The Crusader has been the SCCC student voice since 1969. It is an independent, student-run publication. It publishes stories containing local news and features that highlight the diversity of campus as part of coursework and the Crusader club.
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Crusader staff took time out from a news coverage to participate in the event - a roller skating rink in the student union. The staff rolled around, falling and laughing, until they found the perfect interviews for their stories.
Maria Coronado celebrates her birthday during a Crusader club meeting. Students grow close throughout the semester/year on staff.
William Swanson participates in a coach's interview with the local radio station, KSCB. Due to COVID social distancing, Swanson had to piggyback his interview.
Mary Ramirez studies her cards during a game of "Man bites dog." Students learn to write headlines in the highly competitive game.
Destiny Vasquez and Krisi Anderson hold each other up while skating in the student union. The freshmen from Liberal fell quite a bit but by the end of the party, they were wheeling around on steady feet. The roller skating event was hosted by the student government association.
Crusader staff, Destiny Vasquez and Raven Staten, lay out their cards in the game, "man bites dog." The activity helps students learn how to write headlines for stories.
Mary Ramirez and Destiny Vasquez construct a headline that meets a search engine key word component. The duo won the annual Crusader staff headline writing contest.
Jaylon Essix, freshman computer information science major, holds up his entry in the cookie decorating contest. The Crusader staff decorated cookies as part of the 2020 fall final.
Crusader staff decorate cookies as part of the 2020 fall semester final. This final is traditionally the last of the semester and a time to relax. Staff members reflect on stories from the last few months as part of the activity.
Krisi Anderson, freshman history major, shows off her ugly sweater cookie. As part of the Crusader final, staff members decorated cookies. This was Anderson's first semester on Crusader.
Crusader staff concentrate hard on decorating cookies for the 2020 fall final. Students frosted cookies and then ate their creations.
Anthony Nieto, freshman graphic design major, tries to make the "ugliest" cookie possible to win the ugly sweater contest. The activity was part of the Crusader News fall 2020 final.
A cookie decorating party quickly breaks out in a food fight among Crusader News staff. Krisi Anderson defends against Mary Ramirez depositing a glob of white gloop on her face.
Mary Ramirez hosts the Crusader News show on Instagram and Facebook. The first guest was the new SCCC president, Brad Bennett.
Crusader staff took the Trail of Terror together. Screaming together brings a team closer during the Halloween season.
Working on team projects looks a little different this semester due to social distancing. This news team project has staff spread out all over the class instead of clumped together. A shared drive and document make social distancing so much easier.
Taking one "for the team," Josh Swanson gobbles down jalapeños as part of the annual pepper eating contest. Swanson was the entrant for Crusader. He said the burning sensation was something he'd never forget.
Logan Scruggs holds a white board with question prompts for Mary Ramirez as she interviews the new Seward County Community College president. Crusader staff produced their first live news show on Facebook and Instagram.
Staff stand behind the "camera" for a live news show. Each had a job as part of the show.
Krisi Anderson, a freshman majoring in history, eats freshly made cotton candy during Crusader class.
Mary Ramirez, sophomore reporter, completes a story structure activity during Crusader class. Teams learned to "story board" using pictures to tell a story.
Crusader Staffers photograph the process of making cotton candy. Closely after this photo was taken, the rest of the staff had the opportunity to try their favorite flavor.
The Crusader News crew made cotton candy during their class. It was part of a lesson on photography. Students learned to take photos of an activity and write cutlines.
Logan Scruggs and Krisi Anderson, Crusader staff, practice elements of putting a story in order. Their team came up with a memorable story using the inverted pyramid writing. style.
The new Crusader staff is ready to start the semester. They are "masked up" and learning to social distance as journalists. Picked are Anthony Nieto, Brooklynn Bauer, Mary Ramirez, Krisi Anderson and Jaylon Essix
Seeing a story can be hard. Crusader staff, Anthony Nieto, Brooklynn Bauer and Mary Ramirez, work as a team to put a story in order and win the class challenge.
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Our students routinely win state and national honors for their journalistic skills that include: editorial leadership, writing, reporting, design, photography, emerging media, social media and management.
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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Crusader History:
The SCCC news team has won awards for best of show, exceptional achievement and coveted Pacemaker and Pinnacle awards. Past Crusader staff members have taken home many prestigious individual awards such as Kansas journalist of the year. Staffs make their mark on the community beyond awards. It is tradition on the SCCC campus for clubs to be involved in community service.
