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•PHI THETA Kappa inductionceremory will be at 2 p.m Sun-day, Nov. 6, in SW 214East/West. SCCC/ATS studentswill be recognized for their aca-demic accomplishments.

•DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Timewill occur at 2 a.m Sunday, Nov6. Remember to set clocks backan hour.

•COMMUNITY/VETERANHealth, Job and Education fairis 7:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m Oct. 22,at the Seward County ActivityCenter. There will be educationand job opportunities along witha presentation by Linda J.Sheppard on “Healthcare-Nowwhat.”

For more information on theevent, contact Nancy Kleteckaat 620-629-6335. If planning onattending the veterans dinner,make reservations becausespace is limited. Call 620-482-3431 to reserve. For more infor-mation on the 5K walk/run, callLiberal Parks and Recreation at620-626-0133.

• A CRUSADER/SIFE havejoined efforts to set up a televi-sion monitor outside of AA131and a slideshow of the currentphotographic news. Crusaderphotographers will keep theslides updated.

•SPOOKY SAINTS 2 mile funrun will be 6:30 p.m on Oct. 27.There will be prizes for bestcostume, best group costumes,and best kid’s costume. Checkin time is 5:30 p.m in theSCCC/ATS student union. Readmore information on page 4.

•A COAT DRIVE is beingsponsored by the Student Nurs-es Association at SCCC/ATSOct. 10 through Nov. 21. SNAhas been providing for the peo-ple in need for the past 15 years.Winter clothes, new and usedcoats, gloves and hats can bedropped off at the SCCC/ATScampus, Epworth Allied HealthEducation Center, and theColvin Adult Learning Center.For more information aboutSNA coat drive and/or drop-offsites, call 620-417-1401.

•TRAVELING EXHIBIT of“The Progressive Era: CreatingModern America, 1900-1917”will be in the SCCC/ATS librarythis week. The exhibit examinesthe period that led to WWIwhen America was transformedinto a modern industrailized so-ciety. For more information,contact SCCC/ATS library at620-417-1160.

•CAMPUS VISITS to OPSUand FHSU are being offered byTRIO. Only TRIO students areinvited to the OPSU campusvisit on Nov 4. Them may signup and receive more informa-tion in the TRIO office. Any stu-dent is invited to go on theFHSU campus visit on Nov 16.For more information contactcounselor Star Tiscornia at 620-417-1106 or in room A150.

•HAUNTED HOUSE spon-sered by SIFE will be from 6p.m to 10 p.m on Oct. 28 and29. Also, on Oct. 30 and 31from 5 p.m to 9 p.m, in the agbuilding on campus. For moreinformation, contact Ryan Boz-worth at 620-624-3855.

Heidy MolinaEditor

Ton Nguyen, freshman and artmajor, describes himself as beingthree different people: DjTon,who is known for his musicalabilities, the Ton seen at school orat Walmart (where he works), andArtist Ton who, expresses hisfeelings through art.

“I have a different persona foreverything I do,” Nguyen said.“When I’m doing music I’m acompletely different person thanwhen you see me around schoolor at work.”

For Nguyen music was an out-let when he was younger. “I be-came interested in music when Iwas in the seventh grade,”Nguyen said. He said he usedmusic as a way to get away fromstress.

According to Nguyen, when hewas in middle school he felt diffi-culty, and music was the thingthat kept him stress free and awayfrom trouble.

“I really wasn’t serious about it(music). It was just like a hobby,”Nguyen said.

In the early stages of Nguyen’scareer, he was involved in agroup. Unfortunately for Nguyen,the group disbanded due to artis-tic differences.

“ With so many people in agroup it is hard to get along,”

Nguyen said. That didn’t stop

Nguyen from continuing on with hismusic.

He became a solo artist and hasonly collaborated with other up andcoming artists until now.

“ I’m starting a group again, butthe pressure of having a group is re-ally hard,” Nguyen said. “There arecertain things that will always be amajor factor in the downfall of agroup.”

After Nguyen graduated fromLiberal High School, he chose tostop creating music and pursueother interests. He worked at Na-tional Beef for awhile. During thistime Nguyen felt like he hadreached a stopping point in hismusic career.

“I didn’t find anymore inspira-tion,” Nguyen said. “It felt weird,like I felt out of place without know-ing where the road would lead to.”

Nguyen tries to stay away fromlack of inspiration by being positiveand listening to other musical artistsor by simply talking to peoplearound him who will increase hismotivation.

In the past Nguyen did not haveanything to motivate him, but nowhis fans are his motivation.

“It’s a great feeling to know thatpeople actually like my music,”Nguyen said.

In reality, Nguyen is a self-taughtmusician. “I like to think that I havean ear for music,” Nguyen said.

Everything that Nguyen knowsabout music he has either picked up

himself or learned it from YouTube. Nguyen has had to overcome

many obstacles through the yearswhile being involved in the musicbusiness. Living in Liberal hasproved to be a barrier that Nguyenhad to overcome.

“It’s really hard to get known es-pecially in the location with nomajor companies around,” Nguyensaid. “Getting known is harder thanthe actual music making process.”Nguyen didn’t let that stop himfrom continuing on with his musichobby and he has had his parentssupport through the whole process.“They are very supportive of me inwhatever I choose to do,” Nguyensaid.

DjTon, as Nguyen is knownaround the music industry, has col-laborated with another artist oncampus, Cameron Eatmon. Eatmonthinks very highly of Nguyen. “Ithink he is the best artist in theSouthwest,” Eatmon said.

In the future, Nguyen sees himselfworking as a graphic designer for amajor publishing business, but stillbeing involved in music. Nguyenhas thought about pursuing a careerin music, but knows that sometimesthat isn’t possible .“I need a backupplan, so that’s why I’m pursuing anassociates in arts to fall back on,”Nguyen said.

Nguyen is expecting for his albumto be released sometime in Januaryof 2012.

Celestina Padi l laNews editor

Pam Perkins has now won twoawards in recognition of her ded-ication to SCCC/ATS, one re-gional and the other national.

President Duane Dunn and ad-ministrative assistant PamPerkins recently attended the As-sociation of Community CollegeTrustees annual leadership con-gress in Dallas, Texas.

ACCT gives recognition toelected and appointed trustees.The organization representsmore than 6,500 trustees, andPam Perkins is one of them.

At the congress, Perkins wasrecognized as the central regionrecipient of the ProfessionalBoard Staff Network award. Shewas given recognition at a lun-cheon at the ACCT Awards Galaon Oct. 14 at the Hyatt Regencyin Dallas.

Five total recipients earned re-gional awards. The other recipi-ents were from Columbia GorgeCommunity College in Oregon,St. Louis CC in Missouri, Balti-more City CC in Maryland, andTri-Co. Technical College in

South Carolina.That evening Perkins stepped

out of the field of five regionalcandidates and was announcedas the winner of the National2011 ACCT Professional BoardStaff Member Award.

This award had only one win-ner, and Perkins was the recipi-ent.

“The ACCT AssociationAwards are among the mostprestigious awards any commu-nity college, its trustees, presi-dents, faculty, or staff membercan receive," said ACCT Chairand Long Beach City CollegeVice President Roberto Uraga.

Dunn had nominated Perkinsfor the award and said he is veryproud of her, and is glad thatACCCT recognizes the workand effort that support personnelprovide.

“I'm very proud of Pam,”Dunn said. “This is an incredi-ble recognition of her profes-sionalism and commitment toour college. She has really pro-moted that commitment to herpeers here at Seward, across thestate and in her national organi-zation.”

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Ton Nguyen recording one of his singles for his album. Heis the founder of Crime Lab Entertainment.

Nguyen designs life around his music, artistic talents

Top three four-

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Seward Enrollment Facts• Fall 2011 headcount (20th day): 1906

% change from previous year: 2%

• Annual headcount (2010-2011): 2582% change from previous year: -4%

• Annual credit hours (2010-2011): 36,732% change from previous year: 3%

• Enrollment Status (Fall 2011):Full Time: 45%

Part Time: 55%

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Blake Bowen has his picture taken for a famous picture T-shirt . Thepromotion in the union this week was an SGA sponsored event.

Trick-or-Treat Street set for Halloween night at Seward Heidy MolinaEditor

Trick-or-Treat Street has become part ofthe Saints tradition. This annual eventbegan back in 2000 in the campus cafete-ria with a handful of attendees. A decadelater, the 2010 SCCC/ATS Trick-or-TreatStreet had more than 1,000 participate.

This year’s Trick-or-Treat Street willtake place at the Student Union beginningat 6:30 p.m and ending at 8:30 p.m. onHalloween night, Oct. 31.

“It provides a safe environment andprovides shelter from the weather,” WadeLyon, director of student services, said.

According to Lyon,SCCC/ATS Trick-or-TreatStreet began as a way togive back to the commu-nity for all the support thatthe college receives. TheStudent Government As-sociation hosts this eventwith the support of cam-pus clubs and organiza-tions.

The collaboration ofcampus organizations and clubs makeTrick-or-Treat Street become a reality.Every year, preparations start, volunteersprepare, and planning takes place in

SCCC/ATS clubs and orga-nizations throughout themonth of October. Club vol-unteers off dress in costumeand give out sweets to chil-dren who participate in theevent. Clubs, along withSGA, are also in charge ofdecorating the student union.Children participating cantour the campus dorms, as anumber of dorm students

also participate in the Trick-or-TreatStreet by giving out candy, dressing up,and decorate their dorm rooms or doors.

Children participating are welcomed to

dress up in their favorite Halloween cos-tumes. An annual costume contest hostedby the Crusader will take place again thisyear. Photos of trick-or-treaters will betaken and posted on CrusaderNews.com.From those costumes, the Crusader staffwill select its Top 5 costumes. Parents,family and community members can thenvote for their favorite costume online atCrusaderNews.com.

Prizes will be given to the Top 5 cos-tumes. Parents can also request theirchild’s costume photo at online@cru-sadernews.com.

Trick-or-Treat Street 2011 is free andopen to the public.

SCCC/ATSTrick-or-Treat

Street6:30-8:30 p.m

Halloweennight

Numbers reflect 2 percent increase in fall enrollmentCelestina Padi l laNews editor

The numbers are in and thedemographics have been re-leased. This academic year, 45percent of students are enrolledfull time, and there are 55 per-cent enrolled part time.

Overall there has been a 2 per-cent increase as compared to lastyear’s fall head count accordingto the numbers collected byTeresa Wehemier, the college’sresearch analyst.

The majority of enrollmentsare part-time. Many studentsjuggle a part-time or full timejob and attend college as well.

Other students are non tradi-tional and have decided to comeback to school in order to obtain

a degree. Whichever the case,the numbers in part time enroll-ment increased from last year’s.

There are four top age groupsthat attend Seward: ages 18-24hold the highest place at 46 per-cent, teens up to the age of 18hold second with 21 percent,those age 50 and over hold therespot at 11 percent, and a closefourth position is held by ages24-29 with 10 percent.

Compared to last fall there hasbeen a three percent increase ofattendance by those age 23 andyounger. This fall 66 percent ofstudents fell into this age catego-ry as opposed to last years 63percent.

More notable than that, therehas been a seven percent in-crease in students aged 24 and

up. This shows the large in-crease in nontraditional studentsattending Seward.

Last year this age group madeup 37 percent of the student pop-ulation, and this year they esca-lated up to the mid forties at 44percent.

The residencies of those at-tending SCCC stand at 51 per-cent for Seward County resi-dents, other Kansas residentshold 30 percent, and nonresi-dents make up the remainding19 percent

These numbers were providedby Teresa Wehmeier, researchanalyst of SCCC/ATS, and canbe viewed on sccc.edu, underthe About SCCC/ATS, Researchand Assessment, Fast F&Q’s.

Crusader illustration/Levi Adams

“An Inspector Calls”adds drama to campus.

— Page 5

Spooky SaintsRun scheduled

for Oct. 27.

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Former and current HALOmembers attend Encuentro.

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Volleyball players deck outin pink for breast cancer

awareness month.

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SCCC Calendar of Events

10/20Volleyball vs. Northern Oklahoma College(Sophomore Recognition Night)6:30 p.m. in the gym 10/25Basketball Preview Night, 6:30-8 p.m.Meet the Saints and Lady Saints10/26Volleyball at BartonFinal Regular season match12:00 p.m.10/27Spooky Saints 2-Mile Fun Run5:30 p.m. at SCCC/ATS Student Union10/28-31 SIFE Haunted House6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Ag building10/31Trick or Treat Street6:30-8:30 p.m., student union and dorms

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Sigma Chi Chi club attendsKansas Supreme Court sessionMatthew Adkins

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SCCC’s criminal justice club,Sigma Chi Chi, went to Greens-burg on Sept. 28 to sit in on asession of the Kansas SupremeCourt session.

The idea of the trip was to givemembers of the club an idea ofhow the state court systemworks. However, some of theparticipants claimed to havelearned much more than justthat. Member of Sigma Chi Chi,Gaby Diaz said, “I learned a lot

about both civil and criminalcases and how important it is forattorney’s to know their materi-al.”

The members of Sigma ChiChi sat through five appeals,each one originating in a differ-ent place in Kansas. Each casewas unique and unrelated to an-other, so it gave the group a widerange of case types, although allwere appeals. One case in partic-ular had strange circumstances;Justice Moritz recused herselffrom one appeal so Judge Am-brosier of Liberal sat in as aSupreme Court justice.

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Sigma Chi Chi members Tara Murray, Gabby Diaz, Christian Valen-zuela, Jose Pando, Benito Mendoza Thomas Cash attended a KansasSupreme Court session at the Greensburg court house.

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“You go high, as far as you want to go;there is always a road that will take youthere,” said keynote speaker Dr. Juan Andrade,as he addressed the Fifth Annual MidwestHALO Encuentro at Kansas State Universi-ty.

SCCC/ATS Hispanic-American LeadershipOrganization was able to attend this conven-tion.

Andrade is the most honored Latino leaderin the nation and current president of the His-panic Leader Institute, according to the con-vention brochure. Both the White House andMexican government have honored him forhis work. In 2001, President Bill Clintoncited him for “extraordinary accomplishmentsin promoting civic participation and leader-ship development,” and in 2011 he receivedthe Ohtli Award by the Mexican government.

With five honorary doctorates, he continuesto emphasize the need for education in theLatino (Hispanic) community.

Growing up with a newspaper route andwashing dishes, to farm work, and meat pack-ing and factory work in his high school years,Andrade had a childhood with obstacles, butwith determination he overcame and was ableto become a Hispanic Leader.

“El futuro es suyos (the future is yours),”Andrade said. The future is in the hands of thenew generation, education laying the path to-wards a better future.

“Dr. Andrade saying never settle for whatanyone says, always demand a second opin-

ion,” Conny Hernandez said was somethingshe felt relatable. This was Hernandez’s sec-ond year at the HALO Midwest Encuentroand she said that it was very enjoyable.

“I enjoyed the inspir ational speech by Dr.Andrade. He was very outgoing, relatable, andinspirational.”

Other speakers at the convention consistedof Dr. Tim DeNoble, dean of the college ofarchitecture, planning, and design, as well asFrank Martin, K-State men’s head basketballcoach.

DeNoble spoke about the growing Hispan-ic cultural influences on architecture. DeNo-ble has taught in Mexico City and Rome, andworked in projects in Ecuador.

Mirta Chavez, former SCCC employee anddirector of multicultural programs and ser-vices, took the podium, as Martin was run-

ning late. Employed in the past atSCCC/ATS, she has had previous experiencewith campus students, and the obstacles thatstudents face, not only in Seward, but aroundthe country as well.

“It doesn’t matter where you come from,”Chavez said. Growing up in a trailer homeand coming from a Hispanic background, sheurged the audience to succeed and receivehigher education.

During lunch, there was musical entertain-ment by Mariachi Luna y Sol. Conventionattendees were able to request songs. A BaileFolklorico was one of the highlights thatended the convention.

The convention also had workshops aimedat helping students continue their educations.From Transferring from Community Collegeand Scholarships: Paying for college, atten-dees were able to select a workshop thatwould aid them in their future plans.

Closing remarks were by Dr. Myra Gordon,associate provost for diversity. A woman witha strong passion to help multicultural stu-dents succeed, Gordon is working towardmaking a difference in the number of multi-cultural students who seek higher education.

“I want to see you succeed,” Gordon said.Obdulia Covarrubias, Seward HALO vice

president, said that she liked the keynotespeaker and the Mariachi band.

She also mentioned that a phrase that shefound memorable which was inscribed in theHALO Midwest Encuentro flier.

“Many backgrounds, many stories... OneAmerican Spirit.”

Courtesy photo/Frances Brown

Former SCCC/ATS students Yazmin Zele-don, Jeanette Contreras and Lizuly Monar-rez pose with current SCCC/ATS studentNakita Martinez at the Fifth Annual MidwestEcuentro at KSU.

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The Seward County Commu-nity College/Area TechnicalSchool Board of Trustees re-viewed programs and approved arevised budget at a board meetingOct. 3.

The board approved a revised2011-12 budget following publi-cation in the High Plains DailyLeader and Times.

The proposed amendment al-lows for $500,000 in construc-tion services for the CorrosionTechnology Program, which ispart of the Title V grant. Thisamendment does not impact the

local support revenue for the col-lege.

President Duane Dunn gave anoverview of the five institution-al goals, including strengtheningalumni relationships, accentuat-ing positive perception ofSCCC/ATS, maximizing pre-sentation and use of college web-site, improving student advisingand recruitment and strengthen-ing industry partnerships.

The board approved an annualupdate of the English program aspresented by English InstructorsBill McGlothing and Dale Doll.nTo read the full board report,

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Ghouls, monsters, and creepycreatures running around fourdays prior to Halloween soundssomewhat spooky; however,these monsters won’t be chasingany innocent victims. They willbe running for a cause.

The Spooky Saints Run is afundraiser and all the proceedswill go to the SCCC/ATS Foun-dation Scholarship Fund.

The money will be used to-wards scholarships that are of-fered to potential and returningstudents.

“I think it will be a fun time

for all that come out to partici-pate, volunteer, or watch,” saidLiz Nosbisch, who is in chargeof this event.

The Spooky Saints Run takesplace before Halloween and par-ticipants are encouraged to wearcostumes to show holiday spiritand also because there will bespecial prizes for best costume,best kid costume, and best groupcostumes.

Registration for the SpookySaints fun run/walk has begun.The event takes place at 6:30p.m. Oct. 27 in the SCCC/ATSstudent union. Check-in willbegin at 5:30 p.m. The fee toparticipate is $10 for running or

$20 to run and also receive a T-shirt.

Registration forms can befound at the SCCC/ATS infor-mation desk, Wellness Center,and the Saints Bookstore.They’re also online at sccc.edu orscccsaints.com.

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For any questions regardingpurchases of T-shirts, or generalinformation, contact Nosbisch at620-417-1554 or Jerri Lynn Lyd-don at 620-417-1151.

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Historian and author of “Liber-al and Seward County,” LidiaHook-Gray finds Liberal historyexciting and inspiring.

Hook-Gray was at a booksigning at the Saints Bookstoreon Oct. 9 to display and talk

about her recently publishedbook.

“I would just drive around andlook for interesting places aroundLiberal, and then just do a littlebackground information onthem,” Hook-Gray said.

The book consists of pictures,maps, historical writing that allcontribute to the history of Se-

ward County.Hook-Gray proclaims herself

to be a buff on the history of Lib-eral and used her knowledgealong with resources, research,and time to help her work towardthe eventual publication of herbook “Liberal and Seward Coun-ty.”

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Lidia Hook-Gray signsa copy of her book forSCCC/ATS humanitiessecretary TerriBarnes. Hook-Graywill return to campuson Oct. 26. The carry-in Lunch in the Libraryevent will be at noonin the campus library,followed by Hook-Gray sharing a collec-tion of spooky storiesin anticipation of Hal-loween.

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Ronald Radford, the only per-son to ever receive a FulbrightScholarship to Spain in fla-menco guitar, performed onOct. 15 at the SCCC/ATS au-ditorium.

Radford is an American fla-menco virtuoso, acclaimed incountries around the world suchas Spain, Mexico, Australia,and Switzerland.

Playing from a variety of fla-menco, classical, rock ’n’ roll,and blues, Radford’s influencesinclude Carlos Montoya, An-dres Segovia, Diego del Gastor,and Pepe de Badajoz showedclearly throughout the night,adding his own fresh style tothe mix as well.

Radford proved his master-

ship of the instrument, makingthe music and playing interest-ing even for those who aren’tmusically inclined.

He also spoke words of com-passion and inspiration, tellinghow he rose from just a kidplaying a $15 guitar in Tulsa,Okla., to meeting Segovia inperson and getting a full-ridescholarship to Segovia’sschool in New York to studyflamenco guitar.

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ENTERTAINMENT CRUSADER 5Tuesday, October 18, 2011

‘An Inspector Calls’ illuminates campustalent, awes audienceChandler Brockett

Crusader staff

Silence to pandemonium. Theaudience jumped to their feet andthe auditorium erupted in ap-plause after Thursday’s perfor-mance of “An Inspector Calls.”

“An Inspector Calls” slaps youin the face as the lives of the Bir-ling family are examined. Whiletheir lives are picked apart, youcan’t help but wonder about yourown.

I left the theatre that night pon-dering every tiny detail in myown life. Who am I? Who arethese people? Are they really myfriends and family, or just enig-mas on the road to nowhere?

The complex characters of thisJ.B. Priestly classic helped todisplay the talent of the entirecast. The inspector’s strong, de-manding attitude and the sweetbut witty personality of theyoung Sheila were the soundestparts of the play.

There was one character that re-

ally stood out: the quiet and eerieEric Birling, the drunken blacksheep of the family played byJ.J. Martinez. Although he wasa relatively minor character,every time he was on the stage agreat presence lurked in the audi-torium. His dark eyes and pierc-ing smile made his mocking per-sonality really stand out amongthe other more upbeat characters.

Not only was this play a greatreview of society and our lives,but it really brought somethingfiner to our small community.Far different from mainstreamplays such as “Romeo & Juliet,”“An Inspector Calls” takes placeonly in one room, making itmore difficult to perform and getthe point across. It really helpsus appreciate fine art and recog-nize the talent that these youngindividuals have.

Is your life really the way thatit appears, or are you just obliv-ious to all of your flaws anddownfalls?

Crusader photo/Chandler Brockett

Mabely Guzman Gonzalez, Elmer Montes, Mayra Vasquez, Kelsi Oyler, J.J. Martinez, and Angel Rodriguez during “An Inspector Calls” as direct-ed by Alison Chambers. The play was set in a single room, which meant it heavily depended on the performances of the cast.

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J.J. Martinez as Eric Birling. “Idid what I did,” said the blacksheep of the fictional Birling fam-ily.

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Mrs. Birling as played by Mabely Guzman Gonzalez. “I think it wassimply a piece of gross impertinence,” said Mrs. Birling during theplay.

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Elmer Montes as Gerald. “I in-sisted upon being treated as oneof the family” was one of Ger-ald’s most memorable lines.

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Angel Rodriguez as Mr. Birling.The patriarch of the Birling fami-ly says at one point, “A man hasto make his own way, has to lookout for himself.”

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Kelsi Oyler as Sheila Birling. Thesweet Sheila recognized the im-portance of every person, saying,“But these girls aren’t just cheaplabor. They’re people.”

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Mabely Guzman Gonzalez stands next to Angel Rodriguez, who por-trayed her husband in “An Inspector Calls.”

College students have dreams ofbecoming successful individuals,and some have enough motiva-tion, inspiration, or ambition toaccomplish their dream. Not onlythat, but many people have limi-tations on how far they can goabout their education.

There are individuals that have agreat desire to obtain a career andthey cannot because of a barrier inthe way of success. Financial sta-tus is a great part of that. Yes,there are plenty of scholarshipsand many loan opportunities, butthe money could be limited or re-quirements that are failed to bemet.

“It's funny, we dream aboutmoney so much its like we almostgot it, until we reach up in ourpockets, its time to face reality.”J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole),rapper and producer has inspiredme in many ways. That is whymany people work and go toschool at the same time, and thereis absolutely nothing wrong withthat. Just like there is nothingwrong with the illegal status ofstudents here on campus.

This, to me, seems like a hugeobstacle set in front of students,yet they have made it far in theirlives. There is a reason for themreaching this level in education,the reason varies among students,but it all comes from a dream.

Young mothers carry more thanone dream with them, they carrytheir own dream and one for theirchild. Women who become preg-nant at a young age tend to thinkthat their dreams have come to anend. They think that they can nolonger achieve everything thatthey had planned for themselves.Being a young mother only meansthat the time period to achieve adream may be different than whatwas originally planned. It simplymakes work twice as hard to getwhere desired. It’s about sleeplessnights, school or work throughoutthe day that make it harder to reachthe dream, but they are still work-ing toward their dream. Studentsthat do not have these barriers maystill have other that are relativelydifferent, but they should alwayswork hard. No one said it wasgoing to be an easy life.

In my perspective, as long asyou are working towards reachingyour goal, all the effort put inshould count. Even if it takes alonger process to reach your goal,you still have to do whatever ittakes. No one should give up on adream no matter the situation; re-gardless of the situation you arein, the effort you put in you willalways receive an output.

Critically thinking about world view beliefs

How many of us have taken EnglishComp II or are taking it this semester?Or Abnormal Psychology for that matter?What is a common theme that is often re-ferred to in those classes, or any other class?Critical Thinking. I would venture to guessthere is a large percent of us who knowabout the ‘critical thinking rubric,’ that wehave to evaluate our papers on and how an-noying they all are. I know my reaction tothe critical thinking rubric my first semes-ter as a freshmen was like, “Really? Whocares? I just wanna write the freakin’ paper,get a good grade so I can go back to playingmy violent video games.” But as I’ve pro-gressed here at SCCC/ATS I’ve definitelygrown to see my need for this type of think-ing.

So what is critical thinking?Dictionary.com (I would be lost without

you!) defines critical thinking this way:Critical Thinking - Noun, disciplined think-ing that is clear, rational, open-minded, andinformed by evidence.

Simply put, we learn to think for our-selves. I find it very troubling, and in moreways than one an oxymoron, that the col-lege prides itself on teaching students tothink critically in almost every area, butwhen it comes to the area of science, I findthat I’m only being presented with one sideof an argument, only one interpretation ofthe data. I wonder if there has been a partic-ular way of thinking that has been embracedwhich states, “science is absolute, every-thing else is relative and subject to personalinterpretation.” Yes, my friends, I am talk-ing about evolution.

May I pose this question, just simply asfood for thought: Doesn’t it seem a bit, oh,I don’t know... Bias to only present one in-terpretation of the information? Oh, ofcourse the materialistic world view is allabout trying to explain things purely withphysical changes in things that can be mea-sured by man, and so the explanation of aGod who exists outside of time and spacewho is infinitely powerful enough to designeverything down to the smallest atomseems completely unscientific, and rooted inmythology. Sure, each side will have it’sviews and arguments. That’s what taking astand is about. But to only present one side,

and dismiss the other as petty, silly unsci-entific myth is what I’m talking about whenI say ‘bias.’

Many evolutionists give Creationistssuch a hard time not because of the evidenceand facts they put forward, but it’s becausethey won’t bend to the way of thinking thateliminates the supernatural.

How come we are being taught ideas thathave been disregarded years ago, even byevolutionists themselves? Is it because ofbad economics that our text books justhavent caught up with the “latest findings?”Or is it because there is an agenda? Whyaren’t evolutionists putting forth ALL of thefacts and the counter arguments? Isn’t thatwhat education and critical thinking is real-ly about? Honestly, what are they so afraidof? The way science is taught and portrayedin most colleges, and schools is not ameans of education, but a form of indoctri-nation. Brainwashing.

My goal in writing future columns is topresent evidence and arguments to the con-trary, to give students with a different takeon things something to stand on. Don’t befooled by something just because it’s pre-sented as a fact. Lets consider alternativesand actually think critically in the area ofscience, instead of being force fed what weare intended to think.

Zach Carpenter will continue the dis-cussion of this topic in Part 2 on Nov. 9

OPINION6 Tuesday, October 18, 2011CRUSADER

LIFE —

Have you ever wanted to justpack up everything and travel theworld? I know I have. There are somany places around the world thatI would love to go to, but simplydo not have the time or money.

With the next few years of mylife taken up with school, a career,and hopefully a family, I probablywill not be able to drop everythingand leave at my own will. That is,unless I want to drop out of col-lege, quit my job, or wait untilmy family is out of the house.

I can almost feel the warm sunand sand as I relax on a secludedbeach in the Caribbean or SouthPacific. Oh, and the view from theEiffel Tower in Paris, France atnight is simply spectacular, or soI’ve heard. I would also love to seeat least one part of every conti-nent, even including Antarctica.

I often dream about leaving anddoing what I love: traveling.Although I may never be able totravel the world like I would loveto, I am still very grateful for theplaces I have been able to go to.

Nearly four years ago, I was ableto spend two weeks in Quito,Ecuador. Living a week in theheart of an Ecuadorian jungle witha remote Indian tribe, riding on azip-line between mountains, andwitnessing at the capitol buildingto begging children were all expe-

riences I will not and cannot everforget.

One year ago, I went to Alaskafor two weeks. The sun was upfrom four am until midnight,which definitely took some get-ting used to. I climbed glaciers,went fishing for 45-pound KingSalmon, rode on a cruise, and sawtoo many kinds of wildlife tocount. This trip was amazing andI long to go back into the “LastFrontier.”

This summer, I traveled toVirginia for one week with myyounger sister, Heather Loewen.We saw and met many friends,went to the beach for the firsttime, dominated roller coasters,and went sightseeing. We wereable to visit Washington, D.C.and many local historical sites lo-cated right where this countrybegan.

I have also traveled to manyplaces around the Mid-West andflew to Mexico with my familywhen I was two years old. I don’tremember anything from my tripto Mexico, although I wish Icould. Although I have traveled tomany places from New Mexico toOhio and Nebraska to Texas, Ilong to go to many more sitesacross America and the world. I amalso really looking forward togoing to Orlando, Florida at theend of October with the Crusaderstaff.

I cannot wait until I am able totravel the world and experiencethings I have never been able tobefore. If I could find somewherethat would pay me to just traveland be a tourist around the world,I would probably go in a heartbeat.Until then, I have to focus onschool and leave traveling theworld to my daydreams.

Crusader staffSandy Alfaro

alfaro@crusadernews.com

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carpenter@crusadernews.com

Zach Carpenter

loewen@crusadernews.com

Contemplations of adaydreaming traveler

Dreams in the making

Visa lottery excludes major countries

Tonya LoewenCrusader staff

December of 2010 was when the sen-ate voted against the Development,Relief and Education for Alien minors actor as most people recognize it theDREAM act. That was a major disap-pointment for students across the coun-try who are in the country illegally. OnOct. 4, a visa lottery, formally known asDiversity Visa program 2013, began.

The program will end on Nov. 5 withno entries accepted after noon on that day.The Visa program was started in 1996when the Immigration Act was passed inorder to give immigration opportunity tocountries other than the main sources ofimmigration. The goal the U.S govern-ment hopes to achieve is to diversify thepopulation by providing a way for immi-grants to live, work and study in theUnited States.

The program allows for applicants tofill out an entry form for selection for avisa to remain in the United States. Theprogram only allows for 50,000 visas to

be assigned to residents that are from theeligible countries after they apply onlineand send in applications. The visas arechosen at random through a computergenerated program.

In order to be eligible for a visa, the ap-plicant must meet requirements. The re-quirements are that you either have ahigh school diploma or an equivalentproving that the applicant successfullycompleted grades K-12, and must havetwo years of work experience.

It seems simple, but the requirementthat stops many students or immigrantsfrom applying is the fact the countriesnot eligible are the countries where mostof the immigrants are from. The coun-tries that are not eligible are Mexico andmost of the Central and South Americancountries, like Guatemala, for example.

The reasoning behind the exclusion ofthe above mentioned countries is that inthe past five years, they sent more than50,000 immigrants to the United States.

If one takes a glance across campus in be-tween class, they could easily see that thecountries being excluded are the ones thataffect our community the most. It wouldmake sense that the countries that havethe most immigrants in the United Stateswould be the ones to be able to apply forthe visas, considering the fact that manyof the immigrants are students that wantto contribute to the country that theyconsider home. “It would allow them tobe part of the work force,”Developmental Instructor/Director ofAcademic Achievement CenterandHALO sponsor Frances Brown said.

Even though the main goal is to diver-sify the population, over the years theHispanic population has grown. Itwould seem that the majority of the im-migrants that are in need of the DiversityVisa and who meet the Education or workrequitement or maybe even both, are col-lege students who are stuck in betweenthe laws.

Diversity visa Lotto

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OUR VIEW —

SPORTS CRUSADER 7Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Chandler Brockett

Crusader staff

Members of the Seward Coun-ty Community College volley-ball family may think those whoare not familiar with the nameDaiane Souza have probablybeen living under a rock for thepast two years.

The ferocious 5-feet-9-inchBrazilian standout came to Se-ward County in the fall of 2010to play volleyball and study ad-ministration.

Though she is a feared power-house on the court, she is muchless intense off the court.

Upon arriving in the UnitedStates, she realized that she was-n’t just coming to a new country,but she was coming to a countrywhere nobody spoke the samelanguage she did.

“I only spoke Portuguesethen,” Souza said, “I still get realnervous when I speak to people.I’m nervous now.”

A determined young woman,she learned how to speak Englishin only three months with thehelp of her teammates.

“They help me speak English;I tell them how to say somewords in Portuguese,” Souza saidshyly. “Even some bad words.”

“She’s such a funny, sweetgirl,” teammate Bailey McFerrensaid, “But on the court she is aleader, and makes sure we allhave our heads on straight.”

Unfortunately, Souza severelytwisted her ankle against Barton

County when she stepped on asetter’s foot.

Although she has been out forthree weeks, her spirits are stillhigh.

“She is always upbeat abouteverything,” teammate AubreyYoung said. “I know she wantsto be out there with us though,and it hurts so badly seeing heron the bench.”

Obvious as it is, she is a mo-tivator and role model for theyounger women on the team andher teammates are missing heron the court.

“She pushes herself and every-one else on the court,” LakeriaEatmon said, “Not only to bebetter players, but to be betterpeople.”

With the season coming closerto its end, she anticipates a tri-umphant return to the court be-fore sophomore recognitionnight Oct. 20.

“We have a lot of talent thisseason, and once I come back,”Souza said, “I think we willmake it to nationals.”

After graduating from SewardCounty — and hopefully win-ning nationals — Souza plans toreturn home to her family inSanta Isabel, Brazil, and possiblyget a job working with andcoaching children.

“I worked here with the littlekids volleyball team, and I justloved it. It’s good for the kids tohave someone to look up to.”

Levi Adams

Crusader staff

The second annual InaguralSants Baseball Alumni Weekendis set for Friday, Oct. 21 throughSunday, Oct. 23.

Last year’s alumni weekendwas put together relaltivelyhastily, but was considered amajor success by those involved.

Alumni players who showedup to the event last year includeda variety of players spanningseveral decades; four from the1970s, nine from the 1980s, sixfrom the 1990s, and 13 from the

2000s were seen during the

weekend’s festivities.

Last year’s event included din-

ner at Billy’s Blue Duck BBQ, a

tour of the Saints athletic facili-

ties, home run derby, cookout,

game against the current Saints

team, auction, and golf tourna-

ment. Many of those same ac-

tivites are planned for the Oct.

2011 weekend.

Alumni have been contacted

by mail and are set to reurn to

Seward for a second time.

For more information, head to

scccsaints.com.

Jose Medrano

Crusader staff

The Lady Saints volleyball teamswept the Cloud County LadyThunderbirds in a match on Oct.8,

The theme for the game was“Dig Pink,” which was in supportof breast cancer awareness.

Although the Lady Saints wonthe first two sets with scores of25-18 and 25-20, the last matchproved to be a nail-biter, ending ina score of 32-30, as the Lady

Saints won with a 3-0 sweep. The Lady Saints also helped

raise funds for breast cancer by en-tering the stands and asking forcollections.

In more recent play, the teamdropped four games last weekendat the Missouri State-West PlainsInvitational.

The Lady Saints will have thefinal regular season home match,which is also sophomore recogni-tion night, against Northern Okla-homa-Enid at 6:30 p.m. thisThursday, Oct. 20.

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Lady Saints defeat Cloud County

Daiane SouzaSophomore showsleadership on court

Levi Adams

Crusader staff

The time has come. Basket-ball season is swiftly approach-ing, and on Tuesday, Oct. 25, theSaints Bookstore Basketball Ben-efit/Preview Night will allowfans to get a sneak peak of the2011-2012 Saints and LadySaints basketball teams.

Seward County’s version ofpreview night is comparable tomidnight madness events atsome Division I colleges – ex-cept Seward’s activities will notstart at midnight.

Starting at 6 p.m., games andcontests, such as Dizzy Bat, Bas-

ketball Musical Chairs, CoachesFree-throw Contest, Men vs.Women three-point Shootout,

and a Dunk Contest will beginthe preview night activities.

A surprise challenge might

even occur during this year’s pre-

view.

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basketball teams, cheerleader

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The women’s scrimmage will

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Throughout the course of the

night, 150 T-shirts will be given

away, courtesy of Saints Book-

store.

A video of the 2010 event can

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v=lmKpH3cYva8.

Basketball Preview Night ready to showcase season

Crusader photo/Jose MedranoBefore their final set against the Cloud County Thunderbirds, Lady Saintsplayers prepare to face the toughest round of the match on Oct. 8.

Crusader photo/Jose Medrano Audience members join Lady Saints players after the “Dig Pink” volleyballmatch against Cloud County. Every audience member wearing pink got tomeet the players on the court for a photo opportunity.

Crusader photo/Jose MedranoSophomore volleyball player Daiane Souza stands ready at the netin a Lady Saints home game earlier this season.

Crusader file photo

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NEWS8 Tuesday, October 18, 2011CRUSADER

Connie WhiteleyCrusader staff

Allyson Borjas , 19, a sophomore at

Seward County Community College, was 17when she became pregnant. Borjas said sheloves her son, but life has been a struggle rais-ing a child on her own.

Borjas is not alone in her struggle. Althoughthe overall teen pregnancy rate has decreased,Seward County still ranks No. 1 in teen preg-nancies in Kansas and has been the No.1 coun-ty for the last five years, according to KansasDepartment of Health and Environment. TheKDHE reports that 53 out of every 1000 fe-males 10-19 years of age became pregnant inSeward County from 2005 to 2009.

“It has been quite a struggle,” Borjas said.“Being a teenager is pretty hard itself, but beinga mom and coming to school and working at thesame time is pretty tough.”

Borjas and her boyfriend at the time talkedabout have a child, but afterwards they had

problems.“It was actually kind of planned,” Borjas

said. “The baby’s father and I had agreed tohave a baby at such a young age becausewe were so in love, but as soon as I gotpregnant,we started having problems.At the time, we didn’t know I was preg-nant.”

She said the father of her son agreedto be there for her and help her out, butat the last minute seemed to change hismind and said he did not care to be there

anymore. He left for California. He hasonly been back three times for short peri-

ods of time and has not been back to see hisson in a year, Borjas said.

Borjas said her own father was really upsetwhen he found out about her pregnancy. Her par-ents were mad, the SCCC sophomore said.

She said she found out she was pregnant onher 17th birthday. When she told her father thatday, he would not speak to her again until herson was born. But now, Borjas said, her parentslove her son very much.

Borjas said she thinks her friends might havethought her getting pregnant was a bad decision.

“At first I was surprised,” Araceli Coronado,Borjas’ friend, said. “I couldn’t believe it. Butthen I told her I would be there, and we wouldhelp her out.”

The SCCC sophomore plans to going intonursing and is thinking about attending FortHays State University. However, going off toschool comes with a difficult decision, she said.The decision is to take her son with her to col-lege or leave him with her parents.

Her parents think it’s best he stays with them.“They say I have to sacrifice sometimes to be

better in life,” Borjas said.The reasoning, Borjas said, is that when she

goes away to college, it would be difficult toraise her son on her own. Her parents and shediscussed that he would be in daycare a lot andit might be best for her son if he stays here.

“I am not happy about it,” Borjas said. “I can’t

go a day without seeing him now, but I think itis probably what is best, because it is for his fu-ture … I will have the rest of my life to be withhim and give him what he needs.”

The good part of being a youngmother, Borjas said, is being aparent.

“I love being a mom, nodoubt about it,” Borjassaid. “It changed my lifedramatically. It tookme from being ateenage girl in highschool to being a sin-gle mom. I have beenstruggling a lot withmoney and giving himeverything he needs. Butso far coming to collegeand not being able to go outever; it just changed my life com-pletely.”

Another issue Borjas has had to face as a sin-gle, teenage mother is that she has different lifeexperiences than her peers.

“I stopped being a teenager,” Borjas said. “Ifeel like I am a 30-year-old woman. You know,working and going to school and being a mom.”

Even so, Borjas said she knows what shewants out of life.

“I am just hoping to finish school and hope-fully became a registered nurse and give my sona better life,” Borjas said.

Eliana Yanez, 20, a freshman at SCCC,

also planned her pregnancy in high school.However, her experiences being a young moth-er have been different than Borjas’, and she sayshaving her daughter has been the best decisionshe ever made and that her significant other isstill the one for her.

“I am really happy with every single choiceI’ve made,” Yanez said.

Yanez said her pregnancy was different thantypical teen pregnancy. Even though she wasstill in high school, she considered herself anadult.

The SCCC freshman said one of her biggestworries, and one she regrets, was thinking aboutwhat people would say. Yanez said her friendswere positive, but others turned their backs onher.

“After my whole pregnancy and everybodytalking, it made realize that I shouldn’t careabout what other people say … They don’t sup-port me in any other way that should affect me,”Yanez said. “I really don’t care about what peo-ple say anymore.”

Her parents’ reactions were mixed, Yanez said.But her relationship is better now with her par-ents.

“They were really disappointed,” Yanez said.“I was really scared to confront them, but theyreacted in a way that I didn’t expect them toreact. They took everything positive. I knowthey were really disappointed because they want-ed me to continue school.”

Her daughter is her parents whole world,Yanez said.

“I know they are happy I did what I did be-cause I brought joy to the family,” Yanez said.

Yanez said being a young mother has changedher life in every way.

“Good, I think, in every single way,”Yanez said. “I just love being with my

little girl and being with Armando.I love the fact I became so inde-

pendent and the fact my parentsand I have such a good relation-ship now. If we don’t see eachevery single day, we will atleast talk, so it is somethingthat makes me feel so goodthat I did.”

Yanez said her experiencehas been different from other

teen pregnancy experiences andwarns other young women and

girls against making the samechoice.

“Girls need to realize a kid isn’t just a game,especially girls who think just because theyhave babies from guys, it will keep them attheir sides… it doesn’t work that way,” Yanezsaid. “I think that girls need to really thinkabout the person they are with and the personthey actually decide to have a kid with, or, if youdon’t want kids, just use protection no matterwhat, and I am not just talking about condoms.They should have real birth control and keep itupdated because a little mistake can bring youbig ones.”

Borjas said she recommends waiting on hav-ing children.

“If you have not gotten pregnant, don’t do it,”the SCCC sophomore said. “It is not easy.Honestly, it is one of the hardest things I havebeen through. It is really hard being a teen par-ent. Enjoy your teen years; they go by fast.”

Borjas said not only is it difficult to be a teenparent but yhe children can suffer, too.

“I do at times [wish I had waited] because it isreally hard,” Borjas said. “I don’t regret him atall. I just wish he had come at a better time,when I could be able to support him and havethat dad he deserves. Because I really do think nolittle kid deserves not to have a dad in their life.”

Teen pregnancies alter students’ lives

age 10-14 about 1.12%

age 15-17 about 28.45%

age 18-19 about 71.55%

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3,563

Crusader illustration/ James McElvania

Number of teenage pregnancies throughout Kansas in2010, by age, according to the Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment.

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Eliana Yanez, Armando Gomez, and their daughter Miley posefor a family photo at Geddy’s Photography.

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Allyson Borjas and her son Aideyn posefor a picture.

CosmetologyCosmetology

• Hours: M-T-W-F 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursdays open 1 p.m. to 9 p.mFor information or salon services,

call 620-417-1361

SCCC/ATS

Check out Soak-off Gel Lacquers: $15, Strands: $3

Come to the SCCC/ATS Cosmetology Schoolfor program information and salon services.

• Plan to attend theVeterans dinner: callWhirlwind CareerCounseling to make yourreservations NOW at 620-482-3431! Space is limit-ed. Thanks to the gen-erosity of a sponsor, this will be a free-will donation meal for all who attend. • For more informationon the 5K and 1 mileWalk/Run, call LiberalParks and Recreation at620-626-0133.• Free General Admission• $600-800 plus in test-ing NOW ONLY $25thanks to the generosityof our many sponsors!Please fast for at least 8hours prior to havingblood work done.• Bone Scans, LipidProfile, CompleteMetabolic Profile, andMUCH, MUCH MORE!Cancer Screening foronly $5 more!

SPONSORS: Southwest Medical Center, Seward County Health Dept., SCCC/ATS, KSCB, KGYN, KKBS, KSMM,Reliv, ARSI, Leader & Times, Epic Touch, Hooker Advance, Liberal Light, Beaver Herald Democrat, LiberalSprings, Reliv The Midland Group, Seward County United Way, Kismet Lions Club, The Community Bank, HealthCheck Inc., Sam’s Club, Black Hills Energy, Sunflower Bank, Golden Plains Credit Union, Seward CountyEmergency Mgt., Seward County EMS, Southern Pioneer Electric, Liberal Area Coalition For Families.