The NEW Courier : vol 9 n 1

Genesee Community College Newspaper Since 1 9 66
Volume 13, Issue 1
Batavia, NY
In infamy it remains
“One plane came right
down at us. The guy opened the
hatch to his plane and dropped
his torpedo, waved at me and
took off,” George Smith said in
the journalgazette.com. “The next
thing I k n e w t h e r e w a s a
big explosion.”
Smith, now 83 years-old,
was one of nearly 2,000 people
who attended the ceremony
in Pearl Harbor last year on
December 7th. For the first time,
the U.S.S. Oklahoma received a
monument for the 489 military
men who served on it.
Though families gather
and celebrate during the holidays,
one of the most important dates in
history is sometimes overlooked.
The day after the attack
that killed over 2,000, President
Franklin Roosevelt, called
December 7th “a date which will
live in infamy.”
The speech sent chills
through those who tuned in, and
it eventually lead to Congress
agreeing
with
Roosevelt
to declare war on Japan.
The attack was planned weeks in advance.
Every year it seems as though December 7th
comes and goes usually unnoticed. Maybe the six
o’clock news will run a few clips, and sometimes a
friend will remind you that it’s the day the United
States suffered the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
However, for those who lived it, and for
the few who survived, December 7th will never be
forgotten. “We’re honoring the people who were
killed. We’re not here for ourselves, we’re here for
them,” Smith said in journalgazette.com.
Though we get caught up in the holiday
spirit, it’s important to remember the fallen
heroes of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack wave of 83 planes took off and 18 ships were hit.
The attack took place on December 7, 1941.
The attack brought the
United States into World War II.
The United States unleashed two atomic bombs on The day after the attack August 6th & 9th eventually leading to the Japanese empire surrender in World War II.
the U.S. and Britain declared war on Japan.
By Geoffrey Becker
Staff Writer
WGCC Rockfest “raps” it up
Finals Oh No!
page 5
Buffalo-based comedian who
is also program director of
WEDG-FM 103.3 The Edge
in Buffalo. He is also the
midday on air personality for
the station.
Rockfest is an annual
event at GCC. This year, all
proceeds went
to the radio
station to
improve
promotions
and reach
across the
GLOW
region.
MC Chris
(above) Photo by Lori Mould
James Kurdziel
(right) Photo by Lori Mould
Genesee Community College will launch “Sunday College,” a new
academic initiative that will make college courses available on Sundays at
Genesee’s Batavia Campus for the first time, in January 2011, Associate
Vice President and Dean of Math, Science and Career Education Michael S.
Stoll reported to the Board of Trustees.
The course schedule will be designed so that students can complete
an Associate’s Degree in General Studies in as little as 16 months, Stoll said.
The Sunday courses will follow a “modular” schedule, with each course
running for an eight-week period. To accelerate degree completion students
can combine Sunday classroom courses with four-week distance learning
courses.
Students who enroll for any combination of four eight-week
courses over a semester achieve full-time status and may qualify for full
financial aid, Stoll said.
The Sunday courses will be especially helpful to men and women
who have family and work responsibilities that prevent them from attending classes during the week, said Stoll. However, any student may register
for the courses.
Courses offered during the Mod 1 of the Spring 2011 semester
(January23 to March 13) include Introduction to Computers (CIS102),
World Civilizations 1 (HIS101), and College Composition (ENG101).
Mod 2 courses (March 20 to May 15) include Career and Educational
Planning (CEP101), English Communications 2 (ENG102), and Human
Biology (BIO102). Courses will meet in one of three blocks, 9:00 to 11:45
a.m., 12:00 noon to 2:45 p.m., and 3:00 to 5:45 p.m. Additional courses
will be added in future semesters, Dean Stoll said.
The Batavia Campus Library is already open from 1:00 to 6:00
p.m. Sundays, giving students the opportunity to use reference materials
or check out materials. All courses will be offered in the College’s Conable Technology Building and “D” Wing, so staff will not need to open all
Batavia Campus buildings.
Faculty and staff studied weekend college programs at other community colleges, and discovered that Sunday courses are popular with
many students – often more popular than Saturday courses. “We are very
pleased and excited about Sunday College,” Stoll told trustees. “It will fill
a need in our communities and bring higher education to more residents.”
The 2011 Tale for Three Counties
Pearl Harbor Timeline of Events
WGCC-FM
Radio
celebrated its 25th year on the air
with the annual Rockfest concert
on November 5th at the GCC
Forum.
In past years, the concert
had focused primarily on rock
music. This year, they presented
something completely different.
“Nerdcore” rapper MC Chris
headlined the event, supported by
fellow nerdcore artist Schäffer the
Darklord and stand-up comedian
James Kurdziel.
Aside from his music,
MC Chris is also known as a
voiceover artist, most famously
contributing to Adult Swim’s
Aqua Teen Hunger Force and
appears on the ATHF motion
picture soundtrack.
James Kurdziel is a
GCC launches
“Sunday College” in
January 2011Courtesy of MarCom
By Jordan Mufford
JOU 101-66 Student Writer
USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor Memorial, Hawaii, 9/8/2001
Photo by Anders Brownworth, http://www.arders.com
December 2, 2010
On October 18th, the Tale for Three Counties committee announced
its 2011 book selection, Mudbound by Hilary Jordan. The book was
chosen based on a list of criteria determined by librarians from Genesee
Community College and from public libraries in Genesee, Orleans, and
Wyoming Counties.
Mudbound takes place just after World War II and has some key
issues, such as racism. Reference Librarian
and Co-Chairman for the Tale for Three
Counties, Michele Asmus said, “It is
very well written and will capture your
attention,” she said.
Asmus enjoys working on the
Schäffer
committee because of its goal is to bring
the Darklord. people together. “We want to have members
Photo by James
Blanchard of the community coming to GCC who
would normally never come here,” she
said. “Also, it’s great to have students
reading the same book and discussing it
together.”
Mudbound will be available in the
spring semester and for GCC students the
cost is free with their student ID. Staff and
faculty pay $13. There are some copies
Algonquin Books © 2008
available for loan now in the library.
It Gets Better Project
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
This month’s guest writer is Instructor of
Psychology, Candice Faulring, who has been
active in educating GCC on bullying. She, along
with her club Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), held an
anti-bullying march and a silent vigil, all covered
by the local media.
the community in Greensburg, Indiana let this
boy down? Could something like this happen in
our community? Absolutely. It already has.
Slonje & Smith describe bullying
as repeated, intentional, aggressive acts or
behaviors against another person, often someone
who cannot easily defend him or herself, and
A few weeks ago I read a story about often due to a systematic imbalance of power
a 15-year-old boy named Billy Lucas, and it (2008). I would argue that bullying is also
absolutely broke my heart. Billy was a freshman perpetrated by groups in positions of power onto
at Greensburg High School in Indiana. Billy groups that hold less power.
never told anyone that he was gay, and he did
Therefore, when powerful political
not self-identify with being gay.
lobby against
“…when powerful political institutions
But Billy was different, and
equality,
when
fringe
because of this, day after day institutions lobby against religious leaders preach
for years, students threatened to equality, when fringe religious hate and condemnation, and
beat Billy up. They pushed him leaders preach hate and when our own government
around; they repeatedly called condemnation, and when our legalizes discrimination, they
him a “faggot” and a “queer”; own government legalizes teach bullies that what they’re
they told him that he “didn’t discrimination, they teach bul- doing is acceptable. It gives
deserve to live” and that “he lies that what they’re doing is bullies “legitimate” cover
should go hang himself.”
acceptable. It gives bullies to use words and phrases
Billy tried to defend “legitimate” cover to use like “dyke” or “faggot”
himself; in fact he alerted words and phrases like ‘dyke’ or “that’s so gay.” Why
his mother and school
shouldn’t they? As Cindy
administrators
about
the or ‘faggot’ or ‘that’s so gay.’”
McCain said in a recent
bullying. On September 9th of this year, after public service announcement, “Our political
being harassed at school, he stood up for himself and religious leaders tell LGBT youth that
and let the students who were picking on him they have no future and our government treats
“have it.” Evidently, in his anger he swore and the gay and lesbian community like second
for that he was suspended from school.
class citizens, so why shouldn’t bullies?” And
After school he went home, he spent since gays and lesbians are so despised, bullies
time with the horses and lambs that he cared repeatedly, intentionally, and aggressively
for and then called 911 and told the dispatcher humiliate anyone who is different by using
that he was, “causing problems for his mom and anti-gay hate speech.
people should come.” An hour later, his mother
What happened to Billy Lucas is exactly
found him hanging from the rafters of the barn. what one should expect when we look at
Billy had hanged himself with the lead from one what is tolerated and even encouraged by
of his beloved horses.
various factions of our society. When I was
How is it that something like this three and said “damn it” after hitting my head
happens? Why is it that when a 15-year-old boy getting out of the car at church, everyone knew
finds himself in a place so dark and so painful, he I had learned that from my mom. Why are we
feels his only option is to end his life? How did surprised that children bully when they are
only emulating what they hear from parents,
what they see on TV, or what they hear from
their minister on Sunday?
Since Billy’s suicide, reports have
surfaced that many people were aware that
he was being bullied. Even the principal of
the high school, Phil Chapple, acknowledges
that bullying is a problem in the high school,
although he denies any specific knowledge of
Billy’s situation.
So, where does that leave us? What can
we do? The only way that this will change is
if each of us acknowledges the seriousness of
this problem, cares enough about the destructive
nature of it, and acts on the behalf of those who
have been or may be bullied.
We can never replace those we have
lost, but we can save lives now. So, listen!
Speak-up! Be heard! You never know who might
be listening. And you never know how your
actions might impact a Billy Lucas right here
in Batavia, Albion, Warsaw, Dansville, Medina,
Lima, or Arcade.
Tips for on the spot bullying
intervention, adapted from Dan Olweus
(the father of bullying research).
Do not participate, tolerate, or support hate
speech, even in casual conversation.
Immediately stop the bullying.
Refer to the bullying behavior and to the
relevant school/locality rules against bullying.
Support the bullied person in a way that
allows him or her to regain self-control, to
“save face,” and to feel supported and safe
from retaliation.
Include bystanders in the conversation, and
give them guidance about how they might
appropriately intervene or get help next time.
Do not require the bully and the bullied to
meet and “work things out.” Unlike conflicts,
bullying involves a power imbalance, which
means this strategy will not work and can
re-traumatize the person who was bullied.
If you would like to write a letter to the editor, send your letter to
courier@genesee.edu.
Letters to the editor should not be more than 350 words.
Include your name and phone number so we can confirm the letter.
We reserve the right to edit for space.
Genesee Community College Newspaper Since 1 9 66
Staff
ethical behavior
"A man's
should be based
The New Courier Staff
Genesee Community College Student
Newspaper Since 1966
effectually on sympathy,
education, and social ties;
no religious basis is
necessary. Man would
indeed be in a poor way if
he had to be restrained by
fear of punishment and
hope of reward
after death.
Genesee Community College
One College Rd.
Batavia, NY 14020
Dr. Stuart Steiner, president
Editor-in-Chief
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Staff writers
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Alex Maxwell
Moriah Davis
Terrell Rankin
Geoffrey Becker
Kaileigh Domster
Mike Galbraith
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Jordan Mufford
Alex Selim
Kris Wiedermann
Thank You
Albert Einstein
to Tony DeFranco’s Introduction to Journalism online class,
to my students who volunteered to write and photograph,
and to others in the GCC community who contributed to this issue.
You made this possible!
College News
Free laptops
for GCC
library goers
The Alfred C. O’Connell
Library is pleased to announce that
starting in December 2010, it will be
offering 24 laptop computers for inlibrary use by students.
The laptops are loaded with all
of the same software that is available
on the library’s desktop PCs and will
allow students to work on papers,
check their email, and access the
library’s catalog and online databases,
internet, etc. “Individual students and
the SGA have been requesting more
computers in the library for some
time,” said Library Director Nina
Warren, “and we’ve been limited
in our ability to add new desktop
workstations, so we’re excited that
these laptops will bring a 41% increase
in the number of computers available
to students in the library.”
She also said that laptops
will provide more flexible research
and study options, as students can
sit in any location in the library and
create their own group or individual
workspaces. As with any loaned or
shared computer, students will need to
have a flash drive or use email to save
their work in their SkyDrive or other
location.
Laptops will be available
from the Circulation Desk to students
with GCC ID cards. Students preserve
history in
GLOW region
GCC student bloggers share their
college experiences
From documenting travels abroad to sharing video
clips and photos of campus events and College Village
weekend excursions, students at Genesee Community College
are blogging about their personal college experiences. GCC
has created two new student blogs that feature current students
writing about what’s happening on campus and where they
have been traveling.
The first blog is the “GCCAbroad” that features students
participating in study abroad experiences and can be found
at www.GCCBlogs.wordpress.com. The second blog
is called the “GCC Campus” and currently features
two students blogging about the various studentcentered events at GCC in Batavia and can be found at
www.GCCCampusBlog.wordpress.com.
In the “GCC Abroad” blog, Leah Reino of
Farmersville, NY, documents her travels to Australia as a
Biotechnology student spending eight weeks in Brisbane in
a Medical-Pathology study abroad program. She departed
in August and recently returned on October 8th. In the near
future, this blog will continue to showcase various students
and faculty members as they travel beyond Batavia and
the GLOW region for academic studies. From Australia
to The Netherlands, Costa Rica, Ireland, and Brazil, this
blog will be a resource for classmates, friends, family
and colleagues to experience life in a foreign country
or far-away place through the eyes of a GCC student or
faculty member.
The second blog, “GCC Campus,” features two GCC
students, Kiley Conklin of Geneva, NY and Ebony Reece
of the Bronx, NY as they document an assortment of events
and opportunities happening at or around the College. Both
students live at College Village, and they highlight various
events and outings that College Village offers to residents.
They documented trips to Darien Lake and the Lockport
Caves, as well as campus events such as salsa dancing and live
performances by local musicians. The blog not only features
their commentary on the event but also multimedia elements
Courtesy of MarCom
that enhance the reader’s experience. Photos, slideshows, video
clips, and links provide for an engaging digital conversation
between the student blogger and the reader.
A third blog that GCC has developed is the “GCC
GLOW Region History Co-Op” blog, spearheaded by GCC
History Instructor, Derek Maxfield. This blog is dedicated
to promoting and preserving the rich historical landscape
of Western New York. The blog can be found at www.
glowhistory.wordpress.com.
“Blogging in general encourages an exchange of
stories and information, and we are delighted that some
of our students are sharing their GCC experiences with a
wider audience through the Internet,” said Eunice Bellinger,
executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “On any given
day there is just so much happening here, and blogging offers
the perfect platform for students to express their first-hand
knowledge about college life and learning. Readers not only
appreciate what’s happening on or around campus, but they
can comment on the postings and the bloggers can write back.”
Currently, Genesee’s new Study Abroad / Study
Away webpage boasts several upcoming opportunities for
students to earn college credit at locations far removed
from the GLOW region, including the Dominican
Republic, Costa Rica, New York City, Ireland, the
Netherlands, and Australia. For more information go to
http://www.genesee.edu/academics/studyabroad/
To find out more visit all three Genesee Community
College blogs at www.wordpress.com.
Meet Kiley and Ebony!
www.GCCCampusBlog.wordpress.com
Travel with Leah!
http://gccblogs.wordpress.com/
Learn your history!
http://glowhistory.wordpress.com/
By Derek Maxfield
Instructor of History
The GCC history faculty
are proud to introduce The GLOW
Region History Co-op. The co-op
is a partnership with historians and
historical organizations in the four
county area (GLOW region) served
by GCC.
The mission is to preserve and
promote the rich historical landscape
of western New York. In support of
this mission, a new blog has been
created to chronicle these efforts.
You can visit at http://glowhistory.
wordpress.com.
Beginning with the Fall
2010 semester, history faculty have
employed student learners to support
museums, such as the Jell-O Museum,
and historical agencies. Service
Learning is a powerful marriage of the
history community and students, and
students gain real world appreciation
for the challenges faced by historical
societies and museums and also a new
understanding of how the study of
history is relevant to their lives.
Local historical organizations,
many of which are struggling
financially – with some on the brink
of closure – also benefit from the
energy and fresh perspective of
college students. Projects that have
been shelved for years might now be
accomplished with this helping hand.
To follow the exploits and
adventures of GCC history students
as they “do history,” go to the There’s Always Room for Jell-O! The Jell-O museum
Photo by Lynne Belluscio
is located in LeRoy, NY.
“glowhistory” blog.
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College News
Campus Center Highlights
Warsaw
CAMPUS CORNER
Life challenges met,
student now excels at
GCC Warsaw
High school graduation is an event
that signifies the completion of one important
phase of development and formal education
and the beginning of new avenues for growth,
such as college, work, and service. This is
especially meaningful for some students.
Maghon Barkley graduated from
Warsaw High School in June 2010 and went
on to successfully complete two college credit
summer courses through Genesee Community
College at the Warsaw Campus Center in
GCC’s Promise Plus program.
The story begins years earlier when
her mother, Helen Barkley realized that
Barkley was not progressing as expected
for a two-year-old child. It was unusual
that her child never crawled but advanced
directly to walking, and a great concern
was that Barkley was actually regressing,
failing to continue verbal and social skills
she had displayed earlier in her short life.
When taken for evaluation, Barkley was
diagnosed with autism, immediately started
on a Pre-K program at home, and moved
into a community Pre-K program of “Kid
Start” at Holcomb House in Geneseo, NY
when determined appropriate by ARC
professionals and her mother. The family has
learned to highly respect the ARC approach
to work with the child’s disability but
emphasize the abilities. This began the years
of getting the help Barkley needed with fine
and large motor skills, learning social skills,
and of having occupational, physical, speech
and music therapy, and adaptive physical
education.
Concurrently with the ARC
interventions, initiatives and programs
evolved at Barkley’s Warsaw Central School
system. Warsaw’s “Strive for Success”
program arranged for her kindergarten
teacher to “loop” (continue) with Barkley’s
class in order to also teach in her first grade
class, providing the continuity important for
Barkley and several other students. While
Barkley was in third grade, a procedure shift
was put in place to have the Special Education
teacher instruct special needs students in the
standard classroom instead of requiring the
disabled students to leave their classroom
for another location to receive their special
instruction, which had been the procedure for
years.
Though the family often had to learn
new realities and then to clearly explain their
child’s unique needs, at every roadblock there
was help. Barkley and her mother have the
highest respect and appreciation for all of
the ARC staff, therapists, school teachers,
Warsaw campus busy as ever
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The Warsaw Student Activities
club has been meeting every Monday.
Although it’s a small group, there are
lots of ideas and activities. Snack Week
was held the week of October 4th with
free pizza each day for students and tacos
served on Wednesday to vary the menu.
The club sponsored a pumpkin painting
contest/movie night October 22nd with
about ten students attending the event.
The pumpkins decorated the lobby,
and students voted on the best one, with
a prize going to the decorator of the
best pumpkin.
With
staff
and
instructor
encouragement,
students
filled
a
classroom at Warsaw Campus Center for
a presentation by John McGowan of the
Overcoming Obstacles.
GCC Student Maghon Barkley worked hard
to succeed in school with autism. Pictured are
Vicky Aubert, GCC academic advisor, Barkley,
and her mom, Helen.
Photo by Donna Ramsey
classroom aides, school board members, and
administrators who have worked with them
through very challenging issues, and they
appreciate the fortitude required to make
difficult decisions.
Barkley benefited from having
an aid in the classroom for one-on-one
assistance through the eighth grade. When
ready to move into the ninth grade, she was
determined to navigate her future school days
independently, and following consultation
with her parents and ARC staff, she found she
could manage on her own in the classroom.
She has learned from her friends, and
they have been a big influence regarding
acceptable behavior. With much help, she has
overcome the hurdles of her disability and
now shows no effects of it. She has worked
a great deal on communication skills and
admits she still realizes the importance of
thinking about what she intends to say before
speaking.
Barkley has come a long way,
from being an autistic child who received
assistance from ARC, to recently receiving
an academic scholarship from an ARC
selection group (who didn’t realize she was
a past ARC student). She thrived this summer
at GCC Warsaw, and Gertrude Houston (who
also works on shows like the Discovery
Channel Deadliest Catch) is putting together
a short documentary about her and some
other students.
Barkley’s goal is to become a music
therapist. She has always responded to music,
even in her youngest days when nothing else
seemed to calm her, and she understands
the value of music therapy from firsthand
experience. She learned to read music and
played clarinet in school. She said she
blossomed with the help of music teachers
Tom Hollobaugh and Ray Suriani and went
on to All State and All County Solofest.
Barkley is continuing her music education on
piano with Lynn Saxton and on clarinet with
Ray Suriani, both from Warsaw.
Career and Transfer Center on October
25th. Lively participation and questions
by the students filled the allotted time with
dialog on résumé writing, so a separate
program specifically on interviewing and
job searches will be slotted for the spring
semester to follow up on the interest
voiced by students planning to graduate
ain May.
The Warsaw Campus Center Art
Show opened at the GCC Batavia Library
November 19th and will continue through
January. The student artists from Margaret
VanArsdale’s Warsaw Art classes were on
hand to greet and meet visitors to the show
on opening day, November 19th to discuss
their work. Stop by the library display to
experience the work of our budding artists!
Albion CAMPUS CORNER
Student Art Show:
By Allen Kidder
Associate Dean
The
Albion
Campus hosted a formal
Artists’ Reception for
the Albion Campus Fall
Student Art Show on
November 17th from 5
to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit
will feature a multi-media
display of student art work
from Adjunct Art Instructor
Karen Todd’s Drawing 1 & 2 and 2-Dimensional Design courses. The
public is invited to the reception and refreshments will be served. The
exhibit will showcase the work of 30 GCC students and will be on
display thru December 13th.
Art instructor Karen Todd also plays viola for the Genesee
Symphony Orchestra (which is affiliated with Genesee Community
College as Orchestra in Residence), the West Side String Quartet, The
Velvet Edge, and the Tommy Brunett Band. The West Side String Quartette
played at the Albion Campus 20th Anniversary Celebration in April.
The Albion Campus, located at 456 West Avenue (Rte. 31)
in Albion, has been designated as a Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts
Council (GO-ART!) satellite gallery. In addition to the fall and spring
semester student art shows, Albion also hosts a minimum of four formal
GO-ART exhibits each year. Earlier this fall, the exhibits included
Jen Scott’s Visual Statements multi-media display and Idris Salih’s
students’ group exhibit Elements of Photography. Gallery hours are
Monday – Thursday 9 AM to 9 PM and Fridays, 9 AM to 4 PM.
“Go-Green” Initiative:
The Albion Campus
has also initiated an effort
to “Go Green” by planting
new trees, upgrading to
high efficiency lighting, and
installing a recycling center
in the student lounge. The
7’ recycling cabinet replaces
classroom trash cans, and
features a Formica top with
openings designed to sort
waste into four bins: paper and cardboard; 5-cent returnable containers;
trash; and glass, metal, and plastic containers. This corresponds with
revisions to the contract with our management company to include
separation of recyclable materials.
Posters were developed for our computer labs that feature stepby-step “How To” guides for printing efficiently. Tips include printing
double-sided, controlling print settings and selecting pages, saving
documents and web pages as PDF files, and using flash drives and e-mail
to save and transport information.
Students and faculty contribute to our ongoing efforts by
submitting ideas for going green. Student Work Study Chelsea Tomeno
developed a slideshow for display in our student lounge titled, “Think
Green,” which provides facts and guidance on reducing, re-using,
and recycling.
Arcade
CAMPUS CORNER
GCC at Arcade hosts baby shower
Genesee Community College at Arcade is hosting Everybody’s
Baby Shower, a community project sponsored by Community Action.
This drive’s ultimate goal is to collected 100,000 items for local
infants by the beginning of the holiday season. The Center is urging
students to donate baby supplies for infants 0-3, including diapers,
formula, cereals, clothing, blankets, books, toys, pacifiers, etc.
In addition to providing a place to drop off the items, the Arcade
Campus is also featuring “donor appreciation days,” with appreciation
gifts for the first ten donors per day and a raffle for a $50 Tops Gift Card. The
drive will continue until the end of
the semester.
Lack of basic necessities for
children is now a growing problem
due to the recession. It is estimated
that 56% of children who live in
rural areas experience some degree
of poverty. Community Action is
helping to verbalize the needs of
children who are too young to ask
for help.
For more information or to
arrange a donation, contact Lee
Wekenmann at the Arcade Campus
Center at (585) 492-5265.
College News
Career Fair draws a crowd
Finals: OH, NO!
By Kris Wiedemann
JOU 101-66 Student Writer
A local career fair at the Doubletree Hotel in Henrietta drew a
crowd of 3,500. The fair featured several local companies including
Paychex and Mott. With a slowly recovering economy these companies
are looking to find people to replace the employees they had to lay off.
With a competitive job market, career fairs allow people to discover the
types of jobs that interest them as well as learn about local companies.
The fair attracted a variety of people in both age and work experience.
Attendees included recent college graduates as well as those who had been
laid off. Career fairs provide new college graduates an idea as to what future
employees are looking for. They also help those who are laid off to learn
about new skills they may need to know about to keep up with a changing
work environment.
Recent college graduates who have either moved to Rochester
or graduated from Rochester could benefit from attending career fairs
because they provide essential information about the businesses in the
greater Rochester area. For example, out of state graduates may not be
aware of all of the businesses the University of Rochester assists or that
the University is a leader in technology.
For employees who have been laid off, career fairs provide them
with the knowledge of any changes that have occurred or new skills
necessary for the businesses they wish to return to. Armed with this
information could put them ahead of others when competing for jobs.
Participating in career fairs is also an excellent way for businesses
to recruit talent and promote themselves. It is also a good way for new
college students to learn about different careers.
GCC holds many job fairs every semester. For more information,
contact the Career and Transfer office or search for “job fairs” on the
GCC homepage.
Oh, yes!
Finals week is getting closer. You have been reviewing class work daily and
reviewing all the course material learned on a weekly basis. Therefore, you are prepared
and only need a light review because you have mastered the material.
If the above scenario isn’t you, here are some strategies to help you prepare and
study for final exams:
*Prepare for your exams over several days, such as five days before each exam. By
continually going over the material and spreading it over several days, it can be
retained without loss of sleep and sanity, which comes with cramming.
Try the Countdown to Testing strategy:
Five days
Day four
Day three
Day two
One day
Test day
or writing.
positive attitude.
before the exam, do an overview of materials for the test.
Divide notes, flashcards, handouts, etc. into three parts.
do a detailed review of the first third of the material. This
includes rehearsing the material by reciting or writing.
do a detailed review of the second third of the material.
This includes rehearsing the material by reciting
again do a detailed review of the last third of the material.
This includes rehearsing the material by reciting or writing.
before do a final review of all the material. Pay attention
to any weak areas, rehearse, test yourself, get rest, have a
Blast off! Eat a nutritious breakfast, arrive at school early to
avoid feeling rushed and stressed, and approach the exam
with confidence. You have just spent five days preparing; you are ready!
Drug and alcohol abuse in college
College students everywhere are using
drugs and alcohol; they can even be found on college
campuses, including the dorms. Consuming alcohol
may not seem that bad, but going to class with a
hangover won’t help you ace the test. Drug use could
lead to addiction and more likely the development
of bad grades. Though college students might read
about drugs and alcohol, many may not believe that
it is happening at their college.
By Susan Chiddy, Learning Specialist
Center for Academic Progress
Partying use to be saved for the weekends
when college work wouldn’t matter, but now Thursday
nights are becoming regular party nights. Local clubs
and bars are even offering drink specials on some of the
other weekdays.
Genesee Community College (GCC) is
no exception to drug and alcohol use. Every year
students hear about or witness students being caught
with alcohol or drugs in the dorms. GCC student
By Geoffrey Becker
JOU 101-66 Student Writer
Stephanie Zuchoski has heard stories over the past
couple of years regarding dorm room drug and
alcohol use. “Last year there was one story I heard
about a guy being busted in his dorm for having
marijuana and ended up being kicked out,” she said.
Though there have been studies conducted
showing the increase use of drugs and alcohol on
college campuses, there are no immediate solutions
to resolving the problem.
5
Definitions of bullying:
Bullying is a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time
attempting to create or enforce one group or person’s power
over another group or person, thus an “imbalance of power”. The
“imbalance of power” may be social power and/or physical power.
The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a target.
Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse – emotional, verbal and physical.
It typically involves subtle methods of coercion such as psychological
manipulation.
Bullying is the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them
do something
Bullying includes behaviors and actions that are verbal, physical and/or
anti-social, such as exclusion, gossip and non-verbal body language. It can
occur at school or in transit between school and home.
Stop
IT GETS BETTER PROJECT
www.ItGetsBetterProject.com
Many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay
adults. They can’t imagine a future for themselves. So let’s show them what
our lives are like, let’s show them what the future may hold in store for them.
Justin Aaberg. Billy Lucas. Cody Barker. Asher Brown. Seth Walsh. Raymond
Chase. Tyler Clementi. All the names of American teenagers who in recent
months have taken their own lives after being bullied in school.
For too long, LGBT youth have been forced to struggle through their formative
years suffering from bullies in their schools, churches and homes — and with
no support system to provide them any help.
Hate.
Photos by Maggie Rapp
Noted writer and media pundit Dan Savage founded the It Gets Better Project
in September 2010 as a unique way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT
Youth that — it gets better.
Genesee Community College
Gay-Straight-Alliance
Closed-minded school administrators and parents may not let LGBT adults
talk directly to their children about their futures, but we don’t have to get
permission to tell kids that life gets better. That’s why we’re compiling
a video archive to share the stories of people overcoming bullying and
finding happiness.
GSA offers support and empowers gay and lesbian students,
faculty, and staff. They work to educate the campus about
sexual orientation issues.
Share your story of how it got better and provide countless young adults with
the inspiration and hope that you wish you had while growing up.
The Gay Straight Alliance meets every Thursday at 5:15
p.m. in B360. Everyone is welcomed!
Upload your video to YouTube. If your video is already on YouTube,
submit the video URL. We will review your
submission and post it on this site.
Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/
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Contact
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Protestors marched around
GCC, shouting “Hey, hey.
Ho, ho. Bullying has got
to go.” The March ended
in the GCC Forum, where
students shared personal
stories about bullying and
stories about friends who
committed suicide because
they were bullied. The March
was in response to the
recent suicides committed by
teenagers who were bullied
because they were gay or
perceived to be gay.
Candice
Faulring
at
csfaulring@genesee.edu.
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College People
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College People
2 students win scholarship award
Building Diversity
Two Genesee County 2010 high school graduates won the
By Mike Galbraith
JOU 101-66 Student Writer
More and more minorities are heading
off to college, while Caucasian student
enrollment rates are going down. The United
States Department of Education’s Institution
of Education Sciences revealed that minority
enrollment has risen four percent over the past
ten years, while the Caucasian population has
fallen four percent during that time. Colleges
are progressively building more diverse
environments for students every year.
According to the research, thirty years
ago if you were to walk on to a college campus,
only three out of twenty would be minority
students. Today, if you were to walk on that
same campus, one in three is a minority student.
College campuses have become
melting pots of different cultures. More
African American, Hispanic American, and
Asian American students are enrolling in
college each year. The Hispanic American
population increased two percent over the past
ten years. The African American population
increased one and a half percent, and the Asian
American population increased half a percent
over the past ten years.
These students are bringing more
than just books to campus; they are bringing
diversity as well.
St. Jerome Guild Health Professional Scholarship award. Applicants must have a strong academic record, performed
community service, and a recommendation from a sponsor who is
employed or affiliated with UMMC or the St. Jerome Guild. The
award winner(s) must be accepted into a health care profession at
Genesee Community College.
The award winners are Shelby Cross from ByronBergen and Emily Hoffmeister from Byron-Bergen. Both
recipients were accepted into the Genesee Community
College Nursing program for the Fall 2010 semester.
Last year’s recipient was Stacie Cassatt, a graduate of Elba
Central School, who entered the Genesee Community College
PTA program in the Fall 2009 semester. Winners! Shelby Cross and Emily
Hoffmeister won the St. Jerome Guild
Health Professional Scholarship and will be
studying nursing at GCC. Photo by Lindsay Carney
Passion. Fashion. Genesee:
DECA is busy working on fashion Byshow
Kolette Amendola
Fashion is the means of self expression, making a bold
Besides clothing and bags, we also
statement wherever you go. It is an art, a job, an obsession. participated in the Club Fair, placing third
Ultimately fashion is everywhere; it is the way we live. overall for visual display for our creating the
Over the past ten weeks, DECA club has been working setting of being in the big city while sticking
very hard to express its fashion creativity, from designing our own to the western theme. We even hired our own
tote bags and sweatshirts and participating in the Club Fair while “naked cowboy” (inspired by New York City’s
setting up informational meetings.
Naked Cowboy) who was active in taking
Last year as freshman, we received two plain t-shirts pictures with prospective volunteer students.
while the sophomores received track jackets and tote bags, in
Along with that we run discussions
addition to the t-shirts. This year we wanted to bring something during informational meetings for all fashion
different to the table and create exactly what we thought would merchandising majors. This involves setting
represent us as a group. The tote bags, which were given to the up discussions, supplying the food and drink,
fashion program, are black and have a design on them created by and making sure the guest speaker is properly
sophomore Roxanne Browne. This design says, “GCC,” over a thanked for his or her time.
bejeweled crown representing luxury and strength. The hard copy
This year will be the 30th anniversary
By Alex Maxwell of this design was given to Brian Kemp, a GCC alumnus, who of the Annual Fashion Show, and we hope that
JOU 101-66 Student Writer owns T-shirt etc. in downtown Batavia; Kemp then helped make all the hard work we are doing now will show,
The battle over taxing Native American this label into a graphic.
and we will be able to put on the best show
cigarettes has become prominent issue as
The sweatshirts we created have a GCC Fashion label on the this school has seen. If you are interested in
tribal leaders fight against appellate courts for top right, which was created by Michelle Fuller. On the back is our strong getting involved in the fashion show on April
their sovereignty.
statement “Passion. Fashion. Genesee,” invented by Jessica Veltre. 30th, 2011 please contact Kolette Amendola at
The state government has targeted the The different textures and font of each word were picked out as a kamendol@my.genesee.edu.
Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca Indian nations, group until we felt it was exactly what we wanted.
who will have to tax non- Indian customers
$4.35 per pack for reservation cigarettes if
the bill goes through. Federal Judge Richard
Courtesy of MarCom
Arcara extended his temporary restraining
The Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor to sleep in.
order preventing collection of this tax in Society, Alpha Iota Upsilon chapter at GCC, is sponsored a
Students collected non-perishable goods
Cayuga and Seneca reservations.
“Camping Out for a Cause” event to promote awareness about that will be donated to the Genesee Community
The Indian Nations who are targeted homelessness and hunger in the GLOW Region on October 29th College Food Pantry and winter clothes to the
by this tax are fighting back in court to uphold
The night began with a presentation on GCC’s Honors Community Action Center of Genesee and
their rights as members of the Six Nations. In Action Project. As soon as the presentation was over, Orleans Counties.
According to the Nations, this cigarette tax participants moved to the Student Union
Professor Raphael
invades the Federal treaty that has given them where there were performances from
Alicea-Maldonado
the right to govern themselves. One resident students and the Forum Players. Attendees
said, “It was a night of
from the Cattaraugus reservation said, “The watched the movie Pursuit of Happyness
reflection and camaraderie.”
U.S. government has been intruding on our starring Will Smith. Students brought tents
This event is
lands from the beginning – they pushed us and/or cardboard boxes and sleeping bags
part of the Volunteerism
from our lands and now they want to force us
and Service requirement
to pay their taxes and suck us dry – these taxes
for the GCC Leadership
are going to kill our businesses!”
Certificate Program
Supporters of this bill believe that the
and is co-sponsored
Indian reservations should have to pay some
by Campus Activities
form of tax because their businesses have an
Board and the Student
advantage over others in the area. Others say
Government Association.
Americans who visit the reservations shouldn’t
Camping Out for a Cause.
be able to avoid paying taxes. Whether or not
GCC students camped out in the Student Union
this bill will come into effect is still up in
to promote awareness about homelessness
the air and for local Indians and reservation
and hunger.
customers alike, the tension of the unknown is
Photos by Lori Mould
quite stressful.
Indian cigarette tax
still in debate
“Camping Out for a Cause” at Genesee Community College
Review of the GCC Library’s “Geocaching for Adventurous Adults” workshop By Elizabeth Downie
The GCC Library held a workshop on
geocaching in late October. With only 20 seats
available for the workshop, they had a great turnout of
15 people. The event was aimed towards adventurous
adults and seniors in the community who had interest
in the hobby of geocaching. Michelle Tomaszewski,
Systems and Electronic Services librarian at GCC,
hosted the event. I was a proud attendee of this
workshop and must rave about the experience!
What is geocaching? Geocaching consists
of hiding and finding geocaches or caches for short.
Caches generally consist of a logbook for the finder
to sign. Some caches include small trinkets and
trade items which are usually family-oriented items.
Once a cache is hidden and approved, the owner
then places its latitude and longitude coordinates
on the internet at a website set up specifically for
this hobby: www.geocaching.com. Other cachers
then set out to find this new cache, using a Global
Positioning System Receiver (GPSr) unit. When
found, the cacher physically signs the paper log and
then, if they choose to, trade items within the cache,
taking one and leaving something in its place. Upon
returning home, the cacher will then go to the website
and electronically log their find with their comments
regarding their experience with the cache they just
found.
My husband and I are avid geocachers and go
by the name “authorized users” when logging our finds.
We started caching on July 31, 2010 and have been
obsessed, for lack of a better term, ever since. To date,
we have found over 100 caches, attended a geocaching
Secretary for the MSCE Business Division
mega-event at Letchworth State Park, completed
the Great Lakes Seaway Trail GeoTrail (www.
seawaytrail.com/geotrail),
and
are
awaiting
approval for a cache we placed. It really is a great
hobby that gets you away from the television to go
outside to explore vast areas of scenery and history
around the world – and it is GREAT exercise!
The workshop was funded through the
President’s Innovation Award (PIA), which is a grant
given to help fund events and projects that promote
positive community and student involvement with
the College. Ten GPSr units were purchased with this
grant, specifically for this workshop, which will be
available for loan through the GCC Library in the
near future.
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College Entertainment
“RED: retired, extremely dangerous.”
If you have not gone
and seen the latest action movie RED,
you should go soon. It is a must see.
At the beginning I was a little
skeptical, but ended up really liking it.
Someone who holds power is giving
instructions to kill retired CIA agents
and people who were interviewed at
an incident in Guatemala. A group of
CIA agents come together again to
fight. Who is the person behind these
By Alex Maxwell murders? Will they find out?
How to make delicious holiday meatballs
JOU 101-66 Student Writer
Cooking is an art. There are two invaluable rules to being a good cook.
First, trial and error make for the best recipes that Betty Crocker can’t even touch.
Second, simple ingredients don’t always mean simple taste.
To save you the time of coming up with a recipe for a dish to bring for
Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, this Swedish meatballs recipe is not only simple
and quick to make, I offer this Swedish meatballs recipe, which is not only simple
and quick to make, but but you will probably be hailed as the next Martha Stewart!
This is a great recipe if you are short on time and low on cash. It’s always
a hit. Enjoy!
1
2
Swedish Meatballs
Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease
a large baking dish if you plan
to use a lower fat ground beef.
In a large mixing bowl,
combine 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons
of Italian seasoning, and 2 cups of
breadcrumbs (I find that crushed
croutons or chopped Italian bread
work just as well).
3
Fold in 3 lbs. of ground beef,
and then form meatballs about
an inch in size. Put the meatballs
in the baking dish.
10
4
In a saucepan, combine one
16 oz. can or jar of chili sauce,
and one 16 oz. jar of grape jelly.
Put the chili sauce in first, and as
I always do, add the grape jelly to
the sauce to your liking. Mix until
jelly is dissolved and there are
no clumps.
5
Pour sauce in the
baking dish, and
bake uncovered for
one hour.
By Kaileigh Domster
Staff Writer
You should also go see this
movie if you are a fan of Bruce Willis
or Morgan Freeman. Bruce Willis is
famous for his role in the Die Hard
movies. Morgan Freeman plays
an important role as God in Bruce
Almighty and Evan Almighty.
As RED progresses, the plot
just became better and juicer with each
event. It was the best action movie of
the year that will make you laugh and
fall in love at the same time.
Jackass 3-D: for the vulgar at heart
This
year
has
seemed like the year
of 3-dimensional movies. They cost a
couple of extra dollars, but if you are
going to see Jackass 3-D, it will be
well worth your money.
This movie will appeal to a
younger audience with a bawdy sense
of humor, but they must have a strong
stomach for some of the gross pranks
the cast pull.
The 3-D effects makes it
better because it gives you the feeling
By Terrell Rankin
of objects being fired at you, vomit
coming towards you, and a real up
close look at some of the pain they go
through when stunts go wrong.
For the most part, this movie
will have you in tears, laughing.
Although there are a couple brainless
stunts they performed where you
knew what was going to happen, the
movie is very amusing. So if you are
looking for a movie that will keep you
laughing check out Jackass 3-D.
Dimmu Borgir:
Behind the Pack
By Alex Selim
Staff Writer
Picture a walking corpse. Pale faced with long dark gangly hair.
The smell of raggedy clothing and rotten flesh. The bowels prepare for expulsion.
Slowly he creeps towards you with his broken foot dragging along the ground.
At this point very little goes through one’s mind except for instinct. It is time for
fight or flight. But what if this cannibalistic corpse was just a little girl, ready for
a night of trick or treating? The scare factor is all washed up and hung out to dry.
If modern black metal can be compared to the little girl on Halloween,
then the former properties of black metal would be the zombie. The swift
chop from Abrahdabra officially severed Norwegian metal monster, Dimmu
Borgir’s, head. They have turned themselves into little trick or treating girls. It
was released with great anticipation, after their last failure with In Sorte Diaboli.
Dedicated Dimmu fans demanded new, reformed material after the incredible
let down in 2007. It is very sad to say that the new release is incapable of
patching up their already decimated reputation as the alpha male of black metal.
The largest portion of this album is dominated by the incredible
deliverance of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and choir. In previous albums like
Death Cult Armageddon and Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, the orchestra
and choir are subtle. They accentuate the music that the band provides with their
powerful melodies and brutal riffs. The two were seamlessly bound together.
In Abrahdabra, the orchestra and choir engulf the band with epic strides. At
times the band is so quiet compared to the orchestra it seems more like this is a
classical CD instead of a metal one. This is most obvious in “Gateways” (track
three), “Dimmu Borgir” (track five) and “Demiurge Molecules” (track seven).
Maybe if they were trying to make a dark and grim classical album with a band
behind them, it would make sense. Dimmu’s fan base’s common goal is to head
bang, fist pump and start mosh pits. This can only be delivered with fast, brutal,
raw black metal, not a string and brass section.
The amount of simplicity that the band offers is enough to make an eye
twitch. The technicalities of their former albums, which can be considered master
pieces in comparison, were god-like. This caliber of technicality attributed to
their former catchiness. Motivation and adrenaline are spurred up when listening
to an old Dimmu album. Abrahdabra is very hard to listen to in comparison
with its crisp clean guitar chops and slow easy drum beats that stare blankly
behind a huge orchestra that booms and bangs. It gets very boring at times.
Although they do bring in a couple guest vocalists, it offers little
variance in the long run. Very few people are able to replace bassist and back up
vocalist Vortex and his epic voice. The parts that female vocalist Agnete Kjølsrud
and male vocalist Kristoffer Rygg fill are small, totaling two songs. Rygg reminds
me of an operatic Jonathan Davis, which is not saying much, and Kjølsrud’s voice
may sound like that of a stereotypical witch, say one from The Wizard of Oz.
Luckily, Kjølsrud only gets to ruin one song, “Gateways.” This song
surely had some potential as filler for the rest of the album, but the overpowering
choir and a strange voice that reminds me of Zordon, the talking head from
Power Rangers, drown out the guitar and bass. If implemented correctly these
vocals could have proved useful. But Dimmu drops the ball on this one as well.
There must be some credit given to Shagrath, Silenoz, and Galder, the
three remaining members of the band. They have lost many members over the
years, and it can be hard to maintain an established vision of the music that they
first put out in 1993. With the loss of drummer Nicholas Barker and Vortex, an
incredible song writer, bassist, and vocalist, it may be hard to remain a dedicated
fan. Their music has definitely grown and evolved over the years. But to say
that it is still evolving would be making a stretch. After 1997, with the release
of Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, their music stopped evolving and began
degrading as far as raw black metal is concerned. Although there were a couple
continued on page 11.
College Entertainment
By Moriah Davis characters from the movie.
Columnist
The GND is almost at the opposite end of
There
are
many
personality
types
into
which
teenage and young-adult
society can be divided. American
high school halls are jungles where these
personalities collide, complement, and clash. Among
girls, there are (among others) two highly noticeable
types; I will call them the Plastics and the Girls Next
Door (GNDs).
Anyone who has seen or heard the plot of the
movie Mean Girls knows what I mean by “Plastics.”
The Plastics were a clique of popular, preppy,
picture-perfect girls; they were also cruel, and they
constantly mocked those they considered beneath
them (which meant everyone). While appearance
does not always correlate with personality, I have
come to use the term “Plastic” to describe girls with
similar personality traits, not physical features, to the
Geochaching
the proverbial spectrum: She is pretty but perhaps not
exaggerated and glamorous. She is sweet and friendly,
which is the true beauty others see in her. The GND is
compassionate and wishes she could befriend everyone;
she doesn’t know why she attracts the attention of boys
and often would rather not be noticed.
The Plastics and GNDs of America have been
in a cold war of sorts for generations. High schools
provide the backdrop for extensive unneeded drama
that nevertheless plays out year after year. A Plastic
is accustomed to receiving attention from any and
all males in close proximity. Therefore, she is also
accustomed to dismissing said attention on a whim
if she so chooses, since another boy will come along
before she can miss the last. She is secure in the
knowledge that she is noticed and will always get her
way somehow.
The GND receives more subtle attention
from boys. The Plastics smear on makeup and sport
To begin the workshop, an introduction to geocaching
was provided by Michelle in the Library classroom via an
interactive lecture, a PowerPoint presentation and a short video.
The introduction consisted of what geocaching is, who partakes
in the hobby, how to geocache, and how to set up a free account
online to log your finds. She also discussed some of the types
of containers, trinkets, tradeables, and trackables that would be
found while caching.
Those who attended had different experiences with
geocaching. Some had only heard about it and wanted to get more
information while others had tried it once or twice in the past
and wanted to revisit the hobby sport, while the remainder had
been involved with it for some time. It was a great experience
for everyone to get to know each other, learn about previous
experiences, and ask questions.
After the introduction, Michelle took the group outside
to show them first-hand how geocaching is done. The cache that
was chosen for the workshop was GCC (Geo-Cachers College
Cache). This cache is a multi-cache located on the grounds of
the Batavia campus, which involves two or more locations to
find. The first coordinates, also known as “cords,” take you to
a location where you need to find additional coordinates. The
additional coordinates will then take you to another location for
more coordinates or to the final cache location. In this case, this
is only a two-leg cache, so after the first cords were found, the
final was next.
She handed each attendee a GPSr that had the first
dinates already programmed in. The group made their way
outdoors, set their units to find the first set of cords, and away
eye-catching fashions, start rumors, and flirt,
screaming for attention. Meanwhile the GND waves
a quiet greeting and smiles sweetly as her eyes sparkle
from a freckled face, and she continues walking down
the hall with her hands in the pockets of her favorite
jeans. Boys start to notice that she stands out precisely
because she doesn’t stand out.
The GND likely has an interest in a boy
she knows well, but he’s always going out with one
Plastic or another. She is a permanent fixture in his
everyday life. She cheers when he overcomes a tough
school project; she sympathizes when his girlfriend
leaves him. She always knows just the thing to say
when he’s feeling down and keeps him in line when
he acts out. He takes this girl for granted, expecting
she will always be there -- until one day, he realizes
he’s had enough of dating Plastics. After one poor
relationship too many, he swears off relationships
altogether, only to realize that the GND is just the
girl he wants. And guess what? She’s been there
all along.
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they went. Following the arrow on the GPS, the group made their
way to the location of the first leg of the cache. Michelle helped
the group program the newly found cords into the units. After a
few minutes, they were off to the final!
The final was found rather easily by the group. It
consisted of a nicely hidden matchstick container that held
a log for finders to sign as a statement of, “I found it!” The
group signed the log as “GCC Geocaching Class,” and
the smiling faces among the group were a sure sign of the
proud accomplishment.
After the group headed back to the Library classroom,
Michelle answered a lot of great questions and the motre
experienced cachers shared some of their caching experiences
and journeys with the group. Many created their online accounts,
searched for caches local to their homes via the geocaching.com
website, and researched items to trade.
At the conclusion of the workshop, each attendee received
a custom trinket for attending the workshop. The trinket was a
wooden coin that can be dropped in a cache. On one side of the
wooden coin, the words, “Genesee Community College Library”
appeared with a compass image and the year. On the other side of
the wooden coin, the words, “Where you are the search engine”
appeared with an image of a person reading a book.
The workshop was an overall success! Many thanks go
to Michelle and the GCC Library for putting this together! As
I’ve been told, there may be another workshop in the spring, so
keep your eyes open for the announcement!
For more information on geocaching, please visit www.
geocaching.com. Now, grab your GPS and go caching! Enjoy!
Dimmu
continued from page 10.
good albums after 1997, as
a whole the music became
melodic or symphonic black
metal.
The purpose of black
metal is to hate it. It is the
disgusting, vile, or raw nature
that disables it from becoming
popular. Dimmu Borgir’s
most recent attempt officially
converted
them
from
underground to mainstream.
If there were any true fans
left, Abrahdabra cut them off.
This release is a disgrace to
black metal. As rigor mortis
sets in Dimmu Borgir will
surely see the big bucks roll
in with this new release. They
have come a long way from
their humble beginnings of
raw black metal and playing
in bars. Huge festivals, tons
of money, and even bigger
production jobs than this will
come their way. Maybe it is
time for Shagrath, Silonez,
and Galder to disperse and go
on to bigger and better things
than Dimmu Borgir.
11
GCC Sports
Women’s soccer team
first in the nation
Courtesy of MarCom
It’s been an exciting season for Genesee Community
College Women’s Soccer and Volleyball teams, and the
thrill continued as both teams headed off to National and
District competitions, respectively.
With their heads held high, Genesee’s Women’s
Soccer Team departed for a second consecutive NJCAA
National Tournament appearance, held this year at Prince
George’s Community College in Maryland. Ranked as the
top NJCAA Women’s Soccer team in the nation for several
weeks, they had great expectations for the game against
Ocean Community College on Nov. 4th, 2010.
On October 30th at Tompkins County Community
College, GCC’s Women’s Soccer team (17-1-2) defeated
Mohawk Valley Community College (12-4-3) 3-2 in an
exciting overtime win to earn the NJCAA Region IIIA Title.
As 2010 Region III Award Winners, GCC also
captured other major honors with Coach Kelly Gillow
named NJCAA Region III Coach of the Year, and sophomore
captain Jessie Jaszko (Batavia, NY) named NJCAA Region
III Player of the Year. The All-Tournament soccer team
players from Genesee included Jessie Jaszko (Batavia, NY),
Adele Zeh (Nunda, NY), and Ali Cashmore (Akron, NY).
The Tournament MVP was Catherine Mucha (Dalton, NY).
“It has been an amazing year with the team consistently
coming together both on the offense and defense,” Gillow said.
“We are looking forward to continuing the synergy in another
heated game.”
Golf team prepares for
Spring 2011 season
The GCC golf team started preparation for Spring
2011 with several intra-squad scrimmages and two WNYAC
scrimmages in the Fall 2010 semester.
GCC won a home WNYAC Scrimmage against
NCCC and finished in the middle of the pack in an away
scrimmage at MVCC’s Skenandoa Golf Club in Clinton, NY.
Although GCC will miss Jeff Marcy, last year’s
number one player, the team has several returning players
who have stepped up their game considerably, and the team
has a couple new prospects that should help the team show
overall improvement in Spring 2011.
Head Coach Tom Tucker will also have a new
assistant coach in Tom Moynihan, who adds more game and
teaching experience to the mix.
Returning players are team captain Matt Ferdinand,
Mark DeCook, Alex Muench, and Mike Estela. New players
are Corey Kocent and Adam Bishop. It is also anticipated
that two more very strong players will be on the squad in
the spring.
The team’s fall activities have included practice and
play at the Batavia Country Club - GCC’s home course - as
well as early morning weight workouts in the GCC fitness
center, which continue through the end of the semester. Spring
2011 season conditioning and skill workouts commence on
January 24th, 2011. Tucker is looking for good players who may be
interested in playing on the team, especially female players,
since GCC’s lone female player had to drop off the team
due to other commitments.
He may be contacted at tctucker@genesee.edu
or (716) 474-3005.
Insane sports management!
Here we are, one month into the NHL
regular season, and the Buffalo Sabres are near
the bottom of the Eastern Conference again.
It is an understatement to say they
are struggling. They are inconsistent and take
stupid penalties. They have yet to win a game
at home. The special teams are horrible. On
November 3rd against Boston, the Sabres gave
up two shorthanded goals. Derek Roy led the
league in goals at one point. What went wrong?
I hate to beat a dead horse, but the
Buffalo Sabres have not been the same team
since Chris Drury and Daniel Briere got away
through free agency. Darcy Regeir has not
brought in anyone to replace them. Yes, when
Jaroslav Spacek left, Craig Rivet did become the
new captain (Briere and Drury were co captains).
Rivet is on the tail end of his career; Briere
and Drury both reached their prime
in Buffalo.
The free agent acquisitions of this past
summer did not impress me. For some reason,
the Sabres management thinks the team needs
to get tougher and have more of a physical
mentality to it. Currently, opposing teams know
they can knock the Sabres around and get away
with it. For this reason, Rob Niedermayer,
Shaone Morrison, and Jordan Leopold were
signed. Niedermayer won the Stanley Cup
with Anaheim in 2007, but his most productive
years are behind him. Morrison and Leopold
have never won the Cup but add size to the
blue liners. Leopold went to the Cup finals with
Calgary in ’04.
There is a commercial on NHL Network
that makes me angry every time I see it. Ryan
Miller is throwing tennis balls off a wall and
catching them. In the background, two men
are talking about the team. One of them says
the Sabres are probably going to be contenders
again because all of the core players are coming
back. The problem is that the core players have
been struggling and inconsistent for a couple
of years. It is frustrating that rather than trying
to get players who can produce, the Sabres get
tough players. What they really need are some
players who can score.
Maybe Darcy Regeir, the Sabres
general manager, needs to be replaced. He
has been signing players to increase size and
toughness for way too long. If it hasn’t worked
yet, why does he think that it will work now?
The last time Ruff made a trade for a decent
player was prior to the 2003-04 season. That
trade saw Chris Drury come to Buffalo in
exchange for Rhett Warrener. Regeir hasn’t
made a big splash in free agency recently. He
did attempt to sign Drury and Briere after the
’06-’07 season, but his offers weren’t enough.
To be successful in the NHL, or any
sport, a team needs players who produce.
The Detroit Red Wings are competitive every
season because they sign big name players. The
same can be said of the Chicago Blackhawks,
who won the Cup in June. They signed former
Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell before the
’08-’09 season. He was one of the Sabres’ top
defenseman. Another big free agent signing
by the Hawks was Marian Hossa. He was a
big reason why the Red Wings made the Cup
finals in ’09. Good teams have players that can
produce, and Buffalo doesn’t have anybody
who can produce consistently. However, one
can’t blame management for everything.
Some responsibility falls on the head
coach’s shoulders.
Lindy Ruff has been coaching in the
NHL for 13 years. He has spent his entire
career in Buffalo. I think his message is not
getting through to his players. The core players
have been listening to the message for over five
years. Ruff’s strategy has not won Buffalo a
Cup, though they have come close three times.
In 1999, they lost to the Dallas Stars in six games
in the Stanley Cup finals; in ’06 and ’07 they
were beaten in the Eastern Conference finals.
In ’06, they came within a game of reaching
the Cup finals. Ruff either needs to change
his strategy or the Sabres need a new coach.
There are certainly plenty of candidates out
there. Michel Therrien coached the Pittsburgh
Penguins to the Cup finals in ’08. He would be a
good candidate. Tom Renney used to coach the
New York Rangers. Maybe a change of scenery
would be good for Tom. A change in coaching
would probably be good for the Sabres.
The Sabres are plagued with
inconsistency, lack of motivation, and injuries.
I hate using injuries as an excuse, but it’s true.
Jason Pomminville has missed time because
of a concussion. Defensemen have been
in and out of the lineup with injuries. The
special teams are faltering. Maybe it’s time
to change things up a little bit. The definition
of insanity is doing something over and over
but expecting a different result. According
to that definition, the Buffalo Sabres are an
insane team.
GENESEE CENTER
FOR THE ARTS
19TH THEATRICAL SEASON
Spring 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
In the Blood
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Performed by the Forum Players
Thursday – Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 4th, and 5th 2011
@ 7:30 p.m.
In the Blood is a modern interpretation of
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel, The
Scarlet Letter. The play follows the daily trials
of Hester, an illiterate, single, homeless, African
American woman who must find a way to rise
above and care for her five children.
Tickets: $8 Adults, $5 Seniors (55+), Students, and
GCC Faculty/Staff, $3 GCC students with valid ID
and a $2 discount for GCC Alum with Alum Id!
STONE ROW CONCERT
Saturday, March 12th, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Stone Row concert, presented by the Fine and
Performing Arts committee, Saturday, March
12, 2011 at 8pm
Stone Row, a fusion of Celtic, Folk, Country and
Rock, combines the local talent of four
dynamically versatile musicians. Each band
member brings to the table a whole new spin
by their diversified attitudes and styles. Join
us for a wonderful evening!
Tickets: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+), $5 Students
(18-), and GCC Faculty/Staff, $3 GCC students with
valid IDand a $2 discount for GCC Alum with Alum Id!
12
By Mike Anauo
Columnist
Tony Brown and the Faithful
With Opening Act – Swati
BOOKSTORE
NEWS
A LOT OF EXCITING
THINGS ARE HAPPENING
SOON AT THE
BOOKSTORE!
FROM NOVEMBER 29th
THROUGH DECEMBER 3rd,
WE ARE SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
STAFF AND FACULTY BY OFFERING 25% OFF ALL
OF OUR NON-TEXT MERCHANDISE! THAT MEANS ALL
CLOTHING, TRADEBOOKS, AND GIFT ITEMS!
PLEASE HAVE A VALID EMPLOYEE ID AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN ALSO SELL YOUR BOOKS BACK TO
US FROM DECEMBER 6th THROUGH 17th. WE WILL
GIVE YOU CASH, UP TO 50%, FOR YOUR USED
TEXTBOOKS! PLEASE HAVE A VALID STUDENT ID OR
DRIVERS LICENSE WITH A GCC ISSUED BILL READY.
IF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR EYE ON A CERTAIN
HOODIE IN THE STORE, IT WILL BE ON SALE FOR
25% OFF FROM NOVEMBER 29th THROUGH
DECEMBER 17th. THEY MAKE GREAT HOLIDAY
GIFTS FOR EVERYONE!
Friday, February 25th, 2011 7 p.m.
Featuring “Tony Brown and the Faithful” with
an opening act of “Swati”, presented by the
Fine and Performing Arts committee, Friday,
February 25th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Tony Brown, a former member of upstate NY
infamous Ozone, now tours with his band the
Faithful, a gathering of experienced, eclectic
musicians hailing from around the globe.
Brown’s soulful, powerful voice, along with the
acoustic world vibe that his band mates
bring, creates a sound that mixes blues, folk,
and alternative rock. Opening act, Swati, a
Virtual Enterprise NYC native who began her musical career in
Trade Fair
the classical world, plays a twelve-string
guitar that has been fitted with eight. She
GCC Forum
sings and plays in a style that is gripping,
Thursday, December 9th
percussive, honest, and contains hints of
10:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
her Indian heritage. Together, these two
The Virtual Enterprise program helps high school acts should produce a night packed with students develop business skills and experience by linking them to originality and talent!
Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors (55+),
$5 Students (18-), and GCC Faculty/Staff, $3 GCC
students with valid ID and a $2 discount for GCC
Alum with Alum Id!
For ticket reservations contact the
BOXOFFICE@genesee.edu or 585-345-6814
other students from around the country and around the world in a network of “practice firms.” Virtual Enterprises conduct business with one another in a simulated environment via various forms of electronic communication.
EVERYONE IS INVITED to support our local schools as they market their virtual products and services. You will receive your “Virtual Dollars” at the door so you can “shop till you drop” at the Virtual Enterprise Trade Fair.
SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING:
Genesee Community College College Tech Prep Office
ACE Programs Office