Collegian Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York
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Vol. 60 Issue 12
CCC campus & community mourn loss of beloved professor
CAYUGABriefs In case you were under a rock Sunday, FEB 1: SEATTLE won SUPERBOWL 48 OVER DENVER
Professor Ray Leszczynski taught Science at CCC for more than 48 years
The American flag in front of Cayuga Community College’s Auburn campus is at half-staff in memory of beloved longtime Professor Ray Leszczynski who died January 30, 2014.
HEAD TO HEAD
Fire raced through the home of CCC Registrar, Michael Pastore, last Thursday afternoon. It was reported that everyone in the household, including his parents, his wife, and child made it out safely. The CCC campus community is coming together to help the family recover from the tragedy. There is an effort to raise donations. Go to www.gofundme.com/6kwb44 to help.
BORROWED PHOTO BY SIMON WHEELER, ITHACA JOURNAL
CCC registrar’s home hit by fire Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks scores a 1-yard touchdown against the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl 48 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2, 20142014.
February 4, 2014
Fire heavily damaged a CCC employee’s home last Thursday. SEE PAGE 3 on how to help.
The Cayuga Community College campus community was saddened to learn a beloved, longtime Science professor at the college, Raymond F. “Ray” Lesczynski, 71, of Auburn, died Thursday, January 30, 2014. Friends, students and family gathered to remember the Professor Ray popular professor Lesczynski Monday afternoon at White Chapel Funeral home in Auburn. A second viewing will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Amsterdam Funeral Chapel, 13 Belmont Place, Amsterdam, New York. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, February 6, at 9 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Church, Amsterdam. Students at CCC were shocked and saddened to hear about his passing. Many reported they remembered him as an energized educator who conducted fun field trips to give his students opportunities for hands-on learning. See obituary on page 3.
CORRECTION The Collegian staff apologizes for printing misleading information
Dr. Gregory DeCinque CCC Interim President
Danielle Skowron Collegian Editor-in-chief
Ted Case
CAYUGA COLLEGIAN EDITOR INTERVIEWS NEW CCC INTERIM PRESIDENT SEE STORY PAGE 4
A documentary about Auburn’s inventor, Theodore W. Case, called “Talkies: The Invention of Theodore W. Case” is being produced by Auburn native and actor Al Steigerwald.
In a recent issue of The Cayuga Collegian, an article about two Cayuga Community College students who had volunteered to help with the production of a documentary depicting the history of the inventor of sound on film technology, Theodore Willard Case of Auburn, contained misleading information. The headline and the photo caption were incorrect. The students volunteered as production assistants when a Los Angeles based film production company was in Auburn shooting some footage. They were honored and appreciative of the opportunity to see how a professional film production company operates. The man behind the project called “Talkies: The Invention of Theodore W. Case” is Auburn native Al Steigerwald. He has embarked on a mission to tell the true story of the little known Auburn Al Steigerwald inventor, Theodore W. Case, because his father had worked as an electrician for Case’s family.