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2009October 9

Dacee KentnerCrusader staff

Since its launch in 2001, the Cru-saderNews.com Web site has wontwo Pacemaker awards and beenrecognized nationally with multipleonline awards by the AssociatedCollegiate Press and the Kansas As-sociated Collegiate Press.However, changing technology

and design has brought a need for anew look.This year online editor James

McElvania has been working to re-vamp the site and hopes to add onemore online Pacemaker to the Cru-sader’s list of awards.“That would be awesome. Origi-

nally that was the hope and plan foreverything we’re doing. At thispoint, I just want to get it up andready,” McElvania explained.The new CrusaderNews.com will

launch today, with interactive mediafeatures.J.R. Doney, director of marketing

at Seward County Community Col-lege / Area Technical School, has

helped the Crusader students withbehind-the-scenes technology andtraining.Doney said the new site will incor-

porate videocapabilities,podcasting bycurrent broad-casting stu-dents, studentblogs, user-g e n e r a t e dcomments andmore.

“We wantstudents andthe community to get involved andcreate their own content,” Doneysaid.The new site will allow viewers to

make comments about articles andpictures. The site will be integratedwith Facebook and Twitter.Built-in analytics will track the

number of people viewing certainpages and articles.The analytics will benefit the user

as well as the Crusader staff mem-bers. Staff members will now be

able to understand what their publicis more interested in reading andviewing.With new advertising banners to

be added tothe site, theana ly t icswill allowadvertisersto see whatnumber ofpeople arelooking attheir adseach day.The site

will also contain more in-depth con-tent, such as interviews, PDFs ofpast Crusader issues and options forcommunity feedback.For McElvania, the new Web-

based software has made the processof putting articles and pictures on thesite easier.“The new system is a content

management system,” McElvaniaexplained.The Web based software will

allow staff members to update and

add material to the site from any In-ternet connection. This will makenews more accessible and up-to-date.The Crusader will compete in the

spring semester in state competitionsas well as against four-year and two-year colleges in the Associated Col-legiate Press Online Pacemakerawards.“The awards are always in the

back of our minds and push the stu-dents to do their best,” said Crusad-er adviser Anita Reed. “But the realadvantage to the new site is thespeed and ease of uploading infor-mation for readers.”This redesign process began in the

summer with planning sessionsabout what the students wanted theironline news site to accomplish forviewers.“Our students have learned a lot

through this process,” Reed said. “ Iam really proud of the site they havebuilt, and I’m excited about evenmore changes in the works to im-prove CrusaderNews.com.”

Crusader launches new Web page

Crusader photo/ Morgan Allaman

The inductees recite the thePhi Theta Kappa pledge aspart of the induction cere-mony Oct. 4.

Dana LowenCrusader staff

Phi Theta Kappa inducted 15 stu-dents on Sunday.“The purpose of the induction is to

recognize members’ achievements. It’salso to educate and inform them of thepurpose of PTK, including the expecta-tions and abilities of a PTK memberand to encourage them to develop lead-ership skills and get involved with cam-pus and community activities,” said LizGinther, PTK president.The fall 2009 inductees are Devon

Box, Kristina Brisendine, Kelsey Cook,Andrea Courkamp, Kelsey Darnell,Ruby DeHerrera, Lisa Eisiminger, An-drea Hart, Adam Kekoa Mendenhall,

Chelsea Passmore, Marina Rageth, Ma-rina Rodriguez, Patricia Stegman, Sha-ley Thomas and GuyWatana.“We’re excited to get them involved

more.We hope they’ll jump into the ac-tivities and events we plan,” said ZaneAtchley, PTK member.Debbie Stafford, PTK adviser, was

sick Sunday, so Ginther gave the wel-come. Ginther then introduced Dr.Duane Dunn, college president, who in-troduced the administration team.Ginther also introduced the PTK of-

ficers and explained the purpose andmission of the organization.Charity Bailey, vice-president, pre-

sented the PTK emblem. Kristen Wal-ters, treasurer, Jordan Eder, secretaryand Stephanie Boaldin, public rela-

tions, gave the history of PTK. Gintherthen inducted the new members andgave the closing remarks.Requirements for membership in

PTK are a minimum of 12 credit hours,a 3.5 GPA, and the inductee should nothave completed a developmentalcourse within the past calendar year.A few of the benefits of membership

include transfer scholarships, beingable to demonstrate academic abilitiesto future employers, having a voice re-garding campus decisions and opportu-nities to develop leadership skills andattend state, regional and national con-ventions.“We are currently planning a book

drive, so look out for boxes on cam-pus,” Bailey said.

Phi Theta Kappa inducts qualified students

Crusader photo/ Alfredo Anaya

The Scarecrow played by Logan Green takes time to wave to the crowd. The cast of the “Wizard of Oz” handed out candy and flaunted their Oz costumes duringthe Liberal High School homecoming parade Oct. 2. Production of “Wizard of Oz” premiered Tuesday and ends tonight with tickets sold for all 301 seats in theShowcase Theater. n For audio slideshows visit CrusaderNews.com under multimedia.

Oz on Parade

SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOLCRUSADERCRUSADER

The Development Foundation is taking $20donations for a chance to win a $2,000 14kgold sapphire and diamond bracelet.Only 250 tickets will be available, so every

ticket is a one in 250 chance to win thebracelet during the drawing Dec. 5.The bracelet was donated by Staats Jewel-

ers, and the drawing was initiated during thescholarship auction to earn funds to go towardscholarships. Drawing tickets are available atStaats Jewelers or in the Development Foun-dation office on campus.The winner of the the bracelet will be re-

sponsible for any taxes that may apply.

Diamond bracelet to bescholarship fundraiser

Seward County Community College Presi-dent Dr. Duane Dunn has announced that thecollege will be teaming up with Walgreens tobring season flu vaccinations to campus.Walgreens will only bring H1N1 vaccina-

tions to campus if the state makes it availableto them, otherwise students who wish to re-ceive the H1N1 vaccination will need checkwith Seward County Health Department.H1N1 vaccinations will be made available to

student athletes free of charge by order of theNJCAAand college athletic department.

Dré Whisennand, the motocross rider fea-tured in the Sept. 25 issue of the Crusader,raced at the Arenacross sponsored by CycleCity Promotions in Amarillo, Texas, on Oct.3. Whisennand finished second in his heat andin the main event took a nasty spill on thefirst lap crossing the finish line.n For video of Whisennand at Arenacross

and video of his wreck, visit crusadernews.com

Crusader photo/ Will Rector

Dré Whisennand crashes his four wheeler dur-ing a race at Arenacross.

Several new classes will be added to thecurriculum this fall.The Osher Institute, in cooperation with

the University of Kansas and SCCC/ATS,will offer two courses this fall on campus.The first program is entitled “The Dust Bowlrevisited” and the second program is “Under-standing your rights: The Supreme Court inAmerican history.” The programs are de-signed for individuals older than age 50 andare non-credit programs provided throughthe University of Kansas.The college will also be offering a Conceal

and Carry class which offers the mandatorytraining that is required to carry a concealedhandgun. The class will be from 8 a.m.-5p.m., Oct. 17 and the cost is $100 per class.Enrollment for the spring semester beings

Nov. 2.

SC adds new classesto college curriculum

Morgan AllamanEditor in Chief

Last December, the Saints Bookstore lost morethan $600 via a book order placed using a stolenidentity.Saints Bookstore director Jerri Lynn Lyddon

placed the orders.“What happened was, I had two Internet orders

come across that were placed on stolen creditcards,” Lyddon said. “I filled the orders not realiz-ing the credit cards were stolen and there was noway to really verify name or address on the Inter-net.”After four of the six orders were sent to a loca-

tion in Arlington, Texas, Lyddon received a phonecall from a “panic-stricken woman.” The Ohiowoman was the cardholder of thecard used to place the order, and shewarned Lyddon that not only had shenot placed the order, but several sim-ilar orders had been placed using hercard.Lyddon was shocked when she

heard government agencies, like theFBI were getting involved.The fact that parents often order

books for their sons or daughtersmade it possible for the theft to take place.“Come to find out, this is something going on in

college bookstores nationwide. We’re just one inthe circle that got hit,” Lyddon said. “In other stores

it would have been a red flag that thebilling address was not the same asthe shipping address, but a lot oftimes parents order books for theirkids.At the time it didn’t send up anyred flags to me.”Another reason Lyddon wasn’t sur-

prised by a Texas order is the fact thatthe college is a part of EduKan,which offers people across the Unit-ed States the chance to take classes

toward an associates degree online. The SaintsBookstore is a place where EduKan students can

buy textbooks for the classes they are taking.“The College Store Magazine,” a magazine de-

signed for the purpose of improving college storesand helping to expand their professional skills, in-terviewed Lyddon for an article, which appeared inthe July/August 2009 issue. The article focused onsimilar issues to those which happen here at thecollege.The article suggests that the credit card informa-

tion was stolen through a payment processor calledHeartland Payment Systems, which had beenhacked earlier in 2008. Albert Gonzalez of Miami,Fla., was indicted inAugust for the Heartland Pay-ment Systems scam, which gained access to morthan 130 million credit and debit cards.

Campus bookstore falls victim to identity theft scam

Trick-or-Treat Streetclub deadline nearsThe deadline for all campus clubs regard-

ing the Trick-or-Treat Street participation isOct. 23 at noon.Trick-or-Treat Street is scheduled for 6:30

p.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.Previous years have brought in approxi-

mately 1,000 children, so clubs are asked tomake sure their chosen activity is simple andcan be completed quickly.Tables will be set up and assigned by 5

p.m. on the day of Trick-or-Treat Street.Clubs in need of extra candy should con-

tact Director of Student Activities WadeLyon.

Previously featuredrider crashes in race

Year 41, No. 3

Walgreens providesflu vaccinations

Oz-some

—Pages 4-5

“Wizard of Oz”musical performsfor full housein ShowcaseTheatre.

“This is somethinggoing on in

college bookstoresnationwide. We’rejust one in the circle

that got hit.”–Jerri Lynn Lyddon

NEWS2 Friday, October 9, 2009CRUSADER

SIFE Clever Cash

Economy offers little escapeCarlos SouzaFinancial columnist

Currently it is almost impossi-ble to read a newspaper or watchthe news on TV and not hearanything about the economy. Itis a fact that it is present in ourlives and every day it becomesmore important, but do youknow what these economic as-pects are and how they affect us?There are several factors that

influence our lives in differentways such as rates, business cy-cles, inflation, unemployment,international trade, exchangerate etc. This article will famil-iarize you with these conceptsand understand how they affectus in our daily lives.• Interest Rate is the price a

borrower pays for the use ofmoney they do not own. For in-stance, a small company mightborrow from a bank to kick starttheir business and the return alender receives for deferring theuse of funds by lending it to theborrower. The interest rate af-fects us directly in both ways,when we need a loan or whenwe want to invest in a savingsaccount.When we need the loan it is

better to have a lower interestrate so we pay less to the lender,but when we are saving, it is bet-ter to have a higher interest rateso we can earn more money.Interest rates also affect the

economy as a whole becausewhenwe have a higher rate morepeople want to save rather thanspend. The opposite occurswhen we have a lower rate, forthis reason the government cutsrates during recession periods.• Business Cycle is the econo-

my-wide fluctuations in produc-tion or economic activity over aperiod of time. During the re-covery or expansion periods (pe-riods of economic upturns, whenoutput and employment are ris-ing) it is common for people tospend more, so this is the bestmoment to run your business, todo investments, or to look for anew job, during the recession

period (period of economicdownturn when output and em-ployment are falling) peoplespend less, creating a bad envi-ronment for business, investors,and people who are looking fora job.• Inflation is a rise in the gen-

eral level of prices of goods andservices in an economy over aperiod of time. This concept isimportant because it affects ourpurchasing power and invest-ment returns. When the pricelevel rises, each unit of currencybuys fewer goods and servicesthus the wages do not follow thisrise, and for investors it wouldnot be a good deal to invest insomething that has a return ratethat is lower than the inflationrate. People also spend moreduring inflation periods, becausethe expectations about the prod-uct’s price are that it will rise.• Unemployment occurs when

a person is available to work andis seeking work, but is currentlywithout work. Economists pointseveral possible reasons for un-employment such as the wagesbeing above the equilibriumprice, insufficient effective de-mand for goods and services inthe economy, structural prob-lems, inefficiencies, inherent inlabor markets. The higher theunemployment rate is, the lowerthe output and inflation rate.• International Trade is ex-

change of capital, goods, andservices across international bor-ders or territories. It affects usmuch more than most of us usu-ally think. If you see yourclothes and several productswhich you use during the day,you will note that a lot of themare not produced in the United

States, but much farther away.Today we live in a globalizedworld, everyday becomes hard-er and harder to live in autarky(where you do not trade withother countries), for this reasonwe need to be aware of what ishappening in the whole world.An example about the economicinteraction around the globe isthe last financial crisis, the prob-lem started in United States’house market and banks, but itaffected the economy, mainlythe stock markets, in the wholeworld.• Exchange Rates between two

currencies specifies how muchone currency is worth in terms ofthe other. When we talk aboutinternational trade we cannotforget about the difference be-tween currencies, even when themost transactions between coun-tries occur using American dol-lars we can’t forget that if theeuro or Renminb (Chinese cur-rency) became more expensive,consequently the products whichwe import from them will alsobecome more expensive.It is important to note that all

these concepts are related direct-ly or indirectly with each other,now with them in mind you areable to read the news and use itto help you out in your financialdecisions, in your business andto better understand the factorsthat affect our everyday lives,even if we never had noticedthem before. Hopefully this arti-cle will encourage you to paymore attention to what you hearand read from media and ques-tions how the news will impactyour life.

“It is a fact that it is present inour lives and everyday it be-comes more important.”

—Carlos Souza

The official student newspaper of Seward County Community College/AreaTechnical School is published bi-monthly by journalism students during the reg-ular college year, except on school holidays and during examination periods.One copy of each issue is distributed free to each student, faculty and staff mem-

ber, with subsequent copies available for purchase in the Crusader office at 50cents each.Letters to the editor will be considered for publication if they are signed and the

authenticity of the writer’s signature is verified. The staff reserves the right toedit for length. Opinions voiced in letters and editorials are not necessarily thoseof Seward County Community College/Area Technical School or the Crusader.Staff editorials are decided on and written by members of the editorial board:

MorganAllaman, Will Rector, Rustin Watt, Jose Rodriguez, Dacee Kentner andJames McElvania.Advertising is accepted. Rates are $4 per column inch or $4.80 pci for color

ads. Insert rates are $50 per thousand. Classified ads are free to SCCC students,faculty and staff; classified rates for all others are $4 per ad, limit of 20 words.The Crusader staff reserves the right to refuse advertising.

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editor in chiefMorgan Allamannews editorWill RectorentertainmentJose Rodriguezonline editorJames McElvania

Alfredo AnayaDeisi BarbozaDevon BoxZach CarpenterLogan GreenAshley HinesTaylor HuggDacee KentnerDana LoewenAntigoné LoweryLandry MastellarDevon PonderCherisse Overton

reporters/photographers

sports editorRustin Wattad managerChris Flowers

Fax:620.417.1169

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SCCC/ATS Security ReportSept. 28 —the SCCC/ATS Se-

curity Department filed an inci-dent report in reference to someaccidental damage to a windowat the concession stand located atthe Lady Saints Softball Com-plex, 1801 N. Kansas Ave. Thedamage was caused when a soft-ball was accidentally thrownthrough a window. Damageswere estimated at approximately$150.

Sept. 29 —the SCCC/ATS Se-curity Department filed an inci-dent report in reference to thepossession of alcoholic bever-ages byminors on the grounds ofthe Student Living Center,

1801½N. KansasAve. The bev-erages were confiscated and theinformation was forwarded toSCCC Housing Administrationfor disciplinary review. The re-sults of the disciplinary revieware confidential.

Sept. 29 —the SCCC/ATS Se-curity Department was sum-moned to the Area TechnicalSchool parking lot, 2215 N.Kansas, in reference to alcoholicbeverages that were located inthe bed of a pickup that wasparked in the lot. The owner ofthe vehicle was located and thebeverages were turned over tosecurity officers as contraband.

The information concerning theincident was forwarded toSCCC/ATS administration fordisciplinary review. The resultsof the review are confidential.

Oct. 7 —the SCCC/ATS Se-curity Department was sum-moned to the Area TechnicalSchool dormitories, 2101 N.Kansas Ave., in reference tocriminal damage to school prop-erty. No suspects were named inthe incident and it still remainsunder investigation. Damageswere estimated at approximately$50.

Three international stu-dents, Sasha Doroshkov,Regine Beauchard and JurajStepanovic, check and pre-pare their homeland flagswhich will soon be added tothe other international flagshanging in the studentunion. The InternationalStudent Organization is nowan active campus club thatmeets at 4 pm the first Sun-day of every month in theflag area.

Crusader photo/ Cherisse Overton

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Southwest Medical Center,Seward County CommunityCollege/Area Technical School,and the Seward County HealthDepartment are sponsoring a“Fall Into Health” fair on Satur-day, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. at the Seward County Ac-tivity Center in Liberal.Some of the tests/services that

will be available that day in-clude: Lipid profile; completeblood count; complete metabol-ic profile (CMP); prostate spe-cific antigen (PSA); Thyroidstudies: TSH, T3, T4; CEA; uri-nalysis testing; flu shots (season-

al only); clinical breast exams;DEXA screening: bone density;peak flow testing; spirometry;visual acuity and field of vision;blood pressure and blood sugartesting; smoking and asthma ed-ucation; and hearing screening.Child care will be available as

well as transportation to andfrom theActivity center if need-ed.The actual cost for these tests

would be over $700 but thanksto the many sponsors, the feewill only be $40 for all of theseservices.If blood work only is desired,

the fee will be $30. If the flushot only is desired, the fee will

be $20.There should be no intake of

food or fluid after midnight ifhaving blood work.“This will be a great event for

our community at a very reason-able cost,” Steve Hecox,SCCC/ATS Allied Health divi-sion chairperson, said. “I wouldencourage everyone to come tothe Seward County ActivityCenter on Oct. 17 and participatein the health screening/health ed-ucation activities that will beavailable.”Those interested in more infor-

mation they may contact SteveHecox at steve.hecox@sccc.eduor at 620-417-1400.

Health fair offers service

Will RectorNews Editor

Magician Daniel Martin will be performingat 8 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Showcase Theater.Students will receive free admission with

their student IDs.Martin is a magician/escape artist that pro-

vides entertainment for colleges across thenation.According to his Web site, Martin is nomi-

nated by Campus Activities Magazine peo-ple’s choice awards for four awards. They are“Best Male Performer”, “Newest RisingStar”, “Best Live Novelty Performance”, and“Entertainer of the Year”.According to Martin’s fliers, he blends es-

capes, magic, stunts, and wit to keep audi-ences entertained.His show is said to be interactive, visual,

and unlike anything anyone has seen in theirlives.His original ideas have been seen on CBS,

ESPN, VH1, andWGN.n For more information on Daniel Martin,

check out the fliers posted around campus orhis Web site at www.martinmagic.com.

Magician to entertain

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Magician Daniel Martin will be entertaining thestudents of Seward at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 in theShowcase Theater. Admission for students is freewith presentation of student ID.

FEATURE CRUSADER 3Friday, October 9, 2009

Jeff Goodrumand KaelobMecum sit andhave adiscussion onlife in Liberal’splaza area off ofmain street.Mecum believesthat someonecould make amovie out ofsome of theirdiscussions.n To hear origi-nal music by theOpening Showvisit Cru-saderNews.comunder news thenfeatures tab.

When not rocking out, Mecum and Goodrum sit back and pull outtheir acoustic instruments to relax.

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Goodrum is majoring in music and dreams of having a familyand settling down. He said realistically though, music is his fu-ture. Mecum is majoring in science and zoology and likes the ideaof being a traveling musician, but he said becoming a zoologistand hopefully studying in South America is what he will end updoing.Mecum believes Goodrum is one of the most confident guys he

knows.“Jeff is very motivated, cocky, reliable and

trustworthy, but cocky most of all,” Mecumsaid. “He can’t pass a mirrorwithout looking at himself.”Goodrum says a lot of ran-

dom trivial knowledge isMecum’s strong point.“Kaelob is white,” Goodrum

said. “No, but really, he’s cre-ative, supportive, stubborn andhe’s smart. He’s not your Ein-stein, but he’s like a Sarah Palin.”The two have been friends since

Mecum moved to Liberal the sum-mer after third grade and have beenbest friends since.Although they don’t remember

their first impressions of eachother, Jeff remembers what he con-sidered important at the time.“I remember the first thing I said

about his mom,” Goodrum said witha smile.Mecum knows what a good friendship

they’ve had throughout the years.“We’ve never been mad at each other,”

Mecum said. “And we’ve been through a lotof stuff.”Since Goodrum and Mecum spend most of

their time together, they share the same hobbies:making and listening to music; playing with theirband the Opening Show; doing karate and tum-bling; playing video games; building hop-ping and free running; being comedians andacting; and enjoying the ladies.Goodrum and Mecum first started experimenting with

the idea of having a garage band in 2006 with a bandcalled Face for Living. In 2008, they started their firstserious band called the Opening Show, which playsgigs almost every weekend.“We are a pop/punk/rock band with sweet improvisational

skills,” Mecum said. “We have high-energy shows now, but wedidn’t used to.”Mecum takes lead vocals and plays guitar and occasionally

piano while Goodrum plays Guitar, bass and sings backup vocals.Goodrum is also skilled at the ocarina if the opportunity evercomes up to use it.The Opening Show also writes their own music.

“I write songs in the bathroom…on the toilet,” Mecum said.“Every good song that we have… I wrote in the bathroom.”Since Goodrum and Mecum are busy with school right now

their touring has been put on hold.“We’re on a break right now from shows, but when we get

going its every weekend and we get paid pretty well,” Mecumsaid.Goodrum believes playing shows has serious benefits.

“The best part about playing a show is talking to allthe fans afterwards, and normally we eat pancakesafter the shows,” Goodrum said.The Opening Show will be playing a house gig on

Oct. 10.To check out songs by the Opening Show those in-

terested may visit their myspacepage atwww.myspace.com/theopening-show.Both students are also yell lead-

ers, tutors throughAVID at the mid-dle schools, black belt instructors at

Rine’s Freestyle Karate, HALO mem-bers and paid musicians.

They both agree that becoming ablack belt and the “semi-successful

starting of a band” are some of theirbiggest accomplishments in life so far.Other accomplishments include: cliffdiving off of the 85-foot Granddaddycliff in Two Buttes, Colo; Goodrumgraduating high school andMecum being the first person inhis family to go to college.The two have had struggles

that many people can relate toincluding Goodrum having topick which parent to live withwhen his parents divorcedand Mecum having to watchclose family membersfight cancer.All in all, Goodrum

and Mecum live adventurous lives.“We have really crazy adventures, more epic than ‘Lord of

the Rings’ and ‘Star Wars’ put together,” Mecum said. “Andyes, there are light sabers involved sometimes.”Goodrum and Mecum’s other best friend, Kevin Dinh, who

went to the University of Kansas this year, misses them greatly.“They were always there when I needed someone to hang out

with. I could just go right down the street, but now I don’t havethat anymore and I miss that,” Dinh said. “They’re the kind offriends you can just chill with or go out and have fun or climb abuilding with.”Goodrum and Mecum both miss Dinh as well.“We wish Kevin was here…. He’s like our third counter part,”

Mecum said. “We’re like Ed, Edd N Eddy.”

Looking through a box of old photos, laughing as they have a story for everyphoto they touch, it’s clear that Seward County students Jeff Goodrum and

Kaelob Mecum have had quite an adventure over the past eight years.

Students rock outStudents rock out

Goodrum andMecum jam out.

The two friends arein a band called The

Opening Show.

“We have really crazyadventures, more epic

than ‘Lord of the Rings’and ‘Star Wars’ put to-gether. And yes, there

are light sabers involvedsometimes.” Story and

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MorganAllaman

ENTERTAINMENT4 CRUSADER CRUSADER 5Friday, October 9, 2009

School musical ‘Oz’some and funThe “Wizard of Oz” conjures up childhood memories for

many people but growing up in the “Land of Oz,” I havelearned to hold a special place in my heart for this movie. Ihad never seen the show on stage before Tuesday, and I wasblown away by the amazing show that was put on by direc-tor Alison Chambers and her marvelous cast and crew.

For those of you who have been living under a rock allyour life, the “Wizard of Oz” is about a young farm galnamed Dorothy Gale, played by Tiffany Prater. Dorothyhas a dog named Toto who bites the grouchiest woman intown Mrs. Gulch played by Glenda Patterson. Mrs. Gulchgets an order from the sheriff to have Toto be taken away.Dorothy will have none of that and decides to run awaywith Toto, only to encounter Professor Marvel who, withthe help of his crystal ball, convinces Dorothy to go home.But alas, there is a tornado and Dorothy didn’t make it tothe storm cellar in time.

She blacks out and wakes up in the Land of Oz and meetsGlinda played by Heather Grant, who asks her if she’s a“good witch” or a “bad witch.” She then finds out she hasfreed the munchkins from the oppressive rule of the WickedWitch of the East, and she is declared a hero by the

munchkins. The party does not last as the Wicked Witch ofthe West shows up to claim her sisters ruby slippers thatshould rightfully go to her, but Glinda casts a spell and theyend up on Dorothy’s feet.

Glinda informs her that the only way to get back toKansas is to meet the great and powerful Oz, and the onlyway to get to him is to follow the yellow brick road.

Along the way she meets some funny characters like theScarecrow, played by Logan Green, Tin Man, played byIsaac Fuentes and the Cowardly Lion played by Bud Smith-son. The gang of four all want to get something from theWizard and go on the humorous and somewhat dangerousjourney to meet him. Once they arrive to Emerald City theyare informed that they must bring him the Wicked Witch ofthe West’s broomstick in order for him to grant their wish-es.

I really enjoyed the musical. It was funny and it conveyedthe theme that there’s no place like home.

One thing I found entertaining was the tornado scene inwhich Dorothy is transported to Oz, it was something else.I didn’t know what to expect from it but I liked what I saw.It was so inspiring. The poppy scene was also executed

very well and so were all the entrances, like Glinda’s en-trance as a pink light.

The acting was very good, and all the actors all fit theirparts. Bud Smithson as the Cowardly Lion really deliveredthe laughs. He was cheesy and over the top. I also reallyloved Glenda Patterson’s take on the Wicked Witch, herlaugh sent chills down my spine and of course her portray-al as Mrs. Gultch was spot on. No one wants to be the badguy, but someone’s gotta do it. The Scarecrow and Tin Manwere also a funny duo, both adding their own punch linesto the dialogue.

The munchkins were a lot of fun and the celebrity cameoby Liberal Mayor Joe Denoyer was great. Who knew politi-cians could act?

Cosmetology and Kylix did a great job doing the hair,make up and set painting. It shows that the clubs are hereto help each other get the job done.

Overall, I was very pleased with the show and I am notsurprised it sold out.

The show really did the movie justice and Chambers’ firstproduction at the college was great, one might say Ozsome.

The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Tin Man and the Scarecrow sing “Merry Old Land of Oz” with the citizens of the Emerald City as they get pampered as a part of their welcome to Oz. The musical also included stars of the avian nature as live baby chicks were used in the beginningof the play on Uncle Henry and Aunt Em’s farm. The baby chicks will be given away after the Friday showing of the musical. The other live animal used on the stage was Toto who was played by Princess Chambers, the director Alison Chamber’s dog. The money from the ticketsales will be divided 20-80 with 20 percent of the profit going toward scholarships and 80 percent of the profit put back into the drama funds for the next production.

The Scarecrow played by Logan Green performs “If I Only Had a Brain,” and complains to Dorothy how crows always come to hisfields to eat because he can not scare them away. The crows in the production are played by Jennifer Knox, Jessica Bickerstaff andJose Angel Rodriguez.

Cosmetology student Jandi Riddle applies make up to Heather Grant who portrayed Glinda the Good Witch. The cosmetology department was askedto do the make up and hairstyles for the production. Another club that got involved was the art club Kylix which helped paint the sets for the play.

Dorothy, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man are re-united after being separated when Dorothy was kidnapped by the Flying Monkeys.They were reunited at the Witch’s castle as the hourglass that represented Dorothy’s life was running out of sand.

Dorothy played by Tiffany Prater sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Prater is a freshman at the college, andshe spent at year at Heartland Bible Baptist college in Oklahoma City before returning back to her hometown ofLiberal. Prater is majoring in nursing.

The Wicked Witch of the West played by Glenda Patterson orders Niko,the chief of the flying monkeys to bring Dorothy to her castle. Niko wasportrayed by Kinsey Oliver.

Glinda the Good Witch introduces Dorothy to the munchkins Dorothyhad just freed from the Wicked Witch of the East’s tyrannical rule.

Musical | Jose Rodriguez

Photos byAlfredo Anayaand MorganAllaman

6 CRUSADER ENTERTAINMENT Friday, October 9, 2009

You Me at Six are a UK band classified as an alternative rock, poppunk band. The band was formed in 2004 and released their first epin 2005 consisting of three songs. Their full-fledged debut album,“Take off your Colours,” was released in 2008.

You Me at Six has a soundreminiscent to pop punk bands ofthe early 2000s, much like NewFound Glory and Sum 41.The album has many catchy

tracks, but one that stood outfrom the others is “If You Run.”The song is about the feelingpeople sometimes get to justleave things behind when thingsstart getting tough and problemsarise. Most of us have been fa-miliar with this feeling at leastonce, but this song sums it up

and talks about sticking through tough situations.The Album received decent reviews from music magazines such

as “Alternative Press” which gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and alsoreceived 4 out 5 stars from the UK weekly music magazine “Ker-rang!.”“Take Off Your Colours” was a great debut album fromYou Me

at Six. It set their sound with intricate and catchy lyrics and show-cased their well use of instruments.The band stands out from other emerging artists that just like to

make cool beats with synthesizers and computers but don’t really putmuch thought into their lyrics.“Take Off Your Colours” is an album you should give a listen to

next time you get on purevolume.com.

Music | Alfredo Anaya

Alternative bandwrites insightful lyricsYou Me At Six

Radar

Movie | Jose Rodriguez

Documentary a musthave for fall fashionsThe September IssueGoing behind the scenes has always been one of my guilty plea-

sures, sometimes watching the extras on DVD’s can be more enter-taining than the movie itself.But when I heard that there was a documentary being filmed

about the making of the Sep-tember issue of Vogue maga-zine I almost had a panic at-tack.“The September Issue” is a a

documentary that follows thestaff of Vogue magazine asthey produce their largest issueever, September 2007, comingin at a whoping 840 pages. Thepages that could only beachieved right before the brinkof what turned out to be a re-cession.The cameramen followAnna

Wintour to fashion shows, staffmeetings and to her vacationhome with her daughter. Win-tour is portrayed as a humanbeing and not as the ice queen

she is made out to be by the media.The person who truly shined in the film however, was the creative

director Grace Coddington. Coddington was a model and an editorat British Vogue before joining Wintour at US Vogue and has beenwith the magazine for 20 years.She is so passionate about her job going to all the photoshoots

dressing the models, being involved in the post production of thework she has styled.Wintour has even called Coddington the “crownjewel” of the magazine.It has been said many times before that fashion is a religion and

Anna Wintour is the high priestess and this documentary shows uswhy. Designers alter their whole collection if Wintour does not ap-prove.This documentary is truly wonderful, it is a serious look at what

really goes down, not a film interpretation like “The Devil WearsPrada” or a watered down “60 Minutes” feature. And watchingAndre Leon Talley play tennis decked out in Louis Vuitton is a gemall in itself.I highly recommend this to anyone really. It will give you an in-

sight into something not many people understand.

Magazine | Dacee Kentner

Magazine leaves printworld for Internet

The short-lived magazine publication “Radar” has found true suc-cess in online celebrity gossip.The magazine, which was launched in 2003, again in 2005 and

again in 2006, finally seems to have given up on its push of alter-native lifestyles on the ever-impressionable early to mid-20s gener-ation.Although the online version of Radar is bright and inviting to

viewers, the content of the Web site has caved to regurgitated sto-ries of Bragelina and Jon and Kate Plus 8.Web site positives include viewer involvement, which is adver-

tised at the top of each page, and a number of free giveaways. Alsoreviews of popular movies, music and TV shows can be helpful tothe college critic whose interests seem to be targeted by the site.A celebrity directory can also be found on the site with hundreds

of names of celebrities in the news.With so many other online magazines publishing nearly identical

stories of celeb gossip, the best idea for Radar would be to look forunique stories that made the magazine famous for a short time. Sto-ries written on controversial political and social issues could be theonly way of saving yet another celebrity-slaying paparazzi site.

Crusader photo/Alfredo Anaya

SCCC/ ATS student Viviana Ortiz presents some of Maurices fall fashions at the Rescues & Runwaysevent. Former student Rosa Campos emcee’s the event describing what Ortiz is wearing.

Fashion showbenefits animalsJose RodriguezCrusader staff

Maurices hosted a fashionshow called Rescues & Run-ways to help raise money andfood for the local pet shelter.“Rescues & Runways is a

charity and it was started tohelp people become awarethat humans aren't the onlyones who need support, so dopets,” Rosa Campos, theMaurices employee who wasin charge of the event, said.The models were originally

supposed to walk with petsfrom the local shelter, but theinsurance of the shelter didnot allow it.“Cash donations were ac-

cepted, but only if the shelteraccepted them first,” Campossaid.The models volunteered to

do the show.“We had a flier outside of

the store that called for mod-els of different ages andsizes,” Campos said.One of the models was

sophomore Jessica Pala-cios. “It was a new experi-ence for me, and it was a lotof fun,” Palacios said.Palacios also picked out her

own outfits to wear on therunway.Seven hundred Maurices

stores participated in similarevents this September.

Alfredo AnayaCrusader staff

Shoes are a commodity that mostpeople in the United States are used tohaving. But while most of us can imag-ine having shoes since we were youngmany children around the world are notas fortunate.TOMS is a shoe company that helps

provides shoes for children in needaround the world.The shoe company does something

called “one for one” which means thatfor every pair of shoes purchased, a pairof shoes is becomes available to be do-nated. This “one for one” movementhas also helped fuel other companies toprovide such services by partnering upwith the TOMS.The one for one movement is a sys-

tem that the TOMS company hopes willspread to other companies, and in turnalso help benefit others.The TOMS Shoe Company was

founded in May 2006, by anAmericantraveler Blake Mycoskie, who whilevisitingArgentina noticed that many ofthe children had no shoes. Seeing thisgave Mycoskie the idea to create acompany that would help provide shoesfor children with every pair of shoessold.Since then, TOMS shoes has provid-

ed over 150,000 shoes to children allover the world with the support ofTOMS customers.Shoes are a vital part of most people’s

lives and most couldn’t imagine beingwithout them, and in developing coun-tries where what most of us are accus-tomed to seem like luxuries for others.Shoes are a few of the things that mostpeople can’t afford to have.Since walking is the main form of

transportation in these countries thatmeans that most children are vulnerableand put themselves in danger as theywalk long distances for food, water andother resources.Not having shoes puts children in

danger of losing their feet because ofcuts, sores and exposure to soil-trans-mitted parasites that penetrate openskin. The lack of shoes also means thatmany children are not able to attendschool to receive a proper educationbecause most schools requireshoes.TOMS shoes currently plans

to give over 300,000 pairs ofshoes to children around theworld in 2009. The shoecompany has also,through the ClintonGlobal Initiative,agreed to donate100,000 pairs ofshoes to childrenin Haiti.The TOMS

Shoe Compa-ny has hadmuch suc-cess sinceits 2006start ando n l yh a sm o r ep l an sfor thefuture.The com-pany itselfshows thatcompanies don’talways have to com-promise making moneyto help a greater cause.

TOMS shoes give back tothird world nations

OPINION 7Friday October 9, 2009 CRUSADER

Q What would youwant to improveabout theStudent Union? Chris Chambers

“More ping-pong ta-bles so the lines towait won’t be so

long.”

Morgan Merrihew“Better furniture,

and moregames.”

Jordan Eder“Make it a more

invitingenviroment.”

Logan Maier“Have a projector bigscreen TV. Add on tothe building to provide

more sources ofentertainment.”

Stephanie Boaldin“I love fire places and

adding one wouldmake it a warm place

to relax. ”

Here in the dorms at Seward County Community Col-lege/Area Technical School, there are a variety of nois-es to be heard.The only problem with having all of thesenoises in one building, aside from how overwhelmingthey can get, is being able to distinguish what they areand where they are coming from.While the men reside downstairs and the women are

upstairs, the many noises in the dorms travel beyond justdownstairs and upstairs. Therefore, I began a quest toseek out some of the regular noises heard here in the col-lege's dorms.Downstairs, regular noises are bounced off of the ping-pong

table in the game room, as well as from various rooms blastingmusic that ranges from hip-hop to rock.Also downstairs are the "clickity-clacking" from the fast typ-

ing hands of students in the dorms computer lab.But wait, there's more! The various amounts ofhungry mouths are often heard once dinner isnear, but who can blame student's for being hun-gry?Now being a female student living in the col-

lege's dorms, I present no bias towards the manysounds that are also heard upstairs from the fe-male students.Noises that a person might hear upstairs range

from the washing machine's in the laundryroom, to students chattering in the study lounge.There is also a variety of music heard upstairs

that usually ranges from country music to popand hip-hop, and the television in the sitting areais often turned on.The many sounds heard throughout the dorms

are usually shut out in the rooms, but through-out the halls they combine to form a unique"symphony." These unique sounds heard and

made in the dorms are just one reason that make living in thedorms a great college experience.nAntigoné Lowery and others will be blogging online under

the CruView tab at CrusaderNews.com.

How many of us have things that we swore toourselves we would never, ever in a million yearsdo?All of us right?As weird as it sounds, especially

in our society, I just got my driver’s license earlierthis year, and I’m 19. I say that sounds weird be-cause a majority of students, high school or col-lege, are usually driving by the time they’re 14 or15 with a permit, and then they have their licensewhen they’re 16.Think what you want but I was not being lazy. I

was waiting until I felt ready. Not only do I nowhave my own car and my license, I just got my first

phone this last summer too.I know a number of us text while we drive.

Shame, shame. I swore I would never do it, thenwouldn’t ya know it, somebody texts me. My sis-ter or a friend, usually, wanting to know what's upand I impulsively dig my phone out of my pocket,or fumble with it in the cup holder till at last, hal-lelujah! It’s in my grasp! What now! Come get yasome! I almost swerve, and then I realize I’m com-ing to a stop light. Oh no big deal, I’ll just hit emwith a few lol’s, maybe a “wats up?” and thenshoot em a quick “ttyl” and be done with it.We all know that's not gonna happen.Before I know it I’m getting carried away in a

full fledged conversation, using abbreviations thatactually lower my IQ. Then I got people honkingat me, yelling obsanities out of their windows atme, and then I have to move.It hasn’t gotten THAT with me, but hopefully

I’ve painted a good enough picture for some. Idunno about anybody else, but I make commit-ments and promises without fully following

through sometimes like texting while driving.That is a light example com-

pared to some of the more serioussituations of our lives.I have a hard time relaxing at

the end of the day, constantlythinking of the things I haven’tgotten done, and never takingcomfort in the things that I havegotten done. I always feel like I’mtwo steps behind. Sometimesthree, but that’s just on Tuesdaysand Thursdays.Where am I going with this? In

plain English: I am not perfect.WHOA!!! I know right! What ashock! Dang! There are days Ifeel like I’m every bit less of theman that I want to be. I am all tofamiliar with my short comings.But I know, after I calm down, I am every bit of theman I long to be. Not because I’m ooooh so

stinkin’ awesome. But because I have a HeavenlyFather who looks at me, and even though Iam broken, and says “that’s my man!”

I’m just as flawed as anybody. I don’t pre-tend to be a saint, even though I go to SCCC.None of that stops Him. He looks past my

failed attempts and at the end of the day hesays to me with a wink, “Lets go anotherround.”After that, I am fully ready to go another

round. Because one thing I learn, and willnever stop learning, is life is a process.Processes take lots and lots of time. Some-times it seems like it takes more time than Ihave. But its about patience. Being patientwith yourself, even when your just scream-ing to be anything but what you are now. Bepatient with yourself. Your not worthless.Your not hopeless.

Don’t text while driving either...It’s badfor ya. LOL!!! Ttyl!

It seems everyday more and more people onlineand in text messaging are creating new words andabbreviations. Are we too busy to have a full onconversation with our friends? Or worse does thistransfer into our everyday vocabulary?When my brother comes up to me and says

things like “lulz” “happy face” and “OMG” I can’thelp but wonder if this is for real? Are we startingto transfer our online lingo to our real life vocabu-lary?Does he really need to tell me he’s happy or sad

or say “lulz” instead of laughing when I can just aseasily read his facial expression.Maybe I’m overacting in fact one of my biggest

pet peeves is when people think its “cool” 2 typeLiKe dIs.TBH, I do like to use abbreviations when I’m on-

line or in txts but sometimes I do feel like ppl go alittle bit overboard and how far is +00 f4r?L33t (leet), a type of dialect mainly used by

gamers, the principle of this is that a letter can berepresented by a number or symbol. (ex. 4 =A, += T, O = 0, 3 = E) Of course someone not a part ofthis elite lingo may take one look and say “Whatthe heck this is random junk?”

For me that’s justmore work, thinking ofwhat symbols canmean another letter inthe alphabet and tryingto decode it may takeeven longer.IMO, a fine line

should be created be-tween the convenientand the down right lazi-ness. Sure, abbrevia-tions are fine as long asthey don’t crossover toour everyday talkingand isn’t it just as easyto press E instead of 3?Plus the whole makeevery other letter capi-talized takes more timeto do than just writing itout. The whole point is

to make it easier not confusing.TBH = To be honestIMO = In my opinion

At least once throughout a persons life theyhave to deal with loss.The type of loss that leaves a regret within your

heart and leaves you with the sick stomach achingfeeling.With loss comes great struggle and with that

struggle one may feel helpless to not want tomove on.I recently lost my grandfather, the pain of that

was enormous and left everyone around me withthat achy feeling that something very importantwas gone in their lives.When times are tough is when action is needed

most. The action my family and I took was to talk

about all the funny times we spent together withhim.

Another action is tonever give up on yourhopes and dreams.You never know what

life will throw at you.Live life to the fullestand never regret puttingyourself out there andstanding up for whatyou believe. Just as eachand every one of the sol-diers in our militarystand up for our countryand our rights everyday.Our lives are not guar-

anteed, at any second our lives may cease to exist.Do not hold back your feelings. Never leave

anything behind, and follow your heart becausewithout that determination and sacrifice you maynever know the "what ifs" in life.

Text abbreviations are getting crazy Life can deal a tough hand sometimes

Things we don’t think we’d ever do often happen

Noises in dorms vary from each level

Recently the student government associ-ation has decided to direct between $8,000and $10,000 towards revamping the stu-dent union with things such as a new tele-vision, new furniture and a new ping pongtable so that more students will use the stu-dent union, and we think they’re on tosomething.Not nearly enough students use our Stu-

dent Union. With or without a flat screentelevision, the Student Union is a greatplace for students who are not in class tohang out and there’s plenty of reasoning toback us up.We’ve all been sitting in a lecture class-

room at some point or another when someloudmouth has decided to camp out out-side the classroom oblivious to the fact thathe or she is interrupting an entire classtalking about “thirsty Thursdays,” some-thing most students don’t want theirteacher to hear about. If he were to take hisparty talk over to the union, he’d save him-

self some embarrassment, maybe findsomebody to take to the party, and leavethe class to learn in peace.Speaking of finding someone to take to

the party, the union is a great place to meetpeople. At almost anytime throughout theschool day, a variety of students can beseen taking advantages of the unions manyresources including students from thedorms, the technical school and cosmetol-ogy school. Students also pass through theunion between classes and it is locatednext to the bookstore.Using the student union can also save

students who do not live on campusmoney. Driving home for an hour betweenclasses is almost pointless and typicallysparks an urge in students to just stay homeand watch television or take a nap.So save everyone a little stress and have

a little fun and head over to the studentunion and take advantage of the place de-signed for students to hang out.

Carpenter@crusadernews.com

Zach CarpenterCrusader staff

Barboza@crusadernews.com

Deisi BarbozaCrusader staff

“I’mjust as

flawed asanybody.I don’tpretendto be asaint.”

“One ofmy petpeeves iswhenpeople

thinks it’s‘cool’ totype LiKe

dIs.”

Letters to the editor will be considered for publication if they are signedand authenticity is verified. We reserve the right to edit for length. Submitletters at editor@crusadernews.com, mail to Box 1137, Liberal, KS 67901,or bring by the Crusader office inAA131.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hugg@crusadernews.com

Taylor HuggCrusader staff

“At anysecondour livesmay

cease toexist.”

Students should take fulladvantage of union perks

“It’s almost impossible sometimesto walk down the halls alone. A su-perficial premium is placed on status,purely psychological though.”Most who know him intimately

will say he’s crazy. They will say thathe’s outgoing; that he lies with a rockstar’s abandonment — plus one.They will say his dark humor isstrength and a weakness; both fun forthe lot and eroding to his self confi-dence.I ran into him once upon a morning

and found his extreme embodimentof self realization, well, a bit ex-treme.

He applauds the weird,but says it’s always hardto stand as one.I asked him point

blank: “Why the hideoustattoo that reads viciouseccentric?” He looked atme, and then the obviouswas, well, obvious —

dark humor.As I was about to leave, he asked

me two questions.“Why do people cry inwardly cry

for individuality, but condition them-selves for public norm?”I responded that no one wants to be

the outcast. He shook his head in fullagreement.His second question caused a con-

flict of morality to descend throughmyself.“Why should I stand alone as an

outcast?”I didn’t know the answer.

Lowery@crusadernews.com

Antigoné LoweryCrusader staff

“There isa varietyofmusicheard up-stairs.”

Devon PonderCrusader staff

Ponder@crusadernews.com

Outcasts stand alone

Photo illustration/ Taylor Hugg

NEWS 8Friday, October 9, 2009 CRUSADER

Enroll online at www.edukan.org

Online courses & degreesA partnership of:

Seward County Community College Area Technical School

Barton County, Colby, Dodge City, Garden City and Pratt community colleges

$125 per credit hourSESSION III—Oct. 19-Dec. 11Enroll by Oct. 16AN177 - Cultural AnthropologyBI276 - Anatomy & Physiology IBI280 - Principles of Microbiology, Session 3CO176 - Intro to Computer Concepts and

ApplicationsEN176 - English Composition IEN177 - English Composition IIMA076 - Beginning AlgebraMA177 - Intermediate AlgebraPE176 - Lifestyle ManagementPO176 - American GovernmentPS176 - General Psychology

PS276 - Developmental PsychologySO176 - Introduction to Sociology

Session IV—Dec. 14-Jan. 8Enroll by Dec. 11AN177 - Cultural AnthropologyAR175 - Art AppreciationBU177 - Human RelationsCO176 - Intro to Computer Concepts and

ApplicationsGE176 - World Reg. GeographyMU176 - Introduction to MusicPO176 - American GovernmentPS176 - General Psychology

Need a last-minute class?

“Cotton Eyed Joe”blasts though the speak-ers, dancers are dressedin plaid shirts and cow-boy hats pair up anddance around in a circle.

But this is not a nightout at a local club, thisis a country westerndance, a class availableat Seward CountryCommunity College/Area Technical School.

Country westerndance counts as onecredit of physical edu-cation. and is offered toanyone in the commu-nity, not just traditionalcollege students.

“If it is a communitymember, I’ll be morelaid back because oftheir schedule,” instruc-tor Kara Richmeiersaid. “With college stu-dents I’m a little bitmore strict on atten-dance and participa-tion.”

Other than receivingtheir one required PEcredit, students likeDanja Gordon havefound reasons to takethe class.

“I took the class toget better at dancing,”Gordon said. “I learnedto dance when I was 18but I’d like to get bet-ter.”

Other country west-ern dance participantshave found more per-sonal reasons for takingthe class.

“I recently re-enteredthe dating scene, so I’madding country westerndancing to my arsenal,”Rusty Tuman said.

The country westerndance students agree theatmosphere of the classis more relaxed thanother classes.

“I love how we canlaugh and havefun...and there’s not

homework,” AngelaFabbro said. “Thisclass also differs fromother dance classes.”

“Country style danc-ing is the main differ-ence. Compared to aballroom dance class,its a lot more relaxed.”Richmeier said. “I ex-pect them to learn but Igive them time to learnas well.”

Although the classisn’t as strict as otherclasses, there is the op-tion is to dress the part.“I don’t require them to,but it’s easier with aleather sole shoe,”Richmeier said.

The class meets twicea week in the basementof the union. Richmeiersaid the class won’t beoffered in the spring,but similar coursescould be added.

BootScootin’b o o g i e

Story and photosby Deisi Barboza

Country western dance bringshonky tonk to the classroom

Dance instructor Kara Richmeier leads class participants Kristin Walter, JRDoney, Kaitlyn Nickel and Rusty Tuman in a line dance to ‘Cotton-Eyed Joe.’ Atright, Angela Fabbro and Rusty Tuman pair up during class for a waltz.

Seward students are dancing their waythrough the ‘Cotton-Eyed Joe’ and othercountry favorites, all for college credit.

present

In recognition of the40th Anniversary ofthe college, whichopened for classes

in 1969, and thestart of the Crusaderthe same year, the2009 Crusader edi-tors and staff havetaken up the task ofre-creating photosto compare thosefrom the past 40

years to today. Thisphoto is a 1974

Trumpeteer year-book and is MaxineSwearingen painting

in the art room.

In a 2009re-creation of

the abovephoto, currentSeward Coun-

tystudent

Taija Stegmanpaints in the

art room in theShank Human-ities Building.

Crusader photo/

Alfredo Anaya

The collegelibrary is cur-rently hosting atraveling exhib-it called Exag-gerated Kansasthat includesnewspaper arti-cles, diary en-tries, sketches and altered pho-tographs from the early days of thestate.

This exhibit takes a look at howearly Kansans promoted the statewhile facing harsh realities. Peopleadjusted by developing self-re-liance, courage, pride and the abil-ity to laugh at what they could not

change. Exagger-ation played arole in easing thetensions ofeveryday life.

Through news-paper accounts,tall tales and al-tered pho-

tographs, Kansans seemed to de-light in the contrast between thetruth and the tale.

The exhibit, produced by theKansas State Historical Society,will be in the library at SewardCounty Community College/ AreaTechnical School through the endof October.

Library exhibit shows examplesof Kansas photo exaggerations

past

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SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOLCRUSADER

Lady Saints sweep Garden,remain undefeated in JayhawkRustin WattSports editor

The Lady Saints traveled toGarden City for a JayhawkWestmatchup Wednesday night. TheLady Saints swept the Bronc-busters in three sets to remainundefeated in the conference.The Lady Saints depth proved

to be a vital asset in the match.Seward’s constant substitutionsto keep fresh legs on the courtwas something Garden, simplycouldn’t do.The Lady Broncbusters are

now left with just enough play-ers to fill their half of the court,with only six players currentlyon their roster.Lady Saints head coach Bert

Luallen believed their depth tobe a great tool.“Our strength is being bal-

anced and having depth with our

subs and bench and those on thecourt,” Luallen said.The Lady Saints owned Gar-

den in the first set of the contestas they defeated the Lady Bron-cbusters 25-9.Garden rebounded in the sec-

ond set and the Lady Saintsfound themselves in a battle. TheLady Saints were up 5-4 beforeGarden tied it up at 10-10. TheLady Saints then put a run to-gether to go up 10, 23-13. Gar-den fought back and the LadySaints pushed through to pull outthe 25-19 win.“We did a lot of good things,

but in the second set we made alot of subs and were out ofsync,” Luallen said. “After win-ning 25-9 I think we took thesecond one for granted. At thebreak I let the girls know wecan’t take this for granted they

want a win just as bad as youdo.”The Lady Saints took their

head coaches words to heart andcame out on fire in the third setjumping up 16-3.The Saints finished the third

set out and ran away with it 25-11.The Saints have defeated Jay-

hawk opponents in Colby, Bar-ton, Dodge and Garden sincetheir tough tourney in Sterling,Colo.They have moved back up in

the national ranking to No. 11from No. 13 and are 20-4 overalland 8-0 in conference.Friday and Saturday the Lady

Saints will play host to ArizonaWestern, Midland College andWestern Nebraska for the 2009Ozfest Invitational.

Saints Calendar

Skidmarks play two short, Tightends take home championshipDevon PonderCrusader staff

In the final game of the intramural football sea-son, the championship game, the Tightends beatout the Skidmarks an astonishing 38-23. Astonish-ing because in weather like this you don’t score 7points, let alone 20 plus. You just don’t.This is a game of grit. This is what football is

supposed to look like. This is what intramuralchampionships are designed for. The wind? Itblew hard. 10 - 20 miles per hour to be exact. Thetemperature? Very cold. We’re looking at 41 de-grees here, children. The ground? Wet and slick,with more rain coming in.Skidmarks team captain Will Rector, players

Rustin Watt and Marquez Patterson should all behailed as the stars of their show despite the loss.

Recter and Patterson accounted for one touch-down pass/reception and Watt accounted for tworushing touchdowns. Team Skidmark accom-plished all this without out two of their startingplayers. At the end of the game, I was able to catchup withWill Recter and RustinWatt.“Blocking really hurt us today. We weren’t able

to account for all of the heat the Tightends werebringing. It was a tough with only five on our teamwhen they had seven and we had to make adjust-ments on the fly,” stated team captain Recter.Tough indeed.“My first goal once I found outWill Rector made

team Skidmark, was to take out the baseball team,and we did. That was the highlight of the year. Mysecond goal was to set the tone for the season. De-spite the loss we played well considering we playedtwo short, if we had two guys to take up space, I

think we would have pulled it out but they playedwell, had fun.”Watt said.That does say a lot considering that the particu-

lar gameWatt refers to was the last game of the sea-son for the baseball team, Team Sturdy Wings, inwhich Team Skidmark won 26 - 20, making a goa-line stance in the final moments of the game.What’s also significant is that this game wasn’teven the championship game. What a season.Tightends player Jake Harris was happy with the

win.“I think we’ll be going to Disney World, and it

was pretty freaking cold,” Harris said.Coach Billy Bob was happy with the Tightends

effort as well.“We played well. Our defense was tough and we

pulled out some clutch third and fourth down con-versions,” he said.

Intramural football was a fall event sponsored bySeward’s Student Government Association withStudent Activities Director Wade Lyon at the helm.The first game of the season began Thursday, Sept.15 with 8 teams battling it out playoff style, weekafter week. Each game was 45 minutes long withhalftime breaks, and each team was scheduled toplay three games each.What started out as playful comraderie between

peers soon became a very serious battle for inches.Teams began to play harder and mistakes were nottaken lightly. But at the end of the day friends re-mained friends.I asked Lyon what was on the schedule for next

year? Can we look forward to another season asunexpectedly exciting as this one? Wade cheerful-ly leaned back in his chair and just nodded his head.

Lady Saintssophomore

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Crusader photo/Rustin Watt

Oct. 27 - at Clarendon Oct. 10 - at Cowley College

Oct. 9-10 - Ozfest Invitational

Oct. 14 - vs. Hutch

Oct. 16-17 - at West PlainsTourney

Oct. 21 - at Pratt

Oct. 9-10 - at Dallas Jamboree

Oct. 17 - at Hutch Jamboree

Crusader photos/Morgan Allaman

At top, Skidmarks ball carrier Marquez Patterson leaves many Team Jew 1 defenders looking for their jockstraps after getting chopped by Patter-son. At right, the Tightends Josh Dawson scrambles towards the sideline to look for an open receiver downfield in Thursdays championship.

2BCRUSADER CRUSADER 3BFriday, October 9, 2009SPORTS

Lady Saints seek to Protect the TraditionRustin WattSports editor

Last season the Lady Saints national hopes faded inthe final seconds of the regional championship gamewith Hutchinson.“This hurts a lot, but we are going to work harder

and we are going to win this next season,” sophomorepoint guard Megan Lasley said following the 53-51loss.Seward has a strong returning class with two Lady

Saints in Rachel Barnes and Megan Lassley whoplayed in NJCAAall-star games this summer.Barnes played in the NJCAACoach’s Association

All-Star Game in Pensacola, Fla.Lassley played in the College Coach’s NetworkAll-

Star Game in Tulsa, Okla.Vaneza Junior, Sheila Washington and Liz Ginther

join Lassley and Barnes in the returning class.Nadia Rosario will also return after an early knee

injury last season that kept her out a majority of theyear.Incumbants for the Lady Saints include four fresh-

man: Tameka Sanchez, Morgan Skomal, KendraSpresser and Sumr Robinett, all Kansas recruitments.Head coach TobyWynn came off a season in which

he reached many accomplishments last season but asa team was left feeling empty.“Most of us and our sophomores especially feel

they were left with a sour taste in their mouth after lastyear’s regional championship game,” Wynn said.“They definitely want the opportunity to win the re-gion and get to nationals, and they’re showing it now,they’re focus and work ethic this offseason and atpractice is outstanding.”Seward finished 28-6 with a 13-3 conference

record.The Jayhawk looks to remain one of the toughest

conferences in the country this upcoming season.“It’s a tough league, and everyone is better by their

offseason and recruiting, but we are as well,” Wynnsaid. “Hutch is at the top with a good returning class,Cloud looks to be tough as well.We have to make surewe stay healthy, and we’re going to rely on our sopho-mores quite bit.”Wynn reached a milestone in recording his 100th

win as Lady Saints head coach last season and looksto do one thing this season, the same thing he preach-es to his players, “Protect the tradition.”“My goal every year is to keep the program where

coach Littell had it,” Wynn said. “As one of the best,he left me in charge and my goal is to keep Seward atthat same level, one of the best in country.”Wynn has done just that, Seward remains one of the

toughest teams in the nation since he has taken thereigns and CoachWynn actually reached the 100-winmark faster than legendary Lady Saints Coach JimLittell did.“Protect the tradition” is the motto Wynn holds

close and instills in his players as well.

“We take on that motto, and make it clear that thatis their job to protect,” Wynn said. “It’s a lot of pres-sure, but it’s also a privilege to play here at Sewardwith the high expectations, the tradition, the commu-nity and the crowds we get.”The Lady Saints returners will carry much of the

burden this upcoming season, but with most of them,it’s nothing new.Lassley, Barnes, Washington, Junior and Ginther

brought a lot of production last season as well as min-utes.This sophomore class returns with experience, tal-

ent, savvy, and a hunger.A hunger to fill that emptiness last season left them

with.They have the table set and the road to return to that

regional championship will begin Nov. 6-7 at thePepsi Classic in the Green House.

Crusader photo/Rustin Watt

Lady Saints sophomore guardSheila Washington drives to thebasket during practice Monday.Washington returns with a strongsophomore class including MeganLassley, Rachel Barnes, Vaneza Ju-nior, Liz Ginther and Nadia Rosario.Washington shot 47 percent fromthe field and was 26 percent fromthree-point range. She also was 66percent from the free throw line.Washington pulled down 88 boardsand averaged seven points a gameas well for Seward’s Lady Saints inthe 2008-09 season that endedwith a 53-51 loss in the RegionalChampionship game. The LadySaints finished with 28-6 seasonrecord and a 13-3 conferencerecord last season.

Photo illustration/Rustin Watt, Taylor Hugg

Nadia Rosario looks on as head Coach Toby Wynn teaches the Lady Saints how to beat the press. Rosario returns coming off a knee injury that left her on the sidelines most of last season.

LookingforwardLookingforward

Blanco quits Lady Saints, returns home to VenezuelaAntigoné LoweryCrusader staff

Cleyder Blanco was a hopeful asset for theLady Saints basketball team this upcomingseason, but in an unexpected turn of eventswill head home to Venezuela instead.As the news of Blanco’s decision to leave

was announced to the team at Tuesday’spractice by Coach Toby Wynn, the LadySaints were surprised by the departure of theteammate with their upcoming season begin-ning only days away.

Prior to Blanco’s decision to leave, she hadgone to Brazil in order to compete with hercountry’s national team in hopes of earninga spot in the 2010 Federation of Internation-al Basketall Association World Champi-onship for women.During her time away, Blanco helped her

country’s team to place 7th at the competi-tion.She then returned to Seward only to an-

nounce her decision to leave the team.Coach Wynn and players have no com-

ment concerning Blanco’s decision to leave,

but are still planning to move forward.Wynnsaid the team will continue with the “win-ning tradition of women’s basketball here atSeward County.”“We have a great group of sophomores

back this year and a good group of newcom-ers as well,” he said.“I am looking forward to coaching this

team and watching them develop throughoutthe year.”The Lady Saints are known for success on

the basketball court, and with their skillshave drawn large crowds to home games.

“So far they have been very hard workingin practice and listened to everything wehave been telling them,” said Wynn of hisLady Saints.With their first scrimmages beginning this

Sunday in Warrensburg, Mo., the LadySaints have been preparing hard to start theseason off well.With Blanco gone from the line-up, the

team may look to 6-foot-3 sophomore NadiaRosario to fill the gap.Blanco is expected to return to Venezuela

Saturday.

toughnesstoughnessChaneymakes a

Cleyder Blanco

Rustin WattSports editor

The key to setting some athletes apart from therest is how they overcome adversity.Chris Chaney, new to the Seward Saints men’s

basketball team, has been dealt many obstaclesas an athlete and has battled back from all ofthem to continue his dream.As a child, Chaney was unable to take part in

contact sports and was limited in playing timedue to a misdiagnosed heart defect called mitralheart valve prolapse, an enlargement of a heartvalve that doesn’t allow enough blood to theheart.““It leads to hyperventilation and things like

that, “ Chaney said. “So for seven years I was onmedication and for a long time thought some-thing was wrong with my chest because my doc-tors and specialist always said and thought therewas something wrong. I would always have todeal with it, but I was young at the time so I did-n’t really think much of it. I just listened to mydoctors.”Chaney played basketball and baseball when

he was younger but still wanted to be a kid.“When you’re a little kid you want to be in the

contact sports,” Chaney said. “You want to runaround in football and hit people, you know, bea kid. So for the most part I had to sit on the side-lines. I played basketball and baseball but Icouldn’t play football, that sucked. I always justwatched and everything, but I had to just getthrough it.”Whenmiddle school came around, things start-

ed to brighten up for Chaney as he was able toplay football and not play cautious on the courtor diamond.Chaney began to separate himself from the

pack through middle school and high school as astandout guard for theWest Middle School War-riors and Liberal Redskins.After a good junior year, things went south

when he tore hisACL and meniscus in a summerbasketball AAU tournament in Las Vegas.This left Chaney unable to compete in soccer

in the fall and made his basketball season seemto disappear in front of him.Chaney was down but rose up in the face of ad-

versity, rehabbed and was able to practice withthe team later in the season but never got on thecourt in his senior season.“That was probably one of the toughest things

I had to go through in my life,” Chaney said. “Ijust worked real hard with my trainer in highschool, Steve Zimmerman, and he got me back.So around the last couple months of basketballseason, I was cleared to practice with the team. Ipracticed, traveled, and I suited up, never got toplay but it was good to suit up and be apart of theteam. That year we made it to state, which wasmy seanior year so that was probably one of myproudest moments, but also one of the saddestmoments because I couldn’t be out there with myteam.”Despite not being able to play his senior year,

Chaney received an offer and scholarship fromGarden City Community College and went toGarden his first semester out of Liberal.At the end of his first fall semester, Chaney

transferred to Seward County to play basketball.“I took the opportunity to play at Garden

which I’m really thankful for after being side-lined and still getting a scholarship to play,”Chaney said. “I decided to come back and bea part of my home town because I know it’sa much better program and you’re muchmore expected as a student and an athletehere. You’re also held more accountable toeverything you do and it just seems more ofmy style, it’s a gritty style, it’s a grind andit’s something you have to get up to and lookforward to doing everyday. I’m really thank-ful for that opportunity to come back.”Chaney hopes to do his role, what’s asked of

him, and to be a good acquisition to the team.Family has proved to be a big part of

Chaney’s life with his mom and dad, Sylviaand Manuel Pando, his older brother, JoshUruttia, and two little brothers, Lorenzoand Sylman Pando, supporting him whenadversity arises.“They always support me and they

know how importantsports are to me,”Chaney said.“So they doeve ry t h i ngthey can tohelp. Havingtwo littlebrothers is aspecial honorbecause they mir-ror your every move good

or bad. I like having them because I know I setgood examples. Hopefully they continue grow-ing as good people. I always try my best in every-thing to show them how to work.”

Chaney holds his family and closeand dear. He also thinks God fordealing him the struggles and mak-ing him the man he is today.“Everything has been a grind and

I can only just thank God foreverything I’ve had happen to me,”Chaney said. There’s been major set-backs, but without those setbacks,I wouldn’t have the opportuni-ty that I have now. I have adifferent outlook on every-thing, and a lot of peoplethink sports are justsports. It’s just taken reallightly, but there are peo-ple out there that actual-ly want to go out thereeveryday and give ittheir all when theycan’t and that was justthe worst part of it. Ireally wanted to be outthere with the teamand be a part of some-thing, but it’s goodnow, everything isgood my knee is fineand I can only just behappy for everythingthat I have right now.”

To stay in the grind and keep on top of his game, Chaney tutors the chest

Courtesy photo

From left, Chris Chaney’s youngerbrother Lorenzo and Sylman and hisolder brother Josh prior to Chaney’sventure to Garden City.

Courtesy photo

From left, Logan Maier, Chris Chaney, Andre Phillips and MarquezPatterson following becoming Sub-State champions their senior yearat Liberal High School. Chaney was unable to play in the game as hewas in the midst of rehabbing a torn ACL and meniscus.

ChrisChaney,broth-ers,motherSylviaPandoand hisdadManuelPandogatherfor aChrist-mas cel-ebration.Courtesyphoto

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4B Thursday, October 9, 2009CRUSADER SPORTSSeward defeats Garden in onlyhome game of the fall season

Will RectorNews editor

The Seward Lady Saintssoftball team played their onlyhome game of the fall seasonon Sept. 30 against the GardenCity Lady Broncbusters.The two teams played one

game that lasted 14 innings,instead of the usual 7 inningdoubleheaders.The Lady Saints beat the

Lady Broncbusters 14-8.Sophomore outfielder Shel-

by Casey was 2-6 in the gamewith a double.“I felt pretty confident,”

Casey said. “A couple at-batsI was frustrated because of mydefensive playing.”Sophomore pitcher Erin

Roufosse was the startingpitcher for the game andpitched five innings, struck outseven, and gave up two earned

runs.“Overall, I thought it was a

pretty good day,” Roufossesaid. “I wasn’t as focused as Iwould have liked to havebeen, but I thought I pitchedwell.”The team has used the fall

season as a learning experi-ence.“I think this fall has taught

us to work better as a team,”Casey said “It didn’t go aswell as we had all hoped, butwe’re going to improve off ofit for the spring season.”“We need to work on being

able to play defense and hit inthe same game,” Roufossesaid. “We can’t have one or theother. We need both to win.”The Lady Saints will have to

wait until the spring seasongets here to play their nextgame, but they are going to behard at work on preparing to

make a repeat appearance atthe NJCAANational Tourna-ment.

Crusader photo/ Will Rector

Brianna Baron begins to slide athome after a wild pitch wasthrown by the Lady Broncbusterpitcher. Baron was safe on theplay scoring one of the first runsof the game for the Lady Saints.

Crusader photo/ Will Rector

Erin Roufosse winds and throws a pitch during a home game Sept.30 against the Garden City Lady Broncbusters. Roufosse had sevenstrikeouts in only five innings of work, and gave up two earned runs.

Chris “Turtle” FlowersCrusader staff

Twenty-nine runs in thirty-two innings in oneday is quite a task for one baseball team.The Seward County Saints played two seven- in-

ning games against the Alberta Canadian prospectteam and two nine-inning games against DodgeCity Community College on Tuesday.The Saints won the first two games against Al-

berta 11-3 and 8-3, and split with Dodge winningthe first 10-4 and losing the second 6-5.“It was a fairly long day,” Saints outfielder Jace

Moore said. “But we stayed mentally focused andeverybody was in the game whether they wereplaying or not. I feel like we performed pretty wellfor all 32 innings.”Seward’s offense performed well in the 32 in-

nings racking up a total of 29 runs on the day.

Leading the way with an outstanding performanceat the plate was Josh Dawson. The Saints firstbaseman had seven RBIs and went 5-11 with twodoubles, two triples, and a homerun.“I was pretty pleased with my performance,”

Dawson said. “I just relaxed took a few deepbreaths and tried to take a good approach every-time I went to the plate.”Seward’s defense also played well in the 32 in-

nings, only committing six errors, and giving up atotal of 15 runs. “Overall everybody pitched prettygood,” Saints pitcher Logan Hall said. “But all ofus have things we need to improve on for the up-coming season.”Hall pitched four innings against Dodge giving

up four runs.The Saints will travel to take on Clarendon,

Texas, Oct. 17 for the last fall ball game to preparefor the spring.

Saints go 32 innings in Tuesday matchups

Devon BoxCrusader staff

Seward County men’s andwomen’s tennis teams havekept busy this week with twotournaments in a five-day span.Regionals were held in Okla-homa City Oct. 2-4, also theSaints hosted a tournamentTuesday against Barton.For freshman Fanny Benin-

casa, regionals went well.Benincasa worked her way upto the finals match and tooksecond after she lost 0-6 toCowley’s No. 1 player.

With her working her way tothe finals match, Benincasalooks even closer to qualifyingfor nationals in the spring.Benincasa also made it to the

semifinals with sophomoredoubles partner, EkaterinaGabashvili.As for the men’s team,

sophomore Fernando Soni,made it to the quarter finals,which will bring him closer tospring nationals as well. Sonisaid, “They were good playersand hard matches.”Both men’s and women’s

teams won their home tourna-ments against Barton Tuesday,with matching scores of 5-4.Sophomore doubles partners

Fernando Soni and CarlosSouza were sent to a drawback, and Landon Harp andAaron Schaffer won their dou-bles match 8-2. They also wontheir singles matches. Harptook his 8-1, and Schaffer 8-3.Women’s singles players

Shaley Thomas and AntigoneLowery won their matches aswell as doubles partners Benin-casa and Gabashvili. Loweryexplained that matches in thefall season are just to help play-ers qualify for nationals in thespring season.Seward’s last fall match is

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