The Bruin Summer, 2016 | Kellogg Community College |
A goodbye to KCC Joseph Lin reminisces
Planning to transfer in the fall to a school out of state, Joseph Lin remembers some of the good times he had at KCC. - Pg 2
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Get some sage advise from the doctor, Dr. Destiny
Dear Dr. Destiny, I just finished my first year at KCC, and I’m still clueless about what I want to major in. I don’t want to waste any money on classes I’m not going to need in the end... - Pg 3
Michigan beaches to check out this summer heidi gartley
Editor-in-chief Other than Alaska, Michigan is the state with the most shoreline, amounting to 3,288 miles. This means going to the beach is a fun and easy option for KCC students’ entertainment this summer, whether it be with the family or friends. In fact, there are some great beaches close to the Battle Creek community. They are listed below. Willard Beach Park, Battle Creek Located on Goguac Lake, it offers a nice beach and even some picnic shelters. The park is open seven days a week, from 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM. Admission is $2.00 for an individual or $5.00 for a vehicle with three or more people. Fort Custer Recreation Area, Augusta Eagle Lake offers a great area for swimming and lounging on the beach. Canoe rentals are also available. A concession stand and changing rooms are also featured close to the beach. Fort Custer offers hiking trails, fishing, and an 18-hole disc golf course as well. Their hours are 8:00 AM-10:00 PM and there is an admission charge for day-use. Markin Glen County Park, Kalamazoo With a swimming beach, a fishing lake, playgrounds,
and hiking trails, this park is only five minutes from downtown Kalamazoo. The daily admission fee is $5.00 per vehicle. It is open all week from 7:00 AM to sunset. Prairie View County Park, Vicksburg This park is found on Gourdneck and Hogsett Lakes. It has picnic shelters, playgrounds, a dog park, and also a boat ramp. There are even hiking trails throughout the park. The daily entrance fee is $5.00 per car; hours include 7:00 AM to sunset.
Those who have the time and ambition to travel a bit further from Battle Creek may want to check out the following beaches: Silver Beach, St. Joseph This Lake Michigan beach offers three playgrounds, access to the South Pier, as well as walking distance from Michigan’s tallest kaleidoscope. The hours are 5:00 AM to sunset. Admission is $10.00 per vehicle (cash or check only). However, if you are lucky, you can find a free parking spot in the city of St. Joseph and take the stairs down to the beach. It’s just a little extra walking, but you can visit all of the St. Joseph shops at the end- or beginning- of the day. Grand Mere State Park, Stevensville Also located on Lake Michigan, it offers acres of wetlands, woods, sand dunes, and- of course- beach. This is a more secluded beach and it lacks many of the amenities the other beaches offered. Visitors also have to hike over some sand dunes in order to reach the beach. It is best to do this before the heat of the day, for the sand can get hot and difficult to walk on. In addition, Grand Mere is a “dog friendly” park. Contact Heidi Gartley at bruin@kellogg.edu
photo by marra boulanger
Beach day in Marquttee, MI
Photography students capture the landscape in ART 220 Alyssa VanderWeg staff writer
Every two years since 2008, the landscape photography class, ART 220, has been offered at KCC during the summer semester. This summer the class is back and students are looking forward to the coveted week long trip to Maine that is built into the curriculum. ART 220 is a six week long project-driven landscape photography class taught by KCC photography professor Ryan Flathau. The class is structured around an eight day trip that leads students through different towns and campgrounds in New York and Maine before returning to Battle Creek. According to the itinerary document for ART 220, the first three weeks of class consist of bringing in camping and photography equipment and checking its quality, as well as lecturing on landscape photography techniques and pre packing the KCC van to make sure the gear fits. The fourth week is reserved for traveling and the last two weeks are used to craft an eight photograph series of landscape photos taken by each student which are then displayed in the DeVries Gallery in the Davidson Building at KCC. Professor Flathau describes the class as “a hands-on collaborative learning experience,” and says “students refine fundamental photography skills by working intensively for an extended class trip; after the trip by developing a portfolio of photographs and exhibiting it in the Davidson building DeVries gallery.” One of the elements that separates the landscape photography class from other photography classes is
photo by nick arnold
Taken in 2008, during a landscape trip in Main, with the Light house know as the “Portland Head Light”
the week long camping trip in Maine. Sherry Bonner, a photography student, said, “The most exciting part right now is the travel. I absolutely love it. I get to go somewhere I’ve never seen before and experience many different climates in one place like coastline, forests and mountains.” The camping trip involves a wide variety of activities including a day scouring the coast photographing lighthouses and beaches, a day of whale watching at sea on a commercial boat, and an early sunrise photoshoot at Cadillac Mountain, to name a few. Students stay at campgrounds and share tents
among themselves, working together on photoshoots with either digital or film cameras, whichever the student prefers. Flathau says the trip “requires student collaboration, which builds solid bonds between students, reinforces classroom learning and leads to strong sense of community and the beginnings of a support network that is so essential for a community of artists. All-level students learn from each other during the experience.” He also said “[the trip] combines numerous passions for me; landscape photography, travel and a traditional mentoring approach to photo education. It allows me to work closely with students, to really get to know them and their creative vision while mentoring real-world professional photographic practices.” In order for a student to sign up for the class, the student has to complete an application that includes questions like “have you ever camped before?” and “what’s your GPA?” which is reviewed by a team of three people, as explained by Flathau. He also says that there are no prerequisites required for the class. About seventeen people applied for the class this year, and eleven were accepted. “Students do seem to enjoy the experience. It is certainly unlike any other course they may take here at KCC. It is an experience that creates lasting friendships and a professional level portfolio of landscape photographs” Flathau said. Contact Alyssa VanderWeg at bruin@kellogg.edu