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Enrollment decreases; state funding will drop
Raise in tuition, fees on Monday’s Board agenda
PLOOLRQ ORVV LQ .& IXQGV H[SHFWHG IRU XSFRPLQJ \HDU KASI DICKERSON Executive editor Enrollment is 6,168 which is a 7.8 percent decrease from this time last spring. Calculations were made by the Registrar’s Office after the 12th class day, meaning the enrollment is subject to change. “This number is unofficial and will fluctuate as we go through the attendance verification process for financial aid students and identify and resolve other problems during the next few weeks,� said Staci Martin, registrar and director of admissions. This decrease will have a direct effect on KC’s funding,
“Many guys propose to girls with roses and a ring on Valentine’s Day. It is really popular.�
The KC Board of Trustees will meet 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the Applied Technology Center, Room 107. Action items include considering a recommendation to increase tuition, out of district fee, general education fee, non-resident tuition and to consider various other fee increases for Fiscal Year 2013. The meeting is open to the public.
especially since Texas no longer works on a base year system. Before, a base year system allowed the state to determine funding for a two-year period. However, now funding is determined annually because the Legislature approved a redistribution in the middle of the last year of the two-year period. “Under the old system, the enrollment for Summer 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 would have generated our funding for two years,� said Dr. Bill Holda, president. “Kilgore College will likely lose between $750,000 - $1 million for the upcoming year. The only alternatives we have are to raise tuition and See ENROLL on Page 3
The Flare
Friday, February 10, 2012 Vol. 75 No. 13 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
- Younje Sung, South Korea
“In my city, usually people go somewhere where they can see the whole city. We call this the highest point.�
Love - Dasha Yusupova, Russia
“Both valentines dress up in red and black.�
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- Christian Libebele Congo, Africa
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emember in first grade when you spent the night of Feb. 13th decorating an old shoe box? You selectively placed massive heart stickers on the top, pink daises on the side and then doused the entire thing with a ton of glitter. You were so excited for school the next day so you could open your box and see who gave you a Valentine’s Day card. As you carefully tore the small gummy envelopes open, you secretly hoped that you would be the open to the “special� valentine. Although we are older now and we may not decorate a shoe box, we still have our Valentine’s Day traditions. We still exchange gifts between loved ones. Around the world, people celebrate this day of love with different traditions.
Russia
“It’s a day where the people who love each other get time to have fun and appreciate the relationship they have.�
- Bestina Onguba Kenya, Africa
Kenya, Africa
Valentine’s Day is more of a modern holiday in Russia. Similar to American traditions, people celebrate their love for each other with chocolates, roses, cards and other gifts. “We give each other valentines and we go out with our boyfriend or girlfriend,� said Dasha Yusupova, Russia sophomore. “In school we put a big box with anonymous valentines. It is always fun to count who gets the most valentines in middle school.�
Like in the Congo, the people of Kenya wear anything red they can find on Valentine’s Day, whether it is a red tie, shirt or bracelet. “It’s a day where the people who love each other get time to have fun and appreciate the relationship they have. Mostly it is for young people and new couples,� said Bestina Ongubo, Kenya sophomore. Valentine’s Day is a popular day for wedding proposals. “People who love each other love give them their most precious gifts,� Ongubo said. “If you want to marry someone it’s the day they put on their engagement rings.� See LOVE on Page 3
Congo, Africa
Traveling to the Congo on Valentine’s Day will land you in a sea of red, black and pink wardrobes. “Both valentines dress up in red and black and you see everyone on TV wearing black and red. The girls mostly wear pink,� said Christian Libebele, Congo sophomore. “In school, unless you know the people that go out together you don’t do Valentine’s Day. It is just now getting popular.� Men usually give roses to their partner, but men usually don’t receive gifts. “Mostly you go out and eat and if you are old enough you go to the clubs in the evening,� Libebele said.
“The girls give chocolates to the boys they like. One month later on White Day the boy that got chocolate has to give something more expensive to the girl who gave him the chocolate.�
- Satoshi Tomonaga, Japan
“It’s called the ‘Dia del amor y amistad’ the “day of love and friendships.’�
- Ada Duarte, Honduras
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