VOL. 100, NO. 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 RANDOLPH, N.J. HE OUNGTOWN DITION T Y COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS’E AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER

PHOTO FROM TITANS DIRECT The homepage of Titans Direct, CCM’s new online registration network. WebAdvisor phasing out, Titans Direct phasing in CCM to change online registration, academic planning system BY BRETT when class sign-ups for fall 2018 enrollment. With it, students can how many students plan to take list policy, a Titans Direct feature FRIEDENSOHN open Monday, April 2, according view a list of all classes they need them. released early to the old system. Editor-in-Chief to Dean of Students Jan Caffie. to take for their decided major, Titans Direct was first intro- If a spot opens for a full class, The college aims to phase map out which classes they will duced to criminal justice, public the student first on the list re- A pilot network initially only out its current WebAdvisor sys- take in which semesters and reg- health, respiratory therapy, and ceives an email notification and opened to returning County Col- tem to shut it down by spring ister directly with it. Also, college dance majors for fall 2017 enroll- holds the right to register for that lege of Morris students from four 2019 registration in exchange administrators will be able to use ment because of the small size of class for about 24 hours, accord- for Titans Direct, the new sys- the academic planning feature those programs. majors has gone live to the public ing to Caffie. After that time, the and will allow all of the college’s tem whose purpose is to central- to help determine which classes WebAdvisor introduced for student body to enroll with it ize academic planning and online have more of a need based on spring 2018 registration a wait- CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

‘Spotlight: Morris County’ SGA ponders push to feature campus community for meditation room BY TED ORBACH Contributor Muslim Student Association

County College of Morris sponsoring request employees and students work- BY GINA N. FICO so long as it is for everyone is ing in the DeCroce Media Cen- Features Editor perfectly fine,” Bristol said. “I ter have started producing a 30 want a prayer room that is also minute talk show titled Spotlight: Members of County Col- a meditation room, some place Morris County every Tuesday af- lege of Morris’ Muslim Student for people to go that is for ev- ternoon in the spring semester to Association have continued eryone. They do not have the feature guests from CCM and the to campaign for the establish- right to disrupt others’ prayer local community. ment of an interfaith meditation or meditation, and they should Julian Costa, a CCM pro- room, a proposal first presented not be in that room because that fessor who teaches in both the from the club to the Student is to be a place for peace, quiet, business and communication de- PHOTO BY TED ORBACH Government Association in the and for people to relax, pray, or partments, is at the helm of this Brenda Todd and Peter Maguire on set of ‘Spotlight: Morris County.’ fall 2017 semester. meditate.” production and said he hopes to MSA members have been However, Rizk said that release the show in mid-February. and languages and ESL depart- neer at CCM, said that students talking with Don Phelps, asso- while talks for a “prayer room” The pilot episode, recorded in ment chairperson James Hart. working on this project gain a dif- ciate director of campus life and began last semester, the room January, host Ethan Walsh fea- “The first [goal] is to give the ferent experience than they would Student Government Associa- will be a “meditation room” tured CCM student Al Turrisi. students a real production experi- in a television production class. tion adviser, according to MSA that will be open to all faiths The show will air on the col- ence,” Costa said. “Writing your “It takes them out of the faculty adviser and mathemat- and help with students’ stress. lege’s YouTube channel as well own stuff and creating your own classroom setting because ics professor Gitanjali Rizk, “I think a room like this will as on Morris Educational Televi- stuff is certainly wonderful and this isn’t a class,” Cleary said. who said having the Student provide students a place where sion (METV) which can be found exciting, but it’s not really prepar- “They’re not getting graded for it. Associations on board with the they can go and pray, meditate, on Cablevision channel 77 and ing you for a real career in TV.” This is something they’re volun- idea has been a challenge. reflect on things around them, FiOS channel 40. The show was developed not teering to do, so it has a different Matthew J. Bristol, former and as such, provide an avenue “My bachelor’s degree was only as a way for the CCM broad- feel for them.” SGA vice president who served to relieve stress,” Rizk said. in television production, and I’ve casting facilities to be put to more Cleary, who has worked pre- in fall 2017, said that some “This should further help them done this as an undergrad,” Costa use, but to also help CCM stu- viously with William Paterson MSA members had initially concentrate more on their edu- said. “I did a lot of work in live dents gain real world experience University and Verizon, is tasked suggested a “prayer room,” but cation.” television and community televi- in television, according to Costa. with keeping the TV studios run- SGA members had proposed The president of MSA, sion, so I’m decided to put some- “We have a lot of people here ning, and works with Costa on the that the campaign be changed to Yassar Kahn said the opportu- thing together.” that are very interested in that ca- set of ‘Spotlight: Morris County.’ a meditation room. Phelps said nity for people to meditate is Some guests include Peter reer path,” Costa said. “And I’d “I handle the technical as- the campaign is currently listed not just limited to students. Maguire of the English depart- like to give them something re- pects, which are: making sure the under both names and a final “It’s a really good addi- ment, business department chair- alistic that they can put on their studio is up and running, lighting name is yet to be determined. tion to the campus for not only person Maureen Sutton, former resumes.” “I think that a prayer room CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Randolph mayor Christine Carey, Daniel Cleary, a media engi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 THE YOUNGTOWN EDITION POLITICS FEBRUARY 7, 2018 Students concerned about how gender, racial pay gaps may impact their futures

BY CAROLINE ence may also be due to differ- racial or ethnic group. The hour- childhood education major at the issue of gender pay gaps. O’BRIEN ences in behavior among genders, ly earnings of Asian and white CCM, said she is concerned gen- Dr. Karen Danna, a sociol- Contributor such as risk aversion or negotia- women, on average, are higher der may impact her future in- ogy professor at CCM, suggested tion. The remaining gaps are of- than those of black and Hispanic come. holding companies publicly ac- ten attributed to discrimination. women and men. “I don’t feel like it’s a race While recent research show- countable to publish wages and According to a 2016 Pew White and Asian college- problem as much as much as gen- ing lower earned wages, on aver- justify variations in pay may also Research Center article, “Racial, educated women earn roughly 80 der inequality; women get paid age, for minority groups, some help to close these gaps. County College of Morris stu- gender wage gaps persist in U.S. percent the hourly wages of white less,” Holman said. “I can’t do “If in fact, a company has to dents feeling concerned about despite some progress,” between college-educated men while anything about that.” publish the wages that they pay, their careers after graduation. full-time and part-time workers, black and Hispanic women with O’Donovan Coke, a business black Americans in 2015 earned a college degree earn only about administration major, expressed for example, their male or female A 2013 Pew Research Cen- 75 percent as much as whites 70 percent of the hourly wages of concern about racial wage gaps. ter survey found that about 18 or employees of different colors in median hourly earnings, and similarly educated white men. “There are wage gaps be- percent of women say they have with similar educational back- women earned 83 percent as Approximately 27 percent of tween colors and between sexes,” faced gender discrimination at ground, are they going to look the much as men. women say their gender has made Coke said. “White males are work, including 12 percent who same, or are they going to look Pew research shows that it harder for them to succeed in proven to make more money than widely different?” Danna said. say they have earned less than Black and Hispanic men have life, compared with 7 percent of black males; black women are a man performing the same job made no progress in narrowing men. Men are also more likely proven to make the least amount “Then, they have to justify those because of their gender. In com- this wage gap since 1980 earn- than women to say their gender of money when compared to oth- different variations. Why did, in parison, only one in 10 men say ing the same 73 percent share of has made it easier to succeed. ers. It sucks, we sit there and try fact, you offer this woman with they have faced gender-based white men’s hourly earnings as “I imagine my pay will be im- to say we’ll make it better. It’s this amount of education and this workplace discrimination, with they did in 2015. Hispanic men pacted by my gender,” said Elly 2018, and things are starting to amount of experience X amount three percent saying their gender alone earned 69 percent of white Stitt, a nursing major and presi- change. We just have to keep try- of dollars and then this person has been a factor in earning lower men’s earnings in 2015 compared dent of the Gender Club. “Emer- ing to work and see what we can with a different social identity and wages. with 71 percent in 1980. gency medicine doesn’t have the do to fix it. It starts locally; it’s the same amount of experience Pew research also explains Among women across all best reputation when it comes to politics.” and similar education was offered that a majority of these gaps can races and ethnicities, progress trans women. That being said, I Some students at CCM plan be credited to differences in edu- has been made in narrowing wage would extend my expectation that to utilize entities on campus to Y dollars, and they would have to cation, labor force experience, gaps since 1980, but hourly earn- my pay will be impacted by my respond to this issue. Stitt said justify that. So making something occupation or industry, and other ings are still less than those of gender into the future.” the Gender Club may organize a publicly accountable probably is measurable factors. This differ- white men and men in their own Alexa Holman, an early panel within the club to address going to shift the practice.”

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PHOTO BY ALEXA WYSZKOWSKI Someone thought of a creative way to recycle old computer scraps. Do you know where at CCM this piece of art is? Send the answer to [email protected] by Monday, Feb. 12, and look in our next issue to see if you got it right. Last is- sue, Richard Watt and Elizabeth Potenza got it right. The Landscaping and Hordicultural Technology Building is between Parking Lot 1 and the soccer fields. FEBRURAY 7, 2018 OPINION THE YOUNGTOWN EDITION PAGE 3 Seven fun, creative ways to spend Valentine’s Day BY MICHELLE MARDIS options to choose from, and this Get to know your significant two people and enjoy Valentine’s The Stay-at-Home Date Contributor will make lasting memories. other by watching each other Day with friends. Invite your friends over and In a relationship and want a fail to skate or skate to impress. As for a date, find some- enjoy a night of movies, popcorn, Valentine’s Day is about cel- personalized date? Look no fur- You will be able to really get to thing that you are both passionate and fun. You can play games ebrating your loved ones. Con- ther; this date idea will allow you know each other through skating. about and create a night out of it. just like you did when you were trary to popular belief, you do not to get to know how well your per- This is a chance to be vulnerable Head over to party city and pick younger. It is a great way to re- connect with old friends. need a significant other on Valen- sonalities match. Are you look- around your significant other. By out some themed items, such as Do you not have a lot of tine’s Day to have fun. Here are ing for someone who wants to do trying something new, you are a disney tablecloth, and make a sweet date out of it. For example, money to go out? If this is the some ways that you can have fun quirky dates with you or someone showing an adventurous side. case, stay in and cuddle up with while single or in a relationship more serious? This date will show you could use the Disney table- your loved one. You can enjoy a on Valentine’s Day. what side your significant other is cloth to set up a romantic dinner on. or decorate your room. There are candle-lit dinner or even watch a so many possibilities for this date. movie together. Valentine’s Day is about ap- preciating the loved ones in your life. We can turn Valentine’s Day into a day to remember by pick- ing the right people to spend it with. That right person does not have to be a significant other. I The Bowling Date hope everyone has a happy and The Five Dollar Date Are you the competitive fun Valentine’s Day! Take your friends to the dol- type? If so, this is the time for lar store. Everyone gets to pick you to shine. Having your friends Photos courtesy of Facebook out five things, and when you’re The Dinner and a Movie Date join you for some competitive done, you make a date out of it! Have you and your friends fun can be both exhausting and This can be a fun time to create been dying to see that new mov- a great time. Create funny names memories with your friends with- ie that just came out? Make it a on the computer that will show out having to overthink about group outing with a nice dinner your score and just lay back and impressing someone. A piece of on the side. There is no harm in have fun. your personality will show with going to dinner and a movie with In a relationship and looking this fun idea for you and your some good friends. for something both active and fun friends. In a relationship? I highly to do? Bowling is one of the best If you are in a relationship, recommend avoiding this date as dates for those active couples. It’s take this time to get to know the a first one. Half of the date will a nice time to talk and spend time other person. Trust me, you can lack getting to know one another together without many distrac- learn a lot of things about a per- since you will be sitting in a quiet tions. Many bowling places also son based on what they choose. theater. Maybe use this as a sec- have laser tag so you would be It may seem surprising, but it’s ond or third date if things went getting a two in one date. a fun and quirky way to get to well on the first. know a person.

The Roller Skating Date The Disney/Brand Themed Date You and your friends will You can replace Disney with The Build-A-Bear Date laugh together when one of you anything you’d like. This is kind Make a bear with your falls (which is bound to hap- of like the dollar store date except friends! You can even personal- pen). This is a fun way to create you will have a specific theme to ize it by adding a voice, heart- memories with your friends that it. Go to Party City and have all beat and/or a scent. You and your will last a lifetime. It’s not only of your friends pitch in for a few friends will feel like you are re- inexpensive but fun as well. Most things related to your theme and living childhood with your new places give you two hours of open throw a party. Have each person furry friend! There are so many skate per session. in your friend group invite one to PAGE 4 THE YOUNGTOWN EDITION WELCOME BACK BASH FEBRUARY 7, 2018

PHOTOS BY JARED DANQUAH Left: Youngtown Edition Editor-in-Chief Brett Friedenson, as the News Knight, poses with the CCM Titan at the Welcome Back Bash Jan. 30. Above: LGBT club member Matthew J. Bristol recruits students at the club’s table draped with a pride flag. Clubs collect, connect with recruits at Welcome Back Bash BY GINA N. FICO Features Editor

At the Student Activities Pro- gramming Board’s semiannual Welcome Back Bash Tuesday, Jan. 30, members of the campus community gathered at County College of Morris to browse clubs’ recruitment stations. A cartoonist drew students’ caricatures, and the SAPB pro- vided free pizza and played music throughout the event. Don Phelps, associate direc- tor of campus life said that CCM has been doing something like this since the college started. Phelps said there are 56 ac- tive CCM clubs and that 35 or 40 represented themselves at the Welcome Back Bash. PHOTO BY ALEXA WYSZKOWSKI “It’s one of the main recruit- Respiratory therapy majors don scrubs as they welcome students to their table at the Welcome Back Bash Jan. 30. ment events for a lot of clubs,” Phelps said. “It gives a change for events such as the Valentine’s Day everyone to come together and blood drive and bake sale that is be together for the afternoon and coming up Wednesday, Feb. 14. take a little break from studying Saskia Salas, a nursing ma- … And most importantly, it gives jor and vice president of the club, students who aren’t engaged with said there usually is a shortage of the college engaged.” blood nationally, so this event is Women in STEM’s main important because of how many goal was to get more women in- lives a donation can save. volved with science, technology, “I want more people to be engineering, and math. aware of this club; this club is not Kat David, a mechanical en- out there like other clubs,” Salas gineering and technology major said. said breaking the stigma is what The president of the club, motivates her. Jacquelyn Gagne, said she gains “It was mainly because I from the club experiences such was born in the Philippines, and as the trip during the spring 2017 we come from a very conserva- semester to an economically dis- tive environment where women advantaged area of West Virginia. should be in more caring posi- “We are grateful for everyone tions and men should be in more who is helping building this club, technical fields,” David said. and we hope to get more people Desiree Ramos, an architec- PHOTO BY ALEXA WYSZKOWSKI involved,” Gagne said. ture major, said she has had an in- Gormet club president Ted Sharretts, right, gives out hot chocolate with public relations officer Melissa Hamfeldt, a radiog- terest in computer since an early Kamil Grochowski at the Welcome Back Bash Jan. 30. raphy major, said she is happy age and wants to get more women CCM has Welcome Back Bashes involved in STEM. it,” Ramos said. “We talk about things that not sign up for the club. and it is a nice way to meet people “I just feel more women Stephanie Hrinko, a liberal people do not like to talk about,” The Student Nurses Associa- and make new friends. should be in STEM, and you arts major and secretary of Active said Hrinko. She said her hope for tion, whose mission is to give in- “Everybody has been very think guys should be in it, but Minds, said she wants to bring the Welcome Back Bash is to give sight to the CCM community that friendly and telling you every- there’s a lot more women that are awareness to suicide and eating hope to someone else and it ben- nursing goes above and beyond thing you need to know about the into it that are afraid to open up to disorders. efit someone else, even if they do a nursing major, has upcoming clubs,” Hamfelt said. FEBRUARY 7, 2018 ROVING REPORTER THE YOUNGTOWN EDITION PAGE 5 Roving Reporter: What do you love about CCM?

BY ALEXA WYSZKOWSKI Layout Editor

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Youngtown asked County College of Morris students and staff what they love about the col- lege. Here are their answers.

Photos by Alexa Wyszkowski

Sthejani Cauada Jacquelyn Gagne Dylan Vetter Ted Sharretts Business Major Nursing Major Library Services Assistant Culinary Arts and Science Major “All the opportunities inside the “I love the friendly and diverse “I love the campus grounds, the “I love the location and feel of college including classes, cam- population and our beautiful community, and the variety of events the campus. The classes are fun pus life and help for preparations campus!” available to both students and staff.” and interesting.” for the real world.”

Matthew Nider Grace Fenners Matt Pham Adrian Ordonez Demylee Pablos Hospitality Management Major Biology and Psychology Major Graphic Design Major Information Technology Major Hospitality Management and “The people and all the activities “Great community of like-mind- “I love the friendly vibe from “I love the environment of the Culinary Arts and Science Major and different clubs offered.” ed individuals!” the students and how caring the campus and the flexibility in my “I love the community and how CCM staff is.” schedule!” we help each other every day.”

Melissa Hamfeldt Keuit Grandhi Stephanie Bepck Emely Herrera Skylar Lewis Radiography Major Information Technology Major Broadcasting Major Biology Major Biology Major “I love the performing arts de- “I love the gaming center.” “The friendly people and staff.” “I love all the resources CCM “How caring the CCM professors partment.” provides!” are.” PAGE 6 THE YOUNGTOWN EDITION NEWS FEBRUARY 7, 2018 TITAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 is in the way challenger stu- dents, those taking CCM class- reservation is given to the sec- es while still in high school, ond name on the list and contin- enroll. As they do not have full ues to go down the list until the access to WebAdvisor, they can spot is filled. only register on campus at the Caffie said that the waitlist office of Records and Registra- policy has worked better than tion. expected. “That was the little hiccup “It happens seamlessly we didn’t account for,” Caffie without us having to intervene, said. “We weren’t aware that us being the registrar’s office, there would be that limitation PHOTO COURTESY JULIAN COSTA to intervene at all, and so it and that even when they got the Host Ethan Walsh, left, on set with CCM student with Al Turrisi. worked great,” Caffie said. “We message, that they wouldn’t be had very few students going to able to go in and access it.” the academic departments re- Christian Gonzales, an ex- questing overrides for classes, ercise science major, said that SPOTLIGHT things that were closed.” he used the waitlist policy to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 world learning experiences of live camera,” Costa said. “If anybody’s The waitlist feature has register for a class. studio production.” considering taking a course in TV also been used to refill seats of “It said I got in, but I guess is good, audio is good, and video is Other goals of the produc- production, or considering major- students who did not pay their it didn’t register or something,” good,” Cleary said. tion are to help promote CCM and ing in this, we can always use that.” tuition and fees on time. Gonzales said. “And then, a One student, Matthew Roma- strengthen community relations. He said he is hoping to show- “Students who did not pay couple days later, I received the no, a broadcasting major at CCM, Costa said he hopes to case performing arts and fine arts their bills, they were notified in email that I had been waitlisted, has performed many on-set duties “[spread] the word of what stu- from CCM, as well as interviews time so that they could fix it,” and then, I was in, and then, out including camera work, directing, dents are doing and the different with students. Caffie said. “Students who still of like 25 people, I was in at and editing. programs and curricula that we “Everybody comes to us from failed to pay got taken out of No. 19.” “I love working on Spotlight: have here.” a different walk of life, and I like their classes, and the waitlist Gonzales said that in gen- Morris County,” Romano said. “I Costa said that anyone from that,” Costa said. worked beautifully.” eral, he prefers online registra- have learned so many new things CCM can help out with the pro- Those interested in taking part She also said that this fea- tion because of long lines at already, and there is a ton still duction of the show. in Spotlight: Morris County either ture makes the jobs of academic the Records and Registration ahead of me … Spotlight: Mor- “We can always use hosts; as crew or as guests, may send deans easier. office. ris County provides me with real we can always use people to run Costa an email at [email protected]. “It definitely cut down on “I’d rather be at home the academic deans having to chilling registering for classes,” make decisions as to who should Gonzales said. get an override to get into class- Liberal arts major Griffin es and who shouldn’t,” Caffie Burbridge said that he did not MEDITATE said. “We didn’t have any of know about the waitlist feature CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 some people feel confused when over unnecessary thoughts. they see others praying and she Phelps said a mediation room that at all, and from a manage- but will try Titans Direct out. students but non-students,” Kahn wants everyone to feel included. will also have similar benefits. ment perspective, it is very easy Overall, he said he has not had said. “I want everyone to be “I think it will give a great to manage. It manages itself, so issues with WebAdvisor. Vice president Fatema Ah- united and come together as one,” space for students to go to and re- the college is very happy.” “I haven’t had any diffi- madi said the meditation room will Ahmadi said. flect and recharge either mentally She said that one bug that culties,” Burbridge said. “It’s help eliminate confusion. She said Rizk said they hope to have or spiritually,” Phelps said. the college will need to address okay.” they pray in in the club rooms, but something decided about the me- Phelps said a challenge is how diation room this semester. often CCM is under construction, The idea of a meditation room and a mediation room in Demare is favorable to Beth Ochs, a liberal Hall has been suggested, but the arts major at CCM, who meditates plan hasn’t gone any further. on a weekly basis. Ochs said that a Shane Spritzer, a crimi- mediation room will also help stu- nal justice major said a mediation dents succeed academically. room would benefit the CCM com- “I actually mediate about 20 munity because it’s a unique idea minutes a day myself, so if I had for people to try something new a place to do here would be more while also being something for than happy,” Ochs said. students who already mediate. She said the mediation keeps “It’s a good opportunity for her more focused on what is im- students to try something they portant and helps her mind not race haven’t tried before,” Spritzer said. PAGE 7 YOUNGTOWN EDITION Satire FEBRUARY 7, 2018 Game Room Aggressively Denies Existence Of Valentine’s Day BY JOHN DUMM “Valentine’s Day, aside Naruto related sympathetic social ever, as concerned Game Room walk in, shovel down a metric Satire Editor from it’s enduring legacy as a connections,” Almas said. “Now, citizens have begun to look out load of chocolate and pizza, and celebration of chocolatey over- I can only reliably speak for the for their own, and use their hard- take full faith that the only thing As has become apparent by indulgence and Imperial Roman Game Room which has been not- won, intimate knowledge of the against you here is like 50 of your the feeling of romance in the air, optometry, has been promoted in ed in censuses to serve as a home socially injured to repair the dam- closest friends, all of whom are and the sudden upswell of vintage recent times as a time for the rec- base to five women, and approxi- age in their ecosystem. standing alongside you to cleanse patriotism courtesy of meisters ollection and affirmation of deep, mately half of all men on campus, Nick Wossname, Mental Col- themselves of spiritual evils by Washington and Lincoln, Febru- mutual affection, romantic and but the compound effects of so- iseum of the CCM CCTV Seven beating the daylights out of buff- ary is kicking into gear, and with platonic alike,” Almas said. “This cietally enforced self-repression Sages, has been approached to anime-man proxies of the fighting it, the men of the County College manifests in the modern college and the, uh, understandable un- elaborate upon and promote his will of their peers.” are joining hands in fits of exis- student as a crawling realiza- willingness of the seven individu- methods. While the precise details tential despair. tion that they have no functional als who can claim both a healthy “Fundamentally, really, it’s haven’t been hammered out, the “Valentine’s Day is one week relationships of any kind, and a mental state and regular contact about giving these dudes some- game room seems to be in unani- from now. My summer body, mounting, resigned anxiety that with Game Room regulars to play thing to do,” Wossname said. mous agreement as to the qual- among others, isn’t slated to be they must find the relief they need Pro Bono Industrial Mass Thera- “Valentine’s Day is making ev- ity and wholesomeness of the ready until March … 2019,” said in solitary, inexorable death.” pist has recently been pinpointed erybody desperate; desperate project, with the only complaints Game Room inhabitant Seth Al- Almas, who somberly notes as a source of ridiculous, soul- kids end up looking predatory, (four men, two women) being muerzo. “You can see the prob- that he has in fact managed to cracking stress in everyone in- starts making people around them that the tournament should be lem.” drive away the last coworker volved. In multiple cases, we’ve desperate to get away. What we Esteemed mad psycholo- willing to be seen in public with seen individuals so thoroughly need right now, and what I have showcasing Guilty Gear or Street gist Nathan Almas (co-author of him with “predictive artificial burdened by their own intrusive been working with the Student Fighter instead of Super Smash acclaimed ominous manuscript libel” about the Russian antioxi- self-deprecation loops that they Electronic Gaming Organization Brothers. ‘The Brain Defaults to Actively dant trade, has requested that the start conforming to the stereo- Deep Council to provide, is a big, Look for new developments Suicidal unless Tempted With Youngtown make no note of his types of Game Room regulars, public, completely unrelated so- regarding the tournament, ten- Candy’) has been studying the obvious, tear-laden emotional ceasing to regularly shower and cial gathering! Something to help tatively titled “Lemme SMASH core causes of St. Valentine’s distress before continuing. actively promoting media proven people shrug off the immense ‘18,” in and around the Game Seasonal Depressive Disorder “Human notions of emo- by public opinion to calcify tes- psychic weight of outdated social Room as Valentine’s Day ap- since embarrassing himself with tional closeness are really only tosteronergic endocrinal systems demands, exacerbated and locked proaches, and look into joining a chalkboard marriage proposal known in this community through such as anime without buff men in by the unique challenges of our the tournament or even just en- in the fifth grade and sums up the popular fanfiction and lengthy beating the daylights out of each era and, frankly, sheer random joying the games as a spectator issue with a dire diagnosis of the psych articles about the horrific other.” chance. So we set up a fighting with the help of your friendly mental health of CCM as a whole: mental toll of having no non- All hope is not lost, how- game tournament, where you can Game Room denizens.

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Staff: Ted Orbach, Jared Danquah, Michelle Mardis, Caroline O’Brien, Deanna Roma, Amanda Edwards, Luis Rodriguez All students are welcome to contribute articles to The Youngtown Edition either in person or via e-mail. However, students cannot receive a byline if they belong to the organization on which they are reporting. The deadline for articles is the Monday prior to a production. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: PAGE 8 “” YOUNGTOWN They’re really great kids. I’ve really EDITION enjoyed every second Youngtown Sports of coaching them. FEBRUARY 7, 2018 - Coach Alexandra Katz Women’s basketball winds down rebuilding season on losing streak BY CONNOR IAPOCE from a home game against Manor won. I think we were in our own Sports Editor College Saturday, Jan. 27. They heads. I think if we really put our entered halftime tied at 31 but minds into it, we could have won, The women’s basketball would fail to overcome a 14-point but we did it to our ourselves.” team at County College of Morris deficit in the fourth quarter and Freshman guard Kayla Beal are nearing the end of their 2017- lose the game 49-63. is tied with forward Marianne En- 2018 season on a three-game los- Freshman guard Christi- riquez for second highest shoot- ing streak. ing percentage on her team at 50. At presstime, the Titans were “This is a rebuilding Forward Sophia Menola boats a 3-14 in overall overall National year for us, so there’s shooting percentage of 62.5. Junior College Athletic Associa- a lot of things that we “I feel as though we should tion play and 3-11 in Region XIX can improve on.” have played a lot better today,” play. They returned to division Beal said. “We gave them the play this season after finishing Alexandra Katz game at the end of the game. the 2016-2017 season 0-12 and Women’s Basketball That’s pretty much all I have to facing a demotion to club status. Coach say.” First-year head coach Alex- Katz said she is looking andra Katz said she has refocused forward to improving the team her efforts on rebuilding the team anna Miltiadous said she was up after last season’s demotion. disappointed with the home loss “I feel as though we “This is a rebuilding year for against Manor, citing mistakes should have played a us, so there’s a lot of things that on the court costing her team the PHOTO BY CONNOR IAPOCE lot better today ... We Titans guard Kyara Ramirez looks to pass ball off to Titans team- game rather than being outplayed we can improve on,” Katz said. gave them the game at mate Sophie Fisher after facing pressure from Manor College “Every game, we find new things by the opposing team. defender on Jan. 27. that we can get better at, so that’s “We obviously could have the end of the game.” definitely something that we can won,” Miltiadous said. “We lost Kayla Beal are focusing on mental improve- “We practice really ments to their game and continu- pull from here.” because of our mistakes. I can’t Titans guard The Titans’ 14th loss came really describe it. We should have hard, and we give it our ing to work hard to make smarter all. It’s just sometimes, plays on the court. before next season and wants to we don’t get out of our “We should get out of our concentrate on building ground- heads.” own heads,” Miltiadous said. “We work for the seasons to come. practice really hard, and we give “I want them to just get bet- Christianna Miltiadous it our all. It’s just sometimes, we ter individually and us as a team Titans guard don’t get out of our heads.” and build for next year,” Katz Others are focused on strat- said. “Laying the foundation of career at Fairleigh Dickinson egies to improve the technical what we want and what’s impor- University. details of their game to find more tant to us and then building off of success during each quarter. “They’re really great kids,” that as we go forward. This year, “Passing the ball more,” Beal Katz said. “I’ve really enjoyed it’s learning a lot, and next year, it said on finding success in games. every second of coaching them. will be a lot more advanced.” “Talking on defense, running our As a former Titan, Katz said I’m really happy to be here be- plays right, running our offense, she aims to use her position as cause I’m a CCM alumna, and using the clock, getting back on women’s basketball head coach this place helped me move on. So D.” to give back to CCM’s athletic I’m happy to give back to them, The Titans are set to fin- programs. She played basketball and they’re just really good peo- ish the 2017-2018 season away and soccer during her time at ple.” against Lackawanna College at CCM and continued her athletic Some of the Titans players 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.

PHOTO BY CONNOR IAPOCE Giovanna Harrigan jumps over a defender in game against Manor College on Jan. 27.