Schoolcraft Student Designs Clothing for Charity and Bands Student Josh York Always Wanted to Have His Own Line of Clothing
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SPORTS • PAGE 30 Volume 26 Issue 12 We Pursue Excellence April 1, 2013 Schoolcraft student designs clothing for charity and bands Student Josh York always wanted to have his own line of clothing. “In high school, I actually made a few iron-on shirts as jokes and sold them to my friends,” said York. However, it turned out to be more than a joke, and grew into something more than York ever imagined. By Ramon Razo & Molly Martin Managing Editor & Campus Life Editor menting, saying how cool it was and that they wanted one.” This gave him Simple beginnings the idea to make more hats for friends This past summer, York got the idea to and maybe make a couple bucks, so he bought a bag of 20 or so hats. Doing some good Nowadays, whenever York takes purchase his own hobby-sized silk screen hats to where his band plays, he usually press and use it to make shirts for his At his bands next show, York As York began to realize how large gave his original hat to his band’s sells out, and can go through over 200 band, “Yours Truly.” “I actually tried to his business was getting, he came to hats in a week. “Every product sold is start a silk-screen business,” stated York. bass player, Adam Vuletich, to wear a second realization that others could on stage as a promotion. Vuletich hand-printed in my basement, hand “I did end up getting a few jobs printing benefit from his success. “Instead of just sewn by either me or my mom and then for sports teams and other bands in the ended up posting a picture of it on selling hats, I decided to help those in Instagram, which caused a surge of shipped out with handmade packaging.” area, but that never really picked up.” need as well.” York said he has always York Apparel is also in the process of In December, York got into contact with people demanding hats. To draw more been fascinated by homeless people, and attention, York started a web store on becoming an LLC (Limited Liability Schoolcraft students who were trying to fully admits at how weird that sounds on Company). York is hopeful his charity get a clothing line outfit (pun intended) off Storenvy, a site that allows users to the surface. “I always want to know their create their very own online store. will become something great. He con- the ground called “Originality is Dead.” story, like how they became homeless, tinues to try and push his brand through “They wanted custom tags and labels, so “Initially, I sent out messages to what they do every day, where they sleep friends of mine that were in notable social media, as well as publicity I started experimenting with how to make and just how they live.” York credits through musicians and bands. “I really them.” York sewed custom tags and labels bands in the area,” explained York. TOMS Shoes, a charity that donates a “I’d get them a cheap hat if they prom- believe in the cause and think that, if to the bottoms of the hoods of sweatshirts. pair of shoes for every pair purchased, as marketed properly, it could take off.” When he figured out how to do this, he ised they would wear it and post a his model. “I always thought that there picture on it on Instagram or Twitter purchased a hat at ACO Hardware, then are so many national organizations, like If you want to help handwrote his name in very small letters and tag my page on it.” With every TOMS or Invisible Children, that send on an old t-shirt, then cut out the name and picture posted, interest increased. millions of dollars a year overseas.” support Josh York's sewed it onto the hat. “I thought it’d be “Every time I sold [a hat online], York sees a better investment in simply charity, please visit: cool to wear it around,” he said. I included a hand-written ‘thank sending those funds down the street to you’ card that also said, ‘Be cool Yorkapparel12.storenvy.com Expanding the brand help people in the area. Just like TOMS and Instagram/Tweet me @yorkap- Shoes, York donates one item for every Facebook.com/yorkapparel12 “That night, my band was playing parel12.’” Every customer ended up item sold, be it hats, t-shirts and sweat- Instagram: @yorkapparel12 becoming free marketing. “It became a Christmas show in Canton to about shirts. “For warmer months,” said York, Twitter: @yorkapparel12 100 kids,” York said. “When I wore the cool to post a picture of your York “I’ve decided that I’m going to donate Email: [email protected] hat there, so many people were com- Apparel, and people liked doing it.” socks and underwear instead of hats.” News .......................2 Sports ....................30 CONTACT Editorials ................6 Diversions .............36 US Campus Life ..........12 Photo Story ...........40 [email protected] A&E .......................22 734-462-4422 INSIDE N ews THE SCHOOLCRAFT CONNECTION 2 News April 1, 2013 "STOP the Violence" event aims to arm the community with information and compassion By Ramon Razo Managing Editor instead of punching someone [who other people. “Denial is the enemy. did you wrong], we [could] take it to We want to be able to plan ahead Violence is inevitable and in our someone else to deal with it,” said [just in case].” society we are searching for a way to Huston, citing the advent of courts, Professor Herbert Hummer was defend ourselves against it. In order which he mentioned was where the next to speak. He has been an to equip students and faculty with word “courtesy” stemmed from. The adjunct professor for 16 years and the methods and awareness needed, introduction of currency took away has extensive experience working the Schoolcraft Cares program hosted barter disputes. “If you need to sell with juvenile delinquents, prison- “STOP the Violence,” an event aimed something to someone, you’re not ers, violent offenders and other such at raising awareness and equipping going to fight them,” noted Huston. individuals. Hummer talked about them with the knowledge of how to “In the 21st century, we need to look how victims have a tendency to not deal with worst case scenarios. at how we don’t have an inner-state follow through with complaints, The event took place on March war or countries that are going which allows perpetrators to get 21 from 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. It was through wars constantly,” Huston better at “hiding” than they already hosted in the McDowell Center, room gave as an example of a society that are. “We’ve become much too toler- 200, and featured several speakers. is becoming more peaceful. ant,” said Hummer, citing that if Attendees were welcomed by coun- Phi Theta Kappa President Sarah people on campus see someone sus- Mary LaJoy advised selor Stuart Baker, who moderated McCullough spoke after, and started picious to not be afraid of bringing the event. He credited the book, “We out by discussing a student survey it up to Campus Security Police. attendees to keep an Need to Talk about Kevin” by Lionel she had taken. “I wanted to get a Counselor Mary LaJoy spoke about eye out for students Shriver as being a main proponent in student perspective,” she said. The the correlation between mental setting up this event and the oppor- survey was regarding whether or illness and violence, and that those with the following: tunity for discussion. “In a debate, not students felt safe on campus, suffering from mental illness are not there is only one winner,” said Baker. and an overwhelming majority did. at any higher risk of committing acts “In a discussion, everyone wins.” McCullough then recounted a per- of violence. “Often, we see very few Continuous absences With that, Baker introduced Dr. sonal experience of hers, where she students seek help from counselors,” Mark Huston, professor of philoso- was afraid to come to class due to she said. She asked students and Diminishing quality phy at the College. With humanity a hurtful relationship she was in. faculty to be the eyes and ears of the experiencing two World Wars and However, she was able to get into campus. “One thing you never want of work the rise of violence in the public eye, contact with Campus Security Police to do [with a student] is promise people tend to believe that the world who ended up escorting her to and confidentiality,” said LaJoy, refer- Works that discuss/ is getting more violent. Dr. Huston from her car and to her classes. “Any ring to cases where a student might depict acts of violence says, however, that this is not the issue that may keep you from com- confide in another, “Because we don’t case. He said that, even though we as pleting your degree, we have people know what they will say.” She instead a people have experienced extreme here to help you,” said McCullough. advised attendees to promise that Expressing anger death tolls in wars, it is nothing com- The next speaker was Chief of they will only share the info with over grades pared to the billions of deaths that Campus Security Police Steve someone who can help them. occurred because of tribal disputes Kaufman. He reiterated the fact that Last but not least, Director many, many years back. Conversely, the campus is an incredibly safe of Student Relations, Rochelle Withdrawn attitude Huston pointed to how, about 5000 place.