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The Independent Voice of Salt Lake Community College FREE Wednesday JULY 11, 2012 THE Issue 5/ summer '12 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com Salt Lake Teens Write looking for a few good mentors Julie Hirschi Staff Reporter Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center (CWC) at Library Square is currently looking for teens and adult mentors for their Salt Lake Teens Write program for 2012-13. Salt Lake Teens Write is a writing mentoring program for underserved teens in the FIGHTING THE community. Teens are paired up with a mentor to help practice their writing skills, work on projects and build a portfolio. Mentors help inspire and guide the teens FRESHMEN FIFTEEN through an array of writing styles and genres. “It’s great to connect with a new person, new perspectives, Phot by Julie Hirschi new interests, new viewpoints,” SLCC workshops help Community Writing Center’s gigantic magnetic poetry board said mentor Maria Calvi. “The workshops were excellent. Great students combat learning to take on a healthier for a new or returning student. lifestyle, rather than a quick fix, Stress from these changes can Teens/ continued on page A3 through nutrition and fitness induce new eating habits such as infamous collage first- workshops. emotional eating. Eating excessive There are a lot of unhealthy amounts of comfort food can year weight gain temptations for students in college. become a coping strategy for The calorie-packed vending students dealing with the stressful machine snacks (average of 253 situations that come along with the Katie Alvarez to help combat the various calories per snack), a quick slice transition into college life. Visit Contributing Writer sources of many college student’s of cheese pizza (272 calories), These kinds of unhealthy eating freshman 15. or the sugary energy drink (210 can lead to weight gain for many During the first year of college, “We teach things like portion calories) can be the easiest, and college students. many students struggle to control and how to read nutrition cheapest, way for students to curb A nutrition label is often misread www. recognize their unhealthy habits labels,” said Tatiana Burton, the hunger pangs between classes or completely ignored. This that cause weight gain, which SLCC’s health promotion program or to fuel a late night study session. can lead to over consuming the globeslcc.com often leads to the dreaded effect manager. The life changes that come with recommended daily intake of known as the “freshman 15.” The Health Education and attending college, such as new certain nutrients such as sodium The Salt Lake Community Promotion Service hosts regularly financial responsibility and the and carbohydrates. College Health Education scheduled Healthy Lifestyle increased pressure from college- Nutrition labels also provide for daily news and Promotion Service offers Workshop Series every semester. level coursework can cause updates workshops, brochures and videos The workshops aid students in an excessive amount of stress 15/ continued on page A3 Stephen Romney Staff Reporter Web classes offer breathing room or pitfall inside Deborah Lindsley Utah Arts Contributing Writer Alice Ross is an accounting student at SLCC who prefers the Salt Lake Community College e-learning environment. Festival offers a plethora of online courses, “I have a full-time job, and I and there are many reasons to need to take classes [in order to go with such an option, such as obtain a degree in accounting] that flexible scheduling. will conform to my schedule,” Online courses can just as easily Ross said. “I really like the online be a trap for the unwary. Many classes because of the schedule students enroll in online courses flexibility. I’ve done well in those with the mistaken impression that classes.” they are in for an easy ride. Ross enjoys the savings of time “I didn’t really like [my online and money that online courses course] because I felt like there provide. For on-campus classes, was no real set structure. There the time required to commute was nothing to keep me on track,” to school and the price of gas said SLCC nursing student Tim and parking take their toll on her Spittler. finances and energy. Spittler is currently taking “If I’m tired after a long day at Financial Mathematics, which is work, I can rest when I get home,” an on-campus course. Ross said. “If not, I go to school Kim Higley “I like the constant interaction in my own house. What could be SLCC student Cory Garrett works on his on-line classes in I receive from my instructor, and better?” between his in person classes I can ask lots of questions. Also, Rod Buhler teaches Computer I learn a lot by listening to the Essentials as a live lecture course in the middle of their coursework. time marches on, colleges and [class] discussion,” Spittler said. as well as an online course at That student interaction is very universities will incorporate more Online courses work best for SLCC. important.” and more online courses into the those who understand their own “The campus courses I teach Buhler has had a better success curriculum. personal work style. A student give my students plenty of rate with students in his campus “While I have not seen as many opinion who desires the regimentation of opportunities to communicate courses. He believes that a lack of my online students succeed an on-campus class may find an with me,” said Buhler. “I am of self-motivation may be the as I would have liked, I believe Dear online course difficult, while a able to answer their questions biggest problem for students who that [online course] reality is self-starter may benefit from the easily, and they can continue to struggle with online courses. inescapable,” said Buhler. Dick free-form online environment. communicate with me as they are Buhler believes that as Santa/Continued on page A3 A2 THE GLOBE Wednesday, July 11 2012 STUDENT EVENTS WED/11 THURS/12 FRI/13 10am-8pm 8am-12pm 10am-5pm Speed: The Art of the Choosing a Business Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile Entity Performance Automobile @ Utah Museum of Fine @ SLCC Miller Campus Arts 11am-6pm Tickets: $18 Adults, $3 10am-5pm Cantastoria & The Invinci- Kids, $13 Youth/Seniors Speed: The Art of the bility Fable Performance Automobile 11am-6pm 6pm-8pm Cantastoria & The Invinci- 11am-6pm Men’s Soccer Team bility Fable Cantastoria & The Invinci- Tryouts @ Utah Museum of Con- bility Fable temporary Art 7:30pm-8:30pm and Tickets: Free 5pm-8pm 9:30pm-10:30pm $5 after 5pm at Tracy Marcus the Comedian 5pm-8pm Aviary @Wiseguys, 505 South $5 after 5pm at Tracy and 600 East Aviary Admission: $15 Sat/14 MON/16 TUE/17 10am-5pm 2:30pm-5:00pm 10am-5pm Speed: The Art of the Club Meeting-Chess Club Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile @ TR Campus Performance Automobile 11am-6pm 5pm-8pm 11am-6pm Cantastoria & The Invinci- $5 after 5pm at Tracy Cantastoria & The Invinci- bility Fable Aviary bility Fable 5pm-8pm 5pm-8pm $5 after 5pm at Tracy $5 after 5pm at Tracy Aviary Aviary Each week a different picture from an SLCC campus will be featured. If you know the location and campus of this week’s featured picture, entrer to win a prize by emailing your answer to [email protected]. Deadline for entries is Tuesday July 17th Submit student events to [email protected] Entrants may only win once per semester. Mass Communication Visit slcc.edu/campusevents/calendar.asp staff and SLCC faculty are not eligible to win. for more student events THE GLOBE STAFF Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Layout Designer Brandon Crowley Julie Hirschi Aisha Steger brandon.crow- aisha.steger@ [email protected] Online Editor slcc.edu Shad Engkil- Campus Editor terra Advisor campus.globe@ Julie Gay Edited by Will Shortz No. 0606 slcc.edu Photographer julie.gay@slcc. 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