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Myers honored to receive homecoming king title Seward freshman Preston Myers won the title of SCCC Homecoming King 2012 at the coronation on Feb. 11. Myers, nominated by Students in Free Enterprise, was voted king by students and faculty after two rounds of voting. “It feels pretty great to win; I’m honored,” Myers said. Although it has been nearly two weeks since his win, Myers says that people still congratulate him on his win. “Some people even say they’re going to bow to me because I’m king.” “I was confident that I could win, but it was anyone’s game. I had great competitors,” Myers said. Initially, there were 14 king candidates nominated from 16 campus wide clubs. After the first round of voting, five candidates running for king remained. The other king candidates were Darrell Magwire, Benito Rivera, Rafael Sanchez, and Oscar DonJuan. Myers used his business administration major to promote himself by making a marketing flier. The fliers said “Vote for Preston for Homecoming King 2012” with a studious picture of Myers and were posted across campus. “It might’ve helped me win, but I hope it wasn’t just the posters that made people vote for me,” Myers said, “I hope they liked me and the posters were just a plus.” —Tonya Loewen
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Protesters who gathered at a peace rally in Topeka last week hold up signs with messages to show their support for Kansas immigrants.
Kansas House bills spark protests at Capitol in support of illegal immigrants Hei dy Mol i na Editor
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2012 Homecoming King Preston Myers and Queen Nakita Martinez
Martinez surprised to win homecoming queen
Nakita Martinez
Nakita Martinez, a sophomore that represented the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, did not believe that she had a chance at winning homecoming queen. “I wasn’t sure if I would win or not because there was some pretty good competition out there,” Martinez said. Martinez was crowned homecoming queen on Feb. 11 between the women’s and men’s basketball games. “I was so surprised and shocked, but I was really happy,” Martinez said. Martinez had no strategy to win votes; according to her, the only thing she did was just be her everyday self. Martinez kept the competition friendly because she is friends with several of the other homecoming candidates. “I’m friends with Erika, Morgan, Benito, Rafael, and Preston, too,” Martinez said. The best thing about winning for Martinez was the experience and the feeling that she felt when she heard her name announced. “It was a rush of joy,” Martinez said. Martinez felt that knowing that so many people actually liked her and that her family and friends were there to see her crowned made the win even better. Martinez is glad that Preston Myers was crowned king along with her because, according to her, he is nice, funny, amazing, and very outgoing. “Everyone just loves him,” Martinez said. If given the opportunity, Martinez would like to thank all the people that voted and supported her. “I am grateful for this amazing experience and the impact that my friends and family have made on me. I’m grateful for each one of them.” —Heidy Molina
Planned protests over House bills tagged as anti-immigrant drew more than 800 people from Southwest Kansas to Topeka on Feb. 15. Immigrants and citizens also came together to show support for a bill that would allow immigrant workers to obtain visas and possibly drivers licences. The visa would allow illegal immigrants to work legally for industries and corporations that are experiencing a shortage of labor. “I think that it is a good approach,” Republican Sen. Steve Morris, president of the Senate, said. “There are a number of industries that are dependent on immigrant labor.” Other bills heard before the House on Feb. 15 were seen as anti-immigrant. One is a harboring bill that states that any person caught harboring an illegal immigrant will be charged with a felony. Another bill known as the “stop and search” was up for discussion. That would allow police officers to check a person’s legal status. “This is going to make our communities less safe because people will be living in a higher level of fear,” Angela Fergusen, immigration attorney and a member of Sunflower Community Action, said. “They will be afraid of the police of turning in criminals. They will be living further in the shad-
ows.” If the Kansas bills that are antiimmigrant were to pass, like the ones passed in Arizona and Alabama, both Fergusen and Morris fear the economic system of Kansas could be damaged. “People are going to leave their jobs and their communities,” F erg u s en said. Arizona and Alabama have had immigrants leave their homes other for states. Morris feels that other states that passed anti-immigration bills were against the states’ best interest. “I think that states like Alabama and Arizona passed legislation that is not good for them and it’s not good for the United States, and I hope that every state is not following their lead,” Morris said. “The federal government is not doing anything and the states are trying to take action. I would hate to see 50 different laws passed in 50 different states.” The peace rally last week was to prove to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that there is support for immigrants in the state of Kansas. According to Sen. Morris, if the bill is passed, it would show
that Kansas is being proactive, not discriminatory like Arizona and Alabama. Supporters of the bill from Seward County began their route at 4 a.m. to meet up with other supporters from Southwest Kansas in Dodge City to begin the trip to the state capital. Once the caravan of supporters arrived in To p ek a, they met up with other people from Wichita and Kansas City on the south steps of the C apitol building. After the rally began at 2 p.m, the people in attendance, along with the organizers of the event, went into the state capitol to meet with Gov. Brownback to let him know that the bill has support from a multitude of Kansans. They also hand delivered about 2,000 letters from people that could not be present at the rally but wanted Gov. Brownback to know that they support the bill. The rally began with music that was meant to inspire the group in attendance with songs such as “This Land is Your Land” and the crowd also chanted “We are here, and we aren’t leaving,” among other phrases. Many present voiced opposi-
tion against Kris Kobach and the way that they feel Kobach is handling his position as Secretary of State. A group of people who are part of the Kansans Count campaign presented to Gov. Brownback a Kansas Open Records Act request for Kobach to produce time sheets, schedules, calendars and phone records that show how he has spent his time as Secretary of State since he was sworn into office in 2011. Some people in attendance were very vocal in expressing their feelings toward Kobach and the way that he is trying to prevent voter fraud with birth certificate identification at registration. “The corruption we're most likely to see today in the 21st century is probably some form of organized election fraud, or voter fraud,” Kobach said, in an interview with the Topeka Capital Journal. “Who carries their birth certificate with them at all time?” Selma Arias, executive director for Sunflower Community Action said. That would mean that people could no longer register to vote at events or at schools as in the past without a birth certificate. “It’s like during the Jim Crow era when people were required to carry proof that they were freed slaves,” Fergusen said.
Crusader wins awards at Midwest conference Matthew Adki ns Crusader staff The Crusader was awarded fourth place in Best of Show for two-year schools and Tonya Loewen received first place in the category of individual page design at the Best of the Midwest conference in Minneapolis Feb 12. Accompanied by journalism instructor Anita Reed, Loewen and entertainment editor Megan Spain attended instructional and demonstrative presentations that took place that weekend at the Best of the Midwest conference. Reed had mostly positive things to say about the experience and explains the reasons for Loewen’s and Spain’s attendance. “I felt that Tonya and Megan did work that would be competitive at a national level. I think it’s a good contest to enter because we
get a lot of good feedback.” Reed believes that the experience will prove to be beneficial to the future of the newspaper. “Vince Filak critiqued us, and it was one of the best critiques I’ve ever sat through. He showed us things that are easy fixes and things we can immediately start practicing. Just the feedback from the critique alone will serve to improve the Crusader,” Reed commented. The sessions spanned over a three-day period. “I really enjoyed the session that was about opinion writing because it gave us a lot of guidelines about how to improve our editorials and columns,” Spain said. “My favorite session was the one about page design because it had a lot of simple page layouts and depended heavily on typography and I like typography —Crusader continued on pg. 2
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Crusader staff members Megan Spain and Tonya Loewen stand with adviser Anita Reed holding their awards from the Best of the Midwest.
NEWS Seward team places 7th in national livestock judging contest
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Cel esti na Padi l l a News editor Seward’s livestock judging team was seventh overall at the Dixie National Livestock Judging Contest in Jackson, Miss. This contest included divisions on breed type, including Brahman, Continental, English, and market steers. The SCCC team recieved fourth in the Brahman division. Livestock Judging Coach Brett Crow said that Corey Wilkins and Lindsay Bulk had especially good days. Wilkins tied for 12th overall,
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SCCC livestock judging team members pose with awards recieved. and was one point short of being in the top 10. He also tied with fourth and recieved fifth in the Continental division, and tied with ninth for an overall 11th
place in reasons. Bulk placed 10th in the steer division. The freshmen team competed at the National Cattleman’s Beef
Association in Nashville, Tenn. They represented the only junior college in the entire contest, which competed against universities. The team was ranked sixth overall. Among the freshmen team, D.J. Etzler was 13th high individual overall. The freshmen team was a mere 10 points shy of the 2011 National Champion Team from Texas Tech University. Coach Crow noted that SCCC defeated universities like that of Purdue University, which is a major research institution.
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which is basically different fonts.” Loewen’s achievement of firstplace in individual page design is particularly impressive as she, a freshman at a two-year school, was competing with juniors and seniors from four-year universities across the Midwest. “I was really shocked when they called my name because I didn’t think I would win anything,” Loewen said. She received the reward for a page she designed in a past issue of the Crusader. The topic of the page was recipes students could cook in a dorm room. “I wanted to make it look fun, easy to read, and eye-catching. I just wanted to make a cool page.
Forty-eight families attended Seward’s College Bowl Sunday in the library. The national event consists of aiding families in filling out FASFA forms.
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I didn’t think it would be that good but everyone kept saying how much they loved it.” As for the Crusader’s Best of the Midwest award, it’s one of the achievements that are the culmination of hard work of many staff members of the Crusader. “The issue that won the award was one in which a lot of staff members had pages they really worked hard on,” Reed said. “That made it an especially sweet win for the entire staff.” Heidy Molina, editor of the Crusader, expressed her satisfaction for the award. “Overall, I am honored that the Crusader won fourth place. I never thought that as editor I’d ever get to experience winning an award like that.”
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On Jan. 17, a door window was found broken out of a 1997 Cadillac parked in the parking lot of the ATS. Suspect unknown. Damage estimated at less than $500. SCCC report filed. On Jan. 22, several Student Living Center students were caught with alcohol in the dorm. Alcohol confiscated. Fines issued. Report filed to SCCC and to Clery Act. On Jan. 30, at an unknown time, person(s) forced entry into a Hale Court dorm room causing a loss estimated at less than $500. No suspects. No theft reported. No suspects. SCCC Report filed. On Feb. 9, two student suspects were caught on cameras
taking an iPod without permission. Phone was left on a pool table by mistake by a student. No criminal charges filed at this time. Further SCCC disciplinary action pending. Phone was recovered and given back to the rightful owner. SCCC report filed. On Feb. 11, several students were caught with alcohol in the Student Living Center. Alcohol confiscated. Fines issued. Report filed to SCCC and Clery Act. On Feb. 12, several students were caught with alcohol in the Student Living Center. Alcohol confiscated. Fines issued. Report filed to SCCC and Clery Act.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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The story of International Pancake Day, unique to Liberal, America, and Olney, England, begins about 567 years ago. In 1445 it was customary for a woman to drop what she was doing on Shrove Tuesday at the sound of the church bells and rush off to church in order to be shriven of her sin. One fateful Sunday morning there was a woman who began cooking her pancakes a bit too late. When the bells sounded she was so startled that she took
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off with her skillet still in hand, and so began the traditional Pancake Day race. When Liberal heard of this so-called “Pancake Race,” the city asked join with Olney as part of an international celebration, and in 1950 Liberal officially adopted the International Pancake Day Race, and an American and British tradition was started. Read on to discover more similarities and differences between America and Britain.
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Local holiday unites two diverse cultures Tonya Loewen Crusader staff As Pancake Day celebrations come to a close for 2012, two things are probably on most Liberal citizens’ minds – England and pancakes. Liberal competes with a small English town in the Pancake Day race, which might raise the question of how similar and different the culture is here versus in Olney, England. There are many differences in everyday life in the United States compared to Britain, from what side of the road we drive on to light switches. One of the biggest differences is the language. While both the United States and Britain speak English, American English and British English are two very different things. American English uses many different expressions and spellings than British English. According to us2uk.tripod.com, “Alistair Cooke stated in his 1980s television series ‘The Story of English’ that Americans purposely pronounced every letter of every word on purpose to differentiate themselves from
the English.” Many of the differences are commonly thought of when thinking of Britain. British people drive on the left side of the road, Americans on the right. Americans use the US Customary System for measurements, such as feet and inches, while the British use the Metric System, as does the rest of the world. Popular sports are different in the countries too. Americans love football, basketball, baseball and sometimes hockey. The British love football (which we would call soccer), rugby and cricket. Some differences aren’t as common, such as the light switch. In America, pushing the light switch up turns on a light, while pushing it down turns on a light in Britain. If someone owns a television, or telly, in Britain, they have to pay an annual license fee in order to finance programming for the state. If someone owns a TV in America, the only extra cost they have to pay is for their cable or satellite. Even eating is completely different in the two cultures. In America, we eat with our hands, a fork, and possibly a spoon or knife
if necessary. In Britain, they always eat with a knife in the right hand and fork in the left hand. They rarely eat without both items of silverware, except for at a fast food restaurant. The general amount for tipping at a restaurant in America is 15 percent, while it is only 10 percent in Britain. Legal ages for drinking, driving, gambling and more are generally lower in Britain compared to America, except for the legal driving age, which is lower in America. Other differences as well as similarities exist between the cultures, which one can find on websites such as us2uk.tripod.com. I think that the differences between our lives is both strange and intriguing. I am still curious to actually see Britain, and hopefully Olney, to see things that America doesn’t have. Eating fish ’n’ chips from a street vendor while walking around a quaint English town sounds so interesting and different than having tacos from a taco stand around Liberal. Pancake Day in Liberal is fun and different than anything I’ve experienced before, but experiencing it in the town where it originated would be very historical and exhilarating.
Inside the minds of British residents Sandra Conley is an SCCC graduate and the sister of current SCCC student Robert Sanchez. Chris Conley is married to Sandra and is a senior airman of the Air Force stationed at RAF Lake Heath until 2014.
Q: Where do you live? A: Munford, England
A: We have been here for 14 months; we are still adjusting, but we are enjoying it. England has a free spirit, beautiful fashion; and lots of history. We are blessed to be here.
A: The hardest thing is not having a good selection of Hispanic food. My mom does ship food to us so we can make our own; but I miss taco stands and 24-hour convenience stores. Q: Tell us about the stigma with tea and the royal couple. A: English people drink tea at least three times a day, definitely more than soda pop.
Q: Describe your location. A. We live 45 minutes from Cambridge and 60 minutes from London.
Q: Are you planning on attending Pancake Day? A: Pancake Day is 1.5 hrs from Olney, we really want to go to race next year, but this year we have other plans. It is on our bucket list, it is a very popular tradition to go to Olney for the race.
Q: How long have you been stationed in Munford?
Q: What is the hardest thing about living in Munford?
Q: What has your experience been like so far? A: This has been a wonderful experience, but the end of the day there is no place like home, I miss my family and friends from back in good old Liberal, Kan.
Q: Are you going to attend the 2012 Olympics being held in London? A: We are going; we will be rooting for USA. It is a really big deal here; there is a huge countdown in Town Square.
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OPINION
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Immigration bills need Seward’s attention A recent peace rally in Topeka to voice opinion on anti-immigrant laws being heard in the House of Representatives had an organized group from Garden City Community College but no one from Seward County Community College except one reporter from the Crusader. Seward students, you need wake up and pay more attention to some House bills that could affect you. Anti-immigrant laws are being passed in states like Alabama and Arizona and now laws similar to those that are being discussed in the Kansas state capital. Kansas legislators are discussing a bill that would allow immigrant workers to be given visas that would allow them to work legally in the U.S. Students are not taken into consideration when laws of this nature are discussed. It seems like they are forgotten or are simply ignored. Students are not only being affect by having their families torn apart, but by having the opportunity to attend college taken from them as well. “They are going to try to repeal in-
state tuition again,” Angela Fergusen, immigration attorney and a member of the Sunflower Community Action, said. Even though the repeal of in-state tuition would most likely affect students that are in college right now or are planning on attending in the future, what happens to the students who have graduated from college already? Many of them end up working in jobs that they are over qualified for and getting paid a minimum wage. How many people are willing to jump into the work force and take up the hard manual jobs, like at meat packing plants, dairy farms, or construction work, that immigrant workers are employed at today? Democratic senator Oletha FaustGoudeau from the 29th District described that while she was sitting on a committee that same morning someone asked,“Who wants their children to grow up and do hard labor work?” According to Faust-Goudeau nobody did. “None of us do,” Faust Goudeau said. “We want our children to have the best things in life.”
Student need to realize that they have rights even if they are immigrants. According to Faust Goudeau, everyone human has basic fundamental rights no matter their legal status. Maybe students at Seward are not concerned with legal status issues, but some should be aware that they have the right to stand up for what they believe in, like the House bill that would allow for work visas to be given out to the workers because such bills could have repercussions that will affect them in the future. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives began to end when we become silent.” Seward County students should not become silent toward issues like these. Bills like this could eventually open doors for bills that would allow immigrant students to continue their education at a higher level. “Students are our future,” Sen. Steve Morris, president of the Senate said. “I hope that at some point students are not penalized. I hope they have the opportunity to study and to show that they are productive citizens of this country.”
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Intelligent design part of science Sleep disorders, depravation Zach Carpenter Crusader staff Carpenter@crusadernews.com
First off, let me start by making something clear: This is not an apology, or a retraction, or anything of the sort. I continue to stand by my position, that there is little to no room in the class rooms for serious talk about intelligent design. The argument is already settled in the minds of many professors, and there is no room for a dialog that questions the mainstream interpretations of the data. The rebuttal was very right in confirming my point. No, what this is meant to clarify and elaborate more on some of the information I wrote about. Yes, I am a Christian. I support intelligent design/creation/whatever you would prefer to call it. Because of my world view, I attribute any complexity I see in nature to the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible. A Hindu might attribute it to Brahman, and still others might attribute it to Zeus, Odin or any other god from their culture. Intelligent design is the search in science for patterns that are so complex, logically, it only makes sense that they came from an intelligent source. Patterns that mathematicians have calculated and say there is virtually no chance of it ever happening and being so precise without a guiding hand of some sort. And yes, most of ID’s findings are consistent with things found in Scripture. Follow the evidence where it leads. Things such as the irreducible complexity of life, the specific messages encoded in
DNA that is enough to fill an entire library of encyclopedias, the fine tuning of the universe and Earth’s atmosphere to accommodate life on the planet seem like a set up job, something that billions of years of random undirected process would not have ever come up with. But according to the popular theory, Mother Nature just seemed to nail it all on her own. Science is the study of facts and testable data. I can see now that I was a bit broad in my use of the word ‘evolution.’ It can be a rather screwy word depending on how one defines it. If the word is defined as “adapting to one’s environment over time to create variation within one’s own species,” yes, that is a good definition that actually works because it is testable and observable. Yet this ‘micro-evolution’ is being passed off as evidence for ‘Darwinian-evolution,’ which, according to the theory took place over millions of years. That is not a form of observable data. When talking about Mike Riddle, the rebuttal said there was no peer-reviewed publications by him. Okay, fair enough. But where are you going to find any peer reviewed publications from someone who supports creation when in today’s mainstream any scientist who even takes a serious look at creation/intelligent design stands a chance of losing grant money and possibly their jobs? The rebuttal also said Riddle did not have a scientific degree. Guess the framed certificate means more nowadays than over twenty years of research. In specific reference to the rebuttal’s section on the 60,000 year window for C-14 dating actually being 20,000 years, I did some looking, found some pages that talked about it, and I can own the fact that my research was
lacking. Interestingly enough, however, this doesn’t discourage or persuade me any differently. I made the leap to “millions and billions” of years, is that I was always under the impression that C14 (among other methods) was used to date fossils and such, and yielded dates that were in the “millions and billions”. I never wrote that Mr. Riddle “debunks the practice of Carbon-14 dating in a way that reveals a science conspiracy.” What I was specifically getting at, was that because of the nature of Carbon 14 and how rapidly it decays, it is not entirely unreliable, but we should question when a fossil is dated using C14 to have died some several million years ago if the window is so short. Whenever I have heard dating methods discussed in the classroom, there was a brief explanation of each. But when criticism arose of those who cast doubt on the age of said fossils (these weren’t rocks, these were organic things like animals and trees, things that actually do take in C14), I specifically remember the discussion going back to C14 and how reliable it was, and the fossils being discussed were already attributed to having a hefty date applied to them. Things pertaining to this topic are always made to look like a war between religion and science, with religion being the unreasonable, nonobjective fanatics, and science triumphing and shining forth, dwarfing its opposition like a colossus. Intelligent design isn’t considered science because of its implications that point to something beyond our universe. It’s considered “religion masquerading as science.” But really, it’s more of a conflict of world views, with different interpretations of the same exact data.
prevail among college students Matthew Adkins Crusader staff Adkins@crusadernews.com
It isn’t a new thing to hear that college students don’t get the proper amount of sleep. Still, very little attention is paid to this potentially life threatening problem. Normally sleep disorders get more common with age, but a study done in San Antonio shows that college students have
an abnormally high risk for sleep disorders such as insomnia, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea. Sleep disorders are also known to be related to high blood pressure and other heart problems. The biggest area of concern for college students though is their performance, or grades. In the study, students who slept less than 8 hours a night tended to have lower grades than those getting restful sleeps. Lower grades can be due to the fact that during sleep the brain recovers from the day and organizes memories. Lack of sleep is one of the main causes for a person to acquire a sleep disorder.
The likelihood of drug abuse also increases with sleep disorders. A person might take sleeping pills or drink alcohol in order to sleep. However, sleep induced by drugs or alcohol will not be nearly as restful. Drug or alcohol induced sleep is the equivalent of being knocked unconscious without any physical damage. If a person thinks they may have a sleep disorder it is very important that they don’t self-diagnose and start taking sleeping pills. The best thing to do is to talk to a physician.
Responsibility develops finance skills Robert Sanchez Crusader staff Sanchez@crusadernews.com
According to ClassesandCareers.com, an average college student owes an average of $24,000 after graduating from a four-year university. This means that students aren’t saving up as much as they should before they begin their post-high school education. Every day, many students struggle with financial problems. You don’t have to be poor to have money problems, just have bad personal finance skills and be somewhat lazy. Someone can be from a family in poverty and still have
money by going out and getting a job. Also, by not spending money on idiotic things you can’t afford to waste the money on. It’s good to have nice things once in a while, just don’t pretend to be someone you’re not and spending money you don’t have. Always pay off debts or bills first, since those can really hurt your credit score in the future. The most important thing is to always save money. There are many ways to save, such as by using a savings account, bonds, mutual funds, or for the more aggressive investors, the stock market. Some may involve risk, but in the long run can bring a high return. There’s also a 529 college plan from the state you reside in. It doesn’t have as high a return as other possibilities do, but the money will be in a more conser-
vative portfolio and still gain good interest. In exchange to having higher interest return, the money and interest gained will be tax deferred as long as it’s used in college expenses. Many students don’t really think about how they will pay for expenses in college. Some think that financial aid will pay for the whole cost, but it only pays a fraction of the expense, so they start searching for student loans as an alternative way to pay. Agencies generally give students about 6 months after graduating to begin payments on the loans, and the loans could really affect your financial situation in the near future. To survive college and the future after, personal finance skills and enthusiasm to succeed is a definite must.
ENTERTAINMENT
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Miss Liberal 2012 Sarchet takes the crown Morgan Wi l l s Crusader staff The youngest competitor in the Miss Liberal 2012 pageant won the crown Sunday afternoon at James Maskus Auditorium. Lauren Sarchet, a senior at Liberal High School, was crowned Sunday and wasted no time in beginning her duties as Miss Liberal. She, along with Miss Kansas Carrissa Kelly were present at Pancake Day events such as the breakfast and International Pancake Day Race Tuesday. Six were vying for the title of Miss Liberal, a competition which consisted of interview, swim wear, talent, on-stage question and evening gown. Contestants included one Seward County Community College sophomore, Kelsey Willson, and four freshmen, Kristyn Campbell, Giovana Baca, Katie Plunk, and Minerba Gonzalez, and one senior from Liberal High School, Lauren Sarchet. ‘First runner-up was Giovanna Baca was voted Miss Congeniality. Second runner up Katie Plunk was the recipient of a three-way-tie in the swim suit competition. The Miss Liberal pageant is the highest scholarship provider of any preliminary pageant in the state of Kansas. Similarly, the Miss America organization is the highest scholarship assistance program to women in the United States, making available $45 million through the state, local, and national levels to 12,000 girls in 2011. Sarchet shared a three-way tie in swim wear with Campbell and Plunk, and won both the talent
and interview portions of the competition combining to make her the new Miss Liberal 2012. Before the pageant Sarchet took care in preparing. “I have been working on my song for a little over two months, and I have been preparing for my interview probably my whole life because I grew up in 4H and did lots of interviews, and I have also been working out every day of the week since August.” Sarchet chose to sing “Orange Colored Sky,” by Natalie Cole as her talent, she said, “because that is when I feel most comfortable.” In the days before the pageant, Sarchet felt calm and excited, “I am really excited to do Miss Liberal. I am excited to say this is not what people think it is, and it is a lot more than just a pageant.” This was also an important night for Kaela Krueger, SCCC cheerleader/dancer, and now former Miss Liberal 2011. Kruger described giving up the crown as a bittersweet moment. “It went by quickly, but I am excited for the next young lady to have an amazing experience as well.” Krueger kept very busy during her reign making appearances at community centers and events throughout the year. One of the main duties of Miss Liberal is to attend the state competition in Pratt where she will compete for the title of Miss Kansas. Krueger said her Miss Kansas experience was a positive one, “It really was a once in a lifetime opportunity.” “It was a very long and exhausting week full of rehearsals and little sleep, but at the end of the week it was totally worth it! It truly was an incredible experience.” Kristyn Campbell performs a classical piano piece by Bach called “Solfeggietto” for her part in the talent portion of the contest. Campbell is a sophomore at SCCC/ATS and plans to go for a master’s in business administration and international business.
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Giovanna Baca, Minerba Gonzalez, Kelsey Willson, and Lauren Sarchet line up for the evening wear portion of the show.
Miss Liberal 2011 Kaela Krueger and Miss Kansas pose with a Sunflower Princess at the Miss Liberal 2012 pageant Sunday. Kristyn Campbell and sunshine princesses walk across the stage in their evening gowns. Kaela Krueger, Miss Liberal 2011, prepares to announce the new Miss Liberal and the runner-ups. Krueger thanks her family, friends, and pageant director Lu Haynes for her success in acting as Miss Liberal in the previous year. Kelsey Willson, a student at SCCC/ATS and member of the women’s basketball team, performs a dramatic reading as her talent. Come by Carroll Auto Glass at 2240 N. Kansas in Liberal or call for mobile service.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Chlamydia
Men and women who have multiple sexual partners put themselves at a higher risk of being infected.
Most frequently reported STD affects men, young women most S andy Al faro Crusader staff The most frequently reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States and in the state of Kansas is chlamydia.Chlamydia is a disease caused by the bacteria chlamydia trachomatis and is the Men who have sexual intercourse most commonly sexually transmitted disease. with other men suffer a high Men who have sexual intercourse with other men suffer a high exexposure to chlamydia. posure to chlamydia. This disease can be transmitted by anal and oral sex and it can spread to the rectum in both men and women. Men and women who have multiple sexual partners put themselves at higher risk to being infected.Young women as well as teenage girls have an unmature cervix (opening to the uterus) where
the infection is much more likely to reach. This is why the common age for chlamydia infection in women is 15-24. The big question is can chlamydia be cured. Chlamydia can be either curable or uncurable, depending on whether the infected person gets treated on time. A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin or a week of doxycycline are the most commonly used treatments. Persons with chlamydia should abstain from sexual intercourse for seven days after a single dose of antibiotics or until completion of a seven-day course of antibiotics, to prevent spreading the infection to partners. These antibiotics are not over-the-counter treatments. Also, people who think they may infected can not take anybody else’s treatment for themselves. Each person needs to get tested to receive the appropriate treatment.
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Painful urination Frequent urination Yellowish greenish discharge from the penis Swelling and itchiness of testicles
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Abnormal vaginal discharge Frequent urination Burning sensation when urinating Pain during sexual intercourse Bleeding between menstrual periods
Chlamydia Effects on Men, Women, and Mothers Women who have engaged in oral sex with an infected partner can find themselves with the infection in their throats. As well as men, anal sex can cause rectal pains, bleeding and discharge. If chlamydia is left untreated for a long period of time, the infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Chlamydia can cause irreversible damage to the organs. infertility and chronic pelvic pain can be some of the results. Also, once the disease has spread so far into the woman’s uterus it is most likely that the STD will soon become HIV.
Men who become infected with chlamydia and do not get treated can live with uncomfortable and extremely painful, pains during urination. Yellowish and greenish discharge from the penis occurs frequently. Sterility is one of the leading effects in men. Men who have had anal intercourse can be infected in the rectum. This can cause rectal pain, discharge, and bleeding. This rarely happens, but untreated chlamydia can lead to arthritis or inflammation of the eye and testicles. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause irreversible damages.
Chlamydia is most commonly seen as only an STD, but it is also a STI. An STI that has became worldwide.The chlamydial infection refers to infection caused by any species of the Chlamydiaceae bacterial family. Chlamydia is a common infectious cause of genital and eye diseases in humans. Women who do not get treated and become or are pregnant can pass the disease onto their unborn. When the baby is born he or she will be exposed to eye infections and possible respiratory tract infections. Babies who are born to infected mothers tend to have early infant pneumonia and pink eye.
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