COLE JORDAN Former WCC Counselor Sentenced A6
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COLE JORDAN Former WCC counselor sentenced A6 March 26, 2012 W#$%&'(#) C*++,(-&. C*//'0', A(( A12*1, M-3%-0#( washtenawvoice.com Sandwich Wars CYCLONE OF CHAOS the latest edition of ‘Voice vs. Food’ hits the streets C4 WCC’S OCTOBER BABIES ROCK THE WORLD B1 Tuition is going up; trustees weighing BOB CONRADI THE WASHTENAW VOICE exactly how much Damage done by the March 15 tornado to a home on Wilson Street in Dexter, about 15 miles west of campus. B!" S#$%& H o r i s z n y Managing Editor said after Bellanca on tornado alert: ‘We screwed up’ the meet- B!" S#$%& that alerts administration did not have a was o! campus at a meeting Washtenaw Community ing. “What Managing Editor are sent out chance to practice its proce- in Kalamazoo, putting the re- College’s Board of Trustees we are try- for all issues dures for alerts and drills in sponsibility on Hardy to make are mulling over a tuition in- ing to think After failing to issue a cam- concerning the case of a tornado. a decision. crease of $4-$5 per hour for about is how pus-wide alert amid warnings the safety of “We have a document of what “It was certainly my re- Board of in-district students starting much fur- Trustees Chair of tornados touching down just the college. we should have done in the sponsibility to issue the alert,” next Fall. ther are we Pamela Horiszny. a few miles away, Washtenaw “We had a event of a tornado and when Hardy said. “We should have The board began weighing going to be Community College’s admin- meeting the Rose Bellanca. to issue an alert,” Hardy said. had one, but it didn’t happen.” its options after a financial putting our students into debt? istrators have re-evaluated day after the “Unfortunately we didn’t have Another reason an alert briefing at its annual spring Unless we get any information their policy and procedures, tornado and a meeting (March a chance to practice them yet.” wasn’t issued was because stu- retreat held March 9-10 a few regarding the property taxes, vowing to never let it happen 21) to debrief everyone on what Bellanca said that the main dents frequently complain that miles from campus. (Option) A would be brought again. went wrong,” Bellanca said. reason the college did not is- they receive too many campus The trustees will vote on in front of the board.” “The day, night and day after The official crisis man- sue an alert was a failure of broadcasts via email and text the increase at their monthly According to data provided the tornado hit, we all spoke agement plan was re-writ- communication on the part messages, college o"cials said. meeting Tuesday, at 4 p.m., in by Hardy, WCC ranks as the about what had happened,” ten by administrators in of the administrators. In or- “My guarantee to students ML 150. According to the fi- sixth most affordable com- said President Rose Bellanca early January to account for der to issue an alert, a group and sta! is that this will nev- nancial outlook provided by munity college in the state in on Thursday. “We all said to a change in procedure, ac- of administrators must col- er happen again,” Hardy said. Steven Hardy, vice president of terms of cost per credit hour, each other: ‘We screwed up.’” cording to Steven Hardy, vice lectively make the decision. “We’re going to issue alerts for Administration and Finance, a number that Horiszny is Realizing the gravity of the president of Administration That group includes Bellanca, everything from now on. One of the board has two options: proud of and wants to main- situation, administrators met and Finance. The document Hardy, associate Vice President the complaints we’ve received Option A, as presented, tain. However, Washtenaw the day after the March 15 tor- planned for both fire and torna- of Facilities Development and was that there were too many would raise the existing tuition ranked 17th among the state’s nado, and have been meeting do drills to be practiced before Operations Damon Flowers, alerts. From now on, we’re go- rate by 4.7 percent, amount- 28 community colleges in a list daily throughout last week tornado season later in the year. and Janet Hawkins, associate ing make sure that the infor- ing to a $4 increase to in-dis- published last March in The to come up with a more com- While the college had a chance director of Public A!airs. mation is there than not have trict rates, $6 for students pay- Washtenaw Voice. prehensive plan to make sure to practice its fire procedures, During the tornado, Bellanca it out at all.” ing out-of-district and $8 for “Nobody likes an increase, out-of-state students. Option but you can see where we are B would cause an increase in relation to other colleges,” of 5.9 percent, amounting to Horiszny said. “Students want an increase $5 for in-district the most bang for their buck. A twist of fate Lockdown! students, $7 for out-of-dis- We have been able to restrain trict and $9 for out-of-state ourselves with our tuition in- WCC student rushes storm to meet with his girl- Students, faculty Intro to Marketing at 6 p.m. students. creases, and you can see that friend, Heather Brockman, on Thursdays. As she arrived The driving factors for historically as well.” to aid girlfriend in who was dog sitting for a and staff reflect on into northern Washtenaw the two options are based on While either increase will the path of danger— co-worker. dodging a tornado County on her way to WCC, maintaining the college’s bot- a!ect how much students will Minutes after arriving at Kachadoorian heard the first tom line and keeping the col- pay for a semester, reactions and loses his car the home, Lewis went into the warning siren before the horn B!" S#$%& lege a!ordable, trustees said. have been mixed. backyard and saw a tornado near campus issued its caution- Managing Editor With option A, the college “I’m not a residential (in- M'(( D)** touch down. ary signal. Fearing the worst may su!er a slight loss, while district) student and it al- Editor “It was way too cylindrical for her students, she called As the sky turned green and option B would balance the ready costs a lot,” said Lauren than what I thought it would Campus Safety and Security warning sirens resounded on budget within a few years, ac- Wand, 21, an anthropology ma- Andrew Lewis was sitting look like and it was very wispy,” (CSS) to seek guidance. the evening of March 15, in- cording to Hardy. jor from Canton. “If I didn’t at home on a typical Thursday Lewis said. “I didn’t really get “As I got out of my car, I called structor Kim Kachadoorian While other factors such as have financial aid, there would afternoon, goofing around on a good look at it because once the Campus Safety department was more frustrated than upcoming changes in property be no way in hell I’d be here.” Facebook. In the background I saw the whirling clouds, I to ask what I should do as stu- frightened when Washtenaw tax allocations weigh on the Wand’s friend Crystal Cook, of computer keys clacking, he was in ‘go’ mode. I shout- dents arrive, and what to do Community College o"cials trustees’ minds, Chair Pamela 24, from Ypsilanti shared her heard the tornado sirens blar- ed at (Heather) to get in the when the siren goes o! here,” o!ered little assistance in get- Horiszny said that both op- sentiment. Without financial ing. At first he thought nothing basement. she said. “Right as (Campus ting her students to safety. tions are in the best interest of aid, Cook, a music production of it—until a family member “It was like a scene right out Safety) picked up, the siren “I was absolutely flabbergast- students from the standpoint major, wouldn’t be attending told him of a bad storm on its of a movie. We started going went o! here.” ed that there was no campus of keeping costs low. the college, either. way. down to the basement and To her dismay, the CSS dis- warning,” said Kachadoorian, “Everything that we do as “It’s expensive as hell al- Lewis, a 20-year-old that’s when the lights started patch could not pinpoint ex- 49. “Everyone knew there was trustees is done to benefit ready,” said Clifton Ricks, a Washtenaw Community flickering on and o!. Once we act tornado shelters on cam- the potential of a bad storm the students at the college,” 20-year-old pre-med student College transfer student, went got into the basement proper, pus, and unfortunately, neither this week. It was all over the from Canton. “Last semester outside of his Scio Township the lights just went out.” could Facilities Management news since Monday, and the I took two classes and it came home and saw that the storm Lewis and Brockman are workers. She started herding school acted like it was a big out to something like $1,400.” was heading towards Dexter. just two of the thousands up her students by herself. surprise.” Ricks said that if the tuition After gathering his things, he Kachadoorian teaches increases, he wants the board headed toward the eye of the WCC ‘HERO’ CONTINUED A7 WCC LOCKDOWN CONTINUED A7 to put it to good use.