Raising Awareness with Green Dot Week
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Page 1 October 10–16, 2017 Tom Petty Pg. 4 Fright Nights Pg. 7 Seeing the Similarities Pg. 9 Catalonia Pg. 12 The Volume 41, Issue 7 October 10–16, 2017 www.sinclairclarion.com RAISING AWARENESS WITH GREEN DOT WEEK Cerridwyn Kuykendall violence, abuse and other related types intervention training session for Green Dot? The event will be an overview Reporter of violence. Dot. The training goes over everything of all the information including the The program equips students and about Green Dot and goes through Green Dot 3 D’s. It will be held in the Green Dot Week at Sinclair is a faculty with tools and knowledge scenarios for intervening. Building 8 stage area from 11-12 a.m. series of events happening from Oct. to say or do something if they see Interested students can contact the Oct. 17 from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 16-19 to raise awareness of personal something happening. Student and Community Engagement p.m. is Green Dot Plinko, to raise power based violence on campus. “Green Dot’s motto is ‘no one has to office and after the training can be awareness at the Tartan Marketplace. Kates Brommeland from Student do everything but everyone has to do invited to help with the Plinko is a pricing game most popular and Community Engagement and Mat something,” Brommeland said. next Green Dot Week on the Price is Right. Massie coordinate the presence of Green Dot week teaches the Green events in the Spring The week will end on Oct. Green Dot at Sinclair, and will host the Dot three D’s: direct distract and of 2018. 19 with Share a Green Dot at three events that will happen during delegate, as well as what the program “It’s for 11:30 a.m. on the 3rd floor of the week. calls proactive green dots. someone who Building 11. The week focuses on building as The Green Dot three D’s are for really really At Share a Green Dot, much awareness as possible. The when you see something happening. wants to be participants will write down program itself focuses more on To directly intervene, to distract or to involved,” said a green dot moment on a little training and prevention. call someone else to help which would Brommeland. piece of paper. This could be Green Dot is a nationally recognized be delegate. “It’s a way for many things including a time bystander intervention training Proactive green dots are really them to get involved you intervened. The green dots program to reduce and end power what Green Dot week focuses on. as bystander trainer.” will then be collected and used for a based violence not only on college They build awareness and get people While this Fall is the bulletin board campaign. campus but in K-12 schools. involved. Something as simple as first launching of a full year for The goal of the campaign as well as “The Air Force has even adopted wearing a Green Dot button on your Green Dot at Sinclair, the program everything else included during Green Green Dot as their prevention backpack and answering questions had a soft launch back in Spring of Dot Week is to build awareness. The program,” Brommeland said. people may ask or putting a Green 2017. Brommeland and Student and campaign should last until the end of Personal power based violence can Dot magnet on you locker would be a Community engagement hope to November. be defined as types of violence that proactive green dot. raise awareness and get more people use the assertion of power. That covers Student and Community involved with the program as it grows. bullying, sexual assault, domestic Engagement run a four hour Oct. 18 will be What is Your Green THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SINCLAIR COLLEGE FREE Page 2 Tartan News October 10–16, 2017 students to anonymously voice their suggestions to the Student Senate. Introducing the Student Senate There is also an online drop box. Kali Macklin There are two senators for each career interviews for these positions soon. Ashburn said this program is “to Reporter community. (STEM, business and Andrew Owen of Student and make sure students have a voice here IT, liberal arts and social sciences, Community Engagement is the on campus” The first ever Student Senate is here creative studies, health sciences and advisor for this program and is there When asked about his hopes for the at Sinclair Community College and public safety) There are also two to help navigate the Student Senate. future of the Student Senate, Ashburn is available for students who want senators for each Sinclair branch “We’re trying to get off the ground said “I’d like to see more student to voice the concerns of their fellow campus. (Eaton, Englewood, Huber and do good things,” Owen said. engagement.” classmates or take advantage of a Heights and Mason) Kyle Ashburn is the first and “It’s to give students a chance to leadership position There are four officer current President of Student Senate. engage with their school,” Ashburn that could create a positions in the senate as He represents the business and IT said “Maybe students that never lot of opportunities well including President, community at Sinclair. thought of themselves as pursuing to better the campus. Vice President, Treasurer Forrest Wilson represents the a leadership role in their previous Student Senate is and Secretary. This STEM community and serves as schooling, I think we should give a program building brings the total amount of the Vice President of the senate. them that opportunity here at from the ground positions available in the The Mason campus representative Sinclair.” up. This program senate to 26. Diamond M. has been started as The program was born Woodson also a student advocacy last November to initiate acts as the group and is meant student involvement and Secretary of the to serve as voice of advocacy at Sinclair. At senate. the student body. the moment, only three of Their hope Students that Sinclair the officer positions are is to initiate serve on the Senate advocate for filled: President, Vice President and change through changes on campus and solutions to Secretary. students at the concerns brought to their attention by Due to this being a new program college. There peers. and few people knowing of it, the is a drop box There are 22 senator positions Senate did not run an election this in the Student available in the Student Senate. There year. Instead, they took applicants and and Community are 11 total areas of representation are currently reviewing applications Engagement with two senators for each area. and hope to be conducting office for Sinclair flavors from their kitchen to the experience in a public. They did so by opening fast paced diner Arepas & Co the first Arepas & Co at Dayton’s style. 2nd Street Market. Brandon Travis, Justin A Baker “I knew there was a market for a 2011 Sinclair Staff Writer this food, and I saw that there was graduate, is nothing like this in Dayton,” Perdomo currently working Located only 1.1 miles away from said. “Seeing there was a vacancy of at Arepas & Co. our cozy little campus is an incredible these options, I took the gamble and “I really enjoy Colombian food experience you started Arepas & Co.” working here,” should not miss. The gamble paid off, as there are Travis said. “It Arepas & Co is nothing big now three Arepas & Co locations in is fast paced, but or flashy but boasts comforting the Dayton area. has a relaxed tone Colombian food. Her background as and theme that Lisa Perdomo is a financial aid director the owners try the owner of the has prepared her to instill from restaurant and for interacting with the culture of the Justin A. Baker her brother-in- customers on a constant food.” cater a lot. With a truck we can bring law Mike Martin basis, which is a part Arepas & Co is steadily growing the catering to our customers more is the supervisor. of the job she enjoys and Perdomo is thinking about the easily.” The idea for greatly. future. Options being explored The 2nd Street Market Arepas Arepas & Co “My favorite part is include food trucks, catering, online & Co closed last month, with a was born in 2012 standing up ordering statement from from arepasandco. after Perdomo at the register and a us stating “We believe it is time to and her husband talking to our delivery give someone else an opportunity to returned from customers,” service. pursue her dreams by taking over our his birthplace in Justin A. Baker Perdomo “The spot.” Cartagena, Columbia. said. food They now have locations in While there they experienced Perdomo and her truck Kettering, (Opened in 2014) incredible, traditional Colombian staff also have plans to scene is Downtown Dayton (Opened in 2016) dishes, and learned how to make try to give back to the still very and a new location in Washington them in their own home. Once they community, especially young in Township, across from the Dayton came home, they craved those same Sinclair students. Dayton,” Mall. (Opened this year) meals they came to love but could not She is in the middle of Perdomo Perdomo sees that Arepas & Co is find them, as no one made authentic talks to try and start an said. growing quickly in popularity and is Colombian cuisine. internship for Sinclair Justin A. Baker “It only excited to see where they will go in This inspired them to take it upon culinary arts students and graduates.