Issue 60-5

Erie Square Gazette, Port Huron, MI Thursday Nov 3, 2011Volume 60, Issue 5

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

Liz WhittemorePhoto Editor

Rocks, ants, grubs and dirt. Lots and lots of dirt. In honor of National Archeology Day, SC4 hosted its first exploratory excavation on Saturday, Oct.22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the field between the Fine Arts Building and the Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center on the SC4 campus. In what used to be a residential neighborhood in the nineteenth century, the dig targeted the area in hopes of finding the foundation of a residence, as well as artifacts that would give not only insight into life during this time, but also of the progression from the residential area into today’s SC4 campus. “Part of my goal is to not only find out data about the college’s past, but to also do some

Stacy DesimoneGuest Writer The Phi Theta Kappa Mini Honors Conference was hosted here on campus Oct. 28-30, 2011, by SC4’s Lambda Mu Chapter of PTK with 133 people in attendance. The honors study topic, “Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, or Promise” set the theme for the weekend. Professor Becky Lubbers opened the conference with her presentation, “The Impact of the Internet on Social Media and the Political Arena.” On Saturday, Professor Emeritus Tom Obee, recently retired from SC4, opened the College Completion initiative session with his presentation, “The Allegory of the Farm.” Phi Theta Kappa International Honor

Society members across the Michigan region were strongly encouraged to join the C4 College Completion

Initiative. To work with administration and faculty at our community colleges to meet the goals set forth by President

education to teach people about archeology and how science works,” said SC4 Professor Robert Richardson. Led by SC4 faculty from a mixture of departments, the excavation intended to increase appreciation and knowledge of

archeology and our local history. Both SC4 students and the public were welcome to attend and participate. “One of the things that archeology is trying to get at is to study the lives of people who came before us, and so that makes it a very mutual thing,” said

Richardson. Multiple items were found, among them being a pipe, coal fragments, a toy matchbox motorcycle that was only produced in 1960, pieces of brick and mortar, brown bottle glass, and ceramics with transfer printing that date back to the late

nineteenth century. “The cemetery’s across Glenwood. We won’t find a body here,” said Richardson. For information on future digs, you can contact Professor Richardson at rrichardson @sc4.edu or on his office phone at (810) 989-

5613. Email is the preferred method of contact. “This is the first annual event and I’m hoping that we generate enough enthusiasm and interest that we can continue to have archeology here on campus and throughout the Blue Water area,” said Richardson.

Digging up a bit of history

Obama to achieve higher graduation/completion rates. During the afternoon sessions, conference attendees filled the

North Building to hear more about the effects technology has on our lives today. Business Instructor Jeff Arnold gave two

presentations, “A Business Perspective of Stephen R. Covey’s Book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’” and “Motivational Advice and Stories” with a full house at each presentation. Professor Rob Richardson also gave his presentation, “Too Much of a Good Thing: Revealing Some of the Risks Associated with Everyday Technology” in two separate

sessions. Shawn Starkey, SC4’s Executive Director of Public Relations, Marketing, and Legislative Affairs, addressed how media and digitized information effect the way we communicate and get information in his presentation, “Who are the People in your Neighborhood.” International honor society members joined together to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the charter of the Lambda Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at St. Clair County Community College. Upcoming Phi Theta Kappa events: an induction on Nov. 12, a blood drive on Nov. 28 and 29, and the start of the food drive on Nov. 28.

Lambda Mu and SC4: 50 years together

Michael J. Wisniewski Jr., of Schoolcraft College, President of the Michigan Re-gional Board of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, attended the PTK Mini-Honors hosted by the SC4 chapter of Phi Theta Kappa-Lambda Mu on the SC4 campus.

Photo Credit: Twana Pinskey

Upper left: William Pilkey, of Memphis, measures some findings. Upper middle: Nicholas Brier, 13 of Fort Gratiot (left) Pilkey (right) remove dirt surrounding an artifact. Upper right: SC4 Professor Robert Richardson, of Fort Gratiot, records findings. Middle left: One of the artifacts believed to be a tile fragment. Middle: Pilkey and Brier sort through dirt. Middle right: Recovered 1960 toy motorcycle. Bottom left: Pilkey and Richardson uncover a large stone. Bottom middle: Michael Walling, 12 of Fort Gratiot, Brier, and Pilkey dig in their unit. Bottom right: Excavation volunteer removes dirt around a finding.Artifacts surrounding middle:Fragment of a ceramic doll, undated coin found during excavation, various recovered unidentified fragments, and ceramic fragment believed to be a part of cookware. Illustration by: Liz Whittemore Photos by: Twana Pinskey and Liz Whittemore

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Campus Events Thursday Nov 3, 2011

Twana PinskeyEditor-in-Chief

Get early jumps on your Christmas shopping this year by attending the “Potters Market.” Colorful bowls, plates, mugs and ornaments are among the items that will be displayed during the Nov. 10 through Nov. 13

event at the Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center on the SC4 campus. Student, faculty and guest potters will exhibit their hand crafted items for sale at this ninth.annual event. The event will run from noon till 4 p.m. daily. Further information can be obtained by calling Celeste Skalnet at (810)650-0545.

Potters Market

Jessica JackStaff Writer

It’s that time again, Saturday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m., the Red Carpet Affair will be in full swing. The Red Carpet

Affair has been going on for eight years and every year there has been a great turnout. Fifth Third Bank is sponsoring the event, along with about 50 other event sponsors. There will be 14 area

restaurants catering to the event. Dancing and music will be provided by the Charlie Stephens Jazz Band. This year’s theme is going to be “Mardi Gras on the Red Carpet,” where 3

local artists will be showcasing their talents. Guests are encouraged to vote with pledges for their favorite artist. There will also be a jewelry raffle with sponsors such as

Coughlin Jewelers, Alexander Fine Jewelers and Mosher’s Jewelers. Tickets are $75, and all proceeds go towards scholarships and projects here at SC4.

Red Carpet Affair

Brandy StandeferStaff Writer

Acceptance. How many people know the meaning of this word? How many people actually practice the act of this word? That is the message the members of the Gay-Straight Alliance Club are attempting to spread on the campus of Saint Clair County Community College. Knowing how hard it is to find somewhere where people are accepting of others sexual orientations or gender identities, the Gay-Straight Alliance are working on creating a safe place where people can go for help, support and knowledge of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender (also

known as LGBT) community. Gay-Straight Alliance meets on the

first, third, and when applicable, the fifth Monday of every month between noon and 2 p.m. Their main goals are to educate, raise awareness of the issues the LGBT community faces, and to have fun at the same time. They have many events in the works for the near future, though nothing is set in stone yet. These include a movie viewing that interacts with Native American Month, a free HIV testing for World Aids Day, and they are working on putting together a second drag show. Their first drag show raised over

$7000 dollars for the Ruth Ellis Center in Ferndale, and they are hoping to match that, or raise more, this year. A major accomplishment for the Gay-Straight Alliance this year was becoming the Dodgeball Champions in the All-Club Dodgeball tournament

held earlier this semester. When asked how it felt to have won this title, Gay-Straight Alliance Club President Sean Lathrop stated, “It feels great. August Smith, Ryan Silver, Thomas Rose-Grey, and myself worked hard that day to get the title and we

just seemed to have dominated, having lost only two games all day.” Though this title did come with some negativity on campus, as well as a lot of anger towards the club, Lathrop feels that winning the title just helps prove that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Club corner: Gay-Straight Alliance

Christian McGeachy Sports Editor

In last week’s column, I talked about the card game sweeping the college center at St. Clair County Community College, which was Euchre. So, since Halloween is around, there is another card game being played that is appropriate for this time the year. The card game of “Magic.” According to www.wizards. com, “In the Magic game, you play the role of a planeswalker, who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest. Your deck of cards represents all the weapons in your arsenal. It contains the speels you know and the creatures you can summon to for you.” Around the college center, many students that choose to relax during their classes like to play this creative and tactical game of “Magic.” Jeremy Case, a student at St. Clair County Community College, when not playing Euchre likes to get his deck out and play “Magic.” Case, who likes to

play this card game at the college center, said, “ There’s a lot of variety, a lot of people with different decks so it’s not going to be the same game over and over again. There is a nice variety of players here and its gets pretty fun.” The game of “Magic: The Gathering” is a very complex game, but like Euchre, once you start playing it, the game itself is like second hand nature. The card game consists of different colors of spells a card can use, different environments to play on and different characters to attack with and try to defeat you opponent. Case explained a couple of the many ways of taking down your opponent, “The most conventional way is depleting your opponents life points down to zero before they get you down to zero. Other ways are to hold out so that your opponent runs out of cards as well.” “Magic:The Gathering” has been around since 1993 and over six million people play in over seventy countries worldwide.

The “Magic” is in the cards

Photo provided by Sean Lathrop GSA club president

Liz WhittemorePhoto Editor

The Criminal Justice Club is good for more than receiving that approving nod from those who look over your résumé. Meeting every Tuesday at 5 p.m. in room 207A of the North Building on the SC4 campus, the club tries to involve activities relevant to the curriculum for the criminal justice degree program. “We try to get a guest speaker in every other week,” said Justin King, president of the Criminal Justice Club.

Most recently, at their meeting on Nov.1, they had two guest speakers from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s office share their experience in the drug task force. “Participating in community events is our big thing,” said King. Recently they have been involved with SC4’s Club Awareness Day and the dodgeball event hosted by Student Government. A few members of the club had volunteered to help put on the Suicide Prevention Walk back in October. They plan to participate in the

upcoming Stress Breaker event this December, yet a decision on an activity has not yet been finalized. Though being part of the CJC does look good on a résumé, it also helps you with networking, provides fellowship, increases your communication skills and it is all educational. For more information, you can check out the club’s Facebook page which can be found if you search “St. Clair County Community College- Criminal Justice Club.” Or you can contact James Jones, the club advisor by emailing jjones@ sc4.edu.

Criminal Justice Club

Student Government Representative Myra Rivera, CJC President Justin King, CJC Vice President Anthony Paollela and CJC member Chris Spiekhout at their Nov. 1

meeting.Photo credit: Liz Whittemore


Community

Rachel KobylasStaff Writer

“Reality is, that most of us are only a paycheck away from homelessness,” said Heather Bearden, Lead Housing Resource Specialist and co-chair of the Homeless Awareness Week in St. Clair County. Nov. 12 through Nov. 20 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week. Drives, demonstrations and events will be taking place all over the country. The city of Port Huron is no exception to the upcoming annual events. Starting Nov. 12, Pathway Shelter, located at 511 Union

St in Port Huron, is holding a basic needs drive. Food, toiletries, clothing and “anything you feel would be useful to homeless individuals and families,” according to the event flyer. These items may be dropped off at Pathway or at the location of the events during the week. Wednesday, Nov. 16, the “I Care Walk” will be meeting at Pathway, marching through downtown Port Huron to the Municipal Office Building at 100 McMorran Blvd, where there will be a Speak Out at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. until Saturday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. is an annual Sleep Out at Pine Grove Park.

There will be food and beverages available. Bon fires, music and other entertainment will be available on site. It is suggested to dress warmly for this event and participants may bring their tents. “All events are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, the more the merrier,” said Bearden. These collaborative community events are meant to eliminate the stigma of homelessness and educate the community. “Each year 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness,” according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, http://www.

nationalhomeless. org. “The homeless population is composed of people from all walks of life, it doesn’t discriminate. It affects people of all ages,” said Bearden, “We need to get

Where do you go, when you have nothing at all?

the word out there. Homelessness affects everyone and at any given moment any one of us could be in those shoes.” For further information regarding the drive and events,

contact Pathway Shelter at (810)-982-1020 or Heather Bearden at (810)-989-9307 ext. 306, or refer to www.facebook. com/ homeless awareness week 2011.

Christina StoutenburgStaff Writer

On Nov. 3, Port Huron residents will get to take place in a first. The mayor and city council will be elected separately. There are 15 candidates total, three vying for mayor and 12 candidates for the six city council seats, with the mayor being elected for a two-year term and the council being elected for a four or two-year term. The three candidates with the highest votes will be on for four years, while the others will serve as council members for two years. Running for mayor are Garth Gurnsey, John M. Moldowan, and Port Huron’s current Mayor, Pauline Repp. Council candidates are: current incumbents Sherry Archibald, Alan Lewandowski, Brian Moeller, and Domingo Ruiz and Alphonso Amos, Richard Brettin, David Castillo, Rachel Cole, Thomas Grambau, Kenneth Harris, Timothy Keller, Jeremy Ruiz. All but four council candidates- Brettin, Grambau, J. Ruiz

and Keller who was recovering from a heart attack- were present at a forum held Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Some of the handful of topics mentioned included water rates, income tax and the consistent mention of small business. Moldowan, who is a small business owner himself, mentioned in a number of questions taking care of small businesses in order to improve Port Huron, and numerous other candidates covered the issue of blight in their opening and closing statements. With the issues of blight it was also mentioned that renters would be faced with having to take care of blight on property that they occupy instead of the property owners. Income tax was discussed, but also mentioned that any changes would have to go through the state in order for any changes to take place, and that a water rate increase would most likely have to take place in order to help our bond rating according to Lewandowski. Moeller, the self proclaimed no vote on

the current council, stated that he would not vote for a water increase with candidates Amos and Moldowan agreeing.

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Entertainment

Meghan GradyStaff Writer

The start of this fall’s 2011 line-up consists of your usual twelve police/mystery shows that all possess a similar appearance to “CSI.” On Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., one of the top ten anticipated shows for this year stars the “adorkable,” Zooey Deschanel, which blew past all ratings projections to open with a big 4.8/12 in adults 18-49, 10.3 million viewers overall, and had topped the night for the first time in a decade for FOX. Deschanel plays Jess in the new comedy, “New Girl,” that premiered its pilot on Sept. 20th, 2011. As Jess tries to surprise her live-in boyfriend, she discovers a surprise of her own: Rochelle. Shortly thereafter, she answers a craigslist ad for a roommate with three male roommates, eventually becoming a sort of family audiences everywhere can relate to. The three roommates also possess very contrasting personas from each other, but are also cleverly

created for helping Jess understand men and forming good relationships with them. She in turn teaches them how to better relate to women. Coach is the macho man, Nick is sensitive and understanding, and Schmidt is vain and insecure. What does seem to be relatively obvious is the sexual tension drawn from Nick and Jess, and what seems to possibly leading to a relationship, most likely two seasons away. As the show moves on each week, the episodes highlight the best attributes of Jess that seemed to have been cloned by the real-life Deschanel. These include her quirky and refreshing humor, and yes, even her homemade written theme song. All in all, the pilot was well done with room to grow for a fantastic series. Kudos to the show’s writer, Liz Meriwether, for the brilliant decision to build a show around Deschanel’s character that will bring the success that FOX is much overdue for.

Welcoming the “New Girl”

Danielle KennedyCopy Editor

He’s small, he’s furry, and he has an extremely small shoe size. He’s Puss in Boots, and he’s back on the big screen. Stepping out of the boots of a supporting character and into the ones of a main character, Puss, voiced

One bad kitty cat

“Despite being a spin-off of the “Shrek” series, “Puss in Boots” is capable of

standing on its own two paws.”

by Antonio Banderas, stars in his own movie, “Puss in Boots.” “Puss in Boots” tells the story of the sword wielding feline before his fateful meeting with the green ogre the world has come to know as Shrek. “Puss in Boots” has action, adventure, comedy, and dancing. It turns out Puss is not only an expert swordsman, but he’s got some wicked dance moves. Together with Kitty Softpaws(Salma Hayek) and Humpty

Dumpty(Zack Galifianakis), Puss seeks to steal the legendary magical beans from the infamous Jack and Jill(Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris). Beans that meant so much more to Puss than a beanstalk that would lift them up to their fortune. The audience is also

treated to a glimpse into Puss’ childhood, when he was but a wee kitten that had yet to find his boots. Despite being a spin-off of the “Shrek” series, “Puss in Boots” is capable of standing on its own two paws. As with the “Shrek” series, some of the humor found in “Puss in Boots” is geared more towards the older audience, though it does not go as far as “Shrek” and is still suitable for younger audiences. And if you’re

someone that’s never seen the “Shrek” series, you can see “Puss in Boots” without worry of getting lost. It’d be just like seeing any other animated

movie about a talking cat. All in all, “Puss in Boots” makes for a good family movie. A movie worthy of being seen on the big screen. And a movie worthy of adorning this writer’s DVD wrack upon its release in the future.



OpinionClay KimballWebmaster

Waking up at 5 a.m. to board a train going towards Chicago on a weekday isn’t normal, but while visiting your collegiate brother it is. This past week I decided that I would go visit my brother, the former ESG webmaster Cody Kimball, to spend some time with him and scope out the city of Kalamazoo. What I didn’t expect to find was the perfect example of a college town. My trip started with stepping off of the Amtrak platform and into my brother’s car, where we promptly dropped my luggage off at his apartment complex and went to the Western Michigan University campus for a tour. If you’ve never been WMU, it would be a trip worth taking just to see the architecture on campus. Whether it’s the second story, inter-building sky walks or rhythmically timed fountain pools, your aesthetic side will be reveling in the beauty, and that is just in the arts college.

Following the tour, we decided it had been way too long since the two of us had something to eat. We decided to pick up a friend and head to Bilbo’s Pizza in a Pan on Stadium Drive. As many “Lord of the Rings” fans have already recognized, it is a fantasy themed pizza joint with what is probably the best pizza I’ve had. It actually seemed like in Kalamazoo all the restaurants knew who they were catering to. A separate day we stopped in at Menna’s Joint, a Dub shop with the slogan of “The only legal joint in town.” Opening up at an unset time mid-day, closing up past midnight, and serving amazing munchies, the workers being average college students. If you aren’t looking to eat out but want some good food, there’s also no lack of farmer markets on the city

outskirts that sold us some amazing apple-black raspberry cider and honeycrisp applesauce. On the final days of the trip, my brother and I went around to see the attraction of the town. The top by far was the “General Store,” a store with all the materials needed for home brewing, and the Air Zoo, a museum focused on the history of aeronautics and aerospace. Even if you’re not an aerospace enthusiast, the museum has something for everyone, from the first manned flight to the international space station. Cody and I, however, spent a fair bit of time in the flight simulations for the F-16 fighters with the full rotational sphere. If you’re looking into WMU to transfer to, stay the full weekend. You won’t be at a loss of things to see and do.

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Beware little witches, superheroes, and vampires! Beware, not of the candy that could rot your smiles, but of appearing too hyper. I can already hear the maniacal laughs resonating from the dark shadows; laughing of pharmaceutical companies spying on potential ADHD patients who skip merrily from door to door, amassing copious amount of hyperactive treats. The present obsession with a “disorder” of hyperactivity simply stuns me, as it should you. When the psychiatric community looks to prescribe a child who has trouble focusing in an atmosphere of mundane repetition (school) with a disease whose characteristics are inherent to the nature of children, causality should be investigated. And as the adult “market” for anti-depressant drugs became saturated years ago, it’s no wonder that research funding targeted a new, fresh market: children. And so was the dawn of lobbying such

Trick or treat! Schedule II amphetamines!My name is Clay Kimball, I’m 17, a dual enrollment student, and the webmaster for the Erie Square Gazette. I currently attend Port Huron Northern High School , but I spend most of my school day working towards an associates degree in engineering trans-fer and physics.

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Correction Corner

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What is your pet peeve?

Dalton Miller. Music Major

“The parking problem(at SC4) would have to be my pet peeve.”

Scott Dulyea, Accounting

Major.

“My pet peeve is when someone

gets trained for a job, they simply refuse to do the job they wanted

training for.”

Tara Turpin, Criminal Justice

Major

Enforcement Major.- “I hate it when people are eating and make

loud chewing noises.”

“The present obsession with a “disorder” of hyperactivity simply

stuns me, as it should you.”

Schedule II, addictive drugs as Ritalin and Adderall. These prescription medications, which not only have negative health effects such as weight loss, stunted

growth, cardiac arrhythmia, psychosis, paranoia, irritability, and hallucinations, but which can also be easily misused or inhaled, only ensure through their accessibility an in-school trafficking of a psychostimulant drug that has the same pharmacological effects as cocaine. If only there were an alternative to this madness. Like, oh…behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, or even music therapy! Music therapy may sound like some idea which sparked around a campfire of singing hippies, but it, and particularly rhythm therapy, has made its way into the respected medical community. In a study done by Harold Russell, a clinical psychologist and adjunct research professor, 40 schoolboys were attached to an electroencephalo-

graph, a device that measures the electrical impulses of the brain. After measuring the frequencies at normal concentration, Russell used light and sound stimuli to cause

brainwaves to resonate in time with a faster pulse, or rhythm. The result? Not only did the subjects exhibit increased concentration, but also showed lasting gains in concentration, increased performance on IQ tests, reduction in behavioral problems, and improvements in reading, spelling, and auditory memory functioning. Shockingly, light and sound neurotherapy can also be utilized in people suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addictive disorders. Why more money isn’t being poured into lobbying alternative, contemporary therapies which could alleviate a major drug problem within America is quite disturbing. All that is necessary is consciousness and vehement support.


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On Oct. 27, the Lady Skippers Volleyball team were not just smelling the roses on the court, but they smelled the scent of something sweeter. Victory. The last home game of the season for the Lady Skippers Volleyball team was also sophomore night. Roses were given to the eight sophomores on the team including: Kelly David, Michelle Arnett, Andrea Henry, Amanda Curley, Ann Bogie, Cassie Cobb, Jillian Verbeke and Lindsay Thams. The sophomores and the rest of the Lady Skippers played a very well fought game against Mott Community College in a three to one set victory. Sets were 25 - 14, 25 - 23, 15 - 25

and 25 - 22. Coach Chuck Weisner said, “After game one we took them too lightly.” Mott Community College almost winning set two and winning set three made spectators wonder if it would go to five sets. But the Lady Skippers and the sophomores didn’t want their last home game to end in defeat. In the words of Weisner, “In the end, they sucked it up and we stuck together and they pulled each other up by the boot straps. They played fired up volleyball for the last two points, which is the way we wanna play.” The St. Clair County Community College Lady Skippers played two more games after their last home against Jackson Community College and Grand

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Rapids Community College. They got three sets to one victory over Jackson Community, and a three set loss to Grand Rapids Community. This gives the overall standing for the Lady Skippers 30 wins and 14 losses on the season going into their final tournament of the year. The volleyball team still has the NJCAA District Tournament at Grand Rapids Community College, and if the girls get through that, the National Tournament at Owens Community College. Tournaments will be held Nov. 4-6 and Nov.18-20. So, the Lady Skippers have no time to stop and smell the flowers. They have to prepare to go against the best in the weeks to come.

Kita is a medium-sized, adult female. She is spayed, up-to-date with routine shots, and house-trained. She is very independent and does best in a home with no other pets. She is ready for a good home and lots of attention. Her adoption fee is only $75

Brandy StandeferStaff Writer

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 Society at (810)657-8962 or e-mail them at [email protected]. You can also visit their webpage and check out the other adorable adoptees at www.petfinder. com/shelters/MI278.html. For more information call

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Martha Veihl crushes ball over the net towards a win over Mott Community College for SC4. Photo Credit: Christian McGeachy

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