The Crusader has been the SCCC student voice since 1969. It publishes stories containing local news and features that highlight the diversity of campus. This website and its content is created 100 percent by Seward County Community College students, even the ideas are thought of by students.
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Rubi Gallegos, sophomore photography major, works with elementary students to color sea lions. Crusader staff volunteered for the day at Baker Arts Center as part of the Sea Lion exhibit.
Crusader staff volunteered with Baker Arts Center to run extra activities for the Sea Lion exhibit which brought in hundreds of elementary school children from all over southwest Kansas. Freshmen Calen Moore and Irvin Gaspar play a relay game with a group of fifth graders from Turpin, Oklahoma.
Cheyenne Miller explains the coloring activity to elementary students from Turpin, Oklahoma. The freshman English major volunteered with Crusader at the Baker Arts Center during a Sea Lion's exhibit.
The SCCC Crusader news staff was awarded 33 awards all together, plus the All-Kansas award which recognizes the staffs website as the best in the whole state of Kansas, beating two and four year colleges out.
Freshman education major, Cheyenne Miller, tries out the "Create Your Own Disguise" camera for the spy mission in the exhibit.
Freshman journalism major, Annette Meza, CNA student, Monica Gonzalez, and super sophomore journalism major, Michelle Mattich try out the rope course at Urban Air in Wichita.
The Crusader staff won a total of 33 awards including the All-Kansas award for best website in the state. The last time Crusader won such award it was 2014.
Crusader staff celebrates each other's achievements. It was a double celebration with Daniela Carmona being accepted into nursing school and Rubi Gallegos passing the US citizenship exam.
Fun times at the 2019 Phonathon for Crusader staff. Clubs volunteer to call alumni for the SCCC Foundation and seek donations for the All Saints Fund - or better know by students as the "Scholarship" fund.
Cheyenne Miller, reporter, reads to a group of first graders as part of Dr. Seuss Week. Crusader staff woke up early to spend time before classes with the elementary students.
The freshmen Crusader staff argue out a story board as part of a class activity. The goal for Alondra Botello, Anastasia Smalldridge and Annette Meza was to create the best story using only five cards to beat the sophomores.
Dropping an album, Crusader Fall 2018 staff pose for a group picture. The staff created a music video to mark the beginning of Finals Week. Pictured are (front row) Rubi Gallegos, Alondra Botello, Annette Meza and Amberley Taylor; (second row) Monica Gonzalez and Michelle Mattich; (top) Anastasia Smalldridge.
Rubi Gallegos, photo editor, got stuck with a lot of cards in a game of UNO. The staff Christmas party included a VERY heated card game.
Calen Moore, reporter, makes friends with the Cat in the Hat. Crusader staff read Dr. Seuss books at a Liberal elementary during Dr. Seuss week.
Halloween just isn't complete without Crusader staff hosting a booth at Trick-or-Treat Street in the SCCC student union. Rubi Gallegos, Amberley Taylor, Alondra Botello, Michelle Mattich, Annette Meza and Anastasia Smalldridge dressed up for the occasion.
Crusader reporter, Calen Moore, interviews a group of fourth and fifth graders for a story. Moore is in his first semester as a reporter.
Cheyenne Miller and Monica Gonzalez do some video interviews in the SCCC Library. The two were working on a video about US citizenship questions.
The winners of the Gingerbread House decorating contest are Monica Gonzalez and Amberley Taylor. The decorated houses went on display at the information desk.
Members of the Crusader staff had the opportunity to spend an evening with Kansas native and Pulitzer Prize winner Sonia Nazario. They spent time picking her brain and listening to her stories. Pictured are Monica Gallegos, Alondra Botello, Sonia Nazario, Michelle Mattich and Rubi Gallegos.
Monica Gonzalez, photographer/social media director, and Alondra Botello, reporter, put their faces on the front of some life-sized bills. Crusader staff visited the Money Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
It doesn't matter how old you are, you still wear the ears at Great Wolf Lodge. Crusader staff spent the weekend in Kansas City in October to finish out a project with Humanities Kansas. Pictured are Monica Gonzalez, Rubi Gallegos, Alondra Botello and Michelle Mattich laying on the floor.
Face slimming lips didn't pass the Crusader review. Michelle Mattich and Alondra Botello test the lips out as part of a lesson about "how to write a product review."
Rubi Gallegos, photographer, plays cards with some children during the SCCC Foundation auction. Crusader babysat for the event.
Coloring is not just for kids. Crusader staffers, Monica Gonzalez, Annette Meza, Anastasia Smalldridge and Rubi Gallegos, color while they wait for children to arrive. Crusader worked as babysitters at the annual SCCC Foundation auction.
Co-editors, Michelle Mattich and Amberley Taylor, talk on the radio station, La Mexicana, about the Hispanic Heritage week and the projects they worked on for Humanities Kansas.
The 2018-19 Crusader staff has been busy. Keep up with their activities by viewing this photo gallery.
The 2018-19 staff was awarded the coveted “All Kansas” award for websites award by Kansas Collegiate Media. The competition was against all two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the state. The staff also came away with more than 30 awards.
Historically, the SCCC news team has won more than 40 awards for best of show, exceptional achievement and coveted “Pacemaker” awards. Past Crusader staff members have taken home many prestigious individual awards such as Jose Medrano who was awarded Gold Medal Kansas Journalist of the Year in 2013 and Tonya Loewen who was spotlighted as one of the top eight University Designers in the SDP-U national contest in 2012.
Mission Statement:
The journalism department of SCCC strives to teach students to competently and fairly report news in the student newspaper and online newspaper forums, presenting quality products while learning life and career skills. The journalism department will present opportunities to learn skills in news writing, design and layout, advertising, and photography.
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If you have any ideas or suggestions for the Crusader newspaper or the CrusaderNews.com website, let us know at [email protected], on this website or by calling 620-417-1459. We will do our best to keep you updated on what you want to know.
Do you like to write, take photographs, tell visual stories or graphic design? Want to travel across the nation and compete in journalism competitions? Stop by room AA131, fill out an online application or email us at [email protected] to see how you can join the Crusader news team.
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