Madden ‘18
PSA!!! No paper next week
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Dante Madden helps lead Blue Dragons past Butler, improving to 5-1.
There are no college classes Friday, Oct. 12 due to it beingfall break, so enjoy your three-day weekend! The student voice of Hutchinson Community College
October 5, 2018
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Vol. 60 Issue 5
Let’s get Political: 2018 midterms By Jared Shuff Staff Writer
With midterm elections coming up on Nov. 6, it’s more important than ever to make your voice heard. There are so many reasons why it’s important to vote, especially as a college student. This generation has the
Laura Kelly
ability to shift the political balance, either way, if they would go to the polls. Many students are disengaged from political issues, usually because of a distrust in the government or the feeling that their vote doesn’t really matter. The votes of students are incredibly important. This
Jason Probst
generation will be the ones to live with whatever changes are made in our government. So, in an attempt to gain some interest before the registration deadline on Oct. 16th, here is a brief summarization of what a few candidates, who will be on the local ballots, stand for.
Kris Kobach
(Unopposed)
Paul Waggoner (Unopposed)
Kris Kobach (Republican Gubernatorial Candidate):
Laura Kelly (Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate): • Education o Invest in higher education, technical schools and job training programs o Fund K-12 Schools o Improve Student Mental Health
government o Reinstating the Equal Protection for State Workers o Reversing the Adoption Discrimination Bill
• Education o Direct more money into teacher pay, book, etc. o Develop partnerships with trade schools
• Economics o Support new industry that leverages our state’s strengths o Encourage rural growth and prosperity o Prioritize investment in Infrastructure
• Healthcare o Expand Medicaid o Reform KanCare (People over Profit) o Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights
• Welfare Reform o Provide hand up to less fortunate, not handouts o End welfare fraud and abuse o Create economic environment with high-paying jobs
• Government o Restore public confidence in Kansas
• Public Safety o Passing common sense gun legislation o Funding Public Safety
• Government o Enact term limits o Capping property tax appraisals o Low-tax and low regulation policies
Jason Probst (Democratic Representative of 102nd District and Hutchinson Community College alumnus):
• Economics o Create good climate for established local business o Find innovative ways to create jobs for neighborhoods o Make Hutchinson a great place to live, work, and start a business
• Education o Adequately and equitably fund children’s education o Explore new teaching ideas that benefit students o Work with urban, suburban, and rural districts • Government o Elected Officials must listen to residents o Tax policy must be fair and widely
spread across the state’s residents o Redistricting must be handled by bipartisan committee • Healthcare o Medicaid expansion would have provided healthcare to 150,000 Kansans o Veto of the bill was “morally repugnant” o Expand Medicaid for families who can’t afford/employer doesn’t cover • Protecting Children o Programs designed to give children safe and stable environment o Investments will produce the next generation of Kansans o Take time now to help children so they prepared for the future
• Illegal Immigration o End in-state tuition for illegal immigrants o Stop providing welfare for illegal immigrants • Life o Protect, preserve, ensure culture of life in Kansas o Safeguard human life from conception to natural death • 2nd Amendment o Safeguard right to bear arms o Preserve concealed carry
Paul Waggoner (Republican Representativeof 104th District):
• Education o Bring school financing to the vote of the people o More school choices for underprivileged students
• Economics o Remove unnecessary regulations o Make Kansas a desirable place to start a business • Government o Reformation of Kansas Supreme Court Judge selection
o Push for governmental transparency • Healthcare o Against Medicaid Expansion o Sanctity of Life and protection of the unborn • Civil Freedoms o Freedom of religious liberty and conscious rights o Freedom of self-defense/right to bear arms
Overcoming adversity:
‘Breaking Bad’ actor R.J. Mitte speaks about overcoming challenges in his life By Brenna Eller Editor-In-Chief
When a child is asked what they want to be when they grow up, they hardly ever say sitting in an office all day or doing something they aren’t fond of. Instead they say they want to be a doctor, firefighter, singer, or even an actor/actress. The limits have seemed to change for college students who once had those dreams themselves. Twenty-six-year-old actor, model, and cerebral palsy activist, R.J Mitte who spoke at the Ray
and Stella Dillon Lecture Series on Tuesday Oct. 2 at the Sports Arena, explains that no one should limit themselves on what they can or can’t do. Mitte spoke about struggles he has faced with the condition and stressed the thought, “Can’t is a decision, and a mindset.” Mitte is most known for roles in television shows, the main one being Walter White Jr. on AMC’s hit show “Breaking Bad”, who has cerebral palsy, same as Mitte, except in reality, Mitte’s condition is milder, so he had to slow his
speech and learn to walk with crutches for the show. Mitte, like others with CP, was born with the disorder where the brain lacks the appropriate amount of oxygen. Mitte is also known for characters he played in “Switched at Birth”, “Weeds”, “Vegas”, and even acted in “Hannah Montana” and “Everybody Hates Chris”. Still acting, Mitte helps with several charities on the side, such as Shriners Hospitals for Children, Special Olympics, ALS Associations, and many more organiza-
tions dedicated to helping others. Mitte was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. From age 3-13, his mother took him to Shriners Hospital for many types of therapy and braces. Mitte was a “severe toe walker and his feet bent downwards, so he walked on the tips of his toes, so he had to go through a lot of physical therapy. During his lecture, Mitte described the casts he had to wear and shared about sticking frozen coins in them during the hot summer to cool his legs. See DLS, Page 3
Janae DeWeese/ HutchCC Marketing Dillon Lecture Series speaker, R.J Mitte, who has cerebral palsy, shares experiences and advice on the common mindset.
CAMPUS BEAT
Upcoming events
Are you registered to vote?
Oct. 6 — Community Open House Oct. 6 — Homecoming: Football vs. Highland 12 pm-3 p.m. Oct. 8 — Volleyball vs. Colby 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10 — Women’s Soccer vs. Hesston College 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 11 — Softball vs. Hesston College 6 p.m.- 9:15 p.m. at Fun Valley. Oct. 12— Fall Break
“I am because my mom made me.”
“I‘m not yet, but I will later.”
“No I’m not because I’m too busy.”
“No, I’m not, but I will when I get the chance. ”
— Raven Means Hutchinson, freshman
— Samuel Damon, Hillsboro, freshman
— Tatyana Hopkins, Wichita, sophomore
— Bryce Eckels, Wichita, freshman
“I am registered to vote, because I’m aware of the impact it makes on our future.” — Jazmyn Burks, Wichita, sophomore