Spotlights

Director directs directors in ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 | Written by Jose Rodriguez |

Both have directed stage productions. But in two weeks, the directors will become the stars in “Beauty and the Beast.”

Lauren Peck and Tony Claus will be the Beauty and the Beast, respectively in the spring musical directed by Alison Chambers.

Both Peck and Claus are instructors at Liberal High School. Claus is the vocal music instructor and Peck is the theater and speech instructor. Both collaborate on the school musicals, Claus teaching the vocal.

“They were the best for their roles,” director Chambers said. “They have beautiful singing voices and they were the strongest choices for their parts. I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t cast them.”

Peck is originally from Poteau, Okla., and attended Sterling College...

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SC student Sheniece Morton crowned Miss Liberal

Thursday, 04 March 2010 | Written by Jose Rodriguez |

Sheniece Morton is no quitter. It may have taken her three tries but she finally achieved what she set out to do two years ago, be crowned Miss Liberal.

“I was very surprised and even shocked,” Morton said about having her name announced.

Morton participated in the Miss Liberal competition since 2008, when she was a senior in high school. She placed in the Top 5 in both ’08 and ’09 pageants but it took her a third try to finally be crowned Miss Liberal.

“She was very well qualified and she did great job,” Lu Haines, pageant director said. Haines has been on the boards of many beauty pageants and has overseen twelve in Liberal.

Morton is enrolled in 19 credit hours at Seward, works at Liberal High School and as a sandwich...

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Megadeth Endgame Tour hits Kansas City on the Killing Road

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 |

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth

Editor's note: Hear interview with James Lomenzo of Megadeth by clicking on media player at bottom of page.

Fog and smoke filled the air as spotlights shone down on bassist James Lomenzo, drummer Shawn Drover, and new six-string shredder Chris Broderick as they one-by-one took the stage. The crowd’s screams and chants of “Mega-deth” were drowned out to piercing screams from all directions when frontman Dave Mustaine shredded his way to center stage.

Mustaine and Broderick traded solos back and forth in their intro—which happened to be “Dialectic Chaos,” the intro off of “Endgame.”

I was in the presence of the mighty Megadeth at the capacity packed Beaumont Club in Kansas City Dec. 5, for...

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Trick-Or-Treat Street Top 5

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 | Written by James McElvania |

Trick-or-Treat Street Oct. 29 brought approximately 800 to campus for the annual event sponsored by SGA and campus clubs. Kylix art students and the Crusader recorded photos at one booth. To see these photos, click on the multimedia tab and go to "Treat Street" photo gallery. The Crusader Costume Contest has selected the staff's five favorite costumes. All of the winners will receive a prize. Fans may vote for their favorite costume on the CrusaderNews online poll. To purchase a photo, contact Kylix sponsor Susan Copas by calling 620-417-1453 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Photos are $3 for a 5x7, $6 framed, or $6 for an 8x10, $10 framed.
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Logan Green as Scarecrow

Thursday, 08 October 2009 |

In this year’s Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School musical production, Logan Green will be playing the absent brained scarecrow.

“The character is simple and complex at the same time,” Green explained. “You could say ‘it takes a lot of brains to be a brainless character.’”

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