April 30, 2010

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Seward graduation May 8 The 39th annual graduation at the college will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8, in the gymnasium.

Daniel L. Love, chief district judge for the 16th judicial district, Dodge City, will be the speaker.

The public is also invited to the Nursing Capping and Pinning Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 7 in the college gymnasium.

A reception will follow.

Finals begin next week Evening classes beginning at 5 p.m. or later will have final exams during their regularly scheduled class times on Tuesday, May 4, to Monday, May 10.

Finals for day classes will be Tuesday, May 11 to Thursday, May 13.

For a schedule of final times see www.sccc.edu.

Staff hosts anniversary party for college An end of the year celebration for the college’s 40th anniversary will be 7 p.m.

May 8 in the center of campus. The theme is “Evening Under the Stars.”

The price of tickets is $40 per couple, and are available in Tammy Doll’s office. Online registration is also available for those wishing to pay with credit card at https://sccc.site-ym.com/events/event _details.asp?id=104887.

Prime rib dinner and chicken will be available. The RBC Band will be playing and dancing is optional.

Drama sells live DVDs The drama department is selling live performance DVDs of the “Beauty and the Beast.”

They can be ordered in the humanities office for $15. After the DVD is copied and edited, the drama department will ship the DVDs via mail or those who purchase them may pick them up in the humanities office.

Five employees leave college for new paths Wi l l Rector Crusader staff Seward County Community College/Area Technical School has announced four resignations and one retirement.

Hillary Anderson, secretary of admissions, has worked at SCCC/ATS for two years. Anderson will be attending cosmetology school at Seward.

Ryan Stock, assistant men’s basketball coach, has been assisting Coach Bryan Zollinger for three years and will be accepting an assistant coaching job at Pitt State University in Pittsburg.

Karen Cress, financial aid officer, has worked at the college for four years and is now working for Occidental Petroleum Corporation better known as Oxy. Mike Myers, biology teacher, has been teaching at Seward for three years and will be taking a position doing research at Wichita State University.

Steve Hecox, director of nursing and Allied Health division chair, has been at Seward for 29 years and plans to work on his golf game during retirment.

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Director of nursing and Allied Health division chair Steve Hecox reflects on all the nursing classes he’s seen graduate in the 29 years he has been with the college.

Hecox plans on devoting his retirement time to family and golf.

Nursing director retires after 29 years Dana Loewen News editor Steve Hecox is retiring this year after 29 years of teaching and supervising in the Allied Health department of the college.

Hecox grew up in Tyrone, Okla. where he graduated from high school.

He went to college in Alva, Okla. at Northwestern Oklahoma State University where he started dating his future wife Vicki. They married when they were sophomores.

When Hecox first came to Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School, the Allied Health division was not a separate division but was part of the math and science division. The biggest change he’s seen

is when it was moved to the Epworth Allied Health Center in 1983.

Hecox is now the director of nursing and Allied Health division chair.

Hecox decided to retire this year because he felt it was a good time in his life to devote more time to his family, church and other activities.

After retiring, Hecox has two simple plans for his time.

“Family and golfing,” Hecox said.

“Outside of work, those are the most important parts of my life.”

It was easy for Hecox to explain what he has enjoyed most about his work.

“I’ve always enjoyed working with students and helping them accomplish their goals,” Hecox said. “In doing that I’ve also worked with a wonder-

ful faculty who is very dedicated. It’s something that I’ll miss.”

Hecox has a big heart for students.

During the past few years, one of his students was having issues. Hecox had the chance to work with and spend time with her, and she was able to work out her issues, graduate and become an RN. “That could apply to quite a few students,” Hecox said. “Each year I’m watching students as they struggle, and to watch them go through the graduation ceremony and see them out working as an RN is a special time.”

Hecox is praised by the people he works with.

“He is an awesome boss,” nursing instructor Sandy Brisendine said.

“Working with him is such a relaxed atmosphere. We know he’s always on task and organized and very approachable. The thing that’s so nice is that he trusts us to do our job.”

Ed Anderson is the respiratory therapy instructor and coordinator. He started in 1999 and Hecox was the primary reason he came.

“He was someone I wanted to work for,” Anderson said. “I think the best way to describe him is fair. He’s very honest and there’s no doubt where his heart is. He’s always been a student advocate. His primary focus is on student education, and there’s never any doubt about that.”

Hecox speaks as fondly of the people he works with as they do of him.

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Student Government elects next year’s officers Al fredo Anaya Crusader staff Student Government Association elections for president, vice-president and secretary took place April 24-26.

A total of 130 ballots were cast this year.

It was one of the closest elections there has been in a while, according to director of student activities Wade Lyon.

The two main candidates running for president of SGA were Victor Rodriguez and Jonathan Yowell, and Kelsey Cook running for vice president; however, in the end Rodriguez won the office of next year’s student government president and Jonathan Yowell will be secretary-treasurer.

The candidates had two very different reasons for running for the office of SGA. “It was spontaneous,” Rodriguez said. “I was the only freshman and I

Rodriguez was like, ‘I’ve never ran for anything.’ So I decided to run. I also felt like I needed more responsibility, so that’s also why I decided to run for president.”

Yowell, on the other hand, decided to run in order to make the college and the technical school more unified.

“I felt it would be good for a student from the technical school to participate and have a voice in the student government,” Yowell said.

Both students have changes they would like to see happen next year with their involvement in SGA. “I hope we can update the small union we have here at the technical school,” Yowell said. “Nothing has been changed since it was first put in, so it would be good to see some upgrades done.”

Rodriguez is trying to help fix problems that he’s heard students complain about around the dorms.

“I’ve been getting a lot of complaints about the dryers at the dorms and how old and expensive they are,” Rodriguez said. “So next year I want to try and get them fixed or replaced

and hopefully try to lower the prices.”

Vice president Cook also foresees room for improvement around the campus, although this year has already seen several changes.

“I hope that we can make more big changes like we did this year to the student union; change is always a good thing. Maybe we can do something in the dorms, like get new washers and dryers, but whatever it is, I hope it makes a difference,” Cook said.

Rodriguez has plans to make next year a good year, and is open to suggestions and input from students in order to help fix any problems or concerns they might have.

“Next year is going to be really cool, and I’m looking forward to making it a great year,” Rodriguez said. “I want students to be able to contact me if they have any suggestions or concerns.”

Nine SkillsUSA members to compete at nationals in June Anti goné Lowery Crusader staff Nine Seward SkillsUSA members will be heading to the national competition for placing first in their selected events at the SkillsUSA state contest in Wichita April 13-16.

Seward has had teams compete in the SkillsUSA opening and closing demonstration contest, but never had they achieved a gold medal in that contest.

Opening and closing demonstration contestant Jonathan Yowell is proud of their efforts.

“We have all worked very hard to achieve the gold medal at the state level, and we are hoping to win the gold at nationals,” Yowell, who also placed third in precision machine technology, said.

In the opening and closing demonstration contest, the students are judged on their knowledge and skills to properly open and close a SkillsUSA meeting.

Yowell, along with other opening and closing team members Ethan Zweygardt, Brandon Bruner, Jesus Salais, Cory Bransgove, Zachery Sandoval,

Matthew Olson and alternate Cody Brennon, will all go to nationals.

Jesse Rosas will also be attending nationals for placing first in the job interview contest.

This will be the first time that this year’s team members will be in the national competition, and all plan to put their best efforts forward against teams from around the country.

Team member Salais has plans for his first national competition.

“I hope to gain leadership skills and, of course, win first

place,” Salais said.

Others are also looking for gold.

“I hope my team wins the gold medal at the national competition, because my team has worked very hard this year, and I’m so proud of my team,” Bransgrove said.

Team sponsor Sybil Wagner — who won a Kansas SkillsUSA State Sponsor award at the state competition after being nominated by students, an administrator, an instructor and the chamber president— will take the

team to nationals.

This will be the fifth gold medal team that Wagner has taken to the national competition, and she is proud of the hard work that they have put in to compete.

“I felt the students did a fabulous job at the contest,” Wagner said. “I was extremely proud of their knowledge and their behavior.”

The SkillsUSA students also won 18 statesmen awards for completing questions on their knowledge of the SkillsUSA.

Wagner noted that this year’s team members won the most awards of any other school at the state competition, and she is pleased with their accomplishments.

“I love my students, and I love helping them with their achievements,” Wagner said. “Thank you to a bunch of students who give their all.”

Wagner and the SkillsUSA team will head to the national competition in Kansas City, Mo. in June.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Phonathon pledges top $33,000 Joseph Hoffman Crusader staff

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Andrew Williams and Cody Brennon, students in the diesel technology department of SCCC/ATS, looked through the displays at the spring Gas Compressor Institute April 20.

450 attend GCI convention The spring Gas Compressor Institute, hosted in Liberal, met April 19-21 with a turn out of about 450 attendees and 130 visitors.

Tables and booths at the conference were manned by companies such as Hoerbiger, Citgo, Rawson, Ludeca and Kimray, among with others that contribute to the industry.

Ron Garber, natural gas technology instructor, was pleased with the turnout.

“These are informational

classes, not sales pitches,” Garber said. “There’s been a lot of positive feedback.”

Atendees participated in Caterpillar training, Ariel factory training, drive selection and maintenance, laser alignment and air fuel ratio training.

Other classes included basic electronics, fixing compressor panels, vibration and detection (causes and corrections) and training on how to read engineering drawings accurately.

All classes featured hands-on training, giving students a chance to view and learn how to

handle equipment used in the field.

“Money generated from the show is given back to the college and the gas compressor program at the tech school,” gas compressor chairman Ken Croy said.

“We continue to offer quality training at a low cost.”

All classes were filled to full capacity.

The annual Breeze Golf Tournament was also hosted by the Gas Compressor Institute. Members of the first place team are Dawn Nease, Rod Stout, Kelley Overon, and Tom White.

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March 31 — the Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School security department filed a report in reference to an accidental injury in one of the workshops at the ATS involving a cut to a student’s hand that required minor medical treatment at a local doctor’s office.

April 21 — the security department filed a report in reference to school property that was

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The first Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School phonathon in 15 years logged $33,776 in pledges, which exceeded the expectations of a $20,000 goal.

“I was really excited to see the original goal of $20,000 was met within two days. Then we set another goal at $30,000 and surpassed that,” director of development Tammy Doll said.

The event took place April 7-15 and encouraged faculty and student participants to compete for prizes that were awarded in categories of the most pledges, highest single pledge and most money pledged, along with a $500 prize for the club with the highest amount pledged.

“I was excited to see the number of students participating, and they seemed to be having fun while raising money for college scholarships,” Dean of Student Services Celeste Donovan said.

The phonathon was set up in two different rooms, a preparation room and the live room where all the calls were made. Participants would file into the preparation room where refreshments were served and were enlightened on the task ahead.

After half an hour, the group would then go to the phone room where they took their places and began calling alumni, family or friends for pledges.

Layne Greeson and Melissa House were the top two award winners in the phonathon, with Greeson

winning a 32-inch flat screen TV for raising $2,150 in pledges, while House won an iPod Touch for having the most pledges, at 43.

“The phonathon was actually not bad at all,” Greeson said. “Going in, I figured it wasn’t going to be very fun calling people and asking for money, but the people I contacted were very friendly and I had some good conversations with them. The prizes were an extra motivation as well. Not just the individual prizes, though, the $500 to the winning club was baseball’s main incentive to do so well. I went into the phonathon not expecting to win any individual prizes at all, just to help contribute to winning the $500 for baseball.”

The top five faculty or staff members, Galen McSpadden, Karen Kuharic, Dale Reed, Sherry Farrell and Nancy Bansemer, all received prizes that will be given out at the next SCCC/ATS staff meeting. Prizes include a day off for first place, half a day off for second, one month VIP parking for third place, and Wal-Mart gift cards for fourth and fifth places.

The baseball team took the $500 prize in the group competition by gathering $7,375 in pledges.

Five awards for the top students of the phonathon, along with two digital cameras to be awarded, will be given out at the second annual Dorm Palooza which will be May 5 at the Student Living Center courtyard. All college students are welcome to attend the event which will have games, music and food.

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lost or misplaced from the ATS. As of yet, the property has not been accounted for, but it is not believed to have been stolen.

The value of the lost items was less than $50.

April 21 — the security department was summoned to Hale Court in reference to a disorderly conduct incident in the game room. The incident involved profanities that were written on a wall. The incident did not in-

volve any damage to the wall and the writing was easily removed. The incident is still under investigation.

April 26 — the security department investigated false information provided to a college official by a student at the ATS. The incident was forwarded to administration for a possible disciplinary review. The results of the disciplinary review are confidential.

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The official student newspaper of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School is published bi-monthly by journalism students during the regular college year, except on school holidays and during examination periods.

One copy of each issue is distributed free to each student, faculty and staff member, with subsequent copies available for purchase in the Crusader office at 50 cents each.

Letters to the editor will be considered for publication if they are signed and the authenticity of the writer’s signature is verified. The staff reserves the right to edit for length. Opinions voiced in letters and editorials are not necessarily those of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School or the Crusader.

Staff editorials are decided on and written by members of the editorial board: Morgan Allaman, Dana Loewen, Rustin Watt, Jose Rodriguez, and Deisi Barboza.

Advertising is accepted. Rates are $4 per column inch or $4.80 pci for color ads. Insert rates are $50 per thousand. Classified ads are free to SCCC students, faculty and staff; classified rates for all others are $4 per ad, limit of 20 words.

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The Crusader staff shows off the 24 individual awards earned at the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press conference in Hutchinson April 18-19. The staff was also a silver medalist for two-year newspapers.

Crusader snags 24 awards Dana Loewen News editor The Crusader staff won 24 individual awards and a silver medalist award for overall twoyear newspapers at the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press convention in Hutchinson April 1819.

The staff also won a bronze award in online for CrusaderNews.com.

Compared to other two-year newspapers, the Crusader was second only to Johnson County who had 40 individual awards and won the All-Kansas award.

According to information provided by KACP for two-year schools, Garden City had nine individual awards, Hutchinson had seven and won a bronze award, Butler also had seven, Cowley had five and Pratt had one.

In addition to the awards ceremonies, a keynote address was given by Ellyn Anglotti, the interactivity editor of Poynter Online. Journalists could also attend three different sessions out of the eight choices Monday morning.

Twenty-two colleges, including 217 students, registered for the conference. Two-year newspaper staffs submitted 504 entries in 23 categories for competition.

The awards were given for work completed between February 2009 and February 2010.

Staff who went on the trip include editor-in-chief Morgan Allaman, news editor Dana Loewen, staff reporter Alfredo Anaya, entertainment editor Jose Rodriguez, sports writer Will Rector and online editor Deisi Barboza. Crusader adviser Anita

Reed accompanied the group.

Allaman and former staff member Taylor Hugg won first place in infographics and Allaman and Barboza won second.

Allaman also won a third place in news writing and an honorable mention in headline writing.

The Crusader swept the photo essay category with Anaya, Allaman and Rodriguez in first, Allaman, former staff member Alma Hidalgo and former editors Jessica Lulf and Chelsi Valdez in second and Allaman and Lulf in third.

Barboza won first place in interior page design. She also won the second-place award and an honorable mention in review writing.

In sports photography, Rector won first place and sports editor Rustin Watt won second place.

Watt also won second in headline writing, an honorable mention in feature photography and two honorable mentions in sports features.

Rector won third in news photography and second in sports column writing.

In the copy editing contest, Loewen won third place and Rector won an honorable mention. This was an on-site contest with 48 competing in the twoyear and four-year categories.

Current staff member Miguel Campano won first in feature photography.

Valdez won third in front page design and an honorable mention in news photography.

Lulf and current staff member Zach Carpenter won third in series writing.

Hecox: retirement • continued from page 1 “I’ve enjoyed working with all of the Allied Health instructors,” Hecox said. “We’ve been able to provide quality graduates to meet health care needs in our area. I have also appreciated the support of the Board of Trustees and administration who have all provided support for Allied Health.”

Hecox will be missed by those who work with him.

“I’m devastated,” Brisendine said. “I’m happy for him but we sure will miss him.”

Anderson agreed.

“I’m happy for him but not happy he’s retiring,” Anderson said. “I’m apprehensive and disappointed to see him go. He’s a

role model for not just students but also faculty. He’s very ethical and has high moral character.

He’s just a great guy. I have been a respiratory therapist for 35 years and worked various jobs and he’s the best supervisor I ever had.”

According to Hecox, one of the most important values he’s had over the years is having a caring attitude.

“As I reflect on the years and ask ‘Why did I become an RN?’ and ‘Why did I go into education?’ it all reflects on having a caring attitude. I enjoyed helping students accomplish their goals over the years.”

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Seward Dean of Instruction Cynthia Rapp sits with granddaughters Afton Lemmon, left, and Caitlin Lemmon.

The family had participated in a walk as part of April’s Autism Awareness Month.

Caitlin, 5, is diagnosed with autism. But surrounded by family members such as Rapp, sister Afton and pooch Vinnie, along with doctors, she’s making strides.

Autism affects about one in 110 births.The background is a drawing

by Caitlin featured on a Christmas card for Alpine Autism Center.

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A ut ism A war eness Disorder impacts family, increase in numbers affected raises concern From three weeks old to 6 months old, little Caitlin screamed pretty much nonstop. She did not want to be swaddled or rocked, but would feel comforted or secure when placed in a swing and left alone.

“The doctors told us that this was just classic colic and that this too shall pass,” Caitlin’s mother Monica Lemmon said. “So, we endured the screaming and arching back and the endless vomiting — hoping, praying and, yes, assuming that it would indeed pass.”

Autism. Nearly everyone has heard of autism or knows someone who is autistic.

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life, and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills.

According to Googlehealth, most parents of autistic children believe something is wrong by the time the child is 18 months of age and seek help by the time the child is 2 years old.

When Caitlin was about 6 or 7 months old, her mother and grandmother, Dean of Instruction at Seward college, Cynthia Rapp, started wondering why she was not trying to roll over or sit up. When they asked the doctors they simply said, “Some kids just develop at a slower rate.”

Since colic and the vomiting passed, Caitlin’s parents felt assured that the doctors were right about that as well.

Finally, by the end of the first year, Caitlin could sit up on her own. She would still not roll over and would often wake up in the middle of the night, screaming.

“When we would go into her room it was like she was pinned on her stomach and could not right herself,” Lemmon said.

“Her eyes would be rolled back in her head, back arched and screaming the most high pitched scream known to man. My father affectionately termed it a sound that mimicked two alley cats fighting.”

Children with autism tend to have difficulties with social interactions, pretend play, verbal or nonverbal communication.

In some cases, a child may appear fine until age 1 or 2 before they “regress” and lose language social skills they had previously gained.

The autistic may be overly sensitive in hearing, touch, sight, smell or taste. They have unusual distress when routines are changed.

They may perform repeated body movements and show unusual attachments to objects. The symptoms of autism tend to vary from mild to severe.

Monica approached the doctor with more concerns about her daughter.

“Why isn’t she trying to talk and crawl, and why does she go into a complete meltdown when I try to take her to play groups or to the store or anywhere that is not our living room?”

“You hold her too much, leave her alone and see if she will try to find you in the house,” was the first response.

“Take her to daycare so she can practice being with other kids,” was the next. “Some kids just develop slower than others.”

Monica began to think, “Hmmm, I think I have heard

that one before!”

Autism is not as rare as one might think. According to autism-society.org, 1 percent of the population of children in the United States ages 3-17 have an autism spectrum disorder, making that an estimated one in 110 births.

About 1 to 1.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder and it is currently the fastest growing developmental disability with a 1,148 percent growth rate at 10-17 percent annual growth.

The cost of autism over the lifespan is estimated to be $3.2 million per person, according to autism-society.org.

A college student, who asked not to be identified, went through struggles himself with an older brother dealing with Aspergers, a lesser form of autism.

“Ever since I was in elementary school, I knew my brother was a little different,” he said. “He didn’t have many friends, and the one friend that he had was not the norm as well. My brother would get picked on a lot while in elementary, middle and high school, just because people saw him as not being able to react ‘correctly’ to their comments.”

In this case, the younger brother wanted to help his sibling.

“It really made me mad that people made fun of him, not knowing that he had a slight form of autism called Asperger Syndrome. Even though I sometimes tried to help him in social situations, he was still not able to recognize how to act while around other people.

He was and is normal in all other aspects, and I love him.”

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autism, but most believe that it is caused by glitches in brain structure or function.

CAT scans can show differences in shape and structure of a child’s brain with autism.

A number of theories are currently under investigation by scientists and researchers alike, including links between genetics, heredity and medical problems. In some families there are patterns of autism and related disabilities supporting the genetic theory.

A single gene that causes autism is yet to be discovered.

Mutated segments of genetic code inherited by children with autism are what researchers are currently searching to link.

Despite the effects, if caught soon, and treatment is applied, autism can’t be cured, but it can be alleviated.

Caitlin, now 5, attends Alpine Autism Center to receive ABA therapy 15 hours a week. She now smiles, talks in sentences and even plays with her peers.

“These are all accomplishments made only in the past year,” Caitlin’s mother writes.

“And while she still has many stairs to climb and shoes to tie and people to meet and feel comfortable around, I have no doubt she is overcoming her disorder. Caitlin has autism, but it no longer has her. She is recovering and learning how to learn. Learning how to play and interact and be the joyful, exceptional little girl that I knew was inside of her.”

As a parent, Monica Lemmon has a message for others: “Never give up hope. Never stop trying for more. Never stop pushing, even when they push back.”

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Letter to the Editor...

Friday, April 30, 2010

SC security rejects proposed concealed carry bill

I’ve always considered myself to be a strong proponent of our second amendment rights to keep and bear arms. After all, I am a tried and true Bible-belt midwesterner who has been around guns for most of my life.

With that in mind, I’ve always been a strong supporter of the existing concealed carry laws in Kansas, as well as the other states that allow citizens to legally carry concealed firearms. There’s also no denying that I usually view most gun-control advocates with a certain amount of suspicion as to their true motives.

In spite of all of this, I do draw boundaries when it comes to where we should allow firearms. I’ve always considered myself to be a pragmatic when it comes to where firearms could be lawfully carried. Let’s face it, prisons are probably not a good place for firearms to be carried on a daily basis. The neighborhood daycare center probably isn’t a good place either (the parents probably wouldn’t be too enthused if they knew the proprietor was packing a .45 around their toddlers), nor is the local tavern where everybody is celebrating with a fifth of whiskey.

But in addition to all of that, I also have to draw the line with schools, colleges and universities.

With all of the school shootings in recent years, a few people have asked me why con-

cealed carry permit holders shouldn’t be allowed to carry their weapons in schools to defend themselves against these potentially heinous attacks. The following are my most compelling reasons.

Anytime there is a firearm present there is always the possibility of an accidental discharge. This is true even with the most experienced gun handlers. I learned that from experience when I was in law enforcement. A police officer faces a greater risk of being accidentally shot while he/she is at a police station than by being intentionally shot by a criminal.

My reasons against concealed carry on school campuses go even further. Let’s say for a moment that the current bill in the state legislature became law and it made it lawful for folks to carry concealed weapons at the college. That means that anyone over the age of 21 who has a permit would be able to bring their concealed handguns to school and wear them into the Wellness Center, the pool, the restrooms, gym class, etc. In all likelihood, when these folks go into these places they have to disarm themselves to conduct their business.

That brings us to another question. Would these folks all be courteous enough to lock up their firearms, and if so, would they leave it locked in a locker while it is loaded? If they

unload it, will they re-load it when they leave? Loading and unloading a weapon always carries inherent risks, and more accidental discharges occur when the weapon is being handled. Remember the police stations?

These are just some of the possible problems that we would be presented with if the proposed bill became law, and the only way that schools could prevent these problems would be to install expensive metal detectors, man each of them with security officers to detect the weapons and then tell the permit holders that we will not allow them to carry the weapon into the building.

I truly believe that once we begin to truly rationalize this current legislation, we begin to see the unforeseen problems. As a supervisor in charge of public safety, I cannot support this legislation with any good conscience.

— Ray Petty SCCC/ATS Security Department

Still, quiet hallways make imagination run wild different feel to it, as lighting tends to do.

I downloaded Carpenter@crusadernews.com some of the soundtrack music from Zach Carpenter “Silent Hill 4, the Crusader staff Room,” onto my iPod and was listening to it while I just I don’t know if I’m the only sat there. A few students came one who feels it. I probably am, out of their classes to go to the but then again that’s the fun part bathroom, talk on their phones, of it, I guess. It’s somewhat kind get a drink or whatever, but after of fun to walk the halls of this they went back to class it was campus at night. I don’t live in just me and the music...and the the dorms, but I have a night guy who was passed out on one class, and we get out at around of the couches down by the li7:30 p.m. for a 15-minute break, brary. and then we go back to work.

In a way I felt the same eeI kind of just sat down one rieness over winter break last night in the big hall with all the December. I think it was the seccouches and vending machines ond day of break and I ended up in the Hobble building on one of coming back to campus for those nights. All the lights that something. It was in the daytime, are on in the daytime were still but still, the building felt dead. on, but because of the darkness Sure, I still saw people manoutside the building it just had a ning their usual stations, but they

were few and far between. I saw only a few students, and the majority of them were leaving to go home or do something else. The building felt like a skeleton. Now that I think of it, the experience almost reminds me of a building that was in one of Stephen King’s books.

Like a dark gray tomb that swallows you up whole. A subtle sense of uneasiness that stalks you from behind, but not quite threatening. It’s presence isn’t necessarily welcome, but yet it’s fascinating.

It’s amazing how much of a difference night and day can make in the feel of a building.

Night and day, and the amount of people, or rather lack of.

And as strange as it is to say this...I kind of like it. There is something about an eerie building that brings me to life. The church I go to (Church For All Nations) which used to be called

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Christian Life Center (them good ol’ days) is in the building that used to be LHS. We are not using the building to its fullest capabilities so two-thirds of the building is still in need of repair. Gangbangers tag the building’s backside, where all the trees and bushes and stuff are growing and go unkempt.

So at night, if I get a chance to take a walk around our city block where the church is located, to an extent I get the same rush as when I walk through the halls of this campus at night. Gosh, I love it!

But I guess it all comes down to the element of danger and suspense. I know there

“A subtle sense of uneasiness that stalks you from behind, but not quite threatening.”

Bullet For My Valentine ‘Fever’ Sedaris’ book full of humor Bullet For My Valentine’s latest installment “Fever,” the follow up to 2008’s “Scream Aim Fire,” may not match in heaviness, but it has a couple of tracks that are as catchy as swine flu was in Mexico. Their opening track “Your Betrayal” seems their most powerful with strong percussion in the opening and a powerful riff reminiscent of Killswitch Engage’s “The Reckoning.”

Vocalist Matt Tuck puts the emotion in the songs on this album, unlike some tracks in their past albums.

In the past, Tuck was seemingly one-dimensional, but in “Fever,” Tuck does a little of it all. Growls, screams, to serenades, Tuck lets a listener feel the song.

Girl troubles and a relationship gone south hold a steady theme throughout the album, and something many can relate to and become empowered by.

Regardless, if you were a Bullet For My Valentine fan before

you still will be, and if you weren’t, there’s bound to be a track on the album to appease you.

Whether it be an explosive rhythmic track like “Your Betrayal,” the faster more metalcore title track, “Fever,” or the melodic “A Place Where You Belong,” Bullet For My Valentine shows a lot more diversity in their new album.

As for my favorite song on the album, “Your Betrayal,” one listen and you won’t get it out of your head. I give the album a 7 out of 10, but I prefer things a little heavier.

Nonetheless, this is a good album that will probably receive a lot of recognition.

The music video for “Your Betrayal” is already released and can be seen at bulletformyvalentine.com. Also, for the diehard fans, Bullet will be playing live in Dallas on May 7, and in Tulsa May 9.

Reading a book for fun has gotten so taxing with all the reading I have to do for class, homework and work. Even reading the inside flap or the back can be too many words at times. But gladly there is always a friend who keeps recommending a book and you finally bite just in time to find one of the funniest and most outrageous books ever — in this case, “When You Are Engulfed in Flames”

by David Sedaris.

The book is Sedaris’ latest collection of essays where he recounts his thoughts and funny experiences, some essays are fictional as he exaggerates situations to bring out the comedy in each situation. The subjects range from his parents collecting art to his trying to quit smoking.

His funnier essays include his recollections of the time his parents went out of town and left them in the care of a trashy babysitter who made them scratch her back with a backscratcher that looked like a

hand, and terrified Sedaris and his siblings. Also the essay where he reminisces over his former obnoxious neighbor named Helen who says the most outrageous and laugh out loud things.

Definitely the one many college students will like is “What I Learned” where he talks about his successful, and fictional education at Princeton.

He fondly describes what he learned by going to the school such as attending modesty seminars while still poking fun at the Ivy League set. He read the essay at Princeton as a Baccalaureate speech for the class of 2006.

The book is so funny and I really could not wait to finish it and get started on his other books right away. Granted, Sedaris’ humor isn’t for everybody. It isn't obvious like a bad Dane Cook joke. It’s smart, witty humor that entertains. It was so out there, thought provoking and just laugh out loud funny.

Lack of communication causes problems cation issues. When talking to a cell phone Green@crusadernews.com provider’s representative, I spent my time trying to translate what Logan Green they were saying from Crusader staff “indienglish” to regular English. I don’t think half of those Communication issues: it’s a vowel sounds can be accounted cliché saying. It’s also one of the for in the English alphabet. most useful clichés ever said in 5: If you draw a dog in Picthe history of mankind. Having tionary, and all of your team marital problems? It’s probably guesses the word “declawed,” eicommunication issues. The rea- ther you’re a bad artist, or you’re son most countries are at war: having communication issues. communication issues.

4: If you ask the only woman I have come up with a few working a discount store where “symptoms” that might help de- the restroom is and she shows termine if you or anyone around you to a door with an “out of you is experiencing communica- order” sign, you are definitely tion issues. having communication issues. I 6: If you’re talking to a cus- think she failed to understand my tomer service representative, you intentions of finding the reare most likely having communi-

stroom.

3: If you’re trying to debate the issue of existentialism on Facebook chat, and the other person mentions “Step Up” you’re probably having a lack of communication. Where can conversations about puppy dogs lead to monkeys to animal testing, and then to deep conversations about microbiology and the meaning of life by “Monty Python?” Facebook, that’s where.

2: If you’re trying to debate anything via comments on YouTube, you are

“If you’re trying to debate anything via comments on YouTube, you are having communication issues.

having communication issues. No exceptions. And you thought the “Jason” movies were violent.

1: If you order a large pepperoni lovers with extra cheese and sauce, and a taco pizza with no lettuce nor onions, and receive a taco pizza with extra onions and extra lettuce, and a medium pepperoni pizza with little sauce and little to no cheese, you are definitely going to call the restaurant back and will probably continue to have communication issues. Enough said.

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isn’t a guy with a chainsaw standing around the corner. I know zombies aren’t going to come out of the walls. And I know that I probably won’t be spending the night in a place like that.

But it’s one of those creepy things that make me wonder, “What if I did?

What if?”

Why do our imaginations get excited by those things in these kinds of atmospheres?

Sure, the imagination plays a great roll in messing with our heads, but what if there was substance to it? What if

there is somebody walking behind me and I don’t see them?

Does that “always” mean that it’s not there even if we can’t see it?

We can’t see air, but we know it exists...What if there really is a battle being waged for our souls that we can’t see?

If science could prove different planes of existence, how much clout would that lend to the theory? We make movies and TV shows of time travel, so what if the supernatural realm wasn’t some ethereal mass of clouds with some lofty light we can’t touch, or a swirling cloud of black darkness? What if it was tangible?

“And then Elisha prayed and said, ‘Lord, open his eyes so he may see,’ and the Lord opened the eyes of the servant who stood with Elisha, and he saw the hills before them filled with horses and chariots of fire surrounding him and Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:17

Clever Cash

Budgeting: keeping your spending on track Do you know why a budget is so important? For most people it seems that creating a budget is just a tedious financial exercise, especially if you feel your finances are already in good order.

But you might be surprised at just how valuable a budget can be. A good budget can help keep your spending on track and even uncover some hidden cash flow problems that might happen if left unnoticed. It also can help you to invest your money correctly in order to achieve your financial goals.

Budgeting lies at the foundation of every financial plan.

A budget is nothing more than a breakdown or plan of how much money you have coming in and where it goes. It is useful for large corporations and for common workers as well. It doesn’t matter if you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck or earning a lot of money a year. A budget includes a list of all planned expenses and revenues.

The hardest part of creating a budget is sitting down to start it. But after you realize how easy it is and that it takes just few minutes per week, budgeting tends to become an easy routine. Creating a budget generally requires four steps. The first step is to identify how you are spending money now. The

best way to do that is by listing your expenses, dividing them into categories to help you to know exactly where your money is going.

Second, evaluate your current spending and revenues to set goals that take into account your long-term financial objectives.

At this moment you have to match your fixed expenses with your revenues. By doing that you can know how much you spend unnecessarily and will be able to direct this money to your financial goals.

Third, track your spending to make sure it stays within those guidelines.

This is the moment that you have to be disciplined to spend just on what was planned previously and obviously in situations that you could not foresee.

Last, keep it up to date. Budgeting is a constant exercise, so push yourself to do it weekly, biweekly, or monthly depending of your needs.

Budgeting definitely is the first step to keeping a healthy financial situation.

Following the steps above, you will be able to start to budget and hopefully achieve your financial goals. If you want to study more about this subject you could take classes of microeconomics, personal finance, and managerial accounting.

“You might be surprised at just how valuable a budget can be.”

—Carlos Souza

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SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Music instructor receives doctorate, builds hopes

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Al fredo Anaya Crusader staff Seward County Community College/Area Technical School music instructor Magda Silva has recently received her doctorate in musical arts from Arizona State University.

Along with receiving her doctorate degree Silva also has learned a lot about teaching here in her first year at Seward.

“I’ve learned a lot of things, like not to be such a softie,” Silva said.

Silva admits that she has been pretty lenient this year when it comes to receiving late assignments but hopes to make things easier for both herself and her students next year by being more firm with deadlines.

“I remember when I was in first year in college like many of my students I made the choice of hanging out with my friends instead of writing a paper.

Silva Because it’s hard to stay on track when it’s your first year of freedom. So I’ve been pretty lenient this year, but next year I’m going to try and be more firm with my assignments,” Silva said.

Silva has also learned to adapt to her surroundings here at Seward and appreciate the smaller school setting that allows her to have closer interactions with her students and faculty and staff.

“Another thing that I have learned to love about here is that the faculty and the administration tries really hard to not let anybody fall into the cracks. When you get to big schools it’s very easy to become lost in the everything that’s going on. But here i love that it’s very easy to be hands on with the students and be able to have closer interactions with them compared to in bigger schools,” Silva said.

Students however do agree that Silva has done a great job in her first year teaching at Seward.

“Miss Silva has done an amazing job as a teacher, she's so talented and she has been a great mentor for me,” choir member Lilia Torres said.

Now that Silva has her doctorate degree she has a new set of goals she would like to achieve with her newly found spare time.

“All my spare time has gone to working on this, so I’m behind on a lot of things like recreational reading and watching new movies.

But I have a list of things I want to read, like the Harry Potter series.

I also look forward to having more time to work on more things around here with my students.”

Silva also hopes to take everything she has learned this year and take more time to explore her surroundings and do things she didn’t have time to do this year.

“This year has been more of a head down, move foward sort of experience. Next year I want to be able to enjoy my surroundings more and be able to go to the games support the teams, and be able to explore my surroundings more,” Silva said.

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Kelsey Cook, center, contemplates an answer for her Halo No. 2 team against the volleyball team.

Phi Theta Kappa Quiz Bowl game night tests knowledge Joseph Hoffman Crusader staff Students and faculty gathered around their buzzers for a night of competition at the Phi Theta Kappa sponsored Quiz Bowl event. Participants had pizza and other refreshments before the main event on April 22. Ten teams participated, according to Debbie Stafford, Phi Theta Kappa sponsor.

Teams included the AAC Quizballers (two teams), the Crusader team, faculty/staff, HALO (three teams), Phi Theta Kappa, Pathways, and volleyball. After 11 rounds in a double elimination bracket, first place honors and a $25 dollar gift card went to the faculty/staff team, while the Crusader, and HALO No. 1 teams took second and third, respectively.

“I was in Quiz Bowl in high school, so I was looking forward to participating, and I had a lot of fun,” Deisi Barboza of the Crusader team said. The event went well and left participants hoping to compete in years ahead.

“I feel that the event was put together well, and hope that Phi Theta Kappa will continue to sponsor it in years ahead,” said Patsy Fischer who competed on the faculty/staff team. The equipment was borrowed from Liberal High School to use for the event, and was set up in two rooms for competition. “Phi Theta Kappa sponsored the event with the intention of providing an activity that would allow students and faculty and staff to spend an evening together outside of the classroom,” Stafford said.

Members that were involved in organizing, planning and implementing the event were Jordan Eder and Stephanie Boaldin, with instructors Frances Brown and Cindy Handley serving as moderators.

“I was very pleased in how it all played out,” Eder said. “The participation was great and everyone really seemed to get into it and enjoy it. It was a lot of hard work to pull it all together, but totally worth it.”

Telolith unveils 2010 magazine The Telolith reception will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. May 7 in the Shank Humanities Building lobby. The Telolith literary magazine was designed by student graphic designers enrolled in visual arts program graphic design courses. Artists, writers and designers who are featured in the 2010 Telolith will be at the re-

ception. This will be the first time anyone on campus other than the designers and advisers will be able to see the completed magazine. The reception will also be an opportunity to see the student art exhibit and vote for favorite works of art. Faculty advisers for Telolith are Bill McGlothing and Susan Copas.

1. Visiting artist John McCluggage scores rolls of clay to add on to his piece of pottery. 2. He pats down clay in order to take out any air bubbles. 3. McCluggage uses a sponge in order to add moisture to the clay while shaping it. 4. McCluggage continues to pat down clay as he adds more to the pot. 5. A torch is used in order to dry the base of the pot. 6. He continues to shape the clay pot with different tools and techniques. The whole process of making the 49-inch piece of pottery took more than six hours to complete.

McCluggage’s work was viewed live and in progress by students, staff and faculty.

Potter amazes with 350-pound pot Dei si Barboza Online editor Wearing clay-strained jeans, artist John McCluggage looks like he has had a long, hard day of work. He finally stands on a bucket to continue shaping 350 pounds of clay in the college ceramic art studio. The pot was started at noon April 20, and McCluggage continued working into the evening hours until the piece of pottery stood more than four feet tall.

McCluggage was a visiting artist on the Seward campus, where he was also once a student. He attended the college for one semester in 2001. McCluggage said what he enjoyed most about the college was the community atmosphere and the level of instruction.

McCluggage’s daytime job is head of ceramics at Wichita Arts. He has been throwing pots for 15 years.

3-D instructor Dustin Farmer, who planned the visiting artist event, said he

had heard about McCluggage from a friend, Mark Branstine. Branstine has known McCluggage since 2001. “(I thought) it would be great for the students to see someone throw such a massive piece,” Farmer said.

According to McCluggage, this pot is the biggest one he has made yet. He also said a piece this size has to be planned out.

“You have got to know your kiln size and what size you want.”

Farmer has noted that the event has gone over very positively.

“A lot of students were impressed, especially my ceramic students because they understand the process. I would like to thank the faculty and campus for their interest as well.”

Students were able to see the artist work on his part and watch his progress throughout the day.

“I thought he was a very good artist and I would love to have his talent to throw

such a big pot like that,” said Freshman Karem Gallo.

According to Farmer, the piece, after being shaved down, is around 180 pounds.

The whole process of the piece may not be totally complete until the summer due to scheduling, according to Farmer.

“I’ll see if he is willing to keep it here for display for a while, but it will go back to the artist since it’s worth $3,000.”

McCluggage’s work was viewed live and in progress by students, staff and faculty. Students who are involved with arts at Seward understand just how important it is for students interested in art to see other artists create artwork and would enjoy seeing more in the future.

“Its really entertaining yet inspirational and really shows that we cannot limit our selfs with whatever,” freshman Omar Rios said. “We really have to learn how to push ourselves to be better and pleasing our artistic needs. ”

Photos By Alfredo Anaya and Deisi Barboza

Spring concert features eclectic mix of music and styles Al fredo Anaya Crusader staff An audience of about 150 gathered at the Seward County Showcase Theater Thursday for the Seward County Community College Spring Concert. The concert featured performances from the Sound Express Show choir, the Singing Saints Concert choir and the concert band.

A wide range of songs were performed, ranging from “Defying Gravity” from Wicked to older hymns like “God of Our Fa-

thers.” Both choir groups have been working on singing methods since they last performed in the fall.

“We’ve actually been working on sight reading, trying to read music,” choir instructor Magda Silva said. “We have a very diverse group of students in choir, many who play other instruments and others who have never read music at all. So we have been trying to do that.”

This concert also holds sentimental value to many of the choir and band members who will not be performing at Seward after this

semester.

“I’m looking forward to being on stage, singing for an audience, and most of all enjoying my last choir performance here at SCCC,” choir member Gina Mangold said.

This year has been a learning experience for not only first year choir teacher Silva, but also for her students.

“I’ve learned that I can’t bring my bad days into the choir room,” choir member Lilia Tores said. “The music alone should inspire us.” n For photo gallery, visit CrusaderNews.com.

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After Belle, played by Lauren Peck, professes her love for the Beast, the spell is broken and Belle meets the prince, played by Isaac Fuentes. Bellow, Belle opens the show by greeting the townsfolk and wishing for something more than this “provincial life.”

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College musical keeps theater goers enchanted Beer mugs clink together, a crowd dances around smirking at each other and avoiding the poke of hanging deer antlers, people hit the floor toasting to the man of the hour and the self centered muscle man stands in the center kissing a bicep.

Although this sounds like a typical southwest college party, the party was somewhere different Friday night — on stage, and audience members couldn’t help but clap over this scene led by Chris Tibbetts who played Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast” directed by Alison Chambers.

“Beauty and the Beast” is the story of a handsome but narcissistic prince, played by Isaac Fuentes, who rejects an old begger woman looking for a place to stay the night in return for a single rose. The shallow prince turns away the old woman only to find out she is really an enchantress. The enchantress, played by Devon Box, sees there is no room for love in his heart.

She turns him into a beast and places a spell on his castle. The enchantress warns that the prince will remain a beast until he learns to love another and be loved in return, but the beast must do this before the last petal on the enchanted rose falls on his 21st birthday.

Years later, the lovely but odd Belle, played by Lauren Peck, enters the story. Due to her beauty, Belle catches the eye of heartthrob bad boy and antagonist of this story — Gaston — but Belle is a reader and dreamer and not quite shallow enough to accept Gaston’s marriage proposal.

Belle’s mad-scientist father Maurice, played by Peter Emery, creates a thingamajig in which he intends to take to the fair and win a money prize so that Belle can one day travel to the places she reads about, but Maurice’s trip is cut short after dangerous wrong turn and wolf chase in the woods lands him on the Beast’s property where he is imprisoned. Belle then promises herself to the Beast, played by Tony Claus, in return for her father’s freedom. As a prisoner, Belle does everything in her

power to deny the Beast’s reign over his castle, while the enchanted objects such as Lumiere the candle stick, perfected by Jimmy Bert, and Cogsworth the clock, played by Jeff Hannold, try to set the mood for romance.

After several relationship defying instances, including another wolf chase in which the Beast saves Belle, and an angry mob wishing to kill the Beast, Belle and the Beast grow close and actually start to enjoy each other’s company ... and in a classic tale of Stockholm syndrome, the Beauty falls for the Beast.

The Seward County cast of “Beauty and the Beast” did an amazing job. The show was full of talent in every aspect — fantastic pit with an exceptional violinist; beautiful vocals by leads backed up by beautiful vocals by the chorus; wonderful tech effects provided by stage manager Josh Hinton and technology enthusiast Bill VanWyhe including lighting up the enchanted rose, making voices echo when entering the castle as if they really were yelling into an abandoned building, and creating a storm complete with lightning; intricate costumes and props, some of which were rented from the actual broadway show; and great actors and actresses like Lumiere played by Jimmy Bert or the believeable Gaston groupies played by Elizabeth Denoyer, Lindsay Brauer and Box. The production kept an upbeat tempo, even during scene changes, and made good use of the entire auditorium — using the whole stage and even walking through the aisles in the audience, which kept the theatergoers enchanted.

The only thing worth complaining about would be the castle scene set-up. Every time Belle ran to her room on the right side, which was visible to the center and left aisles of the audience, she disappeared to everyone in the right aisles leading to everyone on the right side craning their necks to try and peak around the curtain.

The villagers perform “The Mob Song” after Gaston, played by Chris Tibbetts, and the villagers are shown the Beast in the magic mirror. Acting on jealousy, Gaston persuades the villagers to mob the castle and kill the Beast. Originally the musical was only scheduled to show April 2224, but the drama department added an additional day, April 21, due to increased ticket sales. DVDs of the performance can be ordered in the humanities office for $15 each. For more information contact Alison Chambers at 620-417-1460.

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Beast Jeff Hannold gets his makeup done for his part as Cogsworth, the clock, who makes sure the castle runs in a timely manner. The hair and make up for the musical were done by the college cosmetology department. For more pictures, see the multimedia section of Crusadernews.com.

The enchanted objects discuss their imminent future as household objects if the Beast doesn’t fall in love. The enchanted objects in this scene included Cogsworth, played by Jeff Hannold, Lumiere played brilliantly by Jimmy Bert, Mrs. Potts played by Lisa Bergman and the teacup Chip played by Jordan Urban.

Photos by Alfredo Anaya and Jose Rodriguez

Belle, played by Lauren Peck, and the Beast, played by Tony Claus, embrace during the song “Beauty and the Beast.”

The enchanted objects welcome Belle to the castle in the number “Be Our Guest.” The enchanted objects included spoons, forks, feather dusters, salt and pepper shakers, a cheese grater and a ketchup bottle.

Maurice, Belle’s father played by Peter Emery, shows Belle the invention he is taking to the fair to try to win prize money and take Bell to the places she reads about. However, he takes a wrong turn and, after escaping a wolf attack, ends up at the enchanted castle, where the Beast makes him a prisoner.

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Leah Sitter and Sydney Cicchetti struggle against the bungee chords to see who can reach the maximum distance in the inflated bungee run race in the courtyard during the Spring Fiesta festivities on Sunday.

Classic: 1st Arden Fowler 1969 El Camino 2nd Steve Chaloupek 1957 Chevy Belair 3rd Kimberly Chaloupek 1957 Thunderbird Muscle: 1st Gabriel De Herrera 1969 Camaro 2nd Ron Thompson 1964 Ford Falcon 3rd Mike Gaskill 1970 Dodge Charger Street rod: 1st James Beckwith 1926 Ford Roadster 2nd Rick Fitzgerald 1927 Ford Roadster 3rd Jon Nelson 1946 Ford Sedan Import: 1st J.T. Beckwith 2007 Element 2nd Adrian Ward 2008 Dodge Caliber 3rd Tommy Ward 1969 Vwagon Pick up: 1st Skilar Atwood 2003 Dodge Ram 2nd Beto Gonzalez 1994 Dodge Ram 3rd Kelly Campbell 1948 Willys Pick Up Low rider: 1st Beto Rodriquez 1963 Chevy Impala Tractor: 1st Lester glenn 1942 Ford 9-n 2nd Jim Rice 1956 Case Tractor 3rd Larry Koochel 1948 Ford 8-n Motorcycles classic: 1st Larry Koochel 1947 Cushman Scooter Custom: 1st SCCC/ATS Student Built Custom 2nd Rod Campos 2001 Harley Davidson Heritage 3rd Frank Underhill 2009 Ultra Classic

Fiesta and car show rev up community

Kylix president Karem Gallo paints a childs face as part of the club’s involvement in Spring Fiesta activities Sunday.

Kylix members painted anything from tornados to lions.

People’s Choice Car Show Winners

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Calib Crist checks out the sound system of a car at the ATS car show Sunday.

Peoples over all choice winner was Arden Fowler, Hugoton 1969 El-Camino Presidents choice was James Mongold of liberal 1969 Camero Pace Car

Children clamor. Giant inflatable bounce houses buzz as they maintain air. Parents race snow cone stained shirts to the restroom. The wind blows...hard.

Across the way, fancy vehicles blast music. Pickup truck owners tailgate. Car buffs dream.

The annual college Spring Fiesta and car show entertained the locals April 25 from 1-5 p.m.

“It brought not only students, but young families together for a fun day at the college,” Seward student Devon Box said.

Booths were set up all around the college courtyard, providing activities for attendees of the Spring Fiesta. Activities included face painting by the student art club Kylix; music from the band Ambient Musical; snow cones from Phi Theta Kappa; basketball with the men’s basketball team; soccer with HALO and manicures with cometology students.

Carrie Shinogle helped run the Student Government Association money booth, which gave kids the chance to catch both fake and real cash, and was a popular booth at the Spring Fiesta.

“I want to say the money booth was the busiest booth, because there were tons of kids,” Shinogle said. “But I’m sure all of the booths were pretty busy the entire time.”

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A student sticks to the inflatable velcro wall Sunday at the Spring Fiesta as others look on.

Pam Freeman gets a manicure by cosmetology student Ashleigh Snook during Spring Fiesta on Sunday.

ty, attendees were given a stamp on their Spring Fiesta cards.

After participants received 10 stamps from the booths, they could head to the Saints bookstore to claim a prize. By the end of the day, the bookstore received 74 stamped cards. Director Jerri Lynn Lyddon was in the bookstore to hand out prizes.

“They seemed pretty excited when they brought their cards in,” Lyddon said. “Some parents even participated.”

Although the fiesta brought in many members of the community, students believe there’s still room for improvement.

Shinogle believes the college could improve the attendance of the fiesta if they provided games for older kids, as opposed to booths targeting young children.

After attending the Spring Fiesta, many walked over to the car show at the Area Technical School.

The crowd at the car show voted on favorite cars from each category making the contest a people’s choice. The overall people’s choice winner was Arden Fowler from Hugoton with a 1969 El Camino.

Seward machine tools instructor Butch Garst agreed with the choice.

“It was just a clean car,” Garst said.

In honor of the college’s 40th anniversary, the college President Dr. Duane Dunn judged cars from the years 1969 and 1970. The winner of the president’s award was James Mongold from Liberal with a 1969 Camaro Pace Car. Garst believed the college hosting the Spring Fiesta and Car Show is beneficial to the school.

“It’s exposure for the school,” Garst said. “It gets the general public from the service area a chance to come in and see what we actually do here.”

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Players of the Week

Saints blow four run lead in seventh Key conference games this weekend, can clinch first round home game with win, conference with sweep Wi l l Rector Crusader staff

Baseball Week 1 2B Ty Jacobs

Week 3 SS Kelby Tomlinson

Week 4 P Cameron Maldonado 3B Quay Grant

Week 5 C Todd Glime

Week 6 1B Josh Dawson

Week 8 2B Ty Jacobs P Cameron Maldonado

Softball

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Kelby Tomlinson connects on a base hit against Clarendon on Tuesday. Tomlinson’s homerun in the eighth would not be enough to put the Saints on top as they lost 8-7. Tomlinson was 4-5 in the game with four runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI from his homerun.

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The Seward County Saints had a plan for their non-conference game against Clarendon on Tuesday. Pitch by committee and get a win to add momentum into this weekend.

Their plan almost worked.

Coach Galen McSpadden started Cameron Maldonado against Clarendon and was going to throw him for three innings and bring in second starter Logan Hall for three innings.

The two got through their six total innings with Maldonado throwing three shutout innings after allowing three hits and Hall giving up one run on four hits in his three innings of work.

The Saints had the offense firing on all cylinders as they started off the first inning with a double by Kelby Tomlinson who would later score on a fielder’s choice.

The scoring would pick up again in the third when the Saints put up three runs giving them a 4-0 lead.

Chase Whitney started off the inning with a single and was forced out at second on a fielders choice by Tomlinson.

Tomlinson would steal second and score on a Quay Grant single to centerfield.

Luke Campbell came to the plate and crushed a double to the fence in center, allowing Grant to score from first. Josh Dawson scored Campbell from second on

a single to left field.

The Saints added another run in the fifth when Tomlinson had a lead off triple and Campbell would score Tomlinson on a single to right field.

Michael Alger was inserted into the game as the pitcher in the seventh inning and that is when Clarendon fought back having a six-run seventh inning.

Alger gave up six runs, five earned, on seven hits giving Clarendon a 7-5 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.

Normally the Saints would need to tie up the game in the seventh to keep playing, but with the game slated for nine innings the Saints still had time to mount a comeback.

Ty Jacobs would score a run in the seventh after singling to center and scoring on a fielder’s choice.

Paul Pulley would give up one lone run in the eighth as Clarendon pulled ahead by two.

Tomlinson capitalized on his already monsterous game by just sneaking a ball over the left field fence with two outs to pull the Saints within one.

That is where the scoring would stop as the Saints managed to get two runners on base before Tyler Hill grounded into a game ending double play.

The Saints have a chance to host a first round Region VI playoff game with one win over Colby Community College this weekend and can clinch the Jayhawk West with a sweep.

SCCC Athletic Banquet

3B Brianna Baron P Erin Roufosse

SCCC/ATS held the annual athletic banquet on April 23 to recognize Saints and Lady Saints athletes for their dedication and hard work. The evening started with a meal catered by Great Western Dining.

Wade Johnstone, a former Seward County Saints baseball player, was the guest speaker. All sports and athletes were recognized, but there were a few athletes receiving awards. Rachel Barnes received her WBCA and NJCAA All-American awards and received the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year Award. Liz Ginther received the Jamie Talbert award voted on by her teammates. Jace Moore ,center, received the Wade Johnstone award voted on by his teammates. Also pictured are Wade Johnstone ,left, and Galen McSpadden.

Week 7 C Marisa Coats

Week 8 SS Alicia Reyes P Erin Roufosse

• All players were selected as KJCCC POTW # Denotes NJCAA National POTW Award

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No. 11 Lady Saints clinch share of West, split with non-conference TSJC Wi l l Rector Crusader staff The No. 11 Seward County Lady Saints softball team has clinched a share of the Jayhawk West Conference title for back-to-back years for the first time in school history.

The Lady Saints traveled to El Dorado to take on the Butler Lady Grizzlies and defeated them 3-0 in game one.

Brianna Baron had a two-run homerun in the first inning to give the Saints an early 20 lead.

Erin Roufosse started off as usual and gave Coach Andrea Gustafson a four hit shutout victory and struck out 4 in the complete game performance.

Alicia Reyes added two hits in the game that gave the Lady Saints a share of the Jayhawk Western Conference title.

Game two was a different story as it started off well for the Lady Saints when Marisa Coats and Baron hit back-to-back homeruns in the first inning to give the Lady Saints an early 4-0 lead after one.

The tides would turn; however, as Sydney Cicchetti had one of her roughest outings of the season as she gave up six earned runs in three and one third innings of work as Butler tattooed her for four runs in the fourth inning cutting the Seward lead to one at 5-4.

Butler would get two more off of Cicchetti in the fourth before she was pulled out of the game.

Butler scored one more run giving the Lady Grizzlies a 7-5 win.

The Lady Saints softball team earned a split with the Trinidad State Trojans losing game one 3-1 and winning a blowout in game two 8-0 on Tuesday at Lady Saints Field.

Erin Roufosse stepped in the circle in game one for her last time at home as a Saint

and did not finish her home career as she would have liked.

Roufosse gave up two runs in the second inning, but they were unearned runs as the Trojans were able to capitalize on some Lady Saints errors.

The Lady Saints would answer back in the third after Reyes reached base on a fielders choice. Coats would plate Reyes with a single to center field cutting Trinidad’s lead to one.

That would be all the scoring that the Lady Saints could muster as the Trojans added another run to their score to give them the 3-1 victory and hand Roufosse a loss in her final home game of her career.

After being recognized for the accomplishments between games, the Lady Saint sophomores decided that they wanted to go out with a bang as they smashed the Trojans in an 8-0 five inning run-rule victory.

Sydney Cicchetti received the win in a complete game four hit effort as she struck out five Trojans.

The scoring started early as the Lady Saints put three runs on the board in the second after Brittany Kent, Kelsea Blackstock, and Lynda Musick all reached base.

One run scored off a Trojan error and Reyes would come up big by hitting a two RBI single to center field.

The scoring did not stop there as the Lady Saints added another five runs in the fourth when the first eight batters reached base.

Coats was the first to score on a single by Kent. Blackstock would plate two more with a single to left field. Amy Schartz would knock in Blackstock and Musick would score on a wild pitch.

The Lady Saints will play two key conference games at Barton County in Great Bend today with a start time of 3 p.m.

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Top, outfielder Lynda Musick connects on a pitch against Trinidad State on Tuesday. The Lady Saints split the doubleheader. Bottom, second baseman Shelby Casey throws a ball to first to get an out. Right, starting pitcher Erin Roufosse throws a pitch in the first game of the doubleheader on Tuesday.

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Jul i a na Na s c i me nt o - Played for Seward County in 2005 and 2006, graduated in December from Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. She just completed an internship with the Liberal Parks and Recreation Department.

Ja ne t e F e r r e i r a - Played in 2005 and 2006 for Seward, Ferreira is graduating this spring from Oral Roberts University.

A l i s o n O we ns - From Hugoton, played for Seward in 2004 and 2005 and graduated in December from the University of Kansas.

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Je l e na S i mi c - Simic is completing her junior year at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. She was named to the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament Team. Simic will return next fall for her senior year.

T o ny S mi t h - E a s t C a r o l i na “To me, leaving my home country, I needed to come to a strong community. Seward was the base that helped build me into becoming the player I am now.

Coach Wynn and Coach Littell coach in similar styles and making the move from Seward to OSU, I felt really comfortable.

I had and still have a great relationship with Coach Wynn and Coach (Kim) Ortega.

They pushed me to reach new goals everyday because they knew I wanted to be a Division I basketball player, and I am thankful for my time at Seward County, I couldn’t ask for a better stepping stone.”

— Tegan Cunningham

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B o bby D o r a n “I learned a lot about work ethic and values from Coach McSpadden and Coach Davidson that have really helped me to elevate my game and helped me as a person.”

— Bobby Doran

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Standing at 6-6, 240 pounds, Bobby Doran has a monster body for a pitcher. His size is intimidating and gives him the power behind his pitches. Doran came to Seward and Coach Galen McSpadden in the 2007-08 season from Flower Mound, Texas, and went on from Seward to Texas Tech University last year.

Doran posted a 4-0 record with two saves in 46 1/3 innings pitched and recording a 7.58 ERA while tallying 39 strikeouts his freshman year. His sophomore season was his break out season as he posted a 10-3 record in 14 starts. He had a 2.58 ERA and had 81 strikeouts in 92 1/3 innings with six complete games and one shutout.

His sophomore performance earned him a scholarship to Texas Tech when he declined to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates after they drafted him in the 36th round. Doran has posted a record of 3-2 with a 4.90 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings so far this season.

“I’m doing all right this season,” Doran said. “I would like to be doing better, but I am happy with my performance so far.”

Doran was one of the best pitchers to come through Seward in the past few years and is looking forward to his future.

“I’ll be back here at Tech next season,” Doran said.

“But I am definitely going to test the draft waters to see what happens and go from there.”

D a r ko C o ha d a r e vi c This 6-9, 242 pound Serbian began his college career at Seward County Community in 2006 before continuing his career at Texas Tech, where this past season Cohadarevic helped Tech to a quarterfinal finish in the NIT Tournament.

Cohadarevic went up against one of the most elite big men in the Big XII Conference in the conference semi-final game and held KU’s Cole Aldrich to just 12 points.

In the 2006-07 season Cohadarevic played in 27 Seward games.

Cohadarevic recorded 39 assists, 31 blocks, 16 steals, and averaged 9.5 points a game along with five rebounds an outing. In the 2007-08

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Cohadarevic recorded 75 assists, 29 blocks, 33 steals, and averaged 15.4 points a game and eight rebounds an outing to help Seward to a No. 3 National Tournament finish.

Darko only started two games his first season at Texas Tech University but put in minutes in 24 contests.

In his junior season Cohadarevic was a 75 percent free-throw shooter and recorded 12 assists, four blocks, five steals, and averaged 9.5

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This past season, Darko’s senior year at Texas Tech, he started 30 games and averaged 5 rebounds and seven points a game and recorded 35 assists, 11 blocks, and nine steals.

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Tegan Cunningham left her mark at Seward County Community College. The Melbourne, Australia, native made her way to Seward in 2006 for the 06-07 and 07-08 seasons.

Cunningham became the second in school history to be named a two-time, firstteam All-American. She was also named the Jayhawk West Conference MVP in both her years at Seward County and was a two-time All-Region VI pick.

She finished her two-year career as Seward’s all-time leading scorer with 1,368 points.

Her point total was the sixth highest in the history of the Region VI. She scored in double figures in 68 games and recorded 28 double-doubles.

After her stellar career at Seward County, she moved to Oklahoma State to join legendary Lady Saints former coach Jim Littell.

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saw the floor in 33 games and started every game but the team’s season opener against Duke.

She scored in double digits in 19 of the team’s 33 games. Her best game junior year was when she turned in a 20point, 12 rebound-performance against Texas Tech.

In her senior season Tegan averaged 16.7 points a game along with 7.3 boards a game. She led Oklahoma State in scoring in four contests and led the team in rebounds in nine contests her senior year.

Cunningham will graduate May 8, and will be heading back to Australia to play in the WNBL. She is not sure which team she will be playing for, but basketball will be Cunningham’s profession.

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Tennis teams both qualify for nationals Dei si Barboza Online editor One tennis team qualifying for nationals is an achievement in itself, but this season both Seward teams placed third in regionals to clinch berths to the national tournament.

Both the men’s and women’s teams placed third in the Region VI tournament in Wichita last

weekend.

Both teams competed against Hesston College, Cowley, Johnson, and Barton community colleges.

The third place win was very deserving, as the men’s and women’s tennis teams are in a region with two of the top 10 teams in the nation.

It has been since 2007 that the men’s team qualified for nation-

als, and this will be the fourth year in a row that the women have qualified.

“Both teams have worked very hard and deserve to go to nationals,” head coach Darin Workman said.

The women’s team consists of sophomores Antigoné Lowery, Sylvia Perez and Shaley Thomas, and freshmen Fanny Benincasa, Kauna Goncalves and

Lindy Kowalchuck.

“I can’t wait to be with the team one last time and have a good team bonding,” Perez said.

Men’s players going to nationals are Carlos Souza, Fernando Soni, Nathan Nelmes, Stefan Ignjatovic, Eduardo Munoz, Rafael Raw, Laercio Lobo and Christian Romanzini.

“We are going to work hard to do our best at nationals,” Ignja-

tovic said.

The women’s team is ranked 18th in the ITA NJCAA Women’s National Ranking, with four women ranked in the top 100.

The men’s team is ranked 10th in the ITA NJCAA Men’s National Ranking.

Six men’s players are also ranked in the top 100 which is really hard to do, according to

Workman.

The women’s national tournament will begin on May 2 and end on May 6 in Tucson, Ariz.

They will leave today and start play on May 2.

The men will compete at the men’s national tournament May 10-14 in Plano, Texas, and they will leave May 8 and begin play on May 10.

Women’s Singles Top 100 National Rankings Fannie Bennincasa Kauna Goncalves Antigoné Lowery Sylvia Perez

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Men’s Singles Top 100 National Rankings Laercio Lobo Nathan Nelmes Carlos Souza Fernando Soni Christian Romanzini Eduardo Munoz

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The Saints men’s and women’s tennis team stop for a celebration picture at the Region VI tournament in Wichita. Back, from left, Carlos Souza, Laercio Lobo, Christian Romanzini, Stefan Ignjatovic, Coach Darin Workman, Coach Kelly Cook, Nathan Nelmes, Eduardo Munoz, Fernando Soni and Rafael Raw. Front, from left, Lindy Kowalchuck, Antigoné Lowery, Shaley Thomas, Sylvia Perez, Fannie Bennincasa and Kauna Goncalves. The Lady Saints will travel to Tucson, Ariz., for the women’s national tournament today and will begin play on May 2. The men’s team will leave for the men’s nationals in Plano, Texas, on May 8 and begin tournament play on May 10.

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By the run by sink Marky Nolen capp quistador sounded, time the half time ed off the ing two 10 points Spencer Moore had buzzer Saints were back free throws, and the in business dropped 53-52.

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By JASON EPP The Lad letic Con Daily Lead winning they Redskins er loss to the WAC dis After losin Lad year’s secog four starters from It was Gre y Panth last of the seas at Bend’s tournament nd straight on.

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