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After just a little more than two weeks on the job, the college’s new endowment executive director Jeremy Gigot is busy raising money.

“He is trying to get a handle of the o!ce, it’s kind of baptism by "re for him because he is coming in right on the phone-a-thon after two weeks of starting on the new job,” said Ryan Ruda, vice president of student services, and endowment board member said. “He is kind of getting thrown into the "re really quickly. He seems to be a very quick learner and seems to grasp the endowment o!ce and its operations.”

Gigot was selected as the executive director by the endowment board and started Sept. 17, in the position vacated last spring with the resignation of Melinda

Harrington.“I am very glad that I have

been o#ered this opportunity, I look forward to meeting many of the recipients of endowment scholarships,” Gigot said. “$anks to the many wonderful members of sta# and faculty on campus that have given so generously to the endowment association.”

The phone-a-thon kicked off Monday, Oct. 1, giving Gigot the opportunity to coordinate the "rst major fundraising event of the year.

“I will be at all the endowment events, along with the wonderful students and organization that are volunteering their time to fund raise for the endowment,” he said.

Ruda said he looks forward to what Gigot can bring to the endowment organization.

“Every time that there is a change in office some people might be weary or apprehensive about that change, but I think Jeremy has stated to the board some

of the ideas and things that he has, so I am looking for a very fast learning curve from Jeremy, building and growing the association, I don’t see the phone-a-thon loosing because of that aspect,” Ruda said.

Gigot served as o!ce manager for Je# Gigot Farms, Garden City, since June of 2003. A native of Garden City, Gigot graduated from Garden City High School

b e f o r e earning his law degree in 2001 from Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, Calif., as well as a master of business administration at Pepperdine in 2006. He also has a bachelor of arts degree in political science and history from

‘Baptism-by-!re’ for new endowment director

JESUS LOZOYA | SILHOUETTE

Gigot getting accustomed to the his new o!ce and position as the new executive director of the endowment.

Bruce Exstrom

see ENDOWMENT pg. 6

see EXSTROM pg. 5

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Vice President for Instruction is a rare title for most, but for Bruce Exstrom, Ph.D., this is a position he whole-heartedly embraces.

Exstrom, who is expected to join the GCCC administration within the next several weeks, has served as the chief academic o!cer at Coastal Bend College since August of 2010, an institution of 3,700 students located midway between Corpus Christi and San Antonio.

“One of the f irst things I do is get a team together to make the whole instructional process smoother, it takes more than myself to make it work right,” he said via a phone interview yesterday.

Exstrom, who was chosen out of a pool of 40 to 50 applicants from across the nation, said the move to Garden City is a homecoming of sorts.

“I’m very pleased that I was selected. I accepted quite readily,” he said. “I like the area. Really it’s coming back home for me. I’ve always liked the work ethic of people in the Midwest, I’m really looking forward to the challenge.”

Exstrom said bringing people together is one of the key roles a vice president of instruction can ful"ll.

“I want to put together a team and work together as a team,” he said.

Exstrom said he plans to gather the faculty, directors and deans together so he can learn how the groups on campus operate.

“I want to understand the culture, the history, and the great stories of student success,” he added.

Before joining Coastal Bend, Exstrom served from July of 2008 to July of 2010 as acting president at Allegany College of Maryland, based in Cumberland, Md.,

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$e beat of drums, the chants from the cheer squad, fans responding to the players’ on-"eld e#orts is the atmosphere surrounding this past weekend’s homecoming game.

“I was very pleased of how it went for such a small group,” said Cherlyn Suderman, a member of the newly formed pep band. “We had some mighty sound and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves.”

Ryan Ruda, vice president of student services, says having a pep band is extremely important in building a home-"eld advantage for the football team.

“$e pep band also sets the tone for the team,” he said. “It kind of helps to get the team a little bit more excited to take the court, or to take the "eld and it gets the fans into it too.”

$e pep band did not play in the "rst few home football games. $e group was without a director until recently when Casey Hands was tapped to organize the group and bring music and enthusiasm back to the games.

Hands said he was contacted by Ruda

and o#ered the task of directing the pep band after learning that Hands had Division I experience.

“I de"nitely enjoyed my time up there [Kansas State University] and being involved in those athletic bands. I think I will enjoy it just the same here at GCCC,” Hands said.

Hands, who played in the Kansas State marching band for "ve years, also has a minor in music.

“I am used to being in front of people,” he said. “When I was in the band I was a section leader. I had been in leadership rolls. I was in charge of a horns section that was larger than this pep band. De"nitely I have instructed people before.”

Hands said he will be working with pep band members and encouraging them to pay attention to the game so they can be more excited and ready to play.

“If they are struggling in defense, we are going to do a defense and tap with the drums. And it takes watching, and paying attention to get more excited about the game,” Hands said.

One of his goals is to recruit more members

and get to at least 20 to 25 members by the next home football game, which is Oct. 20.

“I have put up posters, I put up some %yers to give out during the pep rally, I have put it on social networks on any of the community college’s pages I have posted it. Texted, called, talked to people about it. I would ask people in class if they play an instrument,” Suderman said.

Members of the band have a steepen to play in the band. Students who play will received a 20 dollar payment for each game they play, the check will come in at the end of the semester. Members of the community who play will not be able to be paid.

$ose with experience playing instruments and interest in participating can contact Hands at 254.415.8822 or Suderman at 620.277.6848.

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The newly formed band performs during the home coming game on Sept. 29, after just having a few practices.Get pep!

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“No, not yet I never got around to it .” Matthew GreenLakin, Kan

“Yes, I am, but I’m not going to vote, I just dont have time.”Fred Collins Flint, Mich.

“Yes, I think Im go-ing to vote for Mitt Rommey.”Pruitt LoomisDighton, Kan

“Yes, I’m Registered, but I dont know who Im voting for .“Caitlyn SouzaGustine, Calif.

“I plan to soon, but I just dont watch the news.”Amber Vallnce Monett, Mo.

“I haven’t, I just dont care about it.” Jose Zavala Newark, Del.

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Quote of the dayThose who stand for nothing, fall for anything.. -Alexander Hamilton

Bad joke of the dayWhat does a wicked chicken lay? Deviled eggs

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The last thing a mother or father wants to do on a Friday night is take a trip down to the local cop shop to bail their child out of jail.

College is a time of hardened rules on the average individual. While there are some that can enjoy their own various elicit activities, most struggle with moderation. While we as fellow college members are not trying to preach to the choir, a line must be drawn when enough is enough. While celebrating the event of drinking, one doesn’t take time to consider the consequences.

For example, if a members of the GC3 Media staff is caught drinking than we are given a verbal thrashing from our advisor, kicked out of student publications and our scholarship is revoked. Realistically, under aged drinking is not going to simply disappear. After age 21 comes, drinking becomes less of a buzz.

Running from the local police is no way to spend a good weekend. After all, college is a time to study broadly and learn more about yourself. To quote the young adult author John Green, “You don’t have to be in college to play beer pong”.

Being caught under the influence of alcohol is not a great opening line to a potential employer, bank or god help us, parents. So if you do drink, do it safely and responsibly. And if you do so irresponsibly, be prepared to take the consequences.

Myspace, the once all mighty social network has problems and popularity is a big one. !e company once held the title as the number

one social site in the the world and is now struggling to survive.

Despite having 25 million registered users its popularity has signi"cantly decreased since 2008. !e company is currently trying to reinvent itself by doing a full scale relaunch

of It’s site this fall.!e site is currently undergoing a major

face-lift. Looks are everything and Myspace knows that. !e new design takes cues from other social sites like Facebook and Pinterest and everything on the new Myspace looks clean and crisp. Myspace will no longer have blocky borders or lines and in my opinion that’s a good thing. Another thing Myspace is focusing on is the interface, they want to make the interface more intuitive. Instead of having up and down scrolling for your newsfeed, it’s going to have side-scrolling for you news feed, I think this is a brilliant idea. Furthermore

Myspace has always been about music, and the new site promises to take music to the next level. Music based networks like Spotify will be implemented on the new Myspace. All of the things were shown in a preview video of the new Myspace. !e video can be seen on the site’s website.

So what do you think about the new Look? Are you ready to give Myspace another chance? I quite frankly think they have potential and I’m very excited about what the new site will bring, but only time will tell if Myspace was a thing of the past or if it’s here to stay. !e new Myspace makes it’s worldwide debut this Fall.

Myspace ready to !ght

Now is the time for young adults everywhere to take a stance in this year’s presidential election. !e voting days for the election start on November 2 and end on November 8 of 2012. Even though part of the Silhouette sta# is registered to vote, and some are not, we still have our own opinions on the upcoming election. Some are for Mitt Romney, others are for Barack Obama, and a few have even dragged Ron Paul’s name back in as a write-in candidate.

!e reasons for supporting Obama for president include his support for the diverse people of our country, his educational support, and the fact that he is relatable to most Americans. He has also caught the eye of part of the newspaper sta# by caring about the United States as a whole.

Romney may not have received much support from the Silhouette, but that does not necessarily mean that he is out of the running. One worry we have is that Romney is not very relatable to us. Never the less, he could very well be the next president of the United States of America.

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Moises Mora, SGA President and Samantha Trejo, HALO Vice President, won Homecoming king and queen last Saturday, September 29, 2012. They were presented with their appeal from Dr. Sweender, colleges’ president.

#10 Raul Silva Jr. and #75 Dillon Salmans

talks to students about going to

support the home games and trying to get the crowd ready

for the Homecoming game, during the

homecoming bon !re.

The homecoming candidates: Micheal jones, Heidi Hubbard, Robert Folk, Paula Gonzalez, Sarah Hill, Jesus Lozoya, Jesse Rodriguez, Samnatha Trejo, Moises Mora, Melissa Fisher, and President Herbert J. Swender, pose to take photos before the big announcement.

College students participates in the celebration, display school spirit.

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coming

2012Je" Tatum, Head football coach cheers on the crowd at the bon!re by throwing this Greyhound into the !re showing they were try there best to win.

Students attended the homecoming bon !re where the Student Government Association give out shirts to the !rst attendees. The football, volleyball, golf, cross-country, cheerleading team and other organizations were present for the !re.

Levi Koehn grubs down on a hot dogs at the bon!re Thursday, September 27, 2012. Winning a gift card provided by the SGA Organization.

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KING STAGREADY

TO SELL TICKETSThe GCCC Drama

department is preparing for their rendition of “The King Stag” a family-friendly comic fairy tale. Performances scheduled at 7:20 p.m. Oct. 18th, 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th, plus 2:30 p.m. Oct 21st.

Admission is available at the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building and will be $8 adults, $5 seniors age 65 or above and children age 17 and below. Ticket sales are available from 7-11 a.m. and noon - 3:30 p.m. weekdays in the !ne arts o"ce beginning Oct. 8th, plus one hour before each show at the box o"ce.

Sep. 248:45 a.m. Residential Life Warrants IssuedSep. 2410:30 p.m. Residential Life Suspicious VehicleSep. 274:20 p.m. Residential Life Parking Violation

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Yanet Cruz, Garden City, Major: ArtWhat’s your favorite kind of music? The Fray, Yellow Card and ParamoreWhat is an interesting fact about you? Gets distracted when around books because she wants to read

What’s your favorite kind of food? PastaWhere would you like to live someday? Russia because I like the history and it seems like an interesting place to live

Joelle Karma, Garden City, Major: Computer Graphics/Art

What’s your favorite kind of music? Late 60’s early 70’s rock and Death MetalWhat is an interesting fact about you? Is an amputee

but still rides and builds motorcycles despite the accidentWhat’s your favorite kind of food? Fried Chicken, my mom used to make it and it just tastes great!Where would you like to live someday? Tennessee, or some place south

Linzie Schneider, Holcomb, Kan. Major: Between majors - undecided and Psychology

What’s your favorite kind of music? Big into classical music a lot and Classic RockWhat is an Interesting fact about you? Has two fake

teeth due to a birth defect but no one can really tellWhat’s your favorite kind of food? Ice cream, but also likes sherbetWhere would you like to live someday? Anywhere in Colorado

Michele Langskov, Phoenix, Ariz. Major: ArtWhat’s your favorite kind of music? No preference, all music is equal in its own way What is an interesting fact about you? Born with a clubbed foot. Had her foot surgically broken to !x it

What’s your favorite kind of food? pizzaWhere would you like to live someday? Hovering above the milky way galaxy just to look and observe how small we all are

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NCAA Football ‘13 Tourna-ment (BTSC)

Oct 5: Rodeo at SEOSU (Away)Oct 6: Rodeo at SEOSU (Away)Oct 7: O!cial GED Test Date 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room)Oct 8: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room) 7:00 PM – Intramural Wi"e

Ball Tournament (BTSC Lawn)Oct 9: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room) 7:30 PM – Student Activities

Madden ’13 Tournament & Pizza Party(BTSC)

Oct 10: 12:00 PM – SGA Full Meeting-ALL Club Reps Attend (BTSC Theather)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room)Oct 11: 12:00 PM –Blizzard of Bucks

Games Show (Cafeteria)Oct 12: Rodeo at Pratt Community

College (Away)Oct 13: Rodeo at Pratt Community

College (Away)Oct 14: Rodeo at Pratt Community

College (Away)Oct 15: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room)Oct 16: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

(BTSC Endowment Room) 7:30 PM – Student Activities

Pool Tournament (BTSC)Oct 17: 12:00 p.m. SGA Executive

Team Meeting (BTSC Theater) 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM-Endow-

ment Association 33rd Annual Phonathon

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Twenty-s ix Garden City Community College students were cited and released in the early morning hours of Sept. 23 on allegations of underage drinking.

Of the 26 students, 13 are college athletes: nine are listed on the football roster, three are on the Lady Busters volleyball team and one is on the GCCC women’s basketball team. Also among those arrested were Student Government Association President Moises Mora, 19, 4101 E. Highway 50, No. 158.

According to Garden City police reports, all of the students were cited and released between 1:37 and 2:31 a.m. Sept. 23, in the 600 block of North 11th Street, on allegations of consumption of alcohol by persons under 21.

W h e n a s k e d w h a t t h e disciplinary actions would be for students in this kind of situation, Ryan Ruda had this to say, “#ere is kind of what we call disciplinary probation which means you’re

placed under a lot more of a watchful eye . . . If there are other issues that come up on campus on o$ campus those decisions would be taken into account as what the next course of action would be.”

While disciplinary actions will be taken, Ruda also said, “We try to take a look at the student and say that were not out here to deny a student an education were here to work with them, were here, and we try to help them understand that they need to be better at making decisions.”

Football players cited include Kalyn Weber, 18, 611 Campus Drive, No. 216; Jason Carreon, 18, 208 N. 11th St.; Levi Koehn, 20, Holcomb; Antonio Rubio, 19, 1204 N. Third St.; Ivan Moreno, 20, 950 Jennie Barker Road, No. 127; Dashon Tyrell Caldwell, 19, Monroeville, Ala.; Rico Stallworth, 19, 611 Campus Drive; Rilee Spresser, 19, Gem St.; and Gregory Kramer, 18, Tonganoxie.

The three volleyball players include Taylor Winchester, 18,

611 Campus Drive, No. W1114; Bailey Eve, 18, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Josephine Stiel, 19, 4260 W. Jones Ave. #e women’s basketball player cited was Tamara Jones, 20, Prosser, Wash.

Dennis Harp, athletic director, said “It was not only athletes, there were obviously a lot of non-athletes that were involved in that too. We hope that they learn from it, we hope that they take advantage of what’s provided on our campus where they can receive counseling, which I think is important maybe not only for the athletes that were involved, but maybe for those non-athletes that have problems with alcohol abuse.”

As far a discipline goes, Harp said, “We go by what the school handbook policy says . . . We left it up to the discretion of the coach . . . the coach handles all that, we encouraged them, I encouraged them to take advantage of the counseling program.”

“Each coach informed me how they were going to handle

the situation, basically there were going to be some extra conditioning and I encouraged the idea of counseling,” he said.

Other students cited include Perla Delgado, 20, 2827 El Dorado Place; Willie Mills, 18, 611 Campus Drive; Brianna Jones, 18, 611 Campus Drive; Dazi Johnson, 19, Ulysses; Serenity Johnson, 19, Ulysses; Miguel Andrade, 18, 601 N. Ninth St.; Harold Brooks, 18, 611 Campus Drive; Keaton Bargdill, 20, 808 Fitz; Zach Nicely, 19, 611 Campus Drive; Amber Gardner, 20, 2604 % Chainey; Rilee Spresser, 19, Gem; and Elizabeth Bachman, 19, Garden City.

SILHOUETTE |OCTOBER 4, 2012 FEATURE | 5

Not only was Garden City Community College ranked one of the best community colleges in the state, it has also had a 10.28 percent increase in fall enrollment this year. Making the total student count of 2,059 students; making it the highest student enrollment count in six years!

“I give a lot credit to Student Services and faculty and for that matter the grounds keepers that make the di!erence when parents and future students come to see the campus.” Said, Herbert J. Swender, the college’s president. “It’s a collective e!ort, it speaks volumes.”

O"cial enrollment counts are based on the number of students enrolled in each course on the 20th Day of class. Fall Enrollment is important because the state determines the college’s share of money available to use for the State of Kansas. #is year the college will receive $2,669,553 from the state, that’s an increase of $140,226 from last year. With this in mind, the

colleges overall operating budget this year is $16,984,134.

So, how is the dollar amount $gured? According to Dee Swigner, executive vice president to the college, there is a very loosely de$ned formula that takes into consideration the number of students enrolled in both general education courses and technical education courses. The number of students is then multiplied by a multitude of factors placed on each course.

Out of 19 Kansas community colleges, Garden City Community College has the second highest fall enrollment increase this year, with Hutchinson Community College having the largest count.

Enrollment figures show that the college’s enrollment accounts for 41.9 percent of the states total enrollment.

With higher enrollment comes increased credit hours, this can lead to bigger class sizes. Some classes are now $lled to capacity.

Julie Mejia, Garden City, is a freshman attending GCCC. She had this to say about the increase, “It’s a good thing were getting more

people to enroll, but the class rooms are sometimes already packed.”

“#e need for additional students means more demand for more class . . . we would like to o!er more classes for the students.” Said, Unruh.

Also, with more people choosing GCCC, a waiting list has been created for residential life, as on

campus housing is full. #e college has always served as homes to students with diverse cultural backgrounds.

“We’re actually trying to get new residential halls . . . growth in this case is certainly a good thing.” Said Swender, the college’s president.

For individuals wanting to complete their education, the G.E.D. (General Education Development) is a seven-hour test that, if considered, can help those individuals achieve high school credentials. In the past, the test was taken with a traditional paper and pencil style, but it’s time for a change.

On September 20 registration and scheduling for the test to be taken online became available to Kansans. Anna Wiebe, 20, Ingalls, KS, o"cially became the $rst person to complete her G.E.D. test online for the state of Kansas.

“I didn’t know I was being the $rst one to take it.” When asked what made her want to do it online, Wiebe responded by saying she was positive about the test and felt prepared.” “If you’re nervous, you want to do well.” Said, Wiebe.

#e G.E.D. consist of $ve tests: Science, Social Studies, Reading, Math, and Writing. All together the test takes close to seven hours to

complete. While the practice test takes around four to $ve hours.

“We’re referring to this as our launch week, and we’re anxious

to see how well everything works, since we’re one of the $rst places to pioneer the new approach,” said Kellee Munoz, accommodations coordinator and coordinator of the GCCC Assessment Center.

Some of the bene$ts available with taking the G.E.D. online include instant unofficial scores, round the clock scheduling and registration, and greater variety of test times and locations.

“In striving to provide more adult learners throughout the state with a high school credential and basic technology skills, the Kansas Board of Regents is partnering with GED Testing Service to o!er the GED test on computer,” said Vanessa Lamoreaux, regents associate director of communications.

It’s a digital age; it only makes since for people to make such a drastic change. Some people might argue there are drawbacks to the online test taking system, such

as losing work or computer glitches and errors. After the $rst few test-takers, such as Wiebe, have completed the test, options will be reviewed to see how improvements can be made to the test to make it more easily accessible to students.

“As soc ie ty i n t e g r a t e s technology into almost every facet of life, and the job market continues to be shaped by technology, adults will need basic technology skills to be successful,” said Randy Trask, president of GED Testing Service, which is providing the online exams. “Moving the GED test to computer helps adults demonstrate necessary basic technology skills and makes their testing process easier and more e"cient.” However, according to www.GEDtestingservice.com, some

test-takers may be required to supply additional documentation to take the test.

#e test will initially be o!ered in three locations in Kansas. Along with Garden City Community College, the testing centers are located in Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Ks and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.

Freshmen at Garden City Community College sit in the Fine Arts Auditorium during Freshmen orientation.

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EXTROM continued from pg. 1after four years there in the

position of vice president of instructional affairs. Exstrom began his collegiate teaching career as a business administration in s t ruc to r - coord ina to r a t Hamilton College, Lincoln, Neb., in 1997-99. He taught business and served as a tennis and basketball coach in 1990-97 at Lincoln Pius X High School, a 1,000-student private institution in Lincoln. Before he entered the education field, he worked in 1984-1990 with Massachusetts Mutual and Bankers Life of Nebraska, Lincoln.

“He will bring an impressive array of experiences and a thorough understanding of the community college mission,” said GCCC President Herbert J. Swender, Ph.D. Exstrom hasn’t always had the same position. Through the years, Exstrom has worked his way up the administration ranks.

Exstrom said he is eager to learn more about and lead GCCC’s diverse academic o!erings. “I’ve got a lot to learn and get my learning curve up to speed, but I’m sure that will happen quickly,” he said.

Exstrom will serve as one of three vice presidents reporting directly to Swender, under an administrative structure initiated by the GCCC president in July to help the college operate more e!ectively, grow as an institution and better serve students, the community and the region. #e other two are Ryan Ruda, vice president of student services, and Dee Wigner, executive vice president.

#e new vice president will oversee all technical and academic teaching divisions, Business and Community Education, Sa f fe l l L ibrar y, the Mary Jo Williams Comprehensive Learning Center, the Teaching and Learning Center, Project Destiny, workforce learning and distance education programs. #e GCCC Adult Learning Center and all associated operations will also fall under Exstrom, including the GED and English as a Second Language Programs, the Refugee Center, the Migrant Family Literacy Program, IME Becas and KANCO.

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Anna Weibe, Ingalls, Kansas, is preparing to take her GED online by !lling out the paper work to register for the test.

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!e Garden City Community College’s Board of Trustees will be having a special morning meeting on !ursday, October 4, 2012.

!e session will be held in the Broncbuster Room located in the Beth Tedrow Student Center.

!e meeting will be called to order at 7:00 A.M.

First topic on the agenda will be the approval of the Broncbuster Bookstore Services Agreement. !e bookstore will have new ownership, as it will be under the management

of Garden City Community College.

!e second action on the agenda will be the approval of the 2012-2013 negotiated agreements for the store.

Third and final action by the BOT will be the approval of computer purchases for the Academic Building.

Before the meeting will be adjourned the BOT will have a private executive session as always.

The Board of Trustees meets for a session on September 12,

2012. Debbie Atkinson,

Executive Vice President to the president, takes

down the meetings minutes.

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!e college is entering the bookstore business e"ective Nov. 1.

“It’s not for the money; it is to serve our students,” Dee Wigner, executive vice president, said.

Since 1997, the Follett Corporation has managed the college’s bookstore. Before that, the store was independently owned by Don Meinhardt and John Leonard.

However, the contract between Follett and the college o#cially terminates Oct. 31.

!e Follett Higher Education Group is a family-owned bookstore provider that manages more than 930 bookstores nationwide, providing management systems, support services and textbooks to college bookstores.

Wigner said she, and Vice President for Student Services Ryan Ruda along with college President Herbert J. Swender made the decision for the college to take over operations of the bookstore for many reasons.

“We want to take control of the “spirit” ware [clothes] in the store and were also thinking about

expanding our hours.” Said, Wigner.Wigner said college o#cials are reviewing

proposals from $ve book companies to determine which prices will best suit the college and its students. “It’s not an easy process by any means. . . were going through those [book companies] now and were hoping to choose one of those.”

Wigner said she met with Student Government Association (SGA) to $nd out what the student body would like to see as far as merchandise.

“As far as clothes and apparel go, we’re going to have a di"erent variety of merchandise, maybe even name brand,” Wigner said. “We might be getting in some name brands into the store . . . like Under Armour, but that’s too soon to tell.”

All clothing items currently in the bookstore are 40 percent o" through Nov. 1. “Follett will be coming by to pick up all of their merchandise the last few days of October.” Said, Wigner.

As far as bookstore personal goes, all current employees will remain with the store. This includes Virga West, the stores manager. West has worked in the bookstore for thirteen years. Suzanne Johnson, a part time employee, has worked at the store for the past four years.

A GCCC student carries her books around as she chooses her textbooks inside the Broncbuster Bookstore.

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Friends University, Wichita, in 1997. 

Previously, he served in 2002-2003 as an associate with the law o#ce of Ramon M. Escure, Telluride, Colo. Between 1998 and 2000, he served as a law clerk with the Malibu Judicial District, and as a law associate with the Pepperdine University O#ce of Planned Giving.%

“Selection of someone for this important position is something we have taken very seriously, and we are truly excited to have a talented and experienced new executive director on board,” said Nancy Leiker, Garden City, president of the endowment board. 

!e association, founded in 1967, is closely affiliated with GCCC. It maintains annual scholarship founds to support GCCC students.

“I want to congratulate the GCCC Endowment Association on the selection of a new executive director, and o"er Jeremy my own personal best wishes for success in this important position,” said GCCC president Herbert J. Swender, Ph.D. “I look forward to even greater success in the years ahead, because this partnership also plays a powerful role in creating and sustaining the future for our community and our region.”

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Beth Tedrow sits at a table during the 2012 Phon-a-thon. She smiles as she !lls out a paper for the event.

Rachel Huber, a GCCC student, volunteers her time during the 2012 Phon-a-thon on October 2, 2012. The Phon-a-thon is an annual event that raises money for endowment scholarships.

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“Leader” is not a word that is losely used when describing Garden City Communty College’s quarterback Nick Marshall, #7. !e guy I sat down and talked with didn’t have to say he was a leader for me to know it, I felt it.

“He has one of those personality’s that everyone gravitates to, when a guy is about to do something that will get him into trouble, Nick might grab n’ pull him aside and tell him the consequences of that choice,” Head Coach Je" Tatum, said.

From Pineview, GA, this six foot two, 210-pound phenom is averaging 272 yards passing per game and 1356 yards on the season. With 11 throwing touchdowns through 5 games, and another 9 rushing touchdowns he is a de#nite force.

At the homecoming game this past weekend versus Fort Scott, Marshall had a huge game with over 600 all-purpose yards.

Passing for 366 yards with 17 completions, and 241 yards on the ground with 20 carries, he left little undone.

All of these feats are great, but the fact that he also takes his leadership o" the #eld is truly humbling.

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Currently in 8th place in the Central Plains Region, the men’s rodeo team is set to compete in their second rodeo of the fall season.

On the women’s side, the team is rebuilding themselves with new talent, including Emilee Stegman, a Holcomb, Kan. freshman whose specialty is barrel racing.

“We did lose a key member to our team, Emily Miller, but we have some really good girls that can make up for that,” Kendra Lay, Pueblo, Colo., said.

Miller graduated in May and is now in Weatherford, Okla. During her years as a Buster she won “Rookie of the Year” for women in college rodeo and during her sophomore year, Miller won the region barrel racing championship for the second time. She also won the All-Around Cowgirl title for the Central Plain Region and was named the Walt Garrison Award winner for the region.

Members of this year’s team say they are strong with talent including Shelby Leonhard, Oskaloosa, Kan., who made it to the #nals last year in three events.

“Every girl we have now is talented,” said Dalton Davis, Holcomb, Kan.

Davis, who leads the region in saddle bronc riding, is also 10th in team roping for the men after the #rst rodeo of the

fall season. As a returning sophomore, Davis has

raised the expectations he has for himself.“I’m way more focused this year, and

I have a better feel for what I need to get done,” Davis said. “I feel like I have some momentum, that I hope will carry over to the next rodeo.”

Levi Nicholson, another returning sophomore from Severance, Colo., placed seventh in the long go of the bareback riding and third in the short go, giving him an average that placed him in 4th overall Sept. 24,

Elkhart, Kan., freshman Noah Bitner placed #fth in the long go of the bull riding and #nished in 5th.

!e Busters are headed to Durant, Okla., for the second rodeo of the season this weekend.

“!e team will be better, now that everyone has got a feel for it and aren’t as nervous. I feel real good about it and I think the horses will ride really good,” Davis said.

Garden City Community College 2011 Rodeo Team.

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Crisrian Aparicio and Mariana Hernandez model clothes from locoal stores during a entretainment section, the sections also included a display of culture by the Garden City High School Folkloric dance team.

Sonia Esquibel Ph.D. talks about what it was to be a immigrant,teen mom and a doctorate graduate to the high school students that attended the Hispanic Day.

More than 230 students from south western Kansas visited the 25th annual hispanic day to get informed about what opportinities and resoursces they have to attend college.

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