Spring 2015

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Behind the building name on the Mays Landing campus

Variety highlights spring dance

showcase

More than 600 attend A.C.

Restaurant Gala

Baseball team plays home games

at Sandcastle

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SPRING 2015 EDITION

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

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Gerri Black, a pioneering English professor who showed she truly cared about the department, taught at Atlantic Cape for more than twenty years. Black, who was born in Alaska and came to live in Egg Harbor Township, died on March 18. She was 62 years old. What makes Gerri such an ex-traordinary educator is that she believed in us, her students, even when we did not believe in our-selves, Assistant Professor of English Richard Russell said. I felt rather alone until I met Gerri. She encour-aged me to transfer to New York Univer-sity and move to the city. Black earned a bachelors degree in English and a masters degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania. She was a DJ for Penn ra-dio station WXPN, and hosted the popular mellow music program, Sleepy Hollow, on Saturday and Sunday morn-ings. She was instrumental in the success of Rewrites, the colleges literary magazine, for which she served as advi-sor for several years.

This years edition of Rewrites is dedicated to Black. Herinfluencehasbeeneverythingtome.Iamcertain I would not be who I am had I not met her, said Russell, who now advises Rewrites and teaches creative writing and whom Black had called the new Gerri Black. I felt almost immediately that Gerri and I were kindred spirits In her room, I found a list titled Things to talk to Rich about, detailing some of the projects we were work-

ing on. Black was twice named Teacher of the Year, as well as a Faculty Pioneer. The Gerri Black Creative Writing Awards at the annual Commu-nication Awards are named in her honor. When she wasnt teaching, Black was a published poet and accomplished book worker. She was a member of the Great Bay Gallery poets and the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book

Workers whose work was often exhibited at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts. Blacks 3D art exhibit, Geographies, will be fea-tured at the Great Bay Gallery in Somers Point from April 22 to May 23. Commissions from Geographies will be donated in Gerris name to the Cancer Center at Shore Medical Cen-ter in Somers Point.

AWARDS NIGHT, 2014 - Gerri Black, far right, at the 2014 Communication Awards with Professors Effie Russell, left, Rich Russell and Leila Crawford.

She believed in usBy TAYLOR HENRY, Staff reporter

Twice named Atlantic CapesTeacher of Year,and Faculty Pioneer

RememberingProfessor

Gerri Black1949-2015

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Cape Review photo by Sara Opuda

JUST LIKE THE REAL THING. Alumni Refresher Programs are now available at the Atlantic Cape Worthing-ton Campus in Atlantic City. Students will work on a casino floor mockup.

The gaming industry is constantly evolv-ing and the Casino Career Institute at Atlantic Cape is right there with a beautiful new mock casinofloorattheWorthingtonCampusinAtlan-tic City. Students get real-life, hands-on experi-ence,andthosealreadyinthefieldcanbrushuptheir skills, at the facility. Gotyourcertificationalready?Don'tfallbehind or lose your skills. People who are already certifiedbytheCCIcannowrefreshtheirskillswith the Alumni Refresher Programs, which in-clude classes in blackjack, craps, baccarat, poker and tournament play, pai gow tile, roulette, and pai gow poker. Somedaysitmayseemthattherearen'tenough hours to get done all that you would like to in one day. So, CCI came up with a program called The Lunch and Learn series. The Lunch and Learn experience selects blackjack, roulette, or poker. DuringPart one of the Lunch and Learn series, expe-rienced table games instructors will guide students through the fundamentals. Part two consists of a lunch, included with the class. And then on to Part 3, which is a return to thegamingfloorforasimulatedPlayDayEvent to practice the taught skills. The next sessions will be on May 15 and June 12. AlsonewtotheCCI'sprogramsaretheMulti Game Dealer with Technology (MGD) andCertifiedSurveillanceProfessional(CSP)programs. The new multi-game dealer program combines blackjack and craps to prepare students for a position in the gaming industry and entry to any other primary or secondary

game. This program will also include an intro-duction to computer to further enhance employ-ability. FortheCertidfiedSurveillanceProfes-sional porgram, CCI has joined with the Inter-nationalAssociationofCertifiedSurveillanceProfessionals to offer this extensive training opportunity. This program prepares potential surveil-lanceofficersontheaspectsofslotmachinesandtable games that lend themselves to cheating and illegal procedures. Surveillanceofficersareresponsibleformonitoring all activities for an entire facility. They ensure gaming laws and employer internal policies are followed and that suspicious or crimi-nal activity is investigated. The course will review table games, rules and procedures, types of slot machines, regula-tions, game irregularities and recognizing po-tential and alleged cheats. At the conclusion of training, participants will be ready to apply for a position in the surveillance department at gam-ing properties anywhere in the world.

AC campus mock casino floor keeps employees up to speed

By SARA OPUDA, Staff reporter

Cape Review photo by Sara Opuda

ALL THE GAMES -Roulette is among the lineup of games that the new mock casino floor features.

Can pennies truly make a differ-ence? The Atlantic Cape Choir held its firstpennydriveonMarch11ontheCape May campus and on March 12 on the Mays Landing campus. We made a good amount of mon-ey on the penny drive, said Randy Bock, a sec-ondary education major. A large num-ber of people had been unaware that Atlantic Cape has a choir. But now with the penny drive and the dedication song, the public is wit-nessing a community of people coming together for the love of music. Overall, the penny drive raised more than $100 for the choirs expens-es. I wanted a way to get all of the students involved in something. It was exciting when I pitched the idea to the choir and they were really recep-tive, said Robyn McCullough, choir advisorandofficeassistant in the admissions depart-ment. I enjoy celebration. Im an alumni of Atlantic Cape and one thing I missedwasaflurryofexcitementlead-ing up to graduation, she said. Out of the many songs suggested to be this years dedication song, the Atlantic Cape Choir voted for the top 5.

Those songs were:- Go the Distance by Michael Bolton (From Disneys Hercules)- You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban- In My Life by The Beatles- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day- Dont Stop Believin by Journey

The dedication song with 202 votes, both on-line and in paper vote, was Dont Stop Believin by Journey. The win-ning dedication song was sung at the Spring Showcase on May 7. Last semester the choir performed six songs. This semester the choir sang 15, not to mention a bit of chore-ography for some of the

songs,andfinally,acostumechange. There was a preview showcase in the afternoon and the dedication song bypopulardemandasthefinalnumber

in both showcases. There is a lot of challenging music this semester so its going to be something everyone will want to see, said Rachel McGet-tigan, a performing arts major. Personally, I just love perform-

ing, so any chance to be on that stage gets me pumped. I would like to think everyone is excited for the showcase just for the plain fact that its some-thing we all have been working really hard on, she said.

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Group performs Spring Showcase on May 7

There is a lot of challenging music this

semester, so its going to be something everyone

will want to see.- Rachel McGettigan,

a performing arts major

2015 Graduation Songs

n Go the Distance by Michael Bolton (From Disneys Hercules)n You Raise Me Up by Josh Grobann In My Life by The Beatlesn Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Dayn Dont Stop Believin by Journey (winner)

Jones-Carmack to be featured speaker The 10th Annual Women In Business Conference will feature Dr. Joy Jones-Carmack, from Atlantic Cape Community College, speaking about Power in Public Speaking and Gender Differences in Communication on May 14, 2015 in Ocean City at the Flanders Hotel.Jones-Carmack is an assistant professor of communications at Atlantic Cape. The conference will showcase the nontraditional roles both men andwomenfillintodaysbusinessworld,withthethemebeingEvolu-tion in the Workplace. The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. util 2:45 p.m. More info:

http://chamber.capemaycountychamber.com/events/details/2015-women-in-business-158516

Penny drive pays offfor Atlantic Cape choir

By STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ, Staff reporter


Behind the campus building namesYouve 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 before forgetting them and moving on. Here, we take a look at three of them. Thanks to Dennis Niceler and the Egg Harbor City Historical Society for contributing to this months research.

By TAYLOR HENRY, Staff reporter

Daniel Leeds

Daniel Leeds, the namesake of Building D1, was a controversial au-thor and, according to legend, may have sparked the legend of the Jersey Devil.

Born in England in 1651, his fam-ily sailed to the New World and landed in Burlington County in 1678. He was a member of the Assembly in 1682, and was appointed a councilor of New Jersey in 1704.

Leeds was a publisher whose work included controversial anti-Quaker books on his former religion. His series ofalmanacswerethefirstpublications

ever made in New Jersey and caused furtherconflictwiththe Quakers due to their pagan-like, as-trological content.

It is said that in Estelville, Leeds wife gave birth to their

13th son, a deformed child with a horse head and batwings. It killed its mother, escaped to the Pine Barrens and became the Jersey Devil. This rumor may have been started by the Quakers as revenge for Leeds feud with them, and it contin-ues to haunt those in the Pine Barrens.

Leedswasthefirstsurveyorgen-eral of New Jersey, and began the com-pilationofthefirstalmanacsintheNewWorld. Benjamin Franklin, in his Poor Richards Almanac mentions Daniel Leeds as an astrologer.

Leeds eventually moved his fam-ily to what is now known as Leeds Point, in Atlantic County. He died in 1720 in Burlington.

Silas R. Morse

Building B1 is named for Silas R. Morse, who was curator of the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton and superintendent of At-lantic Citys schools. Morse was born on March 12, 1840 in Livermore, Maine, and moved to his sisters residence in Hammonton in 1862 for health reasons. While recovering, he fell in love with a woman he was tutoring and married her in 1865. That year, Morse became principal of Atlantic City High School and, six years later, was elected superintendent of Atlantic Citys school district. Throughout his life he held multiple educational positions in Atlan-tic County and New Jersey. Morse developed an interest in photography and took more than 4,000 scenic photographs of early Atlantic County, which were donated to the At-lantic County Historical Society in 1945. He died in Atlantic City in 1928.

Charles Shimer Boyer

Charles Shimer BoyerBuilding B2 was named for Charles Shimer Boyer, a well-known historian and Camden businessman who was considered an authority on New Jersey history. He was president of the Cam-

den County Histori-cal Society and wrote many historical books about early New Jer-sey. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1869, Boyer grew up in Philadel-phia and graduated

from the University of Pennsylvania in 1891. Some of his writings include Old Forges and Furnaces, and Old Inns And Taverns In West Jersey, both of (See BOYER, Page 5)

Samuel Richards

Samuel Richards, the namesake of Building B3, was a prominent iron master during the Revolutionary War and owner and operator of Atsion Fur-nace. He founded the community of Atsion, now part of Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest. Richards was born in 1769 and

raised in Philadelphia. His father, William Richards, successfully operated Batsto Fur-nace until he handed much of his business dealings to his son to manage. In 1824, Richards bought Atsion Iron-works outright and

refurbished the forge and furnace. He built a mansion for his family as well as a church, a store, and worker hous-ing for more than 120 workers; the area became the community of Atsion. He bought and built other fur-naces in the area, including Weymouth Furnace, and created an iron dynasty in the Pine Barrens. Atsion is now a ghost town in the Pine Barrens, and tours are available for the Atsion Mansion. Richards died in 1842 as the iron industry began to decline.

Dr. Jonathan Pitney

Dr. Jonathan Pitney, for whom Building E is named, was born on Oct. 29, 1797 in Mendham, Morris County, and studied medicine at Columbia Col-lege. After spending two years at a hospital on Staten Island and then back in the Morris County area, Dr. Pitney relocated to Absecon in 1819 and began a practice that covered the Egg Harbor area. He was nominated to the Legis-lature by the Democratic party around 1848, but didnt win, it is said, because the residents of Atlantic County, not wanting want him to quit medicine, voted against him. Dr. Pitney was the Atlantic County delegate in the New Jersey Constitutional Convention in 1844. He helped develop Atlantic City by building the Atlantic Railroad and the Absecon Lighthouse. He also served as his school districts trustee and Absecons postmas-ter. He died on August 7, 1869. Pitney Road in Absecon is named in his honor.


Mays Landing building names continued

Ruth M. Lee

The Allied Health building, or H building, was named in honor of Ruth M. Lee. Lee, an instructor as well as chair-person of the ACC Allied Health Technologies Division, de-veloped the nursing program and several allied health degree programs in 1967. She was also a combat nurse during World

War II. Lee was instrumental in acquiring funding for H building so that nursing and allied health students had a place to learn and programfacultyhadofficespace. Prior to that faculty were housed in a trailer on campus, said Professor of Physi-cal Education & College Skills Dr. Joyce Groman. Moving into the new building was exciting. We had large classrooms, a

nursing practice lab, a conference room, kitchen and faculty offices. Lee wrote her own textbook in 1978, "Orientation to Health Services, which she used to teach her classes. She retired, and now enjoys traveling in her RV.

Charles Shimer Boyer

(Continued from Page 4)which are standard references in todays historical commu-nity. Boyer also served as president of the Sons of the Amer-ican Revolution of New Jersey, president of the Camden Club, a charter member of the New Jersey Harbor Commission, and a member of Trimble Lodge, F. & A. M. He died in 1936 at his home in Moorestown.

Effie Russell, of English Department, voted Faculty Member of the Year

ProfessorEffieRussellofthe English department was honored as Faculty Member of the Year on April 24th, during the Student Government Asso-ciation annual banquet.

Students voted for their favorite faculty member online during the SGA elections of early March.

I value every one of my students and I respect my students and I know that theyre all going to do great in life because theyre very committed to their education, Prof. Russell said.

It means that I am doing many things right in my classroom, which is my goal to teach students to help to make sure they get their moneys worth be-cause I know they are hard-working students.

Professor Russell, a resident of Ocean City, has bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and has been at Atlantic Cape for more than 30 years.

-Dino Arhontoulis

Chris Devine named Communication Major of the Year at 8th An-

nual Ceremony

Chris Devine, a member of the Radio Club, was voted the 8th Communication Major of the Year at this years show held on May 1. Taylor Henry, Radio Club president, was the runner-up.

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Atlantic Capes 32nd Restaurant Gala at Ballys Casino Hotel in Atlan-tic City on March 26 gave attendees a chance to sample a variety of foods while supporting student scholarships. The gala is the largest fundraising event held by the college, and is one of two annual events that the Atlantic Cape Foundation holds to raise money for stu-dent scholarships. The second event is a golf tournament held in the fall. Tickets were $225 per person for this years event; more than 600 attended,according to Kelly McClay, deanof the Academy of Culinary Arts. The theme was Under the Sea, featur-ing beautiful, oceanic decor and seafood-based dishes. Its really a great way for the community to give back to the students, Atlantic Cape President Dr. Peter Mora said. The night began with a cocktail reception hosted by students of the Academy of Culinary Arts (ACA). Its really exciting to see Atlan-tic Citys future chefs, cooks and bakers learning a trade and doing a presenta-tion, said Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, who has attended about a dozen Atlantic Cape galas. Guardian was honored for his more than two de-

cades of leadership as executive director of the Special Improvement District, his community participation and activism, and his vision for Atlantic City. The role of the ACA, according to McClay, is to supply talented chefs to the South Jersey area, which weve done remarkably well. And youll see at the dinner tonight that most of the people working in the dining room, represent-ing the different restaurants, were stu-dents of the academy at one time. One of those ACA graduates, Nicole Gaffney, was honored. Gaffney, of Brigantine, is a chef, writer and televi-sionpersonalitywhowasafinalistonFood Network Star. Gaffney focused on her coastal cuisine, cooking up dishes that boasted bright,cleanflavors,usingfreshingredi-ents and simple preparations. Her signa-ture dish, Seared Scallops with Romes-co and Crispy Prosciutto, was recreated by the ACA students for the reception. The main courses were prepared by more than 40 restaurants from the region. Culinary specialties were crafted by restaurants including Gor-don Ramseys Pub and Grill, Guy Fieris Chophouse,Assagio!andSofia. The gala is used for restaurants and chefs throughout the area as an outlet to showcase their signature dishes. An eclectic variety of food and

styles were on display including salmon, swordfishandtuna. Desserts were crafted by the ACA as well as 18 local restaurants and bak-eries, including Jennicakes, Samian Sales and Baked Pastry Shop. Dancing followed the feast, with entertainment provided by Dont Call Me Francis and The FM Band. Students played a key role in helping to make the night possible. Aside from the ACA students, who helped host the cocktail reception, hospi-tality majors and member of the colleges TV Club also volunteered their services. We spend all year planning, said Restaurant Gala Committee member Roger Nielsen. Its always nice to see the fruits of our labor coming into form and to see what we do to help students achieve their dreams. This year $8,900 was raised from the50/50rafflealone.Onehundredandseventy-eightraffleticketsweresold;themoney was split among three prizes. The top prize was $5,340 to Greg Koshland of Sea Isle City, second prize was $2,670 to Tom Ward of Moorestown and the third prize was $890 to Michael Devlin of Hammonton. In total, the event has raised more than $3 million since its creation in 1984.


Gala raises scholarship moneyAnnual event at Ballys in A.C. draws more than 600

Cape Review photos by Taylor Henry

A FOOD CELEBRATION - Members of the ACA, left photo, gather in front of the podium during Aprils Restaurant Gala. At right, Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian is served by members of the Academy..

Cape Review photos by Taylor Henry

THE PRES AND THE BAND - Atlantic Cape President Dr. Peter Mora addresses the audience; two bands were on hand for dancing.

By TAYLOR HENRY and BILLY McGUIRE, Staff reporters


Atlantic Cape Community Colleges spring dance showcase, entitled Swing into Spring III, featured a totaloffifteendancesfromvariousstudentsthatrangedfrom African, Native-American to Contemporary. Hosted on April 22 by the dance department, the event offered student dancers a chance to perform their own original dances or faculty choreographed ones. Danc-ers were excited to be able to perform their own works in front of an audience. For me personally, this is a time where I can express myself, and to show people who I am through my dance, said modern and jazz dance student Megan Quam, who performed her own original dance called An-ti-Gravity. I also love being able to work with new faces, and learn about each individual, she said. The main purpose of my dance is to try to describe my life being a victim of bullying through the motions of body, she said. I had a lot of encouragement from my boyfriend to develop and perform the dance, so I can spread my message to other people. I like to call it Spread my Wings. The showcase also featured a variety of different group dances including the jazz and modern dance class-es. The modern dance class presented a performance titled, Different Trains. It depicted passengers going to various places by train. The jazz class featured a dance to music from the hit Broadway show Jersey Boys. The dance was an upbeat way to end the showcase. It was a very fun, lighthearted, and theatrical

dance to be a part of, jazz dance student Rachel McGet-tigan said. It was a very fun way to end the show and I absolutely had a blast performing it. McGettigan also went on to describe why she en-joyed being apart of the showcase. I think it is important to me to support the arts here at Atlantic Cape. It is vital to have these programs because it is crucial for students to express themselves in a way that they may not be able to in their everyday lives. A variety of cultures were depicted throughout the show.Thefirstactopenedwithawest-Africanworkbystudent choreographer and dancer Christina Noble. My dance was a traditional western African dance named Sunu, Noble said. It was named after a woman, becauseshehaddancedsowellandherfluidmovementsflowedlikewater. Like McGettigan and Quam, Noble discussed why she loved having the opportunity to perform in spring showcase. It pushes me to work harder, she said. Also, it allows me to tighten my technique. I love performing because I enjoy spreading joy and positive energy to people by doing what I love to do, which is dancing. The production was directed by dance faculty mem-bers Michelle Bayard Gross and Kelly Harris. The performance was like a beautiful quilt, Gross said. The individual artistic voices of the students came to-gether and were interwoven to create a wonderful after-noon of dance. The dance department at Atlantic Cape Community College will continue to offer dance courses in the fall. Classes will range from jazz, modern, and introduction to dance.

Variety highlights spring dance showcaseBy ERIC CONKLIN, Staff reporter

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In the moments that led up to the play I had the good fortune of meeting Grant Bolopue, the company manager. We talked about the modern horrors and trag-edy in modern politics. It wasnt until the play was over that I would realize how insightful was our conversation. Adapted from the book Of a Comb, a Prayer Book, Sugar Cubes, & Lice, by Shana Fogarty, the play was stripped down, providing an intimate and personal experi-ence. The actors were not in costume, nor were there any props or visuals, but the stage in the minds eye needed none. The acting was powerful and engaging, with emo-tion dripping from each line. We see Shana interviewing her grandmother Elizabeth, whose perspective dominates the play, and we hear of Elizabeths heart-breaking jour-ney through six concentration camps. The characters dialogue (which was the driving force of the story) was interwoven with dramatic read-ings of actual Nazi documents, providing us with a grue-some and gut-wrenching backstory of the Nazis mindset regarding the Jews. Due to the lack of a stage, the power and emotion laid heavily upon the backs of the actors, who drew me into the story, which made me weep and,

surprisingly, laugh. Elizabeths struggle to survive and her incredible will to live was an inspiration and a revela-tion. Tone of the performance was dark, ominous, bleak, horrificandbeautiful,paintingavividpictureinchill-ing shades of black. This was, right until the end, where a glimmer of joy shone through a mountain of despair. After telling her story of the camps, Elizabeth tells Shana that horrors such as Auschwitz can happen now, and they are; the actors stood and listed recent and current geno-cides and other evils happening around the world. Elizabeth expressed her desire with great emotion that one day the world might change. This was the most movingpartoftheplay,forElizabethtofindhopeandjoyafterAuschwitz,andthefiveotherdeathcampsshesur-vived, is breathtaking. If you like seeing things that open your eyes and make you think and make you feel, A Comb and a Prayer Book should be next on your list. My only complaint is that I do not have the time to see this production in all of its theatrical glory. Many thanks to the cast and all those who were a part of this production, you made a grown man weep.

At Cape Campus, unexpected joy: A Review of A Comb and a Prayer Book

The Cape May campus hosted the 32nd Annual Holocaust Awareness Program together with Stockton University. Students from Professor John Alvarez's theater classes, Professor Fran Rauscher's English class, and fifty students from Middle Township Middle School with their teachers attended this moving and compeling performance that told of Elizabeth Blum-Goldstein's chronicle of courage, endurance, and survival. Student Steven Callahan, from Professor Rauscher's class, was so moved by the performance that he wrote this review.

Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance won Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Original Screen-play and Cinematography and has garnered tremendous critical praise.Butisthatpraisewarranted? Birdman is an excellent commentary on the popu-larityofsuperherofilms,butittakesarathernegativelookontheirimpactonthefilmindustry.Withbigblock-busterfilmsconstantlybeingreleased,actinghastakenabackseat to visual spectacles. Itsironicthatafilmabouthowthecomicbookgenrehasdamagedthefilmindustryhasassembledacastthathas major ties to comic book franchises (Michael Keaton in Batman, Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk, Emma Stone in The Amazing Spiderman). Despite the fact that several actors take on iconic roles in superhero films,theyarestillactorsattheircore,andshouldnotbeconfinedtothegenresthatpopularizedthem. Birdman is a technical and acting tour de force. The all-star cast assembled by director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu is fantastic. Michael Keaton gives one of his best performances. Keaton understands the struggle of stepping away from a superhero franchise, but never escaping its shadow. After all, Keaton is famous for walking away from the Batman franchise and has never really recovered. Edward Norton plays the typical actor who is praised through various critics. His character is a con-trast from Keatons character. Keaton seeks popularity, while Norton seeks prestige. Emma Stone also has a key role as Keatons daugh-ter. Her scenes are emotional and the chemistry between

Stone and Keaton feels genuine. One of the most surprising performances was from ZachGalifianakis.Heshedsthetypecastingheiscon-stantlyassociatedwithanddeliversafineunrecognizableperformance compared to his previous work. Birdman is shot beautifully with long scenes that

areeditedtomakethefilmappear to be one continuous shot. Each scene lasts 10 minutes or even 20 minutes with no noticeable cuts. It is impressive the amount of detail given to achieve con-tinuity from scene to scene. Itwasalsodifficulttoseewhere an edit was made at times. While the acting and the technical aspects are superb, Birdman isnt withoutitsownflaws.Whilethefilmsscoreisenergetic,it can at times clash with the filmandnotgelwell.Therearetimesthefilmspaceslows, but it quickly picks up and leads to an ending that can be interpreted in many ways. Birdman was the bestfilmof2014andde-

serves the critical praise its been receiving.Birdman is currently available on Blu-ray, DVD, and video on demand.

Review: Its worth your time to see BirdmanBy JOHN SANCHEZ, Staff reporter

The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Birdman won big at this years Oscars, winning four including Best Picture.

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As many students know, the Mays Landing Cam-pusofAtlanticCapeCommunityCollegeoffersafitnesscenter in the E building that is located in the rear of the gymnasium. There is no membership required. As long as students or staff show their Atlantic Cape ID, they can have access to the gym during its active hours. However,therearefewwhotakeadvantageofthefitnesscenter. Theres a fair amount of students that go from their car to classes, and back to their car and never take advantage of the ser-vices on campus, Athletic director Mike Rennick said. Although there is a low number of peopleusingthefit-ness center, Rennick believes that there will be no need to remove to close it. We are able to runthefitnesscenteryear-round through the use of the schools work-study program, so keeping the services open is an inexpensive cost for the college. Rennick also said that the college is planning new ways to helppromotethefit-ness center and in-crease its use. Weve adver-tised it for the past years, and are looking to make new adver-tisement moves this summer, he said. The process of new advertisement for thefitnesscenterwillbegin shortly, as it will be closing the week beforefinalsweek;work-study students will stop their pro-gram before the spring semester concludes. Work-Study stu-dents that work at the fitnesscenteralsofeelthat students and staff should take advantage of the service. Usually I see the same people when Im doing my work-study ses-sion, student Joan Santana said

Attimes,Imayseeatleastthreeorfivedifferentpeoplecomein,maybeamaximumoffive.Santanaalsode-scribeswhyhavingthefitnesscenterisvaluabletoAtlan-tic Capes campus. Its a great way for kids to get in better shape if you have time to, he said. Most students seem to have a gap be-tween their classes, and often choose to spend it in the cafeteria or in the student life center, instead of spending thetimeinthefitnesscenter.Buttheyarepayingfor(thefitnesscenter)throughtheirtuition. Santana addresses what he thinks could be a way to make more students and staff aware of the facilitys exis-tence.

Ithinkthatfly-ers posted around the schoolcouldbebenefi-cial, he said. Usual-ly,Iseeflyersaroundthe school for almost every event that the school hosts, and stu-dents are made aware ofthoseevents.Iffly-ers could help promote thefitnesscentertothe students, it would benefittheschoolbecause more people would use the facility that they offer. Thefitnesscen-ter features a vari-ety of machines and workout instruments for students and staff. It offers three tread-mills, an exercise bicy-cle, and three ellipti-cal machines. Users who are interested in strength train-ingcanfindarackofweights that range from two and a half to 50 pounds, two leg machines, a device for both chest and shoul-der press exercises, and a unique piece of equipment called a Smith machine that allows for users to perform a variety of basic exercises such as squats and chest-presses. The facility also offers its users four separate televi-sion sets; three are

located on the walls by the treadmills, bicycle, and elliptical machines.

Changing and showering facilities are also available.

Very few take advantage of fitness center

By ERIC CONKLIN, Staff reporter

Facility is available to full-time students on the Mays Landing Campus

Cape Review photos by Eric ConklinREADILY AVAILABLE - Some of the equipment featured in the Mays Landing campus Fitness Center.

We are able to run the fitness center year-round through the use of the schools work-study program, so keeping the services open is an inexpensive cost for the college.

- Mike Rennick, Athletic Director

BUCCANEER SPORTSNew season, new home

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Atlantic Cape Community Colleges baseball team, with head coach Rod-ney Velardi, has a strong outlook for this season. Velardi is an experienced coach, have led teams such as Egg Harbor Town-ship High School, Elizabeth High School, Ocean County College and his alma mater, Toms River South High School. Jeff Ball, his assistant, previously was the manager for the Atlantic City Surf independent league team, and had a brief stint with the San Francisco Giants. The majority of Atlantic Capes play-ersarefirst-year.OnlyJonBruccoleriandJoseph Palmisano return as sophomores among the 19 players on the roster. A major point for both players and coaches, however, is that bonding has been crucial to the play of the team this season. Everyone came onto the team at least knowing someone else whom they have played with, or against, during high school, Palmisano said. Team bonding is essential in hav-ing a well-rounded team supporting each other mentally and helping each other stay focused. It helps players give their best ef-fort and not let mistakes become a burden for the rest of the game, saidPalmisano,anoutfielderwhomajors in aviation. Not only are many on the roster new this year, but so is the place they call home. With the help of Atlantic Capes administration, which made contact with the At-lanticCitymayors office, and aunanimous vote by the city coun-cil Bernie Robbins Stadium, also known as Surf Stadium, became the teams new home venue for the 2014-2015 season. Velardi said of the thing that excited him most about the stadium: Just the at-mosphere, its probably one of the best ven-ues that these guys will play on. Its not a countyparkoraschoolfield,wereplayingin a stadium, he said. A lot of these kids growing up were watching Surf games, so its great memo-riesforthem.Theyrememberthefireworksand the games, so for them to go on that fieldislikeafirst-classoperation.Itletsusbuild the program to where we want it to be. The Buccaneers first got the OKto use the stadium at the end of the 2014 season,whichtheywent5-0intheirfinalfivegames.TheAtlanticCapebaseballpro-gram had been shut down for a few years, but when it was reborn in 2010, the Bucs played all their games on the road. From the 2011 season until the fi-

nalfivegamesof2014,theteamplayedalltheir games in Margate. Margate was gracious enough to let ususe theirfield, itwasagreat facility,

Velardi said. Our players have used it in summer leagues, so they knew its quality. Atlantic Cape is in its fourth year since the baseball program was restruc-tured, and has seen vast improvement each season. The competition the school plays is some of the best in the region and includes Camden, Gloucester, Ocean and Cumber-land counties. Velardi said the school has been

winning recruiting battles and has also brought former baseball player alumni to talktoplayersaboutthebenefitsofbeingaBuccaneer.

Weather issues have forced the team to practice inside a great deal. Practice activities include hitting in the batting cages, bun-ting, defensive drills and working on batting techniques. Velardi em-phasized that repetition is a major advantage. The goal for the team this year is to make the playoffs, which they fell short of last year due to

the weather making them play eight games in six days. The team is young, the stadium is new, and the opportunities for growth are only beginning. Those are some established long running programs, were just four years in, Velardi said. We are getting to the point where we are competing with them, but there is a lot of room for growth.

Team bonding is essential in having a well-rounded team supporting each other

mentally and helping each other stay focused.- Joseph Palmisano

Baseball team plays home games in A.C.s SandcastleBy MICHAEL McDEVITT, Staff reporter

Cape Review photo by Michael McDevitt

Teed-up - Silas Nixon takes a swing at the batting tee during a preseason practice session.

Stadium factsn The Sandcastle has also been known as Surf Stadium and as Bernie Robbins Stadium. n The Atlantic City Surf, an independent league baseball team, played there from 1998-2008. n The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 people. n The field size is 309 feet in left and right field, and 400 feet in center. n The stadium broke ground in 1996 and opened in 1998. n The coast for the stadium was 15 million. n It has been mostly closed since 2009, except for some individual events and now the Atlantic Cape Community College baseball team. n It was host to the Atlantic League All-Star game in 1998 and 2005. n It was the venue for the Atlantic Regional Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

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