St. Catharine College
April 2013
Volume 6 Issue 3
PATRIOT PAGES Students’ protest seeks improved communication with administration By Will Phillips Patriot Pages Editor-in-Chief On Monday afternoon March 11, a group of St. Catharine College students marched on the Boone Administration building to protest what they see as inadequate communication between college administrators
and the student body. The student group included Jessica Shelton, Miriah Cox, Kerry Sneed and Jenna Niece, and alumnus Jonathan Engstrom and Catherine Bohn. The
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group was met on the building’s steps by college President William Huston and Executive Vice President Roger Marcum. They were later joined by Carlotta Brussells,
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SCC community mourns student’s untimely passing
Dominican Young Adults attend U.N. conference on women
By Will Phillips Patriot Pages Editor-in-Chief
By Jessica Shelton Patriot Pages Staff Writer The St. Catharine College Dominican Young Adults group recently traveled to the United Nations in New York City to attend the 57th annual Commission on the Status of Women. The commission was compiled of representatives from countries around the world who gathered to speak on the status of women and girls. “We had the opportunity to sit in a room full of powerful women, describing the urgency for medical care for their women and girls, or their advancement in protecting them from violence,” SCC sophomore Randi Jo Fields said about the trip.
director of human resources, and Jesse Osbourne, director of communications. After a brief, occasionally heated exchange, administrators suggested they meet inside the administration building at 2 p.m. to discuss the students’ grievances. The students remained in the area
SCC’s Dominican Young Adults group traveled recently to New York to attend the United Nations’ annual conference on women. From left, Kaitlyn Smith, Chelsea Shanahan, Randi Jo Fields, Laura Stark, Mary Sue Barnett, Ohinba Ohin, Anja Arsenovic, Catherine Bohn, Starrisha Roberts, Jessica Shelton, Jonathan Engstrom and Dr. Tara Tuttle.
The students were accompanied by Dr. Tara Tuttle and Mary Sue Barnett, former SCC campus minister. In preparation for the excursion, the DYA members read the book (and
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On Monday, March 11, the entire St. Catharine College family was rocked by the news of the death of student Rebecca “Becky” Otto. REBECCA Becky was “BECKY” OTTO a student in the Psychology program, and was well-liked by her peers. “[It] was a true shock to me and the whole psychology Continued on Page 4
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SPORTS Lady Patriots finish 2013 season with two earning All-American honors By Isaac Robinson Patriot Pages Sports Editor MEN’S BASKETBALL. The Patriots men’s basketball team were never able to get over the hump this season. The patriots finished the season below even with a 13-14 (911 in conference play) record with a disappointing end in the first round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament to the hands of Pikeville College. With many players on track to return, next season should be a more promising one. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL. The Lady Patriots accomplished some great things this season. They were able to make it to the NAIA Tournament and had two players receive All-American honors (Janae Howard and Reilly Poirier). Going into conference play the ladies were going strong but stumbled in the latter half of the conference schedule; they were still able to go out in the national tournament, a feat that should not go overlooked. They finished with a 19-12 record. WOMEN’S BOWLING. The St. Catharine College women’s bowling team were able to accomplish something that no other team
at St. Catharine has been able to achieve: a Mid-South Conference Championship. Despite SCC not having a bowling program when they joined the Mid-South Conference five years ago, it was the women bowlers who were able to pull out the very first Mid-South Championship in SCC history. BASEBALL. On the baseball field the St. Catharine Patriots are holding their own in the conference posting an impressive 33-16 record overall but have struggled in conference play with a 9-9 record. Their conference season ends on April 20th against Shawnee State. Mid-South Conference Tournament opening games are on April 25th.
Thompson wins SCC Military Appreciation Day 5K walk/run STAFF REPORT David Thompson was the first male runner to cross the finish line at the second annual St. Catharine College Military Appreciate Day 5k walk/run. Thompson completed the 5k run in 21 minutes and 42 seconds. The first female runner to complete the run was Roberta Meyer, who also finished in second place with a time of 23:14. The top three finishers in other age/gender categories include:
Female 12-and-under 1. Laurel Brahm, 26:27. 2. Brianna Mattingly, 39:06.6. 3. Jasmine Benningfield, 39:06.7.
Female 18-to-24 Carly Terrell finished first in 54:34.
Female 25-29 SOFTBALL. The softball Patriots have struggled this season, holding a record of 19-23 and only 9-15 in conference play. They were able to pull off a big win against 3rd place (in conference) Shawnee State on April 15, which helped their cause immensely as they were holding the 8th spot in the conference and a spot in the conference tournament heading into the game.
1. Jana Abell, 28:33. 2. Sheena Hager, 32:00. 3. Sara Cannon, 34:14.
Female 30-34 1. Amanda Mattingly, 28:40. 2. Heather Marksbury, 29:00. 3. Jessie Weis, 29:44.
Female 35-39. 1. Jennifer Sievert, 28:34. 2. Corie Followell, 40:23.
3. Jamie Mattingly, 47:50.
Female 40-44 1. Sharon Bach, 25:41. 2. Catherine Marks, 37:47. 3. Melissa Smith, 41:08.
Female 45-49 1. Karen Scout, 40:50. 2. Myra Knopp, 43:58. 3. Ann Thompson, 45:28.
Female 50-60 1. Karen Wilson, 33:34. 2. Charlene Dodson, 35:46. 3. Rita Rust, 46:23.
Female, 61-and-over 1. Brenda Mattingly, 52:30.
Male 12-and-under 1. Dalyn Mattingly, 33:14.
Male 13-17 1. Ben Dekle, 30:25.
Male 25-29 1. Macon Smith, 26:16. 2. Clinton Pence, 39:29. 3. Neil Payne, 51:51.
Male 30-34 1. Josh Riggs, 23:23. 2. Bobbie Mattingly, 24:00. 3. Mike Medley, 26:18.
Male 35-39 1. Jeremy Mattingly, 25:05. 2. Charles Ramey, 25:54.
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SPORTS Kentucky, SCC can be proud of the accomplishment of our women’s teams
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3. Jake Ackers, 28:05.
Male 40-44 1. Brett Martin, 24:30. 2. John Kaufield, 27:31. 3. Chad Hood, 28:06.
Male 45-49 1. Robert Hillerich, 24:32. 2. Phil Chatigny, 34:56.
Male 50-60 1. Harper Smith, 23:42. 2. Martin McDonald, 25:20. 3. Timothy Mattingly, 26:37.
Male 61-and-over 1. Otha Allen, 27:11. 2. Ambrose Wilson, 30:12. 3. Gordon Webb, 50:40.
Team competition In the team competition, Team Hatton finished first in 27:26. Team Golden Girls finished second in 46:06 and Team LEB Group finished third in 55:18.
March Madness and the college basketball season (both men and women’s) has officially ended and we Kentuckians can once again hold our heads high. After a miraculous run to the end the season by winning their last 16 games, the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team was crowned as the national champions (and believes me, as a UK fan, this sentence hurt to write). There’s no denying that Louisville’s run was impressive and even more so it was good for the state to have backto-back men’s basketball champions come out of Kentucky. But what may have been greater for the state this season was in women’s college basketball. After the UK men’s team’s disappointing season and first-round loss in the NIT, the women’s basketball programs simply had a better overall season than the men. Here at St. Catharine College there is absolutely no question that the women dominated the basketball scene this season. After all is said and done for the Lady Patriots, they ended with an incredibly successful season that included an NAIA tournament berth and two NAIAAll-Americans (a first for the college since it joined the NAIA). Elsewhere in the state, the Lady Wildcats of UK finished the season with a 30 and 6 record losing to UCONN in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament and the surprising
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being Cincinnati (who does not have a pro basketball team), the successes of our college basketball teams does wonders for the commonwealth of Kentucky. As we all know, in the Bluegrass State basketball is, and always will be, king.
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Louisville Lady Cards furthered their success by going to the championship game in the NCAA tournament . Overall, I would have to give the slight edge to the women’s side of college basketball for this season in Kentucky. Yes the men’s side had UofL crowned as NCAA champion; however the state’s only other NCAA men’s team was Western Kentucky University, which fell in the first round. In contrast, the women’s teams feature a runner-up and a team in the Elite Eight, a history-making season for both teams, along with the the historic season of our own Lady Patriots. The state of Kentucky has clearly asserted its dominance in the college basketball world in both the men’s and the women’s teams. Next season both sides are looking once again at stellar seasons with UK and UofL being in the Top 5 of some of the early pre-season men’s basketball polls. The women’s teams also look forward to strong, competitive teams next season. For a state that has no professional sports and the closest city that does
Patriot Pages Staff & Credits Editor-in-Chief: Will Phillips. Sports Editor: Isaac Robinson Entertainment Editor Dalton Rogers. Staff Writer: Jessica Shelton. Advisors to the Patriot Pages include Laura Satterly, faculty advisor; Ticha Chikuni, administrative advisor; and Jim Brooks, consultant. Photo credits: Jesse Osbourne. Comments, questions, editorial submissions and letters to the editor may be sent to: patriotpages@yahoo.com.
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CAMPUS BEAT SCC faculty, staff & students honored at annual Purple & Gold Awards STAFF REPORT St. Catharine College students, staff and faculty were honored April 17 at the annual Purple & Gold awards. Congratulations to all the winners. Elizabeth Alcorn - Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Associate of Arts in Business Award. Dante Anderson - Darrel W. Richardson Psychiatric Nursing Excellence Award. Matthew Bloom - Distinguished Management Student Award. Crystal Brady - Outstanding Achievement in the Associate of Arts in Business Award. Daniel Byrd - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Lauren “Brooke” Caldwell - Shirley Middleton Clinical Excellence in Associate of Science in Radiography Award.. James Carroll - Outstanding Student in Criminal Justice Award. Sarah Castillo - Best Practice in Pharmacy Technology Award. Amanda Chesser - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Tim Churchill - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Porshia Clark - Outstanding Student in Philosophy & Religious Studies Award. Amanda Conrad - Outstanding Student
Amanda Knopp receives the Student of the Year Award from Dean of Students Ticha Chikuni.
in Honors Program. Terry Davis - Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Sports Leadership Program Award Hans Desir - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Dr. Tom Dodge - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Kelsey Downs - D.U.S.K. Professionalism Award in the Associate of Science in Sonography. Margaret Mary Duvall - Dr. Sarah Jane Montgomery Excellence in Nursing Award. Pilar Espinosa - Student Ambassador of the Year. Joan Gardner - Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts/Social Sciences Award. Austin Gibson - Excellence in Creative
Writing Award. Hagan Goldey - Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Science in Biology. Paige Hassman - Student Envoy of the Year and Outstanding Student in the Community & Regional Studies Department. David S. Haydon - Outstanding Student in the Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts. Megan Hazelip - Work Study Student of the Year. Carlos Hernandez - Male Athlete of the Year. Diane Hopper - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Sylvia Horlander - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Janae Howard - Female Athlete of the Year. Sarah Hutchins - Clinical Excellence in Surgical Technology Award. Drew Ison - Resident Assistant of the Year. Marlene Kasama - Distinguished Management Graduate Award. Kristen Kelty - Outstanding Student in the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts/Humanities Award. Amanda Knopp - Student of the Year. Jillian Leake - Prescription for Success in Pharmacy Technology Award. Candace Littlejohn - Most Promising Education in Field Work Award. Billy Lundy - Outstanding Contribution to rtl3 Program Award. Stuart Mattingly - Academic
Achievement in Associate of Arts in Radiography Award. Donovan McCutheon - Resident Student of the Year. Ariel Meyers - Excellence in Surgical Technology. Alicia Hale O’Cull - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Lindsay Pace - D.U.S.K. Professionalism Award in the Associate of Science in Sonography. Reilly Poirier - Outstanding Student in the Department of Natural Sciences Award. Starrisha Roberts - Most Promising Education in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Award. Jessica Shelton - Excellence in English Award. Kaitlyn Smith - St. Martin de Porres Award for Psychology & Social Justice. Adam Smith - Most Well-Rounded Student in Criminal Justice Award. Jaclyn Spaulding- Most Promising Educator in Elementary School Education Award. Stephanie Testa - Graduate School Pioneer Class Award. Laura Turner - Outstanding Student in Studio Arts Award. Stephanie Wilcheck - Wilhelm Wundt Award for Scientific Contribution in Psychology. Dr. Harry Toder - Faculty Member of the Year. Carlotta Brussell - Staff Member of the Year.
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department,” Whitney Wright, one of Becky’s friends, wrote in an email to the Patriot Pages. “She was an amazing person
with a very unique way of making people smile and she will truly be missed by all that she knew.” Otto was 36 and lived in Lebanon. She was born June 6, 1976, in
Marion County. She was a former employee of TGKY. Survivors include her husband, Lee William Otto, II, of Lebanon; one daughter, Breanna Claywell of Lebanon; her mother and stepfa-
ther, Madeline Campbell Claywell and J.R. Wiley, both of Versailles; her father, Don Richard Claywell of London; and one sister, Matosha Claywell, of London.
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of the administration building and discussed their grievances and the issues facing the college. Many of the students said they didn’t believe their voice was being heard by the college administration. When asked what they felt was at fault for the recent cuts in workforce, one student said, “It seems we tried to grow too fast. We moved away from our ethics. That’s why we don’t have a campus minister.” This sentiment echoed a thought that many students have been voiced over the past few months: that the construction costs of the Emily W. Hundley Library is at least partially to blame for the college’s recent economic struggles. In an interview published
by the Patriot Pages last semester, President Huston said the library’s construction costs were separate from the college’s operating budget, and had no role in the need to reduce expenses. During the wait for the meeting with administrators, the students were joined by additional students, including Kaitlyn Smith, SGA vice president, Amanda Knopp, Shauna Stone, and Kelbie Spencer. When asked about the goal of the meeting, one student expressed optimism. “This meeting today is going to establish a respectable medium to address the miscommunication we all feel.” Just after 2 p.m., SGA President Starr Roberts called nine of the waiting students to join administrators in the Martha Layne Collins conference
room. The two-hour meeting touched on a range of topics, including the departure of Dr. Vicki Guthrie, the former dean of students. Several students became emotional discussing her departure, which many learned about on their return to campus after Spring Break or over social media. President Huston expressed appreciation for Guthrie’s years of service at the college and her dedication to the students. Students expressed what they see as the lack of communication between the college administration and the students, particularly in regard to the departure of dismissal of college employees this academic year. By the end of the two-hour meeting, President Huston offered to take action to address the perceived lack of communication, and stated he will
send a monthly email to the student body and provide an overview of what the administration is doing and the changes that are taking place. The meeting ended on good terms, with both sides agreeing to meet again in the future. In a later interview, President Huston said he was “welcoming the opportunity to come together and discuss the concerns at hand. Often there is misinformation, untrue information or sometimes true information and it just takes sitting down and having an open dialogue to clarify issues at hand. “I have never had a situation that better communication did not improve the outcomes,” he said. “My office has always endorsed an open door philosophy and will continue to be that way in the future.”
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discuss the stories in “Half the Sky” and plan for the conference. This primary theme of this year’s commission was elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. The general assembly met for morning and afternoon sessions during the two-week span of the commission. In addition to the main meetings, non-governmental organizations provided panels and discussion on key issues throughout the world. These panels covered a wide variety of issues
and offered the DYA students an opportunity to select a topic of their preference. “I think that the most interesting breakout session was the one on elimination of violence on women with disabilities,” senior Starrisha Roberts said. “This really opened my eyes to the fact that these women are overlooked and abused.” To help pay the costs of the trip, the DYA held numerous fund-raising events. Dr. Becky Meadows performed in concert as her alter ego Foxx, contributing proceeds from ticket sales to the DYA. Cynthia Cain, owner of The
Little Red Hen, also contributed a portion of profits to the group. DYA also received generous donations from SGA, the Springfield Rotary Club, and SCC President William Huston. “We are extremely thankful for the donations and the investment into our futures,” SCC graduate Catherine Bohn said. “This truly was a once-in-alifetime experience, and I know that it has forever impacted my life.” Bohn noted that few colleges send as large a group as the one that represented SCC. “I don’t think that there’s ever been a college that sent more than four
students, so nine students and three advisors is pretty impressive,” she said. On returning from the trip, DYA members gave a presentation about the trip as one of the the college’s celebration of Women’s History Month, and held a screening of the documentary “It’s a Girl.” “Our goal now is to take this new knowledge and share it with the community, wherever that may be,” graduate Anja Aresenovic said. “We carry the stories of these women with us, and I look forward to incorporating this into my future.”
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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Iron Fists’: Long on action, but short on plot development The Man with the Iron Fists Directed by: RZA Starring: RZA, Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu “The Man with the Iron Fists” is a film that has aspirations of being “so bad it’s good,” but only succeeds at being bad. Written, directed by and starring hip-hop legend RZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and “presented by” Quentin Tarantino, “Iron Fists” is a campy kung-fu homage in the vein of Tarantino’s own “Kill Bill.” But, the movie simply doesn’t work. RZA, who also composed the soundtrack (which was, unsurprisingly, the highlight of the movie), directs with all the subtlety of a cruise missile, and acts with all the enthusiasm of a corpse. The ramshackle plot flies from one headscratching scene to the next, and the excessive use of narration and quick edits make the movie feel like a 90-minute trailer. And on top of all that, the film mostly fails at being funny. Fortunately, Russell Crowe’s laid-back performance as an opium-addicted English soldier adds some entertainment value and, it must be said, the fight choreogra-
phy was quite impressive. Still, I don’t understand how a movie that tries so hard at being trashy fun could end up being so dull. I read that the film was originally 4 hours long, and was trimmed to 90 minutes by the producers. I have to ask: why couldn’t they have cut the whole thing? Grade: D
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton
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Killing Them Softly Directed by: Andrew Dominik Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins and Ray Liotta While it’s on, “Killing Them Softly” seems to be a great movie. It’s presented with style and panache, is loaded with thrilling setpieces and boasts an all-star cast. But now, about an hour after watching the movie, I am at a loss to describe it. Its plot brings new meaning to the word “minimalist,” following Brad Pitt’s hitman protagonist as he hunts down two mafia underlings who botched a robbery. Occasionally, Richard Jenkins shows up to argue with Pitt, then he leaves, and Pitt kills someone. Repeat cycle. Writer/director Andrew Dominik is a master of style, giving the audience some tremendous suspense sequences (particularly the
opening robbery itself) and filling his script with witty Tarantinoisms. Unfortunately, there isn’t really much substance to “Killing Them Softly,” and the plot just rolls from one scene to the next, with seemingly no thread between them. The movie seems to be going for some political message about the similarities between organized crime and politics, but it’s revealed in such a half-baked way that it’s hard to tell. (An example would be: Pitt assassinates someone. The camera cuts to George W. Bush on a TV set.) On the positive side, there really are some great performances here, particularly Scoot McNairy as one of the robbers and Ray Liotta as a gangster who finds himself on Pitt’s bad side. This is what happens when you saddle a great cast and a skillful director with a mediocre script. Grade: B-
Zero Dark Thirty Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Four years after the tremendous “The Hurt Locker,” Kathryn Bigelow returns with another modern military thriller, this one focusing on the hunt for Osama bin Laden. “Zero Dark Thirty” follows Maya (Jessica Chastain), a young CIA recruit whose entire career revolves around capturing bin Laden. The movie starts off in police procedural mode, following Maya as she slowly cracks the case, and ends in a thrilling action climax where bin Laden is killed in a compound raid. (I’m not spoiling anything. After all, we all know how this ends, right?) The movie is filmed in an almost documentary style, thrusting us into the daily activities of our protagonist, which often consist of disturbing torture scenes. This movie is probably destined to go down in controversy, but it is undoubtedly filmed and acted well, with a shockingly realistic script to boot. Whether you agree with the movie’s message or not, there’s no denying that “Zero Dark Thirty” delivers that message with force and intelligence. Grade: A Continued on Page 7
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ENTERTAINMENT Continued from Page 6
Argo
Directed by: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and Alan Arkin
Director/star Ben Affleck continues his career resurgence with “Argo,” a dramatization of 1979’s Iran hostage crisis. Affleck stars as Tony Mendez, the CIA agent who had the brilliant idea to use a fake movie as a cover to rescue the hostages. Bryan Cranston also appears as Affleck’s boss, and John Goodman and Alan Arkin round out the cast as filmmakers who get pulled into the mission. “Argo” is old-school filmmaking at its finest, with no gratuitous explosions or shaky-cam shootouts. It builds a great deal of genuine suspense, and Affleck demonstrates almost Hitchcockian skill in the art of audience manipulation. The movie also works as a satire of the film business, with Arkin’s grumpy producer character (who, by the way, didn’t actually exist) getting in some great lines. But is it just me or is Affleck still not a very good actor? In a film loaded with entertaining performances, Affleck’s acting style could best be described as the “Grow a beard and look stoic” method. All that aside, “Argo” is still a tremendous movie, and is one of those rare
Best Picture winners that actually deserved to win. Grade: A-
John Dies at the End Directed by: Don Coscarelli Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti Horror legend Don Coscarelli’s new film, an adaption of David Wong’s cult hit novel, “John Dies at the End,” is a true cinematic oddity. This fascinating freakshow follows two losers (including the illfated John of the title) who go into business as amateur exorcists. Throughout the movie, they fight giant demonic slugs, hallucinate on a drug called “soy sauce,” and play in a punk band called Three Arm Sally (their big hit is called “Camel Holocaust,” by the way). The film, while not an entirely faithful adaptation, manages to successfully replicate the book’s surreal wackiness, and the result is one of the strangest movies you’re likely to ever see. The cast, comprised mostly of unknowns, does well for the most part, and Rob Mayes’ (as John) overthe-top theatrics almost send the movie into slapstick territory. “John Dies” is bound to disgust some viewers, but for those with a strong stomach, it can be a ton of fun. Just don’t forget to bring your barf bag. Grade: B+
SCC Drama Club presents ‘A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody’ By Dalton Rogers Patriot Pages Entertainment Editor The newest presentation of the SCC Drama Club is a production of Ron Bernas’s “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody,” a slapstick comedy/murder mystery sure to have you laughing in the aisles. It follows Matthew, a bored, wealthy man who longs to kill his wife, and Julia, his wife, who always manages to be a few steps ahead of him. There’s also a clueless detective, a butler who is not what he seems, and a series of mysterious deaths. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, with a 2 p.m. matinee showing on Sunday,
April 28. All performances will be in Angelic Hall in Lebanon’s Centre Square. Tickets are $10, and are available at the door. Cast of ‘A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody’ Matthew Perry: Will Phillips Julia Perry: Jenna Niece Bunny Perry: Tana Hatton Donald: Duward Straub Buttram: Bob Akin Detective Plotnik: Dr. David Wallace Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Smith Director: Dr. Becky Lee Meadows Assistant Director: Bob Akin
Professor’s alter ego takes stage to raise money for DYA By Dalton Rogers Patriot Pages Entertainment Editor On Friday, March 22, country and classic rock artist “Foxx” (whom most of us know as Dr. Becky Meadows) took the stage at the Bardstown American Legion. She performed a mixture of original songs and some classic hits, includ-
ing “Fever,” “Walkin’After Midnight” and “Rock and Roll All Nite”. Proceeds from the event will be used to help fund future activities of the Dominican Young Adults. Thanks a lot to Dr. Meadows, as well as her supporting act, the Majik Jack Band, for providing everybody with a good show.
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OPINION It can be difficult to keep a positive outlook during these troubling times I want to begin, as always, by thanking you for taking the time out of what I’m sure is a busy end-of-the-year schedule to read this issue of the Patriot Pages. Normally, I would take this time to recruit or advertise. However, I won’t belittle the severity of this year’s hardships by doing that. We are approaching the end of a year that has been more than tumultuous. Between the layoffs of our friends on campus, the voluntary resignation of others, and the death of a student and peer, there have been very few bright spots. I have spoken to many of you about the college’s situation at various points, and without fail, everyone I’ve spoken to has been frustrated, sad, angry, or some combination of all three. Beyond our little campus, we have seen the difficulties that we face as a nation, with the recent bombing attack in Boston, and the massive explosion in Waco. This has been not only a difficult year, but a difficult week. I cannot promise you that it will get easier. However, I can, and will tell you that we here at the Patriot Pages feel your pain. As fellow students, we know
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what how much it hurts to watch people that we know and love leave this school, more than one in tears. As fellow Americans, we know what it’s been like to watch the systematic attack of one of our nation’s greatest cities. And as fellow human beings, we stand with you when things get difficult, or storm clouds darken our skies. This is the final Patriot Pages of this semester, and we may face more troubles in the coming year ahead. In all likelihood, things will get worse before they get better. However. we also share a sense of optimism with a belief in the old adage, it is always darkest before the dawn.
Attention student writers, graphic artists and photographers The Patriot Pages, SCC’s student-created newspaper, is looking for students who have a passion for college life and are willing to share their talents with fellow students, faculty and staff. No experience necessary! For more information on how to be a part of the Patriot Pages in this fall, contact the Patriot Pages by e-mail, patriotpages@yahoo.com, or contact administrative adviser,Ticha Chikuni, ticha.chikuni@sccky.edu.
Journalist Bill Moyers, left, interviews Kentucky author, farmer, and conservationist Wendell Berry at St. Catharine Hall on April 6 as part of the Resettling of American conference. Moyers’ interview with Berry will air later on his publict television program “Moyers & Company.”
Resettling of America conference draws more than 300 to SCC campus By Will Phillips Patriot Pages Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, April 6, St. Catharine welcomed several prominent figures to the Resettling of America conference. The conference was aimed at celebrating, reacting, and responding to Wendell Berry’s book The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture. The college welcomed over 300 visitors, including speakers and several notable individuals. One of the highlights of the day was the filmed interview between veteran and respected interiewer Bill Moyers and Wendell Berry. The simple fact that Bill Moyers came to St. Catharine speaks volumes about the
importance of the Berry program to not only the school, but the nation. In addition to Moyers and Berry, Bill McKibben, once called by TIME magazine “the planet’s best green journalist,” spoke at lunch, regarding climate change and other issues. After lunch, a panel of several key figures was organized called, “What will it take to resettle America?” Award-winning journalist Alan Guebert also joined the conference to present a list of 12 things that would “resettle” America. In addition to the list of noted speakers, Wendell Berry spoke, as well as John M. Berry, Jr., Mary Berry, and Wes Jackson.