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CAYUGABriefs Cayuga CC to Host Free ‘Cayuga Reads’ Events Cayuga Community College will host four free events as part of the 2010 Cayuga Reads book discussion program. A joint project of librarians and educators in Cayuga County, Cayuga Reads offers the community a selected title every year for reading and group discussion. This year, instead of a single book, the program features three versions of a famous story with local ties. The titles chosen for 2010 are An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly and Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited by Craig Brandon.The first book is a 1925 novel based on a fatal love triangle that made national headlines in 1906. The second, published in 2004, recasts the event as historical fiction for young adults. The third, published in 1986 and released in a new edition in 2006, is a nonfiction account including more than 100 photos. All three books are available at area bookstores and libraries, including those at both Cayuga Community College campuses. The real-life character at the center of each tale is Chester Gillette, a young worker in his uncle’s Cortland, N.Y., factory who aspires to move up in society. When his secret trysts with coworker Grace Brown – forbidden by company rules – lead to her pregnancy, Brown pressures Gillette to marry her. He remains evasive, while rumors swirl about his liaison with a socialite to whom he plans to propose. Taking Brown to a summer resort in the Adirondacks, seemingly to elope, Gillette rents a boat under an alias. During their outing on the lake, the boat capsizes, Gillette swims to shore and Brown drowns. He claims innocence but circumstantial evidence mounts against him. Found guilty by a jury, Gillette is executed in the electric chair at Auburn Prison in 1908 at the age of 24. The 1951 movie A Place in the Sun offered yet another dramatization, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters. Directed by George Stevens, the film won six Academy Awards and will be shown in a free screening as part of Cayuga Reads. Plans for this year’s Cayuga Reads program include these free public events at the Auburn campus of Cayuga Community College: Film Screening: A Place in the Sun, Bisgrove Community Theatre, Thursday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. Featured Books: Discussion, Norman F. Bourke Memorial Library, Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. Lecture by Craig Brandon, author of Murder in the Adirondacks, Bisgrove Community Theatre, Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. Featured Books: Discussion, Norman F. Bourke Memorial Library, Friday, October 22, 11:00 a.m.
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Vol. 59 Issue 2 September 27, 2010
Health Insurance Coverage to Age 26?
Better check out your situation before scheduling an appointment Some of the major provisions of the new health care reform law went into effect last Thursday. The nation’s new health care law turned six months old September 23rd, reaching a milestone which carried with it some new benefits for Americans. However, exactly how the new provisions will be applied is making many confused. According to published reports, The Health Care Bill allows young adults to receive coverage from their parents’ health care plan until the age of 26. Experts are warning
that exactly when that coverage begins is not yet set in stone in every case and most likely will not be completely ironed out until 2014. “The specific rules for your particular coverage depends on your plan. Whether these new rules go into effect for you today or in 2014, you’ll need to ask your Human Resources people about that to be certain,” said Thomas Borchert, a health insurance agent. Borchert also warns that some employers’ health coverage plans have a calendar year from January to January, so you may
have to wait until the first of the year to experience the change. Young adults who work and receive health care insurance through their job could face even more confusion as they decide whether is better to stay with the plan their employer provides or to be covered under their parents’ plan. For Laura Watkinson, being on her parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 is a big sigh of relief. Watkinson is a nursing student. Without the new law, she CONTINUED BACK PAGE
STICKER SHOCK
COLLEGIAN STAFFERS ATTEND ANNUAL ACTIVITIES FAIR From left to right: Angela Wornick from the Fulton Campus, Ashley Gilfus, Kathy Lawler, Crystal Wolfe and Jackie Roof.
Collegian Student Leadership Re-Structured to Include Both Cayuga CC Campuses In a bold move to ensure both CCC campuses are equally represented in the college’s independent, studentrun newspaper, The Cayuga Collegian, faculty advisor Mary G. Merritt has split the former job of one Editor-inchief into two Co-editors, one to be hired on each CCC campus, one in Auburn and one in Fulton. “It will be an interesting experiment,” said Merritt. Over the years, Merritt and the Collegian staff have reached out to the Fulton campus, looking to find a Fulton correspondent. Participation from Fulton was inconsistent. “However,
once I learned that enrollment at the Fulton campus is nearly equal to the enrollment at the Auburn campus, I knew we needed to change how we gather the news so both campuses are represented.” Merritt is actively seeking applicants for both positions. Each editor is paid ten hours per issue. To apply, Merritt is asking potential candidates to email her at mgmword@ twcny.rr.com a short description of their writing experience and three samples of news stories they have written. The application deadline is October 11, 2010.
The Partnership for A Drug Free Auburn will be undertaking Project Sticker Shock this fall around Homecoming Weekend in Auburn, (October 15 & 16). Providing underage drinkers access to alcohol, even though you are old enough (21-yearsold+) to purchase alcohol legally, is a crime. A 2008 survey conducted by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) states that 40% of underage drinkers receive their alcohol from an adult, 21 or older. Organizers say Project Sticker Shock is designed to reach adults who might purchase alcohol legally and provide it to minors. During the week of October 10th, stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors will be placed on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers, and other alcohol products that might appeal to underage drinkers. The group hopes the impact of these stickers will increase awareness that buying alcohol for minors is illegal and convince alcohol retailers to display permanent signs warning adults who buy liquor, wine or beer for minors is breaking the law. The project represents a partnership is looking for between youth, student volunteers. retailers, concerned parents To get involved, send and encourages an email to ebeck@ community partnershipforresults.org. activism.
PROJECT STICKER SHOCK
THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS OF CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS