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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, November 17, 2017
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Resident Assistants stay busy at HutchCC
By Brenna Eller Opinion Page Editor
On visitations and check in days for Hutchinson Community College, the Resident Assistants usually help show future students around campus and help them get their rooms situated. But that’s not all the RA’s do. They are also very involved in the activities on campus and often run certain clubs. There are currently 22
RA’s at HutchCC and each is assigned a resident hall to watch over. You know when the popcorn burns and residents are supposed to evacuate the dorms? Well the RA’s get to report it and make sure everyone is out of the building. Resident Assistants are sophomores who characterize a responsible, achieving student and are the “role models” on campus. Both Elland Hall and Kent Hall have RA’s living in the buildings. The
Resident Assistants are to make sure that the rules of the dorms are kept and are being followed. Not only do they tend to Elland and Kent, but when and RA is on duty they also help those who live in the Dragon’s Landing apartments. Another task RA’s do is help residents get back into their rooms if they get locked out. The numbers for the Resident Assistants are shared in your dorms in
Clockwise from left: HutchCC's Katie Jorn (1) tips the ball over the net during the Blue Dragons' match Thursday against Iowa Western. Hutchinson's Raychel Reed (8) passes the ball to a teammate Thursday. HutchCC's Page Hiebert (7) bumps the ball to a teammate. Hiebert jumps to record a kill against Iowa Western.
NJCAA Volleyball Tournament Scores As of press time
Southern Idaho 3 - Eastern Arizona 0 Mineral Area 3 - Laramine County 1 Tyler 3 - St. Petersburg 0 Iowa Western 3 - Hutchinson 0 Miami Dade 3 - Wallace State 0 Polk State 3 - Panola 0 Hill 3 - Monroe College 0
Football
• Continued from Page 6 The Blue Dragon defense held Dodge City to 237 total yards and 51 rushing, but Hutchinson compiled only 206 total yards for themselves. Three running backs, B.J. Emmons, Dezmon Jack-
son, and Andrew Lee split Hutchinson’s 125 rushing yards. Quarterback Eric Forrest went 12 of 16 on passing attempts, for a total of 69 yards. Sunday’s win marked Rion Rhoades’ 80th victory as head coach for the Blue Dragons. He also reached this mark faster than any other coach in Hutchin-
son Community College history. Next up for the Blue Dragons will be the Salt City Bowl on Dec. 2. They will face the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters at Gowans Stadium. This will be the second meeting between the two teams, playing each other last in the 2010 Salt City Bowl.
case you need to call the RA on duty. Or they usually have an RA sticker on their dorm doors. Lane Wiens is an RA for Kent Hall. He is also the president of the Student Government Association on campus. “As an RA, we are responsible for all of the residents on our floor and we also encourage our residents to go to the different activities that the Campus Activities Board and the dorms promote, such as bowling
at The Alley, Homecoming activities, and a variety of others.” With such a busy schedule, one might think Resident Assistants are overloaded with tasks. Lane Wiens said, “No, it’s really not too bad. Sometimes it may seem like a lot to do, but it really isn’t.” As mentioned earlier, the RA’s deal with fire alarms quite often. Some caused by burnt foods, candles, and other
hazardous items. Wiens gave his input on what his job is during those fire alarm drills. “When the fire alarms go off, it is our job to try and get everyone out of the building as quickly as possible and keep them out of the building until the fire department or the adult on duty says we can go back in.” There is a lot of responsibility held on the RA’s shoulders, so they deserve some appreciation from time to time.
Photos By Allie Schweizer/HutchCC Sports Information