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The Independent Voice of Salt Lake Community College FREE Wednesday April 11, 2012 THE Issue 13/ spring '12 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com Students and community angry over Cosmetol- ogy cut Bryan Smith Contributing Writer As news broke about the cancellation of the Barbering and Cosmetology program at Salt Lake Community College, many current and future students were left wondering what they would do. The news of the cancellation came at a time when many students and staff were vacationing on spring break. Nearly 200 students are WRITING ON enrolled in the program for reasons that include it being a less costly alternative to private programs or the fact that when SOCIAL JUSTICE they complete their required 1000 hours for Barbering and 2000 for Cosmetology, they graduate with Photo by Shad Engkilterra an associate degree. New York Times bestselling author Eliza Griswold spoke at the “We’ve been told that the Author Eliza Griswold, Salt Lake annual Student Conference on Writing for Social Justice on decision is made and there is Monday, April 9. nothing we can do to stop it,” said City Mayor Peter Corron join student Ashlee Gunn. “They feel interfaith work that is happening saying that everyone has a right to as if barbering and cosmetology is students in discourse on particularly in Nigeria.” exist and disagree with us. not a professional career.” In addition to Corroon, the panel Some people think that being Dellany Olsen, a current student education discussion featured Jane Holt, civil can be moving someone to in the program, had a unique coordinator for the Utah Civility abstraction and boxing them in a reason for choosing SLCC over a Shad Engkilterra Griswold is the author of the and Community Initiative, artist set of beliefs rather than seeing private cosmetology school. Staff Reporter New York Times’ bestseller “The Andrew Kosorok and filmmaker them as a person, or that civility “I started studying American Tenth Parallel,” which details her Kendall Wilcox. can include ignoring the person. Sign Language, but I also really On April 9, Salt Lake Community exploration of the world where “The limit of civility is Wilcox said that to engage people College hosted the 2012 Student Islam and Christianity meet. ignorance,” Corroon said, citing civilly, we need to use applied Cosmetology/ continued on page A5 Conference on Writing and Social Griswold said that in places the importance of education in empathy and increase our ability Justice. The theme this year was where basic needs are not being curbing incivility. to understand one another. “Doing Democracy: Inclusive met, people of all religions come Kosorok outlined three things “If we can’t have civil Civil Discourse.” together for “mutual assured for people that would increase conversations then we are never Visit The conference featured author survival.” That may mean civility: use of critical thinking going to get better, so what’s the and journalist Eliza Griswold, a purchasing a wood stove with skills, recognizing that we are all point?” said Wilcox. panel discussion that included a neighbor or a group of people human and that humans inherently During the first breakout session Salt Lake County Mayor Peter going in together for clean water. have the right to speak. of the day, Bryce Quintana www. Corroon and student presentations “I do have a lot of hope,” Griswold “The reality is we don’t live on during breakout sessions. said. “The hope is in the practical the world alone,” Kosorok said, Justice/continued on page A3 globeslcc.com Former SLCC soccer for daily news player kicking it in updates Major League Soccer Francisco Vazquez turned me into the player I am Contributing Reporter today. I can’t thank him enough. inside I will always be in debt to him, One of the most promising not only because of the impact he Student strikers in Major League Soccer had on my soccer career, but of the (MLS), the best soccer league in impact he has had in my life.” Art the United States, is former Salt Coach Velasquez remembers Lake Community College student perfectly the day he saw Braun at Showcase Justin Braun. Not only has Braun SLCC’s soccer tryouts. succeeded in the MLS, but he “It only took me five minutes to has also seen time on the United see the kind of player he was,” States’ national team and has Velasquez said. “I asked Braun, Photo provided by Judy Braun hopes of playing in the World Cup ‘Do you know how to play?’ And in 2014. he said, ‘Should I teach you?’ seemed to be fading away. Predrag “Preki” Radosavijevic, Braun is a Salt Lake City native He was an intelligent playmaker, Just days after Braun started happened to be there. who joined the SLCC soccer team striker and winger. He could play classes at the U, he made a trip According to Braun, Preki was immediately after graduating any position he wanted.” to a soccer tournament in Los trying to recruit another player from Skyline High School. He After his time at SLCC was Angeles with his former team, he had heard about, but he was attended SLCC from 2005 to 2007 over, Braun spent several months the Utah Select Team (USL), a dazzled with Braun’s performance and graduated with an associate’s recording all of his highlights. He group of the best players in Utah. in the tournament. Preki felt that degree in general studies in 2007. sent his highlight video to many Braun’s mom Judy, who happens Braun had the abilities to succeed In his young professional career, of the college soccer coaches in to be a professor at SLCC, said it in the MLS and didn’t hesitate to Braun has had many coaches, the nation with the hope of being probably was going to be Justin’s invite him to Chivas USA’s soccer but SLCC soccer coach Enrique recruited by one. Braun never last trip with the USL because he camp, where he asked Braun to Velasquez holds a special place in received a call from any college or knew soccer opportunities were drop all his classes at the U without opinion his heart. coach, but he never lost hope. not coming and he needed to any guarantees that Braun would “Enrique has been the coach that In 2008, Braun was admitted continue his education. make the Chivas USA first team. Dear has impacted me the most,” Braun to the University of Utah and Justin had a great tournament in At the camp, Braun demonstrated said. I owe a lot to him and (SLCC was ready to begin the business L.A. and a stroke of luck, as former Dick soccer trainer) Leo Vega. Enrique program since his soccer dream MLS coach from Chivas USA, MLS/continued on page A6 Santa/Continued on page A3 A2 THE GLOBE Wednesday, April 11 2012 STUDENT EVENTS INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE WED/11 THURS/12 FRI/13 SCREENING ON MONDAY, APRIL 16 AT 7PM 12pm-6pm 12pm-6pm 12pm-6pm Arts-Student Art Show- Arts-Student Art Show- Arts-Student Art Show- case 2012 case 2012 case 2012 @ TR Campu, Science @ TR Campu, Science @ TR Campu, Science Building, Atrium Building, Atrium Building, Atrium 2pm-3pm 7:30-9:30 7:30-9:30 Multicultural Advancement “Rabbit Hole” performed “Rabbit Hole” performed presents Mayor Corron by SLCC Theater Com- by SLCC Theater Com- @ SC Campus W 373 pany pany @ SC Campus, Black @ SC Campus, Black 7:30-9:30 Box Theater room W120 Box Theater room W120 “Rabbit Hole” performed by SLCC Theater Com- 7:30-9:00pm pany Choir Showcase @ SC Campus, Black @ SC Campus, Grand Box Theater room W120 Theatre Sat/14 MON/16 TUE/17 12pm-6pm Online Online Special 1-day SLC Color SL&L-Annual Short Film SL&L-Annual Short Film Fest Festival Festival @ 965 E 3370 S @ www.slcc.edu @ www.slcc.edu 7:30-9:30 12pm-6pm 12pm-6pm “Rabbit Hole” performed Arts-Student Art Show- Arts-Student Art Show- by SLCC Theater Com- case 2012 case 2012 pany @ TR Campu, Science @ TR Campu, Science @ SC Campus, Black Building, Atrium Building, Atrium Box Theater room W120 12pm-1pm (Songwriting) 7pm-9pm 7:30-8:30 7pm-8pm (Perfor- Raw Couture: Speed, PLEASE VISIT WWW.GOFOBO.COM/RSVP Choral Arts Society mance) Fashions That Move You @ SC Campus, The The Good Lovelies: Song- @ Rose Wagner Per- AND ENTER THE CODE GLOBEB421 Grand Theatre writing workshop and forming Arts Theater, 138 TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COMPLIMENTARY PASS! 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