3 -12 -2019 CAYUGA COLLEGIAN VOL 65 ISSUE 16

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Vol. 65 Issue 16 March 12, 2019

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CAYUGA BB SEASON OPENER RESCHEDULED Cayuga Community College's Baseball Spartans will have to wait until Wednesday to start their inaugural season.

Their season opener scheduled for Saturday, March 9th against Corning Community College's Red Barons in Corning was postponed until 1 P.M. Wednesday, March 13 in Corning. The Spartans will now play a conference double-header against the Red Barons with a second game at 3 P.M.

CCC BASKETBALL PLAYERS MAKE ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor

CAYUGA CUPBOARD NEEDS YOUR HELP

By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor Attention CCC students and staff! The college is looking for Cayuga Cupboard volunteers to help run the Cupboard during the week.

The Cayuga Cupboard now works with a point system. Students are given 25 points per week to be used toward food or personal care items. Anything a student would like ranges from 0-5 points. Points cannot be transferred to other students, or carried over to the next week.

The Auburn campus is looking for volunteers Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 AM to 1 PM, or Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 PM to 3 PM. The Fulton campus needs volunteers Monday through Thursday from 1 PM - 3 PM. If interested, or have any questions, contact Kelsey Pierce by email at kpierce8@cayuga-cc.edu.

ANSWERING THE CALL FOR HELP: CCC students didn't hesitate when asked to participate in a community service opportunity with the Girl Scouts at the Finger Lakes Mall recently. The Girl Scouts needed assistance with sorting and organizing a truck load of delivered cookies into piles of orders for local troops to pick up.

Pictured left to right: Dakota Drake, Kelsie Pierce, Sierra Joy Feocco, and Lutrell Vivians.

Cayuga Community College basketball players, Erica Helzer and Messiah Brown, were both recently voted to the All Conference Team for the Mid-State Athletic Conference.

Guard Messiah Brown of Bronx, NY finished the season scoring an average of 23.4 points a games, and a free throw percentage of 85.5, which ranks him fifth nationally among The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III players.

Coach Tony Borges says Brown’s 934 total points this season were the most points scored in his 10 years of coaching the Spartans.

Brown was also named Third-team All-Region for Region III of the NJCAA. Point Guard Erica Helzer led the Spartans in assists, scoring, and steals. Finishing her two seasons with 501 career points, Helzer says she's very appreciative of this award, and thanks her coach along with her teammates.

Coach Jim Alberici says Helzer is very deserving of this award because she always was focused to help her team reach their goals.

Both sophomores will be graduating this spring, and will be furthering their education at other institutions.

PROFESSOR BRINGS STUDENTS TO PRISON

By Hannah Stevens, staff writer

PHOTO CAPTION CORRECTION Our apologies. The person second from the left was misidentified in the caption for this photo in Issue 14. He is student trustee Dan Charles.

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CAYUGA’S HARLEQUIN PRODUCTIONS PREMIERES ‘DROWNING THE STREAM’ Cayuga Community College’s student theatre company Harlequin Productions is presenting world premiere performances this month of a dramatic story about a man besieged by his own mind.

Written by Jeffrey Wolf, “Drowning the Stream” tells the story of a father under attack by his memories. The play takes place in the man’s mind, where good and bad memories toy with his conscience as he struggles to resolve a moment of crisis in his life.

Performances continue this week at 7:30 P.M. March 14-16 at the Irene A. Bisgrove Theatre on Cayuga’s Auburn Campus.

General admission fee is $7, and there is a

$2 fee for student admission.

The play creates several exciting opportunities for students, including participating in a world premiere and having the chance to work with and learn from veteran community theatre actor Michael Antico.

Harlequin Director Bob Frame, who took the rare step in seeking an outside actor for the role.

"The main character in “Drowning the Stream” endures so many problems in the play that the role demanded an experienced actor," Frame said. "Acting alongside Antico will give students the chance to learn from his experience, passion and commitment. They'll be trading lines and playing off someone who has been acting onstage for years and knows the subtleties that come with a great performance. Mike has been setting the bar high for our students, and they’re working hard to reach it."

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Have you ever been into a prison before?

How about to Washington, D.C.? I’ll bet most of us have not, so here's a simpler question.

Have you ever had a kick ass professor before?

Many students would be much more likely to answer 'yes' to that above the other questions.

In the world of Criminal Justice at Cayuga Community College, you can do and have all of these things. For about 10 years, Professor Theresa Misiaszek has been taking students to visit the Auburn Prison as well as other areas of interest to Criminal Justice students.

Professor Misiaszek has been working at Cayuga Community College teaching Criminal Justice and Sociology, full-time since 2007, claiming “I didn’t want to teach!”

In fact, her original goal was to be a probation officer, but this goal was stopped short when the exams for civil services were stopped for about five years.

She says that her favorite part of the Criminal Justice system is that it is constantly changing. In fact, she keeps prison record cards which are clearly very old, illustrating for her students the distinct difference between computerized records now. She says one of the biggest constant changes in the Criminal Justice system is the technology use.

On Friday, March 8th, 2019, Professor Misiaszek took her students to visit the Auburn Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison, on State Street. Some call it the most famous prison in America. It opened in 1816, before Auburn itself was even built.

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HOW I SEE IT...FIND WAYS TO GIVE BACK When I think about the goals I have in life, one of the biggest things I have always wanted to accomplish, is giving back to people in

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OPINIONS HOW I SEE IT...

ASSOCIATE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR whatever way I can. The world gives all of us so much, so it was my turn to give the world something back. The little things make all the difference, and recently I learned that.

The people who fight the battle against cancer have always had a special place in my heart. My mom fought cancer when I was only

14-years-old, and she thankfully beat it in the same year. My grandfather has also been going through this fight for a long time, and is still continuing to fight this illness. These individuals are the strongest people I know. When watching others struggle with this, it not only break your heart, but it also wakes a person up in a way to be grateful for the lives we have. I am so extremely thankful, and blessed for the life I have, even with the ups and downs.

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, I knew how I was going to make a difference. After two years of growing my hair out, I had nine inches cut off, to donate to a cancer organization. I was so nervous at first, but I knew this was something I had to do for myself. The response from people

was so touching. So many people are fighting for their lives everyday.

It is emotionally draining, and it is sometimes hard to stay strong in these moments. I know from experience. I knew by this tiny, little gesture, it will make someone else's world a little brighter. To know I am helping someone else out there in the world who needs a little support when life gets rough… that makes my life worth living.

Although nine inches of hair seemed like a lot at the time, I would do it again in a heartbeat! The little things that we as humans do, that seem like a normal act of nature, mean the world to someone else. It is truly the little things that make all the difference in the world. It starts with you!

Megan MEET NEW COLLEGIAN STAFF MEMBER Swartwood EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Stress is something that we all deal with in our daily lives, whether it’s from work, school or just life, it's something that mostly all of us go through. For many years I have been trying to find a way to get rid of stress. There are remedies everywhere claiming that they reduce stress and people even sell books and products that lure people in. They swear by their books and say that this is all you need for a happy, healthy life. But this, obviously, isn't always the case for everyone. The most well-known thought is that we need to get rid of stress. If we have stress in our lives we will never be happy. Stress is seen as a disease, something that will reduce our life spans and cause heart problems.

However, last weekend, I was browsing YouTube and found a TED talk that discussed stress called, “How to Make Stress Your Friend”. The woman who gave this talk, Kelly McGonigal, opened up a new way of thinking for me. In the video, she explained how there was a study which stated that people who saw stress as a bad thing were actually more likely to die early than those who had stress, but saw it as a good thing. Those who saw stress as a positive thing were actually proven to live longer than those that who had little to no stress at all. McGonigal explained how stress actually helps our body prepare for the challenges that are ahead of us. This changed my thinking about stress. I always saw it as this big negative thing that was always over my head. But now, after watching this TED talk, I realize that it really isn't a terrible thing. Stress is here to help our bodies for what we need to accomplish. So, the next time that you are stressed out about a test or feel anxious for an upcoming project, just remember that stress really is your friend, not your enemy.

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Hannah Stevens

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Marc Baan is in his last semester and is in the Media Production program with a concentration in Journalism. Marc is also the Promotions Director and a DJ at WDWN. After graduation, he hopes to work as a voice actor and narrator for animation studios and educational documentary production houses. Currently Marc works for an indie audio drama company as an actor and producer.

Hello, my name is Hannah Stevens. I am currently in school for criminal justice and want to be a paralegal one day. Currently I work in the Cayuga Community College Child Care Center and though I deeply enjoy this, I have recently found other passions for my future, hence my change of major to criminal justice.

In my free time I enjoy reading and writing though I always seem to be busy these days. I look forward to working on the newspaper and writing for our readers.

CAYUGA’S HARLEQUIN PRODUCTIONS PREMIERES ‘DROWNING THE STREAM’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE PAGE Frame says he has held onto the script for several years, waiting for the right cast to perform the challenging material.

Ten Cayuga students have roles in the show, with several more assisting as crew members. Frame said the students are handling their demanding roles well.

“There are some powerful moments in the script, moments that really have a strong impact. The students are enjoying it and rising to the challenge of this material,” said Frame.

The play is a challenging work because it’s written in a stream of consciousness style and the main character is always onstage, said Wolf, who has authored several full-length plays and children’s plays since writing “Drowning the Stream.”

Wolf said he intends to see the March 15 and March 16 performances in Auburn.

Charlie, played by veteran actor Michael Antico, is interrogated by a police officer, played by Cayuga Community College student Kai Stenson III, in the upcoming performance of “Drowning the Stream” by Cayuga’s Harlequin Productions.

“It’s an incredible opportunity. It’s amazing to me that Bob remembered the play for such a long time,” said Wolf. “I’m hoping it will be an immersive experience for the audience as they go inside the mind of the main character. I’m really excited to see how it comes to life.”

For more information about Harlequin Productions and Cayuga’s theatre courses, visit https://www.cayuga-cc.edu/students/ student-life/harlequin/.

PROFESSOR THERESA MISIASZEK

PROFESSOR BRINGS STUDENTS TO PRISON CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE chair as a form of punishment to a crime, and her students got to see it all up close.

She takes this trip with her students 2-4 times a year. She says that she often takes along students and adults who are not part of the Criminal Justice program. She has taken along history students, other professors, and other citizens including individuals who had written books about the prison who wanted to see it firsthand. She says that she takes along Auburn citizens as well, so that they can experience it.

“I’ve had people from the community go with us… 'cause the walls have been here for over 200 years. Those walls have been here and a lot of people do their daily happenings outside the walls, but they never know what goes on inside those walls, so this way they get a better understanding of what goes on inside,” said Misiasek.

The Auburn Prison is as much a city as Auburn itself. There are dentists, doctors, a grocery store, a school, and so much more located inside the walls of the prison. As she put it, “it’s a city within a city.”

If you’re a CCC student and interested in a prison visit, speak with Professor Misiaszek to see if there is room to attend a future trip to the prison with her.

Misiasek says she will also be taking her students to 5 Points Correctional facility, a prison in Seneca County and the Emergency Management Training Center in Oriskany, New York.

Members of the Criminal Justice Club are also attending a trip to Washington, D.C. the first week of June where they will visit many monuments, tour the Capital and the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Misiasek also would like to get into the FBI agency, though she says this has been difficult to get into in the past.

If you’re interested in any of these things or simply wish to know more, you should absolutely contact Professor Theresa Misiaszek!

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AUTHOR SPEAKS ABOUT NESTLÉ’S FULTON HISTORY AT CCC FULTON

STUDENTS MAKE PB&J SANDWICHES FOR THE HUNGRY: CCC Art Club students gathered together recently to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for The Rescue Mission. Among the students helping; Isaiah, Mike Lynch and Nikki Lupo (center), Hailey, and Adrianna Smith (far right).

In an upcoming presentation at Cayuga Community College, author Jim Farfaglia will revisit Nestlé’s rich history in Fulton, from the advent of the beloved Crunch Bar to becoming the largest chocolate-producing factory in North America.

Known for his books memorializing Oswego County history, Farfaglia will discuss his 2018 work “Nestlé in Fulton, New York: How Sweet It Was” in a free March 13 presentation on Cayuga’s Fulton Campus.

The presentation is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Room F176.

An avid writer of local history, Farfaglia had an up-close look at the devastating impact of the factory’s closure in 2003. But it was seeing the city tear down the former factory several years ago that pushed him to begin telling the story of Nestlé’s operation in Fulton.

As Farfaglia saw it, even in its demolished state those buildings were a part of the city’s history, and someone needed to tell that story.

“For many people, myself included, those buildings had been our cityscape for much of our lives. And then they were gone, and I felt that what had been there before needed to

be documented,” he said. “Just because we were sad about what happened, didn’t mean we should forget about all the amazing work our friends and neighbors did at Nestlé.”

He spent several years researching Nestlé, reviewing documents, photographs and news articles, and interviewing more than 70 former employees before Arcadia Publishing released “Nestlé in Fulton, New York: How Sweet It Was” in 2018.

The book details Nestlé’s full Fulton story, from the company establishing its operation in Fulton, its legendary success and its ultimate closure. It also details the local aftermath, when the community and the company helped workers transition to new careers or continue their education.

Farfaglia hoped that writing the factory’s full history would remind people of the pride the city felt and still should feel about the accomplishments of Nestlé’s Fulton workers.

His March 13 presentation will include dozens of digitized historic photos of the Nestlé operation, and will have the same focus as his book: A remembrance of the good times, when the air smelled like chocolate and the factory was still in operation.

“It’s still a very emotional topic, because of what it meant when the factory closed in 2003. There’s no denying that. At the same time, there’s an amazing history here that I think we’ve forgotten — the products that were invented, the amount of chocolate that was made,” said Farfaglia. “I want to focus on what that meant for our local pride.”

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By Abigail Karlik, contributing writer

CCC students SGO Vice President, Mallorie DeVisser and SGO Secretary Sierra Joy Feocco busily make the sandwiches.

CCC STUDENTS VOLUNTEER TO FEED THE HUNGRY

By Kaitlyn Diego, associate editor Cayuga Community College Student Government Organization (SGO) held a PB&J fundraiser recently to help people who go hungry everyday. Through this experience, people were able to connect with their peers, along with the community to help give back to people in need. SGO Vice President, Mallorie DeVisser says, the success rate was so much better than expected. Others clubs on campus came out to help, and they were able to make a sandwich out of all the bread donated by faculty members. She said there were so many supplies donated to them for this cause, they actually donated the leftovers to the Cayuga Cupboard. The response and turn out

was truly amazing by not only students on campus, but faculty as well. SGO President, Carissa Rice says it only takes a little bit to make a difference, and that something as little as making someone a sandwich, could change a person's whole day. She says that even people who think they come from small towns, can make a huge impact for the community. Staff member, Jerimy Blowers, and everyone who was a part of the creation of this fundraiser thanks everyone who helped to make a difference in the community simply by participating in this event. Stay tuned for future events on campus that you can get involved in to help make a difference!

Your favorite radio station, WIN 89 FM, is now transmitting right to your pocket using the new custom mobile app Radio FX. Radio FX is a free streaming app that allows you to listen to Auburn’s only alternative anywhere and everywhere.

Located both in the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store, downloading the app on your smart phone devices not only allows you to listen to WIN 89 FM, but also lets listeners interact with DJs and the station via

polls, contests, Social Media, and messaging services directly associated with Cayuga Community College. By teaming up with Radio FX, WIN 89 FM is becoming more interactive, allowing the station to truly represent the rock n’ rollers, pop singers, indie jammers, and alternative lovers of Auburn.

WIN 89 FM can still be enjoyed on TUNEIN.COM by searching WDWN or by radio at WDWN.FM. Now your favorite radio station WIN 89 FM will always be at your side.

HAVE YOU VISITED CAYUGA'S CAREER SERVICES CENTER? Have you visited the Career Services office next to the information desk at the main entrance of the Auburn campus? It’s a great place to go between classes, whether you have an appointment or are a walk-in.

The office has two student workspaces, so you can use resources and get help if you need it. First, log in and create your student/alumni account in CCC’s Cayuga Engage online job posting and search database (https://cayuga-cc-csm.symplicity.com/). This is a FREE service! It lists professional job vacancies in different careers and places, and openings for part-time jobs, seasonal work, internships and volunteer opportunities. Transferring or moving? Looking for a summer job? Want to see what’s available? You have thousands of jobs with just a log-in. Some employers are specifically looking to hire a CCC student or alumnus! You can create an account, upload and save cover letters, resumes, and unofficial transcripts, and apply online for jobs. If you’re in the system, you also get notified when employers come on campus to recruit for jobs.

But your best bet is to work directly with staff. If they know you, they can connect you with matches to your skills, interests, and abilities. Services include on-campus recruiting, résumé services, job listings, and one-onone help locating internships, volunteer or employment opportunities, help transitioning from college to career or even identifying your best career path.

Not sure what to do with your major? Or where you want to work? Take a career assessment to understand your personal style, interests, skills and values, and how they connect with careers and workplaces. Learn about typical career areas, types of employers, and strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. You can even take a personality test to identify strengths, communication and learning styles, and related careers. Browse careers and take an easy assessment if you’re not sure what you want to do.

Cara-Leigh Battaglia, Job Placement Specialist, says, “Sometimes students come

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in and want to explore a career to see what it’s like and if it is something they really want to do. Or you may decide on the type of environment you want to be in, whether that is a small business or large corporate employer, or whether you will be at a desk or on the go.”

After you’ve identified your interests, you’ll need information about training, employment opportunities, trends, and salary ranges. You can use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to find real-time info on salary and job projections.

Exploring personal values and interests is important in choosing your career, and doing well in your classes is important to your academics. “But most employers tell us,“ Battaglia says, “that professional skill competencies are what will cause students to either win or lose a job. It’s not necessarily something you learn enough about in high school or college classes. You have to learn it on your own or with our help.” Career Services conducts workshops and one-on-one coaching on a variety of topics, including résumé and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, presentation skills, interviewing practice and preparation, and much more. Battaglia notes that “even students who feel confident in public speaking find they benefit from one-on-one preparation and practice before interviewing.

The more you practice these skills, the more successful you will be.”

Battaglia adds, “Many of the students we’ve been working with come in multiple times.

Some prefer to work online and email or meet as needed and some like to work right in the office with a standing appointment so they can get help if they need it. It depends on what we’re working on.” Services are available on both campuses. In Fulton, students can work with Denise Markowsky or Battaglia; in Auburn they can work with Meg Osborne, Coordinator of Career Services, or Battaglia.

Vita Racko can assist students with Transfer Services on both campuses and Sheila Myers assists with formal internships and experiential learning.

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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS What are you afraid of?

By Aidan Crandall, staff writer

Congratulations to our players for getting AllConference Honors. Staying on the hardwood, both men’s and women’s teams for Syracuse are getting closer to March Madness. (The numbers in the parenthesis are the seedings for the tournament) The girls team started the ACC tournament

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What are you afraid of? Perhaps a bad grade on your midterm? The cop driving closely behind you? Your parents when you get home late? All valid things to be afraid of but all tangible things, all things you can see

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coming. Now think of the things you can’t see.

Things that move in the corners of your eyes.

Sounds that come from nowhere. The touch on your arm from the shadows… how afraid are you now?

If you’re brave enough then join me in this new weekly segment Our Shadow World. We will explore the myths and urban legends of our planet. From the creatures your grandparents told you they saw in the war to the thing found on an abandoned VHS tape on the side of the road. Nothing will be held back as we discover what people are afraid off in countries from all four corners of this world.

Remember, all myths and legends start with some story of truth. Now lets see if they stay in truth or just turn out to be a good story?

OUR SHADOW WORLD – A LOOK AT GLOBAL MYTHS AND URBAN LEGENDS

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as the fifth seed, and had their first game on Thursday with a win against (12) Virginia, 67-57. They played the very next day, and pulled away from (4) Miami, 92-85. On Saturday, they would run into the (1) Notre Dame, and would lose 91-66. They finished in the semifinals, but it was a good run for the girls. As of this issue, the girls are projected to be the three seed in the Portland region, and will play their first game, and hopefully the next, at the Carrier Dome. The one seed in their region will be Notre Dame.

Staying on the hardwood, both men’s and women’s teams for Syracuse are getting closer to March Madness. (The numbers in the parenthesis are the seedings for the tournament) The girls team started the ACC

tournament as the fifth seed, and had their first game on Thursday with a win against (12) Virginia, 67-57. They played the very next day, and pulled away from (4) Miami, 92-85. On Saturday, they would run into the (1) Notre Dame, and would lose 91-66.

They finished in the semifinals, but it was a good run for the girls. As of this issue, the girls are projected to be the three seed in the Portland region, and will play their first game, and hopefully the next, at the Carrier Dome. The one seed in their region will be Notre Dame.

On the men’s side, everything isn’t as good as it was for the girls. The men lost their last regular season game, putting them as the sixth seed in this week’s tournament. They will play the winner of (11) Boston College and (14) Pittsburgh. If they go on to win that game, Syracuse will go on to play (3) Duke.

They already beat Duke once this year, and without Zion Williamson, they have a chance to pull off another upset. But before that, they have to get through one of the two teams in BC or Pitt. As for the Big Dance, Syracuse is projected as a nine seed before the ACC tournament. Even though this isn’t a bad seed, winning a couple games in the ACC tournament will bring their seeding up and delay their meeting with the one seed in their region: Tennessee. If everything holds up Syracuse will play in Columbia, South Carolina, on the South Carolina Gamecocks court against (8) Baylor.

Next issue will be after Selection Sunday, March 17th, and so I will have my picks for the NCAA Tournament for men’s. The women’s bracket is released on Monday, March 18th, and so I won’t have my picks for that in the next paper.

In the early part of the 21st century societies all over the world began stepping away from an individual nations mindset and started transforming into a more global community. With this; religious ideas, new television programs, new foods, and art are far more assessable to an ever growing population that in the past would never be able to immerse themselves in these cultural experiences. With all the enrichment this can bring, there is a shadowy side of any new experiences that follows. In this new feature, we will explore the myths and urban legends from other nations of our world.

In this installment we are taking a trip to Japan to find the creature, the Kunekune. First reports of the Kunekune (which means twisting) can be found on-line between 2000 and 2003 on sites like Creepypasta and 4chan. It was written that this creature has no solid form and when seen is described as a whirling mist or lump of white to grey in a shape resembling a person floating in mid-air around eye level. Some even describe it as moving like a piece of fabric or paper wiggling in place. Okay, maybe not that creepy at first, but once you do a little digging, more nightmarish stories of the Kunekune come to the surface.

The stories on-line continue to say that the Kunekune is always seen in the green tea fields of central Japan and usually seen in the mid-summer. Reality check – these reports make some sense from a realist and skeptic's point-ofview. Many believe that the Kunekune is nothing more than a scarecrow standing far off in the distance, sitting deep in a field. Many skeptics say that people, perhaps walking far way in the intense heat see the sun-bleached scarecrow and believe it's moving due to the steam coming off the green tea bushes it is protecting. This makes so much sense and we can move the Kunekune to legend. That was until the Tsunami of 2011.

After the devastating 2011 tsunami, people where uploading videos on-line and there were three videos describing an unknown mist creature. Uploaded to Youtube and Line, (a Japanese version of Facebook), immediately these videos had people, scientists, and everyday people, asking if this thing was the Kunekune? With some searching you can still see these videos on Youtube, but for some unknown reason all copies of the videos are not to be found on-line anymore.

So, no matter where you sit, if you believe the Kunekune is real or not, it might just be safer if you ever find yourself walking in a farmer’s field among the green tea bushes of Japan and you see something moving in the distance, look away. For if you try to see what is moving is and it happens to be the Kunekune, according to the legend, you will be driven mad once your eyes gaze upon its formless shape.

We live in a strange world where new creatures and stories are coming into the light every day. Stay safe out there.

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CCC Students, Erica Helzer and Maeghan Westmiller (back photo) Brandon Nixon, and Trent Roggie (inset) help paint rooms with Habitat for Humanity.

CCC PTK STUDENTS VOLUNTEER TO WORK WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

By Megan Swartwood, editor-in-chief Habitat for Humanity is an organization that builds houses for communities without asking for any money in return. They help to build houses here in Auburn and also internationally. In the United States alone, they have helped approximately 1,400 communities. They have also assisted about 70 other countries with providing homes and shelter. The purpose of Habitat for Humanity is to help everyone have a place to live. They believe that everyone deserves this basic right. In order to provide these services, Habitat for Humanity partners with the chosen applicant and the applicant and their family works along side with volunteers in order to build or fix a house that the applicant will eventually live in.

Last Friday, PTK, CCC’s Honor Society club, joined Habitat for Humanity to help

clean and paint an estimate of four rooms in a house that was being renovated. A total of nine people from PTK volunteered and were able to come together in order to efficiently complete the work.

Lauren Cuipylo, PTK Secretary, describes her experience and says, “It was nice to help out a family in our community.

It was cool to see all of the people who are regularly a part of Habitat for Humanity.”

PTK plans on volunteering again in the future. Cuipylo says, “Our hope is to help again sometime before the end of the semester so we can see the progress.”

Visit https://www.habitat.org/us-ny/ auburn/cayuga-county-hfh-ny to learn more about Habitat for Humanity and find ways to volunteer. Habitat for Humanity is always looking for volunteers and would be happy to accept anyone willing to help.

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