handle the stress of last semester? Here’s part two of student responses.

“It’s not bad. I am glad to be on campus Fulton campus despite some of my student Fisher classes being basiWhittier cally Zoom meetings in a classroom without the professor

PART TWO

being physically present. But it is a step up from how it was last year,” said Fisher Whittier, a sophomore majoring in Business Administration on the Fulton campus.

Reid Devendorf is a freshman History major at Cayuga from Fulton. “I don’t mind it so far. My classes are all going well to this point.”

Stephen is a freshman at Cayuga from Hannibal. Steven is a business administration major. “It’s going good so far. It has been a strange jump from high school to college with the difference in the workload, but I am glad to be on campus.”

When asked what he remembered most from his time at CCC, he recalled how it really helped guide him to where he wanted to go and provided him with a great foundation. He was the first in his family to attend college, and he said that going to CCC helped him find his way.

Article written by Tim Rice in the April 29, 1977 issue of The Cayuga Collegian.

After graduating from CCC, he went on to study journalism at St Bonaventure. He worked for The Post Standard, who had a bureau in Auburn at the time; as well as for the Utica Observer-Dispatch. He covered city hall, politics, and government. He

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The Honorable Timothy R, Rice ‘77 said that if he were to give any advice to people looking to make a career in journalism, it would be to get a niche subject. He discussed how it’s a tough field right now, and very Internet driven. He advised that it would be helpful to get active on social media, and to find one subject that really interests you.

After working as a reporter for four years, he attended law school at Temple University. He said that his wife was the one who was supposed to go to law school, but she got pregnant; so, she suggested that he go instead. When he went, he said that he had no idea what he was getting into.

Luckily, he recalled how his experience with journalism helped him with the law because it can be very writing intensive.

While he was in law school his wife actually had another baby, and he said that it was difficult to juggle everything at times. However, he stated that he was very fortunate that his wife was working full time, which allowed him the opportunity to go to school. He recalled that Temple Law School had a tradition at the time that allowed him to carry his two daughters across the stage with him at graduation.

After graduating from law school, he became a Law Clerk from 1986-1988. He then went on to become an Assistant United States Attorney from 1998-2005.

When asked if any cases stood out to him in particular, he discussed the time when he prosecuted the KKK for burning a cross on a woman’s front porch.

He said, “They put a contract out on my life, threatening to kill me.”

He remembered having to have remote control starters for his car, and having to get an alarm on his house. Ultimately He said that they were all put in prison and it was a successful prosecution.

In 2005, he became a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He discussed how when he became a judge, it was his goal to treat lawyers nicer than he was treated. He said that he tried to help with some of their burdens, and make it a more positive and less stressful experience overall.

At the conclusion of the interview he said, “I’ve been blessed, I had three great careers. I was a newspaper reporter, a prosecutor, and a judge. I mean, how many people are fortunate enough to have that? And I owe it all to CCC.”

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GET INVOLVED WITH CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

By Caitlyn Major, Editor-in-chief (REPRINTED FROM LAST FALL; PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT OUT-DATED INFORMATION) Getting involved in school activities is a great way to make the most of your college experience. It’s also an excellent way to meet new people and gain new experiences. Norman Lee will be sending out emails about campus clubs and events. Every activity is open to students on both the Auburn and Fulton campuses.

Caitlyn Major

Art Club — club advisor Melissa Johnson (melissa.johnson@ cayuga-cc.edu). The Art Club is a club that’s open to anyone with artistic interest, and Melissa Johnson meets Wednesdays at 11 AM. They do art projects, and have previously had virtual information sessions with possible transfer schools.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Since there was no ‘virtual’ or physical Cayuga Club Activities Fair planned for the spring semester, to benefit new students and remind current students, The Collegian staff decided to reprint the information presented about the campus activities and advisors about multiple clubs from last semester. Here is the information about each club from the Fall 2021 Virtual Activities Fair:

Faculty Advisor to the Cayuga Collegian and Cayuga Bytes Mary G. Merritt in the latest issue

Cayuga Collegian/ Cayuga Bytes — faculty advisor Mary G. Merritt (merrittm@cayuga-cc. edu). Write for the student-run college newspaper, or join the recorded news/discussion sessions called Cayuga Bytes. Cayuga Bytes records on Zoom most Fridays at 3:00 PM. You’re invited to join in with your opinions about current events, and what’s new of The Collegian.

Early Childhood club advisor Penny Lupo

Early Childhood — club advisor Penny Lupo (plupo@cayuga-cc. edu). Club meets 11 AM -12 PM; Mondays or Wednesdays, most likely on Zoom. Focused on the students, and helping the child care system, they’re currently working on getting a new playground for the day care center.

Veterans Club advisor Emily Cameron Veterans Club — club advisor Emily Cameron (Emily.Cameron@cayuga-cc.edu). A club for anyone interested in supporting the troops.

Engineering Tech Club — club advisor John Campbell (campbell@cayuga-cc.edu). Meets virtually the first Monday of every month from 11 AM -12 PM. The club offers virtual tours through engineering facilities.

Steven Keeler, RAT Guild advisor

Gaming Club advisor Kelley Rowley

Radio and Television — club advisor Steven Keeler (keeler@cayuga-cc.edu). Meets on zoom Wednesdays from 11 AM to noon.

Discusses radio and television media, and is planning a future trip to New York City.

Gaming Club — club advisor Kelley Rowley (rowley@cayuga-cc.edu). They play all sorts of games; board games, card games, video games, etc… They even hold tournaments.

Meetings are Thursdays from 3 PM - 5 PM on Zoom.

Chorus — club advisor Erica Walters (edennis@cayuga-cc.edu). Chorus meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It’s one credit per semester, which can be repeated up to four times. No auditions required, everyone is welcome.

Greg Sevik, Anime Club Faculty Advisor

Anime — club advisor Greg Sevik (gregory. sevik@cayuga-cc. edu). This club is open to anyone with an interest in anime, regardless of how much knowledge one has on the topic. They typically meet on Friday afternoons to get together and watch anime.

Cayuga Records club advisor Michael Cortese Cayuga Records — club advisor Michael Cortese (cortese@cayuga-cc.edu). Cayuga Records works on 2 EP recordings for the spring semester. Members learn how to record, edit, and mix a professional EP. Criminal Justice — club advisor Teri Misiaszek (misiaszek@cayuga-cc.edu).

Members don’t have to be majoring in criminal justice, you just have to have an interest in it.

They have a lot of community activities, lectures from people in the field, and field trips to local law enforcement buildings.

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National Society of Leadership and Success — club advisor Norman Lee (LeeN@cayuga-cc. edu). This club offers a lifetime membership.

It allows students to build up their skill sets, offers assistance with things such as resumes, and is completely on-line.

Student Activities Board — club advisor Norman Lee (LeeN@cayuga-cc.edu). This organization programs most of the campus events. All events will be virtual for the fall 2021 semester.

Jeff Szczesniak, Cayuga Radio Station advisor Cayuga Radio Station — club advisor Jeff Szczesniak (jeff.szczesniak@cayuga-cc.edu).

The radio station offers students a chance to learn how radio broadcasting works and to try it out for themselves.

Sexuality and Gender Alliance —club advisors Jerimy Blowers (jblowers1@cayuga-cc.edu) and Christina Bentley (cbentle2@cayuga-cc.edu). A club for anyone interested in LBBTQ+ issues; allies are welcome. They have guest speakers, and plan to host more events.

Jerimy Blowers Their recent most notable event was a masquerade ball held a few years ago.

Criminal Justice club advisor Teri Misiaszek

SOMETHING FUNNY

PTK National Honor Society club advisor Sheila Myers PTK National Honor Society — club advisor Sheila Myers (sheila.myers@cayuga-cc.edu).

PTK meets at the library quiet room or on Zoom. Email Sheila Myers for meeting dates and times.

Christina Bentley

National Alliance for Mental Illness — club advisors Jerimy Blowers (jblowers1@cayuga-cc. edu) and Christina Bentley (cbentle2@cayuga-cc.edu). A club for students struggling with a mental illness, or those who just have an interest in helping those who do.

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