VIDEO: Video and Multimedia

PLAYSince eighth grade, Kevin Coldren, 17, has been a member of the Liverpool High School Marching Band. In his senior year of high school, he was selected to be one of two drum majors to lead the 115-member band through his senior year and final season of competition. Kevin initially approached the idea with apprehension for fear of jeopardizing the friendships he had forged over the years. However, at the push of his father, he has earned the respect and confidence of his peers and proven himself to be a leader. As a dedicated mother of the band boosters club, Connie Coldren spends the majority of her week volunteering with the band, whether it be fundraising, filling water jugs for practice, or ushering competition judges through torrential downpours. As a former band member, Connie, and her husband, Mark Coldren, a former high school drum major, has played a vital role in influencing and supporting Kevin through his pursuits. As his final year of high school comes to an end, both Kevin and his mother look to the future for new opportunities to continue marching, and remaining a “band mom.” Produced over two days for The Fall Workshop.
   
PLAYThe greenhouse complex at the SUNY ESF campus is a unique feature of the school and Central New York region. Within the 6,500 square feet of the nine greenhouses, over 4200 individual plants occupy a variety of distinct biomes from the tropics to the desert. The greenhouse, under the management of Terry Ettinger, serves as a rescue center, taking in illegally trafficked plants, and as an educational resource tool for researchers, students, and artists alike.
   
PLAYIn the early evening of May 15, 2001, Michael “Mick” Caulfield, at age 17, crashed his Porsche into a telephone pole in Manlius, New York. After a year of rehabilitation, Mick recovered from a severe traumatic brain injury to walk at his high school graduation.Ten years later, Mick faces a new set of challenges since being convicted of sexual abuse in 2009--likely the result of his head injury and subsequent impairment on his judgment, decision-making, and impulse control. Supported by his mother, Beth Caulfield, Mick still struggles to rebuild his life, now carefully negotiating his freedom under the constraints of house arrest and his head injury.
     
  
PLAYRonald Patterson grew up on "The Hill" in the Eastside of Syracuse when early in his life he succumbed to heavy drug use. Following the death of his brother, and after thirty years of using crack cocaine, Ronald found help and has been clean now for three years. Today, facing a new set of challenges, he looks to the saving grace of God and Jesus Christ for hope and peace.
   
PLAYNoe Cabello, 17, is your normal kid. As the captain of the Reading High School Varsity soccer team, he manages to hold down the center mid-field position, along with the demands of seven AP courses, and the responsibilities of a part-time job as a cashier at Hollister Co. Dressed in cargo pants and a collared shirt, a tattered bracelet wraps his wrist with his name embroidered on it. Quiet, shy, and soft-spoken, unbeknownst to many, Noe is at the top of his class, as the first ever Latino valedictorian at Reading High.
   
PLAYFor 115 years, the Colombus Bakery in Syracuse, New York, has served the community as a crossroads for generations, and as a provider of an essential food staple. Today it still stands on Pearl Street, now under the ownership of Jimmy Retzos where bread sells for $2.25 a loaf--up from 3-cents a century ago.
     
  
PLAYSince 2001, Vince Carnicelli has been a police officer of the Auburn Police Department. As one of two officers assigned to the K9 unit, Carnicelli has trained, handled, and cared for Rayn, his black Sable German Shepard, since he was 14-months old.As a valuable asset to the Auburn Police Department, Rayn provides the unique service of protecting his partner during volatile situations while on patrol. Often sent in as the first line of defense, Rayn prevents violent situations from escalating by calming the, "biggest, toughest, yellingest, maddest person in the world."Through a grant funded by a partnership between Walgreens and Milk-Bone, the Auburn Police Department acquired Rayn four years ago. Since receiving his police dog, Carnicelli and Rayn have developed a powerful bond that bridges their professional working relationship, and that of friendship, companionship, and love. Produced over two days for The Fall Workshop.
   
PLAYFour months ago Jaime Collins's life changed dramatically when she was incarcerated at the Onondaga County Jail in Syracuse, New York. Recently found guilty on eight charges of larceny and burglary, she regrets placing herself and her kids in this situation. Leaving four children behind and an 8-month old granddaughter, she faces the challenge of how to deal with a mother's bond now broken. The coming weeks will be trying as she anxiously awaits her sentencing and future as a mother.
  
PLAYBob Miller, 25, Multimedia JournalistBiographies from the 2011 Syracuse News21 project: El Nuevo Normal.
     
  
PLAYKuan Luo, 22, Graphic DesignerBiographies from the 2011 Syracuse News21 project: El Nuevo Normal.
   
PLAYAt age 86, Virgilio "Gil" Besabe is taking it "aisy" (pronounced ai-see). Once a soldier of the Commonwealth Army, Gil has slowed down tremendously due to massive heart failure and other ailments. Immigrating from the Philippines at the end of 1994 with the intention of naturalizing his second family, he now wishes to return to "home sweet home." With a boisterous laugh, and deep spirituality, Gil sways back and forth, constantly moving, waiting until God will call him to his house.From the project, "16 Square Blocks"
   
PLAYAlong South King Street, a line of hundreds, mostly elderly, trickles under the massive junction of Interstate 5 waiting impatiently for their numbers to be called. Hours will pass before this moment, when they may enter the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Food Bank to receive bags of rice, loaves of bread, and fresh vegetables. Serving nearly 5,000 clients per year, the ACRS Food Bank is unique to Seattle by providing appropriate dietary items for its predominantly Asian Pacific Islander client base.From the project, "16 Square Blocks"
     
  
PLAYIn August of 2009, Richard Huie and a group of volunteers took a walk around Seattle's Chinatown in a community effort to address public safety issues facing the neighborhood. Exacerbated by language and cultural barriers, the greatest challenge facing the primarily immigrant resident population is the need to instill a sense of ownership. Through educational and training workshops, Huie modified the Neighborhood Watch model by creating the Block Walk to empower the community to take back their streets.From the project, "16 Square Blocks"
   
PLAYIn February 2005, Jason Waterhouse’s 16-year career as an Army Ranger came to a tragic end along the Northern border of Afghanistan. An RPG attack on Jason’s bunker left him critically wounded with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). As a result of the TBI, he suffers from epileptic seizures, debilitating head pain, and visual impairment after losing his left eye. Once the epitome of independence, Jason now relies completely on his wife Suzetta. As Jason’s primary caregiver, Suzetta is left with little time for herself, consumed by the responsibilities of her husband’s health and care of their two kids.From the project, "SlowHealing"
   
PLAYIn February 2005, Jason Waterhouse’s 16-year career as an Army Ranger came to a tragic end along the Northern border of Afghanistan. An RPG attack on Jason’s bunker left him critically wounded with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). As a result of the TBI, he suffers from epileptic seizures, debilitating head pain, and visual impairment after losing his left eye. Once the epitome of independence, Jason now relies completely on his wife Suzetta. As Jason’s primary caregiver, Suzetta is left with little time for herself, consumed by the responsibilities of her husband’s health and care of their two kids.From the project, "SlowHealing"
     
  
PLAYIn 2005, Readen’s life was tragically altered while on patrol. At the explosion of a roadside bomb, the humvee he was traveling in rolled over onto his head inflicting a severe TBI. Today, he copes with permanent physical handicaps that include a noticeable speech impediment, impaired motor skills, and short-term memory loss. Follow Readen’s story at home, in the workplace, and through the Tripler Army Medical Center operating room.From the project, "Slow Healing"
   
PLAYIn 2005, Readen’s life was tragically altered while on patrol. At the explosion of a roadside bomb, the humvee he was traveling in rolled over onto his head inflicting a severe TBI. Today, he copes with permanent physical handicaps that include a noticeable speech impediment, impaired motor skills, and short-term memory loss. Follow Readen’s story at home, in the workplace, and through the Tripler Army Medical Center operating room.From the project, "Slow Healing"
   
PLAYAs a military police officer serving in Afghanistan, Mark Duran suffered a mild TBI when his convoy was attacked by a vehicle-born IED while on patrol in 2005. Three years later, Mark still struggles with physical, mental, and psychological handicaps as he learns to adapt to a life often reliant on his wife Joanna. Follow Mark’s journey back home to William’s Bay, Wisconsin.From the project, "Slow Healing"
     
  
PLAYAs a military police officer serving in Afghanistan, Mark Duran suffered a mild TBI when his convoy was attacked by a vehicle-born IED while on patrol in 2005. Three years later, Mark still struggles with physical, mental, and psychological handicaps as he learns to adapt to a life often reliant on his wife Joanna. Follow Mark’s journey back home to William’s Bay, Wisconsin.From the project, "Slow Healing"