Haven OrecchioFeatures Editor

Today’s Rockland Community College students have a date 50 years from now—meet again at the main campus to dig up a time capsule that was buried there on Wednesday, April 28, to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the college.

The time capsule, filled with memorabilia gathered by students, is among many events this year that have marked its creation.

“This is a highlight of RCC’s 50th anniversary,” commented Dr. Cliff L. Wood, RCC president. “In 2060 students can return

with their grandchildren to remember what life was like in 2010.”

Wednesday was Rockland Community College Day, marking the day 50 years ago when the Rockland Board of Supervisors met in New City and voted 3-2 to create the college.

The event began at 3 p.m. with an ice cream social and musical accompaniment by the East Ramapo Marching Band. Dan Ansaldo, from the Performing Arts Department, enticed the crowd with an emotional cover of “This is the Moment” from the “Jekyll and Hyde” soundtrack.

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During the American Association of Community College’s annual meeting, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, pledged $110 million to community colleges to help revamp programs to increase graduaton rates.

The pledge will revitalize the remedial programs that many community college students are placed into after taking placement exams.

If SUNY Rockland were to receive any of the funds, it could potentially improve the financial and educational structures for RCC students.

President Dr. Cliff Wood says the college has been reviewing plans for improving academic support services for all RCC students, and for those still in high school.

“One of our major proposals will be to create learning communities for students,” Dr. Wood said. “It will generate more academic support for students with different concentrations and provide both instructional and mentoring resources.”

The pledge will also help to create a more accessible way for students to pass remedial courses, by allocating more funds toward mentoring programs as well as placing more attention to that particular branch of students, in order to help them receive a degree.

“It’s a difficult issue. Over time more and more students test for remedial classes,” said Lawrence Ferrier, Associate Vice President of Finance. “With half of students testing into remedial classes, funding for advising and tutoring programs will be beneficial.”

Gates’ pledge places a major emphasis on working with community colleges and school districts across the country to prepare high school students for college placement exams by taking practice tests as well as developing summer programs that will help them pass the initial exam.

Community college organizations teamed up with the Gates Foundation at the American Association of Community College’s annual meeting to discuss ways of increasing community college graduation rates.

The Association of Community College Trustees, the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, and the League for Innovation in the Community College, all attended.

Susanna PerlovOpinion Editor

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dr. Garner, english

“It is an honor and a privilege to have learned from a scholar of Dr. garner’s caliber.”

— James Borchers, editor-in-Chief

dr. padilla, anthropology

“You’ll learn more about anthropology and sociology than you ever could have expected.”

— mark svensson, sGa treasurer

May 3-10 Spring 2010 �News

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Every day, Americans turn on their faucet and expect clean and safe drinking water to pour out and it does.

But for billions in third-world countries, this is a luxury.

A few SUNY Rockland students took note of this issue and have made a difference in just one month.

This past Monday, the Water Justice Alliance (WJA) raised approximately $200 in donations by comparing the quality of Poland Spring water to filtered tap water. Forty students chose tap water and 15 chose Poland Spring in a blind taste test.

In conjunction with the Alliance’s presentation of the movie FLOW (For the Love of Water), which was shown the previous week, the Co-Chairs used the water comparison test to show students and faculty first-hand the difference between water quality and the cost of it. They also explained how difficult it is for poor countries to afford clean water.

“I never knew that companies could own water,” said student Alexa Discenza. “It’s not fair.”

Through SCOPE (School Communities Offering Projects that Empower), the WJA will use the money raised to help fund a solar disinfection program in an African school community. This would enable poor rural households to have clean water for their families.

“This is a dilemma affecting millions of individuals

worldwide,” said Co-Chair Mark Svensson. “It is my belief that no one, regardless of economic status, should be deprived of this basic component to life.”

The process of solar disinfection involves filling a plastic or glass vessel with contaminated water. By placing this container in sunlight for a few hours, the radiation will inactivate many pathogenic microbes like E. coli, cholera, and dysentery, along with certain viruses and protozoal parasites.

SCOPE works in poor rural and slum areas of Kenya and provides libraries to schools and communities, teaches projects that improve food security, promotes environmental awareness, alleviates poverty, and improves water quality and quantity. The organization works in cooperation with Rotary Clubs in Kenya.

SCOPE and the WJA believe that this disinfection program is an invaluable source of life to those who don’t have fair access to clean water.

“When I went to school, I was constantly told that water is life, but from my experience it is not accessible to all,” said student

Kennedy Ogoye. “Whose life is it then, the corporations or humanity?”

The WJA, under Stan Morodokhin, will continue its battle to raise awareness on the issue of water scarcity and water privatization at RCC next year.

In addition, founding Co-Chairs James Borchers, Mark Svensson, and Tarik Abdelqader will continue to advocate at

their respective transfer schools in order to extend the WJA network past RCC.

“Many individuals face problems with their contaminated water supplies due to a lack of basic sanitation services,” said Svensson. “We are trying, as human beings, to do our part and provide others with this essential component of life.”

James BorchersEditor-in-Chief

Students Fund Water Disinfection Program in Africa

a smiling president dr. Cliff Wood participates in the water taste test.

student alexa discenza agrees that tap water does in fact taste better than bottled poland spring water.

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Zamir Ben-Dan and Ian Ridgeway led the SUNY Rockland Speech and Debate Team to victory, defeating Yeshiva University, 3-0 in the final round of extemporaneous debate at the school’s Public Forum Debate League Tournament on March 21.

“This semester we once again proved that we are a real power in the league,” said Professor of Speech Andrew Jacobs.

In addition to Yeshiva University, the team successfully competed against juniors and seniors from other four-year schools including Dominican College, SUNY Cortland, and SUNY Albany.

The team members spent the

semester debating the topic of the United State’s missile defense program. Students were assigned to argue either for or against continued development of ground and space-based systems.

“I think the idea of missile defense is a complicated one, and should be approached and undertaken with caution,” said Ben-Dan.

“The biggest justification behind missile defense is to guard against an Iranian missile strike, which is realistically very unlikely,” continued Bed-Dan. “It would make a lot more sense to take a diplomatic approach when dealing with Iran, for diplomacy has a long track record of working with radical individuals.”

“I started the debate league because a lot of our students are interested in debating and are

really interested in doing the research, but they have a hard time making the time commitment that a lot of these other leagues require,” said Jacobs.

For Ben-Dan, improving his debating skills came in handy the classroom too.

“Debate helped me take better notes, because I have had to write fast and abbreiate during tournaments,” he added. “Those skills have translated inside the classroom.”

All students are welcome to join the team and practice their debating skills. Those who demonstrate proficiency are then sent to represent the team in the tournament.

The Team also sponsors the SUNY Rockland Speech Contest held at the end of Fall and Spring Semesters.

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professor Connolly, Communications

“Professor Connolly’s unconventional teaching style allows his classes to learn collaboratively. Instead of the outdated patriarchal method of forcing knowledge into the brains of students, Connolly believes in teaching students hands on in courses like broadcast writing and TV Production. He allows you to take control of the courses and design your own projects. By doing so, you can get as much, or as little, as you want from the courses- just as you will in most real-life situations. He does not burden students with an excessive amount of work. Instead, you express your interest in the subject by taking on as much as you can handle.”

— Haven orecchio, Features editor

dr. Garner, professor of english

“It is an honor and a privilege to have learned from a scholar of his calliber. I took Dr. garner for three semesters and I not only enjoyed every minute of his lectures but also learned more than I ever thought possible. Through his many essays and 15-page research papers, I learned the most valuable skill a student should know, how to write. Don’t fear the workload. He wants you to do well, so nothing will be too difficult and he is always more than happy to help.”

— James Borchers, editor-in-Chief

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dr. padilla, professor of anthropology

“Dr. Padilla’s style of teaching engages students in class discussion. By incorporating a variety of teaching styles she keeps the learning experience fun, fresh, and rewarding. While her tests do require significant knowledge of course material, by reading and engaging yourself in her classes you will learn more about anthropology and sociology than you ever could have expected.”

— mark svensson, sGa treasurer

professor Frank, speech

Perhaps one of the most practical classes for students in the M/TS Honors Program is Speech 101 Honors with Professor Wilma frank. In this class, students learn of various speech formats as well as the components involved in delivering a speech. not only do students learn structure, but they also have the opportunity to deliver speeches based on their political, and social beliefs, while combining it with interesting research. Professor frank also teaches proper ways of dealing with job and college interviews, which is highly useful for any student looking to transfer or pursue a career after rCC.”

— susanna perlov, opinion editor

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Rockland County Legislator Alden Wolfe presented a proclamation declaring April 28 Rockland Community College Day.

“RCC is nationally recognized for academic excellence in its honors, nursing, and teacher preparation programs,” Wolfe said. “The college has graduated over 34,000 students and has welcomed over 200,000

visitors.”Students, RCC faculty, and

community members gathered on the unusually brisk spring day to help bury the time capsule. Student Government Association (SGA) President Tarik Abdelqader organized the event and helped fellow students bring the capsule to the burial site in front of the Technology Center.

The capsule is filled with memorabilia of the last half century, including pictures, flyers, awards, and letters. Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell,

who signed the proclamation declaring RCC day, opened the ceremony.

“Over the past 50 years RCC has been a unique resource to the county,” Cornell said. “It is indeed fitting that we recognize it for its success.”

Students took turns shoveling dirt onto the capsule to take part in the history that was being made.

“This time capsule commemorates 50 years of success here at RCC,” said SGA Treasurer Mark Svensson. “When I return to open it, I hope to have seen 50 more.”

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The SUNY Rockland library is in the process of carrying out a three-year plan of physical and technological upgrades.

Since last June, director Timothy Domick has been trying to make the library a friendlier, more inviting place, while also furthering the library’s goal of providing information and library services that support the college’s academic mission.

He hopes to “provide the guidance and resources needed for students to become effective users of information and take those skills and apply them as lifelong learners.”

Domick has been working with a space planner and a designer in an effort to make the library a more welcoming, yet more functional facility.

These changes include the merging of the circulation and reference desks, a new 24-seat computer lab that can be used for library instruction or as a student lab, along and new group work/study rooms that can be reserved by students.

Domick is also working to replace broken items in and around the library. Recently all of the electric outlets around the perimeter of the building on both floors have been repaired.

He has implemented this plan within budgetary constraints. He plans to slowly replace the furniture and carpets. He also hopes that the steps outside of the library will be repaired soon, although those steps are not within his jurisdiction.

In addition to making physical changes to

the library, Domick is continually updating the content the library offers. His changes include getting rid of old books and VHS tapes as well as upgrading the online tools.

He has activated “patron empowerment features” that give patrons the ability to place holds, request items, and renew items online.

This semester, the library began emailing overdue notices, saving both money on postage and trees by not printing letters. In April, the library partnered with the Campus Fun and Learn Center to provide story time for the young children at the center.

One major project that the library has recently launched is the introduction of “lib guides.” Lib guides are a collection of online study and research guides compiled by RCC librarians. These guides are course specific, and contain information such as links to helpful websites that a RCC librarian has chosen.

“We have to be where the students are,” Domick commented. “Since students are comfortable using the Internet, I want to have more online library resources.”

If the director had an unlimited budget, he would like to add some “cool” resources such as an Espresso Book Machine (EBM). This $97,500 machine prints fully bound library quality books on demand. The machine can print a 100-page book from its library of over 1,000,000 books in two minutes.

Even without the EBM, Domick will continue to strive to “make the library more relevant [and] provide increased access and availability” so that it will remain a vital resource to the college community.

RCC Library, New and Improved

Jeremy PardoStaff Writer

“And the winner of the RCC-TV 3rd Annual Video Festival is … Gerry Mush!” announced Corey Machado, the winner of last year’s festival.

To celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary, Janice Goldstein,

the Director of the Multi-Media Production Center, held her annual video festival for RCC students, local high schools and, for the first time, RCC Alumni on Wednesday, April 21 in the Cultural Arts Theater.

The festival lasted for two hours, with short skits in between each category that

were performed by the RCC Performing Arts Department. Christopher Plummer, of the Rockland Shakespeare Company, was master of ceremonies.

“The night gathered RCC students, alumni, and Rockland County high school students, bringing together three generations of directors,

producers, and actors,” said Goldstein. “It’s a magical night that keeps getting better as the years go on.”

Sixty submissions were judged this year. The categories were Music Video, Public Service Announcement, Commercial, Short Film, Animation, Comedy, and News Report and Movie Trailer. Participants were allowed to submit one video into each category, giving students a total of up to eight total submissions.

The participating local high school were Suffern, Clarkstown South, Clarkstown North, Nanuet, Nyack, BOCES and Ramapo. A total of ten submissions were allowed from each school.

RCC and high school winners were awarded a trophy and an Apple gift card.

The overall alumni winner was prized with a brand new 32gb iPod Touch along with a trophy. The overall RCC student winner won a SONY 32” 1080p LDC HD-TV.

Next year’s festival will be held on May 4, 2011. You can follow the video festival on Twitter (@rcctvvidfest) or on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/RCCTVVIDFEST).

RCC-TV 3rd Annual Video Festival

Mario Frascone Contributing Writer

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It was a Thursday night like many others that I had spent at Medic 5 and it was scheduled to be my last. July had come around and I was finishing up my required rotations for Paramedic certification. I had spent many days and nights at the medic station as a student in the paramedic class. I thought I had seen and learned everything I could in class, but I couldn’t have been more wrong.

The mournful tones played over the emergency radio, alerting us that we were about to be called out for a job. We listened to the dispatcher calmly recite words that we had heard many times before.

“Nyack Ambulance and Medic 5 you are dispatched to The New York State Thruway Northbound at mile marker XX for a vehicle rollover, time is 0130.”

We confirmed our ready status to the dispatcher, grabbed our gear, put on our shoes, rubbed the sleep from our eyes and headed out to the medic fly truck.

We started out ready for a scene that I had seen quite a few times before and that many veteran medics had become accustomed to. There was a bright red subcompact laying on its roof in a ravine at the side of the Thruway.

Police officers from The New York State Police Department were already present. Walking on the shoulder of the roadway were two young men. Both appeared scraped and bloodied. Quickly, we took stock of the situation and called to dispatch to send another ambulance for a second patient. We then approached the two young men to evaluate their medical condition.

We moved toward one of the young men as our partner approached the other. Swiftly, we identified ourselves as Paramedics, and began the process of assessing our patient. We began with a few questions about what had occurred to ascertain our patient’s mental status.

It became apparent to us rather quickly that the man was not injured severely. His injuries were mere cuts and lacerations and he hadn’t struck his head on anything more than the airbag. As we began to treat his minor injuries and move on with our evaluation we continued to question him about his position in the vehicle. He identified himself as the driver.

Rapidly, we came to the questions that were to be the nucleus of the evening. I remember myself asking, “Have you had anything to drink this evening?”

The long pause before he answered told me everything I needed to know. He had. The excuses began coming fast and furious in short bursts of sentence fragments. Just a few. Nothing really to get him drunk, just a little to celebrate. I was angry, but managed to hold my composure as I continued my assessment, asking him about the number of occupants in the car.

His answer shook me. “Three.” “Three?” I repeated. He responded in the affirmative.

Alarm bells began ringing in my head. Suddenly, we were looking for another victim. We conferred with our partner Eric who had been treating the other occupant. How many people did his patient say were in the car? He was drunk as well but confirmed that there was a third occupant. His name was Tom.

Thus began a frantic search for the third occupant of the vehicle. We transferred our patients’ care to the Basic Life Support (BLS) providers who had arrived on the scene and combed the ravine looking for signs of the other victim. We called his name out into the darkness without any response.

The search lasted for what seemed like an eternity. There was no sign of him near the car. We searched further and further away from the vehicle widening our search slowly. We lit the ravine up with every available source of light, still nothing.

Something told me to return to the vehicle. To this day I can’t tell you why I did. It was as if a force from the vehicle pulled me toward it. I shone my flashlight into the car and discovered that it had a sunshade covering a sunroof. Instinctively, I pulled back the sunshade and

discovered a sight that will remain with me for as long as I shall walk this earth. A hand. That’s all I saw. Just a hand. Without hesitation I called to my partners that I had found something and that they should bring the

fire rescue squad with them for extrication. The squad had arrived just moments before. When the firemen had lifted the vehicle enough for us to safely extricate the person underneath, we found Tom.

To say his body looked grotesque would be an understatement. His eyes were bulging out of their sockets, his face was a cyanotic hue with blood trickling out of his mouth and ears, his torso carried the same coloring from the nipple line up, and one of his legs was bent into what can be respectfully be referred to as an unnatural position.

I was shaken for a second time that night, this time to the fiber of my being. Tom was someone who I had known in passing. He was our class’ pizza delivery

boy. Tom was 20, smart, funny and always quick with a smile. He had a bright life ahead of him. Hours before he had delivered pizza to us in school. Now, there he lay, dead in a ravine.

I later found out Tom hadn’t been drinking that night. His “friend,” whom we treated, had a blood alcohol level of .15, nearly twice the legal limit. The “friend” was supposed to be the designated driver for Tom’s cousin’s bachelor party. Instead, he is serving a long prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2008, 11,773 people were killed as a result of Alcohol-Impaired driving (NHTSA, 2008). This amount accounts for 31.6 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2008 (NHTSA 2008). Nearly one third of all traffic fatalities are the result of someone who was driving while intoxicated. All of these deaths are tragic and preventable.

Aside from the cost in lives there is an economic toll paid as well. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reports that alcohol related motor vehicle crashes cost the United States an estimated $114.3 billion a year and that 63 percent of that cost is paid by non-drinking drivers (MADD 2002).

Depressing as these numbers sound there are some bright spots. Since MADD was founded in 1980 the number of alcohol-related crashes has declined from over 30,000 per year to less than 12,000 and MADD has helped save 383,000 lives; the reduction in fatalities from 2007 to 2008 alone was nearly 10 percent (NHTSA 2008). Tom didn’t make it, but organizations like MADD make awareness of the problem a priority. Their continued existence and perseverance will assist in reducing drunken driving’s impact on society.

Israel M. ShenkerContributing Writer

Tom Didn’t Make ItAn EMT’s Horrifying Firsthand Account of

A Fatal Drunk Driving Accident in Rockland County

“I called to my partners that I had found something and that they should bring the fire rescue squad, who had just arrived at the incident, with them for extrication. When the firemen had lifted the vehicle enough for us to safely extricate the person underneath we found Tom.”

israel m. shenker, local paramedic

May 3-10 Spring 2010 �OpinionOutlook Student Press

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James Borchers, Editor-in-Chief Jaclyn Sayegh, Production ManagerZiv Schwartz, Managing EditorElchanan Heller, News EditorSusanna Perlov, Opinion EditorHaven Orecchio, Features EditorDemi Moore, Art Director

Stan Morodokhin, Finance EditorBrianna Lalji, Style & Entertainment Editor Zehra Sheikh, Science & Health EditorPinchas Lunger, Web EditorBabita Persaud, Production Assistant

Staff: Jessica Gomez, Jonathan Mallon, Ken Grand-Pierre, Andrew Newmark, Jeremy Pardo, Charlene Martoni, Ian Mauro, Sarah Mangs, Kennedy Ogoye, Jesse Strauch

Contributors: Mark Svensson, Mario Frascone, Chris Zelenka, Christian Dougherty, Dr. Joe Pirone

A Final Farewell from The Editor-in-Chief

Any student who uses the library or has a class in the building can obviously see that the first floor is completely rearranged.

The reference desk was moved toward the center of the room and the printing station near the entrance was removed all together. Now, the only available printing station is located in the back of the library, and it is only open for a certain number of hours.

When I witnessed the new changes, I couldn’t help but wonder, “Why would they do it at the end of the second semester?”

The end of the semester is usually the most stressful time for college students, with final projects, research papers, and exams all due within a short period of time.

Because of that, students view the library as the best environment for focusing. By changing the layout of the library, with only three weeks left, it can disrupt the normal atmosphere that students have grown accustomed to.

When searching for a student to comment on the matter in the library, a confused student, TJ Smith, asked me where the biography section was located.

Smith mentioned that the trouble he was experiencing with finding books was because of the new changes in the library.

“I love getting used to three different library set-ups in three weeks,” Smith said

sarcastically.It seems as though the library

changes would not be a problem for students, had they occurred after the spring semester was over.

“I just wish they waited,” said Smith. “I have to write this big report and after all last week researching I got used to the system, but now, I’m lost and running out of time.”

Although some students are having trouble dealing with the changes, others are ambivalent or simply don’t care about the library’s new look.

“It doesn’t matter,” said student Taisha Ceus. “I didn’t even really think about it until you brought it up.”

I decided to ask for opinions from 30 students, in order to see how many actually feel affected by the changes that the library imposed on the students. Seven people said it was troublesome, five approved of the changes, and 18 students thought it was irrelevant.

“I’m in a big room where dozens of strangers are whispering,” Ceus pointed out. “There’s not much the librarians can do to make it more comfortable.”

Although there are mixed feelings about the changes in the library being an inconvenience, I’m sure that if it does end up affecting students, it will be seen in the final grades at the end of this semester.

Chris Zelenka Contributing Writer

The presentations at the Celebrating Scholarship conference last Saturday, especially those of our students, were outstanding.

Maegan Nevins gave a scholarly and passionate exploration of the inequality of the law as it applies to straight and gay marriages and civil unions. She raised awareness of the many painful experiences, such as the inability to visit partners when seriously ill or dying in a hospital. Nevins’ style was akin to a Harvard Law School professor.

Victoria Mansoor, a harbinger of hope for the future of psychohistory and social psychiatry, presented a poster session, “Transforming Cross Generational Trauma of African Americans, Israeli, and Palestinian Children: Authentic Psychohistory and the Hellinger Work.”

She showed how the psycho-historical traumas of a culture’s racial or religious history shape modern day phenomenological experiences of people within these groups, often creating systemic family misperceptions.

Mansoor’s vision is to facilitate reconciliation through an applied psychohistory of healing, where family system therapists have become aware of the legacy biases in their own family systems, thereby increasing their capacity to work authentically with descendants of their ancestors’ perpetrators.

Phineas Lunger presented, “Transforming Interfaith Misunderstanding: Self-Awareness, Family Legacy Awareness and Healing Perspectives.”

Lunger’s skills in the Hellinger work were so gifted that my former trainer, Suzi Tucker, awarded him a full scholarship for a certificate in the Hellinger work.

His explanation of the family systems theory was crisp and professorial. He explained the nature and origin of “family entanglement,” some traumatic experience of a family member whose memory has been excluded from the flow of the entire family legacy because the memory is too hateful, shameful, terrifying, or rageful to process.

Implicit in this process is the concept of “good conscience,” our duty to behave, think, and feel in a manner similar to those loved ones who have been unjustly or even torturously treated in a former generation.

There is actually a resistance to the transformation of this state, if the individual ever allows himself to look at it through the eyes of the perpetrators rather than those who have been victimized.

After his presentation, an Armenian student worked on entanglements created by the Ottoman Empire’s actions between 1915 and 1921 to the Armenian people. More than 1.5 million died in what is today called the Armenian Genocide.

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Changes in Library: No Big Deal?

Dr. Joe PironeContributing Writer

Moving forward is simple. What it leaves behind may be hard to bear.

Although these two years at Outlook went by fast, our team moved forward, working through fun and difficult times with no concrete idea of where it would take us.

From five editors and seven staff members on Outlook’s beginning-of-the-year masthead, the group has encouraged over 100 students to be active on campus. With each individual writer, photographer, and editor contributing to the team’s effort, we were able to achieve many goals, winning various national and regional awards.

We could have simply taken the path of comfort and published an average paper every month. But we knew we were better. We challenged ourselves and created our own highway, publishing 15 quality issues this year. We did this, never turning any student away.

Every new member was a step forward and a viable asset who contributed to the standard of excellence that we had set for ourselves at the beginning of the year.

While working with such intelligent, reliable, and good people, I became a better leader.

I experienced, firsthand, how to unify a diverse group of people and use their individual strengths to achieve a common goal.

It’s crazy. My newspaper career basically started on a whim. It was my attempt to get involved on campus, coupled with a desire to be part of something bigger than just myself, which pushed me to join.

Starting off as Sports Editor on Orientation Day in Fall 2008, I figured that it would be a solid resume booster.

I had no idea what it would really turn out to be.

From covering breaking news to late night production with the crew, I experienced the life of journalism. And from Phoenix, Arizona to New York City, I shared it with the world.

It’s amazing how an idea expressed

through words on a piece of paper can change everything.

The Outlook office became more than just a place to work. It was my second home and a breeding ground for flexible creativity, collaboration, and enjoyment.

Writers and editors became close friends, in and out of school. We relied on each other for support and that was the catalyst for our success.

With Professor Robert Fuentes as my friend and guide, things were made simple. His hands off yet supportive approach to teaching allowed me to learn and do things for myself. I was in charge but never alone. His support was invaluable.

I am confident that Outlook will continue to have success under Professor Fuentes with Susanna Perlov and Elchanan Heller leading the way next year.

It is with this, that I put Volume 42 to bed and hope that the foundation that has been set stays strong for years to come.

Thank you RCC, for the opportunity.

James Borchers, Editor-in-Chief

� May 3-10 Spring 2010Science & Health

The Indian Point Power Plant in Buchanan, NY is in danger of being closed.

Indian Point has appeared on the federal list of the nation’s worst nuclear power plants for many years.

The state of New York feels that the nuclear plant is destroying wildlife/habitats and violates the Federal Clean Water Act.

The main goal of the Clean Water Act is to eliminate releases of toxic substances

in the water. Due to these issues, New York State ultimately denied Indian Point its water permit.

For numerous environmentalists, this ruling is a good way to help in closing the power plant.

Riverkeeper, an advocate group for clean water, says that the denial of the water permit is a step forward in ensuring that Indian Point shuts down.

President of Riverkeeper Alex Matthiessen stated, “For all we know, this is it—the beginning of the end.”

Indian Point One and Two are water pressure reactors, that work on two separate loops of power consisting of

thermal energy, which is exchanged in the steam generators.

This power is transferred to the second loop of water, causing it to heat and therefore, connecting it to a generator.

Indian Point Two and Three double this generator, producing around 1000 megawatts at 345,000 volts.

Entergy Corporation, the owner of Indian Point Power Plant, might now have to spend millions on new cooling towers.

Also, an Entergy spokesperson said that converting Indian Point’s cooling system would cost $1.1 billion and would require shutting both reactors down entirely for 42 weeks.

These reactors supply about 30 percent of electricity used by NYC and surrounding counties. So if the plant loses its operating licenses, different parts of New York could possibly lose their power source.

Additionally, thermal energy that escapes into the Hudson River can harm wildlife. The main reason why the plant is damaging wildlife is because fish and other organisms are being trapped or sucked into the power plant’s intake opening.

It’s not clear how the situation with Indian Point power plant will turn out. However, it is clear to many that the current plant is polluting the Hudson and is destroying wildlife.

Indian Point in Danger of Being Shut Down

Christian DoughertyContributing Writer

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“Something has been lost!” I thought to myself as I made my way through the sea of people at a Bad Religion concert. Is it the lack of marijuana and alcohol smells that should be emanating from every corner of the hall?

As I mulled thoughts through my head, I came to the conclusion that the unspoken rules at a performance, or proper concert etiquette as I like to call it, have gone missing.

With my newfound revelation, I set out to find the smartest and brightest minds among the hoards to figure out these standards and where they had gone. What follows is a slightly inebriated list of guidelines and rules of the show that outline proper concert etiquette.

These are the tacit laws that have been gradually diluted with time—and that need to be brought back.

Rule 1: The No Band Shirt RuleI believe Jeremy Piven said it

best in the movie “PCU” where he played the quick-witted slacker. “What’s this? You’re wearing the shirt of the band you’re going to see? Don’t be that guy.”

Seriously, don’t be that guy. It’s fairly obvious that you like the band when you paid to see them in concert. Why not wear a shirt of another band you like that sounds similar to the one you’re going to see? Its simply a tacky thing to do, so avoid it at all costs.

Atleast this way, when you walk up to that hot girl or guy standing awkwardly in the corner, you might finally have a conversation starter.

Rule 2: Pre-show Music

This one is more of a superstition, but it has been around for as long as I can remember. Do not listen to the band you’re going to see before you see them.

The logic behind this theory is that by listening to the band before the concert you will jinx them and they will play a bad show.

Now, some people believe that you should not listen to them at all during the course of the day of their show. I’m not as strict with this rule—I just don’t listen to them on the ride to or while waiting outside of the show.

After the show, however, you can listen to them as much as your heart desires.

Rule 3: Proper Footwear

Wearing proper footwear is not only important for you as a concert goer, but also for the safety of your fellow concert goers. People like to fly into the audience, and let’s face it: no one wants to get kicked in the face by twenty-pound combat boots.

I can’t tell you how many times I have left shows black-eyed and bruised because some person thought it was a good idea to go flying through the air feet first with twenty-pound weights strapped to them.

The next part is more for the ladies, but it can also apply to the guys out there-—the Jack Johnson, John Mayer fans. Wearing flip flops is possibly the worst idea ever.

Regardless of where you go, you will have to walk through a mine field of spilled beer and garbage—unless you’re at a Cher concert, then it’s probably just wine coolers and crumpled up menopause fliers.

If it’s an outdoor show, there will be plenty of mud to walk through, so always think before you go moshing in your bunny slippers.

Rule 4: The PitThe code of conduct of the

mosh pit could easily get its own drunken rant, so I will try to keep this as brief as possible. If anyone falls in the pit, pick them up so they don’t get trampled.

Odds are that person is probably me. If someone loses something like a shoe or a pair of glasses, everyone should help and look for it.

Finally, if one of the members of the pit is being excessively violent, the group can eject him with any means necessary, usually with even more violence.

Rule 5: Wear Clothes

It’s simply unpleasant when a huge, gelatinous and more than likely beer-filled stomach envelops your arm in what you can only hope is sweat. Why do people feel the need to be shirtless at a show? No matter how wrapped up in the music you are, a sweaty dude rubbing up against you will take you right out of the mood.

I remember watching the new Woodstock documentary that came out over the summer and thinking that there were way too many naked people for it to be enjoyable. Shana Stephens of SUNY New Paltz commented, “The only time it’s mildly acceptable for a guy to be sweaty and shirtless is at the gym. But even then it’s just not something I want to see.”

With all the Summer concerts ahead, whether it is John Mayer or Warp Tour, these are my rules for proper concert etiquette.

5 Simple Rules: The Proper Concert

EtiquetteJesse Strauch

Staff Writer

Tom Gable, lead singer of Against Me, spared some time after their April 29 show at the Star Pony in Asbury Park to sit down and talk with an Outlook reporter to discuss their new album.

Jesse Strauch: James Bowman (guitar) tells me that you guys almost didn’t make it to the show tonight?

Tom Gable: Yeah, on our way through the Delaware water gap our brand new tour bus broke down, but it happened early in the day, so it wasn’t really a problem.

JS: Well that’s good at least. You’re not a fan of new things breaking?

TG: Absolutely not (laughs), we had the thing for a little over two weeks but we have never really had good luck with tour buses.

JS: Really?

TG: Well last tour our trailer broke free on the highway and spilled our stuff all over the road.

JS: That sucks, did you have to get all new equipment and stuff?

TG: Oh no, our instruments and sound equipment weren’t in there. It was just our merch. Looking back now it was pretty funny. I’m curled up sleeping in the front seat when the whole van starts to rock violently back and forth. Then all of a sudden we hear this terrible scraping noise and then the van jumps forward. We thought that the van’s engine blew up or something.

JS: That sounds intense.

TG: It was fairly crazy my heart was jumping out of my chest. This whole event happened at like 3 a.m. it’s a hell of a way to wake up.

JS: Yeah, I can imagine. I think I would have wet the bed.

TG: Well after that we all started sleeping with our clothes on while we were in the van. JS: So Against Me! Has a new album coming out on June 8. It’s called “White Crosses,” right?

TG: Yeah the EP actually came out today

JS: I just picked it up before the show. Are the songs that are on the EP the same as the album?

TG: Two of the songs on it are on the album.

JS: Are they just B-sides?

TG: I don’t think they are. They just weren’t good enough to make it on the album.

JS: I see B-side is too harsh of a term for them.

TG: Exactly!

JS: The title of the EP, which is also the name of the first song is, “I Was A Teen Age Anarchist.” Since I haven’t listened to it yet could you tell me a little about it?

TG: It’s just about me reflecting on my teen years and what not. I don’t really like to get into what my songs mean because I want people to find their own meanings in them.

JS: Okay…

TG: That sounded really artsy didn’t it?

JS: No, I think it was fine. I understand what you’re saying.

TG: Cool then.

JS: Actually I think we are out of time. I got to go catch my train.

TG: No problem I would offer you a ride but I don’t know if we would make it.

Jesse StrauchStaff Writer

An Interview With Lead Singer

Of Against Me

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10 May 3-10 Spring 2010Impulse

Henry V. Larom was the first Dean of Rockland Community College. As the school grew, Prof. Larom decided that he would best serve the college and himself as the head of the English, Speech, and Philosophy Departments. He continued in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1975 at the age of 71. A true original, Henry Larom was the author of “Bronco Charlie” and the award-winning “Mountain Pony” books for young adults.

The shoot-from-the-hip author of western cowboy tales hired writers and those who treasured writers and good writing. Henry directed his departments with a good-natured distrust of things administrative. Meetings were few; office chats were many. Students admired Professor Larom and flocked to his classes and to his office between classes. His passing continues to be mourned, his effect on the college and the community lingers on in his memory.

Here is one of Henry’s perfect poems from his 1974 volume, “Backtrail”:

INSTANTThe red lateen sail

Scudded down windLike a leaf in a storm

An aluminum mast, a centerboardA tiny flat hull

Boiled through the wavesScuppers awash

Held to the wind by a girl,Leaning way out, her back a delicate arch

Over the water. A perfect tension—

The hull, wind-poweredWater-fought

Held in exquisite balanceBy the slender body,

Drove like a scarlet dreamThrough the gray waters

Into nowhere.

The Henry Larom Award In Fiction and Poetry

He closed his eyes near herListening as she slowly passes

himHe envied her ability to move as

she pleases He stared at the strange fruit in

the trees around himDrying and stinking from

exposureIt would be dangerous to cross

her Placing his feet in her cold

wetnessHe gently rocks as she pushes

through himThis was the closest he would

get to freedom He slowed his breathing, quietly

Listening for her secrets

She whispered, too soft for his battered ears

That night he followed her flow for miles with his sunburned feet

Her part slows and twists then quickens, teasing him

The rocks and roots he tripped over seemed to be holding him

back The strange fruit silently warns

him, barely moving in the gentle night air

She is reluctant to serve and continues on her way

He watches her quietly, then closes his tired eyes

— Nanyamkah Mars

The River

My brother, four years old at the time, was playing with another boy his age. As their conversation turned to the subject of their respective families, my brother proclaimed to his fellow that they were both the youngest of their siblings.

What happened next is among the saddest and awe-inspiring things I have ever witnessed.

“No, I’m not the youngest,” objected my brother’s friend, “I have a baby brother. He’s up in sh’mayim.”

The year before, his mother had delivered a boy more than two months premature. The child passed away fifty-six days later.

I have heard that the single most tragic and stressful event one can possibly undergo is the loss of a child. I can hardly begin to imagine how it must feel to sit by the bed of an infant, hours a day for two months, to watch a nascent spark flicker, and pray it might catch and flame as it should. I don’t know what it means to watch it go out.

If I were in that father’s place, I’m not sure what I would do. The nature of the test, its magnitude is such that one cannot know. Would I, sitting there each day, dare to hope with all my heart, or would silently prepare for the worst (and by doing so, would I condemn the child and default my humanity)?

As he passed, would I stand strong, or would I collapse, a thoroughly broken man? And at the burial in an unmarked grave? Would I then have faith in a Creator? How would I ever live or love again?

These are things I cannot know about myself. If this is the manner in which such knowledge is gained, then I pray I never will.

I have the utmost respect for this man and his family. I do not consider myself a great empath or a reader of faces, but I had no idea the infant had passed until the father himself calmly told me.

And had you known the family for years and years, and somehow missed that one year, you wouldn’t know either, not ‘til they told you.

— Yonathan Kamensky

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4. Sheer Cover-ups

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The “one shoulder” trend will be the easiest to find at a great price of all the new swimsuit fashions. It’s great for all girls, even those who need upper-chest support. Victoria’s Secret (Purple) and

Marc Jacobs (Blue/Red) are at the top of the list in this category.

A one-piece that still shows enough skin, mono-kinies are a sexy new trend for 2010. They’re

flirty, fun and unique; definite head-turners without flashing excessive skin. Monokinis come in all

different shapes and patterns that are made to suit any girl’s style.

Don’t go out sporting zebra prints, because the two most popular colors

coming down the runways are the classics: black and white. Black is the perfect sultry bathing suit color that will work its magic as it slims you down. White is a bright, fun option for a peachy beachy attitude!

Okay, so this isn’t exactly a bikini or bathing suit, but it is a trend that goes hand-in-hand

with your favorite looks! Sheer cover ups are crowding the runways. They’re an easy and

effortless way to add a little bit of glam to your beachwear. This style is perfect for pit stops before and after

you hit the beach. Grab a pair of cat-eye sunglasses and

a straw hat, and you’ll look like you

just stepped off a Hollywood set!

This trend has been seen on a few Hollywood celebs and is the most

flattering of all the styles. Pin-up cuts, flirty skirts and classy outfits make for an amazing look on virtually any woman! Victoria’s

Secret Retro Bikini is ideal as an imperfection-hiding skirt and generously cut

bikini top!

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12 May 3-10 Spring 2010Sports

With an overall record of 24-7, the RCC baseball Hawks took first place in the Region XV Mid-Hudson Conference, with their Conference record being an equally impressive 18-1-1. They came just shy of an undefeated Conference season.

Rockland is hosting the Region XV Division II Conference Tournament this year. Hopes are high that the home field advantage will give them enough edge to come out on top. They will have a bye in the first week of the tournament.

Over the last few weeks the team has been racking up wins. They swept four games in Ulster and another game in Bergen, finally meeting their first defeat in the Conference at Duchess with a one game split.

With the close of the year, Rockland players took home some accolades such as Pitcher of the Year, which went to Ryan Fasano.

The players are more than satisfied about the conclusion of their season. Last year many of the veteran players were disappointed in the season’s outcome.

“It’s nice to go out on top,” said sophomore player Chris Landry, during a team practice before the tournament. “It was my goal since the beginning of the season.”

Many of the graduating players are confident that they deserve a victory. Now that the tournament is at Rockland, some say that it’s theirs for the taking.

Second Team All-Conference player Louie Guglielmetti said about the Conference that he was “excited that it’s here,” and because it was at Duchess Stadium last year, and Duchess won, he feels that it was their turn to win.

The players are keen on leaving a legacy for the freshman team members to follow. The older players feel that they “showed the way” to the first-year players.

Jordan Kolinsky, one of those first-year players, was responsible for a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth during a double header against Orange C o m m u n i t y College.

“I’m not usually a big

hitter, so this was a good surprise,”

he said after the game. Kolinsky is the first baseman and was First Team All-Conference this season. Next

season others may look to players like him to “show the way.”

Andrew Wanamaker, another sophomore, was the starting pitcher for one of the double-header games. He said that it was “the best start [he’s] had.”

When asked how to explain the team’s success Coach Zeccardi replied, “this team is special.”

The players, some from as far away as Staten Island, were drawn to Rockland for a variety of reasons. It’s their combined efforts that have gotten them this far, they say.

“Everything takes place between the lines, and they know that,” Coach Zeccardi said.

Eric Kamp, another sophomore player, credited the team’s performance on “team chemistry.”

Vincent Magliano added, “Everyone’s pulling for one goal.”

Chris Lupardo, another First Team All-Conference player, said the team

has success “because we are great together both on and off the field.”

“We’re all like family,” added Mark Dilarenzo.

A l m o s t u n a n i m o u s l y ,

they regarded this season and this team as the best they’ve ever had.

“This year we didn’t give up,” said Josue Citron.

Of Rockland’s 25-man roster

Coach Joe Zeccardi said

that “all should go to play college ball.” Most would like to

continue their careers in

baseball, but for some this season may be their last.

Chrisandry, who has suffered injuries, is skeptical about continuing next year.

While the whole team will work hard for these last few victories, some, like Landry, may be pushing the team even harder.

Hawks Take First Place in Region XV

Photos by Ian Mauro/ Outlook Student Press

Ian MauroStaff Writer