April 2017

Crusader Seward County Community College

Year 48, No. 7

Liberal, Kansas

April 5, 2017

Musical tickets are available- pg 3 Use of drug and alcohol among students- pg 4

Men’s basketball change up- pg 6

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Prices for tuition and dorms are rising Jessica Aldave-Ramos Reporter

Students be aware that both the cost of tuition and dorm fees at Seward County Community College will be going up at the fall semester of 2017.

Tuition fees are not going up by much. For in-state nonSeward county residents the tuition will go up $2 per credit hour.

For every other student, the tuition will go up $5 per credit hour.

If students who live in Seward county are curious why it isn’t cheaper for them, here is why.

The tuition has gone up for Seward county residents, because they have the help of taxpayers for tuition. The pell grant mostly helps Seward residents.

“The Seward county residents have a discount, because it is subsidized by taxpayers and they are not charged as much due to that,” Vice President of Finance and Operations Dennis Sanders said.

There are 3 large elements of revenue for the operating fund.

The state appropriation, local tax appropriation and tuition are all factors of figuring out the prices for tuition.

The state has not given Seward county residents a lot of money to cover some expenses and the school is trying to give taxpayers some ease, so they had to raise the tuition.

Another contributing factor is that SCCC must compete with other community colleges such as Garden City Community College.

GCCC’s prices are a couple of dollars less than ours this year, but it is more if you are an online or international student.

An in-state student at SCCC would pay $93 a credit hour compared to a GCCC student paying 90 dollars a credit hour.

International students pay the exact same at both SCCC and GCCC. Online students at GCCC pay $10 more a credit hour than SCCC students.

Dorm fees are going up by $105 per semester. “The cost is going up to cover the estimated

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cost of food, bills, and staff,” Director of the Student Living Center Kate Mulligan said. Prices of using the washing machines and dryers are now included in the tuition bill.

“The new laundry services save me money on gas because I used to just go home and wash clothes, so it’s a big convenience,” freshman Annalynn Kirkhart said.

The tuition and dorm fees have gone up to improve the experience for all students.

If a student has financial aid

and lives on campus, they don’t have to worry about having extra money for laundry.

“I wouldn’t mind because it will help us not worry about having extra money for things.

Everything we need is already

included in the fees we pay,” freshman Hannah Paige said.

It is a convenience to have a cafeteria that is so close and you don’t have to worry about wasting gas or money for fast food, which in turn can add up fast.

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Theatre and music departments bring Sister Act to SCCC

Angelica Alfaro

Co- Editor

The Divine Musical Comedy Sister Act, the musical will be presented by the SCCC Music and Theatre Departments. The musical will be performed on April 6, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shank Humanities Showcase Theatre.

Gloria Goodwin is the director, music direction is by Dr. Magda Silva and Orchestra Direction is

by Darin Workman.

The plot of the musical is about a lounge singer by the name of Deloris Van Cartier. Deloris goes under a witnessed protection program, because she witness her boyfriend killing an employee. In the protection program Deloris is hidden in a convent, where she made friends with the nuns.

She eventually joined the church choir. The choir was well known in the neighborhood after Deloris gives it a little twist. When doing so Deloris put herself out there and may be caught.

Sister Act was picked for many reasons, “It was brand new and they had just released the rights

High school senior Amira Coleman plays the leading role as Deloris Van Cartier. This is the second musical Coleman has been in for the college. (photo by Keynitra Houston) to the musical, I knew the music would be solid. It really just tells a really good story,” Goodwin said.

During each rehearsal, the cast keeps improving “During the last week of rehearsals what we really try to do is pay attention to the small details that really make a

show go from being really good to really great. It’s the details that really set a show apart, so for the last week we are finessing all the details of the show,” said Goodwin The finishing touches during the last week include performances by actors, any special technical

effects and props and many other little details.

Sander works with scene changes. Sander spins the disco ball and helps move things around so scene changes run smoothly. Sander mentions that the acting is amazing and the

people performing are all so talented.

“People should really go out to see the musical, because it will be a great show. Everyone involved has been working so hard for everything to come out good in order for the audience to enjoy the musical,” Cody Sander said.

Ana Escobar has heard many positive remarks about the musical. “I’m excited about the musical and can’t wait to go see it since many people are saying that it’s going to be really good,” Escobar said.

Buy your tickets before it’s too late. Last year the musical Hairspray was sold out and many people didn’t make it. “In the past when people have procrastinated or missed the show they always come to me with horrible regret, because they hear other people talking about how great and fun it was,” Goodwin said.

Students can get their free ticket with their students ID. Anyone else planning to attend can reserve their tickets with Terri Barnes at SCCC or call 620-417-1451.

Henchmen Joey, Willie and Pablo get sent to go after Deloris under Vince’s orders. (photo by Keynitra Houston)

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Student’s Drug and alcohol use in college Photos by: Brynn Grieshaber Story by: Angelica Alfaro Drugs and alcohol have become very popular in colleges.

There are drugs that are prescribed and are used for medical purposes, but there’s also another side to it. People buy and sell drugs illegally and use them recreationally.

Drugs being used are marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, sedatives, hallucinogens, opiates, inhalants, designer drugs and steroids.

Some states have legalized marijuana; Kansas has not.

Crusader spoke to students on campus, and they asked to not have their names mentioned.

“It’s really easy to get ahold of weed, and really easy to not get caught. I haven’t smoked in quite sometime and won’t start now because of the rumors being said about the athletes and other

students being caught,” an SCCC welding student said.

It’s college and there are students who can legally drink, but there are also those students who still drink illegally. “College students love to party, and even though it is a small school and small town it still happens in Liberal. I have attended several parties and underage drinking happens a lot, and I have took part in it,” welding student said.

According to the website, Addiction Center – Find Drug Rehab Centers & Treatment, “The temptation to drink is strong because college students overwhelmingly find that alcohol makes socializing easier.” The welding student also mentioned that he goes out to party to have fun and chill with his friends and everyone else there.

Another reason the website gives about college students drinking is that they may fall into peer pressure. “Underage drinking doesn’t just happen at Seward. I attended a different

college before coming to SCCC and the same stuff happened there from using drugs to drinking and partying,” a 20-year-old SCCC student said. She mentioned that peer pressure is a big factor in why many of her friends began drinking in either high school or college.

“Many of us started drinking in high school and college is known to be the time of everyone’s life.

Going into college we knew that partying and drinking was going to happen. Some of my friends just really wanted to focus on school and stay in, but eventually our entire squad would go out, because everyone was going to be there,” the 20-year-old student said.

Along with getting pressured into drinking, another student, who is a freshman at SCCC, mentioned that she was pressured into trying drugs. “Going into college I knew that there was going to be plenty of temptations, but I had my mind set on school.”

The website also states that more students than ever are taking stimulants, such as Adderall, to help them stay awake long enough to study or complete assignments by their due dates.

The SCCC freshmen mentioned that she was stressed out with her homework and work outside of school. “When my friends noticed that I was having a rough time, they took me out to

have a fun night.”

The SCCC freshman and her friends continued their fun night by heading to one of their apartments. Some of the girls do smoke weed often and were planning to do so. “When they began, they offered me some and said that I would feel relaxed. I was scared at first, but decided to try out to see what the hype was all about.”

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Student Code of Conduct is broken Odalys Avalos

Reporter

Seward County Community College follows the Student Code of Conduct. This helps keep everyone safe, helps students take responsibility for their actions and indicates what kind of character they have.

The Student Code of Conduct is in effect throughout the whole campus including dorms, vehicles on SCCC property and college sponsored events.

Celeste Donovan, Vice President of Student Services, knows not all students read the Student Code of Conduct, but the students understand what they are doing.

“Sometimes the rules are broken and if they are they should pay the consequences,” Donovan said. She also mentioned that the rules are reasonable and students usually behave themselves. Don-

ovan added “If students violate the rules they are punished it just depends on what rule is broken and how severe it becomes.”

A student confirmed that she has broke the Student Code of Conduct a couple of times because she just wanted to have fun. “I hardly think about the consequences but taking that risk is what makes it fun,” the student, who asked her name not to be used, said.

She also indicated that it’s unfair when people are caught violating rules and get to keep their scholarship. She added “There are other students who actually need scholarships and don’t get them.”

The Student Code of Conduct is to help keep SCCC a safe place for students. This also makes it easier on parents and/ or guardians, because they won’t have to worry about their child being in any harm.

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April 5, 2017

Zollinger out as head coach David Gomez

Reporter

Seward basketball decided to go in a new direction. The Seward County Board of Trustees created open job positions for the Men’s basketball head and assistant coaches by parting ways with Bryan Zollinger and Patrick Nee. Zollinger coached for 10 seasons, leading the Saints to five Jayhawk Conference titles, reached the Region VI semi-finals seven times, the finals three times and Region VI championships twice.

Under Zollinger the Saints reached a total record of 218-85.

Before the season began many Saints fans and players had high hopes for their upcoming season, but the Saints struggled as they turned in a disappointing 9-22 record and a loss in the first round of the Region IV tournament.

President Ken Traska had only positive comments about Zollinger’s time at SCCC. “Zollinger has been an exceptional coach and mentor while he has been here, he has helped

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many basketball players reach their potential.”

There are a lot of rumors floating around the campus but the exact reason for Zollinger and SCCC parting ways is not known. No one contacted in the athletic department or at SCCC could comment due to it being a personnel matter.

Coming off of a 9-22 season, many might speculate that the coaching staff was released due to the Saints performance, but Traszka stressed that was not the case.

“It was time for the institution to move in a new direction and it was a mutual agreement for us to do that.”

For the time being, assistant coach for the women's basketball team, Carlo Walton, will serve as interim head coach for the men's basketball team.

He will handle offseason workouts, and recruiting.

“I remember coming to games and I always thought (coach Zollinger) did a good job,” said freshman Anthony Anaya.

Traszka mentioned that the committee will look for an applicant that can not only help improve the basketball team,

Zollinger has been an exceptional coach and mentor while he has been here, he has helped many basketball players reach their potential.

-Dr. Ken Trazska

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Former Head Coach Bryan Zollinger demonstrates defensive position to the Mens Basketball team. While at SCCC Zollinger had an overall record of 218-85. (photo by Keynitra Houston) but will also commit to have the student-athletes focus on their academics.

“We want someone that will bring value to the team and to the campus,” Traszka said.

In the following weeks the Board of Trustees will interview applicants for head coach.

Once a a head coach is chosen then they will begin to focus on adding an assistant coach.

Traszka said that there is not anyone in the lead as of this point but hoped to have the head coach position filled in three weeks.

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Will other sports ever come to SCCC? Odalys Avalos Reporter

Seward County Community College is known for many sports such as basketball, baseball, softball, tennis and volleyball. Many students wonder why we don’t have the same sports as the area high schools.

Freshman Mike Ayala, who is majoring in GC technology, thinks that a football team would definitely attract more students.

“Our student population would definitely increase and we would draw the attention of outsiders,” Ayala said about the most popular sport in America.

Seward County Community College doesn’t have a football team. Freshman Maria Nunez, psychology major, believes that the students would be more involved with the Rowdy Crowd

“There would be more hype for the games” -Maria Nunez

if there were similar sports as the high schools.

“There would be more hype for the games,” Nunez said. She also thinks that if there was a football team more students would be interested in Seward.

Sports Information Director Roy Allen said the athletics department has thought about getting other sports at SCCC. Every year they take this into consideration, but as of now there wouldn’t be enough coaches. Allen said the top choices of adopting a sport would be soccer, golf or cross country.

He also mentioned SCCC doesn’t have the same sports as

Liberal High School because there isn’t the same funding athletically.

“A major reason we don’t have the same sports as the high school would be because they have more space for facilities than we do,” he added. “We have a limited amount of space so we have to build on what we have.”

Allen agreed that having more sports might create excitement and increase enrollment.

“There are new soccer fields being built in town, so this might be a great opportunity opportunity for us,” Allen said.

SCCC is ranked the second in least sports offered in the conference. If SCCC does decide to get a soccer program, things to consider would be transportation, where they would play, dorm and cafeteria space and scholarships.

“People don’t think about this stuff,” Allen said.

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Hernández mejora su vida en los Estados Unidos

Sonia Hernández trabaja en el Centro Colvin, escuela Técnica, y tambien en SCCC. Aveces le toca trabajar afuera de Liberal.

Ella ha estado trabajando para obtener nuevas clases aprobadas para los próximos años en el Centro Colvin. (photo by Brynn Grieshaber)

Angelica Alfaro Co-Editor

Sonia Hernández es la STEM Especialista en Educación.

Hernández trabaja en el Centro Colvin y también en Seward County Community College. Su

trabajo consiste en dar clases de GED, ayuda a los alumnos y incluso organiza y se está reuniendo para obtener nuevas clases aprobadas en el Centro Colvin.

Hernández vino a los Estados Unidos para una mejor vida.

Ella trabajó duro para obtener el trabajo que tiene hoy.

Antes de venir a los Estados

Hernández, Especialista en Educación de STEM, trabaja duro para hacer los horarios de los estudiantes a la enseñanza en el aula misma. Hernández llegó a Liberal y estudió en el Centro Colvin y eventualmente hizo su camino hacia arriba en un trabajo con la universidad como el Especialista de Educación Español. (photo by Brynn Grieshaber)

Unidos, Hernández tenía una vida estable. Ella terminó su educación y tenía su licencia.

Hernández tenía su trabajo, casa, y coche.

Los padres de Hernández vinieron a los estados unidos para una vida mejor para la familia. Tomó tiempo hasta que los Hernández y sus hermanos pudieran venir también. Cuando llegó la hora de venir, Hernández ya no tuvo la oportunidad por hacer mayor de edad.

“Cuando mis padres finalmente consiguieron que mis hermanos y yo estuviéramos con ellos en los Estados Unidos, lamentablemente no pude ir. Nunca quise venir aquí ilegalmente y como tenía 18 años no me permitieron ir y tuve que esperar más tiempo que toda mi familia,” Hernandez dijo.

Mientras la familia de Hernández estaba aqui, Hernández estaba en México con su hija trabajando. Después de bastante tiempo ella fue capaz de obtener una visa y venir a los Estados

Unidos con su familia.

Al llegar a los Estados Unidos, Hernández estaba dispuesta a dejar todo en México detrás. Dejó su trabajo, coche, casa; dejó toda su vida atrás para una mejor.

Hernández empiezo con nada al llegar. Hernández tuvo la oportunidad de trabajar y la tomo.

Uno de los trabajos que tuvo Hernández fue en la National Beef. “Era un trabajo difícil y no quería seguir allí. Quería seguir mejorando y encontrar algo mejor,” Hernández dijo.

Mientras estaba trabajando, Hernández empezo a tomar clases de inglés en el Centro Colvin. Para Hernández era muy dura esta rutina. Trabajaría durante todo el día y volvería a casa para ver a su hija durante un corto período de tiempo, porque entonces se dirigía a sus clases.

Aunque fue difícil, Hernández continuó con esta rutina. Sabía que si seguía adelante, lograba obtener una vida mejor y más oportunidades. No lo hizo sólo para ella sino también para su

hija.

Después de estar aquí por un tiempo, la visa de Hernández se expiro y ella siguió en los Estados Unidos ilegalmente. Si, ella estaba aquí sin su visa, sin papeles, pero Hernández siguió para adelante.

Hernández consiguió sus papeles y siguió mejorando su vida. Cuando Hernández terminó sus clases en el Centro Colvin, entonces solicitó mejores trabajos en los que realmente quería trabajar. Uno de los trabajos a los que solicitó fue el Centro Colvin.

Ella consiguió el trabajo y ahora lo disfruta.

Me encanta trabajar aquí porque quiero ayudar a la gente que está pasando por la situación que pasé cuando llegué a los Estados Unidos. Puedo relacionarme con ellos y me hace más fácil ayudar. Ver que la gente quiere mejorar su vida me hace feliz,” Hernandez dijo.