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is grateful to have the group perform Dorsey hopes people of all races As the procession made its way on campus. will join in on appreciating a good through the campus, from Founders Hall to the Commons, the Delta “This is the fourth time we’ve show, with a good message. performed at Delta’s Martin Luther “It’s about solidarity not just College Jazz Choir led participants King, Jr. Day celebrations,â€? said from African-Americans, but from through a rendition of “We Shall Dorsey. “I think it’s awesome! They people who believe in unity and Overcomeâ€?, a song famous for its use have an amazing program every equality for everyone,â€? said Dorsey. GXULQJ WKH &LYLO 5LJKWV 0RYHPHQW year and they do a great job in “When we step out and speak out 5DLVH ,W 8S <RXWK ORFDWHG LQ celebrating Dr. King’s legacy.â€? against injustice, not just one race Flint, uses performance and art to For Dorsey, it’s about educating but all races, that’s when change empower young people to have a younger generations about the takes place.â€? To show solidarity, better sense of themselves and their impact history still has on our lives. students, staff and attendees marched community. Their spoken word Although the theater focuses on in honor of the historic marches that team used poetry to honor King, as well as to criticize a society that issue relating to African-Americans, KHOSHG GHĂ€QH WKH &LYLO 5LJKWV HUD t o o of t en t u r n s it s ba ck t o oppression and injustice. For Crystal Turner, one of the team’s co-captains and a native of Flint, spoken word gives young people the courage to voice themselves. “Spoken word gives people the strength to speak out, and tells them that that’s okay,â€? said Turner. ´6SRNHQ ZRUG LV DERXW Ă€QGLQJ \RXU voice, finding your freedom and being okay with that.â€? (Delta Collegiate / Jacob Swiecicki) Many of the performers and Brigit Dyer, the director of Student Diversity & Inclusion, speakers at the celebration called for invites students to help tie scarves to give to the community. younger generations to carry King’s DaTuan Stinson recites Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream forward, and become leaders “I Have a Dreamâ€? speech at the Delta Campus. LQ WKH RQJRLQJ Ă€JKW IRU FLYLO ULJKWV
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As a you ng man, Bob P r yzbylsk i had no idea that he wanted to go into the television industry; but when a friend invited him down to Atlanta, Ga. to help out at a public access station, Prysbylski thought it seemed like a pretty good idea. He had no idea that decision would lead to a career as a television producer and director. He had no idea that years later, at the age of 53, he would be working on his seventh documentary. In Atlanta, Pryzbylski helped out in crew positions on all types of shows. Being a public access station meant the station was funded by the city of Atlanta and anyone could propose an idea for a television show and get air time. “There were puppet shows, there were religious shows, there were cooking shows,â€? says Pryzbylski, “I learned right there how to think DUWLVWLFDOO\ <RX GRQ¡W MXVW SRLQW D camera at someone.â€? Before long, Pryzbylski moved from doing camera work for the shows to directing some of them. He began to think that the WHOHYLVLRQ LQGXVWU\ ZDV D JRRG Ă€W IRU him and not just at the public access station in Atlanta. “I knew I didn’t want to stay [in Atlanta] because it was too weird with all of the different people coming in,â€? says Pyrzbylski. So he moved back to Michigan and enrolled at Delta College. He g r a du a t e d i n 1987 w it h a n associate’s degree in television production. He then transferred to )HUULV 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ WR FRPSOHWH his bachelor’s degree. Pryzbylski is now working on his seventh documentary for Q-TV, “Settling In: Immigrants and Cultures That Built Mid-Michiganâ€?. He says he got the idea because Q-TV is celebrating its 50th anniversary and he wanted to do a documentary that would interest a broad audience. The documentary, which he is working on with Christine Santiago Drake, will air in March.
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The Information Technology and Security Computer Club of Delta College will host a free PC repair clinic on Friday, Jan. 30. The ITS Computer Club will provide services such as working with hardware issues, evaluating and consulting PC upgrades, and troubleshooting/repairing system errors on both Mac and Windows PCs. ITS Computer Club will also install application/operating system software as long as you provide it. This free clinic is open to students, employees and the community. Those interested in having their PC serviced can drop their PC off in room K110 on Delta’s main campus. While the clinic will be going on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., it’s recommended that you drop off your PC between 11 a.m. and noon to give the technicians adequate time to look over your computer. For more information, contact Cynthia Drouse at cjdrouse@delta.edu or call her at 686-9069.
Bob Przyblyski, producer at QTV in his second home, the TV studio. Delta College.University Center, MI. December 3, 2014. (Delta Collegiate/Josephine Norris)
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for Q-TV, and he does projects for the community and the college. He also works on Currently Speaking, a student-produced show out of Q-TV, where he tries to teach students valuable lessons about the industry. ´<RX KDYH WR EH ZHOO URXQGHG <RX KDYH WR NQRZ KRZ WR OLJKW SURSHUO\ <RX KDYH WR NQRZ KRZ WR mic someone,â€? he says. Being wellrounded and knowledgeable is something that his co-workers at 4 79 Ă€QG PRVW YDOXDEOH DERXW KLP “Bob always has input for you,â€? says Matthew Murphy, TV Operations Producer at Q-TV, “I’ve never shown Bob anything that he hasn’t had some kind of input [on].â€? Tom Bennett, Chief Technologist at Delta College and the man who hired Pryzbylski, says, “He’s always had the personality that’s necessary to work in this industry – not just to be creative, but to work with people.â€? While Pryzbylski seems to have a natural knack for the media industry, he attributes his success to an additional factor. “Sometimes it’s just who you know and being in the right spot at the right time,â€? says Pryzbylski, ´<RX QHYHU NQRZ ZKR FDQ KHOS you out.â€?
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Saginaw residents united for a common cause on Jan. 19, 2015. Locals showed up in the early hours of a chilly morning to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with a half mile walk and a luncheon. Before the march started, Eddie Fox, an organizer of the event, spoke and gave inspiration to the crowd. Fox remarked, “All of us have been impacted by Martin Luther King in some way or another.� Pastor Ken MacGillivray agreed with Fox. “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a significant person to our history, especially a place like Saginaw that is so diverse,� says MacGillivray. Pastor Larry Cambell led a prayer to kick off the march. The march was one of the largest they have ever had. The crowd spanned the length of an entire block. P rayers and singing kept marchers going through the cold. The march ended at the Dow Event Center where Martin Luther King, Jr’s. famous “I Have a Dream� speech was playing. The focus of the “Dr. Martin
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“Don’t make us feel belittled, world.� They break all the rules and write what they want. “Watch out he’s a killer pizza man.� Yeah, that’s from the song “Pizza Monster� Kind of weird but also kind of cool.
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Directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1985, “Back to the Futureâ€? tells a story about going back to the past. It starts with Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), a typical teenage boy in the 80’s. Plays guitar, has a cute girlfriend and is friends with a nearly bat crap crazy scientist named Dr. Emmett Brown or Doc to his friends (Christopher Lloyd). Dr. Brown reveals to Marty that he created a plutonium powered DeLorean time machine that he wishes to test with Marty. Obviously, because he’s a teenage boy that doesn’t think about consequences very much, he agrees to help. During the test, they get attacked by terrorists and Doc gets killed. The only way that Marty escapes is to go to the past. Marty travels to the past, crashes the DeLorean and is now trapped in the 1950’s. After getting hit by a car Marty narrowly avoids a very awkward sexual confrontation with his mother. Unfortunately, Marty has now messed up the past and has run the risk of ruining his future. Faced with the obstacles of getting his lovestruck mother to fall for his dorky father, Marty must Ă€QG KLV ZD\ÂŤ EDFN WR WKH IXWXUH Corny 80’s movie clichĂŠs aside, “Back to the Futureâ€? is an awesome movie, and not for nostalgia’s sake, either. Marty McFly was what every teenage boy wanted to be back then. Cool, rebellious and popular with the ladies. He’s a good main character to watch on screen because you know he’s going to win, because his character trope ALWAYS wins. He’s the lovable oaf, the cool guy. You’re pulling for him. Looking back, it is a little hard to see how “Back to the Futureâ€? could have gotten popular enough for two, albeit bad, sequels. Even now, it’s still popular, and is played in small theaters that specialize in older throwback movies. The effects are bad, even for an 80’s movie. The plot is based around accidentally making your mom fall in love with you, which is creepy. But that’s what makes the movie so much fun. Obviously, “Back to the Futureâ€? has some problems. It’s mainly got to do with the graphics, but they’re forgettable. The good outweighs the bad tenfold. On top of the amazing ending, which I won’t delve into as much DV , ZDQW WKH HQWLUH Ă€OP LV IXQ 7KH ZHLUG FXOWXUH FODVK of the 80’s coming into play with the 50’s is an interesting ZD\ WR FUHDWH PLOG FRQĂ LFW IRU 0DUW\ DQG LV SUHWW\ IXQQ\ most of the time. It is sometimes odd though, considering people don’t seem to notice these odd little quirks he’s having, like when he tries to twist off the cap for a Coke
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Grab your crazy wigs and leopard print leotards, we’re savin’ the world! age jokes go over everybody’s heads.
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Icy-cold water. Crazy costumes. A fundraiser. That means it’s time for the Saginaw/Bay City Polar Plunge. For the 14th year, people will be plunging into the water at Haithco Beach in Saginaw to support the Special Olympics of Michigan (SOMI.) “We wanna get out and beat the bushes and get people to jump,” says Joe Bronz, who helps organize SOMI of Area 22. Bronz says the goal for this year is to have 180-190 jumpers. Plungers typically fundraise for the event and all proceeds go to support SOMI of area 22 (Saginaw) and area nine (Bay City.) “We would like to make at least $40,000,” says Bronz. According to him, the Plunge raised around $36,000 last year; which was split equally between area 22 and area nine. Those interested in joining in on the Plunge can register on Feb 21 at the Saginaw Transition Center beginning at 11 a.m. There is no cost to take the plunge; however there are prizes for fundraising certain amounts of money such as long-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, and other gifts. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a costume parade at the Transition Center and then plungers will be bused to Haithco where they will be instructed on where to jump into the frigid water. There are professional divers in the water to assist those who plunge in, get out of the water. Following the Plunge, jumpers will be bused back to the Transition Center for a post-plunge party. Bronz -- who has taken the Plunge three times -- does have some advice for those planning on jumping. “The divers told me to either put baby powder or baby Staff Reporter Gabrielle Martin takes the polar plunge in 2013. (Photo: Courtesy of Brad Covaleski) oil on before getting dressed the day of the plunge… so the water will roll off.”
As any native Michigander knows, the winter months can drag on and on and on and--well you get the picture. However, this winter can be different. There are many things one can do to help shake up the same old routine and maybe actually enjoy the cold and often bleak winter months.
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sunshine . Vitamin D, which is provided by the sun, works to release neurotransmitters in the brain that affect your mood.
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movie while enjoying your creation or work on homework. The possibilities are endless! Sometimes all you need is a change in scenery.
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that comes from reading a great book while wrapped up in a blanket during a snowstorm.
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Lindsi Hebert’s Reel Rewind for possible movie ideas.
Ř Find a new band or listen to a new album. New
tunes can help keep things interesting and it’s fun to make new discoveries. For ideas for some new music to listen to, check out Ann Escamilla’s music reviews.
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Driving in the winter can be a scary thing for most people. From black ice to drifts, driving on snow covered roads can be a dangerous mission especially when waking up late is common among college students. There are many precautions that one can take when driving on hazardous
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ing control of the vehicle. According to Coats, if you start losing control keep the wheel straight with hands at “nine and three” like they teach in drivers training. The driver should also understand the importance of having the right tires. “Everyone needs to know that the company that makes your car also makes the tires,” said Coats. People tend to purchase tires that are the cheapest. Incorrect tires on your car is a compromise, and the
driver needs to replace them with the right tire design. A panel on the left front door of your car describes the correct design. “[Your] tires on the road stops the car, not the brakes,” said Coats. Having a good anti-lock braking system (ABS) is also a must. The ABS system allows the car wheels to maintain traction with the road surface according to the drivers input while braking. When braking hard enough to put ABS into motion, leave
your foot on the brake and steer. Remember not to force brakes. “Have windows clear and pay attention! Distraction is terrible. You have to see,” said Coats. To secure your safety even further, make sure to walk around your car and check that your lights are clear of snow. Last, but not least, don’t forget to use your turn signals. “I don’t know when you’re going to turn,” said Coats.
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So Trayvon, how did you get into basketball? How did this all start? When I was in second grade, my mom wanted me to get into it and try out. I made it, and I haven’t stopped ever since.
What goals are you working on this season? Personally, I have to graduate. For the team, I want to make Districts, Regionals and possibly bring home a championship for Delta.
What has your team done well and what can your team improve on yet this season? As the season has gone on, we’ve been able to come together as a team. We’ve been communicating well on the court,and we need to keep that up if we want to go far in the postseason.
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TtOoMmGgRrEeEeNnEeDdCc Like the Women’s team, the Men’s squad fell behind early due to the hot-shooting hand of Daton Aaron. Two three-pointers early forced Delta to call timeout, but the Pioneers responded in a big way, with threes of their own. Julian Henderson, Ben Batts, Jaylen Randle and Davian Phillips DOO KLW WKUHH SRLQWHUV LQ WKH ÀUVW KDOI which propelled Delta to a 54-39 lead at half. The hot shooting of Aaron, Tyler Robinson and John Merriweather kept Henry Ford in this game for a while. But in the second half, Delta took care of business. The second half was a team effort, with almost everyone on the Pioneers chipping in with a bucket. They were 2 points short of 100, but once again, the Pioneers win, 98-76. Leading the way for Delta was Julian Henderson with 26, Ben Batts with 19, Jaylen Randle with 15 and Davian Phillips with 14. For Henry Ford, Daton Aaron had 33, while Tyler Robinson had 19 and John Merriweather 16. Andre Hayes also chipped in with 6. The Pioneers improve to 10-9 and will face Schoolcraft on Jan. 26 at 7:30.
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Kelly and Mariah Anderson had 10. Keyanna Austin also tallied 6. The Lady Pioneers improve to 9-8 and will take on Schoolcraft on Jan. 26 at 5:30.
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For our Lady Pioneer of the week, I interviewed Mercedez Willis after her 20 point performance against the Hawks.
So, Mercedez, how did you get into basketball? How did it all start? Well, when I was in Elementary school, I watched Basketball and a lot of other sports on TV, and I wanted to get into it.
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England were Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Woodhead, Daniel Fells and Aaron Hernandez. Gronkowski is the only one that remains. With all those changes, there’s still one thing that stands true to both these franchises today: winning. For me, I say the third time’s the charm in the desert. Tom Brady will have a tough time against the LOB Defense, but he and his Patriots team have waited long enough for a fourth title. Revenge will come; For him, Belichick and the rest of the team in Arizona, and over Seattle. Patriots 20, Seahawks 17.
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Education is a necessary, national right
President Obama announced in his State of the Union Address on Jan. 20 his intentions “to lower the cost of community college - to zero.� The President announced his plan in front of a new Congress, just weeks after Republicans took control of the Senate. This proposal would provide two years of community college for free to students who meet the criteria. According to a White House press release, students will need to attend half-time, maintain a 2.5 GPA and steadily progress through their program. Community colleges, like Delta, have been praised by the Obama administration for offering affordable tuition, open admissions and convenient class schedules. The proposal will increase federal spending by $60 billion over ten years and cover 75 percent of student tuition costs, with states being called on to cover the remaining 25 percent. The President modeled his plan on similar initiatives already practiced on the state level, such as the Tennessee Promise, a program that offers free community college tuition to any student who graduates high school. Since enacting the program in 2014 community college enrollment has swelled in the state. Tennessee has seen recieved over 58,000 applicants, more than twice as many as analysts expected. To pay for the proposal the
President plans to close tax loopholes and reform the tax code on existing college loans and trusts. The President also hopes to raise funds by raising the taxation of capital gains investments to the same rate it was under President Reagan. Offering two years of community college for free will open up a lot of doors for young Americans who may otherwise not be able to attend college. The Obama administration estimates that the plan could cover over 9 million students, saving each $3,900 in tuition costs a year. In order for the United States to continue competing in an era of information, the American workforce requires the highest degree of education possible. As the country begins showing signs of economic activity not seen since before the recession, there is no better time for America to invest in its workforce. According to a study by Georgetown University, in 2020 30 percent of jobs will require some college experience or an associate’s degree, and 35 percent of jobs will require a bachelor’s degree or higher. For Americans joining the workforce today, a college education is becoming as important as a high school diploma. “By the end of this decade two in three job openings will require some higher education, two and three,� the President said in his
address. “And yet we still live in a country where too many bright striving Americans are priced out of the education they needâ€? The importance of the President’s plan has not so much to do with just this particular proposal, but with the conversation it has sparked DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ )RU WKH Ă€UVW WLPH in recent memory American’s are openly discussing their rights in regard to higher education. The cost of tuition is rising across the country; in the fall of 2014 Delta College Board of Trustees members voted to raise tuition by D FUHGLW KRXU :KLOH Ă€QDQFLDO aid and Pell Grants continue to offer relief for low income Americans, the rising cost of tuition coupled with skyrocketing student loan debt is threatening to unravel America’s commitment to higher education. Something has to be done, this LV D Ă€UVW VWHS /RZHULQJ WKH FRVW RI entry-level education will give students more time to prepare for the costs of their education, and inspire millions to further their own goals. By treating education as a right for all, we will chip away the walls of inequality and build a better future for American workers. By Staff Reporter, Greg Horner.
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.â€? It has been almost 52 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed those words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. As we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. this month we need to ask ourselves ´+DV .LQJ¡V GUHDP EHHQ IXOĂ€OOHG"Âľ With the recent violent protests over the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO. to Eric Garner’s death IURP D SROLFH RIĂ€FHU¡V LOOHJDO FKRNHhold, it seems as though America has regressed to the racial tensions of the 1960s. The minute a white or black person cross paths in unfortunate ways, everyone is so quick to base it on “racism.â€? Once the anger ensues, however, it can turn quickly into unnecessary violence; for example the VKRRWLQJV RI WKH SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV LQ their own vehicles in retaliation to the Brown and Garner cases. This is why on Martin Luther King, Jr. day, I have a dream as well. I have a dream that all people (regardless of race, religion, etc.) can work together to make our communities better places. I have a dream that we can look past our skin colors and see the content of each other’s character.
DdCcLlIiNnDdSsEeYyKk I have a dream that people can come together and treat each other with respect and dignity, by refusing to let the diatribe of racial rhetoric poison us. We are constantly letting ourselves be divided, sometimes subtly without our awareness. We need to learn to stand together peacefully, much like the protesters did in the Selma marches. ,Q D ZRUOG Ă€OOHG ZLWK YDULRXV hatreds, there will always be someone or some group, that wants to bring others down. Hating a person based on the exterior, while never taking the time to get to know who they are on the inside is the height of ignorance. We have all been told “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.â€? Why haven’t we learned that our skin color LV MXVW RXU ÂśFRYHU¡" ,W LVQ¡W ZKR ZH DUH inside. We all have stories (our lives) just waiting to be ‘read’ by others, no matter the ethnicity. Racial hatred ‘burns the book’ before it ever has the chance to be read, or the person was ever really known, so to speak. There will always be hateful, evil forces in our world that wish it to remain this way, always. I believe Martin Luther King, Jr. was certainly aware of these forces and the danger to his life that they brought. His dream that men might ‘overcome’ this hatred one day gave him the strength to believe, “With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.â€?
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So here we are. We’re on the final stretch of road before graduating and leaving behind everything to go pursue something that’s not guaranteed. Graduating college is as much of a “necessary evil� as it is a “necessary good� (If that’s a thing...). This is the time where anxiety kicks in and you feel as if you’re drowning because
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7 “Ice Worlds,” Delta College Planetarium, 7 p.m.
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