9-18-12 Cayuga Collegian Vol. 61 ISUUE 1

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Cayuga Community College Auburn & Fulton, New York

Collegian www.cayugacollegian.com

Vol. 61 Issue 1 September 18, 2012

CAYUGABriefs Hello from the Co-Editors!

Welcome to CCC for the 2012 Fall Semester! This semester has seen some changes from last spring, such as a new bookstore, cafe, and our first ever brand name restaurant, but your reliable student run Cayuga Collegian is still a cornerstone of accurate and consistent on campus news! This semester, the staff is looking to broaden the Collegian’s outlets, and grow to include reporters at Fulton, a YouTube page, and a weekly podcast. Of course, to try and insure these changes work out as well as they possibly can, we woukld love feedback from you, the students and readers. The Collegian is, and always will be, student run, so don’t let just a handful of students decide what matters! We can always be emailed at cayugacollegian@ gmail.com, and we try to keep our office (located by the theater and campus safety office) as open as possible - just walk on in! If you want to write a story, ask a question, or just tell us about a student running around dressed as a gorilla, we’d be very thankful! We’re looking forward to a great semester for the school, the Collegian, and for all of the students here. We’ll see you soon!

Earley to Visit

By Andy Schemerhorn, Co-Editor-in-chief

Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley will be visiting Cayuga Community College on September 25th to discuss his book Crazy: A Father’s Journey Through America’s Mental Health Madness. Mr. Earley, whose visit is being sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (or NAMI) of Cayuga County and the CCC Justice club, will be discussing his book as well as the events behind it. The events of the award winning Crazy follows the real life occurrences of Mr. Earley and his son, Mike, as Mike suffers a mental breakdown and instead of being placed in a mental hospital for treatment, he is charged like a regular criminal and put in the Miami-Dade County Jail. In addition to the story of him and his son, Pete also examines what he describes as the “maze of contradictions, disparities and Catch-22s that make up America’s mental health system”, as he utilizes his own past experience as a journalist to evaluate how the jails and prisons across the nation have become places to lock away Americans with mental illnesses. Pete’s accomplishments in the world of investigative journalism and criminal justice are extensive. After six years on The Washington Post as part of a 14 year long career in journalism, Pete Earley was recognized as a rare reporter who, in the words of The Washington Post, “[has] the power to introduce new ideas and give them currency.” Transitioning into a full time writer, Earley has written nonfiction books on topics ranging from spies, casinos in Las Vegas, the Witness Protection Program, and life inside American prisons. For his book The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison, Pete spent a whole year locked inside the prison. His first book, (and New York Times bestseller) Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring, was turned into a five hour miniseries on CBS. Finally, the book Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town helped lead to the release of Walter “Johnny D.” McMillian, a black man who was originally convicted of murdering two white women despite having consistent and reliable alibis and frequent inconsistencies in witness reports and evidence. Don’t miss this exceptional reporter and author share his incredible story with us! He will be at CCC on September 25th from 1-3. Tickets are available at Downtown Books & Coffee on Genesee Street (literally a stone’s throw from Lattimore Hall), are $5 for the general public and FREE if you bring your student ID!

COLLEGIAN OFFICE HOURS ANDY SCHEMERHORN Mondays: 11 am - 3 pm Tuesdays: 9:30 - 10:30 am Wednesdays: 11 am - 1 pm Fridays: 11 am - 1 pm

ALEC RIDER Monday: 2:00 - 5:00 pm Tuesday: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Wednesday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm Friday: 9:00 - 10:30 am

PHOTO BY FAITH FANNING

CCC President Dr. Daniel Larson (with scissors) with the help of SUNY Chancellor, Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher, cut the ribbon in the official dedication ceremony held Friday, September 14th at the CCC new Fulton campus.

It’s official! CCC Fulton has a new campus

Cayuga Community College’s Fulton campus moves into its fourth, final, and permanent home in Oswego County. By Alec Rider Co-Editor-in-chief and Ashlee Saret, Staff Writer The old River Glen Plaza was restructured into a multi-floor, multi-building campus, making it a full branch of Cayuga Community College and allowing for full academic programs to be offered at the school. The $16.1 million capital improvement project was completed over the course of nine months, using a combination of funds from the State of New York and a seven million dollar investment from the Cayuga Community College Foundation, the largest single action in the history of the organization. The 82,150 square foot campus,

located in a re-purposed P&C building, features several state-of -the-art science and computer labs, classrooms, and Fulton’s first ever dedicated Student Development office, along with professors’ and administrative offices. Fulton also welcomes a new Barnes and Noble bookstore, complete with a Starbucks Express. The library and the Center for Academic success are incorporated into one spacious location at the heart of the campus called the Learning Commons, which is viewable from the offices and hallways above. Fulton students will also enjoy, for the first time, a

dedicated student lounge area. The layout of the campus is open and inviting, with the goal of encouraging student interaction. “The Fulton campus prides themselves on being welcoming. You can see it, the design of the building sort of creates a sense of community. Whether you want it or not, you get it. You engage with people, you’re seeing people in the hallway, you can’t hide here… I think that increases the level of friendliness, takes down the anxiety level of people who are new, just stepping into the whole school experience continued page 3

Subway Debuts By Andy Schemerhorn, Co-Editor-in-chief

Remember four months ago, when the Auburn campus cafeteria had a small counter to order a simple selection of food? It was a place where you never saw a line of more than three people during the heaviest traffic hours of the day? Well, thanks to the efforts of CCC’s Vice President, Jeff Rosenthal, CCC’s Auburn campus now has a full service Subway sandwich shop, with all the same sandwiches, soups, cookies, drinks and deals you’d get at any Subway store, and all topped

continued page 4 The Collegian has learned that in fact Dr. Larson was NOT the new Subway’s first customer as widely reported. CCC Athletic Director Pete Liddell and Humanities Chair Steve Keeler were the first and second customers to be served by newly-trained sandwich artist and CCC Vice President Jeff Rosenthal on opening day. Dr. Larson was the first customer to be photographed being served.

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