Vol 60 - Number 4 Cape Cod Community College Student Weekly March 6, 2018 Campus to Offer Security Training By Emma Field Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) is taking a leap in the right direction to prepare for a potential active shooter on campus with the well-known and well-respected nationwide, Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate (A.L.I.C.E.) training. 4Cs Police Officer Richard Mingace, a now certified A.LI.C.E. Instructor received a three-day active shooter A shot of the Bourne Bridge from the Spring 1976 edition of Sea Change Photo Credit Corey Perks training course this past January, which Mingace is now bringing to 4Cs campus. Sea Change Celebrating 50th Year On March 12, the 4Cs Police By Robert K. Foster of keeping this publication with an ellipsis preceding Department will be conducting Sea Change, the student going for so long. Sea Change the name. It’s an interesting a presentation for staff on how produced arts magazine at Cape has literally featured multiple writing mix of poetry and A.L.I.C.E. has prevailed and Cod Community College (4Cs), generations of Cape Cod prose. Sea Change began as a why 4Cs Police Chief, Maria was first published fifty years Community College creative literary magazine but has since Padilla, has chosen this particular ago this spring. The 2018 edition writers and artists,” said expanded to include all of the training for the school. After one of Sea Change is in the works Rebecca Griffin, professor Arts at the College. has participated in the A.L.I.C.E. this term following a great issue for the class producing this The second issue in 1969 presentation, one is then eligible to last year. The magazine has not edition of the magazine. was the first to include a participate in active shooter drills been published every year and “This year, we will celebrate graphic cover, but continued and scenarios that could occur if some years there were actually the creative community this in the mold of the first issue. a potential shooting were to take two editions produced, one in publication has fostered for so It also included artwork inside place, either on a college campus, the fall and one in the spring. long.” the magazine in strictly black at the movies, at a concert, and so The latest issue will not be the The first issue of the magazine and white. It was published on. Padilla plans to shut down the 50th edition, just published in was published in the spring in the winter of 1969 with Wilkens Library for three hours Sea Change’s 50th year. The of 1968 with the inside front another issue published in the over spring break to conduct technologies for publishing, stating simply: “A selection spring of 1969. Following that real-life scenarios that could take writing, and even creating of student writing from Cape were many editions, forms, place, and to teach those involved artwork over those years have Cod Community College.” It and styles of the magazine, in a shooting how to react and how changed dramatically but the was a digest size magazine reflecting changing culture to stay safe. history and tradition of the of 42 pages, with a few pages as well as changing times and Continued on page 2 magazine continues. left blank at the end. The title technologies. “Our college should be proud was actually “…sea-change”, Continued on page 4 T-shirts Raising Money for Stranded Turtles By Micaela Fox After scooping up the sea turtle, Often in life people know little Freeman and her mother brought it about those surrounding them, to the sanctuary in Wellfleet, where whether that would be a neighbor, they saved its life. coworker or classmate. Especially “Cape Cod is a stranding in today’s society, where most are hotspot,” said The National Marine consumed by their own lives, these Life Center. “Hundreds of sick and disconnections between people injured marine animals strand here keep them from sharing amazing each year.” opportunities. Her inspiration to design sea turtle Students, staff, faculty and T-shirts came from the sea turtle and administrators of Cape Cod marine life paintings that she had Community College (4Cs) may been creating. With encouragement not be aware, but student Marissa from Nauset Regional High Freeman has been producing and School’s art teacher Mrs. Ogden, selling sea turtle T-shirts. Freeman began making and selling This idea came into play after the sea turtle T-shirts when she was Freeman and her mother, Lisa in high school. She created the hand Freeman came across a Kemp silk screened T-shirts in the comfort Ridley sea turtle on Howes Beach of her home. in Dennis that was cold stunned. Continued on page 5 Sea Turtle T-shirts Photo Credit Marissa Freeman Page 2 March 6, 2018 College Doing its Part to Say Time’s Up By Hannah Cully at 12:30 p.m. Additional social On Tuesday March 6, Cape time to speak with Bendiksen Cod Community College (4Cs) as well as a representative from will be welcoming Ashley The Independence House of Bendiksen on campus in the Hyannis will also be available Lorusso Applied Technology to anyone interested afterwards Building from 12:00 p.m. to from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Prior to this event, on Bendiksen is a motivational Thursday, March 1st, Campus speaker and award winning Life joined the Campus Police activist who has spoken at in inviting every student and many high schools and colleges faculty member to participate about her experiences as both a in White Ribbon Day as well survivor and issues educator of as the Times Up Movement to domestic abuse. help spread awareness about According to Bendiksen’s sexual harassment and abuse. personal website The White Ribbon campaign ashleybendiksen.com, she is a global movement to raise will be sharing her personal awareness and to stand up story, “from hopelessness to against sexual harassment unbreakable optimism, to silent and gender-based violence. to powerfully heard, from Students and faculty showed fearful to fearless, from victim support towards this issue to advocate, from college drop- by wearing black and white. out to valedictorian… a story of In the Grossman Commons achieving remarkable heights.” cafeteria from 11:30 a.m. to This is a great opportunity 1:00 p.m. there was a visual Ashley Bendiksen Photo Credit Cape Cod Community College website for everybody to hear a representation of black and powerful presentation on them successfully by changing inspiration to someone who white balloons and those in domestic violence and how to her mindset towards optimism. can relate to Ashley’s story. It attendance had the opportunity find strength to overcome even From these tough experiences will be a powerful, impactful to write a personal message. the most difficult situations. she decided to find a way to and candid presentation,” Be sure to participate in the “More young people make a more positive outcome said Tracy Morin, the Campus many events offered and taking are affected by unhealthy and help others. Bendiksen Engagement and Wellness place at 4Cs to help fight both relationships than most can even does this by speaking out about Coordinator. sexual harassment and gender- begin to imagine,” Bendiksen domestic violence and spreading All are welcome to join in based violence. There is nothing wrote on twitter on February 2, awareness throughout different on a presentation that will tell more powerful than spreading a 2018. “Let’s educate, advocate communities. a powerful story of overcoming clear message to the community and empower change!” “We expect attendees from adversity, domestic violence, about such important issues Bendiksen focuses upon all walks of life benefiting and gender discrimination. such as domestic violence. Just the many challenging events from gaining knowledge Refreshments will be helping one person affected by that she faced in life, sharing on domestic violence to offered at the start of the event one of these problems can make her story on how she overcame potentially offering hope and with the presentation beginning a difference in the community. Alert. Lockdown. Inform. Counter. Evaluate. Continued from page 1 on campus, a RAVE Alert would “We are being consistent be sent out to all of those who with our [local] towns,” Padilla have signed in the RAVE system, said. Sandwich High School has whether it is a text message, a full-time police officer present phone call, or email. each day and the entire school 4Cs Police Officer Devin is A.L.I.C.E. trained. Padilla Brosnan wants to make it clear believes that being consistent that nothing is ever too small with neighboring schools and to come to them about. The towns is important. The 4Cs ALICE logo Photo Credit alicetraining.com department on campus has an police department is also in open-door policy and wishes collaboration with Barnstable So far, a program that specifies not armed. In wake of the recent only to help. Police Department (BPD) which in the safety for special needs Florida school shooting, 4Cs “You can’t waste our time,” is 1.7 miles away from campus. students during a shooting is Police Officer Devin Brosnan said Brosnan, “[I]f you hear or The 4Cs Police Department has non-existent. and Officer Richard Mingace read something concerning, say immediate interaction with BPD With recent and glaring are either on patrol or in one of something.” Brosnan’s advice over the radio and can call for school shootings across the the heavily populated buildings for an active shooter on campus backup at any time.