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Wilderness Invades the Commons
“APC helps students see speakers, cultures, and is a means to interact with other students,” explains Nancy Agan, coordinator of student activities and programs.
From 10 AM until 11:30 AM, the Main Dining Room in the Commons building was filled with nearly four hundred people. Of these nearly four hundred people, about three hundred were children.
This enormous group came to the event for the chance to see the numerous exotic animals, including snakes, chinchillas, a turtle, an armadillo, an alligator, and a wolf.
Chance, a child from Corning says, “The wolf was my favorite part of the show.”
Nelly, a Timber/Gray Wolf, was the main attraction on Saturday.
definitely an exception. Saturday was abuzz with the Cool Kids presentation of Wildlife Encounters, which was organized byAPC.
By Anthony Popkin
Most Saturdays are quite quiet on campus in the Commons building, but this fast Saturday was
Hundreds of children packed the Commons for a chance to see wdd animals.
The main attraction, Nelly, is a Timber/Gray Wolf that is seven years old. Nelly was raised by a woman from Ohio and has always been around people. Although she is used to human presence, she is still wild.
Events coordinated by the APC Club and
Cool Kids will continue throughout the semester.
Steve Appleton, director of Cool Kids, says, “All ages are welcome and included. Everyone has a kid somewhere in them, and we are here to bring it out.”
Events like this past
weekend are a way for students and the surrounding community to come together, while allowing families to spend and enjoy time together. Information about future events is available in the Commons.
As the Iraq War continues, the global community watches to see what effects the war will have on the Iraqi people, conditions in the Middle East, and U.S. foreign relations.
Until the hand-over of power in Iraq, Dan Senor was the Chief Spokesperson for the U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq and a Senior Advisor to Presidential Envoy L. Paul Bremer 111. Senor ad-
Jeff Yalden to Visit CCC Today
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The Iraq War and Its Consequences in the Middle East
By Jamie Elvidge
Phi Theta Kappa and The National Collegiate Honors Council invites you to experience the 2006 Honors Satellite Seminar Series in N137 on Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30 PM, live via satellite.
vised the Bush Administration on a variety of Iraqi strategic, policy and communication issues, and was the civilian face of the Coalition Authority. Because of Senor’s international policy expertise, specifically on Iraq and Iran, the Palestinian-
Israeli conflict, America’s renewed engagement with Europe, and the tension between Russia and Ukraine, he is uniquely positioned to speak about America’s foreign policy and relationships in the international community.
Light refreshments will be provided. Immediately following the broadcast, Sky Moss will facilitate a group discussion.
Last week’s satellite seminar in the Triangle Lounge that featured author Dr. Pepper Schwartz generated great discussions about the roles of men and women. On Tuesday, October 10, another speaker, Dan Senor, will be coming to CCC via satellite to discuss the War in Iraq,
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Simple Precautions Can Prevent Identity Theft
CDC estimating over 100 Million Flu Vaccine Doses to be produced for this Flu Season
By Anthony Popkin
As many students come to CCC fresh out of high school, a new world emerges with new worries. One such worry that has grown throughout the country on college campuses is identity theft.
College can be quite a handful for many new students since it may be the first step towards personal independence. Students may be preparing to move out on their own as they find jobs, and this brings new responsibilities.
As financial responsibilities mount so does the paper trail; credit card offers, bank statements, and other documents containing personal information are major contributors towards identity theft. Another contributor is the Internet, the “information super highway.”
According to PRNews-wire, eighteen to twenty-nine year old adults are
reported as the largest group among identity theft victims last year.
So what can students do to prevent this growing problem?
“Locked drop boxes for important documents would help,” says Gavin Welch, a CCC student studying math and science.
Welch explains, “I do not feel at risk for identity theft. Without dorms, I rarely encounter a situation where my personal information might be intercepted. I believe that the college takes noteworthy precautions with identity theft by providing students with IDs that can be used to access student accounts, grant access to student functions, loaded with funds to purchase food from the cafe, or as identification to purchase discounted passes available to the students.”
Prevention of iden-
tity theft is an attainable goal, but it starts with you. First, if you keep documents with personal information, keep them in a safe and secure location.
Second, any papers containing credit card solicitations should be shredded before they are discarded.
Third, get an annual credit report to ensure there’s no surprise activity. A free credit report can be obtained annually from www. annual creditreport. com. Reports may be viewed through all three major credit-reporting agencies.
Finally, it is wise to not trust any of your friends with personal information such as e-mail passwords, and ATM pin numbers.
Taking these precautions are simple steps to ensure that more people aren’t victimized by identity theft.
The number of flu vaccine doses is seventeen million more doses than ever distributed in any previous season, and 75 million of those doses are expected to be given by October 31st.
The single best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated each Fall, but good health habits and medications are other measures that can help protect against the flu.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too. Standing 3 feet away from others is a good distance to prevent the spread of infection.
Stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. If a tissue is not available, cough/sneeze into your shirt near your elbow as you can spread germs by coughing into your hands and then touching other things (for example the door knob or phone) Grocery stores pose a great risk for picking up infections.
It is wise to carry an instant hand sanitizer at all times.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth as germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Frequent hand washing is the key in preventing the spread of germs leading to illness.
CCC Health Office will be sponsoring a Flu Clinic in December TBA as dictated by the Steuben County Public Health Department, or schedule an appointment with your family physician. Dates and locations of Clinics in our community will be posted outside the Health Office, or call, Candance Rosing, CCC’s nurse, at extension 198 if you have questions.
To locate a Flu Clinic near you visit www.lungusa2. org/embargo/fluclinicloca-tor or www.findaflushot. com.
Thank you to Candace Rosing for submitting this valuable information.
School Violence Spikes In Past Week
By Vazmenko Bondulic
Just in the past couple of weeks there have been school shootings in three states: Colorado, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. The latest shooting occurred on Monday in Amish country (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania.
In the past several years, school violence has increased on a grand scale. What provokes a person to commit such a crime against their fellow students? Is it a hate crime, a mental disability, or not fitting into societal norms? What is it? When a person plots to commit such an atrocity, people are left wondering if they are high on drugs or if they just don’t care.
Years ago, it was rare to hear of instances like this. What comes to mind is that there has to be some kind of improved security perimeter in and around the school. An issue that is on many students’ minds is the questions of whether school security should be armed or not. In a recent survey conducted by the Student Association, students had mixed feel-
ings about CCC’s Public Safety being armed. The majority was split down the middle and others had no opinion. With the violence on the rise, there should be some kind of armed officers to perhaps prevent such incidents.
Perhaps lots of students would feel uneasy seeing armed Public Safety walking around the campus. Does one feel safer by them walking around or does it mean that they are intruding on their privacy? If anything tragic ever happened at CCC, by the time the state, local police, or the sheriff arrived, many lives could be lost. Would you rather be one of the dead or let them intrude on your privacy?
I would rather be safe than sorry. Wouldn’t you rather be walking around the campus feeling a little safer knowing that your Public Safety officer is armed and ready for anything that may happen? If the Public Safety Officers are well-trained and well-equipped, safety and security on campus can be ensured.
Editor's Notes:
Sherry Shangraw had art extremely busy week studying; her Nursing Column will return in the next issue of The Crier.
Also, The Crier will not be published next week during break.
Expect Issue 7 of The Crier on Thursday, October 19, 2006.
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The Wheels on the Bus Part II
By Theresa Slermer
The situation with the transit bus has gone further downhill.
On September 12, the 1:40 bus was almost an hour late; it arrived on campus at 2:30. Many had been standing out in front of the Commons since 1:30 or earlier, waiting and wondering where bus could be. Someone called the bus company and found out that the bus had broken down at Grand Central Plaza in front of K-Mart, yet the bus company did not have the common courtesy to call the college and let them know the situation. At least one person had to call off work because she missed her bus connection. Also, the issue
of space still exists. On some days, there are few people, and then on other days people have to cram in. Some riders have described the experience as feeling like they are in a huge can of human sardines. The amount of people, backpacks, and coffee cups in the morning only add to the disaster in the event of an accident and riders are undecided on the safest place to sit on the bus.
According to one source, the bus from Spencer at times has just eight people riding. That run also usually gets one of the newer busses, despite the fact that the Corning run needs the bigger bus on most morning and afternoon runs.
One rider experienced a situation last week on the 3:40 run where the company sent up the mini-bus which wasn’t nearly large enough. The problem was aggravated by the fact that there was a passenger in a wheelchair.
One source indicates that the final run at 5:40 uses the bigger bus even though that is the run with fewest people.
Unfortunately, the situation shows no signs of changing anytime soon, so riders will have to continue taking the uncomfortable situation in stride.
Jackals Promotions Aim to Bring Hockey Fever Back to the First Arena
By Lottie Mae Watts
The Elmira Jackals will kick off their season on Friday, October 13, 2006, at the First Arena at 7:30 PM and in anticipation of their big return, they have been doing many things to get their name out in the community once again.
In an effort to create buzz about the team and sell
tickets to home games in October, a ‘‘house” of cases of Coca Cola products was constructed at Center Court in the Arnot Mall. Residents of the house included Jackal’s head coach Kris Waltze and some of the players.
For every two tickets that were purchased, one case of soda was removed from the house and given to the
ticket buyer. The promotion, which began on Thursday, September 28, 2006, was scheduled to end on Saturday but was extended another day to give fans more of an opportunity to buy tickets and meet the new coach and players.
After beginning their training camp on Saturday, a few of the players were in
the house at the Arnot Mall meeting fans and promoting the team.
On Sunday, only a couple walls of the carbonated structure remained. “We actually had 1,000 cases,” says First Arena Senior Sales Executive Doug Teskey, a former Jackal’s hockey player.
Teskey notes the promotion at the mall was “very successful” and that the team will be doing “anything (they) can to get involved.”
Blade, the team mascot, has made several appearances in the community already. “We'U be doing
a lot of school visits,” Teskey explains. “And we’re going to win a lot of hockey games.
“We’ve been working really hard all summer to put together a great team,” says Teskey. “It’s time to turn it around.”
CCC students may purchase discount tickets to certain Jackals games in the Student Life Office in the Commons.
Tickets are available for the followings dates:
10/13, 10/28, 11/4, and 11/24. Tickets are $4.00 or $6.00 each, depending on seating.
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Next week is the first break week of the semester, and if you need a break from catching up on work, here are some great web sites to explore.
www.aol.coni Full
episodes of classic TV shows and games.
www.youtube.com
Various videos with topics ranging from stupid stuff people do
to TV show bloopers.
www.shockwave.com
The revamped website still features a great variety of games.
www.halloween.com
Halloween information ranging from costumes and games.
www.geocities.com/
debverhoeven/be-
inganartist/artist.
htm Virtual magnetic poetry.
www.tvshowsondvd.
com A source for finding out if and when that favorite TV show are on DVD. You can also vote on what shows you want to see on DVD
www.braingle.com
Brain teasers.
www.jigzone.com A
great place for jigsaw puzzle fans.
Web site recommendations and word search by Theresa Stermer.
The Crier Staff
Editor
Lottie Mae Watts
Assistant Editor
Jerry Grapevine
Treasurer
Matt Roseler
Secretary
Theresa Stermer
Student Association Representative
Matt Roseler
Advisor
Paul McNaney
Reporters
Vazmenko Bondulic Jamie Elvidge Anthony Grapevine Anthony Popkin Theresa Stermer Lottie Mae Watts
Have an opinion? The Crier welcomes Letters to the Editor. Letters may be submitted by email to lwatts3@corning-cc.edu.

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