February 2016 EDITION

ATLANTIC CAPE REVIEW

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

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

WWII vets sparked need for community colleges

By TAYLOR HENRY Staff reporter, and NICOLE MINGO, Editor

ifty years ago, New Jerseys second county community college

held its first classes in borrowed classrooms at Atlantic City High
School.

Plans called for Atlantic Community College to be built in
the pines off the Black Horse Pike in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township. On Nov. 29, 1966, ground was broken at that location. The
nine-building complex was completed two years later, and classes were
moved 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 eventually
serve two of the states 21 counties ( Raritan Valley Community College
serves Somerset and Hunterdon counties).

When the college first started it offered two degrees:
Associate in Arts and Associate in Science. There were 17 areas of study
that could be transferred to four-year schools, or used to enter the workforce upon receiving the degree. These areas of study included Business
Management, Education, Electronics, Hotel/Motel Services, Inhalation
Therapy, Law Enforcement, Liberal Arts, Medical Technology, Nursing
and Secretarial Science.

The areas of study were designed around local occupational
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Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

From the editor:

Well put the focus on student issues

We sat down with the well-loved Rich Rus

My taking the position of editor of the
sell, who is a professor as well as an alumni
Atlantic Cape Review was sort of accidental. In
of the school to get his thoughts on the school
all honesty, I wasnt the greatest journalism
and what Atlantic Cape means to him. In
student, and I wrote off the idea of ever doing
addition to Mr. Russell, several students
journalism again after I took the class in the
shared their opinions as well (like how good
fall of 2014. However, somehow, Ive found mythe mac n cheese is here, or how cool it is
self in this position.
that we have ping pong tables).

Last semester was one of learning and
In addition to 50th anniversary coverage,
observing. My predecessor made this job look
weve got the new baseball season, the latest
easy, but I can tell you it isnt all reading and
movies, books and whats going on here on
editing. Becoming a leader of something put
campus among the clubs.
me out of my element, but its sort of exciting
NICOLE MINGO
This new semester brings a new opportunity to
to represent a newspaper and the wonderful
represent the students here at Atlantic Cape
people who work within it.
I hope to highlight more student issues with com- and Im very excited to continue that into the spring.

If anyone is interested in joining or just submitting
mentary and to keep invigorating the paper with a distinct
student voice during my time as the editor. This year marks something to us, we meet every Thursday at 12:30 in the
the 50th anniversary of the college opening its doors, and student live center; or you can reach us at acrstories@gmail.
to celebrate this edition is lucky enough to have commentary com.
from the New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, as well
as a history of the college, and several of its notable programs. --- Nicole Mingo, Atlantic Cape Review Editor

Archiving newspapers, preserving history

By TAYLOR HENRY, Staff reporter

Atlantic Cape Community Colleges student newspaper debuted in

1966, the same year the school opened
its doors.
Newspapers were still a key
element in our society during the
mid-60s; network television news was
becoming an evening phenomena
particularly once the Vietnam draft
intensified but Americans still read
a newspaper with their morning coffee,
or after dinner in the evening.
Journalists of that era had a
respect for their subjects. None would
write about JFKs bedroom affairs until long after he was dead. They also
had a greater respect for their readers; they worked, after all, for family
newspapers. In return, journalists and
newspapers held positions of respect in
the community.
Newspapers were the lifeblood
of information for most consumers in
the 1960s, said Associate Professor of
Communications Keith Forrest, who
teaches journalism and mass media
classes.
Most Americans subscribed
to a daily newspaper, he said.They
trusted newspapers and looked to
them to break the major stories and

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.

providein-depth analysis. Some cities

had multiplenewspapers -- released at
different times of day.
The students who put together
then-Atlantic Community Colleges
first newspaper most likely did so
with a sense of responsibility to readers that was already there; it was less
likely that it needed to be taught. The
student newspaper staff dressed in ties
and dresses that represented the era
they worked in, all while dedicating
hours to the newsroom.
When it published its first edition, titled Atlantic Community College News, the paper consisted of news,
sports and features sections. Each section had its own staff of writers and
editors. The paper, however, came out
on an irregular basis.
By the early 1970s, the papers
title had changed to Atlantikum News
and for a two-year period was published on a weekly basis. In 2004 it adopted its current name of The Atlantic
Cape Review.
Library Clerk Bob Benner has
been searching for every edition of the
student publication for archiving. Preservation is part of his duties at the William Spangler Library.
The process of archiving the
student paper, and other material,

consists of scanning the early material

on a large-format flatbed scanner and
filing the newspapers in acid-free folders, said Benner, who has been working in the library since 1995. The hard
copies are stored in archival storage
boxes and digital copies are saved in
PDF form.
Finding copies of Atlantic Community College News, The Atlantikum
and The Atlantic Cape Review has not
been easy. The library has received donations from alumni and other people
involved with the college, but the collection is sparse.
The issues we have are incomplete with perhaps large gaps, Benner
said.We do not have any issues from
the 1980s, nor do we know if they were
published.
The earliest edition in the archives is from 1968; the Atlantic Cape
Review has a copy of the first student
newspaper edition - dated December
16, 1966 - which is shown on this page.
On Page 2 (not shown) is a short blurb
on a contest the paper launched to find
a new name. It subsequently became
known as The Sandpiper.
Benner asks that anyone who
may have an old edition of the student
newspaper contact him at rbenner@atlantic.edu.

Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

ATLANTIC CAPE REVIEW INTERVIEW

Rich Russell, on growing roots at Atlantic Cape

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

Professor Rich Russell is graduate of
Atlantic Cape Community College, class of
2007. He now teaches English 102 at Atlantic Cape. Russell was recently interviewed by
Atlantic Cape Review Editor Nicole Mingo.

How important is it to you

that student achievements
are recognized here?

What brought you to ACCC

as a student?

It was not actually my first choice.
I was going to go into med school, so I was
doing a pre-med program at a college down
in Virginia where I went right out of high
school, and I realized within the first month
of taking biology, chemistry, Latin and
calculus that I hated all of those classes. The
fifth class I was taking was a womens literature course, and that was the only course I
actually liked after the first month. So I left,
dropped out, came home and at that point I
needed to figure out what I was going to do,
which is why I decided to come to Atlantic
Cape. Atlantic Cape allowed me to take a lot
of courses and sort of figure out who I was
and what I was interested in. It was a really
fundamental part of my education, but also
helped me develop a sense of self when I was
really young. Im very thankful all the time
that my life path took me here.

I think its wonderful, of course, what the

communication program has done here, and
I think student recognition is important for
instilling confidence in students when they
may not have a lot. And also from a practical level, giving them credentials outside the
classroom that they can put on their resume
as they move forward. Its true of work on
the Communication Awards Committee,
its true of work on the newspaper, on the
literary magazine; those extracurricular
activities are a form of internship that those
students can apply moving forward, whether
that means for formal internships at their
transfer institution or to help them get into
that four-year school. I think all of that is
important to the student experience here,
and its something students sort of need to
make a special effort to get involved in. That
one extra component is important, and its
important for those students to be recognized.

Whats one thing as a student

that stuck out to you from ACCC?

What is one piece of advice you

would give to students here now?

I would say the professors. They
To get involved. And that begins in the
were very involved in the classroom, and
classroom. To be involved in classroom
very accessible outside the classroom. For
discussion, to avail themselves of the profesPhoto provided by Rich Russell
students, I felt like I had more of a one-on-one
sors office hours, to have that one-onGRADUATION DAY: Rich Russell graduated from Atlantic
experience here than when I ultimately transone relationship with their professors. And
Cape when it was still known as Atlantic Community College.
ferred to a larger university, so I think that
becoming involved in the life and the culture
was really important. Also, the stories of the
of the college, in part through those extrationing in terms of academics.
students who were in my class, which continue to
curricular activities; I think thats ensuring the
impress and inspire me today as a professor; (some
stable governance of the college itself. A lot of stuWhat made you return and teach here?
students) have overcome tremendous obstacles to
dents perhaps feel at times disenfranchised or feel
be here, far more tremendous than I ever had to
that they lack the power to make changes at the

You know, it was perhaps sort of as much
wrestle with as a student or as a professor, (and
college, but that should not be the case. Students
a happy accident as when I became a student here.
they) continue to impress me.
should feel that there are wrongs at the college that
After NYU, I went on for a graduate program
they think need to be redressed, whatever they
because I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I taught
Those examples of professors when you
may be, financial or otherwise, they should feel that
for a few years at a high school up in North Jersey,
were a student do those examples inthey have a voice. Especially because this is a comthen I decided I wanted to go back to graduate
spire you today as a professor yourself?
munity college, within our name we have that idea
school for a masters degree in English, which led
of community. They should feel that they are active
me to the University of London, and when I moved

Definitely. I think I model some of my
back I knew I wanted to move back to South Jersey members of the community and should take responteaching off of the teaching that I admired as a stu- to be nearer to my family.
sibility for the overall environment of the school.
dent. Then of course, when I transferred to NYU,

I thought Id go back to high school, which
there were professors that I admired there, too,
is what I did at Mainland Regional High School.
and (some teachers) even all the way back in high
When you think of ACCC, what comes to
While I was there, I started as an adjunct at the
school as well.
mind?
college because I was familiar with the college

After transitioning to NYU, what was

one thing you missed about ACCC?

I would say the community, and also to
a certain extent I gained a lot of confidence here
because it felt comfortable to be here. So moving to
NYU, it was a big city, a large university, I didnt
know anyone, whereas here I was familiar with faculty and I knew people, even before I came here, so
I think that was the hardest transition. The social
factor.

Did you think ACCC set you up well

for your four-year transition?

I had no issues whatsoever. I know students say this still today, but I felt some of the
coursework I had here was more rigorous than the
coursework at NYU. So I felt absolutely prepared
from my first semester, so I had no difficulty transi-

and with some of the faculty here. The first class I

taught here was a Saturday English 101 class while
I was still teaching five days a week at Mainland.
Ultimately I realized I wanted to do more work
here at the college, so I transitioned and for a few
years I was an adjunct, and that free time then
allowed me to work as an advisor for the literary
magazine. I didnt set out to be a community college
professor necessarily, but Ive transitioned over the
years.

Now, as a teacher, whats your favorite

thing (or has that not changed since
your time as a student)?

I think again its the experiences in the
classroom. With high school students, they all
come from relatively the same background, theyre
always the same age, that 14-18 range. Whereas
here at Atlantic Cape, you have a far more diverse
experience set that youre dealing with in terms of
where students come from, and that applies to their
age range as well. Ive had students that are 18 and

That idea of community, not just student
and students, or faculty and other faculty, but students and faculty all working together here.

Now as we celebrate the schools first

50 years, what do you see in its future?

I hope that the future involves a continued
commitment to a liberal arts education, because I
understand that in todays economy a lot of parents
and students are quick to go into something more
technical that might seem immediately to have
better career prospects. But I really think that we
cannot discount the significant importance in terms
of becoming conscious citizens of the world in the
liberal arts education, which Atlantic Cape has
been committed to in its 50 years, and I hope it will
continue that into its next 50 as well. Even more
than the new buildings or new programs, I hope its
that continued commitment to what really has been
an important part of our academic identity that has
been a part of the first fifty years.

Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

50 YEARS OF ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ROCHELLE HENDRICKS

Community colleges
open the doors,
wherever you go

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
Rochelle R. Hendricks is responsible for policy and
program development for the states higher education
institutions. She was invited to comment on Atlantic
Capes 50th anniversary.

ne way to demonstrate the value of New

Jersey community colleges is to try, just for a
brief moment, to imagine a higher education
landscape without them.

How disconcerting; and how, fortunately,
impossible.

Today, more than 155,000 students are earning credits at New Jerseys 19 community colleges,
including more than 6,300 students at Atlantic Cape
who are enrolled in 40 degree programs.

To all of you who are studying at Atlantic
Cape whether you
are earning degrees in
Nursing, Hospitality
Management, Culinary
Arts, Education, Computer Programming,
Computer Systems,
Paralegal Studies, or the
many other pathways
to success in life, let me
say this clearly: You
have made a very smart
ROCHELLE R. HENDRICKS
choice.
You are part of a
grand experiment in higher education that has paid
off handsomely. You are part of one of the best organized, most successful community college systems in
America.

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 people
who worked hard. Men and women provided for their
families by working in factories, industries and businesses that formed the backbone of New Jersey communities.
oday, however, is different. It is no longer
enough to be willing to work hard. You need to
develop skills that you can take with you into a
constantly changing workforce.

Those of you who plan to go on to a fouryear college or university already know that higher
education costs are steep , and if you are earning your
associates degree at Atlantic Cape, you are saving
thousands of dollars while still getting an excellent
education.

Community colleges are about access and
educational excellence. No matter where you live,
no matter what you have done with your life until
now, you have availed yourself of a higher education
system at an affordable price. By enrolling at Atlantic
Cape, you are part of one of the best community colleges in the country. The training and education you
receive here will open doors for you wherever you may
go.

Atlantic Cape Community College, continue
to let your light shine brightly. Congratulations and
thank you for providing our citizens a chance to fulfill
their dreams for 50 years and for many, many years
to come.

Ruth Lee began nursing program

in 1967 with only 16 students
By PATRICK BICKEL Staff reporter

Students, dressed in scrubs, hustle by
in a scene that could be from a medical show
or movie.

This is real life, however, and not a
script; it comes from the Atlantic Cape Nursing Program.

Founded in 1967 by Professor Ruth
M. Lee, the first nursing class had only 16
graduating students. Students then attended
classes in various buildings; however, in 1979
the Ruth Lee Allied Health Building opened
on the Mays Landing campus. Currently, the
program has about 150 full-time students.

Students take their nursing classes
in this building and build a repertoire of experience by performing clinicals at hospitals,
community agencies, senior living centers,
and elsewhere throughout Atlantic and Cape
May counties. According to Katherine Melo,
president of the Student Government Association, and an upcoming transfer into the
nursing program, she describes the nursing
program as a highly competitive program in
which nursing students will learn their trade
for four semesters.
During those semesters, students will

work through rotations that essentially give
them a full experience of all the environments
and situations they may experience as nurses.

After finishing the program, students
receive their Associate in Applied Science de-

gree and can then proceed to take the National Council Licensure Examination -Registered
Nurse with the information they learned,
which upon passing are granted their nursing
license.

Dylan Rex, a nursing student in his
second semester, says his future is promising.
My aunt started as a nurse and my cousin
recently became one (and that) greatly influenced me. When I was in high school, I had
the opportunity to visit a hospital with a
friends mother who was a nurse, and got to
watch what the other nurses did. I decided at
that time that I wanted to pursue a career in
nursing, he said.

Eric Lui, another second-semester
student in nursing, is highly impressed by the
program. Asked if he felt the training prepares
him for the future, he said, Yes, I believe the
instructors here are doing the very best they
can to prepare us for the world.

The knowledge shared among them
all is impressive, and I can only hope to perform as well as they do in the field one day.
The nursing lab here is great, it has got high
tech simulation dummies that can cough, cry,
and weve even got a brand new one that simulates childbirth.

The combination of simulations, clinical days, and the vast wealth of knowledge
our instructors are sharing with us make me
feel as though I will be ready to perform in the
field when I graduate.

LORENZO LANGFORD

Atlantic Cape helped me develop;

also gave me chance to find myself
cational endeavors. Thank goodness for the Equal Opportunity
Fund (EOF) grant that paved
the way for me.
ACCC provided me with
the opportunity to find myself.
Not only did I grow socially;
ultimately I gained the wherewithal to chart my course in the
discipline of business administration. ACCC also afforded me
LORENZO LANGFORD
the opportunity to move at my

My name is Lorenzo
own pace, sometimes having
Langford and I am a 1976 graduate of Atlantic Community College, presently
part-time status as I juggled a full-time job.
called Atlantic Cape Community College.

Eventually, I graduated and trans
As I reflect upon my post-high school
ferred to North Carolina Central University,
educational sojourn, I am forever grateful for
where I received my undergraduate degree
my experience at ACCC. At the age of 17, I
in Business Administration. Unquestionably,
did not possess the social maturity necessary
the foundation of my core course studies had
to sustain my existence and stay focused on
been firmly established at ACCC.
my educational pursuits had I ventured to an
For me, ACCC was an invaluable
institution outside of our immediate region.
part of my growth and development. Without
Furthermore, neither I, nor my family, had
that experience, I cant imagine how things
the financial means to contribute to my eduwould have turned out.

Lorenzo Langford
has twice served as mayor of
Atlantic City. A Democrat, he
was elected in 2002 and held
the post until 2006. He was
again elected mayor in 2008,
and remained in office until
2014. He was a member of the
1976 graduating class of thenAtlantic Community College.

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50 YEARS OF ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Returning veterans brought need for colleges

(Continued from front page)
trends and demands. The Hotel/Motel Services
program was a response to Atlantic Citys development into a tourist resort. An increased demand for
medical professionals led to programs in nursing,
medical technology and inhalation therapy, a result
of an affiliation between the college and Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point.

The idea of colleges built around communities had gained momentum in the 1950s, as
soldiers returned from overseas at the end of World
War II. The GI Bill allowed these young veterans
to establish families while going to a conveniently
close college with tuition paid. The community
college movement that followed was the answer to
anyone who wanted to pursue higher education but
who had responsibilities other than school.

Tuition in 1967 was $125 a semester for
full-time Atlantic County residents, and $250 for
out-of-county residents. Part-time residents of
Atlantic County paid $12 per credit; for part-time,
out-of-county residents, it was $24. The application for admission cost $5 for part-time students;
$10 for full-time students. Graduation was $10. At
the time, the school charged for registration ($1-2
a semester), student activities ($10 a semester),
transcripts ($1 each after the first), and materials
($5 a semester).

Community colleges became ideal for the
vast amount of people who knew they were paying less for the quality education. Fifty years ago,
higher education was a priority for the elite, states
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle
Hendricks in her commentary on Page 4.

Wealthy people went to college. Poor
people went to work. There were jobs for people
who worked hard, she writes.

The college began serving Cape May
County students in 1973, but didnt become a joint
college between both counties until 1999, when it
was renamed Atlantic Cape Community College.
The Cape May County campus was completed in
2005 and opened for that fall semester.

[The Cape May County campus] is convenient because its closer to home, said Rachel
Sawyer, an undeclared major who drives to the
campus from North Cape May. It is small and easy
to figure out. Its also quiet and its easy for me to
study there.

The colleges renowned archery team was

Photo copy by Taylor Henry

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

founded as a club in the early 1970s by Dr. Helen

Bolnick. Since then, the team has had 40 collegiate
All-American Archers, seven individual collegiate
national champions, two individual collegiate world
champions, and nine team national championships.

In 1982, two new buildings, expanded
student service facilities, the Academy of Culinary
Arts and additional classroom and office space were
completed at the Mays Landing campus after two
years of construction.

By this time, the college had added a third
degree, an Associate in Applied Science. This degree was designed for a job at a technical or semiprofessional level after completing two years at
Atlantic Cape.

Also that year, Atlantic Cape acquired the
former Atlantic City Electric building in Atlantic
City. Two years later, the Charles Worthington
Campus was completed, giving Atlantic City students a much more convenient location for their
classes.

KATHERINE MELO

Ladders of success stand tall

after 50 years at Atlantic Cape

Katherine Melo is
president of the Atlantic Cape
Student Government Association. Melo, 19, a Hamilton
Township resident, is a secondyear nursing student.

On behalf of the Student Government Association,
it gives me great pleasure to
congratulate Atlantic Cape as
KATHERINE MELO
it celebrates its 50th-year anniversary.

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

Students began climbing ladders of opportunity
here 50 years ago, and I look forward to seeing the positive
impact our college and students will continue to have on the
community.

In 2006, Rutgers University partnered
with the college to discuss a plan for serving South
Jersey residents. Rutgers building on the Mays
Landing campus was completed in 2012 and today,
Rutgers offers undergraduate degrees in business
administration, criminal justice health administration, labor studies and employment relations, liberal studies, political science, psychology, psychology
with early childhood concentration, public health,
RN-BSN nursing and social work on the campus.
Atlantic Cape also has partnerships with Fairleigh
Dickinson University and Stockton University.

Today, Atlantic Cape has more than 45
degree programs as well as continuing education
training, the nationally recognized Casino Career
Institute and the Academy of Culinary Arts, and
more than 8,000 credit students. According to the
colleges mission statement, its goals are to maximize student success, strengthen community partnerships, and to demonstrate effectiveness, continuous improvement, and efficient use of resources.

Culinary school arrived in 81,

now offers 178 degrees
By JESSE MOUNCE, Assistant editor

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

Franz V. Eichenauer, the programs first director, wanted to serve the newly
developing casino industry; the Atlantic Cape Mays Landing Campus is only 17 miles
from Atlantic City. Eichenauer sought to fill the casinos with professionals trained at
Atlantic Cape.

The C-wing grew bigger with the addition of the M building. From three
kitchens to eight, students can learn in the classroom and practice hands-on. Over the
years, the college has grown to offer 178 culinary degrees. The majors run from chefs to
managers, to cooking and baking specialist.
On campus, students can find a popular restaurant and a retail bakery.

In the beginning of the program, students were accepted every three weeks and
each class had about 10 students. Now the programs entry is twice a year and enrollment has reached 400 students. Thats 10 times the first graduating class.

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

Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

This life center. Thats it. Sadia Yasmin, General Studies

Provides opportunity for anyone to
come back, either with a GED or for people to
transfer. Antonio Cadavid-Valentin, Elementary/
Middle School Education

I like the fact that it gives people opportunities to get to know themselves and give
them the chance to get to better colleges. Emelia Conlan, Communication

I like the mac ncheese Zubbie Syed,
Nursing

Its very open, very affordable. Maddie
Brennan, Elementary Ed

I like the opportunity it gives for education. Its easy to get your education. Tiffany
Rodriguez, General Studies

Its very convenient. Marina Monzo,
General Studies

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

Humans
of Atlantic
Cape

What do you like most

about Atlantic Cape?

I like the prgrams here. Theyre easy
going and the teachers are nice. Zachery
Hayes, Criminal Justice .

A lot of friendly people, its nice environment. Jacenia Medina, Biology

Ping pong and chess! Justin Marega,
Pre-Engineering

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

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

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

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movies. But a question remains about Batman:
By NEENA BIELLO, Staff reporter

What goes on in his head?

Batman and Psychology: A Dark and
Stormy Knight is a book written by psychologist
Travis Langley, who frequently studies the psychosis of superheroes, and it may have the answer.

Langley takes a look into the Dark
Knights mind. His book contains valuable information, and explores the origins of Bruce
Waynes Batman persona. It also examines his
mental growth as a crime fighter in comic books,
in animated shows, and in live action shows and
movies.

Langley offers studies as to whether or
not Batman has mental disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He also delivers
theories on how Batmans villains, such as the
Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, etc. may have mental disorders themselves, explaining their highly
eccentric, dangerous actions.

Batman and Psychology is an interesting read for superhero fans and psychology enthusiasts alike. Readers will see for themselves if
Batman is truly sane, or as Langley puts it, has
bats in his belfry.

Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

COMMENTARY

FILM REVIEW

The
Revenant

Does SGA bureaucracy

get in the way of student
club activities?

Beautiful scenery,
when story doesnt
get in the way

By CHRIS DEVINE, Staff reporter

s bureaucracy bogging down the relationship between Atlantic Capes

student clubs and the Student Government Association?
This has been asked by some of the
clubs the SGA supervises.

Atlantic Cape students are free to
join any of the 23 clubs on the three campuses. These clubs have elected officials, including an SGA representative who attends
SGAs weekly meetings. Any activity a club
wants to do must be approved by the SGA
and SGA Advisor Doug Mills.

Atlantic Capes website says: The
purpose of the SGA is to generate activities
of interest for the benefit of the general student body; to create a representative governing body that promotes harmony among
students, faculty and the administration of
Atlantic Cape.

But some club leaders say the harmony is out of tune. They say they are unhappy with how SGA operates and handles
student requests.

They have a really long process to
get anything done, said Dylan Graef, 26, a
communications major and president of Radio Club. Its just too much paperwork for
the simplest tasks.

Graef refers to activity request
forms, a document that each club must fill
out and submit to SGA whenever it wants
to run an event. Events may range from
Open Mic Night run by the Radio Club, to
fundraisers, broadcasting sporting events
and various others.

While activity request forms are
one issue, some club leaders issues regard
financing.

One issue at meetings is that the
Soccer Club doesnt attend any meetings,
yet they get to keep all of their money,
said Tom Beck, president of the Lacrosse
Club. If they dont attend meetings, they
shouldnt keep their money. That money
could be used to benefit lacrosse or cheerleading clubs.

The SGA budget is divided among
categories of clubs, such as sports, communications and activity-based clubs.

Although some club leaders regard
the requirement of request forms as unnecessary, Student Government Association
President Katherine Melo says that the request forms are simply part of administration protocol.

What they dont understand is that

the forms have to go through different administrators upstairs, Melo said. Its a lot
of paperwork that has to be looked at and
that process takes longer than a week.

Keith Forrest, associate professor
of communications at Atlantic Cape and a
former student government president at
Rowan University, believes the SGA is not
doing an effective job at looking out for its
clubs.

They should be doing everything in
their power to help their organizations and
they dont, Forrest said.
Forrests Communication Awards Committee is not affiliated with SGA, he said, for
a reason. Theres simply too much politics
and red tape involved, Forrest said.
f a club no longer wanted to be affiliated
with SGA, it wouldnt have to deal with
paperwork. But the club would thus not
be funded by SGA, and not having money
would likely hinder that clubs efforts or activities.

If club members dont want to be a
part of SGA, then they simply wont be recognized as a club by the college, Mills said.
Theyll be looked at as a social club and
wouldnt be able to use any Senate funds
that the college provides, nor would they be
allowed to use the colleges name.

At a town hall-type meeting last
semester, SGA offered an open forum for
students to voice campus concerns, but the
event drew a sparse 15 students, most of
whom were present for the free food.

Asked if SGA should hold one of
these meetings for club officers to come and
voice their frustrations, Melo was on board
and Mills stressed that the SGA needs to
hear about any concerns club leaders have.

If these issues arent brought to us,
then we cant help those clubs in the long
run, Mills said. The more we know about
it, the more we can work on getting the issue resolved and helping out these clubs in
the years to come.

We want the students to know that
we are here for them and that we try our
hardest to give them what they want, Melo
said. We have to follow the same policies
that the college sets for everyone else. There
is no favoritism here.

For more information about Student Government Association, visit Doug
Mills in the Student Life Center in J Building, or contact Katherine Melo at SGA@atlantic.edu.

Sanchez named TV-Film Club president

Johnny Sanchez has been named
president of the Atlantic Cape Television
and Film Club, the club has announced.

Many may know Sanchez, 24, as
the author of the Atlantic Cape Reviews
monthly film review.

He follows former Television and

Film Club President Matt Merkowitz as

head of the club.

Sanchez, a communications major, when asked what changes he will initiate, said the will try to produce a variety show and is now producing the weekly
news minute.

By JOHNNY SANCHEZ, Film reviewer

he Revenant was nominated for 11 Academy Awards with Leonardo DiCaprio receiving his fourth Best Actor nomination. This
is also Alejandro G. Irritus third nomination for Best Director.

Are all these accolades deserved?

Some are definitely warranted, but at times
the story line hurts The Revenants chance to reach
the level of masterpiece.

The Revenant takes place in 1832, and recounts the story of Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) and his
struggle to survive from a vicious bear attack. It also
depicts Glasss path of revenge after losing his son and
being abandoned by John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy).

The plot of The Revenant is simple enough
to follow, but its theme of survival pushes the story
forward in a way that it eclipses the plot. Leonardo
DiCaprio continues to prove that he is one of the most
versatile and prolific actors of our generation.

The struggle and pain his character endures
throughout the film is clearly present in his face and
actions. Agony is present every time he crawls or hobbles from one location to another. While he is not the
best aspect of this film, he is one of them. Will this be
his year to win an Oscar? It doesnt matter; he has
constantly produced amazing performances.

But Tom Hardy steals this film from DiCaprio.
Hardy plays John Fitzgerald, a sleazy and narcissistic
character. While his actions can never be applauded,
they can be seen as reasonable. He adds the grim reality of that time period: everyone is for themselves.

The film is absolutely beautiful; each scene
was reportedly shot with natural lighting. Irritu
also provides long and stunning one-shot scenes. As
with Birdman, Irritu makes you question whether
there were any hidden edits while presenting these
one shot scenes. The film also doesnt shy away from
showing how grueling it was to live in the 1800s. Every moment Hugh Glass spends on the screen feels
like agony and shows how lucky we are to live in our
time.
hile the film looks like a masterpiece,
its story brings it down from reaching
those heights. Its a simple revenge
film, yet the revenge aspect feels a bit
forced. While Hugh Glass primary motivation is revenge, his will to survive seems more relatable. Most of the scenes that dealt with fleshing out
his revenge tale could have easily been cut to tighten
the film.
Overall, The Revenant is one of the strongest films
competing for the Best Picture Academy Award,
but could have been improved to be the only logical
choice.

The film comes with high recommendation to
see it in cinemas.

Atlantic Cape Review

February 2016 Edition

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Ralph Hunter brings his collection to Atlantic Cape

Local collectors
exhibit reflects
a lifes work
By NICOLE MINGO, Atlantic Cape Review editor

alph Hunter began collecting African

American artifacts in 1972, and it all
started with a visit to a North Carolina antique store. Last week, Hunter
displayed some of them in an exhibit in
Cafeteria B as part of the Black History Month celebration on the Mays Landing campus.
Hunter, the director of the African Ameri
can Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, has
amassed more than 11,000 artifacts since its inception. The exhibit was organized in part by the Student
Government Association, and sought to bring various
stories of Black History Month to Atlantic Cape.
The museum was started about 44 years ago
when I walked into an antique store in North Carolina, Hunter said. I was looking for African American memorabilia. I went in and I asked the lady if she
had anything Black or African American. She looked
at me and says, I have one item in the back room, but
my boss wont let me put it out, he said.
She said, if youre interested, Ill go back
and get it, he said. The item, an original edition of
the childrens book Little Black Sambo, made Hunter think of his childhood.

I grew up in Philadelphia, and I went to
school as one of four black kids in my class. The kids
at recess time used to always call me Little Black
Sambo, so I was very much offended by that as a
little kid, he said.
The story of Sambo, a Tamil child growing

up in South India, haunted Hunter into his adult
life, 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 first item I ever purchased
[for collection]. Now we own every edition ever printed, he said. The book was the first in what became
a vast collection of 11,000 artifacts that recount the
history of African Americans in the United States.
or Hunter, this is more than an exhibit or a
museum; this is his lifes work. The dedication
and pride put into the AAHMSNJ reflects a
life dedicated to the history of African Americans in
the United States and keeping the memory of those
lost to time alive.

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

Photo by Nicole Mingo

A CULTURAL HISTORY: Ralph Hunter began collecting more than 11,000 artifacts of Black History

in 1972, during a visit to North Carolina.

This is my first year involved with the
traveling museum. These traveling presentations
go all over the state, this year going as far as Plainfield, 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 presentation.

One important aspect of the exhibit for
Rutherford is the impact it will have on the communitys youth.

The really important part of this in terms
of outreach are the middle schools, high schools and
elementary schools, he said.
ithin the exhibit are 21 themed categories
that students can research and then teach
their own fellow classmates about when
the exhibit finds its way to their school.

Here at Atlantic Cape, the museum is all
for the students.
The entire student body can benefit from

this. The whole point is to bring this to the students,
to engage them. This isnt just African American history, its American history. We know that now, we
didnt know that 40 or 50 years ago, you know. Weve
really come to embrace this, and its just such a natural for these students because theyve grown up in
a culture that prizes diversity. Rutherford said.

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

I feel like its bringing a piece of African

American history to the students here, said Imani

Johnson, 19, Culinary Arts and Hospitality who
also serves as the SGA representative for the Black
Student Alliance.
I know in my high school, there was a lot of

Jewish culture taught because my school had a large
Jewish population. But they never touched upon African American culture, mainly because we werent
the majority. I like the fact that ACCC is doing this
because theyre bringing this knowledge to the campus, whether you want to invite yourself in or not,
theyre still trying to bring knowledge, she said.
or Lynette Ingram, the advisor to the Black
Student Alliance and counselor, the exhibit
brought a touch of childhood back.

For me, when I grew up, my school was
predominantly black and we had this stuff all over
the walls, she said.

This is nostalgia for me. A lot of these figures, Ive heard of them. If they werent my contemporaries, then theyve recently passed on, and this
is just awesome to see. This is apart of American
history, too, and I think everyone should see this.

The goal of Hunter and Rutherford has
always been to preserve African American history
and to educate those in the community about it. The
abridged exhibit is a snippet of what is housed
at the Noyes Arts Garage in Atlantic City at 2200
Fairmount Avenue, as well as a second location in
Newtonville at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at
661 Jackson Road. If anyone is interested in visiting
those locations, a small donation is appreciated to
keep the museums in shape.

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.