Shooting for Success Saints and Lady Saints basketball teams continue seasons as the Saints ready for the Conestoga Classic at home and the Lady Saints travel to Lamar, Colo. –Page 5
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• SCHOLARSHIP applications for head-of-household women seeking financial assistance to return to school are available. The Women’s Opportunity Award, a service project of Soroptimist International of Liberal, will donate a $500 cash grant. Applications can be obtained from Linda Miller at (620) 624-8420, Amber Harris at (620) 624-1994, or Misty Bohl at (620) 655-1360. Applications must be turned in by Dec. 15. • WELLNESS CENTER is free to all current students, faculty and staff. One must show a valid SC ID to use the Wellness Center.
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• DONATE BLOOD from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Technical School campus cafeteria. Students interested in donating may schedule an appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767.)
• MISS LIBERAL pageant is seeking contestants between the ages of 17-24. Contestants must have high moral character; be single, never married, divorced or pregnant; be a resident of Seward county for at least six months; and be a U.S. citizen. The Miss Liberal Pageant will be March 6, 2011, in the Liberal High School Auditorium. Those interested may contact Lu Haynes at (620)624-9153, cell 629-5450, or e-mail at haynes@swko.net or Patsy Fischer at 417-1604.
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• GRADUATION applications for students intending to finish degrees in fall 2010 or spring, summer or fall 2011 are due Dec. 3. Applications, at www.sccc.edu, must be signed by a faculty adviser and the student. A diploma fee of $15 is required when the application is submitted to the registrar.
• KYLIX ARTS & CRAFTS will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Shank Humanities lobby. Any Seward students or staff interested in placing a piece in the sale can do so for a 15 percent commission. Proceeds go towards funding the Kylix spring trip.
International students are recognized during a ceremony at the student union. –Page 2
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Carlos Ruiz stands at the Liberal High School field next to the Redskin logo. Ruiz was a team captain for the soccer team during his senior year and is now coaching the Junior Varsity team.
Former soccer player sets career goal for coaching Seward student Carlos Ruiz has been aiming for goals in his life— from playing soccer at Liberal High School, to later coaching the Junior Varsity team at LHS, to showcasing leadership by becoming president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization at Seward. Ruiz is currently majoring in secondary education with an emphasis on physical education at Seward and hopes to coach and become a physical education teacher or a health teacher. Ruiz started playing soccer as a child when he was 6 years old and continued all the way through high school, where he played as center midfielder and was team captain his senior year. “I’ve played soccer my whole life, since I was little. My dad was my first coach,” Ruiz said. During his time in high school, Ruiz was glad to be doing something he loved while being part of a successful team that got state runner-up during their season. “It’s just something I’ve been doing my whole life, and at the time
it was my first love,” Ruiz said. “The program was very successful already, and I’m glad that we were able to make it even more successful while I was there.” Although Ruiz was not able to continue playing soccer after high school, he still found a way to be involved with the sport through coaching. “Even though I had a few offers from colleges to play soccer, I had to stay in Liberal due to personal reasons,” Ruiz said. “I don’t regret it all though, because Seward is a great place to go. Even though I’m not playing soccer, I’m coaching, and I’m still around soccer all the time. I think it’s a little better for me to be coaching now, so I don’t think I would take anything back.” Ruiz was inspired to become a coach by one of his high school coaches who showed him about character and how coaches can play a big role in students’ lives. “One coach I really looked up to that showed me a lot about character was coach Cano. I had him for weights class and regular PE class, and he was just an inspiration for me as a coach,” Ruiz said. “He is one of the people that inspired me to go into coaching because he had good discipline and was always willing to talk
to students if they had any problems. I trusted him not only as a coach, but also as a friend.” So far, Ruiz has helped coach the JV soccer team at Liberal High School and was also head coach of the South Middle School soccer team. He was contacted for the jobs by Liberal High School head soccer coach Lori Navarro, who had seen his leadership skills first hand. “As a senior, he was a great leader for the team. I wanted to give him —Carlos that opportunity to see if Ruiz coaching was really what he wanted to do,” Navarro said. • See Ruiz, Page 3
“I’ve played soccer my whole life, since I was little. My dad was my first coach.”
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The DREAM Act, killed in the U.S. Senate in September, seems to be gaining steam for a reintroduction in the House of Representatives in the end of year lame-duck session now through Jan. 3, 2011. The DREAM Act, which would offer undocumented students citizenship granted they fulfill the requirements of having been brought to the U.S. before the age of 16, receiving a high school diploma or have attended the military for at least two years, has been experiencing a deja vu in Congress since 2001. DREAM Act Series: But it has recently been Part 2 getting another effort to push it forward. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has vowed to bring the DREAM Act to the Senate floor during the lame-duck session. “I will move the DREAM Act as a standalone bill in the lame duck. It’s good for the economy and Pentagon says good for national security,” Sen. Reid tweeted Wednesday evening, according to The Huffington Post. This suggests that the DREAM Act could have activity a lot sooner than imagined. Reid also stated his need for support in Congress in his call for a bipartisan effort. “Last time we sought to bring up this bill, all Republicans blocked our efforts, even though many have been supporters of the DREAM Act in the past. I hope that our Republican colleagues will join me, Sen. (Dick) Durbin, and Democrats in passing this important piece of legislation, now that we have a standalone version and that political season is over,” Reid was quoted at barackobama.com. But until the DREAM Act does pass, its promises of providing the right to citizenship will evade many undocumented students continuing to struggle in maintaining a low-key profile in order to further their educations. Pedro Ramirez, student body president of Fresno State University, admitted to being an illegal immigrant after an anonymous tip was sent to the university’s newspaper. Ramirez, who came to the United States at the age of 3, told the Los Angeles Times he didn’t know he was not a citizen until his senior year at high school. Following his discovery, Ramirez found himself having to forcefully do what many young adults do; he had to protect his family and himself. “I just kept it within,” Ramirez told the LA Times. “One of those things you don’t tell anyone. But now I’m almost relieved to have to be open. Congress is about to vote on the DREAM Act, which gives college students a path to citizenship. So, you know, here I am. It’s me. I’m one of the thousands whose fate is in their hands.” Hoping for an upcoming decision on the DREAM Act passage, president of SCCC Dr. Duane Dunn addressed some of the complications of this act. “The challenges are it becomes attached to several other bills. This last time around, it was attached to the Defense Bill. So, when legislators started voting on it, they may not have voted for the entire bill, so the DREAM Act fell out because they were opposed to another component, which had nothing to do with the education part of it.”
Freshman looks toward career in music industry Octavi o Rodri guez Crusader staff Cameron Eatmon is like many other freshman at Seward. He’s young, full of hopes and ambition and looking forward to the future. The thing that sets him apart from most is that he is also a music artist and producer with hopes of making it big in the music industry. Eatmon has been interested in music since he was a young boy. He started out by being in various bands since he was a child and listened to a wide variety of music. He plays the trumpet, bass, guitar and drums. “He started showing it around the time he was in the fourth or fifth grade, also around the time when the Backstreet Boys and N*Sync were big,” said Angie Allen Eatmon, Cameron’s mother. Cameron owns his own studio in the basement of his home, which is quite impressive, considering that he is only a freshman in college. He’s produced music for “El Chapo Chingon” and “Mas Chingon”, with whom, over a three-year period, he has recorded roughly more than 40 tracks with. Aside from that, he also has his own
music recorded. “The lyrics I write are usually about life. I don’t want to become a false idol by rapping about things I don’t have,” Cameron said. The music he has written varies from sounding like rock music, techno, and rap music, to huge, theatrical and majestic orchestral music fit for the soundtrack of a film. His inspirations include DJ TON, who is a local music artist. “He showed me some beats and he’s been really helpful throughout this whole thing.” He also likes Lil Wayne and Kid Cudi. “Kid Cudi really inspires me because he’s really strange and people seem to think that he’s from another planet.” Besides his inspirations and drive to succeed, he also has the full support of his family and friends. “I support Cameron and I know he’s going to be able to make it because he puts the time and effort required into it and he does really good at it.” his mother said. He also has the full support of his father in his endeavors. “I’ll support whatever he decides to do with it. If it pans out in his favor, then good. I think it will if he puts his mind to
it,” Isaac Eatmon said. “I’m really thankful that I have a family that supports me with my music. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be able to be doing this right now,” Cameron said. His cousin, who actually owns his own record label named “Livetrack Records”, based in San Antonio, Texas, gave him his first recording mic as a gift. Cameron hopes to make it in the music industry, although it is in a tough spot with record sales declining due to the rise of illegal downloading. He plans on going to “Recording Connection” in Wichita where he will be learning the business and producing side of the music industry and eventually move on to open his own record label. Before he leaves, he wants to record a full album with a collaboration team, whose name is still unknown. “People always tell me that I’m going to move on in life and forget about Liberal,” Eatmon said. “But that’s not going to happen. No matter how small Liberal is, if I make it big I still won’t forget it.”
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Cameron Eatmon raps into his microphone at his home studio. Eatmon released an album earlier this year.
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From top left: Antoine Freilas of Brazil, Raphael Machado of Brazil, Felipe Cruz of Brazil, Laercio Lobo of Brazil, Nathan Nelmes of Australia, Sheina Fernandes of Brazil, Isabela Silva of Brazil, Kauana Goncalves of Brazil, Rafael Raw of Brazil, Daiane Souza of Brazil and Dasha Dashutina of Ukraine goof off after the ISO ceremony. These students represent part of the almost 40 international students at Seward.
Two SCCC students went to the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students on Nov. 10-13 in Charlotte, N.C. The trip was sponsored by Bridges, which is a partnership between SCCC/ATS and Kansas State University that helps underrepresented minorities get their associate and bachelor’s degrees through financial help at both SCCC/ATS and K-State. Biology instructor Dr. Cindy Handley accompanied the two students, Cesar Garcia and Obdulia Covarrubias. According to Handley, the main purpose of the ABRCMS is to encourage students to continue their education in biomedical science. The conference included exhibits, lectures and
workshops for the students to participate in. There were also presentations by nationally renowned speakers, who spoke on everything from gray parrot research to organic chemistry and astrophysics. “One of the speakers that I thought was so inspirational was Maya Angelou,” Handley said. “She’s a poet, singer, dancer, author, speaker. She was really awesome.” Exhibitors came from colleges and universities across the United States, including Ivy League schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Seward students had the opportunity to network with other students. It was the 10th anniversary of ABRCMS this year, so the students were able to celebrate with cake and a special opening of the Discovery Place, a hands-on science museum.
ISO students celebrate As the Brazilian National Anthem echoed through the Student Union, those in attendance fell silent and listened as the Brazilian student body sang their anthem with pride. Although some international students could not make it to the college ceremony on Nov. 16 to be recognized, the majority of the students were present. As the name of each student was called, they walked to stand underneath their country’s flag, which hangs in the student union. During the ceremony, the International Student Organization gave Melody Ratzlaff, international student coordinator and assistant registrar, a small token of appreciation for all the work she has done for the international students in the past six years. Ratzlaff will retire after this year. “I’ve enjoyed working it. It’s interesting finding out why the students came here,” Ratzlaff said. “I’m sad because I’m going to miss that part of it.” Some of the international students have been part of the community, not just in college but in other settings as well. Juraj Steponovic, an international student from the Czech Republic, graduated from Tyrone High in 2010 and decided that he didn’t want to go anywhere else in order to attend college, but wanted to stay near people he knew and felt comfortable being around. “I wanted to stay in the United States because the schools are better than the Czech,” Steponovic said. “I wanted to stay in this community and also I wanted to stay where I know the people.” The people here are more friendly, according to Steponovic.
Modou Lamin “ML” Badjie almost missed out on his opportunity to get to know the Seward community. Badjie was supposed to be headed to a different destination. “I never knew about Seward County Community College. I was supposed to go to OPSU, but I came a bit late so they brought me here and told me I was going to start school here, and I said I was going back to New York,” Badjie said. After Badjie’s first semester at Seward, he made a few friends and felt a bit more comfortable. This semester was different for him because he has made more friends. The international students can get together as a whole and try to involve themselves with the local community by being involved in the International Student Organization. ISO is sponsored by Patsy Fischer and Pam Freeman. Over the past three years, it has helped with activities for the college and the community, such as Spring Fiesta days and Trick-or-Treat Street. The one big project that ISO is focusing on is helping at the nursing homes whenever the students have free hours. “To the students, family is very important and many of the people in the nursing homes don’t have anybody to talk to,” Fischer said. ISO not only reaches out to the local community, but they are also trying to contact other international students that have attended SCCC/ATS in past years. “We have our Internet technical coordinator Rafael Raw working on our Facebook page,” Fischer said. Through the Facebook page, Fischer hopes to have past students located in other parts of the world keep in contact with ISO.
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Sally Cauble, who has been on the Kansas State Board of Education since 2007, came to speak to Seward students on Nov. 17. The event was hosted by Saints Promoting Education Careers. “The state of Kansas is only as good as the teachers,” Cauble said. Cauble spoke about the responsibility of being a Board of Education member. “We set the standards that are taught in Kansas, not the curriculum,” Cauble said. “The state of Kansas is only as good as the teachers.” According to Cauble, schools should not have any problems getting teachers to come to the
area, because of the excellence of the teachers of southwest Kansas. “Your education on how to teach is going to be different than mine, but you will have one skill in common, and that is the ability to communicate with anyone,” Cauble said. Cauble also talked about future and past programs that are in effect in Kansas such as No Child Left Behind and a new program called Multi-Tiered System of Support. This program means teachers will collaborate with each other about their successes and problems. Cauble also mentioned national ranking test scores in Kansas. “If you went to a Kansas school you will be able to compete globally,” Cauble said.
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Kylix Children’s Art Day draws future inspiration Creativity, paint and kids filled the art room of the SCCC humanities building on Nov. 20 for the Kylix Art Club hosted event, Children’s Art Day. Thirty-two children were separated into different groups and participated in artistic events throughout the day, which included making their own cardboard houses, a fall calendar and marble paintings. “It’s a great experience working with kids to help them develop their creative hunger for art. It lets them become aware of the artistic world around them,” Kylix Art Club member and student
Omar Rios said. Ten members of the Kylix Art Club helped with the event. “We had fantastic Kylix members working with the children. They made the day fun and educational,” Kylix sponsor Susan Copas said. The club is using the money raised to fund the annual trip Kylix takes to different art related locations throughout the United States. The place they visit depends on the amount of money the club makes. The club also has a Student Art Exhibit planned for Dec. 4, when students will be able to display their own personal art and art from classes.
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Students Janette Vargas, above, and Briceida Ortega, at right, help children during the annual Kylix Children’s Art Day. Thirty-two children participated in the Children’s Art Day Nov. 20 on campus.
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Liberal head soccer coach Lori Navarro, coaching staff Luis Aguilar, Shawn Huffman and Carlos Ruiz, far right, stand with the Liberal High School soccer team. The team went to state this year, where they placed as state runners-up.
Ruiz: Aims for future goal in coaching • Continued from Page 1 “I try to give all my players chances to see what they want to do in the future, so that’s why I gave Carlos the opportunity to coach for us.” Along with being able to demonstrate leadership skills by coaching, Ruiz also wanted to take a leadership role around the campus by becoming president of the HALO this year. “Carlos is very mature; he’s very responsible, very dependable, and he knows how to make people laugh,” HALO sponsor Frances Brown said. “Being a leader, he leads by example, not just by saying things. He actually
gets up and does things. He can be motivating and still funny and charming, so these qualities will make him a good coach.” HALO has been doing a lot of college visits this year in order to emphasize the importance of continuing students’ educations once they are done at Seward, according to Ruiz. Ruiz plans to transfer after he graduates from Seward and continue his education so he can keep following his goals of becoming a teacher and a coach. “My plan is to get my associate of art, and transfer. I’m not sure where I’m going to transfer yet, but it’s a for-sure thing that I will be continuing my education when I’m done
here,” Ruiz said. The thing that has kept Ruiz motivated to reach his goals through all of these years has been his family, who plays a major part in his life. “Family is a big, important part of my life. Without family support or support from loved ones, you don’t really have what it takes to take on a challenge,” Ruiz said. “I can honestly say that my family has always been there for me, throughout every decision I’ve made, they’ve always supported me, and I know I can say that they love me and support me in everything I do.”
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During the Kappa Beta Delta induction ceremony Nov. 9, Rogelio Alvarez shares thoughts on his interest in becoming a club officer. Co-sponsors Gina Palmgren and Tanya Dowell look on. Sherry Farrell also co-sponsors the local Alpha Tau Chapter of the national two-year business honor program. Local businessman Greg Bird was presented an honorary membership award during the ceremony and 17 members were inducted into the chapter.
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Seward catches soccer fever The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa kicked soccer solidly into the public eye as a prominent sport. The popularity continues to grow throughout the United States, a bidding country for the 2022 World Cup, and a host of the 1994 competition. It's also plain to see that Liberal has had its fair share of soccer glory. The Liberal High School soccer team has been State Runners-Up three times in the last few years and continue to be the best public school soccer team in Kansas. Knowing that Liberal High School has one of the best soccer teams in the state surely would mean that these students are able to continue playing soccer at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School, right? Unfortunately, Seward does not currently offer soccer as part of its athletics program. This is a great loss for Seward County Community College, the community of Liberal and many of the soccer athletes who would like to continue their education in Liberal after high school. Former and current Liberal High School students who participated in soccer have shown interest and have often wondered why soccer isn’t currently offered as part of the athletic program at Seward.
“I think the soccer train is coming. I think it’s almost inevitable, but I don’t want a program that’s just going to be thrown together last minute.” — Galen McSpadden, athletic director “We’ve heard a lot of times that Seward has been interested in a soccer program. I get asked every day why Seward doesn’t have a soccer program,” Liberal High School head soccer coach Lori Navarro said. “My boys have been wanting a soccer program (at the college) since our program began back in 1998.” Although former Liberal High School soccer players attend Seward even though it doesn’t offer a soccer program, college soccer would give many of them an incentive to continue their education while playing a sport they enjoy. “A lot of our players already go to Seward even though it doesn’t currently offer a soccer program. Many of them would have a greater incentive to go to Seward if they were able to play soccer while being able to continue their education,” Navarro said. Soccer students who choose to attend Seward mainly do so because they don’t have enough money to attend school somewhere else, and it would be easier for them to stay here and
continue to live at home. “Our players want to be able to stay at home and live with their families while they attend Seward,” Navarro said. “Many of them do go on to Dodge City or Garden City, but they would like to able to stay at home and live with their families because they don’t have the financial ability to pay for college expenses when they go to a different college. They just can’t afford it financially.” Recently, the college has also been looking into the possibility of starting a soccer program, according to Athletic Director Galen McSpadden. “It has been discussed before. Actually, the last two years I’ve spent a lot of time researching the feasibility and possibility of soccer, and I think that’s directly related to two things; one, the high school and its success, and, two, several of the other junior colleges have already implemented it,” McSpadden said. Even though it has been in discussion for the last few years, there are numerous factors involved with start-
ing any new sports program. “There’s a lot of factors to consider, including the costs of facilities, scholarships, coaching staff, equipment, travel, dormitory space and many others,” McSpadden said. “There’s a lot more to starting a competitive soccer program than just rolling out a ball and saying, ‘Here, go play.’ Soccer becoming a part of the athletics program at Seward may happen, but it’s only going to happen with support from the community. I think the soccer train is coming. I think it’s almost inevitable, but I don’t want a program that’s just going to be thrown together last minute,” McSpadden said. “I want a soccer team that has a chance to be successful, and to do that we have to have proper facilities and support from the community.” Although the soccer program may take some time to get started, we believe that students should be able to continue their education and continue playing the sport they love. Nothing is out of reach, but if people aren’t aware of the needs and wants of community members, then those things might never happen. If Seward is ever going to develop a soccer program, members of the community, especially students, have to make their voices heard and become active supporters of this issue.
Soccer scores big in campus survey I would like to see a soccer team at SCCC/ATS. Agree
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recently conducted this non-scientific soccer survey. With a total of 109 completed surveys, the participants consisted of 42 males and 67 females from both SCCC/ATS faculty members and students. Only key responses, not intermediate responses, are shown in the graphs at left.
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Do you ever have those glimpses of your childhood that remind you of how old you’re getting? Those moments that make you stop and say, “Dude, I’m getting old.” I had one several nights ago. My mom’s cousin has a ton of old game systems. We were digging some of them out of the box of square, Frisbee-like game cartridges, tangled chords and wires. She has systems ranging from the original Nintendo all the way to PS2 (which, sadly, is starting to go extinct, which sucks thanks to you, overpriced PS3). We were digging through this box, and it had been so long since I laid eyes on one that I forgot where the ports to plug it into the TV was. I’m looking on the back of the stupid thing and then after a few minutes finally saw them. They were on the side. After getting it set up, I played some of those old game cartridges Werewolf, The Last Warrior, Terminator 2, Judgment Day, and Ninja Turtles (forever and always my favorite). It’s astounding to see how far video games have come in terms of game play and graphics. On all of those old game cartridges, the artwork on the front of the cartridge is at least 20 times better than the 2D graphics in the game. It’s one of those things, another life lesson learned through some sort of childhood pasttime, that I’m not the same person I was years ago. We don’t often stop to see where we have come from. We remember it in the back of our heads, but we like to keep it there. Which makes sense, I mean, who wants to drive their car al-
ways looking in the rear-view mirror? One reason why I hate looking back is that to look back feels like a distraction. It seems like in looking back I’m wasting the years in front of me. “Quit screwing around and move your butt!” the drill sergent in me screams. Let me put it to you this way: without looking back, how can we appreciate where we are going? How can we even look forward to where we’re going, if we aren’t convinced that it’s better than where we’ve already been? That’s something my internal drill sergeant doesn’t think to consider; I don’t consider it a lot of times. It increases the longing to be where you’re supposed to be. Sometimes that longing is too much to bear, and we kind of flop on the side of the road wanting to just shrivel up and die. Yet what keeps us going? It’s desire. Obviously. It’s a deep, abiding assurance that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt what you were born to do. I hate it when people tell me, “Well, your desires could change later on down the road.” I feel insulted. As if the burning passion in my heart to do what I live for is just going to fade away or maybe one day I’ll mature and wake up realizing I’ve been leading a pipe dream. This might sound like an oxymoron to some people, but one thing I hate about religion is that it can often show things like desire, emotion, and everything that makes us human to be unspiritual, worldy even, “of the devil!” When really, we are made in the image of God himself. He is desire. Even the people who don’t believe in him will one day see that for themselves, whether it happens on this side of eternity or at Judgment Day. Hopefully, it’s way before then. Everything in us that is good is evidence of God’s personal interest in us. If God were arrested for being involved in our lives, despite what many people want to think, there would be enough evidence to convict him. He would be guilty as charged. n Zachary Carpenter, who can play a mean game of Ninja Turtles, can be reached at carpenter@crusadernews.com
STUDENT LIFE
Binge drinking a dangerous pastime Adrienne Sanborn Crus ader S taff
“Let’s get drunk tonight.” “Come party with us.” “Let’s take a shot.” These are all phrases that we have heard, and most of us have fallen victim to them, during our college lifetime. Saying something as simple as “no,” is quite difficult when we feel pressured to fit in and make new friends. So we choose a response that leads to less judgement from our peers “OK, but just this once. It sounds like fun.” Well, that one time turns to two, then three, and before we know it we are spiralling towards failure. We are skipping classes and avoiding homework because we have found “better” things to do rather than study or attend class. Realization of this problem that we possess is nearly impossible due to the denial and lack of knowledge of the dangers from drinking excessively. Granted, drinking is fun. I will be the first to admit that, but I don’t need alcohol just to have fun. It took me awhile to realize this, however. Drinking was something I did so I wouldn’t be the outcast among my friends. I thought that if I didn’t drink with them, then they wouldn’t want me around because I wasn’t “fun.” This was not true though. They had put pressure on me to drink, but I had put twice as
much pressure on myself by thinking that. With alcohol, I could let loose and have no worries; nothing could bring me down. I felt as though I was not “myself” unless I was under the influence. I began drinking more and more often because I thought that was the only way that I could enjoy my life. I didn’t ever think of how it could worsen it. After reading about the dangers of binge drinking, however, it became apparent to me that the temporary satisfaction I get from being drunk is not worth the life risks I take to be so. Excessive drinking, or binge drinking, can lead to many health risks: Alcohol poisoning, unintentional injuries, intentional injuries due to rage, sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, high blood pressure, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases, liver disease, neurological damage and sexual dysfunction. In 1995, alcohol poisoning was the cause of 318 deaths. Of these 318 people, a majority were of the ages 15-24. A survey conducted in Britain showed that one out of four people in the country are binge drinkers. In Britain, a reported 76,000 facial injury cases are caused by drunken violence. Drinking and driving is also a major risk and problem in the U.S., where 15,935 road accidents that occurred in 1998 were caused by binge drinking. The next time you say, “I’ll never get alcohol poisoning,” or “I’m OK to drive,” or “That will never happen to me,” think of all the people it does happen to. What makes you any different from them? n Adrienne Sanborn, who now understands the dangers of binge drinking, can be reached at sanborn@crusadernews.com
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Movie | Dana Loewen
Animated movie delivers laughs and entertainment Megamind
‘Deathly Hallows’ takes darker turn Octavi o Rodri guez Crusader Staff “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I” is the first part in the last installment of the Harry Potter film franchise. The film starts off with a serious and foreboding speech delivered by Rufus Scrimgeour, which sets the tone for the rest of the film, which is notably darker than any of the last installments. The film is absolutely gorgeous to watch. The thing that sets it apart from the other films in the series is that it is the first to take place outside of Hogwarts. Gone are the murky grey walls the characters were once protected by, replaced by beautiful forests, mountains and lakes. The film’s musical score was composed by a newcomer to the franchise, Alexandre Desplat. The score is wondrous and invigorating, but seems to lack in some scenes. Something that will hopefully be solved by Part II. The acting is as great as
ever, with each actor embodying their character to full potential and delivering on every level, although some film favorites seem to lack screen time. Alan Rickman, who plays Severus Snape, had an incredible amount of screen time in the last installment, but in Hallows he seems to have but a cameo. Hopefully he has more screen time in Part II. The story line of Part I finds Harry, Ron and Hermione setting off on the task left to them by Dumbledore, which is to find and destroy the last of the horcruxes in order to destroy the evil Lord Voldemort. They hit the road and start on what seems like a hopeless mission. Dumbledore has left them no clues but a deluminator, the snitch Harry caught in his first match of Quidditch, and a children’s story book named “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” Ron eventually leaves the group, due to hopelessness and jealousy among them. Harry and Hermione become as hopeless as ever and become sitting ducks while
the Ministry of Magic falls to the dark side. Ron eventually returns and they destroy their first horcrux before being found by Death Eaters. The group is imprisoned and tortured until Dobby the House Elf comes to the rescue, stealing some of the best moments of the film, and (spoiler alert) he is mortally wounded and dies in Harry’s arms right after saving their lives. The film ends when Voldemort, after searching throughout the entire film, finds the Elder Wand, which is the ultimate weapon in the world. Fans of the franchise should go into the latest film knowing that it is the first part of two, or they will leave slightly unsatisfied by the film’s somewhat abrupt ending. Although it came up a bit short, it is the set up for the absolute glory that will be “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II.”
Television | Heidy Molina
New show tries to ride the wave of New Jerseydom My Big Friggin’ Wedding • $609.6 million worldwide as of Nov. 28. • So far Deathly Hallows is the highest grossing movie in the franchise. • Fifth highest opening day box office behind Twilight Saga movies New Moon and Eclipse, The Dark Knight, and Transformers Revenge of the Fallen •After a week and a half at the box office it is the seventh highest grossing film of 2010
The SCCC/ ATS library is giving away three Harry Potter READ posters. Posters are of the three main characters: Harry Potter, played Daniel Radcliffe, Hermione Granger, played by Emma Watson and Ron Weasley played by Rupert Grint. One entry is allowed per day and the last day to enter is Dec. 5. The winners will be announced Dec. 6.
Music department presents winter concert The SCCC/ ATS music department presents the annual Winter Concert. The concert will include the wind ensemble, the Singing Saints, concert choir and the Sound Express show choir. The money raised will go to the SCCC/ ATS foundation. The concert is at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Showcase Theater. Tickets are $2 and SCCC/ ATS students and courtesy card holders get in free with ID. Tickets may be purchased in the Humanities office. For more information call 620-417-1451.
Art instructor showcases in 10 Woman show Seward County art instructor Susan Copas will showcase her art in an exhibition in Garden City. The exhibition is an invitational gallery that Copas was asked to showcase in after the director saw her work. Copas is showcasing her oil paintings from the past year, but the show also boasts different forms of art from pottery to jewelry. This is not a juried show so there will be no prizes awarded.
It’s hard to be disappointed by a new animated movie. They’re usually a good bet for a few laughs and some light-hearted fun; Megamind isn’t an exception. Although it reminded me a lot of other movies, like Monsters vs. Aliens or The Incredibles, it did have a plot of its own, and even pleasantly surprised me. The movie begins with Megamind, voiced by Will Ferrell, and Metro Man, voiced by Brad Pitt, hurling to Earth in their respective space pods as babies when their alien worlds get sucked into a black hole. Metro Man lands on a wealthy couple’s front porch and grows up loved and praised, while Megamind lands in a prison and grows up being always in trouble and accepted by none of his peers. When he realizes as a child that he only seems to be good at being bad, he decides to devote the rest of his life to being as bad as possible. So starts the cycle: Megamind makes his evil plans, while Metro Man foils them just in time and saves the day. That is, until the day Megamind actually wins. After the incredible surprise wears off, he takes over Metro City. After realizing that it just isn’t any fun being able to do whatever he wants without anyone to stop him, he creates his own superhero, a plan which backfires when the new superhero wants to use his powers for evil not good. In the most interesting twist in the movie, Megamind then gets the chance to try being good out for size. Although several superhero movies have experimented with letting the audience relate to the villain, Megamind takes it a step further. An audience conditioned to rooting for the good guy and hating the bad guy is in for a flip-flop of feelings. Of course, if you just go for a laugh, you’ll get that too.
“My Big Friggin’ Wedding” is a new TV series on VH1 that follows five couples around as they try to get everything ready for their big day. This show of course is a spin off the whole “Jersey Shore fever.” How much more of the Jersey Shore can we take? I watched the first episode and was so disgusted by the ways both the men and women acted. It’s so degrading and makes a joke of the whole marriage process. One woman is a engaged to a jobless man that dreams of starting his own meatball business. Another 26 year old woman is so obsessed with giving her husband a “perfect little house wife” that she gets botox injections in her forehead in order to look younger and more beautiful on the day of her wedding. What really made me turn the channel and never watch this horrid show ever again was that one couple has a family that is always drunk. When the couple is first introduced, the step-father is so wasted that he drops the beer he is drinking all over the couch and slurs the whole interview. Not only did this man make a fool of himself on national television, but also made of fools of the rest of his family. What ever happened to the inspirational shows that taught good values? This show degrades the Jersey Shore and the people that are from Jersey. It has no entertainment value. You can even figure out how the episode will go without actually watching it. It only involves drunken people and bridezillas throwing fits to get what they want. The 30 minutes that this show takes up could be better used for other shows that don’t promote the abuse of alcohol.
Community spring musical Movie | Deisi Barboza cast announced for the play New musical film hits a The SCCC/ ATS drama department has announced the cast for the spring musical, West Side Story. The musical is a collaboration between Liberal High School and the college drama department and will be directed by Alison Chambers.The musical will be performed at 7:30 pm Feb. 17, 18 and 19 and a matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. For more information contact the Humanities department at 620-417-1451. The cast is as follows: Jetts: Riff...Brian Francis Tony....Benn Mann Action.....Jimmy Bert A-Rab.......Chase Tatum Baby John....Killian Doze Bid Deal.....Brandon Ridge Diesel.......Allen Semisch Thei r Gi rl s: Graziella...Megan Henderson Velma...Lauren Sarchet Minnie...Kelsi Oyler Anybodys...Makyla Johnson The Adul ts: Doc...Gary Collins Krupke...Matt Teel Gladis Hand...Lindsay Brauer
S harks: Bernardo...Angel Rodriguez Chino...Giovanni Macedo Pepe....Orlando Galvan Indio...Jesus Aguilar Luis...Luis Morales Anxious...Jonathan Zamora Nibbles....Sandro Juarez Moose...Luis Fuentes Thei r Gi rl s: Maria....Flor Parral Anita...Jamie Fitzgerald Rosalia...Kenny Del-Val Consuelo....Katie Burnett Francisco....Dalia Comacho Estella....Anysia Limon Margarita...Josephine Stockwell Somewhere Solo...Yahaida Zubia
Neighborhood kids: Trey Duerson, Michael Mages, Jessica Salgado, Veronica de la Torre, Yessenia Vasquez, Irene Sandoval, Clarissa Carillo, Mikayla Knudsen Tyconda Millsap, Meagan Jacobs, Marai Marin, Maria Avelino, Betheny Thompson, Vicky Calderon, Elena Duria
flat note with musical buff Burlesque As a fan of musical films, I looked foward to “Burlesque.” Little did I know my hopes of the musical making a comeback would not be fulfilled. Christina Aguilera plays Ali, a small town girl from Iowa with a big voice. Ali moves to Hollywood hoping to make it big and one night she sees a club called “Burlesque” which features dancers performing to classic songs such as “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” The owner Tess, played by Cher, openly states that the customers “don’t come to see the performers sing.” However, Ali wants to change this. The rest plot line is fairly predictable. Ali starts off as a waitress, meanwhile, the club is having financial problems and Tess refuses to sell. Like most musicals, there is a romantic twist. After Ali’s hotel room is broken into she moves in with her friend and co-worker Jack, played by Cam Gigandent, whom she eventually falls in love with. Aside from Aguilera’s obviously fake wig, my biggest problem was the music. To me, in musicals, the songs are a part of the plot and do not stop the story line. The songs are visually appealing, but they don’t reflect what is going on in the film, making this just a movie with music instead of an actual musical. If one wants to watch a real musical, I would suggest renting “Singin’ in the Rain” or “The Bandwagon.” They feature and successfully execute what “Burlesque” failed to do: showcase great talent, song numbers with the glitz and glitter and songs that reflect the plot.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Photos and stories by Joseph Hoffman
Underoath veteran Chris Dudley talks new album Album Review | Joseph Hoffman
Underoath’s new album should please newcomers, old fans Ø (Disambiguation) "I'm not the same anymore," Underoath's frontman Spencer Chamberlain states in their seventh studio album, Ø (Disambiguation)’s second track, “Catching Myself Catching Myself.” This is very evident once you delve deeper into what is Ø (Disambiguation). Many fans have been waiting to hear Underoath’s new sound since the departure of drummer/clean vocalist, and last founding member, Aaron Gillespie, earlier this year. Chamberlain is the sole vocalist, and in charge of all the lyrics. However, there is no disappointment to be found in any of the 11 tracks. Chamberlain's newfound grunge-like “clean” vocals are a perfect fit for the darkest of his four albums with the band as he seamlessly transitions from singing to screaming which brings a new dimension to Underoath’s already diverse sound. Chills will crawl up and down your spine when Chamberlain whines, "I'm so sick of calling the shots," and goes into a shrieking scream on "Vacant Mouth." In the past albums, Gillespie's clean vocals set Underoath apart, however Chamberlain’s vocals fit perfectly with the darker feel of this album. Former Norma Jean drummer Daniel Davidson is a welcome addition to the band as he blares through each track with precision and brings his own unique sound to the table. Disambiguation delves into a popular subject of Chamberlain's addiction. However, this time it takes you far deeper into the struggles of the frontman's head. "Oh, God, I am emptier than you," he challenges in the track “In Completion.” "I painted a revolution inside my head.” Whatever your view of Underoath may have been before Disambiguation, I encourage you to take part in Chamberlain's revolution. It is well worth joining.
I had a chance to catch up with Chris Dudley of Underoath before their performance with A Day to Remember in Oklahoma City. When I got onto the bus, he was playing Zombie Mode on the new game Call of Duty: Black Ops. After talking about how far he has gotten, we sat down to discuss everything from the new album coming out, their drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie leaving, the struggles of touring all the time, and just trying to be an average person in an above average lifestyle. Below are a few of the things we discussed. The rest of the interview will be available to listen to at CrusaderNews.com. Q:How would say that the overall reception of this album was? A: Overall, really good. All positive. The only things against it are from people who just wanted to hear Aaron singing. For the most part it has been really awesome. Q: You have been with the band since “Cries from the Past.”
Spencer Chamberlain lifts the mic as the audience chants to “It’s Dangerous Business.” How do you think the band and music has changed since then?
A: Since then, everything has changed. We wrote that stuff in high school when we were 17 and 18 years old, and now we are pushing 30. The only thing that has stayed constant is the focus of the band, still being a Christian band. We have always wanted to make music that excites us, and that has always been the case. I think the band’s view of their music is a little different from that of a fan. It’s almost like being a painter. Once you start getting older and look back at what you did as a teenager, it’s like, man, that wasn’t that great, not that it’s bad, but because you got better. It’s different for viewers. It’s like you have their paintings, and you get the newest one, you’re like “Yeah, that was a great painting.” But you still have an emotional attachment to the old ones because they gave you a feeling, and it was something that was special to you. So I think that it is important for us to keep pushing ourselves, but to realize that people get connected with music in a different way than we do.
Spencer Chamberlain screams as guitarist Tim McTague and keyboardist Chris Dudley chant along with the sold-out crowd in OKC.
Underoath/ A Day to Remember play Oklahoma City venue As the sun was setting over the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, Okla., security was busy guiding teenagers and parents alike to park behind the building reserved only for sold-out shows. As the line stretched over the size of the football field, people were getting excited to experience one of the biggest tours of the fall season. A Day to Remember headlining with Underoath, Close Your Eyes, and The Word Alive supporting. Nearly 1,500 excited fans were packed into the converted bowling alley and ready to get moving when opening band Close Your Eyes came on stage in a huddle, praying before the show. They had a four song set list including their new single “Song for the Broken.” After a 15 minute break for set up, Stamford, Conn. natives, The Word Alive, came up to play. They played a six song playlist and had the crowd jumping and moshing with their mixture of synth beats, growling guitars, intense breakdowns and crowd chants such as “don’t mess with family.” As the crew started to set up for Underoath’s set, the energy in the air started to change. The people unfamiliar with the first two bands began to make their way to the floor and start to filling up empty space. A few voices in the crowd started to chant the name of the Tallahassee, Fla., six piece. Screams resounded around venue as the lights dimmed and Spencer Chamberlain came rushing to the stage. The band lined up behind him and the lightshow began as new drummer, Daniel Davidson hit the first notes of their new single “Illuminator”. The crowd seemed mesmerized at the bands energy as key-
boardist Chris Dudley switched between his synth and banging on the extra percussion set for the added feel. They played crowd pleasers “It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door,” “Desperate Times Desperate Measures,” “In Regards to Myself,” and “Breathing in a New Mentality.” The crowd seemed to love the new tracks “In Division,” “Catching Myself Catching Myself,” and Chamberlain’s Radioheadesque “Paper Lung.” With one song left,
fans’ dream came true as “Writing on the Walls” began to play. The mosh pits were filled with sweat as the crowd moved during the breakdowns and the air was filled with singing as the chorus arrived. After the set was finished the crowd roared for an encore, but were not met with a reply since Underoath did not headline. A Day to Remember started off their set with a bang. Confetti shot out of cannons and boxing gloves dropped down onto the punching bags. an announcer shouted
Chris Dudley, Tim McTague, Spencer Chamberlain
“Let’s get ready to RUUUUMMBLE,” and the band appeared in front of the crowd, starting the show with “ You Should Have Killed Me When You Had the Chance.” The crowd erupted as individuals jumped, crowd surfed and did their best to sing along. Several mosh pits formed around the floor and sound booth, as frontman Jeremy McKinnon growled out to headbangers “Mr. Highways’s Thinking About the End,” and some new tracks “2nd Sucks,” and “Sticks and Bricks” off of their new album, “What Separates Me from You.” Toilet paper rolls were tossed out into the crowd during “ NJ Legion Iced Tea,” and the fans began tee-peeing the venue in a well spirited fashion. The best recepted songs during the regular show were “Have Faith in Me,” and “Homesick” off of the “Homesick” album. Once the band left the stage it seemed as if the crowd was disappointed that they had not played some of their favorite songs, so chanting for an encore began. After about three minutes of chanting, the band sprinted on stage and told the crowd they would be playing three more songs for them, which caused the roof to nearly be cheered off. The encore started off with fan favorite, ”Downfall of Us All,” then went to “Another Song About the Weekend,” and finished with the song “A Plot to Bomb the Panhandle,” which is what shot A Day to Remember to scene stardom. With the final guitar strum, confetti shot out of the cannons once more. Underoath will be headlining a tour of their own across the U.S. in January with bands Thursday and A Skylit Drive.
SPORTS
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Lady Saints struggle, drop record to 5-3
Fall tennis rankings announced The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has rankings. The Saints are ranked No. 8 in the nation, while the Lady Saints are ranked No. 13 in the nation. The following Seward players are ranked individually.
Meagan Kearns Crusader staff The Lady Saints basketball team traveled to Garden City Friday to compete against undefeated teams Independence and New Mexico Junior College. They struggled against the Independence Lady Pirates, and ended up lsoing 53-74. Saturday night’s contest against the New Mexico JC Lady Thunderbirds ended in a 61-71 loss for the Lady Saints. “We’ve got to limit our turnovers and execute more," freshman Lady Saint Autumn Miller said. She also said the team needed to play for the full 40 minutes to see better results. This year’s Lady Saints squad is a young team with only one returning player. “We play too much like freshman and need to play like sophomores,” freshman Kelsey Wilson said. “There's not enough (sophomores) on this team.” During the Billy’s/Days Inn Classic at the Green House, the Lady Saints dropped another tough game with South Plains, 63-75. “We kind of gave up that game,” freshman forward Mariah
Men’s Singles
Laericeo Lobo Nathan Nelmes Felipe Cruz Raphael Machado Cristiano Mendes Lucas Izkovitz
17 23 35 51 69 75
Lobo/Nelmes Cruz/Machedo Medes/Izkovitz
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Fanny Benincasa Kuana Conclaves Salitza Abrantes Marecella Abrantes
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Autumn Miller drives past a Frank Phillips defender during the Billy’s/Days Inn Classic Nov. 20 at the Green House. The Lady Saints split games at the tourney, losing Friday to South Plains 63-75 and winning Saturday against Frank Phillips 60-38.
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Lee said. “We could have worked harder in the first half.” The following Saturday, the women in green earned a needed victory against Frank Phillips with the final score reading 6038. Coach Toby Wynn said the flow of the second game began to get better offensively. Lee suffered a concussion in Saturday’s game after taking a charge, giving the Lady Saints another possession. “We pulled out that one,” Lee said. “Best game we probably played together this season.” Wynn says their season goal is still the same as it has always been and will not change. The goal is to win the National Championship. “We need to get focused on what we need to accomplish and go for it,” Wilson said. The Lady Saints next contest will be Dec. 3 in Lamar, Colo., as they tip-off against Otero JC and take on Lamar CC the following day. The Lady Saints will be in the Green House once again in the Pizza Hut Classic Friday, Dec. 10 to play Northeastern Junior College at 6 p.m.
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Saints keep on fighting throughout break Joseph Hoffman Sports editor The Saints men’s basketball team has played six games in the past three weeks moving its overall record to 6-2. From dominating 110-60 and 95-53 wins against OPSU JV and Labette, to the 90-96 and 7480 losses against Highland and Cowley, the men in green have shared their roller coasters of emotion. The Saints went 2-0 in the Billy’s/Days Inn Classic the weekend of the Nov. 19 and 20. Facing off against the Oklahoma Panhandle State University JV squad, the Saints defeated the Aggies 110-60. Throughout the game, the Saints seemed to overpower the Aggies, holding them scoreless for the first 6 1/2 minutes of the game. The Saints ended the first half with a 63 percent field goal average and were leading 64-23. The Saints started off the second half 15-4 in the first 6 minutes. Seward would hit the 100point mark for the fifth time this season with 6 minutes to go. The Aggies ended up scoring 37 points in the second half but
still fell short in the lopsided final score of 110-60. Six Saints would score more than 10 points that night. Leading scorers of the night were Marquez Patterson with 15 points, four assists, three rebounds, and two steals and Rafriel Guthrie with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals. Irvin Hollinger put 13 points on the board, grabbed eight rebounds and grabbed three steals. Phil Hawkins had 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Saints next game ended with underpowered Labette falling to Seward by 42 points, with the final score of 95-53. Labette’s bench was only six men deep, which would not be enough to keep the Cardinals fresh against the Saints 13 deep bench. The Saints started off slow with the game being tied 8-8 10 minutes into the contest. They then picked up the pace and scored 25 points in the remaining 9 minutes of the first half. Saints had only three turnovers to the Cardinals 15, which helped in the Saint 33-22 lead. The Saints went onto the court
on fire the second half of the contest and ended up blazing past the Cardinals scoring 62 points and ending the game 95-53. Leading scorers of the night included Marky Nolen with 18 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and three assists. Guthrie was close behind putting up 17 points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists. Jeremy Jones had 12 points and three assists, and Hawkins scored 11 points and dished out seven assists. The Saints then traveled to the Dodge City Civic Center to compete against Cowley and New Creations in the Thanksgiving Classic. The Friday night match up would prove to be a hard fought battle against the Cowley Tigers as Seward was trailing the first half 37-28 while shooting only 32 percent from the field compared to Cowley’s 50 percent. As the second half went on, the Saints would bring up their field percentage to 46 percent and make 12 of 16 free throws. However, the Tigers would score 19 combined points from behind the arc and the free throw line to hold off the Saints in a 80-74 loss.
SCCC basketball players Tyler Brashears and Marky Mazyck protect the ball from a Labette Cardinal in Billy’s/Days Inn Classic on Nov. 20. The Saints beat the Cardinals 95-53 that night. The Saints would go on to play in the Thanksgiving 2010 Classic at the Dodge City Civic Center on Nov. 26-27 and moved on to 6-2 overall for the 2010-2011 campaign. They will play at 8 p.m. Friday against Raleigh and 8 p.m. Saturday against Odessa in the men’s only Conestoga Classic in the Green House. Free tickets are available at these locations: Conestoga offices, 300 N. Lincoln; Billy’s; The Community Bank; and both Pizza Hut locations.
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SCCC player Rafael Giaimo puts up a shot in the game against the Labette Cardinals on Nov. 19 at the Green House. The Saints went on to beat the Cardinals 95-53 in the Billy’s/Days Inn Classic. Opponent
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“You won’t ever see the team that lost to Cowley play again,” Hawkins said. The Saints helped Hawkins keep his promise, as the Saints stepped back on the court on Saturday against New Creations and came out on top with a 9061 win. The Saints turned 30 New Creation turnovers into 36 points. Leading scorers included Guthrie with 13 points and Daveon Boardingham, Tyler Brashears, and Jones with 11 points each. Hawkins put up eight points and four assists. The Saints have four more games to go before the Christmas break, facing off against Raleigh’s Finest Prep Academy and Odessa College in the Conestoga Classic in the Green House Dec. 3-4 and Taag Academy and rematch against the Colorado Kings during the Pizza Hut Classic Dec. 10-11. Hawkins says the Saints work as one unit, an army that goes to war together each time they step onto the court. Saints fans can watch the team in action at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Green House.
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