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May 16 - May. 29, 2013
Volume 44 | Issue 11
Secretary of State visits SFCC campus
Student success workshops focus on typical student problems
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As part of her College Civics tour, recently elected Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman visited SFCC on May 6. The tour’s goal is to encourage young voting-age adults to participate not only in campus and community activities, but elections both local and national. SFCC was Wyman’s third stop on her tour, which includes visits to other two and four year colleges across the state on May 6, 7, and 8. Wyman met with current ASG staff as well as the candidates in the current Associated Student Government (ASG) election. Alicia Villa, current Associated Student Clubs Representative and a candidate for ASG President told Wyman the ASG’s future efforts. “We came up with...issues we want to lobby for: common security standards statewide, protected funding for education, and increasing funding for undocumented students,” Villa said.
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Secretary of State Kim Wyman visiting with the 2013 ASG candidates. “We’re giving out pins and candy bars to students that vote,” Destiny Wallace, candidate for Activities President said. Also present was Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton. After a round of introductions, Wyman gave a short explanation of her office. “I kind of am in a similar (position) to the county auditor, but on the state level. Our office does four things, the most high profile one is elections,”
Wyman said. “The county does outreach, registration, tallies votes at the county level and we oversee the state database so all that the county does rests in the state office. “I certify the elections, and all of the statewide referendums, so if you sign a petition, we check the signatures and make sure they’re registered voters.” Dalton added that the Secretary of Secretary | Page 2
Eight times each quarter, the SFCC counseling department hosts a series of success workshops for students. Workshops are on a variety of topics such as taking notes, studying and test preparation. On Wed. April 24, the workshop titled “Overcoming Math Anxiety” was hosted by Peter Wildman, mathematics department faculty member, at noon in building 24, room 103. It was the third of eight different workshops this quarter. Among the ideas for successful test preparation presented by Wildman at the math anxiety workshop were: eating well and getting proper sleep, asking for advice from the professor whenever you could, not giving in to negative thoughts and practicing anxiety-relieving exercises. “I used to be just like you,” Wildman said. “I didn’t know many effecWorkshops | Page 2
Sodexo works to improve food options Katelynn Rutter
box,” Sweet said. Students and staff will be able to put With Sodexo under new manage- their ideas and opinions in the box. “The food and beverage industry is ment, students and staff can expect to forever changing and always evolvsee a few changes. “Running the café is a team ef- ing,” Sweet said. Starting soon, what is now the taco fort and we have a great team here,” Jennie Sweet, supervisor of Sodexo, bar will be changed to a specials bar. It will go on a two week rotation said. Sweet has been in the food and with different menu items every other beverage industry for 40 years. She’s week. “They are cooking all their food owned her own restaurants, catering in the same oil, and has been with like their onion Sodexo since Sep- “They are cooking all their tember 2012. food in the same oil ... Their rings, chicken strips, and corn “I have two main dogs. Their food hats here,” Sweet food is overpriced,” overpriced,” said. I book cater-Thomas Long is SFCC Student SFCC student ings to Sodexo stanThomas Long dards and I’m a susaid. “Sodexo sucks!” pervisor. “We look forward to bringing good “I enjoy working here and with the food and more variety to provide betstudents.” Sweet intends to add a variety of ter customer service,” Sweet said. “I’m glad they are here to new foods that everyone will enjoy feed us and that we have warm meals no matter what their diet is. “It will be everything under the available to us,” SFCC student, Juan sun, vegetarians to carnivores,” Sweet Ramirez Gonzalez said. “They make it feel like the food is made with said. More protein and a variety of op- love.” Recently, Sodexo fired some former tions will be added to both the salad employees and hired a bunch of new bar and the grill. “I’d like to put out a suggestion faces.
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Jennie Sweet organizing the work day for the Sodexo employees.
“I can’t tell. That’s confidential,” Sweet said. “We’ve had to turn over and add more staff. Workstudy has helped fill in where we need them. They really are an awesome staff. “I will fill in when I’m needed. I’ve ripped my gloves off and helped in every position.” “They need people with proper training and need to hire better candidates,” Long said. “I like that they employ students,” Ramirez-Gonzalez said. Interim GM Ron Hunter sometimes steps in to help out. “He’s helped point us in the right direction,” Sweet said.
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