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CAYUGABRIEFS Student Engagement announces ‘walk-in’ hours The Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement announced ‘Walk-in’ appointments will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on both campuses.

All other times will be by appointment, and they strongly encourage students to make appointments for transfer and career advisement.

In addition, they say they will always make every effort to provide immediate support to a student in crisis, regardless of the walk-in schedule.

The Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement office will be closed on both campuses for a training day on Thursday, September 21st.

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Vol. 64 Issue 1 September 19, 2017

WELCOME FRESHMEN CCC holds Activities Fair and Welcome Back Festival

By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief

THE RENOVATED STADIUM NEXT DOOR TO OPEN FRIDAY AUBURN ENLARGED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S HOLLAND STADIUM NOW HAS TURF AND SOON WILL BE THE TEMPORARY HOME PLAYING FIELD FOR CCC SPORTS Finally, Cayuga Community College athletes won’t have to travel far to their ‘home’ field. Cayuga Community College Athletics director, Pete Liddell, announced in a schoolwide email 9/14 congratulating the Men’s Soccer Team for their win over Broome Community College that “The Spartans move to 4-1 on the young season…and hope to continue their momentum on Saturday (9-16) against Jamestown CC at 4:00 P.M. for their last home game at Emerson Field.

The Spartans will play the remainder of the home slate at the newly renovated Holland Stadium…adjacent to the College’s campus behind Auburn Middle School.”

Holland Stadium underwent a more than $2.8-million renovation project mostly because the Auburn Enlarged School District was the last school in the AA league to have

grass turf. Bleachers and scoreboards were also upgraded.

The district’s superintendent said in published reports that he was happy the district would finally be able to provide students with an even playing field. It was also reported that the district will save more money in field maintenance expenses because multiple events may be held on a turf field without the needed extra time to repair damage which happens on a grass surface when teams are forced to play in adverse weather conditions.

A ribbon cutting is planned for Wednesday, September 20th at 7 P.M. The public is invited to attend so they can walk around and get a feel for the new stadium The Auburn Maroons Football Team hosts the first sporting event in the stadium Friday night at 6:30 P.M. when they face CNS High School.

Getting back into the swing of things, many cheerful faces were present at the Welcome Back Festival held in the quad on the Auburn Campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, September 11th. Many clubs were in attendance to recruit new members, as well as providing free goodies. Yo-Yos, sunglasses, and Slinkies were given to students, along with a free BBQ lunch. There was also live music Loren Barrigar provided by Loren Barrigar, who was a big hit at the event.

Nearing the close of the event, there was a moment of silence in remembrance of the lives lost on 9/11/2001, followed by a prayer.

After, SGO Vice President Tatiana Raymundo lead a chant for peace and unity.

The Welcome Back Festival and Student Activities Fair will be held on the Fulton Campus on Wednesday, September 20th.

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CCC welcomes new Diversity Officer Dr. Cathy Dotterer is Cayuga’s new Dean of Students and Chief Diversity Officer. Her first day was Monday, September 18.

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OPINIONS HOW I SEE IT...

Gabby Rizzo

STACKS OF THE COLLEGIAN FOUND IN THE TRASH Cayuga Collegian’s associate editor, Zak Haines, took this photo of a stack of Cayuga Collegians thrown in the garbage and recycling cans at the beginning of the last week of classes in the Spring.

The Collegian’s staff was shocked to witness what appeared to be an attempt to censor the student-run publication. The final issue should have remained on the newspaper stands until graduation. Haines, who graduated in May, reported the incident to Campus Security. To date, there has been no information shared about the mischief.

You’re invited to write to the Collegian staff to share what you think about students’ First Amendment rights and why Freedom of the Press, especially student-run press, is important. Send your submissions to cayugacollegian@gmail. com. Please include your name and the best way to reach you. You can read the issue which was trashed on The Collegian’s Facebook page. (www. facebook.com/cayugacollegian)

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF With the year starting, opportunities are beginning to pop up. While we gained quite a few staff writers here on the Auburn Campus, we still need staff writers up at the Fulton Campus. The stories and events there are just as important as the ones that occur here.

Why is it important? Although the Collegian is based in the Auburn Campus, we are the same school.

Of course it is just as important that we get your views, stories, and a glimpse of what it’s like being at the Fulton Campus. It is a team effort, to work together to properly inform of what’s going on around us, to provide the news in as accurate of a fashion as possible. For now, we’re only getting half of what’s going on, so I implore you, join the Collegian to let us know what’s going on in your campus.

Writing for the paper is important in general, though. These issues are kept, and can be looked back upon. These will be a source for people to see what was going on at the time. It is an opportunity to document not only things that are going on around you, but things that you think are important. It gives you a voice.

You can write about things that you are passionate about, things that you think need to be discussed and brought to people’s attention, and you have the freedom to do that. It is important to help inform those around us, and this is one of the easiest ways to accomplish that. Let us know what you think needs to be heard.

—Gabby Rizzo, Cayuga Collegian editor-in-chief

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STUDENT SENATE NEWS

By Gabby Rizzo, editor-in-chief At the first Senate Meeting of the fall semester, club representatives were introduced to the new Student Government Organization (SGO) board and discussed a couple of near-future events. Pictures and bios of the SGO will be featured in the next issue of The Collegian.

The SGO Board informed the representatives that the SGO will move into what was once the staff lounge in the cafeteria. They announced upcoming meeting dates will be sent to the advisors and representatives soon.

The meeting began with a brief recap of

the Welcome Back Festival, held the previous Monday. The SGO staff was pleased with the turnout, with many club tables in attendance, and many people mingling.

They also announced that on October 25th, there will be a blood drive on the Auburn Campus. More details to follow.

The group also discussed Constitution Day., which was held on Monday, September 18th.

It is a SUNY mandated day, and events ran from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. in the Cube, so regular activity hours were closed at that time. They planned to have a guest speaker, Jeopardy, and goodies.

CCC welcomes new Assistant Director of Public Safety

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College, most recently as the Acting Associate Vice President for Campus Partnerships and Compliance at Onondaga Community College. Responsibilities included supervising grants administration, alumni services, and the START-UP NY entrepreneurship and applied learning initiatives. From 20122017, Dr. Dotterer served as OCC’s Executive Director of Housing and Campus Services, where she supervised the residence life program, student services, and housing operations. Cathy also served as an academic advisor to a caseload of 125 Educational Opportunity Center (EOP) students. Dr. Dotterer holds a Doctorate in Education from St. John Fisher College, a Master’s in Counseling, and a Bachelor’s in Psychology, both from the University of Montevallo.”

Rosenthal’s email continued by explaining that these positions will report to the new Dean: Director, Centers for Student Engagement and Academic Advisement, Director, Student Activities, Director, Athletics, Coordinator, Health Services, and Coordinator, Wellness and Intervention Services.

“As the College’s first Chief Diversity Officer, Cathy will also be working closely with faculty and staff to advance the College’s diversity goals. One of her first tasks will be to develop a comprehensive Diversity Plan, due to SUNY by October 10th,” wrote Rosenthal.

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Director of Public Safety/ Chief of Campus Police Douglas A. Kinney recently announced Mr. John Drapikowski has been chosen as Assistant Director of Public Safety.

“John brings with him a great deal of relevant experience in a higher education setting, emergency John management and law Drapikowski enforcement. John’s prior experience as an Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy, as a member of Senior Administration in the Office of Campus Safety at Onondaga Community College and most recently, the Director of Campus Safety at Cazenovia College, will benefit the College as it continues to pursue important Public Safety Initiatives,” said Kinney.

He says Drapikowski’s role as Assistant Director of Public Safety will focus on operations at the Fulton Campus and will include training for the campus students and staff, emergency management planning and oversight of Public Safety in Fulton.

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CROSS COUNTRY RETURNS TO CCC Cross-Country has returned to CCC after a 20 year hiatus, and newly-appointed head coach Toni Giannettino says she is excited and honored to be working with both the men’s and women’s team this year.

The season started with four men and three women, all incoming freshmen.

CCC Athletic Director Pete Liddell says the team welcomes new runners to the team through the beginning part of the season as word spreads around campus that Cross Country is back.”

The team has been working hard at practice and I am looking forward to see them continue to progress throughout the season,” said Liddell.

The Spartans’ first meet was Friday, September 1st at the Highlander Short Course Invitational hosted by Houghton College. The women’s 4K race was at 8:35 P.M., followed by the men’s 5K at 9:00 P.M.

SPARTAN SPORTS Here are the Cayuga CC results from the Bruce Bridgeman Collegiate XC Invitational hosted by Finger Lakes CC on Saturday 9/9:

Men’s 8K

Erin Brahney-Taro (Weedsport, NY) totaled 43 kills and played some outstanding defense during the Region III Volleyball Pod at Jefferson CC. The team fought hard all day...and picked up it’s first win of the young season against Tompkins-Cortland.

Mikel Abando (Bilboa, Spain) scored 6 goals and assisted on 3 others in the team’s win against Niagara CC. The sophomore forward returns to the Spartans for his sophomore season...following a stellar freshman campaign.

Brandon Whitman (Auburn, NY) placed 36th with a time of 36:28.03 Khoron Burton (Buffalo, NY) placed 47th with a time of 39:01.79 Damon Litzenberger (Romulus, NY) placed 55th with a time of 45:54.56 Robert Ward (Weedsport, NY) placed 56th with a time of 45:58.28

Women’s 5K

Maddie Schattinger (Auburn, NY) placed 24th with a time of 26:05.62and Marley Stevens (Baldwinsville, NY) placed 36th with a time of 31:01.71

CCC CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER Sat. 30 vs. Mike Woods Invitational @ Letcherworth State Park 11:00 AM

OCTOBER Sat. 7 vs. Highlander Invitational @ Houghton College 11:00 AM Sat. 14 vs. Yellow Jacket Invitational @ Genesee Valley Park 1:30 PM Sat. 21 vs. MSAC Conference Championship @ FCC Sat. 28 vs. NJCAA Region III Championship @ FCC NOVEMBER Sat. 11 vs. NJCAA National Championship @ Holyoke, MA

Men’s Soccer Upends Niagara The Spartans returned to the pitch after their disappointing loss at Onondaga, this time away at Niagara CC, Saturday, September 9th. The Spartans came out determined to bounce back from being shutout at Onondaga and took control of the game from the very first minute. Sophomore Mikel Abando (Bilboa, Spain) netted a career high 6 goals while adding 3 assists to lead the Cayuga scoring outburst. The final score of 14-2 would prove that, and Coach Bumbanac hopes now that the Spartans can build on this momentum.

CCC Men’s Soccer hands undefeated Broome first loss CCC Volleyball gets first win at Jefferson Pod The Lady Spartans traveled to Watertown Saturday, September 9th, for their first Region III pod play of the season, and came away with their first win of the season. The team started the day with a match against Corning., splitting the first 2 games only to fall in the last 2 to lose the match 3-1.

Immediately after that was a rematch with Broome, losing that match in heartbreaking fashion dropping the 5th and deciding game 16-14.

To end the day, the Spartans played Tompkins-Cortland CC, getting the long awaited first win 3 games to 0. The team showed great fight all day, even in the losses the ladies fought until every last point was scored.

Leading the way for Cayuga for the weekend were: Erin Brahney-Taro (Weedsport, NY) totaling 43 kills and some outstanding defense. Freshman Emily Klock (JordanElbridge, NY) continued her dominance at the net with 20 blocks. Gabby Bell (Syracuse, NY) pacing the defense with an outstanding 60 digs on the day.

The Spartan men’s soccer continued their winning ways Wednesday, September 13th with a very convincing 3-0 win against an undefeated Broome CC team who is ranked #2 team in Region III. Goals came from Mikel Abando (Bilbao, Spain), Alejandro Blazquez (Madrid, Spain), and Grant Stamp (Swansea, Wales). Blasquez also had two assists, and Stamp added one assist to his name. Goalkeeper Konrad Pawlowski (Humble, TX) made some key saves behind the strong Spartan defensive unit.

Spartan Women’s Soccer Struggles on the Road Cayuga women’s soccer their second straight road loss as they traveled to Niagara Country Community College in Region III play on Saturday, September 9th. The Lady Spartans never seemed comfortable as they started the first half giving up two quick goals. Cayuga did regroup and created a few strong scoring chances, but fell short in putting the ball in the net, as Niagara was able to put one more in before the end of the half.

The second half was all Niagara as they added 5 unanswered goals for Cayuga’s most lop-sided loss of the season.

After the game, Coach Robillard discussed the defeat, “We never got into this game. We started slow and never really took charge. I was very happy with Micheala Tanner’s (Union Springs, NY) play. She was a bright point in a very tough game. “

Lady Spartans Soccer drops match to defending National Champs Cayuga never seemed comfortable as they started the first half giving up 6 unanswered goals to the high-powered attack team of defending NJCAA National Champion Broome.

The second half was a different story and Cayuga came alive. The Spartans held the Hornets scoreless for a good portion of half number 2, as well as producing some excellent scoring chances. Cayuga did allow Broome to add two quick late goals. The Lady Spartans avoided the shutout by scoring one of their own goals.

Rebecca Segion (Fulton, NY) used some sneaky foot skills and was able to dribble past the Broome goalie and tucked a neat little pass to freshman Maeghan Westmiller (Port Bryon, NY) who slotted it in the visitor’s net.

After the game, Coach Robillard had this to say, “We had some bumps in the road in the first half but really came alive in the second. I was happy with small parts of the game and the second half gave us some great looks at goals. We are really coming together as a team.”

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Vital Telcom employee takes position at SUNY Oswego Best of everything to former Telcom Lab Assistant Shaun Secaur as he leaves CCC after 11 years to run the television studio and labs at SUNY Oswego. He will be missed.

Former Cayuga Collegian editorin-chief, Caleb Slater with theater professor Robert Frame visit Stonehenge while participating in CCC’s Discover London program in 2016.

Don’t miss your opportunity to study in London in 2018

By Ed Vivenzio, staff writer Room T229 on the Auburn Campus was full of students September 13, as professors from multiple disciplines gave students a presentation on CCC’s Discover London program.

The two week, three credit courses put students in the heart of the UK for classes ranging from media and theatre to history and health care. Beside the valuable class time, students also get the opportunity to explore one of the world’s most popular cities, and get a firsthand look at English culture. “It will change your life,” was repeated by the many professors giving descriptions of their specific courses.

Students interested in psychology can see where the infamous Jack the Ripper roamed the streets; theatre students will watch plays at the National Theatre, and media students will get an exclusive look at the BBC. Two students enrolling in the media course say this will be their chance to see some of their favorite sites in British media.

“I always wanted to go [to London]… I love The Beatles,” says Hannah Radell – a Telcom student excited to see the famous Abbey Road Studio. Her friend and fellow

Telcom student Marissa Sorber added that she’s looking forward to seeing The Sherlock Holmes Museum, dedicated to the fictional detective of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books.

Both students give credit to Professor Steve Keeler for introducing them to the program in his Video Production class.

For those interested in other London based courses, 2018’s edition of the over 30 year program offers the following courses: Art & Design in London, Selected Topics in International Theatre: The London Theatre, The London Eye: Digital Imaging in London, Media: The British Experience, Literary London, Psychology of Multicultural London, Comparative World Religions, Comparative Social Issues in London, Britain in History, International Business: The British Experience, Healthcare in Great Britain, ublic Safety in Great Britain, and Sports Management in Great Britain.

The deadline to apply is fast approaching.

For more information on the program, please contact Linda D’Amato (M316) at 315-2948529, or via email at damatol@cayuga-cc.edu.

FROM THE TELCOM CAYUGA FACEBOOK PAGE: “Steve Keeler, Jeff Sez, and Doug Brill said goodbye to Shaun Secaur today after 11 years in the Telcom Dept. We hit the jackpot when Shaun came to Cayuga. He was such an integral part of the life of the department and did so much for every student he met. We all wish him the best as he goes on to bigger and better things at SUNY Oswego. Telcom won’t be the same without him.”

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