El Paisano - Midland College

Midland College
Volume XXXV, No. 11
May 2, 2008
El Paisano
Student Newspaper
Express
College begins
summer hours
MC- will begin summer hours
on Monday, May 12.
Summer hours are 7 a.m. - 5
p.m., Monday - Thursday. The
campus is closed on Fridays.
Summer hours last through
Thursday, Aug. 8.
LRC closes temporarily
The Murray Fasken Learning
Resource Center will close for twothree weeks immediately following
the spring semester to be tested for
asbestos. Officials plan to open the
LRC for summer I and II. Summer
hours will be 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.,
Monday - Thursday.
Lunch-n-Learn
meets May 6
Creating Buzz About YOU! In
the new world of work, a person’s
reputation is the only accepted currency – “buzz” is about compelling
others to speak positively on one’s
behalf. In this session, attendees
get practical tips on creating buzz
and taking action immediately.
Whether looking to move up in a
current organization or make a
major career change, attendees will
learn how to create positive
“buzz.”
From 11 a.m.– 1 p.m., Tuesday,
May 6, in room 118 at the
Advanced Technology Center.
Cost is $17. Pre-registration is
requested as seating is limited.
Instructor: Maria Elena Duron,
business connections coach.
Bring your own lunch, Drinks
provided. Online registration available at: www.midland.edu/workforce or call 681-6326.
MC ‘bags’ trash on Earth Day
By Rebekah Karth
Staff Report
The recycling program at Midland
College officially kicked off during an
Earth Day rally at Beal Plaza April 22.
Speakers, giveaways and free cookies
helped draw a crowd to Beal Plaza. One of
the giveaway items was cloth grocery
bags from HEB.
MC President David E. Daniel said that
to “choose to help keep the environment
clean is probably the best thing we can do.
Conservation is becoming essential.”
A $50 award was given to MC student
Kyle Large, who created the winning
design for the new MC recycling t-shirts.
Claudia Hinds, assistant professor of
biology and chair of the recycling committee, said that “more people are thinking
green these days” and that the recycling
efforts at MC so far have been “positively
received.”
Sharla Hotchkiss from Keep Midland
Beautiful told how in 1990, 20 years after
the first Earth Day in 1970, recycling
started in Midland. She said that it is
“more challenging to recycle in West
Texas.”
Hinds said that “the next impetus is
going to be on the student side. I’d like to
see students as a whole recycling.”
MC student government representative
Rebekah Karth spoke on the importance
See Recycling, page 7
Photo by Andrew Eaton
Katherine Allen, faculty senate president and speech instructor, and Chip McCarver, media services dean,
empty a paper recycling container into the larger recycling bin near the Scharbauer Student Center during the
Earth Day Rally while others wait their turns.
HS Levitt Poetry Contest names 20th winners
Chappapalooza
Chappapalooza at Midland
College will be at 5:30-8:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, May 6, during finals
week.
An all-you-can-eat dinner will be
available for $5 to students who do
not live in the residence halls.
Dinner is free for those who live in
the dorms. Activities will include a
slip-n-slide, sand volleyball and
mud wrestling.
LVN, ADN pinning
Midland
College
Pinning
Ceremony honoring students who
have completed the License
Vocational Nursing Program and
the Associate Degree Nursing
Program will be at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 7, at the Al G.
Langford Chaparral Center. Free
and open to the public.
Kids’ College
Midland’s favorite summer
enrichment program for 1st
through 6th graders brings 12 new
classes to the kids of Midland.
The new courses include, among
others, Drumming Up a Storm!,
Wonders of Polymer Clay,
LEGO® Engineering, Cooking
Up a Story and Chemistry Gone
Wild.
Session I is from June 2-12 and
Session II is from June 16-26.
Online registration is ongoing at
www.midland.edu/kidscollege.
Parents may register online until
May 15, and then register on campus 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Monday, May
19. Online registration will resume
following walk-in registration continue until the first day of classes.
Recital planned
The MC music department will
host a piano recital by Justin
Badgerow, assistant professor of
music at Sul Ross State University
at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 10, in
the Wagner and Brown Auditorium
in the Allison Fine Arts building.
The recital is free and open to the
public.
Hidla Simmons Levitt Poetry judge and guest poet Susan Briante, assistant professor of English at the University of Texas at Dallas, second from
left, stands with Ross Feeler, Danielle Trent and Kristine Otero. Feeler won
second place; Trent won third and Otero won honorable mention. The
awards were presented Tuesday, April 29.
College celebrates grads
at 35th commencement
Editor’s Note: Please note the following abbreviations: (H) Honors;
(HH) High Honors; (*) Phi Theta
Kappa; and (†) Legacy Society. The
list is as of April 29 2008.
From staff reports
Midland College will host its 35th
annual commencement ceremony at 7
p.m., Friday, May 9.
In all, more than 600 graduates will
cross the stage in the Al G. Langford
Chaparral Center.
Retiring President David E. Daniel
will presumably conduct his last graduation ceremony. Daniel announced
his plans to retire in January but will
stay on until a new president is
named.
An MC tradition is the corridors of
administrators, faculty and staff that
line the entry to the seating area.
Students pass between two lines of
people and are able to shake hands,
hug or say hello to favorite instrutors
a chance to personally congratulate
students.
Potential graduates receiving bachelor of applied science degrees are:
Neil Allan Renton, Lisa Madeleine
Ringqvist (H) and Rocio A.
Rodriguez (†*).
Potential graduates receiving
Associate of Arts degrees are: Kresha
Adams (H†*), Jeffery Allen Ahrlett,
Lorena C. Alanis (†*), Azucena
Aleman (†*), Evelyn Armstrong (H),
Robert Ashlee Bell (†*), Foy C. Boyd
(†*), Steven Brad Caudle, Katheleen
Chaney (†*), Kimberly Dains (†*),
Dodge Feeler, James Frith, (†*),
Oralia Galicia, Amy Gillette, Miranda
Gomez (H), Martha Elena Hernandez,
Missy Hernandez (†*), Reagan
Hignojos,
Christy
Alexandra
Hinterlong (H†*), Heather Michelle
Holiedy (†*) and Amee Huffman (†*).
Other AA potential recipients are:
Bess Aine Kelley, Eric S. Kounce,
(H), Janlyn Lovelady (†*), Jeremy
Lysinger (H†*), Katherine M. Martin,
Nuri Martinez, Kathryn McDaniel (†),
Michael Keith McLendon, Camren
Scott McMillan (†*), Judith Mendoza,
(H†*), Ileana Alexandra Meraz (†*),
Joseph Merrell (H), Abbie Meyer
(†*), Sara Elisabeth Navarro,
Matthew Holguin Olgin, Ana
Pacheco, Jaime Pina, Cindy A. Pivaral
(H), Anna D. Pulliam, Denny Charles
Rambo, Jr. (†*), Angie Ramirez, Liz
Reagan (H), Mayra Rey, Jason R.
Ross (HH ), Idalia O. Sanchez (†*),
Stacey
Sanchez
(†*),
Katie
Scarmardo (H†*), Amanda Schwarz
(†*), Megan Nicole Schwarz (H†*),
Kristina Shelburne (H†*), Daniel
Feliciano Sotelo (†*), Larry Sotelo
(†*), Geoffrey Kyle Thompson,
Rebecca Upchurch (†*) and Monica
Valdez.
Potential graduates receiving
Associate of Science degrees are:
Sarah Beth Adams (†*), Arvin Chavez
Aguilar (H†*), Cassey J. Allen (H),
Andrea Leigh Allison, Tyrone
Appleto-Miller, Benjamin Ashton,
David J. Atwood, Ashley D. Auburg,
Brianna Marie Ausdenmoore, Jacob
Baccus, Tiffany Kristen Bagwell,
Robert Barnett (†*), Marcus Jin
Barron (†*), Ashley Minique Bey,
Erica Bills (†*), Nizar Boudhwani
(†*), Robert T. Brosig (H†*), Mary
Kathryn Brown (H), Marty Bryant
(H), Amy Christine Buntin, Jason Lee
See Graduation, page 7
By Rebekah Karth
Staff Reporter
It’s a first. The Grand Award winner of the 20th Annual Hilda Simmons Levitt poetry competition is Samantha Brown, an online English student from Canada.
Previous winners have been “off-campus, but never out of the country,” said Billy
Feeler, Midland College dean of fine arts and communications.
Brown was asked to provide an audio recording reading her poem, Nature of Things,
because she was not able to attend and it was played after her award was announced.
Other winners announced at the April 27 ceremony were: second place, W. Ross
Feeler for Water; third place, Danielle Trent for Hungry Wilbur’s Day; fourth place,
Beverly Roberts for Census; and honorable mention, Kristine Otero for The Silent Sun
of War.
The judge and guest poet was Susan Briante, assistant professor of English at the
University of Texas at Dallas.
Briante read several poems from her book Pioneers in the Study of Motion, including
Isabella, The Sidewalk and Better than Paris. Briante said this is the second contest she’s
judged in the past year and that she always enjoys seeing students’ work, but it’s “always
hard to make decisions” when choosing the winners. Briante recommended that students
take classes if they want to improve their poetry writing skills.
In addition to judging the contest and reading her poetry, Briante talked to one of
Lindsey-Hicks’ writing classes during the day on Tuesday.
The awards were presented by Glenda Lindsey-Hicks, English professor at MC.
The contest coordinator was Lynda Webb, who had three students, Taylor Snodgrass,
Cole Stephens and Jamie Storey assist by handing out programs.
Cash prizes and plaques were awarded to all winners.
See HS Levitt, page 7
New view
Photo courtesy of Karen Lanier, student publications
Looking toward the Hodge Carillon Tower, those who use the
enclosed stairwells in the new Academic Classroom building
(ACB) will have new views of the campus. For more on the ACB,
please see page 8.
Commentary
Page 2
Editorial
Embrace changes
Change is a fact of life. As we finish another semester and school year,
change is on our minds.
Midland College will graduate approximately 600 students next week.
Many more will move on without degrees but with transfer hours. All of
these students will experience change and, we hope, growth.
Students will leave the familiar surroundings of the MC campus to take
summer jobs elsewhere or to prepare to go to school somewhere else in the
fall. Not only will they change their physical addresses but they will also
change by learning the names of buildings, streets, classes and professors at
other schools. Change will force them to learn to navigate new places and
things. Many may be leaving for the first time the comforts of living at home
with mom and dad. Growth is a part of change.
As they change and grow, we hope students will have not only fond memories of their time at MC, but also a solid foundation from which to build
their futures.
Whether the students return to Midland after they receive advanced
degrees is yet to be seen. Many choose to move to other, maybe larger cities
to pursue their chosen careers … another change.
Many will stay in the Permian Basin to pursue careers or higher education. Their changes may be less drastic, but change is still there.
Changes on campus abound at this time. New buildings, renovated buildings, new crosswalks, new views and a new president is on the horizon.
By the time students return for the fall semester, renovation and expansion
of Scharbauer Student Center will be underway. The registrar’s office, financial aid, cashier, counseling and others will have moved to temporary quarters somewhere else on campus … change for those employees involved and
change for anyone accustomed to visiting the student center.
The student publications staff is working on a Web site through the
College Press Network. It will be interactive and will allow students and
others a new way to get their campus news.
Most classes now held in the Allison Fine Arts building will be moved to
the new Academic Classroom building (ACB) … change for students and
teachers.
The social and behavioral science division office and faculty offices will
also be relocated to the ACB … change for those instructors and anyone
looking for them.
The University Center will have a permanent home in the ACB with
offices and classrooms for adjunct teachers.
Adult Basic Education will also have office and classrooms in the new
ACB.
After a new president is named, MC will say goodbye to its longest serving president, David E. Daniel, and the changes that will go along with that
are many.
These changes are anticipated and needed to allow growth at Midland
College … and we look forward to adjusting to the changes.
Opinion
Activities galore at MC
By Rebekah Karth
Staff Reporter
It is the end of the last week before
finals. After finals and graduation,
many students will be leaving for the
summer and others will be graduating
and leaving Midland College for
good.
Before that happens, I would like to
talk a bit about why MC is a place to
look forward to coming back to in the
fall semester.
Since I moved to Texas last summer, I have often heard complaints
about how boring it is to live in
Midland. I disagree. If one wants
something to do, I think MC is a great
place to be.
MC students can attend Chaps and
Lady Chaps games for free. It is a
win-win situation, with students getting to have fun while our athletes get
support. If students want to participate in sports just for the fun of it, MC
Intramurals has plenty to offer, from
flag football to volleyball.
Thanks to generous donors, the
entire community gets to enjoy free
admission to a fine arts performance
and a lecture by a prestigious speaker
each semester.
McCormick Gallery in the Allison
Fine Arts building displays the work
of different artists during the year,
including MC students. And, need I
say it? It is free and open to the public.
Struggling with math or writing?
We have a math lab and a writing lab,
both labs are open to all students and
are free.
Enjoy writing? MC has a contest
for creative writing and a contest for
poetry; both of these contests give
cash prizes for the winners. Want to
have the opportunity to write more,
meet people and keep up with happenings on campus? Write for the college paper El Paisano and work on
the two MC student magazines,
Chaparral and Tableau.
Students can get involved in a number of student organizations; there is
something for everyone.
Want to learn about how the rest of
the world lives? Try attending a meeting of the International Students Club.
Enjoy hanging out with
friends while watching television?
Come to a meeting of the Anime
El Paisano
The student newspaper
of Midland College
MC Student Publications
Club; make new friends and learn
about another culture at the same
time. Like rooting for the team, but
don’t want to try out for cheer leading? Join the Loco Chaps.
Want to make a difference, have
fun and get leadership experience?
Come to a Student Government
Association meeting. All meetings are
at noon on Fridays in room 100 in the
Scharbauer Student Center and are
open to any MC student. I am serving
as SGA president for the 2008-2009
school year and I would love to see
lots of people get involved.
There are also degree specific
clubs, such as radiography, nursing
and vet tech majors. Invitation only
clubs
include
Students
in
Philanthropy, a student organization
that promotes community service and
leadership, and Phi Theta Kappa, the
honor society of junior and community colleges.
I have not listed everything that
goes on at Midland College, but if
there is something students want that
we do not have, I would like to hear
about it.
Changes are happening all over
campus with the construction and the
upcoming retirement of MC president
David E. Daniel.
I am really pleased about some of
the changes, such as all the building
expansions and additions and especially MC’s efforts to increase recycling and conservation.
Although adjustments can be difficult at times, I believe change is at the
very heart of what we do at MC.
Students can come here, further their
education and have new opportunities
open to them as they leave to go on to
their next endeavors.
One of my favorite things about
MC is how accessible the faculty and
staff are for students. Talk to your
instructors and visit them in their
offices. That is why they have office
hours.
Congratulations to all those graduating this semester. To those who will
be here next semester: I am looking
forward to serving as MCSGA president and helping make sure the needs
of the student body are met. Have a
fun, exciting summer while staying
safe and come back ready to meet the
challenges of a new school year.
May 2, 2008
Forgive me for being so blunt...
By Ethan Higginbotham
Editor
As I was up late at night working on
my fourth cup of delicious coffee and
wondering what human fallacy was
going to be the topic of my next column, I realized that this is going to be
my last column for El Paisano.
Because I have been writing this
column for the better part of three
semesters, this is somewhat of a big
deal. I had the overwhelming urge to
make this column really “count.”
My first thought was to make this
my “farewell” column and give my
heartfelt goodbye to both of my loyal
readers and all of the people who
accidentally glanced at the paper as
they were trying to find that coupon.
I’m not really the heartfelt type of
guy, so that idea quickly turned into
“how many different ways can I say
goodbye before the reader gets tired
of reading?” I think I got to au revoir
before I started to annoy myself.
I then fell into to this really negative state of mind in which I started
questioning all I had done for the
newspaper.
Had I been wasting mine and everyone else’s time writing about these
nonsensical nuisances of everyday
life? Should I have instead have been
writing about serious issues like the
intense presidential election that has
been dominating the airwaves?
I think I was really starting to discover something meaningful about
myself. Something that would change
my life forever. But then that E-Trade
commercial with the talking baby
came on and I laughed and forgot
what I was thinking about. Clowns
really are creepy.
Seriously, I think I have accomplished my original goal of keeping
the subject matter relatively light and
adding a touch of humor to the things
that bother some of us every day.
I know that I didn’t change the
world with anything I wrote, but then
again I didn’t try. Initially, I was just
excited over the opportunity to actually have my opinion out there for
College Culinary
By Lindsey Stamper
Page Editor
Unlike my past two articles, this
one is not about how to eat healthy. In
fact, it is far from that. I thought that
since the semester is almost over and
everybody is worrying about finals,
we all need to calm down and indulge
in something rich, sweet and savory.
After all, “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.” I believe it is a
sign.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have
made “tortilla stromboli.” It sounds
weird, but is so easy and delicious.
My brother is a huge pizza fan and he
came home one day and created this
recipe. Since then, it’s been a hit. The
best part about it is that it can be made
in a microwave.
First, start with one tortilla. Spread
butter on one side until the whole surface is covered. Next, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of the butter until it
is completely covered. Microwave on
high for 35 seconds. When it is ready,
roll it up tight like a burrito and enjoy.
The next dessert is an American
classic: the ice cream sandwich.
There are so many different ways you
can make this. Just have fun with it
and get your mind off of studying for
a little while.
Any cookie will work for an ice
cream sandwich. Chocolate chip,
vanilla wafers, oatmeal or M & M are
all great choices. The same is true for
the ice cream as well. Something to
remember is to choose flavors that
will go well together. But really, it’s
very difficult to mess up an ice-cream
sandwich.
Scoop the ice cream with a melon
baller and place on the bottom of one
cookie. Simply stack another cookie
on top and smash it together where
the ice cream oozes out the sides.
Next, roll the sides in a topping of
Five years spent waiting
By Kierra Powell
Staff Reporter
It is unbelievable how much time
the average person spends waiting in
a lifetime. A statistic from “Getting
the Most out of Each Day” from
www.womanowned.com said the
average American spends five years
of life waiting for things.
That is a statistic which is in mindblowing to me because five years is
long enough for a child to speak, time
enough to finish a college degree and
start a career; five years is a long time.
My thoughts of how often we wait for
things started when my great grandmother’s health began to deteriorate.
Her health decline really began to
show when she no longer had the ability to provide for herself in any way,
whether it was eating, standing up or
even an act as small as turning over.
It occurred to me we are constantly
waiting to take the next step in life.
When you are young, you can’t
wait to get to high school. When
you’re in high school, you can’t wait
to graduate.
Once you graduate you can’t wait
for college, and from college a career
and with the career comes the spouse,
then children, and it seems like the
waiting never stops.
The next step is just never close
enough. We often times forget to be
satisfied with the here and now. And
after all her 97 years of life I can’t
help but wonder if my great grandmother was ever truly satisfied with
her life, if there was ever a time without waiting.
Was there ever a time when she
could have wished for nothing more
and all she could have ever hoped for
or wanted, she already possessed?
And that also makes me wonder if I
will ever reach that point where life is
so full that I have no desire to look
ahead and wait.
Life for me has become so fast
paced and hectic that the possibility of
not being anxious for the next thing to
happen doesn’t seem very likely but I
wonder what it feels like once you
reach that moment.
Professor Randy Pauschs, a professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to
be the speaker at the school’s lecture
series commonly known as “the last
lecture” in which the professor has to
sum up what they would say if they
knew they were going to die.
But for Pausch, the 47 year old
father of three, this wasn’t a hypothetical question because he had been
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and
been given six months to live.
Friends, former students, colleagues from all over flew in to hear
his “last lecture” and then his lecture
was placed on the Internet for those
who were unable to attend to be able
to view. It was also written about in
the New York Times which sparked
the interest in his story.
And almost over night his lecture
became an Internet sensation. So far it
has been downloaded by some 10 million people all over the world with a
message of living life to the fullest.
And he chooses to exemplify this in
his way of life, because even though
he has been given this awful prognosis, he said he wants to live every
moment to the fullest and stop waiting
… to simply relish the moment he’s
in.
People have been able to identify
with his message and come to peace
with things they are or have been
struggling with because of how he is
choosing to live his life.
Reporters: Krystle Cantu, Lauren Disney, Andrew Eaton,
Zachary Forest, Rebekah Karth, Ashley Lee, Justin
Page Editors: Andrew Eaton, Justin McGill, McGill, Kierra Powell, Ismael Rosa, Chris Speight,
Ismael Rosa, Lindsey Stamper, Shanley
Lindsey Stamper, Ashley Worley, Shanley Wright,
Wright
Jessica Youngblood
3600 N. Garfield, AFA 185, Midland, Texas 79705
your choosing. This could include
chocolate chips, cinnamon sugar, M
& M’s or sprinkles.
The ingredients for the next dessert
are cinnamon graham crackers,
crunchy peanut butter, marshmallow
cream and Hershey’s chocolate syrup.
This is another simple dessert that
can be made in less than three minutes. Spread the peanut butter on a
graham cracker. Then, spread marshmallow cream on top of the peanut
butter. Top it off by drizzling chocolate syrup on it. This treat will put you
on a sugar high for sure.
Mixing crushed Oreos and Cool
Whip into chocolate pudding is another great combination. All of these
recipes are simple and can be made in
a dorm room. Be creative with different mixtures and make your own concoction. By experimenting with
desserts, it’s hard to mess up.
Opinion
Editor: Ethan Higginbotham
Advertising: Bailee Hennis
Cartoonist: Michael Montalvo
everyone to read.
It’s not everyday that someone is
asked to tell the world (or in my case
Midland College) what goes on inside
their heads.
I’ve received both positive and negative feedback from my column, and I
still have not grown tired of hearing
both.
I know it sounds cheesy, but if just
one student took the time to sit down
and read my column and enjoyed
what I had to say ... um, well honestly that would have been a huge disappointment because I worked hard on
most of those and it really wouldn’t
have killed you to give me a couple of
minutes.
I’m happy with the way that things
turned out. Hopefully I will be
allowed to occasionally continue to
contribute to this newspaper. If not,
I’ll say that I’m okay with people not
reading what I have to say while
secretly plotting my revenge. You
haven’t heard the last of me.
Lab Instructor: Karen Lanier
Adviser: Bob Templeton
Dean of Fine Arts & Communications: Billy Feeler
432-685-4768
email: studentpublications@midland.edu
Diane Sawyer recently did an ABC
special over his extraordinary story
which has been turned into a book
also titled The Last Lecture.
With the way Pausch is choosing to
live out his last days and the way my
great grandmother is having to live
hers the question of waiting still
comes back to haunt me.
What are we waiting for, how do
we know the next thing will be so
much better than what we have
already?
So, I decided to ask a few students
from around Texas what they feel are
some of the best ways to live their
lives without waiting.
“The best way to avoid waiting is to
plan, to really think about, plan and
know what you want and how to
accomplish it,” said Midland College
freshman, Lacie LaForge.
Virgina Blecher, a sophomore at
University of Texas said, “You should
take every opportunity as it comes
with a cheerful heart.”
Living life on the edge is another
approach for some students as seen
with MC student J’trena Cooper, who
said, “The best way to avoid waiting
is to take risks and live life without
regrets.”
For some just being your own person is all it takes to live each moment
to its fullest.
“Do what you want, don’t let anyone hold you back, be you and just
you no matter what,” said Kameron
Tatum, MC student.
And after hearing all these many
viewpoints I have come up with my
own way of living without waiting,
I’ve decided to simply take every
moment as it comes, good or bad,
everything happens for a reason, so
soak it up and enjoy every minute.
Comments and views expressed in El Paisano reflect the
thoughts of individual student writers and do not
necessarily reflect the beliefs or opinions of other
students, faculty members, administrative officers or the
board of trustees. El Paisano is a member
of the Texas Community College Press Association and
the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
The publication and its student staff members have won
numerous statewide awards.
www.midland.edu/studentactivities/studentpublications
News
May 2, 2008
Page 3
SIP grants awards
Follow the leaders
Photo courtesy of Jan Reed
The 2008-2009 Student Government officers are: Chaston Rankin, parliamentarian; Roberta Afrifa, vice
president; Rebekah Karth, president and Allison Clements, secretary.
By Ethan Higginbotham
Editor
“Do you get it?” This was the question posed by David Smith, executive
director of the Abell-Hanger
Foundation, during the opening welcome of the Students in Philanthropy
ceremony in which members officially presented checks ranging from
$400-$2000 to various non-profit
organizations in their annual Grant
Awards Ceremony.
Smith was referring to the knowledge that the SIP members posses
regarding the importance of giving; a
topic David Daniel, Midland College
president, also addressed in his opening statements.
“Living is giving, and giving is living at the highest level,” Daniel said.
SIP members seem to have done
quite a bit of living and giving as they
donated $20,800 to the following
organizations:
American Red Cross of SW Texas,
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Midland,
Buckner Hearthstone, Christmas in
Action, Girl Scouts of the Permian
Basin, Hillcrest School, Keep
Midland Beautiful, Manor Park,
Midland Area AIDS Support and
Midland Association for Retarded
Citizens.
Also receiving donations were
Midland Children’s Rehabilitation
Center, Midland Festival Ballet,
Midland Habitat for Humanity,
Midland Memorial Foundation,
Midland-Odessa Symphony and
Chorale, Midland SPCA, Midland
Teen Court, Recording Library of
West Texas, VAN-Serving the
Visually Impaired and West Texas
opportunities.
Along with the donation presentations, the SIP members also created
the Dr. David Daniel Award for
Agency Excellence which was presented to the Midland SPCA and formally thanked Daniel for his contributions in a speech delivered by SIP vice
president, David McAdoo that
received a standing ovation from the
nearly packed Carrasco Room.
SIP students were pleased with the
ceremony and proud of the hard work
they put in to make it happen.
“I thought the ceremony went really
smoothly and was great. It was definitely worth all the effort we as a
group put into it over the course of
this year,” said SIP historian Amanda
Sterling.
McAdoo is happy with his experience with SIP and all he has helped to
accomplish.
“SIP this year has been mind-blowing,” McAdoo said. “It was a memorable experience and I’m grateful for
the opportunity to participate.”
Workforce Continuing Education offers summer classes
By Justin McGill
Page Editor
The
Workforce
Continuing
Education (WFCE) courses are not
going to let a little vacation time stand
in their way of offering a variety of
computer classes and workshops this
summer.
Already offering classes in the fall
and spring semesters, the WFCE
courses have been offered during the
summer for more than five years at
the Midland College Advanced
Technology Center.
Classes that are offered vary each
semester and generally depend on
past turnouts, current software and
techniques and overall demand.
Classes offered are not exclusive to
any specific semester. Most classes
are offered more than once throughout the year. But if there is a specific
workshop or class that is in high
demand, it can be brought back.
Classes offered this summer,
include: Lunch-n-Learn: Managing
Stress before it Manages You!,
Negotiating for Success and
Giving/Receiving Critcism.
Back to Work Boot Camp will
offer: Job Search and Resume Writing
Techniques, Computer Lab, Creating
a Professional Prescence and Mock
Interviews.
Summer Career Development
Workshops will include: Peer to Boss
Workshop, Business Etiquette Brush
Up/Keep Customers For Life, Basic
Accounting Brush Up and The Dirty
Side of Management.
The following Computer Courses
will be offered: Microsoft Windows
Vista: Basic and Advanced.,
Microsoft Office 2007: New Features,
Excel, Basic and Intermediate, Word
Basic, Access Basic and Intermediate,
Microsoft Office 2003: Word - Basic
and Intermediate, Excel, Basic and
Intermediate, Access Basic and
Intermediate, PowerPoint Basic and
Advanced., QuickBooks 2007, Adobe
Dreamweaver 8 Basic, Adobe
Photoshop Basic and Advanced,
Adobe Fireworks Basic amd
Advanced
and
Computer
Fundamentals.
Aside from general classes, the
WFCE program offers a service that
allows businesses to request specific
classes involving their employees
through Mark Kuhn, workforce education business solutions representative.
Future plans for the WFCE courses
involve developing classes that are
available online. This will offer better
flexibility and availability for its students.
Sara Lyons, assistant coordinator of
workforce continuing education, said
that this is the “biggest plan” in store
for the program.
Lyons said she likes the “flexibility
the WFCE courses offer,” and said
she “enjoys her job when someone in
their 70s wants to take a class.”
For more information contact the
Midland College ATC at (432) 6975863 or log on to www.midland.edu/
workforce.
On-campus labs assist Midland College students
By Jessica Youngblood
Staff Reporter
Many labs located on the Midland
College campus provide a hands-on
education for students taking courses
that require lab hours in conjunction
with classroom hours.
Some of these labs include the veterinary technology labs, biology labs,
aeronautical lab, information technology lab, automotive lab and student
publications lab.
The MC veterinary technology program trains entry-level veterinary
technicians in a two-year educational
program providing the skills and concepts consistent with the Certified
Veterinary Technician Educators
Association (CVETA) guidelines.
After completing the veterinary
technology program, students have an
adequate academic background to
pass the national and state board
exams to become registered veterinary technicians.
“We have several labs in the veterinary technology program. This
semester alone we offer seven labs
that teach techniques and skills to
become a registered veterinary technician,” said Missy Boliver, registered
veterinary technician clinical director.
“We have several teachers with a lot
of experience, a few even graduated
from MC. Lynn Robbins, RVT, teaches some of the labs.
“We have a lab for our canine and
feline clinical management coursewhich teaches our students basic
restraint of dogs and cats, a lab called
veterinary nursing, located in the
Abell-Hanger Science Faculty building. This lab is for fourth semester
students. It covers emergency medical
techniques, care of animals after surgical procedures and traumatic
events, Boliver said.
“We have a clinical pathology lab
that teaches them how to perform inhouse laboratory testing which can
save the veterinary clinic a lot of
money, Boliver said.
Boliver said they have a large animal assisting techniques lab this
semester where students work with
large animals such as horses, cattle,
sheep, pigs and goats.
They also have an anesthesia and
surgical assisting lab. It is for students
who are in their fourth semester of the
program and will be graduating in
May.
Boliver said she also teaches the
anatomy and physiology lab. This
class prepares the students for future
labs in radiology and anesthesia and
surgical assisting.
They also offer a parasitological
lab. Students learn the life cycles of
the parasites, treatments and prevention techniques, and how to perform
diagnostic testing to confirm the presence of parasites in the animal
“This field is continuing to grow
and expand on a daily basis and has
been listed as one of the top 10 careers
to experience expansion and recognition,” Boliver said.
There are several different lab
classes in the biology department
located in the Fox Science Building.
The main classes are general biology,
anatomy and physiology and microbiology.
Sandy Robinson is the primary person in charge of the anatomy and
physiology labs. She said she teaches
those classes and labs and also in
charge of ordering supplies, routine
maintenance, editing study guides and
reviewing material and setting up labs
and exams. Other instructors who
contribute to running the labs are
Lacye Escamilla, Amelia Belizaire,
Robin Coombs and Dennis Sawyer.
“We have 10 A&P I classes and
eight A&P II lab classes this semester,
three of them are held at night,”
Robinson said. “We offer open lab
times during which a tutor and review
materials are provided for supplemental study for students.”
The biology lab is a mandatory part
of General Biology 1406 and General
Biology 1407. The lab grade constitutes 30 percent of the course grade.
Lab activities are designed to reinforce concepts covered in lecture.
Attendance is critical to the understanding of laboratory concepts and to
success in lab, Cochran said.
“Failure to use proper laboratory
technique and failure to follow laboratory rules and procedures such as
incorrect storage of microscopes
result in a deduction of five points for
each incident from the quiz grade that
we have weekly,” Cochran said. “We
The is the last El Paisano until
the fall semester.
Have a safe and happy summer.
are serious about the students’ safety
in the biology labs, and we want the
students to know that there are consequences if they aren’t careful.”
The MC professional pilot program
lab is a cooperative program between
MC and Mesa Airlines focused on
training pilots for the airline industry.
The program offers a variety of
options, including certifications, an
associate of applied science degree
and even a bachelor’s degree. Earning
a bachelor’s degree in applied technology in organizational management
allows students to develop comprehensive supervisory skills that can
advance their aviation career, according to David Goll, pilot instructor.
The pilot flight labs are run by
Craig Patterson, chief flight instructor, Dave Goll and Lee Wellborn,
assistant chief flight instructors, and
Blake Reinhold and Eric Horton,
flight instructors.
Training for the aeronautical technology takes place at Midland Airpark
right next to the MC campus. Cessna
172s are used for primary training, a
Beech Bonanza and a Beech Baron
for advanced and multi-engine training.
“We all fly with the students and
train them to get their private, instrument and commercial multi-engine
certificates. Our main service is to
train the students for an Airline
career,” Goll said. “We are affiliated
with Mesa Airlines based in Phoenix.
After graduating from our program,
students get a guaranteed interview
with Mesa. All of our people have
been getting hired.”
Aeronautical students take ground
school classes at the main campus
technology center, according to Goll.
They learn from the book in class and
then apply what they learned in the
airplane when they fly.
“Most flying takes place between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, but
we occasionally fly at night because
there is a required amount of night
time the student needs. We also fly
some on Saturdays,” Goll said. The
classroom runs from about 3 p.m.
until 9 p.m.
“Our program is one of the only
programs associated with an airline,
which is pretty outstanding,” Goll
said. “It’s great for the student,
because they actually have a job after
they graduate. It is almost guaranteed.”
The information technology labs,
located in the technical building, offer
Internet as well as all the Microsoft
Office programs like Word, Excel,
Access, Power Point, Publisher,
Outlook, ProDoc, Medical Manager
and Plato.
The lab can also install any software requested and provided by the
instructors. There are no classes held
in the technology lab. It is strictly
used for students who need help on
assignments or who need to use the
Internet, said Raquel Segovia, technology lab instuructor.
“We have access to most of the
classes in our area so we prepare for
the assignments that the students will
need to do so we will be able to help
them when they come to the lab,”
Segovia said. “We can help with
homework for all the computer classes, whether it be online or on campus.
We also assist them with Internet
research, Plato assignments, create email accounts, scan documents and
help with basic computer skills and
the use of Blackboard. The students
can also take exams in the lab if
requested by the instructors.”
The information technology and
business classes have a lab as part of
their course. The labs function as an
open lab for those classes, which students can use any time. The information technology lab is offered to students 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., MondayThursday and from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on
Friday.
The automotive technology lab prepares students for careers as ASE certified automotive technicians, according to Jay Berry, lab technician in
automotive technology.
MC is a NATEF (ASE) certified
master automobile technician training
certification program, and the curriculum is designed to prepare students
for successful completion of the ASE
examinations, according to Berry.
An associate of applied science
degree in automotive technology consists of 68 semester credit hours and
takes approximately two years to
complete at MC. Four certificate
options are also available consisting
of 19-22 semester credit hours and
taking approximately one year to
complete.
“Specific areas of the automotive
lab training include electrical systems, electronic controls, brake systems, suspension and steering, heating
and air conditioning, engine performance, engine repair, manual drive
trains and axles, automatic transmissions/transaxles, and automotive shop
management,” Berry said. “We do 50
percent classroom and 50 percent lab
work to insure that the students get
plenty of hands-on experience as well
as book knowledge.”
The student publications lab at MC
offers students experience using
QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop,
Word and other software programs to
produce the student newspaper and
two magazines per year. Most communication students use the lab in
conjunction with classroom assignments.
Once enrolled in the lab, each student is then a member of the student
publications staff. Students meet at
12:30 p.m. each Thursday in 185 AFA
to get reporting assignments and discuss
production
information.
“The purpose of the lab is to teach
journalism students how to use the
publication software we offer,” said
Karen Lanier, lab instructor.
Students learn how to interview,
edit, proofread and layout publications, Lanier said. Students must
attend a weekly staff meeting, work
on press days and help distribute the
newspaper.
“Because this is the only computer
lab in the AFA, sometimes students
other than journalism and art students
need to print a paper or do some
Internet research. They are allowed to
use the lab if there is a computer
available,”
Lanier
said.
Art students and instructors use the
computers to do research, Lanier said.
The art students also use our scanners
and printers. The printmaking and
digital art students use the lab extensively.
The digital arts classes, taught by
art/photography professor Kent Moss,
are also offered in the student publications lab four times a week.
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May 2, 2008
Kids have fun learning at MC New PTK inductees
By Justin McGill
Page Editor
Brenda Cordero, coordinator of
avocational continuing education,
said she “doesn’t want Kids’ College
to be known as a daycare,” but as a
summer program that enriches students.
Kids’ College has been around
since 1985 and involves students,
grades first thru sixth, participating in
activities that are educational, healthy
and interesting to students, Cordero
said.
Kids’ College 2008 is from June 2
to June 26 and is divided into two sessions.
Parents may register online until
May 15, and then register on campus
1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 19.
Online registration will resume following walk-in registration and parents can register either in person or
online until the first day of classes.
Classes offered this year, include:
Art from Another Time, Arts from
Other Cultures, Arts From Caves to
Tombs, Cartooning and Clay.
In the science/math area: Math
Madness, Ooey Gooey Science, Ooey
Gooey Twoey, Pebble Pups and
Reptiles & Rodents
In the crafts area: Beyond
Bedazzled, Crafts Galore, Creative
Cakes, Creative Critters, Fashion
Phenomenon, Funky Foam, Fun with
Paper Mache, Painting T’s & More!,
Polymer Clay Market Place and
Wonders of Polymer Clay.
In the performing arts area: Hip
Hop – You Don’t Stop!, Hip Hop &
Jazz, Stomp, Boom, Clang! and
Drumming Up a Storm.
In the personal development area
classes are: Babysitting Cooking Up a
Story!, Cool Cooking, Head to Toe,
Masters of Disasters and Puzzler
Paradise.
Sports classes are: Archery 1,
Archery 2, Baseball, Basketball,
Cheerleading, Dodge Ball, Flag
Football, Golf, Gymnastics PE,
Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Ultimate
Frisbee, Volleyball and Wild & Crazy
Kids.
In the communications area: Fun
with French and Roving Reporter.
Computer classes are: Computer
Monkey and My PC.
During KC, there are four “Camps”
offered. COM Aquatics, Inc., LEGO,
Mad Science and MCT.
Any future plans for Kids’ College
might be put on hold due to upcoming
construction projects that will affect
many of the usual buildings used for
Kids’ College classes, Cordero said.
Cordero said that Kids’ College had
1,055 students last year and that the
program, “might have to cut down on
some classes.”
Overall, Cordero said that she has,
“a lot of fun,” with the Kids’ College
program.
“It’s fun planning and running. I
have a blast. My favorite part of my
job is Kids’ College,” Cordero said.
For more information on Kids’
College 2008, call (432) 685-4518, or
log on to www.midland.edu/kidscollege.
Big plans for MC grads
By Krystle Cantu
Staff Reporter
Midland College graduates have a
lot planned after attending MC for
two years. Students’ plans range from
attending universities such as the
University of Texas of the Permian
Basin (UTPB) or the University of
North Texas (UNT) to attending the
dental hygiene school at Howard
College.
MC student Erica Taylor said she
plans to attend UNT in the fall. She
said she plans to go to school full
time. Taylor also said she plans to
work and model during her spare time
and pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha
(AKA).
Taylor said she wants to earn a
bachelor’s degree in business and
then has plans to attend law school
after UNT. Taylor also said during the
summer she plans to visit the UNT
campus and travel on the weekends.
A few students had plans a little
closer to home. MC student Victoria
Ortiz said she plans to attend dental
hygiene school and has already
applied to Howard College. She said
she also plans to take summer courses at MC to finish her associate’s
degree in applied science.
Other MC students, such as Niko
Molinar, plan to use their associate’s
degree at MC to pursue a career
directly after graduation.
Molinar said he plans to use his
degree in radiography to find a job at
a hospital in Odessa or at Midland
Memorial. He said he also plans to
take a few summer school courses.
International MC students, such as
Alfonso Cisneros, also have plans
after attending MC and earning an
Cisneros
associate’s degree. Cisneros said he
plans to attend UTPB and obtain a
bachelor’s degree in economics. He
said after college he plans to go to
Mexico and pursue a career.
“I plan to become president of
Mexico,” Cisneros said.
Photo courtesy of media services
Forty Midland College students were inducted into MC’s Alpha Beta Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of junior and community colleges on Thursday, April 17
By Rebekah Karth
Staff Reporter
Forty Midland College students
were inducted into MC’s Alpha Beta
Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the
international honor society of junior
and community colleges on
Thursday, April 17.
Phi Theta Kappa advisor Aline
Collins introduced the inductees and
conducted the ceremony, with the
help of current MC chapter officers.
Collins said that “as future leaders, I think you should take seriously
your role as a student and a citizen
on this campus.”
Collins said she lets students
decide what projects the group does
during the year. “I really enjoyed the
Recycle Day that we did in the fall,”
Collins said.
Chapter president Dayna Epley
said students should be involved in
Phi Theta Kappa “because as students it’s our job to group together
and help out the community.”
Phi Theta Kappa membership is
by invitation only to students who
have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or
above with at least 12 semester credit hours at the college level.
The inductees were: Roberta
Afrifa, Andra Anglin, Caty Betts,
Heather Bolding, Joshua Cerna,
Sarai Chavez, Tsvetelina Churalska,
Sara Clifton, Katie Criner, Robyn
Devivo, Leah Fellows, Chelsea Frei,
Yvonne Gabaldon, Rebekah Karth,
Sarah Lehman, Ashley Lowe, Stacy
Martinez,
Ashlyn
McKee,
LaShaunna Menefee, Conrado
Molinar,
Jessamyn
Morales,
Riozelle Morales, Bryce Nail,
Amelia Noel, Stephanie Owens,
Elisabeth Potter, Christina Ramirez,
Liz Reagan, Jonathan Repman,
Kylie Rogers, Haley Sparks,
Lindsey Stamper, Jenifer Stover,
Amanda Tinney, Rachel Tranum,
Wryan Webb, Lauryn Wells, Jamie
West, April Williams and David
Yoximer.
News
May 2, 2008
Students reflect
By Chris Speight
Staff Reporter
As the spring semester of ’08
comes to an end, students reflect on
what they’ve learned and how
they’ve matured.
Russell Shrauner is a 19-year-old
freshman who is majoring in psychology. Shrauner said that using
time wisely is something he has
learned.
“It’s something you have to learn,”
he said. “In high school, you’re used
to being spoon fed your schedule and
in college there’s no one to herd you
to class,” Shrauner said.
“There are no repercussions for
missing class in college, other than
attendance grades,” Shrauner said.
“Profs will let you fail if you choose
to do so; they won’t walk you
through their class.”
Shrauner said that there are noticeable differences between college and
high school. He said that the most
noticeable differences are in the attitudes of teachers-in high school they
“hold your hand … but in the adult
world you don’t have people to do
your obligations for you.
“College is a new and rewarding
experience. Professors won’t belittle
your intellect. They treat you like
adults versus high school where you
have no rights and no say,” Shrauner
said
“College is a middle step between
being a child and being an adult in
the real world,” he said. “When you
have a real job, you’re expected to
meet deadlines. In school, if you
don’t meet the deadlines, it’s a grade
that is at stake. In the workforce, if
you don’t meet your deadline, your
job is at stake.”
Shrauner said that this is his second semester at Midland College. He
said he plans to attend MC next year.
After this, he said he plans to transfer to A&M.
Betty Vice is an 18-year-old sophomore who is majoring in humanities. Vice said that she has learned
the proverb, “You can’t judge a book
by its cover.”
“As far as people go, you can’t
always judge them by first impressions. Someone who acts like a snob
at first can be a nice person and visa
versa,” she said. “You have to be
more open to accepting people.”
Vice said she also learned that,
“the best way to get a good grade in
school is to ask questions and show
that you’re willing to work.”
She said that these concepts, particularly “not judging a book by its
cover,” are valuable lessons that will
stay with her throughout her life.
Kim Pattern is a 21-year-old sophomore who is majoring in art.
“This semester I’ve learned about
the necessity of doing what you’re
supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it,” Pattern said.
“In high school, I never studied for
my math class, and didn’t remember
any of it once I got to college math,”
she said. “Now I study and do my
homework and get As on my math
tests.”
Pattern talked more about the
necessity of doing what one is supposed to do in a timely fashion.
“At work some of us will stand
around and talk when we’re supposed to be working and we end up
working later than we normally
would,” she said.
She said that she feels getting “the
hard stuff done earlier in life, makes
living easier in the long run.
“However you should be able to
enjoy life at the same time- if you’re
not enjoying life, then you should be
doing something else,” Pattern said.
Pattern said that she might go to
MC next fall because she still has a
few classes to finish up.
Joe Bryand is an 18-year-old sophomore who plans to major in petroleum engineering.
Bryand says that this semester one
important concept that he has
learned that he needs to study more
and drink less.
“I’ve gotten closer to God thanks
to the Baptist Student Ministries
(BSM). Due to their good leadership
within the club and also because of
Mika Hoke, who is the president of
BSM,” Bryand said. “He gives oneon-one lectures to us. He puts the
Bible in real-life, everyday scenarios. He shows us how the Bible
relates to our every day lives and
time that we live in.”
Bryand said that he is learning
new responsibilities and that college
is not “what they lead you to believe
in high school. They say college will
be really hard, and then it’s not.”
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Correct shoes aid in summer workout
By Lauren Disney
Staff Reporter
Summer is officially just under
two months away and the temperature
in Midland has already reached 95
degrees. Some people may want to
get in shape while beating the heat –
two athletic shoe experts and the
physical education center at Midland
College have some suggestions.
According to MC Athletic Director
Forest Allen, finding the right pair of
athletic shoes and establishing a
workout routine makes a big difference when it comes to summer activities.
He said the PE building offers a climate-controlled gym and weight
room that is free for students and faculty members to enjoy.
Ercolani Pauline and Eric Porter
have worked for several leading athletic shoe companies and have had
extensive training about how to make
customers comfortable.
They both agreed that there is no
perfect shoe and each individual has a
personal preference of which brand to
buy.
Before a person begins working
out, here are a few tips to find the
right athletic shoe: try on multiple
brands/styles; find a knowledgeable
salesperson; try shoes on only in the
evening and make sure the arches fit
comfortably.
“People need to be more openedminded when it comes to trying on
shoes,” Pauline said. He also said that
customers tend to buy only those
brands on national commercials –
which don’t fit all needs.
“Based on what type of (athletic)
shoe it is, some may absorb impact or
be made for a specific type of exercise. Some of the soles even have an
identification label on the bottom,”
Pauline said.
“Running shoes are for forward
movement – stabilizing the heels.
Cross training shoes are ideal for aerobics and side-to-side movement –
providing ankle support. Walking
shoes have heel counters and extra
cushioning – providing arch support,”
Pauline said.
Porter added that depending on
how often the shoe is worn, customers may need to buy a replacement every three to six months to
avoid excess fatigue on the feet.
Pauline provided a final suggestion
when choosing summer footwear.
“Mesh shoes tend to have more
breathability, while leather ones are
slightly more fitted. There are also
“wicking” socks available that evaporate sweat away from the body,”
Pauline said.
After purchasing a pair of athletic
shoes, patrons of the MC athletic
facilities can take advantage of a variety of free weights, ellipticals and
aerobic equipment. They must present a current enrollment I.D. and sign
in at the desk.
To begin establishing a fitness routine, Ann Leach, MC kinesiology
director, recommended walking first
with a progression into light weights
and strength-training machines. She
has taught at MC for almost nine
years.
Leach also said that workouts
should not distort the body in any
form and only those who are familiar
with the equipment should use it.
There are supervisors and trainers
available to show visitors how to
operate the equipment.
Mackendy Gourdet is one of the
trainers and is responsible for overseeing the weight room and gym.
He said patrons can also take
advantage of basketball and the occasional indoor soccer game in the gym.
There is a schedule posted on each
door that lists class times when the
rooms are unavailable.
Gourdet offered one piece of
advice: let your body get use to exercising during the week and rest on the
weekends.
Allen said that eating healthier and
in smaller, frequent increments will
boost metabolism with regular exercise.
Leach also encouraged everyone to
start a workout routine before it gets
hotter.
She said the weight room and gym
will be open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., MondayThursday starting the second week of
May.
The PE building is located on the
main MC campus across from the
Chaparral Center.
High schoolers earn college credit
By Justin McGill
Page Editor
College Hours at Participating
Schools (CHAPS) gives West Texas
students a taste of the college curriculum in a high school environment.
The dual enrollment program, formerly called concurrent enrollment, at
Midland College has been around for
more than 15 years and allows students to receive high school and college credit for selected courses taught
at their high school or through other
venues.
In Texas, certain colleges service
certain towns and school districts. MC
currently services Midland, Greenwood, Fort Stockton, Iraan and
Rankin-Sheffield Independent School
Districts, Ozona and Reagan County
and Trinity School of Midland.
To enroll in the dual enrollment
courses, students must be in either the
eleventh or twelfth grades and complete the THEA or COMPASS tests, if
not already exempt by scores from the
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Students who enroll CHAPS courses pay MC tuition and fees. They can
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technical or basic core courses which
are generally transferrable to any
accredited college or university.
In addition to taking concurrent
classes during the school year, students already enrolled in the dual
enrollment program can take college
courses during the summer.
Students who are not, or have not
previously been enrolled in the dual
enrollment program, can take classes
as well with permission from their
high school.
For most of the schools MC serves,
there are instructors available at the
high schools, but other schools use
venues such as MAGNet classes, in
which a recording of an instructor
teaching the curriculum is broadcasted to students via television.
Phil Ebensberger, MC registrar,
--
said he would recommend concurrent
classes to students.
A recent study proved that students
who enrolled in concurrent classes
were better motivated to enroll and
participate in college and associated
activities, compared to students who
chose not to enroll, Ebensberger said.
Lacey Watkins, a concurrent student attending Lee High School, has
taken four concurrent English courses
in her high school career and said that
the advantages of taking dual enrollment courses were that they “help you
finish your degree faster,” and they
help students complete requirements
that they won’t “have to worry about
after graduation.”
Watkins said she would recommend
concurrent classes to students
“because it gets students ahead by
killing two birds with one stone.”
For more information on the dual
enrollment program, contact (432)
685-4501 or visit www.midland.edu/
admissions/dualcredit.
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Entertainment
Movie Review
Sweeney Todd worth seeing
By Kierra Powell
Staff Reporter
Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of
Fleet Street made its big screen debut
Christmas of 2007 but it is a tale
which has been around for many
years. The show was first introduced
to the public in 1979 when it opened
on Broadway.
The original stage musical starred
Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and
Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The
story is about Benjamin Barker, a man
who is making his return to London
after 15 years of punishment for a
crime he did not commit.
Upon his return to London he discovers his wife is dead and his daughter has been taken in as a ward by the
judge who falsely accused him.
Barker takes on the new identity of
Sweeney Todd and vows to avenge
his wife’s death and make the judge
pay for his time lost.
With that a series of lies, murder,
deception, pies and music begins taking the audience on a journey that is
truly unexpected.
Sweeney Todd, the movie musical,
starred Johnny Depp as Sweeney and
Helena Bonham Carter taking on the
role of Mrs. Lovett. This masterful
piece was directed by Tim Burton, the
master mind behind such films as The
Nightmare before Christmas and The
Corpse Bride.
Paramount Home Entertainment
released a one-disc and a two-disc
special edition on April 1. The film is
presented in anamorphic widescreen,
along with an English Dolby Digital
5.1 Surround track. The only extra
feature on the one-disc release is a
Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd featurette.
The two-disc set includes everything that is on the one-disk, along
with eight additional featurettes
(Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real
History of the Demon Barber, Musical
Mayhem: Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd,
Sweeney’s London, The Making of
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street, Grand Guignol: A
Theatrical Tradition, Designs for a
Demon Barber, A Bloody Business
and The Razor’s Refrain), a
Moviefone Unscripted with Tim
Burton and Johnny Depp feature, a
Sweeney Todd Press Conference, a
photo gallery and the trailer.
Burton’s wonderful filmmaking
abili
ty is truly captured when seeing this particular film, because of his
use of camera angles and lighting it
works as a completely separate character in the film.
The subtle use of shadows and
powder to make the actors appear to
be a ghostly white color is something
truly incredible to see. Burton does a
wonderful job of telling a story even
when no words are being said.
The actors in the film do a fantastic
job of bringing their characters to life
and allowing the audience to really
understand where these people are
coming from. Even through some of
the gruesome moments Todd goes
through in getting his revenge, Depp
does a wonderful job of keeping a
sympathetic element to the character.
And the music in the film is so powerful it adds 10 times the emotion the
movie would have without it there.
And something that was really surprising was Depp’s singing ability; he
has this terrific voice that you never
would have known was there.
In one of his interviews for the film
he talked about never really thinking
about or attempting to sing before but
he does a really wonderful job and it
is really impressive.
The moral of the story is that once
pushed to their limits anyone becomes
capable of anything no matter what
the cost. It is a movie that haunts the
mind and makes the audience think.
Over all the film was worth seeing,
even if you only see it to hear Depp
sing.
May 2, 2008
Video Game Review
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
By Zachary Forest
Staff Reporter
It’s time to use the power of attorney with the video game Harvey
Birdman: Attorney at Law.
The game is based on the hit
Adult Swim series of the same name.
The gameplay follows the same
style as the Phoenix Wright: Ace
Attorney games.
The show is about Birdman
defending old cartoon characters
such as Scooby Doo, Dr. Quest and
others.
The game follows the cases dealt
to Harvey Birdman, attorney at law,
and those around him—cases from
burglary, arson, illegal downloading
and spending company money on
goods.
Other characters in the game are
Peanut (Birdman’s sidekick),
Birdgirl, Peter Potamus, Phil Ken
Sebben, Mentok the Mindtaker, X
The Eliminator, Judge Mightor,
GiGi, Yacky Doodle, The Deadly
Duplicator, Secret Squirrel, Blue
Falcone and more.
Providing voices in the game are
Gary Cole (Office Space), Chris
Edgerly (Final Fantasy games),
Peter MacNicol (Numbers), Lewis
Black (Accepted) and many more
well-known voices.
Look for cameos in the game
from Street Fighter Two characters.
Fans of the show will love this
game.
Play Review
Women at Work: 1970
By Bailee Hennis
Staff Reporter
After a small technical malfunction, the cast of Women at Work:1970
didn’t let that hinder their performance.
The cast members touched on
important issues from the 1970s such
as equality and unfair rights of
women in the work place.
With a cast of five women and one
male, it gave David Allen, drama professor and director of the play, the
opportunity to teach a new style of
acting.
“Women at Work:1970 is an adaptation of a nonfiction book written by
Studs Terkel. I took important pieces
from the novel and painted a picture
of how life was in the 70s,” Allen
said.
The
cast
included
Jimmy
Contreras, Lacie LaForge, Liz
McIellan, Emily King, Megan
Therwhanger and Evelyn Armstrong.
The stage manager was Paula Fritz
and Kristin Watson was the assistant
stage manager. Melvin Schmenke
was the art director. The music was by
Rabon Bewley, music faculty member.
The
play
incorporated
a
PowerPoint presentation narrating
each story told by the cast. Behind the
scenes workers also used light and
sound to accentuate the dramatic
parts.
With comic relief and unique
accents, it’s no wonder the play was a
hit.
Sports/News
May 2, 2008
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Lady Chaps clinch WJCAC softball crown Recycling
From staff reports
The Midland College softball team
captured outright the Western Junior
College Athletic Conference title
when it completed a four-game sweep
over Clarendon College on Saturday,
April 26, at the Freddie Ezell Softball
Complex.
The Lady Chaparrals (37-16, 29-7
in WJCAC) defeated Clarendon 4-1 in
the first game and then held off
Clarendon in the second game for a 75 victory.
The WJCAC title is the second consecutive for the Lady Chaps and the
fourth in the last five years.
“It’s always exciting to win conference,” said 10-year MC coach
Tommy Ramos.
“It’s one of our goals when we start
Graduation
Burns, Nina Cabrales, Stephanie Ann
Cabrera, Cynthia Cadena, Chance
Franklin Cain, Mildred Edith Castilla (†*),
Elva Earline Chang (H†*), Linda Chen
(H†*), Juliane Christina (H), Tsvetelina
Ventsislavova Churalska (H), Amber
Cohn, Stacie Conrad, Claudia Lynn
Corrales (H†*) and Heather Cruz-Konen
(H).
Also, Christopher Dailey (†*), Keli S.
Davidson, Charles Davis, Kendra Davis,
Angel De Los Santos, Sharon K. Dickens,
Stormie Renee Dugan (H), Jonathan
Dumire (†*), Jonathan W. Dunn (H),
Jenny Dunton (†*), Brandon Dayne
Durham (H), Lauren Eisenbarth, JoAnne
Christin Enderson (H), Dayna Lauren
Epley (H†*), Aaron Estep, William R.
Feeler (H), Rebecca Lee Finley (†*),
Samantha C. Florez (H), Morgan Foote
(†*), Dustin R. Ford (†*), Laura Beth Fox
(HH ), Mallory Francis, Chelsea Elizabeth
Frei (HH ), Bradley Fryrear, Jason
Galindo, Rebecca Gawlista, Nicole Gianni
(H†*), Emily Glenn, Courtney Nicole
Golson (H†*), Adam Emanuel Gomez
(H†*), Andrea Gonzales, (H), Ashley
Danielle Gonzales, Erika Adriana
Gonzales, Imelda Carrillo Gonzales and
Jeremiah Granado.
Other potential AS graduates are:
Amber Gregg, Katy Griffin, Rajeanna L.
Griffith, Carson C. Grizzard, Arali Gurrola
(H†*), Angelica Guzman, Tyler Hale (†),
Charlie Ann Hardcastle, Brittney Laine
Harkness (†*), Sarah Haynie (†*), Monica
Sierra Heredia, Gloriana Hernandez,
Lauren Elizabeth Hinojos (H†*), Erin Ho
(H), Angela M. Hogan (†*), Athumani
Zuberi Iddi, Hayley Jo Johnson, Robert
Johnson (†*), Matthew Keim, Elizabeth
Ann Kelton (†*), Darla Klatt (H), Mary
Klein, Carolyn Kohl (†*), Tareh LeeAnne
Kratz (†*), Christine Krenik (H†*), Ryan
Travis Lee, Jessica Lien (H†*), Jose Luis
Loera, Jr. (†*), Pedro “Pete” Lopez, Jr. (†),
Carly Joy Louder, Sarah E. LoVecchio,
John Magomere, Erica Jean Marentes
(†*), Leslie Hale Mariscal (†*), Jody
Martin, Nicole Martinez (H†*), Kyle A.
Maynor, David Bruce McAdoo (†*),
Amanda Elaina McCauley, Meredith
McCoy (†*), Shelby Megan McGowen
(†*), Blake A McNabb, Heissy Zulay
Robledo Mena, Adimy Ashley MontezBryand, Magda Lorena Montferrand, Amy
Muniz, Elizabeth Munoz (†*) and Jennifer
Lee Munoz.
Also, Karina Nava, Jessica See Wah Ng
(H), Irma Ochoa (H), Alfonso Alberto
Cisnero Ortega, Mario Ortiz, Casey
Owens, Stephanie Anne Owens (HH ),
Ashley Pace (†*), Israel Y. Patino (†*),
Heather Pickett-Hall (†), Ana Plata, James
Robert Pritchard, Jennifer Nicole Queen,
Angie Ramirez, Veronica Ramos, Brenda
Rascon (†*), Sharmica Lasondra Reed,
Stephanie Richardson (HH ), Gilbert
Alexander Rivera (H†*), John Matthew
Roam (†*), Lindsay Robillard, Coby R.
Robins (HH ), Henry D. Rodriguez, Jillian
R. Ross (H), Mallory Ruth Rowland (†*),
Patricia Ann Rowland (†*), Joshua J.
Russo, Audon Saldivar, Jr., Kisha
Elizabeth Samsel (†*), Daniel Isaac
Sanchez, Darris Terell Santee, Kyle
Saunders (†*), Brittney Schmidt (H),
Melinda Scott, Ekupa C. Sichembe,
Jordan Skaggs, Tori Janay Slusher,
Morriah Whitney Smith, Patrick Andreas
Olsen Solberg, Samantha Sprang and
Deanna Stanley (†*).
And Aaron Steele, Coleman D.
Stephens, Julie Elizabeth Stetzel, Sheena
Berinda Stief, Elise Geraldine Stocker (H),
Robert Andrew Stockwell, Brandon
Stroud (†*), Bobby Lee Sumners, Ina J.
Torres, Cameron Keiji Tsuhako, (H†*),
Kristy Antoinette Uranga (†*), Adrian
Tremaine Van Buren, Teresa Vela, Britni
Shannon Villarreal, Martha Alicia Villegas
(†*), Christopher Chad Walters, Cheryl
Annette Warren (H), Cheryl Annette
Warren
(H),
Marcus
Tremaine
Washington, Joshua Lee Webb (H), Jacy
McCall Welborn, Brandi Nicole Wells,
Kelii M. Williams, Melissa Megan
Williams (H), Sara Joy Williams (†*),
Jacob A. Worsham, Kade Wurtz (†*),
Logan Thomas Yeats, Sylwia Anna
Zabielewicz (H), Conor Nicholas Zokol
and Brittani E’Alan Zuniga (†*).
Potential graduates receiving Associate
of Applied Science degrees: Yonas
Abraha, Angela Adams (H), Krystal
Danielle Adams (†*), Laura A. Adams,
Damacio Aguilera, Natalie Alcocer (H),
Melinda Jeanette Aldridge, Jessica
Alvarado, Daniella Aranda, Naomi
Arguello, Veronica Armendariz, Danielle
Alexandra Avila, Kimberly Avila, Megan
A. Avila (†*), Evelyn Marie Baeza,
Amanda Renee Barrera, Becky Beadle,
Stephanie Ragene Bernal, Lindsey
Bonner, Dinah Akinyi Bonyo (H), Sumner
the year and now that we know we
accomplished one of our goals, we
can concentrate on the regional tournament,” Ramos said.
The Lady Chaps will host the
Region V West Tournament, beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 3,
when No. 1 seed MC takes on No. 4
seed Western Texas College. No. 2
seed Odessa College will face No. 3
Howard College at 1 p.m.
Last Saturday’s first game saw Alex
Riedeman throw a complete game for
MC as she allowed one run on four
hits.
Offensively for MC, Taylor
Howard was 2-for-3 with a two-run
home run in the second inning.
MC had to use four pitchers in the
second game but the good news was
that it saw the return of Mindy Scott
(shoulder) and Carly Britton (foot)
from injuries.
Ramos said both of those pitchers
were a little rusty but added that he
wanted to get them some work before
next weekend.
Allie Borrego got the win in the circle after going four innings and scattering three hits.
MC had eight hits in the game as
Amber Kamaka (2-for-4), Logan
Zamora (2-for-2, two-run home run)
and Dessie Farmer (2-for-3) had multiple hits. Nina Cabrales and Kamaka
each added two stolen bases
. “I thought it was a good day considering all the injuries we had,”
Ramos said. “The girls did a good job
of playing for each other.”
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G. Boyd (H), Robin Gayle Brumley, Chad
A. Burrell (H†*), Melissa Calley (H†*),
Brenda Campos, Nancy B. Carnero (H),
Natalie Carrasco, Yvette Castro, Bryan S.
Chatwell (H†*), Shawn Chick (H),
Amanda Clark, Jana L. Cook, Stephanie
Lane Cooper (†*), Brenda Dianne
Couvillion (H), Brenda Crawford, Pamela
J. Crockett, Heather LeighAnn Crow,
Shana Dabelgott (H), Holley Park Davilla,
Kevin Dawson, Lori Ann Delgado,
Gabriel A. Dominguez, Susana Elizabeth
Dominguez, Eli C. Duarte, Jeremy J.
Duran (†), Brandon Dayne Durham (H)
and David Ray Dyke (†*).
Others are: Tracy R. Ellis, JoAnne
Christin Enderson (H), Elvia A. Erives,
Susanna Erives, Melissa Jo Evans (H),
Dayami Fernendez, Brice Fitzgerald,
Laurie Lea Fitzgerald, Michelle Flores,
Sally Pamela Flores, Emma Flowers,
Shelby Erin Flowers, Cammie Lee Ford,
Elizabeth Diaz Franco, Melissa Ann
Freeman, Kathy A. Futrell, Susana Garcia
(†*), Michael William Garlington, Melba
Gay, Griselda Gaytan, Robert Gibbs, Lani
Gillett (†*), Roy B. Glasscock, Andrea
Gonzales, (H), Imelda Carrillo Gonzales,
Jennifer Gonzales, Selena Gonzales,
Justin Graham, Maria Christina Granado
(H), Sarah L. Greenhaw, Christopher
Guynn (H), Cassandra D. Hall, Nathan
Hamilton, (H), Molly Harper (†*), Stacy
Harrell, Traci N. Harris, Misti Hathcock,
Stacie Hawkins (H), Gloriana Hernandez,
Lina Hernandez, Sharon Jean Hicks,
Adam Hinojos, David Hosking, Amy
Lynn Huitt (H) and Kassi Dawn
Hutchison.
Also, Joseph J. Jack, Patrick M. James,
Dina Jimenez (†*), Estela R. Jimenez,
Jessica Robin Johnson (H), Rachal Leila
Johnstone, Rickie Dale Jones (H), Shanda
Lyn Josselet, Hector M. Juarez, Glenda L.
Kelley, John Robert Ketter (†*), Rose
Kiharangwa, Dorothea Mae Lauderdale
(H), Travis P. Legler, Judy D. Leyva,
Diana Loera (†*), Brenda D. Lopez, Rey
Lujan, John Luoma, Hoang Luu, Elizabeth
M. Magallanes (†*), Sophia Magomere,
Janet Bonilla Marquez, Timothy Marquez,
Angie G. Martinez, Erica Nycole MAsters,
Selby K. Mathews, David Mayer, (HH ),
Venus J. McGraw, Emily Cathleen
Meador, Araceli (Sally) Mendez, Michael
A. Miers, Stephanie Yvea Minor, Karla D.
Mitchell (H), Shirley Mitchell (H),
Charlene Monger (H), Christina S.
Montano, Rebecca Marie Cordova
Montez (†*), Sarah Charnelle Morris (H),
Amy Betancourt Muniz, Andrea L.
Murphy, Angela Nall, Martin R. Nunez
(H), Danielle Nicole O’Berry, Ashley
Nicole Ogle, Bessy Okoye, Mia LaShan
Olvera, Jason Osburn (H), Ana Pacheco,
Vikram H. Pandya (H), Crystal Dawn
Payne (H), Dana Peach, Ana Plata, San
Juana C. Prado (H), Addison Prater,
Melanie Prater (†*), Charles Tyler Pruitt
and Michael B. Pruitt (†*).
Other potential AAS graduates are:
Olivia Quintero, Raven Leigh Rainer (H),
Rigoberto Ramirez, Angela Rangel (H),
Lindy Leigh Rech (HH ), Julie Reed, Terra
N. Repman (H†*), Patricia Reyna, Edith
Reyna-Suenz, Stephanie Richardson (HH
), Lisa Madeleine Ringqvist (H), Robert
Rivas, II (HH ), Armando Ruben Rivera
(†*), Patrick N. Roberson, Angel
Rodriguez (H), Jennifer Marie Rodriguez,
Jennifer Rowe (H†*), Ludy Sampson (H),
Denae Nicole Schumacher (†*), Steven
James Schwab (H), Alissa J. Scott, Jenna
Scott (†*), Michael Shepherd (H†*),
Amber
Shock,
Sandra
Simpson,
Emmanuel Simiyu Sirengo, Celeste M.
Skidmore, Lindsey Elizabeth Snyder,
Christopher Brian Spaulding, Grace E.
Spears, Teri Sperl, Gina Beth Stewart (HH
), Leanna Michelle Suttle (†*), Dana
Suzanne Taylor (H), Stephen Timothy
Teel, Maribel Tercero (H), Sheena Yanick
Thiong, Kerby Jay Thomas, Jr. (H), Jami
Nicole Thompson (†) and Casimiro
Toledanes.
Also, Dina P. Torre, Kourtney Michele
Tucker (†*), Jon-Jaymes Lago Valdez,
Brittany Van Every (†*), Mark Vasquez
(†*), Tamara D. Wade (H), Colby Wayne
Walker, Ashley R. Ward (H†*), Joseph B.
Ward (H), Joy Whiteside, James Wesley
Willhite, Amanda Williams, Tonya
Williams, Christopher Joseph Willis,
Allison Carol Wilson, Keith Blake
Windham (H), Anissa J. Wright, Megan
Elizabeth Wright, Weslee Ann Wroe
(H†*), Maria D. Ybanez (H), Carlos
Zamarripa (†*) and Manuel Zarate, Jr.
(†*).
Students scheduled to receive certificates are: Amber Nicole Adams, Daniel
Alvarado, Drew Arellano, Drew Arellano,
Gilbert Arredondo, Jarred W. Barbour,
Carrie Barker-Gipson (H), Bobby J.
Barrera, Brenda A. Beckwith, Cristina H.
Bejarano (†*), Austin B. Benson, Nicholas
Charles Binder (H†*), Jamie Boe (H),
Tiffany Boyls (H), Jennifer Brittain
Browning (†*), Robert Buck (H), Tara
Lynn Butt (HH ), Melissa Calley (H†*),
Drew Richard Camp, Matthew Carlson,
Daniel Glen Carr, Ashley M. Carrasco,
Melissa T. Carrasco, Martin S. Casas (HH
), Debra L. Chapa, Monica ChavezEstrada (H), Michael W. Coats, Jennifer
DeeAnn Constable (H), Cambrie Anne
Cooke, Karen Cordova (†*), Matthew
Daniels, Tanya L. Davenport, Angel De
Los Santos, Morgan Dulin (†*) and Bertha
Lee Durham.
Also, Matthew Evans (†), Daniel
Fuentes (H), Janette M. Galindo, Osiris F.
Garcia, Susana Garcia (†*), Lisa K.
Gibson (H), James Gipson (H), Ashley
Danielle Gonzales, Marie Christina
Granado (H), Chris Granados (HH ),
Carlos Guevara, Jess Anne Alcocer
Guzman, Nicole M Hall (H), Ronda
Hallum, Stacie M. Hawkins (H), Cindy
Hiles (H), Deanna Hinojosa, Margret C.
Hinostroza, Shaquilla Hopper, Kayleigh
Howard, Christopher C. Imoe (H), Claire
James, Dina Jimenez (†*), Regina S.
Juarez (H), Ashley Marie Leffler, Chadd
Lester (H), Melissa A. Lopez, Hoang Luu,
Wendi N. Lyle (H†*), Jody Martin,
Fabian Martinez (H), Robyn Matthews
(H), George Wendell Maxey, Jr. (HH ),
Justin D. McConnell (†*), Deadra Rae
McDonald,
Rashawn
Menefield,
Stephanie Yvea Minor, Andrea Montes,
Katherine Montoya, Andy H. Moore (†*),
Amanda J. Mullins (†*), Eric J. Nelson
and Irma G. Olivas.
Other potential certificate recipients
are: Mia LaShan Olvera, Kristi Danyelle
Owens, Sarah L. Pacheco (H), Leland M.
Pechacek, April Dawn Perkins (H),
William Perkins, Chambega Peter, Melisa
G. Phillips, Randy L. Potter, Gabriel Prieto
(HH †*), Violeta Quiroz, Elisha Nola
Rankin, Yvonne C. Redic, Robert Rivas,
(HH ), Dana Jean Saenger, Adrian Salgado
(H), Monica M. Salgado, Idali Sanchez,
Imelda Cecilia Sanchez, Myra Victoria
Sanchez, Jessica Santorelli (†), Paul
Landon Scott (H), Ryan Scott (HH ),
Lakisha D. Scurlock, Fukamanji Sikazwe,
Jim A. Silva (HH ), Kristina M. Sitton
(†*), Daniel Smith, Amanda M. Sosa,
Brittany Stewart, Gina Beth Stewart (HH
), Wendy Tomlin, Gloria Guadalupe Urias
(H), Paloma A. Urias (H), Jesse T.
Valenzuela, Tiodoso A. Valenzuela, Sherri
Lee Watson (H), Justin D. Weatherby (H),
Erin Olivia Wells (HH ), John Daniel
Wells, Nancy L. White, Patrick Wilkerson
(H), Hannah Beth Wolf, Maria Ybanez
(H), Curtis Young (H) and Manuel Zarate
(†*).
from page 1
of recycling and how students can be
involved.
“Nobody can do it all,” Hotchkiss said,
“but each of us can do something.”
Hinds said that plans for the future
include another day to collect items to
recycle this semester, “probably during
finals week,” and then monthly collection
days starting in the next semester.
Other plans include increasing the number of recycling containers and getting stu-
dents more involved.
“The biggest push,” Hinds said, ‘is getting students to conserve and recycle.”
More information about recycling
efforts is available by attending a student
government meeting at noon on Fridays
when the fall semster starts. Information is
also available from Claudia Hinds, recycling committee chair in the Abell-Hangar
Science Faculty building room 104 or by
calling 685-4618.
HS Levitt
from page 1
The Master of Ceremonies for the contest was David Allen, MC drama professor.
Billy Feeler, father of second-place winner W. Ross Feeler, welcomed the guests.
Opening remarks were provided by MC President David E. Daniel.
MC English instructor and 1989 second-place HSL winner Karen Pape said, “We’re
always looking for students interested in taking our poetry and fiction classes.”
This years’ contest had “the most entries we’ve ever had,” Billy Feeler said.
The HSL Poetry Contest was established by the late Stanley Levitt in 1986 in memory of his wife, Hilda, who had taken classes at MC.
Mrs. Levitt graduated with honors from Louisiana State University with a degree in
journalism. At LSU, she studied English with Poet Robert Penn Warren. From 1952 until
she died in 1986, Mrs. Levitt lived in Midland where she took creative writing courses
at MC.
After Stanley died in 1994, the Levitt’s children, Carol Levitt Schwartz, of
Washington, D.C., and John Simmons Levitt, who died in 2004, pledged to continue to
support the contest. Schwartz has continued her support of the contest.
Schwartz was not able to attend, but she called before the ceremony to tell of her pride
in the contest and to announce that the prizes will be increased next year, Allen said.
Schwartz asked three of her friends to attend in her place: Nelson Allison, Marion Looper
and Jenna Welch.
Selected entries from the contest will be published in MC’s Tableau magazine this fall.
Golfers win conference title
Photo courtesy of Don Tally
From staff reports
RUIDOSO, N.M. — The Midland College golf team stayed on a roll heading
into the national tournament by winning the Western Junior College Athletic
Conference Invitatational on Monday, April 28, at Alto Lakes Country Club.
MC shot a 36-hole total of 279-292—571 to win by 14 strokes over Odessa
College.
David Thomas led the way by winning the medalist title with a 66-72—138.
Thomas won by three strokes, and MC’s Tommy Sikes finished third with a
75-68—143. Midland College will play next at the NJCAA national tournament
in Huntsville, Ala., May 12-16..
“Our freshmen have begun to gel as a team,” MC coach Delnor Poss said.
“The team work ethic and attitude has been great the past month,” Poss said.
WJCAC Invitational - The Links at Sierra Blanca Alto Lakes Country
Club, Ruidoso, N.M.
Monday
Team scores: 1. Midland College 279-292—571; 2. Odessa College 275-310—
585; 3. Western Texas College 296-298—594; 4. New Mexico JC 296-307—
603; 5. Frank Phillips College 300-310—610; 6. New Mexico Military Institute
304-327—631.
Top 5 Medalists: 1. David Thomas,
MC, 66-72—138; 2. Joe Totah, Odessa
Needed: Student Sports Reporters
College, 64-77—141; 3. Tommy
El Paisano needs sports reporters.
Sikes, MC, 75-68—143; 4. Brian
If you are interested in getting
Hackenberg, NMJC, 68-75—144; 5.
published and attend any of MC’s athletic games/matches
Chris Steger, Frank Phillips, 72-74—
and would like to report on them, please call
146.
Karen Lanier, 685-5597
Midland College Individuals: David
or email her at ksl@midland.edu. You can also stop
Thomas 66-72—138, Tommy Sikes
by room 185 in the Allison Fine Arts building.
75-68—143, Heinrich Frylinck 68We can use you next fall when we resume publishing.
77—145, Tyler Sheppard 73-78—151,
Daniel Sherill 74-75—149, Patrick
Scholarship money could be available if you
Solberg 72-79—151, Dan Seaman 81are interested in journalism.
77—158, Matt Law 76-78—154.
Some pay involved.
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Feature
May 2, 2008
Academic
Classroom
Building
to open
for fall classes
Above: The view from the outdoor student lounge terrace offers a different
view of the campus.
Left: Dennis Sever, vice president of information technology and facilities,
leads Christy Garza, video conference service coordinator, onto the outdoor
terrace.
Below: The view from the second floor elevator balcony shows the grand staircase and spacious atrium.
More ACB info:
• The Academic Classroom Building (ACB) has a lecture hall that seats
100 and 36 other classrooms that seat from 32 - 60.
• The Social and Behavioral Sciences division office and faculty offices
will be in the ACB as well as the Adult Basic Education department.
• The University Center will have a
permanent home with offices and
classrooms in the ACB.
• A new, much larger math lab
including a testing center and
instructor’ offices will be housed
in the ACB.
• The building also has a large
employee workroom/breakroom and
a small service kitchen that can be
used by caterers.
• An addition to the Chap Center
parking lot across the circle from the
ACB will add 88 parking spots.
• A raised crosswalk has been added
for the safety of students crossing
Chaparral Circle from the parking
lot.
• A landscaped plaza with a water
feature will greet those using the
front entrance of the building.
Above right: The grand staircase leads to
the second floor classrooms. The building
is also equipped with an elevator off the
atrium.
Above: One of the distance learning
classrooms.
Left: The “front” of the building will
include a landscaped plaza with a wall-ofwater fountain. Like most of MC’s buildings, copper is used on the exterior.
Photos courtesy of Karen Lanier,
student publications lab instructor