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VOL. 18, NO. 4 OCTOBER 18, 2012 EGC3MEDIA.COM GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Scan for TODAY’S coverage at egc3media.com PINKER PICTURE PG 3 KING STAG OPENING NIGHT PG 2 see AWARENESS pg. 2 Silhouette The NEXT PRINT ISSUE — NOV. 1, 2012 For those thinking about a career in the medical field or who want insight, GCCC’s Health Career Fair may have been the opportunity they were looking for. With more than 15 booths, students were given information ranging from job opportunities to planning for college. e event was hosted Oct. 12 by the Nursing and Allied Health Department in the Penka Building. “We conducted the fair for the first time last year, and we believe it will serve to place greater public awareness on the importance of health careers to the economy, and to the lives of Southwest Kansans,” Allied Health Coordinator Sarah Wells said. “Of course it also focuses on the scope of careers related to the nursing, and on the variety of health careers and their uses.” Jean Scriven, director of nursing, from Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, Kan., said they were looking for team players who had confidence and enthusiasm. “Everyone has value and things to contribute. Never be afraid to say you don’t know something,” she said. Gracie Hudson, human resources representative, St. Catherine’s Hospital, said she was hoping to make contact with potential associates. Her advice to the students visiting the booth was “To gain employment with the hospital so they can get their foot in the door as soon as possible as nurses aids and continue unemployment until they get their RN.” Alisha Beims, director of nursing, from e Legacy at Park View, Ulysses, Kan., said they were looking for people who have a strong connection working with the elderly. “Being dependable and reliable for your actions are the most important things when you have a job,” she said. Cody Wilson, health care marketing manager, of Hutchinson Community College, was looking to recruit students interested in studying health care fields that are not offered at GCCC. Wilson and Hudson both suggested that being part of the medical field early is a great opportunity. Hudson said she thinks working as a nurses aide is a good way to start a nursing career, while Wilson recommended job shadowing. MIKAYLA BOWSER [email protected]SARAH HILL [email protected]Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate, which is why we come together to raise awareness in October. Itzel Rodriguez, GCCC Transition Coordinator/Activity Directory, is currently going through treatment for breast cancer. Rodriguez is still fighting the battle. “ere’s a lot of lack of education of what breast cancer can do to women,” Rodriguez said. Early detection can save lives. Rodriguez, although not comfortable quite yet talking about her personal story, did say, “I’m a true believer on early detection, as I’m speaking from Latino communities as well. I come from a country where that’s practically unheard of.” Most women won’t even realize they have breast cancer until a mammogram is performed. According to www.cancer. org, “Breast cancer typically produces no symptoms when the tumor is small and most treatable. When breast cancer has grown to a size that can be felt, the most common physical sign is a painless lump.” Rodriguez commented, “I did not feel anything, I just went for my regular check up and that’s how it was detected, I never had any lump, pain, soreness, any change in my physical body.” “Breast cancer is a curable disease, if we catch it at a very early stage,” said Restituto Tibayan, M.D., an Oncologist and Hematologist at St. Catherine Hospital’s Cancer Center in Garden City. “You don’t lose anything from screening; you gain knowledge of your situation.” Tibayan said he recommends women start getting yearly mammograms (breast exams) when they hit the age of 50. “Normally, for breast cancer, the average age that it happens is 50 years and above, that’s why we start screening at that age,” Tibayan said. Knowing your breast cancer risk factors, options for early detection increases survival rates Awareness These risk factors were reported in Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2011-12 available at cancer.org. THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 8 P.M. STATE THEATRE ON MAIN ST. Tickets $5 advance/$10 door Price includes a bag of items to be used to interact with the show COSTUME CONTEST experience a cult classic OCTOBER IS MONTH FOR Students given opportunity to explore health careers, training BY HARLEY TORRES [email protected]A story of creation, love, hate, adventure, and, most of all, sex: Rocky Horror Picture Show is a rock and roll musical that is not to be missed. Comparing a normal musical and Rocky Horror is like comparing a green bell pepper to a jalapeno. Most college students hear the word musical and they think of stuff like ‘e Lion King’ or any other Disney movie, but Rocky Horror is a horse of a different color and Oct. 18 marks the date of Garden City Recreation Commission’s showing of the cult classic. Brian Seagraves, GC Rec Arts Director, has been coordinating the event for the past two months. “I’ve had a lot on my plate to deal with, but the show is coming along nicely,” he said. e GC Rec is also running a special on opening night to help the audience get into the mood. “If a member of the audience comes dressed as a cast member, they win a free prize,” Seagraves said. Beyond dressing up, the event is a true experience. “Members of the audience are given these goodie bags,” says Seagraves. “In this bag is all the stuff that helps you interact with the movie as it is playing.” The night promises to be one to remember for anyone attending. e event takes place at the State eater on Main Street. “In various spots of the movie, there will be moments where you’re instructed to get an item from your bag,” says Seagraves. ”So if it is raining in the movie, there will be a water gun [in the bag] that the audience can squirt into the air and it simulates the rain.” e Garden City Recreation Committee is hosting the event in hopes of capturing the teenage through young adult audience. Tickets are available at the door for $10 and include the “props”. Seagraves said ticket sales have been going well and the show and supplies are first come, first serve. “After tonight, that’s it,” Seagraves comments. While anyone can simply rent the move, the experience of being there is what Seagraves hopes to attract the most attention. “Anyone can watch the movie, I want people to experience it like none other.” Seagraves says. HALLOWEEN’S ORIGINS PG 4 TALL AMONG GIANTS PG 5
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VOL. 18, NO. 4 OCTOBER 18, 2012 EGC3MEDIA.COM GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Scan for TODAY’S coverage at egc3media.com
PINKER PICTUREPG 3
KING STAG OPENING NIGHT PG 2
see AWARENESS pg. 2
SilhouetteThe
NEXT PRINT ISSUE — NOV. 1, 2012
For those thinking about a career in the medical field or who want insight, GCCC’s Health Career Fair may have been the opportunity they were looking for.
With more than 15 booths, students were given information ranging from job opportunities to planning for college. The event was hosted Oct. 12 by the Nursing and Allied Health Department in the Penka Building.
“We conducted the fair for the first time last year, and we believe it will serve to place greater public awareness on the importance of health careers to the economy, and to the lives of Southwest Kansans,” Allied Health Coordinator Sarah Wells said. “Of course it also focuses on the scope of careers related to the nursing, and on the variety of health careers and their uses.”
Jean Scriven, director of nursing, from Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, Kan., said they were looking for team players who had confidence and enthusiasm.
“Everyone has value and things to contribute. Never be afraid to say you don’t know something,” she said.
Gracie Hudson, human resources representative, St. Catherine’s Hospital, said she was hoping to make contact with potential associates. Her advice to the students visiting the booth was “To gain employment with the hospital so they can get their foot in the door as soon as possible as nurses aids and continue unemployment until they get their RN.”
Alisha Beims, director of nursing, from The Legacy at Park View, Ulysses, Kan., said they were looking for people who have a strong connection working with the elderly.
“Being dependable and reliable for your actions are the most important things when you have a job,” she said.
Cody Wilson, health care marketing manager, of Hutchinson Community College, was looking to recruit students interested in studying health care fields that are not offered at GCCC.
Wilson and Hudson both suggested that being part of the medical field early is a great opportunity. Hudson said she thinks working as a nurses aide is a good way to start a nursing career, while Wilson recommended job shadowing.
Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate, which is why we come together to raise awareness in October.
Itzel Rodriguez, GCCC Transition Coordinator/Activity Directory, is currently going through treatment for breast cancer. Rodriguez is still fighting the battle.
“There’s a lot of lack of education of what breast cancer can do to women,” Rodriguez said.
Early detection can save lives. Rodriguez, although not comfortable quite yet talking about her personal story, did say, “I’m a true believer on early detection, as I’m speaking from Latino communities as well. I come from a country where that’s practically unheard of.”
Most women won’t even realize they have breast cancer until a mammogram is performed. According to www.cancer.org, “Breast cancer typically produces no symptoms when the tumor is small and most treatable. When breast cancer has grown to a size that can be felt, the most common physical sign is a painless lump.”
Rodriguez commented, “I did not feel anything, I just went for my regular check up and that’s how it was detected, I never had any lump, pain, soreness, any change in my physical body.”
“Breast cancer is a curable disease, if we catch it at a very early stage,” said Restituto Tibayan, M.D., an Oncologist and Hematologist at St. Catherine Hospital’s Cancer Center in Garden City. “You don’t lose anything from screening; you gain knowledge of your situation.”
Tibayan said he recommends women start getting yearly mammograms (breast exams) when they hit the age of 50.
“Normally, for breast cancer, the average age that it happens is 50 years and above, that’s why we start screening at that age,” Tibayan said.
Knowing your breast cancer risk factors, options for early detection increases survival rates
Awareness
These risk factors were reported in Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2011-12 available at cancer.org.
THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 8 P.M. STATE THEATRE ON MAIN ST. Tickets $5 advance/$10 door Price includes a bag of items to be used to interact with the show
COSTUME CONTEST
experiencea cult classic
OC TOBER IS MONTH FOR
Students givenopportunity to explore health careers, training
A story of creation, love, hate, adventure, and, most of all, sex: Rocky Horror Picture Show is a rock and roll musical that is not to be missed. Comparing a normal musical and
Rocky Horror is like comparing a green bell pepper to a jalapeno. Most college students hear the word musical and they think of
stuff like ‘The Lion King’ or any other Disney movie, but Rocky Horror is a horse of a different color and Oct. 18 marks the date of Garden City Recreation Commission’s showing of the cult classic.
Brian Seagraves, GC Rec Arts Director, has been coordinating the event for the past two months.
“I’ve had a lot on my plate to deal with, but the show is coming along nicely,” he said.
The GC Rec is also running a special on opening night to help the audience get into the mood.
“If a member of the audience comes dressed as a cast member, they win a free prize,” Seagraves said.
Beyond dressing up, the event is a true experience. “Members of the audience are given these goodie bags,” says
Seagraves. “In this bag is all the stuff that helps you interact with the movie as it is playing.”
The night promises to be one to remember for anyone attending. The event takes place at the State Theater on Main Street.
“In various spots of the movie, there will be moments where you’re instructed to get an item from your bag,” says Seagraves. ”So
if it is raining i n t h e movie, there
w i l l be a water gun [in the bag] that the audience can squirt into the air and it simulates the rain.”
The Garden City Recreation Committee is hosting the event in hopes of capturing the teenage through young adult audience.
Tickets are available at the door for $10 and include the “props”.
Seagraves said ticket sales have been going well and the show and supplies are first come, first serve.
“After tonight, that’s it,” Seagraves comments. While anyone can simply rent the move, the experience of being there is what Seagraves hopes to attract the most attention. “Anyone can watch the movie, I want people to experience it like none other.” Seagraves says.
HALLOWEEN’S ORIGINSPG 4
TALL AMONG GIANTSPG 5
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Phonathon nets nearly $80,000 for scholarships
Numerous contributions are the result of hundreds of phone calls made as part of the 33rd annual GCCC Phonathon.
Volunteers placed calls to raise a grand total of $79,116 for academic and technical scholarships.
G C C C h a s b e e n holding this fundraising effort for the past 32 years to raise money and provide better opportunities for students by receiving donations, gifts or pledges from alumni, parents, and friends of the college.
T h e E n d o w m e n t Association fell short of its $80,000 goal, however, organizers hope they can reach the $80,000 goal by receiving late-arriving gifts and pledges in the days ahead.
Today: 7:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 19: 1:00 PM- Midterm Grades
Due (Regular Semester) 7:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 20: 7:00 PM- BTSC Closed for
Home Game 7:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 21: 2:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 22: 7:00 PM Intramural Flag
Football Tournament (BTSC Lawn)
Oct 23: 5:00 PM KNEA-SP Meeting (ACAD 1105)
Oct 24: 12:00 PM– SGA Full Meeting-All Club Reps At-tend (BTSC Theater)
Oct 25: 6:30 PM– Volleyball vs Pratt Community College
-SOPHMORE NIGHT (Home) 7:00 PM– SGA Casino Night
& Costume Contest (BTSC) 10:00 PM–SGA Halloween
Dance (BTSC Portico)Oct 26: 7:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 27: 7:00 PM-BTSC Closed for
Home Game 7:30 PM “The King Stag” (Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building )Oct 30: 6:00 PM –Student Activites
Nov 1: Rodeo at NWOSU (Away) 7:30 PM- Student Activities
Ping Pong Tournament (BTSC)
SAVE THE DATE
Angie Rodriguez, Garden City, Major: Psychology• Black cats are scary, and never let them cross your path,
thats what my family always tells me, so when ever I see one I make sure to avoid it.
• It’s bad luck to open up an umbrella in the house.
• The passing the salt superstition - whenever I knock over the salt, I throw some salt over my left shoulder. (This is supposed to counter act the bad luck from spilling the salt.)
Perla Munoz, Garden CityMajor: Psychology
Brandy Vergado-Duclayan, Honolulu, Hawaii• When pregnant you can’t wear a necklace because the
cord will wrap around the baby’s neck.• If you hear the beating of drums at night , in Hawaii you
have to get naked and lay facedown.
• You can’t sleep with feet facing toward the window, because its like asking to die.
• Breaking a mirror causes seven years of bad luck• Don’t ever cross black cats• It’s bad luck to have a bird in the house• If you point at a rainbow it takes away your
A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of four GCCC students on multiple drug-related charges Monday, according to Garden City Police.
Officers initiated a traffic stop Monday at 9:18 a.m. for failure to signal intent to turn. The stop was in the parking lot of the dorms, 611 Campus Drive, just off of 1900 E. Spruce.
Officers smelled the odor of marijuana and commenced a search of the vehicle where a .38 special revolver was located under the driver’s seat of the vehicle and officers found a small amount of marijuana and remnants of marijuana cigarettes. Gerry Allen Smith, 20, Little Rock, Ark., was arrested for criminal use of a weapon and was the driver of the vehicle, according to the GCPD report.
Smith was arrested and booked into the Finney County Jail on charges of possession of hallucinogenic drug; criminal use of weapons, possession of firearm on school grounds; no proof of insurance; use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. He is being held on $1,470 bond.
Rickie Alves Mitchell, 21, Windsor, Md., was arrested and booked into the Finney County Jail on charges of possession of hallucinogenic drug. Bond has been set at $570.
Jade Jamal Cathey, 19, Liberal, Kan., arrested and booked into the Finney County Jail on
charges of use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of hallucinogenic drug. His bond was set at $870. He bonded out on Oct. 15 at 1:15 p.m.
Dionti T. Craig, 19, Wichita, Kan., was arrested and booked into the Finney County Jail on charges of possession of hallucinogenic drug. His bond has been set at $570.
GCPD Sgt. Michael Reagle said “criminal use of a weapon” is defined by Kansas Legislature section 21-6301 which has 14 definitions.
According to the student’s handbook, it outlines that violation of alcohol and drug policy will result in immediate disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from college.
Sandra Baldridge, campus security sergeant, referred all questions be directed to Vice President for Student Services Ryan Ruda. However, Ruda was not available for comment and college President Herbert J. Swender, Ph.D., declined comment citing he did not have any information regarding the incident.
Executive Director of Information Services Steve Quakenbush said the specifics of the disciplinary actions will be up to the disciplinary process as that follow by the student code of conduct and the student athletic code of conduct.
“I think the really the key thing to point out is that incidents involving law enforcement and students are pretty rare at Garden City Community College, but in the instances where we do have to deal with a situation like that, we
have a code of conduct and a student athletic code of conduct and our approach is always to follow the procedures set out in that student code of conduct or the student athletic code of conduct,” Quakenbush said. “Obviously it is inappropriate to go into specifics about individual students that is why we have those codes so we can follow that policy.”
According to GCCC’s athletic code of conduct, “Students involved in inappropriate behavior will be subject to certain disciplinary actions…Depending on the behavior problem of the student, one or more of the following actions will be taken by school officials: 1. The coach will have the responsibility to take first disciplinary action. 2. Action taken by the Disciplinary Committee may include, but is not limited to a. Short-term suspension - Suspension from at least one regular season athletic contest. b. Long-term suspension - Suspension from at least 20 percent of the regular season athletic contests, up to the entire season with forfeiture of any future athletic scholarship at GCCC. c. Expulsion - Elimination from participation in all athletic activities while enrolled at GCCC. The athletic scholarship will also be forfeited for the remaining enrollment at GCCC. An individual charged with a criminal offense such as stealing, assault, battery, forgery, etc. will at least receive a long-term suspension.”
Smith, Mitchell and Cathey are listed on the men’s basketball roster. All four students reside on campus.
Students share spooky superstitions
Carlo Gozzi’s The King Stag opens tonight marking the first
production of the year for GCCC’s theatre department. The show runs Oct. 18-20, 26 and 27 with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. and at
2:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Tickets can be reserved by calling 620-276-
9540. The play runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with a 15 minute intermission. All college employees and students receive
one free ticket for any of the performances, but should call to
make reservations. Tickets also are available in the Fine Arts
Building front office, weekdays from 7-11 a.m. and noon-3:30 p.m.
Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors age 65 or
older. Tickets for children 17 and under are $5. Due to violence the
show is rated PG-13.
Routine traffic stop results in four arrests, multiple drug charges
While breast cancer affects mainly women, men can also carry the disease; although the circumstances are few in many.
Nikki Geier, director of student admissions and 12-year breast cancer survivor said, “I think too many times it’s thought that it’s predominantly a women’s disease, but many men suffer from it too.”
Women with a family history of breast cancer are at an even higher risk of developing the cancer.
“I educate family members,” Tibayan, added. “I tell them the importance of getting genetic testing done. Because we can test for genetic markers, we’ve seen a couple of young patients because we caught
it early.” “Breast cancer is the No. 1 type of cancer
affecting women today. Half of the practice [St. Catherine Cancer Center] deals with breast cancer.” Tibayan, commented.
While it’s a self-responsibility to get checked for breast cancer, there are many other important reasons to be checked. The most important to most seems to be family and friends.
Geier said, “The hardest part of the whole experience was telling my kids I had breast cancer.”
Synthia Preston, Garden City, is a sophomore majoring in mass communications. Preston’s sister
was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2011. “For as big as our family is, we don’t have things like that happen to us . . . one good thing is being in a small town. There was a lot of support for the family from the community and friends.”
While breast cancer can be a frightening time in a woman and or man’s life, the support people are showing not only for survivors, but also for those fighting the disease is heightened in October. The pink we see everywhere serves to remind us that breast cancer doesn’t pick and choose and that increased awareness and education can and does save lives.
AWARENESS continued from pg. 1
I watched a f ew N F L
g a m e s this past
weekend and wa s a sked by my baby sister, “Why are the men wearing pink shoes?” My
response to her was, “Because real men wear p i n k .” S h e laughed and shook her head. What she may not have realized is that I meant what I said. hundreds of NFL players
a r e
wearing pink to show the organization’s support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The National Football League Players Association calls its program, “A Crucial Catch.” Throughout October, NFL games feature players, coaches, and referees wearing pink game apparel, on-field pink ribbon stencils, special game balls, and pink coins – all to help raise awareness for breast cancer. All apparel worn at games by players and coaches, along with game balls and pink coins will be auctioned off at NFL auctions and the proceeds will provide benefits to women in underserved communities.
It amazes me that we, as a country have come so far. We can’t turn on a television, watch an NFL game, or take the bus and not see or hear about it.
This wasn’t necessarily the case 60 years ago. In 1952, the first peer-to-peer support group formed, called Reach to Recovery. The American Cancer Society’s program helps males and females cope with their breast cancer experience. It is an experience that begins when someone is faced with the possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis and continues throughout the entire period that breast cancer remains a personal concern.
A friend of mine told me how his mother is dealing with breast cancer treatment for the 2nd time in the last six years and how it has affected his family.
His aunt had breast cancer and passed away in 2008, she had been fighting it for 12 years he said. Since I was 11 years old, and I can tell you that even over the last decade the awareness and dedication to helping people with dealing with Breast cancer has increased.
An instructor told me, that her mother was avoided and asked; was the cancer contagious. Her mothers own brothers even tried to avoid her as much as they could, simply afraid of what they didn’t know.
Now with much more sufficient technology and research, we have been able to go as far as raising funds to help find a cure for the disease. Through its network of volunteers, breast cancer patients received support and up-to-date information, including literature for spouses, children, friends, and other loved ones.
While looking at a lot of trends I also picked
up on one. I ’ v e s e e n people with “I love Boobies” bracelets or “ love racks big or small, just save them all” t-shirts. But it wasn’t this past week, or month even; this has been a trend for a few months now, meaning NBCAM has grabbed the attention of the “right” crowd, teens.
Maybe it was catchy t-shirt designs for girls, or guys happy that they can wear something that says “ boobies” and not be asked to take it off, it sparked.
Unlike Myspace or Facebook, this isn’t a trend that can be logged into, or can run out of style. It’s something of significant importance, and that’s probably the coolest thing about NBCAM being “cool” to teens.
It’s not something that won’t be in the next year, and with the way it’s going, I can say the t-shirts and bracelets will be worn year round.
Keeping the status of Breast Caner Awareness up to date is not about who spreads the word, it is about spreading a cause and that’s the what the “Pinker Picture” is all about.
“I feel fairly confi-dent. I study three hours a day .” Alan Caro Satanta, Kan.
“I think that mid-terms are great. I like a less comprehensive exam, unlike finals”Kowan Russell Liberal, Kan.
“I try not to procrasti-nate but it gets hard to keep up with class-es sometimes.”Linda HamphreysUlysses/Lakin, Kan.
“Not at all, I’ve been trying to stay caught up. It has been hard.“Mike WadelGarden City.
“I don’t actually have any midterms. I’m ad-vanced classes so it is just tests all the time.” Robin RolandLiège, Belgium.
OPINION | 3SILHOUETTE | OCTOBER 18, 2012
Quote of the dayThe human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it - C.C. Scott
What is big, gray, and
doesn’t matter - An
irrelephant
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“Actually, I feel very confident since I know all the materials.”Dani HarrisDublin, Ind.
“I feel confident that my teachers have prepared me for mid-terms.” Moises Mora,Los Angeles, Calaif.
“I’m not prepared at all, when the time comes I’ll be ready but until then, I’m not.” Victoria CharlesGarden City
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Midterms are a time when students are seen frantically running in and out of the CLC studying their butts off, or at least the prepared ones.
We as a staff, being students here at Garden City Community College, have agreed that there’s not too much to worry about. We still want to do well on our midterms, but understand that it’s not something to freak out about.
Our biggest concern is that we will fail our midterms for our required classes. It would be a scary thought if we had to take college algebra again.
Midterms are usually a stressful time for most college students, but we seem to have them on lock. Sure some of us are stressed, but we will pull it together.
We also feel like midterms are an easy way to bump up a letter grade. Midterms can be very beneficial with a high grade, or they could easily drop you a letter grade with a bad score. It’s time to get our brains in gear to achieve the high grades we are all capable of.
EDITORIAL CARTOON by Marrissa Trevino
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney stirred up heated debates when a secretly-taped video surfaced. In the video, Romney says: “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him [the president], who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it — that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... [M]y job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
SILHOUETTE | OCTOBER 18, 2012FEATURE | 4
Halloween is known all over the United States as the spooky holiday, which falls on Oct. 31st. However this holiday is not originally from the U.S.
Halloween can be traced back to an old religious practice from the eighth century held through 2 consecutive days. These days were used to pray for the saints and martyrs on Nov. 1st, All Saints Day, and to pray for the souls of the dead on Nov. 2nd, All Souls Day.
Lighting bon fires, feasting, and playing games were some of the practices involving All Saints
day and All Souls Day. Another tradition known as “souling,” is when people went door-to-door exchanging their prayers for ‘soul cakes,’ small round cake, and other treats. This tradition is similar to today’s tradition of trick-or-treating, however the Halloween that is celebrated now a day, is not so religion based.
This holiday is known in America as a day to celebrate a good time. People, children mostly, get dressed up in costume, give out candy to complete strangers, and try their best to scare their friends and family, or anyone by that matter.
HALO attends ‘encuentro’
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Garden City Community College Hispanic American Leadership Organization Members (GCCC HALO) attended the Sixth Annual K-State Encuentro. The event focuses on informing and motivating students to attend a higher education. More than 400 students from different high schools and colleges attended the event.
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Garden City Community College will be adopting a new logo, the first in over 20 years. One of only three logos in the college’s history, it will serve as the college’s
The “seal” logo was created in 1919 when the college opened.
College apparel in the campus bookstore is marked down to make room for new items featuring the college’s new logo.
The above logo has been the college’s brand for 20+ years. It was created in 1989 by James Caldwell, who was a GCCC art student at the time. Caldwell is now a graphic design teacher at Halstead High School.
The 2012 logo was created by Tiffany Heit, a GCCC alumni and current GCCC printing service coordinator and graphic designer. The logo will be revealed during a ceremony on campus tomorrow at 11 a.m.
There is a breeze of freshness coming this way. What is it? Not much, just the brand new logo for Garden City Community College. The logo that has represented the institution is going to retire this Friday, after 23 years of being the main visual representation of GCCC.
The unveiling of the new logo will be on Friday, Oct. 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the quad.
Dr. Herbert J. Swender PhD, the college’s president, will unveil the logo at 11 a.m. The college will also celebrate the new logo during the football game vs.
Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.James Caldwell, who was an art student
in 1989, designed the current cube-style logo. It was an entry in a contest where the new logo designer, Tiffany Heit, got second place.
“When I designed that logo . . . I tried to visually symbolize the way the college doesn’t quite fit the mold or negative stereotypes of Western Kansas,” Caldwell said. “I hope your new logo will rejuvenate that spirit and point to a bright future.”
Tiffany Heit, printing services coordinator and graphic designer under the direction of Cathy McKinley, executive director of marketing, created the new logo.
Heit said that she thinks the logo is
powerful, conveys energy and has strong foundation.
“It’s simple enough, like a simple statement, we didn’t want to draw a picture and be too literal,” Heit said.
Heit took a look at different universities logos such as KU, K-State, OSU.
“We want to brand the college, we want people to be proud of this college, we want people to have fun and we need to appeal to a younger audience,” Heit said.
“It’s not just a new logo, we are launching a new image campaign.” McKinley said. “…So we are going to do some activities through out the year that we hope that convey those things, that are fun and interesting for our student body and our community.”
History of GCCC’s logos
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Trevino, Hertel; Sandhills winners
Marrissa Trevino is the winner of the 2012 Sandhill Arts Competition amateur division. The Sandhill exhibition is now open at the Mercer Galley . You can watch a video where Trevino and Hertel talk about some of their inspiration and their work flow as they work on their art pieces. http://www.youtube.com/user/eGC3Media?feature=mhee
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The Dodge City Conquistadors beat the Busters 14-22 in Dodge City during last years game. The Conquistadors are now coming to town to face the Broncbusters for thier annual rivalry game. Garden City (5-2) is facing a Dodge City team that has yet to win a game this season. The Conqs (0-7) are coming off a loss against the Coffeyville Red Ravens last week.
Garden City was ranked nationally a couple weeks ago but were knocked off after the loss to #2 Butler CC. The Broncbusters who are averaging about 37 points a game face a Conquistador defense that allows a little more than 28 points per game. This defense also allows an average of 361 yards of total offense per game against the opponent’s offense.
The Busters are averaging 483 yards of total offense and have a rushing game that racks up just over 200 yards per game and have a passing attack led by quarterback Nick Marshall who averages about 267 yards through the air and is someone to keep an eye out for this weekend.
Garden City’s defense has played good just about every game this season except for when they face a team that was nationally ranked. The Buster defense allows about 395 yards of total offense per game and faces a Dodge City’s offense that averages only 138 yards (total offense) so this gives the Busters an advantage on both offense and defense. The game will be held this Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.
The Buster’s last opponent was the Highland Scotties. Garden City won the game 28-17 in a 4th quarter comeback after being down 17-14 in the 3rd quarter. The Buster offense who was struggling most of the game, finally got back on track scoring two touchdowns in the fourth to put them on top 28-17 and the Broncbuster defense finished off Highland by holding them to 0 points in the fourth quarter.
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“I just think tall”, Vergado-Duclayan said. The five foot three inch “quarterback” is the starting setter for the Lady Buster’s team. Being shorter means she has to jump higher and move quicker, something she does well.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Vergado-Duclayan is a long way from home. The athlete left Hawaii headed for Laredo,
TX to play for Laredo Community College.
The coach flew out to see Brandy play
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v o l l e y b a l l game, as well as sat and talked with her and her parents.
“My family was happy for me, but
sad at the same time because they
wouldn’t be able to come to watch me
play” , Vergado-Duclayan said. She also had to leave behind her four
siblings. The Texas team was full of
drama, and Brandy wanted to get away from it all, looking online she discovered Garden City Community College. As soon as her freshman year was over she transferred to GCCC.
“She is like our quarterback, because without her we can’t score”, that’s what I was told about Brandy Vergado-Duclayan by teammate Veronica Dooley, who is a freshman from Lubbock, TX.
“I love my team, they are like my family away from home”, Vergado-Duclayan said. She has been offered to come play for
A r k a n s a s University, but she hopes to get offers from schools in California so she can be a bit closer to home.
HARLEY TORRES | SILHOUETTEVolleyball player Brandy Vergado-Duclayan gets ready to serve the ball, during their game vs. Colby Community College on Oct. 10.
SILHOUETTE | OCTOBER 18, 2012SCENE | 6Every generation has their strange dance crazes. Last year it was ‘The Shuffle,’ in the 90’s the dance of the masses was ‘The Macarena.’ In 2012, the dance of
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Fueled by the political debate between presidential candidate Mitt Romney and current President Obama, ‘Sexy Big Bird’ has became all the rage.
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Halloween is a strange time of the year that has been overcast with all sorts of odd traditions. From carving pumpkins to dressing up, or down, the 31st is very unusual indeed. What can be called the strangest tradition of Halloween to date is the impulsive need for women to dress in over-stylized, and sexy outfit.
Garden City Community College’s campus is no exception. “I’m planning on dressing up as a sexy cougar, to match my feisty personality!“ Says Shaquan Kinney, Denver, Co. While it is “traditional” to dress sexy if you are a girl, most don’t. There are a lot of women on campus that simply do not know what they want to be.
Among those women is Julia Leibrich, Gladebech, Germany. “In my homeland, there is not a Halloween tradition of dressing up“ says Leibrich, “so, I am extremely excited to participate in Halloween this year as much as I can.“
Leibrich continues to say that if there were an event on campus like a dance or a costume party, she’d get into the festive spirit even more! Most of the students fall under the same category as Julia. Most wish there was a dance or costume party on campus for people to dress up and have fun celebrating the season.
The trouble is what to wear? For Brevan Wayland, Garden City. The answer is very creative. Wayland plans of dressing as a pair with his girlfriend for Halloween. “At first she wanted to dress all cute but I talked her into the idea of a pair costume.“ Remarks Wayland.
“We’re going to be a bride and groom but I am going to be the bride and she’s the groom!“ This type of Halloween planning makes the season all the more fun. If you and your friends don’t know what to go as individually, make plans for a group costume theme.
2012 is bound to have some fairly unique Halloween costumes, right? With personalities like presidential candidate Romney or Honey Boo-Boo plaguing our day-to-day lives, the satirical costume department is booming.
“I been giving it some thought and I’d like to try to be Aaron Neville” said Kyle Chaput, two-dimensional art instructor. “Just to try and get a laugh out of anyone I encounter.“ Arguably, the best part most people feel on campus is enjoying the season.
“I love this time of year, it reminds me of home but I have many friends here to
celebrate with.” Says Liebrich. Whatever your personal tastes in costumes are, whether that is funny, sexy, or in pairs don’t forget to enjoy All Hallows Eve the way it was meant to be: with friends or family and surrounds with people who love you.
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