Presorted Standard US Postage PAID Liberal, KS Permit NO.114 Year 44, No. 1 www.crusadernews.com Liberal, Kansas 2012 September 13 Jose Medrano Editor Gunshots, panic and sirens enveloped Aurora, Colo., dur- ing a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight” this sum- mer. Three Saints baseball play- ers were in Aurora during the time of the theater shooting. Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured when a lone gunman began shooting July 20. Sophomore baseball players Jack “T.J.” Looney, Garret Smith and Tyler Wiedenfeld were playing baseball for a Denver area team during the summer. Looney, Smith and Wieden- feld played for the Arvada Colts a summer baseball league team and were in the area when the shooting took place. “My host-dad was a cop, and he got called in the middle of the night to go out to the theater,” said Wiedenfeld, who was living in Aurora with his host family. “I was living close to the theater, and that night I could see the lights flashing and hear the sirens going off,” Wieden- feld said. Smith was staying with him that night. Both Aurora and Arvada are part of the Denver-metro area. Wiedenfeld’s host father was an officer who responded to the call. “I was getting texts from him,” Wiedenfeld said. The shooting occurred at an AMC theatre during a mid- night premiere of “The Dark Knight.” “We had actually talked about going to the movies that night,” Looney said. “We got back late from a game, so we didn’t go.” Within 20 minutes of the start of the movie, a masked gunman walked in through the one exit door of the theatre and began to fire rounds at movie- goers. Police officers were on scene within minutes of the shoot- ing. Ten people were pro- nounced dead at the scene and two others died in the hospital due to wounds received. “That night was crazy, there was just so much going on,” Looney said. Several hundred people were in the sold out theater when the shooting began. “Our teammates were wan- dering the area. They couldn’t go anywhere because there were so many cops and cars there,” Looney said. “A couple of guys from our team went to another theater to watch the movie, and we wor- ried that they were in the the- ater where the shooting was happening,” Smith said. “They wouldn’t pick up their phones so we were wor- ried sick about them. Eventu- ally we got to them,” Looney said. None of the Saints base- ball players went out to the theater. “I had like seven missed calls and five voicemails from my mom,” Wiedenfeld said. Other parents were con- cerned as well. “My mom was blowing up my phone that night. When I finally got to talk to her, she was crying,” Looney said. And as the news spread, more calls came in. “I woke up at three in morn- ing with text messages and missed calls from my mom, dad and friends,” Smith said. The events in Aurora did not affect the Saints players’ schedule. Some things did change for the players. “I felt a little bit shocked by what had happened,” Smith said. Wiedenfeld said their coach didn’t let them go out to the movies after what happened. The Saints baseball players finished playing for the Arva- da Colts in late July, and are now back at Seward County Community College to play baseball. Courtesy photo Saints baseball players Tyler Wiedenfeld, at left, T.J. Looney, right, and Garret Smith, not pictured, were in the Denver area playing baseball for the Arvada Colts when the Aurora theater shooting oc- curred July 20. Jose Medrano Editor Two Academic Quality Im- provement Program representa- tives will visit Seward County Community College/ Area Tech- nical School Sept. 24 and 25 for a quality checkup. AQIP is the accreditation orga- nization that SCCC/ATS is cur- rently partnered with. Accredita- tion is the recognition of a school or institution for meeting certain guidelines and standards. AQIP evaluates SCCC/ATS to see if it is meeting those stan- dards. The process of accreditation for the college is based on a seven- year cycle. At the end of the cycle, representatives will visit the college for a quality checkup. “The degrees that students re- ceive are more valuable because they are accredited,” said Dean of Student Services Celeste Dono- van. SCCC/ATS credits are transferable because the college is accredited. The two AQIP representatives who will visit SCCC/ATS are Dennis Shaw of Des Moines Area Community College and Brenda Sanchez of Independence Community College. “The campus visit is a check- up to make sure that everything is on track,” said Dean of Acade- mic Affairs Cynthia Rapp. The visitation on Sept. 24 and 25 represents the end of the first AQIP cycle for SCCC/ATS. The AQIP program also focus- es on other areas other than ac- creditation. “It deals with our re- tention rate, transfer programs, advisers and faculty,” Donovan said. “Students shouldn’t be worried about the visit,” Rapp said. Stu- dents should treat the day like an ordinary school day. The representatives will also tour the facilities of SCCC/ATS. The AQIP representatives will be on the main campus on Sept. 24 and the technical school will be visited on Sept. 25. A group of students will be se- lected prior to the visit to have lunch with the representatives. Faculty members will also be meeting with the representatives during set meeting times. Students, faculty, or anyone who wants more information can click on the accreditation link at the bottom of sccc.edu. Close call in Aurora Three Saints baseball players were staying in Aurora, Colo., during ‘The Dark Knight’ shooting Dawn Shouse Crusader staff Honoring local firefighters in memory of those who died Sept. 11, 2001, is the basis of a sociology group project at Seward. Sociology students developed the idea for the project through a class assignment and will cook a meal for the local firefighters on Oct. 11. “We are surprised,” said Kelly Kirk, fire chief of Liberal Fire Department. “No one has done this for us before. The event falls on the same night as our monthly meeting.” The meal will be served at the Liberal Fire Station, 110 W. 15th Ave. “We wanted to celebrate on a day that is not so somber. Starting at 5:30 p.m., we hope to feed about 50 firefighters,” said student Kara Stump, the group’s facilitator. Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School sociology classes have been performing community service projects for several years. “It’s a great opportunity for students to give back to our community,” sociology instruc- tor Debbie Stafford said. “A few of last year’s projects included a health fair for the Mexican American Ministries, a silent auction for art- work to fund scholarships for the local high school, the creation of a safe park for the Head Start program, and one group helped feed the homeless and fix the homeless shelter. The fireman appreciation event is the first one I know about so far this year.” The group is planning musical enter- tainment and food donations of hot dogs and hamburger meat. Those who would like to donate or volun- teer for this event may contact Stump by call- ing 620-428-6356 or emailing KJ [email protected]. Organizers request donations of food only, no monetary donations. To donate or volun- teer for this or other students’ projects, those interested may contact Stafford at 620-417- 1455 or email [email protected]. Cami Stahly Crusader staff A new form of recycling is coming to Seward County Com- munity College/Area Technical School. Now plastic items will be turned into scholarship dol- lars. Jared Haas, a biology in- structor at SCCC/ATS, decided to bring a new initiative to help recycle when he saw a plastic bag recycling bin at Dillon’s. Haas contacted Terracycle, a company located in N.J. that re- cycles almost anything, and has applied to open an account with them in the name of the Devel- opment Foundation, so that the Foundation will get credit for SCCC recycling. The recycling bins can hold plastic pens, pen- cils, markers, highlighters and caps. The credit from the pen recy- cling will turn into cash for scholarships from recycled items shipped to Terracycle. The col- lege has done this before but stopped. Haas now controls this project. He is doing the project by himself so far, but would like others to help. Another group that is also in- volved and has been involved with recycling at SCCC/ATS is Pathways, and the club has now taken the lead role in recycling on campus. Don Hayes is the adviser of Pathways. The college now has more recycling bins to alleviate the cans that were in overflow status. “There are about half a dozen more new bins,” Hayes said. More than 30 recycling bins have been installed. Club members will go through the recycling bins and make sure that only recycled trash are in them. Hayes and the Pathways members are going to take the recycling items to a re- cycling center somewhere out of town to increase recycling ef- forts. They plan to pick the cen- ter that has the most effective cause. Hayes said the reason he en- joys doing this is because he sees the value in helping stu- dents save our planet. “We, at Pathways, recycle for our world because we are part of the world,” Hayes said. Haas stated he is doing his part because he wants to help raise money for student scholar- ships, raise awareness about en- vironmental issues, and “show people how little changes in their lifestyle can help the envi- ronment and the community.” People can help not just by collecting and recycling, but also by informing others and getting them involved. “I think this will be successful if students and employees get in- volved,” Haas said. People who want to help with the recycling can find a cardboard box in the di- vision office for math and sci- ence for now. Class to honor local firefighters for 9/11 Accreditation representatives to visit college for checkup New recycling effort hopes to create scholarship money Crusader illustrations/ Dawn Shouse The 9/11 memorial located at the Liberal airport was unveiled last year. The metal artwork features an original beam from the World Trade Center and remains on display in the airport lobby. Students at ‘Lion King’ musical — Pages 4-5 We will never forget...? 9/11 editorial — Page 6 Staging with Alison Chambers — Page 3 Volleyball — Page 7 Put the pen in the bin A new recycling initiative at Seward means pens and plastic will soon add scholarship dollars. Contact Jared Haas at [email protected]or take items to a cardboard collection box in the math and science division office in the Hobble Academic Building.
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Year 44, No. 1 www.crusadernews.com Liberal, Kansas
2012September 13
Jose MedranoEditor
Gunshots, panic and sirensenveloped Aurora, Colo., dur-ing a midnight screening of“The Dark Knight” this sum-mer.
Three Saints baseball play-ers were in Aurora during thetime of the theater shooting.Twelve people were killed and58 were injured when a lonegunman began shooting July20.
Sophomore baseball playersJack “T.J.” Looney, GarretSmith and Tyler Wiedenfeldwere playing baseball for aDenver area team during thesummer.
Looney, Smith and Wieden-feld played for the ArvadaColts a summer baseballleague team and were in thearea when the shooting tookplace.
“My host-dad was a cop,and he got called in the middleof the night to go out to thetheater,” said Wiedenfeld, whowas living in Aurora with hishost family.
“I was living close to thetheater, and that night I couldsee the lights flashing and hearthe sirens going off,” Wieden-feld said.
Smith was staying withhim that night.
Both Aurora and Arvada arepart of the Denver-metro area.
Wiedenfeld’s host father wasan officer who responded to thecall. “I was getting texts fromhim,” Wiedenfeld said.
The shooting occurred at anAMC theatre during a mid-night premiere of “The DarkKnight.”
“We had actually talkedabout going to the movies thatnight,” Looney said. “We gotback late from a game, so wedidn’t go.”
Within 20 minutes of thestart of the movie, a maskedgunman walked in through theone exit door of the theatre andbegan to fire rounds at movie-goers.
Police officers were on scenewithin minutes of the shoot-ing. Ten people were pro-nounced dead at the scene andtwo others died in the hospitaldue to wounds received.
“That night was crazy, therewas just so much going on,”Looney said.
Several hundred people werein the sold out theater whenthe shooting began.
“Our teammates were wan-dering the area. They couldn’tgo anywhere because therewere so many cops and carsthere,” Looney said.
“A couple of guys from ourteam went to another theater towatch the movie, and we wor-ried that they were in the the-ater where the shooting washappening,” Smith said.
“They wouldn’t pick up
their phones so we were wor-
ried sick about them. Eventu-
ally we got to them,” Looney
said. None of the Saints base-
ball players went out to the
theater.
“I had like seven missed
calls and five voicemails from
my mom,” Wiedenfeld said.
Other parents were con-
cerned as well. “My mom was
blowing up my phone that
night. When I finally got to
talk to her, she was crying,”
Looney said.
And as the news spread,
more calls came in.
“I woke up at three in morn-
ing with text messages and
missed calls from my mom,
dad and friends,” Smith said.
The events in Aurora did not
affect the Saints players’
schedule. Some things did
change for the players.
“I felt a little bit shocked by
what had happened,” Smith
said.
Wiedenfeld said their coach
didn’t let them go out to the
movies after what happened.
The Saints baseball players
finished playing for the Arva-
da Colts in late July, and are
now back at Seward County
Community College to play
baseball.
Courtesy photo
Saints baseball players Tyler Wiedenfeld, at left, T.J. Looney, right, and Garret Smith, not pictured,were in the Denver area playing baseball for the Arvada Colts when the Aurora theater shooting oc-curred July 20.
Jose MedranoEditor
Two Academic Quality Im-provement Program representa-tives will visit Seward CountyCommunity College/ Area Tech-nical School Sept. 24 and 25 fora quality checkup.
AQIP is the accreditation orga-nization that SCCC/ATS is cur-rently partnered with. Accredita-tion is the recognition of aschool or institution for meetingcertain guidelines and standards.AQIP evaluates SCCC/ATS tosee if it is meeting those stan-dards.
The process of accreditation forthe college is based on a seven-year cycle. At the end of thecycle, representatives will visitthe college for a quality checkup.
“The degrees that students re-ceive are more valuable becausethey are accredited,” said Dean ofStudent Services Celeste Dono-van. SCCC/ATS credits aretransferable because the collegeis accredited.
The two AQIP representativeswho will visit SCCC/ATS areDennis Shaw of Des MoinesArea Community College andBrenda Sanchez of Independence
Community College. “The campus visit is a check-
up to make sure that everythingis on track,” said Dean of Acade-mic Affairs Cynthia Rapp. Thevisitation on Sept. 24 and 25represents the end of the firstAQIP cycle for SCCC/ATS.
The AQIP program also focus-es on other areas other than ac-creditation. “It deals with our re-tention rate, transfer programs,advisers and faculty,” Donovansaid.
“Students shouldn’t be worriedabout the visit,” Rapp said. Stu-dents should treat the day like anordinary school day.
The representatives will alsotour the facilities of SCCC/ATS.The AQIP representatives will beon the main campus on Sept. 24and the technical school will bevisited on Sept. 25.
A group of students will be se-lected prior to the visit to havelunch with the representatives.Faculty members will also bemeeting with the representativesduring set meeting times.
Students, faculty, or anyonewho wants more information canclick on the accreditation link atthe bottom of sccc.edu.
Close call in AuroraThree Saints baseball players were staying in
Aurora, Colo., during ‘The Dark Knight’ shooting
Dawn S houseCrusader staff
Honoring local firefighters in memory ofthose who died Sept. 11, 2001, is the basisof a sociology group project at Seward.
Sociology students developed the idea forthe project through a class assignment andwill cook a meal for the local firefighters onOct. 11.
“We are surprised,” said Kelly Kirk, firechief of Liberal Fire Department. “No onehas done this for us before. The event falls onthe same night as our monthly meeting.”The meal will be served at the Liberal FireStation, 110 W. 15th Ave.
“We wanted to celebrate on a day that is notso somber. Starting at 5:30 p.m., we hopeto feed about 50 firefighters,” said student
Kara Stump, the group’s facilitator.Seward County Community College/ Area
Technical School sociology classes have beenperforming community service projects forseveral years.
“It’s a great opportunity for students to giveback to our community,” sociology instruc-tor Debbie Stafford said. “A few of last year’sprojects included a health fair for the MexicanAmerican Ministries, a silent auction for art-work to fund scholarships for the local highschool, the creation of a safe park for the HeadStart program, and one group helped feed thehomeless and fix the homeless shelter. Thefireman appreciation event is the first one Iknow about so far this year.”
The group is planning musical enter-tainment and food donations of hot dogsand hamburger meat.
Those who would like to donate or volun-teer for this event may contact Stump by call-ing 620-428-6356 or emailing [email protected].
Organizers request donations of food only,no monetary donations. To donate or volun-teer for this or other students’ projects, thoseinterested may contact Stafford at 620-417-1455 or email [email protected].
Cami S tahlyCrusader staff
A new form of recycling iscoming to Seward County Com-munity College/Area TechnicalSchool. Now plastic items willbe turned into scholarship dol-lars. Jared Haas, a biology in-structor at SCCC/ATS, decidedto bring a new initiative to helprecycle when he saw a plasticbag recycling bin at Dillon’s.
Haas contacted Terracycle, acompany located in N.J. that re-cycles almost anything, and hasapplied to open an account withthem in the name of the Devel-opment Foundation, so that theFoundation will get credit forSCCC recycling. The recyclingbins can hold plastic pens, pen-cils, markers, highlighters andcaps.
The credit from the pen recy-cling will turn into cash forscholarships from recycled itemsshipped to Terracycle. The col-lege has done this before butstopped. Haas now controls thisproject. He is doing the projectby himself so far, but would likeothers to help.
Another group that is also in-volved and has been involvedwith recycling at SCCC/ATS isPathways, and the club has nowtaken the lead role in recyclingon campus. Don Hayes is theadviser of Pathways. The collegenow has more recycling bins toalleviate the cans that were inoverflow status.
“There are about half a dozenmore new bins,” Hayes said.More than 30 recycling binshave been installed.
Club members will gothrough the recycling bins andmake sure that only recycled
trash are in them. Hayes and thePathways members are going totake the recycling items to a re-cycling center somewhere out oftown to increase recycling ef-forts. They plan to pick the cen-ter that has the most effectivecause.
Hayes said the reason he en-joys doing this is because hesees the value in helping stu-dents save our planet.
“We, at Pathways, recycle forour world because we are part ofthe world,” Hayes said.
Haas stated he is doing hispart because he wants to helpraise money for student scholar-ships, raise awareness about en-vironmental issues, and “showpeople how little changes intheir lifestyle can help the envi-ronment and the community.”
People can help not just bycollecting and recycling, butalso by informing othersand getting them involved.
“I think this will besuccessful if studentsand employees get in-volved,” Haas said.
People whowant to help withthe recycling canfind a cardboardbox in the di-vision officefor mathand sci-ence fornow.
Class to honor local firefighters for 9/11
Accreditation representatives to visit college for checkup
New recycling effort hopes to create scholarship money
Crusader illustrations/ Dawn Shouse
The 9/11 memorial located at the Liberal airport was unveiled lastyear. The metal artwork features an original beam from the WorldTrade Center and remains on display in the airport lobby.
Sustainable agriculture resource program specialist James Choate, who recently arrived at SCCC/ATS, shows tomatoes and lettuce plantsgrowing in the new greenhouse on campus. Plans are in place to build two additional greenhouses.
Jordan LongCrusader staff
A new greenhouse has causedsome excitement for the agricul-tural department at SCCC.
According to the sustainableagricultural resource programspecialist James Choate, thegreenhouse will be used to growa variety of plants and to help ex-pand the available classes for theagricultural program.
Choate, who arrived on cam-pus just a few weeks ago, is alsoexpanding the entire curriculumfor the agricultural department.Choate said changes are going tobe available, hopefully as soonas the spring semester of 2013.
Crusader photo/Jordan Long
Completion of the inside of the new greenhouse is under way with pieces of the benches that will be built.
Greenhouse inspiresgrowth in ag program
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The Board of Trustees touredthe new math lab and received in-formation on routes for citybuses at the Aug. 30 meeting.
The board toured the libraryand the new math lab fundedthrough the United States De-partment of Education STEMgrant for science, technology, en-gineering and math. The lab islocated at the south end of the li-brary and consists of a glasspanel wall, student workstations,computer desks and an instructorteaching station. The move tomore digitized resource materialsin the library has enabled the ad-dition of the math lab to the li-brary. The math lab is also adja-cent to the Academic Achieve-ment Center, which allows forincreased access to peer tutors andother academic assistance provid-ed by college personnel.
Rhonda Kinser, director of theStudent Support Services, gave astatus report of the TRiO SSSgrant through the United StatesDepartment of Education. Thegoal of the grant is to encouragefirst-generation and/or low-in-come students to graduate with abachelor’s degree. Students ac-cepted into the TRiO programhave to show an academic need aswell. SSS grant staff encouragesstudents to first obtain an associ-
ate’s degree and then transfer intoa bachelor’s program.
Seventy percent of the 160 stu-dents allowed in the programmust be retained; 85 percentmust stay in good academicstanding; 40 percent must gradu-ate and at least 15 must transfer.“The college has met or exceededthese expectations,” Kinser said.Out of the 160 students allowedin the program, 105 are first gen-eration, 85 Hispanic or Latino,and most are 18-21 years old.
The quality check-up visit forthe Academic Quality Improve-ment Program is scheduled forSept. 24-25. AQIP is the accred-iting process through the NorthCentral Association of the High-er Learning Commission forSCCC/ATS. “This is the firstaccreditation visit since the col-lege began the AQIP program,”said Cynthia Rapp, dean of acad-emic affairs.
“The new city bus route willpick up and drop off at the maincampus of SCCC/ATS, as wellas the Area Technical School,”said Dennis Sander, dean of fi-nance and operations. The busroute will run from 6 a.m.-6p.m.
nFor the full Board of Trustees report,go to sccc.edu.
Board tours math lab, hears bus plans
Alison Chambers is theDrama Club sponsor. Institu-tional Research and Data Analystis Teresa Wehmeier.
Tanya Dowell is the KappaBeta Delta sponsor. RustyTuman is the adviser of the tech-nology club.
Darin Workman is the directorof the SCCC wind ensemble.
Veda King is the Student NursesAssociation sponsor.
Frances Brown is the sponsorfor HALO. Cecil Stoll and BettyGlenn are sponsors for CMC.
Janice Northerns is the sponsorfor SPEC. Brett Crow is theBlock and Bridle sponsor.
These names were spelled in-correctly in the Aug. 30 issue.
ENTERTAINMENT CRUSADER 3Thursday, September 13, 2012
Martin A. PinonCrusader staff
From Hollywood to New York, and thenNew York to Kansas, Alison Chambers is anactress with a major in musical theater and aminor in piano. Chambers has performed na-tionally and is now the drama instructor atSeward County Community College. Shegraduated from Shenandoah University Con-servatory, in Winchester, Va. In addition,Chambers has a master’s degree in actingfrom the School of Drama in New York City.Chambers was born in Hollywood, Calif.,and always knew that she wanted to be an ac-tress.
“When I was 4 years old, I knew that thiswas it. I found my passion. I have been doingtheater since I was 4. The question on what Iwas going to major in never came up. Myfamily always knew that I was going to be atheater major. There was never a question; itwas just, where I was going to go.’’
It took Chambers seven years to get hermaster’s degree in acting. “I did it as fast Icould,’’ Chambers said.
After finishing and achieving her master’sdegree, her next stop was New York City.
‘‘If you are going to take your career seri-ously, you have to move to New York. Thatis where it is, that’s where it all happens and
where it starts,” Chambers said. “I knew thatNew York was where I wanted to be.”
With the support of her parents, shemoved to New York.
“I knew that I could never be happier doinganything else; I would be miserable if Iworked in any other field other than theater.’’
After three years performing and workingas actress in New York, Chambers finallymoved to Kansas to live with who she callsher best friend: her grandmother.
“My grandmother got sick, and I just want-ed to be with her and spend some time withher. And, she needs a more stable life. Shecouldn’t move to New York; she was fragile.”
After settling down in Liberal, Chambers’grandmother moved in with her. According toChambers, “She is the best roommate ever;we get along very well. She is my bestfriend. If everyone had a grandparent likemine, they would all want their grandmoth-ers to live with them.”
Chambers also describes herself as a dogperson. “I love to drive around with my fourdogs and my grandmother in a yellow Hum-mer.’’
New York has always been there for her.Chambers refers to New York as her home.“I have a lot of family and friends, connec-tions, and it’s where the theater world is. If I
ever leave Liberal, I’ll go to New York,”Chambers said.
From living in New York, her life changeddramatically.
“I miss my life as a New Yorker desperate-ly,” she said. But on the positive side, shesaid there are a lot of perks to living in Lib-eral. “In New York, I didn’t have a car, andhere I can drive anywhere with no problem,but there no one knows you, and here every-one knows you, I have to look good when Igo to the grocery store, in New York thatdoes not matter.”
“With 8 million people in the city vs.20,000 here, they are very different, but bothhave so many wonderful things that I enjoy.In New York the art, the busy life styles andthe fine food of New York, but people here inKansas are so nice, and everyone knows youand cares about you if something goeswrong.”
Chambers is planning a winter productionfor Liberal and close towns to enjoy, con-firming that will be “A Christmas Carol.”
In addition, Chambers is acting as one ofthe main characters in “The Mouse Trap,” aproduction for a dinner theater in Dodge City.Opening for “The Mouse Trap” is Oct. 12-14, with additional performances Oct. 18-22and 25-27.
The ABCs ofAlison Bridget Chambers
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Alison Chambers performs on stage in a New York City production,‘’Broken Wing’’ by Rachel White, in 2009.
Actress leaves New York stage to teach in Kansas
“I love to drive around with my four dogs
and my grandmother in a yellow Hummer.”— Alison Chambers
Fabi PeñaCrusader staff
A night of good fortune will bethe theme of this year’s 18th an-nual party auction on Sept. 22.The Annual Party Auction willbe at the Seward County EventCenter.
Tickets will be $25 and shouldbe purchased in advance beforeSept. 20.
Any employee wanting to pur-chase a ticket for the drawingshould buy a ticket before Sept.15 in order to be eligible for aprize drawing.
Tickets will not be sold at thedoor.
Tickets can be purchased at thefollowing businesses: The Com-munity Bank, Sunflower Bank,Byron Bird and Associations,KSCB, Scantlin’s Furniture, AlShank Insurance, The LiberalLight, Mortgages Unlimited,First National Bank of Liberal,Southwest Agri Center-Kismet,
Bank of Beaver CityLiberal/Turpin, Yoxall AntrimYoxall Fitzgerald & McCaffrey,Versus Signs and Seward CountyCommunity College/ATS.
Tickets can also be purchasedfrom SCCC/ATS Foundationboard members and auction com-mittee members.
Tickets can be purchased witha credit card by calling theSCCC/ATS Development Officeat 620-417-1131 or online atalumni.sccc.edu, by clicking onSCCC/ATS Foundation Auc-tion.
The $25 admission ticket willinclude food, beer, wine, softdrinks, and participation in thelive and silent auction.
The festivities will begin witha silent auction at 6 p.m.
A dinner, served from 6-7:30p.m., will be catered by GreatWestern Dining.
The dinner will feature a buffetof pulled pork donated bySeaboard Foods and brisket do-
nated by National Beef Packing.There will be a taste of oriental,a dessert bar and a chocolate foun-tain. Following dinner, there willbe a live auction at 8 p.m.
During these auctions, manyitems will be featured for sale, in-cluding vacation packages. Oneof the vacation packages, whichis sponsored by McDonald’s-Lib-eral George and Evelyn Roldanand First National Beef-Liberal,will be a trip to the “South of theBorder” from March 10-16,2013.
The trip will be to San Juan,Puerto Rico with a stay in a lux-urious San Juan Hotel and Casi-no. This package will include air-fare and hotel reservations fortwo.
Another prize package will be“A Grill Master’s Dream,” spon-sored by Bill and Ruth McBrydeand Nick and Lisa Hatcher, andTrailers & Trails.
This package will include aTraeger Grill, cover, wood pel-
lets, BBQ seasonings and a cook-book.
The auction items are great innumber and include gift certifi-cates, homemade food, haircuts,quilts and more.
This year, there will be “Buy itNow” pricing on many items.
For a convenience to the par-ents, Saints Cheer and DanceSquad will be providing childcarefor ages 3-11 for $5 per child.
Brennemen Funeral Home ishelping to fund this year’s child-care. The children will be enter-tained will activities such asmovies, art projects, games,cheer and dance lessons. Deadlineto hold a spot for a child will beSept. 20. To make reservations,please call 620-626-5878.
According to Tammy Doll, lastyear’s Mediterranean party auc-tion raised a little more than$47,000 for scholarships.
This year’s goal is to raisemore than that amount.
Last year 469 people attendedthe annual auction.
Doll is hoping to bump it upto 500 people.
“Students should let their par-ents know about this auction,”Doll said. “The annual party auc-tion is a public fundraising eventand a fun social event for thecommunity. This is a great wayto help the SCCC/ATS raisescholarships for the studentswishing to pursue a career.”
Night of Good Fortune theme surrounds 2012 Scholarship Auction
Nancy AcundaCrusader staff
The Telolith has not only re-ceived a Gold Medalist awardfrom the Columbia ScholasticPress Association this fall, but itrecently received another presti-gious award from the AssociatedCollegiate Press.
Telolith received a first classaward, with Marks of Distinc-tion, for the quality of writing inthe Telolith magazine.
Telolith didn’t stop there, theyalso received a Concept Awardfor the overall look and design ofthe Telolith magazine.
The graphic design studentswho developed the concept andthe look of the most recentTelolith were Derienne Daniels,Alek Nichols, Maria Perez andJesus Villalobos.
The Telolith is an arts and lit-erary magazine designed by stu-dents that features artwork, sto-ries and poetry by students. Itpublishes in the spring.
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FEATURE4 CRUSADER CRUSADER 5Thursday, September 13, 2012Thursday, September 13, 2012
Jose MedranoEditor
Claw marks tear across the ground, fog fills the air and pale white bones litter the stage.The scenes of “The Lion King” musical are unique, but still stay true to the original film.The engineering and design of every detail on stage is stunning.
Viewers of the show will quickly be introduced to one the most astonishing pieces ofengineering in the show: Pride Rock. Fans of “The Lion King” will instantly recognizethe structure. Pride Rock is a great metal staircase covered in claw marks that rises fromthe stage and is the home to the most pivotal scenes of the musical. Pride Rock towersover 20 feet and the structure moves on a set of rails that carry it from one side of thestage to the other.
The elephant graveyard is another location that makes the viewer feel as if they are onthe stage. Fog pours in from the sides of the stage, the fickle laughing of hyenas can beheard and numerous bones cover the earth. Jets of steam blast from holes in the ground.The backbone of an elephant serves as a platform where the characters speak. It is the per-fect lair for Scar and the hyenas.
The most spectacular scenery of the show is surreal, as Simba contemplates his returnto the Pridelands, and, as he asks his fallen father for guidance, a magnificent showbegins. Vines drape onto the stage and the stars shine above them. Mufasa's face sudden-ly appears in the stars and while the stage is dark. It’s probably one of the most spectac-ular pieces of lighting and set work in a show.
Overall, only one scene left the viewer wanting more. Mufasa’s death scene could havebeen coordinated better. Personally, I found that the scene was underdeveloped and couldhave been designed with more in mind. The canyon were Mufasa died and where the stam-pede happened was built well, but compared to the rest of the scenes it was unappealing.Mufasa’s actor “climbed” a very small canyon wall and glided to his death rather than fell.
Although the stage floor never changed, every scene was unique. The amount of detailthat was placed in the show takes more than one viewing to fully grasp. Patrons of allages will enjoy the show and be amazed by the scenery.
Darkness is everywhere and everything is silent. Then a dim blue light begins in thehorizon that slowly changes to purple. A yellow light cracks over the horizon revealingthe sun that slowly brightens the savannah. As the sun rises further and further into thesky the savanna is filled with an orange and red sunlight revealing the wildlife. As all theanimals come towards Pride Rock where Simba is shown for the first time, the scene hasa huge flash of light and then darkness falls leading into the next scene.
This opening scene shows a perfect example of how marvelously the lighting is donein “The Lion King.” Throughout the musical, it keeps it going, providing different light-ing for all the different scenes.
There were multiple scenes that caught my attention with lighting. One that stood outto me the most was how they portrayed Scar’s cave and Pride Rock’s cave. The lightseemed to stream in to the caves through the cracks of the background of the stage. Theentrance of the cave had a strong beam of light that would dim as the light went furtherand further into the cave. It was brilliant how they managed to create that kind of settingand make the audience realize that the scene was taking place inside of a cave.
During the musical there were points where white strobe lights would flash at a fastspeed. These strobe lights symbolized death. As soon as I saw these lights flashing Iimmediately knew deep down inside that something bad was happening. The only com-plaint I have within the musical about the lighting is the part with Mufasa’s face in thesky. Although it was a spectacular sight, I felt like it should have been more like themovie in the sense that Mufasa’s face is created within the storm clouds, rather than justhis face glowing yellow.
The lighting throughout the musical was very good and always caught the attention ofviewers and showed what kind of setting the characters were in. The overall experience ofthe show was amazing and was well worth drive to Wichita.
Dynamic lighting sets tone for ‘The Lion King’ scenes
Giseel le ArredondoCrusader staff
I was skeptical about “The Lion King” as I first signed up to attend the showing, butin the end, it was nothing short of astonishing. I could not hold back the tears as I sawall the different animal costumes coming on to the stage for the scene of the “Circle ofLife.”
It was just such a beautiful sight. The costumes were so amazing and creative. It real-ly helped that the whole cast was in great shape. The skin-tight silk suits that the castwore emphasized every powerful muscle.
“The Lion King” has nearly 230 costumes that are worn by a cast of more than 50.Some costumes are made from the same light-weight materials used to make airplanes,carbon fiber, parachute nylon and rubber. Among the collection of costumes were giraffeswith inhabitants walking on stilts, a massive elephant with as many as four actors con-trolling it, zebras, hyenas, an actor with as many as three gazelles, puppet jaguars, andMufasa with his lionesses and a robot baby Simba. The costumes embraced the faces ofthe cast and did not hide them.
The actor pulling the strings for the Timon puppet, Nick Cordileone, was covered fromhead to toe in bright green paint. “I buy green sheets and clothes just because the greenpaint does not completely come off,” Cordileone told the Seward students after the show.
It’s hard to pick a favorite character, but I would have to go with Timon. He was hilar-ious. A fun fact about Timon, from an article in the Wichita Eagle, is that the puppetweighs 15 pounds and has a face “made of foam so sensitive, the touch of a human fin-ger will ruin it.”
Creative costumes make characters come to life
Matthew AdkinsNews editor
One of the most important aspects of “The Lion King” is the music. Not only doesthe music help tell the story and entertain, in “The Lion King,” music plays a pivotalrole in immersing the audience and painting a picture of Africa. Painting the picture ofthe African plains begins at the start of the show when Rafiki steps on stage and beginssinging “The Circle of Life.” It’s almost frightening at first, seeing a person with facepaint begin screaming words in a different language, but it quickly becomes apparent whatthe song is about and makes people feel like they are in Africa.
The cast as well as the orchestra, directed by Tim Snyder, at the Wichita showing of“The Lion King” was proficient at telling the story through the medium of music. It’slikely that the cast sang the songs nearly a thousand times, but the cast was still veryenthusiastic in singing, although it’s easy to get bored with the same old songs.
For the most part, they sounded almost exactly the same as the music from the movie.However, don’t go to the show expecting perfection. The recordings from the movie hadbeen developed over many hours, while a theatre musical is live and performed by peo-ple who are both actors and musicians. It’s very rare to find someone who can both singand act, but the music was still incredible in this show despite that fact.
There are even a few surprises regarding the music in the show. The most notable dif-ference is the addition of the song “Chow Down” sang by the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, andEd. To me, this addition is regrettable as it does no justice to the rest of the music. Itdoes more to conjure up images of the roaring ‘20s than it does to the fact that the pro-tagonists are in a dangerous situation.
However, “Chow Down,” along with the other songs, was performed beautifully andthe performance was definitely the result of amazing talent and countless hours of prac-tice.
Live music brings new aspect to songs from movie
Tonya LoewenEditor
From the opening note of “The Circle of Life” by the character of Rafiki, the BroadwayAcross America group performing “The Lion King” awed the students and faculty ofSeward County Community College who were in the audience.
Twenty-eight students and humanities faculty attended the Broadway Across Americashow in Wichita on Saturday, Sept. 9. The group consisted of Drama Club, ConcertBand, Mixed Chorus, and Crusader newspaper students, as well as their sponsors andhumanities secretary, Terri Barnes.
Although the group sat in the very back of the Century II Concert Hall, that didn’t stopanyone from enjoying the highest grossing Broadway show of all time, according toguardian.co.uk., and being amazed by the impressive show.
The musical lasted around two and a half hours, which is one hour more than the orig-inal movie version of “The Lion King.” Even though the show was so much longer thana regular film, many of the viewers were so interested in the musical that time felt muchfaster. There was also one 15-minute intermission halfway through the show.
“The Lion King” musical was spectacular, from the unique and authentic African cos-tumes, classic music from Elton John and Tim Rice, to the striking sets and the preciselighting.
The stage was constantly filled with talented singers, dancers and actors, making thecharacters come alive. Major characters were Mufasa, Scar, Simba, Nala, Timon andPumbaa. Other characters were Young Simba, Young Nala, Rafiki, Zazu, Sarabi, and thehyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.
One unexpected, yet slightly useful additional character was a live bird that flew aroundthe auditorium during the second act. It was not a planned part of the show, but it wentwell with the theme and feeling of the musical, and surprisingly flew around at nearlycued times.
Not only did the group watch the amazing musical, but we were also able to meet,interview, and get autographs from major characters afterward. For being such profes-sional and great actors, I presumed that they might be rude or not want to talk to us. Allof them were completely opposite of that, talking, laughing, and taking time to get toknow who we were and where we were from.
Overall, “The Lion King” was an amazing musical, and left me wanting to see it everynight. It was entertaining, stayed true to the storyline and was an impressive show.
‘The Lion King’ performance leaves lastingimpression on Seward students and faculty
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Want to see “The Lion King” while it’s still at the Century II Concert Hall in Wichita?
Showtimes are until Sept. 30, and tickets can be purchased either fromWichitaTix.com, by calling 316-219-4849, or at the
WichitaTIX Box Office on the east side of the Concert Hall Lobby one hour prior to the show, or from Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Actors Brent Harris and Rashada Dawan pose with Seward students after “The Lion King” performance. Harris played “Scar,” who is Mufasa’s brother and Simba’s uncle. Dawanplayed “Shenzi,” the female hyena, as well as one of the legs of the elephant in the opening song of “Circle of Life.”
Ben Lipitz signs autographs and talks about his acting career with the Seward drama,choir, band, and Crusader students. Lipitz played “Pumbaa,” the warthog that is bestfriends with Timon and helped raise Simba.
Eleven-year-olds Zavion Hill and Kailah McFadden sign autographs with students. Hill played “Young Simba,” whileMcFadden played “Young Nala.” Hill and McFadden are best friends, as well as cast mates.
Crusader photos/ Jose Medrano, Matthew Adkins, Dylan SandellPage Design/ Tonya Loewen
Nick Cordileone, who plays “Timon,” talks with students about his character. Cordileone had to be entirely covered ingreen paint in order to blend with the background while working the Timon puppet.
Brent Harris tells students of the full-body mechanism he is connected to for the role of “Scar.” He wearsa large mask and tail, plus power packs, wires and hand controls that together weigh around 40 pounds.
Rashada Dawan humors students with jokes about her character, “Shenzi,” and how excited she was to findout she was cast as the female hyena role.
See more pictures from “The LionKing” on the Crusader Facebook.
Watch a video of the backstage experience, plus interviews with theactors and Seward students.
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FEATURE4 CRUSADER CRUSADER 5Thursday, September 13, 2012Thursday, September 13, 2012
Jose MedranoEditor
Claw marks tear across the ground, fog fills the air and pale white bones litter the stage.The scenes of “The Lion King” musical are unique, but still stay true to the original film.The engineering and design of every detail on stage is stunning.
Viewers of the show will quickly be introduced to one the most astonishing pieces ofengineering in the show: Pride Rock. Fans of “The Lion King” will instantly recognizethe structure. Pride Rock is a great metal staircase covered in claw marks that rises fromthe stage and is the home to the most pivotal scenes of the musical. Pride Rock towersover 20 feet and the structure moves on a set of rails that carry it from one side of thestage to the other.
The elephant graveyard is another location that makes the viewer feel as if they are onthe stage. Fog pours in from the sides of the stage, the fickle laughing of hyenas can beheard and numerous bones cover the earth. Jets of steam blast from holes in the ground.The backbone of an elephant serves as a platform where the characters speak. It is the per-fect lair for Scar and the hyenas.
The most spectacular scenery of the show is surreal, as Simba contemplates his returnto the Pridelands, and, as he asks his fallen father for guidance, a magnificent showbegins. Vines drape onto the stage and the stars shine above them. Mufasa's face sudden-ly appears in the stars and while the stage is dark. It’s probably one of the most spectac-ular pieces of lighting and set work in a show.
Overall, only one scene left the viewer wanting more. Mufasa’s death scene could havebeen coordinated better. Personally, I found that the scene was underdeveloped and couldhave been designed with more in mind. The canyon were Mufasa died and where the stam-pede happened was built well, but compared to the rest of the scenes it was unappealing.Mufasa’s actor “climbed” a very small canyon wall and glided to his death rather than fell.
Although the stage floor never changed, every scene was unique. The amount of detailthat was placed in the show takes more than one viewing to fully grasp. Patrons of allages will enjoy the show and be amazed by the scenery.
Darkness is everywhere and everything is silent. Then a dim blue light begins in thehorizon that slowly changes to purple. A yellow light cracks over the horizon revealingthe sun that slowly brightens the savannah. As the sun rises further and further into thesky the savanna is filled with an orange and red sunlight revealing the wildlife. As all theanimals come towards Pride Rock where Simba is shown for the first time, the scene hasa huge flash of light and then darkness falls leading into the next scene.
This opening scene shows a perfect example of how marvelously the lighting is donein “The Lion King.” Throughout the musical, it keeps it going, providing different light-ing for all the different scenes.
There were multiple scenes that caught my attention with lighting. One that stood outto me the most was how they portrayed Scar’s cave and Pride Rock’s cave. The lightseemed to stream in to the caves through the cracks of the background of the stage. Theentrance of the cave had a strong beam of light that would dim as the light went furtherand further into the cave. It was brilliant how they managed to create that kind of settingand make the audience realize that the scene was taking place inside of a cave.
During the musical there were points where white strobe lights would flash at a fastspeed. These strobe lights symbolized death. As soon as I saw these lights flashing Iimmediately knew deep down inside that something bad was happening. The only com-plaint I have within the musical about the lighting is the part with Mufasa’s face in thesky. Although it was a spectacular sight, I felt like it should have been more like themovie in the sense that Mufasa’s face is created within the storm clouds, rather than justhis face glowing yellow.
The lighting throughout the musical was very good and always caught the attention ofviewers and showed what kind of setting the characters were in. The overall experience ofthe show was amazing and was well worth drive to Wichita.
Dynamic lighting sets tone for ‘The Lion King’ scenes
Giseel le ArredondoCrusader staff
I was skeptical about “The Lion King” as I first signed up to attend the showing, butin the end, it was nothing short of astonishing. I could not hold back the tears as I sawall the different animal costumes coming on to the stage for the scene of the “Circle ofLife.”
It was just such a beautiful sight. The costumes were so amazing and creative. It real-ly helped that the whole cast was in great shape. The skin-tight silk suits that the castwore emphasized every powerful muscle.
“The Lion King” has nearly 230 costumes that are worn by a cast of more than 50.Some costumes are made from the same light-weight materials used to make airplanes,carbon fiber, parachute nylon and rubber. Among the collection of costumes were giraffeswith inhabitants walking on stilts, a massive elephant with as many as four actors con-trolling it, zebras, hyenas, an actor with as many as three gazelles, puppet jaguars, andMufasa with his lionesses and a robot baby Simba. The costumes embraced the faces ofthe cast and did not hide them.
The actor pulling the strings for the Timon puppet, Nick Cordileone, was covered fromhead to toe in bright green paint. “I buy green sheets and clothes just because the greenpaint does not completely come off,” Cordileone told the Seward students after the show.
It’s hard to pick a favorite character, but I would have to go with Timon. He was hilar-ious. A fun fact about Timon, from an article in the Wichita Eagle, is that the puppetweighs 15 pounds and has a face “made of foam so sensitive, the touch of a human fin-ger will ruin it.”
Creative costumes make characters come to life
Matthew AdkinsNews editor
One of the most important aspects of “The Lion King” is the music. Not only doesthe music help tell the story and entertain, in “The Lion King,” music plays a pivotalrole in immersing the audience and painting a picture of Africa. Painting the picture ofthe African plains begins at the start of the show when Rafiki steps on stage and beginssinging “The Circle of Life.” It’s almost frightening at first, seeing a person with facepaint begin screaming words in a different language, but it quickly becomes apparent whatthe song is about and makes people feel like they are in Africa.
The cast as well as the orchestra, directed by Tim Snyder, at the Wichita showing of“The Lion King” was proficient at telling the story through the medium of music. It’slikely that the cast sang the songs nearly a thousand times, but the cast was still veryenthusiastic in singing, although it’s easy to get bored with the same old songs.
For the most part, they sounded almost exactly the same as the music from the movie.However, don’t go to the show expecting perfection. The recordings from the movie hadbeen developed over many hours, while a theatre musical is live and performed by peo-ple who are both actors and musicians. It’s very rare to find someone who can both singand act, but the music was still incredible in this show despite that fact.
There are even a few surprises regarding the music in the show. The most notable dif-ference is the addition of the song “Chow Down” sang by the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, andEd. To me, this addition is regrettable as it does no justice to the rest of the music. Itdoes more to conjure up images of the roaring ‘20s than it does to the fact that the pro-tagonists are in a dangerous situation.
However, “Chow Down,” along with the other songs, was performed beautifully andthe performance was definitely the result of amazing talent and countless hours of prac-tice.
Live music brings new aspect to songs from movie
Tonya LoewenEditor
From the opening note of “The Circle of Life” by the character of Rafiki, the BroadwayAcross America group performing “The Lion King” awed the students and faculty ofSeward County Community College who were in the audience.
Twenty-eight students and humanities faculty attended the Broadway Across Americashow in Wichita on Saturday, Sept. 9. The group consisted of Drama Club, ConcertBand, Mixed Chorus, and Crusader newspaper students, as well as their sponsors andhumanities secretary, Terri Barnes.
Although the group sat in the very back of the Century II Concert Hall, that didn’t stopanyone from enjoying the highest grossing Broadway show of all time, according toguardian.co.uk., and being amazed by the impressive show.
The musical lasted around two and a half hours, which is one hour more than the orig-inal movie version of “The Lion King.” Even though the show was so much longer thana regular film, many of the viewers were so interested in the musical that time felt muchfaster. There was also one 15-minute intermission halfway through the show.
“The Lion King” musical was spectacular, from the unique and authentic African cos-tumes, classic music from Elton John and Tim Rice, to the striking sets and the preciselighting.
The stage was constantly filled with talented singers, dancers and actors, making thecharacters come alive. Major characters were Mufasa, Scar, Simba, Nala, Timon andPumbaa. Other characters were Young Simba, Young Nala, Rafiki, Zazu, Sarabi, and thehyenas Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.
One unexpected, yet slightly useful additional character was a live bird that flew aroundthe auditorium during the second act. It was not a planned part of the show, but it wentwell with the theme and feeling of the musical, and surprisingly flew around at nearlycued times.
Not only did the group watch the amazing musical, but we were also able to meet,interview, and get autographs from major characters afterward. For being such profes-sional and great actors, I presumed that they might be rude or not want to talk to us. Allof them were completely opposite of that, talking, laughing, and taking time to get toknow who we were and where we were from.
Overall, “The Lion King” was an amazing musical, and left me wanting to see it everynight. It was entertaining, stayed true to the storyline and was an impressive show.
‘The Lion King’ performance leaves lastingimpression on Seward students and faculty
KLion ing
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Want to see “The Lion King” while it’s still at the Century II Concert Hall in Wichita?
Showtimes are until Sept. 30, and tickets can be purchased either fromWichitaTix.com, by calling 316-219-4849, or at the
WichitaTIX Box Office on the east side of the Concert Hall Lobby one hour prior to the show, or from Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Actors Brent Harris and Rashada Dawan pose with Seward students after “The Lion King” performance. Harris played “Scar,” who is Mufasa’s brother and Simba’s uncle. Dawanplayed “Shenzi,” the female hyena, as well as one of the legs of the elephant in the opening song of “Circle of Life.”
Ben Lipitz signs autographs and talks about his acting career with the Seward drama,choir, band, and Crusader students. Lipitz played “Pumbaa,” the warthog that is bestfriends with Timon and helped raise Simba.
Eleven-year-olds Zavion Hill and Kailah McFadden sign autographs with students. Hill played “Young Simba,” whileMcFadden played “Young Nala.” Hill and McFadden are best friends, as well as cast mates.
Crusader photos/ Jose Medrano, Matthew Adkins, Dylan SandellPage Design/ Tonya Loewen
Nick Cordileone, who plays “Timon,” talks with students about his character. Cordileone had to be entirely covered ingreen paint in order to blend with the background while working the Timon puppet.
Brent Harris tells students of the full-body mechanism he is connected to for the role of “Scar.” He wearsa large mask and tail, plus power packs, wires and hand controls that together weigh around 40 pounds.
Rashada Dawan humors students with jokes about her character, “Shenzi,” and how excited she was to findout she was cast as the female hyena role.
See more pictures from “The LionKing” on the Crusader Facebook.
Watch a video of the backstage experience, plus interviews with theactors and Seward students.
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OPINION6 Thursday, September 13, 2012CRUSADER
Voting has played a major partof America’s history dating backto well before the Constitutionwas even drafted.
The idea that every individualhas equal say in the managementof their country, state and city isthe foundation of the UnitedStates. Even businesses, clubsand organizations also common-ly adopt the use of democracy intheir operations.
Voting is very important tokeep things fair and is effectiveway to come to an agreement.Anyone who can vote definitelyshould. There’s almost no nega-tive consequences to voting andinformed voting keeps the coun-try healthy.
As the presidential electionsdraw closer and closer, it’s notuncommon for people to becomevery vocal about their opinionsand might even tell you whothey’re voting for.
In fact, it’s not unreasonableto claim that more than half ofadults in the United States atleast have a good idea of whatthey believe and which candidate
is better suited to hold office. But how many people will
vote? Not nearly as many peoplevote as the level of noise gener-ated by political chatter wouldsuggest. Since 1948, less than65 percent of eligible voters havevoted in presidential elections.
There’s almost no difference inpercentage when including ineli-gible voters. When it comes topresidential elections, manyargue that there is no reason tovote because the actual votingthat decides who will be presidentis done by the electoral collegesthat represent a state.
It’s probably the best argumentagainst voting, but that doesn’taccount for the lack of voting inareas where the vote will actual-ly count towards the issue.
The voter turnout is far worsein local elections and issues. InLiberal, it’s a commonly knownfact that very few people voteeven in important issues likeschool board elections.
In 2011 there was a pull tobuild a community center thatwas voted down. The decision tobuild a community centerstemmed from the lack of activi-ties for the youth and the studentsLiberal High School even tookseveral days out of class through-out a two-year period to come upwith an idea that would help thecity.
The students came up with theidea of the community center thatwas struck down 730 to 531 ac-cording to the Board of CountyCommissions. Less than 10% ofthe population decided on some-thing that affected an entire city.
It’s very possible that the com-munity center could have becomea reality had the voter turnoutbeen much higher. When only afew people vote, the results areskewed.
This is why scientists doingsurveys will ask thousands ofpeople the same the questions.Asking more people will providemore accuracy.
In the case of politics it canmean the wrong person getselected or it could mean a smallgroup of people controlling anentire section of government.
What about the pros of vot-ing? What is in it for me? Votingis one of the only ways for thepeople’s voice to be heard. A sin-gle vote isn’t much, but it takesmany single votes to get some-thing done.
A single vote could go tobuilding a community center orit can stop the construction of anunnecessary building that the citycan’t afford. Whatever way youlook at it, there’s always a goodreason to vote.
Last week, in an alarmingmove, Democrats removed theword God from their party's plat-form. Then, being the politi-cians that they are, promptlybacktracked and put God rightback into their party's platform.While some may look at this andthink that it is not that big of adeal — after all, they did reinsertGod into their platform — itshould send a clear message to allAmericans exactly where they
plan on taking us for the nextfour years and beyond. This mes-sage that they are sending shouldbe setting off bells and whistlesin every household of this oncegreat country from Anchorage toHonolulu to Los Angeles to NewYork.
Over the last 236 years, thiscountry has succeeded on manydifferent levels, probably morethan any other nation in the his-tory of the world. From the in-dustrial revolution to sending aman to the moon, this countryhas been blessed with great suc-cess. Now, while we have hadsome dark times in this country'shistory, such as slavery and theGreat Depression, this nation has
seemingly always found one wayor another to thrive. But it's notlike we haven't had help alongthe way.
This country was built upon aRock, a firm and solid founda-tion, and that foundation is God.From the time of the signing ofthe Declaration of Independencewas drafted up until now, God iswhat has made this country sosuccessful. We as a country, orindividuals, should not be soprideful to think that we are sogreat and mighty and that all ofthis has come from only our ownself-driven will and hard work.But apparently Democrats wouldlike us to believe that God wasnever a part of this. Or as Obama
would say, "God didn't buildthis!"
I'm not saying hard-workingAmericans haven't poured theirblood, sweat and tears into mak-ing this country great. What Iam saying is that this nation isdistancing itself from God moreand more everyday, and that isleading us down a path I don't be-lieve any of us would like to liveto see. And it seems to me theDemocrats are clearing that pathas we speak, attempting to leadus like lambs to the slaughter.
How can they be so ignorant toblatantly ignore God's favor andall of His blessings? Do theynot know that this is the sameGod that flooded the entire earth
for its wickedness and sin? Orthat He also destroyed Sodom andGomorrah because of all theirwickedness and immorality?Heck, He even gave His ownpeople, from Judah, over to theBabylonians for their wicked-ness, worshipping of idols andforsaking his Law.
This is the God that spoke theworld into creation in seven days.If we continue down the roadwe're headed, what's to say hewouldn't hand this country overto China. Or North Korea. Oreven Luxembourg, if that is Hiswill.
Maybe the Democrats did putGod back into their platform, butthe simple fact that they tried to
remove Him, shows their intentto remove Him eventually. Dothey really want to replace God'sblessings with His wrath andjudgment? That's a scary propo-sition and should put all of us onalert.
This is not an article to try tosway you to vote one way or theother. It is my hope that each ofus as individuals would stand upand let the whole world hear "Godbelongs in my country!"
Trust in the Lord with all yourheart and do not lean on yourown understanding. In all yourways acknowledge Him, and Hewill make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6.
In ______ we trust? Platform wording red flag for foundationJeremiah Wilson
Firstly, I have to say that Icome from Germany. Thatmeans that the first 20 years ofmy life I spent on another conti-nent on the other side of theworld. Currently, I am living inKansas and go to Seward CountyCommunity College, and I real-ly like it.
I like to meet people from dif-ferent countries with cultures thatare different from mine. That isso exciting to me.
Therefore, I have to say thatthe first week was the most inter-esting for me. I talked to a lot ofinternational students and heard
their feelings of the “new world.”The international students are dif-ferent. Often we compare ourthoughts and sometimes it isvery funny.
I remember the first time Iwent to Wal-Mart. Everything injust one shop? From my point ofview, that is kind of crazy, be-cause in Europe we have moresmall shops. For example, oneshop is just for breads and dinnerrolls, which called in German“Baeckerei.”
But Wal-Mart is not the onlything that seems pretty big tome. Also the cups, which theAmerican use, are so big! InEurope you won’t find cups inthis big of size.
Another funny example isabout the change of climate. Ingeneral, my experience has beenthat when I go out of the houseit is cold, and I can’t wait to re-
turn to my warm and comfort-able house except for in the sum-mer.
Here in Kansas it is exactly theother way. Outside it is so hot,and because of all the air condi-tioners inside, it is often freez-ing. That is really freaky for me.
I also want to add a praise tothis college because it makes itpossible for us international stu-dents to see a completely differ-ent world.
Furthermore, the Americanstudents also profit from thisprogram because we internation-al students can explain our cul-tures to them.
In conclusion, one can say thata lot of horizons will be expand-ing.
I hope that this program willbe available in the future formany more students from a lot ofdifferent counties.
66% did not feel personally affected by the attacks
Only 10% knew how many people died on Flight 93
73% supported the actions taken by the government following 9/11
14% knew the correct number of people that died on 9/11
58% didn’t know the correct number of planes hijacked on 9/11
‘Never forget’ becoming a thing of the pastIt has been 11 years since the
events of that tragic events ofSept. 11. As the years went bywounds heal and grief was aside,but so were the memories.
“We will never forget” is a say-ing, but the actuality of that isslowing becoming unrecognizableto college aged students. In 2002,The Crusader did a survey concern-ing the events of 9/11, now TheCrusader has performed a replica ofthat survey.
Most of this year’s incomingfreshman were second graderswhen the twin towers were at-tacked. Most of those students
have little to no recollection of theevents that occurred on that infa-mous day.
On Sept. 11, 2001, four planeswere hijacked. Two planes werecrashed into the World TradeCenter. The Pentagon was also hitand a fourth plane, United Flight93, crashed in a field outside ofShanksville Pa. Nearly 3,000 peo-ple were killed in the events sur-rounding 9/11.
Twenty eight percent of the peo-ple surveyed in 2002 knew the cor-rect number of people who per-ished during 9/11. Only 14 percentof the people who were surveyed
this year knew the correct numberof people.
Anger, fear, pain and unity wereperhaps the strongest emotionsthat were felt that tragic day. It’s aday in American history thatshould never be forgotten, yet sofew people know what actuallyhappen that day.
9/11 is becoming “just anotherday” for our generation. Some ofus remember and fewer of us knowwhat actually happened that day. Astunning fact that arose during thesurvey is that only 42 percent ofstudents knew that four planes hadbeen hijacked that day.
To some students the attacks of9/11 had an effect on them. “I feellike the events made me appreciatemy freedom, our firefighters, po-licemen and military so muchmore,”freshman Natalie Robinsonsaid.
Every American generation hasto face it own challenges: 9/11 isone of ours.
Information and topics about9/11 are discussed in the EnglishComposition I classes at SewardCounty Community College/Area Technical School, requiringstudents to watch and analyze whathappened on Flight 93.
“I remember watching the video
about Flight 93 in comp class, and
I had no idea what had happen to
those people,” said a survey partic-
ipant.
Many people lost their lives
and some sacrificed there own for
our safety. It was not only the vic-
tims who gave their lives that day,
but firefighters, officers and med-
ical workers.
9/11 is an event that should not
just fade into the history books.
The Crusader conducted a survey earlier this month about Sept. 11, 2001. The following statistics were found by surveying 130 students, faculty, and staff on their knowledge ofthe Sept. 11 attacks, 11 years after the tragic attacks. The survey was conducted as a way to see if people actually remember the events. The Crusader also performed a survey in2002 that asked similar questions to this survey, the red stripes are the recent survey and the white strips are the results and questions from the 2002 survey.
82% were not afraid to fly after 9/11
68% consider themselves more patriotic after 9/11
35% did not feel personally affected by the attacks
85% supported the actions taken by the government following 9/11
Only 16% knew how many people died on Flight 93
28% knew the correct number of people that died on 9/11
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Bailey McFerren is a volley-ball star at Seward County Com-munity College/Area TechnicalSchool, but McFerren has alsobeen a basketball player and vale-dictorian.
McFerren is the middle hit-ter/outside hitter for the Saintsvolleyball team and was recentlyannounced as the Jayhawk WestPlayer of the Week.
Outside the fact that McFerrenplays volleyball and goes toschool, she is like most collegestudents her age. She enjoyssleeping, eating and spendingtime with her friends.
Aubree Young, a teammate,roommate and close friend ofMcFerren, said, “Bailey is defi-nitely a leader and not a follow-er. She does her own thing anddoesn’t follow anyone but her-self. I love that fact about her.”
McFerren is one of the sixsophomores who are playing onthe volleyball team.
“We will be the team to beat,”said McFerren about how theteam will stand this season.
McFerren was born and raisedin Branson, Colo., but playedsports in Kim, Colo.
She has played volleyball andbasketball all her life, helped herteam win at state basketball andwas announced player of the yearin high school.
McFerren is just as strong aca-demically as she is physically.McFerren was valedictorian ather high school. She is current-ly a sophomore at Seward whereshe is majoring in physical ed,but is also looking at other ma-jors. McFerren’s favorite class isP.E. with assistant baseballcoach Mike Davidson.
McFerren explained that thereason she came to Seward wasbecause the school is not to farfrom her home. “It has a greatvolleyball program and the class-es are small.”
McFerren’s future plans andgoals are to graduate from Se-ward, transfer somewhere out ofKansas to play volleyball and geta bachelor’s degree. After gettingher bachelor’s degree, she hopeson settling down in a small townand “playing grown up,” McFer-ren said.
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In the landmark building next to the water fountain
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stephanovic
Lady Saint Bailey McFerren warms up before the match against Gar-den City Wednesday in the Green House.
McFerren strong oncourt, smart in class
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stephanovic
Lady Saints Aubree Young (3), Chloe Davis (5), Thayna Silva (6), AlyssaOlson (13) and Bailey McFerron (15) celebrate after scoring a point onColby’s Lady Trojans.
Morgan Rileyjumps up toblock the ball
during theLady Saints
match againstGarden City’sLady Bronc-busters on
Wednesday.Riley is afreshman
from Levelland,
Texas.
Crusader photo/Jakub Stephanovic
Date Opponent Result8/24 Seminole State 0-3 L
8/24 Odessa 0-3 L
8/25 New Mexico Military 0-3 L
8/25 Yavapai College 2-3 L
8/29 Barton County 3-0 W
8/30 Claredon 3-1 W
8/31 Tyler Junior College 0-3 L
8/31 Vernon 2-3 L
9/1 Richland Comm. College 3-0 W
9/1 Northern Oklahoma 2-3 L
9/5 Colby* 3-0 W
9/8 Hutchison* 1-3 L
9/10 Pratt* 3-0 W
9/12 Garden City* 3-1 W
9/12 Redlands* 3-1 W
Upcoming Home Matches Date Opponent Time
9/26 Cloud County* 6:30 p.m.
9/28 Veron College 11:00 a.m.
9/28 Western Texas 7:00 p.m.
10/3 Barton* 6:30 p.m.
10/5 Clardeon (Pink Night) 6:30 p.m.
*Games are conference play. Matches colored green are home.
Crusader photo/ Jordan Long
Saints volleyball players interact with fans during Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night. The Lady Saints played the Pratt Lady Beavers on Monday.
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Crusader photo/Jakub Stepanovic
Mason Marshall was up at the plate during the alumni game that Se-ward hosted over Labor Day weekend.
The first week of the NFLseason always comes with muchexcitement and expectations forthe coming season. But no cityin America had more excitementfor the coming season than thecity of Denver. Their new manunder center, Peyton Manning, afuture hall of famer, made hisfirst start for the team at homeagainst the Pittsburgh SteelersSunday night. Needless to say,in usual Peyton Manning style,he didn't disappoint.
Entering the start of the sea-son, critics said the Broncos paid
too much for the quarterback.Giving a five-year, $96 millioncontract to a 36-year-old quarter-back is unheard of. Not onlythat, but the man hasn’t taken asnap in 19 months after under-going four neck surgeries.Many wondered whether or nothe would ever be a successfulquarterback in the NFL again.Sunday night, he answered thosecritics in a fashion only PeytonManning could.
Playing in his first gamesince the 2010 playoffs, hestepped in and did what he hasalways done. He led his team toa 31-19 victory in the fourthquarter. Looking like he nevermissed a single game, Manningcompleted 19 of 26 passes for253 yards. He was as efficient
as he has ever been, finishingthe game with a quarterback rat-ing of 129.2. He threw twotouchdown passes, the first toDemaryius Thomas on a 71-yardplay to give Denver the lead inthe third quarter. The secondwas a 1-yard strike to JacobTamme in the fourth quarter.
The touchdown pass toThomas was the 400th of Man-ning’s career, making him onlythe third quarterback to reachthat milestone in NFL history.He joined Brett Favre and DanMarino as the only members ofthat elite club, reaching thatmark faster than either of them.
After the game, Manning washis usual humble self in a postgame interview on ESPN.
“I’m still feeling my way
out; I still have some limita-tions,” Manning said. “I thinkthis team is still forming itsidentity ... when you get a winin that process, that’s a nicething.”
Obviously, this is only onegame, but it has to put a lot ofthe Denver fans at ease knowingthat the Peyton Manning thatthey got Sunday night was thePeyton Manning of old. Afterall, the team hasn't had a realwinner under center since JohnElway retired (no offense to JayCutler).
Bronco fans have a reason tobe excited, and if the rest of theoffense can stay healthy and pro-ductive, Denver could find itselfback in the Super Bowl for thefirst time in 13 years.
Manning shines for Mile High City in Broncos debut
Emilyn Jordan is the new assistant vol-leyball coach for the Seward CountySaints. Jordan is 25 years old, but is al-ready an experienced volleyball coach andplans on bringing her knowledge to theLady Saints.
Jordan was born and raised in Sweeny,Texas. She has one younger sister who is22 years old and lives in Dallas, Texas.
Jordan played volleyball from seventhgrade through her senior year in collegeand won a multitude of awards during thattime.
She played college volleyball at South-eastern Louisiana University for fouryears. Jordan graduated from SoutheasternLouisiana in ’09 with a bachelor’s of sci-ence degree.
This is Jordan’s first year coaching atSeward County Community College/
Area Technical School. She has had twoother coaching jobs before coming toSCCC.
“My first coaching job was in BatonRouge, La., at the Christian Life Acade-my High School,” Jordan said.
After being there for a semester, shemoved on to be the assistant coach for Se-wanee: University of the South Ten-nessee. While there, she helped the teamby quadrupling its wins in the 2010-2011season.
Her last and final coaching job, beforecoming to SCCC, was in Brazoria,Texas, at Absolute Volleyball Academy.
Jordan has enough years of volleyballexperience to know what it takes to run ateam. “I want to help this team becomeeven more successful and help it go on tothe national tournament,” Jordan said.
Jordan recently coached the Lady Saintsto victory Sept. 12 as Seward played Gar-den City and Redlands at home.
Emilyn Jordan
Check out video
of how the
Seward County
baseball team
practices to
become the best
team they can be
on YouTube.com
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Crusader photo/Luis Heredia
Tyler Wiedenfeld pitches for theSaints during a match against Gar-den City Sept. 3. The Saints travel toAlbuquerque this weekend.
Crusader photo/Jakub Stepanovic
Deven Nelson bats during the alumni game at the Brent Gould Field.
