Coronavirus: what is it and what’s happening?
Rebecca Irby, Reporter
March 5, 2020
As some students prepare to travel during spring break, ticket prices or itinerary plans aren’t the only things causing worry. As of March 3, a new coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan, China, has now been detected in 70 international locations. Constant media coverage and the number o...
Twitter highlights of Super Tuesday
Preston Burrows, Features Editor
March 5, 2020
It was down to three. Two opponents were neck and neck and one is not going down without a fight. With twists and turns and the plot thickening, some would consider this a drama series, but in fact this is the 2020 United States democratic presidential primary election. This week started off with many political su...
Cats on campus
Annette Meza and Preston Burrows
March 4, 2020
At the student living center, there's more than just students. Cats live there too! Since the beginning of the year, kittens and cats have roamed around the SLC building. The students and cats have a special relationship on the campus. Students sometimes feed them with treats and give them affection ...
Photo essay: TRiO’s salt mine adventure
Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
March 3, 2020
TRiO, a federally funded grant program designed to help Seward County Community College students succeed, occasionally offers cultural experience trips outside of Liberal. These trips help students with a low income background experience new things they might have not been able to afford. On Fe...
HALO attends 38th annual USHLI conference
Annette Meza, Managing Editor
March 2, 2020
Seward County Community College’s Hispanic American Leadership Organization attended the 38th annual United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference. The conference took place from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22 in Chicago. The USHLI conference brings together college students from around the Unit...
Hickman appointed dean of technical school
Annette Meza, Managing Editor
February 28, 2020
U.S. Navy veteran, Chris Hickman, grew up in the small town of Wauchula, Florida. Somehow, after many years of running from his confined hometown and living in different places nation-wide, he ended up in Liberal. Hickman never imagined his life taking a turn like that. The story goes like this: On...
SCCC student Whitney Hay takes first in Liberal’s Pancake Day race
Elvis Polvon, Reporter
February 26, 2020
The Pancake Day race tradition carried for 71 years brings the two sister cities together every year right before Lent. Since 1950, Liberal and Olney, England have had an annual race-off on every “Fat Tuesday.” Pancake Day this year was a four day event here in Liberal, consisting of a carnival, a 5k ...
Schedule of Events for Pancake Day 2020
Jade Harper, Club Reporter
February 21, 2020
Pancake Day 2020 is Feb. 25, Fat Tuesday. Seward County Community College will not hold classes that day so students can enjoy the annual festivities with their friends and families. Here is the schedule of events: Saturday - Feb. 22 Merchandise Sales at Randall Girl Scout Building, Light...
SCCC students spread love to nursing residents
Annette Meza, Managing Editor
February 14, 2020
Valentine's Day is all about spreading love, and that's exactly what Seward County Community College students did today. The SCCC Lady Saints volleyball and basketball teams visited two nursing homes and an assisted living center, which were Good Samaritan Society, Brookdale Liberal Springs and Wheatridge ...
Photo Essay: Colvin makes language learning fun
Photography 2 Class
February 14, 2020
S itting slightly off Kansas Avenue in Liberal, the Colvin Adult Learning Center is easy to miss. The plain white building has no distinguishing features to draw the attention of those passing by. It doesn’t need it though, the magic happens inside. Students come from Liberal and surrounding comm...
Dorm fines cause mixed emotions among students
Annette Meza and Preston Burrows
February 7, 2020
A car pulls up to the Seward County Community College Student Living Center containing three students. They’re arriving back from a weekend trip to Wichita where they visited family. The three girls walked into the building, up the stairs and into a single room. The time was approximately 40 ...
2020 Homecoming king and queen crowned
Elvis Polvon, Reporter
February 3, 2020
The 2020 Seward County Community College homecoming king and queen coronation was held on Feb. 1. Qaiyoom “Q” Olanlege and Celia Gutierrez were crowned king and queen between the women's and men's basketball game in the greenhouse. The rest of the homecoming candidates were: Austin Moreno, Maria Herr...
