Spring 2019 Issue IV March 26th, 2019 Women’s History Month By Kaitlyn time, all those who Klaiber and Max attended participat­ Rogers ed in honoring the first female presi­ On Thursday, dent of SUNY March 14th, Dr. CCC, Dr. Kathe­ Christine Atkins rine P. Douglas, hosted an event in and listened to fra i r NlT, JLr'- -M collaboration with women from differ­ • bJi i Air. The Center for Di­ ent generations and versity and Inclu­ backgrounds share sion to celebrate their stories and Women’s History thoughts. Month. The event SUNY CCC was held in the Tri­ has enjoyed the angle Lounge in residence of its and the Commons and first female presi­ ran from 12:15 to dent since July 1st, president of the position of power, 1:30 in the after­ 2011. During her In This Edition noon. During this time as the sixth college, Dr. Doug- Dr. Douglas has las has transformed shown many peo- Kiss the Blarney Stone: SUNY CCC and ple that women are Campus consequentially, capable of doing News 1 the lives of thou- extremely great St. Patrick’s Day sands of students. As a woman in a Continued on p.2 Weather 2

Upsetting Admissions National 4 News Fraud Revelation Columns 6 If you’ve binge-watched Gossip Girl, or even only watched season one, you Student may remember an episode revolving around the importance and stress that Interests 10 comes with taking the SAT’s. You may Read more about fun facts and the also recall Chuck hiring and paying two Upcoming 16 people to take the test, pretending to be... Events history of St. Patrick’s Day on page 2! Read more on page 4. Page 2 Campus N ews March 26th, 2019 things during a grew up in West black woman at a she believes in cussion, Lee talked time when this ob­ Africa, described job. In a work envi­ when it comes to about how we vious fact is not herself as a Third ronment dominated trying do anything, should respect the clear to many peo­ Culture Kid. She by men, Sheila which are, “Don’t elderly, because ple in our society. talked about her shared how she hurt yourself, don’t they’re the ones Dr. Douglas took involvement with learned to adjust to hurt someone else, who paved the way an important role in MK Safety Net, an not being heard by and don’ t hurt the for the rest of us. renovations of the organization which sitting quietly. This environment. ” Ruth and Beth Arthur A. Hough­ advocates for and ultimately caused Lee grew up didn’t say much, ton, Jr. Library and helps children, spe­ her coworkers to and lived during but both addressed athletic facilities. cifically missionary wonder why she the Great Depres­ their mothers as Her active and im­ kids, who are dam­ was being so silent, sion and World strong women who pressive presence aged and abused. In thus causing them War II. She attend­ they admire before on campus has reference to rape to be more atten­ ed an all girls sharing with the reaped benefits for culture, Shary stat­ tive to what she school, where there room some reasons faculty, staff and ed, “Everyone is had to say. In re­ was one teacher why. One reason students which will responsible for sponse to the ques­ who taught all that was similar for be enjoyed for their own actions.” tions involving eight grades. That both was that their many years to Claudia, from feminism, Sheila teacher is still a mothers were self­ come. South Jamaica in explained how she woman she admires less and loving The panel Queens, NY, ad­ believes that each to this day, telling caregivers. opened up discus­ dressed the obsta­ generation is differ­ the room how she Overall, this sion of several top­ cles she has over­ ent and with each took care of her event beautifully ics as students come, describing generation, there students by doing empowered women asked a series of herself as just an still will be a need things teachers by joining some questions ranging average girl trying for feminist groups weren’t expected to members of the from what life was to make it in this that fit in with that do, like purchasing college and com­ like growing up as world. Despite fac­ generation. necessary items for munity together to a female to whether ing overwhelming Lucretia, from her students. In the celebrate Women’s there is still a need hardships, Claudia Elmira, NY, told middle of the dis- History Month. ^ for a feminism commented that the story of her movement. There these times in her great aunt, a wom­ Kiss the Blarney Stone: were seven panel­ life shaped her into an she admires, ists in total, and who is today before who was a math St. Patrick’s Day their answers were thanking God, who teacher and burned filled with honesty was the only one to school desks to By Kaitlyn Student Life as they spoke about walk alongside her. keep people inside Kowalski (Commons Room beliefs and opin­ Sheila, who is the school warm 202) with their ions they’ve devel­ from New Jersey, during a snow­ On Monday, student IDs in oped based on per­ spoke about how . She also March 18th, 2019, hand to receive a sonal experiences. she was overlooked shared with the SUNY CCC stu­ delectable St. Pat­ Shary, who for being the only room three rules dents ventured to rick’ s- The Crier Forecast:

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a kiss. The method while Zoe and her of kissing the stone classmates were has changed over given “gold coins” the years for safety and other St. Pat­ reasons. rick’s Day themed Formerly, visi­ items in celebration tors who would of the holiday, her pilgrimage to the sisters made Blarney Stone were “leprechaun traps” “held by the ankles in an attempt to and lowered head capture those elu­ first over the bat­ sive St. Patrick’s tlements” to kiss Day creatures. the stone. Now, Furthermore, fortunately, visitors Jamie Elliott, a use the bars for Freshman at SUNY support, along with CCC, annually cel­ someone to hold ebrates this holiday them, while they with her family, inspired goodie shock that the St. pinched by a lepre­ bend backwards to who, “always have bag. This assort­ Patrick’s Day as­ chaun.” Thus, wear give this sacred corned beef and ment of sweets in­ sortment did not green and let your stone a big sloppy cabbage” for din­ cluded a plethora include those es- St. Patrick’ s Day kiss. ner on St. Patrick’s of green: a choco­ timed holiday spirit shine. Day. late coin engraved themed ducks How have you A jolly occasion with the iconic among all the other Another fun fact! celebrated St. Pat­ indeed, St. Pat­ shamrock in cele­ gloriously green After cracking rick’s Day? rick’s Day unites bration of gifts. open the green for­ Curious to see the family for a day this holiday, tune cookie how others cele­ of joy and the for­ “Leprechaun Speaking of (which, from my brated this holiday, tune does not stop Poop” gummies, a green, did you perspective, tasted I interviewed fel­ just there! Kiss the shamrock shaped know...? as a regular fortune low SUNY CCC Blarney Stone for lollipop, a Twix (or According to a cookie would, but students for their eloquence beyond another decently CNN article pub­ with green food perspective. compare. To St. sized candy bar lished on St. Pat­ coloring), I re­ Sophomore Zoe Patrick’ s Day, if depending on as- rick’s Day itself ceived a fortune Heath describes her we’re lucky, we’ll sortment),and, odd­ (“All Your Burning that read “Kiss the previous experi­ be graced by you ly enough, a green St.Patrick’s Day Blarney Stone.” ence with St. Pat­ again next year! ^ fortune cookie, as Questions An­ Intrigued, I decided rick’ s Day in an well as two other swered”), before to research the cul­ educational setting: green candies. green, the color tural significance Interestingly, blue was the origi­ of this Irish stone. the vast majority of nal color of this Did you know? As the assorted can­ holiday. Further­ maintained by dies were from more, “the color Blarney Castle, a Oriental Trading green is a nod to website dedicated (www.orientaltradi Ireland’ s nick­ to this tourist at­ ng.com). Around name, the Emerald traction, the Blar­ holidays, I used to Isle.” Wearing the ney Stone, located peruse their maga­ color green, as the in Cork, Ireland, zines filled with article divulged, is “bestows the gift of party props and said to “prevent eloquence” to those toys! It comes as a you from getting who dare to give it Page 4 National & Local March 26th, 2019

country goes to message to Trump Khashoggi at a Sau­ Senate Backs War war. One Republi­ and Saudi Arabia di consulate in Tur­ can backer, Senator about the humanitar­ key in October. Powers Resolution to Mike Lee, said of ian disaster in Yem­ Trump has thus far the matter, “We’ re en. Many lawmakers refused to criticize End Military helping a foreign are also seeking to the Saudi Govern­ Intervention in Yemen power bomb its push Trump to de­ ment for the murder adversaries in what mand from the Sau­ or the crisis in Yem­ is undoubtedly, ir­ di Government a en. (cr: Reuters) By Donald Pond controlled House refutably, a war. ” stronger response to would not allow it The resolution the murder of Saudi The Yemeni to come up for a sends a powerful journalist Jamal Civil War has been vote. Then in Feb­ ongoing for four ruary, a version of years at the date of the resolution was this writing, with passed by a new the Saudi-led coali­ Democrat- Upsetting tion fighting the controlled House. Iran-backed Houthi An issue in the pro­ rebels for control cedure meant that of the area. Tens of the House had to Admissions thousands of peo­ vote on the Sen­ ple have died in the ate’s version of the combat, leading the measure. Fraud Revelation United Nations to On Wednesday, refer to it as “the March 13 th, the By Kaitlyn college admissions through disguised world’s worst hu­ U.S. Senate, cur­ Klaiber scam entails. donations to his manitarian crisis.” rently Republican- Last week it fake charity, the Over the course of led, approved the If you’ ve binge- was revealed to the Key Worldwide the conflict, Presi­ war powers resolu­ watched Gossip country that fifty Foundation, to as­ dent Trump has tion to cease all Girl, or even only people are being sist them in falsify­ sought military in­ U.S. military in­ watched season charged for taking ing their children’s volvement to sup­ volvement in the one, you may re­ part in the Depart­ university applica­ port the Saudi-led Yemeni Civil War member an episode ment of Justice’s tions. From there, coalition, including without the approv­ revolving around largest prosecuted these payments targeted support for al of Congress, the importance and admissions scam to were used to bribe Saudi air strikes, as passing it with a 54 stress that comes date. This fraud athletic coaches well as selling de­ -46 vote. Seven of with taking the was, interestingly, and entrance exam fense equipment to Trump’s fellow SAT’s. You may discovered by acci­ test administrators the Saudis. Republicans joined also recall Chuck dent while officials to buy recruited In December, the Democrats in hiring and paying were investigating spots on college the U.S. Senate ap­ support of the two people to take another case, and sports teams and to proved a war pow­ measure. Those in the test, pretending the FBI has con­ cheat on the SAT ers resolution to favor of the resolu­ to be him and Sere­ firmed that they've and ACT. cease participation tion argue that the na, who are both been investigating All of this was in the conflict — U.S.’s involvement main characters William Rick Sing­ allegedly done to the first time a war in Yemen, author­ who belong to elite er, the one behind get their children powers resolution ized by President families on the Up it all, for the past accepted into some had passed the Trump, violates the per East Side of year. of the nation’s since the constitutional re­ Manhattan. With According to most elite and pres­ War Powers Reso­ quirement that that being said, you FBI Special Agent tigious schools, lution of 1973 — Congress deter­ already know a bit Laura Smith, par­ including Yale, but a Republican- mine when the of what this real ents paid Singer Georgetown, and Page 5 National & Local March 26th, 2019

Stanford. At the Loughlin and her leave by the colleg­ with TRESemme same time, howev­ fashion designer es they work for. and HP, in the er, these people husband, Mossimo While schools wake of this admis­ were and are de­ Giannulli, allegedly have yet to official­ sions scandal. priving more quali­ paid $500,000 to ly confirm whether You can read fied and deserving get their two or not they will be more about the students from get­ daughters into the expelling or taking investigation, in­ ting into their University of any actions on the cluding the case dream schools Southern Califor­ students involved documents with based on true merit nia, while Huffman in this scam, Olivia email evidence, and talent. The allegedly spent Jade, Loughlin’s specific charges, New York Times $15,000 to have a daughter, is already and list of exact reports that parents proctor correct her facing consequenc­ names of those in­ By Kaitlyn Klaiber were also able to daughter’s SAT. es. The influencer volved on the De­ claim tax deduc­ On March 14th, the is currently one of partment of Jus­ tions from the so Washington Post the few students tice ’s website: called charitable revealed that Huff­ recognized and www.justice.gov & donations. man’s husband, publicized in this Although the actor William H. case, and she has majority of the thir­ Macy, remains un­ been receiving sig­ ty-three parents convicted. nificant backlash involved are CEOs, Universities and from the American the two being used students have not public on Twitter, as the face of this been charged by YouTube, Insta- case are celebrity federal officials as gram, and even the actresses, Lori of this writing, but review section for Loughlin and Felic­ this doesn’t secure her now out-of­ ity Huffman. You the two groups a stock makeup pal­ may recognize safe fate. Accord­ ette on Sephora’s Loughlin from her ing to the New website. Olivia longtime role as York Times, some Jade has since lost Aunt Becky on Full coaches involved in her sponsorship Court sketch of Lori Loughlin drawn by House and Net- the fraud have been with Sephora, as artist Mona Shafer Edwards (Source: flix’ s Fuller House. fired or put on well as the ones Reuters)

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By Riley Burns waste of money, it aware of your so­ simply a means of media is only one is a deeply dis­ cial media is a removing compa­ method that com­ Diet culture, as heartening process good first step to nies and influenc- panies use to ex­ defined by accom­ even though it is no reclaiming your ers from your feed ploit individu­ plished journalist fault of your own. self image. who are perpetuat­ als. Don’t fall for and registered die­ With the rising The simplest ing the message false promises of tician Christy Har­ popularity of social way to begin elimi­ that you need a giv­ rapid weight loss rison, is “a system media, diet culture nating diet culture en product to and combat the of beliefs that wor­ has an entirely new from your social achieve the aesthet­ narrative that there ships thinness, pro­ frontier to monopo­ media is by hiding ic goals of your is only one defini­ motes weight loss lize, and it has tak­ or reporting any dreams. tion of beau­ as a means of at­ en full advantage. targeted ads you Next, I implore ty. These are taining a higher By becoming see for any prod­ you to Click Un­ claims that diet cul­ status, demonizes aware of this detri­ ucts that advocate follow. We are all ture uses to perma­ certain ways of eat­ mental cultural for a different style guilty of following nently root itself in ing while glorify­ trend, you will be of eating, weight gorgeous Instagram your mind and ing others, and op­ empowered to push loss cleanses, models who live a cause you damage, presses those who back against it by clothing ads that life that is filled to all in the interests don’t up any means neces­ use models that the brim with glitz of making mon­ with its supposed sary. Companies may not represent and glamour. It’s ey. Rather, strive picture of health.” exploiting your self your body size, and easy to internalize to accept yourself. Diet culture is a esteem for money anything related to the message that Practice radical self toxic yet prominent will never be ac­ fitness plans or life has to be that love. Embrace who force in our socie­ ceptable. promoting the mes­ kind of perfect to and what you are ty, though it is one First, it is perti­ that you are be worthwhile, but without the mis­ that many of us are nent to be aware of only worthy if you that is not at all the conception that you not aware of. It your own self im­ look a certain case. Fill your feed are not enough. serves to sublimi­ age. If you live way. This is by no with people who You are so much nally ruin our self with a constant be­ means easy, but promote authentici­ more than the diet esteem, destroy our lief that you should over time you will ty and speak their industry and social self worth, and ex­ physically change see fewer and few­ truth. It’s far more media would have ploit us for money. yourself for any er triggering ads interesting that you believe. Know In the U.S. alone, reason, you have because social me­ way. As chance that. Flaunt that. Be the weight loss in­ been affected by dia is designed to will have it, those all that you are, dustry is worth diet culture. Like listen to you. Those who live an Insta- because you are over 70 billion dol­ with anything, targeted ads and gram highlight reel everything. ^ lars. Perhaps the there are excep­ sponsored posts are life are the same saddest fact of it all tions, but in general trying to sell you who will accept is that diets aren’t you should never on an unrealistic sponsorships from intended to work. feel like your path lifestyle that is not companies that sell Rather, they are to personal happi­ at all aligned with the latest diet, fad, designed to have ness is paved by what is feasible for or fashion. Resist you fail time and altering your body you. That’s not to the temptation to time again, regain for any reason. If say that you can’t believe that you your “motivation,” you have caught be a dedicated gym should want that and spend more yourself believing goer, nor does it lifestyle. money on another this damaging nar­ mean that you can­ Finally, a lot of re­ plan that promises rative, you are not not have the desire sisting diet culture miracles. Overtime, alone and you de­ to see progress in has to be interper­ this is not only a serve better. Being yourself. It is sonal work. Social Page 7 From Our Columnists March 26th, 2019

les, but if I were to short, while we What’s Up With wear that shirt, may love celebri­ people would come ties, we are at least up to me and ask if able to know that Celebrity Clothing? I knew all of their it’ s not worth songs, or if I knew breaking the bank By Christian they can make their $30, and are still all of the members, to show that we do. McGary clothing as expen­ reported to be low and I don’t! So, it Either that or we’ re Let’s face it, we sive as possible and quality. would just be weird pretty good at all love celebrities. people will gobble Then there is to do that because keeping it to inside Whether we’re it up, or so they’d the embarrassment people are obvious­ until we have a keeping up with like to think. Truth factor. Take youtu- ly going to mess chance to gossip Kardashians or be told, I have nev­ bers for example. if with me.” So in about them. ^ watching Snoop er once seen any­ I were to walk Dogg narrate a na­ one anywhere around in public Land of the Free; ture documentary wearing celebrity with a famous while baked out of clothing unless it youtuber’s mer­ Home of the Incarcerated his mind, we are was shoes (don’t chandise on, people Part I obsessed with get me wrong, would ask ques­ watching the lives there are a lot of tions, and that’s an By Steven Community Col­ of the rich and fa­ celebrities who re­ odd thing to talk Crowell lege and the third, mous. Here’s the lease shoes that go about, especially The 13 th amend­ culminating event thing, if we love completely ig­ when it comes to ment did not end will be at the Corn­ celebrities so nored) and the the older genera­ all slavery in ing Museum of much, why doesn’t main reason is be­ tions who don’t America. The civil Glass with Piper anyone wear the cause of the price. think the internet rights movement Kerman, author of clothes that they Take Kayne West’s exists. Plus, the was not the end of Orange is the New design and sell? “Yeezy” brand for older you are, the racism. The war on Black. Now I’m not talk­ example. If you go more embarrassing drugs is not a war In the first of ing about Michael one the website, it is, since most on drugs, but a war the three-part series Jordan’s shoes or you can buy a basic youtubers advertise on minorities. All on mass incarcera­ Rihanna’s beauty flannel jacket for their brands to chil­ of these tie togeth­ tion, Dr. Greg products because $450 or a pair of dren. er in America’s Caruso led a dis­ everyone wears pants for $400. At Putting youtu- current policies of cussion on the top­ those. I’m talking least the socks are bers aside, if some­ mass incarceration. ic after showing the about Kayne’ s 15 dollars, right? one came to school Every movement 2016 documentary, “Yeezy” clothing Even youtubers with “Yeezy” forward was back­ 13th, directed by line or Ellen De­ nowadays are brand clothing on it handed by loop­ Ava DuVernay. Genres’s sports­ counted as celebri­ would obviously be holes or “dog- 13th covers the ori­ wear line “ED”. ties; some of them a show of wealth, whistle politics” to gins of racism in The reason why, have more sub­ but let’s make it continue the sub­ our country to the you ask? It’s be­ scribers then small simpler. Let’s say jection of blacks. modern disenfran­ cause it’s too ex­ countries have peo­ you came to school SUNY Corning chisement of blacks pensive and quite ple. While these with an official Community Col­ through the crimi­ frankly, it’s embar­ influencers aren’t Beatles shirt on. lege is hosting nal justice system. rassing. selling clothing Not too expensive, three events to The movie begins Let’ s talk about items that could but it’s still celebri­ help inform stu­ with the ratification prices. Simply put, burn up your next ty clothing. I asked dents of this con­ of the 13 th amend­ celebrities know paycheck, they are a fellow student tinuation of rac­ ment, a point in full well that they selling “merch” why she wouldn’t ism. The first two which some as­ are celebrities, and which is still pretty wear that kind of discussions will be sumed would be that people love pricy; usually a shirt, and she told held at SUNY the end of slavery them. So therefore, sweatshirt costs me “I like the Beat­ Corning Continued on p. 8 Page 8 From Our Columnists March 26th, 2019

Incarceration cont. suppress and di­ gressive justice and brutality to­ minish black peo­ system in Scandi­ wards black people ple’s rights, it was navia, showcasing in our nation. In understood within the benefits of poli­ reality, this was the government cies that focus on only the beginning that the new poli­ rehabilitation rather of the struggle for cies were aimed than punitive equality and free­ toward that goal. measures. He then dom. The amend­ The war on opened the room to ment has a loop­ drugs exploded in any questions, hole that states the ’70s and ’80s comments about “Neither slavery and continues to­ the movie, or dis­ nor involuntary ser­ day. The criminali­ cussions on the vitude, except as a zation of blacks topic. For a long punishment for was reborn into a moment, no one crime.” Following lethal campaign to spoke. The room the civil war, make non-black was tense. Every­ blacks in the south Americans apathet­ one had felt the were arrested en ic to their suffering. pain of those years, mass for extremely The media used everyone had a minor crimes and names such as strong opinion and forced to labor in “super-predators” wanted to yell at prisons. In order to and “wolf gangs” someone to open rebuild the south to describe young their eyes. But who using this slave la­ black men. This was there to yell at bor, those in power racist language here? We who had criminalized black caused people to come to know the has been purpose­ selves on the issues men and painted a dehumanize crimi­ same truths. Final­ fully left standing; is the best way to picture of evil, wild nals and prisoners, ly, someone broke others, it seems like combat this. Come people. This depic­ making it easier for the silence and the people are trying to to the events, look tion created a last­ the system to lock tension exploded pour dirt back on for new infor­ ing image that up more and more into a fury of hard the top. Some have mation about mass helped facilitate minorities. A loss questions, potent refused to look up incarceration, read mass incarceration of empathy perpet­ stories, and empa- at its menacing the books already with impacts still uates the subjuga­ thetic opinions. peaks and still do. out there. Seek out felt to this day. tion because those Everyone was in Today, the moun­ the mountain and The years of the who are not target­ agreement that this tain endures, but it help chip away un­ civil rights move­ ed assume the is a problem that is crumbling. It will til it has become ments brought the criminals have haunts us, and that take all of us to see . ^ plight of black merely gotten what actions must be that it still stands Americans into the they deserve. taken. and requires people light. Laws that The discussion Racism was a to grab pickaxes stated blacks and following the mov­ towering mountain and flatten the whites could be ie started with Dr. in America’s histo­ mountain. Saying unequal or separate Caruso adding facts ry; it was ingrained racism no longer but equal were and offering coun­ into the culture and exists defeats us all abolished, leading ter-solutions to the way of life, always and ignores our to policies and problem of mass looming over our past completely, rhetoric that now incarceration. He future. Over the leaving no room called for “law and talked about his years we have for improvement in order.” Although upcoming book on slowly chipped the future. Know­ the shifts were not America’s prison away at that moun­ ing where we stand directly stated to system and the pro­ tain. Some years it and educating our­ Page 9 From Our Columnists March 26th, 2019

en years after his ica, played by Aki­ A (Mostly) Spoiler-Free death in the first ra Akbar, was a . Unfortu­ little in her nately, his screen scenes, giving light Review of Captain Marvel time was relatively to some of the minimal. Ben Men­ more troubling is­ By Jake Gross ie gave us a greater and A nt-Man and delsohn’s Talos sues. One of the scope of detail into the Wasp since the was a intelligent more advertised In the two to multiple areas of former was a antagonist for the stars of the movie three weeks since the MCU, fleshing slaughter of favor­ first half of the was Goose the Cat. its release, the lat­ out lore from Phase ite characters and movie with a per­ She had an interest­ est addition to the One and bits of the latter was all sonal stake in the ing relationship Marvel Cinematic Phase Two without Scott Lang being area around Earth. with Fury that pre­ Universe has been too many inconsist­ dragged around the Jude Law’s Ron- sumably continued owning the box encies. When I got Bay Area. It was Yogg, Carol’s Kree well after the mov­ office. Within ten my ticket, I ex­ different seeing commander, didn’t ie, even though days of release, pected a virtually Fury in a three get a lot of screen they had a slight Captain Marvel empty theater since piece suit with hair time until the end disagreement at the grossed over 260 the movie was in and both eyes in­ when the action end. million dollars do­ its second week, stead of leather and heated up. Lashana The writers of Cap­ mestically, beating but the theater end­ bald. We did get Lynch’s Maria tain Marvel ingen­ out several other ed up being the realization of Rambeau, Carol’s iously made call Marvel movies in packed. Brie Lar­ his line from Win­ old Air Force part­ backs to previous the process includ­ son’s Carol Dan­ ter Soldier howev­ ner, was not truly movies throughout ing a slim pass over vers and Samuel L. er: “The last time I introduced until the film. The over­ : Jackson’s Nick Fu­ trusted someone, I about the halfway all plot of the film The Winter Soldier. ry gave off a very lost an eye.” Clark point, but she did was a conflict be­ It’s estimated to amusing buddy cop Gregg finally re­ play a rather com­ tween two alien top 400 million feeling, which gave turned to the big plete and fulfilling races, the Kree and overall. us a nice foil to the screen as Agent role throughout. The actual mov­ recent Infinity War Phil Coulson, sev­ Her daughter Mon­ Continued on p. 10 Page 10 Of Interest March 26th, 2019

Marvel cont. the same project as cially since to cry for game. All I ask is the . The the first A vengers SHIELD was assistance? that you stay until Skrulls, canonical­ opened up at, be­ founded well be­ All in all, I can the very end of the ly , are green fore Loki made his fore the events of not recommend movie. Too many shapeshifters that grand appearance. Marvel. And since this movie enough people miss the end infiltrate planets Shortly after it was Marvel took place to anyone, whether credit scenes... and take them over, revealed that the in 1995, it seems you just want to We’ ve been doing even though they Tesseract was back exceptionally watch it for fun or this for 11 years had a different spin in play, we got a strange that Fury as preparation for people, come on.^ here. The Kree, the nod to Mark Ruffa- wouldn’t have in­ race of blue aliens lo’s version of formed Tony Stark from the first Bruce Banner/The about the Cube be­ Guardians of the Incredible fore the events of Phi Theta Kappa Galaxy, go around and one of the first Avengers, 17 years By Delaney Moore scholarship oppor­ bombing the scrap lines he spoke to later. Now I realize Phi Theta Kap­ tunities are endless. out of the Skrulls in Scarlett Johans­ that you can’t add pa is the most pres­ Some scholarships order to “protect” son’s Natasha Ro­ lines to a movie tigious honor socie­ are built in without other planets. Carol manoff in regards from 10 years pre­ ty one can get into application. Colle­ Danvers was an Air to the Tesseract: vious but it’s a bit as a Community ges will send you Force test pilot that “What does Fury confusing. The College student. emails asking you was taken from want me to do, problem I have Here at CCC we to apply to their Earth by the Kree swallow it?” And with Ronan and the have that oppor­ school, including after a plane crash. just before the whole Accuser tunity for all our places as big as During the opening credits, when Fury thing relates to the students. Getting in Harvard and Co­ and closing se­ was reminiscing at first Guardians of is pretty straight lumbia. You get quences, we got to his computer, we the Galaxy. The forward. If you much more money see the power of got an MCU expla­ whole plot device have a 3.5 overall back in scholar­ the Kree before nation as to why of GotG is that Ro- GPA or higher you ships than you pay GotG. Ronan the the Avengers are nan was torqued will be accepted. out so in the end Accuser, the Kree called the off about a peace Dr. Matthew Sker- it’s only for your fanatic that got a Avengers. treaty between the ritt is our PTK ad­ benefit. Along with hold of the Power There were, Kree and the Nova visor; he also is a all of that, it looks Stone in GotG, unfortunately, a Corps of Xandar. professor of sci­ great on an applica­ turned out to be a couple of discrep­ At what point did ence on campus. tion. I am currently member of the ancies in the mov­ these two clash, You may have re­ the President of Kree’s elite sol­ ie, primarily re­ resulting in the ceived an email CCC’s chapter of diers that all shared garding the Tesser- death “..of my fa­ from him in the PTK. Being apart the title of Accuser. act and Ronan. The ther, and his father past about joining of this honor socie­ Korvath, the last we’d seen of before him?” Did and seen that there ty has done so “machine headed the Cube before the the Kree just stop is a small fee to much for me and I freak” under Ronan event of A vengers caring about the accept your status. am forever grate­ also appeared as a was Howard Stark Xandarians for the This usually turns ful. If you meet the member of Carol’s fishing it from the six years from the students away. 3.5 overall GPA squad. We got an­ ocean at the end of “start” of Captain Well, once your fee requirement and other surprise entry Captain America: Marvel to the end is paid, you’ re in; have not received of an Infinity Stone The First Avenger. to beat the snot out there is nothing an email please in the form of the It seems strange of the Skrulls? And else you have to email Dr. Skerritt infamous Space that Stark would if Ronan was one do. Your grades and ask him what Stone, the Tesser- just allow this very of many Accusers, and fee make you a you can do to be a act. It turned out powerful artifact to why did he not en­ PTK member for part of this honors that the project that be loaned out or list his compatriots life. It is well worth society. You won’t Carol was working stolen by some ran­ to his cause instead it, if you plan to regret it. ^ at, Pegasus, was dom entity, espe­ of running off to transfer as the Page l l Of Interest March 26th, 2019

ette of brown, yel­ glass, rather than An Opaque History of low, or red — not applied on the out­ the greatest colors side of the glass. to show off your Glass continued Glass: Channeling History luxurious glass. to progress even Europe ob­ further, in history. By Bates glass for the rest of comparable level tained many of the The first “clear” The history of its history. Before with modern glass new glass ideas glass (Cristallo) glass began in the glassblowing, only making. The slab from the Middle was invented by Fertile Crescent, in the aristocracy or was originally mol­ East through trad­ the Venetians; the modern Syria and the priests could ten and was kept at ing. Staining was first glass telescop­ Iraq. The evidence afford such luxu­ this state through one such idea ic lens was invent­ isn’t extensive and ries as glass. After the use of a wood brought over to Eu­ ed; and the first the origins of glass glassblowing, be­ fire oven and ce­ rope during the glass microscopic are hard to deter­ sides the aristocra­ ramic tubes to si­ Crusades. Europe lens (literally a mine. Based on nu­ cy and the priests phon the heat under did not adopt the glass bead) was merous fields of new classes, such the glass. use of glass stains invented. Without study, such as ar­ as the merchants, The decline of to create stained the discovery of the chaeology, it is de­ could contain per­ Ancient Rome (in glass windows in process of glass­ batable whether ishable goods, like 476 C.E.) transi­ their cathedrals and making many im­ glass started by an meat, in large glass tioned glass mak­ churches—they portant events in accidental discov­ containers. For the ing to a new geo­ desired more colors human history may ery or by a planned merchants, glass graphic region. The than what the stain not have come to experiment. Glass surmounted the tra­ Middle East be­ could provide. Eu­ fruition. Glass has making began in a ditional clay con­ came the new epi­ rope decided to an amazing history. primitive state - tainers used. The center of thoughts, create a new look In short, glass truly glass objects were preservatives used inventions, and cul­ on “stained” glass has an opaque his­ typically small in could be stored, ture. without using a sin­ tory. ^ size and minimal in with the goods, in At some point gle bit of stained function. Its ap­ glass, and not seep in the 8th or 9th cen­ glass. The glass pearance lacked out and ruin the tury C.E. a revolu­ windows that are much, or any re­ perishable goods. tionary design in installed in many fractive qualities -­ Besides glass was invented. churches are not usually, ancient glassblowing, This discovery was stained at all --they glass was opaque. Rome also invented the process of are panes of glass Over many years a proto-industrial staining. This new where the color is glassmaking slowly method of glass form of glass fo­ added at a molten evolved. In 50 making in Beit cused on a new state, and is thus B.C.E. a sudden, She’Arim (near aesthetic design fused inside the By Marc Perolina revolutionary in­ Jerusalem). During incorporating a fo­ vention occurred an archaeological cus on the transpar­ By Vianna Koegel around the Car­ excursion to this ency of glass. The thage area of An­ area, in modern day glass makers would cient Rome. That Israel, archaeolo­ paint the staining technique was glass gists discovered a solution on to the blowing. massive, nine ton glass. The glass Glass blowing slab of glass. The would then need to was revolutionary archaeologists de­ be fired in a kiln to for two important duced that the “bake” the stain reasons: the glass function of this onto the glass. The designs could now slab was to acceler­ stain they used at be larger than ever, ate the glass mak­ the time could only and it democratized ing process to a achieve a color pal­ Page 12 ©f Interest March 26th, 2019

in one organism 9, "CRISPR- and sickle-cell Decoding would be used to Cas9". This en­ anemia. modify the genes zyme identifies Unfortunately, of another organ­ and cuts a short with this CRISPR ism (Cusumano, sequence of the knowledge, the 2019). Then in invading viruses’ new question is By Marc Perolina CRISPR to offer 2012, scientists DNA like molec­ how this technol­ DNA. A micro­ that solution. learned that they ular scissors. This ogy can be used scopic, stable mol­ So what is could this then allows the without breaking ecule that is com­ CRISPR exactly? in not just bacte­ bacteria to create ethical principles. plex enough to en­ CRISPR is an ac­ ria, but potentially DNA segments If this technology code the infor­ ronym for Clus­ also in more com­ that allow the does become pub­ mation for the tered Regularly plex organisms, bacteria to identi­ lic who would be structure and func­ Interspaced Short even humans. fy the virus if it able to access it? tion of all living Palindromic Re­ They theorized invades again. How expensive organisms. Our peats and it is a that they could Then the bacteria would it be? DNA is packaged tool that is provid­ use CRISPR se­ uses the captured Would it have into thread- like ing a simple, but quences of DNA sequence and cre­ more applications structures called efficient way to and RNA to lo­ ates DNA seg­ than just curing chromosomes. A edit the genome cate the target ments called disease? These healthy, normal of any organism. gene. After the CRISPR arrays are the questions human has 46 It’s better than target gene was that are identical that are important chromosomes; 23 anything we have found, they could to the previously to ask because of from your mother had before. It is then deploy Cas9 cut segments al­ the implications and 23 from your vital to modern (CRISPR- lowing the bacte­ that CRISPR father. They deter­ genetics research associated nucle­ ria to remember could face. Many mine how you look because it poten­ ase 9), an RNA- the virus when it already worry and function. You tially allows re­ guided nuclease. potentially in­ about “designer are a combination searchers to find a Cas9 would then vades again. Now, babies” that only of your parents way to cure cur­ cut, modify, or if we could repli­ the rich have ac­ genes, after all. rent conditions replace already cate this process cess to or the long Although your and prevent them existing genetic in the develop­ -term conse­ DNA polymerase all together. With material. ment of human quences of having is extremely effi­ ongoing research, Another ques­ growth, scientists utilized CRISPR. cient in catching scientists have tion we may have could possibly For now, many errors, when your found many pros is how does this cure diseases and are looking to the cells replicate, it as they learn more work specifically chronic condi­ advancements isn’t perfect. about CRISPR. with bacteria? tions that current­ CRISPR provides, Whether through a According to the There have been ly have no cure, but they do so mutation Broad Institute, Ted-Ed talks like cystic fibrosis warily. ^ during replication CRISPR is a natu­ about the natural or a recessive al­ rally occurring processes of lele being chosen process that bac­ CRISPR and how during genetic re­ terium use as a there are two combination, prob­ defense mecha­ components to the lems happen. nism against in­ procedure. The Luckily, scientists vading viruses first component is have been working (NLM, 2019). made up of re­ for decades to find Scientists ob­ peating DNA se­ a solution for all of served that spe­ quences. The sec­ this and in recent cialized segments ond component is years scientists of RNA and relat­ CRISPR- have turned to ed enzymes with­ associated protein Page 13 Of Interest March 26th, 2019

before a tribute and return home, so from District One Katniss pulls out a Book Vs. Movie finds her and kills handful of poison­ her. ous berries that kill After Rue dies, you before they By Michaela side a big glass of the tributes get Katniss hides in the reach the throat. Thompson bowl. In District one chance to im­ trees for a day be­ The game makers Sound familiar? Twelve, a little press the game fore the game mak­ panic when they If it doesn’t, I’m twelve-year-old makers before go­ ers get bored and see this, and claim about to tell you. If girl named Prim is ing into the arena. start a fire to get that both Katniss it does, well I’m reaped, and she is The day after her near the other and Peeta are the still going to tell terrified about it that is the day that tributes. Later, she victors of the 74th you. It’s The Hun­ because it was the they had to go in. finds Peeta, who annual Hunger ger Games. first time her name Katniss, being the allied himself with Games. I know people was in the bowl. survivalist, spends the remaining trib­ I know people who like the book, To save her the first few days utes from districts who like the book, I know people who from going into the with little to no One, Two and and I know people like the movie and games, her sister trouble, even mak­ Four. Afterwards, it who like the movie, I know people who Katniss volunteers ing an ally out of is seen that the only but I like the book like them both. to go in her place. one of her fellow tributes left are better because I In The Hunger This is really where tributes from Dis­ Katniss, Peeta and think that it gives Games, the book the whole story trict Eleven. The the male tribute the story more de­ and the movie, starts. Katniss two of them togeth­ from District two, tail and we have a there are 12 differ­ meets her district er make a good Cato. Cato is a better understand­ ent districts as well partner, Peeta, says team and are doing bloodthirsty killer, ing of what is go­ as the capitol in the goodbye to her great, until she and would do any­ ing on. city of Panem. family and then hears someone thing to win, so he Which do you Each year, every they are off to the yelling. The person traps Peeta into a like? ^ person from ages capitol. They make yelling turns out to headlock, about to twelve to eighteen it to the capitol, be Rue, her ally, snap his neck. Kat­ from each of the and after a few who got herself niss, thinking fast, twelve districts are days, the training caught in a net. sees Peeta point out required to have for the games start. Katniss manages to Cato’s exposed their name put in­ After training, each get her out, but not hand, and shoots an arrow through it, making him release Peeta and fall to his death. They both then realize that only one person can win By Kaitlyn Klaiber

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