LCCC Students Prepare to Be This Year's Commencement Speakers
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THEPAW PRINT Summer 2017 • The Student Newspaper of LCCC • Vol. 3 No. 4 The Paw LCCC students prepare to be this Preview Opinion year’s commencement speakers Do you want to learn Dan Szewczak about healthy living? Find out from an editor Writer how to live a healthier t’s that time of year. The graduating class of their fear of public students are preparing for their future en- speaking, but they are lifestyle. I deavors, but a certain group of individuals are confident they can Page 8 preparing for something completely different. give their speeches. Health & Fitness During LCCC’s commencement ceremony The next step for on May 18th, two students will give com- the applicants was Love hot air balloons? mencement speeches. The following 10 people to prepare to deliver Read about Bob Sparks applied to be this year’s commencement speak- their speeches to the journey on a hot air ers: Nikoleta Kalahanis, Jennifer Matuskowitz, selection committee. balloon. Alexandra Gallagher, Alicia Durst, Chey- Some applicants said enne Kressley, Jarvis Schaffer, Rachel Keich, that they practice Page 10 Andrew Atiyeh, Carter Dech and Amanda Jo constantly, while oth- Lazowicki. ers have more specific Style & Entertainment Each applicant had their own reason for ways of going about Have you heard about wanting to stand on the stage and address their preparing. peers. With public speaking being something “I really have not the town Centralia? that a majority of citizens fear, even more so prepared to give my Read about whether you than death, it takes a lot of courage to be one speech in any particu- should visit or not. of the speakers. lar way aside Alicia Durst will deliver a Page 20 “As cliché as it sounds, I felt a ‘duty’ to get from reading speech during Commencment up on a stage and speak to my classmates” ap- it in front of a at the PPL Center on May 18, plicant Carter Dech said. mirror and per- 2017. Like forming mouth many oth- exercises (sounds weird but they help),” Jennifer Wanted! ers, Dech Matuskowitz said. also believes Each applicant has his or her own way of Do you want to see they have preparing, but it seems that the majority simply your name in print a message practiced in front of a mirror. here in The Paw Print? they have What makes this year’s commencement cer- Consider enrolling learned emony a little more special is the fact this marks throughout the beginning of the second 50 years towards the in Journalism (CMN their time century mark for LCCC. Many applicants did 225) for the Fall 2017 at LCCC, not realize this but were thrilled when they heard semester. Help document and they this fact. would like “It does make it more special. I think it is spe- student life and news to deliver cial already, and knowing this makes it even more while expanding your that mes- extraordinary,” Cheyenne Kressley said. The resume in the field of sage to the other applicants also shared the same feelings. communications. Meet rest of the This year’s commencement ceremony will graduating certainly be a special one, and the students com- with your advisor and fit Nikoleta Kalahanis will deliver a speech during Com- class. Some peting for the honor of being a commencement Journalism into your Fall mencement at the PPL Center applicants speaker are more than ready to make the event schedule. on May 18, 2017. also expressed the best one in LCCC history. 2 THE PAW PRINT THE PAW PRINT Contact Words from the editors Information Please direct all questions, Briar Rose Lexis Harner concerns, and comments to the Editor Editor following address: he saying “time flies” here are two types [email protected] Tcouldn’t be more Tof college students. true. I thought my years at One group knows exactly THE PAW PRINT LCCC would drag on and what action plan to take Editorial Board feel like an eternity; but throughout their college in all honesty, it feels as if career, and the other group Editors I just started. I am now in my last semester has no idea what direction they want to go in. Lexis Harner and preparing for the upcoming graduation. From the time I graduated high school, I Rhiannon Harwi I was homeschooled throughout high knew I wanted to major in communications, Grace Moyer school, so when I came to LCCC it was a and continue my education to pursue a career Briar Rose Toth transition and a whole new environment in journalism. The second that I was enrolled Writers for me. It took awhile for me to learn all the in interpersonal communication, I knew that I Rodger Arnold different buildings and figure out where my made the right decision. Chris Bungert classes were; but now I occasionally give out Learning about the ways in which people A.J. Gerry directions to students who are lost. communicate piqued my interest, my life was Maddie Muth put into perspective during the fall of 2016, Jasmine O’Neal My first semester was a complete wreck. Keegan Oscavich I was stressed out because I couldn’t decide when I was enrolled in journalism. I learned Ryan Rubio on what I wanted to do, I wasn’t happy the fundamentals of writing different types of Saschelle Simms with any of the classes I was enrolled in, articles, and how to get my word across in an Daniel Szewczak and I didn’t have much of a social life. But effective manner. Abigail Werner by my second semester, I did a complete For the first time in my college career, I felt Advisor 180. I finally decided on a major that was a I was on the right track. Granted, I enjoyed Professor Ed Rabinowitz good choice for me. Even though the classes every class I had taken until that point, but Apple News weren’t easy I enjoyed each one that I was journalism is what really made me feel like I Editor in and I made more friends than I ever was heading in the right direction in regards to thought. It’s a really neat feeling looking following my dreams. Becoming an editor of Lexis Harner back to Spring 2015 and where I am now: this newspaper has shown me that as well. Follow The Paw Print on Communications major at LCCC, editor Unlike myself, there are others who are for the Paw Print newspaper, and soon-to-be unsure what direction they want to take in Twitter and like us on Kutztown University student majoring in college. Some even find themselves conflicted Facebook for updates on Professional Writing. when it comes to changing their majors. If you upcoming stories and With that said, don’t lose hope. 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Gerry Writer he nursing department recently re- The nursing department has been Gonagle, Ruth Leclerc-Matias, Katelyn Tceived some exciting new equipment working in tandem with other depart- Johnson, Stephanie Latta, Toiya Stella, that will help students in the department ments and qualified people to provide Nora McLaughlin, Angela Allred, Jo- get additional hands-on experience. LCCC with such a cutting edge lab. seph Ciminelli, Kathryn Ferullo, and Through the use of grants, LCCC al- People like Dr. Mary Catherine Brinker, Lisa grant. The scholarships ranged from located the funds to convert room SH11 Assistant Professor of Nurs- $250-$1000. into a high-fidelity clinical simulation lab. ing, Erv Mease, Assistant The dummies make noises, If you or This lab contains two dummies, an adult- Director of IT Support move, and even have artifi- someone you size and a child-size model, named Hal Services, and Carl Peck- cial heartbeats. know is inter- and Hal Jr., that can emulate real medical itt, Director of Facilities ested in getting situations. They are computer controlled, Operations. Operation and Management involved in the nursing program, you and have a myriad of different features to have worked tirelessly with the IT and should know it’s an affordable program help make each simulation seem more re- facilities management department to set that serves a vast array of diverse students.