October 10
Year 45, No. 3
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Liberal, Kansas
Police seize meth, gun in arrest at Hale Court Dawn Shouse Crusader staff
Lady Saints fall to Hutch — Page 1B
Liberal police took Remington Dean Orth, a 20-year-old male, into custody Sept. 24 at Seward’s Hale Court dorms. Orth was arrested between 8:30 and 9 p.m. at the Seward County Community College/Area Technical School dorms in connection with an investigation into suspicion of methamphetamine possession, according to the Liberal Police Department incident report. The police officers were responding to a campus security request for an investigation of alleged drug activity in Hale Court, according to Dennis Mulanax, head of security at SCCC/ATS.
“We have a good working relationship with the Liberal Police Department,” said Celeste Donovan, SCCC/ATS dean of students. “They responded very quickly to our housing staff request for assistance. We have a no tolerance policy in place at Seward. The first time anyone gets caught with illegal drugs they will be evicted from the dorms.” Items seized or taken as evidence included a Browning 20-gauge shotgun, six baggies containing a white powdery substance, several glass pipes with a white powdery substance and a brown and white purse, according to the LPD incident report. Also, according to the report, Orth could face charges of drug and drug parapherna-
lia possession. Captain Patrick McClurg of the LPD said that the police department has always been serious about drugs and will be doing everything possible to make sure their case is protected. According to Seward County Attorney Don Scott, Orth faces two felony charges—one probable cause methamphetamine and one unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Orth appeared before a judge who mandated $5,000 bond that has since been posted. Orth’s court appointed attorney Paul Kitski had filed for a continuance on Sept. 30. Meth is a prevalent problem in Liberal, Scott said after Orth’s arrest. “If convict-
ed he could face time in the penitentiary.” “Besides the obvious health risks, methamphetamine can totally ruin your life,” Scott said, as a warning to others. “If you are caught, you will lose your right to vote, you can lose your right to be on a jury and you could face time in a penitentiary.” According to Donovan, Orth was not a student of SCCC/ATS, however, additional sources indicate he was staying at Hale Court at the time of his arrest. Donovan said there is an ongoing investigation by the college regarding the incident. “Students need to think about their choices and understand the consequences that come with those choices,” she said.
Fall enrollment down 5 percent Kyleigh Becker Crusader staff
Wheels turn for racks — Page 6
Crusader photo/Fabiola Pena
Southern Pioneer employee Ed Baker demonstrates the dangers of electricity at the 2013 Health Fair Saturday. He used a rod to show how powerful and fatal electricity can be to humans and animals. Southern Pioneer was just one of many booths open to the public at the event.
Seward nursing students volunteer at health fair Fabiola Pena Crusader Staff
Saints raise awareness — Page 3
Crusader photo/Fabiola Pena
Giovanna Baca, Miss Liberal and former SCCC/ATS student, gets her lungs checked by SCCC/ATS respiratory student Jose Vidal at the health fair Saturday.
Dorothy faces criticism — Page 4
Housing hurts employment — Page 2
Nursing students from Seward County College/Area Technical School volunteered to administer lab tests and exams for the general public at the 2013 Health Fair Saturday. Both Practical Nursing students and Associate Degree Nursing students were present at the event, as well as other Allied Health students. The PN students administered influenza injections during the event. Allied Health Director Veda King and IV Therapy instructor Jennifer Antrim were there to observe and assist the students when needed. “It was a good clinical experience for them to interact with that many people of the community,” said Mary Ruiz, SCCC/ ATS nursing instructor.
The ADN students performed venipunctures on people for blood draws. A majority of ADN students volunteered to participate at the health fair. The ADN students received four hours of clinical for the IV Therapy course, according to Ruiz. Students also helped with blood sugar tests, eyesight, hearing tests, and blood pressures, assisted by former Allied Health Director Steve Hecox. The event began at 7 a.m. and was quickly busy with patients having blood work done. Others involved with the event included Southwest Medical Center, Advocare, insurances, and the police department, among others. “There was a good crowd. A lot of people took advantage,” Ruiz said.
The number of students enrolled at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School fell by 5.59 percent for fall of 2013, following a trend across Kansas that shows a 1.33 percent decrease in student enrollment. Although SCCC/ATS has 110 fewer students, down to 1,861 from 1,971 in fall of 2012, Dean of Students Celeste Donovan said she didn’t think that anyone has felt the difference. Donovan stated that over the past five years there has been a steady (2-5 percent) increase in enrollment, but this year enrollment has been down. “It’s a national trend,” she said. Seward has 707 full-time students, and they are taking an average of 16.8 credits. The 1,154 part-time students are taking an average of 5.6 credit hours. Continuing with this trend, online enrollment has also decreased. EduKan students are taking 930 credit hours and Seward Online students are taking 489 credit hours, compared to the 944 and 752 of last year, respectively. The full time equivalency for this fall is 1,225, compared to the 1,287 of the fall of 2012. Concurrent high school students number 503, compared to the 222 of fall of 2012– giving SCCC/ATS, a 127 percent increase in high school concurrent enrollment. “A large number of high school concurrent students are in the tech school,” Donovan said. She also said that the college has developed several Career Technical Education programs. Demographics show a 10 percent increase in the number of Hispanics enrolled compared to fall of 2012, while there has been an 8 percent decrease in the number of Caucasians enrolled. For fall of 2013, gender demographics show 59 percent female and 41 percent male. For more enrollment information on Kansas universities, community colleges and technical schools, visit kansasregents.org/news_media.
Cosmetology clocks in Maria Lara Crusader staff Guestvision, a time and attendance timeclock software, has been installed for the first time at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School in the cosmetology building. Instructors Denice Paden and Sheila Scheib decided to order and install this improvement due to students clocking in for one another for clinical hours in the previous years. “It’s a secure system, so nobody is going to get away with much,” Scheib said. It has taken the students a while to get used to it. “But now getting the hang of it, it’s so much more efficient,” Scheib said. It used to take approximately 12 minutes, from start to finish, for all the students to get clocked in and start the day. The time issue affected those who didn’t get clocked in right away because they had to wait in line.
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With the new system that was provided by the company, DBBuilder, it takes about two minutes for all students to clock in. “This system eliminated students from clocking in and out for other students,” said Scheib. Now, the actual fingerprint of each student is needed in order to clock in. Not only is this new program time efficient, it also keeps track of an individual’s activities throughout the day. “To keep track of the services is another part of the Guestvision software,” said Scheib, “as appointments are made, it keeps track of how many haircuts, perms, colors, etc.” At the end of the week, the system will show the exact time an individual has clocked in and out, but it also keeps track of how many manicures, haircuts, colors and anything else that the person has done throughout the day. Guestvision has been set up to
be a weekly schedule because that is how the instructors decided they were going to keep track of the appointments, and what each students is doing. There are currently 26 students enrolled in cosmetology, all of which are women, which Scheib said was surprising. The 26 students must each complete a total of 1,500 hours in the salon for the entire oneyear program. The information that is outlined in Guestvision is later submitted monthly to state board, so that they can measure a student’s progress. All cosmetology students have goals per month that they have to report to the state board. Incorporated into these goals are amount of returning clients, retail standards they must reach and a certain amount of products they each have to sell to their clients. “We do this because we want them to learn what it’s going to be like in the professional world,” Scheib said.
Crusader photo/Maria Lara
Cosmetology student Courtney Hendricks clocks out for the day using the latest method of keeping track of time and attendance that SCCC/ATS installed for the cosmetology program.