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Springfield Technical Community College Advising Period for Priority Registration begins Monday, October 28 Fall Semester 2019 Volume • 14 – Issue • 3 Tie-’Dive’ Into The New Semester: STCC’s Opening Picnic Fall 2019 by Jesse Mongeon veryone loves summer For example, the YWCA had cookouts. On September a banner that read “YWCA is E11th, STCC hosted their on a mission” and at their table, annual Opening Day Picnic, an they asked students to fill out the outdoor cookout event meant to prompt “#STCCWeCan”. Some help familiarize new and returning of the responses were, “#STC- students with services and activi- CWeCan support each other,” and ties available on campus as well as “#STCCWeCan be someone’s provide a great social atmosphere sunshine.” Some of the informa- for students to interact and meet tion tables gave out free items new people. Each year, the picnic is This year, the picnic offered for Health and Wellness center, the to students as advertisement. packed with great food, music, and students to tie-dye a free t-shirt. It Dental Hygiene program, Disabil- The Office of Student Activities information tables. was first come first serve, and the ity Services, the Student Success gave out student planners, Big The menu for the event this line got long very quickly. Many Center, the Career Development E pamphlets, and fanny packs. year was hotdogs and hamburgers, students were very excited about Center, the STCC Foundation The library table was giving out italian pasta salad, a bag of chips, this, and loved the idea of per- Scholarships, the GLBTA Club, information about free ebooks a selection of cookies and brown- sonalizing a shirt for themselves and the Armory Square Child and book themed button pins. ies, and a soda or water. Each plate right there on campus. It really Care service, a day care service Vox Church was giving out water of food got 1 of each item and enhanced the Opening Day experi- located on campus. Some of the bottles, Red Bulls, candy, pens, was just $2.00. The grills were set ence for many who participated. tables were outside organizations and highlighters. up nearby, which completed the More than 15 tables were set advertising their cause to the stu- This year’s Opening Picnic cookout atmosphere. While most up for students to interact with dents here at STCC, such as Vox was very informative, fun, and people filled up their plates, some and get information from. Most of Church, Elms College, and the helpful to many students on cam- people were disappointed in the these tables were of STCC student YWCA. pus. Students were able to learn a lack of vegetarian options. There resources or student clubs and Most of the services at tables lot of new information about ser- was only Italian pasta salad, no activities. This included Student had something to get the students vices and activities around cam- green garden salad or fruit. That Financial Services, the Honors more interested in the informa- pus, socialize with other students, was a strong disappointment to program, Student Activities, tion, such as an activity or a free and enjoy a good meal out in the people who are on a meatless diet. Athletics, the library, the campus item as advertisement. sunshine. ╬ New Food On Campus: Nadim's by Jesse Mongeon ood options on campus referred to as Nadim’s Downtown, salads, chicken kabobs, and more. without exaggeration. The out- can be a deciding factor on while the Nadim’s in Building 2 is They also have coolers filled with side crust of the waffles was deep Fwhether a student chooses referred to as Nadim’s At STCC. veggie wraps, sandwich wraps fried, having the texture of fried to apply to a college or not. While Although they don’t offer the full such as tuna, yogurt, and a wide dough or fried oreos from a fair. the food choices here at STCC Mediterranean menu offered at variety of drinks. The inside was soft and doughy. have never been extravagant or their downtown location, the over- As any hungry student on It was the perfect combination. exotic, there has always been a all variety of food options and the campus, I was obligated to try this There were two waffles and they general variety of breakfast and quality of the food is just as great. new restaurant, especially when were quite large and thick, and I lunch foods served in the dining Their menu at STCC is described some of my classes are in Build- could barely finish them. As for hall of Building 2 as well as a as, “Standard fare and specialty ing 2. From my experience the the coffee, there were three differ- slew of random vending machines items, including fattoush salad, past two years on campus, though, ent coffee flavors to choose from; throughout campus. This fall, chicken kabobs, soups of the day, I initially did not have high hopes French Roast, Breakfast Roast, or STCC drastically changed the and homemade hummus,” accord- for the quality, despite the variety French Vanilla. The waffles were quality of food on campus by hir- ing to STCC’s website. and reputation of the local res- $4.00, and the large coffee was ing a new food service company The breakfast menu consists taurant. That thought disappeared $1.75. Overall, I was quite satis- to take over the catering in Build- of eggs and hash browns, french quite quickly as soon as I got my fied and impressed, especially by ing 2. This company, or restau- toast, breakfast sandwiches on first taste of Nadim’s. the waffles. rant, rather, is called Nadim’s. flakey, buttery rolls rather than One morning, before my 9:30 Nadim’s is located on the first Nadim’s is a traditional english muffins or croissants, class, I stopped into Building 2 floor of Building 2 and is open Mediterranean restaurant and grill thick, belgian waffles, and more. to grab a bite to eat at Nadim’s. Monday through Friday 8 AM– with Lebanese flavors and a warm They also have a self serve coffee I chose the belgian waffles and a 2 PM. Breakfast is served from refined atmosphere in their main bar you can buy a cup for. Their large coffee. Let me tell you, these 8–11, and lunch is served 11–2. ╬ location in downtown Springfield lunch menu consists of personal waffles were the absolute best on Main Street. This location is sized pizzas, french fries, soups, waffles I have ever had in my life, Photo via https://www.stcc.edu/cam- pus-life/food-services/ Tech Times • Page 2 Tech Times • Page 3 STCC? There's an App for That Local Farm Goods at STCC Evil Geniuses Make A Statement by Jesse Mongeon by Jesse Mongeon by Shawn Ferrari es, really. The new STCC- don’t know about you, but for ight now is an exciting time teams can play on called maps. their 1.6 team in 2012 and since The roster change was a fair Y2GO app is a brand new mo- Isome reason, locally grown Rfor Counter-Strike: Global Teams may play on any of the then haven’t been a part of the CS move since daps’ micromanaging bile phone app that was launched produce has always tasted better Offensive, CS:GO, the competi- following maps: Mirage, Cache, scene. They tried entering into style hadn’t been as successful at the beginning of this semester. to me than something bought in a tive first-person shooter from the Dust2, Train, Overpass, Nuke, and CS:GO by picking up ex-iBUY- for some time. So far, bringing This app is meant to bridge the grocery store. So when I learned company Valve. Counter-Strike as Vertigo. The objectives are the POWER in 2015, but the deal stanislaw into the team as the accessibility gap between WebAd- that STCC had a weekly farmer’s a series spans back to November same on every map, but each map failed to happen when most of the new in-game leader has proven visor and cell phones. WebAdvi- market here on campus, I was 9, 2000, when it was first created, is strategically unique in its own players got banned from Valve’s to be the right move. Stanislaw’s sor is the website interface STCC absolutely thrilled. making it one of the oldest esports. ways. Other than maps, factors tournaments. Fast forwarding to style is looser and it’s had a uses to house all student informa- Every Wednesday, between The basic setup of CS:GO is 2 like decision making, strategies, September 26, 2019, EG bought significant impact on players like tion such as classes, financial aid Buildings 2 and 13, there are teams of five, with the possibil- economy, time, skill, experi- NRG’s team for a rumoured price tarik and CeRq. The last event status, and campus information. multiple weekly vendors and a ity of a coach; one team consists ence, roles, weapons, grenades, of $3 million. Evil Geniuses’ they played under NRG was the The new app allows you wide range of products including of counter-terrorists and the other etc. can affect the outcome of CS:GO team consists of Vin- StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. to view much of the important locally sourced honey, local Photo via http://www.facebook.com/ terrorists. The main objective is a match. Sometimes CS:GO is cent “Brehze” Cayonte, Cvetelin They once again failed to get STCCFarmersMarket/photos information you would typically produce, locally made sauce, for the counter-terrorists (CTs) to as strategic as chess or football; “CeRq” Dimitrov, Ethan “Ethan” past the semifinals, but nonethe- access WebAdvisor for, such as bile app for the students to use in vegan food, and even fudge.