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ASBESTOS REMOVAL
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$4.5M campus cleanup project begins in May

Asbestos removal will begin at Simon Lake Hall in May, the building will reopen in August.

Asbestos Facts

By Billy McGuire, Assistant Editor

Atlantic Cape Community College will
soon begin a $4.5 million project to remove
asbestos from some of the older Mays Landing campus buildings.

Removal will being with Building A in
May, after graduation; that building will remain
closed until August.

Asbestos, once used worldwide in construction elements such as insulation, wiring
and floor tiles, has become much despised
since the 1970s, when it was identified as a
carcinogen.

Initial construction of the Mays Landing campus was completed in 1964, about a
decade before asbestos detrimental effects
to human health were identified. Asbestos was
used in all of the original buildings; projects to
remove it have been ongoing for many yeasrs.

We have been removing (asbestos)
in B building as we update rooms, said Dr.

Richard Perniciaro, vice president of planning,

research, facilities & executive support.

In F building in particular, we had
new chillers put in and we have a new cooling
deck. Its been totally redone in the past five
years. There was quite a bit of asbestos taken
out of there.

Not all of the asbestos has been removed; however, the building now meets the
required asbestos limits, he said.

According to Perniciaro, the remaining asbestos on the Mays Landings campus
is within legal limitations as defined by the
Environmental Protection Agency and is being
managed effectively.

The Building A segment of the latest project will cost $90,000. The building
will shut down from graduation until August
20. The majority of asbestos in Building A,

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comes in six different types. All forms of asbestos

are carcinogenic.
n It has been used in the making of fireproof
vests, commercial construction and home and
commercial insulation and wiring. It was used extensively in the first half of the 20th Century, and
continued to appear in U.S. home and commercial
construction as late as 1980.
n Exposure to asbestos is a known cause of
mesothelioma, a cancer of the lungs.
n Asbestos use is banned in more than 50
countries, but the U.S. is not one of them.
n The World Health Organization estimates that
107,000 workers suffer asbestos-related illnesses
each year.
Source: The Mesothelioma Center
(www.asbestos.com)

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February Edition

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Editor:

Jennifer Bell

Asst. Editor:
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SGA Representative:
Nick Pappas

Business Manager:
Alma Albarran

Secretary:

Stephanie Rodriguez

Staff Writers:

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Michael McDevitt
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Among the countries featured at PTKs Fashion show were Bulgaria,

Bangladesh, Germany, Vietnam, India, and Korea.

First time charm for PTK

By Billy McGuire
Fashion Show
Assistant Editor

Culture and fashion were the focus of a show
sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, Atlantic Capes honor
society, on February 10.

The fashion show, which began fashionably
late at 7:11 p.m., attracted about 50 students and
staff and featured a short video on various cultures
set to John Mayers Waiting on the World to Change.
Disclaimer:
Thomas Branin, president of Alpha Delta Mu,
The Atlantic Cape Review
Atlantic
Capes PTK branch, took stage first to give
is a public-forum student
some background to the show.
publication. The content

We wanted to bring the school a little knowlof this newspaper does
edge of the different cultures that are around the
not reflect the
world. Theyre all so abundant in America, even on our
college campus you can see so many different culviewpoint of Atlantic
Cape Community College. tures, said Branin, 23, a business major.

Jennifer Williams spoke about the Covenant
Any opinions expressed
House, a charity organization that provides food, shelin the publication are
ter and clothes for the homeless around the nation.
solely the opinion of the Several articles of clothing were donated to the Covwriter unless otherwise
enant House in Atlantic City by PTK.

Holly Schultheis, the faculty advisor for PTK,
stated.
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display.

A traditional Brazilian dance, called a capoeira,
kicked off the show _ literally. The capoeira combines
elements of fighting and acrobatics. After the dance,
the fashion models took the stage. Aglee Burke, host
of the show, gave a background on each outfit.

Some of the countries represented included
Germany, Bulgaria, Vietnam, India, Korea and Bangladesh.

There was a brief intermission, which featured
a concession stand. All proceeds from the concession
stand were donated to the American Lung Association.

The second half of the show began with a
traditional Bulgarian dance, followed by a runway of
models wearing clothes that were donated to the Covenant House.

Fashion shows are entertaining because you
get to see people in the clothes rather than just read
about them, said MaryKate Fresh, 19, a liberal arts
major, Fashion is a major part of cultures, so the
show gave a little taste of how cultures around the
world differ.

Letter from the editor

OK, we messed up.

Yes, we had planned to publish three editions
of the Atlantic Cape Review during the fall semester.

Unfortunately, we just barely published one.
What went wrong? Well, we could do a lot of fingerpointing at each other, but the bottom line is we as
a team the Atlantic Cape Review staff failed to
make it happen.

But that was last semester. That was
soooooo.. last semester.

Today, as you can see, we have published the
first of what we expect will be at least three editions
of the ACR in this, the spring semester. In the process, we have instituted some changes that we think
will make for a better student newspaper.

Among them are a new story planning process
that has us already writing for the March edition.
This process will include staggered deadlines, so

that there is adequate time to put more editing and

polishing time into stories.

And our coverage will make greater effort to
be more inclusive, meaning you can expect stories
about the Atlantic City and Cape May campuses,
along with more sports coverage.

This is a student newspaper, which means its
about you, so your ideas and criticism are welcome.
And anybody who wants to write for the ACR is also
welcome. So, stop by and see us our office is in the
student life center. My personal office hours in the
life center are Monday and Wednesday afternoons.

You can also email me and the paper at acreview@atlantic.edu.
Keep reading.
Jennifer Bell
Review Editor

Atlantic Cape Review

February Edition

Stress dogs soothe

stressed students
By Stephanie Rodriguez, Staff Reporter

Fall semester was nearing its end,
which meant students were stressing
about exams. Cramming for last-minute
essays, or vocab, or even powerpoints,
the only thing students could think of was
how to pass without killing their GPA.

It was hell week for us all. That is,
until Adjunct Professor Maria Eubanks
contacted the membership facilitator in
charge of Therapy Dogs Inc. Eubanks next
sent out an email requesting anyone who
was interested in participating, to contact Eubanks as soon as possible. They
also had to send Eubanks certifications
informing the school if the dogs had their
shots. The owners also needed their liability insurance and membership in Therapy
Dogs Inc.

Not only were these furry balls
of love and happiness saving the day,
but also delivering peace and relaxation
throughout the campus.

On Tuesday, Dec. 16th, Ninja, Willow, Angelique, Hobie and Giorge were
brought onto campus to ease the tension
for students, as their owners; Professor
Maria Eubanks, Karen Lockhart, Ann
Gross, Mandy Tumolo and Jacqueline St.
John all volunteered to help with the dogs
and students.

Dogs reduce stress no matter
what the situation is, said Jacqueline St.
John. Whether youre an elderly person,
whether you have health conditions,
whether youre an autistic child, whatever
the situation is, they are here to help.

In fact, the dogs must undergo
tedious hours of training that focus on
things such as the ability to be touched,
fear of loud noises, and the dogs behavior toward people.

Adjunct Professor Maria Eubanks
goes into details on the steps taken to
train the dogs to be certified.

You go into three different facilities and they observe you and your dog,
and if everything is fine, then you send
the paperwork off and you get your certified tag.

Becoming certified opens up locations and events to where the dogs can
assist.

They go to nursing homes, rehab
centers, and even a program called Read
Aloud, explains Eubanks. She added that
Read Aloud is a program where students
read to the dogs and their handlers until
they feel at ease reading aloud in front of
their classmates.

The general reaction of the Atlantic
Cape students to the dogs in December
appeared positive. Whether the students
played with them, put them on their lap or
just a gave them a good old belly rub, the
students loved the dogs. The experience
seemed to bring down stress levels as
well.

I loved having the dogs there and
I hope they come back for spring finals,
said Isabella Hedrick, 21, who is majoring
in performing arts.

I felt more relaxed with the dogs
before going to my final, said Sarahann
Schreiber, 19, a biological science major.

As for the therapy dogs returning
back to campus...We already have the
approval of the administration thats its
a go. states Eubanks. The therapy dogs
will come back for the Spring semester,
although the date is to be determined.

Students pet dogs that were brought in during their

finals week to relieve stress.

Atlantic Cape Review

February Edition

Behind the building names

By Taylor Henry,
Staff Reporter

Youve read the names on the walls of the Mays Landing campus buildings as you hurried to class, maybe
even turning them over in your head once before forgetting them and moving on.
Next month well profile three more
building-name individuals.

Commodore Richard Somers,

for whom Building D2 is named, was a
naval hero born in 1778(?) in South Jersey; the city of Somers Point is named
in his familys honor.

In 1804, during the
Barbary War in the Mediterranean Sea,
Somers was one of 13 men who, when
sailing the Intrepid loaded with explosives into the Barbary pirate fleet, was
killed when the vessel exploded before
the crew was able to escape.

It is unknown if the explosion was caused by intentionally lighting the fuse early, choosing death over the
chance of being enslaved by pirates, or if the incident was an accident. Regardless,
Somers is seen as a hero who sacrificed himself for his country.

Somers grave remains in Tripoli, Libya, despite the efforts of the people of
Somers Point to have his remains returned to the U.S. The New Jersey General Assembly has also passed two resolutions calling for his remains to be returned.

Building A is named after another Pleasantville
native. Simon Lake, born in 1866 to a family of
inventors who helped found and develop Atlantic City
and Ocean City, was among the first developers of the
submarine, building some of the U.S. Navys earliest.

While working in his fathers foundry and machine shop, he invented a steering gear and dredge to
improve performance of the fishing and oyster vessels
that South Jerseys economy was based on. His inspiration for building submarines and other nautical implements was Jules Vernes Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea.
Lake amassed
more than 200
patents, and
many of his
ideas were key
to the development of the
modern submarine.

His first
submarine
sales were
actually to the
Russian navy,
but the U.S.
Navy finally
commissioned
one of Lakes
vessels, USS Seal, in 1912. Lake, always in competition
with submarines built by John Hollands Electric Boat
Company, sold many more boats to the U.S. Navy. His final U.S. Navy submarine was decommissioned in 1946.

Lake also dabbled in pre-fab housing in the
1920s. He died in 1945.

Walter Evans Edge, the
namesake of Building C and its theater
and cafeteria, was a Pleasantville native
who twice served as governor of New
Jersey. He was born in 1873 and died in
1956.

In 1890, at age 16, Edge got an
entry-level job at an Atlantic City printing
office. With this experience,
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four years, was promoted to
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Floor tiles that we use traditionally have asbestos in them,
Perniciaro said, adding that the removal project will be put out to bid
to commercial companies.

Other areas on the Mays Landing campus with asbestos include older classrooms and maintenance areas. These areas will be
renovated in the future, with the total project costing $4.5 million.

Asbestos causes various cancers including mesothelioma,
a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs. Mesothelioma is often
fatal, and the symptoms can takes years to surface.

Even with the proven medical causes of asbestos, the mineral
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Atlantic Cape Review

February Edition

Wifi for all

coming soon

Atlantic Capes Mays Landing
campus is in the process of doing
necessary installations to have Wifi
service in all buildings.

Wifi is available on a spotty
basis on the campus. The approved
project to get Wifi available in all
buildings was submitted by Douglas
Hedges, dean of information technology services, approximately 18
months ago.

To proceed with installation,
the school must first install access
points. However, before the access
points can be installed, necessary
switches must be installed to power
the approximately 70 access points.

It is unlikely (the Wifi) will be
tuned up by spring break due to the
fact that the installers are having to
work out-of-hours and its taking extra
time for that ... I expect (to be done)
over the summer ...Nevertheless the
project is moving along, said Hedges.

Wifi is used to accomplish
many things. Online classes have
become more common, as well as
information availability for tradi-

By Alma
Albarran,

Staff Reporter

tional lecture classes. Most, if not all,

classes require students to go online
to complete an assignment or download necessary material for class.

I usually connect to the Internet to get Powerpoints so I can study
before class and look them over,
said Alex Georgoulianos, a secondary
education major.

Students not only rely on a decent Internet connection to get material for their classes, but also to view
announcements about their class.

It can very inconvenient due
to the weather. If I want to finish
homework while Im at school, I have
to go all the way to K building or the
library to just use the Wifi while it is
freezing out, said Tiffany Rodriguez,
a general studies major.

Many students have experienced going to a canceled class
without knowing beforehand. Without
wifi, students must go to their class to
find out if it has been canceled.

The Wifi installation, long
awaited by Atlantic Cape students,
will be an appreciated convenience.

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February Edition

COMMENTARY

The poster was a promotional image for the release of Pink Floyds Back Catalog and is hanging in
the colleges radio studio. The statuette is a students art project on display in the K Building hallway.

On album covers, artwork

and the naked truth By Taylor Henry

When I became president of the
student Radio Club, my goal was to improve
the stations image. One way to do that was
to dress up the studio, which was empty save
for equipment, giving passersby no reason
to stop, admire and inquire about our station
and our organization.

To remedy this, I covered the walls
with classic posters of radio staples such as
Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and Led Zeppelin.
One poster, however, did not quite resonate
with everyone.

Pink Floyds famous Back Catalogue,
featuring six nude women with album covers
painted on their backs and the top of their
buttocks exposed, was the poster in question.
Saying that a faculty member was offended
by the image, a student who was not a member of the Radio Club gained access to the
studio and took it down. To compromise, a
station DJ hung it back up, with the lower half
of the poster covered by a strip of paper.

I questioned whether someone had
the right to censor the image; the reply from
a member of the college staff was that if a
person simply claims they are offended by
something hanging on the schools walls the
practice has been to remove it. The advisor
cited incidences of sexual harassment and
racial profiling.

Further research, however, reveals
that the policy does not define at what point
an image becomes offensive, and thus

should be removed. The poster does not appear to be anything like other incidences of
sexual harassment and racial profiling the
advisor described.

Meanwhile, on display in the K Building hallway is a ceramic statuette of a nude
woman, created by an art student. Students
also sketch live nude references in drawing
classes. And in the art class textbooks are
photos of the statue of David by Michelangelo, The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
and the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, also
be Michelangelo, featuring rear and frontal
nudity of men and women.

Just because Back Catalogue isnt
displayed in the art department doesnt mean
it should be interpreted as anything less than
art. The poster is a widely recognized pop culture symbol that should, ideally, be displayed
without anyone misconstruing its meaning.
As a bleeding-heart feminist, if I felt that the
image were making an object of women in
some way, I would not allow it to be displayed
in an area under my responsibility. This poster
is not some nudie pin-up, its a well-known
symbol of popular music.

A college environment should promote
progression and open-mindedness. When
someone enters a place of higher learning,
they should expect to see boundaries being
pressed. The student body is made up of
young adults who are here to expose themselves to maturity and wisdom. If we as an

institution fail to accept, for example, artwork

that depicts the female form, what does that
say about us? Are we really a place of forward
thinking and acceptance, or are we regressing toward the mindset of a glorified high
school?

I can understand the initial surprise
one may feel at seeing this poster. But part
of maturity is asking ourselves, when we see
something that makes us uncomfortable, why
we feel that way before reacting. Not surprisingly, the discomfort we initially feel toward
things may turn out to be nothing more than
societys influence on us; the same society
that is still squeamish about homosexuality
and interracial love. Maybe thats not quite
the best influence.

Since the individual(s) who were offended have failed to come forward to me
with an argument for removing the poster, I
can only assume their reasoning. They may
have simply been shocked to see it displayed
front and center on school property. In that
case, they should have spoken directly with
me, the individual who hung the poster and
who runs the radio station, so they could
understand my intentions. I hope this clears it
up for them.
Taylor Henry is a staff writer for the Atlantic
Cape Review.

Atlantic Cape Review

February Edition

Inside ACA

By Stephanie
Rodriguez,

A look at Strudels, Caremes and the

ins-and-outs of the culinary program Staff Reporter

What does Atlantic Capes
Academy of Culinary Arts have to offer undergraduates?

Bruce Johns, the director of
culinary operations, tried to make
that clear during an open house in
February.
If they are not sure whether
culinary is for them, we offer the opportunity to come spend the day with
us, he said.

The students can sit through
one of the classes to see what its
like to be a student in the culinary
arts program.
According to Johns, there are
about 200 students in the program.
Chef Patricia McClay and Johns, as
well as the culinary staff, work with
students individually to understand
their strengths and weaknesses in
order to help them become better as
a student and a cook.
A typical day begins with a
planned meal lessons.

With excess foods, we try to
produce about as much as the students can eat, Johns said.

They can even enjoy their
prepared meals for lunch or dinner.
If theres extra we can actually trans-

fer it down to the restaurant to see if

they can either utilize it in what they
are producing.
Caremes, the academys
restaurant, is run by the students
who prepare gourmet three-course
meals. Students have the opportunity
to learn and master all aspects of the
restaurant business.
Another aspect of the culinary program is Strudels, the schools bakery,
which also provides students with
hands-on learning.
The Baking and Pastry club
and the Culinary Student Association,
as part of the culinary program, host
most of the SGA club activities and
some of their own, such as competitions, the annual restaurant Gala and
community service.

We offer a lot of extracurricular activities that allow our students
to network, said Johns.

With a 100 percent job placement, students will have the guarantee of successfully entering in the
culinary industry once graduated. By
participating in everything that they
can while they are here, they have
great opportunity.

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Archery Team Looks To Defend

National Championship Under
New Coach Affrunti By Michael McDevitt
Sports Reporter

Atlantic Capes archery team won

a national championship last season, and is looking to keep that
title under new head coach Chad
Affrunti.

Affruntis reputation is
solid: he spent eight seasons as
ACCCs assistant coach, and was
a three-time All-America selection
while competing for Atlantic Cape.
He was part of the Olympic trials
in 2000, and took second place in
the adult division last year.
I think we have a good tradition
(at Atlantic Cape), Affrunti said.
My father was an assistant coach
here for 20 years, so I grew up in
the gymnasium watching the competitions and competing myself.
So Im proud to continue that 40year tradition.

Atlantic Capes archery
history has seen many bright
moments. Indeed, the team has
brought home eight national
championships and two world
championships. Atlantic Cape has
faced some of the best, including
James Madison University, Columbia University, and the University
of Pennsylvania.

Team practice runs five
days a week, with most archers
shooting for three hours a day.
The team has veteran shooters
with years of experience returning,
along with some beginners.

Atlantic Cape competed in
the Eastern Seaboard Championships with Sungwoo Shin won the
championship, with Phil Holmer
placing 6th. Andrew Ciurczak
placed 13th.

Atlantic Cape will compete
in the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery
Championships in May.
The dedication and passion for
the sport is clear with the archers
on board.

One archer in particular
has gained a significant reputation. Sungwoo Shin, who was born
in Korea, is on the Atlantic Cape
roster; he is a three-time All-America pick. Shin was also last years
individual national champion and
was part of the defending mens
recurve national championship
team last season.

In the competition, stu-

dents are given their own individual bows during their events,
with three arrows to shoot in two
minutes. Each archer proceeds
with this for 20 rounds, for a total
of 60 arrows. Contestants individual scores are added, the school
with the highest overall score is
the winner.

During the indoor season,
students shoot at a target 20
yards away.

During the outdoor season,
archers shoot from 80 yards away.
The students shoot at the golden
center of the arrow pad, with the
inner loop worth 10 points and
the outer loop of the center worth
9. Outside the center are 10 rings
that count down from 10 to 0 in
points.

Atlantic Cape has six
events remaining on its schedule,
with the most anticipated event
being the U.S. indoor national
championships at James Madison
University from March 13th-14th.

The team accepts beginners; any student can participate.
The teams season schedule can
be found at Atlantic Capes website under the athletics section.

ABOVE: Coach Chad Affrunti.

BELOW: Atlantic Capes
2015 Archery Team.

Left to Right: Lorena Koidl, Christine Papaycik, Hillary Paladini, Rosaline Hill, Ariella Mossman, Robin
Cruz, Nelson Vega, Sungwoo Shin, Cori Lightcap,
Kaitlyn Wilde, Aimee Fischer, Phil Holm.