F all 2019 Issue 3 sunymthemer.com October 8, 2019 CCC’s Climate Strike for the Future curred. All over the jors and non­ world, 6 to 7 mil­ science majors lion people, kids alike, came togeth­ and adults alike, er to spread aware­ gathered to strike ness about our against climate planet and our change. From Italy home. Moore- to Canada, displays Powers said that of discontent with the protest got the the actions taken to busiest from prevent climate around 11 a.m. to change occurred on 12 p.m., when most the 20th and 27th. students have no Around 40 peo­ classes going on. ple showed up to The major global Corning Communi­ protests happened ty College’s cli­ in New York City mate strike, orga­ on September 20, nized and led by and on September Student protestors gather for the climate strike (Kora Somma/The Crier) Dr. Donna Moore- Cont. on page 2 Powers, the co­ By Kora Somma advisor of the EPIC On September science club and In This Edition 27, 2019, students professor of Intro­ of Corning Com­ duction to Biology, munity College as well as majors Campus held their first cli­ and non-majors News 1 mate strike. From sustainability and September 20 to environmental sci­ Weather 2 27, the Week for ence courses. Stu­ Future strike oc­ dents, science ma- Columns 3 Is Elmira Doing More Damage Than Good? Student Interests 9 By Kaitlyn Klaiber Ads 11 The City of Elmira started Phase 2 of construction for the North Main Street Cultural Connector Project in... Upcoming 12 Read more on p. 4 Events Page 2 Campus N ews October 8, 2019 CCC's Climate Strike like we have an for the Future cont. infinite amount of 27 in Canada. everything right These protests are now, evidence led and inspired by shows that we 16-year-old Greta don’t, and that our Thunberg, who has planet is very frag­ dedicated every ile and finite. Spe­ Friday, no matter cies are becoming where she is, to more endangered protesting the lack and extinct, natural of action taken by disasters are be­ the government to coming more fre­ prevent climate quent and danger­ change. Although ous, and the world climate change has itself has started to been happening for heat up somewhere a while, it is be­ from 1-5 degrees coming worse and Celsius worldwide. worse as time goes This is why stu­ by, with little to no dents are protest­ Illustration by Elliot Houghtelling belief by the gov­ ing. If no one else ernment. This is is going to do relocate some­ out Fridays for Fu­ making many teens something about where else if things ture, the organiza­ and young adults this climate crisis, get too bad, be­ tion started by Gre­ afraid for their fu­ then who will? The cause there is no ta Thunberg to ral­ ture, which may government is ig­ other place that can ly teens, young not even exist due noring the scien­ hold 7.7 billion adults, and anyone to this rapidly in­ tific facts that have people. Actions else interested in creasing climate existed for years, need to be taken protesting climate change, and noth­ which prove that now, especially change. If you are ing being done climate change is since most of cli­ unable to protest Illustrations by Kaitlyn about it. It is im­ in fact occurring mate change’ s ef­ every Friday, you Klaiber portant that we take right now. It is get­ fects aren’ t reversi­ can also occasion­ care of our planet ting worse and ble, and if we con­ ally protest and/or and everyone and worse every single tinue to let it hap­ donate to the cause. everything housed day, and it likely pen, we may never within it. We need won’t get any bet­ be able to recover. to care for the ter until something If you would plants, animals, and is done about it. like to join this en­ climate of our plan­ There is no Planet vironmental pro­ et. Though it seems B, we can’t just all test, you can check The Crier Forecast: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Icons made by RNS from www.flaticon.com Page 3 Campus N ew s & Columns October 8, 2019 Illustration by Elliot Houghtelling The Memes of Production: Shoplifters of the World, Students, faculty, and staff are joined in Kelly Lounge to compete and watch Unite! the spelling bee. (Sarah Hill/The Crier) By Donnie Pond probably belong to. By Sarah Hill courage interaction. three of them have When discuss­ What does that ac­ On Thursday, She also wanted to not experienced ing class in Ameri­ tually mean? September 26, the showcase the secret something like this ca, it is common to Karl Marx, ana­ first ever Multi­ talent of spelling before, but they distinguish be­ lyzing his own so­ cultural Spelling some people have would definitely do tween three social ciety in the midst Bee took place at but don’t necessari­ it again so they can classes — a lower, of the industrial CCC. Students ly get to flaunt of­ “defend their middle, and upper revolution, identi­ and faculty com­ ten. crown.” class — based on a fied two distinct peted in teams to The winners, Lau­ Overall, the tenuous estimate of social classes, spell words with ren Magaziner, Jay lightheartedness yearly income. which he termed origins from other Hurlburt, and Julie and fun experi­ This becomes par­ the proletariat and cultures and lan­ Croteau—also enced during this ticularly confusing, the bourgeoisie. guages. Eight to­ known as team event showed how however, when one The proletariat was tal teams went “Sew Eggsided”— much of a success considers that very the working class head to head until certainly have this it was. All teams few in America of Marx’s day, who only one team skill of spelling. At exhibited an amus­ would actually self- did not own private was left. the end of 22 ing attitude identify as lower or property (in Marx­ Deborah Joseph, rounds, 13 of throughout the upper class. Nearly ist terminology, the event organizer, which were head-to event, and it was all Americans will synonymous with usually organizes -head with the run­ obvious to on­ identify as either the means of pro­ the regional ner ups team “Math lookers that the lower-middle or duction, or proper­ spelling bee where Faculty”, Sew Egg­ event was more upper-middle class ty owned which 30 different schools sided was, as the than just a spelling in order to present could generate compete. With a name suggests, so bee; it was a means themselves as an wealth, such as a good mix of friend­ excited. The team to stimulate inter­ “everyman,” a rep­ factory; not synon­ ly competition and came together as a actions between a resentative of the ymous with person­ a laid back envi­ product of procras­ diverse group of public median. The al property) and ronment, Joseph tinating work and faculty and stu­ popular narrative is had to work for the believed it would because they fre­ dents at the college. that America has a bourgeoisie to sur­ be a great way to quently look for large “middle vive. The bour- have fun and en­ typos together. The class,” which you Cont. on page 4 Page 4 Columns October 8, 2019 Memes o f Production profit as possible quality of life. cont. from their private Some claim that Tales of Travel: Part 3 geoisie was the property; therefore, this conflict is ide­ owning class, it was in their class ally (or easily, de­ By Christian comed us to the whose ownership interest to have the pending on their McGary islands. The first of private property proletariat work as level of optimism) Italy, the Baha­ day was sunny, and meant that they did long as possible for diffused by the mas, and now Ha­ the resort was fan­ not need to work to as little pay as pos­ workings of the waii. At this point, tastic. 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