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A & S renovations on time, on budget Shauna Stocken Editor In Chief Campus renovations to LCC’s Arts and Sciences Building (A & S) began in November 2012, and are now only months away from completion. Dean of A & S Division Dr. Michael Nealon and Granger Project Superintendent Joe Kersanty invited The Lookout staff to view the progress April 5. Kersanty said the renovations are weeks ahead of schedule and the 30 million dollar project will be completed on time. The renovations will give students the opportunity to continue learning outside of the classroom with private meeting rooms, projectors, a place to study, eat lunch and relax between classes. According to Nealon, it was important to actively work toward their goals to stay on time
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Arts & Sciences Division Dean Michael Nealon (right) speaks to editors Nathan Wilson and Shauna Stocken from The Lookout during a tour of the under-construction A & S Building April 5.
and on budget with the project. During the summer semester, the building will be closed
down almost completely. Summer courses will be held in other buildings throughout LCC’s
main and off-campus locations. Over the summer the renovations will intensify until the
work is completed, according to Kersanty. A completely finished and fully functionally building will be ready for students, staff and faculty to use in the 2013 fall semester. The finished building will succeed in terms of stainability, contain materials native to Michigan, and be accessible for all, according to Nealon. “The economy has been tough,” Nealon said. “But when you have a tough economy, you also have an opportunity to hire and work with experts that normally you wouldn’t be able to afford, and to do it at a time when supplies and materials are at an all-time low. We wanted to take advantage of all of that as we went into this construction.” When the renovations to the See Renovations, page 5
STARFest celebrates cultural diversity on campus Nathan Wilson Associate Editor
Spring semester is almost over, and that means prepping for exams, panicking over projects and last minute cramming. Fortunately, students have something to look forward to before the wave of finals. LCC is treating students to a six-day cel-
ebration titled STARFest from Sunday, April 14 to Saturday, April 20. Perhaps the most exciting event among STARFest’s schedule is a free concert featuring pop rock star Jared Lee and special guest Taylor Taylor. The performance takes place at Dart Auditorium with doors opening at 6 p.m. April 20. The drawing for tickets ended April 11, but
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leftover tickets may still be available, according to LCC Alumni Association President Andrew Lathrop. Food and drink
will be available before the performance. Lathrop said he is working with Lee on opportunities to meet fans
after the performance. Details about the after party will be announced during the concert. “The reason we made it free was we wanted to give back to the students,” Lathrop said. “They spend a lot of time here and work hard and pay for a lot of things, so it’s important to give back in a way that’s attractive to students.” Josh West, LCC’s
registered student organization manager, is helping coordinate STARFest. “Basically, it’s a celebration of the different cultures on campus,” West said. “It is designed to open people’s eyes to the large cultural representation we have as an LCC community.” According to West, Starfest incorporates See STARFest, page 2
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other campus events going on at the same time, working toward a single goal. “We have an international café, which takes place Monday (April 15) through Thursday (April 18),” West said. “Each day has a theme with a couple regions in the world. We’ll have some food and beverage from that region you can sample.” STARFest is partnering with LCC’s International Club for this event. In the spirit of promoting refugee and immigrant awareness, LCC will hold
a Welcome LCC Initiative Wednesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Gannon Building. This event will feature a book signing with author Shrin Timms. According to West, the event will include a film featuring LCC students’ testimonials about their experiences as immigrants. “Thursday (April 18) is probably one of our biggest days,” West said. “We have the Rhythm and Culture event, which will have dancers, artists and performers in the amphitheater.” For more information about STARFest, visit www.lcc.edu/studentlife/starfest.
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AMA earns 15th place Nathan Wilson Associate Editor
The LCC American Marketing Association traveled to New Orleans to participate in the 23rd annual International Collegiate Conference (ICC) March 21 to 23. Over a thousand students and their advisers convene every year at ICC to learn, network, compete and have fun. After holding events like the sixth annual Business Etiquette Dinner and the Business Plan Pitch Competition, LCC-AMA placed 15th overall in the nation and received bronze recognition. According to AMA Vice President of Professional Development Brent Bos, LCC is the only two-year institution to rank in the top 16 AMA chapters in a competition that includes over 160 member schools. Other LCC awards included fourth place in the SABRE competition and second place in the T-shirt contest. LCC-AMA President Richard Doucette said SABRE is a marketing simulation, during which competing groups try to establish their target market. “It’s pretty difficult sitting there for six hours trying to do
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LCC-AMA members Carlie Smith (left) and Zach Basler compete in the SABRE competition during the 23rd International Collegiate conference March 21 to 23.
all this stuff, but it’s lots of fun especially when you have a solid team like we did,” Doucette said. Casey White, LCC-AMA vice president of community service, said the networking opportunities at the conference were exceptional. “It is always fun to meet new people, especially when they have the same passion for marketing that you do,” White said. “It was exciting to hear their stories from the year and listen to what they do to make their chapter successful, and tell them what we do as well. It was nice to meet people from all over the United States.” White and Doucette gave a
presentation about community service during the conference. “Only a select few have been asked to give other schools ideas of how we go about our community service,” Doucette said, “like AMA Saves Lives, Toys for Tots; all the community service stuff we’ve done throughout the year.” Doucette said he is looking forward to next year’s conference with more returning LCCAMA members. “We have all the experience and maturity,” Doucette said. “We are all best friends and we have so much fun together.” For more information about AMA, visit www.lccama.com.
LCC’s “Start Here, Get There” Showcase will highlight today’s growing careers Thursday, April 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. at West Campus. Students can meet with LCC faculty in the main lobby to discuss certificate, degree and transfer programs. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., there will be job breakout sessions in
various rooms where local business professionals will discuss five hot job sectors, including business, health care, engineering and construction, education and human services, and computer information technology. The event includes free parking and refreshments. Attendants can also register for a chance to win an iPad mini.
Support the environment with Eco-Scholars Day The fourth annual Eco-Scholars Day will return to West Campus on Friday, April 19. Taking place from 12 to 3 p.m., this event gives students the opportunity to present their research and projects about the environment and sustainability. Tom Deits, Ph.D., the project
director of Innovation 5, will be featured as the event’s speaker. He will give a presentation about nanotechnology and its relationship to the environment. Eco-Scholars Day is free to attend and open to all students, staff and faculty.
Take a stand against sexual and relationship violence The Lansing-area “Take Back The Night” will offer the community a chance to learn about sexual and relationship violence and what people can do to stop it Monday, April 16. Starting with the spoken word artist Andrea Gibson at 3:30 p.m. in Beaumont Field, “Take Back
The Night” will lead attendants on a march from Beaumont Tower at MSU to the Lansing Capitol Building at 6:30 p.m. and a vigil at 7:30 p.m. on the building’s east steps. The event is free and available to all. For more info, contact Kari Edington at lansingbtn@gmail.com or 608-516-6653.
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Robbing children of their future for profit On the first day of class, you often hear teachers drone on for 20 minutes or so about the severe consequences of cheating. Given that, you don’t often hear about teachers actually cheating for their students. I suppose there’s a first time for everything. A total of 35 Atlanta school district employees, including a former superintendent, were recently found to be falsifying answers for their students on statewide standardized tests. That is, they were boosting their scores, giving the impression that their students were improving when it couldn’t be further from the truth. According to an article by The Atlantic, Superintendent Beverly Hall is facing some of the most egregious charges among the nearly dozen school administrators and teachers indicted. Before this cheating scandal unfolded, she was named the former national Superintendent of the Year for the students’ supposedly bud-
ding test scores. And of course, Hall received more than $500,000 in performance bonuses since wthe students were doing so well. In the end, it seems the emphasis was placed on achieving the target goal for test scores rather than educating children. It’s profoundly disturbing that so many school employees charged with educating students of the future would rather “fake it” to reap the benefits. Allegedly, some of the employees complied with this criminal conspiracy to protect their jobs. Whatever the reason was for erasing wrong answers and scribbling down the correct ones, they were all spitting in the faces of the students
they were supposed to be teaching. The entire situation leaves me wondering how important it is to continue these standardized tests. Are we placing too much emphasis on them? Personally, I don’t believe these tests accurately measure educational quality. I performed below average on my ACT during junior year in high school, which supposedly predicts how well I would do in college. After all, it was three days of non-stop testing, filling in bubble sheet after bubble sheet, slowly driving me to the brink of insanity. Come a certain point, I just didn’t care anymore. Since then, I’ve passed almost every class with a 4.0 or 3.5 and my GPA is well above average. I don’t quite know what we could replace standardized tests with, but given the pressure facing both the students and teachers now in test scores, I don’t think we can continue along this catastrophic path.
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Board approves Prystowsky as provost Shauna Stocken & Nathan Wilson Editor In Chief & Associate Editor LCC’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Richard Prystowsky, Ph.D., as senior vice president of Academic Affairs during a board meeting April 9. The position is also known as provost. Going into effect June 1, 2013, Prystowsky will take on the responsibilities of maintaining and overseeing the quality and integrity of the college’s academic programs. LCC Dean of Students Evan Montague was also a candidate for provost. Prystowsky has served community colleges for over 25 years, during which time he taught English and Humanities at Irvine Valley College. He is also the interim dean
of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif. “Dr. Prystowsky brings a superb breadth of academic and administrative experience to LCC,” said LCC President Brent Knight in an April 10 press release. “He understands the importance of helping students achieve their academic goals and will be a key leader in our efforts to enhance student success.” Prystowsky said he was thrilled when the position of provost was offered to him a week before the board’s approval. “I had been very interested in this position,” Prystowsky said. “I really thought the college was doing great stuff and I was interested in being a part of that … When I got the call, I felt absolutely terrific and very hon-
ored.” Prior to being appointed senior vice president of Academic Affairs, Prystowsky hosted an open forum with LCC faculty March 27. He touched on several topics, ranging from conflict resolution to ensuring student success to whether he would serve with a faculty-oriented approach or an administrationoriented approach. Prystowsky said he plans on relocating with his wife to an area close to LCC for this new job opportunity. As provost, Prystowsky said he will take some time to assess the overall situation of Academic Affairs before setting objectives. This will involve talking to faculty about what initiatives the college is implementing and incorporating some of his ideas.
College implements new security measures Mary Hobbins Freelance Writer LCC employees, faculty and students may have noticed new locking mechanisms on various classroom, office, and conference room doors. According to Thomas Helms, Emergency Management Safety Services (EMSS) Director, this effort to install more security began several semesters ago under the previous EMSS director. The new locks have thumb turn or push button-style locking mechanisms. Helms explained these changes are a collaborative effort between the EMSS Department and the Physical Plant Department, which is responsible for the actual installation of the new locks. “The goal of this campaign is to add interior thumb turn or push button locking mechanisms, depending on the style of door handle,” Helms said. “These new locks will allow an occupant to quickly lock the door from the inside during an emergency situation that requires a locked door. “It should be noted the
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Thumb turn and push button locks were recently installed on many doors throughout LCC campus.
interior handle will always remain unlocked no matter what position the thumb turn or push button lock is in, and a key used on the outside of the door will always override these locks to unlock the door from the outside.” Helms further explained this is a major process of switching hundreds of door locks, being done completely with in-house resources and labor. It is also carried out in an effort to minimize
disruptions with respect to other ongoing daily activities. EMSS and the Physical Plant will continue this campaign until all locks in classrooms, office areas and conference rooms have been updated to this quick locking style. If employees, faculty or students have any questions about these locks or any other safety concerns, contact the EMSS Department or visit its web page at www.lcc.edu/emss.
“My ultimate goal is always I want (LCC) to be the model that everyone else wants to imitate,” Prystowsky said. “It might not be the case that we would be able to do that in every single way. “I can’t think of an example in the world in which any institution is able to do that … but they all strive for that. That’s the key.” Prystowsky added he felt a strong vibe from those involved at LCC when he was interviewed as a candidate. “I felt energy from a lot of folks to be energized in their mission and purpose, and that’s exciting,” he said. “I really want to be a part of that.” Jack Bergeron has been serving as interim provost since Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt, Ph.D., left in summer 2012 to become the president of Bucks
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Dr. Richard Prystowsky, Ph.D. was approved as LCC’s senior vice president of Academic Affairs April 9.
County Community College in Pennsylvania. Bergeron will resume
his duties as associate vice president of Academic Affairs when Prystowsky takes over.
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Arts & Sciences Division Dean Michael Nealon (middle) speaks to Nathan Wilson and Shauna Stocken from The Lookout as staff and construction workers stand by April 5. The Lookout staff was taken through several phases of the Arts & Sciences renovations by Granger Project Superintendant Joe Kersanty and construction workers.
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building were in the planning stages, the challenge was figuring out how to not only complete the work to the A & S building, but how to meet the needs of students using the building.
“We would have had to turn away students who wanted to study,” Nealon said. “We would have had to disappoint thousands of students if we shut it down.” The final decision in the
reconstruction process was not to build an entirely new building, but to rethink a new and radical transformation of the building that already existed. Although the construction interrupted courses,
students and staff at times, it was necessary in order to shorten the renovation process down to one year, Nealon said. “This renovation works so you don’t have to leave the building,” Nealon said.
“This space is yours. Own it and use it as you want.” The Lookout will continue to report on the status of the renovations throughout the summer semester. Visit www.lcc.edu/lookout for more information.
Lugs greet fans
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At left, Lansing Community College freshman Nolan Hook and his girlfriend, Virginia Gilton, get a chance to meet one of the Lansing Lugnuts’ top prospects, Daniel Norris, during Meet the Lugnuts Night Wednesday, April 3 at Cooley Law School Stadium. Norris, a left-handed pitcher, is 19 years old and is ranked as the sixth best prospect in the entire Toronto Blue Jays organization by Baseball-America.com. Above, Robert Osuna, an 18-year-old righthanded pitcher, signs an autograph for a fan. Osuna is the youngest player on the Lugnuts and is the second-rated prospect in the Blue Jays’ farm system. On Meet the Lugnuts Night, fans were allowed to get free autographs and have their photos taken with the players. Free food was provided and each of the 2013 players was introduced by team broadcaster Jesse Goldberg-Strassler. About 250 Lansing Community College students and staff are expected to travel across the Grand River to Cooley Stadium Thursday, April 18 to watch the Lugnuts battle the West Michigan Whitecaps starting at 7:05 p.m. Free tickets were provided by the Student Life and Leadership Department for those who joined the LCC Student Volunteer Center.
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Sawyer homers, Stars second in MCCAA Joe Israel Sports Editor
Suffering from the same fate as the baseball team, Mother Nature has not loosened her grip on spring semester athletics at LCC. The Stars’ softball team hasn’t taken the field since April 9 with a doubleheader on the road against Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor. In the first game, it was all Lansing, as the Stars hit five home runs in two games en route to a 10-3 victory. Amber Sawyer, a sophomore outfielder and former Eaton Rapids standout, put on a hitting clinic, as she went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and drove in three runs. Freshman infielder Alex Cender belted a home run of her own to go along with her two RBIs and one run scored. Rachel Malmquist was 2-for-4 with an RBI
of her own, rounding out the stat sheet. “I was a little tired, but we had Sunday off so I had time to relax and rest,” Malmquist said. Freshman pitcher Kristen Meilke was the winning pitcher in the first game, giving up six hits and logging four Ks in a solid start. The Stars kept their foot on the throttle in the second game, securing another victory to close out the day, winning 6-1. Freshman pitcher and former Ionia star Ashleigh Babcock was the starting pitcher in the second game, throwing nine complete innings, striking out one and giving up two hits. The former pride of Okemos High Rebecca Garza relieved Babcock after the fifth inning. Garza struck out two batters in just two innings pitched and didn’t walk any batters she faced.
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Sophomore Sam Hayes throws the ball back to the catcher during practice March 28. The Stars are currently 10-2 and in second place in the MCCAA.
Freshman Emilie Pritzer went yard twice, finishing the game 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs. “I love the way we’ve been hitting the ball
lately,” Malmquist said. “We’ve been sticking to our mechanics and playing with confidence.” The confidence has
shown through tenfold on the field in relativity to their last few games. The Stars racked up a whopping 28 hits in those two games, 18
more than they hit combined in their previous loss to Kalamazoo CC April 6. “We came back after an off-weekend against Kalamazoo, and swung the bats real well,” LCC Coach Marc Kibby said. The Stars, like other teams this season, have been playing musical chairs with their team schedule due to copious amounts of precipitation this spring. Due to pending makeup dates, the Stars will not take the field again until April 16 when they host Grand Rapids CC. The game will no doubt be a battle for conference supremacy, and Kibby said he is confident they can preserve the momentum. “One thing we need to continue to do is play defense and execute our offense when we need to,” Kibby said. “The big thing also is making the correct plays.” For upcoming scores, check out www.lcc.edu/ lookout.
Baseball coach stays positive despite weather Joe Israel Sports Editor The weather has continued to be unseasonably cold and wet this baseball season. Day after day of copious amounts of precipitation have again slowed down the Stars’ schedule, as the team hasn’t taken to the field since April 7. The Stars were in action April 6 as they played
host to the Chargers of Ancilla College in a doubleheader. LCC Coach Ed Powers appeared confident in his team’s play, despite some close losses the previous week. “We had some tough losses, but we’ve been right in there,” Powers said. The first game of the doubleheader saw the Stars in control, and they went on to win 8-2.
Sophomore Corbin Austin was the winning pitcher, as he would strike out seven batters and only give up two walks and five hits. Another solid hitting performance came from left fielder Yoshi Saito, who was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Williamston product and sophomore second baseman Nik Jump also logged two hits, two
runs batted in and a run scored. The Stars traveled to Flint April 7 to take on the Bears from Mott Community College in another doubleheader. In the first game, the Stars proved a bit shaky as they went on to lose 6-5. Undeterred, Powers rallied his team, and in the second game, the Stars jumped on the back of freshman righty Jack
Ropp. Ropp struck out seven and gave up six hits, but he received some great defense as the Stars won the second of two games 6-5. “We got some good pitching from Jack,” Powers said. “We let that first one slip away, and it didn’t look too good in game two because we were down 3-0. Jack threw a good game, we
got some timely hitting, and overall it was solid.” The Stars are 9-13 overall and 2-8 in the conference, currently in last place. They will no doubt have their work cut out for them as they still have conference powerhouses Grand Rapids and Muskegon CC in the upcoming week. For more scores, check out www.lcc.edu/lookout.
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The cover-up is worse than the crime As young studentathletes, we give coaches the benefit of the doubt. We often fail to remember their shortcomings because of their status in life. There’s a certain trust factor that cannot be ignored, and it also cannot be misused. On April 2, the trust factor was, in fact, ignored and misused. In video footage obtained from ESPN’s awardwinning show Outside The Lines, Rutgers University Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Rice was captured on tape verbally and physically
abusing players. The footage itself could be construed as hard to watch. However, Coach Rice was also caught audibly calling players, “faggots,” “mother******s” and “fairies.” It also served as a swift reminder of what the world just went through with the tragedy at Penn State University. The trust factor was ignored when Athletic Director Tim Pernetti saw portions of the footage, and Rice was suspended for three games.
Three games? He might as well not have been suspended at all. It would all come back around, though. Pernetti was terminated from his duties as AD, effective April 5. This is a continuing trend at certain univer-
sities where the need to win clouds and erodes all moral fibers. The need to win at Penn State was so great that when word first got out about Jerry Sandusky, they let the first kid slide. The need to win at Florida State was so great that football players who could barely spell their own names were aided in passing courses with grades they didn’t earn. I went to Grand Ledge High, and I was fortunate to play for some legendary coaches: Tony Sweet, Joe
Cook and Pat O’Keefe. The latter were two of the meanest coaches you could play for, but even they wouldn’t dream of throwing a basketball at a kid’s head. They would call you names, though, and that is just a part of the coaching culture. To be an athlete, especially a basketball player at any level, you’re going to have to put up with cursing and excessive amounts of trash talk. Ask anyone who’s been around the game. The place you will hear the most cursing is on any bas-
ketball court. What happened at Rutgers University was deplorable, especially given the last week in sports: trouble in Auburn and also possibly rigged Pac-12 basketball games. Some of the people who work at these schools in positions of power wouldn’t be allowed to organize my sock drawer. Only just a “newspaper story,” as NCAA President Mark Emmert said? Watergate was a news story also. The cover-up is worse than the crime.
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Harriers speed to finish Richard Schenk Freelance Writer The Stars’ track team participated in the very windy Spartan Invita-
tional on April 6 at MSU during their second meet of the 2013 season. Head Coach Chuck Block said the teams’ performance impressed him.
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An LCC female track team runner holds onto a lead in a race at the Spartan Invitational April 6.
“For some reason, our pure distance runners really improved a lot,” Block said. “They really slapped down some good times.” On the downside, Block admitted there are certain events that need to be improved. “Our 800 meters did not (improve),” Block said. During the meet in East Lansing, freshmen Talhah Haynie and Tyler Harrison, along with sophomores Nicholas Moon and Christopher Gantt, had standout performances for the Stars on the men’s side. Moon talked about how the practices have helped his team improve their collective efforts on meet day. “The practices have been very helpful,” Moon said. “Every day, we’re all working hard, we practice like we are racing.” A windy day did not deter the Stars from putting in their best efforts, giving runners a great confidence boost. “We practice really
hard in windy weather, and in those conditions every day, so when we go into races we are really used to it,” Moon said. Not to be outdone, the women put up their share of impressive numbers with Jaclyn Magness and Viviana Alamillo leading the way. Alamillo praised Block for his continued efforts to help the team constantly get better. “Coach is pushing us to improve, and I feel I have improved a lot, building up from the 300 meter and the mile to a 5K right now,” Alamillo said. Her enthusiasm for improvement doesn’t stop there. She talked about the goals she wanted to achieve throughout the season as a runner. “I feel I can definitely break 19 (minutes) and hit high 18 (minutes) at the end of the season,” Alamillo said. The Stars’ top performers from April 6 were Gantt and Harrison in the 5,000-meter (15:46:20 and 15:52:82 respectively).
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The men’s track team, including Tyler Harrison (second) was in competition at the Spartan Invitational.
Harrison reached sub-16 minutes for the first time in his career. For the women, Magness registered a 18:55:27 minute mark for the Stars, followed by Taylor Knoll
with a time of 19:03:87 minutes. The Stars’ were scheduled to run Saturday, April 13 in Midland against Northwood University.
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Homegrown talent hatches at LCC Radio WLNZ 89.7 Sarah Spohn A&E Editor A community staple, a local gem and the soundtrack of surrounding neighborhoods, LCC’s very own WLNZ 89.7 FM Radio has been getting songs stuck in heads for over 15 years now. Being coined as “your community station,” a major effort is kept to feature homegrown artists and songs. Involved year after year in local music festivals like Old Town’s Jazz and Blues Fests, WLNZ epitomizes community and its staff works hard to be a vital part of the local music scene. The station’s staff spends time to get involved in the community and makes an effort to get outside of the TLC basement. Student employee and on-air talent Mike Steibel said people want a sense of community, and LCC Radio, to many people, is just that. Steibel spoke about his love for his job, which started as a
volunteer position. “Out of all the work places I’ve ever had, it’s the coolest place,” Steibel said. “Who wouldn’t want to have music as their job?” According to Love, when the Coffee Break show began in 2001, listeners’ way of hearing the news was forever changed, thanks to an idea by former station manager Dave Downing. Instead of many shows, which featured stories on the outcome of events that already happened, this hour-long show includes local non-profits and community organizations in studio discussing upcoming events. “(Downing) wanted to put something together for the community to see what these nonprofits were doing,” radio host Karen Love said. “And they do amazing things for our community. “I co-host the Coffee Break show (with Jack Robbins) and that is the best hour of my day.” The station’s not all public service announcement busi-
ness, though. After all, it’s radio — so expect plenty of jam sessions, including a live show every Friday in Old Town’s Sir Pizza. A freshly-introduced special spotlight featured a seasoned group of Blues musicians, The Root Doctor, as its first M897 artist spotlight. Future spotlight bands will be featured on lcc.edu/radio with a free single download. “We’re really focused on the local stuff right now,” Love said. “It’s something that nobody else is really doing.” LCC Radio plays everything from folk, jazz, blues, roots, local music and some more wellknown names, like Mumford & Sons and the Dave Matthews Band. All bands, whether big names or small, have to start somewhere and LCC Radio continues to support local talent and spread the word about artists on the rise. Countless hardworking volunteers, energetic staff and true love for music keeps this nonprofit station going.
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LCC Radio on air talent and production employee Mike Steibel hosts The Local Lunch Hour show.
“I love being able to listen to music and just interacting with everybody,” Love said. “I’m a
radio geek so anything that has to do with radio … I’m just all about it.”
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April 15 - 28, 2013 www.lcc.edu/lookout — The Unknown Spohn —
Spin me right ‘round April is finally here, which means 4-20 is coming. And in this case I’m not talking about the day for Mary Jane fans. I’m talking about National Record Store Day. Maybe I’m an old-fashioned soul, but I love the idea of record stores; the sound of vinyl albums spinning and the memorable album art your eyes couldn’t unsee even if they wanted to … Boston’s self-titled spaceship cover, The Beatles Abbey Road, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. backpocket shot; the list goes on. National Record Store Day is all about preserving music and getting people back into music stores. With internet sites like Amazon and even iTunes, people don’t have to get off of the couch to get new tunes. The times have changed, I know. Heck,
I wasn’t even alive in the times of records. I never knew what it was like to walk to the record store and buy a 45. Singles are rarely purchased in a store. Music isn’t dead, but record stores are certainly becoming a thing of the past. National Record Store Day is here to change that. Many classic albums and iconic rock bands have teamed up to reissue their familiar sounds for this special day. Whether you’re a Bon Jovi fan, Coheed and Cambria, The Cure, Doors, Bob Dylan,
Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Linkin Park, Mumford & Sons, Willie Nelson or Rob Zombie fan, you can expect a little something extra special for National Record Store Day. I’ll be picking up my Paul McCartney & Wings “Maybe I’m Amazed” 12-inch vinyl, but that’s just proving my whole Beatle freak thing yet again. National Record Store Day isn’t just about bringing vinyl back, it’s about giving credit to talent, whether it be new local tunes or a hugely successful band on a world tour. It’s about celebrating the unique culture in tons of independently owned record stores across the country. So get your butts off the couch, take out those iPod earbuds, and walk on over to Flat, Black and Circular in East Lansing to celebrate National Record Store Day.
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Wolf is Tyler’s best effort Joe Israel Sports Editor The biggest man in Los Angeles is not Dwight Howard. Rabid fans of Los Angeles-based hip-hop collective Odd Future will surely disagree with you if you chose Howard. They have selected only one: Tyler, The Creator. His third solo offering, titled Wolf, is a take on Tyler’s violent and often humorously misogynistic alter ego, Wolf Haley. The album explores a wide variety of themes uncommon by today’s pop music standards. The 18-track LP will no doubt whirl through your CD player with as much angst and intensity that Tyler recorded the vocals with. He playfully assumes the identity of a frequently bullied mass shooter on “Pigs.” This is a new day and age in hip-hop, and Tyler brings that mantra to the foreground with every song on the 70-minute long album. Tracks
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Tyler, The Creator’s third album, Wolf, was released April 2, 2013.
like “Slater/Escapism” have the 21 year-old MC personifying that of a bicycle in order to attempts to work out his feelings about a particular woman. “IFHY,” a track featuring Pharrell Williams from N.E.R.D., displays his ever growing, quantum-leaping production skills. In fact, sonically, the album is top-notch due to an insane attention to detail; the sort of musical prodigal approach to music that
the insane possess and geniuses lament, if you will. Aside from Tyler himself, the album features his fellow Odd Future comrades: Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, “Domo23,” Grammy Award winner Frank Ocean, “Bimmer,” Mike G. and Jasper Dolphin. Also, lead singer of French Indie band Stereolab, Laetitia Sadier, delivers a strong, Florence Welch-type performance
on “Partyisntover,” diversifying the album’s guest list. This creates an unabashed look at the way real hip-hip music is constructed, free of the blingbling, Cristal and gloss. Real issues over real beats interspersed with real lyrics. A Renaissance man, Tyler assumes many duties, and that’s an explanation for the several personalities he develops on his albums: personalities that aren’t afraid to challenge, shock, inflame and, in some cases, poison the mind in a healthy way. One could make the argument in this case given the overall lyrical content. The word “faggot” is used numerous times. However, in true Tyler fashion, he decides to mature on his own terms. From Comedy Central’s Loiter Squad to SXSW, Paris, film scores and fashion designing, there’s nothing that Tyler, The Creator can’t do once his eyes are on the target. In a world that provides a lot of targets, this might not be such a bad thing.
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Catch Me If You Can comes to Wharton
DreamWorks struck gold in 2002 with the story of Frank W. Abagnale Jr., played by Leonardo DiCaprio, in Catch Me If You Can. The 19-year-old teenager runs away with nothing more than a charming personality, big dreams and plenty of fraudulent money. This Tony Award-winning musical is fashioned after the movie and is coming to the Wharton Center April 16 through 21. Show times are from Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $32 to $72. For more information, visit www.whartoncenter.com or call the box office at 517-432-2000
Recycle Glass Art Workshop offered at MSU MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Education Center is hosting its own art workshop for “students” of all ages. This beginner’s workshop will teach glass cutting, sanding and basic mosaic skills, using recycled old wine bottles. With the help of a mosaic bottle kit, artists can create beautiful, functional works of art. Pre-registration is required. This event takes place on MSU campus Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on the price of this workshop and registration, visit events.msu. edu or contact Nancy Aitcheson at 517-353-9829.
PTK hosts all-you-can-eat pancake fundraiser
LCC’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) will hold an all-you-caneat pancake breakfast fundraiser for Relay for Life. from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 25. The event will be at Applebee’s on West Saginaw next to the Lansing Mall. Proceeds will support Relay for Life and the PTK Honor Society. Tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, visit sdrv.ms/10hfmyE or email Ryan Guiles at ryanguiles@hotmail.com.
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Sarah Spohn A&E Editor The British Invasion came to town for one night only March 28. RAIN the Broadway experience came to the Wharton Center for a fantastic flashback. Being a Beatles freak, and I mean freak — think Beatles bags, T-shirts, blankets, posters, mugs, mirrors, notebooks, albums and even a tattoo -- you can bet I went to experience the Beatles with RAIN. Of course, I’m not old enough to have seen the Beatles perform as a group, but I have seen Sir Paul McCartney twice live in concert. And for all you losers out there, yes, he is still alive and well — and excellent in concert. RAIN is no amateur tribute act; they’ve been together for 30 years and it shows. The performance is flawless, and it truly made me feel like it’s got to be the closest thing imaginable to seeing the fab four perform together. I’ve seen RAIN twice before this, but each time the band continues to come together to put on a lively show. The show chronicled the Beatles’ success starting off with Shea Stadium all the way to the late Abbey Road classics. “While my Guitar Gently Weeps,” was full of strong, hearty guitar solos worthy of George Harrison himself.
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The Beatles tribute RAIN has been performing together for over 30 years.
The moment Mac Ruffing sat down at the piano for the ballad “Let it Be,” it was clear he had perfected the on-stage mannerisms of McCartney. With his talent and enthusiasm, he really makes you believe you’re back in 1969 catching a live performance. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” created a celestial feel with graphics, leaving the audience feeling as though we got high with a little help from our friends. RAIN celebrates a time when music was about lyrics and real instruments. There was no garage band, but rather real talent. This was evident as the live performance carried on for over two hours. Other tribute acts focus entirely on impersonations, and while RAIN
has perfected the costumes and hairstyles, they truly are a talented group of singers and musicians … something tributes often lack. RAIN radiates joy and enthusiasm on stage during the show. You almost forget that you’re witnessing four people who are not the Beatles. You know all the songs, you sing along, you know the instruments’ parts, but you don’t stop to think you’re watching a tribute show of the Beatles. RAIN had audience members thoroughly enjoying every note because they have a ton of fun on stage. They giggle, they smile, they joke around. And it’s something I truly don’t believe is an act. Like the Beatles sang, “All You Need is Love,” and RAIN is there to help you get by with a little help from your friends.
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LCC welcomes self-empowerment club
Amber Glomb Staff Writer
Four years after being inspired by the topics discussed in LCC instructor Jack Jesse’s class, LCC student Andrew Hicks introduced a new student organization, Students for Self Empowerment (Sse), on campus. “Sse is a meeting place to share and discuss our individual coping strategies,” Hicks said, “to learn from the effective strategies of others, and to come up with new techniques to actively promote and sustain wellness, creativity and dynamic vigor in our lives.” Hicks said the meetings don’t have a rigid plan and are discussionbased. “I’m not an instructor (so) I don’t want to just get up there and hear my voice the whole time,” Hicks said. “Basically, I stay flexible
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Adviser Jack Jesse (from left), Kassaundra Edwards and Andrew Hicks discuss Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) during a Students for Self-Empowerment meeting April 6.
… We start the meeting talking about personal victories since the last meeting. We let the conversation flow through that.” One technique Hicks
said he actively promotes during his meeting is Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). According to an EFT informational flyer, “EFT has been success-
fully used to overcome phobias, transcend addictions (and) alleviate and eliminate PSTD symptoms.” Sse member and LCC student Joel Reiter
said that tapping certain pressure points on the body technique involved in EFT has been a success in relieving anxiety from his own life. “Learning to work with the energy that is already present in my body has proven to be a safe and effective technique to treat my personal anxiety,” Reiter said. “It ssems silly when you’re doing it (the tapping), but when I went home I felt really good.” According to Hicks, Sse works from the holistic model. “In order for someone to be empowered or to experience full empowerment or wellness, there are several different areas of their lives that need to be attended to,” Hicks said. Those areas include physical, mental, emotional, social, volitional, energetic and spiritual. “I think the most important thing to under-
stand is that there is a healthy way to handle or cope with negative emotions,” Reiter said. “A lot of addictions have underlying causes and until those underlying causes are addressed and dealt with, the same symptoms, a lot of time times, reappear.” According to Reiter, not everyone struggles with addiction or anxiety, but Sse is a tool to help students cope with negative energy. “You’re not doing it to get rich, you’re doing it because you know something that people can benefit from and actually walk away with and make the world a better place,” Reiter said. “That, to me, is worth the time.” Sse’s next meeting will be May 4 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Health and Human Services Building room 005. For more information, contact Hicks at hicksa6@ mail.lcc.edu.
New management reinvents local bar and grill Shauna Stocken Editor in Chief Under new management and a new name, Michael’s Pub is ready to serve Lansing. Michael’s offers customers a remodeled atmosphere, menu, kitchen and weekly events to look forward to. General Manager and bartender Jeralyn Garvey has worked as a bartender for 13 years. She started working at Michael’s when it opened in March. “Live music is our focus right now,” Garvey said. “We have live music every Wednesday night; we’re going to have live bands hopefully coming up every Friday night as well.” Michael’s is located at 210 S. Washington Square and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and on Sunday from noon to midnight. Regardless of the day or the weekly event, there is no cover to enter the bar. In addition to no cover, the drink specials are currently changing, making Michael’s one of the cheaper
downtown bars, according to Garvey. Assistant Manager Natalie Kahori also bartends at Michael’s and worked at the bar under previous management. “We hope to bring more people here and rebuild Michael’s for what it is and stay away from any negativity and negative reputation of the pervious bar,” Kahori said. “I’m excited about this bar, and it’s going well so far ... I love all of the customers and all of the people I work with.” Management is helping Michael’s stand out from past ownership by focusing on new food and weekly events. According to Garvey, Michael’s is focusing on serving pizza, with the addition of a pizza oven that has been up and running within the last few weeks. Aside from pizza, burgers are also popular and are always made with fresh beef patties. Every Wednesday night is Blues night, which features Lansing residents and
other Michigan talent. Michael’s also features live bands and charity events. “We’re doing more events with this bar to help bring in customers, and we are trying to be more involved in the community,” Kahori said. According to Garvey, the staff’s goals for the future are to welcome customers who are looking to have a good time and who want to add to the upbeat and positive nature of the new bar. Customers can visit Michael’s on April 26 for the official grand opening. “We’re going to have huge beer specials and huge liquor specials,” said Kahori. “Hopefully, the patio will be open by then for guest to enjoy. “Promotional girls will also be at the grand opening to give freebees away to interested customers.” For additional information on upcoming events, specials and available drinks, visit Michael’s Facebook page or check out the website at www. michaelsdowntownpub. com.
Photos by Suzanna Powers
Regular customers drink beer on tap as they watch basketball and golf from two of the six flat-screen televisions in Michael’s Pub April 11.
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— Then and Now —
Proud to be a woman The trouble is, you I find great pride in being a woman. I respect our history and the bravery of women before me and the culture of women around the world. It wasn’t until college that I began to feel this way. I read my first book by Nora Ephron a few years ago, titled I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. Ephron wrote about living in New York as a journalist and always proving she could dominate in her field. She wrote about complex recipes in her books and how a copy of Julia Child’s cookbook and birth control transformed herself and her friends into adulthood. Ephron was the first example of what strong and independent women should be like, and I was captivated by this concept. I recently attended a celebration for a friend
who won an award, and what I learned was profound. Due to the different cultures of the guests, women sat in one room and the men sat in another. In my culture, I feel perfectly comfortable meeting and sitting with anyone, regardless of their culture or gender. But I also understand the beliefs of others, even when I do not agree with them. The room of ladies began to open up to one another about their children, personal tragedies, war, the government and men. I was able to learn
about life from real women who all have a very different story. I learned how Middle Eastern women feel about the war in their countries and how they feel about raising their children in America. One woman spoke about beating breast cancer and how she liberated herself after receiving fake breasts and losing her nipples permanently. She found beauty in herself and confidence again by visiting a nude resort in Michigan. I am truly honored that women 30 to 50 years older than myself could open up about living on the streets, drugs, divorce and high-power careers. It’s so important to ask about the past and to listen to the stories other people want to share with you. Learning about the lives of other women helps me discover where I came from, who I am and who I want to be in the future.
think you have time As we head for the home stretch of this school year, deadlines approach. Assignments and reports have to be turned in, projects must be submitted, and exams loom in the near future. The dates are clearly designated on the syllabus, and when we first get them in hand, these dates are in some blurry future. Now the calendar is clearer, and time is growing short. “Time is money,” it is often said, and the comparisons are remarkable. You need to put in your time to make money. You can spend money to save time, but once time is lost, you cannot buy it back. Time and money can be well spent, and both can be easily wasted with bad decisions. When you feel you have lots of time or
money, you don’t worry about them, but without keeping an eye on them both, they disappear frighteningly fast. Because money is best managed with a budget, we should apply similar rules to our time to honor the value it has. Just as money is quickly lost without controls on spending, so is the time we have. Whether you use an app to schedule your time or a calendar, create a time budget to get done what needs to be done. The hour you
need to study won’t just appear, and deadline will arrive whether you are prepared or not. By using only good time management and you will get your money’s worth out of school. See, they keep intertwining like that. You have invested money in your education; make sure you invest the time as well. What hours have you set aside for nothing but studying today? When have you designated the time you need to get your work turned in? The phrase “finding time to get the job done” is a false statement. You may find a $5 bill in a coat pocket, but an hour or two that you need will never be in the laundry basket. Take charge of your time, take care of your time and be on time. And do it now!
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Exploring Arts & Sciences renovations first-hand Members of The Lookout staff had the opportunity to explore the progress being made inside the Arts & Sciences Building April 5. Arts & Sciences Dean Michael Nealon and Project Superintendent Joe Kersanty took us on a tour through several phases of the project, showcasing a design
that will last for decades to come. Some of the developments we liked the most were the informal classroom settings. Students can use this space to practice presentations with the use of gigantic LED screens or whiteboards. These utilities can also be used to better under-
stand material outside the classroom. We were also impressed with how student-oriented the interior design will be. For example, many hallways are designed to provide seating outside a classroom with multiple power outlets for laptops. We understand how
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frustrating the ongoing renovations can be for students trying to learn or do their tests while there is pounding just down the hall — but fortunately, it’s almost over. And we think, given time, students will forget about the headaches caused by the construction and come
to appreciate the new environment they have been given. As a staff, we would like to thank Dean Nealon, Kersanty and LCC staff for inviting us on this insightful opportunity. We are excited by the progress we saw and what it holds in store for future students.
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Extend your family, adopt a pet today Suzanna Powers Photo Editor Approximately 6 million companion animals are surrendered to animal shelters in America every year. Of those, 3 million to 4 million of those animals end up euthanized, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. With such a substantial figure of homeless animals, adopting a pet from an animal shelter is a worthwhile cause. The Capital Area Humane Society, located at 7095 W. Grand River Ave. in West Lansing, receives over 10,000 animals each year, according to its official website. The pets available range from cats and dogs to rabbits, ferrets, gerbils and birds. All dogs and cats are already spayed or neutered and have microchips implanted before adoption. As well as adoptions, the Capital Area Humane Society offers vaccine packages and a spay and neuter clinic with prices ranging from $30 to $105 (depending on the gender and species of the pet). There are currently around 1,300 active volunteers at the Capital Area Humane Society, but according to intern Carly Deaver, “There can never be enough.” The volunteer opportunities include cleaning, dog walking, cat comforting and administrative. On the Capital Area Humane Society’s property is a river trail where volunteers take dogs to walk and swim. Volunteer orientations are held twice a month and anyone 8 years old and above can be included. For further information about animal adoptions, services offered and volunteer opportunities, visit www.cahslansing.org.
Obie, a domestic short hair mix, enjoys the “Cattery” room.
Sarah Reed (left) and Caitlyn Pickens play with Abby, a Foxhound/ Bloodhound mix, in one of the play rooms.
Kahlua, a Labrador Retriever/Terrier/Pitbull-mix, awaits visitors in her kennel.
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Australian Shepherd/Pitbull puppies, 8 weeks old, line up in their kennel April 11 at the Capital Area Humane Society.