[email protected] Twitter.com@nccvignette347 Instagram@nccvignette The Student Newspaper of Nassau Community College Issue 3 - November 17, 2016 - Fall 2016 Semester IN THIS Some Voted, Some Stayed Home ISSUE NCC students who voted in the Presidential election--or didn’t--explain why by Katherine Frame News Editor the time to go out and vote on Nov 8. vote. News: The 2016 Presidential election is one the Other people said they just forgot to vote. Lopiccolo said many countries don’t allow Remembering country has never seen before. Many people Still others said don’t understand or want people to vote and especially since women in were against both candidates, leading many to follow politics and they decided to not vote. many countries don’t even have the right to Murray young adults to not vote. Although many people said they didn’t vote, she feels it’s important to be part of our This was the case at NCC. want to vote or just never made it to the polls, country’s politics. Scheinberg While a good number of students here at other students were very passionate about this Other students agreed with Lopiccolo and page 5 Nassau made a point to go out and vote (for election and the candidates running. Of those felt it was important to have a say in their gov- some students it was their first time voting), who did vote, many students said they voted ernment since the next new president would other students said they not vote. for Hilary Clinton just because they were not a impact their lives a lot in the future. The Vignette spoke with forty students at fan of Donald Trump. Some students wanted to vote but weren’t random two days after the election. Of this One student, Victoria Lopiccolo, said she able to because they were not registered. Some Features: group, 33 said they were registered, but only was very excited to vote for the very first time students said they weren’t old enough to be 21 said they actually voted. since she is very passionate about politics and registered and others just didn’t know how to New Some students said they didn’t vote be- this election interested her a lot. She has been become registered to vote. cause they felt their vote didn’t matter. Other registered for over a year and has been follow- Students that weren’t able to vote this year Creatuive people said they did not want to be part of this ing this election very closely. The reason she said they are eager to become registered to Writing election because of the candidates running. felt it was important to vote in this election is vote in the next election. This election made Other reasons students gave for not going because she’s grateful to be able to have a say many students at Nassau unhappy and made Program at out and voting were laziness and not having in who runs the country and have the right to other students more aware of politics. NCC Page 6 SGA Details Plans for 2016-2017 Textbooks, community outreach, and club collaboration are priorities Opinions: by Matt Carras Staff Writer On Donald Making textbooks more affordable, ex- SGA representatives did not elaborate on how they aim to increase panding community outreach, encouraging student turnout for the coach program. Trump’s club collaboration, and improving public relations are some of the Members of Student Government also intend to go to the New goals that the Student Government Association (SGA) has set for the York State Capitol later in the year to advocate for increased funding Comments 2016-2017 school year. for Nassau. However, it did not explain exactly how it aimed to com- In a recent email interview with the Vignette, members of the Stu- municate their intended message. on Autism dent Government Association explained their plans for the year ahead. Club organization is the area where the Student Government has Textbook affordability is a major concern for many students, made its largest effort. The SGA has made it mandatory for all clubs Page 10 SGA representatives said, because many pay out of pocket for books, to attend student weekly meetings, which the SGA believes will en- which can put a significant dent in their wallets. One of the reasons courage club collaboration. However, not all clubs have represen- for the high cost of textbooks, according to SGA, is that some of the tatives at meetings and SGA did not explain how they will enforce books required for classes are NCC editions, which means they are mandatory attendance. unique to our school and ultimately more expensive. Student Govern- Student Government’s largest partnership is with the NEST, which ment’s plan for lowering textbook prices will focus on collaboration is a non-profit campus organization that aims to fight against hunger Sports: with NCC President Dr. Hubert Kean and the district chairperson of on campus by being a free choice food pantry. SGA representatives Long Island Barnes and Nobles, aimed at making a switch to regular go to NEST meetings with the goal to collaborate on new ideas. Men’s B- textbook editions. Regarding public relations, representatives explained that the e- Ball Downs Regarding community outreach, the SGA plans to host toy and board has created a new position, which would focus on publicizing food drives. The SGA sponsored a toy drive during the first two weeks its events (and co-sponsored events) in a more efficient manner. Queensboro of November. SGA representatives explained that their e-board is This position should be a welcome addition to the SGA, which had discussing the possibility of more such outreach in the future. some difficulty at first deciding who would respond to the Vignette’s in Season Furthermore, the e-board hopes to continue last year’s Inspiring questions. In fact, when trying to arrange interview with members of Student Scholarship, which awards $1000 to a winner of an essay the Student Government, the reporter was told that he needed to wait Opener and GPA-based competition. To ensure that this year’s scholarship for the executive board to discuss matters before making a response. has enough money, the SGA executive board is teaming with student Members of the e-board emphasized that Dr. Kean is impressed Page 14 senators to work on fundraisers. and eager to work on the implementation of this year’s plan. One Student Government also hopes to continue the Student Coach member even went on to say, “When you have the president backing program, which aims to assist freshmen in finding their way through you up, you’re pretty much unstoppable.” their first year at NCC. However, the success of this program is de- In fact, the only major concern that SGA members expressed was pendent on the number of students who sign up to be coaches by Janu- that they might not have enough time to push through some of the ary. larger aspects of their plan. November 17, 2016 Happenings 2 with you and to answer your questions about classes, on the NCC website, www.ncc.edu as well as www.wor710. Events financial aid, time management, areas of study and anything com and www.WCBS880.com. else related to life at NCC. To sign up for a mentor, go to The NCC Library’s hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 Do numbers make you nervous? If so, get some ncc.edu/mentoringprogram. Questions? Email mentoring@ a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.- practical tips on gandling math anxiety at the First Year ncc.edu 4:30 p.m. The Library will be closed on Sunday. Experience Committee’s “Overcoming Math Anxiety” Did you know that student veterans at NCC have their workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 7 (12:30 p.m.) in the Tower, There will be no day, evening, online, or weekend own center? The Student Veterans Center, located in the 11th floor. All are welcome. classes from Thursday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 27 Tower, Plaza level, is open daily (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). in celebration of Thanksgiving. Is there any hope for peace in the Middle East? The Center offers veteran benefits workshops, leadership What can the world do about its refugee crisis? Will The Writing Center’s fall 2016 hours are as follows: opportunities, and opportunities to meet other veterans. 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