March 2018 ISSUU.COM/KCCBRUIN
Struggling to make time for college and work
Men’s Basketball continue to struggle
“Time is money,” something every college student has found to be more than true... - Pg. 2
This season, our Bruin men have faced a lot of tough games. However, that hasn’t stopped them from giving everything they’ve got -Pg.3
Mosaic 2018 edition is now in the works DANIEL BRAZIE staff writer
Creativity is being celebrated and spread throughout Kellogg Community College through the Mosaic. David Johnson, a professor in KCC’s English Department, says that the Mosaic is a student-run journal, where a student-run editorial panel reads through submissions sent in by current KCC students and decides which will be published. Johnson is currently the Faculty Advisor for the Crude Arts Club, putting him in charge of collection submissions and passing them on to the Mosaic’s editorial panel. This position is given in two year arcs, meaning that the Faculty Advisor changes every two years. Johnson explained that this policy is designed to keep things fresh. He is currently in his second year as Faculty Advisor. Diana Campbell, a student here at KCC, as well as at Western Michigan University, coordinates and works with Johnson on the Mosaic. She explained that part of her role is to help advertise the Mosaic. “If you see a poster up on the bulletin boards for the Mosaic submissions, I created that to help with publicity,” Campbell said. Current KCC students have submitted their original work including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, and even art and photography to the Mosaic, with the possibility of their work being published in the upcoming 2018 edition. The deadline to submit was February 16th. Campbell shared that the students submitting their work are in all sorts of academic programs, not just programs or degrees typically associated with creative writing.
Campbell gave an insight into the processes of the editorial panel by first explaining the new rule for this year: the works that are being reviewed will remain anonymous until their publication. This rule will allow the students on the editorial panel to be completely objective, and will avoid the possibility of favoritism. Panelists will be given the titles of the works they’re reviewing, but the author’s identity will remain a mystery during deliberation. The authors’ names will be published alongside their work when the Mosaic is released. In 2017, a new policy was introduced which barred anyone on the editorial panel from submitting their own work to the Mosaic. This year’s added policy strengthens the ability for the panel to remain
David Johnson with a copy of the 2017 edition of the Mosaic.
Photo by Daniel Brazie
completely objective. “My role is to be the person who keeps track of who wrote what. So, I can submit, but I cannot participate in deciding what goes into the Mosaic,” added Campbell. Mainly, the editorial board looks for unique pieces that are creative, original, and well-written. The students on the editorial panel are usually good readers and often good writers themselves. Campbell herself has been a writer published in the Mosaic with her short story, “Keep Away.” She said, “it was about a kid whose dog invented a new game called ‘keep-away,’ playing with a Sunny D juice jug. And when I was a kid, I had a dog that did the same thing.” Johnson explained that one of the benefits to allowing the Mosaic to be run by students is that, “it gives students the opportunity to produce,” which benefits students in all careers. These students are managing people and deadlines, and eventually putting out a product. He went on to say that the Mosaic sends a message of inspiration to potential artists and writers by creating opportunities for them. There’s even a release party for the Mosaic every year where some of the students with work published in the 2018 edition will be given the opportunity to stand up and read their own work. Johnson stated that sharing your work is extremely brave and should be commended and celebrated. The 2018 edition of the Mosaic is expected to be released sometime between late April and early May. Copies will be distributed to the bookstore, library, and to various departments and will be available for free. Contact Daniel Brazie at bruin@kellogg.edu
KCC commends Fall 2017 Dean’s List students YASMEEN QAHWASH editor
Kellogg Community College is proud to announce the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester as well as commend hundreds of area students for demonstrating superior academic ability in their classes. The Dean’s List is compiled and announced twice each year after the fall and spring semesters. This list recognizes full-time and part-time students who have achieved “high” or “highest” honors at KCC during the recent semester. “Highest honors” includes students who obtained a GPA of 3.9 or higher, while “high honors” is
the students who achieved a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89. In addition to meeting the GPA requirements, fulltime students honorees completed at least twelve credit hours over the course of the semester and received no grades of “I” (incomplete) or “W” (withdrawn). Parttime student honorees were enrolled in at least six credit hours over the course of the semester and had completed at least eighteen credit hours cumulatively with no “I” or “W” grades. The Dean’s List, which includes full-time and part-time students, is organized by students’ hometowns. Contact Yasmeen Qahwash at
Congratulations Dean’s List Students!
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Campus News
March 2018
Bruin Baseball season takes off on February 23rd YASMEEN QAHWASH editor
Kellogg Community College baseball returned to the field last month with a young team ready to face this upcoming season head on. The Bruins finished up their 2016-17 season last spring as conference and state champions, ending with an overall record of 34-172 and a conference record of 20-4. Head Coach, Eric Laskovy, claims that this year’s team still has a core of offensive players that will score runs this season, even though some standout players such as Cooper
Marshall, Bailey Peterson, Mitch Weber and others have moved on to play at four-year schools. “This year’s class has quite a few local guys,” Laskovy said. “Talented players like Zach Smith, a right-handed pitcher from Harper Creek; Gavin Homer, a really athletic player from Battle Creek Lakeview; and on and on. We have a really good local crop this year and we look forward to seeing how these guys progress.” Laskovy says the team has been defensively shored up, as well, and he’s confident in his freshman pitchers who are replacing some starters who left last year.
The Bruin’s first official game of the season was against Louisiana State University at Eunice on February 23rd, 2018, kicking off KCC’s annual spring trip down south. “We do have some talented, young arms,” stated Laskovy. “We just can’t wait to see how they respond to a little adversity. They’re going to find some really quickly as we open up with LSU Eunice, who has 10-runruled almost everybody they’ve played already.” Other strong opponents this season will include Sinclair Community college of Dayton, Ohio, as well as conference community
college opponents from Grand Rapids, Jackson, and Lansing. “We’ve been fortunate to have won seven out of the last ten conference championships and we know that everybody’s gunning for us,” Laskovy said. “We look forward to embracing that challenge with a relatively young team.” For a full KCC baseball season schedule, team roster and links to statistics and team and player photos, visit www.kellogg.edu/baseball. KCC baseball head coach Eric Laskovy can be reached at 269-965-3931 ext. 2536 or laskovye@kellogg.edu. Contact Yasmeen Qahwash at bruin@kellogg.edu
Struggling to make time for both college and work REGHAN P. NORRIS staff writer
“Time is money,” is something every college student has found to be more than true. Not only are you paying to spend time at school, but you are also not making any when you are not at work. It can be difficult trying to make time for all of the homework and extracurricular activities that come along with going to college. On top of all that, most college students are also juggling at least one or two jobs. To qualify for most scholarships and Pellgrants, you are required to be taking a minimum of twelve credits per semester. That is considered a full schedule, and there are still many students who are taking more credits than that.
K E L L O G G C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E F O U N D A T I O N
There is so much emphasis put on the importance of going to college and getting a degree, but having a job is also nearly unavoidable. You have to have money to pay for a car and gas to get to school, books, credit hours, food, housing and so much more. Some college students are able to continue living at home throughout college which helps with costs. Some parents even help their teens pay for that car, gas, books and good. There are others, however, that cover those expenses all on their own – and free time does not exist for them between college and work. Jake Ilich, a current full-time student at Kellogg Community College as well as a supervisor at Johnny’s Market, stated, “Depending on the work week, it either makes me feel good, or if I work a thirty-seven to fifty-hour week, I feel drained,” when asked about how going to work and school affects
him. It’s hard finding time to sleep in between classes, work, and homework. That’s not to mention trying to maintain a social life. If you find yourself struggling to keep your head above water while balancing school and work, there are always other options. KCC offers job opportunities on campus that can be easily fit around your school schedule. There are also tutoring sessions that can be beneficial if your grades are falling because of missed homework assignments or not having enough time to study. It can be difficult trying to find the right balance between school and work, but in the end, it will be majorly beneficial to you and your future.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Transfer scholarships available from the Kellogg Community College Foundation • Merit and need-based scholarships • Transcripts, essay, letters of recommendation requirements • For students graduating from KCC and transferring to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution of higher education APPLICATION DEADLINES Walter and Lucille Harper Transfer Scholarship
March 23 by 5 p.m.
Virginia M. Hensley Education or Health Care Two-Year Transfer Scholarship March 23 by 5 p.m. Robert F. Hites Transfer Scholarship
March 23 by 5 p.m.
Information, guidelines, and applications are available online at www.kellogg.edu/foundation/student-scholarships
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Men’s Basketball scores continue to struggle NIKKI ROBINSON staff writer
This season, our Bruin men have faced a lot of tough games. However, that hasn’t stopped them from giving every game all they’ve got - even with their 2-17-win streak. I spoke with a few of the
players to get some insight on how they felt their season was going. The starting guard, number five, Jalen Robinson, admits, “We need to play better defense and come out in the second half with more energy.” He wasn’t the only one who felt that way, along with a few other few teammates, some spectators even
expressed the same frustration. The boys play their strongest in the first half of the game, with almost a ten-point lead. Then, after the second half, the team starts to fall behind and struggle to keep their lead. However, the team does have strong energy together and good communication. Mike Groham,
the teams forward said, “We’re very aggressive on offense, and we score well and we bring the energy when we can.” This isn’t how they envisioned this season going. DeLeon Graham says, “I expected us to win more and have a better record than last year.”
Contact Nikki Robinson at bruin@ kellogg.edu
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Sports and Comics
March 2018
Women’s Basketball Reports YASMEEN QAHWASH editor
On February 7th, 2018, the lady bruin basketball team went up against Ancilla College here at home. With a final score of 73-55, Ancilla College took home the win. This set their overall record at 1-16 and their conference record at 0-10. Dareka Clayton put up 15 points and 19 rebounds. Destiny Kincaide had 14 points and 6
rebounds. Kimi Rook came out with 9 points and 5 rebounds. The lady bruins took on Muskegon Community College in Muskegon on February 10th, 2018. With a final score of 92-34, MCC took home the victory. This set the ladies overall record at 1-17 and their conference record at 0-11. Destiny Kincaide put up 11 points on the board and Dareka Clayton came out with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
“Raster” By Matthew Headley
Men’s Basketball Reports YASMEEN QAHWASH editor
On February 10, 2018, our KCC bruins played Muskegon Community College and after putting up a good fight, took home a loss with a final score of 88-60. This put their overall record at 2-17 and their conference record at 2-10. Go Bruins! Our KCC men’s basketball team took on Kalamazoo Valley Community College and took home another win with a final score of 6359. This set their overall record at
3-17 and their conference record at 3-10. Deleon Graham put up 14 points, 11 rebounds and 1 block. Jalen Robinson had 13 points and 2 rebounds. Michael Jones put up 9 points. “Played well tonight, total team effort on both ends of the floor,” said Coach Reed, “Many players stepped up and helped in areas other than scoring tonight, which shows a lot of growth as a unit.” Go Bruins!
“Hey Corgeous” by Kaelin Burrows didn’t
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