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Monroe Community College "Respect Ally Fear None 8 Pages, FREE k of September 14,1998 • Volume 39 Issue 2 News ELC Gets A Face Lift: Briefs New Equipment In The Electronic Learning Center by Lisa Carino day of school. The Learning amount of equipment for a school be a much appreciated acquisition. 1st Annual Staff Writer Center could see as many as 500 that has between 11,000 and 14,000 Even still, the best advise Jeff can Homecoming students the first day alone. students, he answered without hesi- give students using The Learning Jeff Thompson sits behind a The newest equipment at The tation "Yes!" Jeff explains that Center is: "Bring a 3 1/2 • by Joelle Whitmore congested desk in an otherwise Learning Center are the 30 new many students attend on a part-time inch disk with you to save your Staff Writer neat office. Jeff is the coordinator PC's that arrived last January. basis as well as on-line. Also, more work on." of The Electronic Learning These state-of-the-art computers and more students own their own The Learning Center hours are Monroe Community College Center(ELC) and together with brings the total number of PC's computers. Nonetheless The Cen- from Monday through Thursday will be having it's first annual Sharron Waide, Technical Assis- to 90 along with 7 Mac's. When ter sees an average of 1000 students from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. homecoming on September tant, they're gearing up for the first asked if this was an adequate a day. Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 25th, and 26th. The college will In order to keep The Learning p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to welcome back some of it's Center advanced, The Center will 5 p.m. The busiest times are gen- 45,000 alumni at this time. acquire four or five new scanners erally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon- MCC is welcoming all alumni some time within this semester. day through Thursday. Friday and and the Rochester community Presently there are 2 scanners avail- Saturday are your best bet. to join in on the celebration. able for student use, so this should There will be various events going on both the Damon, and Brighton campuses. AN AVERAGE OF 1,000 Festivities begin on Friday, September 25th, on the STUDENTS VISIT THE "ELC Brighton campus located at 1000 East Henrietta Road. The EVERYDAY. MCC Jazz Ensemble will kick off the festivities at 6:30 PM. Other festivities will include the Skycoasters, United Booty Foundation, fireworks, carnival games, athletic games, and many more. On Saturday Sep- Child Care Center tember 26th, there will be a pa- rade which starts on Alexander Street, and goes to the Damon Receives $33,800 City Campus located in the Sibley building downtown. The Child Care Center has been Building 22. Staff qualifications Since this is the first home- awarded $33,800, to be used to range from Child Development coming for the college and it's subsidize the cost of daycare for Associates to masters in Educa- open to the public. It won't be income eligible students attending tion. There are still limited open- classes at MCC. that hard to find out about the ings available in some age m MCQ QhM c c ( ^ he£n accredited festivities and the schedule of groups. Please stop by to fill out events for this. Since it's going MCC Child Care Center is a na- a waiting list application or call by the National Academy of Early Childhood to be held outside and the tionally accredited program, lo- 292-2640 for further informa- Programs. weather is rather unpredictable cated on the Brighton Campus, in tion. here in Rochester, plan accord- ingly. Bring a blanket to sit on, an umbrella in case it rains, and Crime On Campus soon. 09/08/98 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A woman picked up her child at the MCC Daycare Center at 1630 hrs. Returned to her vehicle at 1700 hrs. and found her window broken. PSIDE 09/09/98 News 1-2 PETIT LARCENY A student had a purse and contents removed from the Ladies Room in Bldg. #3-195D. Opinion 3&6 Club Notices 4-5 09/09/98 PETIT LARCENY Entertainment 7-8 Property was removed from a vehicle which was parked In Lot K. 09/09/98 PETIT LARCENY Property was removed from a vehicle parked at Bldg. #23. The Man nit Doctrine is printed 09/10/98 35 YEARS on recycled paper and is recyclable in PETIT LARCENY Monroe County. Food was removed from a Library staff member's desk. The Monroe Doctrine 2 Week of September 14,1998 Homecoming MCC And Some additional events will in- clude a helicopter display by the Air National Guard, childrens Walk America: games, as well as sports competi- tions. The children's entertain- ment includes clowns, and carica- A Good Team turists. by Pamela Costello team they raised over $5000 mak- Copy Editor ing us last year's top fundraising Closure of the festivities will in- team. They also won the team clude Gap Mangione. He will per- Congratulations Team MCC for award for Bank Day and the form arrangements off his recent making last semesters Walk- Chairman's Club Diamond Award cd "Planet Gap". There will also America such a successful project. for teams raising over $5000. he a firework display to add to the Team MCC was one of sixty The walk was a team project, closing events. teams that participated in last however, some individuals deserve April's march held in Cobb's Hill special recognition for the extra ef- For more information on the Park. The team from Monroe fort they put into homecoming events and ticket Community College was made up the project. First prices, contact the MCC Student of students, professors, adminis- is former Senator WalkAmerica Student And Faculty Participants Center ,(716) 292-2060. tration and their families. As a and the new Speaker of the House, Teresa ganize the event, recruit walkers, Ingerham, who chaired last years and wrote an article for the Mon- senate's charity committee and roe Doctrine. Special thanks to was captain of Team MCC Teresa Marvin Green for all the work he really made this a family event by did raising money in the halls. walking with her mom and daugh- Credit also goes to Student ter. Teresa's mom Linda Miller Senate, Campus Activities Board was the top individual fund-raiser and all the clubs that participated for Monroe Community College. in the walk. With special thanks We should also thank former Sena- to the top three clubs to walk tor and new Student Trustee Chemistry Club, International Bonnie Reigelman. She worked Club and WMCC our radio sta- along with Senator Ingerham to or- tion. September 25 - 26,1998 More Awards MCC Nursing Professor Awarded For Excellence Webster resident Suzanne McKim, professor of nursing at Monroe Community College, has received the MCC Admissions Counselor college's 1998 Dr. Wesley T. Hanson Award for Teaching Excellence. The recognition is for her innovative \ Awarded For Excellence teaching approaches, as well as the leadership and service she provides to her department and MCC. McKim has published four computer-assisted instruction programs for the nursing department. She has Avon resident Marcie Faulkner, an admissions counselor at Monroe also researched the effect on the hours nursing students work outside of the classroom in relation to their Community College, has received the college's 1998 Distinguished academic success at MCC. Her research is an invaluable help when advising students. Professor Award for Excellence in Professional Service. The recogni- tion is for her professional leadership, achievements, and services she McKim actively seeks to establish partnerships between the college and area organizations. She is pursu- provides the college. ing a partnership with the Rochester City School District, and is developing computerized testing in nursing for an MCC strategic planning grant she received last year. She is an active participant on college-wide Faulkner actively participates in recruiting students from the Roch- committees. ester areas. She serves on the MCC Faculty Senate, as well as the college's Curriculum Committee. McKim was a member of the first graduating class of MCC nursing students in 1965. She received her master's degree in nursing at the University of Rochester in 1973 and began teaching at MCC in 1980. Faulkner received her master's degree in student personnel services at the State University of Albany in 1968 and has been counseling at MCC since. If you haue euer taken a course at Monroe Community College, or if you e know anyone who has, you know you can count on MCC to be there when you need her. Just call It "home." colleg s Join us for a fun weekend in September. Come home. / f community' Gap Mangione • Downtown parade and his Big Band United Booty s«urd.».iK»p.m. Foundation • Intercollegiate athletic events Saturday, 9:00 p.m. • Kids' activities • Chicken barbeque • Concerts September 25 - 26, 1998 • Campus tours • Fireworks, carnival games Skycoasters For ticket prices and more information, call 716-292-2060. Friday. 9:00 p.m. Week of September 8,1998 The Monroe Doctrine 3 POINT COUNTERPOINT Up In Smoke Smoke Up tinue patronizing these restaurants. where they have to eat. Regulat- by Dan "Satan " Miskell by Ray Shank measurable risk to your health. As a result, the owners who are ing smoking is as outlandish as Opinion Editor Staff Writer Lawsuits are have been brought unable to afford to build these com- suggesting we ban non-smokers from coast to coast by state attor- As of January 1st of this year pletely separate rooms will lose from going into designated res- You're walking to class.

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