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November 15, 2019
Vol. 61 Issue 8
Too early For ChriStmas?
By Tabitha Barr Editor in Chief
‘Twas a month before Christmas, when all through college, not a student was sleeping, as they were overwhelmed with knowledge. Not exactly a college student’s dream holiday wish, but
sadly, for many, a reality. Students are bustling to get through what’s left of the semester while winter is kicking in. With the weather granting Hutchinson some sub-freezing temperatures, it feels more and more like the holiday season. The community is already starting to join in on the joyous spirit as decorations and lights are displayed around town, even before Thanksgiving arrives. Some might say that it’s too early, but others disagree and continue putting up their Christmas lights. There’s a debate circulating social media of when it’s too early to start celebrating and decorating, but is there a right answer? According to Cindy Keast, Hutchinson Community College Endowment Director, “Anytime after Hallow-
een, I think it’s a go.” The first thing she puts up in her house is her snowman village. That is followed by not one, but two trees decorated top to bottom. Christmas lights are a must because her “neighborhood is very festive.” Talking about Christmas seemed to make Keast’s whole demeanor light up. Selena Oronia, a Scott City sophomore, said she enjoys watching other people get into the holiday spirit. “It always makes me happy to see all the bright colors, and even the cute jumbo inflatable decorations they have out,” Oronia said. “I mean, have you seen how cute the penguins are?” Even this early, people, businesses, stores, and even schools have started displaying their holiday cheer, Oronia being one of them. “I always like putting
up the little lights around my apartment,” she said. Her cat, Maggie, seems to be an early Scrooge. “She likes to attack the strings,” Oronia said. But Oronia doesn’t let that stop the twinkle lights around her apartment. The only thing Oronia is not about is the early start of Christmas music. While some people love hearing the tunes that repeat during the holidays, others think they’re overplayed. Oronia said that her dislike of early Christmas music, “came from working retail.” No matter how a person celebrates the holidays, there’s no specific date or time to start decorating. It’s whatever brings the most happiness. To those that refuse and don’t like the early celebration, Keast said, “you gotta celebrate Christmas all year long.”
Photo by Emily Branson/Collegian Stores around town already have decorations crouding the isles. Red and green dazzle all throughout.
Whether people jump into it and decorate after Halloween, or wait until after the Thanksgiving feast, Oronia said, “put up the cute lights though please.”
By doing so, college students can study in the twinkling lights of the holiday season. A happy early holiday to all, and to all a good night.
Paul Waggoner speaks at campus Town Hall
By Aaron Strain Web Master
Representative Paul Waggoner hosted a Town Hall sponsored by Hutchinson Community College’s Student Publications Tuesday night at the Justice Theatre. Waggoner represents Kansas’ 104th House District, which includes
northern Hutchinson, the HutchCC campus, and northeastern rural Reno County, including Buhler. He spoke on a wide range of issues facing the state in front of about a dozen people.
Earthquakes
Being a Hutchinson native, Waggoner said
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the two 4.0-plus-magnitude earthquakes residents felt in August were “the last thing to expect,” but not “anything to freak out over at this point.” Waggoner listened to local forums, led by geoscientists with the Kansas and United States Geological Surveys. He said the loud booms and shaking during the quakes were “pretty freaky” but only caused “superficial damage,” according to a local engineer at one forum. The scientists pointed to the increase of oil and gas wastewater injection in southern Kansas as a potential cause of increased seismic activity. As the increased fluid pressure expanded northward, faults outside of Hutchinson became more susceptible to quakes. KGS observes the state’s seismic activity with two permanent and several temporary monitoring wells. Rep. Jason Probst, D-Hutchinson, proposed a bill to drill 10 additional permanent
wells. Waggoner said the plan “could be overkill,” considering the KGS called for only six to eight in a 2015 master plan. “But,” Waggoner said, “if you get repeat 4.0 earthquakes, then you got something different,” prompting further action.
Second Amendment
Waggoner was asked about his relationship with the National Rifle Association. He said he has “a good relationship with the Second Amendment,” and that viewing the NRA as “a political boogeyman is bizarre. The only power of any politically active group is in their membership and whether people care about the issue.” The Kansas NRA endorsed Waggoner during his 2018 campaign.
College Education
Waggoner spoke about his educational experience. He gained a bachelor’s in business and a master’s in history without much parental assistance, but with a strong work ethic and
The happenings around campus
Next Town Hall Meeting Student Publications is sponsoring another Town Hall meeting with Rep. Jason Probst, D-Hutchinson, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Shears Technology Center’s Justice Theatre. The event is open to HutchCC students and the public, and audience participation is encouraged.
work-study jobs. He said that cultural, parental, and educational focus should shift towards gaining a marketable technical degree over a four-year degree that may not pay as well. When deciding on a degree, students should research the costs and benefits of gaining one. Students need to be aware that when they choose, they accept the debt that may come with it. HutchCC faculty in attendance questioned his positions. Cindy Hoss, Vice President of Academic Affairs, agreed with his sentiment. “Kansas has always wanted their children to do better than they did. We wanted everybody to get a four-year degree,
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and that’s not necessarily the best path,” she said. Hoss also said that, “students don’t come with parents with money behind them … so they’re on Pell Grants and work study, and they’re working hard – but they’re still ending up with debt.” Jason Knapp, political science instructor, said, “trade schools were demonized for a long time, now we’re getting to the point (of) demonizing four-year education. Nurses and people in those fields do make more, but teachers here have a master’s degree or higher, and we’re not making that kind of money, but I think we contribute too and love our jobs. See Paul, Page 3
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Opinion: Page 2 - Emily Branson writes about Christmas shopping tips Campus: Page 3 - The debate of Christmas music in November Campus: Page 5 - HutchCC Zach Shanline talks about his officiating career
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Christmas Always Wanting Something Else music should be enjoyed any season, and you can’t change my mind Jared Shuff is a Buhler sophomore studying Secondary Education
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Jared Shuff
My hot take for the start of this cold season may upset a few of you, but you can’t steal my joy. I wholeheartedly believe that Christmas songs are amazing, and it is never too early to start listening to them. In fact, I started listening to Christmas music before October even ended. I know, it’s a crime against humanity. But who decided on the rule that Christmas music can’t be played until after Thanksgiving? Why must I deprive myself Letters to the of joy until the fake turkey holiday has ended. The journalism advisor will take offense editor The Hutchinto this. I’m sorry Brad, but Thanksgiving
son Collegian welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the author’s signature, address and phone number. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality and length. Letters may not exceed 300 words. Send letters to hallierb@hutchcc.edu.
doesn’t matter. Think about it. You spend one day celebrating all the things you are thankful for, only to go out the next day and practically murder people over the last toaster at Walmart. Plus, having to deal with your family asking about the validity of your major and why you are still single is not something I would say I am “thankful” for. Everything about the Christmas season is amazing. All the music, movies, lights, decorations, drinks … everything is so joyful and bright. I don’t understand how anyone could be such a Scrooge over some festive music.
If you really want to know how much I love Christmas music, there’s a video somewhere on YouTube of me singing an original Christmas song. That’s right, I went and wrote a cheesy Christmas song because apparently there weren’t enough in the world. My point is, Christmas music is full of holiday cheer, and I think the world needs a bit of cheer. I don’t think anyone’s joy should be limited by the concept of time. If you want to listen to Christmas music in July, screw what anyone else thinks. And if you see me walking around campus any time soon, chances are I’m listening to Michael Bublé’s Christmas album.
There’s no such thing as “too early”
When it comes to Christmas shopping, many people would rather not think of the expenses that go with it. From decorations to presents, the Christmas season can become quite the expense. For me, the most expensive aspect of Christmas is definitely the presents. I am the type of person that thoroughly enjoys getting the perfect gift for absolutely anyOn the web one. Visit our web site I have a large family, but I make sure at www. hutchcollegian. that my parents, all of my siblings, grandcom parents, and closest aunts and uncles get a Our e-edition can be viewed at present from me. www.issuu.com On top of that, I love getting presents for Social media my friends too. I buy at least 20 presents a Facebook: year by the time I have one for everyone on The Collegian Hutchinson Com- my list. munity College That being said, how can someone actuTwitter: @HCC_ ally take the time to pick out a high-quality Collegian Instagram: the_ gift for that many people? hutchinson_ For me, I start Christmas shopping in earcollegian SnapChat: ly October. Some people have told me that hutch_collegian that’s way too early. In my opinion, it is never too early to start shopping for ChristNondiscrimination mas presents. That way, you don’t have to statement scramble and budget like crazy the week Hutchinson Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law, or by college policy. The following person has been designated to monitor compliance and handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies (www.hutchcc. edu/equity): Jake Gunden, Coordinator of Equity & Compliance 1300 N. Plum Hutchinson, KS 67501 (620) 665-3500 equity@hutchcc. edu
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Christmas shopping, I firmly believe that it is never “too early” to start shopping for Christmas.
Emily’s Five Tips Go to plenty of different stores
Emily Branson Emily Branson is a Halstead freshman studying Journalism
beforehand. Whenever I’m out and about, I’ll look for items that my siblings or friends might enjoy. I take a little money each week and purposefully go out to look for presents. I can take my time to look for something that they will actually enjoy, and not just a basic gift. Buying Christmas gifts over a long period of time always helps me relieve some of that holiday stress and lets me enjoy shopping for each individual person. So, considering all the benefits of early
Don’t be afraid to ask people what they would like Start shopping early in the year Shop with someone to help pick out gifts Don’t be scared to DIY
Just let me wear my ugly Christmas attire all year
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Emily Fehrman When the christmas season is upon us, all of it attributes come with it. The music, the lights and decorations, and clothes. The ugly Christmas sweaters, warm fuzzy/comfy socks ...also fuzzy (and non-fuzzy) *Christmas themed* socks, and the comfortable fleece or fuzzy pants. The day my roommates and I moved into
our house November first, one of them said “alright now we have to start decorating for christmas.” After the rest of us rejected the idea like a short teenage boy at a school dance, they moved the date till at least after my birthday (for my sake) on the twelfth. I hadn’t actually played any Christmas music out loud until after November first, but in my head? I’ve had the music going since before Halloween. Not even by my own will, I don’t understand it but every year Christmas music gets stuck in my head SUPER early, but as soon as Christmas Day is over?? No more music for me. Clothes on the other hand are different. As soon as Halloween is over I am pulling out all of my Christmas related clothing. Ugly Christmas Sweaters and tall fuzzy socks are my guilty pleasure. I will try and hold onto wearing all my Christmas season clothes until mid January...maybe a little
longer than that. I continue to wear them until my friends just can’t take it any longer. My friends and family might be ashamed to walk around with me in festive attire in early February but I really don’t care. Because I’m not embarrassed, not even a little.
Emily Fehrman is a Pretty Priaire sophomore studying Journalism
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It’s a wonderful list of movies
By Bailey Young Online Editor
We are well into November. To me, there are distinct times within the last three months of the year when one is allowed to transition from one holiday to the next. Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 is about all things spooky, Nov. 1 to Thanksgiving Day is all things Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving Day to Dec. 26 is all things Christmas. Some people may differ in their opinion of those days, but I know that I am right. A person needs to fully appreciate each holiday season and give the holidays the respect they deserve. That means not skipping over Thanksgiving. How can someone take for granted the gluttony of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie, rolls, and so much more? It’s absolute blasphemy. However, I understand being excited, looking ahead, and planning the end of the year decorations and festivities. With that said, there is a thin line between getting in the holiday spirit and partaking in Christmas festivities way too soon. One way my family likes to celebrate the holiday season is with seasonal movies to get us in the spirit of the season. Here are some ideas for when it’s 15 days into Thanksgiving season of movies to watch that are kind of festive but not too festive.
We only have 15 days left of the Thanksgiving season, so while the rest of the world is getting trampled in retail stores on Black Friday, consider staying home, putting up the Christmas tree, and watching some of my family’s favorite Christmas movies.
“Harry Potter” Individual movies or as a marathon, the winter scenes in Harry Potter can have just the right amount of magic to hold you off until it’s Christmas season.
“The Polar Express” Kids on a magic train to see Santa Claus in the middle of the night with a man they don’t know, some amazing hot chocolate, holes in their clothes, creepy-looking elves, and their parents having no idea where they are … need I say more? “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” Although not a Christmas season movie, if you’re looking for that extra nostalgia to get you in the thankful mood pop in a classic and watch Snoopy and the gang devour popcorn and toast for their Thanksgiving masterpiece of a meal. “Paul Blart Mall Cop” If you’re more into comedy, what’s better than a security man stopping crime on black Friday with the aid of a Segway scooter, a lollipop, and mall merchandise?
“Elf” Will Ferrell never ceases to amaze as he takes on the role of a human growing up in the north pole on a trip to see his dad in New York City. Tights are involved – it’s amazing. If you need more ideas than just those three (which you do because Christmas movies are amazing), consider all three of the “Santa Clause” movies, “Christmas with the Kranks,” “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,” “A Christmas Carol,” “A Christmas Story,” “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation,” and last but not least, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” FreeForm has an amazing “25 Days of Christmas” holiday event, and the Netflix Christmas movies are incredible too, but please try to refrain from all overly festive screen viewings until Nov. 29.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” It’s a classic in my household to watch the timeless story of George Bailey help an angel get his wings.
Students like to sing away their holiday blues By Jared Shuff Campus Editor
It’s one of the most widely debated arguments of our time. The kind of topic that tears families apart and ruins relationships – Christmas music. It seems everyone has an opinion over the right time to start playing Christmas music. Some think that Christmas music should not play until after Thanksgiving. However, many would listen
to Christmas music all year long if they weren’t publicly shunned for it. The thoughts across Hutchinson Community College vary from both perspectives. Christmas music in itself can be a touchy subject. While many love it, others tend to grow tired of the same songs playing over and over again. “It’s very repetitive, so I’m always tired of it by Christmas Day,” said Marissa Morton, a third-year student from
Hutchinson. Sage Williams, a sophomore from Hutchinson, shared her love of Christmas music, along with a little insight as to what makes it so unique to her. “Christmas music is like its own genre,” Williams said. “Almost anytime you hear a Christmas song, you know that it’s a Christmas song, just by the way it sounds.” For some, the love of Christmas music revolves around their opinion of the holiday as
a whole. “Christmas is my favorite holiday as well, so I think that plays a part in it,” said Ryan Roderick, a Mulvane freshman. As for when the festive genre should take over the airwaves, opinions vary. “I definitely go hard starting in mid-November, after Halloween at the earliest,” Morton said. Williams, despite her love of Christmas music, believes
that the Thanksgiving holiday shouldn’t get overtaken by the jingles of bells and the decking of halls. “Give Thanksgiving some freaking space,” she said. In the end, it comes down to the preference of the listener. With that said, people should be prepared to hear plenty of carols within the coming weeks. For those who aren’t a fan, earplugs may be a good investment.
In Shears, the skylight’s the limit By Laci Sutton Staff Writer
Hutchinson Community College is home to several exceptional learning spaces, including the Shears Technology Center located on the HutchCC main campus. Being in the heart of Kansas, there’s no doubt the Midwest’s weather can take a toll on these structures. On Nov. 5, crews began setting up a construction workspace with scaffolding in the hallway of Shears Technology Center. Don Rose is the director of facilities for HutchCC and discussed the work in Shears. “The scaffolding does two things,” Rose said. “It gives them a work platform as well as creates a path for students, faculty, and staff to walk underneath where they’re working.” The arched ceiling in the
hallway Shears is made with translucent fiberglass skylight panels. Shears was built in 1999. Within a few years, some of the panels had already been damaged from hail storms. Those damaged panels were replaced. As the years have gone by, the old panels had weathered, giving them a slightly different color than the new ones. After a few more severe storms, as well as normal wear and tear, both sets of panels had incurred some damage. The current construction is to replace those damaged panels. Josh Matchett, is a sophomore at HutchCC was a little perplexed at first when he saw the construction. “I wasn’t sure what was going on, or if we could like walk through all the stuff, but I saw other people going through, and they didn’t get in trouble,
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And (we don’t) pick a job just based on ‘I can make 55,000 instead of 40,000.’” Hoss added, “We can hardly hire a teacher. I recruit all summer to hire
Photo by Kenneth Ryan/The Collegian Over the past week, construction has been under way in the main hallway of Shears Technology Center, replacing the damaged fiberglass skylight panels. Construction should be completed by the end of the month.
so I did too,” Matchett said. The crews have made the walkway safe for anyone to pass through. There are rugs
teachers who are qualified.” Waggoner said that a balance between four-year and two-year institutions is needed.
Government and Media Relations
Waggoner’s involvement in local politics started with his time as a community columnist for The Hutchinson
set at either end, with wooden boards going the full length of the workspace. “If all goes well, hopefully,
News. He said writing allowed him to explore his curiosities and have his ideas challenged by the community. “Kansas media is in a bad state,” Waggoner said. The ownership of local newspapers by large corporations caused “a real tragedy” and a drop in quality.
the intrusiveness of the scaffolding and that kind of stuff is down by the middle of next week,” Rose said.
“When you’re up in Topeka, you basically have six people … framing issues to your average person in Kansas who’s reading the newspaper. Of those six, I don’t think anybody voted for Kris Kobach for governor. I think they all voted for Laura Kelly.”
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Saving Grades By Rachel Lyons Staff Writer
Tis the season for mountains of homework, frequent tests, and the reality that finals are less than a month away. Sometimes, trying learning material for a class reaches the point where help from another person is one of the few solutions that help everything make sense. The good news for Hutchinson Community College students who seek this kind of help is that Rimmer Learning Resource Center, better known as the campus library or RLRC, offers tutoring services that can help with most campus classes. While some believe that RLRC only offers Math and English help through the Math Lab and Front Desk respectively, there are many other classes that
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they can also help with. According to RLRC records, students can receive help in Accounting, Math, and English any day of the week during any open hour through the drop in Math Lab and RLRC front desk. Students may also make a request through the front desk, or the Tutor Services page in LearningZone, for an individual tutor for these subjects, and numerous other subjects including Business, Technology, History/ Government, and more. RLRC is also the driving force behind supplemental instruction for Human Anatomy and Physiology and General Biology that is provided in at set times during the week in either the Science Hall or RLRC. Students may also seek the help of the tutors who
are posted to the Science Hall commons for extra drop in help with Science or Math on set days during the week. When using RLRC tutoring services students, should keep in mind that the primary task of a tutor by RLRC training materials is to help a student comprehend and learn to work through problems independently. The RLRC Tutor Training indicates that, “A tutor is an academic guide and coach, partner and observer, helping a student gain the study skills and confidence to learn independently. A tutor is neither a teacher nor a counselor.” RLRC provides tutoring services from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday.
Photo by Emily Branson /Collegian Students walk to Rimmer Learning Resource Center on the main Hutchinson Community College campus.
The Math Lab is in RLRC’s Room 109, with an accounting tutor based in the lab during set hours, and Writing Help is available at RLRC’s front desk located just inside of the west
entrance. All tutoring provided through RLRC is free to HutchCC students, although students must sign in when using the Math Lab or Writing Tutor at the front desk.
Stray cats strut in Israel
Picture this - you’re sitting on your porch one afternoon, and when you look down your street you see a cat. It’s nice to see a cat, so you feel like your day has gotten much better. Then, you see another cat. And another. And another. You end up seeing five different cats on your street, with dozens hidden away from your sight that you don’t even know about. You feel confused - Why are there so many cats here? This oddly specific situation is a reality for the citizens of Israel, and Thomas Birdeno wanted to find out why. Birdeno, the Scriptwriting Instructor
at HutchCC, originally heard about the stray cats in Israel from a friend in college, and this sparked his interest in the subject. After graduating from the University of Kansas, Birdeno started working on short films, usually comedic in nature and rarely serious. His friend-turned-business partner, HutchCC Media Production Analyst/Trainer Bobby Obermite, invited Birdeno onto the set of a documentary he was filming, and Birdeno accepted the invitation out of curiosity. He found the production to be fascinating and thought more about making a documentary. “It never crossed my mind that I would shoot a documentary,” said Birdeno about his sudden interest in filming
documentaries. “I want to do more than fiction, more than comedy.” When trying to think of an idea for a documentary, Birdeno remembered what his college friend had said about the stray cats in Israel and thought to himself, “I’m going to go investigate what’s with all the cats.” When making the documentary, Birdeno said he didn’t want to make the film political, because he felt like there were plenty of other news stories that focused on Israel and its conflicts. He thought a more lighthearted story would make people feel good, and learn about the bizarre situation that Israel is in due to the stray cats. “(There) definitely will be more doc-
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umentaries,” Birdeno said about future projects. He also said that the tentative release window is around the end of winter or the beginning of spring.
Queens Slay the Stage Photos by KJ Ryan/Collegian
Novacane Demornay performing “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
StarlaNyte performing for the audience.
Fay Raynbow poses for a photo.
Thug Passion interacting with an audience member.
Brihanna Jayde entertains the crowd.
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Officiating club becomes official thanks to HutchCC freshman By Samarah Bailey Staff Writer
Zach Shanline, a Pratt freshman, has been making a name for himself in the world of officiating for the past several years. One of his most recent accomplishments has been starting The Officiating Club at Hutchinson Community College. This week, The Collegian sat down with Shanline to find out more about his officiating career and how he plans to continue his line of work. Hutchinson Collegian: How long have you been officiating? Zach Shanline: I’ve been officiating since I was 14 years old. I started out with little kid tee-ball, but I’ve been KSHSAA registered in football for three years. HC: What sports and at what levels have you officiated? ZS: I’m registered in football, basketball, (and) baseball. I started out doing varsity football when I was a junior, (that was) my first varsity game, and this year was the first year I’ve had a full varsity schedule. I’ve done everything up to 6A football. I’ve done just little kid basketball baseball, but football is the one I’ve really progressed in. HC: What is your favorite sport to officiate? ZS: Football is definitely my favorite. (It’s) my favorite because I am a part of a team. In football you have a crew that works every week together and the relationships that you build are so rewarding. We work so much together
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that we are able to understand our partner’s tendencies and develop such a strong trust with each other on the field, and the camaraderie is always fun to be a part of. HC: What made you become interested in officiating? ZS: It started out by me wanting to make money, but I found out I was actually good at it, and I could make more money doing bigger games. I (also) had more and more people ask me to do bigger games and I worked my way up. I fell in love with it, I really did. HC: Was there ever a time when you didn’t like officiating? ZS: There’s always times where it’s hard, when you’re getting scrutinized and yelled at, but there’s never a time where you hate it. HC: What are your longterm officiating goals? ZS: I’d love to make it to the NCAA in football. That would be the goal, and if the right doors open at the right times, make it to the NFL, but that would be very tough. As far as basketball and baseball,
I’d love to stay at the high school level and continue working (those games). HC: Does your officiating connection affect the way you watch sports? ZS: Oh absolutely. I don’t watch sports because of the players, I watch sports because of the officials all the time. I’m watching the officials and learning from the officials. I always have people ask me about calls, about rules, and about everything. I enjoy sports as an official now rather than a fan or even a former player. HC: Do you wish you could go back to watching sports the way you did before becoming an official? ZS: Nope. Nope, I love it so much more watching as an official and knowing what it’s like on the field. HC: You recently started the officiating club here on campus. What gave you the idea to do this? ZS: It’s an idea I’ve had for a long time. It’s not just something that was a spur of the moment thing. It kind of spurred from (Kansas) State’s program that they have, they have an organization that hires officials. (Plus) just seeing that there’s a problem in Kansas and all over the nation with the lack of officials and wanting to do something about it and get more involved. Through this I’ve met more of my own connections and been able to talk to so many more people. Join the officiating club. It’s worth it. You’ll make a lot of money, have a lot of fun, and meet a lot of good people.
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time, 43-13, shooting 13 of 32 from the field with three 3-pointers. Labette was just 5 of 39 with eight turnovers in the opening half. The Blue Dragons were balanced with six players scoring in double figures. Josh Usery led in points off the bench with a team high 17 points. Tyler Brown finished with 13 points, three steals, and two
assists, while Saquan Singleton finished with a team high nine rebounds. Golf – The men’s golf team had its highest ranking of the 2019-2020 season thanks to two team victories in the final three tournaments of the fall season. Hutchinson won both the Kansas City Fall Invitational and Park University Tournament and then closed the fall season with a fifthplace showing at the NJCAA National Preview in Odessa, Texas. The Blue Dragons had
four top-five finishes in five fall tournaments this season. Overall, the Blue Dragons complete the fall season ranked in a tie for third place in the latest rankings. The Dragons are No.4 in the Bushnell/GolfWeek Division 1 NJCAA Rankings. The Blue Dragons will open the 2020 spring season at the Luc Chap Classic March 9-10 in Lubbock, Texas. Women’s basketballSophomore Abby Ogle posted a triple double and set a
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from his 24-year run as a football, basketball, and baseball coach around Kansas. IncludWhen you hear the name ing time with the Salthawk “Dan Naccarato” at Hutchinfootball dynasty at Hutchinson Community College, it son High School, which won might sound unfamiliar. If seven state championships in that same person were to swap eight years. “Dan” with “Coach,” some “Broadway Joe Namath was people around campus, or in right when he said: ‘When you the Hutchinson area would win, nothing hurts,’” Naccarabecome familiar again. to said. “When caring, capaNaccarato, or “Coach Nac,” ble, dedicated people come is officially titled the Business together and do what it takes Management and Entrepreto achieve team goals - It’s neurship Professor and Promagic.” gram Coordinator at HutchCC. Naccarato is well known for Naccarato is in his 16th year his style of teaching and his at HutchCC, and his 17th positive outlook on life. year of teaching, as he taught “It just seems to me that previously for a since I want students one-year stint while to take notes, I ought getting his Master’s to reward them by at Emporia State letting them use their University. notes whenever they “When I was in like,” Naccarato said. graduate school Along with this, at Emporia State, he doesn’t require a my dad was a textbook, along with teacher there,” no homework. He Coach Nac Naccarato said. asks for engagement “He suffered a stroke. The in conversations and activities School of Business asked me in class instead, along with, “... if I would teach the classes quizzes (“rays of sunshine”) he was scheduled to teach. and tests (“supernovas”).” They already had the name He is also a Star Wars fan, so ‘Naccarato’ printed on all the the question had to be asked, course schedules. So I taught “How excited are you for the at Emporia State for a year new Star Wars movie?” while I was working on my “Munching on peanut MBA. It was a blast.” M&Ms, sipping Macallans on He received his degree from ice with best friends, watchEmporia State University, ing the Royals win the World majoring in Business Adminis- Series ... Star Wars movies are tration and minoring in English almost that good,” Naccarato and Economics, eventually said. earning his MBA as well. Along with that, realize, he He had many jobs before is a huge Star Wars fan and is instructing at HutchCC, but captivated and engulfed with all prominently dealt with the movie dynasty. business and money, includIf you want to see more posiing a vault teller at Emporia tivity, look no further than Dan State Bank, Dillon’s grocer Naccarato. The chances are in Emporia, Retail Operathere to take classes instructed tions Analyst for Dillon’s by him every semester, and it Headquarters in Hutchinson, Director of Human Resources is not something few would regret. and Corporate Benefits, and “It’s a great day to study then landing as an Instructor business!” is his famous at HutchCC. line. However, it’s a great He didn’t fail to mention day to study under Dan Nathe reason for his namesake, either. “Coach Nac” came ccarato. By Jake Brown Staff Writer
program single-game record for steals as the No. 7 ranked Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team set numerous records against the Hesston Larks in the 127-37 victory. Hutchinson set seven single-game records against the Larks including most points in a game with 127, most points through three quarters-100, margin of victory-90, made field goals-54, team steals-33, and forced turnovers-49. Ogle scored a career high 29
points and dished out a career high eight assists to go along with 12 steals, which breaks Brenna McClure’s 2016 steals record. Hutchinson’s 60 percent shooting for the game is the sixth best single game shooting percentage in team history. The Blue Dragons improve to 4-0 heading into the Cougar Booster Club Classic this weekend in Great Bend with Liberal on Friday and Jefferson College on Saturday.
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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, November 15, 2019
Blue Dragons bounce back
Athlete of the week (Nov. 3-9) Abby Ogle, Women’s basketball
Photo by Bre Rogers/Collegian Gereme Spraggins celebrates after a tackle in the win against Iowa Central Community College. The Blue Dragons beat Iowa Central 56-0 and finishes the regular season 9-2.
Hutch shakes off disappointing loss to Garden City By Bailey Pennycuff Co- Sports Editor
After the heartbreaking 20-19 loss to the Garden City Broncbusters, the Hutchinson Community College football team recovered immensely against Iowa Central on Saturday. The Blue Dragons scored 56 points and left the Tritons scoreless. “Saturday was probably my proudest moment I’ve had with these guys. Just really a good bounce back from a super emotional disappointment,” Blue Dragons coach Rion Rhoades said. “They really took the spirit out of Iowa Central.” The team was energetic most of the game. However, one play, involving sophomore quarterback Khari Lane and freshman
wide receiver Tray Pettway, truly captured their intensity. “The most juice you saw out of our team was when Khari connected with Tray for the touchdown,” Rhoades said. “They weren’t all excited because it was Tray catching the ball, it was because it was Khari throwing it.” Not only that, but the defense came out explosive as well. “Defensively, everything speaks for itself. We created a lot of negative plays - did a good job controlling the line of scrimmage,” Rhoades said. Recovering from a game like the one against Garden City seems challenging from any athlete’s perspective, yet the Blue Dragons did not let it get them down for long. “After the loss to Garden City,
it was Sunday, Monday, back to business,” freshman linebacker Gereme Spraggins said. Additionally, the team was able to grow in different ways from the loss. “I learned we’re definitely more of a brotherhood. We’re playing for each other, and we’re not worried about what happened last week,” Pettway said. “We just wanted to make this week better, so we came out to practice, worked hard and ended the week with a win.” As the season comes closer and closer to the inevitable end, the team has truly been through arduous hardships. “We have travelled 3,778 miles on road trips this year,” Rhoades said. Playing on the road is never
something an athlete wants, and that amount of miles is significant. Despite the milage hardships, the coaching staff has doubtlessly aided the team immensely. “It has a lot to do with our staff, not that our staff wasn’t good last year, but we have some guys who just have done such a good job of echoing the message to be internalized by the players,” Rhoades said. HutchCC’s next appearance will be Saturday, Dec. 7 at Gowans Stadium for the Salt City Bowl against Monroe College. “The time between now and the bowl game is really important to us, we have some people we want to heal up and things to work on as a team,” Rhoades said.
The week: Ogle scored 31 points in a pair of Blue Dragon wins at the Sports Ogle Arena. Ogle added 13 rebounds and seven assists. She first had 15 points, nine coming from 3-point range, in Hutchinson’s 64-59 win against Western Nebraska. She followed that up with 16 points, again hitting a trio of 3-pointers, during a 74-46 win against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. The season: Ogle, a sophomore from Baldwin City, is one of the top returners for the Blue Dragons. So far in this young season, Ogle is averaging 20.3 points a game, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game, while shooting a sizzling 59 percent from the floor and 47 percent from 3-point range.
Roundup: Football team finishes regular season with big win By Adam Kolb Co-Sports Editor
The No. 6 Hutchinson Community College football teams rebounded from last week’s one point loss to Garden City, with a 56-0 statement victory at No. 19 Iowa Central Community College on Saturday. Offensively, the Blue Dragons had 344 total yards. Quarterback Mark Wright combined for 193 yards with three combined touchdowns. Tray Pettway caught a pair of touchdown passes and the Blue Dragons even blocked a punt for a touchdown in the second straight week. Defensively, the Blue Dragons limited Iowa Central to just 147 yards, and had 15 tackles for loss, five sacks, and tow takeaways. The Blue Dragons are 4-2 against ranked competition and 9-2 overall. They will await an opponent for the 2019 Salt City Bowl on December 7 at Gownas Stadium. Men’s cross country – Sophomore cross country runners Andrew Kibet and Sylvestre Kibarar cemented a successful Blue Dragon legacy on Saturday at the NJCAA Division 1 Cross
Country Championships at the University of New Mexico’s North Course. Both runners finished in the top 10 and helped the Blue Dragon men to a second straight top 10 finish, and the 16th top 10 finish in team history. After winning the NJCAA individual championship as a freshman, Kibet became the first Blue Dragon in team history to become a two-time NJCAA All-American with a fourth-place performance in a time of 24:08. Kibarar finished with a seventh place showing of 24:29, becoming the second Blue Dragon All-American. Overall, the Blue Dragons finished seventh. Women’s cross country – Sophomore Sheila Too continued her consistent ways on Saturday and was the top runner for the women’s cross country team at the NJCAA Division 1 Championships at the University of New Mexico’s North Course. Too finished 50th overall to lead the Blue Dragons to a 20th-place showing. Hutchinson had 541 points, and were the fifth best Jayhawk Conference team. This is the 19th time the Blue Dragons have finished in the top 20. Volleyball – The volleyball team’s
Photo by Bre Rogers/Collegian Gereme Spraggins makes a tackle during Hutchinson Community College’s 56-0 win over Iowa Central.
season came to an end on Sunday at the Region 6 Tournament semifinals. Outside hitter Katelyn Elstun finished out a good freshman season with 12 kills and three total blocks. Sophomore Ebani Sapien had 17 assists, while freshman Alisa Bautista had 12 digs. Sophomore Eden Heibert finished with five kills, freshman Jenna Thorne had four kills, and freshman Jaydin Schalke had six
total blocks. Hutchinson closes its season at 1419. Men’s basketball – On Saturday at the Atrium Classic at the Sports Arena, the No. 10 ranked Blue Dragons defeated Labette 100-54. Hutch led at half See Sports, Page 5
Blue Dragon sports schedules, results. All home games, events in caps. Basketball, men Non-conference
Nov. 1, vs. Eastern Oklahoma St., at Liberal, W 93-74 Nov. 2, vs. Midland at Liberal, W 79-59 Nov 8, MURRAY ST., W 92-64 Nov. 9, LABETTE, W 100-54 Nov. 11, NE OKLAHOMA A&M, W 86-65 Nov. 15, vs. Monroe, at Great Bend, 3 p.m. Nov. 16, vs.Iowa Western at Great Bend, 3 p.m. Nov. 19, HESSTON, 7 p.m.
Basketball, women Non-conference
Nov. 2, WASHBURN JV, W 65-34 Nov. 8, WESTERN NEBRASKA, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9, NE OKLAHOMA A&M, W 74-46 Nov. 12, HESSTON, 6 p.m. Nov. 15, vs. Labette at Great Bend, 1 p.m. Nov. 16, vs. Jefferson, Mo., at Great Bend, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21, vs. New Mexico JC at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, 5 p.m. Nov. 23, at Iowa Western, 5 p.m.
Nov. 9, at Iowa Central, W 56-0 Dec. 7, MONROE, 1 p.m.
Aug, 22, at Ellsworth, W 41-16 Aug. 31, INDEPENDENCE, W 31-21 Sept. 7, at Iowa Western, W 34-27 Sept. 14, at Fort Scott, W 27-7 Sept. 28, BUTLER, W 35-27 Oct. 5, at Highland, L 29-27 Oct. 12, COFFEYVILLE, W 49-7 Oct. 19, DODGE CITY, W 85-3 Oct. 24, RPA, W 89-0 Nov. 2, at Garden City, L 20-19
Sept. 25, at Independence, W 3-0 Sept. 27, vs. Missouri State-West Plains, W 3-0 Sept. 27, at Tyler, Texas, L 3-0 Sept. 28, vs. Panola, Texas, L 3-0 Oct. 1, at Dodge City, W 3-0 Oct. 7, PRATT, W 3-1 Oct. 9, at Seward County, L 3-1 Oct. 11, vs. Jefferson, L 3-2
Football
Volleyball
Oct. 11, vs. Tyler, L 3-0 Oct. 12, vs. Indian Hills, L 3-0 Oct. 12, at Missouri State-West Plains, L 3-1 Oct. 16, COLBY, L 3-2 Oct. 19, at Garden City, W 3-0 Oct. 23, BUTLER, W 3-0 Oct. 26, INDEPENDENCE, W 3-0 Oct. 28, at Barton, L 3-2 Nov. 5, BUTLER*, W 3-1 Nov. 10, at Seward County*, L 3-0 * - Region 6 Tournament