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Questionare If you knew today was your last day on Earth, how would you spend it and why? I would spend my day with family and friends because they are what is most important. -Jason Quinnette If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it? Cleopatrick! -Renee Davis Miracle! -Jerry Tiguall Darkness the Snail! -Travonee Simelton
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FabLab Club Update By Jessica Drogemuller
The FabLab Club has just voted for the new club officers. We have Patty Christensen as our Secretary, Cheryl Van Ells as our Treasurer, Dave Barker as our Vice President, and Jessica Drogemuller as our President. We are all getting used to the change. FOX TIMES STAFF The club would like to say Congratulations to Shannon Bub, the FabLab Intern and past club member, on getting a great job! If you never been to the FabLab, we have one located in F100D on the Main Campus, and a bigger FabLab in the STC (Sustainable Technology Center). Come check it out it - will blow your mind!
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ADN Students Volunteer at Fox Cities Marathon By Becci Risberg, Associate Degree Nursing
September 18, 2011 was a busy day in the Fox Cities. Over 2,300 volunteers came together at the 21st edition of the Fox Communities Fox Cities Marathon presented by Kimberly Clark , quite a few being FVTC ADN students. Students from fourth semester and members of the Student Nurses’ Association were invited to assist in being ‘catchers’ at the finish line and assisting in the first aid building. Acting as ‘catchers’ at the finish line involves just that, catching runners as they cross the finish line. This position allowed us to use “We are always excited to our assessment skills within minutes, somebe able to assist in such times seconds, of a runner crossing the finish line. We needed to be able to identify if a run- an important community ner was safe or if they needed further medical event.” attention from a distance. We quickly learned cues that may indicate if they needed further treatment and those that did we assisted them to the first aid building. Sometimes the runners just needed someone to lean on for a few moments or needed someone to focus on to maintain their composure. Students assisting in the first aid building used advanced skills such as triage, starting IVs, and obtaining vital signs. These students collaborated with members of sports medicine and emergency medicine to provide care to runners that may need further assessments or treatments. Students in the first aid building also used their assessment skills to identify which runners needed immediate attention. Helping at the marathon has been something the ADN students have done before. We are always excited to be able to assist in such an important community event. The smooth operation of the marathon makes it a favorite for both runners and volunteers to participate in.
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Aye, that’s the rub-out!
We’re off to off the Bard in Kill Shakespeare Review by Jim Whaley A train carrying a cargo of unstable nuclear waste derails near a small town in Louisiana. As the chemicals leak into a nearby swamp, the animals begin to mutate. Fearing for their lives, the desperate townspeople risk everything on their only chance for survival: A bionically-enhanced homeless man with 10 years’ experience as a covert CIA operative. No, wait – sorry, I was thinking of MegaSkunk vs RoboHobo III – The Stankening. I’ve got to stop watching Syfy channel when I’m on pain meds. Anyway, Kill Shakespeare does just fine without explosions and car crashes. Pretty much everything you see in the story has made an appearance in some of his works – and you get an appreciation for the variety of “It seems that every character characters and settings that are out there that Shakespeare created lives when they all come together in one story.
in a shared world.”
Ah, yes – the story. It seems that every character that Shakespeare created lives in a shared world – so characters that normally would be off doing their own thing are seen here interacting with characters from other stories. Hamlet, Falstaff, Iago, Juliet (sans Romeo), facing off against Richard III, Lady Macbeth and others. This opens up tons of plot possibilities – it does for Lit geeks the equivalent of “Picard, Kirk, and Janeway walk into a bar…” and half the fun is just picturing the different possibilities of their meet-ups. But before things get too out of hand, we’re given the main plot point. The characters are aware that a powerful entity named Will Shakespeare is in control of their destiny. One group thinks that they could drastically improve things by killing off Will, giving them control over their own destiny. Others aren’t too happy with that prospect, as they have a sneaking suspicion that the alternative to Shakespeare wielding the pen might be even worse. They want to try and plead
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their case to him directly instead. With that underway, the story kicks into high gear, and is worth it just to see Juliet get all Die Hard and the normally moody and introspective Hamlet become a reluctant action hero. And of course, Lady Macbeth being Lady Macbeth. If you know Shakespeare’s characters well, it’s a great chance to see them in new situations and interacting with characters they would never see in “real” life. If you have only a dim memory of them from High School English class, it’s a very painless re-introduction and a fun read as well.
Congratulations New Oshkosh Student Board Officers By Amanda Salzer
The Oshkosh student board would like to congratulate the new Oshkosh student board officers. We held our elections on Thursday October 6th. Allison Salzer from the occupational therapy program is the new president. The vice president position has gone to Ryan Schroeder from the marketing program. Secretary Maria Arguello is also enrolled in the marketing program. Billie Jo Owen, the new treasurer, is in the accounting and business management programs. Our parliamentarian, Chris Aldinger, is in the programming analyst program. The new promotions/ Fox Times person is Amanda Salzer who is enrolled in the alcohol and other drug abuse program. Our student board is looking forward to having a great year and bringing fun events to campus. We hold our meetings every other Thursday in room 110E. You can friend us on facebook by searching “OSB FVTC”.
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Occupational Therapy Club
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The Occupational Therapy Club is open to Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Students. The club promotes the profession of occupational therapy by volunteering in the community. Occupational Therapy (OT) can be defined as the “Job of Living”. This science and art encompasses everything you do all day long. OT guides a person’s participation in tasks that occupy their time on a daily or consistent basis. Education is given so that each task restores, strengthens or improves that individual’s life performance. There are three main types of occupation: activities of daily living (ADL), work, and leisure. These three elements are necessary for the best quality of life possible.
The Politically Incorrect Club has held our first meeting of the semester on September 21 and we elected our officers.
The Club has tentatively planned its volunteer opportunities for the year and is in the midst of elections for new club officers. There will be opportunities to help the OTA club raise money so watch out for these fund raisers such as pizza and bake sales. The club plans to participate in the annual FVTC Adopt-a-Family event in December. The OT Club has made a Silent Auction basket that will go to the Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA) Conference in Stevens Point for October 6-8. A bus will be taking OTA students from FVTC to the conference Friday, October 7 which is designated as Student Day. A special afternoon session is planned just for OTA and OT students in Wisconsin.
We also talked about some possible events for Veterans Day, Pro-Life month, community service projects, and some fundraising.
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They are: President: Bob Sprangers Vice President: Jhered Hamby Secretary: Brian Braiser Treasurer: Joe Anderson Congratulations to all the officers!
Intramural Soccer
We have a student interested in participating in the fall Student National Conclave November 11-12 in Rhode Island. This is for students in their last year of programming and prepares them for the national certification examination after graduation. Club meetings alternate between Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate the various semester schedules. The next few meetings are: October 18 (T), November 2 (W), November 15 (T), November 30 (W), and December 13 (T). Spring 2012 dates will be posted later. All meetings are in C141 if you care to join us. Shown: Kirk Vosterser,Kendall Vosterser, Landin Depas, Luong Dang, and Travis Lehnherr.
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Criminal Justice Students Clean Up the Streets
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While local Police agencies are busy cleaning up our communities from drugs, violence and crime; our Fox Valley Technical College Criminal Justice students are literally cleaning up our community. For several years the CJSA (Criminal Justice Student Association) has dedicated to keep a section of highway 15 clean, and this year is no exception. On October 7th, the CJSA had eight volunteers to clean our dedicated section of the highway. “So far no valuables have been found, but it would be possible to build a small car from all the parts that are found on the side of a highway,” says a smiling volunteer. In May the CJSA will offer another opportunity for a highway clean up for our club members, or anyone else that may be interested. Adopt-A-Highway is one of many volunteer opportunities that the CJSA has to offer for their members. This year CJSA will work with Special Olympics, Toys for Tots, Salvation Army, March of Dimes, and Sole Burner as a way for the club to provide community service. We also have started a scholarship in memory of Craig Birkholz, the Fond du Lac Officer that was recently shot and killed in the line of duty, as another way to provide for our community and honor his memory. We are dedicated to building a stronger community through service, and strengthening relationships with our local agencies. If you are interested in CJSA please join our meetings every other Wednesday (Oct. 19th, Nov. 2nd/16th/30th, Dec. 14th) in room C183 at 11:30am, or ‘like’ us on Facebook (Criminal Justice Student Association at FVTC).
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“My hat goes off to Carmella’s Italian bistro the food was excellent and the service was professional.”
This month’s installment features Carmella’s Italian bistro. Carmella’s is located 724 North Casaloma Drive in Appleton. I am familiar with the restaurant and have eaten there once before. It was during the lunch hour rush and despite the busy and often time’s too noisy atmosphere, the service was relatively prompt and professional. I don’t remember too much about the food I must admit, but that’s not because it didn’t deserve consideration. I guess I was just distracted by all of what was going on around me. My wife reminded me later that I had the salmon. My wife gladly recalled what she had eaten that day, raved about the delicious food, and how happy she was that I had chosen Carmella’s to review. Unfortunately, our schedules prevented us from going together this time. Which is too bad, I hate dining out alone. People look at you pathetically like,” poor guy no friends”. Since I was alone, I decided to go all out and splurge a little. I decided to start out with a glass of wine, my favorite is the Chardonnay. When the waiter brought the wine to my table I wanted to make him think I knew what I was doing, so I first gave the wine a bouquet sniff. It was the house Chardonnay he said, it had some Italian sounding name, but it was most likely from California. He went on to say, this particular wine was fermented and aged in stainless steel vats instead of oak wood barrels.” And the difference is what”? I asked. All he could tell me is that the aroma profile is different. Which, made sense to me. I later did research on the subject of stainless steel vats to produce wine, and learned that many wineries that use them, add oak wood chips to their wine during the fermentation and or aging process to soften the wine and add a woodsy aroma. The wine was good, but not great. My first course of the meal was tomato bisque. Yes, I said tomato bisque. And as expected, this bisque had no seafood in it. Something I learned in culinary fundamentals: true bisque always has seafood as an ingredient. Despite the absence of seafood, their version of bisque reminded me of the creamy tomato soups I ate as a child. Tomato soup has always been a favorite of mine, and this bisque was the best tomato soup I’ve ever had. After the bisque I had a Caesar salad, which was adequately prepared. The greens were a bit droopy; however the croutons were perfectly toasted. It was a huge salad, I could hardly finish it. I ordered another glass of wine just as the entrée arrived: Chicken Arianna. Carmella’s version of chicken Arianna is a chicken breast topped with fried egg plant, marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese. This is served with pasta and more marinara sauce. It was a good sauce, with great body and color. But it was the chicken that was the star of the show. My best guess is that this bird was sautéed with a bit of wine added. You could taste its essence and tenderizing effect, making the chicken just melt in your mouth. The fried egg plant had a delicious and crispy coating and went well with the sauce. A ”gob” of Parmesan cheese crowns this flavorful dish. The pasta was cooked perfectly and had just enough chew to give it real flavor by itself. Carmella’s chicken Arianna is a winner in my book. I finished my meal with a hot cup of black coffee out on the terrace. Oh, did I mention there’s outdoor dining as well? Carmella’s outdoor dining area is designed in the traditional style of outdoor eating areas so common in Italy. The Italians love eating outdoors. My hat goes off to Carmella’s Italian bistro the food was excellent and the service was professional. Although the indoor dining area is small, it is well kept and functional. Therefore, I’m giving Carmella’s Italian bistro 4 1/2 stars out of five.
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The Medal of Honor Series Einar H. Ingman By Rich Ross
Einar H. Ingman, Jr. is a Wisconsin native, born in Milwaukee. He joined the Army from Tomahawk. He grew up on a farm and entered the Army with hopes of being able to work with heavy machinery. Rather, the Army assigned him to an infantry unit as a rifleman with Company E, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Mr. Ingman is a distinguished individual, having earned the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the honor due to his gallantry and valor during a battle at Maltari, Korea on February 26, 1951. In the battle, Ingman and two squads of his comrades were pinned down by fire from two Chinese machine gun nests. Both of his squad leaders lay wounded and unable to lead their troops. Ingman took it upon himself to assume command and to lead his fellow soldiers against the enemy position. He single-handedly attacked a machine gun position which was keeping his men pinned down. He tossed a hand grenade into the machine gun nest and attacked the remaining crew with rifle fire. He directed his comrades’ fields of fire, and offered advice and encouragement to “his” men. As he approached the second of the two enemy positions he was knocked to the ground by a grenade, losing part of his left ear. Not ready to give up yet, he rose to his feet only to be shot in the face by a Chinese rifleman. Though the bullet entered his upper lip, destroyed all his upper teeth, and exited behind his ear, Ingman kept up his assault on the enemy force, firing his rifle until he was out of ammunition. He then continued the assault with his bayonet affixed to his rifle, until falling unconscious. His valor enabled his men to gain the upper hand and capture the enemy machine gun nest.
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Seven days after being evacuated from the battlefield to an Army hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Ingman regained consciousness. His injuries were extensive: his left eye was destroyed; his left ear was deaf, and a brain injury that left him unable to remember his own name. After surgeries, he slowly regained most of his memory. Fortunately for him, he never regained the memory of being shot and wounded multiple times. He has had trouble with his memory ever since the event. Former Sgt. Ingman was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman on July 5, 1951. Over the years, Ingman rarely spoke of Korea. He has attended numerous conventions throughout the U.S. for Medal of Honor recipients. He has also traveled far and wide participating in parades, marching proudly with veterans groups, wearing his Medal of Honor around his neck. Einar H. Ingman, Jr. suffered a stroke in 2003. He now has great difficulty communicating. He resides at a nursing home in Irma, Wisconsin, just south of Tomahawk. Our hats go off to this brave warrior who risked his life for “his” men and for our freedom. We salute all military personnel who have earned this prestigious Medal of Honor. They have distinguished themselves above and beyond the call of duty to save the lives of their comrades and their fellow countrymen. We probably all have heard the saying, “Freedom isn’t Free”. Indeed, our freedom has not been free. It has been bought and paid for by the sweat, blood, and lives of many brave American service personnel - and they asked nothing in return.
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Saluting the Military… The United States Navy by Rich Ross
The United States Navy was established on October 13, 1775, by a resolution of Congress creating the Continental Navy. The history of the U.S. Navy is divided into what is phrased as the “Old Navy” and the “New Navy”. The Old Navy was a small, yet respected, force of sailing ships. "Ironclads" were steam-propelled warships fitted with plates of iron armor, which were put into use during the American Civil War. The New Navy is the result of modernization that began in the late 19th century. This modernization resulted in the eventual reign of power the Navy held, and still holds, as the most powerful navy in the world. Actually, shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War, the Navy began selling off its sailing ships and the Navy was disbanded. But the Naval Act of 1794 was enacted which created the United States Navy. A need for a navy had developed when American merchant marine shipping was being disrupted in the Mediterranean Sea. Six frigates were authorized as part of that Act. Those six ships became the original vessels of the U.S. Navy (rather than the Continental Navy). Over the next 20 years, the Navy fought the French Navy in the Quasi-War, Barbary pirates in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and the British in the War of 1812. The Navy had a period of peace time from the end of the Barbary Wars until the MexicanAmerican Was in 1846. The primary responsibility of the Navy during this time of peace was to combat piracy in the Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea. In 1845 the United States Naval Academy was established at An-
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napolis, Maryland. Similar in nature to West Point (the Army’s Academy at West Point, NY) and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, the Academy selects only a limited number of incoming freshmen from high schools across the nation. These incoming freshmen are among the best students with outstanding character from across the land. At Annapolis, like the other services’ academies, the Midshipmen will take an oath of office to serve their country, and the Navy responds by giving them a free college education. Upon graduation, they have earned the rank of ensign in the U.S. Navy. In return, they must serve their country for 5 years of active Navy duty. When the Civil War began in 1861, the United States Navy fought the Confederate Navy – a much smaller force. The battles were fought in both sailing ships and ironclads. Part of the U.S. Navy’s duties during that war was to form a blockade on the confederacy. The Navy shrunk to a mere 6,000 men after the end of the war and most of the ships were laid up. By 1882, the Navy consisted of many ships of differing design. The ironclads were only useful to protect the coastlines of the United States. They could not develop enough power for overseas assignments. Over the next decade congress approved the building of multiple numbers of battleships and armored cruisers. By the turn of the century the U.S. Navy had moved up from 12th place to 5th place in terms of the numbers of ships it manned and sailed. The Navy continued to build more ships. By the end of World War I, the U.S. Navy had more men and women in uniform and serving the nation than the Royal Navy of Great Britain. During the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Navy built several aircraft carriers and modern battleships. This was in an era when aerial warfare was still a very controversial issue. On December 7, 1941, “A day that will live in infamy”, as declared
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by President Franklin Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked and dealt a severe blow by the Imperial Japanese forces. The Navy suffered the loss of 4 battleships. Two of them were later raised and returned to duty. Four other battleships received heavy damage, but were repaired and returned to duty. Three cruisers were sunk or damaged. In addition to that, an anti aircraft training ship and a mine layer were sunk. Worst of all, the United States Navy lost more than 2400 sailors, most of whom went to the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Luckily for the Navy, the fleet of aircraft carriers was out to sea on maneuvers. The Japanese had intelligence information telling them that the carriers were in port. They had planned on dealing a fatal blow to the U.S. Navy by destroying all of America’s aircraft carriers. Indeed, it would have been a fatal blow to America and her Navy. During the next four years, the Navy bat- “ The ironclads were tled the Japanese Navy at historic battle only useful to protect sites across the Pacific Ocean, including The Battle of Coral Sea, the Battle of Mid- the coastlines of the United States.” way, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and several battles during the Guadalcanal Campaign. The Navy also participated in support of troop landings across the Pacific. By the end of WW II, the Navy had rebuilt itself to more than 1600 warships. With the dawn of the “Cold War” (post WW II), came the advancement in new weapons systems. The modern U.S. Navy became familiar with and ably adept in the use of nuclear weapons and assorted high technological advances. Today’s United States Navy is the undisputed world naval superpower. The Navy has the capability to engage in two simultaneous limited wars along separate fronts. The U.S. Navy currently has about 400,000 men and women serving around the world on active duty. In addition, there are about 116,700 serving in the Navy Reserve. We salute the brave men and women of the United States Navy and thank them for their service to our great nation.
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A Message from the Editor....
So you think it is hard to write? I deal with it every month – some of the Fox Times staff do too. I struggle to come up with ideas, concepts, and relevancy to our students. Do I do a good job? Some say yes, but I think lots say no. We also struggle with ways to reach more of our students. Out of 7,000 or so students that attend FVTC in one way or another, I wonder how many do not know the Fox Times exists. I wish they all did – but then again I can’t imagine trying to get enough content to appease that many students! Like lots of IT students here (and on the planet) Google is my best friend. I was looking for ideas for my editorial letter. Boy did I find some doozies! I found everything from “the ill effects of junk food” to “should gay marriages be allowed?” None of it was really appealing to me... surprising eh? I would rather write about something that matters here at FVTC. So I am looking to you, the reader, for ideas. What do you want to see articles on? What do you wish was in this thing? Tell me by emailing me at fvtc.foxtimes@gmail.com!
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An Apology
The Fox Times would like to extend an apology to Jason and Renee on the SGA. We swapped their positions... Jason Quinnette is the Member at Large – General, and Renee Davis is the Member at Large – Clubs. Sorry for the mix up! Come and meet the SGA members in person at the SGA meetings on November 16th and November 30th, every FVTC student is welcome!
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Henry Golde Holocaust Survivor By: Jessica Drogemuller
Our school was proud to have Henry Golde at our school on September 27, 2011. He is a survivor of the Holocaust and an author of a book called, “Ragdolls”. Henry Golde shared his story about his life during the holocaust. Was it fate; was it luck or a small “Was it fate; was it luck or a small miracle that he survived? He discussed the damage miracle that he survived?” that could be done by hatred, and the power to overcome it with love and forgiveness.
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Henry spent 5 years of his life in 9 different concentration camps in Poland, Germany and Czechoslovakia. He faced death every moment of every day and night. He survived on just a piece of bread and a bowl of watery soup to eat each day. For five years he didn’t know what underwear was because once your underwear would wear out, you covered yourself with brown paper. Winters were severe, but he never caught a cold. The only crime that he and others imprisoned with him had committed is that they were born Jews. Later, he told everyone that he became an old man at a young age because of what he saw in those five years, and what he went through is something that most people wouldn’t see in their entire lives. He was lucky a number of times during this horror, once avoiding being shot by hiding among dead bodies. After the war, he and other children were taken to England where they were educated and taught a trade. He became a tailor. Henry moved to the United States in 1952. He has told his story to many, and you can listen to his recordings, or download the transcript by going to: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ HolocaustSurvivors/Golde.asp
Henry was born in Plock, Poland, approximately 100 km north of Warsaw. The population of the town he grew up in was 30 to 40 thousand. Among the population, there were 3,000 Jews and only 50 of them survived the holocaust. The Poland churches were against Jewish people. Some priests were risking their lives in order to help out the Jewish kids. Henry had to go to a Jewish public school where the kids would sometimes get beat up and rocks thrown at them by non-Jewish children. One Sunday afternoon, a kid threw a rock at Henry and cut his head open. Henry ran to his father’s barber shop. As his dad was Appleton – Room E130 A-B cleaning up the cut Henry was crying. He wasn’t crying because it hurt - he was crying because his pride was hurt. Monday, November 7
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I got to interview John Quinones! By Michelle Benz
No secret to anyone who knows me, I live in a bubble. I don’t watch much TV or movies. I definitely don’t watch the news. Heck, I don’t even know what the weather is like half the time! I am always doing homework, or tutoring, or working at my other job. That show 20/20 is still on the air? I haven’t seen that since I was a kid! What’s Primetime? Isn’t that when all the sitcoms are on? So, when the Student Activities Committee brought John Quinones to the Appleton Campus, I didn’t think much of it. Usually in class or in the lab scrambling to get my work done so I can hand it in, I often miss activities planned for students on campus unless I have to be there. I wasn’t planning on going, but on a whim I decided to accept the invitation to the reception before his speaking engagement. I thought I was going for the snacks (I often don’t have time to eat, either!), but as it turns out I got much more than that out of the deal. I showed up, dressed up compared to what I usually wear to school. Then I was asked if I was going to interview him. Ah... no! I wasn’t prepared for that. After talking with my advisor I got my head together and came up with a couple of questions for him. I was hoping he didn’t think they were lame. I was nervous, and didn’t really know what to expect – I mean, I knew he was a big deal, but that is about all I knew. I am a country bumpkin and he is a snazzy New Yorker. Frankly, I was expecting to feel a bit outclassed. Finally, after waiting for a few minutes for him to finish a conversation with another person, he looked at me with a smile and I shook his hand and introduced myself. I made sure he knew three things right away: there is no journalism program on campus, I am an IT student with no journalism background, and I work with the paper because it is something I think is fun. Yeah, I know... lame! You know what? He was extremely gracious and down to earth. He made me feel like I mattered. He also liked the questions I came up with. Phew! I talked to him for about 15 minutes, and got my picture taken with him. After walking away and collecting my thoughts, here is what I learned: John Quinones is a really nice guy. He came from a very humble background and literally worked his way up the ladder. He “Which brings me back to his message: when we feel feels if he can do like we can’t change anything, or make a difference, it, anyone can. we are wrong. We can.” He is passionate about inspiring others with his story. His message is to believe in yourself, persevere, and don’t take no
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He’s Mexican (the one time I saw him on TV I thought he was Greek). He feels there isn’t enough diversity in TV journalism. He feels that all races should be equally represented – not just on TV, but also in general. He is also an advocate for the Upward Bound program, which helps kids get to college who normally would not get there on their own. He was in this program himself. He has a great sense of humor. John’s family has lived in the San Antonio area for generations, so he has a saying: “My family didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” During our talk about diversity, he quoted from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy. “Well, I could be wrong, but I believe Diversity is an old, old wooden ship used during the Civil War era.” If you haven’t seen this movie you should. One of the few I have watched, I laughed so hard I cried most of the way through it. When I asked him what the most surprising aspect of human nature he has witnessed while filming his “What would you do?” segments was, he was ready for the question. In Arizona, they have passed a law that if someone looks Mexican, authorities can stop them and ask them for papers proving they belong in this country! According to state statistics, over half the population of Arizona currently approves of this law. Well, John and his crew put it to the test and was surprised (and relived) to find that no one they encountered supported the authority figure – the bystanders that stepped forward to take action took the side of the Mexican people every time. That people would stand up to authority and possibly risk arrest themselves was the most surprising reaction to John. He showed the clip during his presentation, and you can view it online. I don’t have to tell you how wrong this law is. It is one thing to try to get a grip on our borders, it is quite another to harass people with a form of legal racial profiling. I need to mention that while the law itself has passed, the legislation is still debating the details of the law. Which brings me back to his message: when we feel like we can’t change anything, or make a difference, we are wrong. We can.
Last month, the Fox Times inadvertently left out these awesome pictures of the Culinary BBQ Class. Congrats to them, as they finished well in the competition!