Des Moines Area Community College Open SPACE @ DMACC Banner News Student Work 4-16-2003 Banner News Laura Griffin Pam Snow Kristen Sampson Teresa McCane Adam Sisson See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://openspace.dmacc.edu/banner_news Recommended Citation Griffin, Laura; Snow, Pam; Sampson, Kristen; McCane, Teresa; Sisson, Adam; Losh, Holly; Reeves, Leah; Hutt, Josh; Barrett, Chris; Maass, Robbie; Carstens, Ben; and Makovsky, Ryan, "Banner News" (2003). Banner News. 269. https://openspace.dmacc.edu/banner_news/269 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at Open SPACE @ DMACC. It has been accepted for inclusion in Banner News by an authorized administrator of Open SPACE @ DMACC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Laura Griffin,a P m Snow, Kristen Sampson, Teresa McCane, Adam Sisson, Holly Losh, Leah Reeves, Josh Hutt, Chris Barrett, Robbie Maass, Ben Carstens, and Ryan Makovsky This book is available at Open SPACE @ DMACC: https://openspace.dmacc.edu/banner_news/269 April 16, 2003 “Voice of the Boone Campus” Volume 2, Issue 13 Inside the Banner War hits close to home Laura Griffin eats, breathes the harsh Banner Staff reality of everyday war life. We civilians have For most DMACC students, the war is no idea the sacrifice the only close to home because it is televised. soldiers make.” For some, the war is much closer. Cory Williams, also a Brandy Fehr, a Boone Campus sopho- Boone Campus student more, has a sister, Theresa, in the National and currently serving in Guard. She left at the beginning of March the National Guard, began for Camp Atterbury, Indiana. They keep wondering if the Iowa Wednesday, April 29 in touch by calling and sending letters. Guard would be deployed Her sister’s leaving has affected her fam- when the United States 11 a.m. ily’s life. began bombing Baghdad. Hamburger Feed “Since she lives with me, it is differ- His father also serves ent not having her here. My parents are in the National Guard and Courter Center doing well but my mom took it kind of Williams worried if his hard. She knows that she has to be strong father would be leaving. photo by Boone Campus photojournalism class for my sister and she knows she will see The Williams family has her again soon.” had many generations in happened on 9/11. Page 2 The deployment of her sister’s unit the service. Both his grandfather and “I hope that everyone will see that we SAC Budget wasn’t unexpected. It had only been home father have served in previous wars. He will give the Iraqi people freedom under about six months and was given a heads stands behind his father if he is deployed. their own rule, not ours.” up that it might be leaving again. Fehr “It will be hard to see him go, but I am Williams believes that Jessica Lynch, Page 3 went to visit her sister recently. not afraid. If he does die, I know I will soldier rescued from Iraq, was brave and Flash for Cash winners “It was weird being able to see her bar- see him again.” fought for what she believed what right. racks and staying the night with her. It Williams has had to watch many “The training she went through, taught was almost like we were friends leave. He watched as they left in her well. It shows that the American mili- Page 4 just on vacation.” the military trucks, and he felt part of his tary stands strong.” Richard Montanaro, soul leave with them. He wants everyone to pray for the sol- Pet Ponderings a Boone Campus stu- “I was still here and not knowing if diers overseas and support President Bush dent, currently serves in they will be coming home, but praying for what he does, even if they don’t agree, Page 5 the National Guard. He they will. Why should they have to sacri- because he is the Commander in Chief. has four close friends fice their lives while I’m still here?” “God is the Commander in Chief over Stooge 75th Anniversary waiting to leave Indiana He wants protesters of t war to know all. So support our troops. It makes them Brandy Fehr for Iraq. He served that the U.S. isn’t trying to take over the feel good to hear that and not protesters with them in Operation Iraqis or their oil fields. The U.S. wants to in the streets, condemning the war. They Page 6 Enduring Freedom, the show them what freedom means: To show can’t begin to understand how the soldiers Amplitude Review war against Afghanistan. them how a waving flag, the Statue of feel and what their job and duty are.” “They are not just friends, they are my Liberty, or a flying eagle means freedom The war in Iraq may or may not be brothers. We are all bonded by the Night to us. Williams also wants them to know close to being over, but there are still Page 7 Stalker Creed, ‘Never leave a fallen com- that we are not sending troops over to be families hoping that their loved ones will AFI Review rade to lie into the hands of the enemy.’” killed unnecessarily but to remember what be coming home safe and soon. When Montanaro’s roommate was deployed, also a Boone Campus student, Page 8 he moved back home because of all the Fall registration April 23 memories they had had together. The Pam Snow “Late Flowering” review keep in touch by writing, calling, and class it means there is no assigned instruc- Banner Staff emailing each other. He wishes they had tor for the class at the time the paper was taken more pictures together while they printed.” Page 9 Fall registration begins April 23 thru were here. A new class being offered at the Boone August 25. Students can look for the I Am Woman Montanaro said, “I’ve been in both Campus is the Photo Club. Students can registration paper to be out on April 21. situations. I’ve left loved ones and loved take this as an elective credit class. Students can also register online start- ones have left me. In the beginning, it is There is also a Photo Journalism class ing April 14. Students who want to reg- Page 10 so much harder to be left. The soldier is being offered again on Monday nights. ister online but are not sure how can talk Williams leaves for UNC worrying about where he is going, what Students who would like more informa- with Shelby Hildreth or Rita Davenport in he is going to do. Adapt and overcome tion on these classes can talk to Pete Conis the office. is all he is thinking about. As the deploy- in room130. “We can help with the process and Page 11 ment progresses, we tend to ‘get used’ to Students who sign up for fall classes make sure the student has no restrictions the soldier being gone. That’s when it have one week after August 25 to drop the NHL Playoffs and is registering for the right campus,” becomes harder for the soldier because all class for 100% of their money back. said Hildreth, “also when it says staff by a he has is his fellow comrades. He lives, Page THE BANNER April 16, 2003 2 CAMPUS NEWS DMACC Boone Campus Banner April 16, 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Volume 2, Issue 13 Editor in chief: Ben Carstens If you think you, or someone you know, might [email protected] Pam Snow Banner Staff have SARS, you should: Boone Banner staff Consult a health care provider as soon as possible. Barrett, Chris A new disease is pushing its way over · [email protected] seas and across the United States. This ·Cover your mouth and nose with tissue when coughing or sneezing. If you have a Chinoda, Danai disease has infected more than 2,000 surgical mask, wear it during close contact with other people. A mask can reduce the [email protected] people in 20 countries, as travelers who number of droplets coughed into the air. picked it up in Asia spread it in their own Griffin, Laura ·Limit your activities outside the home during this 10-day period. For example, do countries [email protected] not go to work, school, or public areas Hutt, Josh SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory [email protected] Syndrome was first reported in China, ·Don't share silverware, towels, or bedding with anyone in your home until these Longman, Darin Vietnam and Hong Kong in February. It items have been washed with soap and hot water. smooth.macdaddy@hotmail. has spread to other countries and as of ·Follow these instructions for 10 days after your fever and respiratory symptoms com April 1, more than 154 cases of SARS have gone away. Losh, Holly have been reported in the United States. [email protected] Since then, 2,600 cases have been report- Before you travel: ed worldwide with 100 deaths. Makovsky, Ryan ·Be sure you have has all your current shots. See your doctor at least 4 to 6 weeks The Center for Disease Control and [email protected] before you travel. Maass, Robbie Prevention (CDC) says in general SARS [email protected] begins with a fever greater than 100.4` ·Check your health insurance and see if you can get more coverage in case you get McCane, Teresa F. Other symptoms are a headache, an sick abroad.