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VOL. 24, NO. 9 The student publication of Washtenaw Community College
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Graduate speaker starts new chapter ANOTHER LAYER OF SAFETY
Foundation seeks to increase for basic needs BY
Public hearings discuss Campus Resource OfďŹcers
SUNI JO ROBERTS
BY JENELLE
StaďŹ Writer
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Kikkert noticed the patterns and periwinkle carpet that were meant to set a calming atmosphere in the bulkhead, an element of her piloting life that foreshadowed her design eye. But for now, she was making memories landing three-engine jets in Tokyo and commanding her crew.
Graduation speaker Christin Kikkert and her son Connor spend hours on campus in the classroom and childcare center, respectively all throughout the week. The warm weather and sunny skies offer a chance to enjoy a moment together outside their respective buildings. âYou canât buy a better education for Connor,â Kikkert said of Washtenaw Community Collegeâs Childrenâs Center. BY JENELLE
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Christin Kikkert, the speaker at Washtenaw Community College commencement May 20, has grown academic roots after living life at 39,000 feet. Kikkert has the patience to be sure things feel right, and according to her, itâs paid oďŹ. That patience has lead to ďŹlling an
honored position on the commencement stage before her next chapter begins at Eastern Michigan University this fall. âItâs how everything just works together in this world, itâs phenomenal,â Kikkert said. Kikkert will start her journey through 30 credit hours at EMU, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the ďŹnish line. Among her blessings is a full
scholarship in Kikkertâs ideal program of study, interior design. Finding out she received a merit-based scholarship quieted her fears that after 20 years in her dream job, school would be a different beast to master. Her pilotâs log of experiences and miles under her wings as the only female pilot at Northwest airlines taught her how to be conďŹdent and own who she is.
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Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees is holding a public hearing at the beginning of their next board meeting on May 23. The meeting will start at 5 p.m. to allow time for public comments on the matter of Campus Resource OďŹcers, a private armed security force proposed on campus. The April board meeting began at 5 p.m., leaving an hour for public discussion. Speakers were asked to keep their comments inside a three-minute limit. All comments were completed by 6:35 p.m. The board then moved onto the rest of the agenda. The overall consensus of the public speakers was mixed. First to speak was Ann Garcia, WCC behavioral sciences faculty. âTwo years ago you asked us to do the exact same thing, and here we are again,â Garcia said. âI am not sure what has happened in the past two years, I would like to know what kind of research has been done. I have not heard any facts, and by facts I mean research.â Garcia asked to look beyond incidental moments, instead to gather information from thousands of incidents nationwide to see if CRO make a diďŹerence. Garcia explained research on the âweapons eďŹect,â a study by Leonard Burkowitz discussing the rate of increased violent thoughts upon seeing a weapon.
CHANEL STITT
The six person staďŹ at the WCC Foundation wants to help students succeed. They do this by fundraising in the community in order to provide ďŹnancial assistance to students so they can succeed in their education and beyond. The WCC Foundation gives out about $750,000 dollars to 800+ students a year in the form of grants and scholarships, according to Philip J. Snyder, associate vice president of college advancement at the WCC Foundation. The Foundation is a separate organization from the college, although it has WCC student success as its top priority. It is a 501(c)(3) non proďŹt organization that provides ďŹnancial assistance to students in the form of scholarships and grants to ensure access and success to students while they are in school at WCC. The foundation is overseen by a board of directors which are community volunteers who care about WCC students. This year and in coming years the foundation is focusing on students access to higher education through the Student Emergency Fund. âWe are going to focus a lot in the future on helping students with food insecurity, transportation child care, books, and then some of the other things that pop up in their lives,â said Snyder. The foundation currently gives out financial assistance through the Student Emergency Fund and students are able to apply for it on their website, but itâs on a smaller scale now than they hope it will be in the future.
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Rallying ďŹavor on the streets
PARKING Food truck rally brings new ďŹavors to Ann Arbor Farmerâs Market SUNI JO ROBERTS
StaďŹ Writer
WCC plans to replace and resurface parking lots 1 and 7, and the access drive and handicapped parking area located on the west side of the Student Center building this summer. The project is expected to be completed by June 28, 2017, according to Damon Flowers, Vice President of facilities, grounds and campus safety at WCC. The contracts to complete these projects went to Pavex Corporation of Trenton, Michigan to do the Student Center parking lots and to Nagle Paving Co. of Novi to work on parking lots 1 and 7, which was unanimously approved by the board of trustees during their April meeting. âLife cycle depends on what is underneath the base,â Flowers said. âThe earth moves, you have got to maintain it. You got to ďŹll in the cracks because of the freezethaw periods during spring. Maintenance is a big part of the longevity.â Parking lots 3, 4, 5 and most of 2 will be open to park on during the project, according to Flowers.
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Made-from-scratch food, live music, and free face painting. To partake, visit the Ann Arbor Farmersâ Market annual Food Truck Rally at 5 p.m. the ďŹrst Wednesday of the Month from May through October. Now in its third season, opening day brought packed crowds who were eager to check out the vendors participating this year. This is Stephanie Willetteâs first season hosting the rally. Willette was previously the manager of the Chelsea Farmersâ Market and worked closely with the previous manager of Ann
Arbor to choose the vendors for this year. âAnn Arbor is a producersonly market, and that philosophy extends to our food truck rallies,â Willette said. âAll of our food truck vendors make their own products from scratch, and are not allowed to buy or re-sell prepackaged products.â The market has attracted a range of cuisines to its Food Truck Rally. At its ďŹrst event of 2017, vendors were serving up everything from crepes to pizza, comfort food in a bowl, soups, and sandwiches with superhero (or villain) names.
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Matt and Moâs known for their Chicago style sausages and Italian beef wait on customers.
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Katie Picard at Delectabowl is serving up their signature comfort food in a bowl to an eager crowd.
Shimmy Shack, owned by Debra Levan Trosser is rated in the Top 5 vegetarian food trucks in the country, according to PETA.