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Easy-peasy enrollment By Colin Shields Staff Writer
For many students, enrollment for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters can be a confusing and even intimidating time. Whether it’s deciding what classes to take, contacting your advisor to set up a meeting to enroll, or deciding if you are even going to return for the upcoming semester, Hutchinson Community College students can face a lot of stress in the enrollment process. Sloan Hayden, a transfer from Missouri State, found the enrollment process to be relatively smooth after contacting his advisor. “As soon as I signed here to Hutch I was able to contact my advisor and send over my transcripts,” Hayden said. “I just ask her what classes will
benefit me on my degree path and make sure they will all transfer over after graduation. She’s really easy to work with and does a great job.” Brea Turner, HutchCC’s director of enrollment management and advising services, said that all students should complete enrollment as early as possible. “Students would benefit from enrolling ahead of time to save their seat in the course,” Turner said. “The student would just have to drop their course prior to the start of class or within the drop period if their plans change.” Another challenge students face throughout the process is getting in contact with their instructor to set up a meeting. Turner said she advises students to “Come to the Student Success
Center in Parker Student Union,” and from there, they will “get you directed to an advisor, or you can email worthamM@ hutchcc.edu for additional support.” When choosing what classes you need to take or want to take, academic advisors can also help direct students down the right path when making that decision. “Students can schedule an appointment with their advisor,” Turner said. “The student and advisor will create a road map for success in the student’s preferred area of study. This could be an academic or technical program.” For additional information on the enrollment process, students can visit the HutchCC enrollment website by going to hutchcc.edu/apply-enroll.
Photo by Danae Moser/Collegian Cooper Justice, a Tigard, Ore., sophomore, , gets enrolled from Developmental Academic Advisor for Athletics Erin Ellis.
New clubs on campus: Catholic Connections By Mason Poepperling Staff Writer
Starting college can be a strange event. Being thrusted into an entirely new place, around entirely new people can be jarring, and it can be hard to make connections with people that you’ve never met before. There are several clubs to help Hutchinson Community College students meet people of similar interest, and one of the newer ones is Catholic Connections. Formed by Landon Eilert, Beloit sophomore, along-side Molly Stahl, HutchCC speech instructor, the original idea for Catholic Connections was for any Catholics who were new to HutchCC to come togeth-er and feel more at home in a new environment.
Over time, however, the club has opened its arms to more people outside of the Catholic faith. “The way I see our club is that we’re a way to bring together Catholics,” Eilert said. “We’re definitely here for Catholics who feel out of place, or are adjusting to a new life, but we also want to include other religions. We love everybody.” Stahl agreed with Eliert, saying being Catholic isn’t a requirement to join the club. “Catholic Connections is a group of amazing students that all got together and decided that they wanted to connect with each other here at HCC, regardless of backgrounds to share fellowship, give back to the community and have fun,” Stahl said. With its main goal of connecting HutchCC students of all backgrounds, Catholic Connections has man-
aged to spread their activities to many different areas outside of regular campus meetings. “We do things outside of HCC, like helping out at the soup kitchen,” Stahl said. “We’re also setting up a kickball tournament. It really just depends on the day.” At the end of the day, however, despite its name, Catholic Connections is a place for anyone who feels like they might not have a place on campus to meet other students in the same position they’re in. If any student out there is looking for a club on campus to make genuine friendships, Catholic Connections might be the club for them. “We love everybody, we invite everybody to join us no matter what their religion is,” Stahl said. “The more the merrier.”
Courtesy photo by Molly Stahl Catholic Connections club members get together to play common bible-camp game, Gaga ball. They have extended an invite to those of various religions to join in on club activities.
Upcoming events April 2— Softball vs. Butler at Fun Valley from 2-6 p.m. April 5— Dillon Lecture Series featuring Nick Hague from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Sports Arena. April 7— Career Fair from 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sports Arena.
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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, April 1, 2022
Our View
We’re not finished yet COVID-19 has been dominating the world for much longer than anyone could have imagined. With masks in public places, messages to stay 6-feet apart gracing every single public space, vaccination commercials and so much more. Many people are eager to be rid of these COVID policies and are ready to get back to the way life was lived before the pandemic hit. However, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to keep some of these rules and regulations from now on. For example, wearing masks in public is actually a pretty good idea. That doesn’t mean wearing a mask 24/7 in any place that isn’t home. It’s more like if someone wore a mask if they had a cold or allergies. It would just be common courtesy. Also, staying six-feet apart from other people when able to is a great idea. It would help establishments from becoming overcrowded, and make it easier for everybody. It’s fair to say that most people don’t like their personal space being invaded, so keeping the 6-feet-apart mentality would work for a lot of people. Making sure to properly clean and sanitize items is also something that should be continued. Thinking about life before COVID-19, it’s easy to be disgusted at things that were normal for the time, such as not sanitizing door knobs, bowling balls, not properly sanitizing after handling money in stores. Continuing to sanitize commonly used items would stop all types of germs from spreading. While the fatigue of the pandemic weighs heavy, it would be beneficial to incorporate these policies into our day-to-day lives beyond the time of COVID-19. -For the Collegian editorial board.
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Showdown at the Oscars: The day was March 27. My day was being consumed by the steady hum of a brain at rest, and I was tasked with what to some extent we all are — finding tedious, liminal activities to keep ourselves busy until the night comes, and we start the next day. A bit of a dreary outlook, I know, but after some time you learn how to deal, that the moments in life that stick with us forever, that add a splash of colors to that which is otherwise gray, are few and far between. This happened to be the night of the Oscars, the world’s least interesting major television event. It’s like the Super Bowl, but violently insipid — but what the hell, I don’t have anything better to do, other than all the better things I have to do. Why not put it on the TV? Chris Rock approaches the podium. I like this guy. He makes me laugh. Maybe my Sunday evening won’t be so colorless after all. He makes a
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joke about Denzel Washington being in Macbeth. HA, thats funny. He makes a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith having a shaved head, a little basic, but for some reason, Will laughing while Jada is shaking her head, all self-important and disapproving, enhances the joke tenfold for me — but wait — is Will Smith approaching Chris Rock right now? I just saw him laugh, this has to be staged right? Is he gonna go up there and drop some pre-written jokes of his own? THWAP! Nope, he just slapped Chris Rock in the mouth on national television. Alfonso Ribeiro plus7 inches just assaulted another A-list celebrity with a crowd full of our nation’s biggest stars on hand. Wait, he’s talking … what is he saying? They’re blanking it out but it’s clearly “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—ing mouth!”. Whoa, this is not scripted. I haven’t been this happy in
a very long time. Oh my god he just won an Oscar for best actor — what is he gonna say? Pretty quickly into it, he says something along the lines of “I have been overwhelmed by what God has been calling me to do, to protect my family.” If Will Smith is to be believed, which judging by the applause his fellow semi-dangerous narcissist actor friends gave him at the end — I guess we are, God told him to do this. I’d like to imagine God sitting in a chair next to Will in a tux and just leaning over into his ear and whispering “are you just gonna let him talk about your wife like that?” The idea of God as a mischievous pot stirrer puts a big, fat smile on my face. It would also explain why He (as in God, not the Fresh Prince) dropped two naked people in a snow globe with one rule and no explanation. If God did instruct Will Smith to do this, no
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Brendan Ulmer chance it was for Will, like all other things God does, he did this for us, to save the Oscars. Then he said “Love makes you do crazy things”, which I don’t think holds up in court for all of us too poor to be violent in public, so nobody get any ideas. I’m calling it now. Next year, Alex Jones and Jerry Springer are co-hosting. Make it happen. Brendan Ulmer is an Olathe freshman in General Studies.
Love makes you do crazy things Once again celebrities are blowing up the internet. The Oscars aired Sunday night, but I would have never known if it wasn’t for one man. Will Smith. Comedian Chris Rock took the stage to present the award for Best Documentary. Naturally, a comedian can’t get on a stage without throwing a few jokes in. Unfortunately, Rock chose the wrong punch line as he made a snide remark towards Smith’s wife, Jada. I would hope this was done with pure intentions, but Smith stormed on stage and delivered a clean slap across Rock’s face, stunning everyone. Now, both of these men are great actors, so I’m still debating if this was real or staged, but if it was staged then their reactions were pretty spot on. Many people are calling this an overreaction.
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I can understand that. Violence shouldn’t be the answer to everything. However if this was real, I have to give credit to Smith for sticking up for his wife without any hesitation. Could this have been solved with a private discussion? I’m sure. But in the moment Smith knew what he had to do. I’m fully aware that the couple may not have the best past, but what couple does? Some relationships are more rocky than others, and who are we to judge? Relationship troubles shouldn’t be something we blast all over the internet for the world to see. Unfortunately being a celebrity, they don’t have the privilege of privacy. Their lives are constantly in the spotlight. Yes, they have a past that isn’t the prettiest. But were you there? Do you know the whole story behind each event? No. You know what the media chose to share.
We have no idea how much of that is true or exactly how it went down. Besides, even if they’ve had some rocky times, why should that stop him from being a man and standing up for her? Regardless of their past, this is his wife and he should be standing up for her in situations like this. I can only hope that my future spouse would do the same for me. (Maybe not the act of violence part, but still sticking up for me without hesitation. )
Laci Sutton
Laci Sutton is a Nickerson senior studying nursing. She is the Collegian’s Opinion Page Editor
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Former astronaut Nick Hague comes to speak at next Dillon Lecture By Colton Fast Staff Writer
On April 5 at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, the Dillon Lecture Series will be having Kansas native and former astronaut Nick Hague come to town. Hague had served in the United States Air Force since 1998 and transferred last year to the United States Space Force. During his time in the Air Force, he flew aircrafts such as F-15s, F-16s and T-38s and was deployed in Iraq for five months to support in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hague earned a Distinguished Graduate from the Air Force Academy, six Air Medals, an Air Force Combat Action Medal and many other accolades. In 2009, Hague - a Belleville na-
tive - was selected for the Air Force Fellows program in Washington, where he was on the personal staff in the U.S. Senate as a congressional appropriations liaison for the United States Central Command. Hague progressed into astronautics after completing astronaut training in 2015 and had his first experience in space during Expeditions 59 and 60 that spanned from March 2019 to October 2019. Hague and his fellow international crew conducted many different experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science. They would return to Earth on Oct. 4, totaling 203 straight days in space. Hague will be the last speaker for the Dillon Lecture Series until Sept. 22.
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Christian Miller talks about jobs at IdeaTek with HutchCC student Ryan Jenkins on Tuesday at Stringer Fine Arts Center.
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Cocking, who has broken three records since January, added another to her list, placing second in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4 minutes, :51.28 seconds, which breaks a record set by Amy Matthews in 2004. HutchCC lost by only half a point to York College, 81-80.5 in the team standings. Kiana Brown put together an amazing performance, placing first in the pole vault and qualifying for nationals. It was a 10-feet, 8-inch vault that set a career high and put her at fifth in Blue Dragon women’s track and field history. Men’s Track - The HutchCC
men’s track team put on a clinic at the Southwestern College Jinx Invitational, placing first by a whopping 68.5 points. The Blue Dragons were dominant all meet long, headed by sophomore Antonio Cooper. Cooper placed in four events - first in the shot put, third in the discus, fourth in the javelin, and fifth in the hammer throw, qualifying for the NJCAA Outdoor National Championships. Several other Blue Dragons had strong days as well, including Sharim Hamilton, who finished second in the 400 hurdles, and Clyedterrious Thompson, who placed first in the 200. Aaron Gessinger placed second in the 3,000 steeplechase, and Andrew Holt finished second in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters.
At Computer Connections, Haley Berry and Morgan Brees from IdeaTek have a conversation about entry-level careers.
Christian Miller, from IdeaTek, and Tucker Robinson have a conversation about important products and services Ideatek provide to the community.
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Sports roundup: Softball continues hot start with a national ranking By Cole Deutschendorf Co-Sports Editor
For the first time since 2018, the Hutchinson Community College softball team finds itself ranked nationally. The team is off to a 22-4 start, which includes a current win streak of 10, and are now ranked 19th in NJCAA Division I. The Blue Dragons pushed their win streak to 10 with a dominating doubleheader sweep over Pratt Community College on Saturday. The Blue Dragons gave up zero runs on the day, winning game one 8-0 and winning game two 9-0, as they moved to 13-1 in the Jayhawk Conference. The 10 consecutive wins ties for the sixth-longest winning streak in program history. Baseball - After struggling in the beginning of the year, the baseball team is back on track, winning five in a row and seven out of its last eight. HutchCC hammered the Sterling College junior varsity on Monday, beating the Warriors 14-0 in the first game and 15-2 in the second game. In the second game, the Blue Dragon bats were lively, smashing
four home runs in five innings, which included a first-inning grand slam that helped HutchCC hold a 7-0 lead after the first. Jon Jenkins, P.J. Loucks, Ryan Henderson, and Cade Baker all mashed home runs, which set a season single-game high. Golf - The HutchCC golf team didn’t finish first in a league-designated meet for the first time since 2018. However, they still finished second, only three strokes behind Dodge City. The Blue Dragons had four players finish inside the top 12, including Ben Partridge finishing first and Blake Saffel finishing at seventh. Harry Crockett and Addison Alonzo tied for 12th. The team improved by 12 strokes from 307 in the morning session to 295 in the afternoon, but Dodge City’s consistency proved too much, as the Conquistadors had a combined score of 599. Women’s track and field - Louise Cocking broke another record en route to the Blue Dragons placing second at Photo by HutchCC Sports Information Southwestern College’s Jinx InvitationAspen Goetz and head coach Jaime Rose celebrate after al. See Sports, Page 5
Goetz hits go-ahead two-run home-run en route to a 7-5 win against Barton.
Endless possibilities Five sports that could be added to HutchCC By Jayshaun Jones Social Media Coordinator
Hutchinson Community College has a strong athletic program. The football team and men’s golf team won the NJCAA national championship in 2021, the men’s basketball team was crowned champion in 2017, and the list goes on. Hutchinson has had success in almost every sport the Blue Dragons compete in. Hutchinson has a lot of students who are athletes, as they make up a decent chunk of the student demographic on campus. Is Hutchinson using sports to gather more students? Doesn’t many community colleges? It’s a smart strategy because many high schoolers want to be an athlete, and colleges give more opportunities to reach further goals in their athletic careers. Two birds, one stone. Would Hutchinson consider adding more sports? The school hasn’t added a sport since women’s soccer in 2005, and while there is no plan immediately to add sports, here are five that would be viable, also keeping Title IX in mind. Men’s Soccer: Hutch’s CC could be primed for a men’s soccer team. Hutchinson already has a women’s soccer team that has enjoyed success under coach Sammy Lane. Who’s to say if Hutch put together a men’s soccer program, it couldn’t also have success. Soccer also happens to be the most popular sport around the world so it shouldn’t be hard to find recruits. More athletes equal more students which ultimately equals more revenue for the school. The Salthawk Sports Complex is already in place for a men’s team to play at. Women’s golf: Pretty much every community has a golf course, and many high schools offer girls golf. With so many courses around Hutchinson, practicing and playing wouldn’t be an issue. This would be a no-brainer. Men’s volleyball: Did you know that volleyball was actually founded by a male? William G. Morgan invented the sport in 1895. According to (www.flexactivesports.com), Morgan invented the game while he was a physical education teacher at a YMCA in Massachusetts. HutchCC already has a strong women’s team, and wouldn’t it be exciting to have a men’s team as well? What if Hutch CC could just dominate the NJCAA volleyball world? Women’s flag football: Remember Title IX? That’s coming into play here, so sorry to all the guys who thought they were going to relive their glory days. This isn’t to say women can’t wear pads and play tackle football. This just could be brought in because of all the steam and traffic the sport is picking up, including at the collegiate level. Ottawa and Kansas Wesleyan already have collegiate women’s flag football. Samantha Gordon, a young woman who put out one of the most electrifying pop warner highlight tapes YouTube has ever seen, is partially responsible for this boom. Gordon also pushed and basically found her own girls high school flag football league in her home state of California. With Gowans Stadium in place, and the cost of
equipment being miniscule, this makes sense. Bowling: Last but certainly not least, there’s bowling, one of the most popular sports in every town in the country. People of all ages and backgrounds can bowl with the same pedigree as their peers. Not to mention, bowling is just waiting for a team to jumpstart its image. We have The Alley already. And like flag football, the cost for equipment wouldn’t be high. Remember, for every sport that is brought into a school’s athletic department, it must be able to be played both ways. With all that being said, Hutchinson Community College could do itself a favor by looking into these athletic opportunities for school growth and development.
Athlete of the week
(March 20-26) Madison Grimes, Softball The week: Grimes helped the Blue Dragons to a 4-0 week with a good week at the plate. Grimes Grimes went 5 for 12 with a double, home run and six RBIs, as the Blue Dragons swept Barton and Pratt. The season: Grimes, a sophomore from Andale, is batting .360 with two homes and 19 RBIs in 26 games for the nationally-ranked Dragons.
Blue Dragon schedules. All home games, events in caps. trict 3, Hastings, Neb. Baseball
All dates doubleheaders unless noted April 2, at Seward County, 1 p.m. April 7, at Barton, 1 p.m. April 9, BARTON, 1 p.m. April 12, COWLEY, 2 p.m. (one game) April 14, CLOUD COUNTY, 1 p.m. April 16, at Cloud County, 1 p.m. April 19, at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, 2 p.m. (one game) April 21, at Colby, 1 p.m. April 23, COLBY, 1 p.m. April 26, at Seminole St., Okla., 11:30 a.m. (one game) April 28, PRATT, 1 p.m. April 30, at Pratt, 1 p.m. May 5, at Dodge City, 1 p.m. May 7, DODGE CITY, 1 p.m.
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April 11-12, at Jayhawk Conference 2, at Wichita April 18-19, at Jayhawk Conference Championship, Newton April 25-26, at Region 6/Dis-
May 10-13, at NJCAA Championship, Odessa, Texas
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All dates doubleheaders April 1, SEWARD COUNTY, 2 p.m. April 2, at Colby, 2 p.m.. April 6, BUTLER, 3 p.m. April 9, at Barton, 1 p.m. April 13, DODGE CITY, 2 p.m. April 20, at NW Kansas Tech, 2 p.m. April 27, at Seward County, 2 p.m. April 30, at Pratt, 1 p.m.
Track and field
April 1-2, at Friends University, Wichita April 7-9, at KT Woodman Classic, Wichita April 15, at Bethel Invitational, North Newton April 23, at Tabor Invitational, Hillsboro April 29, at Butler May 5-7, at Region 6, Garden City May 19-21, at NJCAA Championship, Gowans Stadium