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March 2013

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FOX TIMES STAFF Shannon Gerke Corrigan

Executive Chief of Operations Director of Student Life gerkecor@fvtc.edu

Fox Times Student Publication

The Fox Times is a student run, monthly publication. Whether you want to design advertisements, write and article, or edit content, the Fox Times has a place for you. Check out our website at www.fvtc.edu/foxtimes. All submissions are due on the 15th of the month.

Submissions can be sent to fvtcfoxtimes@gmail.com

Table of Contents

Sarah Freimuth

Editor-In-Chief Occupational Therapy Assistant freimuth@fvtc edu

Andrea Williams

Assistant Editor In Chief IT Web Design Specialist & Web Development awilldesigns@ymail.com

Shirlie Rae

Managing Editor Judicial Reporting rae9099@fvtc.edu

Mitch Dolley

Layout Designer dolley4239@fvtc.edu

Kim Bazan

Articles

3 Behind The Times xx K-9 Veterans Day

xx Cinemania - Identity Theft

xx National Anthem

xx Kim’s Korner

Web Master Facilitator IT vue@fvtc.edu

Jimmy Kuntoro

Creative Director CCI – Event Planning & Management kuntoro1609@fvtc.edu

Aldo Latumahina

Visual Designer CCI – Human Resources Geraldo.pandega@gmail.com

xx Parent Child Center

By Deanna Culver Photography By Deanna Culver

xx Student Government Association

By Deanna Culver Photography By Shiloh Bisaw

xx Snowdeo

By Sarah Freimuth Photography By Sarah Freimuth

By Skylar Lukaszka

Payton Campbell

Contributor Nursing paytoncampbell@yahoo.com

Ethan Nelson

Sports Writer Deisel Technology and Imports ewn1992@gmail.com

Lori Bradish

Lead Sales Representative Student Life Marketing bradish@fvtc.edu

xx Designed by Jimmy Kuturo Program Peek

xx Interior Design

Photography By Jimmy Kuntoro

xx Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Photography By Sarah Freimuth

xx Calendar of Events xx Campus Activity Photography

xx Intramural Volleyball

Cartoons

(JSI) for Veterens

xx By Phil Hand

xx LifeLine with Wolfgang

By Intramural Sports

xx Job Seekers Investigation

By Students Veterans Association Designed by Jason Lindsley

Club Central

xx Association of Information

Technology Professionals (AITP)

By Travis Prince-Swartout

xx International Exchange Club

Distribution Natural Resources

FVTC FACES

Promotions

Shahzaib Atif Ian Brost

By Kim Bazan

Campus Activities

xx Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse (AODA)

Human Relations CCI-

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xx Volunteerism

Michael King

Columnist kingm@fvtc.edu

- Women’s History

By Deanna Culver Photography By Sarah Freimuth

Deanna Culver

Ivan Vue

By Michael King

By Deanna Culver

Senior Journalist Administrative Assistant bazan5259@fvtc.edu Photographer and Journalist Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse culver3330@fvtc.edu

Columns

By Deanna Culver

xx Smoking Ban

Designed by Jason Lindsley

IT’S COMING!

Photography By Jimmy Kuntoro

xx Fox Times

Photography By Sarah Freimuth

xx Future Office Experts (FOX)

By Lori Neimuth

xx Hmong Student Union (HSU) xx Natural Resources

Photography By Geraldo Latumahina

xx Student Veterans of America (SVA)

By Jonathan Donnan

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Behind the Times Featuring Deanna Culver

1. How long have you been involved with the Fox Times?

Five Months

2. Why did you decide to join the Fox Times?

I joined because I wanted to get involved with things around FVTC. I also wanted to meet new people and learn better leadership skills.

3. What position, if any, do you hold with the Fox Times? Explain your role and responsibilities:

I am a photographer as well as a writer. I have fun taking photos and then editing them. It’s been a fun adventure that I look forward to doing for many more semesters to come. It is fun and exciting making friends, doing things that I enjoy doing, and helping show others all the things happening around FVTC. I would love to get feedback and other articles for Fox Times from other students.

4. What is your favorite part of being with the Fox Times?

I enjoy reading and viewing the articles and photos. I enjoy interacting with other students and staff members. Fox Times is a fun and respectful environment to be involved with. I learn a great deal of things that I can use in my everyday life.

5. What is your favorite article that you have written for the Fox Times? Why is it your favorite?

I enjoy all my articles as well as all other articles written by students. My favorite would be seeing my poetry in the Fox Times.

The words I use to sum up what I’m feeling has often been helpful for others to express things that they may be feeling without knowing how to express. I hope others will know and understand that they are not alone.Please Help Stop Bullying in this World and All Around Us. 6. What skills have you developed being with the Fox Times?

Skills I’ve developed so far with Fox Times have been many leadership and supportive skills. I’ve also developed more communicational skills that help me to be more approachable by others as well as helping me to approach others with ideas and thoughts that I may have.

7. An interesting or unique story about yourself

I am better than I use to be. I grew up in foster homes, abusive homes, and became a teenage single mom. I loss all self-worth and doubted myself along my journey through life. With FVTC and all that I’ve been through and have learned from this great school through a struggling life has brought me closer to my inner soul

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with peace and knowledge. I never thought I could do better than I use to be and do. I thought, being a child basically called an “It” had no place in this world. I use to think what I was told and shown was right and I was always wrong. I use to be told and believed that I was damaged goods and that what I said or did wasn’t a factor or important at all in this world for no-one. I’ve made many mistakes but, definitely have learned from those mistakes. I am blessed and I love my daughters (Melissa, Jessalyn, and Kristen) and my granddaughter (Synthia). I love life more-so each day. I’m not perfect nor close to it but, what I have to offer our world is the ability to make my own mistakes, learn from those mistakes, and help those mistakes become lifelong learning tools for myself, my family, people all around me, and our school FVTC. If I can do this than anyone can do this. Life Happens, Smile often and Love Lots.

8. Hobbies or activities you enjoy

I love photography, nature, horses, eagles, reading and writing short stories. I love writing poetry and learning new things. I love listening to my MP3 player with all my favorite music on it as I go for walks exploring our community. I love thundery, rainy days and nights and walking in the rain.

9. What made you decide to come to Fox Valley Technical College?

I took a chance to find ways to better myself and the only way I could do that was to come to FVTC and get my G.E.D. I met this wonderful woman named Sandi Moore who has helped me in many ways throughout the years. She has supported and helped me with my decisions, choices, and goals. She’s made me feel welcomed to be here at FVTC, she’s encouraged me even when I felt like I couldn’t achieve something. She’s given me hope and the ability to dream again. Sandi Moore has brought me the willingness to continue on in life even through my toughest of days and nights. I feel blessed to of been given the chance to come to school at FVTC to help better myself and learn many new things so that I can look forward to a better tomorrow and help others along the way too. I love being a part of such a great environment and the many people who walk through these halls each and every day.

10. What program are you in?

I am in the AODA Program (Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions)

11. What are your plans after graduating Fox Valley Technical College?

My plans when I graduate from FVTC is to pursue a career in helping as many victims and survivors overcome and succeed in life knowing they don’t have to live in an abusive environment ever again. I want to help strengthen laws to protect the men, women, and children that have and/or are being abused in any way. I want to help people overcome addictions and find better and safer paths to journey through for a healthier life. I want to find ways to help our futures to be better and healthier for all our generations to come.

I want to continue to be better than I use to be.

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Cinemania:

IDENTITY THIEF By: Michael J. King

Starring: Jason Bateman as Sandy Patterson, Melissa McCarthy as Diana, Amanda Peet, Kevin Covias, John Cho, Clark Duke and John Favreau

Director: Seth Gordon Rated: R (for sexual content) Running Time: 1 hour 52 minutes Distributor: Universal Pictures

McCarthy plays a con artist (Diana), who is as they say "a little rough around the edges". Diana has stolen the identity of the unsuspecting (Sandy) Bateman, who lives miles away in Denver. Sandy decides to go to Florida where he will single handedly apprehend this criminal in order to clear his name and save his job. Sandy discovers that this is no small task.

Diana has made a few sour deals along the way, so there are a few others who want to get their hands on her. While trying to escape the really bad guys, Sandy and Diana began to learn about each other. The fight scenes between the two were very funny. Sandy begins to loosen up on his straight and narrow "good guy" side, while Diana begins to show a softer side.

The movie is pretty fast moving so get your popcorn before it starts! Rapper T.I. (King of the South) plays a... gangster, which made it more fun since the bad guys seemed like they were from "Home Alone". There are some emotional heart tugging moments in the film, but McCarthy always seems to bring us back to the laughs. Bateman plays a role he's played many times, but this one added another dimension to his usual nice guy image. McCarthy plays the overweight jokes without looking pathetic. Diana is totally comfortable in her own skin, and she seems to be just what Sandy needs to get his life back on track, and Sandy does the same for Diana.

I would've liked to see Diana deal more with the gangsters who were chasing her. There are some sex scenes, nudity and some foul language, so this is not one for the kids. I review this movie a 4 out of 4 stars for action, crazy funny and it's tender human moments. Go out for an evening of laughs all my cinemaniacs and enjoy!

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Free Community Causes

By Skyler Lukaszka

It can be difficult watching commercials featuring underprivileged children, cancer research and abused animals thinking, “There is no way I can afford a donation, no matter how much I want to!” School, work and family can be a juggling act and paying bills from week to week can add unnecessary stress. There is one sure way to relieve stress and support a good cause. Donate your time! When something means enough to you it becomes easier to carve out a couple hours a week or depending on where you volunteer a couple days a month. There are probably more options out there than you realize, and the rewards you reap are endless from the smiles you put on people’s faces to the true impact you can make in your community. I personally volunteer for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in the Fox Valley. I matched what I was passionate about to the needs in my community. You can do it too! Most places like the YMCA gladly take volunteers and donating books or Coats for Kids is an easy way to get started as well. Here are other great ways to get started!

Find a cause. Enter your zip code and interests at volunteermatch.org and up will pop specialized listings for the things that mean the most to you in your area like donating time to play a character from a story book for a children’s museum to donating time for fundraising events like Light The Night which is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide fall, evening fundraising walk to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer.

Share your professional skills through catchafire.org, which lists tons of nonprofits looking for specific, work-oriented talents, such as web design, advertising and accounting. Most projects can be performed right from you home, i.e. your couch this Friday night.

Urge your workplace to join A Billion + Change (abillionpluschange.org), a campaign that helps align a company's resources with the needs of its community. Skills-based and pro bone service makes a deep and lasting contribution to the communities you serve and organizations you support and joining is absolutely free! Take the pledge. Get results. Lead the change.

Support your local military families. Enlist with the White House's Joining Forces initiative.

This website links you to four great opportunities to support troops by sending a simple thank you message to a military family, finding a project in your community to volunteer, pledge service hours in honor of the service military families, veterans and service members or share your story of support on the website. Simply click on “Get Involved” to get started. (whitehouse.gov/joiningforces) 5

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SNOWDEO

By Dave Sarna

Fox Valley Technical College teamed up with Manawa Lions and Northport Snowriders, for the 6thAnnual Manawa SNOWDEO. The even took place on February 15 and 16 at Bear Lake Resort in Manawa, WI. Events included snowmobile racing for adults and kids, fireworks, torch parade, live DJ, and motorcycle racing on the ICE! The funds raised from this event are invested in Fox Valley Technical College’s clubs and programs.

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MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

By Kim Bazan

“Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you. It means that you do not treat your body as a commodity with which to purchase superficial intimacy or economic security; for our bodies to be treated as objects, our minds are in mortal danger. It means insisting that those to whom you give your friendship and love are able to respect your mind…

Responsibility to yourself means that you don’t fall for shallow and easy solutions—predigested books and ideas… marrying early as an escape from real decisions, getting pregnant as an evasion of already existing problems.

It means that you refuse to sell your talents and aspirations short and this, in turn, means resisting the forces in society which say that women should be nice, play safe, have low professional expectations, drown in love and forget about work, live through others, and stay in the places assigned to us. It means that we insist on a life of meaningful work; insist that work be as meaningful as love and friendship in our lives.

It means, therefore, the courage to be “different.”

The difference between a life lived actively, and a life of passive drifting and dispersal of energies, is an immense difference. Once we begin to feel committed to our lives, responsible to ourselves, we can never again be satisfied with the old, passive way.” ~ Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012)

When I read this passage from Adrienne, I felt a connection and I couldn’t have said it better. Be proud to be a woman, not just this month, but every month.

March 7, 1982 was named "Women's History Week." In the next few years, it would change within the month. In 1987 National Women's History Project petitioned to have the entire month of March 1987 "Women's History Month."

In 1988 and 1994, Congress passed other documents requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women's History Month.

Since 1995, other Presidents including Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women's History Month.

Education and Empowerment is this year’s theme.

There were many women in our past history and in our current history, which have broken barriers and continue to change history. I salute them and to all of the future women leaders, including you. I would like to highlight one of my favorite leaders and influential woman in history which I look up to.

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~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~ Born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ~

Eleanor was a United States First Lady born October 11, 1884 in New York, New York. She would lose both of her parents by the time she was ten and be known as a shy child.

Eleanor would later marry President Franklin D. Roosevelt and would be active in American politics and human rights most of her life. She would influence and change the role of the first lady. She would serve the United Nations many years with her main focus on human rights and women’s issues. She had her own newspaper column “My Day.” She would go on to have six children (one died as an infant) but she did not just sit at home. She worked with the Red Cross in World War I and when her husband had a polio attack in 1921, she helped him through the rest of his career. She helped the poor and stood against discrimination. She was criticized and praised, but that seems to come with being a leader. Her support and thoughts were respected in other political situations and with future Presidents. She would help to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and go on to write many books about her life and experiences throughout her life. She died of cancer on November 7, 1962 at the age of 78.

This is only a small summary of her accomplishments.

Some of my favorite and well known quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt are below to end this month’s column. Till next

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month, stay proud and be kind to yourself. ~KB~

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

"We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face...we must do that which we think we cannot."

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

"I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.

But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall."

"You must do the things you think you cannot do."

"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.

The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."

"Never allow a person to tell you no, who doesn't have the power to say yes."

"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built."

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Campus Activities MAR 1

Mar 6

6:00 p.m. Commons

3:30 p.m. E130AB

Bingo Night

MAR 21

SGA Meeting

Addams Family

TLC Workshop: Do You Feel Stressed?

MAR 4

MAR 9

MAR 3

1:00 p.m. PAC

4:00 p.m. G203A

TLC Workshop: Manage your Time & Stop Procrastinating

Family Fun Night

MAR 5

Spring Break-No Classes Jamaica Service Learning Trip Jamaica Spring Break Trip

4:30 p.m. G203A

Career Fair on the Fox

Kolf Sports Center, Oshkosh

MAR 6

Potato Chip Day

10:30 a.m. Oshkosh Riverside 11:00 a.m. SJ Spanbauer 11:30 a.m. AMTC

6:30-9:00 p.m. Appleton YMCA

MAR 9-16

MAR 14

Tundra Lodge Trip Green Bay

4:30 p.m. G212

MAR 22

Popcorn Day

11:30 a.m. Oshkosh Riverside

MAR 23

Free Family Fun Night

6:30-9:00 p.m. Appleton YMCA Volunteer: Fox Cities Housing Partnership

MAR 25

Athletic Banquet 5:00 p.m. E130

MAR 25

The Lion King

MAR 18

Improve Your Study Skills 4:30 p.m. G203A

TLC Workshop: Manage Your Time & Stop Procrastinating

TLC Workshop: Preparing for Tests & Managing Test Anxiety 11:30 a.m. G205B

MAR 19

Lunch n Learn

11:30 a.m. E130AB

TLC Workshop: Do You Feel Stressed Out? 11:30 a.m. G203A

MAR 20

Henry Golde

Holocaust Survivor 11:30 a.m. Oshkosh Rm 133

SGA Meeting 3:30 p.m. E130

PAC Tickets On Sale Student Life

MAR 26

Ping Pong Tournament 3:30 p.m. Student Life

Jokes for Dinner Samuel Camroe 6:00 p.m. E130

TLC Workshop: Taking Better Notes 11:30 a.m. G203A

MAR 27

Intramural Dodge Ball Tournament 4:30 p.m.

Comedy Night

Samuel Camroe 6:00 p.m. Oshkosh Riverside

Leadership Workshop Michael Miller 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. E130

MAR 28

OSB Meeting

11:30 a.m. Oshkosh Riverside 162

Leadership Workshop Michael Miller 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

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Club Central

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) With Travis Prince-Swartout; AITP Online Presence/PR Club meeting Dates, Times, and Locations:

FVTCs student chapter of AITP meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month, with work meetings added in as needed. We meet in F108 (First hallway on the left past the sports lounge in the commons) at 11:30-12:20.

What’s a good “cliff notes” version of what your club is about:

FVTC student chapter is a club for Information Technology students (and other students interested in computers etc) with emphasis on Networking in the IT industry, Community outreach, and gaining real world hands on experience, while at the same time offering fun and exciting activities.

How does the FVTC group relate to the national organization?

We are a student chapter of the much larger AITP professional chapters and often interact with them because student members are allowed to attend many of the professional organization events at a sizeable discount. We often have members of the professional division as guest speakers at our meetings, and use AITP professional seminars to enhance our own networking and outreach abilities.

How many members do you have (locally and nationally)?

Only the Professional chapter has an official members count (totaling about 3,000 members), our chapter currently has approximately 25 members, and we are accompanied by a few hundred other student chapters nationwide.

What goes on in a typical meeting:

AITP meetings are launching boards for all of our activities, they are often the place where we do the basic discussion of how to go about our monthly projects, where the major details are hammered out before each member is set off to handle their part of the set up. It is also where we have our guest speakers, suggestions and questions about upcoming events, or new events to be proposed. Our meetings are also a time for current AITP members to help orient new members into our organization and give them a nudge towards being productive members.

Are there any upcoming special events:

Absolutely, currently we are focusing on Computer 101 and a LAN party.

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Computer 101 is an outreach program we run multiple times a semester where student members of AITP get together and teach people from the school, and community certain basics about computers and electronics. Our next Computer101 takes place on February 23rd 9am-4pm

The LAN party on the other hand is a purely fun activity, meant to bring in membership, and entertainment. For the LAN party we bring in the latest in Video gaming consoles and games, and hold friendly competitions, occasionally for prizes. Our next LAN party takes place on Mach 9th, time to be determined.

Are there any direct members benefits:

Tons! Through participation in our club members gain firsthand knowledge of the real world in IT day to day from professionals in the field, some of which were members of our club when they attended FVTC. Members are also given opportunities to test their skills in real world applications while adding to their resumes and helping the community through our outreach programs. Some members have even been able to get free certifications that helped them acquire higher level jobs because of their participation in our events.

We are looking for members who….:

Want to improve themselves and the community, as well as those who are looking to have fun.

What kind of commitment is needed for membership:

Well, there is no “Commitment” required, we have no fee for the student chapter, and we do not require a certain number of days of attendance etc. However I must stress that you get out of it what you are willing to put in. Members who are active and participate are afforded a great number of fantastic benefits that may come in the form of personal growth, improved resumes, better odds of finding a job within the IT industry, making friendships, and even job boosting certifications/contacts.

What one thing makes it most worthwhile to you:

This is a tough one, there are so many great benefits to AITP however, I’d have to say the best part is knowing that I can help myself through helping others.

Any other Information you’d like to share:

AITP has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ fvtcaitp we use this page to present new and upcoming events, interesting facts from the IT community, and news from the industry.

We also have a page on the school website at www.fvtc. edu/aitp .

Also, we’re loads of fun!

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International Exchange Club

The mission of the International Exchange Club is to serve as a connection between international and domestic students to strengthen unity on campus.

Opportunities for the exchange of information and international links of friendship are conducted. The club promotes and facilitates interaction among students who are interested in various countries and cultures and enriches global awareness.

Find “FVTC International Exchange Club” on facebook and “like” us to stay tuned with our activities and meetings.

Natural Resources Club Current of Officers:

President: Erik Heagle Vice President: Shiloh Besaw Secretary: Michelle Worzalla Treasurer: Patrick Fagin Meetings are every other Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in room D134.

The dates for March are the 13th and 27th.

We want Y-O-U to join F-O-X

By Lori Niemuth, FOX vice president

Future Office Xperts offers opportunities for students to get hands-on experience; build relationships with other business students, staff and community members; and develop soft skills. Come and join us!

FOX has changed its meeting dynamics. Currently, there are three committees that independently meet and one monthly meeting that all members attend.

The committees are Resume and Typing, co-organized

by Nicole Wilson, wilson4423@fvtc.edu, and Kim Bazan, Kb7686@hotmail.com; Cookbook Fundraiser, co-organized

by Suzy Kratz, kratz5670@fvtc.edu, and Matthew Bartelt;

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and Dress for Success, co-organized by Lori Niemuth, niemuth0869@fvtc.edu, and Kate Seedfeldt, seefeldt8111@ fvtc.edu. For more information or to join a committee, contact a co-organizer via email.

FOX will meet for its monthly meetings at noon to 1 p.m.

Mondays, March 4, April 1, and May 6, in Room A151, Fox Valley Technical College-Appleton.

FOX is off to a great start this semester!

Hmong Student Union

By Haley DeBruin

Nyob zoo, kuv lub npe hu ua Haley (Hi, my name is Haley) & I am the Vice President of the Hmong club at Fox Valley Technical College. As a new student entering into college I’ve made a lot of new friends through HSU and in my classes. The thing I love most about Fox valley Tech is the fact that it’s NOTHING like high school. Everyone gets along and I feel as though I’m in a “judgment free zone” all the time, it’s absolutely great! HSU has really helped me adjust into the college setting.

Even though I am meka (white), I feel as though the Hmong club is a great way to learn about the Hmong culture and even pick up some of the language. You do NOT have to be Hmong to join, anyone can join! The main goal of HSU is to provide social and academic support to Hmong students attending FVTC. There are many things to do in HSU, such as, volunteering, holiday parties, fundraising, and much more!

Upcoming Fundraiser events include: EGG ROLLS… YUM! YUM!

It’s that time of year again! HSU is making our homemade & delicious egg rolls!

Order forms can be picked up in the Minority Student Services or they can be printed out on our website at www. fvtc.edu/hsu. Once you have it completed, please drop it off in the Minority Student Services by March 8th! We will be selling them and doing the orders we receive on Tuesday, March 26th HSU TALENT SHOW - April 12th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm - DEADLINE to sign up: MARCH 22nd - FVTC HSU members and all performers enter for free - $2 for FVTC students with an ID and $3 for everyone else - Open to the public (for performers and viewers) - A door prize will be given away every hour Reserve your spot now and SHOW OFF YOUR TALENT 11

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Do You Have What It Takes?

Fox Times is looking for a few good writers. Our publication is growing, and this progression is providing an opportunity for content to increase. You may submit articles on your own, or you have an opportunity to take on an assigned writing assignment. The possibilities are endless.

This is a volunteer position, and makes a great addition to a resume.

If interested, email fvtcfoxtimes@gmail.com for more information.

Pulled Pop Tabs go to Ronald McDonald House Charities

By Deanna Culver

The AODA Program/Club at FVTC Appleton Campus is involved with the collection and the distribution of Pop Can Tabs and hopes that students and staff at FVTC will be on board with us to help as many families as possible throughout the years. As you look and walk around FVTC you’ll see containers with these photos on them for the reason of asking for your help and support for families and their children who are seeking treatment at The Ronald McDonald House across the nation. Many families are not able to afford the many costs it takes to help their children receive the necessary treatments.

Our involvement will help provide a “home away from home” environment for each family to stay together while their child is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care. If you could please help by taking a moment of your time to break off the tab on your cans of drinks, you’ll help support families in need when their child becomes sick and needs treatments.

The tabs of aluminum pop cans benefit seriously ill or injured children. Families are stronger when they are together, and their presence helps a sick child heal faster with less stress and the ability to cope better. Ronald McDonald House Charities help lessen the stress of trying to afford to be with a sick child by bringing stability and resources to keep their child healthy and happy with their families by their side.

Your Pop Can Tabs go towards helping families at your local Ronald McDonald House and across the country. No one is ever turned away because of their inability to pay and that’s where our moment in time of breaking off the tabs on your pop cans comes into play in helping to support so many families.

Thank You for your help in supporting families throughout our nation at the Ronald McDonald House.

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1,267 Pop Can Tabs make 1 pound 1 pound of Pop Can Tabs can be sold for about 27 cents 1 pound of aluminum is sold for approximately 60 cents 1 foot = 12 pop tabs 1 mile = 63,360 pop tabs 80lbs. houses a family for 1 night 560lbs. houses a family for 1 week 12,457 family nights served

SGA

Do you know that the Fox Valley Technical College Student Government works diligently for the students?

Student Government addresses concerns and ideas, and helps to make each voice heard. Student Government plays a very important role in the college’s social and cultural life influencing areas such as academic or student policy, existing services, and implementing new programs and services. They also help decide how much money to distribute to all club accounts so that each club has the financial means to go to events and be involved in activities.

As a student government member, you stand for your rights and the rights of fellow students. The Student Government is an advocate for students, administration, staff, and faculty and they strive to be proactive and make certain changes on behalf of students.

Student Government schedules one or two town hall meetings each semester to provide students with feedback and current projects. The next dates are April 17, in room A161AB at 11:30 a.m. as well as weekly meetings each semester.

Current topics include a student recognition program, increase awareness through a revised website and Facebook page, and the development and proposal for an expanded fitness center using reserved funds.

Joining Student Government, or other clubs of interest, help students grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually and is a great way to strengthen leadership skills, networking and social skills, professional experiences, and management skills while having fun and making new friends along the way. To find out more information regarding organizations at FVTC email: sga@ fvtc.edu and put General Information in the subject line.

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Students Veterans Association

By Jonathan Dorran

The past, current and ongoing efforts of the SVA, will ultimately allow a for smoother and less cumbersome experience for all Veterans/Service Members and their families to use the existing resources available to them on campus. It could also help maximize their experience and allow for more opportunities with external resources. Ultimately, it will also continue to foster a climate in which all Veterans/Service Members can have better access to peer to peer support!

That’s basically it. I know many of us are really excited about the upcoming semester opportunities! There is great momentum and buzz surrounding all the feedback from Veterans, their families and various faculty and staff around the campus about current and future things to come here at FVTC.

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http://help.dr1.us.army.mil/cgi-bin/akohd.cfg/php/enduser/acct_new.

New Social Networking Mobile App for Veterans:

http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/8628/new-social-networkingmobile-app-for-veterans/

It’s called POS-REP, short for “position report,” : This could be helpful for Veterans in the same geographical area to network and reach out to each other. It’s kind of like foursquare/social app but for Veterans. Kind of neat. I’ll check it out when I update my phone software. Thought I’d share. I am not endorsing it just sharing for you to look into it yourself.

Here are a few resource that are now available to many current service members. If you come across some others in the future please share it with the group!

Microsoft Office Home Use Program

If you are currently in the Army/Air National Guard, Reserves etc or have an AKO (Army Knowledge Online Account) you can get the full office 2013 for $9.99. (Windows or Mac) Microsoft recently completed a contract with Army etc. that makes this available for home use again to those that are qualified. A much better price even in comparison to the student version or regular retail price. See the steps below for information.

Story on Army.Mil: Army upgrades security, collaboration, home use with joint enterprise license http://www.army.mil/article/94335/Army_upgrades_security__ collaboration__home_use_with_joint_enterprise_license_agreement/

If you meet the criteria and currently have access to AKO go to this site: Use Army HUP program code C4FAA257E3 with your AKO e-mail http://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx?culture=enUS&pcode=lookup&group=USPS

If you are retired, a family member or other go here to see if you can register: I think that everyone who at one point or another that served in the Army/Guard/Reserves should be able to get access. I know that retired military can get an AKO e-mail and some others, but I have never had family register for AKO portal account. Read the fine print and navigate around to see if that helps. Let me know what you find out so we can share with others. This is a benefit that is indented for the appropriate people so please remember to share with anyone that meets the criteria and remember that this is a benefit.

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Parent Child Center

By Deanna Culver

Do you have a child or children and need child care? Do you know where the Fox Valley Technical College’s Child Care Center is? I hope this article helps you learn and understand more about our college’s Child Care Center. I utilized FVTC Child Care Center for child care many years ago for my 3 children and I never had a moment of unsatisfactory.

The providers, students, helpers, kitchen aid were all very beneficial for my schooling schedule and my children’s time.

The FVTC Child Care Center is located at the entrance of 12 which you’ll be able to notice its location when you see the playground outside entrance 12.

At Fox Valley Technical College’s Parent Child Care Center, care is provided in an atmosphere of warmth, security, love, and respect. Each child is special and has their own uniqueness.

FVTC Child Care Center is a nonprofit organization providing quality child care and preschool programs. The center is state licensed by the WI. Department of Children and Families. The center is located at the Appleton campus and is licensed for caring up to 120 children at any given time that the college is open (ages 6 weeks through 5 years) all year round and (611 year olds) in the summer months only. FVTC Child Care Center provides for the educational, social and physical needs of the children, while also providing a learning experience for college students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program.

FVTC Child Care Center hours are:

Monday - Friday 6:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (year round).

The FVTC Child Care Center is closed whenever the school is closed and during the week between Christmas and New Year’s as well as the week of July 4.

The Center will be Closed on the Following Holidays: March 29, 2013 - Spring Holiday May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day

July 1- July 5, 2013 - Summer Recess September 2, 2013 - Labor Day

November 28 - 29, 2013 - Thanksgiving Break

December 23-25, 2013, January 1, 2014 - Winter Recess

The center is open to students and staff of Fox Valley Technical College, as well as members of the community.

The Summer Explorers Program:

The children in the Summer Explorers Program are for ages 6 to 11 year olds and the hours of operation are from June 3 through August 30. There are limited spots available with hours of 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday). Activities include but, not limited to in-house field trips, academic enrichment (art, cooking, drama, music, sports, games, hikes, 16

reading program and gardening). Field trips will be determined yearly per interests of children.

General Requirements for Enrollment:

Children must be between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years.

Preference is given to students and faculty/staff of FVTC who need full-time care for their children.

Remaining openings will be available for students and faculty/staff of FVTC who need part-time care for their children. Children from the community who need full- or part-time care can fill any remaining openings the center has available.

Staffing Qualifications of the FVTC Child Care Center is:

The FVTC Child Care Center is staffed by professional child care personnel who either have an associate degree or are pursuing a bachelor’s degree. Staff is highly trained, experienced and loving care-givers. Staff members receive monthly in-service training and attend a minimum of 25 hours of professional development/growth each year.

If the Child Care Center is full then a parent can fill out The Primary Admission form which puts the parent/child on a waiting list. When there is an opening, the parent/guardian will be contacted by the Center Director with an enrollment fee of $50 for the first child and $35 each additional child. If a child is of school age than the fee is $25 per child.

The Curriculum of FVTC Child Care Center-

Helps the child care providers/teachers in planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate program that promotes children’s social and emotional development with a learning in the core areas of literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies which helps with the creativity and the respect of the role that is needed in making play time a learning, exciting and relevant time for every child in the center which promotes positive outcomes for all children, including English language learners, children with disabilities, and advanced learners.

Activities include:

Art, Computer/Smart Boards, In-house Field Trips, Cooking Experiences, Guest Speakers & Community Resources, Indoor & Outdoor Play, Language Development, Large & Small Muscle, Development, Math/Science, Music & Movement, Literacy, Sign Language, Dramatic Play, Sand & Water Play, Large & Small, Block Area and Group Activities.

FVTC Nutrition Policy:

The FVTC Child Care Center provides a morning snack, full hot lunch, and afternoon snack to all enrolled children.

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excess fat, sugar, artificial colors, and preservatives. Meals are served family-style with our staff joining the children at their tables. Children are encouraged to serve themselves and to try new foods. Table manners are taught by example, and time is allowed for socialization. This helps mealtime to be a happy, enjoyable experience. Children learn about nutrition as they help set tables and prepare special snacks and treats. The weekly menus are carefully reviewed regularly by the Center Director, staff, and by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Food & Nutrition Service to ensure nutritional content and variety. When FVTC Child Care Providers are getting meals ready for the children they encourage a child to follow his/her bodily cues for hunger and thirst and to eat when the child is hungry and then to stop when the child is full. This is where routines come into learning new skills at the child care center and at the child’s home. Forcing a child to eat, or to eat a certain food is counterproductive and can lead to unhealthy eating habits that can potentially become eating disorders.

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The center also avoids the use of food as a reward, punishment, or making any kind of food contingent on a child’s behavior. It’s important to keep all communication open so that FVTC Child Care Center can help with a child’s eating patterns.

FVTC Child Care Center Information & Children at Play:

There are a total of 6 classrooms. The center can have up to 120 children at any given time. When children are playing it’s important and for interactions between a child and the provider.

Each day there is 60 minutes set aside to have play time for each child in the center. 15 minutes are for the teacher/child care providers involvement/directive and then 45 minutes for children to play. Weather permitted. At Fox Valley Technical College’s Parent Child Center care is provided in a warm, security, love, and respectful atmosphere. Each child is special and unique. The center is a nonprofit organization providing the best child care and preschool programs. The center is state licensed by the WI. Department of Children and Families. The center is open to students, staff, and any community member in need of childcare.

Benefits of Physical Activity for every child helps reduce the risk of developing certain illnesses and helps to reduce symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety which can improve a person’s mood. It improves the overall health of a child/person.

The overall health of a child receiving the proper care is the foundation for a child’s healthy behavioral, social, emotional, and neurological development. A healthy attachment teaches a child to trust and to form healthy relationships throughout the child’s life. Activities should promote social, emotional and cognitive growth as well as stimulating creativity. Children should have access to space and materials for both gross and fine motor development.

Fox Valley Technical College Parent/Child Center Developmental Questionnaire History form and Intake for Child under 2 years of age forms need to be updated every 3 months in order to properly know how a child is developing and handling being at a childcare facility including FVTC and if there are any steps that need to be taken to help a child interact in a positive environment.

Children learn a great deal of things through play time.

They develop social, emotional, motor, creative, language, perceptual (their 5 sense), and cognitive (learning and thought process in brain development).

Routines that are Followed at FVTC Child Care Center are:

Greetings and Departures- Important in building trusting relationships, a child should be included in the conversations between parent and child care provider, and to exchange information to help strengthen the partnership between the child, the parents, and the child care center.

Feeding a Child- Feeding routines promote physical development, (may enhance cognitive and language development), attachment during feeding times help to 17

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increase the feelings with security, provides warmth, provides acceptance, and to provide a sense of well-being for the child and the person who is feeding the child (including children that are sitting at a table to eat- have to share in passing food to another child, help with putting food onto the child’s plate, talking about what kinds of food is being served and talk about each one with the child, being able to have communication openly while a child is eating, to learn and do clean up after a meal/child is done.

Diapering and Toileting- Developing areas when diapering and/or toilet training a child are physical, cognitive, and emotional behaviors because it shows respect and readiness towards and for the child, be patient because it’s very important and respectful tools to use when changing a child’s diaper or helping the child to learn to use the toilet. It’s important to not rush a child in any way, the child care center has to document what times a child gets changed, when the use the bathroom, and what the waste is so that if there is any worries about the child being sick or having allergies reactions than the parent and provider will be able to talk to a doctor if needed.

Dressing and Bathing a Child- Although bathing isn’t a step taken at a child care facilities it’s important to know that when a child is being cleaned up (such as after eating, or after playing outside). To know of any allergic reactions that needs to be noted. Taking the time to care and having patience when dressing a child is very crucial to the development of a child learning to be independent as they get older and to know the difference between a parent and/or child care providers routines (such as for nap time or if a child soils their clothes in some way and needs to be redressed).

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child’s nap times needs to be documents so that if anything has to be readjusted or improved the parent and/or child care provider can help make the child more comfortable in order to take a nap at nap time, the safety of the environment is a very important step to take so that a child care provider and/ or parent can help keep a child safe while they are napping * such as not having toys or stuffed animals in their beds and it’s important to put a young child on their backs while they are napping in order to help prevent SIDS). A child’s sleep pattern/ routines change as a child grows and matures. The child will learn to trust his/her body to know when the child is tired. Its important to have a routine in place so that each child gets the proper care that is needed to refresh their bodies and minds.

Health and Safety- The sanitation of the child care center (which includes toiletry, diapering area, and eating area) needs to be cleaned and sanitary at all times, have information available for parents and staff to view so that if they see or hear that something isn’t working properly or is unsafe than they can view what the information is that is available e and take the necessary precautions to keep the child care center safe for everyone, recognize and detect if someone is ill or needs help with something (such as a fever, unusual behaviors, respiratory problems, appetite, and vomiting). FVTC Child Care Center is well equipped with what is needed for the health and safety of each child (such as electrical outlets that should be covered with safety caps with no dangling cords).

Record Keeping- There has to be important written documents for each child in the child care center on hand and up to date (every 3 months), communication between parents, doctors, and child care center providers for each child should always be taken seriously at all times so that the child isn’t in any danger of any kind (except under certain circumstances such as child abuse cases which must be addressed right away because it’s the child care providers responsibility to report any suspicious or unusual things that are happening to the proper authorities). Extra help may be needed if a child is neglected and/or abused, or if anyone in the family is addicted to drugs of any kind.

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6) Advance notice of any changes (in parents and providers schedules and if a child may be sick) 7) Assurance that everyone in contact with the child is trust worthy and properly trained and supervised.

A parent needs to keep spare clothing and any other supplies needed updated so they still fit their child if the provider needs to change the child.

Parking for the Child Care Center is limited so please don’t park in the spots that are made for parents who are picking up or dropping off their child/children from our college’s child care center.

All children need attention, relationships, protection, food, sleep, sensory experiences, diapering and/or toileting, dressing, learning, bathing, nurturing, love, acceptance, and help to grow into responsible and respected adults.

For More Information about FVTC Child Care Center visit: www.fvtc.edu/parentchildcenter

Some Things that a Parent can Expect from FVTC Child Care Providers are:

To Schedule a Tour, Talk about Signing Your Child up for Care, and to Learn More you can Contact:

1) Open communication between parent and child care provider (include the child in the conversation if the child is old enough to understand what’s going on)

Janet Breaux (Director of Operations) Phone: (920) 735-5751 Email: breaux@fvtc.edu

2) Open access to the center so that a parent can drop in to see how their child/children are doing

Melissa Heise (Center Director) Phone: (920) 735-4787 Email: heisem@fvtc.edu

3) Safety for a child (including proper hygiene, proper/ safe changing area, and a safe environment) 4) Honesty and Confidentiality

5) Acceptance of a parents wishes (such as disciplinary actions/rules)

8th Annual

Credit Transfer Fair Wednesday, April 17 • 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

FVTC Appleton Campus Commons • For students, staff and alumni

Your FVTC credits may apply toward a bachelor’s degree The following colleges and universities will be represented: Bellevue University Capella University Cardinal Stritch University The College of St. Scholastica Concordia University

Franklin University Herzing University Lakeland College Marian University Milwaukee School of Engineering

Northern Michigan University Northland College Rasmussen College Silver Lake College University of Phoenix

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-Stout Viterbo University

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YOUR TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEGREE ISN’T THE

UW-Green Bay’s Adult Degree Program will accept every Associate Degree from Fox Valley Technical College graduates.

Every one. Every time. No exceptions.

No matter what associate degree you earn from Fox Valley Tech, you are One Degree Closer to completing your Bachelor of Applied Studies Degree at UW-Green Bay. Transfer a minimum of 60 credits and start as a junior with only 60 credits to complete your degree – fully online!

Full-time academic advising available on the FVTC campus!

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K-9 Heros

By Dee Culver

Someday, I hope to visit the Vietnam Memorial and after researching about our vets past, present, I have to say, I didn’t find much information on recognizing our service dogs as well.

Wouldn’t it be honorable to see service dogs names posted at the Vietnam Memorial too? Don’t you think they deserve to be recognized for all that they have sacrificed and contributed?

I am so very thankful to our military men and women along with the all the canine service dogs for their commitments and their sacrifices in providing freedom to us all.

March 13th in “some states” (from my research) is a day to honor K9 veteran dogs (canine service dogs) and not all states are on board with making/proclaiming March 13th of each year as a National Day of remembrance. From the past, at the present, and to the future, for extraordinary services that they provide to their countries providing for the mental and physical well-being of humanity. Canines should be recognized regardless of the field of service that they are in for insuring our military, the disabled, government, and law enforcement’s safety and freedom. March 13th is a day to honor all the dogs from all our wars, including past and present military working dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, dogs used by the Secret Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, dogs used by other agencies, and even the therapy dogs and assistance dogs who comfort and help our wounded veterans. We should all recognize and pay tribute to these dogs that selflessly serve humanity and help to make our world a better place. March 13th should be a day in memory of military and other working dogs. It’s the official birthday of the United States K9 Corps. Police K9s, Customs K9s, Border Patrol K9s, Secret Service K9s, Airport Police K9s, F.B.I. K9s, and others are working daily to protect the homeland, and they should be honored accordingly.

Service dogs are now assisting those who are handicapped by the war to have a more meaningful life. Dogs have bled, suffered, and died while serving in all our wars.

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The best way the dogs are used is that they can chase down anyone. Another way the working dogs are used is for their sense of smell. At entry control points the dogs are trained and capable of detecting all sorts of explosives. Dogs know progression of force just as service members are taught.

Different voice, hand signals, and commands are given to clarify what a dog is to do. The dog handlers are responsible for feeding, grooming, and veterinary appointments. The main purpose of the military working dogs is to alleviate positions where a service member would have to be put in harm’s way.

K9 dogs help provide service and therapy to veterans who’ve been wounded or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dogs are a calming influence, especially for those with PTSD. Throughout the long history of warfare, dogs have fought and died in the service of man. Long considered instruments of warfare, the first K-9 Veterans Day made an effort to recognize the animals’ as partners and veterans. K9 dogs are kind of like America’s forgotten heroes and we should honor the K9’s because they did the same jobs that other soldiers performed like guarding the perimeter of a base, scouting for enemy troops, and searching for mines. The dogs were weapons, but they were one of the only weapons that primarily fought to save people instead of killing people. They can smell things we as humans can’t smell. They can sense things that we as humans can’t sense. They are a person’s partner. A k9 dog is a really good dog and a constant companion to help a person through many troubling issues. Through a dog, a person has unconditional love. http://www.wardogsmovie.com/

March 13 was chosen as K-9 Veterans Day because the U.S. Army launched its first official K-9 Corps on March 13, 1942.

Dogs are trained to serve and to not take a life, but to save a life. Daily dog duties include trips to entry control points, maneuver and mobility support operations, cordon and knocks, main supply route security and mandatory training. Training is constant with the dogs. Each dog must be certified before entering the area of operation, and they must be recertified with their handler each year. The dogs are not a replacement for service members, but instead, offer strengths in areas where humans may be weak. They are capable of working in any type of combat environment.

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is a program that could help you.

Services include:

-Working with a Mayo trained Tobacco treatment specialist -Nicotine Patches, Gum, and Lozenges

Wolfgang is a Mayo-Clinic Certified Tobacco Treatment Therapist

A program designed specifically for you

For an appointment to see if you qualify: call 735-5696 or stop by E-121 Appleton Campus and schedule with Wolfgang

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On July 1, 2013, all Fox Valley Technical College campuses and leased facilities are going tobacco free.

This includes but is not limited to; cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tocacco.

Individuals may use tobacco products inside their personal vehicles.

All violations will be recorded in writing and and forwarded to Student Life or supervisor for appropriate disciplinary action.

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These various displays are put together by Fox Valley Technical College’s very own interior design students.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Students

On February 4, 2013, the first semester core Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program students went to visit Winnebago Mental Health Institute (WMHI).

This psychiatric hospital specializes in serving both male and female children, adolescents and adults with complex psychiatric conditions that are often combined with challenging behaviors. Winnebago provides a secure setting to meet the legal, behavioral, treatment and recovery needs of mental health care consumers. This activity provided hands on experience for these students to ready them for their upcoming class expectations as well as their future profession.

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TRANSFER YOUR FVTC Associate’s Degree

EARN YOUR ACCELERATED BACHELOR’S DEGREE Our AcceleratED Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program is designed to help you earn your Bachelor’s degree quicker and at an affordable cost: • Transfer your FVTC Associate’s Degree, regardless of area of study* • Complete your Bachelor’s degree in as little as 18 months* • Your tuition is LOCKED IN at $260/credit—it will not increase*

Learn more about transferring your FVTC credits to Rasmussen College.

Visit rasmussen.edu/fvtc or call our Appleton campus at 920-750-5900 today!

*See the Rasmussen College AcceleratED course catalog for credit transfer terms and restrictions. Program entrance requirements may vary. $260 per credit does not include $150 course fee. Rasmussen College reserves the right to deny or accept transfer credits per the policies in the course catalog. Tuition will not increase for four years following the start date of a program if a student is continuously enrolled quarter to quarter. Time to complete is dependent on number of credits transferred in and credits taken per quarter. Speak with a program manager to learn about our comprehensive transfer policies that work to maximize your credit transfer and minimize your time to graduation.

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March 3rd of Each Year is National Anthem Day

By Deanna Culver

The National Anthem

“The Star-Spangled Banner” Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight’ O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.

And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

The Star-Spangled Banner has many more words to it from what my research has been telling me. However, when growing up and also hearing the lyrics on television or on the radio what is documented above is how The National Anthem has been shortened to sing. The American flag was adopted in 1777 and originally called The Stars and Stripes. The 50 stars represent the individual states that make up the nation The Stars Is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial and the stripes is symbolic of rays of light emanating from the sun. The stars were taken from the sky, the red from the British colors, and the white stripes signified the secession from the home country.

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However, some sites online state that there is no official designation or meaning for the colors of the flag. I researched more in order to try to find the best answer for this article on Honoring our National Anthem. The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies of the US (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia). The United States flag has 13 stripes. Seven are red and 6 are white. It also has 50 white stars on a blue background. The stripes represent the 13 original colonies. The 50 stars represent the 50 states in the U.S. The first U.S. flag was designed in 1777. The flag has been changed many times since then. New stars are added each time new states join the union.

Red: Red stands for courage, valor, and hardiness. Many men and women have had the courage to stand up and fight for our country. They have defended our country against our enemies and many have died in the service of our country (For the blood that’s been shed for our country).

White: White stands for purity and innocence. Purity means to do what is right. We hope and pray that our country will always stand for what is right.

Blue: Blue stands for justice, honor, vigilance, and perseverance. When we pledge allegiance to the flag, we end with the words: “With liberty and justice for all.” That means that in our country, everyone should be treated fairly and with respect.

The bald eagle is an all-American bird. Bald eagles are believed to live 30 years or longer in the wild, and even longer in captivity. They mate for life and build huge nests in the tops of large trees near rivers, lakes, marshes, or other wetland areas. Wildlife experts believe there may have been 25,000 to as many as 75,000 nesting bald eagles in the lower 48 states when the bird was adopted as our national symbol in 1782. Since that time, the bald eagle has suffered from habitat destruction and degradation, illegal shooting, and contamination of its food source, most notably due to the pesticide DDT. Bald eagles have few natural enemies. But in general they need an environment of quiet isolation; tall, mature trees; and clean waters.

In 1940, noting that the national bird was “threatened with extinction,” Congress passed the Bald Eagle Protection Act which made it illegal to kill, harass, possess (without a permit), or sell bald eagles. In 1967, bald eagles were officially declared an endangered species (under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973) in all areas of the United States south of the 40th parallel. Federal and state government agencies, along with private organizations, successfully sought to alert the public about the bald eagle’s plight and to protect its habitat from further destruction.

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flag etiquette and they practiced it. In today’s liberal culture, flag etiquette is no longer taught and many Americans no longer treat the flag with respect. Think of all of the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to keep the flag from touching the ground. The Army Ranger in Vietnam who gave his life to prevent the flag from being disgraced. Younger generation of Americans not being taught to respect and honor the flag, but they’re not being taught to respect and honor the nation or each other. The decline of American pride, honor and respect in virtually every aspect of society. As the nation has lost these three values, we have also lost our identity and greatness. I think we should always respect what our world/ nation has been through and honor past, present, and future military men and women, our national anthem, our national flag, our freedom because of our past, present, and future military men and women who fought to keep us all safe during their time in the wars of our world/nation.

flying following their deaths. Flags fly at half-staff from the day of death until the date of interment for cabinet secretaries, associate justices of the Supreme Court, former vice presidents, and the governors of states. The death of a current member of Congress lowers the flag to half-staff on the day of death and following day.

It depends on whom the nation is mourning. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7 of the United States Code outlines strict guidelines for how long the flag is flown at half-staff following the deaths of various members of the government. The death of a current or former president lowers the flag for 30 days, while the current vice president, chief justice of the Supreme Court, and Speaker of the House receive 10 days of half-staff

What days is the flag always flown at half-staff?

How long is the flag flown at half-staff in the United States?

Does the president have any leeway when he’s making these orders?

Yes. The president can make an executive order lowering the flag to half-mast to honor the passing of other important figures or tragic events. For example, President George W. Bush ordered the flags flown at half-staff until the interment of Pope John Paul II. With national tragedies, the length of time seems to be a bit more arbitrary. Following the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush ordered the flag be flown at half-staff until September 16, 2001. The Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunamis in 2004 prompted flags to be flown at half-staff from a Monday through the end of the following Friday.

The flag always flies on half-staff on Patriot Day (Sept.

11 of each year), Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15), and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Dec. 7). On Memorial Day, the flag flies at half-staff until noon, at which point it is raised to the top of the staff.

What if I can’t fly my flag at half-staff?

Some flags, like the ones commonly seen in school classrooms or on houses, are fixed in a certain position on their poles. How does one handle the sticky situation of a flag that physically can’t be flown at half-staff? The United States Code doesn’t cover this conundrum, but the American Legion advocates adding a black ribbon to the top of the flag’s pole to indicate mourning.

Can anyone other than the president order flags to be flown at half-staff?

Governors of states, territories, and possessions have the authority under the federal flag code to order a half-staffing, as does the mayor of Washington, D.C. It’s not uncommon for a local mayor to order a half-staffing following the death of some prominent citizen, and occasionally businesses will half-staff their flags to honor the passing of a member of the company.

Technically, these sorts of half-staffings aren’t covered by the federal flag code. There’s no penalty for breaking the federal flag code, though, so it’s generally no big deal if a local leader wants to honor a prominent citizen in this way.

How does one raise a flag to half-staff?

Surprisingly, not just by raising it halfway up the flagpole.

To properly fly a flag at half-staff in mourning, one quickly raises the flag to the peak of the pole before slowly lowering it back down to the half-staff position.

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