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March 5 - 25, 2012 Volume 53, Issue 12 www.lcc.edu/lookout
Lansing Community College’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1959
Getting their kicks
Saginaw Street bridge to be closed through September Dominick Mastrangelo Editor in Chief
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LCC Karate Club President Miguel Benitez (left) assists a karate club member in practicing a break-fall. “I think that karate is good for your health,” Benitez said. “I think it’s good for students to combine physical exercise with a club that can help you.”
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has closed the Saginaw Street bridge between North Grand Avenue and North Cedar Street in downtown Lansing near LCC’s main campus as of March 5. The closure comes as part of a major renovation project that MDOT estimates will take until the middle of September to complete. The project includes fully replacing the Saginaw bridge, which was originally constructed in 1928. Vehicles traveling eastbound on Saginaw Street will be detoured north on Grand Avenue to Oakland Avenue,
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed the eastbound Saginaw Street bridge over the Grand River March 5 for reconstruction. The project is scheduled to last until Labor Day Weekend.
which will temporarily become a two-way street. Motorists will be able to travel east-
bound on Oakland until they See Bridge, page 2
Celebration concludes Black History Month at LCC Nathan Wilson Associate Editor All the Stars came out to celebrate the conclusion of LCC’s Black History Month celebrations Feb. 28 at Dart Auditorium. Community member Trinell Harris welcomed the audience with the U.S. National Anthem. Harris also performed the black national anthem and South African national anthem to recognize her ancestors. Evan Montague, Ph.D., the dean of Student Services, commenced the cere-
mony by expounding on the value of sharing one’s story. “This month we hear from historical perspectives, individuals and through film,” Montague said. “Often when I meet with students, I challenge them to share their stories; reach out to someone else.” The theme of LCC’s 2012 Black History Month was “Achieving the Dream.” Robin Smith, a member of the LCC Board of Trustees, attended the finale and said her relatives did not have the same access to education that she enjoyed.
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LCC student and spoken work artist Javon Drane (right) performs during the LCC Black History Month, 2012 closing ceremony.
“It was my grandmother’s dream … to see her children
and grandchildren go on to college,” Smith said.
“When I look at my story and I think about my father, I see my father who came to LCC when I was in school. And I watched him fall asleep at the table reading books … If this is important to Dad, somehow I knew from looking at that, it had to be something important for me.” Performances and speeches were interspersed with a slideshow chronicling African-American history and the Civil Rights Movement. Dee Freeman, an author See Finale, page 2
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reach Cedar Street, which will rejoin them with Saginaw past the construction. Kari Arend, spokesperson for MDOT, explained the Saginaw bridge has needed major renovations for quite some time. “This bridge is an older structure,” Arend said. “We’ve never done any major reconstruction at this site. This will give motorConstruction along the eastbound Saginaw Street bridge by LCC will detour motorists northbound on Grand Avenue until they reach Oakland Avenue, which will temporarily become a two-way street. Motorists will be able to rejoin with Saginaw Street via Center Street or Cedar Street. Photo courtesy of www.michigan.gov/ mdot
ists and residents a new bridge and a safer bridge. It will be worth it in the long term.” Many LCC faculty, staff and students travel on the bridge everyday to get to and from class and work. “Parking is already a mess here,” LCC freshman Kayla Riter “I can only imagine how getting here in the morning is going to be now. It’s just going to end up being a big hassle.” Once the project has
been completed, the bridge will include just three lanes as opposed to the four it had before construction. The Lansing River Trail, which has been closed for the last several months, will also be reopened and expanded to run underneath the new bridge. The trail will be widened from seven feet to 10 feet. Head room will be improved under the bridge, and the path will be raised higher
above the Grand River to minimize closures due to flooding. Construction crews could be seen working at the bridge starting the first week of February. Around the same time, electronic signs appeared notifying drivers of lane closures and eventual detours. “It’s not an ideal situation,” Riter said. “But hey, there’s not much anyone can do about it.”
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Community member Trinell Harris (right) ushers in the LCC Black History Month closing ceremony with the U.S. National Anthem Feb. 28.
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and poet, recited her poem “Take a Seat” about civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Another performer, LCC student Javon Drane, shared his work with the audience, having written poetry since he was in seventh grade. “Martin Luther King Jr. speaks of a dream and he also speaks of an oasis,” said adjunct faculty Willie Davis, Jr., Ph.D. “Lansing is that (oasis) … This is the most integrated city that I have ever seen. We have at least 13
buildings and institutions named after black people in Lansing.” Lisa Webb Sharpe, the senior vice president of Finance and Administration & Advancement, concluded the ceremony by reiterating Montague’s advice. She said if people take the time to reflect on their respective stories, they will find value to share with others. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was willing to die for his dream,” Smith said. “But today I want to challenge you to live your dream.”
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Biology, robots and physics collide at LCC Nathan Wilson Associate Editor Students from 10 high schools and nine middle schools convened Feb. 25 at LCC for the annual Region 11 Science Olympiad competition. Among the events were forensics, miniature helicopters, vehicles and as-
tronomy. Robin Wagner, LCC lead faculty for biology and a coordinator for the event, explained the Science Olympiad is intended to give students “a competitive outlet and to get more kids interested in science.” For the high school division, Holt High School was awarded first place in the
overall standing. St. Johns High School took second and Haslett High School took third. In the middle school division, Holt Jr. High School earned first place, followed by Haslett Middle School with second and Dansville Middle School with third. Wagner explained the winners at the local level
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Jin Ho Kim, a Science Olympiad participant from Okemos High School, troubleshoots a malfunction for his team’s entry into the Robot Arm event of the 2012 Regional Science Olympiad held at LCC Feb. 25.
will progress to the state competition and, eventually, the national competition if they secure a second victory. “Each school has a team of 15 students that compete in various competitions in physics, biology and chemistry,” Wagner said. “Some (contests) require students to build something ahead of time like a robot.” High school and middle school students participating in the event may also find they want to study at LCC for higher education, Wagner said. Varun Vummaneni and his associates from Oakland Robotics Association presented an automated robot named the Moonwalker during the competition. “It’s basically an omnidirectional vehicle, which means it can go … any direction it wants to,” Vummaneni explained. “This is the basic model I wanted to show to the kids, to get an understanding of how the next level of robots will be.” A laptop attached to the
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Robbie Lee of Team Stockbridge competes in the Robot Arm event. The goal was to have the arms navigate obstacles and place items such as batteries into containers.
top of the Moonwalker received signals from a Playstation controller Vummaneni used. Oakland University student Kirk McGuire helped designed the Moonwalker. McGuire explained his team has also developed a robot named Beast, which can follow a person based on laser imaging radar. Another robot developed by Creative Science Investigators, a homeschooled team, demon-
strated the ability to magnetically pick up nails and drop them in containers. During the tower competition, students tested the strength of wooden towers they had assembled. A chain attached to a bucket was rigged to the tower, and sand was poured into the bucket until the structure collapsed. Other events tested students’ knowledge of microbes, anatomy and diseases.
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LCC-AMA ranks first in nation Amber Glomb Staff Writer
LCC’s AMA (American Marketing Association) is residing in first place in one category of the AMA Saves Lives national campaign. This competition gives AMA chapters from around the nation opportunities to compete in different categories that involve awareness and promotion of organ donation. The event is not limited to community colleges. Any institution with an AMA chapter is encouraged to participate. However, most of the winning higher education schools are universities. Tyrone Liggons, AMA’s vice president, explained: “It’s pretty cool for being a community college. Since we are competing with four-year schools
with AMA members of 100 or more and we have 15 to 20 members … It is really impressive for us and we really enjoy it.”
As of Feb. 19, LCC’s AMA has learned where they stand in five different campaign categories. These include amount of registrations (for organ donating), events submitted, videos submitted, Facebook activity and video views. On Feb. 19, AMA was in first place in the events submitted category, as well as third in
the registrations category and third in the videos submitted category. They were also fifth in the Facebook category. According to Kayla Pierce, the chair for the AMA Saves Lives competition, any prize money the AMA wins will go toward AMA student scholarships. LCC’s AMA members will find out where they officially placed March 25. This is when AMA will visit New Orleans to attend the International Conference. Liggons said he is confident the club will place high in the competition categories. “The AMA Saves Lives is one of the competitions that will be awarded (at the conference). There are several other competitions as well but this is one of the categories that we will win an award from,” Liggons said.
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Kurtis Damerow from AMA talks to Mary Roszel, the founder of Biggby Coffee, about AMA Saves Lives. AMA Saves Lives is a national organ donor campaign.
Through the promotion, students also have the opportunity to become registered organ donors. Students can sign up to be an organ donor at www.amasaveslives. com by clicking on the
organ donor tab and crediting LCC. Interested students can follow the link at www.lccama.com to see videos, and information regarding organ donation created by LCC’s AMA.
IN BRIEF NEWS
Graduation deadlines coming
15. To apply, bring all applications to Enrollment Services at GB 203. Additional paperwork may be required, so be sure to pick up the applications soon. Commencement will be held May 18 at the MSU Jack Breslin Students Events Center.
With the end of the 2012 spring semester on the horizon, graduation deadlines are drawing near. The last day to apply for spring associate degrees and certificates is March 15. To apply, bring all applications to Enrollment Services at GB 203. Additional paperwork may be re- Student Life Office to hold quired, so be sure to pick up the appli- March Madness tournament cations soon. Commencement will be Student Life and Ombudsman Ofheld May 18 at the MSU Jack Breslin fice will hold the second annual LCC Students Events Center. March Madness bracket tournament beginning the week of March 12. The LCC hosts free self-defense tournament will run through April 2, class for women March 10 when the top pickers will be awarded LCC is sponsoring a self defense small prizes. The first place winner class for women of all ages, sizes, and will also have their picture featured in fitness levels Saturday, March 10, from The Lookout. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The class will examine and practice simple, effective self-defense techniques designed to increase confidence and reduce fear. It will be held in the Gannon Building gym. The class is limited to 25 students. Please contact Rodney Bahl at 517-4831825 or bahlr@lcc.edu or Kristy Rodgers at rodgerk3@lcc.edu for reservations.
CATA schedule changes for Spring Break bus riders With the end of the 2012 spring semester on the horizon, graduation deadlines are drawing near. The last day to apply for spring associate degrees and certificates is March
Veterans invited to attend military luncheon & workshop LCC’s military students and U.S. Veterans are invited to attend an informational luncheon and workshop Friday, March 16 in the West Campus Auditorium. Attendees will be treated to a buffet-style lunch and will receive valuable information on achieving educational goals. To secure a spot at the luncheon, visit the Student Service Division Office in GB 135 or contact Kayla Rae at (517) 483-1167 or raek@lcc.edu. Registration deadline is Tuesday, March 13 at 5 p.m. Space is limited, so register early.
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Nathan Wilson Associate Editor The fifth annual Etiquette Dinner featured an array of sponsors and prizes Feb. 29 at LCC’s West Campus. The sold-out event was organized by LCC’s American Marketing Association (AMA), providing guests with professional skills for etiquette and networking. During the first hour, attendees mingled with rep-
resentatives from 15 different sponsors. “I wanted to come to the dinner because I wanted to meet more people and, of course, network,” said Emin Arakelov, representing Case Credit Union. “I’m always interested in expanding my business with anyone … I always like being able to meet other people and see what they’re all about.” The Etiquette Dinner also featured a raffle draw-
ing with prizes, including an iPod shuffle, a Bath & Body Works gift set, a portfolio and T-shirts. Shelley Davis Mielock, the founder and president of Mieshel Image Consulting, advised the audience on proper dining etiquette for interviews. “One of the questions I often get is, ‘Do I have to shake people’s hands? Because I’m going to eat,’” Mielock said. “Absolutely you have to shake people’s
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Shelley Davis Mielock from Mieshel Image Consulting advises the audience about proper dining etiquette during LCC AMA’s Etiquette Dinner Feb. 29 at West Campus.
LCC Student Life - Registered Student Organizations Spring Semester 2012
American Institute of Architects Adviser: Mary Swanson Phone: (517) 482-9039 E-mail: swansom6@lcc.edu
Paralegal Association Adviser: Bennett Shulman Phone: (517) 483-1609 E-mail: shulmab@lcc.edu
American Marketing Association Adviser: Bill Motz Phone: (517) 483-1540 E-mail: motzw@lcc.edu
Phi Theta Kappa Advisers: Al Nowak and Margo Whalen Phone: (517) 483-1287 and 483-9662 E-mail: nowaka@lcc.edu
Bowling Club Adviser: Francis Jacobs Phone (517) 599-3510 E-mail: jacobsf@lcc.edu
Photography Club Adviser: John Rocco Phone: (517) 483-1721 E-mail: roccoj@lcc.edu
Campus Disciples Adviser: Bradley Hicks Phone: (734) 274-7600 E-mail: hicksb7@lcc.edu
Sign Language Club Adviser: Brenda Cartwright Phone: (517) 483-9610 E-mail: cartwrb@lcc.edu
Criminal Justice Club Adviser: James Bender Phone: (517) 483-1655 E-mail: bender@lcc.edu
Soccer Club Adviser: Jorge Gonzalez Phone: (517) 483-1243 E-mail: gonzalj@lcc.edu
Dental Hygiene Club Adviser: Sherry Kohlmann Phone: (517) 483-1467 E-mail: kohlmas@lcc.edu
Student Democrats Adviser: Randy Watkins Phone: (517) 483-5303 E-mail: watkinsr@lcc.edu
Fashion Apparel Design Association Adviser: Anne Wojtkowski Phone: (248) 924-5796 E-mail: mirosa@lcc.edu
Student Nurses Association Adviser: Eileen Pizanis Phone: (517) 483-1441 E-mail: pizanie@lcc.edu
Future Teachers’ Club Adviser: Mary Brown Phone: (517) 483-1115 E-mail: brownm@lcc.edu
Student Sonographer’s Association Adviser: Denise Drumm Phone: (517) 483-1754 E-mail: drumm2@lcc.edu
Gay Straight Alliance Adviser: Jennifer Spenny Phone: (517) 483-1209 E-mail: soennyj@lcc.edu
Veterans Association Adviser: Beckie Beard Phone: (517) 483-1790 E-mail: beardb@lcc.edu
Hockey Club Adviser: Sean Huberty Phone: (517) 483-9674 E-mail: hubertys@lcc.edu
Wresting Club Adviser: Michael Ball Phone: (517) 483-1227 E-mail: ballm@lcc.edu
International Club Adviser: Ana Woehr Phone: (517) 483-1215 E-mail: woehra@lcc.edu
Yoga Club Advisor: Rob Eschbabh Phone: (517) 351-3056 E-mail: reschbach@yahoo.com
Karate Club Adviser: Felipe Lopez Phone: (517) 483-1262 E-mail: lopezf@lcc.edu
For information on starting a club, call the LCC Student Life Office at 517-483-1285.
hands. No, you cannot get your (hand sanitizer) out at a table.” If the guest or host has concerns about germs, he or she can go the restroom to wash their hands as an alternative. As a guest, one of the most important things one can do is send a handwritten “thank you” note to the host, according to Mielock. During the event, Kayla Pierce and Kurtis Damerow from AMA Saves Lives, the national organ donation campaign, helped register guests as organ donors. Patty McNeil, the CEO of First Impressions, instructed the audience on networking and building connections with as many people as possible. “Words account for about 7 percent of our initial first impression, 38 percent on your vocal quality, but a whopping 55 percent is based on your appearance,” McNeil said. Another networking tip is translating one’s business card into another
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Shelley Davis Mielock demonstrates the proper placement of silverware for business lunches.
language. For example, an entrepreneur planning on traveling to China would make a good impression by translating his or her business card into Chinese. Julie Becker of Motion Marketing & Media promoted the use of social media to establish one’s personal brand. A critical first step in transitioning into the professional world
is creating a profile on Linked-In, a business-related social networking site. “Your (LinkedIn) profile needs to be at least 80 percent complete,” Becker advised. “If you create a profile that is incomplete, that is worse than not having one at all.” The dinner concluded with prize drawings and socializing.
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Manning achieves the dream at LCC Nathan Wilson Associate Editor Juggling 16 credits a semester, directing LCC Black History Month and recently becoming engaged would sound like a handful to any student. Not for Antonio Manning. As a student leader, Manning is accustomed to fulfilling many roles and serving the Lansing community. While countless students and faculty across LCC campus are familiar with Manning, many may not know this is his last semester. “I’m studying pre-law at Lansing Community College,” Manning said. “But I also take classes through the Department of Homeland Security in emergency management and homeland security.” He plans on graduating from LCC in May with a general associate’s degree before transferring to Thomas Cooley Law School or Wayne
State University. Having taken a law school admissions test this past February, Manning is awaiting his results. “My career goal is to get involved with public service,” Manning said. “Ultimately, I would like to become an attorney for FEMA and help people in disaster areas be able to cut through the red tape and to be able to get services faster.” Manning said he also entertains the idea of a career in politics and possibly obtaining a seat on the LCC Board of Trustees. He has been involved in many LCC student organizations as well, including Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, American Marketing Association and Students for Political Involvement. Manning said Al Nowak, the LCC Student Life ombudsman, saw tremendous leadership potential in him. Eventually, Nowak asked him to direct LCC’s Black History Month celebra-
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Antonio Manning is a student leader at LCC in addition to directing Black History Month events. Manning plans on graduating from LCC in May with a general associate’s degree.
tions in 2011 and 2012. Despite the success Manning has achieved, he said there have been obstacles to overcome along the way. “I went to about 13 different elementary schools, seven different middle schools, four dif-
ferent high schools, three different foster homes … and 12 prisons,” Manning said. He explained spending six years in prison helped make him a more humble, grateful and non-judgmental person. One of the most pro-
found ways Manning had impacted a student began simply by saying “hi” in Kennedy Café. Manning said he believes it is his job to care about students and ask how they are doing. “A few weeks later, this student came to me and
said, ‘Hey, you speaking to me everyday prevented me from committing suicide, because I didn’t think anyone cared anymore. I didn’t think anyone really cared.’” Evan Montague, Ph.D., the LCC dean of Student Services, has had the pleasure of working alongside Manning. “(Manning) brings a very student-centered approach to all his efforts and advocates for students as a leader in both the Student Leadership Academy and as an officer of our campus honor society chapter of Phi Theta Kappa,” Montague said. “He is an exemplary student and very passionate, dedicated student leader at Lansing Community College.” “I have a philosophy that LCC isn’t just a place where success begins,” Manning said. “It’s where dreams happen if you want them to … But you have to be willing to deal with some adversity to achieve the dream.”
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— Men’s basketball —
Tourney excites Stars Dominick Mastrangelo Editor in Chief
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LCC sophomore forward Alex Archambeau pump fakes during the Stars’ 81-64 victory over Kalamazoo Valley Community College Feb. 25. Archambeau led the Stars in rebounds for four straight games through Feb. 29.
The LCC men’s basketball team spent last week gearing up for its most important game of the season on its biggest stage of the year. After securing the MCCAA Western Conference championship with a win over Lake Michigan Feb. 22, the Stars were preparing to host the top-ranked team in the nation, Mott Community College, in the MCCAA Championship Game March 3. “It’s going to be a good game,” LCC Coach Mike Ingram said March 1. “I think we can beat Mott. I’ve been telling these guys I believe in them right along. That doesn’t change no matter who we play.” In the 22 games the Mott Bears had played this year prior to March 3, their average margin of victory was by 19.5
points. The Bears only loss came at Henry Ford Jan. 9 in an overtime game, which Mott lost by only two points. The Stars and Bears last played each other Dec. 19. Mott won handily at home 8962. Since that loss, the Stars have posted an overall record of 14-1. “We’re a better team right now than we were the last time we played Mott,” LCC sophomore forward Alex Archambeau said March 1. “I almost feel like I’m playing for a different team lately.” The Stars put an exclamation point on their season Feb. 29 at Grand Rapids Community College by beating the only conference team they had lost to this season. The Stars proved they were not looking ahead to their date with the top team in the nation, beating GRCC 88-75. Archambeau record-
ed his fourth doubledouble of the year, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Freshman gaurd Cameron Sanchez also contributed to the offensive effort, scoring 14 points and dishing out 10 assists for LCC. “We played like the champions of this league (against GRCC),” Ingram said after the win. “We’re ready to move our focus to Mott now.” “This is what we play for,” Archambeau said of the MCCAA Championship game. “I can’t describe how badly we want to win this game.” Sophomore point guard Nate Duhon said he thinks his team deserved a shot to prove it can compete with the best team in country as well. “There’s always going to be nerves,” Duhon said. “But once that ball goes up for the jump ball … it’s game on.”
— Women’s Basketball —
Lady cagers lose last two as they head to tourney Joel Isreal and Dominick Mastrangelo Sports Writers
The Lansing Community College women’s basketball team qualified for the NJCAA tournament following the conclusion of their regular season play. The Stars season ended much differently than it began. The women won eight of their first 11 games of the year and owned a 9-2 record midway through the regular season. During the second half of the year the red hot Stars
cooled down and found themselves at 17-7 on the year with three games remaining in the season. The Stars came up short in their last two games and finished with a regular season record of 17-10. “I think we had a pretty good year, and it’s not over yet,” Coach Earvin Brunson said. “Sometimes it’s not how you start … and sometimes it is how you start. We’re still a really good team.” The Stars had a great deal to be pleased with in their last three outings. Despite Brenda Davis’ 18 points and seven assists,
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Jena Repichowski (right) fights for a rebound against Kalamazoo Valley Community College Feb. 25.
the Stars lost to Kalamazoo Valley 76-53, Feb. 25. From the outset, the Stars did not seem like they could find any rhythm on the offensive side of the floor. They also showed a lack of cohesion and intensity on the defensive side. LCC shot 26 percent from the floor, a season low, which included just 18 percent in the first half. The Cougars of KVCC showed why they are one of the top teams in the conference, with their stellar offensive play in the first half. KVCC confused the Stars with an array of halfcourt sets, down screens and an unforgiving fullcourt press. Sophomore forward Megan Holland led the way for the Lady Cougars with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Kendra Cook, also a sophomore, chipped in with 19 points. The Cougars shot over 70 percent as a team in the second half, further punctuating their statement victory. Davis led LCC in scoring on 7 of 21 shooting. Carli Davis had 11 rebounds to go along with 17 points. “We have to prepare better for next game and it all starts with practice,” said
LCC sophomore forward Jena Repichowski. The Stars dropped their last game of the regular season 59-48 to the Raiders of GRCC on the road.
Davis was strong again for the Stars, compiling 22 points and six rebounds. The Stars first tournament action was scheduled to take place March 6
against Muskegon. Check www.lcc.edu/ lookout to see if the Stars grabbed a win and advanced to the tournament semifinals.
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Wings’ win streak snapped Duhon to play at CSU The longest home winning streak in the history of the National Hockey League is dead at 23 games. Dead as in back to square one. Dead as in we probably won’t see a streak like this again in a number of years. Dead as in gone but never forgotten. The Detroit Red Wings won every game they played at Joe Louis Arena between Nov. 5, 2011 and Feb. 19, 2012. They played skillful, crisp hockey that eventually put them in position to do something only the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers and the 1930 Boston Bruins had done before: win 20 straight home games. The Wings were tremendous under pressure during their quest for glory, posting a 6-1 record in shootouts during the run. That’s right; they finally lost at home in a shootout. Here’s a brief reminder of what life was like just before the Red Wings went on their home undefeated streak. Many of us were still finishing out Halloween candy, we hadn’t changed our clocks to daylight savings
yet, and Herman Cain was still running for President of the United States. I think it’s safe to say it was quite awhile ago. The Wings posted an overall record of 34-14 during the span of time in which they etched their names in the history books. They led the league in points and winning percentage for virtually the entire streak. They seemed unbeatable, especially with their home town fans watching them. And then came Feb. 23 and the defending Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks. The streak stood at 23 games. The Wings held a 3-2 lead with 15 second to go in the third period against the Canucks when Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin bounced
the puck off the back of the net and tied the game. Overtime was ahead and the home winning streak was on life support. The Red Wings lost in overtime in a shootout in goaltender Jimmy Howard’s first game in almost three and a half weeks at that point (Howard had been scratched from the lineup with a broken finger). Life was back to normal for Detroit and that meant only one thing: It was time to get right back to winning. Which I believe the Red Wings will do, but not before they take the time to appreciate what they accomplished this year. This is one of the greatest hockey teams we as fans of the NHL have ever seen. There is good reason to believe that we will see Red Wings Captain Nicklas Lidstrom hoisting the Stanley Cup high in the air, in what will probably be his last season of a hall of fame career. And if this season is any indication, he’ll hopefully be doing it where the greatest hockey fans in the world are: Joe Louis Arena.
Dominick Mastrangelo Editor in Chief LCC sophomore guard Nate Duhon announced March 1 he has verbally committed to play basketball this fall at Chicago State University. He made the announcment via his Facebook page. “It feels great. Things are going in the right direction,” Duhon said. “I am Photo by Courtney Baker truly blessed to have Nate Duhon drives down this opportunity.” the court in Gannon Gym Duhon said ever since he first visHe graduated from ited Chicago State’s Lansing Sexton High campus, he could School in 2010, where see himself playing he was a member of there. the Big Reds Class B “I owe this to God, Championship team. my family and my This year, Duhon teammates,” he said. earned NJCAA Divi“Through team suc- sion II Player of the cess come individual Week honor for his accolades.” play the week of Feb. Duhon led the Stars 8 -15. to a 14-1 conference During that week record this year, av- Duhon scored 55 eraging 18.4 points, points and grabbed 5.3 steals and 3.2 re- 21 rebounds for the bounds per game. Stars.
He also had the game winning basket in LCC’s 88-86 victory over Muskegon Community College Feb. 8. “I’m really proud of Nate,” LCC Coach Mike Ingram said. “I’ve known he could play at the next level for awhile now. I’m glad he can finally celebrate this day.” Duhon and the Stars were scheduled to compete in the NJCAA tournament the week of March 5 after competeing in the MCCAA Championship game March 3. It will be the sophomore’s last outing wearing a Lansing Community College uniform. “The goal from day one has always been to win a championship,” Duhon said. “I’m happy to further my career, but right now I want to focus on putting another banner in Gannon Gym.”
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Comedy to debut after spring break Shauna Stocken A&E Editor While returning to classes after spring break seems like a drag to many students, LCC’s Performing Arts Department has something to look forward to. The Performing Arts Department is presenting the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The play won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1955. The play is set in a plantation house where the father, Big Daddy, is slowing dying. While Big Daddy lies dying in his bed, he attempts to build relationships with other family members. The play will be performed by 17 cast members: eight men, five women and four
children. The play will be performed in the Dart Auditorium March 16-17 at 8 p.m., March 18 at 2 p.m. and March 23-24 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be obtained in advance by calling (517) 372-0945 or at Dart Auditorium before the play. LCC faculty, staff, students and alumni’s tickets are sold at a discounted rate of $5. All non-LCC guests can buy tickets for $10. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was written by Tennessee Williams and will be directed by LCC Theatre and Dance Adjunct faculty member Deborah Keller. For more information on the play, contact Deborah Keller by email at debosity@yahoo.com or call the LCC Production Office at (517) 483-1488.
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Amy Winchell (front left) as Maggie the Cat, Michael Hays (front right) as Big Daddy, Amy Rickett (back left) as Big Mama and Sineh Wurie (back right) as Brick act out a scene from the LCC production Cat on a Hot Tin Roof .
Drummers unite for annual event at LCC Shauna Stocken A&E Editor The Dart Auditorium on LCC’s campus filled with attendees’ drum sets for the free annual La Batterie Drum Concert Feb.26. La Batterie was designed to bring area musicians from surrounding communities, bands and schools together. From LCC’s Humanities and Performing Arts Department, LCC faculty jazz quartet member Mike Daniels
directed “La Batterie” meaning “the drum” in French. Melissa Kaplan, the Performing Arts coordinator at LCC, spoke highly of Daniels and his direction of the group. “Mike has been doing this concert for at least a dozen years,” Kaplan said. “It’s been here at LCC for the past five or six years … He (Daniels) is a percussionist and drummer in the community. It’s the power of his personality that brings this
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The LCC Percussion Ensemble performs “Tribal Beat Sound System” in the annual La Batterie Drum Concert Feb. 26. This is the class’ third year performing in the event.
group together.” Daniels has been playing instruments since he was approximately 10 years old. He currently plays two instruments, the drum set and the guitar in addition to singing. “I love drums. I teach drums here at LCC,” Daniels said. “I just love all types of drumming whether it’s drum core, big band, jazz, rock, funk or Latin — I just love it all. I thought that this would be a nice venue to bring drummers together.” The event featured an array of music throughout the two-hour-long concert. Michigan State University senior Marlizgon Zales sang two songs in the concert with the band Salsa Verde. This was the first year the band participated in the concert, although members have performed separately in past years. “I think it is important to embrace the community and to intersect different schools and different ensemble,” Zales said. “It’s good to collaborate with other schools, to see what other schools are doing. It’s a great learning experience for us and for them.” The LCC Percussion
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LCC faculty member Mike Daniels performs his musical arrangement “Nebula” during La Batterie Feb. 26.
Ensemble also performed a piece titled “Tribal Beat Sound System.” LCC faculty member and director of the Percussion Ensemble Beth Lewis performed with her class during the concert. “It is a great learning environment,” Lewis said. “You have all the local drummers from the Lansing area, Battle Creek, Jackson and the Detroit area. We have classical musicians here, we got the Salsa musicians. The concert
is just a great environment for all the musicians to come together and play and enjoy each other’s music.” LCC’s Percussion Ensemble has performed three years in the drum concert. Lewis said she was happy with the flow of the concert, which sounded great. “The audience at this concert is just the best, it was a full house,” Lewis said. “The audience was very enthusiastic. A lot of the audience members
are drummers themselves.” For Ashilee Roberts, a second-year student at LCC, this was her first time performing in the concert with the LCC Percussion Ensemble. Roberts used a tom-tom drum while on stage. “LCC teaches you stage presence and teaches you performing in front of crowds,” Roberts said. “In class you are prepared for performing in front of strangers. They just prepare you really well.”
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American Spirit throughout LCC LCC’s annual dance concert American Spirit is quickly approaching. The theme of the concert takes audience members through different aspects of what it means to be an American citizen. This year’s concert has a diverse range of dancers including LCC students, high school students, alumni and a dancer in her 60s. American Spirit will be held in Dart Auditorium Thursday and Friday, April 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for LCC faculty, staff, alumni and students and $10 for adults. To purchase tickets in advance call (517) 372-0945.
Splish-splash in LCC’ pool Need a new place to exercise or somewhere to hang out during spring break? Through the Physical Fitness and Wellness Department at LCC, currently enrolled students can purchase a pool membership for $30 that doesn’t expire until June 5, 2012. Community members can purchase memberships as well, for $50, which also expire June 5. For all those not interested in buying a pool membership, LCC students, staff, faculty and community members can pay
a flat rate to swim during the weekends. During the weekend hours only, there is a $5 fee for families or per person to use the pool facility. Lap swim hours are Monday through Friday from noon to 2 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. Open swim hours are Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. The schedule does not change while LCC is on spring break March 3 through 9. The LCC pool is located on the first floor of the Gannon Building.
Join Lansing roller derby Enjoy Lansing’s official roller derby league the Mitten Mavens. Join its junior league, the Cap City Wild Childs, as they compete against the junior roller derby league from Rochester Hills, the Darlings of Destruction. Junior roller derby league members are all between the ages of 8 to 17. The event will be at home March 10 in Dimondale at Aim High Sports. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the bout begins at 8 p.m. Kids 17 and under are free with a paying adult. Tickets cost $8 presale. Students and seniors pay $10 at the door. For more information on Lansing Roller Derby, visit http://www.mittenmavens.net.
—Stocken Speaks —
Reunited, it feels so good I am a hardcore Michigander: I never want to live anywhere else. I enjoy Michigan historical museums, “da U.P. eh,” sledding and pasties. When it comes to movies filmed in Michigan (for any duration of time) I can’t help but feel pride and unconditional enjoy for said movies. The American Pie movies, filmed in Michigan in the late 90s, are some of my favorite teenage movies ever made. There are seven American Pie movies, all just as perverted, filled with profanity and as humorous as the next. To fully understand what I am about to say, I must first make a comparison. When I heard that the cast of the musical Sound of Music was reuniting for the first time in 45 years on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2010, I was excited. However, when I saw the poster for the
upcoming American Pie movie American Reunion, I was ecstatic. American Reunion will be in theaters April 6. Making a reunion movie is a “thank you” to all of the fans who continue to buy the movies and watch them when they air on television. Finally, it is an American Pie movie my generation can actually see in theaters and buy their own tickets, too. The fans have grown up and so have the actors. Many of the original cast has since starred in other movies and popular television shows. This could be one of the best American Pie
movies yet because the cast has had years to perfect their craft. While some people may not share my same appreciation or feeling toward Michigan, maybe you can agree that you relate to a situation or character in a prior American Pie movie. Or maybe you can’t say either. But what I do know is when a large percent of your generation lines up to see a series such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, Twilight or Lord of the Rings, you go too. Movies are art; one of the largest forms of art that most people incorporate into their everyday lives. American Pie movies may not be on the same level as the previously named movies, but each movie teaches us something different. Don’t pass up the opportunity to reunite with the American Pie cast, for what is most likely the last American Pie movie.
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Guillermo Rubio and Marin Goldberg perform an American Sign Language version of “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls during LCC’s Star Search Feb. 25.
Signing in the stars Amber Glomb Staff Writer Vigorous applause erupted throughout Dart Auditorium as the performers of LCC’s Star Search danced, lip sang and signed their way through songs using a gesture based language called American Sign Language (ASL) Feb. 25. LCC’s sign language program’s Star Search made its second debut in Dart Auditorium. Both performances were practically identical to each other. Star Search is not new to LCC. LCC has been participating in Star Search since 1997. However, this year’s program was the largest performance LCC’s sign language program has ever put on. According to the producer Lindsey Williams, the cast was the largest LCC has ever had. Not only did Star Search have the largest cast, but it also surpassed the highest number of songs ever previously preformed. The event involved more choreography and prop usage than ever before. The show included 26 different acts, which were not limited to song performances. Despite being entertaining, the show held a dual purpose. According to performer Amy Smith, this dual purpose was the show catered to a deaf audience. “For the deaf audience, it’s an opportunity for them to come to an event that really offers something for them,” Smith said. “It’s really great because it gets them involved.”
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Interpreters in Training (ITP) students Heather Cady, left, and Joe Brewer perform “A Whole New World” from Disney’s Aladdin during LCC’s Star Search. The event showcases skills learned through the ITP program.
These different acts included “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” by Cyndi Lauper, “The Call” by the Backstreet Boys, “4321” by Manafest, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack and many more. Star Search was not limited to students in the ITP, (Interpreter Training Program). Alumni, teachers, family members and first year sign language students were also encouraged and did participate in the show. According to performer Erin McCarthy, the show is not easy. “We are doing two languages at once,” McCarthy said. “We are trying to do the most conceptually accurate match for the concept (of the song). It’s not always a one to one match. A lot of times when you see performers, they make it look
flawless, but they’re signing something different than what they are mouthing. There are a lot of different mental processes going on.” No matter the difficulty, McCarthy said she felt that each song became more energized than the one before. With so much energy, according the McCarthy, Smith and Williams, the show was a success. “I think everyone did amazing, honestly. I feel like every semester that we do this, it gets stepped up,” Smith said. “It is always bigger and better each time. I am really excited about that because I feel like this is going to be a performance that more and more people start hearing about and coming to. Even if what we do isn’t perfect, it works really well and everyone loves it.”
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Royal Tailor ‘Makes a Move’
Time stops for no one
Amber Glomb Staff Writer
Shauna Stocken A&E Editor
Incredibly talented, emotionally uplifting and inspirational Christian band Royal Tailor is a band that no one should hesitate to check out. Wait, let me try again. Astonishing and gifted Royal Tailor has taken the music world by storm the last two years. OK, so maybe I’m exaggerating a little. The reason I decided to review Royal Tailor is because the lead singer, Tauren Wells, and I grew up together in the same church. Hey, I’ve got to give him free publicity whenever I can. Anyhow, my bias aside, this band is truly wonderful. For its first CD called Black and White, the band received a Grammy Nomination. That says they’re pretty good. I’m not an expert, but I don’t think many bands receive a nomination for its first and only CD. Its God-filled lyrics continually penetrate the flesh and sink down deep into the heart. The cool thing about almost any type of music is that the
Watching recently released movie In Time made me regret not paying full price to watch it months ago on the big screen. The movie aroused concepts within me that I found to be extremely puzzling: the concept of valuing life by how much time one has as opposed to living life valuing the money one possesses. Justin Timberlake plays the role of the heroic leading male character from the Ghetto. Co-star Amanda Seyfried plays a wealthy and naive character until meeting Timberlake, who helps her appreciate the time in life she was freely given. Timberlake narrates the beginning of the movie by giving a vague description of how the world works within the film. Everyone lives until the age of 25. On the eve of a person’s 25th birthday, a clock appears on one’s arm showing a continuously decreasing clock with one year on it. People kill others to gain
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Left to right, DJ Cox, Tauren Wells, Blake Hubbard and Jarrod Ingram are members of the band Royal Tailor.
meaning can be interpreted any way the listener wants to. Each time songs are played, they mean something different to the listener. This is the case with Royal Tailor’s CD, especially because each song has an incredibly different feel to it. The song “Make a Move” makes a person want kick up the bass and dance like nobody’s watching. “Hold me Together” has more of a somewhat acoustic and laid-back feel to it. “Gravity (Pull-
ing Heaven Down) seems more like a ballad to the Lord. However, the meaning of each song remains the same: Follow Christ. What the songs also do is uplift the soul. Each message leaves the listener on a positive note. Maybe it’s my bias kicking in, but I always feel in a better mood after I listen to the music and the words of Black and White. Despite being new to the music business, I believe this band is going to go far in a very short amount of time.
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Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star are In Time.
more time and one can give time away, as well as work to gain time onto their clock, much like a paycheck being directly deposited into a bank account. A person “born from time” (time passed down from a family member) can live forever while the poor live everyday like it could be their last. Everything from buying a cup of coffee, paying bills and using a telephone all deducts time
from a person’s life. When Timberlake and Seyfried decide time should be “free,” that’s when the action begins. Apart from the multiple time puns such as “I don’t have time to date,” “I’m going to clean your clock,” and “Don’t waste my time,” the concept of time as the basis of a movie topic is refreshing. So on that note, don’t waste anymore … time … putting off renting this movie.
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Star Wars saga still alive and well Lee Rumler Staff Writer Last week, I picked up a copy of BioWare’s new PC exclusive Star Wars: The Old Republic and gave it a spin. My first observation was that even though the game is set a few thousand years before the movies, the same characters are still fighting each other with the same weapons now – just with different faces and names. This isn’t really a problem, though. I just bring it up because in all honesty, I couldn’t find anything else to complain about. So, for this review, for once, I’m going to drop my usual snarky cynicism and just gush. I’ve been excited for the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic since I heard BioWare was working on
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Characters battle in Star Wars: The Old Republic .
it back in my junior year of high school. Its prequels are two of my favorite games of all time, and this one is shaping out to be even better. Its graphics are some of the best I’ve seen in any MMORPG (massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) to date, and the same goes for the soundtrack. Every single line in the entire script is voice-acted. That includes Twi’leks,
Hutts, Wookies and every other crazy species in the game. It’s a good script, too. I play a lot of video games, and I can honestly say that I’ve never played a MMORPG with a story that drew me in before. But The Old Republic has kept me on the edge of my seat since I started playing and I still find it fascinating. The game even kept the light/dark side point system introduced in the
prequels that allows for each action your character takes to influence the dialogue, storyline and the entire course of the rest of the game. Each playable class has its own unique storyline and each playable race is treated differently by different characters. Also, each race has more aesthetic customization options than you can shake a stick at. The Player vs. Player (PvP) in The Old Republic is executed exceedingly well, too. Upon entering a PvP match, each player is raised to the same level, creating a match that is much more of a contest of skill rather than a contest over who has spent the most time grinding. The Old Republic is leagues ahead of any other MMORPG on the market right now, and you would be a fool not to buy, download and play it right now. Right now.
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— Shouting a Nuance—
— ‘I am invincible!’—
Playing with puppets Light-years away I used to pay a lot of attention to politics. Back in high school, I could answer pretty much any question about what was going on in the political arena on either side of the spectrum. Admittedly, most of the sources I obtained my news from probably had a slight liberal bias – MSNBC, Huffington Post, Good.is, etc. However, no liberal bias could even hold a candle to the misinformation campaign Fox News runs, so I didn’t feel too bad about that. Broadly, my views are fairly socialist: I wish we had universal health care in America, and I just don’t think the majority of rich people have earned enough of what they make to keep as much as they do. On the total opposite side of the spectrum, though, I hold a few libertarian views – especially when it comes
to issues like gay marriage, abortion and marijuana laws. So, although I considered myself largely a Democrat when I was younger, my political allegiances have always been somewhat tentative at best. Last election, Obama’s campaign promises seemed like it had the potential to bring America up out of the hole it had dug itself into, and I actively spoke up for the President in my conservatively-dominated town. Time passed, though, and between my junior year of high school and freshman year of college, I pretty much lost
all interest and faith in politics. Between the President’s screw-ups on the health-care bill and bailouts, Obama (and with him, the entire Democratic Party) has lost my vote permanently, which is unfortunate, because the next election will be the first in which I can vote. So, this year, I decided to watch some of the Republican primaries. It was a bad idea. Now, I’m honestly scared about the future of our government. Half of the Republican candidates are completely insane, and their collective knowledge of foreign policy is laughable. If any of them end up becoming our President, I’m fleeing the country. And that’s why, this year, I’m not voting. Until our country breaks out of this ridiculous political rut it’s been in, I don’t think it’s worth the time.
While humanity has yet to find a planet that can replicate the conditions on Earth, scientists have discovered an amazing type of alien planet. Cradled in the constellation of Ophiucus, GJ 1214b is a steamy waterworld While this super-earth was discovered in December 2009, recent images from NASA’s Hubble Telescope suggest it is different than any other planet. Besides, I’m weary of opining on politics, so I’m going to write about space. Orbiting a red dwarf star, this super-earth is approximately 2.7 times the diameter of Earth and weighs seven times more than Earth. GJ 1214b is within close distance to Earth (at least scientists classify 40 light-years as close), and NASA is scheduled to launch a telescope in 2018 to study its atmosphere. Scientists say they are
fairly certain water is plentiful on this planet, ranging from liquid water to ice to a superfluid. Despite having a surface temperature of 446 degrees Fahrenheit, its water isn’t necessarily vaporizing. Scientists speculate that the planet’s atmosphere creates a high pressure environment that preserves water in a liquid state. Compared to other planets, astronomer Zachory Berta said GJ 1214b has an atmosphere so dense that starlight cannot likely get through. Unlike Earth’s molten rock and metal core, GJ 1214b is estimated to have a core made of water.
“The high temperatures and high pressures would form exotic materials like ‘hot ice’ or ‘superfluid water,’ substances that are completely alien to our everyday experience,” Berta said. While researchers say GJ 1214b is too hot to support life as we know it, there is no reason to despair. There are inevitably life forms we have not encountered yet, even if alien life is as simple as single-celled organisms. Especially with a plethora of water, the possibility of life is there. After all, superheated water surrounding underwater volcanoes is found to be teeming with life. Feasibly, this superearth could be composed of ultrahot oceans. The possibilities surrounding this superearth are exhilarating. If one such planet with water exists, surely there must be more, and the possibility of life existing beyond earth rapidly increases.
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Wishing LCC students a restful spring break It’s spring break. Time to take a break? Or is it time to catch up on schoolwork? According to our last perspectives question it sounds like many LCC students are going to have a hot date with their textbooks. That doesn’t sound like a
break at all; just more of the same day-in and day-out grind of being a college student. Trust us, we understand that life gets busy, especially when we’re on deadline and we have to write a last minute story, plus study for an exam or write a paper.
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But it’s also good to remember that your sanity is important, too. While some of us are good at turning our minds off when we don’t have class, others can’t help but constantly think about how much homework we still have to do.
Whatever category you find yourself in, take this week off and catch some z’s. Or spend some time with those friends you haven’t had a chance to hangout with in a while. From us to you, may you have a restful spring break.
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Welding a lasting bond at LCC Courtney Baker Photo Editor
As part of Lansing Community College’s ongoing commitment to technical and manufacturing careers education, a special welding technology demonstration was held at the LCC Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 27. The demonstration included a presentation of the VRTEX 360, a virtual reality welding simulator designed to
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LCC Board of Trustees members (above) watch as a robotic arm welder runs through a pre-program routine to demonstrate state-of-the-art welding technology. At right, Deborah Canja, an LCC trustee, uses the VRTEX 360, a virtual reality instructional simulator, during the Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 27.
replicate real-life conditions such as weld joint substrate material and joint configurations. Prior to the board meeting, members of the LCC Board of Trustees and LCC officials were invited to see a special welding robot made by Fanuc Robotics of Rochester Hills. The welding robot and teaching device were provided by Lincoln Electric, a welding supplies company.