March 2008

MARCH 2008
VOL. XLI
NUMBER 15
NSCC On-Board with Climate
Commitment
An Interview with
Jennifer Harris
BY
BY NICOLE LABRECQUE
NSCC is in the midst of creating
a “green” culture to instill sustainability as a way of life.
President Wayne Burton has
recently signed the American
College
and
University
Presidents
Climate
Commitment to collaborate
with state agencies, which are
ultimately aiming towards stabilizing potentially adverse ecological conditions. By launching
the Green Curriculum, the college will be saving lots of time
on long-term energy costs, as
well as contributing the U.S.
efforts in achieving energy inde-
THE PENNON: What is your earliest memory where being a girl
had an effect on something you
did?
J. HARRIS: In kindergarten, I
went to play with blocks and
Mrs. Throne took me by the arm
and said, “Jennifer, girls don’t
play with blocks, you have to
play in the kitchen” Which
completely blew my mind. It
was the first time I understood
being a girl was different and
had limitations.
THE PENNON: Has being a
woman ever proved to be an
obstacle in your profession life?
J. HARRIS: I have to think and
the fact I have to think about it
says something… It stopped me
from pursuing my original
career goal of being a sports
broadcaster but has not severely
interfered since, that’s a sign of
the times and I thank my foremothers.
THE PENNON: Do you think
women still face issues such as
sexism and stereotyping in our
culture today?
J. HARRIS: Absolutely, without a
doubt. There are still significant
messages to women to be “less
than” and those things that are
seen as female are still devalued
in our society.
THE PENNON: Would you mind
sharing your view on feminism?
J. HARRIS: My views on femiCONTINUED ON PAGE 4
pendence.
NSCC’s green policy includes
enthusiastic recycling initiatives. For many years, NSCC
only recycled white paper, however the program now includes
all paper. The new cardboard
and shredding program, as of
2006, has resulted in 21.935
tons of paper being recycled.
Also, 700 DeskJet and 400 toner
cartridges have been recycled
on an annual basis, which has
been a result of the Ink
Cartridge Recycling program
established in 2002. In compliance with the ACUPCC, the
school is required to purchase
Energy Star certified products.
The college is even harvesting
rainwater to water campus
President Wayne Burton is
Presented awards for
Helping Soldiers
JENNIFER HARRIS & STUDENT ELIEEN JONES
Dr. Jennifer Harris is a
Psychology professor at North
Shore’s Lynn campus, she
teaches a course on the psychology of women. In honor of
women’s history month I have
conducted an interview with Dr,
Harris – North Shore’s resident
feminist.
BRANDON MASON
Two weeks ago SFC Toohey,
SSGT Blanchard, PFC Davis,
PFC Jones and PV2 Ryan went
to President Wayne Brutons
office to present two plaques to
him. SFC Toohey and SSGT
Blanchard
presented
“A
Certificate Of Appreciation saying
an
I
quote
“
NORTHSHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, for becoming
one of the top Veteran’s
Opportunities
Community
Colleges in the State of
Massachusetts. Achieving 180
veterans in attendance, Marking
3% of your active student population. And also a “ Certificate
of Patriotism “. Those present at
the award ceremony Mrs. Dawn
BY NATHAN DAVIS
Wendell who is the Veterans
consultant and student financial
services and helps every soldier
here a lot, if it weren’t for Mrs.
Wendell a lot of soldiers wouldn’t have a chance to get help
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H E A LT H & S C I E N C E
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E
Making a
Difference
Into A Swan:
Siouxsie Sioux
Comes to New
York City!
Condom Use:
Don’t Take “No”
for an Answer!
Womens History
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FIND YOUR
PLATFORM
Communication & Public
Speaking Tips
BY, SHERRI RAFTERY, M. ED.
“The unprepared speaker has a
right to be afraid”
Dr. Ralph Smedley, Founder of
Toastmasters
www.toastmasters.org
The Three Main Points to
Every Good Speech are
OPENING, BODY,
CONCLUSION
OPENING (Beginning) of
your speech is where you
should gain our audience’s
attention by letting it know
your topic, and speech purpose. Here are a few suggestions on how to start. Open
with a quote, a fact, a statistic
or short interesting story.
BODY (Middle) of your
speech is where you share your
research and facts in more
depth and you make your
points by and telling stories.
The length of your speech will
depend on how many minutes
you are speaking. Here are a
few suggestions – for a 20
minutes speech make three
points and use three stories, for
a 30 minute speech make four
points and use four stories, for
a 45 minute speech (Keynote)
make seven points and use
seven stories.
CONCLUSION (Ending) of
your speech is where you want
to wind down and let the audience know that you are closing
the speech. You can recap all
of your main points and end
with another quote.
I hope you found this months
“Find Your Platform” –
Communication and Public
Speaking Tips - The Three Main
Points to Every Good Speech are
OPENING, BODY, CONCLUSION helpful.
If you would like to learn more
about Toastmasters
www.toastmasters.org
or you have a specific public
speaking tip question please
e-mail me at
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Respectfully Submitted,
Sherri Raftery, M. Ed.
http://sherriraftery.blogspot.com/
March 4 Sox
BY: ASHLEY VIATOR
Red Sox fans do not need to
wait until April for the regular season, unlike the rest of
the league. The Red Sox
will be opening the season
on March 25, 2008 in Japan
against the Oakland A's.
This will be the first time
that Hideki “Okey Dokey”
Okajima
and possibly
Daisuke Matsuzaka will play
starter are Julian Tavarez
and Kyle Snyder, one of
those two will most likely be
the 5th starter, as Clay
Buchholz's innings have to
be monitored. Will this be a
repeat season, only time will
tell. Theres a lot of baseball
coming, and nobody can forget about the Red Sox,
Yankees rivalry.
Burton: Helping Soldiers
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financially. After the ceremony
we sat around and talked about
what we did, we soon found out
that our President Wayne
Burton was a proud member of
the United States Army during
the Vietnam War; he was a
Captain while he was over in
Nam and served over in Nam
for a while. President Burton
told us some of his stories and
we told some of ours. President
Burton “Aka Captain Burton”
was very proud of all the men
who have served and who are
still serving overseas. We would
like to thank everyone in the
school that was a soldier or who
still is a soldier for serving this
great country we live in, so I say
HOOAH!! for the good old
Army, and a good old Semper Fi
for the Marines, God Bless and
stay safe HOOAH.
Green Project Continued
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
flowerbeds and shrubs.
As for energy efficiency, the
college has purchased a hybrid
Chevy Silverado pickup truck
that will improve its fuel economy by 10%. This signifies the
beginning of NSCC’s energy
efficient vehicle convoy. Also,
the installation of a 62.2 kWdc
PV solar panel system at the
college will yield a first year
savings of $12, 171, according
to the Timeless Technologies of
Exeter feasibility report.
environmentally literate citizens.
“The educational curriculum
will change people’s ideas about
‘green.’ It’s about meeting the
challenge and seeing it expand
throughout
the
commonwealth,” comments McGee.
The topic of global warming
seems to be on everyone’s agenda. Pushing forward with green
initiatives has not only proved
to be a challenge, but also an
C URT S CHILLING
in Japan. However if anybody wants to see the first
Sox game of the season, fans
will have to wake up early as
the game will be at 6:05
Boston time. This season
the Sox will also be looking
to win back to back World
Series.
There are many
questions. Many fans are
wondering whether Coco
Crisp or Jacoby Ellsbury
will start in center field.
Another thing that fans are
wondering is whether or not
Curt Schilling will pitch
again. The Red Sox also
have many options as to who
will be the 5th starter in Curt
Schilling's place. One of
those options is Clay
Buchholz, the same pitcher
that became the first Red
Sox rookie ever to pitch a no
hitter against the Baltimore
Orioles. And hes still considered a rookie this year.
Other options for the 5th
The green project is well on its
way, and the ACUPCC encourages campus-wide educational
devices to promote awareness in
relation to climate neutrality.
The colleges and universities
involved in the Climate
Commitment will provide students with knowledge and skills
needed to address the critical,
systematic challenges faced by
the world.
“How do we move from a culture of waste to a culture of conservation?” asks President
Burton at Focus the Nation , a
nation-wide global warming
teach-in.
C LAY B UCHHOLZ
The green program will integrate sustainability into the college curriculum. Senator Tom
McGee believes the NSCC
Green Project will help create
opportunity for students and
faculty members who want to
get involved.
Bob Bradford, president of the
North Shore Chamber of
Commerce, considers NSCC’s
involvement in the sustainable
energy field commendable.
“Last year alone, energy
became one of the most discussed item with the business
community because of rapid
increases in the cost of oil.
Business needs to take actions
to
stay
competitive.”
Environmentally literate students and faculty can potentially benefit from the social and
economic opportunities, as well
as the ecologically friendly
health effects that will arise as a
result of the climate solutions
they develop.
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Making a Difference
BY: ANDREA CULLI (PRESIDENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE CLUB)
Most of the larger colleges and
universities are known for a
large number of students’ clubs.
Here
at
North
Shore
Community College even
though a relatively a newer college, students enjoy the choices
of either joining the existing
ones, or creating new ones. I
personally was intrigued by the
fact of so many existing clubs
here at NSCC. Being a member
of a club is more than that, it is
a chance of enjoying what you
like most and expand your experience boundaries in that area. I
value a lot the opportunities that
allow you to better perfect yourself, becoming a better person,
and as a result making a difference around yourself and other
people. In business it is all about
teamwork, helping each other,
and having a positive impact on
others by making a difference.
These are also the cornerstones
of or club, that we strive for.
Being a full time student and
working full time it does not
allow me much to do outside my
daily busy schedule, but it was
only last year when I joined the
most prestige clubs here at
NSCC, the “Economics and
Finance Club”. At the time I
was invited to join the club by
professor
Moonsu
Han,
Associate
Professor
of
Economics, at NSCC. As a student of NSCC majoring with a
transferring associate degree in
“Business Administration”, I
was looking to use all the opportunities to boost my level of
knowledge and experience in
the field, becoming a stronger
candidate for the future. Of
course anyone joins for a different reason, but there is also
some common ground that we
all agree on being part of this
club. The common ground here
at “Economics and Finance
Club” is the enjoying of the time
spending together working
together on different projects,
and passing on our individual
experiences to each other, in
order to become better trained
for tomorrow.
I personally think that, talking
about personal experiences
from your own life, is the best
and most efficient way of learning and being more productive
in life. I have learned a lot from
my own past in the hard way, by
mistaking and trying to change a
lot of things my own way. A lot
of such mistakes can be easily
avoided by sharing such experiences with one another, and
meanwhile focus yourself on
other priorities. In this way we
all are able to learn and better
improve ourselves in the real
business world. Having students
come from different backgrounds, working in different
industries with a whole load of
different skills really helps and
prepares to be strong candidate
and able to face any challenge in
real life of our careers. Anyone
can profit from someone else’s
experience, by sharing and
exchanging such stories, and
preventing yourself from redoing same mistakes. It creates a
level of conscience, by shifting
all that previous negative subconscious experiences to you
conscious, and so by stopping
you from the repetition of such
events. In business you have to
try so everything can be part of
your conscious, and stop any
unexpected results, or mistakes.
Other ways of getting a real professional experience are the different presentations we attended, from professionals in different industries. This kind of
experience is also very valuable
considering the fact that is coming from real life professionals,
by showing how different industries in the real business world
work. It gives you a chance to
understand the challenges that
these business professionals
face everyday, in order to keep
up with the expectations of their
enterprises. On top of all it
offers a perceptive for the new
candidates and their expectations in the hiring process.
Meeting with business professionals is very essential to create
what is known to be the basics
of business world, the network
of professionals. In today’s
competitive business world the
ability of knowing professional
people is very important and
very essential. As a club we got
the honor to visit one of the
biggest local financial advising
firm, being able to understand
how principles of business
world, that we learn in school,
how they work in real life. We
were able to attend a presentation from two top associates of
Strategic Financial Partners, a
financial advising company
located in Waltham MA, and
partner of New England
Securities Corp. Ami Howes,
associate and financial advisor
of Strategic financial Partners,
was generous to be able to set
up a presentation for us, from
the top executives of the company. It was a great experience,
considering the fact that there
was plenty of food. We got a
good insight of financial advising field and its importance in
today’s life. Ami, as part of her
marketing department management team, presented a very
profound presentation, by covering some of the marketing’s
world tactics. The coming year
we are looking to reach more
professionals from any business
category, and I am confidant
that will be excited exploring
and getting a feel of the stunning business world.
Being part of “Economics and
Finance Club” it is not just
about doing strict business, but
also a place of knowing new
people, enjoying and having a
good time together as a club.
You cannot be productive if you
do not have the enjoyment, and
especially in business you need
more than just a smile, you need
to sustain and carry on a sense
of humor, and sense of enjoying
life. Throughout the year we
plan a range of different fun
activities exclusively for our
members, which make our club
one of unique ones here at
NSCC. If you enjoy indoors and
outdoors activities we got it all!
As much as we enjoy our work,
we also enjoy our company and
entertainment as a club.
Last but not least each year
NSCC gives us all a chance of
recognizing our hard, genuine,
and respectful work of
“Economics and Finance Club”.
NSCC values our hard work
every year in an award ceremony where our members receive
certificate awards or plaque
awards if you are a graduate
member for that year. It is a simple way that NSCC values our
hard work and we all in return
we all say: “Thank You!” As
much as NSCC is proud of us,
we are tenfold as much to
NSCC. We appreciate the
chance it gives us all to better
explore our talents, and use the
tools and resources, here at
NSCC, to become the champions of tomorrow, champions of
our families, champions of our
country, champions of our society! Finally we became national
champions in Fed Challenge in
December 2007. Still I can’t
believe what we achieved. A big
part of our success story, here at
NSCC as a club, for our
achievements is dedicated to
our very hard work of professor
Han. Without him and his desire
of sacrificing his own time this
was going to be difficult to
achieve. A big “Thank You”
goes to professor Moonsu Han
and his hard work not only in
our club but also as a faculty
here at NSCC.
As the number of clubs grows
here at NSCC, “The Economics
and Finance Club” becomes one
of most successful and growing
ones. Our club invites everyone
who is looking to challenge
itself in the business world. Our
club encourages everyone that
is looking to progress and
accomplish their academic
experience. Everyone that likes
to share their own experience,
talk and know new people, have
fun, and enjoying the time being
together, are welcome. We are
proud of our club and we all
proudly strive for reaching new
levels every year! We are here to
make a difference! We are the
“Economics and Finance Club
of NSCC!”
How Will You Spend
Your $600 Tax Rebate
Check?
By Moonsu Han (Associate Professor of Economics and Advisor of
Economics Club)
“What are you going to do with
tives.” He also stated that
a $600 tax rebate check?” That
“Fiscal policy is the changes in
was a question from one of my
federal taxes and purchases that
students, David Wood. I was
are intended to achieve macrovery happy to get that question
economic policy objectives,
from David who did very well
such as high employment, price
in
both
Principles
of
stability, and high rates of ecoMicroeconomics
and
nomic growth” by the Federal
Macroeconomics classes. He
Government and Congress.
was talking about tax rebate,
We can understand this
$300 for retirees, $600 for most
tax rebate in the following manindividuals and $1,200 for most
ner. Congress created a one time
couples. Additionally, working
tax credit to reduce taxable
families will get $300 per child.
income for most taxpayers this
Are you worrying about that
year. Usually we can not receive
you didn’t pay income tax last
until the tax return season of
year? So you may not be quali2009, but the Federal governfied for a check. The answer is
ment and Congress want to give
that even those who did not pay
us money now. In spring 2009,
income tax will get $300 as long
if your tax credit for the fiscal
as they earned at least $3,000
year of 2008 is bigger than the
last year, including Veterans
check you revive as a tax rebate,
disability or Social Security
you can claim an additional
benefits. Are you excited about
amount when you file your tax
the news getting seemingly free
return next year. If you receive
money? Well. I am not sure
more than your tax credit for
whether it is really free money
2008, you don’t need to pay
or not.
back the excess amount. The
The $168 billion ecobottom line is that you are not
nomic stimulus package will
going to get the tax credit twice.
send us checks starting in May
In 2001, we had similar rebate
2008. About 130 million U.S.
checks and we found that a next
taxpayers will receive the tax
tax refund was reduced. One
rebate money. Is tax rebate the
important thing you should
same as tax return? Tax rebate is
remember is you need to file a
different from tax return, so you
tax return by April 15, 2007 to
will get a different check from
avoid missing your name on the
your tax return. Some people
misunderstand that this rebate
comes from the Federal Reserve
Bank. However, it does not
come from the Federal Reserve
Bank. Instead, it is from the
Federal Government.
There are two types of economic policies: monetary policy and
fiscal policy. According to
Professor Glen Hubbard from
Columbia
University,
“Monetary policy is the actions
the Federal Reserve takes to
manage the money supply and
interest rates to pursue its
macroeconomic policy objec-
tax rebates mailing list of
Internal Revenue Service.
Spending tax rebate
immediately will satisfy the
Federal
Government
and
Congress’s hope to boost economy in the short run. Given that
real GDP is lower than a potential GDP level, we can see an
expansionary fiscal policy
which increases government
spending or decreases taxes.
The fiscal policy like this tax
rebate will influence aggregate
demand positively. If there is
more demand, businesses will
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Womens History
Women of Power at NSCC
BY
If you think that women have
not made a significant impression on our social, political, and
economic culture throughout
history, then take a look around.
We live in a society much different from the traditional
American society before the
feminist
movement,
and
women’s history has only
recently been considered a subject of serious study. Congress
officially declared March
Women’s History Month in
1987.
Although
women’s
containment, especially before
the ‘70s, is not obsolete, NSCC
is typically an institution that
fosters a supportive, non-discriminatory learning environment. In fact, women have men
outnumbered in the field of
Higher Education! NSCC’s
Women in the Working
World
“It was very much a conformist
world,”
mentions
Sandra
Edwards, VP for Institutional
Advancement, who was born
and raised in Chicago. Growing
up in the ‘50s and ‘60s proved
to be a more traditional way of
life, with limited jobs for
females. Sandra went to law
school in the early ‘70s and was
the only woman of 5 in her class
to graduate! At the time,
women were usually pursuing
careers in nursing and teaching,
but things were beginning to
change.
Madeline Wallis, VP
for Human Resource development, was fortunate to be taught
the value of education at a
young age. There had been a
“The strength, confidence, and
VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICE DONNA RICHEMOND
her family; and she attended
Bridgewater State and is now
active in higher education.
“More women seem to gravitate
in the field [of Higher
VICE PRESIDENT INSTUTITIONAL ADVANCEMENT SANDRA EDWARDS
female administrators, Sandra
Edwards, Madeline Wallis,
Donna L. Richemond, and
Janice Forrstrom have all taken
on the role of Vice Presidents of
college. Amidst their active
agendas, they set aside some
time to share their thoughts on
women’s history.
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BRANDON MASON
history of college education in
Education] than men,” comments Wallis. She grew up in
Medford, and moved to North
Reading in ’87, which is where
she currently lives.
Vice President for Student and
Enrollment Services, Donna L.
Richmond, grew up in the
Nylon capital of the world:
Jennifer Harris
dignity my parents instilled in
me made me always be proud of
being a woman,” remarks
Donna. Throughout her life, she
had strong male and female role
models.
Janice Forrstrom, VP
for Administration and Finance,
has lived in Peabody for the past
thirty years. Growing up, she
got the support she needed from
her parents and was always
encouraged to try new things.
She received a BA in Liberal
Arts/History
from
Regis
College, which was an all girls’
school at the time, continued
and earned a masters from BU,
and got her business degree
from NSCC. “It’s important to
have an education to be able to
take care of yourself as an
adult,” says Forrstrom.
Inspired to Thrive
“My mother is my
greatest inspiration and has
been a lifelong mentor,”
Richemond reminisces. “She
taught me to work hard, love
hard, and play hard. This has
prepared me for anything life
can offer.” Also, women like
Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks,
and Shirley Chisholm, as well
nism: it’s extremely misunderstood. I spend the first three
weeks of my Psychology of
Women class demystifying feminism. Feminists are still surrounded by negative stereotypes
and I see people are less familiar with feminism now then they
were when I was growing up.
There is no social discourse on
feminism as there was in the
1970’s and 1980’s. People are
just not as familiar with the ideology and young people have
negative impressions of feminism.
THE PENNON: Tell me about
your psychology of women
course?
J. HARRIS: It feeds my soul and
it is probably the most challenging in critical thinking, though it
is not hard. It focuses on how
gender influences psychological
development, particularly in
women. But, it’s a course that
explores what it means to be a
man or women and how that
affects your psychological
make-up. It also focuses on how
our ideas about women influence our behavior. People
always ask me “Can men take
the course?” Not only can they
take they course but they do frequently.
THE PENNON: Who is your
favorite female figure in history?
J. HARRIS: Sojourner Truth,
because she was a slave who
spoke the truth that so many
women could understand and
she was brave to do that.
THE PENNON: Finally, is there
anything you would like to
share with out female (or male)
readers?
J. HARRIS: Do not limit your
humanity by blindly adhering to
gender stereotypes.
Famous Quotes by
Women
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring
about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be
willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906) ON THE CAMPAIGN FOR
DIVORCE LAW REFORM, 1860
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she
learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequence
of an unnatural beginning.
JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817) PERSUASION (1818)
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every
experience in which you really stop to look fear in the
face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this
horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . .
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962)
Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex,
when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own
superiority.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (1759-1797)
VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE JANICE FORSSTROM
Seaford, Delaware. Donna was
fortunate to be raised by two
very supportive parents who
taught her to never let gender
stand in the way of her goals.
as professors and women Donna
works with have provided her
with inspiration.
Janice Forrstrom was
truly inspired by one of her pro-
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of
becoming yourself.”
tealblueIs
ANNA QUINDLEN (AMERICAN BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND
JOURNALIST, B.1953)
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How Will You Spend Your $600 Tax Rebate
Check?
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
have incentives to produce
more. To produce more outputs,
firms will hire more employees.
With these chain reactions of
the economy, our real GDP
level will go back to a potential
GDP level. Should you spend
money right away like purchasing HD TV or MP 3 players? It
depends on your financial situation.
Paying off your credit
card debt is my best recommendation if you have credit card
debt. If you have bigger than
$600 credit card debt, it is still
worth to pay at least part of
credit card debt with a tax
rebate check. By paying minimum balances, it will take 10 to
20 years to be free from debt
and it depends on your credit
card debt interest rate. If you
don’t have any credit card debt,
my best recommendation is to
save it as an emergency fund.
According to the 2004 Survey
of Consumer Finances conducted by Federal Reserve Board,
34.5% of U.S. households under
age 35 reported that they have
less than $500 in the bank. If
you are in this category, a $600
rebate check will be a perfect
opportunity to have more than
$500 in your bank account.
Now I’d like to answer
David Wood’s question, “What
are you going to do with a $600
tax rebate check?” I will save it
to pay tax in 2009.
NSCC Women Vice Presidents
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
fessors at Regis who also happened to be her advisor. She was
a survivor of a concentration
camp during World War 2,
which convinces Forrstrom that
she can indeed be strong and go
the extra mile. She also gives a
lot of credit to her mother, who
was always supportive and
encouraged her to be the person
that she is today.
“There were not too
many [women] in government
and law,” confirms Sandra
Edwards. She was inspired by
many of her family members,
but for the most part, she chose
her own course. She was a
Human Services, also agrees
that there should be plenty of
female mentors in the workforce. She encourages students
to “Find a good mentor in the
particular field that they are pursuing.” Although times have
changed from the more traditionalistic, women are still
reminded of their hardships in
one way or another.
“I cannot pretend that
in every work environment men
and women have equal opportunities or even equal pay—even
in 2008,” states VP Donna
Richemond. “However, I am
fortunate enough to be here at
Discrimination Within Same Cultures
BY ANNE KARURI
Unlike the western countries
where discrimination is seen as
conflict
between the majority-white and
the minority-black people, in
Africa it is a situation where
people of the same color and
race undermine each other due
to ethnicity. Though measures
are being put to stop discrimination from happening in the modern society, it remains a reality
in Africa and it has caused
underdevelopment. Dr. Love
Maya, a professor at the North
Shore Community College,
spoke in the Lynn Campus Gym
on February 8th to shed some
light on this topic and to celebrate Black history month.
Dr.Maya
immigrated
to
America from Nigeria in the late
1950s when discrimination in
both Africa and western countries was at its highest level. At
that time, her native country
was bound to culture and ethnicity. Like many African countries, Nigeria has different ethnic groups, or tribes which have
different and sometimes similar
cultures. Each person born in
this nation has to abide by the
ethnic group and sometimes
they were forced to marry men
whom they did not choose.
However, nowadays people
have become more civilized and
modernized, and some cultural
practices are being done away
with for the sake of development. In some tribes people
today can now intermarry.
Although there are some ethnic
groups that still enforce the traditional cultural practices.
It was a delight to see Dr. Maya
dressed up in a traditional
African attire to depict her cultural roots and to send a message to the students that the
black community has a rich cultural history and
background.
Dr. Love says African people
respect their culture. For example, in Nigeria there are 250 ethnic groups and each group feels
superior in its own way. In these
groups there are both people
that have the majority and the
people who are the minority.
Similar to the western countries
where the dominant group is
more empowered, tribes that
nation building. For example,
in Nigeria as Dr. Maya states,
employers, government institutions and other sectors do not
include women in decision
making or in important managerial positions and political positions. This prevents women
from contributing to the nation
building. There is also a conflict
between religious groups where
the
Christians and Muslims undermine and discriminate against
each other.
Christians feel that they do better than the Muslims while
Muslims feel
the vice versa.
However, Dr. Maya has seen
diversity bring people together
especially
in America, where she is
renown for her published books.
It is through
social diversity that the dominant-subordinate relations have
brought
development and people are
able to contribute to the nation
building.
She says, since the days when
she immigrated to the United
DR. LOVE MAYA
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MADELINE WALLIS
female pioneer in the field of
law; she was the only woman to
graduate from her class with a
law degree, which has led her
on the path to Vice President of
NSCC.
With a history of college education in her family,
Madeline Wallis was bound to
succeed in the workforce.
Although there were not many
women in the workforce,
Madeline’s mother’s job as a
teacher stimulated her academic
zeal.
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Sandra believes that the field of
Higher Education is a good
place for women. Does she feel
compatible with men in the
workforce, particularly as VP of
the college? “Very much; it’s a
supportive environment for both
men and women,” she comments. “Young women need a
level of support.”
Madeline Wallis, as VP of
NSCC and working with
President Burton who strives to
make sure that the environment
is supportive for everyone.”
“NSCC has been good
to me,” points out Forrstrom.
“I’ve had great bosses and
worked hard for them.” She
recalls good partnerships among
the staff and President Burton.
“I am looking forward to what
can be done in the future [for
the
college],”
remarks
Forrstrom.
A New Beginning
Although women are generally
supported among modern the
social order, their struggle for
compatibility within the patriarchal dominated societies is not
to be ignored. The feminist
movement, however, has earned
its spot in history. Today, almost
every college offers women's
history courses and most major
graduate programs offer doctoral degrees in the field.
rules of the tribe
he belongs. Each tribe has its
own way of practicing cultural
rites and some of them are very
oppressive especially to the vulnerable groups;
women and children. For example, in the late 1950s, women
were not allowed to marry men
who were not from their own
have the majority support in
African countries compete for
leadership thus undermining the
minority tribes and causing conflict and discrimination.
Due to ethnicity and cultural
beliefs, women in most tribes
are not allowed to take any leadership positions or participate in
States, when
there was alot of discrimination
against the minority group due
to
their historical roots, there has
been great change. "The voiceless can now speak and action is
being taken to abolish all forms
of discrimination".
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H EALTH
A ND
ScienceN
Condom Use: Don’t Take “No” for an Answer!
I t ’s t o o b a d t h a t t h e r e
isn’t
a
book
called
E v e r y t h i n g Yo u ’ v e E v e r
Wa n t e d t o K n o w A b o u t
Condoms
(But
We r e
Afraid to Ask), At one
time or another, we could
all benefit from help on
how to use them, what
kinds are best/most fun,
a n d , e s p e c i a l l y, h o w t o
talk about introducing
them into the relationship.
Condoms are sort of a
mixed bag: They are a
highly effective method
of preventing pregnancy
and STDs, but they are
also associated with negative messages about trust
and pleasure. In reality,
condoms can be safe,
enjoyable and a re flection
of a caring relationship,
but sometimes it’s difficult to get your partner to
see them that way.
The following are some
typical arguments against
condom use and our
“snappy
comebacks”
(thank
you,
Mad
Magazine!). The next
time you get resistance,
try using these responses
to reframe condom use as
a positive enhancement to
your relationship.
Partner: I’m on the pill.
We don’t need a condom.
You: Let’s use it anyway.
We ’ l l b o t h b e p r o t e c t e d
by Sarah J. Kennedy, M.P.H.
from infections we may
not know we have.
Partner: Condoms are so
fake! They turn me off.
You: An infection isn’t so
great either. Let’s try it,
or do something else.
P a r t n e r : We l l I d o n ’ t
have a condom with me.
You: I do.
Partner: I won’t have sex
if you’re going to use a
condom.
You: So, let’s put it off
until we can agree.
Partner: By the time you
put that on, I won’t be in
the mood.
You: If we really feel for
each other, we should be
able to stay in the mood.
Partner: Just this once.
You: Once is all it takes.
Partner: I’m a virgin.
You: I’m not. This way
we’ll both be protected.
P a r t n e r : I c a n ’t f e e l a
thing when I’m wearing a
condom. It’s like a raincoat in the shower.
Yo u : Yo u ’ l l s t i l l f e e l
enough! Let’s just try it.
Partner: I love you!
Wo u l d I g i v e y o u a n
infection?
You : You wouldn’t mean
to, but you can have one
without knowing it. So
could I. Better safe than
sorry for both of us.
What happens if your
partner still isn’t interested or willing to use condoms?
• Yo u
might
want
to
rethink your relationship
with this person; it’s your
right and responsibility to
set your personal standards for protecting your
sexual health, and your
partner should respect
that.
•Another good idea is to
get an STD and HIV test
together; that way you are
both starting from a clean
slate.
• F i n a l l y, w h e t h e r y o u
need to present this information to current or
future partners, stress the
message that condom use
enhances relationships,
and remember that many
of the typical arguments
against
condoms
are
false.
Materials adapted from
the MassHealth Access
Project, MA DPH.
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The Writers Strike
Into A Swan: Siouxsie Sioux
is Over,
Comes to New York City!
Hip-Hip Hooray!
On February 8th and
9th I was fortunate enough to
attend two shows at The
Fillmore in New York City. The
star of these shows was
Siouxsie Sioux, the former front
woman of British goth band
Siouxsie and the Banshees. If
you've ever read this paper in
the past two years, you've
undoubtedly come across an
article (or six) by yours truly
praising Ms. Sioux and her talents and as you can imagine,
when I found out she was coming stateside to promote her new
album, I pounced on the tickets
the second they went on
sale.And I am so thrilled I did.
After battling five
hours of Manhattan traffic, the
Holland Tunnel and New
Jersey's seriously flawed public
transit system, we made it to
Irving Plaza, located right outside of Union Square. The
venue itself, the Fillmore, is
BY NICOLE LABRECQUE
tiny! It's about the size of the
Avalon or the Middle East
Downstairs in Boston-speak.
The audience was a colorful mix
of older people (most from their
late thirties to early fifties) from
all different backgrounds and
maybe a small handful of people
my age (early twenties). I was
very pleased to see there was no
opening act to sit through,
though I wonder if Sioux forgot
this for she didn't start her act
until nearly ten o'clock.
It was completely
worth the wait. She opened with
"About to Happen" a Low era
Bowie-esque track from her
new album. Being in the front
row, I was surprised to see how
tall Siouxsie is in real life, she
towers over the audience
dressed in a butt-kicking catsuit,
heavy make-up and teased hair.
She's more intimidating in real
life than in any picture, which
came as a surprise. The live
band: a fairly unknown but talented group of musicians, added
a new, modern dimension to the
classic songs (which I will get to
shortly) as well as gave the new
songs an edge that I only wish
they had on the admittedly weak
new album.
The setlist itself was
FANTASTIC. A mix of new
songs as well as some classics,
she did three songs from the
acclaimed 1981 album Juju,
most notably "Spellbound" and
the encore proved to be a real
treat as she performed both
"Israel" and "Hong Kong
Garden," the latter being the
Banshee's first single released in
1977. Siouxsie herself still has
the energy of someone thirty
years her junior. She jumped,
she kicked, she lifted her foot
over her head (I can't do this and
I'm a physically fit college student!) and she held a venue full
of people under her stare for
twelve songs and two encores,
impressive at any age, really.
Of course, the second
night was equally if not more
awesome. Albeit the set lists
were very similar except for the
fact we got the ever-so-punk
"Nicotine Stain" one night two,
which I swear made every
headache I had riding the New
Jersey Path train that weekend
completely and totally worth it.
Did I mentions she performed
"Dear Prudence"? Oh yeah, that
was pretty cool too.
The crowd night two
was a bit more noteworthy. I
unfortunately, arrived more than
fashionably late and did not get
to witness this but it was later
said on the internet that there
were a few celebrities in attendance that evening. Most
notably Blondie's Debbie Harry
and former Banshee's drummer,
Budgie (who is also Siouxsie
ex-husband, which definitely
kicks up the weirdness a notch).
I'm sure Budgie was just as
impressed as I was, even though
she might be older than my parents, Siouxsie Sioux can still put
on a mind blowing show and
captivate her audience to the
fullest extent.
BY ZACHARY CAREY
Hey gang, have you heard
the news? The writers’ strike in
Hollywood has finally ended. This is
definitely a cause to celebrate, as
most of our favorite TV shows will
be returning to the airwaves soon.
Best of all, these will be fresh, offthe-slate episodes, not those wornout repeats we’ve had to suffer
through for the last 3 months. Can
you already feel the excitement
rushing through your body right
now?
Recently the WGA
(Writers’ Guild of America) and the
TV producers reached an agreement
to end the strike that started back in
November 2007. On February 25,
2008, a second vote will be held to
pass the new three-year contract proposed by union leaders. CBS has
already taken the initiative by
announcing that three of its shows "Two and a Half Men," "The Big
Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your
Mother" – will be relaunched on
March 17. Many of its other popular
series, like “Ghost Whisperer” (my
top favorite, by the way) and “Cold
Case”, will be back by early April.
For all you “24” fans,
there is a down side to this. Industry
reports indicate that new episodes
won’t be airing until 2009. Here are
some solutions to combat this prolonged delay.
If you’re new to the series, watch all
the previous seasons in chronological order by picking up the DVD
sets. For those who do not want to
shell out the cash for the season sets,
you can check your local listings for
repeats.
But all in all, the positives
outweigh the negatives. Within the
next 2-3 months, most of the primetime network series will be back in
action. Get ready to take your
remote control, turn on the TV, and
be released from the drudgery of
repeats. I’m ready, are you?
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Cu lt u ral Fair
The North Shore Community College
PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL
Proudly presents
THE MASQUE
OF
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
By Michael Elliot Brill
Directed by Matthew Woods
Lynn Campus, Gymnasium
300 Broad Street, Lynn
Wednesday,
April 16, 2008
Lynn Gym
9am to 1pm
Featuring different traditions, music,
dances, art and samples of food from
all over the world.
& a special Flag Ceremony
Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19
At 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets:
$7.00, general admission
$5.00, students (with id) and seniors
To participate in this event, contact
Student Life
Ext. 2164 0r 5536
Pace Card Event
Children 10 and under free!
For more information or to reserve your tickets in advance
call 978-762-4000 x 6228 or write
[email protected]
Based on the 17th Century French Fairy Tale, “La Belle et la
Bête,” by Madame Le Prince de Beaumont, “The Masque of
Beauty and the Beast” offers a more classical spin on the tale
than the popular Walt Disney version.
The play, written in a sprightly verse and filled with delightful characters will be performed in the manner of a 16th century Masque, lending an air of fanciful theatricality and
enchantment to the telling of this ageless fairy tale that will
appeal to the child in everybody.
THE STORY:
While searching the country to salvage his lost fortunes, a
once-wealthy merchant seeks shelter in a strange and magical palace; but when the merchant plucks just one rose from
the castle garden as a gift for his youngest daughter, he is
brought face to face with a fearsome Beast, who demands a
terrible forfeit: in return for his life, the merchant must send
his youngest daughter, Beauty, to live with the Beast.
As the young Beauty journeys to meet her beastly captor, she
must prepare to discover for herself the true meaning of love
The production will feature the talents of the following North
Shore Community College students:
Amy Le Blanc as Beauty
Michael Cacete as the Beast
Derek Smith as the Merchant
Rafael Ardon and Candi Morgan as Beauty’s sisters,
Haughtense and Dyspeppsia
Joshua Black as the evil Bank Solicitor
Valerie Del Villar as the Fairy Queen
Sabrina Fellah and Naomi Olofson as the Fairy Court
Adrian Cronin and Emily Febiger serve as Narrators
Dawn Benson, Daniel Gougian, Greg Nelson and Aziz
Shirzay portray a chorus
of Grotesques
Cathy McDonough will stage manage.
Cloverfield Review
BY RANDY BRUNET
One must see movie of
2008
is
J.J.
Abrams’
“Cloverfield” starring Michael
Stahl-David and Lizzy Caplan.
The movie takes place in modern day Manhattan and follows
several New York City residents
in a “Blair Witch” style camera
view as a giant monster resembling Godzilla rips through
Manhattan. This film has an
amazing sense of emotion and
delivers a great experience that
makes you see everything
Comic By:Erica
through the victim’s eyes. Even
though this movie is only a short
75 minutes “Cloverfield” is a
definite must see, it’s rated PG13 and is now playing at your
local movie theater.
Anderson
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Writings on the Wall
The Unknown
BY CARA WAYMAN
I hear the thunder roll in I begin to feel the essence of the
storm
Feel myself drift slowely into the forgotton abyss
The heavens open up their gate as the flood pours out
The Truth be Told
Hold me and keep me close till the storm passes through
CARA WAYMAN
I'm coming to whats behind the glass
I reach out trying to grasp the impossible
Blocked by my own protective shield
making it unattainable
Hopeing and wishing for it to just finish and end
As the houglass comes to an abrupt hault..
No more pain
no more tears
only the existence of the divine one whom every one fears
Pressure
I hate this building up inside of me.
Laughing loud in spite of me
Smiling as it lied to me
Using while denying me
The things it seems only I can see.
Trying not to betray it
it's so hard not to say it
for another day can I play it?
deny the symptoms which portray it
and believe the "I'm Okay" bit.
I see how it's affecting you
But still I keep protecting you
While inside my mind's rejecting you
and actually, I'm neglecting you
yet no one is suspecting you
I'm extending my hand
Please take it and save me
I wanna place your hand close to my chest
and then you can feel the scattered beating of my heart
I need you to understand
Why you've been surpressed
Why your soul has been lost
Torn by the deire to be loved
Broken by the ones you tried to love
Please Just try to see all I really desire
is to be set free
A chill fills the air
A thick frost covers the glass
As the light that once burned bright begins to fade
into a black cloud of smoke
I begin to choke as I lose whats left of my reflection
as the candle burns slowely out
Engulfed in darkness i struggle to find
my way about
Searching for the strength and the will to survive
I then begin to realize that I've been suffacated
by the reflection of the past and not realizing I always
had the power
to stand and rise against the reflection in the glass
It's consuming you with record speed
until it's the only thing you think you need
it's got you bound tight, you cant be freed
and I avoid you because I can't succeed
When I follow the line in which you lead...
-NICOLE LABRECQUE (2 JULY 2006)
To submit poetry and creative writing please send a MS Word document to [email protected] subject
“Writings on the Wall” Any students, faculty, and staff submissions are welcome
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NSCC Classifieds:
Are you graduating? Need money to continue your education?
The Alumni Association awards $1000 scholarships every year to students completing a certificate or degree program and continuing on to a 4-year school.
Awards are based on merit, academic scholarship and campus/community service. You must have already completed a program or be graduating in May or
August of 2008 to be eligible. Information and applications are available now in Student Support, Financial Aid, and Alumni Office located at DB 330, as well
as online on the NSCC Alumni webpage. Application deadline is March 3, 2008. For more information, contact Sandy Rochon in the Alumni Office at (978)7624000, ext 5481/5482 or [email protected].
2008 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
If you have earned 9 credits at NSCC already and will register for 6 credits in the Fall of 2008, then you are eligible to apply for an NSCC Foundation
Scholarship to help pay for classes for Fall 2008. These scholarships are supported by private donors, local businesses and corporations so they are separate
from state and federal aid.
The deadline for applications is March 3, 2008. If you are chosen to receive a scholarship, you MUST be available to attend the scholarship breakfast
on the morning of May 15, 2008, from 7:30-9:00 am in order to meet your donor and receive the financial award.
Applications will be emailed to each registered student in January 2008, and also posted on the website in January 2008 to print out directly from your
computers. You can also pick up an application at any of the Student Support centers or the Development Office in Danvers, room DB-324.
You may return the application, personal statement and letter of recommendation to NSCC’s Development Office, Danvers Berry Building; Student
Support Centers or Financial Aid Offices.
For further information, contact Teresa Lord, NSCC Development Office:
978-762-4000, Ext. 5502
WANT TO BE REMEMBERED BY THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2008?*
BE A PART OF THE TRADITION, BECOME STUDENT SPEAKER
AT COMMENCEMENT ON MAY 22, 2008
Speeches (3-4) pages, typed & double-spaced must be submitted for consideration by 4 p.m. April 4, 2008 and returned to LW171 or DB132.
*Please note that in fairness to all applicants, this is a firm deadline and will not be extended.
The speech should be of general interest and deal with the value of education and what the NSCC experience has meant to you.
The selected student must be a graduate (August 2007 or January 2008) or approved as a potential June 2008 graduate by the Office of Enrollment
and Student Records. Candidates must have a C.Q.P.A. of 3.0 or better as of the close of the Fall 2007 Semester, and be available to audition for the
selection committee after a proper screening is concluded.*and by the way, this looks GREAT on a resume!
Drawings on the Wall
By Avril Duncan
To submit Drawings please send a .jpeg file to [email protected] subject “Drawings on the
Wall” Any students, faculty, and staff submissions are welcome.
Page 12 March 2008 – NSCC Pennon
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3 on 3 Basketball
ARCHFORD BANDERA
The much awaited
basketball tournament,
organized by the recreation
and
fitness
department, was held
on February 28, 2008 in
t h e Ly n n G y m n a s i u m .
There were over 10
teams participating in
the 3 on 3 tournament
that attracted a good
large crowd. The games
were intense and the
competition was tough.
After hours of playing
and
several
games
l a t e r, M i s c a l , S a m u e l
and Louis from team
Bungees emerged victorious in the end. As
first
place
winners,
team
Bungees
got
medals, water bottles
and
gift
cards
to
Chicago Uno restaurant.
Street family team of
J u n i o r,
David
and
Shawn, came in second
p l a c e w i t h A n t h o n y,
Shane and Rob from
t e a m Ta c o s i n t h i r d .
Special thanks go to
Keith for being the
guest referee for tournament.
Next tournament will
be the Ping Pong in
Ly n n M a r c h 5 t h a n d
March 19th in Danvers
from 10am to 2p.m.
Celebrate the Arts
English and Cultural Arts
Departments along with Alumni
and College Relations, Student
Life, Library Staff and Trio.
April 7th -10th in Lynn and
Danvers with on campus Art
exhibits, poetry readings, film
showings, and drama presenta-
tions. Events are being sponsored by the Liberal Arts
Division
including
the
Interdisciplinary
Studies,
Learn more about this exciting
and creative fun-filled week in
the next issue of the Pennon or
contact your Student Life Office
in Lynn LW171, X2164 or in
Danvers DB132, X5536 to find
out how you may get involved
now!
THE 21ST FORUM ON
TOLERANCE:
A Focus on Africa
Thursday, March 27, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
This forum will include the following presentations:
•Genocide in Darfur
by James L. Modi, Sudan Southern Sudanese Organization
(9:00 a.m.)
•A student’s personal perspective on southern Sudan by Garang
Macam
•Ethiopian Jews by Barbara Ribakove Gordon, founder of
NACOEJ (11:00 a.m.)
•Drum Music by Mamadou Diop from Senegal (Noon)
•A Kenyan, Nigerian, and Sudanese Lunch (Noon)
Food provided by Dr. Love Maya and African students
•AIDS in Africa: One Community Making a Difference in
Uganda
by Lewis and Judy Priven (1:00 p.m.)
•Informational Materials
Lynn Campus Gymnasium
McGee Building (300 Broad St.)
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL OR PART OF THE
PR0GRAM
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Continental Breakfast and Lunch
No Registration Necessary - PACE Card Eligible
For more information, contact Dr. Love Maya at 978-762-4000
ext. 6693
Don’t Go to Your Next Interview Without Reading this Article
Don’t Be A Fool! Learn “What
Not to Wear” at North Shore
Community College’s Premiere
Student/Alumni Fashion Show
on April 1, 2008 in the Lynn
Campus Gymnasium from 68pm.
sentatives from an array of
careers as well as, provide you
with the opportunity to meet and
hand over your resume to local
recruiters from such companies
as Nesco Accounting and
Learn how to make a lasting
first impression and view some
of the latest and appropriate
fashions for an interview or
workplace setting as selected
students model a variety of
clothes from Giblees of
Danvers and TJ Maxx of
Peabody and Swampscott.
Finance, Vantage Personnel and
The Massachusetts Convention
Center.
Throughout the night there will
be free door prizes for store gift
cards and a chance to purchase
raffle tickets for the 2nd Red
Sox game of the season. Light
refreshments will furthermore
be available courtesy of our
very own current Culinary Art
students.
Seating for this event is limited.
To secure your seat for this
“Premiere”,
contact
Judi
Gentleman at [email protected] or Student Life at
Lynn LW171, X2164 or
Danvers DB132 at X5536. We
look forward to see you there.
This evening event will also
provide participants with the
opportunity to meet and talk
with a number of alumni repre-
Pennon Meeting Time:
March 6th 2PM Video Conference Room Both Campuses
March 20th 2PM Video Conference Room Both Campuses
Page 13 March 2008 – NSCC Pennon
We need your written opinions to fill up this page.
Send us your opinion about anything! Up to 500 words. Preferably in MS Word Document. Send to [email protected] or drop off at any Student
Life Office or The Pennon Office (DM 127). It will be edited for spelling and grammar. Opinions and editorials are not necessarily those of The Pennon.
In response to
the article in
the February
2008 Pennon
I would like to clear up
some erroneous information. On Page 13, under
Opinions & Editor ials,
the article by Randy
Brunet indicated that the
College Bookstores
should return 50% of the
price of textbooks to students during Buyb ack.
This has ALWAYS been
our practice! Not only
do we return 50% of the
new book price, we also
do the same if the book
was purchased used by
the student. I believe
this is more than fair.
The only stipulation is
that we have a fac ulty
order for the book for
the next semester. For
the students' advantage,
we have a Used Book
company come in after
the date when we can
repurchase books. The
prices they pay have
nothing to do with the
bookstore. This is an
added service to students. The books do not
come to us.
The students can help us
to help them by re minding their instructors how
important early su bmission of their order s to
the Bookstores is for the
benefit of all students.
Our mission is to have as
many used books available to students every
semester.
I hope our students will
read this response to
know that our College
Bookstores are here for
them.
Anita Coburn
Director,
College Bookstores
ST. Patrick’s Day
BY RANDY BRUNET
St. Patrick’s day, the national
holiday of the Irish people,
where they hold feasts in honor
of Saint Patrick, patron of the
Irish people. For many years
Saint Patrick’s day was a religious holiday until it was made
Sawyer Says
a public holiday in 1903. On
Saint Patrick’s day, people in
America tend to wear green,
regardless of background and if
you are caught not wearing
green, people will pinch you.
The Largest known
Saint Patrick’s day
celebration
in
America
is
in
B o s t o n
Massachusetts.
Activities include
feasts,
Concerts
from “The Dropkick
Murphy’s” and large
consumptions
of
alcohol.
Saint
Patrick’s day is on
March 17’th a day
that we luckily have
off. This saint
Patrick’s day go celebrate with some
friends, but be
responsible.
What’s the difference?
BY: ANDREW BURNS
BY: RACHEL SAWYER AT [email protected]
Dear Sawyer Says,
I am having a lot of trouble balancing being a full time
student and a full time parent. It seems that I am always
having trouble getting homework done. There is always
something going on in my house that makes things difficult. I am getting so stressed out that I almost want to
drop out. What do I do?
Signed,
Desperate Parent
Dear Desperate Parent,
I know exactly how you feel. I am going through the
same thing. I find that setting time limits may be helpful.
I am finding out that if I plan ahead for any
parental disasters such as sickness, school accidents
and an ything else that can come up with my kids, I will
be better prepared. I have found myself waking in the
middle of the night just to get something done.
Parenting isn’t easy at all. The last thing you want to
do is drop out. You would truly regret it later on.
How Safe is Our Campus?
In less than two weeks, petroleum prices have shot up sixteen cents. Since the war/scuffle with mainly with Iraq and other
Middle Eastern countries, the price for a barrel of oil keeps escalating. I think like other Tax payers, the government is misusing a
squandering our money, and lowering out dollar as well. We as a
country should cease using fossil fuels and find better alternative
fuels to burn. Fuels such as Hydrogen, Biodiesel, ethanol, grease, and
methanol cut down and green house gasses and make the atmosphere
much cleaner. Furthermore, why pay foreign countries and import
petroleum, when we could compensate our nation’s economy to produce theses alternative. Our Government is already more than One
trillion dollars in dep’t, and has. Also caused added inflation, the fact
we have an incompetent, foolish, unpredictable and illiterate president in office adding fuel to the fire. Furthermore, our increasing our
embarrassment and anger level towards President Bush for these
actions. The pictures above this article should prove the seriousness
of our fuel issue.
Many of you are aware that ammunition was found recently on both
campues. We all recieved that e-mail from campus police with the
vauge details and the assurance that all is well at NSCC. But what are
campus police doing to protect us students? There is so much in the
news now about college shootings and death threats on college campuses, that it concerns us students to know we are protected.
It has been recently brought to my attention the NSCC campus police
are unarmed. How can they protect us if they do not have the tools to
do so. Now, I understand that in all the shooting situations the campus police at those schools were in fact armed and it did not help.
However, if our police were armed at least we would be giving them
the chance to try and do something. I know, I would feel safer knowing that they roamed the halls with more than pepper spray. Most of
our campus police officers have been real cops in local towns and
already have a liscence to bear arms..
Is our campus really safe? I pose this question because I think more
information should be distributed to students. We need to know. We
need that assurance.
Concerned Student
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INCLUDED IN NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE
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SGA NEWS UPDATES
Club Directory
Aviation Club . . . . . . . . . .John Bosco . . . . . . . .DB366M
B GLAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tiffany Magnolia . . . . .LW229
Book Club . . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel Dellacroce . . . . . . . . . .
Christ On Campus . . . . . .John Tobey . . . . . . . . .DB367J
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lora Connelly . . . . . . .LW321
Civic Engagement . . . . . .Laurie Messina . . . . .DB336D
Club S.O.D.A. . . . . . . . . .Howie Sylvetsky . . . . .LE130
Criminal Justice . . . . . . . .Constantine Souris . . .DB366F
DD Majors . . . . . . . . . . . .Maggie Labella . . . . . . .LE132
Early Childhood . . . . . . . .Susan Ferrante . . . . . . .LE131
Economics & Finance . . .Moonsu Han . . . . . . .DB367H
Engineering . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Stimpson . . . . . . .LW228
Food Science . . . . . . . . . .Ernie Vieira . . . . . . .DH F216
Gerontology . . . . . . . . . . .Tom MacLachlan . . .DB366G
Haitian Club . . . . . . . . . . .Minnette Lall . . . . . . . .LW320
French and Spanish Club .Irene Fernandez . . . .DB367A
Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Manninen . . . .LE306
Multi-Cultural Society . . .Espy Herrera . . . . . . . .LW109
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Downey . . . . . . . . .DB236
Muslim Stu Assoc . . . . . .Yusef Hayes . . . . . . .DB367B
Phi Theta Kappa . . . . . . . .Larry Davis . . . . . . . .DB367H
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .LW170
Poets & Writers . . . . . . . .Joe Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . .LE232
Nursing Class 2008 . . . . .Marybeth McKenna .DH F120
Pre-Med Club . . . . . . . . . .Ray Parker . . . . . . . . . .LW112
Sigma Phi Omega . . . . . .Tom MacLachlan . . .DB366G
SOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Malone . . . . . .DH F223
Women In Transition . . . .Shannon Butler . . . . .DB366B
Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Wendell . . . . . . .LW154
Pictured is President Wayne
Burton and the George Verras,
the new Student Trustee.
George took the Oath of Office
at the Student Government
meeting.
He has already
jumped right into the position
and attended, and actively participated in his first Trustee's
meeting. SGA gave Wayne
Burton the sweatshirt in the
photo in appreciation of all his
support and advocacy for the
Student Association.
.x.5592
.x.6622
.x.5585
.x.6292
.x.5512
.x.2154
.x.5419
.x.6671
.x.2156
.x.5456
.x.6288
.x.4322
.x.5480
.x.6657
.x.5442
.x.6665
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.x.5529
.x.5414
.x.5578
.x.6242
.x.6238
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Organizations
Pennon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471
Performing Arts Council . Matthew Woods . . . . . .LW172 .x.6228
Program Council . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471
Student Government . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .LW170 .x.6242
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .DB126 .x.5490
Women’s Center . . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto.............DB125 x.5471
Ten Reasons Why
You Should Get Involved!
1. To perform better academically. Research has show
that students involved in co-curricular activities tend to do better
academically than those not involved.
2. To meet new people, make friends, have fun.
3. To learn more about North Shore Community College.
4. To prepare for a career or transfer to a four year school.
5. Helps you to define and narrow your interests if you are still
exploring career options.
6. Enhances the learning process by challenging you to question
and develop your own ideas, beliefs, and assumptions.
7. Enables you to make an impact on the college and your peers.
8. Assists you in developing leadership skills that you will need
and use in both your personal and professional life.
9. Working on committeees provides excellent training communication, decision-making, problem solving, time management, and
organizational skills.
10. Gives you a number of opportunities to attend conferences with
other colleges, as well as increase your wardrobe of T-shirts!
Thank you to all who contributed to
the Student Government Clothing
Drive. We were overwhelmed by
your generosity and support. A total
of 38 large heavy duty bags of
clothes and shoes were distributed to
area shelters and helping organizations around the North Shore. Your
giving spirit and assistance ultimately enabled us to have an extremely
successful drive and for that we are
very grateful. We look forward to
having a similar drive next semester
as well.
PICTURED RIGHT CARA WAYMAN
SGA sends their condolences to the family
and victims of the Illinois
university tragedy.
Join Program Council!
THIS GROUP PLANS AND COORDINATES A VARIETY OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. PAST
ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED AIR BRUSH T-SHIRTS, PSYCHIC READINGS AND
MASSAGE THERAPY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT VICTORIA PASCIUTO AT (978) 762-4000
X5471 OR [email protected].
Attention Club Advisors and Members!
Information about your club can be featured here.
This is YOUR page and if you want other people to know about your
club or what your club is doing, then contact us!
E-mail: [email protected]
Page 15 March 2008 – NSCC Pennon
March 2008
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Important
Numbers
Saturday
CONNECTING
PC = Program Council
ALL DEPARTMENTS:
SGA = Student Government
Association
-Events are
subject to
change-
PTK =Phi Theta Kappa
PAC= Performing Arts Council
*LW307 & DB208
** Lynn Modular Building
1
PAC mtg LW 225
2:30
Dr. Seuss’s
Birthday
1904
Wii Day Danvers
DB 129 9-1pm
2
3
Deadline for
Faces of
NSCC
U.S. Constitution
went into effect
(1789)
Ping Pong
Tournament Lynn
Gym 10-2pm
Bingo Lynn Cafe 111pm
Talent
ShowAuditions
DB130 10-1pm
PTK Meeting
DB307 1:30-3:30pm
5
4
Talent Show
Auditions DB130
10-1pm
Pennon Meeting
2pm LW307 &
DB208
PTK Meeting
LW226 2-3pm
Apple Patented the
iPod (2006)
Boston
Flower Show
Begins
7
6
8
Lynn:
(781) 593-6722
Danvers:
(978) 762-4000
Beverly
Cummings Center
(978) 236-1200
-------Weather Hotline
(978) 762-4200
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SP RI NG BR EA K
Day light
savings time
9
10
11
12
13
Math & Writing Lab
Lynn x6254
Dan x5417
Hathorne x1544
15
14
Computer Lab
Lynn x6296
Danvers x5569
Ping Pong
Tournament Danvers
Palm Sunday
Evacuation day
NO SCHOOL
St. Patricks Day
DB129 10-2pm
PAC mtg LW225
2:30pm
PC Ice Rink Event
10-1 Lynn Campus
PC Ice Rink
Event 10-1pm
Danvers
Sustainability
Forum Lynn 9-12:30
17
16
23
18
Pennon Mtg 2pm
LW307 & DB208
Come Meet
Congressman
Tierney Lynn 1112:30pm
First day of spring
World Water
Day
Good Friday
Library
19
20
Bing Danvers 122pm
PC Mtg 1pm
LW307 & DB208
SGA Meeting
2:30pm
Forum on
Tolerance Lynn
Gym 8:30-2:15pm
Snack Day All
Campuses
Talent Show Lynn
Gym 7pm
27
26
28
21
22
24
X-Box Game Day
Lynn 3rd fl
landing
10-1pm
Easter
30
31
Volleyball
Tournament Lynn
Gym 10-2pm
25
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Coca-Cola
Invented
(1886)
Lynn (781) 477-2133
Dan. (978) 762-4000
x.5526
-------Book Store
Lynn (781) 477-2127
Dan. (978) 762-4046
29
NSCC Spring 2007 Academic Schedule
Jan.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . classes begin
Jan 22-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add/Drop period
Jan 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal week 1 100% tuition and fee refund
Jan 29- Feb 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal week 2 refund 100% tuition, no fee refund
Feb 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deadline to change fom audit to credit, credit to audit
Feb 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deadline to petition for June Graduation
Feb 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presidemt’s Day Holiday
Mar. 10- 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring recess, Day and Evening Classes
Mar. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evaction Day, Holiday Celebrated
Mar. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes resume, day and evening
Apr. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patriots Day, Holiday
May 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Day Classes End
May 12-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final exam period, day classes
May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening/Weekend classes end
TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation
• Please confirm the above dates with your professor or advisor •
Page 16 March 2008 – NSCC Pennon
Faces In The Hall
BY: BRANDON MASON
How do students and faculty define “going green?” Will NSCC’s green initiatives increase the visibility of the college? How will you
contribute to green initiatives, and would you encourage more school-wide educational programs regarding environmental concerns?
NAME: Carine Pierre
NAME: Heather Mores
MAJOR: Nursing
OCCUPATION:College
Administrator
Carine defines “going green” in
reference to the “Hole in the
ozone layer/ Global Warming.”
NSCC is requesting funds for
“green” vehicles, solar energy
harnessing, and rainwater harvesting. Carine says these initiatives
will increase the visibility of the college.
Knowing that NSCC’s green initiatives could be an catalyst in the
green socialization, she encourages more school-wide educational
programs related to environmental concerns.
“It would be great to get everyone involved in doing something positive that would increase awareness about this issue,” remarks
Carine.
Heather’s definition of “going
green” entails: “Recycling; using
energy efficient appliances, etc.”
Will “green” vehicles, solar energy harnessing, and rainwater harvesting potentially have influence on other colleges, cities, etc?
“Yes—continue to participate in recycling program, etc.” She will
help out by contributing to NSCC’s recycling program.
Heather encourages more educational programs to inform people
about the environment.
“Education and information is the key to any change.”
NAME: George Verras
NAME: Kaisa Lafond
MAJOR: Criminal Justice/
student trustee
MAJOR: Liberal Arts
“Global Warming is a big issue
now days.” Kaisa is aware of
environmental concerns and the
need to go “green.”
“Nuclear power will be affecting
the environment in the long-run
due to the waste that is produced,” is a potential problem in relation to the environment in
George’s opinion.
George is hoping to contribute to the green program as the new student trustee.
“As trustee, I will at least address it to the board of trustees.” This
might be an important issue on his agenda.
George will encourage ways to get others involved “If it will better and save the future!”
Do you think NSCC’s green initiatives will increase the visibility of
the college?
“Yes I do.” Kaisa contributes the the college’s recycling efforts, and
thinks the college will be influential in the “green” culture.
Kaisa thinks educating others in regards to “global warming” will
be effective in conserving energy and preventing wasteful habits
that so many people have gotten used to. “People need to be more
aware of their surroundings,” comments Kaisa.
NAME: Troy Smith
NAME: Nicole Vilcina
OCCUPATION: Human
Services
MAJOR: Energy Utility
Technology
“I would define going green as a
conscious effort to be more efficient, natural, and healthier in
relation to the environment.,” remarks Troy.
“I believe that NSCC efforts could have a strong influence on the
community on more of a grassroots level. I will contribute by
attending events like [Focus the Nation] and creating opportunities
for discussion in class.” The grassroots movement could have a
tremendous impact on other schools and communities.
Educating students about environmental concerns will provide students with the knowledge they need to promote an environmentally friendly atmosphere. “I think that service-learning and focus
groups would offer a wonderful opportunity for learning, discussion, and action.”
Alumni
Corner
Class
of 1981
How would you define “going
green?” Can you name any underlying issues in relation to the environment?
“Climate changes are affecting us everywhere and as a result, water
levels hurricanes, and tsunamis are ever increasing. Even our bee
population is declining as a result of this.”
Nicole has big plans for contributing to NSCC’s green initiatives. “I
am currently enrolled in an Energy Utility program that is supported
by National Grid. As a May graduate and hopefully Grid employee, I
will continue to assist the college with all of its green activities as an
employee and alumni.”
Being involved in helping the environment and educating others is
high on Nicole’s list of priorities: “My goal is to find a way to incorporate my experiences and new employment with the goals of the
president of NSCC and his supportive staff and students. The best I
can do at this time is to ensure my EUT group participates on Earth
Day and other initiatives before May graduation.”
Marietta
Collins
graduated
from
NSCC first with an
Associate in Arts in
1981, then returned
for an AS in nursing,
graduating for the
second time in 1986.
She continued her
education at Salem
State College, getting
a BSN in 1995 and an
MBA
in
2001.
Marietta
recently
contacted
us
to
describe the “real
opportunities”
she
found at NSCC and
how her education
here led to her current
position working for
the
state
of
Massachusetts as an
auditor; a position
she describes as “my
dream job- I love it!”
Marietta says she has
always had a strong
affiliation
with
NSCC, and likes that
the curriculum has
changed with the
times, but still has the
same learning principles