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Never in a Million Years: “Come As You Are” Honors Program Sponsored Trip by Iris Rosario, Honors and Phi Theta Kappa Member, Tutor, Gateway Center Page 1 April 2015 PCCC’s VISIONS Volume XLV Issue 4 The Student Newspaper of Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ April 2015 Never in a million years: “Come As You Are” Honors Program sponsored trip By Iris Rosario, Honors and Phi Theta Kappa member, tutor, Gateway Center C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never Program Trip Coordinator, Professor Alex- too old to set another goal or to dream a new andra Della Fera, English Department. dream.” This quote could not fit my personal The trip comprised of stu- story any better. dents from all walks of life and in every ma- Growing up, expectations for fe- jor you could imagine from Technology to males were very low and career goals were Human Services. I was able to meet students unheard of. Instead, success was measured I otherwise would never have come in con- by the ability to finish high school, find a tact with. husband, have children and stay home. Part of the title of the ex- Completing high school reflected hibit exemplifies the community of PCCC, both the high point and abrupt end of an ed- “Come As You Are…”. There were over 30 ucational career. By those standards, I was artists being displayed. Not ever being ex- fulfilling my destiny early on. Yet despite posed to art in this way, some pieces had me the way I was conditioned to think about my scratching my head and completely missing future, I struggled to find my own voice and whatever the artist was attempting to con- meaning of success. vey. After much hard work, I find myself Other pieces left a bigger not only pursuing a college degree, but also Professor Alexandra Della Fera, far left posed in front impression on me. Like the beautiful purple thriving as an Honors Program student tak- of Cuban Pete’s with Honors Program members for a velvet Victorian sofa that was hanging on ing full advantage of the opportunities of- cultural experience trip to MAM the wall with a suicide note embroidered on fered to me as a result. the back as well as on the cushions. One such opportunity was a trip to an art exhibit at the Montclair You could almost hear the mother’s voice as she wrote her Art Museum (MAM) to view an exhibit titled “Come As You Are: Art of last goodbye to her daughters. It was moving and stayed with me even The 1990s,” on March 27 sponsored by the Honors Program and Honors when the tour was over. (Continues on page 4) The balancing act- Earth Day 2015 at PCCC By Diego Mendoza being a student, Earth Day, started in 1970, and went global in 1990 with all sorts of environmental issues arising at the time. More and more peo- being an adult ple have been getting involved, not only for the day, but year round as well. As we celebrate Earth Day on April 22, a series of students were By Jessica Henderson asked how they previously celebrated the holiday, and how they will Students who attend college come from all walks of life. For ex- be contributing this year. ample, some students may have decided to jump right in after high school, some waited a few years, and some just didn’t have the opportunity until now. No matter what the story is, it’s very clear that being a college student, and having adult responsibilities can be quite a struggle. Although possible, some of the road blocks some people face in or- der to be responsible adults while attending college can be tricky. Whether students work full time or part time, juggling time to study and do well in their classes while trying to support themselves and others can be difficult. According to The Future of Children Journal Issue on the Transition from: www.mashable.com Image to Adulthood, things have changed dramatically over the decades. Tradi- tionally, college students back in the 50’s and 60’s were white males from middle- or upper-income families. Today, not only are females attending college, there are more and more students ranging from ages 25 to even 50. Stacey Sibrian, a student here at PCCC who also works part time According to the article “Earth Day: The History of a Movement” stated “College life would be easier if some professors were more consid- by the Earth Day Network , Earth Day in 1970 capitalized on the erate with all the work they give. I have four classes each with the same protests of the time and the radicalistic rebellions to put environmen- amount of work. It gets hectic rushing through papers and projects. It’s hard tal concerns at the front to feel like you can succeed when you have so much work piled on.” It’s of everyone’s attention. very clear that things can get overwhelming when so many professors give Last year PCCC offered In this issue multiple assignments each week. Although being successful takes some seminars and workshops sacrifice, how much is too much? about this day. The ma- News .............................Pages 1 - 3 Online classes seem to really help people that have other responsi- jority of the students in- Features ........................Pages 4 - 5 bilities while still trying to obtain a college education. However, It seems as terviewed were not ac- E.O.F .............................Page 6 though only General Education courses are available online, which presents tive, and this interview Professor Highlights.....Page 7 a problem for many students. Imagine, no more trying to find a babysitter, had opened their eyes. Education .....................Page 8 or having a certain work schedule, or maybe still finding time to squeeze in Felipe Peralta, Communications and a social life. 21, a Computer Science Journalism News ..........Page 9 major said, “I didn’t do If students knew they would be able to take all of their classes on- Arts ................................Page 10 anything. I know it is line, the extra money left over from financial aid can be used to obtain the Opinion .........................Page 11 internet at home for those that don’t have it. Thus, Writing Contest ............Pages 13 - 16 alleviating a lot of the stresses that so many face. (Continues on page 6) (Continues on page 6) Page 2 News April 2015 Editor-in-Chief Paul Rudd fined for charges X-Zaviour Johnson Senior Editors Albert Bustos on shoes Nicole C. Richardson By Thomas Mckernan Famous actor Kool Aid Man was re- on shade relevance on pen appeal. Full-time Staff cently detained for adding too much okra in Luckily Stewart Little could make Thomas Mckernan his sailboat during the last solstice. Witness- the appointment after a visit from Jada Osgood es say Kesha was too far away from the scene Dr. House. due to traffic issues and a lack of a blizzard in However, the Stew was apparently Faculty Advisors Alaska. too bright for the Cowboy Clay to Christine Redman-Waldeyer During a recent visit to the Mirror throw into the face of his master Mr. Walter Behr Pool on top of Mt. FoolG Dipsy, Laa-laa, Po, Miyagi who was at the time dancing and Tinky were on route to the Berry fields; with his new janitor Ping Pong. Visions Alumni owned by the Troll under the Bridge; to make ketchup. The Fanta girls referenced Pikachu in the jar when Sadia-adu Phillips Unfortunate events conspired and Jack Nicolson couldn’t they said; “I don’t know why Eiffel 65 was selling blue make it over the hedge. dyes on the corner of the health and happy but we sure Layout The Walrus from Disney’s Susy and Wonderland did like the taste of mac and cheese on the pavement.” Albert Bustos had this to say, “I never thought I’d see the day when Mewtwo was off set from his new movie pocket protectors would come back in style.” Reporter “Pokémon vs Digimon” when he saw Will Smith drink- Contributing Writers Enimen attempted to get more information but then Aeri- ing a Coke. He inadvertently attacked the two Bad boys Steven Almonacid al was unfortunately stricken with a terrible case of elec- who was watching “Yo mamas” house for the weekend. Whitney Caridad trocution before any further wrapping could be made. “The worst thing that could have happened was the ceil- Meir Esral Across the volcano, trigonometry seems to be ex- ing falling on top of the chicken’s hat.” Samantha Ferreira ceeding expectations of Prof. Einstein’s initial opinion Tarzan’s trip to PCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Darien Gabriel-Jones opened many doors for the Giant Mechanical Spider pro- Jessica Henderson gram. “*&&X%, sky, land, and sea are in heart.” Scien- Naftaly Hiraldo tists are still trying to piece the puzzles back together but Jad Judeh the 3D glasses aren’t as useful as the eye patch Courage Valerie Marcucci got from the slab. Diego Mendoza Fred Fredburger made a deal the King of diamonds Diane Ortega couldn’t refuse. That is if friendship can stay magic in the Jenny Pagan coming millennium and not a toaster later, Swiper would James Ramsey make a giant waffle appear in Westeros. Although the lat- Iris Rosario est breakfast menu from Chipotle competes with Ninten- Aspen Thompson do’s 5 guys. Enjoy the rest of April fools!!! Contact us at: [email protected] Bibliophile Confessions: By Jenny Pagan Why I love(d) to read “Before I can even speak, I knew how to up in jail, but that didn’t seem likely.” She came book, even if read.” That’s what PCCC student Waleska Me- across other books such as Harry Potter, Pride & just for an drano, a 27 year Education major had said while Prejudice, Stephen King novels, and so on.
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