Financial aid deadline Nov. 1 Kathryn agee Staff Writer It’s the middle of the Fall semester, which means it’s already time to start preparing for the Spring semester. Here are some important deadlines for those who plan to enroll in January. Saturday, nov. 1, is the deadline to request financial aid for the Spring semester. If students have a loan that only covered the Fall semester, be sure and get loan information for the Spring semester in by this date. Students who have a Pell Grant that covers a
year of college should disregard this. Monday, nov. 3, current students can begin registration for Christmas Mini and Spring semesters. Web registration opens at 6 a.m. Log on to Campus Connect to check web registration eligibility. Course schedules for the Spring semester are available on Campus Connect as well. Wednesday, Dec. 3, is the payment deadline for Christmas Mini and Spring semesters. All unpaid classes will be dropped. For more information, log on to Campus Connect on www.kilgore.edu, or contact the Financial Aid office at 903-983-8211.
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RANGERETTES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
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Standard for perfection Leah Bryce • Staff Writer
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uscles straining and aching from repetitive fan kicks, each woman strived for perfection. They were led by a single voice demanding excellence with her famous phrase, “Let’s do it one more time.” stepping in for her predecessor, Gussie Nell
Davis, Deana Bolton Covin had large shoes to fill; and she did so with pride. Keeping 40 years of tradition in mind, Covin began training and expanding the Rangerettes when she took the reins in 1979. Although some traditions were kept, Covin added more flair to their dance routines. “When she would say ‘one more time’ it really meant ten more times because ‘one more time’ was never enough and she was strict.
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Nothing got by her,” said Lisa Fortenberry, former Rangerette. “She wanted us to be the all-American girl. She wanted to make sure our uniforms were perfect, our make-up was perfect, that our hair was perfect because we were not just representing Kilgore College, we were representing the state of Texas and America in the places that we went.” Tirelessly working to expand the world’s knowledge of the Rangerettes, Covin traveled with them to places far from Kilgore such as; Venezuela, Hong Kong, Macao,
Korea, Romania and France. The parades made them famous enough to land them as a question on Jeopardy. “We staged the first parade in Macao. The people were fascinated and joined us, moving in a body along with the parade route with us,” Covin recalled in the Rangerettes’ 50th Anniversary book. “The managers and I held hands and kept the crowds from breaking the ranks behind us. I looked back and it was just a sea, taking every step with us.” Bringing together old tradition with new tradition became a habit for Covin. She joined the Rangerettes and the Rangerette Forevers (alumni) together for mutual support. “That year (1984) was the first year the Forevers ever performed in conjunction with the Rangerettes,” Fortenberry said. “Before that the Forevers had only been an organization, but they got to go to San Francisco and dance on the field with us.”
75 Years of Rangerettes PART 2 OF 3 When she wasn’t rehearsing or traveling, Covin found different ways to add to the ever-growing Rangerettes, she established the first ever Mini-Rangerette summer camp which has become a tradition and has helped produce Rangerettes. She also began scouting high school drill teams by using Rangerette Forevers. “They ensure the Rangerettes get the cream of the crop,” Covin said. See MRS. COVIN on Page 3
They (Forevers) ensure the Rangerettes get the cream of the crop.
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International students speak out about Ebola virus Victoria WhitWeLL Staff Writer
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ould the news of the Ebola virus be more harmful than the virus itself ? So far, seven countries have been affected by Ebola, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These countries include Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leonne, Spain and the United States. The United Nations is doing everything it can to step up and meet these nations’ needs. Many doctors and nurses have risked their lives while
some have even died from contracting the virus in effort to help Ebola victims. The U.S. government is debating to stop issuing visas to people from Ebolastricken countries. The government is also considering a ban on travel to and from countries affected by Ebola. According to The Longview NewsJournal, state representative, Fred Upton, “called for a ban on the 100 to 150 people who fly into the U.S. each day from the three nations [Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leonne] at the heart of the outbreak” and then said, “‘[The outbreak] needs to be solved in Africa. But until it is, we should
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not be allowing these folks in, period.’” If this is the case, what will come of the international students who continue their education at KC? What will happen when they try to return home? The Ebola virus started spreading in the late spring, but did not come to America’s attention until late summer, when a Liberian man in Dallas died from it. So far, two more nurses in the U.S. have been infected with the virus, but seem to be recovering well. The Associated Press reported that See EBOLA on Page 3
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