Student Life
How clean are
your teeth?
DEVON HUDNUT
REPORTER
Check your teeth. Go ahead, no one is looking.
Yeah, feel that? That would be plaque. A problem that many Americans face is
the lack of care for their teeth.
Starting in February however, the Dental Hygiene and Assisting program can
help you with an unsightly problem that plagues the populous everyday. The
students in the Dental program at LC will be offering to the general
community as well as LC staff, faculty and students a chance to receive
preventive treatment for their teeth.
The procedure includes a Patient Assessment that will include an Oral cancer
exam, periodontal exam, in addition to charting your existing conditions and
taking X-rays if necessary. Following will be preventive treatment (like a
cleaning) and oral hygiene instructions to guide you in keeping your smile
bright.
This service is offered at reduced fees from what ‘normal’ dentists offer,
and if necessary the students will give referrals if you need further
treatment than what the students and faculty can offer.
If the idea of being alone in room with drills and students scares you and
would be the one thing that keeps you from coming, then you have no excuse.
All procedures have a licensed Dental Hygienist and Dentist in the room at
all times, so there is no worry.
The offices are located in the New Dental Building inside the Riverbend
Arena, and in the spring of 2003, the clinic will be open daily Monday
through Friday.
For more information or any questions, you can contact the clinic at
(618)468-4463.
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No Report Cards Sent Home
Unless Especially Requested
Effective this semester, student’s grades can be accessed through BlazerNet.
Hard copies of grades will no longer be sent through the mail, unless a
special request is given. Such a request may be made in the Enrollment
Center.
According to Vice Principal of Enrollment Services Pete Basola, “We
basically have a committee on campus dealing with such issues. The students
requested this. Last year we offered grades online and a hard copy in the
mail. More and more students are accessing their grades online, and other
colleges offer this, too. It’s a win-win situation for everyone. The
students get grades sooner and the school saves postage costs.”
Fall grades may be accessed the morning of Dec. 20.
To access your grades:
* Go to lc.edu
* Click the BlazerNet icon
* Follow the instructions to access your
records or to create your PIN
Other services included with BlazerNet are:
* View Transcript
* View Schedule/Invoice
* Verify Personal Information
* Change your Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
For more information, call the Main Campus Enrollment Center at
(618)468-2222
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Basics of IT Seminar at LC
- PRESS RELEASE -
The Corporate Education Department will be hosting a seminar
on the Basics of IT Security Dec. 10, 8:30 am to12:30 pm in the Math Building
room 107. Topics for this seminar include Firewalls and IDS, Encryption, Social
Engineering, Physical Security, Policy and Procedure, and Backup and Recovery.
This four-hour session is for the beginner – the person who has been given the
task of network security and/or system administration and yet possesses very
little or no experience in IT Security.
Beginning Jan. 14, a series of four, four-hour workshops and one, eight-hour
workshop will address the topics of Introduction to Firewalls, Introduction to
Intrusion Detection, Securing a Server, Tools of the Trade and Securing a
Windows Network. These workshops are technical in nature and are not for
beginners, but fit nicely for the person who has attended the free informational
session and the Basics seminar. Workshops will be held in LC’s high-tech
computer lab in the Trimpe Advanced Technology Center, room 160. Participants
will have the benefit of hands-on experience that will be applicable immediately
upon completion of each workshop.
The instructor for both the Basics and the series of five hands-on workshops is
Matthew Tanase. He is the President and founder of Qaddisin, a network security
consulting company based in St. Louis. For the past seven years he has provided
an array of security services for small businesses, universities, start-ups,
consulting companies, financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Tanase
has a dual degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and worked for
the National Security Agency.
To register for the Basics seminar or the five workshops call the Main Campus
Enrollment Center at (618)468-2222.
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Options for
Readers and Writers
LAYLA KATHERINE CLARK
Reporter
Avid book buyers may be hit hard in the wallet at large chain bookstores.
While the library is the seemingly obvious choice for free literature,
inexpensive yet overlooked alternatives are used bookstores.
 The
Second Reading is one such location, found on Broadway in downtown Alton.
The shop was originally founded in 1979 as Crivello’s Bookshop. It changed
hands twice more before John Dunphy bought it in 1987. The Second Reading is
family owned and operated by Dunphy, his wife Susan and their daughter
Carrie Paradine.
“This is the best job for someone who loves books as much as I do,” said
John.
John also writes non-fiction articles for magazines and newspapers, and he
is an internationally recognized Haiku poet.
He also teaches two non-credit writer’s workshop classes. The workshops are
held in the LC Educational Center in Bethalto and cost $40 per person.
“The Writer’s Workshop” is held on Wed. from 10 am to noon. “This class is
for people who write for the sheer enjoyment of it,” said John. According to
the LC Spring 2003 catalogue, this class will “Develop your own writing
skills though a variety of interesting assignments. Share your efforts with
classmates by discussing and informal critiques. There is a theme for each
unit. No pervious experience in writing is necessary. This is a ten-week
course.”
“The Writing for Publication” class is held on Tues. form 6:30 pm to 8:30.
“I see a lot of talent here,” said John. “I fully expect some of my students
published.” According to the catalogue, this class is meant for serious
writers. It deals with the entire process one has to go through in order to
get published. The class deals with writing query letters, manuscript
formats and marketing.
For more information on The Second Reading, call (618) 462-2830.
For more information on the classes, call (800) 500-LCCC.
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89.9 Hours of
Christmas
STEPHANIE WRIGHT
Reporter
Photo by Amy Porter
Amanda Valentine and Tyler Lang, hosts of WLCA’s 89.9 hours of Christmas
The LC radio station 89.9 WLCA will begin its fifth annual
“89.9 Hour of Christmas Special” on Dec. 19 at 6 pm. This program will last
until Dec. 23 at 11:54 am.
Two second-year students will be on the air for five days straight. “They
will only be able to get a few catnaps here and there,” said Station Manager
Mike Lemons. Also the only other break they will get will be to shower. They
are only permitted to shower in Hatheway because they are not allowed to
leave the campus.
“The two students that are chosen must be deserving, have good chemistry,
and be willing,” said Lemons. The students submit resumes, and Lemons
chooses which two go on the air.
Last year the two DJs who stayed on the air for five days were Chad Eckhardt
and Becca Harper. This year Amanda Valentine and Tyler Lang have been dubbed
with the honor.
“This is really cool,” said Valentine.
“This is a great honor and it’s going to be a good time,” said Lang. “And
Mike Lemons is the greatest faculty member ever.”
“It will be like a five day morning show,” said Lemons. “It will have a
regular music format.”
The show will be filled with skits and more giveaways then normal. Also the
Friday Night Drive-In Live from Bowl Haven will be broadcast on the air on
Saturday Dec. 21 from 9 to midnight. A ten dollar admission free will be
taken at the door for unlimited bowling and pool. The bowling alley will
donate half the money raised to the WCLA for the Boy’s and Girls’ Club of
Alton. Also, the radio station will announce the names, on air, of all who
donated money to help prior to the show. “Normally we raise about 4,000
dollars,” said Lemons.
With the money the radio station receives they take 50 of the children,
ranging in age from about eight to the preteens, shopping for the Christmas
Holiday. Volunteers from WLCA and workers from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club
take the children to Target, and give each child 30 dollars to spend however
they like.
Then with the left over money they donate it to the Boys’ and Girls’ Club.
Valentine said “It’s great that we’re doing something for children.”
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First Night
Promotes Regional Talent
The New Years Eve Alternative
AMY PORTER
Editor
graphics courtesy of
fnrblc.com
Local spectators enjoyed a blacksmith presentation at First Night
2002
First Night is a family-oriented, nonalcoholic Celebration of the Arts held
on Dec. 31. This will be the eighth year the festival will be held at LC.
The official “First Night - River Bend - Lewis and Clark” web site is
fnrblc.com. According to this site, “First Night River Bend’s mission is to
provide a safe, entertaining, and family-friendly alternative to traditional New
Year’s Eve celebrations in the River Bend area. In doing so, we wish to broaden
and deepen our city’s appreciation of the visual and performing arts through an
innovative, diverse, and high-quality New Year’s Eve program which offers the
River Bend community a shared cultural experience that is accessible and
affordable to all.”
Previously, Community Celebrations Inc. headed by Greg Gelzinnis of Alton,
organized the event. But this organization became financially troubled when
another project, The Celebration of Music, failed due to lack of interest.
Now LC seems to be running the show. “We’re taking First Night under our
umbrella, but
there are other sponsors,” said Vice President of Enrollment Services Pete
Basola. These sponsors include Saint Anthony’s Hospital Health Center, WBGZ 1570
and The Telegraph.
“We’re having the same type of events as in years past. [Community Celebrations
Inc.] had the Celebration of Christmas at Rock Spring’s Park also, and another
group has taken over that event,” said Basola.
“First Night is a licensee of First Night International. It’s a Celebration of
the Arts for families and is strictly nonalcoholic. Welcoming the New Year is
secondary. There are seven venues, and from seven to midnight each venue will
feature a new act every hour. There’s a children’s venue, dancing, story
telling, magic, face painting, a black smith and other varieties of art.
“This event promotes regional artists. And there are fire works at midnight.
“Tickets are ten dollars. You buy a ten-dollar button that you wear all night
and it lets you into all the events. Buttons will be on sale after
Thanksgiving,” said Basola.
People aged five and under are free. Buttons may be purchased through
etix.com for twelve dollars. Or you may
purchase an ten dollar button at Alton Memorial Hospital Gift Shop, Dick’s
Flowers in Alton and Wood River, Godfrey Park-N-Shop, Saint Anthony’s Gift Shop
& Wellness Center, WBGZ, Winds & Strings Music Shop, the LC Book Store and
Community Education Centers and TheBANK of Edwardsville at the Alton and
Edwardsville locations.
Food and beverages will be available from 6 to 10:30 in the Restaurant. Hot and
cold beverages only will be available from 7 to 11 at the Science Commons and
snacks will be available from 7 to 10 at the River Bend Arena.
Volunteers staff First Night. Individuals, couples and entire families of all
ages are welcome. Over 120 people are needed to perform a number of jobs.
Volunteers assist with all phases of the event including site management, venue
assistance, headquarters assistance, artist assistance, button and merchandise
sales, survey and clean up.
You may work for one or two shifts that are usually two hours each, or work all
evening. Each volunteer receives a complimentary admission button and free
access to the hospitality rooms.
Volunteers are required to attend one training session held on Dec. 29 from 3 to
4:00 pm in Hatheway Hall. At this training session you will be informed as to
what is to be expected from you and what the proper attire will be for the
night.
For more information, or to volunteer call (618)468-7500, email
[email protected] or write to Jody Basola
18894 US Hwy 67 Jerseyville, IL 62052. Leave your name and phone number and the
organizers we will get back to you with details.
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DR. GERALD
MOZUR CHOSEN FOR COMMITTEE ON PHILOSOPHY
STEPHANIE WRIGHT
Reporter
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE WRIGHT
LC Professor Dr. Gerald Mozur
On Oct. 28 LC Professor Dr. Gerald Mozur received an e-mail from Michael
Kelly, Ph.D. and Executive Director of the American Philosophical
Association (APA). This stated that Mozur has been elected to serve as a
member of the Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges in the Central
Division.
His three-year term will begin on July 1, 2003.
Mozur joined the APA in 1988. This Organization allows professors in the
philosophy field meet together to exchange ideas on philosophy.
To be elected to a committee a person must be nominate. They must then
submit a statement of interest and a resume. The Board of Officers then
decided on the best nominee for the job.
Mozur graduated from Centre College in Kentucky in 1979 with a Bachelor of
Arts. In 1983 he graduated from the University of Kentucky with his M.A.
Then Mozur received his Ph. D. from Washington University in 1990.
Mozur teaches philosophy courses at LC such as: Phil 131, 231 and 241. He
formerly also taught full-time at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. from
1989 to 90 and Southwest Missouri State from 1990 to 94. He has also held
part-time jobs at Forest Park, FloValley, Webster, Washington University and
University of Missouri St. Louis from 1994 to 97, before teaching at LC.
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Verizon
Gives LC $14,100
- PRESS RELEASE -
Verizon, a telecommunications company, presented LC with a check in
the amount of $14,100 during an official ceremony. LC, which applied for
the grant from Verizon, and will use the money to connect its most
remote, rural community education center in Greene County to its
campus-based Enrollment Center for same-time (synchronous) academic
advising.
“Academic advising is usually the first person-to-person contact that a
student makes with a college, and a successful experience in academic
advising is critical to appropriate course placement and sound academic
advising,” LC President Dale Chapman said. “We’re extremely grateful to
Verizon for their commitment to the community and the educational needs
of community’s students.”
Although much sharing of information can be done with asynchronous
technological connections, such as e-mail and a web site, academic
advising is a uniquely interpersonal experience that yields the best
results when done in real time. The grant money will be used to purchase
the equipment involved in establishing the connectivity for the
real-time advising.
Using a speaker telephone for audio connection, monitor-mounted cameras
for video and the computer for data connection, the advisor and advisee
can have same-time audio, video and data communication. This technology
would allow the advisor to provide immediate assistance with matters
such as financial aid and admission forms (using split-screen
presentations), and orientation to Web CT (online courses).
The connectivity to the main campus will also help staff in the Green
County CEC obtain training for their own professional development to
better serve the LC students in their area.
“We believe connectivity will increase the quality of academic
advisement that our off-campus students are receiving,” Chapman said.
“This will allow us to serve more students, more effectively, as our
advisors on campus will be able to work with these students without
either party having to travel to another location.”
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Students Invited to Enter
Christopher Video Contest
The Christophers have announced their sixteenth annual Video Contest for College
Students. The contest includes cash awards of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the
top three entries and five honorable mention prizes of $500 each. The top
winners will also have their work featured on the syndicated television program
Christopher Closeup that is broadcast on over 100 outlets throughout the United
States and in more than 150 foreign countries via the Armed Forces Network.
To enter students must interpret the theme “One Person Can Make a Difference.”
Past winners have used a variety of styles and genres that have included drama,
comedy, documentary, news format, music video and animation.
Gerald M. Costello, President of The Christophers, announced this year’s
competition, saying, “In these troubled times, it’s important to listen to and
encourage the idealism and enthusiasm of these students. More than ever, the
world be shaped by their positive and creative vision.”
Entries may be created using film or video, but must be submitted in NTSC format
on standard full-sized VHS tapes only, and must be five minutes or less in
length. The contest is open to all currently enrolled college students, on both
the undergraduate and graduate levels. Students may enter more than once, but an
official entry form must accompany each video. The deadline for the entries is
June 13, 2003.
Official entry forms are available by writing to : College Video Contest, The
Christophers, 12 E. 48th St., New York, NY 10017, by calling (212)759-4050, or
by visiting
christophers.org/contests.html on the Web.
The Christophers, a non-profit organization founded in 1945, uses print and
electronic media to encourage all individuals to raise the standard of public
life. The Christopher motto is: “It’s better to light one candle than to curse
in darkness.”
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How
do I join The Bridge?
1. Come up with an idea. It doesn’t have to be a good idea, just an idea, all
your very own.
2. Put this idea into words. “I want to ________________ because ___________.”
3. Present these words a member of The Bridge staff. You may do this through
email, phone, snail mail or in
person during office hours.
It’s really just that simple.
Due to some of our staff graduating this winter (you bums) there are plenty of
positions and opportunities just waiting for you.
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About the Cover:
We really like this hat, worn by Dustin Pritchard, who was kind enough to
model it for us.
Photo by Julia Batty
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Staff Picks: What we like about
winter.
Stephanie Hoke – Toe socks, scarves, sweaters and how everything
looks covered in snow.
Amy Porter – Christmas Eve at my Nanny’s house with the family I
actually enjoy being around.
Stephanie Orr – The reflection of the moonlight on the snow.
Ben Harris
– The temperature stays below 70 degrees.
Ryan Yepsen – Sledding!
Ryk Lewis - Spring follows!
Chris Unthank – I fly to LA every New Year.
Melissa Bowen – Snowball fights
Anthony Greff – It means Christmas is coming.
Vanessa Hafner
– The muffled quiet feeling when it snows.
Stephanie Wright – Traditionally my dad and I go to the Centralia
Holiday Tournament. Also, I see my extended family.
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