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CHRONICLE Richland remembers Maurice Poublan
“I can’t imagine being able to speak Japanese as well as I can without having him as a professor.” -Richland student “Never before have I encountered a teacher with such talent.” -Barbara Michael, Richland student “He made my first semester of French the most awesome experience.” -Richland student
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Richland bids adieu to beloved professor Copy Editor
Richland held a touching memorial service Nov. 19 for Maurice Poublan, a professor of French and Japanese, who taught here beginning in 1986. Poublan was born on Jan. 27, 1942 in Pau, France, and died as a result of a traffic accident in France on Aug. 8. Poublan is survived by his former wife, Marie Poublan, and his son, Nicolas from Sri Lanka, who both attended the ceremony. Maurice has two brothers, Robert and Francis of Pau, who were unable to attend. Poublan was nominated twice for the Excellence in Teaching Award and is featured on the Faculty Wall of Honor for his outstanding teaching practices. He had an extensive teaching career that involved assignments in southern Algeria, Canada and Japan and held the title of professeur détaché from the French Education Ministry. From 1980 to 1986, he worked as an educational attaché for the French Embassy in the United States. After moving to Dallas, he served as the director of the School of the Dallas Alliance Française. He received ad-
“I can see today how he made a great many friends, touched people’s hearts and had a positive influence in many lives. But today, we also share in sadness of having such a person taken away. I suppose in the back of our minds, we always know that our loved ones will one day leave us.” ~Nicolas Poublan vanced degrees from the University of Manitoba and the Sorbonne Nouvelle, as well as earning a teaching certificate from the French Ministry of National Education. Susan Barkley, executive dean of the School of World Languages, Cultures and Communications, moderated the Celebration of Life event, which was held in the crowded Fannin Performance Hall. The celebration of Poublan’s life included words, images and music. At various intervals throughout the celebration, the Richland Jazz Ensemble performed. It was composed of director Derrick Logozzo, Brad Williams and James Driscoll. Voice professor Beverly Griffin-Dyer also sang “La Vie en rose,” accompanied by pianist Wil-
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effort in trying to break through the barriers of learning a foreign language.” Peggy Little, German and French professor, had three excerpts read from an essay she wrote about Poublan. One of them said: “The way Maurice walked and talked said much about his attitude toward life. He never rushed down the hall, even if he was late to class or to a meeting; he ambled, with a kind of hesitant rhythm in his step. And if he met someone along the way who had a question, he’d take a moment to settle the problem, ending the conversation with his usual French shrug of a shoulder, half smile and a twinkle in his eye, as if to say, ‘Well, we all do our best.’” Barkley next transitioned to Poublan’s
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Faculty members read comments from students and faculty during Poublan’s memorial. From left, Patricia Spence, Humanities speech professor, Dr. Mary Osentowoski, Humanities speech professor, Jerry McElveen, World Languages and Communications English Faculty, and Mary Frances Gibbons, Administration, QEP faculty liasion.
life as a community leader. He made many contributions to the Alliance Française in developing its courses, assisting the Dallas International School and coordinating all of the volunteer work for the annual Beaujolais Festival, sponsored by the French-American Chamber of Commerce. To honor Poublan for his volunteer work in his years of service with the French-American Chamber of Commerce of Dallas-Fort Worth (FACC), president Scott Brown read a letter from the Hon. Frédéric Bontems, Consul Général de France, Houston. Eric Corticchiato, also from the FACC, also told a story about Poublan and how through his excellence in teaching he has left a legacy for his students. Marie Poublan, formerly an adjunct French professor at Richland, presented two readings in French. One was a letter from Saint Augustin and a poem by Jacques Prévert, Maurice’s favorite poet, titled “Les escargots qui vont à l’enterrement” (“Snails who go to a funeral”). Barkley said the memorial was delayed until Nov. 19 until Poublan’s son, Nicolas, could attend. He said he wanted to be on the Richland campus to really understand the profound effect that his father had on the lives of the community here and wondered how many people would actually come to the memorial. “I clearly see that the attendance today makes me feel proud of my father and reflects the extent of his influence,” Nicolas said. “Even though he lived in many countries around the world, it is in this place, in Dallas, that my dad spent the longest time period of his life. I can see today how he made a great many friends, touched people’s hearts and had a positive influence in many lives. But today, we also share in sadness of having such a person taken away. I suppose in the back of our minds, we always know that our loved ones will one day leave us. But we can never prepare for circumstances such as this.” A reception followed the memorial in the Lago Vista Gallery in the library.
Letter by St. Augustin La mort n’est rien, Death is nothing, Je suis simplement passé dans la pièce à coté. I only went to the room next door. Ce que j’étais pour vous, je suis toujours. What I was for you, I still am. Donnez-moi le nom que vous m’avez toujours donné. Give me the name you always gave me. Parlez de moi comme vous l’avez toujours fait: Talk to me like you always did: N’employez pas un ton différent, Don’t use a different tone, Ne prenez pas un ton solennel ou triste. Don’t become solemn or sad. Continuez à rire de ce qui nous faisait rire. Keep on laughing about what used to make us laugh. Priez, souriez, pensez à moi. Pray, smile, think about me. Que mon nom soit prononcé à la maison, comme il l’a toujours été, Let my name be pronounced at home like it used to be, Sans emphase d’aucune sorte, sans une trace d’ombre. Simply, without any hint of shadow… La vie signifie tout ce qu’elle a toujours été. Life means what it has always meant. Le fil n’est pas coupé. The connection has not been broken. Pourquoi serais-je hors de votre pensée simplement parce que je suis hors de vue? Why should I be out of your thoughts simply because I am out of sight? Je ne suis pas loin, juste de l’autre coté du chemin. I am not far, just on the other side of the road. Vous voyez, tout va bien! You see, everything is fine!
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liams. “We will honor him for his unique contributions as a teacher, friend and community builder, and we will listen to acclamations from his students, colleagues and from the French-American Chamber of Commerce,” Barkley said. All comments were collected in a memory book for his son. “In his memory, this stone will be placed at the Richland labyrinth. Its inscription reads ‘Innovative teacher, beloved colleague, for your kindness, humor, joie de vivre, you will live in our hearts. Merci,’ ” Barkley said. Patricia Spence and Dr. Mary Osentowski, both humanities speech professors, Jerry McElveen, World Languages, Cultures and Communications English faculty and Mary Frances Gibbons, Administration, QEP Faculty Liaison, each took turns reading several comments on the stage from Poublan’s students and colleagues. Kathy Yates, government professor, said: “I adored Maurice! A conversation with Maurice was like a four-course meal at a five-star restaurant with French champagne!” One student (unsigned) wrote: “Mr. Poublan could teach a monkey to speak French. Day after day he puts forth such incredible
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A final few little-known facts about the Richland campus CHRONICLE STAFF
Since Richland opened its doors in 1972, it offered various opportunities for students to excell and enjoy their college experience. This is the last installment of our feature on 40 things you may not know about the campus. 35. Free OSL Massages With the last week of classes quickly drawing to a close, students are attentively studying and stressing about their exams next week. The Office of Student Life provides free massages for students during each spring and fall semester during the scheduled exam week. Next week on Wednesday and Thursday students can get a free massage in the student lounge located in El Paso Hall from 9 a.m. to noon It allows students a small break from stressful exams and also a good way to start the holiday break. 36. University visits Are you a student looking to transfer but don’t know which university is the right one for you? Richland offers students the opportunity to talk with representatives from local and national universities. The times and locations vary on campus, but students are able to access the campus’ event calendar at www.richlandcollege.edu/calendar. The calendar will list the universities representatives visiting on campus along with the location information. It will allow students to view any upcoming university visits even if it
is a month away. clement states that employee call-in times are The calendar will also provide other cam- 5:30-6 a.m. on the day of suspected inclempus events and activities for students to par- ent weather. ticipate in. Individuals are also able to get emergency 37. Inclement weather updates alerts through text messages, email or phone Colder by going to the webweather site www.dcccd.edu/ss/ brings the onlinesvs/emergalerts/ possibility of Pages/default.aspx. Seclasses belect the “easy steps ing delayed to update your inforor even canmation or opt out” celed. Richhyperlink at bottom land offers of the webpage. several media 38. Dance courses outlets to inRichland has a form students fantastic dance proand faculty if gram. In these classthe campus es, students learn a will be closed wide variety of dance or delayed. types, techniques and Staff photo Audrey Okou Students can styles. visit Richland’s Richland dance students perform at the Danse “We have quite a website, www. Macabre Oct. 30. curriculum for sturlc.dcccd.edu, and dents to participate the homepage will display the information. in here,” said Gina Sawyer, adjunct dance Individuals can also access the Dallas County instructor. “We have hip-hop. We have balCommunity College District website at www. let. We have tap. We have modern. We have dcccd.edu/Pages/default.aspx for information jazz. And we have online learning in dance regarding all the DCCCD campuses. It will appreciation.” “When there is a dance performance, it is help any student who commutes between the usually student centered. Dance is a way of different campuses. Students can call the “Student Inclement expressing oneself, and students are encourWeather Hotline” at 972-238-6196 for up- aged to do so. Many guest artists come to dates about the campus and employees can Richland from the surrounding Dallas area do the same by calling their hotline at 972- to instruct students. The dance students love 238-6912. The website www.rlc.dcccd.edu/in- the class.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, intermediate, advanced,” Christen Ankona, a dance student, said. “There’s a spot for you.” 39. Cultural studies Here at Richland we have cultural studies that focus specifically on African American, Asian, and Latino studies. The foundation of these programs is to study aspects of other cultures such as religion, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. African American Studies offers student involvement and a deeper understanding of the community. Asian studies offer courses in foreign languages, history, religion, business, technology, fine arts, and government/politics, as well as gender studies. Latino cultural studies offers an associate in arts degree with a field of study in Mexican/American Studies exploring into the region and communities of Latino culture. 40. Emergency call boxes If you were one of the few who missed orientation, or had the option of not attending, then you missed when the Dean explained our emergency call boxes located in all parking lot and hallways. Picking up the phone will automatically call the campus police department and you have the option to call for police or tell them you’re calling for a crisis counselor. Explaining where you are is unnecessary, it will automatically notify them of your location. The emergency call boxes are normally centered in each parking lot.
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Clay Club sales rock solid REBECCA BANKS Editor in Chief
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Tables were filled with ceramic artwork that displayed various glaze colors and designs for fuctional or decorative pottery.
The sale was open from Nov. 27-29 in the Brazos Gallery, located in Crockett Hall, Room C-140. On the first day there was a
Individuals were able to purchase students’ ceramic artwork starting at $2.
reception with cookies and drinks from Subway. “Today is very good, and we have had a steady flow of people buying a lot,” Savage said. According to Savage and other Clay Club members running the event, over 231 people visited the gallery on the first day with over 200 pieces sold. Savage also said it was the busiest first day they have ever had because of the good weather. Savage also added that during previous fundraisers with bad weather their sales were affected.
The other two days had a steady flow of buyers. David Collins teaches a watercolor course and visited the reception with some students. He said he liked the various forms of glazes, textures and designs that the different artists used on their pieces. Any registered student can join the club by attending one of the meetings. Announcements about the meeting times are posted in the studio located in Fannin Hall, Room F-179.
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Richland’s Fannin Hall is home sweet home for art students. The art in Fannin is represented through theater, music, painting and drawing as well as ceramics. The Clay Club is just one of the many clubs on campus and, just like it says in the name, everything encompasses clay. Last week the club hosted its annual Clay Club Sale fundraiser, which occurs every year after Thanksgiving. The event presents the work done by dozens of its members and students on campus. “The fundraiser is for the club and a low percentage of the proceeds go to the club and the other part goes to the artist. The money raised is used to have ceramic workshops on campus,” said Teel Savage, Clay Club president and a ceramics student. “We have about two or three workshops a semester on campus,” said Jennitfer Rose. Rose is the head of the ceramics department and the faculty member in charge of the Clay Club. Members of the club or students in a ceramics course were eligible to submit their ceramic artwork for the fundraiser. They will receive payment if their work, sold during the sale. Savage said many galleries charge the artist 50 percent for their work but Richland’s percentage is much lower to benefit both the artist and the Clay Club.
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There is nothing better than being able to do whatever the heck you want in a video game. In the “Grand Theft Auto” series, you can go into dark alleys and find prostitutes, hit people with your car, hijack cars and anything else your gamer minds can imagine. The perfect recipe for a fun and very entertaining game, “Grand Theft Auto V” (GTAV) takes place in Los Santos, Calif.,
and players take on three roles. One is Michael, the main character, a 40ish ex-bank robber now retired and has the perfect life, so it seems. Realizing that he is bored and unhappy and wants to get out, players make alliances with three career criminals. The second character is Trevor who is everything that Michael is not. They used to be best friends but it isn’t shown what happened between them. The third character, Franklin, the new guy is described as, “the gang-banger in the postgang-banging world.”
Players focus on getting that “dolla” and satisfying his true passion, being a criminal and being good at it. Players will get to experience third-person action, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer. And yes, players still get to do whatever crazy shenanigans they want to do in the game. “Grand Theft Auto V” will be released in the spring of 2013 and will be available on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms. Images credit Jootix.com, Blogspot.com, Igta5.com
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“Far Cry 3” takes place on a mysterious island where the people only know violence and there are no laws. Players take on the role of Jason Brody, who is trapped on this unknown island of no morals and no hope. Players get to decide how the story is told from the onslaught in which they choose to take part and whether they will be allies or enemies. Players must battle through this unforsaken island to survive its lawless world. “Far Cry 3” is a create-your-own first-person shooter action adventure where players are able to customize weapons and skills. They can choose to be stealthy or go agro straight into raging, blasting action.
This chaotic island serves up a world of exploration and and discovery. Players will be able to play with their nerdy friends in a full co-op campaign and online multiplayer. Players can use the map editor to create and access new content. “Far Cry 3”releases today and is available for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms.
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Not the usual Christmas list Staff Writer
Since Christmas is just around the corner, here’s my list of characters being naughty and nice, since the movies take place around the holidays. 1. “Die Hard” This is the movie that let Bruce Willis segue from TV star (“Moonlighting”) to box-office draw. This one finds his New York City cop John McClane visiting his wife at a 40-story high rise in California’s City of Angels. (A) 2. “Lethal Weapon” Years before he won a number of Oscars for “Braveheart,” Mel Gibson was a surefire bet at the box office. Here, he stars as a suicidal Los Angeles cop, Martin Riggs, partnered with an aging veteran of the force in Danny’s Glover’s Roger Murtah. Growing up, I listed this as one of my all-time favorites, and it holds up well, due in part to Gary Busey’s eerie Mr. Joshua. (A) 3. “Nightmare Before Christmas” Tim Burton’s tale of Halloween trickster Jack Skellington taking over as Saint Nick still holds up, even after years and years of viewing. A couple of years back, the studio put it in 3-D to get more ticket sales. (A) 4. “Elf ” Besides dealing with a man made of iron, director Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) hit one right out of the park with Will Ferrell’s somewhat-sedate Buddy, the elf traveling to the Big Apple to reunite with his dad, a book publisher, played by James Caan. (A) 5. “A Christmas Story” This timely tale of a kid wishing for his official Red Ryder BB gun almost did not see the light of day. I think part of the reason for its release rested in the hands of Bob Clark, who hit a major home run with a little film titled “Porky’s,” which
6. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Chevy Chase used to make me laugh. Case in point is this gem, in which Grandpa William Hickey utters the line, “You couldn’t even hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerine plant.” (B+) 7. “Muppet Christmas Carol” Michael Caine did this long after the horrendous shark sequel “Jaws: the Revenge” and fits the bill just fine as Ebenezer Scrooge. (B+) 8. “Bad Santa” Even though this is as crass as crass gets, Billy Bob Thornton provides laughs aplenty in this crude comedy from director Terry Zwigoff. He is the meanest, rudest Saint Nick who likes his booze, women and kids, but not necessarily in that order. (B) 9. “The Ref ” Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis are the bickering married couple who are kidnapped by a street smart thief (Dennis Leary). The dialogue hits the funny bone, such as when Leary berates Christine Baranski for abusing a pig’s rectum. (B) 10. “Scrooged” Two things make this great: director Richard Donner and funnyman Bill Murray. Murray is a high-ranking corporate executive, who even green lit an action tale, “The Night the Reindeer Died” with former star of “The Fall Guy,” Lee Majors. (B-) Also worthy of mention is “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also called the shots on “The Polar Express.” “A Christmas Carol” delivered because of Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge. And there’s the comedy drama “The Family Stone,” the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol” with Alastair Scrim as Scrooge, as well as the Tim Allen starring tale of “The Santa Clause.”
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‘Guardians’ offers magical mash-up RICKY MILLER Staff Writer
Our movie critic shares his thoughts on the latest movies to hit the silver screen. “Rise of the Guardians” “Rise of the Guardians” is an interesting fantasy story about the guardians who protect our dreams. We have Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and Sandman, ( who doesn’t speak). And let’s not forget Jack Frost (Chris Pine). They are all together fighting off the boogeyman, Pitch (Jude Law). (B-) “Red Dawn” In limbo for the past couple of years, FilmDistrict’s update/reboot of “Red Dawn” has finally made its way to movie screens. Chris Hemsworth of “Thor” fills in the Patrick Swayze role as Jed Eckert, the leader of a motley group of high school kids fighting off the North Koreans on their U.S. turf. Josh Peck co-stars as, Matt, Jed’s cocky and brash younger brother who’s also a star on the high school football team. Matt and Jed, as well as other friends, find a fellow comrade in soldier Jeffrey Dean Morgan, filling in the role played by Powers Boothe in the ’84 version. I wish I could say this one improves on the John Milius version from 1984, and it does just barely. Of note is the significance of the rating, because it was one of the first PG-13 flicks to hit theaters that summer. ( C+)
“Silver Linings Playbook” This is proof it takes a talented ensemble to collectively make a movie work. The acting pool of Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro and, yes, even a calm and sedate Chris Tucker works wonders around Cooper’s teacher character Pat Solitano. Solitano returns home after a stint at the mental institution. That visit resulted from catching his wife with another man in the shower at their home. Jennifer Lawrence is Tiffany, a recent widow with problems of her own. She befriends Pat at a gathering, and the pair strikes a very peculiar relationship. They are not ideal for each other, but somehow they mesh in their own way. Director David O. Russell has done some good work with the Ben Stiller-led “Flirting With Disaster,” “Three Kings” and “The Fighter.” He knows how to delve into the lives of these personas without making them caricatures or throwaway characters. Expect this one to gain plenty of golden statuettes come Oscar time. (A-) “Life of Pi” This one has been hyped for a while, and the end result is a decent flick, but not really a Top 10 best of the year list, more like a Top 20. The story of a kid’s journey from point A to point B is interesting and memorable, but some ingredient is missing in the batter. Ang Lee, who scored big with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” makes this a decent journey, albeit one without any strong memories. (B-)
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Scholarship inspires dream of playing football the team. “ Hawthorne said it wasn’t hard to get on the team. His high school coach put him in contact with the head coach at Cisco. He registered for the team and that was it. There were no tryouts at that time, but since then, it has changed. While playing football at Cisco College, Hawthorne said he received a scholarship for books, tuition, the dorm and meal plans for two semesters. “I was glad,” Hawthorne said. “I didn’t have to pay for anything.” Hawthorne said it wasn’t “a big thing” to be at Cisco. It was just somewhere where he could play football and go to school free. He left after one semester, but declined to say why. Essentially, Hawthorne has been taking a break from football over the past couple of semesters to focus on his academics. However, he’s quite fanatical about sports, especially football. His dream is to play for the National Football League. While Richland doesn’t have a football program, there is intramural football. Neal said that Hawthorne participates in a wide variety of intramural sports. “If it’s not sports, I’m not doing it,” Hawthorne said, and he’s quite serious about it. Hawthorne’s favorite football player and absolute idol is Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers, but he has never met Willis in person. He’s only seen him on TV, but meeting Willis would be a dream come true.
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Jason Hawthorne was sitting in the office of Bill Neal, his physical education professor, when he got quite a surprise. Neal informed him he’d been selected as the winner of a $500 scholarship. It couldn’t have come at a better time since Hawthorne was on suspension. This semester, he’s taking developmental reading, writing and math, along with Neal’s boot camp class. “I don’t show much emotion, but I was excited,” Hawthorne said. “My family thought it was very, very helpful.” The Bill Neal Scholarship is offered only once a year. It will pay for Hawthorne’s tuition this semester. Hawthorne graduated in 2010 from Berkner High School in Richardson, where he said he did all right in some subjects. Math, however, has always been tough for him. He then attended Cisco College for two semesters from August 2010 through May 2011. At that time, he had no particular major in mind, but took classes in reading, math, writing and speech. Hawthorne said he played defensive line for the Cisco College Ranglers for one season. There were 48 players on the squad. “Basically, I would go after the quarterback or just stop the run,” Hawthorne said. “I just wanted to play football there. I made
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“[Willis] is aggressive. He plays smart, and he’s fast,” Hawthorne said. “No one can equal him. If I could imitate him, I would.” Jason lives across the street from Richland with his parents, who encouraged him to stay in school. It’s convenient for him. He says he can just get up, get dressed and walk across the street to school. His brother and sister also live at home. Hawthorne said he likes Richland because it’s “laid back.” He still isn’t sure what he’ll take next semester or what his major will be.
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He’s thinking about physical education, but for now, he just goes to class, works out and goes home. He hasn’t given up, though, on transferring to a school that offers a football program at some point in the future. Neal said five students applied for this year’s Bill Neal Scholarship, but he and the Emeritus Selection Committee chose Hawthorne. “We’re always looking for a student who has had some problems along the way with his education,” Neal said. “We think that we can get them on track with a little help and tutoring. Hawthorne has been involved in athletics previously, and he’s here trying to get his grades straightened out so he can continue playing football.” This is the fourth year that the scholarship has been awarded. “We prefer that students continue on in some field of physical education, but that’s not mandatory,” Neal said. Neal said the scholarship is important to him because physical education and athletics are in his personal background. He’s been at Richland for 40 years. The Emeritus program, geared toward adults over 50, donates to the fund, as well. “My contributions to the charitable campaign are relegated to the scholarship as well,” Neal said. “The committee is trying to endow it. We’re halfway there. My contribution pays for the scholarship every year.” Neal said they will choose another Richland student for the scholarship next year.
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Today: 7:30 p. m. to 8:30 p.m. Student Composer’s recital Fannin Performance Hall, Room F-102 Everyone is welcome to this free recital to enjoy works composed by students of Professor Jordan Kuspa, Richland’s new full-time music faculty member from Yale University. Wednesday, Dec. 5: Noon to 1 p.m. Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Singers Lunch Concert Series El Paso Hall near Subway Everyone is welcome to this free concert. Wednesday: 9 a.m to 2 p.m. University of North Texas visit El Paso Hall Representatives will be available for students. Wednesday: 2 to 4 p.m. Dallas Baptist University visit Sabine Hall lobby Thursday, Dec. 6: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Today, instrumental students from the percussion, brass and woodwind classes will perform. Monday - Thursday, Dec. 10-13 FINAL EXAMS Free massage from 9 a.m. to noon in the Student Lounge Dec. 10-11 Ongoing Spring Registration: January 2013 Class schedules are now available for the spring semester, from Jan. 22 through May 16. The fall term ends Thursday, Dec. 13. Wintermester classes run from Dec. 17 through Jan. 11 (four-credit hour classes start Dec. 14).
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Dream job video will lead to Richland’s Dream scholarship Bridget Chibuoke Staff Writer
From Sept. 25 to Nov. 13, current Richland students and others enrolled in an Achieving the Dream Institution were eligible to apply for a scholarship. Videos were featured on the dreambig.maker.good.is/ webpage and made public for viewing and voting. Voting to select the top videos was from Nov. 14-28. Ten videos with the most votes will then be sent to a panel of judges to be viewed and to select the top three winners. The lucky three will receive a scholarship of either $1,500 for first place, $1,000 for second place or $500 for third place. In order for people to vote for their
favorite video, individuals would have to make a free GOOD account, either by using their email address or Facebook account to register and vote. Each contestant had to make a video respond to what their dream job is and how their community college is helping them get there. A handful of Richland students are participating. They include Courtney Churchill, Tayaba Salim, Udoka Omenukor, Ricky Miller, Spencer Peyton and two others unnamed. Videos ranged from filmakers, nurses and mentors. The videos are limited to a three-minute running time. Winners will be finalized Wednesday. To learn more about GOOD and upcoming scholarships, visit dreambig.maker. good.is
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Forward off the fiscal cliff: falling, falling, splat! Staff Writer
Time is quickly running out for President Barack Obama and the congressional leadership of the Democrat and Republican parties as they attempt to negotiate a deal that would avert going over the year-end “fiscal cliff.” If a deal or fiscal cliff fix is not agreed to by then, the so-called Bush marginal tax rate cuts would expire on Jan. 1, 2013, followed by the cutting or sequestration of government spending on Jan. 15. Should these massive tax hikes and huge spending cuts happen, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected that the unemployment rate would rise above 9 percent in the latter half of 2013 from its present level of 7.9 percent with the economy going into another recession, with negative economic growth in real gross domestic product for the first two quarters of 2013. In a November report titled “Economic Effects of Policies Contributing to Fiscal Tightening in 2013,” the CBO projected that “if all of that fiscal tightening occurs, real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by .5 percent in 2013 (as measured by the change from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013), reflecting a decline in the first half of the year and renewed growth at a modest pace later in the year.” The estimated 10-year cost of the expiration of the Bush 2001/2003 marginal rate tax cuts is $2.4 trillion. The estimated cost of the expiration of Alternative Minimum Tax
biggest disagreements between the political parties is over Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, with its additional 3.8 percent tax on dividends and capital gains and a .9 percent tax on wage income for those earning more than $250,000. The Republican Party wants to repeal Obamacare in its entirety, while the Democrat Party wants Obamacare to be implemented on schedule. Obama and the Democrat Party want to raise the marginal tax rates of those earning above $250,000 by increasing the marginal tax bracket rates from 25, 28, 33, and 35 percent image courtesy wpclipart.com to 28, 31, 36, and 39.6 percent and increasing the estate tax from 35 percent for estates over $5 million to 55 percent for estates over $1 million. The Democrats also want to increase the capital gains tax from 15 percent to 20 per-
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cent and tax dividends as ordinary income. In a nationally televised statement on Nov. 28, Obama said, “Our ultimate goal is to get an agreement that is fair and balanced.” “If Congress does nothing, every family in America will see their taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year,” the president added. The Republican Party wants the Bush marginal tax rates either made permanent or extended for at least another year and either the elimination of the estate tax or no changes in the current estate tax. Republicans also want to either eliminate the tax on capital gains and dividends taxes or leave their taxation unchanged. They argue that it is the successful small business owner who creates wealth, income and jobs. House Speaker John Boehner said, “Raising tax rates is unacceptable” and added, “frankly, it couldn’t even pass the House. I’m not sure it could pass the Senate. “You’re not going to grow the economy if you raise the top 2 percent rates. It’ll hurt small businesses and it’ll hurt our economy,” Boehner concluded. However, the biggest differences between both political parties in their attempt to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff concerns government spending cuts or “sequestration.” The real problem is not adequate tax revenues, but excessive government spending, with deficit spending under President George W. Bush of nearly $3.3 trillion over eight fiscal years (2002-2009) and Barack Obama of nearly $5.1 trillion over four fiscal years (2010-2013).
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Sept. 4
Richland College Faculty Jazz Ensemble
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Richland College Percussion Group and Steel Bands
Sept. 11
Piano Duo - Alex McDonald and Cathy Lysinger
Nov. 6
Richland College Guitar Ensemble
Sept. 18 Yea-lim Moon - Soprano
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Sept. 25 Music Faculty Trio-Sharon Deuby, April Kondrat, Boriana Savova
Nov. 20 Richland College String Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles
Oct. 2
Mike Hayes and The Iridium Brass
Nov. 27 Richland College Choral Ensembles
Oct. 9
Music Audition Panel (Arena Theatre)
Dec. 4
Vocal honors Recital
Oct. 16
Dr. Jerry Wallace Music Scholarship Recital
Dec. 6
Instrumental Honors Recital (Thur.)
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(ATM) patches is $864 billion and of various “tax extenders” is $890 billion. Over a 10-year period, the spending cuts or sequester of 10 percent of defense spending is estimated to be $510 billion; 8 percent of non-defense spending is estimated to be $335 billion. A majority of Democrats and Republicans appear to agree that the Bush marginal rate tax cuts should be extended for those individuals earning less than $250,000. Both parties also agree on extending the ATM patches, tax extenders (R&D tax credit and others) and the so-called doc fix for Medicare reimbursement. Both parties appear to agree on not extending the temporary oneyear 2 percent reduction in the Social Security (FICA) employee payroll tax and not extending unemployment insurance benefits. The
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