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C_ P7 C773: “Striving to Report the News Accurately, Fairly and Fully” TheTheThe Campus Press Student Newspaper of Camden County College www.camdencc.edu Volume 32, Issue 6 November 2018 THE EXPLORATION : Student Government Association Officers Prepare to Lead Breaking Down What’s Going On This Mid-Term Election in Politics By LJ CGJY3-O’D+3 Campus Press Staff Writer olitics has infiltrated our daily lives. P Where once it was regulated to Thanksgiving and the occasional Reddit post, politics has become the defining conversational piece, leaking into what we watch and what we talk about. The newly elected and installed Student Government Associaon officers and their tles (L-R) are: The problem is that there is just so much to Oussemi Traore, Student Representave-At-Large; Sukari McGee, Treasurer; Noah Insel, Vice President; talk about, and a lot of what we want to talk Sara N. Perkins, President; Hayley Fields, Secretary; and Louis Childs-O’Dowd, SGA’s Markeng Director. about is complicated and intricate. This makes wrapping our heads around what’s going on in SGA Officers Set Tone for Leadership and Scholarship the world harder than it should be. However, the aim of this column is to change that; to By LJ CGJY3-O’D+3 Sukari McGee, Treasurer . Sukari is a Business help cut through the noise of cable TV and Campus Press Staff Writer Administration major who has been using her political pundits to deliver to you a concise and educational background to keep the student easy to understand narrative. ara N. Perkins, President . Sara is a Deaf government fiscally responsible. In addition, Studies/Pre-Interpreting student and the Sukari is a strong force for creating park areas and Election Day is November 6 S Student Coordinator of the Honors other beautification programs for the college. Program. She has been formulating plans to boost On November 6th, there will be an election Oussemi Traore, Student Representative-At- student morale and improve campus life. She has that will decide which party controls the Large . Oussemi is an Engineering major. He has led the charge in drafting proposals to make Congress, along with a slate of governorships been using his experience as an international student services more accessible and reflective of and state officials. This election is called student to create policies that will help midterm election, as it falls in the middle of what the student body wants. international students access and understand the the term of our president. Currently, the Noah Insel, Vice President . Noah is a Political resources at their disposal. makeup of the Senate is 51 Republicans, 47 Science student, and has been working in Louis Childs-O’Dowd, SGA’s Marketing Democrats, and two Independents. conjunction with Sara to brainstorm new ideas Director . Louis is also a Political Science student, Continued on Page 7 and formulating plans to put those strategies into who has been using his previous educational and action. work experiences to create marketing and brand Public Safety Dept. Hayley Fields, Secretary. Hayley is a Language strategies that make the Student Government -International Studies student, who has used her more approachable and easier to access. Plans Fire Drills writing and organizational skills to keep the whole student government running efficiently. S,_J73 B1 CCC P,YJ- SA71 D7_7` Camden County College takes the safety of our College community very seriously. Periodically, the Department of Public Safety will conduct fire drills. These drills will first be announced via our Cougar Call messaging system, and signage will be posted at each building entrance on the day of the fire drill. Should an actual fire alarm activation Camden County occur while you are in one of our College’s Men’s buildings, the Department of Public Soccer Team wins Safety asks that you follow this protocol: the Naonal Junior During a fire alarm or building evacuation, College’s Athlec please leave the building immediately by proceeding to the nearest exit. Do not use the Associaon’s elevators. Take your personal belongings with (NJCAA) Region XIX you, including laptop, textbooks, and car keys. District E Title. If smoke is present, keep low or as close to the floor as possible . See arcle on page 6. Once evacuated, proceed to a safe area at Continued on Page 3 Read The Campus Press Online: hp://www.camdencc.edu/studentlife/campuspress.cfm Calling All CCC Poets! Submit your creative musing to The Campus Press for 2 The Campus Press ▪ November 2018 consideration for our POETRY CORNER ! You don’t have to be a member of the Press. Anonymous submissions are OK; just keep the topics and language rated Leer(s) To The Editors G, please. E-mail us at [email protected] . About that Administraon-Sponsored Forum “Discussion”... College Service Announcements On Monday, October 8, 2018, an email went out from CCC Administraon to many to gather at 3 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, in the Presentaon Room of Ta Hall at the Blackwood campus, to discuss what it means for all of us now that Bre Kavanaugh is confirmed as the swing- vote Supreme Court Jusce. I was disappointed to discover that Administraon, two of the men in aendance, half-heartedly aempted to listen to the seven other people in aendance (mostly male) in the necessary, “open” discussion. Points for intenon, but zero for delivery. In parcular, one member of Administraon behaved lile differently than the unacceptable SCOTUS candidate (and those that confirmed him). In a way, I felt as though I was treated by Administraon just as poorly as Dr. Ford and the other courageous women were treated during the Bre Kavanaugh circus (and that’s insulng circus employees and operators). It was presumed that my opinions were known, even labeled pessimisc, when no one (especially the vocal one) had any idea where my opinions ended. When I tried to voice my opinion three mes, I was interrupted, shut down, and effecvely dismissed. Hence, a female student was not equally afforded the opportunity to voice, and explore, her opinions fully, especially when her opinions were different than the vocal one’s opinions. Enough with the oppressive patriarchal agenda already. Surely, there is usually that one person who talks more than others, especially in public, but what happened to the school creed that we are to respect others’ opinions, especially when those opinions differ from our own, in order to give everyone a fair chance to at least be heard? That day, it was as though students were held to a high standard, yet Administraon did not seem to hold themselves to that same high standard. Perhaps 99.99999% of the student body are smarter than I am— smarter in not bothering with a “Forum Discussion” sponsored/run by Administraon, suspecng that it would be business as usual: one person in a posion of power voicing one’s own opinion and not the least bit interested in listening to anyone else’s opinion. I also need to speak to accessibility, rather the lack thereof, especially for us hard of hearing students. Why wasn’t this event podcasted, televised, or, at the very least, CC/interpreted? There is a department full of capable, eager 2nd year+ students in several departments as well as D&HOH (Deaf and Hard of Hearing) staff—even though they are already spread thin—ready to help create more accessible events to an all too Continued on Page 7 Tune into Camden Camden County College Policy on Non-Discriminaon in Educaonal Programs County College Radio Camden County College complies with Title VII of other aspects of its educational programs or activities, Station WDBK 91.5 FM the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the including vocational programs and vocational Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the opportunities, are not made on the basis of any of Follow @915WDBK on Twitter Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in these factors. Inquiries regarding these laws may be and Instagram. Listen online Employment Act of 1967 and New Jersey’s Law directed to the Dean of Students Office, Taft 236, with the TuneIn mobile app Against Discrimination. 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