atlantic cape review february 2016 edition

7/24/2019 Atlantic Cape Review February 2016 Edition

1/8

WWII vets sparked need for community colleges

Fifty years ago, New Jerseys second county community collegeheld its rst classes in borrowed classrooms at Atlantic City HighSchool. Plans called for Atlantic Community College to be built in

the pines off the Black Horse Pike in the Mays Landing section of Hamil-ton Township. On Nov. 29, 1966, ground was broken at that location. Thenine-building complex was completed two years later, and classes weremoved from the high school to the brand new campus that fall semester. ACC was one of 19 public community colleges to be established in

New Jersey, and became one of only two community colleges to eventuallyserve two of the states 21 counties ( Raritan Valley Community Collegeserves Somerset and Hunterdon counties). When the college rst started it offered two degrees:

Associate in Arts and Associate in Science. There were 17 areas of studythat could be transferred to four-year schools, or used to enter the work -force upon receiving the degree. These areas of study included BusinessManagement, Education, Electronics, Hotel/Motel Services, InhalationTherapy, Law Enforcement, Liberal Arts, Medical Technology, Nursingand Secretarial Science.

The areas of study were designed around local occupational(Continued on Page 5)

By TAYLOR HENRY Staff reporter, andNICOLE MINGO, Editor

Follow us online! @ACReviewnews Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 EDITION

ATLANTICCAPEREVIEW

The student newspaper of Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, N.J.

You dont look a day

over 50, Atlantic Cape!

Cape Review photo copies by Nicole Mingo and Taylor Henry

ARTISTS CONCEPT: This was the vision of Atlantic Community College, to be placed in the pines, when doors opened in 1966 in Atlantic City.


2/8

Staff

ACR Advisor:Peter Brophy

Editor:Nicole Mingo

Asst. Editor:Jesse Mounce

Secretary:Kyle Schachner

SGA Representative:

Mike McDevitt

Staff Writers:Patrick Bickel

Neena Biello

Chris Devine

Taylor HenryJohnny Sanchez

Contact us:Twitter:

@ACReviewNews

Facebook:

Atlantic Cape Review

Email:

[email protected]

Disclaimer:

The Atlantic Cape Review is

a public-forum student pub-lication. The content of this

newspaper does not refect

the viewpoint of Atlantic

Cape Community College.

Any opinions expressed in

the publication are solely the

opinion of the writer unless

otherwise stated.

Corrections Policy:

The Atlantic Cape Review

strives for accuracy and

fairness. If you notice any

incorrect information, please

contact us.

To advertise, email us at

[email protected].

ACR reserves the right to re-

fuse any advertising deemed

unsuitable.

2 Atlantic Cape ReviewFebruary 2016 Edition

Archiving newspapers, preserving history

From the editor:Well put the focus on student issues

My taking the position of editor of the

Atlantic Cape Review was sort of accidental. Inall honesty, I wasnt the greatest journalismstudent, and I wrote off the idea of ever doing

journalism again after I took the class in thefall of 2014. However, somehow, Ive found my-self in this position.

Last semester was one of learning andobserving. My predecessor made this job lookeasy, but I can tell you it isnt all reading andediting. Becoming a leader of something putme out of my element, but its sort of excitingto represent a newspaper and the wonderfulpeople who work within it.

I hope to highlight more student issues with com-mentary and to keep invigorating the paper with a distinctstudent voice during my time as the editor. This year marks

the 50th anniversary of the college opening its doors, andto celebrate this edition is lucky enough to have commentaryfrom the New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, as wellas a history of the college, and several of its notable programs.

We sat down with the well-loved Rich Rus-

sell, who is a professor as well as an alumniof the school to get his thoughts on the schooland what Atlantic Cape means to him. Inaddition to Mr. Russell, several studentsshared their opinions as well (like how goodthe mac n cheese is here, or how cool it isthat we have ping pong tables).In addition to 50th anniversary coverage,

weve got the new baseball season, the latestmovies, books and whats going on here oncampus among the clubs.

This new semester brings a new opportunity torepresent the students here at Atlantic Cape

and Im very excited to continue that into the spring.If anyone is interested in joining or just submitting

something to us, we meet every Thursday at 12:30 in the

student live center; or you can reach us at [email protected].

--- Nicole Mingo, Atlantic Cape Review Editor

Atlantic Cape Community Col-leges student newspaper debuted in1966, the same year the school openedits doors.

Newspapers were still a key

element in our society during themid-60s; network television news wasbecoming an evening phenomena particularly once the Vietnam draftintensied but Americans still reada newspaper with their morning coffee,or after dinner in the evening.

Journalists of that era had arespect for their subjects. None wouldwrite about JFKs bedroom affairs un-til long after he was dead. They alsohad a greater respect for their read-ers; they worked, after all, for familynewspapers. In return, journalists andnewspapers held positions of respect inthe community.

Newspapers were the lifebloodof information for most consumers inthe 1960s, said Associate Professor ofCommunications Keith Forrest, whoteaches journalism and mass mediaclasses.

Most Americans subscribedto a daily newspaper, he said. Theytrusted newspapers and looked tothem to break the major stories and

provide in-depth analysis. Some cities

had multiple newspapers -- released atdifferent times of day.

The students who put togetherthen-Atlantic Community Collegesrst newspaper most likely did sowith a sense of responsibility to read-ers that was already there; it was lesslikely that it needed to be taught. Thestudent newspaper staff dressed in tiesand dresses that represented the erathey worked in, all while dedicatinghours to the newsroom.

When it published its rst edi-tion, titled Atlantic Community Col-lege News, the paper consisted of news,sports and features sections. Each sec-tion had its own staff of writers andeditors. The paper, however, came outon an irregular basis.

By the early 1970s, the paperstitle had changed to Atlantikum Newsand for a two-year period was pub-lished on a weekly basis. In 2004 it ad-opted its current name of The AtlanticCape Review.

Library Clerk Bob Benner hasbeen searching for every edition of thestudent publication for archiving. Pres-ervation is part of his duties at the Wil-liam Spangler Library.

The process of archiving thestudent paper, and other material,

consists of scanning the early material

on a large-format atbed scanner andling the newspapers in acid-free fold-ers, said Benner, who has been work-ing in the library since 1995. The hardcopies are stored in archival storageboxes and digital copies are saved inPDF form.

Finding copies of Atlantic Com-munity College News, The Atlantikumand The Atlantic Cape Review has notbeen easy. The library has received do-nations from alumni and other peopleinvolved with the college, but the col-lection is sparse.

The issues we have are incom-plete with perhaps large gaps, Bennersaid. We do not have any issues fromthe 1980s, nor do we know if they werepublished.

The earliest edition in the ar-chives is from 1968; the Atlantic CapeReview has a copy of the rst studentnewspaper edition - dated December16, 1966 - which is shown on this page.On Page 2 (not shown) is a short blurbon a contest the paper launched to nda new name. It subsequently becameknown as The Sandpiper.

Benner asks that anyone whomay have an old edition of the studentnewspaper contact him at [email protected].

Photo copy by Taylor Henry

NEWSPAPER STAFF: The staff of the Atlantic Community College News,which has changed names several times, in 1966 when the college opened.

By TAYLOR HENRY,Staff reporter

NICOLE MINGO


3/8

3Atlantic Cape ReviewFebruary 2016 Edition

Professor Rich Russell is graduate ofAtlantic Cape Community College, class of2007. He now teaches English 102 at Atlan-tic Cape. Russell was recently interviewed byAtlantic Cape Review Editor Nicole Mingo.

What brought you to ACCCas a student?

It was not actually my rst choice.I was going to go into med school, so I wasdoing a pre-med program at a college downin Virginia where I went right out of highschool, and I realized within the rst monthof taking biology, chemistry, Latin andcalculus that I hated all of those classes. The

fth class I was taking was a womens litera-ture course, and that was the only course Iactually liked after the rst month. So I left,dropped out, came home and at that point Ineeded to gure out what I was going to do,which is why I decided to come to AtlanticCape. Atlantic Cape allowed me to take a lotof courses and sort of gure out who I wasand what I was interested in. It was a reallyfundamental part of my education, but alsohelped me develop a sense of self when I wasreally young. Im very thankful all the timethat my life path took me here.

Whats one thing as a student

that stuck out to you from ACCC? I would say the professors. Theywere very involved in the classroom, andvery accessible outside the classroom. Forstudents, I felt like I had more of a one-on-oneexperience here than when I ultimately trans-ferred to a larger university, so I think thatwas really important. Also, the stories of thestudents who were in my class, which continue toimpress and inspire me today as a professor; (somestudents) have overcome tremendous obstacles tobe here, far more tremendous than I ever had towrestle with as a student or as a professor, (andthey) continue to impress me.

Those examples of professors when you

were a student do those examples in-spire you today as a professor yourself?

Denitely. I think I model some of myteaching off of the teaching that I admired as a stu-dent. Then of course, when I transferred to NYU,there were professors that I admired there, too,and (some teachers) even all the way back in highschool as well.

After transitioning to NYU, what wasone thing you missed about ACCC?

I would say the community, and also toa certain extent I gained a lot of condence here

because it felt comfortable to be here. So moving toNYU, it was a big city, a large university, I didntknow anyone, whereas here I was familiar with fac-ulty and I knew people, even before I came here, soI think that was the hardest transition. The socialfactor.

Did you think ACCC set you up wellfor your four-year transition?

I had no issues whatsoever. I know stu-dents say this still today, but I felt some of thecoursework I had here was more rigorous than thecoursework at NYU. So I felt absolutely preparedfrom my rst semester, so I had no difculty transi-

tioning in terms of academics.

What made you return and teach here?

You know, it was perhaps sort of as mucha happy accident as when I became a student here.

After NYU, I went on for a graduate programbecause I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I taught

for a few years at a high school up in North Jersey,then I decided I wanted to go back to graduateschool for a masters degree in English, which ledme to the University of London, and when I movedback I knew I wanted to move back to South Jerseyto be nearer to my family.

I thought Id go back to high school, whichis what I did at Mainland Regional High School.While I was there, I started as an adjunct at thecollege because I was familiar with the collegeand with some of the faculty here. The rst class Itaught here was a Saturday English 101 class whileI was still teaching ve days a week at Mainland.Ultimately I realized I wanted to do more workhere at the college, so I transitioned and for a fewyears I was an adjunct, and that free time thenallowed me to work as an advisor for the literary

magazine. I didnt set out to be a community collegeprofessor necessarily, but Ive transitioned over theyears.

Now, as a teacher, whats your favoritething (or has that not changed sinceyour time as a student)?

I think again its the experiences in theclassroom. With high school students, they allcome from relatively the same background, theyrealways the same age, that 14-18 range. Whereashere at Atlantic Cape, you have a far more diverseexperience set that youre dealing with in terms ofwhere students come from, and that applies to theirage range as well. Ive had students that are 18 and

I have had students that are in their 80s, itsthat wealth of human experience that reallyinforms the classroom and our discussions.

How important is it to youthat student achievementsare recognized here?

I think its wonderful, of course, what thecommunication program has done here, andI think student recognition is important forinstilling condence in students when theymay not have a lot. And also from a practi-cal level, giving them credentials outside theclassroom that they can put on their resumeas they move forward. Its true of work on

the Communication Awards Committee,its true of work on the newspaper, on theliterary magazine; those extracurricularactivities are a form of internship that thosestudents can apply moving forward, whetherthat means for formal internships at theirtransfer institution or to help them get intothat four-year school. I think all of that isimportant to the student experience here,and its something students sort of need tomake a special effort to get involved in. Thatone extra component is important, and itsimportant for those students to be recog-nized.

What is one piece of advice you

would give to students here now?

To get involved. And that begins in theclassroom. To be involved in classroomdiscussion, to avail themselves of the profes-sors ofce hours, to have that one-on-one relationship with their professors. Andbecoming involved in the life and the cultureof the college, in part through those extra-

curricular activities; I think thats ensuring thestable governance of the college itself. A lot of stu-dents perhaps feel at times disenfranchised or feelthat they lack the power to make changes at thecollege, but that should not be the case. Studentsshould feel that there are wrongs at the college thatthey think need to be redressed, whatever theymay be, nancial or otherwise, they should feel that

they have a voice. Especially because this is a com-munity college, within our name we have that ideaof community. They should feel that they are activemembers of the community and should take respon-sibility for the overall environment of the school.

When you think of ACCC, what comes tomind?

That idea of community, not just studentand students, or faculty and other faculty, but stu-dents and faculty all working together here.

Now as we celebrate the schools frst50 years, what do you see in its future?

I hope that the future involves a continuedcommitment to a liberal arts education, because Iunderstand that in todays economy a lot of parentsand students are quick to go into something moretechnical that might seem immediately to havebetter career prospects. But I really think that wecannot discount the signicant importance in termsof becoming conscious citizens of the world in theliberal arts education, which Atlantic Cape hasbeen committed to in its 50 years, and I hope it willcontinue that into its next 50 as well. Even morethan the new buildings or new programs, I hope itsthat continued commitment to what really has beenan important part of our academic identity that hasbeen a part of the rst fty years.

Rich Russell, on growing roots at Atlantic Cape

Photo provided by Rich Russell

GRADUATION DAY: Rich Russell graduated from AtlanticCape when it was still known as Atlantic Community College.

ATLANTIC CAPE REVIEW INTERVIEW


4/8


Community collegesopen the doors,wherever you go

ROCHELLE HENDRICKS

50 YEARS OF ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

New Jersey Secretary of Higher EducationRochelle R. Hendricks is responsible for policy andprogram development for the states higher educationinstitutions. She was invited to comment on Atlantic

Capes 50th anniversary.

One way to demonstrate the value of NewJersey community colleges is to try, just for abrief moment, to imagine a higher education

landscape without them. How disconcerting; and how, fortunately,impossible.

Today, more than 155,000 students are earn-ing credits at New Jerseys 19 community colleges,including more than 6,300 students at Atlantic Capewho are enrolled in 40 degree programs.

To all of you who are studying at AtlanticCape whether youare earning degrees inNursing, Hospitality

Management, CulinaryArts, Education, Com-puter Programming,Computer Systems,Paralegal Studies, or themany other pathwaysto success in life, let mesay this clearly: Youhave made a very smartchoice. You are part of a

grand experiment in higher education that has paidoff handsomely. You are part of one of the best orga-nized, most successful community college systems inAmerica.

Fifty years ago, higher education was a

priority for the elite. Wealthy people went to college;poor people went to work. There were jobs for peoplewho worked hard. Men and women provided for theirfamilies by working in factories, industries and busi-nesses that formed the backbone of New Jersey com-munities.

Today, however, is different. It is no longerenough to be willing to work hard. You need todevelop skills that you can take with you into a

constantly changing workforce.Those of you who plan to go on to a four-

year college or university already know that highereducation costs are steep , and if you are earning yourassociates degree at Atlantic Cape, you are savingthousands of dollars while still getting an excellenteducation. Community colleges are about access and

educational excellence. No matter where you live,no matter what you have done with your life untilnow, you have availed yourself of a higher educationsystem at an affordable price. By enrolling at AtlanticCape, you are part of one of the best community col-leges in the country. The training and education youreceive here will open doors for you wherever you maygo. Atlantic Cape Community College, continueto let your light shine brightly. Congratulations andthank you for providing our citizens a chance to fullltheir dreams for 50 years and for many, many yearsto come.

ROCHELLE R. HENDRICKS Atlantic Cape helped me develop;also gave me chance to nd myself

LORENZO LANGFORD

Lorenzo Langford

has twice served as mayor of

Atlantic City. A Democrat, hewas elected in 2002 and held

the post until 2006. He was

again elected mayor in 2008,

and remained in ofce until

2014. He was a member of the

1976 graduating class of then-

Atlantic Community College.

My name is Lorenzo

Langford and I am a 1976 gradu-

ate of Atlantic Community College, presently

called Atlantic Cape Community College.

As I reect upon my post-high school

educational sojourn, I am forever grateful for

my experience at ACCC. At the age of 17, I

did not possess the social maturity necessary

to sustain my existence and stay focused onmy educational pursuits had I ventured to an

institution outside of our immediate region.

Furthermore, neither I, nor my family, had

the nancial means to contribute to my edu-

cational endeavors. Thank good-

ness for the Equal Opportunity

Fund (EOF) grant that pavedthe way for me.

ACCC provided me with

the opportunity to nd myself.

Not only did I grow socially;

ultimately I gained the where-

withal to chart my course in the

discipline of business adminis-

tration. ACCC also afforded me

the opportunity to move at my

own pace, sometimes having

part-time status as I juggled a full-time job.

Eventually, I graduated and trans-

ferred to North Carolina Central University,

where I received my undergraduate degree

in Business Administration. Unquestionably,

the foundation of my core course studies had

been rmly established at ACCC.For me, ACCC was an invaluable

part of my growth and development. Without

that experience, I cant imagine how things

would have turned out.

LORENZO LANGFORD

Students, dressed in scrubs, hustle byin a scene that could be from a medical showor movie. This is real life, however, and not ascript; it comes from the Atlantic Cape Nurs-ing Program. Founded in 1967 by Professor RuthM. Lee, the rst nursing class had only 16graduating students. Students then attendedclasses in various buildings; however, in 1979the Ruth Lee Allied Health Building openedon the Mays Landing campus. Currently, theprogram has about 150 full-time students. Students take their nursing classesin this building and build a repertoire of ex-perience by performing clinicals at hospitals,community agencies, senior living centers,and elsewhere throughout Atlantic and CapeMay counties. According to Katherine Melo,president of the Student Government Asso-ciation, and an upcoming transfer into thenursing program, she describes the nursingprogram as a highly competitive program inwhich nursing students will learn their tradefor four semesters. During those semesters, students willwork through rotations that essentially givethem a full experience of all the environments

and situations they may experience as nurses.After nishing the program, students

receive their Associate in Applied Science de-

gree and can then proceed to take the Nation-al Council Licensure Examination -RegisteredNurse with the information they learned,which upon passing are granted their nursinglicense.

Dylan Rex, a nursing student in hissecond semester, says his future is promising.My aunt started as a nurse and my cousinrecently became one (and that) greatly inu-enced me. When I was in high school, I hadthe opportunity to visit a hospital with afriends mother who was a nurse, and got towatch what the other nurses did. I decided atthat time that I wanted to pursue a career innursing, he said. Eric Lui, another second-semesterstudent in nursing, is highly impressed by theprogram. Asked if he felt the training prepareshim for the future, he said, Yes, I believe theinstructors here are doing the very best theycan to prepare us for the world.

The knowledge shared among themall is impressive, and I can only hope to per-form as well as they do in the eld one day.The nursing lab here is great, it has got hightech simulation dummies that can cough, cry,and weve even got a brand new one that sim -ulates childbirth.

The combination of simulations, clin-ical days, and the vast wealth of knowledge

our instructors are sharing with us make mefeel as though I will be ready to perform in theeld when I graduate.

By PATRICK BICKELStaff reporter

Ruth Lee began nursing program

in 1967 with only 16 students

WANTTOGETYOURNAMEINPRINT?WRITEFORTHEATLANTICCAPEREVIEW

STAFFMEEINGSONTHURSDAYS, 12:30 P.M.,INSTUDENTLIFECENTER


5/8


Ladders of success stand tallafter 50 years at Atlantic Cape

KATHERINE MELO

Katherine Melo ispresident of the Atlantic CapeStudent Government Asso-ciation. Melo, 19, a HamiltonTownship resident, is a second-year nursing student.

On behalf of the Stu-dent Government Association,it gives me great pleasure tocongratulate Atlantic Cape asit celebrates its 50th-year an-niversary.

Because of this outstanding organization, I am thebeneciary of needed and welcome inspiration and countlessopportunities. At Atlantic Cape, I am glad to have founda home away from home, surrounded by mentors, leaders,and students who work for the success of other students.

Students began climbing ladders of opportunityhere 50 years ago, and I look forward to seeing the positiveimpact our college and students will continue to have on thecommunity.

KATHERINE MELO

(Continued from front page)trends and demands. The Hotel/Motel Servicesprogram was a response to Atlantic Citys develop-ment into a tourist resort. An increased demand formedical professionals led to programs in nursing,medical technology and inhalation therapy, a resultof an afliation between the college and Shore Me-morial Hospital in Somers Point.

The idea of colleges built around com-munities had gained momentum in the 1950s, assoldiers returned from overseas at the end of WorldWar II. The GI Bill allowed these young veteransto establish families while going to a convenientlyclose college with tuition paid. The communitycollege movement that followed was the answer to

anyone who wanted to pursue higher education butwho had responsibilities other than school. Tuition in 1967 was $125 a semester forfull-time Atlantic County residents, and $250 forout-of-county residents. Part-time residents of

Atlantic County paid $12 per credit; for part-time,out-of-county residents, it was $24. The applica-tion for admission cost $5 for part-time students;$10 for full-time students. Graduation was $10. Atthe time, the school charged for registration ($1-2a semester), student activities ($10 a semester),transcripts ($1 each after the rst), and materials($5 a semester). Community colleges became ideal for thevast amount of people who knew they were pay-ing less for the quality education. Fifty years ago,higher education was a priority for the elite, states

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education RochelleHendricks in her commentary on Page 4.

Wealthy people went to college. Poorpeople went to work. There were jobs for peoplewho worked hard, she writes. The college began serving Cape MayCounty students in 1973, but didnt become a jointcollege between both counties until 1999, when itwas renamed Atlantic Cape Community College.The Cape May County campus was completed in2005 and opened for that fall semester. [The Cape May County campus] is con-venient because its closer to home, said RachelSawyer, an undeclared major who drives to thecampus from North Cape May. It is small and easyto gure out. Its also quiet and its easy for me to

study there. The colleges renowned archery team was

founded as a club in the early 1970s by Dr. HelenBolnick. Since then, the team has had 40 collegiate

All-American Archers, seven individual collegiate

national champions, two individual collegiate worldchampions, and nine team national championships.

In 1982, two new buildings, expandedstudent service facilities, the Academy of Culinary

Arts and additional classroom and ofce space werecompleted at the Mays Landing campus after twoyears of construction.

By this time, the college had added a thirddegree, an Associate in Applied Science. This de -gree was designed for a job at a technical or semi-professional level after completing two years at

Atlantic Cape. Also that year, Atlantic Cape acquired theformer Atlantic City Electric building in AtlanticCity. Two years later, the Charles WorthingtonCampus was completed, giving Atlantic City stu-

dents a much more convenient location for theirclasses.

In 2006, Rutgers University partneredwith the college to discuss a plan for serving SouthJersey residents. Rutgers building on the Mays

Landing campus was completed in 2012 and today,Rutgers offers undergraduate degrees in businessadministration, criminal justice health administra-tion, labor studies and employment relations, liber-al studies, political science, psychology, psychologywith early childhood concentration, public health,RN-BSN nursing and social work on the campus.

Atlantic Cape also has partnerships with FairleighDickinson University and Stockton University. Today, Atlantic Cape has more than 45degree programs as well as continuing educationtraining, the nationally recognized Casino CareerInstitute and the Academy of Culinary Arts, andmore than 8,000 credit students. According to thecolleges mission statement, its goals are to maxi-mize student success, strengthen community part-

nerships, and to demonstrate effectiveness, contin-uous improvement, and efcient use of resources.

50 YEARS OF ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Returning veterans brought need for colleges

Photo copy by Taylor Henry

LIBRARY STAFF: The library staff when Atlantic Community College opened its doors was headed byWilliam Spangler, shown at right in back row.

Atlantic Capes Academy of Culinary Arts has been chopping, dicing, and mix-ing on the Mays Landing campus since 1981.

Franz V. Eichenauer, the programs rst director, wanted to serve the newlydeveloping casino industry; the Atlantic Cape Mays Landing Campus is only 17 miles

from Atlantic City. Eichenauer sought to ll the casinos with professionals trained atAtlantic Cape. The C-wing grew bigger with the addition of the M building. From threekitchens to eight, students can learn in the classroom and practice hands-on. Over theyears, the college has grown to offer 178 culinary degrees. The majors run from chefs tomanagers, to cooking and baking specialist.On campus, students can nd a popular restaurant and a retail bakery.

In the beginning of the program, students were accepted every three weeks andeach class had about 10 students. Now the programs entry is twice a year and enroll -ment has reached 400 students. Thats 10 times the rst graduating class.

The feedback we receive from the industry and our advisory board in that ourstudents have great work ethic and they believe this is what makes us stand out in theindustry, said Chef Kelly McClay, dean of the culinary arts.

Culinary school arrived in 81,

now offers 178 degreesBy JESSE MOUNCE, Assistant editor


6/8


Humans

of AtlanticCape

What do you like most

about Atlantic Cape?

This life center. Thats it. Sadia Yas-min, General Studies Provides opportunity for anyone tocome back, either with a GED or for people totransfer. Antonio Cadavid-Valentin, Elementary/Middle School Education I like the fact that it gives people op-portunities to get to know themselves and givethem the chance to get to better colleges. Eme-lia Conlan, Communication I like the mac ncheese Zubbie Syed,Nursing

I like the prgrams here. Theyre easygoing and the teachers are nice.ZacheryHayes, Criminal Justice .

Its very open, very affordable. Maddie

Brennan, Elementary Ed I like the opportunity it gives for edu-cation. Its easy to get your education. TiffanyRodriguez, General Studies Its very convenient. Marina Monzo,General Studies

A lot of friendly people, its nice envi-ronment. Jacenia Medina, Biology

Theres a sense of community aroundhere that you dont get at other places you canform tight knit circles here.James Dean Martin,Communication

Ping pong and chess! Justin Marega,Pre-Engineering

I like the sense of friendliness andcommunity.Jamie Masso Jr,Hospitality Management

Its here, its free-ish. Its cheaper than alot of places. I love that Im able to be a part of somany different things like Circle K and the SGA.Anthony Poncho Patrizi, Education and History

What I love about this school is how itsconvenient for people with different schedules in life.Theres online courses, being here, half and half, sothats pretty cool. Ariel Macabeo,Business Administration

BOOK REVIEW

Batman and Psychology: A Dark andStormy Knight by Travis Langley: Turner Pub-lishing Company, June 2012. 352 pages. Between$14 (paperback) and $24 (hardcover). ISBN-13:9781118167656

Batman is one of the greatest ctionaldetectives ever. Since his debut in 1939, Batmanhas run across the pages of comic books and livedand breathed in a variety of television, shows andmovies. But a question remains about Batman:

What goes on in his head?Batman and Psychology: A Dark and

Stormy Knight is a book written by psychologistTravis Langley, who frequently studies the psy-chosis of superheroes, and it may have the an-swer.

Langley takes a look into the DarkKnights mind. His book contains valuable in-formation, and explores the origins of BruceWaynes Batman persona. It also examines hismental growth as a crime ghter in comic books,in animated shows, and in live action shows andmovies.

Langley offers studies as to whether ornot Batman has mental disorders such as Obses-sive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Post-trau-matic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He also deliverstheories on how Batmans villains, such as theJoker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, etc. may have men-tal disorders themselves, explaining their highlyeccentric, dangerous actions.

Batman and Psychology is an interest-ing read for superhero fans and psychology en-thusiasts alike. Readers will see for themselves ifBatman is truly sane, or as Langley puts it, hasbats in his belfry.

Holy paranoia, Batman! Whats going on in your head?

By NEENA BIELLO,Staff reporter


7/8


The Revenant was nominated for 11 Acade-my Awards with Leonardo DiCaprio receiv-ing his fourth Best Actor nomination. Thisis also Alejandro G. Irritus third nomi-nation for Best Director.

Are all these accolades deserved? Some are denitely warranted, but at timesthe story line hurts The Revenants chance to reachthe level of masterpiece.

The Revenant takes place in 1832, and re-counts the story of Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) and hisstruggle to survive from a vicious bear attack. It alsodepicts Glasss path of revenge after losing his son andbeing abandoned by John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy).

The plot of The Revenant is simple enoughto follow, but its theme of survival pushes the storyforward in a way that it eclipses the plot. LeonardoDiCaprio continues to prove that he is one of the mostversatile and prolic actors of our generation.

The struggle and pain his character enduresthroughout the lm is clearly present in his face andactions. Agony is present every time he crawls or hob-bles from one location to another. While he is not thebest aspect of this lm, he is one of them. Will this behis year to win an Oscar? It doesnt matter; he has

constantly produced amazing performances. But Tom Hardy steals this lm from DiCaprio.Hardy plays John Fitzgerald, a sleazy and narcissisticcharacter. While his actions can never be applauded,they can be seen as reasonable. He adds the grim real-ity of that time period: everyone is for themselves.

The lm is absolutely beautiful; each scenewas reportedly shot with natural lighting. Irritualso provides long and stunning one-shot scenes. Aswith Birdman, Irritu makes you question whetherthere were any hidden edits while presenting theseone shot scenes. The lm also doesnt shy away fromshowing how grueling it was to live in the 1800s. Ev -ery moment Hugh Glass spends on the screen feelslike agony and shows how lucky we are to live in ourtime.

While the lm looks like a masterpiece,

its story brings it down from reachingthose heights. Its a simple revengelm, yet the revenge aspect feels a bitforced. While Hugh Glass primary mo-

tivation is revenge, his will to survive seems more re-latable. Most of the scenes that dealt with eshing outhis revenge tale could have easily been cut to tightenthe lm.Overall, The Revenant is one of the strongest lmscompeting for the Best Picture Academy Award,but could have been improved to be the only logicalchoice.

The lm comes with high recommendation tosee it in cinemas.

The

Revenant

FILM REVIEW

Beautiful scenery,

when story doesnt

get in the way

By JOHNNY SANCHEZ,Film reviewer

Does SGA bureaucracy

get in the way of studentclub activities?

Is bureaucracy bogging down the re-lationship between Atlantic Capesstudent clubs and the Student Gov-ernment Association? This has been asked by some of the

clubs the SGA supervises.

Atlantic Cape students are free tojoin any of the 23 clubs on the three cam-puses. These clubs have elected ofcials, in-cluding an SGA representative who attendsSGAs weekly meetings. Any activity a clubwants to do must be approved by the SGAand SGA Advisor Doug Mills. Atlantic Capes website says: Thepurpose of the SGA is to generate activitiesof interest for the benet of the general stu-dent body; to create a representative gov-erning body that promotes harmony amongstudents, faculty and the administration of

Atlantic Cape.But some club leaders say the har-

mony is out of tune. They say they are un-

happy with how SGA operates and handlesstudent requests.

They have a really long process toget anything done, said Dylan Graef, 26, acommunications major and president of Ra-dio Club. Its just too much paperwork forthe simplest tasks.

Graef refers to activity requestforms, a document that each club must llout and submit to SGA whenever it wantsto run an event. Events may range fromOpen Mic Night run by the Radio Club, tofundraisers, broadcasting sporting eventsand various others.

While activity request forms areone issue, some club leaders issues regard

nancing. One issue at meetings is that theSoccer Club doesnt attend any meetings,yet they get to keep all of their money,said Tom Beck, president of the LacrosseClub. If they dont attend meetings, theyshouldnt keep their money. That moneycould be used to benet lacrosse or cheer-leading clubs. The SGA budget is divided amongcategories of clubs, such as sports, commu-nications and activity-based clubs. Although some club leaders regardthe requirement of request forms as unnec-essary, Student Government AssociationPresident Katherine Melo says that the re-

quest forms are simply part of administra-tion protocol. What they dont understand is that

the forms have to go through different ad-ministrators upstairs, Melo said. Its a lotof paperwork that has to be looked at andthat process takes longer than a week. Keith Forrest, associate professorof communications at Atlantic Cape and a

former student government president atRowan University, believes the SGA is notdoing an effective job at looking out for itsclubs. They should be doing everything intheir power to help their organizations andthey dont, Forrest said.Forrests Communication Awards Commit-tee is not afliated with SGA, he said, fora reason. Theres simply too much politicsand red tape involved, Forrest said.

If a club no longer wanted to be afliatedwith SGA, it wouldnt have to deal withpaperwork. But the club would thus not

be funded by SGA, and not having moneywould likely hinder that clubs efforts or ac-

tivities. If club members dont want to be apart of SGA, then they simply wont be rec -ognized as a club by the college, Mills said.Theyll be looked at as a social club andwouldnt be able to use any Senate fundsthat the college provides, nor would they beallowed to use the colleges name. At a town hall-type meeting lastsemester, SGA offered an open forum forstudents to voice campus concerns, but theevent drew a sparse 15 students, most ofwhom were present for the free food.

Asked if SGA should hold one ofthese meetings for club ofcers to come andvoice their frustrations, Melo was on board

and Mills stressed that the SGA needs tohear about any concerns club leaders have. If these issues arent brought to us,then we cant help those clubs in the longrun, Mills said. The more we know aboutit, the more we can work on getting the is-sue resolved and helping out these clubs inthe years to come. We want the students to know thatwe are here for them and that we try ourhardest to give them what they want, Melosaid. We have to follow the same policiesthat the college sets for everyone else. Thereis no favoritism here. For more information about Stu-dent Government Association, visit Doug

Mills in the Student Life Center in J Build-ing, or contact Katherine Melo at [email protected].

By CHRIS DEVINE,Staff reporter

COMMENTARY

Johnny Sanchez has been namedpresident of the Atlantic Cape Televisionand Film Club, the club has announced. Many may know Sanchez, 24, asthe author of the Atlantic Cape Reviewsmonthly lm review.

He follows former Television and

Film Club President Matt Merkowitz ashead of the club.

Sanchez, a communications ma-jor, when asked what changes he will ini-tiate, said the will try to produce a vari-ety show and is now producing the weeklynews minute.

Sanchez named TV-Film Club president


8/8


Ralph Hunter began collecting African

American artifacts in 1972, and it allstarted with a visit to a North Caro-lina antique store. Last week, Hunterdisplayed some of them in an exhibit in

Cafeteria B as part of the Black History Month cel-ebration on the Mays Landing campus. Hunter, the director of the African Ameri-can Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, hasamassed more than 11,000 artifacts since its incep-tion. The exhibit was organized in part by the StudentGovernment Association, and sought to bring variousstories of Black History Month to Atlantic Cape. The museum was started about 44 years agowhen I walked into an antique store in North Caro -lina, Hunter said. I was looking for African Ameri-can memorabilia. I went in and I asked the lady if shehad anything Black or African American. She lookedat me and says, I have one item in the back room, butmy boss wont let me put it out, he said.

She said, if youre interested, Ill go backand get it, he said. The item, an original edition ofthe childrens book Little Black Sambo, made Hunt-er think of his childhood.

I grew up in Philadelphia, and I went toschool as one of four black kids in my class. The kidsat recess time used to always call me Little BlackSambo, so I was very much offended by that as alittle kid, he said.

The story of Sambo, a Tamil child growing

up in South India, haunted Hunter into his adultlife, until he came upon the book in that backroom.When he decided to read on, he discovered the story

wasnt as offensive as his 5-year-old self had decided.

It was the very rst item I ever purchased[for collection]. Now we own every edition ever print-ed, he said. The book was the rst in what becamea vast collection of 11,000 artifacts that recount thehistory of African Americans in the United States.

For Hunter, this is more than an exhibit or amuseum; this is his lifes work. The dedicationand pride put into the AAHMSNJ reects a

life dedicated to the history of African Americans inthe United States and keeping the memory of thoselost to time alive.

That dedication is found again in Hunterscurator of the museum, Jim Rutherford.

This is my rst year involved with thetraveling museum. These traveling presentationsgo all over the state, this year going as far as Plain-eld, Rutherford said.

This is sort of an abbreviated experience,limited a little by the space here [at ACCC]. All told,theres about 130 pieces in this years traveling pre-sentation.

One important aspect of the exhibit forRutherford is the impact it will have on the com-munitys youth.

The really important part of this in termsof outreach are the middle schools, high schools andelementary schools, he said.

Within the exhibit are 21 themed categoriesthat students can research and then teachtheir own fellow classmates about when

the exhibit nds its way to their school.Here at Atlantic Cape, the museum is all

for the students.

The entire student body can benet fromthis. The whole point is to bring this to the students,to engage them. This isnt just African American his-

tory, its American history. We know that now, wedidnt know that 40 or 50 years ago, you know. Wevereally come to embrace this, and its just such a nat -

ural for these students because theyve grown up ina culture that prizes diversity. Rutherford said.

The exhibit was a welcome sight for theBlack Student Alliance. The AAHMSNJ exhibitwas not organized by the BSA, but its part of theBlack History celebration here on campus.

I feel like its bringing a piece of African

American history to the students here, said ImaniJohnson, 19, Culinary Arts and Hospitality whoalso serves as the SGA representative for the BlackStudent Alliance. I know in my high school, there was a lot ofJewish culture taught because my school had a largeJewish population. But they never touched upon Af-rican American culture, mainly because we werent

the majority. I like the fact that ACCC is doing thisbecause theyre bringing this knowledge to the cam-pus, whether you want to invite yourself in or not,

theyre still trying to bring knowledge, she said.

For Lynette Ingram, the advisor to the BlackStudent Alliance and counselor, the exhibitbrought a touch of childhood back.

For me, when I grew up, my school waspredominantly black and we had this stuff all overthe walls, she said. This is nostalgia for me. A lot of these g-ures, Ive heard of them. If they werent my contem-

poraries, then theyve recently passed on, and thisis just awesome to see. This is apart of Americanhistory, too, and I think everyone should see this.

The goal of Hunter and Rutherford hasalways been to preserve African American historyand to educate those in the community about it. Theabridged exhibit is a snippet of what is housedat the Noyes Arts Garage in Atlantic City at 2200Fairmount Avenue, as well as a second location inNewtonville at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at661 Jackson Road. If anyone is interested in visitingthose locations, a small donation is appreciated tokeep the museums in shape.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Ralph Hunter brings his collection to Atlantic Cape

Local collectorsexhibit reectsa lifes work

By NICOLE MINGO,Atlantic Cape Review editor

Photo by Nicole Mingo

A CULTURAL HISTORY: Ralph Hunter began collecting more than 11,000 artifacts of Black Historyin 1972, during a visit to North Carolina.

Photos by Nicole Mingo

AN ABRIDGED EXHIBIT: Artifacts that were on display in Cafeteria B were only part of a much larger exhibit at the Noyes Art Garage in Atlantic City.

atlantic cape review february 2016 edition

Documents