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Ineffective Condoms?........2
New Faculty.................3
Music Man Review............8
Corning Community College! Middle States Com,nents...............11
Our Answer To A Changing World
The Crier
Don Murphy: How well do you REALLY know your Student Association Vice President?
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NATIONAL NEWS
Some Condoms Don't Protect Against HIV
—by Michael Gaffney Special to College Press Service
AUSTIN, Texas - Two brand-name condoms sold at the University of Texas Student Health Center pharmacy do not reliably protect against the virus that Causes AIDS, according to a study by a California research scientist.
A 1993 study by the research foundation Sequoia Associates shows that Trojan Ribbed and Trojan Naturalube Ribbed, stocked at the UT pharmacy, have failure rates of 9 percent and about 23 percent respectively when tested for viral leakage.
The study, scheduled for publication in the fall, identified a total of five unreliable condoms, with viral leakage rates ranging from 6 percent to 100 percent. One of the brands -Contracept Plus - has been pulled from the market because of its dismal performance.
Bruce Voeller, the primary investigator of the Sequoia study and presi-
Drug Use Up Students
—by College Press Service
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Drug use by college students is beginning to grow again after a hiatus, especially in the use of hallucinogenic drugs, according to findings by a University of Michigan study released this summer.
Based on a 1992 survey of about 1,500 college students, the Monitoring of the Future Study found that 30.6 percent of the respondents had used some illicit drug at least once in the prior 12 months, up from 29.2 percent in 1991.
The rise, while not statistically significant, was in large part due to an increase in marijuana usage, which rose to 27 percent from 26 percent.
"It is useful to be reminded that it was among American college students that the massive drug epidemic of the last 25 years began." said Llovd
dent of the Mariposa Education and Research Foundation, said the five condoms are not reliable in protecting against sexually transmitted viruses such as HIV and herpes. The brands include:
Contracept Plus, made by National Sanitary, With a 100 percent failure rate. This brand has been pulled from the market.
Trojan Naturalube, made by Carter-Wallace Inc., with a 22.8 percent failure rate.
Tahiti, made by Ansell Americas Inc., with a 10.3.percent failure rate.
Trojan Robbed, another Carter-Wallace product, with a 9 percent failure rate.
LifeStyles Conture, another Ansell product, with a 6.3 percent failure rate.
The Ramses non-lubricated condom, however, passed the test with high marks for reliability, Voeller said. It had only a 0.9 percent failure rate.
Trojan manufacturer Carter-Wallace Inc. challenged the validity of Voeller's findings.
By College
Johnston, the principal investigator for the study and a social scientist at Michigan. "They are often the harbingers of change in behavior and norms for young people more generally, and a reversal in drug use in this population would not bode well ior the country."
The use of hallucinogens rose for the third year; by 1992, 6.8 percent reported such use. LSD accounted for the highest increase, rising from 3.4 percent to 5.7 percent in the period.
Cocaine use continued to decline, dropping from 3.6 percent of 1991 college students to 3 percent in 1992. Crack, Stimulants, inhalants, heroin, and opiates other than heroin showed little or no further decline in use, the survey said.
The study, which received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also found that heavy drinking continued among college students. In 1992,41 percent of the students (51 percent of the males and 33 percent of the females) said that in the prior two
"Carter-Wallace has conducted testing at independent laboratories and there is no evidence of an HIV leakage problem in any of their Trojan brand condoms. If these tests by Dr. Bruce Voeller. were done properly, Carter-Wallace knows of no way that they could have gotten those results," said spokeswoman Ellen Sanders.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not have a condom ranking system for viral leakage, said FDA spokeswoman Sharon Snider.
"We don't rank condoms.... We require manufacturers to test to make sure condoms don't leak," Snider said. She said the FDA does a "standard water test" by filling a condom with water to see if it leaks.
Voeller's current study stems from a 1989 test of 21 condoms, conducted by Mariposa, the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.
The study ranked condoms according to durability, strength and permeability.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
Both a 1989 Consumer's Union report and Voeller's study list the following condoms as the most reliable :
Ramses Non-Lubricated, made by
weeks they had consumed five or more drinks in a row on at least one occasion.
"College students appear to be buffered somehow from the forces in society which have lowered heavy drinking among high’school students, those of college age who are not college, and old age groups," Johnston said. "Many colleges and universities are actively trying to deal with the problem, but in the aggregate they have not been all that successful."
The cigarette smoking rate has shown no decline on campuses. One in seven college students is a daily smoker, with college women more likely to smoke (15 percent) than men (12 percent).
"Drug use has fallen off the national agenda since the Gulf War, and it has not been a very visible issue in the media, either," he said. "We may not be seeing the effects of this lack of public attention. The message need not be shrill, and it need not be exaggerated, but it must be repeated."
Schmid Laboratories.
Sheik Elite, another Schmid product.
Gold Circle Coin, made by the Aladan Corp.
The University of Texas health center distributes Ansell's non-lubricated LifeStyle and Aladan'a Ultra Shape, said Sherry Bell, assistant director for health education. The condoms are purchased from the same sources that the Texas Department of Health uses.
While the study shows that some Ansell brands do not effectively protect against the AIDS virus, the Ansell brand used at the Student Health Center is not on Voeller's list.
However, Bell said she would take a closer look at Ansell products and, if necessary, see of the university is bound to follow the state's lead.
"This is a good opportunity for me to find out if I can go around the state contract," she said.
Despite the report that some Trojan products are faulty, James Parker, UT assistant director of pharmacy services, said Trojans are a quality product.
"Trojans are what I sell because they have a good track record," Parker said. "The data I use is years of experience as a pharmacist and feedback from people who buy my product."
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CAMPUS NEWS
New Faculty and Staff carve out their niches at
CCC names Kelly Keeler Athlete of the Month
Coming Community College's Athletic Board has selected Kelly Keeler of Elmira as October Student Athlete of the Month, a program which recognizes student-athlete who are performing well academically in addition to participating in a NJCAA sport at CCC.
Kelly is a liberal arts student and plans to play softball and volleyball this season.
She was nominated by Jayne Peaslee, Associate Professor in Computer and Information Science, who said,
"Kelly participates in class discussion and helps fellow classmates in her BASIC programming class. Her team spirit shines even in my programming class with her attitude toward classmates and me."" CCC Volleyball coach Debbie-Prutsman says that Kelly is a very talented volleyball player and very dedicated to her team. She said, "Kelly plays each gam with great intensity and enthusiasm. She is a real asset to the team on and off the court and very enjoyable player to coach."
Rich Evans, the coordinator of the program, says that Athletic Department is very proud of students who can achieve academically as well as athletically. Student Athlete of the Month nominations can be made by any faculty, staff, coach, or student. For more information, contact Rich Evans at 962-9475.
Welcome Back Captain! We Love Ya!
CCC
—by Carleen Lattin and Gabrielle Clark
As the new semester approached, we saw many new faces of both students and faculty. We would like to give you a small profile of a few of the faculty you may be familiar with.
Alice Moore, is a tenure -track instructor for the communications division. The classes she teaches here are English 105 and 106, writing classes and she would like to teach literature classes next semester.
She has her B.A. in fine arts and painting, master's in English/ British literature and psychoanalytic criticism, and her Ph.D. also English Literature and 19th century British Literature. She also is interested in Feminist criticism and studies. She taught at Yakima Valley CG in the State of Washington before coming to teach at CCC.
Outside interests beside teaching and her students are drawing, writing, long walks, fossils, hunting, reading science books on Quantum physics and listening to music. Her concerns for the students are that the classes are too large and that not enough students will continue to use education after they leave CCC. She lives in Coming with her daughter, Elena, 7.
The next teacher I interviewed was Mr. Gregory Dalton, who is the Assistant Professor in Social Sciences and Director of the Paralegal program.
Mr. Dalton received his M.A. in sociology from Brooklyn College and his law degree from SUNY Buffalo. He has also taught several high school and college courses before coming to Coming.
He also says that he is very happy to be here at Coming and there is a good working relationship between everyone here. He finds that the students are very hard working, good students who want to learn. He thinks that it is a very good learning environment and that the students should take all opportunities that come their way.
Taunya Paul is the New Adult Student
Specialist for New Student Services. She lives in Sayre currently with her husband, Jason Kefaver. She is the person you would want to contact if you decided to come back to school.
She received a B.S. in education and a M.S. in reading form Mansfield University. She was also employed at Mansfield as the Director of the Learning Center and Learning Disabled Services.
Joseph DeLeone joins us this year as an instructor of physics. Having an interest in electronics helped Mr. DeLeone decide to major in Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University for both undergraduate and graduate studies. While working on his masters degree, Mr. Deleone realized he wanted to teach. He is originally from the Elmira area, so when he saw an ad on the position, he was very pleased to have the opportunity to return to the area. Deleone enjoys teaching at Coming Community because of the dedication of the students and faculty who is willing to help him succeed and fit in. He plans to attain a doctorate, but wishes to remain at Coming.
Rae Read is the new math specialist for the student services project. Mrs. Read received a degree in Liberal arts and a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, both from Coming Community. She majored in education at the University of Central Florida for her undergraduate studies. She majored in Special Education at Mansfield University for graduate studies. She believes the faculty is very caring. Mrs. Read stated that she would not want to be a student stating out today. The poor job market makes it difficult to find jobs even with a degree. She also plans to remain at Coming Community.
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I would also like to welcome back one of CCC's most popular teachers: Colette Bierwiler. Colette has been teaching at Coming Community College since 1985. After long and unnecessary struggle in the spring of 1993,
Colette was hired into a tenure-track position in the Communications/
Humanities division. She is, at present, battling a third bout with cancer, but will continue to provide CCC students
with her expert tutelage. The excellent teaching skill that Colette demonstrates can only be achieved through talent, and compassion for the individual in each of her students. We are delighted to see Colette's return, and hope that she is soon back to complete health.
Colette: You
are a beautiful light that shines even in the darkest of days. The love and solace you have provided are greatly appreciated and shall never be forgotten.
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OP/ED
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Next November the CCC campus will be visited by Middle States, an accreditation organization. Committees have been formed, reports are being written, and when all is said and done Middle States will be able to make an informed decision concerning the future of CCC and the well-being of its students.
While realizing the great deal of work that goes into a project of these proportions, The Crier staff doesn't feel that the main purpose for the entire process will be fulfilled. Since the primary concern of Middle
States is the students, shouldn't the students be consulted? We are the reason the Coming Community College exists, and if we are not happy, something needs to be done, right? In order to find our concerns, and our opinions, we have to be asked. However, minimal effort has been made by the Middle States committees to obtain students opinions. In this issue a survey can be found on page 11. We strongly suggest that you take the chance to have your feelings known. If you don't take the initiative, you will not be heard.
Editor’s Corner:
I Am Woman,
—by Crystal Daugherty
Let me start out with a disclaimer. I know you're not supposed to do that, but every once in awhile one has to break the rules. I am going to 'beat that dead dog' and write about the most recent feminist heroes:
Thelma and Louise. Just when you thought it was safe to read the paper, Thelma and Louise are back. Because I don't want to give away the ending of the movie for those who haven't seen it, I will remain vague. But if I were to slip up and tell you that they drive their car off a huge cliff, it probably wouldn't matter anyway. After all, hasn't everyone seen Thelma and Louise? If not, you should be shot". You probably wonder what type of makeup Hillary Clinton wears and if your uncl,e isn't also your brother.
If you fit into this category, you should know that Thelma and Louise are the ultimate rebel women. Wanting to become 'the ultimate rebel' myself, I often find myself looking for things to do just to 'shake things up'. Recently, I had the perfect opportunity to take the Thelma and Louise lead. Since there were no cliffs in the immediate vicinity,
I had to be contented with a 'Bridge Closed'. Unfortunately, the bridge was still intact, so I was not able to incorporate my Dukes of Hazard into my Thelma and Louise.
I was asked by a close friend to ride down to the car dealer with her so she could pick up her new car. In order to speed up our pilgrimage, I suggested an alternate route. Little did I know that this route would bring us to within 200 feet of our destination, with one major obstacle: a closed bridge without a detour. By the time that we realized that
Hear Me Roar!
there was no detour, we were driving in a thick layer of mud.
There were construction workers and trucks on the bridge so it was obviously safe. While we were contemplating our options, a huge dump truck passed us, and started
across the bridge. Figuring, "If this huge truck can go across it, so can we," we started across. We kept very close to the truck, so we would be hidden. We hoped that after we had we crossed they couldn't tell us to go back.
Sounds logical, right?
Being hidden by the truck, we made it across. When we got to the other side, there was a construction worker blocking our path with a long white pipe. He told us that we must turn around and go back. Knowing that it was his job to tell us this, and hoping to put some spice into his meager existence, we pushed farther. Being slightly more than a "hop, skip, and a jump" from the dealership, we couldn't understand his reasoning. There was only more mud, and then smooth pavement. If we had made it across the bridge, why couldn't we go on? He pushed the issue, and we pushed the car slightly closer to the white pipe. After several glares had been exchanged, we turned the car around and started back across the bridge. Two cars were waiting when we returned. They must have thought that the bridge was open, since we came from the other side. As we drove away, we watched and laughed as the other cars started across the bridge.
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Dear Editor:
In examining Carleen Lattin's much needed call to greater awareness of the sexual harassment issue in last month's [Oct.] edition of this publication, I became concerned that her policy on sexual harassment could constitute, in far too many cases, a grave infringement on fundamental free speech rights. Needless to say, any crime of harassment is, by its very nature, not a protected form of expression, and should be dealt with like any other violation. However, to be truly sensitive to sexual harassment we must have an articulate understanding of just what harassment is. But, look at the definition advanced by Ms. Lattin, "Sexual harassment is generally described as any unwelcome, uncomfortable, or perverse-comments, gestures, ideas, etc. expressed in any form whatsoever." Even as a definition of generic harassment it is hopelessly and, in fact, dangerously broad. Thus, anything that anyone does or says that is "uncomfortable" or hurts another's feeling's is sexual •harassment! So if I put my elbows on
Dear Editor:
I would like to take a moment and talk about the quality of some of the articles that are printed in The Crier. Lets talk about the article on page 6 of the October 1993 edition by Keith Nichols. I fail to see what Keith was trying to say or express when he wrote "Philosophical Goldfish Thoughts." I read this article and then I asked other students to read it because most of the didn't. When asked what they though of the article, it was nothing but negative. Most said it was "stupid" and failed to see any humor in it. That is of course what we gathered it was supposed to be. I failed to see the purpose of the article and couldn't help but think what a waste of space this piece was in The Crier. Keith you're listed on The Crier staff under Feature & Entertainment so why don't you do future articles on entertainment. Go to the movies, see a few of the ones that are suppose to be good and tell us, the readers, what you think. Don't tell us a story about if the popcorn was bad, or how you were sitting there in the theater hating the music they (the theater) was playing while you waited for the film to start. Tell us if the movie is an action film. How was the action!
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
the table, my arm around a date at a movie theater without prior verbal consent, wear a "stop ERA now" pin, say "you have gorgeous eyes" to a member of the opposite sex [I, myself have received this comment three times in as many years], or proclaim the Catholic church is an idolatrous cult and somebody takes this badly, I have harassed them.
Nobody should ever be made the unwilling subject of mean-spirited ridicule, physical contact for which there is no basis for presumption, manifestly demeaning lewd commentary, or unwanted sexual advances in the face of a rejection made "in no uncertain terms" - these are examples of harassment. It is just a reminder of how tritely wretched people can be. However, we must not allow our desire to combat harassment to become unfocused. Our sexuality renders both genders especially vulnerable to the crueler elements present in the other. Yet, sexual interest or the reasonable expression
thereof is no crime except when it is intentionally or patently offensive.
We must strive for a balanced concept of where society should draw the line between that various rights of individuals, even though the result may not be the most comfortable for us.
Harassment (sexual or otherwise) does not lie simply in the causing of hurt to another but in (1) actions intended to cause substantive annoyance, alarm, or emotional distress in another, or (2) actions which any "reasonable person" would, in light of the circumstances, see as presenting a "clear and present danger" of causing the same and which serves no legitimate purpose, or (3) subjecting another to physical contact for which there is no sufficient basis for presuming for presuming the consent of the consent of the other. Though it seems complex, it is all common sense; you can't try to really annoy or upset an innocent party; or do anything that you should know is very likely to do so without justifica-
tion. So, political, philosophical, or religious statements, or actions a normal person would not see as meaningfully offensive and are not intended as such, are protected by your rights and I do believe they should remain so.
The fight against harassment should not lead to some strange "sensitivity and politeness" code reminiscent of a Victorian mentality, or an index of condemned comments, words or behaviors, but rather to a common concept of the obvious bounds of expressions that is reconcilable and responsive to the dynamics of human speech and relationships, giving as much consideration to our right to make and receive communication as our right to avoid it. When this is accomplished we can address harassment head-on without allowing other agendas to distract from a perennial social problem that will otherwise be lost in the shuffle.
—by John E. Schwenkler
Sue’s Quote:
Was there sex and violence, and if yes how much and how good. If it's a comedy, was it funny, and why don't you come up with your own rating scale. I don't want the view of a professional critic; I want some one that is in my age group to tell us what to consider thinking. You could also note to the readers if in fact what I have heard is true about being able to go to the Activities Office and getting two movie tickets per student per week for only $2.00 each for the Crystal Cinemas. If this true, which I haven't had time to check for myself, then tell us.
Another thing I heard was there is suppose to be some Rock and Blues night in the commons. If this is also true, why don't you advertise it, and if you heard anything about how good the bands are, why don't you tell us. After all it's your opinion, nobody is going to bite your head off for it.
To conclude, I hope you don't take to much offense to what I think, but if you print this, you may find that a lot of people share my thoughts, and agree that The Crier articles could tell us more of what we would like to know, not about drunken goldfish.
—by Daniel A. Brown
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STUDENT VIEWS
Party Time
—by Keith Nichols
Everyone has there own idea of what partying is all about. To some, it's getting drunk or high and pretending to have a good time while your puking your guts out. To others, it's sitting at home with hot cup of cocoa and doing some knitting while they watch reruns of Hee-Haw. Still others like to go dancing, camping or roller skating with their friends. I would like to talk about a few of my experiences with happiness on the barley com trail.
I tended bar quiet a few years and have not seen everything, but a lot more than most people will ever see. I will never forget the first time I proofed someone. It was back when you only had to be eighteen to drink and driver's licenses did not have pictures on them. A young girl came in, walked up to the bar and ordered a drink. I asked her for I.D. and she handed me a license. First off, the license belonged to a girl that I went to school with and this girl was not her. I almost burst out laughing then decided to have a little fun with her. I asked her the basic questions, height, age, birthdate. All of which she had memorized perfectly. Then I asked her what the 20-22 digit number on her license was. What kind of car did she drive, how many miles were on it, and who was the president of Ford motor Co. She grabbed the license and ran out the door. Oh Well.
Bartending is an experience everybody should have at least once in their lives. You get to see a little bit of everything. I remember one guy who used to come in quite regularly. He was married but also had two girlfriends. It was only a matter of time till they collided. He was there with the second girlfriend and first girlfriend walked in. She stormed up to him and started screeching at him about what a worthless scum bag he was cheating on her. Apparently, it was OK for him to cheat on his wife with her but not with anyone else. The girl he was with tried really hard to pretended she didn't know him. The next I knew, the front door burst open and in comes his wife! She stalked up to him and started screaming at him. The first girlfriend turned to the wife and told her to shut up and wait her turn.
The wife stepped back, folded her arms, started to tap her foot and waited not to patiently. Two things occurred to me. First,
I wish I'd had time to sell tickets and second, after observing this, I thought "Hey this guy had got bitch-waiting; I wonder what that runs a month." Anyway he managed to get out of all of this with just a divorce.
On occasion, I myself have done
something that were less than brilliant. I know that's hard to believe. There was a group of guys that I hung out with on Friday night and some of the thought processes that we managed to put together could even make U.S. Congress look intelligent. Our very favorite thing to do was to wait for Bill's mother to go to bed and sly over to his house and turn her Volkswagen sideways in the garage. For whatever reason we use to spend the rest of the night there in his basement after that.
You have absolutely no idea what it's like trying to turn a car back around in a garage when half of us were hungover and the other half were puking. It is also, amazing what vomit will do a car's finish, especially when you were drinking vodka the night before. You would have thought that his mother could have been more considerate.
There is always one person in a crowd who is a totally worth-
less, idiotic, highly perverted, and just downright strange. Unfortunately, our crowd had one guy who was basically normal, the rest of us were screwed up. He was so normal that he could stop at two beers for the entire night!
This bird of normalcy is really sickening. He also went to work everyday on time and paid all his bills night up to date. He also made a point of telling us this on a regular basis. Well, one night when we were in a particularly disgusting mood. We spiked his first drink of the night and sure enough, he was gone in half and hour. We decided to pressure this night for posterity and take some pictures. First we stripped him naked. Then we sent one of the guys down to the mall where, at the time, there use to be a salvation army clothes donation bin.
He had instructions to bring back some women clothes. Unfortunately he was very drunk and we
ended up with young girls clothes. Oh Well, we were pretty good at improvisation with our drinking, this wasn't much different. After we got through with the instamatic camera, we dumped his naked body into the guest room with the pictures spread out all over the room. Then we put on a inflatable male doll, a twelve inch vibrator in one hand and a butt plug in the others. No one heard him get up in the morning and it was a full three months before any one saw him a diet cokes and reading a book on spirituality.
There are a lot more happenings that I could write about. I've certainly committed my share of stupidity over the years. You might want to remember that last story the nest time you are at a house party and had a few drinks. With the holiday season fast approaching, please be careful. I do not have an overabundance of readers now and cannot afford to lose even one. If you drink don't drive, if you drive don't drink, and have a safe holiday season.
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STUDENT ASSOCIATION
A Message from our President
Senators Elected
Did you know that there are students who sit on the Student Association Senate that represent you as the students? They are called Senators and are elected to the position. You should hear what they say! Almost half of the Senate is made up by Senator positions! We have some vacancies and need your help to fill these positions.
Senators serve a very important function to the Student Association and we were lucky enough this year to be able to offer them their own office. They also receive a stipend at the end of the semester.
The role of a senator is to represent their peers as a liaison to students and the Student Association. One of their jobs is to attend every Student Association meeting which is on Thursdays at 1:00 pm in C106. Through their voice, they help set policy for the Student Association. Your Senators are:
Kelly Butler	Carol Jividen	Cathy	Horton
Kathy Pealer	Robert Vangalder	Brian Moron
Greg Hodges	Michele Pariso	Amy Seeley
Collin Purple	Shari Andrews
Visit the Senators office in the lower level, Comnjons! Talk to Them, Become one!!
Are you throwing money away?
Dear Fellow Students:
Some students recently attended a National Association of College Activities in Lancaster Pa. on behalf of Coming Community College and I was one of those students to attend. As President of the Student Association, I took every opportunity to meet other students from Community Colleges and attended several leadership seminars. Did you know that the three National issues that concerns our fellow campuses are APATHY, TUITION, AND MULTICULTURALISM. It's nice to know we fit into this normal range but, it's sad if we don't try to do something about it. How can our Student Association address these issues? Do you have any ideas for us? If so, drop me a note in the Student Association office. We know that involvement of students in campus affairs would solve all our problems but what can we do to increase participation in our campus events?
We would like to take this opportunity to invite any cultural groups to ban together to form a club. We, the Student Association, will do everything we can to help you get organized. Other campuses have International, African-American, Cultural Awareness, Religious, and Hispanic clubs, just to name a few. I met a girl this weekend who was
president of the Latino club. They have wonderful programs for their latino Students. A club offers students the opportunity to be with a group of their peers for support and to have lots of fun at the same time. You only need 10 members to form a club and if needed, the Student Association will help you with writing your constitution.
One student on our campus is trying to form a Boxing club and we are currently working with students that are forming the Afro-American Society. Last year we started an Ad-Hoc committee for A.I.D.S. Awareness and this task force grew so strong they became a club and were officially ratified at our last Student Association meeting.
In closing, complaining about change or campus activities doesn't solve anything, Students need to get involved! Have a voice in how the Student Association allocates your activity fee because.
INVOLVEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE!!
—by Mary Swasta President Student Association
—by Matthew Roe
As a student of CCC, I have been lucky enough to meet a variety of our student population. One of the most interesting of these are from my many night classes with mostly non-traditional students.
I would commonly ask them how they used their activity fee. Most had no answer, not even knowing where the money was spent or why.
Then, after I began to deliver The Crier each of those classes, I would jokingly refer to it as their $55 newspaper subscription. Some took it to heart and did something about it. Most decided to carry on, perhaps thinking they didn't have the time or energy.
Active Clubs
WCEB 91.9 FM Christian Club Law Society Nursing Society Business Club Music Guild Tech Guild Human Services
work full time, take 6 credit hours, am managing editor of this paper, attend Student Association meetings, and live and work on our family dairy farm.
I am not asking for pity or a lifestyle change. If I hated it, I would drop something. How busy are your days? How about your weekends? Here is a list of all the clubs on campus. You pay for them. Why not use them? Even if you just write one article for the paper or spend a few hours a week in a club meeting, wouldn't you be a better person?
Good Luck. Any questions can be referred to the Student Activities Office in the Lower Level, Commons.
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Up & Coining Clubs
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CAMPUS NEWS_______
The Music Man: A Big
—by Rebecca McCutcheon
The whistle blew and the band began to play. CCC's Two Bit Players and the Coming Rotary Club opened Thursday, October 28, with "The Music Man" directed by Hank Moonschein. Since 1950, "The Music Man", written by Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey, has been considered a true and classic musical. The play was performed on October 28 - 30 at 8:00pm and October 31 at 2:00pm at Coming West High School's auditorium.
The
two lead roles,
B.J. Smith as Professor Harold Hill and Tammy Lynn Cook as Marion Paroo, were impressively portrayed. Smith did a stupendous job at 'firing up' the townspeople in the chorus scenes.
Cook and the chorus displayed a high energy performance full of animation and enjoyment. Mayor Shinn, played by CCC's Joe Regan, commented that in order to perfect the various character roles in the drama field, one must "watch a lot of Looney Tunes".
As a whole, Moonschein helped produce and direct a fabulous musical. The Two Bit Players will be having upcoming productions such as An Evening of One Acts: "Talking With" and "Tender Offer" December 2- 5, 1993 - 8:00pm, "Our Town" March 24 - 27, 1994 - 8:00pm and An Evening of One Acts: "Himself and the Ladies", by Clare Reidy and "Trifles" April 28 -
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Mike Bonsor (Traveling Salesman) relaxes after a show.”
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The Office of Public Relations needs you. We are looking for a focus group of 10 to 15 students of all ages to help us with our television ads. If you are willing to give us an hour of your time , we'll show you the commercials (about 10 minutes) and ask your opinion. Pizza and salad will be served as we work. Session scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 from noon to 1 PM
Please call Donna Layng at 962-9320 or Bob Demyan at 962-9356 by
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NATIONAL NEWS
Shopping Guide Rates Responsible Corporations
—by Diana Smith Special Correspondent College Press Service
Thinking about plunking down $50 for a new pair of Gap jeans? Think again, according to a new shopping guide compiled by a public interest research group that gives young consumers the scoop on politically correct purchases.
"Students Shopping 4 A Better World," written and published by The Council on Economic Priorities, rates hundreds of multinational corporations on their records on the environment, employment of women and minorities and disclosure practices, as well as taking special note of policies on animal testing and investments in South Africa.
As companies have discovered, young people are big business. Teenage Research Unlimited, a youth marketing think tank in Illinois, estimates that teen-agers spent $93 billion of their own money and parents' money in 1992, according to a July 6, 1993, story in The Washington Post.
"Students Shopping 4 A Better World" is the Council on Economic Priorities' attempt to channel that spending to companies that demonstrate social responsibility and to help young people learn how to flex their
economic muscles.
"Look at it this way: Every time you spend a dollar to buy something a company sells, you're sending a message. You're saying you not only like the company's clothes or candy or cassettes, you also support the way they do business," the book's introduction says.
For example, the guide takes The Gap Inc. to task for some poor environmental habits (stonewashing jeans for that trendy "worn" look creates pollution because of the chemicals involved), while praising the company's recent recycling efforts. The Gap also owns Banana Republic, shoe and children's clothing stores.
But the book takes a swing at the company for refusing to release information to the council, which analyzes information about hundreds of companies for newsletters, books and other publications. So the guide gives The Gap a rather dubious endorsement.
"This company will not talk to anyone on the outside," the book says. "The Gap calls this 'not politicizing the clothes.' Just because the company wouldn't tell us anything does not necessarily mean it is socially irresponsible. But for a company this big to keep secrets is irresponsible."
On the other hand, the council gives high marks to Sony, saying the
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company generally "works hard to get involved in American communities and to help young Americans leam more about Japanese culture and customs."
The guide lists many individual products such as Levi's jeans, Coca-Cola, York Peppermint Patties, Me Donald's, Wheaties, and others, with information about the companies that make the products.
The book also gives tips on viewing advertising more critically, information about banks and credit card companies, and health and safety regulations for teens who work in fast-food restaurants.
The council was founded in 1969 by Alice Tepper Marlin, a former securities analyst and labor economist at Burnham & Co., because few independent organizations were
keeping tabs on companies' environmental and hiring records.
The council gathers information fo: the book by distributing questionnaires to the companies, company publications, telephone interviews, libraries, government agencies, and special interest groups such as the Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and the Humane Society. After months of research, the ratings are then sent to the corporations with requests for updates. If information is not available or incomplete, the company gets an "I" rating for that category.
More information about the council's books and publications can be obtained from the Council on Economic Priorities, 30 Irving Place, New York, N.Y. 10003-0194.
This Comic is dedicated to Bob Demyan.
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MORE STUDENT VIEWS
Living in a Double Standard?
—by Carleen M. Lattin
In a world of sexism and discrimination, I pose a question to all of you intellectuals out there. Are we living in a double standard world or not? I will attempt to discuss both sides of the story.
As a female, my point from which I am writing this is simple. I feel women have always been thought of as the lesser sex and never actually treated as a person, a sex object. Just like anyone else who has been discriminated against because of their differences, I feel that women are classified as a minority and therefore are treated as if only males exist in the world. Not True.
For starters, let's discuss the obvious double standard that society is quick to point out. If a women sleeps with her steady boyfriend, especially before marriage or engagement, she is a slut. A very derogatory word, yet it is used to describe any women at all these days. Yet, if a guy sleeps with a girl, he is a stud. Especially if it is more than one girl, he is drunk, and if she is not his girlfriend. Then the guy is macho, cool, or an even bigger stud. Pretty sickening to use two very different words for the same thing basically, just the opposite sex is all.
Ladies, have you ever noticed that there is no Mr. America or anything close to that. Or how about the number of male strippers, or even the amount of male pornography? There is practically nothing for the women,
but everything a guy wants he gets.
Of course, I'm not sick or a pervert. Just aware of these little things, you know?
Of course, the other side of the last paragraph is that there really is not that great demand for Mr. America, male strippers, or male pornography. There is some market for that kind of stuff, but not as much as for scantily clad or butt naked girls. Almost everything sold for women doesn't require a naked man to sell it, unlike our male counterparts. We use our brains, not our bods to sell everything.
I guess you could say it makes me sick that men promote everything with naked women or sexual phrases. Where I work, I work with all guys and you have to watch everything you say up there because otherwise they'll turn it into something sexual. I hope someday society will say some meat on your bones is OK, that you don't have to be thin twig to be considered attractive, that brains are equally sexy. But, I don't have that forecast for a while.
Not to place any of the blame on any of the ladies, but we have got to start respecting ourselves and putting on a few more clothes and not dressing too provocatively. It's absolutely disgusting to see how few clothes are worn sometimes.
Let's put and end to this never ending battle once and for all.
Combat sexism and double standards.
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A Special Thanks
—by Matthew Roe
From time to time, every one of us has done something of a positive nature that they were not acknowledged for. While knowing that it is not required, I feel that often appreciation should be the case.
In our first issue of the year many hours were invested in those twelve pages. From computer problems to late, late nights in front of a 'loud' computer screen, much sweat and toil was spent to allow you be informed about your campus.
First of all, Kenneth Yentzer and his wife Jennifer, deserve much credit. Both gave up most of their weekend, at our request, to type, edit, and do general paper-stuff. As a previous editor of The Crier, he taught us all much, spiritually as well as scholarly.
Putting up with my many bothering phone calls was Kelly Reed, Ardie Wolcott, and the entire Technical Services staff. (Is Quark in yet?) I will admit to the world that, the one time that my Macintosh refused to respond to any screams or keystrokes, it was Kelly who found my keyboard to be disconnected. Go figure?
Also, Woody (Is Quark in Yet?) Knowles , who helps any student in a time of need, still puts up with us. I hope he doesn't try to change his phone number! He is on our speed-dial!
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—by Matthew Roe
At first glance, this question above may seem an interesting one, but fairly useless. This will be one of the few times this does not apply.
Why?
Middle States!
No, it has nothing to do with the bread-basket or Ohio.
Middle States is vour chance to voice your comments, questions, and opinions. Usually, you would start from scratch, and write a letter, find people who could use that information, etc.
We have already done the hard work for you. All you have to do is fill in the blank!
After that, just drop it in one of The Crier submission boxes (now we have three!). If your writings are extremely personal or private, either put them in an envelope marked "confidential" or drop them off directly to the Middle States office (now located lower level commons). Otherwise, the results will be recorded by our staff before turned in to the Middle States Association. Want to know more? Read the article at right, or go to the Middle States Office.
The chance is yours.
—by Rebecca McCutcheon
Coming Community College is going through an extensive self-study for the Middle States Association. This self-study gives students an opportunity to express any problems, concerns, or suggestions they may have.
Some of the students suggested that the cafeteria food is too expensive and the student smoking lounge needs to be larger than it presently is with more ventilation. Students also expressed the need to get rid of the parking registration fee and a few suggested that Public Safety needs to get a grip on the parking situation.
All of these comments are valid. After all - they are your opinions, and every one of them counts. So make sure you complete the tear-away section below and return it to the Crier (lower level Commons), the Middle States Office (lower level Commons), or the Crier submissions boxes (Science Building and Commons). Remember, if you don't tell us what you like, we'll never know.
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Tear out the whole page! Be sure to include your address, and sign and print your name if you want a response!
Dear Middle States;
As a student, the following are my concerns, questions, and/or comments about ways to improve Corning Community College:
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Your Chance to Complain!
Middle States
If you could change anything about CCC, what would it be?
Steve Terwilliger "The food here is overpriced and over-rated."
Grace Santulli
"Student smoking...isn't well venti lated. I think the parking permits are bogus."
Paul Rosa
"(CCC cafeteria) charges way too much for the food. The parking situation really needs to get a grip The boot needs to be booted."
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SPORTS
Men's Basketball
—by Steve King
If you're a sports fan and you've looked outside lately, you have probably noticed that its' getting to be about that time again. Yes, men's basketball is right around the comer, and Red Baron coach Wayne Kenner will be looking forward to another exciting season on the hill. The fans should have a lot to look forward to, with most of last year's 25-5 team returning. This year's team is marked by the return of Ragsheed Snow, a second-team All-American and Mid-State Conference Player of the year in '92-'93. Other key players Brian Page and Greg Bodine are also returning, along with A1 Boiler, who should come on strong after a red shirt-injury season last year.
Of course, the season won't be without its difficulties, with a tough early schedule including a powerful Monroe team and defending national champ Onondaga. The team will also have to make up for the loss of Ray Simpson and James Hannah, both starters from a year ago.
Fortunately, some incoming freshmen may be the answer. Coach Kenner says there are some excellent new 3-point shooters, and several others are "coming along well. I'm very optimistic." He added that "any time you have a player like Snow, its' a nice building block. If they all work together as a team, we'll be successful. "Boiler agreed, saying that the freshmen were "still learning the system," but would "improve as they play." Page, the team's returning center, also added that "the league should be tougher this year, so you can't really compare us to last year until we've played some games."
From talking to the coach and players. They all seemed to agree that pressure to repeat won't be a factor. Their approach is more like "play hard and enjoy the season. "My guess is it should be a good one.
All students, faculty, staff, and hoop fans are encouraged to come out for the first home game,
Wrestling
—by Joe Morgan
With the onset of winter comes the beginning of a new season of athletics at Coming Community College. Among them is wrestling, a sport on the rise in the area. Having started the season last year with a full room of almost thirty wrestlers, the Barons ended the season with only four. Of those four, three ended up qualifying for the national wrestling tournament in Bismarck, North Dakota. They were Matt Beatty, Joe Morgan, and Kevin Elston. Two of those grapplers, Morgan and Elston, will return to this years squad under first year coach John Wilcox. The third, Beatty, will also return; this time to assist in the coaching.
Elston hopes to improve on last years third place finish in Region III at 190 lbs., while Morgan seeks to defend his heavyweight title in the region.
Cheerleading
—by Sue Nixson
A cheerleading team for CCC has formed and will be supporting the Men's and Women's basketball teams this season, and the Lacrosse team
in the spring. Started over the summer by four members, the squad has grown to a team of nine.
Led by Co-captains Yavonka Hairston and Dianne Boswel, Advisor Anne Tiffany, and choreographer Katrina Smith, the cheerleaders are off to a great start. November 2 a pep rally was held in the Commons, yavonka stated that before the rally they weren't sure how things would turn out, but overall reaction was that, "things went well...everyone was on cue."
The squad will be at the home games of the Men's basketball team, and the Womens' games if they are before the men's. Next semester the cheerleaders hope to travel to the away games for the Men's basketball team as well. It is possible that tryouts will be held for the squad again before Lacrosse starts. If so there will be an announcement in The Crier.
CCC Cheerleaders show their stuff
Women's Basketball
—by Sue Nixson
As the fall sports season draws to a close the winter sports season begins. The 1993-1994 CCC womens Basketball team has the potential to
Women's Basketball Schedule '93-94
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Thurs	Nov. 11	Jamestown CC	6:00
Thurs	Nov. 18	Alfred State	6:00
Tue	Nov. 30	Monroe CC	7:00
Tues	Jan. 11	Broome CC	6:00
Fri	Jan. 14	Tarantelli Classic	6&8
Sat	Jan. 14	Tarantelli Classic	12&2
Sun	Jan. 23	SUNY Cobleskill	2:00
Tues	Jan. 25	Cazenovia	5:00
Sat	Jan. 29	Jefferson CC	2:00
Thurs	Feb. 3	Cayuga CC	6:00
Sat	Feb.12	Finger lakes CC	2:00
experience a great season.
Although there are only four returning players, Destiny Cook, Kristi Neally, Laurie Osbum, and Denise Casterline, the team consists of may players who contribute a great deal. With all of this potential coming form the whole team, choosing starters will prove to be a difficult decision for coach Ernie Danforth.
Last season the Lady Barons finished at 6-17. This season Coach Danforth is "Cautiously optimistic. (We aren't) as strong as we could be but there is potential to do well if the pieces fall into place."
We wish the lady barons Basketball team luck as they enter their season. Come cheer them on at their home games.
	Tentative Wrestling Schedule		
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Sun	Jan.2	Nassau CC	6:00
Sat	Jan 15	Broome CC	6:00
Sat	Jan 29	Morrisville	6:00
Sat	Feb.5	Hudson Valley CC	6&8
Sat	Feb.12	Tompkins County CC	2:00
Fri	Feb. 19	Regionals	5:00
Sat	Feb.25-26	Nationals	2:00
Both also hope to repeat their trip to Nationals as well. Looking to join them this year will be Pat Kingston, an accomplished wrestler from Waverly, who placed third in last years high school state meet. Also joining the team are a duo from Horseheads,
Howard Forrest and Jeremy Jones. Both had successful high school careers and look good thus far. Gary Hively also hopes to fare well this season and also hopes to challenge Morgan for the team's top heavyweight spot.
Another new member, Tom Dininny, hopes to complete a successful season. The Barons open their season on January 2nd at Nassau Community College and will continue until February 25-26, the National Wrestling Tournament in Bismarck ND.
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