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Laura Gillespie

Laura Gillespie, Reporter

Laura “Gracie” Gillespie is a 19-year-old sophomore majoring in biology. She was born and raised in Stevens County in the southwest corner of Kansas. Gillespie enjoys reading, listening to music and talking with her friends. Her favorite person to hang out with is her baby sister Sunny Beth. Gillespie also loves to write and has been a part of the Crusader staff throughout her college career. 

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Director of Humanities and Social Sciences, Darin Workman is from Hastings, Nebraska. He not only is a teacher but he also plays his own instruments such as his favorite the saxophone which he learned in fourth grade.

Darin Workman

Laura Gillespie and Brianna Rich
August 22, 2022

Who is one person you would like to see in concert, living or dead? Why? It would be Louis Armstrong and he’s dead. He is one of the greatest trumpet...

Arts major, D’Arrah Allen is a freshman from Los Angeles. During her time here at Seward County Community College, she has been a part of the women’s basketball team.

D’Arrah Allen

Laura Gillespie and Brianna Rich
April 27, 2022

What is the best advice you’ve ever been given and who said it? I think the biggest advice is to trust the process, believe in yourself and stay humble....

Arts major, Bri Linnear is a freshman from Denver, Colorado. During her time here at Seward County Community College, she has been on the women’s basketball team.

[Photo] Bri Linnear

Dani Arellano, Multimedia Editor
April 26, 2022

Sitting in the locker room, Bri Linnear thinks about how she wished she could have met Kobe Bryant to get some basketball tips. Linnear sees herself transferring...

Pre-Nursing major, Yancie Franklin is a freshman from Campo, Colorado. During her time here at Seward County Community College, she has been on the cheerleading squad.

Yancie Franklin

Laura Gillespie, Editor
April 21, 2022

When did you start cheerleading?  I started to cheer my freshman year of high school. I cheered for two years there and then tried out for the team...

Helping as an athletic trainer, Alonzo Mendoza is a sophomore from Spearman, Texas. Mendoza is a pre-medical major because he wants to help as many athletes as he can.

Alonzo Mendoza

Melvin Le and Laura Gillespie
April 8, 2022

How do you plan to spend Good Friday and Easter? I plan to go home and spend it with my family since we’re Catholic. They want me to go eat fish with...

KYLIX club president, Melissa Alvarez is from Guymon, Oklahoma. Alvarez is majoring in art because she has always loved art.

Melissa Alvarez

Laura Gillespie and Melvin Le
March 4, 2022

What are your favorite hobbies? What do you like to do? Oh my gosh, what do I not like to do is the question. I am very crafty, I like to say I am creative....

Seward County Community College will be closed to celebrate Pancake Day.

School is out for pancakes

Laura Gillespie
March 1, 2022

Seward County Community College will be closed Tuesday to celebrate Liberal's Pancake Day. This holiday is only celebrated in Liberal and in Only, England....

Ghost terrorizes cosmetology

Laura Gillespie, Editor
February 9, 2022

There is a spooky situation happening in the Seward County Community College Cosmetology building. In the past four years, they've had extra company with...

Vanessa Mora, a second-year cosmetology student, aspires to someday open her own beauty salon somewhere outside of Liberal.

Vanessa Mora

Sara Lock and Laura Gillespie
January 24, 2022

Why did you choose SCCC?  To be honest it’s just because I’m from here. I prefer being with my family and I didn’t want to go somewhere far so...

Noah Burton is a freshman from Chichester England. Burton’s major is physical education.

Noah Burton

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
January 14, 2022

What was the biggest culture shock moving from England to the United States?  First food. Food is definitely big culture-wise. It is more sugary than...

El Pastorcito has many options for tacos. One of the most popular is al pastor.

Taco Truck Tour

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
December 1, 2021

Liberal has an abundance of taco trucks and as every college student knows tacos are cheap, filling and great to eat. Crusader News set out to try every...

SGA welcomes in chill week

SGA welcomes in chill week

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
November 22, 2021

A chill week will kick off at Seward County Community College in the student union from Nov. 29 -Dec. 3.  Throughout this whole week, the student government...

Dhamar Dozal is from Liberal. Dozal is a freshman, and her major is behavioral science.

Dhamar Dozal

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
November 12, 2021

If you could do anything for one day, what are you choosing to do?  Probably go for a walk in the mountains–like way in the mountains. Any mountains...

Vivien Gabehart is from Marshall Oklahoma. She is a freshman, and her major is Sports Medicine.

Vivien Gabehart

Laura Gillespie and Brianna Rich
October 22, 2021

What do you like to do in your free time? I like to hang out with the girls on my team. Sometimes we go eat when we have the money. Other times we go...

Melvin Le is from Liberal. Le is a sophomore and his major is pharmacy.

Melvin Le

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
October 15, 2021

As a published creative writer, why did you choose to write your piece Our Society?  It was originally inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and his I...

Campus goes maskless

Brooke Katen, Reporter
October 5, 2021

Students came to class Monday without wearing masks. It's the first time since COVID showed up in southwest Kansas in March 2020 that students have gone...

Abel Ochoa's favorite thing to do is welding, so he is making it his career. The Rolla freshman is majoring in welding. He thinks so much about this skill that his favorite quote is even about welding, "If it don't stick, weld it again."

Abel Ochoa

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
October 1, 2021

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?  Probably somewhere in Texas. Welding down there is really popular, and I want...

First Open Mic Night Wednesday

First Open Mic Night Wednesday

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
September 27, 2021

Spend an evening with students and staff as they share their personal identity and heritage at the humanities’ Open Mic Night, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m....

Melissa Gonzalez is from Hugoton Kansas. Her major is cosmetology, and she is a freshman this year.

Melissa Gonzalez

Laura Gillespie, Copy Editor
September 24, 2021

What made you want to go into Cosmetology?  I’ve always had a passion for doing nails and the whole make-up thing in general. I’ve been a girly...

Kata Jawara is from New York City. He is a sophomore, and his major is Sports Management.

Kata Jawara

Laura Gillespie, Reporter
September 17, 2021

If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?  Wings. Hot Wings. I like wings  What is something you like to do in your...

Yisel Ramos is from Liberal. Ramos is a freshman and her major is visual arts.

Yisel Ramos

Laura Gillespie and Brianna Rich
September 10, 2021

What is your all-time favorite anime? My favorite of all time is One Piece. One Piece came out in like 1997 or 1999 in between that time period and...

Paola Sanchez is from Liberal. She is a freshman and her major is undecided.

Paola Sanchez

Laura Gillespie and Brianna Rich
September 3, 2021

What is your favorite type of music? My favorite type of music is R&B. I really got into it when I was twelve years old and really discovering music....

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