Digging the Pink Volleyball players deck out in pink for breast cancer awareness month. — Page 7
Year 43, No. 3
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Inspector on Stage
Spooky Saints
“An Inspector Calls” adds drama to campus. — Page 5
Spooky Saints Run scheduled for Oct. 27. — Page 4
HALO Reunion Former and current HALO members attend Encuentro. — Page 2
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Trick-or-Treat Street set for Halloween night at Seward
News notes •PHI THETA Kappa induction ceremory will be at 2 p.m Sunday, Nov. 6, in SW 214 East/West. SCCC/ATS students will be recognized for their academic accomplishments.
Hei dy Mol i na Editor Trick-or-Treat Street has become part of the Saints tradition. This annual event began back in 2000 in the campus cafeteria with a handful of attendees. A decade later, the 2010 SCCC/ATS Trick-or-Treat Street had more than 1,000 participate. This year’s Trick-or-Treat Street will take place at the Student Union beginning at 6:30 p.m and ending at 8:30 p.m. on Halloween night, Oct. 31. “It provides a safe environment and provides shelter from the weather,” Wade Lyon, director of student services, said.
• A CRUSADER/SIFE have joined efforts to set up a television monitor outside of AA131 and a slideshow of the current photographic news. Crusader photographers will keep the slides updated. •SPOOKY SAINTS 2 mile fun run will be 6:30 p.m on Oct. 27. There will be prizes for best costume, best group costumes, and best kid’s costume. Check in time is 5:30 p.m in the SCCC/ATS student union. Read more information on page 4. •A COAT DRIVE is being sponsored by the Student Nurses Association at SCCC/ATS Oct. 10 through Nov. 21. SNA has been providing for the people in need for the past 15 years. Winter clothes, new and used coats, gloves and hats can be dropped off at the SCCC/ATS campus, Epworth Allied Health Education Center, and the Colvin Adult Learning Center. For more information about SNA coat drive and/or drop-off sites, call 620-417-1401. •TRAVELING EXHIBIT of “The Progressive Era: Creating Modern America, 1900-1917” will be in the SCCC/ATS library this week. The exhibit examines the period that led to WWI when America was transformed into a modern industrailized society. For more information, contact SCCC/ATS library at 620-417-1160. •CAMPUS VISITS to OPSU and FHSU are being offered by TRIO. Only TRIO students are invited to the OPSU campus visit on Nov 4. Them may sign up and receive more information in the TRIO office. Any student is invited to go on the FHSU campus visit on Nov 16. For more information contact counselor Star Tiscornia at 620417-1106 or in room A150. •HAUNTED HOUSE sponsered by SIFE will be from 6 p.m to 10 p.m on Oct. 28 and 29. Also, on Oct. 30 and 31 from 5 p.m to 9 p.m, in the ag building on campus. For more information, contact Ryan Bozworth at 620-624-3855.
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• Annual headcount (2010-2011): 2582 % change from previous year: -4%
Pam Perkins has now won two awards in recognition of her dedication to SCCC/ATS, one regional and the other national. President Duane Dunn and administrative assistant Pam Perkins recently attended the Association of Community College Trustees annual leadership congress in Dallas, Texas. ACCT gives recognition to elected and appointed trustees. The organization represents more than 6,500 trustees, and Pam Perkins is one of them. At the congress, Perkins was recognized as the central region recipient of the Professional Board Staff Network award. She was given recognition at a luncheon at the ACCT Awards Gala on Oct. 14 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas. Five total recipients earned regional awards. The other recipients were from Columbia Gorge Community College in Oregon, St. Louis CC in Missouri, Baltimore City CC in Maryland, and Tri-Co. Technical College in
• Enrollment Status (Fall 2011): Full Time: 45% Part Time: 55%
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Top three fouryear universities to which students transferred
• Fall 2011 headcount (20th day): 1906 % change from previous year: 2%
• Annual credit hours (2010-2011): 36,732 % change from previous year: 3%
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Numbers reflect 2 percent increase in fall enrollment Cel esti na Padi l l a News editor
The numbers are in and the demographics have been released. This academic year, 45 percent of students are enrolled full time, and there are 55 percent enrolled part time. Overall there has been a 2 percent increase as compared to last year’s fall head count according to the numbers collected by Teresa Wehemier, the college’s research analyst. The majority of enrollments are part-time. Many students juggle a part-time or full time job and attend college as well. Other students are non traditional and have decided to come back to school in order to obtain
dress up in their favorite Halloween costumes. An annual costume contest hosted by the Crusader will take place again this year. Photos of trick-or-treaters will be taken and posted on CrusaderNews.com. From those costumes, the Crusader staff will select its Top 5 costumes. Parents, family and community members can then vote for their favorite costume online at CrusaderNews.com. Prizes will be given to the Top 5 costumes. Parents can also request their child’s costume photo at online@crusadernews.com. Trick-or-Treat Street 2011 is free and open to the public.
Perkins adds national award at ACCT leadership congress
Seward Enrollment Facts
•DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time will occur at 2 a.m Sunday, Nov 6. Remember to set clocks back an hour. •COMMUNITY/VETERAN Health, Job and Education fair is 7:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m Oct. 22, at the Seward County Activity Center. There will be education and job opportunities along with a presentation by Linda J. Sheppard on “Healthcare-Now what.” For more information on the event, contact Nancy Kletecka at 620-629-6335. If planning on attending the veterans dinner, make reservations because space is limited. Call 620-4823431 to reserve. For more information on the 5K walk/run, call Liberal Parks and Recreation at 620-626-0133.
According to Lyon, SCCC/ATS clubs and orgaSCCC/ATS Trick-or-Treat nizations throughout the Street began as a way to month of October. Club volgive back to the commuunteers off dress in costume nity for all the support that and give out sweets to chilthe college receives. The dren who participate in the SCCC/ATS Student Government Asevent. Clubs, along with Trick-or-Treat sociation hosts this event SGA, are also in charge of Street with the support of camdecorating the student union. 6:30-8:30 p.m pus clubs and organizaChildren participating can Halloween tions. tour the campus dorms, as a night The collaboration of number of dorm students campus organizations and clubs make also participate in the Trick-or-Treat Trick-or-Treat Street become a reality. Street by giving out candy, dressing up, Every year, preparations start, volunteers and decorate their dorm rooms or doors. prepare, and planning takes place in Children participating are welcomed to
a degree. Whichever the case, the numbers in part time enrollment increased from last year’s. There are four top age groups that attend Seward: ages 18-24 hold the highest place at 46 percent, teens up to the age of 18 hold second with 21 percent, those age 50 and over hold there spot at 11 percent, and a close fourth position is held by ages 24-29 with 10 percent. Compared to last fall there has been a three percent increase of attendance by those age 23 and younger. This fall 66 percent of students fell into this age category as opposed to last years 63 percent. More notable than that, there has been a seven percent increase in students aged 24 and
up. This shows the large increase in nontraditional students attending Seward. Last year this age group made up 37 percent of the student population, and this year they escalated up to the mid forties at 44 percent. The residencies of those attending SCCC stand at 51 percent for Seward County residents, other Kansas residents hold 30 percent, and nonresidents make up the remainding 19 percent These numbers were provided by Teresa Wehmeier, research analyst of SCCC/ATS, and can be viewed on sccc.edu, under the About SCCC/ATS, Research and Assessment, Fast F&Q’s.
South Carolina. That evening Perkins stepped out of the field of five regional candidates and was announced as the winner of the National 2011 ACCT Professional Board Staff Member Award. This award had only one winner, and Perkins was the recipient. “The ACCT Association Awards are among the most prestigious awards any community college, its trustees, presidents, faculty, or staff member can receive," said ACCT Chair and Long Beach City College Vice President Roberto Uraga. Dunn had nominated Perkins for the award and said he is very proud of her, and is glad that ACCCT recognizes the work and effort that support personnel provide. “I'm very proud of Pam,” Dunn said. “This is an incredible recognition of her professionalism and commitment to our college. She has really promoted that commitment to her peers here at Seward, across the state and in her national organization.”
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Blake Bowen has his picture taken for a famous picture T-shirt . The promotion in the union this week was an SGA sponsored event.
Nguyen designs life around his music, artistic talents Hei dy Mol i na Editor Ton Nguyen, freshman and art major, describes himself as being three different people: DjTon, who is known for his musical abilities, the Ton seen at school or at Walmart (where he works), and Artist Ton who, expresses his feelings through art. “I have a different persona for everything I do,” Nguyen said. “When I’m doing music I’m a completely different person than when you see me around school or at work.” For Nguyen music was an outlet when he was younger. “I became interested in music when I was in the seventh grade,” Nguyen said. He said he used music as a way to get away from stress. According to Nguyen, when he was in middle school he felt difficulty, and music was the thing that kept him stress free and away from trouble. “I really wasn’t serious about it (music). It was just like a hobby,” Nguyen said. In the early stages of Nguyen’s career, he was involved in a group. Unfortunately for Nguyen, the group disbanded due to artistic differences. “ With so many people in a Courtesy photo group it is hard to get along,” Ton Nguyen recording one of his singles for his album. He Nguyen said. That didn’t stop is the founder of Crime Lab Entertainment.
Nguyen from continuing on with his music. He became a solo artist and has only collaborated with other up and coming artists until now. “ I’m starting a group again, but the pressure of having a group is really hard,” Nguyen said. “There are certain things that will always be a major factor in the downfall of a group.” After Nguyen graduated from Liberal High School, he chose to stop creating music and pursue other interests. He worked at National Beef for awhile. During this time Nguyen felt like he had reached a stopping point in his music career. “I didn’t find anymore inspiration,” Nguyen said. “It felt weird, like I felt out of place without knowing where the road would lead to.” Nguyen tries to stay away from lack of inspiration by being positive and listening to other musical artists or by simply talking to people around him who will increase his motivation. In the past Nguyen did not have anything to motivate him, but now his fans are his motivation. “It’s a great feeling to know that people actually like my music,” Nguyen said. In reality, Nguyen is a self-taught musician. “I like to think that I have an ear for music,” Nguyen said. Everything that Nguyen knows about music he has either picked up
himself or learned it from YouTube. Nguyen has had to overcome many obstacles through the years while being involved in the music business. Living in Liberal has proved to be a barrier that Nguyen had to overcome. “It’s really hard to get known especially in the location with no major companies around,” Nguyen said. “Getting known is harder than the actual music making process.” Nguyen didn’t let that stop him from continuing on with his music hobby and he has had his parents support through the whole process. “They are very supportive of me in whatever I choose to do,” Nguyen said. DjTon, as Nguyen is known around the music industry, has collaborated with another artist on campus, Cameron Eatmon. Eatmon thinks very highly of Nguyen. “I think he is the best artist in the Southwest,” Eatmon said. In the future, Nguyen sees himself working as a graphic designer for a major publishing business, but still being involved in music. Nguyen has thought about pursuing a career in music, but knows that sometimes that isn’t possible .“I need a backup plan, so that’s why I’m pursuing an associates in arts to fall back on,” Nguyen said. Nguyen is expecting for his album to be released sometime in January of 2012.