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Capital city offers historical vision to visiting student Thursday, 26 August 2010 |  Written by Reanna Tumlinson |
One Seward student’s summer vacation destination was Washington D.C. Freshman Shellbe Salazar spent two weeks of her summer in the nation’s capital.
Salazar is a an education major and wants to teach pre-school when she graduates. “My plans for the year are to get ready for life and prepare myself for upcoming life situations,” Salazar said. To make the trip to the nation’s capitol, the Salazars drove from Johnson City to Wichita, flew from there to Dallas, Texas, and finally landed in Washington D.C. She and her 14-year-old sister stayed with their aunt, uncle, and cousins. Her aunt is the head social worker at an office in D.C. Her uncle is in the Air Force. While in the capitol city, she did a variety of things that... Read more... Add new comment
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Students go on trips of the mindThursday, 26 August 2010 | Written by Reanna Tumlinson |
A small group of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School students were dancers, singers, boat drivers, horse racers, in Miami, and Las Vegas on Thursday night.
During Welcome Week, Tony Z’s Hypnosis Show was only one of many things the college had planned for all the SCCC students. Tony Z preformed in the Theater and was enjoyed by many. “I found it fascinating,”said Terser Littlefield.”It was awesome.” Tony Z, who has a Bachelor’s in psychology and a Master’s in speech communication, has been a hyponist for 16 years. Z started out as a stand-up comedian on FOX. Z now preforms at colleges, corporations, clubs, and special events. He preforms all over the country. Z put about 15 SCCC students from the... SC student takes on 72-ounce steak challengeThursday, 26 August 2010 | Written by Deisi Barboza |
The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, is famous for featuring its free 72-ounce steak. The catch is one must finish the steak, along with the sides, in an hour.
Current sophomore Juraj Stepanovic took the challenge this summer and admits it wasn’t his original idea. “I didn’t really want to try it, but Tommy Williams talked me into it,” Stepanovic said. Tommy Williams is the dean of administrative services at the college. Stepanovic also spent the summer living with William’s stepdad. “After having Juraj at my house as a guest and cooking for him, I?thought there’s no way he couldn’t finish that,” Williams said. Although Stepanovic failed to complete the challenge, he did manage to eat 52... |
Internationals students set their sights on the City of LightsThursday, 26 August 2010 | Written by Deisi Barboza |
Exploring new places isn’t always the recipe for a memorable vacation.
According to international student Fanny Benincasa, “staying with family and friends and lots of good food” is all one needs for a memorable summer. Benincasa took a 24-hour flight from Amarillo, Texas, to Bordeaux, France. There was a lot of waiting according to Benincasa as there was change over in Houston and Paris before landing in her home town of Bordeaux. Her boyfriend and Seward tennis player Nathan Nelmes visited her for two and a half weeks. Benincasa said they enjoyed Disneyland Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Stade Roland Garros, the tennis venue that hosts the French Open. Nelmes said it was his first time in Europe and second time... International students explore the West CoastThursday, 26 August 2010 | Written by Deisi Barboza |
International student Rafael Raw first moved to the United States in January and says he didn’t travel much in his home country, Brazil.
“I know more places here than in Brazil.” Raw said. Raw’s first U.S. trip was with Seward tennis teammates Mateus Cabizuca, Laercio Lobo and Carlos Souza. Their trip started off with a 22-hour drive straight to San Diego with only stops to fill up on gas. San Diego was Lobo’s favorite stop on their trip. “San Diego was beautiful with its beaches,” Lobo said. Raw, Cabizuca, Lobo, and Souza spent a day in San Diego getting to know the city and the beach. They spent time in Los?Angeles and San Francisco before heading out to Las?Vegas where they spent three days. “Just... |
