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Spring 2020 February 19 Vol. 21 Issue 7
4 Environment
Seminars
22 Soup 4 U
Challenge
32 Ice Cream
Review
Campus Life
4 Environmental Issues Seminars
Addressing important environmental issues
8 Three Rivers’ Fitness Center
TRCC's one stop shop for a workout
The Current is the 10 Benefits of being a Commuter
Student
official student 12
Do commuters do it better?
Accessibility at Three Rivers
publication of 14
Is accessibility to the standard it should be?
Kem Barfield
River's Bed: A look at who keeps Three Rivers flowing.
Three Rivers 18 Could a Summer/Winter Class be for
You?
Community Thinking ahead on your time off
The Staff College.
19 What Niche Does TRCC Fill?
What makes the school special?
Community
Editor 20 The Constant Cold
Chris Boyle How to stay warm this winter
The Current is 22 Soup 4 U Chef's Challenge
Managing Editor Local chefs compete for best soup in Norwich
Chris Boyle written, edited, 25 Stay Proactive in Flu Season
Do your part to keep yourself and others healthy
Staff 26 2020 is the Year of the Rat
Ariana Cloutier
and designed soley What it means to be born in the Year of the Rat
27 New Semester Means New Strategies
Axel Soto by students. Ways to stay energized this semester
28 Make time for Self-Care
Bianca Lane Are you taking the time to fulfil your needs?
Jerico Ciliano
John White Editorial
30 Students Today, Wallets Forever
Tucker Noniewicz Be thorough in research before transferring
Advisor Entertainment
Kevin Amenta 34 Netflix & Chill'd Flavor Review
Could the new flavor on your block be your go-to?
Special Thanks 36 YouTube Vs. COPPA
Marketing 38
New YouTube policies are making waves.
Nana's Banana Chocolate Chip
Copy Center Cookies
Samantha Zod An exclusive look at a family favorite
40 First Steps to Digital Drawing
Kiersten Galloway Please send any submissions to Tips and Tricks to get you started as a digital artist
Gillian Taylor trccnewspaper@gmail.com 42 Mr. Beast and #TeamTrees
2 Tyler Riddle
YouTube star making a difference 3
February 19, 2020
SPRING 2020
Environmental Issues Seminars
Campus Life
Wednesday classes run from approximately 6-8:30 PM and will be followed with
Q&A. Seminars will be held in room C101 on the Three Rivers Campus. Students
taking classes for credit should arrive by 5:50 PM; noncredit students/guests
promptly by 6 PM. Open to everyone!!
For more info, 22 29
January
contact Professor Dr. John Lane, Dr. Gary Robbins,
United States
Diba Khan-Bureau at Geological
Professor Geology &
Hydrology UCONN
860-215-9443 or Survey ¬– What we can
(USGS)¬– Water
dkhan-bureau@ Resources in the
learn from the
water systems of
threerivers.edu Developing
World. ancient Rome?
1 5 12 19 26
February
Corrie Folsom- Dr. Thomas Dr. Hedley Freake, Judy Preston, UCONN
Meyer, Professor Professor Nutritional SeaGrant ¬–The
Environmental Issues Seminar
O’Keefe, Audubon
Geomatics Sciences UCONN ¬– History of the Green
Society ¬– Bird
UCONN ¬– Using Approaches to Lawn Dilemma;
Conservation
GPS to Reveal the Eating in the United Coastal Water
across Connecticut States:
Secret Lives of Quality Challenges
and specifically in Consequences for
Mountain Lions. Connecticut.
the Lyme Forest
Three Rivers does its part in addressing important enviromental issues. Block.
our Health and
Environment
Story by Tucker Noniewicz 4 11 25
Dr. Michael Dietz,
Spring break
Dr. Louise Lewis Mike Beauchene, CT.
March
Professor Ecology Department of Energy Professor UCONN
& Evolutionary and Environmental Extension Office
W
Program Director
ednesday January 22nd at clean water. And we can tie over 80% of Biology, UCONN¬– Protection ¬– The
NEMO ¬– International
Algal Diversity and Management of
6:00pm in C101 Dr. John Lane, the illnesses and 25,000 deaths per day Environmental Recreational Fishing,
and National Concerns
of Stormwater
of the United States Geological Survey, back to the fact that people don’t have Health what it Means for
Pollution: Stormwater
Connecticut’s Economy
Hydrogeophysics Branch, lectured a access to safe water.” Those are some and Environment
and Low Impact Design
group of students on water resources in staggering numbers.
the developing world. However, Dr. Lane drops an even 1 8 15 22
This is the first in a series of heavier fact on the room. “5 Children Dr. Peter Siver, Congressman Joe Greg Bugbee and Dr. James O'Donnell
Professor of Marine
Environmental Issues talks sponsored per minute die from water related Professor of Botany Courtney - Earth Abigail Wiegand,
april
and Environmental Day....50 years! Connecticut Science, Connecticut
by Three Rivers professor Diba Khan- illnesses, day in, day out. By the time I Studies Director of Environmental Agricultural Institute for Resilience
Bureau. While these talks are part finish this lecture something in the order Environmental Issues in Experiment Station and Climate Adaptation
Studies Program, Connecticut and in ¬– Invasive Aquatic (CIRCA). Global climate
of a class, Professor Khan-Bureau of 300 children will have died from a Connecticut College - the USA. Plants found in CT change abroad, in
encourages anyone and everyone to preventable situation.” Our Ancient Climate Lakes. Connecticut;
consequences and
attend, listen, and participate. Dr. Lane laments that the world remedies.
The talk opens with a lengthy and population is set to increase by “2 billion 29 6
varied introduction by Professor Khan- over the next few decades.” He implores Hank Gruner, Author & Vice David Stokes, CT. Dept.
Bureau, establishing the credibility of the room to think about where that President of Programs, of Energy and
May
Dr. Lane. Dr. Lane begins his talk by growth will be occurring, and gives the Connecticut Science Center Environmental
Protection Bureau of
(retired) and Herpetologist -
describing it as an intersection between answer “developing countries.” Making sense of the Waste Management
his vocation and his avocation which “Developed countries geographical distribution and and Enforcement ¬–
Hazardous Waste
conservation of Connecticut's
is working in developing countries significantly reduce their birth rates. Amphibians and reptiles
Management
Regulations
and bringing safe water to those who Some countries in fact have negative
previously didn’t have it. birth rates. They can’t achieve a
Dr. Lane proceeds by laying replacement rate, Japan is a good 1. Spaulding Pond, located at Mohegan Park (Photo by
down some facts. “Right now, across the example. Russia is another one.” Chris Boyle).
world over 1 billion people lack access to Dr. Lane addressed key questions 2. Evironmental Issues lectures are scheduled for the rest of
the semester.
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February 19, 2020
such as:What water source is being create problems too, by not considering or smell funny, or taste funny. And where trucks
used? Does the area have electricity? the social issues and the politics.” certainly we want to treat the water in will routinely
Is that electricity available 24/7? Is the The solution that Dr. Lane a way that we eliminate the potential
Campus Life
drive around
water itself potable? Are there wet and provides for these social and political microbial contamination at the source. and distribute
dry seasons in the area? Is the water issues is putting the wells or distribution And that the water is free of industrial water.
available 24/7? points in schools or medical clinics. contaminants.” Dr. Lane
Rain collection is cheap to set “Everybody’s children go to school. Dr. Lane listed some of the mentions that
up but can be prone to contaminants Everyone needs healthcare. This can best places to look for well sites. even if you
such as leaf litter or animal feces. Above be one of the ways around some of the Buried valleys, alluvial fans, buried have a potable
ground sources are plentiful but are social issues and politics.” channels (Paleochannels), Fault-zone
generally contaminated with human, “Almost invariable the most Compartment, fractured rock, fracture
source, by the 4
time the water
animal, and industrial runoff. Wells successful approach (when placing zones, limestone, and sandstone.
have the issues of supply, safety, and a well) is very intensive community Then Dr. Lane gives two gets to the point of consumption it may
contamination. involvement.” examples of what geophysics can be contaminated by other means. To
Dr. Lane’s specialty, Dr. Lane then gave his ideal detect: magnetic susceptibility and that end the Dr. Lane says that good
Hydrogeology, helps to find ideal well well site selection criteria. “We would electrical conductivity. “I’m gonna talk hand and water container hygiene are
sites. “This issue of public access. It’s like a persistent (year-round) supply of about magnetic susceptibility and that essential to keeping water clean.
really important to consider and really good quality water that has low salinity, basically is a fancy way of saying how Other factors, that Dr. Lane
tricky. There can be some social issues that’s clear, that doesn’t have a lot of easy, how susceptible is a material to mentions, that have an impact on
and politics that go into trying to solve naturally occurring chemicals that being magnetized.” “Volcanic rocks have keeping the water sources safe are
a problem. You can very inadvertently could cause the water to look funny, a higher magnetic susceptibility than sanitation and maintenance. Sanitation
sedimentary rocks.” meaning keeping “Human and animal
“We also have electrical waste separate from our aquifers” and
conductivity. This is an intuitive thing. maintenance meaning keeping wells
3 and all the infrastructure in working
Dry materials don’t want to pass an
electrical current very well. It’s very hard condition.
to pass an electrical current through “It took me a long time to come
glass or dry sand.” around to this point of view, but I
Dr. Lane then think I have. If a water project is to be
shows the students sustainable there has
“
examples of both to be somebody who
magnetic susceptibility owns it, and that can
scanning and electrical ... the most be a water board in
the community, and
conductivity scanning.
And discusses how he successful they have to charge
something for the
would place wells in
each circumstance.
approach water. The only way
The next [is] intensive to have the money to
replace well parts is
portion of Dr. Lane’s
presentation is water community that some very small
amount of money
delivery systems. He
gives four examples.
involvement. has to be charged for
”
Pipeline distribution the water and it goes
to home, a pipe into a bank and it’s
transporting water to available to repair
multiple taps within the well.”--
a home. Pipeline distribution to Tap
stands, Tap stands being communal
sources of water rather than personal 3. Aqueduct at Fort Shantok in Montville (Photo by Chris
ones. Wellhead delivery, some sort of Boyle).
pump that takes from a well or tank. 4. Gardner Lake State Park (Photo by Chris Boyle).
And Mechanical distribution, a method
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Three Rivers'
Campus Life
Fitness Center
Three Rivers' one stop shop for a workout
Story & photos by Chris Boyle
1
C ollege students, and especially
commuters can sometimes find
it hard to fit in a workout. Luckily,
there because its so spacious," she
said. "There's no other place I can
Three Rivers very own fitness center go that has mirrors the way the
makes it that much easier. studio does so I can see what I am
The life of a college student is doing, and how I look doing it.
fast paced and stressful, and even a A good workout can be
simple 30 minute workout could be just the right thing to clear one's
enough to uplift your day. If you are mind and take a break from their
having a hard time balancing your studies.
physical health outside of school, the Tyler Riddle visits the
Fitness Center may be the place for weight room when he has the time
you. between classes.
The facility has a wide range "It's great because usually
of workout equipment. Everything theres hardly anyone there," he
from free weights, to squat racks, and said. "There's plenty of space for
even treadmills. me to do my thing and I don't feel
With such a variety available crammed."
to students, there is something for The Fitness Center is
everyone at the Fitness Center. located in F105 and is open
In addition to its weight and Monday-Thursday, 8:00 A.M
cardio rooms, the Fitness Center -7:00P.M.--
also has an open studio available to
students and clubs. 1. The weight room has dumb bells and many
When she is not painting in free weights for use.
the art room, Mackenzie Gaulin 2. Fitness Center has vast array of cardio
frequents the studio to practice machines (Ellipticals and treadmills).
choreographed hula hooping. 3. The Fitness Center also has a spacious
studio used by students and clubs (Photo by
"I can do whatever I want in Samantha Zod) 3 2
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February 19, 2020
Campus Life
Benefits of being a
Commuter Student
Do commuters do it better?
Story by Jerico Ciliano
2
S ure dorming sounds really fun, going
to parties and staying up all hours of
the night. Actually I would never know
One major advantage of attending
community college is that you sometimes
receive a FAFSA refund. For example,
because I have only commuted but I if you do not use all of the FAFSA you
assume that is what dorming is like. were awarded, you receive a refund check.
All I know for sure is that students From that point on you can use the money
save a significant amount of money. however you want.
According to the Student Loan Hero The one disadvantage of
website, “The average cost of room and community college is that you have to
board is $10,440 for a public school and travel back and forth to the college since
$11,890 at private colleges. Over the course it does not stay open all day. With that
of four years, living in a college dorm said, community college students will find
can add over $40,000 to your total cost themselves driving many times throughout
of attendance” Tretina, K. (2017, March the week. You’ll have to pay for gas at least
29). The $10,000 Question: Is Living in a once a week. It costs about $30 to fill a
Dorm Worth It? whole tank of gas. That adds up quickly.
College tuition is already pricey Do not let that discourage you! Since
alone, the last thing students want to do you’re in community college you will have
is spend money. Becoming a Three Rivers the extra funds to cover gas money. --
Community College student was a smart
choice!
According to the Three Rivers
Community College (TRCC) website, 1. Bustling cars are constantly moving in
tuition costs about $9,112 for 2 years at and out of the campus' two access points
(Photo by George Simones).
Three Rivers. The price can be significantly 2. A jam packed parking lot on a cloudy
lowered if you are eligible for Free TRCC day.
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). The cost of boarding is higher
1 than TRCC’s tuition. Isn’t that crazy?
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February 19, 2020
Accessibility at Three Rivers reach. Most snacks in the cafeteria are on
low shelves and easily accessible.
Campus Life
Is the accessibility to the standard it should be? There are plenty of handicap parking
spots which is a huge plus because, most
establishments only have maybe one or two
of them.
1
2
Story & Photos by Ariana Cloutier
As a whole, Three Rivers is
accessible enough by standard of say the
P icking the right college is never an
easy task. Especially when having a
physical disability.
absolutely have an automatic door opener.
The library is somewhere all people
of all abilities should have access to with
state requirements. As for a student who
has a physical disability these flaws could
really effect their choice in college or
Three Rivers has been built ease. require them to have someone with them at
recently enough that it is quite When it comes to elevators on all times and for some that may not be an
accessible but, there are definite flaws. campus there are four. Which is plenty for option. --
Here are a few to start. a small campus.
Not all entry ways are accessible Unfortunately, just because there
with automatic door buttons. There are are elevators on campus doesn’t make
only two on campus and the side entry them fully accessible. The one in E Wing 3
(A Wing) button is not working 90% of on the first floor is the smallest but, the
the time. buttons are lower than all of the other
If your class is in E wing, you elevators on campus. Making it the most
must park at the main entrance and accessible elevator.
use those doors instead of parking right On the other hand, Three Rivers
outside of E Wing (where there are does a lot of things right when it comes to
handicap parking spots) because those accessibility.
doors are not accessible by button. There is plenty of space in the
That may not seem like a huge hallways. They have ramps all throughout
deal but, when you are running late to the school which makes for easy access to 1. E-wing has a ramp build into the floor beside a set of
class it makes all the difference. certain wings. stairs.
Also, the library door is quite Just that there are automatic doors 2. The main entrance of Three Rivers has an automatic
button next to the door.
impossible to open for someone with is a plus (there just isn’t enough of them).
3. Emergency operators buttons are present outside of the
weak upper body strength because they In the cafeteria, the staff is more than E-wing elevator.
are huge glass doors. These should happy to assist with anything that is out of
4 4. Buttons inside E wing elevator
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Kem Barfield
Campus Life
K em Barfield is the Associate Dean River's Bed: A look at who keeps Three Rivers Flowing. 1. Kem Barfield, Associate Dean of Academics and
Director of Educational Technologies
of Academics and the Director Story & Photos by Tucker Noniewicz
of Educational Technologies at Three
Rivers Community College. Kem has
been at Three Rivers since the summer
of 2005. the students.
Kem is a Blackboard I think it actually helps the
Administrator for Three Rivers, works faculty when they use it. I always say to
with classroom technology, and runs the faculty you know, you have this bag
technology training sessions. Kem of papers and you’ve got your gradebook
supervises at the tutoring and writing and you’re always trying to communicate
centers, the Innovative Design in these things out to students and you have
Educational Advancement (IDEA) things going back and forth all the time.
center, and the Assessment of Prior Gradebook in Blackboard
Learning (APL) center. He also runs actually helps save you a lot of time,
website support for the Three Rivers cause you don’t have to have an
Extranet. In addition Kem has a hand individual conversation where you are
in almost every survey that goes out to pulling out your gradebook and going
students or faculty. Lastly, Kem is in through the grades and adding them up.
the process of relinquishing the title of Students see that automatically.
Director of Institutional Research to I think MyCommNet, which
someone new. was a project years ago to unite all of
the different log-ins. So if you’d been
Q: How does your work impact a student in say 2004, 2005 you might
the lives of Three Rivers students? have had five different log-ins for our
different systems. Different passwords
So there are a lot of ways. Just and usernames to log into each one of
1 these.
about every survey that happens,
electronic survey, comes through me. So we used the Luminous
If you’re a distance learning all me. Plus I mean, I have a number classrooms that we have in D207. It was platform system-wide, I was on the
student you are going to get emails from of students who are working with like good we had some funding and so we committee. We combined all of those
me almost from the time that you sign Digication and other things and if they were able to put together classrooms so now can get into MyCommnet and
up for classes. Even if you’re not you can’t get it resolved through like the that you can show things on a lot of essentially you have one password for
may be getting some information about tutoring center or IT or the registration different monitors and group spaces. So everything.
Blackboard. office then a lot of times they will come we went away from the rows of desks That concept has gone beyond
If you have problems with your to me because we can usually figure it and chairs that you’d typically see in a MyCommnet even so now you can
classes (on Blackboard) in general I’m out or contact the right people who can lot of classrooms. To something that was get into your mail in other ways and
the one who goes in and kinda solves the figure it out. spread out and students could plug in into other systems by using that same
technical issues with classes, so students laptops and they work in groups. username and password. So I think it
contact me for that. Q: What is the most impactful As well as some of the other was a big thing.
If there are student complaints change you feel you’ve made for Three classrooms with video capability and
that have already gone through the Rivers? smartboards. I think those have been Q: Looking ahead, what excites
department and are not resolved then really good things. you the most about the future of Three
those come to me as well. So I talk to Oh I don’t know … There are many I think that we’ve been good Rivers?
students about those things. things that … that I’ve enjoyed doing and at encouraging faculty to use more
Not anymore things, Climate I think have made an impact. technology, especially Blackboard. In a I think there are a lot of great
surveys that come through, they are So for instance the active learning lot of different ways I think that’s helped things that are possible in Education
Technologies. So I do think that there
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is the potential for us to use virtual now we have tools that can generate that for the faculty but you also have a very
technology and that would be the way kind of data on the fly, while classes are dedicated staff that’s also all about
Campus Life
we did our distance learning classes. in progress. helping the student get in and get into
So you would put on your So that when students are the right place and get what they need.
headset, you would meet the instructor having problems there’s an indicator of And then that support team is
in a particular environment, and the that problem right away and you can providing orientations and they are
instructor could talk to you, students intervene. So that the student doesn’t analyzing information. So if they are
could do group work together. You could drop out of the class or fail the class, or advisors a lot of times they are meeting
actually be at important historical sites. maybe even fail the next unit that you’re with students very frequently, they are
If you’re taking your architecture working on. So I think that kind of data giving the student career advice, which
of the world class you could actually be that we can bring to bear on students is is another thing that you might not get at
in Greece at a site and your professor gonna be very important. I think that’s a university. You’re getting it and you’re
could guide you through that with other very exciting the future. getting it early here. So Three Rivers
class members. is the place I gained respect for that
This is Q: How has being a mission. --
“
the same kind of faculty member here at
thing I thought Three Rivers made an
was possible with ...having data on impact on you?
2. Kem Barfield working in his office.
Second Life. With
Second Life you education [will I think Three Rivers
were still detached
from it, you were give] a wealth of has given me a greater
appreciation for the
guiding an avatar information you community college mission.
in an environment I’ve worked at a variety of
on a screen. can use to support colleges and at a university
With this
you put on the your students... and in the military
before, and I knew about
”
headset and it feels community colleges, but
like you’re there. in my mind a community
You can actually college was just another
get up and move around in it. So that is place of higher education. You get
pretty exciting. what you need there and move on to
I also think, well this is exciting something else.
but I don’t think that most people will Three Rivers has shown me that
think it’s exciting. I think that, so there’s it is actually a special place in higher
been this talk about Big Data. So we’re ed. And it provides value to students
collecting data on everything, and some who, in a lot of ways, might not get what
people are opposed to this Big Data they need if they went straight off to
because they don’t want everybody to be university, and it does it at an affordable
just a number. cost.
But I also think that having It has people who are the best
data on education, on the students in practitioners of education. That is, at a
education, especially when we have that university your professor may not know
across large numbers as we have with you, may not know your name. T.A. ‘s
some of the massive open online classes. are gonna be doing a lot of the work
I think that probably gives you a wealth with you. The professor lectures and
of information you can use to support then the professor is gone.
your students. Our professors actually have
And we no longer have to spend the office hours, and they’re not doing
a lot of time, and have it take so much research so their whole focus is on
time that we can’t do it in real time. So teaching and on education. That’s great 2
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February 19, 2020
What Niche Does TRCC Fill?
Could a
Campus Life
What makes the school unique?
Summer/ 3
Winter Class
1
Story by Tucker Noniewicz
W hat sets Three Rivers Community
College apart from a larger school?
just another number or a face in the
crowd, TRCC puts genuine effort into
be for You? The answer is the the intimate relationship
between both the academic body and
professional staff.
giving you a community backing... having
people available to you for support,
doing the same stuff you’re doing,
Chris Boyle is a returning student to [with] common goals with different
TRCC after previously attending Eastern backgrounds."
Thinking ahead on your time off
Connecticut State University, and later the Students at TRCC have much in
University of Connecticut. common. This commonality creates a
Story & Photos by Jerico Ciliano 2 “Three Rivers’ niche is its very strong sense of community in the schools
unique sense of community" he said. population.--
“Whereas at a larger school you’re
P iling classes onto your schedule could
make your efforts counterproductive
and harder to accomplish your goal.
Student Aid (FAFSA) does not cover
it. You can only receive FAFSA if you
are a full-time student, taking 3 classes
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Winter and summer classes are a great way
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The Constant Cold
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Consume foods/ beverages that
How to stay warm in the cold are warm are what’ll keep you from
freezing. Having hot foods will make you
feel satisfied compared to more colder
foods like ice cream. A hot cappuccino
or food straight from an oven is always a
good commendation. --
1. There are endless possibilities of winter clothes
that can fit your style.
2. There may be a lack of snow, but the winter
season is far from over.
2
1
Story & Photos by Axel Soto
It’s ok if
you haven’t
learned
W hen it comes to that time of the
year where the temperature gets to
a low point and no matter what clothes
We sometimes try to excuse ourselves
into thinking that maybe it’s ‘not that
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you wear, you’re constantly feeling cold.
It’s always important to maintain a
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Go shopping for a puffy jacket or
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Stay warm by staying in indoor
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a lot of pockets so there’s the additional
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21February 19, 2020
Soup 4
Community
U Chef's
Challenge
Local chefs compete for best soup in Norwich
Story & Photos by Chris Boyle 1
E leven restaurants from around
Norwich competed for the title of
best soup February 7th in Chef Ceil
trophy ornamented with a Le Creuset
soup pot.
The event is currently kept
I want to make twenty-two,” he said.
“There were so many people, over one
hundred. It was just incredible.”
Last year’s Soup 4 U Chef ’s
Challenge raised $3,000.
“I love the community of
Vardar’s “Soup 4 U Chef ’s Challenge.” exclusive to Norwich owned restaurants. Chef Ceil Vardar, local chef and Norwich.” said Illiano’s Race.
The event was held at the Wauregan The participants of this year’s challenge winner of Food Network’s Chopped, is “Whatever I don’t use is a donation and
Ballroo. are Brick and Basil, Cafe Otis, Canggio, a self-taught chef whose passion for even just that is special.”--
The public could purchase tickets Craftsman Cliff Roasters, Harp and cooking lead to the creation of the
to the event that included a tasting of Dragon, Illiano’s Grill, Lazizah, Royal competition. She came up with the idea
each soup and the ability for a guest to Punjabi, Tulli’s, These Guys Brewing, for the competition as a way to highlight
vote on their favorite. There were two and Uncle D’s Blazin’ BBQ. Norwich business.
serving times that were available for Each restaurant chooses their Since last year’s installment of
ticket purchase on the day of the event; own soup to prepare for the event, and the event, there have been ideas in ways
5-7pm or 7-9pm. no two soups are exactly alike. to change how it is structured and who
Tickets were purchased online Last year’s sold out competition should be able to compete. Vardar said
for $18 and included was held at Epicure Brewing and that they have talked about expanding
11 tasting tickets was attended by 200 people. Some the competition, but she would like
for each competing participants felt they were under to keep it limited to only restaurants
soup as well as one prepared as they were not expecting such located in Norwich. 3
red voting ticket, a large turnout. “I want to keep the contest
of which were Vincenzo Race, owner and in Norwich to keep the business in
1. Typical minestrone soup is made with ingredients
presented at the operator of Illiano’s Grill, participated Norwich,” Vardar said. such as pasta, beans, onions, celery, carrots, and other
door. Participants of in the event last year and will be All proceeds for the event go to vegetables.
the challenge receive returning to compete. He will be making benefit the Norwich Events Organization 2. The winning soup gets a custom trophy (Photo by
a certificate of gluten free and vegan minestrone to that oversees community events such as Ceil Vardar).
their entry, and the highlight the restaurant’s menu options the competition itself. This money goes 3. The competition will be held at the Wauregan
2 winner is presented for a variety of diets. towards parades, fireworks, and other Ballroom.
with a custom made “I made eight quarts.. This year events.
22 23February 19, 2020
Community
2
Stay Proactive in Flu Season
Do your part to keep yourself and others healthy
Story John White
F lu season is in full effect and
consequently has been causing a stir
in the community. In the past month,
to remember the flu should not be taken
lightly. Children and the elderly are
particularly susceptible to the virus.
Mitchell College was forced to cancel During the 2019-2020 flu season, the
classes for nearly a week after many of CDC reported 10,000 people have died
their students had contracted the flu. and 180,000 were hospitalized from the
As the media promotes the fear virus.
of the looming threat of global pandemic To protect yourself and the
causing a nation wide frenzy, it is community, the first step experts
important to remember that “flu season” recommend is to get vaccinated. The
is to be taken seriously. This year, experts CDC recommends “everyone 6 months
have said that the virus is expected to be of age and older get vaccinated every flu
just as severe, if not more, than previous season.”
years. In addition, it is recommended
Symptoms of the common flu can you wash your hands thoroughly and
come on suddenly. These include things avoid touching your face to prevent
like high fever, severe muscle aches, spreading the virus from surfaces to
1 weakness or fatigue, chills, flushed skin, oneself. For situations where you are not
headaches, dry cough, sore throat, and readily able to wash your hands, carry an
1. Use hand sanitizer only when you are not able to wash your hands, as it is aggressive on
runny nose. alcohol-based hand sanitizer. --
skin (Photo by Chris Boyle). While at first these may seem like
2. Washing your hands with hot water removes germs better (Photo by Chris Boyle). manageable symptoms, it is important
24 25February 19, 2020
New Semester
Community
Means New
2020 is the
Strategies
Ways to stay energized this semester
Year of the Rat Story & Photo by Axel Soto
An in-depth description of what it 2
means to be born in the Year of the Rat
Story Ariana Cloutier P lanning:
When you get back into
the learning process, you may
S leep:
It is sad to say that students
aren’t getting enough sleep as
E ating Breakfast:
It’s important to eat a
decent breakfast. Students
have a hard time trying to get they should be getting. Some might believe that skipping
back into it. Coming from the of the reasons are due to breakfast isn’t a big deal and
winter break, back into doing stress, sleeping disorders, and might not see the importance.
I n 2020, Chinese New Year
festivities fell between the dates
of January 25th to February 4th. This
metal. Officially, this year is called,
“The Year of the Metal Rat”.
Traditionally the year of
schoolwork can be difficult to
adapt to.
overhaul of work.
To try to get as much
According to Rush
University Medical Center,
It’ll then lead to sleep as possible, there are a one of the advantages of eating
year happens to be the year of the your zodiac will often come with waiting until the last minute of few steps to prevent yourself breakfast in the AM is “Having
Rat. some bad luck. For 2020, the Rat doing homework and staying from staying up all night. better performance (memory
If born in the following will have some better luck than up all night. Trying to cram Relief thoughts: It’s and attention) (for school-aged
years, consider yourself a Rat; 1924, normal career wise. Unfortunately, all your work together into a not healthy to be thinking so children)."--
1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, some relationship and health huge list of assignments just negatively, especially when
2008, and 2020. struggles may arise. to get half-baked attempts of getting sleep
According to folklore the It is said that, people born unfinished work. Avoid anything that
Rat represents the beginning of a within a year of the Rat are well To fight this attitude, might distract you: Leaving
new day. liked. They are quite emotional you must manage your time the television on or using your
The zodiac animals are people but, tend to have a stubborn with a personal planner. Set phone are influences that keep
made up of twelve different side. times to when you’re going to you up at night.
animals. The Rat happens to be the The most popular attributes finish said assignment and get
first on the list. of the Rat are, good with money it done by that time.
A myth created by the Jade and smart. It’s best to have a plan
Emperor determines the order of Be prosperous in the year than just waiting every time. If
the zodiac animals. It is based off 2020! you feel it might be too much
of which animal showed up to his Gong Hei Fat Choy! (Happy work effort put onto yourself,
party first. New Year).-- take frequent breaks, relax,
The zodiacs also have and return to it later.
corresponding elements that The earlier it’s done,
change every year. There are five the better. This isn’t just a tip 2. The many possibilities of breakfast can be just
elements, wood, fire, water, metal, 1. Red lanters, traditional for Chinese New Year for school, it’s life advice as as simple as bread with butter.
and earth. This year happens to be (Photo by Pexels). 1 well.
26 27February 19, 2020
The busy life of a commuting
college student can make it hard to
prioritize self care. The easiest thing to do
is make small changes that are attainable
Community
in your every day life.
Here are a list of target areas to
focus on to make sure you are giving
yourself the care you need:
1. Get a good night's sleep.
2. Manage your time to avoid
the stress of the crunch.
3. Never skip meals. Pack a
lunch if you know you will be
out for too long.
Make Time for Self-Care
4. Excercise; even a simple 20
1 minute workout can make all
the difference.
Are you taking the time to fulfil your needs? 5. Take a break from your
Story & Photo by Jerico Ciliano work; know when its time to
step away for a bit, get snack
and come back energized.
W hy do college students develop
poor eating habits? Students may
not be eating three meals a day because
is not a wide variety of healthy food
available in the cafeteria and restaurants
are very pricey. Eating food at school
calories but low in nutrients and is
very cheap.
Another factor to lack of self-
As difficult as it may be for college
students to take self care into account,
of financial, mental, or physical reasons. can become pricey, especially if you care is stress. Studying and working it is just as important as getting their
What happens when a student does not spend your whole day there. on assignments becomes a priority homework done on time. --
eat enough during a semester? According to journalist and must be done in order to
A college education is not Vanessa Romo, from the National succeed. However, it feels as though
cheap. Students will find themselves Public Radio (NPR), said “... just 29 your needs can be attended at a later
paying for classes, textbooks, and percent of college students today are time. This problem can be avoided
school supplies in order to succeed in ‘traditional students’ — those who if you plan your meals ahead of time
college. Some college students might enroll immediately after high school and and spend the time making them.
struggle financially in general. With depend on their parents for financial Making food for yourself is
this burden on their shoulders they support. The vast majority — 71 percent not as time consuming as you think
neglect their basic necessities. Students — don’t follow the narrative of the it is. Skipping meals cannot be that
are on the go most of the day, whether ‘typical’ college student.” (NPR, 2019). bad for you, right? According to self.
it’s going from one class to another or All ages attend colleges these days. com, your blood sugar and energy
going to work. According to Consumer Older students may be juggling school levels drop. Your glucose, a simple
News and Business Channel (CNBC), with children, money, or a job. sugar that is an important energy
“Researchers surveyed 43,000 college Unfortunately, students will source in living organisms, can
students at 66 schools and found sacrifice their basic needs in order to deplete if you do not eat. Low levels
that 36 percent of students on U.S. live comfortably outside of school. Most of glucose will cause you to feel tired 1. A good breakfast when you wake up can make
all the difference in your mood and energy for the
college campuses are considered “food college students resort to unhealthy and and weak. Not eating can cause you
day.
insecure,” meaning they do not get innutritious food options, such as fast to not think straight because your
enough to eat” (CNBC, 2018). There food or junk food. Junk food is high in brain needs glucose as well.
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Story and Photos by Chris Boyle
Students Today,
because of my 2 years’ experience at
TRCC. For instance, I was placed in an
T he University of Connecticut is
considered among some of the
introductory digital media class that was
essentially a brief and haphazardly put
Editorial
more elite schools in the country, and together class to expose new students
Wallets Forever
an iconic name in our area. Everyone to basic Adobe software. In short, my
knows a UConn Husky, and in the Fall impression of the Graphics Program as
of 2019, I was that Husky. After a few a whole was just that; haphazardly put
semesters under my belt at Three Rivers, together.
I decided to transfer to UConn in favor Unfortunately for me, the faculty
Be thorough in research before transferring of the opportunities I had thought the I reached out for guidance were the very
school would open up for me. I want ones that put the program together. In
to specifically critique UConn with the my experience, help from faculty at the
lens of a transfer student, as many of us university was nonexistent. When I began
at TRCC will be or are in the process of to have second thoughts on whether or
transferring soon. not UConn was the right place for me,
UConn is extremely particular I reached out to my assigned advisor.
about what credits they do and do not After being ignored for a week, I decided
take. I would go as far as to argue the to play a game with myself and send one
school is overly selective. When I began the
transfer process into the school, however,
the people I had met with on UConn had
walked me through my credits to make it
sound like I was ahead of the game. They
assured me that my previously earned
credits filled requirements, and I was good
to go. This was, in fact, not the case. As it
turns out, the vast majority of my credits
obtained would transfer to UConn only
as “electives.” In terms of my program,
Graphic Design, I was starting from square
1 again. On Orientation Day, I met with
faculty to discuss the credits more in
depth, but was more or less shooed away to
keep the line moving.
Almost nothing I had previously
taken was going to transfer into a
meaningful slot. The university went as far
as to argue that my Art History I & II, one
taken at ESCU and the other at TRCC,
was not of the same caliber as the UConn
brand of the same class. I coined the term
“UConn brand” as a label for most my
2
classes that semester because they were
essentially catch-up work for the Graphic
1 Design Degree program at UConn.
Moreover, for classes I was involved in that 1 Student posing with UConn merchandise- a
common sight in our area.
were specific to the Graphics program at
2. Living on campus is convenient, but have you
the university, I was already well ahead fully tallied the cost?
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additional follow-up email per day.
After three days, my advisor reached out
and offered to meet with me to discuss
Editorial
my experience. When we did in fact
meet, the session devolved into more of
an hour long argument as to the merit
of the classes I was involved in, and
annoyance that I came with questions
rather than compliance.
It is important when discussing
UConn to make mention of its price tag.
My semester, including room, board,
and estimated cost of textbooks, was
about 16,000. This does not include the
numerous fees and dues that suddenly
just seemed to appear. For instance,
the university attempted to charge me
500 dollars when I withdrew; 3 months
before the next semester even started.
How you can be charged for a lack of
service so far in advance is beyond me.
After a bit of back and forth with the 3
administration via email, I was assured
the mystery charge would be removed.
College is expensive, no doubt, into what will be our last semester as
Uconn, in my experience, favored you.”
and there is not a single person reading students of Three Rivers Community
money rather than the quality of their I am not without fault in my
that needs to be told that. UConn, College, I want to stress how important
education. When questioned, the faculty UConn ordeal, and I understand that. I
however, is an entirely different beast. it is to take full advantage of the
would dig their feet in the ground, puff did not take the time to fully understand
In fact, after talking in depth to other resources and faculty available to
out their chest, and argue a UConn the necessary components involved in the
students in my program who had students. With many of us looking
education is worth whatever price they transfer process. I did not talk to enough
ahead to our next chapter, take the
deem necessary. faculty to think ahead to a UConn transfer,
time to get all you possibly can out of
For new students to TRCC, and and I did not take into account the culture
TRCC. Talk to your advisors, make
those of us getting ready to graduate, shock that comes with transferring to
time to visit Kathleen Gray, and work
I want to stress the importance of a much larger school. If there was any
towards what is in your best interest.
fully researching and understanding advice I could give to students thinking
Not just now, but 5 years time. Value
what is the best course of action for about transferring to a university after
the relationship between student and
your education as well as your wallet. their time at TRCC, and especially those
teacher found at TRCC, because they
Kathleen Gray- TRCC counselor who with prospects of UConn, take the time
are truly on your side and not just there
works closely with the transfer process to fully understand your options. It is
for a paycheck.
between schools- explained to me crucial that you meet with your advisor,
To respond to this editiorial,
that a smooth transfer, and to UConn research the school, and make time to visit
email:
especially, requires as early forward the campus. The student is responsible christopherjboyle2@gmail.com.--
4 thinking as you can get. Though her one for understanding what they are getting
person office seems spread thin amongst themselves into. I was lucky enough to 3. What the university lacks in program coordination
attended the university a lot longer the student body, Gray said students have faculty at TRCC who, even though I it made up for in its scenery from its vast fields of
than I, it seemed their programs were with even an idea to transfer should was no longer a student, were still on my green.
specifically structured to cost you, the meet with her and “take the time to pick side. 4. Advertising for sporting events on UConn campus
student, time and subsequently money. the brain of the faculty that are here for As many of my classmates and I go is easy to come by; but should advisor help be so as
well?
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Netflix & Chill'd Flavor Review Could the new flavor on the block be your go-to?
Story & Photos by Chris Boyle
W hen it comes to ice cream, I try to
keep it plain and simple, to always
know what I am getting myself into. I
swirls” mixed in. Such an iconic flavor
combination like this turned out to be
a welcome addition to an ice cream,
cream in a cone, and what better than a
freshly made waffle cone. The addition
of the waffle cone might not seem all
have been known to toss and turn at regardless of my initial questioning of too bold at first, but something about
the mere thought of quickly scanning a its use. the way it wrapped the ice cream in
menu board full of extravagant flavors, Wanting to be thorough in my question was both visually appealing
then settle on vanilla. Whether out of analysis, I made a point to try the new and more tasty than I thought was
respect to my comfort zone, or respect flavor in a variety of different ways. possible.
for the poor worker who has to wait on A flavor as bold and brilliant as this Lastly, I made a point to try
such an indecisive customer as myself, I demands more than just a sample the ice cream as my personal favorite
never find myself wanting to branch out. spoonful. In a cup, the ice cream stands frozen dairy treat: a milkshake. At first
That was until a friend of mine told me on its own as a large savory scoop that thought, one would think that the fudge 3
about a new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice is sure to leave ambitious customers brownies would not lend themselves
cream coming out: Netflix & Chill’d. satisfied. Netflix & Chill’d is so flavorful well to the nature of being enjoyed
At first glance, the flavor is that you would feel like you are missing through a straw. Surprisingly, these
everything I tend to avoid in ice cream anything with it simply in a paper cup, nay-sayers would be wrong. The ice
and everything a normal taster would accessorized with a wooden disposable cream and all its contents was smooth
love. The new flavor is a mouth-watering spoon. Of course, the next natural and flavorful just the same. To me, in
combination of peanut butter ice cream progression would be to enjoy the ice fact, it enhanced it.
with sweet and salty pretzel swirls mixed Netflix & Chill’d was an
in. Not only that, but there are fudge overwhelmingly satisfying flavor. It
brownie pieces mixed in as well, and has made me rethink my plain vanilla-
large pieces at that. The flavor is one of ways, and made me a believer in more
the newest additions to the Ben & Jerry’s innovative flavors. I give the ice cream 5
lengthy menu board, and has already out of 5 stars. --
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become a hit among customers.
On my first sample of the flavor,
every item in its description made itself
well known to my taste buds. Peanut
butter ice cream was a delicious change 1. Ben & Jerry's at Mohegan Sun.
from my usual vanilla, while the fudge 2. Netflix & Chill'd shaken... not stirred.
brownie pieces were bold and flavorful. 3. Ordering a creatively named flavor results in
I was actually taken aback by just how more smiles than ordering a standard vanilla.
large the fudge pieces are, and how 4. The new flavor looks appetizing and trendy,
plentiful they are in just a sample. This accessorized with a wooden disposable spoon.
new flavor is quality and quantity in one
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part of the ice cream, however, lies in 2
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35February 19, 2020
YouTube Vs. this case YouTube, get a list of criteria they
must follow, or else be in COPPA violation
set all future and existing content as
made for kids or not. At the video level,
Entertainment
and face the consequences. creators will need to set each existing
and future video as made for kids or not.
COPPA
As of January 1st, 2020 Youtube Now, a creator’s revenue is
has begun to dramatically reduce the data largely generated by the ads placed on
collection from videos marked as “made the videos. Because of the new changes,
for kids.” Which means YouTube has creators’ revenue will be cut and they
disabled a lot of different features on these will earn less pay.
videos. Not only will creators lose
New YouTube policies are making waves. These features, include but are revenue, but for each miss labeled video,
not limited to, targeted advertising, A creator can be fined civil penalties of
Story by Bianca Lane Comments, Channel notifications and up to $42,530 per violation. --
these videos can no longer be saved to
B y now, everyone has heard about
the YouTube vs the FTC event that
happened. What you probably do not know
website, “COPPA imposes certain
requirements on operators of websites or
online services directed to children under
watch later. These videos will also no
longer show up on the search engine.
is what that means exactly for youtube 13 years of age, and on operators of other What does this mean for creators?
creators or anyone that uses YouTube. websites or online services that have actual Creators are now required to set future and
But first alittle about the Child knowledge that they are collecting personal existing videos as made for kids or not.
Online Privacy Protection law of 1998, or information online from a child under 13 They may do this on a channel wide level,
better known as COPPA. According to years of age”. or on an individual video level.
the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) Which means, website operators, in Labeling at the channel level, will 1. A screenshot of new YouTube channel settings.
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Nana's Banana
1
Chocolate Chip Cookies
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An exclusive look at a family favorite
By Ariana Cloutier
Ingredients
2/3 Cup of Shortening (ie. Crisco)
1 Cup of Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Package of Milk or Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 tsp. of Vanilla
2 ¼ Cup of Flour
2 tsp. of Baking Powder
¼ tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. of Salt
1 Heaping Cup of ripe Mashed Baking* Bananas (about
3 medium sized bananas)
*Baking bananas means that they are very ripe. They will
have mostly brown skins. These bananas should be nice and soft
for best results.
Directions
Oven Setting: 350 Degrees
1. Hand mix shortening and sugar together. Then, add
eggs. Mix this together well!
2. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla
3. Sift all dry ingredients and combine with shortening
mixture.
4. Add in mashed bananas
5. Scoop spoon sized dollops of batter on to a
baking sheet. (Should be able to fit 12 cookies
onto a normal sized baking sheet)
6. Place in oven for about 12 minutes or until light
golden color is achieved. 1. You'll go bananas for
these home made cookies!
(For best result don’t use blender or mixer. Blend by hand!)--
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down. That way your clipping mask
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color job will have something to hold 1. There are a number of digital drawing programs to
onto. You can then turn your line art choose from. Find the one that works best for you!
back on and create a blank layer between 2. A screenshot of new YouTube channel settings.
the color base and the line art. Then you
can click the option called “clipping”
and begin to draw.
You can also use the Alpha Locks
and Clipping mask to color your line
art.
If you are using photoshop all
you have to do, is click the lock button
for an alpha lock, or place your mouse
between the two layers you want to add
a clipping mask to, hold down alt and
First Steps to Digital Drawing
click your mouse once.
2
Tip #3 Shading/Highlighting
The third and final tip, is how to shade
Tips and Tricks to get you started as a digital artist and highlight a drawing without adding
black or white to the color.
Story & Photo by Bianca Lane Let’s begin with the shading.
Now, when you go to get a color to
shade with, do not go straight to black.
T hese digital drawing tips and
tricks are primarily for digital art
applications, such as Ibis Paint X,
There are the Alpha Locks and the
Clipping Mask.
First, let’s talk about the Alpha Locks.
Instead, move around your color wheel
to get a different color.
Take yellow for example, to shade
MediBang and Sketchbook, but can be Using Alpha Lock lets you lock a layer’s that color, you would move closer to an
used in others such as Adobe Photoshop transparency. What that means is that, orange color to shade. As your shadows
and Illustrator or Paint tool SAI. once you apply an Alpha Lock on a get darker, just keep moving around
layer, you will only be able to paint the color wheel, until satisfied that the
Tip #1 Cleaner Line Art inside what already on that particular shadows pop.
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! layer. Now for the highlighting. You
That is the number one rule to get better To put it simply, it’s a one layer will want to go back to the base color to
at anything. However that is only part of only deal and you do not want to mess begin anew.
it. up. For the highlighting, you will
To get cleaner line art, start The second way to color in the line want to go around your color wheel
by trying to get your line done in one art, is to use a clipping mask. Clipping once more, only this time in the opposite
stroke. It will be hard at first, but that is Masks let you clip multiple layers to the direction of the shadow colors. Just a
where the practice comes in. content of one layer, allowing for non- tiny bit, and for highlights, you will want
Do not be afraid to erase the line a destructive alterations. to move the tone of your color ever so
couple dozens of times before you get To do a quick color job using a slightly towards the white to get a lighter
the line you want. You are not the only clipping mask, all you have to do is take color.
one. your magic wand tool, tap outside your So, with the yellow example, you
line art then invert the selection. You can will want to use a softer yellow, that has
Tip #2 Easy coloring/Clipping/Alpha then hide your line art, but still see the a slight green tint to it.
lock outline because you made the selection.
There are two easy ways to keep the Next you will want to take your paint And you’re done!--
strokes of color within the line art. bucket tool, and plop a base color layer
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