Free Smoking Cessation Clinic held on Grant Campus

By Alexander Corrigan

Five out of five doctors agree smoking will kill you, with that said isn’t today the day to quit?

On Wednesday Oct 12 the opportunity will become available. Suffolk Community College and the Suffolk County Department of Health are working together to provide the proper aids and resources to effectively quit smoking, as part of a six-week program to help students kick the habit.

The program takes place in HSEC A222/223, with parking available in parking field five adjacent to the building. The clinic is held during common hour beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 12:20 p.m. The clinic is open to students, faculty and staff. Nicotine replacement treatments will be made available to those who are medically qualified.

The Grant Campus can be reached by taking the Long Island Expressway to Exit 52, Commack Road. Cross over Commack Road staying to the right to Crooked Hill Road, make right on Crooked Hill Road and take to the campus entrance on the left.

For more information or to enroll in the program contact Health Services, Captree Commons Room 104, or call (631) 851-6709.

The Norman Magic Experience Comes to Grant Campus

By Alexander Corrigan

Magician Norman Ng comes to the Grant campus to display the mystical world of magic and illusions.

The Norman Magic Experience promises to captivate people of all ages with magic, comedy and plenty of audience participation. The show will be during the common hour, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Wednesday Sept. 9. The performance will take place in the Captree building room 114.

Magician Norman Ng has been touring the country performing his special hybrid brand of magic and comedy on college campuses since January, having performed in 48 states and for more than 500,000 people. Campus Activities Magazine named the Norman Magic Experience “2011′s Best Live Novelty Act.” Western Oregon University calls Ng “…One of the most unique performers around.”

The Norman Magic Experience’s next stop is at the National Association for Campus Activities Mid-America Conference in Covington, KY, from Nov 10-13.

The Captree building is located on the west side of campus adjacent to parking field four, just north of the Community College road entrance. For more information contact the Campus Activities Office at 631-851-6702.