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A Town Hall Meeting at CCC with New York Stater Governor David Paterson was held Saturday, January 31st. The topic...the governor’s plan for the state budget. Look for coverage of this event in the next issue!
Deficit Reduction Plan Equals Higher Tuition For Fewer Services By Natasha King, Editor-in-chief Books and supplies, room and board,tuition and fees,transportation and personal expenses; college can cost one student thousands of dollars just for one semester! SUNY (State University of New York) schools can help cut most costs to offer a cheaper but just as good education. So what will happen if Government Paterson’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan gets approved? The SUNY system could collapse, forcing all the student’s taking courses at each of the many schools to either pay more for their education or to just drop out period which jeopardizes the future of the state of New York. But what is Governor Paterson’s Deficit Reduction Plan? The plan proposes taking 90 percent of the tuition from SUNY to help close the deficit. By doing this, the governor raises tuition $310 per students and will have taxed each student within the SUNY system $279 a piece. That is an additional $589 on your tuition bill! The SUNY system already suffered this year after a reduction in state support. Students would be paying higher costs for fewer
services. Taking student tuition and not using it for academic purposes, increases the chances of tuition becoming politicized. The state has been decreasing state support to SUNY over the years. In 1992, the state reduced their support by $107.7 million to which SUNY had to raise tuition $500 per student. In 1995, the state took away $155.5 million of their support, causing SUNY to raise tuition again by $750 per student. Then again in 2003, the state reduced their aid by $188 million; in response SUNY raised tuition by $950 for every student. This year, the state cut another $146 million, raising tuition another $310. Student Assembly launched an “aggressive campaign” in the favor of students and their families all over the state of New York. They are writing letters, making appointments and calling state Assemblypersons and/or Senators to keep the 90/10 tuition split from happening. College students say they have enough financial frustrations without adding again to tuition.
CCC Students Torn Over Obama
Vol. 57 Issue 11
February 2, 2009
CCC BB Coach Resigns By Jesse Cases, Sports Editor The Spartans of Cayuga Community College suffered their worst loss of the season January 10th to the visiting Lazers of Onondaga Community College. When time ran out the final score read 5788. The game however, was not the Marcel Fischer only loss the Spartans would end the day with. After the game, men’s basketball head coach Marcell Fisher handed Cayuga Athletic Director Pete Liddell his letter of resignation. After a year and a half of coaching at CCC and an overall record of 9-31, it may have been time for Fisher to go. After an abysmal first season which saw the Spartans go 2-21, Fisher completely reshaped the Spartan basketball team. Without a single player from last season’s team, Fisher recruited talents like Justin Sterling, Vance Kelley, Terry Harrison and Jovoun Webb. After bringing in all the new talent, however, Fisher struggled to find
team chemistry and make the team gel. Fisher also struggled keeping his team together as several players quit both during season and before the season even started. Those players were Sean Desimone, Ryan Crane, John Applebee and Nick Chapman After a 4-2 start, the team started slipping and lost eight of their next 11 games, including a stretch where the team lost four of six games. With the two wins coming against a mediocre North Country team by just 6 points and the helpless Word of Life College. The team’s record was 7-10 before Fisher resigned. Fisher cited “personal reasons” in his letter of resignation. Assistant Head Coach Tony Borges will act as interim head coach for the remaining season. “The schools coaching situation will be evaluated further after seasons end, and Borges has shown interest”, said Athletic Director Pete Liddell. The Spartans look to remain competitive the rest of the season with their next home game coming on February 4th versus Corning Community College.
Webb Quits CCC Team By Jesse Cases, Sports Editor
The Cayuga Men’s basketball team will be without leading scorer and rebounder Jovoun Webb for the rest of the season. After the Spartans suffered a 57-88 loss at home at the hands of rivals Onondaga Community College, Athletic Director Pete Liddell suspended Webb for the second time this season for what were cited as “conduct violations”. “We have certain expectations for our student athletes,” said Liddell when asked about the Webb situation. After his second suspension ,Webb fired back at Cayuga by quitting the team. Webb then withdrew from the college and transferred to SUNY Brockport, a division 3 school, and is now looking to play there.
Jovoun Webb
By Brandi St. John, Staff Writer
January 20, 2009 was a day to be recorded in the history books. Barack Obama, a first term senator from Illinois, took the oath to become the first African-American President of the United States. During the nationally broadcast inauguration, many Cayuga Community College students could be seen gathered around the various televisions sets the college placed throughout the campus buildings. There were whispers from students crowded around the broadcast. One
student said, “Finally, Bush is out of office, maybe now this country will stand a chance.” Another student whispered, “I can’t believe all the hype this guy has going for him, it’s not like anyone can fix the country these days. We’re screwed no matter who is in office. He doesn’t even have any experience, how did he win the election in the first place?” The student sentiment at CCC about the new president matched continued back page
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