Seward County Community College - Trumpeter Yearbook (Liberal, KS)

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members wil be admitted free NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT By Phil Thornfon, SGA Presidenf Having goffen off fo a fasf sfarf fhis year, fhe Sfudenf Governmenf Associafion lS.G.A.l has much fo re- porf. We will endeavor fo reporf pasl' evenfs, S.G.A.'s pre- senf sfafus and upcoming evenfs in all of our fufure reports fo you, fhe sfudenf. On fhe morning of Sepfember 20, a leadership break- fasf was held for all aspiring fufure governmenf representa- fives. Alfhough invifafions were senf fo cerfain sfudenfs, any sfudenf who showed an inferesf in Sfudenf Governmenf was welcome fo affend. The evenf was an oufsfanding success. Many freshmen, invifed and ofherwise, affended. A reasonable number of pefifions for office were received on fhe firsf day. More are expecfed. Ocfober 6'rh will be fhe deadline for pefifions in fhe -Sfudenf Services office. Ocfober Ilfh will be fhe dafe sef for a candidafe as- sembly in which fhe sfudenf body can hear fhe reasons why these freshmen would like fo represienf fhe sfudenfs inferesfs. lf will nof in any way be mandafory for sfudenfs fo affend fhis assembly. On fhaf evening fhere will be a candidafe dinner wifh Dr. Gibson. Af fhis dinner fufure and presenf problems of fhe Sfudenf Governmenf will be discussed wifh fhe candidafes. Change is fhe key fo fhe fufure for Sfudenf Govern- menf. As we move fo fhe new campus drasfic changes are going fo occur and as fhey do, S.G.A. musf change also. Wifh fhe help of concerned sfudenfs we will adiusf fo fhe new problems fhaf will, and even now, are arising. lf you as a sfudenf are concerned or are unhappy wifh fhe workings of 'rhe Sfudenf Government as a whole, do yourself and your friends a favor. Run for sfudenf senafe. There is an incenfive scholarship for fhaf sfudenf fhaf works hardiesf fo furfher Sfudenf Governmenf. lf change is needed, af leasf fry fo make fhaf change. Gef involved, you've nofhing fo lose. We of fhe Sfudenf Governmenf and some of fhe admin- isfrafive people feel fhaf now is fhe fime for a shiff of pur- pose in fhe Sfudenf Governmenf. With fhe increasing sfudenf body, fhe needs of fhe sfudenfs are rising. Such problems as housing, insurance, sfudenf loans and general sfudenf wel- fare musf be dealf with immediately. Hopefully, wifh fhe adoption of a new plan soon, fhe Sfudenf Governmenfs role as a social organizafion will end. Such a plan would include fhe immediafe involvemenf of fhe Sfudenf Life Commiffee info fhe social aspecfs of sfudenf acfivifies. Wifh fhe involvemenf of the .Sfudenf Life Commiffee in sfudenf affairs, more power and an increased member- ship should be given if. All fhe candidates who lose in fhe upcoming elecfion, will in facf, noi' be losers a'l' all. We hope fhaf all of fhem will be immediafely involved in fhe Sfudenf Life Commiffeie. To sfrengfhen S.G.A.'s new role on campus, we have infroduced a new fype of insurance plan for fhe sfudenfs. lfs' fhie Blue Cross, Blue Shield plan fhaf you are probably aware of. lf has fhe besf coverage for fhe cheapesf price yef. We would recommend all sfudenfs go fo fhe Sfudienf Services office and receive addifional informafion. Several have already signed up. On fhe drawing board is a new sfudenf loan plan. By fhe end of fhis semesfer, we hope fo have a plan by which sfudenfs may fake loans of higher amounfs, wifh less inferesf and larger paymenf periods. lf mighf be well fo remember S.G.A. loans when you are in a pinch. However, SGA loans arte sfill available af regular rafes. There are several upcoming evenfs scheduled for fhe sfudenf body in fhe nexf few we-eks. On Ocfober I3fh, Twisf- ed Nerve , an excellenf fhriller, will be shown af a cosf of only 50 cenfs per sfudenf. Somefime during fhe lasf week of Ocfober, fhere will be a Halloween parfy. One suggesfion 29 has been fo have a free roller skafing parfy. This is only fen- fafive. From November 6-II is Sadie Hawkins week and on November ll is a hay-rack ride, free fo all sfuclenfs. This is only a small parf of the acfivifies we have planned before fhe break. ln conclusion, we of fhe Sfudenf Governmenf would like fo fhank all fhe fremendous people who have supported us by affending all of our happenings thus far. His and will be our pleasure. SGA Presidenf, Phil Thornfon. 'Charlie Brown' sefs Ocf. I9-20 dafes 'tYou're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is a step closer to real- ty. It will be presented October 19 and 20, as a production of the Seward County Community College Introduction to Drama class. The cast for the lighthearted take-off on the Peanuts comic strip has been chosen. They are Sean Kelly as Charlie Brown, Marty Sizemore as Linus, Susan Ball as Lucy, Gloria Clay as Peppermint Patty, Mike Bryan as Schroeder and Terry Cloud as Snoopy. Understudies are Chis- tina Hull, Cheri Hodges and Da- vid Davis. The play will be presented in the small auditorium at Liberal High School at 8 P.M., October 19 and 20, and will be directed by Susan McGarry, instructor of dramatics at Seward County Community College. Admission for the play will be 51.50 for adults and 75 cents for students. College students and faculty with their identification cards. Playing the piano for the pro- duction will be Dorsey Gentry and Christina Hull. Drums will be played by Galen Arnett. Student director is Nikki Ble- vins and assistant director is Janet Morrison. Psychology Club Psychology Club has started off the year with 3 bang! Carolyn Madden, presiding President, says a Halloween Party is under consideration. Also films, hypno- tism, fun and excitement will fill the calendar this semester. All students are welcome to join. Lana Freeman is the acting fa- culty sponsor. A trip to the Oklahoma City Mental Hospital is one the cal- endar. Join now! Next meeting is November 14th, in room 102 at 7:30 p.m. The CRUSADER The Sfudenf Publicafion of Seward Counfy Communify Junior College, Liberal, Kansas THE STAFF Edifors Cheri Van Sickle and Carolyn Madden Associafe Edifors Marfin Sizemore, Sharolyn Jennings, Phil Thornfon, Jana Tuggle, Chrisfina Hull, Dale Doll, Dennis Reed, Melva French, Marla Nix, and Jim Reneau. Phofographer-Barry Dies

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Th 9 Crusadgf OCTOBER. 1972 in Mg' Seward Couniy Communiiy College, Liberal, Kansas

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- l Red means slop Being somewhal of a newcomer lo Liberal one of lhe firsl lhings I noliced was lhe bad condilion of lhe local roads, bolh on lhe residenlial roads and lhe highways. Bul I would like lo discuss more specifically on-e inlerseclion lhal is ex- lremely hazardous. Nol loo long ago I was driving wesl on Eighlh Sl. and came lo lhe inlerseclion of Eighlh and Kansas. Al lhis in- lerseclion on lhe Norlheasl corner is where lhe Washinglon Elemenlary School is localed. Also localed al lhis inlersec- lion are a sel of four flashing lighls. These lighls cluring lhe summer blink red lo Eighlh Sl. and yellow lo Kansas. How- ever, once school relurns lo session, lhese blinking Iighls relurn lo lhe regular swilching slop Iighls during inlervals on cerlain weekdays. Having lived here for aboul lhree monlhs I was used lo slopping on Eighlh Sl. lo gel on Kansas. One day, however, I noliced as I slopped lhal lwo cars on Kansas had slopped also. Il look only several seconds for me lo realize lhal lhe Iighls were working and il was showing green in my direc- lion. This mighl seem funny al firsl bul lwice aflerward while I was slopped al lhis inlerseclion l've seen people run lhe red Iighl on Kansas mainly because lhey were so used lo il blinking lhe righl-of-way lo lhem lhal lhey didn'l pay any allenlion coming up lo lhe inlerseclion. This poses some bad problems. As a maller of facl I was almosl in an acci- denl al lhis same corner. I was once again lraveling wesl on Eighlh Sl. as lh-e lighl changed green: looking before I slarled oul inlo lhe inlerseclion I noliced lhal nol loo far down Kansas a pick-up lruck was coming al aboul 25 lo 30 mph. Playing il cons-ervalive I wailed and lhe lruck sped on lhrough lhe inlerseclion. If I hadn'l been walching as closely as I was, lhe lruck would have hil my car broadside causing whal would have been a greal deal of damage. Because of lhis confusing silualion, lhe lhreal of a ser- ious accidenl is exlremely high. The only course available is lo lel lhe lighl slay as a slop lighl lhe enlire year round, lo keep from confusing anyone wilh lhe new exisling conlin- uously changing silualion. Polilical year brings queslions Wasn'l il only a year or lwo ago lhal lhe I8-year-olds were d-emanding lhe righl lo vole? Now lhal righl is law. Bul look around and see for yourself how undeserving I8-year-olds are of lhis supposedly greal American privilege. They are jusl as lelhargic and apalhelic as lheir older Am- erican counlerparls. When il comes lo gelling involved in politics, il seems lhal mosl of us residenls of lhis place called lhe Uniled .Slales of America iusl don'l have lhe lime or lhe inclinalion. Here il is - a presidenlial eleclion year - and look al whal's happening al good old Seward Counly Communily College. The Young Democrals can'l gel more lhan lwo or lhree members and even lhe success-gorged Young Republi- cans have lrouble rounding up enough bodi-es lo make one of lheir meellngs look like more lhan a lhree's-a-crowd af- fair. lf whal is going on al Seward Counly Communily Col- lege is lypical of lhe prevalenl allilude lhroughoul lhis so called greal counlry of ours, one can, only surmise lhal we mosl surely deserve whalever we receive from lhe few who are inleresled enough lo make lheir ideas public. Perhaps lhe words of lhe lale poel, T. S. Eliol, are more lrue lhan we like lo lhink: Thal's lhe way lhe world ends, he wrole, Nol wilh a bang bul a whimper. Debalers in firsl lournamenl The debate squad from Seward County Community College com- peted in their first tournamen-t of the season this weekend at Gar- den City, placing tenth in over- all squad strength out of twenty- five schools. SCCJC placed over such schools as Wichita State Univer- sity, Lubbock Christian, North West Missouri State, and Phoe- nix. In individual events, Nikki Ble- vins won a finalist certificate for informative speaking, sec- ond year in a row. Dorsey Gen- try, Gloria Clay, Christina Hull, and Jim Reneau had good and excellent ratings in preliminary rounds of individual events. The debate team of Christine Hull and Dennis Reed had vic- tories over Kansas State Univer- sity, Lubbock Christian, Dodge City, and Hutchinson. The team of Gloria Clay and Dorsey Gentry had wins over Butler County, Coffeyville, and Hutchinson. This was the first tournament for debate amateurs Mike Bryan and Martin Sizemore. .According to debate coach, Gene Clark, they did very well with wins over Penn Valley, Kansas State, and New Mexico J-unior College. Clark was pleased with the tournament. We did 2501: bet- ter this year at Garden City than we did last year. In fact, our worst team had more wins than last year's best team. 'Our Gang' grows Our Gang, the select ensem- ble chosen by try-outs from the college choir personnel, has been enlarged this year. Pop style and sacred Christmas programs are being prepared for performances. The repertoire is chosen for au- dience appeal. The group sings A Capella or with various in- struments. First appearance is October 28. Members of the ensemble are Terri Turner, Kelleen Williams, Julie Mason, Marla Nix, Teresa Taber, Christina Hull, Joan Ram- sey, Garold Sallaska, David Da- vis, Terry Cloud, Alan Keller, Ken Moore, Randy Verble, Steve Norris, George Wilcox, Celia Mas- soni fpianistj, and Cary Moore Cpercussionistj. The group could still use either a string bass play- er or an electric bass guitarist. Our Gang is available for performances. Any interested, local group should Contact Clar- ence Hooper, director, at the col- lege. College cheerleaders for 1972-73 have been elected. Sophomore cheerleaders are Cheri Hodges, Becky Strange. and Charlene Ausmus. Fres.hmen are: Connie Geist, Kiltie Pace, and Billie White.