Erie Square Gazette, Port Huron, MI Thursday Sept 27, 2012Volume 61, Issue 2

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The Student Success Seminars are named so in order to help students excel in college. These seminars are

Upcoming seminarsalways free to SC4 students, alumni and community members. This week on Friday, Sept. 28, Christopher Rennie, the Director of Library Services, will be presenting

the Basic Microsoft Office PowerPoint seminar. It will begin at noon and end at 1:30 p.m. This seminar will help students find out how to use PowerPoint with transitions, and other

cool gadgets. Along with this seminar, Rennie will be presenting another on Basic Computer User Skills on Friday, Oct. 5. That seminar will also start at noon and is an hour

and a half long. That student seminar will help those who are not very computer savvy understand how to navigate through their computer and operating systems. If you happen to

miss any of these success seminars, do not fret for they will be coming back later on in October and November. Make sure to call and reserve your seat today by calling (810) 989-5555.

Twana PinskeyManaging Editor

The need never goes away. Sept. 24 and 25, 2012, St Clair County Community College’s Lambda Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society hosted a blood drive at the campus center café. According to Red Cross recruiter, Tom Holt, 75 of Davisburg, the need for donated blood is great. He said 43 hospitals in Southeast Michigan received donated blood from the Red Cross. Holt explained they are busiest Mondays through Saturdays. “We need 900 to 1,000 pints of blood

to meet our weekly needs,” said Holt. According to Holt, donor blood is used in multiple ways. He said the blood can be used as whole blood, or it can be broken down into red cells, white cells and plasma. Furthermore, Holt expressed his concern over decreased donations in Michigan. “If we don’t have enough blood on hand (locally) we have to go somewhere else like to Toledo to get it,” said Holt. “It is hard to put it (donating blood) in a way it is believable to students. The younger people don’t seem as aware of the need as their parents were.” Likewise, Sarah

Mineau, SC4 student and Lambda Mu Vice-President of Leadership acknowledged that donations are down. According to Mineau, on-line registration for donor appointments has simplified the appointment process, but has not increased donations. “A lot of people are getting turned down due too low iron levels,” said Mineau. She explained that she has volunteered at blood drives since high school, and over the years has seen a lot of people denied for donations due to low iron levels. However, Red Cross employees said this trend can be reversed.

A Red Cross employee that identified himself as David said donors with low hemoglobin levels can better their chances of successful donations. David said donors should increase high iron foods a few weeks before they plan to donate blood. Accordingly, www. redcross .org’s web site stated “eating foods such as meat, eggs, lentils and spinach will boost your body’s iron.” Nevertheless, there are students that successfully donate blood. SC4 Business Major, Katlyn Whitesell of Port Huron explained she likes to donate so friends and family have what

they need(blood donations). “My friend’s leukemia is in remission. Blood donations save lives,” said Whitesell. For information

about donating blood, call the St Clair County chapter of the Red Cross at (810) 985-7117, or visit www. semredcross. org for a listing of blood drives close to you.

SC4 students not metal enough to donate blood

Blood Drives for SC4’s Lambda Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will be held at the Campus Center Café during the fall 2012 semester. Photo Credit: Twana Pinskey

Lambda Mu V.P. of Correspondence, Mark Spencer, donated blood May 24 in the Campus Center Café.

Photo Credit: Twana Pinskey

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The Staff:

Editor-in-ChiefChristina Stoutenburg

Production EditorZack Penzien

Buisness EditorErick Fredendall

Copy EditorDanielle Kennedy

Managing EditorTwana Pinskey

Web MasterHayley Myron

Photo EditorLiz Whittemore

Sports EditorDJ Palm

AdviserJohn Lusk

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Campus

Amber OlieStaff Writer

The Gay Straight Alliance invites students of all shapes, sizes and sexual orientations to take part in the fight to gain awareness. Students interested in joining the Gay Straight Alliance are free to attend a club meeting. The club meets weekly, on Monday from noon to1p.m. in the College Center Café’s Private Dining Room. Also, be on the lookout for the up-and-coming Gayme Nights hosted by the Gay Straight Alliance. Gayme nights are nights for Wii, movies, board games and card playing.

Gay Straight Alliance invites all to join and gain awareness

Dates are not yet posted; info will be available on SC4 website. What does the GSA club have to offer students outside of events and activities? Club President Jeremy King suggests that The Gay Straight Alliance Club offers students insight on things such as race, sexuality, and domestic violence, as well as Information on STIs, STDs, and HIV, as an added benefit of joining this club. This is why the GSA club is so important, King explains. It gives students something to grow from, be proud of, and belong to. Co-Advisors,

Professor Kathy Ruby and Dr. Heidi Browne, offer members council, support, and recognition in addition to providing awareness. Ruby agrees that the awareness and acceptance of today’s youth is vital. Ruby looks to open the minds of students and unify members regardless

of their sexual preference, race, and different opinions. The GSA encourages students to attend the up-and-coming R.A.I.N.N Day (Rape Assault Incest National Network), which will be held In the Fine Arts Building on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 4 – 6 p.m. For more information regarding the Gay

Straight Alliance Club, R.A.I.N.N DAY, future events and activities sponsored or provided by Gay Straight Alliance, be sure to visit www.sc4. edu/ currentstudents. Php, click on student clubs and organizations then Gay Straight Alliance Club.

Danielle KennedyCopy Editor

Is this your last semester here at SC4? If yes, have you registered for graduation? The Oct. 1 deadline is fast approaching. Student who have yet to

Liz WhittemorePhoto Editor

This semester SC4 introduced “Wellness Wednesdays” to the campus. Every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6:15 in room 150 of the MTEC building, instructor Jenny McElwain leads a workout class with routines that vary

Graduation registration

each month. October classes will feature z-box and dumbbells, November will be zumba and pilates, and December will have z-box and yoga exercises. Wellness Wednesdays is sponsored by the SC4 Wellness Committee. No registration is needed to attend,

though there is a $5 charge per week, which goes to pay the instructor. Classes are not restricted solely to students, anyone is welcome. Kassie Piotrowski, 22 of Goodells, has been regularly attending Wellness Wednesdays. “I feel like I’ve gotten more active since they started,”

said Piotrowski. “I wish they had more days during the week.” Piotrowski enjoys the various types of exercises, and that she doesn’t have to drive to a gym to workout. “It’s easy that it’s on campus and I have the option of going after class,” said Piotrowski. Alonna Mertz, 20

of St. Clair, agrees there should be another day offered. “I’m not around Port Huron on Wednesday,” said Mertz. “I really enjoy the concept, but if it were on a different day.” According to Donna Karsen, a Campus Patrol Officer, the classes began over a year ago and have been

popular, each week hosting 25 to 40 people this semester. Starting January, SC4 is looking into relocating the classes to the campus gym, depending on the availability. More information on the SC4 Wellness Committee can be found on SC4’s website, sc4.edu.

Wellness Wednesdays go well

apply have only a few days to get that application in. Students can apply for graduation online via their WAVE account, or can fill out the application by hand by stopping in the Student Services One-Stop office, found in room

123 of the Acheson Technology Center. The application can also be printed off from www. sc4. edu / records. On this same page, students will also find a graduation checklist. And, applying is free.

Registrar Carrie Bearss is the one responsible for processing the graduation application, and awarding of the degrees and certificates. According to Bearss, graduation “is a student-initiated process; in order to process a student’s degree, it is necessary to apply for graduation.” If a student is uncertain about their academic readiness, Bearss says that they can meet with an academic advisor for a graduation audit, or check on their WAVE account via the “View classes needed for my degree” link. After submitting their application, students should receive a letter in the mail indicating

their status and what classes they need to complete to graduate. Bearss said that many times the listed classes are ones that the student is enrolled in for the current semester. A cap and gown will be provided for the graduating students by SC4, but those who qualify for honor cords must purchase them from the SC4 bookstore. “Honors designations are based on a student’s grade point average as of the end of the fall 2012 semester,” said Bearss. It is recommended that students get in their application by the deadline on Oct. 1. Those who turn it in after may not be processed until the following graduation.

Former Erie Square Gazette Webmaster, Clay Kimball(left) of Port Huron, and Communications Media-Journalism 2012 graduate, Twana Pinskey of Kimball, were among the more than 630 SC4 students eligible for

graduation May, 2012. Photo Credit: Jenny Walker

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Community

Christina StoutenburgEditor-in-Chief

“A throne is only a bench covered in velvet,” said Napoleon Bonaparte. And thrones are what the Black River Walk in downtown Port Huron are looking to add more of, thanks to a competition by the Blue Water Young Professionals. The basis of the competition is to design benches and bike racks, with a maritime theme, to be placed along the Black River Walk. The designer(s) do not need to have the skills to physically create them, but they must be able to serve as functioning, lasting, works of art. Anyone may enter the competition; there is no age limit or resident requirement. Jackie Hanton, Vice President of the group, encourages students to enter and

Sitting on the thrones of Port Huron

has been excited with entries to date, but made sure to mention, “the more ideas the better.” To obtain more information about the rules and guidelines, as well as the required registration form, email bluewateryps@gmail.com. Deadline for registration is Friday, Sept. 28, but the submission deadlines for the actual designs is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Winners will receive $250, and will be announced Oct. 18. According to Hanton, after this they will be implementing phase two. The bike racks and benches are just the kickoff. After this, they are looking to add entrance way type arches to give a more formal river walk entrance.

Erick FredendallBusiness/Advertising Editor

From cutting ribbons to cutting 8-layer cakes, Port Huron’s newest downtown business drew some attention on Sept. 20, 2012, as owners Scott and Karla Beedon held the grand opening of the Round Island Sweet Shoppe. The grand opening celebration began with a live broadcast by radio personality for WPHM and SC4 professor, Paul

Miller. Later in the afternoon, a crowd gathered outside the Shoppe as Scott Beedon cut the opening ribbon. All throughout the day, the Shoppe offered free ice cream cones, popcorn samples, and a giant 8-layered cake depicting the historic Round Island Lighthouse, from which the store took the name. Located on the corner of Lapeer and Military Street, and right across from the Times Herald, the

Sweet Shoppe is just a short step from the SC4 campus. With over 20 varieties of Mackinac Island Creamery ice cream, including flavors such as Gitchigomies Bear Paws and Mama’s Licking Good Cake Batter, the Shoppe offers the most extensive selection of ice cream in the downtown Port Huron area. Even with the cold season coming and the demand for ice cream decreasing,

the Shoppe still has the sweet tooth covered with a variety of baked goods, confections, fudges, and, the 25 varieties of flavored popcorn, which include flavors ranging from bubble gum and pumpkin spice, to pina colada and dreamsicle. The Round Island Sweet Shoppe is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 9 p.m, and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.

Round Island Sweet Shoppe grand opening

The Beedon family cuts the first slice of the cake at the grand opening celebration on Sept. 20, 2012. Photo Credit: Erick Fredendall

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Opinion

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Jordan GenawBusiness

Marine City

“I’m not a part of a club right now, but

I’m looking into the Marketing and

Management Club.”

Hayley MyronWebmaster

When I find myself browsing the internet, it can be a bear to try and find websites that are interesting and pertain to my personal interests. However, a few months ago a friend told me about a website called Stumbleupon, and I became hooked. Stumbleupon is a free website where you can just search through websites that are based on your personal preference. All you do is create an

Twana PinskeyManaging Editor

I really wish I knew who thought up the idea of automated election phone calls. I would love having their home numbers so I could reciprocate the favor by calling them at home during their downtime. After a long day, when I can finally sit with a cup of tea and relax, the inevitable will happen. The phone will ring with yet another automated message from some wannabe political candidate that wants to tell

Photo PollZachary PenzienProduction Editor

With Club Awareness Day getting the word out about clubs on campus, are you a part of any club?

Dean Garrison General studies

Marine City

“No, I’m not a part of a club and I haven’t really

thought about it.”

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“I’m not part of a club currently, but I plan on attending meetings for Marketing and Management Club, or the Erie Squire Gazette.”

account and choose the categories that interest you. The website automatically saves your information and creates a search engine designed specifically for you. For example if you are in the mood for searching only websites listed under humor, Stumbleupon will limit your

A different way to search the web

search results to humorous websites and photos. When you find a webpage you like, you can click the “thumbs up” button and it will save it to your profile page. So the next time you find yourself with nothing do, I recommend taking a gander at www. stumbleupon .com.

me why I should vote for them, thus interrupting my peaceful solitude. I mean, really? I just love being interrupted at home to be told what to do or how I should think, especially from a pre-recorded message. If I am not yet committed to an issue, I will mull it over until I have made my choice. In this case, un-solicited election calls can serve a useful purpose. All these calls do is help me decide who not to vote for. I am much more

likely to vote against the proposed issue when the message is delivered by an unwelcomed recording. Those who use recorded, monotone, dull speeches to get things done will most likely offer up more of the same for those in their jurisdiction if elected. Think about it. If they are too busy to reach out to voters via television, radio or good old newsprint, why would they take time to reach out to us in these mediums once elected to office?

T-birds tidbits:Automated election calls

Christina StoutenburgEditor-in-Chief

It’s the middle of class with sleep invading, fighting for attention between that and the ongoing lecture. Attempting to add ammunition, in the form of caffeine to the lecture side of the battle, it’s time to visit the vending machines. After money

Wishy washy vendingis inserted it’s time to await the reinforcements, but the battle is soon to be followed by disappointment. The precious nectar has been expired for two months. Maybe a snack will work out better, the process is repeated. Don’t worry those cookies have only been expired for three weeks, much better.

How many times has this happened? A good handful of times at least to myself. This is a very discouraging problem, in which not one person is to blame, but there are many victims. According to our Production Editor, Zack Penzien, “I’ve gotten expired pop twice.” Danielle Kennedy, Copy Editor, has also been a victim at

least once. While yes, it doesn’t happen every time, it is something that wishfully should never happen. Whether it is vending machines on campus, or the vending machines found at the mall, it always feels like a

waste of money. Unfortunately this is not the only problem found when dealing with vending machines. The coffee ones lack a very useful function of being able to customize the amount of sugar and creamer in one’s beverage, but

once again this is found not only at the college machine but the ones that have been found elsewhere as well. Vending machines are not only a gift to starving, sleepy students and people everywhere, but a curse as well.

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Apple released the iPhone 5 on Sept. 2 with a whole new cast of features and design improvements. I got my hands on it and this is what I thought of the newest addition to the Apple line. First, holding the phone is an experience itself; it’s now 7.6mm in depth, which is 18 percent thinner than the 4S; and at just under five inches in length, the 5 is about a half an inch longer than the 4S. The four inch display is not only

bigger, but changes the screen pixel count to 1,136 x 640. This makes for crystal clear images on the longer display, and a better mobile video viewing experience. This pixel count also translates to taking pictures and video; shooting 1080p video is still as easy as turning on an iPhone. Size isn’t the only cosmetic difference on the iPhone 5, the 5 has been given a sleek new two-tone paint job; and the headphone jack has been relocated on the bottom next to a much smaller dock connector.

The “Lightning Adaptor” is Apple’s newest addition to the iPhone, and likely other “I” devices in coming months. The change in adaptor size from 30 pin to eight pin, is Apple’s first step to continually aid in the shrinking of size to Apple’s various products. The Lightning Adaptor seems

incredibly brilliant, but not all consumers have such a happy sentiment about the eight-pin adaptor. Every thirty-pin dock has now become obsolete to new eight-pin products; unless of course, one buys a $30 eight-to-thirty pin adaptor designed by Apple. The iPhone 5,

apart from receiving a face lift, has also had some “under the hood” modifications. Building off the iPhone 4S A5 processor, the iPhone 5 uses an A6. The A6 boasts higher speeds and graphics that rival the tech inside a Microsoft Xbox 360. Along with the processor, the 5 is able to run on a 4G LTE network, which means faster mobile surfing and a better internet experience. On the release of the iPhone 5, Apple also unveiled its new IOS 6 operating system that not only has a new “Maps” app, but an update

to “Pass Book” that makes everything from using a mobile boarding pass to paying for your coffee ridiculously convenient. The iPhone retails for $199 (16GB), $299 (32GB) or $399 (64BG) all with a two-year contract. Overall Apple’s iPhone 5 seems like a great purchase, full of new features to make the buyer’s life that much easier; with only a minor hiccup in the new eight-pin adaptor, this product can be counted as a buy in my book.

iPhone fanatics swoon; but did Apple’s “Lightning” strike?

Photo Credit: Simon Yeo under a Creative Common Licence.