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NeWS NeWS NeWS NeWS Unexpected fire drill 9/11 survey sees who congressional debate commuter schools or scares students remembers the events coming to Bucks dorms? It wasn’t announced, students had It has been 9 years since the tragic Murphy and Fitzpatrick face off To commute or not to commute? no clue, then the alarm went off events, many dont even remember again, this time at Bucks That’s the question at hand ▷2 ▷6 ▷8 ▷9 Bucks county community college The week of September, 28 2010 Volume: 47 Issue: #1 Green job training By: Tom Sofield Centurion Staff Recently the first group of nine former servicemen graduated from the 12- week Bucks Veterans Green Jobs program, which has prepared them for a “green collar” job. The program is located at the Bridge Business Center in Bristol. The program for veter- ans, who are interested in Photo Photo by michael Berchem entering the emerging field of solar and electrical training, was announced by the college and U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy (D) in May. The Veterans Green Jobs program is part of the larg- er Bucks Green Jobs Academy, which is the only program of its type A memorial featuring a piece of the tower offered on the East Coast of the United States. Gillespie says the program has been in place since remembering 9/11 earlier this year and has By; michael Berchem to honor not just the 18 Bucks names of all the 2,973 are Bucks County who lost a par- received over $1 million Centurion Staff County residents who were etched into glass. This ent on that tragic day. in funding from the state killed in the brutal attack, but enshrinement is called the The first bell rang at 8:46 and federal government. On the ninth anniversary of all 2,973 victims. The Garden Remembrance Walk. a.m., the same time American The Veterans Green Jobs the Sept. 11 attacks, several of Reflection is a memorial Much like the two streams Airlines Flight 11 hit the Program at Bucks not only hundred people came to the centered around a fountain of water that symbolize the North Tower. Nine of the 18 helps veterans learn the Garden of Reflection in with two towering streams of Two Towers, the 18 maple Bucks County residents lost skills they need to perform Lower Makefield to remem- water to symbolize the two trees represent the Bucks their lives then. at their job in the green ber and pay respect to lost World Trade Center Towers County victims, while 42 Rabbi Howard Cove read a industry, the college also loved ones. that were attacked. lights along the Spiral Walk prayer that touched his audi- helps them search for The memorial was created Behind this fountain the represent the children in ▷ continued on page 6 ▷ continued on page 2 alSo iNSide magic Gardens deerhunter album Students talk review movies A man of mysety, Andres Flores Students discuss a garden’s histo- takes a look at the their favorite, ry, and the mural latest album from and most hated make who Deerhunter movies wouldn’t stop PaGe 3 PaGe 8 PaGe 10 bucks-news.com [email protected] | our pictures: flickr.com/buckscenturion Weather on back page 2 NeWS The week of September 28, 2010 drill baby, drill! By: Kelley coSGrove Centurion Staff On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 13, a fire alarm went off in the Bucks library. Students evacuated amid confusion, some wondering whether their computers were making the obtrusive sound, and others wondered whether this was an intentional drill, a fluke or a real emergency. Many students were unsure whether to drop everything and evacuate, or to gather up their belongings before leaving. Regardless, the evacuation took place quickly and smoothly, according to the head of Security, Dennis McCauley. the procedure should be famil- orderly manner. A bookstore ing to new Bucks students, but they would rather be surfing "When they hear the alarms iar. employee said she herself was the practice evacuation famil- the Internet in the library. and see the lights, it's pretty Security and fire personnel not sure what the sound was, as iarizes students with the alarm The fire drill in the Library clear that it's time to evacuate," patrolled the building to moni- it was the first time she had and the procedure for making a was one of a series of fire drills said McCauley, noting that stu- tor the evacuation. Students, experienced a fire drill in the quick and safe exit. It is a nec- taking place on campus that dents have been going through though perhaps confused, building. essary annoyance, and students day. No forewarning was fire drills for as long as they responded in a timely and Fire alarms may be confus- generally comply- even when given. have been in school, and that Bucks offering green job training to veterans ▷ continued from page 1 hermal, farming, solar, resi- Skills assessments. Applicants work. dential, commercial or indus- must also pass a Physical Founded in 2008, Veterans trial green energy fields. Capability Assessment to be Green Jobs is a national 501c3 Pennsylvania Gov. Ed sure they can handle the work, non-profit organization based Rendell has promoted the state which may require bending, in Denver, Colorado, which as a national leader in the green climbing and lifting objects helps veterans gain employ- industry. Since 2003, the state weighing up to 50 pounds. ment in the green jobs industry. has invested close to 1 billion The first graduating class of Clorece Kulp, from the col- in the green industry and the Veterans Green Jobs lege’s Continuing Education expects the financial benefits Academy included: Anthony Department, says the pro- to be much greater than the Rotoli, Carl Pullins, Chris gram’s purpose “is to help vet- investment. Dean, Clark Fuss Jr., Darren erans who are trying to get jobs Christine Gillespie, Assistant Jarido, David Ditmars, in green industry.” Veterans Vice President of Continuing Dominick Vega, Greg Crisman who are accepted and complete Education and Workforce and Paul Dooley. the program are entering a Development, reports two For more information, visit graduates have already found the college’s Veterans Green field in which the and experience through hands- have been honorably dis- “green collar” jobs and others Jobs website Pennsylvania Green Jobs on training. charged from the armed forces. are fielding offers from compa- http://www.bucks.edu/vets- Report indicated could employ Veterans who are interested The applicant must also com- nies in the industry. greenjobs, www.veterans- over 100,000 Pennsylvanians in applying for the next semes- plete personal interviews with Gillespie said the program greenjobs.org or call 215-788- over the next three years. ter, which starts in January program officials and take comes with a nationally recog- 3594. Kulp said graduates will be 2011, have to submit a DD-214 Reading, Math, Applied nized completion certificate eligible to get jobs in the geot- form which states that they Technology and Personal To receive the centurion’s email edition: Send letters to: Register at www.Bucks-News.com and a .PDF version The Centurion editor-in-chief of the newspaper will be delivered directly to your email 275 Swamp Rd Ian McLean box. Newtown, PA 18940 [email protected] letter Policy 215.968.8379 managing editor Letters should be limited to 300 words. They will be edited for Rosalie Napoli spelling and malicious or libelous statements, and may be edited for space. Letters must be the original work of the writer and must be signed. For identification purposes, letters must include the advising writer’s full name, address, and telephone number, although the Tony Rogers address and telephone numbers will not be published. The week of Sept 28, 2010 ArTs 3 A man of mystery, a garden’s history, and the mural maker who wouldn’t stop by:Kelley Cosgrove Zager’s work. community—a community One turning point came in dressed as me. They were so Centurion Staff The Magic Gardens, which that is filled with multicultural- 1980, after Zager’s opening at precious they were locked up he began working on in 1994 ism and forward-thinking the Academy of Fine Arts. He in a vault—but the only There was magic in the air on and spanned 14 years in the artists, Zager among them, paraphrased the Beatles, call- woman with the key to vault the evening of Sept. 6, 2010, as had locked herself in her room Fred Siegel, longtime magician in the suburbs.” and performer, entertained a The event received some bad full room in the basement of reviews, which Zager enjoyed. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. One article claimed that the The event was part of the Morris Gallery looked like a Philadelphia Fringe and Live Mexican restaurant turned Arts Festival. upside down, with the food The heavily tiled walls of the splattered all over the floor. cramped room—covered from Zager made the article into an floor to ceiling with fragment- etching, and has, ever since ed mirrors, colorful paintings, then, made a pictorial etching and interesting objects— of every article about him. offered the perfect backdrop He had a breakthrough, and for Siegel's performance of his began working on his mosaic "Man of Mystery," a humor- murals in force. He wrote, Fred Siegel entertains in the basement of the Magic Gardens. Creator of the Gardens, Isaiah Zager, sits front row. ous, dramatic, and engaging "Philadelphia is the center of presentation detailing his jour- making, is his largest installa- whose murals haunt the walls ing the event, “Isaiah Zager, the art world, seeing is believ- ney from curious child to mas- tion to date, but it is only a of Philadelphia.