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Issue 2 Volume XXXX	Fall 200C		October 31, 2000	,
The History of Halloween
About 3000 years ago in Ireland, the Celtic tribes lead by Druid Priests celebrated the great right of Samhain.
lieved that eerie things would happen. It was their belief that on Samhain, all who died in the past year would come back to earth to roam freely. Not all these spirits were at ease; the Celts believed that in order to appease the angry spirits they must parade to the outskirts of town and leave food as treats for the dead. This was the origin of trick or treating.
Other Halloween traditions had their origins from the other aspects of the world. Dressing up, for example, came from the pagans. Certain sects of Pagan religions believed that if they
for on Samhain they circled the bonfires that Celtics set for ritualistic reasons. What is interesting is that mosquitoes were attracted to the fire and bats were attracted to the mosquitoes. The mosquitoes were small and couldn’t be seen so the bats were associated with Halloween.
The Romans, who worshipped the goddess Pomona, goddess of fruits and gardens, gave way to the newer tradition of bobbing for apples. During the Pomona festival, around November first, they laid out apples and nuts for their goddess to eat.
In 1486, Pope Innocent the Eighth banned all aspects of Paganism and the Celtic religion, including Samhain, due to the belief in witches. Witches became a symbol of evil. Black cats were believed to be witches’ spirits in animal form. From these beliefs, the traditions of modern-day Halloween emerged.
In 1517 Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation which changed Halloween forever. This reformation pulled away from the Catholic Church and the belief in saints, including All Saints Day on November first, which was designed to convert the Pagans’ most sacred holiday into a day of the church. As a result the English came to view Halloween as a way to fight the Church but celebrated Bonfire Day after the Catholic dissident Guy Falk tried to blow up the British Parliament. On Bonfire Night effigies of Guy Falk are placed on the fires and burned. The children take the figures and go from house to house asking for pennies for the man. Americans designed divination games, which included looking at cooking meat to see the face of the man they are to marry. Other games made predictions of one’s future, especially romantic prospects.
In the 1800’s, Halloween became more contemporary. A big boost came when Irish immigrants breathed new life into Halloween tradition. There is a legend which clams a man named Jack O’Lantern was so evil that he was banned from heaven and hell. He was
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by James Hoose
When we think of Halloween, we think of the evening of October 31st. Halloween is a night in which we celebrate by masquerading around town, knocking on doors, receiving treats, and having fun on an interesting yet mysterious night. The origins of Halloween are as interesting and mysterious as the evening itself.
About 3000 years ago in Ireland, the Celtic tribes led by Druid Priests celebrated the great rite of Samhain (SOW-win). Samhain signifies the transition into a new year and season; harvest was ending, winter was coming and changes were in the air.
During the change, the Celtics be-
dressed up they would be able to walk among the spirits and cause mischief. Others believed that dressing up would scare the angry spirits away.
Bats were also associated with evil,
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doomed to roam around with nothing but a lump of coal in a carved turnip to guide his way. In the late 19th century the turnips became the American pumpkins because they were easier to carve. The carved pumpkins were designed to scare away evil spirits. Halloween had become a fun children’s holiday.
In 1914, World War One began and with it a major change in Halloween. This era signified a loss of innocence. Halloween had to grow up. Kids started taking Halloween into the neighborhood, and the pranks started. In the 1920’s, Halloween began to get out of control. To try to rectify this problem, the first civic Halloween parade was held. Children in costumes marched up and down the streets. This was meant to deter them from any mischief.
During World War Two, in the 1940’s, Halloween was at an all-time low. People were not in a festive mood. Holding parties, wearing costumes, and handing out candy were frowned upon because children had more important duties to take care of. The war effort took over and Halloween activities ceased. After the war, during the “Baby Boom", America once again embraced Halloween. Parties and trick or treating subdued the mischief of Halloween.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s, Halloween became Devil’s Night. Fears of razor blades, poisoned candy, fires, and even death sent parents into a panic. Although razors blades were reported in some apples, no deaths occurred. Some deaths were attributed to poisoned candy, but it was found that family members were at fault, not mischievous random acts of violence.
Today’s Halloween has been portrayed as fearful with the help of Hollywood. Movies have spread fear and made Halloween a night of death. Today’s adults are getting more involved in the festivities and Halloween has become a people holiday, not just a children’s holiday. Pranks and mischievous acts are still here, but are more for
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fun than religion. Halloween has become a fun night for children as well as adults. There are candy, witches, black cats, skeletons and pumpkins. There are ghosts, goblins and monsters, haunted houses, and more candy. Halloween has gone from a religious rite to a night of fun. So this Halloween, go out with a greater knowledge of the tradition and origins of this holiday. Have fun but be safe, because you never know. It is Halloween after all!
Psycho-Babble
by Jen Spicer
Proof that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
I have struggled with the idea that I am lazy. Not that I choose to be lazy mind you, but my lack of ambition pretty much defines me as such. Since I’ve start taking psychology, I have come to realize why I am so darned lazy.
Psychologist Erik Erikson’s theory of human development states that the ages between 6-12 years are the Industry vs. Inferiority Stage, in which teachers are the most important people in a child’s life. It is the stage in which you learn that you can make things happen or that you are a loser based on the feedback from teachers.
It’s all my second grade teacher’s fault. A beastly woman, she believed in capital punishment with a capital “R” for ruler. Not only did she hit me across the hand with said ruler but she also yelled at me for coloring Martin Luther King Jr.’s eyes blue.
So I think perhaps I should sue the teacher and the school district for punitive damages due to the mental abuse I suffered. I should also sue for lost wages because I could be pulling in a six figure salary if I hadn’t been robbed of my selfesteem and ambition.
Because, after all, I’m just a product of my environment.
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Parents need to do their homework when it comes to drugs
It is no secret that we live in an age of information overload. An Internet search of the words “drug and alcohol abuse” at Google.com, for example, generated 440,000 responses in just seconds. Yet, how many parents could tell the difference between a baggie of tea from the co-op and a baggie of marijuana? How many would know how to determine if their child’s animated talkativeness was youthful exuberance or a symptom of cocaine or methamphet-amine use?
How does a parent sort out bad information about drugs from accurate and helpful information? Remember the Blue Star LSD scare? In their efforts to protect and inform, well-meaning people, organizations and corporations perpetuated a hoax for over 20 years that LSD tattoos of popular cartoon characters could cause hallucinations-even death-when a child touched one. There is no such thing as an LSD tattoo, but despite efforts to rebuke this urban myth, it lives on.
Fortunately, parents who want to educate themselves about drug abuse and prevention don't have to look very far. For instance, the government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) maintains a national clearinghouse of printed and audiovisual materials on illegal drugs. (Call 1-800-788-2800 or visit their Web site at www.health.org. for more information).
Another handy resource is a new book called “Dangerous Drugs: An Easy-to-Use Reference for Parents and
Professionals” (Haxelden, 2000) by Carol Falkowski. This book is a clear, concise guide to illegal drugs of abuse such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD, and methamphe-tamines, as well as legal substances such as alcohol, nutritional supplements and cigarettes. Falkowski has researched trends and dangers of drug use since 1986, and is one of 20 researchers in the United States who participate in an ongoing drug abuse surveillance network of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She says she wrote “Dangerous Drugs” for parents, teachers, counselors, and others who want to know this big picture about drug use, abuse, and treatment -not just the basic science. She gives indicators and effects of use, signs of overdose, and tells readers about the short- and long-term consequences of a particular drug.
Parents who do their homework can learn much from credible researchers like Falkowski. They could discover how one out of five eight-graders inhaled common household or industrial products at least once to get high. They could learn to suspect inhalant abuse if a child seems dizzy or light-headed, has a rash around their mouth, has red eyes and a runny nose or paint stains on their body or clothing. They could learn that inhalants are poisons, not drugs, that can result in Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.
Falkowski says that for drug and alcohol prevention efforts to be effective, kids must get the same message from many messengers. For example, be-
cause inhalants are poisons, kids should hear about their dangers in science and health classes as well as during a drug education class.
A 1997 study published by the National Institute of Health indicated that parents who stay involved in their children’s lives and who communicate clear expectations and consequences for their children’s behavior, positively influences the decisions their children make about drugs and alcohol. And the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently found that people who began drinking after they turned 21 were far less likely to become alcohol abusers or alcohol dependent than those who started drinking at a younger age.
Believe it or not, your children are listening to what you have to say about drugs, so it’s crucial that your information is solid and trustworthy. It takes more than just clever sound bites like “just say no,” which can become meaningless. It takes straightforward communication by non-alarmist adults who have taken the time to sort out drug facts and drug fiction. It takes a drug-sawn parent who makes talking about drugs with kids an ongoing process.
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One Culinary Afternoon
By Cocoy Ventura
September 29, faculty dining room. Anxious as I can be, I came late to the second leadership conference. Already, a group of students were assembled around one table-everyone jabbering. It was such an indescribable commotion.
When I finally sat down at the end of the table, I arrived at the conclusion that they were just deliberating whether we should get chicken or some kind of marinated meat.
One student profusely insisted, “I WANT CHICKEN!” Quietly, I took a pen and a piece of paper and tried my best to come up with a decent full course menu. Finally, I was given the opportunity to share what I had written down. I strongly suggested ground beef due to its endless possibilities. In addition, I took into consideration that there were 20 fine people to be fed, including myself, and the fact that we had a $200 budget for groceries.
The heat of the deliberation was finally settled when everyone agreed in favor of the holy chicken. Potato won over pasta, pies triumphed versus Oreos, Italian salad won versus some other kind of green foliage. The argument of how the potatoes should be prepared was sat aside until the cooking started.
The group was divided into two: the shopping group and the cooking group. I was part of the cooking group and obviously we stayed in the campus. While the other group was away, we prepared the dining area and cooking utensils. Jesse Ozog, one of my group mates, along with the rest of the team decided that I should be the kitchen leader, a.k.a Chef, because of my food service background, perhaps. I felt so happy and excited. I was excited because I missed working on an industrial scale kitchen.
As soon as the shopping crew came back, real work began. I delegated who should do the peeling, the pounding, the slicing, as well as cooking the side dish-all the laborious
things. It was rather chaotic for the first ten minutes, then, gradually transformed into a workable phase. The chicken was treated with the most amount of labor, for it was partially frozen. The helpless chicken breasts were pounded flat by Eric Clark and Mike Rechihi, in order to achieve extra tenderness and achieve uniformity in portion. Potatoes were prepared two different ways. Meanwhile, some students focused on their intensifying culinary tasks, while some helped one person then another and so forth. Some chose to stay away and some munched on Oreos.
After all the labor, passion, and love of preparing the food, it was my turn to perform a culinary extravaganza (not really). Although wine was not included on our shopping list, I still managed to do a little flambe. Don’t ask me where I got the cooking wine! Side by side with these hardworking students, I started to make some kind of bonding with them. Time flew by fast and it was dinner time.
Frozen Delight Piesl could not eat at dinner time since I already felt exhausted from the action in the kitchen.
Just to see that we were having a wonderful time was enough. Moreover, to see the smiles and satisfaction of the students that I worked with, as well as the facilitators, while they sunk their teeth on our food, I felt a certain joy. Definitely pleasant. Although, few participants are sour with the results, it did not hinder me at all.
Concluding this event, everyone gathered at the covered lounge for reflection and sharing of thoughts about this activity. One thing is certain; we learned a lesson that night. Most of us could have been followers and communication could have been wisely practiced. We would know better next time.
I salute everyone who made this memorable activity possible. I look forward for another event similar to this one for I enjoyed it immensely.
We never had the chance to name the dishes we developed. This time, I would like to take this opportunity. Ladies and Gentlemen, dinner is served.
Menu
Appetizer
Italian Salad with Striped Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes
Entree
Grilled Chicken with Magic Flaming Sauce Bread Stuffing, Meg & Erin Style Sarah’s Roasted Potatoes Mashed Potatoes with Ungrateful Rosemary Garnish
Dessert
Apple Pie Cherry Pie
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African American Society
To enhance the club members’ and the community’s’ knowledge about African American Culture.
Advisor: To Be Announced
Business** Club
To gain experience in running a business. To develop the ability to work as a team. To use teamwork to create revenue for the club.
Advisor: Robert Kephart (962-9260)
Cbriy+Ian Club
Fellowship with other students of similar interest and to foster Christian growth and living among members of various faiths within our club.
Advisor: Tom Kimble (962-9000)
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To report news of concern to the general student body. To give interested students practical journalism experience, and an independent avenue for students to express their opinions.
Advisor: Betsi Preston (962-9578)
Criminal Juy+ice Society
To provide extracurricular activities which will expand members’ knowledge of the criminal justice field.
Advisor: Dan Kane (962-9469)
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International Club
To increase the club members and the college community’s’ interests and knowledge about other countries and cultures. Advisors: Lee Ann Sever (9629228)
Law Society
To provide information about the role of the law in our daily lives and organize law-related activities and meetings for students, faculty, and staff. Advisor: Greg Dalton (962-9424)
Music Guild
To foster, encourage, and support a wide variety of musical experiences and activities both on campus and in the community.
Advisor: Dr. Jim Hudson (962-9298)
Nursing Society
To provide a social support group for the nursing majors. To provide community service. To provide free educational activities and free entertainment to the entire student body.
Advisor: Jean Swinnerton (926-9287)
Earth Spirit Society
To educate the campus and community through awareness. Including environmental issues, human and animal rights. Also, to become involved with the campus recycling efforts.
Advisor: Lisa Camacho (962-9372)
Human Service Club
To increase vocational awareness in the human service field. To expand the horizons of the club and its members while serving the community.
Advisor: Bud Lawrence (962-9532)
Student Association
To support all campus-wide activities sponsored by the Student Activities Fund. To foster cross-curricular activities where the primary focus is to promote personal development.
Advisor: Woody Knowles (962-9383)
Tech Guild
To simulate an interest in technology as an occupational goal and to exemplify to the Guild’s members the importance of technology in today’s world. To establish a social rapport between technology, student, and faculty.
Advisor: A1 Gerth (962-9225)
Two-Bit Player*
To foster theater activities on campus. To provide a social and cultural forum for interested students, faculty, staff, and community members
Advisor: Clair Reidy (962-9311) and Fran Wells (962-9200)
91.9 WCEB The Noise
To give students on-air broadcasting experience. To develop communication and interpersonal skills.
Advisor: Greg Bocchino (962-9328)
Outdoor Adventure Club
To broaden the perspective of the outdoor experience while increasing social skills via teamwork but at the same time, gain a sense of self-confidence.
Advisor: Dave Rockwell (962-9400)
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
To recognize and foster scholarship among students who have completed 12 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.5.
Advisors: Ruth Wenner (962-9374) and Joe Hanak (962-9208)
Science C(ub
To provide students interested in science an outlet to explore science outside of the classroom through field trips, volunteer projects and speakers.
Advisor: Cathie Gunselman (962-9370)
Submissions
Have you attended any on campus events? Do you have a story to tell? Are you a poet, short story writer, or comic artist? If so, you could submit your original works to the Crier for publication in the next issue. If you want something to appear in the next issue, it is due by Friday, November 10th. Just drop it off, either on disk, typed, or even handwritten, and we will consider it for publication. Submissions can be placed in our mailbox in the activities office or at our office behind the pub, next to the WCEB broadcast office.
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Location: First floor Commons, by the Cafeteria. Sorry no reservations.
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CCC Student Price: $1.00 per video M-W CCC Employee Price: $ 1.00 per video M-W
Videos rented on Monday through Wednesday are due back two days later at noon. Videos rented Thursday and Friday are due Monday by noon. Thursday prices for return on Friday are $.50 for students and $.75 for employees. Thursday to Monday prices are $2.00 for students and $2.50 for employees. Limit of two videos per student/employee until returned.
Late Fees:
Videos rented after noon and before 5pm are subject to a $.50 fee per video. One day late $ 1.00 per video. Second day late $2.00 per video. Excessive late video returns will result in loss of rental privileges.
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November Sports
Men’s Basketball
11/5	Morrisville	3 pm
11/7	Alfred State	8 pm
11/11-12 @ Delhi Tournament 11/14	@	Erie	7	pm
11/30	@	Penn College 7 pm
Women’s Basketball
11/3	@	Morrisville 7 pm
11/5	Niagra	1	pm
11/7	Alfred State	6 pm
11/18	@	Cobleskill 1pm
11/25-26 @ Adirondack Tournament
Wrestling
11/4	Coming Invitational
11/14	Alfred State
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Thursday 11/ 2
Film Series:
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Coming Community College Planetarium
Showtimes 4:30 and 7 pm Free with CCC Student ID Friday 11/ 3
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Wednesday 11/8
Brown Bag Forum:
Storyteller Shindana Cooper Triangle Lounge, Commons Noon
Thursday 11/ 9
Film Series:
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Corning Community College Planetarium
Showtimes 4:30 and 7 pm Free with CCC Student ID Midday Concert:
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Tuesday 11/ 14
Team Trivia Challenge!
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Wednesday 11/15
Coffee House Series:
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The College’s snow day procedure has been instituted because we care about the safety of our students and staff. We realize that many of our students have not had much experience driving on snowy or icy roads and we want to minimize dangerous driving situations. Predicting road conditions over our tricounty region, unfortunately, leaves a large margin of error. We hope, however, that your Corning Community College experience, which prepares you intellectually for life’s realities, includes the readiness to be responsible for your own safety.
In case of inclement weather deemed sufficiently dangerous to interrupt college operations, radio and television announcers will be asked to make one of the following announcements:
1) “The College is closed.” When this statement is made, the entire institution is closed, and no one, except snow removal crews, is expected to travel to the campus. Time cards and attendance reports are to show this as a “snow day” in the proper column, and the normal work hours are to be reported on your time card.
2) Depending on circumstances, there may be other messages such as: “All 8:00 and 9:00 Classes are canceled. Classes will begin at 10:00.” Similar messages will be called in regarding
Snow Day Procedure
Saturday and evening class cancellations. Any day or evening class scheduled in a public school building will be canceled if that school district closes its schools.
Procedures to evacuate campus if inclement weather occurs during the day will be initiated as follows:
Directions to leave campus will come in writing from the administrator in charge who will state at what time
classes will be canceled, students and staff are cautioned to remain on campus until they are notified that Spencer Hill is safe for travel. Notification will be given in writing to division secretaries who will post signs on all building doors. The College radio station, 91.9 WCEB The Noise, will be notified of current Spencer Hill Road conditions and campus evacuation decisions to facilitate a safe exit from Spencer Hill. It is recommended that the main Spencer Hill route
be used to exit the campus. That route gets plowing and sanding priority from campus and county crews. Powderhouse and Bailey Creek Roads are generally in poor condition during snow evacuation.
In the event that the College must close in the middle of the day, students with disabilities who are dependent upon public transportation and are unable to get home should go to the Public Safety Office or contact the office for assistance. The Campus Public Safety Department, when weather conditions dictate, will work with the New York State Police and the Corning City Police Department controlling access to Spencer Hill. The College Business Develop Center classes will not be held on days that the College is closed because of snow or ice. However, Sheryl Rosenbloom will contact any group that has a contact with the Business Development Center to make appropriate arrangements on those days that the College is closed for weather conditions.
In all instances, it is important to note that the College makes its decisions on basis of general road conditions, with special emphasis on the Spencer Hill Road. Each traveler has to take the responsibility for his or her decisions regarding driving safety.
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My Weekend in a Wheelchair
Mike Rechichi
I wanted to find the different viewpoint of a person in a wheelchair, so I spent the 16th and the 17th of September in a wheelchair. I gained much information on how people in wheelchairs view the world.
One observation I made was that people looked at me but didn’t say anything. Somehow it felt like they were giving me their pity. I do not know when they developed this behavior later in life or if they were socialized to behave this way when they were children. Maybe their parents, acting as agents of socialization, taught them that they should feel pity towards persons with disabilities.
Another observation I made was that the majority of people who helped me and talked to me were people 35 and younger. Most older people would just walk by or just smile if I said, “hello.” For example, when I came down from my apartment, I was having a hard
I gained much information on how people in wheelchairs view the world.
time on the sidewalk. So a young man about 24-28 years old asked if I needed help. I accepted his offer and he helped me down the sidewalk. Later in the day though, when I was on Market St., I purposely caught my wheel on a grate when there was a group of people around 50 years old coming my way. None of them helped me. They all just walked by staring but trying not to stare, without saying or asking anything.
I also observed how many imperfections we have in our streets and stores. To start, half of the stores on Market Street are not wheelchair accessible. Also the sidewalks and roads are in very bad condition. Most of the ramps are usually raised up higher than the road. I almost ate gravel on one. Also, when I crossed the street I was afraid that if I went too slowly I would get hit.
I gained much from this experiment. It changed my attitudes and values. I feel it would be a good experience for all people to better understand others.
A note from
Student Disability
Services at Corning Community College
By Judy Northrop, Coordinator
Last spring, an article in The Crier looked at some of the problems encountered by students with disabilities at CCC regarding accessibility to facilities. Several concerns were raised and whenever concerns are brought to our attention, we take each of them very seriously and respond to them. It is important that all students know that each of these concerns was reviewed by the College and that continual review is ongoing. When problems arise and are brought to our attention, every effort is made to address them.
Consultation with campus administration, including the Director of the Physical Plant, Phil Jacobus, provided the information below which addresses a number of the issues raised in last springs article.
Concern was expressed about the differences in the size of campus elevators and their adaptability for wheelchair users. Elevators installed after 1990 that are subject to the ADA (the American with Disabilities act) are in compliance. Older elevators are not required to meet the ADA, unless significant renovations are made to the buildings in which they are installed. The depth measurement of several of these older elevators is shy of the new ADA requirements. In every case on campus, however, the width of the elevator exceeds the ADA requirements.
Concerns about the Nursing Building elevator were raised. Over the break between semesters early in 2000, a new electronic sensor was added to the door of the Nursing Building elevator and that seems to have fixed some of the problems we had been experiencing with that particular elevator. All elevators are scheduled for preventative maintenance on a six-month basis.
There was also concern about an elevator in the library opening into a work area rather than a main library area. The Library
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elevator, although it opens into a work area of the Library, meets the accessibility, and the requirements for accommodation is satisfied.
There was a concern about the ability of individuals in wheelchairs to be able to access the card catalog in the library. The requirement for clearance under a desktop is 27 inches. The card catalog desk meets this requirement. Keyboard trays fixed to the underside of the desks lower that clearance, but the Physical Plant has made one of the keyboard trays moveable to ensure that there is the required 27-inch clearance.
Some wheelchair ramps were thought to be too steep or short. However, all of the wheelchair ramps meet ADA specifications, with the exception of the one in the Science Building Amphitheater (this is a building except since it was built prior to 1990). However, the ramp is very nearly within compliance and at a 1/8 inch rise per one-foot run. The requirement is a one-inch rise for a one-foot run.
An ongoing problem is that of “disappearing specialized seating (tables and chairs) placed in classrooms when requested as an accommodation by students with disabilities. Some students with disabilities apparently report that they had not had appropriate seating in some classrooms. Those students with disabilities who require specialized seating or wheelchair-accessible tables should make those requests, as with any other accommodations request, the Student Disability Service office will see that it is implemented by the Physical Plant staff.
Regarding furniture that gets moved after being placed in a classroom, sometimes classes do their own rearranging and do not place the tables and/or chairs back where they were originally placed. We try to remind faculty, stuff and students, not to move tables and chairs placed in class rooms for students with disabilities.
The campus is working to address issues of comfortable seating for all students. This year, the Learning Resources Committee of the College Association (comprised of faculty and staff) is looking at the problem of classroom design, with the intent of making recommendations for solutions.
Another concern raised was that of automatic door push buttons which were
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thought to be too far away from a door to allow a student to get through in the allotted time after pushing the button. These buttons are located as close to the door as possible, without being in the path of the opening door itself.
(In some locations on campus, a special post has been installed just for the button.) There is no guiding statement from the ADA regarding timing, and the timing is based on what seems reasonable. If the button is several feet away from the door on a post, for example, the timing has been extended to allow appropriate entrance to the building.
Door-open buttons get a lot of use and do malfunction at times. As soon as a call is placed to Physical Plant or reported to Student Disability Services (who then call the Physical Plant), an electrician is sent to fix the problem. Button replacement supplies are kept in inventory at Physical Plant.
There was concern about students in wheelchairs being unable to physically access computer terminals. There are two accessible computer terminals in C002 and C004. Also, new accessible computer stations that are equipped to address the needs of students who are blind or visually impaired have been researched and should be in place in the near future.
Snow removal during the winter months to keep sidewalks, ramps, and curbs cuts clear is a priority. On occasion, a fresh snowfall, a formation of ice, or a plow that goes through and closes off a curb cut presents problems. Any student observing an inaccessible area should report it either to Student Disability Services or to the Physical Plant. If slippery patches or impassable walkways or entrances are noted, the problem can also be reported to a division secretary once inside a building so that a call can be placed to Physical Plant right away.
It is important that ALL students at CCC know that this institution is committed to ensuring accessibility for its students. We want you to be assured of that commitment. Please bring any concerns or questions to the Student Disability Services office at any time. Our phone number is 962-9459 (ext 459 on campus) and we are located just past the Bookstore, on the lower level of the Commons. Email contact can be made at northrop@corning-cc.edu.
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Smoking
By Jennifer Spicer
In Dave Rochelle’s movie, there are two main characters, Don, the SmoKing and Emryss, the nonsmoker. The two characters represent the split personality of a smoker, the everyday non-smoker and the way cool guy who loves to smoke. Rochelle experienced this type of split personality when he himself quit smoking. Although not everyone was a smoker who acted in the movie, Emryss, the guy who played the nonsmoking character was a smoker at the time they were filming. He says he has quit since.
Rochelle did not make the film to promote smoking or nonsmoking; he just had an idea for a film, and a good one too. Out of the four film festivals “The SmoKing” has been entered in, it has won two awards.
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The poster for the movie, “The Smoking”
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