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2011January 26

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Jose RodriguezCrusader staff

I arrive to interview Rafael Sanchez in thestudent union and spot him sitting amongfriends; as I get closer, I notice he is workingon graffiti art with a red marker. I take a seatand accidentally bump his hand. There is nowa stray red mark on the page, I apologize buthe laughs it off and keeps going. This piece isruined but there are many more to come.

“You can’t pick up a random piece of paperin this house without finding random graffition it,” said his sister, Valeria Sanchez.

As an art major at Seward County Commu-nity College/ Area Technical School, Rafaelis trying to improve his skills in various formsof art, but graffiti seems to be his calling as thetalent was prevalent at an early age.

“When he was 3 years old he graffitied allover the floor and had to clean it up,” Valeriasaid.

Rafael’s family is from Cali-fornia but moved to Liberalwhen he was 3 years old. Hegraduated from Liberal HighSchool in 2010 and was on thecross country and track teams.

“I enjoy running and beingathletic,” Rafael said.

The talent for art is present inother members of his family aswell. His father was good atdrawing, his sister was anaward-winning artist in highschool and his cousin stud-ies graphic design and has aline of stuffed animals hedesigned himself.

“It was kind of my momwho got me into graffiti nowthat I think about it; shetaught me a certain way ofmaking letters in the 5thgrade, and I built off thatsince then,” Rafael said.

Sanchez had to grow upquickly as his father RafaelSanchez Sr. died from a heart attack June 11,2000, when Rafael was only 7 years old.

“My dad does inspire me all the time; he’smotivation for me to my best in life becausehe has always wanted me to do what I love inlife, and follow my dreams — and art is notjust my passion, it is my first love.”

However, his form of expression has gottenRafael into trouble with the law as he wasconvicted for conspiracy to commit criminal

damage his sophomore year of high school. “You automatically get stereotyped when

you do graffiti. They always try to group meinto a gang category when I don’t belongthere,” Rafael said.

While getting a felony might have stoppedmany, it was a rebirth for Rafael.

“I was a smarter individual afterwards. I hada lot of time to think; I didn’t go out all thetime like I used to. I would stay home andwork on my art.”

But Rafael explains that there is a major dif-ference between street art and graffiti tagsdone by gangs.

“Gang tags are just scribble, chickenscratches. They don’t go into detail; they don’ttake the time to make it look good. They arejust out there to destroy and vandalize,”Rafael said.

Rafael wishes there were some outlets foremerging graffiti artists.

“When you go to bigger cities,they have competitions where they(graffiti artists) get some prize. Itwould be nice to have somethinghere to give artists some sort of op-portunity. That’s why they tend to hitthe streets,” Rafael said. “It is a formof expressing yourself. Not all graf-fiti artists are criminals.”

Rafael took art classes in highschool but taught himself how todraw most of what he knows.

“They can teach you how to shadein class, but it’s up to you to learn

how to really draw,” saidRafael’s friend and admirerOmar Rios. “He has grown a lotin the past semester. He is im-proving on a daily basis,” Riossaid. “He has more focus for itnow.”

Rafael works in maintenancefor USD 480 putting in 50-60hours every two weeks.

“He works a lot, but he seemsto keep school and his outsidelife well balanced,” said Susan

Copas, art instructor. “He’s quiet but he’s gota great sense of humor, and he’s great to havein class.”

Rafael is unsure of the future at the momentbut might transfer to either University ofKansas or Kansas State University and con-tinue in the arts. “I would like to get intographic design, maybe, or work as an artteacher, just something where I can keep usingmy abilities on a daily basis.”

Art studentand graffiti

artist RafaelSanchez

works on asketch in one

of the artclassrooms.Sanchez hasbeen draw-ing graffiti

since he was3. He is

inspired byhis dad, who

died whenSanchez was

7 years old. Crusader photo/Jose Rodriguez

Lizuly MonarrezCrusader staff

The Development, Relief andEducation for Alien Minors—orDREAM—Act was once againdefeated in the Senate Dec. 18,2010. With only 55 votes out ofthe 60 needed, this act was killedin the Senate after passing in theHouse.

According to the Inside HigherEd, Republicans like Orrin Hatchof Utah and John McCain fromArizona, who hadonce supported theDREAM Act, arenow against it andvoted to block its con-sideration.

One opponent ofthe DREAM Act wasrecently in Liberaland addressed ques-tions on the issue.Kansas Secretary of State KrisKobach, a law professor at theUniversity of Missouri at KansasCity and one of the authors of theimmigrant legislation SB1070 inArizona, visited Liberal’s RockIsland Depot Friday evening fora legislative discussion.

Kobach has publicly stated heis against the in-state tuition sta-tus for undocumented studentsand has indicated he would liketo see a constitutional change thatwould prohibit citizenship for in-dividuals born in the U.S. to un-documented parents.

He has publicly addressed hisstatus on this view, and Fridaynight was no exception.

The DREAM Act passage hasbeen in consideration since 2001.But, according to Kobach, sayingyes to illegal aliens brought to theU.S. under the age of 15 wouldbe “medium-sized amnesty.”

“I think folks who prefer anamnesty think that, well, this isthe way to get the camel’s noseinside the tent,” Kobach said. “Itseems like, gosh, why wouldn’tyou want to give an amnesty tosomebody who was brought intothe country unlawfully and theywere probably brought in by theirparents, and, you know, isn’t thisthe most sympathetic group ofpeople who you would give anamnesty to?”

He continued to explain to agroup of about 125 at the “Nightof Politics” forum how theDREAM Act would still be re-warding the illegal behavior ofthe individual because once theyturn 18 they become responsiblefor their own actions and havethe obligation to return to their“home country.”

Another side of the DREAMAct that has caused a lot commo-tion is the school in-state tuitionrates that supporters are trying togain with the DREAM Act pas-sage. Kobach doesn’t agree withthis.

“The other reason I don’t likethe DREAM Act is because in1996 Congress passed a law andit’s found in Title 8 Section 16-23

of the U.S. Code,” Kobach said,“and it says that no state can givein-state tuition rates to an illegalalien unless that state wants togive in-state tuition rates to everyU.S. citizen from whatever cor-ner of the country he comesfrom, that’s how it’s phrased.”

Kobach also explained how 10states have broken that law since1996 and Kansas is one of them.

Some Seward County Commu-nity College students also attend-ed this legislative discussion and

had their own pointof view regardingKobach’s arguments.

Maricarmen Perez,a member of the His-panic AmericanLeadership Organi-zation addresses her

reaction to the com-ments by Kobach.

“I didn’t like any-thing he had to say,” Perez said.Although she saw truth in someof the things he said, she felt heonly saw one side of the issue.

“The bill wouldn’t actually berewarding illegal parents thatcame to the U.S. Also, if thereisn’t a possibility for an amnesty,at least they should encourage theprocess to move faster. But onething he made sure we all knewwas that he didn’t want theDREAM Act, and I didn’t likethat.”

Seward student AlexanderOlinger also shares his opiniontowards Kobach’s discussion.

“I didn’t like what he had tosay about the DREAM Act. Likeabout the immigration issue, hewas really insensitive. I am forthe DREAM Act.”

HALO sponsor Frances Brownwas present at the forum, and shefelt as if some of Kobach’s viewswere unfair toward students whowere brought into the UnitedStates as infants by their parents.

“I didn’t agree with what hesaid about the DREAM Act. Tome, it seems unfair that studentsthat were brought here as chil-dren, when they turn 18 that theyneed to go back to their homecountry as if they never livedhere, and to get in line to comeback and to become citizens, Ijust don’t agree with that,”Brown said.

Kobach expressed his dis-agreement with Kansas law thatallows for in-state tuitions, butSCCC/ATS President Dr. DuaneDunn agrees with the Kansas lawthat allows in-state tuition ratesfor the students who meet itsqualifications, and also supportsthe DREAM Act.

“I support the DREAM Actand Kansas’ current laws thatallow for in-state tuition forKansas residents who meet thequalifications of the law,” Dunnsaid.

• Interview comments from thepublic forum with Kris Kobachwere contributed by Crusadereditor Alfredo Anaya.

Texting behind the wheel can cost you, literally and figurativelyState texting and phone bans*

Dana LoewenEditor

Kansas passed a law in May2010 making texting while dri-ving illegal. Law enforcementofficers were able to stop driversfor texting while driving but untilJan. 1 drivers got only a warning.

Now drivers will get a $60 fineplus any local court fines.

The law includes sending orreceiving text messages, instantmessages or e-mails. It also in-cludes exceptions for readingemergency-, traffic- and weath-er-related alerts and to reportcrimes.

“It’s up to the officers judge-ment to see if there’s cause tostop a driver,” Liberal PoliceCaptain Patrick McClurg said.“It’s going to take a little obser-vation.”

According to Lt. Robert Bakerof the Kansas Highway Patrol,officers can easily tell the differ-ence between texting and mak-ing a call because dialing takesonly a few seconds,while texting takesmuch longer.

Still, police are find-ing it a difficult law toenforce. Since cellphones aren’t bannedcompletely, officershave to pay close at-tention to discern if adriver is texting orlooking at their phone for anoth-er reason.

“It was meant for a good pur-pose, but it’s a little vague andtough to enforce,” McClurg said.

The law has other difficultiesas well. According to the High-way Loss Data Institute, acci-

dents in states that have textingwhile driving laws actually in-crease instead of decrease. Theyattribute this to drivers holdingtheir phone further down in order

to hide it, causingthem to look awayfrom the road evenmore.

Despite its diffi-culty, McClurg,along with otherlaw enforcement,support the law’sgood intentions.

“The main thingis that this law was created forthe safety of all motorists,” Mc-Clurg said. “You don’t need astudy to know; it’s commonsense that if you’re being dis-tracted from driving by textingyou’re going to have a greaterchance of getting in an accident.”

If anything, knowing the lawcan raise the awareness of thedanger of texting while behindthe wheel. Regardless of textingor driving experience, attemptingto do both simultaneously is ex-tremely dangerous.

According to the Kansas De-partment of Transportation, tex-ting drivers are 23 times morelikely to be involved in a crash.

KDT traffic safety managerPete Bodyk was quoted in theNewton Kansan. “Drivers taketheir eyes off the road five sec-onds per message on average.That is long enough for a vehicletraveling 55 mph to go 134 yardsfarther than a football field andits end zones. We urge all driversto ‘put it down’ when behind thewheel to avoid a ticket and tosave lives.”

• JOB FAIR will be sponsoredby SIFE and the Chamber ofCommerce on Feb. 26. The jobfair will take place at the SewardCounty Event Center. It will beopen to the public. Local busi-nesses in attendance will be ac-cepting resumes.

• LAST DAY TO DROPclasses and receive a full refundis Feb. 1.

• ALLIED HEALTH Job Fairis Feb. 17. Businesses have untilFeb. 11 to sign up. Registrationfee is $20 per table; lunch is in-cluded. For applications or moreinformation, contact Norma JeanDodge in the office of businessand industry, 620-417-1170.

• HISTORIAN Ann Birneywill play Amelia Earhart forLunch in the Library at noonFeb. 7. Bring your own lunch.Drinks and cookies will be pro-vided. Contact MatthewPannkuk for more information,620-417-1161.

• HOMECOMING candidatenominations are due Jan. 28from clubs. Vot-ing will be 9a.m. to noon,Jan. 31- Feb. 2in front of the library. The final10 candidates will be announcedon Feb. 3. See page 3 for more.

• DODGE BALL intramuralsare scheduled to start Feb. 10.Students interested can sign upnow at student activity directorWade Lyon’s office in the Stu-dent Union.

• TWO AUTO PROGRAMstudents have been accepted foran internship at Stu Emmert’sAutomotive Center. OctavianoNievlas from the Automotive IIprogram and Jonathan Delgado,a junior in the high school Auto-motive I are the first candidatesfor the new automotive appren-ticeship program.

• FAFSA ASSISTANCE willbe offered Feb. 13 between 2and 4 p.m. in the library as partof the College Goal Sunday pro-gram. All college-bound stu-dents can receive free help ap-plying for federal financial aid.There will also be a drawing togive away four $500 scholar-ships to first-time students.

• SENIOR SHOOTOUT willbe Jan. 29 at 6 p.m.in the GreenHouse. High school seniors notintending on playing sports incollege can shoot free throws towin scholarships, Saints logo ap-parel and other prizes. Seniorsand their family and friends willalso receive free pizza and tick-ets to the men’s and women’sbasketball games.

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SCCC/ATS gets sixdefibrillators installed

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DREAM Act discussedat local Night of Politics

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Connie WhiteleyCrusader staff

In a recent Seward County CommunityCollege/Area Technical School board oftrustees meeting, a new employee was ap-proved for employment.

The board approved the employment ofNorma Jean Dodge as the director of busi-ness and industry.

According to the board report, Dodge hasworked with a community college before inthe office of business and industry at GardenCity Community College.

The board also heard from SCCC/ATSDean of Student Services Celeste Donovanon providing services to students with dis-abilities.

Donovan reported that the college pro-vides services to students with physical andlearning disabilities with assistance rangingfrom tutoring, extended test time, and coun-seling to adaptive services, such as deskarrangements, enhanced computer screens,and classroom access, according a news re-lease from SCCC/ATS.

Further, Donovan said the services are re-quested through the dean’s office, which alsosupervises the program.

As part of the institutional goal regardingmeeting students’ needs and the strategic vi-sion element of addressing diversity, Dono-van indicated that her office is monitoringstudent satisfaction with the services provid-ed as well as the different types of assistancerequested, the released stated.

Cynthia Rapp, SCCC/ATS dean of in-struction, also reported to the board on a cou-ple of issues.

Rapp said SCCC/ATS has teamed withDodge City Community College and Gar-den City Community College to improve theeffectiveness in adult learning in SouthwestKansas.

“The three colleges will work with theKansas Board of Regents to ensure successin the GED programs and citizenship cours-es provided to the area,” according the re-port.

Rapp further reported on the SCCC/ATScosmetology program. She said the programis looking for adjunct instructors.

“The college is seeking individuals whohave instructor licenses through the KansasBoard of Cosmetology in order to meet theattendance requirements for the students tosit for their licensing exam,” said the report.

Dale Reed, associate dean of educationalservices, also reported to the board that theNatural Gas Compressor Technician pro-gram will have a full enrollment in the pro-gram, which a non-credit program that in-cludes an internship with industry partnersfor the beginning of classes.

The next regular Board of Trustees meet-ing will be Feb. 7.

In other business, the board reported thefollowing:

•Dr. Duane Dunn, SCCC/ATS president,reviewed the impact of a potential change inthe state aid distribution formula for commu-nity colleges.

•The board approved the purchase of re-placement equipment for the Wellness Cen-ter and authorized the business office to pur-chase computers for the computer labs usedin the computer science department in thesimulation and game design courses.

•Al Shank, Jr. provided the Board with aproposal for property and casualty insurance.

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Jan. 14 — Sixteen people werewritten up for first warning for not hav-ing a valid parking permit allowingthem to park in the SLC parking lots.Report written.

Jan. 15 — Two written warningswere issued for unlawful parking in ahandicap parking place. Report written.

Jan. 16 — A violation of posses-sion of alcohol by a minor was report-ed at the SLC. Student was caughtwith a bottle of alcohol in his gym bag.Student fined and further disciplinary ac-tion to be given. Report written.

Jan. 16 — A case of intoxicated anddisorderly conduct was reported at theSLC. No arrest. Report written. Dis-ciplinary action given.

Jan. 20 — Report of a two vehiclecollision on the south side of the ATSAuto Body class. A student ran into theback of a parked vehicle in his attemptto park in the same space. No major in-juries. Damages estimated at more than$1,000. Report written.

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A new service for e-mail is nowavailable to Seward students.

Outlook Web Access was the old ser-vice. G-mail is the new service, andwebsite and portal manager CraigDusek thinks the switch over is a “win-win.”

One new feature Dusek feels studentswill enjoy is the mobile app.

Another good factor about the g-mailservice is that it’s a free service, whichworks well with the IT department.Dusek said one goal the department hasis to try to cut cost without limitingoptions.

Students can go to sccc.edu and lookunder “SCCC News and Events” for atutorial on how to set up their G-mailaccount.

Dusek also noted “every bit of ourfeedback has been positive.” He alsostated one thing students have enjoyedabout the service is the familiarity withG-Mail as some already have G-Mailaccounts.

Connie WhiteleyCrusader staff

The Crusader staff returnedfrom the holiday break to thenews that the paper had beennamed silver medalist in a na-tional competition.

The award was based on sixspring 2010 Crusader issues thatwere submitted to the ColumbiaScholastic Press Association forcritique.

“Because the ColumbiaScholastic Press Association is aprestigious association, I am re-

ally proud of the Silver MedalistAward and the work of the staff,”said Crusader adviser AnitaReed. “It takes a lot of work forthe editors to go above and be-yond to the quality of work ittakes to win these awards. I justappreciate the time and pride thatthey put into the publications.”

The contest is based out ofColumbia University in NewYork, Reed said.

“It is one of the oldest journal-ism contests in existence. Thejudges can be from all over theUnited States and are selected

for their knowledge in the field,”Reed said.

Morgan Allaman was the ed-itor-in-chief when the award-winning work was done.

Current Crusader editor Al-fredo Anaya, who is co-editorwith Dana Loewen, was a Cru-sader reporter and photographerin the spring 2010 was alsopleased with the award.

“I am proud that all of ourhard work ended up paying off,and the award really showsthat,” Anaya said. “We had a lotof good writers that were willing

to go that extra mile to get theirwork done and that was reflect-ed in the publication.”

Reed explained the judging isanonymous and the paper re-ceives a written critique alongwith the certificate.

In the overall comments, thejudge praised the staff’s writing,news section and sports and of-fered critiques on mainly designelements of the issues.

“Overall, you have a strongpaper for a two-year college—very strong,” the judge stated. “Itis evident your staff works hard

to produce a professional prod-uct.”

Reed said she was happy thatthe writing of the staff was rec-ognized.

Last year the staff, Reed ex-plained, had several studentswho really enjoyed the craft ofwriting, which showed up in thecritique.

For submitting an entry forthe overall judging to the CSPA,the Crusader staff will now havea chance to enter 50 individualentries for judging later in theyear.

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Crusader staff wins recognition from national competitionBoard of Trusteesadds new employee

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Peoples Choice Awards set upsome of the most appreciated artdays in the fall semester at SewardCounty Community College/Area Technical School.

Peoples Choice is an eventwhere art students enter works ofart and people who view the ex-hibit vote for the best ones.

Artists may enter various artmedia, for example, drawing,painting, photography, or 3-D art.

“We had more people vote thistime than we’ve ever had,” said artinstructor Susan Copas. The con-test is more than a decade old. Stu-dent voting was heavy, plus amusic program that week in thehumanities building brought addi-tional community votes.

Emily Taylor, a high schoolstudent in Turpin, Okla., won the3-D category for entering in glassblowing.

“I’m pretty happy because thisis my first time doing somethinglike this,” Taylor said. Not only isshe happy, but her high school artteacher Lynette Hill is happy aswell. “My art teacher is freakingout about this,” said the youngartist.

Omar Rios, a student atSCCC/ATS, won in the categoryin drawing with his art piece called“Lost Hope.”

“It was unexcepted for me towin, especially because the com-petition was tough this year,”Rios said. “This award is one thatyou can learn from. It all dependson your hard work and dedication.”

A tie in photography namedtwo first-place winners, LexiAmos-Lyddon and Jose Ro-driguez.

“I really wasn’t expecting any-thing, so I was shocked. I don’tthink I’m a great photographersince I only do it for a hobby,”Rodriguez said.

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What greeted many students returning for the springsemester was a selection of pink notices scatteredthroughout campus, announcing that their “scholar-ships may be at risk.” Students skimmed through thelong list, dreading to find their names with theprospect of losing their scholarships.

Relief came when students were informed that whatwas required to keep their scholarships was a simplethank you in the form of a letter, card, or notice.

“The thank you notes are sent to donors who helpthe foundation,” Tammy Doll, director of the Devel-opment Foundation, said.

This was not the only scholarship surprise studentsmay have encountered this semester. Academic schol-arship may not have been renewed because of a changein protocol.

“Because of the funds available for scholarships, theDevelopment foundation decided to cancel scholar-ships, rather than do a probation semester,” Donna M.Fisher, director of financial aid, said.

The Development Foundation is in charge of presi-dential, academic, and book scholarships.

In order to receive certain scholarships it is requir-ered for students to meet and uphold set standards. Inpast semesters, a probation period was given to stu-dents who did not uphold the standards of their schol-arships. “We are probably one of the last collegeswith a probation period,” Doll said. “We were not fol-lowing our own policy and allowing students tobreach the stipulations of their scholarships.”

When a student receives a scholarship he or shemust agree to the stipulations attached to the award,such as maintaining certain GPA, being member of acampus club, or as simple as turning in a thank younote to the foundation office.

“We... were allowing students to achieve less ofwhat was expected of them,” Doll said. “Followingour own policies makes students achieve more acade-mically.”

While a number of scholarships awards may havebeen canceled, Fisher, in an e-mail to SCCC/ATS fac-ulty, emphasized “wanting to create more awarenessof the scholarships that are provided by the Kansas

Board of Regents.” The number of scholarships avail-able throughout KBOR is large, they range from eth-nic minority to teacher and nursing scholarships.

According to Fisher, SCCC/STS studentsbenefit yearly from approximately $12,000 inKBOR scholarships. The number of scholar-ships students benefit from has also grown,SCCC/ATS students have received scholarshipsin minority ethnicity, nursing and teaching.

“Yet, the money is growing and students shouldbe more aware of the opportunity,” Fisher said. “Itis state aid that students should be utilizing.”

These scholarship applications are available on-line. Applicants are required to pay a fee of $25 inorder to apply as well to have their FASFA complet-ed by April 1. “This should be one of the only timesa student would have to pay for applying for a schol-arship,” Fisher said.

Jessica Luallen, financial aid officer, in a campus e-mail stated that students whose awards may have beencancelled for the spring semester are “eligible to reap-ply the next term should they improve their academicstanding.”

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SkillsUSA officers, state treasurer David Winkler, state parliamentarian Brandon Bruner and state vicepresident Caleb Crawford, sport new Carhart SkillsUSA state officer jackets in the new Natural Gas Com-pression Tech shop. The jackets were donated from Carhart.

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Students in Free En-terprise was open to theidea of a new sponsorand Ryan Mease wasneeding to move to theLiberal area. Bothproblems had one solu-tion — Mease becamethe new sponsor for theclub.

“Ryan will be a goodsponsor,” former SIFEsponsor and currentbusiness instructorKim Thomas said.“She was part of a two-year winning SIFEteam.”

Mease moved fromFort Collins, Colo., where she was working as anadviser at Colorado State University. Mease wantedto move to the area to be near her fiance. She inter-viewed for the opening after her roommate, whocorresponded with business chair Marcia Hatcher,told her about it.

Mease has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and

also a master’s degreefrom Colorado StateUniversity.

“That’s somethingI’m proud of,” Measesaid.

Currently, Mease has-n’t made any changes tothe club except for thechanges that were neces-sary to meet new judg-ing criteria. “I plan tocontinue with the waythings are,” Mease said.

The project Mease andSIFE are focusing onright now is the job fairthat the club is helpingsponsor along with theLiberal Chamber ofCommerce Feb. 26.

The club came upwith a list of businesses in town and sent out let-ters to the businesses. “ The Chamber of Com-merce has been a big help,” Mease said.

Mease is still getting acquainted with her newsurroundings and is currently trying to get to knowthe community.

Alfredo Anaya Editor

A new facility plan, which hasbeen in development since De-cember, is continuing its designphases. The Board of Trusteeswill continue discussion on thefacility plan on Feb. 7 for anoth-er update on possible designs.

“Wednesday, I met with the ar-chitects and we narrowed it downto one design and we are going togo back over that with our plan-ning team. Next week we aregoing to have a video conferencewith them, and then they’regoing to talk to the board Feb. 7for another update,” SewardCounty Community CollegePresident Dr. Duane Dunn, said.“I would say they’re at an about75 percent completion phasewith the design if they get ap-proval from the board then theywill work on more of the insidedesign of the building.”

The new design features in-clude the main entrance beingmoved to where the humanitiesbuilding currently is, adding soc-cer fields, and more tennis courtsand making the current HaleCourt into family housing, sin-gle parent, or family dorms, ac-cording to Dunn. Along withthose features, there are many

possible feature improvementsfor the humanities building, in-cluding more classrooms, an artgallery concept and a larger the-atre.

Students are encouraged to giveany suggestions they might havein improvement on the upcom-ing design, as with the past de-sign concepts.

“As we get this next designdone we will have them put outfor comments, in December wehad them out in the hallways forstudent input, but to be honestwe didn’t get very much feed-back, some, but not very much,”Dunn said.

Although a current proposal byKansas legislature may affecthow the school is funded basedon a number of factors includingprograms offered at the collegeand enrollment rates.

“Our funds are distributed fromthe state down to the institutionfor the last 10 or 12 years there’sbeen the form that it goes back tothe institution based on percent-age of enrollment change,” Dunnsaid. “If your enrollment goes upas long as your enrollment ex-ceeds everyone else’s enrollmentpercentage than you get addition-al money if there’s money avail-able.”

The 19 community colleges

and six technical colleges havedeveloped a tiered system in orderto prioritize high cost programsand low cost programs based ona tier system from one being lowcost programs and high cost pro-grams being Tier 6.

“It’s a really fair way of saying,‘OK, if you teach more expen-sive programs then you shouldget more state aid to do that,’ andit’s also based on the Departmentof Commerce and these are pro-grams that really need people.Nursing is a critical area, ma-chine work is a critical area, andthe state is rewarding some of theplaces that are teaching in theseprograms offsetting some of thecosts, so that part of the formulaworks really well for us.”

However, the proposal also in-cludes a part that will reduce theamount of state money receivedby a school if its students arefrom the home taxing county.

“If students are from the hometaxing county, which for us isSeward County, because you al-ready tax and get local support forthat, you don’t get as much statesupport,” Dunn said. “For usabout 68 percent of our high costprograms enrollment is from Se-ward County so we would be get-ting less back from the state.”

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Basketball, a king and queen, poker and dancing.These are only a few of the activities that will be

leading up to the Seward County Homecoming,Feb. 12.

Club deadlines for turning in homecoming can-didate nominations is noon Jan. 28. Each club maysubmit one female and one male candidate forhomecoming queen and king.

The first round of voting will take place from 9a.m. to noon Jan. 31- Feb. 2 in front of the library.

The final 10 candidates, five females and fivemales, will be announced on Feb. 3.

The final round of voting will take place from 9a.m. to noon Feb. 9-11 in front of the library.

On Feb. 8, the Saints Bookstore will offer freedonuts along with the weekly free coffee Tuesdays.

Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., SGA will spon-sor the making of free funny T-shirts. Students willbe able to have a picture taken and placed on a T-shirt.

On Feb. 10 , the first night of the intramuraldodgeball tournament will take place in the gym.Students wishing to participate need to sign upwith student activities director Wade Lyon by Feb.4.

Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m., a Texas Hold-’em PokerNight will be in the Student Union. Students wish-ing to participate need to sign up with Wade Lyonby Feb. 10. Approximately $,1000 worth of prizeswill be awarded that night to the winners.

Homecoming wi l l be on Feb. 12 and theKing and Queen will be announced at the Saintsbasketball game.

A homecoming dance will follow the men’sgame from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Student Union.

Other ideas for the week, such as a homecomingparade, a comedian/magician, laser tag, or prizeshave been discussed. Final decisions will be madeby SGA at its meeting Monday.

Any ideas or suggestions for homecoming maybe put in the SGA suggestion boxes around cam-pus or taken to Wade Lyon in the Student Union.

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It was an overcast andwindy December day and Iwas in desperate need of

mascara and other vitally im-portant supplies. After parkingmy car in the nearest spot I canfind at our friendly Wal-Mart, Ibegin battling the wind in thelong trudge to the door.

I, like every other person Iknow, carry a cell phone withme at all times just in casesomeone has earth-shatteringnews (or a Facebook update).As I’m walking, I check myinbox and begin to respond tothe influx of “hey” and “whatR U up 2” text messages Ihave just received.

In the next minute of walk-ing, disaster struck in the formof a bright yellow, concretepole holding up a handicappedparking sign. Yes, my duckedskull made direct contact withthis sign made to help the dis-abled.

I was knocked to the ground,much to the amusement of allin that region of the parkinglot.

With watering eyes and athrobbing dome piece, Ishamefacedly went and boughtthat dratted mascara.

Afterwards, I began to reallythink of how often I text andwalk at the same time.

Most people have seen thecommercials showing the con-sequences of texting and dri-ving, and we’ve all heard thehorror stories of people whohave lost a loved one to some-one who chose to answer an in-significant message (And yetwe all still do it, but that’s adifferent topic.), but have any

of us ever thought of what itcosts us when we walk and text?

Yes, you could do as I havedone and run into a pole in pub-lic or you could do as CathyCruz Marrero did and fall into themall fountain. While I feel thatrunning into poles, fountains,walls and sometimes other peo-ple is a horrible ordeal, I’m alsoof the opinion that the issue goeseven deeper than just bodilyharm.

I know that I personally usemy cell phone as a security blan-ket for times when I feel alone.It’s so easy to text someone youknow when you are alone in acrowded room or when you’rewalking alone in a hallway, butyou’re missing out on those lit-tle connections we used makewith people day to day.

That awkward eye contact youmake with the stranger when it’sjust you and them about to passin a hallway, the crucial social-ization skills that used to begained when forced to minglewith people you’ve never met,and having to learn how to dealwith simply being alone.

We as a generation are missingout on these social experiencesevery day. We don’t make con-nections in person the way ourparents did, now we meet peoplevia a friend request on Facebook,then progress to texting, beforefinally making a face-to-face con-nection.

While that may be acceptable40 percent of the time, that’s notthe way things are meant to op-erate every time.

This month I challenge every-one and myself to get out thereand resist the urge to text everysecond of the day and instead en-gage in real conversation andmake that awkward eye contactwith the person you have nevermet. In the long run you’ll bebetter and more approachable forit.

n Natalie Cano, when notwalking into poles or water foun-

tains, can be reached at

Cano@crusadernews.com.

On Saturday Jan. 8, an Arizonaman shot at a crowd of con-stituents gathered to meet withCongresswoman GabrielleGiffords.

This assassination attempt ul-timately resulted in the death ofsix innocent people, includingU.S. District Judge John Roll, 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green,and 14 wounded. This became atragedy for not just the residentsof Arizona, but also for the na-tion as a whole.

This should have led to unityand support for the people affect-ed by this violent crime in theirtime of sorrow.

However, a lot of people hadthe wrong idea. Instead of seeingthis as a time of unity and sup-port, many saw this as a time topass the blame for what had oc-curred.

Both sides of the political spec-trum viciously attacked eachother in the media at this time in-stead of coming together in theface of tragedy.

One the main reasons eventslike this happen is because oursociety is becoming more andmore intolerant while also be-coming more accepting of vio-lence. Arizona was just an exam-ple of a state with high levels ofintolerance that led to violence.

After all, Arizona did just ap-prove a law only last year thatdiscriminates against Hispanicsand, ironically, the intern who

helped save Giffords’ life isHispanic.

In order to stop more tragedieslike this from repeating them-selves, we need to attack theproblem at its source.

Pointing out the differences inothers has become more impor-tant to this country that findingcommon ground with one anoth-er and working for a commongoal.

This was beyond clear whenboth Republicans and Democratssaw this as a time to try to blameeach other for the actions of amentally unstable man instead ofcoming together in support ofthe country.

We have to stop passing on theblame to others, and must sim-ply worry about our own choic-es, mistakes and views and try tofix them now before our bigotedviews lead to further tragedies.

While growing up, my moth-er always taught me to not judgepeople by the way they look orwhere they come from but,rather, who they are. This issomething that I will always liveand am very fortunate to havebeen taught at a young age.

Unfortunately, many peoplewere not brought up with thisidea. Some people are afraid ofchange and things they don’t un-derstand.

I hope my generation will trynot to worry so much about whatmakes somebody different, butrather, focus on what goals we allshare and be as respectful towardsothers as we can be, even whenwe don’t agree.

It’s up to us to fix the pastmistakes that have led to assassi-nations and oppression of the in-nocent by spreading tolerance andkindness, not bigotry and hate.

n Alfredo Anaya, who is sickof the senseless blame games anddoesn’t judge a book by its cover,can be reached at Anaya@cru-sadernews.com

I can now say with the utmostcertainty, that if you are going tobe a teacher in any field, youmust have an open mind. Butlet’s not pretend that this is easy.I give drum lessons to a few ofmy friends and some of theiryounger siblings.

For instance, one of my stu-dents likes some country, anoth-er one of my students likes a lit-tle bit of hip-hop. Now for ametal head such as myself whoprefers to hear ear splitting gui-tars, machine-gun sounding dou-ble bass and harsh sounding vo-cals, I have to find commonground with my students in orderto teach them.

Students that I’ve had, no mat-ter what they usually listen to, do

like to listen to rock of somekind, be it classic, just normalhard rock, or anything alongthose lines with some sort ofsyncopated rhythms.

The fact that myself and eachof my students likes rock ofsome kind serves as our middleground, which is also importantin teaching someone. When youfind that middle ground with thatperson, no matter how big orsmall it is, you can always buildon it to expand.

My boss over in the humani-ties building, Magda Silva, shedoesn’t care about metal, but sheis open to not only listening toit, but also helping me dissect itin order to understand the com-plexity of many of the rhythmsin that style of music. She’swilling to get past her own per-sonal feelings about the musicand help me to see how basicallyall music, all rhythms, in someway or another is connected.

Our common ground is that weare both music people. Workingaround her has also helped me toappreciate other forms of music.

I’m still not crazy about opera,but I think it’s cool in the sensethat it tells a story. I writebooks, so naturally as a storyteller I admire another’s creativegenius. From the musical per-

spective, it’s cool to see how cer-tain melodies and textures ofnotes are brilliantly weaved andwritten to evenly match what ishappening in the story that isbeing told.

The story being told within themusic is an expression of some-thing familliar to thecompser/author’s own experi-ance. The experiances that wegain in our lives, as a result ofbeing open minded, are beggingto get out and be expressed.

I read on a poster, “Music iswhat feelings sound like.” As amusician, I know that is true.Artists and bands, opera writers,we’re all trying to communicatesomething to our audiences.Many times it’s what we are feel-ing. We long to reach out tosomebody, even if it’s through apiece of writing or the way amelody is written. If there is noexpression behind it, why theheck would anybody want to reador listen to it? Who knows,maybe all these people who aresinging about violence and hook-ing up and rage are trying to ex-press something. Sure, at firstwhen I think of songs that haveone of those topics as the centerof their message, I think,“Wow...how did you ever manageto get famous? Was that a joke?

Your lyrics suck and there isnothing to them at all!” But as Isaid earlier...maybe they are try-ing to express something. Youcan only express what you haveexperianced. Now, I’m not con-doning the content of thosesongs, or saying we should allfeel sorry for the the artist. WhatI am saying is that being openminded can in some ways takeyou into the very center of anoth-er person’s heart. It can take youon their journey as well.

The purpose of this column isnot to harp on how rap is evil andmetal is the “devil’s music” (giveme a break!) and how the valuesof this generation have gone outthe window. Its purpose is topoint to the source, the breedinggrounds for all that stuff. It startsin the heart. What is it in ourhearts that screams to get out,wheather good or bad?

Luke 6:45 (New InternationalVersion, ©2010) says, “A goodman brings good things out ofthe good stored up in his heart,and an evil man brings evilthings out of the evil stored up inhis heart. For the mouth speakswhat the heart is full of.”

n Zachary Carpenter, whennot listening to music of allsorts, can be reached atCarpenter@crusadernews.com

More than 250,000 Americans die of sud-den cardiac arrest every year, but up to 50,000of these deaths may have been prevented if anAutomated External Defibrillator had beenavailable for use during the emergency.

Sudden cardiac arrest is caused by the samefactors that lead to other cardiovascular dis-ease. Drinking, smoking, high levels ofstress and often having unhealthy diets highin fat and sodium make even college studentssusceptible to developing cardiovascular dis-eases.

Seward County Community College/AreaTechnical School has placed six AED kitsaround campus from the Shank HumanitiesBuilding, to the Hobble Academic Building,the gym, Epworth Allied Health and theWellness Center this semester for emergencyuse. AED machines along with the use ofCPR can increase survival rates from between50 through 80 percent in a sudden cardiac ar-rest case.

The AED checks a person’s heart rhythm,recognizes an abnormal rhythm and advisesthe rescuer if a shock is needed.

It prompts the rescuer on what steps to takethrough voice, lights and text. According toAmerican AED, modern machines are safe foranybody because they are designed to only de-liver a shock if the patient really needs it.

Ultimately, the decision on whether some-body needs the shock from the machine ismade by the defibrillator, and not the rescuer.Even if the rescuer accidentally pushes thebutton, the machine will not shock unless itis absolutely needed.

Good Samaritan laws, adopted by moststates including Kansas, have made it so thata rescuer acting in good faith, not part of hisor her occupation, cannot be held liable forunintentional harm or death caused by actingin good faith in case of an emergency. (Lawson Cardiac Arrest and DefibrillatorsNCLS.org)

If students are ever presented a situationwhere they have to chose between doing theright thing by trying to help somebody inserious danger, or worrying about the reper-cussions of making a mistake, it would bethe better choice to at least try to help, be-cause the AED machines have been devel-oped enough to where they know if the casereally does require that vital shock to savesomebody’s life or not.

It is comforting to know that Seward hasprovided students and staff with the ma-chines to save somebody’s life in case of anemergency, and not just interesting newwall decorations to look at while walkingdown the hall.

So be aware of where they are located,what to do if you ever need to use one andbe willing to step up and help somebody inthe case of an emergency — because at leasttrying can truly be the difference betweenlife and death.

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Natalie Cano

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If you had a heart attack at school wouldyou want someone touse the college’s defibrillator on you?If so, why?

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they were certified in

using the AED

Defibrillator.”

“No, I’d rather have

them get me to a safe

place where people

know how to do it

correctly.”

“Yes. In a ‘heart

beat!’ I’ve been

through first aid

training and I know

students that take

that class know what

they are doing.”

Alfredo Anaya

Editor

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The Seward County Community College/AreaTechnical School drama department’s combined ef-fort in conjunction with the community and Liber-al High School is almost here.

The musical being performed is “West SideStory.” based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juli-et,” and is directed by Alison Chambers and LaurenPeck.

The musical is set in 1950s New York City andfocuses on the rivalry between the Jets and Sharks,two street gangs with different ethnic backgrounds.

The musical will be performed at 7:30 p.m. onFeb. 17, 18 and 19 at the James Maskus Auditori-um at Liberal High School, with a matinee show-ing at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20.

Tickets are now available in the humanities of-fice or by calling 620-417-1451. Tickets are $6each in advance and will be $8 at the door. LiberalHigh School and SCCC/ATS students are admittedfree with a valid student ID, but must have ticketupon arrival.

Seats will not be assigned and the show will takeplace in the James Maskus Auditorium at LiberalHigh School.

Octavio RodriguezEntertainment editor

The Telolith is an annual art and creative writingmagazine at Seward in which students enrolled dur-ing 2010 through 2011 may submit their own workfor consideration.

Certain requirements must be met for the cate-gories.

For the literature category, original poetry, shortfiction and personal essays will be considered. Thework cannot have been published elsewhere prior tothis publication. Submissions must be typed, andpreferably saved to a disk or as an e-mail attachmentand submitted to English instructor, Bill McGloth-

ing. For questions and submissions, contact Mc-

Glothing in Room H107, call 620-417-1457, or e-mail at bill.mcglothing@sccc.edu.

The art category will consider drawing, painting,sculptures, photography and two- or three-dimen-sional pieces completed in the past year. Any artpieces must be submitted to art instructor SusanCopas for consideration and will be returned afterphotographs of the pieces are taken.

For questions and submissions, contactCopas in Room H108, call 620-417-1453, or e-mail at susan.copas@sccc.edu. Entries are due byMarch 11.

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The 2011 Pancake Day Talent Show preliminar-ies are set for Feb. 5, with the finals slated forMarch 7 at Liberal High School. Entries for thepreliminary competition must be postmarked bytoday or taken to the Tourist Information Center inLiberal by 2 p.m. Jan. 29. The $40 entry feeshould be included with the forms. At the prelimi-nary round on Feb. 5, judges will score all entriesand choose five acts in each category to move onto the finals. The contest is open to all non-profes-sional entertainers with the exception of the Pro-Am division. A professional entertainer is definedas anyone who has received $2,000 or more from

entertaining.The March 7 finals will spotlight 25 acts as they

compete for trophies and prize money in five cate-gories: Tiny Tot (4-8), Intermediate (9-12), Junior(13-16), Senior (17-20) and Pro-Am (open to allprofessional and amateur entertainers, regardless ofage). An average of $2,700 in prize money has beenawarded each of the last three years.

Entry forms and official rules can be obtained bycalling 620-626-0170 Monday through Friday,emailing tourism@cityofliberal.com or picking upat the Liberal Tourist Information Center. Entryforms are also available on the Pancake Day web-site: www.pancakeday.net.

Crusader photo/Octavio Rodriguez

Performers waiting for directions on the set of “West Side Story” are, from left, Luis Fuentes, Sandro Juarez,Giovanni Macedo, Angel Rodriguez and Orlando Galvan.

‘West Side Story’ prepares for premiere showing

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Scholar/performer Ann Birney of Ride into Histo-ry will take the audience back to 1937, just beforeEarhart’s disappearance over the Pacific Ocean.

She will impersonate the famed aviator and talkabout her thrilling flights at noon Feb. 7 at the Se-ward County Community College/Area TechnicalSchool Library and at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the LiberalMemorial Library.

Immediately following the performance at the col-lege, Birney will give a workshop on historical per-formances and how to choose a historic figure to re-search, interpret and create.

Each performance is free and open to the public.

Telolith deadline for literature, art March 11

Pancake Day talent show entries due by Jan. 29

Toast for whenyou’re in a hurry 4/20-5/20 — Leave the nega-tivity behind, you’reonly affecting yourself.Learn to see the brightside of things.

The book that cost $50for class, but you don’tever use 1/20-2/18 —The planets are aligned inyour favor. You will bepushed to turn in that latepaper that was due twoweeks ago.

The annoying rollingbackpack 6/22-7/22 —Time to move a little bitfaster with life. You’reslowing yourself down.

The sweats for thelazy days 10/23-11/21 —We all have our lazydays, but don’t go over-board, sometimes youjust need an energy boostto get on with your day.

The teacher that won’tshut up 12/22-1/19 —Keep an ear open, becausesomewhere in that rantthere might be somethingimportant you’ll need inthe future, like a test date.

Your go-to snack 7/23-8/22 — Quit over-in-dulging yourself. Go outand get some fresh air, butdon’t trip, potato chip.

Coffee for the longnights 5/21-6/21 —Today you will find ro-mance where you least ex-pect it. Open your eyes tothe new opportunities thatwill unfold for you today.

Socks used for every-thing 11/22-12/21 —Today you should stopprocrastinating and takeinitiative to do your laun-dry. It’s time you removethe dirt from your dorm.

That paper you writean hour before it’s due9/23-10/22 — Luck is onyour side, but don’t relyon it too much. Sooner orlater you’re going to haveto drop the class.

The sign of the RamenNoodles 2/19-3/20 —Time to stop hitting upthat value menu so much,it’s not always going to bethere for you.

Your social side-kick, the cell phone3/21-4/19 — You’reimmersed in your cellphone all the time. It’stime to look up and re-alize your partner’shaving a love affair.

The lucky pencil youfind on the ground 8/23-9/22 —Today you willfind a couple of extrabucks in the dirty jeansyou left laying around.Appreciate the little sur-prises in life.

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The Lady Saints basketball team won 69-42against Dodge City on Saturday night, making ittheir 14th win this season.

Shooting a season high of 47 percent from thefield on 25-53, the Lady Saints allowed the LadyConqs 26 percent shooting and forced 24 turnovers.Ashlynn Knoll and Mariah Lee each scored 10 andHanna Bognar retook the Jayhawk West lead inblocked shots over with 5 rejections in the contest.

Dodge City had possession of the ball as thegame started but the Saints managed a 7-0 run, tak-ing a 7-2 lead. By the end of the first half, the LadySaints had a lead of 32-15 due to their tough de-

fense and shooting 44 percent of the period.In the second half, the Lady Saints did not start

out with the first points but followed up by mak-ing it 41-17. By the end of the game, the Saintswere up 69-42.

Second year Assistant Coach Penny Jones saidthe Lady Saints have been playing better than atthe beginning of the season.

“We did better at the start of the second half,”Jones said, “With a lot more intensity.”

The Lady Saints will travel north tonight to playa 5:30 p.m. game against Garden City Communi-ty College, who has a record of 1-5. Followingthis, the Lady Saints will host Butler on Saturdayin the Green House.

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Seward celebrates No. 33 collegeranking during 33rd day of year

Mini SC basketballs will be thrown at the 33rd point for the Saints and Lady Saints.

Feb. 2 is the 33rd day of the year.Mini SC basketballs will be thrown at 33rd minute of the games.

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Freshman forward Mattie Yanke watches after she shoots to see if she made her shot in the Jan.15 game against Pratt. SC won that game 63-55. The Lady Saints will travel to Perryman Centertonight at 5:30 p.m. to play Garden City Community College.

Date Opponent W/L Score

11/05/10 Neosho County W 86-31

11/06/10 Ranger W 60-57

11/12/10 Moberly Area W 84-46

11/13/10 Bethany W 90-27

11/19/10 South Plains L 63-75

11/20/10 Frank Phillips W 60-38

11/26/10 Independence L 53-74

11/27/10 New Mexico L 61-71

12/03/10 Otero W 45-43

12/04/10 Lamar W 79-40

12/10/10 Northeastern W 67-66

12/11/10 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M W 58-56

12/29/10 St. Petersburg L 48-75

12/30/10 Hillsborough W 67-51

01/05/11 Hutchinson L 56-73

01/08/11 Barton W 77-66

01/12/11 Colby W 64-46

01/15/11 Pratt W 63-55

01/22/11 Dodge City W 69-42

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All Games 14-6 9-1 2-3 3-2

Conference 4-2 4-0 0-2 0-0

Non-Conference 10-4 5-1 2-1 3-2

Jeanette ContrerasCrusader staff

Seward County Community College,which is currently ranked number No. 33 inthe top 50 list for best national communi-ty colleges, is celebrating that ranking onFeb. 2 at the basketball games againstHutchinson.

Feb. 2 is the 33rd day of the year and anappropriate time for the college to showcasethat the “Washington Monthly” publisheda list for top 50 best community collegesin the United States in 2010 which placedSeward County at No. 33 out of 650 com-munity colleges. The list was made from a

survey of information col-lected by an organiza-

tion called Com-

munity Colleges Survey of Student En-gagement and graduation rates published inthe U.S. Survey. Information is based onfour-year college rates, student effort, facul-ty and student interaction, support for learn-ing, and collaborative learning.

The ranking means SCCC/ATS is thebest public community college in Kansas.Other top 50 Colleges in Kansas were No.2 private college Hesston College, and No.50 Barton County Community College.This list is the first of its kind, and collegesfrom now on are going to be challenged toget on the top 50 best Community Col-leges list.

As part of the celebration Feb. 2, cheer-leaders and dancers will be throwing outmini basketballs when SC teams score the33rd point of each game, and also at the

33rd minute of each game. The first 10 tickets ending with the num-

ber 33 will get the holder a free T-shirt.The college will also highlight a new

community promotion known as “GreenWednesdays.” Since Feb. 2 is a Wednesday,community sponsors of “Green Wednes-days” are being invited as special guests, ac-cording to Roy Allen, sports informationdirector.

The “Green Wednesdays” sponsors areAYR Lanes, Edward Jones, Fashion TreeBoutique, First National Bank of Liberal,Great Lakes Airlines, Hay Rice and Associ-ates, KSCB Radio, Laser Magic, LiberalChamber of Commerce, National Beef, Na-tional Carriers, Southern Pioneer Electric,Spencer Browne’s and State Farm.

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The Saints dominated theGreen House Saturday night witha 92-65 win over the Dodge CityConquistadors.

The win put the Saints to fivewins in a row since the tough 80-75 loss to No. 1 Hutchinson onJan. 8 and puts their overallrecord at 17-3.

The Saints seem like a newteam since the start of the springsemester, winning five straightconference games, with a marginof 23 points against rival Cloudending 80-57 and a 27-point vic-tory over Dodge City.

The Saints showed maturity asthey faced a hostile environmentin Concordia, Kan., by forcingthe crowd to silence as they start-ed the game on a 14-0 run in thefirst 3 minutes, and also winning

against No. 9 ranked MissouriState-West by a score of 90-78 inChanute.

“The guys have seemed tohave found their identity as ateam,” Seward assistant coachJay Cyriac said. “They havebought in to what we have beenteaching them, and meshed work-ing even harder at practice.”

“The break has definitelyplayed a big role as everyoneseems to be fresh and focusedafter getting to go home and seetheir families,” Cyriac said.

As the season presses on, theteam tries to keep its focus, andprepares for each game day-by-day and tries not to get toocaught up in rankings.

“When you are leading yourconference, everyone has youscouted and is aiming for yourtitle,” Cyriac said. “It definitelykeeps us on our toes and prepared

for every game.”

Every member on the team

brings something to the table of

Seward County’s success, from

the scoring of sophomores Jere-

my Jones, Marky Nolen, the

off-the-bench leadership of

sophomores Isaiah Thaw and

Chris Chaney, and the play mak-

ing ability of sophomore guard,

Marquez Patterson.

Incoming freshmen Daveon

Boardingham, Irvin Hollinger,

Phil Hawkins, Markee Mazyck

and Raphael Gaiamo have also

provided enthusiam, athleticism

and a new energy to the Saints

to lead them on in their success-

ful season.

The Saints next game takes

them to Garden City to face off

against the Broncbusters tonight

in another conference game.

Saints continue winning as team conquers Dodge City Conquistadors

Alfredo AnayaEditor

The Yellow Brick Road Runner

Series is a new community run-

ning series to include several

races in Seward County during

2011.

The races are in a format where

runners compete to earn points

for participating or competing.

There are awards for both cate-

gories of competition and partic-

ipation. There are currently 13

races planed for the year, with

several of these including more

than one individual race.

The Founder’s 5k-1 mile pre-

dicts race will take place Jan. 29

and benefits the Seward CountyHistorical Society. It is the sec-ond race of the series, and it is co-directed by Seward County Com-munity College/Area TechnicalSchool library technician EmerySwagerty and Gary Scott.

Swagerty ensures that even ifone does miss a race they candouble up for the next race. “It’sstill not too late to join, becauseyou can double up on the nexteven to make up for the pointsmissed at the last race,” Swager-ty said.

Included in the list of races isan upcoming Feb. 12 race forhomecoming that will benefitthe SCCC/ATS Development

foundation. Swagerty encourages students

to participate in these races forthe experience and meeting newpeople. “If you haven’t done afun run before, get some friendstogether, and meet some newpeople. Everybody has a chanceto win,” Swagerty said.

Former cross country runnerand Seward student MaggieMaier had a comment on run-ning.

“Running is a great way tostay in shape,” she said. “And it’snot an easy sport for many peo-ple to do. So, you feel accom-plished after a long run and com-peting and racing is super fun.”

Community running series starts down Yellow Brick Road to fitness for new year

Sophomoreguard JeremyJones risesabove theDodge CityConquistadorsSaturday nightat the GreenHouse. Joneshad 18 points,4 reboundsand 4 assistsas he led theSaints in scor-ing to a 92-65win.

Crusader photo /Joseph Hoffman

Date Opponent Score WL Record 12/03/10 Raleigh's Finest Prep 109-57 W7-2

12/04/10 Odessa 90-862 W8-2

12/10/10 TAAG Prep Academy 84-83 W 9-2

12/11/10 Colorado Kings 84-76 W 10-2

01/01/11 Missouri State West Plain 90-78 W 11-2

01/02/11 Neosho County 103-91 W 12-2

01/05/11 Hutchinson 75-80 L 12-3, 0-1

01/08/11 Barton 82-70 W 13-3, 1-1

01/12/11 Colby 67-64 W 14-3, 2-1

01/15/11 Pratt 69-66 OT W 15-3, 3-1

01/17/11 Cloud County 80-57 W 16-3, 4-1

01/22/11 Dodge City 92-65 W 17-3, 5-1

Alfredo AnayaEditor

Seward County CommunityCollege/Area Technical School has in-stalled six AED defibrillator machinesthroughout campus from the WellnessCenter to the Hobble Academic building.

Sudden cardiac arrest kills up to250,000 Americans a year, but with AEDdefibrillators, 50,000 of these deaths couldbe prevented.

The administration made the choice tohave the machines installed because theywanted the machines to be available if anemergency was ever to occur.

“The administration made the decisionto get the AED machines, they felt it wasnecessary to have the proper equipment ifan accident would occur,” Kelly Cook, di-rector of wellness, said.

The AEDs are new this semester, sincethey couldn’t be installed at the beginningof the school year due to the high cost ofthe machines, which is around $1,600.

“We didn’t have the money to get themat the beginning of the school year, sowhen there was enough money, the ad-ministration approved it, we got the ma-chines in November, and they put them inover the Christmas break,” Liz Nosbisch,Athletic trainer, said.

The machines are available to be usedby anybody in case of an emergency, sinceKansas signed SB 102 in 2009 that madea person not able to be held liable for at-tempting to help someone in an emer-gency and acting in good faith.

Ultimately, the choice to use the ma-chines in case of an emergency is up tothe public.

“It is an individual’s choice if they help

someone or not. It’s ultimatelytheir choice, but the machines arethere,” Cook said.

Currently, the only students whohave had training with the AEDsare the lifeguards through theWellness Center, but anybody canuse a machine in case of an emer-gency. The machines give com-mand prompts on what steps totake during an emergency.

“Right now, the only stu-dents who have been taughthow to use the machines arethe lifeguards in the WellnessCenter, but they can be usedby anyone in case of an emer-gency, all you really have to do isopen up the machine and listen to the in-structions on what to do,” Cook said.

Unlike the averagebattery, AED batterieslast up to 5 years andsell for a starting

price of $100.

Most defibrillatorscan deliver up to

1,000 volts. It takesapproximately 120volts to power the

average light bulb.

The defibrillatorwas invented in

1930 and was firsttested on a dog’sheart.

• Analyze the ECG — During this step, use the AED to ana-lyze the heart rhythm of the patient. Do not touch the patientand wait for the next prompt.

• Place Pads — Attach the adhesive AED pads in the appropriate locations. The AED should include a diagram onwhere pads should be placed.

• Prepare the Patient — Open the AED lid, wait until theLEDs illuminate. Remove clothing from patient’s chest.Ensure that patient’s skin is clean and dry. Dry the patient’schest and shave excess hair, if necessary.

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How does it work?

Defibrillators on campusfixing one heart at time

• Call 911 — If somebody collapses, immediately call 911 andget medics to the scene. If there are people around, assignsomeone to call, that way it decreases confusion on what is hap-pening and ensures 911 is called.

• Assess the Patient — Determine that the patient is over 8years of age or weighs more than 55 pounds and is both unre-sponsive and not breathing.

• Deliver a Shock — Ensure that nobody is touchingthe patient. Press the shock buton. Note if you do notpress the shock button within 30 seconds of hearingthe prompt, the AED disarms the charge and promptsyou to start CPR.

• Administer CPR — Give the patient chest compressions: Place the heel of one hand on the chest betweenthe nipples. Place the heel of the other hand on top of the firsthand. Lean over the patient, keep your elbows straight. Pressthe patient’s chest down rapidly one-third the depth of thechest, then release.

The average priceof an AED is

between $1,500and $2,000.

SB 102 was passed inKansas in 2009 and

allows the use of AED defibrillators by any person acting in goodfaith under the good

samaritan law.

There are six types of defibrillators.

Some include manual internal and external

defibrillators, semi-automated defibrillators and

implantable cardioverterdefibrillators.

These guidelines are not asubstitute for AED training.

Idefibrillators