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December 2013
Ashleigh Olmstead Staff Writer Mosaic will be having a reading on December 9th at 7 p.m. in the student center. Mosaic, KCC’s student literary magazine, is published every spring and fall. Mosaic is an excellent opportunity for student writers to get their pieces published for the first time. This semester’s Mosaic entries are varied and feature such titles as “Corpses and Cockroaches,” and "Headaches and Heartaches.” “They were all really good,” says Elizabeth Kerlikowske, advisor of the Mosaic, "What's different is that last year in the fall,we printed exclusively poetry; this year we are doing more short stories and prose, as well as poetry.” “Most people will be reading December 9th for the first time,” Kerlikowske mentions. “It’s my hope that they will have a good experience.” Aside from the reading on December 9, there will also be awards for the Best Poetry Piece, Best Prose Piece, and best essay. The Mosaic is edited by members of The Crude Arts club, and this year’s submissions were judged by adjunct Eng-
lish instructor and published poet Rose Swartz. Swartz awarded Best Essay to "Teeth" by Tiffany Thatcher because it is shocking close to real life and has an amazing last sentence. “The sharp details and flashes of description in this essay allow the reader to experience the events alongside the writer,” Swartz said of Thatcher’s piece. “The tone and dialogue remain steady, yet manage to invoke a sense of panic.” Dueling Dachi by Jacob Bodenberg won Best Poem. Swartz loves how the piece “begs” to be read aloud. “These tandem pieces aptly enacts a duel. Wellplaced line breaks and precise use of language allow the words to become sound and movement,” Swartz explained. Finally, Best Prose was awarded to a piece by Heather Tramel called "Finding Home". “The details in this story intricately unfold to reveal more and more about the specific character, plot, and situation. Each paragraph is another onion skin-like layer,” Swartz said, “Though we never learn the girl’s name, she becomes as familiar to us as a spouse, a sibling, a self.” The reading is open to the public and all writers are encouraged to read their piece and to invite family and friends.
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campus. The intention is for students and faculty to “feed the pig” their spare change. Feed the Pig took place the entire month of November. Second is the Go Fund Me online Tiffany Thatcher fundraising initiative. This fundraiser Co-Editor is open to everyone across the country. Choral members can ask friends and famThe KCC choral Union will be traveling ily that may be far away can still help out. to Italy’s Amalfi coast for their 2014 conThird took place at Buffalo Wild Wings in cert tour next summer. The choirs will Battle Creek on November 25. 20% of all tour the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel purchases made, when accompanied by a and will perform at an evening mass in voucher, would be donated to the choir. Sorrento. The Union, which consists of Fourth is the Help Kellogg Choirs get the Branch County Community Chorus, to Italy on My.fundraising.com where The Kellogg Singers and the all female people wishing to donate can make purgroup the Conchettas will not only perchases from the website form but also tour the or donate directly to a Sorrento region of Italy. student. The final fund The Choir toured “We are the face raiser for this semester Ireland in 2012 and Dr. of KCC and the is the selling of ad space Gerald Blanchard, Dicommunity” in the choirs' programs. rector of Choral Music The ads will be featured at KCC, was not expect- Blanchard in the programs for fall ing another concert tour concert event in Coldfor at least five years. Blanchard was apwater and the Singing in the Spring event proached by Dennis Bona, KCC presiin April. There will be a rummage sale dent, who asked if they would ever connext semester, a holiday candle sale, and sider traveling to Italy and then offered to an evening of Italian food and music at a partially underwrite the trip. Blanchard location unknown at this point. leapt at the chance to once again show “We are the face of KCC and the case KCC’s choir abroad. community here. We are ambassadors The Choirs are currently doing funfor KCC and Battle Creek across the draising to help defer the cost of the trip state and across the ocean,” Blanchard exin several interesting ways. plains. The Union is eager for all experi “Every penny counts,” Blanchard ences the trip will give its members. “We said. are very proud of what we’ve done.” First is the Feed the Pig project. Donation boxes along with stuffed pigs have been placed in different spots all over