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College closed for memorial services 

Shield yourself from the fall blues,Distinguish what is a cold v. allergies

Campus community mourn accident victims

Campus o!ces and other facilities were closed, and classes were dismissed this morning, to give students and employees an opportunity to attend a campus memorial service in honor of Phil Cook, a student who lost his life in a highway collision Oct. 26.

"e service was scheduled from 9:30 to 10 a.m., Nov. 1 in the auditorium of the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. Regular GCCC operations were scheduled to resume at 10 a.m., according to Dr. Herbert J. Swender, president, who announced the service to students and employees Tuesday via email.

Cook, 21, was from Aurora, Colo., and belonged to the GCCC Baseball Team. He and two Scott City, Kan., residents died as the result of a collision about 9:20 p.m., Oct. 26 on U.S. Highway 83 north of Garden City.

A report from the Kansas Highway Patrol

indicated that the head-on accident occurred at 9:19 p.m. Oct. 26, along U.S. Highway 83 , app rox ima t e l y #ve to six miles north of Garden City. The report indicated that the student was southbound in a 2008 Honda CRV and collided with a northbound 1999 Lincoln Town Car driven by Doris J. Reed. "e report also indicated that the crash took the lives of

Cook and two persons in the other vehicle."e Honda CRV rolled once and came

to rest on its wheels facing west. The Lincoln continued in a northeast direction and came to rest in the east ditch facing west, according to the KHP.

Cook was taken to St. Catherine Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was wearing a seat belt.

Reed, 81, Scott City, Kan., was taken to St. Catherine, where she was pronounced dead. She was wearing a seat belt.

A passenger of the Lincoln, Leta

Weems, 68, Scott City, also was taken to St. Catherine, where she was pronounced dead. She was not wearing a seat belt.

Alice Odea, 73, Scott City, was taken to St. Catherine where she was listed in fair condition on Sunday. She was wearing a seat belt.

GCCC o!cials said a prayer for the victims of the crash at Saturday night’s GCCC-Co$eyville football game.

College personnel met over the weekend

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With the "anksgiving break fast approaching many college students begin thinking about traveling home for the holidays. While some may carpool, %y or take the bus, many drive their own vehicles. "is could be a problem for many students.

Gas prices in Garden City are high. According to the website, www.Kansasgasprices.com, the price of gas in Garden City currently ranges between $3.40 to $3.89 per gallon.

With varying sizes of gas tanks this can make travel very costly. Most small cars have twelve gallon tanks while a mid-sized car can hold

#fteen to sixteen gallons. Most trucks or SUV’s have tanks that are twenty gallons or more.

GCCC student Perla Delgado lives in Perryton, TX. It will cost her $70 and $80 to #ll up her Tahoe for her trip home at "anksgiving. When asked about that Delgado stated “that’s a lot of money to spend to go home, its really di!cult and I don’t want to have to ask my parents for money, but with the way gas prices are I have to get help from my parents.” After visiting family and friends she will have to #ll up again to make it back to school. "is amounts to a lot of money for a college student.

GCCC student Ivone Marquez

lives only an hour away from Garden City but in order for her to travel home for the holidays it costs her around $60 dollars to #ll up. Marquez stated “I wish gas was cheaper, it’s hard being a college student and having to pay that much for gas.” While these are just a few that don’t have far to travel there are many other students here on campus that have to travel farther. GCCC student Marisela Dominguez stated that when she is headed home for the holidays to Midland, Texas she has to #ll up at least three times in order to make it home rounding the total price she spends on gas to around

Allergy season may be coming to a close, but don’t be fooled. "at winter cold may still be allergies. So how can one tell the di$erence between al lergies and common cold. Janice Nunn R.N. B.S.N., the colleges student health nurse, had this to say about how to identify the di$erence. “If you’re catching a cold it will start out like day 1, you’ll have maybe a sore throat maybe a little sni&e. A cold gets worse over

five days and then goes away. It’s going to take ten days no matter what you do, know matter what medicine you take, a cold usually last ten days.” She also added,“With allergies its more long term . . . With a cold your gonna have body aches and headaches and you can have that with allergies but its not a ten day event where you get worse for five days and then it kind of goes away.” Many students that attend Garden City Community

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The baseball team pay tribute to Phil’s memory with a memorial marker on US 83. The memorial marker contains a baseball, a bath and things that Phil liked.

Philip Cook

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A letter to all my friends, my family at GCCC:

In everyone’s lifetime we must make decisions and choices that have a tremendous impact on our lives.

Some choices are minor decisions such as what color or style of shoes we want to buy or maybe a little more important, what school we want to attend.

I was faced with a similar decision in 2005 when approached to run for Trustee of Garden City Community College.

!ere was not a clue to the impact that becoming part of this family at GCCC would have on me.

I not only was introduced to some of the greatest faculty and sta", I also found the students to be extremely courteous and polite whenever my wife and I were around them.

In fact, we enjoyed being around the students so much that we started volunteering as often as we could

just to show our appreciation and g ra t i tude fo r them being on our campus at GCCC.

During my recent hea l th issue, I have been touched beyond any way that I could possibly

say or show my appreciation for the love, the caring, and the prayers that were sent to Janie and I.

!e cards were awesome, the prayers were so powerful, and it means so much knowing that we are a part of such a tremendous family. We still have a ways to go but knowing we have so much support makes it a lot easier.

!ank you so much and everyone at GCCC will be in our hearts forever.

-Ron & Janie Schwartz

!e month formally known as November has been surmounted by its not so evil, manlier twin: Movember. While October is widely know for being breast cancer awareness month, in November men and women help raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer awareness.

!e harsh reality is that one in every two men will be diagnosed with prostate or testicular cancer. Most are diagnosed between 20 and 30 years old. Men start the month clean-shaven and grow their mustaches all month long.

!ey can then register their “mo” on Movember.com.

While the month is encouraged for men, women can help raise awareness for the charity by helping raise money without growing a moustache. These

“Mo Bros” a n d “ M o Sis tas” , a s Movember terms deem t h e m , campaign all month long.

Countless amounts of men and women help the cause, and millions of dollars have been raised in the past eight years of Movember. If you are not the mustache type of guy then stay healthy: mentally and physically.

Get plenty of sleep and exercise, eat right, and use common sense. For those who feel the call to be a real man, shave for the #rst of November and grow a “mo” for 30 days to help change the face of men’s health.

It’s hard to believe that in just two years Apple has sold 100 million iPads, the tablet has been a huge success. According to Apple; 94 percent of Fortune 500 companies is testing or deploying iPad, and some schools and colleges are now requiring iPads in the classroom. Apple has recently announced a new version of its iPad, the “iPad mini”.

With the success Apple’s iPad has had in the past two years many of you may be wondering if the iPad mini will be as popular as it’s big brother. Diana Alcantara a sophomore at GCCC said, “I would love to get it, I have used the original iPad and I liked it, I would probably use the iPad mini for taking notes in class, and for music and games.”

GCCC sophomore Elier Molina quoted“ I would get the iPad mini, and I think it’s worth the money if you take care of it, I would most likely use it for games and school.”

!e long rumored iPad mini comes in a new glass

and aluminum design and features a 7.9 inch display with a resolution of 1,024 x 768 which is the same as the iPad 2’s. !e iPad mini is about 2 inches smaller than the iPad, it is 7.2mm thick and it weights about half as much as the fourth generation iPad. Apple also included their new lightning connector as well as a 5-megapixel iSight camera and a front-facing camera, the tablet comes with Apple’s A5 dual-core chip and comes pre-installed with IOS 6 Apple’s latest mobile operating system. Perhaps the reason iPad’s are so popular is because they can be used almost anywhere. !ey can be used for work, education, or for just plain entertainment. I think Apple is taking a step in the right direction with the iPad mini; it will attract more customers with it’s lower price.

!e iPad mini starts at $329.00 for 16GB, $429.00 for 32GB, and $529.00 for the 64GB model. !e tablet will be available at major retail stores beginning on November 2.

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Quote of the dayFriendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil - Baltasar Gracian

How do lions like their steaks? - ROAR

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Oct. 15 11:31 P.M. Criminal Possession of a weapon Dorms

Oct 15 11:31 P.M. Drugs/Drugs Paraphernalia Dorms X 4

Oct. 16 12:35 A.M. Parking Violation ,Sa! parking lot.

Oct.23 9:48 A.M. Parking Violation, Annex

Oct.23 9:52 A.M. Parking Violation, Annex

Oct.23 9:27 P.M. Parking Violation, Annex

Oct.24 9:40 P.M. Broken Door, DPAC

Oct.25 11:05 A.M. Parking Violation, JOYC

Oct.25 8:31 P.M. Suspicious Vehicle, Sports Complex

Oct.25 10:21 P.M. Vehicle Accident, Penka

Oct.25 1:45 A.M. Possible Hit and Run, Penka

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Nov 2: Last day to drop classesNov 3: Dean’s signature required to

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TBA- Volleyball Conference Final Four

Nov 4: TBA- Football Region VI Semi!nals

Nov 6: 7:30 PM- Student Activities You Pick The Game Wii Tournament

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Nov 8: 12:00 PM- Comedy Show with Brandon Styles (Cafete-ria)

Nov 9: 5:30 PM- Women’s Basket-ball- Pepsi Classic (Home)

7:30 PM- Men’s Basketball- Pepsi Classic (Home)

Nov 10: 5:30 PM- Women’s Basket-ball- Pepsi Classic (Home)

7:30 PM- Men’s Basketball- Pepsi Classic (Home)

Nov 11: TBA- Football Region VI Championship

Nov 12: Course Schedules Available Nov 13: 7:30 PM- Student Activities

Pool TournamentNov 14: O"cial GED Test Date 12:00 PM- SGA Executive

Team Meeting (BTSC The-ater)

6:00 PM- Board of Trustees Meeting (BTSC Endowment Room)

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Favorite Movie :TransformerFavorite BooK: No favorite, i like alot of booksPlace you would want to live? HawaiiFavorite Music: TechnoCollege Football Team? I like the team that’s a underdog

Favorite Movie :NotebookFavorite Book : Message in the BottlePlace you would want to live? FloridaFavrite Music: Far East MovementCollege Football Team? Texas

Favorite Movie : Pirates of CaribbeanFavorite Book: OutlidersPlace you would want to live? EgyptFavorite Music: Switch FootCollege Football Team? K.State

with Cook’s teammates and others who knew him. Those assisting included counseling sta!, coaching staff and others from the Student Services Division. Counse lo r s have remained available since then to assist anyone seeking help.

“Our counseling personnel are remaining available now and in the days ahead to assist anyone in need of help in dealing with this loss,” said Ryan Ruda, vice president for student services. “Anyone seeking assistance should contact Student Services in the GCCC Student and Community Services Center.”

Counseling personnel and Ruda are meeting with each of Cook’s classes this week to provide information and assistance as well. GCCC personnel have also remained in contact with Cook’s family.

“Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Phil Cook, as well as to his classmates and teammates,” said Swender. “Our thoughts and prayers are also with the loved ones and families of those from Scott City who were involved in the accident.”

The student had enrolled at GCCC for the first time this semester and was living in the GCCC Residential Life complex. He had transferred to Garden City from Howard College, near Lubbock, Texas.

“We need another arm and he [Cook] had sent us some video, I really liked his video. I never had the chance to go out and see him play… I asked for "lm the second time I spoke to him, he had it sent down in a matter of three, four days. So, right there, that told me that he was very interested in us…” Finnegan said. #en when he committed to us, I sent him a package of all the information as far as the college goes and he take-in all that stu! and with in a week; right there I knew this is a kid for sure we can count on and be dependable on...”

Finnegan said Cook was very happy to have found a place to call home.

“He was given the opportunity to come back and play college baseball, and he [Cook] fell in love with Garden City Community College and Garden City, Kansas, it was something that this place meant to him and he’ll never forget it, I know his parents won’t forget it either,” he said.

Cook was a quiet leader, said Finnegan, he was the kind of guy that would get his stu! done and would push other players.

“He understood the game a little bit more because he was a little bit older,” Finnegan said. “He has been through it [college athletics] before, it was something that he really tried to help the younger guys out as much as he could.”

Shy, protective, witty at times, having a great character, and maturity are some of the words Joshua Heifner, 18, used to described Cook.

Heifner and Cook who have been roommates since August started talking on the phone a couple weeks before classes started.

“He was a real cool and chill guy. Someone that I could just hang out with,” Heifner said. “I knew right away we were going to be great friends. We would talk about his past, girls, video games, all sports, pretty much guy stu!. He was a Colorado Rockies fan and we both were Denver Broncos fans. When he turned 21, I took him to Applebee’s at midnight to get his "rst legal beer.”

Heifner said he learned about the accident Saturday morning.

“Coach [Jay] Gundy woke us up at 5:30 am the day it happened and said we were having a team meeting. We got there and Coach Finney came in and told us that there had been an accident involving Phil and another car and that Phil had died,” Heifner said. “I was completely shocked. I was used to Phil coming home late at night or spending the night somewhere, so I wasn’t worried. But when coach told us what happened I didn’t want to believe it. I lost it and started crying.”

Heifner said that the team is like a family, that everybody supports each other, and in light of the accident, they are doing so now more than ever.

Bob Larson, coordinator of athletic activities, taught an Anatomy and Physiology course that Cook was enrolled in.

Larson said Cook was looking forward to a special study session scheduled for last Sunday night.

“#ursday in class was the last time I saw him,” Larson said. “I reminded everybody about the special study session and he said, ‘I’ll be there, I’ll be there.’”

Larson said that after hearing about the accident, he held the Sunday session knowing it would be di$cult, yet wanted to be there to support Cook’s classmates.

“All I can say is that it is time to pull people together,” Larson said. “Time to pull from all the positives that have happened in your life.”

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$ 2 0 0 o n e w a y . Domingue z s t a t ed “ Although gas is a little cheaper in Texas, at $3.40 a gallon, it is still more expensive here in Kansas.”

Gas prices vary by location. In southeast Kansas gas prices were as low as $3.26 this week. Tulsa, Oklahoma fuel prices were $3.05 this week. Your total travel cost will be a!ected by your destination and your speed.

There are internet resources available that you can access information on prices of gas across the nation. breaks the information down by state then county and then city. also allows an individual to access fuel prices so that a driver can get the cheapest fuel.

College are not local. So it stands to reason that several students won’t even realize they have allergies until they move to a new place. In fact, 25-35% of people su!er from allergies each year, this is according to well.blogs.nytimes.com. “It’s just allergy country. . . allergy season out here can manifest itself in a lot of ways, if your not from around this area and you come here, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble . . . the air is di!erent and it’s also humid so the dryness enters into it. A lot of times I tell them those of use that live here take medicine.” Nunn said. Nunn hands out samples of both Claritin and Zyrtec, so students can get relief for their symptoms. She recommends buying the generic kind of the medication and avoiding the name brand whenever possible. According to www.health.nytimes.com, if it is at all possible, you should try to take an antihistamine before an anticipated allergy attack. For example, take the medication before taking a jog to prevent shortness of breath and weezing. Second generation

antihistimines are the favored drug among those who su!er from allergies. Some of which include, Allegra, Claritin, and Zyrtec. For a complete l ist of second generation antihistimines you can go to www.catalog.md. Nunn added, “A lot of students will come in and they’ll say, ‘man I’ve been bad since I’ve came, my throats itching, my eyes are watering, I’m all stu!ed up’ . . . I tell them if they don’t take something, such as Claritin then their gonna come back in with either ear infection, sinus infection, bronchitis.” Allergy sufferers can finally start to breath a little easier during the winter months. “You have the dryness out here, so it’s going to be a little dustier and then you have the wind, which keeps that all stirred up constantly. And you usually don’t have any great relief until the "rst freeze, which we had last week.” However, just because allergy season may be coming to an end, doesn’t mean allergies will be leaving for good. Expect another round of sneezing and itchy-watery eyes next spring.

With costumes such as the tooth fary to super heroes and unanimated objects the baseball team played his annal Halloween baseball game on Oct. 30.

Jesse Rodriguez San diego,Calif.

Veronica Dooley,Lubbock,TX

Jousha Welch, Occoma,Wis.

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Straight, with no chaser

Have you ever wondered what your life will be like after graduation? Some people go on to continue education and some take their degrees and run. For the band Straight No Chaser, their future was as clear as any graduate’s idea of life after college. “We all graduated and split and went our separate ways to work for a living.”Don Nottingham; band member, remembers.

!e band started at Indiana University In 1996 as a ten man a cappella group. After the group "nished the trials of college, many of the band members went on to lead very normal lives. “In 2006 we had a reunion concert..one of our band members, Randy Stine, put a video onto You Tube with us singing in college from ‘98” said Nottingham

“After a year it had a 8 million hits and the CEO of Atlantic Records gave us a call, and we were signed” and the rest they say is history. While this might seem like a long shot at the time, more and more musical acts are being signed to record labels via You Tube.

Today’s world is all about using technology to your bene"ts.

“A lot of people are being broken from You Tube, obviously musicians like Justin Bieber and a whole host of others, but we were the one of the "rst” says Nottingham. !anks to technology, making music that could only be done with large and expensive equipment can now be done from literally anywhere. Nottingham feels that the band’s passion and sense of showmanship can out make their ten man a cappella group stand out.

“We like to take our audience on a journey and to let them be in on the joke, if you will when it comes to a concert.” !e reality of

today’s world is a group or person can be broken into their 15 minutes of fame at any time. However, what that person or group does with that 15 minutes can make or break their future career. “If you have a passion in life then never let that talent, gift or whatever it is fade” Remarks Nottingham.

Straight No Chaser is currently on a fall tour that stops in Dodge City, Kan at the United Wireless Arena. “We went out on the road in October, we go out and everyone pulls double duty.” Said Nottingham, “It’s crazy; every day is sort of a where are we now type of deal..the best part about any tour is these are my college buddies.” Nottingham

says, “we are all in this together, touring the countryside and having a good time.

”Nottingham’s advice to college students and is to work as much as you can on your passion. “Put yourself out there, you never know who’s going to see it..the secret is to keep working hard and take the opportunities you get and make what you can out of them.” Straight No Chaser’s concert is slated for November 13th at seven in the afternoon. !eir new album will drop in February and some of their new music will be performed at the upcoming concert. Ticket prices are available at Unitedwirelessarena.com/get-tickets/

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On Nov. 6 voters have the opportunity to elect America’s next president. For many people this is a very important election because they will be involved in deciding what is done about major issues facing the country including taxes, healthcare,

terrorism, and the economy. Everyone who is a legal U.S.

citizen, is 18 years of age, and meets requirements of his or her state can vote.

For many GCCC students, this will be their "rst time to vote. GCCC student Jorge Salamanca, a "rst time voter, believes voting matters.

“I think voting is important because

we are giving the chance to express our values, ideas, and beliefs through voting, and I think everybody should know the future depends on us,” he said.

Christian Garcia another GCCC student who is voting for the "rst time said he also feels the same way.

“I think politics are important, I watched all three debates and have I

been following the news, I think voting can have an enormous impact in our lives,” he said.

Not everyone at GCCC feels the same way about the elections. Some people said they didn’t feel that their vote counts or that voting is important, but it’s worth mentioning that one vote can really make a di#erence

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Lady Busters BasketballFall Preview

Busters vs Butler!e Busters have three losses in the

season, and it is those same three teams who stand in between them and a conference title.

As the Busters prepare for their shot at redemption, they must "rst face the Butler Grizzlies. !e last time GCCC faced Butler Community College Oct. 6, they fell to the No. 2 ranked Grizzlies 84-13.

“It’s hard to beat the same team twice in a season. Butler is a good team, but they are not invincible,” said Head Coach Je# Tatum.

Since that loss, the Busters beat Highland 28-17 and Dodge City 64-20 before losing to Coffeyville 54-47 last weekend.

No. 2 Butler handed the No. 13-ranked Hutchinson a 40-7 beat down last weekend. Hutchinson, who is ranked the

No. 2 o#ense in the county, and is also the team that handed the Busters a 63-49 defeat earlier this year.

“We really felt we should have won the games versus Hutch and Co#eyville, and got too far behind early against Hutch which took us out of our game plan, we already know they are going to key on Nick, so we have to prepare ourselves for that,” Tatum said.

If the Busters can get past the Grizzlies, they will face either the Co#eyville Red Ravens or the Hutchinson Blue Dragons.

“Our coaching sta# has done a great job at preparing a game plan for this week, And we have a bit of advantage, we have got dressed in that locker room already, we have played on that "eld already, so we are ready, more focused and less intimidated,” said Tatum.

JAYHAWK CONFERENCECollege Overall Conf

Butler C.C. 9-0 7-0 Hutchinson C.C. 7-2 6-1

Garden City C.C. 6-3 4-3

Co!eyville C.C. 6-3 5-2

Highland C.C. 1-7 1-6

Fort Scott C.C. 4-5 3-4

Independence C.C. 4-5 2-5

Dodge City C.C. 0-9 0-7

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Coaches, players have chance to avenge three conference losses

Left: Nick Marshall #7, out runs a Co!eyville defender, on his way to a touchdwn.Right: Tyreek Hill #24 , makes a man miss and sprints down "eld for a big gain.

Tamara Jones, sophomore from Prosser, Wash. The 2012-13 team hosts its season opener tonight at 5 p.m.

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# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School3 Deni Jacobs F 6-0 So Plains, KS/SW Heights HS4 Angelique Green G 5-5 So. Charleston, SC/Columbia College5 Tahlia Pope G 6-0 So. Wichita, KS/University of Houston10 Allegria Chisom F 5-9 R-Fr. Wichita, KS/Central Arkansas13 Mikell Chinn PG 5-5 R-So Cincinnati, OH/Chipola JC15 Brittany Maxwell F 5-8 So. Wichita, KS/Southeast HS21 Kristen Heiman G 5-9 Fr. Garden City, KS/Garden City High School24 Tamara Jones F 6-0 So Prosser, WA/Prosser HS33 Jessica Goble G 5-10 So. Gainesville, FL/NW Florida State College44 Shicole Watts F. 6-0 So. Grove City, OH/NW Florida State College50 Nicole Young F 6-1 So Washington, D.C./Dunbar HSJasmine Christmas G 5-9 So New Orleans, LA/Joseph S. Clark HSBreAnna Gross PG 5-10 R-So. Clinton, MD/Riverdale BaptistMegan Nelson PG 5-4 R-Fr. Lithonia, GA/Southern Poly StateTracey Scott F 6-1 Fr. Gainesville, FL/PK Yonge DRSHead Coach: Alaura Sharp (SW Minnesota State-2006, Adams State-2009)Assistant Coach: Whitney Corley (Southwestern-2006, Ft. Hays State-2008)Assistant Coach: Nick Salazar (University of New Mexico, 2004 & 2008)

‘Buster Bucks’ offers chance to win cash

Win $100! Does that get your attention? It is possible with the new “Buster Bucks” prize drawing series that begins tonight. Fans attending GCCC basketball games this season can get in on a chance to win every time the Broncbusters play a home game.

The “Buster Bucks” prize drawing series will begin when the women’s team takes to the court at 5 p.m. in a home season opener at the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex with Midland College. Drawings will take place each date

thereafter that the Buster men’s or women’s team plays a regular season game at home, with an initial prize of $100.

“Buster Bucks” is sponsored by Barbara Larson of ARC Real Estate, Garden City, and a potential winner will be drawn on each game date among names of all individuals enrolled at GCCC in one credit hour or more, starting with the 2012 fall semester.

When a name is called, that person will have 90 seconds to get to the scorer’s table with a current, valid GCCC photo ID card to claim the prize. If not claimed,

the prize pool will grow by $10 at each event. An event, according to GCCC Athletic Activities Director Bob Larson, is de"ned as a date when either or both the GCCC women’s or men’s basketball team plays a regular season game at home.

!e drawing will take place at the men’s game on some dates and the women’s game on others, Larson added. While the women’s "rst home contest is Nov. 1, the

Buster men will play at home for the "rst time at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, hosting the Tabor College JV team.

“In addition to the excitement of watching our student athletes perform under the leadership of Coach Chappell and Coach

Sharp,” Larson said, “our Buster Bucks promotion will add an extra element of anticipation this season, so we hope students and the community will join in coming out to see men’s and women’s Broncbuster basketball.”

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It’s Halloween and sta!, intructors, ghouls and mosters from all corners of the college prepare to go trick-or-treating. The GCCC Social Commitee organized a sta! costume contest. Some faculty dressed up as famous video game characters, while some were simply jack o’ lanterns. There were three costumes in particular that really surprised the sta!. Deb Robinson, Tracy Munoz and Mary Cervantes, who all dressed up as hippies, won the sta! costume contest. At the bottom sta! poses to get their picture taken. The wide assortment of characters range from The Super Mario Brothers and other various personalities. After the contest, a lineup of the various characters paraded around campus.

The GCCC baseball was hit by the Halloween spirit. Players on the baseball team played their annual Halloween scrimmage game. The students played a one hundred inning game in their Halloween costumes. For more photos go to Facebook.com/gc3media

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Emporia art; glass, metal, talent

The Mercer Gal lery is hosting the Emporia State University Art Exhibit ion from October 26 to December 1st 2012. Various artists and faculty members who teach at ESU Have brought work that includes glass, painting, sculpture, engraving, printmaking, photography, drawing and mixed media.The pieces on exhibition are also for sale ranging from $350.00 to $2500.

Participating artists are Eric Conrad, James Ehlers, Roberta Eichenberg, Dr. Patricia Kahn, Dan Kirchhefer, Stephanie Lanter, Patrick Martin, Larry Schwarm, Derek Wikinson. All Professors of ESU range from those with their Bachelors to Masters degree in arts. To buy any artwork, contact Brian McCallum at 620.640.7953. All purchases are handled between the

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