Issue 60-11

Erie Square Gazette, Port Huron, MI Thursday March 8, 2012Volume 60, Issue 11

Serving the Blue Water area since 1931.A public forum by and for students.

Twana PinskeyEditor-in-Chief

Since the earliest years of the Port Huron Area Junior College, there has been a college newspaper on the campus of St. Clair County Community College. In 2011, SC4’s student newspaper, the Erie Square Gazette, celebrated 80 consecutive years of publishing a college newspaper, once known as the Huron Log. SC4 alumnus, WWII veteran, teacher, public school superintendent and active pilot, Dr. Robert Coulter, a 1938 graduate of the junior college, is also the former Editor-in-Chief of the then Huron Log, student newspaper of the junior college. Coulter said his experience as the editor of the Huron Log provided him the experience of writing, as well as life skills, in the area of time management. “I kept busy. I participated in many clubs while at the college,” said Coulter. According to Coulter, the dean was always after him because the dean felt Coulter was involved in too many campus club activities. Coulter explained he kept busy by participation and enjoyed all the varied activities campus life had to offer. However, life was not without its challenges for Coulter. Coulter said his family moved to the Port Huron area during the depression. His father, worked as an artist and a sign painter. His mother, a stay at home mom, died giving birth. Coulter was 7-years-old. Despite all these challenges, Coulter said he wanted to go to school. Coulter explained he knew he always liked books and school. “Even in my childhood, I loved education,” said Coulter. As he grew into young adulthood,

On the shoulders of giantsLife after the Erie Square Gazette

“Our local paper now prints in Lansing and has equipment

sitting in a basement,” -Dr. Robert Coulter,

Coulter held different jobs in Port Huron. He worked at Kresge’s, drove a truck and once worked at a dress shop, where his job was to dress the mannequins. Coulter met his wife, Barbara Ann while working at a dollar store. However after completing his education at junior college, Coulter traveled the world as an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Coulter completed his junior college education, before meeting and talking to the local draft board president. Coulter said the draft board president, told him (Coulter) that on Monday, he would be joining the army. “I looked at him and said ‘Like hell I will’,” said Coulter. That same day, he went and joined the Air Corp. Coulter served in Italy with the Fifteenth Air Force. According to Coulter, some of their missions were flown with the Tuskegee Airmen flying cover for his unit. He shared that while the Tuskegee Airmen flew cover for his group, they never lost a plane. He also recalled how French classes he took at the junior college paid off while serving overseas. His college French teacher, Miss Lay always told him, “Bob you have to learn this French, you might need it one day.” Coulter said he was able to use his second language to order dinner for himself and his friends while serving in Africa. He spent four years in the service, with his educational plans changing as a result. After completing service to his country, Coulter went on to Wayne State University, earning his bachelor of science in education and master’s in counseling and education and doctorate of education. He spent his working career with the Port Huron area schools, eventually

rising to position of superintendent in 1947. Additionally, since retiring, Coulter has written a book, “World at War, WW2: Four Years, Four Months, Twenty Three Days” about his military service. Today, Coulter contributes time back to SC4, the college where he got his start. He serves as a volunteer at SC4 events, such as graduation ceremonies. He is a member, and past

president, of the SC4 Alumni Association. Coulter also sings in his church choir; as well as serves as the President of the Port Huron Branch of the International Symphony Association. Coulter and his late wife, Barbara Ann, have two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Additionally, Coulter noted that besides him, his grandson, as well as both his children, all were students at St. Clair County

Community College. Regarding the state of journalism, Coulter explained he felt local newspaper reporting did not have the quality as once before. He discussed newspapers of today facing a tough battle to compete and survive. “Our local paper now prints in Lansing and has equipment sitting in a basement,” said Coulter. Moreover, Coulter felt that newspapers that publish hardcopy can and will survive Internet newspapers.

He felt there would be a turnaround from internet back to hardcopy. Coulter said that there would be a reaction to internet news, resulting in a shift back to hardcopy. “I like a book, a newspaper in my hands,” he said.If you would like a copy of Coulter’s book, “World at War, WW2: Four Years, Four Months, Twenty Three Days” in your hands, contact him at (810)985-5738.

SC4 alumnus, Dr. Robert Coulter of Port Huron, volunteers at SC4 events, such as last year’s graduation, May of 2011. Photo by Twana Pinskey

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Editor-in-ChiefTwana Pinskey

Production EditorZack Penzien

Buisness EditorChristina Stoutenburg

Copy EditorDanielle Kennedy

Managing EditorAlyssha Ginzel

Web MasterClay Kimball

Photo EditorLiz Whittemore

Sports EditorChristian McGeachy

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Hosted by the Gay-Straight Alliance, “Gayme” Night continues at St. Clair Community College.

Liz WhittemorePhoto Editor

Sigma Alpha Pi is a new club on campus this semester. As a chapter of the National Society of Leadership and

Success (NSLS), the club is goal oriented and focuses on developing leadership skills and encouraging community interaction. The club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 4-5:30 p.m. in room 112 of the Main Building on SC4 campus. The executive board meets on the second and fourth Tuesday at the same time and location. Any student

is welcome to apply to become a member. The cost for membership is $85 and gives you access to online advantages in addition to bragging rights. Membership gives you access to an online job bank, success coaching, interview tips, and scholarship opportunities. Sigma Alpha Pi Club president Charles King explains why skills acquired from being a member is beneficial to students.

“We work with individuals to help build their leadership skills and give them a bigger advantage when they transfer to a four year university or into the workforce,” said King. Sigma Alpha Pi has helped with the call in campaign to request donations for the SC4 Foundation’s All Aboard: Campaign for Talent, Technology and Tomorrow. Most recently they have helped at Chilly Fest with the Red Wings

signing. King encourages students to stop by a meeting. “I have a passion for leadership and I look forward to sharing that passion with students at SC4 through the National Society of Leadership and Success,” said King. For more information on Sigma Alpha Pi or student clubs, visit www. sc4 .edu.

NSLS club corner

Alyssha GinzelManaging Editor

Club Awareness Day offered obscurity as the SC4 Music Club serenaded the college center with an open, live jam, and Adjunct

instructor of English Bob Kroll randomly beat zombie limbs with a bludgeon club. Fueled by free popcorn and candy, the college center thrived with an assortment of student clubs on

Wednesday, Feb. 29 for Club Awareness Day. Of the 20 clubs SC4 has to offer, 12 clubs attended the event. Representatives had the chance to showcase their club in order to raise awareness of the opportunities they have to offer while also recruiting new members. According to Student Government President Doug Johnson, a third year liberal arts student, “Clubs offer a chance for students to get to know people, get involved with the campus and community, and participate in fundraisers.” Along with the before mentioned benefits, student organizations can also offer scholarships, an outlet for creative thought, career exploration, and can simply be a fun, relaxing alternative to homework and hours of lecture. The SC4 Music Club, for example, focuses greatly on expression through music. Their president, Alyssa Ferri, a sophomore music student, said, “Our

biggest goal is to connect with people and feel comfortable with music, and with our instruments.” Another of SC4’s numerous clubs is The Global Awareness Club which focuses greatly on cultural studies and traveling, and plans to take a trip to New York City over spring break. New to the event were the Marketing and Managing Club, and the National Society of Leadership and Success which focuses on job force success, leadership, and the application of classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios. Whether it is the Criminal Justice Club, the Drama Club, the Health and Wellness Club, or the Zombie Defense Council, SC4 has something for everyone. And if you can’t find a club that suites you, you can always form a new club! For more information regarding student clubs, visit www.sc4. edu/clubs, or contact Student Activities Coordinator, Angel Niederkohr at (810) 989-5552.

Clubs, clubs everywhere

The event took place in the College Center Café, with students participating in games and activities that

were not only brought onto the campus, but ones that the college provides such as pool and air hockey.

“Gayme” night continues “It’s just a mini stress breaker for everyone,” said club President Sean Lathrop, “Except,

instead of having tons of events or any big events, it’s just video games, board games, card games, free food and drinks. Just hang out, chill and relax.” Thursday, Feb. 23, was the GSA second game night, but not the last. The next event is planned for March 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and anyone is welcome. According to Jesse Martinez, the best part is being social, and he said he would definitely attend future “Gayme” nights.

Robert Johnson lines up a pool shot as Jesse Larson looks on. Photo by Christina Stoutenburg

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Palmer Town News saw its last print issue of the semester on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The young journalists of Hannah Palmer’s third grade class, of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Port Huron, have been working with members of the Erie Square Gazette in order to produce a paper that would be done by the third grade students, for the students. Delivery was not the only goal of the latest visit. Plans for one more online issue of the semester were discussed.

Palmer’s students used the time to help establish possible articles, as well as to ask questions about what it’s like working for the Erie Square Gazette, and what college is like. “We have really enjoyed writing the newspaper. The students have increased their writing skills and they love writing now a lot more than in the past,” Palmer said. “They know that there are readers out there that are eager to read their writing so it’s been a very exciting time for them.” The success of the Woodrow Wilson Elementary program has allowed the Erie Square Gazette expansion into classrooms at Cleveland Elementary. A link to the online issues of the Palmer Town News can be found on the Erie Square Gazette’s website at www.esgonline.org.

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Liz WhittemorePhoto Editor

Pet of the issue

To help cover adoption fees, an anonymous supporter has offered to

help cover the cost of any pet featured in the Erie Square Gazette. For more information on adopting these pets, contact the Sanilac County Humane

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Twana PinskeyEditor-in-Chief

Looking for new experiences? Do you want to boldly go where no SC4 Student has gone

before? A study abroad fair will come to St. Clair County Community College, Wednesday, March 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the College Center Atrium. Angel Niederkohr, SC4 Student Activities, Orientation and International Programs Coordinator, said the fair would offer students the opportunity to learn

about the variety of program choices available to students wishing to study abroad. “Benefits of study abroad are tremendous! Traveling and learning in another country affords a student with a tangible experience and reference that will stay with them through a lifetime,” said Niederkohr. According to Niederkohr, in

addition to SC4 students, faculty and staff sharing their experiences of study abroad, representatives from CISabroad, the American Institute for Foreign Study, and the Institute for Study Abroad Butler University and Dr. Mark Holley of Northwestern Michigan College, will participate in the fair.

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Sports

Christian McGeachySports Editor

Hugging in the beginning, but defeat haunted at the end. On Wednesday, Feb. 29, the St. Clair County Community College men’s basketball team celebrated Sophomore Night, but took another single digit loss to end the regular season. Playing their final game of the regular season, the Skippers kept in the thick of things against Henry Ford Community

Season ends in defeatCollege by finishing the first half with a score of 37-36. Down by just one point, the Skippers tried to keep on battling the Hawks through the second half. Even though SC4 played good and hard throughout the game, the end result was one they had seen over the course of the season. Even with a final second three pointer from Johnnie Mills, the result was defeat. The final score was 84 to 82 Henry Ford Community College. The skippers ended their season with a final record of fourteen wins and sixteen losses, putting them below the five hundred mark on their up and down season. When asked what could have been done Coach Dale Vos said, “I don’t know. That’s

what I’m so frustrated with. There’s a button somewhere that we’re not pushing. I don’t have an answer. I just don’t. It’s frustrating.” Vos would go on to say, “It seems almost insanity to keep doing the same thing, but at the same time what we’re doing has us one possession from winning big games.” In fact, out of the sixteen losses the SC4 men’s basketball team has had, nine of them have been by single digits. Big scorer in the Skippers defeat was Johnnie Mills, going seven for nine from beyond the arc and total scoring 32 points. Sure, the Skippers men’s basketball team can keep it close, but just can’t find ways to get the W. Tournament play starts for Region 12B on March 6.

Jesse Schienke (#15) and Dennis Hogan (#23) try to stop their opponent from scoring. photos by Christian McGeachy

The SC4 men’s basketball team looks on as they play against Henry Ford Community College.

Johnnie Mills (#2) shoots the three ball. One of his many of the night.


Sports/ Opinion

Michael ScottStaff Writer

“We didn’t hit well, but from the beginning of the trip till’ the end there was a noticeable difference in our at-bats,” said Head Coach Mike Greene. The St. Clair County Community College baseball team returned to campus from their spring trip in Tennessee, bringing with them a disappointing record of 1-10. The lone win for SC4 came in the second-to-last game

Christian McGeachySports Editor

As many sport fans know, March Madness is a big time of the year for many NCAA

men’s basketball teams around the country. It has to come to my attention that the NJCAA does the same thing, but in a different fashion. Like the NCAA, the NJCAA has tournaments before the big national championship tournament. But, instead of having conferences like the NCAA, NJCAA splits schools into regions.

Also, NJCAA splits community colleges up into three divisions based on the size of the schools. Division I having a lot of students, and Division III having a low population of students. There are, in the whole United States, twenty four different regions that community colleges can be sorted into. St. Clair County Community College

is smack dab in the middle in Region 12. Region 12 consists of 28 different community colleges in the areas of the lower peninsula of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. As I learned about the NJCAA, I got to thinking why they didn’t give the regions names like they do in the NCAA. The NCAA has so many different conference names from the Big

Ten, Sun Belt, WAC, PAC 12, ACC and SEC. Maybe in the future they could bring that into consideration, but for now they will stay one through twenty four. So, each region has their own tournament just like every conference in the NCAA has their own as well. Within those regions, they have districts. The

winners of the district tournament goes on to the national tournament to be the NJCAA Division I, II and III champions. The district tournament in Region 12B startes on March 6 and goes through to the 10 at Mott Community College. After it’s all said in done, some will win and some will lose, but only one can be called National Champion.

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of the trip, against Mississippi Delta Community College. The Skippers won the game by a score of 5-2, en route to earning their first victory of the 2012 season. According to Greene, the pitching staff pitched well. He further contributed that Tim O’Callaghan, Luis Mella, Caesar Perez and Mickal Helton all provided quality innings for the Skippers. “Tim pitched very well for us. He even carried a no-hitter into

the fifth inning of one of the games,” said Greene. Charles Melvin, a second-year outfielder at SC4, led the team in hitting throughout the 11 game trip, spanning through Tennessee and Mississippi with a .286 batting average. He also compiled five bases on balls leaving him with an On-Base Percentage of .375. He was followed closely by OF Blake Harrell, who hit .272 for the trip, and OF Cam Ciaciuch, who returned from Tennessee with a .258

AVG and .395 OBP. First Baseman Donavon Rigel also showed some punch at the plate, providing a homerun and solid hitting during the trip. Greene also said that he still thinks the team is going to do well. He expects that the team will be competing at the end of the season for a spot in the NJCAA Region 12 Playoffs, in Battle Creek. “We just have to do a better job of playing together as a team. We have to walk twice for every one time

we strike out at the plate, and our pitchers must do the opposite. They must strike out two for every one guy they walk. We have to improve upon or defense and limit the errors. Those things are key to improving our record,” he said. Despite a rough start to the season, Greene and the Skippers are not panicking. With 12 games left before the Michigan Community College Athletic Association team begins league play, Greene fully expects his players to

work out the kinks and turn their hitting woes around. These SC4 “boys of summer,” begin a 16 game road trip on Monday, March 5, with a double header at Indiana Institute of Technology. The trip will also see them clash with the perennial NCAA Division III powerhouse that is Adrian College. “I still think we are going to be one of the best teams in the league,” said Greene.

Baseball team gets roughed up on trip, go 1-10

Dale MerrillStaff writer

When it comes to celebrating St.

Patrick’s Day right, there are several decisions. What to serve for food? Corned beef and

cabbage, or coddle? Should the beer be a standard Irish stout like an international standard

like Guinness? Or a made in the USA craft brew take on the same style? Or just go cheap and drop a

little bit of green food coloring into a pitiable American Lager? Then, there are the music choices. Does one go for the standards like “Danny Boy” and “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” or go for some of the more contemporary choices such as Irish-English boozy stalwarts the Pogues or Irish-American punksters the Dropkick Murphys? Well, this writer has decided on his food (The Dublin variation of Coddle), the beer (Beamish) but as I look at my record, tape, CD and Mp3 collection, the music choices are a little more daunting. Like the bathed in

brine beef or brown to almost black colored beer it’s hard to limit to just one helping. The Chieftains, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, and The Undertones are all fine musical

choices. It is fair to say that the above are the meat and potatoes (and cabbage); the main part of any good féasta. If you want to add some other Irish spices-to make it a little familiar, add some U2. Make it a little fuzzier and spiky toss in some My Bloody Valentine. Cook slowly on the stereo all day. Serve with dinner.

Corned beef and codas

shamrock in front of the Roche Bar in Port Huron, which has been owned and operated by the same Irish family for 112 years. Photo by Dale Merrill


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What are your plans for Spring break?

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Briana Ferguson19Marine CityAdvertising major“I’ll be mostly working during the break.”

Brian Fritz20Port HuronRadio Broadcasting major“My girlfriend and I are going to Palm Beach, FL.”

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