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May 06
The Voice Notified of Five Wins in Excellence in Journalism
By staff reports
The Voice and The Voice News, the newspaper’s broadcast video counterpart, was notified by the Press Club of Cleveland that it is the winner of five Excellence in Journalism Awards this year.
The Press Club recognizes the state’s top performers in various realms in journalism. Awards are considered for magazines, local and regional newspapers, and college publications for two- and four-year schools.
This notification does not indicate if the award is 1st, 2nd, or honorable mention. That information will be given at an awards dinner taking place June 6 at The House of Blues in Cleveland.
The awards announced are in the following format: Story title, Reporter, Category. (Feel free to click LINK to story)
New President Returns to Old Stomping Grounds
By Bronson Peshlakai, Metro Editor-in-Chief
Best Print Newspaper Story, 2-Year School
Free Transit for Students
By Bronson Peshlakai, Metro Editor-in-Chief
Best Print Newspaper Story, 2-Year School
Soccer and Education Go Hand-in-Hand for Soccer Star
By Robert Fenbers, Western Sports Reporter
Best Print Sports Story, 2-Year School
Tri-C Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Lose by Combined 81 Points in Toledo; Lady Player Injured
By Bronson Peshlakai, Metro Associate Editor
Best Print Sports Story, 2-Year School
Tri-C President Alex Johnson Sworn In
By Bronson Peshlakai, Metro Editor-in-Chief
Best TV News Story, 2-Year School
Last year, The Voice won three awards from The Press Club of Cleveland.
The Voice is the independent student publication for Cuyahoga Community College, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The newspaper distributes its print edition to four Tri-C campuses. Tri-C enrolls more than 50,000 students each year.
Bronson Peshlakai
Bronson Peshlakai has served as a staff reporter, associate editor and editor-in-chief at The Voice since he started Tri-C Metro Campus in 2011. He has created and developed the CCCVOICE.COM online platform, and The Voice News, a broadcast video platform utilizing stories from the print version. Peshlakai graduates Tri-C this spring with an associates of arts with an emphasis in business. His future plans are to continue to take a small contingency of classes in the fall at Tri-C, and at Cleveland State University where he will pursue a degree in business, and public relations.
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Robert Fenbers
Robert Fenbers is a Western Campus staff reporter and sports reporter. His stories have covered baseball, soccer and other related sports stories at Tri-C. He plans on majoring in broadcast journalism and plans to transfer to Cleveland State University next year. Fenbers has worked on several podcasts, print stories and broadcast sports stories with The Voice
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May 01
A Lookback at The Voice News Coverage of 2014
It’s that time of year again as students are stressed with year-end projects, term papers and finals. The Voice has its final newspaper hitting the stands on Friday.
This video was presented at an event showcasing students’ projects at the Tri-C Metro Campus. It showcases some of the stories The Voice News covered in the last 2 years. It ends with a nice blooper reel. Enjoy.
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Apr 24
Terri Pope Named President of Westshore Campus
Terri Pope, Tri-C Westshore Campus president
From staff reports
Cuyahoga Community College announced that Dr. Terri Pope has been named president of Westshore Campus in Westlake.
Pope had served as interim president of that campus since October. She replaced J. Michael Thomson, who is now president of Tri-C’s Eastern Campus in Highland Hills.
“It is a privilege to serve the same college I attended as a student,” Pope said. “Our new Westshore Campus is a vibrant and innovative place. I am working with a team dedicated to student success and I am very honored to serve as campus president.”
Pope joined Tri-C as an adjunct biology instructor in 1988 before becoming a full-time instructor in 1991 and a tenured professor in 1997. She served in faculty leadership for many years, most recently as chair of Westshore’s faculty senate.
In 2012, Pope received Tri-C’s Ralph M. Besse Award for Teaching Excellence for her commitment to academic achievement. She’s known for utilizing an inventive teaching style that brings the curriculum to life for her students.
“Dr. Pope’s longstanding commitment to student success, both in and out of the classroom, will be invaluable to the continued growth and development of Westshore Campus,” Tri-C President Alex Johnson said. The campus at 31001 Clemens Road opened in 2011.
Pope holds a doctorate from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University. Pope attended Tri-C for the first two years of her undergraduate studies.
She is well published and highly regarded in her field. Prior to her arrival at Tri-C, Pope was a consulting nutritionist.
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Apr 22
In the first person
Friends with benefits: it’s not what you think
By Sharan Paul, Metro campus staff reporter
All friends come with benefits. The reason that friendships forged in college last a lifetime is because they have residual benefits. Relationships with other students can increase your success during and after higher education. But friends are more than just people to hang out with, they allow an opportunity to explore new cultures, experience new activities, and become a well-rounded individual.
I am often referred to as “cool” because I listen to post-hardcore metal music, love social media, and am currently binge watching Breaking Bad on Netflix. Everything that makes me cool is a direct benefit of the company I keep. I learned to appreciate the new music because my daughter is a musician. I am addicted to Twitter and SnapChat, because the friends I made in my freshman year of college, used them to communicate. And I do not miss an episode of Breaking Bad, because Phil, in my English class, could not stop talking about it. I am cool by default.
Friends provide new experiences that otherwise may have been missed. Sports-minded friends can teach you the intricacies of ‘tailgating’ and where to get the best wings. The IT group can fix your computer, or save you money on software that works. I have a friend from the Persian Gulf that taught me to speak some basic Farsi phrases. Friends with benefits share their collective experiences and allow a ‘guided tour’ of other cultures and activities. I cannot afford to travel in Europe over the summer break, but I have a friend that does. She relates her experiences, over crepes at Westside Market, making me feel like I was actually in Europe with her. I get the benefit of travel, without the expense.
The downside to friends with benefits is that they are not always positive benefits. If you hang out with the smart kids, many people consider you to be smart. But if you hang out with a group of slackers, you are perceived to be a slacker too. And just like there is a residual ‘coolness’ that comes from being with cool people, there can be unpleasant backlash from being associated with some groups. I had a friend in Media class that rarely showed up for lessons, never turned the assignments in on time, and generally did not participate in discussions. Because we were friends, I was often asked where he was, or why he did not do his homework. It made that class more difficult, in that, I had to answer for my friend as well as myself. I was guilty by association.
Everyone needs friends, and friends come with benefits. While it is important to recognize the positive benefits that friends bring to a relationship, it is also important to understand not all benefits are good. In finding the right kind of friends, remember that it is equally important for you to be a good friend. William Shakespeare said, “Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.” Which reminds me…I have a date to play laser tag with my friends from Math class.
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Apr 22
Security first
By Sharan Paul, Metro Campus reporter. Rachel Paul contributing
When you are on your own
Note: Due to an incident, at the Metro Campus on March 18, 2014, my daughter, Rachel Paul, joined me to co-author this story.
Rachel Paul, a first year Recording Arts Major at Tri-C, approached the Student Services building and waved to a former classmate. A young man standing beside him, stopped her, and asked to use her phone, to call his parents for a ride home. He looked like he was dialing, then he talked into the phone. However, when she attempted to retrieve the phone, he held it out of her reach. Still holding her phone, he began to walk away.
Rachel grabbed his sleeve and refused to let go, using a lesson she learned, long ago, in martial arts class. Stand your ground, but leave yourself a way out. By not letting go of his sleeve, she conveyed her determination to get her phone back. If necessary, Rachel could have let go, ducked down, or stepped to the side, if he had reacted with aggression.
Rachel spoke in a very loud voice, demanded her phone, which drew attention from other students walking nearby. After an extended period of back and forth, he handed her the phone. Checking the phone logs showed that nor recent calls had been dialed. It was then, Rachel realized that he had pretended to speak on the phone, and did not actually make a call. Rachel noticed that he did not seem to erase any calls from the log before she took her phone back.
Later that day, we learned that others had noticed the man was watching students, as they passed by. One student noticed that the man had no backpack, and did not look like he belonged on campus.
Rachel was relieved and happy that she did not lose her phone, but angry that the man thought he could take advantage of her.
Thankfully this incident was resolved without violence or injury. Rachel did not lose valuable property. She reacted by using what she had been taught. Make noise; raise your voice, scream, anything that will draw attention to what is going on. Use surprise to your advantage; martial arts training, fast counter movements, whatever you are able to do that will catch them off guard.
A policeman on a Segue monitors activity around the Presidential rally venue at the Tri-C Metro campus, from 2012
It is important not to assume that people on campus are students. Our campus is open, and as such, anyone can be on campus property. It would be beneficial to have regular self-defense classes, sponsored by Tri-C, at minimal or no cost, on all three campuses. We both believe that our Campus Security should walk around campus, where they can see and hear what is going on. Driving around in cars, with the windows up, is not really effective with incidents such as this. And if you do find yourself in a sticky situation, remember to make noise, leave yourself a safe way out, and use surprise to your advantage.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.cccvoice.com/2014/04/22/security-first/
Apr 22
Higher One invades Tri-C
Finance company helps students spend responsibly
By Dezmond K. DeLeon, Metro staff writer
HigherOne Card for Tri-C Students
Over the last couple months the name Higher One has been floating all over campus, which begs the question of who is Higher One and why the change?
Higher One is a financial services company started by college students and designed for college students. The idea of Higher One is to provide students more options with their money. Tri-C partnered with Higher One in efforts to free up administrative staff and put more control of financial activity in the hands of students.
Many students have received several emails to their Tri-C email account regarding Higher One and the services provided by Higher One. As students, it is important to know your options. Higher One debit Mastercard is just that, another option. If a student has never been able to receive direct deposit funds because lack of a checking account and want to receive funds faster, the Higher One debit Mastercard may be a considerable option. Higher One boasts same day delivery of funds for students who use their Higher One debit Mastercard. For students who receive ACH direct deposit already or prefer a paper check there is no obligation to use the Higher One debit Mastercard option. Students can remain receiving funds as they always have, but students who do prefer ACH direct deposit or paper check still have to notify Higher One of their preferred choice.
What you need to know if you decide to choose Higher One debit Mastercard option? Higher One debit Mastercard operates much like a typical financial institution such as a bank. Higher One offers three checking account type offers. Students will need to select one of these options in order to use the Higher One debit Mastercard. Each option has associated fees. The OneAccount option does not have a monthly fee but charges $0.50 per pin-based transaction. The OneAccount Edge has a monthly fee of $4.95 but does not charge for pin-based transactions. The third option, One Account Premier, has a monthly fee of $5.95, no fee for pin-based transactions, and a host of other features such as non-Higher One ATM reimbursements.
So where exactly are Higher One ATMs? Currently, you won’t find them on any Tri-C campuses. However, there are plan to install Higher One ATMs at Metro, East, and West campuses in the near future. In the mean time, the closest ATM location is probably at nearby Cleveland State University.
Higher One provides services in Ohio for Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Bryant & Stratton College, Owens Community College, The University of Findlay, Terra State Community College, Stark State College, Shawnee State University, Wittenberg University, and Zane State College. Don’t expect to find a Higher One ATM outside of these college and university campuses.
Students will be receiving a green envelope in the mail if they have not already received it. Inside the green envelope you will find a myONEmoney card. Please keep in mind that this card is not a credit card. Do not discard this card as the card will be the key to establishing a preference on how to receive funds. The myONEmoney card is necessary in identifying the student and selecting an option on whether to receive funds via ACH direct deposit into a personal checking account, receiving a paper check, or establishing a checking account type service with the Higher One debit Mastercard to use as an ATM card. Failing to select one of these options will result in receiving a paper check by default.
*** Update: at this time, two Higher One ATMs are installed and active at the Western Campus: one in B and one in the South Galleria, opposite the existing ATM. Installation of the other campuses should be wrapping up by publication time.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.cccvoice.com/2014/04/22/higher-one-invades-tri-c/
Apr 22
Ring the alarm
Tri-C’s renovated Fire Academy
By Marchanna Bentley, Western campus Associate Editor
“I saw when it was nothing. Transitioning it from what it was to what it’s going to be has been a process.”
Commander Ted Huffman, a veteran of the Cleveland Heights fire department of twenty-three years, heads the restoration project at Cuyahoga Community College’s Fire Academy that has spanned ten years.
28 acres were purchased to help accommodate space for the new facility and its training grounds.
The physically demanding career of a fire fighter is explored in several of the Academy classes. Students will learn the ways of ice and water rescue. There’s also the critical element of learning to do a search and return in a fire.
File photo courtesy of Parma Fire Department.
Huffman encourages students from the non-traditional to the fresh out of high school to apply who aren’t afraid of rigorous work and find fulfillment in helping others.
“This program is good for people who enjoy hard work and giving back to the public. People who aren’t sure what direction they want to head in life but believe their purpose is helping others.”
Graphs showing need for firefighters are promising. Between 2006 and 2016, a projected growth is shown to increase by 9.3 percentages.
The Fire Training Academy’s 260-hour training course is worth 13 college credits to apply towards Tri-C’s Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Fire Technology. The academy is currently accepting applications for the summer 2014 program. For more information about the Fire Academy, please contact Mary Paulus at 216-987-5076.
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Apr 21
Students Give the Grade
How Our Instructors Can Be Graded Just as Much as Their Students
By Sharan Paul, Metro staff reporter
Tri-C Business Professor Fitzroy DaSilva (file photo)
If you have ever had a class that was excellent, or one that was incredibly awful, what do you do? Most Tri-C students tell their classmates, or complain to other professors. Nearly all students are unsure of where to go, or who to talk to about their concerns with class content, curriculum or professors. Tri-C is about to change that with a new evaluation program.
Evaluation is the most effective way of assessing the performance of instructors. Presently, Tri-C evaluates all instructors internally at the end of each term. However, those evaluations do not include comments or concerns from students.
“The new system will begin with a focus group of students from all campuses,” said Sandra McKnight, associate vice president of faculty affairs.
These students will participate in the selection of questions on the evaluation form, as well as, areas that are covered on the questionnaire.
Once the forms are complete, Tri-C will distribute them and use the upcoming summer session as a pilot for the program. 2014 fall semester will be the initiation of the program. A town hall meeting was held April 1st to introduce the program to the faculty.
The evaluation program will have at least three separate questionnaires. The instructor evaluation will be given to each student, in every class, at the end of the term. Also included in the evaluation process will be questionnaires for students to evaluate library staff and counselors. All of these forms are designed to gather the opinions of students, and efficiently evaluate the faculty and staff members they depend on throughout their education.
But evaluation is not all about the professor that was terrible, or the class you hated. It is also a forum to highlight the professor who went out of the way to help students, or a class that surpassed your expectations.
In any case, it is our chance to be heard and be an essential part of shaping Tri-C for the future.
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Apr 16
BREAKING — President George W. Bush Selected as Scholarship Luncheon Speaker in Fall
By Bronson Peshlakai
The 43rd President of the United States will speak at this year’s Tri-C Foundation’s Presidential Scholarship Luncheon on Sept. 11, 2014.
George W. Bush will be the second U.S. president to speak at the luncheon that not only benefits student scholarships, but will help support veteran’s initiatives, a Tri-C spokesman said.
Not too many details are available at this time other than the luncheon will take place at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.
The event will fall on the 13th anniversary of 9/11 — the attack on America that brought down World Trade Center towers 1 and 2, an attack on The Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Penn. Bush was president during that deadliest attack on American soil.
The naming of President Bush being the next luncheon speaker is in line with the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation’s efforts to snag top world leaders to raise money for student scholarships at Tri-C. Last fall, U.S. President Bill Clinton was the speaker, and before that former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was here, and before her, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair was the speaker.
The scholarship luncheon fundraiser generates more than $1 million with its per plate charge of more than $1,000. At least for the last three speakers, the luncheon was sold out.
There will be continuing coverage in The Voice newspaper’s final edition expected on stands April 28.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.cccvoice.com/2014/04/16/breaking-president-george-w-bush-selected-scholarship-luncheon-speaker-fall/
