The Silhouette is a biweekly newspaper written, edited and designed by students at Garden City Community College, 801 Campus Drive, Garden City, KS 67846. Receipt of the first copy is paid through each student’s activity fees. Inquiries about The Silhouette should be addressed to Laura York Guy, faculty adviser.
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Silhouette The VOL. 17, NO. 15 APRIL 26, 2012 EGC3MEDIA.COM GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Keep in the know with egc3media.com BONUS Scan for photos, iMovie eGC3media.com/silhouette/news Hobbies: Hunting, hanging out with friends, sleeping Food: Steak and potatoes Movie: “27 Dresses” Color: Yellow Favorite Song: “Let’s Don’t Call it a Night,” by Casey James Favorite Subject: Reading Favorite Instructor: Mrs. Francis Interesting fact: I don’t like the color pink. Favorite quote: Live life, laugh often, love always. Do you know someone you think everyone else should know? Email your recommendation to silhouette@gcccks. edu and watch for that person to be featured. !"#$% SHAUNI STROBEL Dighton, Kan. &’ )*’+ Students from GC3 Media did not know what to expect when heading to Salina for the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP) annual awards conference on April 15-16. e hard work de nitely paid o for the students, as the Breakaway magazine and Silhouette newspaper both came home with overall awards, and several individual awards. e Silhouette won the overall competition and was named the All-Kansas two-year newspaper. The GCCC publication beat Johnson County Community College’s newspaper, The Campus Ledger, which received a gold rating and second place overall. Hutchinson Community College’s newspaper, and e Collegian, received silver ratings and third place. Seward County Community College’s newspaper, e Crusader, and Cowley College’s newspaper, e Cowley Press, received fourth and fth place, respectively. “In the 17 years that I have been advising newspaper, this is the rst time the Silhouette has won this award,” Laura York-Guy, GCCC media instructor and advisor said. “It is a matter of the competition, which has always been very tough…I’m sure the students on the sta could tell you how good it feels when you work day Silhouette wins state award; Breakaway magazine places 2nd ZOE ROTH [email protected]see AWARDS Pg. 2 see SEVERE WEATHER Pg. 3 EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS PG 5 ‘MAN OF LA MANCHA’ PG 2 BASEBALL PG 6 When severe weather strikes !"#$# &"# ’()&&(#* &")+,- ./&&#$ .0-& Tornado season is in full swing and this week, April 22-28, happens to be National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. In recognition of this, GCCC has issued instructions about what to do in the case of a tornado hitting campus. A list of designated places on campus where students and faculty members should go in the event of a tornado are listed on page three. e college’s tornado instructions state that students and faculty should remain on campus until verification of the storm’s passing is conrmed. “We try to give everyone on campus a heads up, but it is important for everyone to know where to go and to be aware of their surroundings ahead of time,” Larry Johnson, director of the physical plant, said. “Security gets notications from the county, the oce of severe weather, and then we send out an email as soon as possible so faculty and students can be aware of weather conditions. Everyone should pay attention to warnings and know exactly where to go.” A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for producing tornadoes. Tornado warnings are issued when a tornado has touched the ground and tornado sirens in the area are set to go oat this point. It is at this point that people are advised to take shelter. A radio or cell phone can also provide this type of For Irene Velazco and her 4-year-old daughter, Yasaia, GCCC is where they come to learn. While Irene is working on her degree in respiratory therapy, her daughter is under the watchful and guiding eye of Jill Lucas, director of the college’s child care center. “She went running from day care yelling that she loves school,” Velazco said. “We always refer to it as school. It’s more like a school experience because with her other day care there were younger children and this one is training her for school.” For students like Velazco, the childcare center allows them to attend college, while providing an educational atmosphere for their children. “It helps me a lot, because I just have to drive here and take her here and go to school,” Velazco said. “I just have to go to one place and I’m here if anything happens.” All college students and employees are eligible to enroll their children in the licensed on-campus center, which has served the college since 1986. Children must be 2 ½ to 6 years old and potty- trained. Enrollment is on a rst come, rst serve basis. Rather than charging a set weekly fee, the day care charges $2.50 per hour. Before Ibel Omar decided to return to college to take courses in graphic design and photography she wanted to nd a day care that would not just take care of her child, but one that would also teach her. She said she and her husband worried at rst that their daughter would have diculty paying attention in a school- based atmosphere. “After she got here in school we could see the dierence of her trying to learn,” Omar said. “She just needed a push. ey learn about the numbers, about the letters, and shapes.” And with the center’s drop-in care for enrolled children, Omar has the exibility to work on homework or class projects without worrying about making other child care arrangements. “I can leave her a little bit more if I need to do homework or an extra assignment,” Omar said. “She is just right there. I can walk over there and I love that my daughter is just steps from me, not a drive away.” Omar said she looked at many day cares before choosing the college’s. !"#$%& ()*+,("-. 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VOL. 17, NO. 15 APRIL 26, 2012 EGC3MEDIA.COM GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Keep in the know with egc3media.com
BONUSScan for photos, iMovie
eGC3media.com/silhouette/news
Hobbies: Hunting, hanging out with friends, sleepingFood: Steak and potatoesMovie: “27 Dresses”Color: YellowFavorite Song: “Let’s Don’t Call it a Night,” by Casey JamesFavorite Subject: ReadingFavorite Instructor: Mrs. FrancisInteresting fact: I don’t like the color pink. Favorite quote: Live life, laugh often, love always.
Do you know someone you think everyone else should know? Email your recommendation to [email protected] and watch for that person to be featured.
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Students from GC3 Media did not know what to expect when heading to Salina for the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP) annual awards conference on April 15-16. !e hard work de"nitely paid o# for the students, as the Breakaway magazine and Silhouette newspaper both came home with overall awards, and several individual awards.
!e Silhouette won the overall competition and was named the All-Kansas two-year newspaper. The GCCC publication beat Johnson County Community College’s newspaper, The Campus Ledger, which received a gold rating and second place overall. Hutchinson Community College’s newspaper, and !e Collegian, received silver ratings and third place. Seward County Community College’s newspaper, !e Crusader, and Cowley College’s newspaper, !e Cowley Press, received fourth and "fth place, respectively.
“In the 17 years that I have been advising newspaper, this is the "rst time the Silhouette has won this award,” Laura York-Guy, GCCC media instructor and advisor said. “It is a matter of the competition, which has always been very tough…I’m sure the students on the sta# could tell you how good it feels when you work day
Silhouette wins state award; Breakaway magazine places 2ndZOE [email protected]
see AWARDS Pg. 2
see SEVERE WEATHER Pg. 3
EXPLORING NEW HORIZONSPG 5
‘MAN OF LA MANCHA’ PG 2
BASEBALLPG 6
When severe weather strikes
!"#$#%&"#%'()&&(#*%&")+,-%./&&#$%.0-&
Tornado season is in full swing and this week, April 22-28, happens to be National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. In recognition of this, GCCC has issued instructions about what to do in the case of a tornado hitting campus.
A list of designated places on campus where students and faculty members should go in the event of a tornado are listed on page three. !e college’s tornado instructions
state that students and faculty should remain on campus until verification of the storm’s passing is con"rmed.
“We try to give everyone on campus a heads up, but it is important for everyone to know where to go and to be aware of their surroundings ahead of time,” Larry Johnson, director of the physical plant, said. “Security gets noti"cations from the county, the o$ce of severe weather, and then we send out an email as soon as possible so faculty and students can be aware of
weather conditions. Everyone should pay attention to warnings and know exactly where to go.”
A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for producing tornadoes.
Tornado warnings are issued when a tornado has touched the ground and tornado sirens in the area are set to go o# at this point. It is at this point that people are advised to take shelter. A radio or cell phone can also provide this type of
For Irene Velazco and her 4-year-old daughter, Yasaia, GCCC is where they come to learn. While Irene is working on her degree in respiratory therapy, her daughter is under the watchful and guiding eye of Jill Lucas, director of the college’s child care center.
“She went running from day care yelling that she loves school,” Velazco said. “We always refer to it as school. It’s more like a school experience because with her other day care there were younger children and this one is training her for school.”
For students like Velazco, the childcare center allows them to attend college, while providing an educational atmosphere for their children.
“It helps me a lot, because I just have to drive here and take her here and go to school,” Velazco said. “I just have to go to one place and I’m here if anything happens.”
All college students and employees are eligible to enroll their children in the licensed on-campus center, which has served the college since 1986. Children must be 2 % to 6 years old and potty-trained. Enrollment is on a "rst come, "rst serve basis. Rather than charging a set weekly fee, the day care charges $2.50 per hour.
Before Ibel Omar decided to return to college to take courses in graphic design and photography she wanted to "nd a day care that would not just take care of her child, but one that would also teach her. She said she and her husband worried at "rst that their daughter would have di$culty paying attention in a school-
based atmosphere.“After she got here in school we could
see the di#erence of her trying to learn,” Omar said. “She just needed a push. !ey learn about the numbers, about the letters, and shapes.”
And with the center’s drop-in care for enrolled children, Omar has the &exibility to work on homework or class projects without worrying about making other child care arrangements.
“I can leave her a little bit more if I need to do homework or an extra assignment,”
Omar said. “She is just right there. I can walk over there and I love that my daughter is just steps from me, not a drive away.”
Omar said she looked at many day cares before choosing the college’s.
On April 12, when over 100 tornadoes were reported in Kansas, Steve and Brenda Barrett, took photos of a tornado that was nearby her parent’s home in Timken.
Jill Lucas, campus day care provider, teaches 4-year- old, Colton Wampler, son of Nursing Instructor Elizabeth Wampler, how to transplant a !ower. Top Photo: Four-year old Chelsea Torres and 5-year- old Patricia Barajas play with a block puzzle at the day care. Both girls’ mothers, Lindsey Torres and Andrea Barajas, are education majors at GCCC.
ball Tourney (BTSC)May 8: 1-6 p.m. What the Puck? (BTSC
Lawn)May 10: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Student
Activities FREE Massages for Students (BTSC Portico)
7:30 p.m. Vocal Pops Concert (JOYC Auditorium)
May 12; 9 a.m. Graduates must report to East Gym
10 a.m. Commencement (DPAC Main Gym)
May 13: 10 p.m. Finals Study Break Snacks for Residence Halls
May 14: Final Exams 8-5 p.m. Extended Bookstore
Hours
SAVE THE DATE
Campus security personnel provide as-sistance unlocking vehicles, escorts for students and college personnel, jump starts for cars and engraving of personal property. Campus security can be con-tacted by calling 620.272-6828.
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in and day out to meet deadlines, to make decisions, to choose photos, to determine your coverage, to put so many di!erent things together, and then to come away with the win, it feels pretty darn good.”
"e judges base their #nal decision off of 13 categories that include coverage, reporting, photography, advertising, headlines and graphics. "e scores in each category are added up for a possible total of 1,000 points and the Silhouette received 925 points.
“For me as an advisor, it’s not my award. "e newspaper sta! does all the work,” Guy said. “I’m here to guide them and advise them, but I don’t know that anyone really appreciates or understands that this is a group of students who calls all the shots. I don’t determine their coverage; I don’t edit their stories; I don’t do their layouts. "ey do all of it.”
She said that when the awards were announced, the expressions on the students’ faces were priceless.
“When we realized we won, I looked at Jesus and his expression was like a deer in headlights, which
was exactly how I felt,” Angie Ha$ich, managing editor said.
“"is is a testament to their passion for what they are doing and learning. To be recognized like this in their profession… that’s a lot to take in. "ey were just stunned,” Guy said.
"e Breakaway magazine earned a silver rating and second place overall at the KACP conference. Hutchinson Community College’s magazine, "e Dragon’s Tale, received a gold rating and the All-Kansas award. Butler Community College’s magazine, The Grizzly, received third place. Washburn University’s magazine, Bod Magazine, received fourth place and both "e Grizzly and Bod Magazine received bronze ratings.
“We have become accustomed to Breakaway winning the All-Kansas award in our history. Second, a silver rating, is still a recognition of their work. I think they still have a product they can be proud of,” Guy said.
Judging for magazine publications is essentially the same as it is for newspaper publications, but instead of 13 categories there are only seven, including concept, coverage, copy
writing, presentation, photography and graphics. "e judges reviewed a set of issues from the 2011-2012 academic year, and added up each category for a possible total of 1,000 points.
“I feel excited, especially since I was part of it...I don’t know how to explain it. It is an awesome feeling ...you feel accomplished, like you did something great, even if it is just a small two-year community college magazine, it competed against other community colleges too,” Allyson Maturey, former Breakaway editor said.
GC3 media will continue to improve its publications and make a di!erence at the college.
“GC3 media now has a target on its back. We are not only now known for coming home with the overall wins in magazine, we can do it in newspaper too. I don’t mind having that target on our back...shoot away, because we are a moving target. We will continue to move, we will continue to climb and we will continue to improve.
Sta! members of both "e Silhouette and the Breakaway also earned individual awards. See graphic above.
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BUSTER BRIEFS
A GCCC instructor and her husband have created a new scholarship fund to assist students enrolling on the GCCC campus.
D e b R o b i n s o n , business instructor, and Kim Robinson, owner of a Garden City business, recently established the Robinson Alignment/Deb and Kim Robinson Endowed Scholarship through the Endowment Association.
E n d ow e d f u n d s become active when they reach a minimum principal of $3,000 and begin to generate su f f i c i en t i n t e r e s t to produce annual scholarship awards, according to Melinda Harrington, association director.
“ T h i s f u n d h a s reached the necessary balance,” Harrington said. “"e principal will remain intact forever and the interest earned each year will provide for scholarships.”
“We are honored that the Robinsons have chosen to provide for the Endowment Association and GCCC students in this special way,” Harrington said.
"e scholarship will be awarded each year, beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year, to a student who maintains a 3.0 grade point average or better, with first preference for students enrolling in accounting and second preference to individuals majoring in other areas of business.
"e instructor teaches accounting and other courses in the Business and Information Systems Division since 1998. Robinson Alignment, located at 130 W. Stevens Avenue, has been part of business community for more than 85 years.
Business instructor,husband establish GCCC scholarship
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AWARDS continued from pg. 1
ARIES (March 21- April 19)Everything is about to change; just be ready to go along for the ride if you are invited.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)Reaching your goals might seem di!cult, but this is no time to quit. Anything is possible if you’re willing to shift gears quickly now.
GEMINI (May 21- June 21)Sensible planning for what comes next is nearly impossible today, since you cannot know where the current changes are taking you.
CANCER (June 22- July 22)Today you may be expected to care for the same people who usually help you. It might bother you if you aren’t being appreciated for what you do; nevertheless, you still must deliver the goods as promised.
LEO (July 23- Aug. 22)You have many logical justi"cations for throwing caution to the wind today, but you have nothing to gain by reaching your destination in a hurry, especially if it isn’t the right one.
VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22)Be willing to sacri"ce your feelings of connection to others, because engaging in social activities may be less important now than reaching your personal goals.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)You are well-known for your adept social skills. Now, however, it isn’t easy to get others to settle down. Just remember that it pays to be kind, even if you cannot consider each person’s individual reaction to what you might do.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)Acting without forethought puts you face to face with unnecessary resistance that will dissipate on its own if you don’t push too hard at this time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)You can’t decide if you should take the obstacles you face at work as a sign that you need to change your direction but you can accomplish nearly anything you put your mind to now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)Although you know that your normally cautious approach to your goals usually works in your favor, your current excitement is making it di!cult to hold yourself back. Trust your inner voice; intuition will steer you in the right direction.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 -Feb. 18)You are even more independent in your thinking today and are inclined to express yourself spontaneously. Although your message stirs up unexpected emotional reactions, it’s better to say what’s on your mind instead of keeping your thoughts to yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 10)Although it’s important to stick to your core values, be careful not to try to sell your point of view to others today. It’s not about convincing anyone else that you are right; it’s more about acting from the center of your own heart with convictions that are unshakable by someone else’s judgment.
HOROSCOPES
After the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press (KACP) annual awards conference in Salina, concluded on Monday, April 16, Silhouette sta! members Zoe Roth, Angie Ha"ich, Synthia Preston, and Jesus Lozoya pose with their All-Kansas award after winning the overall competition, making the Silhouette newspaper the best two-year newspaper in the state.
JESUS LOZOYA | SILHOUETTE
Breakaway: Cristy Figueroa, second in Sports Page Design, third in Feature Design, third in Mini-feature Design; Lozoya, first in Table of Contents and Illustration, third in both Feature Photography and Caption Writing, honorable mention in Headlines and Single Ad Design; Jacqueline Majalca, second in Single Ad Design; Allyson Maturey, first in Feature Writing, third in Cover Design; Thomas Mendoza, third in Sports Page Design; Sarah Norris, first in both Infographics and Caption Writing, honorable mention in both Headlines and Feature Writing; Gabby Stout, first and second in Opinion Writing; Anahi Sosa, first in Cover Design, second in Illustration; and Samantha Trejo, third in Mini-feature Writing. Boomer Pauda also serves on the staff of Breakaway.
Silhouette: Hugo Castruita, honorable mention in the Editorial Writing category; Angie Haflich, third place in Feature Writing, honorable mention in Illustration, first in News Writing; Haflich and Jesus Lozoya, first in Infographics; Lozoya, honorable mention in Feature Photography, second in news Photography, second in Photo Essay; Nikki Todd, third in Sports News Writing; Synthia Preston, first in Front Page Design; Shelby Hacker, third in Headline Writing; and Silhouette staff, second place in Interior Page Design and Special Section categories. Others members on the staff are Jaclyn Annis, Melissa Hodgs, Zoe Roth, and Kelsey Keosengphet.
GC3 Media individual KACP awards
Drama debuts ‘Man of La Mancha’
From left, cast members Nancy Wright, Holcomb, Ashley Martinez, Garden City, English Instructor Marsha Wright, and Holden Eisiminger, Ulysses, rehearse a scene for the GCCC Drama Department’s presentation of, “Man of La Mancha.” The drama department will stage three evening performances on April 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. The #nal performance will take place April 29 at 2:30 p.m. A stage orchestra, directed by Bruce Spiller, will accompany the performances. Aside from directing, Drama Instructor Phil Hoke, is also a cast member and plays stage guitar for the musical.
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Plan ahead of time. Know a safe spot, preferably a basement, that you can get to easily and talk with friends about their safety plan. Build a kit full of supplies, such as water, food, blankets, and keep it in your safe spot. For more information on planning go to www.ready.gov.
More people are killed and injured by !ying debris than by the actual tornado itself. If you are not able to make it to your basement or if you do not have one, "nd a building nearby and go to an interior space (corner, bathroom, closet or hallway) and stay away from windows. If no buildings are nearby, lie down !at in a gully, ditch, or low spot on the ground. Protect your head with an object or with your arms. Stay away from trees , vehicles, mobile homes and other large objects.www.crh.noaa.gov/
Tornado intensities are classi"ed on the Fujita Scale with ratings between F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest). They are capable of completely destroying well-made structures, uprooting trees and hurling objects through the air like deadly missiles. Although severe tornadoes are more common in the Plains States, tornadoes have been reported in every state. Occasionally, tornadoes can take an unpredictable turn in any direction.www.redcross.org
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!ree veteran Southwest Kansas professionals a"liated with the Emergency Medical Services Technology-Paramedic Program at GCCC were honored at the 2012 Kansas Emergency Medical Technicians Association state conference.
Deb Brown, Haskell County EMS and Emergency Management director, received the Norman E. McSwain Award for outstanding contributions to emergency medical services in her community.
A graduate of the GCCC program, she holds LPN, Paramedic and Instructor/Coordinator credentials. In addition to working in Haskell County, she also serves as an adjunct instructor for the GCCC program.
“Deb personi#es the potential we hold, and the responsibility we have, to ensure that we have the tools necessary to perform our jobs and ultimately help the citizens within the communities we serve,” Brad Sisk, GCCC EMST director, said.
Jerrad Webb, GCCC Paramedic Program instructor, earned the Irvin Powell Memorial Award, which is given each year to a Kansas certified EMS provider for excellence in community service.
In addition to teaching for GCCC, he has been involved in emergency medical service for nine years, beginning as a volunteer and spending three years as his community’s sole #rst responder.
Bob Prewitt, retired Finney County EMS director, also a paramedic, serves on the GCCC EMST Advisory Board and the advisory board for the GCCC Department of Public Safety, which includes the Paramedic, Criminal Justice and Fire Science Programs.
He received the Orth Award for his lasting impact and strong commitment to the KEMTA organization.
GCCC EMST alumnus Andrew Camp#eld, a registered nurse with EMT-Intermediate and I/C credentials, was named recipient of the Je$ Landgraf Award for Excellence in Pediatric Education.
Campfield, who presently serves as an EagleMed %ight nurse/educator, was chosen for the Landgraf Award because of his teaching style and the way he inspires his students to take care of sick and injured children. He was credited with a reputation for dedication among area doctors, nurses and hospitals, and for teaching numerous American Heart Association courses, including 20 in 2011 alone.
“His children are a driving force in his life and career, and that enthusiasm %ows over into his education in pediatrics,” Sisk said.
Je$ Landgraf, a former Finney County EMS paramedic who was serving as Kearny County EMS director, when he lost his life in a Scott County highway accident in the spring of 2011, was inducted into the hall of fame on a nomination by Prewitt.
“Je$ was involved in Kansas EMS at all levels and provided leadership in and at all of those venues. He had just started his own directorship role and was starting to develop new direction in the rural delivery of advanced care. !at process was very tragically cut short by his fatal accident in 2011” Prewitt said.
“Je$ played a tremendous leadership role in the development of EagleMed %ight service for Western Kansas, became an EMS instructor and pioneered the #rst responder class program for Garden City High School through Garden City Community College.”
Langraf inducted into Kansas EMS Hall of Fame
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alert. Local weather stations provide text-messaging services and there are apps available for weather alerts, which can be uploaded to any smart phone.
According to www.ready.gov/tornadoes, tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one-mile wide and 50 miles long…Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still. A cloud of debris can mark the location of a tornado even if a funnel is not visible. Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm.
!ere are also steps that can be taken in advance of severe weather at home.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends assembling an emergency disaster kit in advance.
“When severe weather strikes you often have only a few minutes to respond and seek shelter. It is essential for you and your family to be prepared in an emergency,” Robert Moser, M.D., Kansas Department of Health Secretary and State Health O"cer, said. “We recommend that everyone become familiar with the type of weather they may encounter at di$erent times of the year, prepare an emergency disaster kit and practice their emergency plan frequently.”
Additional supplies and equipment may be necessary for family members with disabilities or medical conditions. Don’t forget your pets will also need supplies, including food, water, collars and leashes. For smaller animals you may want to have a crate or a cage to help keep them safe and close. Another good preparation tool is to designate an out-of-state friend or family member as your family contact in case weather strikes while your family members are apart.
Additional information about severe weather is available at www.ready.gov.
SEVERE WEATHER continued from pg. 1
What is the di#erence between a watch and warning? A watch means conditions are right for dangerous weather. In other words, a “watch” means watch out for what the weather could do and be ready to act. A warning means the event is occurring, for example, a tornado is on the ground, and is threatening your area. www.usatoday.com
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Where should you go on campus if a tornado hits? » Academic (ACAD) - Restrooms, inside o"ces, center hall by main bathrooms,
vault, custodial closet, south side lower level. » Fine Arts (JOYC) - Restrooms, o"ces without windows, copy room, custodial
room (last choice). » Gym (DPAC) - Shower rooms, east and west hallways. » John Collins (JCVT) - O"ces without windows, restrooms, hallways, back away
from exterior as last choice. » Annex - Move to John Collins Vocational Building. » Library - Restrooms, small o"ces, northeast hall, restrooms by Career Resource
Center.
» Maintenance Shop - Restrooms, two north o"ces. » Penka (PENK) - Day care go to main restrooms, o"ces without windows, com-
puter room P106. » Science and Math (FOUS) - Center hall, restrooms, o"ces inside main o"ce,
lecture hall (last choice). » Student Center (BTSC) - Main restrooms, small dining room, small area of ice
machine, 1st #oor dorm halls, Bistro lower level. » Fire Science (Fire Tower) - Move to BTSC Lower Level » East Garden Village (EGV) - Move to the Mobile Home Park Main O"ce Build-
ing basement » Access and Opportunity Center (ACSS) - Move to main campus Student and
Community Services Building lower level.
NEWS | 3
Gaming often makes people think of traditional game consoles like Wii, Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation, Gameboy, etc., but the new era of smartphones has brought addictive games along with it, as well.
“I love draw something on my phone, I’m not sure why it is so addicting but it is,” Freshmen Delicia Perales said.
According to www.phonesreview.co.uk, A survey of Draw Something players has revealed that the average person spends between 10-30 minutes per day playing the game, with two-thirds admitting that they have played the game when they should have otherwise been working.
According to www.appolicious.com, one player is given a choice of words and must draw a pictorial representation of it that will help the other player guess the clue from a jumble of letters. !ink of it as charades with markers instead of gestures. !e game is collaborative; you want the person on the other end to guess your drawing and for you to guess theirs. When you both succeed you earn between one and three coins each depending on the word’s di"culty and start a streak. If one of you misses you both start over and get nothing.
“Playing games connects me with my friends and it makes time go by faster,” Perales said.
Words with Friends is essentially a Scrabble game, in which one person can play against another person, each taking their turns through their smart phones.
!e apps for smart phones make gaming for addicts easier to obtain rather than physically going out to buy games from the game store. It is more convenient.
From a long day of school and homework, gaming seems like a relaxing way to ease the mind and just
kick back into the imaginary w o r l d o f pixels. Games l ike Temple r u n , D r a w So m e t h i n g , a n d Wo rd s with Friends, top the charts for addictive gaming.
According to http://www.knowyourmobile.com, in the tradition of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, Temple Run sees you donning the khakis of an intrepid explorer and seeking long-forgotten treasure.
Each game begins with you having swiped a valuable ancient relic, and unsurprisingly, the locals have taken issue with this theft and are hot on your tail.
It’s probably worth pointing out at this juncture that the locals are actually hideous flesh-eating monkey mutants, which explains why your character is sprinting like he has a #recracker stu$ed down the back of his trousers.
Your objective is to guide your adventurer as far as possible along the crumbling walkways that surround the titular temple. Your input is based largely around four touch-screen commands… As you can imagine, Temple Run soon becomes an almost obsessive venture, with the prospect of bettering your high score - or the scores of your mates - providing the perfect excuse for ‘just one more go’.
Just one more go, is the thought that most people have that keep them playing these games for hours on end.
In other cases, Perales said that she will play games in order to distract herself from something
or someone. “Sometimes in awkward situations like when I’m
talking to someone I don’t really want to talk to, I play games on my phone. But I don’t know if that is a game addiction,” said Perales.
For some people, gaming is an addiction that serves as a distraction from having to cope with what is really going on in their lives. A co-worker of mine distracts herself from the fear she has of losing her dad, by playing video games.
According to WebMD, gaming addiction is like any other addiction. !e de#nition of addiction is that the person needs more and more of it and becomes irritable or out of mind if he or she does not receive the satisfaction.
Gaming de#nitely falls under the category of addiction because if a parent takes away the game system or computer or any electronic with gaming on it, the person can refuse to eat, sleep, or do anything.
WebMD also states that if a child is unpopular at school, being dominant in a game, gives him or her con#dence, making virtual life more appealing than the real thing.
In the time spent playing video games, people can be more productive, by either studying or working. A lot of people play games to make the time pass, but in that process, the mind becomes attached to video gaming as a sort of distraction from their problems, which only compound when ignored.
As with anything else in life, gaming is something that should be done in moderation.
Addictions of any type are di"cult to break and when something begins to interfere with work, homework, or relationships, it has become a problem that needs to be addressed.
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Recently, contract negotiations between USD 457 and the Garden City Educators’ Association (GCEA) came to an impasse over the possibility that teachers in the district should be required to adhere to a dress code.
In practically every organization, dress codes are interpreted in a variety of ways. When a dress code is lax, there are inevitably a handful of employees who take casual to the extreme. !e example cited in the case of some of USD 457’s teachers include someone who had worn a shirt that exposed her midsection and another teacher who wore a dress with spaghetti straps.
On the %ip side, most teachers have a sense of what type of clothing is appropriate. !is is a big part of their argument against having a dress code.
In many businesses and professional organizations, dress codes are business casual, meaning that slacks, dresses, or skirts are acceptable and that jeans and t-shirts are not. Many of these organizations have exceptions to that rule, which are clearly de#ned in their dress codes, such as allowing employees to wear jeans on Fridays.
At the very least, a clearly de#ned dress code would be a solution to the problem of some teachers taking it too far.
Next to a child’s parents, teachers are the biggest in%uence on his or her life. A teacher’s appearance sends a message, good or bad. If students look up to that person as a role model, they will tend to mimic that person, in every way.
When you think of iPhone apps, you will atomatically think of Angry Birds. This app debuted in Dec. 2009. The latest app, Angry Birds Space, was downloaded 10 million times in less than three days, according to the apps twitter account. This game has now expanded to merchandise, including other platforms such as browsers and di!erent operational systems.
A South Carolina couple made a run into the app store with a game named Temple Run. The game has an Indiana Jones-type of adventure; the objective is to out-run the furious monkey and terrain obstacles. This app has topped 40 million downloads according to the New York Times.
Cut the rope is a game where players have to cut ropes in order to get candy to a ‘cute’ little monster that adores candy. This app was developed by Russian company Zepto Lab and only took 9 days to reach one million downloads back in 2010, according to mashable.com.
Doodle Jump® has many platforms, up to nine, and there is even an Xbox® version. This game is popular; it has been referred to on The Big Bang Theory television series and a spoof on the Jimmy Fallon show, according to toucharcade.com. The ‘doodle’ has even been spotted in Lady Gaga’s choreography crews’ clothing design.
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The art club took a trip to Santa Fe, N.M. April 19-21where they toured Santa Fe Clay Gallery and Studio.During their visit, students were able to tour Santa Fe Clay’s warehouse, where thousands of pieces from renowned artists are stored. They also have a 1,000 sq. ft. studio where they teach classes to community members and host workshops with featured artists year-round.
Art students, Natalie Morales and Adam Armijo go under an art installation at the Shidoni gallery and foundry. The gallery has eight acres of sculptures and features about 150 artists.
Luis Barboza, Garden City, is presses down to place his handprint on a banner, showing his support for a tobacco-free campus. Barboza smoked cigarettes as a teenager. After two years of smoking, he went to a doctor. The doctor took X-rays of his lungs and showed him what his lungs looked like after just two years of smoking, prompting him to quit immediately.
Art Club member
Harley Torres, looks for sale
items at the Jackalope Flea Market, which
has become an art hub
in Santa Fe, N.M. They sell
pottery, decor, furniture, folk art and more.
Jackalope also houses Prairie Dog
Glass, where they make
glass-blown sculptures .
Brittany Garcia, President of SGA, and Emmanuel Martinez, Garden City, hold up a banner, “Show of Hands Against Tobacco.” During Earth Day on April 19, students, faculty and sta! had the opportunity to show their support for a tobacco-free campus by painting their hands and placing them on the banner.
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As an athlete, I’ve been in situations where heart has mattered more than talent. Following the men’s NCAA national title game earlier this month, even National Coach of the year, Kansas Head Coach Bill Self talked about the heart verses talent when referring to his team’s success.
We all know sports headlines usually focus on how talented athletes are; however, the stories that resonate with us are about those athletes who show us the love they have for their sport.
In any given sport, there are athletes who are super- talented and those who are super-motivated. !e super-talented athlete has many God-given talents; superb coordination, balance, strength and agility, among their many attributes. Typically, these athletes are the clutch, go-to players and tend to show heart from time-to-time, but they aren’t necessarily the ones you want on the "eld when you’re in the bottom of the seventh, with the tying run on second and have two outs. !ese athletes have a tendency to become complacent and, in some cases, can become uninterested in their game, which hinders them from improving.
As a teammate, I’ve been in the clutch situations. And given the choice between the talented athlete or the one with heart, I’d choose the teammate who is super -motivated and won’t let me down on the "eld.
!at’s not to say an athlete can’t be both. According to Chris Stankovich, who holds a doctorate in clinical counseling and specializes in sports psychology, most athletes, especially young athletes, tend to fall in the middle of the above categories. In other words, most athletes who participate in sports, are average to slightly above average in terms of athletic talent, but motivated enough to compete, without being a student of their game.
The super-motivated athlete has average to below average talent, but has the biggest heart on the team. !is athlete makes up for her lack of talent with enthusiasm, motivation, perseverance and resilience. !is athlete may see little to no playing time throughout the season, but while she continues to develop her talent, she’ll pour her heart in to anything and everything that she does.
Heart isn’t in everyone. Heart is something that comes from within. In tough situations, there is no substitution for it. This is the kind of athlete that I would want on the field when the game is tight.
Talent or heart? When it comes to athletics, what kind of athlete would you rather !"#$%&'%(!$%)&*+(%&+%,$-./%
Coach Finnegan told his team that the team with a tougher mentally would win the game on Sunday, after their marathon double-header on Saturday. !e Busters bucked up and completed a four-game series sweep of Butler County Community College, propelling them into "rst place in the Jayhawk West standings. In the first game, the Busters jumped on the Grizzlies to take some suspense out of the day. !e Busters put up three runs in the bottom of the "rst. Butler County managed to score one in the top of the second and the Busters responded immediately. !e Busters scored again in the bottom of the second, taking the lead, 4-1. Leaving Butler with one run in the bottom of the second, the Busters tacked on one more run in the "fth inning to make the game 5-1. Sophomore pitcher, Todd Brazell, pitched an outstanding six innings, only giving a single run on four hits while walking two and striking out six. Pitching a scoreless seventh inning, Sophomore pitcher, Brandon Roberts, "nished the game for GCCC. !e series "nale was a cruise to victory. After giving up two runs, they scored eight runs in the "rst two innings. In the sixth inning, the Busters added three more runs to secure the 11-2 victory and a four-game sweep of the Grizzlies. After a rough start, Sophomore Right-Hand Pitcher, John Houston, settled to give the Busters seven strong innings. Houston had eight hits and surrendered one walk, while striking out two. O#ensively, the Busters were helped by the Grizzlies errors.
Sophomore in-fielder Dietrick Turney went 3 for 3 and drove in four runs in the "nal game of the series to
help the Busters come out on top. Yesterday, GCCC hosted Clarendon College for the "nal home game of the season and once again came out on top. !e Busters defeated Clarendon College with a "nal score of 10-8.
!e Busters are currently sitting in "rst place in the Jayhawk West with a conference record of 20-8. GCCC will travel to Barton County Community College on April 28-29, for their "nal conference games of the season. !en on May 5-7, the Busters will play in the Region VI Playo#s.
University of Kansas forward, Thomas Robinson, at the line, shooting a free throw in a game. Robinson is a prime example of an athlete who possesses both talent and heart. He is also foregoing his senior season with KU to enter the NBA draft.
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Sophomore second
baseman, Dietrick
Turney, slides in to home
safely against Butler County
Community College on
Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore second baseman, Dietrick Turney, and sophomore first baseman, Brad Michaleski, turning a double play on Sunday afternoon against Butler County Community College. The Busters won game one 5 to 1 and game two 11 to 2.
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Emily Miller, Ingalls, finished second in the long go and !fth in the short go in goat tying event. She !nished third in the average at Hays. She also !nished second in barrel racing over all; taking !fth in the long go and !rst in the shot go. During the weekend, Miller won the All-Around Championship, maintaining the top spot in the All -Around Cowgirl standings.
Fellow riders voted Miller to receive the Walt Garrison Award at the regional level.
According to Hash, she will be the nominee from the Central Plains Region to possibly receive this honor on the National level at the College National Finals Rodeo this summer. "is award goes to a student who exempli!es good citizenship, character, along with all the other characteristics that its namesakes represents.
Miller is not the only winner. Doyle, her teammate was voted as the Women’s Horse of the Year by her fellow contestants.
“I think Doyle is special. It was really cool to see that other people thought the same,” Miller said.
She also said that she de!nitely feels that the horses need to get some recognition.
“I would not be where I am at without him,” Miller said.
The Buster women’s rodeo team along with Northwestern Oklahoma State University tied for !rst place at the Fort Hays State University Intercollegiate Rodeo last weekend in Hays. GCCC men’s team !nished in 10th place.
“"e girls did good. "ey did about what they needed to,” said Jim Boy Hash, rodeo head coach.
In the men’s competition, Levi Nicholson, Severance, Colo., made the short go in the bareback riding, by winning fourth in the long go.
“He was bucked o# in the short go, and !nished fourth in the average,” Hash said.
In saddle bronc riding, Jace Hildreth, Gunnison, Colo., took fourth in the short go and !fth in the average.
“In the short round, I made a few mistakes that kept me from placing higher. Now, I know what I need to work on,” Hildreth said.
Meanwhile, Keenan Wahlert, LaJunta, Colo., took !rst in the steer wrestling average and !rst in the long go, earning third in the short go.
"e women’s team is currently in second place while the men’s team is in 13th place in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Central Plains Region.
Broncbuster, Shelby Leonhard, Oskaloosa, placed !fth in the average for goat typing, after splitting seventh through 10th place in the long go and taking !rst in the short go.
"e rodeo team will !nish up their season this weekend at the OPSU Rodeo.
This Friday, the Lady Busters travel to North Platte, Neb. to take on North Platte Community College at 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. "en they will travel to Scottsblu#, Neb. for a four -game series with Western Nebraska Community College on Saturday and Sunday.
On Wednesday, April 11, the Lady Busters hosted Butler County Community College. Walking away with a split, GCCC won the !rst 1-0 and in extra innings the Lady Busters dropped game two, 4-1. Freshman catcher, Alyssa Strobehn, was the only Buster to drive in a run in both games.
After a day of rest, the Busters hosted North Platte Community College on Friday, April 13 The Busters managed to sweep the Knights, with !nal scores of 8-5 in game one and 4-2 in game two.
On April 14-15, the Lady Busters traveled north to Colby for the CCC Tournament. GCCC went 3-0 on day one, defeating Lamar Community College, Luna College and Cloud County Community College. "e second day of the tournament was canceled due to rain.
Hot on a three-game win steak, GCCC hit the road to face o# against their Jayhawk West foe Seward County Community College. GCCC struggled at the plate and found themselves down by three at the top of the third inning. "en in the top of the sixth, GCCC !nally got their !rst run of the game, but dropped game one, 6-1. GCCC also dropped game two, to the Saints, 6-3. By dropping both games to Seward County, the Lady Busters fell two games behind the Saints, eliminating them from any chance at playing for the conference championship.
On April 20, GCCC traveled to Dodge City, to face o# against Dodge
City Community College. Game one was full of mistakes for
the Lady Busters who struck out 10 times. Each team got one run in the !rst and sixth innings, but it would be DCCC who would come out on top in game one, with a !nal score of 3-2.
In game two, the Lady Busters’ bats came to life, as they defeated DCCC with a final score of 6-1. Freshmen pitchers, Emily Hurlbert and Kallie Hoover, combined for a one-hitter for GCCC.
After splitting with Dodge City Community College, GCCC traveled to El Dorado, to go up against Butler
County Community College. GCCC got run-ruled by the
Grizzlies in both games, with !nal scores of 9-0 and 10-0. GCCC ended up in third place in the Jayhawk West, with a record of 7-9 in conference play.
Next weekend, they will travel to Wichita, to play in the Region VI Tournament.
“We’re pretty confident. Even though we are going through a rough patch, we have the talent. We can go far with this team we have this year,” said sophomore infielder Chelsea Knabe.
Freshman Pitcher, Emily Hurlbert, throws the ball to !rst base in the game against Barton County Community College on Monday afternoon, as sophomore Chelsey Knabe, heads to cover third base.
Busters ranked seventhBusters ranked seventhThe GCCC men’s golf team is currently in seventh place in the Jayhawk West standings. In the individual standings, sophomore Sam Marlin is in 14th place while freshman Will Paulsell is in 17th place. The next tournament for the GCCC golf team will be the NJCAA District III Tournament held at Sand Creek Station in Newton, on April 30 - May 1.
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Colton Wampler, four-year old Kamilah Omar and four-year old Dawson Guy, hang out together in the pink ambulance, one of the pieces of playground equipment at the campus daycare. Kamilah’s mother, Ibel, takes classes in graphic design and Guy’s mother, Laura, is the journalism instructor and adviser at GCCC.
DAY CARE continued from pg. 1“I am really careful to leave my children with someone that I trust,” she said. “I love the openness of the place and I trust that I know that my daughter is safe and my mind is then able to focus on school.”
A mother of two herself, Jill Lucas, director of the child care center, said she understands the position many of the students are faced with when leaving their children in her care.
“I know it’s real stressful for the parent when they’re just coming back to school. !ey’re handing their kids o" to day care, to somebody they don’t know very well for the #rst time. !ey’re taking classes for the #rst time and it’s a lot of stress on them so we try and minimize that stress as much as possible so they can really focus on their classes,” Lucas said. “We try to work with our parents just as much as our kids and make this as a whole family partnership.”
Lucas began working in the center in 2003 as an assistant and moved into the director’s role in 2005. As a provider, Lucas said one of her main focuses is on building partnerships with the parents.
“We want them to be okay dropping the kids o". !ey can call, they can email, they can come by and that’s one of the reasons we have the big window on our door, so if parents just kind of want to peak in on the kids and see how they’re doing,” she said.
Lucas said that while she and her sta" feel fortunate to work in the campus day care for a number of reasons, being involved in each child’s development is priceless.
“When we’re going over letters or colors and shapes, the look on their face when they get it, and they’re so excited because they realized they got it right. So when they #nally grasp a concept, you have to sit back and think that you got to be a part of that,” she said.
Colin Lamb, who is director of counseling, and Winsom Lamb, who is a social science instructor, brought both of their sons to the center when they were younger.
“It’s not an easy decision to put your children in day care, so when a day care is right next to the building that you are working in, and there has been a lot of positive recommendations, it was not a hard choice for me to say that my children were going to this day care,” Winsom said.
“I didn’t even look at other day cares. !ere were so many people that have said that this day care is ‘awesome.’ From the stories I heard from other people and their horror stories about other day cares, seriously I recommend this day care to everyone.”
Winsom added the day care has always had a solid reputation in terms of education.“It is curriculum-based,” Lamb said. “!ey do things to help them prepare to go to pre-school, or into kindergarten. !ey do outside activities and inside activities. You want your kid, if they are going to spend all day somewhere, you want them to be active and not just to sit in front of a TV, and that was not the case here. !ey were always doing new stu", fun stu".”
Given the childcare’s on-campus location, Lucas said the children also have the opportunity to interact with other college students, which she describes as being a mutually bene#cial experience.
“Our kids are really lucky with some of the experiences they get to have here. We get to work with nursing students every year when they’re doing their maternal unit and their pediatrics,” she said.
Lucas said nursing students and their instructors come to the childcare center or
the children go to the nursing classrooms, where they get to talk and interact with them while learning how to care for children.
“It’s good experience for them to not only be able to listen to the di"erent heart sounds of a child, but also to talk to them and learn how they’re going to have to interact with them when they go to work,” Lucas said.
Working in the childcare center along with Lucas are two part-time employees and two work-study students, who benefit from the experience of providing early childhood education. “One of the part-time girls is actually a student and she’s going to school for elementary education so it’s a good experience for her and for us,” Lucas said. “Natalie Morales is one of our work studies and she’s actually an art major…it doesn’t matter what their major is because they all bring something unique to the classroom.”
For parents like Winsom Lamb, it’s the sincerity and love that the providers give that makes the center unique.
“Miss Jill is the most awesome, awesome in all caps, and the people that she hires to help her are awesome. !ey are all genuinely concerned with children. !ey do not just
take the job because they need the money. !ey genuinely care for people and they have the children’s well being as their top priority,” she said.
Former child care director and current social science division director Judy Whitehill echoes Lamb’s sentiments.
“I know I can depend on Jill to do the best job she can do. It is a great place for both the employees’ children and for the students’ children,” said Whitehill, whose own son attended the center nearly 20 years ago. “!ey always have enriching lessons, they learn things way before they need to learn them. On Christmas, Santa comes; on Easter, the bunny comes. !ey do all kind of enriching activities like that. My husband comes with his honey bees, so they can see real-life people that work with those things, not just showing a picture.”
Lucas said the learning is mutual.“In all honesty, we learn as much from
the little ones as we can teach them. We have a great time in here. We all feel, and all the employees – we’ve talked about it and we feel really lucky with the kids we have and the experiences that we get when we work with them everyday and the families that we get to interact with,” Lucas said.
