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Volume 13 Feb. 12, 2014 Issue 9 Banner Newsbannernews.org Your Life, Your Campus, Your News Rocket science: Trio picked as NASA scholars DMACC - Three DMACC “It’s a highly selective unexplored area so I spent a great Boone Campus students have group,” said Nancy Woods, deal of time researching Mars been selected to participate in the DMACC Professor of Physics geology, Mars climate and the National Aeronautics and Space and Mathematics. “There were scientific instruments necessary Administration (NASA) Scholars more than 350 applicants for to complete a successful mission,” program. The students are: the program. This opportunity said DeVries. Carl DeVries of Ames, James will open many doors for these All three agreed that being Peterson of Boone and Andrew students—doors of opportunity, selected in this NASA program is Meyer of Ames. scholarship, research and success.” a tremendous honor. They were among the 40 The application process “While at the Marshall Flight students, and only Iowans, required some brainstorming. Space Center, I hope to gain a selected to attend the National “We were asked to submit a better understanding of what Community College Aerospace proposal for the future Mars 2020 being a NASA scientist truly Project. The trio will be heading mission, given a specific budget, entails, in addition to making to the Marshall Space Flight capabilities and timeline,” said connections that could lead to a Center in Huntsville, Ala. in late Meyer. future career in aerospace,” said DMACC File Photo February to spend three days In addition, the students Peterson. learning from NASA engineers were asked to design a rover in DeVries, Meyer and Peterson DMACC Boone Campus students Carl DeVries (left to right) and working with top community Computer Aided Design software all plan to transfer to a four- of Ames, James Peterson of Boone and Andrew Meyer of Ames college science students. and a document with rover year institution and major in have been selected to participate in the NASA Scholars program. All three are DMACC Boone specifications. engineering fields. They will spend three days at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Campus Physics/Math students. “I sent my rover to an Huntsville, Alabama learning from NASA engineers. Bears key in on defense to capture wins Bears get 15th home win with a W over Kirkwood By Trevor Gutknecht those two areas we have done a Editor in Chief good job consistently.” The DMACC men’s basket- “That’s what we have been ball team won its 15 home game all season. That’s what we have with a 85-83 win over Kirkwood. been for the past 10-12 years,” The Bears are ranked 12 in said McGinn. the NJCAA poll, and have a 7-2 “Our guys buy into the fact record in the conference and a that that’s who we are and that’s 21-4 record overall, and currently is what we do. We have a very ranked first in the conference. unselfish basketball team,” Mc- “My teams have never been Ginn said. ranked,” said forward Jamar Hur- That comes through in dle. “I’ve been ranked as a player their play, the team is averaging but not the teams I’ve played on almost 20 assists a game. And so it means a lot. open shots have come from the The main reason for the re- assists as the team is shooting cent surge has been the defense. 51% from the field. They are also The Bears are only giving up 62 making the free throws, shooting points a game. 72% from the line. “We have really started to “Statistically this team is do- DMACC File Photo stay committed to defending the ing a lot of good things. I looked Freshman Tyler Steeve of Clarinda (25) was one of four DMACC men’s basketball players to score basketball,” said head coach BJ over percentages on past teams, in double figures in the Bears’ 85-83 win over Kirkwood Feb. 8 at the DMACC gymnasium McGinn. “And also rebounding, See BASKETBALL, page 6 what you said... What prof would you have a beer with and why? Brandin Perry Hannah Swafford Katelyn Jessen Rachael Enabnit Tre Strowder

“Sean Taylor, because he’s a “Jane Martino, “Kirsten Dodd because she’s “Jane Martino” “Tammie Foltz because she funny guy.” because she is funny!” laid-back & tells it how it is pretty cool.” i s .” 2.12.2014 Page 2

Week inNews review Bear Briefs

Tempers rise as power outages continue in PA. Lincoln on campus edu/handbook/graduation/pag- HiSET replaces GED (MCT) In celebration of Black His- es/application.aspx Since 1949 GED has been With snow flurries and subfreezing temperatures in the weekend tory Month, the DMACC Boone If you are a Summer 2014 the test of choice to determine forecast, about 150,000 homes and businesses in the Philadelphia on Campus Student Activities Coun- graduate and plan on walking at whether a student has acquired Saturday were still waiting for power to be restored. cil is offering a special presenta- the Commencement Ceremony, the equivalency of a high school On Twitter, residents griped about downed power lines that were tion of Lance Mack portraying please submit the graduation ap- diploma. Starting January 2014, still sparking outside their homes days after they fell. People spoke of Abraham Lincoln from 10:10 to plication by February 1, 2014. Iowa, along with other states, having to bundle up in layers and layers and drive to charging stations 11:10 a.m., Wed., Feb. 12th in the will begin using the HiSET test in to keep their cellphones working. Some expressed frustration that some Boone Campus Theatre. Bear- ASK Meeting Feb. 14 place of the GED test. It will be areas had power restored before their own. ing a striking resemblance to the similar to the GED with Reading, The next Application of STEM More than 5,700 workers from across the eastern U.S. and Canada late President, Mack has traveled Social Studies, Science, Writing Science meeting will be held Fri- were working to restore electricity to people, some who have been with- the country with his presenta- Skills, and Math tests. out it for five days, according to the main utility company in the area. day, Feb. 14, at 11:15 a.m. in room tion that includes actual works The next session of classes 223. Friday’s agenda includes a of Lincoln and historical attire. will be March 3 through April 24. progress update on the Model Hollywood earthquake is third in 10 days Check out a video of Lance Mack A summer session will be offered Design Competition, and an op- A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake that was centered near Holly- here: http://www.youtube.com/ also. For more information please portunity for students to propose wood and shook parts of the Los Angeles basin Saturday morning was watch?v=iKK8uCdeiLw stop by the AAC or call 515-433- new projects. ASK invites all in- the third temblor to hit the area in the last two weeks. 5095. The latest quake occurred at 10:13 a.m. at a depth of 5.0 miles and terested students to attend the was felt from the Westside to East L.A., said Anthony Guarino, a seis- Attention evening and meeting to find out about how mologist at Caltech. housing students they can be involved. Differences United According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was near A free pasta dinner and (LGBTQSA) the intersection of Melrose and Virgil avenues. It was the third magni- grocery bingo event is set for Differences United (LGBTQ- tude 3.0 or greater quake to hit that area in the last 10 days. Thursday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. in Phi Theta Kappa SA) is a student organization that “It’s pretty standard for L.A.,” Guarino said. the Courter Center. Come before Phi Theta Kappa is the Inter- started up last spring semester to Clusters of small quakes are common in the Los Angeles basin, and class and enjoy a free meal from national Honor Society for two- support students who are lesbian, generally don’t signify that the “big one” is coming, Guarino said. Every Valentino’s and stay and play Gro- year colleges. PTK will host sev- gay, bisexual, transgendered, or earthquake has a one in five chance of being a foreshock for a larger cery Bingo. Prizes include milk, eral informational meetings on questioning, and their straight quake, he added. The odds of that decline quickly as time goes by. granola bars, cereal, toilet paper, the Boone campus. Students are allies. We invite you to meet the The region remains overdue for a massive quake. The southern sec- juice, fruit, frozen pizzas, laundry invited to attend to find out more organization’s faculty advisors. tion of the San Andreas Fault, which starts near the Salton Sea and runs detergent, pop, meat and many about joint PTK. For more infor- Let us know you’re interested in north to Palmdale, has historically caused a large earthquake every 150 more. This activity is sponsored mation, contact Nancy Woods, getting involved. Make your voice years on average. It has not ruptured since 1680. by your Boone DMACC Student [email protected], 515-433- heard! We’d love to hear your sug- Activities Council. 5061. Or Stacy Amling, slam- gestions and ideas for making Obama to visit Fresno to talk about drought [email protected], 515-433-5089. this a great support and resource WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama will travel to Fresno, Candle Art for DMACC Boone Campus stu- Calif., this week to highlight federal efforts aimed at helping farmers Make your own candles in Childcare and dents. Contact Krystal Hering, and others hit by a severe drought. the Courter Center on Wednes- [email protected], 515-433- A White House official said Obama will visit the Central Valley Transportation help day, Feb. 12. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5212. city Feb. 14. The White House already had announced Obama’s plans A program called Iowa New to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the Sunnylands estate near 4 p.m. This activity is sponsored Choices offers assistance with Palm Springs that day. by your Boone DMACC Student childcare and transportation for Honors seeks applicants Obama’s visit comes as interest on Capitol Hill in taking action to Activities Council. qualifying single parents and dis- The DMACC Honors Pro- alleviate California’s water crisis grows. placed homemakers (separated, gram is seeking highly motivated The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday dubbed REDOUT game Feb. 15 divorced, widowed or spouse students to apply for honors. With a response to the drought, but the measure faces a White House veto DMACC is teaming up with disabled.) For information, con- nearly 20 students graduating threat. the American Heart Association tact, Erin Neumann, Room 124, from the Honors Program this Democrats have attacked the House legislation for rolling back en- to host a REDOUT basketball [email protected]. Or call year, there are openings for cur- vironmental protections. They have called for hearings and begun work game on Saturday, Feb. 15. Do- 515-433-5037. rent DMACC students who want on a separate measure. nate $10 and receive a REDOUT to challenge themselves further Republican David Valadao, who represents part of Fresno County T-shirt to wear to the game. Writing Center open and graduate from the Honors and other parts of the Central Valley, said in a statement Friday night Stop by the Courter Center Writing Center consultants Program. that he was “cautiously optimistic” that Obama understood the serious- to make a donation and get the are available to help with any If you have completed one ness of the drought, which threatens water supplies to agriculture and T-shirt then wear it to the game writing assignment, during any college-level English and one urban areas. when DMACC faces off against part of the writing process. With college-level math class or are

Marshalltown at 1 p.m. their experience in different types currently enrolled, will have com- BANNER NEWS STAFF To learn more about this of writing (technical to creative pleted a minimum of nine (9) col- Spring 2014 cause, visit http://www.youtube. writing) and a broad range of life lege credits and fewer than fifty Contact us com/watch?v=HLy0onbLTXM. experience (journalism, firefight- (50) credits at the end of summer Room 115, 515-433-5092 ing, novel writing, Hawaiian cul- with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or [email protected] Attention Spring Grads ture, literature, and veterans af- higher, you are eligible to become bannernews.org Are you graduating this fairs), you’re sure to find someone a DMACC Honors Student. Editor in Chief Spring 2014? that “gets you.” Stop by any time To read more about Honors, Trevor Gutknecht You must submit a gradua- during our hours. No appoint- find out what DMACC students [email protected] tion application to receive your ments are necessary for this free have to say, and submit an appli- Staff Writers Copy Editors degree, diploma or certificate. service. For more information, cation, go to dmacc.edu/honors Trevor Gutknecht POSITIONS AVAILABLE Deadline: February 1, 2014 contact Krystal Hering, WC coor- and get started on your way to a [email protected] [email protected] Information and Appli- dinator, [email protected]. Or rewarding, challenging educa- visit http://go.dmacc.edu/boone/ tional opportunity. Les Mwirichia Web Editor cations are available online at [email protected] Carl De Vries dmacc.edu - https://go.dmacc. writingcenter/ [email protected] Keith Taylor Cartoonist [email protected] Erica Brown [email protected] Kyla Durr Advertising Sales [email protected] POSITION AVAILABLE [email protected] POSTITIONS AVAILABLE [email protected] Business Manager POSITION AVAILABLE Contributing Writers [email protected] Brian Osborn [email protected] Columnists KayCee Purdy POSITIONS AVAILABLE [email protected] [email protected] Faculty Advisor Julie Roosa [email protected]

Printer Member of Associated Collegiate Wilcox Printing, Madrid Press and the Iowa College Media Association 2.12.2014 Page 3 News Boone DMACC students win statewide media awards DMACC journalism students from the Boone and Ankeny cam- puses won 10 awards at the Iowa College Media Association annual offers conference on Thursday, Feb. 6, in downtown Des Moines. The annual contest recognizes excellence among Iowa’s media students who are involved with their student publications, radio and television stations, production studios, and multimedia sites. Students tax from about 20 colleges and universities in Iowa are represented in the competition, which is based on material published be- tween October 2012 and September 2013. Boone’s Banner News won five awards: help *First Place, Opinion Writing - Cainon Leeds, for a series of columns examining DMACC - Free income tax ethical dilemmas help will begin on Friday, Feb- *Third Place, Best Opinion/Editorial ruary 14 and continue through Section - Cainon Leeds April 11 each Friday from 9 a.m. *Third Place, Best Profile News Story Cainon Leeds to 3 p.m. at the DMACC Boone - Cainon Leeds, for a story about mega- Campus. scholarship winner Josh Stevens DMACC has been offering *Second Place, Best Investigative News this service since 2008 and this Story - Josh Stevens, for an article on per- will be the seventh year of of- formance enhancing substances fering the free income tax help. *Honorable Mention, Best News Story DMACC accounting students - Josh Stevens, for an article on DMACC’s who have been certified by the In- anonymous Facebook page ternal Revenue Service will help Ankeny’s Campus Chronicle won five prepare federal and Iowa individ- awards for entries published in 2013: ual income tax returns for quali- *First Place, General Excellence - Alex Josh Stevens fied residents. Payne Each year accounting stu- *First Place, Best Coverage of First Amendment Issues - Nevin dents process and file approxi- Cornwell, Anna Duran, Ryan C. Meier mately 150 federal and state in- *First Place, Best Opinion/Editorial Section, Alex Payne, Mar- (MCT) come tax returns. tina Gutierrez, Alexandria Roth, Ann Voight, Mark Rothweiler, Mike This service, called the Vol- certified DMACC student vol- from banks (1099 forms), cop- Kelsey. unteer Income Tax Assistance *Second Place, Best Page One - Alex Payne (VITA) program, offers free tax unteers using software provided ies of last year’s (2012) federal by the Internal Revenue Service and Iowa tax returns, along with *Third Place, Best Inside Page Design - Anna Duran and Ryan C. assistance to those with low-to- Meier moderate incomes (less than (IRS). Each return will be re- social security cards for all fam- $52,000 in annual personal in- viewed by the site coordinator ily members. Any other pertinent come). VITA is particularly in- and, after approval and signature information regarding personal Astronaut terested in identifying those tax- of the taxpayer, will be filed elec- income and expenses for tax year payers who are eligible for earned tronically with the IRS and the 2013 should be included. income tax credits (EITC), which Iowa Department of Revenue. Individuals may call 515-433- to visit is a refundable tax credit to those There is no cost to eligible taxpay- 5029 to schedule an appointment. who are low wage earners. ers for this service. Parking is available on the north All tax returns will be pre- Persons interested in receiv- side of the building, and people campus pared on-site at the DMACC ing this service should bring their may enter through the northeast NASA Astronaut Clay- Boone Campus by trained and W-2 forms, interest statements doorway, door number 8. ton Anderson will speak at the Boone campus on Tuesday, March 4. All students, staff and West campus presents CIWeek faculty are encouraged to at- DMACC - TV stars, the last the National Aeronautics and tend. man to walk on the moon and a Space Administration (NASA). Schedule of events: MCT file photo nationally known interactive art- Cernan has received the NASA 11:15 a.m. Lunch - food Astronaut Clayton Anderson, ist are among the keynote speak- Distinguished Service Medal and available at the Courter Center pictured third row center above, ers during Des Moines Area was inducted into the National 11:45 a.m. Anderson pre- will speak at the Boone Campus Community College (DMACC) Aviation Hall of Fame. sentation in the Boone Campus Theatre on March 4. This 2007 2014 Celebrate Innovation Week Grant Imahara is one of the Theatre picture features the Space Shuttle (CiWeek). The free event is March hosts of Discovery Channel’s 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. Ques- Atlantis astronauts headed to 3 – 6 at the DMACC West Cam- Mythbusters. The team tests out tions and answers; autographs; board shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy pus in West Des Moines. This theories using a blend of science, pictures Space Center in Florida. year’s theme is “See New Worlds.” fun and explosives. Imahara has 1:30 p.m. STEM meetings “We have put together an swam with sharks, fired cheese with high school students outstanding line-up for this year’s out of a cannon into the San Fran- event. These are people who don’t cisco Bay, allowed 25 tarantulas to Design an Earth Day T-shirt accept the world as it is, they see crawl on his head and dropped a All DMACC students are encouraged to submit a design for the it in innovative new ways and BMW from an aircraft. 2014 DMACC Earth Day T-shirt. The theme of DMACC Earth Day is Captain Eugene Cernan they take action either from an David Berman and Jon Well- “the Year of the Pollinator and will be celebrated April 14th-19th. Stu- artistic or scientific view point,” ner are stars of the TV show CSI dents are to submit your T-shirt designs electronically to your campus said event organizer and DMACC Las Vegas. They will give a presen- Earth Day representatives by Thur., March 13th. West Campus Provost Tony Paus- tation called “CSI Exposed.” The The Earth Day representatives will forward the designs to DMACC tian. “The best part is it’s free. The actors will detail the exciting pro- Web Development Coordinator Tonya Wheeler, who will share them community has an opportunity to cess of how each show is created, with the Sustainability Task Force and Earth Week teams. Those groups hear from the last man to walk on including how CSI is researched. will narrow down the selections to the top five options. These will then the moon, one of the most signifi- They’ll share behind the scene be sent back out to each campus for “virtual voting.” The winning de- cant things we have ever done in stories from popular episodes and sign will be announced on Thur., March 27th with the winning student the U.S. and many more innova- compare science vs. entertain- receiving some green in the form of a $50 cash prize and a free T-shirt. tors, artists and TV stars.” ment, the so-called “CSI Effect.” Orders for t-shirts will then occur with t-shirts arriving on each cam- 2014 CiWeek Keynote Speak- Phil Hansen is a famous in- pus for distribution in early April. ers include: teractive artist and author of RULES: Captain Eugene Cernan was “Tattoo a Banana,” an innovative • Design must be relevant to Earth Day Grant Imahara the commander of Apollo XVII approach to everyday creativity. • Design must be in single color and author of “The Last Man on He is widely known for making • Design MUST be entirely your own For dates, times and the Moon.” His presentation is videos that document his creation • Design submitted electronically by due date; March 13th more on the entire called “Apollo: Inspiring Future process. Examples of his work can • Consider including this year’s Earth Week theme CiWeek line-up go to Minds.” Cernan flew two missions be seen at www.philinthecircle. • Submit your designs electronically to your campus Earth Day representatives. The Boone rep is Nancy Woods, [email protected] dmacc.edu/ciweek. to the moon in his 13 years with com 2.12.2014 Page 4 News Michael Sam’s secret really wasn’t secret at all By Bryan Burwell history has shattered a lot of ste- media interviews there and asked St. Louis Post-Dispatch reotypes about what it’s supposed him about his sexual orientation to mean to be gay. in front of those NFL micro- (MCT) On the football field, he cut phones. JUPITER, Fla. _ If you were the profile of the ultimate ma- As Sam said Sunday, it was paying enough attention and cho man who stomped around important for him to be able to knew what you were looking for, the SEC all autumn long, playing control his story, so that’s why he Michael Sam’s “secret” was actu- with an uncanny manly rage that chose this moment to come out. It ally something he never invested led him to the stunning achieve- was rather interesting to hear him much effort in trying to hide. ment of being honored as the say in those interviews with the There were subtle signs that co-defensive player of the year in Times and ESPN that he didn’t didn’t go unnoticed among a lot college football’s most celebrated know until recently how many of us, like the rainbow-colored conference. reporters actually had suspicions wrist bands he wore on game On Sunday, we learned what that he was gay. days. There were the knowing being gay means to Michael Sam. In reality, at the least, he whispers _ and almost universal Soon, we’ll find out what his surely must have had strong sus- acceptance _ among many stu- sexual orientation means to the picions how many members of dents on Missouri’s sprawling Co- NFL. On most draft boards, Sam the media covering Mizzou were lumbia campus that for perhaps is being charted as a third- or aware of his so-called secret. nearly a year or so, the star of the fourth-round draft pick. He is an On Sunday, in a prepared nationally ranked football team undersized pass-rushing defen- statement, MU coach Gary Pinkel was comfortably living a fairly sive end, and while his 6-foot-2, clearly suggested the quarantine open gay lifestyle. 255-pound frame is better de- was a strategy arrived at jointly by There was the acceptance signed to be a linebacker, Sam is Sam and the team. among his teammates, who quite what he is. “Looking back, I take great frankly suspected all along that “The NFL scouts I’ve talked pride in how Michael and every- the consensus All-America de- to who know what they’re doing one in our program handled his fensive end had a different sexual say people need to stop trying to situation,” Pinkel said. “This past orientation from those in the rest make him something he isn’t and August, Michael was very direct of the locker room. just accept that fact that he rushes with the team when he decided to Michael Sam’s story really the passer for a living and he’s let everyone know that he is gay. isn’t that much different from all very good at it,” said NFL Net- We discussed how to deal with the other openly gay athletes we Shane Keyser/Kansas City Star/MCT work draft expert Charles Davis. that from a public standpoint, and now know, of course with the ex- Michael Sam “They need to forget about that ultimately Michael decided that ception of the extraordinary de- linebacker stuff and just let him he didn’t want that to be the fo- tail that he is coming out of the them easily accepted. ESPN and the New York Times do what he does.” cal point of the season. He wanted closet not at the end of his college Yet that didn’t guard him that he is gay. It was smart for him to make to focus on football and not do career, but at the very start of his against the fear of what it would On the verge of his journey the announcement before the anything to add pressure for him professional journey. The rest of mean to come out of the closet. into a career in the National Foot- combine, because it would have or for his teammates, and I think his tale is quite familiar. People So in the closet is where he stayed ball League, one of the most cel- been an even bigger storm if that’s a great example of the kind knew. Teammates knew. Lots of until Sunday, when he revealed to ebrated players in Mizzou football someone had confronted him in of person he is.”

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2.12.2014 Page 5 Sports Round Up Sports Sports Calendar Men’s Basketball

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM UPSETS Feb. 19 Ellsworth Iowa Falls, IA 7:30 PM THIRD-RANKED KCC, 92-83 Feb. 22 Iowa Lakes Boone, IA 3:00 PM

DMACC - Sophomore Carlee Feb. 26 Iowa Central Ft. Dodge, IA 7:30 PM Schuhmacher of Watertown, Wis., led five players in double Mar. 1 Clinton Boone, IA 2:00 PM figures with 29 points as the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s Women’s Basketball basketball team upset Kirkwood Community College (KCC) 92- Feb. 15 Marshalltown Boone, IA 1:00 PM 83 February 8 at the DMACC gymnasium. Feb. 19 Ellsworth Iowa Falls, IA 5:30 PM KCC came into the game ranked third nationally in the Feb. 22 Iowa Lakes Boone, IA 1:00 PM National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division Feb. 26 Iowa Central Ft. Dodge, IA 5:30 PM II poll. The win avenged a 78-73 loss to the Eagles Jan. 4 in Cedar Rapids. Sophomore Jalissa Felici of Bellevue, Neb., scored 19 points, EAST SAC COUNTY’S sophomore Kate Ray of New Sharon chipped in12, sophomore Taryn Wicks of Jewell finished ZACH MASON TO with 11 and sophomore Alex Bunting of Indianola had 10 DMACC File Photo PLAY MEN’S GOLF AT as DMACC improved to 14- Sophomore Kate Ray of New Sharon (10) played a key role in the 11 overall and 6-5 in the Iowa DMACC women’s basketball team’s 92-83 upset of Kirkwood Community College Athletic Community College February 8 a the DMACC gymnasium. Ray DMACCDMACC - Zach Mason of East Sac County High School in Lake Conference (ICCAC). KCC fell to came off the bench to score 12 points and dish out four assists to View has signed a national letter of intent to attend Des Moines Area 18-6 and 7-4. help the Bears to their 14th win of the season. Community College (DMACC) and play men’s golf. DMACC led virtually the came away with eight rebounds. Feb. 6. Schuhmacher led the entire game. Schuhmacher’s 20 Freshman Chelsea Anderson of DMACC victory with 33 points “I was impressed with (DMACC’s) athletic program,” Mason points staked the Bears to a 50- Gowrie had nine points and six and 21 rebounds, giving her said of his decision to attend DMACC. “(Men’s golf coach Larry 32 advantage at halftime and they rebounds for the Bears. 17 double-doubles this season. Briley) introduced me to what DMACC athletics is all about, which is led by as many as 20 points in the Bunting dished out a team- Felici added 14 points to the everything I want in a collegiate choice. I was also impressed with the second half. KCC closed to within high five assists and Ray and DMACC attack. academic choices available to me as a student.” five twice late in the game, but got Wicks contributed four assists DMACC travels to Creston no closer. apiece. Schuhmacher had two on Feb. 12 to face Southeastern Mason averaged 37.29 strokes per nine holes and 81.33 strokes per KCC had a 55-36 advantage blocked shots and two steals and Community College 18 holes as a junior. His low nine-hole score for the season was 35 and on the boards, including 23 freshman Tiana Thompson of Game time is 5:30 p.m. he shot a season-low for 18 holes. offensive rebounds. Wicks paced Tama had three steals. The Bears defeated the Spartans DMACC with 11 rebounds for The win came on the heels of a 63-33 Jan. 8 at the DMACC Mason was named to the Twin Lakes Conference first all-conference her seventh double-double of 62-45 decision over Southeastern gymnasium. team in 2012 and 2013 and earned second team honors in 2011. He won the season and Schuhmacher Community College (SECC) on the individual conference championship twice and was a Class 2A first- team all-state selection in 2012. Mason led the East Sac County Raiders to three conference team championships and qualified for the Class 2A DMACC men’s basketball team tops 2012 state tournament. He was also tournament medalist in a sectional championship in 2012. Mason and Jamie Highland placed 10th in the Kirkwood CC, 85-83 2013 state co-ed championship. DMACC - Sophomore Bran- and stayed unbeaten at home “I like Coach Briley and the DMACC golf program,” Mason said. 83 lead with less than 20 seconds don Nazione of Howell, Mich., at 15-0. The win gave DMACC, to play. KCC, which fell to 15-8 “DMACC provides excellent housing for the players and the academic and freshman Jamar Hurdle ranked 12th in the National Junior overall and 6-4 in the ICCAC, programs are what I need for my future health care career.” of Milwaukee, Wis., led four College Athletic Association got off two shots in the final four players in double figures with (NJCAA) Division II poll, the seconds, but missed both to give Mason said he is confident he can learn more about his golf game 17 and 16 points respectively as outright lead in the Iowa Com- the Bears the win. and improve while attending DMACC. Following his DMACC career, the DMACC men’s basketball munity College Athletic Confer- KCC had a 40-38 advan- Mason hopes to transfer to a four-year college or university. team handed Kirkwood Com- ence (ICCAC) with a 7-2 record. tage on the boards with Hurdle munity College (KCC) an 85-83 The win avenged an 82-75 leading DMACC with nine “I have faith in the coaching staff at DMACC to make me a better loss February 8, at the DMACC loss to the Eagles on Jan. 4 at rebounds. Nazione added eight player,” Mason said. gymnasium Cedar Rapids. and Visor had five boards to go Sophomore LeTrell Visor The game was close all the with three assists and a steal. of Aurora, Ill., scored 13 points way. DMACC, which led 43-39 Williams dished out four assists and freshman Tyler Steeve of at halftime, got a free throw from and Hurdle had three assists and Clarinda added 12 as the Bears sophomore Derek Williams of four blocked shots. Submit a letter to the editor improved to 21-4 for the season Milwaukee, Wis., to take an 85- [email protected] -or- Publish your own opinion columns through the Banner News. Column submissions must be: -DMACC student or locally related -Well informed (facts stated must be cited) -Approximately 500-700 words in length Please email us or stop by room 115 for submissions. 2.12.2014 Page 6 News Oz’s Music Corner Brian Osborn Contributing Writer

Welcome to Oz’s Music Cor- ner where I’ll be talking all things music. From cool albums I come across to fun shows that I go to, I’ll be showing you guys music that you may not have heard be- fore. This issue I’ll be talking about an awesome show that I went too down in Des Moines called BoomBox. BoomBox is an American band from out of Alabama that consist of two guys, singer, song- writer, and guitarist, Zion God- chaux and producer and DJ Russ Photos by Brian Osborn built up the anticipation for the Randolph. crowd. Then Randolph let loose Their sound is made of dif- Des Moines, which I have to say with crazy but mellow beats while ferent types of music from rock to is one of my favorite venues. It’s Godschaux in his awesome fluffy electronic dance and even a little a very simple and open place that hat and and feather scarf chimed reggae dashed in. makes it great for shows and has in with his guitar while the crowd Unlike a lot of other elec- kind of an old school vibe, which erupted into dance. I was pretty tronic dance music though that adds to its charm. Plus the bar much front row center getting blares your ear with what sounds there is pretty awesome too. down myself. The open space was perfect This is a perfect band for peo- like fire sirens, BoomBox plays the show, a lot of the songs just If I have peaked your inter- for the show too because it gave ple with ADD (like myself) be- very easy going, melodic, and I ran together and didn’t sound est, I would start by listening to people a lot of space to dance and cause songs are long and fun and would even say “sexy” beats that very different from each other. my favorite song by them, “Mr. have a good time. they don’t have very long breaks made for a pleasurable dance ex- Putting that aside though, it was Boogie Man.” It’s a fun and play- When BoomBox took the in between sets. perience. a great and fun show that I would ful song that has all good aspects stage, A great light show poured One thing I will knock on For the show it’s self, the have brought anyone too. of BoomBox that you look for. show was held at Wooly’s down in over the crowd while subtle beats BoomBox was that by the end of Universities doing more to track graduates and their jobs By Meagan Pant school? Will I be able to pay off but I’d rather be transparent.” not intend to seek immediate em- Dayton Daily News my student loans, if I have any?” For now, colleges are not ployment, according to Miami. graduates from the class 0f 2012 (MCT) Miami went further this year required to report the types of Miami this year called 2,000 were working full-time, enrolled DAYTON, Ohio _ College than ever to track down their jobs or salaries of new alumni, graduates, and used information in graduate school or were “vol- students invest years and poten- recent graduates, and found 91 but the federal government is from LinkedIn profiles, a pre- untarily unemployed.” tially thousands of dollars into percent of them were employed asking for more information. graduation survey, Miami’s own “It helps to sell the academic their education, so more of them or in graduate school, and nearly The average earning of graduates data system and the National Stu- programs,” said Wendy Smiseck, are asking an important question: one-third had a starting salary who borrowed federal student dent Clearinghouse to compile director of career services at Wit- Will this degree lead to a job? between $50,000 and $60,000. loans will soon be added to the a much clearer picture of where tenberg. “It helps to sell the vi- Amid horror stories of unem- The University of Dayton College Scorecard. graduated landed. ability of the degree that student ployed or underemployed recent and Wittenberg University, in “There is a push nationally “We can clearly demon- is getting.” college graduates and crushing Ohio, are even more candid: they for colleges to become more and strate to parents and students, Ohio’s Cedarville Univer- student loan debt, colleges and share graduates’ job titles and em- more accountable for the out- and the government, that there’s sity plans to join Wittenberg and universities have turned more at- ployers _ whether a student used comes of graduates,” Eckert said. a return on investment in a Mi- Dayton to post the job titles and tention to answering that ques- their political science major to “Part of that has to do with the ami education,” Goldman said. employers of graduates, said Jeff tion with hard data to prove their become a campaign manager or really sincere problem of col- “A very high percentage of our Reep, director of career services. alumni are finding work. ended up a barista with an inter- lege student debt. Students are students are working in their He noted that many schools just “What’s most important is national studies degree. increasingly asking. ‘What is the major, the starting salaries are “have brochures with their five or that we can answer the questions “We believe in transpar- return on investment?’” extremely competitive ... so we’re six super stars.” _ with documented data _ that are ency,” said Jason Eckert, di- Americans owe more than fulfilling that responsibility.” He said Cedarville also always top of mind for parents and rector of career services at $1 trillion in student loans, It can be difficult to track students points to other measures to show students, and increasingly gov- the University of Dayton. and Ohio’s graduates in 2012 after they leave campus, the col- prospective students its value, ernment,” said Mike Goldman, di- “It’s to our advantage if our stu- who borrowed took out an av- leges say. including its 0.8 percent student rector of career services at Miami dents are doing well to talk about erage $29,000, according to Only 40 percent of Univer- loan default rate. University in Ohio. “When I grad- those things,” he said. “Clearly the Project on Student Debt. sity of Dayton graduates had Wright State University in uate, will I get a job? Will I get into you’re going to see some exam- Samantha Luebbers, who gradu- responded to a survey when the Dayton plans to put more re- graduate school or professional ples that weren’t tremendous ... ates from Miami in May with a school started making phone calls sources toward tracking gradu- double major in biomedical and about it, Eckert said. Eventually, ates. The university currently mechanical engineering, already they found 96 percent of students surveys students at graduation _ Bears continue to win accepted a job offer from a com- were either working, in graduate before some even begin their job pany she met during a campus school or in a service program search, said Joe Slater, interim as- career fair. She said Miami’s 91 within six months of graduat- sociate vice president for career on home court percent success rate is reassuring ing in spring or summer 2013. and workforce development. Basketball, from page 1 to students. Nationally, 87 percent of gradu- They found that 75 percent of “It’s really important because ates from 2011 were employed responding students either have and they average about 63%. We shoot 50 free throws after prac- you go to school to get a job,” or in graduate school six months jobs or are accepted to graduate tice and we really believe in that,” said McGinn. the Cincinnati native said. “A lot after graduation, according to the school at the time of graduation. “When you look at the rebounding margin, we are plus 13. We are of undergraduates are worried National Association of Colleges “Considering the fact that averaging 44 a game and we’re only giving up 31. Those are the things about the market right now, so and Employers. About 59 per- Wright State is a very inclusive we focus on,” said McGinn. when you see something like that, cent were employed six to eight university with core services to “Our three things we that we focus on in the beginning of the sea- it’s really comforting because you months after graduation, accord- under-represented students and son are defense, rebounding the ball and finishing plays,” McGinn said. think you have a shot.” ing to NACE. first-generation students, it shows The other key is knowing your role said freshman forward Elliott Miami found 3.4 percent Eckert said those gradu- that the value we add to our stu- DeFreitas. “Coach is always telling us to take good shots and make of recent graduates were unem- ates who do not have a job dents is tremendous,” Slater said. smart decisions” ployed by fall 2013 if they gradu- when contacted can receive He said compiling more “BJ has a good group, they are cohesive and tough minded. The ated between August 2012 and help from the university. complete data will be a top prior- play together and that’s the reason for their success,” said Athletic Di- May 2013. It’s difficult to compare the suc- ity for him in his newly-created rector Orv Salmon. About 75 percent were em- cess rates of different schools position. The university is also “His teams always defend, our belief is that around this time of ployed or had received a job of- because some, such as Dayton, pro-actively reaching out to em- year that defense is how you win games,” said Salmon. fer and nearly 19 percent were survey students six months after ployers to ensure curriculum is “When guys are sharing the ball and making the extra pass that’s enrolled in graduate school. At graduation while others, such as aligned with workforce needs, he a sign of a really, really good team. And right now these kids are really the time of graduation, about 21 Wittenberg, do so after one year. said. playing well,” Salmon said. percent of students said they did Nearly 98 percent of Wittenberg 2.12.2014 Opinion Page 7 Rantings from Mighty Mouth Guest Editorial Reclaim Valentine’s Day What makes a Maybe as a kid we all Love yourself. Take some time enjoyed getting little candied val- whether you’re in a relationship entines and stuffed animals and or not just so reflect on those you such, and it was nice having all of love. Go the extra mile and call good college? the little red and pink heart dan- them and tell them you’re think- gling from every ceiling tile and ing about them and that you love (MCT) The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times bare spots of walls and doors. It them. Get a pack of candy hearts on Friday, Jan. 31. was magical, just like Christmas for that little niece or nephew. The commission that accredits California’s community colleges is was—but when we were kids. Write a poem for your girlfriend under fire from above and below. The federal government has given Now it’s a cross between be- (even if you’re not that good). it a year to improve its performance, noting, among other criticisms, ing cheesy, being a showboat, and The whole point is that you’re that it has too few educators on its panels. getting diagnosed with diabetes. trying. That might help explain the groundswell of discontent among the There are the fools out open- You don’t have to be the colleges, which need the commission’s approval to keep their class- ing doors and pushing in chairs most suave and sophisticated, the room doors open; many of them contend that it is harshly punitive on dates, blowing endless money richest, the most well-endowed and insufficiently focused on the quality of education. just to get let down at the end of in order to impact someone’s life. The discontent came to a head when the Accrediting Commis- By KayCee Stickley the night. There are the couples Love comes in many different sion for Community and Junior Colleges moved last year to strip ac- Columnist out skipping in flowery fields packages and it just so happens creditation from City College of San Francisco. Unaccredited schools seemingly screaming back at that we made a day to celebrate generally cannot receive state funding; in this case, the college would Saint Valentine’s Day is the their single friends, “LOOK AT that. most likely be forced to close, leaving 80,000 students in the lurch. kind of holiday where people ME, LOOK AT ME!” So cut out some hearts and The commission, one of three private, nonprofit accrediting groups are just as argumentative and There’s the aisles upon aisles put them all over the apartment within the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, needs the ap- sentimental as they are about of pink and red junk at Wal- before your significant other gets proval of the U.S. Department of Education to retain its authority. San Christmas. Mart and the grocery stores and off work. Make them some mac Francisco City College’s loss of accreditation is on hold pending the For most people, Valentine’s heart-shaped candy boxes three and cheese and light a candle, outcome of a court challenge. is about the candies, the flowers, feet tall and wide with prints of just to be special. Call grandma. Critics of the accrediting commission see this as the right time to the dates, the intimacy and more. sexy torsos so while your lover is Put a few drops of strawberry question its authority and style. We see it as the perfect time to think For others it is a day of dread, eating the treats inside, they can flavoring in your kid’s milk dur- bigger, and refocus the assessment of colleges nationwide on how well where they wear all black, listen not only picture that you actually ing supper. Draw yourself a bath they educate students. That sounds elementary. But most of the recent to death metal and hiss at any look like a supermodel—but that and play some classical music for actions taken against community colleges across the country have had sources of light, happiness and they’re also eating your heart some personal TLC. The magic more to do with administrative, financial and governance issues than love. right out of your chest. is only there if you create it, and with academic quality. The origin of Saint Valen- Lovely, isn’t it? if you make it into a mockery or That’s not to say that such issues are necessarily unimportant. The tine’s Day doesn’t help its case So where is the love and who “just another day” then that is San Francisco college’s reserve fund contained only enough money to either. For the most part, history the heck cares? exactly what it will be. last a few days in case of a financial emergency. It was doing a poor (and Wikipedia) will tell you Take back your holiday, And if you’re single and job of tracking student outcomes. That’s unacceptable. about Roman times, the Catholic folks. Because if you’re thinking down enough on Valentines just But the available data show that the college’s students are more Church, different saints named anything like anything I’ve men- don’t GAF, then grab a friend likely to graduate or transfer to a four-year college within six years Valentine and something about tioned above, then you’re missing and act out a mock proposal at a than students statewide. It would be a shame to see a worthwhile compassion and charity through the point. restaurant. Get free stuff. Go to a school closed over administrative matters. The Obama administration persecution and blahdy-blah. Valentine’s Day is much like bar (or a gay bar—more fun) and has suggested overhauling the accreditation process for all colleges to So naturally, this became a a lot of holidays: a day to stop do it again for free drinks. Extra pay greater attention to dropout rates and affordability. That’s closer good reason to celebrate com- and remember a simple message, points if your friend is the same to but still short of the mark. The dropout rate is easy to game with mercialism, materialism, sex and and to try and apply it to your sex as you. grade inflation, and a school should not lose accreditation over how love. life. So stop. Love somebody. You’re welcome! expensive it is. The questions that should matter most are the basic ones: whether the college offers a good selection of courses for its mission; If you’re sick enough for medicine, do whether academic standards are rigorous and instructors are adept at imparting knowledge and building student skills; whether students receive the counseling they need to plan the right course of study and yourself and others a favor: Stay home achieve their goals. better doesn’t mean that you are not only the reduction in fever By Wendy Orent better, just that you’ve become a per se that’s dangerous but the Los Angeles Times more likely virus delivery vehicle. reduction in inflammation. That Paul Andrews, an evolution- suggests that aspirin and ibupro- (MCT) ary biologist at McMaster and fen, which curb inflammation as Doctors used to call influ- one of the coauthors of the Royal well as fever, might be worse to enza “knock-me-down” fever, Society article, puts it this way: take when you have the flu than and there was a reason for that. “I think it’s pretty darn clear that acetaminophen, which doesn’t. Anyone who’s suffered through a fever is an evolved adaptation. But acetaminophen is no bout of it knows the miseries: the Fever activates, regulates and answer. According to a 1989 headaches, the throat that feels promotes the immune system.” study in the Journal of Pediatrics, scrubbed with sandpaper, the fe- In warm-blooded organisms children with chickenpox who ver so high you’re floating on the such as birds and mammals, An- took acetaminophen remained edge of delirium. And then there drews explains, “our brain kicks sick and infectious longer than is the cough, the muscle pain, the in to regulate our body tempera- those who didn’t. general misery. Worse still: Flu ture.” Cold-blooded reptiles and And what about taking can kill, though not often, and fish have their own strategies: that mixed cocktail of over-the- typically only the very young, the “Fish move into warmer water counter medication to stop the elderly and those with compro- to raise core body temperature sneezing and coughing? Ewald mised immune systems. when they have an infection.” says that although this might cut So what do you do? Because So fever is what evolutionary down on spreading infections, fever-reducing medicines make biologists call evolutionarily con- it’s unlikely to help you get better you feel better, the natural thing served: It’s there for a purpose, faster. Sneezing and coughing is to reach for that bottle of and during acute illnesses, it can help clear irritants from your re- ibuprofen or acetaminophen and be good for the host. High tem- spiratory system. Stopping sneez- power through. New research, peratures may kill some germs, ing and coughing might reduce however, suggests that may be but even more important, fever transmission, but, as virologist exactly the wrong approach. sets in motion an entire immu- Earl Brown of the University of A recent study published in nological process. Ottawa says, it also means you’re the Proceedings of the Royal So- The idea that reducing fever not clearing out irritants. Sneez- ciety by researchers at McMaster with medication might make ing and coughing gets virus out University found that reducing you sicker is not new. Studies of your nose and lungs, so stop- your fever is likely to extend your of rhinovirus (a cause of the ping that sneeze might keep you illness. Moreover, fever-reducing common cold), chickenpox and sicker longer. medicines can increase the rate of malaria have suggested that low- The long and short of it: If transmission by making you feel ering temperatures prolongs and you’re sick enough to need medi- well enough to go back to work worsens infections. According to cine, do yourself and everyone Visit us online at bannernews.org and or school and cough and spread evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald else a favor. your germs. The fact that you feel of the University of Louisville, it’s Just stay home. like us on Facebook 2.12.2014 Page 8

EntertainmentFOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Scale on which diamond is assigned a “10” 5 Owl’s question? 8 “Music __ charms ...” 12 The Sego Lily is its state flower 13 Map out 15 Nymph rejected by Narcissus 16 Actress Elisabeth 17 Deck opening 18 Work on jerky 19 WWII aircraft carrier plane 21 Iowa native 23 Tax-sheltered nest egg 25 Hippy dance 28 1963 Newman film 29 Ousted Iranian 33 Arctic “snowshoe” By Jim Horne and Jeff Chen 2/12/14 (Photo courtesy Nicole Rivelli/MCT) critters 67 “Revenge is __ 34 Quizzical Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved best served cold” Miles Teller, from left, Michael B. Jordan and Zac Efron in a scene from “That Awkward Moment.” sounds 68 Seven: Pref. 35 Bears owner/coach who won eight DOWN NFL titles in four 1 Soft stuff Movie review: ‘Awkward’ different decades 2 Will-wisp link 37 Singer Piaf 3 Truck This review appeared in the might not deserve to get written There were some awkward 38 Soup base 4 Poet Silverstein Iowa State Daily on Feb. 4. It is off so quickly. moments, but some of those mo- 5 Words said with 39 Luxury craft reprinted in the Banner News with The story is a simple one. ments were also incredibly sad 40 Quiet “Quiet!” a double take 43 “Ulysses” actor 6 Fez, e.g. permission. Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) has and depressing. Although a lot Milo 7 Corsage flowers recently found out that his wife funnier in the first half, it goes 44 Quaint pronoun 8 “Consarn it!” By Nick Hamden 45 “Isn’t __ bit like 9 Motrin target Vera (Jessica Lucas) has been hard into the romance angle on you and me?”: 10 Those folks Guest Movie Critic cheating on him, with her lawyer. the second half. Though not fully Beatles lyric 11 Suffragette Julia 46 Solvers’ cries Ward __ “That Awkard Moment” at Her lawyer is a Morris Chestnut- reaching the RomCom levels, it is 47 Tremulous glow 13 Former Labor (c)2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 2/12/14 first glance appeared to just be looking jerk (when really it is still actually a Romance Comedy. 50 Except secretary Elaine 30 Grating 51 Fine-tune 54 Beeline 14 Where she blows 31 “Hello, wahine!” 52 B’way seating another dumb buddy comedy D.B. Woodside, who yeah, looks The reason why I enjoyed 59 “Hava Nagila” 20 Vehicle safety 32 Can’t stand area at the end of January, but then I like Chestnut but is also some- it so much is because of the tal- dance measure 33 “You, there!” 53 Sounds from the really looked at the three main 60 Different 22 Jug band 36 Doo-wop syllable stands what famous). ent involved, not just because 62 Worker welfare percussion 40 Went from first to 55 Shakespearean actors involved. To help cheer up their friend, of the three guys I mentioned org. instrument second, say verb Sure, Zac Efron was type- who has been in a relationship above, but also Poots and Davis. 63 Progress slowly 24 “Say what?” 41 Jeans bottom 56 1975 Wimbledon 64 Organ with 25 Tackled 42 Pounds winner cast early on as a pretty boy who for many years, his best buds Davis was not as important of a chambers 26 “Vega$” actor 48 Ado 57 Hit the mall could sing, but he has been in Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel character and has not really been 65 Son of Odin 27 Mythical river of 49 Mars neighbor 58 Antlered deer 66 Sinister chuckles forgetfulness 50 __ Tzu 61 Ginza agreement some more serious roles recently, (Miles Teller) agree to stay single in anything else, but she really with “The Paperboy” and “Park- for as long as possible: because played her role well. Poots did a land.” Also, shut up, I like him a women are evil! Relationships are good job (and/or the writer) by Your lot in “Hairspray.” So he is not a stupid! And all that other stuff. not portraying a stereotypical terrible actor; he just was in some Unfortunately at the same woman character, in a male- horoscope terrible movies early on. time, Jason meets Ellie (Imogen dominated movie. Miles Teller busted onto the Poots), an intellectual sort who The chemistry between the scene more recently. First, he was has been trying to make it as a three male leads was also incred- for this the boy in the sad “Rabbit Hole,” writer. She is different from the ible. Being an audience member, then he was the best part of the rest of the girls on his “roster.” I really felt like I was just hanging week “Footloose” remake, the best part Daniel also realizes that Chelsea out on the couch with them and (MCT) in “21 and Over,” and starred in (Mackenzie Davis), his forever joking around. The bromance Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Postpone a financial discussion. the incredible “The Spectacular wingwoman, is actually also kind was real. Teller played a similar Wait for a quiet, peaceful moment. Spend more time on love today and tomorrow. There’s no need to buy toys. Have fun with what’s at hand. Go for a hike. Now.” This guy has not made of special, so they begin a secret role to his roles in every other Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Handle disagreements in private. many poor decisions at all. relationship. At the same time, movie. I found that Efron showed Enforce household rules today and tomorrow. Choose solid directions over Finally, we have Michael B. Mikey is trying to patch things a large emotional range, more ephemeral. Study with quiet discipline. Check out a new neighborhood establish- Jordan, who recently wow’d audi- up with Vera, despite her cheat- than I am used to, especially in ment. Practice with others pays off. 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