PAGE 8 * THE STERLING KANSAS BULLETIN * THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
The offical student-run newspaper of Sterling College
Volume 115 issue 2
Sterling Athletic Training Department reaccredited by Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training By TIM LUISI Editor-In-Chief
Following a very intense two-year process involving a self-assessment period and an on campus visit from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training (CAATE), the Sterling College Athletic Training Department became one of only 3 collegiate programs in the state of Kansas to receive reaccreditation for the next 10 years (until the fall of 2021), representing the highest amount of respect possible towards any collegiate program. This achievement is even more impressive considering the history of the SC Athletic Training Department. In 2004, its first year as a program there were only 3 students in the major. In the first year that the school applied for accreditation, the program was denied. Now there are 24 students in the major and with the 10-year reaccreditation, program director Pete Manely. Manely believes that the major has potential for even more growth. “We think it’s going to help us recruit better in the state of Kansas,” Manely
THISWEEK
Today. Video Game Night @Spencer 9:00 PM Friday. Cross Country @ Emporia 5:30 PM Volleyball vs. Ottawa 7:00 PM Saturday. Women’s Soccer vs. Tabor 1:00 PM Volleyball vs. Saint Mary 1:00 PM Football @ Saint Mary 1:30 PM
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First Concert of SC Fall Semester The Sterling College Music Department will be hosting it’s first vocal concert of the season 7:30 Monday night at the United Presbyterian Church. Led by acclaimed composer Joseph Martin, the SC Chorale and Concert Choir will perform six of his finest pieces and will also feature the vocal talents of several visiting high schoolers.
SC Debate and Forensics Fares well at Hutch CC Tournament Senior Courtney Cavazos and Freshman Brandon Hoesli took first at Hutchinson Commmunity College’s “Debates on a Plain” Tournament over the weekend. The team also managed to have 4 teams total in quarter finals and 2 teams advanced to semifinals. Senior Jessica Brayton finished first in extempraneous speaking on Sunday as well.
Anime Bazaar
Looking for something to do on Friday nights? Contact senior John Gillen and inquire about the Anime Bazaar.
The Athletic Training candidates (pictured above) have helped the program grow from 3 majors in 2004 to 24 students this year. Photo courtesy of SC Athletic Training
said. “We think it’s going to help us confirm the fact that we’re one of the best majors, one of the best athletic training majors in the state of Kansas. We want to be able to proclaim that from the mountaintops and not getting 10 years, it would have been really hard to claim that.” Manely, who was assigned the task of assessing where the program was at, had no problem finding motivation for the massive assignment. “Putting that thing [selfassessment document] together and knowing that everything I put in there is everyone of my student’s in that classroom’s future,” Manely said. “If I don’t do it right and if I mess something up, if I
don’t respect it and put the commitment to it, ok it can cost our school a major. Ok but, it costs my students a career.” CAATE is responsible for the accreditation of approximately 340 athletic training programs in the nation, including upper echelon programs like the University of North Carolina and Kansas State University. Among this group, Manely believes that Sterling is probably one of the smallest 3 or 4 programs to be held accountable to CAATE, putting what he perceives to be much more pressure on the SC athletic training program as opposed to many of the other larger schools. “We’re under the microscope a lot more,” Manely
said. “I think they [big schools like K-State and KU] sometimes get to float by a little bit because they have so much money to go out and make great things look nice and the small schools we learn to get by with what we have. The difference in my opinion, when we’re talking about the end of the day, if I’m talking about a student from here or from KU, who’s more prepared for job settings, I would say my students are far more prepared because they know what it’s like to only have $5 to buy a cheeseburger as opposed to having $5000 to buy a cheeseburger.” While it was a goal of the department for the program to measure up to
Campus Activities Board excited for Fall activities By VANCE STEGMAN Staff Writer
Find yourself bored in your room or doing homework in a study room in the library? Then get off your bum and check out the Events Calendars outside of the cafeteria for any upcoming events; in particular, events hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB). Every year, CAB consistently turns out events filled with fun, food, and best of all…prizes! This year is no different as CAB president, Alex LawhonBush plans on bringing back around 75% of events from the prior year, but with some tweaking. Have
no fear; President LawhonBush is more than confident that new events will be equally as awesome. In the events that have already occurred (Luau, Video Game Night, and Kahvista), CAB is averaging over 100 people per event. Not only does President Lawhon-Bush want to foster fun and successful events, but she also wants to be the best Campus Activities Board in Sterling College history. With a team of Anna Kolb, Brittany Outerbridge, Chris Halcromb, Kyle Davis and Steve Stinson one may say the President’s goal may come true. CAB’s goal, “To bring fun, fresh events that
promote community and to look fly while doing so,” seems very appropriate. For the remainder of the semester, students should be ready for a wide variety of events. Three FUELs are planned, the coffee is brewing for more Kahvista, and like the people in retirement homes (or is it that just X and Y?) get ready for Bingo Night in November as well as many more events! Have ideas for potentially awesome events? CAB is currently in planning mode for second semester and is open to suggestions. So get out and go to CAB events, they’re looking fly for a reason.
SC Bookstore to participate in National Student Day Sterling College Bookstore is joining hundreds of other college stores across North America October 6 to celebrate and promote social responsibility during the first annual National Student Day. National Student Day, sponsored by the National Association of College Stores (NACS), is a day dedicated to celebrating and promoting social responsibility by college students. “We decided to take part in National Student Day because we see our students committing selfless acts every day,” said Debbie Staton, Manager. “From volunteering at the local nursing home to organizing fundraisers, going
on mission trips and participating in Love Sterling, our students continue to improve the campus community and beyond. We are proud of our students and are taking the opportunity to recognize them.” Sterling College Bookstore has a whole day of activities planned for October 6, including: Free punch and cookies from the College cafeteria (Chartwell’s), Free wrist bands for the first 100 students, Free Sterling College stickers, 20% off purchases made that day, excluding textbooks, and a chance to win a Party Cube sound system for iPods & iPhones Students can also win cool prizes from NACS by shar-
ing their story of social responsibility. Students can submit their story on how they give back to their community online. Stories will then be voted on by students across North America. The 10 most popular stories will win awards consisting of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 scholarships as well as seven iPads. For more information on National Student Day, go to www.nationalstudentday. com. For more information on Sterling College Bookstor’s NSD plans, contact Debbie Staton at (620) 2784223 or email to dstaton@ sterling.edu or find it online at www.sterlingcollegebookstore.com.
some of the bigger schools in the nation, perhaps the best thing that came out of the reaccreditation was the evaluation the school received as a whole. “Our top strength besides our program’s family atmosphere was the community that they [CAATE representatives] felt on our campus,” Manely said. “And I think that speaks loudly about what our college is about. People may not know about my program or theater or education, but at some point there is still a large percentage that rally around each other.”
Getting to know:
Megan Fraley
By TIM KERR Staff Writer
In the Math and Science Department there is a new Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Megan Fraley, who was hired this year. “I was interested in the servant-leader aspect of Sterling College, and the fact that it is a small, liberal arts college,” Fraley said. “I am looking forward to smaller class sizes and being able to incorporate my faith in my classes. Also, I am excited to build relationships with students over their time at Sterling College that will continue after they graduate.” Originally from Chester, Nebraska, Fraley received a B.S. with a major in mathematics and a minor in business administration from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Doane College in May of 2008, and in 2009 she earned her M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She taught in the Mathematics and Statistics Department of the University of Nebraska in Kearney for a year before coming to Sterling. Even though Fraley has just gotten here, she already has started looking towards the future. “I would like to strengthen the math department, possibly with the addition of another faculty member and an increase in the number of math majors,” Fraley said. “I would also like to begin working on my Ph.D. within the next few years.” Fraley is currently residing in Sterling. She owns a dog named Hutch, and her favorite subjects are Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Biology. Although her first few weeks have been hectic she has been impressed by what she has seen at the school so far and is looking forward to the years ahead. “I have been impressed with the level of student involvement,” Fraley said. “My first few weeks have gone well. It has been busy, but it will take some time to transition and settle in.”
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OPINION & ENTERTAINMENT
Rapid tuition increases making Talking Cinema With Tim Sterling unaffordable for some The Lion King 3D By NOLAN CHANEY SC Junior
I am a junior at Sterling College and I choose this school three years ago because it has one of the best teaching programs in the state and the second best parliamentary debate team. I had already taken three years off of school and knew that when Ken Troyer called me that summer morning, I would not get a chance like this again. My first thought was, how can I make this happen? With the aid of Mr. Troyer, I put together all of my financial information and got it sent in and accepted. I always wanted to be a teacher so how could I turn down a school with a 100% placement rate of educators that pass the program? The answer was really easy at the time: there was no answer. When I noticed that it was going to cost me around $23,000 a year to go to school I thought it would never happen. However with the guidance of my now good friend Troyer along with maxed out loans, grants and scholarships we made a miracle
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happen. Three years later my total tuition is now above $29,000. Every year that I come to school here, the cost goes up significantly. The thing is though every year the administration raises the scholarships of the incoming freshmen, while previous students have their scholarships locked. It is my opinion that Sterling College makes its money off of scaling up tuition for students, which they justify as a need because of increased cost, but the students that pay the largest dividend are the oldest students. The longer a student stays, the harder it is to transfer your credits or even just leave your friends and teachers for that matter. The administration takes advantage of this fact by increasing the prices for everyone, but only increasing scholarships for incoming students. This method creates a sliding scale of increasing cost as you get farther along in the program. The reason they don’t want to increase cost the same for everyone is simple; you need to have a strong incoming class every year if you are go-
ing to lose 30% of them after their first year. One financial aid employee justified this by telling me your loan amounts increase as you get older. Not only is it disgusting to think that because we can get more loans, we should have to get more; this is the exact thinking that led to a national debt of 14 trillion dollars. The solution to this should be really easy, right? Just make both tuition and scholarships locked on acceptance. If the price needs to increase every year, it can, but it will be grandfathered in to avoid situations where students can no longer afford school during one of their last two years. This puts all expected financial burdens up front so the school is not like “Surprise! Tuition went up $2,000 over the summer!” This system may not bring quick money to the school, but it would increase the longevity and sustainability of the student population and that, not strictly finances, is the future of the school. I am a junior at Sterling College, but I don’t know for how long.
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Lecrae Rehab album review By JON FAULKNER Staff Writer
Coming off the enormous success of Rebel in 2008, fans of Atlanta’s Lecrae were wondering what would be the next step. Well let the wonderers wonder no more. 2010 had one more smash hit before it closed and that was Rehab. The album follows the theme of recovering from our old addictions and chains that we were bound up in before Christ. The Rehab Lecrae is referring to is the change that comes through Christ. This is evident in songs like “I Used to Do It Too””Children of the Light” and the intro to the album “Checkin’ In” along with several other songs on the album. Musically this album is very different from what
fans expect and some of the tracks almost seem hardcore without all the guitars. This increase in intensity not only shows that Lecrae can rock out, but that he is not limited to one specific style of rap or one particular auto tune. Some of the tracks sound like something you might hear on a “Flo Rider” or “Slim Shady” album. This will help bring in a new audience who has not been reached well by the Christian Rap industry. Combined with Lecrae’s usual
strong, bible-based Lyrics, this album is the complete package. Lecrae has done it again, starting out on yet another great chapter in his career. I look forward to what he will continue to do in the future as he reaches out to youth and Christians around the world.
There is four films that I credit with starting me down the path of becoming a cinema junkie: The Lion King, Toy Story, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. On Friday, September 23rd, for the first time in 17 years, I once again saw The Lion King on the big screen, finding it even more majestic, beautiful, and profound then my four-year-old self could have fathomed in 1994. This is a magical film and seeing it once again in all its glory made me feel like a kid once more, removing me from my critical vantage point and flinging me back into the mindset of someone who goes to the theater looking to be amazed, achieving precisely that. There was more than once that I gasped and thought “wow.” Even after what has to have been close to three dozen times this film has the power to move me and thrill me at every turn. The Lion King is a classic in every sense of the word; not just a piece of nostalgia, but also one of the great films of all time. I’m not even going to bother with the story, as everyone who is reading this has likely already heard it. And while its story is great and truly accessible for everyone, what makes this film even more exciting is the palpable energy it brings to the screen. Each and every moment of it has been carefully crafted and intricately detailed. From the glorious opening musical sequence to the burning intensity found in the eyes of almost every character this is a film that doesn’t waste a single frame. In each shot there is something to thrill the audience. Beyond the wit of the script or the gorgeous music this moves far away from the realm of a cartoon and feels more alive than pretty much any live action film that comes out on a yearly basis. The stampede sequence alone is worth of price of admission and yet there are probably a dozen scenes in the film that are as good or better. Perhaps the film’s greatest strength though is its characters. While it would have been easy to populate its world with an assemblage of stock caricatures, pretty much each member of the ensemble feels like he/she has more to him/her and that if called upon could have had a whole film centered around them. Scar is up there as one
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of the all time great villains and is many ways the most evil force ever to be found in a Disney film. But, at the same time, his is a character that unlike most cartoon villains has legitimate motivations for his actions. Here is a character who has never had anything go his way and has always lived under the shadow of his big brother; he’s not unlike Jacob in the Bible or Jacob the way he could have been. Scar is pure evil and yet there’s something about him, thanks largely to Jeremy Iron’s sizzling performance, that makes him more dynamic and sneakily charismatic than just about any other villain ever constructed. Beyond Scar, Simba too is a brilliant figure: a hero who has lost his way and who has lived in denial of who he is. Those around Simba are just as fascinating and fill the world with comedic beats that are essential in as dramatic and dark of a world as this film portrays. Timon and Pumba, while potentially just comedic relief, represent an interesting philosophy in and of themselves: is it better to just relax and go with the flow or should you be actively seeking your destiny? In many ways this is a matter of fate vs. free will. Simba, according to Rafiki has a destiny that he has to fulfill, no matter how frightening the proposition may be, whereas if he listened to Timon, he would come to the conclusion that he doesn’t have to reclaim his throne and he could continue to live his life as he always has. That this question, which has been philosophized over and over again throughout the centuries turned up in a Disney film is mind blowing to me. From its very beginning, while meant to be a crowdpleaser this is obviously a film with much higher goals on its mind. While it is these qualities that make The Lion King stand the test of time, it is of course aided by its unforgettable score, its wondrous lyrics, and its tremendous heart. This is more than simply a childhood favorite; it’s a film that I will treasure the rest of my life. This is a cinematic achievement of the highest order. Sixteen years later it’s everything I remembered it being and a film that I am sure I will watch with a smile on my face over and over again as the years go on.
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