+
Revels Men for
2012
T
The Flare
Friday, April 13, 2012
THE FLARE
he Rangerettes’ annual variety show continues through Saturday. For behind-the-scenes photographs, personality profiles and more, see special section inside.
Vol. 75 No. 18 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
Suspect sought in possible gun incident KATIE KUYKENDALL Staff Writers Kilgore College Police Department is still looking for a suspect who allegedly had a gun on campus April 4. “We have not yet been able to identify
this person and don’t know whether he is a student or not,” said Martin Pessink, KC chief of police. At approximately 9:20 p.m. April 4, the KCPD officer on duty received a call about a suspect who supposedly had a handgun near the Quads. The suspect fled before police could apprehend him. Kilgore PD used K-9 teams and the DPS brought in a helicopter with infrared lighting to track the suspect, but he was not located. The suspect is described as a black male, 1819 years old, 5’7”- 5’10” and 140-150 pounds.
“We are encountering some issues with getting folks to communicate what happened, and those who know who he is and what took place need to come forward so we can get this guy identified and get him picked up,” Pessink said. Witnesses gave conflicting information. “It was more rumor than fact,” Pessink said. Surveillance videos have been searched, and KCPD believes it located the suspect. “We believe whatever is going on is a personal dispute between this actor and specific individuals and that he wasn’t coming up here to commit some random act
of violence,” Pessink said. KCPD has since increased patrols in the housing area and Kilgore PD has also increased patrols in the surrounding neighborhood. “Normally if we have some kind of event like this we try to communicate with the campus community to let folks know what is going on,” Pessink said. “It wasn’t until after everyone left for the (Easter) holiday that our officer’s due diligence discovered that there may be something to this.” To keep updated with events, like the KCPD Facebook page.
Abuse shatters
+
family
structure THE FLARE
Editor’s note:
of student sources to ensure honest discussion on these
I
t comes in many forms. It lurks in the shadows behind closed doors. It is unpredictable and destructive. Child abuse is a parasite eating away at the heart of the family structure. Every 10 seconds a report of child abuse is made and more than five children die every
day as a result of child abuse, according to National Child Abuse Statistics on ChildHelp. org. About 80 percent of the children who die from abuse are said to be under the age of 4. Child abuse can be mental, physical or sexual. Child abuse shatters the “Leave it to Beaver” or “Brady Bunch” family illusion, causing families to become dysfunctional and
Trustees pitched softball, culinary arts programs DANIEL GUY Staff Writer The KC Board of Trustees heard proposals Monday night for two new programs–culinary arts and women’s softball–that could start as early as next fall. Dr. Julie Fowler, executive dean of KC–Longview, presented the culinary arts proposal.
Food service positions are “the second largest private industry in the country… over 14.1 million positions,” Fowler said, “and it’s a growing industry in Texas.” By next year Texas is expected to be No. 1 in the country for food service positions. Because of the area’s need for people trained in culinary arts, Longview
Economic Development Corporation helped secure a partnership between KC and Longview Independent School District to provide dual course credits for culinary classes. The proposal also allows KC to use Longview High School’s state-of-the-art facility for See BOARD on Page 3A
claiming innocent victims. Amanda is a victim of child abuse known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. At 2 months old, Amanda was hospitalized for a month after her mom or dad violently shook her causing internal bleeding in the back of her head. Within hours of being in the hospital, See ABUSE on Page 6A
Student publications sweep state contests Staff Reports KC’s student publications recently received top honors in state and national competitions. The Flare was named non-daily university/college newspaper of the year in the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors competition for the third consecutive year.
Bre a k i n g n ews, videos an d exten ded cover age at www.thef lareonline. com
+
The Daily Texan of the University of Texas at Austin won first in the daily category. The Flare also won sweepstakes in the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association competition for the 22nd time in 26 years, and The Flare online received a Silver Crown from the Columbia See CONTESTS on Page 3A
+