The Mane Issue - April 2009

Find your passion and use it to improve the World

The Mane IssueThe Mane IssueApril 2009 Volume 6, Issue 5

In This IssueIn This Issue

Arts in April Arts in April Going GreenGoing Green

Campus NewsCampus News Instructor ProfileInstructor Profile

Changes at Wallace StateChanges at Wallace State And Much More...And Much More...

Wallace State’s Student Newspaper

April 2009

Wednesday, April 22

Earth Day - Activities on campus all

day

9:30am Campus Ministry's Food Closet

Thursday, April 23


2pm Softball vs. Calhoun

7pm WSCC Singers Dinner Show

Friday, April 24

All day Alumni Connection

6pm Hanceville HS Dinner Show


Saturday, April 25


Sunday, April 26

2pm Softball vs. Alabama Southern

Monday, April 27

Early Summer Registration Begins


Tuesday, April 28


8pm Journey College Bible Study

Wednesday, April 29


10am Graduation Rehearsal

Thursday, April 30

9:30am Campus Ministry's Food

Closet

6pm Baseball vs. Lawson State

7pm Music Department Spring

Concert

Saturday, May 2

2pm Baseball vs. Lawson (DH)

Monday, May 4

Early On-Site Registration Begins

Final Exams


Tuesday, May 5

Final Exams



Wednesday, May 6

Final Exams


Thursday, May 7

Final Exams


Friday, May 8

Final Exams

Cullman County Water Festival

Mini Term II Ends

ACCC Baseball Tournament

4pm Diagnostic Imaging Pinning

5pm Respiratory Therapy Pinning

Saturday, May 9


Sunday, May 10


Monday, May 11


First Day books can be charged on

Pell Grant and Stafford Loans for

Summer

Local Professional Development

9:30am Campus Ministry's Food

Closet

Tuesday, May 12


Local Professional Development

Grades Due



Wednesday, May 13


Faculty Duty Days


Thursday, May 14


Faculty Duty Days


6pm Nursing Pinning

More events at

www.wallacestate.edu

Upcoming Events

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Wallace State StudentNewspaper Staff.

Sam Rolley, Editor

Andrew Hill

Andre Caldwell

Aldo Amato

Bethany Petty

Heather Mortensen

Cameron Thomas

Elisabethe Dorning

Jasmine Hall

Tycheria Woods

Ashley Lecroy

Editor’s Notes

There are certain times when every writer finds the need to use atired cliche` to describe the moment at hand.So, I say, Spring is in the air. It is easilynoticeable to students and their instructorsthat the summer months are drawing near, thefinal round of finals will be given and we willall soon find relaxation and excitement.

Summer, especially for the college studentpresents a time for new beginnings and excit-ing changes. The remaining staff members ofThe Mane Issue will be re-evaluating andchanging our paper in the coming months, we will also be involving our-selves in new initiatives to better the campus of Wallace State through afocus on the environment.

Students of our college are very involved and constantly finding waysto make the world around them a better place. It is important to remem-ber that change on a large scale begins with one mind, one idea, and itsinfluence on a group of like-minded individualism. We encourage you totake your ideas to the next level, organize your friends, and change theworld.

As the world constantly changes, for better or for worse, it is up to us-college students- to shape the world into a place that will allow us to suc-ceed in the future. Pick your passion and use it to change the world.

Thank you for reading.

Sam RolleyEditor, The Mane Issue

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Campus News April 2009

Cutting Costs and Conserving Energy this

Summer - WSCC Tests a 4-Day Work WeekWallace State will join a growing number of

colleges across the country moving temporarilyto a 4-day work week this summer as a cost sav-ings measure to address budget reductions, butalso as a win-win way to meet student needs.

“Our first priority will always be serving stu-dents,” said Wallace State President Dr. VickiHawsey. “We have examined this option forthe better part of a year, and have studiedresults at other colleges and public entitiesthat have already instituted a four-day workweek with positive results.”

Classes that meet Monday throughThursday have always been the more pop-ular for students, filling up first, and anexpanded Monday through Thursday col-lege schedule will provide more classoptions during those days. With the growthof online classes, Wallace State is nowable to serve students 24/7. That meansstudents whose work schedules insist theyattend on Fridays will not be left out. Eventhe technical programs, which have increasinglyincorporated technology into classrooms, will usethe option of some online coursework to makeofferings more flexible.

The college hopes to save up to 20 percentof utility costs in the summer by powering downmost of the campus over the three-day weekend.

Costs skyrocketed last year when TVA priceswent up.

“Our annual utility costs are now approxi-mately $2 million--we have a very large cam-pus,” said Hawsey. “We are hoping to save up to20 percent of those utility costs by closing ourcampus one day a week. If we can save$300,000 to $400,000 through this pilot work

week reduction, that protects jobs for ouremployees and preserves funds for other neces-sary operational expenses.”

In an effort to give colleges flexibility and cre-ativity to effectively run campuses during theeconomic crisis, the State Board of Educationrecently approved a revision to Policy 609.03,

which requires campuses to remain open atleast 40 hours per week but gives college presi-dents the flexibility to establish alternatives to astandard five day work week.

Surveys of employees across campusregarding the summer scheduling change wereoverwhelmingly positive, said Hawsey. “Therewere concerns about childcare voiced by a fewemployees but overall the responses we gotwere very favorable.”

The college will offer options to those whoneed to work on Fridays. A couple of buildingswill remain open which house outside programslike the Diagnostic Poultry Lab and AlabamaCareer Services.

Brevard Community College in Florida testeda four-day week during the summer of 2007when gas prices rose. According to a CNNreport, students welcomed the move. JamesDrake, Brevard’s president, said that the move“worked out better than anyone hoped.” Themoney the college was able to save from even-

tually instituting a four-day schedulethroughout the year allowed them to hireadditional faculty to better serve a growingstudent population. The college reportedless absenteeism among employees,increased morale and less turnover, andan increase in employment applications. Nearly a year after the State of Utah

moved to a 4-day work week, the statereported reduced greenhouse gas emis-sions, reduced gasoline consumptionamong employees, improved morale, andsavings on contract services. Their suc-cess has become a model for institutions,businesses, and other states across the

country that are considering or have alreadymoved to a four-day work week this year.

“We have to look for ways to save money,preserve jobs, and continue to exceed the highlevel of personal student service for whichWallace State is known,” Hawsey said.

Wallace State’s new summer schedule willbegin June 1 following the Memorial Day holidayand continue until August 1. An updated classschedule will be available online atwww.wallacestate.edu prior to registration forsummer semester, which begins April 27.Summer classes begin May 27.

The WSCC campus will power down on Fridays this summer.

By Ashley LeCroy

A household with working couples uses about 4,117 kWh elec-tricity.

A single person uses 3,084 kWh of electricity.

A family with two children uses 5,480 ofelectricity.

Just changing to energy efficient lightbulbs can save up to 75% of energy.

A person uses 80 – 100 gallons of water aday, the largest use of household water isflushing the toilet and taking showers.

By changing your shower head to anenergy efficient shower head it can save up to 40% of water.

By fixing leaking faucets and toilets on an average you cansave up to 8% (or more) of water.

So the next time you go shopping look for energy efficientproducts. You will be amazed at just how much it really doessave. If you don’t believe me, try it - what do you have to lose?

Did You Know?

On March 19 and 20, members of the Wallace State Student SupportServices program travelled to Atlanta, Ga. for the program’s annual SpringCultural Trip.Students touredCNN Studios, theWorld of CokeMuseum, and thenew King TutExhibit,"Tutankhamen:The Golden Kingand the GreatPharaohs." AtThe HighMuseum of Art,they viewed "TheFirst Emperor -China'sTerracotta Army,"touted to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century.Students also visited The King Center, learning how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.envisioned his community and the world in a spirit of brotherhood and sister-hood. They were also given a guided bus tour of historic sites throughoutAtlanta. Students participating in the SSS Sprint Trip were Desiree Baird, AdamSchrimsher, Tawanna Salters, Ebony Billups, Deborah Ellison, Lisa Lewis, AaronPecina, Justin Munford, Markiec Ridley, Ivan Zamora, Leasa Amplas, PatriciaGraves, Erika Nix, Selita Cater, Kenyatta Hampton, Tae Stephens, TammyCofield, Charlotte Graves, Britney Gilley, Alice Welch, Adam Holmes, Nick Wilks,Ryan Hale, Kameshia Ross, Jordan Roberts, and Lamarcus Savage.

Student Support ServicesVisits Atlanta

April Brings Art to WSCCThe arts were in the air at Wallace State

Community College in Hanceville last week asmusic and theatre performances, a visual artsexhibit and a literary forum enlivened the cam-pus and community.

The Wallace State Theatre Department per-formed a VarietyShow on Tuesdayas part of the col-lege’s weeklongArts in April lineup.

Departmentcast membersdebuted skits from“Times Like This”by Lucky Stiff,“ControllingInterest” by WayneRawley, andThornton Wilder’s“Our Town.” Theyrevived selectedscenes from theirearlier performanc-es of the musical “Grease” and Paul Rudnick’s “IHate Hamlet.”

“I was so glad the community came out,”said WSCC Theatre Director Lauren Cantrell.“We hope to make the even bigger and betterevery year.”

Cantrell was complimentary of her cast.“They are so committed and they work reallyhard, but they enjoy it. They all give a 100 per-cent,” she said. “I’m impressed that they are soadaptable and so enthusiastic--working withthem is a pleasure.”

Tuesday’s cast members included LeslieSmith, Michael Bryant, Jacob Sotherland, EricFisher, Kyle Windsor, Bekah Westbrook, CaitlinNixon, Heather Mortenson, Brittney Parker,Amber Dutenhoeffer, Kate Mullaney, and NickWrightson.

On Wednesday, the Music Department host-ed acclaimed jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins.

Kosins performed several numbers withmembers of the Wallace State Jazz Band andwith a combo, including “Lullaby and theLeaves,” “Black Orpheus,” “The Way You LookTonight,” and a big band arrangement of Duke

Ellington’s classic “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear FromMe.”The combo featured Alabama Jazz Hall ofFamer Sonny Harris on drums; the University ofAlabama’s Director of Jazz Studies ChristopherKozak on bass; pianist Raymond Reach, who

currently servesas Director ofStudent JazzPrograms for theAlabama Jazz Hallof Fame; andRicky Burks, Chairof the WallaceState MusicDepartment andJazz BandDirector, on saxo-phone. Throughout thehour session,Kosins encour-aged questionsfrom the audience,especially from

music students.“Don’t you want to know what the life of a

professional musician is really like?” she asked.“Well it’s not all glamour.There’s a bed bug epidemicin this country – and allover the world really,” shesaid. “No kidding, I just sawsomething in the paperagain this week. I take mymagnifying glass and flash-light everywhere I go!”

On a more serious side,Kosins discussed the wayjazz musicians make music,even when they have notperformed together before.There are conventional andpopular forms as well astunes professional musi-cians should have in theirrepertoire, she said. She recommended studentslearn to play in a wide variety of keys anddemonstrated some of the gestures and hand

signals singers and band members might use tocommunicate, such as holding three fingers upto indicate three sharps and three fingers downto indicate three flats.

“Every place I go I have a different combo,”she said. “I have had the pleasure of workingwith these guys before, but not in this format,and sometimes you work with musicians withless jazz experience. The key is communication.

That’s what jazz is – it’s a conversation with-out words,” she said.

Kosins said she was first inspired by jazzinstrumentalists like Miles Davis and CharlieParker. Her singing interests began with rockand roll. She followed Janis Joplin before findinga passion for jazz vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, DianeReeves and Tony Bennett.

This performance was Kosins’ second atWallace State. She performed during the firstArts in April in 2004.

Members of the Wallace State Jazz Bandperforming with Kosins included Aaron Williams,Quintarius Wright, Chris Jones, Jared Salter,David Topping, Zach Payne, Lindsey Jett, WesFrydendahl, Hallie Drake, Jonathan Deaver,Katelynn Briscoe, Marrieanne Walsh, StevenMethrin, Jason Smith, Jessica Hagemore, andJacob Keisler.

Festivitiescontinuedwith a liter-ary forumfeaturingNationalBookAwardfinalistDennisCovingtononThursday,a Big BandDance bythe JazzBand on

Friday, and a Juried Art Exhibition on Saturday.Visit www.wallacestate.edu for photos and arecap of these events.

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Student Lifestyle April 2009

The CDC estimatesthat there are approxi-mately 19 million newcases of STDs each year,almost half of themamong young peopleages 15 to 24.

There are physicaland psychologicalimpacts. Untreated, someSTDs can lead to serioushealth consequences,including infertility.

Many of those whoare infected do not knowit because many STDsdo not have any symp-toms. The only way toknow for sure whether aperson has an STD is toget tested.

For more informationcall the National STDHotline: 1-800-227-8922.Assistance is availablefrom 7 a.m.-10 p.m. cen-

tral time, Monday throughFriday or visit one ofAlabama’s 67 countyhealth departments. Tofind a location inAlabama, check theAlabama Department ofPublic Health Web site athttp://www.adph.org.More information is alsoavailable athttp://www.cdc.gov/std.

April is

STD Awareness Month

Jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins preformed during Arts in April.

Campus MinistriesUpdateBy Jasmine Hall

Campus Ministries holds a Journey Bible Study on Tuesdaysat 8pm in the Campus Ministries Room at the Wallace StateStudent Center. Devo/PT is in the Campus Ministries Room onWednesdays and Thursdays.

The Commissioned Team includes Jade Austin, LucasJohnson, Kayla Baker, Jasmine Hall, Tabitha Pierce, ElizabethSpence, Jessica Cagle, and Jimmy Moon.

Don’t miss Food for Thought and the Food Closet. For moreinformation about these or other Campus Ministries Activities,contact Christy Hicks at [email protected] or call

352-8280.

Wallace State Theatre Department cast members pose afterperforming in the Arts in April Variety Show.


By Jasmine Hall

How long have you been teaching at

Wallace?

o I began teaching part-time in 1991.What bands did you started directing

o I started directing Pep Band and givingout private lessons.What does Wallace State means to you?

o Wallace State is home to me. I graduatedfrom here in 1985, and when the opportunitycame to return as an instructor, I did not hesitate.What is your favorite part of working at

Wallace?

o Working with the students in a musicalatmosphere because a bad day with music isbetter than a good day anywhere else.

What would you say to people who want to

try out for band?

o We welcome you. You should be preparedto stay busy and work hard, but still have a greattime.What would you say to the people who are

transferring and graduating?

o I hope you have gained much from thisexperience. Please don’t be a stranger.

WSCC Instructor

Profile...Introducing Mark Neal

Instructor Mark Neal and his beloved guitar

Wallace State recently welcomed 153 members into the Alpha Chi Tau Chapter of PhiTheta Kappa International Honor Society of the Two-Year College during the organization’sspring induction ceremony on campus.

Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than1.5 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories,British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.

The Wallace State chapter has been recognized by PTK as a 5-Star Chapter, the highestlevel of attainment for a chapter, for its large membership and wide variety of programs andactivities offered to participants. Activities have included collecting books to send to students inAfrica, participation in community service fund raising projects, attendance at a conference onleadership, and hosting math tournaments.

Induction into Phi Theta Kappa is held twice a year at Wallace State, once in the fall andonce in the spring. Students who earn a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more credit hours the previoussemester are invited to join.

The following Wallace State students were honored with membership this spring:Kayla Carden, Heather Lokey, Vivian Tawbush, Emily Belue, Jacob Belue, Jessica Jarrett,

Balinda Lantz, Angela Brackeen,Natalie Harrison, Tiffanee Beard,Kyli Rasco,Jacqueline Ptomey,Comeshea Robinson, JessicaGraves, Wanda Lee, EveSypniewski, Jacob Lybrand,Christina McWhor, Jake Smith,Toshia Woodard, Connie Estes,Traci Hite, Brittany Hopkins,Virginia Barber, Micheal Bryant,Edward Carter, Meredith Davis,Misty Foster, Danielle Frazier,Geoffrey Harbison, Nina Harbison,Sonya Hart, Nayeli Hernandez,Phillip Jester, Melissa Johnson,

Irene Kijem, Brittany Lemons, John Patterson, Jeffery Putman, Tina Ryan, Kathryne Striker,Candace Tabor, Sharon Thomas, Lauren Tidwell, Matthew Callahan, Cali Fitzgerald, TonyaVickers, Ali Barnette, Shaunna McIntyre, LakeraRice, Cassandra Daniels, James Hight, SandraGutierrez, Paul Elsea Jr., Lucas Johnson,Lauren Wilhite, Jennifer Butler, CrystalPendleton, Somer Cousins, Patrick Brown,Hope Bailey, Morgan Blackwood, DonaldBryant Jr., Kalie Bullard, Ashley Chapman,Sherry Clark, Kalah Green, Jenny Marquez,Joseph Martin, Patricia Meier, Andrew Odom,Mackenzie Snapp, Colton Terry, BenjaminWood, Lauren Atkins, Aleah Bridges, WilliamCarroll, Sandie Davis, John Landers, CourtneyLawrence, Micah Milligan, Leslie Smith, AaronWilliams,: Tonnia Davis, Tena Embury, Stephanie Marsh, Danielle O'Donnell, Sydney Pair,Elizabeth Riggs, India Stephens,: Kelsey Dennis,: Kristen Haynes, Russell Walker,: HaleyFindley, Chelsea McLain, Christopher Shumate, Emily Bagwell, Zachary Kennedy, ThomasKoen, Matthew Taylor, Lacey McGee, Britany Henry, Sydney Hall, Allison Cornwell, BritneyGilley, Kali Cienkus, Stacey Glasgo, Heather Allums,: Daniel Fagan, Joshua Gaines, MatthewPugh, Alyssa Budisalich, Dayna Lavett, Haley Mayfield, Amy Sorensen, Rachel Spence,Elizabeth Wesson, Tallie Gibbs, Josie Foust, Danny Hill, Andrea Hughes, Gavin King, TaylorMathews, Kathryn Richards, Maria Vargas, Pamela White, Holly Gentry, Pamela McQueary,Melia Romine, Jada Howel, Colton Stinson, Katelyn Tribble, Jessie Jones, Amy Mitchell,Sharon Kirkman-Spaight, Lindsay Jester, Patrick Taylor, James Taylor, Katelynn Briscoe, LeahGay, Margaret Phillips, Sarah Rogers, Haley Anderson, Marie Baldwin, Patricia Graves, SandyHannon, Mark McGraw, Jessica Miller, Sydra Nelms, Joseph Rooker, Tonya Rooker, AshleyTolbert, and Courtney Tolbert.

For more information about Phi Theta Kappa, contact organization sponsors StaceyMoore, math instructor, at [email protected] or 256/352.8241, orBrandon Smith, math instructor, at [email protected] or 256/352-8207.

Phi Theta KappaInducts New Members

PTK inductees and family members enjoy a reception atWallace State.

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Dr. Hawsey congratulates a student on herPTK induction.

Green Commentary April 2009

Green...Pencils?

Electronics?

The Politics of GoingGreenBy Cameron Thomas

With recent changes in America’s political and economic stability,people can’t help but ask themselves, is Obama going to keep all those‘green’ promises?

In their Blueprint for Change, Obama and Biden put aside ‘$25 bil-lion in a state growth fund’ and that the ‘fund will also ensure sufficientfunding for home heating and weatherization assistance’. Fast-forwarda few months later and Obama has settled with House and Senatenegotiators to support the WAP (Weatherization Assistance Program)with $5 billion. This plan, included in the stimulus bill, will allow for the

weatherization of 800,000 to900,000 homes. This is veryclose to Obama’s promise ofweatherizing ‘at least 1 millionlow-income homes each year forthe next decade’. This not onlyprovides more efficient, weather-withstanding homes for lowincome families, but also reducesenergy consumption and there-fore lowering energy cost andreduces America’s dependence

on foreign oil. On top of that, it helps to lower the country’s overall car-bon footprint.

Another ‘green’ promise was to give consumers of plug-in hybridcars a tax credit of up to $7,500. This will give consumers another rea-son to purchase more energy efficient vehicles; though currently nosuch cars are available in the U.S. at this time, the Chevy Volt andToyota Prius plug-in hybrids are scheduled to come to the market nextyear. The news is Obama has kept his promise to provide this incentivefor hybrid vehicle buyers and has included this as part of his economicstimulus plan passed back in February.

Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative, which is anon-profit group promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles stated, “Itactually goes way beyond what he promised.”

So, it seems as if Obama is on the right track to seeing many of hisenergy saving promises kept, and 2009 is still young! If Mr. Obama con-tinues to put forth effort into making America more self-sufficient andless reliant on foreign oil, this country will become more equipped to

help its people succeed in their good times, and bad.

Ten Ways to Save theEnvironment Without LeavingYour DormBy Bethany Petty1. Unplug seldom used appliances.2. Use a microwave whenever you can instead of a conventionaloven or stove. 3. Wash clothes with warm or cold water instead of hot. 4. Shut off electrical equipment in the evening when you leavework.5. Use e-mail instead of paper correspondence6. Re-use items like bags and containers when possible.7. Use reusable containers to store food instead of aluminum foiland cling wrap.8. Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones.9. Use reusable plates and utensils instead of disposable ones.

10. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle.

By Cameron Thomas

GREENCILES

Greenciles, a product of the Arvee Corporation, is a new pencil made of100% recycled paper, with a graphite core. The Greencile helps to keeptrees where they are, and forests as natural as they should be by usingabsolutely no wood. Even the shavings can be used to make other environ-mentally friendly products, and theprocess by which the Greenciles aremade wraps the newsprint, printerpaper, stationery, etc. around thegraphite core. The Arvee Corporationhas its own wide range of office andstationary products, all of which aregreen and great for the environment.There are some truly innovative prod-ucts on their website ranging from aneco-friendly stapler, to products madeof bamboo. It’s becoming harder andharder to make up excuses not bemore green and energy efficient, sostop making excuses and help theenvironment. Visit www.arveecorp.comtoday, for great ideas on how to start.

THE BAMBOO

I love gadgets, and who in this agedoesn’t? Adobe Photoshop has longbeen my favorite photo manipulationand retouching software, but I haven’t felt like I’ve been getting everything Ican out of their software. Then I bought a Bamboo, by Wacom. This amazing tablet allows for the editing, retouching, drawing, and selecting

in Photoshop to be doneby hand. The bambooallows for the personaliza-tion of emails, handwritingrecognition softwareallows you to type withouttyping, and it works alongwith other programs likeMicrosoft OneNote andthe Office 2007 applica-tions. So how can thisgadget be eco friendly?It’s paperless. The WacomBamboo makes annota-tions, note taking, photomanipulation, drawing,designing, drafting, edit-

ing, and even animating a more simplified task requiring no paper. Lesspaper and printing translates into less waste and less ink used, affectivelylowering money spent on needless printing. And it’s pretty fun, too.

The Mane Issue would love to hear your

ideas about making our campus more eco-

friendly. Email them to

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Student Health 101 In the April issue...

“What’s in Your Wallet?” - Give yourself a financial checkup. “Ready for Finals?” - Tips on study styles, time management and

more.“Get Ahead in Life” - Strategies to help reduce stress, including the

benefits of counseling and when to seek help.“Do you know what to do in an emergency?” - Knowing exactly what to

do in an emergency could save your life, or the life of someone you know. You can access Student Health 101 under Campus Life on the Current

Students page of the Wallace State web site, www.wallacestate.edu.Student Health 101 is sponsored by Heads Up! and available online

free of charge for Wallace State Students.Rise Above the Influence. Visit Greg Mayo, Heads Up! Prevention

Coordinator, in the Student Center or email [email protected].


Time BoxingBy Andrew Hill

During theweek of finals,everything pileson. We've allbeen there.There areclasses youdon't like orfind boring, onwhich you pro-crastinate. Orthere are class-es you like,which you procrastinate on anyway, or you try for a few hours, draw ablank, and exhaust yourself.

In the world of programming, there's a very effective work techniquecalled Time Boxing. Time Boxing is concentrating your best effort at a cer-tain task for a certain period of time, without worrying about "finishing" itor not. It's simple, but extremely powerful when used correctly. For exam-

ple, I set a timer for 50 minutes, during which time I focus on readingmy notes, then for 10 minutes I have a coffee break, or watch 10minutes of a tv show. Then I do 50 more minutes of work, etc.

What can you use it for? Overcome procrastination, set a mini-mum time to work, and then start doing the task you were avoiding,When the timer goes off, you can stop, or keep going. Overcomeperfectionism, set a maximum time to work, then when the timergoes off, you stop working.

Time boxing has several benefits. It's motivational--just like cross-ing off items from a to do list, you see you're getting work done. Itsharpens your focus by removing everything besides what you'redoing from the equation. It increases efficiency--studies have shownthat most people do their best near the end of a deadline than beforeit; timeboxing is simply mini-deadlines. It raises time awareness--timeauditing is extremely valuable to determine what exactly you're doinga majority of the time. For more information on similiar techniques,

visit lifemind.com

By Jasmine HallThe Baptist Campus Ministries Spring Break

mission team went to New Orleans on March 22-27, 2009. We left Wallace State at 10:30am andenter New Orleans at about 6pm. The first thingthat we did was unpack our suitcases in ourdorms. Because there were six girls and 4boys, it ended up with all the girls in oneroom on the first floor and all the boys onthe second floor. We ate Domino’s Pizzaand we went to the opening devotional.That night we went to bed early becausewe had a big week coming up.

On Monday March 23, we woke up atabout 6:30 in the morning. We ate at theSeminary and drove to Bethel Colony,which is a place where many who used tohave unhealthy addictions find their way tothe Lord. We sat in on one of their services.After that, we went around the back andhelped them fold up the clothes and to helpthem identify the tools and put them in theattic in one of the houses. They treated usto a lunch of homemade jambalaya. After we gotthrough working at the houses, we went to getsome shaved ice. At 5:00pm, we ended up eat-ing at the Café with an order of BBQ sandwich-es, chips, etc. Once we had replenished our-selves, we went to an abandoned place calledthe Wall which used to be a levee until HurricaneKatrina’s devastation. At the Wall we encoun-tered many homeless and destitute individuals towhom we provided meals.

On Tuesday, we returned to Bethel Colonyto hear a man named Frankie Hudson speakabout the challenges that we face and the vari-ous ways we can cope through worship. Afterthat we helped the members to fold clothes and

prepare a meal. We were given some MardiGras beads on our way to the morning services.We went back to the Seminary to make hygienepacks and work on our skits. While everyoneelse was working on the human video skitElizabeth Spence and I went back to BethelColony with Melinda and Frankie Hudson for theevening services. The service was amazing andI was glad that I went, but I had to go straightback to the seminary because of my toothache

and the awful side effects. On Wednesday, we went from New Orleans

to Norco to help with their first Baptist Church.We packaged over 1000 Easter door hangersand we split into teams of two. We went back

into the church and started to work on theservice that we are doing that night. We had awonderful service with Brandon Standridge asthe speaker and Melinda Hudson gave her tes-timony. We performed two skits: the basketballskit and the human video skit. Joshua Griffithled the worship. After that we went to BurgerKing. On Thursday, we went to the FrenchQuarter and hand out hygiene packs. We wentshopping after that and then we were on ourway to the Day Haven Day Care for service. Iwas leading the service this time and JimmyMoon spoke to the elderly. After that we playedBingo with them and watched the Lundi Grasvideo. After that we went on a campus tour ofthe chapel. We went back to pack for the dayafter we ate and had a closing devotional. Weleft on Friday and arrived back to Wallace at

4:00pm. We ended with a prayer and a new fam-ily.

The people who went on the trip were JadeAustin, Tabitha Pierce, Jen Prybyla, JoshuaGriffith, Brandon Standridge, Jasmine Hall,Jessica Cagle, Elizabeth Spence , ChathamChance, and Jimmy Moon. The three chaper-ones were Christy Hicks, Frankie Hudson, andMelinda Hudson.

BCM Mission Trip

Looking for a way to live cheap yet

eco friendly?By Elisabeth Dorning

....Well, then you might want to check out recycled shipping containers. Yes youheard me correctly, I said shipping containers. They are inexpensive and easy to makemodern and comfortable. Urban Space Management, a group of builders in Londonhave a website with images of the entire communities, schools, and farmer’s marketsthey’ve built using old freight containers. There is also a really amazing clip fromModern Marvels that you can watch on YouTube that shows how the builders did it,and how much it costs to live there. The average is $1,500 to $3,000 each. And, that’sfor shipping crates that are 40 ft long x 8 ft wide x 8 ft tall. Another amazing thingabout these shipping crates is that they are made to stack on top of each other. If youwatch the YouTube video about Container City, then you will find that every containeris made exactly the same, which means they can easily be stacked. This leads tosome funky, Lego-like structures that are fun and very interesting to see.

Campus News April 2009

2008-2009 Basketball RecapBy Bethany Petty

Unfortunately the basketball season has come to the end for ourWallace State Lions basketball program. The Wallace State Lions endedtheir season with 28 wins and 4 losses.

Our Lions put the C in committed as they stepped on the court andplayed their hearts out for a full 40 minutes. The team entertained us withtheir impressive moves and dunking styles, but they also showed us theirdetermination. They are truly a gifted team and this reporter knows it onlythe beginning - in my book they are Kings of Lions.

The three sophomores on the team recorded the following stats:#2 Jeff Smith with a record of 649 points, 251 assists and 98 steals.#5 Reginald Billingslea with a record of 6.6 points, 4.9 assists and 1.3steals. #15 Brandon Moore with a record of 588 points, 430 rebounds.

Highlights from the season include the Wallace State Lions werebeating Lawson State in a last second shot to win the game and knock-ing Gadsden State out of the conference tournament 90-63. The Lionsalso enjoyed a 20 game home winning streak this season.

Our Lady Lions ended their season with 15 wins and 17 losses. Theyfought with pride during the conference tournament and should beremembered as the Fierce Lady Lions.

The sophomores finished with these stats: #1 Courtnei Bowen with arecord of 273 points, 97 rebounds and 23 steals. #4 Jessica Morrisonwith a record of 102 point, 58 rebounds and 17 steals. #20 LaKendraWrite with a record of 81 points, 60 rebounds and 19 steals. #21 JessicaAndrews with a record of 64 points, 17 rebounds and 20 steals. #23Andrea Crawford with a record of 191 points, 86 rebounds and 38 steals.#33 Maggie Mitchell with a record of 125 points, 98 rebounds and 15steals. #55 Courtney Scott with a record of 247 points, 133 rebounds and14 steals.

Memories from of the Lady Lions 2008-2009 season include a tromp-ing of Hiwassee College, defeating Gadsden during their homecoming,and knocking Faulkner and Wallace Selma College out of the conferencetournament. Student assistants Tyler Bynum, who helped the Lions, and Christine Pontius, who helped the Lady Lions, were also an integral part

of the season.

WSCC Student Profile...Introducing Keith StidgerQ: Where are you from?

A: Guntersville, Alabama.Q: How old are you?

A: I am 19 years old.Q: What is your major?

A: Secondary Education - I want to be a High School Math Teacher and afootball coach.Q: What kind of extracurricular activities do you participate?

A: I like to play Soccer, Racquetball, Snowboarding, Tubing, playing Halo

with my awesome roommate Colton.Q: What is your favorite type of music?

A: My favorite music would have to be coun-try music and alternative rock.Q: What is your favorite TV show?

A: My favorite TV shows would have to beThe Office and Sports Centers.Q: Which do you prefer Facebook or

MySpace?

A: Facebook, duh, but I have both.Q: What is your favorite class?

A: My favorite class would probably have tobe my speech class with Mr. Metcalf. (I love

all my other classes also.)

Former Wallace

State pitcher

Holland promoted to

Rangers

Wallace State has a former play-er in the bigleagues.

Left-handerDerek Hollandwas summonedto the TexasRangers lastweek after arapid ascent upthe Rangersfarm system.

Holland,who pitched forthe Lions from2006-07, wascalled up fromTriple-AOklahoma onFriday aftermaking onestart this sea-son.

Holland, 22,will begin hismajor-league career in the Rangersbullpen, but the organization ulti-mately envisions him being one ofits front-line starters, especiallysince he was named the team’sNolan Ryan Minor League Pitcherof the Year last season after going13-1 with a 2.27 ERA in 26 starts atthree different professional levels.

Holland had a superb career inHanceville. As a freshman in 2006,Holland went 8-2 with a 2.69 ERA.He struck out 80 batters and walked32 in 77 innings.

As a sophomore, the 6-foot-2,185-pound Holland went 9-2 with a1.82 ERA in 13 starts. He recorded84 strikeouts and issued only 11walks in 74.1 innings.

“Derek is the best big-gamepitcher I’ve ever had. If we neededa big win, there was no doubt hewas going to be on the mound,”said Wallace State baseball coachRandy Putman. “He’s always beena great prospect, and I knew hewas going to be a big-league pitch-er.

“Derek is going to win a lot of

games in the big leagues. It doesn’tmatter if it’s coming out of thebullpen or when he gets thatchance to start. He has four pitchesthat he can throw for strikes. He’sjust an outstanding pitcher.”

Holland, a Newark, Ohio native,was a 25th-round draft pick in 2006by the Rangers. At the time, Holland

had thedraft-and-followoption athis dis-posal. Hehad hissopho-more yearto decidewhetherto accepttheRangersoffer ortransfer toArizonaStatebefore thefollowingdraftoccurredin 2007.

Heelected to hook on with theRangers.

Putman believes Holland’s jour-ney to the majors demonstrates thehigh level of success that WallaceState baseball has attained duringhis 20-year career with the Lions.

“It’s very prestigious for WallaceState. It allows the schools nation-wide to see that we can producebig-league ballplayers,” Putmansaid. “It is great publicity for WallaceState that we have a player that hasmade it to the majors.”

Holland joins former outfielderTerry Jones as the two majorleague players Putman hascoached at Wallace State. Beforejoining in the Lions in 1990, Putmanalso coached Jay Bell and TravisFryman at Tate High School inPensacola, Fla.

The No. 7 Lions traveled toColumbia (Tenn.) Tuesday to wrapup a three-game series. WallaceState (32-9, 18-6) won the openinggames of the series on Saturday athome, 10-0 and 6-3.

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