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Volume 28, Issue 4

Spotlight on Hank Andersen: Director of Food Services, Future Coffee Cart Manager Written by Rachel Bruner The Front Range Community College Westminster Campus’s Dining Manager, Hank Andersen, and his team know a thing or two about cooking. As I was sitting in his office watching him type an email and waiting patiently for our interview, he told me about how he would be catering for the Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, Joseph Garcia.

Cooking, however, wasn’t at first his major goal in life. The Midwesternborn chef joined the Marine Corps in 1980 to become a reconnaissance marine – though he didn’t know that would entail being given the job of a cook. Besides his three children and his grandchild, being with the Marine Corps for six years is one of his proudest accomplishments; it has taught him invaluable techniques of being a chef, including how to improvise: “When I worked in the Marine Corps, I could dig a hole in the ground and make a grill. I could cook in a trash can. I could wash dishes in a trash can. [Being a cook] is all about improvisation; if you can’t improvise, you’re not going to make it in [the chef] world.”

After leaving the Marine Corps, he went on to work for the restaurant Houlihan’s in Kansas City, Missouri; the same restaurant brought Andersen out to Denver, Colorado in 1987 when he was offered the position as Sous Chef of a Houlihan’s out here. After working for several other restaurants,

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he went on to work for Colorado State University in their cafeteria until he came to FRCC Westminster as the Dining Manager/Director of Food Services.

As the Director of Food Services, Andersen’s responsibility is all of the food on campus – in the Bistro café as well as with internal catering. Internal catering refers to department leads, or

the person in charge of their department who has the control over the Fund Org Account Program (FOAP), which is basically their department’s spending budget.

As the Director of Food Services, Andersen makes a point to lead “by example… I think it’s important that you set the right tone and lead from the front. You can’t ask [your team] to

do something you won’t do… I wash dishes… I clean… I mop… I run the register… I do what I need to do,” Andersen said. His mentality is that as the boss, a level of respect should be given to his team by giving them credit where credit is due and taking responsibility when things go wrong: “I take the blame and give the credit to my crew… If you look good, and your food’s good, it’s not because you’re doing a good job, it’s because you have the right people around you,” Andersen said. Finally, he explained that his number one goal for his cooks is “if you wouldn’t feed it to your mother, don’t serve it. Hopefully you like your mom,” Andersen said.

Andersen will also be in charge of the upcoming coffee cart, which is scheduled to be opened in the Spring 2015 semester. After touring other campuses to learn about how to run a coffee shop as well as about the different types of coffee and drinks to serve, he showed me a sample of the new menu which is to feature lattes, cappuccinos, ice-blended coffee drinks, espresso, and hot tea. There will be three different coffee brands sold at FRCC Westminster – the Luna coffee brand which is now available in the Bistro Café, as well as the Boulder Coffee Company brand and the Boca Java coffee brand which will be served at the coffee cart. Food at the coffee

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Winning Resume

Cancer Survivor

Civic Participation

Mind Matters

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cart will be made available in one to two years, according to Andersen, as right now the license FRCC Westminster has does not allow for that.

A self-trained cook, Andersen’s future goals included owning his own restaurant, completing a two-year degree and, most prominently at this time, receiving his certification as an executive chef from the American Culinary Federation (ACF). One of the requirements as a part of the ACF is to compete in a competition – one of the most recent of which is where Andersen won for his Purple Potato Soup. The recipe – which features purple potatoes, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, canned chili’s, a chicken base, butter, flour, dried sage, pepper, garlic salt, corn, kosher salt, cilantro, and cheese – has caused so much enthusiasm from Andersen’s peers that it will become an additional item available for purchase at FRCC’s Bistro Café.

On his free time, Andersen shared with me his passion for riding his Harley: “It’s a release for me because [when you’re on the road] if you’re not paying attention, you’re dead,” Andersen said. Similarly, he treats food as a way of release, too: “You get that instant gratification when you make a plate… you put your art on a plate… your art and your heart,” Andersen explained.

For those interested in working for FRCC Westminster campus, the coffee cart will be hiring in October and November of 2014. Contact Hank Andersen by calling 303-404-5625 or emailing him at HankAndersen@ frontrange.edu for more information.

To learn more about the Bistro Café, including hours and times, daily menu items, and its catering menu, go to www.frontrange.edu/about-us/ campus-locations/westminstercampus/westminster---front-rangebistro.aspx.

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Designing a Winning Resume

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Written by Koa Avery The Career Success Center (CSC) has recently partnered with the Writing Center in offering students additional help crafting a resume. Being held in the Writing Center on Mondays from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. with Colleen Toomey, Career Counselor with the CSC, and on Tuesdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with Teresa Stuart, CSC Coordinator. The hours available are open to all students with or without a resume, including anyone simply looking for information on how and where to start the process.

“We found out students were bringing their resumes into the Writing Center, so we approached the director about collaborating,” Toomey said.

Writing a resume can be a time consuming and daunting process as it involves compiling information that can span a lifetime while simultaneously putting it all together into a clean and formal document that includes proper grammar and formatting. But as Stuart explained, “If they’re just starting out, they’re not going to have a big, long resume, and that’s ok.” The importance is to get started.

And it starts with having up to date information on previous employment experience, volunteer experience and major accomplishments. Stuart and

Toomey recommend first gathering the pertinent information for any previous employment or organizational experience, in one place, and updating that list regularly. “You never know when you might need something on a resume. The transferable skill set from that two week volunteer job may really be something an employer is looking for,” Toomey added. Though Stuart and Toomey recommend focusing on accomplishments outside of high school that does not automatically exempt such experience. “There’s skills in just about everything people do. It’s a case by case basis,” Stuart said.

Ultimately, the name of the game of having a clean and polished resume is to get an interview. But simply having the correct information down on paper is only the first step.

The presentation is just as important.

“That’s what we want to help with.

Not only with the content, but to look at their formatting,” Toomey said. Wording is another piece of the formatting puzzle. When it comes to describing responsibilities and skills sets “you want to use the vocabulary of the industry. What did you do, and what do you call it, and what does most of the business world call

it,” Stuart added. “At the same time, you don’t want to be so technical that it’s a turn off.” And this is exactly where the CSC staff is aiming to be the most productive. “You want it to be an authentic representation of your experience,” Stuart said.

And though resumes and face to face interviews are the more traditional method for employers and potential employees to connect with each other, in the interconnected world we live in, one’s online presence must also be taken into consideration. “A lot of recruiters use LinkedIn to do research on potential candidates. We read that 94% of recruiters are using social media. Not just LinkedIn, but your entire online presence is really important. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, whatever you use to connect with the world, you want to make sure that is polished, presentable, interesting, and speaks to who you are,” Toomey said.

Whether you’re brand new to writing a resume, or looking to update and refresh your current resume, stop by the Writing Center on Mondays from 1p-3p, and Tuesdays from 11a1p, with any questions.

me he gets this case with his patients all the time. It had been a few months after I originally discovered the growth when the surgeon called back, shocked by what was found. On April 14th, 2008 – my grandfather’s birthday – I was finally diagnosed with Stage 1 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After months of chemotherapy, blood work, and innumerous physical scans, I was in remission from my cancer.

Had I not discovered the lump in my groin when I did, I may not be here today. The same can be said for anyone who does not make sure to continuously check their body for the signs and symptoms of cancer, though it seems many people are unaware of how to do so.

Cancer is so complex and each kind contains different signs, symptoms, and risk factors. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so it only makes sense to pay homage to those who have gone through this aggressive disease by informing others on how they may hopefully save themselves from discovering an advanced stage of the ailment.

According to cancer.org, a sign of breast cancer may be a lump in the breast like the lump I found in my groin – painless, hard and movable, with rough edges – or may also be soft, round and painful. Lumps associated with breast cancer may also be found in places other than the breasts, such

Advice from a Cancer Survivor: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Written by Rachel Bruner It was December of 2007 when I noticed the lump. In the shower, I reached down and came upon a golf ball sized – movable and hard – mass in my groin. I didn’t think much of it at the time, being a healthy seventeen year old who hardly ever visited my physician. I told my mother and cousin about it later that night, joking that I probably had cancer.

It wasn’t so funny when I went to the doctor. After a misdiagnosis – they told me they thought it was a cyst, no big deal – another smaller bump was felt next to the original one. An ultrasound ordered showed they were lymph nodes. The surgeon assured me the pathologist report would come back benign (non-cancerous), telling

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Written by Rachel Bruner as in the lymph nodes in the armpit region or by the collarbone. Other signs may be “swelling of all or part of the breast, skin irritation or dimpling, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction (turning inward), redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin, and nipple discharge (other than milk)” as stated by the American Cancer Society website. Symptoms, although not always present, consist of fever or chills, sweating at night, fatigue, and weight loss.

In an early stage of breast cancer, however, many women and men don’t develop any signs or symptoms, so it’s especially important to take advantage of the breast cancer screenings available. For those in their 20s and 30s, a self check of the breasts each month – by feeling for lumps or differences in the breast tissue – can be of aid in finding breast cancer by familiarizing yourself with your body.

Particularly for women in this age range, a Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) – an examination by your doctor for changes in the breasts – should be done every three years. For those in their 40s and beyond, women in good health should be getting a CBE every year along with a mammogram – an x-ray examination of the breast.

Some women may be at higher risk for getting breast cancer. Those with higher risk factors include women who “have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of about 20% to 25% or greater, according to risk assessment tools that are based mainly on family history, have a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, have a first-degree relative (parent, brother, sister, or child) with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, and have not had genetic testing themselves, had radiation therapy to the chest when they were between the

ages of 10 and 30 years,” and those who “have Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, or BannayanRiley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, or have first-degree relatives with one of these syndromes,” according to the cancer. org website. For women with any of these indications, it is recommended by the American Cancer Society website to get an MRI and a mammogram every year beginning at the age of 30 or as decided by the patient and the doctor.

While the disease seems to be broken down so easily, as was previously stated, cancer is not always a by-the-book diagnosis. Sometimes cancer is an invisible disease, causing zero signs or symptoms in its occupants. Sometimes cancer causes signs and symptoms that are rare or different than what is usually discovered in the type that it is.

As a cancer survivor, I must leave you all with these final words of advice: Trust yourself, your intuitions, that gut feeling within you that something is not right, and make sure you follow up with your doctor. Pay attention to your body and its needs, even if that makes you feel a little bit like a hypochondriac. If I had just gone along with what my doctors tried to diagnose me with, if I was not persistent in my belief that something was inconsistent, I surely believe I would be worse off today.

To honor all who have gone to war with cancer as well as those who are still fighting, please donate to the American Cancer Society at donate. cancer.org or by calling 1-800-2272345 so that we may hopefully, finally one day put an end to this terrible disease.

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Civic Participation – It’s your Duty Written by Andrew Goad

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean politics will not take an interest in you” Pericles – 461B.C. On Tuesday, November 4th, 2014, Midterm elections will be held, and millions of people will vote, and many of you have the opportunity to cast your very first ballot. We hear it all the time, “My vote doesn’t count”, or “nothing will change anyway”.

Perhaps, perhaps not. But the easiest way to ensure that your voice is not heard or that things do not change for you is to do nothing. Every individual at Front Range is affected by the government. Did you drive to class today on a road? Are you an in-state student using the College Opportunity Fund? Do you work? Do you have student loans? I could go on and on about the everyday situations we take for granted that affect us that are the way they are because of government.

Before you say “it’s just too hard, and I’m just so busy” let me ease your mind. In Colorado, you can register to vote just by visiting the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.state. co.us and fill out an online form.

You DO need an ID for this method, but for those few that do not have identification you can simply print a form from the same website, fill it out and mail it to your county clerk. If you choose to use the online registration you must do it at least eight days prior to the election, October 27th. Not sure of what district you live in or who your representative is? That information can be easily found at www.colorado. gov at the State Legislature icon. There you can find who represents you at the state level, what district you live in and you can even find state legislative bills that affect you. In today’s age of technology it is far too easy to not have this information.

This year is also a mail-in ballot year, meaning you don’t have to go to a polling place to vote. Simply mail your ballot back to the County Clerk after you have completed it. IF for some reason you forget to mail your ballot and think it may not get to the County Clerk in time you can drop it off at any polling location. This information can also be found on the Secretary of

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State’s website listed above. If you want to vote in person you can still go to any polling place within your home county.

Since you have the technology and the basic information now, take a step further and get involved. Both major parties operating in Colorado have a “Young Members” group. If you feel more aligned with a certain party go to one of their meetings. You can find information for the Denver Metro Young Republicans at www.dmyr.net and the Denver Young Democrats at www.denveryoungdems.org. Better yet, contact both groups and get some information. Find out what they do and get involved as little or as much as you feel comfortable.

Sure, this year is not a Presidential election, and that is just not as exciting.

But look at it this way: This November you’ll be voting for a U.S. Senator, a Congressional Representative, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State House Representatives, State Senators, Amendments on Personhood and Gambling, Proposals on Open School Board Meetings and Food labeling.

You have more power to affect the issues than you think.

In a survey from Harvard University Institute of Politics, “Just 23 percent of those ages 18 to 29 say they definitely plan to vote.” That is far too low. If you don’t vote, if you don’t convince your friends to vote, if you take this civic duty for granted as something “I’m not interested in” it affects you more than just not participating. Think of the issues you hold dear, lower tuition, lower taxes, clean air, open spaces (just to name a few). Now they don’t get addressed. It does not really matter to the elected representatives to hear from a random 19 year old because that segment just doesn’t vote.

So not only are you not participating, you are letting your friends, family and coworkers down when it comes to their voice. Educate yourself, get involved, and let’s show ‘em that we can crush that 23 percent!

“One of the Penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”

Plato380 B.C.

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Spotlight on Career Success : Christal Holguin Written by: Colleen Toomey, Career Counselor

A student at Front Range Community College since 2011, Christal Holguin ran into a tough spot this past spring when she lost her job.

As with many students, Christal relies on her work income to be able to help pay for school, and she was not sure how she was going to continue on with her Associate of Arts degree. Christal came into the Welcome Center and was told about the new Career Success Center, and she decided to stop in.

“Losing a job is something that no one plans on,” she said. “I was running out of places that I could apply to that would lead me to something without a dead end. My whole world was closing down on me; there were times I thought I would never find a good job because of my availability being a full time student.”

During her visit, Christal learned about the upcoming Job Fair and took steps to get ready. She asked for a list of all of the companies that were going to be at the fair and did research on what positions she wanted to apply for. She shared, “I made sure to do my research to be ready to answer any question they had for me.” Her connections at the job fair led her to a couple of different interviews and

eventually a job at Verizon Wireless as an Experience Specialist, where she has already gotten a significant raise since starting in May. She came in over

comes first.

In working with the Career Success Center, Christal says she gained motivation to continue looking for the

Written by Koa Avery Pennsylvania - Senator Jim Ferlo, of Pittsburgh, capped off his sponsorship of legislation that would alter the state’s laws to extend hate crime protection to those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, by announcing to the state legislature that he is also gay.

Bradenton, Florida - After stumbling upon her doctor’s notes containing the term “morbidly obese”, Jen Corn would commit to lifestyle changes such as eating more vegetables, striving to loose five pounds at a time, walking around her neighborhood, and utilizing a treadmill, that would see her go from more than 300 pounds in 2011 to just 160 a mere three

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the summer with a check in hand to pay for her tuition and books for the fall semester. They are very supportive of her status as a student and work with her schedule to make sure school

Interested in journalism and newspaper writing? Attend our free workshops taught by FRCC Journalism Instructor Nick Morris and sponsored by The Front Page Newspaper. Workshops are open to all FRCC students. Workshops are from 2:00-3:00 pm in room C0204.

Workshops Dates: October 10 October 24 November 14 November 21

right job. She shared that it was hard to continue with applying for jobs and hearing “I don’t think you are a good fit for this role,” but realized through the process that it was okay that not every company was going to say they wanted her on the team. “Sometimes what you think is a great fit might not turn out to be the best fit for your lifestyle and also your motivation in life,” she said. By digging deeper into her own goals and motivations and reaching out for assistance, she was able to find her position at Verizon, one she says she would have never considered beforehand.

The Career Success Center gets dozens of calls per week looking for FRCC students to work at their businesses and organizations. Some offer tuition reimbursement or assistance, and many are looking for flexible schedules. Make an appointment in the Welcome Center, or bring your resume to the Writing Center on Mondays from 1-3 pm and Tuesdays from 11 am-1 pm for a drop in appointment. Check out the website at www.frontrange.edu/ wccareersuccess, and mark your calendars for the fall semester Job Fair on Monday, November 10th from

years later.

Jefferson County, Colorado Both students and teachers recently staged peaceful protests against some proposed changes to the history curriculum and potential evaluation based pay raises for instructors, respectively. District leadership has been met with mounting resistance from the student and faculty bodies over what is being perceived as a noninclusive approach to decision making.

Washington - In the wake of the domestic violence problems that have plagued the NFL in recent weeks, The Black Women’s Roundtable, while appreciative of the league’s decision to bring in three domestic violence experts as consultants, would comment further that “your lack of inclusion of women of color, especially black women who are disproportionately impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, is unacceptable.”

Fictitious - Recent study reveals shocking new evidence that going bald dramatically reduces the need

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Written by Tracy Carreon, Psychology Instructor Has this ever happened to you?

You’re sitting in class, listening to the lecture, following along perfectly.

Then all of a sudden something catches your attention… your neighbor’s pen sitting on the desk next to you, one of the overhead lights flickering, a word in the midst of the lecture…whatever it is, the next thing you know you’re lost in time, daydreaming about a date you have later, going over an old argument, worrying about a test, deciding what you’re going to have for dinner, or even just studying the interesting pattern of lines on your hand…the possibilities are endless.

If something like that has not ever happened to you, you’re in the minority. The human brain is the most complex instrument on the planet, with billions of neurons connecting to billions of other neurons, creating the most intricate, precise and awe-

inspiring communication network possible. It also loves to daydream.

To float along in a river of its own making. The mind spends nearly 50% of its time…just wandering. There are actually many benefits to a mind adrift – it’s the incubator for creativity and insight, for tuning in to gut feelings.

Yet, it’s not so helpful when you’re trying to stay on task during class or while studying for a test.

Attention impacts our efficiency, productivity, ability to comprehend and recall information, and it effects our relationships. The digital age is disconnecting us from face-toface conversation, and in doing so inhibiting the brain’s ability to read nonverbal cues, to tune in to another’s feelings, as well as to our own.

These skills are essential in forming meaningful, lasting connections.

So, think about it a moment: what

Upcoming Events Written by Rachel Bruner Thursday, October 9th - Friday,

Sunday. The mini theme park –

October 10th – FRCC Student Life

featuring three corn mazes titled

will be holding LGBT Coming Out

Haunted Field of Screams, Dead

Programs. Contact Student Life for

Man’s Night Maze, and Zombie

more information on how to partake.

Paintball Massacre – is designed to terrify with a plethora of

Thursday, October 9th – Sunday,

creepy creatures. For ticket prices,

October 12th – Colorado’s fifth

directions, and more, go to www.

annual Mile High Horror Film

hauntedfieldofscreams.com.

Festival will take place off of Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Get into the

Saturday, October 11th – Delve into

Halloween spirit by viewing some

the history of the Denver Firefighters

of the world’s best freaky flicks. A

Museum for free; the 105-year-old

festival voted as one of the top from

exhibit features fire trucks and other

around the globe by MovieMaker

firefighter relics from past to present,

Magazine, the Mile High Horror Film

as well as interactive highlights

Festival will be sure to compliment

that are perfect for students or staff

your spook-filled cravings. Visit

with young children. Visit www.

www.milehighhorrorfilmfestival.com

denverfirefightersmuseum.org for

for more information.

further details.

Friday, October 10th -Saturday,

Monday, October 13th - Thursday,

November 1st – For those interested

October 16th – FRCC Student Life

in Halloween festivities, Colorado’s

will be focusing on getting students

“Largest Haunted Attraction” –

through Midterms with Midterm

The Field of Screams – runs every

Morale Boosters. See Student Life

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and

for more information.

would you rate, on a scale from one to five, your ability to pay attention – in class, while studying, during a conversation?

If you’re attention rating isn’t what you’d like, there is a way to start strengthening your attention muscles.

It’s called Mindfulness. Mindfulness is taking time to bring your body and mind in to the same place, at the same time. (Think about it – how often are they NOT in the same place?)

Here’s a simple mindfulness exercise to try: Sit in a quiet place, comfortably, and simply start tuning in to your breath. Notice as you inhale and exhale. Then start counting, silently. An inhale/exhale cycle is one. Try to go all the way to ten and see how far you get before your mind starts to wander. When it does, start again from one.

It’s not a test. There is no failing.

It’s a practice. Keep at it, a few minutes a day, seeing if you can increase the number before you lose track. When

you do this simple exercise, you’re working those attention muscles, making them stronger.

Mindfulness has been shown to increase selective attention (tuning in to what we need to and tuning out all else) and meta-awareness (the ability to notice more quickly when we’ve tuned out and return our attention where it needs to be). It also relaxes the stress response system, helping us remain calm.

Exercising our attention muscles is great for our grades, but also great for our relationships and the overall quality of our lives. The calmer and more engaged we are, the more we get out of each and every experience.

If you’re interested in learning more about this kind of stuff, join us at an Active Minds meeting – Wednesdays 1 p.m.-2 p.m. in room C1059 or Thursdays 10 a.m.-11 a.m. in room C1507.

Interested in journalism and newspaper writing? Attend our free workshops taught by FRCC Journalism Instructor Nick Morris and sponsored by The Front Page Newspaper.

Workshops are open to all FRCC students. Workshops are from 2:00-3:00 pm in room C0204.

Workshops Dates: October 10 October 24 November 14 November 21

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