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Maggie Ibarra, sophomore from Garden City, is the do-it-all person on staff.

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter

Maggie Ibarra is a behavioral science major from Garden City who can help solve all your problems. If you have problems, hit her up. In her free time, she likes to sleep and eat tacos. She doesn't like getting her pictures taken at all.

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Victor Rosario tries to get open for an inbounds pass. The Saints played Trinidad State College, Tuesday. They won 85-72 and pushed their record to 2-1 for the season.

Saints win home opener over Trinidad

Maggie Ibarra, Photographer
November 10, 2021

The Saints used a steady attack Tuesday to beat Trinidad State College, 85-72. The win brings Seward County to a 2-1 record. They play next Nov. 13 against...

The Human Anatomy Class receives instructions about class from Donald Hays, instructor. Students are spread out all over the theater in an effort to practice social distancing. In past semesters, this class met in a lecture hall in the Hobble Building. Prior to this semester, the only classes in the theater had been music and theater before concerts or plays.

[Photo] Students, instructors react to COVID changes in the classroom

William Swanson, Reporter
September 3, 2020

The Human Anatomy Class receives instructions about class from Donald Hays, instructor. Students are spread out all over the theater in an effort to practice...

Its easy to get down with all of the news and updates on Coronavirus. Make sure to step back and think positive thoughts for a few moments out of each day.

Find the positive during COVID-19

Maggie Ibarra, Photographer
April 14, 2020

Since the beginning of the current Coronavirus pandemic, it has noticeably taken the media by storm. The more we scroll online and update ourselves over...

Tired of being stuck in your room and in self-isolation? Pull up Crusaders Spotify playlist and laugh yourself silly with these relevant song selections.

[Photo] Quarantunes: Songs you need during self-isolation

Annette Meza, Managing Editor
April 13, 2020

Tired of being stuck in your room and in self-isolation? Pull up Crusader's Spotify playlist and laugh yourself silly with these relevant song selections....

Instructor Mike Hale is showing high school students what to do when his oxygen tank runs out of oxygen. As students are practicing underwater, Hale turns off a student’s tank to give a step-by-step safety process.

[Photo] SCCC students dive deep

Amberley Vervalin, Club Reporter
April 7, 2020

Instructor Mike Hale is showing high school students what to do when his oxygen tank runs out of oxygen. As students are practicing underwater, Hale turns...

Erika Espinoza, TRiO advisor, got a first glimpse of the salt rocks in the Strataca by touching the Oversize Rock Salt display in the Permian Playground. Guests are able to touch the displays in the Permian Playground, such as the salt dust and oversize rock salt.

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...

Sexual assault isn’t just about nonconsensual intercourse. It can also be non-consented contact whether it’s unnecessary touching or aggressive choking.

Sexual assault can happen anywhere

Denise Perez and Maggie Ibarra
February 24, 2020

"Knowing who he was, being my father’s best friend…It’s crazy how you grow up around a person and you think that you could trust that person and...

Valentines Day romance is the in the air. Make it a red rose, dinner and a movie night. Crusader has picked some classic romantic movies to get you started.

[Photo] 10 best romance movies to cry to on Valentine’s Day

Annette Meza, Managing Editor
February 13, 2020

Valentine's Day romance is the in the air. Make it a red rose, dinner and a movie night. Crusader has picked some classic romantic movies to get you started.

Letty Muñoz

Letty Muñoz

Denise Perez and Maggie Ibarra
February 4, 2020

Why did you choose SCCC? I’ve lived in Liberal and then I moved to Hooker in high school and got a scholarship for Seward. Besides, it's cheaper. What...

Taste of Kansas took place on Jan. 29 in the SCCC library. The event was held to show the many cultures and foods that make up Kansas. About 50 plates of food were brought for the potluck and over 200 people attended.

[Photo] Taste of Kansas brings variety and diversity to SCCC

Annette Meza, Managing Editor
January 30, 2020

Students, staff and community members enjoyed various types of food on Jan. 29. Mexican, Polish, German, and more types of foods were offered at the banquet....

White Elephant gives an opportunity to have fun with a gift giving. There are some great gag gifts out there to entertain and help your gift be the hit of the party.

10 Christmas gag gifts under $15

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
December 11, 2019

The semester is over. You’ve turned in your books. It’s now time to think about the holidays and all of those gifts you need to buy. One way that...

Parody: Do you want to pass your finals?

Happy finals week! Crusader brings you their annual parody to close out the semester and get finals started with a laugh.

Emily Borjas

Emily Borjas

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
November 7, 2019

What superpower would you have and why?   "I would like to read minds. I want to read other people’s minds. I think it would be interesting...

Taco Bell

Cheyenne Miller, Rebecca Irby, and Maggie Ibarra
October 29, 2019

At Taco Bell, we were able to get enough food to feed several people, perhaps a whole family, for $5 and some change.  We got two tostadas, and...

McDonald’s

Cheyenne Miller, Rebecca Irby, and Maggie Ibarra
October 29, 2019

For $5, we were able to purchase two McChickens and two cheeseburgers. We think they both tasted pretty good. The chicken wasn’t as crispy as most...

Elizabeth Irby, CPR/First Aid teacher of SWMC, has a couple of kids race each other doing CPR at the Community Health Fair.

Nursing students help at annual Community Health Fair

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
October 10, 2019

Elizabeth Irby, CPR/First Aid teacher of SWMC, has a couple of kids race each other doing CPR at the Community Health Fair.

The SCCC cafeteria and Louies Place will have a new rule for students who have a 19 meal plan. Students will now be able to eat at Louies Place for breakfast, lunch and dinner if they please and that one meal will be counted towards the meal plan.

[Photo] Louie’s Place set to gain meal equivalency rule for SCCC students with meal plan

Annette Meza, Co-Editor
September 23, 2019

The SCCC cafeteria and Louie's Place will have a new rule for students who have a 19 meal plan. Students will now be able to eat at Louie's Place for breakfast,...

The internet and server went out for the second time in the middle of classes on Aug. 28. Kris Liggett, Ness City Freshman, was like everyone else on campus and had to switch from wifi to using his phone data to get things done.

Students experience internet, server catastrophe

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
September 4, 2019

On Aug. 19 and 28, Seward County Community College experienced internet outages. The first one happened before the first day of classes even began, and...

Jenifer Duarte, Liberal Freshman, plans on moving to California after graduation.

Jenifer Duarte

Maggie Ibarra, Reporter
August 30, 2019

What superpower would you have? I want to fly. I wouldn’t use a car, first of all. It would be cool to see things from a different perspective. You...

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