THE GRIZZLY
Butler Community College / Final 2016
What’s Your Aim? PGS. 16-19
Gun range will cost around
$2.3 million.
All funds will be covered by the
Pittman-Robertson Act.
56 lanes
will be available for use.
Location:
618 Bluestem Point Rd. Planned to be ready by
Summer 2017.
table of contents Issue 4 / Volume 20 / Butler Community College
4&5: Journalism
Major
Butler journalists share what it means to be a Journalism major.
6&7: Fashion
& Netflix
What’s trending in the fashion and Netflix world?
8&9: 2016
Election
Trump visits Wichita, along with the lastest caucus results.
10 &11: Marina
Emmons
Non-traditional student comes back to Butler to work towards opening her own day-care facility in Leon.
18&19: Gun
Range
Gun range coming to El Dorado Lake but not without concern from some neighbors.
20 &21: Shrine
22&23: Andover
IT Grant
IT department is awarded a $2.7 million grant to bridge the gap between the work force and college classes.
Finals Week 24&25: It’s Finals Week. Are you prepared?
12&13: Dance To The Beat of the Drum 26&27: Dorm Editorial over the cutting of the dance team and the new additon of the drumline.
Bowl
Kansas Shrine Bowl is to be held in El Dorado in 2017.
Checks
Not understanding why dorm rules have changed? After interviewing the dorm adviser, we have the answers.
14&15: Job
Seeking
28&29:Keep
16&17: Gun
Range
30&31: Keep Your Pace Steady
Ready, aim, shoot! El Dorado is receiving a new gun range.
Your Glove down
Butler softball girls clench conference title.
Men’s track and field team kept the tradtion by ranking in the NJCAA top ten all season.
THE GRIZZLY / TABLE OF CONTENTS / PAGE 3
Looking for a job in El Dorado? There are more options than you think.
You Know
You know Mr. Swans slang
‘ STAND BY
You’re a
Journalism Major When ...
nothing is too
extreme for you,
even if that means knocking on dorm doors for an
interview
Stalking people is
acceptable Seeing a pixelated photo makes you want to
Pen & Paper vomit is always on h a y r nd l a v i r a g n i v Ha with other branches of Journalism
You’re constantly writing in the back of your head
you know the libel definition by heart
Cheyenne Collins
Cheyenne Collins
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THE GRIZZLY / Youy Know You’re A Journalism Major When / PAGE 5
e h t n i e v i l You
What’s In... e l like this on e n n la f t h ig br s pro tip: tie a ripped jean r u o y f o t wais around th e
Elizabeth Moore
Emily Beckman / Max McGlaun
In 2016
Your Favorite Shows to Binge-Watch on Netflix: One Tree Hill
Jandelyn Corbin “So far this year, animation has been a How I Met Your Mother big thing in movies.
Superhero movies seem to be
“The characters are extremely relatable, especially the protagonist. It has helped me get through times in my life that were kinda hard, because the characters go through the same things.” - Grant Risinger
unlikely candidates in
House
big this year again.” - Tate Robertson “There are so many politics.” - Matt Harsh
“There’s a new Ramen joint in Wichita that’s going to be happening. I’m really pumped for that.” - Kaely Hansen
“People are wearing more sporty clothes, like joggers.” - Jake Laforge
“I’ve been following Kylie
Jenner on Instagram and she’s doing those lip kits.
Sons of Anarchy
“It motivates me to start my own motorcycle club.” - Andrew Wilkins
American Dad
“I like that and “Orange is the New Black,” cause they’re funny.” - Kayla Johnson
The 100
Dominic Brown
Criminal Minds
“I wanna be on “Criminal Minds” one day.” - Gerald Greenfield
Arrow and The Flash
“There’s a lot of action, and you get to see superheroes and villains.” - Hunter Gowen
Grey’s Anatomy Hayley Bischler
THE GRIZZLY / What’s In... In 2016 / PAGE 7
Those look neat.” - Mckyla Chavez
Amy Roger
Caucus Results as of April 19th, 2016: Republican Delegate Votes (1,237 needed for nomination, 734 Still Available) Donald Trump: 845 Ted Cruz: 559 John Kasich: 147 DemocratiC Delegate vote (2,383 Needed for nomination, 1,692 still available) HiLLAry Clinton: 1,893 Bernie Sanders: 1,180
& Vote
Shut Up
Presidential Candidate Hosts Rally In Wichita My Perspective on What It Was Like To Attend
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore
Opinion Bernie Sanders fans who just love to hate on Trump. I couldn’t make out anything they were yelling because it wasn’t synchronized whatsoever. It just sounded like a bunch of whiny teenagers. Their signs had messages to bash Trump. Some were decorated with flamboyant rainbows. I’m not sure why there were so many rainbows, considering that gay marriage has already been legalized by the Supreme Court in all states and is not an issue on any presidential candidate’s plate. Trump said in August 2015, “After Supreme Court vote, gay marriage is a reality.” It is what it is and it is of no concern to him. Anyway, the protesters knew they were about to get banned, so they had a few of their members run around toward them while they were yelling their loudest to get some oh-soexciting Snapchat story footage. After that, they were gone. Finally, we were nearing the front of the line. As we approached the stairs, there was a man announcing that this building was for the Trump rally. A couple people in front of us had somehow thought they were in line for the caucus and got extremely irritated when they realized they had waited in line so long for the wrong thing. That’s why it’s important to communicate with those around you and pay attention to what’s going on. Oh, well. They angrily walked away to the other building so they could cast their vote (apparently for someone other than Trump). Once we made it inside, they had us take everything out of our pockets and walk through a metal detector. Then, they did the most intensive search on my purse that I’ve ever seen done. Normally, the security guards just kind of open it to look at the top, but this guy truly checked it. Finally, we were in, and by this time, it was standing room only. Of course we would have the four tallest people in the room standing in front of us. No big deal though, the message was still just as great whether we could see him or not. It was pretty much your usual Trump talk, about how he plans to make America great again. The crowd loved it all. He talked about how he plans on winning the nomination, and how his opponents (at the time: Cruz, Rubio and Kasich) were too weak to win, and also wouldn’t stand a chance against Hillary Clinton in the event that they did win. He believed that Clinton would win the nomination for the Democratic Party, and that
he was the last person she would want to run against. He said that there are already polls out there showing that he would beat her. He talked about how Mitt Romney’s campaign was a disaster, and why Barack Obama was bound to win the last election; the Republican Party didn’t stand a chance with Romney’s poor campaigning. He talked about how the press portrays things poorly and how they are misleading. He also said that he wished the press would show more of the crowds and less of him, because the crowds are important to him; they’re the ones voting. Of course he talked about the wall he wants to build along the border of Mexico. He believes that if people want to come to the United States to better their lives, they can come here legally. There was a protestor once during the rally, and as soon as the guy started yelling, Trump told him to sit down and shut up. The guy did so right away. After that, Trump said that the people of Kansas were sure strong, but our protestors were weak. It only lasted about 45 minutes, but it was one of the coolest experiences - getting to hear a presidential candidate speak. To think that Trump found Wichita important enough to come to for a short unscheduled rally is pretty neat. The day before, he was down in New Orleans, and right after the rally in Wichita, he was headed all the way down South again to do a rally in Orlando. Whoever you support in this election, make sure you get out and vote. You can talk all day on social media about something a candidate did, or how you feel about another candidate, but until you shut up and vote, it doesn’t really matter. It’s important to know who you’re supporting and to know where they stand on the issues. Don’t just look at something someone posted on Twitter and form your opinion of the candidate from that. There’s a lot of talk on social media about all the candidates, but there’s not enough votes to back it up. I felt that getting to hear a presidential candidate speak was an entirely different world of politics than the constant feed of opinions we see on Facebook and Twitter every day. It made politics feel exciting and empowering. It was raw and unedited, and the energy in the room was something else. It was exciting energy, the kind you feel when you’re just proud of your country, and the kind you feel when you think about how great it could be again.
THE GRIZZLY / Trump Visits Wichita / PAGE 9
“Make America great again!” The powerful words echoed through the building, along with the cheers of the excited crowd. No matter what your political views are and no matter who you support in this election, you have to admit it is extremely cool to know that a presidential candidate came to visit your city. It was a last minute thing, announced just the day before. I happened to see it on Facebook. Donald Trump was to host a rally in Wichita on March 5 at 9 a.m. It was held at Century II, the same place the Sedgwick County caucus was being held that day. Seeing that my cousin is a pretty huge fan of Trump, I knew he’d want to go. My dad, my boyfriend, my cousin and I all decided it’d be worth it to pull ourselves out of bed at 7 a.m. on a Saturday to go see the man who could very likely be our next president. We got to Century II at about 8 a.m. Then, after finding a parking spot far, far away, we headed towards the building. It was a brisk morning and there were thousands of people outside, some in line for the Trump rally, and some in line for the caucus. All throughout our walk in line there were multiple people with carts full of Trump gear: hats, T-shirts, buttons, scarves, blankets, you name it. They’d walk along the line using creative attention-grabbing techniques hoping to sell as much as they could. There were also tables full of the merchandise set up near the beginning of the line, which wound around the sidewalks. Also found along the line were a few of Ted Cruz’s fans, trying ever so hard to hand out stickers that said “Choose Cruz!” on them. They were continuously rejected. As we wound along the sidewalk to get closer to the entrance, we came across the infamous Westboro Baptist Church protesters, playing their inappropriate parody songs to bash the gays and America, as well as holding up distasteful signs with messages that read “America is Doomed” and “God H8s Fags.” After seeing what they do at a Republican rally and caucus, I can only imagine how awful it must be at a Democratic one. Some of the people in line hollered at them that they were at the wrong party. The sound of their abhorrent music was probably enough to make the ears bleed, but you also couldn’t help but laugh in a scoffing manner at it at the same time. As we moved further away from the small group of Westboro protesters, we approached a different group of protesters: mostly young
Child Care Coming to Bluestem
Student Marina Emmons a i m s t o i m p ro v e c h i l d c a re i n h e r h o m e t o w n
Marina Emmons posing in front of the EduCare Center. Emmons is currently taking classes at the Educare Center. Jaycie Wunder
Max McGlaun
Jaycie Wunder
children for 11 years. She had the chance to home school each of her children for at least some period of time in their lives. She says, “I was very blessed to not be a working mother and to have a supporting husband. I did not want to send my kids to strangers if I did not have to.” Emmons adds that her children still maintained the social aspect that kids thrive on by meeting up with peers through their church who were also home schooled and they received the chance to play sports through an El Dorado program. Her ultimate goal is to open a daycare in Leon. She shares this idea with her husband and they are working to open a day-care this year. Emmons strongly believes something needs to happen she says she told her husband, “We need to do something,” when discussing the lack of presence of child care in Leon. More children are starting their lives in a day-care situation than ever before. More mothers are either wanting to return to the work force to continue their careers, or they must return for lack of funds for caring for their family and providing the necessities they need, according to healthychildren. org. Therefore, more care providers are needed in society than ever before. Quality of child care providers is being taken into consideration greatly and programs are being expanded and more strict in their curriculum. This is all for the benefit of our children and ensuring a bright future for them and the future society. Emmons will be part of creating a future for children in this area. She will provide care that children need to help them thrive and ease some of the burdens of parents, especially in an area like Leon, where it can be difficult to find child care without having to travel a considerable amount of time. Emmons has been raising her children for 22 years, so caring for children is not something she is new to. She came back to school to be certified in having a larger day-care. She is also learning new skills and making new relationships that can be helpful in the exciting journey ahead of her. New ideas are being brought into the EduCare center every day. Emmons can transfer these ideas to her center to help it flourish. Students, teachers and care providers all make valuable contributions to the center and work together to find new solutions. She receives phone calls all the time asking if she is accepting any more children
in her service. She has had her current home day-care for about a year now. The discussion to open this day-care in Leon began about six months ago. “I am going to push and prod for August,” Emmons says. She still has to finish school and receive her license, talk to an architect to get a plan drawn up and discuss what type of loans will be needed. Although much planning is going into this process, Emmons admits this just kind of happened by sheer chance. She worked at the high school in Leon as a paraprofessional for a year. Emmons is passionate about children, but relates on a more personal level to the younger children she has worked with. When referring to her work with younger children, Emmons says, “They just get me, and I get them.” Her work with younger children, besides raising seven of her own, began when a teacher at Leon said she would pay her to watch her children during the day. This happened while Emmons was working at the high school. She expressed she had always connected well with younger children, but this suggestion by a coworker really got the ball rolling. Leon has proven to have a great need for a day-care center. Emmons currently has a home day-care in Leon with eight children and there is one other home day- care located in Leon that watches over four children. Emmons can care for up to 12 children at the moment, depending on whether she is also caring for infants or not. Emmons has a helper to assist in the child care of the eight children, especially in the mornings when Emmons is taking classes. Emmons says, “I think there is nothing for the middle class children. There’s a big chunk [of residents] who don’t have a preschool or day-care.” The upper class can afford to drive their children to surrounding towns and the lower class can send their children to the Head Start program. Emmons wants to provide a safe and convenient place for the middle class parents of Leon to send their children. Children’s care providers are a big part of a kid’s day, and lives. Most people remember their first teachers or babysitters for most of their lives and carry a lot of memories with them from those moments. It is safe to say Emmons will have a strong impact on many kids’ lives and help provide them with skills to thrive.
THE GRIZZLY / Marina Emmons / PAGE 11
New beginnings can be a frightening experience, but usually they are worthwhile. A majority of college students can agree that their first class can be a little nerve-wracking, but what about when you have not been a student in a classroom in nearly 30 years? “Non-traditional Student” is the term society likes to use for students who are in these situations. Nontraditional students fall into many different categories. Stephen Pelletier includes some of those scenarios in his article from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities titled, “Success for the Adult Student.” They consist of when a student delays their enrollment into a postsecondary school; attends college part time; works full time; is financially independent for financial aid purposes; has dependents other than a spouse; is a single parent or does not have a high school diploma. A majority of these are not noticeable in the classroom and one would have to personally know the peer to take most of these characteristics into account. Sometimes these circumstances can cause college to be different type of experience for a student. When other factors are involved, such as children or lack of education that other students have received, then college may be more difficult for these students. Student Marina Emmons falls into two of these categories. She has seven children with her husband of 23 years and she is 46 years young. She is currently taking advantage of Butler’s one semester program to maintain her Early Childhood Education license, and to increase the amount of children she can care for. Emmons would like to get a license to care for up to 25 children, or close to that number. Emmons chose Butler for the college’s convenience with it being so close to home. She commutes to school from Leon. She was extremely nervous about coming back to school, and was considerably worried about being able to spread her time between school, home and work. Homework was a concern as Emmons is a student who values quiet time when working. Quiet time can be difficult to come by when you are a working mom with multiple children. She is only a few weeks into school and has found that Butler is a great match for her, with a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. Emmons’ children range in ages from 9 to 22 years. She home schooled her
Edito rial:
Dancing
Beat Drum
To the
OF THE
Butler cuts dance team and adds a drum-line In 2015, the Butler Dance Team, which was a part of the Fine Arts & Communication Division, was cut for budget reasons and for lack of performances. Then, in the fall of 2015, a drumline was added to the same department after a trash can-line was a “hit” at a basketball game. We do not believe that the Dance Team should have been cut. The biggest complaint about the department’s new program is that some believe it was a replacement for the Dance Team, instead of an additional program. Ever since Butler waved good-bye to the Dance Team, the drumline has been marching through all animosity and criticism in their way. Both sides of the argument have their merit; both the Dance Team and the drumline have proudly represented what it means to be a Butler Grizzly. However, the dancers were not replaced by anyone because the scholarships for the drumline were preexisting in the Percussion Ensemble class. Director of Bands and Lead Instrumental Instructor Brett Martinez says that he originally proposed the drumline as an addition to the department, not as a replacement. “The drumline was not a replacement for the Dance Team. The drumline does not create extra scholarships; in addition to the drumline, the students are a part of the Percussion Ensemble class, concert band, pep band, and jazz band,” Martinez says. Dean Jay Moorman of the Fine Arts & Communication Division said in a 2015 interview with The Grizzly that, besides the Dance Team, no other academic programs were considered for the cut. “In 2013, we underwent a whole reorganization for budget reasons,” Moorman says. The reorganization included cutting back the Cooperative, or Co-Op, Education program significantly, by eliminating three or four faculty members. “The Dance Team was only performing at home men’s basketball and home football games, with one competition and performance a year. It doesn’t really get out there and is not in the public eye as much,” Moorman said last year. According to Moorman, The Dance team cost Butler $70,000. According to Martinez, the drumline equipment alone costs Butler just shy of $8,000. They have four multiple-pitch bass drums, two snare drums, two tenor drums and two crash cymbals. The drumline has ten members, seven men and three women. They perform primarily at home football games, but have also performed at three elementary schools and several Butler events, such as the ribbon cutting for the Student Union. The Dean’s Office considered cutting the Dance Team for 1 ½ years
before they made their final decision. However, freshman dancer Kenzi Gannaway said in an earlier interview with The Grizzly Magazine that because they made the decision so late in the semester, “There were some schools that I thought about auditioning for that weren’t holding auditions anymore.” Gannaway felt as if Butler had “trapped” her here. Moorman said that the department would “honor” the dancer’s two-year contracts, covering their books and tuition. But is it still considered “honoring” if you have to legally “honor” the scholarships because it was in the dancers’ contracts? Out of the 19 schools in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC), the following have dance teams: Barton, Cloud County, Coffeyville, Colby, Cowley, Dodge City, Highland, Hutchinson, Independence, Johnson and Seward. Lose count? There are 11 schools with a dance team in our conference, not including the schools that have one combined “cheer and dance” team. Out of the 19 schools in the KJCCC, only one school, Butler, has a substantial drumline. Moorman said that decision to cut the Dance Team only affected the dancers and the potential students coming to Butler for Dance. However, I beg to differ. The Dean’s Office’s decision to cut the Dance Team not only affected the dancers and the potential students coming to Butler for dance, but it also affected potential scholarship students in all areas of interest. It makes other students on scholarship question their place at Butler, too. After the Dance Team was cut, Dance was combined into one department with Vocal Music, so I can see why the dancers and the community would be upset and confused. As a two-year activity scholarship recipient, it makes me worry that one day my select skills as a journalist will no longer be worth as much to Butler as they once were. I can see the headline now: “Butler combines departments of Vocal Music, Dance and Journalism.” In response to backlash from the cut of the dance team, particularly from the dancers, their families, and some members of the community, Moorman simply said, “There’s no money for that.” Who determines if something, or someone, is of value? Is it your parents, government, coaches, peers, or Dean’s Office? Butler has always been seen as a place where anyone can go, anybody with a dream and the ambition to follow it; however, is that still true for those whose hearts long for just dance? There’s still a place at Butler for everyone, for those who play the drums and even for those who prefer to dance to the beat of them.
Ed Bailey
Justice Bidwell
THE GRIZZLY / EDITORIAL / PAGE 13
Justice Bidwell
Help Wanted:
Opinion
Be prepared for next year, by finding hot jobs in town. Most people can relate and dread having to find a job, going through the long process of filling out job applications, persistently calling them to check in if you got the job. Going through the procedure of physicals if the job requires it, or drug tests, and more. Being in a smaller town than some people are used to can make it seem even more impossible to find something of your interest. But there are odd end jobs all around here. Even starting off above minimum wage. The fast-food business doesn’t appeal to everyone’s preference for work hours, or they just don’t want to deal with the greasy foods. Which are oh so delicious. One job recommendation for a college student would be at Susan B. Allen Hospital in the cafeteria. That is where I am currently employed, and I have worked there for a year and a half now. Obviously that shows it’s a good job to stick with. The pay is above minimum wage, and then you also get evening pay, and weekend pay. Along with that, the hours are great. The latest it is open is ‘til 7p.m., so you still have your evenings for homework, and friends. As well as a discount on the food, and even an option for healthy choices to eat from. “We have a flexible schedule here, and we work around your class schedule” Supervisor Tammy Wilson says. Another job opportunity that might be suitable for some people would just be an on campus job. A lot of the people in the Registar’s office, one being sophomore Kelcie Gregg, have been working in the office since May of 2014. Her classes fit right into her work schedule, and she gets 26 hours a week. When she gets out of class early she can also go into work early, and get a little bit more time in. The people in the office have become like a family to her. “My boss is very lenient and understands that school comes first,” Gregg says. Another reason that Gregg has grown to like a job
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like this, is she gets to become more knowledgeable about the school system like enrollment, transferring schools, graduation, who to go to for scholarships, and much more. As well as getting to meet the students of Butler. Gregg says the best part about her job is “Getting to meet all the students and talk to them about what they want to do at Butler, and their future.” Another option for you to keep your eyes out for jobs would be the banks. Sophomore Katie Hilger has a job at a bank here in town. The hours work with her class schedule and she gets done with her job by 6 p.m., and makes above minimum wage. “They work really well with my school schedule, and easily make adjustments for me if something comes up,” Hilger says. She never has to work on a Sunday since the banks are all closed then, which makes for a nice weekend. And the banks close by noon on Saturday. That makes time for church and her family on the weekends. “The hours I can’t beat though. It’s nice knowing that I’ll always have time for family and friends and not be overworked on top of school,” Hilger says. If you enjoy working out, maybe looking at a position at the YMCA is right up your alley. A free membership comes with a job at the Y. Freshmen Will Flug works the front desk here in town since November now. He works about 24 hours a week and earns $10 an hour. He works the evening shifts, which work with his classes well. “It’s close to home and school and not stressful,” Flug says. In my personal experience it’s best to not stress if you are having trouble finding places to apply. Just be sure to ask around. Use word of mouth. Apply at lots of different places, even some that you might not think you’ll like the best. For now, it’s about making some money to help pay for college, and still trying to have time for a social life outside of work.
Bri Torres
Max McGlaun
Ruth Kindel THE GRIZZLY / Jobs / PAGE 15
What’s
your Aim?
El Dorado Welcomes new Gun Range Elizabeth Moore
Jaycie Wunder
available for use. “We are very aware of the issue of noise. Our biggest concerns are with noise levels. We are doing our best to mitigate noise and have hired an acoustical engineer,” Turner says. Hunters’ safety is a program that could thoroughly benefit from this new development. Friends of El Dorado Lake are working to have someone come in for a hunters’ safety and concealed carry class, but the matters are still being discussed. Friends of El Dorado Lake is an organization with members who assist in promotion and other aspects of the lake. Neighbors south of the gun range are showing some concerns. Katheleene Johnson, whose property line is located 500 feet from the gun range location, feels very strongly about her stance against the gun range. Johnson discussed the many faults she sees in the gun range as her granddaughter awoke from a nap and sat in her “Grandma Lolli’s” lap. Johnson is passionate in her attitude about the gun range. “The [El Dorado] lake is a jewel for Butler County,” Johnson says. Johnson and her husband spent eight years looking for the perfect piece of land in which to build a home and they have now lived on this property for 20 years. They were hoping to live here for the rest of their lives and enjoy some quiet years. “We spent a fortune on two acres of land. We never dreamed something like
this would happen,” Johnson says. She has spoken her piece to many people and neighbors to gather their views. Johnson is concerned for the safety of the community and with the noise levels. She spoke to Turner twice about the gun range and different aspects that will pertain to it. Turner brought blueprints of the range’s plans to the Johnsons’ home and discussed how noise levels will be a minimal issue. Johnson says Turner informed the couple that noise will be comparable to road traffic. When they found out the project was moving forward, the Johnsons were surprised that no meetings had taken place. Turner informed the Johnsons a meeting had taken place and that a notification had been put into the paper prior to the meeting. “It is unfair and unethical. I am a good neighbor. They [Army Corps of Engineers] own so much land they could have found so many places,” Johnson says. There are five residences that are located within a mile of where the finished product of the shooting range will be located. Butler County has had a previous attempt to build a gun range by Jesse Hancock, Wichita Gun Club Owner, in September 2014. The plans were to place the gun range between SW 80th Street and SW Diamond Road. However, according to kake.com the attempt was shot down by the county commission due to neighboring residences’ concerns.
THE GRIZZLY / El Dorado Welcomes Gun Range / PAGE 17
El Dorado Lake is positioning itself for a shooting range coming to the State Park. The shooting range will be built by the state park office located at 618 Bluestem Point Rd. Many considerations come into sight when discussing the new venue that focus around noise levels, safety and costs. Seth Turner, El Dorado Lake’s Park Manager, is the lead on the project. Turner discussed that the overall expense of the facility would come to $2.3 million. That is an increase compared to a statement in The Butler County Times-Gazette on March 3 that the project would be around $1.1 million to $1.5 million. The expenses for the project will be covered by The Pittman-Robertson Act. The National Shooting Sports Foundation further explains The Pittman-Robertson Act on nssf. org: “The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (also known as the Pittman-Robertson Act (PR)) became law in 1937. The revenue generated from the excise tax is apportioned to state wildlife agencies for conservation efforts, hunters’ education and shooting projects and programs.” The site is aiming to be up and running during the summer of 2017. Renovations have begun with the ground being worked on. Materials are at the site to start construction. The facility will have a 1:5 range to shooter ratio. According to Turner, if more people show up than comparable to the ratio, patrons will have to wait their turn. There will be 56 lanes
Jaycie Wunder
“We spent a fortune on two acres of land. We never dreamed something like this would happen,� Johnson says. Justice Bidwell
Justice Bidwell
Jaycie Wunder
“It is unfair and unethical. I am a good neighbor. They [Army Corps of Engineers] own so much land they could have found so many places,” Johnson says.
THE GRIZZLY / El Dorado Welcomes New Gun Range / PAGE 19
so that weak legs Butler to host the 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl may walk Emily beckman
Courtesy
Emily Beckman
Shrine Bowl History Top 10 high schools with most Kansas Shrine Bowl players: 1. Wichita Southeast: 60 2. Manhattan: 57 3. Topeka: 52 4. Pittsburg: 51 5. Kapaun: 48
The BG Products Veterans Sports Complex entrance is to be included in the Haverhill Beautification Project. conceptual landscape design courtesy of Teri Farha
6. Salina Central: 44 7. Lawrence: 43 8. Emporia: 43 9. Derby: 42 10. Liberal: 40 According to kansasshrinebowl.com
Kansas Shrine Bowl executive director Sarah Van Petten speaks at the El Dorado Kiwanis meeting. photo by Julie Clements/ Butler County Times-Gazette
Emily Connell (standing) and Lou Clennan discuss the Haverhill Beautification Project. photo by Julie Clements/ Butler County Times-Gazette
I
n 2017, strong legs from around Kansas will participate in the Shrine Bowl held here at Butler Community College, fulfilling the game’s slogan “Strong legs run so that weak legs may walk.”
Process
On Jan. 24, 2015, Butler President Dr. Kim Krull, Vice President of Student Services Bill Rinkenbaugh and representatives from both the City of El Dorado and the El Dorado Convention and Visitors Bureau traveled to Kansas City to represent Butler at a meeting with the Shrine Bowl Selection Committee. Jennifer Cook, Community Marketing Director and Convention and Visitors Bureau Director, who put together the bid packet, was among these people. She also wrote winning bids that will result in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) cross country meet to be held here in 2016 and the NJCAA outdoor track championships to be held here in 2018. Kansas Shrine Bowl executive director Sarah Van Petten says in a phone interview that Butler put an excellent bid together and showed great community support when presenting to the board. “We are really excited to come try El Dorado,” Van Petten says. “We’ve never been there in the past and I think it will be a really successful event from what I’ve seen already.”
Haverhill Beautification Project
The Haverhill Beatification Project has begun in order to improve the area surrounding the BG Products Veterans Sports Complex. The project will take place in phases and is set to be finished prior to the Shrine Bowl. According to the El Dorado Times Gazette, a generous donation from the family of Tom Murry greatly helped put the project in motion. Murry was a community member who worked to better the community and helped to make the sports complex a reality before passing away from cancer last spring.
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is an all-star football game that raises money for the Shriners Children’s Hospital. Football players from around the state are nominated and chosen to participate. These players have graduated high school and number of them will go on to play college football, potentially at a junior college like Butler. “It’s a way to showcase the talent from around the state while benefitting the children that receive treatment at Shriner hospitals,” Van Petten says. Cheer, band and football camps all begin a little over a week before the game. In addition, events including a parade and golf tournament are held within the community. There is also a screening clinic for any children who might need assistance from Shriners Children’s Hospital. On the Friday night prior to the game, a banquet is held to honor the people who work to put the game together. “I just think that there are events that we provide for every person,” Van Petten says. “We offer so many different things throughout the weekend, there’s something for everyone to get excited about.”
Benefit
Cook says that hosting the Shrine Bowl will be great for the community as a whole. “It brings in an abundance of people that will use our local restaurants, shopping and hotels,” Cook says. “It’s a premier event that highlights our facility and we do have an opportunity to re-host.” In addition, Rinkenbaugh explained in an email interview that hosting the event will benefit Butler. “For the college, it’s an opportunity to showcase our athletic facilities to the Shrine Bowl participants. This would include the Hubbard Champions Training Center as well as the new stadium,” Rinkenbaugh says.
THE GRIZZLY / 2017 Shrine Bowl / PAGE 21
The project is estimated to cost $2.50 per square foot and cover 227,489 square feet. More information can be found at facebook.com/HaverhillBeatification.
What is the Shrine Bowl?
$2.7 Million
“The grant’s been a fantastic opportunity for us
to get equipment that we normally could not get for our students such as three labs full of computers, 3D
printers for my program. It
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- Darryl Runyan
TAACCCT Grant Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore
Today’s rapidly changing computer technology can be one of the toughest challenges for a student pursuing an information technology (IT) major. “If you have an outdated classroom, it’s really hard to have those skills transition into the workplace. The IT industry just changes so fast,” said director of resource development, Regina Peasley. In June of 2013, Butler applied for a very competitive grant that would help fix this problem: the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant program (TAACCCT). It was specifically designed to help those whose jobs have been positioned elsewhere/no longer exist, people who need the training to get back into the work force, and veterans; however, any student who takes a class that has been affected by this grant at Butler is considered to be a part of it. After applying, it took three months for Butler to be notified that they were the lucky school that had been awarded the $2.7 million grant. Funding began on Oct. 1, 2013 and is currently set to end on Sept. 30, 2017. “The first three years are sort of the implementation stage. Then the last year is really follow-up and data-driven,” says Peasley. Up to this point, there are about 730 students who are going through this grant or have participated in at least one of the classes that has been updated and revamped through the program. Whenever a student takes their first class under the grant, they fill out a student intake form for the IT institute - the model of the grant - that provides all the information needed to keep track of those in the program. It also gives the school permission to contact them afterwards and check in on how they’re doing after going through this program. Has the student graduated or gotten a certificate? Did they get a job with
their degree? Did they get a raise at their current job? Are they going on to a university? Are they getting another certificate from Butler? It’s just to see how the student is doing and how the TAACCCT grant has benefited them. This information is also documented for the grant. Maggie Slack is the academic coach in charge of all of this; her job was specifically created for this grant. She helps students who are part of the grant with job placement help, such as resume building and creating a LinkedIn. “I point them in other directions other than what they are normally thinking, that you kind of just pound the pavement and hand out your resume. It’s a little different now. It’s a lot more of who you know, it’s a lot more digital, it’s lot more of how you put your resume out there,” says Slack. She lets people know of IT job openings and internships available by emailing them to the students. Since the grant’s overall purpose is essentially to help smooth the transition from the college classroom to the realworld job environment, her job as an academic coach is a highly important part of the grant. The money from the grant has been focused on enhancing the IT courses and creating the IT institute. “The curriculum has been revised and the equipment we bring into the classrooms really meets industry standards so that students are learning on state of the art equipment. They’re getting up-to-date information they need that’s going to help them when they enter the work force,” says Peasley. The entire IT department, which is located in the 5000 building on the Andover campus, has benefited from all of this. The new high-end computers have much better graphics quality for the students to work with.
Students taking cyber security classes are learning how to recover data and how to find evidence that exists in electronic media; having newer and better computers makes this process a lot easier. Butler is also now one of the few community colleges to have a fully functioning green screen room. In addition, three labs have been given cameras to provide the opportunity for telepresence classes and distance learning. It will allow students to stay at home and be in class by way of cameras. There are already blended classes that meet face-to-face one week and then have class online the next week. They do their discussions and assignments, but don’t have to meet in class that week. With the telepresence classes, the students will be able to meet on that offweek, but they will be able to do so in the comfort of their own homes. The classroom will be on camera, and the students will all be on their own cameras interacting with each other and with those who are in class. Up to 60 students can be doing this on the same screen at once. If someone wants to take the class from a different state, they will be able to do so using telepresence. “The grant’s been a fantastic opportunity for us to get equipment that we normally could not get for our students such as three labs full of computers, 3-D printers for my program. It allowed us to get the better software. It helped us buy video equipment for our video productions classes. On my personal level, it afforded me the opportunity to better teach our students,” says Darryl Runyan, the lead instructor of interactive, digital and 3-D technology, and web development. With all of the new equipment and revamped curriculum that has been brought in through this grant, Butler is able to help students to better bridge the gap between their IT courses and the work force. THE GRIZZLY / Andover Computer Grant / PAGE 23
Helps Students Bridge The Gap
How To
Survive
finals week Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore
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THE GRIZZLY / How to Survive Finals Week / PAGE 25
Get creative wit h your studying
Dorm Checks make students go crazy Opinion We all can’t wait to get to college. A place where students finally have the freedom they have been dreaming of. No parents telling them to be home at a certain time, telling them what they can and can’t do, to clean this and that. Yes, we still respect what our parents have taught us, but now we get to make some of our own decisions, and learn from our own mistakes. Wait, what? I have to make my bed in college for a dorm check? Isn’t this one of the reasons as to why I left home? A dorm check in the middle of the semester has all the students asking around, “Did they come by your room yet?” “Did you hide your fish?”(Yes, I may or may not have had a fish hiding in my drawer in my room, his name is Richard.) Many people keep small objects that they don’t see as a problem hidden well enough. Some people keep toasters, or even candles. Don’t bother checking my room, I switched to that Scentsy lifestyle. That’s not the main reason behind the dorm checks, it being the smells filling the halls. “When I walk in hallways, and I can smell rotting trash (This is when Bri Torres
Max McGlaun
they took the plan into action),” Carly Brock, dorm adviser, says. There is a flyer throughout the buildings telling you to take out your trash, make your bed, sweep your room, and get things picked up. After the dorm checks were done, it left a few of the students baffled, and mad. The rules hadn’t changed from the previous semester at all, just enforced. It’s in the contract how they can check your room if need be. Brock says how it is good to have hygiene checks. She plans on doing these once or twice a semester. With this change comes the warnings about getting fined. Brock had emailed about 30 people about what they needed to get fixed. They had 24 hours to get the problem fixed, and they did. She didn’t have to hand out any fines, which would have cost them $50. Even though I didn’t receive a fine this time, because of my awesome hiding skills of my fish, I’m still amazed at the reasons people got warnings for stuff. Trash being half full was one of them. Yes this trash can has trash in it. Isn’t that why I have it? To dispose of this thing called trash? I just found some of the fines a little ridiculous. Making our beds? Well, there is a story behind Ruth Kindel
why the beds had to be made. Brock was the dorm advisor at Cowley Community College last fall semester, and they were doing dorm checks. She and a male employee, had knocked, and then walked into the room. The bed was unmade and pillows all around. They thought nothing of it. As they continued checking the dorm, a girl sits up, just in her bra. They did not see her in bed, because of it being unmade. She didn’t want to risk another incident like that happening again. There is reason to what seemed like madness to some. “It’s hard for people to remember they’re just renting the room, and it’s still Butler property,” Brock says. We may not see both sides of the story, and we just get the repercussions of it all. Those in charge of the dorms should have explained about the dorm checks happening at the beginning of the semester, because it did seem to cause people to mostly get upset. Now talking with Brock I understand the reasoning behind what they did, you just have to get both sides of a story. Remember to get your room cleaned out at the end of the semester too, or you will get improper checkout, costing a fine of $75.
THE GRIZZLY / Dorm Checks / PAGE 27
Keep your glove down
& your eye on the ball Justice Bidwell
Ed Bailey
Sean Boston
The Grizzlies’ regular season baseball schedule is winding down, as only eight conference games remain in the season. Although Butler is 19-26 overall and 8-16 in the Jayhawk Conference, the Grizzlies will look to finish strong. Butler will travel to Colby (32-12, 17-7) for a four-game stand with the Trojans on April 23- 24. This will be the first meeting with the Trojans this year for the Grizzlies and they’ll look to pick up at least a split in western Kansas. The Grizzlies have struggled on the road this season, going 5-16, but a road ending conference series would be a big confidence boost. The Grizzlies will then play Independence (21-25, 12-16) for a non-conference game on April 26 at McDonald Stadium in El Dorado. Butler will play Cloud on April 30-31 for a four-game series with the Thunderbirds which will wrap up the regular season at McDonald Stadium. Butler has been impressive at home this season, having a 14-8 record on the home turf. The Grizzlies will look to finish strong in the conference as they currently sit in eighth place in the standings, but can pick up ground here in the final week. Butler has been led offensively by sophomore Hunter Aguirre. Aguirre has been strong at the plate this season, currently hitting .414 from the left side of the plate, with five home runs and 31 RBIs. Sophomore Channing Williams is also having a big year at the plate, batting .315 with 19 stolen bases. Sophomore Cory Slater is leading the team in home runs with 13 on the season, with a total of 49 RBIs, which leads the team. The Grizzlies’ pitching staff has struggled this year, as the team’s earned run average is currently 6.69. Sophomore Corbin Osburn leads the staff with a 3-6 record in 59.2 innings pitched while striking out 48 batters and walking 29. Butler has struggled ever since it has entered the Jayhawk Conference portion of their schedule. The Grizzlies have big wins over Hutchinson, Garden City, and Dodge City, all teams that are in the first half of the Jayhawk West standings. The Grizzlies will try and improve their record as the Region VI Tournament approaches, which will begin in the first part of May. Butler, which knocked off Cowley in the first round of the tournament last season at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita, will look to become a “Cinderella” once again.
Hayden Crowe
keep your elbow up
& your feet planted Justice Bidwell
Ed Bailey
Dom Brown
The Lady Grizzlies softball team has been tearing up every team that has come to their home turf. With a dominating 39-4 overall record, 19-1 in conference, a 24 game winning streak, and being undefeated at home 170, there’s not much left for these ladies to do but crush whoever gets in their way at the Region 6 tournament. The only thing that has seemed to slow down the pitchers this season was the weather, with 6-11 day breaks between contests “It was hard to find a rhythm,” says Head Coach Doug Chance. However, those breaks proved to be little more than be “speed bumps in the program” and the ladies continued to dominate. A fine example of domination and example would be Butler’s Morgan Bohanan. She’s currently ranked second in the nation for batting average at .532. Approaching tournament play, Butler is firing on all cylinders and regardless of how the last game turns out, the ladies are almost guaranteed the #1 seed over Barton with their current .95% winning percentage. Coach Chance says, “If we keep playing like we are, we should come out on top.”
Becca Schulte THE GRZZLY / Baseball and Softball / PAGE 29
Keep your pace steady
& Watch Your Stride Justice Bidwell
Ed Bailey
The Grizzlies men’s track & field team has continued its wellknown tradition this season as they’ve found themselves ranked in the NJCAA top 10 all season long. Butler has brought back plenty of hardware from the meets they have attended in the spring season and have broken numerous school records. Butler’s 4x100m relay team (fr. Akeem Sirleaf, fr. Xavier Atkins, so. Eli Hall-Thompson, so. Lamarion Arnold) broke a record right out of the gate to open up the spring season. The relay team set a school and meet record at the Butch Reynolds Invitational here in El Dorado with a time of 39.77 seconds. The Grizzlies qualified a total of 18 individuals for nationals in the meet. The Grizzlies kept the streak going of qualifying members for nationals along with breaking meet records at the Hutch Night Relays on April 2. The men set four new meet records, including the 4x100-m relay, 100-m dash and 400-m dash events. Butler continued its dominance in the Grizzly Invitational on April 9 in El Dorado. The men won nine events in the final
James Hambrick
Ed Bailey outdoor home meet of the season. The Grizzlies 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay teams won their events, like they’ve done all season long. The Butler men traveled to Wichita State for the K.T. Woodman Classic on April 16 where they were up against NCAA and NAIA teams. Freshman Antonio Coleman was the only individual to win an event (400m dash), but the Grizzlies fared well across the board against the four-year schools. Sophomore Eli Hall-Thompson had a big day at the John Jacobs Invite in Norman, Oklahoma on April 23. Hall-Thompson cruised to a personal-best 10.20-second 100m dash, while also apart of the 4x100m relay team which set a school record at the event. The Grizzlies continue to prep for the NJCAA national meet which will be held May 17-19 in Levelland, Texas. Butler has had a successful season thus far and will look to add onto the collection of medals, plaques and trophies by the end of the school year.
Lamarion Arnold
Xavier Atkins
keep your Arms out
& your knees up Justice Bidwell The Butler Grizzlies men’s track and field team has shot out of the gate this year and already has over 20 athletes qualified for the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field meet in Lubbock, Texas, May 16-19. High jumper Landon Cuskelly has been on a tear lately, racking up wins and gaining notoriety in the track and field world. He jumped 7 feet 1 ½ inches (2.17 meters) at the John Jacobs Invitational on the University of Oklahoma (OU) campus on April 23. Eli Hall-Thompson has continued his dominance in the sprinting events where he set a personal record (PR) at OU of 10.20 seconds in the 100-meter dash. He beat the field of D-1 athletes. He also anchors the 4 x 100-meter relay team where Hall-Thompson, Xavier Atkins, Lamarion Arnold and Akeem Sirleaf have set the school record of 39.77 seconds and are currently ranked third in college track and field. Quintaveon Poole is another bright spot in the arsenal of Butler Track and Field Coach Ryan Turner. Poole ran 46.57 in
Ed Bailey
Ed Bailey
the 400-meter at OU. Because of his versatility, he also runs in the Grizzlies 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relay teams and he has also qualified for NJCAA national in the 200-meter race as well. “Our kids have accomplished some great things this year… We just have to keep getting better and perform at our best as we head to Lubbock,” Turner says.
Rachael Buzanowski
THE GRZZLY / Men and Women’s Track / PAGE 31
2015-2016 Grizzly Magazine Staff:
What’s your favorite memory?
Justice Bidwell Hannah Howe
Mr. Swan
Magazine Adviser
Co-Editor in Chief
“When it was announced who won AllKansas at our State conference. I was told my face turned red.”
Co-Editor in Chief
“Winning Kansas Collegiate Media’s Journalist of the Year for 2016 and attending the National Convention in Austin, Texas.”
“The time Mr. Swan shook my hand for getting the 3rd magazine out before the deadline date.”
Elizabeth Moore Design Editor
Max McGlaun
“Getting recognized for all my hard work at the KCM awards ceremony. It also feels great to be a part of the staff that won the AllKansas award for our magazine.
Bri Torres Designer
“The time Mr. Swan said he’d put ‘Imagination Station’ on the magazine door, but he didn’t... and still hasn’t .”
Photographer “Mr. Swan tripping and nearly falling at the KCM awards ceremony.”
Emily Beckman Copy Editor
“Holding Jaycie’s hand while she got a tattoo in Austin and when my bff Allanah was on staff.”
Cheyenne Collins Ruth Kindel
Jaycie Wunder
“When we brought Mr. Swan cupcakes for his birthday and he almost cried. Oh, and hearing him say: ‘STAND BY.’”
“Getting a cat-tat on National Cat Day while we were in Austin, Texas for the National College Media Convention.”
Designer
Writer
“Going around asking people if they preferred Goldfish or Whales at the KCM conference.”
Writer