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College Media Advisers’ Dis-tinguished Two-Year NewspaperAward is an annual award fortwo-year college advisers dedi-cated to student media programs.

Only one adviser wins nation-ally, and Anita Reed has earnedthe title this year.

The award is for the media ad-viser who not only gives con-structive advice to students, butalso guides them, and instillshigh ethical values in their work.

Long days, late nights, numer-ous deadlines, countless correc-tions, meticulous work, drive,and passion are some character-istics of Reed, jour-nalism instructorand adviser at Se-ward.

Initially begin-ning as co-adviserof the Crusader in1996, she workedas a part-time in-structor. She tookon her advising rolewith a full-timecommitment, andshe was offered afull-time position in2003.

English instructor JaniceNortherns nominated Reed forthe award. She submitted a letterof nomination and gathered let-ters of support from former stu-dents and colleagues.

Northerns said it wasn’t aproblem finding people with lotsof positive things to say aboutReed.

“Anita took over as adviser,and in the space of a couple ofyears, assembled a top-notchstaff that began producing jour-nalistic excellence,” Northernssaid.

Mentoring student editors andstaff are part of the job of anystudent media adviser. “Anita isa very helpful adviser. She has somuch dedication to The Crusad-er and the staff,” said former

Crusader editor Alfredo Anaya.“She’s willing to always helpout, and give constructive advicein order to help the staff improvetheir work. Without all of Anita’shelp, The Crusader would not bethe same.”

Reed has proven to be an assetto the college journalism pro-gram; staffs she has advised havewon multiple state, regional, andnational awards. Eleven Associ-ated Collegiate Press Best ofShow Awards from 2000-2011,Kansas Associated CollegiatePress All-Kansas and GoldMedalist standings, and ACPPacemaker awards, just to men-tion a few.

“I have been blessed to watchmy students receiveso many nationalawards, from ourfirst in 2000 inWashington, D.C.,to the most recentlast year inLouisville,” Reedsaid.

When Reed re-ceived the lettertelling her she hadwon, she immedi-ately shared thenews with North-

erns. Northerns said she was ex-cited and happy Reed had won,because she deserves it.

“I couldn’t do it if I didn’tenjoy it,” Reed said. “I don’tknow how to do things withoutgiving it my all,” which she feelscan be both a blessing and acurse. Pushing students to pro-duce quality work, and strivingfor excellence in order to upholdtradition is just what she does.

Reed said winning is a hugehonor.

“This award is also an honor toCrusader editors and staffs whohave earned so much promi-nence and recognition for Se-ward County.”

Reed will receive her award onOct. 27, during the Crusaderstaff’s trip to Orlando, Fla., forthe National Media Convention.

Morgan Wil lsCrusader staff

A Mediterranean theme willprovide a unique setting for bid-ders attending the 17th AnnualParty auction on, coincidently,Sept. 17.

The Annual Party Auction islocated at the Seward Countyevent center. Goers should ex-pect to see volunteers and stu-dents disguised as belly dancers,Greek goddesses, and evenCleopatra.

Not only will the evening bevisually stimulating, but horsd’oeuvre will offer a taste of theMediterranean as well, whichwill be followed by dinnercatered by Great Western Dining.The meal features a buffet ofpork loin, donated by SeaboardFoods, and brisket, donated byNational Beef.

Treats from the chocolatefountain as well as selectionsfrom the dessert bar will contrastthe spice of the Mediterranean,all for the cause of providing

much needed revenue to fundscholarships for students attend-ing Seward County CommunityCollege/Area Technical School.

Festivities begin at 6 p.m. withdinner from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The traditional silent auction willcoincide with dinner to be fol-lowed by the live Auction at 8p.m.

Several vacation packages do-nated by local citizens promiseparticular appeal. For instance,an offering called ‘Tailgatin’with the Cats’ provides the win-ning bidder with four tickets tothe Sept. 1 KSU v. Baylor gamein Manhattan.

Another prize package featuresa romantic weekend getaway fortwo in Lawrence sponsored byAl Shank Insurance and TheCommunity Bank.

According to event organizerand Director of DevelopmentTammy Doll, the auction is guar-anteed to spark interest and in-cludes such items as jewelry, fur-niture, varied services, home-made food, massages, clothing,

and even KU basketball andfootball tickets.

Tickets are $20 and must bepurchased in advance.

Tickets are available at SewardCounty Community College/Area Technical School, or anySCCC/ATS Foundation boardmember or auction committeemember.

Tickets can also be obtainedonline at alumni.sccc.edu, or bycredit card from the SCCC/ATSdevelopment Office at 620-417-1131.

As a convenience to parents,childcare has been added to thisyear’s event and will be provid-ed by the Saints cheer and dance

squad for all children 3 and olderat a cost of $20 per child.

Children will be entertainedwith activities that include cheerand dance lessons as well asmovies, art projects, and games.

The children will be provideda small dinner and a snack.Reservations are required andthose interested may call 620-626-5878 to secure a spot.

This will be vocal instructorand humanities director MagdaSilva’s third year to organize theentertainment portion of theevening.

“I just love the fact that theauction really gets the communi-ty involved,” Silva said. “We

have such a symbiotic relation-ship with the community andhopefully it is the snow ball ef-fect where it continues to get big-ger and bigger.”

Entertainment will consist of16 performances, 10 included ina jazz group.

Other acts include pianist AlisaHenderson, and Gregory Leuns;flutist Lydia Augustine; guitar byMick Mages; and vocalist Yahai-da Zubia.

Volunteer and SCCC studentSelene Perez encourages peopleto go to the auction to give backto the school.

“By making bids and dona-tions, you are building a strongfoundation for the community’sfuture. I am excited to attend andhelp out,” Perez said.

In the past, the event has drawnfrom 300 to as many as 400 peo-ple, but this year Doll is aimingfor a record of 500 or more.

In 2010 event brought in ap-proximately $39,000. However,enrollment at the college has in-creased and so has the need for

more scholarships.

“To raise more money for

scholarships,” Doll said, “we

need more people to attend the

auction and bid.”

Doll urges all civic minded cit-

izens to spread the word and to

generate excitement for this

year’s festivities and for the stu-

dents.

Listeners can sense the passion

in Doll’s voice as she discusses

this event and the effort that

makes it happen. She urges par-

ticipation from everyone in the

community.

“It is primarily to raise money

for student scholarships, but it is

also a way for people in the com-

munity to come out and purchase

items from a variety of business-

es who want to promote them-

selves through our auction,” Doll

said. “So it’s not just for the col-

lege and for the students, it’s also

for the donors who are promot-

ing their business.”

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Permit�NO.114C • STEAK NIGHT is every otherThursday in the cafeteria. Thenext steak night will be on Sept.22. For questions contact JerryOdle at 620-417-1970.

• FLAG FOOTBALL will startThursday at 5:45 pm. behind thedorms. Free admission foreveryone who want to watch.

• PARTY AUCTION items canbe viewed using Facebook. Just“like” the SCCC/ATS Founda-tion page. Items shown are forboth silent and live auctions .

• TUTORING IS AVAILABLEin the student success center. Tu-tors help with subjects like math,science, and English. For moreinformation, contact FrancesBrown at 620-417-1300.

• HALO SPONSORS a voterregistration on campus Wednes-day, Sept. 14, and Thursday,Sept. 15. Registration starts at 8a.m.-noon.

• FORKLIFT TRAINING isbeing offered at the technicalschool in Room TA130 on Fri-day, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. top.m. The cost for the course is$70.

• DEFENSIVE DRIVINGcourse seminar is being offeredat the technical school in roomTT101 on Saturday Sept. 17from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is$50.

• SPOOKY SAINTS two-milefun run scheduled for Thursdayat 6 p.m. Oct. 27. Entry fee is$10 and registrations formsshould be mailed to Liz Nos-bisch at SCCC/ATS, P.O. Box1137, Liberal, KS 67901.

• TICKETS AVAILABLE in thehumanities office for “When anInspector Calls.” For more infor-mation or for ticket information,contact Alison Chambers at 620-417-1460.

• KYLIX MEETING in art stu-dio Room H120 Sept. 15 at 5:15p.m. For more information con-tact Susan Copas [email protected] or at620-417-1453.

• DUCK RACES will take placeon Saturday Sept. 17 at 2 p.m.There is a $10 for one duck ror 6ducks for $50. Ducks may bepurchased at participating busi-ness. For more information con-tact the Chamber of Commerceat 620-624-3855.

• VOLLEY GAME tonight at6:30 p.m. in Dodge City.

Pure Gold

Remembering 9/11

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S andy AlfaroCrusader staff

Bea Worton arrives at thecollege cosmetology schoolThursday afternoon for her ap-pointment, just as she has doneevery Thursday for the last 10years.

The 84-year-old “Aunt Bea”— as she is know among cos-metology students and staff —has been having her hair andnails done at the cosmetologysalon since it opened in 2001.

“She’s a great customer,”Sheila Scheib, cosmetologyinstructor/coordinator, said.

Worton began coming to Se-ward’s cosmetology schoolafter the Academy of Hair De-sign in Liberal was closedmany years ago. Worton livesin Forgan, Okla.

She has lived there for thepast 33 years. On Thursdaysshe drives to Liberal to receivesalon services at Seward’s cos-metology school.

Worton said that Scheibwould go out of her way tohelp her with anything sheneeded.

“There are no girls friendlierthan the ones here,” Wortonsaid.

For the past years, Wortonhas had one student attend heruntil that student graduates.Then, Worton’s assigned stu-dent hand selects the next stu-dent who will help Wortonuntil her term is completed.

This Thursday, Worton wasintroduced to the new studentwho would be helping her for

approximately the next sixmonths, Nancy Renteria.

Renteria was neither intimi-dated nor afraid to be the cho-sen one to help Worton.

“I was excited, I had alreadybeen explained on what to do,”Renteria said. As Renteria at-tented Worton, she said shebuilt a new friendship.

“I just think she’s amazingbecause of everything shedoes.”

Worton is just a favorite.“She makes everyone feelcomfortable,” Schieb said. Therelationship that has grownover the years between thecosmetology students and oneof their most loyal customersrecently brought about an op-portunity for the students to

help Worton with one of herpet projects.

Worton is part of theConKerr Cancer organizationthat makes homemade pillow-cases to brighten the lives ofsick children in hospitals.

Worton spoke about her pro-ject to the students at the cos-metology school. They noticedhow lately Worton had beenspeaking of how much moreexpensive the material for thepillowcases was.

They decided that theywanted to start a fundraiser tohelp Worton. Their fundraiserconsisted of selling a brandname hand lotion, and theyraised $300 for Worton’scause.

Worton was very happy andhighly grateful toward the stu-dents. She bought plenty ofmaterial to make many morepillowcases for ConKerr.

“She couldn’t be any morethankful,” Scheib said.

Worton has been quiltingand sewing ever since she wasa child. She grew up makingher own dresses, and contin-ued to sew for her children asthey grew up.

Worton continues sewing,quilting, and she participatesin many craft shows aroundthe area.

As busy as Worton gets withall of her work and projects,she is still setting up and at-tending her appointments atSCCC cosmetology everyThursday.

“It’s nice to be treated sospecial,” Worton said.

Crusader photo/Sandy Alfaro

Bea “Aunt Bea” Worton considers nail polish color shown to her by cosmetology student NancyRenteria. Worton has been coming for salon services at Seward’s cosmetology school for the past10 years. In the past 10 years, Worton, the staff and students have built a fond relationship that re-cently led the cosmetology school to raise money for a special cause. See Page 3 for related photo.

Crusader photo/Sandy Alfaro

Nancy Renteria prepares BeaWorton for her haircut. This isthe first time Renteria workedwith Worton, cosmetology’smost loyal customer.

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Loyal customer approaches a decade ofappointments at SC cosmetology salon

Aunt Bea

Mediterranean themed party auction encourages bidders

Reed to receivenational award

Heidy MolinaEditor

The Pacemaker is the topaward of the Associated Colle-giate Press, and ACP has select-ed the 2010-11 Crusader studentnewspaper as a Pacemaker Fi-nalist.

The finalist standing puts theCrusader in the top 10 two-yearcollege newspapers recognizedin the nation, as listed on thewebsite at studentpress.org.

This year, entries were judgedby professional journalists in theWashington, D.C., area. Entries

are judged on by a specific setrules of crieria.

The Crusader newspaper hasacheived finalist standing oneother time, in 2003-2004. Cru-saderNew.com online won twoPacemakers, in 2002 and 2004.

Since the Pacemaker Finaliststanding was awarded to the2010-11 staff, former editors Al-fredo Anaya and Dana Loewenare recognized.

“It makes me happy to see thatall the work that Dana and I putin paid off,” Anaya said. “It re-flects through the award.”

Crusader finalist for ACP Pacemaker

rusaderRecognition night at the volleyballgame Monday had the team holdingcourt with faculty and staff as theLady Saints improve to 10-1.

Telolith collects two awards.

A look at how we feel about9/11 on the 10th anniversary.

Tickets are on sale for $20 and mustbe purchased in advance.

Mediterranean Nights6 p.m. • Sept.17 • Seward County Event Center

NEWS2 Tuesday, September 13, 2011CRUSADER

The official student newspaper of Se-

ward County Community College/Area

Technical School is published bi-

monthly by journalism students during

the regular college year, except on

school holidays and during examination

periods.

One copy of each issue is distributed

free to each student, faculty and staff

member, with subsequent copies avail-

able for purchase in the Crusader office

at 50 cents each.

Letters to the editor will be considered

for publication if they are signed and

the authenticity of the writer’s signature

is verified. The staff reserves the right

to edit for length. Opinions voiced in

letters and editorials are not necessarily

those of Seward County Community

College/Area Technical School or the

Crusader.

Staff editorials are decided on and

written by members of the editorial

board: Heidy Molina, Celestina Padil-

la, Megan Spain, Raul Lemus, and Levi

Adams.

Advertising is accepted. Rates are $4

per column inch or $4.80 pci for color

ads. Insert rates are $50 per thousand.

Classified ads are free to SCCC stu-

dents, faculty and staff; classified rates

for all others are $4 per ad, limit of 20

words. The Crusader staff reserves the

right to refuse advertising.

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Phone:620.417.1459

editor Heidy Molina

entertainment editorMegan Spain

online editor Raul Lemus

Matthew AdkinsSandy AlfaroChandler BrockettSandro JuarezTonya LoewenJose MedranoJames McElvaniaJuana RiveroOctavio RodriquezJose VasquezMorgan Wills

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SCI Calendar Events

9/14Trio Lunch N Learn noonHALO Voter Registration (All Day)Volleyball at Dodge City 6:30 p.m.Baseball vs. Dodge 4 p.m. 9/15HALO Voter Registration (All Day)9/16Tennis tournament at Bethany 8 a.m.9/17Tennis tournament at Bethany 8 a.m.17th Annual Party Auction @ Events Center9/19SGA Meeting 4 p.m.9/21VB vs. Hutchison 6:30 p.m.HALO Meeting 5 p.m.9/26SCCC/ATS Foundation Board Meeting noonSGA Meeting 4 p.m.

Crusader photo/Robert Sanchez

The picture above is of the Corrosion Tech instrument called The Hol-iday Detector, often used to find imperfections in pipeline coatings.

Robert S anchez

Crusader staff

Seward launches its first corro-sion technology class this se-mester with 17 students. Thenew program is one of only threesuch programs in the UnitedStates. According to a collegebrochure, “Corrosion Technolo-gy is a far-reaching field includ-ing any company that uses metalor metal machinery. InstructorWilliam Worley is in his firstyear teaching at Seward. Howev-er, Worley has worked withmany gas/oil companies in thepast, giving him much experi-ence in corrosion to be able tokeep up with the growing needfor well trained technicians. Theprogram has acquired some ofthe latest instruments like theholiday detector, used for locat-ing imperfections in coatings onpipelines.

During a tour of the facilitiesprior to this week’s Board ofTrustees meeting, the board pre-viewed the beginning construc-tion of a new classroom and labaddition to house corrosion tech-nology, according to a collegenews release. The board viewedthe simulated site that consist of

a well bore, a gas productionunit, a 300-barrel stock tank, anda meter run that will be used asa field lab for corrosion technol-ogy.

According to Worley, aftergraduation starting techs couldbe able to make up to$70,000/per year, depending onwhich job opportunity they gofor. Even with the help of tech-nicians by applying electronsonto corrosive materials to helpefficiently slow down the corro-sion process, it does not com-pletely stop it. As discussed incorrosion technology brochure,“Corrosion of metal surfaceswill never stop, but with the lat-est technology, corrosion can becontrolled and monitored. Corro-sion Technicians install, main-tain, inspect, and troubleshootfacilities. The job market for thisfield is growing rapidly, due to acrumbling infrastructure, re-liance on energy, and the retire-ment of many Corrosion techni-cians.” Instructor Worley said,“Rust never sleeps.” Thanks tothe approval by the KansasBoard of Regents and with the fi-nancial help from the Title Vgrant, the corrosion tech pro-gram is a reality.

Trustees hear athletics department reportContributed to Crusader

The Seward County Commu-nity College/Area TechnicalSchool Board of Trustees met fora regular board meeting Thurs-day, September 8, following atour of the Area TechnicalSchool.

Tammy Doll, director of devel-opment, gave an overview of theSCCC/ATS Foundation Auctionscheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17.New this year to the auction isday care provided by the SaintsCheer and Dance Squad for $20per child.

Galen McSpadden, athletic di-rector, discussed the Saints ath-letic programs and the rules fromthe National Junior College Ath-letic Association and the KansasJayhawk Community CollegeConference.

The women’s tennis team hasbeen recognized as the ITA Acad-emic Team of the Year and themen’s tennis Team was the ITAAcademic team of the Year for thethird straight year.

The Lady Saints basketballteam was the top academic teamin the Jayhawk Conference.

Overall, the 102 SCCC/ATS

student-athletes last year had a3.27 grade point average duringthe fall 2010 semester and 3.14during the spring 2011 semester.

The athletic department is ex-perimenting with streamingvideo during its athletic games,and began with the Sept. 7 vol-leyball game.

The video broadcasts will beused for instruction for the sportsmanagement program as well asprovide parents, fans, and collegerecruiters with the opportunity towatch Saints athletic eventsthrough web based video.

McSpadden also reported thatthe National Collegiate AthleticAssociation wants to change thetransfer requirements of commu-nity college student-athletes froma 2.0 grade point average to a2.5. This would mean that com-munity college student-athleteswould be required to graduatewith a higher GPA than any otherstudent-athlete in the NCAA.

They would also be required totake 16 core classes in highschool with at least a 2.5 in their16 core classes.

In addition, the NCAA wouldalso require a year of readiness forstudent-athletes who enter com-

munity college athletics pro-grams because they do not meetthe NCAA university academicadmissions requirement.

Those students would also berequired to spend their additionaltwo years of eligibility at thesame community college.

“Once they start at a communi-ty college, they would not beable to transfer to another afterone or two years,” McSpaddensaid.

A new international rule goesinto affect in 2012 changing thenumber of foreign students ateam is allowed to have eachyear.

The new rule would allow foronly 25 percent of the team to in-clude international students com-pared to the current rule of allow-ing 25 percent of those who at-tend on scholarship.

McSpadden said this would es-pecially affect the tennis, volley-ball and basketball teams atSCCC/ATS.

Seward President Dr. DuaneDunn and McSpadden explainedthat the new rules seem prohibi-tive to students who want to ob-tain an education, and especiallyto those who may not have had a

successful academic experience inhigh school. The result may befewer individuals entering collegeat all community colleges.

SCCC/ATS has submitted anapplication to participate in anew Accelerating Opportunitiesfor Kansas Grant, called AO-K.The first two areas of focus willbe advanced manufacturing andhealth care, said Bud Smithson,director of the Area TechnicalSchool.

The initiative would pair in-structors who teach basic skillsthrough the college’s ColvinAdult Learning Center with aninstructor who teaches a techni-cal program. The key conceptwould be to develop skills in anon-traditional individual tomake them employable and tohelp them meet the specific needsof area businesses and industry.

The fall semester is under wayand enrollment appears be up forthe third straight year. Followingcertification date, enrollmentshould be up about 15 percent.

n For full board of trusteesstory, see sccc.edu.

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Bea Worton, center, receives a $300 check from a fundraiser conducted by the SCCC/ATS cosmetology students. The group helped raisethe funds through product sales in the salon to help Worton continue her project of making pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer organization.See related story, Page 1.

Celestina Padi l la

Crusader staff

More of a hassle for parking

spaces, shared dormitory

rooms, an increased amount of

people spending leisure time in

the union, a notable number of

students in the hallways.

These are all signs that there

are more students attending Se-

ward this year. This year there has been

more than a 15 percent in-crease in enrollments, accord-ing to Dr. Duane Dunn’s blog,further specifications will be

out by early October. Though all the demographics

have yet to be released, it is ev-ident that the student popula-tion has grown.

Many factors pertain to whythere has been an increase instudents attending college thisyear.

The economy, for one, manyare furthering their education inorder to increase their income.The increase is in part due tothose coming back to school inorder to attain a degree accord-ing to Teresa Wehmeir. Also,those who are searching for ahigher paying job in the dwin-

dling economy have decided tocome back to school as a wayof insuring a better job, withhigher pay.

Part-time enrollment alsoplays a part in the increase.This doesn’t just include con-current enrollments, but alsonontraditional students. Apartfrom those in high school whoare seeking college credits con-currently, those that are com-ing back to school have alsoboosted the numbers up.

In addition to the returningstudents at Seward, the increaseis affected by the amount ofstudents who graduate, not

only in Liberal, but bordertowns also. Those from sur-rounding areas selected SewardCounty due to the proximity,in other words being closer tohome. Price oftentimes affectsthe decision also, and Seward isknown for its affordability.And that further escalates theamount of students who attendthe college.

As always updates aboutevents and activities can beseen on the Portal, sccc.edu, orthe Facebook page: SewardCounty Community Col-lege/Area Technical School.

Seward enrollment numbers increase

Raul Lemus

Online editor

Internet security is a growingconcern worldwide. With the worldnow running on computers, the In-ternet, and all those strings of codethat make up software and web-sites, it comes as no surprise. Anumber of events made the summerof 2011 remarkable, such as Home-land Security’s ICE taking controlof thousands of websites –withouta warrant, and later facing criticismfor mistakenly taking down 84,000websites on accounts of childpornography.

Also, the multiple hacking ofSonyPictures.com, and the theft ofabout 100 million users private in-formation, as well as the publicationof emails and passwords forsenate.gov, the website used by theUnited States Senate. And severalother attacks into websites, databas-es, and servers; and distributed de-nial-of-service attacks, known asDDOS, targeted towards cia.gov,fbi.gov, and other companies supposedly affiliated with the FBI.Some of these acts were carried outby a group consisting of six hack-ers, who communicated throughoutTwitter, YouTube, a phone hotlinewhere users could request the next“target” and speak to their “Frenchelitist” – which the group named–Pierre Dubois and Francois Deluxe,as well their own website. The num-ber of followers in Twitter currentlyconsists of 358,000 followers. Thegroup, now disbanded, was knownas LulzSec.

Anonymous, a group known fortheir previous affiliation with Wik-iLeaks and other hacking acts, statedon their Twitter that Sony’s actionswere an "unforgivable offenseagainst free speech and Internet free-dom," and declared a cyber-waragainst Sony. A few weeks later,Sony was the target of a major secu-rity breach which left the PlaySta-tion Network offline for a month

and the theft of information of about100 million accounts; however,Anonymous denied participation inthe breach and no other groupclaimed responsibility.

LulzSec surfaced four months laterand began their campaign “Sow-nage,” in which they targetedSonyPictures.com and compromisedthe security of about one millionusers; the group chided the companyfor storing information as plain textfiles with no encryption on data. Afan-base began and LulzSec gainedmomentum, the constant communi-cation between the group and theirfan-base made some call this a “de-mocratization of hacking,” accordingto UK Guardian, Steve Gold, editorof Infosecurity Magazine.

A publication by the Pentagonsparked antagonism in the group,they followed the publication withthe following post on their Twitter:

"It has come to our unfortunate at-tention that NATO and our goodfriend Barrack Osama-Llama 24th-century Obama [sic] have recentlyupped the stakes with regard to hack-ing. They now treat hacking as anact of war. So, we just hacked anFBI affiliated website (Infragard,specifically the Atlanta chapter) andleaked its user base. We also tookcomplete control over the site anddefaced it.”

This publication was followed byDDOS attacks to .gov websites, thepublishing of senate.gov email andpasswords, and other governmentwebsites.

“Nobody is safe,” Seward student-Daisy Tapia said. “I don’t use any-thing that people know about me, Iuse the opposite of what peopleknow about me,” Tapia said, in re-gards of what she keeps in mindwhen creating online passwords.

Another student protects his in-formation by using programs. “Ihave the most up-to-date anti-virusprogram. But there are alway peopleout there making new viruses andtrojans,” student Mick Mages said.

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OPINION4 Tuesday, September 13, 2011CRUSADER

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9/11: A reminder of today’s blessings

Class starts in minutes, youreyes scan the parking lot for a va-cant space; however, you seenone in sight. You go towardsthe next parking lot—no spacethere either.

Now what? You call yourfriend; panicking, saying, thereis absolutely NO place to park.

Your friend asks if all spots bythe academic building are taken,“Yes,” Well what about the spotsby the humanities building?“YES”, you say exasperated.Have you checked by the studentunion?

To your dismay you have yetto find a parking space, you areabout to give up when they ask:What about by the cosmetologyside?

You go around towards the cos-metology side of campus, and toyour salvation—there are park-

ing spaces! Now you just need toget to class on time.

This is happening this year,more notably than before, be-cause of the increase in numberof students enrolled for this acad-emic year. An increase in stu-dents means an increase in theamount of vehicles being drivento the college.

With all the students comingon campus, it seems as thoughparking spaces are diminishing.

Other than trying to arriveearly in order to ensure a parkingspace, another option is carpool-ing with friends with similarschedules. If not, simply park-ing in a different area on campuscan help.

There are few areas that are re-stricted, most being quite obvi-ous; such as, handicapped, mo-torcycle, and other specific areas.But finding a space shouldn’t betoo complicated. At least wedon’t have to buy parking pass-es, which is quite a privilege.

Keep in mind that just becauseyou didn’t park in the front row,it doesn’t necessarily mean thatall other options are out.

Other areas are available, sonext time you are unable to finda parking space, keep cool anddon’t panic.

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A club is being formed oncampus that will focus solelyon volunteerism. I am ex-tremely excited aboutthis opportunity, andhope others will soonfeel the same.

The Circle KInternational is a col-legiate level organiza-tion, which does volun-teer work on campus, inthe community, and interna-tionally. It is the next step afterthe high school level KeyClub, and the parent organiza-tion of both Circle K and KeyClub is Kiwanis. Their mottois, “live to serve, love toserve.”

Two bold statements in onesmall sentence. However, itonly takes one small act of vol-unteerism to understand itstruth. If the nagging question,why donate my time when I al-ready have so little to spare, iscreeping to the surface, consid-er this. College is often said tobe about discovering “who youare.” However, college is alsoabout becoming a part of some-thing bigger than you.

Helen Keller said: “I am onlyone, but I am still one. I cannotdo everything, but I can still dosomething. And if I can do

something, I should do some-thing. And if I should dosomething, then with the graceof God I will do it,”

Cause and effect, doingnothing will result in nothing.No one will notice; lives willcontinue the same as they didthe day before, the earth willkeep spinning. Doing some-thing, even the littlest thing, iswhen things begin to change.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if thethings we were passionate

about could also beused to make a differ-

ence in the lives ofothers? What ifwhile we areworking to discov-er who we were, it

was possible to helpsomeone else in his or

her journey as well? With12,600 members and 500 clubsworld wide, Circle K collective-ly completes over 1 millioncommunity service hours peryear. All of those hours madesomeone else’s life better. Thisis an outstanding organizationthat provides opportunities forleadership, service, and fellow-ship.

Circle K is also the perfectchance to give back to the cam-pus as well as to the Liberalcommunity, which supportsSCCC tremendously.

However, “Giving back”should not create a feeling ofguilt or obligation. Nor shouldit be another check on a list ofthings to do. Join Circle K be-cause making a change in theworld and in the lives of otherssounds exciting and fun!

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Most people think that the mas-cot of the Seward County Saints isthat funny looking guy in a robeoutside of the bookstore. Whatmost people don’t know, is thatfunny little guy is fact the mascotof the bookstore.

It has recently been brought upthat Seward County should adoptan official mascot. Polls were

taken, and one of the most interest-ing ideas was that of a St. Bernard.When most people think of a SaintBernard, they think Beethoven.When I think of the St. Bernard, Iget an intense image of Cujo, thatrabid dog from the Stephen Kingnovel.

Having a 200-hundred pounddog, with a foaming mouth, anddeep red eyes — who would wantto come to Seward County andplay us? It’s probably pretty safe tosay that when asked what is morescary, Cujo or Grumpy from SnowWhite and the Seven Drawfs? Themajority is probably going tosay Cujo. We don’t want amascot that looks likesomething fromWalt Disney’s

sketch book, we want a mascotthat is going to intimidate our op-ponents, and make them lose focuson the game. What better thansomething from the mind of themaster of terror himself? Theprocess of getting an official mas-cot is a long and drawn outprocess, that will be made longerby the rejecting of the St. Bernard.So why not nominate the St.Bernard and allow all students tovote yes, or no? Time is of theessence, and we need to adopt ourofficial mascot while we still can.

The world is going to end in2012 so let’s get down to

business.

The dispute about whether Seward CountyCommunity College should adopt a mascot contin-ues from the previous semester.

Last year, Sports Information Director/Assistant tothe Athletic Director Roy Allen was put in charge ofreceiving entries for a mascot contest by the IM-PACT committee. The contest started because theathletic department wanted more of a face instead ofthe interlocking SC to represent the athletic teams atgames.

Most students think that Seward already has a mas-cot. However, the well-known Fighting Saint is ac-tually the bookstore’s mascot; not the athletic depart-ment’s.

Perhaps because people think we already have amascot, the contest was not very popular, as it endedwith only seven entries. One of those entries was thatof a St. Bernard.

The entry was discussed with the IMPACT com-mittee with no real negative feedback, Allen said.Afterwards, several people expressed disagreement to-ward the St. Bernard.

The marketing committee then discussed the idea,and Jerri Lynn Lyddon, director of the bookstore, de-cided that the voice of the student should be heard.She made a poll on Facebook and let the public voicetheir opinions.

“I wanted to hear what the students thought, so I

put it on Facebook,” Lyddon said.The results were astounding: out of 114 votes, only

four people voted yes towards having a St. Bernard asour mascot. Even though not every single studentvoted, the results reflect a feeling for a majority ofthe student body.

The St. Bernard has no real connection to the col-lege. Kansas is not a state known for having moun-tains. Much less do we have cold weather yearround. Also, St. Bernards originate from Italy andSwitzerland, and were rescue dogs.

On the other hand, the Fighting Saint is recognizedthroughout Seward County as our “mascot.” Clubsand organizations, such as Hispanic AmericanLeadership Organization, use the Fighting Saint onhoodies or other items to promote the college.

The Fighting Saint is already very popular with thestudent body, why change it to a dog? Who wants tobe a dog with all the improper references that couldbe made at sporting events? Improper references abouta Saint are rarely heard. On the contrary, Saints arepositive, full of enlightenment, and hold the groundfor all things good.

According to Allen and Lyddon, the process to geta mascot is long and has important consequences, andit’s too early to tell if the dog can bark up a fightingchance.

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TexterEveryday’s the same.Nothing ever happens.

Super bored for days.

Maybe someday that will change.

by Octavio Rodriguez

Saint vs. St. Bernarddispute might over bite

When I think back about the

September 11th attacks, I can re-

call with incredible clarity the

way the day unfolded — exactly

where I was when I first heard

about it, and the reactions of not

only myself, but of those aroundme. I imagine anyone that is myage or older probably remembersjust as well. Things like thattend to burn a memory into yourmind.

As I was not directly affectedby the attacks, nor was anyonein my immediate family or any-one that I consider to be close tome in my life, it is very unlike-ly that I can say anything thathas not already been said aboutthe tragedy that befell our coun-try that day.

Looking back at it 10 yearslater does, however, help to openmy eyes to something that I re-alize more and more as I get

older; death is both inevitableand unpredictable.

It’s not so much that I worryabout my own mortality, butthat it makes me think about allof the people in my life that haveimpacted me in some way or an-other. It makes me appreciate allof the people in my life that Imay have taken for granted atone point or another.

The reality of the situation isthat anyone in my life could begone at any moment, and there isno way that I can control that.

It’s not something that onethinks about everyday, probablybecause no one wants to thinkabout their friends and family

dying randomly. That seems likea less than happy way to getthrough the day.

However, times like this are agood time to remember thatthings like this can happen.Even if you’re not the type to doanything special in remembranceof those that lost their lives dur-ing 9/11, it wouldn’t hurt to re-member the people that you stillhave that are special to you oncein a while.

It’s impossible to know whenyou’ll never get a chance tospeak to someone again, so whynot tell someone that doesn’t al-ready know they’re important toyou just how much they mean.

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New mascot could be positive change for Seward County Community College

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A prominent new trend has appeared oncampus: feather hair extensions. Thanks tothe variety of styles available, the extensionsare widely appealing. Thin and natural col-ored feathers add a sleek touch of texture tohair, while large, boldly colored feathers candramatically contrast and result in an eyecatching effect. Feather extensions are alsogood for those who don’t like to commit to ahairstyle; though the feathers can stay in hairfor three weeks at a time before they need tobe reattached, they can easily be removed inminutes in case of a change of heart.

The feathers can be shampooed and condi-tioned just like regular hair and they can even

be curled, although wearers are advised to becareful when combing out their hair.

Sheila Scheib, cosmetology instructor andcoordinator at Seward County CommunityCollege, said that she believes the feather hairextensions boomed in popularity once Aero-smith front man Steven Tyler was seen wear-ing them on American Idol. However, Scheibnoted that they seem to be most popular withgirls between the ages of 10 and 20.

“I think they’re cool,” said Seward studentLaura Garcia. “They look different. I like thestriped ones, too.”

Freshman Edgar Perez agreed, commentingabout how he thought the feather extensionslooked good. However, when asked if he hadever thought about taking a leaf out of StevenTyler’s book and getting his own feather ex-

tensions, he answered with, “No. Not at all.”Moments later, he shrugged, saying he mightconsider it, but only if he had dreadlocks.

Not everyone is a fan of the feather exten-sions. PETA is against roosters raised specifi-cally for the purpose of being killed for theirfeathers. An unlikely group has found them-selves affected by the trend, too: fishermen.Many fishermen use the long saddle feathersfound on roosters to make lures. With the sud-den demand for these feathers, they’ve be-come scarce and expensive.

The cosmetology department at SewardCounty Community College sells feather ex-tensions for $10 per feather, although supplyis quickly running out as this trend continuesto take flight into the fall season.

Chandler BrockettCrusader staff

“An Inspector Calls,” a three-piece drama set in the year 1912,was first performed in 1945.

Now, nearly six decades later,it is being performed on campus.

The first performance will beat 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6. Tickets areavailable in the humanities of-fice, and admission is free to stu-dents with a valid student ID.

Having wanted to do this playfor a long time, director AlisonChambers feels that now is anappropriate time for the play tobe performed.

“It’s finally the right time,”

Chambers said. “The Titanicsank nearly 100 years ago andwe’ve come so far. Or have we?It’s time to examine that.”

Set in a fictional Englishtown, the play takes place in thehome of a sophisticated familyknown as the Birlings.

A mysterious inspector whorefers to himself as Goole, ar-rives at the Birling household,and questions them about thesuicide of a young working girl.

Family members have theirlives examined and revealed bythe strange inspector. But who isreally to blame for the death ofthe young woman? Is it the Bir-lings, the inspector, or the Capi-

talist society in which theylived?

With a twisted surprise endingand hidden message, “An Inspec-tor Calls” is designed to keep theaudience on the edge of theirseats.

The premiere of the productionis at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 , with ad-ditional performances Oct. 7 and8 at 7:30 p.m.

Taking into consideration thatthere is more than one showing,the keep details of the play dis-closed until the final perfor-mance.

For questions or ticket infor-mation, see Alison Chambers.

Luis CamposCrusader staff

The 2011 Telolith literary mag-azine has received a gold medalistaward with All-Columbian hon-ors in design from the ColumbiaScholastic Press Association.

The gold award is given to col-lege magazines chosen from thenationwide entries with the bestorganization, content, and design.

The Telolith was also recog-nized this fall by the AssociatedCollegiate Press with a FirstClass Honor rating.

The Telolith, the Seward Coun-ty Community College art andliterature magazine, was firstprinted in 1971, and now has be-come a way to showcase artistsand writers at the college.

Instructors Susan Copas andBill McGlothing are co-advisers.

Copas helps students with theirart and McGlothing helps stu-

dents with their writing. BothCopas and McGlothing havebeen advising students with theTelolith for 13 years.

Any student is able to submitwork for the Telolith, as long asthat student has been at SCCC inthe academic year prior to thesubmission of work.

Seward students Luis Rios,Jose Rodriguez, Karem Gallo,Omar Rios, and Steffy Thot-tasseril designed the 2011 maga-zine, for which they won the All-Columbian honors.

“We finished it little by little,”Rodriguez said of the graphic de-signing process. He also com-mented about how winning theaward was really nice.

“The class was fun and therewas never a quiet moment,”Gallo reflected. “It took a lot ofresponsibility.”

Matthew AdkinsCrusader staff

The 10th annual Duck Race istaking place at Blue Bonnet Parkon Saturday, Sept. 17. In cele-bration of the 10 year anniver-sary, Liberal Chamber of Com-merce is giving away a total of$10,010 to the people who comein first through 10th place in theduck races.

To enter a duck into the race,it costs $10 for 1 duck, or 6ducks for $50 (a six-quack).There are many businesses sell-ing ducks and if you are unsureif a business is participating,call the Chamber of Commerceat 620-624-3855.

The event will take place atBlue Bonnet ark along with other

activities for all ages, most no-tably the KSCB Chili Cook-off.

The activities will start at 9a.m. and go until the duck racestarts at 2 p.m.

Telolith named CSPAnational gold medalist

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The Lady Saints won bigMonday night, in their secondhome game of the seasonagainst the Broncbusters of Gar-den City, making their overallrecord a remarkable 10-1.

The Lady Saints wasted notime in the first of three sets.Starting the set with a 2 pointlead with the intention of neverlooking back, and it prevailed.Perfect execution, few mentalerrors, and a tremendousamount of team work is whatpaved the way for the LadySaints.

“It’s always a team effort,”hitter Courtney Geesing said.“Without a good pass or a goodset, I’m not gonna get anythingdone, so I’m very greatful.”Geesing had an excellent nightagainst the Broncbusters andhopes to carry her performanceover to Wednesday’s gameagainst Dodge City.

The second set started outpretty even, but just as they didin the first, the Lady Saints tooka quick lead.

Despite letting the Bronc-busters hang around with themfor what seemed like a drawnout set, they eventually wonwith a score of 25-14 after Bai-ley McFerren blocked a GardenCity ball. “I could’ve done bet-

ter,”McFerren said, “It was def-

initely a team effort.”

It was definitely a much

needed team effort, as Daiane

Souza sat on the bench due to a

minor injury. But nothing is

going to keep her off of the

court.

After a short intermission, the

Lady Saints emerged from the

locker room determined to de-

feat the Broncbusters in only

three sets.

With a 2-0 lead, the Lady

Saints were plagued with a

questionable call. “They hap-

pen, and unfortunately we have

to deal with them.” coach Lu-

allen said.

Shrugging off the officials

error, the Lady Saints played

with their trademark “No Ex-

cuses” attitude and went on to

win the set.

The Lady Saints have soared

through their first 11 games, and

the expectations could not be

higher. “I think this year, is the

year,” volleyball fan and advis-

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said.

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Monday night at the Green House,with fans from both Seward Countyand Garden City, the staff and facultyof SCCC/ATS was recognized for allthat they do.

For the first time in school histo-ry, the volleyball players wrote aboutwhat they enjoy most about their in-structors and everybody else that hasa role in their educational process.

“I think it’s really great, I think it’sfun that our students support ourstaff, and our staff supports our stu-dents,” said president Duane Dunn.

Members of the staff and faculty re-

ceived special raffle tickets, and were

given the opportunity during inter-

mission to make their way down to

the court, and serve volleyballs over

the net, to win Seward County vol-

leyball T-shirts.

At only her second game student

records clerk, Lavena Davis, was the

winner of an elegant bright Lady

Saints T-shirt.

Post game, the staff and faculty

that was in attendance was invited

down to the court to take a rather

large group photo with the victorious

Lady Saints.

Levi Adams

Crusader staff

Head volleyball coach Bert Lu-allen has been with the SewardCounty volleyball program forjust almost seven years, making2011 his seventh season with theLady Saints.

Luallen, or “Coach Lu,” as theplayers call him, has an overallrecord of 162-100 from 2005through 2010, and has improvedthat mark with a 10-1 start to the2011 season — including a threegame sweep over the No. 1ranked Division 3 team in the

country, Brookhaven. In fact,Coach Lu has coached a teamwith a winning record every hehas been with the Lady Saints.

The start of the 2011 season isno exception, with a No. 13NJCAA ranking as of Sept. 12.

Coach Lu has, indeed, broughttalent in from all over the coun-try.

Jessica Luallen is Coach Lu’sdaughter and also works atSCCC, in the Financial Aid of-fice.

“He has a gift for noticing tal-ent – undeveloped talent,” she

said. “I think the ladies have def-initely benefited with him, andhe has helped set them up to suc-ceed.”

Coach Lu was named the Jay-hawk West Coach of the Year in2009.

Ruthie Luallen is Coach Lu’swife, who also works at SCCC,in the Saints Bookstore.

“What I like most about hiscoaching is the way he treats theplayers – like his own kids,”Ruthie said.

Jessica explains her dad’scoaching style as “...very strate-

gic; he’s purposeful, how he

coaches.”

She also describes the plays as

being different than the usual.

“They run plays that really

aren’t normal when compared to

the teams they play against. He

has experience testing the girls’

potential, though.”

Ruthie says Coach Lu is ap-

preciative of SCCC.

“He appreciates how the coach-

es are able to run their programs.

We love how supportive the

school is of the athletes.”

‘COACH LU’: Head volleyball coach continues tolead Lady Saints to winning seasons

Crusader photo/Chandler Brockett

The Lady Saints huddle up after a score against Garden City Mondaynight at the Green House. This contributed towards a victory for theiroverall 10-1 winning streak.

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Bert Luallen coaches his Lady Saints volley-ball team to a start of 10-1. They will faceDodge City Wednesday night.

Crusader photo/Chandler Brockett

Lavena Davis won this vibrant yellow volleyball T-shirt duringthe game on Monday. Davis is the student records clerk.

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The Lady Saints started the fallseason with 4-1 at the DodgeTournament this weekend. TheLady Saints softball team has sixreturning sophomores out of 20players this year, and, accordingto Coach Andrea Gustafson, theyare good leaders on and off thefield.

“We don't focus through prac-tices and scrimmages,” CoachGustafson said one of her biggestconcerns was.

Gustafson wants a team thatcan compete well, so they canget back to nationals. The teammade it in 2009 and 2010, butfailed to make it last season.Gustafson has made this her goalfor the season.

Sophomore and educationmajor Blaire Taylor has the samegoal in mind. She wants to go tonationals and beat Butler thisyear. She has been playing soft-ball for 15 years and is from Ed-monton, Canada.

“My dad has always coachedand got me into it,” Taylor said.“My sister always played and Iwanted to be better than her.”

Another goal Gustafson wantsto meet includes having her teamimprove throughout the season.

“I see alot of potential,”Gustafson said.

Gustafson sees they work welltogether as a team and she likeswhat she sees. Having the teamgo to nationals and having themimprove everyday is whatGustafson is most looking for-ward to.

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Saints tennis spins back into actionJose MedranoCrusader staff

With a record setting seasonlast year, the Saints tennis teamonce again returns to the courts.

Although the Saints first set ofmatches were canceled againstHestton, Colo., the tennis teamhas started this year off with apositive spin. The tennis tour-nament of the season was in Wi-chita, with a winning percentageof 77 percent.

“We have a great team, theyare great players, and I’m reallyexcited about what we can getdone this year, ” said tennis coachDarren Workman.

“With four out of the top sixreturning from last year, it makesthis year a little easier,” Work-man said.

The men’s team brought homethe NJCAA National AcademicNational Championship title forthe third year in a row, while theLady Saints team tied for 12th in

the national tennis tournament.Coach Workman attributes

some of the success of the teamdue to the support the team re-ceives.

“We get a lot of support fromthe school, faculty, and students.Its really helped us out in mak-ing a great tennis program”Workman stated.

The team consists of a mixtureof local and international stu-dents and veteran sophomoresand new freshman players. Fresh-

man tennis player Josh Hamilton

is excited about the season.

“Playing with nationally

ranked players is amazing” said

Hamilton. “The international

kids are just incredible and I’m

excited to get to play with them

this year”

The tennis team will head to

the Bethany Tournament in Sali-

na and Lindsborg KS on the 16

and 17 of Sept.

Saints host scrimmage

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Freshman Eli Brown swings on a pitchfrom a Rose State pitcher.

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Pitcher Brody Toal throws a strike to catcher Troy Owen during a Saturday scrimmage against Rose State. Toal is a freshman from Texas.

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As the year starts, Seward County baseballis bringing in 16 true freshmen and returningthree redshirt freshmen and 12 sophomores, fora total of 31 players who are included on theFall 2011 roster.

Led by Head Coach Galen McSpadden, theSaints went 46-20 overall last year, with a firstplace conference finish and a 24-8 record in theJayhawk West. The team also went on to be-come the Region VI champions and finished offthe season with a sixth place finish at the 2011

JUCO World Series.

Off season fall scrimmages began Aug. 31

against Garden City and will last until Oct. 22,

with a alumni game against former Seward

County players.

“College baseball is definitely different than

high school,” freshman Tyson Deaton acknowl-

edged. “If you cheat in practice, you cheat your-

self, not just the team.”

The Saints face off against Dodge City

Wednesday, Sept. 14 and head to Albuquerque,

N.M., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22-23 for the

University of New Mexico Tournament.

In a YouTubevideo, whichhas talliedmore than aquarter million hits, current SCCCplayer TreyStarks leapsover a defender anddunks in ahigh schoolchampionshipgame.

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A viral video on Youtube ismaking people talk about anin-game dunk that is makingTrey Starks a very popular guyon campus.

In the video, Starks isshown dunking over a 6-6 de-fender while catching an alley-oop from a teammate.

Starks is listed at 6 feet onthe roster.

Starks went to Indian HillsCommunity College before hefound out about Seward from aformer coach and decided totransfer to SCCC.

“It was a play designed for

me, and I didn’t realize that Ijumped over the defender ’tilafter the game,” Starks said.

The dunk was also in hishigh school championshipgame.

Starks likes to jump overother people while in practiceor just messing around.

Starks also has anothervideo on Youtube of him whenhe takes the ball full court andposterizes a defender on a fastbreak.

His favorite player is Der-rick Rose of the Chicago Bulls

The link to the video ishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJLp9QHYNmE.

Dunk of the webSeward County transfer takes pride in video

NEWS8 Tuesday, September 13, 2011CRUSADER

The World Trade Center’s Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

The One World Trade Center, opening in 2013.The annual Twin Towers memorial, Tribute inLight, in New York City.

The Reflecting Absence Memorial at the original TwinTowers site. The memorial opened on September 11,2011, and the museum will open on September 11, 2012.

“I was shocked because I thought theUnited States was the safest place to live.I was scared that terrorists sooner or laterwould kill us all.” —Jose Nevarez

“One thing I do remember clearly werethe looks of grave sorrow and pity onmy parent’s faces. That’s how I knewwhat happened on 9/11 was somethingto take to heart.” — Rochelle St. Amand

“Religious fanaticism, terrorism, andthe Middle East were words I had neverheard before and did not understand theirmeaning.” — Ricardo Mendoza

“The part that still bothers me today iswhen I saw the suicidal attempts of peo-ple jumping from thirty-plus storieshigh.” — David Etzler

“I didn’t know what the Twin Towerswere when it happened, but found outlater that they were actually pretty closeto where I lived in New York. My sister’sboyfriend actually worked on the 98thfloor of the Twin Towers. Thankfully helived, but life was still different afterwardbecause we knew what could’ve hap-pened. I am very thankful for life now. Iknow we’re strong Americans. We needto stay strong inside and remember all ofthe lives lost.” — Edson Avila

“It was crazy but I think everyone shouldknow what our country went through andhow it made it better.” — Estevan Romero

“The reality of all the innocent lives lostand thousands of family members that wouldnever see their loved one return home thatday was simply heartbreaking.” —JR Doney

9/11/11:How we feel

Story by Tonya Loewen

A hijacked AmericanAirliner commercial jetlinerslams into the 110-story northtower of the World TradeCenter in lower Manhattan.

A second hijacked planescreeches across the New Yorksky and explodes into the sideof the second World TradeCenter tower.

President Bush, in Sarasota,Fla., calls the crashes “an ap-parent terrorist attack...Terrorism against our nationwill not stand.”

Another hijacked commer-cial jetliner crashes into thePentagon in Washington,collapsing part of one of thebuilding’s five sides.

U.S. government buildingsin Washington, including theCapitol and the White House,are evacuated with a crediblethreat of a terrorist attack.

The Federal AviationAdministration shuts down allaircraft takeoffs nationwideand orders planes in the air toland at the closest airport.

Two World Trade Centertower - the second building hitin New York - collapses,about an hour after being hitby the plane.

A fourth hijacked jetlinercrashes in rural westernPennsylvania, about 80miles southeast ofPittsburgh.

The second tower — OneWorld Trade Center — col-lapses in New York. Thecity’s famed skyline is forev-er altered.

8:45 a.m.

9:03 a.m.

9:31 a.m.

9:43 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

9:49 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

10:10 a.m.

10:28 a.m.

“Shock. Disbelief.Anger. Hopelessness.”Those were the feelings atSCCC after the terroristattacks on September 11,2001. Now, 10 years later,we are brought back tothose same feelings as weremember the horribleevents that surrounded thatdevastating day. The feel-ings from that day may bebrought back to life, butthey are now replaced withnew feelings, such as hopeand patriotism.

When two planes flewinto the World TradeCenter’s Twin Towers andcaused them to collapse inNew York City, the worldwas shocked. Disbeliefwas on every street and inevery home. After twomore planes attackedAmerica, all anyone coulddo was watch in horror.Once the initial shock ofthe attacks subsided, a newfeeling arose —willing-ness. People all around theworld wanted to help, bygiving blood to searchingthrough the rubble to sim-

ply praying for the lost.As people found out

the reason behind thedeath of 3,000 inno-cent lives, anger was

what kept

many Americans going.They were angry with

the terrorists, angry withthe president, and angrywith God for letting it hap-pen. Anger may still be inthe hearts of some, but inmost it transformed intopatriotism. They wereproud to be Americans andwanted to do everything toprotect their country.

The hopelessness ofSeptember 11 loomed fordays, weeks, and monthsas rescue efforts continueduntil May 2002. Familieswere traumatized, longingfor their lost loved onesand not knowing where togo next. The effect of thetoxic smoke that rescuersinhaled for months wascausing serious healthproblems. Hopelessnesswas not the only feelingthat was associated with9/11, though. The coura-geousness of the people onFlight 93 rang out throughthe country. There washope that not onlyAmerica would getthrough the tragedy,but also thatAmerica would bestronger and moreunified than be-fore.

Illustration by James McElvania