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News Briefs Dean Rapp to retire Cynthia Rapp, dean of academic affairs, is taking early retirment after working for Seward County Community College for 21 years.

Rapp’s request for early retirement was approved by the Board of Trustees Monday night. “It’s been a pleasure to work with her and I appreciate her service to our students and our community,” SCCC president Duanne Dunn said.

Rapp said the things she will miss most will probably be “the people and the family atmosphere that I have been able to work in and enjoy for a long time.” After retiring Rapp wants to focus more on spending time with family, especially her five grandchildren.

—By Makiah Adams

No charges to date in meth investigation Capt. Dave Odle of the Liberal Police Department reported that no charges have been filed, and no arrests have been made against the student who was taken into custody on campus for meth possession in Sept. “We are coordinating with the District Attorney, who will decide what charges to bring up,” Capt. Odle said.

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3-D printer exhibition shows new process

Diana Chavira Crusader staff Manufacturing Day was a chance for the drafting and design program to show off a new addition.

Their new 3-D printer has been attracting a lot of curious wanderers, and Steve Merz, drafting and design technology instructor, as well as his students, were more than happy to walk anyone through the process of their new “toy.”

With several hundred visitors to the Area Technical School Friday, Merz and his students took time to explain and demonstrate the 3-D printer.

The first step to creating a printable item is designing and creating a three-dimensional file in a software called Catalyst.

Students can design anything

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Steve Merz, drafting and design technology instructor, shows a Spiderman product to visitors at Manufacturing Day Friday produced by his department’s 3-D printer. from a nut to individual pieces complete, it is sent to the operatthat can be put together to build ing program for the machine and a contraption. Once the file is the operating system takes care

of the fancy conversions and everything else that happens internally.

The operating program then prepares a “print pack”, which, according to Merz, is the programming that controls the machine. The machine then uses a spool of ABS plastic that is fed into the printer and is then melted down to two sizes of either 0.010 or 0.013.

The temperature required to melt down the ABS plastic is approximately 520 degrees Fahrenheit, and the environment inside the printer stays somewhere around 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

“And that’s so the plastic doesn’t cool down rapidly,” Merz shared.

“You don’t want it to so that it bonds to itself.”

Merz also described the process of the printer as slow, but clarified that a 3-D printer pro-

vides a much faster process needed for prototyping.

The time allotted for the printer to make an item depends on the size of the item it is making.

The printer makes layers of 1/10,000th of an inch at a time.

The ABS plastic that is being used for the printer is a beige color, but Merz is already thinking about shaking things up for his students and buying plastic in reds and blues and greens.

As far as funding for the 3-D printer, Merz requested capital outlay funds to the board of trustees, which was later approved. The cost for 3-D printer was $30,000.

Not only is the printer simple to operate, Merz says, but it is also smart and safe, due to the closed access when it is printing.

Dancing with heritage HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Saints Bookstore Director honored Seward County Community College’s bookstore director Jerri Lynn Lyddon has recently been approved by the National Association of College Stores to be a director on itsboard of trustees and represent the central region on a threeyear term.

“It’s an honor and we’re very proud of her,” dean of finance and operations, Dennis Sander, said.

Lyddon has been with SCCC since 1990 and has been the director of the bookstore since 1999. “I think it's important to keep up with the national level of what college bookstore trends are across the nation,” Lyddon said. “I hope to represent that voice well during my tenure.”

—By Makiah Adams

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Flag football has filled fall evenings for these students. Dominque Apsley runs the football as Frank Herrera tries to stop the run by grabbing the flag. Intramural football players Christian Kurz, back left, and Ulises Loya, at right, get into the play. The Lil Saints team won the championship title this year. For more, see page 1B.

Enactus opens E-Closet project

Behavioral science instructor to return Katy Redd, behavioral science instructor, is planning on returning to Seward County Community College after being gone for most of the semester with the West Nile Virus. Redd said she feels “very blessed to be as strong as I am.” She plans on being back to teaching classes after fall break on Oct. 15.

—By Makiah Adams

Scholarship auction raises over $60,000 The Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Foundation’s 20th Annual Party Auction on Sept.

20, drew a crowd of over 400 guests . According to director of development Tammy Doll, the event raised over $60,000 in donations, ticket sales and auction sales. The money raised will not just be for scholarships, but also for instructional program expenses and operational expenses, Doll emphasized. The “Fun & Games” theme for the evening gave guests a chance to stage a selfie in the “Clue” photo area complete with props like a candlestick, rope and knife.

The giant “Jenga” game was a popular activity that was later sold during the live auction.

New this year was the “Fund a Classroom” donation opportunity that led off the live auction. Guests made donations starting at $1,000 to raise a total of $5,600 to purchase new desks and chairs for a classroom in the Humanities Building. “I’m very grateful for the support of our community and the college staff in helping make the auction a successful event”, Doll said.

—By Kim Nguyen

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Hispanic songs and El Harabe Tapatio were presented at the Seward All-Staff meeting Wednesday as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Here, pre-nursing student Jennifer Garcia dances towards partner Ricardo Nava, a pre-med student. In addition to the dances, such things as the ongoing Sweet Celebration Search for lollipops, Fried Ice Cream Friday and a Jalepeño Eating Contest have taken place. The Sweet Celebration Search will end Oct 14 with Fiesta Fun in the Student Living Center, when the student collecting the most lollipop wrappers will win cash. The jalepeño eating contest winners were Dalibor Kohadarevic of Serbia and Olatunde S. Olasunkami after eating nine peppers.

A community outreach project sponsored by ENACTUS, the student business and entrepreneurship group, was part of discussions at Monday’s regular Board of Trustees meeting.

Business instructor Lisa Kennedy explained the project of the group she supervises.

“We’re calling it E-Closet, because it will empower, embrace and educate disadvantaged women who are transitioning to the workforce,” Kennedy said.

The service will include a career closet with gently used, donated business clothing, resumé help, interview practice and personal makeover services provided through the SCCC/ATS cosmetology department.

“We’re excited to step up and make a difference in the community,” she said.

In other business, Athletic Director Galen McSpadden presented information in a written report to the trustees about the possibility of adding another athletic program as part of the institutional goals to increase enrollment.

“If we want to add a new sport, we will have to make that decision in November,” college president Dr. Duane Dunn said.

Trustees will review the information about potential additions to the Saints’ athletic activities including scholarship require-

ments, travel, insurance, and salaries as well as potential interest of students from the region.

Director of adult education Travis Combs also presented an overview of the Colvin Adult Learning Center’s programs, budget and strategies.

“Kansas leads the nation in adult education students who are enrolled in technical education credential programs,” Combs said, and as the second-largest program in the state (second only to Kansas City), the Colvin Center is a significant contributor to the numbers. Even so, Combs said, there’s always room to improve.

“Every year when we submit our grant requests, we have to aim higher,” he said. “We can never go below the levels of the previous year.”

As part of a quarterly report about SCCC/ATS institutional goals, Dean of Student Services Celeste Donovan outlined efforts to increase student recruitment through the use of social media.

On-campus activities have begun to intensify, with the formation of a new Industrial Technology club, a horticulture club, and increased participation in student events.

For the full trustees report, see sccc.edu.

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INSIDE ‘Anchor babies’ deliver immigration misconception — Page 4

Spicing up October with seasonal taste — Page 6

‘The Paulas’ play at nationals — Page 1B

Basketball Preview night activities announced — Page 3B

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al because of the opening of the welding instructor job after Roy Hamey retired last year.

Massey was a TIG welding supervisor at Salina Vortex Corporation, until he began teaching night classes, parttime at Hutchinson Community College.

TIG welding is an arc welding process known as tungsten arc welding that does not use any consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld.

This year’s welding students have positive vibes for newcomer Massey.

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Tattoo sleeves crawling up both arms and a full beard is not the ordinary image of a college instructor, but John Massey, new welding instructor at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School, is more than an ordinary instructor.

Massey’s vision for the welding program at the Area Technical School is to run the American Welding Society curriculum.

The AWS curriculum includes Schools Excelling through National Skills standard Education (SENSE), and Massey feels that this will help the students get to know their strengths and weaknesses.

“I think it’s a well-rounded program, and I think the students could do half a day of welding and half a day of books,” Massey said.

“I am implementing a lot of changes with the help of Larry McLemore,” Massey said. He said McLemore is one of the kindest, most professional people he has ever met.

McLemore, division chair of industrial technology at SCCC/ATS, was influential in Massey’s decision to come to back to Liberal, his childhood home, to work at SCCC/ATS. Massey grew up in Liberal through age 13, when he moved to Hutchinson.

Massey began working straight out of high school and then started attending college whenever he was 23.

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in the process of being organized.

Evan Thornton is also a SCCC/ATS student; he, along with Lobely, and Kell, said they enjoy having Massey as an instructor.

“John has a very good sense of humor. He wants to improve the program,” Thornton said.

“Not only is he kind hearted, but he has high intellect. He cares about my life and not just the welding part. John reaches me on personal levels through education; welding is just a vessel in the way he wants to impact lives.”

Massey has three pit bulls, Buster who is 12 years old, Precious, 7 years old, and Smokey, who is 3 years old.

His interests include continuing education, master’s degree, professional development, and the CWI/CWE Seminar in Tulsa, Okla.

Massey’s hobbies include, shooting, football, and TIG welding.

Massey has an associate of applied science degree in welding technology, a bachelor’s degree in technology management, and is working on his master’s degree in career and technology education.

Massey will start taking online classes to get back into his master’s degree in the spring of 2015.

So Massey continues with his extraordinary style both in and out of the classroom. Why have a beard? “I have a beard because I hate shaving my face,” Massey said. Why have tattoos? “I like them,” Massey said.

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By 6 a.m. Saturday, people were already lined up outside the Seward County Activity Center to get into the health fair. That caused Keeley Moree, health fair organizer, to start the fair earlier than the anticipated 7 a.m. to accommodate the crowd.

The health fair featured lab tests and booths. Moree, the marketing director and development director for Southwest Medical Center, voiced appreciation to the Seward County Community College/Area Technical School nursing volunteers.

“Nursing students seemed to be doing a great job,” Moree said, “and seem to be keeping up in the lab area. I’ve heard some great things from people that come through.”

Dan Heersche, a Lion’s Club volunteer, added to the appraisal of the volunteers saying they were “excellent, couldn’t have asked for better” Donna Benson, community member and second-year at-

tendee of the health fair, found the health fair a good initiative of the community to reach out to people and educate them about health related issues and appreciates that the prices are low because “most people won’t do it because it’s so expensive.”

From children to adults, the attendees seem to be interested in what the booths had to offer, from screenings to checking on how well they washed their hands.

Adriana Garcia, working in the Early Detection Works program, was pleased to see that a couple of people that visited her booth were already accepted into the Early Detection Works program.

With past health fair experience, Benson would like to see a larger variation of booths. That being said, the crowd seemed to be healthier and more spirited, according to Heersche.

The fair was well organized, as noted by first-year participant, Garcia, and also by nursing volunteer Fabiola Pena, who has also attended the fair in the past.

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Infographic illustrates the enrollment numbers for Seward County Community College comparing 2013 gender distribution with 2014 numbers. For the women there was a slight decrease while men showed an increase.

Enrollment numbers increase for Fall 2014 Mariana Pena Crusader staff Fall 2014 enrollment numbers indicate an increase over last fall in both number of students and credit hours enrolled, according to a college news release.

Celeste Donovan, dean of student services, reported that the most growth came from students younger than 18, many of them enrolled in concurrent or career program high school coursework.

In 2013, there were 709 full time students, which increased by 8 percent to 763 in 2014.

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dents enrolled are residents of Seward County. The amount of residents of enrolled students from Seward County increased by 6 percent since fall of 2013.

For fall 2014 gender demographics, females decreased from 1,063 in the year 2013 to 1,059 for the year of 2014. In 2013, there were 735 males with an increase of 8 percent in the year of 2014 with a total of 793.

In 2013, 383 high school students were taking concurrent and/or career and tech ed classes. In fall 2014, it increased by 25 percent with 455 students taking concurrent classes.

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On Manufacturing Day Friday, Antolin Ortiz, a sophomore student at Seward, demonstrates Computer-aided design (CAD) for the architecture.

Keith Evans, a high school student, is interested in the drafting. According to Evans, he plans to enroll in SCCC/ATS to study drafting technology after he graduates.

Showcasing opportunities for students Mariana Pena Crusader staff Manufacturing Day drew people from all over Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma to the Area Technical School Oct. 3, with estimates of about 400 attending from area high schools, the college and industry.

Manufacturing Day is training for diverse environments, even ranging from the equipment used in welding to the medical field.

“I think it is a great deal. It is a nationwide event,” said Butch Garst, instructor in Machine Tool Technology.

Instructors from Norton came to present Aero Space equipment made from the machines they built. They also demonstrated tools that make the needle syringes used in the medical field.

“Manufacturing Day is to expose the needs for more skilled people,” Garst said.

Manufacturing is a broad in-

dustry, but it is important in the most simple of objects.

Larry McLemore, chair of Industrial Technology said, “The idea behind the day is to showcase all the opportunity that exists in the Southwest region.

There is a small picture, and this is to make a bigger picture of these great opportunities.”

McLemore also mentioned that there is a huge value in the social part of it. Manufacturing Day is a great oppurtunity for

students to explore more into this career and benefit from all the different types of careers that it brings along.

While SCCC students enjoyed the barbeque luncheon, Machine Shop Technology student Jorge DeLeon said, “It’s great; we learn a lot and it branches out.”

Another SCCC student, Jose Vasquez said, “It’s pretty good. It benefits us by bringing out the good paying jobs.”

On Manufacturing Day, as a guest speaker, Steve Leaders from Programming Plus, Inc., in Wisconsin demonstrates the most updated version of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

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Part 3: marriage and anchor babies

y g o l o n termi ‘ Anchor baby ’ is used to refer to a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country which has birthright citizenship, especially when viewed as providing an advantage to family members seeking to secure citizenship or legal residency. “ Getting fixed ” is a phrase that immigrants use in order to explain to society the action of processing a citizen application. ‘ Refugee ’ is a person who, “owing to a wellfounded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinions, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.”

statistics According to Michealene Cristini Risley, activist and author, illegal aliens give birth to about 340,000 children nationwide each year, imposing tremendous medical costs on hospitals.

Over 29 percent of all education dollars get spent on teaching anchor babies,according to FAIR. One in every eight people in the United States is an immigrant.

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Family anchored on love not citizenship Maria Lara Design editor Married for five years, Nina and Andy Highfill have gone through the first steps of process in applying for citizenship through a marriage between an immigrant and an American citizen. Nina, English as a Second Language Instructor from Taiwan, came to the United States on a study visa to Arizona Fellowship Baptist School, a center where all are allowed the opportunity to study, fellowship and grow with one another in a Christian community. Andy, current director of aquatics/wellness at Seward, and Nina met and fell in love.

The first year of their marriage was the hardest because due to Nina’s legal status she could not work. Andy would not allow her to, leading to financial difficulties for the married couple. In that time frame, Andy applied for Nina to gain a legal status so that she could start working. Nina and Andy followed the process, by first getting the conditional green card for two years, meaning that a social security was given to Nina, giving her the ability to stay in the United States, legally, for only two years.

“You have to keep up with the laws because they are always changing,” Andy said.

That conditional green card was given to Nina because the government wanted to make sure that the marriage was real.

They didn’t marry just to give

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I don’t take my children as a ticket to become an American.

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— Nina Highfill the same bank account, still living in the same house and everything of that manner, they could then apply for the permanent green card: legal residency.

Once immigrants obtain per-

manent green cards, they are set for life, with the exception that they have to renew residency every 10 years. The application for the residency does not require the immigrant to take a Citizenship test, it is only when applying for the citizenship that a person has to pass the Citizenship test that is given, and vow to turn down other nationality and become an American citizen.

Studies show that immigrants might be willing to pay between $5,000 and $10,000 to get an American to marry a foreign national who wishes to live in the United States or already does, but needs to regulate his or her legal status. (cis.org) Too often, society blames immigrants for wanting to gain legal status but fail to realize that Americans too are selling out their hand in marriage. It takes two to tango. Pacific Ram reports that many willing immigrants pay up to $20,000 to marry an American. Obviously there have been success cases on the immigrant’s part to find believable matches for them and go through the process. If a citizen is willing to sell their hand in marriage, and an immigrant is willing to pay the amount, there are going to be billions of cases such as this.

Which undoubtedly, there is.

There are different pathways that immigrants come and receive citizenship. Marriage and having a baby on U.S. soil are the most common. But they’re not the only ways, there are

countless others that society doesn’t acknowledge.

“There are many Chinese who come to America to have their baby, but they are wealthy.

They don’t need benefits from America, they have the money to pay for school, medical expenses and all of that; there’s a lot of cases like this,” Nina said.

Those are known as Baby Tourists, relative to anchor babies. Baby tourists are usually much wealthier, affording their own expenses; they come on prearranged programs where mothers pay $15,000 to $45,000 per child according to sources.

That is another way to bring an immigrant child over to the U.S., and marriage has nothing to do with it. Because they can marry within their own culture in their own country, and they still want to bring their child to the United States because it’s through these specialized programs that give their child a chance to come to an American university.

But Nina does not see her children as a ticket to become an American citizen. Her original plan when she came abroad to study in the US was to go

back to Taiwan and teach English, but she fell in love, and ultimately wanted to start her own family.

So those immigrants who come on a study visa do abuse the privilege and come already pregnant and have their children here. Cases prove that.

“And that’s wrong, people should not come here illegally and get all the benefits which are paid by our taxes. We really want people to know what legal immigration should be and hope people choose to do the right things,” Nina said.

Aside from all the legal issues involved, immigrants who come not only face a geographical change, but also culturally.

“Some people may call it compromise, but we really have to just build our own culture,” Andy said. Barriers such as language, food, holidays, and medical expenses are all a part of this change that immigrants face every single day in the United States.

Misconception of ‘anchor babies’ induces tantrums Maria Lara Design editor lara@crusadernews.com

Immigrants don’t pay taxesNational Academy of Sciences, Cato Institute, and Social Security Administration all agree that immigrants do, in fact, pay taxes. Whether it be income, sales, or other ways. A range of studies find that immigrants pay between $90 and $140 billion a year in federal, state, and local taxes. According to Social Security Administration’s “suspense file” undocumented immigrants pay taxes as well.

If immigrants left, the economy would be better offAccording to a 2008 report by Perryman Group, if all unauthorized immigrants were removed from the United States, the country would lose $551.6 billion in economic activity, $245 billion in Gross Domestic Product and approximately 2.8 million jobs.

Nina her citizenship and call it quits after she received it. After the two years of marriage, and the couple has gone through the Fraud Marriage Interview, having

It’s been frowned upon when immigrants from any country think they have a privilege to not only cross the border, but to give birth to their baby on U.S. soil. Coming from my very own perspective, and being an immigrant myself, I can understand that to a certain degree, but that doesn’t mean I will lean towards either side of this fence. My intentions are to simply inform and educate readers to come to a better understanding of the process that immigrants have to go through in

order to receive some sort of legal status through their U.S. born child.

Also to provide an insight, and an openminded suggestion to so much more t h a n what’s being shown on the surface to most Americans. I see it from both points of view and that is exactly what I want to give out to the readers.

To start with, automatic citizenship is not given to the illegal parents of the child. The child is given automatic citizenship due to the 14th Amendment, but the parents have to wait until the child is of age, 18, to begin the application process. Even then, the 18-year-old child has to obtain proof that they are of qualifica-

tion to apply. According to Al King from the Denver Post, “It’s estimated there may be as many as 200,000 anchor babies born each year in the U.S.” Frenzy breaks out in our society, but I think we give too much credit to undocumented immigrants, even on things they don’t do. I believe that even legal residents get reeled into the acts of what undocumented immigrants do. I was born in Mexico, but my two younger siblings were born

here while we were in our process of “getting fixed” and the only thing that my mother, a legal resident, benefits from is from the medical aspect, which is a big chunk of it all, but not once in my 19 years of life has she fought to gain more that wasn’t already given to her freely. A lot of this controversy is from second hand sources, and not the hard facts that need to be sought out by doing a fair share of research.

Let’s not just scratch the surface with information and create a whole view on immi-

grants based off of it. And that’s another thing, it’s not on the child, it’s on the parents.

The children can have no fault of what parents decide for infants. All these tantrums that are arising because of the infants being anchor babies has been blown out of proportion, because of their parents’ ambitions to want to gain rights on this land more than what is given away to them. I do believe that many legal immigrants are associated with the bad apple that ruined it for everyone else. That’s a big misconception, that anchor babies automatically give thier illegal parents citizenship, which is not true.

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An unscientific survey conducted on campus recently by the Crusader staff involved 92 students and showed a stunning lack of knowledge about politics, but equally low responses regarding entertainment and sports.

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Students lack knowledge concerning current events College students are often perceived by older generations as lacking in a field of current events. The Crusader conducted a survey of 92 Seward County Community College/Area Technical School students dealing with subjects on politics, entertainment and sports to understand what levels of knowledge students have concerning current events.

The survey was nine simple questions. Politically three questions were asked: name the incumbent and the candidate who are running for U.S. Senate for Kansas; name the incumbent and the candidate who are running for governor of Kansas; and what does ISIS or ISL stand for.

These questions were simple yet students still failed. Students and millennials often complain about how everything is in shambles but don’t take the time to listen to what is occurring in the world around them.

There are things that are actually important towards our generation such as net neutrality, the trillion dollars in student loan debt or the sexual assault issues that colleges nationwide and within the state are dealing with.

Yet how much do you really know about those issues?

Politically students’ knowledge is dismal. Not one student could define what the acronym for ISIS the Middle East terrorist group. Students placed answered such as the “Islamic State of something something.”

For those of you who are curious , it stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or sometimes known as ISL, the Islamic State of the Levant.

Only 16 students could name Sam Brownback as the gubernatorial incumbent, and no one could name Paul Davis as his opponent. Concerning this year’s Senate race between Pat Roberts and Greg Orman, not a single student knew either one of

the candidates.

With the Roberts and Orman racing having Senate majority and possible nationwide effects it is easy to understand why the race is important for people on both sides of the aisle. A Marist/NBC poll released on Monday shows Orman leading Roberts by 10 points among likely voters.

College students fared somewhat significantly better on entertainment and sports topics.

With 38 students out of the 92 being able to name the retired captain of the New York Yankees Derek Jeter.

It’s understandable why students did better on these questions since many people have personal interest in sports and celebrity news.

Students did know about famous comedian Robin William’s death. With 52 students being able to name him.

Yet several students who were polled misspelled the comedians name as “Robert Williams” or knew him by his roles such as “the actor who played Mrs. Doubtfire” or “I don’t remember his name but I know he voiced the genie in Aladdin.”

The apathy that students have towards the things occurring in the world is quite alarming. Current events are matters that affect everyone. Politics can be disheartening and wading through over bloated talking points, can be difficult but that election that you don’t care about right now will most likely affect your future.

The college doesn’t offer a current events course but that should not deter students from finding means to learn about what is happening. Go to a news website, read those little newspaper articles on your Facebook feed, turn on an NPR newscast while you’re doing homework, watch a news network for a couple of minutes of day or do something that will inform you.

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College may not be for everyone Crusader staff valenzuela@crusadernews.com

All our lives, we are expected to attend college by our teachers, parents and other family members. What some don’t take into consideration is whether college is right for every person.

Now I will say that in the long run a college education should be a good investment. College is a fun time to be with friends.It expands the mind and introduces new adventures, but if you’re just in it for the experience, that is not a good enough reason.

With prices of tuition rising, causing student debt to rise as well, I’m stuck believing that, whatever the reason may be, whether it’s that you’re not a good learner or maybe even that the money to attend is just not there, college is indeed not for everyone. There isn’t a need to

force students down an educational path that will end in them dropping out or being in debt.

This isn’t me calling anyone incapable or anything like that; this is me trying to tell you what other teachers or adults might have never told you: that it’s not the end of the world if college is not your thing. Options are available to help you succeed. According to Forbes.com, jobs like insurance agents ($47,450) and sales representatives ($53,540) are two of many jobs that pay good, or even better money than a job that requires a degree.

While studies done in the year 2012 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics prove that people with college degrees on average receive better wages, which is why one must always keep in mind that a college education does pay off, they also have found that the amount of people with a bachelor’s degree or higher out number the amount of jobs that actually require a degree at all. In other words, our population is overeducated for the amount of

jobs the U.S. actually has. This leads to the possibility of people not finding jobs in their desired fields.

Mike Rowe, the former host of “Dirty Jobs” and famous founder of the Profoundly Disconnected Organization, is someone who believes people don’t need a four-year degree to be successful when 3 million skilled jobs are

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With Halloween approaching fast, the pressure of finding a good costume grows more and more, and in my search for the perfect costume, I have come to find a rather disappointing experience.

It is no secret that during Halloween season the revealing costumes are predominant, but there is not much variety for someone who is not looking to seem “sexy” during this holiday.

I have come to find that mainly the female costumes lack the authentic look that male costumes seem to have.

For example, it is extremely hard to find a superhero costume that is not made up of short shorts, or short skirts.

Now, the male superheroes’ costume look quite comfortable, there is not as much latex, lycra and the word sexy is nowhere to be found. It is not only for the superhero look, but I looked for the basic costumes, pirate, witch, firefighter and the female version results were the same: short skirts, and plunging necklines.

Let’s take a look at the Walmart costume for Thor, the female version is called Thor Girl Sassy Adult Costume and the male version is called Thor Avengers Classic Muscle Adult Halloween Costume. It is hard to find a costume that does not have a name such as vampire vixen, man-stealing maid, or all star cutie.

It is very upsetting that even with clothing, there is a major

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Costumes beginning to cut themselves short difference between male and female. While it is more than OK to want to look sexy in a revealing costume, there is the other end of the spectrum with women who would rather wear clothes that are a bit more covering. Although there are alternatives for all these costumes, there are not as many options out there.

I’d like to see various female Halloween costumes that look like what they’re intended to be.

If I wanna be a crayon, I want to be a crayon, not a sassy crayon.

If wanna be Captain America, I want to look like Captain America, not Sassy Captain America.

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It is extremely hard to find a superhero costume that is not made up of short shorts, or short skirts.

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Taking life for granted: Student’s view on suicide

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open and begging for workers.

He believes the country needs more people who are familiar with jobs like heating and air conditioning, electricity and construction. Attending a two-year technical school could help in these fields but is not required.

Because of the illusion Ameica has set for this generation that if a person without a college degree is a failure, someone without one

may feel less of themselves and maybe plan to one day go back to school, but if they’re happy with a job and make good money, going into debt for a degree is not necessary.

If this country could escape the college utopian fantasy and see the realism in the situation, not having a college degree is nothing to be ashamed about. On the contrary, if someone who didn’t attend college moved up in the working world and now makes a satisfying living, that is something to be proud of. The country should learn to feel pride in workers and producers without degrees.

I’m not saying that everyone should skip college. Personally, I like learning and being at school, which is why I believe college is the best choice for me. However, if you honestly believe the college life is not for you, you’re not alone. Other possibilities are available to you because the amount of education someone receives does not define what they’re capable of achieving.

When suicide is brought up an entire wave of emotions go over me. To me there is no reason people should ever want to take their own lives. No matter how bad it gets we should remember that someone somewhere else has it way worse than what we do or at least what we think we do.

For a second could we just not be so selfish and think of ourselves? Maybe I’m being selfish by not understanding, but I don’t feel that I am only thinking of myself, I am thinking of all the people that person has just left behind.

Why doesn’t the person committing suicide think about their family and friends and how this will affect them? Put aside that they will wonder why the person did it, but also how it ever got bad enough for them to want to.

What possibly could go that wrong to make you want to kill yourself? Everyone has bad days and maybe even an abundance of them in a row, but no one ever said life was going to be a field of roses.

I might not have the slightest idea of what that person was going through or how bad life really was, but I can tell you that they leave loss, hurt, pain, and confusion behind with family and friends.

The loss comes in when they can’t see you everyday or talk to you everyday, then the hurt and pain comes in at the mere thought of the person they just lost, and the confusion come in when their loved ones try to understand why they did it and if there was anything that they could have done to prevent it.

Even though I don’t know what they were going through, I do know what it’s like to have to deal with the pain of losing someone to suicide and I can tell you that there is nothing more frustrating than losing someone to suicide and not knowing when it got so bad they felt they needed to take their lives.

We have seen in the news about Robin Williams’ suicide, which really caught a lot of people off guard. Williams seemed to be one of the happiest people, I mean he was always joking and laughing, he seemed to be the

life of the party.

How does someone that was loved by so many people and laughed so much want to take his life? I can’t tell you the answer and quite frankly no one can.

They can give you their thoughts and theories, but no one can tell you exactly why.

It’s confusing and upsetting to me that it takes a famous person to commit suicide in order for people to start talking about it or raise awareness.

Of course, the awareness has been there, but we never see people standing on the corners holding up signs that read, “You are special,” “You are important,” “Someone loves you,” and others that are very similar, until someone famous dies.

Even though I don’t agree with suicide, it doesn’t mean that I agree with the fact that when a famous person passes away then that is when we should really start raising the awareness. I feel that if people are going to raise awareness when someone famous dies then they should raise awareness daily for everyone else.

Another point of view that I see when it comes to suicide is how someone can honestly want to take his or her life, I know I have stated this before, but I resent people who commit suicide and for a good reason.

That reason being, people who have passed away due to old age, car wrecks, or health reasons didn’t get to just give up or decide to die one day, their lives were taken from them. However, someone who is going to commit suicide or has committed suicide decide that, they took their life, and it was their choice.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand that other things play into people dying from natural causes and not suicide, but it’s frustrating that someone who did die from natural causes didn’t have the choice, but someone who commits suicide clearly does.

They have the choice to continue to live their lives to the fullest, and do anything and everything that they could possibly want to do, where those who died from natural causes didn’t get that choice.

The confusing thing to me that I will never understand is how someone could get that lonely to have the thought of taking his or her own life. They might feel alone and feel like there is no one to talk to, but obviously there is if they are leaving people behind to deal with the emotions.

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Pumpkin Spice Spicing up October

Pumpkin Spice Pumpkin spice or pumpkin pie spice, as it normally know as by bakers, is a differing blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, mace and allspice, along with other spices. The origins lie in the development of pumpkin pie in the 16th century. Modern products that include pumpkin spice, or imatations, include shampoo, M&M’s, Oreos, waffles, Pringles chips and the renowned/infamous pumpkin spiced latte that started the modern frenzy.

Pumpkin Spiced Creamer

Pumpkin Spiced Latte Starbucks debuted the pumpkin spiced latte in 2003. The drink usually does not contain real pumpkin, which has cause confusion in the past. It just contains the spice. Since then, the company has sold more than 200 million lattes, with coffee houses and large fast food companies producing their own pumpkin spiced lattes.

• Pumpkin Spiced Lattes have their own hashtag #PSL.

Coffee-mate’s pumpkin spice creamer is available to those with limited access to coffee houses, or who just prefer an occasional flavored coffee for the season experience. The liquid version of those creamer can also be used as a milk or cream substitute in several seasonal recipes.

Pumpkin Spiced Marshmallows

Pumpkin Spiced Oreos Nabisco decided to join the pumpkin spice fray this year with their Oreos.

Pumpkin spiced Oreos are filled with a pumpkin pie looking cream that is very strong and sweet, squeezed in between two golden cookies.

• Pumpkin spice is a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove and allspice.

Kraft’s Jet-Puffed marshmallows are pumpkin shaped and have a light taste of pumpkin spice. Anything regular marshmallows can do pumpkin, spice marshmallows can do with an autumn twist.

• In 2013 Americans spent $308 million dollars on pumpkin spiced products.

Pumpkin Spice Recipes Homemade Spice •1/3 cup ground cinnamon •1 Tbsp. ground ginger •1 Tbsp. ground nutmeg or mace •1-1/2 tsp. ground cloves •1-1/2 tsp. ground allspice Mix the ingredients in a plastic bag or jar.

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Spiced Popcorn

•1 cup heavy cream •1/3 cup pumpkin puree •1 Tbsp. powdered sugar •1 tsp. vanilla extract •1/2 tsp. cinnamon Whisk the cream in a bowl until soft, stir in the vanilla and cinnamon and mix the puree in with a spatula.

•3 Tbsp. brown sugar •2 tsp. pumpkin spice •1/2 tsp. salt •2 Tbsp. canola oil •3 Tbsp. butter •2/3 cup plain popcorn Mix/shake the ingredients together in a bowl.

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Remodeling planned to transform jet to STEM learning center Vicky Tela Crusader staff

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Interior of this jet is being remodeled from a former working FedEx jet into a classroom. Originally, the jet was a passenger plane. Then, Fed Ex bought it in 1995. The company took out the seats and put in container tracks. Now, parts of the side panels and container tracks are being taken off to create a classroom.

A Fed Ex jet donated to the Liberal Mid-America Air Museum Foundation is being reconstructed into a STEM classroom.

STEM includes the education of science, technology, engineering and math for students from kindergarten, middle school, high school and college.

The Fed Ex donation program has donated more than 60 jets for educational purposes, often to aviation maintenance technology programs.

However, Dr. Janese Thatcher, the dean of career and technical education at Seward County Community College/Area Tecnical School, and a member of the MAAM foundation board, was the precursor of a new kind of project.

This is going to show students real world applications of how to use abstract concepts of STEM

courses they learn in school, Thatcher said.

Last year, she was part of the Minnesota Association of Women in Aviation, where she requested Fed Ex to donate a jet.

This was the first time that a Fed Ex jet was requested to be a learning jet for kindergarten to 12th grade students, according to Thatcher.

However, Thatcher moved to Liberal before that jet landed in Saint Paul, Minn. Now, she has duplicated the project in Liberal.

In June 2014, the Boeing 727 landed at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport.

Steven Strickland, project manager, is in charge of remodelling the interior of the jet. As part of the program, volunteer students are able to help with renovations.

“Senior highschoolers are fulfilling community service inside the jet. The volunteers help tak-

ing off the container tracks of the floor as well as side panels,” Strickland said. Liberal High School seniors have to complete 20 hours of community service to graduate, so they can volunteer to work on the jet. Thatcher sees that this option helps students to complete assignments, and, at the same time, learn how an aircraft works.

The owner of the jet is the MAAM Foundation, but the foundation is a non-profit organization, and the jet needs materials and money and volunteers to be reconstructed, so partnerships from the City of Liberal, Seward County Community College, and USD 480 are important.

“I think it is an amazing project for students, but I would like to clarify that Seward County Community College does not own the jet; the college only has a partnership with it,” said Dr.

Duane Dunn, the president of SCCC. The MAAM foundation does fundraising programs, so any company or person that wants to sponsor or collaborate with the aircraft can help. In return, people may have their names on the plane and companies who donate can have advertising painted on.

The classroom will be 2/3 of the jet space. It will include desks and computers for the students. In addition, the plan is for the jet to contain flight simulators.

In the future, college students are expected to come and do repairs on the jet, Thatcher said.

Auto body repair students can help painting the outside of the jet; air conditioning class putting in heating and cooling system; and diesel technology program learning about the engine system, among other examples, Thatcher said.

Food Service director wins $5,000 at Liberal Duck Race Christie Proctor Crusader staff Jerry Odle, Food Service director, won the 13th annual Duck Race and $5,000 with lucky duck No. 2123, on Saturday, Sept. 27.

The race, which is a Liberal Chamber of Commerce fundraiser was an all day event, with a few local businesses and nonprofits.

The day started with the chili cookoff at 10 a.m., followed by adult tricycle races, and then the duck race.

Family entertainment was provided all day in the form of bouncy houses, puppet shows, karaoke, games, and face painting.

Other money winners include Casie Yowell, SCCC student, and Steve Strickland, computer support intern.

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A volunteer from the duck race on Sept. 27 on Saturday poured out rubber ducks from a tub onto the race course.

Rozelle Webb, Executive Director of the Liberal Chamber of Commerce, cheering the chamber’s team in the four person adult tricycle race. Her team came in second, losing to United Rentals.

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The group spends half the year touring, it has two studio records and one live record The band consists of Hinkal, singer/songwriter, Heather Lloyd, guitar player and drummer, Kristen Jones, singer and electric cello player, as well as two others who are not on this tour, Sharif Kellogg, pianist, and Rowen Corbett, percussionist.

“I really enjoy the communication through music that I have with my band mates,” Hinkal said.

The start of “ilyAIMY” was in the hands of Hinkal. When he was in college, he and three other friends began performing as a band called “I Love You and I Miss You.” After they all graduated and went separate ways, Hinkal took it upon himself to keep one fourth of the letters in the name since he was one fourth of the band. That is how he created “ilyAIMY.”

ilyAIMY, an acoustic grunge band, will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Seward County Community College Showcase Theatre. A masters class will take place at 4 p.m. in the college band room. Admission is free and all are welcome, according to music instructor Darin Workman, who has organized the appearance.

Rob Hinkal, singer/songwriter and guitar player for the group, explained the music style.

“I like to call our music acoustic grunge because it’s really, really passionate, kind of loud and a bit growly.”

This group has been together for 13 years and their first CD took place in Los Angeles, CA. This band likes to perform at colleges, and hosting a master class to provide opportunity to answer questions from the pub-

Cast released for fall play Christie Proctor Crusader staff

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Auditions for the fall play “The Dining Room” wrapped up Thursday in the Showcase Theatre.

Seven students and two community members were given parts, Gloria Goodwin, drama director said. Having already started rehearsals, the nine cast members are already working hard.

The cast may be set, but for

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Goodwin is still in search of a stage manager for the play.

“I need someone no nonsense to help out,” Goodwin said.

The play will be Nov. 13-15 at 7 p.m. in the Showcase Theatre in the Shank Humanities building. Those interested in lending a hand should contact Gloria Goodwin at (620) 4171460 or by email at gloria.goodwin@sccc.edu.

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Bipolar Disorder 5.7 million American adults

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Ana Garcia pins a green ribbon on Breanna Franas in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week.

MIAW takes place every first full week of Oct. This year it falls on the week of Oct 5-11.

SCCC joins ‘go green’ for mental health awareness Makiah Adams Editor Approximately 61.5 million adults in America experience mental illness in a year, 13.6 million of those live with severe mental illness. For children, however, 20 percent experience severe mental disorders.

Fifty percent of the mental illnesses begin in people at age 14, and 75 percent by the age of 24.

Depression is on dramatic rise, increasing 20 percent every year.

Most people who have a mental illness usually suffer from one or more additional mental illnesses.

Because of the growing rates of mental illnesses, people need to be made aware of all of the varieties, the causes and how to cope with them. Mental Illness Awareness Week is one way to accomplish this.

“People stay quiet, they suffer in silence with depression or anxiety thinking I can handle this on my own,” SCCC counselor Rhonda Kinser said.

“I was one of those people.

For almost two years I battled anxiety with bouts of depression.

I did not want to believe I couldn't handle it on my own. I was afraid of what people would think if I told them what I was dealing with. But once I let go of my pride and saw my doctor, she was able to prescribe some medication and I went to counseling for six months. I found out that there are people who want to help! Mental Health Awareness week is about helping others realize they are not in this alone,” Kinser said.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is the first full week of every October. The U.S. Con-

gress issued MIAW in 1990 to raise awareness for mental illnesses in recognition of National Alliance on Mental Illnesses.

This year the MIAW week is scheduled for October 5-11.

The MIAW collaborates with National Day of Prayer for illness understanding and recovery on Oct. 7. MIAW also collaborates with National Depression Screening Day on October 9.

Seward County Community College counseling office and Southwest Guidance Center sponsored a National Depression Screening Day Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SCCC library. “This is the first year that we are partnering with SCCC during Mental Illness Awareness Week. The response to this event was positive and highlighted the need for additional screening events in the future,” Dr. Leslie Bissel from Southwest Guidance Center said.

Students were able to fill out a self-assessment and take it to the library for a free and confidential screening with a professional counselor.

“Even if students get positive feedback from the screen, the chance to educate them and give them some tools to be more mindful of what depression or anxiety looks like before it happens also increases the likelihood that they will seek help when they need it or help a friend when they experience challenges,” Dr. Bissel said.

“By participating in this screening they may, for the first time, get answers to why they have persistent feelings of worry, fear, or sadness and come to realize there is hope and help,” Kinser said.

College students among number experiencing depression Marshall H. Lewis,Ph.D. guest columnist

Depression is among the most common mental health concerns.

It is typically marked by sad, hopeless, or anxious feelings.

Most college students feel sad or anxious from time to time, but these emotions usually pass within a few days. Clinical depression lasts longer, interferes with day-to-day activities, and is much more than just "feeling blue." It may affect academic performance.

In 2011, the National College Health Assessment—a nationwide survey of college students at 2- and 4-year institutions— found that about 30 percent of college students reported feeling "so depressed that it was difficult to function" at some time during the past year.

Many people experience the first symptoms of depression during their college years.

Unfortunately, many college students who have depression aren't getting the help they need.

They may not know where to go for help, or they may believe that treatment won't help. Others don't get help because they think their symptoms are just part of the typical stress of college, or they worry about being judged if they seek mental health care.

In fact, treatment for depression is very effective. As with many medical conditions, early diagnosis and treatment improves outcome and helps prevent symptoms from returning later in life.

The symptoms of depression vary. If you are depressed, you may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, guilty, worthless, helpless, irritable and restless.

You may also experience one or more of the following:

• Loss of interest in activities you used to enjoy • Lack of energy • Problems concentrating, remembering information, or making decisions • Problems falling sleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much • Loss of appetite or eating too much • Thoughts of suicide or suicide attempts • Aches, pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not go away.

If you think you may have depression, talk with your doctor or mental health care provider. He or she can ask questions to help determine if you have depression or if you have another health or

mental health problem. Some medical conditions or medications can produce symptoms similar to depression. Your family doctor, campus health center staff, or other trusted adult may be able to help you find appropriate care.

A number of very effective treatments for depression are available. The most common treatments are antidepressant medication and psychotherapy.

Some people find that a combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy works best. Your doctor or mental health care provider can help you find the treatment that's right for you.

To help yourself feel better: • Try to see a professional as

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soon as possible—research shows that getting treatment sooner rather than later can relieve symptoms quicker and reduce the length of time treatment is needed.

• Give treatment a fair chance—attend sessions and follow your doctor's or therapist's advice, including advice about specific exercises or “homework” to try between appointments.

• Break up large tasks into small ones, and do what you can as you can; try not to do too many things at once.

• Spend time with other people and talk to a friend or relative about your feelings.

• Do not make important decisions until you feel better; talk about decisions with others whom you trust and who know you well.

• Engage in mild physical activity or exercise.

• Participate in activities that

you used to enjoy.

• Expect your mood to improve gradually with treatment.

• Remember that positive thinking will replace negative thoughts as your depression responds to treatment.

Medication assessment and psychotherapy services are available in every county in Kansas through the community mental health center system.

Southwest Guidance Center is the community mental health center that serves Seward, Haskell, Stevens, and Meade Counties. It is located at 333 West 15th Street in Liberal, close to Southwest Medical Center.

As a community mental health center, it accepts most forms of insurance including Kansas Medicaid (KanCare).

There is also a sliding scale fee available for those without insurance. To learn more about services, or to schedule an appointment, call 620-624-8171.

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‘The Paulas’ head to nationals They’re not sisters but they’ve Although her family can’t watch known each other long enough her play in person, Coyos stays to know one another just as positive and shared that “they are much. Paula Lopez (right) and supporting me from back home Paula Coyos (left) are both from just like the people here in the the same town, Tucuman, Ar- community who are supporting gentina, and have known each me a lot, and it keeps me going other for eight years. According every day.” to Coyos, they have the same The support and motivation first name, the same classes, goes a long way and Lopez and they’re roommates, they’re ten- Coyos also try to reciprocate the nis partners and they pretty much same love and support they respend 24 hours a day together. ceive. “I always try to help my The Paulas have similar teammates,” Lopez explained, lifestyles and they also share “not just in tennis, but I also try similar goals for their tennis sea- to talk to them when they are son. For Lopez, making it to na- upset.” Coyos added that their tionals for the second year in a teammates help each other out row is “unique.” She shared that quite often, and that they have all qualifying for nationals was the gotten really close this year. goal for them from the beginning Teammate Xochitl Gonzalez of the season, and competing in has also noticed that the friendsingles and doubles gave her ship between Lopez and Coyos twice the chance to bring home is truly genuine. “They give each the title. other a kiss on the cheek every On the other hand, Coyos re- time they win a match together,” flected back to last year when Gonzalez shared about the duo. she competed in Florida. She Appreciation and gratitude resshared that this year the team onates strongly from both ladies will try to make it to the champi- it comes to the game they love. onships in South Carolina, but Coach Jerry Thor had nothing she is “so excited to be playing but good things to say about both on those courts and to be able to players; sharing many of their represent the college.” achievements and recognitions.

Without a doubt, Coyos and “Paula has come back from Lopez always try their hardest to Argentina as our most improved represent the college to the best returner,” Thor said. In her freshof their abilities; they are always man year, Coyos received two finding ways to improve.

Region VI titles and an AllAccording to Lopez, her serve American selection. has improved since she first got As for Lopez, Thor shared that to Seward, but right now she her freshman year earned her the feels that her back hand could recognition as National Rookie use some more work. of the Year and All-American As for Coyos, improvement is honors. something she looks for in Coyos was also named as the everything she does. “Everyday National Player to Watch back in I have something to work on,” May, and Thor added that Lopez Coyos said, “[but] I am proud of is also an “exciting competitor my doubles results of this sea- on the court.” son.”

Lopez won the New Mexico Both work hard to be on the Military Invitational Flight A court, but they also work just as Championship, and as a duo, hard to make family members Lopez and Coyos won the New back home proud as well.

Mexico Invitational for Doubles.

Lopez shared that she wished As a duo, Lopez and Coyos her family and best friend from can defeat and overcome the back home could watch her play. competition that comes their “They love to watch me play, “ way, and even the things that Lopez said. And they also show- may appear like challenges turn er her encouragement and sup- out to be advantages. For examport by giving her advice on ple, having the same first name. ways to improve. “All of them “It’s not a problem having the play tennis and they know a lot same name,” Lopez said, “I like about it, so they are always giv- when people call us ‘The Paulas’ ing me advice from home to im- or ‘The Paulas’ Team’”. In addiprove.” tion, Coyos said that their names When Coyos thinks about who only become a challenge when she would want to be present they both turn around at the same while she played, the first person time when someone happens to that comes to mind is her mom. holler.

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Men’s tennis swings into nationals Diana Chavira Sports editor For mens’ doubles, Ronzai Saurombe and Felipe Casares, alongside Paula Lopez and Paula Coyos, have qualified and will move on to nationals.

This will be Saurombe’s second consecutive time going to Nationals, although last year he played with a different teammate.

Felipe Casares is a freshman at Seward and finds qualifying for nationals as a “great accomplishment” because of the little experience he has playing in doubles.

And although he is new to playing with another person on the court, Casares finds playing with Saurombe refreshing. “It is very motivating playing with Ronzai because he is a great player and the defending national champion,” Casares shared.

Saurombe sheds light for his doubles partner and is great at giving advice in difficult situations added Casares. Both teammates also feel the encouragement and support that comes from their team.

Saurombe has much appreciation for the support they give him and says “without them I would not have accomplished as much.”

And as many other international students, Saurombe and Casares also feel a bit of home-

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He is a warrior on the court and turns crushing expectations into resounding victories.

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— Coach Jerry Thor

Ronzai Saurombe sickness. Casares shared that he wished his grandfather and uncle could come see him play because they both taught him how to play tennis and have supported him since he started. Saurombe, on

the other hand, knows that his coach Freeman Nyamunokora, who has coached him throughout most of his tennis career, would have been happy to see him play in the United States. “We worked

hard together and it would have been nice for him to watch his hard work pay off,” Saurombe said.

Although Casares and Saurombe are serious about their tennis careers, they enjoy many other activities outside of them.

Casares for example, enjoys being socially active and meeting new people. He also likes to work out and listen to music in his free time. Saurombe, on the other hand, stays just as active off the court as he does on. During his free time he likes to play a great amount of soccer and he also enjoys playing basketball with friends on the basketball team.

Casares and Saurombe both share a desire to end their season with a win and they are looking forward to competing in nationals.

His last tournament will be nationals, and Saurombe had a few words that he wanted to get out.

“Nationals is the last tournament I have, so I’m looking forward to doing our best there and I would like to thank the coaches for doing a great job, the players for representing the school well, the admissions for supporting us with scholarships and the community and everyone else for the support; we would not have made it this far without a great group behind us.”

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Christian Kurz carries the football during an intramural football game. Christian scored five touchdowns in this game. Kurz encourages students to join intramurals saying, “It gets you out of the dorms and keeps you from being lazy.”

Students get involved in intramural competition Grant Glaze Crusader Staff “It is fun to hang out with other guys, you get to know them better, it’s a great way to get involved, and it keeps you active,” Logan Hernandez had this to say about intramural sports. Intramural sports are going on right now. To have fun, get to know people, and stay active you should get involved.

The intramural flag football season sadly ended this Monday, but don’t worry there is another season around the corner. Intramural 3 on 3 basketball begins soon, a date yet to be set, once a

week. Contact Wade Lyon for more information.

Intramural football season lasted six weeks with four teams competing. The four teams competing were the No Names, Legion, Redneck Yacht Club and Lil Saints. The Legion, with Oscar Armendariz as team captain, finished in fourth place. The No Names, led by Dylan McLemore, finished in third place. Logan Hernandez led the Redneck Yacht Club to a second place finish. And lastly, the champion of the 2014 intramural football season was the Lil Saints led by Adrian Carrasco.

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Petersen pursues starting position Efren Rivero Crusader staff A new player for the Lady Saints softball team is freshman Grace Petersen. Petersen is from Wheat Ridge, a suburb of Denver, in Colorado where she played at Holy Family High School.

Her senior year she had some impressive statistics hitting .522 with 28 RBIs. This helped the team out to placing third at the state tournament for Colorado. Both her junior and senior years, Petersen was an AllConference and All-Colorado pick.

Now Peterson will continue her path in softball as a Lady Saint as a shortstop. “[Seward County Community College] gave me the opportunity to play softball and possibly move on to a bigger and better school after my two years here,” Petersen said.

Petersen has now been playing softball for eight years, while enjoying other hobbies too. She enjoys going hunting and also horseback riding, but doesn’t play many other sports.

Petersen is the second youngest in her family. She has two older sisters named Beth and Mary, both of which played softball at Regis University in Denver. She also has a younger brother named Jacob.

While Petersen may miss her family along with other things from home such as the moun-

tains, she is focusing on continuing her softball career.

“Our goal as a team is to go on and win Regionals,” Petersen said. “My goal is to earn a position on the field and earn a position batting.”

Andrea Gustafson, head coach of the Lady Saints softball team, said, “Grace is a good kid. She works hard and wants to be the best player she can be. I think that she is one of those kids that keep practices light and entertaining. The girls like to have a good time with Grace. She’s a pretty good sport when it comes to certain situations when the kids are all over her for something. But she has a good attitude and she takes it all in stride.”

With only two games left in the fall season, Coach Gustafson has seen what needs to be done to improve before the spring season.

“We have definitely have had our ups and downs this fall,” Gustafson said. We have a lot of new people, a lot of young kids in new positions, so it has definitely been a learning experience. We have our good days and we have our days where we struggle. But we have been slowly getting better. We are looking a lot better in practice everyday.”

The Lady Saints next game will be in Liberal against Northeastern Junior College on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Lady Saints softball shortstop Grace Petersen throws the ball to a teammate on second base during a drill in practice Tuesday. The Lady Saints will be playing against Northeastern Junior College on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Baseball tunes up before fall season ends Efren Rivero Crusader staff The Saints baseball team pitched off to a busy weekend as they played three more fall games. They faced Garden City Community College on Friday, Frank Phillips College on Saturday, and South Moore on Sunday.

Head coach Galen McSpadden said, “We played just OK against Garden and Frank Phillips [but] not competitive enough against [South Moore] on Sunday.”

“We were not offensive enough and had too many selfish at bats,” McSpadden said. “[We] made a couple of errors on the infield and from the mound that cost us. [We also]

tried to throw hard at times instead of smart.”

McSpadden also said that there were other aspects to work on. “[We were] not aggressive enough on the base paths and our overall effort was below par at times throughout the weekend,” McSpadden said .

For the next couple of games, McSpadden said they would focus on being more competitive on the bases, in the field, at the plate, and on the mound. “[We want] to be less selfish at the plate, make fewer errors, and throw more strikes and pitch to contact,” McSpadden said .

Though some players have had some injuries, McSpadden hopes that fall break will

allow for the injured players to get back on the field.

After a busy fall schedule, only two weeks are left of fall ball for baseball. This will give spectators the chance to look at the performances of some players before the spring season begins. Some players to look out for are Brent Williams at catcher; Brandon Uriquizo, Dillon Drury, and Alec Isaac at outfield; Brandon Rix, Alex White, and Lance Lee at infield; and John Olsen, Hayden Howard, Jakob Hernandez, Chris Juracek, and Brent Bezio as pitchers.

The Saints will play again Oct. 17 against Frank Phillips College in Liberal at 3 p.m.

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Alec Isaac slides safe at third base during Friday’s scrimmage against Garden City Community College. Only six games remain of the fall season.

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Time to pay Re2pect to the Captain team was getting blown out, Jeter was always the guy on the top step spurring his teammates forward.

For Yankee fans, Jeter’s hisCrusader staff glaze@crusadernews.com torical meaning goes beyond the end of a career. As Jeter’s career “Derek Jeter is not the greatest has ended, so too has the Yanperson in human history. He did kee’s modern championship era. not invent baseball, he did not Seeing Jeter go brings realizadiscover electricity, he is not the tion that the winning era is over. greatest shortstop who ever He was a homegrown Yankee lived. And among all the terrific from the farm system, as were players in the history of the New the rest of the championship York Yankees he is not by any core: Mariano Rivera, Jorge measure number one.” This Posada and Andy Pettite. It’s alquote came from ESPN’s Keith most like seeing the final Olbermann. Olbermann may episode of a favorite TV show’s have been right, Jeter never won season. With Jeter going off an American League Most Valu- into the sunset, Yankee fans now able Player award, never won a have to wait years, maybe American League Batting Title, decades for the next great Yanand only ranks 88th on the wins kee era. Sure he isn’t the greatabove replacement (WAR) est Yankee, but to current Yanchart, but those numbers aren’t kee fans , Jeter is the heart of the Derek Jeter. They don’t even championships they have expecome close to defining who rienced.

Derek Jeter was to baseball and Though Jeter made his biggest to America. Sure, he may not be impact on the Yankee organizathe greatest shortstop in baseball tion, Jeter transcends Yankee history, but we should be careful history. He reminded baseball in viewing his career by his fans nationwide why we love numbers rather than the historithe game. He was the guy in the cal athlete he was to America.

‘90s and 2000s that gave sports We must look into the historifans comfort. Whether a Yankee cal figure that Jeter is. He is the fan or not, there was always last American athletic idol that comfort watching Derek Jeter hasn’t let down his fans. play hard game after game, fair Jeter was never once connectand placing his team before ed to performance enhancing himself. There was comfort drug use. knowing that Jeter was when the Yannever in troukees were on “Now that Derek ble with the TV we could law. watch a future Jeter has joined the And maybe Hall of Famer ranks of baseball the most imgive it all he pressive is that immortals, we pause, had. We didn’t he was never have to wonder in appreciation, to involved in a if Jeter would look at what he has scandal living show up. in a city that is It seems in meant to the known for its today’s world, Yankees, to the scandals. as a player’s game, to all of us.”

Then there career winds was what he — J.R. Moehringer, down, we put brought on a his numbers 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner daily basis to under a microthe field. He scope. We was the Yanlook for reakee Captain. He encouraged sons to conclude that athletes people, and not just verbally, but aren’t heroes. Putting Jeter with how he played the game. under a microscope isn’t fair, He was never benched for show- though. Jeter gave sports fans ing up late. Never was in trouhope. He played fair. He ble for lack of hustle, and, unplayed hard. He played to win like some players, Jeter was before he played to be known. never known for his antics or He never needed to be the most drama on the field. paid player in baseball. He That leadership would turn never had to justify anything to into winning for the Yankee the most harsh media city in the franchise. He may not go down world, and yet he never missed a as the greatest shortstop, but he day talking to them. He never did win five World Series. He missed a game unless he was was a winner who once when forced to sit out by the Yankee asked what his biggest personal organization. This was Jeter. accomplishment was, responded His career can’t be measured with, “When the team wins.” At solely on athletic numbers or it one point, the Yankees won four loses all its value. He was the championships in five years. player that America needed in Jeter was at the center of those such a selfish humanistic era. teams, yet he remained humble He reminded us what the game through it all. He always was all about, winning. So I enworked hard and still ran hard courage us as a sports world to on every ground ball. Jeter didtake one last look at the Capn’t decide to just fit into an era tain’s career, and realize the he decided to define an era by hope he brought us as sports his work ethic and passion to fans. We will miss Derek Jeter. win. He decided to not take the We will miss turning on the TV, steroids and join in on home run and hearing the voice recording madness, but rather he chose of the now deceased Yankee anhard work and team winning. nouncer Bob Shepard saying, No matter whether it was game “Now batting for the Yankees, seven of the World Series or a the shortstop, number two, hot game in August when the Derek Jeter, number two.”

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I can’t wait to see the fans this year they are the best in JUCO. We look good this year too. I just really can’t wait.

I shot seven for seven last year at Preview Night from three and this year, well, come out and find out.

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Grant Glaze Crusader Staff As Secean Johnson repeatedly said, “Preview night is all about the fans.” The annual event is set to begin October 23 at 6 p.m. with a player signing beginning in the Student Union at 5:30.

The event is a great chance for fans to get their first look at the mens and womens Saints

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basketball teams. It is also a great time to interact with the players.

Kendall Davis noted that meeting the community and seeing all the kids are her favorite parts of Preview Night.

There will be plenty of games to be involved in as well as a chance to win an official 2014 Preview Night t-shirt. Fans will be picked out of the crowd to compete in basketball

musical chairs, dizzy bat competition and a uniform challenge.

Also set during the Preview Night, is a chance to watch the mens basketball coach Bryan Zollinger face off against the womens basketball coach Toby Wynn in a free throw competition.

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Each contestant will get 30 seconds to complete a dunk. Each player will get two dunks per round, and two players will advance to a final round with the same format.

Then there is the team 3-point challenge where four Saints will go up against four Lady Saints.

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I am excited about this year because we have good team chemistry and practice really hard everyday.

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I can’t wait to show the fans what we got on Preview Night, and I feel like we are gonna have a great season.

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So come on out to the 2014 Saints and Lady Saints Preview Night.

Meet the team, win prizes, get a preview of how good the Saints and Lady Saints will be, and of course get the scorecards ready for the slam dunk competition.

I’m excited for Preview Night because it’s a great chance to interact with the community and the kids.

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During the Ozfest tournament, the encouragement and support from the Lady Saints to one another could be seen as the team came in for a huddle to celebrate points gained and lost. A new level of intensity and drive began to emerge during the game-filled weekend as Seward closed off its last matches for the month of September.

Lady Saints turn up the intensity Diana Chavira Sports editor The past week of competition for the Lady Saints has been a complete turn around from the previous weeks. With three wins and only one loss under their belts, Seward’s new record for the season is at standing of 1812.

The first win of the last week, Seward played at home against Pratt Community College and swept the match 3-0. The intensity seemed to be running at a whole other level as the Lady Saints didn’t let up on their competition.

• Pratt • Scores stayed consistant throughout the first match, and the lead was always just out of grasp for both teams as they went back and forth. But Seward took advantage of the errors put out by the Beavers and took their first set 25-20.

The second set against the

Beavers, Seward showed no mercy and took the set in double digits.

The intensity might have died down for an instant in the third set, but Seward came back swinging and threw up a couple of blocks to put themselves back in the lead. The third match was won 25-21.

• Concordia• The next and second win of the week for the Lady Saints happened away from home against the Lady Thunderbirds. Concordia could not break the winning streak for the Lady Saints who took all three sets at 25 points.

The winning streak of five consecutive matches did, unfortunately, come to an end when Colby pulled a win in five sets.

• Colby • Although the intensity level of the Lady Saints has been rising above and beyond, it slowly simmered throughout the span of two matches and only sparked

for a few moments as they tried to take the advantage from the Lady Trojans.

During the first set of the match, the Lady Saints kept up with the Trojans and stayed at a constant battle of losing and winning the advantage until finally, the Lady Trojans fought back harder and took the set 28-26.

The second set for the Lady Saints looked like it might have been a win, but again the Lady Trojans took the initiative first, and put the ball down to take yet another set with a 28-26 score.

The beginning of each set started out exactly the same, with the Seward taking the lead each time and slowly losing momentum only to lose each set to Colby, but the third set was a turnaround for the Lady Saints. Although, their win was not from a result of putting the ball down, but rather a win due to several errors on the Trojan’s behalf.

The fourth set tied both teams at 2-2 for sets, and the fifth would determine the standing of

each team in conference play.

Seward took a loss against Colby once again in the fifth set, and fell 17-12 overall for the season and 5-4 in Jayhawk West play.

• Barton • The most recent home game for the Lady Saints to finish off their week was against the Barton Community College Cougars, where the Lady Saints made a comeback after their setback against the Trojans.

Starting off their set with the same fierceness that has become common in their October matches, the Lady Saints quickly took the lead against the Cougars and left them behind in double digits.

Consecutive kills from Thayna Silva and Alex Wood and a consistent serving span from Megan Sharratt put Seward in a lead that would not let down for the rest of the match.

The Cougars had no chance at beating the Lady Saints during the first set, and were unable to

return any balls during Sharratt’s serving time. And only scored a total of 14 points.

The passion driving the Lady Saints at this point would once again put them in the lead. Barton made a late attempt to regain momentum as the set came to a close, but failed to follow through and the Lady Saints took the set 25-19.

The Cougars showed to be having an unfortunate night, as they were red-carded for delaying the start of the third set. And they never recovered from this setback as the Lady Saints took the lead one last time.

A close call near the end of the set could have possibly given Barton an advantage, but Seward finished them off at 25-20 to take the match 3-0.

Taking the lead in kills and digs, Silva and Carolina Gasparini had a total of 20 kills altogether for the match and also tallied up 20 digs together.

The Lady Saints finished off the week at an overall of 18-12

for the season and 6-4 for Jayhawk West play.

Intensity was noticeably lacking from the Lady Saints during their September games, as they experienced multiple loses and no winning streaks.

Regardless of their loss to Colby, Seward has had a booming start for the month of October and will attempt to continue to drive their competition out with their steady attacks and defense.

• Dig Pink • Seward’s next match will be against their Garden rivals and the Green House will also be hosting a Dig Pink night in support of breast cancer awareness.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink for the night and the Lady Saints will also be collecting offerings that will later be donated to the Sideout Foundation, who focuses on research and treatment for breast cancer.

Ozfest wraps up the month of September

Sophomore Kristen Anderson switches in to set the ball for her teammates as they take turns hitting at the net.

Carolina Gasparini shares a moment with one of her teammates as the Lady Saints huddle before taking the court.

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Kari Anderson, along with teammates Taryn Bedore and Carolina Gasparini, throw up the Lady Saints’ usually cheer when the team scores on a block.