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Auburn’s Harriet Tubman to be on $20 bill
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Congratulations to freshman centerfielder Danielle Vuillemot (Auburn, NY) who was named OC Sports NJCAA National Division III Softball Player-ofthe-Week for April 25-May 1. Only a select few have CCC been recognized at Freshman this level in my ten centerfielder years here…this is Danielle quite an honor! Vuillemot She went 15-for- (Auburn, NY) 21 at the plate… for a batting an average of .714 in 6 games with 13 RBIs. In a doubleheader against Niagara County Community College she went 10-10 with 2 homeruns and 3 doubles driving in 11 runs. She also added the game winning, walk-off hit in the bottom of the 7th with two outs to help her team win over NCCC 13-12.
Vol. 62 Issue 17
Goodbye Dr. Grube
By Caleb Slater, editor-in-chief
can’t help but notice the rather large bookshelf that nearly covers the entire wall filled to the ceiling with books of all kinds of history. Near the top of his ‘to do’ list in retirement is to work on his own book of history, following New York’s 8th Calvary division in the Civil War. Listening to Professor Grube talk about history, but especially the Civil War, you forget that you are listening to a professor. It’s as if the stories are coming alive in front of your eyes. Rather than revolving around some moral at the heart of the story, he simply gives you the story narrated through his own lens. The beauty of history according to Grube is the “logic” to it. In his time here at CCC, Professor Grube has always done whatever he could to help the adjunct professors gain more rights to have the ability to teach. Although many professors wore pins that stated, “We stand with adjuncts,” few have truly stood with them in the way that Professor Grube has. When he came to CCC in 1971-72 as a student, he points out that all the professors were full-time. “Those people (adjuncts) of which I was one for almost 12 years, they’re
After much hard work and deliberation, the Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will officially be taking Andrew Jackson’s place on the $20 bill. Harriet Tubman, often referred to as “Black Moses”, for her heroic and life risking trips she took to guide runaway slaves to safety through the underground railroad, will become the first African American women to be featured on US currency. The last women to be featured on American currency was Martha Washington, who was on the $1 silver coin, until 1957. The push for a woman to be represented on US currency started with the grassroots organization, “Women On 20s” In the spring of 2015 Women On 20s held an online petition, which received over 600,000 votes to determine who should be the new face of the $20 bill. After the polling was finished, Harriet Tubman became the winner, beating other respective nominees, such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosa Parks. After Harriet won the online poll, it became a national effort among organizations such as Women On 20s and Auburn’s own Harriet Tubman Booster’s, which is an organization that seeks to preserve and educate upon the legacy of Harriet Tubman, to convince Secretary Jack Lew that there was enough appeal among the American people to make this dream a reality. Petitions were even
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Students are going to miss CCC’s long-time history professor, when he retires at the end of the spring semester. By Kevin Shutter, staff writer As we approach the end of another semester here at Cayuga Community College, you can sense the jubilation, and anxiety in the air. For many students these last few days of the semester will be their last here at CCC, while others will be returning in the fall to begin anew. When students return to classes in the fall there will be an obvious absence in the history department. With the retirement of Ronald Grube, not only is CCC losing the head of its history department, the students are losing a great asset of knowledge and care that has been a stalwart of this college since the mid 1990’s. Professor Grube is quick to point out that it was this college that gave him his start in the world. “They took a chance on me,” he remarks with his sheepish grin all too familiar to those who have had the pleasure of learning from him in his classroom. “I couldn’t get into college, it was this college that took me, this is the college that gave me life.” For too many people history is looked at as a boring subject, something of the past. For Professor Grube, history is everywhere, it is all around us, it is being creating every day. When sitting in his office you
CCC students worked to bring about the change
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TO THE EDITOR: Affordable living in New York OPINIONS Here’s how I see it! Collegian editor-in chief Caleb Slater
Looking back at my time at Cayuga I will never forget my first time walking around the Auburn campus at Cayuga Community College, for my Fall 2014 Orientation. That very day the Director of Student Activities, Norman Lee gave a seminar to incoming students on the importance of being active on campus, not just through classes, but clubs and organizations too. The whole day, I kept thinking to myself that I didn’t just want to be active, I wanted to be remembered. I wanted to leave behind a legacy and footprint of work, for others to follow. At the time I didn’t know how I was going to go about doing this, but I had that goal, I had that mission, I had that dream inside of me. During my first semester of college I was like a kid getting to swim into the big pool for the first time in his life, I didn’t just jump in, I ran up and leaped off the diving board, hoping I wouldn’t drown; I took 19 credits, became an active member of the RAT (Radio and Television Guild) by serving as a club Senator, attended many of the BASIC meetings, took an acting and improv course at the Auburn Public Theater and started writing for the Collegian… I was nuts! College was like an all you can eat buffet of opportunities and looking back I have no idea how I managed to consume all that was on my plate on a daily and often nightly basis. It was not easy, but when you like what you are doing, you don’t even realize how fast the clock ticks by, when you are pulling an all-nighter trying to finish Math homework, for Professor Fama, or go over a shot list with the student who was the film editor, for my first video project and went on to be one of the closest friends I made here at Cayuga, Malcolm Huey. We were working on a documentary about the legacy of Harriet Tubman and the importance of giving back to the community called, “United we Stand”. It was also during my first year of college that I met Frank “The Tank” Smith, an outspoken, nontraditional student within the Telcom wing. That first year we traveled to SUNY Oswego together and attended their annual Media
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Living in New York City is an experience within itself—from advancements in technology to the diversity of cultures dispersed throughout different areas. Everything in New York City is what makes it such a great place to live, everything except the cost of living there. Housing costs have risen way above what New Yorkers can afford, whether they rent or own. More than three million New York households cannot afford their homes, which is more than half of the state’s renters. A third of homeowners spend more than 30% of their income on housing. All but four of the state’s 62 counties experienced less housing affordability between 2000 and 2012. The highest portions of households
struggling with unaffordable rent were found in both urban and rural areas, such as the Bronx. 57.6% of the Bronx’s renters used 30% of their income for rent and utilities. As the monthly housing costs rose 18.6% for renters and 9.9% for homeowners, the household income dropped 7.1% for renters and 1.6% for homeowners in the same time period. These costly living rates are forcing families who have lived in their neighborhoods for decades to pack up and move elsewhere. For a family of four, it can cost around $3,000 a month for groceries and transportation, and that’s without bills and rent included. These prices are ludicrous compared to other counties, and right now I wouldn’t recommend anyone to move there
if you aren’t financially stable and ready to put in the work needed to live comfortably. Since I’m enrolled in a college with many peers that aren’t from NYC, I showed them these statistics and asked each of them would they consider living in New York City, and everyone said the same thing, “As many beautiful and life changing things that New York City has to offer, it is just too expensive to live there right now.” Hopefully, in the near future the living costs will decrease, because I would hate to see my children and my children’s children struggle to live somewhere that I think is a good environment to live. —Trayvon Davis CCC sophomore
Summit, where we got to see Today Show Weather man Al Roker and PBS heavyweight Charlie Rose. What stuck out to the both of us was when Al Roker discussed that he never wanted to work in news and he fought it and fought it. This I can relate to, as I came to Cayuga with the intention of wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to be the next Quentin Tarantino, or Martin Scorsese and who knows, maybe I will, I don’t know where life will take me, but what I do know is if the cards line up towards a career in news, or television broadcasting, I’m not going to fight it, I’m just going to look at life and say, “Deal me in.” At the end of the day, you have to like what you are doing and I can say, in regard to the Cayuga Collegian I am proud of the work, not only have I done, but we have all done, collaboratively, as a staff.
When I first took this job in the fall, we had virtually no staff, I was doing most of the work, but now I’m turning down articles, because we don’t have the space to print it. We held the first debate in the college’s history, I got to travel around the state and cover the 2016 primary election, these are just some of the doors I never would have gotten to open if it wasn’t for Cayuga. I really am going to miss my time at Cayuga when I leave. I am going to miss the little things, like Pat’s smile at the front desk when I walk through the front door every morning, joking with Jeff Szczesniak over a slice of pizza at the RAT guild meetings, just stopping by the financial aid office and the Alumni office to say hello, because I knew when they asked “How are you” it wasn’t for small talk, but because they genuinely care about my well-being and
believe it, or not I will miss the back and forth teasing from Lattimore Hall manager, James Augringer. I can leave happy though, happy knowing that I did achieve my goal, happy knowing that I am leaving a legacy and happy knowing that for the rest of my life my name will be inscribed under the Neilla Hunter Biden Award, for Excellence in Journalism. I can be happy knowing that, even though the days where I didn’t want to write that essay, or I didn’t want to get out of bed, or when I just didn’t want to be bothered, I stuck it through all the way to the end. As I write this up on Mother’s Day, I can’t think of any other way to make her happy than be the first of her children to graduate from college. Thank you Cayuga Community College for opening the door, Caleb C. Slater
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doing what they love to do.” He has always remembered his own beginning here as an adjunct professor.“I was very lucky, it was a stroke of luck to be able to teach at CCC.” Although this semester will be the last for Professor Grube, he isn’t done quite yet. He will continue his work at the National Park for Women’s History in Seneca Falls as well as continuing work on his book. Once a professor always a professor.
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While speaking with professor Grube for this article nearing the end he smiled with a youthful gleam in his eyes and asked, “you know what I will miss? You guys, it’s the only reason I’m here, it sounds trite, cliché but I’ve never had the desire to be an admin-
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signed at the Activities Fair in the Fall semester at Cayuga Community College. In response to the success of the collaborative effort to push for Harriet on the $20 bill, Harriet Tubman Boosters President, Laurel Ullyette said, “Using the Tubman Twenty on the Cayuga Collegians’ masthead is an appropriate and very special gesture to acknowledge the significance of this historic moment and the role Cayuga students played in helping Women on Twenties achieve it. The Harriet Tubman Boosters are grateful to CCC students for their grassroots effort.”
istrator I wanted to teach, to be in the classroom.” I’m sure by the time the fall semester starts there will be a new professor assigned to the room in which Professor Grube has enlightened so many. It very well could be his own daughter who is also a history professor here. However, it just will not be the same without Ronald Grube, it just doesn’t seem right somehow. I’m sure his days will be filled with joy and lots of work on his property but I assure you history will always be on his mind. Ronald Grube will forever be cemented in the
history of this college. I thank you professor Grube, for all of the knowledge that you have bestowed upon me. For taking your time with me much like professors did with you decades ago. Most of all thank you for the impromptu conversations, whether in a hallway, or someone’s office I appreciate each of them. Thank You, for your time professor, my time here at CCC certainly would not have been the same without you. Enjoy retirement, I look forward to reading your book when you have finished. I’m not quite done learning from you yet.
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CCC students visit Washington, D.C. By Zakary Haines, staff writer CCC students last weekend went on a trip to Washington D.C. The school offers a yearly trip to a major city, and this year it was Washington D.C. Some faculty and students from both campuses rode down on Friday to stay in the State Plaza Hotel, which was only 20 minutes away from the National Mall. On Friday night, students were treated to a late night walk to see the memorials and monuments at night. Despite some on and off showers, many of the students enjoyed the late night walk. The walk began from the hotel to the first stop, the Vietnam War Memorial. Many students were quiet, some paying respect to those who were lost. The walk then by all the memorials including the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Martin Luther King Memorial. Many students said the World War II Memorial was the best to see at night. “It was riveting,” said Shawn, a student from the Auburn campus.
On Saturday, students could choose their excursion for the day. Some students went to The Smithsonian Institutes Natural Museum of History, some went to the Holocaust Museum, and a some students went to the National Smithsonian Zoo. All of the students enjoyed their groups and their locations. On Sunday, students went and visited all of the memorials and monuments during the day before leaving to head home to Central New York. Some students saw the monuments in the daytime rather than at night providing a new, perspective. Many students said their trip to Washington D.C. will be one they will never forget.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY- ELECTED LEADERS OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION (SGO) AUBURN CAMPUS President: Steve Brewer Vice-President: vacant Treasurer: Ashley Hatten Secretary: Monica Espada Student Trustee: Duanna Johnson FULTON CAMPUS President: John Hotaling Vice-President: Allan ‘AJ’ Rouse Treasurer: vacant Secretary: Lisa Church Student Trustee: Duanna Johnson
Making plans for summer? Here’s an idea By Jessa Lamphear, staff writer
CCC’s PBL club’s 5K run/walk was a success on May 7th. They raised over $1,000 for JPII (John Paul the 2nd) Academy.
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With the recent nice weather, you can feel the excitement on campus as students and faculty look forward to the end of the semester and planning some fun for the summer. One of the top summer destinations for Central New Yorkers seeking fun in the sun is Fair Haven State Park. They have a very nice sandy beach and it is close by. Fair Haven State Park is opened year round! Besides spending time on the beach, the park is the perfect place for friends to gather for a picnic or cook out Other activities at the park include
Butts behind the school
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fishing, canoeing, and hiking There is a boardwalk to stroll along or you can spend a day out on the water in a boat. Students say the best part of visiting New Haven State Park is traveling up a little road fairly near the beach to a place called “The Bluffs.” It is a popular hangout for teenagers. Many camp there to spend a night or two listening to the sounds of crickets, the water crashing on the shore, and the crackling of burning wood of a campfire.
By Jessa Lamphear, staff writer
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Students on CCC’s Fulton campus have trouble adhering to the school’s no smoking on school property policy. Normally, most students will smoke in their car or behind the school. If you look behind the school you’re most likely going to see a ton of cigarette butts laying on the ground rather than in a trash can. Smoking on campus has seemed to cause a lot of students and faculty stress and unhappiness. For the smokers, they’re upset about not being able to smoke within seconds of going outside. For the non-smokers, they never want to walk through second-hand smoke. “I think it’s unnecessary [to smoke on campus] because people have to be considerate of others and their health,” said a CCC student on the Fulton campus who asked not to be identified. “If someone has to go smoke, they should do it in their car or behind the school.” Students that smoke may not realize that there are certain rules that have to be followed for the safety of others.
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2015-16 Telcom Dept Awards Cayuga’s Telcom Dept gave out its annual student awards at the Telcom Banquet on May 4, 2016 held at the Auburn Public Theatre. The event is co-sponsored by the Telcom Dept, Radio and Television Guild, the Cayuga Record Club, and the college’s School of Media and the Arts (SOMA). Awards 1 – 5 are permanent awards recognized by plaques in the Telcom Award Display area. 1.Mark Castiglione Commencement Award for contributions to the Telcom Dept. Ed Vivenzio 2. Telcom Faculty Award for Service to the Telcom Dept (Commencement Award) Established in 1994 by Telecommunications Professor Steven Keeler. This award is presented to graduates of the telecommunications degree programs who distinguish themselves by service to the department, excellence in production skills and/or exhibiting a willingness to serve as peer mentors. The recipients are selected by the telecommunications faculty and staff. Jordan Snow
Dan Kennedy
Frank Smith
4. Radio Advisors Award For Oustanding Service to the College Radio Station – WDWN This award was established by Telecommunications faculty serving as advisors to the Cayuga Community College radio station – WDWN. This award is presented to graduates of the telecommunications degree programs who distinguish themselves by service to the college radio station – WDWN. The recipients are selected by the telecommunications faculty and staff. Can be given as a commencement award or year-end award Mike Bucklin 5. Telcom Audio Production Award For Excellence in Audio Production (Commencement Award) Established by Telcom faculty members Steve Keeler and Mike Cortese to honor the efforts of Telcom students in audio production Bradly J. Rieks-Krueger
Alexis Hill
6. Nelia Hunter Biden Journalism Award Caleb Slater
2015-16 WDWN RADIO AWARDS BEST PRODUCTION Bill White “The Wild Bill Show” Ed Vivenzio “The Rock-N-Roll Radio Show” NIGHT SHOW OF THE YEAR “The Rock-N-Roll Radio Show” Ed Vivenzio
GOLDEN VOICE Frank Smith – FTT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Mike Bucklin Zak Haines JEFF SEZ AWARD Kate Kinsella
TV PRODUCTION AWARDS BEST VIDEO – VIDEO PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR Winner - Unicorn Wizard - Jordan Snow, Jim Brozzo, Erika Barcomb, Dave Elmer Nominees - Unicorn Wizard New Scream - Adam Armstrong, Jake Murnane, Brad Kruger
BEST MUSIC VIDEO Winners - New Scream - Adam Armstrong, Jake Murnane, Brad Kruger Bye Bye Bye - Julia Gill, Kayla Whyte Nostalgia - Courtney Walker, Brian Parks, Mike Grosso, Alexis Hill New Scream - Adam Armstrong, Jake Murnane, Brad Kruger Say Something - Michaela Zielgler Grer, Chris Warner, Matt Drake BEST DRAMA Winner - Stressed Out - Courtney Walker Nominee - Psycho Season Julia Gill, Kayla Whyte BEST COMEDY Winner – My Broom Sweeps Clean Team: Jordan Snow, James Brozzo Nominee - Uncle Christopher Does My makeup - Courtney Walker Nominees - Bye Bye Bye Julia Gill, Kayla Whyte
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY Winner - Conkers Bad Fur Day - Jordan Snow, Dan Kennedy BEST PSA Winner - Bullying - Kayla Whyte, Julia Gill, Michaela Ziegler-Greer Nominee - Recycle - Caleb Slater , Zeke Sliwka Relaxnall - Matt Drake, Mike Grosso, Brian Parks Ghost Repellent - Adam Armstrong, Jim Brozzo, Jon Peryes BEST PROMOTIONAL VIDEO Winners - Cube Promo - Brad Krueger, Jake Murnane Nominees - Spring Jam Promo - Jordan Snow The neat - Chris Warner, Jordan Snow BEST INFORMATIONAL VIDEO Winner - Ultimate Wrestling - Jake Murnane, Jake Stuck, Dan Kennedy , Zack Steele
BEST VIDEO EDITOR Winners – Jordan Snow
BEST PROMOTIONAL MUSIC VIDEO Winner – Jujufied - Michaela Ziegler-Greer, Julia Gill , Kayla Whyte
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Zeke Sliwka Adam Armstrong Brad Krueger
BEST PIZZA TOPPING - Bacon
BEST DIRECTORS Winners – Courtney Walker Jim Brozzo BEST SCREENWRITER Winners - Courtney Walker - Stressed Out Ed Vivenzio - 2000 Miles Away BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC VIDEO WINNER – Nothing Your Lips Can’t Fix FTT PHOTOS BY TAZ TAYLOR
BEST ACTORS Winner - Julia Gill Nominee - Meg Owren
BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN MUSIC VIDEO Winners – Nothing Your Lips Can’t Fix FTT - Play Dirty - Prison City Jake Stuck, Dan Kennedy, Zak Steele
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COMMUNICATOR AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO THE TELCOM DEPT Jake Stuck Zach Steele Alexis “Bigs” Hill Riley Howland Lauren Maltese Kris Pisano Lori Coats AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION Matthew J. Drake Alexis Hill Francis M. Smith
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The end of the semester is here, are you ready? As a tutor I have seen things change dramatically in the last few weeks, more students are looking for help on papers that are longer and more indepth than previous assignments while others are seeking help on topics that they have not adequately absorbed. To me this could only mean one thing, the semester is coming to an end and the students are starting to feel the crunch of the final stretch. But do these last few weeks have to be as stressful as we imagine them to be? Are there things we can do to make sure we are all ready in time for our classes to end?
by Steve Brewer STAFF WRITER According to the great staff up at the Center for Academic Success there are ways to overcome the end of the semester crunch and to ready ourselves for classes to end. With many students often struggling with Math courses, writing final papers and preparing for the final exams themselves I decided to speak to Math Specialist Larraine Mahoney, Writing Specialist Katie Stout and Accessibility Specialist Karen Grella to determine what tips and
suggestions they have for students. Math is an area many students, even myself, have struggled with causing many students to be apprehensive about taking it. This can lead to a feeling of dread to come over many students in a Math class when they realize the final for their class is coming near. Luckily we here at CCC have a talented group of math tutors lead by Larraine Mahoney who is exceptionally skilled at breaking math problems down into easy to follow steps that make the most complex problems easy to solve with practice. I reached out to Larraine through email and asked her what tips she would give students, and she responded back suggesting the following: 1. Break up the study sessions – 30 minutes to an hour a day is more effective than one marathon session 2. Focus on two or three topic per session – too many at a time can be confusing and overwhelming 3. Spend some time on math every day – otherwise you will start to forget things 4. Doing practice problems is better than reading your notes or merely looking at math problems you’ve already done 5. Stop by the Math Table or make an appointment with Larraine Mahoney if you need help Another area that students become inundated with at this point of the semester would have to be papers and projects. Professors
S T R E S S E D ??? CAS it! By Thomas Hundley, staff writer
Many students are stressed this time of year about testing or last minute projects. There is always a topic that a college student has trouble with understanding. That test monster or pesky problem does have a weakness called the Center of Academic Success or the CAS for short. “The CAS providence homework help for students on both Auburn and Fulton campuses, said CAS instructor Teresa Hoercher. “CAS helps people in many of different ways such as finishing homework, test prep and paper ideas. books, computers and peer to peer help is
available at the CAS.” Hoercher says the main mission is to support the students and work the college staff to set up tutoring groups or peer tutors. CAS tries to help all students in all areas.
want to see how much of the materials their students have truly absorbed and assign indepth papers and projects in addition to or even in the place of a final exam. As a writing tutor I know that writing is an area many people are able to pull off without assistance to various degrees of success but CCC does employ writing tutors to help anyone who does need assistance. The writing tutors are also a talented group who are passionate about what they do and are lead by Katie Stout who is exceptionally adept at guiding students to becoming stronger writers through suggestions and nudges. I also reached out to Katie through email for suggestions on how to prepare a fantastic final paper or project and she suggested: 1. Don’t wait until the last minute. Write it early enough so they can sleep on it for a day or two, give it to a friend or a peer tutor to read, and then revise. DON’T HAND IN A FIRST DRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!! 2. If they don’t know where to start, they can still come in and meet with a peer tutor or me in the CAS to brainstorm and make a rough outline for their essay 3. About making deadlines: when writing papers, put 1 stdraft, peer review for revision, and 2nd draft (at least) into a schedule and write it on a calendar. Stick to it! 4. When writing the first draft, avoid getting caught up in crafting the perfect sentence. Instead, just write until all the ideas are out—then go back and edit. If you think of a perfect sentence or brilliant idea while you’re writing about another point in the essay, they can hit enter a few times and write it out so you won’t forget it, then come back later. Remember writing is usually a non linear, recursive process. Going back and forth, thinking and rethinking, drafting and redrafting are normal. Writing takes time. I realize that not every student is currently taking a Math course or is in a class that is requiring a final paper or project, but one thing we are all experiencing is the crunch before final exams. Regardless of what degree program you are in
here at CCC you will always have at least one class that has a final exam that is used to measure how well you comprehend the materials that have been presented to you during the semester. For this reason I was determined to talk to the great folks at the Office of Accessibility Resources to discuss test anxiety with them. I sat down with Karen Grella and discussed the matter with her in detail and she gave me numerous tips on how to overcome them from which I chose the following ten to present in this article: 1. Repetition, repetition, repetition! (repeat key facts over and over to help retain them) 2. Make mnemonics to help remember facts and terms 3. Prepare for the exam ahead of time and try not to “cram” information 4. Avoid last minute studying, remember that you are already prepared 5. Get plenty of rest and sleep the night before an exam 6. Don’t go to the exam on an empty stomach 7. Arrive on time for the exam, but not too early (if you are waiting outside a test room for too long, it could increase anxiety) 8. Make sure you read all of the directions carefully 9. If you blank on a question, skip it and go on, then go back 10. Pace yourself, but be aware of not spending too much time on one question 11. Don’t panic when people start getting up to hand in their finished exams (finishing a test quickly does not always mean the person knows all of the answers) 12. Look over your test to be sure you have answered every question
These are all great tips, with the semester coming to an end I strongly encourage anyone who needs additional assistance to meet with your professor or visit the CAS. Whether it is meeting with the skilled tutors, talented specialists or visiting the folks in the Office for Accessibility Resources, the college offers you many great resources and it is always in your best interest to fully utilize them!
Time for finals, time to study Testing tips to beat finals fatique By Jessa Lamphear, staff writer What happens to you when you hear the word “final”? Most college students knows that word indicates the school semester is coming to an end.
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By Thomas Hundley, staff writer Usually finals have a great impact on a student’s final grade for the course. The best advice for students is still STUDY. In a non-scientific survey of 25 CCC students on the Fulton Campus, 17 people said they did study and eight students said they didn’t bother with studying. Among the 17 students who study, they said their most basic way of studying is using their written down notes and making a short note cards. A few students mentioned that their teachers will often put review assignments or practice tests on the student software interface Blackboard and that it helps them massively.
That time of year is here again, testing time! For many college students, the thought of taking exams creates a great deal of stress. Tests that have bubbles to fill in with a #2 pencil are no fun at all. Students at times get so stressed that they make mistakes on simple questions. “Students that are worried should study a lot, talk to other people, talk with the instructor about the test,
and you will be fine,” said student tutor McDonald. McDonald says that the number one thing that causes students to fail is putting off studying and being lazy. “Studying can help the student feel more confident about the test.” The staff of the Center of Academic Success on both campuses reminds students to get help if they feel stressed or are having trouble understanding the material.
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Spartan Softball battles for playoff spot SPORTS GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS! GO SPARTANS!
In only it’s third season back to play, the women’s softball program is battling for a NJCAA Region III post-season berth. Last week, Cayuga got a big doubleheader sweep of Niagara CC to keep their hopes alive. It wasn’t easy for the Spartans, who had to score 4 runs in their last at-bat to win game one... before winning the second game 15-6. The middle of the Spartan lineup, #3 hitter McKenzie Harris (Liverpool, NY) and Danielle Vuillemot (Auburn, NY) went an unbelievable 20-for-20 on the day...going a perfect 10-for-10 each in both games. Vuillemot hit 2 homeruns in game one...and drove in the game winning, walk-off RBIs with a double. Harris was also the pitcher of record getting both wins on the mound. The Spartans saw final season week action at home over the weekend with
The NBA playoffs (so far) With the second round of the NBA playoffs in full effect (And this being the last edition of The Cayuga Collegian for the semester), a recap of what has happened so far would be appropriate. So far the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still expected for a NBA finals rematch, just like last season. However, the road to the finals in the Western Conference have been no walk in the park, unlike it’s east counter park. Starting off in the Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs have been the talk of the first round with their sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies, taking care of business easily. The Golden State Warriors took care of the Houston Rockets in a 41 series. Houston only won one game due to a game winning shot by James Harden. The Rockets, in the past two seasons, are a whopping 213 against the Warriors since 2015. Oklahoma City beat the Dallas Mavericks in a 41 series and handling Dirk Nowitzki
and company with ease. Lastly, the only upset in the playoffs so far is the Portland Trail Blazers beating the Los Angeles Clippers in a 42 series. After Portland’s huge departure of big names like Lamarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez, the team was expected to tank. Instead, the Trail Blazers managed to get the 6th seed and beat the heavily favored L.A. Clippers. With superstars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, both out with injuries in game four, the Trail Blazers did not waste any time sealing the deal. Now the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers are facing off with Golden State leading 20 in the series (At this time). Oklahoma City and San Antonio are in a locked in show down in an even 11 series (At this time), and both teams are favored to win the series. In the Eastern Conference, nothing out of the unusual has occurred. All of the top seeds: Cleveland, Atlanta, Toronto, and Miami, are still in the playoffs. However, Miami and Toronto
doubleheaders at Port Byron HS on Saturday 5/7 vs. Clinton and Sunday 5/8 vs. Columbia-Greene. The team travels to Jefferson and Corning during this week.
DOUBLE HEADERS WINS AGAINST NIAGARA The Lady Spartans got two wins today against Niagara County Community College recently. The first game proved to be an exciting down to the final out thriller. After leading 7-0 after 2 innings, the Spartans got a little complacent and let the Thunderwolves right back into the game. Leading up to the last inning the Spartans were down by 2 runs Jackie O’Connor (Weedsport, NY) hit a single to start the inning and it starts to trickle from there. Jamison
By Zakary Haines, sports writer both were in game sevens. Now Miami is leading Toronto 10 after an overtime win in Toronto. For Cleveland, business as usual for Lebron James and company. Their latest game against the Atlanta Hawks was a complete blow out with the final score 12398. At halftime it was 74 36 Cleaveland leading. The Cavaliers also set a new playoff record for the most three point shots made in a game, with 25 total made shots. Cleveland is expected to roll through the weaker, less talented Eastern Conference right into the NBA finals but are not favorited to win. The Western Conference, however, is still up for grabs. With the possibility of a 2007 finals rematch between the Spurs and Cavaliers, or last years finals match up, between the Golden State Warriors. For the Western Conference is a mystery at this point in time but the Eastern Conference it’s anyone’s’ game. As long as you’re the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA approves ads on jerseys By Zakary Haines, sports writer If you watched the NBA all-star game this past season you would of noticed a little KIA patch on the jerseys. Imagine that on all NBA jerseys not just the all-star game jerseys. Well now the NBA has approved this idea beginning the 2017-2018; the same year Nike begins producing NBA jerseys. This is a huge step forward in the NBA as many sports leagues around the world have already ads on their jerseys.
Many United States sports leagues do not contain any ads on jerseys beside Major League Soccer. The National Hockey League has ads all along the side inside the arena but none on their jerseys. The NBA would be taking a huge step forward, as being one
of the biggest sports leagues in the United States, in bringing ads on jerseys. The patches are currently up for sale for the 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches are trying to be filled in by all 30 teams. However there is some protest from NBA owners. Houston Rockets owner, Leslie Alexander, was one of the two owners who voted against ads on jerseys. “We didn’t think that was fair. We have revenue sharing already and we think that is fair,” Alexander said after the meeting. The NBA will still sell jerseys without ads on them to fans but the team shops will have the option of keeping the logos on their jerseys. Despite some protest, it seems the NBA is set on putting ads on jerseys. The NBA is working with their TV providers on new deals to give the TV studios a fair share of the revenue made from the ads. Players will also get a cut of the revenue too. Overall this could result in less commercial timeouts in basketball in general. Many soccer leagues that have ads on their jerseys can see a significant increase in game time being aired. But the question now is, who will put ads on these jerseys. Companies have until the summer of 2017 to buy spots on team jerseys.
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Valentino (Union Springs, NY) hit a long fly ball to right field scoring a run. With Miranda McGloon (Waterloo, NY) on 1st base sophomore pitcher McKenzie Harris (Liverpool, NY) hit a double down the left field line. With runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs, Danielle Vuillemot (Auburn, NY) took an outside pitch to the right side of the field hitting in 2 runs for the win by a score of 13-12. In the first game the Spartans were led by Danielle Vuillemot who went 5 for 5 hitting 2 home runs and adding 5 RBIs, while McKenzie Harris also went 5 for 5 with 2 RBI’s. The second game proved to be much of the same hitting wise for the Spartans, with their bats staying hot and their defense backing up their pitcher the game ended 15-6 in 6 innings. Jamison Valentino went 2 for 3 and forced 2 walks in the second game, while Vuillemot went 5 for 5 with 4 RBIs and Harris went 5 for 5 with 1 RBI.
DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE ROAD AGAINST JEFFERSON The Lady Spartans traveled to Jefferson C.C. last week where they dropped both games 5-2 and 6-5. The Spartans struggled on the offensive side as they scored their only 2 runs in the first inning. Nina Kowal (Auburn, NY) hit a triple in the first inning scoring McKenzie Harris (Liverpool, NY) and Danielle Vuillemot (Auburn, NY). Harris pitched a complete game striking out 6 batters. The second game proved a bit more successful for the Spartans behind pitcher Kayla Swenszkowski (Oswego, NY). Swenszkowski went 6 inning for the Spartans, allowing 6 runs. Offensively the Spartans came alive with the bats Jamison Valentino (Union Springs, NY) went 2 for 3 with a triple, while Brittany Husted (Baldwinsville, NY) had a double and 2 RBI’s. Defensively Vuillemot had one of her best games along with Husted and Cassie Weeks (Weedsport, NY).
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CONGRATULATIONS TO COLLEGIAN STAFF Congratulations to the 2015-2016 staff of Cayuga Community College’s only student-run newspaper, The Cayuga Collegian, for earning second place in a national contest held by the American Scholastic Press Association. For 14 years in a row, Collegian staffs
under the direction of faculty adviser, Mary G. Merritt, have placed first or second in this national review of college newspapers. “It has been an absolute privilege and pleasure to work with these talented students,” Merritt said. “I am so proud.”
COLLEGIAN STAFF REWIND: PAST WINNERS Left: Caleb Slater with the paper’s first place certificate from 2015. Below: The Collegian’s 2014 staff celebrating a first place award.
Congratulations to Caleb Slater of Dundee, the 2015-2016 editor-inchief of Cayuga Community College’s only student-run newspaper, The Cayuga Collegian, for receiving one of the college’s most prestigious scholarship awards, The Biden Journalism Award. 2013
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THE HISTORY OF THE NEILIA BIDEN JOURNALISM AWARD December 18, 1972 was a tragic day for Vice President Joseph Biden. It was the day he lost his young wife, Neilia, and 18-monthold daughter, Naomi, in a fatal car crash on their way home from picking out the family’s Christmas tree. Biden’s sons, Beau and Hunter, both just toddlers, were critically injured. The crash happened when the family’s car was broad-sided by a tractor trailer near their home in Delaware. To honor Neilia’s memory, a scholarship fund was started in the late 70’s to be awarded to Cayuga Community College graduating students who are continuing their education in pursuit of a career in Journalism. Why at CCC? Biden met his wife, a native of Skaneateles, while they were both studying at the University of Delaware. Neilia’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter of Auburn. The couple previously owned the famous diner in downtown Auburn, Hunter’s Diner.
NEILIA BIDEN JOURNALISM AWARD RECIPIENTS 2016 Caleb Slater 2015 Kelsey McLean 2014 Brittany Glassey 2013 Abigail Young 2012 Jamie Blumrick 2011 James P. Collins 2010 Natsha M. Lathrop 2008 Jessica A. Miles 2007 Christopher Peltz 2006 Joshua R. Cradduck 2004 Veronica Beverly 2002 Kimberly A. Adam 2001 Natalie Zajicova 2000 Mary R. Lovell 1999 Kiley A. Damick 1998 Catherine E. Maksymiw 1997 Rebecca L. Breeze 1995 Heather R. Otis 1994 Gerald E. Withers 1993 Christopher P. DeChick 1992 Sandra H. Kostrzewa 1991 Mary L. Woodman 1990 Thomas J. Fedor 1989 Susan D. Hearns 1988 Timan H. Nekritz 1987 Barbara Ann Homick 1985 Nagulinie Singanayagam 1984 Peter W. Lonsky 1983 Kristopher L. Russell 1976 Marquerite Bannon We are missing the names of the winners for the years 1973 - 1975 and 1977 - 1982. If you have any information about these recipients, please email merrittm@cayuga-cc.edu.
SLATER WINS ‘MERRITT’ OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD
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Slater earns prestigious Biden Journalism Award
The 2006 staff of The Cayuga Collegian honored their long-time advisor, Mary G. Merritt by establishing The “Merritt”Award: an honor bestowed each year on an outstanding Collegian staff members chosen by the award’s namesake. This year, Merritt has decided to honor Collegian editor-inchief for outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to the newspaper.
“We would never had the paper ready to go each week without the skill of editor-in-chief Caleb Slater,” explained Merritt. “Caleb is very organized and knows how to motivate people. He has great ideas and has been a valuable and unforgettable part of our Collegian family.” Collegian staff members will celebrate the end of a successful semester at their annual luncheon next week.
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Left to right: Thomas Hundley, Caleb Slater, Malcolm Huey, Monica Espada, Taz Taylor, and Sam Phillips.