Issue 86 - May 2012 - Somerset Community College

A Student Publication for Somerset Community College
Live work learning: How students gain
experience by serving SCC (pgs. 1&8)
May 2012 • Volume 13, Number 3
A look at the McCreary Center’s
Arts and Technology Building (pg. 9)
SCC News and Viewpoints since 2000
Banned from Facebook
Verdict is given in SCC bomb threat case
by Thomas Fuson
Taylora Smith, an SCC student from Manchester who posted a bomb threat against
the Laurel campus on Facebook last month, has been sentenced to 40 days of home
incarceration and banned from the social network for a year.
At her preliminary hearing Tuesday, April 17, Smith’s original charge of Terroristic
Threatening, 1st Degree—a Class C felony which carries a possible sentence of 5 to
10 years—was reduced to Terroristic Threatening, 3rd Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
On March 28, Smith, 22, posted the threat as a status on her Facebook page. The
Sentinel-Echo in London reported that the status read, “I’m about to cuss every oath and
bomb this school and that’s not a threat, it’s a promise.”
Smith, a second-semester student at the Laurel campus, was arrested later that day
and was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center. She was released on March 29
after posting $1,000 bond, according to The Sentinel-Echo.
The Bridge attempted to contact Smith for comment but received no response.
SCC officials were notified of the bomb threat by the Kentucky State Police a little
more than three hours after it was posted at 2:11 p.m. on March 28.
“I was notified by KSP at 5:15 p.m. on the 28th about someone calling KSP and
reporting a Facebook posting about [a threat] to bomb the campus at London,” said
Kenneth Estep, Operations Manager for Security and Safety. “It had not yet been verified and the post had been taken off Facebook.”
“KSP said that they would verify the Facebook posting and let me know,” Estep
added. “Approximately 15 minutes later I received another call from KSP stating that the
Facebook posting had been verified and that KSP troopers were on their way to speak
with the person who posted the Facebook message.”
-BOMB THREAT, continued on Pg. 6
Manicurist Cathryn Roe showing off student model Amanda Overton’s nails.
Live work learning gives opportunities for
career-minded students and those in need
by Joyce Ard
“Live work learning” offers valuable and
affordable services to the public at campuses while students fulfill their classroom
requirements and develop skills for their
careers.
In live work learning, students studying in
selected technical programs provide services
for SCC staff, faculty, and students, as well
as the community.
Human services are available in cosmetology at SCC south and dental hygiene at
SCC, Laurel campus.
Other live work programs are in the
automobile services, diesel mechanics and
carpentry.
“The automobile body and collision repair
offer services in auto mechanics and bodywork that are available to students and the
community,” said Sy Gammage, Assistant
Professor and Automotive Technology.
“There is a twenty-five dollar labor fee for
the community, and the customer pays for
the parts and supplies.”
“Live work teaches students to follow a
task list and gives them live experiences,”
Gammage said. “Live work offers learning
experiences and gives unique problems for
the student to solve.”
“Live work learning is real live work, just
like jobs done in the field when they leave the
classroom,” said Gary B. Taylor, Assistant
Professor of Auto Servicing Technology.
-LIVE WORK, continued on Pg. 8
SCC’s COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY IS FRIDAY, MAY 4.
‘THE BRIDGE’
CONGRATULATES ALL OF THE
GRADUATES FOR THE 20112012 ACADEMIC YEAR.
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COMMENTS, OPINIONS & LETTERS
The greatest satisfaction
in life is to build
something together
by Matt Attaway
Well, this has been an interesting experience. I’m about to bow
out of a college that, in a lot of ways, has been the center of my life.
There’s the classes, there’s the year of work I’ve put in at the
Learning Commons, and of course, there’s this puppy—’The Bridge’.
It’s been pretty neat to learn how to design a newspaper, learn how
to write in a new way, and learn how things that I’d never thought of
as interesting before can evolve into the best stories.
The people I’ve worked with have consistently shown that to me.
A couple of shout-outs are due: Athena Bowling’s column after the
Gaddafi murder, Kaitlyn Mullins’ article on Wanda Fries, and Josh
Leach’s work on several articles about the Theatre program are among
the many articles I’ve enjoyed reading and having been able to present
to the student population.
It’s been great to grow as a writer and watch some of my peers do
the same. Going forward, the main thing I hope for from myself and
all of the writers for ‘The Bridge’ is that we keep writing and follow
paths that we enjoy regardless of negative prognostications about
newspaper writing as a medium.
It doesn’t take long to find stories about the death of print journalism and how -- in the era of texting and tweets -- the written word is
falling out of vogue.
One day, I imagine I’ll be telling my grandkids about how print
newspapers used to actually be a thing. When that time comes, I hope
I’ve still got a copy or two around to show them how it was done
back in my day.
The biggest satisfaction with making this paper, aside from the
nice feedback, has been the ability to pick up a tangible object—a
16-page publication—and know that my staff and I can say, “We built
that.”
I’ve been raised in the Internet age and spend half of my time with
my eyes glued to a screen, but I’ve also done enough work with my
hands to know that that sentence is one of the most satisfying things
to feel in life.
Hopefully, in this digital age, my peers and I won’t forget to close
the laptop every once in a while and seek out that feeling again.
Anyway, I want to thank my staff over these two semesters, as well
as Bridge advisors Jeff Harris and Stuart Simpson for letting me try
my hand at this. (Stuart, I tried to write a column without using the
word “I” in it, but I sent this one in instead. I think I stayed under the
50 I’s mark, though.)
It’s been a pleasure spending a couple of years at this school and
congratulations to my fellow SCC graduates!
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by Athena Bowling
For the final ‘Playground’ article, Athena Bowling reviews ‘Witcher 2’ and the newest Tom Clancy title
Witcher 2
Witcher II has been out on shelves since 4/17/12
and in that short time, it’s already sold more than two
million copies. But that’s no surprise. After all, a game
with so much jam packed content and story is bound to
turn a few heads.
Witcher II takes the tired old story of the “peaceful” wood-dwelling elves and twists it into something
resembling the elves of the Forgotten realms saga, evil.
The elves don’t sing songs to little birds as they fly
by in this game; instead they sneak into human villages
and kill their sleeping inhabitants without a second
thought.
And what about the dwarves? No more twisting,
endless tunnels of rock and stone. No, these dwarves
live in cities hulled out into the sides of mountains,
with large streams running through their center, right
under the night sky.
The hero fits the typical “unheroic” type of most
rpgs of this nature, however, with even a dash of the
occasional amnesiac moment. But with so much going
on around you, that small blandness is sure to go unnoticed.
Witcher II is filled with the typical rpg quests but
they become more in-depth than expected.
For example, investigating the murder of a single
person might twist and turn the character until he has
discovered a triad of evil doers bent on bringing everyone down. Fantastic!
The biggest downfall Witcher II seems to suffer is
the controls. Being released on PC more than a year
ago and then brought to Xbox 360 now has forced
Warner Brothers to redesign the control scheme.
Unfortunately there are times when I pushed left on
the control pad and my “hero” ran right.
Witcher II is not for the faint of heart. Having
earned its adult only rating, this game is filled with sex,
violence, bad language, political innuendo and even
some racial tension. If it were a cake, it’d be devilishly
delicious.
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Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future
Soldier (Signature Edition)
Tom Clancy is a man after my own heart. He’s a
successful writer, he’s had his hands in film and every
time his name is slapped on a video game, it’s huge.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier is no different. Released
on 5/22/12, it’s bound to please all those squad based
gamers out there.
Ghost Recon FS provides yet another direction for
the series that promises to reach beyond its original
grasp. The gameplay, though typical of the squad based
shooter, is fresh and vivid offering an exceptional gaming experience.
One of the new game features offers cutting-edge
technology, prototype weaponry, high tech ammunition
and a state of the art single player mode as well as an
explosive multiplayer mode.
The Signature Edition of Ghost Recon: Future
Soldier includes a host of in-game items, including the
Moscow Suburb Co-op Multiplayer Map, two In-Game
Weapons, the Bonus Head Customization Mode, and a
Limited Edition Penny Arcade Weapon Skin featuring
Twisp and Catsby.
With all the new content and story in Ghost Recon
FS, Tom Clancy has another successful title to his
name so be sure to get locked and loaded and pick up
your copy on 5/22/12.
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To all my gaming fans:
This is my last playground article but I want you
all to know it has been great writing reviews. Thank
you for reading the content. I hope someone out there
will take up the gauntlet and continue the legacy after I
graduate. The Playground is an excellent way to bring
the world of gaming out of the house and share it with
the world. But whatever may happen, stay true to your
gaming hearts. May it bring the world of fantasy to life
in everything you do.
May 2012 • Volume 13, Number 3
“The Bridge” is distributed to all SCC campuses
and is available on the web as a PDF file at
“New at SCC” on the homepage of the SCC website:
www.somerset.kctcs.edu
Managing Editor: Matt Attaway • Staff: Thomas Fuson, Joshua Leach, Joyce Ard, Rebecca Rehg, Cynthia Turner • Graphic Design: Sean Marcum • Faculty Advisor: Jeff Harris
Guest Advisor: Stuart Simpson
Send correspondence to: [email protected]
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Opinion
‘Tight Clothes Gotta Go’
Weight-inappropriate clothing growing out-of-hand
Story and illustration by Joshua Leach
I’m not saying you’re fat. I’m just saying
your clothes don’t fit.
Almost everywhere I go I see people busting out of their clothes. I find it completely
inappropriate when people wear clothes that
do not fit.
Wal-Mart is like a public volcano ready to
erupt with the tight clothes phenomena. I fear
it will soon take over the entire world.
A few things you should look for when
trying to spot one of these anomalies are the
disappearing, reappearing belly button. It is
huge among the male species in this particular
breed.
When a guy’s gut is dangling lower than the
hem of his shirt, it’s time for an upgrade.
Here is an idea; if your belly button is playing peekaboo as you are out and about, then
you know I’m talking to you.
I know all the cool shirts are in the kids
section, but we’re adults now, we need to set
healthy examples by wearing age appropriate
things, and please be sure to cover yourselves.
There are many examples of inappropriate clothing; one of them is short shorts for
women.
Now Daisy Duke was an exception. She
was the perfect balance between uncle Jesse,
Bo, and Luke, but you didn’t see Boss Hogg
wearing anything thing like that.
I suspect that the show would have ended
much sooner than it did had he done that.
Here’s another example of tight clothes
in an appropriate situation; David Banner is
a scientist who after having been filled with
harmful gamma radiation becomes enraged and
turns into the Hulk.
Now it’s appropriate for him to wear tight
clothes because it creates the illusion that he is
in fact the Hulk.
Now unless you have had a large dose of
gamma radiation then you have no excuse for
dressing like the hulk in public.
Never, under any circumstance is ok for you
to force your clothing on. I call this wardrobe
abuse and you should be fined 10 dollars every
time you do it. The amount is to be paid to any
charity the witness or victim so chooses.
The same goes for skinny guys, what is
up with the two sizes too big thing? If you
have to hold the waistline of your pants while
you walk, I am willing to bet that you need a
smaller size pants.
I also get confused about the guys wearing
shirts that come below their knees. It’s like a
casual wind suit. Are you going sky diving or
are you just hanging out?
Back to those bagging jeans, it’s my understanding that underwear is to be worn on the
inside of your clothes. I suspect that is the
reason we call it, “Under-Wear.” Somehow
a small group of individuals have missed the
memo. They are in fact wearing their pants at
half-mast.
At least most of the time your underwear
appears to be clean; however, there are those
rare occasions we see the signs of a struggle
and now you know, we know.
Now keep in mind I don’t have all the
answers, but I have some understanding of size
and shape.
Remember those toys we all had as children, the ones with all the different shapes?
Some shapes were stars and some were circles
and cubes.
Then you had the box with the lid and the
lid had each of the shapes cut into it. I now
understand why that toy was so important; it
was to show us that no matter how bad you
want that star to fit into that circle, it’s just not
going to go.
If by some chance you did not have this toy
growing up, you probably ought to get one.
Shopping for outfits will become a whole new
experience.
This of course is all my own opinion and
KCTCS and SCC do not endorse any of these
comments, although they should.
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Election 2012
Illustration by Joshua Leach
The views expressed in the
‘commentary’ section of ‘The
Bridge’ are the opinions of the
writer only and not neccessarily
the opinion of the editor,
advisors, or other staff.
To contribute commentary, e-mail:
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Preparation for interviews a key
component to success for students
by Dr. Mike Searcy
SCC Instructor of Communications
Workforce Kentucky recently reported that the
Commonwealth’s seasonally adjusted preliminary
unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in
February 2012 from 8.8 percent in January
2012.
According to the Office of Employment and
Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky
Education and Workforce Development Cabinet,
this marks the eighth consecutive month the rate
has declined.
This means that as more local businesses and
organizations continue to build or re-build their
workforce, it will become even more important
for job-seekers to be fully prepared to put their
best foot forward during the interview process for
potential employment.
As a professor of communication at Somerset
Community College, I find it to be more important
than ever to prepare our students, as well as other
community members, for these interviews so that
both the company and the potential employee find
the best fit for stable, challenging work.
When an interview opportunity arises, most
people become nervous about making a positive
impression. While a few nerves are common and
expected, it is also important to remember that an
interview is a two-way process.
Employers and potential employees are interviewing one another. Remember that if hired, you
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SWITCH event to raise awareness
about homeless population
will spend a large part of your time at or with an
organization or business. For that reason, it is
important to interview wisely.
You are selling yourself and your skills during
an interview and potential employees need to be
prepared from the very start. To put forward your
best, it is important to evaluate the job description
first. What are the major job skills? What are the
duties the job entails? Do I have the skills necessary to fulfill these needs?
Next, a well-prepared application should
include a resume and a cover letter.
Resumes
should identify who you are, your career objective, your education and experience, references (if
requested), special skills and interests, activities
and honors and awards you may have received.
In today’s world where social media plays a
key role in many of our lives, it is also imperative
to examine your profile and publically accessible
information from the viewpoint of a potential
employer.
Ask yourself if there is anything you need to
change and then change it if necessary.
Next, potential employees should always do
research. Find out everything you can about the
your future potential employer.
Make contacts with others at the company or
organization, check their record with the Better
Business Bureau and harness the power of the
internet to find out everything you can before going
face-to-face for an interview.
Dear Editor,
Our local SWITCH (Social Workers in Touch Can Help) Club of
Campbellsville University and Somerset Community College, have
partnered with Potentials, Inc., our local homeless shelter provider, for
an upcoming event called, “Cardboard Nation 2012.”
To be held on Saturday, April 21, the event will allow participants
to simulate being homeless and sleep in cardboard boxes overnight
in downtown Somerset. Our main goal is to raise awareness about
the homeless population in Pulaski County and to also raise funds for
Potentials, Inc. homeless shelter service.
We would like to invite your church or business to participate.
Your youth group, employees or anyone interested can obtain pledges
from friends and family to support them in sleeping out in their box
that night.
Boxes are available on a first come basis and everyone is encouraged to decorate their box. There is a contest for best-decorated box.
If you do not have anyone willing to sleep out in his or her box, you
can still be involved. SWITCH Club members are looking for sponsors as well.
If you would like more information, call 606-305-5829 or 606305-7407.
Almeta A. McGlothlin
Tonya Pittman
LETTERS POLICY
Letters to the editor are welcome and appreciated. If you have something
you wish to say, write our editor. Limit your comments to no more than two
pages, typewritten and double spaced. Handwritten letters are also welcome, but must be legible. We reserve the right to edit letters in the interest of space and good taste. Letters must be signed and include a phone
number for verification purposes. (Phone number will not be published.)
Send letters to: The Bridge, c/o SCC, 808 Monticello Road, Somerset, KY
42501, or e-mail your comments [email protected] or visit us
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2012 Job Fair!
Thursday April 26
Friday
April 27
Saturday April 28
Noon - 5:00 pm CT
Noon - 5:00 pm CT
9:00 am - 1:00 pm CT
Job Fair held at the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Jamestown, KY – ACTIVITY CENTER – MEETING ROOM B
The Activity Center is the building to the RIGHT of Lure Lodge. Look for the signs directing you to Meeting Room B.
This is an opportunity for new or returning employees to fill out an application for seasonal work at the State Dock,
located at beautiful Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
We will be accepting applications for the following departments:
Dock Operations –
Bell Hop, Valet Parking, Shuttle Bus Driver, Fuel Pier
General Maintenance –
Electrician, Carpentry, Welding, Plumbing
Housekeeping – Full-time and Part-time positions
Mechanic Assistant & Oil Changer
Rental Counter
Reservations
Ship’s Store Cashier
Tool Room Attendant
Security
Drug Testing is Mandatory ∙ State Dock is an Equal Opportunity Employer ∙ Hourly Rates depend on position and experience
www.statedock.com
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WE’VE MOVED!
Affiliated with the
American Heart
Association
The CPR Training Center offers
AHA courses in:
•Basic Life Support
•Pediatric Advance Life Support
•Advanced Cardiac Life Support
CPR Training Center
is now located in the
Health Sciences Building
on the Laurel Campus
Learn CPR/First Aid!
Do it for someone you love...
Approximately two-thirds of sudden deaths
due to coronary heart disease occur outside
the hospital. Many of these deaths can be
prevented with quick bystander response.
By taking an AHA course, you will learn
how to recognize and respond
to emergencies for a victim
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We can also offer classes
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Above from front left: Gaspar Gaspar Miguel of Somerset, Chelsie Fitzpatrick of
Somerset and Stacy Hancock of Monticello; back row: Emily Cox of Somerset, Caleb
Dobbs of Monticello, Dane Rape of Somerset and Jeremy Lyons of Science Hill pose
with their certificates after being inducted into the Sigma Zeta National Science and
Mathematics Honor Society at Somerset Community College.
Includes:
•Classroom instruction
•Student manual
•Two-year AHA
Certification Card
Somerset Community College, Laurel Campus north
Health Sciences Building
100 University Dr., London, KY 40741
Phone (606) 878-4727 • FAX (606) 877-1310
For more info E-mail: [email protected]
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
2012 Job Fair!
Thursday April 26
Friday
April 27
Saturday April 28
1 - 6:00 p.m. ET
1 - 6:00 p.m. ET
10:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Fishtales, the Wolf Creek Marina Restaurant, 782 Island Ramp Rd. Nancy, KY
This is an opportunity for new or returning employees to fill out an application for full-time and part-time seasonal work
at Wolf Creek Marina or Fishtales Restaurant, on beautiful Lake Cumberland.
We will be accepting applications for the following departments:
Dock Operations –
Bell Hop, Water Taxi/Shuttle Bus Driver, Fuel Pier
General Maintenance –
Electrician, Carpentry, Welding, Plumbing
Ship’s Store Cashier
Security
Fishtale’s Kitchen Staff
Fishtale’s Wait Staff
Drug Testing is Mandatory ∙ Wolf Creek Marina is an Equal Opportunity Employer ∙ Hourly Rates depend on position and experience
270-866-3634
www.wolfcreekmarina.com
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-BOMB THREAT, continued from pg. 1
not utilized in this case.
“The college has detailed procedures for
Within 20 minutes, KSP called back and
reported that Smith was in custody and was many emergencies ranging from bomb threats
being taken to the London County Detention and tornado warnings to pandemic flu outbreaks,” Estep said.
Center for questioning, Estep said.
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Estep said.
not in Laurel County at the time
“Meanwhile, I had notified my
the college was made aware of the
evening security at the London
Facebook post,” Estep added.
Campus and a soft search was conKSP apprehended Smith in
ducted by security and M&O, with
Manchester in Clay County before
nothing being found,” Estep said.
transporting her to the Laurel
“Somerset Community College
Detention Center for questiontakes any threat to students, faculty,
ing.
staff or property very seriously, and
Though SNAP was not used durwe are extremely diligent in maining this incident, it is the quickest
taining that security and safety,”
and most effective way SCC has
Estep added.
of notifying students of potential
Somerset Community College
emergencies, Estep said.
has an emergency notificaEstep
“I would encourage any student
tion process called SNAP (Safety
Notification Alert Process) which enables col- to sign up for SNAP by simply going to the
lege officials to send texts, phone calls and college website and clicking on Emergency
emails to anyone who has signed up to receive Notification at the bottom of the page,” he
the SNAP messages. But the SNAP system was said.
“The college has detailed procedures
for many emergencies ranging from
bomb threats ... to pandemic flu
outbreaks”
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SCC student, 19, passes away
after two-vehicle accident
by Rebecca Rehg
Ashley Cross, a 19-year-old student at SCC, lost her life tragically on Sunday,
April 1st. She and her boyfriend, Dipesh Soma,
were involved in a collision at the intersection of
KY 461 and KY 150 in Rockastle county.
Ashley was the daughter of Al and Joyce
(Morrow) Cross and was a native of Wayne
County.
Cross was a passenger in a Chevy Cobalt
that was struck in the passenger side by a Chevy
S-10 pickup. She was ejected from the vehicle
and pronounced dead at the scene, according to
Kentucky State Police.
There were no other fatalities in the accident.
Cross was an employee at the Albany/Clinton
County Twin Lakes Wellness Center for the past
year.
Ashley was a governor’s scholar and was the
recipient of several scholarships.
“Ashley had an infectious smile”, said Dustin
Denny, Cross’s first cousin. “Ashley was a very
Cross
talented soccer player, and an extremely devoted
Christian. She was a great person, and fun to be around. Her mom was her best
friend. She always wanted to help others, and loved children.”
“I’ve never heard her say anything negative about anyone, ever,” says Aaron
Foster, one of Ashley’s cousins. “She was every mother’s dream child. She’s one of
those people that you never worry about anything happening to because she never
got into any trouble.”
“A 19 year old with so much promise, so much to look forward to in life. It’s
been hard to absorb it,” said Tony McCracken, Ashley’s soccer coach, during an
interview with Phil Pendelton.
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LAUREL CAMPUS
Kesha McClure-Hunley
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Live work learning a valuable resource
Career-driven students and those in need can both benefits from the services provided
-LIVE WORK, continued from page 1
“There is not a charge for auto body work services
for full-time students,” Taylor said. “The cost is parts
and supplies which are very high to start with the
way the economy is now.”
“We do collision repair, buffing, detailing, spot
repair, blending, welding painting and structural
frame work as well as non-structural body work,”
said Taylor. The work is done on the SCC, south
campus.
There are services available at other SCC campuses as well.
Eddie Jarvis, now an auto repair student after
retiring from the military, is following his dream of
restoring cars. He and his wife, Margaret Jarvis (also
a student), are learning the skills needed for auto
repair together.
“Live work helps to teach the basic and makes
student learning move fast
into finish body
work and painting,”
Eddie
Jarvis
said.
“One
learns
why it costs so
much to work
on
automobiles.”
D a v i d
Hogue, a SCC
student,
is
interested in hands-on learning about auto bodywork.
He said, “The most unusual live work we have had
was the project of cutting two cars in two to make
one.”
SCC student Silas Ramey said, “It is a good
service for us to learn, and students only pay for the
materials.”
Diesel technology also participates in the live
work program although all of the learning projects
are provided by the commercial area of the community and not through the students.
“We use a program called Automotive Service
Excellence that provides practical learning,” said
Jake McPheron, Professor of Diesel Technology.
“Student live work in auto diesel and electric
air-condition is a growing field with a liability fee
of $25, but it also relies on community work, not
student work,” said Ricky Harris, Instructor of Auto
Diesel. “The learning is divided into windows of
task work for the diesel engines. Students need their
equipment now, which sometimes makes it hard to
do work on student jobs.”
Carpentry, which is located on the SCC Laurel
campus, is another field in Careers and Technology
offering live work. Carpentry students build picnic
tables for schools as a way to introduce students to
live work.
They also build storage buildings, which are
eight-feet-by-ten-feet or eleven-by-twenty and the
material has to be paid for by the person having
the building made, according to Travis McQueen,
Professor of Construction Technology.
“We build small mock-up homes that are raffled
off at the end of the term to the community. Live
work requires a work order and a $25 fee for liability
and insurance purposes,” McQueen said.
Another live work program is dental hygiene and
dental assistant programs in an integrated format
offered on the SCC Laurel campus.
“The dental services have a regular patient base
coming in year after year, which speaks to the quality of the student work,” said Carman Fields, Dental
Hygiene Instructor. “The students really give a lot
of individual attention to their patients. Live work
is essential and beneficial to the dental assistant
students because they go straight from the classroom
into their field of work.”
The Dental Assisting and Hygiene Integrated
Program offers teeth cleaning, exams, x-rays, and
customized teeth molds for bleaching,” said Priscilla
Strong, Instructional Specialist in Dental Assisting
and Hygiene Integrated Program.
The dental program is a consortium directed
through
the
Big
Sandy
Community
College
in
Pikeville,
Kentucky.
Olivia Ritchie
is the Dental
C o o r d i n a t o r,
and Dr. Eric
Dixon is the
Dental Hygiene
Coordinator.
Students pay
$25 fee for dental services, which include cleaning, exam, and x-rays. The fee for the community is
set at $25. Dental services are offered at the Laurel
campus, building one, London, KY. For services,
contact Jennifer Adams, Staff Support at 606878-4791.
Cosmetology offers a wide range of services from
shampoos, haircuts, conditioning, manicures, perms,
pedicure, facials, hair coloring and waxing services.
“It is a good deal for student learning as well as
for our customers,” said Jerry Copenhaver, Professor
Cosmetology Department. “We do a haircut for $6,
which is a lot less than you will find any where
else.”
A price list of all the cosmetology services is
available upon request at the SCC campus south in
the cosmetology building.
Derekia Daffron, a cosmetology student said,
“Student and customer awareness is important for the
here. It is a good way to keep money in your own
school and community.”
Daffron said, “Cosmetology is a fun thing, it is
actually doing work for people so they feel good
about themselves, and it saves a lot of money on the
services. Our services are available on Wednesday
and Thursday.”
Tara Smith, SCC cosmetology encouraged students and staff to “Come in and be pleasantly surprised; we are well taught by professional staff.”
“We are very well assisted and taught,” Smith
said. “We’re open to off-campus customers. The
readers of The Bridge need to know, our learning
situation is conducive to the latest styles and trends,
so our customers get the best of both worlds at a
good price.”
[The Laurel Campus Carpentry
program] builds small mock-up homes
that are raffled off at the end of the
term to the [local] community.
SCC student Derekia Daffron, manicurist, works on
Karey Cress’s hands. “Cosmetology is a fun thing,” says
Daffron. “It is actually doing work for people so they feel
good about themselves and it saves [them] a lot of money
on the services.”
SCC students
Kenneth Sullivan,
Jeremy Shelton and
Professor Diesel
Technology inspect
pistons of a diesel
engine.
“Student live work
in auto diesel
and electric airconditioning is a
growing field with a
liability fee of $25,”
says Ricky Harris,
Instructor of Auto
Diesel. “But it also
relies on community
work, not student
work”.
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See what’s happenin’ in
McCreary
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Photos and captions by
Thomas Fuson
The art department at McCreary center of SCC will be hosting
an exhibit on April 29th at 2pm. Come join local students/artists
as they display their work in an event titled
“the wall of paintings.”
There are many interesting programs at the McCreary Center.
The new arts & technology center (pictured above) hosts many
of these, including studios for pottery and culinary arts.
CORRECTION
An article in the February 2012 article of ‘The
Bridge’ erroneously stated that Probation One
and Probation Two were still features of the
Financial Aid appeals process.
*****
There are many interesting programs at the McCreary Center. The new arts &
technology center (pictured above) hosts many of these, including studios for
pottery and culinary arts.
This was actually a description of the previous
system. Probation One and Probation Two are
no longer components of the appeals process.
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Want to talk to Cindy about your
future at Campbellsville University?
Here’s where you can find her when she’s not in her
office at the Transfer Center on SCC’s Somerset Campus:
1st Monday of each Month . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Center, 4-6 p.m. EST
2nd Monday and Tuesday of each month. . . . Clinton Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EST
and Russell Center, 3-5 p.m. EST
3rd Monday and Tuesday of each month . . . . Laurel Campus, 11-2 EST
4th Monday and Tuesday of each month . . . . McCreary Center, 11-2 EST
Call or E-mail to set up an appointment or just stop by!
Cindy Dishman
Admissions Counselor
Campbellsville University
™
Phone: 606-451-6952 • E-Mail: [email protected]
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SCC drama department hosts annual ‘Sketches’ performance
things,” said Whitehead. “I’m just thrilled to be a part of
by Joshua Leach
Leave it to SCC’s Theatre Department to show how it.”
Singleton played Pat, Wayne’s neighbor who accidenthe New York City Library, an awkward kiss goodnight, a
fortune-teller, and a gunshot victim can all bring a smile tally shoots him when mistaken for a prowler.
“This has been my favorite thing that I’ve done in the
to everyone’s face.
The Theatre’s performance of ‘Sketches’, an evening theatre at SCC so far,” Singleton explained. “I got to do it
of short comic plays, made its début in the Stoner Little with my best friend, Aaron Whitehead. I love him, and I
think everyone is really on their game this year.”
Theatre.
“It’s really funny, it’s been good,” said Singleton. “It’s
“Overall, the play itself was wonderful,” explained
host John Alexander. “It’s wonderful that we have this been good times.”
Through four scenes, the theatre performance displays
outlet that Steve [Cleberg, director of SCC’s Theatre proa balanced variegram] gives us.”
ty in short comi“You know if you
cal realities that
went to school at the
anyone might
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find almost anyor
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going to have the acting
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to shine and has
have at a local college
for many, many years,” said Alexander. “I appreciate him
like this here in Somerset, Kentucky.”
“It is a wonderful experience,” said Aaron Whitehead. very much, because we get those acting opportunities that
“I really got lucky and had a chance to work with a good most people don’t in a lifetime!”
In reference to Sketches, Matthew Shackleford discast.”
Whitehead played Wayne, the mysterious next-door cussed his opinion of the overall performance of the play.
Shackleford played Harmon, a guy who wanted just
neighbor who gets shot by the woman of his
a kiss goodnight but wound up with more than he had
dreams.
“My scene partner was terrific,” said Whitehead. “It is bargained for.
Shackleford summed it all up in three little words.
great to work with students who are on their way up and
“It’s a gas,” explained Shackleford. “That’s your headheading out into the world.”
“Emily Singleton is heading toward bigger and better line, it’s catchier.”
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Earth Day, trip to Greece among upcoming campus opportunities
by Cynthia Turner
Blackheart.
But that is not all.
SCC’s Somerset campus will be alive with Earth
SCC Culinary Arts Instructor Mete Sergin, his
Day festivities Sunday, April 22 from 1:00 p.m. to
students, and members of the SCC Samothrace Club
5:00 p.m.
“What I love about our Earth Day celebration,” will be preparing food based on an Earth friendly diet.
says SCC professor Loris Sherman, “is how many And it is recommended to arrive to get a taste of their
offerings.
people now look forward to the event each year.”
There will also be discussions on Grow Appalachia
Events and activities to look forward to include:
an aquarium with native fish, the Kentucky Reptile and the importance of heirloom plants. And as an
Zoo, Southwestern High School Raptor Rehabilitation added bonus free heirloom tomato seedlings will be
Program and Run for the Red Buds Fun Run. And that given out.
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is just the beginPRIDE club
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“I enjoy seeby students
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Darlene
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-Loris Sherman on SCC’s Earth Day Celebration
Libbey’s art
to demonstrate their
class, for sale.
interest and commitStudents will
ment to a sustainable
also be demonstrating how to construct the barrels.
lifestyle,” says Sherman.
Sherman says students are especially willing to
Hybrid technology, straw bale home techniques,
and demonstrations on good environmental practices contribute to Earth Day.
“We couldn’t do it without them,” says
can be seen as well.
“Those who aren’t sure how to do their part to Sherman.
Earth Day will include all of the aforementioned
protect the future benefit from all the fun and informaactivities and much more. There will be something for
tional activities,” says Sherman.
Adding to the excitement of day will be live music everyone and all activities are free.
For more information contact Professor Loris
provided by Sogo Drums, an African drumming
band, in addition to local bands One Way and Sherman at 606-451-6855.
“Those who aren’t sure how to do their
part to protect the future benefit from
all the fun and informational activities”
by Cynthia Turner
SCC students have an opportunity to see a bit of the world. June
9-21, 2013 will find SCC instructor, Wanda Fries leading a trip to
Greece.
Travelers will be able to experience the magnitude of the Parthenon
see the place where the Pythia (the priestess of Apollo), the Oracle of
Delphi delivered her prophecies, and spend a day cruising the Aegean
among other things.
The $3,600 price tag may seem out of reach for some, but by scheduling the trip a year out Fries hopes to make the trip more affordable.
Students are able to make monthly payments, according to Fries.
The trip will be of special interest to those in Fries’ ENG 135 Greek
and Roman Mythology class, but is open to everyone. The trip has
been made available to students, faculty, staff or just interested members of the community.
“The tour visits a number of sights students read about in that class
(ENG 135),” says Fries, “and travel is one of the best educational
experiences somebody could have.”
SCC geology teacher Denny Fries will also be on hand to point
out the volcanic features of the Greek islands and some of the special
features of Delphi.
Fries, who was bitten by the travel bug after a 2008 fellowship at
Oxford, hopes that trips of this nature might inspire an international
program at SCC.
“When you come back you don’t see the world the same way,” says
Fries.
She believes that a program featuring international travel could be
a selling point for transfer students.
She would like to see faculty involvement in the creation of such
a plan.
For more information concerning the trip contact Wanda Fries at
[email protected].
Each issue, ‘The Bridge’s Rebecca Rehg will weigh in with her expertise in diet and fitness. Questions and comments for Rebecca can be sent to the managing editor at
[email protected]. In this issue, Rebecca answers questions from student readers concerning...
Weight watchers, baby weight, and buying local fruits and veggies
Rebecca,
I have been doing Weight Watchers for about
six months now. I have lost a lot of weight but I
can’t loose any more. Any advice?
Misty
Misty,
Weight Watchers is a great program! Sometimes
our bodies reach a point where it becomes accustomed to what you are feeding it. At this point,
you need to switch things up a little. Going off of
your diet for a week, and going back on it could
confuse your body enough to make it start loosing again. Also, adding some cardio, or changing
up your cardio could help you get back on track.
If your body is accustomed to walking a mile and
a half every-day, then maybe you should tr y an
interval. Example, 30 seconds of jumping jacks,
15 pushups, 30 body squats, and a three minute
run. Take a 30 second break and repeat this interval 3-4 times, depending on your tolerance level.
Twenty minutes of this interval will burn around
300 calories, that’s a whole meal!
I’m trying to build muscle, what can I do?
Scott Taylor
Scott,
Make sure you are eating plenty of protein
and “good carbs” before and after your workout.
Protein shakes are a great supplement, and some
of them actually taste good (Muscle Milk, cake
batter is my favorite). You should be getting
at least 150 grams of protein daily. Tr y grilled
chicken, eggs, and fish. Have you tried Creatine?
Creatine helps blood rush to your muscles during your workout so that you can life heavier and
go longer. Taking 5-10 grams of creatine daily,
and prior to your workout has been scientifically
proven to help build muscle. Make sure you are
drinking plenty of water with creatine and large
amounts of protein. Careful dieting is a necessity
with exercise!
I have lost most of my baby weight, what
about my stomach? It won’t go away!
Amber B.
Amber,
That’s a hard one. I’m in the same boat you
are and it’s easier said than done. The old saying
goes “abs are made in the kitchen”, and you can
take that to heart. Cardio, abdominal exercises,
and a ver y healthy diet is the formula for a “bikini
stomach”. Eating “clean” seems to be the way it’s
done. A sample diet should be;
Breakfast- 2 eggs, 1 package of plain oatmeal,
and half of a grapefruit. (Breakfast should always
be your biggest meal because it fuels you for the
day, and you have all day to burn off the calories.)
Snack 1- 1 scoop muscle milk, made with water.
Lunch- 2 tablespoons of peanut butter on 1 piece
of wheat bread and 10 almonds. Snack 2- 1 ounce
beef jerkey. Dinner- 6 ounces of grilled chicken
with a side of greens. Make sure you don’t eat
bread after 5, and stay away from sodas and
juices. Water is your best bet when working on
your stomach.
What are the benefits of buying your fruits
and veggtables locally?
--Ryan
Ryan,
Besides the obvious factor that buying fruits
and vegetables locally will help stimulate the
“local” economy, there are many other benefits to
buying foods (including meats) from local farmers. They are priced cheaper due to not having
to pay transportation costs, also, it doesn’t have
such an impact on the environment due to emission issues. The food will be fresher because it
hasen’t spent several days traveling and will taste
better.
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Art exhibit displayed at Somerset East End Gallery
by Cynthia Turner
The art of the masters is on display at SCC’s
Somerset East End Gallery. Now through April 30,
2012 works by such names as Renoir, Van Gogh, and
Monet will be available for viewing.
But this exhibit is unique. This is art through the
eyes of the children of St. Patrick Preschool. The preschoolers, under the guidance of Somerset artist Peggy
Sherry, recreated the masterpieces by their own
hands.
There will be an opening reception on April 24, 2012
at 12:00 p.m., Stoner Hall, room 101. Pam Eads, director of Lake Cumberland Children Advocacy Program,
will be speaking.
The exhibit, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Early
Childhood Education program and organized by SCC
Associate Professor Donna Eastham, is an effort to raise
community awareness of child abuse.
Darlene Libbey, curator of the East End Gallery,
believes this exhibit can bring “an awareness to the
beauty and fragility of children and what they can create.”
SCC to extend current tobacco use policy
by Joyce Ard
Tobacco users can rest assured that the current
smoking policy at SCC will be in effect for the foreseeable future. Designated smoking areas will remain in
use, allowing entries to and air in campus buildings to
remain smoke free.
“The new smoking policy enforced this year seems
to be working like it was intended to do, and smokers
seem willing to comply,” said Nancy Powell, Associate
Dean of Health Services.
The current policy requires tobacco users to smoke
only in designated areas, which differs from the previous policy, which simply required smokers to stay
more than twenty-five feet from building entrances.
The current policy had been seen by many as merely
the last gasp for smoking at SCC, with a stricter,
smoke-free policy to come.
But as long as smokers continue to abide by the present policy, it will likely remain in place, Powell said.
“It is scheduled to continue in the summer and
fall terms as it now stands, unless there are actions
of noncompliance that would force further actions,”
Powell continued. “We have received very few reports
of violations. The last one was in February, and it was
weather related because not all designated areas have
shelter.
“The compliance has been so great that even the
parking lots have few signs of cigarettes butts, which
is such an improvement,” Powell added.
The SCC Leadership Committee that enacted the
smoking policy tried to be respectful of all people,
both smokers and nonsmokers, while still maintaining
a healthy living environment on campus, Powell said.
“Many people have told us they are thankful they do
not have to go through such smoke-congested air to get
into the buildings,” Powell said. “So everyone seems
content at present with the policy.”
All smokers interviewed by The Bridge said they
are willing to comply with the smoking restrictions, as
long as they have a place to smoke.
A staff member who chose not to be identified said
of using the smoking areas, “Actually meeting in one
place to smoke has been good because I can talk to students. It has opened up free time for me to talk about
enrollment. I was able to help one student get registered in the culinary arts program at SCC’s McCreary
County Center.”
“The smoking policy has not affected me, and I
have no problem smoking in the designated areas,”
said Sherry Dick, SCC facilities management
specialist.
“I wish they would go back to the old policy
because I do not like to smoke in the rain,” said Dustin
Curry, SCC student in computer mechanics. “But I will
try to follow the rules and smoke where I am told to.”
Nonsmokers said that they thought most students,
staff, and visitors were complying with the SCC smoking policy and were pleased to see it.
“I do not think SCC should go to a no-smoking
policy because tax money from the sales of tobacco
products eventually comes back into the funding
that helps support the colleges,” said Cindy Burton,
Assistant Professor of Visual Communications. “But I
do think smokers should adhere to the designated areas
and have respect for nonsmokers and their rights.
“I’m a former smoker, but now I do not like the
smell of cigarette smoke, where before I loved it,” said
Burton.
“Not being a smoker I appreciate that I do not have
to walk through smoke to get to the buildings. It is
good to see the compliance to the smoking policy,”
said Nancy Phelps, SCC Web Specialist. “The smokers
have been respectful of the policy and it would be nice
if all the smoking areas were covered so that weather
would not be a problem for them.”
“I don’t think we should have a nonsmoking campus,” Phelps added. “As long as there are those designated areas, then it doesn’t bother me.”
Student newspaper seeking applications
for 2012-2013 managing editor position
Applications will be accepted in April for managing editor of SCC’s student newspaper, The Bridge.
The person selected for the post would serve a oneacademic-year term, Fall 2012-Spring 2013.
The student selected by the Student Publication
Committee will receive a 12-hour scholarship to SCC.
The scholarship will be good for two semesters.
Qualifications for the post include:
•Have a rank of sophomore;
•Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or
higher;
•Have appropriate management skills;
•Current enrollment at SCC with a course load of
no less than 9 credit hours;
•The submission of an official application, including resume and samples of writing; and
•Enter into a formal agreement with the SCC Board
of Student Publications.
For an application or more information, e-mail
[email protected] or stop by the Visual
Communication department M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The deadline to submit an application for this position
is Wednesday, April 25 and interviews will be the first
week of May.
Students observe an artwork displayed at the Somerset
campus’ East End Gallery
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Are you a student, faculty or staff member at any SCC campus or center?
If so and you have any news, photos, or events you would like published
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An Memorial Day edition of...
In 10 Words or Less
An opportunity for those at SCC to show their
American pride ... without getting too wordy
DeShay Dishman
Jeremy Shelton
David Sams
Somerset Campus
Somerset Campus
Somerset Campus
What does Memorial Day mean to you?
We honor my
grandfather’s military service.
Freedom
A day to honor
those who fought
for our freedom
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SCC to host panel discussion
on the economic power of China
by Cynthia Turner
“China: Economic Threat or Paper Tiger?” a panel
discussion open to the public, will be held at Somerset
Community College (SCC) on Wednesday, April 25
at 3:30.
The event will be held in the Harold Rogers
Student Commons on the Somerset Campus North,
located at 808 Monticello Street, Somerset.
The event, organized by SCC instructors Jeff
Harris and Erin Stephens, will feature several KCTCS
instructors who are authorities in economics, political
science, and Chinese culture.
China is the largest single foreign holder of United
States Government debt. And over the last decade the
Communist nation’s economy has expanded at a rate
seven times faster than that of the United States.
In fact, the Chinese economy has grown by an
average of 10 percent annually for the past thirty
years, making it the world’s second largest and fastest
growing economy.
“China is an emerging superpower,” says Harris,
an associate professor of English, “not only economically, but politically and militarily.”
China is now a major player on the world stage.
But how did they get into that position and what does
it mean for the U.S.? Harris hopes “China: Economic
Threat or Paper Tiger?” will provide some answers.
“It’s a fascinating topic, and we have some real
authorities leading the discussion,” he said.
The panelists will include some of SCC’s own: Dr.
Michael Searcy, a communications instructor who has
taught workshops for the Lianing Education Bureau in
China; James Taylor, a political science instructor who
has taught comparative politics with an analysis of
China; and Dr. Chris Phillips, an economics professor
who has studied global economic trends.
Also weighing-in will be Dr. David Wachtel of
Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
Dr. Wachtel has a Ph.D. in Sociology and is
Director of China Partnerships at BCTC, a teacherexchange program that has involved a number of
colleges and universities in China. In November of
2004 Dr. Wachtel was named an Honorary Citizen of
Changsha, China, for his work in the English education of its citizens.
Harris taught in Changsha during the summer of
2010 as a participant in Wachtel’s program, and was
“blown away” by the consumerism there.
“If not for the obvious cultural differences, I
might have believed I was in Chicago or Philadelphia
or Atlanta,” he said. “Capitalism is king in
China.”
The event, part of SCC’s SoapBox series of panel
discussions, is free and open to the public.
What are your Memorial Day plans?
Meeting with family
and remembering
lost family
Spending it with
family
To spend the day
with my family
How many American flags do you own?
Sixty, if you don’t
count uniforms
Probably four
Two
How do you like your steak?
Well done
Medium
Medium rare
What is your favorite summer vacation?
Going to Destin,
Florida w/ family
Our car broke
down in North
Carolina
I build sand castles
in Iraq
What is your finals ritual?
I study the hardest
subjects first.
Just to study
Not sleeping
What is your least favorite class this semester?
My online special
education class
All I have is
English and Diesel
Mechanics.
Digital imaging
What message would you give to soldiers, both living and
dead?
Thanks to my
grandpa and all
who served.
Thank you for your
service; it’s appreciated.
Pick a side, dead
or alive
What are you going to do with your book return money?
I don’t get book
return money.
I keep my books
for future reference
Spend it on gas
What are you looking forward to in the fall semester?
My portfolio class
Electrical classes
English courses
Have a wonderful and safe summer vacation!
See you next semester with more from ‘The Bridge’!
Staff Bios
Matt Attaway - Managing Editor
Attaway is managing editor of ‘The Bridge’ and a
sophomore at Somerset Community College. He
graduated from SCC in the Fall of 2011 with an
Associate’s in Art. In his free time, Matt enjoys to
write, watch basketball, and play guitar. He also
would like to add, “Roll Tide!”
Joshua Leach - Staff
Joshua, a English major, is one of two published
writers on the staff of ‘The Bridge’. Leach has a
skill-set built for journalism. “I love to talk and I love
to write,” he says. His interest in writing dictates his
future career path. His work is published at gatheringtogether.webs.com/joshleach.htm and he maintains a blog at fatherssword.wordpress.com.
Thomas Fuson - Staff
Thomas is an associate in arts with an English
focus major has a great love for writing and is pursuing a career in this field. He is a Full-time evangelist,
husband and soon to be father. He is very excited
about writing for ‘The Bridge’ this semester and continuing to learn different styles of writing.
Joyce Ard - Staff
Joyce is an artist with four kids who joined ‘The
Bridge’ staff this semester to improve her writing
skills. An avid creative writer, Joyce considers her
parents her inspiration. Joyce received her first college degree in 1990 and she considers herself a “continual learner”.
Cynthia Turner - Staff
Cynthia is returning to school at age 34 in the
nursing program. She is a hairdresser, mother of a 12
year old daughter and hails from Laurel County, KY.
She enjoys helping people, but her long term ultimate
goal is to do medical mission work. From previous
college experience she knows, “Fret life is not a
major.” Her strength/ weakness are “I am a confident
person believing in my abilities, but am intolerant of
stupidity and need to have more patience.”
Rebecca Rehg - Staff
As a trained fighter, one of Rebecca Rehg’s main
interests is fitness, a subject she’ll be covering in her
monthly column for ‘The Bridge’. She is currently
a Nursing major in Somerset Community College in
her sophomore year.
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