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Instructor has work published Morgan Al l aman Editor in Chief
Seward medical lab technician program coordinator and instructor Dr. Suzanne Campbell’s dissertation was published in the Clinical Laboratory Science Journal this summer, with part two set to publish and part three due for submission this month. Campbell’s dissertation focused on woman who start out as clinical laboratory scientists who are now higher education administration in a university setting. Director of marketing JR Doney believes that the publication of Campbell’s dissertation is one of the best ways to get SCCC/ ATS’s name out there. “The publication of Suzanne Campbell’s dissertation is a testament to the outstanding level of instruction provided to students by instructors at SCCC/ATS and Allied Health,” Doney said. “There is no greater way to market this college than through the accomplishments of our students and our teachers.” Campbell considers this topic to be a unique circumstance. “These women that I interviewed are deans of Allied Health in a university setting,” Campbell said. “The majority of people who hold those positions have a background in nursing, because the nursing programs would be a large academic component of that. So it’s a unique situation that there are a handful of woman who are actually from the clinical laboratory background and have worked their way up to a dean’s position.” Campbell used her research for her dissertation to help her decided what she wanted to accomplish after earning her Ph.D. “When I decided to go back to school to earn my Ph.D, I did that with two goals in mind; one of which was to either move to administration at the community college level, or to transition from a two-year institution to a four-year university,” Campbell said. “And so I felt like talking to women who have already, quote, ‘been there done that’ as far as the transition from becoming a clinical laboratory scientist to a higher education administrator, might give me some insights on what I need to be doing to make that happen.” In order to get her dissertation published, Campbell had to follow author guidelines from the journal. First, she submitted the manuscript for review. At that point, it underwent a peer review where she had to make minor revisions. Last, her dissertation was resubmitted to the publisher and then published.
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Magician impresses Seward students Dei si Barboza Crusader staff
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Eduardo Muñoz pushes a drill on Daniel Martin’s temple. He chose from three fully charged power drills and the one he chose became uncharged for the trick.
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Magician Daniel Martin performs a trick using a rootbeer bottle that he pushed through student Todd Glime’s stomach. It was after he asked the student to name a drink which was Mountain Dew.
Magician Daniel Martin may have started off the show by stating that he doesn’t sing or dance and that he does one thing only, magic, but he did more than that. He had most of the audience on the edge of their seats with his tricks and had them laughing as well. At times, his tricks weren’t to amaze the audience but to make them laugh. For one trick, he wanted the audience to see a trick from his point of view. He picked a Seward freshman, Victor Rodriguez, from the audience and brought him up to the stage. As Rodriguez sat down, Martin decided Rodriguez needed to look the part of a magician as Martin placed an oversized wizard hat on Rodriguez. Next, Martin had Rodriguez hold a roll of toilet paper as Martin crumpled up a ball of it and placed it in his fist and asked which hand it was in. Martin then quickly threw the ball over Rodriguez’s head, and he guessed wrong. The more times Martin repeated this trick, the ball of toilet paper got bigger and bigger until Rodriguez realized what was going on. However, this wasn’t the only trick up Martin’s sleeve as he removed the hat off of Rodriguez’s head the audience went wild with laughter as under the hat was a toilet plunger. Martin asked Rodriguez if he had a Facebook, and he replied, “Yeah, why?” Martin answered back, “I hope you like your new display picture.” “I felt flabbergasted,” Rodriguez said, after the show. “He was funny, down to earth and he would make jokes with us.” For another act, Martin had three power drills on stage and two batteries were charged and the other was drained. He placed the batteries in a bag and shuffled them around. He asked three people from the audience to put a battery on whichever drill they wanted to. He tested one drill on a box and it worked. He then picked a volunteer, Eduardo Munoz, to place a drill on Martin’s temple as he had the other one on a box. Martin asked Munoz to press the trigger at the same time he did and “magically” Munoz’s drill was dead. “I was excited and at the same time a little nervous,” Munoz said. “He’s a pretty good magician; everything was good and everybody enjoyed the show.” With a stunt that involved catching a paint ball in his mouth, escaping a straight jacket while listening to a crazy ex-girlfriend’s voicemail, and ending the show with a video of his “crib,” the show was definitely college orientated. “I try to do different things because no one wants a cookie cutter show,” Martin said. Throughout the show, Martin kept track of the items guessed by students. He asked one student to name a drink, Mountain Dew. He asked another student to pick a card, he picked the seven of hearts. He had another student choose a model of a car from the Blue Book, Land Rover. He had a couple of students add up the numbers in their license plates, the total 5342972. He had a DVD with his appearance of MTV Cribs on it and every item he had kept track of from the Showcase Theater stage showed up on the pre-recorded video. At the end of the show Martin shared with the audience his bucket list, which included to be on TV, which he accomplished; to be on MTV Cribs, which he said he recently shot; and to receive a standing ovation. At the end, Martin got his last wish granted when the crowd stood up and clapped. “I get to go all around the world and you guys, in a little small town in Kansas, were a lot of fun,” Martin said.
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Scarlett Buchman poses for a picture at the 2009 Crusader photo booth.
Trick-or-Treat Street invites participants Anti goné Lowery Crusader Staff
With Halloween less than a week away, the clubs and students at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School are preparing for this year’s Trick-or-Treat Street, which will be from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Trick-or-Treat Street was designed to get the community involved with the college and give kids a safe place to trick-or-treat. “Every year people show up and have fun. I don’t think it’s going to be a disappointment,” Student Government president Edgar Rosales said. Trick-or-Treat Street is held in various places at the college, which include the Student Union, hallways, classrooms, the outside haunted hayride and the dorms giving all who come a variety of places to have fun and receive candy. Because there are many people from the community who come to enjoy Trick-or-Treat Street, the clubs are required to fill out a club participation form stating the club’s name, the desired location of the club’s booth and the activity the club will be doing for the children. The forms were turned in to Wade Lyon, the director of student activities. “I think it is a good activity for the community to come and enjoy,” Lyon said. “It allows people who don’t get a chance to come down to the college to see it.” Not only are the clubs able to participate in the event, but so are the students in the dorms. The dorms are decorated and students are able to participate by giving away candy outside of their dorm rooms, directing traffic outside of the dorms, and can also help on the haunted hayride. KoKo Davis, director of the Student Living Center, is a big contributor to Trick-or-Treat Street, spreading the details of the event in the dorms and helping to provide those who would like to participate with candy and buckets. “I like the idea of giving the kids a fun and safe environment to trick-or-treat. I like that my dormies step up to make it happen,” Davis said. Clubs participating in Trickor-Treat Street will welcome the community’s children to campus for candy and Halloween fun.
Breast cancer affects Seward student’s life Cancer seemed foreign, almost unreal, to him, until his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. One young man describes living through a disease that took his mother’s life.
Al fredo Anaya Crusader staff
Hearing the word cancer as a young boy never really seemed to phase me. I didn’t know what cancer really was, or how people even got it. I was sure it was a disease and it was bad but never really thought I would have to deal with it. My journey with having a family member with cancer started when I was 9. My mom had gone to the doctor for a checkup because she wasn’t feeling normal; they did a complete check up and found a malignant cancer growth in her breast. I wasn’t sure how to feel. I was scared that my mom had to have surgery for something they told her the day before, and yet I was hopeful that this surgery would make everything better again. My mother’s cancer wasn’t just a small thing. As later discovered, it was moving very fast and she had to have her entire breast removed. This along with chemotherapy treatments really started to scare me. Some days my mom
wouldn’t even eat or talk. She would sleep for The first part of this journey was done. My days because the chemotherapy was so strong. mom was OK, and things returned to normal These days would for a few more years. I scare me like no was a fifth grader, my other. older sister was in Would my mom sophomore in high ever be OK? Would school, and my little she die from this brother was in kindertherapy that’s supgarten. My mom conposed to cure the tinued to go to constant disease? checkups to track any My mom howevchanges or to see if er was a fighter. they discovered any She beat cancer and new cancer cells, but even though her she was fine. self- image was a Aside from the Courtesy photo little changed from checkups, they discovall of this, she re- Ashley, Anahy and Anthony Anaya enjoy a ered a whole new surmained as strong as moment spent together. Family support is one of prise. My mom was ever. She had trou- the things that held the family together through pregnant. This made ble feeling femi- tough times. me happy because a nine and pretty with no hair, but she wore wigs little brother or sister would be amazing, but to help her out with that. My mom in my eyes yet there were so many risks with my mom was as pretty as ever, with or without hair. having this baby. We all wondered if it was
even a good choice to have the baby, because we didn’t know what effects the chemotherapy could have on an infant. The doctors said it was fine after all and the baby would be normal. She had the baby, a beautiful little baby girl named Ashley who looked just like her. My mom loved her new baby girl. It was like a gift from God after all the things she had been put through. And still things continued to be fine, and at the checkups they told her things were fine. Life was beginning to look up. Things continued to be good for another two years. One day, however we received a call. My grandfather had been in a serious car crash, and he was on the verge of dying. My dad had to fly back to Mexico to help out his family through this situation. My mom was strong and kept us all together for this whole month. My grandfather passed away, and my dad was feeling down along with the rest of us. But death was something that I felt I could never really deal with, so I just cried a bit and forgot.
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Saints Bookstore conducts survey
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Saints Bookstore is taking part in a survey during the month of October. This survey is being taken at 20 colleges nation wide including Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School. Students on campus may take the survey at studentwatch.org or they can stop by the bookstore and take it on the laptop at the counter. If a student chose to take it at the bookstore, they can get free hot chocolate or a cappuccino.
According to Saints Bookstore director Jerri Lynn Lyddon, the feedback will help the bookstore better service students. Benefits for students taking the survey are prizes and having their voices being heard. The National Association of College Stores will be giving out $500 to one student nation wide and $100 to one student here at the college. Bookstore will also be donating iPod speakers, a DVD player and $100 gift certificate. Lyddon also stated that there is no cost just five minutes of the student’s time. Students have until Oct. 30 to do the survey.
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Lilia Pando wraps a patient’s arm with a sphygmomanometer to take the patient’s blood pressure at the recent Health Fair. The Health Fair offered services to the community such as flu shots, breast exams, urinary analysis, blood pressure, blood tests, bone density, visual acuity and field of vision, and hearing screening.
Allied Health students assist with community Health Fair Seward students joined the effort to provide services at the health fair on Oct. 17 at the Seward County Activity Center. The medical students did a range of tasks from taking blood pressures to talking to members of the community about important health issues. The health fair was busy. Between 500 to 600 members of the community attended to receive services and tests including flu shots (for season flu only), breast exams and urinary analysis testing. The health fair provided these services for a fee of only $35 which would normally be up to $700 up to $900. Seward students helped at the health fair for a variety of reasons. “I helped with this event because it was a requirement for part of the class, it helps with taking blood pressure, and it also helps with dealing with people,” medical assistant student Lilia Pando said. While some students dealt with hands-on work, other students talked to members of the community and handed out ‘vials of life’ which resembled giant prescription bottles but are to store medical information. “Vials of life are kind of like a medical tag; they are also handy but they are more detailed,” nursing student Ashley Limbrocker said “ They can easily be stored in a refrigerator or easy to find place in case of an emergency.” The students arrived at the health fair at 8 a.m. that morn-
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Oct. 7 – The SCCC/ATS Security Department responded to the SCCC Humanities Building, 1801 N. Kansas Ave., in reference to a medical emergency. An ambulance was summoned to that location for a minor head injury; however, the victim declined medical treatment. Oct. 15 – The SCCC/ATS Security Department investigated an incident involving the tampering of emergency equipment at the ATS dormitories, 2101 N. Kansas. The suspects in the incident were identified and the information
was forwarded to the Housing Department and SCCC/ATS Administration for disciplinary review. The results of the disciplinary review are still pending. Oct. 15 – The SCCC/ATS Security Department was summoned to the SCCC Academic Building, 1801 N. Kansas Ave., in reference to a report of criminal damage to school property. No suspects were named in the incident and it still remains under investigation. The damages were estimated at approximately $50. n No new reports have been filed since Oct. 19.
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Marilyn Eddleman with her husband Bryan and stepdaughter Savannah. Marilyn is seven years older than her husband. Her stepdaughter is now 10 years old and lives in Hot Springs, Ark.
“My motto is, ‘Every day above ground is a good one.’” — Marilyn Eddleman Courtesy photo
Current Seward student Marilyn Eddleman poses in front of the mountains of Anchorage, Alaska. Eddleman is taking courses at SCCC/ATS and hopes to be accepted to the registered nursing program.
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Marilyn Eddleman with her dad Frank who is a mortician. He is the reason she became a funeral director and embalmer.
Funeral director buries past for nursing Dana Loewen Crusader staff
Marilyn Eddleman with her bull terrier Mustang Sally. She has no children, only her dog and a cat named Mammie.
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From experiencing bank robberies to embalming bodies to bodybuilding, Seward student Marilyn Eddleman lives an eventful life.
From homecoming queen to embalming famous people, current Seward student Marilyn Eddleman has experienced a variety of things in her life. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, but was raised in Hot Springs, Ark., where she considers home. She is the youngest of four siblings. “In high school I was very active,” Eddleman said. Her activities included class president, student council president, homecoming queen and drill team. She was also a girl’s state representative, which was an honor given to only two girls in her class of 500 to represent her school. When she was a sophomore in high school, she trained with a fifth degree black belt. “I competed in Miss Teen Arkansas lightweight bodybuilding and won it in 1986.” She later went into banking and worked at a small bank where she got held at gunpoint — twice. “The first time I got held at gunpoint, I thought it was a joke,” Eddleman said. “He came in and said ‘gimme all your hundreds.’ I thought it was just a customer, playing with me.
The second time, it was a little more serious. He jumped the counter and held the gun in my side. The boss was in the back so there was just three of us. The gun was poked in my ribcage and I remember thinking, ‘Don’t go off when Susie comes around the corner.’ That was scary. I wasn’t laughing that time.” After five or six years, she decided to go to Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, Texas, because her dad had been a mortician. “I’ve grown up in a funeral home,” she said. “Half of my family are morticians; my dad, my brother and myself.” She graduated from mortuary school in November 1998, and remained in Houston, Texas, where she worked for George H. Lewis. “That’s the funeral home where we buried all of the rich and the famous,” said Eddleman. “Howard Hughes, Anna Nicole Smith’s old man, Howard J. Marshall. That was kind of fun.” She stayed in Houston for about 12 years. “I’ve done a lot as far as jobs,” Eddleman said. She used her bodybuilding experience to be a personal trainer for women. She’s also worked as a clerical and a meat-cutter. “I’ve met all kinds of people,” she said. She dated Chris Worley, the drummer from
Jackyl, a ’90s rock band. Presently, Marilyn and her husband, Bryan, live in Hugoton. They moved to Kansas for Bryan’s job as an X-ray/CT technician. She explained how it’s hard to find a job as a mortician in rural areas because they’re usually family businesses, and it only takes a couple people to run a funeral home. Also, there are not too many deaths in small towns. That’s why she decided to go back to school and go into nursing. She plans to apply to the RN program at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School in December and hopes to get in. “The most important thing to me is my family,” said Eddleman. “My family and my dog.” She has two pets, a nine-year-old cat named Mammie and a bull terrier named Mustang Sally. She has no children but has a 10-year-old stepdaughter named Savannah who lives in Hot Springs, Ark. She misses her family, especially her father, now that she has to live away from them. The most important life lesson she has learned is to accept people the way they are and not try to change them.
Campbell: Instructor Breast Cancer: Student’s life changed forever has work published
• continued from page 1 “My dissertation was probably the final product of six months of intense work, but probably two years leading up to that,” Campbell said. “So, the fact that there is a readership that might find that interesting to them so that it might be published is just a good feeling.” Campbell has been impressed with the number of downloads her dissertation has seen in the three and a half years that it has been available. “The last count that I got is that it’s been downloaded 483 times, which I feel good about,” Campbell said. Director of Nursing/Allied Health Division Chair Steve Hecox is proud of the work that Campbell has done. “Research is very important, and we all utilize research and the data from that research. And then Suzanne has actually gone and preformed that and published it,” Hecox said. “It takes a lot of initiative on her part to do the research and then not only that, but to take the time and the effort to go through what’s necessary to have that published. That speaks a lot about Suzanne and her dedication to education.” Students who wish to view Campbell’s dissertation should visit http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsedaddiss/1. Campbell thinks that without the support of SCCC/ ATS the publication of her work would not be possible. “I would just like to express my appreciation to SCCC/ ATS administration for their support while I was completing the doctorate. The college has a sabbatical leave policy, so I actually did take a one semester sabbatical leave so I could do my research,” Campbell said. “The opportunity to do that would not have been possible had it not been for support from the institution and the administration.” Hecox appreciates Campbell’s dedication to her work. “I would just say that Suzanne is and continues to be a very important part of our division,” Hecox said. “She has a lot of knowledge, and she works well with people. It’s just a pleasure to work with Dr. Campbell.”
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• continued from page 1 The month continued and my dad came back, my mom missed him along with the rest of us and we were all happy to be together as a family. My mom was almost done with her checkups, and, after her last couple, she no longer had to even think of herself as a cancer patient in checkups but rather as a cancer survivor. However, God doesn’t always agree with the plans we have made up. My mom came home that day looking sad. We wondered what the doctor had told her, but she didn’t want to tell us. My dad went with her to the next checkup and asked the doctor to tell him what was wrong. The doctor told my mom that the cancer came back and that it was now in her liver and there was no cure. She had two weeks or maybe a month to live. We couldn’t accept this as a reality. My mom couldn’t be dying. She was fine just the other day. She began getting some treatment, and her health did begin to deteriorate, and then it hit us as a reality. My mom might die, but why? I thought God had put us all through enough at that point. I didn’t want to deal with anything more. We continued to have faith and prayed for my mom to be healthy again. We went to the Mayo Clinic in Nebraska to see if they could do anything for her. The doctors there said the same thing. There was no cure for this, she just had to be strong and live out the rest of her days. I couldn’t believe this.
I cried a lot, even though I hated my mom seeing me cry. She saw me crying and looked at me in that doctor’s office and told with a smile, “Don’t worry son. They don’t know what they’re talking about. I’m not going to die.” And I believed her, because she was my mom, and my mom never lied to me. Things only kept getting worse from there. My mom’s sisters decided they wanted to take her to Mexico to try and get her medical help there. So they did. My mom went to Mexico, but her health was at a point where she couldn’t even walk anymore. My mom stayed in bed the whole time in an unconscious state. My dad and us kids all flew to Mexico immediately, because even though we still had hope, we wanted to be close to the most special person in our lives. My mom was still alive when we got there, sleeping, breathing heavily with pain. It hurt me so much to see my poor mom like that. I just wanted everything to end, whether for the better or the worse. Things ended soon. My older sister promised to my mom that she would look after her kids if anything bad happened to her. Soon after, my mom took her last breath surrounded by us all. It was sad, yet I was a little relieved that my mom wasn’t dealing with all the pain anymore.
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Six students entered pumpkins in the Student Government Association’s pumpkin carving contest Monday in the Student Union. First place paid place $75, second place $50, and third place $25 to the winners below.
First place pumpkin created by Addison Ley
Second place pumpkin created by Katie Hart
Third place pumpkin created by Edgar Rosales
Shaley Thomas
Jordan Eder
Seward students selectedAll-Kansas
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Freshman Morgan Skomal and Katie Hart work together with a student from Butler County Community College to plant trees in Greensburg.
Students travel to Greensburg for National Community Service Day
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Seward County students worked alongside Pratt, Butler, and Fort Hays students to help in Greensburg for the National Community Service Day Saturday, Oct. 24. Students Katie Hart and Lacy Garcia represent the college as Kansas Corps Volunteer Campus Leaders for the 2009-2010 school year, and met with other student representatives in Pratt the day before the rest of student volunteers headed up to Greensburg in order to talk about future service projects. I joined this group for the Greensburg volunteer project, and we were able to assist the
community by planting trees, painting, cutting weeds, and other various forms of service. The small town of Greensburg continues to undergo reconstruction since it was hit by a tornado May 4, 2007, destroying 95 percent of the town. The town has formed a LongTerm Recovery Plan with an aim to make it “better, stronger, [and] greener,” by rebuilding the town in a safer and more sustainable way. While many of the houses are new, they come with very little in the front yards. During our time in Greensburg, we helped plant five trees for one of the families in the town, and also for a future bed and breakfast home.
It was not only a rewarding and fun experience for me, but also for other students who represented the college. “I enjoyed planting the trees for the families; it was rewarding and a good learning experience,” said freshman Nancy Arredondo. “I would do it again because it felt good to help people, and I know that I would want people to help me if I were in that situation.” Dean of Student Services Celeste Donovan also accompanied our group and assisted helping. “I got to know students a little bit better,” said Donovan, who also liked the variety of students who showed up from various clubs at the college.
Donovan also mentioned her appreciation for the students who attended and gave up a day of their weekend to help out in Greensburg. “Anytime we volunteer for the good of something better, it makes us better people,” Donovan said. Giving up my Saturday to help the community was more than just work, but a gratifying privilege. There will be more volunteer opportunities for students led by Hart and Garcia, who will be looking for volunteers to assist them in various Kansas community service projects throughout the year.
Jordan Eder and Shaley Thomas have been selected to join the All-Kansas Academic Team, with a chance to compete for the 2010 USA Today AllUSA Community College Academic Team. The selections are limited, but Eder and Thomas made the cut and were both ecstatic after being selected. “I thought that it was awesome. I was extremely honored to receive such an award,” Thomas said after finding out about the selection. “I was totally shocked and surprised,” Eder said of being selected. The two students are selected through Phi Theta Kappa to represent Seward County at the All-
Kansas Academic Team awards Feb. 18, 2010, in Topeka. The criteria required to be met for the selection included academic rigor, grade point average, involvement in campus and community activities and demonstration of outstanding moral character. The selections are made to honor outstanding students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to serve as representatives. Eder and Thomas will now be able to compete nationally for scholarships. “It will open up so many opportunities, especially scholarships,” Thomas said. “It will also look great on my resumé.” “It helps a lot to know that hard work really does pay off. I hope to represent Seward to the best of my abilities,” Thomas said.
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Emery Swagerty as an SCCC student in the 1980 Trumpeteer yearbook, and Swagerty today as the SCCC/ ATS library technician. These photo re-creations are to recognize the college’s 40th anniversary.
OPINION
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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A new generation of voters facing health care need to make an impact Health care reform is a huge issue on our nation’s forefront. President Barack Obama has voiced that he would like to see a single payer, government run health care system, but that system has proved below par for patient and doctor alike in Canada. Dr. Bob Sager, a local physician, is a Canada native and worked under their socialized system, single payer, ran by the government, for 25 years. “The primary difference between here and there is you have one set of rules for everybody’s health care, as to what they can have,” Sager said. “No deductibles, no premiums, payed for by taxation only. The government runs the whole system and makes all the decisions, they also control the budget...In 25 years of working there, my fee for a simple office visit started at $5.11 in 1972 and when I left in 1997, I got $10, what’s that tell you about socialized medicine. The biggest affect is that the government is controlling the money, they’re controlling the supply then of what’s available in health care. About two years before I left they announced they wanted to cut the budgets to all hospitals in the province by 20 percent in one year and it was up to the hospital to figure out which service to cut to save the 20 percent. In effect the government is becoming the final decision maker for everything that is available in health care. Where, how much, etc., and that is not a nice thing to work in.” Needless to say, Sager is not a fan of the system,
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which is why he works in American. Sager went on to say that it would take up to a year for patients to get hip replacements and up to a year to get a cataract fixed. He also said that if that system is implemented here, he will be looking into retirement. The current plan working through our Congress is estimated to cost around $816 billion. Now is definitely not the time. Government expansion leads to less freedom and takes control away from the people. Does this mean health care needs be left alone? No. Health care needs reform but the government doesn’t need to be the one to take control—we are, the people. Gathering together for peaceable assembly hasn’t seemed to do the job with all the tea parties looked down upon by our congressman like speaker Nancy Pelosi. Holding signs won’t do the job. We as students are now the voters of our country. A new generation of voters can have an impact and can make a difference. We need to be voters that seek refounders of America. We need to vote on people that will do their jobs as Congressman as they are outlined in the Constitution. We don’t need politicians that want to bring home the bacon and spend money. We need to vote on politicians that deliver our message and keep government small. One thing mentioned and ignored by Congress was lowering state line laws so that insurance com-
panies can compete across state lines. This would allow insurance companies to compete across state lines. Most times when businesses compete, they lower prices and provide more options. This would cost little to nothing and would keep the government out of pocket books. Despite other measures the president and many of his colleagues believe every citizen must have health insurance or face fines. One thing every citizen has is the right to choose if they want health insurance, forcing people to have health insurance is not anywhere in our Constitution. It is funny to think that the government needs to be the one to take control when 83 million people in America already benefit from some form of government health care. Almost 30 percent of our country is under government health care now, and more will fix everything? Obama has said that nearly 46 million Americans are uninsured. Are there, really? Of those 46, about 10 million are illegal aliens, so we can check them off. About 18 million of those uninsured have an income of more than $50,000 a year, and more than half of those have an income of $75,000 or more according to census.gov, enough money to own some form of insurance if it were a high priority. Then of what’s left, nearly 14 million qualify for some form of government insurance and just haven’t applied yet according to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Asso-
“The American system isn’t very good, and a lot of people don’t have any health care because it’s just not available.”
“America’s health care needs to give out more. There’s a lot of people out there that apply for it and some of them that don’t even get any.”
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ciation. So the true size of the group of chronically uninsured is about 3 percent of the population, also according to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Three percent is not worth giving the government more control, and more tax dollars. This issue could change a lot of things in America. Government expanding to own the automobile industries and banks, now moving to health care, what will be next? This is where we can make a difference. The 2010 elections are approaching, and what we must do is research our candidates. Thomas Jefferson once said, “The least governed are the best governed.” Jefferson was a founding father and we need to rock the vote this year to find new Jeffersonians and begin to make an impact as a new generation of voters, now may be a more vital time than any other.
“It is vital to everybody, and we need it. I don’t think everybody gets enough money for healthcare, and I think that so many people are unfortunate and don’t have the income to actually pay their hospital bills.”
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Awards should be given for real achievements not hope Rector@crusadernews.com
Wi l l Rector News editor
Rustin Watt has been named the NFL MVP today. Now, he doesn’t play in the NFL, but he has a dream to play in the NFL someday. I know there are plenty of other guys that want to play in the NFL, but we’re going to give the MVP award to him because he dreams of playing in the NFL. How ridiculous does that sound? Giving a most valuable player award to somebody who doesn’t even play professional football, but because he dreams of playing in the NFL, he gets the award. This, to me, is way to similar to what the Nobel Peace Prize committee did with giving President
Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee claimed that they chose President Obama because his motivation to reduce nuclear arms, ease the tensions with the Muslims, and stress diplomacy and cooperation than unilateralism. Now Nobel Committee, are you trying to say to me that Bush wasn’t motivated to reduce nuclear arms? He wasn’t trying to ease tensions with Muslims? Didn’t Bush try to use diplomacy and cooperation with Iraq before we went searching through the country? Yes, Bush did go to war with Afghanistan and Iraq, but if you were walking down the street just as normal as everyday and someone snuck up on you and punched you in the face, you would try to defend yourself, right? Bush did what he had to do to protect our nation, and if he hadn’t, we might not have the freedom to do as we please right now. That Obama had good intentions were not the
only reasons that the committee claimed Obama deserved the award. According to the Fox News Web site, Thorbjoern Jagland said, “...Obama captured the world’s attention and has given its people hope for a better future.” If I read that quote right, the Nobel Committee is giving President Obama the award for giving the people of the world hope. Hope? I am sure there is a scientist who is hoping to find a cure for cancer. I am sure there is a scientist who is hoping to find a cure for AIDS. Why aren’t these people getting awards for giving hope to victims of a disease that takes lives everyday? Once again I must say the Nobel Committee dropped the ball. They gave away an award for something that hasn’t even happened yet. President Obama hasn’t achieved peace, he has merely given the world’s people hope for peace.
“They gave away an award for something that hasn’t even happened yet.”
It’s a wonder that he was even eligible to receive the award given that the nomination cutoff date is Feb. 1 and President Obama took office on Jan. 20. That means President Obama was in office for 11 days before the cutoff date and he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! What did the man do in those 11 days to deserve an award of this stature? Can someone please tell me what I am missing, or is it yet another thing to glorify Obama as the world’s savior when he has DONE NOTHING? I’m sorry, Obama supporters, but let’s not go riding golden chariots into Washington to give Obama the greatest-person-to-ever-live-award. The man has done nothing so far to prove that he is deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize, or any other award for that matter. This is a chance for those who feel the same as I do to speak their minds and bring all the supporters of Obama back to Earth and open up their eyes to realize the man hasn’t done anything yet.
Rethink the overuse of the word love Personal checks a Allaman@crusadernews.com
Morgan Al l aman Editor in chief
If there’s one thing taken for granted, it’s love. People don’t appreciate it enough and some misuse it. I’m sorry Facebook lovers, but I doubt that you love your significant other of two and a half weeks like your statues tell me you do. Real love is a special thing. More often than not, true, eternal love seems almost unreal to me. When love is a common word used in the first year of marriage and 10 years later the couple is filing for divorce, I get disgusted with love. When it’s thrown around and misused like that it’s no wonder that the divorce rate is the way it
is; people use love on their infatuation and then trick themselves into believing that’s their one and only. According to www.divorcemag.com, which I’m sad to know exists, only 65 percent of the 10 percent of the population who got married in 2000 made it to their 10th anniversary. Ugh. There is one story that makes me believe in eternal love though, and that’s the story of my great grandma and grandpa. As I’m told, back in the day, upon seeing my great grandma Faye Marie for the first time, my great grandpa Albus told his best friend, “That’s the girl I’m going to marry,” and he did. Once they married they traveled with their touring county band, Faye Marie on banjo and Albus with vocals and percussion. During one particular bar perfor-
mance, a drunken crowd member decided to attack Albus. Faye Marie ran over and smashed her favorite banjo over the guys head to protect my great grandpa. I also heard they danced the polka so beautifully that there’s no way they weren’t made for each other. Years later, when Albus passed away, my grandmother was devastated. She still went on with the daily chores, but one could always tell she felt something was missing in her life. After she passed away a couple of years ago someone told the story of how she passed at her funeral. They said as she sat in her rocking chair, she looked toward the ceiling and just said, “Albus. He’s here for me.” Something about that just makes my heart jump. It makes me think love is possible in life and possibly even after death even if it’s misused a time or two.
“More often than not, true, eternal love seems almost unreal to me.”
Poker is one way to keep competitiveness Student finds a way to stay competitive without playing sports Hugg@crusadernews.com
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Everyone has different sides to themselves. I for one have a competitive nature. As I have progressed into the college days much of that competitiveness has been trapped inside of me. Through high school I had many different ways to get it out. One being sports. I was a four sport athlete through my High School years. I played football, basketball, ran track and even worked my way around a golf course.
Going from four sports to no sports has been a difficult change. Being a small child and playing sports up to their high school or College years, many may not realize how much they relied on those activities for many years. To help cope with this change I have taken an interest in poker especially Texas Hold 'em. It offers many unique challenges that you find nowhere else. From looking into an opposing players eyes to try and figure out what cards they have to bluffing your way into a big win. Card games offer a way out into the competitive world. As some of you may have seen on tv.
ESPN usually shows the World Series of Poker (WSOP). It consists of many different card games, such as, Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Stud, 5 Card Draw, and Razz, all of them offer a different type of strategy to the game. They are alike in many ways, but also very different. The "Main Event" is the most watched event during the WSOP. Thousands of people enter, and over the last few years the winner of the main event has gotten well over $1 million in winnings along with a championship bracelet. Striving to be the best and have the largest chip count at the tables has been a great way for my competitive side to excel. It is a game of strategy, skill, risk and luck. May the best cards win.
“Looking into an opposing players eyes to try and figure out what cards they have...”
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You are at the store and you have been waiting your turn to check out patiently. The person in front of you is about to pay and you think you will be out of there in five minutes...but wait they are paying with a personal check. Personal checks are quite possibly the most annoying thing since that sphinx Leona Lewis they hold up the line because the cashier has to see if the check is real and ask for a driver’s liscence. Honestly isn’t it time to get rid of such an archaic payment method? I am a cashier at a grocery store and checks hold up the line. Even while many stores have tried to speed up the process by giving the customers options to leave their checks blank it still takes time to stamp “VOID” all over the check and by the time it’s done I have a huge line. Many businesses have stopped taking personal checks and couple of grocery stores in California and Arizona are trying out the no checks approach. I don’t blame them at all because they bounce and the store is the one
“...the most annoying thing since that sphinx Leona Lewis...”
who has to pay for the check. I guess it could be conveinient to pay bills or something but it’s time to upgrade. What’s wrong with debit cards? You can still have that little book that keeps track of your balance and you aren’t holding up the line. You can lose debit cards as easliy as you do a checkbook so that doesn’t convince me on the “conveinence” of checks. Usually it is older people who pay with personal checks and they take their sweet time filling out every little detail but it drives me crazy when a younger person has personal checks. I just want to tell them “girl you need to get yourself a debit card.” Technology is changing, you can have your balance sent to your phone and do most of your banking online. Many people have those trendy phones that have the ability to go online so what is the need for the paper trail? I think for the most part check writing is dying out but hopefully one day we will live in a world free of checks with kittens and Precious Moments angels.
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Web sites provide humor, short term Christian artist a mix of knowledge, excuse to procrastinate different musical styles
Compiled here is a list of fun and College students get bored while on the computer. No one ever really wants to do homework, and Face- entertaining Web sites to hold onto book is only entertaining for so long. But where can our generation’s short attention span and can also give a bit of wisdom. college students go to really waste time?
I 11points.com Founder Sam Greenspan has the motto that “Top 10 lists are for cowards,” so he gives readers 11 witty thoughts on an assortment of topics. Regular features include items such as NFL picks, where he relies on different forms to predict the winner of a game such as his parents’ dog, video games and “battle of the mascots.” Greenspan also remains close to his fan base by answering 11 e-mails, comments, and tweets every week.
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It’s almost guaranteed that you’ve never heard of B. Reith before. And that you’ll mispronounce his name. It’s not Reith as in Keith; it’s Rith, with a long i. “Now Is Not Forever” is B. Reith’s first full-length album release and he’s beginning to get some recognition. The music video for his single “Go On” from “The Forecast EP” has been played in American Eagle stores. B. Reith was discovered by TobyMac, a wellknown Christian artist. Toby was so impressed with Reith that he signed him onto his record company, Gotee Records. On the title of his album Reith says, “One of the theme’s that’s been coming out is dealing with the confusing part of life, and embracing it and saying ‘life is hard.’ There’s more of a brokenness in some of the songs, because that’s just where I’ve been at.” That brokenness comes out in “I Know” but it also shows hope, “I know life may not always go the way we planned it…But I know the One who’s in control, and that He made you, won’t leave you, forsake you nor deceive you.” One of my favorite songs on the album is “Just For You.” It’s a slow, intimate love song to God that really shows his impressive range. Another favorite “The Comeback Kid” is a more upbeat hiphop/pop song with a lighter message about getting right back every time we get knocked down and not giving in to the critics that repeats, “keep comin’ back fo’ more.” B. Reith’s musical style doesn’t easily fit into any one genre. It’s a mix of hip-hop, pop and soul. As insane as that sounds, it really works. It’s what makes it so unique, interesting and real. Like Reith says, “It’s one of those things you have to get into and uncover it; on the surface it really doesn’t make sense to try to sum up.” B. Reith is a talented song-writer, singer, and rapper. I’d recommend his music to anyone. If you want to find out more about him, check out his video blog at something2remember.tv. He is just naturally gifted from God, vocally and his lyrics, when they hit tape, they sort of just ease into your heart.”
Movie | Alfredo Anaya
‘Wild Things’ maxes out imagination, creativity Where the Wild Things Are
For the funniest pictures on the ‘net, there’s The Chive. This blog posts a wide arrangement of pictures from photobombs (everyday photos ruined by mischievous people in the background), fake motivational posters and they also spotlight modern art work too so not only is one getting a couple of laughs but also brushing up on some culture.
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The Cheezburger network catches on the captioned photo craze with the classic cats’ version “I Can Has Cheezburger?” and if you’re more of a dog person there’s blog “I Has a Hotdog.” Other takes on this craze include “Roflrazzi” a celebrity version and a political take “Pundit Kitchen.” This network also has different sites such as “Failblog,” another blog which highlights failures from around the world. “Once a Upon Win” is like all the VH1 I Love the ’80s and ’90s rolled into one blog. “Engrish Funny” features the mistranslated signs brought to us from the East.
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Cracked.com requires a little more reading than photoblog sites, but usually it is worth it. The site claims to be America’s only humor and video site since 1958. For the most part, the site comprises of “Top 5” or whatever number goes with the article. The articles are all usually funny, entertaining and pertain to very odd subjects like “6 Movie Heroes (that sucked at their job).” They also sponsor Photoshop contests like “If Schools Told the Truth” and “If Video Games Were Realistic” giving the readers the chance to be funny and the chance to win $50 and Internet fame.
Many ridiculous people one Facebook and the answer to them is Lamebook. Lamebook is a Web site where people submit funny statuses and wall posts people post on their Facebook profiles. To submit just take a screenshot of the the status or post and email the picture to Lamebook. They will blur out the profile picture and last name to keep the person’s privacy, so send away.
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“Where the Wild Things Are” was one of my favorite books as a child. So I was interested to see if the film version did justice to the children’s book by Maurice Sendak, and it definitely portrayed it in a very different light. The film, which was directed by Spike Jonze, did a good job of extending the 10 sentence children’s book into a 102 minute film. “Where the Wild Things Are” focused on the life of a young boy known as Max. Max is part of a single parent family and often feels neglected by his mother and older sister. Max, like the typical youngster he is, attempts to draw attention to himself by being a rowdy playful child and constantly disobeying his mother in his wolf costume. After a bad day, Max and his mother get into an argument which results in him biting her and running away into the night. This launches Max into the adventure of sailing through the seas to an undiscovered world inhabited by bizarre, yet friendly monsters and ultimately becoming their king. Max has a rocky stay in this unknown world. He becomes good friends with all the monsters and relates with them in many different ways. The monsters enjoy being rowdy and playful much like Max and give him his much needed share of attention he lacked at home. The monsters are all very loyal to King Max but the mix of childlike behaviors leads to trouble in paradise. Max is discovered to not really be a king, but just an average little boy. The monsters, however, like Max and understand that he is not part of their world. They decide to make Max the first king they don’t eat and he returns home safely. Although the movie is rated PG, it is an enjoyable film for all ages. It had an array of aesthetically pleasing scenes and funny moments that can be appreciated by any movie-goer. The movie brought the book to life with emotions ranging from anger, to sadness and really made a batch of monsters likeable and funny. Overall, this movie is probably a better feel good spend compared to watching one of those lame horror movies that Hollywood is putting out now.
Theater | Little Women
Just off her succesful debut as a director of “Wizard of Oz,” Alison Chambers is going to direct “Little Women” for the local theater troupe the Rainbow Players. The production will be performed Dec. 10, 11 and 12. See crusadernews.com for more information on cast members and ticket prices.
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Omar Rios, Taija Stegman and Jeanette Contreras roast marshmallows for S’mores at a Kylix art club meeting Thursday.
HALO goes to Manhattan
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Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School’s Hispanic American Leadership Organization recently returned from the third annual Midwest HALO Encuentro in Manhattan. Nine SCCC/ ATS students were able to attend the conference. “The students really enjoyed this conference. Several of last year’s students were there, and they all were able to visit together,” HALO sponsor Frances Brown said. This year’s conference started out with breakfast. The students were then introduced to Kansas State University president Kirk Schulz and multicultural director Mirna Chavez. This year’s theme was ‘Latinos/Latinas making strides in Kansas higher education.’ The
guest speaker was University of New Mexico Professor Dr. Tey Diana Rebolledo. “I really enjoyed the speaker that we had,” HALO vice president Jessica Palacios said. “She shared her life experiences and struggles and told us to keep our heads up and keep going no matter what the circumstances.” After the speaker, students enjoyed mariachi music and KSU folk dancers. Former SCCC/ ATS students and current KSU students Edlin Ortiz and Arturo Nunez participated as folk dancers, while the group Mariachi Campanas de America entertained the crowd again this year. Students who participated on this trip include Palacios, Mirna Bonilla, Sandra Bonilla, Kenia Mendez, Sugely Mendez, Lizuly Monarrez, Vivianna Ortiz, Yolanda Perez and HALO president Anna Garcia.
Pathway bake sale
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Caleb Crane decorates for Alcohol Awareness month for his psychology class taught by Debbie Stafford by posting “bricks” on the wall with compelling stories of alcohol abuse told by SCCC/ ATS students. The decoration theme was “just another brick in the wall.”
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Landon Harp and Shaley Thomas participate in a simulated drinking and driving activity. The activity used goggles to simulate the experience and difficulty of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Long Vo plays pong with goggles on during an activity outside the dorms to promote alcohol awareness. The purpose of the activity was to show the contrast between performing sober and drunk via use of the goggles.
Activities increase students’ alcohol awareness at college By Zachary Carpenter Crusader staff
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Pathways member Chris Bobeda sells baked goods to students and staff in the academics building. The science club bake sale proceeds will go toward a recycling project and a spring trip.
PTK book collection begins
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Phi Theta Kappa is collecting children’s books now through Nov. 30 to donate to local shelters and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The books should be new children’s books or used children’s books in good condition. Collection boxes have been set up in college buildings including cosmetology, the technical school, and Epworth Allied Health Center. Collection boxes have also been set up around town at Liberal elementary schools and intermediate schools and KSCB radio station. PTK expects to collect at least 20 books, but has hopes of gathering a lot more. Rather than holding a toy or Halloween costume collection, PTK sponsor Debbie Stafford said the organization believes that a book collection is something that helps provide knowl-
edge to those who can’t afford books and that books are the key to an education, and in the long run success. Another event that Phi Theta Kappa takes part in to better the community is a biannual highway cleanup which is done once in the fall of a semester and once in the spring. Rain cancelled the honor society members’ plans of doing highway cleanup Sunday, but an alternate date will be set. Phi Theta Kappa keeps a two mile stretch on Highway 54 clean by picking up trash and making the area look clean. One of the goals of Phi Theta Kappa is to keep the community and our environment a clean place. While cleaning an area on the highway might not sound like a fun task, Stafford said PTK members always attempt to have a good time by having competitions on who can gather up more trash.
Students and faculty of Seward participated in Collegiate Alcohol Awareness activities last week. “I think the whole National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness week was very succesful this Celeste year,” commented Donovan, dean of students. “There were over 60 students who participated in the competitive games over at the dorms on Monday night.” Games were played for cash prizes, and then on Wednesday
more then 70 students took the E-Chug accessment, an online survey to create awareness of students’ own personal and or family risk patterns. “One of the questions dealt with how much money they (students) spent every year on alcohol,which I think was an eye opener for a lot of students to determine the financial impact,” Debbie Stafford, counselor and coordinator of student development said. Stafford’s general psychology class promoted NCAAW by placing flyers and mannequins all over campus.
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The Saints Promoting Education Careers will conduct a school supply drive through the end of October. Students may donate pencils, glue, scissors, rulers, crayons, markers, notebook paper, children’s books and similar supplies for local elementary schools. Collection boxes are in the humanities office, administration and business offices and library.
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On Nov. 13 Pathways will host a Rock Band tournament from 7 p.m. -11:10 p.m. in the Student Union. Pathways also plans to work with SIFE, Phi Theta Kappa and Student Nurses Association to get a recycling program going.
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Mannequins were place around the college with statistics and sayings warning students about the dangers of alcohol abuse.
Skills USA southwest district officers went to Hesston to attend classes and elect state officers. Those officers were: district president Jonathan Yowell, vice president Matthew Olson, secretary Bill Beck, treasurer Alisha Starkey and reporter Jasmin Mitchell, parliamentarian Cory Bransgrave and historian Bran-
don Bruner. Yowell was elected as a Kansas state officer, and after officer training he will be chosen for a particular office. Bransgrove and Starkey won a red ribbon on their bulletin board, Olson won a blue ribbon on his prepared speech on the Skills Creed with the topic of “The American Way of Life,”
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Student Nurses Association will have its next meeting at noon Nov. 2. RN and flight nurse Melinda Amerin will be the guest speaker. The meeting is open to the public andwill be at the Life Team Midwest headquarters, just south of Liberal Airport terminal.
Campus Messengers for Christ will collect items to put in shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Items such as stuffed toys, hygiene products, hard candy and school suppies would be appropriate. Students who wish to donate items should do so by Nov. 10, because CMC members will wrap the boxes at
and Mitchell won a white ribbon for twittering. Bruener and Yowell participated in the salute to the nation’s soldiers, posting the colors and offering a verbal tribute. Skills USA sponsor Sybil Wagner instructed a class on the opening and closing ceremony and the college Skills USA members assisted by performing. its Nov. 15 meeting. A donation of $7 is reccomended for shipping and handling, and this year, if paid online, people can track their donation to see where it will be sent. For more gift item ideas or more information on Operation Christmas Child go to www.samaritianspurse.org.
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Southgate 6 plans to open Nov. 19.
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Southgate 4 opened August 1986.
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Southgate 6 is currently under construction, but plans to open Nov. 19. For more information on Southgate 6, visit the Web site at http://www.southgate6.com/.
Southgate 4 upgrades to Southgate 6 Dacee Kentner Crusader staff
Southgate Twin opened in February 1978.
Great Western Drive-In
The Great Western Drive-In opened in 1949 and showed movies until it closed in 1987.
Tucker Theater
The Tucker Theater opened in the late 1920s. Liberal also had other theaters: The Plaza which opened in the 1920s and The Photoplay which opened in the 1900s.
From the downtown Tucker Theatre to the Great Western Drive-In to the former Southgate Twin, Liberal has seen a variety of movie theaters over the years. The new Southgate 6 will open its doors on Nov. 19 for a midnight showing of the second edition of the “Twilight saga: New Moon.” The newly remodeled theater will open with four fully renovated screens, new restrooms, a party room for birthdays, an arcade and lower ticket and concession prices. The theater will open its fifth screen on Nov. 25. The sixth screen will open after Thanksgiving. “When you go inside, you won’t recognize the place,” current theater employee Rick Yearick explained. The Southgate 4 was sold in April to Brian Mitchell of Mitchell Theatres. Former owners Yearick, Earl Watt and William Ecton continued to run the theater until August when it was closed for remodeling. “We wanted the theater to expand in 2005 when we bought it, but the building was still owned by the mall. After starting negotiations with the mall owners, the mall was sold and negotiations started back over,” Watt said. “The mall was then sold again and so the process was difficult, constantly dealing with new owners and new negotiations.” After having several people look at buying the theater, Watt and fellow business partners felt comfortable with Mitchell purchasing the theater. During negotiations, Mitchell was able to buy the theater and the building separate from the mall, allowing the building expansion to occur. “We wanted Liberal to have a newly remodeled theater, but we wanted the right partnership with the right people,” Watt said. “We felt Mitchell had proven his track record as a business man in Southwest Kansas. We felt comfortable he’d do the right thing.” Mitchell, an Elkhart resident,
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SPIRIT FINGERS The Lady Saints celebrate following a point scored on Dig Pink Night. The Lady Saints wore pink camouflage jerseys to honor breast cancer awareness. Seward came into the contest No. 9 in the nation facing No. 17 Hutchinson. The Lady Saints fell to the Lady Blue Dragons three sets to one. SET IT OFF Sophomore Taryn Westerman sets a ball for a teammate during Dig Pink Night’s matchup with the Lady Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College.
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SOCK IT TO ME The Lady Saints wore pink socks and attire for breast cancer awareness during Dig Pink Night at the Green House.
at the Green House
Lady Saints support breast cancer awareness
Rusti n Watt Sports editor
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I’M A SURVIVOR Two-time-cancer survivor Jo Velasquez receives the pink gameball that was used on Dig Pink Night from Seward’s Sports Information director Roy Allen. Both teams autographed the ball before it was presented to Velasquez.
I’LL TUMBLE FOR YOU Taryn Westerman, Sheina Fernandes, Kelen Ricardo and others watch and go down to dig a ball returned by the Hutch Lady Blue Dragons. The Lady Saints struggled on Dig Pink Night as they came out strong and took the first set of the contest before the Lady Blue Dragons swept the next three from the Lady Saints as Seward fell to 22-6 and 8-1 in conference.
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It was Dig Pink Night at the Green House Wednesday, Sept. 12, in memory of breast cancer awareness. The night began with a first serve by Liberal resident, and two-time cancer survivor, Jo Velasquez. Seward sported pink camouflage jerseys, the crowd had many fans decked out in pink, and the Lady Saints were in a battle with Jayhawk West opponent Hutch Community College. The Lady Saints took set one of the matchup 25-17, but the Lady Blue Dragons took the next three consecutive sets 26-24, 26-24, and 25-20 to deal the Lady Saints their sixth loss of the season.
Despite the loss Dig Pink Night was exciting event for one woman. “It’s just I don’t know how to explain it it’s just an awesome feeling,” Velasquez said of all the support on the evening. Velasquez received the pink and white game ball that was used in the contest and autographed by both teams at the closing of the night. The loss will drop the Saints in the national polls as they sat inside the Top 10 at No. 9 before the loss to No. 17 Hutch. The Lady Saints moved to 22-6 on the season and 8-1 in conference play. The loss set the Lady Saints back, but a two-time cancer survivor had this to say to the Lady Saints when dealt a set back. “I suggest keep fighting,” Velasquez
said. “You just have to fight it, you can’t ever give back. It’s just something that you have to believe with your heart that you can overcome, and you can beat it. You can. It’s doable. Twice in my life I beat it.” The Saints then set up to travel to West Plains, Mo. for a tournament that Friday and Saturday and took on three top-ten opponents in No. 8 Miami-Dade College, No. 3 Missouri State-West Plains, and No.5 Iowa Western before playing unranked opponent Lake Land College. The Lady Saints have struggled with some of the higher ranked teams in the nation but look to fight and bounce back from the Hutch loss. Seward still sits one game up in the Jayhawk Western division. For more, see page 4.
SPORTS
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Saints Prepare For Glory
Expectations high for Zollinger’s No.5 Saints
Rustin Watt Sports editor
The Seward County Saints walk into this season with a target on the back as the preseason No. 5 team in the nation. The Saints return a strong class of sophomores that put up nearly 70 percent of last season’s scoring. Tony Smith, Latiq Agard, Jon Tassin, Marcus James and Robert Sigala all return this season. Agard was the Saints leading scorer last season until a knee injury ended his season. Donte McCarter will be a strong addition to the lineup this season. McCarter averaged 16 points a game at Pitt Community College in Texas. Other newcomers include Kevin Livingston from Liberal High School, Milos Keselj from Belgrade Serbia, Sasha Doroshkov out of Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, Chris Chaney from Liberal, Alex Sturanovic, another Serbian, Marky Nolen out of Wichita, Spencer Moore from Topeka, and Isaiah Thaw from Newton. Key losses to the Saints lineup are Thijin Moses and Marquez Patterson. Patterson will be redshirted this season. Tony Smith received some recognition being named to an all-American team this offseason after averaging 14 points5.9 assists, and 2.2 steals a game last season. The Saints finished third in the nation two years ago and were a rimmed out layup away from an-
other overtime, in a 72-70 loss to Cowley Community Colleg. The miss ended Seward’s season and shot at a regional championship game. This season the Saints want more. The Saints finished last season 23-9 and finished unranked. This season the expectations are high and Tassin believes the Saints are ready to live up to the expectations. “We’re a lot hungrier,” Tassin said. A lot of experience will be a strength to the Saints this season. “It’s very important if you look back at teams that have experienced players in their programs, older kids, they tend to have good seasons,” Saints head coach Bryan Zollinger said. All five returners were big contributors last season and will lead the way this season. “That’s no secret that experience is an important ingredient,” Zollinger said. “Those guys will be called on this season with experience from a year ago to provide leadership for the freshmen. Those older guys have been in those situations so they should respond better than they did a year ago.” The Saints have already played other preseason national ranked teams this offseason. Oct. 9-10 the Saints took part in the Dallas Jamboree. The Saints played No. 2 Midland Texas, No.19 South Plains Texas, San Jacinto from Houston and North Nevaro, Texas as well.
Zollinger saw some positive things and also where they have room for improvement as the season progresses. “I thought we played with a lot of intensity on the defensive side of the floor,” Zollinger said. “I thought our execution on the offensive side of the ball was a little off, which, first off, it is early in season and, two, we’ve put a lot more time in on the defensive side of the ball than on offense. So we may not be as good offensively early in season, luckily, we have a lot of guys with experience and offensive talent so were hoping we can score off of our defense. We need our defense to score points for us as we polish and get better offensively as the season goes.” The Saints also have played Lamar, Garden City, and Trinidad State in Garden City. The Saints face a tough conference this season with Hutch selected to finish No. 2 in the conference on media day. Also, Garden City had a national tournament berth last season. The Saints will be the most experienced team returning more than any other team in the conference. Preseason polls have the Saints at No. 5, but a strong finish is the most important. “It’s nice to have people think your doing a good job,” Zollinger said. “Expectations are better than apathy, but it doesn’t really mean anything, what really matters is where you sit at the end of the year.”
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Saints freshman Kevin Livingston works his way down the sideline as sophomore Latiq Agard works to gain ground during a defensive drill at the Saints practice. Agard will return to the Saints lineup this season as a knee injury ended his season early last year.
Saints Basketball Schedule Preview Night
Pepsi Classic
CSI Tourney
October 27 at the Green House
November 6-7 at the Green House
November 12-14 in Twin Falls, Idaho
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Saints head coach Brian Zollinger coaches up the team following practice. Under Zollinger the Saints finished third in the nation his first season and were two points away from the regional championship game last season.
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Basketball debuts with preview night at the Green House Contributed to Crusader
The Seward County Community College Saints and Lady Saints basketball teams will host the fifth annual Saints Bookstore Basketball Benefit Night at 6:30 p.m on Tuesday, at the Green House on the campus of SCCC/ATS. Admission to the event is free. Donations will be accepted at the door and at the concession stand with all proceeds going to support the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Haskell, Stevens, and Seward Counties. The night will officially begin at 5:45 p.m. with
both basketball teams signing autographs in SW229 C&D (upstairs conference rooms) for the public to attend. Free posters of the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be handed out and the public can have the Saints and Lady Saints autograph their posters. The public will also get a chance to meet the cheerleading team and dance team before the start of the benefit night in the gym. The Basketball Benefit Night will showcase the Seward County Saints and Lady Saints basketball teams as they will be introduced and both teams
will scrimmage for 12 minutes at the end of the night. The cheerleaders and Saintsations dance team will also be introduced and perform their first routine of the school year. A free-throw contest with Saints coaches Bryan Zollinger and Ryan Stock vs. Lady Saints’ coaches Toby Wynn and Penny Jones will take place. The Saints and Lady Saints will square off in a team three-point contest and dribble relay contest as well as a game of PIG. Also come with camera’s ready as there will be a slam dunk contest between four high-flying
Saints players. Free Saints Basketball T-shirts will be thrown out throughout the night, thanks to the Saints Bookstore. Starting at around 5:00 anyone who purchases a brisket from the Booster Club brisket sale can also pick up their brisket from the dock right outside the gym. The Saints and Lady Saints will officially open their seasons Nov. 6, hosting the Pepsi Classic at the Green House.
Lady Saints continue prep for season
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Sumr Robinett
Tameka Sanchez
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Tameka Sanchez is a 5-6 guard and hometown girl from Liberal. Sanchez was a standout in high school hoping for a good transition.
Sumr Robinett is a 5-11 forward out of Sublette. Robinett was a second-team-allstate selection her senior year.
Four Lady Saints freshmen make their first appearance in the Green House
Kendra Spresser
The Seward Lady Saints basketball team has been preparing for the upcoming 2009-2010 regular season. The Lady Saints have played in three scrimmages the last month. Plenty of good things can be said about how the Lady Saints are preparing for this season. “It has been pretty new for everyone with practice,” said Penny Jones. “We have picked up the tempo and the intensity in the last couple of weeks.” One strong point for the Lady Saints best this year is the team speed. “Our biggest strength is speed,” Jones said. “We will outscore a lot
of opponents by beating them up and down the court.” The strength of speed alone will give the Lady Saints a huge advantage over the opposition. Although the team has many strengths, there are still a few areas that need work. “We need to improve on communicating with each other,” Jones said. The Lady Saints will be seen in action Tuesday when they will scrimmage at Preview Night. This will be the first chance for the home fans to come out and see what this year’s team will look like, and it will be the first time to show support for the team. The Lady Saints will be looking to improve on their 28-6 season from last year, and to advance past the Region VI Tournament and get a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.
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The No. 14 Lady Saints are one game up in the Jayhawk with two Lady Saints leading the way and turning some heads.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
LaKendra Sanders
Ladies struggle against top ranked foes
Rusti n Watt Sports editor
Crusader photos/Landry Mastellar
Sheina Fernandes
Sheina Fernandes and LaKendra Sanders pictured together in the Green House. Both have been Jayhawk Players of the week and continue to help lead the No. 14 Saints to reach a national tournament berth.
Daunting duo killers on court Anti gonĂŠ Lowery Crusader staff
Recent NJCAA Players of the Week LaKendra Sanders and freshman Sheina Fernandes have more in common than just tall statures. They are both impressive players on the volleyball court for the Lady Saints. Sanders, a 6-0 sophomore from Lewisville, Texas, finished her freshman year at Seward with 375 kills and 181 blocks, earning a spot on the Second All-Conference and Second All-Region teams. Fernandes, a 5-10 native from Porto Alegre, Brazil, has helped the Lady Saints as a middle hitter this season, becoming a huge contributor to the team and earning the title of
Player of the Week along with Sanders. Both Sanders and Fernandes have pulled together with their teammates in order to perform on the court this season, but have also set goals for themselves. “I hope we win regionals and go to nationals,� Fernandes said. “I also want to keep my grades up.� Her teammate agrees. Sanders also hopes to make it to nationals as a sophomore this season, and to maintain a high GPA before she transfers to a university. Both players recognized their teammates and their coaches, assistant Alana Rowland and head coach Bert Luallen. “My teammates help me in practice and I can help them,
too, because I have played for 10 years,� Fernandes said. “My coaches are so nice. They help me in my classes and with my English.� Sanders also compliments her teammates for their support during the season. She said they help her by “having fun in volleyball,� and her coaches have helped by giving her guidance on how she can improve her skills. Coach Rowland had much to say about the recognition of these NJCAA Players of the Week. “Both of our players worked very hard early on. They are our only two true middle hitters, so both of them are getting a lot of playing time; there’s no ‘time off’ for them,� Rowland said of Fernandes and Sanders.
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Since the Lady Saints first conference loss at Dig Pink night versus Hutch, the Lady Saints have struggled with ranked opponents. The Friday following Dig Pink night, the Lady Saints traveled to West Plains, Mo. , where they faced some of the toughest teams in the nation. Seward took on No. 7 MiamiDade, No. 8 Missouri State, and No. 6 Iowa Western. The Saints lost to all three ranked opponents, but did compete well against the No. 7 team in the nation, Miami-Dade, winning one set and losing three by a total of nine points. Seward then defeated Lake Land College to escape the tournament with a win before traveling to Pratt Wednesday. In a tight Jayhawk West — with Hutch on the division leading Lady Saints heels — Seward did what they had to do to stay atop the division, and that was defeat the Lady Beavers. Seward took down the Lady Beavers in four sets to revenge the first loss of the season dealt to them earlier by Pratt. Seward sits one game up in the western division over Hutch and two games up over Barton, who they will play Wednesday night in Great Bend. The Lady Saints will go into the matchup with a 9-1 conference record, 24-9 on the season.