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January 25, 2019

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Vol. 60 Issue 12

Long time broadcaster Hilst on retiring after 50 years

By Brenna Eller Editor in Chief

What started out as a fill-in scorekeeper for a sick broadcaster, turned into a 50-yearlong career for Blue Dragons’ legendary broadcaster and sports analyst, Rusty Hilst who plans to retire after five decades of radio broadcasting at the end of the season.

“It seems like a good number to end on doesn’t it?”

Hilst said. “I’d like to quit while people still say, ‘I remember when he was a good Hilst broadcaster’ when referring to me,” Hilst said while laughing.

For Hilst, broadcasting play-by-play Hutchinson Community College football and women’s and men’s basketball games has been a journey he will never forget. He has also been doing Hutchinson High School games since he started as well. In 2014, Hilst’s work was recognized locally and he was inducted into the Quarterback Club Hall of Fame for his work as a broadcaster.

“I just got thrown into it,” Hilst said, “A high school coach, Dan Justice, who was a friend, suggested me to Fred Phaby when the regular guy got sick and asked if I could fill in for him for a Hutch High game against Derby.”

Thinking he was just there to keep scorebook, Hilst accepted the offer. The game

Photos by Bre Rogers/The Collegian Hutchinson Community College broadcasting power team, Rusty Hilst, right, and Glen Grunwald call the women’s and men’s basketball game against Garden City Jan. 16 at the Sports Arena. Their legendary on-air broadcasts have given them the team name “Glen and Rusty”.

was neck and neck at 8-8 even though Hutchinson was good and Derby wasn’t looking to be, so Hilst said he felt the need to talk through the game, thus starting his radio career.

Apart from broadcasting, Hilst has devoted most of his time to teaching. Hilst has been a calculus teacher at Hutchinson High for 53 years and has no intention of retiring from that anytime soon.

“What I love most is teaching,” Hilst said.

Not only has he taught at the high school, but he was the golf coach for 30 years and worked for the Kansas Golf Association since 1976. He has

been to tournaments all over the country.

“I used to do scoreboards, writing on golf scoreboards, from California to Seattle, to New York City, and it got so busy,” Hilst said.

When recalling his favorite moments in broadcasting, Hilst didn’t hesitate to talk about the Blue Dragon men’s basketball team’s three NJCAA titles, the most recent coming in 2017.

“The three national championships have been very special, the most exciting to be a part of was the first because the game was so close and everyone was going crazy,” Hilst

said about the 1988 win.

During the 2017 championship season, Hilst recalled a crazy game against rival Butler.

“We were down 26 points vs. Butler and came out winning,” Hilst said. Hilst described the end of the game as an “Awfully big moment.”

Speaking on air for five decades means there have been slip-ups as well.

“When you do basketball broadcasting that doesn’t get over ’til late, you have to quickly learn to keep things to yourself,” Hilst said.

He didn’t give a specific example of himself slipping

up, but chuckled at the question as if he had done so a time or two.

“It’s a little bit like social media,” Hilst said, “When you hit send, it’s gone and you can’t take it back.”

Hilst’s first broadcasting partner, Jerry Kershaw, who was with him for the 1988 and 1994 championships, retired in 1995. In 1998, Glen Grunwald became Hilst’s second in command. They have been together for 21 years now. The dynamic duo is referred to as “Glen and Rusty”.

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Pink Tax becomes worldwide issue

By Tabitha Barr Opinion Page Editor

According to “Listen Money Matters”, a podcast

by Candice Elliott, women are paying 42 percent more overall than men on everyday purchases.

This means that women pay on average $1,351 more a year in extra costs, and it’s all apart of the Pink Tax. The Pink Tax is the label for how women are paying more than men on everyday products and services. Necessities that women need are being jacked up in price just because they are for females, including feminine products being taxed because they are considered a “luxury.”

Quoting one of the most famous television shows from the 1990s, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. character Rachel Green stated, “No uterus, no opinion.” That unforgettable line showcases the viewpoint for most females on feminine products. Tampons and pads are essential for women and shouldn’t be taxed as an unimportant item. Unless women are expected to bleed without protection in public, or to stay home while they are on their period, these hygiene products are essential to a woman’s lifestyle.

Companies have charged women more for years.

Not only overtaxing tampons and pads, but charging more on clothing, accessories, self-care items, toys and services that are required in life. Why is it that businesses can legally charge women increasingly

more than America Comparing average prices of men’s products vs. women’s products. men just beisn’t the Product No. of products Women’s avg price Men’s avg price cause of the only one difference in Shampoo/Conditioner affected 16 $8.39 $5.68 gender? by this, Razor cartridges 18 $17.30 $15.61 Acas women Deodorant 20 $4.91 $4.75 cording to in other Body Wash 18 $5.70 $5.40 the article countries Shaving cream 20 $3.73 $3.89 “Why is the are facing US ‘tama similar Source: “Listen Money Matters” – Candice Elliott pon tax’ so dilemma. hated?” by BBC News, “American consumers spent The Pink Tax is causing women to have less of an $3.1 (billion) on tampons and other feminine hygiene education and less of a life. products last year.” This number represents women in According to an interview in The Washington Post all 50 states. with Cristina Garcia, a Democrat in the California The average sales tax is 6.25 percent, but in some State Assembly who is an advocate of getting rid of states, the tax can be as much as 10.25 percent. That the Pink Tax, there was a bill sent to change the Pink means that if the government was to remove all Tax. She had proposed a bill that would put an end to sales tax from feminine hygiene products, American the ‘tampon tax’ in California. women could save $10 million a year. This estimate “I just want people to realize this is not insignifiis only for hygiene products, so when the overpricing cant … especially if you’re on a tight budget,” Garcia of other women’s products is added, the number is told The Post. even higher.

According to Independent News, this bill was put Most women can pay for their feminine hygiene to an end and was turned down by Governor Jerry products, but others are not so lucky. In some parts of Brown because their budget couldn’t withstand the the country, women cannot afford to buy tampons or loss of no tax on tampons and pads. pads for themselves or their daughters. This causes If this bill is passed in all 50 states, it could help women to miss out on school, work and social activi- women with the problems that have arrived without ties when they are on their period. it.

Upcoming Blue Dragon events

Jan. 26 — Women’s Basketball vs. Colby 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Sports Arena.

Jan. 26 — Men’s Basketball vs. Colby 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Sports Arena.

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Keep it cool and move forward Our view Yelling and anger often don’t end well.

People often yell at one or another, which could result in devastating feelings, and leave them in a pool of depression or anger.

That might be the case to keep your cool. It may be hard to lash out on friends or family for that matter, but it just depends on what was the given reason to yell at them.

However, there are students and parents who go to anger management to help them from going after someone or just flat out screaming at them at the top of their lungs.

It can be difficult not to yell at our parents, because it will only take a few words to get kicked out, and the only thing left is hurt feelings.

At least stop and realize what is being said before the argument gets worse.

If worse comes to worse, be the better person and

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New semester, new me?

apologize or they can apologize as well for starting the fight.

When it comes to working in retail, it takes a lot to hold in when customers aren’t complying, and the only thing that the worker wants to do is just tell them “to f--- off,” which isn’t friendly and will probably result in getting fired.

Call someone else on the radio and have them handle it. Talk instead of losing a job that is dearly important.

Keep in mind that it is important to stay calm in public, because it takes one person to record something and post it on social media and have it go viral, so don’t be that new “celebrity.”

Remember to breathe or walk away and don’t make the situation any worse than it needs to be. Don’t raise any voices over anyone else’s because it won’t prove anything.

Take some time to come to a reasonable explanation on why the argument started in the first place, and continue to move forward.

Izzy Caldwell/Cartoonist

The Women’s Corner “No uterus, no opinion”

It is the second week back from Christmas break and I don’t know whether to be happy I get to see all of my friends again, or sad that I have to be up super early for classes. Now I know that most of this paper is going to be “welcome back!” type of articles, but the ones written by yours truly won’t really follow that.

Over break, I had time to gather my ideas and just create what I wanted. And so follows the coming articles and column you will read. If you haven’t already read “Pink Tax becomes worldwide issue”, I suggest you check that out first before reading this.

My column this week

Columnist

Tabitha Barr is going to be a follow-up to what was written there, but more focused on one subject.

The fact that tampons and pads are not tax-free or just free in general.

Now, most likely every girl who just read that yelled “Yes!” in their heads without a second thought.

And every guy who read it either made a look of disgust and sighed, or knows the struggle and agreed with me. (The second one is the correct answer by the way.)

A woman’s period is something she cannot control. It is a bodily function that happens because the body is doing its job. The fact that women have to pay tons of money for tampons and pads is ridiculous and stupid.

To clearly point out what I’m trying to articulate, a tweet from Meghan Rienks, an actress/Youtuber, says, “you mean to tell me from the age of 11 through, what – my 40s? I am just supposed to accept

the fact that EVERY month – there is nearly a week where I’m in so much pain I can’t function? & on top of that, I have to pay TAX on items … so I don’t bleed everywhere?”

It perfectly sums up what is swirling around in my brain. Even if you aren’t a woman who menstruates, I don’t understand how you can see this struggle and think it’s just how it has to be.

We physically can’t stop it. Our bodies were made this way. Why should we have to pay for it?

I think that argument that boils my blood the most is that Viagra isn’t taxed but tampons and pads are. What even is that? It

just makes me so angry and sad to see the double standards are society holds.

Men do not need Viagra.

But women need tampons and pads.

Viagra is something for a sexual desire. It is not something that keeps them from living their day to day lives unlike a woman’s period does unless she has tampons or pads.

It just doesn’t make sense to me how we still have to pay for something that is so essential to life.

Because if I don’t have these, I can’t go to work or class or have a social life a full week every month.

And since I can’t choose that option because it’s just not feasible, I am paying an

immense amount of money every month out of my pocket.

To those who disagree with me, I’d like to know your side. Send an email to The Collegian adviser Brad Hallier at hallierb@ hutchcc.edu and share your thoughts. You could be featured in a future column.

And to those of you who share my opinion, please stand up and make it known to the public. If we have enough voices, soon they will have to acknowledge us. We can do this.

Tabitha Barr is a Nickerson freshman studying Media Communications and Production

The word I’m living by in 2019 As the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, the season of resolutions and temporary goals returns.

This year, instead of making resolutions I chose a word to reflect what I want to accomplish.

This word is means to serve as a vision board, or a driver for the new year, although Oxford University Press uses the word to define the passing year in one word.

This year I chose the

Columnist

Rachel Lyons word “intentional”, which is defined by the dictionary as “done on purpose or

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I want to make my In the past 20 something actions days, I’ve intentionally “It may only be learned that I refined and haven’t been a speed bump, intentional grow from but in order to enough with ‘mistakes’ keep my job, I my actions at I’ve made in the past. I’m must learn from work. already fightI need this and make ing a steep to be more my actions more intentional uphill battle intentional.” that I brought about keeping upon myself, my mouth because of shut, and my inability to be intenwhat I overhear to myself. I

Staff

Editor In Chief: Brenna Eller Campus editor: Pablo Sanchez Opinion page editor: Tabitha Barr Sports editors: Rebecca Carney and Amanda Carney Digital Content Coordinator: Cody Schroeder.

Social Media Editor: Emily Fehrman Adviser: Brad Hallier Staff members: Kathrine Collins, Jared Shuff, Breann Rogers, Rachel Lyons, Shealynn Hubbs, Aaron Strain, Kenneth Ryan.

Editorial board: Brenna Eller, Pablo Sanchez,

need to be more intentional about not talking when action is demanded.

Both things have landed me in an awful situation at work.

It may only be a speed bump, but in order to keep my job, I must learn from this and make my actions more intentional.

Having good intentions is a great starting place, but acting intentionally can help avoid problems caused from having good inten-

tions in the first place.

Intentionally focusing on positive actions can change your whole mentality.

If 2019 has already been the year of the #10yearchallenge, and I’m sure we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg in that regard.

At any rate, Happy New Year everyone, I’ll talk to you again next week.

Rachel Lyons is a Newton freshman studying Business

Tabitha Barr.

Editorial cartoonist: Izzy Caldwell.

Letters to the editor:

The Hutchinson Collegian welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the author’s signature, address and phone number.

The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality and length. Letters may not exceed 300 words. Send letters to hallierb@ hutchcc.edu.

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Unusual classes: Fairy tales not just for children

By Jared Shuff Staff writer

Most people never think of fairytales as anything more than simple children’s stories told to entertain.

However, classes across the country argue that fairy tales teach people much more than not to talk to strange wolves in the woods. One class in particular at Hutchinson Community College aims to show students how fairy tales explain and impact culture.

“Intro to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales” teaches students how to read between the lines, literally. The class uses famous fairy tales as an in-depth study guide for cultural studies, the analysis of cultural practices in relation to major systems of power.

This covers topics such as class structure, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and many more.

The class, or at least a version of it, has been available since the spring of 2008. According to Ryan Diehl, the Honors Program Coordinator at HutchCC, he submitted the idea of the class to the Dean of Instruction. The dean had tasked each department to come up with three new classes in an effort to increase enrollment numbers.

“I submitted five potential courses to consider with one of those being a class in fairy tales, an idea inspired by a class one of my best friends was teaching at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,” Diehl said.

Diehl was a full-time English instructor at the time, his first semester at HutchCC.

“I still remember how nervous I was when I hit the send button on that email suggesting the topics,” he said.

Enrollment in the class has increased substantially since it first started.

Only six students were enrolled at the time.

“Since then, 577 students have enrolled in some verDiehl sion of the course,” Diehl said.

The class is offered for both honors and non-honors credit and is also available as an online course. It counts as a Humanities general education requirement at HutchCC and can transfer over to programs at both Wichita State and Kansas State University.

“Using fairy tales as examples, the class explores the field of cultural studies and covers the skill to help analyze so many things in the world that so often we never think about,” Diehl said.

Diehl uses Netflix as an example of how the class can change perspectives on everyday things, acknowledging how the streaming service has massively impacted our current society and culture.

The skills learned in the class are helpful no matter what profession a student is working towards.

Lilli Ward, a sophomore at HutchCC, took it as a freshman and has nothing but high praise.

“I loved the class, honestly it was one of my favorite classes I’ve ever taken,” Ward said.

Ward originally learned about the class from Diehl, who happens to teach the class for honors

students. The sophomores from the year before recommended it to her as well.

For Ward, it was interesting seeing the different variations of the fairy tales, specifically how other cultures portrayed them.

The many variations of Little Red Riding Hood piqued her interest the most.

“I would highly recommend it.

In fact, I have,” Ward said.

That she has, as Meridith Albers, a freshman at HutchCC, names Ward as one of the many people who recommended the class to her.

“I heard from previous “Fairy Tale” takers. They all said that the class was so fun. It sounded like a really weird class to take, but they highly recommended it,” Albers said.

Albers said she didn’t know what she expected from the class.

In her mind, it would just be reading fairy tales and talking about them. She had no idea how in-depth the discussions would get. This isn’t a problem for her though.

“I like it. I like getting down to the nitty-gritty of the story and all the different theories of what it could mean.” Albers said.

Out of all the fairy tales covered in the class, Albers is most excited to study Rapunzel, mainly because she knows some of the “messed up” original stories.

While “Intro to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales” has already started for the Spring semester, students should keep it in mind for the Fall. Be ready to experience “happily ever after” like never before.

Courtesy photo The United States Capitol will be one of many stops Hutchinson Community College students will experience on a summer tour that they can still sign up for.

Still time to sign up for Washington trip

By Kat Collins Staff writer

A group from Hutchinson Community College is going on a trip to Washington, and the deadline is rapidly approaching.

The deadline to signup is on Feb. 8 , but will close before then if the last few spots are filled.

The average price for students is $2,000. There are a few spots left on the trip out of the total of 42. Students wanting to go you should act fast. Anyone interested in this event should go to the website http://www.efexploreamerica.com/2152102dp, or contact HutchCC business instructor Dan Naccarato.

HutchCC Director of Marketing and Public Relations Denny Stoecklein also will be attending.

“Who wouldn’t want to travel with us?” Naccarato said.

If you go on this trip,

you will depart from Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport on June 11. An tour guide and a charter bus will meet the group at the airport in Washington. The tour guides will show you around the nation’s captial, Arlington, Virginia, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Mount Vernon, Virginia.

On June 15, they will take the group back to the airport and fly back to Wichita.

“This tour will definitely be fun and educational,” Naccarato said. “Our itinerary includes visits to famous monuments, memorials and museums, as well as the White House, The Capitol, The Supreme Court and other attractions at our nation’s capital city. We’re especially looking forward to guided excursions to Arlington National Cemetery, Gettysburg, and Mount Vernon, home of George Washington.”

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MLK: College, Cosmosphere welcome event Photos by KJ Ryan/Collegian

Cosmosphere Membership and Volunteer Coordinator Marla Erikson, left, and Hutchinson Community College President Carter File meet for a photo during the MLK Day event.

The Emancipation Youth Choir and Gods Annoyted New Generation dance team perform during a Martin Luther King Day event at the Cosmosphere.

Carla Stanfield, the Cosmosphere Public Relations Coordinator, was on hand for the event.

Kiera Bennett, left, a Buhler High School student, sings during the MLK Day event at the Cosmosphere.

The Hutchinson African-American Male Chorus performs at a Martin Luther King Day event at the Cosmosphere.

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Spring semester blues jazzin’ us down

By Emily Fehrman Social Media Editor

As most people are aware, the beginning of anything is always hard.

The start of diets, workout routines, but maybe the hardest thing to start back up again?

The spring semester of college.

Amanda Smith, a Hutchinson Community College psychology instructor, and Keely Schmidt, a Hutchinson freshman, have come to the conclusion that the start of the spring semester pretty much is difficult for everyone involved.

There are many things that contribute to why the last semester of the school year is so hard for some. A factor is the seasonal depression that starts to set it after all the holiday celebrations

are over, maybe on top of the already prominent depression and anxiety some may have.

“I think it’s hard because of seasonal depression, and it’s also hard to leave family and friends after getting used to seeing them every day for weeks,” Schmidt said.

Another factor is how close the school year is to being over, and the excitement that being so close to summer or graduating may hold. Schmidt also said that students often start counting the days until the end of the semester because of how excited for summer they may be. Which, in return, often makes the days and weeks seem as if they are slower than usual. All of this almost makes it easier for students to skip class or any labs they don’t

want to actually go to.

“The urge to skip is way higher for me, and I assume others, because the motivation of the new school year ended around finals time last semester, if I’m being honest.”

Schmidt said.

Statistically, people tend to seek more mental health services over the course of the semester. And not just for depression, but also for anxiety. The second semester is usually when students might thinkg they’re going to “buckle down”. But often buckling down just puts an even bigger strain on their mental health.

For both instructor and student, the first two to three weeks are a bit awkward, simply because they don’t know one another yet. For instruc-

tors, they’re just trying to learn everyone’s names, while also getting a feel for the class, what pace everyone learns at, expectations students may have.

They also balance schedules for work, family, multiple courses, and on top of that actually getting to know other students.

“As an instructor, I don’t think we are usually down about it,” Smith said. “The break is nice, but most of us are ready to get back because we love what we do. The classroom is our ‘happy place, for many of us.

But it is tough to get a feel for dynamics – how do students interact with one another – and what resonates with students – what are their interests, do they like working in groups or alone, are they visual learners? – from the start. It takes

time to get in the groove.”

If you or anyone you know is struggling or you think might need it, there are therapists on staff at HutchCC specifically for times like these.

All you need to do is go to the Student Success Center, located in Parker Student Union, and ask see a professional counselor schedule a time.

They are there for providing a confidential and empathetic environment. Personal counseling services are designed to assist students with emotional and behavioral problems.

Typical counseling needs among most college students include stress and anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse, loneliness, eating and sleeping disorders, and relationship problems.

Behind the scenes of HutchCC’s book buyback

By Pablo Sanchez Campus Editor

Photos by Bre Rogers/The Collegian Hutchinson Community College freshman Abby Ogle brings the ball down the court in transition during the Blue Dragons’ win against Garden City.

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at the Sports Arena. The Blue Dragons trailed by as many as eight points in the first half and were down by one point at halftime.

The No. 9 Hutchinson men managed to tie the game in the final minute and D.J. Mitchell hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left, adding a pair of free throws with seven seconds to play, for a come-from-behind 60-57 victory over the Beavers.

The Blue Dragons improve to 16-3 overall and 7-3 in the Jayhawk West. The Blue Dragon men will play Colby on Saturday

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A friend of Hilst’s, HutchCC Business Management and Entrepreneurship instructor Dan Naccarato, shared his best memories with Hilst over the years.

“In 2014, Rusty invited me to join him on KHUT Country 102.9 and KWBW 1450 for football and basketball broadcasts,” Naccarato said, “I ultimately accepted the opportunity because I listened to Rusty call thousands of games, and I always liked and respected him.”

Naccarato said anyone who meets Hilst should listen to what he has to say because it is worth it.

“Our off-air discussions are always stimulating and memorable,” Naccarato said.

When just talking to one another, Hilst and Naccarato talk about an abundance of topics.

“We exchange observations and opinions about sports, politics, news, education, culture, art, music, broadcasting, family,” Naccarato said, “And we laugh. Actually, we laugh a lot.”

Another longtime friend and co-worker of Hilst’s is Charlie Pierce, the golf coach at Hutch High and a teacher for 27 years.

Having a classroom right across from one another, Pierce has had many experiences with Hilst and

at the Hutchinson Sports Arena with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Track: The Hutchinson Community College track and field teams will push their 2019 indoor track season opener back one week after bad weather forced the Highland Challenge at Highland Community College to be called off.

The Blue Dragons will open their season this weekend at the Jayhawk Classic on Friday and Saturday at the University of Kansas.

Baseball: Coming off a 39-win season and third-place Region 6 Tournament finish, the Hutchinson Community College baseball team is tapped as the prehas gotten to know him well over the years.

Pierce mentioned that Hilst was like a mentor to him, and that whenever he has a question or something he can’t figure out, he calls Hilst because he will always have the right answer.

“I’ve known Rusty a long time,” Pierce said, “I was 30 when I started teaching and always knew about him before that. Since then, he’s helped me get a lot of places.

He’s the man in charge, the man who has all the answers and is a perfect gentleman.”

Pierce said that Hilst can talk people into making up their minds or help solve problems. Pierce brought up a memory from 1998, when one of the golf players on their team was in the state tournament and the team was in first place. A Salthawk was up and scored a five, which was the incorrect score. Hilst and Pierce both knew he scored a six and Hilst had the player turn in the right score, but made the call that it was a five.

The team finished in fourth place instead of winning state.

“He does the right thing all the time and sometimes gets put in the hardest positions,” Pierce said, “He also had to put rulings in for other teams there and proved his integrity is beyond.”

Pierce’s favorite memory of Hilst was in the 1970s when his

season favorite to win the 2019 Jayhawk West.

The Blue Dragons will open the 2019 season on Feb. 2 at Coffeyville and will play their first home game on Feb. 8 as part of a weekend series with Highland and Indian Hills.

Softball: The Hutchinson Community College softball team was picked to finish third in the Division I Jayhawk West. The Blue Dragons will be returning to Division 1 after 10 seasons as a Division 2 program.

The Blue Dragon softball team will open the 2019 season on Feb. 8 at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, and open at home on Feb. 13 against Cloud County at Fun Valley. team was out playing in Carey Park. Hilst owns the course record with a 60. To be a par score, you had to get at least 71 and Hilst proved his golf skills by doing it in less.

A“hot-shot golfer” asked coach what the course record on front was and Hilst answered, “28.” The golfer said, “I had 32, who set that record?” Hilst said, “Me.” It went back and forth like that with every shot, Hilst kept telling him he broke the record for everything, and Pierce thought it was the funniest thing he’d ever heard.

Pierce said that Hilst was a seven-time time city golf champion and a seven-time club champion.

Not wanting to retire from teaching anytime soon, and having gained the respect of every teacher and student at Hutch High, Hilst is expected to stay as long as he is wanting. “We’re going to keep him around for a while, there’s no one like him, the kids love him and he makes them work and get well prepared for the future,” Pierce said.

Pierce has also listened to Hilst’s broadcasts and described his announcing.

“His voice and inflection on radio is like talking to him up close and he always makes you understand the feelings of the game and helps you get what’s going on right then and there,” Pierce said.

It can be a pain when it comes to book buyback, so let’s take a dive into why students get less money and have to pay for more for the books that they need in order to get the most our of their class.

Hutchinson Community College Campus Store manger Amber Crick gives an answer.

“For buyback, we hire a company out of Nebraska to come in and do they buy,” she said.”

They are the ones that give the students cash for their books. They are a wholesale book company and buy back textbooks for schools all over the country.

“Per the buyback bookmark that we hand out to students at the time they purchase their books the wholesale company will pay up to 50 percent of the used purchase price of a book, but the buy back price varies depending on each title.”

Crick said the buy-

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Melissa Loepp, a Hutchinson High School teacher who graduated in women’s studies, isn’t a fan of the Pink Tax. “The Pink Tax should be abolished, but (she) wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t,” Loepp said. “While I do think the tax is problematic, women face a number of larger issues and the Pink Tax often gets overlooked.”

An argument against the Pink Tax is that women’s feminine hygiene products should be taxed because it is a citizens’ product and should be charged just like any other product.

The argument is correct in saying it is a product for citizens, but not all citizen products are taxed.

As stated by National Public Radio, written

back company can’t guarantee it will buy a student’s book. “ We don’t receive their buyback information until about two weeks prior to the scheduled buyback,” Crick said.

“They come in with their computers and their systems and buy textbooks back for themselves. We give them a list of textbooks and the quantities that we need and they buy back those particular books for the store.”

Crick said only certain quantities of books are bought back based on enrollment numbers for the subsequent term.

“We do not set any buyback prices,” Crick said. “The buyback is a service that the Campus Store offers to students so that they can recoup some of the money they spent on their textbooks.

It also helps the bookstore to have used books available on the shelves for the following semester and helps to keep our used book prices down.”

by Jordan Gass-Poore’, in 49 out of the 50 states, Viagra is not taxed. This drug is to treat erectile dysfunction for men. But when it comes to tampons and pads, only 11 out of the 50 states have them tax-exempt. Viagra is only needed for sexual purposes, but tampons and pads are needed because women’s bodies are created to have periods.

Generally, those who think the Pink Tax is fake usually think that women who fight against is are “femi-nazis”.

That is today’s term for a feminist who is supposedly taking the movement too far. However, Loepp retalied by saying, “If me pushing personally and politically for women’s rights earns me the femi-nazi label, I’ll take it. Those deploying the label are typically ignorant with baseless claims.”

Sports

The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, January 25, 2019

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One Eck-cellent coach

Athlete of the week

(Jan. 13-19) Makayla Vannett, women’s basketball The week: Vannett was solid in three Blue Dragon victories, scoring 30 points Vannett total in wins at Northwest Kansas Tech, Garden City and Pratt. Vannett added six total rebounds, 11 assists, just two turnovers - in 68 minutes of action - and seven steals.

The season: Vannett, a native of St. Paul, Minn., is averaging 10.7 points a game for the undefeated Blue Dragons.

She’s shooting 34.2 percent from 3-point range, and has 47 assists in 19 games.

Roundup: Photos by Andy Carpenter/HutchCC Sports Information HutchCC Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball coach Steve Eck completes cutting down the net after the Blue Dragons won the 2017 NJCAA national championship at the Sports Arena. women still Blue Dragons coach named to NJCAA Coaches Hall of Fame undefeated

By Amanda Carney Co-Sports Editor

Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball coach Steve Eck reached yet another accomplishment in his career.

The NJCAA announced on Jan. 14 that Eck will be entered into NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Eck has been head coach at HutchCC since 2009. Eck has led the Blue Dragons to two Jayhawk Conference titles, two Region 6 championships and the 2017 NJCAA national championship.

However, Eck won’t take much of the credit.

“I’ve had good assistant coaches, you can’t do it without them, I’ve had good players, I’ve had good administration and I’ve had a great support system.”

But the reality of entering into the NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame still hasn’t been much of a

Baseball

thought for Eck. “It really hasn’t hit me yet maybe it’ll hit me when I retire,” Eck said.

Here’s what some former players, personnel and current HutchCC administrators had to say about Eck being entered into NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

“Too many great things to say about Coach Eck. It only makes sense to add one more patch to his letterman of coaching. I am very blessed to say that I played for (a) HOF coach. He brought the best out of us, helped bring us together as a group and most importantly taught us how to win.”

AJ Spencer, Blue Dragon forward, 2010-2012 “Coach Eck’s love for the game of basketball and his players is profound and I believe it’s a direct correlation to the success he’s had throughout his prestigious career. It was an honor to

Eck’s juco record Butler, three seasons 60-22 Redlands, six seasons 182-22 Cowley, two seasons 60-8 Hutchinson, 10 seasons 277-56* Overall, 599-106* * - As of Jan. 23 Eck has won national championships at Redlands and Hutchinson. play for him.”

Dylan Frantz, 2009-2011, and first player Eck signed at Hutchinson.

“In my opinion, Steve Eck has done more for basketball in the state of Kansas than anyone.

The way he molds kids into young men and also the longevity of his career and how he can still motivate today’s athlete

totally intrigues me and tells me just how good of a coach he truly is. Hutch is so lucky he decided to hopefully finish his career as our coach.”

Scott Stiles, Fox Sports Radio/ KGSO, HutchCC quarterback 1984-1985, and former Blue Dragon football and basketball public address announcer.

“To me personally, it means that we have one of the all-time great basketball head coaches leading our Men’s Basketball program.

It confirms what we have known and that is that coach Eck has done a great job a leading young men year end and year out. This award speaks to the consistency of winning programs that coach Eck produces.

This honor is well deserved and is a credit to the many fine student athletes and assistant coaches that have helped coach have so much success.”

HutchCC Athletic Director Josh Gooch

By Rebecca Carney Co-Sports Editor

The NJCAA’s No. 4 scoring defense was at its best Saturday night as the Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball teams held a greatly-improved Pratt team 32 points under its scoring average. The No. 4-ranked Blue Dragons limited Pratt to 32.5 percent shooting in a 69-38 victory.

Hutchinson improved to 19-0 overall and 10-0 in the Jayhawk West, with freshman Abby Ogle leading all scorers with 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including a three-pointer.

Men’s Basketball: The HutchCC men’s basketball team faced an uphill battle all night against the Pratt Beavers See Roundup, Page 5

Blue Dragon sports schedules, results. All home games, events in caps.

(doubleheaders indiciated by a 2) Feb. 2, at Coffeyville (2), 1 p.m.

Feb. 8, HIGHLAND, 3 p.m.

Feb. 9, INDIAN HILLS (2), 1 p.m.

Feb. 10, INDIAN HILLS, noon Feb. 15, at Northeast Texas, 6 p.m.

Feb. 16, at Northeast Texas, 2 p.m.

Feb. 17, at Northeast Texas, noon Feb. 19, REDLANDS, (2), 1 p.m.

Feb. 22, at Rose State, Feb. 23, at Rose State (2), 1 p.m.

Feb. 28, CLOUD COUNTY, (2), 1 p.m.

March 2 at Cloud County (2), 1 p.m.

March 7, at Butler (2), 1 p.m.

March 9, BUTLER (2), 1 p.m.

March 12, at Redlands, 1 p.m.

March 14, BARTON (2), 1 p.m.

March 16, at Barton (2), 1 p.m.

March 19, COWLEY, 2 p.m.

March 21, at Dodge City (2), 3 p.m.

March 23, DODGE CITY (2), 1 p.m.

March 26, at Cowley, 2 p.m.

March 28, GARDEN CITY (2), 1 p.m.

March 30, at Garden City, (2), 1 p.m.

April 3, STERLING JV (2), 3 p.m.

April 4, STERLING JV (2), 3 p.m.

April 9, at Seminole State, 5:30 p.m.

April 11, at Pratt (2), 1 p.m.

April 13 PRATT (2), 1 p.m.

April 16, COFFEYVILLE (2), 2 p.m.

April 18, SEWARD COUNTY (2), 1 p.m.

April 20, at Seward County (2), 1 p.m.

April 23, BARTON, 5:30 p.m.

April 25, at Colby (2), 1 p.m.

April 27, COLBY (2), 1 p.m.

Basketball, men’s

Nov. 2, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, W 99-62 Nov. 3, NEO, W 68-54 Nov. 6, at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, W 109-68 Nov. 9, vs. Spring Creek Academy at Great Bend, W 111-83 Nov. 10, vs. Redlands at Great Bend, W 117-85 Nov. 16, vs. Murray State at El Dorado, W 88-55 Nov. 17, vs. Labette at El Dorado, W 105-98, OT Nov. 20, NORTHERN OKLAHOMA-ENID, W 105-69 Nov. 24, HESSTON, W 103-83 Nov. 28, at Coffeyville, L 78-67 Dec. 1, INDEPENDENCE, W 83-51 Dec. 5, at Neosho County, W 86-81 OT Dec. 8, BUTLER, W 78-56 Dec. 12, at Cloud County, L 72-64

Jan. 5, at Allen, W 102-86 Jan. 12, COWLEY, W 85-76 Jan. 14, at NW Kansas Tech, W 85-78 Jan. 16, GARDEN CITY, L 70-69 Jan. 19, PRATT, W 60-57 Jan. 23, at Dodge City, W 98-90 OT Jan. 26, COLBY, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 30, at Barton, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 2, SEWARD COUNTY, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 6, NW KANSAS TECH, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 9, at Garden City, 4 p.m.

Feb. 11, at Pratt, 8 p.m.

Feb. 13, DODGE CITY, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 16, at Colby, 8 p.m.

Feb. 20, BARTON, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Seward County, 8 p.m.

Basketball, women’s

Nov. 1, BETHANY JV, W 107-32 Nov. 9, vs. Murray State at Great Bend, W 88-65 Nov. 10, vs. NEO at Great Bend, W 82-57 Nov. 14, at Washburn JV, W 84-53 Nov. 17, at Central Christian JV, W 85-29 Nov. 20, LAMAR, W 102-35 Nov. 24, HESSTON, W 92-48

Nov. 28, at Coffeyville, W 81-45 Dec. 1, INDEPENDENCE, W 53-41 Dec. 5, at Neosho County, W 87-78 Dec. 8, BUTLER, W 78-56 Dec. 12, at Cloud County, W 60-49 Dec. 28, IOWA WESTERN, W 71-50 Dec. 29, ELLSWORTH, W 95-22 Jan. 5, at Allen, W 102-67 Jan. 12, COWLEY, W 60-49 Jan. 14, at NW Kansas Tech, W 105-51 Jan. 16, GARDEN CITY, W 87-56 Jan. 19, PRATT, W 69-38 Jan. 23, at Dodge City, W 65-35 Jan. 26, COLBY, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 30, at Barton, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 2, SEWARD COUNTY, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 6, NW KANSAS TECH, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 9, at Garden City, 2 p.m.

Feb. 11, at Pratt, 6 p.m.

Feb. 13, DODGE CITY, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 16, at Colby, 6 p.m.

Feb. 20, BARTON, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Seward County, 6 p.m.

Softball

Feb. 8, at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, 2 p.m.

Feb. 13, CLOUD COUNTY, 2 p.m.

Feb. 21, at Neosho County, 2 p.m.

Feb. 22, at Allen, 1 p.m.

Feb. 28, at Hesston, 3 p.m.

March 2, BUTLER, 2 p.m.

March 6, at Barton, 1 p.m.

March 7, TABOR JV, 2 p.m.

March 12, FORT SCOTT, 2 p.m.

March 13, OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN JV, 2 p.m.

March 16, COLBY, 2 p.m.

March 20, at Independence, 2 p.m.

March 23, PRATT, 1 p.m.

March 27, GARDEN CITY, 1 p.m.

April 3, at Butler, 2 p.m.

April 6, DODGE CITY, 2 p.m.

April 7, at Seward County, 2 p.m.

April 10, BARTON, 3 p.m.

April 13, at Pratt, 1 p.m.

April 14, INDEPENDENCE, 2 p.m.

April 17, at Sterling JV, 3 p.m.

April 24, at NW Kansas Tech, 2 p.m.

Indoor track

Jan. 19, at Highland, noon Jan. 25-26, at Jayhawk Classic Feb. 1-2, at Husker Invitational Feb. 8-9, at Gorilla Classic Feb. 15-17, at Region 6 Championships March 1-2, at NJCAA Indoor Championships