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Kansas winds cancel two college events Kyleigh Becker Crusader staff Inclement weather canceled two Seward County Community College / Area Technical School events this week. Spring Fiesta was canceled April 27 due to a dust storm caused by strong winds and will not be rescheduled. Spring Fiesta is a community event hosted by SCCC/ATS that would have included carnival games, prizes, inflatables and hair/nail styling. Dormapalooza, originally scheduled for April 30, also fell victim to strong winds, blowing dust and a freeze warning. Dormapalooza, an end-of-year celebration for students, has been rescheduled for 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the Student Living Center. With temperatures predicted in the 90s, the upcoming car show should happen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 at the Area Technical School, with Colorado Dyno testing and registration beginning at 9 a.m. The registration cost at the door is $25, $20 for pre-registration. Events include virtual welding, face painting, bounce house, motorcycle Olympics, and classes.
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stepanovic
The Crusader staff gathers in the lobby of the Drury Inn in Wichita with awards won at the 2014 Kansas Collegiate Media convention April 13-14. From left, front, Dawn Shouse, holding the staff All-Kansas plaque for being the top two-year newspaper in the state; Diana Chavira; Makiah Adams, with her plaque for being second-runner up for Journalist of the Year; Dallas Kelling; and Maria Lara. Back, Kyleigh Becker; Jakub Stepanovic, with his plaque for being selected as the two-year newspaper Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year; Matthew Adkins and faculty adviser Anita Reed. For more photos, see Facebook.com/CrusaderNews. Story is on Page 2.
Temperatures chill blood moon turnout
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Rachel Coleman, the newly hired director of marketing and public relations, begins training with Andy Yoxall, who will retire this month.
Changing PR guard Diana Chavira New media director
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SCCC/ATS physics instructor Darrin Hook and amateur astronomer Kevin Brown brave the cold in the middle of campus for seven hours as the blood moon eclipse runs through its phases on April 15. See Page 4B for additional photos and complete story.
Rachel Coleman reported for work Thursday at Seward as the director of marketing and public relations. Coleman came across the job opportunity when she learned that current PR director Andy Yoxall was retiring after a 34year career at the college. Coleman did not hesitate to apply. Working a public relations job is something that she has always been interested in doing. For 21 years, Coleman worked in newspaper in Liberal, and she has done a lot of education reporting for the past year and a half, and before that she homeschooled her three children, Ananda, Amira, and AJ, for 14 years. “And so, it just felt like a great fit,” Coleman said about the open position, “to be able to work for an educational institution and use the skills that I developed in journalism.” One of the things that Coleman is looking forward to the most is being in an environment where student’s education or ed-
ucation in general is the focus for everyone. “I’m also really excited about being part of a large team,” Coleman shared, “that’s just been one of the most enjoyable things about working in journalism.” She does miss her previous co-workers and she is ready to have that team atmosphere back again. Coleman has a strong passion when it comes to getting to know people and learning. She loves the large number of students who come to Seward County and are first generation college students or from an immigrant background. Coleman herself is a second generation immigrant; her dad and his family came to the United States from India in 1954. Coleman’s dad was the only one of his siblings to go to college in the U.S. Coleman enjoys meeting people who value learning and she shares that “it’s always gratifying to meet students whose families move here specifically so that they can get an education.” nContinued on Page 2
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Urquizo $1,200 and Kevin Connolly $1,050. A Jambox smart speaker, a Wii Mini, an iPad mini, a Beats solo headset and an iPod nano are the individual prizes. This year’s total amount raised overall was $39,746, missing the goal of $40,000 by just a little over $250. Compared to the total last year, the callers this year raised $3,685 more. “It was a huge success because of the number of students participating,” said Celeste Donovan, dean of student services, “Our student body is awesome.”
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The annual phonathon has concluded for 2014 with $39,746 in pledges for student scholarships at Seward County Community College /Area Technical School. Five students have earned prizes for the most pledges raised by individuals at the annual scholarship phonathon. The total amounts raised by clubs that participated in the SCCC/ATS phonathon has been tallied as well, and the baseball team kept the lead with the total raised amount of $13,940.
The nursing program also held onto second place with $6,497 in pledges. The volleyball team’s total of $2,000 moved to fourth place after tennis raised $2,280 putting them in third place. Announcements of the winners and presentations of the awards were supposed to have been made at the Dormapalooza Wednesday, however winds and the threat of freezing temperatures caused the Dormapalooza and prize presentations to be postponed to May 7. The top five students are Adam Guay with $1,950, Nolan McCutcheon $1,345, Angela Tarango $1,260, Brandon
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Another thing that excites Coleman is that she, being from Minneola, a town with a population of 800, is well acquainted with the small town culture, and she sees the college as a “way of life to be preserved” for the many students who aren’t as well acquainted with big city life. And that’s something that Coleman is passionate about as well, seeing students from small towns having access to an excellent education. After having a career for over 20 years, it’s not always easy to pick up a new one, and Coleman mentioned that this new job would definitely be a shift for her. Even so, she is thrilled about “having to learn new things,” and being in an environment where there is “going to be a learning curve” for her. Unknown territory is also not an obstacle for Coleman though, it is an area to explore and gain knowledge. “There’s going to be an opportunity for personal growth there,” Coleman said. Coleman also shared that she
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views students as people with individual purposes. Coleman not only thinks about the education that students are receiving, she is also thinking of them as they show up to class, and how each and every person has a purpose for doing so. For Coleman it’s not just about showing up and doing her job, it’s about connecting with the students and trying to understand them. In addition, Coleman shared that “there is nothing second rate about the education available in Liberal.” And for the time being, Coleman wants to go around campus and visit all of the different departments and programs to better get to know the parts of the college that are unfamiliar to her. On the home front, Coleman’s husband, Autry, and their family will also be adjusting to Coleman’s new work schedule. Amira and AJ now attend Liberal High School, and their older sister Ananda attends Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Coleman’s other adult children are Amy, Audie, Akele and Andrae.
GRADUATION PRACTICE will occur at 3 p.m. May 9 at the SCCC/ATS gym. It is the college policy that every graduate has to attend. Graduation gown orders are now available in the Saints Bookstore. NURSES CAPPING and PINNING will be May 9 at 7:30 p.m. GRADUATION of Seward students, cosmetology and GED will be at 10 a.m. May 10 in the SCCC gymnasium.
TELOLITH RECEPTION is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 13 in the Shank Humanities Building lobby. There will be light refreshments, and the magazine will be revealed. STUDENT ART EXHIBIT is May 7-13 in the Shank Humanities Building lobby and halls. Voting for People’s Choice Awards will take place. The exhibit is open during regular building hours.
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Janel Tammen and Christina Lopez are inducted into Kappa Beta Delta business honor society Thursday night at the Liberal County Club. Two other inductees not present were Lacy Bookstore and Hayden Ukens. Inductees were treated to a gourmet meal as part of the induction.
Board members reported that the Phonathon raised more than $37,000 in scholarship pledges. The Board has approved a new Drug Free Institution of Higher Education policy that now includes a plan for preventing drug use. The Computer Information Science program has finalized a 2+2 program with Fort Hays and signed a transfer agreement with OPSU and has also increased the number of courses offered to high school students. The SCCC/ATS budget may not be affected for FY2015 by
the possible 1.5 percent budget reduction from the state. However, a recent reduction in Blue Cross Blue Shield rates, increase in high school enrollment and an increase in utility costs may affect the budget. For FY2015, the college will be requiring students on scholarship to apply for a waiver if they do not wish to live on campus. The natural gas instruction program plans on converting one of the college’s cars to compressed natural gas with help from Black Hills Energy.
Crusader wins back-to-back All-Kansas awards Crusader Staff Report The Crusader has again been selected as the recipient of the All-Kansas award, the top journalism award for two-year college newspapers in the state. The Crusader won the AllKansas award in 2013, with the 2014 backto-back win announced at the Kansas Collegiate Media conference Monday in Wichita. Crusader photojournalist and design editor Jakub Stepanovic was named the two-year college newspaper Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year. In addition, Makiah Adams, editor for Fall 2013, won second runner-up in the Journalist of the Year competition. Stepanovic, an international student, said he was “super excited about the recognition earned” and appreciates the award even more because of the competitiveness of entrants and overcoming the challenges he faced coming to a new country, working in a new community, and adjusting to writing in English. “I know that my strengths are visuals. I was trying to apply in the fields of photography, illustrations, and design,” he said. “I enjoy my work, and it’s really an honor to be recognized for it.” Stepanovic also commented on the Crusader winning All-Kansas. “It’s really important and the best recognition a newspaper staff can get, and since we earned it two years in a row, it’s a really great honor,” he said. “The reward is for everyone on staff. The more who try to do their best, the better chance we have to complete those results.” Other Crusader editors and staff members were also enthusiastic about the recognition of the All-Kansas award. “I am so, so, so proud of this staff because everyone stepped up,” Adams said. “We had a pretty inexperienced staff, but everyone took the time to learn how to do things and do them right. It took a lot of time and effort, and I’m just super excited.” The Crusader staff received 18 individual awards, including four first-place awards, four second-place awards, five third-place awards and five honorable mentions. The on-site copy-editing contest recognized Crusader news staff member Kyleigh Becker as the third-place winner, and Adams received honorable mention. In the special sections category, the Crusader staff claimed a first-place award for its
“Back-to-School: Desktop Daze” issue produced in August 2013. “This is such a hard-working, media savvy and talented group, and I am obviously incredibly proud of these accomplishments, both for the individuals and the staff as a whole,” said Anita Reed, SCCC/ATS journalism instructor and Crusader adviser. “The All-Kansas award for two-year newspapers is extremely competitive. It has been really rewarding to work with these students and see them respond and be willing to take the time to achieve the skills it takes to win awards. To win All-Kansas back-to-back just rocks.” One thing Reed said that was particularly satisfying was the Journalist of the Year
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News editor, Makiah Adams, shakes hands with Laura Guy, Kansas Collegiate Media president, while receiving second runner-up Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year. judge’s comments highlighting how both entrants from the Crusader, in their application letters, had credited staff teamwork. “She credits her staff and her adviser with helping her achieve her goals,” the judge said about Adams. “In fact, her letter is complimentary throughout about staff members and their determination to do good journalism.”
To be considered for the Journalist of the Year award, student journalists must be recommended by an adviser, and take responsibility to write an application letter and a resumé, collect letters of recommendation and compile a portfolio of work. It was from the application letters that the judge noted the team attitude of this Crusader staff. “Throughout Jakub’s letter, he repeatedly praised the other members of the staff for their work,” the judge said. “He spoke of everything as a collective effort, giving credit to his fellow staffers. He said the team worked as a unit to ‘produce information that matters not only for the students, but the whole town, in a nicely designed graphic package.’” Anita Reed, adjunct adviser Matthew Adkins, and seven members of the Crusader staff attended the convention. Editors Dawn Shouse, Liberal, and Makiah Adams, Liberal; design editor Jakub Stepanovic, Liberec, Czech Republic; sports editor Maria Lara, Liberal; new media director Diana Chavira, Liberal; and staff writers and photographers Dallas Kelling, Dalhart, Texas, and Kyleigh Becker, Salina, represented the Crusader at the convention. The convention began Sunday afternoon with an Associated Press Style editing contest, training sessions, a keynote address, awards ceremony and publication critiques. Some Crusader staff members attended sessions the morning of April 14, while some went on professional media tours at KSN and the Wichita Eagle. Conference sessions such topics such as photography, radio, media marketing, the power of positivity, social media, writing for the 21st century reader and career options. The convention ended Monday afternoon with the final awards ceremony, where the Crusader staff received the All-Kansas Award and Gold Medalist Award and Stepanovic was announced as the two-year newspaper Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year. Shouse, the current Crusader editor, took an overall look at the efforts of her staff and the results of the state conference. “Besides being recognized for such top honors, I enjoyed seeing my fellow staff members celebrate the well deserved fruits of their labor,” Shouse said.
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The All-Kansas is the top state award a staff can earn. This is the second year in a row in which the Crusader staff has been awarded All-Kansas.
Individual awards First Place Awards: special section - Crusader staff news photography - Jakub Stepanovic series writing - Dawn Shouse, Kristy Flowers and Makiah Adams sports news writing - Diana Chavira
Second Place Awards: feature writing - Diana Chavira headline writing and design - Maria Lara news writing - Dawn Shouse, Kristy Flowers and Makiah Adams, sports photography - Jakub Stepanovic
Third Place Awards: editorial writing - Diana Chavira front page design - Dawn Shouse on-site copy editing - Kyleigh Becker headline design - Tonya Loewen special section - Tonya Loewen
Honorable Mentions illustration - Jakub Stepanovic page design - Jakub Stepanovic photo essay - Jakub Stepanovic, Diana Chavira and Makiah Adams on-site copy editing - Makiah Adams ad design - Dawn Shouse
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Improved attitude enhances college experience Dawn Shouse Editor shouse@crusadernews.com
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This grain elevator was partially obscured by blowing dirt near Guymon, Okla., on Sunday, April 27. Winds in excess of 40 mph caused blowing dust across the High Plains. Eyewitnesses on the highway reported visibility to be less than five feet. Low visibility caused a 12 car pile-up on Hwy. 54. Kylix art club was on a trip to Santa Fe, but avoided the road closure.
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Respect the deadly winds of spring We live in an unforgiving land of winds. Misjudging the fury of a blizzard in winter can be fatal. Underestimating a dust storm in the spring can result in a visibility of 5 feet and a 12-car pile-up like we saw Sunday, 9 miles west of Liberal. Ignoring a tornado? Ask the people in Greensburg, Kansas; Joplin, Missouri; Moore, Oklahoma; or Baxter Springs, Kansas. They will tell you, that’s not smart and we agree. Weather in the High Plains as well as across the country must be respected. According to the National Weather Service, roughly 70 million people were warned of a slight to moderate risk of severe weather in the eastern half of the United States, Mississippi and Alabama. Over the course of the weekend and early this week tornadoes caused massive destruction and more than 40 deaths. Tens of thousands were without power in those two states, where violent tornadoes tore through homes and businesses. According to local news agencies, at least 17 people were killed in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee on
Monday. Those deaths are in addition to 18 others reported in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa from storms on Sunday. Also according to local news agencies, in Tupelo, Mississippi, employees at a popular eating establishment survived by huddling in the bathroom as the storm destroyed the building around them. According to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, risk areas stretched from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico and east to the Atlantic Ocean. Monday’s storms left a trail of damage through several Mississippi and Alabama communities. Mississippi authorities confirmed 12 deaths. Three people died in Alabama and two in Tennessee, according to officials. According to the local media agencies, two people died in Lincoln County, Tennessee, near the border of Alabama. A CNN affiliate reported that part of an elementary school was torn away, the building’s roof was ripped off and the storm hurled a school bus into the school. One of the deaths in Alabama
was a 21-year-old University of Alabama student from Tupelo, according to the school. He died from injuries suffered at an offcampus home, the school said. Also according to local news media, two more deaths in Alabama came at a trailer park near Athens, about 22 miles west of Huntsville. The storm pounded a complex of houses and duplex apartments in the town to rubble. Downed power lines and gas leaks made many areas dangerous, according to CNN. Authorities in Limestone County, where Athens is located, asked people to stay off roads wherever possible. The National Weather Service transmitted a message stating that emergency crews needed unimpeded access to roads; extensive damage and downed power lines made travel more hazardous. In Jefferson County, Alabama a fire station and a church were hit. People were trapped for a time in the church, but no one was seriously injured. Take the weather seriously. Pay attention to weather alerts and sirens. Don’t go outside to look at the storm. Don’t make the next death reported on to be yours.
Tornado safety suggestions:
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• Conditions are right for a storm capable of producing tornadoes. • Implies that there is also a thunderstorm watch. • No immediate danger but preparations for a tornado should be made. • Usually, but not always, comes before a tornado warning.
• A tornado is reported to have touched down. • A funnel cloud or rotating cloud is reported. • Strong low-level rotation is indicated by weather radar. • Safety precautions should be taken immediately if not already.
Just like the Dust Bowl? Not quite. “The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan, available in the campus library, is an accurate historical account of the Dust Bowl. With cries about how the recent dust storms are “just like the Dust Bowl,” a quick read will remind you that it was a much worse situation, even though current dust storms demand our attention.
Dirty Little Facts from “The Worst Hard Time”
• “I haven’t got even one nickel out of it to feed myself and now winter is here and I have a wife and three little children...” • “The land had become a moonscape, empty and hideous. During dusters, the earth had a sickly smell. He found no grass, no tree growing outside of the few hardy locusts..” • “Lizzie White’s great fear was starvation; it kept her up at night and made her weep.” • “Every spike on a barbed-wire fence was glowing with electricity, channeling the energy of the storm.” • “followed by a three day blow of midnight dirt that blocked out the sun almost as bad as the dust of Black Sunday.”
• Ike and his friends were a few yards out when the dirt got them. It came quicker than most dusters ...They were slammed to the ground and engulfed by a wall, straight up and down, the dust abrasive and strong, boiling up, twisting. ... They crawled forward, clawing at the air, and found the farmhouse door. The Coulters let them in and slammed the door. It was black inside. Elmer Coulter lit a kerosene lamp, but the weak glow only extended a few feet, like a flashlight with dying batteries. They sat on the floor with towels over their heads and mouths. Tex was on one side of Ike and Pearl was on the other. He could hear their voices and feel their hands, but he could not see them. He could not see his own hand in front of his face.”
A tornado won’t hit here?
Don’t bet your life on it. When a tornado warning has been issued, you may have very little time to prepare. How you respond now is critical. And how you react depends on where you are. If You're In a Frame House Make sure you have a portable radio, preferably a NOAA weather radio, for information. Seek shelter in the lowest level of your home (basement or storm cellar). If there is no basement, go to an inner hallway, a smaller inner room, or a closet. Keep away from all windows and outer walls. You can cushion yourself with a mattress, but do not use one to cover yourself. Do cover your head and eyes with a blanket or jacket to protect against flying debris and broken glass. Don't waste time moving mattresses around. Keep your pet on a leash or in a carrier. Multiple tornadoes can emerge from the same storm, so do not go out until the storm has passed. Do not leave a building to attempt to "escape" a tornado. If you are in a mobile home, leave immediately and take shelter elsewhere.
If You're Outside Try to get inside and seek a small protected space with no windows. Avoid large-span roof areas such as school gymnasiums, arenas, or shopping malls. If you cannot get inside, crouch for protection beside a strong structure, or lie flat in a ditch or low-lying area and cover your head and neck with your arms or clothing. If You're In a Car If you are caught outdoors, seek shelter in a basement, shelter or sturdy building. If you cannot quickly walk to a shelter, immediately get into a vehicle, buckle your seat belt and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter. If flying debris occurs while you are driving, pull over and park. Now you have the following options as a last resort: Stay in the car with the seat belt on. Put your head down below the windows, covering with your hands and a blanket if possible. If you can safely get noticeably lower than the level of the roadway, exit your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands.
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Graduation is a special time for students, faculty and the college community, but we need to realize that graduation is not the destination but part of life’s educational journey. I am about to complete my sophomore year at Seward County Community College / Area Technical School and wish to give the student body a few parting tips. For the past two years, nearly every day some mental apprehension for the work ahead of me would start a line of thinking like: “Oh, I don’t want to take that test” or “I wish I didn’t have to give a speech.” Immediately I would realize that those are negative thoughts and that these are the days that I will look back on with fond memories. Suddenly, I found myself feeling better about the projects I have to do. Here are some things that helped me work through this experience and learn to embrace college days. 1. Be the first to apologize. Admit it if you’re wrong. So what if you are wrong? Being wrong is part of learning and no one ever stops learning. 2. Most reality TV shows aren’t reality; so don’t pattern your life after the characters on those shows. I have seen students who pretend that they are always on camera. The college isn’t recording you for a reality show, so don’t act like you are on “Big Brother.” 3. Manners are not old school or old-fashioned. They are a necessity. No one likes a Chatty Cathy in class. You may be the smartest person in the room, but shut up and let the paid instructor the teach class. 4. Learn to listen to Congratulations! Today is understand, not just to your day. respond. If You’re off to you don’t great places! understand You’re off something, and away! do not be afraid to ask —Dr. Seuss questions. “Oh, the Places 5. Listen You'll Go!” to voices of experience. Most of the time, they really do know what they are talking about. Many more times they may offer perspectives that you haven’t thought about. 6. At school, dress for success. If you have to ask if your clothing is too short, too high, too vulgar, too tight, or too whatever, then you probably shouldn’t wear it. 7. Every aspect of life doesn’t have to be shared on Twitter, Facebook or any other form of social media. Please think before posting. It could save you some frustrating embarrassment. And, remember, you’re soon going to be in the job market, where potential employers might check your social media before they hire you. Last night’s post isn’t worth losing a job opportunity. 8. Technology cannot, nor ever will, replace our need for real life human interaction. Hug someone often and with feeling. According to the American Medical Association, hugs help blood circulation, strengthen the immune system and improve self-esteem. 9. Instead of making excuses, make choices. Choose to complete the assignment instead of creating an excuse to tell the instructor. 10. Failure and mistakes are part of life. Learn from them and move on. Don’t dwell on things of the past. 11. It might sound cliché, but stop and smell the roses at every opportunity. The roses in the center of campus are perfect place to stop, relax and enjoy a moment with the simple things. And finally, 12. Reread as many Dr. Seuss books as possible. They are full of good life lessons. Good luck, my fellow graduates and friends.
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The Journey Continues Saints and Lady Saints from Seward have signed with the following four-year colleges and universities as they make plans to continue their collegiate athletic careers.
Kevin Connolly Baseball Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska
Quentin Purtue Men’s Basketball Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky
Korina Chapman Women’s Basketball Southwestern Okla. State University Weatherford, Oklahoma
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Niem Stevenson, who was named an NJCAA All-American, drives to the lane against Hutchinson. The Saints freshman averaged 19.3 points per game on the year, 1.6 steals and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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Women’s Basketball University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas
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Fabiana Monte Women’s Basketball Arkansas Tech University Russellville, Arkansas
After one of the best freshmen years in Seward County history, Niem Stevenson took home a NJCAA 3rd team All-American award. Stevenson acknowledged his teammates’ role in the honor. “Feels really good to win the award, but honestly there is no way I could have done it without my teammates,” Sevenson said. “They always put me in great situations and had the belief in me to get it done.” Stevenson, who cited Coach Nee as the reason he is at Seward, was amazing his freshmen year at Seward. He lead the team in scoring at 19.3 points per
Annelise Sanchez Volleyball University of TexasPermian Basin Odessa, Texas
game. That was seven more every night than any other Seward player. Stevenson, just like a fine wine, got better with age as he played like a man on a mission in Jayhawk West play and then in the Region VI Tournament. Stevenson on average scored 18 points per game in November to open the season. Then he began to heat up in conference play averaging 21 points a night. His last three games in the Region VI Tournament, believe it or not, Stevenson took it to a whole other level, averaging 27 points per night. Stevenson, who put up 30 points or more four times, scored his career high against Garden City with 36 points.
While Niem scored with ease, he also did other things, averaging 1.6 steals a game and 5.3 rebounds per game (Second on team). Stevenson helped the Saints basketball team achieve a first with the award, as this is the first time ever that the Saints have had NJCAA All-Americans in four consecutive seasons. Stevenson is also the first freshmen since Carlo Walton to receive the award. Stevenson commented on his mindset was throughout this year. “I just wanted to be the best player I could be, improve my game everyday, and ultimately win.”
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Niem Stevenson- 2014 Kaheem Ransom-2013 Deverell Biggs- 2012 Jeremy Jones- 2011 Darko Cohadarevic- 2008
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Lady Saints enter Region VI tourney with winning streak Maria Lara Sports Editor
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Pokey Ewell, 5-1 right handed hitter, is about to sprint to base after hitting from home base on April 24 against Colby Lady Trojans. Ewell put Seward in the lead 5-3 in the second inning.
Volleyball coach is set for Lady Saints Thais Baziquetto-Allen is the new assistant volleyball coach for the Lady Saints. She is from Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her being from Brazil is very convenient since there are three women from Brazil on the Lady Saints Volleyball team. While she was in Brazil, Baziquetto-Allen played at the highest level that she could. She then came to America to further not only her studies but also to extend on her possibilities to remain in volleyball. She attended Western New Mexico University where she played volleyball. During her senior year there, she was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic team. As time went on, Baziquetto-Allen was the former volleyball coach at Liberal High School. She coached at LHS for four years, with winning seasons. There she helped build strong girls with a strong sense
of unity as the Redskins defended their home court with many wins. She has coached teams for the Volleyball Club and helped with Kids Inc. Volleyball as well. She is a very big asset when it comes to being on the court, and influences others to do the same. Seward will not be the first college where she has coached. Before LHS, Baziquetto-Allen was the assistant coach and also the strength and conditioning instructor at Lamar Community College. While she was at Lamar, she helped lead her team to 26 wins for the season. Baziquetto-Allen has already begun to work with the Lady Saints team, preparing them for a successful season this fall. She leads a busy life as she works at the local high school during the day and runs practices with the Lady Saints at night. —Kelci Bedingfield
The Lady Saints softball team has really hit it off this season, winning nine out of 11 games since April 12. Seward will enter the Region VI Tournament with a sevengame winning streak on Saturday in Garden City. Prior to the Region VI Tournament, McCook Community College was the first to fall down to the Saints as they opened up the tournament on April 12. In the second inning the Saints were in the lead as Andrea Sitter ripped a hit up the middle to send Danielle Orr home from second to make it 2-1. Later in the fifth inning, Seward’s batting added to their lead. Tiffanie Bolanos and Orr made their lead 9-2. Lady Saints won 9-2 and moved on to be 13-3 for the season. Next on the Saints list was Western Nebraska Community College, but they had little luck. The Lady Cougars crept up on the Lady Saints and took them down 2-0. But Seward had no time to pout as they came back
for revenge against the Lady Trojans from Trinidad State. Seward outhit Trinidad 17-4. That following Wednesday, April 16, the Lady Saints faced a split 8-5, 4-3 against Garden City in their 2014 Jayhawk West home finale. Seward is now 39-11 overall and 8-4 in Jayhawk West play. The Lady Saints hosted their last home game on Friday April 18 against the Pratt Lady Beavers in a doubleheader at the softball field. Seward got the show on the road and began scoring immediately in game one. The intensity proceeded into the second inning as the Lady Saints got three straight hits putting them up 3-0. That power continued throughout the rest of the game and they were 7-0 at the end of the sixth inning. The Lady Saints sweep over the Beavers put them on top, winning 8-0 and 7-0 on their Sophomore Night and leaving Seward with a lead of 41-11 overall. After that home victory, the
Lady Saints enjoyed a well deserved weekend off before they wrapped up the Jayhawk West Conference schedule. The momentum did not stop after the short break. Batting against Colby, the Lady Saints did not waste a speck of energy and started scoring early on in the game. Against Colby Community College, Seward had 13 hits and it was seven out of the nine starters that had one hit, minimum. Seward finished Colby with another consecutive win of 7-3 for the first game and a 13-4 for the last. On April 25, the Lady Saints play their last game before the big tournament. Seward came in stronger than before and swept the Barton Cougars, walking away with an 18-2 run rule win in the fifth inning. This game showed 30 hits, where Seward had 17. For the season, the Lady Saints are at 45-11 overall and they finish up the Jayhawk West Conference with a solid 12-4.
Saints struggle in conference Maria Lara Sports Editor The Seward County Saints go into postseason play this weekend in a do or die situation. They will play a best two out of three series with Neosho on Saturday and Sunday. With two wins, they will advance as one of the top eight teams to the Region VI Championships in Wichita next week, or with two losses, their season will be over. It has been a difficult run for the Saints, who finished Jayhawk West Conference play in fifth place with a 16-16 record, the most conference losses in school history. Overall, their team record is 29-26. The Saints are now playing to extend their season, but it will mean winning two of three against a tough Neosho County team playing with home field advantage in Chanute. The Saints had a rough go of things as their 2014 regular season came to a close. The Saints took on Colby in a four game series on the road on April 11 and 12 and lost the first three games of the series, 1-0, 6-2, and 13-4 before winning the last game 8-5. The day one sweep for the Trojans over the Saints was the first in school history and the Trojans series win over Seward was also a first. With the series loss, the Saints fell to 24-19 overall and
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14-12 in Jayhawk West play. Shortly after, the Saints faced Clarendon in a non-conference game April 16, losing 9-2. Their next conference series came against Cloud County and started well for the Saints as pitchers JB Olson and Austin King didn’t allow an earned run in two games while striking out 17 T-Bird hitters. Seward won both games, 6-1 and 12-0 to move them from sixth place to fourth in the standings. The next day didn’t go as well though as the Saints lost both games to Cloud County to fall back down to fifth place. Later that week, the Saints took on Frank Phillips in a nonconference game and beat the Plainsmen 9-8. To close the conference season they traveled to El Dorado to take on Butler in a series that would determine who was at home for the playoffs. The Saints lost game one to the Grizzlies 7-1, but the second game was better as they won 17-7. Needing two wins on the second day of the series to clinch home field advantage, the Saints fell flat, losing 6-5 and 17-7 to the Grizzlies to put them on the road in the first round. —Sports Information Director Roy Allen contributed to the writing of this article.
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Battle for NJCAA Nationals Maria Lara Sports editor The Lady Saints tennis team had the highest finish since 2008 on Saturday, April 27 in Wichita for the Region VI Tournament. With those 16 points, the women’s tennis team is headed to the NJCAA National Tournament that starts this Saturday. Lady Saints player Jackie Arnold went to Wichita ready to send her opponent home as she took on Barton’s Kelly Brauer in the No. 4 singles. There, Arnold finished Brauer off and took third Courtesy photo/ Jackie Arnold place. Kathryn Roohan, sophomore and captain for the Lady Saints women’s In No. 1 doubles, Paula Lopez tennis team serves at a match on Saturday, April 27 in Wichita. and Paula Coyos team up to face Cowley in the final round of the championship match. The two Paulas dominated, winning 6-3, 6-2 and taking the win for that match. As the day was coming to an end, Kathryn Roohan and Arnold took the court against the Barton Cougars but fell 2-0 for that match. Finishing the Region VI Tournament that Saturday, Naomie Bukassa and Grace Golden took on Barton for the third place of that bracket. The two Lady Saints took charge of the court as they take an easy win over the Courtesy photo/ Jackie Arnold Cougars, 6-2, 6-1, taking home Jackie Arnold, Paula Lopez, Grace Golden, Ronzai Saurombe, Paula third place for the day. The Lady Saints have had a Coyos and Rosalba Morales take a photo on Saturday April 27.
week to prepare for this Saturday’s big day in Tyler, Texas. “We have been working on conditioning, and using top spin in our hits. We also have worked on strategy and good, consistent serves as well,” Arnold said. This is Arnold’s first time to have the opportunity of attending the NJCAA National Tournament. “It’s the first time that I’m tak-
“KathrynandIaresoclose that I don’t want graduation to come; I’ll lose my best friend, my doubles partner and my captain.” - Jackie Arnold ing the women, so I’m excited for that. It’s been two years in the works,” said Head Tennis Coach Jerry Thor. “This week we are just trying to get our energy level up and give it our best shot at Nationals,” he said. This team has really taken a turn and has gotten fairly close to one another, and it’s been beneficial to the team’s success. Kathryn Roohan, being the only sophomore and captain of the team, the women have really taken affection towards her. “Kathryn has waited a long
Saints tennis fails to advance to NJCAA for first time since ’09
Maria Lara Sports Editor
Out of four Saints on the men’s tennis team, only three were able to make the trip to Wichita to compete for a spot in the running for the NJCAA National Tournament. Despite the efforts, the Saints were out. The Region VI Tournament got off to a rough start as the Saints battled through each match, in hopes of being one of the top three that continued on to the NJCAA National Tournament. In No. 2 singles, 20th ranked Alejandro Gonzalez fell to Cowley’s 18th ranked Erik Eldagsen, 6-4, 5-7, and 6-4. This had Seward’s Gonzalez bumped down to third place for Saturday. As Seward progressed, Trevor Kipping played for a title in No. 3 singles, winning against Taylor Smith after the first round of 2-6, 7-6, 6-2.
What hurt the Saints most was the forfeit they took in No. 4 singles where Collin Glassman suffered an injury and could not proceed. Short-handed on Saturday, April 26, the Saints gave it their best shot for the last day of the Region VI Tournament in Wichita. Ronzai Saurombe fell to former Seward recruit, Harry Busby of Cowley at 6-2, 6-2, eliminating Saurombe’s chance for an individual trip to nationals. In No. 3 singles, Trevor Kipping finished a prime rookie season as he conquered over Cowley’s 26th ranked Josh Coleman. Having to forfeit again the second day in No. 2 doubles, the Saints finish in fourth place for the Region VI Tournament and with 9.5 points overall, with no trip to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time since 2009.
time for this; she won our region last year to help us go. This is good for her and I’m proud of her work,” said Coach Thor. “We have a really small team, so there’s no way we could be a team on the court and hate each other off the court,” Arnold said. Going to Nationals is something that Arnold is looking forward to. From competing against some of the best junior colleges
in the entire nation, to spending nine days with the team, just the women and Coach Jerry. “Probably the biggest thing I am looking forward to is playing with my doubles partner, Kathryn Roohan, who is our captain/sophomore. I’m so glad we qualified for her last season with us as a SC Saint,” said Arnold. There will be 30 schools at Tyler that Saturday, and the drawing will take place. There, Coach Thor is hoping that the top players will get seeds so that the team can get a good start to the matches.
“We’ll see if we can win some first round matches, and if not compete in the back draw. But it’s not the end of the world, those points are just as key,” said Coach Thor. The women will not know what kind of matches that they will face, but Coach Thor has the confidence that they are going to work hard and give it their best shot. Some of the Lady Saints have prepared their whole lives for this, a chance to play against the top of the top. “Even though we are a young team, we have women who have a ton of experience. Some of my players have played more matches than others will in their whole career,” said Coach Thor. The Lady Saints are up for the challenge that will happen in Tyler, Texas and “to compete against some of the best junior colleges in the entire nation,” Arnold said. The Lady Saints will not step down. This years women’s tennis is strong and they seek to become stronger yet. “I’m proud of them. When you work hard, it definitely pays off and the women are experienced now. The men’s team had a great season too, and it’s all been under Jerry’s coaching,” said assistant coach Molly Lentini.
Lentini takes on SCCC tennis coaching duties Kelci Bedingfield Crusader staff
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Ronzai Saurombe and Alejandro Gonzalez go into the Region VI Tournament as the No. 4 seed out of 5 in the No. 1 doubles draw.
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Molly Lentini is the new assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Seward County Community College. She grew up in Florida where she played tennis at The Kings Academy. While at The Kings Academy, Lentini was awarded MVP of her team, ranked in top 40 in Florida and top 300 nationally. After high school, she attended Florida State College in Jacksonville. At Florida State College she started her first two years. Her sophomore year there, she was nominated captain and won third in doubles at the NJCAA National Tournament. After two years at Florida State College, Lentini signed with University of Mount Molly Lentini Olive and she helped her team break the school record for the amount of wins in a season. Not only is Lentini the assistant tennis coach, but she is also the assistant housing manager at the Student Living Center at Seward County Community College. Lentini joins head tennis coach Jerry Thor at SCCC, and she is already on the job, working to prepare the Lady Saints women’s tennis team for an upcoming trip to the NJCAA national tournament in Tyler, Texas.
Trevor Kipping sweeps a clean win over Johnson County on April 25.
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Writers read winning poetry at college ‘coffee house’ Contributed to Crusader Contest winners read their poems to a packed house the evening of April 23 at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School’s fifth annual Poetry Coffee House. Around 80 people turned out for the event, which also featured SCCC/ATS students and faculty reading poetry. Event organizers Bill McGlothing and Janice Northerns, SCCC/ATS English instructors, pronounced the evening a success. “It was one of the best nights yet, in terms of quality and variety of poems, crowd size, and most important, warmth and attentiveness of the audience,” McGlothing said. “They listened carefully and appreciated what they heard. The poets were warmly rewarded.” Winners were announced in two categories of the poetry contest. Taking first place in the Scholarship Category for area high school juniors and seniors was Olivia Robinson of Liberal for her poem “Grace.” Second place went to Colton Lentz, Balko, Oklahoma, for “A Sheepman Gives In,” and winning third was Elizabeth Carmona, Sublette, for “A Thought That Makes Me Sad.” Robinson and Lentz were each awarded a $100 scholarship by the SCCC/ATS Foundation. Honorable Mention awards in the scholarship category went to Elle Blankenship, Nate Cearley,
and Leah Miller, all of Sublette. Winning the Open Category (ages 14-adult) was Julee Davis of Liberal with her poem “Ambivalence.” Second place went to Nathan Dowell, Liberal, for “The Force Behind,” and third place to William Seifert, Liberal, for “The Resultant Collateral Damage of Change.” An award for Best SCCC/ATS
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SCCC/ATS student Juan Carlos Contreras provides musical performances for the evening. Student Poem went to Christie Proctor of Liberal for “Tonight.” Honorable Mention winners in the Open Category were Regan Matteson, Sublette; Ashley Oropeza and Noemi Rodriguez, both of Liberal; and Lindsey Woodbury, Beaver, Okla. In addition to the two scholarships, poetry contest prizes included signed copies of contest
judge William Wenthe’s latest book, cash awards, Magnetic Poetry sets, food coupons donated by Pizza Hut, gift cards donated by Spencer Browne’s Coffee House and the Saints Bookstore, and SCCC/ATS merchandise. The contest drew a record 110 entries this year with submissions from Liberal, Dodge City, Ulysses, and Sublette, as well as Guymon, Balko, and Beaver, Okla. Contest judge William Wenthe, a poet and professor at Texas Tech University, addressed the large number of submissions in his written comments. “Superficially, a contest is about First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and so on. But poetry sees beyond the superficial, and what this contest is really about is abundance” Wenthe said. “By abundance I mean many things: first the abundance of poems in this contest, and also the abundance of human spirit, of imagination, and of experience. This contest is a way of highlighting this abundance, of gathering it together; it is every poem entered that makes this contest valuable.” In addition to contest winners, the Poetry Coffee House also showcased SCCC/ATS students reading poetry, along with SCCC/ATS English instructors Bill McGlothing and Janice Northerns. Even the college president, Dr. Duane Dunn, got into the act, reading an original poem composed for him by McGlothing and Northerns.
Readers from SCCC/ATS included Julee Davis, Ed Kentner, Azucena Juarez, Christie Proctor, Aletha Moon, Kyleigh Becker, Lynn Donovan, and Virginia Grant. Donovan and Grant were also presented awards they won from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for writing that appeared in last year’s Telolith. Grant received a third place award for closed (traditional) form poetry, and Donovan was awarded a certificate of merit for a nonfiction piece. Musical entertainment for the evening was provided by SCCC/ATS student Juan Carlos Contreras. This was the fifth year for the Poetry Coffee House, and organizers plan to continue it. “April is National Poetry Month, and hosting a Coffee House is a great way to allow folks to enjoy listening to some of our local poets,” Northerns said. Poems by several of the SCCC/ATS students who read at Wednesday’s Coffee House will appear in the upcoming edition of Telolith, Seward’s award-winning creative writing/art journal. The new issue will be out in early May, and a reception is planned for 12:30 p.m. May 13 in the lobby of the Shank Humanities Building at SCCC/ATS to celebrate its release and honor the contributors. The public in invited.
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Christie Proctor reads “Tonight,” her poetry entry which won Best SCCC/ATS Student Poem in the 2014 contest.
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stepanovic
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Around 80 people attended the fifth annual Poetry Coffee House at Seward April 23. The poetry contest awarded prizes for the best of poems from high school, college and the community. It was sponsored by the English department at SCCC/ATS as part of National Poetry Month. Creative writing students and Telolith contributors from the college also performed.
SCCC/ATS President Duane Dunn reads a poem at the Poetry Night.
‘A Song Sung Once,’ final concert of season Maggie Mahan Crusader staff Ten band and choir students took the stage for their final performance before graduation at the Spring Concert May 2. The Saints concert band and choir both performed and are directed by Darin Workman and Dr. Magda Silva, respectively. Though all performances are important, the Saints concert band has been preparing for the Spring Concert since January. Darin Workman, the Saints concert band director, said he was “really excited for our opening number, ‘Legends and Heroes.’” “Legends and Heroes” is a difficult piece, but it was fun for the band to play. “I don’t like the real normal stuff when it comes to the composition of music,” Workman said Wednesday night before the band performed the song. Workman said that while all his band members are important, it was hard to conduct his sophomores for the last time. The Singing Saints Concert Choir has been working on the Spring Concert for most of the
semester, and have had a fun time rehearsing all their songs, Silva said. When choosing pieces, Silva likes to choose ones that she likes and that push the choir. “‘Jabberwocky’ is a fun piece based on the poem of Lewis Carroll (“Alice in Wonderland”). The difficulty is to make nonsensical words make sense,” Silva said. Her personal favorites of the night were “For the Beauty of the Earth” and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” both composed by John Rutter. Magda carries a playful attitude on stage during her choir concerts. Thursday night, she joked about her students and “A Choral Flourish,” one of the pieces performed. “They don’t like when I make them use both sides of their brains. It makes their brains explode, but it’s OK, I have plenty of duct tape.” “They tell me, ‘Why do you make it so hard?’ and I said, ‘If you want easy, join band.’” Darin Workman might disagree. “Even though we’re small, the talent level is really, really high.”
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Saints band director Darin Workman conducts the Saint concert band Thursday. Sophomores Jasmine Howell, bassoon; Kevin Harmon, French horn; Elida Escarcega, trumpet; Jonathan Zamora, trombone; and Jessica Williams, percussion perform for their last time with the band.
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Jentry Strothman, Briana Villa, Makenzie Crane, Olivia Grider, Eliza Pacheco and Brianna Saldana walked the runway modeling their dresses made out of recycled materials. They represented the SCCC/ATS cosmetology program. Makenzie Crane and Olivia Grider show off their finished costumes.
Cosmetology cleans up on the runway, winning first-place overall Diana Chavira New Media Director The Seward cosmetology program took about 25 of its students to a modeling competition in Garden City and they came home with a trophy in hand. The competition required each team to make a dress with recyclable materials, and do the model’s hair and makeup along with nails. Kenya Darbyshire, whose team won first place overall, shared that the modeling competition was not rehearsed before-hand and every team had an hour and a half to get their models ready. For the competition, the teams had about two months of preparation and they would work on their dress and ideas every Monday for those two months. It took Darbyshire’s group a while to decide what they wanted to do with their dress and what they ended up with was a “vintage punk type
of style.” Each dress could be made out of newspaper, trash bags, toilet paper, bubble wrap, packing paper, duck tape or Saran Wrap. Eliza Pacheco was the model for her team, and she shared that it was difficult getting into the dress due to the material. “It was hard getting that dress on me,” Pacheco said, “we tried squeezing me into it, tried to pull it underneath, from up top, it did not work.” Pacheco, whose team was Taylor Deleon, Deanna Vasquez and Kiesha Sanchez, won third place for hair, and first place for nails. Liberal won first in hair and make-up overall. Briana Villa and her team received second place for overall behind Saldana’s team. And lastly, Jentry Strothman and her team won second place in nails. Makenzie Crane, along with other women in the cosmetology program said that they would love to compete again.
Olivia Grider models the dress her teammates Adrianna Aguilar,, Nikki Robison and Karina Barco helped put together. Kenya Darbyshire, Yeimi Quezada and Maribel Garcia helped team member Brianna Saldana get ready for the runway in Garden City competition.
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Members of the Seward County Community College art club, Kylix, traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the weekend, touring art galleries such as the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and SITE Santa Fe, along with Old Town and the galleries along Canyon Road. Seven students – Katelynn Watkins, the art club president, Melynn Downs, Kyleigh Becker, Brianna Bucher, Dalibor Cohadarevic, Jacob Dominguez and Jakub Stepanovic – along with art instructor Susan Copas and Susan Koons, went on the trip. Kylix raised more than $1,200 in the fall and spring to pay for the trip, doing various fundraisers such as the craft show, face painting and also the fall and spring Children’s Art Days. In the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, students saw O’Keeffe’s original works along with the work of other artists, such as photographer Ansel Adams. The current exhibit at SITE Santa Fe is “Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art”,
which the students toured. At the door, students were greeted with traditional Serbian slatko — a sweet, jam-like fruit preserve— so they “only had good things to say” about SITE Santa Fe once they left. Serbian art student Dalibor Cohadarevic was enthusiastic about the greeting. “I was really surprised because it’s kind of rare in Serbia … they only do it in rural areas, like in the villages,” Cohadarevic said. The students also toured Warehouse 21, a building covered in colorful graffiti next to SITE Santa Fe. Warehouse 21 is Santa Fe’s teen art center. “(Warehouse 21) was the best part of the trip,” Downs said. “I really loved it.” Students toured the Santa Fe Plaza, and its Loretto Chapel, and had the opportunity to explore Canyon Road, the home to many of Santa Fe’s galleries. On the way back to Liberal, the art club stopped at the volcano in Capulin, New Mexico. They also encountered Sunday’s dust storm along US-54 southwest of Liberal, but the road had opened by the time the art club went through Hooker, Oklahoma.
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To start the construction of Jerry Odle’s smoker, a tech school student sandblasts an Anadarko tank.
Jerry Odle, food service director, stands next to the finished smoker outside the cafeteria during its first fire in order to cure the tank.
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Uriel Orona welds the frame for Jerry Odle’s vision of a smoker that will last many years.
People have dreams that they wish to fulfill, and they work hard to achieve those dreams. Jerry Odle, the food service director at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School, had the dream of building a smoker that will last many years. With the help of the students and the instructors at the Area Technical School, Odle’s dream has come to reality. Steve Merz is the drafting and design technology instructor at SCCC/ATS. Merz was given a rough draft image of the smoker. After adding hours of research, Merz created a 3-D image of the smoker. Merz combined his thoughts and imagination to get the job done. Roy Hamey is the welding technology instructor at SCCC/ATS. Hamey and his students took the printed images of the smoker and started building from the ground up. Hamey and his students were given an Anadarko tank, the designs, and Odle’s dream to build off of
and that is exactly what they did. Hamey said, “Imagine building somebody’s baby.” He said that was what it felt like. The drafting students spent about three and a half months blueprinting the smoker. “I love that he got the smoker just the way he wanted it,” Hamey said. Tanner McFarland was one of the students who helped. “It was a fun project to work on,” he said. “The ability to have the whole tech school come together for a project makes you proud to be a student here. How much we learned in the process of building the smoker was our main reward. It looks really good and I’m proud of everyone who helped out.” Bree Downs is the auto body collision repair instructor at SCCC/ATS. Her task during the developement of Odle’s dream was painting the smoker. Downs painted Odle’s smoker with a high temperature paint. She had to paint the smoker masterpiece and have the project finished before its appearance at the car show on May 3.
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Amateur astronomer Kevin Brown and SCCC/ATS physics instructor Darrin Hook endure below freezing temperatures to put together an elaborate set up for up-close viewing of the spectacular blood moon eclipse.
Campus crowds absent from total eclipse viewing Dawn Shouse Editor In the middle of the dimly lit campus, a crisp chill permeated the air from the recent snowfall. Two men worked feverishly to set up equipment in time for a unique event in the sky in the early hours of April 15. A sleek and slender telescope, a Takahashi FS102 Apochromatic refractor, was placed on a tripod in the center of the amphitheater. A high-tech camera, a Canon T3i, was snapped into place with a Losmandy G11 mount and Backyard EOS astrophotography software was booted up on the small laptop. On normal days, Kevin Brown is an engineer for M&D Vector Controls in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but on this night, Brown is best described as an amateur astronomer. He was assisted by Darrin Hook,
newly hired physics instructor at Seward County Community College / Area Technical School. They were setting up the equipment in hopes of gathering a crowd to view the celestial event. Brown slips into a language driven by his astronomy hobby. “I set up an Astro-Tech AT65EDQ quadruplet APO and piggybacked it on the ‘Tak’ so the attendees could enjoy a visual look through the eyepiece while I was busy with the other scope,” Brown said. “I'm being generous when I say the turnout was light, but I can't blame anyone, at 2:30 a.m. on a weeknight is asking a lot. One has to really want to see an eclipse up-close and personal to join in, I suppose, and it was also rather cold.” Brown, who was in Liberal as a guest speaker at the Gas Compressor Institute, generously set up his equipment in spite of the fact that he had a full day of seminars scheduled in a matter of hours. They braved the elements for seven
hours as the eclipse ran its course. “Darrin was a real trooper; we had a great time, at least I did, but I think we were beginning to get a bit loopy towards the end,” Brown said. Hook will teach an introduction to astronomy course this summer at SCCC/ATS. “Astronomy is a great topic, but it is not one of my favorites. I enjoy electricity and magnetism aspects of physics the most,” Hook said. Hook was hired by the college in early January and says that he likes the warmer climate of Kansas better than the cold of his hometown, Bowling Green, Ohio. “What people call cold here I call a warm spring day,” Hook said, laughing. Hook graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2003 with a master’s degree in physics, and has been teaching ever since, but landing the job here at SCCC was a big relief. “I have been working full time hours for last three
years, but I had to do it at three different schools. So I was driving a lot every week. I would put about 400 miles a week on my car. With this job, I went from putting 400 miles a week to maybe four miles a week on my car.” Hook is looking forSCCC/ATS physics instructor Darrin Hook takes a look through the college’s telescope. Hook will be teaching an introduction to astronomy course this summer.
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ward to the next semester when the remodel of the lab in A193 will be completed. “We are replacing the glass wall with a solid wall so we can make the room dark for laser light experiments,” Hook said. As for the light of the blood moon in the night sky, Hook adds, “My big thing is that somebody who hasn’t seen one will think the moon is going to be darker than actual blood, but that is not the case. That is never the case. That only happens in Hollywood movies.” Brown explains that when there has been recent volcanic activity, eclipses tend to exhibit a deeper red because the color is refracted from the edges of Earth’s atmosphere, and an abundance of stratospheric particulate generally darkens/reddens the eclipse. This orange eclipse didn’t surprise him. It wasn’t quite the “blood moon” that they may have hoped for, but according to Brown, it rarely is. Brown adds that an eclipse color can vary from orange to red, even to brownish-red to reddish-gray tones. “Those of us who shoot them know what to expect pretty early in the game,” Brown said. Brown is a little less than impressed with the look of this eclipse. “I’m calling this a mediocre eclipse, if there is such a thing,” Brown said. “We’re blessed that we get to see them, and doubly blessed when nature cooperates the way she did for us in Liberal that night. Just an occasional breath of wind...imagine that, in Liberal! The next day, it was howling as usual.”
“My big thing is that somebody who hasn’t seen one will think the moon is going to be darker than actual blood, but that is not the case.”
Total eclipse at 2:38 a.m.
Halfway through the waxing phase at 2:17 a.m.
— Darrin Hook, SCCC/ATS physics instructor
Blood Moon Events visible in North America Oct. 8, 2014 - Total lunar eclipse April 4, 2015 - Near total eclipse Sept. 28, 2015 - Total lunar eclipse
At the quarter stage, the moon starts to turn a reddish orange at 1:59 a.m.
Courtesy photos / Kevin Brown