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Crusader class, aka staff meetings, switched to zoom when campus was closed due to COVID-19. This lasted the entire second half of the spring. semester ... even the end of the year game party was via zoom.
Maggie Ibarra, sophomore psychology major, adjust the light setup for a feature photo. The Garden City native has learned photography skills this spring semester.
A staff favorite game is "Tale Tell." New spring staff members, Elvis Polvon and Denise Perez, learn how to put a story in order using the story cards. Staff play this several rounds to get the hang of different styles of storytelling.
The Crusader News Spring staff includes: Elvis Polvon, Denise Perez, Annette Meza, Preston Burrows, Rebecca Irby and Maggie Ibarra.
Annette Meza, managing editor, helps Denis Perez, a new reporter, put her story in order. The two cut her notes apart and put the story together as if it were a puzzle.
The Crusader staff Fall 2019: Monica Gonzalez, Rebecca Irby and Maggie Ibarra. (back row) Calen Moore, Preston Burrows, Cheyenne Miller and Josh Swanson.
Crusader staff ran wild in the halls after the Fall 2019 semester ended as part of the "Santa Belly Bop." Rebecca Irby tries to get past Josh Swanson and keep her balloon from getting popped.
Calen Moore "pengiun walks" during a relay race. Cheyenne Miller loses her balloon and has to start over. The race was part of Crusader's annual "Reindeer Games" at the end of the Fall semester.
Monica Gonzalez blows up a balloon for her team during the annual Reindeer Games. The games are part of the Crusader Fall semester final.
Josh Swanson and Annette Meza stuff the legs of panty hose to form antlers on Preston Burrows' head. Their team won the Reindeer antler contest and were awarded Wendy's frosty gift certificates.
Rebecca Irby sings a parody written by Crusader staff for a special finals video. Cheyenne Miller waits for her part, which must be muffled behind a book.
Looking out the window of the tour bus, Preston Burrows "oohs and aaahs" over the sites in Washington DC. The Crusader staff attended a national collegiate media convention in the capitol. They took time to see the sites, even though it was raining.
Playing around with some recording equipment, Calen Moore and Kris Liggett create audio for a finals parody video.
Team building exercise involves trying to untie the human knot. Crusader staff work together to find a solution. It takes teamwork to put out a good news product.
Reading the fast scrolling script proved to be harder than Annette Meza thought. The sophomore co-editor tried her hand at standup reporting during a tour of the Newseum in Washington DC. Crusader attended the ACP/CMA National Collegiate Media conference Oct. 30-Nov.3.
Crusader visited the capitol as part of their trip to Washington DC for the 2019 ACP/CMA National Collegiate conference. Monica Gonzalez, Calen Moore, Josh Swanson, Cheyenne Miller, Preston Burrows and Kris Liggett spent the morning touring the capitol and watching a senate vote.
Going for "good luck," Preston Burrows pets the dog statue of Theodore Roosevelt. Legend has it that anyone who pets the dog will have good luck.
Crusader staff members are soaking wet and cold but still smile and pose in front of the Lincoln statue. Monica Gonzalez, Calen Moore, Josh Swanson and Kris Liggett braved a wet night to go on a Moonlight Monuments tour during the 2019 ACP/CMA National Collegiate Conference in Washington DC.
Crusader staff learn to storyboard during a lesson about structuring stories. Cheyenne Miller, sophomore copy editor, Calen Moore, sophomore co-editor, and Monica Gonzalez, sophomore social media director, team up to win the round with their story.
Crusader staff volunteer at the Five-State Fair in Liberal. They manned the college booth on the very first weekend of school.
Maggie Ibarra teams up with Rebecca Irby to come up with the best well-ordered story. The two freshman are in their first semester as Crusader reporters.
The Crusader staff really got into a group $5 food review project. Josh Swanson, freshman reporter, liked the corn from the hospital cafeteria lunch.
Preston Burrows works on an AP style quiz during Crusader class. The freshman from Rolla is in his first semester publishing for the student media website.
Keep up with the 2019-20 Crusader staff activities by viewing this photo gallery.
The 2018-19 staff won the Collegiate Media Association’s Pinacle Award for the best two-year website in the nation. It was also 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.
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.
Notice of Nondiscrimination:
Applicants for admission and employment, students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Seward County Community College are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning Seward County Community College’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, or Section 504 is directed to contact Mr. Dennis Sander, P.O. Box 1137, 1801 North Kansas, Liberal, Kansas, (620) 624 -1951.
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.
Crusader History:
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.
