News: Fall 2022

From the Editor: A New Era for the MainSheet

The 4C’s student newspaper, the MainSheet, is kicking off this semester with some exciting changes. They include new staff, online publication schedule, Facebook page and regularly scheduled podcasts.

September 21, 2022

Opioid Crisis on Cape Cod: Recovery is Real

Opioids are powerful drugs used to reduce, or “kill” pain. and are also commonly known as painkillers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some of the most common types of opioids include Vicodin, OxyContin, methadone and morphine. Most of these are produced and distributed illegally, include Fentanyl and Heroin. Thirty-six people die every day due to overdoses in the US.

September 21, 2022

Gaining Friends and Getting Goals

I am a first-semester student here at 4C’s and wanted to make some friends around campus. Starting a conversation has been something that has come easy to me ever since I was younger. This skill always comes in handy when trying to make friends. Although I made friends during my first year at Syracuse University, I don’t have many that are still on Cape during the winter.

September 21, 2022

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Matthew Malone was working as a painter in a refinery off the coast of Puget Sound when he heard about the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It was there, in Washington, that he heard about the plane hitting the towers by a coworker. At first, he was not sure what to think. There wasn’t a news story at the time and he assumed it was just a rumor. It was only when the refinery’s security guards frisked him and his coworkers, armed with cameras and mirrors, that he realized the gravity of the situation.

September 21, 2022

How a Cape Cod Community College Student Found Her Family

When Cape Cod Community College student Shanaz Petty woke up on June 8th, 2022 to two missed calls from Iran, she assumed that they must be spam calls. That was until she saw a Direct Message on her Twitter containing a photo that she had never seen. In it, there is a small baby sitting in a yellow swing, looking curiously at the camera. This picture was sent to Petty by a stranger, with the message “Is this picture you?” Petty’s first reaction was to reply “Who is this?” in capital letters, before waking up her husband. She was going to call the numbers back, she told him, and asked him to record the conversations. But when she did so, the language barrier stopped them from communicating. It wasn’t until Petty enlisted the help of her cousin, who then called a friend who could speak Persian, that they began to make any progress.

September 21, 2022

Clubs Providing a Proper 4C's Welcome

COVID-19 has put a dampener on living the true college life. Now that it is almost lifted, students have a chance to participate in events that weren’t available to them before. Club Day helped to promote the joys of college life. It took place on September 14 as part of the Fall 2022 welcome week lineup. Ashley Hamilton, the student engagement coordinator of 4C’s, organized Club Day. The event provided information on the variety of college clubs students can join.

September 21, 2022

The Laptop-Loaner Program at 4Cs

As technology continues to become a salient tool in the higher education system, the need for equipment will also increase. For a student, managing finances is a burden that is already much to shoulder without even mentioning that cringe-worthy word: textbooks. Not only must students be expected to juggle the costs of courses, reading materials, and transportation fees, but a personal computer as well. Even the cheapest laptop on the market runs at over $200.

September 21, 2022

You'll Seashore Signs of Good Coffee

You may have heard that there’s a new vendor in Grossman Commons. But did you know that you can get fresh local coffee and baked goods outside the Grossman Commons Building too? In Maureen M. Wilkens, the Seashore Café acts as a worksite for the students in Project Forward.

September 21, 2022

Professors Enjoying the Changes

This school’s semester marks a new start for not only 4C’s students but professors as well. This semester is the first semester that the campus is going back to a somewhat normal setting since the pandemic. Most professors have been using Zoom to teach their classroom and help students.

September 21, 2022

New Students Arriving on Campus

For many students, this fall semester is their first time on campus. As COVID regulations have begun to lift, masks are now optional to wear. Everyone on campus is required to be vaccinated. There are more opportunities to have classes in person rather than on Zoom.

September 20, 2022