Cayuga Community College - Nainrubua Yearbook (Auburn, NY)

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L GJ CD s.. CU J Z' -I-J .C Q5 P- L -I-J C 3 O CU L Ll. 124 Jalil Tooshi laska Than Mary Fiorille, Terry Boyce, Michele DiMura, Pamela Parsons, Sally Todd, Toni Mott, Mike Ambuske, Julie Ward, Judson Paige, Jason Lamamna FRONT ROW: Chris Healy, Debbie Rogal- ski, Gail Borland SECOND ROW: Brenda Stevens, Candy DeRosa, Cheryl Stephens BACK ROW: John Carbonaro, Mary Beth Charles, David Green Jr., Todd Green, Ger- ard Vevone Do you remember Iran? I didn't. When someone told me that there was an Iranian student attending 2C- ZC, I tried to get a mental image of the country. All I came up with was a vague collection of half-learned facts from 9th grade world history: Sandstorms, camels, and sheiks in sheets. I began wondering How did he hear about our school? What's it like in Iran? Which country did he like better? Well, after talking with freshman Jalil Tooshi, I wished I had paid more attention in 9th grade. Caught up in a cultural misconception, I asked such brilliant questions as Your father's two wives-did he have them at the same time? and What's it like during the monsoon season? Later on I found out that polygamy is virtually extinct in this hot, arid country, which has no monsoons. Luckily, Jalil has a good sense of humor, and we finally man- aged to wade through my embarras- sing mistakes. One of the questions I asked Jalil was how he heard about our school. It turned out to be a long story. Or- iginally he had been a hotel manager in Iran. He decided that he was ready l Larry Surace, Mike Hogan, Patti Ed- for a change and so started traveling first in Europe and then in America. He lived in California for awhile and eventually ended up in Washington. There he talked with a friend of one of his friends from California. This new acquaintance was familiar with Auburn and recommended 2C2C. A civil engineering major, Jalil was glad he came. Although he miss- ed about 45 percent of what was said in class because of the Persian! English language difficulties, he thought that the program was very good. While we were talking, it was snowing, one of the first storms of New York's notorious winter. Jalil said that he had liked the snow for i FRONT ROWS Irving Smith, Julie Marf- mundsx Rick Cfmsidine, Mike Dem I en, Ruth Bond, Dianne Giessler, Dawn BACK ROW? Vicki W01fe, Rick Q l Sherman, Gary Chapin SECOND Row: Linda VaflAPe1d00fU, Sue Lord. D' J aeger, Roxanne Frumento about two weeks, but then the mag ic faded. Even though he wasn't thrilled with the weather, J alil did appreciate the greater amount of freedom he found in the United States. He also enjoyed playing tent nis and going out to barsf' I Finally I ran out of questions. I Jalil smiled through his curly, dark beard and thanked me for the inter view. However, I was the one to bell efit, learning more about Iran in those 30 minutes than I'd learned in a whole year of history.

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this yearis threatened to surpass it. first storm came on November l 1, keting Auburn in a layer of white. nugh we weren't worried about a te Christmas, the serious storms ll off until January. Then heavy wfalls brought a shortage of shovels, plows hit the roads day and night. the end of January we were well our way to a record breaking snow- with total inches then tallied at e climax of the season, however, ne with the most intense storm of century. Beginning in the Mid- st, the Storm devestated Chicago and ied other cities as it sped toward LNT ROW: Cindy Dunham, Nancy Aus- teve Ames MIDDLE ROW: Pam Biz- Jennifer Shaft, Debbie Swenk, Louis rtony BACK ROW: Betsy Belko, Glenn , Denise Palomeque, Terry Kaminski New York. Meanwhile, we had been having a January thaw so flash flood warnings were broadcast on the morn- ing ofthe 26. Then in the same breath weathermen announced sudden temperature drops and blizzard condi- tions for that afternoon. Stores, schools, and businesses began to close in anticipation. One man ran through the street yelling The storm is com- ing! The storm is coming! Get off the streets! People listened and by twelve noon the city of Auburn was like a ghost towni' with almost everything closed except the grocery stores and some large businesses. Ironically, those food markets which remained open experienced one of the best days they've ever had. People panicked and ran down to stock up. They fought over carts, turned parking lots into traffic jams, and man- aged to break Pepsi's new unbreak- able 2-liter bottles. But the rush be- gan to slow downg and at two o' clock most people were safe at home, waiting for the storm to hit. lt never came. Oh, it snowed someg and the wind blew hardg but the worst part bypassed us and went west. Surprisingly, the weather was good enough for school to open on Friday. However, class attendance was low as students had gone home for an acci- dental long weekend. Finally, after all the blizzards and travel advisories, the last flake of snow disappeared, bringing shorts, T-shirts, and bare feet back on campus. Once again students were lounging on the grass and taking in all the sunshine the weather had to offer. Taking Advantage of a Tempermantal Sun FALL AND SUMMER are favorite parts of the year for Danny Martens. While waiting for his friends to finish registering he lounges on the front terrace. A freshman criminal justice major, Danny also enjoys swimming in his spare time. SITTING: Brian Medoro, John Casano, Mar- lene Raczmar, Laurie Tinkham, Dave Dec, Mary Kukiela STANDING: Elizabeth Quill, Paul Norton, Mae Graves, Terry Kling, Anne Kenny, Ed Mykyten, Nancy McElroy

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ji- Efi,p7'tj15'-'rf-.IH w -Q an ,. A-'MHS ,I .Ii - . W el TWICE THE TUITION. During an informal interview at the yearbook office, Jalil Tooshi talked about some of the problems he faces as a foreign student. One of these is the double tuition fee that has to be paid by non-state residents. Jalil Tooshi 125