Free ride to Wichita for students
If you've been looking for a ride at the end of semester to the airport or bus station, listen up!
Kate Covington, Residential Life Director, says "it is the best thing that ever happened because we get them there and then we also come and pick them up."
On Dec.…
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Fernandez hired as women's soccer coach
This week the athletic department saw coaching changes in both volleyball and women' soccer.
Garden City Community College volleyball coach Nikola Petrovic has resigned after a 4-24 record on the season. The 2009 season included a 15 game losing streak and nine players either quitting or being dismissed form the team.…
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Security works to lower campus violence
Many shootings have happened recently around the Garden City area as well as the nation, such as in Fort Hood, Tex. These events may leave some of us wondering how safe we really are here on campus.
Last week, on Nov. 5, the military base in Fort Hood, Texas fell victim to what has been called "the worst mass shooting in history on a U.…
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Faces to know; Andrew R. Staats Math/Science Club President
Age: 20
Hometown: Garden City, Kansas
High School: Garden City High School
College Major: Engineering/Physics
Organizations involved in: Science club, Academic Challenge
Heroes: Isaac Newton and Tony Stark
Favorite Food: Asian/Italian
Marital Status: Engaged.…
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Faces to know; Andrew R. Staats Math/Science Club President
Age: 20
Hometown: Garden City, Kansas
High School: Garden City High School
College Major: Engineering/Physics
Organizations involved in: Science club, Academic Challenge
Heroes: Isaac Newton and Tony Stark
Favorite Food: Asian/Italian
Marital Status: Engaged.…
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>>Staff Stance Readers have our thanks
With the arrival of the holiday season, people are beginning to think about those things they treasure the most. These things vary from person to person and include a wide variety of things such as a longtime pet, a personal object like a locket or a photo, or a close friend.…
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Two can play this game
The female world has always been filled with drama, whether it has been over boys, food, clothing, chores, or friendship. You may be lucky enough to get assigned with a roommate you can tolerate but I, for one, have experienced all of these confrontations since I've started college and moved onto campus.…
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Shy? Not anymore
Here I am, almost at the end of my first semester of college, and I can already see the changes I've undergone and the difficulties I've overcome.
In high school I'd never really had anything to distract me from my homework. I've always been more of a loner kind of person, keeping mostly to myself except for my small group of close friends.…
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Distribution limited due to vaccine shortage
"According to the government we were supposed to have 24 million doses nationwide by the end of October. That number is now down to 11 [million]," says Regional Health Coordinator, Joe Hopkins. Even newscasters on television have been claiming that the government has been "a day late and a dollar short" when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine.…
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Colorado town legalizes marijuana
Breckenridge, Colo., a town with 2,408 residents, voted to legalize marijuana and paraphernalia on Nov. 3, 2009. The legalization passed by a three-to-one margin. It is also the first municipality in the United States to allow paraphernalia such as pipes, bongs, and bubblers.…
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Facts, tips given about tobacco usage
SGA challenges GCCC students and employees alike to give up tobacco use for a day and will be distributing "quit kits," tobacco facts and a substitute for chew called Kik It.
The Great American Smokeout is a day set aside by the American Cancer Society to help smokers quit smoking and using tobacco products for at least one day.…
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Seven busters earn all-conference awards
The GCCC men's soccer team failed to defend its Region VI title, losing to Barton County in the Region VI semi-finals on Halloween night.
Barton County jumped out to a early game, with a 2-0 lead 21 minutes into the game. Despite out shooting the Barton County Cougars 14-7 the Busters were shut out for only the second time this year.…
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Football ends as Hutch rushes past Busters
The season ended for the Garden City Buster football team Oct. 31 as they lost they're final game to Hutchinson Community College 55-14.
The Busters playoffs hopes looked bleak after losing to Coffeyville 35-0, but after dominating both Highland and Dodge City the past two weeks, winning both games by over 40 points, the Busters set up an all or nothing game with Hutchinson, winner makes the playoffs.…
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First pro show meets with success
The first professional fight in Garden City was held on Nov. 6, 2009. "This is history in the making. There's never been professional boxing in Garden City, and God willing, with his help, and my wife's help" … "I think this is just the first of many shows we're going to do," said Robert Gonzales, head coach of Bad Boyz Boxing.…
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Love movement gives reasons to fight
"You need to know that rescue is possible, that freedom is possible, that God is still in the business of redemption. We're seeing it happen. We're seeing lives change as people get the help they need...We want to say here that it's worth it, that your life is worth fighting for, that it's possible to change.…
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