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INSIDE Campus News................... 3 Profile................................. 7 Scepter Entertainment................. 14 The Students’ Voice Fashion............................ 8 Kingsborough Community College December 2017 The City University of New York Townhall Raises Tall Concerns Photocredit: Kiara Clarke-Knight From left to right: Norman Wagstaffe, Danielle Barrow, Darcean Edwards, Sharnette Collins, and Suzie Marder. By Kiara Clarke-Knight and self-reliance,” Danielle Barrow, LAC Vice using when you apply for classes as well,” Edwards President, and panel moderator said. “We aim to said. “If you go to another CUNY [school], you will This semester the Kingsborough Student support student clubs and organization activities and have the same advisement system, so SGA along Government Association hosted its first “Annual programs that benefit the student body academically, with CAB could put workshops together for students Town Hall” at the KCC Diversity Symposium. In socially, intellectually, spiritually, physically, and to learn how to use DegreeWorks.” an effort to encourage student involvement and culturally.” The Liberal Arts Council’s plans involve a career activism, representatives from Business Council, The councils discussed the elementary stages day for liberal arts majors, trips to liberal arts Public & Health Council Council, Liberal Arts of some of their events and advocacy plans. Public colleges and a finals week morale mural. Normally Council (LAC) and the Campus Activities Board and Health Council recently worked with Public the council has more events lined up, but this year (CAB) addressed student concerns. Safety and Student Life to create a map of all the the council was delayed by a string of internal The Rotunda was scantily filled, students were emergency phones on campus. Wagstaffe hopes to conflicts. scattered all over the room, including some who have this plan implemented by fall 2018. While the other councils are mostly responsible were in attendance because their professor made Business Council is working with KCC for student advocacy, CAB, which is an independent it mandatory. The panelists, CAB chair Darcean administration to reform the advisement system. This entity, boosts student morale mainly through hosting Edwards, LAC representative Sharnette Collins, reformed advisement system would pair students events. The organization hosts about two events Public & Health president Norman Wagstaffe and with advisors that cater to their specific majors from a month. In September and October, it hosted the Business Council Vice President Suzie Marder the minute they first register at Kingsborough. Halloween Party, Game Night and Broadway events. updated the attendees of their whereabouts. “It would be better to just teach the students how Next spring the main event is a spring concert with a “We promote the development of students' skills to work DegreeWorks because that’s the program featured artist. STEM Council was not present. in leadership, promotion, communication, initiative, that our advisors use. That’s the program that you’re Continues on page 3 Campus News Scepter December 2017 Giving Tuesday Scepter By Kiara Clarke-Knight the past two years to help students in from Single Stop, the Wellness Center, Editor-In-Chief need. Counseling Services, New Americans Isabell Rivera On Tuesday, November 28th, This year, 24 teams—including Center, the Urban Farm and many other Kingsborough Community College, in Enrollment Management, ASAP, resources on campus depending on Production Editor conjunction with #CUNYTUESDAY the Office of Student Affairs, the their individual needs. This assistance May Khin and #GIVINGTUESDAY, celebrated President’s Office and a number of is available to all students regardless #KCCSPIRIT Day. Faculty, staff, academic departments—sold raffles of their residency status- meaning that Managing Editor administrators, retirees, and students and made donations to raise monies for undocumented and DACA students are Kiara Clarke-Knight sported blue shirts with white font that KCC students. The event was hosted eligible to receive these funds too. read “#KCC Spirit,” participated in a by the Office for College Advancement. This year, Kingsborough raised Assistant-Managing Editor campus-wide scavenger hunt, and played Dr. Elizabeth Basile, Vice President almost $44,000 from over 70 donors, Kevin Bonilla a variety of games in the Gym—a fun- for Institutional Advancement said, distinguishing us as the top fundraising filled way to culminate a month-long “We raise money so that we can community college in CUNY and the Staff Writers effort to raise almost $44,000 for KCC provide for students when they run into sixth CUNY college fundraiser overall Kiara Clarke-Knight emergencies, need metrocards, money for #CUNYTUESDAY. In total, Naosha Gregg student scholarships! Kevin Bonilla S o m e b a c k g r o u n d : G I V I N G T U E S D AY for textbooks, etc. The funds are CUNY raised $819,195 this year on Santos Montanez is an annual nation-wide day of giving also used for scholarships and student #CU N YTU ESDAY. Karelle McKay that is held on the Tuesday following awards.” There are many ways to donate, Asheka Muschett Thanksgiving. On this day, various To receive this assistance, students including visiting the Office of College Rebecca Baez Gabby Mateo organizations raise money for worthy can go the Office of Enrollment Advancement (M-243) in person or Susan Carpenter causes. Kingsborough Community Management (A217) to complete an donating online via Kingsborough’s Svitlana Kovalenko College has been raising money in their application. In addition to receiving official website at www.kingsborough. own version of #GIVINGTUESDAY for financial support, they may receive help edu/donate. Business Manager Simon Goldman Photographers Kiara Clarke-Knight Susan Carpenter Svitlana Kovalenko Naosha Gregg Rebecca Baez Karelle McKay Production Design May Khin Isabell Rivera Kimberly Padilla AIDS/HIV Info Session; Director of Student Publications and Advisor KCC Health Club Levy Moore Office Manager and By Isabell Rivera schools or any other setting. It could be a doctor’s office, so a lot of people come to Production Advisor barber shop, it could be a church, it could the mobile-unit, get tested and within 20 Robert Wong reparing for World AIDS Day be a precinct.“ minutes they’ll get their results and then which falls on December 1, Established in 1997, the organization we navigate them from there.” Evening Staff Kingsborough Community works closely with the HIV/AIDS CAMBA is also always in the search Kenly Dillard P prevention pill PrEP that helps the for volunteers to help stop the spread College hosted an info session on HIV/ AIDS prevention at U220, on Tuesday, immune system be resistant against the of the HIV virus in New York City. 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Room M-230 November 27. Which was hosted and AIDS virus but has to be taken daily Therefore, CAMBA pushes hard for PrEP Brooklyn, NY 11235 provided by CAMBA, a non-profit until one decides not be sexually active to be known. Telephone: 718.368.5603 organization who distributes free anymore. “If they [people] want to work with us Fax: 718.368.4833 PrEP however only works on an HIV- as volunteers, they can contact CAMBA condoms for women and men. Email: [email protected] The event took place from 11 p.m. until negative person is advised to be taken itself or what we do is usually send out 3 p.m. with different parts, that included in combination with condoms, since it requests or just like a notice to a lot of videos and info on PrEP and how to use doesn’t protect from STDs or pregnancies. the colleges and high schools in the area, a condom, male and female, the correct Interesting enough majority of students let them know that we are looking for way. don’t know what the time frame is to take volunteers,” Jones said. “What happens Scepter is a publication of the students of Kingsborough Community College. It is CAMBA, which is located in Flatbush, a HIV test, which is three months after is, they send us the names back, we’ll not a college publication, therefore, the New York hosts events throughout the the last intercourse since it takes time contact the volunteers, they come in, do college is not responsible for its contents. city. for the virus to be visible in the human an interview, get them set up. They train All articles in Scepter remain the “My role and responsibility are body. About 50, 000 people get infected with us and get ready to get on the job sole property of Scepter. To obtain reprint permission, please contact the to perform higher-risk outreach to with HIV throughout the U.S. every year, within a few a weeks.” editors. individuals throughout the borough of according to whatisprep.org. Many don’t “CAMBA has been around for the Scepter welcomes letters to the Brooklyn or the city,” Jerome Jones even know they have the virus. last 40 years, it’s based out of Flatbush editors and opinions from the entire Kingsborough Community. from the Young Men’s Health Project “We do a lot of mobile-unit-testing, it’s but now we have offices all throughout of CAMBA said. “ [At] Colleges, high more confidential,” Jones said. “It feels a Brooklyn and we have a few in Staten lot safer to people, versus going into a Island and in Queens as well." 2 December 2017 Scepter Campus News Townhall Raises Concerns By Kiara Clarke-Knight question after question- most about food, some about advisement. Continued from page 1. The only thing that students said could be improved was exposure. One student, liberal arts major Dayvon The setting sun matched the hot tensions in the Alford, only knew about the symposium because of room as students vented their concerns. Cafeteria his professor. prices, food quality, the absence of halal food, the “I feel a lot more connected with my campus,” he advisement system, and accessible water fountains said.

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