B INNEKILL Vol. XXX No. 1
a monthly publication for students, faculty, staff and friends
January 30, 2013
Think spring (2013)! Welcome to a new semester at SCCC. It may be freezing outside, but there are plenty of things to do inside to escape the cold. Enjoy a hot chocolate from Prestige in the cafeteria. Text or better yet, hang out and talk with your friends in the Student Lounge. Check out the events for Black History Month from Homage To My Hips to You Got Me Going in Circles about how current artists sample old rap and pop Think you know who music (see page 4). has sampled Biggie? Need a quiet place to study and do On Feb. 8, you can test your knowledge. research? The library’s open every day except Sunday with quiet zone areas and (See page 4.) librarians always willing to help. The Learning Center (Elston 523) and Tutor Services (Elston 328-C) have free tutoring and the Writing Center
(same place) can help you with essays and papers. There’s also the Math Lab (Elston 518), the Language Lab (Elston 520) and the main Computer Lab (Elston 529, 530). It’s a short walk to the YMCA to work out or give some support to the Royals (see story below). Get involved in a club. The College has 23 clubs and organizations. Choose a club from the list at http://www.sunysccc.edu or stop by Student Affairs (Elston 222) to pick up a list. Find out about internships and career opportunities in Career and Employment Services (Elston 222). They’ll also help you with interviewing skills and résumé writing. Meet your Student Government Association members or consider running for an office. The SGA Office is located in Elston Hall 220H. There’s a lot going on this semester. Enjoy, good luck with your classes and stay warm!
Royals hold steady players,” Coach Torino said. “It’s not skill they’re beating us with; it’s just exhaustion. Even with only this amount of players, the other teams are still only beating us by six or eight points.” Torino and the team are hoping to make it to the regionals. They need to pull out four more wins. While Coach Torino said it’s tough to single out any of the players because they’re all showing so much dedication and endurance, CoCaptains Tierney McGlynn and Kaila Sanbeouf, two second-year guards, are strong leaders on and off the court. The women’s basketball team with Derek Martin, Volunteer Assistant; Zoe Naylor, Assistant Coach; Dayna Torino, Head Coach; and Chrissy Volans, Volunteer Assistant. SCCC’s basketball teams have played strong this season, with the women currently at 9 and 7 and the men at 13 and 8. The women’s basketball team is down four players (from 10 to 6) from injuries, but still continues to power through each game with every ounce of energy they’ve got. “I couldn’t be more proud of them,” third-year Head Coach Dayna Torino said. “They’re playing as a team and still having fun doing it, and that shows a lot of character.” With five on the court at one time, that leaves only one sub during the entire game. “We’ve never been down this many
Men’s Head Coach Allah Atkins is Reece Jackson gearing up for regional play. With only three second-year players, Atkins said that the team is now really gelling. “It’s been pretty good for the younger guys,” he said. “They’re learning more every day and learning to play together more.” Leading the Royals in scoring is Schenectady High School graduate Reece Jackson, guard/forward and captain. Jackson is third in the region in scoring, averaging 19.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Samuel Clement, also guard/forward and captain, is another standout on the team, averaging 10 points and 10 rebounds per game. “They are both unbelievable leaders,” Atkins said. “Reece is our best all-around player and Sam is our best rebounder and high flyer, he can jump really high.” (See page 4 for game times.)