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A look into Competitive Gaming pg. 6 Green Living A day in the life of a recycled can pg. 4 Index News Features Opinion Creative Arts Business Calendar Comics Sports VIKING NEWS THE 13 Nov. - 19 Nov. 2013 Fall Issue 11 vikingnews.net WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, VALHALLA, NEW YORK 2-3 4-5 6-7 8 10 11 12-13 14-15 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Awareness Day The Health and Counseling offices are sponsoring an event with several resources for health and awareness as well as free lunch. STC Event Room 11 a.m. – 1p.m. Chi Alpha Epsilon welcomes new members President Hankin announces retirement Hankin delivers state of the college address BY T. M. WALSH BY HELENA SANTIAGO BY KIMONE COLEY “The Chi Alpha Epsilon cere- mony was amazing. It was simple yet elegant. It warms my heart to know that there is an honor society created just for students like me, some- one who began with a lower level class but despite that, was able to excel”; these were the words used by student, Shaina Brown to express her feels of the moment as she was being inducted into the honors society that night. C hi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, are for student who have faced academic challenges in the beginning of their college careers, have risen above them, and maintains a 3.0 GPA or higher. An induction ceremony was done on Oct. 7, 2013, beginning at 4 p.m., which was a private affair between the inductees and the advisors. Guests were welcomed to join in for the recep- tion, aſter the ceremony. On the tables were our certificates and an honor cords, logo pins and candles. e ceremony began with every one taking an honor cord and placing it around their neighbor’s neck, this shows a helping hand. ereaſter, there was candle lighting which originated from one central candle where the flame was shared across the room from candle to candle, signify- ing our unity. We listened to a few Aſter 42 years Dr. Joseph N. Hankin is stepping down from his position as President of WCC. Hankin, the nation’s longest serv- ing community college president, announced his retirement, aſter sitting at the helm of WCC since 1971 at the annual President’s State of the College address on November 6. His retirement was officially accepted at the Board of Trustees meeting that same aſternoon, according to a college relations email. Prior to coming to WCC, Hankin was president of Harford Community College in Maryland for four years. Upon coming to WCC, Hankin “began his four-decade mission toward com- mitment to quality, accessibility, af- fordability and expansion,” according to the email. Hankin immediately began to put his own stamp on WCC by opening the campus to the community, expand- ing academic programs and repairing infrastructure, to name a few items, making good on suggestions made in his interview process for the position. “For the past 42 years, it has been my honor to serve the Board of Trust- ees, administration, faculty, staff, student body, and residents of West- chester County in the position of President of WCC. Our accomplish- ments over the past decades have come as the result of a joint effort by a team of indivuals,” he said. “I am now an- nouncing my retirement,” said Hankin, according to the community relations’ release. e Board has granted Hankin a leave of absence from January 1, through December 31, 2014. Hankin will assist the trustees in a search for a new col- lege president. “He will also assist in college visibility and outreach efforts along with other projects related to the development and refinement of programs and services to meet the needs of the college.” An interim president will be named later this year, once the Board confers with the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. A search committee will be formed and a na- tional search to find Hankin’s perma- nent successor will begin. An outside firm will be hired to assist in the search that could take up to a year to complete. “T his speech almost didn’t get done because it has gotten lost twice,” said Dr. Joseph Hankin as he began delivering his annual State of the College Address last Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. in the Academic Arts Building eatre. He spoke about the changes that happened in the last few years. Which covers the increase in student enroll- ees, student attendance, implementa- tion of new programs, improvements of information technology, the chang- es in the main campus and the exten- sion sites in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, and Ossining. During his speech, he touched upon the fact that WCC Admissions Office has increased its number of enrollees through the creation of an integrated database for new students. Furthermore, he also spoke about the fact that enrollment at WCC has been made easier through the creation and implementation of an online applica- tion proves. New students are e-mailed and are proactively called as part of Admission Office’s New Student Com- munication Plan. Aside from these efforts, the college also sent out U-book and brochures that allowed new prospective students to apply and attend the college. In an attempt to support the in- crease of scholarship applications, e university has made applying for scholarships has been made easier through the implementation of an online scholarship application. To lighten the load of students paying their tuition and fees, the Bursars Office has implemented a student tuition payment plan. e Financial Aid Office provided a link on the Student Service menu to the financial aid status page. A new website was launched in 2013, alongside an online catalog that was implemented. Starting the year 2010, students who activated their college user IDs using MyWCC automatically received an WCC email account. Since its implementation two years ago, over 50,000 accounts have been created. Of the 13,846 students who regis- tered last fall, about 40 percent received financial aid which encouraged their attendance. e WCC Facebook presence has gained traction and grown to 14,000 likes. Academic Affairs introduced credit degree and certificate programs. Some programs are implemented while others are under development includ- ing photography, local studies, future education, fashion technology, energy systems, network security and foren- sics, and environmental science. Alongside the creation of new programs, more online classes have been added for the year. Online educa- tion ran 311 classes in Academic Year 2010 and 2011, compared to 346 classes in 2011 to 2012. WCC’s Welcome Center expanded in the services rendered which at- tracted thousands of students to persist in their studies to enroll, reg- ister, and received more calls including CONTINUED, PAGE TWO NEWS INSIDE LOOK FEATURES MUSIC REVIEW OPINION SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGES CREATIVE ARTS BUSINESS SPORTS The revenge fantasy: Django Unchained vs. 12 Years a Slave pg.7 Tegami Chapter Four: Flagged Message pg. 8 LinkedIn Profile: Start crafting it now! pg.11 WCC Wrestling pg.14 The Upcoming Pulitzer Center Consortium Visit pg. 3 Best Coast Fade Away Cage the Elephant Melophobia Caroline Smith Half About Being A Woman pg. 5 WCC PRESIDENT, DR. JOSEPH N. HANKIN (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
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A look into Competitive Gaming pg. 6
Green Living A day in the life of a recycled can pg. 4
Index
News
Features
Opinion
Creative Arts
Business
Calendar
Comics
Sports
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Alcohol and Substance Abuse Awareness DayThe Health and Counseling o�ces are sponsoring an event with several resources for health and awareness as well as free lunch.STC Event Room11 a.m. – 1p.m.
Chi Alpha Epsilon welcomes new members
President Hankinannounces retirement
Hankin delivers state of the college address
BY T. M. WALSH
BY HELENA SANTIAGO
BY KIMONE COLEY
“The Chi Alpha Epsilon cere-mony was amazing. It was simple yet elegant. It warms my heart to know that there is an honor society created just for students like me, some-one who began with a lower level class but despite that, was able to excel”; these were the words used by student, Shaina Brown to express her feels of the moment as she was being inducted into the honors society that night.
Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, are for student who have faced
academic challenges in the beginning of their college careers, have risen above them, and maintains a 3.0 GPA or higher. An induction ceremony was done on Oct. 7, 2013, beginning at 4 p.m., which was a private a�air between the inductees and the advisors. Guests were welcomed to join in for the recep-tion, a�er the ceremony. On the tables were our certi�cates and an honor cords, logo pins and candles. �e ceremony began with every one taking an honor cord and placing it around their neighbor’s neck, this shows a helping hand. �erea�er, there was candle lighting which originated from one central candle where the �ame was shared across the room from candle to candle, signify-ing our unity. We listened to a few
A�er 42 years Dr. Joseph N. Hankin is stepping down from his position as President of WCC. Hankin, the nation’s longest serv-ing community college president, announced his retirement, a�er sitting at the helm of WCC since 1971 at the annual President’s State of the College address on November 6. His retirement was o�cially accepted at the Board of Trustees meeting that same a�ernoon, according to a college relations email. Prior to coming to WCC, Hankin was president of Harford Community College in Maryland for four years. Upon coming to WCC, Hankin “began his four-decade mission toward com-mitment to quality, accessibility, af-fordability and expansion,” according to the email. Hankin immediately began to put his own stamp on WCC by opening the campus to the community, expand-ing academic programs and repairing infrastructure, to name a few items, making good on suggestions made in
his interview process for the position. “For the past 42 years, it has been my honor to serve the Board of Trust-ees, administration, faculty, sta�, student body, and residents of West-chester County in the position of President of WCC. Our accomplish-
ments over the past decades have come as the result of a joint e�ort by a team of indivuals,” he said. “I am now an-nouncing my retirement,” said Hankin, according to the community relations’ release. �e Board has granted Hankin a leave of absence from January 1, through December 31, 2014. Hankin will assist the trustees in a search for a new col-lege president. “He will also assist in college visibility and outreach e�orts along with other projects related to the development and re�nement of programs and services to meet the needs of the college.” An interim president will be named later this year, once the Board confers with the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. A search committee will be formed and a na-tional search to �nd Hankin’s perma-nent successor will begin. An outside �rm will be hired to assist in the search that could take up to a year to complete.
“This speech almost didn’t get done because it has gotten lost
twice,” said Dr. Joseph Hankin as he began delivering his annual State of the College Address last Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. in the Academic Arts Building �eatre. He spoke about the changes that happened in the last few years. Which covers the increase in student enroll-ees, student attendance, implementa-tion of new programs, improvements of information technology, the chang-es in the main campus and the exten-sion sites in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, and Ossining. During his speech, he touched upon the fact that WCC Admissions O�ce has increased its number of enrollees through the creation of an integrated database for new students. Furthermore, he also spoke about the fact that enrollment at WCC has been made easier through the creation and implementation of an online applica-tion proves. New students are e-mailed and are proactively called as part of
Admission O�ce’s New Student Com-munication Plan. Aside from these e�orts, the college also sent out U-book and brochures that allowed new prospective students to apply and attend the college. In an attempt to support the in-crease of scholarship applications, �e university has made applying for scholarships has been made easier through the implementation of an online scholarship application. To lighten the load of students paying their tuition and fees, the Bursars O�ce has implemented a student tuition payment plan. �e Financial Aid O�ce provided a link on the Student Service menu to the �nancial aid status page. A new website was launched in 2013, alongside an online catalog that was implemented. Starting the year 2010, students who activated their college user IDs using MyWCC automatically received an WCC email account. Since its implementation two years ago, over
50,000 accounts have been created. Of the 13,846 students who regis-tered last fall, about 40 percent received �nancial aid which encouraged their attendance. �e WCC Facebook presence has gained traction and grown to 14,000 likes. Academic A�airs introduced credit degree and certi�cate programs. Some programs are implemented while others are under development includ-ing photography, local studies, future education, fashion technology, energy systems, network security and foren-sics, and environmental science. Alongside the creation of new programs, more online classes have been added for the year. Online educa-tion ran 311 classes in Academic Year 2010 and 2011, compared to 346 classes in 2011 to 2012. WCC’s Welcome Center expanded in the services rendered which at-tracted thousands of students to persist in their studies to enroll, reg-ister, and received more calls including CONTINUED, PAGE TWO
NEWSINSIDE LOOK
FEATURES
MUSIC REVIEW
OPINION
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGES
CREATIVE ARTS
BUSINESS
SPORTS
The revenge fantasy: Django Unchained vs. 12 Years a Slave pg.7
Tegami Chapter Four: Flagged Message pg. 8
LinkedIn Pro� le: Start crafting it now! pg.11
WCC Wrestling pg.14
The Upcoming Pulitzer Center Consortium Visit pg. 3
Best Coast Fade AwayCage the Elephant MelophobiaCaroline Smith Half About Being A Woman pg. 5
WCC PRESIDENT, DR. JOSEPH N. HANKIN (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
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CSS appoints Sandra RamsaySandra Ramsay, Scholarship Administrator, has been elected to serve on the College Scholarship Service Assembly Council for the 2013-2016 term. � e College Scholarship Service (CSS) Assembly is a national assembly of the College Board. � e CSS Assembly is a forum for the consideration of policies, practices, and procedures designed to help students and families prepare to meet the costs of postsecond-ary education; and to support institutions, agencies, and organiza-tions in the equitable and e� cient administration of student � nancial aid programs.
Acorn Award presented to CaryBill Cary, features writer and garden blogger for � e Journal News and LoHud.com, received � e Westchester Community College Na-tive Plant Center’s Acorn Award on October 20, 2013 at the Gateway Center at the college. � e award recognizes an individual or group that inspires people to learn about native plants and to grow them in their own gardens. Past recipients were Martha Stewart and Gregory Long.
Free programs on medicare basics
Introductory workshops on Medicare “basics” will take place next month on Dec. 12 at the County O� ce Building, 9 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon. � e sessions are presented by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS), and will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the eighth-� oor confer-ence room. Please share the attachment, which provides additional information, with those who may be interested.
(Some of the above information was provided by Janice Adams in her “News and Notes” to faculty and sta� , and from the board of trustees minutes)
NEWS BRIEFS
NEWS
The 1st Annual Photography Contest spon-sored by the Westchester Community
College Federation of Teachers is open to all WCC students. Subject matter: Teachers, Librarians, or Coun-selors working
Cash prizes will be awarded:First Place $75.00
Second Place $50Third Place $25
Hurry! The deadline is November 21, 2013 You may submit up to �ve cell phone im-
ages to [email protected] as .jpg �lesAll entrees must include:• the photographer’s name, telephone number, and e-mail address• the full name of the subject (the teacher, librarian, or counselor)• the date and place where the photo was taken• a sentence explaining the circumstances pictured in the photo (Example: Prof. Carver had just �nished teaching a class about Shakespeare.) For Complete Rules, visit WCCFT.ORG
Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society Induction Ceremony
speeches from the advisors and pledged to rules and regulations of the society of which we must uphold. �ere were some fun parts, where we were told secrets, such as there is a secret way to greet each other, for instance, saying “hello” and what to do to �nd out if someone you are talking to is also a member. �ese drew the attention of its members, as it was now something everyone shared and practiced that evening. A�er our Guest where wel-comed inside, they had the opportu-nity to place our pin on our clothing, thereby ending the ceremony and beginning the reception. While talking with Donald Weigand, the dean of student a�airs and head of the honor society, he stated, “�e occasion this evening, inducting 105 students into Chi Alpha Epsilon is one of the most enjoyable experiences of
the year that emphasizes what the community college is all about; in providing access and giving people chances to show that they can do, and excel and become even better and more productive members of society and it is a great honor to be here.” In addition, Advisor Ellen Zend-man , acting director of student de-velopment enthusiastically stated, “ Today is a most special day for me because I get to honor a student that have worked so hard to get through their no credit work and excel and have an outstanding grade point aver-age and show o� to everyone that hard work and dedication pays o�.” Inductee Briahna Savage con-cluded, “It is a great pleasure to be a new member of Chi Alpha Epsilon; what a wonderful once in a lifetime experience it is for me to be a part of
this event. If I had to sum it up in one word I would say that it was “MAR-VELOUS”. Everyone was in total agreeance at this point. Being a member of this honor society has its perks; it may serve as a resume builder, it could be used to put it on a job application, scholarship application, or for transfer application, that is its main purpose. In addition, it is a nationally recognized honor and can set you apart from the rest. It is currently not an active club but is in the process of doing so, that way the inductees can able to have more in-volvement in events and with each other. In the mean time there is still room for networking and the advisors are always available for the members. All the members should be very proud of themselves, as it is a big accomplish-ment.
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Award-winning producer, director and writer Micah Fink will be
visiting WCC from the days of Nov. 21 to Nov. 22. �ey will be presenting their work in various journalism classes, as well as entertain open events for their presentations for students that are not in a journalism class and will miss out on the opportunity. Sapienza covers a plethora of human security stories for his production, his news, and documentary stories. Some of these stories includes: the HIV crisis in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, child soldiers in Sierra Leone, climate refugees in Bangladesh and landmine survivors in Cambodia. Within 15 years, he has successfully covered and produced similar stories for broadcast television and the Internet. One of the awards won by him for his work was a 2009 News and Documentary Emmy for his mul-timedia project on HIV and AIDS in Jamaica. Currently, he is producing a documentary titled Easy Like Water
which is about the impact of the climate change in Bangladesh. Fink is the founder of Common Good Productions. He has specialized his writing, producing and directing skills in subjects such as international a�airs, public health and environmen-tal issues. His most recent projects were a 2011 HBO feature documentary titled Mann v. Ford and Hostage Crises Mas-sacre for the National Geographic Ex-plorer. Fink has worked on �lms for many clients, including PBS Wide Angle, �e Teaching Channel and Frontline. Sapienza’s presentation will feature the screening of his short �lm titled Dominican Republic: Life on the Mar-gins. �is �lm is about the statelessness of the Dominican people that live in the Dominican Republic along with those of Haitian descent. �is �lm touches on the problem of having a ‘lack of nationality’ for some people in the Dominican Republic, because they are allowed dual citizenship. �is means they can also acquire a citizenship elsewhere; for example attaining one in the U.S. while still maintaining the citizenship of their birth place. Fink’s presentation will screen his feature documentary titled �e Abom-inable Crime. �is documentary is about the homophobia in Jamaica. Both Fink and Sapienza’s presentations will include
question and answer opportunities. On Nov. 20, the �rst presentation will be during the Viking News meeting in the Student Involvement Conference Room of the Student Center Building, from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. �e next meeting on Nov. 20 will be in Professor Juli Steadman Charkes’ News Reporting & Writing class. �is presentation will be from 1 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. in the Tech Building in room 13D. �e third pre-sentation will be in Professor Hab Dugo’s Understanding Mass Media class. �e location of this event is TBA and time is from 2p.m. to 4:50p.m. �e last presentation on Nov. 20 portion will take place in Professor Craig Padawer’s Digital Film class. �e loca-tion of this event is also TBA. On Nov. 21, both Professor Eric Luther’s Multimedia Journalism class and Professor Carol Passariello’s Jour-nalism & Democracy class will be in one room to view the presentation in the Tech Building in room 13D from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45p.m. �e Open Event pre-sentation takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Library Media �eater of the Harold L. Drimmer Library. �e only Nov. 22 presentation will be during Professor Monique Bluhm’s Broadcast Journalism class from 12 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. in the Tech Building in room 13D.
Pulitzer Center Consortium visits WCCBY STEPHANIE MEJIA
Two members of the Pulitzer Campus Consortium will be visiting WCC from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22, 2013. In addition, award-winning news and documentary producer Stephen Sapienza, will also be visiting WCC from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21.
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during peak registration periods. WCC has negotiated a new lease in Mount Vernon, which means mov-ing to a renovated and larger facility. �ere are also increased enrollments for the advanced college experience of high school students taking college-level courses. Manhattanville College and White Plains School District recruited over 20 WCC Latina students to serve as mentors which coordinated activities and emphasized college-readiness to middle school Latinas. WCC has been among the �rst in NY State to have a totally tobacco-free campus policy. In three weeks, there will a conference discussing about WCC’s experience with this policy next month. �e Accounting Department suc-cessfully completed its 10th year in COAP program with the e�ort of New York Society’s CPA to attract minor ethnicity students to the accounting profession. Criminal Justice Program added the city of Yonkers Detective Bureau Secret Service, City of White Plains, and City of Peekskill to the list of in-ternships for its Criminal Justice students. �e ACE program has more than doubled its size, has 48 sections to 870 students and WCC had almost 200 sections serving close to 2100 students during the past year. It is now involved with 33 di�erent high schools in the region. Regarding the Testing and Assess-ment Center, 7600 students took the placement exam on the main campus and extensions centers. Placement exams determine and help make a student college-ready in time for graduation. �is college is one of eight com-munity colleges participating in a creation of new and innovative math curriculum. In the nursing program, the class that graduated last year had an overall passing rate of 94.5 on the NCLEX, which is one of the highest in the state. Physical Plant department contin-ues to do a wonderful job keeping all the buildings clean, especially during the hurricane that occurred last Fall 2012. �e English Language Institute
partnered with Westchester Library System and WesConn. �e 10-year library program has add two more libraries: West Harrison and Port-chester. For a total of 5 libraries now. WCC has also provided an increas-ing number of support for veterans. WCC continues to provide services for students with disabilities and op-portunities to succeed. 73 students currently participate in community service placement. WCC has also received new fund-ing services to enhance program of the Mandarin speaking population. WCC has secured fundings for new projects totaling 23 million dollars for site improvements, pathways and walkways, health science building improvements, physical education building renovations, safety and se-curity projects, Student Center renova-tion and expansion, physical education �elds, utility infrastructure and ad-ministration building renovation, and so on. Last three years, the college had over 100 million dollars.
WCC issued an RFP (request for proposal) for the third party admin-istrator for the college’s health care plan. �e college also negotiated an agreement with POMCO to commence in 2014. �e fees are �at for the �rst two years with a CPI increase in the third year, capped at 3 percent. Over-all, the cost of the next three years will be similar to the prior three years. A number of dining services were rebranded by establishing a $3.99 din-ing value meal. Crema Cafe was launched in the Student Center that o�ers Starbucks and Starbucks cards. A new healthy snack program was created for those who are health con-scious. Terry Weizel is funding in CCCIH Community college consortium group for Immigrant education. �e funding consists of 10,000 dollars from the JM Pecking Fund, an additional 125,000 dollars from other sources, and 90,000 dollars from JPMorgan Chase. Improvements on Information Technology has also been imple-
mented. For example, upgrades in the wireless Internet access infrastructure has been able to handle increase tra�c from laptops, cellphones, and tablets. Over the past 3 years, installation of wireless access points in high usage areas improved Wi-Fi connection and increased Wi-Fi locations. Wireless access points are continuously being added due to the increased demand for wireless connection. Network rewiring in the Admin-istration Building resulted to a replace-ment network cables that are more than 20 years old, which resulted to an improvement of performance and computing experience for employees in the building. In 2012, WCC changed phone service providers for the main campus and all extension services for better quality services while decreasing costs. IT used print monitoring so�ware, Papercut, to lessen printing waste since Spring 2013. �e current printing rate is 400,000 sheets per month. A 40 percent reduction in paper cost is a
result of this intervention. Excessive print usage will have chargebacks. Printing rules such as maximum copies per print job were enforced. Regarding the security of mail servers on campus, they receive more than 51 million emails on campus during the year. Only 14 million of these mails passthrough. Out of the 14 million, 13,000 e-mails were marked as phishing. Of the 37 million emails blocked, 28 million were identi�ed as the highest level of spam and phishing, and the remaining 5 million were blocked, because of compliance or contains unwanted programs or links. As a result, over 73 percent of all ex-ternal e-mail received was blocked. In all of WCC campuses, there are 3,409 computers and more than half of these are available for student use. Taking advantage of falling natu-ral gas prices, heating systems were converted to duo fuel boilers in six buildings on the main campus. �is new heating system saved the $500,000 a year for the past few years. In the Mount Vernon Academic Support Center 6th annual college startup, 93 percent who participated in the summer 2011 program were retained in college at this point of year. Common Read Book Selection of Wes Moore was initiated and brought up in good shape. �e Ossining Extension Center redesigned the curriculum technician programs. Yonkers Extensions Center sustained ongoing relationships with commu-nity partners with Cross County Mall Management, Chambers of Business, and Community Foundation Network. “�ere are dozens maybe even hundreds of things that I’ve le� out. We certainly have other challenges ahead of us, strategic planning, man-aging growth, etc, but we are strong together and capable, too,” said Han-kin. He concluded his speech with the announcement of his retirement, which is e�ective by December 2013. “It’s been an honor to work with all of you,” said Hankin.
Read more farewell remarks online @ http://vikingnews.net
The second annual Michael Bobko� Memorial Lecture, featuring Agnes
Vertes, will be presented tomorrow, �ursday, Nov. 14, from 11-12 in Class-room Building 200. As explained in the invitation sent to the campus community last week, “Agnes Vertes is not only an award- winning independent documentary �lmmaker, but also she herself is a child survivor of the Holocaust in Budapest and President of Holocaust Child Survivors of Connecticut. Her produc-tions have been recognized with the top award in the documentary catego-
ry at the Telly Awards, the Aurora Awards, the Communicator Award and a silver medal at the New York Film Festival. “Passport to Life premiered at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, D.C. in March to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary. �e documentary was also translated to Italian and was featured at a ceremony honoring Archbishop Verolino in his native city for his coura-geous e�orts to save Jews in Budapest. She has been honored at many Jewish Film Festivals from New York to Buenos
Aires. One out of Ten, which is the story of eight people from di�erent countries who were children during the Shoah, is used as a teaching tool in schools from Connecticut to Hawaii.” Honors Program directors, Profes-sors Dwight Goodyear and Patti Se-huster, o�ered the �rst of the Bobko� lectures last year. �e lecture program was named in honor of Professor Mi-chael Bobko�, who had taught Holocaust classes for several years here at WCC before his death in the winter of 2012. In their invitation to this lecture, Goodyear and Sehulster explained,
“We hope, over the years, to explore some of the issues Mike so passion-ately pursued in his Honors Holocaust Studies class and in so many other aspects of his life. �ese are important issues that need our attention and dialogue if we are to learn from the past for a better future.” Last fall the WCC Honors Program and �e Sophia and Joseph Abeles Chair for the Honors Program sponsored the �rst of the lectures. Dr. Leonard Grob spoke about Christian rescuers during the Holocaust.
BY DON GREGORY
Agnes Vertes presents Bobkoff memorial lecture
AGNES VERTES
Hankin’s state of the college addressCONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
DR. HANKIN, DELIVERING HIS STATE OF THE COLLEGE ADDRESS, ON NOV. 6 IN THE AAB THEATRE (VN PHOTO/JULIAN MOSES)
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DID YOU KNOW? On average, Americans consume one drink
out of an aluminum can every day.
A day in the life of a recycled canBY RITA KIM
BY JOE OCASIO
Wow! Sounds like quite an adventure if you ask me. I wonder what happens to the plastic and glass we recycle every day. Hmmm…
You’ve had your lunch and decide to rinse out the cans and throw them into the recycling bin.
�at equals 365 cans a year for one person alone. How many people in the United States? �at’s a bit of math homework you can do. But what hap-pens to all of these cans? Well, now that you’re a grown up and very independent at that, you prepare yourself lunch: Soup and a tuna sandwich. Great choice! It’s healthy and easy; but what about the two cans that you just opened up and used? How do you dispose of them? �ey are 100 per cent recyclable a�er all, and one aluminum can equals enough energy needed to run a T.V. for three hours.Let’s take a peek at a day in the life of a recycled can, shall we?
This same can gets picked up by the sanitation department and transported to a processing facility.
Here, the can is shredded, washed and turned into chips, which in turn are melted and poured into molds.
These sheets are then turned into new products such as cans, pans and aluminum foil.
Manufacturing companies take these and �ll them with various contents such as soup and tuna.
PICTOGRAMS FROM NOAN PROJECTHANDS-MICHELE ZAMPARO, WATER FOCET-EDWARD BOATMAN, GARBAGE TRUCK-MARCELA MACHUCA, RECYCLE SYMBOL-GARY ANDERSON, PAPER SHREDDER-MAURIZIO FUSILLO, HOT SPRING-ALEX FRASER, DELIVERY TRUCK-KIM CHOVARD, PAN-NICK LEVESQUE, OTHERS VICTOR JIMENEZ
These molds are shipped to a factory, where they are turned into sheets
You go to the market and pick some of these cans up for your next grown-up lunch
Trading the American Revolution and political debates in Assassin’s
Creed III for pirate crusades and swash-buckling adventures, Assassin’s Creed IV set’s it’s sights for the golden age of piracy with it’s latest entry. It’s a strange yet unique premise, with so little games about pirates released these days, and it’s one that absolutely sails to greatness. Black Flag isn’t just the best in the series yet; it’s one the better open world games release this year and this now dying current generation. Black Flag takes place in the early 18th century and cast you into the shoes of Edward Kenway, the grandfather of the last protagonist of the previous game
in the series, as he seeks the life of piracy and riches so he may live out his life with his family. Along the way, he meets and befriends various pirates, like Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, and more. It’s a far more entertaining story than previous games; the writing is cleaver and well written and the characters are well develop. �e Pac-ing is also much im-proved, and doesn’t take hours for things to get going, like the previous game. It’s also the most accessible Assassin’s Creed game, as you
don’t need to have played past games to know. If you played an Assassin’s Creed game before, you’ll know what to expect. You travel around an open-world, run-ning on roo�ops, �ghting with swords, and assassinating targets. �e biggest addition is the new ship you get. You’ll be able to set sail and travel to di�erent island in the Caribbean, and partake in ship battles. Ship battles are some of the more exciting parts of the game, although they can get repetitive. As you defeat ships, you gain material that can be used to upgrade you’re ship and even recruit members so they can par take open trade routes, so you can gain more cash and
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flagitems to upgrade your ship. It’s all quite absorbing and really makes you feel like you’re sailing. Black Flag also wants you to do more than just do story missions and combat. Side-missions abound; assassin contracts, treasure hunting, and liberation missions are just some of the activities you can do. If there’s anything you wanted to do in a pirate game, it’s here. �ere’s still some quirks that don’t feel right; some minor technical and control issues rear their heads here and there, but it’s not enough to keep this from being an ex-ceptional experience Black Flag might not blow you away with its graphics like the previous game may have, but it’s still a great looking game. What will amaze you is the games art direction and historical accuracy of the environments. From the ship designs, desolate islands, and to even how a character dress, everything looks and matches something that came from early 18th century. �e audio is equally strong with a musical score that match-es it’s pirate theme and even you’re crew will start singing marry tunes a�er a while. �e voice acting is just as great as past games, with accents and perfor-mances so convincing, you’ll wonder why you haven’t seen any of these actors in other works. If you ever wanted to sail the high seas in you’re life, you’ll buy this game. If you like great open world games, you’ll buy this game. It’s not only the best As-sassin’s Creed title in a long while, it’s one of the best open world title released this year, only matched by GTA V in terms of quality.
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Recently publishedWCC professor tohost literary eventBY STEPHANIE MEJIA
Our very own Composition and Literature adjunct professor at
WCC, Brian Centrone will be the center of an event alongside other writers that will be sharing their story ideas, advice and secrets with their audience. Centrone, has had his short stories and poetry appear in literary journals from various colleges such as WCC, Fordham University and �e University of Manchester which is located in the UK. Of his four one-act plays, one has been produced for the National Foundation for the Arts’ Big Read Program in Ohio. A novel that he had written titled An Ordinary Boy was a bestseller on Rainbow eBooks and was highly rated in the Gay and Lesbian Literature section on Amazon. �e event takes place on �ursday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. in the Gateway Center’s Davis Auditorium. Anyone interested may attend as this is an open event for anyone on campus.
This coming Tuesday, Nov. 19, GLOW will be hosting their �rst
ever drag show in the Academic Arts Building �eater from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GLOW will be showcasing the talents and creativity of the LGBT community on campus, with this unique form of entertainment. GLOW will be having this event to “…show the stu-dents a more fun side to the LGBT world and the art of drag,” said Jasmine Lovelace Davis, President of GLOW. �is event will showcase the art of drag
WCC Drag ShowBY NOÉLLE-NICOLE HAMBAS
to students unfamiliar with it, or in-terested in learning more about drag. Jasmine further states, “�is event is for everyone and I would like all stu-dents to come and enjoy the show.” WCC students will be dressed as kings
and queens in drag and giving musical perfor-mances to enter-tain the audience.
A total of eight performances will be showcased by �ve drag queens and three drag kings, with music to be provided by each performer as an ele-ment to their act.
“This event is for everyone and I would like all students to come and enjoy the show.Jasmine Lovelace Davis, President of GLOW
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“The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination- but the combination is locked up in the safe” Peter Devries (Novelist)
FEATURES MUSIC REVIEWNew music from Best Coast, Cagethe Elephant, and Caroline Smith
Grade: CRelease Date: October 22, 2013 It is beginning to seem as if Bethany Cosentino doesn’t have anything to say anymore. Maybe, it’s her love for California which has placed her into a heightened state where she has no need to develop interesting viewpoints; because now-a-days Best Coast just sounds like the
complaining of a closed o� individ-ual, which does not translate well into good music. �at might have always been the truth which is easier to notice in hindsight, but the lack of development from this band is really frustrating. In considering their track records, this is probably going to continue throughout their future releases. Best Coast isn’t singing about anything new or profound, but they still maintain a solid fan base, a steady slot in festivals, and a strong social media presence. In other words, al-though it’s incredibly annoying to continuously hear her sing about how great California is and sadness due to failure of her relationships, Best Coast does not have much of a reason to change their sound at this point of their career because they have an audience for it.
Best Coast Fade Away
Cage the Elephant MelophobiaGrade: A-Release Date: October 08, 2013 I have not listened to Cage the Elephant before this album, and now I feel obligated to search their other albums because I really like Melopho-bia. Sometimes it presents the sound and energy of a live show just as in the album opener “Spiderhead”, but it’s been cleaned up enough to be heard as a proper album, in a similar manner to what Slam Dunk did on Welcome to Miami last year. It is a very raw sound which gets interfered with too o�en by adding unnecessary production e�ects and bad guest vocals. For instance, the presence of Alison Mosshart on It’s Just Forever was painful, but on the whole the sound stays consistently great to make it a fun listen. �ere are screaming choruses, funny lines such as my
personal favorite: “I think your mother wants me dead”, and boatloads of catchy guitar parts. �ere were even surprisingly genuine moments such as the album closer Cigarette Day-dreams. Cage the Elephant brings a lot of great qualities to the table in this album which makes listening to the �nal product is a really worth it.
Caroline Smith Half About Being A Woman
Grade: C+Release Date: October 08, 2013 �is album was incredibly disap-pointing. Back in 2011, Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps released one of the best albums of the year in Little Wind, and that was an eye opening experience for me about the hidden gems that could be found from artists
that I wasn’t familiar with. Little Wind was a mixture of pop and folk sounds with Smith singing about insecurities in relationships, and the con�dence she suddenly displays in Half About Being a Woman, was not really a wel-comed change in her sound. Smith switched from singing about how “ain’t that always how it seems to go, when something good comes, oh it goes” to singing about wanting to �nd a man who can buy her things. It has the sound of a project, where Caroline Smith really wanted to de�ne the person that she was and switched to a neo-soul sound in order to do it, but in reality she is just moving further away from her strengths. She has a fantastic voice, but it is de�nitely not being used on this album properly.
Find more from Kyle Ryan, editor of WCDB Albany’s (wcdbfm.com) music blog, at AIRWAVES. wcdbfm.com/Blog
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination- but the
combination is locked up in the safe” Peter Devries (Novelist). �is quote explains what the Brookhaven Na-tional Laboratory does by doing ex-periments “the combination”, which is to make new discoveries “safe”. Professor Chi, a professor at WCC was impressed that the Brookhaven Na-tional Laboratory had a scale of 5200 acres. “Brookhav-en Lab is noted for the design, con-struction and op-eration of large scale, cutting-edge research facilities that support thou-sands of scientists worldwide. (BNL.gov)” �is extraordinary place encom-passes all di�erent areas of science, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, and Technology. It would be hard not to be fascinated by the view and the knowledge that I will share with you. Our �rst stop was at the Relativis-tic Heavy Ion Collider known as RHIC. “�e RHIC smashes particles to-gether to recreate the conditions of the early universe so scientists can explore the most fundamental building blocks of matter as they existed just a�er the Big Bang. “�is research unlocks secrets of the force that holds together 99 percent of the visible universe—ev-erything from stars to planets and people—and triggers advances in science and technology that have ap-plications in �elds from medicine to national security. More than 1,000 scientists from around the globe—in-cluding hundreds of students training to be part of our nation’s future high-tech workforce—conduct research at RHIC. (BNL.gov)” Luckily, the math club was able to see this astonishing work, up close and personal.�e second place that the Math Club
Math Club visits Brookhaven Labs
BY LINDA GARAYCOCHEA
On October 25, 2013, the math club went to the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
visited was STAR (the Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC). STAR tracks thou-sands of particles produced by ion collisions at RHIC. Weighing 1,200 tons and as large as a house, STAR is a massive detector. “It is used to search for signatures of the form of matter that RHIC was designed to create: the quark-gluon plasma (QGP). Detecting and understanding the QGP allows us to understand better the universe in the moments a�er the Big Bang, where the symmetries (and lack of symmetries) of our surroundings were put into motion…STAR must make use of a variety of simultaneous studies in order to draw strong conclusions about
the QGP. �is is due both to the complexity of the system formed in high-energy nucle-ar collisions and
the unexplored landscape of the phys-ics being studied. (BNL.gov)” �is paramount experiment has large acceptance and is suited for the study of multiparticle correlations and collisions at lower energies. �e math club was most impressed with the Star Detector (William Christie), who was explaining with details what was ex-plained above. He had his presentations well represented with phenomenal pictures that was simply breathtak-ing. �e math club, then headed to our third Stop, which was at the “�e Center for Functional Nano-materials, known as CFN. What are Nanomaterials? �ey are materials that have particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology. �e detector of CFN named Ming Lu, explained that there are hundreds of products containing nanomaterials are already in use. Examples are bat-teries, coatings, anti-bacterial clothing etc. �is is one of the causes that will be soon represent a paradigm shi� in
the technology of today. �e CFN is one of �ve Nanoscale Science Research Centers funded by the Department of Energy’s O�ce of Science. CFN “pro-vides state-of-the-art tools for creating and exploring the properties of mate-rials with dimensions spanning just billionths of a meter. CFN scientists are dedicated to atomic-level tailoring that addresses a wide range of energy challenges. CFN focus areas include: improving solar cells and other elec-tronic nanomaterials; designing more e�cient catalysts; developing new capabilities and uses for electron mi-croscopy; nanofabrication based on so� and biological nanomaterials—all aided by theory and advanced com-putation. (BNL.gov).” �e last stop was at �e National Synchrotron Light Source two, known as NSLS-II. �is site is still under construction at Brookhaven National Laboratory. �e NSLS-II “will provide nanoscale resolution and enable ad-vances in a wide range of scienti�c �elds including energy, environmental science, and biomedicine…10,000 times brighter with nanometer-scale resolution—a key resource for research-ers at Brookhaven’s CFN—and will enhance the development of next-generation sustainable energy tech-
nologies and im-prove imaging of complex protein structures. (BNL.gov)” �e detector Ed Haas, from the NSLS-II, explained how di�erent types
of subjects that we are learning at W C C, especially math, for example Calculus can help make all of these experiments come to life. �is trip gave us, a hands on experi-ence on what we are studying here at WCC. If you are planning to further your education and want some hands on experience, why not go to Brookhav-en National Laboratory? �ey have in-ternships that are available for di�erent levels and varieties of degrees. Why not give it a try? It may just change your life.
“Brookhaven Lab is noted for the design, construction and operation of large scale, cutting-edge research facilities that support thousands of scientists worldwide. ” BNL.gov
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OPINIONYou may not want to think so, but it
is. In fact, in August of this year, a Canadian professional gamer in the League of Legends game was the �rst to be given a P-1A visa to play said game in the United States. A P-1A visa is only given to athletes. So by doing this, the government of the United States has now considered professional gaming, or eSports (short for electronic sports) a sport. But would YOU consider it a sport? Let me guide you through a history and show you where it began, and where it is now. You would think with eSports being recognized as a sport would mean that it is something new. Maybe it started this century, or even in the 1980s a�er the movie �e Wizard was released. �e Wizard was a movie somewhat about competitive gaming, but mostly it was a commercial for Super Mario Bros. 3, among other featured Nintendo games. No, it goes even further than all that. �e earliest video game competition on record took place in 1972. �is competi-tion was held at Stanford University featuring a game called Spacewar. Space-war is a two player only game that plays somewhat like Asteroids, but without the asteroids. �ere are two space ships that two players each control, and the point of the game is to destroy one another by shooting each other. �ere is a center of gravity that controls their movements
and you can warp to a random area of the map to get away from your opponent, but you can’t warp too o�en because your spaceship will explode. And this was only the beginning. Game competi-tions wouldn’t happen on a large scale until nine years later. In 1981, Atari sponsored the �rst big tournament called the Space Invaders Championship. More than 10,000 people participated in this competition. �is competition made competitive gaming into something mainstream. So much so that there was a competitive gaming show that aired for two years on TV called Starcade that was part quiz show, part competitive gaming. Also around this time competitive gaming happened, but in a slightly dif-ferent matter. �ere was the battle for the high score. Back then, almost every game had points you can gain through-out the game. An organization called Twin Galaxies decided to keep track of these high score, and have them recog-nized nationally and o�cially. Twin Galaxies even worked with Guinness World Records to ensure the legitimacy of high scores. A high score competition called the North America Video Game Challenge (State Teams Tournament) which had cities in several states compete for high scores in games with people appointed by the organization to verify and record the scores. It was later changed
to the Video Game Masters Tournament. Gaming competition grew more with Internet gaming. In 1988, a game called Netrek was credited as the �rst online sports game, with 16 people being able to connect and compete with each other. �is was a sign of things to come. In the 1990s competitions were still held and continued with Nintendo run-ning the Nintendo World Championships. �e championships pitted players in di�erent age brackets against each other in a specialized NES game cartridge with three games in 29 cities in the U.S.. �ere were even video game competitions airing on TV, like Nick Arcade, which aired on Nickelodeon. Nintendo even had a competition for the SNES in an event called Nintendo Powerfest ‘94. Nintendo wasn’t the only one running competitive gaming tournaments. Doom, a �rst person shooter for PC, became a favorite among players. It also became popular to connect online via modem and compete against other people playing Doom. It got so popular that a service called DWANGO (Dial-up Wide-Area Network Game Operation) was set up so people had a set place to play Doom. When Doom II was set to release, Microso� set up the �rst PC tournament to be played o� line and in one location. �is was called Deathmatch ‘95. �is standard of meeting in one place set up a standard in eSports competition.
In 1995, another genre of games started its tournament competition. It started in online arguments of who was better at �ghting games, and turned into a “let’s �nd out.” �e games began in New York, then the next year moved to Boston, and a�er that it reached California with an o�cial title “Battle by the Bay” with 40 people competing. It started with two �ghting games, Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2. �e event moved onto to Vegas and in 2002 it was renamed the Evolution Championship Series, or just Evo. �is competition has over 1,000 competitors and is the biggest and longest �ghting game tournament in the U.S.. �ey also feature more than just current Capcom �ghting games, like Mortal Kombat, Smash Bros, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and others. It not only features local players, but ones from all over the world from countries like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia. All these players came on student or visitor’s visas, but they can come in as athletes in the new law. In the 2000s, competitive gaming was gaining some ground globally. In 2002, Major League Gaming started in the United States. Its genres vary from �rst person shooters, to strategy games, to �ghting games that Evo doesn’t cover. World Cyber Games was found-ed in South Korean in 2000 and is cur-rently the largest eSports tournament
in the world. It is even considered the Olympics of gaming. �is tournament also features a wide variety of video game genres including sports games like the FIFA soccer series as well as strategy games like Dota 2, Warcra� III, and �rst person shooters like Counter-Strike Online and CrossFire. Lately, games have their own tourna-ments. �e biggest of the all of them is the game League of Legends. A multi-player online battle arena game, it has reached international and popular status. In 2013, the latest season of the League of Legend Tournament was helped on the Staples Centre in Los Angles, selling out in �ve minutes. It was so big that HBO’s, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel covered this event. While I mentioned some of the global tournaments, there are many local tournaments with di�erent games happening all the time. For one of my past articles, I even spoke with someone who plays Pokemon professionally. And the viewing audience for eSports keeps growing. �ese events are streamed on video streaming websites to millions around the world, and there’s even a push to get eSports to television again. To think that it started with something small on a university’s campus, and became a recognized global sport. Would you now consider professional gaming a sport?
Competitive Gaming: From Local Competition to a Global Sport
BY RICKY MARTINEZ
When you think of a sport, you're probably think football, baseball, basketball, etc. But would you consider gaming a professional sport?
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and people but in changing the system and the assumptions underlying it, a much lengthier and more di�cult task. A�er all, revenge is just as much
an aspect of that system as are the insults and injus-tices it is meant to punish. When men start talking about their manhood or their honor, there’s going to be blood, death, and destruc-tion – sometimes a little, more likely lots of it. One other di�erence between the revenge
fantasy and political reality: in real life results of revenge are o�en short-lived. Killing o� an evildoer or two doesn’t do much to end the evil. In the movies, we don’t have to worry about that. A�er the climactic revenge scene and peaceful coda, the credits roll, and the house lights come up. �e End. In real life though, we rarely see a such clear endings, and we should know better than to believe a sign that declares “Mission Accom-plished.”
It o�ers not one breath of romanti-cism about the ante-bellum South.
No Southern gentlemen getting all noble about honor and no Southern belles and their mammies a�ec-tionately reminisc-ing or any of that other Gone With the Wind crap, just an inhuman system. 12 Years depicts the sadism not only as per-sonal (though the �lm does have its individual sadists) but as inherent in the system – es-sential, inescapable, and constant. Now, Noah Berlatsky at �e At-lantic points out something else about 12 Years as a movie, something most critics missed – its refusal to follow the usual feel-good cliche plot conven-tion of American �lm: If we were working with the logic of Glory or Django, Northup would have to regain his manhood by stand-ing up to his attackers and besting them in combat. Django Unchained is a revenge fantasy. In the typical version, our peaceful hero is just minding his own business when the bad guy or guys deliberately commit some terrible insult or o�ense, which then justi�es the hero unleashing violence – o�en
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The revenge fantasy: Django Unchained vs. 12 Years a Slave
BY JAY LIVINGSTON, PHD
Many critics are praising 12 Years a Slave for its uncompromising honesty about slavery.
at cataclysmic levels – upon the bad-dies. One glance at the poster for Django, and you can pretty much guess most of the story.It’s the comic-book adolescent fan-tasy – the nebbish that the other kids insult when they’re not just ignoring him but who then ducks into a phone booth or says his magic word and transforms himself into the avenging superhero to put the bad guys in their place. �is scenario sometimes seems to be the basis of U.S. foreign policy. An insult or slight, real or imaginary, becomes the justi�cation for “retali-ation” in the form of destroying a government or an entire country along with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of its people. It seems pretty easy to sell that idea to us Americans – maybe because the revenge-fantasy scenario is woven deeply into
American culture – and it’s only in retrospect that we wonder how Iraq or Vietnam ever happened. Django Unchained and the rest are a special example of a more general story line much cherished in Ameri-can movies: the notion that all prob-lems – psychological, interpersonal, political, moral – can be resolved by a �nal competition, whether it’s a quick-draw shootout or a dance con-test. (I’ve sung this song before in this blog, most recently here a�er I saw Silver Linings Playbook.) Berlatsky’s piece on 12 Years points out something else I hadn’t noticed but that the Charles Atlas ad makes obvious: it’s all about masculinity. Revenge is a dish served almost ex-clusively at the Y-chromosome table. �e women in the story play a periph-eral role as observers of the main event – an audience the hero is aware of – or
as prizes to be won or, infrequently, as the hero’s chief source of encourage-ment, though that role usually goes to a male buddy or coach. But when a story jettisons the manly revenge theme, women can enter more freely and fully. 12 Years a Slave though, doesn’t present masculinity as a solution to slavery, and as a result it’s able to think about and care about women as people rather than as accessories or MacGu�ns. Scrapping the revenge theme can also broaden the story’s perspective from the personal to the political (i.e., the sociological): 12 Years a Slave doesn’t see slavery as a trial that men must overcome on their way to being men, but as a sys-temic evil that leaves those in its grasp with no good choices. From that perspective, the solution lies not merely in avenging evil acts
If we were work-ing with the logic of Glory or Django, Nor-thup would have to regain his manhood by standing up to his attackers and besting them in combat.Noah Berlatsky
The Atlantic
12 Years a Slave doesn’t see slav-ery as a trial that men must over-come on their way to being men, but as a systemic evil that leaves those in its grasp with no good choices.Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic
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Jay Livingston is the chair of the So-ciology Department at Montclair State University. You can follow him at Montclair SocioBlog or on @JayLiv-ingston.
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As the day began to wind down and students were getting ready to go
home, Seiko stood outside of her �rst period teacher’s classroom, awaiting her punishment for what happened earlier today. Sitting on a nearby chair placed in the hallway, she sat quietly while observing her surroundings. As her eyes scanned the hall way, she saw something that caught her attention: a beautifully decorated �sh tank with various exotic �sh swimming about in the con�nes of the spacious tank. She looked around to make sure no one, especially the teacher was not around so that she could sneak over, and take a closer look at the spectacle of a �sh. As she watched in awe while the beautiful �sh swam about in their tank, she saw something dreadful, the �sh note from earlier was �oating in the tank with the �shes. She couldn’t understand how something like that was possible and moreover why was it happening to her? Just as she was thinking that something even more eerie started to happen, the paper became transparent revealing the message with in. �is time the message was: Silly girl, did you really think you could go about your life without in-cluding me? I’m the highlight of your day! Come to think of it, your life was rather dull until I intervened. You may not value your existence but I do. So much in fact that I want to BE YOU! I like everything about you from the way that you dress to the way that you walk. Heck, I even like the way you sleep! Seiko was freaked out by the obsessive mental state, which persists within the writer of this strange letter. Before she could �nish reading the letter, she was interrupted by the voice of her �rst period teacher. “What are you doing?! Vandalizing school prop-erty!” �e teacher shouted. Seiko quickly turned around to face her wind bag teacher, replying, “But Ma’am, I didn’t do it! �at was already in the
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tank long before I got here!” Her teacher looked passed her and towards the �sh tank; “Huh?! I’m not talking about that! I’m taking about the mess you made in the classroom! “W-What mess?!”; Seiko was bewildered by her teacher’s sudden accusation. “Don’t play stupid with me young lady! I don’t see how anyone else could have come in here and did this! I knew you were trouble from the moment you walked in my classroom!” Seiko insisted, “B-But I didn’t do – Whatever!” Her teacher once again interrupted her without hearing her side of the story, grabbed her by her arm and force-fully guided her to the classroom like a prisoner being escorted to prison. When they both walked in the class-room it was in shambles. �e chairs were over turned, there were papers all over the place, food on the ground, and the expensive curtains over the decorated large window were torn, and the once spotless desks now had writ-ing all over them. �e teacher contin-ued, “I was going to just going to have you sort �les for me until 4pm but you really put icing on the cake with this! Do you want to get thrown out that badly?!” “Please Ma’am! I didn’t do any of this! I was waiting where you told me to until you came. �ere’s no way I could have done this! And even if I wanted to do it, I don’t have the key to get in your classroom”, Seiko plead. “Really, so who do you think did it then?” I don’t know but I can ensure you it wasn’t me.” �e teacher looked her up and down then folded her arms stating, “Fine I won’t report you if you fell so strongly about this, but since your still here make yourself useful.” She gave Seiko a bottle of Windex and a dirty old rag and yelled, “Start cleaning! I’ll be back to check on you in thirty minutes and this room better be at least halfway spotless! Do I make myself clear?” Seiko looked at the task given to her with great disgust
and sighed, “Yes…Ma’am…” While scrubbing down the tarnished desks, Seiko began to daydream about being somewhere other than where she was. “Geez this sucks, why am I getting punished for things I didn’t even do it, and why did they have to write on the desks with Permanent markers?! �is stu� is so hard to get o�, and how could they seriously have enough time to do all of this and frame me?” While she was daydreaming, a squashing sound could be heard as she walked. When she looked down to see what it was, she had gotten pound cake all over her shoe. “Well, there are worst things to step on then pound cake I guess.” Looking away from her shoe, Seiko noticed another one of those bizarre notes on one of the desks, only this time it appeared to be mock-ing her; SEE! SEE! I told you wouldn’t ignore me! You think I’ll just fade away like a soon to be forgotten dream?! No, no you’ll have to work harder than that to tune me out! Now that you have a good idea of what I’m capable of, perhaps you’ll be wise about upsetting me next time! �is letter in particular pissed Seiko o� as this anonymous writer was now mocking her, rubbing in the fact that they got her in trouble, to show they had power over her. She crumbled up the o�ensive letter and threw it in the trash can with the rest of the garbage that accumulated from her cleanup duty. A�er she �nished cleaning, she started to cry because at this point trying to hold back her tears was a very di�cult thing for her to do. She couldn’t understand why these bad things were happening to her and no one else. What did she do to deserve being treated so badly by this strang-er? She wiped the tears from her eyes and gathered her things. When the teacher returned, she started her journey to head home.
CHECK NEXT ISSUE FOR CHAPTER FIVE...
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BUSINESS
ON WEDNESDAY NOV. SIXTH DURING COMMON HOUR, THE MARKETING CLUB LED BY PROFESSOR DEIDRE VERNE (SEATED IN THE BACKGROUND), HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION FOR ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN GETTING PRO-FESSIONAL HEADSHOTS FOR THEIR LINKEDIN PROFILES.
LinkedIn Pro� le: Start crafting it now! For those who think it’s too soon to start developing your LinkedIn pro�le – think again. To-day’s job recruiters acknowledge social professional networks as one of the most important sources for hiring.
Social professional networks are also the fastest growing source of
quality hires. Many college students o�en focus on building their resume, understandably, many don’t have LinkedIn pro�les. Don’t wait until a�er graduation to start building up your LinkedIn pro�le. Employers are looking for recent graduates. LinkedIn’s career experts suggest that if you’re active on Linke-dIn as a college student, then they are considered passive job searchers. Being identi�ed passively means job recruit-ers could �nd your pro�le and con-sider you for a position, without you even having to apply. Some college students are cautious of including their pro�le pictures on LinkedIn for fear of looking too young. But a professional pro�le picture could actually work in the student’s favor. A photo provides a face for the digital personality pro�le that one provides on LinkedIn and helps recruiters see the person as a real human, rather than a hyperlink. When you build a pro�le, list quali�cations and accomplishments. �inks of key words that describe yourself, such as leadership, project management, teamwork, etc. It is not
BY GRICEL VETTESE
necessary to join every group in your �eld of interest. Your LinkedIn pro�le should combine together the story of your professional development. Include information about pertinent course-work, clubs and organizations in which you’ve participated at school. If a student has any internships or work experience, be speci�c about what skills were developed, or how many students were tutored by you. A key di�erentiator as a college student is that most college students are technologically in tune and students know how to build a professional brand through social media. Employers want to know that you can bring that expe-rience and know how into their com-pany. Focus on visually illustrating skills with rich media, such as pictures and videos. Presentations students may be especially proud of, or a design project students may have executed for an internship should all be in-cluded in the pro�le to help recruiters visualize what type of talent you bring to the table. One common fallacy of LinkedIn recommendations is that they have to come from previous employers. Not true. A recommendation from a college
professor or academic adviser, espe-cially one with experience in your desired �eld, speaks volumes to your ability to stand out from the crowd. Aim to get recommendations from professors who know you personally, or who have a good sense of your work ethic, and can speak speci�cally to your accomplishments in the classroom. When posting comments on a group page, avoid including controversial or personal opinions on LinkedIn. Instead, o�er a professional opinion or ask a question. Students are wise to prove that they’re reading industry-speci�c news and that they’re engaging with it analytically. One of the best ways to get noticed is to provoke conversations and ask smart questions. Do a bit of research, or at the very least a Google search, before you ask a question. �is will ensure you convey an informed professional persona, and questions will most likely be stronger if they don’t have an easy answer.LinkedIn may be one of the most important digital business cards one can have. LinkedIn is not Facebook or Instagram, instead it’s a chance to be market yourself as a professional. Which means, Facebook rules do not apply.
Business Skills: Leadership QualitiesBY GRICEL VETTESE
Leadership is the most valuable as-sets a person may possess in all of
time. It is also one of the key factors to a successful business. It’s hard to condense all the skills that make up a good leader but these people are im-mediately recognizable. �ey exude con�dence in all of their actions. When these leaders speak, they demand authority and respect. However, a leader never forgets about the team he/she is running and makes sure to o�er encouragement and sup-port where needed. A good leader will also never be afraid to admit when he/she has made a mistake. A good deal of being a leader in-volves planning and organizing many parts of a project into one functioning as a whole. In order to do this, the leader must be able to break down the parts and put them into a plan. He or she must also make sure that the plan is put into e�ect, forecast problems, and �nd workable solutions along the way. �is requires an analytical mind and a great eye for details as well as the ability to predict future outcomes. Having a deep understanding of human nature is important for a leader to know. Leaders are o�en valued for their creativity in coming up with new ideas and problem solving.
However, this creativity always lies on a basis of common sense. �ey are capable of looking at all aspects of the company with objection and calculate whether plans are actu-ally feasible or not. Anyone with ex-perience in the �eld will agree that it isn’t enough to have knowledge one must also have the basic sense to put that knowledge into practice. An import part of a leader’s job involves translating complicated ideas and instructions to teams of people, investors, and other department heads. It includes taking responsibility for actions. Since the leader may interact with a wide variety of people from di�erent backgrounds, this can be a very daunting task. While looking at the technical aspects of a job, the leader will never forget about the hu-man element, nor forget that people are the backbone of a company. Being a leader can be an incredibly stressful one. Not only is the success of the company his or hers responsibil-ity but a leader usually work long hours and weekends. �ey need to be able to remain calm no matter what problems occur. In the event of a problem, the leader needs to have the cool mindset to quickly troubleshoot the problem.
SuccessYou know you’re successful when you wake up in the morning looking to the day ahead. You know you’re successful when you feel great about the people you’re collaborating with because you admire, and respect them. You know you’re successful when you feel you’re connecting with the world while sharing your pas-sion. Success is about binding people together who have nothing in common, except a single goal. You know you’re successful when you fall asleep at night knowing you did the best that you could do in every aspect of life. You know you’re successful when you feel compelled to share your knowledge and friendship without ever needing any of it in return…because there are some things that success is not…it’s not about money, fame, greed or power...of this I am sure.
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WEDNESDAY NOV. 13
WORKSHOPJob Search 101Looking for a job is a full time job. The smart job seeker utilizes all of the methods available including social media. Learn about the dif-ferent methods, how to make the most of the WCC online job board College Central Network and how to use LinkedIn to network your way to a job.CLA 1009 – 11 a.m.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Awareness DayThe Health and Counseling o�ces are sponsoring an event with several resources for health and awareness as well as free lunch.STC Event Room11 a.m. – 1p.m.
THURSDAY NOV. 14
EVENTOpen House ProgramWCC will be hosting an open house for prospective students. The program begins in the PE building.For more information please call 914-606-67353:30– 6 p.m.
FRIDAY NOV. 15
MOVIE3D Adventure THOR: The Dark WorldMovie Tickets $10Includes entry, small popcorn & sodaPurchase tickets in STC 103Bus departs at 6 p.m.
SUNDAY NOV. 17
HOCKEYNew York Rangers vs. Los Angeles KingsPrice $30 (includes transpor-tation)Bus departs at 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY NOV. 19
EVENTGLOW presents: GLOW Drag ShowAAB TheatreDoors at 4:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 20
TALENT SHOWClub Jamaica presents: Hit-FactorJoin us for the fun and see all the talented students at WCC. If you would like to enter the Hit-Factor, email [email protected] with your name, talent/way of expression and
contact number.AAB Auditorium11:30 a.m.
THURSDAY NOV. 21
GUEST SPEAKERBrian CentroneThis reading and lecture series lets the best of today’s writers share their secrets with liter-ary a�cionados.Brian Centrone is a former student and adjunct profes-sor of WCC. His short stories and poems have appeared in literary journals from WCC, Fordham University, and The University of Manchester (UK). Four of his one-act plays have been produced for the stage as part of the National Foun-dation for the Arts’ The Big Read Program in Ohio. His debut novel, An Ordinary Boy, was an instant bestseller on Rainbow eBooks and topped the Gay and Lesbian Literature section on Amazon.
Gateway Davis Auditorium10 & 11 a.m.
FRIDAY NOV. 22
WORKSHOPInterview Training WorkshopIf you are a student who will be interviewing for FT, PT, Summer jobs or Internships, this is an essential program
for you.Learn techniques of success-fully interviewing for jobs -how to prepare, answer typical questions, make a good impression and get that job.CLA 1002 p.m. - 4 p.m.
SATURDAY NOV. 23
CONCERTBilly McGuigan & Co “Rock Legends”Part concert and part tribute, but all rock n’ roll! In this unique multimedia revue created by Billy McGuigan, audiences are given the opportunity to vote, through applause, for the songs they want to hear. The musical choices take audiences on a journey from the 50’s rock and roll of Elvis, Buddy, and Jerry Lee, to the 60’s British Invasion bands: The Beatles,The Rolling Stones and The Who. They’ll hit the groove of the 70’s with the Bee Gees, and the piano men – Billy and Elton, and even dabble in the music of the 80’s with Tom Petty, U2 and Bon Jovi! Customize and create your own playlist for the evening! Tickets are $22 (general admis-sion), $20 (students/seniors/fac-sta�), and $16 (children under 13).Academic Arts Theatre8 p.m.
MONDAY NOV. 25
WORKSHOPJob Search 101Description on November 13CLA 10010 a.m. – 12 p.m.
TUESDAY NOV. 26
WORKSHOPInterview Training WorkshopDescription on November 11CLA 100 9 - 11 a.m.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 27
LECTUREHow To Recognize Business Scams Professor Rick Hyland will discuss tips for avoiding get-ting trapped in scams. Learn how to spot multi-level mar-keting, network marketing, Ponzi and pyramid schemes. Hosted by the Entrepreneur-ship and Networking ClubGateway Center, Davis Audi-torium11:00 a.m.
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�e WCC bowling teams will be starting their season o� at the Stevens Tech Tournament in December. Both the men’s and women’s teams are members of the NJCAA and College Bowling USA (CBUSA), participating in 7 to 10 tourna-ments every season. �ey are currently looking for bowlers whether experienced or just beginning. All full time students are welcomed to join and have a chance at attaining a scholarship from a 4 year school. Practices have begun and are taken place Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the AMF Bowling Center in White Plains at 3 p.m. For more information you may email coach Hauck at [email protected]
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LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPTAIN DAVID RIVERA, COACH JOE REGAN AND CAPTAIN RAYMOND RAMOS (PHOTO COURTESY OF RAYMOND RAMOS)
The Vikings are currently ranked No. 17 in the country and are part
of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA). Being coached by Joe Regan a former Section 1 wrestler who also coached at Ma-hopac High School achieving a Sec-tion 1 title. He is also a personal trainer and owns “Joe Regan Strength and Conditioning.” Coach Regan believes that “WCC has the ability to be become a wrestling powerhouse.” �e team participated in the Uconn Invitational on Nov. 2, which included the participation of 8 other schools.
Kevin Jimenez a Mount Saint Michael graduate from the Bronx took �rst place at 141 pounds. Raymond Ramos a New Rochelle High School graduate and former two time All-Section wrestler placed second at 174
pounds. On Dec. 1, the Vikings will participate as guests in “Grapple
At �e Garden” which is a tournament held at Madison Square Garden mainly for Division 1 schools.�ey will be competing against their rivals, Stony Brook who are also part og the NCWA. �e vikings faced Stony Brook in a dual match last year, beating them 26-24.
“They want revenge but we’re going to bring it to them” Team captain Ramos
NYS Collegiates Cornell University
Grapple At The Garden Madison Square Garden
U. Southern Maine Tournament U. Southern Maine
SUNY/ Westchester Vs Hunter Vs USSMA Hunter College
SUNY/ Westchester Vs Yeshiva Vs Bergen CC Yeshiva University
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Team Point LeaderName : Kevin Jimenez
Weight: 133 Year: Sophomore
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No. 1 UConn routs Hartford 89-34 in season openerPAT EATON-ROBB HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Moriah
Je�erson scored a career-high 17 points and top-ranked Connecticut began the defense of its eighth national title with an 89-34 rout of in-state rival Hartford on Saturday.�e sophomore guard, who also had �ve assists, led a balanced o�ensive that saw four players reach double �gures.Center Stefanie Dolson had 16 points and six rebounds. Breanna Stewart added 14 points and Kaleena Mosque-da-Lewis chipped in 12 for the Huskies.Freshman Deanna Mayza led Hartford with eight points. �e competition gets much sti�er very quickly for UConn, which hosts No. 3 Stanford on Monday and has road games against No. 8 Maryland and No. 13 Penn State in the next eight days.
Connecticut hit its �rst six shots, and used an 18-0 to go up 27-9 and take control of the game. UConn held the Hawks without a point for almost 8 ½ minutes during that spurt.Dolson hit seven of her eight shots from the �oor, including two 3-pointers. �e senior center had made eight shots from behind the arc in her Connecticut career, and all of those came last season.A fast-break layup by Je�erson with 2 ½ minutes to go in the �rst half gave the Huskies their �rst 30 point lead at 47-16 and UConn led 55-17 at the break.�e Huskies had just two turnovers in the �rst half, while forcing 15 by Hart-ford.Hartford shot just 27 percent from the �eld and turned the ball over 22 times.Another Je�erson layup less than a
minute into the second half put UConn up by 40 points, and one with just under 4 minutes le� in the game gave the Huskies an 84-34 lead.�e Huskies won by more than 20 points 29 times last season and by 30 or more 23 times, including a 68-point win over Idaho in the �rst round of the NCAA Tournament.It was the 18th consecutive time UCo-nn has won its opening game, and the 21st consecutive win in a home opener. �e Huskies haven’t lost the �rst game of a season since falling to Louisiana Tech in 1995.Hartford was playing without two key players. Forward Katie Roth, projected to be the Hawks best front-line player, and guard Mallory Shickora both were lost in the preseason with season-
ending knee injuries.�e Hawks, who won 21 games in 2012-13 and are picked to �nish second in the America East this season, started three freshmen against the Huskies.Geno Auriemma played everyone on his bench, and walk on freshman Briana Pulido was the only Husky without a point. Freshman guard Saniya Chong had eight points. UConn guard Brianna Banks, play-ing for the �rst time since su�ering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a Feb. 2 win at St. John’s, played 22 minutes and had three points. �e Huskies are now 297-14 while playing as the nation’s top-ranked team.
CONNECTICUT GUARD MORIAH JEFFER-SON (4) DRIVES PAST HARTFORD GUARD DEANNA MAYZA (3) DURING THE SECOND HALF OF AN NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME IN HARTFORD, CONN., ON SATUR-DAY, NOV. 9, 2013. JEFFERSON SCORED A GAME-HIGH 17 POINTS IN CONNECTI-CUT’S 89-34 VICTORY. (AP PHOTO/FRED BECKHAM)
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SYRACUSE WIDE RECEIVER BRISLY ESTIME, LEFT, PUSHES PAST MARYLAND DEFENSIVE BACK A.J. HENDY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF AN NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME IN COLLEGE PARK, MD., SATURDAY, NOV. 9, 2013. (AP PHOTO/PATRICK SEMANSKY)
Syracuse rolls past Maryland 20-3COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jerome Smith ran for 118 yards and two touch-downs, and Syracuse used a strong defensive e�ort to beat error-prone Maryland 20-3 Saturday. Smith scored from the 1 in the �rst quarter and added a 21-yard TD with 10:33 le� to put the Orange up by 17. It
was his third 100-yard game of the season and eighth of his career.Durell Eskridge and Julian Whigham had interceptions for Syracuse, which also forced �ve fumbles — recovering two of them. �e Orange (5-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) have allowed only three points in their last two games
following a 56-0 loss to Georgia Tech.Maryland (5-4, 1-4) has lost three straight and four of �ve. �e Terrapins have been trying since mid-October to reach the six wins necessary to earn a bowl bid.C.J. Brown went 21 for 40 for 211 yards and two interceptions for Maryland,
which was limited to 151 yards in the second half.A�er closing the �rst half with turnovers on its �nal three possessions, the Ter-rapins began the third quarter in similar fashion. Brown fumbled a snap from center, and Cameron Lynch re-covered for Syracuse to set up a �eld goal for a 13-0 lead.�e Terrapins �nally scored late in the third quarter, with plenty of help from
the Orange. �ree 15-yard penalties against Syracuse enabled Maryland to reach the red zone. A�er the Terrapins had a lost fumble wiped out by an o�side call against the Orange, Brad Craddock kicked a 23-yard �eld goal.�at ended a shutout run of 113 minutes by the Syracuse defense, beginning in the fourth quarter against Georgia Tech and including last week’s 13-0 win over Wake Forest.In the fourth quarter, Orange quarter-back Terrel Hunt ran for 29 yards to set up Smith’s game-clinching touchdown jaunt.Hunt �nished 15 for 24 for 140 yards and an interception. He also ran for 67 yards on seven carries.Syracuse won despite being penalized 12 times for 115 yards and going 3 for 14 on third-down conversions.�e Orange outgained Maryland 267-141 before hal�ime and scored on their �rst and last drives to take a 10-0 lead.Syracuse took the opening kicko� and launched a 16-play drive that consumed nearly eight minutes and featured a pair of fourth-down gambles, the last of which produced Smith’s �rst touchdown run.�e Terrapins converted a fourth-down try of their own late in the �rst quarter, but that only led to a missed �eld goal try by Craddock.In the second quarter, a fumble by Smith started a run of �ve of six possessions that ended in turnovers, including three by Maryland — two interceptions by Brown and a fumble by Amba Etta-Tawo. Syracuse converted the last turnover into a 34-yard �eld goal by Ryan Norton.
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