Genesee Community College Newspaper Since 1966 Volume 13, Issue 1 Batavia, NY December 2, 2010 In infamy it remains GCC launches By Jordan Mufford JOU 101-66 Student Writer “Sunday College” in “One plane came right down at us. The guy opened the January 2011 hatch to his plane and dropped Courtesy of MarCom his torpedo, waved at me and Genesee Community College will launch “Sunday College,” a new took off,” George Smith said in academic initiative that will make college courses available on Sundays at the journalgazette.com. “The next Genesee’s Batavia Campus for the first time, in January 2011, Associate thing I knew there was a Vice President and Dean of Math, Science and Career Education Michael S. big explosion.” Stoll reported to the Board of Trustees. Smith, now 83 years-old, The course schedule will be designed so that students can complete was one of nearly 2,000 people an Associate’s Degree in General Studies in as little as 16 months, Stoll said. who attended the ceremony The Sunday courses will follow a “modular” schedule, with each course in Pearl Harbor last year on running for an eight-week period. To accelerate degree completion students December 7th. For the first time, can combine Sunday classroom courses with four-week distance learning the U.S.S. Oklahoma received a courses. monument for the 489 military Students who enroll for any combination of four eight-week men who served on it. USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor Memorial, Hawaii, 9/8/2001 courses over a semester achieve full-time status and may qualify for full Though families gather Photo by Anders Brownworth, http://www.arders.com financial aid, Stoll said. and celebrate during the holidays, Every year it seems as though December 7th The Sunday courses will be especially helpful to men and women one of the most important dates in comes and goes usually unnoticed. Maybe the six who have family and work responsibilities that prevent them from attend- history is sometimes overlooked. o’clock news will run a few clips, and sometimes a ing classes during the week, said Stoll. However, any student may register The day after the attack friend will remind you that it’s the day the United for the courses. that killed over 2,000, President States suffered the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Courses offered during the Mod 1 of the Spring 2011 semester Franklin Roosevelt, called However, for those who lived it, and for (January23 to March 13) include Introduction to Computers (CIS102), December 7th “a date which will the few who survived, December 7th will never be World Civilizations 1 (HIS101), and College Composition (ENG101). live in infamy.” forgotten. “We’re honoring the people who were Mod 2 courses (March 20 to May 15) include Career and Educational The speech sent chills killed. We’re not here for ourselves, we’re here for Planning (CEP101), English Communications 2 (ENG102), and Human through those who tuned in, and them,” Smith said in journalgazette.com. Biology (BIO102). Courses will meet in one of three blocks, 9:00 to 11:45 it eventually lead to Congress Though we get caught up in the holiday a.m., 12:00 noon to 2:45 p.m., and 3:00 to 5:45 p.m. Additional courses agreeing with Roosevelt spirit, it’s important to remember the fallen will be added in future semesters, Dean Stoll said. to declare war on Japan. heroes of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Batavia Campus Library is already open from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sundays, giving students the opportunity to use reference materials The attack was planned At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack The attack brought the or check out materials. All courses will be offered in the College’s Con- weeks in advance. wave of 83 planes took off and United States into World War II. 18 ships were hit. able Technology Building and “D” Wing, so staff will not need to open all Batavia Campus buildings. The United States unleashed two atomic bombs on Faculty and staff studied weekend college programs at other com- The attack took munity colleges, and discovered that Sunday courses are popular with place on The day after the attack August 6th & 9th eventually leading to the Japanese December 7, 1941. the U.S. and Britain empire surrender in World War II. many students – often more popular than Saturday courses. “We are very declared war on Japan. pleased and excited about Sunday College,” Stoll told trustees. “It will fill a need in our communities and bring higher education to more residents.” The 2011 Tale for Three Counties Pearl Harbor Timeline of Events By Geoffrey Becker Staff Writer On October 18th, the Tale for Three Counties committee announced WGCC Rockfest “raps” it up its 2011 book selection, Mudbound by Hilary Jordan. The book was WGCC-FM Radio Buffalo-based comedian who chosen based on a list of criteria determined by librarians from Genesee celebrated its 25th year on the air is also program director of Community College and from public libraries in Genesee, Orleans, and with the annual Rockfest concert WEDG-FM 103.3 The Edge Wyoming Counties. on November 5th at the GCC in Buffalo. He is also the Mudbound takes place just after World War II and has some key Forum. midday on air personality for issues, such as racism. Reference Librarian In past years, the concert the station. and Co-Chairman for the Tale for Three had focused primarily on rock Rockfest is an annual Counties, Michele Asmus said, “It is music. This year, they presented event at GCC. This year, all very well written and will capture your something completely different. proceeds went attention,” she said. “Nerdcore” rapper MC Chris to the radio Asmus enjoys working on the headlined the event, supported by station to Schäffer committee because of its goal is to bring fellow nerdcore artist Schäffer the the DarklorD. improve Photo by James people together. “We want to have members Darklord and stand-up comedian promotions Blanchard of the community coming to GCC who James Kurdziel. and reach would normally never come here,” she Aside from his music, across the said. “Also, it’s great to have students MC Chris is also known as a GLOW reading the same book and discussing it voiceover artist, most famously region. together.” contributing to Adult Swim’s Mudbound will be available in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force and MC chris spring semester and for GCC students the appears on the ATHF motion (above) Photo by lori mould cost is free with their student ID. Staff and picture soundtrack. JameS kurDzIel faculty pay $13. There are some copies James Kurdziel is a (right) Photo by lori mould available for loan now in the library. algoNquIN BookS © 2008 News........................ 3-5 It Gets Better Project Finals Oh No! page 6-7 CeNter.foCus.......... 6-7 page 5 Hungry? PeoPle........................ 9 page 10 eNtertaiNmeNt..... 10-11 sPorts...................... 12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR This month’s guest writer is Instructor of the community in Greensburg, Indiana let this only emulating what they hear from parents, Psychology, Candice Faulring, who has been boy down? Could something like this happen in what they see on TV, or what they hear from active in educating GCC on bullying. She, along our community? Absolutely. It already has. their minister on Sunday? with her club Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), held an Slonje & Smith describe bullying Since Billy’s suicide, reports have anti-bullying march and a silent vigil, all covered as repeated, intentional, aggressive acts or surfaced that many people were aware that by the local media. behaviors against another person, often someone he was being bullied. Even the principal of who cannot easily defend him or herself, and the high school, Phil Chapple, acknowledges A few weeks ago I read a story about often due to a systematic imbalance of power that bullying is a problem in the high school, a 15-year-old boy named Billy Lucas, and it (2008). I would argue that bullying is also although he denies any specific knowledge of absolutely broke my heart. Billy was a freshman perpetrated by groups in positions of power onto Billy’s situation. at Greensburg High School in Indiana. Billy groups that hold less power. So, where does that leave us? What can never told anyone that he was gay, and he did Therefore, when powerful political we do? The only way that this will change is not self-identify with being gay. “…when powerful political institutions lobby against if each of us acknowledges the seriousness of But Billy was different, and institutions lobby against equality, when fringe this problem, cares enough about the destructive because of this, day after day religious leaders preach nature of it, and acts on the behalf of those who for years, students threatened to equality, when fringe religious hate and condemnation, and have been or may be bullied. beat Billy up. They pushed him leaders preach hate and when our own government We can never replace those we have around; they repeatedly called condemnation, and when our legalizes discrimination, they lost, but we can save lives now. So, listen! him a “faggot” and a “queer”; own government legalizes teach bullies that what they’re Speak-up! Be heard! You never know who might they told him that he “didn’t discrimination, they teach bul- doing is acceptable. It gives be listening. And you never know how your deserve to live” and that “he lies that what they’re doing is bullies “legitimate” cover actions might impact a Billy Lucas right here should go hang himself.” acceptable.