Kicking butt for fun, that`s so `Raven`

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SCC News & Viewpoints Since 2000
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May 2016 •
Volume 16, Number 6
THE BRIDGE
A Student Publication For Somerset Community College • For The Students, By The Students
A day in the life of
Fruit of the Lens
photography
contest winners
—PAGE 10—
Students protest
over removal
of painting
—PAGE 5—
Image
at issue
in protest
‘Madame
President’
SGA head Venus Evans
Corina Bland, left,
was one of several
protesters on the
Somerset Campus
on April 8.
The group
demonstrated
against what they
said was a challenge
to academic
freedom by SCC
administrators.
As The Bridge
reported in its April
issue, student
Cora Carter was
instructed to
abandon progress
on a painting for her
independent studies
course and remove
it from campus.
By Thomas Hudson
The life of an SGA president is very
challenging. There are several SCC campuses and centers, each requiring the
president’s time and attention.
For current president Venus Evans,
the responsibilities have been their own
reward.
Evans was elected to the role almost
a year ago. It has allowed her to serve
as a spokesperson
for the students to
the administration.
“As president I
was able to interact
with the faculty and
Venus Evans
staff and administration extensively on the students behalf,” Evans said. “I was able to present
both sides of the coin, if you will, to both
student and faculty alike.”
Part of the job description entails that
Evans must be a student, in order to best
represent the student body. On top all the
responsibilities of being the SGA President she also must juggle the stress of a
regular course load.
SEE PAGE 5
for full coverage
and more photos.
Photo by Jay Stringer
Continued on Page 6
Somerset Campus
Nature Trail offers
walk on the wild side
—PAGE 6—
ALSO...
Am I black enough?
—PAGE 4—
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Movie Reviews
—PAGE 10—
Kicking butt for fun, that’s so ‘Raven’
By Jay Stringer
Raven Edwards, 19, is one kick-butt student—literally.
Edwards says when she is not doing
homework, she is kick-boxing at a local
gym.
“When I first joined I was just there to
lose weight. When I saw all that we were
going to do I was like ‘What is this?’” Edwards said. “I lost around 12 pounds my
first month of being there.”
Edwards became a member of Adversity
Training Center—commonly abbreviated as
ATC— in February 2015.
“I don’t even think of it as a gym,” she
said. “At other gyms it’s easy to feel really
out of place, but that’s not how it is at all at
ATC. Everyone motivates each other there.
Everyone’s family there.”
Edwards loves the intense fitness regimen offered at the gym.
“At first I was very intimidated,” she
admitted. “I came to watch them spar one
day and after I was super scared. Sparring
is a type of fighting where the trainers and
trainees don’t use 100 percent of their force.
I was like ‘I don’t know if I want to do this!’
but it turned out to be really fun.”
Sparring is just one part of the hard-core
Continued on Page 4
Raven Edwards,
left, spars with
partner David
Wilson at the
Adversity
Training Center
(ATC). She says
it takes as much
motivation to
keep grades up
in school as it
does to work
out.
Submitted
Photo
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OPINION
Page 2
theBridge—May 2016
COMMENTS, OPINIONS & LETTERS
The boy who cried ‘political correctness’ The case against online classes
The only thing I hear more than people calling
Both of these situations harken back to the “pomy generation “too sensitive” is people finishing
litically incorrect” times of hosing down freedom
their statement with “but I guess you can’t say that
marchers and establishing anti-sodomy laws. Are we
anymore, right?”
any better off now?
The headlining Republican front-runner has said
On the news, in class, on chat-rooms—it seems
things that could be deemed “politically incorrect”
“political correctness” is being debated and disbut has not wavered in his pursuit for the presidency.
cussed on every communication platform there is.
This sets the example that in 2016, when you reWhat is “political correctness” anyway? Most of
the time when I see someone bashing it on Facebook fer to Muslims as “terrorists,” Mexicans as “rapists,”
or Twitter, they usually argue that “everyone’s woror people with special needs as “retarded,” you don’t
get silenced—you get a ticket to the White
ried about offending someone nowadays.”
House.
If political correctness just means being
So to say that people aren’t “allowed”
considerate and accepting towards all
to say something offensive “anymore” is
people, to me that doesn’t sound like such
simply not the case. My guess is that peoa bad thing.
When someone is confronted for
ple are confusing backlash from minorities
who are tired of being referred to as second
making a hurtful statement about another’s
and third class citizens for an actual decree
race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation,
that outlaws making offensive statements.
it seems that “political correctness” is the
By
If you have a mouth, you are blessed in
first card they play.
America to be free to use it and spew whatTo me, it’s a total cop-out.
When people accuse someone of censorever opinion you want; however, that same
freedom goes for anyone that you offend
ing their remarks on the basis of being
who challenges your opinion.
“too politically correct,” it’s clear to me
Managing Editor andWhat
people forget is that just as
that they have no real way to defend their
you’re allowed to call me a “faggot,” I’m
statement with logic.
It’s like they know their statement is problematic allowed to list you 15 reasons why your statement
is ignorant. People try to discredit the struggles and
and are just afraid society is changing to make them
legitimate concerns from a minority by saying their
the outsiders.
opposition to a word that has been used to demean
If it’s true that “political correctness” is “taking
over,” it doesn’t sound like a sign that we’re regress- them is not valid because it means our society is
ing as human beings. In fact, it feels as though we’re changing to where no one gets offended.
I can’t deny parts of our society have changed to
becoming more accepting—not that we’re headed
become more inclusive and
toward a dystopian society.
more representation to
It boggles my mind to
If you have a mouth, you are gives
minorities. The media has
read on social media how
people who have such strong
blessed in America to be free changed some in that they
give a platform for minorities
convictions also have genuine
to use it and spew whatever to defend themselves, giving
fears of a type of Thought
them an outlet to say it’s unPolice they believe will come
opinion you want; however, popular
knocking down their door to
to have narrow-mindthat same freedom goes for ed opinions. Quite frankly,
take them away.
don’t understand what the
If being politically correct
anyone that you offend and Idownside
to that is.
simply means being tolerant
Understandably, most of
of others, it’s something I
who challenges your opinion.
the older generations aren’t
would love to believe in but
used to having the outdated
unfortunately don’t see signs
opinions they’ve grown up with challenged in toof being present.
In recent news, a black girl was pushed around
day’s time, but the fact is, minorities are tired of the
words they’ve grown up being discriminated with
and escorted out of a Trump rally right here in our
and don’t want that for future generations.
home state of Kentucky. HB-1523 passed in MisPerhaps one day we will all learn to be a tolersissippi, giving the right to discriminate against gay
couples not even one year after the Supreme Court’s
ant—or “P.C”—nation, but for me the sad truth is
decision to make same sex marriages legal nationthat progress takes one step forward and two steps
back.
wide.
Jay
Stringer
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Many students at SCC are
fortable with online classes and
forced to take online classes for
a student who is uncomfortable
one reason or another. Perhaps
will not succeed. Perhaps they
they work a full-time job and
need the structure of a teacher
online classes fit their schedtelling them “we’re going to do
this today” verses the mentality
ule better. Maybe they need a
of “I can do that later,” and for
specific class and it doesn’t meet
at a time that is convenient. Then most students, “later” becomes
“never.”
again, there’s a possibility that
Putting a student in an online
the student does not have any
environment when he or she is
other choice.
uncomfortable with it leads to
There’s another possibility
that SCC doesn’t have a
discouragement, and the
professor for the course
tendency to give up.
who lives in the state
It is not the student’s
(for example, several
fault for not succeeding
of our adjunct classes,
when they are not ofincluding MUS 100
fered the opportunity to
which is based out of
learn how they can best
Texas).
learn. A student who has
Several programs,
straight A’s in all his or
By
such as Visual Commuher face-to-face classes
can fail online classnication: Multimedia,
are only offered online.
es, even in the same
What does this mean
subject. This could be
for students who wish
for a variety of reasons:
Staff Writer
to be in the program,
motivation, procrastinabut do not succeed in an
tion, not understanding
online environment?
the material among others.
Online classes should not
As a community and as a
be forced upon students. There
college we should be focused on
should be a choice for the stuthe good of all students and not
dent.
just a few. Unfortunately, because
While some students succeed
of several reasons, primarily budin an online environment, many
getary, SCC has chosen to offer
do not. A recent study conducted
more and more online and hybrid
in California showed that online
classes, and fewer and fewer
students were eleven percent less
face-to-face classes.
likely to pass an online class than
The entire point of college
the face-to-face version of the
is to learn how to coexist with
same class.
others while learning a trade or
Many students are uncomContinued on Page 4
Thomas
Hudson
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theBridge—May 2016
CAMPUS NEWS
Page 3
OPINION
Page 4
Am I black enough for you?
Yes, I am the “black” girl with
versions of people and “black
enough.” Although my “black
straight hair and blue eyes. Yes,
enough” may not be
I am the “black” girl who
enough for people
simply appears to be tan.
around me, it is enough
Yes, I am the “black”
for me. My “black
girl who gets backlash
enough” comes from a
for doing things that I’m
rich heritage that I am
not “black enough” to
constantly seeking more
do.
knowledge on.
But if that’s what you
My “black enough”
say about me, then what
is being a single mother
does that say about you?
By
working two jobs while
I am not African
being enrolled as a fullAmerican, at least not
time college student. My
fully. My father is Af“black enough” is workrican American and my
mother is some mix of
ing hard in all aspects
Staff Writer
white Irish and Gerof life and never taking
anything for granted. My
man. Together they had
“black enough” is trying to be a
four mixed-race children, three
role model to young women.
of whom are “black enough” by
Although this version of “black
most people’s standards, and one
enough” may not be yours, it is
who is not.
mine. We all have our own differOne thing I never fully understood is how someone could or
ent versions of enough. Whether
couldn’t be “black enough.” What it is “white enough,” “black
exactly does that mean? Are you
enough,” or “Hispanic enough.”
“black enough” if your skin pigNo one person’s enough is like the
other.
ment is a few shades darker than
Instead of pointing out that
that of those around you? Does
a person isn’t enough for you,
the area you are from deem you
why not celebrate the versions of
“black enough”?
herself that she presents?
There are many different
Kelsey
Jones
Raven
continued from page 1
workouts Edwards is frequently
around when she trains at the gym
every day.
“If you push yourself as hard as
you can, the intensity is about a 10
(on a scale of 1 to 10),” she said.
Edwards knows a little bit about
intensity since she is normally the
only girl training with ex-military
guys at the Monticello Street gym.
“It feels good to be in a class
full of guys and not feel intimidated
by them,” she said. “I feel like girl
power is a great thing, but to me
‘having power’ is just having power whether you’re a girl or a guy.”
Edwards says she feels powerful
when working out and training at
the gym but her strength isn’t limited to physical force. Compared to
where she was a year ago, Edwards
think she’s in better shape—academically as well as physically.
“I was kind of careless in February of last year After being at
the gym I realize you have to try
hard to get anywhere in life,” she
explained. “You have to make time
for things that are important to
you—gym, school, work. If you
don’t work towards anything, you
won’t get any better.”
She admits, however, that it
takes just as much motivation to
keep grades up in school as it does
to work out.
“Going to the gym and being
a college student are both equally
hard in different ways,” she explained. “School is hard on your
brain and working out is hard on
your body. I’m taking 13 hours this
semester and I go home and feel
less exhausted after the gym than I
do school.”
Edwards says applying the lessons she has learned in her physical
training to her school and personal
life has made a noticeable positive
impact on her mental health as well.
“My mom even commented
on my mood getting better when
I started at the gym. And when
I’m in a bad mood my boyfriend
says I need to go to the gym,” she
laughed. “And I definitely agree
with that.”
Raven Edwards says she’s
thankful that ATC has helped her
realize and manage her priorities.
“I don’t really care about making time for temporary people,”
Edwards said. “In high school and
college you meet a lot of people
who are just there to use you. I
make time for who is most important to me—my family, my boyfriend. I’ve trimmed the fat in my
personal life!”
theBridge—May 2016
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Resignation related to lack of academic freedom
On February 8, 2016, I tendered my resignation as Associate Professor of Art at Somerset
Community College. I have
known for quite a while that I was
positioned between two cultures,
the one still adhering to an idea of
the image that privileged subject
matter and the other arising from
provincial emphasis away from
subject matter. The most recent
controversy regarding a student’s
work in progress was anchored in
subject matter.
Cora Elizabeth Carter was well
on her way to finding her voice
while creating work that addresses
feminist issues. Ms. Carter was
creating work that pointed to the
erosion of women while using
religious iconography, the cross.
It is unfortunate that neither Ms.
Carter nor I was contacted prior to
decisions made through patriarchal
perception. The perception was
focused on the female nude.
On March 22, the work in
progress by Carter was ordered to
be removed immediately from the
SCC campus.
As I reflect on my decision to
join the faculty and now to leave, I
know that I have remained at SCC
because I am committed to the
development of students, especially those who are seeking support
to live their life as an artist.
I have met and advised many
students who have expressed their
concern about the lack of support
for their interest in a career in Fine
Arts. In part, I understand the lack
of support. I am a first generation
college graduate. When I was
accepted into the undergraduate
program at the San Francisco Art
Institute, I phoned my mother
to share the news. My mother’s
response was rather disappointing;
she replied, “Oh, I always hoped
you would be a hair dresser.” I
followed my heart and did not
look back. I received my BFA
from SFAI, and my MFA from the
University of Tennessee.
So, why am I explaining this?
There was no discussion with me,
or the student concerning the work
in progress. The decision was
made without a single question being asked about the work. Why?
That remains the question. Gender
ideology? Abuse of power?
My resignation is strongly
related to a lack of community,
to the search for real academic
freedom and to finding a better
professional fit. And now with
this unfair assessment of content,
censorship and the unprofessional
way in which this situation was
handled, I will move on.
I thought and felt strongly
that Somerset could benefit from
what I could offer towards the
development, awareness and
understanding of Fine Arts. I have
encouraged students whose interests were based in conventional art
forms, conceptual art and content
which has been both religious and
secular. The results have amazed
me, both positively and negatively.
I have known for a few years that
I had to make a decision about my
future as an artist and educator. I
will be leaving SCC December 31,
2016.
Darlene Hensley-Libbey
Associate Professor of Art
Photo by Sonya Denney
Cora Carter with artwork.
The case against online classes
continued from page 2
career. If a student learns completely online, how can they learn how
to interact with others?
At SCC it is entirely possible that students have graduated with
a certificate or degree in a trade, received a job, and then could not
complete the job because they lack relationship skills with co-workers or even customers.
Ultimately SCC would be at fault in this instance, because the
school has signed off on the student’s credentials. A degree from SCC
has the administration’s stamp of approval for the student to receive a
job in that career.
If enough of these students slip through, SCC would gain a bad
reputation and eventually a degree from SCC becomes worthless to
potential employers.
Even some professors at SCC feel that online classes are not best
for all students. When asked if he thought online classes would be the
future for college students, History Instructor Dr. Michael Goleman
said “I hope not.”
Dr. Goleman went on to explain, “I guess there is some difficulty
in that [online] you don’t get the personal connection. It’s hard to
know who the students are, and get to know them, and how they best
learn.”
In face-to-face classes teachers get to see the various individuals normally multiple times per week. This means they get to know
which students are comfortable asking questions and which might
need someone to reach out and make sure they are understanding
the material. In online classes the teacher may never see the student,
making it much harder to help the student.
I’m not saying all online classes are bad. In fact, many students
succeed in online environments. However, students should be given
an option in their learning opportunities. If potential students are not
given the opportunities here, they may change colleges entirely.
Also, focusing on offering primarily online classes could be
hurting transfer students when transferring to a four-year college or
university.
According to Dr. Goleman “there are a number of universities that
don’t offer online classes, they’ve resisted changing, so that could
be a potential stumbling block for some students that are planning
on transferring to go to a university that doesn’t have that type of an
option.”
The same idea applies with transfer students as it does the degree
programs. If a student went through SCC completely online, when they
transfer they can have no idea how a traditional classroom works.
These students would be thrown into a sink-or-swim environment,
and if they sink, SCC could gain a bad reputation.
theBridge—May 2016
CAMPUS NEWS
Page 5
Order to remove painting draws objection
Protesters claim SCC administration infringed upon student’s academic freedom
By Jay Stringer
until she came to campus, explaining neither
On April 8, students prepared with she nor her instructor orchestrated or particposters, petitions, and packed lunches ipated in the protest.
gathered on the lawn in the central part of
“As I was going to class a student inSCC’s Somerset Campus around 10 a.m.
formed me about the protest,” she said. “I
“Stop oppression now,” one protester stopped by to make sure they knew that I
Sarah Beaty chanted, waving her sign, which was thankful for their support. I told them
read, “Administration says she has academic that SCC had offered me to bring back my
painting and that my particular situation had
freedom…where is it?”
According to Beaty, the protest was already been resolved.”
Carter says in response the protestors told
meant to raise awareness of female oppresher their rally was to raise awareness as a
sion in art education and in real life.
“We as women are told what we can or preventive measure so that the same thing
will not happen to future students and their
cannot do on daily basis,” she said.
Beaty and other student protesters Corina work.
Visible from almost every classroom
Bland and Michael Stele all said they wanted to gather in a peaceful demonstration af- window facing the middle of campus, dister learning about administration’s call to re- cussions and debates took place between
move a painting from campus in last April’s protestors and students throughout the
morning.
Bridge issue.
Corina Bland raised the question “What
In March, student Cora Carter was instructed by members of administration to is pornography?” to students and pointed
abandon progress on a painting for her inde- to the many depictions of nudity and radipendent studies course.
cal feminist art in her
The painting, featuring
ART 100 textbook that
“They stripped her
a collage of photos of
she was required to purbare-breasted women (student artist Cora Carter) chase for her class.
ripped from adult mag“I bought it here (at
of every right she had.” SCC’s
bookstore.) It
azines, aroused comwas a hundred-someplaints from at least one
—Protester Corina Bland
student and one faculty
thing dollars,” she said.
member and was brought to the attention of “Why not ban the book too, since it has naJon Burlew, Associate Dean of Humanities, ked pictures in it?”
Fine Arts, & Social Sciences.
The group elicited various passionate
Fearing the visibility of the painting to responses from many passersby, including
incoming tour groups, administrators made students and faculty members, beckoning
the decision to remove the covered painting onlookers over to them with their signs.
“A member of faculty got in our facwhich was found facing the wall in the back
of the studio. Both Carter and her instruc- es and yelled at us,” Beaty claimed. “She
tor, Darlene Hensley-Libbey, say the deci- said she was in the same division as [Henssion was made before any administrator had ley-Libbey] and that she was in the meeting
spoken with either of them. SCC Provost [in which the painting was discussed]. She
Dr. Tony Honeycutt did reach out to them said the information we had was all lies.”
in the days following the painting’s removal,
Guy Hamm, SCC information technology
however, and met with both to discuss the specialist, was also approached by the prosituation.
testers but did not sign the petition because
Unsatisfied with the outcome, protest- he felt he couldn’t blame administration for
ers insist that the situation was not handled their call to remove Carter’s painting.
“You won’t get kudos for pornography
properly, even describing the result as “sexon a cross in the ‘Bible-belt,”’ he explained.
ist.”
The administrators who had made the
“They didn’t even go to Cora. They didn’t
call to remove Carter’s painting were seen
even ask what it was about,” Beaty said.
“They stripped her of every right she walking in the vicinity of the group, but did
had,” protester Corina Bland said. “I don’t not interact with them.
The petition was met with disagreement
think they have the right to take down a
from some students as well. While some repainting that was up against the wall.”
Beaty agreed with Bland and pressed that fused to sign the petition at all, one student
she feels the situation goes beyond an in- who had previously signed came back to
fringement on academic freedom, claiming cross her name off of the list.
“After reading the article I felt it went
it is a feminist issue.
“It is unfair for art to be censored on the against my (religious) beliefs,” the anonygrounds of being pornographic when it was mous Cosmetology student said. “I didn’t
not meant to be pornographic at all,” she know (the full details of the situation).”
added. “To be honest, I believe if a male had
The protesters claim the opposition to
done the same thing, he would have been their demonstration did not outweigh the
congratulated for the same statement.”
support they gathered.
Carter says she was unaware of the event
“We have been getting many responses
LEFT—
Student
artist Cora
Carter,
center,
speaks with
protester Sarah
Beaty, left.
SCC art
instructor
Darlene
HensleyLibbey
looks on.
Photos by
Jay Stringer
RIGHT— Painting Student Amber
Fields signs the protesters’ petition.
BELOW—Protester’s sign reads ‘Is
This Arousing?’ with an image cut
from her Art 100 textbook.
in support by students who already know
about the issue,” Michael Stele said. “Very
few have actually agreed that it was pornography. Most already know about it and they
are upset.”
“Many members of faculty told us that
they supported us but just didn’t want to sign
our petition,” Beaty said.
Darlene Hensley-Libbey, painting instructor, was present when Carter interacted
with the protestors and says she was encouraged to see students supporting each other.
“I was encouraged to see students asking
questions and supporting another student’s
academic freedom,” Hensley-Libbey said.
By noon on April 9, protesters had acquired two pages of signatures.
Amber Fields, a student in the same
painting class as Carter, was the 57th signature out of 66 on the list.
“I didn’t think it was visible from the hall.
She (Carter) was conscientious of where she
put it,” Fields said. “To get rid of it off campus is silly.”
Beaty says she hopes to collaborate with
other students and plan a campus-wide rally
to spread awareness to Laurel and Clinton
campuses. She plans to meet with administration and address her concerns about academic freedom at SCC.
“We hope to bring this petition to administration so that they will reevaluate their
decision,” Beaty said. “Maybe they’ll give
future students the chance to express themselves without censorship.”
For more comments,
see page 8
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CAMPUS NEWS
theBridge—May 2016
SGA to celebrate
Derby Daze with
students
The next SGA pesident should strive to be a “servant-leader,” says current president Venus Evans.
SGA President Venus Evans
continued from page 1
Stephanie Likins, SGA Sponsor, said that “[Evans] has been diligent in her studies even though she has had these extra responsibilities.”
Evans says the job of presidency has been rewarding.
“The experience I have gained as President of SGA has been
priceless!” she said. “The leadership qualities I gained from SGA
will be what I profit from the most.”
This role of SGA President also enabled her to serve on the
KCTCS Board of Regents, a rare honor for a student.
“The position [of Student Regent] is an elected one, voted on
by all SGA presidents throughout the KCTCS system,” Evans said.
“It takes a lot of commitment and dedication for a student to
participate in Board of Regents,” Likins said. “There are several
meetings, many requiring an overnight stay.”
Evans’ level of dedication to the students and her passion for
their concerns have been the keys to her success, Likins said.
“One of her greatest accomplishments as president has been the
success of the ‘It’s On Us’ campaign last semester,” she said. “This
was an initiative KCTCS adopted to bring awareness to sexual violence on college campuses.”
Evans’ tenure as president has not been without its difficulties.
“My hardest day [as president] was when we lost student Christopher Hubbard and almost lost student Cameron Asher in a tragic
accident at our [Laurel] campus entrance,” she said. “I knew our
campus was grieving, and I knew the student government council wanted to do something to help. But knowing what to do was
very difficult.”
As SGA sponsor, Likins understands the demands of the position of president and has been impressed with Evans’ performance.
“I do think Venus has left large shoes to fill for those coming
behind her,” Likins said.
Evans is eligible to run for the office of president again, but has
elected not to.
“I chose not to seek another term as to allow another lucky student to experience what I have experienced,” she said. “Serving as
president has been the high point of my college career.”
Evans had some words of advice for the next SGA president.
“Be a servant-leader,” she said. “You can accomplish more by
serving first and leading second. When your co-council knows you
are willing to work as hard as they are, you will accomplish more
and be more successful.
“I always refer to an African Proverb when illustrating this point: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
SCC’s Student Government Association is sponsoring an end-ofthe-semester theme party for both
the Laurel and Somerset Campuses.
Derby Daze, a Kentucky Derby-themed celebration, will be held
on the Laurel Campus on Wednesday, April 27, from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., and on the Somerset
Campus on Thursday, April 28,
from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Games and activities will be
provided at tables set up by SCC’s
various clubs and organizations.
“We will do give-a-ways again
this year, so students will have a
stamp card they must get stamped
at all tables in order to be entered to
win,” said Stephanie Likins, SGA
sponsor.
Club and organization members
will be in on the Derby-themed
fun, Likins said.
“Since we are doing a Derby-themed party, it is only fitting
that we have a hat contest!” she
said. “We would like for each club,
organization, and department that
is setting up to decorate their own
hat. We will judge the hats and the
winners will receive a prize!”
The events are free to SCC students. Food and beverages will be
provided.
‘Picking Cotton’
is Common Read
By Rachel Rigney
Students will have a new Common Read book in the fall. The new
book is called “Picking Cotton: Our
Memoir of Injustice and Redemption” by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton, and Erin Torneo.
This is a book about crime in
a college town, mistaken identity, and being proved innocent of
wrong doing.
It promises to be a good read and
a great discussion starter. And you
don’t have to be in an English class
to read it. This one looks to be one
that will get everyone involved.
The common read is a good way
for incoming freshmen to break the
ice and get involved in college life.
So look it up, because reading
is a good thing and something we
should all do more of.
The Nature Trail is located behind SCC’s Somerset Campus.
With over a mile and a half pathway, it is a popular place to get
some quick exercise. Above, visitors during a recent Earth Day
celebration trek the trail.
On SCC’s Somerset Campus
Students can get away from it all
with a walk on the Nature Trail
Are you looking for a good way
to relieve stress? Do you like to
take walks? If so I have some news
for you. SCC has a nature trail and
is a beautiful area to take a walk.
The trail is a little over a mile to
mile and a half long and has a few
different paths that you can choose
from, and have beautiful scenery to
see including two different garden
areas.
The trail has a butterfly garden,
wet lands, and wild grass for you to
see. No matter the season there is
something to see.
According to an interview with
Lois Sherman about why more
people don’t know about the nature
trail. “Because the collage hasn’t
included it in the brourcheurs.”
There are different things to see
like the wild grass that is on one of
the loops, that in itself is a living
habitat.
There is also the wet land habitat
to see as well. Sherman had this to
say, “The wet lands are extremely
important. It is a good way to educate people about the wet lands.”
Sherman was asked if taking a
walk on the trail is a good way to
destress and she replied “Absolutely”.
There are a lot of different living habitats within the trail. The
staff even go as far as to leave old
fallen trees on the land that the trail
goes through. So that there is even
more places for animals to move
into.
While on the trail you can get a
glimpse of wild life anywhere from
birds to squirrels can be seen.
So if you find yourself becoming over whelmed because of finals, check out the nature trail.
Who knows you may even find me
out there enjoying nature.
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any SCC campus or center?
If so and you have any news, photos, or events
you would like published in the paper,
e-mail the managing editor, at
[email protected]
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More student opinions about banned art
SCC graduates at last year’s Commencement ceremony.
Top students to be recognized
at honors night and graduation
The end is near!
That’s right, the 2015-16 academic year will soon be history.
But, before the summer break begins, SCC has a couple of major
events scheduled for graduating
students—Honors Night and Commencement.
Several students will be recognized during SCC’s Honors Night
on Friday, April 29. The event will
be held at the London Community
Center in downtown London. beginning at 7 p.m.
Scholarship recipients will be
announced, as will award winners
for USASkills, Who’s Who in
American Junior Colleges, student
organizations,
service-learning,
academic excellence, and leadership.
A week later, on Friday, May
6, SCC’s 50th annual Commencement will be held at The Center
For Rural Development in Somerset. The ceremony begins at 7:30
p.m. and will feature the conferring of degrees by Dr. Jo Marshall,
SCC President; assisted by Tracy
Casada, dean of Student Affairs.
The governor’s
deconstruction
project...
Illustration by Rachel Rigney
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Students were asked their thoughts on the controversy surrounding the recent decision by SCC administrators to ban from campus a piece of art created by Cora
Carter, a third-semester painting student—a decision
that was met with an organized protest (See page 5).
Aislinglara Shepherd—In all honesty, [the administration’s decision] was crap! I have no relation to this
artist, but if this college can’t be adult enough to handle
some photos it shouldn’t be a college! [The decision]
discriminates against art and what defines it, not to
mention the artist herself. Did anyone think of her?
Jeremy Griffith—[The student’s artwork] should
not be able to be viewed due to the fact that this campus has a no pornography policy. If they let something
small like this slide then people will be trying to get
other, more extreme things past campus authorities. I do
not think her painting is wrong, but it comes to a point
of principle.
Racheal Miller—I believe that we are all adults
here, and we should act like it. There will always be
something offensive to you or to someone else—that’s
life. If everyone protested everything that offended
them there wouldn’t be time for anything else.
Logan Crawford—I think that the student’s painting should have remained in the studio. It is clearly a
piece of art that this lady put a lot of time into making,
and she deserves credit. Those who find the painting
offensive need to realize that college-level thinking requires maturity. If you can’t handle a little nudity, you
need to grow up.
Haley Daws—My opinion is that it was ridiculous
to remove the artwork. The students on this campus are
adults, and anyone who did not like the art could have
chosen to look away. Just let this girl have the freedom
to express what she wants to express.
Logan Guffey—I believe that the piece is very ar-
tistically creative. However, your art should be appropriate for your audience, and due to the religious crowd
and the parents with children, it is not appropriate for a
community college. Parents should not have to worry
about their children seeing bad things when they are
touring SCC.
Emily Dick—I believe that we are all adults and
that this [issue] should not be this big a deal… As an
artist, the student was just proving a point that has been
a pressing matter for years.
Jessica Ping—I think if [the student’s artwork] does
contain pornographic images, it should be considered
porn. I don’t care all that much about what students are
making in their art classes, but if it is pornographic I
don’t want to see it on display. I think it would just open
up a lot of doors for other things not allowed on campus.
Davee Lemesurier—As far as this piece of art being inappropriate, I think that’s a joke. This campus is
filled with adults, and as adults, we must face the world
and handle it in mature ways. This is an art piece that is
bringing attention to how women are treated within the
sex industry. If students are not allowed to explore and
take a stance on sometimes sensitive issues then how
will we change the world?
Will Mobley—I am not offended by explicit art on a
college campus. Those who are have some growing up
to do. As an art student, she has every right to express
herself and her artistic ability however she pleases.
Ian Lawler—Who cares? There are too many sides
to view on this subject, all of which are easily arguable
and none more correct than the other. I am a Christian
man, and the painting does not bother me. I don’t have
to go to Hell for someone else.
What are your thoughts? Tweet your comments
@SCCTheBridge on Twitter!
A few easy tips for reducing college stress
By Kirsten Wilburn
Are you trying to earn a degree
but are not sure if you will survive
the next four weeks of spring semester, let alone two or three more
years of college? Is your stress
level at an all time high? Is your
mental state comparable to that of
Britney Spears, circa 2007?
Before you go shave your head,
keep in mind that every college
student deals with stress. When
you add in such factors as work,
internships, or families, some students deal with more stress than
others.
But how much stress can one
student take?
In 2008, the Associated Press
surveyed college students and
found the following:
• 80 percent said they frequently experienced daily stress.
• 34 percent reported feeling
depressed at some point in the
previous three months.
• 13 percent had been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as an anxiety disorder or
depression.
• 9 percent had seriously considered suicide at some point
during the previous year.
As a college student in her second year, stress is my new middle name. But it doesn’t have to
be. And it doesn’t have to be for
you either. There are a lot of different tips we can follow to lower
our stress level and minimize the
mental breakdowns.
Tip One: Get enough sleep
Sleep is the most important
thing for combatting stress, for
college students or anyone else.
Often, stress stems from the lack
of sleep itself. If you have to
choose between going out with
friends or catching a few extra
hours of sleep before a big school
week, stay in. You won’t miss out
on much, and you will have a rested and clear mind for the week
before you.
Tip Two: Time Management
This is by far the hardest for
me, because I like to spend time
doing things other than studying
and writing papers. But it is best
to plan out your week and time
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to get homework and studying
done first. If you set aside time
for everything, you will be more
motivated and won’t find yourself
studying and stressing outside the
classroom door on exam day.
Tip Three: Find some “me”
time
If you have planned ahead and
gotten your homework and study
time in, you should find yourself
with some “me” time left over. A
key to getting rid of a lot of stress
in college is to take some time to
blow off steam. Find a new hobby,
hang with friends, or just go on a
walk alone.
Tip Four: Try something new
All students have those nights
where they wonder why they are
even in school and how they have
gotten to this point. Many students
change majors because they find
their first choice to be too stressful. If you are facing this sort of
stress, ask yourself, if this major
causes you this much stress, do
you really want to do it the rest of
your life? Maybe it is time to look
at other interests and options.
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Watts).
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Perhaps I’m type-casting, but Craig does
By
Unlike usual Jess and Sara go several
not seem right for the role of Will. He is
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not very believable in the role. However,
Sara begins to get worried and the followthe casting isn’t the only bad part about the
ing night has a dream concerning Jess. This
movie, it really needed help from the screenprompts Sara to fly to Japan in search for
writers as well.
Staff Writer
answers.
While it was marketed as a horror/susWhile in Japan, Sara learns that Jess has
pense movie, Dream House is far removed
gone into the Aokigahara Forest, at the base of the sa- from the genre(s). It is a thriller, at best. There are
cred Mount Fuji. Sara also learns that the forest goes a couple of plot twists that many viewers won’t see
coming, which make it a ‘watch-it-one-time’ kind of
by another name Suicide Forest.
Sara also learns that the forest is haunted by Yurei movie.
(Japanese word for ghost); however, these are not orWhile the Rotten Tomatoes score of 6% is a little
harsh, it does only get three stars from me.
dinary ghosts. With the golden rule of ‘don’t
It’s a decent movie and worth the price of
trust anyone or anything you see while in the
admission (free with subscription), but not
forest’ Sara ventures into the forest in search
of her sister.
worth the price of buying.
This location is real and it is the world’s
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cide. There is real, unexplainable paranorTim Robbins and Morgan Freeman team
up to produce this classic movie based on
mal activity surrounding the forest and this
activity does hinder other people from being
the Stephen King short-story Rita Hayworth
able to return from the forest.
and Shawshank Redemption. While it preWhile this story is based on a mostly-true
miered in 1994, it begins in the late 1940s
backstory on the forest, this is not a retelling. Natalie and ends in the late 1960s.
Dormer does keep the audience on the edge of their
Robbins plays Andy Dufresne, a big-time bankseat throughout the movie.
er who is accused of murdering his wife and her
In this gripping, daring journey to find her sister golf-professional lover. He is then convicted and sent
before it’s too late, Dormer also mentions the theory to Shawshank Prison.
that twins can sense when the other one is
Once at Shawshank, he finds Red (Morin danger. While she plays both twins, she
gan Freeman). Red is a man who knows
is still able to give each twin their separate
how to get virtually anything smuggled inpersonality.
side of the prison.
Though this is a horror movie, it is not
With the help of Red, Andy finds his
The Conjuring level of horror, but should
footing inside the prison and makes the best
still be approached carefully because of the
of his time spent there. He builds a library
reality surrounding the suicide forest.
virtually from the ground-up, and even ends
The Forest is definitely worth the viewup doing the guards’ (and wardens’) taxes.
Also, he ends up mentoring several othing and it gets the highest rating of five stars.
A five-star rating is difficult in the horror genre be- er convicts in getting their GED’s, including another
cause it is very hard to stay away from cliches, which convict who might know the man who framed Andy.
a critic is sure to knock-off points for. This movie was
Many people argue this movie cannot be a clasoriginal in that aspect, and was very interesting in the sic primarily because of its age (or lack thereof). This
way it approached the idea of haunting.
movie has been ranked very highly on many profesI found after watching the movie it was difficult not to sional critic sites for many years. receiving a 9.3/10
talk about the accuracy of the film as well,
rating from IMDB and a 91% from Rotten
I even did some research on the forest itTomatoes.
The acting was very accurate and believself. Drawing attention to the site was not
the goal of the movie, but it has definitely
able. Prison changes people, and the actors
stirred up interest in many of the viewers.
showed very accurately how this change
Dream House (Netflix)
takes place, and more importantly, why.
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There were a few ‘adult’ scenes, while it
Daniel Craig, playing a role much differdidn’t explicitly show them all, they were
still very much implied. These scenes were
ent than his usual high-intensity action henecessary to show the process of prison and
roes attempts to deliver thrills of a different
the lifestyle these characters had to adapt to.
sort in Dream House. This movie debuted in
Overall, this is listed as a classic movie in my
2011 and is currently on Netflix.
Craig plays Will Atenton, an editor who is tired book, and receives my highest rating of five stars.
of living the New York lifestyle with no time for his This movie is currently on Netflix and is available at
family. To fix this, he moves his wife, Libby (Rachel many online locations.
Weisz), and children into a new house outside of the
city, and quits his job to focus on his dream of writing
Top rating is 5 stars: óóóóó
Thomas
Hudson
Nash Black award winners in SCC’s Fruit of the Lens photography contest are (front row from left) Charlene Perkins, honorable mention; Justin Flugum, third place (with daughters Lillan
and Alanna); Kaitlyn Whitaker, second place; and Marci Randall, first place. Back row, the award’s namesake Irene Black
and Ford Nashett; and club co-president Thomas Hudson.
LEFT—SCC
instructor Marci
Randall’s winning
photo, “Snow
Fountain on the
Square.”
BELOW—Kaitlyn
Whitaker’s second place, “Morning Mist” and Justin Flugum’s third
place, “Looking
for Food.” Both
are SCC students.
Newspaper seeks applications
for managing editor post
Applications will be accepted in
April for managing editor of SCC’s
student newspaper, The Bridge.
The person selected for the position
would serve a one-academic-year
term—Fall 2016 semester and the
Spring 2017 semester.
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/requirements include:
• Rank of sophomore;
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher;
• Appropriate management
skills;
theBridge—May 2016
• 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
• Signing a formal agreement
with the SCC Board of Student
Publications.
For an application or more information, e-mail sccthebridge@
yahoo.com or stop by the Print
Shop in Building 2, Room 225 on
SCC’s Somerset Campus south.
The deadline to submit an application for this position is Thursday, April 28 and interviews for
the position will be held Thursday,
May 5.
theBridge—May 2016
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theBridge—May 2016
“At our electric co-op, we know
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Crowds at SCC
for Earth Day
SCC’s Somerset Campus had well over 1,000
visitors on April 17 for
the college’s annual
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CAMPUS NEWS & VIEWS
What’s on the mind of ...
Andre Mills
Katie Linville
Kat Spurgeon
What are your summer plans?
Going fishing
and probably
playing video
games.
Preparing for
a baby
due in
September.
I don’t
have
any yet.
What is your favorite book?
To Kill
a Mockingbird
by
Harper Lee.
If You Give
a Mouse
a Cookie
by
Laura Numeroff.
Beloved
by
Toni Morrison.
How do you “Go Green?”
I recycle and
try not to burn
trash. I take
conscious steps
not to litter.
I have a
recycling bin
at home.
I breastfeed and
use cloth diapers.
Even my 3-yr-old
knows how. We
don’t want to
leave a big
carbon footprint.
ACROSS:
4. Tibetan Bigfoot: Furry bodyguard of
the Himalayas
9. A “hot” button issue and topic of
discussion by Al Gore in the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
11. Another name for Jadis, the icy
antagonist of the second novel in C.S.
Lewis’s “Narnia” series.
12. This magnetic spectacle is commonly
referred to as the “Northern Lights.”
15. This number is figured by comparing
the time it takes skin to burn after
applying sunscreen to the time it takes
to burn without it.; Typically abbreviated
to “SPF.”
16. The real question is, where were the
parents when this snowman came to life
one day to terriorize their children?
17. Science fiction staple who partnered
with Disney World to provide storyline
and design structure for Epcot’s “Spaceship Earth”; Author of such works as “Fahrenheit
451.”
18. When it snows, you can buy one of these frozen
treats and get one for free at your local Dairy Queen.
19. Depending on context, this could mean an
idiom for a conversational tool—a joke, a pick up
line, etc.—one uses to make new situations with
strangers less awkward OR a type of mint.
20. Unit of measurement for temperature not used
on most standard ovens.
DOWN:
1. “♫___ __ __, ___ __ __, Can’t hold it back
anymo-o-o-re! ♫”
2. Kourtney and Kim “took” his southeastern Florida
city in their 2009 “Keeping up with the Kardashians”
spin-off; Home of Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, and
Sophia.
Fire & Nice Crossword
3. 1977 Foreigner song about a lover “willing to
sacrifice our love.”
5. One viral video challenge featured bored
millennials eating a tablespoon of this common
kitchen spice.
6. Violet-Eyed actress who played “Maggie the Cat”
in the 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s “Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof.”
7. Nearly 40% of Florida voters believe this presidential nominee is the Zodiac Killer.
8. You wouldn’t want to find yourself in this figurative chair; an idiom for someone “taking the heat”
from confrontational people.
10. SNL actor and Tony Award winner who starred in
Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987), and Father
of the Bride (1991); Kids will recognize him as Jack
Frost from The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
13. As it turns out, two particles of this wintry
precipitation can be exactly alike!
14. This pop star and California Girl is so hot, she’ll
melt your Popsicle.
ANSWER KEY:
DOWN
1. Let it go
2. Miami
3. Cold as ice
5. Cinnamon
6. Elizabeth Taylor
7. Ted Cruz
8. Hot Seat
10. Martin Short
13. Snowflake
14. Katy Perry
Student Spotlight
theBridge—May 2016
All your Learning Commons quandaries explained by...
Madame X
ACROSS
4. Yeti
9. Global Warming
11. White Witch
12. Aurora Borealis
15. Sun Protection
Factor
16. Frosty
17. Ray Bradbury
18. Blizzard
19. Ice Breaker
20. Kelvin
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Play it safe; research before feeding your birds
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UNDER THE HOOD—Automotive Technology students
on the Somerset Campus demonstrate how to repair
the air conditioning in a car. From left are Joshua Jackson, Lucas Jessee, and Steven Begley. Sy Gammage
is the program coordinator.
Dear Madame X: It’s getting warmer and I’m
thinking about putting out some hummingbird feeders. I’m reading a lot of stuff about different ways to
make the nectar and that not cleaning the feeder can
kill them. I want to do this right, and I don’t want to
hurt the hummingbirds. Where can I find information
on feeding them correctly?
~Birdwatcher
•••••
Dear Birdwatcher: Hummingbird feeding is a popular summer pastime in the United States, and what you’ve
heard is true — allowing the nectar to ferment, because
the sugary water will become alcohol in the hot sun, or
letting fungus grow on the edges of the feeder, can cause
illness or death.
There are many excellent websites you can visit for
information about how to attract and correctly care for
hummingbirds. The hummingbird pages at the Audubon Society (https://www.audubon.org/features/celebrate-hummingbirds), Wild Birds Unlimited (http://www.
wbu.com/education/hummingbirds.html), and the Na-
tional Zoo (http://www.wbu.com/education/hummingbirds.html) are a few good resources to get you started,
and they also provide recipes for homemade hummingbird nectar.
If you’re wondering about whether or not the hummingbirds have reached our area, you can check the migration map at http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html
for the dates on which the first hummingbirds were spotted nearby in the Spring.
~Yours in Mystery, Mme. X
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Word on the Street...
What is a cause that you would protest for?
Amber Fields
Ashley Godbey
Jessica Bell
Equality
for
women.
Prayer
in schools.
Awareness
for
substance
abuse.
Shawnakay
Sampson
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Equality, like gay
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