Issue 94 - October 2013 - Somerset Community College

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September 2013
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Meet the delegates... they’re working for you
Mark Twain
visits SCC
SEE PAGE 5
Former SCC
student passes
SEE PAGE 3
By Dominic Rodruigez
Besides academics, there is an orchard of
opportunities at SCC waiting to be harvested,
from tuition waivers, grants, and scholarships
toward a hard-earned degree to an array of
potential affiliations and networks that will
last a lifetime. Claiming these infinite treasures can be as simple as reaching up and grabbing them.
The revamped Student Government
Association (SGA) is one such example of the
low-hanging fruit waiting to be picked.
SGA is “by the students for the students,”
but is backed by Tracy Casada, Dean of
Student Affairs, and PTA Program Director
and SGA Faculty Sponsor Dr. Ron Meade.
The ranks of SGA Executive Officers now
feature the newly established position of delegates, who act as ambassadors for SCC’s
various campuses and centers. The delegates
play the dual role of representing the student
body at their locations within the SGA, while
representing the SGA to their student body.
According to Meade, SGA Delegates are
also responsible for coordinating activities at
their respective locations, enhancing the student college experience.
The new delegates expressed their commitment toward establishing new opportunities
for their fellow students.
“I believe if we offer students incentives
and activities of interest, they would be more
interested in our school and would become
more involved in extracurricular activities,”
Chelsea Westerfield, Surgical Technology
Major and Laurel Campus Delegate, said.
The delegates have already been working
with students, faculty, and outside networks to
enhance the “college experience.”
“I have brought in local martial arts
instructor Master Kenny Kidd to give a free
self-defense class at the McCreary Center
this semester, free to the public,” said Shawn
Frazee, Pre-Physical Therapist Major and
McCreary Campus Delegate. “I, of course,
brainstorm with my fellow SGA officers and
Ron Meade the SGA faculty sponsor, on a
regular basis about campus, club, and community event ideas.”
The delegates are working diligently to
solidify the new positions for future students.
“Since this is the first year there has ever
been delegates from each center it will take a
while to get things off the ground,” said Jesse
Murrell, Library Science Major and Russell
Campus Delegate. “It’s my goal that by the
end of my term I will have made sufficient
progress to pave the way for my successor.”
Dino Melgoza, Business Administration
Major and Somerset Campus Delegate, has a
specific set of goals for his campus.
“I would like to focus on encouraging
community, equality, and a safe environment
for students transitioning from high school to
college,” he said. “I would like to promote the
positive aspects of this school and everything
See “Delegates,” Page 5
SCC Theatre premieres ‘A Superhero’s Best Friend’
SCC auditions
open to the
public
SEE PAGE 8
By Steve Cleberg
Somerset Community College
Theatre’s upcoming film project,
“A Superhero’s Best Friend,”
came into being in what SCC’s
Theatre Director, Steve Cleberg,
considers the best of circumstances. The film will receive a public
presentation in SCC’s Stoner Little
Theatre on Saturday, September
21 at 7:30pm.
Before the premiere, SCC
Theatre will present the encore
showing of a twelve-minute film
entitled “A Moment of Delusion.”
The short feature, shot in the summer of 2010, will be screened as
a tribute to one of its performers,
Jr Sroufe. There is no admission
charge for the event.
“A Superhero’s Best Friend”
tells the story of a young man
by the name of Patrick, played
by former SCC library assistant
Aaron Whitehead, who has always
wanted to be a superhero. In spite
of the fact that he knows all there
is to know about comic book
mythology, he can’t seem to make
the grade.
It isn’t until Patrick makes a
startling discovery and enlists the
assistance of his best friend and
roommate, played by former SCC
Theatre major Jeremy Boggs, that
a path to his dream seems pos-
sible.
Cleberg recalls that, in the
fall of 2012, “One of the assignments for my Dramatic Writing
Workshop class was to create
a screenplay for a short film.”
Cleberg was impressed by the
quality of all of the screenplays
that evolved from this assignment,
but one of the scripts got him
thinking.
“We generally shoot a film project during the summer and I had a
number of screenplays in development, but I didn’t have one with
just the right mix of characters,”
he said. That’s how SCC Theatre
major Emily Singleton’s class pro-
ject became a production project.
“It occurred to me that it was
the perfect opportunity to put into
practice my philosophy that the
college classroom should be a
place where things are not only
taught but where things get done,”
Cleberg said.
He informed Singleton that
he planned to shoot her script and
proceeded to go into preproduction.
Drawing from SCC’s open
auditions, Cleberg put together
a cast of SCC students, former
students and faculty as well as
members of the Somerset commuSee “SCC Theatre,” Page 4
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Opinion
viewpoint
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COMMENTS, OPINIONS & LETTERS
He said / She said
Miley’s VMA performance
And besides that, who makes these
Haven’t you heard? Miley Cyrus shook
her hoo-ha on television for money. And rules? More importantly, why do we care
so much?
people are still outraged about it.
For Pete’s sake, it’s real simple—
She’s only been doing it for ten years
change the dang channel. While you’re
now, but suddenly it’s a problem. Why?
What’s that you say? Your twelve-year- sitting there watching in disgust, fueling
your fire for another “how-could-she”
old looks up to her?
Well, Miley isn’t twelve anymore. LET conversation with your friends, she’s getting exactly what she wanted: her name
IT GO!
lingering in your mouth
Is it fair of us to now
and mind the next morncriticize her for trying
ing.
to compete with the
All the while, there
crowd of performers she
are only hundreds of farhas more age approprimore-important things
ateness too? At some
you could be discussing.
point during her life she
Like that sick s.o.b who
must shed the “Hannah
Managing Editor
kidnapped and tortured
Montana” image and
those poor young ladies
come into her own. And
it’s not really our place to decide what “her before committing suicide himself. What
gives him the right to be such a coward
own” should be.
In essence, we create these monstrosi- and take the easy way-out? Or how about
the sick Syrian rebel who ate the heart and
ties we call celebrities.
We put so much pressure on them. Be liver of a soldier? Hey, how about the
perfect, make all the right choices, be poor homeless families living in your own
a role model, don’t drink, don’t smoke, backyard?
That’s right, let’s keep ignoring the real
don’t do drugs, don’t use foul language,
issues, keep playing pretend and picking
and the list goes on.
But the truth be told, most us can’t apart the lives of those we’ve temporarily
make it through one day without break- placed on pedestals.
That way we can all sleep better at
ing at least one, if not more, of those very
night.
rules.
By now we’ve all seen the infamous to keep people interested.
VMA performance—or should I say the
Having said that, I realize many of
most infamous of all the infamous VMA you are the “party girl/boy” types who
performances—many, many times. But I love that nonsensical, party-style, clubstill don’t feel that Miley was the most hopping jumble of noise and bad lyridisturbing thing about Miley’s perfor- cism that’s being played on the radio
mance.
these days. For you people, I say shame
Although she did some very obscene on you. It is your fault that Miley Cyrus
things that night, most of us can say cannot just be a country musician in the
that we at least halfvein of someone
expected her to do
like Taylor Swift,
just that.
who to my recolI feel that the
lection has never
most
disturbing
swung
naked
thing about the
from a wrecking
show was the show
ball while licking
itself.
a sledge hammer
The music and
yet is still able
News Editor
the star’s perforto be a successmance of the music
ful role model for
should be at the top of the priority list young women. That is what Miley started
for anyone who tunes in. And while I’m out as, and that is where she had her best
not going to argue whether or not Miley music.
Cyrus is a good musician, singer, or even
I feel that Miley Cyrus’ recent videos
artist (I’ll save that for another time), I and provocative performances represent a
have to say that the bells and whistles of desperate cry for help and attention. I can
the whole debacle were way too much.
feel Billy Ray’s achey, breaky heart shatTypically, this level of “spectacle” tering as he watches not only his daughmeans that at the core of everything, there ters downward spiral, but also the millions
is a crappy song (or in this case, multiple of people (see: degenerates) cheering her
crappy songs) that needs tons of visual aid on as she makes her descent.
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Letter to the editor
Campus News
Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians “odious”
Terri L. Hall wrote a letter to the editor for the May 2013 issue of The Bridge in direct response to a letter
titled “U.S. Should Not Support Israel’s Treatment of the Palestinians” written by English professor Richard
Krause for the February issue. Hall argued that Krause’s claim that “Israel has the Palestinians cornered
in Gaza and is now depriving them of freedom and resources” was “compelling unless you know the whole
truth.” Krause now responds to Hall’s assertions:
Dear Editor,
Terri Hall says in your May issue that comparing
Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to the genocide
of Hitler’s regime is “odious.” What is odious is that
a people who suffered the horrors of the holocaust
would treat millions of Palestinians in much the
same way. What is odious is the brutal 2008 attack
on Gaza killing 1,400 people and in the midst of the
attack Congress passes a resolution in support of
Israel. What is odious was the silence of our newly
elected President at the time.
When 1.6 million Gazans with 40% unemployment are confined to 139 square miles, when lists
of food and building materials are blocked from
entering, when no one is allowed in or out of Gaza
except at check points controlled by Israel, when
Reuters reports in 2011 on the U.S. diplomatic
cable saying that Israeli officials “want to keep the
Gazan economy on the brink of collapse” in what
Noam Chomsky calls the largest open air prison
in the world, when the Israeli Committee Against
Home Demolitions reports that 27,000 Palestinian
houses have been bulldozed by Israel since 1967,
something is dramatically wrong. Something is
also dramatically wrong when the United States
gives Israel $3,000,000 every day when Israel’s
economy is already 16th among 187 nations in the
world. Israeli per capita income is 30 times that of
Gaza. When Congressmen are afraid of their careers
being ruined if they openly discuss even fair treatment for the Palestinian people, something is wrong
with our democracy. When only the U.S. blocks
every Security Council resolution critical of Israel,
something is dramatically wrong. Harvard and
University of Chicago scholars Mearsheimer and
Walt point out in detail how our one-sided policy
in the Middle East is hurting the United States, but
even their scholarship had to first be reviewed in
England.
Terri Hall says “in one year, Israel authorized
JR Sroufe
1961-2013
By Amanda Patterson
Former Managing Editor and
advocate for The Bridge, Robert
L. Sroufe Jr., age 51, of Somerset
passed away July 23 in his home
after a long illness.
He was born October 3, 1961 in
Somerset. He was a beloved husband, father, musician, and actor,
and he loved fishing.
Sroufe managed The Bridge
from fall 2009 through the spring
of 2010.
A man of great intelligence and
an unusual sense of humor, Sroufe
left many readers highly amused
with his editorial pieces.
“He was very clever and witty,
the exit of 18,000 Palestinian patients from Gaza to
Israeli hospitals for medical treatment.” That means
that from a population of 1.6 million fewer than fifty
people a day were allowed to seek medical treatment
in Israel. Terri Hall also says Israel has no plans to
“expel” the Palestinian people. Palestinians were
already forcibly expelled from their villages in 1948.
Generations, currently 35%, still live in refugee
camps. There is no place for them to go hemmed
in by Israeli planes, ships, and landlocked check
points. So they build tunnels.
The Christian Science Monitor said in July
6, 2011 that the Red Cross deputy Mathilde De
Riedmatten was quoted out of context saying that
there is “no humanitarian crisis” in Gaza, as Terri
Hall points out. In the May 5, 2011 interview
Riedmatten said, “The ICRC is concerned about
the fact that the 1.5 million people in the Strip are
unable to live a normal and dignified life. Almost
no one can leave the Gaza Strip….The strict limits
on imports and the almost absolute ban on exports
imposed by Israel make economic recovery impossible.”
Of course Terri Hall saying that Hamas ironically means “sword” is doubly ironic considering that
Israel secretly possesses over 300 nuclear warheads
without signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
To say, as Terri Hall does, that “the world repeatedly blames Israel for their problems” and “the
conflict is about the supremacy of the Almighty God
of the Hebrews” and “Destruction will be a fate of
the United States…if we continue to…strong arm
Israel…and legitimatize her enemies” certainly puts
an end to all rational discussion, though the latter
comment does contain a grain of truth in its implied
threat. Google the “Samson Option” to find out
more about that threat.
Sincerely,
Richard Krause
which worked well with his editorial duties,” says Stuart Simpson,
co-advisor for The Bridge. “But he
was very serious about the paper.”
Sroufe was active in SCC’s
theatre and film program, acting
in several productions, including A
Moment of Delusion, a short film
that will be screened in Sroufe’s
honor at the Stoner Little Theatre
at SCC on Saturday, September 21
at 6 p.m.
He was also an accomplished
drummer, performing with Faubush
Hill, a well-known local band, for
several years.
Jeff Harris, the other faculty
advisor for The Bridge, remembers
Sroufe for his passion.
“JR was excited about everything—his music, his writing,
acting, politics, social issues, you
name it,” Harris said. “His life was
extended by several years thanks to
a kidney transplant, and he did not
waste that time, not a second of it.”
As an editor, JR “called it as
he seen it,” and his editorial piece
from the October 2009 issue of The
Bridge does a terrific job illustrating his sense of humor, as well as
illuminating the common quandaries of students, no matter the year.
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It’s my prerogative
By JR Sroufe, October 2009
I guess I really should get started writing my Bridge column. I
mean, I do have a deadline looming over my head and all. But the
thing is, I’d rather be talking on
my Blackberry or checking my
email and social media sites. I
couldn’t possibly go 10 minutes
without being in total contact or
seeing how many of my friends
and acquaintances are maintaining
the same level of total availability.
Sometimes I like to text people
just to say “WTF R U doing?” If
they fail to reply within a couple
of minutes, I fear for their personal safety, or wonder if they
don’t like me anymore. This, by
no means, indicates any level of
insecurity on my part. My selfconfidence is well-documented by
the vast number of people that are
on my contact lists on Facebook,
MySpace, and Twitter. Some of
those people I’ve never even met
in person, that’s how popular I
am.
The other day my math instructor actually had the unmitigated
gall to interrupt me in order to tell
me to stop texting in my algebra
class. How dare she? I paid for
the course; it’s for me to decide
how much I intend to take from it
in terms of mathematical knowledge. It’s not like I’m ever going
to use that stuff anyway. If I do
need it at some point down the
line, there’s always Google.
Speaking of algebra, we have
a test tomorrow… I think I’ll call
Bob and see what he’s up to, and
see if he’s studied for it. Better
yet, I’ll call him so we can get
together later and text/call our
other friends together. That would
be cool. The last time we did that,
we ended up calling each other,
because we both forgot the other
was there. Maybe we can find
someone who knows what the
math instructor said about reversing those signs when we do those
circle calculations, I wasn’t really
paying attention.
I suppose I could just put off
writing the column until tomorrow. Someone just Super-Poked
me on Facebook, and I just got a
Raspberry Vodka Martini sent to
me on MySpace. I can’t wait to
send a Blackberry Margarita with
a rum chaser back to them. That’s
so much fun. I might just send one
to everybody.
The column can definitely
wait; a dear, dear friend of mine is
apparently having some personal
problems. Their MySpace status
message says “Thinking about
what U said 2 me. Y do U want
me in agony? U no who U R.” I
simply must get involved here. I
can’t conceivably allow them to
deal with this by themselves and
582 other people. They’re obviously reaching out for support.
Shucks, I almost forgot, I have
to go back to the movies and
see ‘The Inglorious District 9
Informant Basterd’ again. I missed
most of it last time because
Connie called me in the middle
of the scene where… heck I don’t
know, I was texting before that.
Anyway, she was having trouble
spelling “hotmail” and needed to
check her email.
I don’t see why they use such
big words on the internet. You
shouldn’t have to be smart to be
able to use a computer.
I had to hang up after a few
minutes anyway and text her back.
Those rude jerks around me at
the theater kept shushing me the
entire time we were talking.
I had a good start on my column yesterday evening, but got
a pop-up that had an interesting
picture of a lady in various stages
of undress, inviting me to view
her webcam. That’s an offer I just
can’t refuse. It turned out to be
a real bummer though, because
once I clicked on it, a whole lot of
ads came up, my computer slowed
down, and now it doesn’t work
anymore.
Who is General Failure anyway and why was he reading my
hard drive?
Monday I was going to do
some research for the column, but
on my way to the library, Eddie
called. So being the safe driver
that I am, I slowed down in order
to take the call. It’s hard to hear
with all those other drivers honking their horns, so I just flipped
them off and kept going. Sure, I
might have missed a red light or
two, and almost sideswiped that
Hyundai, but I didn’t, so no harm
– no foul.
By the time I got to the library,
finished my conversation with
Eddie, and drank my Full-RockMonster-Bull-Throttle energy
drink in the parking lot, the library
had closed. They really should
stay open longer. Not everybody
stays up during the day if they’ve
been playing World of Warcraft
all night.
Yeah, I suppose getting that
column done would be the thing
to do, but doggone it; I just don’t
have the time. I have far more
important things to do. The deadline can wait.
Campus News
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Safe and hassle-free driving
By J.R. Harmon
As I sit in my car, white knuckled hands gripping the wheel,
piercing strobe lights seem to rip
through the back of my neck as a
tall man with a large brimmed hat
approaches my vehicle. Did I run
a light? Did I cut someone off?
All I can think of is, “I cannot
afford another ticket!”
As the fall semester begins
for KCTCS students and many
adjust to busy class schedules,
it is easy to forget common road
rules which can result in costly
tickets and delayed arrival times.
The good news is that such
hassles can easily be avoided by
following a few simple tips:
Be courteous
“Many drivers will call me
buddy, dude, and boy,” said
Officer Duffy Sutton of the
Kentucky State Police. “(But)
respect will carry drivers a long
way.”
Sutton, a 25-year veteran of
the KSP, said that law enforcement officials understand that
people do not like to be pulled
over and that they will often
become frustrated. While a certain amount of attitude is acceptable, he said, there is a limit.
Drivers will get much further if
they stay calm and courteous.
In addition to being courteous,
Sutton advises drivers to follow a
couple other common sense rules
when they are pulled over: do not
get out of your vehicle and do not
make any sudden movements. A
frustrating experience for drivers
can become a dangerous situation
if they do not remain calm.
Stay focused
According to Sutton, obeying common traffic laws is paramount. Most drivers are pulled
over for common mistakes, such
as not using turn signals, not
coming to a complete stop, running traffic lights and speeding.
Whereas these actions may be the
consequences of a driver waking
up fifteen minutes before class
begins, in the eyes of the law this
behavior could be indicative of
some type of malicious intent or
at least a dangerous disregard for
fellow drivers, he said.
Speeders can expect to pay
tickets of around $133 with an
additional $2 for every mile over
the speed limit. “We are not trying to take money from the average working man,” Sutton said.
“But there are penalties to be
paid. And the courts will allow
you time to pay fines.”
Know your limits
Many drivers have heard that if
you are traveling on the highway
and put your cruise control seven
miles over the speed limit, you
are generally safe from receiving
“If a driver is
honest with me
I am more likely
to work with
the person...”
—Officer Duffy Sutton, KSP
a speeding ticket. According to
Officer Sutton, that is generally
true. Law enforcement officials
do have the discretion to consider
variables, such as flow of traffic,
unnecessary passing, weaving in
and out of traffic, and road conditions.
Office Duffy Sutton
Kentucky State Police
“When I am approaching the
vehicle I think about what has
caused this driver to violate the
law,” Sutton said. “Not everyone
receives a ticket; that is up to the
officer. But being courteous and
not telling the officer that you
have a friend who will get you
out of a ticket helps.”
Be honest
Police use a few different
methods for detecting speed,
including laser guns, which are
extremely accurate. Still, officers will likely ask “Do you know
how fast you were going?” or
“What’s the hurry?” Honesty in
that moment can go a long way.
“If a driver is honest with me
I am more likely to work with the
person,” Sutton said, adding that
he understands there may be factors that might cause a person to
violate the law. “If you communicate those issues it will make a
difference.”
Once a student arrives at campus, the opportunities for violations and hassles diminish, but
they’re still there. Operations
Security/Safety Manager Kenny
Estep of SCC encourages students to follow a few useful tips:
Leave extra time
“Many students, especially
those coming from high school,
are used to assigned parking
spaces and in the beginning of
the semester do not allow enough
time in the morning for parking,”
Estep said.
Having extra time is important in finding spaces and also
in negotiating the spaces that are
found, Estep said.
“When designing the parking
spaces we had to make them narrow to allow for more spaces,”
he said. Though many students
complain that there is not enough
space, Estep maintains that there
is room enough for even large
vehicles—if drivers are careful
and take their time.
Cars visible, valuables
invisible
Student safety is important to
Estep, and he cautions students
to park in well-illuminated areas
when they know they will be on
campus after dark.
“Think ahead to those evening
classes,” he said. “During breaks
between classes, after other vehicles have left, move your car to a
more visible area.”
Estep also advises students to
protect their vehicles and valuables, such as cell phones, books,
and jewelry.
“Keeping vehicles locked and
valuables out of sight is always a
smart thing to do,” he said.
SNAP to it
Estep advises everyone to sign
up for SNAP notifications. SNAP
is a system set up by KCTCS
to warn students and staff about
weather conditions and other
emergencies.
While students should be getting SNAP alerts automatically,
if their contact information is
not current the important updates
may be going to a default home
phone number. Estep says that
students can update their contact
information at the KCTCS home
page.
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Laurel campus community sporting their college colors.
College Colors Day
By Amanda Patterson
Faculty, staff and students
turned out Friday, August 30th in
their SCC colors for a photo opp
to show off their favorite school
colors and logos. Unfortunately,
there was something missing
across those fancy SCC logo
t-shirts.
A mascot.
Back in the day—meaning
the first couple decades of SCC’s
existence—a Cougar prowled
the halls of Meece, Stoner, and
Cooper, as evidence of SCC’s
feline mascot could be seen everywhere. (If you look at the glass
above what was once a doubledoorway in the center hallway in
Meece, you will find a small trace
of what used to be—a blue Cougar
sticker.
What happened to SCC’s Top
Cat, you say?
I’m not quite sure. In fact,
no one seems to know why the
Cougar faded from view.
I’m not even sure why the issue
of the missing mascot, which has
been brought up in this paper on
more than one occasion, continues
to go unnoticed.
It shouldn’t.
Until students roar as the
mighty Cougar of SCC once did,
our shirts may continue to be drab,
lifeless, and mascot-less. And that
would be a shame.
A mascot isn’t just a figure
on a shirt or a silly costumed
character at a game. It’s a symbol of what students believe their
school is for them. It represents
something. Whether it’s a cougar
with its prideful roar, a bear standing fierce and strong, or even a
yellow-jacket buzzing busily and
stinging swiftly, it gives students
something to rally around.
No matter what SCC speaks to
you, don’t we deserve a mascot
that speaks for us?
SCC Theatre
Dana Floro, Caitlyn Wheeler,
Felice Parish, Elyjiah Streeter,
Anna Ashburn, Camden Harris,
John Golden, Eli Hutchinson, Josh
Carey and John Alexander.
Further information regarding SCC’s “A Superhero’s Best
Friend” can be obtained by calling the Box Office at (606) 4516766. You may also enquire by
email at Sherry.Crabtree@kctcs.
edu. Additional information can
be obtained on the program’s official Facebook page by searching
“Somerset Community College
Theatre & Film.”
Continued from Page 1
nity. The project was shot over the
summer and was edited in the late
part of the summer.
Aside from Whitehead and
Boggs, “A Superhero’s Best
Friend” also features appearances by Mark Isham, David Cole,
Chris Harris, Chip Hartley, Jane
Correll, Brandi Fitzgerald, David
Cross, Cheyenne Willis, Whitney
House, Jeff Harris, Shane Morgan,
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Delegates
Robert F. Brock portrayed
author Mark Twain in a
Chautauqua performance
at the Somerset campus Tuesday, September
17. It is the first of several Chautauqua programs
sponsored by the Kentucky
Humanities Council that
will be performed at SCC
this academic year. Brock,
an assistant professor of
theatre at Lindsey Wilson
College, recently served
as the artistic director at
Kentucky Repertory Theatre
in Horse Cave.
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it has to offer students.”
Other delegates include
political science major Ashley
Garret, representing the Casey
Campus in Liberty, KY; and
cosmetology major Stephanie
Walker, representing the Clinton
Campus in Albany, Kentucky.
The eligibility criteria to be
a Delegate operates around the
academic calendar year (Fall
2013 – Spring 2014) and stipulates students must:
*be at least half-time (six
credit hours) students of SCC at
the time of spring election and
be enrolled as a full time student
(12 or more credit hours) for the
following fall semester;
*maintain permanent residency in the Commonwealth of
New SCC veteran’s club will focus
on making easier return to class
By Dwayne Johnson
VSOC president
The
Veteran’s
Service
Organizational Club is a fairly
new club to Somerset Community
College. Our goal is to aid veterans returning to the classroom
with any obstacle that they may
occur.
We are available to veterans,
their family members, and members of the National Guard and
Army Reserves. We can assist the
veteran with paperwork issues
as regards to the Department of
Veterans Affairs, provide feedback to the college on veteran’s
concerns and issues, and provide
a mentorship program for those
veterans just returning to the classroom.
Our mission is to ensure the
veteran has the smoothest transition possible from the military
to the college environment. We
know how difficult it is to adjust
back to the civilian world because
we have been there.
The club meets the fourth
Thursday of each month, with the
Campus News
exception of November which will
be the third Thursday, at 3 pm
in the Alton Blakley Building in
room 111.
We understand that there are
students who did not serve in the
military who would like to be
involved with our veteran students. Our membership is open to
anyone who has an interested in
what our veteran’s go through as
they adjust to the classroom.
We are currently working on
our Veteran’s Day celebration for
the college. We have confirmed
that Travis Martin will be our
guest speaker. Mr. Martin is not
only a veteran, but also a former
student at Somerset Community
College. The celebration will take
place in the Meece Auditorium on
November 11 from 10 am-12 noon.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Anyone wishing to obtain
additional information about the
club, or who may be interested
in becoming a member, can contact the club president Dwayne
Johnson at djohnson0496@kctcs.
edu.
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Kentucky, and
*have a grade-point average
of 2.50 or above.
The SGA has been revamped
with a fresh wave of determined intellectuals. Driven by
that “passion for success” and
determined to be trendsetters,
the executive officers for the
academic year of 2013-2014 are
as follows:
Sitting at the top of the pyramid of the executive officers for
the academic year of 2013-2014
is President and nursing major
Berniece Combs, who has also
been awarded a very selective
position on the KCTCS Board of
Regents as student representative. She also takes time to partake in other student functions
and organizations, including the
Leadership Team and the vice
president position of the Phi
Theta Kappa Honors in Action.
The SGA vice-president
is physical therapist assistant
(PTA) major Donna Mosby. She
also serves as President of Phi
Theta Kappa and participates
in the Physical Therapy Student
Organization,
the
Martial
Arts Club, and the Student
Ambassador program.
Also, PTA Major Brittany
McKee serves as SecretaryTreasurer, ascending from the
woods of Whitley City.
For more information about
student government and student
organizations you may contact
the following:
[email protected]
Tracy Casada
Dean of Student Affairs
[email protected]
Dr. Ron Meade, PT
PTA Program Director,
SGA Faculty Sponsor
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Dr. King’s “Dream” at 50
By Dominic Rodriguez
“How far have we come?”
asked Elaine Wilson, Director of
Cultural Diversity, at the conclusion of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech,
shown during SCC’s celebration
of the 50th Anniversary of the
speech on Aug. 28.
A large and predominately
white audience pondered that and
other issues as they discussed
what student Patty Lane described
as “The greatest speech of all
time.”
The key navigators of this
event were Wilson and faculty
members James Taylor and Ron
Mace.
Dr. King’s speech was originally given at the Mall in front of the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
D.C. on August 28, 1963 and was
heard by the quarter of a million people of different races in
attendance. The event featured
celebrities Paul Newman and Bob
Dylan, as well as many civil rights
leaders of the day, including Asa
Philip Randolph and Clarence B.
Jones.
Besides students and faculty,
SCC’s 50th Anniversary event was
attended by Dr. Wanda Dotson.
“How far have we come?”
asked Wilson. “Have we come far
enough?”
“Being passive, life passes you
by,” she said. “...You have to get
involved to make change” toward
racial acceptance and equality.
Mace, a communications
instructor, pointed out critical
details within the oratory itself.
“If you listen closely you can
hear (gospel singer) Mahalia
Jackson say, ‘Tell them about the
dream Martin!’” Mace said. At
that point, King laid aside his
prepared text and began the legendary “I have a dream” portion
of his address.
Mace spoke of the unity the
March on Washington fostered.
The attendees were experiencing
“a hot day in D.C., after marching all day,” he said, coaxing the
audience to relive the scenario
by asking, “Was there food? Was
there water? Did they have time
to sleep?”
Martin Luther King
Despite the size of the
crowd and the conditions Mace
described, “There were only two
people arrested,” he said.
He continued by sharing a personal experience from his past: “I
remember when they still had segregated water fountains,” He said.
“Have we overcome that hate?”
“ Tell them
about the dream,
Martin.”
—Mahalia Jackson
“Those who forget history
are doomed to make the same
mistake,” he added. “All change
starts within you.”
The floor was then opened for
discussion.
Local Somerset resident
and church official Terry Lynn
described her disgust for the
disrespect of Barack Obama,
America’s first president of
color. She said that Dr. King
and President Obama both represent turning points for African-
INTERNATI
Somerset Community College’s
American and people of other
cultures. But she fears that racial
inequality continues.
“Children don’t learn about
Martin Luther King in school!”
she said. “The system favors
white history. Black history is
only one month of the year.”
Another student, Patty Lane,
shared her point of view regarding
racial inequality by describing her
experience when she first moved
to Kentucky from Ohio in 1995.
“I couldn’t believe the degree
of racism that still existed in the
south,” she said. “Parents need to
start talking to their kids. When
I was growing up, I didn’t see a
color difference.”
Mace told the audience the
1954 Supreme Court case Brown
Vs. the Board of Education was
a milestone for expanding Civil
Rights, adding that “[It was] not
just for one race but for the United
States.”
But that spirit may not guide
our thinking as often as it should
today. Clearly, our society is still
dealing with racial discrimination,
Mace said.
“I know it, you know it! It’s
there!” he said to the silent audience, “[It’s] not going to be perfect
harmony because we’re human.”
“After 50 years we see progress, but there’s still progress to
be made.”
Wilson closed the discussion
by asking the audience a rhetorical question referring to the tolerance of racial prejudice as well
referring to a very importance
concept that Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., was implying in his signature speech.
“Peace or Violence?” Wilson
asked. “People who are being
oppressed and discriminated
against desire change and equality. Their reaction can be to
respond with peaceful demonstrations or violence.”
Wilson then ended the program
with a prayer.
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NA
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Listen to the World: Exploring Music, Culture and Language
SCC medical assisting “Unite to Save Lives” Relay for Life
team members accepting the awards were, left to right:
Nettie McQueen, Debra Elam, Joy Manning, Crystal Young,
Carla Christian, Sherry Shepherd, and Chloe Young. Those
not present but who participated are Phyllis May, Tina Meier,
Vicki Broussard, and Angela Riley.
SCC Relay for Life team recognized
SCC’s Medical Assisting students were recently recognized for team
efforts and creativitiy at the recent Laurel County Relay for Life Awards
Ceremony in London. The following awards were presented to the SCC
“Unite to Save Lives” team:
First place: Best Derby Hat, Best Wagon, Best Box Car Race, Best in
Egg Toss, Good Sport Team Award.
Second place: Strong Tower of Hope, and Best Tent.
The team raised $1758.00 for the American Cancer Society through
fund-raising events during 2012-2013.
“We are so proud of our students each year for all their hard work
and many hours of service,” said Debra Elam, team captain and assistant
professor in the medical assisting program.
Cosmetology students look back
to the 1950’s for a lesson in style
Cosmetology students at Laurel south flash back to the 1950s.
Cosmetology students at SCC’s Laurel Campus south recently “travelled” back to the 1950s for a lesson in styling hair.
This era was full of finger waves and pin curls that are still commonly
used today. The students enhanced the all-day lesson by styling their own
“big hair” and dressing in poodle shirts and wearing bandanas.
Once the styles and the outfits were complete, the students held a
photo shoot and a fashion walk to show off their creations.
And, while the students put much time and effort into the lesson, they
found that learning can also be fun.
2013 Locations and Dates
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Frank X Walker, 11 a.m. . Laurel Campus
Thursday, Oct 3: Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurel Campus
Thursday, Oct. 3: Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Center
Thursday, Oct. 3: Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Center
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton Center
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Festival . . . . . . . . . . McCreary Center
Thursday, Oct 17: Festival . . . . . . . . . . . Somerset Campus
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Theatre auditions open to public
By Christen Miracle
On August 26th and 27th students and members of the community gathered in Stoner Little
Theatre on the Somerset campus to
audition for two upcoming theatre
productions.
The two directors that held
auditions were Sherry Crabtree,
director of Readers Theatre, which
will premier on September 27, and
Steve Cleberg, director of Spoon
River Anthology, a play which will
premier on the weekend before
Thanksgiving.
Crabtree has led Reader’s
Theatre for many years and appreciates its unique format.
“The beauty of Reader’s
Theatre,” Crabtree said, “is that
actors get to use scripts during the
production.”
Cleberg stopped short of calling
Spoon River Anthology a musical.
“Spoon River is really a play
with music rather than a fullfledged musical,” he said. “We
are trying to set it up so that we
can do another full-fledged musical next fall. We’re hoping that the
addition of music to Spoon River
Anthology will be a step in that
direction.”
There was a variety of different people who auditioned both
nights, and all were excited for the
opportunity.
“This is just one more thing
I can cross off my bucket list,”
Somerset resident Tonya Brown
said. “It should be a challenge, but
I’m excited.”
Cleberg was very pleased about
the outcome of the auditions.
“Our regulars are always energetic and enjoyable to work with,
but I am always impressed by the
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said. “I am glad they opened auditions up to the community.”
Katie Lowe, a returning theatre major, was happy to see new
faces interested in the program
and is already looking forward to
the spring semester, when she will
make her directorial debut.
“I am really excited,” Lowe
people I’ve never seen before,” he
said. “We had a good group of new
people to infuse some freshness
into the season.”
Be sure to check out Reader’s
Theatre on September 27. Readers
Theatre has free admission. Spoon
River Anthology will be premiering
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Meet or get re-acquainted with the staff of The Bridge
By Leslee Burdine
Amanda Patterson
Managing Editor
Amanda Patterson is beginning her second semester with
The Bridge and her first as its
managing editor, and she isn’t
afraid to set high goals for SCC’s
award-winning student publication.
“I want to produce the most
awesome newspaper ever,” she
said.
Patterson is known for her
quick wit. When asked “If school
did not exist, what would you be
doing?” She answered, “Sitting at
home watching Jerry Springer.”
The one thing that Patterson
wants to get out of her experience
at SCC besides a good education
is lifelong friendships.
Her favorite memories involve
the births of her daughters,
Madison and Aniston.
Contact Amanda Patterson at
[email protected]
Tomas Zamora
News Editor
Adjusting to life in a small
town after moving from California,
Tomas Zamora is not just another
face in the crowd. He is busy trying to balance life as a husband, a
dad, a student and a musician.
The road to success hasn’t been
an easy one, but Zamora’s prevailing quality is perseverance.
Zamora moved to Kentucky
hoping for success in school and
work and is satisfied with his SCC
experience to date. His reason:
“Teachers, faculty, and staff care
more here than in California.”
Zamora is in his third semester
with The Bridge, his first as news
editor.
Contact Tomas Zamora at
[email protected]
Leslee Burdine
Staff Writer
Leslee Burdine is in her first
semester as a staff member for
The Bridge. She is on schedule
to graduate in the spring with an
Associate in Arts degree.
Burdine wants to transfer to
either Campbellsville University
to major in either Early Childhood
Education or Social Work with a
minor in Christian Ministry or to a
University that offers a Counseling
degree option. She graduated from
Somerset High School in 2011.
Burdine enjoys writing, shooting archery, being creative, and
listening to Christian music.
Contact Leslee Burdine at
[email protected]
J.R. Harmon
Staff Writer
J.R. Harmon has always been
on the go.
Moving from Texas to
Michigan before finally settling
in Kentucky, Harmon grew up the
restless sort. The oldest of three
children, he joined the Army
in 1988 and had three deployments to Iraq. He was awarded
the Purple Heart for battlefield
injuries.
Since leaving the military,
Harmon has been working toward
an Associate in Arts degree and
is in his third semester with The
Bridge. He is majoring in education and minoring in journalism
at EKU.
An avid runner, Harmon has
competed in several area 5Ks.
He has a ten-year-old daughter
and a total of five nieces and one
nephew.
Contact J.R. Harmon at [email protected]
Christen Miracle
Staff Writer
Christen Miracle is working
to complete an Associate in Arts
degree and plans to transfer to
EKU for a degree in journalism
with a minor in middle school education. She graduated from Saline
Christian Academy in 2012.
Miracle enjoys writing, and
after working for The Bridge during the spring semester, decided to
stay on staff and to pursue a degree
in journalism. She enjoys volleyball and has a special affinity for
woodworking. In fact, Miracle has
won five national titles in woodworking and has made different
types of furniture and a hope chest.
Contact Christen Miracle at
[email protected]
Dominic Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Dominic Rodriguez has moved
around a lot. He has lived in
Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont,
Virginia, South Carolina, Upstate
New York, Georgia, Arizona, and
lastly ended up in Kentucky.
Once he graduated high school,
Rodriguez decided to join the Air
Force. He was administratively
discharged in December 2008. In
spring 2011, he started his college career at Pima Community
College in Tucson, Arizona, and
wants to complete his Associate’s
degree here at SCC and graduate
in spring 2014.
An aspiring rap artist,
Rodriguez is in his first semester
as a staff writer for The Bridge.
Contact Dominic Rodriguez at
[email protected]
Flaura Seals
Staff Writer
Flaura Seals is pursuing a journalism degree, so she decided to
join the staff of The Bridge this
semester. She graduated from
Rockcastle County High School
in 1998, and one of her friends
inspired her to continue on with her
education.
She enjoys singing at Shady
Grove Church of God, riding four
wheelers, fishing, and swimming.
Some of her favorite music is country and gospel, including the music
of Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae.
“I am all over the map with
music,” Seals said.
Contact Flaura Seals at
[email protected]
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SGA fall cookout on Laurel campus
By Flaura Seals
On August 29th the Student Government Association hosted the annual fall cookout for the Laurel Campus. Various booths were set up representing college clubs like the BAT Club
(Books, Articles, Technology) and CollegeFish.com, a new web-based resource for transferring students. The weather was perfectly sunny as students, professors, government members,
and faculty came together and broke bread, both serving and accepting.
Gera Jones, SCC counselor and
advisor, can also be seen giving a
cheerful hand serving students.
Bernice Combs, Student Government
Association president, stood arm in arm
with Student Ambassador Starla Roark
and Donnia Vanschoyck, an SCC recruiter, to help serve students that steadily
came to enjoy the grilled free lunch and
great atmosphere.
Trent Pool, longtime admissions adviser
who also assists with the SGA, was on hand
as the head burger flipper/dog turner, and
said that he has participated in this annual
event since he started at SCC.
BAT Club supports Hester’s fight with cancer
By Flaura Seals
“There is no easy way to say
this but you have breast cancer.”
When Crystal Hester heard
those words from her doctor, “time
literally stood still.”
“All I could think was ‘this
isn’t real...this can’t be happening,’” she said.
Hester is a nontraditional former SCC student who was recently diagnosed with an invasive and
aggressive form of breast cancer,
after finding a golf ball-sized lump
in July.
She didn’t face the moment
alone. Her mother, Barbara
Gabbard, and one of her best
friends, Stacy Blake, stood by her
side.
“It was my friends’ tears that
brought me back,” Hester said.
“All I knew was that beating this
is my only option. I have no doubt
I’ll be fine – anything else is not
an option.”
And what gives this lady her
strength and drive to fight cancer?
Family, faith and friends.
“I have always known that I
have amazing family and friends,
but they have surpassed any expectations,” said Hester, the mother of
two beautiful children, Kailie and
Jaycee.
On August 16th Hester underwent a modified radical mastec-
tomy, a procedure in which the
entire breast is removed.
To help ease the burden of hospital stays and weekly trips to the
University of Kentucky Markey
Cancer Center, friends of Hester
show their support by providing
meals or gas cards on a routine
basis. They also rally together
to sponsor different fund-raising
events, like the SCC BAT Club
that recently hosted a “Cookies
for Crystal” bake sale at the annual
fall cookout.
Amanda Maggard, an instructional specialist at the Laurel SCC
commons and member of the
BAT Club, is a lifelong friend of
Hester’s.
“She’s strong, she’s a fighter
and hers is not an ‘if’ but ‘when’
attitude,” Maggard said.
The newly found cancer hasn’t
just affected Hester’s body but her
home life as well, turning it upside
down.
“My family has taken over taking the kids to their sporting practices, which is hard for me, as I
normally don’t miss anything they
are involved with,” she said. “But
I am grateful they still have family
there to support them.”
Some fun lazy weekends with
the kids have been replaced by
104-degree fevers and IV’s. Due
to doctor appointments conflicting
with the children’s school schedule, Hester’s friends sometimes
have to pick her children up.
Hester firmly believes that faith
in God and many prayers steadily
going up on her behalf is what’s
keeping her sane through the hard
days of late.
“I have felt them [prayers]...
My faith has only gotten stronger,”
says Hester, who attends Steeles
Chapel Christian Church. “I feel
God is giving me this in my journey so that I may use my experiences to help others.”
Hester, who has maintained a
4.0 GPA and made the Dean’s
List, was told that her scholarship
to Union, where she plans to earn
a degree in social work, will be
waiting on her when she is ready
to return.
October is Breast Cancer
Awareness month and because so
many people have been touched
by breast cancer in some way,
there is often a feeling of wanting
to help someone going through
this monster of an ordeal.
The opportunity is at hand with
Origami Owl orders being taken
and cake pop bouquets being sold,
with all proceeds going to Hester’s
family. Anyone interested in ordering these items or simply making a
donation may contact Hester at
[email protected]
Crystal Hester (left), all smiles with her newfound faith of
beating breast cancer, with her friend, Cricket Weaver.
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After several years of avoiding
consoles, Blizzard entertainment
has finally brought one of its
largest franchises back. Diablo
3, which is now available on
Playstation 3 and XBOX 360, is
an excellent choice for rpg fans,
or fans of loot-fest type games.
The console version of Diablo
3 offers players much of the same
content as the PC version, with a
few bonuses. Most notably, the
game does not require players
to have an internet connection
to play,
which is
a large
reason,
in
my
opinion,
why the
PC version was
vastly
unappealing.
M a n y
c o m munities
around
this area
have a hard time gaining a broadband connection. For these players, the console versions of this
game are the only way to play.
Another important thing to
note about the console versions
of Diablo 3 is that they allow for
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The Playground: Diablo 3 and Outlast
multiple players to play on the
same console. This is another
important factor for players without high speed internet, as much
of the game’s fun factor comes
from dungeon running with a
group of friends.
Graphically, the game looks
amazing. Players will find plenty
of eye candy as they use specialized attacks to mow through dozens of enemies at a time and plunder the loot left behind. The leveling system brings a lot from the
g a m e ’s
predecessor
(Diablo
2)
and
there are
several
ways to
l e v e l
up each
of
the
games
c h a r acters
which
encoura g e
experimentation. It could take
players several play-throughs
with different characters before
they find the one that they enjoy
the most.
To summarize, the console
versions of Diablo 3 are very
By J.R. Harmon
The question on everyone’s mind is
“Can Ben Affleck pull off Batman?” Other
big-name actors and seemingly obvious
fits George Clooney and Val Kilmer all
but killed the franchise. And Affleck has
already bombed as the Daredevil. The
populaces are asking, does he have the
“superhero” chops?
Affleck has proven himself numerous
times in action films, and with his chiseled jawline and playboy looks he will
fill the requirements for a philanthropist
bachelor with no problem. There will be
pitfalls, but I think Affleck will give a
good performance, and his main endorser,
Kevin Smith, can finally redeem himself
for recommending Affleck as Daredevil in
the first place.
Over the years, Batman has been played
by several actors. Lewis G Wilson, Robert
Lowrey, and more notable players like
Adam West, Michael Keaton, Kilmer,
Clooney, and Christian Bale have donned
the famous bat cowl. It will be interesting
to see how Affleck takes on the role.
In my summation, besides the ridiculous
gravelly voice, Christian Bale has delivered
the most convincing, well-rounded Batman/
good. However, due to the steep
price tag of $60, players who are
not hardcore fans of this game
series or even this type of game
By
Tomas
Zamora
News Editor
should hold out until it goes down
in price. Considering that many
PC players were able to get the
game for free, it’s hard to imagine console gamers paying such
a high price simply because they
play games on a console rather
than a PC.
Outlast
As an under-the-radar PC
title, Outlast has very little to
prove in the horror gaming scene.
However, this game exceeds at
creating an atmosphere of tension
and fear. The game follows a journalist who has decided to investigate an asylum in Colorado. After
just a few minutes, it becomes
apparent that this guy has made a
bad decision.
The game does a very good job
of making the player feel helpless, as there is very little in the
way of weapons. The only thing
this journalist shoots is his video
camera. The video camera also
serves as a way of seeing in the
dark with its night vision function. Players will find, however,
that the battery life of the camera
is horrible. One would think that
if he was going to perform a huge
investigation into the shady practices at the asylum, he would have
the foresight to get some better
equipment.
The games inhuman enemies
are
terrifying,
sure, but
the game
shines most
brightly in
its humanto-human
interact i o n s .
Monsters
are expected to be
s c a r y ,
which
is
why
the
games nonhuman enemies begin to be a little more predictable as the game
goes on. The humans that inhabit
the asylum are where the real
tension is built. Players will find
themselves on edge as they enter
a room that has been set on fire by
Who is the Batman?
Bruce
Wayne.
Unlike
Clooney,
Kilmer, and Mr.
Mom
(Keaton),
Affleck is sure to
represent both sides
of the coin equally.
Directors have
played a huge role
in setting the tone of
the Batman movies in the past.
In the early days
the Batman movies were almost
a Saturday serial
edition created for
the silver screen,
but director Tim
Burton brought us
a commercial version that appealed
to the masses, a
dark comic book
world which put
us in the mind of
the old 60’s POW
and ZAPP days.
By the fourth film,
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love
Joel Schumacher
went over the top
with some cheesy
bad guys, which
may have worked
in the past but audiences had grown
more sophisticated.
The recent trilogy
helmed by director
Christopher
Nolan developed
the perfect blend
of light and darkness required for
the representation
of alter ego Bruce
Wayne and the
brooding Batman.
Batman is a tortured soul because
he watched his parents die at the hands
of a criminal; it was
that motivation that
moved Wayne to
fight evil. Who is
Batman without a
“good” bad guy?
an inmate who is sitting calmly
amongst the flames, repeating
that he had to do it.
The graphics are most unsettling because they are not the best.
The game’s reliance on shadows
and an overall lack of light lends
more to the atmosphere than anything else. While the design of the
asylum doesn’t display the best
graphics this generation has to
offer, it certainly does make players feel fully immersed in a hopeless quest to escape the horrors
and uncover the truth
about what
is happening.
W i t h
Halloween
just around
the corner,
this is an
excellent
choice for
horror fans
to pick up.
As I mentioned earlier,
the
game does an excellent job of
making players nervous and will
have them turning their lights on
all throughout the house just to
make sure there isn’t anything
(or anyone) lurking in their bathrooms or basements.
And over the years a menagerie of players
that no one can forget characters played
by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Dr. Freeze),
Danny DeVito (The Penguin), Jim Carrey
(The Riddler), Jack Nicolson (The Joker),
and Health Ledger (The Joker). Without
bad guys Batman would be pointless, it
takes some rather motivated warped individuals to push Wayne’s buttons and test
the bounds by getting under his skin.
I wonder who the next warped
contender/s will be to make Bats go crazy.
I would like to see a reprisal of Catwoman,
because we all know Ben is good at
“quirky” romances or lesser-known players
like Clayface could take full advantage of
CGI effects.
The buzz around the bat cave is that
Affleck is too old, but this only adds to
the credence of the character. In a Justice
League filled with super powered aliens at
the end of the day Batman is simply a man
with expensive gadgets and needs to be
played with a vulnerable side. Only “bat”
time will tell but have no fear the fans have
and will speak if Affleck’s reprisal is insufficient. In this comic book nerd summation,
I say two bat thumbs up and let’s give Ben
a chance.
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Three tips for a more successful college experience
By Christen Miracle
Sometimes it’s hard to get
back into the groove of college
after a summer filled with long,
fun nights and lazy mornings
of sleeping in. That’s why I am
going to give you three tips to
college success. I won’t promise
you they will give you an easy A,
but I do promise they will make
your life a little easier.
Tip #1: Get Your Rest
Everyone suffers when they
haven’t had enough sleep. And
maybe you’re the type who
makes everyone around you suffer as well when you’ve not slept
well the night before. Make life a
little easier for yourself and everyone else and try to get at least
eight hours of sleep.
I know what you’re thinking-”That’s impossible! I work a
job, go to college, and have
kids!”
But you have to ask yourself,
“Do I really need to go out on
a school night and have a fun
with friends, or roam around on
Facebook after I get off work?”
You could be resting. We all
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need fun time, but save it for the
weekend.
Tip #2: Get Organized
The key to getting enough
sleep and still having some down
time you won’t regret, is making
a schedule and sticking to it.
Keep a daily calendar. I think
as college students we have all
had a “Was-that-due-today?”
moment. A daily calendar can
prevent that from ever happening.
Your calendar is your best
friend. Take it everywhere
with you. In fact, you probably already do and don’t even
know it. You know that phone
of yours? Most phones have cal-
endars built in that will even
provide daily reminders.
If you plan your schedule
wisely, you probably will have
some down time to have a night
out with your friends on the
weekend.
Tip #3: Start Right
As college students, we have
tight schedules and it seems as if
we are always in a rush. We all
have probably had to skip breakfast while running late and, as a
result, had to deal with everyone
hearing our growling stomach
in class.
Skipping breakfast is never
the right option. No matter how
much sleep we get, it is almost
Back-to-school bar-b-que chicken
By Amanda Patterson
Classes are well under way and the hustle and bustle of busy fall schedules is eating away at our time.
But that doesn’t mean we have to eat on the run. It’s
actually much cheaper, quicker, and even tastier to try
this awesome crockpot creation!
Ingredients:
•2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast
•10 oz. can condensed tomato soup
•1 large onion, chopped
•1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
•1/4 cup sugar
•1/8 tsp. pepper
Jennifer Bailey
Frank Carothers
Willough Smith
What is the craziest thing you did this summer?
Planning a oneyear-old’s birthday
party.
First summer off
in 20 years, spent
a lot of time with
family.
I didn’t do anything crazy.
What should the SCC mascot be?
Lynx.
The bald eagle, but
that’s illegal.
A paradox?
The Mighty
Geese.
What do you waste most of your time doing?
Facebook.
Watching the news
channel,
discussing how we
are going to bomb
a country that’s
already bombing
itself.
Watching Netflix.
What type of music would you like to hear at
the Coffee House?
Contemporary
Christian and
Southern rock
Folk music from
the ‘60s and
‘70s like Gordon
Lightfoot and Harry
Chapin.
Classical, it’s
calming to me.
impossible to focus without any
food in our stomachs. So have
breakfast on the go.
But skip the sugary candy
bars that will give you an immediate rush but will cause you to
bottom out later. Have a granola
bar with a bottle of orange juice,
or a peanut butter sandwich with
milk. Grab a piece of fruit and
drink a bottle of water.
Have some extra time? Make
some eggs or oatmeal. You will
be surprised at what a nutritious
breakfast can do for your mood
and your ability to focus.
As we all struggle to climb
the ladder to success in college,
I hope these three tips will help
you reach your goals.
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in 4-5 quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours until chicken is
tender and thoroughly cooked.
I like to shred my chicken like pulled pork, then
lay it atop a bed of these fabulous onion straws:
•1 cup all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoons salt
•1/8 teaspoon pepper
•1 cup vegetable oil
•1 large onion, thinly sliced and separated into
rings
Preparation:
1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper; mix well.
2. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high
heat. Place onion rings in flour and coat well; then
carefully place in hot oil.
3. Fry onions 7 minutes, or until golden. Drain
on a paper towel-lined plate, and serve immediately.
It’s the perfect meal to have as you wave bye-bye
to the relaxation of summer and hello to the hectic
pace of fall. We may have plenty on our plates, but
at least we can make room for something easy and
tasty!
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