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SCCC/ATS receives $3.25 million grant

SIFE’s haunted house will be open from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 28, 610 p.m. Oct. 30, and 4-9 p.m.

Oct. 31 in the agriculture building on the north side of campus.

Cost is $5 per person. SIFE will use the proceeds to help fund its trip for spring competition. For information, call 620417-1355.

Money to be used for three new tech school programs

Criminal justice wins competition

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Seward’s criminal justice crime scene team of Janette Vargas, Ricky Rodriguez and Corey Clark won second place in the American Criminal Justice Association Region III competition this weekend in Overland Park.

SkillsUSA elects 3 Seward students to state offices Three SkillsUSA students from Seward were recently elected as state officers. They traveled to the SkillsUSA Kansas State Fall Leadership Conference in Hesston to compete against 12 others from across the state for a position on the state officer team.

Members David Winkler, Brandon Bruner and Caleb Crawford spent two days campaigning and promoting in order to win three out of the seven open officer positions.

All officers are elected at large and will determine specific office assignments at a state officer training on Oct. 28-29 in Wichita.

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Berakah Carter and David Winkler advance as Landon Harp passes the football in the final game of intramural flag football Oct. 5. Team captain Harp led the Yankies to an undefeated record of 6-0. Let Me See Your TDs came in second with a 4-2 record. The Underdogz ended 2-4 and The Other Guys were 0-6. The next intramural sport will be kickball. The deadline to sign up teams will be Thursday.

The college has been awarded $3.25 million in federal grant money to develop three high-demand programs over a five year period.

The Title V grant is for institutions with high Hispanic enrollment. The focus of the grant is that it will allow the college to add three new programs over the next five years.

The first program added will be a corrosion technology program, in which students learn how to prevent and control corrosion damage, such as in pipelines. It is planned to be ready for students by next August, according to Steve Weins, assistant director of Area Technical School, who helped with the application and planning process.

The second program will be the process technology program, which includes all aspects of chemical processing such as oil and gas. It is planned to be ready

by August 2012.

The last program added will be the X-ray technology program in August 2013.

“It’s very positive for the school,” Weins said. “We could

not have offered those programs without the grant.”

All three of the programs are in high demand.

“That can lead to some high paying jobs,” Weins said.

In order to house these programs, a building addition will be made at the tech school, as well as some remodeling. The grant money will also be used for buying equipment needed for the programs, and updating some of the current equipment.

“It’s a good way to start new institutional programs,” president Dr. Duane Dunn said. “It also allows us to update other programs. We all pay taxes, and it’s always nice to bring that money back to the community.”

The biggest challenge is the tight timeline involved. As a five-year program, this first year is the planning period. The next three years, a new program has to be started each year. The last year would be making sure everything is in place. All of the work that goes into starting each program must be done in a year, including construction, and enrollment of students.

“It’s a fast turn around,” Dunn said. “But it’s exciting; it’s a chance to try new things.”

The grant will mean new opportunities for students, and a long-term enrollment increase of about 100. It also means the local industries will have new prospective employees.

SC head of security TRiO member goes on to study law position not filled Dei si Barboza Online editor

Court arraignment Thursday for former security head Al fredo Anaya Editor The vacancy left when former security supervisor, Ray Petty, was arrested Sept. 4 has not yet been filled, according to dean of administrative services, Tom E. Williams.

Four applications are currently filed, and interviews will be set up within the next two weeks,

Williams said.

Petty is scheduled to have a pre-trial hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 21.

Petty was arrested on charges of alleged eavesdropping and obstruction of the legal process, according to the Liberal Police Department.

He resigned from his position at the college following the arrest.

Roger Scheib, director of buildings, grounds and security, is currently overseeing security on campus, along with other security employees who have been working extra hours.

Today, Nancy Cardoza studies immigration law at Florida Coastal School of Law, where she is working to earn her law degree.

But in 2005, Cardoza was a freshman at Seward County, and a member of a new student services organization on campus known as TRiO. The TRiO Student Support Services federally funded college program was in its first year of operation at Seward that fall.

Seward’s TRiO grant has recently been renewed for 2010 to 2015. TRiO director Rhonda Kinser credits the renewed grants to “the high standards we set on

our goals and we did well enough to reach those goals.”

Another reason for renewal: “Each grant is graded every year and we met our standard, that’s why we were renewed,” Kinser said.

As a student in the pilot program back in 2005, Cardoza said she found TRiO helpful.

“TRiO was the best experience,” said Cardoza, who went on to graduate from Seward in 2007 with a 3.5 GPA. Cardoza’s duties as a academic peer mentor with TRiO was to contact students and see if they needed help.

“I really enjoyed it,” Cardoza said. “I met a lot of students, made a lot of friends and met a lot of teachers and deans.”

All-Kansas candidates set for academic team

Dana Loewen Editor

Two SCCC/ATS students have been chosen to represent the college as candidates for the AllKansas Academic Team.

Kelsey Darnell and Gwen Friesen were nominated by the committee of faculty members, which included Bill McGlothKelsey Darnell ing, Carmen Sumner, Cristy Mulanax and Greg Gardner.

Debbie Stafford, coordinator of student development, led the committee in the nominating process.

Darnell is majoring in accounting. She is the president of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

“It’s definitely an honor,” Darnell said. “I’m proud of myself for it. It makes me feel that I’m doing a good job of representing myself and Seward County.”

Friesen is a liberal arts major who has had several poems and stories published in the Telolith, the college’s annual art and writing publication.

She is also joining Phi Theta Kappa this semester. Friesen was surprised at her nomination for the Academic Team, and sees it as an honor.

“It’s going to help me go on further, because there’s a scholarship involved with it,” Friesen said.

At the beginning of the selecting process, each academic division of the college is asked to submit two candidates. Then, the college chooses two students to nominate for their state’s Academic Team.

Those students go Gwen Friesen on to compete against the community college students across the nation to be part of the All-USA Academic Team.

“It’s an important honor, because only two from each college are selected,” Stafford said. “They’re the brightest of the bright. They stand out across the United States because of their ability to be involved and service to the school and the community.”

It order to be eligible for the Academic Team, students must have a grade point average of 3.5, and be on track to earn an associates degree with a minimum of 30 credit hours. Students are selected based on outstanding academic rigor, GPA, participation in honors programs, awards and honors for academic achievement, and service to the college and community.

Art at the air show Seward student Omar Rios paints a face as part of the Kylix art club booth Oct. 2 at the Air Fair 2010 event in Liberal.The event was free to the community and more than 4,000 attended, representing six states and 81 zip codes, according to event director Ronda Maxwell. At right, pilots from the Experimental Aircraft Association came to Liberal for the air show.

The air show featured three flying acts, helicopter rides, tandem sky diving and more.

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She would help students in the subjects of Spanish, algebra, trigonometry, and human anatomy.

Although Cardoza said she chose Seward because “it was affordable and close to home,” she had her long term goal in mind, a goal that would take her from Seward to the University of Kansas to Florida Coastal School of Law. “She always had a smile on her face. She is a very bright young lady and very ambitious.

She always knew she wanted to be a lawyer from the start,” Kinser said.

“It’s really rare, especially at Seward, to have a student that knew what they wanted to do from the start, and she knew ex-

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Campus rodeo club proposed Students at Seward who are passionate about rodeo are working to create a rodeo club on campus. Dustin Rakestraw and Cody Brennon have been doing research and meeting with faculty trying to create Seward’s firstever rodeo team.

They are looking for support from faculty and other students in trying to make their dream a reality. The students have already received the backing from many of the instructors who would like to see Seward support a rodeo team.

The students hope to be an approved club and be able to compete in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association during the spring semester.

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PTK member Adriana Vazquez hands out a pair of beer goggles to Leah Sitter in the student union.

Phi Theta Kappa sponsored “Wear Pink, Get a Drink.” The club raised awareness for breast cancer and alcohol abuse. The beer goggles simulate how alcohol impairs one’s vision. Students would try to walk in a straight line or catch a ball with the goggles on.

Crusader, Telolith students win 11 national CSPA awards Adri enne S anborn Crusader staff Six Crusader staff members and three Telolith staff members, current and former, received a total of 11 national awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

The winners of the awards included Morgan Allaman, Alfredo Anaya, Jose Rodriguez, Omar Rios, Rustin Watt, and Deisi Barboza, all of the Crusader staff, and Gabriel Palma, Edward Kentner ENTERTAINMENT and Adam Mendenhall of the Telolith.

Allaman, Anaya, and Rodriguez received a third place award in the black and white photo layout category and a certificate of merit in the black and white photo category for their piece, “School Musical ‘Oz”some.”

Allaman also won a second place MegadethEndgameTourhitsKansasCityontheKillingRoad award for her personality profile, “Students Rock Out.” Crusader editor Alfredo Anaya’s “Breast cancer affects Seward student’s life,” a story about the effects his mother’s battle with cancer had on his life, came in third in firstperson experience.

“I was really surprised I won anything like that,” Anaya said, “ At the last contest, some of the judges were really picky about things.”

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Fog and smoke filled the air as spotlights shone down on bassist James Lamenzo, drummer Shawn Drover, and new six-string shredder Chris Broderick as they one-by-one took the stage. The crowd’s screams and chants of “Megadeth” were drowned out to piercing screams from all directions when frontman Dave Mustaine shredded his way to center stage.

Mustaine and Broderick traded solos back and forth in their intro—which happened to be “Dialectic Chaos,” the intro off of “Endgame.”

I was in the presence of the mighty Megadeth at the capacity packed Beaumont Club in Kansas City Dec. 5, for a leg of the Endgame Tour.

The classic Marshall stack off both sides of the elevated drummer, Drover, blasted

through the crowd that was sweating with anticipation.

A near-90-minute setlist of what I consider a greatest hits compilation took headbanging classics from Megadeth’s metal masterpieces like “Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?,” “Countdown to Extinction,” “Rust In Peace,” and also four tracks off the new highly touted “Endgame.”

Smoke crawled overhead, and beer quenched many a thirst as Mega-fans from all generations put their devil horns up and banged their heads to Megadeth’s arsenal.

Mustaine, with his signature Dean flying V, black long sleeve button up, with Megadeth wristbands, banged his head with his curly strawberry locks swaying as his fingers moved with fury through tracks like “Tornado of Souls,” “Wake up Dead,”“Skin Of My Teeth,” and many other ’deth classics along with

“Endgame” single “Headcrusher,” which was nominated for a Grammy for best metal performance last Wednesday. That makes the band’s eighth consecutive nomination.

Moshpits widened during face melting tracks like “Symphony of Destruction” and “Holy Wars” and lighters fanned the air as voices echoed Mustaine’s in classic Megadeth ballads “In My Darkest Hour,” and “A Tout Le Monde.”

Despite being recorded in 1986, the political track “Peace Sells” found itself applicable today as Mustaine made his view on what he’s going to do in the ballot box in 2012 very clear. In a cleaned up context of Mustaine’s typical in-your-face political statement, he said that come 2012 when he steps into the voting booth, he guarantees he won’t vote for who’s in office right now. The crowd went crazy and every fist in my line of sight pumped in the air and not one boo was heard as the

crowd cheered. Mustaine went on to say he won’t support a “freedom stealer” and that he’d put his name on the ballot before that ever happened, and the crowd roared in approval even louder than before, Mustaine made himself at home in the Midwest red for sure.

Mustaine also dredged up old battles and called Metallica “fags,” but who can disagree? While Megadeth is up for best metal performance, Metallica is up for best hard rock performance along with Nickelback and Linkin Park, I think Dave had it right.

When the night came to a close, the four made a classic bow at the front of the stage before tossing out picks, drumsticks and wristbands. Mustaine left the crowd with a “Thank you, and God Bless.”

Megadeth will round out its Endgame Tour Dec. 13, and prepare for the American Carnage Tour with Slayer and Testament which will begin in Seattle Jan. 18.

Q : Metal brings to mind a misconception that all metal is “satan worship”, anarchy loving hate music.

Megadeth is not so much that case, How do you see the metal community today?

LA M E NZO : A lot of it is transfixed with the darker side of life as we know and the darker side of religious intent. That kind of goes hand-in-hand with metal. I mean, we grew up on Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, and they kind of started it because they thought the movies were cool. ... We’re older guys now. We’re not kids anymore, so when Dave starts writing about what’s going on with the future of mankind based on governmental jurisdiction and how things are moving politically, that’s a very legitimate point of view from his side, and I think the thing about Megadeth that people really grab on to is most of us tend to feel disenfranchised. It’s such a hard world out there these days just to even make a living, so a lot of people, when they start hearing Dave spew out what he’s noticed and comes in as a reporter, I think people latch on to that. ... They tend to find themselves in it and that’s what great music is all about. I remember listening to a lot of Pink Floyd stuff and a lot of that had that kind of feeling of disenfranchisement, and I responded to that great as a 19 year-old. I thought that was killer I was there hook, line and sinker.

Q: Christmas is coming, if you could give your bandmates the perfect gift from James, what would that be?

LA M E NZO : Probably the absence of my presence for 10 minutes. (Laughs)

Q : Where is your favorite place to play or your favorite type of venue?

LA M E NZO : I love touring everywhere, I really do.

I get to meet lovely people like yourselves, and I’m not blowing smoke up your ass, but honestly, my favorite

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Q : Metal has grown greatly through the years and has spanned off into different genres of metal, who are some of your favorite bands today?

L A M E NZO : I go in and out. Mostly the bands I tour with because I get really familiar with their music. I love Machinehead. I thought they were great. I actually liked Static-X when we were with them and it’s surprising because it’s basically dance music, but they had a good vibe to them. I love In Flames.

I would never have thought I’d say that until I started hanging with the guys and found out what they’re about and their music is great.

Q : Like you said, you’ve been touring for over 25 years now, do you ever get the “pregame jitters” before a show after all those years?

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L A M E N Z O: Not me, no. The guys get pissed off at me constantly but, you know what, I feel more at home on stage than I do at home. To me, I’ve been doing this for so long that fear is a silly thing, ’cause I can’t wait to get up there and do what I do. So to be afraid of it would be, ya know...why fear what you love to do.? ... I used to take naps when I first joined the band just before we’d go on, and Dave (Mustaine) would go, “What are you doing? Wake up.” I was like, “Ya know, I’m fine,” and I’d just get up, put on my super hero costume and go.

At left, James Lamenzo grooves on his bass during the Endgame Tour in Kansas City.

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Watt and Barboza both received awards in sidebar writing. Watt won first in his category for his interview piece with James Lomenzo, member of the metal band Megadeth. Barboza received a certificate of merit for her Q&A with Bucky Covington.

Watt also received a certificate of merit in the editorial writing contest for his column on the concealed weapons bill.

Rios won a certificate of merit in art/illustration.

Kentner received a certificate of merit for his fiction essay, “Home for Sale” contributed to the Telolith.

Palma also received a certificate of merit in the illustration rendering photographic material: black and white category for “Toon Gabriel.”

Gabriel’s self caricature drawing showed off his sense of humor and drawing ability, according to Susan Copas, art instructor.

Adam Mendenhall received a certificate of merit in the illustration black and white contest for “Captain Ahab.”

“Adam’s print is a strong piece on its own, and it turned out to be the perfect illustration for this story,” said Susan Copas.

Telolith also recently received the top All-American award from the Associated Collegiate Press.

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In the first two contests the Seward livestock judging team has attended this year, each individual on the team received recognition for work and judging skills.

In Amarillo, Texas, Devian Taylor received the honor of being named the high individual overall in the contest. She received the high score in all areas of the contest with the exception of swine. In that category, she received second place. Jena Eder finished the day in fifth place and Corey Wilkins finished 13th.

During the contest in Omaha, Neb., Corey Wilkins placed second high individual and received first place in the reasons division. Eder placed sixth overall for the day. Eder, Wilkins and Taylor were all among the top four in the highly coveted oral reasons division.

Agriculture instructor Brett Crow said the agriculture program is moving forward this year with a full schedule of events. They will host a celebrity livestock judging contest later in the year and will also host a livestock sale.

Longtime agriculture instructor Evan Winchester resigned from the college this summer.

In Winchester’s absence, Crow said he is stepping in and making sure that agriculture students have the opportunity to take the classes they want and participate in all events this year.

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Cardoza took advantage of free campus visitation trips TRiO sponsored to the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. She ultimately chose KU after a trip to Lawrence. She majored in political science while at KU and graduated from there last May. Four graduate universities accepted Cardoza. With two being in Michigan, she said one of the reasons why she chose Florida Coastal School of Law was for the warm weather.

Cardoza is currently studying immigration law.

“I myself was an immigrant and I want to help those in a similar position,” Cardoza said. “I want to help them out and let them know they have rights in this country.”

Cardoza added she would like to practice law in Liberal or Lawrence after graduation from Florida.

Cardoza’s parents are Fernando and Eustadia Cardoza.

Her younger brother Adolfo also attended Seward. He graduated last May and was also involved with TRIO. “It was a good experience.

They were always there when I needed help,” Adolfo said.

Adolfo also took college visits with TRiO, but decided on KState, where he currently seeking his bachelor’s degree in animal science.

“A lot of my decisions I ask her because she has been in the same route.” Adolfo said.

Cardoza’s other younger brother Fernando Jr. has plans to at-

tend Seward next year after completing high school.

Even as more students prepare to attend Seward, TRiO makes plans to offer services in line with the regulations they must follow.

Two thirds of students in TRiO must come from families with incomes less than $33,075 where neither parent graduated from college, according to Coenet.us.

The grant is based on three goals: persistence, good academic standing and graduation/transfer, according to Kinser.

Persistence is based on a high number of students continuing to attend school.

In the 2008- 2009 school year, 82 percent of the 160 students in TRIO had returned for their next year of college.

For good academic standing, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher. TRiO had 91 percent of members in the 20082009 school year in good academic standing. third goal is The graduation/transfer.

“We say our students will graduate or transfer in three years,” Kinser said.

For the 2005-2006 school year, TRiO had 61 percent of its members graduate.

Those graduation and success stories of transfers have kept the TRiO workers motivated since the grant was first implemented in 2005.

Kinser noted she has kept in touch with Cardoza since her time at Seward. She is “one of those people that make an impact on you for the rest of your life,” Kinser said.

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SC student Alexis Franco emcees a fashion show sponsored by Maurices. The Rescues and Runways fashion show helped inform the community about pets for adoption and also highlighted fall fashions sold by the store. For more fall fashions, see Page 1 Section C.

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Luis Fuentes signs the Phi Theta Kappa book at the honor society induction Sunday. Membership is open to students who meet the requirements of a 3.5 GPA or above and a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Twenty Seward County students were inducted to Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society on Sunday.

At the induction ceremony, Debbie Stafford PTK’s adviser, introduced the officers who headed the ceremony, as well as the Super Saxophone Brothers and David Linares, Seward students who provided music.

PTK is an honors society, which was established in 1918. Its purpose is to honor and recognize students from two-year colleges around the nation. At Seward, membership is open to students who meet the requirements, which are a 3.5 GPA or above and a minimum of 12 credit hours.

President Duane Dunn gave remarks to the inductees about how times are changing, how the diversity of

SCCC/ATS is growing, and how technology is becoming part of the new generation.

Following Dunn’s remarks, Kimberly Fuller and Kelsey Cook, PTK’s public relations representative and secretary/treasurer, spoke about the purpose of Phi Theta Kappa and the meaning of the society’s emblem.

PTK’s president Kelsey Darnell introduced the new members and led the pledge.

Those inducted include Blake Bradley, Julia Burris, Britny Butler, Obdulia Covarrubias, Liberty Feenstra, Gwen Friesen, Luis Fuentes, Barbara Hanna, Landon Harp, Samantha Johnson, Dana Loewen, Kaisha Pittser, Cassandra Quillen, Luis Pauyac, Rotolo, Juraj Hannah Stepanovic, Joshua Towner, Jannette Vargas, Adriana Vazquez and Alexa Wentworth.

Auction raises $38,000 for scholarships Hei dy Mol i na Crusader staff The 2010 college scholarship auction raised a total of $38,000 according to Tammy Doll, director of development.

“It’s down from what we raised last year,” Doll said. Last year, the total raised was $44,000.

In all, 460 tickets were sold, with a total of 418 people actually attending the auction. It was the second best year in attendance, according to Doll.

Many students were at the auction helping out and making sure everything ran smoothly. Kaisha Pittser, a presidential scholar, helped out by modeling some

jewelry that was to be auction off.

It was the first time she had been involved in the auction and was glad to be there.

“I met a lot of new people and I got to see the community giving back to the college,” Pittser said. “I was excited to help raise money for future presidential scholars. It felt good being able to give some of my time to the foundation.”

The foundation has helped students for years.

Stephanie Boaldin is an alumni who came back this year to help out with the auction.

“As a Seward graduate, I bene-

fitted greatly from the effort of volunteers who helped with the auction in previous years. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to give back by volunteering to raise money for the benefit of future students,” Boaldin said.

The auction is an example of how the community comes together with the college to help the students that need it.

“It is through events such as the auction and the generosity of the community that help raise funds to help students, which makes Seward a school people appreciate and are proud to be associated with,” Boaldin said.

HALO attends Encuentro conference in Manhattan Raul Lemus Crusader staff Members of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization took a trip during fall break to Manhattan for the Fourth Annual Midwest Encuentro, hosted by Kansas State University.

Frances Brown, SCCC’s HALO sponsor, said the number who attended this year’s Encuentro was the largest since the inauguration of the Midwest HALO annual conference.

The 450 attendees included students from colleges, universities, and high schools from Midwest Kansas.

Guest speakers at the conference included Juan Sepúlveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, and K-State

men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin.

Due to an upcoming White House conference with President Barak Obama, Sepúlveda had to speak to the group via Skype live video conference.

Coach Martin gave a speech about his upbringing in a Hispanic household, as well as his family history in Cuba, and how all this has built his character as coach, a father, and as a Latino.

“It was a great experience, I learned a lot from what the coach said on how to keep going to school,” said Luis Barbosa, HALO’s vice president, who attended this year’s conference.

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Art instructor Susan Copas explains to art student Ivan Gaytan how to create a still life drawing.

Copas selected Post-Secondary Kansas Art Educator of the Year Al fredo Anaya Editor Seward County Community College/Area Technical School art instructor Susan Copas has been selected Post-Secondary Educator of the Year by the Kansas Board of Art Directors.

Copas attended a ceremony on Oct. 16 at the Kansas State campus to receive the award.

Copas has been an art instructor for 15 years, and she admits that it was never really in her plans to become an art teacher.

“It was kind of an accident, because I actually trained as a fine artist as a painter,” Copas said.

“When I finished up with my masters degree there weren’t really any college teaching jobs because the job market was really poor at the time, so that really wasn’t in my plans when I got out of school.”

Copas had the opportunity to work with elementary school students when she first started teaching.

She worked with a program through the Kansas Art Commission that allowed her to work with eight of the elementary schools in Garden City with both students and teachers.

Though she has worked with students of varying ages, Copas hopes to instill some of the same values in all students that she has a chance to work with.

“I think one of the big things I try to instill in all my students is teaching my students how to solve problems, because that’s all art is. You have a problem to solve, and that could be a problem that you set for yourself, or working with a client and being able to help them out,” Copas said.

Copas’ students look up to her as a role model and

have learned many different skills to prepare them for the real world through her classes.

“I look up to Ms. Copas.

She is an excellent role model for me,” Kylix president Karem Gallo said. “She is very passionate of what she does and achieves. I have learned to follow deadlines better now that I have had her as my art instructor for several art courses.”

Though Copas has taught many lessons, both in art and for the future of students, she has also learned a few things from the students she has worked with.

“I think working with students has taught me to be a lot more patient and I learn from students because they see things in a lot of ways I never would have thought of,” Copas said. “So I really enjoy being around my students and seeing what they come up with.”

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“The basis of our

Funds taken away from High School Journalism

What did I fight for?

government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

–Thomas Jefferson, statesman and thinker

Guest View

Changes in journalism affect the near future With publishing so easy to do, the number of news sources grows every minute. A few decades ago there were only three national commercial TV networks. The Wall Street Journal was the only newspaper distributed nationally.

Today you can find more than one hundred million videos on YouTube, and the number of blogs is mind-boggling. A reliable number is hard to find, but if you count all the blogs ever created you’ll reach 400 million, and that’s just the ones in English.

The number is double what it was last year.

No matter how important you find the content of web sites the unlimited space available online creates all sorts of new opportunities for information, including journalism.

So it's puzzling that the Kansas Board of Education decided to eliminate funding for high school journalism courses. Where will the next crop of Kansas journalists come from?

Missouri?

Certainly there’s a budget crunch here as elsewhere. We don’t suggest that education should be exempt from a close look at the return on investment.

Can a young person find a job in journalism, one that pays respectably?

That may depend on your notion of respectable pay. But journalism has never been known for its lucrative salaries and perk-laden benefits packages. People go into journalism to make a difference, not to have a big bank account.

In the Internet age, fewer people are finding traditional newsroom jobs at traditional newspapers, where they receive vacation pay and health insurance. Instead, they’re taking the risk of

working as free-lancers, taking assignments one at a time and maybe holding down another job until they get their break. In the meantime, they’re still reporting unusual and interesting stories, creating journalism that people want to wake up to.

What is the value of good journalism? It makes you a citizen of your community. How? It tells you what how neighbors’ child did in the game.

It keeps you informed of how your tax dollars are spent. It may even open your eyes to a topic you didn’t know would be so interesting until a good story-teller came along.

A good news source is a citizen of its community, and it’s been that way a long time. We used the popular press in colonial America to coalesce support for a revolution. We enshrined journalism in the Constitution. And we rely on it today to tell us when things are going well and even when they’re aren’t.

That isn’t to say that journalism isn’t without its shortcomings.

Journalists get distracted by flamboyant celebrities and inconsequential scandals when they could be spending their time holding politicians’ feet to the fire.

The short-term business challenges facing the traditional news media is a poor excuse for lopping off an important part of education. One day, someone will figure out how to publish online and make a profit. Salaries will grow and everyone will be better informed. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if that idea came from a Kansan?

— S tephen Wolgast Kansas State University Director of Student Publications

Our View Kansas legislature cuts funds for high school journalism The Kansas Department of Education has decided that journalism is no longer important in high schools because it doesn’t prepare students for careers outside a school environment.

For the thousands of students in Kansas who spend time and hard work on their student run publications, this is a slap in the face that implies what they’re doing is no longer seen as a valuable contribution by these officials.

“By cutting journalism funding, it’s basically saying, ‘We don’t think this is important’ and that’s just one step closer to having it altogether cut from schools,” Liberal High School Redskin newspaper adviser Eli Svaty said.

Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, many high schools will have state funding for journalism programs cut.

The money used to pay for equipment including cameras, recorders and other expenses will no longer be available to school districts who can’t afford to pay for that equipment without that funding in the first place.

This money instead will be used towards courses the state feels that can lead students into “direct occupations.”

Journalism is a constantly changing field that adapts to how the public wants to receive information. Physical newspapers may no longer be as prominent as they used to be, but online news and other electronic ways of exchanging information are where the journalism professions of the future are heading.

If you’ve read a news story, looked through the pages of a magazine, watched a television report or a sporting event, logged onto any website that transmits any type of news or entertainment, looked at a graphic, photo or video or even listened to a podcast or radio news and sports show, you know that journalism careers are everywhere in our everyday society.

Although the public may change the way they receive their information, there will always be a need for the people who know how

to gather information, process information and spread it to the public.

Even if the Kansas Department of Education believes that journalism is a declining profession, journalism will never fully disappear, it will just adapt to how people want to receive their information and careers in journalism will evolve to accommodate their needs.

The Kansas Department of Education also fails to recognize that journalism courses offer skills to students that can be used in any work setting. Courses in journalism offer students with skills of work ethic, verbal communication skills, written communication skills, skills from working directly with people, influencing people, gathering information, using quantitative tools, asking the right questions and solving problems.

Journalism is one school setting that fully emphasizes responsibility in students by having to meet deadlines and keep their publication running as a business.

“Journalism gives you a lot of valuable skills even if you don’t go into a journalism career, like learning how to talk to people, knowing how to ask the right questions to get the answers you need and meeting deadlines,” the Liberal High School Redskin editor-inchief Kelly Francis said.

As a staff, we at the Crusader believe that it’s truly sad that the Kansas Department of Education is blind to the importance of journalism in today’s society. Students, or anybody who has been impacted by journalism, should make their voice heard because a decision like this could impact generations to come.

These cuts will essentially make it harder for school districts to provide students with the knowledge in a career that has been around since the 19th century, and continues to grow and evolve.

Those interested in expressing their opinions should contact the Kansas Department of Education by e-mail message at contact@ksde.org

“Where will the next crop of Kansas journalists come from? Missouri?”

–Stephen Wolgast, Kansas State University Director of Student Publications

“Journalism gives you a lot of valuable skills even if you don’t go into a journalism career, like learning how to talk to people, knowing how to ask the right questions to get the answers you need and meeting deadlines.”

—Kelly Francis, Liberal High School “Redskin” editor-in-chief

“By cutting journalism funding, it’s basically saying, ‘We don’t think this is important’, and that’s just one step closer to having it altogether cut from schools.”

—Eli Svaty, Liberal High School “Redskin” adviser

“I was exposed to what is expected of you and it was good to see what it would be like so when I go into college I’ll know what’s there and even if you’re not going into journalism you learn how to work with people you learn how to work with a staff and it’s very important to have that.”

—Natalie Cano , former journalism student

“I really got to build up my skills through the journalism classes I took through high school, and that helped me decide on becoming a graphic designer. With deadlines, journalism helps students get their work done at a set time, and develop respect towards authority, like when you’re in the real world and you have deadlines to meet with a boss.”

—Kimberly Fuller, graphic design major

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Softball ends preseason, play alumni Megan Kearns Crusader staff

Team captain Madison Winklemen serves the ball during the Dig Pink volleyball game against the Lady Conqs.

Crusader photo/ Ivan Gaytan

Photo By Ivan Gaytan

Coach Bert Luallen talks to the Lady Saints volleyball players during a timeout. Tuesday’s matchup between Seward and the Dodge City Lady Conquistadors was in a somewhat different setting as it was breast cancer awareness Dig Pink night at the Green House. Seward County conquered Dodge City, 3-2.

Crusader photo/Ivan Gaytan

Courtney Geesing, Shelly Malouff, and Isabela Silva celebrate after scoring a point against the Lady Conqs during a conference win Tuesday night in the Green House.

Records to Date Overall 17-16

Conference 8-4

Cloud County 2-0

Northwest 0-3

Hill 3-1

Sheridan 3-0

Hutchinson 3-0

Western Wyoming 0-3

Redlands 1-3

Colby 0-3

Garden City 3-0

Hutchinson 3-2

Paris 2-3

Pratt 3-0

Pratt 3-1

Cloud County 3-2

Vernon 3-1

Mid land 0-3

Laramie County 0-3

Lamar 3-2

Chandler Gilbert 3-1

Garden City 3-0

Trinidad State 3-0

Miami Dade 0-3

Barton 1-2

Florida State College 1-3

Dodge City 1-3

Pensacola State 2-3

Casper 0-3

Palma Beach 3-1

Western Nebraska 0-3

Dodge City 3-2

Green House tickled pink with win over Dodge City Ivan Gaytan Crusader Staff In a Dig Pink setting at the Green House Tuesday, the Lady Saints defeated the Dodge City Lady Conquistadors, 3-2.

It was the night for the annual event called “Dig Pink” where team members sport pink along with supporters in the stands to show their support of the 39,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

The Lady Saints even wore pink uniforms in the games against the Dodge City Lady Conquistadors.

Lady Saints took the lead, finishing the first game 25-18. On a winning streak, Lady Saints finished the second game 25-21.

During the break between games, the Lady Saints went up to the stands and passed around two buckets for donations to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Almost $200 in donations was collected.

When play resumed, the Lady Conqs came back, winning the last two games and throwing the Lady Saints into overtime.

As close and exciting the game

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was, the Lady Saints took it with the overall score of 3-2.

The Lady Saints pulled through, even though their middle, Aislyn Karney, is injured and Staci Carver took her place for this game.

“For Staci to go out there and play middle for Aislyn was incredible.

Stacie really stepped it up,” Lady Saints assistant coach Alison Owens said after the game.

Last week, the Lady Saints ended in fourth place at the Ozfest tourney.

Out of four games, they won once.

They dropped the first match of the tournament to Midland on Oct.8.

Later that night, Lady Saints came back to even their score of 1-1 by beating Lamar.

The next day, the Lady Saints weren’t so lucky when Western Nebraska knocked them down and then Redlands beat them that night.

The Lady Saints won against the Lady Broncbusters of Garden City with scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-16.

Then again the Lady Saints didn’t get that lucky when they went against the No. 1 team in the nation, Florida Miami Dade, and were annihilated with the ending scores of

0-3 and suffered the another defeat by the host Florida State College of Jacksonville with the ending score of 1-3 Oct. 8.

“Playing the No.1 team in Florida really did help a lot,” Owens said.

“It helped us see that there is a lot of young talent out there. Now that we experienced this, we are ready for anything.”

The Lady Saints are collecting toys for Toys for Tots with a special drive at their home game against Barton County Community College Oct. 25. The toys collected will be donated to children in need.

The last home game for the Lady Saints is Oct. 27, when they will play Hutch for the third time this season. ”We just want to get Hutch out of the way,” Owens said. “We beat them the last two times; we will beat them again. I am very confident that we will beat them. We just need to keep our energy levels steady.”

Oct. 27 will also be Sophomore Night, a time to recognize all sophomore players in their last regular season home game.

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The Lady Saints softball team made a comeback on Oct. 6 against Dodge City after losing a double-header game against Pratt on Oct. 1.

“We didn’t play well at all,” Coach Andrea Gustafson said.

“We have the physical ability to be a good softball team, we just don’t stay focused and I want to improve on that.”

There was much underestimating done at the Pratt game. “We killed them all the time last year,” Lady Saint Leah Sitter said. “We did really well at Dodge. We all came together and made very few errors.”

The Dodge City game went much better according to Coach Gustafson. Lady Saint Jill Grounds said, “We really focused coming back from Pratt.”

To end their pre-season, the Lady Saints challenged the alumni to a game on Saturday.

It was a “just for fun” slowpitch softball game where current softball team played against former players who have graduated.

“It was really fun,” Grounds said. “Coach showed no mercy at all.”

The Lady Saints won over the alumni players 25-9.

Tennis ends with 27 match winning streak Deisi Barboza Online editor Saints and Lady Saints tennis teams finish this season strong by going undefeated in their last three duels. Seward went 9-0 in all three duels.

Their last duel was at Friends University and “it was easy again,” according to tennis player Felipe Cruz.

Both teams are currently in off season conditioning.

Coach Darin Workman hopes to resume play at the end of February next year.

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first, they will be able to compete with anyone in the league.

This is Cyriac’s first year as assistant coach for the Saints basketball team.

“There are a few reasons why I came here: the tradition of SCCC athletics, Coach (Penny) Jones telling me what a special place it was, and Coach Z. He is a tremendous coach and I wanted to learn from the best. I have worked under some good coaches such as John Pelphrey and Derek Zeck. He has taught me a great deal in a short time and will help make me a better coach. He pushes me to be a better on-floor coach daily.

“We have great kids who work hard everyday and an excellent teacher in Coach Z. You can't really ask for more than that.”

With a focused coaching staff and determined players the Saints seem ready to play.

Teddy Nolen, Jr. Freshman Forward

Daveon Boardingham Freshman Forward

named Region VI and Jayhawk West Conference Coach of the Year in 2008.

The Saints have been at practice for nearly three weeks and seem to be understanding what it means to wear colors of the Saints.

“The year has been enjoyable so far. The guys have responded well to the expectations set for them and have a good work ethic,” Zollinger said. “If we can stay injury free we should be in good shape.”

So far, the team has been to scrimmages in Dallas, Texas, and Garden City.

According to new assistant coach Jay Cyriac, the Saints have played well and continue to improve every time they set foot on the court. He says that the team needs to “ fear no one and respect everyone,” and feels if the team takes care of its business on the court

Raphael Giaimo Forward/Center

Irvin Hollinger Freshman Forward

Spencer Moore Sophomore Guard

Jeremy Jones Sophomore Guard

Tyler Bashears Freshman Guard

The pounding of basketball shoes and the accompanying melodic screeching that comes from rubber grinding against wood can be guaranteed sounds to anyone passing by the gym during a Saints basketball practice.

Head coach Bryan Zollinger and assistant coach Jay Cyriac’s voices boom orders like drill sergeants getting the soldiers so they may improve everyday.

The sound of heavy breathing and shouts of encouragement from player to player can also be heard as practice goes on.

A glance inside the gym confirms for the eyes what the ears have heard, as every player is drenched with sweat, each of them with a look of determination in their eyes.

This is Saints Basketball.

Rafriel Guthrie Jr. Freshman Forward

With a roster of seven sophomores and nine freshmen, the Saints team is a mixture of experienced players and freshmen eager to get better at every practice.

“I’m thankful that Coach Z gave me a chance to play,” said freshman player Teddie Nolen.

“I like his attitude at practice, it really gets me pumped. I feel like it’s going to be a pretty good year for my first year playing at Seward.”

Coach Zollinger, known by many of the players as simply “Coach Z,” is respected among the team for his tenacity and hunger for the team to do well.

The Saints have recorded 79 wins and only 24 losses, placing first in the region and third overall in the 2007-2008 season and finishing third in conference play in the last two seasons.

Coach Zollinger was also

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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The sixth annual basketball preview night for fans will feature a first look at the 2010 Saints and Lady Saints teams at the Green House Oct. 26.

The Saints Bookstore will host basketball preview night, which will start at 5:45 p.m. with an autograph session in Room 229.

Following will be games for fans and team members alike ranging from Basketball Musical Chairs, a coaches’ free throw contest and a Dizzy Bat competition.

The women’s and men’s teams will face off in a 3Point shootout, with a Slam Dunk Contest afterwards.

The cheerleader squad and the dance team, the Saintsations, will be introduced and perform for the first time this year.

Following will be the introduction of the Saints and Lady Saints with a light show and a 10-minute scrimmage of each team to end the event.

The Saints Bookstore plans to give away nearly 150

Isiah Thaw Sophomore Forward

Chris Chaney Sophomore Guard

Oscar Sigala Freshman Guard

Marky Nolan Sophomore Forward

Phil Hawkins Freshman Guard

Marquez Patterson Sophomore Guard

Ben Thomas Sophomore Guard

Joseph Hoffman Sports editor

Daveon Boardingham

Freshman forward Daveon Boardingham and center Raphael Giaimo both traveled far distances to join the Saints men’s basketball team.

Giaimo came from Marseille, France, to play basketball and is excited to be a part of the Saints.

“Seward was my first choice to play, because it has a great coach that pushes us to get better everyday,” Giaimo said. “It’s a great atmosphere to be in.”

Newark, N.J., native, Daveon Boardingham, is glad to have the opportunity to play under coach Zollinger, and hopes he can help raise another banner this year in the Green House.

While the team has three players from Liberal, three members come Washington D.C., one from Chicago, and seven come from other towns in Kansas, ranging from Topeka, Wichita and Leawood.

T-shirts throughout the night’s festivities.

The event will be free to everyone who attends; however, donations will be taken at the door and concession stand and proceeds will be given to the Big Brothers Big Sisters programs of Haskell, Seward, and Stevens counties.

According to Sports Information Director Roy Allen, the basketball preview night started six years ago as a benefit for the Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the idea originated from similar events, such as Late Night at the Phog at the University of Kansas, and Duke’s Midnight Madness ceremonies.

“We want to get as much student participation as we can for this event,” Allen said.

The Dizzy Bat race will be just for students in attendance. The race consists of three teams of two people spinning around a bat, grabbing a basketball, running to the opposite end and attempting to shoot the ball. The team in which both members complete the task wins a prize awarded by the Saints Bookstore.

Upcoming Schedule Pepsi Classic: Nov. 5-6 Saints

Team members converge from across the ocean and across the country to join the 2010 Saints

Lady Saints

Fri. Nov. 5 Colorado Kings 8 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 6 Neosho County CC 8 p.m.

Crusader photo/Ivan Gaytan

Lady Saints team members take a breather during practice with a free throw line distraction. From left, Autumn Miller, Mattie Yanke, Morgan Skomal, Kelsey Willson, Cierra Harris, shooter Hanna Bognar, Ashlynn Knoll, Mariah Lee, Kayla Thomas, Kendra Spresser and Hannah Rotolo.

Young team shoots for greatness Joseph Hoffman Sports Editor

Basketball Preview Night to feature basketball teams in 3-Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest

Going the distance

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Fri. Nov. 5 Neosho County CC 6 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 6 Ranger College 6 p.m.

College basketball is revere and viewed as intense, action-packed, and filled with emotion. The Lady Saints carry that into their work ethic.

When sophomore Cierra Harris is asked what inspires her to play basketball, her answer is simple. “I tried it one day and ever since then I have been in love with the game. College basketball is about the adventure, bonding with your team, and getting to meet new people.”

This year there are only two returning players from last year’s team, leading scorer Kendra Spresser and Morgan Skomal, however at this time Spresser is unable to support her team on the court due

Fri. Nov. 12 Clarendon College 3:30 Sat. Nov. 13 Highland CC 3:30

to a hip injury sustained last year. She stays optimistic hoping to play the second half of the season and feels that the team will be able to step up to the challenge of this season’s tough schedule.

“The team is young, but with youth comes excitement and willingness to learn, and we are ready to play,” Spresser said.

As people spend time around this young women’s team, it is easy to see that the bond is strong and the aura that radiates from them is energetic and playful, but at the same time is filled with a sense of determination and intensity.

Returning sophomore Morgan Skomal defines being a Lady Saint as having a spirit of de-

termination, hard work and a sense of urgency to uphold the tradition at Seward County Community College.

“We had a great season last year, and it makes me want to have an even better season this year by going even further.”

The Lady Saints have been hard at practice for the past two weeks as they prepare for the tough schedule that lies ahead of them.

According to Coach Toby Wynn, practice has been going well and everyone is learning what it is to be a Lady Saint and to know that they have a tradition of winning to protect. The Lady Saints have had 20 plus wins for the past 16 years and have won numerous conference titles and

Kayla Thomas

6-0 Forward Favorite Dessert: Chili’s molten chocolate cake Favorite Game: Just Dance on Wii Quote: “I love random instances in life that make you laugh until you cry.”

5-10 Guard Favorite high school sports memory: Winning state twice Pre-game routine: Flexing in front of the mirror in my uniform Childhood Show: “Tom and Jerry”

Mariah Lee

Autumn Miller

5-0 Forward Inspiration to play: Watching my brother play and Seeing Dwight Howard on TV Favorite High School Memory: Senior Showcase in high school

5-6 Point Guard Pre-game routine: I eat a whole bag of watermelon sour patch kids and jam out to some Lil Wayne.

Inspiration: My grandma , and watching my sister play college ball.

Kendra Spresser 5-5 Shooting guard Pre-game routine: Get dressed, listen to music, eat a snickers, meditate and pray about the game

Morgan Skomal Cierra Harris 5-9 SG/SF Pre-game routine: Listening to my “intense”music and get into my “Moe-Zone”

6-1 Forward Favorite workout music: Drake and Lil Wayne Favorite Game: NBA 2K series

Fri. Nov. 12 Garden City

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won the NCJAA National Championship in 2002.

Having nine new players on most teams would prove a difficult task, however, the new Lady Saints seem to be adjusting well to their roles on the team as practice goes on. “We are finding good combinations of players that works well,” coach Wynn said.

Some of the freshmen describe being a Lady Saint as “intense” but are more than willing to rise to the challenge getting prepared in the pre-season so they can “do work” in their first home game on Nov. 5 against Neosha County Community College during the Pepsi Classic.

As college basketball traditions are revered, so is the winning tradition of the Lady Saints.

Ashlynn Knoll

On The Road

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Sat. Nov. 20 Labette CC 8 p.m.

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Kelsey Wilson 5-11 Center/forward Inspiration to play: It was a dream that God gave me. I didn’t choose to play basketball. It chose me.

Favorite Dessert: Pecan Pie

Hannah Rotolo 5-2 Guard Favorite Pastime: Playing golf with my family Dessert: Only my Gram’s chocolate pie

Hanna Bognar

Mattie Yanke

6-2 Center Favorite sports memory: Winning the Hungarian Championship.

Favorite Dessert: Ma’kos Guba

5-10 Guard Favorite Pastime: Everything! My life has been dandy.

Favorite sports memory: Winning a State Championship in Cross Country Dessert: Pumpkin Pie

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: SC student learns to think pink Al fredo Anaya Editor

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Seward volleyball player Aislyn Karney stands in front of her team during the Dig Pink night volleyball game on campus. Although Karney was not able to play due to knee injury she was there to support the breast cancer cause.

October is more than a month to turn everything pink. It’s a month for women to become aware of breast cancer. One Seward County Community College/Area Technical school student and volleyball player has learned this through family experience.

When Aislyn Karney was 11 years old she dealt with the ordeal of watching her mother Verleen go through a battle with breast cancer.

Breast cancer has a reoccurring history in the Karney family, as one of Verleen’s sisters was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 and again at 33. This led Verleen to undergo genetic testing to see if she had the BRCA 1 gene, known to cause breast cancer, and she was informed that she had an 85 percent chance of getting breast cancer in her lifetime.

It wasn’t a matter of if she would get breast cancer, but when she would get it. She made the decision to get a double mastectomy surgery in order to help lower the risks of her getting the disease. Although the doctors told her she would be fine without the surgery, they were wrong.

While undergoing the surgery, they discovered a Chapstick cap-sized tumor in her right breast and she had to go through chemotherapy treatment in order to treat the disease.

The Karney family learned about themselves through having their mother struggle with breast cancer.

“Having my mom go through breast cancer made us realize how important each day is because they (the doctors) didn’t even realize she had the cancer until after the surgery,” Karney said.

Karney and her sister, former Seward student, Katelyn, also have made it a priority to get regular checkups and have even decided to participate in a breast cancer study.

“This experience has made us see the struggles. Breast cancer isn’t an easy thing to fight, especially with chemo; it’s very hard on people,” Karney said.

“Katelyn and I are going to be in a study now in Denver, Colo., and this study basically gets us checkups every six months and is done to see if the cancer skips generations.”

Karney and many of her aunts and family have also made it a yearly tradition to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Ultimately, Karney hopes that women can take

breast cancer awareness month as a warning for early detection and treatment of this disease.

“Breast cancer awareness month is important so girls make sure to get check-ups and know how important it is so you get breast cancer treated early, because it can hit you fast and it is very dangerous,” Karney said. “So it’s pretty much a warning to girls.”

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Seward student Aislyn Karney, mom Verleen Karney and sister Katelyn Karney stand at the Race for the Cure event in Denver.

Early breast examinations lead to success Al fredo Anaya Editor Breast cancer affects more than 39,000 women a year in the United States.

Although there is no cure for breast cancer, early detection through the use of mammograms, clinical breast exams and breast self-exams can be the key to higher success treatment rates.

Women should start clinical breast exams starting in their 20s and should continue through their 40s. Clinical breast exams are done to find lumps or other changes in the breast

that may be associated with breast cancer.

Mammograms are basically X-rays taken of the breast.

Mammograms should be done if any abnormalities are found through clinical breast exams and women after 40 should have them done yearly. The mammogram process takes about 20 minutes and results are sent out in 30 days or sooner.

Breast self-exams should also begin at 20, and women should report any changes in the breast to a health professional as soon as they are found. Women

who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have breast implants may also perform breast self-exams.

Most early breast cancer detections have five-year survival rates of up to 92 percent.

Along with breast exams, many lifestyle choices can help lower risks of breast cancer.

Eating well, staying fit, having an ideal body weight, lowering alcohol consumption, birth control and breast-feeding are all simple lifestyle choices that can be useful in lowering risks for breast cancer.

Myth or Fact Antiperspirants and deodorants cause breast cancer.

Drinking alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are not aware of any conclusive evidence linking the use of underarm antiperspirants or deodorants and the subsequent development of breast cancer.

All types of alcohol, including red wine, can increase the risk of breast cancer. The more you cut down on alcohol, the more you reduce your risk.

Myth

Being overweight can increase risks of breast cancer.

A recent study found that women who gained 55 pounds or more after age 18 had almost a 50 percent greater risk of breast cancer compared to those who maintained their weight.

Fact

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Fact

Eating high-fat foods causes breast cancer.

Several large studies have not been able to demonstrate a clear connection between eating high-fat foods and a higher risk of breast cancer.

Myth

http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/About-Breast-Cancer/Myths.aspx

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Concert Review | Ivan Gaytan

Fashion | Jose Rodriguez

From the runway to the street Shire Green jams at Seward Fall fashions are urban this year focusing on mixing fabrics including leather and fur styles. Oversized jackets with a military theme are made to give women a tough look, and should be balanced with more delicate fabrics to balance out the style. Many local stores have brought their versions of clothing items from the runways of Paris to the streets of Liberal. Below are a few examples of runway styles and options available at local stores.

The military look — also popular during the spring 2010 season — was back on the fall runways, but instead of the softened spring looks, the looks for fall were as rough and harsh as the winter ahead. Burberry Prosrum’s Christopher Bailey showcased luxe, oversized shearling jackets along with structured jackets in different fabrics and colors.

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$39 — Maurices Fabric mixing was big on the runway. Most visibly at Dior, where John Galliano mixed delicate lace with tough leather. Fur was seen most notably at Chanel, where Karl Lagerfeld presented suits inspired by the Yeti on a runway with a real melting iceberg as the backdrop.

Klaus Adamaschek, member of a band called Shire Green, came from Germany to Seward County Community College/Area Technical School with encouragement from band instructor Darin Workman to play a show on Oct. 5 at the Showcase Theatre.

Adamaschek has been at SCCC/ATS several times talking to and helping the students majoring in music. He is also a principal of the Environmental Education C enter Licheroe, a school that teaches students how to save the earth in an ecological manner. Adamaschek attended college at Aachen Germany for two years; he then decided to pursue his dream of being a musician when he first played in Stockbridge and succeeded. He eventually ended up taking a six month tour and ended up in Liberal. Adamaschek is staying in Moscow Kan., with a group of foreign exchange students from Germany.

Adamaschek was not just any musical performer. Magnificent stories were told within his songs, stories that only one with a vivid imagination would be able to enjoy. His lyrics painted upon the canvas that is my brain, and I sometimes forgot I was even listening to music. He would take the audience to different places with his songs; places like his songwriting tree in Crusader photo/Ivan Gaytan Germany, the poverty laden streets of the cities, Klaus Ademascheck, member of a band called the seaside by his home and other places he had Shire Green, performs “Freedom Writer” for the been throughout his life.

During his concert, Adamaschek sang a song audience Oct. 5 in the Showcase Theater. He performed songs and played guitar and harmonica that won him a worldwide songwriting contest in 2008. The song is called “Freedom Writer” It throughout the show. was about a young man who got out of his class late at night and missed the bus ride home. The young man had to get home by walking through the rain. While he walked through a city street, he met a young, homeless boy named Asamoth. The young boy looked very depressed, so the young man gave him some spare change and walked away. The young man returned two or three days later and could no longer find Asamoth.

The song told the story with an undescribable beauty. I also couldn’t help but compare him to some of the best songwriters of our time such as Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. It made me wonder why Adamaschek is not already an extremely popular songwriter throughout the entire world, because he honestly deserves it more than any other pop star out there right now.

German students and sponsors, as part of Klaus Adamaschek’s visit to southwest Kansas, stopped by the campus student newspaper on a tour of SCCC/ATS. Adamaschek, who performed at the college, is the principal of a school in Germany, and works with Moscow (Kan.) High School while in the area on annual tours.

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Library brings entertainment, gallery to campus Teresa Bachman performed for students, faculty and community members on Oct. 4 at the Seward

County library as part of the Lunch at the Library event of October.

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Teresa Bachman, who plays Gladys the Riveter, performed on Oct. 4 for students and faculty at the library.

Bachman’s act as Gladys the Riveter is told through the eyes of a woman living in the 1940s, and informs the audience while keeping them entertained with stories.

The library currently has a wheat-exhibit set up to inform students about 20th century Kansas and how they produced a majority of the wheat products for the world.

The exhibit also highlights how technology has affected Kansas farm families from how food is produced to how meals are prepared and served.

The “Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest” exhibit is produced by the Kansas State Historical society and will be open for the rest of the month for the public.

Those interested on more information about upcoming events at the library may contact Matthew Pannkuk at 620-417-1161.

— Alfredo Anaya, editor

Posterize yourself

Crusader photo/Jessica Winner

Trey Duerson prepares to have a portrait photo taken to be used in a customized poster made with his face plugged into a famous movie poster. The event was sponsored by the Student Government Association. SGA will also be hosting an event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Student Union where students can be part of a music video.

Seward serves Halloween events for students, community Reanna Tuml i nson Crusader staff Halloween events from mild campus trick-ortreating to wild haunted houses to pumpkin contests with cash prizes are offered this month for the entertainment of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School students.

Tri ck-or-Treat S treet, on Oct. 28, is hosted by the Student Government Association and a variety of different clubs and organizations who will work together to sponsor the event for families in the area.

Children are invited to come enjoy this safe Halloween party with a variety of activities, entertainment, snacks and a hayride, according to director of student activities Wade Lyon. Trick-or-Treat Street is free and open to the public, and children may come dressed in their Halloween costumes and bring their candy sacks.

Campus clubs are reminded that they have untill

Friday to turn in their registration forms to Lyon in the student union.

Trick-or-Treat Street, which brought 1,200 children to campus in 2008, had a lower attendance of 800 last year due to bad weather. Trick-or-Treat Street will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 pm inside the Student Union. College dorm students will also be handing out candy in the Student Living Center.

A pumpki n carvi ng contes t for Seward students will be sponsored by the SGA on Oct. 26. Students can pick up a pumpkin in the Student Union at 8 a.m., and the pumpkins will be judged at 4 p.m. that same day.The first place winner of the contest will win $75, second place $50 and third place $25.

A Li ve Mannequi n Contes t is being hosted on Oct. 25 by the Saints Book-

store. Students interested in participating can go to the Saints Bookstore to enter their name in a drawing for the contest.

Five names will be drawn for the contest, and those five students will be given an outfit to wear and will be placed in the window to pose as a mannequin. The person who keeps their pose the longest will win the outfit they picked out.

The thi rd annual Dunki n’-forDonuts event will also be in full swing at the bookstore on Oct. 25. For this event, the bookstore staff will hang donuts from the ceiling, and any student who can take a bite any of a hanging donut will get to eat the rest of it.

A Hall of Terror, Creepy Crazy Doctors Office, Goblin Graveyard and

Wicked Psycho Clowns will be featured in a haunted house hosted by SIFE. The haunted house will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28; 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 30; and 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 in the college agriculture building on the north side of the college campus.

The cost is $5 per person and SIFE members will use the proceeds to help fund their spring competition trip. Anyone interested in more information may call 620-417-1355.

Terror on Hi l l S treet is another event in Turpin, Okla., and is currently needing volunteers.

Any students interested in volunteering for this haunted house can pick up applications in the Crusader Office, Room AA131 in the Hobble Academic Building. Terror on Hill Street will be from 711 pm on Oct. 27 through 31. Admission is $10 per person and proceeds go to the Turpin Fire Department. Terror on Hill Street is an adult venue and is not recommended for children younger than 13, according to organizers.

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Juliet, played by Leslie Landeros, cries as she finds the poison that Romeo, played by Jimmy Bert, drank. Landeros is a cosmetology student in her first play at SCCC/ATS. Bert was Lumiere in the spring musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ For more pictures go to CrusaderNews.com.

Theater Review

Fall play brings Verona to campus

Romeo + Juliet

Women in Renaissance gowns and men carrying swords gathered at the amphitheater on Wednesday and Thursday to perform “Romeo and Juliet” at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School.

More than 200 people attended each of the performances, which were outdoors with very few props, but it brought a whole new design to an old classic.

“It was a great atmosphere, perfect for Shakespeare. It's meant to be done outside,” said Lauren Pick, who played Tybalt, Juliet's cousin.

The weather was a nice cool temperature, but not so cold that we were all freezing.

There was a light breeze that simply added to the beauty of the play.

“We lucked out. The success of the play depended on weather.

We couldn't of asked for better,”

said director Alison Chambers.

I found the characters easy to hear even though we were outside.

“It was different. You basically had to yell to be heard. It was harder, but it was also a lot of fun,” said Jimmy Bert, who played Romeo. He has performed in some high school plays and he also performed in last Springs performance of “Beauty and the Beast.” This was his first performance in an amphitheater.

An interesting twist to the play was that many of the male parts were played by women, such as the four people at beginning of the play. The change was hardly noticeable except for a few of the lines that had characters saying sir when they were talking to a woman.

The lack of props was made up for by the universal set, costumes, and the actors abilities themselves. The set, while simple, was easily made to fit each scene. On the bottom layer of the

amphitheater were two columns and above was a white plastic back drop and a rectangle shaped box that was used for many different things through out the play.

The different levels were used for many things including the balcony scene and the death scene. The iconic balcony scene was depicted beautifully. With the use of the two levels, the actors brought the scene to life. I really felt the emotion of two teenagers who had fallen in love but were forbidden to be together. Bert, as Romeo, and Leslie Landeros, as Juliet, made the balcony scene everything that it should be.

The death scene was another scene that made me feel as if I was truly in Verona. The pain they felt at the death of each one's true love seemed to seep out through the audience.

“I loved it. The ending was my favorite. There’s something about two teens killing themselves,” said Ashlee Sauer.

All of the fight scenes were great. They were very realistic and when the characters were stabbed it was very lifelike. My favorite fight scene was the fight between Paris and Romeo. It was entertaining to watch, especially when the swords scraped the ground and created sparks.

The costumes were both beautiful and fitting. They emphasized each character and helped bring the play to life. I really felt like I was being transported back to the Renaissance. Each costume looked like it had a lot of thought put into it.

The SCCC/ATS’s version of “Romeo and Juliet” was definitely a play worth seeing, and I look forward to more plays being held in the amphitheater in the future.

From the set and costumes, to the actors and their delivery of Shakespeare's language, it was a great success. All I have to say is “Bravo!”

Review by Reanna Tumlinson ~ Photographs by Alfredo Anaya

Romeo and Juliet spot each other from across the crowded room and fall in love at first site. At top: Cody Buchman as Prince of Verona introduces us to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Also pictured are Ethan Myers as Paris, Giovanni Macedo as Benvolio, Kalli Killingsworth as Gregory, Sean Perkins as Montague and Elizabeth Denoyer as Lady Montague.

Juliet and the Nurse, played by Lindsay Brauer, talk about Romeo at the masked ball.

Juliet and Friar Lawrence, played by Gary Collins, are sad over the supposed loss of Romeo after he is exiled for killing Tybalt.

Lauren Peck as Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel. The Montagues and Capulets have been enemies so long, they don’t even remember why they fight.

Romeo swordfights with Paris, played by Ethan Myers. Juliet agrees to marry Paris, whom her parents choose for her to marry, even after she’s secretly been married to Romeo by Friar Lawrence. The Friar then tells her how she can get out of marrying Paris to be with Romeo.

Valerie Marquez, an SCCC/ATS cosmetology student, applies eye make-up to Tony Claus, who played Lord Capulet. The cosmetology department volunteered to do make up for ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

Landeros and Bert perform the iconic balcony scene. Romeo and Juliet was the first play Chambers thought of when she saw the ampitheater, because of it’s two levels.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

the art of

tricking SC students mix their martial art skills into an underground sport movement

Tricksters give a flip Octavio Rodriguez Crusader staff Tricking is a name given to the relatively new underground sport movement that combines martial arts, dance moves, gymnastics and other dynamic kinetic activities.Trick moves are visually appealing and highly stylized, which separates tricking from other underground sports movements.

Tricking has only recently become well known among other underground sports movements such as parkour and freerunning.

It came to be when martial artists such as Eddie Reyes started incorporating their martial arts skills such as Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Capoeira into break dance routines. The movement has also grown immensely due to the Internet, with sites like Youtube hosting thousands of videos of the art.

Tricking can also be seen in many martial arts films, such as Jackie Chan movies, Bruce Lee movies and more recently, the Transporter film series. Tony Jaa films such as “Ong Bak” and “The Protector,” also have tricking, although the complexity of the moves in the films have evolved and are only used to wow audiences.

Whole classes are dedicated to tricking, usually in martial arts dojos. Most of the dojos that hold these classes are in Colorado, and classes are held once or twice a week. Many competitions are also held across the U.S.,

even though there is no official governing body for the movement.

Because of the relatively underground status, most individuals, known as tricksters, who practice the sport are usually self-trained.

SC student Omar Rios is self-taught and did not attend any martial arts schools. He and his friends, Jeff Goodrum and Tadd Fulton, all taught and learned from each other.

“People usually come up to us and ask us to teach them. They either start learning or enjoy watching us flip,” says Omar Rios.

The training involved in tricking requires enormous amounts of patience and knowledge. Tricksters must be able to know their bodies’ limits and how the body moves. The more a person’s body lacks strength and conditioning, the harder the moves will be to execute.

“I think that we are somewhat the ninjas of Liberal, Kansas,” Rios said.

Becoming a better trickster takes time, motivation, and practice. Training everyday would expand one’s abilities by a substantial amount. Tricking is not only a hobby for some, but, like a new language, it requires constant practice.

With all said and done, tricking is something anyone could get involved in and enjoy.

Although the training is rigorous, all the constant practice could be well worth it someday. Not only is it good for people in mind and body, others will also be interested and willing to join.

Seward student Omar Rios demonstrates a 540 Spin kick. The move is very popular among tricksters.

Seward student and Blackbelt Jeff Goodrum demonstrates a jackknife kick, one of the more difficult moves in tricking, at Blue Bonnet Park. He and his group of trickster friends demonstrate moves in the park and are willing to teach other people for fun.

Photos by Octavio Rodriguez

Urban Acrobatics Parkour Traversing through obstacles to get from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Freerunning Like Parkour, but with more acrobatics flips and stylized moves.

Tricking Martial arts integrated with dancing. Highly stylized and visually appealing.

Trickster Jeff Goodrum executes a misty flip off of a park bench at Blue Bonnet Park.

Jeff Goodrum tosses Omar Rios in the air, resulting in Omar doing a back flip off of Goodrum’s hands. The move is one of the more basic tricks.